From the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada: The Vancouver Art Gallery announced the launch of the Institute of Asian Art, which will expand and further develop the Gallery’s exhibitions, public programs, and permanent collections dedicated to the visual arts of Asia, with particular focus on China, India, Japan and Korea. The Gallery has created an endowed senior curatorial position for Asian art and will form an international advisory council to help support the Institute’s diverse range of programs. The Gallery also plans to dedicate permanent space in its new building to Asian art.

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