1912
February
Mary Ewart (c. 1872–1939) President of the Western Art Association, delivers a speech to the Local Council of Women on “the value of a...
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April
With the first phase of the Board of Trade Building completed, the Winnipeg Development and Industrial Bureau publishes second-phase expansion...
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October
Winnipeg Development and Industrial Bureau art committee member James McDiarmid (1855–1934) states that the “ideal Winnipeg”...
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December
On December 16, the Winnipeg Museum of Fine Arts officially opens to the public at the Board of Trade Building, with Lieutenant-Governor Sir...
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1913
June
The Winnipeg School of Art is founded on June 21, with Alexander Musgrove (1881–1952) appointed as both its Principal and, after his...
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December
The Annual Report publishes a list of 37 individuals who each contributed $200 towards becoming Winnipeg Museum of Fine Arts and the Winnipeg...
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1914
January
Alexander Musgrove establishes and becomes first president of the Winnipeg Art Students’ Club, later the Winnipeg Sketch Club. The Sketch...
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June
Crowds Flock to the Art Gallery. “Over 1000 people passed through the gallery between 4:30 and 10:00 o’clock. Previous to this 500 or...
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August
Canada enters the Great War.
December
The Gallery opens an exhibition mounted in support of the Canadian Patriotic Fund. Funds raised from art sales go towards the war effort. Prime...
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1916
February
An exhibition of work by mostly Eastern Canadian artists, including William Brymner (1855–1925), Maurice Cullen (1866–1934), and...
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1918
January
The Gallery and School of Art are closed, and all public gatherings are banned, due to mounting fears related to the global spread of Spanish...
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November
Armistice declared on November 11, ending the Great War.
1919
March
Public debate arises about the commissioning and construction of a war memorial, with the Gallery playing a role in the selection and planning...
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May
On May 15, the Winnipeg General Strike begins, the largest in Canadian history, occupies the city’s downtown. The strike would last until...
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November
The large bronze sculpture Eternal Youth (known as the Golden Boy), by French sculptor Charles Gardet (1863–1939), is placed on the dome of...
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1920
January
An “Art School and Gallery Notes” section is added to the Manitoba Free Press. Early columns praise the facilities of the Board of...
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March
The Winnipeg Gallery and School of Art stages its first exhibition of art from private, local collections. Works by Joshua Reynolds...
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July
An important Winnipeg commercial art firm, Brigdens, establishes a scholarship for the School of Art, which continues to expand enrolment.
1921
January
When Alexander Musgrove steps down as Principal of the School of Art, Frank Johnston (1888–1949) is hired as his replacement.
Johnston,...
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September
The first exhibition of work by a young Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald (1890–1956) opens on September 10.
FitzGerald goes on to become Principal...
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On September 21 Canadian Art Today is mounted, the first gallery-organized exhibition of contemporary Canadian art. It includes work by the...
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