Frederick Hagan Ladder Series

Date(s)
  • Oct 31, 2026, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Event type
Town Event

Frederick Hagan (1918–2003) remains one of Canada’s most vital yet distinct voices in graphic arts, a master lithographer who served as the Head of Printmaking at the Ontario College of Art (now OCAD University) for nearly three decades. Hagan approached art through a lens of profound empathy for human labour, existential struggle, and social observation. 

Ladders features 13 lithographs by Frederick Hagan that explore human consciousness and vulnerability through social, existential, and personal symbolism. Like much of Hagan’s work, these prints are deeply autobiographical. Informed by his background in carpentry, ladders serve as central symbols of creation and shifting states of mind. Throughout the series, they invite viewers to consider human connection and empathy as pathways to personal revelation.

Exhibit Dates

Dates: September 8 to October 31, 2026

Exclusion dates: October 2-5, 2026 for Art Walk

Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 11 to 6 p.m.

Sunday and Monday: Closed

Location/Address
Old Town Hall (460 Botsford Street)
Image
Frederick Hagan artwork of robed man on a ladder surrounded by jester like figures. Art exhibit information displayed on top in white text