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Next Generation


A unique membership community for the next generation of cultural sector advocates.

Join & Support / Next Generation

The Gardiner’s Next Generation membership offers professionals under 50 with exclusive opportunities to connect with a like-minded community of culturally-engaged individuals, while providing philanthropic support to a world-renowned cultural institution.

Joining the Next Generation means building connections with local artists, curators, and collectors. It provides unique social and professional development benefits including a Board Introductory Program, invitations to exclusive events, and a complimentary ticket to SMASH, the Gardiner’s annual art party.

We offer installment plans for Next Generation member fees. Please contact Sonya Filman, Development Manager, at [email protected] for more information.

 

If you are considering supporting the Gardiner, please contact Sonya Filman, Development Manager:

416.408.5076

Benefits:

By joining Next Generation, you’ll gain exclusive access to a museum that is unique in Toronto. You’ll enjoy:

  • Payment plans as low as $30 per month
  • One (1) free ticket to the annual SMASH art party (value $160 min.)
  • Exclusive invitations to Exhibition Previews, Gardiner Signature Lectures, and Curator-led special exhibition tours
  • Opportunity to audit or participate in Board Committees via the Board Introductory Program (available to those with a membership valid for a minimum of one year)
  • Reciprocal access to museums across North America (ROAM)
  • Recognition on the Donor Wall and in the Annual Report
  • 10% venue rental discount
  • All other Enthusiast benefits, which you can view here.

Current Members:

Azadeh Houshmand (Co-Chair), Marina Krtinic (Co-Chair), E. J. Abano, Victoria Alves, Nina Boccia, Christopher Bozek, Alexa Breininger, Peony Cen, Ryan Chang, Bingbin Cheng, Emily Cornelius, Anastasiia Danylova, Derek DeNure, Moriam Durosinmi-Etti, Lori Goldberg, Daniel Gordon, Elsa Hannaford, Klevis Haxhiaj, Olivia Henriques, Esther Hong, Corrie Jackson, Luke Jeagal, Shilpa Joshi, Adam Komorowski, Rachel Lee, Sally Leung, Vanessa Lilleyman, Michael Lockhart, Kokulan Mahendiran, Juleen Marchant, Danielle Mascall, Kulin Matchhar, Kevonn Morgan, Jessica Newman, Harry Orbach-Miller, Elizabeth Pyvovarov, Liam Randhawa, Rohan Sajnani, Sultan Sandur, Maxine Schnepf, Jigen Shah, Jennifer Stack, Mun Yee Tan, John Tessari, Christelle Tomkins, Ivy Helena Torres, Zamina Walji, Yanique Williams, Audrey Zhang, Amelia Zhu

Guests is formal attire walking up the steps of the Gardiner which is draped with green plants

SMASH: Terra, 2022. Installation by Jaime McCuaig of GUNNAR. Photo: George Pimentel Photography

A party-goer in a blue suit jacket taking a photo of artwork by Ness Lee on a plinth

SMASH: Nourish, 2019. Installation by Ness Lee. Photo: George Pimentel Photography

A crowded room of people with a man in the foreground taking a photo of an art installation made up of broken mirror shards on the floor and a tree

SMASH: We Are More, 2018. Installation by Camille Jodoin-Eng. Photo: George Pimentel Photography

Room lit in red and purple with people watching a singer perform. There is a digital projection of a human figure on the wall.

SMASH: Voyeur*ish, 2017. Projection by Sammy Rawal and performance by Jahmal Padmore. Photo: George Pimentel Photography

A woman with a blond ponytail live painting while people watch

SMASH: Instant Class, 2016. Kathryn MacNaughton live painting.

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The Gardiner Museum will close at 6 pm on Wednesday May 22 for the International Ceramic Art Fair Preview Gala.