ICYMI: Embroidering Phulkari with Simranpreet Anand (virtual)
In case you missed it, watch back as Simranpreet Anand embroiders a worn antique Phulkari that was previously on view in Adorned. Learn more about how her practice is informed by familial and community histories, often engaging materials and concepts drawn from the Punjabi diaspora, and how her work speaks to the reclamation of cultural […]
Public Open House: National Indigenous People’s Day
In celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day this year, we are extending free admission to the Gallery on June 21 from 10am-5pm. Visitors can enjoy bannock and tea in the morning from 10 am – 11 am followed by a tour of the exhibition Symbiosis. The tour will be led by Community Facilitator and Anishinaabe Educator, Shaylin Allison, […]
ICYMI: #WIP Podcast: Denyse Thomasos: Odyssey (virtual)
In case you missed it, check out this #WIP (Work-In-Progress) Podcast trailer. In this episode we learned about the work of Trinidadian-Canadian artist Denyse Thomasos, and her important career and historic contribution to BIPOC voices in Canadian art. From December 2021 through March 2022 the AGGV was thrilled to host the exhibition Denyse Thomasos: Odyssey […]
The Street: Curator’s Talk with Grant Arnold
Please join Grant Arnold, exhibition curator and Audain Curator of BC Art at Vancouver Art Gallery, at the Gallery at 11 am for a Curator’s Talk. He will be speaking about the curatorial premise behind The Street and answering questions about the exhibition. Don’t miss it! Registration is required. Free event. REGISTER NOW The Street […]
Summer Small Works Show & Sale
Don’t miss our annual Summer Small Works Show & Sale celebrating local artists – the works are fabulous and go fast! Browse a dynamic range of works at accessible price points – there’s something for everyone. Please join us for the Opening Reception on Thursday, June 8, from 5-8 pm. Show & Sale runs until […]
Art & Fare 2023
Get your ticket! Don’t miss the exciting return of Art + Fare, a Culinary Celebration and Auction in support of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. This event is generously hosted by the Members of The Union Club of British Columbia. All proceeds from Art & Fare will go directly to the AGGV in support […]
ICYMI: Indigenous Textiles with Sho Sho Esquiro (virtual)
In case you missed it, learn more about Sho Sho Esquiro’s work that was previously installed in the Adorned exhibition. In this collection Sho Sho Esquiro focused on colonial impositions of church and state, resiliency and resistance and intergenerational strength and survival. “As an Indigenous Artist it is my absolute life’s passion to express myself […]
Family Sunday
Please join us for a very special Family Sunday featuring story time with local children’s book author Fatoumata Bouaré. Don’t miss an afternoon of hands-on family fun, and dreamy musings in connection to current exhibition While Black. Keep an eye out for creative, hands-on art making activities! Come and join the fun. LEARN MORE
ICYMI: #WIP Podcast: Holding Ground (virtual)
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 Indigenous Intergenerational Exchange project. This group, which includes 12 participants who are contributors to social justice and frontline activism in their respective communities began gathering bi-weekly in February 2021 to share cultural […]
Heart of the House: Anny Scoones Talk
Join memoirist Anny Scoones, daughter of artists Molly Lamb Bobak and Bruno Bobak, for a special afternoon of discussion at the AGGV to celebrate Heart of the House: Art and the West Coast Modern Home. Talk begins at 2 pm. Seating is limited. Free tickets available through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/heart-of-the-house-anny-scoones-talk-tickets-604057832237
Drop In Tour with Anishinaabe Educator Shaylin Allison
Drop into the AGGV for a guided tour of Woven In: Indigenous Women’s Activism & Media. Led by Community Facilitator, Anishinaabe Educator Shaylin Allison, the tour is a unique way to engage with the exhibition, and is included with admission. It is thanks to the lək̓ʷəŋən speaking people – the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations – that […]
