Wear your art on your sleeve

YOUR SOURCE FOR ART NEWS View this email in your browser The Mime, the Model and the Dupe Valérie Blass returns to the AGO for an artist's talk tomorrow evening. Get a sneak peek at how she transforms thrifted clothes into intriguing sculptural forms. Wearable art What happens when you mix a popular Toronto design brand with the work of an iconic Canadian painter? We chatted with Jane Ip, designer of the Jeanne Lottie Harris Collection, to find out. Beneath the surface As the first recipient of the Koerner Fellowship in Conservation, Stephanie Barnes is on her way to becoming an expert on Canadian artist Kathleen Munn. Q & A with Billy-Ray We caught up with award-winning poet Billy-Ray Belcourt ahead of his conversation with Leanne Betasamosake Simpson this evening at the AGO. Art Pick of the week: Hollywood Indian after Remington Every week we're sharing one of our favourite artworks for you to see on your next visit to the AGO. Check out this week's Art Pick, Hollywood Indian after Remington by Fritz Scholder. CLICK HERE FOR MORE AGO EVENTS, REMINDERS AND KEY DATES PHOTO CREDITS: [1] Valérie Blass, Le mime, le modèle et le dupe, 2019, acrylic gesso, paint, plaster, copper, empty chip bag, jumpsuit, resin, epoxy and fibreglass. Courtesy of the artist and Catriona Jeffries, Vancouver. [2] Jane Ip, designer of the Harris Collection and owner of Jeanne Lottie. Image courtesy of Jeanne Lottie [3] Stephanie Barnes. Image by the AGO. [4] Billy-Ray Belcourt. Image by Tenille Campbell [5] Fritz Scholder. Hollywood Indian after Remington, 1974. Acrylic on canvas, 203.2 x 173 cm. Gift of Gallery Moos, 1975. © Estate of Fritz Scholder 75/59 Add AGOinsider@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), www.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.