by Christine | May 3, 2021 | News Posts
AboutMission Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases MacLaren Art Centre announces new Executive Director The MacLaren Art Centre’s Board of Directors is excited to announce the appointment of Lisa Daniels as its new...
by Christine | Mar 11, 2021 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Candlelight Vigil for Roberta Place Thursday, March 11, 2021 marked the one-year anniversary since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a...
by Christine | Mar 8, 2021 | News Posts
AboutMission Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases International Women’s Day: Q&A with artist Angela Aujla Happy #InternationalWomensDay! What better way to celebrate than by highlighting one of the inspiring...
by Christine | Mar 1, 2021 | News Posts
AboutMission Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Evocative public art project to transform downtown spaces with light Barrie buildings are soon to become art canvases as part of an intimate new outdoor public art...
by Christine | Feb 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
AboutMission Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases MacLaren Access Art is beginning to take shape! Installation view of Erika DeFreitas: everything she inspires remains, belongs to light, MacLaren Art Centre, 2020. Photo:...
by Christine | Feb 23, 2021 | News Posts
AboutMission Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Kate Schneider Recipient of the John Hartman Award Kate Schneider and John Hartman. Photo: Kyle Mills The MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie is pleased to announce that the...
by Christine | Jan 21, 2021 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Scarborough artist Erika DeFreitas examines obscured histories Installation view of Erika DeFreitas: everything she inspires remains, belongs to...
by Christine | Jan 6, 2021 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases MacLaren Access Art: our commitment to accessibility Image: Accessibility Coordinator Tyler Durbano With generous support from the Ontario...
by Christine | Dec 9, 2020 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Sarjeant Co. Design Project: Where are they now? For over a decade, The Sarjeant Co. Design Project has been a highlight of the MacLaren Art...
by Christine | Nov 25, 2020 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases A view through the Plexiglass by Jessica Comella, Gallery Shop Manager | Nov 25, 2020 On July 2 after months of uncertainty, we reopened our...
by Christine | Nov 16, 2020 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Please join us in welcoming our new E.D. Karen Carter At the conclusion of an international search process, MacLaren Art Centre is delighted to...
by Christine | Nov 5, 2020 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Words and Images: Responding to this Place Bringing downtown Barrie together through art. Moving forward by supporting our community. In this...
by Christine | Oct 21, 2020 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases The Uncanny Outdoors: Q&A with Emily McKibbon Today this social media manager got to chat with Acting Director/Senior Curator Emily McKibbon...
by Christine | Oct 13, 2020 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases VanGo: Jocelyn’s story “As a Barrie kid, I’ve grown up with the MacLaren Art Centre. I currently volunteer as Co-Chair of the...
by Christine | Oct 1, 2020 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Five things you didn’t know about artist Sorel Etrog Sorel Etrog, Untitled Orange, 1965, intaglio on paper, A.P. II. Collection of the MacLaren...
by Christine | Sep 24, 2020 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Janice Laking Matching Campaign raises $22.5k, exceeding MacLaren Art Centre’s summer fundraising goal Janice Laking. Photo courtesy of the...
by Christine | Jul 7, 2020 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Former Barrie Mayor will double your giving power to the MacLaren Art Centre Former Barrie Mayor Janice Laking is inviting others to join her in...
by Christine | May 14, 2020 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases A positive update from Minden artist Mary Anne Barkhouse Mary Anne Barkhouse: The Interlopers, installation view, MacLaren Art Centre, 2018....
by Christine | Feb 28, 2020 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Farihah Aliyah Shah Recipient of the John Hartman Award Farihah Aliyah Shah. Photo: Antonio Giacchetti (left); John Hartman in his studio....
by Christine | Feb 27, 2020 | News Posts
AboutMission Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Barrie Native Friendship Centre members explore regional landscape in a MacLaren Art Centre VanGo Access workshop Participants in a MacLaren VanGo Access workshop at the...
by Christine | Feb 26, 2020 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases MacLaren Art Centre showcases recent paintings by Rama Artist Bewabon Shilling Artist talk by Bewabon Shilling at the MacLaren Art Centre,...
by Christine | Feb 7, 2020 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Love at the Art Gallery In this in-depth Q&A, newlyweds Jess and Tristan give a peek into their beautiful, intimate wedding at the MacLaren...
by Christine | Jan 27, 2020 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases MacLaren Art Centre throws its first Art Party on Wednesday night! Art-making workshop at the MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie. Photo: Christine...
by Christine | Dec 18, 2019 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Bring your family and friends to the Art Gallery this holiday season! Reception for Bewabon Shilling: Between the Forest and the Sky, December 6,...
by Christine | Dec 10, 2019 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Off the Hook: Silent Art Auction | Thank You! Off the Hook: Silent Art Auction, MacLaren Art Centre On November 15, 360 people attended the...
by Christine | Nov 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Yam Lau Yam Lau, Between the Past and the Present, still from computer generated animation, 13.5 x 24 inches Yam Lau is a Hong Kong-born,...
by Christine | Nov 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Frances Cockburn Frances Cockburn, Main Street West, oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches Frances Cockburn lives and works in Hamilton, Ontario. Her...
by Christine | Nov 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Erika DeFreitas Erika DeFreitas, Studies on How to Move Water (arrangements and compositions) #4, archival pigment print, 11 x 14 inches Erika...
by Christine | Nov 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Bewabon Shilling Bewabon Shilling, Black River Series, Oil on Canvas, 24 x 36 inches The eldest son of the late Ojibway artist Arthur Shilling,...
by Christine | Nov 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Sue A. Miller Sue Miller, Ebb & Flow, oil on wood panel, 46 x 46 inches Sue A. Miller has been a painter and art educator for twenty...
by Christine | Oct 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Off The Hook: Silent Art Auction Preview Live Auction Preview This year’s Off the Hook: Silent Art Auction will include a special Live...
by Christine | Oct 29, 2019 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Inspiring Young Artists: MacLaren VanGo Students participate in Distant Horizons, a new VanGo programme inspired by the artwork of Canadian...
by Christine | Sep 19, 2019 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases MacLaren Art Centre invites visitors to go behind-the-scenes during Doors Open Simcoe County September 19, 2019 MacLaren Art Centre, 37 Mulcaster...
by Christine | Sep 6, 2019 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Joan Lehman to be honoured at MacLaren Legacy Dinner September 6, 2019 Joan Lehman, Legacy Dinner Honouree (left) and Steve Paikin, Guest Speaker...
by Christine | Aug 29, 2019 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Post-secondary students discover what it’s like to work in an art gallery August 29, 2019 This summer, the MacLaren Art Centre welcomed a...
by Christine | Aug 21, 2019 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Maclaren Art Centre youth show pride August 21, 2019 Youth from the MacLaren Art Centre’s after-school W-Edge programme used art to convey a...
by Christine | Aug 13, 2019 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Public art provides enriching experience at the MacLaren Art Centre August 14, 2019 Kosso Eloul, Shlosha, 1974, stainless steel, 119.5 x 307.3 x...
by Christine | Aug 2, 2019 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases New exhibition at the MacLaren highlights historical works by Oro-Medonte artist Lucille Oille August 2, 2019 Lucille Oille, Untitled (Man...
by Christine | Jul 19, 2019 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases 10 Eco-Friendly Products to try at the MacLaren The Gallery Shop specializes in unique, locally-sourced gift items for every taste and budget....
by Christine | Jul 10, 2019 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Art programme at the MacLaren empowers adults with exceptionalities from Camphill Communities Ontario and Empower Simcoe July 10, 2019...
by Christine | Jun 26, 2019 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Reception for 2019 Summer Exhibitions Derek Sullivan, #141, Paper Architecture Press Approval, 2018, coloured pencil on paper, 127 x 96.5 cm....
by Christine | May 24, 2019 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases MacLaren exhibitions highlight women artists who have helped to shape abstract painting in Canada May 24, 2019 Tammi Campbell, Works in Progress...
by Christine | May 16, 2019 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Thank you for making Braveheart: The MacLaren Black Tie Gala a success! May 16, 2019 Barriston Law Platinum Sponsors of the 2019 Black Tie Gala....
by Christine | Apr 18, 2019 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Four family-friendly things to do at the MacLaren this spring! Get creative in our special Easter Monday family workshop Explore the colours and...
by Christine | Apr 8, 2019 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases April 8, 2019 To our wonderful and hardworking volunteers on National Volunteer Week! Thank you for your dedication, enthusiasm and all the...
by Christine | Mar 21, 2019 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Nantyr Shores Students Explore their Artistic Side with the MacLaren Art Centre and COPE Service Dogs March 14, 2019 Artwork by high school...
by Christine | Mar 13, 2019 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Olivia Whetung 2018 Recipient of the John Hartman Award February 25, 2019 Olivia Whetung, #35 (detail), 2015, 10/0 seed beads, thread, steel....
by Christine | Feb 1, 2019 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases MacLaren hosts Offsite Mobile Workshop for the 25th Annual Museum Enterprises Conference February 1, 2019 On January 25, The MacLaren Art Centre...
by Christine | Dec 21, 2018 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Add some local flavour to your Christmas list MacLaren Art Centre and Simcoe County Museum have all your local history and Spirit Catcher needs...
by Christine | Dec 12, 2018 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Off the Hook: Silent Art Auction | Thank You! On November 16, more than 350 people attended the MacLaren Art Centre’s 28th annual Off the Hook:...
by Christine | Nov 6, 2018 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Donors up the ante at MacLaren fundraising event October 12, 2018 5:00 PM by: Jessica Owen Taken from BarrieToday.com The fourth annual...
by Christine | Oct 19, 2018 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Off The Hook: Silent Art Auction Preview John Lennard, Venice, oil on canvas, 28 x 20 inches Robert Marchessault, ABA, oil/acrylic on panel,...
by Christine | Oct 18, 2018 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Enhanced Engagement Strategic Plan 2019 – 2023 The MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie is pleased to announce its new five year strategic plan for 2019...
by Christine | Sep 21, 2018 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Regional artist Tanya Cunnington presents work created through John Hartman Award The MacLaren Art Centre is looking forward to celebrating...
by Christine | Aug 2, 2018 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Youth making their mark on Barrie’s waterfront The Ping Pong Table Project will see Barrie youth come up with a creative design for the table,...
by Christine | Mar 15, 2018 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Kristie MacDonald 2017 Recipient of the John Hartman Award The MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie is pleased to announce that the 2017 recipient of...
by Christine | Feb 9, 2018 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Register for 2018 MacLaren Summer Art Camps Join us this summer for artist-led camps at the MacLaren! Get inspired by the Gallery’s exhibitions...
by Christine | Dec 5, 2017 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Off The Hook: Silent Art Auction Thank You! MACLARENARTCENTRE, BARRIE OFF THE HOOK: SILENT ART AUCTION Thank You! On November 17, more than 350...
by Christine | Nov 14, 2017 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases Ernest Conyers Barker: Watercolours Exhibit Posted by Simcoe Review | Nov 14, 2017 Distinguished watercolourist and longtime Barrie resident...
by Christine | Nov 9, 2017 | News Posts
AboutMission Director’s Welcome Board of Directors Staff Jobs Volunteers Sponsors History News & Media Releases 2017 Off The Hook: Silent Art Auction Off The Hook: Silent Art Auction Friday, November 17, 7 to 11 pm Preview: November 11 to 17 Public Tour:...
by Christine | Oct 2, 2017 | News Posts
On Friday afternoon, September 29, the MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie launched its revitalized sculpture garden, an Ontario150 legacy project, celebrating the anniversary of confederation and the centennial of its 1917 Carnegie Library, which forms the heart of the...
by Christine | Sep 14, 2017 | News Posts
From September 28 to October 1, the MacLaren Art Centre and its cultural partners in Barrie present Carnegie Days. This annual four-day festival of art and language offers great events for visitors of all ages. Special exhibitions, performances, talks and tours,...
by Christine | Aug 25, 2017 | News Posts
Simcoe Review | Perry Lefko | Aug 25, 2017 Perhaps the reason MacLaren Art Centre continues to increase its attendees on an annual basis is because there’s so much offered at the Centre. Last year, attendance reached 53,504 people, including 20,000 children and youth,...
by Christine | Aug 1, 2017 | News Posts
Throughout 2017, we are celebrating Canada’s 150th in a variety of ways, recognizing the diverse narratives that comprise this period of our national history. This summer, our exhibitions bring our permanent collection to the forefront. Summer Sketches features...
by Christine | Jul 24, 2017 | News Posts
Ben Portis brought a diverse background as a visual artist, writer, and independent and institutional curator to his role at the MacLaren Art Centre, where he was Curator from April 2010 to September 2013. Executive Director Carolyn Bell Farrell said at the time of...
by Christine | Jul 12, 2017 | News Posts
The MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie is pleased to announce a project made possible by a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation through the Ontario 150 Community Capital Grant program. With support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the MacLaren will conserve and...
by Christine | Jun 27, 2017 | News Posts
Thursday, July 6, 7 to 9 pm Please join us at the Gallery as we celebrate our summer shows! Remarks at 7:15 followed by tours of the exhibitions led by the artists and curators. All are welcome, admission is free. Summer Sketches Lucius O’Brien and Garett Walker...
by Christine | May 12, 2017 | News Posts
Please join us at the Gallery as we celebrate Call to Action #83. Thursday, May 25, 7 to 9 pm. Remarks at 7:15 followed by a tour and performances led by the artists. All are welcome, admission is...
by Christine | Apr 25, 2017 | News Posts
National Volunteer Week seems like the perfect time to acknowledge our spectacular team of MacLaren volunteers. In 2016 alone we welcomed 72 new volunteers. The total number of volunteers reached 278 and these gracious volunteers contributed almost 4600 hours of work....
by Christine | Mar 30, 2017 | News Posts
“I loved how this programme engaged the kids (you could hear a pin drop when the instructor started to explain the procedure) and also how it linked to the curriculum in so many ways!” ― Byng Public School “The (art making) process was very rich in curriculum...
by Christine | Mar 17, 2017 | News Posts
Please join us at the Gallery as we celebrate our spring shows! Remarks at 7:15 followed by tours of the exhibitions led by the artists and curators. All are welcome, admission is free. See you Thursday! Arthur Shilling The Final Works March 23 to June 25, 2017 Janice...
by Christine | Mar 10, 2017 | News Posts
What better way to brighten up your home than with art! Take part in the Benefactor Art Exchange and bring home an original piece of artwork for a year. For $1 a day ($365 annually) you can enjoy great art, receive a wealth of benefits—including an invitation to...
by Christine | Feb 10, 2017 | News Posts
The MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie is pleased to announce that the 2016 recipient of the John Hartman Award is Erika DeFreitas. DeFreitas is a Toronto-based multidisciplinary conceptual artist. In her practice, she explores the influence of language, loss and culture...
by Christine | Feb 8, 2017 | News Posts
Tickets are now on sale for one of the most exciting musical events of the year, the 13th annual Battle of the Bands. Join us this year on February 24 at the Ranch for a rockin’ evening in support of the MacLaren Art Centre, RVH Radio for Cardiology and the...
by Christine | Feb 8, 2017 | News Posts
The MacLaren Art Centre is pleased to announce a special youth initiative made possible by a grant from the Community Fund for Canada’s 150th. In partnership with the Barrie Native Friendship Centre and Beausoleil First Nation Springwater Park, the MacLaren Art Centre...
by Christine | Jan 19, 2017 | News Posts
During Barrielicious, January 20 to February 5, enjoy lunch for two at the MacLaren for just $20 plus tax! Our Gallery Café offers a variety of salads, soups, quiches and more, made fresh daily with seasonal ingredients. Pair your selection with one of our certified...
