Hello Everyone, This past weekend of aabaakwad was amazing. aabaakwad (it clears after a storm) is an annual Indigenous-led conversation on Indigenous art by those who create, curate and write about it. I was at the opening on Friday evening, and it was astounding to see, hear, and learn from so many stellar Indigenous artists. Aabaakwad […]

Robert Houle: Red is Beautiful is on view now. Take a closer look at Houle’s Mohawk Summer, four banners inspired by a historic moment in the struggle for First Nation’s sovereignty. For over 50 years, Anishnabe Saulteaux contemporary artist Robert Houle has been trailblazing. Since the Canadian Museum of History’s 1970 acquisition of his painting […]

In recognition of the Volunteer Endowment’s Trust’s donation to support the AGO’s Access program, please join Director and CEO Stephan Jost, Volunteer President Maya Kotlarenko, and Alexa Greist, Associate Curator, Prints & Drawings, for an exclusive volunteer thank you, followed by a presentation of New Acquisitions in Prints & Drawings. You can’t register for this […]

Hello Everyone, With lots going on, there are two moments from this week that stand out for me. The first was a presentation by three of our conservators (Lisa Ellis, Sherry Phillips and Shu-Wen Lin) speaking to a group of AGO Trustee Emeriti. Our conservators are incredibly specialized, and the trustees were captivated by their […]

Robert Houle is one of the most influential First Nations artists to break into the contemporary art world. His work blends abstraction, modernism and conceptualism with First Nations aesthetics and histories. Houle went from residential school to art school to museum boardrooms and on to the art world stage as an artist, curator and writer. Robert […]

Employees and volunteers are invited to attend the One of a Kind 2021 Winter Show at the discounted rate of $13 for adult admission (regular price $15). Note: if you are a senior, the seniors regular rate of $8.50 is a much better purchase for you! Similarly, university/college students enjoy a $10 admission fee) This year’s show takes place November […]

We were incredibly saddened to hear of the passing of revolutionary artist Rita Letendre “I wanted to create a new world, and if you have a world, it has to have poetry.” – Rita Letendre Born in Drummondville, Quebec to Abenaki and Québécois parents in 1928, Rita Letendre began painting in 1950s Montreal. Renowned for […]

This week, AGO volunteers are invited to take part in shopAGO’s Members’ Shopping Days. Volunteers save 20% on shopAGO’s beautiful selection of prints, cards, ornaments, home decor, and much more! (some exceptions apply) Happy Shopping! 20% ends on Sunday, November 28.

Hello Everyone, For this week’s message, I am sharing a poem by Matthew Wong, included in the exhibition catalogue: The Shape of Silence Drifting down the river Of another pink morning I think about how the empty page Emits its own particular light, And were a shadow to fall upon it That, too, is but […]

Dear Colleagues, Trans Awareness Week is observed from November 13 to 19 each year, leading up to Trans Day of Remembrance on November 20. This week is an opportunity to increase visibility and awareness of transgender communities and their resilience, further understanding the ongoing discrimination and transphobic violence folks encounter daily, and focus on what […]