Access To Art

The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) recognizes and celebrates our visitors' diverse abilities and needs. To ensure art is accessible to all, we offer a variety of programs and services that support visits to the Gallery and participation in its activities. Access is about care; we hope to raise awareness about accessibility and we encourage all people to incorporate access in their everyday practice and lives. 

The AGO offers this platform for online programs and resources to all visitors and guests of the Gallery, creating an Access to Art Resource Hub for all our diverse communities:

Access to Art upcoming events by tag

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Workshops
Meditating on Art: Turn Stress Into Rest
Saturday, September 21, October 19, November 9, 10:30 am, 2024

Join us for a transformative two-hour intensive mediation program designed to immerse participants in the practice of mindfulness. Surrounded by art, participants will deepen their connection with the present moment. The collection of sights, textures, and colours will serve as powerful anchors for focusing the mind during meditation and breathwork.

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Yoga in the Gallery
Saturdays, September 28, October 26 and November 23, 11 am, 2024

Unwind with a restorative morning yoga session, and be inspired by the art and architecture of the AGO. 

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Workshops
Brunch Club
Saturdays, September 28, October 26, November 30, 11:30 am, 2024

Brunch Club Art Making Workshop is a relaxed and social art class designed to combine creativity with a delightful brunch experience. The day starts over coffee and pastries, then our artist-instructor leads participants through drawing demonstrations and creative exercises in the gallery to deepen our understanding of art and the evolution of imagery.

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Special Events
Relaxed Visits
Tuesday, October 1, 3 pm, 2024

The AGO is piloting new Relaxed Visit times, so you can visit in a relaxed and supportive environment.

What is a Relaxed Visit?

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Workshops
Drawing. Drinks. Social.
First Friday of the month, 6 - 9 pm, 2024

Learn to draw and enjoy a drink while doing it!   

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Abstract painting by Rita Letendre
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Seniors Social: The Artist's Process
Tuesday, October 8, 1 pm, 2024

Join us for our Seniors Social and ignite new connections. This engaging monthly workshop series for older adults fosters an environment to dive into meaningful conversations that are weaved with art exploration and creation. Engaging with art and expressing creativity enhances well-being, so join the conversation and let art be your guide! 

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Colourful painting of various patterns
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Art as Therapy: Painting to Music
Saturday, October 19, 10:30 am, 2024

Painting to Music is back by popular demand!

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Colourful abstract painting by Pacita Abad
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Seniors Social: Pacita Abad
Tuesday November 12, 1 pm, 2024

Join us for our Seniors Social and ignite new connections. This engaging monthly workshop series for older adults fosters an environment to dive into meaningful conversations that are weaved with art exploration and creation. Engaging with art and expressing creativity enhances well-being, so join the conversation and let art be your guide! 

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Kazuo Nakamura. Spatial Evolution, 1968. Oil on canvas, Unframed: 127.3 × 107 cm. Gift of Kazuo Nakamura, Toronto, 2001. © Estate of Kazuo Nakamura 2001/69
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Art as Therapy: A World of Pattern
Saturday, November 16, 10:30 am, 2024

"The world of pattern is a world we are discovering together.” - Kazuo Nakamura 

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Colourful painting of two figures
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Seniors Social: The Culture
Tuesday December 10, 1 pm, 2024

Join us for our Seniors Social and ignite new connections. This engaging monthly workshop series for older adults fosters an environment to dive into meaningful conversations that are weaved with art exploration and creation. Engaging with art and expressing creativity enhances well-being, so join the conversation and let art be your guide! 

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Found object portrait on pastel background
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Art as Therapy: Found Object Portraits
Saturday, December 14, 10:30 am, 2024

Inspired by the textures, colours, and shapes of Pacita Abad, participants will be invited to create a self-portrait (or a portrait of an influential person in your life) made of found objects and mixed media. This therapeutic art workshop includes opportunities for sensory exploration, self expression, and personal reflection.

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FEATURED PROGRAMS

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Multisensory Museum

Art galleries and museums have long emphasized the visual sense, but we're offering something different: special multisensory art experiences to help you understand your surroundings in new ways!

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From above, a photo of two people touching a sprawling textile sculpture called Big Softie. They reach into the guts, which are soft and dimpled and made from stuffed knee socks and nylon stockings, and examine the Unidentified Remains that are scattered amongst them. At the centre lies Big Softie’s heart, a red patchwork soft sculpture with tendrils extending outward.

Tangled Art Talks

AGO and Tangled Art + Disability partnered on a series of videos by six artists from Tangled’s community that showcase their artistic practices in response to the AGO.

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Deaf Culture Moments

Explore the AGO Collection with an Art Educator from the Deaf community who encourages discovery by creating customized deaf experiences with art.

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Access to Art past events by tag

PAST EVENTS

Drawing of woman holding a book
Talks
Art and Ideas: Lives of Women Makers with Ingrid Mida
Saturday, June 22, 11 am

Inspired by the exhibition Making Her Mark: A History of Women's Art in Europe, 1400-1800, t

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Colourful collage
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Seniors Social: Moments in Modernism
Tuesday, June 11, 1 pm

Make new artistic connections and spark conversations. Join us for our Seniors Social: an engaging monthly workshop series for older adults.

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Seniors Social: Making Our Marks
Tuesday, May 14, 1 pm

Make new artistic connections and spark conversations. Join us for our Seniors Social: an engaging monthly workshop series for older adults.

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Special Events
Slow Art Day Guided Visit
Saturday, April 13, 1 pm

Join us 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.

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Portrait painting of female figure holding a dog in her lap and wearing a red dress.
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Seniors Social: Hand to Collar to Face, the Illuminated Path in Rembrandt’s Portraits
Tuesday, March 12, 1 pm

Make new artistic connections and spark conversations! Join us for our Seniors Social: an engaging monthly workshop series for older adults.

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A woman wearing a bathing suit lays on the deck of a boat. There is a white hat over her face. A man is standing in the water behind her, fishing.
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Seniors Social: Shapes, Forms, Colours and Seasons of Love
Tuesday, February 13, 1 pm

Make new artistic connections and spark conversations!. Join us for our Seniors Social: an engaging monthly workshop series for older adults.

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arnold newman - georgia okeefe
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Seniors Social: Inspired by Arnold Newman
Tuesday, December 12, 1 pm

Make new artistic connections and spark conversations! Join us for our Seniors Social program, a monthly workshop series for older adults that combines conversations with art and artmaking.

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A hand holding a paintbrush and painting over a collage of blue and grey tissue paper in a sketchbook
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Art as Therapy: Painting to Music
Saturday, December 9, 10:30 am

Join us for a guided sensory journey where your creativity can flow.

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Keith Haring, Untitled, 1982. Baked enamel on metal
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Art as Therapy: Inspired by Keith Haring
Saturday, November 18, 10:30 am

Beginning with an exploration of Keith Haring's vibrant colour, energetic linework, and iconic characters, participants will be invited to create larg

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A hand holding a crayon over a page of white, blue and black scribbles
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Art as Therapy: Mark-Making for Wellbeing
Saturday, October 21, 10:30 am

Get curious with movement and mark-making! Participants will be provided an abundance of colourful art materials and then guided through a variety of therapeutic scribbling invitations.

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Pop art imagery of a red figure bending over backwards and four smaller green figures running over its body.
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Seniors Social: Inspired by Keith Haring
Tuesday, October 10, 1 pm

Make new artistic connections and spark conversations! Join us for our Seniors Social program, a monthly workshop series for older adults that combines conversations with art and artmaking.

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A group of parents carrying babies behind strollers and looking at art
Family Events
Stroller Tour: KAWS: FAMILY
Saturdays: Oct 7, Nov 4, Dec 2, 11 am

KAWS is known for larger-than-life sculptures of cartoon-inspired characters and paintings that focus on line and colour, KAWS creates playful art spaces. 

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