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Art Rental & Sales Move
A MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER What is happening? Our current lease at 481 University Avenue is expiring and we have the opportunity to bring Art Rental & Sales on site and into the space where Inuit Visible Storage is currently located. The new retail space will be open to customers on July 1, […]
April training sessions
Hello Volunteers: Dates and times for April training sessions have been confirmed and are as follows: Date: Monday, April 8th 10am – 12pm Location: Jackman Hall Topic: CARDIFF / MILLER TRANSPORT TO NOW with Kitty Scott Open to: all __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Date: Tuesday, April 9th 6:30am – 8:00pm Location: Seminar Room 1 Topic: CARDIFF / MILLER […]
TODAY! Staff and Volunteer Preview for Revealing the Early Renaissance: Stories and Secrets in Florentine Art
On Tuesday, March 12 from 1pm – 7pm staff and volunteers are invited to preview the exhibition (in Zacks – where Frida and Diego was most recently installed) at their own pace, with a free audioguide NO RSVP required – just drop in! Make sure to wear your volunteer badge, to guarantee entry Each volunteer will receive […]
Striking Impressions: P&D free talks, March 8 & 22
Time to mark your calendar for this month’s two Friday-morning presentations in the Marvin Gelber Print and Drawing Study Centre (“P&D”). The talks, called Striking Impressions, are free of charge and open to AGO visitors and volunteers as well. “It’s a labour of love, not part of our P&D placement description,” explains Edith Layne, who […]
Our VSP: official, and ready to roll
The AGO has now accepted our new Volunteer Strategic Plan (VSP). It already had the unanimous support of the Volunteer Executive and AGO senior staff. The 5 objectives and related strategies of the VSP all have a single purpose. It is to make our presence more satisfying for us as volunteers and more valuable to […]
Australian Boot Company discount
New: staff and volunteer discount on Blundstone or R.M. Williams boots Staff and volunteers receive $30 off any pair of Blundstone or R.M. Williams boots at Australian Boot Company, 698 Queen Street West location only. Show your volunteer badge to take advantage of the discount. There is no time limit or quantity limit on purchases; […]
Invitation to spring 2013 L’Oreal Sale
AGO staff and volunteers are invited to attend L’Oreal Canada’s private spring sale, where guests will be offered a vast selection of products at significantly reduced prices – including L’Oreal Professional and L’Oreal Paris, Biotherm, Vichy and La Roche-Posay. The sale runs from March 13 – May 30, 2013. Drop by Staff & Volunteer […]
The Hot Young Artists of Merge
Want to discover “the newest crop of hot young artists”? It’s easy. Visit Merge, opening Thursday March 7 at our Art Rental + Sales Gallery. See? You’re promised that discovery, right there on the invitation. “This exhibition is a yearly event,” explains Elizabeth Petrova, the AR+SG Coordinator. “The title describes our focus. These are emerging […]
Outside Our Own Front Door
We’ve all done it. We search for something all over the place – and then discover it’s been right under our nose all along. This is pretty well the story of the AGO’s revised logo, according to Steve Rayment (Director, Marketing, Design & Publicity), who presented the winning choice at the February 21 Town Hall meeting […]
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Literally! Industrial Cascade was installed on the east end of the Galleria Italia on Thursday, February 7 – and was dismantled and gone again by Friday afternoon. The piece had such a brief life because it had been commissioned for that evening’s First Thursday. Visitors to the event saw the finished version, but Thursday daytime […]