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VENICE, Italy, May 29, 2013 /CNW/ - The National Gallery of Canada and Canada Council for the Arts today announced the opening of Shary Boyle: Music for Silence, an exhibition of new work by Shary Boyle for the Pavilion of Canada at the 55th International Art Exhibition - la Biennale di Venezia. Shary Boyle's installation at the Pavilion of Canada is presented by RBC Wealth Management and supported by major sponsor Aimia. Exploring ideas of silence, isolation and solitude,...
On view from March 22 to June 23, 2013 OTTAWA, March 20, 2013 /CNW/ - From Friday, March 22 to Sunday, June 23, 2013, visitors to the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) 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 exhibition is organized by the NGC in collaboration with the Canada...
Invests in revenue generation initiatives and enhancing the visitor experience OTTAWA, Feb. 28, 2013 /CNW/ - The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) today announced changes to its organizational structure. These changes included the elimination of 29 existing positions and the creation of 7 new ones. This initiative is in response to a need to address a long range budget shortfall and to sharpen the focus on enhancing the visitor experience and revenue generation. "Our...
From May 17 to September 2, 2013 OTTAWA, Feb. 13, 2013 /CNW/ - This summer, contemporary Indigenous art takes centre stage at the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) in the ambitious exhibition Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art. Poetic, unexpected and challenging, some 150 artworks by over 75 artists from around the world celebrate and interrogate distinct cultural, political and social moments experienced by Indigenous peoples. On view until September 2, 2013, Sakahàn is...
An exhibition that showcases some of the most provocative and important art being made in this country today from November 2, 2012 to January 20, 2013 OTTAWA, Oct. 31, 2012 /CNW/ - The second biennial exhibition showcasing new Canadian art acquired by the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) over the past two years opens this Friday November 2. Builders: Canadian Biennial 2012 features over 100 artworks acquired by the Gallery's departments of Contemporary Art, Indigenous Art, and...
OTTAWA, June 22, 2012 /CNW/ - Canadian artist, Shary Boyle of Toronto has been named as Canada's chosen representative to the prestigious 55(th )International Art exhibition at the Venice Biennale for 2013. Marc Mayer, Director and CEO of the National Gallery of Canada made a surprise announcement tonight at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art Toronto (MOCCA). Mayer spoke on behalf of the National Gallery of Canada and the Canada Council for the Arts who are again working in...
