PENTICTON ART GALLERY Arts Letter September / October 2020 Vol. 43 No. 5 OUR MISSION OUR VALUES The Penticton Art Gallery exists The following inform all initiatives and shape the mission and vision to exhibit, interpret, preserve, statements of the Gallery: and promote the visual, artistic, and cultural heritage of Indige- Community Responsibility: the Gallery interacts with the communi- nous Peoples and of Canada; ty by designing programs that inspire, challenge, educate, and enter- and to educate and engage the tain while recognizing excellence in the visual arts. public on local, regional, and global social issues through the Professional Responsibility: the Gallery employs curatorial exper- visual arts. tise to implement the setting of exhibitions, programs, and services in accordance with nationally recognized professional standards of oper- ation. OUR VISION Fiscal Responsibility: the Gallery conducts the operations and pro- We envision a gallery accessible grams within the scope of the financial and human resources availa- to everyone as a vibrant public ble. space in service of our commu- nity, to foster greater social en- gagement, critical thinking, and Territorial Acknowledgement: the Penticton Art Gallery acknowl- creativity. edges that the land on which we gather is the unceded territory of the Sylix (Okanagan) Peoples. VISIT US GALLERY STAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS 199 Marina Way Maya Gauthier Eric Hanston Penticton, British Columbia Executive Director President V2A 1H5, Canada
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