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OTTAWA, June 12, 2013 /CNW/ - The National Gallery of Canada Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Karen Colby-Stothart as the Foundation's Chief Executive Officer. Starting July 1(st), Ms. Colby-Stothart will take the helm of the not-for-profit organization whose key mission is to raise capital, and to manage and grow an endowment for the benefit of the National Gallery of Canada. Commenting on the appointment, the Foundation's Chairman of the Board of Directors,...
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,...
OTTAWA, May 23, 2013 /CNW/ - On Friday, May 24, the National Gallery of Canada (NGC), in partnership with Library and Archives Canada (LAC), will present Early Exploration Photographs in Canada, the first in a series of installations that will be on display at the NGC over the next three years. Made possible by a recent agreement between the two institutions, this series is dedicated to making LAC's rich documentary heritage more accessible to the public. Drawn from the extensive...
OTTAWA, May 17, 2013 /CNW/ - Mr. Michael Tims, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Canada, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Harriet Walker as Vice-Chair of the Board, along with the re-appointment of Ms. Liza Maheu and Mr. Howard Kroon as Trustees. These appointments were recently approved by the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages. For more...
An exhibition that offers an exceptional opportunity to discover works by some of the world's most innovative contemporary artists At the National Gallery of Canada and in 16 partner institutions From May 17 to September 2, 2013 OTTAWA, May 15, 2013 /CNW/ - Sakahan: International Indigenous Art, the largest-ever global survey of contemporary Indigenous art, is opening this Friday at the National Gallery of Canada (NGC). On view until September 2, 2013, the exhibition...
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...
OTTAWA, Feb. 27, 2013 /CNW/ - Sleep (1965), an exceptionally rare serigraph by Andy Warhol, one of the late-twentieth century's most celebrated artists, is on view for the very first time at the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) until May 1(st) 2013. The print, given to the NGC in 2010 by Marla and Larry Wasser from Toronto, immortalizes a member of Warhol's glamorous entourage, often known simply as "Warhol superstars." The work's image is taken from Warhol's earlier experimental...
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...
National Gallery to treat visitors to a playful and interactive installation by British artist Martin Creed OTTAWA, Feb. 8, 2013 /CNW/ - The interactive installation Work # 202: Half the Air in a Given Space by British Turner-prize winning artist Martin Creed has been added to the program for Winterlude at the National Gallery of Canada (NGC). Other activities include the contemporary Canadian art exhibition Builders: Canadian Biennial 2012, on display until February 18, and the...
