Initially, a small gallery was opened within the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society\u2019s space.\u00a0In just two years\u2019 time, the vision had expanded and capital funds were secured to construct a National Exhibition Centre on the campus of Confederation College.<\/p>\n
The efforts of Dr. John Augustine, his wife Annette Augustine, and other Historical Museum Society board members came to fruition in 1976 with the official opening of a 4,000 sq ft facility.<\/p>\n
In fact, the Gallery was one of 26 newly-established national exhibition centres opened in Canadian communities. The vision of a place for the display and interpretation of art in our community was truly taking shape.<\/p>\n
By 1982, the Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre and Centre for Indian Art \u2013 as the Gallery was called then \u2013 had evolved into the facility we know today with three exhibition galleries, a collection storage area and new capacity for exhibition and acquisition of art.<\/p>\n
We have continued to grow. Today, we have more than 1800 works of art in our Permanent Collection. Over 30,000 people visit us each year.<\/p>\n
Every day, the Gallery provides school tours, hosts artistic events or shares our space with community groups.\u00a0We\u2019ve become the cultural hub committed to contemporary Indigenous, local and regional art that our founders envisioned.<\/p>\n
As a non-profit, public art gallery, the Thunder Bay Art Gallery exhibits, collects, and interprets art with a particular focus on the contemporary artwork of Indigenous and Northwestern Ontario artists. The Gallery advances the relationship between artists, their art, and the public, nurturing a life-long appreciation of contemporary visual arts among visitors to Thunder Bay and community members of all ages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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