Art in the Spotlight: Laura Jones
Join photographer Laura Jones in conversation with the AGO’s Sophie Hackett about the history of photography in Toronto, including the Baldwin St. Gallery of Photography which Jones operated from 1969 to 1980. The Baldwin St. Gallery of Photography was opened in 1969 by John F. Phillips (1945-2010) and Laura Jones. It was the first independent photography gallery in Canada and was situated at 23 Baldwin St. in Toronto.. In 1974 the original gallery closed but functioned in various pop-up locations until 1980, when it was situated at 38 Baldwin St. for one year.
Art in the Spotlight: Bidemi Oloyede
Join artist Bidemi Oloyede for a conversation with the AGO’s Julie Crooks about his street and portrait photography.
Art in the Spotlight: Betty Ferguson
Join filmmaker Munro Ferguson in conversation with the AGO's Julian Cox about the films of Canadian experimental filmmaker Betty Ferguson. Betty Ferguson described her hour-long found footage collage film, Kisses (1976) as “a humorous dadaistic study of The Kiss in film.” Kisses examines iconic images through footage taken from feature films, newsreels, and old television series, and was screened at the legendary Manhattan night club Studio 54.
Close Looking: Marian Dale Scott’s Jade Plant
Join Georgiana Uhlyarik, Fredrik S. Eaton Curator of Canadian Art as she discusses a major work by prolific Canadian modernist, Marian Dale Scott. In the 1930s, the artist turned to the plant world for creative inspiration as she explored nature’s essential forms. Jade Plant, with its succulent, organic forms, anticipates her later interest in cellular structure, further distilling her vision.
Close Looking: Canadian Wild Flowers
Join Amy Furness, Rosamond Ivey Special Collections Archivist and Head, Library & Archives, as she discusses the AGO’s early editions of Catharine Parr Traill’s Canadian Wild Flowers (1868 and following) illustrated by Agnes Fitzgibbon. We will take a close look at some of the book’s remarkable illustrations and their history of production, and explore what it means to include illustrated books in an art museum collection.
Art in the Spotlight: Anong Beam
Join artist Anong Beam for a conversation with the AGO’s Georgiana Uhlyarik about her painting and paintmaking practice.
Studio 54 and the Art of Fashion
Join the legendary André Leon Talley and the iconic designer Diane von Furstenberg for a conversation about their lives in fashion, and the looks they saw at Studio 54.