Education

The Tom Thomson Art Gallery is currently restructuring our in-person Educational Program offerings to better serve our schools, students and community. We will be offering students from grades K to 12 engaging in-person tours of our Tom Thomson exhibition as well our contemporary exhibitions with options of an accompanying studio activity. We are focused on creating interactive, impactful, and memorable experiences for all of our school visitors.

All of our educational programs are developed to meet the Ontario Ministry of Education Curriculum standards with strong connections to Visual Arts, Language Arts, Environmental Education, Social Studies and more! 

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As a dynamic place where artists and audiences can meet and flourish, the Tom Thomson Art Gallery provides enriching experiences through art for a range of visitors of all ages. Exhibitions are accompanied by informative materials and scheduled tours are conducted by trained docents — all designed to bring a new dimension to visitors’ enjoyment and appreciation of art and its creation.

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The Tom Thomson Art Gallery, in partnership with the Reach Centre Grey Bruce and Georgian Bay School of the Arts, invites local artists who self-identify as neurodivergent to submit up to 5 artworks to be showcased in a juried art exhibition at the Art Gallery from September 21, 2024 – January 4, 2025. The theme of this group show is “community” and artwork should offer individual interpretation of this topic. This project aims to unite artists, break down barriers, challenge stereotypes, and highlight the immense talent and creative energy of neurodivergent artists in our region.

There will be a panel of 6 Jurors:

Aidan Ware, Director and Chief Curator, Tom Thomson Art Gallery

Jennifer Miller, Executive Director, Reach Centre Grey Bruce

Morag Budgeon, Executive Director, Georgian Bay School of the Arts

Marc Matei, Art Facilitator, Reach Centre Grey Bruce

Shannon Bingeman, Assistant Curator, Tom Thomson Art Gallery

Heather McLeese, Curator of Public Projects & Education, Tom Thomson Art Gallery

SCHEDULE:
Deadline for submission
July 15, 2024 at 5:00pm
Notification of acceptance
July 31, 2024
Delivery of accepted artwork by
September 1, 2024
Opening Reception:
September 28, 2024 at 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Exhibition Runs:
September 21, 2024 – January 4, 2025

To download a submission form to apply, click |HERE|

In September the Gallery hosted a community initiative called Living Histories Photo Sharing Project, a day connecting members of the public with local historian Richard J. Thomas to share their historic photographs of Owen Sound and related stories.

Local resident Bill Morrison brought in a collection of historic photographs that surprisingly included possible images of Tom Thomson. According to Bill, and as passed down verbally in his family, his great-grandfather William Morrison was good friends with Thomson at the turn of the 19th century – family lore indicates that William and Thomson shared a mutual love of fishing, hunting, and the outdoors. 

Highlighted in the banner above are some photographs the family members believe were taken by William Morrison of his friend Tom Thomson. We invite you to compare these images to the known images of Thomson and decide for yourself…

The 'Is It Tom?' form has concluded.  Please stay tuned for results.