2025 Summer Exhibition Opening
May 31 2025

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Summer Exhibition Opening on Saturday, 31 May, 2025!

Opening Event Schedule:

Saturday, May 31, 2025

Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens and Centennial Square

Centennial Square | 2:00–5:00 PM

Exhibition Opening

Gairloch Gardens | 2:00–7:00 PM

Exhibition Opening Reception

4:00 PM:

Opening Remarks

5:00 PM:

Children's Concert and Performances

All are welcome

Refreshments served

Emilia Kabakov will be in attendance

Free Shuttle Service

We are pleased to offer complimentary shuttle service for guests attending our exhibition opening this Saturday. To make your visit more convenient, we encourage you to park your car at Centennial and take advantage of the shuttle service, which will run between both gallery locations.

Check the schedule below for details:

2:30 PM: Leave Centennial Square

2:45 PM: Arrive Gairloch Gardens

3:15 PM: Leave Gairloch Gardens

3:30 PM: Arrive Centennial Square

4:00 PM: Leave Centennial Square (Last shuttle back to Gairloch)

4:15 PM: Arrive Gairloch Gardens

4:45 PM: Leave Gairloch Gardens (Last shuttle service)

5:00 PM: Arrive Centennial Square

Stay tuned for ARTBus Updates!

Important Notice Regarding Parking

Parking at Gairloch Gardens is only possible at the public parking lot at 1308 Lakeshore Rd E or on a side street (Caincroft Road or Colonial Cres). Parking at the galleries is otherwise restricted due to our free shuttle buses and disabled. We encourage you to please take the free shuttle. We thank you in advance for your understanding.

Exhibition:

Ilya & Emilia Kabakov: Between Heaven and Earth

Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens and at Centennial Square | May 31–Sep 20, 2025

The exhibition Between Heaven and Earth is presented at both our Gairloch Gardens and Centennial Square locations. This exhibition highlights a number of the artists’ works, including paintings, prints and installations, and spills out into the gardens with several larger artworks. The largest installation is The Ship of Tolerance, a 60-foot long, hand-crafted wooden ship with sails made from children’s paintings, presented lakeside in Gairloch Gardens for one year. Now, marking its 20th anniversary, its first appearance in Canada takes place at a critical time where a crossroads towards a new global order is visible.

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