After a decade of half of going through various stages of visioning, planning, and fundraising activities, it appears there is finally light at the end of the tunnel for getting shovels into the ground for the project to build the new home for the Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG).

In an email to Daily Hive Urbanized upon inquiry, the VAG says construction work for the new landmark purpose-built art gallery building in downtown Vancouver is expected to occur in Fall 2023, adding that they are working closely with the City of Vancouver on the building permit.

The development permit application outlining the detailed revised design was submitted to the municipal government in July 2021, and it was approved by the development permit board in May 2022.

Over the last two years, VAG has made huge inroads in its fundraising efforts. It received a historic donation of $100 million from local developer and art philanthropist Michael Audain in November 2021, $30 million for its Passive House green building design from the Government of Canada in June 2022, and an additional $50 million from the Government of British Columbia in October 2022 — bringing the provincial government’s total commitment to $100 million.

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