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article local schedule Aug 28, 2025 visibility 4 link 4 galleries

Despite ballooning costs, Thunder Bay Art Gallery executive director confident new gallery will be completed

The Thunder Bay Art Gallery's new waterfront building, originally budgeted at $38 million in 2023, is now projected to cost approximately $75 million. Executive director Matthew Hills expressed confidence the project will be completed despite the cost doubling, citing $46 million in secured funds and ongoing negotiations with provincial and federal governments. Construction is underway, and the gallery is expected to open by early 2027, replacing its current cramped space on the Confederation College campus.

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article local schedule Aug 27, 2025 visibility 3 link 1 artist, 5 galleries

'We already have proof of concept,' says art gallery director (10 Photos)

Matthew Hills, executive director of the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, gave local media a tour of the partially-completed facility on the city's north-side waterfront, confirming the opening has been delayed from 2025 to 2027. Inflation, supply-chain issues, and trade wars have driven the project cost to $74.7 million, with a $22.6 million funding shortfall. City council recently released $5 million to prevent a construction shutdown, and Hills said a phased opening in 2026 is under consideration. Current funding includes $37 million from the federal Canada Cultural Spaces Fund, $5.7 million from Ontario, $5.2 million from the city, and $4.9 million in private donations.

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