Posts by HollyProcktor

AGO Talks: How to Talk about Anti-Black Racism (part three) with Dr. Audrey Hudson

Hello volunteers – In case you missed the live broadcast, Dr. Audrey Hudson’s conversation on How to Talk about Anti-Black Racism, a response to the continuing violence, and cross-border shooting in Buffalo last week, is now available online, to watch anytime, via the Gallery’s Youtube channel. See the link highlighted below. We encourage you to […]

Message from Our Director & CEO, Stephan Jost

Hello everyone, This past weekend there were three mass shootings in the US: one in Buffalo, one in Dallas, and one in Orange County. Hearing of targeted mass shootings is demoralizing. It is clear these acts were brought on by racism and hatred. Buffalo is quite literally our neighbour. The people murdered were our neighbours. […]

REMINDER: Exhibition Training: I AM HERE with Alexa Greist (Thursday May 19, 6pm) – open to all volunteers

Featuring lost-and-found home movies from the Prelinger Archives, alongside celebrated artworks by the likes of David Hockney, Patti Smith, Claes Oldenburg, Annie Pootoogook, Arthur Jafa and Mary Pratt, as well as snapshots, photo albums, letters, television, grocery lists, and social media, I AM HERE brings together a broad range of personal records from different time periods and […]

Weekly Message from Our Director & CEO Stephan Jost

Hello Everyone, For the last few months, managers have been back on site for at least 3 days a week. It is really great to have so many of you back. We are in a much better place than we were in the winter – all provincial COVID health restrictions are now lifted, which means […]

Culture in the City: Q & A with Armando Perla

For the second in our series of chats with curators for Museum Month, we sat down with the City of Toronto’s new Chief Curator to discuss a shared love of Robert Houle, the tyranny of the object and how museums can further social equity. It was a surprise and delight for residents of Toronto, when […]

Weekly Message from Our Director & CEO Stephan Jost

Hello Folks,  I have to say that a couple of days of nice weather does put many of us in a good mood! Something else that puts me in a great mood is food – which I often enjoy at the AGO Bistro. In many ways the Food & Beverage team faced some of the […]

Upcoming AGO Talks – in person!

This June, the Gallery is hoping to begin hosting in-person talks again. You can register for FREE for these upcoming presentations (note: if, in addition to being a volunteer, you are a Member or Annual Passholder, please register as such). If you are neither, you can register by clicking on the Adult ticket (there are […]

Weekly Message from Our Director & CEO, Stephan Jost

Hello Everyone, This week’s news about the architect team for AGO Global Contemporary has been well received. Thank you to the Comms Team for rolling the news out. The process for selecting the team was incredibly demanding and rigorous but worth the effort. I am confident that we selected the most talented team for our […]