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Interview with Museum’s Director and Chief Curator Carol Podedworny

April 18, 2019 | Published by MMA

“[Carol Podedworny] has worked tirelessly to make space for Indigenous voices within museum institutions and to promote critical scholarship for Indigenous art.” Elizabeth Cytko recently interviewed Carol Podedworny, Director and Chief Curator at the MMA for Musings the University of Toronto … Continued

Museum receives major Terra grant for Indigenous/American Art project

April 16, 2019 | Published by MMA

The McMaster Museum of Art is pleased to announce that it has received a grant of over $100,000 CDN from the Chicago-based Terra Foundation for American Art. The Foundation supports exhibitions and scholarship at institutions worldwide from the Musée d’Orsay … Continued

Mission accomplished: First art geocoin returns

March 26, 2019 | Published by MMA

In May of 2011, the McMaster Museum of Art joined the geocaching world and launched the first of nearly 100 Art Adventure Geocoins. Each coin is named for an artist in McMaster’s collection and tasked with a mission: to travel … Continued

Counterpoint: SUMMA 2019 exhibition

March 18, 2019 | Published by MMA

COUNTERPOINT: SUMMA 2019 Graduating McMaster BFA Student Exhibition McMaster School of the Arts Guest Curator: Hitoko Okada April 6 – 17, 2019 LOCATION: THE COTTON FACTORY* 270 Sherman Ave N, Hamilton, ON L8L 6N4 OPENING RECEPTION and AWARDS: Saturday, April 6, 11 … Continued

Museum News: Spring/Summer 2019

March 15, 2019 | Published by MMA

Museum of Art Closing for Environmental System Updates The McMaster Museum of Art (MMA) will be temporarily closed from March 19 – August 23, 2019 for major updates to its environmental systems. The shutdown is necessary to ensure the highest … Continued

Video: Michael Allgoewer’s Talk

February 27, 2019 | Published by MMA

Thank you to all who joined us on February 7, 2019 for Hamilton artist Michael Allgoewer’s talk. A full house! Michael spoke about the body of work he produced for his exhibition 1514 and the enigmatic Albrecht Dürer engraving, Melencolia I, … Continued

McMaster’s Monet included in AGO blockbuster

February 11, 2019 | Published by MMA

McMaster’s Claude Monet painting of Waterloo Bridge has been borrowed by the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto for their spring exhibition Impressionism in the Age of Industry: Monet, Pissarro and more from February 16 to May 5, 2019. … Continued

Winterfest Art Activities at Mac February 9

January 28, 2019 | Published by MMA

Join us Saturday, February 9 as we celebrate colour, pattern and shape with guided gallery tours and a craft at McMaster University. TOURS at the Museum of Art at 1:00 and 2:00 CRAFT at the Museum of Art: drop-in from … Continued

FULL! Museum Offers Free In-School Art Programs: Spring 2019

January 22, 2019 | Published by MMA

UPDATE: This program is now full. We are accepting names for a waiting list. Thank you teachers for your overwhelming and enthusiastic response! McMaster Museum of Art and the N. Gillian Cooper Education Program presents FREE IN-SCHOOL ART PROGRAMS April … Continued

Talk by Artist Angela Grossmann and Curator Lynn Ruscheinsky

January 15, 2019 | Published by MMA

Join artist Angela Grossmann and curator Dr. Lynn Ruscheinsky in conversation as they walk through “Troublemakers”, Grossmann’s solo exhibition of 68 mixed media portraits Friday, January 18 from 12:30 – 1:20 pm FREE admission. All are welcome. Angela Grossmann’s works … Continued