Past

SOMNIATIS I  wearable art exhibition features garments and accessories from Orillia's first ever wearable art show held at the Orillia Museum of Art & History in 2015.  The exhibition also features over 50 original works of art inspired by the designs and photography from the premiere fundraising event that raised over $11000 for OMAH's sustaining operations.

May 18 – July 17, 2016

The Lounge Gallery

“For me, the best part of being a cartoonist in Orillia was that, a few years after moving to town from the Big Smoke, I became editor of The Orillia Sun, a worthy little community rag, where the only editor I had to report to was myself. My cartoons could comment on, laugh at, deride or celebrate whatever newsworthy subject came along without the artist ever having to look over his shoulder. It also allowed me to caricature many a politician and public personage, both local and otherwise.”

April 15 – July 17, Opening reception April 15 7-9pm

The Mulcahy Family Gallery and Lounge Gallery

Roger Kerslake’s prolific career has paralleled a period of great expansion in Canadian ceramics.  This exhibition showcases his work and significance.  With roots in the influential British Pottery movement, Roger’s work as an artist and educator during the early days of the Georgian College School of Design and Visual Art was instrumental in developing a new generation of ceramicists.  

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HERStory will showcase the contributions of local women to their communities in the past and present. Specifically, the exhibit will look at women in Orillia, Severn, Ramara and Rama and will run concurrently with the International Women's Day Art Show in OMAH's Mulcahy Family Gallery. Visitors will be able to learn the stories of prolific women - from pioneers to suffragettes, factory workers to business owners - alongside artifacts from OMAH's Collection. We invite visitors to leave their own stories of women who have influenced their lives both locally and beyond.