In case you missed it, check out this virtual Family Sunday with artist Sade Alexis and create your own self portrait! Learn more about Sade’s work and how she uses her practice as a means of bringing Black experience into the historically colonial art world. Sade also uses her practice to understand what it means […]

‘Feel Free’ to join us for free admission every Thursday evening from 5PM to 9PM, generously sponsored by TD. LEARN MORE

Family Sunday is back at the AGGV. Please join us for a creative, exciting, and overall good time of hands-on art activities with Victoria-based painter Natalie Shumka. Don’t miss an exciting afternoon of art making fun, and creative exploration in connection to current exhibition Unexpected: The Life and Art of Sophie Pemberton, Canadian Artist. Bring […]

Please join us for this fun, free live-online culinary class, Cooking Online with the London Chef – The Fragrant Mushroom, an exciting collaboration with the London Chef and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s Symbiosis exhibition, where we will be exploring delectable mushroom cuisine. LEARN MORE

‘Feel Free’ to join us for free admission every Thursday evening from 5PM to 9PM, generously sponsored by TD. LEARN MORE

Bring along your projects and spend time in the studio socializing and being inspired by the creative energy of your peers! Our AGGV Studio instructor, April, will be on hand to provide guidance. Participants are welcome to spend time exploring the gallery after making art.

In case you missed it, check out this #WIP (Work-In-Progress) Podcast trailer. In this episode we were joined by two participants from the AGGV’s Listeners In Residence series – an intergenerational mentorship and skill-sharing program, connecting LGBTQ2+ youth (ages 15 to 35) with LGBTQ2+ seniors (ages 60+). #WIP is an AGGV podcast that offers some […]

‘Feel Free’ to join us for free admission on the first Saturday of every month from 10AM to 5PM, generously supported by TD. LEARN MORE

‘Feel Free’ to join us for free admission every Thursday evening from 5PM to 9PM, generously sponsored by TD. LEARN MORE

This upcoming fall, we welcome seven artists in a group Show and Sale, Inspired. Featuring new names, familiar names, and everything in between, the AR&S team is so excited to bring together the works of Karen Kaiser, Marshall Hugh Kaiser, Adam Noonan, Richelle Osborne, Lisa Riehl, David Smith, and Candis Zimmerman. Please join us for the opening reception, […]

Join artist Kemi Craig for a free drop-in tour of the exhibition While Black: A forum for speculation on what the gallery can’t hold. Refreshments will be served in the lobby. Don’t miss it! 

The first Tuesday of the month is always admission by donation – all day long!

5 Houses, 5 Films, 1 Ticket   Get your ticket! Don’t miss the exciting virtual return of the Gallery Associates House Tour – where art meets architecture and more! Since 1953 the Gallery Associates have supported the AGGV with this popular fundraiser which invites the public into exclusive Victoria homes. Five home-owners will lead tours […]

The AGGV will be open from 12pm-5pm on Sept 30. Free admission all day. The AGGV has immense gratitude for the collaborations, partnerships, and relationships that have developed with Indigenous community members and organizations over the years. The staff at the Gallery acknowledge the great responsibility that comes with these relationships, to do good work […]

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn more about Japanese culture! Join us in the Spencer Mansion on Sept 28, from 6PM to 8PM for light refreshments and an interactive discussion and demonstration with kimono expert, Hitomi Harama as she illustrates the features and seasonal differences of the kimono, as well as the appreciation of […]

‘Feel Free’ to join us for free admission every Thursday evening from 5PM to 9PM, generously sponsored by TD. LEARN MORE

Join us for a free lecture with Dr. Kathryn Bridge, Guest Curator of Unexpected: The Life and Art of Sophie Pemberton, Canadian Artist.

Please join us for the Public Open House for Unexpected: The Life and Art of Sophie Pemberton, Canadian Artist from 10 AM - 5 PM. Free admission, all day.

Members are invited to bring one guest and join us from 5PM to 7PM for a free AGGV Members Only preview of Unexpected: The Life and Art of Sophie Pemberton, Canadian Artist. Guest curated by Dr. Kathryn Bridge, this exhibition discusses Sophie Pemberton’s life (1869-1959), her family and social networks, her art training and accomplishments, […]

‘Feel Free’ to join us for free admission every Thursday evening from 5PM to 9PM, generously sponsored by TD. LEARN MORE

‘Feel Free’ to join us for free admission every Thursday evening from 5PM to 9PM, generously sponsored by TD. LEARN MORE  

In case you missed it, check out this #WIP (Work-In-Progress) Podcast trailer. In this episode we were joined by collaborators from the AGGV’s 2021 School Workshops series – a partnership with the University of Victoria’s Indigenous Education Program. The School Workshops are for grades 4-12 in school districts throughout the Greater Victoria area, and are […]

TO BORROW OR RETURN BOOKS: SCROLL DOWN   A new pop-up library has launched in Victoria B.C. featuring books of various genres written by Black authors from Canada and around the world. The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is hosting the project and aims to highlight the contributions of Black authors while creating a space […]

‘Feel Free’ to join us for free admission every Thursday evening from 5PM to 9PM, generously sponsored by TD. LEARN MORE

Please join Assistant Curator Mel Granley on September 5 at 11AM for a free Drop-In tour of the exhibition Symbiosis Admission is by donation and refreshments will be served starting at 10AM in the lobby. Don’t miss it!  LEARN MORE