Dear Colleagues,

As you know, the AGO’s 10-year vision is to lead global conversations from Toronto through extraordinary collections, exhibitions and programs and by reflecting the people who live here.

There are four key elements to the vision, with three elements already in process:

• Collection – we will strengthen our Collection through donations and increased acquisition and endowment funds.
  • Exhibitions & Programs – we will export Canadian content and perspectives to inform global conversations, and import culture to be the partner of choice for the world’s leading art museums.
  • Audience – we will grow and diversify our audiences and remain vibrant and relevant to them today and in the future.

Planning for the fourth element is underway. We are in the planning stage of an exciting new expansion project – AGO Global Contemporary – to create additional exhibition space for our growing Modern & Contemporary collection. The Board of Trustees has approved the preliminary stage of the project – to begin the design process and create a fundraising strategy for this project.

There is a lot of work to be done, and this is not public information, but something to be excited about. More to come.

Stephan