Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba

Exhibitions
Our curator is guided by the need to represent diversity and foster understanding of different communities within the region in selecting artists to exhibit in our two galleries. As the only professional public gallery space in a large region of urban and rural concerns, the AGSM presents a multifaceted range of exhibitions from community-based art to contemporary art production in all media.
Approximately sixteen exhibitions are presented each year in two gallery spaces. Exhibitions usually span a period of four to six weeks and present artists from the region, province and across Canada. Artists from Aboriginal and Métis communities are given particular emphasis and comprise approximately 30% of our programming.

Education Programs
The AGSM’s school program is closely aligned with the gallery’s exhibition programming and integrates the Manitoba Curriculum, including social history, geography, math, science, language arts, health, physical education, drama, and the principles of art making. Through teacher consultations, classroom visits, and gallery tours, the students will experience firsthand the artists’ use of materials to investigate the world around us.

Art Classes
At the AGSM art is for everyone! Adults and children, from beginner to advanced, our 6 studio classrooms and 22 professional artist/instructors can provide instruction in ceramics, photography, printmaking, painting, drawing and digital media. With four seasonal terms per year, and up to 20 different classes & workshops each term to choose from, nearly 750 children and adults enroll in our art classes annually. The AGSM has been providing hands-on art instruction for over 75 years and can be credited with the professional development of many artist and artisans in southwestern Manitoba.