Denyse Thomasos: just beyond opens October 8 at the AGO. This landmark exhibition encapsulates the full spectrum of Thomasos’s career and features more than 70 paintings and works on paper by the late Trinidadian-Canadian contemporary artist.
Faith and Fortune: Art Across the Global Spanish Empire closes Monday, October 10, concluding a months-long run on Level 2 of the AGO. The exhibition is a critical, decolonized study, taking visitors on a tour through the history and visual culture of the Spanish Empire.
An evening of art and philanthropy comes alive at the AGO Tuesday, October 18.
The AGO’s Weston Family Learning Centre (WFLC) recently recieved a new look with a hand-painted mural by artist Yen Linh Thai. Located on the curved wall leading to the Dr. Anne Tanenbaum Gallery School, the imaginary landscape was inspired by the environment and works in the AGO Collection.
The City of Toronto has recently erected a much-needed bridge connecting the interior of the West Toronto neighbourhood Liberty Village directly to King Street. Running between Western Battery Road and King St. West, the three-storey pedestrian and cycle bridge is adorned with vibrant mural works by three Toronto-based artists – one of whom is Rebecca Baird, an Art Educator, Indigenous Programming, here at the AGO.
Stop by the AGO October 5 during our Free Wednesday Nights and experience Paniniwala: Acts of Faith
If you reside in Toronto or are visiting the city on Saturday, October 1 – and you’re a fan of graphic narratives, comics or zines – it’s the perfect day to be out and about. You can visit the AGO in the early afternoon and hear award-winning comics artist Kate Beaton discuss her brand new book, then make your way north to the Toronto Reference Library to experience Canzine – the largest festival of zines and independent print culture in Canada.
Following a slew of exhibitions this past spring and summer, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Toronto starts anew with its fall 2022 programming lineup.
The AGO exhibition Faith and Fortune: Art Across the Global Spanish Empire gives visitors an exclusive chance to critically study the mechanics of colonization by examining the visual culture of the Spanish Empire.
Today marks legendary Canadian artist Leonard Cohen’s birthday. Though he would have been 88, his groundbreaking body of work will live on forever. A poet and novelist, a singer, songwriter, painter and photographer, Cohen was an artistic force.
