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Events & Programs

Explore our upcoming and past programs

Past Events & Programs

Onsite Gallery & Doris McCarthy Gallery
  • June 25, 2022 - 12 – 4 pm

Onsite Gallery & DMG Bus Tour

Following a talk about Kablusiak's digital mural at Onsite Gallery, free shuttle bus departs to DMG for the closing reception for 'Now You See Me'
  • June 25, 2022 - 2 – 4 pm

Now You See Me Public Closing Reception
Doris McCarthy Gallery / U of T Scarborough Valley Trail
  • June 25, 2022 - 1 – 2 pm

BIPOC in Nature: Highland Creek Valley Walk with Sheniz Janmohamed

Inspired by works in Now You See Me, this gentle sensory walk through the Highland Creek Valley includes reflection around BIPOC relationships with nature, and the opportunity to create nature art.
Cedar Ridge Creative Centre, 225 Confederation Drive, Scarborough
  • June 22, 2022 - 7 – 9 pm

Spaces of Conflict and Contemplation Public Reception

Celebrating the DMG's annual student exhibition at Cedar Ridge Gallery
Online program
  • June 8, 2022 - 1 – 2 pm

Artist Talk by Chun Hua Catherine Dong

Part of the Visiting Artist Lecture Series, co-presented by the Doris McCarthy Gallery and Studio Art program, Department of Arts, Culture & Media
BV340, Bladen Wing, U of T Scarborough
  • June 1, 2022

Artist Talk by soJin Chun

Part of the Visiting Artist Lecture Series, co-presented by the Doris McCarthy Gallery and Studio Art program, Department of Arts, Culture & Media

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this talk (originally scheduled on May 25) has been rescheduled for Wednesday, June 1.
ONLINE PROGRAM
  • May 30, 2022 - 1 – 2 pm

Chai and Talk

Conversation about art, food & culture, and the debut of a poem written by Sheniz Janmohamed in response to Mariam Magsi's work
  • June 4, 2022 - 2 – 3 pm

Now You See Me Curatorial Tours

In-person, drop-in exhibition tours led by curator Sandy Saad-Smith
Online program
  • May 6, 2022 - 5 – 7 pm

#CripRitual Remote Access Dance Party

Co-presented by the Doris McCarthy Gallery and Tangled Art + Disability

#CripRitual online programming continues with this fully accessible Remote Access Dance Party, featuring artist-led DJ sets and performances!
Online program
  • March 29, 2022 - 6 – 7 pm

Drawing Selfie Self-Portraits Workshop with Malcolm & Maria Corley and Critical Design Lab

Co-presented by the Doris McCarthy Gallery and Tangled Art + Disability

Hands-on workshop explores the crip ritual of self-representation through self-portraiture
Online program
  • March 26, 2022 - 1 – 2:30 pm

Exquisite Collaboration Workshop with Cassidy Bankson and Dawn McLeod

Co-presented by the Doris McCarthy Gallery and Tangled Art + Disability

Collaborative artmaking workshop modelled after the drawing game of Exquisite Corpse
Online program
  • March 17, 2022 - 1 – 2 pm

#CripRitual Panel Discussion: Repetition and Pace

Co-presented by the Doris McCarthy Gallery and Tangled Art + Disability

A conversation about repetition and pace in relation to experiences of disability and ableism with artists Leena Raudvee, Jess Watkin, and Sara Prisma Williston, moderated by Amanda Cachia
Online program
  • March 8, 2022 - 7 – 8 pm

No-Sew Fashion and Performance Workshop with Sky Cubacub

Co-presented by the Doris McCarthy Gallery and Tangled Art + Disability

Hands-on workshop inviting participants to reimagine their wardrobe through a no-sew method and accessibility lens
Online program
  • March 1, 2022 - 1 – 2 pm

#CripRitual Panel Discussion: Negotiation and Resistance

Co-presented by the Doris McCarthy Gallery and Tangled Art + Disability

A conversation about resisting and negotiating ableism with artists Fran Ledonio Flaherty, Alex Haagaard, and RA Walden, moderated by Eliza Chandler
Online program
  • February 24, 2022 - 1 – 2 pm

Introduction to De'VIA: Art & the Deaf Experience

Co-presented by the Doris McCarthy Gallery and Tangled Art + Disability

An artist talk and introduction to Deaf View/Image Art (De'VIA) by Deaf Canadian Persian painter and sculptor Maryam Hafizirad
Highland Creek Valley Land Trail
  • November 4, 2021 - 1 – 2 pm

'Quieting' Walk: A Settler History of the U of T Scarborough Campus

Guided walk of the Highland Creek Valley exploring the political history of the Williams Treaties and 'quieting' of an Indigenous presence
Highland Creek Valley Land Trail
  • October 27, 2021 - 1 – 3 pm

'The Space Between Waves' Walk

Walk led by Wave Art Collective through the Highland Creek Valley, addressing migration & identity through music, discussion & activities
UTSC Campus Farm
  • October 22, 2021 - 12 – 3 pm

Introduction to Indigenous agriculture: Planting Before Winter

Hosted by Indigenous plant/agricultural knowledge keeper Isaac Crosby, the UTSC Campus Farm, and the Dept. of Sociology in partnership with the Doris McCarthy Gallery

Hands-on workshop open to the U of T Scarborough community, to learn about Indigenous agricultural techniques by helping to plant cold crops for the next growing season
Online program
  • December 7, 2021 - 5:30 – 7:30 pm

Three-Thirty Book Club

Presented in partnership with the U of T Scarborough Library

A series of guided online discussions about selected works of literature, engaging with and expanding on themes in the exhibition 'Three-Thirty'
Malvern Town Centre
  • October 6, 2021 - 6 – 6:30 pm

Artist Talk by Esmond Lee @ Malvern Town Centre

Public, outdoor artist talk by photographer Esmond Lee about his installation 'Gods Among Us' at Malvern Town Centre
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Doris McCarthy Gallery
University of Toronto Scarborough
1265 Military Trail
Toronto, ON, M1C 1A4

Located on the upper level of the Academic Resource Centre at U of T Scarborough.

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    Closed

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  • Tue

    11 am - 4 pm

  • Wed

    11 am - 7 pm

  • Thu

    11 am - 4 pm

  • Fri

    11 am - 4 pm

  • Sat

    11 am - 5 pm

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The gallery is wheelchair accessible. We provide large print versions of the floor plan and interpretive materials and/or large print labels.

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