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[Victoria Watcher]

Chris Lawless, president of the gallery’s board of directors, said it’s still just an idea, but they see potential in the area as a new home for the art gallery, particularly because of the vision for the area as an arts and innovation district.

“The city is very favourable to this arts and innovation district thing, so having that sort of, let’s say moral support is really encouraging for the gallery,” he said.

The gallery is also considering expanding its current Moss Street location, which would require closing for about 20 months for renovations. Avoiding a long-term closure is one benefit to moving locations, Lawless said.

https://www.timescol...lery-1.24353975

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 27 August 2021 - 05:27 AM.

[Barrrister]

Moving it downtown as part of the new development is a brilliant idea. Perhaps turn over the old gallery to the historical society which can focus on the history of the city and be located in historical Rockland. This is a win for the developer, the city and especially the art gallery,

 

Lets see how the idiots at city hall and the ones running the gallery manage to screw this up.

[Mike K.]

It was certainly looking like the plan as envisioned for the NEXT gallery wasn't going to come to fruition.  This is from August of 2019: https://victoria.cit...rt-pushed-back/

 

The provincial government has given $6 million towards the project, while private donors have contributed at least $5 million, leaving the budget significantly short of its funding goal of $30 million (43% higher than the budget identified in 2018 on the AGGV's website) which has forced the postponement of construction. The federal government has identified upwards of $10 million in funding, although no monies have been committed at this time.

 

 

Two years on, the $30 million budget is likely another 10-15% higher, at least. At some point you enter into a scenario where you're chasing inflation and what was once a $20 million endeavour is now on its way to $40 million.

[Nparker]

The AGGV will never reach its potential in its current location. It needs to have much greater visibility and the Capital Iron proposal allows for that.

[Greg]

That whole development looks nice to me. The Capital Iron area needs to be better connected to downtown. And the AGGV clearly needs to be downtown, I expect it would see twice as many annual visits in this location.

[Victoria Watcher]

That whole development looks nice to me. The Capital Iron area needs to be better connected to downtown. And the AGGV clearly needs to be downtown, I expect it would see twice as many annual visits in this location.

 

it has painfully low numbers now (~1000/week).  i would think 5x more downtown.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 27 August 2021 - 08:44 AM.

[Spy Black]

it has painfully low numbers now (~1000/week).  i would think 5x more downtown.

Agreed ... at least five time more visits.

 

The thing about the current location is (as we are all aware) the fact that it displays only a tiny portion of the 20,000+ items in the collection. 

 

Were even 50% of those 20,000 items be on permanent display, it would position the AGGV in the top 3 galleries in the Pacific Northwest, as well as in the top 10 in Canada.

Were 80% of the collection to be on permanent display ... well, suddenly you've got a major player (especially if there is an impressive, dedicated Emily Carr gallery which features the majority of the AGGV's Carr collection on permanent display).

 

To put it into perspective, the current few hundred items on display at any given point in time at the AGGV represent less than 5% of the complete collection.

[spanky123]

Agreed ... at least five time more visits.

 

The thing about the current location is (as we are all aware) the fact that it displays only a tiny portion of the 20,000+ items in the collection. 

 

Were even 50% of those 20,000 items be on permanent display, it would position the AGGV in the top 3 galleries in the Pacific Northwest, as well as in the top 10 in Canada.

Were 80% of the collection to be on permanent display ... well, suddenly you've got a major player (especially if there is an impressive, dedicated Emily Carr gallery which features the majority of the AGGV's Carr collection on permanent display).

 

To put it into perspective, the current few hundred items on display at any given point in time at the AGGV represent less than 5% of the complete collection.

 

Usually 90% of what an Art Gallery holds isn't worth displaying! Build it and they will come, how many times have we heard that before. Only seems to be the case with Government money though.

[Spy Black]

Art galleries, libraries, and theatres are the three physical cornerstones of any cities demonstration of its support for the arts.

None of those three institutions are capitalist endeavours designed to make anybody wealthy ... rather they're seen as a benefit to the residents who will access them, and further seen as an indicator of a relatively high quality of life through that access.

 

Victoria being a Provincial Capital, and with a gallery that has some incredibly impressive holdings (but no room to display them), it's almost a no-brainer to build a new, accessible gallery in the downtown core.

[Victoria Watcher]

Art galleries, libraries, and theatres are the three physical cornerstones of any cities demonstration of its support for the arts.

 

None of those three institutions are capitalist endeavours designed to make anybody wealthy ... rather they're seen as a benefit to the residents who will access them, and further seen as an indicator of a relatively high quality of life through that access.

 

Victoria being a Provincial Capital, and with a gallery that has some incredibly impressive holdings (but no room to display them), it's almost a no-brainer to build a new, accessible gallery in the downtown core.

 

i agree.  

 

i also want more things for people to DO when they are here so they stay longer.  we've got food and beverage covered - but so do most cities.  we need other filler.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 31 August 2021 - 06:15 AM.

[Mike K.]

A gallery at the north bookend of downtown is going to be the bridge to developing the southern portion of Burnside. But the City is so far adamant that it wants industrial and commercial uses to dominate there, with residential as a secondary usage.

[Citified.ca]

As part of a planned September 25th ceremony, TCAC and Aragon will celebrate the opening of Gallery Splash in a community flex space adjacent to Greater Victoria Public Library’s (GVPL) new Esquimalt branch slated for opening later this fall. Featuring artist works from around the community, Gallery Splash will hold hours in tandem with the library, and enable creators from all walks of life and a wide spectrum of genres to display their art for public viewing and sale.

 

Gallery Splash will launch as a four month pilot initiative, with the potential for an extension into 2022 and beyond. Support for the space has also come from the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV) which is helping guide the TCAC with setting up their operation.

 

“The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria through the generous help of Karen Cooper is providing assistance to the TCAC, for free, and we hope to host the AGGV within our Gallery Splash space,” Tomlinson said, adding that the AGGV has assisted TCAC with selecting the appropriate hanging system for its art displays.

 

 

- https://victoria.cit...res-completion/

[Victoria Watcher]

Upon council approval, the company’s first focus will be redeveloping the parking lot in front of the Capital Iron building. Without Capital Iron being housed across the street, Stovell said they will no longer have to worry about replacing that parking during construction, as was their agreement with the business; an underground parkade is planned for that same spot but would not be accessible until after construction is finished. 

 

Reliance is proposing to work with the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria on a new gallery in that lot, as well as live-work space for artists, a new industrial office building, and a plaza. Across the entire seven-acres, Stovell says Reliance would like to see a mix of light industrial, high tech, retail, and arts and culture uses. 

 

 

https://www.capitald...f-major-changes

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 19 October 2022 - 07:10 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

TD ART GALLERY PAINT- IN

 

 

Where: Moss Street, between Fort Street and Dallas Road

When: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Art Gallery of Greater Victoria); 11 a.m-4 p.m. (Moss Street)

Admission: Free

 

 

The TD Art Gallery Paint-In has been among the biggest events on Vancouver Island for many of its 34 years, and is now up to 30,000 attendees annually.

 

The free event, produced by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, is still growing in several areas. It has accrued 80 volunteers and 160 multidisciplinary artists for Saturday’s edition — both personal bests for the beloved art stroll, which spans 10 blocks of Moss Street, from Fort Street to Dallas Road.

 

https://www.timescol...oll-yet-7270127

[Mike K.]

How do they determine 30,000 attendees? Hopefully not by the same means Black Press determined 40,000 people watched the Pride Parade.

[Barrrister]

So when is the Paint in? Is it today? Be nice if they actually mentioned a date under When

[Victoria Watcher]

Indeed.

 

 

When: SATURDAY, July 15th - 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Art Gallery of Greater Victoria); 11 a.m-4 p.m. (Moss Street)

[Nparker]

Paint-In schedule and interactive map.

https://www.google.c...7990554801&z=19

[lanforod]

Run for the hills! Think of the children!

[Mike K.]

Some of us are trying to think of the kids, that is correct. Alcohol and drunk adults do not belong where children are expected to be.