Sponsorship history
In December 2009, Capital Power entered into a three-year sponsorship with the Art Gallery of Alberta. The visionary initiative, Capital Powered Art, provides financial support to make world-class art available to Albertans.

Through December 2012, Capital Powered Art will bring more than 10 major exhibitions from the National Gallery of Canada to the Art Gallery of Alberta–filling the new AGA building with year-round programming that will delight local audiences and raise Edmonton’s national and international profile.  The centerpiece of Capital Powered Art is an ongoing series of exhibitions organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

Capital Powered Art demonstrates our commitment to the quality of life for Edmontonians and Albertans; it is an investment in the bright cultural future of Edmonton and Alberta–an investment which will generate significant returns to a tremendous number of people from a wide variety of communities. The exhibitions we sponsor will help local audiences look at their world from different perspectives and stimulate them to actively engage with different cultures and communities.

Awards and recognition
On April 25, 2012, the Canadian Museums Association presented the Art Gallery of Alberta received the Outstanding Achievement in Management prize.

The award recognized the “National Gallery of Canada at the Art Gallery of Alberta” exhibition series, which was made possible in part through the Capital Powered Art program.

Capital Power was nominated for an Association of Fund Raising Professionals (AFP) Award for Outstanding Corporation by the Art Gallery of Alberta in 2010 for demonstrating outstanding commitment through their generous support of Capital Powered Art.

For more information about the Art Gallery of Alberta, please visit www.youraga.ca

Last Updated: May 14, 2012