The Volunteer Endowment Trust (VET) was established in 2001 with a Letter of Agreement between the AGO, The AGO Foundation and the Volunteers of the AGO. The original capital that created the fund continues to remain invested and, each year, an annual distribution of 4% of the fund (approx. $50,000) is made available in order […]

The second Friday of every month, one of P&D’s knowledgeable volunteers will give a talk that explores an area of the AGO’s P&D Collection. Talk by: Corrinne Chong, Marvin Gelber Fellow in Prints and Drawings Date: Friday, March 13Time: 11 am (arrive at 10:30 to view works on display!) Expansive in scope and evocative in […]

Hello Everyone, Larry Pfaff, recently retired Head, Reader Services, enjoyed a long career at the AGO and transformed the library’s rare book collection while also providing research support for hundreds of AGO exhibitions and acquisitions. I am pleased to share that earlier this week the People Committee (a standing committee of the Board of Trustees) […]

The Volunteer Council is busily planning this year’s Volunteer Annual Party: Monday April 20 6:00pm – 8:00pm in Galleria Italia Our fete falls right at the beginning of National Volunteer Week (April 19 -25) and we are looking forward to the celebration. More details, soon.

Hello Everyone Two wonderful exhibitions opened this week – Illusions: The Art of Magic and Diane Arbus: Photographs, 1956-1971. It is part of your job to see these shows so please make a point to view them. They couldn’t be more different from one another but I’m sure they’ll be engaging to our audiences. Thank […]

Margaret Machell worked with the AGO Volunteer Executive (formerly the Women’s Committee) for over 25 years. She was appointed custodian of the Grange House Museum and became a gallery archivist. She was loved and respected by both volunteers and staff, so it was with great pleasure that the Volunteer Executive established the Margaret Machell Study […]

Volunteer Joy Bullen, in partnership with Holy Blossom Temple invites fellow AGO volunteers to attend a free concert: Thursday, February 27, 7:00PM to 8:30PM 1950 Bathurst Street, in the second floor performance space (the Mishkan) Tickets are free, but event registration is required through Event Brite. Please click here to reserve your ticket. About this […]

Today we celebrate our LOVE for you, our amazing volunteers! Thank you for sharing your love of art with us.

Hello Everyone, Did you know…. data gleaned from the numbers of Annual Pass holders show that we have increased the diversity of our audience by 10% in just eight months – helping us get closer to our 10-year vision statement – “to reflect the people who live here”. This week I have been in New […]

AGO Family Day Festivities: Friday Feb. 14 – Monday Feb. 17, 10:30am – 4:00pm each day It’s all about celebrating families through the theme of Togetherness. We have lots planned gallery-wide! Toronto-based Ness Lee, a recent AGO Artist in Residence, takes over Walker Court for large interactive moments of play as part of our four-day Family […]