SUMMER IN THE GALLERY SHOP: 5 BC-BASED ARTISTS & MAKERS

We are always looking for new local and BC-based artists to add to our Gallery Shop! While we currently have a lot of products that relate to current exhibition programming (such as the stunning collection of books for Symbiosis), we continue to celebrate local and regional artists and their work.

KEMI CRAIG ON THE AGGV’S #WIP PODCAST

“Being an interdisciplinary artist is what made my way of working as a curator in this programming series interdisciplinary in nature. In the real world we experience things in immersive multisensory ways. So, I crave that kind of experience when I’m going to galleries, and I wanted to share that kind of experience with others through this program,” says Kemi Craig – guest curator for the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s Blueprints for the Afrofuture programming series – on a brand new episode of the AGGV’s #WIP Podcast!

SYMBIOSIS: A SHARED LOVE OF MUSHROOMS

By Mel Granley, AGGV Assistant Curator

If you’re excited by all things mycorrhizal, then the AGGV’s upcoming exhibition Symbiosis is the show for you!

WINNING THE TAKAO TANABE PRIZE: ONE YEAR LATER

By Rain Cabana Boucher

In 2021, I was walking to my studio when I received a call from the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. I was unsure what the call could be about and was taken aback when I heard that I was a recipient of the Takao Tanabe Prize…

LAUNCHING THE BLUE & WHITE CATALOGUE

By Dr, Heng Wu, AGGV Curator of Asian Art 

The Blue and White exhibition was so well received that a catalogue was created with the aim to provide an alternative way to enjoy the themes throughout the exhibition.

REFLECTIONS FROM LINDSAY DELARONDE’S MOCCASIN MAKING WORKSHOP

By AGGV & Threshold Housing Society

Throughout December Lindsay Katsitsakatste Delaronde joined 12 participants at the AGGV for a hands-on workshop inspired by the Gallery’s previous exhibition Adorned. In particular, the Gallery was thrilled to have 5 youth from Thresholds Housing Society join us in learning about self exploration and ancestral ties through Indigenous beading and moccasin making.