Greetings from Halifax,

I am currently on the East Coast for the first time meeting with my counterparts at the Canadian Art Museum Directors Organization (CAMDO) Spring Conference.

One of our Lawren Harris paintings, Miners’ Houses, Glace Bay, is also in Nova Scotia as part of an exhibition honouring the centenary of Davis Day (Nova Scotia’s commemoration of miners who have died on the job) at Eltuek Arts Centre. You can read about the AGO artwork in this Globe and Mail article from earlier this week.

I am reminded regularly of the AGO’s connections locally and globally. A newer reminder is the video install in Granovsky Gluskin (GG) Hall that maps AGO artworks on loan worldwide. It puts into context the far-reaching impact of our work. Check it out if you have not already.

Take care,

Stephan