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Thunder Bay Art Gallery is Northwestern Ontario's largest public art gallery. The Thunder Bay Art Gallery graciously accepts your online donations through CanadaHelps.org.

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Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

Drawings by Frank Big Bear - June 4 - September 5

Copper Thunderbird - Thirty Years: A Selection of Paintings and Drawings by Norval Morrisseau (1958 - 1988) from the Permanent Collection of the Thunder Bay Art Gallery - June 4 - September 5

Aloft: Ravens and Other Flyers from the Permanent Collection - June 4 September 5


Regular Viewing & Gift Shop Hours

 Tuesday - Thursday, noon - 8 pm

  Friday - Sunday, noon - 5 pm

 Administration Hours

  Monday - Friday - 9 am - 5 pm

 Phone (807) 577 6427

Location: 1080 Keewatin Street on Confederation College Campus

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The Thunder Bay Art Gallery is a proud partner of the

BIG BOREAL ADVENTURE GET UP AND GO

We encourage all to take up the challenge and visit all 25 sites.

 


SPACES ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR SUMMER ART CLASSES IN AUGUST

For details click here.

Meet our skilled and personable Summer Youth Art Class Instructors.

Bodicca Mitchell and Denise Smith, H.B.F.A

Bodicca is an accomplished visual artist. Upon completion of her degree in Arts and Humanities at Lakehead University in 2011, she plans on continuing her studies in the field of education. This will be her fourth summer coordinating and teaching a summer art program for children. Bodicca's boundless creativity and energy is sure to help make your child's visual art experience an inspired one.

Denise is a recent graduate with first class standing in the Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts program at Lakehead University, and has just been accepted into the Master of Fine Arts program at the University of Manitoba for the fall 2010 semester. From teaching at summer art camps in Muskoka to acting as a teaching assistant at Lakehead University, Denise has developed a wide range of teaching skills. Your children will benefit from a memorable and exciting experience learning and exploring visual art with Denise this summer.


NADIA KURD IS OUR NEW CURATOR

The Thunder Bay Art Gallery is pleased to announce the appointment of Nadia Kurd as the Gallery’s new Curator who takes up her role on August 9, 2010.Ms. Kurd earned a BFA in art from the University of Ottawa, in 2002, and an MA in art history from York University, in 2005. In addition, she will soon be receiving her PhD in art history from McGill University, in Montreal, with a focus on contemporary Islamic architecture.

Ms. Kurd’s academic and professional interests lie in “issues related to identity, architecture and politics within contemporary art.” Her academic focus on Islamic art and architecture serves as a platform for her interrogation of cultural identities, historical knowledge, and narratives in Canadian culture, as these issues impact particular marginalized communities and their artists. Writing about late nineteenth and early twentieth century exhibition practices, Ms. Kurd has examined the modes
by which such practices both reflected and reinforced European colonial aspirations. It is this awareness that Ms. Kurd expects to bring to her endeavors in our community.

Between 2005 and 2007, Ms. Kurd served as the Programming Coordinator for the South Asian Visual Arts Collective in Toronto, an artist-run, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the development and
presentation of art by contemporary artists of South Asian origin. In this capacity, Ms. Kurd conducted research and then solicited and selected themes, artists, and collaborators for the Collective’s
programming. Because the Collective does not operate its own exhibition space, Ms. Kurd’s role required her to select venues, as well as schedule exhibitions for the artists with whom she worked. Her responsibilities for the Collective also included writing essays and assisting with lectures and programs.

Given her experience and background, Ms. Kurd will be a valuable asset for the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. We heartily welcome Ms. Kurd both to our institution and to our community. 



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 Free Wednesdays

Admission Fee Waiver made possible through the assistance of the John Andrews Foundation

and its Directors.

Allan G McKitrick, Q.C., Chairman of the Board

Alexander M.S. Paterson, B. Sc., M.B.A., President

Dr Donald R Henderson, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., Treasurer

Thunder Bay Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges the John Andrews Foundation

for its support.


 

 

 

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