Holiday Cheer, Mickalene Thomas now open, Last Chance for #InfinityAGO, Live Performances, and so much more!

View this email in your browser HOLIDAY HAPPY PLACE Celebrate with us! Join us this holiday season and explore all that the AGO has to offer. From incredible exhibitions to engaging programs, delicious dining options to a shop full of gifts for everyone on your list, make memories that will last forever. Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of AGO Membership and share the joy of art with your loved ones. LEARN MORE WHAT TO SEE Anthropocene See the exhibition The Globe and Mail calls "Fiercely beautiful." On now until January 6. Mickalene Thomas: Femme Noires Explore powerful portraits of Black women through collage. Now open! Photography: First World War, 1914 – 1918 (Part II) A remarkable collection of personal, yet often unfamiliar, representations of the First World War. June Clark Examines relationships in family history, recollection and identity. See it today – closes December 9! DISCOVER ALL EXHIBITIONS ON NOW #INFINITYAGO Last chance – donate online now! Help bring Kusama's Infinity Mirror Room LET'S SURVIVE FOREVER to the AGO…forever. Donate now for guaranteed access!   WHAT TO DO Sunday, December 2 & 9, 1 – 4 pm FAMILY SUNDAYS | Wishes for the Earth Monday, December 3 – Sunday, December 9 MEMBERS' EXCLUSIVE | Members' Shopping Week Thursday, December 6, 7 – 11:30 pm FIRST THURSDAY | A SOUL Revolution Friday, December 7, 6 – 8:30 pm WORKSHOP | Art and Ideas: Drawing, Drinks, Social Friday, December 7, 6 – 8:30 pm WORKSHOP | Writing Explorations: Drawing from the Personal Wednesday, December 12,  7 pm – Included with General Admission PERFORMANCE | Snow Everywhere Friday, December 14, 7 pm – Included with General Admission PERFORMANCE | Paris in the '20s: A Winter Cabaret   SEE A FULL LIST OF EVENTS AGO CREATIVE MINDS Monday, December 3, 8 pm at Koerner Hall Creative Minds: Art and Survival JUST ANNOUNCED!  Journalist and best-selling author Tanya Talaga joins Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Jennifer Baichwal and Brian Jungen, with musical guest Martha Wainwright, to explore how humans are changing the Earth and how art can inspire action. Duncan McCue from CBC hosts.   LAST CHANCE - GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY! WHAT TO BOOK Celebrate with us this holiday season  FOOD & DRINK | Host your holiday party at AGO Bistro Host your upcoming holiday party in one of Toronto's most artful event spaces. Perfect for groups of all sizes. Pre-order by December 14 MEMBERS' EXCLUSIVE | AGO Bake Sale AGO Members are invited to pre-order sweets and treats during our annual Bake Sale. Not a Member? Join today! Tuesday, January 1, 2019, 11 am – 3 pm FOOD & DRINK | New Year's Day Brunch The perfect start to a fresh New Year – enjoy your favourite brunch classics with a delicious twist. View the menu and book today. Register today! WINTER COURSES | New sessions starting in January 2019 Courses and workshops for all ages, including babies and families, children, youth, and adults. New year, new learning! ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN EPOCH On now until December 30 – Select dates ★★★★ – Toronto Star See the critically acclaimed documentary film from award-winners Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier. WHAT'S NEXT February 16 – May 5, 2019 AGO Members' Previews – February 13, 14 & 15, 2019 Impressionism in the Age of Industry: Monet, Pissarro and more Discover how Impressionist artists reflected their changing city as Paris was transformed by the modern age. June 20 – August 25, 2019 Brian Jungen An exciting new solo exhibition by the internationally renowned B.C.-based contemporary artist. IMAGE CREDITS: [1] Image courtesy of Modern Sprout [2] Edward Burtynsky, Carrara Marble Quarries, Cava di Canalgrande #2, Carrara, Italy, 2016. Mural, 304.8 x 609.6 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto. © Edward Burtynsky, 2018. [3] Mickalene Thomas, Diahann Carroll #2, 2018.  Silkscreen ink and acrylic on acrylic mirror, mounted on wood panel, 182.9 x 152.4 x5.1 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris/Brussels. © Mickalene Thomas / Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York. [4] Unknown photographer, French. Soldier wearing a gas mask in a dugout, 1915–1918. Gelatin silver print, 13 × 18 cm. Anonymous Gift, 2004. 2004/706.98 © 2018 Art Gallery of Ontario [5] June Clark, pur laine, 2004, mixed media, 27.3 × 22.9 cm (10 3/4 × 9 in.) Collection of Peter Caldwell + Stephen Mader, Toronto. © June Clark [6] Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirrored Room - LET'S SURVIVE FOREVER, 2017. Wood, metal, glass mirrors, LED lighting system, monofilament, stainless steel balls and carpet. 312.4 x 624.8 x 622.9 cm. © Yayoi Kusama. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York; Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo/Singapore/Shanghai; Victoria Miro, London/Venice. Photo: Maris Hutchinson / EPW Studio [7] L to R: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Jennifer Baichwal, Brian Jungen, Tanya Talaga. [8] Elephant Tusk Burn, Nairobi National Park, Kenya, Courtesy of Anthropocene Films Inc. © 2018. 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.