Nestled within the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria lies a hidden gem – a haven of creative activity for children and adults alike: The AGGV Studio. Meghan Krauss, AGGV Studio Coordinator, shares her excitement about the amazing Art Camps for kids, tweens and teens coming up this Summer!
As a long-standing or new Member of the AGGV, you might be asking yourself this question. The Gallery Associates are a group founded more than 70 years ago with the express mandate to raise funds for the Gallery. Here’s what they’ve been up to this past year:
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This fall, AGGV Curator of Asian Art, Dr. Heng Wu, spoke at the 8th annual Forum for Curators of Chinese Art in Hong Kong. The forum, entitled ‘Transcending Boundaries: Towards a New Era of Curating Chinese Art’, brought together Chinese Art curators and professionals from museums and art institutions around the world.
We are delighted to announce that the AGGV has acquired an exceptional work by renowned Cree artist, Kent Monkman. This is the first work by Monkman to enter the AGGV collection and the piece is now on display in our current exhibition In the Flesh: The Nude in Art, Past and Present.
Steven McNeil, AGGV Chief Curator & Director of Collections and Exhibitions, shares much anticipated news about the Gallery’s permanent collections and the diverse selection of works to be exhibited in two newly dedicated Gallery spaces. The ongoing exhibition, A View From Here: Reimagining the AGGV Collections, will boast a rotating selection of some of the Gallery’s finest pieces.
Jeri Engen, Educator of School and Family programs gives us the inside scoop on the recent Valentines Day Painting Workshop with In the Flesh exhibition artist, Elly Smallwood. This was one of the AGGV’s most coveted workshops and an evening that won’t soon be forgotten.
City of Victoria Artist in Residence, Kemi Craig’s immersive and interactive installation in partnership with Hololabs, sparks conversations, challenges perceptions, and transports viewers into an experiential underwater landscape. The Greater Victoria Public Library is offering a reading list that will help you dive even deeper.
Crossing: Art, Heritage and Personal Journeys opened on the Lunar New Year, February 10, and by no coincidence. Crossing delves into the intricate narratives of three local artists, who, along with their families, embarked on transformative journeys from Asia to Canada.
POP QUIZ! A wall of magnetic colours has taken over the Spencer Gallery for the most recent Art Rental & Sales Show and Sale: Synchronicity, featuring sculptural works by special guest artist, Dale Roberts. See if you can ‘Guess Who’ these familiar faces are.