Posts tagged “Prints and Drawings Centre”
Prints & Drawings Talk for March: Prints and Drawings of The French Revolution
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. Join us in the P&D Study Centre for: Prints and Drawings of the French Revolution The notion of art as propaganda was deeply rooted in the Western tradition. During the French […]
Prints & Drawings Monthly Talk for June: Albrecht Durer: Master Printmaker
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. This month we look forward to another inspiring presentation by Phyllis Couzin, who just received a 20-year pin for her volunteer work at the AGO! The monthly P&D talk on Friday, […]
P&D Talk for May: Harold Town – The Single Autographic Prints
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. This Month: Harold Town: The Single Autographic Prints Talk by: Erin Canning Date: Friday, May 11 Time: 11 am (arrive at 10:30 to view works on display!) This Friday’s Talk will […]
Prints & Drawings Talk for April: Jack Nichols: A Singular Canadian Artist
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. This month: Jack Nichols: A Singular Canadian Artist Talk by: Edith Layne Date: Friday, April 13 Time: 11 am (arrive at 10:30 to view works on display!) Jack Nichols is widely […]
P&D Monthly Talk for March: Resplendent Anarchy: Riopelle’s Quiet Revolution
Talk by: Mary Kirby Date: Friday, March 9 Time: 11 am (arrive at 10:30 to view works on display!) This Friday Talk will look at Jean Paul Riopelle & the Automatistes, Quebec’s post-war avant garde movement, as forerunners to Quebec Separatism in contrast to American Action Painting of the same period. Enjoy behind-the-scenes tours […]
Prints & Drawings Monthly Talk for January: Disfarmer: Passion Without Emotion
This month P&D presents: Disfarmer: Passion Without Emotion Dead for half a century, Mike Disfarmer, the eccentric portrait photographer from Heber Springs, Ark., has drawn modest yet respectful attention in recent decades. From the 1920’s to the 50’s, he photographed a steady stream of townspeople in his […]
Prints & Drawings Talk for May: We See Thee Rise: Toronto Art Scene 1970-90
This month P&D presents: We See Thee Rise: Toronto Art Scene 1970-90 – featuring works from Greg Curnoe and more! Talk by: Mary Kirby Date: Friday May 12, 2017 Time: 11 am (arrive at 10:30 to view works on display!) Enjoy behind-the-scenes tours and see your favourite prints, drawings, watercolours and photographs. The second Friday […]
P&D at the Aga Khan Museum
On March 27, Prints and Drawings volunteers paid a visit to the Aga Khan Museum. Just about everyone was there, except a few who were on duty in the P&D Centre that day. First, a tour of the collections … … which lived up to the Museum’s online Mission statement: to serve as a window […]