ART – AGO Exhibitions Thursday, June 09, 2016 Opening Soon AGO and Luminato Festival present Pierre Huyghe’s Untilled (Liegender Frauenakt) Luminato Festival Site, Hearn Generating Station, 440 Unwin Avenue, June 10-26 On view in Toronto for the first time since its acquisition by the AGO, Untilled (Liegender Frauenakt) daringly extends Huyghe’s long-term interests. On site near […]

Hello Everyone,   Last Friday night, I enjoyed my first Blue Jays game. I finally got to wear my Jays hat (actually our daughter stole it), thanks!   At this week’s Leadership Team meeting, we talked about the AGO brand and what it represents. We will be having more conversations about who we are so […]

Hello Everyone, I hope you enjoyed the post-Victoria Day week. Here are some highlights of the past several days: I visited Cleveland and attended the American Association of Museum Directors conference last weekend. Lots of interesting conversations about diversity. This issue is top of mind for me. I saw Matthew – he says “hi!” On […]

Dear Volunteers, I am very pleased to announce that the members of the AGO’s Volunteer Executive, at their April 14 Committee meeting, elected Shelagh Barrington as President, AGO Volunteers for a two year term. Shelagh’s new role begins July 1, 2016. Shelagh is a long-time AGO volunteer and this year celebrates 20 years as an […]

caféAGO wants to celebrate the warm weather with some cool offerings! 9:00 to 10:30 am – Pilot Cold Brew Sampling! · Beginning at 9:00 am, staff and volunteers are invited to join us for free samples of Pilot Cold Brew Coffee. · While you’re there, be sure to enter our draw for a Free Lunch […]

Creative Minds to debut this September with artists André Alexis, Rebecca Belmore, Deepa Mehta and Buffy Sainte-Marie We look to artists to reflect our lives, but how often do we look to them to shape our future? This fall, the Art Gallery of Ontario and Massey Hall partner with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and The Banff Centre to create a new public platform for […]

                  Nuit Blanche is looking for old analog watches to become part of an installation at this year’s event. The piece – the ‘Museum’ of stopped personal analog timepieces – will function as a working digital public clock, counting down the 12 hours of Scotiabank Nuit Blanche […]

This year will mark the 10th annual Artists of the Gallery (AOG) exhibition, showcasing the extraordinary talents of our AGO staff and volunteers. This year’s show will be held across the street from the AGO at Art Square Gallery from June 27 to July 9. Opening Celebration: June 28, 6-10 pm. The exhibition calls for visual or […]

Don’t miss the next All Staff and Volunteer Town Hall, Wednesday, May 11th, 10-11:30 in Baillie Court. Find out what’s new – the agenda will include: Welcome by Stephan Jost Strategic Plan Update – Alicia Vandermeer Fiscal Update (tentative) Lawren Harris exhibition – Andrew Hunter Q&A New to Town Halls? These are quarterly meetings held in […]

We’re keeping Stephan busy, with a full social calendar! But  we’ve carved out some time before our next Town Hall meeting. Meet Stephan, come say Hello! This is an exclusive opportunity for volunteers:   Stephan Meets-and-Greets the Volunteers! Wednesday May 11, 9:30am – 10:00am Drop in to introduce yourself! Stephan is looking forward to meeting […]