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The Art Gallery of Alberta respectfully acknowledges that we are located in Treaty 6 Territory and Region 4 of the Metis Nation of Alberta. We respect this as the traditional and contemporary  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 Chief Curator at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. The former editor and publisher of Canadian Art magazine, she served as lead art critic of the Globe and Mail from 2001 to 2011. In 2014, she and Ian A.C. Dejardin curated From the Forest to the Sea: Emily Carr in British Columbia at Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, UK, followed by Vanessa Bell (2017) and David Milne: Modern Painting (2018). Since coming to the McMichael in 2018, Milroy has curated over twenty exhibitions, including Early Days: Indigenous Art at the McMichael (2020–21), Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment (2021–22), Denyse Thomasos: Odyssey (with Gaetane Verna, 2021), Generations: The Sobey Family and Canadian Art (2022), Dempsey Bob: In His Own Voice (with Curtis Collins) (2022–23), Wanda Koop: Lightworks (2022), Gathie Falk: Revelations (2022–23), Rajni Perera: Futures (2022–23), and her forthcoming exhibition, Marcel Dzama: Ghosts of Canoe Lake. Milroy was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2020.

Dates and Tickets

$20/$15 for AGA Members
$20/$15 for AGA Members
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Audience: All ages

Hours

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

Admission

* Restrictions apply. Please see our Hours and Admissions page.

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
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The Art Gallery of Alberta respectfully acknowledges that we are located in Treaty 6 Territory and Region 4 of the Metis Nation of Alberta. We respect this as the traditional and contemporary  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.