AGO from Home brings the museum to you virtually during COVID-19. Please enjoy, and continue engaging with art and culture.

Art Gallery of Ontario

Photography is so much of life

2020 marks 20 years of the AGO's Photography Department! Celebrate this milestone with a conversation between curators past and present.

composite image of the artist Sarindar Dhaliwal in a light green scarf and blue sweater, on the right image of the work The Radcliffe Line

Art in the Spotlight: Sarindar Dhaliwal

Tuesday June 16, 4 pm

Renée van der Avoird, Assistant Curator of Canadian Art and Assistant Interpretive Planner Nadia Abraham talk to artist Sarindar Dhaliwal ‌about the cartographer's mistake: The Radcliffe Line, ‌a recent AGO acquisition.

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Headshots of Kelly McKinley and Josh Dyer

SHAPE OF THE MUSEUM: JOSH DYER AND KELLY MCKINLEY

Thursday June 18, 2 pm

Join Josh Dyer, Director of Marketing at Myseum of Toronto in a conversation with Kelly McKinley, CEO of the Bay Area Discovery Museum about how museums, with and without walls, can support and sustain their local communities.

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Statement from the AGO

We acknowledge that words alone cannot address the many injustices and discrimination that Black, Indigenous and other marginalized communities continue to face.

Artists Janet Cardiff in a green jacket and George Bures MIller in a black puffer jacket, standing in a field with a hill behind them.

Talks

Downtime: Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller

Tuesday June 16, 2 pm

Join renowned Canadian artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller in conversation with Adelina Vlas, AGO Associate Curator, Contemporary Art

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Talks

Art In the Spotlight: Sarindar Dhaliwal

Tuesday June 16, 4 pm

Take a closer look at artist Sarindar Dhaliwal's the cartographer's mistake: The Radcliffe Line, ‌a recent AGO acquisition.

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Ruth Cuthand. Don't Breathe, Don't Drink, 2016.

Talks

Weekly Wednesday Conversation: Artist Spotlight - Ruth Cuthand's Don't Breathe, Don't Drink

Wednesday June 17, 1 pm

Join artist Ruth Cuthand, Dr.

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Shape of the Museum: Josh Dyer and Kelly McKinley

Thursday June 18, 2 pm

Join Josh Dyer, Director of Marketing at Myseum of Toronto, and Kelly McKinley, Deputy Director of the Oakland Museum of California, in conversation.

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ENGAGE WITH ART

Oil on canvas, photo emulsion on canvas, and laser cut vinyl. By Robert Houle.

Learn & Make

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Stories

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ART NEWS

The inspiration next door

YOURAGOMeet our next-door neighbour Blue Omar, a second-year student at OCADU who finds inspiration at the AGO.

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Bring it to the runway

BEHIND THE SCENESTwysted Miyake-Mugler, the co-founder of the Toronto Kiki Ballroom Alliance, tells us about bringing the art of voguing to the AGO.

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headshots of Amanda Hunt and Julie Crooks

Taking shape

Amanda Hunt, Director of Education and Senior Curator of Programs at MOCA LA, and the AGO's Associate Curator of Photography, Julie Crooks came together for a conversation about art, audiences, and learning in today’s climate.

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Luminato goes virtual

International arts festival, Luminato returns to Toronto with three days of free, virtual programming.

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Support the AGO

Even from a distance, art can bring us together. The support of our community has inspired the AGO in these unprecedented times, and by opening the virtual doors of the Gallery, we continue to share the joy and wonder of art. We are also working to safeguard and conserve our remarkable collection while preparing for future exhibitions and special programming.

Philanthropy has always been and remains critical to making this possible. Please click below to make a special gift in support of the AGO and making art accessible.

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Photography is so much of life

Art in the Spotlight: Sarindar Dhaliwal

SHAPE OF THE MUSEUM: JOSH DYER AND KELLY MCKINLEY

Front page special messages

Statement from the AGO

UPCOMING EVENTS

ENGAGE WITH ART

Learn & Make

Stories

Look & Listen

ART NEWS

The inspiration next door

Bring it to the runway

Taking shape

Luminato goes virtual

NEW FRONT PAGE messages about closure

Support the AGO

Connect with us

Photography is so much of life

Art in the Spotlight: Sarindar Dhaliwal

SHAPE OF THE MUSEUM: JOSH DYER AND KELLY MCKINLEY

Front page special messages

UPCOMING EVENTS

ENGAGE WITH ART

ART NEWS

NEW FRONT PAGE messages about closure

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