Hello everyone, This week has been dynamic. On Monday, a small group of leadership team members, trustees and I visited Woodland Cultural Centre to continue our discussions and partnership with Six Nations of the Grand River. We toured the newly unveiled Interpretive Historic Site in the former Mohawk Institute Residential School. I highly encourage you to visit. It […]

Hello everyone, A unique exhibition curated with input from over 80 artists, collectors, donors, curators, community leaders, and scholars opens to Members today. Collective Visions is a celebration of our growing photography collection which now accounts for approximately 70,000 of the AGO’s 120,000 artworks. It took a community to build both the collection and the exhibition that […]

Reimagining a Baroque artwork at the AGO  Fracture (2024) by Jesse Mockrin is a reimagination of Nicolas Tournier’s The Judgement of Solomon (c.1625), a Baroque painting also on view at the Gallery. Fracture marks the first work by Mockrin acquired by the AGO. Fracture is on view outside the main exhibition space in the E.R. Wood Gallery (121).      Mockrin re-envisions works by European […]

Hello everyone, It is the Friday before the Thanksgiving long weekend. It is a good moment to reflect on what we are grateful for. For me, sometimes it is a small thing – like a bright red leaf that falls from a tree. Other times it is about looking forward to seeing friends and/or family. One thing […]

Hello Everyone, I hope you are enjoying the glorious weather! In the last years, the AGO has invested in new systems like Tessitura to help streamline processes, create efficiencies, and help gather and secure data. We have recently undergone another system upgrade with the launch of Workday – our new Finance and HR system. This […]

We are saddened to share the news that long time AGO volunteer, Gallery Guide Jean Crawford, recently passed away. Here at the Gallery, she will be remembered here for her liveliness and sense of verve. When I first started at the Gallery, I recall she was deeply involved in the National Docent Symposium as a […]

Hello Everyone, Last night we hosted over 1000 guests for Art Bash, our annual fundraising gala, and closed out our 125th birthday celebrations. A huge thank you to all of the departments that worked together to make the event a success. I am proud to share that we raised over $1.4M in support of the AGO – […]

A Message from Robert Durocher, Richard and Elizabeth Currie Chief, Education and Programming  September 30 marks Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day honours the experiences of Residential School Survivors and the children who never made it home, as well as their families and communities. This year, September 30 falls […]

Hello Everyone, Jesse Mockrin: Echo opened to Members on September 10 and has been met with nothing but praise since. Curated by Adam Harris Levine, Associate Curator of European Art, the show is Mockrin’s first solo museum exhibition and inspired by Baroque paintings, sculptures, and drawings at the AGO. It is a very beautiful exhibition. I hope you spend […]

Hello friends and lovers of AGO history!  This fall, the Library & Archives team is celebrating a major milestone. September 2025 marks 50 years since the AGO’s records were archived and made available to staff and the public.   Stewarded by Al Stanton-Hagan, AGO Archivist, the AGO Archives includes documentation of the Gallery’s exhibitions, building, programs, […]