Friday nights all summer long, OMAH will be participating in the “See You on the Patio” evenings in the Peter Street Arts District. Starting Friday July 2nd, visit us in front of the museum each Friday for a drop-in, family-friendly activity. Peter Street will be alive with art on these evenings, you will not want to miss out!
On Friday nights, OMAH will be running guided, history walking tours all around the downtown. Join your guide for a fascinating excursion through the Orillia of the past as we share stories of famous local people and places. Some stories are sure to bring back memories, and maybe some will be new to you! Tours will depart from OMAH at 7pm and return to the museum after about an hour and a half. Please wear appropriate footwear to walk in. This program begins on Friday July 2nd, and will run every Friday until the fall. Book now as space is limited!
Only $10 per person ($7.50 for members).
Take a guided Zoom tour through photographs of some of the OMAH collection's greatest hidden treasures. Your guide will discuss an array of artifacts from both the art and the history collection. Through Zoom's chat feature, participants can ask questions of their guide white exploring the collection via slideshow.
Two speakers take opposing views of Canada's historic trade in animal skins.
OMAH exhibiting artist Jill Price examines the fur trade from an imagined animal perspective while amateur historian John Savage offers the viewpoint of his ancestor Antoine Gaudaur, a fur trader and Orillia's first non-indigenous settler.
On my canvas, natural forms are broken down into shape, colour and texture. Images emerge, interpreting themes currently challenging society and the environment. When painting, I celebrate the energy felt when beholding the intrinsic beauty of our world, no matter how ugly or scary. Art engages and transforms me. Landscape, politics, culture and the environment are just a few topics of exploration in Sticks and Stones, a body of work that I have been focused on for the past four years.
–Will McGarvey
Drawing on narratives and word play based on animals hunted, trapped, and exchanged, Unfurled utilizes objects and materials held within OMAH’s historical collection, as well as objects created by Price, to discuss how the thriving abundance of animals led to the material wealth of their prime predators, human beings.
Friday nights all summer long, OMAH will be participating in the “See You on the Patio” evenings in the Peter Street Arts District. Starting Friday July 2nd, visit us in front of the museum each Friday for a drop-in, family-friendly activity. Peter Street will be alive with art on these evenings, you will not want to miss out!
On Friday nights, OMAH will be running guided, history walking tours all around the downtown. Join your guide for a fascinating excursion through the Orillia of the past as we share stories of famous local people and places. Some stories are sure to bring back memories, and maybe some will be new to you! Tours will depart from OMAH at 7pm and return to the museum after about an hour and a half. Please wear appropriate footwear to walk in. This program begins on Friday July 2nd, and will run every Friday until the fall. Book now as space is limited!
Only $10 per person ($7.50 for members).
Take a guided Zoom tour through photographs of some of the OMAH collection's greatest hidden treasures. Your guide will discuss an array of artifacts from both the art and the history collection. Through Zoom's chat feature, participants can ask questions of their guide white exploring the collection via slideshow.
Friday nights all summer long, OMAH will be participating in the “See You on the Patio” evenings in the Peter Street Arts District. Starting Friday July 2nd, visit us in front of the museum each Friday for a drop-in, family-friendly activity. Peter Street will be alive with art on these evenings, you will not want to miss out!
On Friday nights, OMAH will be running guided, history walking tours all around the downtown. Join your guide for a fascinating excursion through the Orillia of the past as we share stories of famous local people and places. Some stories are sure to bring back memories, and maybe some will be new to you! Tours will depart from OMAH at 7pm and return to the museum after about an hour and a half. Please wear appropriate footwear to walk in. This program begins on Friday July 2nd, and will run every Friday until the fall. Book now as space is limited!
Only $10 per person ($7.50 for members).
Take a guided Zoom tour through photographs of some of the OMAH collection's greatest hidden treasures. Your guide will discuss an array of artifacts from both the art and the history collection. Through Zoom's chat feature, participants can ask questions of their guide white exploring the collection via slideshow.