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Winnipeg Art GallerySEPTEMBER 27, 2014 - JANUARY 31, 2015Stephen Borys, Director and CEO of the WAG, and Andrew Kear, Associate Curator of Canadian Historical Art discuss the landmark Dalí and Beaverbrook shows at the Gallery.Dalí Up Close presents paintings, watercolours, drawings, jewellery, and sculpture by Surrealist master Salvador Dalí, as well as the celebrated photographs produced with Philippe Halsman, for the first time in Winnipeg. In addition to being iconic themselves, these photographs underscore Dalí's savvy management of self-image, and anticipate both Pop and contemporary Performance art. Halsman photographed some of the most recognizable figures of the mid-20th century, with 101 Life magazine covers to his credit. He met Dalí in 1941, and their fruitful collaboration lasted 37 years. Dalí Up Close will expose you to that broad side of Dalí who worked ceaselessly, while crafting a fantastic and memorable public persona.Masterworks from the Beaverbrook Art Gallery is an uncompromising selection of international paintings by such artists as Gainsborough, Turner, Sargent, Carr, Thomson, Freud, and more. A highlight is Salvador Dalí's monumental Santiago El Grande. Commemorating the Beaverbrook's 50th anniversary, this show features the Gallery's founder William Maxwell Aitken (Lord Beaverbrook) and the artists he collected and cultivated, who in turn influenced the passion he had for collecting. Lord Beaverbrook was an international media baron born in Canada. Not only is this exhibition an opportunity to experience an exceptional collection of paintings, but also works assembled by a major historical figure.

We go back to the beginning of the Winnipeg Art Gallery in 1912, and even a bit further back than that! Andrew Kear explains the art scene in Canada at the end of the 19th century, and a few local experts on Winnipeg History talk about what was going on 100 years ago.

Many designs were submitted for the 1968 contest to find a new building for the Winnipeg Art Gallery to live in. We describe some of the best architectural proposals that never made it. Plus, some interesting Winnipeg Trivia! Did you know the Budweiser Clydesdales were from Shea's Brewery here in Winnipeg? If you know more interesting firsts, besides the Winnipeg Art Gallery being the first Civic Art Gallery in Canada, then email us at WagPodCast@Gmail.com

See images of what we are talking about here;

http://pinterest.com/wagca/january-2013-podcast/

A grand tour of the Winnipeg Art Gallery is waiting for you!

We explore places the public never goes, explain certain mysteries, and drop a gumball down a stairwell.

The building is almost as it was when it was first built in 1971, but there are a few details here and there that have changed.

Find out by taking the exclusive audio tour!

See images of the things discussed here:

http://pinterest.com/wagca/december-2012-podcast/

Excellent Jazz music supplied by Curtis Nowsad from his debut album, "the skeptic & the cynic"

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/the-skeptic-the-cynic/id575089105

September 2012

The striking triangular building at 300 Memorial Blvd, Winnipeg was built in the late 60's. What led up to it's birth? Why was it built? Where was the gallery before?

Listen in for the answers, and see some pictures at http://pinterest.com/wagca/september-2012-podcast-images/

June 2012

A sneak preview into the upcoming series of a dozen podcasts in celebration of 100 years of the WAG.

Starting in September 2012 we shall release one podcast a month for the entire 2012-13 season covering a variety of topics about the history of the WAG and the people and places that made us what we are today!