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Hello everyone, I write with some news from the Director’s Office. After over 18 years of service, Sue Sen, executive assistant to the director, and CEO has decided to step away from the AGO. Such a role is critical, and Sue has fulfilled it with great skill and professionalism. Sue’s last day is June 14.  […]

More than 50% of volunteers chose to support the Making Her Mark exhibition. Unlike previous years where the votes were close, we had a clear front runner this year! Making Her Mark is an exhibition that celebrates extraordinary women artists from the early modern era of European art. Challenging long-held assumptions about the contributions of […]

Good afternoon, volunteers We are excited to share this year’s projects for funding consideration through the Volunteer Endowment Trust 2023-2024. As part of the Volunteer Council’s (VC) ongoing mission to demonstrate transparency in our decision making, our outgoing Volunteer President Maya Kotlarenko has once again created an online voting process for the volunteer community to help choose […]

Hello everyone, Next week is a big week as we prepare to open the Cassatt/McNicoll exhibition on Wednesday evening and then on Thursday, we launch Foyer – a refreshed digital magazine dedicated to telling compelling stories about art and artists from Toronto and beyond. It builds on the growth AGOInsider has achieved in its content, approach […]

Hello everyone, There are a couple of highlights that stand out for me this week. First, we had an onsite retreat for the AGO Board of Trustees on Monday. The focus was on our 10-year Strategic Plan – AGO 2028 – and its 4 pillars: Art, Exhibitions & Programs, Audience, and the Dani Reiss Modern […]

” I started talking photographs when I was a student at the Ontario College of Art in 1974. I have continued to take photographs focused on the changing landscape and urban settings. This selection of 18″ x 16″ digital prints are of Toronto’s neighbourhoods, ravines, and the city’s waterfront on Lake Ontario. There are also […]

Hello volunteers! Sharing here, these wonderful pics of the April Volunteer Annual Gathering – our first (but not the last!) time together in over 3 years! Our AGO Events Photographer Paul Ayers has made these downloadable images: AGO Volunteer Party Pics April 27 2023 by Paul Ayers (adobe.com) We’ve shared these images as a way […]

Hello everyone, Last Saturday, when the AGO – and many cultural institutions across Toronto- offered free attendance in celebration of the King’s coronation, more than 13,000 people visited the Gallery. That’s a lot more than recent Saturday attendance, which is typically around 2,600. In other words, it was a very full house! In addition, 545 […]

Many of you will recall the Wolfgang Tillmans lecture that sold out in minutes, back in March. That lecture, part of the Rapp lecture series on Contemporary Art, was recorded and has now been uploaded to the Gallery’s Youtube account. Watch from the comfort of your own home, HERE.