Hello volunteers! As the Gallery has now reopened, we are looking forward to welcoming you back this week, starting tomorrow – Tuesday April 30. All volunteer shifts can resume! Please join us this week if you can; we have missed you. With thanks for your patience and support during this challenging time; we are so […]

Saturday April 27 Hello Volunteers, The Gallery is very pleased to share that OPSEU Local 535 concluded their vote Friday, and an agreement has been ratified. The Gallery will reopen on Tuesday April 30. Please await additional messaging from me on Monday, about volunteer return. Have a great weekend, With thanks for your patience and […]

Thursday April 25 Hello Volunteers, Gallery Leadership is very pleased to report that the Art Gallery of Ontario has reached a tentative agreement with OPSEU/SEFPO Local 535. The agreement is subject to ratification by the union local members with a vote scheduled on Friday, April 26.  The return-to-work / volunteer date will be confirmed after […]

On Volunteer Appreciation week, as Volunteer President I wanted to write a few words and a big thank you for everything! appreciative of how welcoming everyone volunteer’s and staff have been on my arrival over the past few months. Collaborating together with Holly is wonderful and to be working with the best Volunteer crew and […]

Dear Volunteers, Next week, April 14 – 20, Canada celebrates National Volunteer Week. Though the current Gallery closure means our formal celebrations will be delayed, we still want to thank you for so generously giving of your time, energy and skills to support our staff, visitors, membership and one another. Your contributions are felt throughout […]

shared from Volunteer President, Barbara Glaser: Hello fellow volunteers, This week, Toronto welcomes “The Artist Project” – an exhibition of over 250 independent artists –including our own AGO volunteer and Gallery Guide, Janne Reuss. I will be there this Saturday, April 13, at 1pm, and will be meeting with other volunteers to go together as […]

Posted for Barbara Glaser, Volunteer President: One of my mandates as Volunteer President is to build connections. Highlighting here, a volunteer to volunteer initiative; we can view fellow volunteers’ art/ exhibitions, and come together as a community, to support our fellow volunteers. Sharing some photos from my recent visit, this past Thursday April 11, to […]

Hello volunteers! During this time apart, your Volunteer President Barbara Glaser and myself have been dreaming up ways to gather together, outside of the Gallery. Next up: we invite you all to watch the new TVO documentary: Whaam! Blam! Roy Lichtenstein And the Art of Appropriation (watch on the TVO website, linked HERE), and then […]

Hello volunteers, I understand many of you are awaiting updates about our current situation. Please know that we will keep volunteers informed. The AGO has been closed since Tuesday March 26, due to a labour disruption. We remain hopeful that we will reach a negotiated agreement with OPSEU soon. We are asking our volunteers to be […]

Hello volunteers! Holly, here – I discovered just this morning (Thursday) that our volunteer database is being impacted by a technical issue (our database is hosted by a third-party provider), that is restricting our ability to email many of our volunteers. We’re postponing tonight’s talk with Janne, so that we can ensure she has the […]