Openings

The Culture: Public Opening

A photograph of musical artist Michie Mee. They are wearing a denim vest adorned with gold accents. They are singing into a wireless mic, with a black background.

Image courtesy of the artist

@ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Book your Free Ticket below opening event on December 6. Includes access to the performance and the exhibition. 

Performance is standing room only, capacity for the performance is limited and will be available on a first come, first serve basis. A cash bar will be available.

 

Openings

The Culture: Public Opening

Friday, December 6, 6 - 9 pm, 2024
Walker Court, Art Gallery of Ontario

Join us to celebrate the opening of The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century with an exciting night of live hip hop and contemporary art.  Making its only Canadian stop at the AGO, explore the exhibition and see Canadian music legend, the godmother of hip hop, Michie Mee perform at 8 pm. 

Michie Mee is known for her unique rap style of combining reggae and dancehall with hip hop.  Amongst this Juno nominated rapper and actress’ many achievements is being the first Canadian Hip Hop Recording Artist to sign an American Major Record dea, being the recipient of the 2012 DJ Stylus Hall of Fame Award, 2013 CUMC Lifetime Achievement Award, 2014 Black Canadian Award for Best Female Rap Act, and most recently making History winning the Toronto Arts Council 'Roy Thomson Hall Award' of $10K. She was also featured in the 2011 CBC hip hop documentary “Love, Props and the T. Dot,” this trailblazer’s saga still continues. Michie Mee’s reign as Queen is far from over. 

For requests for Verbal Description, American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and/or live captioning for online and onsite programming, please provide three weeks notice in advance of the event date. The AGO will make every effort to provide accommodation for requests made with less than three weeks notice. Please note that automated captioning is available for all online programs. For onsite visits, the AGO offers these supports for an accessible visit. Please contact us to make a request for these or other accessibility accommodations. Learn more about accessibility at the AGO.

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