Library & Archives Unshelved: Photo-Based Artist Books
This monthly drop-in hosted by AGO librarians and archivists gives visitors a first-hand glimpse of highlights from the AGO Library & Archives collection. For May's event, librarian Donald Rance presents a selection of historical and contemporary photo-based artist books. Please visit at any point from 5 to 7 pm to enjoy a personalized encounter with this collection.
Edward P. Taylor Library & Archives
The E.P. Taylor Library & Archives is a leading Canadian centre for research in art.
The AGO Library & Archives is open to the public on Wednesdays from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, and by appointment on Thursdays and Fridays. Access to rare and artists’ books, archives and special collections is always by appointment. Through our public programs, visitors can engage with our specialized collections and staff. The Library & Archives is open free of charge to the public. Our collections do not circulate.
Know Your (Copy)Rights!
The E.P. Taylor Library & Archives welcomes the AGO’s Copyright Assistant Eva Athanasiu, from the Collection Information department, for an information session on intellectual property for emerging artists. In this workshop Eva will outline how copyright affects artists in their early careers, and what resources they can use to protect their work and grow their artistic practices.
Library & Archives Unshelved: The Gallery in 1918
This monthly drop-in hosted by AGO librarians and archivists gives visitors a first-hand glimpse of highlights from the AGO Library & Archives collection. For April's event, Archivist Marilyn Nazar looks back to the planning and construction of the AGO's first building - completed 100 years ago this month - through architectural plans, drawings and photographs. Please visit at any point from 6 to 8 pm to enjoy a personalized encounter with this collection.
Care of Home Videos and Films
The Library & Archives welcomes Katy Whitman, the Photograph Conservator at the AGO, for the second of two interactive talks on the preservation of personal archival collections.
At this event, Whitman will present the best practices for storing, preserving, caring for, and digitizing collections of videos, films, and photographic slides. Attendees are welcome to bring examples from their own collections to share and discuss.
Library & Archives Unshelved: Unheralded Women Artists in the Archive
This monthly drop-in hosted by AGO librarians and archivists gives visitors a first-hand glimpse of highlights from the AGO Library & Archives collection. For March’s event, Head of Library & Archives Amy Furness explores the plentiful archival traces of artists whose work may not be widely known, looking at photographs, questionnaires, sketchbooks and published illustrations. Please visit at any point from 6 to 8 pm to enjoy a personalized encounter with this collection.
Library & Archives Unshelved: Surrealism & Automatism in Québec Illustration
This monthly drop-in hosted by AGO librarians and archivists gives visitors a first-hand glimpse of highlights from the AGO Library & Archives collection. In February’s event, librarian Larry Pfaff presents a selection of illustrated books and periodicals from the 1940s to the 1960s featuring the works of Jean-Paul Riopelle, Paul-Émile Borduas, Alfred Pellan, and their contemporaries. Please visit at any point from 6 to 8 pm to enjoy a personalized encounter with this collection.
Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon
Panel Discussion from 11 am - noon, Editing noon - 5 pm, Tutorials at 12:30 pm and 2 pm
The Art Gallery of Ontario Library & Archives celebrates International Women's Day by hosting a satellite event of the 5th annual international Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon. This event is a chance to put the AGO's thousands of artist files and books to excellent use as reference material for building up Wikipedia content on topics related to art and feminism.