Permanent Collection Exhibition Upcoming for Mann Art Gallery

The Mann Art Gallery Permanent Collection Exhibition
August 5th – September 3rd, 2011
Curated By: Griffith Aaron Baker

We have a permanent collection!
Just in case you didn‘t know….

The Mann Art Gallery's per-manent collection was started in 1993 with the drafting of a Collections Policy by past Di-rector / Curator Grace Eiko Thompson.

Our first acquisition was a Frank Sudol wooden vessel titled Lacy Birch purchased through a donation from the Kiwanis Club of Prince Albert in 1994 on the occasion of the KYLA Group retrospective exhibition at the Little Gallery. As a dual mandate collection the works are comprised of two distinct components: Historic and Contemporary Cana-dian Art.

Over the years we have amassed individual pieces and bodies of work in many mediums including ceramic , painting, photography, wood-working, sculpture, tapestry, fibre arts, multimedia works and video. Since then the collection has expanded through donations and purchases of fine Canadian craft. The collection has just recently topped the 500 mark, with new acquisitions being added at a regular rate.

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This exhibition will feature an eclectic selection of our permanent collec-tion artworks as an introduction to our members and guests. In the near future, you will see individual works (and smaller groupings of works) dis-played in our foyer area on an ongoing basis. You may also see works around town at the City Hall, Wilcox, Zuk, Chovin Law Office, Corner-stone Insurance and the Forest Centre as part of our Art Rental program. For details on how you can rent works from the permanent collection call Bethany at (306) 763-7080.

Why have a permanent collection??

Galleries maintain a collection of artwork to preserve the advancement of life-long learning in arts, culture and heritage.

Exhibiting artworks & artefacts demonstrates the MAG's commitment to fostering knowledge in our local and regional history, art education/art history and art practice of Saskatchewan artists, fostering an understanding and appreciation of Saskatchewan and Canadian Art in general.

The collection exists to pre-serve and acknowledge our heritage and the cultures that make us who we are.

We have always had a strong dedication towards community.