Events

Join us, the Thunder Bay Art Gallery along with students of Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School for the opening of: Aanti eshayek? Where are you going? Thursday, February 2, from 5 - 7 PM.

Beginning January 21. Join us for a fun gallery adventure! Throughout this class students will be introduced to the amazing Permanent Collection of the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. Ages 5-7

Beginning January 21.Join us for an exciting gallery experience! Throughout this class students will take a closer look at the Permanent Collection of the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. Ages 8-10

Beginning January 25. Get your paintbrushes ready! In this class, young artists will be given the chance to try their hand at a variety of traditional and non-traditional watercolour painting techniques and skills. Students will explore the use of colour, shape and texture while learning how to create wonderful watercolour masterpieces! AGES 11-15

Beginning January 26. For young artists who are thinking about applying for a post-secondary visual arts program. Throughout this class, students will be given the opportunity to work with a local visual artist that will help to inspire and guide them towards developing their artistic portfolio. AGES 16-18

Tawâskweyâw ᑕᐋᐧᐢᑫᐧᔮᐤ /  A Path or Gap Among the Trees charts key contributions Jason Baerg has made in the first twenty-five years of his dynamic practice, which includes interactive immersive generative media projection pieces, and laser cut painting installations

Waabigwanii-we-Aadizookewinan: Legends of the Flowers, is an intimate look at a beaded breechcloth, made by master bead artist Ogimaabinasiik Bella Roy, and worn by hereditary chief, Paabamasagaa of Naotkamegwanning First Nation.

NWO, NOW Juried Exhibition 72 works by 60 artists. The Thunder Bay Art Gallery is proud to welcome the return of the Northern Ontario Juried Exhibition. As a survey of living artists across Northern Ontario, NWO, NOW showcases a compelling selection of works created over the past three years. A wide variety of genres and media were selected by co-jurors Anong Beam and Maria Hupfield including painting, sculpture, beadwork, digital media, birchbark, textile arts, and more. An anticipated event, this is the largest public gallery exhibition of Northern Ontario artists in Canada.