Hello Folks,  I have to say that a couple of days of nice weather does put many of us in a good mood! Something else that puts me in a great mood is food – which I often enjoy at the AGO Bistro. In many ways the Food & Beverage team faced some of the […]

This June, the Gallery is hoping to begin hosting in-person talks again. You can register for FREE for these upcoming presentations (note: if, in addition to being a volunteer, you are a Member or Annual Passholder, please register as such). If you are neither, you can register by clicking on the Adult ticket (there are […]

Closes May 15!

Hello Everyone, This week’s news about the architect team for AGO Global Contemporary has been well received. Thank you to the Comms Team for rolling the news out. The process for selecting the team was incredibly demanding and rigorous but worth the effort. I am confident that we selected the most talented team for our […]

This week is National Volunteer Week, an important moment to share our heartfelt thanks for the contributions of our AGO Volunteers. To mark the occasion, AGOinsider caught up with Maya Kotlarenko, who has volunteered at the AGO for the past 14 years. Maya currently serves as Volunteer President—a surprising position for someone who “hated being […]

Happy National Volunteer Week everyone! It has been a rough 2 years apart, but we’re so pleased to be slowly welcoming you back! This week (especially this week) we pause to thank you for your commitment and dedication, enthusiasm and support through this challenging time! Whether you are greeting or guiding, helping patrons find prints […]

Volunteers, have you seen I AM HERE yet? The catalogue is dense and so beautifully designed – full of images! So visual! (thank you to Natalie, who sourced a copy for the volunteer lounge). Everyone is really loving the show! There are a number of “pop-up” art-making studio workshops, offered online over Zoom, for free! […]

Stephan joins us in celebration of National Volunteer Week! (formally April 24 – 30) It’s hard to believe we’ve been two years apart, but we’re encouraged by the recent staggered re-entry of volunteers back to the Gallery. We are on our way! Stephan joins us to update us on Gallery news, and AGO Vision 2028 […]

Hello Everyone, I Am Here is finally here! And it looks spectacular. A show this big includes a lot of people so thank you to EVERYONE involved. It is a wonderful exhibit for our public at this particular moment in time, and it was kicked off with a celebratory dinner on Tuesday evening with many artists […]

Dear Volunteer Community, Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit their vote for the Volunteer Endowment Trust (VET) funding proposal. This year, we received 107 votes which is the highest level of participation we have seen since launching the democratic process in 2020. We are thrilled to announce that the project that […]