their work and learn from established professionals in a collaborative and supportive environment. In 2016 The Reach was the recipient of a Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Community Programming for the permanent exhibit Voices of the Valley. In 2018 The Reach received the Award of Merit-Excellence in Exhibitions from the BC Museums Association (BCMA), for the exhibition Grand Theft Terra Firma. Also in 2018, The Reach celebrated its 10th anniversary with a public art program called Ramble: Art Outdoors. The Archives The Reach is the base for the Abbotsford Archives. In 2010, they launched an online photo archive with an initial collection of 3000 images from time periods between the 1890s and the 1980s, and the online archive continued to grow. References Art museums and galleries in British Columbia Art galleries established in 2008 Museums established in 2008 Buildings and structures in Abbotsford, British Columbia