Southern Alberta Art Gallery

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

Southern Alberta Art Gallery
Southern Alberta Art Gallery is located in Lethbridge
Southern Alberta Art Gallery
Location in Lethbridge
Established1976
LocationLethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates49.6960°N 112.8385°W / 49.6960; -112.8385
TypeArt Gallery
DirectorSu Ying Strang
ChairpersonMelissa Arseniuk
Websitewww.saag.ca

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. "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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