Shaman is an Aboriginal artist-run centre dedicated to meeting the needs of artists by providing a vehicle for artistic expression in all disciplines and at all levels by taking a leadership role in the cultivation of Indigenous art.VISIONUrban Shaman presents contemporary Indigenous Aboriginal art with integrity while remaining rooted in our diverse Aboriginal cultures.MANDATEUrban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art is a nationally recognized leader in Aboriginal arts programming and one of the foremost venues and voices for Aboriginal art in Canada. Our focus on developing new programming and new ways of presenting it, have resulted in increased exposure and the expansion of our activities. Urban Shaman is dedicated to the Aboriginal arts community and arts community at large.
Your WAG has grown into one of the country’s leading visual art museums with an international reputation! Founded in 1912, the WAG is Canada’s first civic art gallery, housed in an iconic modernist building in the heart of downtown Winnipeg.
THE CAUSE OF ART IS THE CAUSE OF THE PEOPLE. THE WAG IS A PRODUCT OF THE PEOPLE AND ART THAT FILL OUR SPACES AND REACH OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY.