About Us
Background
Founded in 1979 in Durham, West Grey, the Durham Art Gallery is a regional arts organization serving Grey and Bruce Counties. Our mandate is to inspire, educate and delight people of all ages through access to a wide range of contemporary art. We embrace a multidisciplinary view of cultural practice and present visual and media art together with literary and performance events.
From our earliest incarnation in the local library to our current purpose-built home, the Gallery’s evolution has been marked by transformation and maturity. Over the past years we have introduced new exciting initiatives: off-site exhibitions in supermarkets, public parks and local businesses; satellite events in underserved communities; collaborations with art universities and colleges across Ontario, and the launch of several professional arts festivals: the Words Aloud Spoken Word Festival began as a collaborative effort between the Gallery and the Words Aloud Collective. Hosted by the Gallery and organized in collaboration with OCAD University, the Common Pulse Festival is a panorama of emerging art genres and practices.
Mission
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The Durham Art Gallery provides a welcoming, inclusive centre for community engagement and appreciation of contemporary art, ideas, and culture, while continuing to build Community, Equity, and Diversity through responsible stewardship. We produce dynamic public programs that inspire creativity, appreciation, dialogue and engagement while building bridges to span the perceived gap between contemporary art and rural communities.
DAG Team
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Board of Directors
Board President
​Paige Crewson
Paige Crewson is a lawyer with more than 20 years of experience spent working at top law firms in Canada and abroad. She has also held in-house roles including a General Counsel position. She has in-depth experience negotiating and documenting commercial transactions (including in the public-private finance sphere) and a working knowledge of corporate governance, compliance, and risk management.
Vice President & Treasurer​Jenny Iserman
Jenny Iserman is retired Ontario public service program consultant policy analyst who is affiliated with local non-profit organizations (Women's House, Kincardine and Women's Centre, Owen Sound). As a program consultant with a social services ministry, she has worked with numerous non-profits with a focus on policy, funding, and accountability issues, all of which are integral to supporting to DAG’s goals.
Secretary
​Yvonne Pelletier
As faculty (professor/senior lecturer) with extensive committee and governance experience at universities in the US, as well as a career in advertising and professional communication, Yvonne Pelletier assists the board with communication, promotion, and fundraising, as well as with general administrative functions. Currently the Coordinating Director of a local literary festival (Words Aloud) and a Library Board member, she has also established strong relationships with local organizations that work with DAG.
Director
​Shannon Linde
Shannon Linde is a curator, artistic producer, and artist living in Toronto and West Grey. She is currently the Senior Curator with EQ Bank, an all-digital financial institution with a growing collection uniquely focused on supporting digital art and emerging artistic practices. Shannon is also a founding member of Aisle 4, a Toronto-based curatorial collective that aims to enhance arts engagement in the city through social practice and public art.
Director
​Brian Timmoney
Brian Timmoney received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from York University, Toronto. After graduating from the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, Timmoney joined Conran Roche Architects in London to work on the new Design Museum. He subsequently joined Foster + Partners in London and participated in several prestigious design competitions, including the winning schemes for the new Cambridge Library, Commerzbank Headquarters in Frankfurt and the successful bid for the new Hong Kong international airport. Upon his return to Canada in 2021 he designed and built his family home in the Blue Mountains outside Thornbury where he now resides with his family.
Directions
Durham is about two hours northwest of Toronto. Coming up Highway 6 from Guelph: after entering Durham, go east (right) one block after the traffic lights and make the first turn north (left). Continue until you see the Gallery. Coming up Highway 10 from Toronto: turn west (left) at the traffic lights in Flesherton and continue on County Road 4. In Durham, turn right (north) at the last street before the traffic light. Continue until you see the Gallery.
Accommodations
There are several Airbnb options available in and around Durham:
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There is public camping in the park just across the river from the Gallery:
Accessibility
The Durham Art Gallery is wheelchair accessible.
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Upon request, the Durham Art Gallery will provide, or arrange for the provision of accessible formats of our communications for persons with disabilities. If you require information in an accessible format, please contact us at 519-369-3692 or info@durhamartgallery.com