Hello everyone, I am very much looking forward to next week’s performance by Miles Greenberg It will unfold over several hours on Wednesday June 5, (12-9pm) and if you are here on Wednesday, I encourage you to take a few moments to head to Walker Court and take it in. The Globe & Mail featured […]

Volunteers, I’m thrilled to share this post from Barbara Glaser, your Volunteer President. Read on to find out which project the volunteers voted to support with this year’s funds – Holly Dear fellow Volunteers, Every year I look forward to the Volunteer Endowment Trust (VET) process and the collaboration with fellow Volunteers, leadership and what […]

Happy to pass along this good news from the AGO Group Sales/ Visitor Experience team. It is FREE for AGO staff and volunteers to visit The Art of Banksy exhibition. It is now part of the Ontario Attractions reciprocal program. Staff and volunteers can get tickets depending on capacity per time slot: As always, if […]

We are very happy to have Alexa Greist, Curator and R. Fraser Elliott Chair, Prints & Drawings, walk us through Making Her Mark: A History of Women Artists in Europe, 1400 – 1800. Alexa will be joining us in thanks for the volunteers’ financial support of the exhibition (through the 2023 Volunteer Endowment Trust). We […]

Hello everyone, Many of you have observed activity on the east side of the AGO. The Dani Reiss Modern & Contemporary Gallery has achieved City approvals and contracts have been confirmed with EllisDon, the construction company responsible for building the expansion. I took a photo earlier this week – you can see they are starting […]

Hello Volunteers, Please see this invitation from Audrey Hudson, Chief, Education, Programming and Diversity. Volunteers are invited to participate in a survey to help define AGO values.  I think it’s great volunteers have been asked to provide input, and hope some of you will participate in the survey, linked below (Below is a long post […]

Hello everyone, this week we’re grateful to share this beautiful post from Michael Younder. Michael is part of a dynamic duo – he (and his mother, Susan) volunteer together at the AGO, both as Gallery Guides. With Susan’s recent retirement, we share this note from Michael. With thanks, – Holly Hi everyone,  Some of you […]

Hello volunteers; you’ve no doubt noticed more construction activity on the corner of Dundas and McCaul this week. Soon, the former staff & volunteer entrance (Jackman Hall entrance) will be formerly used as our new shipping dock. Most staff and volunteers have adjusted well to using the main entrance for entry/exit. Thank you! But there […]

Thank you to everyone who cast their vote for this year’s Volunteer Endowment Trust project. It was a tight race! The Distribution Committee of the Board formerly meets next week and all will be revealed in next week’s blog post. Stay tuned!

Tuesday May 21, Hello Volunteers! And happy post-long weekend. We hope you enjoyed the sunshine! We’re emailing to let you know you have until Tuesday May 22 at midnight to cast your vote to support this year’s Volunteer Endowment Trust project. It’s a tight race so far, so every vote counts! (Thank you to everyone […]