CMA Outstanding Achievement
Research
For research activities carried out in museums or applied to museum practice that contributes to the development of new knowledge and understanding.
McMichael Canadian Art Collection
"Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven landscape painters have had an indisputable impact upon Canadian identity and art. The McMichael Canadian Art Collection’s exhibition and publication seamlessly celebrate and showcase these artists in a contemporary way. A century after the Group of Seven’s inaugural exhibition, A Like Vision: The Group of Seven at 100 studies these artists and their works from multiple perspectives, including the voice of contemporary Indigenous and settler artists, filmmakers, environmentalists, musicians, novelists, historians, scholars and art critics.
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The resulting lavish hardcover book examines the impact the Group of Seven had on creating Canadian identity with their colourful and sensuously painted landscapes, be they of the mountains of British Columbia or the dramatic cliffs of Algoma and shining Lake Superior waters, in northern Ontario. The McMichael Canadian Art Collection has presented a heartfelt tribute the Group of Seven and its substantial impact on Canadian arts and culture.
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“We are delighted to receive this award,” writes McMichael Chief Curator Sarah Milroy. “The McMichael's collection of works by the Group of Seven and Tom Thomson is truly outstanding, with remarkable depth and variety. We honour the task of reinterpreting their magnificent works for the audiences of today and tomorrow and demonstrating their far-reaching impact on the Canadian imagination." |