Since the Art Gallery of Sudbury announced its temporary closure Oct. 12 due to safety issues with its historic Bell Mansion home, the gallery has received a number of kind community offers to relocate its programming, said the gallery’s director/curator.
Unfortunately, the current Terry Graff: Avian Cyborgs and Daphne Odjig National Day for Truth and Reconciliation exhibits will not be able to be relocated, Christakos confirmed. AGS explained in its written statement that on Oct. 6, Laurentian University — which owns the Bell Mansion building housing the gallery — shared a letter of recommendation from their engineering consultants recommending limiting access to the building.
“The areas of concern are along the south-facing wall,” she said. “There’s a fire exit there. And also the west-facing chimney.” She said she is not complaining about the circumstances with which the gallery has been presented. Christakos said the 1907 Bell Mansion structure is a “beautiful building” that has “served us very well” for many years, but that it “deserves attention.”
“We have been in close communication with the leadership at the Art Gallery and we will continue to work closely with them. We have hired an engineering firm to evaluate the structural repairs and to understand what will be required in order to safely re-open the building.
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