Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

06/01/2026

⚡Coming up this month at the AGGV!

For more information about our current and upcoming programming, visit 🔗aggv.ca

Image credit: Samantha Dickie, The Gesture of Grace (detail), 2019, saggar-fired stoneware. Purchased with the assistance of Marilyn Denton and Robert Coulter. AGGV 2020.011.001 a-k. On view in "Family Visits".

05/30/2026

New to the Gallery Shop, recent island transplant, Valerie Cone, offers us her handcrafted sterling silver and bronze nature-inspired jewellery. Using a variety of materials and replicating simple shapes and textures, Valerie's goal is to create wearable art that becomes part of your everyday wardrobe.

⭐ It's always free to visit the Shop! AGGV Members receive a 10% discount.

05/29/2026

🌊 Join us by the edge of the Pacific Ocean for an off-site picnic and conversation with the exhibition curators Camille Georgeson-Usher and Jazmine Andrew, exhibiting artists Charles Campbell, Léuli Eshrāghi, kekani wahi (Drew Kahu‘āina Broderick and Sancia Miala Shiba Nash), and Violet Johnson.

🙌 Free event. Everyone is welcome!

🔗 To register, visit 👉 https://ow.ly/cZUs50Z5Pzi
📍 Saturday, June 6, 11am-1pm, at the Aylard Farm accessible picnic shelter, East Sooke Regional Park
🥪 Bring your lunch and a chair or blanket

The exhibition, As waters merge – swaying waves beckoning us closer, explores the fundamental way the ocean influences our pleasure, joy, romance, love, movement, and togetherness.

Image credit: Léuli Eshrāghi with kekahi wahi (Drew Kahu’āina Broderick and Sancia Miala Shiba Nash), Afiafi (detail), 2023, Glues, metallic foils, iron powder on cotton ʻie / pāreu, 8.2 x 3.7 ft and 7.5 x 4.9 ft; vinyl text; Two-channel HD video. Commissioned by Aupuni Space (Honolulu), Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (Tallawoladah), the University of Tasmania (nipaluna), and Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden (Baden-Baden), and developed during residencies in Paris at the Cité internationale des arts (April-July 2022) supported by Institut français and the Embassy of France in Australia; and in Honolulu at Aupuni Space and TRADES A.i.R. (January February 2023) supported by the Laila Twigg Smith Art Fund. Courtesy of the artist.

05/25/2026

Thanks to CHEK News for stopping by the Gallery to talk with us about the work of E.J. Hughes after the recent record-breaking sale of his work at Heffel Fine Art Auction House

You can view work by E.J. Hughes in our Permanent Collection Galleries, A View From Here: Reimagining the AGGV Collections.

A painting by famous Vancouver Island artist E.J. Hughes sold for a...

05/22/2026

🎉 Join us at the AGGV for our Summer Exhibition Celebration!

On Friday, June 5, 5-8pm, we invite you to celebrate the launch of a new season of exhibitions, including "Family Visits", "From Brush to Block: Paintings and Prints by Imao Keinen and Kono Bairei", and "As waters merge– swaying waves beckoning us closer", and connect with exhibiting artists and curators in attendance.

📣 This is a FREE public event. Everyone is welcome!
🔗 Visit: https://ow.ly/gWNB50Z3kIH



Image Credits:
1. Léuli Eshrāghi with kekahi wahi (Drew Kahu’āina Broderick and Sancia Miala Shiba Nash), afiafi (detail), 2023, installation view, The National 4: Australian Art Now, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, 2023, glues, metallic foils and iron powder on cotton ʻie (sarongs); poem on vinyl; 2-channel digital video, HD, colour, sound, image courtesy and © the artist, photograph: Jenni Carter.
2. Robert Kakegamic, Family Tree, 1981, silkscreen print. Gift of Agnes Ananichuk & George Ford, AGGV 2020.004.003.
3. Kono Bairei, Exotic Birds and Chrysanthemums, c. 1880, ink & watercolor on artist's washi. Wes Hartley Estate, AGGV 2026.007.009.
4. Alexa Hatanaka, On the Land (detail), 2019, hand carved and hand printed linocut on washi from Kashiki Seishi, starch-strengthened and sewn, 122 x 122 x 152 cm. Collection of John Donald. Photo by the Banff Centre for the Arts.

05/22/2026

👋 Our team is growing, join us!

The Gallery Officer position is an integral part of the visitor experience team, ensuring a welcoming environment for visitors. This role involves a combination of security, technical support, and visitor services (front desk), with responsibilities that include visitor safety, protection of the collection, safeguarding the building and grounds, and supporting Gallery programs and events.

This is a permanent part-time position.
Read the full job description 🔗 https://ow.ly/tYyw50Z3n4b

The posting will remain open until 5pm on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.

05/21/2026

🌊 "As waters merge – swaying waves beckoning us closer" will be on view starting Saturday, June 6, 2026.

This exhibition is part of a long-term curatorial inquiry that looks to the Pacific Ocean as a guide for understanding the fundamental way the ocean influences our pleasure, joy, romance, love, movement, and togetherness. The act of standing at the edge of land and gazing out at the sea teaches us about how we understand these vital elements of self as constantly becoming, never stagnant. The ocean proves to us over and over how we are forever changing, as we evolve within interconnected ecosystems. These systems then become present in how we gather and build communities.

As waters merge engages deeply with the role of joy and pleasure within the ecosystems at the edges of the Pacific Ocean. The included artworks visualize the pleasure found within curated spaces for joy, capturing moments of coming together, prioritizing leisure, love, and joyous future worlds. Through contemporary art and poetry, this exhibition brings forward expressions of ecosystems from around the Pacific Ocean in order to understand the distinct elements at play when we consider multiple sites of gathering that prioritize collective joys.

Featuring artworks by Charles Campbell, Carolina Caycedo, Léuli Eshrāghi with kekahi wahi (Drew Kahu’āina Broderick and Sancia Miala Shiba Nash), Alexa Hatanaka, and Violet Johnson.

📍This exhibition runs until October 4, 2026. Guest-Curated by Camille Georgeson-Usher with Jazmine Andrew, Curatorial Assistant,

📸 Image credit: Alexa Hatanaka, On the Land, 2019, hand-carved and hand-printed linocut on washi from Kashiki Seishi, starch-strengthened and sewn, 122 x 122 x 152 cm. Collection of John Donald. Photo by the Banff Centre for the Arts.


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We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, Capital Regional District, the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council, and the City of Victoria.

05/21/2026

⌛ Help us reach our goal before the time runs out!

Until June 30 every dollar you donate will be matched thanks to the generosity of our matching supporters, doubling the Gallery's ability to tell stories through art, support artists to activate the exhibition, and care for the collection for generations to come.

We have raised more than a quarter of our $20,000 goal, and your gift makes twice the impact.
Donate today!

Visit 🔗 https://ow.ly/MkBr50Z2Pas

Funds will support the upcoming exhibition, On the Road: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the AGGV Collection, which puts over 50 of the best of this collection on display, inviting viewers to journey through the landscapes and scenes captured in Japanese woodblock prints.

📷 Artwork credit: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858), Monkey Bridge in Kai Province, 1853-56, woodcut print, 34.2 x 22.8 cm. Gift of Mr. Theodore Lande, AGGV 1984.054.018.

05/19/2026

🌼This Family Sunday explores the many possibilities of family, inspired by the exhibition "Family Visits".

Create with Victoria artists Randy Babichuk and Tajah Olson at hands-on art stations as they share their own definitions of family through art, and enjoy performances by the Ging Wu West Lion Dancers.

Don’t miss the tours of "Family Visits" throughout the afternoon to see the many ways artists share the meaning of family. Enjoy an unforgettable afternoon celebrating togetherness and creating art.

For more information, visit 🔗 https://ow.ly/MHWB50Z1Nij



🔸Family Sunday is included with admission!
Admission is always free for: AGGV Members and SEE ART pass holders, visitors aged 25 and under, all Indigenous Peoples, and support workers accompanying visitors who need assistance (Leisure Assistant Pass holders).

🔸Accessibility: The AGGV is committed to providing a welcoming and accessible destination for all to enjoy. The main entrance is wheelchair accessible with a ramp on the left side of the entrance with no handrail. There's one set of power doors located at the left side of the entrance at the top of the ramp.

05/16/2026

🪻 Art for your tastebuds and bursting with local flavour, the Gallery Shop is thrilled to have partnered with Lavender & Black, a family-run farm, distillery, and studio located on Salt Spring Island.

The farm's intention is to create natural products that are healthy and healing, with care for the environment. To tempt your senses, they collectively offer honey, syrup, black salt, and sachets, all with the essence of lavender.

It's always free to visit the Shop, we look forward to seeing you at the Gallery Shop!

Lavender & Black