The Art Gallery of Ontario will open its newest exhibit this April 5. Francis Bacon & Henry Moore: Terror and Beauty brings two giants of 20th century British art together in a major exhibition of sculpture and paintings. The exhibition will feature over 130 works of art by the two highly … [Read more...]
This Is Not A Toy – it’s a very cool art & design exhibition!
Remember when you were a child playing with your toys? How happy were those days when we could spend the day with our imagination. I remember collecting toys and paraphernalia like Hello Kitty ...okay maybe I still do! If you're a fan of pop-culture and design you need to make time to visit the … [Read more...]
AGO’s Newest Art Exhibition for Kids!
Introduce kids to the world of ART beyond the classroom. The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) recently opened The Kids' Gallery, an ongoing exhibition series space that is created for kids and families. Just Like Me: Explore, Imagine, Create is the first installation in the series. It features a … [Read more...]
Modern Masterpieces from the Guggenheim Collection at the AGO
The Art Gallery of Ontario has unveiled a stunning new exhibition with nearly 70 original works of art from the Guggenheim Collection in New York. The Great Upheaval: Modern Masterpieces focuses on the period from 1910 to 1918, an explosive time in the history of modern art. The collection … [Read more...]
Beaming
It's funny, you know, with adolescents. There's that constant push and pull in the parent-child dynamic, and just when you think you've got it all figured out, your teenager reminds you that, in fact, you don't know ANYTHING. And sometimes, that's a good thing. After all: as we get older and more … [Read more...]
Martha Stewart is Coming to the DELICIOUS Food Show!
I am thankful for the turkey hangover I have this morning. After two days of turkey with all the trimmings that has left me in a food coma and I'm going to just re-group for a couple days and relish on all the great fun we've had over this past weekend. I know that the festive holiday entertaining … [Read more...]
Chihuly Exhibit – Montreal
In the late spring, I read that Dale Chihuly was to exhibit his impressive glass sculptures at the the Musée des Beaux-Arts, here inMontreal, during the summer months and into the fall. So, you know - we had aaaaaaall the time in the world to visit... but of course, we never did. (What's that … [Read more...]
PLEASE VOTE The #BATTLEPINK Challenge is ON in support of Rethink Breast Cancer!
I need your help!! About three weeks ago I accepted a challenge, on behalf of Urbanmoms, in support of Rethink Breast Cancer. I wasn't sure what I was getting into. The project, should I choose to accept it, was to create something using an official Rethink Breast Cancer designated product. I … [Read more...]
Top 5 (okay 6) to See at Scotiabank’s Nuit Blanche for Families
The Scotiabank Nuit Blanche is an all-night art thingy in Toronto and it's an event that is held in various cities around the world (Saturday, October 5th in Toronto). For a lack of a better description, it's the one sleepless night each year that transforms downtown into an open art scene and it's … [Read more...]
DAVID BOWIE IS….
Everyone I know has a favourite Bowie song or two, or three. He changed the face of music and was never one to shy away from pushing the creative envelope or himself. I hadn't realized just how much he had done over the course of his career until visiting the new exhibition at the Art Gallery of … [Read more...]