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National Indigenous Peoples Day
Jun 21 | 12:00 pm - 5:00 pmIn recognition of National Indigenous Peoples Day, the Gallery is free and open to everyone on Sunday, June 21, from 12:00 to 5:00 PM.
We extend our thanks and gratitude to the Lək̓ʷəŋən peoples, the Songhees and Xʷsepsəm Nations, who have stewarded this territory from time immemorial, and on whose territory the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria resides. To learn more, please visit the Nations’ websites at www.songheesnation.ca and www.esquimaltnation.ca.
Celebrating a wide range of work by Indigenous artists from across the continent, current exhibitions include As waters merge – swaying waves beckoning us closer guest curated by Camille Georgeson-User with Jazmine Andrew, curatorial assistant, features artworks by Léuli Eshrāghi with kekahi wahi (Drew Kahu’āina Broderick and Sancia Miala Shiba Nash), and Violet Johnson; Family Visits with artworks from the AGGV collection by Carl Beam, Brianna Bear and Eli Hirtle, Jackson Beardy, Dana Claxton, Eddy Cobiness, Franics Dick, Elizabeth Herrling, Robert Kakegamic, James Kakepetum, Salome Kalaserk, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun Lets’lo:tseltun, LessLIE, Saul Mamakeesick, Lizzie Aviliajuk Nauya, Markin Papigatok, Sage Paul, Irene Tiktaalaaq; and our Permanent Collection Galleries, A View From Here: Reimagaining the AGGV Collections with artworks by Kelly Cannell, Terence Houle, Meryl McMaster, Kent Monkman, Michael Morris, Bill Reid, Dylan Thomas, and Hjalmer Wenstob; and Kiss the Sky by Chris Paul.
National Indigenous Peoples Day is being celebrated with events across the region. We encourage you to check them out.
Friday, June 19 | National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration at Royal Roads University National Indigenous Peoples Month & Day | Royal Roads University
Saturday, June 20 | National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration K’ómoks First Nation NIPD 2026 | K’ómoks First Nation
Sunday, June 21 | National Indigenous Peoples Day at the Victoria Conservatory of Music
Greater Victoria Public Library | Reading List
A seasonal reading list prepared by the GVPL in support of Gallery exhibitions | Art Gallery of Greater Victoria – Summer 2026
Image Credit: Sage Paul (Canadian First Nations; Coast Salish), Jay, 2022, 60.2 x 63 cm, ink. Purchased from the artist. AGGV 2022.017.001
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