Hello Everyone,

First, I want to extend a big thank you to our capable team in the Contact Centre that has been fielding several hundred questions related to the recent ransomware attack. This is not easy work and they are doing it well.

Thank you also to all of you – staff and volunteers – who participated in our values focus groups, organized earlier this Fall by the Joint Working Committee (JWC). Your suggestions and opinions on how we evolve the culture of the AGO are extremely valuable. Members of the JWC are reviewing the values that came out of those focus groups and will develop a plan for how we best express these and bring them to life in our everyday work. We hope to put these values into practice and policy in early 2025.

A reminder that this weekend, Members enjoy early access to Light Years: The Phil Lind Gift. We also celebrate Pacita Abad with E&P events, including a Roundtable Conversation.

Finally, I want to acknowledge a sad loss for the AGO. Pat Munson passed away recently. He was a long-serving volunteer in the Marvin Gelber Print & Drawing Study Centre. I will miss his enthusiasm for the AGO and his habit of purchasing multiple boxes of donuts to share liberally.

Take care,

Stephan