Hello Everyone,
Thank you to all who attended the Town Hall in celebration of the AGO’s 125th Birthday this past Monday. I hope you enjoyed the presentations and cupcakes as much as I did! I told a personal story about my daughter Monique and I meeting the artist Rita Letendre at the opening of Rita Letendre: Fire and Light in 2017. Monique was about 10 and Rita was about 90 (photo below). It made me think that when Monique is 90, the AGO will be celebrating its 200th anniversary!
This coming week the museum will enjoy having all of the summer art camp kids and volunteers in the galleries. These kids are our future, and the reality is that museums that thrive invest time and attention into audiences of all ages. All of you contribute to making this happen here, so thank you.
Happy Canada Day,
Stephan