What's On: Introducing the AGO Annual Pass

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View this email in your browser LESS EQUALS MORE Starting May 25, it has never been easier to make art a part of your everyday life. The new AGO Annual Pass offers a full year of unlimited access to the AGO Collection and all special exhibitions for only $35. Visitors 25 and under get in free – all year, anytime. GET YOUR ANNUAL PASS NOW WHAT TO SEE Vija Celmins: To Fix the Image in Memory Take a moment to slow down and contemplate the captivating beauty of Vija Celmins's delicate and subtle artworks. Photography 1920s-1940s: Women in Focus Presented in collaboration with the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival. Winsom: I Rise The Afrocentric, spiritually moving work of the Belize-based Canadian and Maroon artist. Kara Hamilton: Water in Two Colours New work from the Toronto-based artist. DISCOVER ALL EXHIBITIONS ON NOW AGO ALL HOURS Saturday, May 25, 10:30 am to 1 am All day. All ages. All in. The next must-attend art event has arrived. Join us on May 25 for AGO All Hours, a new way to experience the museum. Channeling the intergenerational vibe of a classic Toronto block party, the seasonal event offers something for everyone – and it's all included with admission. WHAT TO DO Friday, May 17, 7 pm TALKS | Ian Gillespie: The Power of Architecture to Inspire Sunday, May 19, 2 pm PERFORMANCE | Royal Conservatory of Music Residency Wednesday, May 22, 7 pm TALKS | Rainbow for a Roof: Artist's Housing in Toronto Wednesday, May 29, 7 pm TALKS | Ming Smith, June Clark and Suzy Lake In Conversation SEE A FULL LIST OF EVENTS #INFINITYAGO Open to the Public May 25th! Yayoi Kusama's INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM - LET'S SURVIVE FOREVER Members' Viewing on now until May 24! Not a Member? Join today!  WHAT TO BOOK Friday, May 31, 2 pm WORKSHOPS | Writing Explorations Inspired by Joseph Beuys Reflect, write and share your impressions of selected artwork inspired by the exhibition, Joseph Beuys. Saturday, June 1, 1 pm FAMILY EVENTS | Printmaking Together: Exploring Norval Morrisseau Join us for this one-day family workshop where children and an adult caregiver can explore the Gallery and make art together. Wednesday, June 5, 10:30 am FAMILY EVENTS | Strolling the Galleries Come explore our greatest hits with your little one(s)! These relaxed one-hour tours allow for grown-up discussions, free of pressure, where no one minds a coo or a cry.☺ Wednesday, June 5, 7 pm TALKS | Writers' Trust of Canada's Rising Stars: In Conversation Celebrate the rising stars of Canadian literature as the country's next generation of literary talent takes the stage. COURSES Register today! Spring is the perfect time to learn something new Our spring courses and workshops are offered for all ages, including babes and families, children, youth and adults. Members always save on courses! Join today! WHAT'S NEXT June 20 – August 25 Brian Jungen: Friendship Centre A selection of Jungen's striking sculptures made of repurposed objects and materials will be exhibited alongside an epic new moving image work. 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 marked Rubens's rise to prominence on the world stage. IMAGE CREDITS: [1] TBD [2] Vija Celmins, Untitled (Ocean), 1977. Graphite on acrylic ground on paper, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, bequest of Alfred M. Esberg ©Vija Celmins, photo: Don Ross, courtesy San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. [3] Lotte Jacobi, Portrait of Claire Bauroff, Berlin, around 1928; printed 1979. Gelatin silver print, Overall (sheet): 22.8 x 16.5 cm. Gift of Sandra Ball and Marcia Reid, 1987. © The University of New Hampshire. Used with Permission 87/335.1 [4]  Winsom, Untitled, 2018. [5] Image courtesy of Kara Hamilton. [6] Yayoi Kusama. INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM - LET'S SURVIVE FOREVER, 2017. Wood, metal, glass mirrors, LED lighting system, monofilament, stainless steel balls and carpet, Installed: 312.4 × 624.8 × 622.9 cm (123 × 246 × 245 1/4 in.). Purchased with funds from the David Yuile & Mary Elizabeth Hodgson Fund, Michelle Koerner & Kevin Doyle, Robert Dorrance & Gail Drummond, The Schulich Foundation, Soichiro & Junko Yamamoto, Diane Bald & Michael Budman, Don & Denyse Green, DH Gales Foundation, Maxine Granovsky Gluskin & Ira Gluskin, Barry Appleton & Magaly Bianchini, Emmanuelle Gattuso, Sheryle & David Saunders, Robin & David Young, Laura E. Baldini, Diana Billes, Edison Chai, Julian Chan & Yi Hyun Park, The Francis and Denise Connolly Family, Creeds, Eileen Farrow, Ivan Fecan & Sandra Faire, Hallisey Family, Victoria Jackman, Val Koziol, David Kozman & Kristin Blakely-Kozman, Charles & Jane Kucey Foundation, Jämes Lee & the Julie Institute, Chelsea Longaphy & Bernie Li, Martha LA McCain, Abby, Perry & Jordan Minuk, Carolyn D. Mullin, Samuel & Alice Peralta, In Memory of Pierrette & Abel Rancourt, Heather & Aaron Regent, Shevlen Family, Mary Sinclair, Jay Smith & Laura Rapp, J. Kenneth & Margaret Syer-Torrance, and the generosity of thousands of art lovers, 2018.  © Yayoi Kusama, Courtesy David Zwirner, New York; Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo/Singapore/Shanghai; Victoria Miro, London/Venice. Photo: Dan Bradica. 2018/28 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. 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