Women’s Art Initiative
A community of women supporting the work of women and equity-deserving artists.
We’re aiming to raise $50,000 - join the Women’s Art Initiative today to contribute to this work and join the community. Participants commit to a minimum philanthropic donation of $1,500, payable over three years ($500/year)*, which provides multi-year sustainable funding that allows the Gallery to create a program that features women and equity-deserving artists.
TOTAL RAISED TO DATE, THANKS TO THESE INCREDIBLE DONORS:
Women and people who identify as Indigenous, Black, Brown, and as artists of colour have been under-represented throughout art history. An insufficient number of artworks by women and equity-deserving artists are held in the collections of public art galleries and museums; these artists have been given relatively few exhibitions; and related scholarship is scant. The Kamloops Art Gallery board and staff are committed to redressing this inequity.
The Women’s Art Initiative, launched in the fall of 2022, is an effort by the Gallery to bring together women who are invested in amplifying the work of women and under-represented artists through exhibitions, programs, collection-building acquisitions, publications, and research.
In 2023, this initiative supported the work of Zoe Kreye and programs offered in support of I know about lots of things I’ve never seen. And so do you.
In 2024, this initiative supported the work of Cindy Mochizuki and programs offered with Ancestral Dreams & Other Premonitions.
Benefits of Participation
Your involvement includes:
Invitation to two annual exclusive events with artists and curators, including behind the scenes tours
Annual Director’s Circle membership
Recognition in the Annual Report and on the Wall of Honour
Knowledge that you are working to redress the role of women and equity-deserving artists in art history
* Payments can be made monthly, yearly, or in a one-time lump sum.
IMAGE CREDITS
1. Janet Wang, artist, speaking at the opening tour & reception for the exhibition Town + Country: Narratives of Property and Capital, showing Janet Wang, Ports of Entry, 2021, single channel video. Photo: Kim Anderson
2. Deanna Bowen, artist, speaking at the opening tour & reception for the exhibition Black Drones in the Hive. Photo: Kim Anderson
Your commitment to this initiative will manifest change. We look forward to hearing from you.
For more information about the Women’s Art Initiative or to become part of this group, please contact:
Emily Hope, Interim Executive Director, Kamloops Art Gallery
ehope@kag.bc.ca
250.377.2412
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What this means for you: you will see an OPTIONAL “tip Zeffy” function when you donate online. If you select “other amount” and leave the field blank, you will not be charged.