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The Vancouver Art Gallery to receive a fund of $29.3m from the Federal Government

The Vancouver Art Gallery is going to receive $25 million in federal funding from Infrastructure Canada through the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) program, as well as an additional $4.3 million from the Department of Canadian Heritage. The capital will go towards aspects of the building that will help achieve the Vancouver Art Gallery\’s vision of creating a safe and inclusive space for all, while meeting world class sustainability standards. The new gallery is planned to open in 2027. The green and Inclusive Community Buildings program aims to build more community buildings that are energy-efficient, lower carbon, more resilient and higher performing. The new Vancouver Art Gallery at the Chan Centre for Visual Arts will be the first Passive House art gallery in North America and will be the most environmentally sustainable art museum in Canada. Valdosta Daily Times has more to this story.

German Museums to Return Objects to Namibia, Cameroon

The board of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) has agreed to return a number of objects to Cameroon and Namibia. The news is the latest significant restitution from Germany as the country continues to examine its national collections and refine its policy toward colonial-era artworks and objects. Twenty-three objects from the Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in Berlin will be permanently returned to Namibia. The artefacts, which include jewellery and clothing, first travelled back to the country in May as part of “Confronting Colonial Pasts, Envisioning Creative Futures,” a research project carried out in partnership with the Museums Association of Namibia (MAN). A years-long negotiation with Cameroonian authorities has also concluded with the return of the so-called Ngonnso’, a female figure taken from the historical region of Nso’ (north-western Cameroon) by colonial officer Curt von Pavel, who gave it to the Ethnological Museum in 1903. The elaborated story is presented by Artnet news.

Art pop-up exhibit to run in Brookhaven through July

Explore Brookhaven, the city’s tourism organization, and art company srmART Connect have partnered to put on “Art pop Up + Shop” in Town Brookhaven. The pop-up exhibit will include a collection of paintings, mixed media, photography, drawings, and more. The exhibit opened on June 17 and will run until July 26.  “An art pop-up shop is a great way tonetwork with neighbours and local businesses,” said Sharon Moskowitz, founder of srmART Connect. “There is incredible value in connecting and interacting with the community in-person, talking about the artwork, and generating sales and future art projects.” The pop-upexhibit will be open Thursday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. The exhibit is located in Town Brookhaven at 804 Town Boulevard, Suite 1070. Get more details on Reporters Newspaper.

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