City: Vaughan

People of the Watershed: Photographs by John Macfie includes more than 100 photographs taken by John Macfie (1925–2018), a settler trapline manager who worked in Northern Ontario in the 1950s and 1960s. Macfie travelled with a camera, recording life in Anishinaabe, Cree, and Oji-Cree communities during a period of intense and rapid change. The people and places of Attawapiskat, Sandy Lake, Mattagami, and other communities across the Hudson’s Bay watershed are revealed through his lens in ways that emphasize the warmth and continuity of community life. Curated by nîpisîhkopâwiyiniw (Willow Cree) curator, writer, journalist, cultural advocate, and commentator Paul Seesequasis, the exhibition centers the lives and resiliency of the Indigenous people represented, many of whom have been identified by Macfie and Seesequasis.

Part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival

In the late 19th century, the Impressionist movement found a footing in Canada, and Quebec artists quickly responded with works of rare beauty and sophistication. Many Quebec artists trained in France during this period, carrying the pollen of European modernism back with them to Canadian soil. Landscape and city scenes were staples of their work, and this show will assemble a choice collection of master works that trace a journey from the bustling streets of Montreal—then Canada’s financial capital—down the St. Lawrence River to Quebec City, through the beloved Charlevoix region and out to the windswept cliffs of the Gaspé Peninsula. The exhibition will offer not just a magisterial statement on the outstanding quality of Quebec painting, but also a glimpse into the heart and soul of a culture, seen through the eyes of her most beloved and foundational artists. The survey will include works by William Brymner, Ozias Leduc, James Wilson Morrice, Henrietta Mabel May, Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, Maurice Cullen, Clarence Gagnon, and others, and will be drawn from a host of public and private collections. To accent these works, archival photography and objects of material culture from the period will be added to deepen the viewer’s experience of the moment in which the artists were working, augmented by historic recordings drawn from Quebecois musical culture. The result will be an immersive time-travel experience like no other.

Curated by Anne-Marie Bouchard and Sarah Milroy.

Presenting a selection of works by Anishinaabe/French artist Caroline Monnet, this exhibition centres on a recent series of sculptures that explore language reclamation and intergenerational transmission through an engagement with the idea of land as a carrier of ancestral memory.
Meaning “the one who listens” in Anishinaabemowin, the title, Pizandawatc, comes from the traditional name of Monnet’s maternal family before surnames were changed by the Oblate missionaries at Kitigan Zibi, in the Outaouais region of Quebec. The title honours the artist’s great-grandmother, Mani Pizandawatc, who was the first in her family to have her territory divided into reserves. At the same time, the title references a receptive way of being in the world, reflected throughout Monnet’s artistic practice.
These new works extend Monnet’s considerations of time, oral histories and knowledge sharing. Driven by an impulse to preserve language in durable physical form, Monnet counters the ephemeral nature of the spoken word, reclaiming the Anishinaabe language by materializing its soundwaves in layered native and industrial wood. Additional bronze works capture the shapes of weathered wood naturally modified by the elements. Meanwhile, Monnet’s embroidered works incorporating language evoke the connective power of nature and the resilience of Indigenous cultural expressions.

Guest Curator: Mona Filip

This presentation is a modified version of an exhibition originally presented at the Art Museum at the University of Toronto.

Relax your body and soul with a holistic wellness experience that combines yoga, journaling, and meditation.

Program Details
Each workshop focuses on a specific theme and begins with an in-gallery yoga session that combines gentle stretching, strengthening exercises, and yogic inspiration led by Registered Yoga Teacher Rina Morra. Following a short snack break, participants will enjoy a non-alcoholic beverage (water or tea), meditation, an intention-setting circle, and journaling in the McMichael’s historic Founders’ Lounge.

Please bring a yoga mat and comfortable fitness clothes. A light snack and water are included.

Registration required. Includes Gallery Admission.

Journaling materials, light snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages included.

People of the Watershed: Photographs by John Macfie includes more than 100 photographs taken by John Macfie (1925–2018), a settler trapline manager who worked in Northern Ontario in the 1950s and 1960s. Macfie travelled with a camera, recording life in Anishinaabe, Cree, and Oji-Cree communities during a period of intense and rapid change. The people and places of Attawapiskat, Sandy Lake, Mattagami, and other communities across the Hudson’s Bay watershed are revealed through his lens in ways that emphasize the warmth and continuity of community life. Curated by nîpisîhkopâwiyiniw (Willow Cree) curator, writer, journalist, cultural advocate, and commentator Paul Seesequasis, the exhibition centers the lives and resiliency of the Indigenous people represented, many of whom have been identified by Macfie and Seesequasis.

Part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival

In the late 19th century, the Impressionist movement found a footing in Canada, and Quebec artists quickly responded with works of rare beauty and sophistication. Many Quebec artists trained in France during this period, carrying the pollen of European modernism back with them to Canadian soil. Landscape and city scenes were staples of their work, and this show will assemble a choice collection of master works that trace a journey from the bustling streets of Montreal—then Canada’s financial capital—down the St. Lawrence River to Quebec City, through the beloved Charlevoix region and out to the windswept cliffs of the Gaspé Peninsula. The exhibition will offer not just a magisterial statement on the outstanding quality of Quebec painting, but also a glimpse into the heart and soul of a culture, seen through the eyes of her most beloved and foundational artists. The survey will include works by William Brymner, Ozias Leduc, James Wilson Morrice, Henrietta Mabel May, Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, Maurice Cullen, Clarence Gagnon, and others, and will be drawn from a host of public and private collections. To accent these works, archival photography and objects of material culture from the period will be added to deepen the viewer’s experience of the moment in which the artists were working, augmented by historic recordings drawn from Quebecois musical culture. The result will be an immersive time-travel experience like no other.

Curated by Anne-Marie Bouchard and Sarah Milroy.

Presenting a selection of works by Anishinaabe/French artist Caroline Monnet, this exhibition centres on a recent series of sculptures that explore language reclamation and intergenerational transmission through an engagement with the idea of land as a carrier of ancestral memory.
Meaning “the one who listens” in Anishinaabemowin, the title, Pizandawatc, comes from the traditional name of Monnet’s maternal family before surnames were changed by the Oblate missionaries at Kitigan Zibi, in the Outaouais region of Quebec. The title honours the artist’s great-grandmother, Mani Pizandawatc, who was the first in her family to have her territory divided into reserves. At the same time, the title references a receptive way of being in the world, reflected throughout Monnet’s artistic practice.
These new works extend Monnet’s considerations of time, oral histories and knowledge sharing. Driven by an impulse to preserve language in durable physical form, Monnet counters the ephemeral nature of the spoken word, reclaiming the Anishinaabe language by materializing its soundwaves in layered native and industrial wood. Additional bronze works capture the shapes of weathered wood naturally modified by the elements. Meanwhile, Monnet’s embroidered works incorporating language evoke the connective power of nature and the resilience of Indigenous cultural expressions.

Guest Curator: Mona Filip

This presentation is a modified version of an exhibition originally presented at the Art Museum at the University of Toronto.

Relax your body and soul with a holistic wellness experience that combines yoga, journaling, and meditation.

Program Details
Each workshop focuses on a specific theme and begins with an in-gallery yoga session that combines gentle stretching, strengthening exercises, and yogic inspiration led by Registered Yoga Teacher Rina Morra. Following a short snack break, participants will enjoy a non-alcoholic beverage (water or tea), meditation, an intention-setting circle, and journaling in the McMichael’s historic Founders’ Lounge.

Please bring a yoga mat and comfortable fitness clothes. A light snack and water are included.

Registration required. Includes Gallery Admission.

Journaling materials, light snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages included.

Relax your body and soul with a holistic wellness experience that combines yoga, journaling, and meditation.

Each workshop focuses on a specific theme and begins with an in-gallery yoga session that combines gentle stretching, strengthening exercises, and yogic inspiration led by Registered Yoga Teacher Rina Morra. Following a short snack break, participants will enjoy a non-alcoholic beverage (water or tea), meditation, an intention-setting circle, and journaling in the McMichael’s historic Founders’ Lounge.

Please bring a yoga mat and comfortable fitness clothes. A light snack and water are included.

Registration required. Includes gallery admission. Journaling materials, light snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages included.

This relaxing workshop blends in-gallery art viewing, artmaking, and the Japanese tradition of shinrin yoku (forest bathing).

Program Details
Each session will begin with a focused art viewing and in-gallery intention circle, followed by a silent, meditative walk through the McMichael’s grounds. Back in the studio, participants will reflect on their experience by creating a piece of art inspired by the natural environment. The program will conclude with an art-sharing circle.
Please dress appropriately to remain outdoors for an extended period of time. We suggest bringing comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, and insect repellent in the summer, and boots, toques, and gloves in the winter.

Registration required. Includes Gallery Admission.

Art materials, water/tea, and are light snack included.

People of the Watershed: Photographs by John Macfie includes more than 100 photographs taken by John Macfie (1925–2018), a settler trapline manager who worked in Northern Ontario in the 1950s and 1960s. Macfie travelled with a camera, recording life in Anishinaabe, Cree, and Oji-Cree communities during a period of intense and rapid change. The people and places of Attawapiskat, Sandy Lake, Mattagami, and other communities across the Hudson’s Bay watershed are revealed through his lens in ways that emphasize the warmth and continuity of community life. Curated by nîpisîhkopâwiyiniw (Willow Cree) curator, writer, journalist, cultural advocate, and commentator Paul Seesequasis, the exhibition centers the lives and resiliency of the Indigenous people represented, many of whom have been identified by Macfie and Seesequasis.

Part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival

In the late 19th century, the Impressionist movement found a footing in Canada, and Quebec artists quickly responded with works of rare beauty and sophistication. Many Quebec artists trained in France during this period, carrying the pollen of European modernism back with them to Canadian soil. Landscape and city scenes were staples of their work, and this show will assemble a choice collection of master works that trace a journey from the bustling streets of Montreal—then Canada’s financial capital—down the St. Lawrence River to Quebec City, through the beloved Charlevoix region and out to the windswept cliffs of the Gaspé Peninsula. The exhibition will offer not just a magisterial statement on the outstanding quality of Quebec painting, but also a glimpse into the heart and soul of a culture, seen through the eyes of her most beloved and foundational artists. The survey will include works by William Brymner, Ozias Leduc, James Wilson Morrice, Henrietta Mabel May, Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, Maurice Cullen, Clarence Gagnon, and others, and will be drawn from a host of public and private collections. To accent these works, archival photography and objects of material culture from the period will be added to deepen the viewer’s experience of the moment in which the artists were working, augmented by historic recordings drawn from Quebecois musical culture. The result will be an immersive time-travel experience like no other.

Curated by Anne-Marie Bouchard and Sarah Milroy.

Presenting a selection of works by Anishinaabe/French artist Caroline Monnet, this exhibition centres on a recent series of sculptures that explore language reclamation and intergenerational transmission through an engagement with the idea of land as a carrier of ancestral memory.
Meaning “the one who listens” in Anishinaabemowin, the title, Pizandawatc, comes from the traditional name of Monnet’s maternal family before surnames were changed by the Oblate missionaries at Kitigan Zibi, in the Outaouais region of Quebec. The title honours the artist’s great-grandmother, Mani Pizandawatc, who was the first in her family to have her territory divided into reserves. At the same time, the title references a receptive way of being in the world, reflected throughout Monnet’s artistic practice.
These new works extend Monnet’s considerations of time, oral histories and knowledge sharing. Driven by an impulse to preserve language in durable physical form, Monnet counters the ephemeral nature of the spoken word, reclaiming the Anishinaabe language by materializing its soundwaves in layered native and industrial wood. Additional bronze works capture the shapes of weathered wood naturally modified by the elements. Meanwhile, Monnet’s embroidered works incorporating language evoke the connective power of nature and the resilience of Indigenous cultural expressions.

Guest Curator: Mona Filip

This presentation is a modified version of an exhibition originally presented at the Art Museum at the University of Toronto.

Relax your body and soul with a holistic wellness experience that combines yoga, journaling, and meditation.

Program Details
Each workshop focuses on a specific theme and begins with an in-gallery yoga session that combines gentle stretching, strengthening exercises, and yogic inspiration led by Registered Yoga Teacher Rina Morra. Following a short snack break, participants will enjoy a non-alcoholic beverage (water or tea), meditation, an intention-setting circle, and journaling in the McMichael’s historic Founders’ Lounge.

Please bring a yoga mat and comfortable fitness clothes. A light snack and water are included.

Registration required. Includes Gallery Admission.

Journaling materials, light snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages included.

This relaxing workshop blends in-gallery art viewing, artmaking, and the Japanese tradition of shinrin yoku (forest bathing).

Program Details
Each session will begin with a focused art viewing and in-gallery intention circle, followed by a silent, meditative walk through the McMichael’s grounds. Back in the studio, participants will reflect on their experience by creating a piece of art inspired by the natural environment. The program will conclude with an art-sharing circle.
Please dress appropriately to remain outdoors for an extended period of time. We suggest bringing comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, and insect repellent in the summer, and boots, toques, and gloves in the winter.

Registration required. Includes Gallery Admission.

Art materials, water/tea, and are light snack included.

Relax your body and soul with a holistic wellness experience that combines yoga, journaling, and meditation.

Each workshop focuses on a specific theme and begins with an in-gallery yoga session that combines gentle stretching, strengthening exercises, and yogic inspiration led by Registered Yoga Teacher Rina Morra. Following a short snack break, participants will enjoy a non-alcoholic beverage (water or tea), meditation, an intention-setting circle, and journaling in the McMichael’s historic Founders’ Lounge.

Please bring a yoga mat and comfortable fitness clothes. A light snack and water are included.

Registration required. Includes gallery admission.

Journaling materials, light snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages included.

Opening Night Gala & Sale
Friday, Nov 29 | 6 to 10 pm
Complimentary Hors d’Oeuvres • Cash Bar • Free Parking & Admission to the Art Sale*

Autumn Art Sale
Saturday, Nov 30 & Sunday, Dec 1 | 10 am to 5 pm
Paid Parking; Free Admission to the Art Sale*

*Admission to the Art Sale is free, but please note that General Admission is required to view the gallery exhibitions.

Shop original art and sculpture by 50 contemporary Canadian artists. Proceeds directly support the artists and projects funded by the McMichael Volunteer Committee.

Presented by the McMichael Volunteer Committee, the Autumn Art Sale is a major fundraiser for the iconic McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Canada’s largest gallery dedicated exclusively to Canadian art. Discover the work of 50 accomplished painters and sculptors from across Canada who are selected through a competitive juried process. There is no better setting than the gallery’s stunning Grand Hall to discover some of Canada’s most talented artists working today. This is your opportunity to make an investment in a beautiful piece of original Canadian art that will provide a lifetime of enjoyment, all while supporting the home to the art of Canada.

In the late 19th century, the Impressionist movement found a footing in Canada, and Quebec artists quickly responded with works of rare beauty and sophistication. Many Quebec artists trained in France during this period, carrying the pollen of European modernism back with them to Canadian soil. Landscape and city scenes were staples of their work, and this show will assemble a choice collection of master works that trace a journey from the bustling streets of Montreal—then Canada’s financial capital—down the St. Lawrence River to Quebec City, through the beloved Charlevoix region and out to the windswept cliffs of the Gaspé Peninsula. The exhibition will offer not just a magisterial statement on the outstanding quality of Quebec painting, but also a glimpse into the heart and soul of a culture, seen through the eyes of her most beloved and foundational artists. The survey will include works by William Brymner, Ozias Leduc, James Wilson Morrice, Henrietta Mabel May, Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, Maurice Cullen, Clarence Gagnon, and others, and will be drawn from a host of public and private collections. To accent these works, archival photography and objects of material culture from the period will be added to deepen the viewer’s experience of the moment in which the artists were working, augmented by historic recordings drawn from Quebecois musical culture. The result will be an immersive time-travel experience like no other.

Curated by Anne-Marie Bouchard and Sarah Milroy.

Relax your body and soul with a holistic wellness experience that combines yoga, journaling, and meditation.

Program Details
Each workshop focuses on a specific theme and begins with an in-gallery yoga session that combines gentle stretching, strengthening exercises, and yogic inspiration led by Registered Yoga Teacher Rina Morra. Following a short snack break, participants will enjoy a non-alcoholic beverage (water or tea), meditation, an intention-setting circle, and journaling in the McMichael’s historic Founders’ Lounge.

Please bring a yoga mat and comfortable fitness clothes. A light snack and water are included.

Registration required. Includes Gallery Admission.

Journaling materials, light snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages included.

This relaxing workshop blends in-gallery art viewing, artmaking, and the Japanese tradition of shinrin yoku (forest bathing).

Program Details
Each session will begin with a focused art viewing and in-gallery intention circle, followed by a silent, meditative walk through the McMichael’s grounds. Back in the studio, participants will reflect on their experience by creating a piece of art inspired by the natural environment. The program will conclude with an art-sharing circle.
Please dress appropriately to remain outdoors for an extended period of time. We suggest bringing comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, and insect repellent in the summer, and boots, toques, and gloves in the winter.

Registration required. Includes Gallery Admission.

Art materials, water/tea, and are light snack included.

Opening Night Gala & Sale
Friday, Nov 29 | 6 to 10 pm
Complimentary Hors d’Oeuvres • Cash Bar • Free Parking & Admission to the Art Sale*

Autumn Art Sale
Saturday, Nov 30 & Sunday, Dec 1 | 10 am to 5 pm
Paid Parking; Free Admission to the Art Sale*

*Admission to the Art Sale is free, but please note that General Admission is required to view the gallery exhibitions.

Shop original art and sculpture by 50 contemporary Canadian artists. Proceeds directly support the artists and projects funded by the McMichael Volunteer Committee.

Presented by the McMichael Volunteer Committee, the Autumn Art Sale is a major fundraiser for the iconic McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Canada’s largest gallery dedicated exclusively to Canadian art. Discover the work of 50 accomplished painters and sculptors from across Canada who are selected through a competitive juried process. There is no better setting than the gallery’s stunning Grand Hall to discover some of Canada’s most talented artists working today. This is your opportunity to make an investment in a beautiful piece of original Canadian art that will provide a lifetime of enjoyment, all while supporting the home to the art of Canada.

In the late 19th century, the Impressionist movement found a footing in Canada, and Quebec artists quickly responded with works of rare beauty and sophistication. Many Quebec artists trained in France during this period, carrying the pollen of European modernism back with them to Canadian soil. Landscape and city scenes were staples of their work, and this show will assemble a choice collection of master works that trace a journey from the bustling streets of Montreal—then Canada’s financial capital—down the St. Lawrence River to Quebec City, through the beloved Charlevoix region and out to the windswept cliffs of the Gaspé Peninsula. The exhibition will offer not just a magisterial statement on the outstanding quality of Quebec painting, but also a glimpse into the heart and soul of a culture, seen through the eyes of her most beloved and foundational artists. The survey will include works by William Brymner, Ozias Leduc, James Wilson Morrice, Henrietta Mabel May, Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, Maurice Cullen, Clarence Gagnon, and others, and will be drawn from a host of public and private collections. To accent these works, archival photography and objects of material culture from the period will be added to deepen the viewer’s experience of the moment in which the artists were working, augmented by historic recordings drawn from Quebecois musical culture. The result will be an immersive time-travel experience like no other.

Curated by Anne-Marie Bouchard and Sarah Milroy.

Relax your body and soul with a holistic wellness experience that combines yoga, journaling, and meditation.

Program Details
Each workshop focuses on a specific theme and begins with an in-gallery yoga session that combines gentle stretching, strengthening exercises, and yogic inspiration led by Registered Yoga Teacher Rina Morra. Following a short snack break, participants will enjoy a non-alcoholic beverage (water or tea), meditation, an intention-setting circle, and journaling in the McMichael’s historic Founders’ Lounge.

Please bring a yoga mat and comfortable fitness clothes. A light snack and water are included.

Registration required. Includes Gallery Admission.

Journaling materials, light snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages included.

This relaxing workshop blends in-gallery art viewing, artmaking, and the Japanese tradition of shinrin yoku (forest bathing).

Program Details
Each session will begin with a focused art viewing and in-gallery intention circle, followed by a silent, meditative walk through the McMichael’s grounds. Back in the studio, participants will reflect on their experience by creating a piece of art inspired by the natural environment. The program will conclude with an art-sharing circle.
Please dress appropriately to remain outdoors for an extended period of time. We suggest bringing comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, and insect repellent in the summer, and boots, toques, and gloves in the winter.

Registration required. Includes Gallery Admission.

Art materials, water/tea, and are light snack included.

Relax your body and soul with a holistic wellness experience that combines yoga, journaling, and meditation.

Each workshop focuses on a specific theme and begins with an in-gallery yoga session that combines gentle stretching, strengthening exercises, and yogic inspiration led by Registered Yoga Teacher Rina Morra. Following a short snack break, participants will enjoy a non-alcoholic beverage (water or tea), meditation, an intention-setting circle, and journaling in the McMichael’s historic Founders’ Lounge.

Please bring a yoga mat and comfortable fitness clothes. A light snack and water are included.

Registration required. Includes gallery admission.

Journaling materials, light snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages included.