Join us at the AGO for a 2-part discussion with some of RapCity’s creators and legendary personalities as we celebrate RapCity’s contributions to the history of Canadian and global hip hop landscapes. Advanced tickets required.

Conversations will reflect on RapCity’s early days, its power as platform for hip hop culture and its practitioners, and its challenges and triumphs a…

Join artist Tim Whiten and Julian Cox, Deputy Director & Chief Curator, AGO, to celebrate the opening of the AGO exhibition, Tim Whiten: A Little Bit of Light.

The more than 30 works on display range from works on paper and cotton, to sculpture, other three-dimensional objects, and mixed media installations. The exhibition features many of the artist’s most essential works, made with…

For the first time in history, Demi Strength Pilates and Valeō Pilates are coming together to create an unparalleled experience—a groundbreaking fusion of movement and art that transcends the studio.

A PILATES CLASS IN THE MIDDLE OF A NATIONAL ART MUSEUM. This is more than an event; it’s a revolution, redefining the boundaries of Pilates in an unforgettable setting.

Set against …

Join us at the AGO for Slow Art Day, a global event with a simple mission: to help more people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art.

Drop in and enjoy a morning of mindfulness and light chair based yoga movements in Walker Court while gazing at Robert Houle's Seven Grandfathers from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm. Limited seating available. This event is suitable for all ages …

Join writer and curator Ray Cronin for a talk about the significance and enduring appeal of the art of Alex Colville (1920 – 2013) at the AGO. From the early 1950s, Colville achieved a signature style, maintaining a set of images, subjects and contextual concerns that remained remarkably consistent over sixty years.

Cronin knew Colville for the last 15 years of the artist’s life an…

Join us every Friday at the AGo for an inspiring evening of creativity! This monthly event brings together artists, makers, and art enthusiasts of all skill levels to engage in hands-on art making inspired by the AGO collection and special exhibitions. All materials are provided.

Friday Maker Night gives you the chance to socialize and network with your fellow art lovers. Share ideas, swap tec…

Join artist Tim Whiten in a conversation with independent curator and writer, Carolyn Bell Farrell, moderated by exhibition curator and the AGO’s Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Julian Cox, in conjunction with the AGO exhibition, Tim Whiten: A Little Bit of Light.

The conversation marks the release of Carolyn Bell Farrell’s book Tim Whiten: Life & Work, published by the Art …

Join Ron Terada, in conversation with Kitty Scott, to learn about the Vancouver-based artist’s expansive practice including sculpture, photography, video, sound and graphic design. Terada’s Entering the City of Vancouver (2002) is presently on view as part of Light Years: The Phil Lind Gift, and in 2018, the AGO exhibited his fourteen painting series the Jack Paintings, in response to…

Join us to mark the opening of Recuerdo: Latin American Photography at the AGO featuring remarks from artists and exhibition curator Marina Dumont-Gauthier, AGO Curatorial Assistant, Photography.

Remarks at 2pm.

Recuerdo – in Spanish meaning both “memory” and “I remember” – presents a cross-section of art from and of Latin America. Interweaving works by f…

Join us to mark the opening of Recuerdo: Latin American Photography at the AGO featuring remarks from artists and exhibition curator Marina Dumont-Gauthier, AGO Curatorial Assistant, Photography.

Credit: Graciela Iturbide, Desierto de Sonora, Mexico, 1979. Gelatin silver print, 30.5 × 24.1 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Purchase, with funds from the Photography Curatorial Committee, 2023. &…

Join artist Naoko Matsubara and Renée van der Avoird, associate curator of Canadian Art, AGO, in celebration of the opening of Matsubara’s career-spanning exhibition of 20 exuberant woodcut prints. Remarks at 2 pm.

Artwork credit: Naoko Matsubara, Conducting, 2004. Colour woodcut print on handmade Japanese paper, Sheet: 56 x 39.6 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Gift of the artist, 202…