WAG, UWinnipeg form historic partnership

The Winnipeg Art Gallery
and the Department of History at the University of Winnipeg have appointed Dr.
Julie Nagam as the first UWinnipeg/WAG Chair in History of Indigenous Arts in
North America. This joint position is the first of its kind in Canada,
involving research and teaching in the department of history at UWinnipeg and
curatorial and exhibition work at the WAG. Nagam is responsible for researching
and developing a series of courses, exhibitions and related programs designed to
engage, enhance, and develop the area of Indigenous art both at the university
and the gallery. This historic partnership between the Winnipeg Art Gallery and
UWinnipeg builds on a strong foundation of joint programming in arts education.