The Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG) is celebrating its twentieth anniversary with a free exhibition featuring almost 200 works of art.
Minister for the Arts and Community Events, Gordon Ramsay officially opened Celebration: 20 Years of Collecting Visual Art at CMAG, saying it featured the artists, arts workers, donors and supporters who had made CMAG’s collection possible.
“This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the organisation, which has built an impressive collection of more than 6,500 objects celebrating visual arts and documenting the social and cultural history of our region,” Mr Ramsay said.
“The gallery collection is remarkable, not only for the artistry and insight inherent to the individual objects it holds, but also for the rich patterns of connection that can be drawn between them.”
He said an exhibition such as this would not exist without the creative vision and labour of more than 100 artists who had created these objects, the trusted teachers and mentors they had worked alongside, and the community of support that surrounded them.
“It is critically important also to recognise the many generous donors who have gifted works of art and funds to help grow the gallery collection,” Mr Ramsay said.
Celebration: 20 Years of Collecting Visual Art at CMAG will be on display until 17 June.
