Southern Alberta Art Gallery
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The Southern Alberta Art Gallery is located in downtown Lethbridge
, Alberta
and is known as one of Canada's top ten contemporary art galleries. It has three gallery spaces and a gift shop.
. The city approved the proposal and provided renovation and operating grants to establish the gallery. The first exhibitions opened in 1976.
Allan McKay served as the first director/curator from 1975–1977. He was replaced by Alf Bogusky, who served until 1985. Joan Stebbins has been the director/curator of SAAG since 1985 when Bogusky became the Director of the Art Gallery of Windsor in Ontario.
Lethbridge
Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
and is known as one of Canada's top ten contemporary art galleries. It has three gallery spaces and a gift shop.
History
In 1974, local residents formed the Southern Alberta Art Gallery Association to lobby Lethbridge City Council to establish a gallery in the building vacated by the Lethbridge Public LibraryLethbridge Public Library
The Lethbridge Public Library is a public library service that is provided by the municipality of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. It was established in 1919...
. The city approved the proposal and provided renovation and operating grants to establish the gallery. The first exhibitions opened in 1976.
Allan McKay served as the first director/curator from 1975–1977. He was replaced by Alf Bogusky, who served until 1985. Joan Stebbins has been the director/curator of SAAG since 1985 when Bogusky became the Director of the Art Gallery of Windsor in Ontario.