Individual
Participants
General Idea NEW
Discover General Idea, whose witty and eccentric work challenged the art world and the world at large during their decades-long career.
You will learn about the varied language of contemporary art, and how General Idea used art to address important social issues.
Learn more about the General Idea exhibition
Movement: Expressive Bodies in Art NEW
Experience a variety of artworks that celebrate the expressive energy of the human body. You will appreciate the different visual vocabularies and how the expression of body in space communicates meaning.
Learn more about the Movement: Expressive Bodies in Art exhibition
Gallery
Highlights
Which artworks do visitors remember and talk about long after they visit? In this engaging virtual conversation, you will learn about some of the Gallery’s most iconic works.
Indigenous
Perspectives
First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists from Turtle Island/North America have been creating since time immemorial. In this program, you will be introduced to a diversity of artwork and worldviews of First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists, past and present.
Highlights from the Indigenous and Canadian Collection
The Indigenous and Canadian Collection presents a broad range of artworks that date from time immemorial to today and includes artistic practices that operate outside the established western canons of art history. In this guided program, you will consider some of the iconic artworks that give voice to the artists’ visions.
Why
Photography?
American photographer Ansel Adams said: “Not everybody trusts paintings, but people believe photographs.” In this program, you will explore the Gallery’s diverse collection of fine art photography – ranging from daguerreotypes to digital prints – and learn how artists manipulate the medium.
Signs and
Symbols in Art
The language of art can be a mysterious blend of signs and symbols. In this conversational program, you will decode and discuss the visual language that artists use to communicate ideas.
