Orillia Museum of Art and History

Quarantours
2022-09-03 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-08-27 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-08-20 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-08-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-08-06 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-07-30 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-07-23 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | OMAH Online
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History Speaker Series

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The Orillia Museum of Art 8 History Presents: Quarantours
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.
Quarantours are available for private group bookings in addition to the public tour which runs every Saturday at 1:00PM.
Registration is required in advance for this program. Private Group Tours: $10 per person ($7 for members) (must have at least 10 people to book).
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Public Tours: $7 per link ($5 for members)To book click the button Or call us at (705) 326-2159

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A Night at the MuseumAdult Programs, Tours

HISTORICAL ORILLIA: A GUIDED WALKING TOUR
2022-09-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-08-26 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-08-19 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-08-12 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-08-05 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-07-29 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-07-22 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto)
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 8th, and will run every Friday until the fall. Book now as space is limited!
Only $10 per person ($7.50 for members).

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GANGS, GUNS AND GROG
2022-08-31 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-08-24 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-08-17 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-08-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-08-03 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-07-27 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto)
This summer OMAH’s popular guided downtown walking tour returns. Gangs, Guns and Grog is themed around Orillia in the 1870s, a time in which there was a licensed pub for every 150 citizens and it was legal to carry a loaded and concealed firearm. 1870s Orillia was chaos, and we are so excited to tell you all about it every Wednesday night! Tours will depart from OMAH at 7pm and finish at The Hog N’ Penny at 8:30pm where a flight is included in your ticket price. Please wear appropriate footwear to walk in. This program begins on Wednesday July 6, and will run every Wednesday until the end of August. Book now as space is limited! You won’t want to miss out on this fantastic date night opportunity, or an evening out with friends.
$25 per person ($20 for members).
This tour is for ages 19+ as alcohol is included. Tickets must be booked at least 24 hours in advance.

For more information, send an email to Monica.

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WORKSHOP WITH BERNARDA ANTONY
2022-08-27 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto)
Introduction to Indonesian Batik with Vancouver-based artist Bernarda Antony
Saturday, August 27, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Batik is the art of wax resist dyeing on fabric, and Bernarda Antony works in the art of Indonesian batik. Through traditional motifs, she incorporates legends and folklore into her elegant designs and maintains a connection to her home. Bernarda is a contributing artist in the exhibition Reflections of Ourselves, a collaborative art project which celebrates the rich cultural heritage of Canadians. Please join us in our Dorothy Macdonald Creative Studio on Saturday, August 27 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for this full day introduction to batik workshop. Adult program, members $100/general $120, all materials are included.
Cost: $100 (members) $120 (general)

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REFLECTIONS OF OURSELVES DOCUMENTARY SCREENING PREMIERE
2022-08-26 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Toronto)
Friday, August 26, 2022 on Zoom
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
COST: $5 PER TICKET

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WORKSHOP WITH CRYSTAL BEHN
2022-08-17 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto)
Quill, Bead and Caribou Hair Tufted Medallions

Wednesday, August 17, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Quill, Bead and Caribou Hair Tufted Medallions with British Columbia-based artist Crystal Behn
Crystal Behn is a British Columbia-based Dene artist who has dedicated her journey to learning the traditional ways of harvesting meat and fur and the art of beading and moccasin-making so she can pass along generations of knowledge to her students. She is also an artist for the company Manitobah Mukluks. Crystal is a contributing artist in the exhibition Reflections of Ourselves, a collaborative art project which celebrates the rich cultural heritage of Canadians. Please join Crystal for this virtual workshop where she will share her knowledge of traditional quilling, beading, and caribou hair tufting. Participants will complete their own medallions.

This is an adult program offered virtually over Zoom from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Please ensure that you enter your current mailing address when you register as you will receive your supplies kit for this workshop in advance in the mail.
Cost: $85 (members) $100 (general)
All supplies will be included.

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HISTORICAL COUCHICHING BEACH PARK WALKING TOURS
2022-08-13
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This summer OMAH and Sustainable Orillia are partnering to offer a brand new walking tour: Historical Couchiching Beach Park. On Saturday August 13, 2022 we will be operating four tours throughout the day which begin at the Sustainable Orillia booth in front of the Legion, and travel to the other end of the park. Tours run for approximately 1 hour, and will explore the history of the park, and all the ways that Orillians have enjoyed the park from past to present. Whether you’ve lived in Orillia your whole life, or you’re new to the area, this tour has something that everyone can enjoy.
Only $10 per person ($7.50 for members).

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A Night at the Museum

THE HISTORY OF ORILLIA IN 50 ARTEFACTS
2022-07-23 08:00 - 2023-01-07 17:00 (America/Toronto)
In this exhibition, OMAH and our local history community attempt to tell a complete history of Orillia through 50 artefacts from the museum collection. Each object represents an event, person or location that influenced our city. Come learn the story of Orillia through a whole new lens.

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The Many Faces of Paul Shilling: A RetrospectiveExhibition Current

Drake Williams: Awaken the SpiritsExhibition Current

Icons & Alter Egos: Heroes, Villains, and Everything In-BetweenExhibition Past

Media Arts ShowcaseExhibition Past

From Hand to Heirloom: The Art of CraftExhibition Current

Face to FaceExhibition Past

29th Annual International Women’s Day Art ShowExhibition Past

Made in OrilliaExhibition Current

Tradition TransformedExhibition Past

Yours to Uncover: An Ontario Road Trip | Peter Fyfe and John NottenExhibition Past

John Gould: Travels of the Mind and BodyExhibition Past

Voices Through Time: A Mariposa JourneyExhibition Past

Tracing Places: Advertising in OrilliaExhibition Past

Orillia: Then & NowExhibition Past

28th Annual International Women’s Day Art ShowExhibition Past

ORILLIA LANDSCAPESExhibition Past

THE SEVEN GRANDFATHER TEACHINGS: AT THE ORILLIA RECREATION CENTREExhibition Past

A Collection-Inspired Exhibition: Four Seasons in OrilliaExhibition Past

Gordon Lightfoot: Turning Back the Pages | Permanent Exhibition | Orillia Museum of Art & HistoryExhibition Current

Perspectives Through Their EyesExhibition Past

Heritage in Hues: Orillia’s Story Through TextilesExhibition Past

Loup Garou & Mocassins | Nathalie BertinExhibition Past

Behold a Man Who is a Bean | Harley DuckExhibition Past

TRADITION TRANSFORMEDExhibition Past

OWL PEN REVISITED | GILLIAN LOWRYExhibition Past

TEACHERS AND THEIR ENDURING IMPACT | JOSE SALASExhibition Past

INCLUSION: AT THE STACK GALLERYExhibition Past

EVERYONE HAS A STORY: TALES OF A COMMUNITYExhibition Current

THE PROCESS INFORMS ME | JEANETTE LUCHESEExhibition Past

PAWTRAITSExhibition Past

REFLECTIONS OF OUR ROOTSExhibition Past

BACKRA BLUID | STACEY TYRELLExhibition Past

THE TEENAGE ZEITGEIST: At the Stack GalleryExhibition Past

SYBILExhibition Past

27TH ANNUAL WOMEN’S DAY INTERNATIONAL ART SHOWExhibition Past

REGENT PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADE 6/7 GARDEN DESIGN PROGRAMExhibition Past

ROBYN RENNIE: SEEING BEYONDExhibition Past

Grant’s Legacy: Capturing Orillia’s History on FilmExhibition Current

WRITING IN THE ROOM: ORILLIA’S LITERARY LEGACYExhibition Past

FRIENDSHIP REDISCOVEREDExhibition Past

A COLLECTION INSPIRED EXHIBITION: A CLOSE UP ON CARMICHAELExhibition Past

50 YEARS OF MARIPOSA ARTS THEATREExhibition Past

STEEPED IN HISTORYExhibition Past

JENNIFER ZARDO: HOME SWEET HOMEExhibition Past

TED FULLERTON: THE SERPENT’S EGGExhibition Past

TRADITION TRANSFORMEDExhibition Past

HOMAGE by Donald StuartExhibition Past

ELIZABETH WYN WOODExhibition Past

26TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ART SHOWExhibition Past

RENEWAL: At the Stack GalleryExhibition Past

BEYOND THE FENCE: Christine Mack and David HillExhibition Past

GREAT TAIT: The True Story of Orillia’s First MillionaireExhibition Past

THE MACKINAW JACKET: A Canadian Folk CostumeExhibition Past

VIEWS OF ORILLIAExhibition Past

THE MAN WHO COULD FLY; THE GIRL WHO FLIES IN HER DREAMS BY SYLVIA TESORIExhibition Past

CARMICHAEL CANADIAN LANDSCAPE EXHIBITION: TRADITION TRANSFORMEDExhibition Past

EYEING MEDUSA: Amanta ScottExhibition Past

EYEING OMAH’S COLLECTIONExhibition Past

BURNER HERZOG: Gary Blundell and Victoria WardExhibition Past

CONVERSATIONS: 150th Anniversary of the Ontario Society of ArtistsExhibition Past

ORILLIA SOLDIERS’ MEMORIAL HOSPITAL POP-UP EXHIBITExhibition Past

RETURN TO SENDERExhibition Past

25th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ART SHOWExhibition Past

REFLECTIONS OF OURSELVESExhibition Past

AMY BAGSHAW: ART INTERRUPTIONSExhibition Past

FROM MARBLES TO MINECRAFT: A CENTURY OF CHILDHOODExhibition Past

COLOUR WITH A UExhibition Past

GOT THE TIME?Exhibition Past

JILL PRICE: UNFURLEDExhibition Past

WILL MCGARVEY: STICKS AND STONESExhibition Past

CARMICHAEL CANADIAN LANDSCAPE EXHIBITION: TRADITION TRANSFORMEDExhibition Past

AT RISK: TRACEY LAWKOExhibition Past

SHE SHOOTS, SHE SCORESExhibition Past

VIEWS FROM A CANOEExhibition Past

THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE IN ORILLIAExhibition Past

WELCOME HOME TO ORILLIAExhibition Past

D. AHSÉN:NASE DOUGLAS: WE ARE STILL HERE!Exhibition Past

CARMICHAEL CANADIAN LANDSCAPE EXHIBITION: TRADITION TRANSFORMEDExhibition Past

DYING MATTERS:REFLECTIONS OF GROWTH THROUGH GRIEFExhibition Past

SUMMER ON THE LAKEExhibition Past

THE HISTORY OF ORILLIA IN 50 ARTEFACTSExhibition Past

THE ORILLIA POLICE AND THE SIR SAMUEL STEELE MEMORIAL BUILDINGExhibition Past

CONVERSATIONS: 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ONTARIO SOCIETY OF ARTISTS
2022-07-23 08:00 - 2022-09-24 17:00 (America/Toronto)
ABOUT THIS EXHIBIT:
MESSAGE FROM THE OSA CHAIR
Breath. Heart. Spirit. is the theme of the Ontario Society of Artists 2022 anniversary year as we celebrate 150 years of artistic practice.
In this members’ exhibition, Conversations, artists were invited to research the rich legacy of our members from 1872 onwards. They were asked to dialogue with artists of the past or contemporary members whose works spark resonance or difference in relation to their own practice. Artists were challenged to interrogate, transform, reformulate, and relate to works by other OSA artists.
Conversations require breath, heart, and spirit. The heart listens, the spirit learns, and breath supports life. Ideas pass from artist to artist, permeating culture and vice versa. We share and learn.
Connections abound through time between our current artist members and the rich legacy of the past. Some members are second generation OSA, while others are students of past notable artists and teachers. Family connections are interwoven, with Percy James Robinson discovered as a great-uncle of Sue Ennis. Cheryl Bailey’s research investigated Thomas Mower Martin, who gave her grandfather a painting as a wedding present in 1910.
In Sue Gamble’s Unmarked, we see Mount Paul (also rendered by A.Y. Jackson) with a flight of 215 orange butterflies to symbolize the unmarked graves of Indigenous children.
Dominique Prevost was attracted by the textures of Helen Frances Gregor’s weaving, her colour shifts, horizon lines, and the way she draped and folded her material. Dominique chose to work in three dimensions in Japanese paper, her signature material.
The Canary Restaurant, is a revisiting of Frederick Hagan’s subject matter from 1938 by his student, Kim Atkins. The city has changed and the diner still exists in an entirely different urban context.
Banff, Tom Ashbourne’s sculpture, is made with re-purposed steel plow blades, re-creating a mountain landscape painting by A.Y. Jackson.
Linda Finn was inspired to use cast paper, celebrating growth as Renewal, in her dialogue with Dora de Pédery-Hunt, a Hungarian immigrant renowned for her cast metal work in medallions in the 1960’s.
OSA works are found throughout Canada in public collections. Our anniversary publication, Breath. Heart. Spirit. The OSA 150 Years. reproduces works from the National Gallery, Robert McLaughlin, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Homer Watson galleries as well as the Canadian War Museum collection, and Museum London. The Ontario Government Art Collection holds many contemporary OSA artists’ works as well as the rich collection of purchases inaugurated with the OSA’s first exhibition in 1872.
Janet Read, OSA Chair: Conversations
Excerpt from the OSA 150th Anniversary Catalogue

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150th Anniversary Catalogue

OTHER EXHIBITIONS

AllExhibition CurrentExhibition Past

The Many Faces of Paul Shilling: A RetrospectiveExhibition Current

Drake Williams: Awaken the SpiritsExhibition Current

Icons & Alter Egos: Heroes, Villains, and Everything In-BetweenExhibition Past

Media Arts ShowcaseExhibition Past

From Hand to Heirloom: The Art of CraftExhibition Current

Face to FaceExhibition Past

29th Annual International Women’s Day Art ShowExhibition Past

Made in OrilliaExhibition Current

Tradition TransformedExhibition Past

Yours to Uncover: An Ontario Road Trip | Peter Fyfe and John NottenExhibition Past

John Gould: Travels of the Mind and BodyExhibition Past

Voices Through Time: A Mariposa JourneyExhibition Past

Tracing Places: Advertising in OrilliaExhibition Past

Orillia: Then & NowExhibition Past

28th Annual International Women’s Day Art ShowExhibition Past

ORILLIA LANDSCAPESExhibition Past

THE SEVEN GRANDFATHER TEACHINGS: AT THE ORILLIA RECREATION CENTREExhibition Past

A Collection-Inspired Exhibition: Four Seasons in OrilliaExhibition Past

Gordon Lightfoot: Turning Back the Pages | Permanent Exhibition | Orillia Museum of Art & HistoryExhibition Current

Perspectives Through Their EyesExhibition Past

Heritage in Hues: Orillia’s Story Through TextilesExhibition Past

Loup Garou & Mocassins | Nathalie BertinExhibition Past

Behold a Man Who is a Bean | Harley DuckExhibition Past

TRADITION TRANSFORMEDExhibition Past

OWL PEN REVISITED | GILLIAN LOWRYExhibition Past

TEACHERS AND THEIR ENDURING IMPACT | JOSE SALASExhibition Past

INCLUSION: AT THE STACK GALLERYExhibition Past

EVERYONE HAS A STORY: TALES OF A COMMUNITYExhibition Current

THE PROCESS INFORMS ME | JEANETTE LUCHESEExhibition Past

PAWTRAITSExhibition Past

REFLECTIONS OF OUR ROOTSExhibition Past

BACKRA BLUID | STACEY TYRELLExhibition Past

THE TEENAGE ZEITGEIST: At the Stack GalleryExhibition Past

SYBILExhibition Past

27TH ANNUAL WOMEN’S DAY INTERNATIONAL ART SHOWExhibition Past

REGENT PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADE 6/7 GARDEN DESIGN PROGRAMExhibition Past

ROBYN RENNIE: SEEING BEYONDExhibition Past

Grant’s Legacy: Capturing Orillia’s History on FilmExhibition Current

WRITING IN THE ROOM: ORILLIA’S LITERARY LEGACYExhibition Past

FRIENDSHIP REDISCOVEREDExhibition Past

A COLLECTION INSPIRED EXHIBITION: A CLOSE UP ON CARMICHAELExhibition Past

50 YEARS OF MARIPOSA ARTS THEATREExhibition Past

STEEPED IN HISTORYExhibition Past

JENNIFER ZARDO: HOME SWEET HOMEExhibition Past

TED FULLERTON: THE SERPENT’S EGGExhibition Past

TRADITION TRANSFORMEDExhibition Past

HOMAGE by Donald StuartExhibition Past

ELIZABETH WYN WOODExhibition Past

26TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ART SHOWExhibition Past

RENEWAL: At the Stack GalleryExhibition Past

BEYOND THE FENCE: Christine Mack and David HillExhibition Past

GREAT TAIT: The True Story of Orillia’s First MillionaireExhibition Past

THE MACKINAW JACKET: A Canadian Folk CostumeExhibition Past

VIEWS OF ORILLIAExhibition Past

THE MAN WHO COULD FLY; THE GIRL WHO FLIES IN HER DREAMS BY SYLVIA TESORIExhibition Past

CARMICHAEL CANADIAN LANDSCAPE EXHIBITION: TRADITION TRANSFORMEDExhibition Past

EYEING MEDUSA: Amanta ScottExhibition Past

EYEING OMAH’S COLLECTIONExhibition Past

BURNER HERZOG: Gary Blundell and Victoria WardExhibition Past

CONVERSATIONS: 150th Anniversary of the Ontario Society of ArtistsExhibition Past

ORILLIA SOLDIERS’ MEMORIAL HOSPITAL POP-UP EXHIBITExhibition Past

RETURN TO SENDERExhibition Past

25th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ART SHOWExhibition Past

REFLECTIONS OF OURSELVESExhibition Past

AMY BAGSHAW: ART INTERRUPTIONSExhibition Past

FROM MARBLES TO MINECRAFT: A CENTURY OF CHILDHOODExhibition Past

COLOUR WITH A UExhibition Past

GOT THE TIME?Exhibition Past

JILL PRICE: UNFURLEDExhibition Past

WILL MCGARVEY: STICKS AND STONESExhibition Past

CARMICHAEL CANADIAN LANDSCAPE EXHIBITION: TRADITION TRANSFORMEDExhibition Past

AT RISK: TRACEY LAWKOExhibition Past

SHE SHOOTS, SHE SCORESExhibition Past

VIEWS FROM A CANOEExhibition Past

THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE IN ORILLIAExhibition Past

WELCOME HOME TO ORILLIAExhibition Past

D. AHSÉN:NASE DOUGLAS: WE ARE STILL HERE!Exhibition Past

CARMICHAEL CANADIAN LANDSCAPE EXHIBITION: TRADITION TRANSFORMEDExhibition Past

DYING MATTERS:REFLECTIONS OF GROWTH THROUGH GRIEFExhibition Past

SUMMER ON THE LAKEExhibition Past

THE HISTORY OF ORILLIA IN 50 ARTEFACTSExhibition Past

THE ORILLIA POLICE AND THE SIR SAMUEL STEELE MEMORIAL BUILDINGExhibition Past
