Art Gallery of Ontario

9 to 5 was an exhibition that let visitors experience art in an unexpected way: by interacting with the artists while they make it! This talk features 9 to 5 artists Anitra Hamilton, Graeme Patterson, and Ed Pien and curators Katherine Dennis, Mary MacDonald and Zach Pearl reflecting on the project. Following this discussion, curator, artist and educator Rebecca Duclos expanded on the burgeoning t...

Curator, artist and educator Rebecca Duclos discusses the topic of artists' research.

The first half of the symposium featured 9-5 artists and curators reflecting on the project.

David Blackwood and Rex Murphy discuss Blackwood's art as visual narratives of the stories of Newfoundland.

David Morris will introduce phenomenology and its relationship with painting. No philosophy background needed, just wonder.

In conjunction with Merge, an annual exhibition showcasing emerging artists, Pamela Chang spoke with three Toronto-based arts professionals about what you need to know to stay on top of the rising stars in the art market.

Matthew Teitelbaum, curator of the exhibition "Paterson Ewen: Inspiration and Influence" will place Ewen in the context of his times and highlight his influences and enthusiasms.

Blackwood talks about key aspects of his prints – Newfoundland’s long tradition of ritual visiting, known as mummering

Blackwood talks about key aspects of his prints – his ancestors who were sea captains. The SS Imogene has close personal associations for Blackwood – it was captained by his grandfather.

Blackwood talks about a key aspect of his prints – the role of storytelling.

Richard Tuttle in conversation with Michelle Jacques, Associate Curator, Contemporary Art, and Georgiana Uhlyarik, Assistant Curator, Canadian Art.

Kye Marshall on Jean Paul Riopelle's Chevreuse II

John Reibetnanz on Christopher Pratt’s Porch Light

Julia Salverson on William Kurelek

Rhea Tregebov on James Wilson Morrice’s Beast of Burden

Alison Watt on "Male Figure" and "Female Figure"

Sue MacLeod on two paintings by Alex Coleville: "Woman in Bathtub" and "Woman Climbing a Ramp".

Kye Marshall on Emily Carr's The Trees in the Sky

Sue Chenette on No. 12, Diptych: The Three Marys at the Sepulchre, The last Judgement, The Nativity and The Crucifixion, mid 14th century France. Ivory

Join Liz Siegel for an exploration of the whimsical and sometimes surreal world of Victorian photocollage.

Jennifer Bhogal, AGO Art Rental and Sales Coordinator, speaks with the DK Photo Group about their adventures jumping fences across Europe and North America, photographing abandoned, decaying buildings, including old coal mines, once extravagant mansions, and abandoned factories.

Internationally renowned Canadian artist Brian Jungen is the recipient of the 2010 Gershon Iskowitz Prize at the AGO for his outstanding contribution to visual arts in Canada. The Gershon Iskowitz Foundation and the AGO celebrated the $25,000 prize at a public reception on May 6, and Jungen delivered a talk about his work.

Robert Enright and panelists Allyson Mitchell and Dionne Brand in a lively discussion about the art of Wangechi Mutu. Focused upon imagery of the human body, Mutu’s work offers a radical deconstruction of traditional figuration that bridges her Kenyan upbringing with contemporary American reality.

Stephanie Dickey explores the significance of the printed portrait for the art of Rembrandt and his time and the contribution of this expressive art form to our enduring fascination with the human face.

Dionne Brand on Mary Pratt’s The Service Station