The Robert McLaughlin Gallery

The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (RMG) is the largest public art gallery in Durham Region, located in downtown Oshawa and in the treaty lands of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. The RMG was founded in 1967 after an exhibition of work by local artists at a commercial space on Simcoe Street demonstrated the need for a more permanent home for the arts. The McLaughlin family offered significant financial support and works from their own private collection to establish the RMG as a public art gallery for the City of Oshawa. The RMG proudly holds Canada’s largest collection of works by Painters 11, because of significant donations to the Permanent Collection by artist and wife of Ewart McLaughlin, Alexandra Luke. Today, our collection of over 4,700 works focuses on telling the continuing story of Canadian abstraction. _x000D_
_x000D_
We believe that art cultivates connected and caring communities. As an artist-centered and community-oriented public art gallery in Durham Region, we bring people from diverse backgrounds together to engage with art that inspires new perspectives, generates meaningful conversations, and creates a sense of belonging. We build relationships with diverse artists and communities through art. The RMG works in collaboration with artists, partners, and audiences to present dynamic and inspiring collections, exhibitions, and programs in an inclusive and equitable environment._x000D_