MacLaren Art Centre

37 Mulcaster Street, Barrie ON L4M 3M2
hours: Mon-Fri 10-5, Wed 10-7, Sat & Sun 10-4. Closed on statutory holidays: Canada Day, August Civic Holiday (closed Jul 1, 2 and Aug 6, 2018), Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Victoria Day. Open Family Day & Easter Monday.
admission: suggested $5.
T: 705 721 9696
[email protected]
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Exhibitions & events

Jun 30-Oct 28, 2018 | reception Thur 5 Jul, 7-9pm:

Settling in Place: Aylan Couchie, Martha Griffith, Charmaine Lurch. This group exhibition features contemporary installations con ... more

Jul 5-Oct 28, 2018 | reception Thur 5 Jul, 7-9pm:

Mary Anne Barkhouse: The Interlopers. Celebrated regional artist Mary Anne Barkhouse presents a new installation featuring ... more

Jul 5-Nov 25, 2018 | reception Thur 5 Jul, 7-9pm:

Robert Houle: Quillwork I-VII. These seven paintings on panel combine gestural forms, vivid colour fields and quill work, evocati ... more

Jul 14-Oct 28, 2018:

Akira Komoto: Seeing. Featuring photographs of hand-painted constructions designed to fade into the Japanese landscape, Akira ... more

Wed 19 Sep 2018, 10:30am:

Curatorial talk by Andrea Fatona, in the Carnegie Room of the MacLaren Art Centre. Admission FREE.

Thur 27 Sep 2018, 10:30am:

Artist talk by Mary Anne Barkhouse, in Georgian College Campus Gallery. Admission FREE.

Fri 28 Sep 2018, 12:15-1pm:

Art for Lunch 2018. [...]. Admission: FREE.[...]. Sep 28: Toronto Art Book Fair Director and Co-Founder Maxine Proctor will discuss how artists' books are an accessible mode for the distribution of ideas and knowledge. In ... more

Weekends 10am-4pm:

Informal tours of our current exhibitions are available for visitors on request during gallery hours. On weekends between 10am and 4pm you'll find our Gallery Attendants upstairs; they are happy to lead you on a tour and answer any question you have!

By appointment:

Gallery tours may be booked for groups of all interests and sizes, including camp, school, special interest and families, and are available year-round (except statutory holidays). 705 721 9696 or email [email protected]

(See also Community Courses – click here).