‘It’s not a race. We’re in it for the long run,’ says director and CEO of National Gallery (via CBC)...

Consultant estimates proposal would require $1.2M to $1.3M per year in private, government funding. (via CBC News)...

Join us next Monday, June 22nd for our fourth OAAG/AOGA Member Monday Meet-up! Topic of Discussion: OAAG’s Deputation to the Provincial Committee for Finance and Economic Affairs and the Federal Standing Committee on Finance: OAAG is working on presentations for the Provincial Committee for Finance and Economic Affairs. During...

Just how public are public galleries? As spaces begin to reopen, a curator asks if access, equity and care could be the new metrics. (via Canadian Art)...

Did the arts world drop the ball on fight against systemic and institutional racism in favour of diversity management? In the midst of a reopening of the culture sector in the phased recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, the Stalinist aphorism about a million deaths being a statistic, a single...

Wouldn’t be necessary if federal cultural institutions could access wage benefit, union says (via CBC News)...

Massimo Minini and BelleArti are opening a show of 16 site-specific works in an underground car park in Brescia (via The Art Newspaper)...

“I am disappointed that it took the death of an unarmed Black man for you to join the conversation about the colonial past and present of the British Museum,” says Bayryam Mustafa Bayryamali in a letter addressed to director Hartwig Fischer. (via Hyperallergic)...

Monday, June 15, 2020,  10:00am Presented in collaboration with theOntario Museum Association (OMA) As restrictions in Ontario begin to loosen, museums and galleries are beginning to look at the possibility of reopening. With many questions and uncertainties, institutions are looking for ways to proceed in a way that keeps everyone...

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...

Un sondage Léger mené auprès des habitués du Quartier des spectacles, à Montréal, montre qu’une majorité forte d’entre eux serait prête à revenir sur les lieux pour consommer certains types d’activités culturelles une fois les mesures de confinement levées. Si ce retour — que les chiffres montrent progressif —...

Are people feeling more likely to visit performing arts entities now that some cities are reopening? Has the national sentiment changed regarding mandatory face coverings? It’s time for a big data update. (via Colleen Dilenschneider)...

Our third meet-up discussed Statements in Times of Socio-Political Crisis. The current turmoil following deaths of Regis Korchinski-Paquet and George Floyd like past killings of Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour, has brought the issue of systemic racism to fore in socio-political discourse. Since the call for “blackout tuesday”...

David Zwirner, White Cube, Pace, Gagosian among galleries opening their doors next week—but don’t forget your face mask (via The Art Newspaper by Anna Brady)...

Fighting the power comes at a cost. To better support today’s activists, take a lesson from history (via CBC written by Amanda Parris)...

The museum “does not have a political stance,” the director originally wrote.  (via Art Net by Taylor Dafoe)...

Digital Data Mixer Presented by the Ontario Association of Art Galleries (OAAG) Two- Day Professional Development & Networking Opportunity July 7 & 8, 2020 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Online Zoom Event Art Galleries exist within a digital data ecosystem – are YOU tapping into your potential?   Vast...

TORONTO – (June 9, 2020) – Business / Arts, the National Arts Centre and Nanos Research have come together to gauge Canadians’ attitudes on returning to indoor and outdoor arts and culture events across Canada. Over 1,000 people were polled through the Arts Response Tracking Survey (ARTS). The results offer valuable insight...

Today, the Ontario government announced that it is moving forward with a regional approach to Stage 2 of reopening the province. In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and local health officials, the government is easing restrictions in communities where it is safe to do so, based...

Even when the pandemic is over, will people rush back to concerts, museums, or football games? (via TVO) Read the full article here....

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The Ontario Association of Art Galleries is saddened to hear of the recent passing of David Aurandt.  Aurandt was a long time member of the public art gallery community here in Ontario as an artist, educator, curator, and gallery director.  His career spanned work with the Thunder Bay Art...

Ontario Association of Art Galleries Advocacy Statement, published May 28, 2020 (English) Déclaration de defense du secteur de l’OAAG/AOGA, publié le 28 mai 2020 (Français)...

From capped visitor numbers to surgical gloves and temperature checks, here’s how cultural institutions are getting ready to leave lockdown (via The Art Newspaper)...

It’s good news for some of the cultural sector in the province, but visitors won’t recognize the new experience. (via Timeout)...

All the guidelines about how to reopen are overwhelming. András Szántó and Adrian Ellis have compiled the current wisdom in one place. (Art Net)...

Future visitors to the Magazzino Italian Art Foundation in Hudson Valley will be expected to do more than frequent hand sanitizer stations. (via Hyperallergic)...

We held our second Member Monday Meet-Up on May 25, 2020! Our second meeting discussed how a “Digital Engagement Strategy and Fund’ could help institutions during and post-COVID crisis. Members echoed that the sudden shift to digital has been a learing curve, but has opened up a space for...