Hello everyone,

There is nothing like the brain fog and fatigue of jet lag to humble you during a busy week. It is good to be back in Toronto after a successful AGO trip to Seoul.

A highlight of this week was celebrating the 5th anniversary of the Department of the Arts of Global Africa and the Diaspora with Committee members and the Curatorial team. This collecting area was established in 2020 to celebrate the creativity and excellence of artists from Africa and its diasporas. There have been many wonderful additions to the collection, including Moments Contained by Thomas J Price, Moko Jumbie by Zak Ové, Union des Esprits Sirenes by Myrlande Constant, and Written in the Sky by Naudline Pierre, to name a few.

Also this week, we continued our celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Photography Department with a Supporters Event for Collective Visions in Walker Court. With some 70,000 objects, the photography collection is central to the AGO collection and mission.   

Finally, I got a sneak peek of Ranbir Sidhu: No Limits, opening December 11. It will be amazing.

Take care,