Support the AGSM
Now is the time to show your support for the much-anticipated annual art auction! Access special benefits and share your brand with new audiences. This year’s event, featuring an art battle, gala dinner, and, of course, live auction, will take place on Thursday, April 30.
Dear art* lover,
That little word, “art,” can feel inadequate all on its own to describe the full impact it has on our lives. We add a star ⭐ today in order to accomodate all of the possiblity held in those three little letters–to encompass the magnitude of what art can be to each of us, and to our community.
We invite you to hold this little word in your mind. Your support today allows us to continue our work providing accessible, engaging, inspiring art experiences, supporting artistic creation, and building bridges across disciplines, geography, and cultures.
Donations can be made, via our Canada Helps account linked here, in person, by cheque, or over the phone at +1 204-727-1036.
Consider a recurring donation in recognition of the AGSM’s ongoing work, on this page or with a Patron membership set to autorenew.
With gratitude,
Your friends at the AGSM
IMAGE: Detail from Natascha Kitchur, in The WOW and the WHY, AGSM Main Gallery January 23-March 23, 2025.
Support the AGSM with a donation that will ensure a future informed by a vision of excellence and collaboration. At 117 years old, the AGSM is the oldest center for visual art in Manitoba and the largest outside of Winnipeg. We recognize and cherish our responsibility to the community to continue to generate accessible, enriching programming of the highest caliber.
This means that we:
- Do not charge admission to major exhibitions and events
- Keep membership fees low
- Program art classes on a cost-recovery basis rather than a for-profit model
- Pay professional fees to exhibiting artists
- Provide scholarships to youth in need
- Offer in-kind support to our partners, neighbors, and cultural collaborators
Most importantly, every investment in the AGSM is channeled right back into our community, where we know that we make a difference. We could list studies that prove that the more art there is in a community, the more education, interaction, and connectedness there is, and the less crime, loneliness, and despair. But what is more important to us than the research is your continued faith in us. We don’t just serve you, we are you. Since 1907, when we were called the Brandon Art Club, the foundation of the AGSM has been the concentrated, focused, creative energy that the artists of Westman generate when they gather to make, learn, share, and teach.
