Art for Lunch
Cure cubicle boredom and join us for a little culture on your lunch hour. Exhibition tours. Artist and curator talks. Videos about art. Join us on Wednesdays between September and June at 12:10pm—we’ll finish up by 1:00pm.
- Coffee and tea provided.
- You're welcome to bring a bag lunch to eat while a video is being screened. If the event that day is an exhibition tour, we suggest you come early to eat your lunch since no food is allowed in the galleries.
- Talks and tours included with Gallery admission.
- Video programs free.
If you have a Senior or Senior Couple WAG membership, you can get a pass to bring a friend to Art for Lunch for free. Click here for details.
Art for Lunch is generously supported by Manitoba Lotteries Corporation.
Talk - The Art of Making Violins
Wednesday, February 29 from 12:10pm to 1pm
Have you ever heard of a luthier? Discover this amazing art of violin-making with Winnipeg based luthier, Garth Lee.
Art and Stone - talk and film screening
Wednesday, March 7 from 12:10pm to 1pm
See the documentary Art &Stone, celebrating WAG history, and stay for a conversation with filmmaker Paula Kelly.
Talk - Pysanka as Talisman: Decorative Art and Identity Marker
Wednesday, March 14 from 12:10pm to 1pm
Pysanka as Talisman, Decorative Art and Identity Marker - an illustrated talk on pysanky, Ukrainian Easter eggs, with Sophia Kachor, Director of Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural Centre.
Talk - A Bridge and a Blind Spot: Feminism, Modernism, and the work of Eva Stubbs
Wednesday, March 21 from 12:10pm to 1pm
This May Andrew Kear, WAG's Curator of Historical Canadian Art will be presenting on the work of Winnipeg sculptor Eva Stubbs at the annual conference hosted by the Canadian Women Artists History I...
Tour - American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell
Wednesday, March 28 from 12:10pm to 1pm
Discover the artistic legacy of Norman Rockwell, of one of America's most iconic artists. • Exhibition tour with Andrew Kear, Curator of Historical Canadian Art
Talk - The Influence of Islamic Motifs on 19th century Ceramics
Wednesday, April 4 from 12:10pm to 1pm
Our popular lecture series on non-western art continues with a talk on the influence of Islamic motifs on 19th century ceramics. With Helen Delacretaz, Chief Curator
Talk - A history of Inuit Art
Wednesday, April 11 from 12:10pm to 1pm
Darlene Coward Wight, Curator of Inuit Art, has been hard a work on a new 250+ page book, to be published by Douglas&McIntyre, that will constitute a new narrative of the development of contemporar...
Talk - Comics: The Ninth Art
Wednesday, April 18 from 12:10pm to 1pm
Much of Norman Rockwell's artistic and creative output was in the form of illustrative paintings and drawings meant for commercial or advertising purposes. As an artist he struggled with the percep...
Talk - Stone Carving: tools, techniques and experiences: an artist talk with Peter Rockwell
Wednesday, April 25 from 12:10pm to 1pm
Join Peter Rockwell for a discussion on his artistic practice as a sculptor and carver. • Tickets are $5 non-members/$3 WAG members • Does not include admission to the exhibitions.
Gallery Hours
Tuesday through Sunday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 9pm
Closed Mondays