There's a recreation facility in your neighbourhood with lots of activities for the whole family this fall season.Read MoreNational Pet Adoption Week Sept. 8-13, 2014Visit Oshawa Animal Services to adopt a pet today. Also be sure to stop by the 'Pawsitively Purrrfect' Open House' Sept 13 to potentially add a furry addition to the family!Read MoreMayor for a Day ContestGrade 5, 6 and 7 students who live or study in Oshawa are invited to participate in the Mayor for a Day contest! Read on for contest details!Read MoreViva Pan Am Oshawa!Oshawa is a proud host community of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games! The TO2015 volunteer program is now officially accepting applications for Games-time volunteers.Calling all PhotographersYou are invited to submit photos showcasing a landmark, significant or unique tree in our City and tell why that tree is important to you and our community.Ready to get back to the gym?Let us help you reach your fitness goals. The City of Oshawa has a wide variety of affordable fitness classes, services and membership classes
The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (RMG) is the largest public art gallery in Durham Region. We believe that art cultivates connected and caring communities. As an artist-centered and community-oriented public art gallery in Durham Region, we bring people from diverse backgrounds together to engage with art that inspires new perspectives, generates meaningful conversations and creates a sense of belonging. We build relationships with diverse artists and communities through art. The RMG works in collaboration with artists, partners,and audiences to present dynamic and inspiring collections, exhibitions and programs in an inclusive and equitable environment.
Today, the RMG’s collection of over 4,700 works focuses on telling the continuing story of Canadian abstraction. Each year we present Permanent Collection exhibitions alongside special exhibitions of contemporary art and artists. We prioritize engaging diverse audiences in new and familiar ways through our programming.
The RMG is a vibrant, engaging public art museum located in Oshawa's civic centre between City Hall and the McLaughlin Public Library. The largest gallery in Durham Region, the RMG occupies an inspired 36,000 square foot building designed by noted architect Arthur Erickson. Featuring a Permanent Collection of over 4000 works, and four galleries of diverse and changing exhibitions, the RMG holds a significant collection of Modern and Contemporary Canadian art, and the largest collection of works by Painters Eleven in Canada.