Top five Winnipeg art galleries
From cutting-edge to Canada’s oldest civic collection, discover five top picks for prime gallery hopping.
Photo: ICA
Plug in ICA
This cutting-edge art lab cooks up modern works by artists using surprising media – like film, photography, sound and even architecture.
286 McDermot Ave., 204-942-1043, plugin.org
Urban Shaman
Not-to-be-missed aboriginal art promoting vanguard works rooted in diverse indigenous cultures – like Nadia Myre’s vibrant discourse on fracture The Want Ads and Other Scars.
203-290 McDermot Ave., 204-942-2674, urbanshaman.org
Platform
Who knew stillness was so moving? With photography exhibits like Jenny Voscek’s Hole in Amsterdam, a series of video portraits examining familial life with her obsessive mother in the starring role, Platform is a hotbed for exploring the captured image.
121-100 Arthur St., 204-942-8183, platformgallery.org
Ace Art
This artist-run center showcases the oeuvres of emerging auteurs, such as Donigan Cumming’s Episodic, an abject paean to the down-and-out.
2nd Floor, 290 McDermot Ave., 204-944-9763, aceart.org
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Canada’s oldest civic gallery is also one of the biggest, brimming with over 20,000 permanent pieces, including contemporary work by Wanda Koop and General Idea.
300 Memorial Blvd., 204-786-6641, wag.mb.ca
Getting here
Destination Winnipeg, 204-943-1970, destinationwinnipeg.ca
Travel Manitoba, 1-800-665-0040, travelmanitoba.com
