Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ontario Association of Art Galleries


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The result was no consensus. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  12:15, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

Ontario Association of Art Galleries

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Article on an association that represents art galleries in Ontario Canada. They represent lots of notable galleries, but we know that notability is not inherited. They do give out an award that is sometimes reported on, but an industry award given by the article subject seems only weakly notable. The sourcing in the article is poor and mostly primary. I'm unable to find significant independent reliabale sources that would allow me to easily establish notability. The article seems to be a promotional vehicle and listing of the non-profit and its members (you can't fault them for it) more than anything.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 06:21, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 06:25, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 06:25, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ontario-related deletion discussions. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 06:25, 7 March 2019 (UTC)


 * It's hard to find external coverage of organisations of this kind, but that doesn't demonstrate that its not notable. The article actually consists mostly of a useful list of art galleries, and I'd like it kept to preserve that.  There is regular coverage of their awards and its publications are quite notable.Bigwig7 (talk) 08:00, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep, notable, well written and sourced, an interesting page, and per Bigwig7. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:24, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep, clearly notable. A significant organization with many members, publications etc. A Google Books search shows plenty of sources. Aymatth2 (talk) 13:30, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Can you provide links for that claim? I see only trivial sources in google books that mention the name.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 14:47, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I can provide snippets:
 * ... the Ontario Association of Art Galleries Directory includes contact information for 457 key individuals in 183 art galleries and organizations throughout Ontario...
 * ... formation of the Ontario Association of Art Galleries resulted from a meeting held in August 1968. The roots of the organization, however, go back to 1947, when representatives ...
 * ... received the 2009 Ontario Association of Art Galleries Award for exhibition of the year. Hassan's works ...
 * ... This book came out of a collaboration between York University in Toronto, the Ontario Association of Art Galleries, and...
 * JSTOR gives 11 hits. The online profile is about what you would expect from a trade association like this: important to the members, not of much interest to the general public. But "dull" does not mean "not notable". Aymatth2 (talk) 22:38, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Need more discussion on Aymatth2's sources
 * Comment for a discussion about a similar organization, see Articles for deletion/Contemporary Art Galleries Association Vexations (talk) 20:33, 9 March 2019 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  15:48, 14 March 2019 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Tymon. r   Do you have any questions?  17:17, 21 March 2019 (UTC)


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