Four international artists shortlisted for $50,000 prize; Voting begins in person Sept. 9 and online Sept. 15 The Aimia | AGO Photography Prize, Canada’s most significant prize for photography, announces the opening of its 2015 exhibition on Sept. 9, 2015 at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO). Featuring over 35 works by this year’s shortlisted artists — Dave […]

You are invited to an artist talk with Lisa Myers, our incoming Artist-in-Residence who takes over the AiR studio on September 8th. Thursday, September 10th · 12 noon – 1 pm · WFLC Seminar Room 3 · Coffee/tea will be served. Your lunches are welcome. Lisa Myers’ work as an artist is influenced by the […]

The AGO will be making changes to its hours of operation, effective November 2015.  The change will coincide with the public opening of our exhibition M.W. Turner: Painting Set Free. These hours have been approved by both the Strategic Directions and the Finance committees of the Board of Trustees and were the result of the thorough and […]

AGO staff and volunteers are invited to take advantage of discount rates on the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE!) this summer from August 21 to September 7. To purchase online, click here. Access code (if requested): 2015ART195735 Admission Pass: all ages; grounds admission Corporate Price until Aug 20: $13 Corporate Price Aug 21 to Sept 7: $14 […]

Congratulations to Shiralee Hudson Hill, who submitted the winning idea for the 2015 Bright Ideas contest! Shiralee’s idea is to create an AGO Orientation Video – a visitor-focused video that will empower visitors as they explore our galleries for the first time. This brief video (2-4 minutes) would be geared to first-time visitors by taking them […]

The Library and Archives will be closed to the public for our annual collections maintenance – from Monday, August 24 to Friday, September 4, re-opening on Tuesday Sept. 8, 2015. Gallery staff and volunteers may use the library during this time, however, library staff will not be available for assistance or retrieval of library and […]

Don’t miss the August Town Hall on Thursday, August 13th, from 2 to 3:30 pm in Baillie Court (our third floor event space) Find out what’s new at the Gallery – the agenda will include: · Welcome · Update from Maxine Granovsky Gluskin, President of the AGO Board of Trustees · Results of the Staff […]

​You are invited to a special Town Hall next on Thursday, July 30th, from 2 to 3 pm in Baillie Court. Meet representatives from Phillips Oppenheim, the international executive search firm that has been hired to help us find the AGO’s next Director and CEO. One of their first tasks is to build a candidate […]

Summer is here and this is a great time to visit other cultural institutions throughout Ontario. The AGO is part of the Attractions Ontario and Toronto Attractions Council reciprocal programs. Through these programs AGO staff and volunteers qualify for free admissions or reduced rates at various attractions across the city, and Ontario! Some highlights for this […]

What’s Happening: All volunteers will receive two Free Passes to Picturing the Americas: Landscape Painting from Tierra del Fuego to the Arctic . These passes have been distributed to your volunteer coordinators. Please allow them time to distribute as best fits your volunteer group. Passes are valid June 20 – September 6, 2015. Friends and Family Online […]