The National Gallery of Canada’s Director and CEO, Marc Mayer, and the Director of the Canadian Photography Institute, Luce Lebart, officially opened the Canadian Photography Institute with three new exhibitions. The Canadian Photography Institute’s new permanent galleries are located on the mezzanine level of the National Gallery of Canada. Mayer said “We, at the National Gallery of Canada, … Read more
Together with the National Gallery of Canada (NGC), University of Toronto Press Journals announced the launch of the Web version of the National Gallery of Canada Review. The National Gallery of Canada Review (ngcr.utpjournals.press) marks a new era in the National Gallery of Canada’s strong tradition of scholarly activity. Following in the footsteps of the … Read more
The Sobey Art Foundation and the National Gallery of Canada announced the long list of nominees for the 2016 Sobey Art Award, which is awarded annually to a visual artist age 40 and under who has exhibited in a public or commercial art gallery within 18 months of being nominated. The 2016 curatorial jury panel … Read more
National Gallery of Canada, in partnership with the Embassy of the United States in Ottawa and the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Art in Embassies, welcomes renowned American artist Kiki Smith as the first speaker in the 2016 edition of the Contemporary Conversations series on March 31 at the National Gallery. The full release … Read more
Michael Tims, chair of the board of trustees of the National Gallery of Canada, warmly welcomed the reappointment of Marc Mayer as the director of the National Gallery of Canada for a second term of five years. Mayer’s reappointment was announced by Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.). Mayer said, “I am honoured by this opportunity to continue to … Read more
Michael Tims, chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Canada, announced the re-appointment of Allan Benoit and Paul Baay as trustees. These appointments were recently approved by the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of Heritage Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) For more information on these appointees, please … Read more
From March 22 to June 23, 2013, visitors to the National Gallery of Canada will be able to admire outstanding works by the seven recipients of the prestigious 2013 Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts, awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts, in an exhibition that pays tribute to the laureates. The … Read more
Albertans can continue to enjoy Canada's national art treasures for another three years. The Art Gallery of Alberta, along with the National Gallery of Canada, announced their partnership has been renewed for 2013-2015. More information is available online. Call 613-990-6835.
The National Gallery of Canada Foundation today expressed its deep gratitude to Ron and Nancy Mannix of Calgary for their generous gift of $1,000,000. National Gallery Foundation Chair Thomas d'Aquino said the Mannix gift was a most welcome contribution in support of the Gallery, Canada's pre-eminent visual arts museum and a centre of global excellence. … Read more
