Thursday April 25 Hello Volunteers, Gallery Leadership is very pleased to report that the Art Gallery of Ontario has reached a tentative agreement with OPSEU/SEFPO Local 535. The agreement is subject to ratification by the union local members with a vote scheduled on Friday, April 26.  The return-to-work / volunteer date will be confirmed after […]

On Volunteer Appreciation week, as Volunteer President I wanted to write a few words and a big thank you for everything! appreciative of how welcoming everyone volunteer’s and staff have been on my arrival over the past few months. Collaborating together with Holly is wonderful and to be working with the best Volunteer crew and […]

Dear Volunteers, Next week, April 14 – 20, Canada celebrates National Volunteer Week. Though the current Gallery closure means our formal celebrations will be delayed, we still want to thank you for so generously giving of your time, energy and skills to support our staff, visitors, membership and one another. Your contributions are felt throughout […]

shared from Volunteer President, Barbara Glaser: Hello fellow volunteers, This week, Toronto welcomes “The Artist Project” – an exhibition of over 250 independent artists –including our own AGO volunteer and Gallery Guide, Janne Reuss. I will be there this Saturday, April 13, at 1pm, and will be meeting with other volunteers to go together as […]

Posted for Barbara Glaser, Volunteer President: One of my mandates as Volunteer President is to build connections. Highlighting here, a volunteer to volunteer initiative; we can view fellow volunteers’ art/ exhibitions, and come together as a community, to support our fellow volunteers. Sharing some photos from my recent visit, this past Thursday April 11, to […]

Hello volunteers! During this time apart, your Volunteer President Barbara Glaser and myself have been dreaming up ways to gather together, outside of the Gallery. Next up: we invite you all to watch the new TVO documentary: Whaam! Blam! Roy Lichtenstein And the Art of Appropriation (watch on the TVO website, linked HERE), and then […]

Hello volunteers, I understand many of you are awaiting updates about our current situation. Please know that we will keep volunteers informed. The AGO has been closed since Tuesday March 26, due to a labour disruption. We remain hopeful that we will reach a negotiated agreement with OPSEU soon. We are asking our volunteers to be […]

Hello volunteers! Holly, here – I discovered just this morning (Thursday) that our volunteer database is being impacted by a technical issue (our database is hosted by a third-party provider), that is restricting our ability to email many of our volunteers. We’re postponing tonight’s talk with Janne, so that we can ensure she has the […]

Congratulations to Gallery Guide Alieh (Aliye) Akbarzadeh, on the eve of her first solo exhibition – please see invitation, below: A message from the Gallery’s Director: We are thrilled to invite you to the solo exhibition of the talented young artist Alieh Akbarzadeh at Sahar K. Boluki Gallery. The exhibition, titled “How Do I Look,” […]

Monday March 25, 10:00pm Dear Volunteers,  Unfortunately, this evening we received notice from OPSEU that they have rejected the Gallery’s offer, and have chosen to go on strike, effective immediately.  This means that tomorrow, Tuesday March 26, the AGO will be closed due to a labour disruption. We remain hopeful that we will reach a negotiated agreement with […]