Dive into a new year filled with inspiration at PAMA!

BRAMPTON, ON (January 9, 2025) – Is your 2025 New Year’s resolution to prioritize your mental health and embrace new experiences? Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA) invites you to discover local art, explore history and participate in inspiring monthly programming. On Thursday, January 16, enjoy a special performance with the Brampton Folk Club. Keep the inspiration going into February with two dynamic arts panel discussions, where you can meet and learn from local artists featured in PAMA’s newest exhibitions.

Explore Winter Exhibitions

Thursday evenings, Saturdays and Sundays ask for a personal tour with one of our Visitor Service Guides!

• Apple a Day presented on PAMA’s outdoor banners
• David Blackwood: Ode to Newfoundland
• In Love and In Art: Jim Reid, Gina Rorai, Peggy Taylor Reid and David Urban
• Youth on Reconciliation
• All Aboard! The Railways of Peel
• Stories of Home: Finding Community and Belonging in Peel
• Unveiling Ability: Empowerment Through Art
• Beauty and Wonder: Deepa Wagh’s Sand Collection - Last chance to see the exhibition before it closes Feb. 9
• Banquets and Belonging: Diasporic celebrations in the Greater Toronto Area - Last chance to see the exhibition before it closes Feb. 2
• This is How We Do It: Creating Museum Exhibitions
• Yours to Discover: Sights/Sites of Peel Region
• Behind the Bars: The History of the Peel County Jail
• Sedna: Inuit Goddess of the Sea

Winter Programming

• DIY Studio Time
  Saturdays and Sundays, 1 – 4:30 p.m.
  Explore exhibitions and connect over self-guided art projects that inspire creativity. Do-it-yourself studio time activities change every month. 
  
  January activity: Explore the creativity of museum curation as you make your own miniature museum collage. Connected to PAMA’s This is How We Do It exhibition.
   
• Music Night featuring the Brampton Folk Club
  Thursday, Jan 16, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
  Enjoy the musical talents of local artists and explore our historic spaces with an intimate concert experience featuring the Brampton Folk Club.
  
  Scheduled program: “All Aboard! A Musical Travelogue” features music inspired by the history of rail travel and PAMA's exhibition All Aboard! The Railways of Peel.
  
  Included in general admission. Members are free. Recommended for adults, but all music lovers are welcome.
   
• Artist Talk: In Love and In Art Exhibition 
  Saturday, Feb. 1, 2 – 3:30 p.m. 
  Join Art Curator Sharona Adamowicz-Clements in conversation with artists Jim Reid, Gina Rorai, Peggy Taylor Reid and David Urban to discuss their works and the unique dynamics of being artistic couples. How have their personal relationships influenced their creative output?
   
• Artist Talk: Apple A Day
  Saturday, Feb. 22, 1 – 2:30 p.m. 
  Join PAMA and the Brampton Arts Organization (BAO) for a conversation about the outdoor banner project titled Apple A Day by local artist Meegan Lim. Her artwork draws attention to food insecurity in today’s economic reality of high inflation and rising cost of living.  

About PAMA

PAMA is a place to explore and learn about Peel region’s diverse culture and heritage highlighting important local, Canadian, and global narratives. Art, artifact, and archival collections, exhibitions, and programs help visitors make new and fascinating connections to the surrounding community. Join us throughout the year for tours, events, workshops, and public programs for all ages. Operated by Peel Region, PAMA is located at 9 Wellington Street East in Brampton. Visit pama.peelregion.ca to learn more. 

Media contact

Jonell George
Marketing Specialist, PAMA
M: 437-249-1576