Close Encounters, like the monthly Talk, is a public presentation by the Marvin Gelber Print and Drawing Study Centre (“P&D”). It also has a couple of differences from Talk: it is less frequent, and it is by paid admission.

This Wednesday evening, at 7 p.m., Sarah Milroy will show and discuss the work of Alex Colville. Yes, it’s the  same topic as the Friday  November 8 presentation by Edith Layne at 11 a.m. — and that’s good news if you’re interested in Alex Colville, but can’t make it to the daytime Talk.

Alex Colville: Self and Other

This summer, Sarah Milroy had the poignant task of drafting Colville’s obituary for the Globe and Mail, focusing on themes of mortality and human frailty in his art. Her talk deals with a related theme: the way in which Colville’s haunting works are structured around the tension and space between the self and those we encounter, and the essentially solitary nature of human experience. Join Milroy in exploring a selection of Colville’s prints, drawings and watercolours from the AGO collection.

• Wednesday, 6 November, 7 p.m.; P&D
• AGO members $10; non-members $12; students $8
• purchase ticket in person at the Gallery; online at https://tickets.ago.net ; tel. 416-979-6608