[BCMA] [MEDIA RELEASE] Campbell River Art Gallery Receives Major Funding from the Canada Council for the Arts

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For Immediate Release


*Campbell River Art Gallery Receives Major Funding from the Canada Council
for the Arts*
*August 14, 2019, Campbell River, BC*:  The Campbell River Art Gallery
(CRAG) is thrilled to announce a significant funding increase of $124,000
from the Canada Council for the Arts to increase public outreach for
communities within the City and beyond on North Vancouver Island and
surrounding islands. The highly competitive funding, which is evaluated by
a national committee of peers, is awarded through the Arts Across Canada
program and is meant to: “Foster meaningful relationships and exchanges
between artists and the Canadian public and increase appreciation for the
arts.”

Beginning in January 2020, the CRAG’s staff of curators will design
community outreach activities which will compliment and enhance the annual
exhibition program with added artist-led workshops, artist talks and
exchanges, interpretive tours, and events that will create exciting ways to
understand and embed the arts deeper into the lives of all. “Since 2018 the
CRAG’s Board of Directors and brand new team have updated their vision to
become a catalyst for communities to get closer to contemporary art,” says
newly appointed Board Chair Denise Mitchell-Hills. “We are now perfectly
positioned to deliver our mission in an even more impactful way.” Campbell
River Mayor Andy Adams states, “We are grateful for this investment by the
Canada Council for the Arts that will reinforce the arts in our unique
community,” says Mayor Andy Adams. “The CRAG is an invaluable cultural
resource for our City that offers high-quality visual arts programs to
children, youth and adults of all ages – which connects our diverse art
histories and brings people together to exchange important ideas.”

Mayor Adams adds, “The City of Campbell River values the contribution to
our arts and cultural fabric and is pleased to continue to provide
financial support to the Campbell River Art Gallery through the Community
Partnership Program, Grants in Aid and City finances.”

The CRAG is located on the unceded traditional territory of the Ligwiłda’xw
people, the We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum, and Kwiakah First Nations, whose
historical relationships with the land continue to this day. Founded in
1994, it is a non-profit public art gallery and registered charity in
downtown Campbell River in the Centennial Building, adjacent to Spirit
Square and inside neighbour to the Visitor Centre. It is funded through its
membership and donors, the City of Campbell River, the Province of British
Columbia, the B.C. Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts. With
two exhibition spaces - a 1,500 sq. foot Main Gallery and a Satellite
Gallery composed of four large display cases, the CRAG presents the work of
professionals who are paid artists and copyright fees (CARFAC rates) to
exhibit and create new work in response to our specific
cultures/histories/resources and geography. The CRAG also maintains a small
permanent collection of visual art, including linocuts by famed local
artist Sybil Andrews, housed at the Museum at Campbell River in their
climate-controlled space.

The CRAG presents five exhibitions per year by local, B.C.-based and
Canadian artists in solo or group shows which focus on work that is from
under-represented voices or communities. It also co-produces an inclusive
and community-building members’ show with the Campbell River Arts Council
each year. By engaging the public it serves, the CRAG is able to facilitate
genuine connections with with artists and their work, as well as offer
opportunities for the ongoing telling of complex stories by diverse voices.

The CRAG is wheelchair accessible and welcomes service animals. It is open
Monday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm from June through to
September; and from Tuesday through Saturday, 12 noon to 5:00 pm after
Labour Day weekend to April. Admission is by donation. Outreach activities
are free or offered at an accessible cost. All are welcome.

For more information, contact the Campbell River Art Gallery at
250-287-2261, email admin at crartgallery.ca or visit www.crartgallery.ca

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Vicky Chainey Gagnon
Executive Director & Chief Curator
Campbell River Art Gallery
director at crartgallery.ca


Webpage: http://crartgallery.ca/

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contact at crartgallery.ca
www.crartgallery.ca
250.287.2261
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