Gathering in Honour

Future Exhibition in Gallery 1

Exhibition Gathering in Honour is presented to celebrate and honour the Woodland school of art as part of the Indigenous culture which is an important and integral part of our society. Artworks in this exhibition include those by local artists, the late John Laford and his daughter Lucia, most which have never been shown before. Also included are works by Norval Morrisseau, Jackson Beardy and more from the AGA's permanent collection. The exhibition opening will be on September 8th at 7 pm. 
 
The Truth and Reconciliation Day holiday on September 30th will be marked and honoured with tours of the exhibition and a "Feather Wrapping" workshop by Lucia Laford which will be held from 10 am to noon. Ontario Culture Days are featuring this program and a virtual program related to the exhibition as part of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.Please see Programming for more workshops related to this exhibition. 

Celebrating Nature

Future Exhibition in Gallery 2

Exhibition Celebrating Nature opening on September 3rd will feature artworks from the AGA's permanent collection by the Group of Seven and their contemporaries as well as contemporary artists who continue to find inspiration in majestic nature and celebrate everything it has to offer.

This exhibition will feature eleven artworks by Franklin Carmichael which were generously donated by Dr. Catharine Mastin and David McNamara in memory of Mary and Richard Mastin. The publication Franklin Carmichael: A Reverence for Nature with essay by Dr. Catharine Mastin will be launched later this fall.