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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, CanadaSault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
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Following the shoreline of Lake Superior, we backtrack from Thunder Bay to take Highway 17 east to Sault Ste. Marie, also known as "the Soo."3
The Municipality of Sault Ste. MarieSault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
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This city located on the St. Mary's River is the third largest city in Northern Ontario after Greater Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. Sault Ste. Marie is connected with its sister city on the U.S. side of the lake, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, by the International Bridge which is suspended over the south-eastern tip of Lake Superior.5
The Municipality of Sault Ste. MarieSault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
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For more information please visit:www.city.sault-ste-marie.on.ca
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The Art Gallery of Algoma
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ART GALLERY OF ALGOMAThe Art Gallery of Algoma was founded as a non-profit public institution in 1974 by a group of art enthusiasts from Sault Ste. Marie. Two years later this new Northern Ontario cultural institution was hosting exhibitions in a space provided by the Algoma Central Railway. In 1980 the Gallery relocated to a new 10,000 sq. ft. purpose-built facility on the St. Mary's River, which included a principal exhibition room, a multi-purpose room, an education studio, and a vault. Michael Burtch served as Director-Curator of the Gallery from 1981 to 2008, during which time he developed exhibitions of regional consequence and a permanent collection of international significance.
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The Art Gallery of AlgomaSault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
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In recent years the Gallery's Board of Directors hired Dr. Curtis Collins as Director, who boldly moved the institution's facility and programming forward. The 30 year old carpeted floors and walls throughout the building were replaced with wood and drywall surfaces, while the exhibition areas were re-designated as the Main Gallery, Project Room and Education Gallery. Such physical changes have been matched by a refocused programming effort intended to attract a broader local audience and establish a greater province and nation-wide identity for the Gallery. Contemporary and historic art exhibitions are now mounted in a consistently professional manner and the Gallery's new opening reception format is attracting more visitors as well as media attention.11
The Art Gallery of AlgomaSault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
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The Main Gallery serves as the Art Gallery of Algoma's feature space and it is now committed exclusively to works by professional artists from across Canada. The Project Room affords emerging regional artists an opportunity to develop their practices, while the Education Gallery caters to student art projects from the Algoma district. A new artist fee structure is being implemented based on CARFAC rates, which extends from a larger organizational initiative to bring the Gallery's programming as a whole in-line with professionally established standards.13
The Art Gallery of AlgomaSault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
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The Art Gallery of Algoma is a public gallery dedicated to cultivating and advancing the awareness of visual arts in Sault Ste. Marie and district. The Gallery's commitment to excellence is reflected in all aspects of its programming. Approximately 24 exhibitions are mounted each year featuring local, national and international artists. The Gallery also boasts an ever-growing permanent collection of 5000 works of art and an arts-related resource centre. |
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