ICYMI: Discover, explore & make with Jeri – Episode 2
In case you missed it, check out this video series featuring AGGV Educator Jeri as she interprets activities from one of our Teacher Resource Guides inspired by multi-phase research and exhibition project In the Present Moment: Buddhism, Contemporary Art and Social Practice. Watch this clip to join Jerri in the Studio for a hands-on learning […]
Moccasin Making Workshop with Lindsay Delaronde
Walking in the Steps of Your Ancestors: a three-part in-person workshop series. Explore gift giving through making this holiday season! Please join us at the Gallery for a hands-on workshop with artist Lindsay Delaronde, from the Kanienkehaka nation. Learn Indigenous beading and moccasin making with Lindsay who carries ways of being and knowing that nurture […]
Black Sci-Fi Art
Hosted by film and dance artist Kemi Craig, Blackspace Sci-Fi Club is a space to gather and explore fantasy, speculative narratives, and science fiction by and for people of the African diaspora. Over three sessions, a lounge space will be offered at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, for us to imagine, dream, be empowered, […]
Gallery is open at 1pm
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is open! Welcome back, everyone. Thank you for your patience over the past few days while we resolved our maintenance issues–it took longer than expected but we look forward to resuming our public programming so be sure to check out our event calendar. Enjoy admission by donation this evening […]
Public Open House: Woven In: Indigenous Women’s Activism and Media (POSTPONED)
Please join us for the Public Open House for Woven In: Indigenous Women’s Activism and Media from 10am-5pm. Free admission, all day. Throughout the generations, Indigenous women across Turtle Island have been at the heart of grassroots activism and resurgence. The role of women has been of vital importance since time immemorial – safeguarding homelands, […]
Black Sci-Fi Book Club
Hosted by film and dance artist Kemi Craig, Blackspace Sci-Fi Club is a space to gather and explore fantasy, speculative narratives, and science fiction by and for people of the African diaspora. Over three sessions, a lounge space will be offered at the Gallery, for participants to imagine, dream, be empowered, and be inspired by […]
Blueprints for the Afrofuture presents: Hidden Variable
Please join us at the Gallery for an evening of sound and music, with live, improvisational and interactive elements. Admission by donation (suggested donation $5-$15). Hidden Variable is a music focused collective, loosely centered around a group of friends living in Victoria BC. They record music together in each other’s homes and anywhere else they […]
Family Sunday
Welcome back to Family Sunday! We are delighted that Cheryl L’Hirondelle is joining us as our special guest for this first Family Sunday of the fall. Cheryl’s work will be featured in the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2021 presented by the AGGV in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts […]
Panel Discussion: Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2021
Please join us for a panel discussion in conjunction with the Public Open House for the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2021. Admission by donation. This exhibition, presented in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts, presents the work of the 2021 winners of the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media […]
Public Open House: Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2021
Please join us for the Public Open House of the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2021. Admission by donation, all day. This exhibition, presented in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts, presents the work of the 2021 winners of the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts – Germaine […]
Exhibition Opening: Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2021
On behalf of Nancy Noble Director/CEO, we are pleased to invite you to the opening of the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2021 exhibition. Join us at the Gallery for an evening of celebrating the exceptional careers of the award winners. This event is free and open to the public. The honorees […]