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Celebrating 10 years of The Art of Seeing

December 4, 2019 | Published by MMA

It’s hard to believe that it has been ten years since McMaster’s Museum of Art and Department of Family Medicine began a formal partnership and launched the groundbreaking visual literacy program The Art of Seeing™. During a decade of … Continued

Douglas Davidson receives OAAG Award for volunteer work at the museum

November 28, 2019 | Published by MMA

This week, Douglas Davidson (1931 – 2019), professor emeritus, department of biology at McMaster University was posthumously awarded the Ontario Association of Art Galleries’ 2019 Volunteer Award for his significant work at the McMaster Museum of Art where he was a … Continued

Museum of Art partners with Hess Street School

November 6, 2019 | Published by MMA

Art, Community and Curriculum Following an enthusiastic partnership begun during the McMaster Museum of Art’s spring outreach program in Hamilton schools, the museum of art’s education officer Teresa Gregorio developed a specialized collaborative project with two Hess Street Elementary School … Continued

Talk by Art Collector Dr. Kenneth Montague

October 22, 2019 | Published by MMA

The McMaster Museum of Art is proud to present guest speaker: DR. KENNETH MONTAGUE Director of Wedge Curatorial Projects / Collector of African diasporic art Friday, November 15, 12:30 – 1:20 pm Join us for a talk by collector/curator Kenneth … Continued

Talk by art critic Merray Gerges on Nov 28

October 21, 2019 | Published by MMA

Talk on Collections and Ownership by Merray Gerges Art Critic and current Editorial Fellow at C Magazine at McMaster Museum of Art, McMaster University Thursday, November 28, 12:30 – 1:20 pm Presented by McMaster Museum of Art and C Magazine. … Continued

Panel Discussion: Peripheral Vision(s)

October 17, 2019 | Published by MMA

McMaster Museum of Art Wednesday, November 20, 6 – 9 pm Doors open and refreshments 6 pm. Panel Discussion from 7 – 9 pm. Panelists: JANET BERLO professor of art/art history and visual culture, University of Rochester GERALD MCMASTER curator, … Continued

NEW! Pamela Edmonds presents Curator’s Talk Nov 1

October 16, 2019 | Published by MMA

Curator’s Talk by Pamela Edmonds: Friday, November 1 at 12:30 pm* Join us for a free public talk by Pamela Edmonds, Senior Curator at McMaster Museum of Art, about the exhibition, it is from here that the world unfolds: The Levy … Continued

Sketching Thursdays at the museum

October 1, 2019 | Published by MMA

Sketching Thursdays resumes at McMaster Museum of Art with a dedicated team of volunteer instructors from McMaster’s BFA programme. A big thank you to returning instructors Evelyn Bohn and Amanda Jameson; and new volunteers Julianna Biernacki, Donna Nadeem and Selena … Continued

Talk & Tour of Peripheral Vision(s) with Rhéanne Chartrand

September 19, 2019 | Published by MMA

Join us for a guided tour led by Rhéanne Chartrand, curator of Indigenous art at the McMaster Museum of Art Wednesday, September 25, 12:30 – 1:20 pm. Peripheral Vision(s) brings together portraits by 19th century Northern Plains warrior-artists and 20th century … Continued

Westdale Secondary School Art Battle show

September 18, 2019 | Published by MMA

The winning works from the spring 2019 Westdale Secondary School Art Battle will be displayed in the MMA Education Gallery September 26 – 28, 2019. Opening Reception: Thursday, September 26, 5 – 7 pm. Last year Westdale Secondary School students … Continued