Event Calendar

In 2020, we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Province of Manitoba. Kwaata-nihtaawakihk is Michif for hard birth. Manitoba’s entry into Canadian…

Exhibitions on Now

Salon Style

Reimagining the Collection

Ongoing

See old favourites in an exciting new way! Discover some of the oldest and best loved artworks in the WAG collection in salon-style fashion, featuring some rarely seen gems from the 16th-to-19th centuries.

Norval Morrisseau

Androgyny

Nov 10 '18 Oct 15 '20

Androgyny expresses his view of the fluidity and interconnectedness of life, as well as gender. In 1983 he offered this mural, in a decolonizing gesture of reconciliation, to the people of Canada.

Small Worlds

Inuit Miniature Carving

Jul 20 '19 Aug 30 '20

This exhibition brings together more than 100 miniature carvings by Inuit artists from over a dozen communities across Nunavut including Cape Dorset, Kugaaruk, and Rankin Inlet.

Carving Out a Tradition

Sep 1 '19 Oct 25 '20

This collection of carvings produced by Inuit artists from across the country offers a window into traditional life and ways of knowing in the North.

ᐃ

Nov 8 '19 Jan 30 '21

This symbol in both Inuktitut and Anishininiwak translates into ‘I’ , embodying self-determination and solidarity in collective reclamation.

James Webb

Prayer

Nov 30 '19 Aug 30 '20

Prayer is an ongoing project, remade around the world since its first presentation in the artist's home city of Cape Town in 2000.

subsist

Nov 30 '19 Aug 30 '20

subsist brings together a selection of works that reflect political, economic, and social systems of subsistence in individual and collective continuation of cultural practices for survival.

The Natural Element

Art Nouveau in the Work of W.J. Phillips

Art Nouveau, one of the most popular European movements of the period, was highly influential to Phillips's work.

Eyre in Comparison

Personal Experience and the Universal Subject

The Manitoba artist Ivan Eyre has concentrated on objectively exploring universal themes throughout his career.

Nuliajuk’s Story

Feb 7 '20 Jan 3 '21

Storytelling is one of the most important aspects of Inuit culture, passed down by elders through generations to enrich and enlighten.

Through the Eyes of a Child

WAG Studio’s annual celebration of children’s art is an opportunity for the students in our art classes to express themselves in creative ways for all to see.

Into the Light

Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald

Apr 4 Sep 7 '20

Into the Light is the first exhaustive survey of the influential Manitoba modernist, and Group of Seven member, in 40 years.

Rooftop

Sculpture Garden

Open for the season

During summer months, the WAG’s Rooftop Sculpture Garden is open for all to enjoy! A striking selection of 20th and 21st century bronze, steel, and stone sculptures by Canadian and European artists will keep you company.

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