Taking Chances from the Permanent Collection - Art Gallery of Algoma

In Gallery 2 we present a selection from the AGA’s permanent collection.

This group of artworks shows us where artists have dared to be different. They have followed their instincts and created something unique. From folding, pushing, or reshaping a canvas to digital scans and self portraits with objects; or dioramas inspired by the Group of Seven, this collection of unique works show us that art has no barrier.

This selection of featured works includes artists: Jack Bush, Aganetha and Richard Dyck, Rosalie Favell, Tom Hodgson, Marlene Hilton Moore, Asheleigh Moorhouse, Susan Roth, Diana Thorneycroft, Harold Town and R. York Wilson.

The AGA was founded as a non-profit public art gallery and incorporated on July 7, 1975. Established by a group of dedicated volunteers and art enthusiasts, the AGA honours its roots as a community organization with its mission statement - to be a gathering place that celebrates and preserves cultural expression. The AGA moved to its present location next to the scenic and historic St. Mary's River in 1980, a 10,000-square-foot facility including four exhibition spaces, the Ken Danby Education Studio, the Gallery Café and the AGA Gallery Shop. With the appointment of Director Jasmina Jovanovic in August 2011, the AGA looks forward to the next phase in its evolution: establishing and implementing exciting new initiatives, becoming more involved in the national contemporary art scene, and continuing to uphold its multifaceted mandate.