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[Untitled] Celebrates 2019–20
[Untitled] Celebrates features five special events, including behind-the-scenes tours, access to private collections, and talks with experts, curators and artists. The season kicks off in September each year.
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October 9, 2019
Behind the Lens: Meet the Winners of the 2019 New Generation Photography Award
[Untitled] celebrates the winners of the 2019 New Generation Photography Award: Luther Konadu, Ethan Murphy, and Zinnia Naqvi. Join us for an exclusive preview of the exhibition with Andrea Kunard, Associate Curator, Canadian Photography Institute, and the three artists, who will present their work. The evening ends with a lively discussion and cocktail reception.
November 27, 2019
Untitled-Only Preview of Beautiful Monsters
[Untitled] celebrates the art of the imagination in a dynamic, inspired and connected soirée. Meet Sonia Del Re, Ph.D. Senior Curator, Prints and Drawings, for a private preview and tour of Beautiful Monsters in Early European Prints and Drawings (1450–1700). Objects of terror and wonder, monsters have inspired unbridled creativity and ingenuity in artists throughout the ages. Sonia Del Re’s insights on these thought-provoking compositions will be followed by a reception and art-making activity.
January 29, 2020
Curatorial Tour of Àbadakone | Continuous Fire | Feu continuel
Art is happening at the Gallery! [Untitled] celebrates self-determination, cultural expression and innovation in indigenous contemporary art worldwide, with a special curatorial tour of the electrifying exhibition Àbadakone | Continuous Fire | Feu continuel. Hear insights of the making of Àbadakone and its three main concepts: relatedness, continuity, and activation. The tour will be followed by a reception.
April 15, 2020
[Untitled] Goes on a Field Trip!
[Untitled] celebrates the vibrant arts scene beyond the Gallery’s walls with an exclusive curatorial visit of two exhibitions, They Forgot That We Were Seeds and Shannon Finnegan: Lone Proponent of Wall‑to‑Wall Carpet – at the Carleton University Art Gallery.
Past Events
2019
September 12, 2019
[Untitled] celebrates the National Gallery’s outdoor sculptures. Join Serge Belet, Senior Exhibitions Manager, on an exclusive walking tour featuring unique insights on the Gallery’s magnificent outdoor sculptures. Highlights include Roxy Paine’s One Hundred Foot Line (2010), Louise Bourgeois’ Maman (1999), and James Hart’s The Three Watchmen (2003). The tour will be followed by a cocktail reception.
February 20, 2019
Join us for a visit of the Design Studio with Senior Designer, Ellen Treciokas, and get a sneak peek of the summer 2019 exhibition with a viewing of the maquette for the exhibition, Gauguin Portraits.
April 9, 2019
The Canada Council Art Bank rents artworks to public and private businesses across Canada and overseas. The Art Bank is home to the largest collection of contemporary Canadian art representing the full diversity of contemporary visual art from the past 5 decades.
2018
March 6, 2018
Explore what it means to be an art collector as we talk all things Collecting ‘101,’ with special speakers to shed light on how to get started.
April 22, 2018
[Untitled] hits the road! Join us as we travel to Montreal for a unique visit to Papier Montreal, and explore all the city has to offer.
September 11, 2018
We take an exclusive tour through The Extended Moment: Fifty Years of Collecting Photographs with Interim Chief Curator, Ann Thomas.
October 24, 2018
Join us for a fantastic photo-collage workshop inspired by the famous combination prints of Oscar G. Rejlander, a photographer often referred to as “the father of art photography.”
November 7, 2018
Anabelle Kienle Poňka, Acting Senior Curator of European Art, guides us on an exclusive tour of the exhibition Paul Klee before it opens to the public!
2017
March 8, 2017
Join us for an exclusive look at the inner workings of the National Gallery of Canada as we take a tour of rarely seen areas and learn how the Gallery receives artwork and prepares exhibitions.
April 11, 2017
Join us in the Library and Archives of the National Gallery of Canada for dinner and lively debate between Jonathan Shaughnessy, Associate Curator, Contemporary Art and Anabelle Kienle-Poñka, Associate Curator, European and American Art.
August 30, 2017
Join us for our first [Untitled] event of the 2017-2018 season, as we explore our special summer presentation: Our Masterpieces, Our stories.
October 3, 2017
[Untitled] takes you behind the scenes of the Canadian Biennale 2017.
November 28, 2017
Join us for a hand’s on experience as we take a deeper dive into the Canadian Photography Institute exhibition.
Contact
For more information about the many benefits of membership contact us at: [email protected] or 613-990-1298.