AGO X RBC Emerging Artists Program

Thanks to the generous support of RBC, the AGO presents a trio of exciting programs designed to celebrate and support emerging artists: artists-in-residence, artist-researcher mentorships and a public workshop series.

AGO X RBC Artist-in-Residence

2023 AGO x RBC Artists-in-Residence from left to right: Eva Grant, Clayton Lee, Lauren Prousky

2023 AGO x RBC Artists in Residence

The 2023 AGO x RBC Artists-in-Residence: Lauren Prousky, Eva Grant, and Clayton Lee will present projects responding to the theme of Humour. To find out more about the artists and their projects, click on the presentation gallery.

2022 Program

Shion Skye Carter, Threading Echos. Photo by Lula-Belle Jedynak.

AGO x RBC Artists-in-Residence

The 2022 AGO x RBC Artists-in-Residence are Eric Chengyang & Mariam Magsi, Ivetta Sunyoung Kang, and Shion Skye Carter. The artists will present digital projects responding to the theme of Friendship Near & Far.

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Performance
Film Premiere: Threading Echoes by Shion Skye Carter with Mayumi Lashbrook and Hitoko Okada
Tuesday, October 25, 5 PM

Join us on Zoom for the debut of Threading Echoes.

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Shion Skye Carter, Threading Echos. Photo by Lula-Belle Jedynak.
Special Events
Open Rehearsals: Threading Echoes by Shion Skye Carter with Mayumi Lashbrook and Hitoko Okada
Saturday, October 8, Noon - 12:15, 2 - 2:15 PM

AGO X RBC 2022 Artist-in-Residence, Shion Skye Carter and her collaborators take over Walker Court for two live rehearsals. 

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Ivetta portrait
Talks
AGO X RBC ARTIST IN RESIDENCE IN CONVERSATION: Ivetta Sunyoung Kang
Tuesday, July 19, 8:30 pm

Join Ivetta Sunyoung Kang for a performative presentation within her Proposition 3: String Figure. Transformed from string figure games (a.k.a.

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Hanif Janmohamed, Zarina Muhammad and Timothy Yanick Hunter
Workshops
AGO X RBC Emerging Artists Workshop - Me: Being Online
Friday, April 29, 5 pm

Panelists Hanif Janmohamed, Zarina Muhammad and Timothy Yanick Hunter will reflect on what it means to be an artist working in digital realms and the associated possibilities/challenges attendant to that.

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Image of Mariam Magsi and Eric Chengyang in traditional cultural clothing
Talks
AGO X RBC Artists in Residence in Conversation: Mariam Magsi and Eric Chengyang
Tuesday, April 26, 5 pm

Join Mariam Magsi and Eric Chengyang for a conversation about their practices and the work during their respective digital residencies.

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Rebecca Carbin, Lauren Wetmore and Paola Poletto
Workshops
AGO X RBC Emerging Artists Workshop - Marketing: Digital Artists
Friday, April 22, 5 pm

Join our panelists Rebecca Carbin, Lauren Wetmore and Paola Poletto for a discussion moderated by Meghan Yuri Young about how to make the most out of any exhibition, event or residency engagement plan.

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Krista Kim, Vandana Taxali and Elena Zavelev
Workshops
AGO X RBC Emerging Artists Workshop - Money: NFTs 101
Thursday, April 14, 5 pm

A panel of experts Krista Kim, Vandana Taxali and Elena Zavelev, will explore the basics of how NFTs work, their popularity and consider how or if they mark a breakthrough in art.

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two beaded pyramid-shaped pendants on fine chains. Pendant on the left is aqua, peach and yellow; on the right red with teal.
Workshops
AGO X RBC Emerging Artists Workshop: Olivia Whetung
Saturday, October 16, 1 pm

Join artist Olivia Whetung for a beading workshop where participants will learn increasing and decreasing in peyote stitch.

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composite image of artists Alvin Luon, Timothy Yanick Hunter, Nada El-Omari and Sonya Mwambu,
Talks
AGO X RBC Artists in Residence in Conversation
Thursday, October 7, 4 pm

Join AGO X RBC Artists in Residence Nada El-Omari and Sonya Mwambu, Timothy Yanick Hunter, Alvin Luong for a conversation about their practices and

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Composite image of art work by artists Alexa Hatanaka and Flora Shum: top image is bright white image of two hands holding a sign that says "Made in China" in english and Chinese characters in white text against an off-white page, at the top of the image are two bright windows; the bottom image by Alexa Hatanaka, a light image, closely cropped to show the back of a jacket that is printed with fish in black against a soft pink-beige.
Workshops
AGO X RBC Emerging Artists Workshop: Alexa Hatanaka & Flora Shum
Wednesday, August, 25, 1 pm

Join artists Alexa Hatanaka and Flora Shum for a workshop demonstrating gyotaku, the Japanese practice of printing fish, and a discussion about handmade paper, including washi.

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A Seat Above the Table (Warren Moon), Esmaa Mohamoud
Talks
AGO X RBC Emerging Artists Workshop: Esmaa Mohamoud
Thursday, May 27, 4 pm

Developed specifically for emerging artists, this conversation between artist Esmaa Mohamoud and AGO curator Wanda Nanibush explores Mohamoud’s work and how she maintains a creative practice.

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