Hello Volunteers: re-sharing this note from Paola Poletto (and an additional goodbye note from outgoing GG coordinator, Melissa Smith), re: the recent restructuring of staff support for the Gallery Guide program. Though these communications were shared weeks ago to Gallery Guides directly, we continue to hear from guides who missed the message, so I have […]

Volunteers – thank you for your patience as we slowly got our systems back online (and caught up with orders!) after the recent cyberattack. We are so happy we are now able to process your bookings – enjoy the show! Please remember: proof of vaccination and ID required for all visitors 12 and up to enter […]

Hello everyone, I would like to begin my message this week by thanking those who participated on – or contributed to – the COVID 19 Task Force. I truly believe the efforts undertaken by this team saved lives. All of the health and safety protocols that have been in place since the beginning of COVID […]

Dear Colleagues, The first week of November marks Treaties Recognition Week in Ontario. This week aims to increase understanding of the history of treaties, and awareness about treaty rights and treaty relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities in Ontario. The Art Gallery of Ontario operates on land that is Michi Saagig Nishnawbe territory. Toronto is […]

A new installation of contemporary works explores how landscapes, from coastal shores to skyscrapers, inspire and inform various artistic visions. A new installation of contemporary works from the AGO Collection (on Level 4, gallery 405) explores the concept of landscape by highlighting the various forms it takes in painting and sculpture. Adelina Vlas, AGO Associate […]

Hello Everyone, By now, staff will have received the message from Chris Steele that the AGO experienced a cyberattack last week. Outlook is back up and running along with other core services. It will still take a little bit longer for remote access services to be fully resolved as the investigation into what caused the […]

Wednesday October 13 at 1pm, via ZOOM Join us for a very special keynote address by M. NourbeSe Philip to open Black Portraiture[s]: Toronto, Absente/d Presence, a three-day conference exploring Blackness as absent/ed presence in art, art history,  performance, archives, museums, cultural production and technology. Following the keynote, M. NourbeSe Philip will be in conversation with DJ […]

Hello Everyone, This was an extraordinary week at the AGO. After years of research, conservation, scholarship, loan negotiations and meticulous planning, we opened Picasso: Painting the Blue Period. Congratulations to Kenneth Brummel, Sandra Webster-Cook and EVERYONE involved with installing, securing and promoting the exhibition. Since Wednesday, we have seen line-ups of Members waiting patiently to […]

A Q&A with Dominica-born, Toronto-based artist Gomo George, whose work is currently on view in Fragments of Epic Memory. Gomo George is a multidisciplinary artist working in painting and sculpture, whose artmaking centres African and Caribbean traditions. Since the early 1980s, he has been a strong advocate for Black artists working in Canada, curating exhibitions […]

Hello Everyone, Today is the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is a chance to reflect on what has happened and is happening.  When someone visits the AGO it is my hope that they will encounter works of art by Indigenous people. The power of these works impress me – I think of […]