Plan a summer outing to view gallery’s exhibitions

Beat the heat and enjoy the dog days of summer roaming through the exhibitions of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.

This is an opportunity to see the last of the gallery’s major summer exhibitions.

The Modernization in Meiji Japan (1868-1912): Images of Changing Architecture, Transportation and Wars closes Sunday.

Trans Pacific Transmissions: Video Art Across the Pacific ends on Sept. 5, with Emily Carr and the Young Generation ongoing.

The art gallery will also be participating in the Integrate Arts Festival’s free Art Crawl on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information on the citywide, weekend-long festival of art studios and galleries, go to integratearts.ca.

People can start registering for fall classes at the gallery on Saturday. Visit the website for tickets and class schedules.

There are two guided tours left for the month, both led by a gallery docent. Visitors taking the drop-in tour can delve deeper into the featured exhibits: • 2 p.m. Saturday: China’s Favourite Pottery for Tea: Yixing Ware • 2 p.m. Sunday: Emily Carr and the Young Generation

Art lovers can purchase or rent original works of art at affordable prices at the Beautiful British Columbia Show and Sale in the Massey Gallery until Sept. 29.

Regular admission applies. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at 1040 Moss St. For more information, a calendar of events and tickets, visit aggv.ca or call 250-384-4171.