Definitely Superior is Northwestern Ontario's leading edge art gallery and nationally recognized professional artist-run centre. Incorporated in 1988, Definitely Superior operates as a distinct alternative to public art galleries, museums, and commercial art venues.
As an element of our country's covetable network of artist-run centers, Definitely Superior is part of a bigger picture that has been a major catalyst in the development of new and exciting contemporary art in Canada.Formed and directed by artists in the city of Thunder Bay, the gallery's role as a charitable, not-for-profit group is to support contemporary art and the artists that produce it.
As an element of our country's covetable network of artist-run centers, Definitely Superior is part of a bigger picture that has been a major catalyst in the development of new and exciting contemporary art in Canada.Formed and directed by artists in the city of Thunder Bay, the gallery's role as a charitable, not-for-profit group is to support contemporary art and the artists that produce it.
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Definitely Superior encourages the submission of exhibition proposals from emerging, mid-career, and established artists. Our purpose is to encourage innovative contemporary artistic endeavors in all media. We also foster experimental cultural development in art production, particularly those exhibitions that are politically and socially engaging.
Since 1988 Definitely Superior Art Gallery has provided a forum for the production, presentation, and exhibition of contemporary art. Regional, national, and international artists have all contributed to the conceptually and aesthetically engaging exhibitions and related cultural practices showcased by the gallery.
Definitely Superior Art Gallery presents over 50 exhibitions, events, and activities both in and out of the gallery each year. These support as many as 950 multi-disciplinary artists. At Definitely Superior Artist-Run Centre & Gallery, our success is based on the generosity and quality of our volunteers.
Die Active is an art collective for the young blooded. Entering its 12th year of successful, in-depth arts education programming at Definitely Superior Art Gallery, this program is aimed at mentoring and supporting future young artists while creating unique and contemporary graffiti murals, publications, performances and public art.
The Neechee Studio season begins each November with several varied art projects, one per month, that culminate in an online exhibition, a live exhibition and a publication. Look out, they're bringing you street art, graffiti, silkscreening, body casting, hiphop, moccasin making, painting, drawing and more!
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Cassandra Rhodes
Jan 15, 2019
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Orange Banana
Nov 19, 2018
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Definitely superior art gallery hosts workshops of many varieties and styles to do with art and creative endeavours. All are welcome to view and appreciate the various exhibitions! Defsup is also the mother of Die Active youth art collective, Neechee studios, and Invisible Ink, which are all artist run, artist led programs for emerging artists in the city/region. The exhibitions they host are of various styles, themes, mediums, and from various regions and different artists. Definitely superior art gallery also runs the annual Hallowe'en bar crawl event known as "The Hunger", the annual summer
Wolfgang Bajada
Oct 09, 2018
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Kelsey
Jul 18, 2018
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Cassandra Bruneau
Jun 05, 2018
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Alastair MacKay
Jul 31, 2017
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