Visual Arts Brampton
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Visual Arts Brampton was formed in 1986 to organize the arts community, providing workshops, and exhibits, among other things.
The president and founding member of this non-profit community art group is artist Keith Moreau.
The group moved to its current studio in 1991.
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The Chinguacousy branch of the Brampton Library
had a gallery space, opened when the facility first did in 1971. The space had its own full-time curator until a renovation in the 1990s. The group managed booking for the space for around a year, before passing the responsibility on to the Art Gallery of Peel. It was slated for closure in 1996, and VAB petitioned to keep it open. After the closure, the non-profit fundraised to open a new space in Bramalea City Centre
, City Centre Exhibit Space for a while, before being renamed Artway Gallery.
The group's annual floral art exhibit, started in 2002 at the Brampton City Hall atrium gallery space. In 2010, the first year the group featured work exclusively created for the exhibit, the art toured from City Hall to Carabram
's Canada pavilion, Artway Invitational Gallery, the Canadian National Exhibition
, and Brampton Library
's Four Corners branch.
The president and founding member of this non-profit community art group is artist Keith Moreau.
The group moved to its current studio in 1991.
Galleries
Visual Arts Brampton runs The Artway Family of Galleries, which includes Artway Gallery (established in 1998), Fridge Front Gallery (established 2005), and the Artway Invitational Gallery (established 2010), all in Shoppers World Brampton. Artway was previously in Bramalea City CentreBramalea City Centre
The Bramalea City Centre is an indoor shopping mall located in the city of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. With over a million square feet of retail space and more than 280 outlets, it is one of Canada's largest shopping malls...
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The Chinguacousy branch of the Brampton Library
Brampton Library
Funded by the City, the Brampton Library is a system of public libraries in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.In the 2003 Ontario Public Library Week , the library was rebranded with a new logo, and a change in name. The system changed from the Brampton Public Library to the simpler and more direct...
had a gallery space, opened when the facility first did in 1971. The space had its own full-time curator until a renovation in the 1990s. The group managed booking for the space for around a year, before passing the responsibility on to the Art Gallery of Peel. It was slated for closure in 1996, and VAB petitioned to keep it open. After the closure, the non-profit fundraised to open a new space in Bramalea City Centre
Bramalea City Centre
The Bramalea City Centre is an indoor shopping mall located in the city of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. With over a million square feet of retail space and more than 280 outlets, it is one of Canada's largest shopping malls...
, City Centre Exhibit Space for a while, before being renamed Artway Gallery.
The group's annual floral art exhibit, started in 2002 at the Brampton City Hall atrium gallery space. In 2010, the first year the group featured work exclusively created for the exhibit, the art toured from City Hall to Carabram
Carabram
Carabram is an annual multi-cultural festival in Brampton, Ontario, founded in 1982.The festival was founded after volunteers from different ethnic communities wanted to organize a festival celebrating diversity and cross-cultural friendship...
's Canada pavilion, Artway Invitational Gallery, the Canadian National Exhibition
Canadian National Exhibition
Canadian National Exhibition , also known as The Ex, is an annual event that takes place at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the 18 days leading up to and including Labour Day Monday. With an attendance of approximately 1.3 million visitors each season, it is Canada’s largest...
, and Brampton Library
Brampton Library
Funded by the City, the Brampton Library is a system of public libraries in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.In the 2003 Ontario Public Library Week , the library was rebranded with a new logo, and a change in name. The system changed from the Brampton Public Library to the simpler and more direct...
's Four Corners branch.