Arts & Culture

Daddy and Me: The Art of Sybil Rampen and Father, Hugh Salvin Calverley

March 23 – May 21, 2023, at Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre

My father discovered his Artist Within when he was 66. After suffering three strokes, he had the happiest ten years of his life with exhibitions. Come see his fantastic art at  JCHAC!

Timothy Yanick Hunter – Collapse and Incompletion (Upcoming)

June 3 – September 2, 2023, at Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens, 1306 Lakeshore Rd E

Working across painting, sculpture, video, performance, and installation, Toronto-based artist Timothy Yanick Hunter views media as a range of languages that can be drawn upon and experimented with to re-envision storytelling.

LEISURE – Having Ideas by Handling Materials (Upcoming)

June 3 – September 2, 2023, at Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens, 1306 Lakeshore Rd E

For this exhibition, Leisure draws on educational theories articulated by the artist, architect and educator Simon Nicholson, who was the son of well-known artists Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson.

Julia Brown – American Vernacular (Upcoming)

June 3 – September 2, 2023, at Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens, 1306 Lakeshore Rd E

The films, paintings, and photography of Baltimore-based artist Julia Brown have long explored ways of making visible latent social conflicts.

At Home in Bronte Muskoka Chair Display – Winter Edition in Bronte Village

Visitors are invited to bundle up and get outside to walk, push and cycle to Bronte Heritage Waterfront Park and the local business district to see – and use – 100 professionally painted Muskoka chairs. In partnership with ArtHouse Halton, Sheridan College and other local artists, the Bronte BIA has doubled the number of chairs from last winter!

History of Sledge Hockey

Sixteen Mile Sports Complex 

What is sledge hockey? Sledge Hockey of Canada (SHOC) was established over twenty-five years ago. Learn about the history of the sport, the rules of the game and get introduced to some of its leading athletes, some of which call Oakville home.

The Underground Railroad: Next Stop Freedom

Permanent Exhibit at Erchless Estate 

In this exciting and moving multi-media presentation, the ghost of Deborah Brown tells the true story of her heroic flight from a life of slavery in Maryland to her new life of freedom in 19th-century Toronto. Presentation available in French and English.

Freedom, Opportunity and Family: Oakville’s Black History

Permanent Exhibit at Erchless Estate 

Discover the stories of early Black settlers in Oakville including Branson Johnson, a freeborn African-American, who arrived with his family in 1855. His Certificate of Freedom from a Maryland court and the pocket watch in which it was hidden for many years are featured.

I-DYVO – Augmented Reality Art

100 Bronte Road, Unit 10

Our pilot collection weaves the linkage between Autism and Augmented Reality – a layering of sensory perceptions – over the calming creativity of art. This collection is designed to generate awareness for Autism and to showcase the innate and unique talent inside people affected by this commonly misunderstood neurological condition. A cornerstone of our gallery is original pieces created by a great autistic artist – Aiden Lee from Oakville, Ontario.