MEDIA ADVISORY - The largest single gift to an art gallery in Canadian history to be announced at the Vancouver Art Gallery

VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 3, 2021 /CNW/ -

WHO:	Michael Audain, O.C., O.B.C., Chairman, Audain Foundation
	Anthony Kiendl, CEO and Director, Vancouver Art Gallery
	Hon. Melanie Mark, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
	Mayor Kennedy Stewart, City of Vancouver
WHEN:	Thursday, November 4, 2021, 9:30 AM
WHERE:	In-person at the Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby Street, V6Z 2H7 *Please use the Robson Street entrance.  Please note that proof of vaccination and ID will be checked upon entry.  Masks are required inside the Gallery.
	OR
	Online -- Media personnel from out-of-town, or media unable to attend in person are invited to participate online on the Vancouver Art Gallery ZOOM channel.
	REGISTER HERE
WHY:	An announcement will reveal details on the largest single cash gift to an art gallery in Canadian history to support the construction of the new Vancouver Art Gallery.  Images of the Vancouver Art Gallery's new design will be revealed.
DETAILS:	9:00 AM	Media arrival and set-up
	9:30 AM	Short prepared statements
	9:40 AM	Signing of official gift agreement
	9:50 AM	Additional statements & reveal of new building design
	9:55 AM	Q & A session
	10:10 AM	Media – Break-away interviews
	10:30 AM	End of session

The Vancouver Art Gallery is situated on the ancestral and unceded territories of the Traditional Coast Salish Lands including the Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm), Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw) and Tsleil-Waututh (səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ) Nations, and is respectful of the Indigenous stewards of the land it occupies, whose rich cultures are fundamental to artistic life in Vancouver and the work of the Gallery.

SOURCE Vancouver Art Gallery

MEDIA CONTACT: Larah Luna, [email protected], 778.939.4319; Chris Olsen, [email protected], 604.808.4910