Hello Volunteers! and Happy December, Holidays help us bust out of our rut – and goodness knows we need that more than ever this year, as we’re all quite literally in lockdown mode. Most of us can’t celebrate with our extended clan, so help spread a little cheer by sharing your holiday tradition – big […]

Dear Volunteers, Starting Monday December 7 until Sunday December 13, all volunteers are invited to a special online shopAGO shopping event! Using promo code VOLUNTEER20 at checkout, volunteers can get 20% off items from the online shop, including, for the first time, jewelry! How to receive your order: Shipping: If you’d like to have your […]

Groundbreaking African-American photographer Ming Smith canonizes Black culture with an abstract flair. Recently acquired by the AGO, seven stunning prints by Smith chronicle a diverse array of moments, including a romantic boardwalk stroll and an experimental jazz show. All are part of the powerful new photography exhibition, Documents, 1960s – 1970s.            Born in Detroit, Michigan, […]

Those of you on social media might recognize the How It Started / How It’s Going meme in which people post an image representing a naively optimistic version of themselves , followed by one where life has taken them in a different direction. We’re starting to highlight a similar experience for volunteers, showing what was […]

Hello everybody! As you now know, the Gallery is currently closed as part of the 28 day lockdown for Toronto and surrounding areas. This means that Christine, Trish and myself (Nicole) are back to working from home, as we prepare for the gallery’s re-opening with Studio 54: Night Magic. While the Gallery is closed, we […]

“In Your Face” was a People’s Portrait Project (2006), an exhibition of portraits collected from the general public to celebrate the individuality and diversity of Canada. As a volunteer, Shelagh Barrington remembers spending hours working with staff and other volunteers gluing these incredibly varied 4×6 inch portraits onto 4×8 foot panels in preparation for mounting on […]

Hello Volunteers, For those of you that missed this past week’s exclusive volunteer talk with Dr. Julie Crooks, you can watch at your leisure, by clicking on this link: https://klick.zoom.us/rec/share/VVeblVX56-uouho6_boYFCA5Gu9uthYO2I-oB0QZsHA_rGmlwpq3sxzRso5mJODN.lDPwMk0WFeirH_LN When prompted for a passcode, please enter: 9@^9Hd$t To read a great article with Julie about the Gallery’s new Department of Arts of Global Africa […]

Dear Everyone, Due to a rising number of COVID-19 infections, this afternoon Premier Ford announced that the City of Toronto and the region of Peel will face further restrictions as of 12:01 a.m. Monday, November 23.  This means that the AGO will be open this weekend and close to the public as of Monday, November […]

Hello Everyone, IMPORTANT: Later this afternoon, the Premier will be making an announcement regarding COVID-19. We don’t have any advance notice about what this might mean for us but it’s possible there will be increased restrictions or a shut-down. Please stay tuned – I will be sending another message out by day’s end. It will […]

Dear Volunteers, Please join us for this exclusive talk – organized especially for AGO volunteers – with thanks and in recognition of this year’s Volunteer Endowment Trust donation to support the ongoing research and support of The Montgomery Collection of Caribbean Photographs. Dr. Julie Crooks will share all the work she has done this far […]