Southern Alberta Art Gallery
Southern Alberta Art Gallery is located in Lethbridge Southern Alberta Art Gallery Location in Lethbridge | |
| Established | 1976; 49 years ago (1976) |
|---|---|
| Location | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
| Coordinates | 49°41′46′′N 112°50′19′′W / 49.6960°N 112.8385°W / 49.6960; -112.8385 |
| Type | Art Gallery |
| Director | Su Ying Strang |
| Chairperson | Melissa Arseniuk |
| Curator | Adam Whitford |
| Website | www |
The Southern Alberta Art Gallery Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin (or SAAG) is a contemporary art gallery located in downtown Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. It has three gallery spaces and a gift shop.
History
[edit ]In 1974, local residents formed the Southern Alberta Art Gallery Association to lobby Lethbridge City Council to establish a gallery in the Carnegie Library building vacated by the Lethbridge Public Library.[1] The city approved the proposal and provided renovation and operating grants to establish the gallery. Allan McKay was the first director/curator in September 1975, and the first exhibitions opened in 1976.[1]
Blackfoot Name
[edit ]On October 23, 2020, Elder Bruce Wolf Child and First Nations Education, Language & Cultural Consultant and Elder Mary Fox led the Southern Alberta Art Gallery in a ceremony to receive a Blackfoot Name. The Blackfoot name is Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin.[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Southern Alberta Art Gallery". The Canadian Encyclopedia. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ "Southern Alberta Art Gallery Honoured With a Blackfoot Naming Ceremony". CJWE. Retrieved 2021年03月12日.
External links
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