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The Art Gallery of Alberta respectfully acknowledges that we are located in Treaty 6 Territory, the traditional land of diverse Indigenous Peoples including the Plains Cree, Woodland Cree, Beaver Cree, Nitsitapi/Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Anishinaabe/Saulteaux/Ojibwe and Dene Peoples. We also acknowledge the many Indigenous, Inuit and Métis people who make Alberta their home today.

Curator's Talk - Sarah Milroy Introduces the Exhibition 'Generations: The Sobey Family and Canadian Art'

Please join us for a special Curator’s Introduction to “Generations: The Sobey Family and Canadian Art” led by Sarah Milroy, Chief Curator of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. 

The exhibition is built around unexpected pairings and submerged histories, told through this extraordinary gathering of more than 160 works — from 19th-century settler artists through to the Quebec Impressionists and Ontario’s Group of Seven, Canadian luminaries like Emily Carr, David Milne and William Kurelek, and onward to the leading Indigenous artists of today, including Kent Monkman, Brian Jungen and Ursula Johnson. 

This talk will be held in the Ledcor Theatre, in the lower level of the Art Gallery of Alberta. Following the talk, you are invited to stay for the post lecture exhibition celebration and reception.   

General Admission to Lecture = $20 

Members Admission to Lecture = $15 

Generations: The Sobey Family and Canadian Art is organized and circulated by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection and curated by Sarah Milroy.  

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Bios

Sarah Milroy is the Chief Curator of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg, Ontario, and a vocal champion of Canadian art and artists. She was the co-founder of the Canadian Art Foundation and served as editor and publisher of Canadian Art magazine from 1991 to 1996. During her tenure, this magazine was recognized as Magazine of the Year in Canada. Next, Sarah Milroy covered major Canadian exhibitions and artists’ projects as the staff critic of The Globe and Mail from 2001 to 2011. Her essays have also been published in the Walrus and Border Crossings. She has been a prolific contributor to numerous books on art and scholarly catalogues. Among her many celebrated curatorial projects are: From the Forest to the Sea: Emily Carr in British Columbia (Dulwich Picture Gallery, UK, and Art Gallery of Ontario), and David Milne: Modern Painting (Dulwich Picture Gallery, UK, Vancouver Art Gallery and McMichael Canadian Art Collection). 

Dates and Tickets

$20/$15 for AGA Members
$20/$15 for AGA Members
No upcoming dates.
Show past dates
Audience: All ages

Hours

Monday: closed
Tuesday: closed
Wednesday: 11am-5pm
Thursday: 11am-7pm
Friday: 11am-5pm
Saturday: 11am-5pm
Sunday: 11am-5pm

Admission

AGA members
FREE
Youth 0-17
FREE
Alberta students 18+
FREE
Out-of-province students
$10
General admission
$14
Seniors 65+
$10

Location

2 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T5J 2C1

780.422.6223
info@youraga.ca

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The Art Gallery of Alberta respectfully acknowledges that we are located in Treaty 6 Territory, the traditional land of diverse Indigenous Peoples including the Plains Cree, Woodland Cree, Beaver Cree, Nitsitapi/Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Anishinaabe/Saulteaux/Ojibwe and Dene Peoples. We also acknowledge the many Indigenous, Inuit and Métis people who make Alberta their home today.