Past Events
Please join us for a guided tour of Kelly Wallace: Terminal with the MacLaren Art Centre's Curator Ben Portis on January 19 at 12:30 pm.
Please join us for a guided tour of Interiors of Place with the exhibiting artist Joanna McEwen on Sunday, January 15 at 1:00 pm.
Please join us on December 8 at 7:00 pm for a free public reception to celebrate the opening of our exciting winter exhibitions. Dress is casual and light refreshments will be served. The event will end at approximately 9:00 pm, we hope to see you there!
Artists who have generously contributed artworks for this year's auction include: Sheila Butler, Frances Cockburn, Stephen Cruise, Gary Evans, Ted Fullerton, Will Gorlitz, Sadko Hadzihasanovic, Siamak Hariri, John Hartman, Robert Hengeveld, April...
The Youth Advisory Council presents the Halloween Coffeehouse in support of Youth Haven Barrie. Learn more about Youth Haven at www.youthhavenbarrie.com. Join us in your costumed best! Enjoy live bands, acoustic and spoken word performances by talented youth from across Simcoe County. The Council will host a variety of activities to include a Halloween costume contest, youth art exhibition, button-making, face-painting, food and of course coffee! A prize will be awarded for the best costume. To rsvp or learn about how to audition visit the maclarenARTcentre page on Facebook and see our events section. https://www.facebook.com/pages/...
Join us for this talk by artist Robert Hengeveld at 10:30 am, whose project Wile Wild remains on view through October 30 in the MacLaren Art Centre’s Massie Family Sculpture Courtyard. Robert Hengeveld has built his reputation on archly witty installations that readjust the public spaces for which they are designed. For the MacLaren Art Centre’s sculpture courtyard, he conceived a tatty, natural history-type display from synthetic elements including artificial Christmas trees, fake rocks and plastic deer. This simulated scenic view, perched upon stilt-like scaffolding, offers variously odd and unnatural outlooks from ground level or the upper-storey windows. Hengeveld has a MFA from the University of Victoria and diplomas from the Ontario College of Art...
Rotary Education Centre, MacLarenArtCentre, 1:30 to 3:00 pm. Materials provided
Family Workshop Led by Artist Megan Thorpe
Regional artist Megan Thorpe demonstrates and leads this hands-on workshop during which family members work together on a creative project exploring language, traces, narrative and memory.
The Carnegie Room, MacLarenArtCentre, 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm.
Storytelling by Susan Charters for Families and Children
Join storyteller Susan Charters and find out what is really true. Did a beaver really save her Grandfather? Can painted cats really come to life? Can a lie really tell the truth? Stories from around the world will let you decide...if you can! Susan Charters is a storyteller, writer, teacher and musician from Orillia, Ontario. She is deeply committed to the power of oral storytelling, as an art and an entertainment. Convinced that stories heal and bring people together, and that stories gain meaning when they are told aloud and shared, she performs both in her local community and across Ontario.
Simply Tea and Chocolate, 151 Dunlop Street East, 11:00 am to noon.
Story and Song by Susan Charters and paul court for Adults and Youth
Join story-teller Susan Charters and singer/songwriter paul court for The Donnelly Primer; a rendering in song and story of the history of the Black Donnelly family of Lucan, Ontario. Storyteller, writer, teacher, musician and member of Storytellers of Canada-Conteurs du Canada, Susan Charters has told stories to adults and children in a variety of settings, including Lakehead University, Orillia, and at the Mariposa Folk Festival, Ottawa Storytelling Festival, and the Orillia Arts for Peace Festival. paul court is a singer/ songwriter and educator living in Orillia. He is a founding member of...
The Carnegie Room, MacLarenArtCentre, 10:30 am and noon.
Video Screening (Directed by Austin Hoyt, 50 minutes, 1997)
Andrew Carnegie: Prince of Steel explores the life and legacy of the immigrant who rose to become one of the world's richest men, a legendary philanthropist and the confidante of presidents. From his childhood in Scotland to the continuing charitable work of the foundations he established, this documentary tells the story of a man who lived the American dream, told through expert commentary, archival footage and interviews with family members, including his only surviving grandchild.
Octopus Studio Press, 6588 Yonge Street, RR 1, Lefroy, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Workshop for Adults Led by Artist Tim Laurin
In this hands-on workshop led by regional artist Tim Laurin, participants create an edition of prints by combining vintage lead type and graphic blocks. Tim Laurin graduated from Sheridan College School of Design, Mississauga in 1985 and furthered his studies at Georgian College in Barrie, Ontario. He has exhibited throughout North America and internationally. His award-winning work is included in the collections of the Royal Ontario Museum and the Corning Museum of Glass, New York.
Tim Laurin graduated from Sheridan College School of Design, Mississauga in 1985. He...
Casa Cappuccino, 91 Dunlop Street East, 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
Presented by The Society of the Spoken Word and organized by Jonathan Eskedjian, Lend Me Your Ear includes readings by published authors and an open mic opportunity for emerging writers. Eskedjian is the founder and organizer of Barrie Ontario's only open-mic poetry/prose group, The Society of the Spoken Word, which holds monthly events at various downtown Barrie locations.
Imperial Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, 7:00 pm.
Tickets $9, available through Imperial Theatre’s box office or at the MacLarenArtCentre
Film Screening (Directed by Jeff Malmberg, 83 minutes, 2010).
Presented by the Barrie Film Festival.
Marwencol is the award-winning documentary about the fantasy world of Mark Hogancamp. After being beaten into a brain-damaging coma by five men outside a bar, Mark builds a 1/6th scale World War II-era town in his backyard. Mark populates the town he dubs "Marwencol" with dolls representing his friends and family and creates life-like photographs detailing the town's many relationships and dramas. Playing in the town and photographing the action helps...
Downtown Barrie restaurants celebrate Carnegie Days with themed menus inspired by literary classics. Visit www.maclarenart.com for participating restaurants and contact information to make your reservation for Saturday evening.
Participating Restaurants
At the Five Resto + Lounge, 10 Dunlop Street East, 705-725-9608, http://www.atthefive.com/
Groovy Tuesdays Bistro, 73 Collier Street, 705-721-0302, http://www.groovytuesdaysbistro.com/
Il Buco Ristorante, 31 Dunlop Street East, ...
Bohemia, 125 Dunlop Street East. Reception 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Artist talk at 6:00 pm.
This exhibition of new drawings by Oshawa artist Olexander Wlasenko is curated by Colin Wiginton and presented by Frances Thomas Art Projects.
Barrie Public Library, 60 Worsley Street, 2:00 to 2:45 pm.
Join library staff for traditional storytelling filled with laughter and song for the whole family.
Talented, emerging Barrie authors read from their latest and greatest in a programme hosted by Barrie Poet Laureate Bruce Meyer. Just drop-in!
Bruce Meyer is author of 31 books of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, pedagogy and literary journalism including the national bestseller, The Golden Thread. With Barry Callaghan, he co-edited We Wasn’t Pals: Canadian Poetry and Prose of the First World War. His broadcasts, The Great Books, A Novel Idea, and Great Poetry for CBC...
In 2003 Hariri Pontarini Architects won the Ontario Architects Association Award of Excellence and the National Post Design Exchange Award of Merit for the MacLaren Art Centre. Join us for tours of our current exhibitions and this award-winning building that combines a 1917 Carnegie public library and a contemporary addition designed by architect Siamak Hariri.
In this hands-on youth workshop with Imperial 6 exhibiting artists Chris Stone and Steve Wilson work with youth ages 9 to 13 to learn about the elements and production process involved in character design.
This panel discussion with The Imperial 6 artists, a team of Toronto cartoonists and illustrators originally from Barrie, addresses the current state of comic art, wherein underground artists have gained greater access to and are in effect embedded within mainstream commerce and communications.
Barrie Poet Laureate Dr. Bruce Meyer and Ottawa oral poet H. Masud Taj launch Alphabestiary: An Emblem Book (Exile Editions) with Taj’s poems about animals and Meyer’s short prose pieces with readings and a celebration of the animals we love. H. Masud Taj is an oral poet, calligrapher and architect whose poems have been featured in anthologies of Indian poets (Penguin Books India 2002; Wespennest Austria 2006; Bloodaxe UK 2008; TLR USA 2009) as well as Canadian poets (Atlas 2007; Rogue Stimulus 2010). He is an Adjunct Professor of Architecture at Carleton...
In this hands-on workshop led by Imperial 6 exhibiting artists Steve Manale and Mike Comeau, youth ages 14 to 24 learn the elements and production process involved in making their own zine. Just drop-in!
Downtown Barrie storefront windows, A Public Art Project by Barrie Youth
Inspired by SMITH Magazine's "Six-Word Memoirs" project and bestselling book series, this community exhibition for Carnegie Days 2011 consists of short, six word memoirs created by local youth on themes of identity and perception, displayed in downtown store-front windows.
Visit our Facebook page maclareARTcentre for more information and submission guidelines.
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=150828161672655
The Carnegie Room, MacLarenArtCentre, 6:00 to 10:30 pm.
Dress: Business Attire
Join us for an evening of outstanding dining and discussion with award-winning architect Siamak Hariri of Hariri Pontarini Architects, and a special tribute to community leader and philanthropist Scott Elliott. Catering by Cravings.
A limited amount of tickets are still available, please contact Sue-Ellen Boyes at 705-720-1044 ext. 236 or sue.ellen@maclarenart.com
Campus Gallery, SDVA, D Building, Georgian College, 10:30 am to noon.
Sanam Samanian, guest curator of Hariri Pontarini Architects: 18 Years, 18 Projects, speaks on her process of curating this exhibition and how to communicate architecture to a public audience. Samanian (B.Arch), a graduate of Ryerson University in Toronto, is the Communications Director at Hariri Pontarini Architects. She has actively participated in architectural research projects worldwide and has contributed critical articles on art, architecture and culture to numerous publications.
Inspired by SMITH Magazine's “Six-Word Memoirs” project and bestselling book series, this community exhibition has been adapted especially for Carnegie Days 2011. The MacLaren Art Centre is collecting six-word memoirs created by Simcoe County youth on themes of identity and perception. We invite you to write your own creative memoir and submit it to us as part of a county- wide competition this fall.
Twelve winning submissions will be selected for public display in various downtown store-front windows during the MacLaren Art Centre’s Carnegie Days Festival, September 29 through October 2, 2011.
This poetic form is so close to texting you may become addicted.
Congratulations to our competition...
Join in the celebrations as we kick off Carnegie Days, Art Ce Soir, Barrie's Culture Days and Doors Open Barrie! Join us at the festival launch and meet our partners, artists and other contributors. Barrie Poet Laureate Dr. Bruce Meyer will read from his new book and musican paul court will perform.
Please join us on September 15 at 7:00 pm for a free public reception to celebrate the opening of our exciting fall exhibitions. Dress is casual and light refreshments will be served. The event will end at approximately 9:00 pm, we hope to see you there!
Join us Thursday, September 8 for a talk by Ted Fullerton on the work of regional artist Frederick Hagan. Ted Fullerton is a practicing artist who is also the coordinator of the Fine Art Program and Director/Curator of the Campus Gallery at Georgian College. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is represented in numerous private and public collections. Fullerton, who recognizes Hagan as a mentor and a good friend, will present insight into the artist's art practice and teaching methodology based on his experience as a student of Hagan’s at the Ontario College of Art in the mid-seventies and his thirty-year friendship with Hagan.
Frederick Hagan (1918–2003), born and raised in Toronto, was a descendent of nineteenth-century...
Celebrate the opening of our summer exhibitions, Figure in Place, Figure Out of Place and Wile Wild.
Join artist Michael Coughlin and author Borys Kowalsky for a Café Culture event comprising a gallery tour and discussion of the artworks in the context of humanism and philosophy in the 21st century.
Panel Discussion with Art Therapists Corene Jonat, Claudia Mandler McKnight and Jon Oelrichs
Essays by exhibition curator Stuart Reid and Nell Tenhaaf with an interview by Georgiana Uhlyarik. Published by the Tom Thomson Art Gallery, MacLarenArtCentre, Art Gallery of Northumberland and McIntosh Gallery, The University of Western Ontario.
Opening receptions for exhibiting artists Gordon Monahan and Juliana Pivato.
This year’s event featuredthe musical stylings of The Bailouts, The Coalition, Code Blue, Hello Cleveland, Tres Kool and Vital Organs....
The MacLaren Art Centre will be open from noon to 4:00 pm on Family Day.
Drop-in for some hot chocolate and a tasty treat in the Radio Cafe and stay for a family art-making workshop where you can design and create a family tree mobile (1:30 to 3:00 pm).
Zhiibaayaa niimidwin (Dancing through Time) invites you to an Indigenous Arts Presentation at the MacLarenArtCentre
Drum Making Workshop with Ojibway artist Steve Teekens, Nippising First Nation
Rotary Education Centre
1:00 to 3:30 pm...
Saturday, Feb. 5
10:00am to 4:00pm- Visit the MacLaren and watch artist Denis Bolohan, and the Teen Advisory Council, create Inside-Outside (Black Walnut), a massive snow sculpture located in the Massie Family Sculpture Courtyard.
Sunday, Feb. 6
1:30pm to 3:00pm- Parents and their children are invited to participate in a family drop-in where they can create their own Snow globes celebrating Winterfest. Admission: $5 per child/free for Family Membership holders
2:00pm to 3:30pm- Open reception for the official unveiling of Denis Bolohan’s Inside-Outside (Black Walnut) snow sculpture, Massie Family Sculpture Courtyard....
Bringing Down the House: Aboriginal Art History and the Institution
Thursday, February 3, 7 to 9 pm
Steven Loft’s lecture is presented in conjunction with past now, a double solo exhibition by Toronto artist Meryl McMaster and...
Guest Curators: Suzanne Morrissette and Lisa Myers
Public reception and panel discussion: Remarks 7:00 pm
Auction Preview November 6 to 12
Off the Hook: November 12 at 7:00 pm
This annual silent auction and MacLaren fundraiser, now in its 20th year, features over 140 works of art by more than 100 established and emerging artists from across the region, and a wealth of great finds generously donated by local retailers. A preview of the artwork in the auction takes place at the MacLaren from November 6 through November 12. Tickets are $50 each and include hors’ d’oeuvres and desserts. Cash bar. Doors open at 7:00 pm. Tickets are available at the MacLaren. Avoid the line-up! Buy your auction tickets in advance.
For more information, contact Sheila Delaney, Development Officer, at 705-720-1044 ext. 226 or...
We are deeply grateful to the following artists for contributing their work: Anthony Agnelli, John David Anderson, Mary Lynne Atkinson, Chantal Barber, Brian Barrer, André Beneteau, Marilyn Black, Blue...
The MacLaren Teen Advisory Council is hosting the 3rd Annual Halloween Coffeehouse in the Rotary Education Centre.
6:00 to 9:00 pm at the MacLaren on Friday, October 29. Check out more on our facebook page.
Skybound
Shane de Leon
Emily Cornish
Christine Moreau
Chad Peitsch
Tanner Greatrix
Flockapethick
Lynn Therien
Richard Morgan
Tara Wink
Yogurt + The Bissmembers
Emily Sullivan
Underplaid
The amazing volunteers who make up the Teen Advisory Council are...
Join internationally acclaimed photographer Arnaud Maggs for a talk about his career as a visual artist, one that began at the age of 47, 30-plus years ago.
Join artist, writer and curator Andrew Hunter, to create stories and illustrated books that will be published online and in printed form as part of Hunter’s community project The Burden of Proof, organized in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, which is on display at the MacLaren until October 31.
Benefactor Members are invited to join us for an engaging evening featuring artists Donald A. Stuart and Gordon Peteran as they shares stories about their art, practices, careers and accomplishments to date. This artists' talk is one of the many perks of becoming a Benefactor Member. For more information about the Benefactors Programme, contact Sheila Delaney, Development Officer, at 705-720-1044 ext. 226 or sheila@maclarenart.com
Welcome to Culture Days, a nation-wide collaborative movement designed to encourage awareness, participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. This Canadian celebration represents the largest-ever collective public participation campaign undertaken in this country. Cutlure Days features free, hands-on, interactive activities that invite the public to participate in the "behind the scenes" world of artists, creators, historians, curators and designers in their community.
The City of Barrie is very excited to be participating in this inaugural event and is hoping that members of our community will get out and enjoy the festivities. There are Culture Days events at 21 locations throughout the City, including the MacLaren,...
1:30 to 3:00 pm
Video Screenings at 10:30 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm
Tours of the building and the exhibitions, all day 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Visitors are invited to join informative building and exhibition tours held throughout the day and led by MacLaren Gallery Guides, staff and exhibiting artists.
Written by Darrell Dennis, Directed by Herbie Barnes
Performance Bus Departs from the MacLarenArtCentre at 8:00 pm and returns at 9:30 pm
This hands-on workshop for young people ages 14 to 24, explores the art of making and writing comics, from creating characters to inking pencil drawings. Each participant will design and contribute a one-page, six panel comic strip to a bound collective comic-zine.
Raised in Barrie, Ontario, Steve Manale is a cartoonist and illustrator who has worked for clients like Nickelodeon, YTV, and The Toronto Star. Steve is a monthly contributor to ChickaDee magazine. In addition to writing and drawing comic strips, Steve has worked as a singer in a band, costume designer, art director,...
11:00 am to noon
Come to the Barrie Farmer's Market for a children's parade!
In July, artist Andrew Hunter worked with children from the Barrie area during Art Quest, a MacLaren summer arts camp, to create lake-monster costumes based on Hunter's research for his project The Burden of Proof. Hunter will lead the group in this public parade.
About the exhibition, The Burden of Proof
This narrative project by Waterloo artist, writer and curator Andrew T. Hunter focuses on a fictional character, Andrew Herbert Hunter, who acts as a bridge between himself and historical Barrie figure Andew Frederick Hunter (1863-1940). A.F. Hunter was a leading Simcoe County historian, archaeologist and publisher whose serious academic...
Join us for a special TGIF Workshop: Inking Up with Artist Ed Pien
Friday September 17, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Rotary Education Centre. Free
For ages 14 to 24
A featured event of Carnegie Days 2010
Participants in this hands-on workshop will be shown various ways of painting with ink and brush by exhibiting artist Ed Pien. After practicing ink painting techniques, they will collaborate on paper-based three dimensional objects from their drawings.
Ed Pien received his MFA from York University and teaches in the Visual Studies Department of the University of Toronto. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.
Save the Date!
The second annual MacLaren Legacy Dinner will pay tribute to Jamie Massie, community leader and philanthropist.
Join us for an outstanding evening featuring Dr. Vincent Lam, whose debut novel, Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures, won the Scotiabank Giller Prize. A featured event of the MacLaren's Carnegie Days Festival, this event also includes a live auction, gourmet dinner by Cravings Fine Food Market and Catering.
To reserve tickets, contact Lynn Strachan, (705) 720-1044 ext. 237 or lynn@maclarenart.com
4:00 to 5:30 pm
Curators Sunny Kerr and Yam Lau of the WayUpWayDown Collective will speak about Titles 7 at Page & Turners Book Store (123 Dunlop Street E, downtown Barrie) and then tour visitors through a selection of artist books installed at Kerry's Book Store (25 Dunlop Street W, downtown Barrie).
Yam Lau is an artist and educator living in Toronto. He is on the Faculty of Fine Arts at York University and represented by Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto. Sunny Kerr is an artist, curator and educator living in Toronto. He manages student and educational programmes at the University of Toronto Art Centre. Tania Ursomarzo is an artist and architect based in Toronto. She is an architectural designer at Stantec Architecture and curator of the Stantec Window Gallery...
Internationally acclaimed Toronto photographer Arnaud Maggs is one of Canada’s most esteemed living artists. In the film, produced by Toronto filmmaker Annette Mangaard, Maggs discusses his decision to become a visual artist at the age of 47 and abandon his early career success as a graphic designer and fashion photographer. He also touches on the motivation of his own mortality, an inevitability that keeps him working both to consolidate his massive body of work and to continue the search for fresh ideas. Meticulous and courageous in his approach, Maggs creates art that speaks of the universality of the human experience. (50 minutes, 2002)
Lisa Steele and Kim Tomczak have profoundly influenced the developments in video and media art in Canada, and received the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts in 2005 for lifetime achievement. Since 1983, they have collaborated on videotapes, performances, and photo/text works that explore and document social realities from subjective viewpoints. They are professors at the University of Toronto's Visual Studies Programme and co-founders of Vtape.
Please join us on Wednesday, September 15 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm to celebrate Carnegie Days 2010 and the opening of the festival exhibitions at the MacLaren:
Arnaud Maggs: Lost and Found
Lisa Steele and Kim Tomczak: ...bump in the night, Barrie
Andrew Hunter: The Burden of Proof
Titles 7
Ed Pien: Enchantment
Artist Performance: The Burden of Proof: Andrew Hunter on Andrew Hunter and Andrew Hunter
The Carnegie Room, MacLarenArtCentre, 8:00 pm. Free
Artist, writer and curator Andrew T. Hunter weaves together story-telling and physical objects to create semi-historical narratives. In this...
We are open for Canada Day!
Come celebrate with a special “Maple Leaf Forever” Family Workshop. Create your own personal flag or banner in honour of Canada's birthday.
1:30 to 3:00 pm
$5 per child/ free to Family Membership holders
Please join us for a special opening reception to celebrate our summer exhibitions
Thursday, June 17, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
David Merritt: shimmy
Curator: Melanie Townsend
Organized and circulated by Museum London
June 12 to August 29, 2010
Donald Stuart: Homage
Curator: Susan Benson
June 17 to September 5, 2010
Kids Scoop Gallery: Bob Kain and Friends
Sunday June 13 at 1:00 to 4:00pm
Renowned illustrator Bob Kain is hosting a workshop and exhibition at Bulldog Interactive Fitness
The exhibition features work by participants in Bob's Creative Cartooning class at the MacLaren. All are welcome!
Bulldog Interactive Fitness is located at 11 King Street, Barrie.
Thursday June 10
4:00 to 9:00 pm
Tickets: $75 per player; $300 for a team
Sunnidale Park is the place to be for this second annual event. You can register as a foursome and pick your own team name, or you can register individually and be assigned to a team! Croquet Canada provides the equipment and gives a quick lesson on the rules of the game and how to play. Includes a light buffet catered by Cravings Fine Foods and features live music, a silent auction and door prizes. The winning team will be awarded the Master Mallets trophy to keep for a year. Opens at 4:00 with a 5:30 start to the tournament. To register, contact Lynn Strachan, Director of Development at 705-720-1044 ext. 237 or email ...
It's our turn to celebrate the contribution of our Volunteers!
If you have volunteered at the MacLaren in the past year, watch for your invitation this lovely evening of music, entertainment and great food.
Portfolio 2010
May 13 to June 13, 2010
Opening reception: Thursday, May 13, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
The 19th annual juried exhibition celebrating works created by graduating Grade 12 students from secondary schools throughout Simcoe County.
An event presented in celebration of the exhibition Gifts in Shadow IV
Film: Extraordinary People by Laura Sky
Exhibiting Artists Talk by Colin Randell, Dwayne Todd and Craig Stephenson
Gifts in Shadow IV
April 22 through May 9
Rotary Education Centre
Reception and Drumming Circle by guest musician Deb Nicholson: Friday, April 23, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Film Screening of Laura Sky's Extraordinary People and Exhibiting Artists' Talk: Friday, April 30, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
The MacLaren is pleased to host Gifts in Shadow IV, an annual art exhibition by Simcoe County artists exploring mental health and addiction. Organized by Expressive Arts Therapists Jon Olerichs and presented in collaboration with the Canadian Mental Health Association, it highlights Mental Health Awareness Week. In conjunction with the exhibition, an expressive arts workshop will be led by Jon Olerichs for youth fighting mental health and addiction issues.
MacLaren Royale Gala
Carnegie Room
Dinner 7:30pm
Attire: Black Tie
Tickets: $185 per person. Please contact Lynn Strachan at 705-720-1044 ext. 237
Win the Big Fun MacLaren Royale Trip! The top gamer of the evening will win a trip for two to Las Vegas. Prize includes flight, three-night stay at the luxurious Mandalay Bay Resort. (value: $1500). Thank you to Laking...
Spring Exhibitions Celebration
Thursday, April 8
7:00 to 9:00 pm
A celebration of the exhibitions on display at the MacLaren Art Centre, including Janet Jones's DaDa Delirium and Tony Romano's Notary Moon, as well as an exhibition of works from the High School Photography Contest and the Photo/Journal exhibition organized by the David Busby Street Centre.
TAC Spring Coffeehouse
Thursday April 1
6:00 to 9:00 pm
Showcase your artistic and musical talents! The Teen Advisory Council (TAC) is hosting a Spring Coffeehouse at the MacLaren. The event includes multimedia displays, live music, readings and visual art. TAC assists the MacLarenArtCentre in the development of creative youth projects, events and exhibitions.
Here are the bands who are performing:
6:15: Cameron Stow
6:30: Zach Irving
6:45: Lynn Therien & Mark Hodgins
7:00: Erin Shewfelt
7:15: Kristen Binnie and Ben Borg
7:30: Underplaid (Brett Dorion...
The Ceilidh at the MacLaren has been postponed. A new date will be announced.
Join members of the South Simcoe Scotch Society and friends for an evening of Irish fare and fun: featuring music, dancing demonstrations, delicious food and Irish Whiskey tasting. Tickets are $55 and include appetizers, a tasting of three Irish Whiskeys, and glorious dessert. It's a perfect way to see out the 'greenest' month of the year. Call 705-721-9696 for your tickets.
The Carnegie Room
7:00 to 9:00 pm
The Benefactor Member Programme: an appealing project that combines great art, good fun and an opportunity to support the MacLarenArtCentre
On Thursday, March 11 at the MacLarenArtCentre, over 140 original works of art will be at the heart of a lively, highly anticipated event: The Benefactor Member Art Exchange.
Thanks for your support! The Battle of the Bands is SOLD OUT!
6:30 pm to close
Thursday, March 4
Please join us on Thursday, March 4 at 7 pm in the Janice Laking Gallery for a talk and tour of DaDa Delirium by Toronto artist Janet Jones. In this series of recent paintings, Jones probes our fascination with the future. Her process begins with taking black and white photographs of sterile public spaces, such as the lobbies of multinational corporations and underground passages. Each image is observed, recorded, transmitted, digitalized, and frozen as if projected onto a screen. The absence of brushstrokes contributes to the apparent flatness of these paintings. As psychological impressions of the urban environment, Jones’ imagery represents...
Family Sundays Workshop with Meghan Thorpe
1:30 to 3:00 pm
Come join us for a fun-filled Holiday-themed activity and create your own Marble glass ball ornaments. Perfect decoration for a window or tree!
Hot chocolate and cookies will be served.
December 3, 7 to 9 pm
All Galleries
Join us for the opening reception of our Winter Exhibitions, Frances Thomas: but wait, Karilee Fuglem: Wild History and Rick Nixon: Life Through Aliens
Lectures by artists Frances Thomas and Karilee Fuglem
Rotary Education Centre, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Frances Thomas was born in Parry Sound, Ontario in 1949. In 1992, she enrolled in the Fine Art programme at York University, Toronto, completing a BFA in 1998. Subsequently, she participated in residencies at Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Triangle Arts in Brooklyn, New York. Thomas currently lives and works in Barrie, Ontario, and is represented by Peter Robertson Gallery in Edmonton, Alberta. Frances Thomas has exhibited in Edmonton, Barrie, Toronto and New York. but wait comprises a body of recent paintings by the artist in her first solo exhibition in a public art gallery.
Originally from British Columbia, Karilee Fuglem has lived in Montreal since...
7:00 to 9:00 pm
The Carnegie Room
Just in time for the season of giving, the MacLaren’s annual Jewellery/Fashion Show features work by many of the best jewellery artists and fashion designers in the region. On the evening of November 26, from 7 to 9 pm, meet some of the artists whose works are featured in the MacLaren Gallery Shop, talk with them about their art practices, and discuss current and future trends in jewellery fashions. Guests will be able to select their favourite pieces to try on from models wearing a variety of necklaces, pendants, bracelets and bangles.
Featured artists include: goldsmith Mary Profitt (Barrie) whose works sell through art jewellery galleries across Canada; Liz Kain (Toronto) whose sterling silver jewellery is...
MacLaren Rotary Education Centre, 12:30 to 1:00 pm
Please bring your lunch and join us on Monday, November 23, in the Rotary Education Centre at 12:30 for a lunch-time talk by Jewellery Artist Michael Smiley.
Michael Smiley has been a resident of Barrie since childhood. He has spent more than 20 years in the jewellery field. Always trying to view things from a less conventional perspective, design has become a very important part of Michael's life. His experimentation in different artistic endeavors, which include figure drawing, painting, and sculpture have helped him to broaden his design in the jewellery he creates. Whatever the project at hand, the quality of design and the attention to details are always of the highest priority.
Michael...
The MacLarenArtCentre, and its Teen Advisory Council, are hosting the second annual Halloween-themed Coffeehouse in the Rotary Education Centre from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. The event includes multimedia displays, live music, readings and visual arts displays as well as a costume contest and door prizes. Last year’s Coffeehouse was highly successful, drawing in over 100 youth attendees. The Teen Advisory Council assists the MacLarenArtCentre in the development of creative youth projects, events and exhibitions. This youth driven event hosted by the MacLaren brings together young artists and musicians giving them a venue to showcase their talents. This year's line-up is as follows (click the link to be directed to band's MySpace page): 6:15: Christopher Wilson (acoustic) 6:30...
1:30 to 3 pm Be ready for Halloween with your own silk-screened treat bags! Print with a variety of Halloween colours and glow-in-the-dark paint. Face-painting will be available. Hot chocolate will be served.
Illustrated lecture by Sascha Hastings, Curator of Logotopia
Rotary Education Centre, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Sascha Hastings is the curator of "Logotopia: The Library in Architecture, Art and the Imagination". She currently works as a regular contributing producer on CBC Radio's "Writers & Company" and "The Next Chapter". Sascha has degrees from the University of Toronto and Albert-Ludwigs University in Freiburg, Germany, where she spent lots of time in libraries. Her illustrated lecture will be a trip through a wide range of libraries - Canadian and international, real and imaginary.
MacLaren Legacy Dinner, Friday, September 18, 2009, 6:30 to 10:30 pm
On September 18, the MacLarenArtCentre is holding a special fund raising event, the MacLaren Legacy Dinner, which promises to be an evening of outstanding dining and discussion on creative cities, the design of cultural centres and their role in the revitalization of city centres. The evening begins with a champagne reception and scotch tasting at 6:30 pm, followed by a presentation by guest speaker Professor Eric Haldenby, Director of the University of the Waterloo School of Architecture, dinner catered by the talented chefs from Oscar’s, Cravings and The North Restaurant, and a live auction. This VIP event also includes a special tribute to our founder and namesake, Maurice...