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The program was the first "satellite program" between the National Gallery of Canada, and another institution, with similar initiatives launched at other Canadian art galleries in the following years. [21] Marc Mayer was named the Gallery's director, succeeding Pierre Théberge, on 19 January 2009. [22]
The Galeries Ontario / Ontario Galleries (GOG), formerly Ontario Association of Art Galleries / Association Ontarienne des Galeries d’Art (OAAG/AOGA), was established in 1968 to encourage development of public art galleries, art museums, community galleries and related visual arts organizations in Ontario, Canada.
Art Gallery of Ontario: Toronto Ontario: 1900 974,736 (2018) [9] The art gallery is the largest provincially-managed art gallery in the country. Its collection includes 98,000 works ranging from the first century to present day, as well as the largest collection of Canadian art. Beaverbrook Art Gallery: Fredericton New Brunswick: 1959 10,333 ...
The galleries of the Thomson Collection of Canadian Art provide an in-depth look at the works of individual artists, whereas the other viewing halls of organized around later thematic issues. [67] The Thomson Collection was donated to the museum by Kenneth Thomson in January 2004. [ 68 ]
Art museums and galleries in Canada by province or territory (10 C) * Canadian curators (5 C, 37 P) A. Museums of ancient Rome in Canada (2 P) C.
This list of museums in Ontario, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Canadian artist-run centres (ARC or ARCs) are galleries and art spaces developed by artists in Canada since the 1960s.The artist-run centre is the common term of use for artist-initiated and managed organizations in Canada.
The Government of Canada has played a role in the development of Canadian culture, through the department of Canadian Heritage by giving grants to art galleries, [1] as well as establishing and funding art schools and colleges across the country, and through the Canada Council for the Arts (established in 1957), the national public arts funder ...