Vernon Public Art Gallery Receives Million-Dollar Donation

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left to right: Ian Galbraith, Lubos Cullen, Dauna Kennedy, Sarah Kennedy

The Galbraith Family Foundation has donated one million dollars to the Vernon Public Art Gallery. 

The money will be used to build the gallery’s new home in the Greater Vernon Cultural Centre. Construction will begin this summer. 

“The announcement was made by the family on behalf of their father George Galbraith and in honour of their mother, Caroline Galbraith,” according to the news release. 

“Mom would be absolutely thrilled,” said son Kyle Galbraith in the release. “Art always played a big part in her life.” 

“The Galbraith family is extremely generous in our community, and we recognize this leadership gift as a significant catalyst to our new facility and the fund-raising campaign overall,” said Sarah Kennedy, the Vernon Public Art Gallery’s board chair. 

“This gallery’s move into a permanent space will allow us to better collect, preserve and exhibit art.”

The primary exhibition space will be named in honour of the donation. 

Source: Vernon Public Art Gallery

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