Arts and Culture in the Hall

Art and Culture in the Hall is an exhibition program that celebrates local artistic and creative talent. Exhibitions are updated throughout the year, showcasing artworks, projects and collections from artists, cultural organizations and groups in Durham Region.

View the exhibition space at City Hall, in Oshawa, Ontario, outside City Council chambers.

Current exhibition

Visit Art & Culture in the Hall to see exhibitions created by students from Ontario Tech University and Durham College.

• Ontario Tech University exhibition:
  • This exhibit showcases a collection of artworks created by students in the Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies program at Ontario Tech University. These pieces were created in a course called The Power of Art: Advancing Equity through the Creative Process, taught by Dr. Anna Rodrigues. This course examines the connections between education, social justice and the creative process by engaging students in critical discussions, theoretical inquiry and arts-based projects to build awareness of social justice issues.
• Durham College exhibition:
• Like all visionary explorers, the students in Durham College’s Fine Arts Advanced program are involved in a continual process of identifying and studying meaningful subjects that pertain to their own evolving bodies of work. They first research, then develop strategies unique to their individual practice through diverse studio experimentation, all the while learning to define and focus their personal interests. The works on view here are to be considered preliminary aspects from an upcoming and larger thesis exhibition entitled “Emerging Visions” at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery running from May 2 to June 8.