Posts by AnneFleming

Volunteers Connect Fall 2018: Planning for a Successful Succession

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The AGO hosted the semi-annual Volunteers Connect meeting of GTA cultural institutions on October 25, 2018.  There was a presentation for staff on Succession Planning, followed by a round-table on Managing Change. Successful Succession Saskia Rinkoff, currently at Harbourfront and previously at the AGO, talked about her experience moving  into a new position with little […]

Library & Archives Unshelved for May: Historic Grange Park

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This monthly drop-in hosted by AGO librarians and archivists gives visitors a first-hand glimpse of highlights from the Edward P. Taylor Library & Archives collection.    Wednesday May 29, 2019, 6 – 8 pm (drop-in) Where: E.P. Taylor Library & Archives For May’s event, AGO Archivist Marilyn Nazar presents early pictorial representations of Grange Park, drawn […]

Jack Carr’s Legacy Supports Volunteer Training

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                              Long-time Grange volunteer Jack Carr  passed away in April 2018, but left a legacy that continues to support the AGO’s volunteer program. Jack was born in Burlington in 1920.  He graduated in chemical engineering from U of T in 1941, […]

Volunteer Annual Party 2019

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AGO volunteers enjoyed an Impressionist themed party on May 3 in Baillie Court.  In addition to posing with fun props at the ever-popular photo booth (see Holly’s post for info about downloading your favourites), volunteers met people from other departments with a Paris-monument-themed icebreaker game, mingled with old friends, and tried a variety of tasty […]

Prints &Drawings Talk for May: Women Behind the Lens: Lotte Jacobi

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The second Friday of every month, one of P&D’s knowledgeable volunteers will give a talk that explores an area of the AGO’s P&D Collection. Talk by: Rheba Adolph Date: Friday, May 10 Time: 11 am (arrive at 10:30 to view works on display!) Lotte Jacobi was born in Thorn, Germany in 1896, and took her […]

Artful Conversation for May: Picasso to Pistoletto

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Gallery Guide: Mary Henderson When: Friday, May 10 at 1.30 pm Where: Meet in Walker Court Twentieth Century figurative works can seem unexpected when abstraction was so prominent. This tour will show how the figure nevertheless continues to predominate as artists explore new ways to express themselves. Mary will be touring Picasso’s “Fernande” (1906), Matisse’s […]

Congratulations to our 2019 Ontario Volunteer Service Award winners!

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Each year the Ontario government honours hundreds of volunteers from across the province, including several from the AGO.  While the awards are loosely based on years of service (minimum 5 years for adults, 2 years for youth), each institution selects a handful who have gone above and beyond. The nominated AGO volunteers represent both new […]

Registration Open on May 1 for the 2019 National Docent Symposium in Washington, D.C.

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This year’s NDS runs October 24-27  at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., and is hosted by the Smithsonian’s Freer|Sackler Museums of Asian Art.  For more details on the event, click here. Exciting plans are being made by Symposium hosts and their team of docents from 16 museums across the City and Baltimore. Go to Symposium Registration now […]

National Volunteer Week Goes Behind the Scenes

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During this year’s National Volunteer Week, April 7-13, AGO volunteers were treated to talks and tours from staff in multiple departments responsible for researching, installing, and maintaining  various exhibitions.  Highlights included Conservation and Art Services on the Reboot the Planet and Kusama installations, P&D on Kathe Kollwitz and the Thomson boxwood prayer beads, and the […]