Posts tagged “Prints & Drawings”
Final dispatch from Peru: A Field Trip to Colca Valley
by Infoguide Penny Williams My visit to Ayaviri, Peru, is well-timed: I’m able to join the 4-day field trip to Colca Valley, organized by Michaela Novotna and the other instructors for their art-restoration students. (Quick background: I spent the first two weeks of December 2016 visiting former P&D volunteer Michaela Novotna in Ayaviri, Puno Region, […]
Prints & Drawings Talk for February: Art & Artists of The Grange
This month P&D presents: The Grange The inspiration for the talk comes from the collection left to the AGO by Goldwin Smith – essentially artists at The Grange – and evolved into telling the story of The Grange and its occupants through the artists. Given that The Grange is the oldest surviving brick house in […]
P&D Volunteer heads to Peru to assist in Ayaviri art restoration
Here’s a fascinating report from Infoguide Penny Williams: A pioneering art restoration project in the Puno Region of Peru has an AGO connection: Michaela Novotna, the only non-Peruvian on the team. We knew Michaela as a P&D volunteer (2009-2014) and then as a part-time member of the Collections Management team (2014-2015). Since January 2016, she […]
Prints & Drawings Talk for November: Remembrance
Saluting Canada’s war experience through art, this month P&D presents: Remembrance Remembrance will take a look at eight works – six from WWI and two from WWII. The works show a progression from initial training here in Canada, through deployment and service, to coming home (or not). It will be a combination art talk […]
Prints & Drawings Volunteer Talk for October: Gauguin
Enjoy behind-the-scenes tours and see your favourite prints, drawings, watercolours and photographs. 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 Prints & Drawings Collection. This month: Inspired by the upcoming Mystical Landscapes exhibition, P&D presents: Mystical Travels: Gauguin and Tahiti Talk […]
Prints & Drawings in February – Colour Field
Enjoy behind-the-scenes tours and see your favourite prints, drawings, watercolours and photographs. 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 Prints & Drawings Collection. This month: Plane Vision: American Color Field Art Talk by Mary Kirby Date: Friday February 12 Time: […]
Art Exhibition features P&D volunteers
Liz Haney and Ortansa Moraru, currently volunteering with the Prints & Drawings department, are featured in an upcoming exhibition at the University of Guelph – Humber Art Gallery from Wednesday, January 20 to Friday, February 5. For more info on the artists see www.lizhaney.com and http://www.ortansa.com Do you have a show coming up? Let us […]
P&D in June: Landscapes Across Time
For the month of June, to complement the Picturing the Americas exhibition, The Prints and Drawings Study Centre is featuring Landscapes Across Time. OPEN DOOR Every Wednesday from 1-8pm This month, we will be featuring landscapes from across cultures and history. If you would like to see prints and drawings from the collection by other […]
Out of the Vaults: First Thursday Volunteers Power P&D Pop-Ups
The Prints and Drawings department has been using First Thursdays as an opportunity to bring several of their hidden gems “out of the vaults” for one-night-only pop-up exhibitions. Coordinated to each month’s theme, the pop-ups feature10-20 works in an intimate setting that lets viewers get up close. Staff make the selections with occasional volunteer input, […]
The Mexican Muralists
This fall we’re interested in Mexican muralists of the 20th century – Diego Rivera was one of the leaders, and the Frida & Diego exhibition will be a major AGO attraction from October 20 to January 20, 2013. Thanks to volunteer Mary Kirby’s research into these artists, we can visit the show with some […]