National Gallery of Canada calendar of events

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Sakahàn—meaning “to light [a fire]” in the language of the Algonquin peoples—brings together more than 150 works of recent Indigenous art by over 80 artists from 16 countries, including impressive installations created specifically for the project. Poetic, unexpected and challenging, the artworks document and interrogate distinct cultural and social issues. One of the Gallery’s most ambitious contemporary art exhibitions to date, Sakahàn will extend to partnering venues in the Ottawa region and abroad.

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

The Governor General’s Awards celebrate the remarkable career achievements of Canadian artistsin visual arts, including architecture, photography, independent film and video, audio and new media. The 2013 laureates will be announced next February.

The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

This exhibition draws upon works in the collection to present war and conflict as complex phenomena, ones that have far reaching consequences for both those directly engaged in it, and those at various points of remove. Central to this exhibition is photography’s relation to trauma and remembrance, at a personal, communal and national level, and issues of what constitutes history, for whom and why.

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

A small but concentrated exhibition that closely examines key works from the National collections by Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens, and their collaborators. The exhibition will allow visitors to discover the artists’ creative world as it reveals the mysteries behind the objects.

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Bookplates, or ex libris (from the Latin, meaning “from the books of ”), first came into use shortly after the advent of the printing press in the mid-fifteenth century. Attached to the inside cover of books to indicate ownership, they became especially popular among the upper classes in the eighteenth century. In the nineteenth century, the use of bookplates proliferated, appealing to a rapidly growing middle class that increasingly had the opportunity to develop personal book collections.

This exhibition presents a selection of Canadian bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, the work of Canada’s leading bookplate designers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Docent's Choice(french)

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: The Letter by James Tissot

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Jardin de givre by Jean McEwen

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Cobalt by Yvonne McKague Housser

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Jardin de givre by Jean McEwen

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Docent's Choice(french)

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: The Old Ferry, Louise Basin, Quebec by Maurice Cullen

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: La gouvernante by Jean-Siméon Chardin

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: A Descent of Lilies by Pegi Nicol MacLeod

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: La gouvernante by Jean-Siméon Chardin

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Thu, 23 May 2013 5:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Iris by Vincent van Gogh

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Thu, 23 May 2013 5:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: White Flower I by Agnes Martin

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Thu, 23 May 2013 6:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Iris by Vincent van Gogh

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Thu, 23 May 2013 6:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: White Flower I by Agne Martin

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Library and Archives Canada - Early Exploration Photographs in Canada

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA

Early Exploration Photographs in Canada

Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploratory Expedition (1858)

North American Boundary Commission (1858–62; 1872–75)

Geological Survey of Canada (1871)

Canadian Pacific Railway Surveys (1871–79)

Geological Survey of Canada (1878–79)

This exhibition, drawn from the extensive collection of the Library and Archives of Canada, focuses on nineteenth-century exploration photographs taken by four individual photographers and one group of explorers. The exploration parties were organized by the Canadian and British governments with the intention of fixing boundaries, determining sites for resource development, ascertaining routes for railways, and assessing areas for settlement, agriculture, and industry. The expeditions produced some of the earliest known photographs of the prairies, the interior of British Columbia, and western Ontario. As much as these photographs are informative documents, many are also beautiful and engaging images. They represent a time just before enormous change for Aboriginal peoples and fur-trade culture, when governments began to establish their authority over lands in the interior of the North American continent and to encourage the influx of settlers.

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

Docent's Choice(french)

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Jean-Pierre Hoschedé and Michel Monet on the Banks of the Epte by Claude Monet

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Nunali by Jackoposie Oopakak

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:15:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Age of Bronze by Auguste Rodin

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Nunali by Jackoposie Oopakak

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

Docent's Choice(french)

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: St. Catherine of Alexandria by Simone Martini

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Artissimo

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Weekends and statutory holidays
From 11 am to 4 pm

A family art adventure located in the Great Hall. Hands-on activities. Free with museum admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Nunali by Jackoposie Oopakak

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Sat, 25 May 2013 1:00:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Venus by Lucas (the Elder) Cranach

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Sat, 25 May 2013 1:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Nunali by Jackoposie Oopakak

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Sun, 26 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Sun, 26 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Sun, 26 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

Sun, 26 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

Sun, 26 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

Docent's Choice(french)

Sun, 26 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: No. 29, 1950 by Jackson Pollock

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Artissimo

Sun, 26 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Weekends and statutory holidays
From 11 am to 4 pm

A family art adventure located in the Great Hall. Hands-on activities. Free with museum admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Sun, 26 May 2013 11:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Paysage à Hochelaga by Marc-Aurèle Fortin

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Sun, 26 May 2013 1:00:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: No. 29, 1950 by Jackson Pollock

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Sun, 26 May 2013 1:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Paysage à Hochelaga by Marc-Aurèle Fortin

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Mon, 27 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Mon, 27 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Mon, 27 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

Mon, 27 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

Mon, 27 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Docent's Choice(french)

Mon, 27 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Decorative Landscape by Lawren S. Harris

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Mon, 27 May 2013 11:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: N° 16 by Mark Rothko

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Mon, 27 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: The Jack Pine by Tom Thomson

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Mon, 27 May 2013 12:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: N° 16 by Mark Rothko

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Tue, 28 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Tue, 28 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Tue, 28 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

Tue, 28 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

Tue, 28 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

Docent's Choice(french)

Tue, 28 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Alcove by David B. Milne

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Tue, 28 May 2013 11:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Le pin by Tom Thomson

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Tue, 28 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Cold Window by Pegi Nicol MacLeod

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Tue, 28 May 2013 12:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Le pin by Tom Thomson

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Wed, 29 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Wed, 29 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Wed, 29 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

Wed, 29 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

Wed, 29 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Docent's Choice(french)

Wed, 29 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Leeward of the Island (1.47) by Paul-Émile Borduas

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Wed, 29 May 2013 11:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Pâris by Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Desmarais

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Wed, 29 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Mr. and Mrs. William Croscup's Painted Room by Unknown (Canadian - early 19th century ?)

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Wed, 29 May 2013 12:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Pâris by Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Desmarais

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Thu, 30 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Thu, 30 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Thu, 30 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

Thu, 30 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

Thu, 30 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Docent's Choice(french)

Thu, 30 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Leeward of the island (1.47) by Paul-Émile Borduas

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Thu, 30 May 2013 11:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Paysage à Pont-Aven by Paul Sérusier

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Thu, 30 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Mr. and Mrs. William Croscup's Painted Room by Unknown (Canadian - early 19th century ?)

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Thu, 30 May 2013 12:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Paysage à Pont-Aven by Paul Sérusier

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Thu, 30 May 2013 5:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Soeur Saint-Alphonse by Antoine Plamondon

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Thu, 30 May 2013 5:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: The Pianist by Liubov Popova

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Thu, 30 May 2013 6:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Soeur Saint-Alphonse by Antoine Plamondon

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Thu, 30 May 2013 6:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Gala and the Angelus of Millet Immediately Preceding the Arrival of the Conic Anamorphoses by Salvador Dalí

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Fri, 31 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Fri, 31 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

Fri, 31 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

The Noble Art of the Carracci and their School: A Selection of Drawings and Prints

Fri, 31 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

The work of the illustrious Carracci family — brothers Annibale and Agostino and their cousin Ludovico — represents the finest achievement of Bolognese art. They rose to artistic prominence in the last quarter of the 16th century, and their joint search for a nobler form of painting led to an artistic reform that overthrew the prevailing Mannerist idealism, thereby practically initiating the Baroque. Their historical importance resides not only in their own pioneering work and ground-breaking aesthetic standpoint, but also in their lofty commitment to teaching and to elevating art. The significance of the Accademia degli Incamminati (“academy of those who are making progress”), which they founded, is illustrated in this installation in the work of their leading pupils, among whom Guercino and Guido Reni are the most prominent. Though religious and mythological representations were central to their production, other genres such as landscape and caricature are also in evidence in this selection of twenty works on paper.

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

Fri, 31 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Fri, 31 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Docent's Choice(french)

Fri, 31 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Ptarmigan Vase by George Paulding Farnham

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Fri, 31 May 2013 11:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Rivière du nord by Tom Thomson

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent's Choice(french)

Fri, 31 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Eve, the Serpent, and Death by Hans (called Grien) Baldung

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Meet the Curator

Fri, 31 May 2013 12:15:00 -0400

Visit Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada with the curator of the exhibition Philip Dombowsky. In English with bilingual question period.

This exhibition presents a selection of Canadian bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, the work of Canada’s leading bookplate designers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Docent's Choice(french)

Fri, 31 May 2013 12:30:00 -0400

Featured artwork for this talk: Rivière du nord by Tom Thomson

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

The International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

The National Gallery of Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts and private philanthropists from across the country are partnering to organize the Canadian representation at the 55th Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition in 2013. Over 80 countries will showcase official entries this year.

With the selection of Toronto artist Shary Boyle, Canada is sending one of its most acclaimed artists to represent the country on the world stage. One of the nation’s most innovative artists, she works in a variety of media, including drawing, painting, sculpture, installation and performance. Blending historical narratives and fantastical fictions with her own personal impressions, she creates imaginary worlds that elicit a range of psychological and emotional responses.

Docent's Choice

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:00:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Artissimo

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Weekends and statutory holidays
From 11 am to 4 pm

A family art adventure located in the Great Hall. Hands-on activities. Free with museum admission.

Docent's Choice (French)

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 1:00:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice (French)

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 1:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Docent's Choice

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 11:00:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Artissimo

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Weekends and statutory holidays
From 11 am to 4 pm

A family art adventure located in the Great Hall. Hands-on activities. Free with museum admission.

Docent's Choice (French)

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 11:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 1:00:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice (French)

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 1:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Docent's Choice

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:00:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice (French)

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice (French)

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Docent's Choice

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:00:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice (French)

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice (French)

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

2012–13 Research Fellowship Program presentations

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 2:00:00 -0400

Two presentations by Fellows from the 2012-13 Research Fellowship Program. In English with bilingual discussion

Elisabeth Otto, Fellowship in Canadian Art: Carr on wheels: Emily Carr’s 1895 sketchbook ‘A Bicycle Trip along the Cowichan’.

Katie Cholette, Fellowship in Canadian Art: Entering a New Era: The National Gallery’s relationship with Halifax, London and Vancouver during the 1960s and 1970s.

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Docent's Choice

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:00:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice (French)

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice (French)

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

Docent's Choice

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:00:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice (French)

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice (French)

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice (French)

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 5:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 5:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 6:00:00 -0400

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens, by curator Christopher Etheridge.

In English with bilingual question period.

Docent's Choice (French)

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 6:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 6:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Docent's Choice

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:00:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice (French)

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice (French)

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

Artissimo

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Weekends and statutory holidays
From 11 am to 4 pm

A family art adventure located in the Great Hall. Hands-on activities. Free with museum admission.

Docent's Choice

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 11:00:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice (French)

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 11:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 1:00:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice (French)

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 1:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

Artissimo

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Weekends and statutory holidays
From 11 am to 4 pm

A family art adventure located in the Great Hall. Hands-on activities. Free with museum admission.

Docent's Choice

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:00:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice (French)

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 1:00:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Docent's Choice (French)

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 1:30:00 -0400

These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

Docent’s Choice artworks for a given month are posted to the calendar approximately one week prior to 1^st of the month.

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

So You Want To Be An Artist?

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400

The National Gallery of Canada will exhibit the 12 finalist artworks submitted to So You Want To Be An Artist? and that garnered the most votes online this winter. The annual contest is open to all Canadians aged 16 to 19 and showcases their creativity. A jury appointed by the NGC will evaluate the artworks based on: the clarity of the theme and message; originality and imaginativeness; and the thought and feeling provoked in the viewer. Winners will be announced mid-June.

Contest details, rules, and info on the jury and prizes is available at www.soyouwanttobeanartist.ca

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0400