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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. Photo: Andre Beneteau Thank you to each one of our sponsors and guests for helping to make the MacLaren Black Tie Gala a success! Your generous support directly benefits thousands of children and...
Four family-friendly things to do at the MacLaren this spring!
Get creative in our special Easter Monday family workshop Explore the colours and textures of spring! Inspired by the work of beloved Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis, families will work together to create a painting expressing the landscape, animals and plants from...
To our wonderful and hardworking volunteers on National Volunteer Week
April 8, 2019To our wonderful and hardworking volunteers on National Volunteer Week! Thank you for your dedication, enthusiasm and all the special gifts you bring to our team! All year long, the MacLaren can present programming for our community that is engaging,...
Nantyr Shores Students Explore their Artistic Side with the MacLaren Art Centre and COPE Service Dogs
March 14, 2019Artwork by high school students in the Canines in the Classroom COPE Service Dogs programme, Barrie. From top left to bottom right: Jane, Andrea, Aaron, Eric, Damion, Cameron, Katie, Julia, Grant, Travis, Lucas, Krysta This winter, the MacLaren Art...
Olivia Whetung 2018 Recipient of the John Hartman Award
February 25, 2019Olivia Whetung, #35 (detail), 2015, 10/0 seed beads, thread, steel. Dimensions variable. Installation view from Beads, they’re sewn so tight, Textile Museum of Canada, October 10, 2018 to May 26, 2019. Photo: Toni HafkenscheidThe MacLaren Art Centre...
MacLaren hosts Offsite Mobile Workshop for the 25th Annual Museum Enterprises Conference
February 1, 2019 On January 25, The MacLaren Art Centre hosted delegates from the Canadian Museums Association’s Museum Enterprises Conference, an annual conference held this year in Toronto from January 24 to 26. Seventeen museum professionals, representing art...
Add some local flavour to your Christmas list
MacLaren Art Centre and Simcoe County Museum have all your local history and Spirit Catcher needs Dec 14, 2018 7:30 AM by: Shawn Gibson BarrieToday.ca As with many city shops that sell Barrie-centric items, there are always those unique Christmas gifts for the person...
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: Silent Art Auction, which raises essential support for Gallery programmes. One-hundred and fifty-one artists generously donated over 200 works of art. Local businesses...
Donors up the ante at MacLaren fundraising event
October 12, 2018 5:00 PM by: Jessica Owen Taken from BarrieToday.com The fourth annual MacLaren Speakeasy and Poker Tournament took place Thursday night at the MacLaren Art Centre. Tickets were $125 per person with the funds going toward supporting programs and...
Off The Hook: Silent Art Auction Preview
John Lennard, Venice, oil on canvas, 28 x 20 inches Robert Marchessault, ABA, oil/acrylic on panel, 2018, 12 x 12 inches Marlene Hilton Moore, Sister to Botticelli 4381, pigment inkjet print on silk Bartya paper, 2018, 13 x 17 inches Tanya Cunnington, The Badlands of...