English: November 2009

Darlene Wight and U.S. Consul Michelle Jones

Darlene Wight, Curator of Inuit Art at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, participated in a 10-day professional exchange program sponsored by U.S. Consulate Winnipeg in early October. Wight was joined by nine other curators and art professionals from galleries and museums across Canada in a dynamic program that introduced the group to colleagues in Washington D.C., Atlanta and Minneapolis. The group also visited galleries and museums in those cities and were exposed to the latest curatorial methods in use in the United States. While Darlene was participating in the program, Ambassador Jacobson paid a visit to the Winnipeg Art Gallery and made a point of touring the gallery’s Inuit vault, the collection that Darlene curates. He was intrigued by the vast, world-class collection Darlene has assembled and looks forward to returning so he can benefit from Darlene’s expertise in explaining the collection.