JAG Centenary Event

JAG Centenary Event

To mark its centenary JAG is hosting the mother of all art events, with a lineup of celebratory exhibitions drawn from its impressive permanent collection.

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Renewal, Revival, Restoration

Renewal, Revival, Restoration

Sitting pretty between two of the Joburg’s most successful recent city regeneration precincts, Braamfontein and Maboneng, JAG is primed for rediscovery by the city’s new urban trendsetters and Afropolitan glitterati.

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JAG Centenary Programme

JAG Centenary Programme

Leading up to November, when the Gallery’s Edwin Lutyens building is officially 100 years old, JAG will be filled with exhibitions and a series of installations. The curatorial team will strive to exhibit as much of its acquisitions as possible, and fill the walls exclusively with work from the gallery collections.

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Art in the Heart of the City: JAG Centenary Celebrations

Art in the Heart of the City: JAG Centenary Celebrations

The Gallery’s first collection was established by Florence Phillips (1863 – 1940), art patroness and wife of mining magnate Lionel Phillips. Art dealer, collector and gallery director, Hugh Lane (1875 – 1915), was drafted to put together the collection, which was first exhibited in London, before it was brought to South Africa.

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