Thank You for Coming! is an Oakville Galleries initiative focused on building sustainable relationships between individuals, communities and contemporary art through a diverse slate of programmes, public events and special projects. Working in partnership with a broad range of local organizations to programme beyond the museum's walls, this project explores the links between art and social engagement.

Thank You For Coming! reaches diverse local audiences, including-but not limited to-seniors, youth, people living with disabilities, and new-generation Canadians. Through interdisciplinary collaboration, the various facets of this initiative seek to offer learning opportunities, generate social and cultural exchange, and provide engagement with artistic production.

Thank You for Coming! is supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation and our various community partners.

Halton Food Map, a project initiated by the Oakville Sustainable Food Partnership, maps and defines the growing food movement in the Halton Region. Intended as a free, public document that informs and educates the general public about community food initiatives throughout Halton, Halton Food Map, highlights community gardens, farmer’s markets, community meals & kitchens, food banks, fruit trees, organizations, food boxes and food recovery. In partnership with Oakville Galleries, this project encourages civic action within the local community and informs suburban communities about fresh local food.

Click here to view 2012 Halton Food Map.

Join Oakville Galleries at the 35th annual Midnight Madness in downtown Oakville! Drop by our booth to participate in Mix Tape Oakville, as we collect your favourite songs to assemble a town-wide mix. Songs will be uploaded to an online playlist for

Art in the Garden
13 – 17 August 2012
Clearview Neighbourhood Garden

For the second summer running, Oakville Galleries is teaming up with the Oakville Sustainable Food Partnership and Clearview Christian Reformed Church to deliver Art in the Garden, a series of hands-on art workshops for kids in the Clearview Neighbourhood Garden! For more information on this program, contact Sarah Febbraro at sarah@oakvillegalleries.com.

Canning Demonstration
Wednesday 14 September 2011, 7:00 pm–9:00 pm

ClearvView Christian Reformed Church (2300 Sheridan Garden Drive)
Free. Space is limited; advanced registration required.
 
Join us for a canning demonstration in the kitchen of ClearView Christian Reformed Church, presented in partnership with the Oakville Sustainable Food Partnership. Using the abundance of vegetables and herbs harvested from the Clearview Neighbourhood Garden—a collaborative project run by Oakville Galleries and ClearView Christian Reformed Church— participants will learn how to preserve homegrown foods for year-round enjoyment.
 
For more information, or to register, contact Elizabeth Underhill by 11 September at elizabeth@oakvillegalleries.com.

The Clearview Neighbourood Garden is co-organized by the Oakville Sustainable Food Partnership, ClearView Christian Reformed Church and Oakville Galleries with the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Red Fish, Blue Fish
Tuesdays, 4:00 pm–5:30 pm (starting 20 September)
ClearView Christian Reformed Church (2300 Sheridan Garden Drive)
 
Wednesdays, 3:30 pm–5:30 pm (starting 21 September)
Saint Aidan's Anglican Church (318 Queen Mary Drive)
 
Free for children aged 7–11. Space is limited; registration required.
Programs are strictly secular and open to all.
 
Red Fish, Blue Fish is a free, after-school art program that exposes children to a variety of contemporary art practices through hands-on activities. Co-organized by Oakville Galleries, ArtHouse and the ClearView Christian Reformed Church, these workshops encourage experimentation, collaboration and plenty of fun!
 
Register online or call ArtHouse at 905.467.8551.

Red Fish, Blue Fish is co-organized by Oakville Galleries, ArtHouse and the ClearView Christian Reformed Church with the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation.