VWA | The Gardiner Museum: Building Community from the Ground Up
The Victoria Women's Association Presents: The Gardiner Museum: Building Community from the Ground Up
Where: Alumni Hall
About this Event: This topic explores the intersection of the Gardiner’s evolving programmatic goals and its vision as an engaged civic institution, highlighted by its ground floor transformation, which includes a new Indigenous gallery space at the centre of the permanent collection galleries. It explores the concept of connectivity as a driving force behind the capital project: between audiences and makers; between cultures through shared traditions; and between public gathering spaces and their functionality.
About the Speaker: Gabrielle Peacock (MPA) has been a passionate advocate for the arts and culture for her entire career. Studies at Western University, Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London and a role at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection launched a two-decade career in the fine art auction business, before assuming the role of CEO at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa. In 2015, Gabrielle returned to academia, completing her Master of Public Administration degree from the University of York in the UK, while serving as Interim Executive Director of the Toronto chapter of the global women’s charity, Dress for Success. This was followed by a three-year tenure as Director of Partnerships and Development at Soulpepper Theatre where she led successful fundraising campaigns throughout the pandemic and into reopening. Gabrielle joined the Gardiner Museum as Executive Director and CEO in 2023.
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