Media Releases
The pool on WAG’s rooftop sculpture garden will be boiling on August 4 when Papa Mambo heats up the night at Jazz on the Rooftop. Doors open at 6pm, with the concert starting at 7:30. Tickets are $21 for WAG members and $25 for non-members, and allow free Gallery admission the day of the...
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WAG Staff Install Fragile Carl Beam Work
2011-07-12
It was all hands on deck at the Winnipeg Art Gallery today as 16 staff members were enlisted to help install Carl Beam’s masterpiece, Time Warp, in the WAG’s newest exhibition, Carl Beam. Measuring 3.04 x 12.19 metres (9, ft, 11.68 in x 39 ft, 11.92 in), the acrylic painting on...
Chinese Exchange Students Visit the WAG
2011-07-08
Next week a group of grade six students from the Yang Mythos school in Shenzhen, China, will be visiting Winnipeg, taking in the sights of the city, including art classes at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Their visit will culminate in an exhibition of the work of both these students and their hosts...
Bjorn Thoroddsen—from Iceland to the WAG
2011-07-07
Bjorn Thoroddsen, one of Iceland’s foremost jazz guitarists, will headline the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s July 28 Jazz on the Rooftop concert. He will be joined by Richard Gillis, Gilles Fournier, and Will Bonness. Doors open at 6pm, with the concert starting at 7:30. Tickets are $21 for WAG members...