Zak Ové in conversation
Zak Ové, a British-Trinidadian artist joins AGO Curator, Arts of Global Africa and the Diaspora, Julie Crooks in conversation about his work and how it connects with Carnival, Trinidad, and the African Diaspora.
AGO Friday Nights: Making Nightlights
Inspired by the many captivating multimedia artworks in our Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art 1950s - Now Exhibition, explore the meaning of Home by creating your very own nightlight.
Exclusive | Art Talk & Reception: Life Between Islands
Curators' Circle is a donor membership program for philanthropists who want to deepen their engagement with art at the AGO.
Curators' Circle events are open to current Curators' Circle Members. Find out more.
Exclusive | Friday Nights x AGO Next: Life Between Islands
AGO Next is a donor membership program for philanthropists in their 20s and 30s who are looking for opportunities to engage with art at the AGO.
AGO Next events are open to current AGO Next Members. Find out more about this philanthropic program.
Members' Access: Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art, 1950s to Now
Join us for exclusive Members’ Access from Wednesday December 6 - Friday, December 8, 2023 to mark the opening of Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art, 1950s to Now.
Jazzie B in Conversation
A pioneering artist and musician, Jazzie B has played a significant role in the British-Carribean art scene since he was 13. From the world of sound systems, to the Grammy award winning ensemble Soul II Soul which became deeply embedded in the cultural fabric of the UK with hits like “Keep On Moving” and “Back To Life” he chronicled his experience in the book A Happy Face, a Thumpin’ Bass for a Loving Race. Join us for a talk with with Jazzie B that touches upon Jazzie's unique, and exceptional experience.
Michael McMillan: The Front Room
Join Michael McMillan for a talk about his ongoing project, The Front Room, and celebrate the launch of The Front Room: Diaspora Migrant Aesthetics in the Home. Featured in the AGO exhibition Life Between Islands, McMillan’s installation, The Front Room: Inna Toronto/6ix, explores the ways that migrants expressed being Caribbean and becoming Canadian through the material things in their homes.