This week is National Volunteer Week, an important moment to share our heartfelt thanks for the contributions of our AGO Volunteers. To mark the occasion, AGOinsider caught up with Maya Kotlarenko, who has volunteered at the AGO for the past 14 years. Maya currently serves as Volunteer President—a surprising position for someone who “hated being […]

Happy National Volunteer Week everyone! It has been a rough 2 years apart, but we’re so pleased to be slowly welcoming you back! This week (especially this week) we pause to thank you for your commitment and dedication, enthusiasm and support through this challenging time! Whether you are greeting or guiding, helping patrons find prints […]

Volunteers, have you seen I AM HERE yet? The catalogue is dense and so beautifully designed – full of images! So visual! (thank you to Natalie, who sourced a copy for the volunteer lounge). Everyone is really loving the show! There are a number of “pop-up” art-making studio workshops, offered online over Zoom, for free! […]

Stephan joins us in celebration of National Volunteer Week! (formally April 24 – 30) It’s hard to believe we’ve been two years apart, but we’re encouraged by the recent staggered re-entry of volunteers back to the Gallery. We are on our way! Stephan joins us to update us on Gallery news, and AGO Vision 2028 […]

Hello Everyone, I Am Here is finally here! And it looks spectacular. A show this big includes a lot of people so thank you to EVERYONE involved. It is a wonderful exhibit for our public at this particular moment in time, and it was kicked off with a celebratory dinner on Tuesday evening with many artists […]

Dear Volunteer Community, Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit their vote for the Volunteer Endowment Trust (VET) funding proposal. This year, we received 107 votes which is the highest level of participation we have seen since launching the democratic process in 2020. We are thrilled to announce that the project that […]

Meet a new generation of diverse Canadian artists with Inner Space, an original AGO web series where artists give personal tours of their studios. Get up close and personal with 12 emerging Canadian artists by tuning in to the AGO’s new original web series, Inner Space. Available at the end of every month, each episode […]

Blurred Boundaries: Queer Visions in Canadian Art (opens April 9) A new installation of 13 works from the AGO Collection explores queer connections to liberation, resistance and creativity: Blurred Boundaries: Queer Visions in Canadian Art features a select 13 works, all pulled from the AGO Collection, by the likes of General Idea, Will Munro and […]

Hello volunteers – from time-to-time we share volunteer postings with our community! Here’s a great opportunity to support Luminato. See details, below! – Holly Potential Luminato volunteers can learn more about the benefits of joining the growing Festival team at: https://luminatofestival.com/support/volunteer/  Deadline to Apply: April 28, 2022. If you have any further questions, please reach out […]

Hello Everyone, This week, while a crew is busy installing I am Here: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces at the AGO, there are two international exhibitions on view connected to the AGO: Diane Arbus: Photographs, 1956-1971 at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, where Sophie Hackett attended the opening; and the Whitney Museum […]