How Could I Leave Stumping For Weapons of Mass Destruction?

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LUNCH AT THE PILOT: 
SO'S WHO WAS THAT GUY?

So's there I was. Having a liquid lunch today at the Pilot Tavern in downtown Toronto with a curator from the McMichael Gallery.  He went to Windsor U with my wife and I. Fine Arts.  He had the choice of sculpting me (that's how I paid my way through second year - 1970) or a live pigeon. He picked the bird. Wise choice - although I have outlived the squab.
Anyways. While we were talking I watched as a man my age came into the Yorkville bar and rolled up the indoor/outdoor rug (with the Pilot logo) took it to his white van and then came back with a clean one. Looked very familiar. Bigger. Grayer. Older than the old old days.
He worked at Litton Canada - the cruise missile factory - till he was laid off 20 years ago. He knew me by name. But, mostly because of Caribana. 
I couldn't remember his name. Round face, beard with a moustache.  Married a woman from Litton. Her name is something like Zowie. Or close to that.  She hasn't worked for 2 years. Trouble with her hands. They are trying to get her on disability.
Think the guy worked in maintenance.  Never found out - he couldn't talk long. He was double parked out front on Cumberland Street. Cars were honking.
Didn't have the guts to tell him I couldn't remember his name. He was out of touch. Didn't know about Chuck. Didn't know about Karen F. Or any of the other co-workers who have died to soon.  He just wanted to find out how it had come to be that I walked away from promoting the business of building weapons to becoming the spokesman for Caribana. He and his wife watched  for me every summer on CP-24.
So who was it?  Or does it matter? 
Told him about how three friends from the "old days" still have lunch every three months at a pizza bar in Mississauga near the QEW. Don't think he is going to join us. He isn't allowed to drive west of Islington Avenue - he just works the bars downtown and now and then talks to strange men like me.

Marilyn Monroe and the McMichael will be at the Ex. Popular show at Toronto's CNE

Media Alert
THE McMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION IS PRESENTING A MARILYN MONROE EXHIBITION AT THE CNE THIS AUGUST 19th TO SEPTEMBER 5th.

A McMichael Canadian Art Collection exhibition chronicling Marilyn Monroe's visits to Canada in the fifties will be on display throughout August at the Canadian National Exhibition. The show which includes photographs, film posters and historic magazine feature articles, will be on display in the Queen Elizabeth Building at the CNE.
The "Ex" runs August 19 to September 5, 2011 at Toronto's CNE grounds. The Marilyn exhibition is free with admission to the CNE.
The Marilyn Monroe in Canada exhibition was first curated by the McMichael's Chris Finnearlier this year to accompany a very successful international Marilyn Monroe art show. This current exhibition includes photographs by John Vachon and Jock Carroll taken during the making of the movies Niagara and River of No Return. There will also be a documentary about the McMichael exhibition (filmed by Rogers York Region) and a Beach Digital video about art goers reactions to Marilyn Monroe myth, continually showing in the Queen Elizabeth exhibition space.
River of No Return was a 1954 American Western film directed by Otto Preminger and starred Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe. Segments of the film were shot in Banff, Alberta. Niagara (1953) was a dramatic thriller, film noir directed by Henry Hathaway and starred Joseph Cotton and Marilyn Monroe. Segments of the movie were filmed in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

ABOUT THE McMICHAEL

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is an agency of the Government of Ontario and acknowledges the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture. It is the foremost venue in the country showcasing the Group of Seven and their contemporaries. In addition to touring exhibitions, its permanent collection consists of more than 5,700 artworks, including paintings by the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, First Nations, and Inuit artists. The gallery is located on Islington Avenue, north of Major Mackenzie Drive in Kleinburg, and is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors/students and $30 for families. There is a $5 fee for parking. For more information about the gallery, visit www.mcmichael.com.
Cutline: Marilyn Monroe poses with Mountie Raymond Cooper Morris while in Banff, Alberta, shooting 'River of No Return' in 1953. PHOTO: The Estate of John Vachon & Dover Publications Inc.

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For further gallery information contact:

Stephen Weir, Publicist
Gallery: 905.893.1121 ext. 2529
Toronto Office: 416.489.5868
Cell: 416.801.3101
sweir@mcmichael.com

For further information or to receive images, contact:

Annette Borger
Media Director, CNE
aborger@theex.com / 416-263-3817

Norman Rockwell - Media Preview of the McMichael Gallery's newest show this Thursday

MEDIA PREVIEW
THURSDAY,
March 10, 2011
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

In Search of Norman Rockwell's America, a poignant exhibition that pairs the work of American icon Norman Rockwell with images by award-winning photojournalist Kevin Rivoli, is on view at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection from March 12 through April 25, 2011. On the 10th of March the media will get a preview of the show prior to the public opening on Saturday

When: Thursday, March 10th, 2011, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Where: McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 10365 Islington Avenue, Kleinburg (just north of Major Mackenzie Drive)

Why: Unprecedented in concept, this exhibition features a selection of thirty-five black and white photographs by Kevin Rivoli alongside original Rockwell paintings, drawings, and lithographs of similar imagery, forming a captivating comparison exhibition of seventy works. Included in the exhibition is the never-before-published painting The Golfer, a rare subject for Rockwell and one of his earlier works. The Rockwell exhibit offers a sharp contrast with two Marilyn Monroe exhibitions that will be on display until the middle of May. The Rockwell exhibition runs from March 12 through April 25, 2011.

Who: Tour the exhibitions and meet with McMichael Chief Curator, Katerina Atanassova and Curator, Chris Finn.

What: The two-year tour is comprised of many loans from major institutions and private collections. Norman Rockwell paintings, prints, and drawings are on loan from Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY; Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY; Midwest Museum of American Art, Elkhart, IN; National Scouting Museum, Irving, TX; United States Golf Association Museum, Far Hills, NJ; and Ingrid Bond Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM. The companion book for the international tour, published by Simon & Schuster is also titled In Search of Rockwell's America, also includes inspiring quotes and anecdotes of Rockwell's' paintings and Rivoli's photographs.

About the Gallery

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is an agency of the Government of Ontario and acknowledges the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture. It is the foremost venue in the country showcasing the Group of Seven and their contemporaries. In addition to touring exhibitions, its permanent collection consists of more than 5,500 artworks, including paintings by the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, First Nations and Inuit artists. The gallery is located on Islington Avenue, north of Major Mackenzie Drive in Kleinburg, and is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors/students and $30 for families. There is a $5 fee for parking. For more information about the gallery, visit www.mcmichael.com.

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Please RSVP:
Stephen Weir, Publicist
Gallery: 905.893.1121 ext. 2529
Toronto Office: 416.489.5868
Cell: 416.801.3101
sweir@mcmichael.com

Cutline: cover of the exhbition hard-cover show guide

BLONDE BOMBSHELL AT THE McMICHAEL GALLERY - HALF HOUR SPECIAL NOW BEING AIRED!

POP CULTURE ICON MARILYN MONROE
TAKES CENTRE STAGE ON ROGERS TV

Friday, March 4, 2011 – [YORK REGION] – Take a step back in time and get up close and personal with pop culture icon Marilyn Monroe with Marilyn at the McMichael on Monday, February 28 at 7pm on Rogers TV, Cable 10/63.
Joins us as we take a look at the life of Marilyn Monroe, as told through a collection of 150 paintings, photographs and prints, from the unforgettable snapshots to rare photos of the famous movie star.
Host Jacqueline Betterton sits down with the curators of the Life as a Legend exhibit at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Chris Finn and Sharon Adamowicz-Clements, to talk about the life of Marilyn and examine how the art world has been inspired by the legendary iconic actress.
Visit www.rogerstv.com for repeat airtimes throughout the months of March and April.
Rogers TV is a unique TV channel where community members take an active role in conceptualizing and producing programming for local audiences. Our staff and volunteers produce informative and entertaining local programming, reinforcing Rogers’ commitment to the communities we serve. Rogers Communications is Canada's largest provider of wireless voice and data communications services and one of Canada's leading providers of cable television, high-speed Internet and telephony services. Rogers TV is only available to Rogers’ customers, including the company's 2.3 million cable customers in Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland. For more information on Rogers Communications Inc., visit www.rogers.com.
Rogers TV serves the Regional Municipality of York. Rogers Cable 10 serves Newmarket, Aurora, Georgina, East Gwillimbury and Bradford West Gwillimbury. Rogers Cable 63 serves Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, Whitchurch-Stouffville, and King. For more information on Rogers TV, visit www.rogerstv.com.


Cutlines:
Top - Key wall at the enterance to the Marilyn in Canada exhibition at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Bottom - Rogers TV host Jacqueline Betterton


For more information please contact:

Lisa McClean Stellick Lori Marier
Station Manager Publicity & Promotions
Rogers TV, York Region Rogers TV, York Region
905-780-7016 905-780-7219
lisa.mccleanstellick@rci.rogers.com lori.marier@rci.rogers.com

HOW TO SCORE POSITIVE PR: THE NORMA JEAN EFFECT

LOOK A-LIKE, MEDIA CELEBS, TWO NEW ART SHOWS AND CABBIE WHO REMEMBERS HELP KEEP THE MONROE WAVE WASHING OVER TORONTO




Touch of Strange - Marilyn Monroe Brings In The Fans

She has been dead longer than she lived. Most artists who paint her image were born after she died in 1962. Her fame grows, she is a worldwide icon be it as Norma Jean, Marilyn Monroe, or the Blond Bombshell. The young know her better than the Boomers who have first hand memory of her life, her times and her death. Name a building after her, hold an art show celebrating her, or simply write and post a story for a major newspaper, and your media campaign is bound to succeed. Warning: Be prepared to meet people whose 7-Year-Itch has long since graduated into a terminal case of Celeb fueled Poison Ivy.
Last summer I wrote a "how is it built" feature about the Marilyn Monroe condominium in Mississauga for the Toronto Star. To date the feature about the 54-story condo, is the third most viewed story in the history of the Star's website. It was the first time a Condo story has ranked that high. Congrats went around the Star, with only a brief mention of the writer - me - but that is okay because the reason readers were visiting the site wasn't because of who wrote the story but rather the use of Marilyn's name in the title, the meta tags and the picture of a condo shaped like a concrete Blond Bombshell! (probably why you are here isn't it?)
Read the story at: http://stephenweirarticles.blogspot.com/2010/09/marilyn-monre.html
Fast forward. This month the McMichael Canadian Art Collection opened two exhibitions featuring art based on Marilyn Monroe. One exhibition, curated in Germany includes photographs, sculptures and paintings by some of the best contemporary artists of the day including Antonio de Felipe, Andy Warhol,photographer Milton H. Greene and Bernard of Hollywood. The second exhibition, curated by Windsor University graduate Chris Finn looks at Marilyn in Canada - pictures and paintings -- surrounding two film shoots that brought Monroe to Niagara Falls, Ontario and Banff, Alberta.
No surprise the exhibitions have attracted the attention of the media. I was taken aback by how fascinated some reporters are to the Norma Jean legend, to the point of actually giving themselves Marilyn Monroe ink.
Let me explain.
I had a physio appointment Friday morning. I wasn't planning to go out to the gallery, I was very much looking forward to spending the afternoon on the couch nursing my sore back. While in therapy I got several calls from a TV station. They wanted to do a National Arts story on the show today. ASAP.
I left my physio and headed out to Kleinburg where the public gallery is located. It is a 40-minute drive when there is no Rush Hour traffic. God only knows how long when it is the Rush Hour Crawl is on.
I meet the news crew at 11.30 a.m. There was an experienced cameraman and a rather green reporter waiting for me. This was her third day on the job. She and I got to talking while the cameraman worked. She is 5ft 8, blond, cat walk thin, with a figure not unlike the actress we were looking at in the over 200 pictures and paintings. I mentioned seeing a Marilyn Monroe sculpture at the Key West art gallery and how Ink Parlours near the museum offer Marilyn Monroe tattoos.
She told me she already has Marilyn's signature inked across her back and that she has a Marilyn Monroe styled dress that shows it off well. "Oh yes and I have a tattoo that is in the shape of MM's lips."
The next day, media mogul (Zoomer Magazine, Vision Television, AM740 and Classical 96) Moses Znaimer came out. He is a super fan. A few years ago he bought MM's TV at auction for his Television Museum! He also owns film footage, photographs and a sculpture of Monroe.
He brought with him Ziggy Lorenc. She is currently heard on Moses' AM740, hosting a late night program devoted to romantic music. She was also the star/host of the series Life on Venus Ave that ran on Much Music TV in the 80's. In her day Ziggy Lorenc was known for having a Marilyn Monroe image -- a first for Toronto TV.
On Saturday the show opened to the public. Curators dressed like Monroe, movies were shown in the lobby and Seven, the gallery cafe had a special Monroe menu. The McMichael gallery offered free admission to anyone coming dressed as Monroe. Only one person did, and she admitted she was quite the fan. "Nothing would stop me from coming," she told me, with a Monroe like whisper.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKWw-6g_f0g
I met another follower, 81-year old Neville Bishop, came as a fan, but for a different reason than the MM look-alike.
"Back in 1953 I had been an employee of the Bank of Montreal and I resigned that position in order to go back to school," Neville Bishop said. "I had a summer job and drove a car out to the West for a Waterloo company. I decided to stay and took on a job up at the Banff Springs Hotel as a gas station employee and a cab driver."
" One of the interesting things was there was all sorts of activities going on with the movie families and one involved Marilyn Monroe," he continued. " I spent most of the time driving people back and forth (to the movie set) but on one evening I had an opportunity to have a little bit more time to spend talking with Marilyn Monroe."
"She spoke a great deal about their community of people who worked and travelled(together). It was a new experience for her and others to move up in the Canadian scene. The Rockies were an attraction for everybody."
" It was a wonderful experience sitting there listening to she and her compatriots on the male side of film industry as well. Some of it was very positive and other things were rather disturbing. She always shined!"

Mr Bishop said he stayed in Banff that summer because there was no room left in the hotel during the filming of River of No Return. In town Mr. Bishop spent time thinking about what he was going to do with his life once he returned to the Toronto area.
Mr. Bishop did not let his brush with Hollywood go to his head. At the end of the summer he entered university and in time became an ordained Anglican Minister.
Now retired, Reverend Bishop well remembers the summer of '53 and the "commotion" that Monroe caused where-ever she went in Banff. Still, he felt a little flustered and out of breath when he posed with a buxomy Marilyn Monroe look-alike by the entrance to the McMichael exhibitions.

CUTLINES:
Top - undated picture of Ziggy and Moses
Second from top - Reverend Bishop and a Marilyn Monroe look alike
Third from top - Mississauga's Marilyn Monroe Building (back) under construction
Second from bottom - Blogger / broadcaster Jody Glaze poses with his wife beside a Antonio de Felipe painting of Monroe.
Bottom - McMichael head curator Katerina Atanasova, came to the art-show opening dressed as Marilyn Monroe
Below - Seward's life-sized Marilyn 7-Year Itch statue. Photo taken by sweir in Key West Art Gallery 2010

Marilyn Monroe Comes to the McMichael

Spend the Family Day Long Weekend exploring the legend of Marilyn Monroe
Special programming based on two new,intriguing art exhibitions at the McMichael!

For Immediate Release
February 7, 2011 Kleinburg, ON – When the McMichael Canadian Art Collection opens two special exhibitions on February 19, 2011, based on the late iconic American film star Marilyn Monroe, it will be a weekend filled with guided tours, films and music along with special programming every day based on these shows, all included with gallery admission. Plus on Sunday, February 20 only, the gallery will waive its entrance fee for visitors who dress in Marilyn Monroe attire! The public gallery in Kleinburg is expecting a large turnout to see the new exhibitions, Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe (curated by Artoma, Hamburg, Germany and tour organized by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC) and Marilyn in Canada (organized by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection and curated by Chris Finn, Assistant Curator). Contemporary art and artists, celebrity, notoriety, fame and fortune are key ingredients to these two Marilyn Monroe exhibitions on show at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection from February 19 to May 15, 2011.

A weekend of programs to celebrate the opening of the Marilyn Monroe exhibitions will take place on the Family Day Long Weekend, February 19 to 21, 2011. Over the weekend the gallery will feature movie theatre lobby décor and there will be Marilyn movies playing in the gallery’s theatre, plus a special Marilyn prix-fixe menu will be served in the gallery’s Seven Restaurant. Here is detailed information on what will take place at the McMichael from February 19 to 21:

All weekend long, join McMichael educators and docents for a series of twenty-minute-long tours of Marilyn’s Fragments and Fabulous 1950s, documentary films about Marilyn, and music by DJ Goin’ Steady, and more, all included with gallery admission.

Saturday, February 19:
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lecture by Hal Niedzviecki: Celebrity to Cewebrity: How Marilyn Ushered in the Age of Peep Culture
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Join the McMichael’s Assistant Curator, Chris Finn, for a tour of his exhibition, Marilyn in Canada.

Sunday, February 20:
Get in the spirit and dress up like Marilyn for free admission all day at the McMichael! Then, at 1:00 p.m., we invite you to strut your stuff on the “Red Carpet” in the gallery’s Grand Hall!

Monday, February 21:
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Celebrate Family Day by taking a tour or join a family silk screen workshop at 11:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m.

These exhibitions capture the making of a celebrity and the myth behind the woman the world knew as Marilyn Monroe. Nearly five decades after her death, Monroe remains undisputedly one of the most famous movie stars in the world. Her intriguing personality and the aura surrounding her tragic death continuously attracted many artists, who responded more acutely to the creation of a legend.

“Although it has been fifty years since the death of Marilyn Monroe, worldwide interest in her life and career has sustained,” said McMichael Chief Curator, Katerina Atanassova. “Our two exhibitions examine how the art world has been motivated by the myth and legend of this iconic actress. Life as a Legend is an internationally touring exhibition which has been additionally curated by McMichael staff to enhance its content for our visitors. The uniquely McMichael-curated show, Marilyn in Canada, provides an intriguing glimpse into Marilyn’s experiences while filming in Canada as well as her popularity among Canadian artists.”
Her mystique is an inspiration in many genres as currently several projects are in the works, or have just recently been released, which feature Marilyn Monroe. Two feature films are in production: My Week with Marilyn starring Oscar® nominated actress Michelle Williams and, Blonde, starring another Oscar® nominated actress, Naomi Watts. A collection of writings by the Hollywood icon was released in October 2010. The book, Fragments, includes poems, letters, and other writings dating from Monroe’s teenage years to shortly before her death.

The internationally acclaimed touring exhibition, Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe, makes its final stop of a successful tour at the McMichael. The exhibition explores the incredibly diverse array of artistic responses to Marilyn’s image. An impressive grouping of paintings, photographs, and prints by world-renowned artists such as Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, and Eduardo Paolozzi, along with unforgettable snapshots by the most famous photographers of the day such as Richard Avedon, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Bernard of Hollywood make this exhibition a true revelation for Monroe’s fans.

Curated especially for the McMichael by the gallery’s Assistant Curator, Chris Finn, Marilyn in Canada provides an intriguing glimpse into Marilyn’s experiences while filming in Canada as well as her popularity among Canadian artists. Works by artists such as Shelley Niro, John Vachon, and George S. Zimbel are some of the highlights of this unique Canadian-content based exhibition. Both shows demonstrate the broad range of artists who responded creatively to Marilyn’s life – from a constellation of great fashion photographers of her day to the champions of the Pop Art movement in North America to well known artists in Canadian contemporary art.

ABOUT THE McMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is an agency of the Government of Ontario and acknowledges the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture. It is the foremost venue in the country showcasing the Group of Seven and their contemporaries. In addition to touring exhibitions, its permanent collection consists of more than 5,500 artworks, including paintings by the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, First Nations and Inuit artists. The gallery is located on Islington Avenue, north of Major Mackenzie Drive in Kleinburg, and is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors/students and $30 for families. There is a $5 fee for parking. For more information about the gallery, visit www.mcmichael.com.

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For further information or to receive high resolution images, contact:

Stephen Weir, Publicist
Gallery: 905.893.1121 ext. 2529
Toronto Office: 416.489.5868
Cell: 416.801.3101
sweir@mcmichael.com


Images above, Bert Stern, “Here’s to you” from The Last Sitting, 1962/1978, C-Print, © Bert Stern; Milton H. Greene, Marilyn Monroe, New York City, “Ballerina Sitting,” 1954, Inkjet print, © Joshua Greene www.legendslicensing.com; John Vachon (1914– 1975), Untitled (Marilyn with Mountie), 1953, photographic reprint, 61 x 51 cm, Courtesy of the Estate of John Vachon and Dover Publications Inc.

Breaking News: McMichael Canadian Art Collection will remain open throughout the G8 and G20 Summits

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McMichael Canadian Art Collection will remain open throughout the G8 and G20 Summits

Experience the exceptional reinstallation of the gallery’s renowned permanent collection plus two new exhibitions!


June 16, 2010 Kleinburg, Ontario… The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the only major public gallery in Canada to exclusively collect and exhibit Canadian art, announced today that it will remain open throughout the G8 and G20 Summits – June 25 to 27, 2010. The gallery will be open 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. seven days a week throughout the summer.
“I think that any G8 and G20 visitors, be they delegates or press, wanting to experience the very best in Canadian art should make a point of visiting the McMichael,” said gallery Executive Director and CEO, Tom Smart. “We are the spiritual home of the Group of Seven and display remarkable works by First Nations and Inuit artists. We have always had a policy of being 100% Canadian in terms of what we collect and exhibit.”
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is located in the village of Kleinburg, just minutes from Pearson International Airport and a short drive from downtown Toronto. The McMichael offers visitors the unique opportunity to enjoy Canadian landscape paintings in the woodland setting that inspired them. The gallery is situated amidst 100 acres of serene conservation land and housed in a sprawling complex of intimate galleries and exhibition halls built of fieldstone and hand-hewn logs. Floor-to-ceiling windows enable gallery-goers to take in marvelous views of the densely wooded Humber River Valley as they enter and exit the gallery spaces.
During the G8 and G20 summit the gallery has three special exhibits on display. These exhibitions are:
The Group of Seven: Revelations and Changing Perspectives
Curated by Katerina Atanassova, Sharona Adamowicz-Clements, Chris Finn
To mark the 90th anniversary of the Group of Seven’s first exhibition, rarely seen works from the McMichael collection and private collections are arrayed in the galleries in new and dynamic ways, opening up new themes and ideas to explore.
Following in the Footsteps of the Group of Seven
Curated by Sharona Adamowicz-Clements and Linda Morita
For over thirty years, art enthusiasts Jim and Sue Waddington have been locating the exact sketching sites for artworks by Group of Seven members. This enchanting exhibition showcases the Group’s art alongside stunning photographs taken of the original locations that inspired these artworks some eighty years ago.
Dorothy Knowles: Land Marks
Organized by the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery
Curated by Terry Fenton
This exhibition celebrates Knowles’ favourite subjects—the lush river valleys and prairie landscapes that characterized her rural childhood. Knowles radically chose to document her own backyard during a time when abstract art was rapidly gaining ground.
About the McMichael
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is an agency of the Government of Ontario and acknowledges the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture. It is the foremost venue in the country showcasing the Group of Seven and their contemporaries. In addition to touring exhibitions, its permanent collection consists of more than 5,500 artworks, including paintings by the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, First Nations and Inuit artists. The gallery is located at 10365 Islington Avenue, north of Major Mackenzie Drive in Kleinburg, and is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For directions and information, visit www.mcmichael.com.

CUTLINE: Sask. Artist Dorothy Knowles attended the recent opening of her exhibition at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
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High Resolution images available

Media Contact

Stephen Weir, Publicist
Gallery: 905.893.1121 ext. 2529
Toronto Office: 416.489.5868
Cell: 416.801.3101
sweir@mcmichael.com