grunt gallery legacy fund
Thank you to our generous donors!
The Audain Foundation
Abraham Rogotanick
Archer Pechawis
Barbara Seamon
Bobbi Kozinuk
Callow Insurance
Charlotte Townsend-Gault
Cheryl L'Hirondelle
Dana Claxton
Daryl Akin
Deanna Bayne
Devon Smithers
Diane Lebanc
Donna Hagerman
Dr. Sheldon Howard
Ed Varney
Edwin Varney
Elaine Jong
Erin O'Brien
Fay Logie
Fiona Mowatt
Glenn Alteen
Haruko Okano
Jayce Salloum
Jo Cook
Joanna Marotta
Kate Lancaster
Kathleen Ritter
Kevin McKenzie
Lara Fitzgerald
Linda Grace Corrie
Lora Caroll
Lorna Brown
Pat Beaton
Paul Armstrong
Paula Jardine
Peter Alteen
Phillip Beeman
Raine Mckay
Robert McNealy
Robert Watson
Sachi Yamabe
Shayrn Yuen
Skai Fowler
Susi Milne
Terry Ewasiak
Victoria Plewman
Winston Xin
Over the past twenty-four years, the grunt gallery has developed very deep and widespread roots in the arts community. The artist-run-centre's extensive visual art and performance archives, along with its diverse community connections, directly contribute to its historical significance in the Vancouver contemporary art scene. Our values of inclusively and collaboration along with our emphasis on making the artist central to all curatorial, operational and programming decision-making, creates a unique and exciting space for art to be exhibited and performed.
We primarily provide a nexus of practice and exchange for visual and performance artists, a place to exhibit, perform and to engage in ongoing dialogues. The grunt kitchen is central to all of this work - it is here that community meetings start, artists congregate and share the latest news and conceptual turns; ideas and possibilities are brewed over coffee and everyone - from politicians, art patrons, visiting artists, gallery visitors, students, funders to trades people - is welcome to sit down, share a coffee and take part in the conversation.
Our focus has always been on exhibiting those artists whose practice tends to be on the periphery of the ever-changing contemporary art scene - whether they be emerging, transitioning, or actively challenging accepted art practice from within their self identified 'community'. The artists exhibiting or performing at the grunt rarely provide an easy interpretation of what is art; they are ahead of the curve and always compel viewers to move out of the comfort zones of everyday life.
Our commitment to collaboration enhances our ability to take on larger projects in addition to our regular programming of exhibition, performance, online curatorial sites and education. Community projects such as the Brewery Creek project (86), Queer City (93), Community Fence (94) Mattering Map (96) POSITIVE+(97), the NOVA Library (05), the Al Neil Project (05-07), LIVE Biennial (99,01,03 05), Chiasma (03,04) and Indian Acts (02) have left a lasting impact in the communities in which we work. We host conferences most recently - Live in Public: The Art of Engagement (07) - that bring together artists, curators and academics from not only Vancouver and Canada but from around the world, all to further explore the dialectic and experience that is contemporary art.
In establishing the grunt gallery legacy fund, our Board of Directors view this endowment as a vital element in securing the financial stability of the grunt over the long term. The Vancouver Foundation holds the legacy fund in perpetuity, with only the interest income being distributed yearly. This income will support the costs of operations, planning and evaluation - functions for which it is hard to locate direct funding.
The grunt gallery legacy fund endowment campaign intends to raise $500,000 over the next year, bringing our fund up to a healthy $1,000,000. To assist donors to make the most of their giving, grunt gallery offers all of the modern tax-wise ways of giving - gifts of cash & pledges; gifts of appreciated real estate, stocks & bonds; planned gifts and gifts of personal property, collections & bequests.
The Legacy Fund Case for Support PDF provides additional information for those considering making contributions to the grunt gallery legacy fund.
Legacy Fund Case for Support PDF (784K)
To learn more about the grunt gallery legacy fund, please contact Raine McKay at 604.875.9516, or use the contact form below: