Manitoba 150

Take in four landmark shows in the lead-up to the opening of the WAG INUIT ART CENTRE, during Manitoba's 150th year. asinnajaq, artist and guest curator of inaugural exhibition at the WAG Inuit Art Centre, INUA; LeMoine FitzGerald. Poplar Woods (Poplars) (detail), 1929. Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Acquired in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold O. Brigden, G-75-66. PHOTO: Alex Cousins; Louis Riel and Council (detail), 1869 (1877), University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, Group of Eight Red River Settlement Carte de Visites Collection, A2013- 005; Joi T. Arcand. ᓂᓄᐦᑌ ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐘᐣ(ninohtē-nēhiyawēn) (detail), 2017, PHOTO: Arjun Vinodrai. WAG Inuit Art Centre rendering. Michael Maltzan Architecture. Into the Light: Lionel Lemoine FitzGerald Apr-Aug Kwaatanihtowwakiw A Hard Birth, Manitoba 1870 May-Nov Gwaaba'ibii: To Draw Water Sep-Jun INUA WAG Inuit Art Centre Inaugural Exhibition Fall See website for all the exciting details! Doowah Design Inc. Client: IAC /WAG Insertion: ENG-19-373 WFP MB 150 Supplement IAC/WAG ad / size: 11.5625 x 21.5.5 in / PO 15140 Problems call Terry at 204-949-7230 The WAG Inuit Art Centre will be home to the world's largest public collection of contemporary Inuit art. Thousands of artworks, thousands of stories to share. This major survey of the influential Manitoba modernist and Group of Seven member is the first in 40 years. Through contemporary and historic art and archival documents, this exhibition acknowledges the role the Métis played in the foundation of the Province of Manitoba. The first Winnipeg Indigenous Triennial will be tri-national, looking at North America, New Zealand, and Australia with a focus on issues of water, sustainability, climate change, and the environment. The inaugural exhibition of the WAG Inuit Art Centre will be an unprecedented celebration featuring some of the most innovative and forward-thinking Inuit art being produced today.

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