Art Bus Tour

Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026

Tour Duration: 2:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Location: Textile Museum of Canada to Art Gallery of Burlington to Cambridge Art Galleries and back to the Textile Museum in Toronto.

Cambridge Art Galleries is pleased to partner with the Textile Museum of Canada and the Art Gallery of Burlington as part of a full-day bus tour on Saturday, September 19, from 2:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Your ticket covers round-trip transportation between Toronto, Burlington and Cambridge, free admission at each gallery, afternoon snacks, and a catered evening reception at Cambridge Art Galleries. See the full itinerary and a description of exhibition programs below.

Cost: $20.00 per registrant plus HST.

Accessibility
The school bus is not accessible, there are 4-5 steps. All three venues are fully wheelchair accessible. Public washrooms are available at each venue.

TRIP PREPARATION

Please enter any dietary restrictions into the notes section of the registration prior to checkout.

Please consider bringing a portable water bottle. Personal belongings are the responsibility of each individual, please do not leave personal items on the bus. 

CANCELLATION POLICY

Cancellations made seven days prior to the trip or fewer will not be refunded.

 Register by 5:00 pm on Thursday, September 17.

LIST OF EXHIBITIONS ON THE TOUR

Textile Museum of Canada

Made By Many: 50 Years of the Textile Museum of Canada

Made by Many is an opportunity to reflect on the Museum’s curatorial direction throughout the past 50 years, showcasing the many approaches, values, and visions that brought these exhibitions to life. The exhibition unfolds across galleries and over 30 exhibitions that trace the Museum’s evolution from the present day back to its beginnings in the 1970s.

Always In Fashion

Curated by Amber-Dawn Bear Robe, Always in Fashion is an immersive exploration of Indigenous design languages and their transformative impact on the fashion landscape of the lands we call Canada and the United States. This exhibition emerges from the urgent need to recognize and celebrate Indigenous designers who are reshaping the industry by reclaiming cultural narratives, innovating with ancestral techniques, and challenging colonial frameworks within fashion.

Learn more on the Textile Museum of Canada website.

Art Gallery of Burlington

Reflecting on themes of intergenerational knowledge and healing, Wiigwasitig / Waskway / Honouring the Birch Tree includes the works of five First Nation artists focusing on Wiigwas (birch bark). Coming from Anishinaabeg and nêhiyawak communities over several generations, the exhibition features bark biting, baskets, wearable art, photography, and film through an intersection of traditional and contemporary forms. The works of Pat Bruderer (Halfmoon Woman), Helen Pelletier, Amber Sandy, Seth Arcand and the late Angelique Merasty are curated by Albany Sutherland, opening conversations on the significance of knowledge systems in sustaining relationships with the Land and kin. 

Learn more on the Art Gallery of Burlington website.

Cambridge Art Galleries

Next in Fibre: Fibreworks 2026 presents the work of ten artists selected from more than 300 submissions from across Canada. The featured artworks reflect a wide range of material and conceptual concerns shaping contemporary fibre art practice. Artists include Maria-Margaretta Cabana Boucher, Négar Devine-Tajgardan, Ioana Dragomir, Margaret Firlotte, Ava Katz, Eva Kolcze, Christy Kunitzky, AJA Louden, Tara Lynn MacDougall, and Sky Weir.

Learn more on the Cambridge Art Galleries website.

 BUS TOUR ITINERARY

Stop 1: Meet at 2:00 pm at the Textile Museum of Canada.

Textile Museum of Canada, 55 Centre Avenue, Toronto, M5G 2H5 

Departs at 2:40 pm for Burlington

Stop 2: Art Gallery of Burlington, 3133 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington, ON L7S 1A9 

Arrives at approx. 3:40 pm in Burlington

Departs at approx. 5:10 pm for Cambridge

Stop 3: Cambridge Public Library, 1 North Square, Cambridge, ON  N1S 2K6

Arrives at approx. 6:00 PM in Cambridge 

Departs at 7:30 pm for Toronto

Arrives back to the start, at the Textile Museum of Canada at approx. 8:30 pm.*
*Please note the Museum will be closed to the public on return. This is only a drop off point.