Two New Shows Feature Artwork from the Permanent Collection at WAG-Qaumajuq

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Annie Pootoogook (Canadian (Kinngait), 1969–2016). "Tea Drinkers," 2001–2002. coloured pencil on paper. 51 x 66 cm. Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Acquired with funds from the Mr. and Mrs. G.B. Wiswell Fund, 2007-110 (photo courtesy of Ernest Mayer.)

The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)-Qaumajuq is excited to announce the opening of a pair of new exhibitions highlighting fan-favourites and lesser-seen works from the WAG permanent collection. Curated by Grace Braniff and Nawang Tsomo Kinkar, TD Curatorial Fellow, both exhibitions launch at a free opening celebration on Thursday, July 17 at 7pm, and run through 2026.

Braniff’s Crying Over Spilt Tea is inspired by two common English sayings: “spill the tea,” a viral phrase born from Black drag culture that conveys the subversive sharing of sensitive/secret information or “T” for truths, while “don’t cry over spilt milk” means there’s no use getting upset about something that has already happened and cannot be undone.

Kinkar’s a matter of time explores the concept of spiral time, the embodied understanding of time as non-linear, cyclical, and experienced through the continuous unfolding and overlapping of events. Positioning time as relational and as a measure of change, the exhibition looks toward non-Eurocentric worldviews to regenerate ideas of memory, resurgence, and transformation.

Everyone is invited to join us for the free opening celebration on Thursday, July 17 from 7-9pm. There will be welcoming remarks, a performance by Kymera, and cash bar.