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Media Spotlight
Civic Muse and Dr. Stephen Borys have been featured in leading national and international media for their visionary work in arts, reconciliation, and cultural leadership. From architectural innovation to policy influence, these stories highlight the momentum behind our mission — and the conversations shaping the future of culture.
“WAG-Qaumajuq leader steps down, announces new venture” (Winnipeg’s Classic 107)
The longtime leader of the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq announced on Sunday that he is stepping aside...
“Longtime WAG CEO departs to start consulting firm” (Winnipeg Free Press)
“I’ve also seen so many museum directors and CEOs leave from one institution and work in the consulting field,”
“We are really going somewhere . . . ” (Globe and Mail)
In a Prairie city, 2,000 kilometres from Iqaluit, Canada is building a monument to Inuit culture: Qaumajuq,
“A deepening of public service” (Winnipeg Free Press)
In a Prairie city, 2,000 kilometres from Iqaluit, Canada is building a monument to Inuit culture: Qaumajuq,
“WAG-Qaumajuq Director & CEO to receive . . . ” (WAG-Q)
Borys is a fierce advocate for the power of art to change lives and communities and has been recognized for being a leader in museological studies in Canada and the United States.
“Dr. Stephen Borys named to Canadian Cultural Property . . .” (Galleries West)
Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq director and CEO Dr. Stephen Borys has been named a member of the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board (CCPERB.)
“A Winnipeg couple converted this church . . . ” (Macleans Magazine)
Stephen and Hazel Borys have deep roots in Winnipeg: he’s the CEO of the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq and she’s the city’s director of planning property and development.
“Inside Qaumajuq . . . ” (Enroute Magazine)
The 40,000-square-foot light-filled museum attached to the Winnipeg Art Gallery is a bright spot in the art world – and beyond.
The 40,000-square-foot light-filled museum attached to the Winnipeg Art Gallery is a bright spot in the art world – and beyond.
At Qaumajuq, the new centre for Inuit Art at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, two types of stone rub shoulders under the Winnipeg sun.
Smithsonian Magazine, on Qaumajuq’s global debut
“With curving contours of white Vermont granite, Qaumajuq … a stunning architectural presence… brings the world’s largest public collection of Inuit art to view.”
Metropolis magazine, on the transformative design process
“The new building is the fruit of years of consultation… Indigenous advisory circle… It is connected on each floor to the Winnipeg Art Gallery, … Qaumajuq … seems to float… stands as a symbol of transparency.”
Qaumajuq on the cover of Time magazine (2020)
The opening of Qaumajuq highlights the creative side of Winnipeg, a prairie city that is also home to the acclaimed Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
“In Conversation: Stephen Borys” (Winnipeg Free Press)
This year, dozens of Winnipeggers will publish books in every genre you can think of, but only a couple of writers will release exhibition catalogues.
