Mark your calendars! The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art invites docents from across the US and Canada to Kansas City, September 16-19, 2022, to connect with other docents, guides, and museum educators and to be inspired by best practices and new learning. Rescheduled from 2021, the symposium will feature visits to other institutions, a welcome dinner […]

Hello Everyone, While we are hearing of increasing vaccinations in Canada – which is wonderful – I am also mindful that many countries are in real crisis including India, Brazil, Colombia, St. Vincent and others. Such situations impact many of you who have relatives, friends or loved ones residing abroad. Worrying about their health and […]

Take a trip to Reykjavikík, Iceland to learn about more about Ragnar Kjartansson as he is in conversation with Curator Adelina Vlas. Explore his work Death is Elsewhere, which is a recent acquisition to the gallery and was installed in the Signy Eaton on the second floor a few weeks before the gallery closed. There is a lot […]

Hello Everyone, It excites me to hear that more and more of you are getting vaccinated. I am getting my COVID-19 vaccination this afternoon! I am astounded and grateful for the speed at which science has enabled these vaccines. With the rollout, we are getting closer to putting COVID behind us. Things are looking much […]

As AGO volunteers, you make a meaningful impact at the museum. I am so grateful to you for dedicating your time and talent to our community. In celebration of your contributions, I am pleased to invite you to a special presentation about the AGO’s Collection Strategy on May 5 at 5:30 p.m. for you and […]

Wednesday April 28, 6 pm (Register, HERE) Pop-Up Studio offers an inspiring weekly look at an artwork from the AGO Collection, before leaping into a 30-minute drawing exercise inspired by the techniques found in the work. Each week focuses on a new work and technique or style, from collage to watercolour, to drawing, with a […]

Thursday, May 6 | 10 am–3 pm CDT (Central Daylight Time) Register, HERE. Thank you to volunteer Shelagh Barrington, also a representative for the National Docent Symposium, for sharing this link to a Virtual Summit on Diversity, out of the United States (free to register, via Zoom): Virtual Summit on Diversity Join arts professionals from […]

Tuesday April 27, at 4pm via ZOOM (register here) Join artist Dana Slijboom (read more here) for a conversation about her work and creative process with the AGO’s Renée van der Avoird. Slijboom’s paintings are characterized by a distinctive visual language incorporating archetypal imagery and bold graphics. Dana Slijboom is a Canadian-Dutch painter living and […]

Hello Everyone, This week was National Volunteer Week. The AGO has hundreds of volunteers who help fulfill our mission, and I am extraordinarily grateful for the many ways that they contribute to Gallery life. They include Volunteers of the AGO, – our program volunteers – who for decades have provided tours and served our public […]

Exciting news! The AGO is launching a paid mentorship program enabling three emerging artists to pursue research, over a six-week period, into museum practices, audience engagement, or the AGO Collection. With the support of mentors from across the gallery, each selected artist will further their work with the aim of presenting their findings to the […]