Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery Offers a mix of Local History and Art
The Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery sits in the middle of the city’s favourite green space, Crescent Park, and holds within its walls a number of collections that show off the art and culture of Moose Jaw. Once inside, visitors are greeted by an impressive sculpture of a dapple grey foal — titled Peggy by the late Joe Fafard. The sculpture is a favourite part of the gallery’s permanent collection, and only one piece of what the MJMAG has to show off.
Currently on display in the Normal Lang Gallery until the end of August is Measured Composition by potter Rob Froese, featuring a visual intersection of music and ceramic wares, and Predisposition by sculptor Peter Tucker, who has been working on one of the exhibition’s pieces in-gallery as a demonstrative element.
“Twelve Tone Study” by Rob Froese, from his exhibitions currently on display at the MJMAG and online through their website. The Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery is home to an incredible array of artwork, artifacts, and educational opportunities — and it’s luckily surrounded by the lovely scenery of Crescent Park.
The MJMAG, attached to the Moose Jaw Public Library, is home to several different gallery spaces worth visiting for a taste of local art and history. Visitors are welcome to visit the MJMAG any time during operating hours to enjoy the experience of Moose Jaw art. “Reroot” by Peter Tucker, currently on display in the gallery at the MJMAG and featured online on their website.
The Heritage Gallery hosts a permanent collection of artifacts and exhibits detailing the intricate past of the community, while the Norma Lang Gallery features all of the new artistic exhibitions curated by the MJMAG every spring and fall. The entrance of the MJMAG is also used to display local exhibitions. Currently, the Wakamow Aboriginal Community Association is showing their Women’s Cape Project, featuring hand-beaded traditional capes made by local women and curated by Barb Fraser, WACA, and SaskCulture.
All three of these current exhibitions are available to view online through the MJMAG’s website, along with a handful of other past exhibitions featured in a virtual museum format — including past shows from Vaughan Grayson and Campbell Tinning, a Heritage Gallery feature about the 1954 plane collision over Moose Jaw, and the MJMAG travelling trench art exhibit Keepsakes of Conflict, among others. The MJMAG has a number of other online resources now available on their website, including introduction videos about famous Saskatchewan artists, features from past and current MJMAG collections, and virtual community exhibitions. In addition to all of the gallery’s shows, the MJMAG also offers a number of art classes in their space throughout the year, with the schedule differing depending on instructors’ availability. This summer,
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