Hello Everyone, I experienced my first Nuit Blanche on the weekend. With nearly 24,000 people pouring through our front doors in one night, the magnitude of the event was obvious. Thank you to everyone who helped make things seamless – it takes a huge amount of effort and coordination to pull it off. I was […]

​ The AGO is pleased to co-present two artworks, Legacy by Jérôme Havre and a new performance by Rebecca Belmore at this year’s Nuit Blanche. Saturday, October 1, 2016 Sunset to sunrise Free A big thank you to our team of information guides and gallery guides who are helping on the night of! (You all […]

Hello Everyone: We learned on Tuesday that Stephanie Smith is leaving the AGO to take on an extraordinary opportunity at the new Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. It is worth repeating some of the important contributions she made to the AGO, including: confirming a three-year exhibition schedule for the […]

You may have heard that a new gallery space is opening soon, and we’re excited to confirm you can visit it this weekend! Adjacent to the Henry Moore Sculpture Centre, the new 1,200-square-foot exhibition space will be open to the public on Saturday, October 1. In March 2016 the AGO began renovating an unused space […]

Dear Colleagues, Stephanie Smith, Chief Curator, has been appointed the first Chief Curator of the new Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, Virginia.  While I am sad that she is leaving the AGO, this is a remarkable opportunity for Stephanie. The team at the ICA has made an excellent […]

Hello Everyone, I visited the McCord Museum, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal on Monday. Each museum approaches their work quite differently but with a lot of intention. One of the goals of my visit was to assess what they are doing well – we can always learn […]

Is it too early to mark your calendars? We’ve rescheduled this year’s Volunteer Annual Gathering to the Spring! Monday April 24 (2017), 6:00pm – 8:30pm  This date coincides with National Volunteer Week and we’ve got some exciting tie-ins planned. Stay tuned!

Congratulations to AGO Events First Cook Felicia Alberti, who has been selected to compete on Chopped Canada . Don’t miss her episode which airs on Saturday, September 24, at 9 p.m. on the Food Network! Each week, Chopped Canada challenges four skilled chefs as they use ingredients from a mystery basket to prepare three gourmet meals […]

L’Oreal Canada invites AGO staff and volunteers to its Autumn 2016 Private Sale, which starts next Wednesday! When: Wednesday, September 28 to Sunday, October 16 – Wednesdays to Sundays only. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays New Address: L’Oreal Warehouse, 1 Steelcase Road West, Unit#5, Markham, ON M9N 2R0 (parking located on Idema Road).   How to get […]

Hello Everyone, Stephanie Smith and I met with the curators this week to hear about their selections for the reinstallation. We are trying to solve the problem of having too many great things for the spaces available – it is a good problem to have. I am particularly excited about featuring art works in public […]