ðə pˈeɪntɚz kˈeɪm tə nˈæʃənəl ɐtˈɛnʃən wɛn blˈoːɹ ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd "ðə mˈeɪ ʃˈoʊ" nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti, fˈiːtʃɚɹɪŋ fˈaɪv ʌvðə sˈɪɾi ˈɛs mˈoʊst pɹˈɑːmɪnənt ˈæbstɹækt ˈɑːɹɾɪsts ænd ˌɑːɹkɪtˈɛktʃɚɹəl dɹˈɔːɪŋz ænd mˈɑːdəlz baɪ ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛkt klˈɪfɚd wˈiːnz ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð skˈʌlptʃɚz baɪ wˈʊlfɹæm nˈiːsən, tə kˌoʊɪnsˈaɪd wɪððə mˈiːɾɪŋ ʌvðə kɐnˈeɪdiən mjuːzˈiəmz ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən.
The painters came to national attention when Bloore organized "The May Show" (1960), featuring five of the city`s most prominent abstract artists and architectural drawings and models by architect Clifford Wiens along with sculptures by Wolfram Niessen, to coincide with the meeting of the Canadian Museums Association.