The Staff & Volunteer Lottery for 100 pairs of tickets to Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors is now open! Due to limited capacity and popular demand, we will not be able to offer the same type of access to staff, volunteers and interns as we have in the past. This is a great opportunity to increase your chances of getting […]

This week, AGOinsider interviews our exhibition and graphic designers – Kristina Ljubanovic and Evelina Petrauskas – to find out more about the design process behind the exhibition Florine Stettheimer: Painting Poetry. Plus: See yourself reflected in Yayoi Kusama’s Narcissus Garden, find one of three eggs hidden inside Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters, and mark your calendars for an […]

Hello Everyone, Last Saturday’s Art Bash! The Factory was a great success, raising $1,000,000 in support of AGO activities. This huge undertaking involved many staff from across the Gallery led by William Craddock, Manager, Development Special Events. It also included dedicated volunteers who sell all the tables, the fundraising team, and Food & Beverage staff. […]

A Costco representative is coming to the AGO to give staff and volunteers the opportunity to sign up for a yearly membership. Interested? The representative will be onsite across from the Chalmers elevator (Concourse Level) on Wednesday, November 29 from 11:00AM – 2:00PM Sign up for Goldstar Membership for $60 per year plus tax = $67.80, or an Executive Membership for $120 per […]

Join us for a reception to celebrate a showcase of art produced by the residents and clients of the City of Toronto Long-Term Care Homes & Services with the support of the Youth Art Ambassador volunteers (city volunteers trained here in partnership with the AGO). Saturday, November 25 1:00 – 4:00 pm Young Community Gallery, […]

Congratulations to AGO Education Officer Laboni Islam, whose poem was named to the 2017 CBC Poetry Prize shortlist. Laboni’s poem Lunar Landing, 1966 is on the shortlist along with four other poems by writers across the country. Read the poems. The winner will be announced on November 22. They will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, […]

Join us at AGO Bistro for an interactive evening of wine, food and fun. Executive Chef Renee Bellefeuille will walk you through this unique dinner inspired by the exhibition Florine Stettheimer: Painting Poetry. Highlighting fare from the Roaring 20s, Renee and Richard Godin from The Small Winemakers Collection Inc. will introduce you to the fine wine […]

This Saturday, November 18, the AGO hosts is inaugural Art Bash, our new annual gala that pays homage to history’s most celebrated art parties by reviving their legacy and discovering their enduring spirit in contemporary Toronto. Saturday’s Art Bash! The Factory takes its creative inspiration from the disruptive spirit of Andy Warhol and his monumental silver-clad studio […]

NEWS RELEASE – Next fall, the AGO and the Canadian Photography Institute (CPI) of the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) will co-present Anthropocene, a major new contemporary art exhibition that tells the story of human impact on the Earth through film, photography, and new experiential technologies. Co-produced with MAST Foundation, Bologna, Italy, the exhibition is a component of the multi-disciplinaryAnthropocene Project from the collective of […]

​TTC discount Metropasses for December are now available for staff and volunteers for $131.75 (regular price $146.25). Passes can be purchased at the ticket stations in GG Hall (cash or debit only) during Gallery hours. Staff and volunteers must present their I.D. badge (one purchase per person). Get yours early to avoid disappointment. Passes will […]