Mandate
Gallery Connexion was founded as the Organization for the Development of Artists, whose mandate is:
- To expose Fredericton and surrounding area to contemporary and experimental visual art practices, including performance, literary arts, musical arts, and interdisciplinary work.
- To make available to our region art from other areas of the country and abroad.
- To offer services and events to artists whose work might not otherwise find an appropriate venue in our region because they do not easily fit the mandate of the traditional and commercial galleries that exist here. Our programming ensures that marginalized groups, Aboriginal, and emerging artists are included in our selections annually.
- To provide a forum for connecting the general public with the work we exhibit by organizing opening events, artist talks, workshops and art education programs.
Gallery Connexion’s objectives are to demonstrate a clear commitment to contemporary art practices in Canada by:
- Establishing a professional space where those artists engaged in experimental practice can present their work in an environment that will generate and support discourse.
- Providing an alternative perspective to the general public.
- Providing priority to artists dealing with critical issues, such as race, culture, gender and sexuality. In doing so, equity is incorporated as an integral part of the gallery’s mandate.
- To broaden the understanding of what marks great art in the minds of the members of our community.
