The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is a public art gallery committed to the celebration of art. With vision, leadership and scholarship we engage and inspire diverse audiences through exhibition, interpretation, and stewardship of the collection.

Our mandate is as follows:

•To establish, and preserve collections of the arts and crafts which are to be held in trust for the benefit of current and future generations; and to display them;

•To create a receptive field for artists and their work;

•To provide public programs such as lectures, recitals of artistic, musical and other works of cultural merit; and

•To provide and manage facilities for the appreciation and study of the visual arts.