Southern Alberta Art Gallery
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|name = Southern Alberta Art Gallery
Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin
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|map_type = Canada Lethbridge
|map_caption = Location in Lethbridge
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|established = {{date and age|1976}}
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|location = Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
|type = Art Gallery
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|director = Su Ying Strang
|chairperson = Melissa Arseniuk
|curator = Adam Whitford
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|website = {{URL|www.saag.ca}}
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The Southern Alberta Art Gallery Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin (or SAAG) is a contemporary art gallery located in downtown Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. 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 Carnegie Library building vacated by the Lethbridge Public Library.{{Cite web|date=March 4, 2015|title=Southern Alberta Art Gallery|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/southern-alberta-art-gallery|access-date=March 11, 2021|website=The Canadian Encyclopedia}} The city approved the proposal and provided renovation and operating grants to establish the gallery. Allan McKay was the first director/curator in September 1975, and the first exhibitions opened in 1976.
Blackfoot Name
On October 23, 2020, Elder Bruce Wolf Child and First Nations Education, Language & Cultural Consultant and Elder Mary Fox led the Southern Alberta Art Gallery in a ceremony to receive a Blackfoot Name. The Blackfoot name is Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin.{{Cite web|title=Southern Alberta Art Gallery Honoured With a Blackfoot Naming Ceremony|url=http://www.cjwe.ca/news/news/southern-alberta-art-gallery-honoured-with-a-blackfoot-naming-ceremony1/|access-date=2021-03-12|website=CJWE|language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{Official|www.saag.ca}}
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Category:Culture of Lethbridge
Category:Art museums and galleries in Alberta
Category:Art museums and galleries established in 1976
Category:1976 establishments in Alberta
Category:Tourist attractions in Lethbridge
Category:Buildings and structures in Lethbridge
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