Posts by AnneFleming
2017 Ontario Service Award Winner Profiles: Pat Munson, Prints & Drawings
We asked this year’s award winners a bit about themselves. This week Cara-Lynn Nisenbaum interviews winner Pat Munson, both of Prints & Drawings I personally have had the pleasure of working with Pat in the Print and Drawing Center and can say first hand he definitely deserved to be a recipient of the OSA award […]
2017 Ontario Service Award Winner Profiles: Phyllis Couzin, Prints & Drawings
We asked this year’s award winners a bit about themselves. This week: Phyllis Couzin, Prints & Drawings How did you get started at the AGO? I started at the AGO after returning to Toronto from living abroad for 4 years. I was a bit a loose ends, had developed a personal interest in old master […]
Prints & Drawings Talk for July: The Prints of David Blackwood
This month P&D presents: The Prints of David Blackwood Volunteer Phyllis Couzin will be speaking about the epic visual narratives of Newfoundland artist David Blackwood. Focusing on half a dozen iconic works from the 2011 Black Ice exhibit, Phyllis will discus how Blackwood has spent his artistic life creating a pictoral history of a Newfoundland […]
Artful Conversation for July: The Impressionist Revolution
What: The Impressionist Revolution Many believe that the group of artists in the 19th century who referred to themselves as Impressionists were unique revolutionaries. Until then most artists created works with religious or mythological themes. Romantic pieces were mostly done in their studios. The Impressionists wanted to paint what they saw and outdoors, capturing the fleeting moments of time, […]
2017 Ontario Service Award Winner Profiles: Linda Tyrrell, Info (and Grange) Guide
We asked this year’s award winners a bit about themselves. This week: Info Guide Linda Tyrrell How long have you been at the AGO? What roles have you played here? I first started at the Grange as a costumed interpreter in 1981 and was there until the Grange closed for the Gehry renovation in 2005. […]
Timeraiser app lets you bid on art with volunteer hours instead of cash
Celebrate this Canada Day with some new Canadian art! Timeraiser150 is a Canada 150 Signature Project supporting emerging Canadian artists and nonprofit organizations. Online150 (the virtual equivalent of Timeraiser150) allows Canadians from coast to coast can purchase art by volunteering their time with a nonprofit organization in their local community. Artists are paid for their […]
Wikipedia Edit-a-Thons: Changing Art History, One Entry at a Time
Wikipedia can be a great place to get info about art and artists, but it has long lagged in including women, people of colour and Canadian artists. To remedy this, several organizations, including the AGO, have begun hosting “edit-a-thons” to help increase the diversity of representation on this online research site. Inspired by events in […]
GGs incorporate Canada 150 into Feature Tours
In honour of Canada’s 150th anniversary celebrations, the Tuesday Gallery Guides have devised a series of Feature Tours that touch on Canadian works from the past 150 years. It’s a tour – with a twist. One guide selects the route, then gets other guides to help take turns leading the discussion around each work – […]
Daytime GGs Usher in Summer
Several dozen Daytime Gallery Guides gathered to celebrate the beginning of summer this past week. Hostess Rhonda Katz opened her lush backyard to the group; Chair Marthe Yolleck took care of planning and catering lunch. Staff Coordinator Melissa Smith was presented with a much appreciated vase. The heat abated, the rain held off, and a […]
2017 Ontario Service Award Winner Profiles: Michelle Abrams, Info Guide
We asked this year’s award winners a bit about themselves. This week: Info Guide Michelle Abrams How did you get started at the AGO? The AGO has always been part of my life, in one way or another. When I graduated University and moved back to T.O. I decided that I wanted to volunteer. I […]