Hello everybody! Happy New Year! It’s unbelievable how much has changed from this time last year (we would have just closed Early Rubens to enormous Christmas crowds!!!)! I know we are happy to see the end of 2020 (was it the longest year ever?!). With a new year, comes a renewed sense optimism – which is complicated by a […]

Hello Everyone, Welcome to 2021! It will be a year of great change and I fully expect it to bring change for the better. Yes, these next couple of months will be difficult, perhaps the toughest we are to endure since the pandemic hit. My main priority is that you do what you need to do […]

In the fall of 2020, the AGO began holding a series of diversity and inclusion training sessions for all employees, led by expert facilitators, including equity advocate Letecia Rose—who gave us new insight on how to create a more equitable workplace. These sessions will be shared with volunteers starting in January, along with opportunities to connect […]

Hi friends! I’m Betty and I’ve been an evening/weekend Gallery Guide at the AGO since 2012. About a year ago, I started a Podcast with a friend of mine from Chicago – Quinn Rose. It’s called “Pictorial Podcast” (https://www.relay.fm/pictorial) and we talk about … you guessed it – art! Anything and everything that you would […]

Tuesday, January 19, 2 pm via Zoom (click here to register) (Can’t make it? Don’t worry! Remember, most AGO talks are posted on the AGO’s youtube account, following initial broadcast) Join artist Kapwani Kiwanga for a conversation with the AGO’s Devyani Saltzman about her recent work. Kapwani Kiwanga is a Franco-Canadian (b. Hamilton, Canada) artist […]

Wednesdays, January 6 – February 24, 3 pm, via Instagram (click on the agoyouth instagram link on January 6 at 3pm to watch the first workshop, broadcast live) Join Funky Facilitators for 8 weekly workshops on the Hustle and Whacking; two dance forms that came out of the disco era. Hustle is a partner dance […]

Happy New Year, volunteers! You are invited to attend this free online concert, in celebration of Black History Month, and organized by Joy Bullen, AGO volunteer and Volunteer Council member. Read on! – Holly Every year since 2015, I have created a concert featuring extraordinary young Black Canadians excelling in areas where our voices and […]

Stuck at home for New Year’s Eve? Join the Gallery’s New Year’s Eve Countdown, Thursday, December 31, from 4 pm – 5pm Join amazing artists and friendly AGO families for this live virtual event, inspired by the new exhibition Studio 54: Night Magic. You can join the livestream, or register here to attend.

Dear Everyone, This afternoon, Premier Ford confirmed that the entire province of Ontario will be going into lockdown as of December 26. Restrictions for southern Ontario (including Toronto) will not be lifted until January 23 at the earliest. This means that the AGO will continue to be closed to the public until at least January […]

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 – Wednesday, March 31, 2021 via Instagram Distance Dress Up invites everyone to dress up in their favourite party outfit, take a selfie of themselves and post on Instagram (you must have an Instagram account to participate) with the tag #distancedressup! This participatory photo project is inspired by the exhibition Studio 54: Night […]