Sunday 28 October 2012

What I am working on now (let me know if you would like to attend)

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The McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg
invites you to attend the media preview for:  

PAINTING CANADA: TOM THOMSON  
AND THE GROUP OF SEVEN
Tom Thomson - The Jack Pine 
Tom Thomson, The Jack Pine, 1916-1917, Oil on canvas, 127.9 x 139.8 cm,
National  Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Photo © NGC
 
MEDIA PREVIEW
Thursday, November 1
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
McMichael Canadian Art Collection  
 
 Preview the exhibition that caught the imagination
of art lovers 
in England and across Europe
Painting Canada: Tom Thomson and the Group Of Seven 
November 3, 2012 to January 6, 2013
After a tremendous tour in Europe, Painting Canada comes to the McMichael, the only Canadian venue for this exhibition. The exhibition features a rare assembly of works of Tom Thomson and the Group and, whenever possible, includes both sketch and canvas by each artist--some familiar to audiences, from public institutions across Canada, but also a large number of works never seen in public, coming from private lenders. 
WHO:
Ian Dejardin, Dulwich Picture Gallery Director, Curator, Author 
Katerina Atanassova, McMichael Chief Curator 
Dr. Victoria Dickenson, McMichael Executive Director and CEO  
WHAT:
Tour the exhibition with our curators. 
Light refreshments will be served.
Tour the gallery grounds with an educator to visit the Tom Thomson
shack from 1914, and the Artists' Cemetery where six members 
of the Group of Seven are buried.   
WHERE:
The gallery is located at 10365 Islington Avenue, L0J 1C0, north of Major Mackenzie Drive in the village of Kleinburg, City of Vaughan. 
  
HOW:
RSVP by email to Stephen@stephenweir.com  

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Michelle Kortinen
905-893-1121 ext. 2210
  
Stephen Weir
416-489-5868
416-801-3101
For more information about Painting Canada:
Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven, visit 
www.mcmichael.com
Painting Canada: Tom Thomson and the Group Of Seven
Organized by the National Gallery of Canada and Dulwich Picture Gallery, in collaboration with the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, and the Groninger Museum, the Netherlands. With the generous support of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and other lenders.