Posts by AnneFleming
Volunteers Connect at the AGO
Volunteers Connect met at the AGO on May 11. Since its inception in April 2011, the group has grown from 11 member organizations to over 20 and includes a diverse set of organizations from museums, festivals, music, community and government. Semi-annual meetings help facilitate discussion about issues affecting volunteers and volunteer management. Thirty-seven people attended the […]
Prints & Drawings Talk for June: Steichen and Stieglitz: Through the Lens
This month P&D presents: Steichen and Stieglitz: Through the Lens The mentor (Stieglitz) and his disciple (Steichen) aimed their camera’s lenses at the contents of the world, viewing their subjects with deeply differing philosophical and photographic theories. Both men, though, were pioneers of photography as art rather than as merely reportage. This talk will discuss how each […]
2017 Ontario Service Award Winner Profiles: Gallery Guide Felicia Cohen
We asked this year’s award winners a bit about themselves. This week: Gallery Guide Felicia Cohen. (Find the full list of winners here.) How did you get started at the AGO? I started volunteering at the AGO in time for transformation, when I started as an Information Guide, and a year later I trained […]
Artful Conversation for June: The Amazing Half Century
What: The Amazing Half Century This month’s tour looks at the “Amazing Half Century” represented by the works in the newly rehung Modern galleries, most of which fall between 1905 and the late 1950s. The tour will concentrate on the depiction of women, with pieces by Matisse, Kees van Dongen, Augustus John, Modigliani, Picasso, Leger, […]
Prints & Drawings’ Volunteers Annual Holiday Season Gathering – in April!
Although we did not receive many inches of snow this past winter in Toronto, we did get a large snowfall the night P&D volunteers had an evening planned to celebrate the holiday season. P&D volunteers gather each year both at the holiday season and in the warmer summer months for a pot-luck dinner and time […]
2017 Ontario Service Award Winner Profiles: Vanessa Lameche, Library Volunteer
We asked this year’s award winners a bit about themselves. This week: Library Volunteer, Vanessa Lameche. (Find the full list of winners here.) How did you get started at the AGO? How long have you been here? What roles have you played here? I first started volunteering as an audioguide during the Chagall exhibition in […]
Highlights from National Volunteer Week: Grange Park, Curator Talks, and New Pins
The AGO celebrated National Volunteer Week with a number of treats, including behind the scenes tours, baked goodies from staff coordinators, and recognition for longtimers. Here are some highlights: On the beautiful sunny morning of April 28, Mike Mahoney (Executive Director,Operations and Special Projects) escorted 12 volunteers, clad in boots, security vests and hard hats, […]
Art Rental and Sales Volunteer Program Says Goodbye
After 20 plus years of helping clients find the right works for their homes or offices, the volunteer program of AGO Art Rental & Sales ended this spring. This change comes amidst a larger reorganization of Art Rental, as well as an overall shift away from personal contact towards online shopping and digital files. For […]
P&D hosts AGO Volunteer Alumni Tea
On April 27, during National Volunteer Week, the AGO Prints and Drawings department hosted the annual Alumni Tea for about 17 returning volunteers. Scones, muffins, tea and coffee were provided while the group of long-time friends were told about exciting changes occurring within the P&D area by Sasha Suda (Curator & R. Fraser Elliott Chair, […]
Volunteer Annual Party 2017
National Volunteer Week kicked off with a bang at the newly renamed Volunteer Annual Party, held April 24 in Baillie Court with drinks and appetizers by our talented Food & Beverage department. The main event of the evening was a Q&A with CEO Stephan Jost. Volunteer President Shelagh Barrington posed questions that had been submitted […]