La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario
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La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario is an art gallery
in Sudbury, Ontario
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Originally launched in 1974 by artists associated with the Cooperative des artistes du Nouvel-Ontario
, the gallery was first established as part of La Slague, a local Franco-Ontarian
community centre. It later moved to the Centre des jeunes, a Franco-Ontarian youth centre, after La Slague ceased operations.
In 1995, the gallery was incorporated as a separate organization.
The gallery focuses primarily on contemporary art by Franco-Ontarian artists.
Art gallery
An art gallery or art museum is a building or space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art.Museums can be public or private, but what distinguishes a museum is the ownership of a collection...
in Sudbury, Ontario
Ontario
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Originally launched in 1974 by artists associated with the Cooperative des artistes du Nouvel-Ontario
CANO
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, the gallery was first established as part of La Slague, a local Franco-Ontarian
Franco-Ontarian
Franco-Ontarians are French Canadian or francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. They are sometimes known as "Ontarois"....
community centre. It later moved to the Centre des jeunes, a Franco-Ontarian youth centre, after La Slague ceased operations.
In 1995, the gallery was incorporated as a separate organization.
The gallery focuses primarily on contemporary art by Franco-Ontarian artists.