Posts tagged “Prints & Drawings”
P&D Talk for November: Food in Art: What’s Cooking in Prints and Drawings
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. Featuring a theme that is dear to all of us, this month’s Prints & Drawings talk will focus on Food in Art. A delicious talk is planned! Susan Davidson will cover […]
P&D October Talk: German Expressionism
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. Inspired by Kathe Kollwitz, this month’s Prints & Drawings talk will focus on German Expressionism. Join us in the P&D Study Centre Date: Friday, October 12 Speaker: Jane Smith Time: 11:00am […]
P&D September Talk: George Hunter: Canadian Photographer
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. George WHO? This month’s Prints & Drawings talk will focus on photographs by George Hunter (1921–2013), perhaps Canada’s most viewed (his images have appeared on Canadian currency) but least recognized name […]
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 […]
Volunteer Executive Profiles: Brenda Renwick (Prints & Drawings)
Welcome to Brenda Renwick, the newest member of the Volunteer Executive Committee (VEC) and Chair of The Prints and Drawings Study Centre Brenda has been volunteering in Prints and Drawings for 5 years and has filled every position, including a term as Secretary for the volunteer committee in the Study Centre. Brenda’s background is in art curation and […]
Prints & Drawings Monthly Talk for February: Henry Moore: Large Two Forms
This month P&D presents: Henry Moore: Large Two Forms When Henry Moore’s Bronze Sculpture, Large Two Forms, was moved earlier this year from the corner of Dundas and McCaul to the newly redone Grange Park, there was some grumbling. Moore, however, would have been delighted with the new location since he was never happy with the original one. […]
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 […]