Twitter Round Up
April 24th, 2012
This morning we had a fantastic turn out for our press preview for Picasso – Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris. Members of all media types were on site for a sneak-peak of what is sure to be one of the most talked about exhibitions at the Gallery this year. We’d love to thank all those who came out and a special thanks to our devoted twitter followers who had a lot of really fantastic things to say about the exhibit.
Here’s a snap shot of some of our favourites from this mornings press preview:
We can’t wait to keep the conversation going online. If you are on Twitter join the conversation with #PabloTO and we are also posting lots on both our blog and on Facebook. So stay tuned and we look forward to hearing what you think!
Have Your Say about Public Art: April #ArtHour with co-host Hyperallergic
April 2nd, 2012
Public Art outside the AGO: Moore, Henry, British, Large Two Forms,1966 - 1969, bronze, 386.0 x 610.0cm, purchase from the artist, 1973 Photo by Matthew Plexman
Join the Art Gallery of Ontario and New York art blog Hyperallergic on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 11 a.m. for an hour-long online discussion about public art.
Art in public spaces affects all of us. From huge government-mandated art installations to politically-charged intervention art, work that appears in public spaces has the power to jolt us from our daily routine and ask us to see the world differently. What is public art?
We’ll be joined on Twitter by co-host Hyperallergic to ask a series of questions related to the theme of public art. We can’t wait to hear your thoughts on this subject.
The person who contributes the most to the conversation will win a night for two at a luxury Toronto hotel and a pair of tickets to visit the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto.
HOW TO TAKE PART
What: #ArtHour is a Twitter chat with a new art topic each month. We invite you to spend one hour each month thinking about and sharing what art really means to you.
When: Thursday April 12, 11:00 – 12:00 EST and then every second Thursday of the month.
Where: On Twitter – Follow @AGOToronto and @hyperallergic for more information or search for the hashtag #ArtHour. We’ll also be posting the questions here on the blog. You can follow along using Tweetchat by using the #ArtHour hashtag.
Who: #ArtHour is for everyone – Galleries and museums, arts professionals, artists and anyone interested in learning more and meeting other passionate art fans.
Why: It’s a great, free way of meeting art fans from across the world.
How: Starting at 11am we’ll be asking a series of questions around the month’s topic for you to answer, debate and discuss.
From 11am until 12.00pm EST on Thursday, April 12 @agotoronto and @hyperallergic will be tweeting a question every 10 minutes using the hastag #ArtHour. Anyone can respond, also using the #ArtHour hashtag. What is a hashtag?
For example, we would tweet:
Q1 What was the last piece of public art you saw that made you stop and think? #ArtHour
And you could tweet back:
A1 I loved John Locke’s phone booth hack http://ow.ly/a1Scc #ArtHour
Our April topic is PUBLIC ART.
We hope that you’ll help spread the word and join us for this great online event. For more information about #ArtHour please email holly_knowlman@ago.net.
See you on Twitter, Thursday April 12, 11:00 – 12:00 EST
Why is contemporary art important? Join us on Twitter and let us know!
March 7th, 2012
Join the Art Gallery of Ontario on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 11 a.m. for an online discussion about contemporary art.
“Why is contemporary art important?” If you’ve been to see Watch This Space you might have already answered this question by using the #contemporaryTO hashtag and posting to our first ever in-gallery Twitter Wall. We’ve had some truly excellent responses so far, and with so many amazing contemporary artists on display at the AGO right now it was a natural choice for the theme of March’s #ArtHour.
What: #ArtHour is a Twitter chat with a new art topic each month. We invite you to spend one hour each month thinking about and sharing what art really means to you.
When: Thursday, February 9, 11:00 – 12:00 EST and then every second Thursday of the month.
Where: On Twitter – Follow @AGOToronto for more information or search for the hashtag #ArtHour. We’ll also be posting the questions here on the blog.
Who: #ArtHour is for everyone – Galleries and museums, arts professionals, artists and anyone interested in learning more and meeting other passionate art fans.
Why: It’s a great, free way of meeting art fans from across the world.
How: Starting at 11am we’ll be asking a series of questions around the month’s topic for you to answer, debate and discuss.
From 11am until 12.00pm EST on Thursday, March 8 we will be tweeting a question every 10 minutes using the hastag #ArtHour. Anyone can respond, also using the #ArtHour hashtag. What is a hashtag?
For example, we would tweet:
Q1 Why is contemporary art important? #ArtHour
And you could tweet back:
A1 Contemporary art is a lens through which to see the world we live in #ArtHour
Our March topic is CONTEMPORARY ART. Your favourite artists, the coolest shows, what we can be doing to support our local art scene and more.
We hope that you’ll help spread the word and join us for this great online event. For more information about #ArtHour please email holly_knowlman@ago.net.
See you on Twitter, Thursday February 9, 11:00 – 12:00 EST
AND Check out all the amazing contemporary exhibitions at the AGO this Spring!
Yael Bartana: …And Europe Will Be Stunned
Israeli filmmaker and artist Yael Bartana is a rising star in the international art scene. Her film trilogy…And Europe Will Be Stunned raises questions about ideas of homeland and a sense of belonging. In the films – Mary Koszmary (Nightmares), Mur i Wieża (Wall and Tower) and Zamach (Assassination) — Bartana tests reactions to the unexpected return of the “long-unseen neighbour,” telling a story of the Jewish Renaissance Movement in Poland. The trilogy also challenges the viewer’s readiness to accept the other and the complexities of cultural integration in a culturally and politically unstable world. Learn more.
Canadian artist IAIN BAXTER& has made a career out of breaking rules and keeping viewers on their toes, and the AGO is inviting visitors to experience his intriguing body of work. Featuring 100 works, the exhibition offers the most comprehensive survey of BAXTER&’s career to date, comprising pioneering works of appropriation art, gallery-transforming installations, environmental art, and conceptually based photography. Learn more.
Generously supported by:
Leslie Gales & Keith Ray
Rosamond Ivey
The Steven & Michael Latner Families
Philip B. Lind & Ellen Roland
Watch this Space: Contemporary Art from the AGO Collection
An exhibition that invites visitors to consider how the universal concept of space has inspired artists.Watch this Space brings together compelling works in a variety of media. Canadian and international artists are included in this exploration of the issues and ideas related to space — be it physical locations, psychological realms or the places that exist somewhere between the real and the imagined. The installation includes new acquisitions and longtime collection favourites such as Gerhard Richter’sScheune/Barn No. 549/1 and Ellsworth Kelly’s Blue White. Learn more.
Toronto Now is an ongoing series of contemporary art projects that puts the focus on Toronto artists and displays their work in the free, street-facing Young Gallery. The current installation NOW: A Collaborative Project by Sean Martindale and Pascal Paquette guest curated by Katherine Dennis, reflects the artists’ interest in pressing Toronto issues and the tension between the rush of the average Torontonian’s current lifestyle and the benefit of being mindful of environmental, political and cultural subjects. Learn More
The Toronto Now series is generously supported by The Contemporary Circle
An interactive installation by local art heroes Team Macho, have transformed the AGO’s Weston Family Learning Centre Community Gallery into a fully functioning art studio, inviting visitors to occupy the space alongside the artists. The installation draws on themes brought forth in writer Northrop Frye’s Words with Power, along with ideas related to the history of artists working in collaboration, referencing the practices of General Idea and the Group of Seven, among others. Learn more.
#AGOTweetUP: January Edition
December 23rd, 2011
Due to the limited number of spaces at this event please register your interest at http://agotweetupjanuary.eventbrite.com/. We’ll get in touch with successful applicants no later than 12/31/11.
#AGOTWEETUP: JANUARY EDITION
Thursday January 5th, 2012
Let’s Get Creative
To celebrate the launch of our 2012 Winter Program Guide you are invited to a free evening of (social) networking, nibbles and a chance to try one of our fantastic adult courses.
- Meet other art-loving Twitter users, network and make new friends.
- Chat to the team at the Art Gallery of Ontario and find out what’s going on behind the scenes at the Weston Family Learning Centre.
- Get your hands dirty: Try your hands at a life drawing class with one of our great instructors and a real live model.
Event hashtag: #AGOTweetUp
Event Schedule
5.30 – 6.45 p.m. Networking, wine and nibbles in the Weston Family Learning Centre
6.45 – 8 p.m. Life drawing taster class
8.00 – 8.30 p.m More networking, then home!
Can’t make the event? Follow us @AGOToronto for live updates and photos as the night unfolds.
Need more details? Email our Internet and Social Media Content Coordinator, Holly.
Courses and Workshops for Adults
The AGO’s winter offerings for adults include a series of courses and workshops in the Gallery and in the Dr. Anne Tanenbaum Gallery School – a combination of lecture,discussion, tour studio programs that allow adults to engage with art.
From exploration of contemporary to introduction to drawings sessions inspired by AGO works – adult courses and workshops will bring you new perspectives and opportunities to put art into your life. Register now!
Introduction to Sound Art (Winter 2012)
Designed to give participants an introduction to sound as a creative medium.
Hypothesis of Filming Painting (Winter 2012)
This course will investigate the links between painting and filmmaking.
How to Talk to People about Things (Winter 2012)
This workshop uses the AGO gallery setting as a platform to focus on how to communicate with others in difficult situations.
Yoga in the Henry Moore Gallery (Winter 2012)
Develop your skills amongst the reclining figurative sculptures with an experienced Yoga instructor.
Experimenting with Sound Art (Winter 2012)
This workshop examines some of the experimental practices that have shaped the history of sound art.
Pop Culture and the Written Word (Winter 2012)
Through the AGO’s pop art collection, this course will inspire creative and critical writing about modern pop events.
Introduction to Painting (Winter 2012)
This foundation-level course will draw upon the AGO’s painting collections as a platform for teaching methods and techniques.
Bob Dylan and Contemporary Art (Winter 2012)
Using musician Bob Dylan’s life and work as a parallel to a contemporary artist’s path, this workshop will look at the relationship between artists and their audience while also discussing the link between music and contemporary practice.
Tagging Along (Winter 2012)
As part of their exhibition in the AGO’s Toronto Now series, local artists Sean Martindale and Pascal Paquette invite you to join them for an outdoor tour of Toronto artworks.
Working in Series – Acrylic and Oil (Winter 2012)
Learn to develop a body of work in a series.
Advanced Painting and the Creative Process (Winter 2012)
The course will build an experimental approach to image-making and execution. Students will write, draw, sculpt, and work with photography and video to create and manipulate imagery and its meaning according to their own intentions.
Figurative Sculpture (Winter 2012)
Closely guided by instruction, students will focus on sculpting the human form. In addition to developing skills of observation and proportion while working from a live model, students will also be exposed to current applications of life modelling, sculpture techniques, and basic mold making in a contemporary art context.
Casting Workshop – Methods of Mold Making (Winter 2012)
Learn how to incorporate a variety of materials and mold-making applications into your own practice.
Casting Workshop – Making Editions (Winter 2012)
Explore the concept of the original and the copy as you create an artist’s multiple.
Life Drawing (Winter 2012)
Working with life models, students will explore the technical and perceptual skills needed to confidently produce drawings.
Drawing From Gallery to Studio (Winter 2012)
Using originals in the AGO collections as starting points, students embark on a journey through drawing.
Integrated Drawing (Winter 2012)
Examine drawing from the perspective of various disciplines. Combining studio techniques and visits to AGO exhibitions, this course will explore the possibilities of non-traditional materials and approaches to drawing.
Artist Bookworks (Winter 2012)
Students will explore a variety of concepts, techniques, and materials as they produce their own bookwork.
Experimenting with Mixed Media and Printmaking (Winter 2012)
Combining elements of traditional drawing techniques, collage, and printmaking, students will push the boundaries of their own image-making by exploring new methods of production.
Photomontage and Photography (Winter 2012)
Students learn the basics of digital photomontage while focusing on experimentation and composition.
Figurative Photography (Winter 2012)
Study portraiture, the nude, street documentation, and candid photography by focusing on the human form and the roles it plays in photography.