The Orillia Museum of Art & History (OMAH) annual juried exhibition, Tradition Transformed, was created in recognition of landscape artist and Group of Seven member, Franklin Carmichael, who was born in Orillia. Now in its 22nd year, this juried exhibition calls on artists from across the country to submit work that reimagines the Canadian landscape through the artist’s chosen medium, including but not limited to drawing, painting, sculpture, photography and media arts.
This exhibition, Tradition Transformed asks the question, what does the Canadian landscape mean to you.
This year’s jurors are Amy Bagshaw, Coordinator of the Museum and Gallery Studies Program and Director of the Campus Gallery at the Barrie campus of Georgian College and Sue A. Miller, a past exhibitor in this exhibition. Jurying will take place in late August. They will be tasked to not only select around 50 works, but also a work that they feel best exemplifies Canada’s vast and varied landscape despite its many challenges such as climate change, land claims, and loss of natural habitats.
Submission information can be found on our website here: https://www.orilliamuseum.org/project/2023-tradition-transformed/
There will be a special reception, with an opportunity to meet some of the exhibiting artists on Saturday, October 14. The reception runs from 1 to 3pm with remarks at 1:30pm. The exhibition reception will be followed by a special presentation featuring Daniel Gallay, Consultant Specialist at Heffel Fine Art Auction House in Toronto.
