Vote on the Vault: An Evening of Magic and Art with special guest Ryan McFarling

 Be Inspired. Make Your Mark. Decide What’s Next.

Join us at the Art Gallery of Algoma on March 5th 2026 for Vote on the Vault — a magical evening where you don’t just view the art… you help choose it.

Discover compelling works from the gallery’s permanent collection and cast your vote to decide which pieces will be featured next in the Vault on Display exhibition space. This is your chance to step into the curator’s role and shape what our community sees.

The evening features special guest Ryan McFarling, plus gallery admission, delicious appetizers, and two official Vault on Display voting ballots included with your ticket. Each ticket also includes a $50 charitable tax receipt, supporting the future of the arts in our community.

Doors open at 7 PM — come and go as you please. A cash bar will be available, featuring Broers Jansen.
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Come for the art. Stay for the atmosphere. Shape what’s next.
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Purchase your ticket here!

Below are the artworks you can vote for.
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Voting will take place during the event.

R. York Wilson (Canadian, 1907-1984) Post Odyssey, 1968 Acrylic on canvas 129.5 x 160 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma, Gift of the R. York Wilson Foundation for Visual Arts

Noni Boyle (Canadian) Into the Blue, 2016 Acrylic on canvas 121.9 x 121.9 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma, Gift of the Artist

Jack Bush (Canadian, 1909–1977) Royal Family, 1961 Oil on Canvas 200.7 x 203.5 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of David Greenspan

Rita Letendre (Canadian 1928-2021) A Song of Love, 1981 Acrylic on Canvas 228.6 x 304.8cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of the Artist

Riduan Tomkins (British, 1941–2009) Where is the Crocodile? 1981 Oil on Canvas 106 x 106 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Mr. Leon Liffman

Ghitta Caiserman-Roth (Canadian, 1923–2005) Bedscape #1, 1976 Acrylic, collage 127 x 152.4 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma Acquired with funds from the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and Wintario

Asheleigh E. Moorhouse (Canadian, 1924–1989) House in Winter, 1977 Acrylic on canvas Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Acquired with funds from the Black Memorial Fund and Wintario

David Bierk (American Canadian, 1944–2002) Convex, 1981 Acrylic on Canvas 150 x 150 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of David Bierk

Norval Morrisseau (Ojibway, 1931-2007)) The Thunderbird, 1980 Acrylic on Canvas 102 x 77cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma Gift of the Ontario Heritage Foundation

Darryl Hughto (American, b. 1943) Northern Spy, 1989 Acrylic on Canvas 116.8 x 111.8 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Mr. Steven Sheather

Joseph Drapell (Czech-Canadian, b. 1940) First Blood, 1974 Acrylic on Canvas 198.1 x 146.1 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Victor Prousky and Norman Biback

Marlene Hilton Moore (Canadian, b. 1944) Marlene Hilton Moore (Portrait Series), 1985 Oil on Canvas 121.9 x 91.4 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Morris Langer in care of Birnbaum, Prenick, Steckel

Ray Mead (British Canadian, 1921–1998) Untitled, 1987 Acrylic on Canvas 152.4 x 170.2 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Dr. John Honey

Carl Beam (Canadian, 1943–2005) Kilowatt Hours, 1991 Acrylic, Photo Emulsion, Graphite on Canvas 213.4 x 152.4 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Mr. Howard Warren

Paul Fournier (Canadian, b. 1939) Elegy #1 (Elegy), 1975 Acrylic on Canvas 111.8 x 147 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Mrs. Adrian Levitt

Paul Fournier (Canadian, b. 1939) Nemo's Cave, 1973 Acrylic, Cellulose on Canvas 93.5 x 204 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Dr. Moe Cooper

Paul Fournier (Canadian, b. 1939) Evening Overture, 1982 Acrylic on Canvas 152.4 x 109.2 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Adrian Levitt

Paul Fournier (Canadian, b. 1939) High Pink, c. 1964–1968 Oil, Stain, Pastel on Canvas 198.1 x 259 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Adrian Levitt

Tom Hodgson (Canadian, 1924–2006) Creative Residue, 1982 Acrylic on Canvas 134.6 x 134.6 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Pierre Chamberland

John Howlin (Canadian, 1941–2006) Olivarc, 1975 Acrylic on Canvas 167.6 x 115.6 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Dr. V. Sennick

Marcel Barbeau (Canadian, 1925–2016) Kenoza, 1989 Acrylic on Linen 137.2 x 182.9 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Jacqueline Brien

Rosalie Favell (Métis b. 1958) Kindred, 2008 Cultural Mediations Series 2005-2008 Digital print on arches watercolour paper 119.4cm x 86.4 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of the Artist

John Laford (Ojibway, 1954-2021) Life of the Sault Rapids, 1980 Acrylic on Canvas 124.5 x 242.6 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Mrs. Elsie Jarrett