Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba

Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba
Jeneen Frei Njootli performing "Herd" as part of Wnoondwaamin
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Former name
Brandon Art Club (1907)
Brandon Allied Arts Council (1959)
Established1907; 117 years ago (1907)
Location2-710 Rosser Ave.
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Coordinates49°50′52″N 99°56′51″W / 49.8479°N 99.9476°W / 49.8479; -99.9476
TypeArt Gallery
Visitors20,000+ (2019)
Executive directorDeirdre Chisholm
ChairpersonAlysha Farrell
CuratorLucie Lederhendler
Public transit accessTown Centre Transit Terminal
Nearest car parkTown Centre Parkade
Websiteagsm.ca

The Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba (AGSM) is a contemporary art museum in Brandon, Manitoba.[1]

Founded in 1907 as the Brandon Art Club, the AGSM is the oldest centre for visual art in Manitoba and one of the first in Canada.[1]

As a not-for-profit, registered charitable organization, AGSM receives sustained financial support from the Canada Council for the Arts, Manitoba Arts Council, and the City of Brandon.[2]

History

The Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba was founded as the Brandon Art Club in 1907. The Brandon Art Club provided an array of classes in drawing, painting and art history, and regularly exhibited work by its members. In 1959, a permanent space for studios and exhibitions was established and renamed the Brandon Allied Arts Council.

In 1989, after a lengthy capital campaign, a permanent building to house an art gallery/studio was renovated on Princess Street, and re-christened the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba.

In 2000, the Gallery was moved to the recently vacated Eaton's building attached to the Town Centre Mall. The 23,000 sq ft (2,100 m2) space was renovated with municipal, provincial, federal, and private-sector funds to accommodate a 4,300 sq ft (400 m2) environmentally-controlled exhibition space, a community access gallery, and 6 discipline-specific learning/production studios.

References

  1. ^ a b "About Us | Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba". agsm.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  2. ^ "Supporters | Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba". agsm.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-06.


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