Richmond Art Gallery

The Curatorial Mandate of the Richmond Art Gallery is to mount exhibitions of local, Canadian and international stature of interest to our audiences and of importance to the contemporary art community. The Richmond Art Gallery Association sees that the Gallery plays a role in the development of contemporary art in British Columbia and is a crucial link in the chain of art institutions across Canada. An important part of the Gallery’s curatorial practice is to be aware of work being done in Richmond and the region and to represent it to those constituents.

When reflecting on the Richmond Art Gallery’s contribution to the arts community over the past 25 years, Vancouver-based art critic Robin Laurence writes:

Clearly, as the Gallery’s curatorial mandate has gained maturity, ambition and profile, public and media interest has also expanded…the RAG came to be characterized by the sense that emerging artists might find a foothold here, that mid-career and senior artists might receive acknowledgement of their achievements, and that collaboration with other institutions was possible.

– Our Lives and Times: The Richmond Art Gallery at 25 essay for the anniversary publication