Southern Alberta Art Gallery

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Southern Alberta Art Gallery
Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin
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Location in Lethbridge
Established1976;50 years ago (1976)
Location Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates 49°41′46″N112°50′19″W / 49.6960°N 112.8385°W / 49.6960; -112.8385
TypeArt Gallery
DirectorSu Ying Strang
ChairpersonMelissa Arseniuk
CuratorAdam Whitford
Website www.saag.ca

The Southern Alberta Art Gallery Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin (or SAAG) is a contemporary art gallery located in downtown Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. It has three gallery spaces and a gift shop.

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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 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

  1. 1 2 "Southern Alberta Art Gallery". The Canadian Encyclopedia. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Southern Alberta Art Gallery Honoured With a Blackfoot Naming Ceremony". CJWE. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
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