Beginning on Monday, March 14, preparation will begin to transform the currently unused Moore Ramp on the east side of the building by McCaul Street into a new, 1,200-square-foot gallery space next to the Henry Moore Sculpture Centre. The staff and volunteer entrance at McCaul Street will be closed until the end of June. During […]

A reminder that the Gallery will be operating on holiday hours during Easter, as follows: Good Friday, March 25: · Galleries open 10:30 am to 4 pm · Hands on Centre 10:30 am to 4 pm · shopAGO open 10 am to 4 pm · FRANK open 11 am to 3 pm · Espresso Bar […]

  L’Oreal Canada invites AGO staff and volunteers to its Spring 2016 Private Sale, which starts next Friday, March 18th! Register here to get your e-tickets now! Enjoy access to a broad variety of products from the most popular brands of the L’Oréal Group at warehouse sale prices. If you require paper tickets, contact Kathleen […]

The Volunteer Endowment Trust Committee is delighted to announce the recipient of the 2016/17 Volunteer Endowment Trust monies. Volunteer Committee members, Joy Bullen, Laurie Herd, David Gibson and Debbie Kennedy met with Development Associate William Craddock, back in December and discussed the funding opportunities for the coming year. The Volunteer Executive Committee then voted at our […]

Members are Special and so are our Staff and Volunteers We’re spring cleaning and are offering a March Jewellery Double Discount Promotion on a limited selection of jewellery … JUST FOR YOU. Starting Friday March 11th and running through until March 31st we will be offering 20% off (instead of your normal 10%) on select […]

Thank you to all of our volunteers who participated in our second annual Volunteer Engagement Survey. You’ll recall, this survey was held this past winter (November – December 2015), and now it’s time to share our results. The Volunteer Engagement Survey is a commitment within the AGO Strategic Plan, and allows us to measure volunteers’ […]

Donations for AGO Art Programs Our AGO Free After Three Program is hosting a Knitting Drop In for youth, with artist Alicia Nauta, in the Education Commons on Tuesday March 8th, from 4-6pm. We know there are knitters in our AGO volunteer community! If you have any spare needles (that you don’t want returned), please […]

Career-spanning retrospective to make its only North American stop in Toronto The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is set to present a major retrospective of pioneering American painter Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986), featuring over 100 paintings by one the 20th century’s most successful and influential modernists. The exhibition will examine O’Keeffe’s entire career, charting the progression […]

What do you do at the AGO? And what do you enjoy the most about your job? Hello, my name is Vanessa! I am the Administrative Assistant to the Director of Staff & Volunteer Services. My role is essentially supporting different areas of staff and volunteer resources, including Deb O’Leary, Director,Staff & Volunteer Resources; Holly […]

The Art Gallery of Ontario is partnering with the Musée d’Orsay in Paris on an exhibition of paintings from such masters as Gauguin and van Gogh, Americans Georgia O’Keeffe and Whistler and Canadian Emily Carr. Mystical Landscapes will include close to 90 paintings and 20 works on paper by 36 artists from 15 countries. The exhibition […]