Nanaimo Art Gallery
150 Commercial Street V9R 5G6 Nanaimo, BC, Canada

We now have inclusive, universal washrooms throughout the building! Our washrooms can be used by anyone, regardless of their gender identity or presentation. Drop by to check them out.

Nanaimo Art Gallery Store is the place to find those special one-of-a-kind gifts for the holiday season. We carry the best selection of art and handmade items by local artists from around Vancouver Island and across the Salish Sea. Become a Gallery member and receive 15% off shopping in The Gallery Store until the end of 2020! #explorenanaimo #downtownnanaimo #shoplocal #christmas #holidays #handmade #vancouverisland #sipsavourshop #oldcityquarter #ocqnanaimo #loveartsnanaimo

Boarder X has now closed but if you missed it here's your chance to see it virtually... Curated by Jaimie Isaac. Organized and circulated by the Winnipeg Art Gallery. At the Nanaimo Art Gallery, Sept. 18-Nov.15 2020. (closed-captioned)

Boarder X has now closed, but don't despair. If you missed it you can capture its essence by watching this video.

Join us for a series of four online gatherings to learn introductory hul'q'umi'num with Snuneymuxw language champions Gary and Adam Manson. Receive a language booklet and basic instruction, including everyday uses of hul'q'umi'num. This series will be linked to Nanaimo Art Gallery's inquiry, What Moves? and will include how to ask for directions. By embracing hul'q'umi'num in our community, we learn more about this place and contribute to revitalizing a language threatened wi...th extinction. Classes are via Zoom every Wednesday, 5:30-6:30pm, starting next week, November 18 until December 9. Limited Spots available! Register here: https://nanaimoartgallery.square.site/produ/hulquminum/638

Our team had a blast creating selfies with Lee Stead. Your team can book an Online Holiday Art Party too! Bring your colleagues, friends or family together for a fun and creative hour online with local artist Lee Stead.... This Holiday Art Party gives you the opportunity to explore your creative side as you experiment with clay. Via zoom, Lee will guide you as you make a clay selfie or clay animal of your choice. Delivery of clay to one Nanaimo location of your choice is included. Cost: $250 for up to 10 participants. $10 for each additional participant, up to a max of 20 For an additional charge of $2 per item, Lee will fire items if they are brought (and picked up) in one batch to the artist's Nanaimo studio. To book a selfie or animal option, please email: [email protected] with Holiday Art Party in the subject line or call 250.754.1750.

Rocking our Vans at #BoarderX Thanks Vans !

Check out this conversation between artist Meghann O'Brien and Boarder X curator Jaimie Isaac that we just recorded to coincide with the last week of the exhibition at Nanaimo Art Gallery! Learn about O'Brien's beautiful installation in Boarder X, "Wrapped in the Cloud", and hear about her career shift from professional snowboarder to artist. If you haven't seen the show yet, catch it before it closes this Sunday, November 15!

Online Holiday Art Party! (for business, friends or family) Is your holiday party in jeopardy? Are your seasonal get-togethers on hold? ... No need to despair, Nanaimo Art Gallery to the RESCUE! Bring your colleagues, friends or family together for a fun and creative hour online with local artist Lee Stead. This Holiday Art Party gives you the opportunity to explore your creative side as you experiment with clay. Via zoom, Lee will guide you as you make a clay selfie or clay animal of your choice. Delivery of clay to one Nanaimo location of your choice is included. Cost: $250 for up to 10 participants. $10 for each additional participant, up to a max of 20 For an additional charge of $2 per item, Lee will fire items if they are brought (and picked up) in one batch to the artist's Nanaimo studio. To book a selfie or animal option, please email: [email protected] with Holiday Art Party in the subject line or call 250.754.1750.

Check out this video of artist Mason Mashon talking about his work during a recent visit to Boarder X at Nanaimo Art Gallery.

We are very excited for you to visit our current exhibition: Anna Wong: Traveller on Two Roads December 4, 2020 - February 7, 2021 A travelling exhibition organized by the Burnaby Art Gallery, curated by Ellen van Eijnsbergen and Jennifer Cane. Funded in part by the City of Burnaby and the Government of Canada.... Canadian master printmaker Anna Wong (1930-2013) was born and raised in Chinatown in Vancouver, BC. In her early twenties, Wong worked at her family's business, Modernize Tailors. After studying Chinese brush painting in Hong Kong and graduating from the Vancouver School of Art with a degree in creative printmaking, she continued on to study and teach at the Pratt Graphics Center in New York City. In the 1960's her original prints received several international prizes. She has represented Canada in a number of international print biennials, and was featured in a solo exhibition at the National Art Gallery of China in Beijing in 1979. This exhibition features over seventy works of art by Anna Wong, including paintings, drawings, hand-pulled prints, and large-scale textile pieces. Wong's artwork, made during a lifetime of travel and cultural influence from Vancouver's Chinatown to New York City, and from Quadra Island to Beijing, resonates with Nanaimo Art Gallery's current programming inquiry "What moves?" The exhibition is accompanied by a full-colour publication in two bilingual editions (English/French/Chinese), with essays from notable scholars Keith Wallace and Zoë Chan. Image: Anna Wong, "China Wall I" (detail), 1981, serigraph on paper, A/P, 56.0 x 76.9 cm, From the Malaspina Printshop Archives of the City of Burnaby Permanent Art Collection, Gift of Milton and Fei Wong, Photo: Blaine Campbell For more information and updates on programming please visit our website: nanaimogallery.ca Please note the Gallery observes COVID-19 safety regulations. The exhibition is limited to a maximum of 12 visitors at one time and masks are mandatory. Hand sanitizer is provided at convenient locations throughout the Gallery.

Thanks for the visit AmandaStrong and Bracken Hanuse Corlett !

Join our Team! We are looking to add a new position! The Marketing and Communications Coordinator shares our values of innovation, collaboration, and accessibility and is responsible for developing and implementing marketing and communications strategies throughout the organization. Salary: $20-22/hr Hours: Regular Part-time; 18 hours/week with the possibility of increasing to full time within 6 months. Check out the full description on our website: https://nanaimogallery.ca/index.php/about-nag/employment