A multi-million dollar gift to the Cowichan Public Art Gallery is anticipated to shape the future of the cultural and economic landscape of Cowichan Valley.
Dr. Fred and Ann Wurlitzer are donating their art collection, which was painstakingly curated over a lifetime and includes an exceptional selection of Canadian masterpieces, to the CPAG.
A portion of the collection features 32 paintings by the renowned Canadian Group of Seven, valued at an astonishing $3 million.
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