{"id":3282,"date":"2024-07-01T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grasac.artsci.utoronto.ca\/?p=3282"},"modified":"2024-08-08T20:51:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T20:51:15","slug":"grasac-member-francesca-herbert-spence-is-new-curator-at-the-gardiner-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grasac.artsci.utoronto.ca\/?p=3282","title":{"rendered":"GRASAC Member Francesca Herbert-Spence is New Curator at the Gardiner Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From The Gardiner Museum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image courtesy of\u00a0Art Gallery of Alberta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Gardiner Museum has announced the appointment of Franchesca Hebert-Spence as its inaugural Curator of Indigenous Ceramics. Hebert-Spence will oversee the narrative and content development of the Gardiner Museum\u2019s new Indigenous gallery space, part of a full-scale transformation of the Gardiner\u2019s ground floor guided by the principles of access, connectivity, and Indigeneity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Indigenous gallery space is being designed by architect Chris Cornelius of studio:indigenous, in consultation with the Gardiner\u2019s Indigenous Advisory Circle: Mary Anne Barkhouse, Kent Monkman, Andre Morrisseau, Duke Redbird, and Tekaronhi\u00e1hkhwa \/ Santee Smith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Construction on the project will begin in July of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs the Gardiner embarks on an exciting period of change and growth, rooted in the institution\u2019s ongoing commitment to reconciliation, we are fortunate to welcome someone with Franchesca\u2019s deep curatorial and research experience, uniquely informed by her background as a ceramic artist and maker,\u201d said Dr. Sequoia Miller, Chief Curator & Deputy Director at the Gardiner Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hebert-Spence will lead the stewardship of Indigenous collections at the Museum as well as strengthening relationships with Indigenous partners and community members. She will also oversee the development of programming initiatives to activate the newly established Indigenous gallery space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am so grateful for the warm welcome I\u2019ve received from the Gardiner team and to be joining at a moment filled with eagerness and excitement generated by the ground floor transformation,\u201d said Hebert-Spence. \u201cThe creation of this role would not have been possible without the commitment, dedication, and advocacy of Indigenous makers, community members, and Gardiner staff and management, past and present. It\u2019s important not only to see Indigenous cultural production within institutions but to also embrace the responsibilities that are integral to deep and meaningful relationship building.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The position of Curator of Indigenous Ceramics is generously supported by the Lindy Green Family Foundation, whose Leadership Gift of $1 million toward the Museum\u2019s transformation will ensure the continuation of this newly established curatorial role, as well as contributing invaluable capital support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lindy Green Family Foundation supports the visual and performing arts, as well as medical research, with a focus on transformational equity and access initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Gardiner Museum\u2019s reimagining of its main floor space through an Indigenous lens is an essential and groundbreaking project we are proud to support,\u201d said Foundation trustees Lindy Green and Sam Chaiton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Franchesca Hebert-Spence is Anishinaabe (member of Sagkeeng First Nation) from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She joins the Gardiner with extensive curatorial experience, including roles at the National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Alberta, and Winnipeg Art Gallery. Hebert-Spence holds a master\u2019s degree in Cultural Studies from the University of Winnipeg and a Fine Arts degree in ceramics from IshKaabatens Waasa Gaa Inaabateg Department of Visual Art at Brandon University. She is currently a doctoral candidate in Cultural Mediations (Visual Culture) at Carleton University and the 2024 recipient of the Joan Yvonne Lowndes Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From The Gardiner Museum The Gardiner Museum has announced the appointment of Franchesca Hebert-Spence as its inaugural Curator of Indigenous Ceramics. Hebert-Spence will oversee the narrative and content development of the Gardiner Museum\u2019s new Indigenous gallery space, part of a full-scale transformation of the Gardiner\u2019s ground floor guided by the principles of access, connectivity, and…<\/p>\n

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