A Fruitful Life: Symbolism in Art
Audrey Wang, AGGV Volunteer In Christian iconography, the apple symbolizes Original Sin, the fall of man and temptation. In Chinese […]
Say What? Art Terms For Beginners, Part 2
Conceptual Art The term ‘concept art’ came into use in the early 1960s and became defined as an art movement […]
Curator’s Vision: Close To Home
By Audrey Wang, AGGV Volunteer In our last issue of the emagazine, our article “Powerful Stories Close To Home” related […]
Coast Salish Art at the AGGV
The exhibition Close To Home showcases works by local artists from Victoria and the region. Indigenous artists are well represented […]
Beyond The Edges
“Perhaps mine is “environmental” sculpture, rather than geometric…I have never made anything not closely connected with the human being and […]
The Empress Loyola In All Her Guises
Pictured above: Kristina Kudryk | Portrait of the Artist in the Guise of the Empress Loyola and Under the Spell of […]
10 Things You Should Know About Emily Carr
Pictured: Harold Mortimer-Lamb | Emily Carr in Her Studio | 1936 | Harold and Vera Mortimer-Lamb Purchase Fund, AGGV 1980 […]
Play-acting & Treasure-hunting at Family Sunday
While all of us waited patiently for the cherry blossoms on Moss Street to come into bloom, the March session […]
Cedar: Sybil Andrews & Tim Paul Depict Time And Spirituality
The strong verticals of Tim Paul’s cedar totem carving resonate next to Sybil Andrew’s print of Western Red Cedar. This […]
Asia Through Art and Anthropology
We thank Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura and the guests who braved Victoria’s unusual winter blizzard on February 8, for coming to […]