La Winnipeg Art Gallery in Canada, dal prossimo Febbraio 2021, amplierà i suoi spazi con una nuova area dedicata all’arte Inuit.
Si tratta di un nuovo moderno edificio ideato dall'architetto Michael Maltzan Architecture con lo studio Cibinel Architecture.
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Founded in 1912, the WAG is Canada’s first civic art gallery. Housed in an iconic modernist building in the heart of downtown Winnipeg. Your WAG has grown into one of the country’s leading visual art museums with an international reputation.
The WAG features an impressive collection of over 27,000 artworks spanning centuries, cultures, and media. We are at the forefront of promoting Manitoba and Canadian artists nationwide and abroad. Our exhibitions are supported by a diverse mix of programs, events, and partnerships.
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This is a critical time in the history of the Gallery as we prepare for the opening of Qaumajuq (formerly the WAG Inuit Art Centre) which will be home to the largest public collection of contemporary Inuit art in the world.
For millennia, Inuit artists have spoken through art. Today, the Winnipeg Art Gallery holds in trust close to 14,000 Inuit artworks – each one with stories to tell.
Sharing these stories with the world is at the core of Qaumajuq, a home for Inuit art in Winnipeg that bridges Canada’s North and South. Qaumajuq is a new building and a new way of presenting Inuit art, and has taken shape with the guidance of the WAG Indigenous Advisory Circle.
Qaumajuq is the first of its kind in the world – a unique sharing space where Inuit voices are front and centre in sharing their creativity. Artists, Inuit, various partners and community leaders have collaborated to envision and create a vibrant gathering place where all are welcome and where everyone’s stories are told and heard in a true spirit of reconciliation. This is an engaging, accessible space to experience art and artists in new ways, where art and technology offer direct connections to the land, people, and culture of the North.
We look forward to hearing your stories when Qaumajuq opens in February 2021.
