The Permanent Collection

Safe and Sound 

Over 300 works from the Permanent Collection of the Prairie Art Gallery, all rescued from the collapsed Gallery building on March 26, 2007 are on view in open storage at the Gallery’s temporary location.

The portion of the Gallery’s collection that requires hanging storage for its safe preservation is now fully accessible to the community. The collection has been rarely seen in recent years, but became the object of international concern when it was trapped inside the frozen, collapsed Gallery for a week in March 2007. Artists in the collection include Euphemia McNaught, Evy McBryan, John Snow, Jim Stokes, Allen Sapp, Illingworth Kerr, and Peter von Tiesenhausen.

The Prairie Art Gallery has been designated as a Category A Institution by the Moveable Cultural Properties Directorate of Canadian Heritage. This means that due to its strict climate, safety and security controls, The Prairie Art Gallery has been permitted to receive donations of works of art of outstanding significance and national importance.

The Gallery’s collection currently stands at approximately 600 works of art, almost exclusively created in Alberta in the mid to late 20th Century.

The Collection is used extensively for exhibition and instruction, and is always available for research and study. Please contact the Gallery to make an appointment if you wish to examine works in storage.

 Coming Soon: View the permanent collection online.