Sponsor an Artwork

You can help bring the public collection to light in a fresh new way! Sponsor an artwork in the Staycation exhibition at the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq, and help cover costs associated with installing and presenting over 100 artworks from the permanent collection that tell stories of Manitoba.

You’ll also fuel engaging programming for all ages to connect with the art. Your name will be listed on a label beside the artwork in the show, and you’ll receive a charitable tax receipt for your full gift amount. See below to learn more about the exhibition!

SPONSOR AN ARTWORK

William Pura. View from the Bridge, 1991. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Acquired with funds from The Winnipeg Art Gallery Foundation Inc., G-92-91. Photo: Ernest Mayer.

Staycation

What can be discovered when we stop searching for distance and instead turn our gaze inward, toward the everyday, the regional, the domestic, and the local?

Through a selection of Manitoban artworks from the last 50 years, Staycation: The Art of Being Here invites you to experience your surroundings through new eyes—offering both a playful escape and a grounded sense of belonging.

The title, Staycation, relates to Canada’s current economic climate and broader questions about national self-reliance and cultural sovereignty, asking what does it mean to remain here, to create here, and to see value in the cultural ecosystems that already exist within our borders?

For an institution like WAG-Qaumajuq, which is deeply rooted in a specific place while engaged in global conversations, Staycation reflects a timely affirmation of the local as both politically meaningful and aesthetically rich.

Curated by Dr. Riva Symko, WAG-Qaumajuq Head of Collections & Exhibitions and Curator of Canadian Art, Staycation opens on October 29, 2025, and runs through 2026.

SPONSOR AN ARTWORK

Sponsor an Artwork

Staycation

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