I know we have a lot of artists in the volunteer program who have been creating up a storm. This is the perfect opportunity to share your work. – Holly Portraits of Resilience is an open call for artists of all ages to participate in an online exhibition of artworks showcasing moments of emotion and […]

Hello everyone, This week’s act of anti-Asian hatred and violence in Atlanta that led to the murder of eight people – including six women of Asian descent – is yet another heinous example of behavior that results from an ideology of White supremacy. Such acts of hatred bring deep, deep pain to communities of Asian […]

Congratulations (again!) to our 2020 recipients of the Ontario Volunteer Service Awards. With an in-person ceremony planned for last Spring (2019) – these awards were delayed – and finally celebrated last week with an online presentation. A little bureaucratic, and lacking the specialness we now all remiss of an in-person gathering, it will still good […]

Hello Everyone, We are getting closer to spring! Bring it on!  I don’t know when we will re-open but in the meantime there is still incredible content available on ago.ca for our public to enjoy. Last week there was a wonderful talk featuring artist Hank Willis Thomas in conversation with Sophie Hackett. Here is the […]

Dear Colleagues I am thrilled to announce that Xiaoyu Weng has been appointed Carol and Morton Rapp Curator, Modern and Contemporary Art. She is currently The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Associate Curator at The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Xiaoyu will begin her role at the AGO this summer pending approval of […]

In a new initiative for 2021, Diabetes Canada, in partnership with the AGO’s Community Programs, will host a unique and first-ever art competition as a way of interacting with the broader Diabetes community and to mark the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Insulin.  Did you know that Frederick Banting was an artist as well […]

Feminist collective EMILIA-AMALIA dives into the archives to activate and broaden the AGO’s Artist Files Collection. Since 1912, the AGO (then the Art Museum of Toronto) has been collecting materials from living artists – soliciting biographical details through questionnaires and documents such as exhibition invitations, press clippings and CVs. Today, the Artist Files Collection in […]

Hello Everyone, Leadership Team has been involved with many board committee meetings in recent weeks. These include standing committees of the board such as Advancement, Collections and Finance, as well as curatorial working committees and the Diversity & Inclusion Working Committee, which met yesterday. The Diversity & Inclusion Working Committee recommended introductory training for all […]

We are remembering our friend & volunteer, Dipika Goel, who passed away last week. Dipika was a beloved member of our Wednesday evening Information Guides, having originally joined us as a volunteer for our Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors exhibition. Dipika and I shared a deep love of polka dots and patterns. She had the best […]

Hello Volunteers, We are excited to introduce this series of Diversity & Inclusion recordings, part of the Gallery’s commitment to building a more diverse and inclusive staff and volunteer community. We hope you’ll enjoy this line up of AGO staff and special guests, who have so generously shared their expertise with us. Though we are […]