SPRING INTO THE AGGV STUDIO WITH CLASSES FOR ALL AGES
By Hilary Potosnak, AGGV Tours & Studio Coordinator
After a very successful winter season, the AGGV Studio team is pleased to present a whole new slate of classes for learners of all ages.
YOUTH MENTORSHIP AT THE AGGV
By April Caverhill, New Extreme Mentorship Coordinator
The New Extreme Mentorship Program has begun in a burst of energy and enthusiasm!
REFLECTIONS FROM THE WOVEN IN OPENING CELEBRATION & OPEN DIALOGUE
By Shaylin Allison
I first experienced Woven In: Indigenous Women’s Activism & Media at the opening celebration and dialogue at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
GALLERY SHOP READING LIST: COLLECTING & CONNECTING
By John Manson, Gallery Shop Coordinator
The theme of the Gallery Shop Reading List this quarter is Collecting and Connecting, which celebrates Anthony Thorn, his view on art, and his accomplishments.
ALL THINGS ART: INTERVIEW WITH KAREN COOPER
Art is everywhere: salon style walls, stacked on the floor, floating on shelves, brimming in boxes and perched on the desk. It’s a tidy and carefully organized inventory of eye candy. It is the dream office, and it belongs to our Art Rental and Sales Consultant, Karen Cooper.
ORIGIN STORIES OF A FAMILY NATURE
By Cheryl L’Hirondelle
kinanāskomitinawaw – thank you to the lək̓ʷəŋən People, whose land the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is on and whose language and stories engage with this place more eloquently and accurately than these words and this short story can ever hope to. Regardless, thank you to the dedicated and caring AGGV staff and curator Jaimie Isaac for inviting me to share.
MEET AGGV’S NEW CURATOR OF HISTORICAL & CANADIAN ART
Steven McNeil joined the AGGV as the Curator of Historical & Canadian Art in October 2022 – a brand new position in the curatorial department, so we’re excited to get to know him more in an interview!