Since 1953, the Dalhousie Art Gallery has provided dynamic leadership in visual arts programming. The oldest public art gallery in the province, Dalhousie Art Gallery enjoys a national reputation for the exceptional quality of its exhibitions, research, publications, and high-profile visiting speakers. The Gallery is an academic support unit within the educational and research context of Dalhousie University and serves as a public art gallery and vital cultural resource for the whole community. In practice: we seek to not only encourage public interaction with the Gallery, but to promote visual literacy, and facilitate a familiarity with and appreciation of visual art through our varied exhibitions, ongoing schedule of films, lectures, panel discussions and artist’s and curator’s talks, and our permanent collection. In the absence of a visual arts faculty on campus, we stimulate and inspire our publics, making art relevant and accessible. An invigorating program of contemporary and historical art exhibitions in a wide range of media and styles engages the imagination of our visitors, young and old, seasoned and novice. Every year we host an average of 8 professionally curated exhibitions, publish scholarly catalogues, and organize dozens of special events. Including artist’s talks, lively discussions, guided tours, lectures, and films, our public programs address issues in the visual arts across cultures and attract many hundreds of visitors per month.