Jinny Yu makes her AGO debut with an exhibition of new works, including oil on aluminum paintings and works on paper. Born in Korea and now based in Ottawa and Berlin, for the past twenty years, she has been an active professional artist and educator,  using abstract and geometric forms to consider the implications of mass […]

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Hello Everyone, It has been wonderful to see the crowds in Making Her Mark these final few days of the exhibition. Although we will be saying goodbye to the show, the beautiful catalogue serves as an important record of scholarship and partnership with the Baltimore Museum of Art. Last Saturday we hosted an Art and […]

On Tuesday, July 2 from 3 pm to 5 pm, staff and volunteers are invited to preview Bright Signs: Spotlight on Video Art located on the 5th Floor. Curated by Debbie Johnsen, Manager, Modern and Contemporary Collections, get a chance to experience works by artists Kahlil Joseph, Theaster Gates, and many more before Bright Signs opens to the public, […]

The end of the school year brings the beginning of summer art camp at the AGO. This program is one of the gallery’s top priorities and important revenue generators each year. We are happy to play a part in recruiting almost 200 high school volunteers joining us throughout the summer, in specially designed placements that […]

Hello everyone, Summer weather has arrived early with the heat and thunderstorms. Torrential downpours don’t usually happen so soon in the summer (yes, global climate change is creating more extreme weather events). I bring this up because I want to thank our staff who have been helping react to leaks in Zacks. Our conservators, our […]

Hello everyone, Today and over the weekend we welcome AGO Members to the Moments in Modernism exhibition, which is beautifully installed on the 4th floor. Big thanks to co-curator Debbie Johnsen, Project Manager Hillary Taylor and those involved with the installation. Thank you also to AJ Wilson and the Comms team for a successful and well attended […]

Hello volunteers! Our weekend Gallery Guide, Aisling Joe, also works at the legislature (what a great job!). Aisling has passed along some information about an upcoming wine & cheese-paired tour in Parliament, read on below! This post is also shared on the AGO Volunteers Facebook Group. Volunteer President Barbara Glaser will be going, so you […]

Hello everyone, This week was particularly buzzy in the galleries as we welcomed many school groups at the end of the school year, as well as lots of visitors who came to see Miles Greenberg’s performance on Wednesday. Soon we will have AGO summer campers onsite, which is exciting. In the last few weeks, we […]

Hello volunteers, As you may be aware, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is currently in labour negotiations and workers could strike as early as 12:01 a.m. on Friday, June 7, 2024.  As a TTC strike will impact all of us who use the transit system and will result in an increase in traffic. I know as volunteers you […]