Hello Volunteers! Please Save the Date for this year’s Volunteer Annual Party: Join your Volunteer President, Barbara Glaser, myself, your volunteer friends and colleagues, staff coordinators and special guests from the Management and Leadership Teams, as we come together for an evening of food & drink, recognition and merriment, in thanks for all you do […]

For the first time in 47 years, Joyce Wieland’s monumental quilt Barren Ground Caribou (1977-78) has left Spadina subway station  “Barren Ground Caribou is a continuation of the ecological theme in my work… [It] expresses aspects of the public’s growing awareness of their environment and its preservation. A subway station is an obvious place to make […]

Hello Everyone, With the volatile global situation and news of tariffs, it has been a choppy week! In terms of tariffs, we simply do not have enough information to determine scope of impact yet because every day seems to have a different news lead. At this point, we do not anticipate a significant impact on […]

March 03 2025 Dear Volunteers, The Gallery is pleased to be recruiting for a volunteer representative to serve on the AGO Board of Trustees, beginning this Fall (September 2025). The Board is responsible for the effective governance of the Gallery. This position is open to all current AGO volunteers, with two or more years of […]

Departures: Paola Poletto, Director, Engagement and Learning Hello Volunteers, we are sharing news of the departure of Paola Poletto, Director, Engagement and Learning. Paola’s last day at the Gallery was February 27. Here in the volunteer program we were thankful for Paola’s recent work with the Gallery Guides. Paola is an amazing Artist and creative, […]

Hello Volunteers! AGO Gallery Guide volunteer Alieh Akbarzadeh joined us back in February for our second installment of the AGO Volunteer Artist Collective. Thank you to everyone who attended this wonderful talk online, in real time. Though we had trouble with our Zoom recording that day, a video link is now available to enjoy (most […]

Hello Everyone, On Wednesday night we hosted Growing the AGO Collection, a Curators Circle panel talk and reception, whose purpose is to bring key supporters of the AGO together to hear from our Curatorial team about the acquisitions that have grown and shaped our current collection. The event was incredibly well-received, and I want to […]

Jean-Léon Gérôme’s painting questions what’s real and what’s not  Jean-Léon Gérôme. The Antique Pottery Painter: Sculpturæ vitam insufflat pictura, 1893. oil on canvas, Overall: 50.1 x 68.8 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Gift from the Junior Women’s Committee Fund, 1969. Photo © AGO. 69/31 For this month’s RBC Art Pick, we turn our attention to The Antique […]

Hello Everyone, We’ve had a big week starting off with Family Day, new installations on view, and a Board of Trustees Meeting. Let’s not forget the massive snowstorm that derailed some planned programming for last Sunday. I want to thank everyone for pivoting on Sunday, especially E&P staff, and for providing our public with an […]

Hello Volunteers! We are pleased to offer this informal volunteer meet and greet with one of the Gallery’s newest Leadership Team members: Robert Durocher About Robert: Robert Durocher joined the AGO in 2024 as the Richard & Elizabeth Currie Chief, Education & Programming. In this role, he leads the Education & Programming Division. Robert believes […]