The November First Thursday: Museum of the Macabre
On the official Day of the Dead, we present a special program dedicated to Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters, guest-curated by the Toronto-born, New York City-based nightlife legend Ladyfag.
The October First Thursday: Enter Darkness
Halloween comes early at AGO First Thursdays. Inspired by the new exhibition Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters, the October First Thursday celebrates the macabre, the supernatural and the obsessive and is headlined by the avant-pop icon Peaches.
The September First Thursday: Borderlines
First Thursdays are back, and we’re launching our fall season with one of our biggest lineups yet. Headlining the event: #AGO1st is thrilled to welcome hip-hop legend DMC of Run-DMC. The night also features local artists who break boundaries and challenge borders, inspired by the exhibition Every.Now.Then: Reframing Nationhood.
The July First Thursday: Future Perfect
Toronto’s biggest art party celebrates the breadth and the diversity of the Canadian experience with headliner Bear Witness, plus Esie Mensah, Manifest Destiny’s Child and more…
The June First Thursday: The Official Pride Month Launch Party
On June 1, the AGO celebrates a vision of Pride created by the programmers of Blockorama, its longest running stage, featuring a headlining performance by Junglepussy.
The May First Thursday: GENDER TROUBLE
Toronto’s biggest art party celebrates the legacy and influence of Georgia O’Keeffe with Maylee Todd, Catharine MacTavish, Madelyne Beckles and more...
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The February First Thursday: No Place Like Home
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2016-02-04T19:00:00
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2016-02-04T23:30:00
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First Thursdays are back!
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The March First Thursday: Hogtown to the 6ix
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2016-03-03T19:00:00
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2016-03-03T23:30:00
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The March First Thursday comes in like a lion as OCAD University's Criticism and Curatorial Practice students take over Toronto's leading monthly art party. An annual tradition, the OCAD U guest-curated First Thursday is one of the years' most anticipated, and the class of 2016 doesn't disappoint with a hotline of emerging and established artists reflecting on Toronto's artistic past, present and future.
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The May First Thursday: Postcards from the Edge
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2016-05-05T19:00:00
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2016-05-05T23:30:00
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Photography blooms at the AGO this May, with the launch of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival. Inspired by the ongoing special exhibition Outsiders: American Photography and Film, 1950s – 1980s, and a new solo exhibition by German photographer Thomas Ruff, the May First Thursday presents an exciting lineup of talks, performances and art-making dedicated to challenging images.
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