Permanent collection Confederation Centre Art Gallery






the permanent collection comprises on 16,000 historical , contemporary canadian works of art; demonstrates cultural , regional diversity, historic traditions, contemporary trends , evolution of canadian art constitute canada s national identity. special historical collections include extensive collection of work of painter robert harris (1849–1919), large collection of architectural watercolours harris s brother, william critchlow harris (1854–1913), , original manuscripts of l.m. montgomery; complete crafts section of expo 67; permanent collection highlighted inclusion of commissioned commemorative murals jack shadbolt, jean-paul lemieux, john fox, jane ash poitras, yvon gallant , wanda koop restage birth of canada; , folk art sculptures of fathers of confederation bradford naugler.


the collecting focus contemporary canadian visual art, while historical , modern art collections grow through donations. in addition collecting, confederation centre art gallery carries out year-round program in areas of conservation, research, education, interpretation, publishing, , exhibitions program. along 7 gallery spaces, comprise on 3,250 square meters (35,000 square feet) ccag includes art education facility named schurman family studio (for young@arts program sponsor), contemporary outdoor sculpture court, conservation lab, preparation workshop, administrative offices, , temporary , permanent collection storage rooms.







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