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Registration is now open for GOG’s October Professional Development Workshop

Leading The Visual Arts through Uncertainty
Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 10am – 3pm ET
Online (Zoom link will be sent to registered email)
Register Here

About the workshop: Visual arts institutions are navigating an increasingly uncertain landscape: shifting public priorities, financial pressures, changing communities, and evolving expectations of cultural organizations. In this environment, resilience is not simply about surviving disruption; it is about how leaders learn from experience, build the relationships and structures that support adaptation, and shape the future of the sector.

Galeries Ontario / Ontario Galleries (GOG) is hosting a leadership roundtable bringing together leaders from the visual arts sector to reflect on how real-world experience can inform leadership, strengthen advocacy, and inspire collective action. Through case studies, diverse perspectives and practical examples, the panel will explore how institutions can navigate uncertainty by building supportive relationships with local governments, mobilizing boards as advocates, strengthening community connections, and working collectively to influence positive outcomes.

Speakers

• Michelle Gewurtz, Supervisor of Arts & Culture, Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA)
• Sheila McMath, Artistic Director, Inter Arts Matrix
• Susan Taylor, Executive Director, Kawartha Art Gallery
• Urmi Desai, Executive Director, The Textile Museum of Canada
• Peter Pavement, CEO & Founder, Surface Impression

Registration Fee

• Non-Member/General, $300.00
• GOG Member, $200.00
• Artists/Independent Art worker, $55.00
• Student with a valid student ID, $45.00
• Indigenous artists and independent Indigenous art workers (pre-registration required), free

Registration includes full-day attendance and a comprehensive workshop program for each participant to take away with them.

Register today for the workshops and lead meaningful change.

Acknowledgments

GOG gratefully acknowledges the funding contribution from the Museums Assistance Program, the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Galeries Ontario / Ontario Galleries has over a 50-year history as an arts service organization (ASO) and represents over 270 members—public art galleries, museums, artist-run-centres, and arts organizations. GOG is the voice of visual arts, speaking to all levels of government on advocacy issues, policy, and legislation. Additionally, we continually strive to deliver innovative and cutting-edge professional development and network-building opportunities that advance, empower, and strengthen the visual arts sector in Canada.

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Contact Information:
Galeries Ontario / Ontario Galleries
E: communications@galeries-ontario-galleries.ca
T: (416) 598-0714