The Gardiner Museum is open seven days a week. Explore our permanent collection, discover special exhibitions, get hands-on with clay in our studios, dine, shop, and more.
Enter an immersive world created by Montreal-based artist Karine Giboulo, brought to life by over 500 miniature polymer clay figures that tell stories about our most urgent social issues, from the pandemic to the climate crisis. It will delight visitors of all ages!
Registration for our popular March Break camps opens to Gardiner Friends on January 23 and to the general public on January 25. From March 13 - 17, kids and teens can explore the Museum and get creative with clay in our pottery studios!
Experience the Gardiner's world-renowned collection, in person and online. From Chinese porcelain to contemporary Canadian ceramics, discover the people and histories behind the objects.
Everyone can love clay! Become a Gardiner Friend and enjoy the benefits, including unlimited admission, advanced clay class registration, invitations to exhibition previews and special events, discounts on lectures and classes, and more.
Presented by the Gardiner Museum, the 3rd annual RBC Emerging Artist People’s Choice Award recognizes the artist whose work receives the most votes from the participating public with a $10,000 cash prize.
The Artists
Robin DuPont (British Columbia) Michael Flaherty (Newfoundland) Monica Mercedes Martinez (Manitoba) Amélie Proulx (Quebec) WINNER Linda Sormin (Ontario)
The Nominating Commitee
Katrina Chaytor, Ceramics Faculty, Alberta College of Art + Design, Calgary, Alberta Bruce Cochrane, Ceramic artist, Mississauga, Ontario and former head of ceramics, Sheridan Institute, Oakville, Ontario Gloria Hickey, Curator and writer on Crafts, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador Jean-Pierre Labiau, Curator of Exhibitions and Decorative Arts, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Québec City, Québec Grace Nickel, Professor of Ceramics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Supported by:
RBC Foundation