The McMichael is home to dozens of exhibits a year, and to a stimulating range of programs and events for people of all ages. They include curators’ lectures, guided tours, music series, kids’ camps, adult studio courses and workshops, and hands-on art classes and activities for children.
Many of our public programs are free with admission to the gallery.
The McMichael Calendar at a Glance
Guided tours are offered each weekend:
12:30 p.m. The Group of Seven and their Contemporaries
1:30 p.m. Tour of the Special Exhibition
2:30 p.m. Tour of the First People's Art
Times, dates and activities are subject to change, to confirm please call (905) 893-1121 or 1-888-213-1121.
* These programs require registration/reservations
**Presented by the McMichael Volunteers and CAMMAC. Concerts begin at 1:30 p.m.
September 2008 |
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| Monday September 1 | Labour DayGallery Open |
| Saturday September 6 | Kleinburg Binder Twine Festival |
Sunday September 7 | Sunday Concert Series **Franklin PennyJazz |
| Saturday September 13 | Exhibition OpensChild's Play |
| September 13 - 14 |
ArtVenture Curates |
| Sunday September 14 | Family Sunday:Fafard Final Day |
Exhibition ClosesJoe Fafard |
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| September 20 to 21 | Studio Courses and Workshops:Painting the Landscape |
| Sunday September 21 | Sunday Concert Series**:Peter Stoll, Classical clarinet |
Canadian Stories:The Group of Seven and Their Contemporaries |
Sunday September 28 | Studio Courses and Workshops:The Art of Pastel with Richard Flynn |
Artchat:Group of Seven Art in Public Places |
September 27 - October 1 | Popular Artist-in-Residence Program Returns!Featured Artist, Richard Flynn |
October |
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| October 2 - November 13 | Studio Courses and Workshops:Life Drawing Open Studio |
| October 4 - November 1 | Studio Courses and Workshops:Hike and Click with Garry Conway |
Saturday October 4 | Exhibition OpensThe Drawings and Paintings of Daphne Odjig: A Retrospective Exhibition |
| Sunday October 5 | Sunday Concert Series **David Occhipinti, Jazz |
| Saturday October 11 | Exhibition OpensContemporary Canadian Inuit Drawings / Chinese Drawings from Huxian, Jinshan and Qijiang |
| Sunday October 12 | Family SundayDaphne Odjig and The Art of the Anishnabe |
| Monday October 13 | Thanksgiving DayGallery open |
| Thursday October 16 | Members Exclusive Fall Celebration |
| October 16-December 4 | Art4Totsfor parents and their pre-schoolers, ages 3 & 4 |
| October 16-December 4 | ArtApprenticesfor parents and their children, ages 5 & 6 |
| October 18-December 13 | SAM: Saturdays at the McMichaelChildren’s Classes, ages 5 to 12 |
| October 18-December 13 | SAM:Open Studio for Teens |
| Saturday October 18 | Panel Discussion:Making, Collecting and Exhibiting First Nations and Inuit Art |
| Sunday October 19 | Canadian StoriesArt of the First Peoples |
| Friday October 24 - 26 | 18th Annual Autumn Artsale |
| Sunday October 26 | ArtchatThe Fine Art of Daphne Odjig |
November |
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| Sunday November 2 | Canadian Stories:Contemporary Canadian Inuit Drawings / Chinese Drawings from Huxian, Jinshan and Qijiang |
Sunday Concert Series**Rob Caroll, Guitar |
Sunday November 9 | Family SundayChild's Play |
| Tuesday November 11 | Remembrance DayGallery open |
| Saturday November 15 | Book LaunchA Caledon Sketchbook by Richard B. Nevitt |
| Sunday November 16 | Studio Courses and Workshops:The Artist’s Journal |
Canadian Stories:The Group of Seven and Their Contemporaries |
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Sunday Concert Series**Edith Gardiner, Vocalist, classical and popular |
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| Saturday November 29 | The Portrait:Capturing Character On Film Exhibit |
| Sunday November 30 | ArtChatChild’s Play |
Exhibition ClosesKenojuak: From Drawing to Print |
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December |
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| Saturday December 6 | Exhibition OpensMaria Chapdelaine |
| Sunday December 7 | Sunday Concert Series**Glynis Ratcliffe |
| Sunday December 21 | Canadian Stories:Art of the First Peoples |
| Monday December 25 | Christmas DayGallery closed |
| Sunday December 28 | ArtChatWoodland School Revisited |
| Monday December 29 - 30 | Family Bonus Days
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