Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

Victoria, Canada

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Description

Spécialités

Art exhibitions, local art, Asian art, contemporary art, historical art, interactive activities, URBANITE

Historique

Fondé en 1951.

The Mansion was donated in 1951 by Miss Sarah Spencer to become the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.

Today the Mansion houses The Gallery Shop and Art Rental & Sales as well as administrative offices on the 2nd floor. The Gallery Shop features handmade pottery, jewelry, scarves and other beautiful crafts by local artisans.

The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria prides itself on presenting a diverse assortment of exhibitions including showcases of own Canadian, historical and world-​class Asian collection, as well as creating, commissioning and hosting important contemporary exhibitions. Both the Canada Council for the Arts and the BC Arts Council recognized the Art Gallery for its outstanding presentations in recent years.

On permanent display is the work of British Columbia’s foremost historical artist Emily Carr. An exhibition including paintings, excerpts from her books and archival images offers an insightful look at this inspiring local artist who captured the BC landscape and the

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We provide the communities within Victoria and surrounding areas of Southern Vancouver Island with access to over 20,000 works of art with the largest public collection in BC. We also have exciting exhibitions, engaging public programs and a multitude of no cost, value added events to make every visitor’s stay a memorable experience.