What's On: March Break Family Fun!

View this email in your browser March Break Enjoy 9 days of Fun for the Whole Family! Join AGO Artists in Residence Natalie Ferguson and Toby Gillies for an immersive art installation and family artmaking experience.  Save $10 on the cost of a Family Pass when purchased in advance online. Members always visit free. LEARN MORE WHAT TO SEE Impressionism in the Age of Industry: Monet, Pissarro and more Discover how the Impressionists captured the spirit of the industrial age.  Mickalene Thomas: Femmes Noires "Forces you to stop and wonder why you've never seen anything like it before." – NOW Magazine. FINAL WEEKS – closes March 24. The J.S. McLean Centre for Indigenous & Canadian Art Features some of the best art from our Indigenous and Canadian collections. Photography: First World War, 1914 – 1918 (Part II) A remarkable collection of personal, and often unfamiliar, representations of the First World War. DISCOVER ALL EXHIBITIONS ON NOW WHAT TO DO Wednesday, March 13, 7 pm TALKS | M. NourbeSe Philip with Donna Bailey Nurse Sunday, March 17, 2 – 3 pm PERFORMANCE | Royal Conservatory of Music Residency Friday, March 22, 7 – 10 pm SCREENINGS | Harvest: 3,000 Years   SEE A FULL LIST OF EVENTS TALKS: THE LIVEABLE CITY? JUST ANNOUNCED!  Join us for a series of talks about the future of our city As Impressionism in the Age of Industry takes viewers on a journey through a period of immense change in 19th century Paris, we invite speakers across various disciplines to enter into conversations around urgent issues facing Toronto today: Work, Housing, Transportation and Leisure.   WHAT TO BOOK March 27, 29 & 30 SCREENINGS | Betty: They Say I'm Different Blending documentary, animation and non-fiction, this film traces the path of Funk Queen Betty Davis's life – a global icon and feminist pioneer. Friday, March 29, 6:30 – 9 pm FOOD & DRINK | Curated Dinner: Modern French Cuisine Join us us for an evening inspired by the Impressionist artists. View the menu and book today.  Friday, March 29, 6 – 8:30 pm WORKSHOP | Writing Explorations: Inspired by Impressionism Learn to express yourself in written and visual form, building on the personal experiences and narrative strategies of great artists. Wednesday, March 27, 7 pm TALKS | The Launching: heft, cluster, Drolleries, Magnetic Equator Join us to celebrate the launch of four new landmark collections of poetry by Doyali Islam, Souvankham Thammavongsa, Cassidy McFadzean and Kaie Kellough. Wednesday, April 3, 7- 8:30 pm TALKS | The Liveable City? Housing Join urban planner Cheryll Case, architect & planner John van Nostrand and Toronto Star Affordable Housing Reporter Emily Mathieu for a conversation about affordable housing in Toronto.  Thursday, April 11, 9 pm – 1 am SPECIAL EVENTS | AGO Massive XV Toronto's ultimate contemporary art party and an important fundraiser for the AGO. In collaboration with Director X as Creative Director. WHAT'S NEXT Opens May 25 Yayoi Kusama's INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – LET'S SURVIVE FOREVER Together we made Infinity happen! Yayoi Kusama's INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – LET'S SURVIVE FOREVER is now a part of the AGO Collection. Stay tuned for information about how and when to plan your visit.   June 20 – August 25, 2019 Brian Jungen An exciting new solo exhibition by the internationally renowned B.C.-based contemporary artist. October 12, 2019 – January 5, 2020 Early Rubens A revealing exhibition of works the Flemish painter master produced between 1609 and 1621, a crucial time that marks Rubens's rise to prominence.  IMAGE CREDITS: [1] © Art Gallery of Ontario [2] Claude Monet, Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare, 1877. Oil on canvas, 60.3 x 80.2 cm. Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection, 1933.1158.  Image © Art Institute of Chicago/ Art Resource, NY. [3] Mickalene Thomas, Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe: Les trois femmes noires (detail), 2010. Rhinestones, acrylic, and enamel on wood panel, 304.8 x 731.5 cm. The Rachel and Jean-Pierre Lehmann Collection © Mickalene Thomas. [4] Installation view of the J.S McLean Centre for Indigenous & Canadian Art. [5] 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. Add enews@ago.ca to your Safe Sender list Copyright © 2019 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.