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- Textual record
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds.
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1966-2020 (Creation)
- Creator
- Mount Saint Vincent University. Art Gallery
Physical description area
Physical description
1.66 m of textual records
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Archival description area
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Administrative history
The Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery was opened in 1971 by MSVU President Catherine Wallace. In line with MSVU’s mandate, the Art Gallery was committed to keeping the art and craft of artists from the Atlantic Region, with particular attention paid to women. The Art Gallery’s initial curator, Mary Sparling, made efforts to ensure the gallery would be community based and display works from established, emergent, and non-mainstream artists and craftspeople alike.
One of the first additions to the Gallery’s permanent collection were ceramics, pottery, and pictures by Nova Scotia potter and MSVU alumna Alice Egan Hagen which were donated by the artist.
In addition to supporting the MSVU Cultural Studies curriculum, the MSVU Art Gallery also maintains a collection of art on behalf of the University, much of which can be viewed in the E. Margaret Fulton Communications Centre.
Custodial history
Scope and content
Fonds consists of records pertaining to the Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, including annual reports (1969-2003), biennial reports (1988), and administrative and promotional material from its opening (1966-1970). Fonds also consists of records related to events and exhibitions at the Gallery, including catalogues, publications, and promotional brochures and posters published by the Gallery (1970-2020), calendars of events and programs (1972-1978), and correspondence between the Gallery and artists regarding their art and exhibitions (1968-1971).
Fonds also contains scrapbooks with newspaper clippings related to the Gallery (1972-1976), a scrapbook with photographs of Gallery programming, and visitor sign-in books (1971-1974).
Notes area
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Records were transferred in multiple accessions to the MSVU Archives.
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- English
Script of material
- Arabic
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Copyright Mount Saint Vincent University Archives.
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General note
Accession number: 1981-77, 1981-170, 1981-171, 1982-25, 1982-142, 1982-152, 1982-183, 1982-189, 1982-190, 1982-205, 1982-209, 1983-05, 1983-48, 1983-58, 1983-105, 1983-106, 1983-118, 1983-226, 1983-227, 1984-163, 1984-191, 1984-221, 1984-238, 1985-59, 1985-126, 1985-127, 1986-110, 1987-55, 1987-59, 1988-50, 1989-06, 1989-41, 1989-48, 1989-49, 1990-06, 1990-48, 1991-74, 1991-135, 1992-42, 1992-43, 1992-107, 1993-10, 1993-91, 1994-06, 1994-21, 1994-40, 1994-41 1994-42, 1996-29, 1996-33, 1997-07, 1997-26, 1997-27, 1998-23, 1999-10, 1999-24, 2000-23, 2003-79, 2003-248, 2004-12, 2008-78, 2024-03
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Created: 2024-03-06