Black History Month 2025

The Barrie Public Library, in collaboration with UPlift Black, hosts Black History 365, which provides resources, readings, interviews and presentations that allow users to learn about Black history all year long. 

Visit the First Floor Gallery at City Hall (70 Collier Street) to view the current exhibit, The Outline of Black Freedom. The space is open to the public from 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday.

Learn About the Exhibit

This exhibition at the MacLaren Art Centre includes artwork created in the Canvas for Change program, geared to high school students from across Simcoe County who recognize themselves as Black, Caribbean, African, Black Canadian, African American, or of mixed-race descent. Under the guidance of Toronto-based artist mentor Ashante Blackwood, three workshops were hosted on the process of conceptualizing, communicating, and visually representing ideas that are unique to the participants’ own stories and perspectives.

Learn More About the Exhibit