Posts by HollyProcktor

Curator’s Talk this weekend: Faith and Fortune, Saturday June 11 at 2pm

Join Curators Adam Harris Levine and Tahnee Pantig and Interpretive Planner Gillian McIntyre for a conversation about Faith and Fortune: Art Across the Global Spanish Empire. You can attend this talk in two ways: This talk will be taking place IN-PERSON on Saturday June 11 at 2pm in Baillie Court. Reserve your ticket, HERE. If you are […]

Collection Highlights

RBC Art Pick: Untitled (Personal Painting) by Canadian Artist Ron Terada Recently reinstalled on Level 4 (Contemporary), AGOinsider is showcasing new acquisitions and collection highlights. For this RBC Art Pick, we have selected a painting, Untitled (Personal Painting) (1995), by Vancouver-based Canadian artist Ron Terada.  Spanning more than two decades, Terada’s artistic practice includes painting, photography, video, […]

Upcoming Talk – Gathering Colour: Artist Anong Migwans Beam (Monday June 13, 7pm)

I‘m excited about this one, volunteers! If you are a colour-lover, you may already be familiar with Beam Paints. This talk, with Artist Anong Migwans Beam, is being presented in partnership with AIC 2022: Sensing Colour, Midterm meeting of the International Colour Organization (AIC), organized by the Colour Research Society of Canada – Holly Join artist and […]

Weekly Message from Our Director & CEO, Stephan Jost

Hello Everyone, Earlier this week, Alain Graham shared the message below about employees returning to work on-site. I must say, I have seen the positive impact of people being together over the past couple of weeks and yesterday I met with the entire Education & Program team, who held their first in-person meeting in more […]

A Message from Retail Operations

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Nancy Hunter, on May 27, 2022. A talented artist, Nancy was a graduate of OCAD and Toronto Metropolitan University. She was an employee of the Art Gallery of Ontario for over 30 years. Nancy graced the front line of the […]

Weekly Message from Our Director & CEO, Stephan Jost

Hello everyone, This past fiscal year (ending on March 31st), it is clear we all pulled together to help achieve a balanced financial position. Thank you to all for your efforts. Every year, the financial position of the AGO is reviewed by auditors. The AGO is a large and complex institution with an annual budget […]

Upcoming Volunteer Exhibition Training – Save the Date:

Hello Volunteers! I hope you are all having a nice week. It has been so nice to chat with those of you that have been back in the gallery. Getting to know Gallery Guides and Info Guides alike! Thank you to everyone that tuned into our training session with Alexa Greist and Jim Shedden last […]

Artist Spotlight: Judy Chicago

Ahead of her AGO talk and Smoke Sculpture™ set for Sugar Beach this June, AGOinsider connected with the trailblazing artist, educator and writer. This June, Toronto is in for a spectacle to be seen courtesy of Judy Chicago. In a much-anticipated return to the city, the renowned multi-hyphenate and champion of feminist art will transform […]

Behind-the-Scenes / Exhibitions: Emerging curator Q&A with Tahnee Ann Macabali Pantig

For the final week of Museum Month AGOinsider connected with first-time curator Tahnee Ann Macabali Pantig, who is making her debut with the AGO’s new exhibition Faith and Fortune: Art from Across the Spanish Empire.  Brooklyn-based artist and designer Tahnee Ann Macabali Pantig is digging deep into her Filipinx ancestry for her curatorial debut in the new […]

A Message from Exhibitions: New Outdoor Sculpture by Brian Jungen

Dear Colleagues, What is happening? The AGO is poised to install a bold new sculpture by acclaimed contemporary artist Brian Jungen, after many years in development.  Site preparation will begin this week, and the sculpture will be installed in late June. This work is the AGO’s first-ever public art commission and will be situated at […]