The Art Gallery of Calgary holds its AGM today amidst futher allegations of mismanagement. This time the allegations aren’t directed at former president and CEO Valerie Cooper, who is alleged to have defrauded the gallery and facing both a civil suit and a criminal trial, but at the board of directors in relation to Art … Continue reading Questions continue to dog Art Gallery of Calgary
Art Gallery of Calgary
The AGC vs Valerie Cooper
Long suspected of wrong doing, Valerie Cooper is being sued by the gallery she once ran for almost $500,000 in allegedly falsified expenses.
Broken brand or new beginning at the AGC?
Some members of Calgary’s arts community say the Art Gallery of Calgary (AGC) is a dysfunctional space, where art is physically compromised, working relationships are difficult and corporate events and fundraisers are considered more important than the work on the walls. The gallery counters that fundraising is a necessary exercise, accounting for 79 per cent … Continue reading Broken brand or new beginning at the AGC?
Drew Anderson 