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AGO Advantage Program
Dear Volunteers, What is happening? We are always on the lookout for ways to strengthen our workplace environment and motivate and thank our staff and volunteers. One way to do this is to provide many fantastic discounts and opportunities to staff, volunteers and interns through institutional offers, corporate programs and partnerships. To make it easier […]
Margaret Machell Study Grants: apply now
Is there some art-related project you’d love to carry out – perhaps a course, workshop or conference – that would develop your skills, expand your knowledge, and enhance your work here at the AGO? If so, you may be a great candidate for a Margaret Machell Study Grant, administered by your Volunteer Executive (VE). Each […]
Reader Response: AGO Alumni Group
To the Communications Committee, and the AGO volunteer community, This spring the AGO Volunteer Executive initiated a new group within the AGO family of volunteers. On May 15th (as reported on this blog on May 18), VE President Phyllis Couzin and other members of the Executive welcomed back past volunteers at a Tea in […]
A Moment with “Art in the Moment”
“Jim Morrison!” calls out one member of the tour, just after Gallery Guide Fran Bleviss explains that the portrait exhibition in this gallery is called “Light My Fire.” It’s an impressive feat of memory – after all, the song was a smash hit for Morrison and The Doors back in 1967, and that was a […]
AGO Alumni Group: first event
“Oh, it’s just like a school reunion!” laughed one woman, entering a room of happy chatter and people wearing name-tags. It’s a good comparison – a former AGO volunteer, she was attending the inaugural gathering of the newly formed AGO Alumni Group, held May 15 in a Weston Family Learning Centre seminar room. “We’ve always […]
Diana Goliss
After 14 years at the AGO, Diana Goliss, Manager, Organizational Development in Staff & Volunteer Resources, has decided to leave the Gallery. Her last day is Friday, June 14, 2013. Diana joined the AGO in 1999 as Manager, Communication, Recognition and Training, when the integration of staff and volunteers was a new institutional commitment. During […]
Doris Van Den Brekel
Doris Van Den Brekel will be retiring next month after fifteen years with the AGO. She joined the Gallery in 1998 as Program Coordinator of the then Docent (now Gallery Guide) program. In the fifteen years that Doris held this role, she saw it through a tremendous shift from a traditional tour-based program to […]
Staff and Volunteer talk and tour of Patti Smith
Join Sophie Hackett for a talk and tour of Patti Smith: Camera Solo. Wednesday, May 15, 6pm – 7pm Thursday, May 16, 2pm – 3pm Meet at the exhibition entrance in Lind Gallery Please RSVP by Tuesday, May 14 – ext. 5904 (May 15) or ext. 5928 (May 16) Please wear your ID badge to ensure […]
May talks: Marvin Gelber Print and Drawing Centre
Once again in May, the AGO’s Marvin Gelber Print and Drawing Study Centre (“P&D”) offers two presentations in its regular series, Striking Impressions. (The other series, Close Encounters, has now ended for the season.) Striking Impressions – Friday talks by volunteers 11 a.m. – noon; drop in; no charge May 10, Spirituality in Abstract Art, […]
Staff and Volunteer talks for May
Schedule Change – Staff and Volunteer Talks This Month This year, staff and volunteers will have many opportunities to attend exclusive previews, talks, and tours of current and upcoming exhibitions. These events are free and they’re just for you (no outside guests, please!) as an opportunity to enjoy and learn about new exhibitions with your […]