Southern Alberta Art Gallery
The Southern Alberta Art Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in downtown Lethbridge, Alberta. It has three gallery spaces and a gift shop.
  Location in Lethbridge | |
| Established | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Location | 601 3rd Avenue South Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1J 0H4 |
| Coordinates | 49.69606°N 112.83846°W |
| Type | Art Gallery |
| Director | Vincent Varga |
| President | Melissa Arseniuk |
| Website | www |
History
In 1974, local residents formed the Southern Alberta Art Gallery Association to lobby Lethbridge City Council to establish a gallery in the Carnegie Library building vacated by the Lethbridge Public Library.[1] The city approved the proposal and provided renovation and operating grants to establish the gallery. Allan McKay was the first director/curator in September of 1975, and the first exhibitions opened in 1976.[1]
Blackfoot Name
On October 23, 2020, Elder Bruce Wolf Child and First Nations Education, Language & Cultural Consultant and Elder Mary Fox led the Southern Alberta Art Gallery in a ceremony to receive a Blackfoot Name. The Blackfoot name is Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin.[2]
References
- "Southern Alberta Art Gallery". The Canadian Encyclopedia. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- "Southern Alberta Art Gallery Honoured With a Blackfoot Naming Ceremony". CJWE. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
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