September 4, 2026: The advisory, first issued by GBPH on Aug. 27, 2026, will remain in place over the Labour Day long weekend as water-sampling results continue to show bacterial levels exceeding Ontario Ministry of Health standards for swimming/bathing.

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Gallery Closed for Exhibition Installation - The Tom Thomson Art Gallery will be closed September 14 - 18 for exhibition installation. We will resume regular hours September 19, 10am - 5pm.

Current Exhibitions

A small oil sketch depicting a calm lake in the foreground and a low, tree-covered shoreline stretching across the horizon. Heavy grey clouds fill most of the sky, painted with sweeping brushstrokes that emphasize texture and movement. The subdued palette conveys an overcast, atmospheric day in the Canadian wilderness.

June 27, 2026 - January 2, 2027

Forecast – June to January

An abstract figurative print dominated by warm brown, ochre, and amber tones. Interlocking human forms emerge from layered washes, gestural marks, and textured passages, with limbs and torsos overlapping in a compressed composition. The image balances recognizable bodily shapes with expressive abstraction, creating a sense of movement, intimacy, and transformation.

July 4, 2026 - September 12, 2026

Markle: Content is Just a Glimpse

A large floor-based mixed-media installation composed of two irregular sheets of brown amate paper joined by black lacing across a central opening. Concentric circular patterns, stitched marks, geometric motifs, and gilded elements radiate across the surface. Braided textile forms outline the perimeter, creating the appearance of a ceremonial map or cosmological diagram viewed from above.

July 4, 2026 - October 3, 2026

Michelle Peraza – Tú eres mi otro yo: Mundos, Mundo, Worlds

Upcoming Exhibitions

September 19, 2026 - January 2, 2027

A History of Reverence

Past Exhibitions

A darkened gallery space featuring a large freestanding projection structure displaying close-up footage of a flowering serviceberry shrub. The projected image wraps across two sides of the structure, filling the room with soft blue and green tones. Handwritten text and a botanical illustration are visible on the wall behind the installation.

April 25, 2026 - June 27, 2026

Liz Zetlin: More Than Human – a year in my garden

An installation view of the Emergence exhibition showing a bright blue feature wall displaying a series of black-and-white portrait prints arranged in a horizontal line. On the adjacent white wall, a large colourful painting of a standing figure is displayed, creating a contrast between monochromatic and vividly coloured works.

April 18, 2026 - June 20, 2026

Emergence 2026 — Local High School Art Exhibition

Gallery view of Forecast with Tom Thomson paintings and display cases.

January 24, 2026 - June 20, 2026

Forecast - January to June

Installation view of Harold Klunder: The Dance of Life

January 24, 2026 - April 11, 2026

Harold Klunder: The Dance of Life

Installation view of Bianca Artemida Nam's exhibition Where the Willows Weep and Orchids Dream. Photo credit: Becky Comber.

October 11, 2025 - January 10, 2026

Bianca Artemida Nam: Where the Willows Weep and Orchids Dream

Installation view of Convergence 2025. Photo credit: Becky Comber.

October 18, 2025 - January 10, 2026

Convergence: Juried Art Exhibition

Installation view of All the Calm and Calamity. Photo credit: Becky Comber.

June 21, 2025 - January 10, 2026

All the Calm and Calamity

Installation view of Only Human. Photo credit: Becky Comber.

June 28 - October 4, 2025

Only Human

Installation view of Ctrl + Alt + Delete. Photo credit: Becky Comber.

June 28 - October 4, 2025

Ctrl + Alt + Delete

Installation view of Soft Futures. Photographed by Becky Comber.

April 5 - June 22, 2025

Soft Futures

Installation view of An Everyday Utility. Photographed by Becky Comber.

April 5 - June 22, 2025

Nicholas Hornyansky: An Everyday Utility

Installation view of Safekeeping. Photographed by Becky Comber.

April 5 - June 15, 2025

Safekeeping

Installation view of Tom Thomson: Homecoming. Photographed by Becky Comber.

June 8, 2024 - January 4, 2025

Tom Thomson: Homecoming

Installation view of Bonnie Devine: Land in War. Photo credit: Becky Comber.

September 28, 2024 - January 4, 2025

Bonnie Devine: Land in War

Installation view of The Mark of Community: Works from the Collection. Photo credit: Becky Comber.

September 21, 2024 - January 4, 2025

The Mark of Community: Works from the Collection

Installation view of Creative Pathways. Photo credit: Becky Comber.

September 21, 2024 - January 4, 2025

Creative Pathways: Celebrating the Neurodivergent Community

Installation view of work by Michael Belmore. Photographed by Becky Comber.

June 22 - September 21, 2024

Michael Belmore: gawaatebiishin

Installation view of Gordon Monahan - Sonic Shadows: Imagined Soundscapes for Tom Thomson. Photographed by Becky Comber.

June 15 - September 14, 2024

Gordon Monahan - Sonic Shadows: Imagined Soundscapes for Tom Thomson

Installation view of Soheila Esfahani: Are you buying these with loonies or toonies?. Photographed by Becky Comber.

March 9 - June 16, 2024

Soheila Esfahani: Are you buying these with loonies or toonies?

Installation view of Racquel Rowe: Saltwater Cures All. Photographed by Becky Comber.

March 23 - June 2, 2024

Racquel Rowe: Saltwater Cures All

Installation view of Enigma. Photographed by Becky Comber.

December 2 - June 2, 2024

Enigma

840 1st Ave W

Owen Sound, ON N4K 4K4

Phone: 519-376-1932

About the TOM

Visitor Information

Gallery Hours:

Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 5:00

Sunday - Monday Closed

Tom Thomson Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges our operational supporters: