Ilocano Abel with Karl Mata Hipol
The AGO X RBC Artist-in-Residence discusses his research project and Maker Fridays sessions
Moore in time at the AGO
The Henry Moore Sculpture Centre turns 50. Take a trip back in time with these memorable moments
Companions: Phil Lind’s Life with Art
Curator Adam Welch reflects on Phil Lind as Light Years: The Phil Lind Gift goes on view at the AGO
50 Years: Henry Moore at the AGO
In this video, an AGO curator and conservator pay homage to the enduring legacy of Henry Moore
How your heart beats with art
The results are coming in: visitors reveal which artworks made their hearts race at the AGO
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A line on Ellsworth Kelly
Painter takes the spotlight Nov. 15, when AGO welcomes Carter E. Foster of the Blanton Museum of Art
Textiles as Reclamation with Norwin Anne and Carol Ann Apilado
The artists reflect on working with textiles, Pacita Abad, and their journeys to cultural reclamation
What is memento mori?
A 16th century European art genre lights up in the dark at the AGO
Bronzing a monster
Matt Ryle of Walla Walla Foundry speaks about casting Brian Jungen’s massive artwork in bronze.
Coins and bills defaced at the AGO
Take a closer look at four works from Defaced! Money, Conflict, Protest
Audio Visual explorations at the AGO
November 8 and December 13, audio/visual artists and AGO staff members lead a new multimedia event series
Pacita’s textiles with Clarissa M. Esguerra
LACMA’s Curator of Textiles and Costumes reflects on how Pacita Abad transformed textiles in her art
Celebrating the art and life of Jack Bush
Join the author of a new catalogue about Jack Bush for a free AGO talk on October 30
Four Filipinx-owned businesses you should know
The AGO presents Borloloy, the market dedicated to Toronto-based, Filipinx-owned businesses on Nov 2
Can’t we all just get along
Hugh Hayden’s inhospitable picnic table captures the difficulty of inhabiting shared spaces
The colourful life of Pacita Abad
Five facts about the late Philippine-born artist that illustrate the bold life and practice she led
Lucy Qinnuayuak’s vibrant expressions
See 17 works on paper by this first-generation Inuk artist from Kinngait Studios at the AGO now
The emerging artist's way
Paola Poletto, AGO Director of Engagement and Learning, reflects on the AGO x RBC Emerging Artists Program.
Feeling Her Way with Sonia Boyce
The acclaimed British artist continues her Canadian solo debut tour at the AGO
Mary Wrinch’s miniature portraits at Art Windsor-Essex
AWE adds new additions to the AGO’s exhibition of miniature portraits on ivory by Mary Wrinch
Interesting Story
Feel the comfort of childhood in Laura Muntz Lyall’s dreamy depiction of children lost in a storybook
Meet the Art Rate Monitor
Wearable tech meets great art at the AGO with a new visitor experience on now
Lisa Reihana’s in Pursuit of Venus [Infected]
The multi-disciplinary artist’s massive panoramic video installation is on view now as part of Bright Signs.
The sacred house of Theaster Gates
On view now at the AGO, Progress Palace is the American artist’s ode to house music
Kahlil Joseph and the Black rodeo
The African American filmmaker’s poetic love letter to Grayson, Oklahoma, is on view now at the AGO
Sarah Sze’s Disappearing Act
Learn more about Sarah Sze’s encyclopedic sculpture and how it teeters on the edge of transition.
Conserving Bright Signs with Claire Molgat Laurin
The AGO’s Time-Based Media Assistant Conservator speaks on preserving video works in the exhibition
Art to write home about
The AGO to feature David Blackwood, Yayoi Kusama, Jesse Mockrin and Joyce Wieland in 2025
Portrait of a Woman with a Lap Dog
This RBC Art Pick is one of Rembrandt’s most beloved late portraits
Swiping right with art
The AGO presents Awkward First Date Tours where art does the icebreaking for you
Three moments in Modernism
Bush, Ohtake, and Rauschenberg: get to know the work of these artists on view now at the AGO.
The layers of Che Lovelace
The Trinidadian artist’s vibrant painting, The Gun, is on view now at the AGO
Houses, Richmond Street
A visitor favourite by Lawren S. Harris captures a familiar fall scene in Toronto
Jinny Yu on the guest/host dynamic
The acclaimed artist discusses the colours and shapes of her debut AGO solo exhibition
Low Tide
Learn more about the rigorous geometry behind Alex Colville’s summer scene on the water
Rothko’s strokes of white and red
Mark Rothko’s painting No.1, White and Red on view again at the AGO after more than a decade
David Ruben Piqtoukun ᑎᕕᑎ ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ and the midnight sun
The Inuvialuk sculptor reimagines the midnight sun as an ode to the Inuit
Jinny Yu and quantum physics
Catch Jinny Yu live in conversation at the AGO with physicist Shohini Ghose and art historian Ming Tiampo
Framing for the future
Assistant Conservator Julia Campbell-Such brings the AGO’s collection of historical frames into the light
Art meets brunch
A hearty helping of brunch-inspired art to whet the appetite before Brunch Club launches this fall
Five hidden gems at the AGO
Tucked away in nooks and crannies, here are a few works to find on your next visit
Paul Peel's summer reveries
Ontario–born painter’s bucolic portraits of children blend rigour and sentiment
The next generation of leaders in the arts
Charlotte Big Canoe, AGO Program Curator, Family and Studio Learning, Indigenous Projects, shares insights about the AGO initiative developing skills for young leaders ages 14 and 15.
Q&A: Brian Porter, Principal, Two Row Architect
In this new series, we introduce the team behind the Dani Reiss Modern & Contemporary Gallery.
Rosalie Favell’s take on The Wizard of Oz
Learn more about how the artist explores her Métis heritage by reimagining of The Wizard of Oz
Tony Ann performs at the AGO
The pianist performs an original composition and discusses his creative process
Q&A with Annabelle Selldorf, Principal, Selldorf Architects
In this continuing series, we introduce the team behind the Dani Reiss Modern and Contemporary Gallery.
Remembering Alex Janvier
The renowned Denesųłiné artist revolutionized the possibilities of abstraction
Couch Monster: Sadzěʔ yaaghęhch’ill is here
Learn more about the AGO’s first-ever public art commission by Brian Jungen.
A Quickstop run with Tarralik Duffy
Multidisciplinary Inuk artist Tarralik Duffy talks about her solo show at the AGO.
KAWS through five mediums
Paintings, graffiti, sculptures and sneakers, here are five mediums in KAWS's iconic art practice
Unlocking the majesty of Zak Ové’s Moko Jumbie
British-Trinidadian artist Zak Ové describes Moko Jumbie on view in Galleria Italia at the AGO
Kazuo Nakamura’s Inner Structures
Dissect Nakamura’s love for science and abstraction in his most celebrated works, Inner Structures
Beading invisible bonds with Sharl G. Smith
The artist speaks on the necessity of “invisible” bonds for both her sculptures and for society
Embracing Käthe Kollwitz
The German artist familiar to AGO audiences gets a star turn in a new MoMA retrospective
Q&A with Don Schmitt, Principal, Diamond Schmitt Architects
In this continuing series, we introduce the team behind the Dani Reiss Modern and Contemporary Gallery.
Four artistic heroines you should know
Josefa Ayala, Anna Bockett, Anne Guéret and Sarah Stone – meet four women artists in Making Her Mark
Before KAWS, there was Brian Donnelly
Read about the origins of KAWS in this excerpt from the AGO exhibition catalogue
Summer views with J.E.H. MacDonald
Explore scenic works by Group of Seven’s J.E.H. MacDonald from the AGO’s Collection of Canadian Art
Jeremy Rodney-Hall on The Hair Appointment
The Toronto-based photographer speaks about the loving intimacy of Black haircare
KAWS in collaboration
Fashion, furniture and food—get to know some of KAWS’s popular brand and artist collaborations
Portrait of an Artist Drawing a Landscape in her Sketchbook
Amélie Legrand de Saint-Aubin’s portrait of a fashionable sitter captures attention in Making Her Mark
Castor and Pollux
In honour of the XXXIII Olympiad, we turn our eyes to this homage to youthful athleticism from the AGO’s European Collection
Painted Presence
Co-curators Adam Harris Levine and Suzanne van de Meerendonk discuss what makes a Rembrandt
Mindbender and the infinite love of hip-hop
The veteran rapper and champion of Toronto hip-hop shares his eclectic journey of love, music and community.
Meet the KAWS family
Get to know the cast of characters that form the KAWS family, as seen in his AGO exhibition
Presenting Making Herself Heard
Cristina Zacharias of Tafelmusik talks Baroque music, women musicians, and performing at the AGO on June 28