Art for Lunch

Cure cubicle boredom and join us for a little culture on your lunch hour. Exhibition tours. Artist and curator talks. Videos about art. Join us on Wednesdays at 12:10pm—we’ll finish up by 1:00pm.

  • Coffee and tea provided.
  • Talks and tours included with Gallery admission.
  • Video programs free.

Art for Lunch is generously supported by Manitoba Lotteries Corporation.

Rebecca Whitney Photography.

 

Art for Lunch - A Delicate Beauty

Wednesday, March 17 from 12:10pm to 1pm

Behind the Scenes - Conservator's Talk

Wednesday, March 24 from 12:10pm to 1pm

Go behind the scenes with Jasmina Jovanovic-Vlaovic, Head of Museum Services, and Radovan Radulovic, Conservator, for a special look at the WAG’s Conservation lab.

Art for a Desert Island

Wednesday, March 31 from 12:10pm to 1pm

Would you like music with that? Vincent Ho, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s Composer-in-Residence, brings a musical twist to his top picks from The Collection on View.

Art for Lunch - Exhibition Tour

Wednesday April 7 at 12:10pm

Tour with Mary Reid, Curator of Contemporary Art and Photography.

Art: 21 Transformation - Video

Wednesday, April 14 from 12:10pm to 1pm

This video from the PBS series explores the theme of transformation in the work of contemporary artists Yinka Shonibare MBE, Cindy Sherman, and Paul McCarthy.

Art for Lunch - Curator's Tour

Wednesday, April 21 from 12:10pm to 1pm

Join Andrew Kear, Associate Curator of Historical Canadian Art, as he highlights, what else, the historical Canadian works in this on-going exhibition of works from the WAG collection.

Art for a Desert Island

Wednesday, April 28 from 12:10pm to 1pm

Mary Reid, Curator of Contemporary Art and Photography, dreams one day of washing up on a desert island where she would finally have complete and utterly uninterrupted time to look at art, read ...

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Art for Lunch - Manitoba Animation Video

Wednesday May 5 at 12:10pm

Incredible Manitoba Animation (video) • Hollywood is not the only place to find great animation; Manitoba has quite a legacy too! Experience the comic genius of Brad Caslor, Cordell Barker...

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Art: 21 Systems - Video

Wednesday, May 12 from 12:10pm to 1pm

This chapter of the accalimed PBS series focuses on the idea of systems (how artists have interpreted and explored systems of knowledge and communication) by looking at the practices of Julie Me...

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Art for Lunch - Curator's Tour

Wednesday, May 19 from 12:10pm to 1pm

Discover the work of renowned artist Andrew Qappik with Darlene Coward Wight, Curator of Inuit Art.

Art for a Desert Island

Wednesday, May 26 from 12:10pm to 1pm

As Curator of Inuit Art, Darlene Coward Wight is no stranger to works of art forged in the cold weather, but what will she choose to take with her to the tropics? Come and find out in the final ...

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Gallery Hours

Tuesday through Sunday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 9pm

Closed Mondays