The AGO Library & Archives will be closing for annual collections maintenance starting today, Monday, August 18, until Friday, August 29. Library & Archives will resume regular service on Tuesday, September 2.   Questions? Please contact Adrienne Connelly, Access Services Librarian at [email protected] The Library & Archives team looks forward to welcoming you in September!

Opening Saturday August 9, a new exhibition at the Gallery brings together a selection of rarely seen sculptures by Toronto artists Frances Loring (1887–1968) and Florence Wyle (1881–1968).   Deer Panel (c. 1939-1941) will be exhibited for the first time since 1944 as part of the AGO exhibition Remade: Clay, Plaster, Stone.  (2nd Floor, Gallery 238) EXHIBITION OVERVIEWToronto artists Frances Loring […]

The Henry Moore Centre, Murray Frum Gallery, and Irina Moore West and East Galleries will be closed on Friday, August 8, from 6 am to 1 pm as EllisDon will be lifting the new Air Handling units for the Dani Reiss Modern and Contemporary Gallery (DRMCG) into position in the new building. Staff, volunteers, and […]

Hello Again, I was looking at my photos from the past week and I wanted to share three of them before signing off. On Wednesday, the community welcomed Thomas J Price’s sculpture Moments Contained (2022) to Toronto. Performances by singer Shakura S’Aida and a gospel choir led by Kiara Picart created a celebratory atmosphere for hundreds of […]

Hello Everyone, I mentioned last week that my mother would be my guest at the Thomas J. Price public unveiling this week. She actually enjoyed a number of AGO visits, and I got to experience the museum from her perspective. One surprise and delight that she shared with me more than once was the diversity […]

Join Georgiana Uhlyarik, Fredrik S. Eaton Curator, Canadian Art for a guided tour of a true passion project, Joyce Wieland: Heart On Bold, audacious, and colourful – are we talking about Georgiana, or Joyce? – it’s BOTH!  Join Georgiana Uhlyarik, Fredrik S. Eaton Curator, Canadian Art, for this special exhibition tour, organized exclusively for AGO […]

Hello Everyone, The public unveiling of the Thomas J. Price sculpture Moments Contained (2022) (photo below) is next Wednesday, July 30 at 6:30pm at Dundas and McCaul. The community will come together, the artist will say a few words, and live music will be played to celebrate. My mother will be my special guest! I hope to see […]

The acclaimed printmaker reflects on her 70-year career and new AGO exhibition “I aim to continue to find ways – through woodcut printmaking – to innovate.”  For Naoko Matsubara, it is crucial that her work be associated with the broader canon of modern art rather than pigeonholed as traditional Japanese printmaking. The multi-disciplinary artist has […]

Hello Volunteers, Our in house I.T. team has been working hard, since the Fall cyberattack, to restore AGO systems and data, while strengthening security. The link below leads to a folder called Launch Videos that has now been updated to include our recent Staff & Volunteer Town Hall, celebrating AGO’s 125th Birthday. This was a particularly meaningful […]

Hello everyone, On Wednesday night we celebrated the opening of Naoko Matsubara in company with the 88-year-old artist herself. There was a warm feeling to the event. The woodcut prints and video installation are beautiful and poetic and I hope that you take the time to enjoy the exhibition. Tonight, we celebrate the opening of Allison Katz: Inner Momentum. […]