Talks, special events, screenings and more! Discover our new season of fall programming

SPECIAL EDITION: Programming Highlights View this email in your browser BOOK NOW Discover our fall season of curated public programs Our dynamic fall programs are inspired by extraordinary AGO exhibitions and global conversations led by Canadian artists, curators and innovators. See the full line up of fall public programs and events. See programs inspired by our major fall exhibition Anthropocene. LEARN MORE Anthropocene – a major new contemporary art exhibition explores the human impact on Earth through film, photographs and new experiential technologies. Opens September 28.  Book your ticket today! TALKS Saturday, October 13, 1 – 2:30 pm On Water A conversation on water sustainability and climate change with artist Daan Roosegaarde and scholar James Miller, on the occasion of The Bentway's first monumental public art intervention, Waterlight. Friday, October 19, 7 – 8:30 pm Big Lonely Doug with Harley Rustad Join Harley Rustad in conversation with Sarain Fox to launch his new book, Big Lonely Doug: The Story of One of Canada's Last Great Trees. Wednesday, October 24, 7 – 8:30 pm Rapp Lecture on Contemporary Art: Adam Weinberg Join Adam D. Weinberg, the Whitney Museum of American Art's Alice Pratt Brown Director for a talk exploring the history of the Whitney Biennial. Wednesday, November 14, 7 – 8:30 pm Käthe Kollwitz: Facing the Truth Brenda Rix, curator of Käthe Kollwitz: Artist of the People explores Kollwitz's art through the lens of self-portraiture. Wednesday, November 21, 8 – 9:30 pm Anthropocene Artists' Talk with Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier Join Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier for a conversation about the making of Anthropocene. SCREENINGS Select dates October 6 – November 24 ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch A cinematic meditation on humanity's massive re-engineering of the planet, ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch is a four-years-in-the-making feature documentary film from the multiple-award-winning team of Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier, and Edward Burtynsky. Opens in Toronto theatres September 28 and in select cities across Canada October 5.  ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch is the third documentary in a trilogy that includes Manufactured Landscapes and Watermark. All three films will be screened at the AGO's Jackman Hall this fall. Select dates October 6 – November 24 Manufactured Landscapes A feature length documentary following artist Edward Burtynsky's photographic essay of the industrial revolution in China.   Select dates October 6 – November 24 Watermark Brings together diverse stories from around the globe about our relationship with water. FAMILIES AND YOUTH Sundays, November 4 – 25, 1 – 4 pm Family Sundays - November "Something From Nothing" The AGO's weekly celebration of art for all ages launches with a program inspired by the exhibtion, Anthropocene. On now until December 6 Every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, 4 – 6 pm FREE After Three The AGO's FREE After Three programming is the place to be for youth ages 14 to 25. Participate in workshops led by local artists and community builders including tie-dying, screenprinting, hip hop dancing and more. 6 DEGREES Monday, September 24 – Wednesday, September 26 6 Degrees Toronto 2018 For the third year running, the Art Gallery of Ontario will play host to 6 Degrees Toronto. Presented by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, 6 Degrees drives a global conversation on citizenship and inclusion through three days of lectures, discussions and more.Tickets are available here. SPECIAL EVENTS Saturday, September 22, 1 – 7 pm Canzine Canada's largest festival of zines and underground culture returns to the AGO this weekend. Saturday, September 29, 7 pm – Sunday, September 30, 7 am  Nuit Blanche Experience both old-growth forest and deforestation on Vancouver Island through an immersive video installation created by Anthropocene artists Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier. Wednesday, October 3, 6 – 9 pm Anthropocene Public Opening Join us for the public opening of Anthropocene - celebrate with the artists and view the exhibition. Thursday, October 4, 7 – 11:30 pm First Thursday - #myspace Musician and activist Madame Gandhi headlines the October First Thursday. ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE Are you, or do you know, an artist or collective interested in working with young families and multi-generational audiences? Apply for our two-month-long paid residency and present your work as part of the AGO's 2019 March Break program.  Apply by Thursday, November 15, 2018. Learn more here. EXPRESS YOURSELF Fall Courses and Workshops on sale now REGISTER TODAY! IMAGE CREDITS: [1] Image courtesy of the AGO [2] Elephant Tusk Burn, Nairobi National Park, Kenya, Courtesy of Anthropocene Films Inc. © 2018 [3] Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Photo by Edward Burtynsky [4] Colorado River Delta #2, Near San Felipe, Baja, Mexico 2011. ©Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Howard Greenberg & Bryce Wolkowitz, New York. Add enews@ago.net to your Safe Sender list Copyright © 2018 Art Gallery of Ontario, All rights reserved. You have shown interest in the AGO. Art Gallery of Ontario 317 Dundas St W Toronto, ON M5T 1G4 Canada Add us to your address book Main Line: 416.979.6648 or Membership Line: 416.979.6620 (M-F, 9-5), AGO.ca You are receiving this email because of your interest in the AGO. You can update your preferences or unsubscribe. To receive no further emails from the AGO, unsubscribe from all.