The Vancouver Art Gallery is celebrating a major milestone toward the realization of a transformational new building with the announcement of a $40 million lead gift from the Chan Family. This unprecedented act of generosity by the Chan Family brings the Gallery?s capital campaign to $85 million in private sector funding toward the new purpose built facility. In recognition of this extraordinary gift, the Vancouver Art Gallery?s new building will be named Chan Centre for the Visual Arts.
?This is a historic time for the Vancouver Art Gallery in its 88th year! We are all inspired by the Chan Family?s extraordinary generosity, and their philanthropic passion for enriching our community,? said Kathleen S. Bartels, Director of the Vancouver Art Gallery. ?With this unprecedented gift to the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Chans are demonstrating a profound investment in the future of this city and country, and one that will impact many generations to come. “ The gift from the Chan Family ?the largest-ever single private donation to an arts and culture organization in British Columbia builds on the Family?s long-standing history of supporting education as well as arts and culture institutions and programs with the aim of enriching communities in Canada and beyond.
The Vancouver Art Gallery is also thrilled to unveil the final designs for its 300,000-square-foot building by world-renowned, Swiss-based architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron in collaboration with the projectR...