AGGV Teacher Resource Guides For Classrooms At School and At Home
With school being quite different from the norm during the pandemic, the AGGV is excited to lend a helping hand with our Teacher Resource Guides.
Studio News
By Oona McClure, AGGV Studio Coordinator
When our spring 2020 art camp was unexpectedly cut short and our spring classes cancelled we put on our ol’ thinking caps and started to reimagine what our longstanding and well-loved program could look like under the light of COVID-19.
Summer at the AGGV: Pandemic Edition
By Cate Wareing-Oksanen, AGGV Events Engagement Assistant
“We’ll meet outside the Gallery, grab some coffee, and find a nice place in the park to spread out. Is it okay if Ellen brings her dog?”
This was my introduction to working at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Almost two months after the province shut down and jobs for students all but dissolved, I was brought on as a summer student for a dream position at The AGGV. From the get go, the requirement of working remotely meant that I was walking into a position that was new to both me and to the Gallery. Since then, working online has opened up a realm of opportunities that I could never have anticipated.
Sensory Kits in the AGGV
By Regan Shrumm, AGGV Curatorial Assistant
The AGGV’s new sensory kits are toolkits that provide some extra support to help individuals stay relaxed and prevent from being overstimulated. Sensory kits are becoming more and more common throughout museums around North America, and were first made specifically for the neurodivergent community (this community is formed from individuals with neurological differences, which including A.D.H.D, Autism Spectrum, Tourette Syndrome, and many others).
Meet The Artists of Tender Works
By Audrey Wang, AGGV Volunteer
Gathered in the Tender Works exhibition gallery in a large circle were the artists – Tiffany Joseph, Farheen Haq, Kerri Flannigan and Chase Joynt – their friends and other visitors. The family, as well as one’s lineage, was a pertinent theme of the evening, even as the question posed to the artists related to the exhibition title: Where does the tenderness come from?
Associates Book Club News
By Laura Dempsey
For our October meeting, we had chosen two books: On the Curve, the life and art of Sybil Andrews by Janet Nicol and Artists in their Studios: where art is born by Robert Amos.