In case you missed Family Sunday...

On April 11 we held an professional development art event for teachers called Through the Eyes of a WAG Studio Artist.

"Great art is essentially useless, in the practical sense. It appeals purely to the spirit." - Bertram Brooker, 1929

After over 2 years of travel to secure loans by Dr. Stephen Borys and months of hard work to create programming and events by staff 100 Masters: Only in Canada opened last week.

As you likely know, 100 Masters: Only in Canada opens at the end of this week. This is the largest exhibition that the WAG has ever undertaken and it will be a delight to visit. I thought this would be a good time to mention the process for actually compiling an exhibition.

100 Masters: Only in Canada is less than two weeks away...

My last day at the WAG has arrived, is being uncrated and will soon be on display. These three weeks have flown by, but not without leaving an impression.

I don't get art...

This past week marked the end of Creation and Transformation: Defining Moments in Inuit Art, the Winnipeg Art Gallery's centennial exhibition of Inuit art.

I will always be my own worst enemy as a photographer.

The 100 Masters exhibit is one month away...

Conservation is a lesser known aspect of work at art galleries but it can be one of the most interesting. Although much of the WAG's Head of Conservation, Radovan Radulovic's job consists of condition reporting and other administrative duties, he occasionally gets to work on large restoration projects such as the Way to Calvary.

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In my public relations classes at Red River College, we often debate the different jobs worth pursuing after graduation...

My first impressions of working at the WAG can be summed up as controlled chaos...

During a tour of the exhibition, Creation & Transformation: Defining Moments in Inuit Art, Curator of Inuit Art, Darlene Wight told the story behind Abraham Anghik Ruben’s stunning sculpture, Kittigazuit. In this work, Anghik tells the story of Kittigazuit, a community that sits on the Mackenzie River delta in the western Arctic.

The most powerful spirit in Inuit shamanistic belief system is commonly known as Sedna, Taleelayuk, or Nuliayuk. Her story and name varies between different areas of the Arctic but the theme remains the same. Here is one version of the story.

The WAG that never was...We examine the Second, Third Prize designs and Honourable Mentions in the 1968 Architecture contest to find a new WAG.