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As the pandemic drags on, a cultural policy expert says Canada’s museums are not only struggling financially but are also caught in an identity crisis. Read the full article at Galleries West....

Zainub Verjee, Executive Director of Galeries Ontario/Galleries Ontario has been appointed as a Fellow of McLaughlin College at York University. Established in 1968, McLaughlin College is York University’s Public Policy College. It is dedicated to the critical analysis of public policy and the betterment of society at all its...

COMPLETED WORKSHOPS: COLLECTIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY – Thursday January 28th, 2021 (Finished) HOW GALLERIES CAN STRENGTHEN COLLECTIONS – Thursday, March 11th, 2021 (Finished) PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND YOUR COLLECTION – Wednesday, April 14th, 2021 (Finished) UPCOMING WORKSHOPS:  BOARDS, ACQUISITION COMMITTEES, AND YOUR COLLECTION A Board of Directors governs most art galleries...

OAAG/AOGA celebrates Ontario’s art galleries at the 2020 OAAG/AOGA Awards For forty-three years, the Ontario Association of Art Galleries / Association Ontarienne des Galeries d’Art (OAAG/AOGA) has proudly celebrated excellence in Ontario’s public art galleries. On Monday, November 30th, 2020, members of the visual arts community across the province...

This list is updated as of August 06, 2020. OPENED: Abbozzo Gallery Agnes Etherington Art Centre Art Gallery of Algoma Art Gallery of Burlington Art Gallery of Guelph Art Gallery of Hamilton Art Gallery of Northumberland Art Gallery of Ontario Art Gallery of Peterborough Art Gallery of Sudbury |...

Over the past several months of the COVID-19 Pandemic, public art galleries have responded and adapted as needed by their institution and community.  From being forced to close to postponing exhibitions to pivoting programming online; there has not been a one-size-fits-all approach to dealing with the pandemic.  Re-opening is...

This project, led by Galeries Ontario/Ontario Galleries in partnership with Akimbo, asked the curators of eight public museums and art galleries to speculate about their future through an access driven, anti-racist and anti-colonial lens. We proposed three initial questions and gathered the responses in text and video. Click on...

Ontario COVID-19 Worker Income Protection Benefit  On April 28, 2021, Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton stated that the province has offered to provide funding to the federal government to double the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit payments. If this is approved this new additional provincial funding workers could now receive...

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Galeries Ontario / Ontario Galleries is seeking a professional Evaluator for our Data Shy to Data Driven programmed funded by Canada Heritage. This freelance role will take place over an approximately 12-month period. About Galeries Ontario / Ontario Galleries Galeries Ontario / Ontario Galleries (formerly Ontario Association of Art...

How can Data help you understand and develop strategies centred around your audience? Synapse C presents Data Echo Culture. An international, free, online & bilingual event! April 27, 28 & 29!  Wait no longer and come join the conference by reserving your ticket here http://bit.ly/3rinySf Zainub Verjee, Executive Director...

See the full Budget 2021 (HERE) Read the Media Release from the Department of Finance (HERE) April 19, 2021 The highly-anticipated Federal Budget for 2021 was released on April 19, 2021. The 2021 Federal budget “A recovery plan for jobs, growth and resilience”.  It proposes $101 billion in new...

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND YOUR COLLECTION On Wednesday, April 14th, 2021, GOG hosted the workshop Public Engagement and Your Collection. As museums and galleries are becoming cultural hubs, they must work to attract new audiences. Public programming is becoming an increasingly important part of engagement and audience development. This workshop will...

Join Executive Director, Zainub Verjee for her lecture on April 13th, 2021 from 12:30 – 1:30pm via Zoom To register click here The final report of Canada’s Massey Commission, the Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts,Letters and Sciences, was released in 1951. Often referred to as the...

Ontario is declaring a third provincial emergency as the number of COVID-19 cases surges, issuing a stay-at-home order effective 12:01 a.m. Thursday, April 8th, 2021, and closing non-essential retail stores for all but curbside pickup and delivery.  The order requires all Ontarians to remain at home except for essential purposes...

The Ontario government is providing an estimated $100 million for a new one-time Ontario Tourism and Hospitality Small Business Support Grant and $100 million for a new one-time recovery program. The Ontario Tourism and Hospitality Small Business Support Grant will provide an estimated $100 million in one-time payments of...

The Ontario government is investing $105 million through the new Community Building Fund to support non-profit tourism, culture, sport and recreation organizations. The funding will be used to help these non-profits recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and meet the needs of their communities. Details have been...

The Ontario government is investing $325,000 to support the planning and development of a new Greek-Canadian heritage museum to house a collection of artifacts in Toronto. The museum will serve as a new community hub and central repository of photos, historic newspapers, books and an archive of recorded histories....

The Ontario government is providing additional support to eligible small businesses to help with the ongoing costs of the COVID-19 pandemic. Confirmed eligible recipients of the Ontario Small Business Support Grant will automatically receive a second payment equal to the amount of their first payment, for minimum total support...

The Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament (Hamilton West–Ancaster–Dundas), and Bob Bratina, Member of Parliament (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek), announced $206,679 in funding to help Supercrawl Productions advance the Bridgeworks Community Space project. The investment from the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund will help support renovations and refurbishments that...

The Ontario government will continue to focus on protecting people’s health and jobs through the COVID-19 pandemic when Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board, releases the 2021 Ontario Budget on March 24, 2021. The Budget will support the province’s comprehensive vaccine distribution plan, along...

The Ontario government is investing more than $2 million to support Francophone tourism across the province, ensuring Ontario’s Francophone community continues to contribute to the province’s diverse tourism sector. This funding will support a wide range of Francophone initiatives, such as safe public performances, safe in-person Francophone festivals, and...

Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada have a number of free resources to help organizations help Canadians stay safe, healthy and informed.  The resources in this toolkit are available at Canada.ca/ coronavirus in a variety of languages. In addition, they have a toll-free line at 1-833-784-4397 (interpretation...

The Ontario government is providing the St. Lawrence Parks Commission (SLPC) with an investment of nearly $5.5 million to support the continued operation and maintenance of its historic sites, parks and attractions. This funding will go towards repairs and renovations to keep Eastern Ontario’s one-of-a-kind tourist areas running smoothly,...

Ontario Establishes Tourism Economic Recovery Task Force. It will be chaired by former MPP and Cabinet minister Tim Hudak, and give expert advice and recommendations on how to help the province’s $36-billion tourism industry recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Providing strategies and advice that will help position Ontario and...

The Ontario government is investing $105 million through the new Community Building Fund to support non-profit tourism, culture, sport and recreation organizations. The funding will be used to help these non-profits recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and meet the needs of their communities. The fund will...

On Thursday, March 11, 2021, Galeries Ontario / Ontario Galleries hosted the workshop HOW GALLERIES CAN STRENGTHEN COLLECTIONS BY WORKING WITH ARTISTS. We were thrilled that we could present our innovative and incomparable professional development workshop to your screens, where you can learn safely from home! HOW GALLERIES CAN...

Via CBC Arts – Click HERE for article...

Click here for the list of the following 140 major and core arts organizations have been approved for funding....

This year, the province of Ontario invited written submissions to inform budget consultations to be sent to The Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance. Galeries Ontario / Ontario Galleries is part of an advocacy coalition called the Provincial Arts Service Organizations of Ontario (PASO/OPSA) and below is the letter...

Grey-Lockdown:  · Niagara Region Public Health  Red-Control:  ·     Chatham-Kent Public Health;   ·     City of Hamilton Public Health Services;  ·     Durham Region Health Department;  ·     Halton Region Public Health;   ·     Middlesex-London Health Unit;  ·     Region of Waterloo Public...

TORONTO – The Ontario government is expanding the number of small businesses that can apply for the Main Street Relief Grant to help offset the costs of purchasing personal protective equipment (PPE) to cautiously and gradually reopen in parts of the province. Small businesses with 2 to 19 employees...