In this week’s AGOinsider, take a second look at some fashion ads around town – they could be one of the photographs by artists Camille Turner and Camal Pirbhai in their Wanted series – part of the Every. Now. Then: Reframing Nationhood exhibition. The clothing in Wanted is inspired by real-life escaped slave ads found […]

Enjoy one of the hottest summer menus in the city at the AGO’s FRANK Restaurant – July 7-23! Try Pulled Chicken Sandwich, Maple-Cured Pork Belly, or Za’atar Roasted Eggplant. And wait until you see the dessert menu! Three-course meals: Lunch $23 / Dinner $38 (prix-fixe) Check out Summerlicious at FRANK for more information. Reserve now […]

Now Open: Leonard Gallery (117) The gallery features artwork from Europe made from the 1300s through the 1500s. Everything looks spectacular against a new coat of sumptuous purple paint.  Check out a pic of the team lifting the monumental Tintoretto work. Closed: Fudger Gallery (125) is under installation at the moment – with our favourites by Monet, […]

The AGO’s Summer Art Camp starts Tuesday, July 4 and runs to September 1. During this time, campers will be entering the Gallery from the McCaul Street entrance between 8:00 and 9:15 am daily. As this area may be congested – 120 campers will attend each day! – staff and volunteers may wish to consider using the […]

June 30 Hello Everyone, On Wednesday night 7,000 people visited the AGO, many for the opening of three important exhibitions. Rita Letendre: Fire & Light;  Now. Then: Reframing Nationhood;and Mark Lewis: Canada – all are amazing exhibitions. I loved seeing the public love the shows. Recently we have been in the global press a lot. Our […]

The Gallery will be operating on holiday hours on Canada Day and July 3: Saturday, July 1 and Monday, July 3 Galleries open 10:30 am to 4 pm Administrative offices closed (a special thank you to volunteers helping out on July 1!) For more information, check Visitor Information on the website.

In this week’s AGOinsider, get a sneak peek at one of the AGO’s most ambitious exhibitions yet—bringing together over 35 contemporary Canadian artist projects—before it officially opens. Plus – find out how Rita Latendre describes her life and work, learn what’s going on at First Thursdays in July and more – all in this week’s […]

Join us on Wednesday, June 28 evening, 6 – 9 pm, for the public opening of three dynamic new exhibitions: Rita Letendre: Fire & Light; Every.Now.Then: Reframing Nationhood and Mark Lewis: Canada. Wednesday, June 28, 6 – 9 pm Remarks at 7pm Walker Court Meet the artists and exhibition curators – come celebrate with Rita Letendre, Mark Lewis, […]

Toronto, Canada—June 23, 2017—The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) announced today that it has acquired a collection of 522 prints of photographs by American photographer Diane Arbus (1923–1971). Selected by the AGO and purchased through the Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco, the collection spans the breadth of Arbus’s career, and includes a number of rarely seen or […]

Hello Everyone, Wednesday’s Annual General Meeting was the last meeting chaired by Maxine Granovsky Gluskin, who served as AGO president from 2013 to 2017. Maxine was an extraordinary leader. To celebrate her presidency, a group of trustees and friends have together contributed a total of $2 million, which will support costs associated with Look:Forward. Incredible! […]