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Primordial Waters

April 21, 2018 to July 15, 2018

Exhibition run: April 21 - July 15

Opening reception: EARTH DAY, Sunday April 22 2-4pm

Mulcahy Family Gallery

Sue A. Miller
with
Peter Adams
Frith Bail
Liz Eakins

Primordial Waters explores the importance of habitat and our spiritual connection to water.

Life & Limb

April 07, 2018 to May 20, 2018

April 7 - May 20, 2018

The Franklin Carmichael Gallery

Opening Reception: April 12, 7-9pm

The Orillia Museum of Art & History is proud to present Life & Limb, a juried exhibition of contemporary Canadian art selected from artists whose practices embrace, challenge or otherwise engage representations of the body.

Jurors: Jill Price, curator, artist and Peter Adams, artist and 2017 Kingston Prize finalist

Landscape Moments: photographic images by David J. Hawke

March 24, 2018 to May 20, 2018

Through all of time our local landscapes have constantly been changing... and continue to change, annually, daily. David Hawke has had opportunity to be out of doors most of his life, and with camera in hand has recorded many facets of our natural world including vistas both dynamic and subtle.

A photograph is a recording of 1/250th of one second of the entire time passage; these images journal a moment in a place within a landscape.

EXPOSURE: 22nd Annual International Women's Day Art Show

February 17, 2018 to April 15, 2018

February 17 - April 15, 2018

Mulcahy Family Gallery

Opening Reception: February 17, 1-4pm

Since its inception in 1997, the International Women's Day Art Show has inspired hundreds of women to participate in highly dynamic exhibitions, exploring a wide range of media and theme.

EXPOSURE invites you to share in the art and stories of this year's artists.

Exhibition contact:

Juliana Hawke

Women's Art Show Organizing Committee

Hometown Glory: Orillia's Winter Sports

January 27, 2018 to March 31, 2018

Exhibition run: January 27, 2018 – March 31, 2018
The Upper Gallery

Winter in Orillia is much like winter in many other Canadian communities. With the cold and the snow comes the opportunity for the participation in many winter sports that the area offers. From hockey games to hitting the slopes for skiing or snowboarding, or watching your favourite figure skater completing gravity defying jumps to throwing curling rocks towards the button – Orillia is in a flurry of winter sports activities for all ages.

Breakaway: How Hockey Built a Nation

January 27, 2018 to March 31, 2018

Hockey bonds the people of our nation. Although our nation is diverse regionally and geographically, hockey unites us from sea to sea to sea. This exhibition will cross cultural, physical and gender barriers in a showcase of defining moments in established hockey history. Themes and stories will be animated by memorabilia, objects, and art from the Hockey Hall of Fame. This exhibition has received funding from Canadian Heritage and sponsorship from Casino Rama Resort.

This is Tomorrow High School Art Show 2018

January 20, 2018 to March 19, 2018

January 20-March 19, 2018
The Lounge Gallery

Annually, high-school teachers from multiple schoolboards are invited to submit work on behalf of their student artists.

Student artists are encouraged to create work that addresses issues meaningful to them. Some of the works explore:

Those Who Do... Teach

December 02, 2017 to February 02, 2018

December 2, 2017 - February 2, 2018

Reception: December 2, 2017, 1-3pm

The Mulcahy Family Gallery

Murray van Halem: From Land to Water

November 25, 2017 to January 14, 2018

November 25, 2017 - January 14, 2018
The Lounge Gallery

Orillia 150 Collection: Art Inspired by History

October 21, 2017 to November 19, 2017

October 21 - November 19
The Lounge Gallery
co-curated by Ninette Gyorody and Hope McGilly Mitchell

Artists:
Patti Agapi
Marlene Bulas
Tanya Cunnington
Sadko Hadzihasanovic
Juliana Hawke
Jeannette Luchese
Samantha Vessios

This project brought together artistic entrepreneurs who engaged with the museum collection for inspiration and have created hand-made, one-of-a-kind works of art!

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