Expanding on the themes in Two Truths and a Lie, poet and translator Fan Wu hosts a free, one-day creative writing workshop rethinking deceit beyond its traditional contexts of betrayal and bad intention.
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Artists Donna James and Jin-me Yoon, whose works are featured in our fall exhibition, both focus on the relationship between quotidian, individual histories and dominant discourses about identity. Join Yoon and James in conversation as they unpack their works in the exhibition and discuss the ways in which image-making devices can tackle complex topics of memory, place, and history.
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One On One is a resource for local artists interested in professional input into their practice. Artists in the Halton region are invited to book a 30-minute virtual visit with one of Oakville Galleries' curators, in which they can present their work; discuss ideas in development; request feedback on their portfolios, CVs or artist statements; or otherwise seek input into their artistic or career development.
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Join us over Zoom for a free virtual exhibition tour led by Oakville Galleries' Assistant Curator, Theresa Wang.
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Ride the ARTbus and discover some of the season's best exhibitions in the GTA! Visit Gallery TPW, the Art Gallery of York University, and Oakville Galleries.
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This event has been postponed in respect and solidarity for the overwhelming pain, grief and trauma currently being experienced by Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation and Indigenous communities across Turtle Island due to the discovery of the remains of 215 children at the Kamloops Residential School.
Join Justine A. Chambers and Laurie Young in conversation as they reflect on their co-authored piece One hundred more (2019). Together, they convene to discuss the role of choreography as a relational tool and the value of collaboration within their respective individual practices,
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Watch the second part in our Authors and Art podcast series produced in collaboration with Art Metropole. Part of the Printed Matter Virtual Art Book Fair's Classroom program series, this conversation takes up the subject of artist David Hartt's recent poster project for Art Metropole designed as an advertisement for Charmaine Nelson's book, Slavery, Geography and Empire in Nineteenth-Century Marine Landscapes of Montreal and Jamaica.
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Join us for an online reading group hosted by The HIV Howler: Transmitting Art and Activism, led by Chicago-based artist and activist Charles Ryan Long and writer and scholar Rinaldo Walcott.
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Join us at 1:00 PM EST on Saturday February the 13th to hear Allison Katz in conversation with long-time friend and collaborator Daisy Desrosiers on the occasion of her new publication, published by JRP|Editions in collaboration with Oakville Galleries and MIT List Visual Arts Center.
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Join us on Thursday February 25 at 6:30 pm over Zoom for a virtual exhibition tour led by Oakville Galleries' Assistant Curator, Theresa Wang.
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Dance artist and scholar Seika Boye will reflect on Senga Nengudi's exhibition Hourglass alongside her own research in Blackness, movement histories and the archive. She will share her own writing on working between disciplines, artistic practices, and motherhood.
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Join us on November 19th at 6:00pm EST for a virtual conversation between Elizabeth McIntosh and artist Nestor Kruger. The two have known each other since the mid 1990s, when their work was included in the inaugural 'Painting Disorders' exhibition in Toronto. The conversation will conclude with questions from the audience.
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One On One is a resource for local artists interested in professional input into their practice.
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Working with long-time painter and art instructor Judy Mayer-Grieve, this four-week program will focus on the art of abstract expressionism.
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One On One is a resource for local artists interested in professional input into their practice. Three times a year, artists in the Halton region are invited to book a 30-minute visit with one of Oakville Galleries' curators, in which they can present their work; discuss ideas in development; request feedback on their portfolios, CVs or artist statements; or otherwise seek input into their artistic or career development.
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Led by Oakville-based poet and author Josie Di Sciascio-Andrews, this course will introduce participants to a variety of approaches for tapping into one's creative writing capacity. Various contemporary poetic forms will be introduced and considered, with participants learning how to critique and edit their own work for maximum word power, clarity and brevity of expression.
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Ride the ARTbus and discover some of the season's best exhibitions in the GTA! Visit the Ryerson Image Centre, the Art Gallery of Burlington and Oakville Galleries.
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Led by artist Robert Caspary, this three-week course will introduce participants to varied techniques and strategies of photogramming, a form of cameraless photography. Participants will explore a variety of different practices, including solar printing, gel transferring, collaging, and stitching to create images of their own making.
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Led by Rebecca Saha, Founder of the Tiny Toy Co., this two-hour workshop will guide participants through the process of creating their own assemblage terrariums using both toys and objects provided by the Tiny Toy Co., as well as those brought from home.
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One On One is a resource for local artists interested in professional input into their practice. Artists in the Halton region are invited to book a 30-minute visit with one of Oakville Galleries' curators, in which they can present their work; discuss ideas in development; request feedback; or otherwise seek input into their artistic or career development.
Ride the ARTbus and discover some of the season's best exhibitions in the GTA! Visit Gallery TPW, the Small Arms Inspection Building and Oakville Galleries.
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Join us for our Authors on Art series with acclaimed writer Lawrence Hill. Held alongside Material Tells, an exhibition that looks at how cultural narratives are embedded in the materials artists use, Oakville Galleries has invited Hill to discuss his work as a writer.
Ride the ARTbus and discover some of the season's best exhibitions in the GTA! Visit the Art Museum at the University of Toronto, the Art Gallery of Burlington and Oakville Galleries.
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Join us for our Authors on Art series with acclaimed writer Terri Favro. Held alongside Pio Abad's exhibition, which brings together a series of objects and images that draw connections between moments of political and economic upheaval, this talk will see Favro explore how the Bomb continues to inspire her stories
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Ride the ARTbus and discover some of the season's best exhibitions in the GTA! Visit the Ryerson Image Centre, the Art Gallery of Burlington and Oakville Galleries.
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Join us for our Authors on Art series with acclaimed writer Lynn Crosbie, held alongside our winter exhibition, The Mime, the Model and the Dupe, a survey of Montreal-based artist Valérie Blass.
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In this four-week course, artist and educator Anna Edwards will provide a series of life-drawing lessons rooted in the classical approach, using dry media such as pencils and charcoal to create portraits from a live model.
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Led by seasoned clay instructor and ceramic artist Kim Jack-McConnell, this afternoon workshop will see participants create a functional piece of pottery using hand-building techniques.
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Ride the ARTbus and discover some of the season's best exhibitions in the GTA! Visit Gallery TPW, the Small Arms Inspection Building and Oakville Galleries.
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Join us for our Big Thinkers speakers series with Canada's top horticulture expert Mark Cullen. Sharing excerpts from his newest book, Escape to Reality, Cullen will discuss topics ranging from garden and nature as therapy to practical tips for cultivating and coexisting with your garden.
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Join us for our Authors on Art series with acclaimed writer Alissa York in parallel with our fall exhibition David Hartt: in the forest. Alissa York is the award-winning author of the novels The Naturalist, Fauna, Effigy and Mercy, and the short fiction collection, Any Given Power.
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In this afternoon workshop, participants will learn how to transform locally found natural materials into inks with Jason Logan and the Toronto Ink Company.
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Ikebana, the Japanese art of floral arranging, is an art form rooted in principles of abstract thinking, imagination, creativity and observation of the natural world. In this hands-on workshop with Linda Hartley, participants will draw on these tenets to experiment with floral arrangements of their own making.
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Led by Oakville-based artist Dominique Prévost, this course will introduce participants to a variety of mixed-media approaches to artmaking, with an emphasis on documenting the world around us, both natural and built.
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Ride the ARTbus and discover some of the season's best exhibitions in the GTA! We'll visit the Art Museum at the University of Toronto, the Small Arms Inspection Building and Oakville Galleries.
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Join us for the inaugural trip of Oakville Galleries' members-only travel program. In this day-long visit to Buffalo, we'll explore the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, which boasts one of North America's finest collections of modern and contemporary art.
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Join staff from the Oakville Public Library and Oakville Galleries for a lively and insightful conversation about big ideas in contemporary art, film and literature.
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As part of the Oakville Public Library Speaker Series, join Oakville Galleries' staff to experiment with digital photography. Discover ways to take great photographs with whatever device you have handy.
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Led by Oakville-based collage artist Joanna Turlej, this course will explore the many ways paper can be used to make images. Working closely with Turlej, participants will dive into the history of collage and hone their creative expression through a series of collage-making exercises.
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Photographer David Coulson will share his expertise in the art of visual storytelling in this afternoon-long workshop, held in conjunction with Oakville Galleries' spring exhibitions.
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This season, we're pleased to launch a new series of art workshops designed especially for seniors. Whether you're a beginner or a lifelong art lover, Seniors Studio Connection offers insightful conversation alongside art-making projects in a friendly environment.
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Working with longtime painter and art instructor Judy Mayer-Grieve, this four-week program will focus on the art of intuitive abstract painting.
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In this four-week hands-on workshop, instructor Sally Jackson will explore colour, texture and design, using innovative techniques with gesso, embossed paper, pastels, and free application of fixative, improvising and working abstractly.
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In this five-week hands-on creative workshop, instructor Sally Jackson will explore colour, texture and design, using innovative techniques with gesso, embossed paper, pastels, and free application of fixative.
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With a focus on painting objects from life, this six-week course will provide participants with instruction in technique, colour theory, and other foundational strategies.
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Under the guidance of master weaver Ixchel Suarez, this four-week course will see participants explore the art of tapestry weaving.
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