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Oshawa and Ajax presents a year-round mosaic of
activities and attractions for visitors and residents alike. The following art exhibits
are presented in various locations in Oshawa and Ajax.
The Robert McLaughlin Gallery is dedicated to the
collection, preservation and exhibition of the best in Canada's art heritage; the
collection includes an extensive selection of Canadian masterpieces. Since Painters
Eleven, Ontario's first abstract painting group, was founded in Oshawa/Whitby in 1953, the
Gallery has always taken a deep interest in the work of these outstanding artists, their
significant contemporaries and followers. There is, within the mandate, a specific
dedication to Painters Eleven and to concerns that arise naturally in the creative tension
between representational and non-representational art. In its programming, services and
resources the Gallery gives special attention to the practices and discourse centred in
non-representational art, and in their various developments from modernism to contemporary
post-structuralism, including new media and technology.
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To October 30
Sympathetic Hunting Magic: Sculpture by Niall Donaghy and Shelly Rahme
Robert McLaughlin Gallery
In most forms of formal art education students are introduced to Paleolithic cave
paintings as part of their studies. The review of the historical significance of these
works often references an anthropological theory that Paleolithic peoples believed in and
practiced forms of magic, in particular, "sympathetic hunting magic," which
posits that images of animal art painted on walls were inended to compel the world to
magically improve the hunt.
The theory is often disputed by contemporary scholars and it is argued that perhaps the
opposite is true; that these paintings expressed an understandinging that the world cannot
be compelled into action. It is in this context that recent work by sculptors Niall
Donaghy and Shelly Rahme can be viewed. Donaghy's sculpture Superfortress (pictured
above), a scale version of the WWII B-29 bomber that hunted down and laid atomic waste to
Hiroshima and Nagasaki, cannot of itself serve to avert nuclear destruction. Shelley
Rahme's wild and deadly River comprised of a flow of hundreds of kitchen knives aligned so
as to swirl through and about a rock-strewn path cannot soften or reduce the lethality of
a turbulent flow of water.
These sculptures do however remind us of the yearning present in our experience of the
world that can only be called consistent with a want for magic. Curated by Gil McElroy. |
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To November 6
Douglas Walker: Other Worlds
Robert McLaughlin Gallery
Douglas Walker’s paintings are mostly monochromatic, usually executed in ultramarine
and cobalt blue, and feature a trilogy of reoccurring subject matter – fantastical,
other-worldly landscapes with mutant-modernist architectural structures; portraits of
women where, for example, garments and hair morph into plant-like image-fields; sinewy
floral tendrils that parallel graphic flourishes from another century. These are
Walker’s ‘visitations’ to other places both real and imagined that are then
combined with graphic marks and figures suspended in science fiction-like atmospheres. All
images and surfaces are then subjected to a top-coat of Walker’s invention that
simulates crackled 18th century Delft-blue ceramic glazing – which in itself quotes
Chinese porcelain from a far-away and exotic land that was highly valued by the colonial
Dutch traders. What makes Walker’s work both intriguing and hard to summarize is his
fusing of multiple styles and motifs into a ‘contemporary’ image. Beaux art
easel paintings meet the results of Google image searches in Walker’s work.
The anchor piece in this exhibition is a cinematically scaled installation of multiple
works by Walker assembled onto a single wall. Through this installation strategy, Walker
presents a spatial construction that appears more aligned with the 19th century galleria
or ‘picture gallery’ than a contemporary 21st gallery. But it is his mash-up of
mutated historical, cultural and social landscapes—viewed through contemporary cracks
and wrinkles —that speaks clearest about the complex physical, digital and
psychological landscapes that we live in.
Exhibition organized by Dalhousie Art Gallery in partnership with the RMG and the Kelowna
Art Gallery.
Curated by Peter Dykhuis and Corinna Ghaznavi |
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October 22
Halloween at the Harbour: Evening Haunt
Oshawa Community Museum
programming@oshawamuseum.org, www.oshawamuseum.org
Come out for spooks and sweets and scary treats! Bring your own flashlight for a tour of the Pioneer Cemetery on Bonnie Brae Point; check out our friends from Spirit Matters, a local paranormal investigation team and D & D Exotics, who’ll excite you with giant snakes, tortoises, lizards and insects; and wander through our Goo, Guts, & Gore tables if you dare! Face painting and crafts for young kids too. Kids are encouraged to dress up and preview their Halloween costumes! Children’s admission is $5.00; adults are admitted free with one children’s admission, otherwise $3.00.
Contact Name: Jill or Lisa
Phone: 905-436-7624 ext. 106
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October 27, 7pm
Lecture: An Inconvenient Ghost
Robert McLaughlin Gallery
Although ghost encounters have been documented throughout history and across every culture, until recent years, ghosts were an inconvenience to many belief systems, the scientific community, the school and legal systems. Now with advancements in technology and developments in the quantum sciences, the question isn’t, “Do you believe in ghosts?” But rather, “How can I see and hear them for myself?”
Cameron Bagg, Canada’s hardest working haunt scene investigator and host of TVCOGECO’s Hauntline, shares his research in this lecture that looks into the paranormal from the last 25 years, revealing authentic ghost evidence and sharing the techniques to get your own evidence and why the technologies work.
You will believe. |
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First Fridays
First Friday of Each Month at the RMG
On the first Friday of the month join the RMG in celebrating local talent. The gallery buzzes with live musical performances, interactive art experiences, open gallery spaces, social mingling and more. Suitable for music lovers, youth, families, date nights, culture-vultures and anyone who enjoys kicking off their weekend with a Friday night party, First Fridays are on track to become a staple in the local culture diet. Free to attend. 7pm. Cash Bar. Fundraising by donation to support First Fridays.
- Friday, November 4: Hip Hop in Durham
UOIT/Durham College campus club H.E.R. (Hip Hop in its Essence and Realness) brings their award-winning dance troupe The Geek Freaks alongside an open mic for poetry, DJ, b-boy freestyle and graffiti inspired art project
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November 12
RMG Exposed
The Robert McLaughlin Gallery
A Photography Auction Fundraiser in Support of The Robert McLaughlin Gallery.
RMG EXPOSED is a juried photo competition and photography auction that promotes and raises
awareness about The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, contemporary photography, as well as
showcases the talent of regional and national photographers. The evening includes a live
auction and music, food and drink, silent auction and more. Please follow the progress of
the 2011 event including our call for entries and learn more about the 2010 event and at
www.rmgexposed.com. |
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First Fridays
First Friday of Each Month at the RMG
On the first Friday of the month join the RMG in celebrating local talent. The gallery buzzes with live musical performances, interactive art experiences, open gallery spaces, social mingling and more. Suitable for music lovers, youth, families, date nights, culture-vultures and anyone who enjoys kicking off their weekend with a Friday night party, First Fridays are on track to become a staple in the local culture diet. Free to attend. 7pm. Cash Bar. Fundraising by donation to support First Fridays.
- Friday, December 2: The Jazz Age
Kick off the holiday party season witha performance by award winning Jazz performers The Gillian Margot Trio, partnered with an opening of the photography exhibition Susan Dobson: By Design. Dress the part or borrow our props - we'll have a 1920's inspired photobooth!
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First Fridays
First Friday of Each Month at the RMG
On the first Friday of the month join the RMG in celebrating local talent. The gallery buzzes with live musical performances, interactive art experiences, open gallery spaces, social mingling and more. Suitable for music lovers, youth, families, date nights, culture-vultures and anyone who enjoys kicking off their weekend with a Friday night party, First Fridays are on track to become a staple in the local culture diet. Free to attend. 7pm. Cash Bar. Fundraising by donation to support First Fridays.
- Friday, December 2: The Jazz Age
Kick off the holiday party season witha performance by award winning Jazz performers The Gillian Margot Trio, partnered with an opening of the photography exhibition Susan Dobson: By Design. Dress the part or borrow our props - we'll have a 1920's inspired photobooth!
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