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Stephen Borys, Executive Director of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Museums Association (CMA).
Canada’s acclaimed Gryphon Trio, with special guest clarinetist James Campbell, will be performing at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in conjunction with the exhibition em>Stephen Hutchings: Landscapes for the End of Time.
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A hauntingly beautiful exhibition of eight monumental paintings by artist Stephen Hutchings opens at the Winnipeg Art Gallery on May 10, continuing until August 5. The title, Landscapes for the End of Time, takes its name from Olivier Messiaen’s (1908-1992) Quartet for the End of...
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Rockwell Pancake Breakfast at the WAG
2012-04-24
Stay in your jammies on Sunday, May 6 and come down to the Winnipeg Art Gallery for a Norman Rockwell pancake breakfast. The fun starts at 10am with hotcakes and sausages served until 11:30 and continues until 2pm with lots of fun activities to keep the whole family busy.
WAG Exhibition Inspired by the Written Word
2012-04-23
A picture is worth a thousand words. It may be a cliché but a new exhibition coming to the Winnipeg Art Gallery May 5 proves it is definitely true. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words consists of more than three dozen artworks inspired by the written word, drawing from richly varied...
Dr. Stephen Borys, Executive Director of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, is one of four Canadian arts leaders participating in the 4th Annual Walrus Debate at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 2. Moderated by Carol Off, CBC radio host for As it Happens, the topic of the debate...
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WAG To Host Peter Rockwell
2012-04-18
The Winnipeg Art Gallery is delighted to welcome to Winnipeg Peter Rockwell, in conjunction with the Gallery’s spring blockbuster American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell. Rockwell is a sculptor, art historian, and the youngest son of renowned illustrator Norman Rockwell.
The Winnipeg Art Gallery will be extending its hours of operation in response to the success of the exhibition American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell. In its first six weeks, the exhibition has attracted over 12,000 visitors, and crowds are growing each week. With Friday being...
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