Southern Alberta Art Gallery - Turcotte Resource Library
PURPOSE:
The Southern Alberta Art Gallery's mission is to foster the work of contemporary artists who challenge the boundaries of their disciplines and to advance their work in a larger realm. The library collection focuses on contemporary Canadian art and contains over 8,000 gallery and artists' catalogues, journals, newspapers, annual reports, monographs and video tapes.
RESOURCES:
- Online Public Access Catalogue
- Videos of lectures and interviews with artists who have shown at the SAAG plus other videos on different subject matter
- Numerous exhibition catalogues from galleries across Canada, the U.S.A. and Europe
- Slides documenting past exhibitions and events at the SAAG
- Reference materials in the form of technical manuals, maps, art directories and governmental reports
- A broad selection of art magazines
- Newsletters and annual reports produced by many Canadian and American galleries
- Books pertaining to Canadian, American and international art of the last 150 years
PROGRAMS & SERVICES:
- Exhibitions of contemporary art
- Tours
- Summer art courses
- Workshops
- Family Day programs
- Visitors in the Arts Lecture Series
- Services to artists
- Publishing programs to document the gallery's exhibitions
- Three week loan period on most of the material for SAAG members
- In-house use of the materials for members and non-members
- Photocopying services for $.10/page
- Reference assistance (times TBA)
CONTACT INFORMATION
HOURS OF OPENING:
Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Closed Mondays and statutory holidays, except Canada Day [open 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.]
CONTACT PERSON: Marilyn Smith, Director
EMAIL: msmith@saag.ca
TELEPHONE: 403-327-8770
FAX: 403-328-3913
EMAIL: info@saag.ca
WEBSITE: http://www.saag.ca/
ADDRESS:
Southern Alberta Art Gallery - Turcotte Resource Library
601 - 3rd Avenue South
Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 0H4
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Content Revised: February 21, 2012
