Hello everyone,  

Last night I attended the opening of the Kent Monkman installation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. Kent has a large scale work on view in the Great Hall – below is a snap I took on my phone. It’s wonderful to see an Indigenous/Canadian artist represented in our collection receive this kind of profile.   

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Great Gingerbread Make-Off on Wednesday – especially to the winning Communications team! For those of you who missed it, here is a pic of their winning entry below. I was blown away by the creativity that went into the contest. 

The upcoming holiday season is very busy at the AGO as we welcome our visiting public, Members and Passholders during the final days of the Rubens exhibit. Thank you to PSOs, front of house staff and volunteers here this weekend and in the coming days for ensuring a safe, memorable experience for all of our guests. Thank you to all of you who will be here to complete projects, accept year-end gifts, and plan ahead for exciting activities in 2020. Best holiday wishes to everyone!

Enjoy the weekend,

Stephan

P.S. You are all invited to the “This is the Future AGO Winter Party” on Thursday, January 23 from 5-8pm in Baillie Court. Mark your calendars!