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AGO to bring giants of British art Francis Bacon and Henry Moore together for major exhibition this spring
Pairings of sculptures and paintings explore the two artists’ postwar obsessions with the human form TORONTO — This spring, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) brings two giants of 20th-century British art together in a major exhibition of sculpture and paintings. Organized by the AGO in conjunction with the U.K.’s renowned Ashmolean Museum, Francis Bacon […]
Close Encounters, Nov 6: Alex Colville (Self and Other)
Close Encounters, like the monthly Talk, is a public presentation by the Marvin Gelber Print and Drawing Study Centre (“P&D”). It also has a couple of differences from Talk: it is less frequent, and it is by paid admission. This Wednesday evening, at 7 p.m., Sarah Milroy will show and discuss the work of Alex Colville. […]
Alex Colville — P&D November Talk
This talk series is a monthly presentation in the Marvin Gelber Print and Drawing Study Centre (“P&D”): second Friday of each month prepared and presented by members of the P&D Volunteer Group 11 a.m. – noon; free of charge November 8 – Date with Alex Colville, presenter Edith Layne “Morning,” 1981 – one of […]
A Message from the Director and CEO: A Curatorial Affairs Announcement
A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR AND CEO What is happening? • We are making changes to the Curatorial Affairs division to better achieve the goals that we have outlined in our Strategic Plan. • We have decided to redefine the position of Executive Director, Curatorial Affairs to focus primarily on curatorial and collection responsibilities and […]
Staff and Volunteer Admission to David Bowie is – further opportunities this week
We are offering four more viewings this week to David Bowie is for all staff, volunteers and interns: • Tuesday, October 8 to Friday, October 11 • 10 am to 4 pm Present your I.D. badge at the Audioguide desk in the Atrium, then take the elevator to the fourth floor of the Contemporary Tower. […]
Happy, Happy Hands-On Centre
It’s a little past 2 on a weekday afternoon. The Dr. Mariano Elia Hands-On Centre is now closed for the day, and Zavette Quadros, an AGO education officer working with the Centre, has begun to tidy up. She is distracted by a tiny thump on the far side of the glass wall behind her. A […]
Psychedelic Poster Art — P&D October Talk
This talk series is a monthly presentation in the Marvin Gelber Print and Drawing Study Centre (“P&D”): second Friday of each month prepared and presented by members of the P&D Volunteer Group 11 a.m. – noon; free of charge October 11 – Date with Psychedelic Poster Art, presenter Mary Kirby Here is just one of […]
Our Youngest Art Collector
The next time you’re outside the Volunteer Lounge door, take a look at the space between shopAGOkids and the AR&S (AGO Art Rental & Sales) sales desk. You’ll see a work of art on display on the wall, under the bold proclamation: “Start a new family tradition: give your child the gift of art.” AGO […]
“Communicating with people about art”
In one sense, Melissa Smith is very new to the AGO. She started work as our fulltime Gallery Guide Coordinator at the beginning of September. In another sense, she has already been here for a long time indeed. “I grew up with the AGO,” says the Ottawa native over coffee in the Café AGO. Her […]
Staff and volunteer viewing of David Bowie is
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 We are pleased to offer staff, volunteers and interns access to David Bowie is, which opens September 25. Exhibition Preview We have heard tremendous interest from staff, volunteers and interns to see the Bowie exhibition as soon as possible. We know that experiencing the show early will allow our internal community […]