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hello and welcome to the Art Gallery of

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Greater Victoria where we bring art to

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life fit for a capital city and the

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largest public art gallery or art museum

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in Vancouver Island we’re just a

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15-minute walk in downtown Victoria we

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offer 11 and a half thousand square feet

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of exhibition space we are home to the

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second largest Asian art collection in

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Western Canada and we house over 18,000

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works of art from artists that are

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locally known here in BC to those that

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are world renowned of course our artists

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roll call would include and will require

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victorious burials are the names of be

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Warhol Picasso references and they’re

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all here by the way the oldest piece we

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have in collections a Syrian altar

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dating back approximately 4,000 BC one

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and a half million dollars aside from

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our collections and exhibitions of

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historical contemporary Asian decorative

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arts the gallery offers education

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variety of programming offering artful

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connections to youth through in school

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programs of team and family programs and

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free lectures about current exhibitions

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as well as hosted tours check out our

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gallery guide or website for more

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information if you want to take some are

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home with you our rental and sales would

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be happy to help they offer a broad

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selection that works for rental for your

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home or free workplace a wonderful and

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affordable way to enjoy fabulous works

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of art

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the gallery shop offering gifts such as

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far as Adobe handcrafted glass and

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ceramics silver with slope accessories

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catalogs art books posters greeting

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cards and so many more treasures all

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available for visitors of an age

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facility rentals corporate gatherings

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wedding ceremonies special events have

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all taken advantage of the unique

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environment offered by the gallery and

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our volunteers most of all are highly

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anticipated events such as the

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well-loved and infamous art gallery

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paintin simply wouldn’t be possible

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without our committed group of

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volunteers but give so very generously

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at a time and energy and support me out

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the gallery staff we are blessed some

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very public and some behind the scenes

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all of our gallery staff are passionate

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about the work of the gallery front desk

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membership collections curatorial

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education gallery shop communications

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maintenance security every single one

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plays a vital role of day-to-day

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operations of the gallery here’s what

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some of the gallery staff believe you

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will experience when you visit us

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possibilities it’s the treasure relevant

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open and accessible work experience

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informative and tidy constellation of

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surprises history in art vibrant ideas

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cultural hothouse smart and fun variety

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community and access to arts and culture

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innovation amazing experience exotic

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invention artwork thrills and spills

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commitment in Gen inspiring Emily always

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interesting art gallery painting

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ultimately as a public gallery and a

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non-profit all of this wouldn’t be

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possible without our loyal members and

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donors in exchange for membership

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members receive benefits including

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invitations to exhibition openings and

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other special events discounts in our

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gallery shop free admission passes for

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friends quarterly newsletters and so

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much more members and donors provide the

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resources the gallery needs to fulfill

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its mandate to collect document deserve

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educate and share our visual culture of

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all of these people you would have a

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really challenging

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the art gallery of Greater Victoria

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would inspire challenge and engaging in

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its work to celebrating art and visit

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the gallery to become a member and help

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us free

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you

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