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self-portrait in graphite on paper by female german artist Kathe Kollwitz
Talks

Käthe Kollwitz: Facing the Truth

Wednesday November 14, 7-8:30 pm

Join Brenda Rix, curator of Käthe Kollwitz. Artist of the People, for a new look at Kollwitz’s art through the lens of self-portraiture and see how this inspiring artist’s work is at its core autobiographical and self-reflective. 

German artist Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945) is a…

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Youth Events

Free After Three Wednesdays: Hip Hop Dancing

Wednesdays, October 3–December 5 (Ages 14-25)

Hosted by Caldeira and Catalyst, Unity's Free After Three Hip Hop Dance drop-in program offers weekly, open freestyle workshop sessions and a space for young people to come together and practice their art form with a supportive community and mentors. Open to all levels of experience!

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Youth Events

Urban Indigenous Bundle Building

Thursdays, October 11 –December 6 (Ages 14-25)

The Native Youth Resource Centre in partnership with the AGO hosts an Indigenous-led weekly drop-in for Native Resource Centre Youth. This program will create a platform for Indigenous young people to share and preserve personal stories and traditions through art.

This program is for…

actor Willem Defoe as painter Vincent Van Gogh in the film At Eternity's Gate directed by Julian Schnabel
Screenings

At Eternity’s Gate

Thursday November 15, 7 pm

Dir. Julian Schnabel
2018 | 1 h 51 min

Join us in the AGO’s Jackman Hall for a special preview screening of  At Eternity’s Gate, Director Julian Schnabel’s transporting drama, before it opens in theatres November 23. Featuring a heartbreaking performance by Willem Dafoe as…

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Mickalene Thomas: Femmes Noires
November 29, 2018 - March 24, 2019
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Impressionism in the Age of Industry: Monet, Pissarro and more
Opening February 16, 2019
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