What's On: FINAL WEEKS! Impressionism in the Age of Industry closes May 5

Visit us over the Easter Weekend! View our holiday hours View this email in your browser FINAL WEEKS! Impressionism in the Age of Industry: Monet, Pissarro and more "Impressionists in an entirely new light"  – Toronto Star See it this holiday weekend – special hours for Good Friday and Easter Monday. Closes May 5.  NOT TO BE MISSED - BOOK ONLINE TODAY WHAT TO SEE Winsom: I Rise The Afrocentric spiritually moving work of the Belize-based Canadian and Maroon artist.  The J.S. McLean Centre for Indigenous & Canadian Art Sparking conversations about our origins and identities.   Kara Hamilton: Water in Two Colours New work from the Toronto-based artist. Becoming Käthe Kollwitz A leading 20th-century German artist, recognized today as a strong, empathetic voice advocating for art and activism.  DISCOVER ALL EXHIBITIONS ON NOW WHAT TO DO Friday, April 19 & Monday, April 22, open from 10:30 am – 4 pm Special Hours for Good Friday and Easter Monday Sunday, April 21, 1 – 4 pm FAMILY EVENT | Family Sundays April: Piece by Piece Sunday, April 21, 2 – 3 pm PERFORMANCE | RCM Residency Wednesday, April 24, 7 – 8:30 pm TALK | The Liveable City? Leisure Friday, April 26, 6:30 – 8:30 pm FOOD & DRINK | Curated Dinner: Let's Survive Forever Friday, April 26, 6 pm  WORKSHOP | Writing Explorations: Inspired by Impressionism Saturday, April 27, 2 – 4 pm TALK | In this Together: Blackness, Indigeneity, and Hip-Hop SEE A FULL LIST OF EVENTS MOTHER'S DAY Saturday, May 12, 11 am – 3 pm Celebrate Mother's Day with Brunch at AGO Bistro Enjoy a delicious brunch at AGO Bistro with Mom and the family. Featuring pastries and fruit, special seafood selections and delicious dessert, there is something for everyone to enjoy. View the menu and book today.  AGO Members enjoy a 10% discount at AGO Bistro, excluding alcohol. Not a Member? Join today.  WHAT TO BOOK Friday, May 3, 7 – 8 pm TALK | Curator's Talk: Gary Garrels Join Gary Garrels, curator of Vija Celmins: To Fix the Image in Memory, for a talk exploring the five decades of work by Vija Celmins featured in the exhibition. Saturday, May 4, 7 pm TALK | Power, Money and Trump: Reporting on a Post-Truth President Join journalist Robert Cribb for a conversation with Susanne Craig, an investigative reporter with The New York Times – the Canadian reporter at the centre of the world's biggest story: Donald Trump's improbable rise to power. Tuesday, May 7, 7 pm TALK | Curator's Talk: Connie Butler Join us for this free talk as Connie Butler, chief curator of the Hammer Museum, discusses contemporary drawing. Wednesday, May 8, 7 pm TALK | Seth: Clyde Fans Join legendary cartoonist Seth for the launch of Clyde Fans, a masterful work twenty years in the making. Wednesday, May 15, 7 pm TALK | Kara Hamilton in Conversation Join artist Kara Hamilton in a conversation with writer Esmé Hogeveen about the exhibition, Kara Hamilton: Water in Two Colours. WHAT'S NEXT May 4 – August 5 Vija Celmins: To Fix the Image in Memory Don't miss the first major North American retrospective of the celebrated artist's work in over two decades. Opens to the public beginning May 25 Yayoi Kusama's INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – LET'S SURVIVE FOREVER We are proud to announce that Yayoi Kusama's INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – LET'S SURVIVE FOREVER is now a part of the AGO Collection…forever. AGO Members' Viewing starts April 23, book tickets now! June 20 – August 25 Brian Jungen: Friendship Centre 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 on the world stage. IMAGE CREDITS: [1] 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. [2] Winsom, Untitled, 2018. [3] Installation view of the J.S McLean Centre for Indigenous and Canadian Art. [4] Image courtesy of Kara Hamilton. [5] Käthe Kollwitz, Storming the Gate Plate 5 from A Weavers' Revolt, 1893-1897, etching and sandpaper on paper 36.9 x 48.9 cm Promised gift of Dr. Brian McCrindle. 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.