As the leader of the Group of Seven, Lawren Harris first rose to national prominence while living and painting in Toronto during the 1910s and 20s.
The fall season of AGO First Thursdays continues with a supersized event celebrating the 10th edition of Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, produced by the City of Toronto. First Thursday visitors will be the first to get a glimpse into the all-night art event with previews of artist projects, special talks and performances filling the galleries.
Freeze-Frame! The AGO Year of Photography is off and running, and to celebrate, First Thursdays is exposing an exciting group of Toronto artists pushing the limits of the medium, including Nadia Belerique, Bambitchell and Lee Henderson. The night celebrates an explosion of photography-related exhibitions at the AGO this fall, including Anne Collier, the AIMIA | AGO Photography Prize and Camera Atomica.
Long Winter’s annual takeover of First Thursday returns for a third time to create one of Toronto’s most highly-anticipated art parties. This December, the popular inter-arts festival will reimagine the AGO as a live broadcasting centre under the banner ‘LONG WINTER TV’. Headlining the event will be Toronto trash-punk band VCR, in their first museum performance.
Guest-curated by OCAD U MFA Criticism and Curatorial Practice students
On June 4, AGO First Thursdays takes inspiration from the exhibition Stephen Andrews POV, bringing together a cross-section of extraordinary local and international artists around the themes of transformation and metamorphosis.
On February 5, two days before the opening day of the monumental exhibition Jean-Michel Basquiat: Now’s the Time, the AGO will throw a party for the ages to celebrate the legacy of the artist who took the New York City art world by storm in the early 1980s.
FIRST THURSDAY ADMISSION + EXHIBITION ENTRY TO Jean-Michel Basquiat: Now's the Time
Advance Tickets: $22 / $10 AGO members
At the Door: $25 / $13 AGO members
On May 7, AGO First Thursdays focused on up-close, interactive and intimate exchanges between artists, performers and viewers. Toronto band Weaves, recently featured in Rolling Stone as a 2015 Band to Watch, headlined the event with its electric collision of soul, punk and pop.
