[BCMA] MOA Receives $1 Million Gift from O'Brian Family Foundation

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University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology Media Release -
November 1, 2010


 

 

 

 

 


 

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MOA Receives $1 million gift from The Michael O'Brian Family Foundation 

 


 

 

 


 

The Michael O'Brian Family Foundation has donated $1 million to the UBC
Museum of Anthropology (MOA) toward the renovation of one of MOA's major
galleries and to support future projects, including MOA's Acquisition Fund.
Recognition of this gift will include the renaming of Gallery 3 to The
O'Brian Gallery, which will be unveiled on November 25, 2010 with the
exhibition, Signed Without Signature: Works by Charles and Isabella
Edenshaw.

The President of the Foundation, Michael O'Brian, has been a long time
friend and advisor both to MOA and the UBC Faculty of Arts, and a dedicated
supporter of the arts in Vancouver. Both he and his wife, Dr. Inna Vlassev
O'Brian, are avid art collectors and actively involved in community affairs.
"We are extremely fortunate to have friends like Michael who are so
enthusiastically helping MOA to expand our scope in the acquisition and
display of traditional and contemporary world arts and cultures," says MOA
Director Anthony Shelton. 

The O'Brian Gallery will be a unique flexible space designed to exhibit and
explore the aesthetics of small-scale objects and works of art. The
inaugural exhibit, Signed Without Signature: Works by Charles & Isabella
Edenshaw, considers the many reasons why the work of these two renowned
Haida artists - produced nearly 100 years ago - continues to inspire the
finest Haida artists of today, many of whom are their descendants. 

"As both a public and teaching museum, MOA is in an enviable position to
present world art, and to encourage new and exciting opportunities for
learning and exchanging ideas," says Michael O'Brian. "The Foundation is
very pleased to support MOA as one of Vancouver's leading cultural
institutions." 

The Michael O'Brian Family Foundation also provides generous support to The
Satellite Gallery, a new and experimental exhibition space shared by MOA,
the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, and Presentation House Gallery.

Photo: Michael O'Brian, courtesy Michael O'Brian Family Foundation

 


 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 


 

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