Events

Partners in Art Golf Event 2012

18 June 2012

With the outstanding and ongoing support of our contributors and golfers, the OAG is thrilled to be holding its 8th annual tournament. Chaired by Mr. Jim Orban, this fun event will include lunch, 18 holes of golf, an elegant dinner and great prizes.

le pArty OAG 2012 Art Auction

7 June 2012

You are invited to the ‘party’ of the year! An exciting annual art extravaganza which features over 60 original works of art from some of the region’s most talented visual and media artists. Cocktails and delicious appetizers are served by innovative local restaurants and caterers. The excitement in the room is palpable as the enthusiastic crowd of “le pArty-ers” bid on outstanding works of art. We guarantee an unforgettable evening of art, fun, and fierce bidding.

Programs

Last Chance Tour: York Wilson

24 May 2012, 6:00 p.m.

A free guided tour of the exhibition, just before it closes (in English and French).

Collecting York Wilson

Last Chance Tour: Pat Durr

31 May 2012, 2:00 p.m.

A free guided tour of the exhibition, just before it closes.

Pat Durr: Persistence of Chaos

Exhibitions

Pat Durr: Persistence of Chaos

2 March - 3 June 2012

Whether painting large-scale colourfully-abstract canvases, levering down a five by ten foot hydraulic press to create prints of industrial waste, reversing her car over soda cans to crush them for her installations, or fighting for artists’ rights on a local and national scale, Pat Durr tackles art-making and activism with unrivalled vigour.

Collecting York Wilson

18 February - 27 May 2012

By the 1960s, Toronto painter and muralist York Wilson (1907-1984) had reached an echelon of international success that few Canadian artists can boast. His paintings were sought after by collectors and galleries in New York City, Florence, and Paris. Nationally he gained recognition for his impressive mural commissions, yet Canadian collectors shied away from his abstract artworks. O.J. and Isobel Firestone, however, were the exception.

In Focus: A Collector's History

Selections from the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art
Artists: Molly Lamb Bobak, Frank Carmichael, Emily Carr, A.J. Casson, Allan Collier, Maurice Cullen, L.L. FitzGerald, Bruce Garner, Lawren S. Harris, Robert Harris, Arthur Lismer, Henri Masson, Doris McCarthy, Norval Morrisseau, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Marian Scott, Gordon Smith, Harold Town

The Firestone Collection of Canadian Art was built upon O.J. and Isobel Firestone’s mission to educate the public about the merit of Canadian art. In Focus: A Collector's History explores the Firestones’ drive to form an inclusive collection representing a diverse range of Canadian art styles, geographic regions, time periods and artists.