Welcome to the Owens

The Owens Art Gallery is located on the campus of Mount Allison University. It is Canada’s oldest university art gallery and the custodian of an important collection of about 4000 works spanning the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries. Connect with art and artists through our programs and explore our current exhibitions.

Hours

Monday – Friday
10:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday and Sunday
1:00pm – 5:00pm

Closed on Holidays
The Owens will be closed from Monday 18 December, 2023 to Monday 7 January, 2024, inclusive for the Holidays and to prepare the Winter exhibitions.

If you would like to visit the Owens at a quieter time, or when all staff and visitors are masked, private visits can be arranged from 9:00-10:00 am on weekdays. Contact [email protected] for more information.

Find Us

61 York Street
Sackville, NB
E4L 1E1 Canada
[email protected]
506-364-2574

Admission is free

Covid-19 Information

Updated 1 November 2023: During your visit at the Owens Art Gallery:

  • Masks are welcome
  • Free disposable masks are available
  • Hand sanitizer is available throughout the gallery
  • If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, please stay home and plan your visit for another time

For more information, please visit www.mta.ca/campus-updates

Parking

All parking on campus is free. See the Campus Map for more information.

Photography Policy

Photography in the gallery is permitted for personal, non-commercial use unless otherwise stated. No flash or tripods are permitted.

Share your visit with us. Tag us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @OwensArtGallery or #OwensArtGallery.

Two university students sit on a bench wearing headphones connected to a TV. In the background other gallery visitors watch another TV screen.

Accessibility

A brightly coloured flag flies against a cloudy sky. The image on the flag features two suns, one yellow and one red, and two figures paddling a canoe.

Land Acknowledgement

In a gallery, a group of university students sit on chairs in a semi-circle in front of a large, intricate embroidery that hangs from the ceiling in front of them. The students are focused on small stitching projects. They hold squares of felt in their hands. Some extend their arms while pulling stitches, others work on threading their needles.

Group Visits

A sepia-toned photograph shows a stone building with classical architectural features. Text in the upper left corner reads "Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, N.B."

History & Mandate

Gallery Preparator, Roxie stands on a ladder using a measuring tape above several artworks.

People

A low white fence runs parallel to a driveway that leads to a two-storey Carpenter Gothic-style, white clapboard house with tall windows, a steeply pitched roof and a prominent cross-gable.

Colville House

In a gallery with high ceilings, framed paintings and works on paper are hung salon style against deep red walls. A plaster cast of the Venus de Milo is displayed on a wooden plinth in the corner of the room.

Support