Walter Phillips Gallery Facility Details

Structure

• Constructed in 1976
• Built originally as a contemporary art gallery
• Average exhibitions per year: six
• Average duration: two months
• Receives circulating exhibitions
• Loans to other institutions
• Maintains a permanent collection

Gallery

• Gallery: 321 sq.m. (1053' 4")
• Locations: first floor Glyde Hall
• Walls: white Gyproc on plywood
• Floors: hardwood
• Height of ceiling: 4.7 m (15' 5")

Floor Plan

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All measurements in metres. Walls are 3 metres high.
Lighting tracks are suspended from floating tracks and fall just below this height.
Note: There is an additional metre of open space above wall height which houses air duct work and other piping. This area is not recommended for use.

Access

• Doors: leading from shipping/receiving to exhibition area:
• Largest door: height 3.6 m width: 3 m
• Separate shipping area
• Loading platform is covered; truck can back in level to it
• Height from ground: 9 m
• Loading door: height: 2.4 m Width: 2.4 m
• Crate storage area: 14.8 m
• Person who packs / unpacks crates: Preparator

Environment

• Windows in exhibition area: none
• Air conditioning equipment
• Humidifying equipment: spray type
• Average year-round humidity: 45%
• Fluctuation within 24 hours: 2%
  (Exterior relative humidity in winter may be extremely low in Banff, therefore we maintain gallery levels at 40% for most exhibits. Works entering the gallery in that time period have normally been acclimatized to a drier atmosphere and to subject them to standard 50% relative humidity would be an unacceptable fluctuation. In cases where works arrive in a controlled-atmosphere truck, the relative humidity may be increased at any time to meet prevalent conditions).
• Average year-round temperature range in exhibition area: 20°C
• Temperature fluctuation within 24 hours: 2°C
• Same environmental control in exhibition and storage area
• Heating: hot water
• Fuel: gas
• Heating system and air conditioning include air-filtering devices.
• Smoking is not permitted in exhibition and preparation area.

Lighting

• Lighting in exhibition area: incandescent
• Lighting facilities: lightolier track system with various and movable fixtures, light meter.
• Exhibition area light levels: maximum 150 lux (according to National Gallery standard)
• Light may be maintained at different preferred levels in separate areas of the gallery.
• Electrical outlets in exhibition areas: 8 3-prong
• Power in exhibition area drawn from: wall, ceiling

Insurance

• Art works are insured while in transit (within Canada) and while on the premises of the Banff Centre (all risks policy).
• Policy includes fine arts floater rider (up to $50,000 per exhibition)
• Condition reports kept on borrowed items in travelling exhibitions, incoming and out-going
• Reports completed by: curator

Fire

• Material of basic gallery structure: non-combustible wood and concrete.
• Type of fire department: volunteer
• Type of water supply: city
• Supply of electrical service: 600 volts 3 phase
• Maximum size of electrical service: 400 amp
• Emergency system in case of power failure: none

Extinguishers

• Sprinkler: other areas
• Dry chemical: available in storage area
• Heat sensor system is connected to local fire station
• Walls and ceilings are fire resistant in exhibition area

Security

• The gallery keeps hygrothermographic charts which staff check on a regular basis.
• Mechanical maintenance: staff perform daily checks on thermostats, humidistats and other air control equipment and are on duty on a 24 hour basis to respond to any emergency.
• While open, the gallery employs surveillance staff who oversee the exhibition area and assist the public.
• While closed, the gallery is protected by a security system consisting of microwave motion detectors and door contact switches.
• Security personnel carry out regular facility checks both outside and inside the gallery premises.

Publicity

Publicity measures: press releases, paid advertisements, invitations, handouts, media coverage, brochures, catalogues

Gallery Van

Interior Dimensions:

• Height: 1.968 m (6'5 5")
• Length: 4.826 m (15' 10")
• Width: 2.336 m (7' 8")