Choose your Member Experience
As a WAG-Qaumajuq member, you’ll enjoy special perks while helping support the Gallery’s mission to ensure access to art for the wider community, including free admission for youth under 18! Choose what’s best for you – from our admission-only Friend option to categories that give you discounts at ShopWAG, Katita Café, and WAG Studio, and invites to special events. Thank you for your support!
Free for Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Peoples receive free admission to WAG-Qaumajuq. This policy advances the Gallery’s ongoing work to respond to the TRC Calls to Action and the UNDRIP. Join as a member to support WAG-Qaumajuq’s programs to use art for positive change to strengthen our communities.
Friend ($35)
Lock in a year of unlimited, free admission to WAG-Qaumajuq, plus:
- The latest WAG-Qaumajuq news, delivered straight to your inbox
- Invitations to exhibition openings
- A digital membership card that you can access from your smartphone
- Voting rights at the Gallery’s Annual General Meeting
Please note the free Friend membership pilot ended on May 31, 2024. If you have questions, please contact membership@wag.ca or check out our FAQ below.
Friend Plus ($75-$110)
As a Friend Plus member, you’ll fuel programming that opens minds and hearts through the power of art. You’ll support reconciliation and nurture the future of art and culture in our community by helping WAG-Qaumajuq offer free admission for youth and Indigenous Peoples.
You’ll enjoy the same perks as a Friend, plus:
- Early ticket/registration for select events and programs
- Discounts at ShopWAG, Katita café, and select programming, plus promos with local partners
- Access to exhibition previews and special guided tours, including exclusive digital content
- A subscription to myWAG magazine
- Add your partner, friend, or companion for an extra $35 ($110 total!)
- Discounted memberships from local organizations: Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Manitoba Museum, Children’s Museum, Canadian Forces, CARFAC, Canada Association of Retired Peoples
- Reciprocal admission: Kelowna Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Alberta, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Partner ($200-$999)
Add your friend or companion at no added cost.
Your contribution to WAG-Qaumajuq provides transformative experiences for others and helps us build a better future! Memberships start at $200 – that’s $175 for your membership plus a minimum $25 donation. Increase your donation to make a bigger difference today!
Partners enjoy all the benefits of a Friend Plus, plus the following:
- One-of-a-kind art experiences and invites to private receptions for you and a guest
- Reciprocal admission and discounts through NARM and ROAM granting entry and discounts at galleries across North America
- A subscription to Inuit Art Quarterly
- A 15% off coupon to use at ShopWAG
- A charitable tax receipt for your selected donation amount
- Recognition on the Annual Donor listing for donations of $500+
Collectors Circle ($1000+)
Optional add-on membership.
When you donate $1,000 or more, you automatically become part of the WAG-Qaumajuq Collectors Circle. This annual program for people who are passionate about art and committed to supporting the Gallery at this level goes a long way to sustain WAG-Qaumajuq’s spaces, exhibitions, outreach, and educational programs — for the benefit of everyone in the community.
As a member of the Collectors Circle, you will enjoy a special connection with the Gallery through behind-the-scenes opportunities to experience art, meet artists, and much more.
Associates Membership
Open yourself up to a new world of experiences by joining the Associates of the WAG. The Associates play an important role at the Gallery, as fundraisers, volunteers, and advocates of WAG-Qaumajuq in the community.
By adding a suggested donation to your existing WAG-Qaumajuq membership, you’ll enjoy:
- Insider experiences like behind-the-scenes opportunities with staff
- Exclusive programs to learn about art
- Early notification of Associates-led events, such as Travel Tours
- Social opportunities to connect, network, and meet like-minded individuals passionate about the arts
- Hands-on involvement through volunteer engagement, planning committees for activities and events, and much more
Gift Membership
With free unlimited visits throughout the year, exclusive events, discounts, and other fantastic benefits, WAG-Qaumajuq memberships are the perfect gift for people with a passion for art, architecture, and culture.
Corporate Membership
Join other leaders who believe in the power of art to benefit the world around you. As a Corporate Member, you support programs that make art accessible to more people. You also open doors to exciting experiences for your employees and clients.
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Questions?
If you have questions about membership at the Gallery, please see our FAQ.
Upcoming Events
Stay tuned for exclusive member events to be announced soon! In the meantime, members enjoy special pricing on most WAG events. See what’s coming up here.
To plan your visit, check out wag.ca/visit.
