Every year at the APAGA/AGAPA annual general meeting we recognize one of our peer’s sustained professional contribution to the Atlantic Provinces art gallery community.
Past recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award include:
2025 – Kevin Rice, Gallery Director, Confederation Centre Art Gallery.
2018 – Roxie Ibbitson, Registrar/Preparator, Owens Art Gallery and Ingrid Jenkner, Director/Curator, MSVU Art Gallery
2012-13 – Caroline Stone, Curator of Collections, The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery
2011 – Gemey Kelly, former Director/Curator, Owens Art Gallery
2010 – Bernie Riordon, former Director and CEO of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery
2009 – John Murchie, former Coordinator, Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre
2008 – Sue Gibson Garvey, former Director/Curator of the Dalhousie Art Gallery
2007 – Judy Dietz, former Registrar, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
2006 – Mary Sparling, former Director/Curator, MSVU Art Gallery
2005 – Pat Grattan, former Director, The Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador
We are currently working towards developing additional awards to recognize professional art gallery activity in our communities.