Media Releases

Media Releases

WAG Celebrates Holiday Season with Free Party for Families

Winnipeg, Manitoba, November 24, 2016: The Winnipeg Art Gallery is gearing up for its annual Holiday Party on Sunday, December 4. This festive event is a free, fun-filled afternoon for the whole family, running from 1:30 to 4pm. Visitors are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item to...

Nov 24, 2016

Winnipeg Premiere of Cannes Lions 2016 – World’s Best Commercials

Winnipeg, Manitoba, November 22, 2016: Tickets are now on sale to see the winners of the 2016 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. This annual compilation of the world’s best commercials is being screened December 15 to 18, 27, and 28.

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Nov 22, 2016

WAG Brings Land Issues to the Forefront with Pair of Boarding Exhibits

Winnipeg, Manitoba, November 18, 2016: The Winnipeg Art Gallery is proud to present Boarder X and Vernon Ah Kee: cantchant, two exhibitions demonstrating how Indigenous art, culture, and land intersect. Boarder X reveals skateboarding, snowboarding, and surfing as vehicles that challenge...

Nov 18, 2016

Inaugural MATTER Lecture Brings Artist David Salle to Winnipeg

Winnipeg, Manitoba, November 10, 2016: The Winnipeg Art Gallery and Border Crossings magazine are pleased to introduce the MATTER lecture series. Featuring two speakers per year, this new series explores contemporary art and ideas. The inaugural event on November 24 brings to Winnipeg...

Nov 9, 2016

WAG Celebrates Rodin’s Birthday with New Exhibition

Winnipeg, Manitoba, November 7, 2016: The Winnipeg Art Gallery is celebrating the November 12 birthday of Auguste Rodin with an exhibition of work by the 19th-century French sculptor and other artists he inspired. Starting with Rodin brings together nearly 30 works of art from the WAG’s...