April 11, 2025 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am UTC+0
Canada Coffee Hour is a member-led program designed to foster community and connections among Canadian members from coast to coast. Through engaging discussions and learning opportunities, these monthly virtual gatherings aim to inspire, challenge perspectives, and strengthen our shared commitment to philanthropy. Each session will have a speaker and discussion on chosen topics. Join us to connect, exchange ideas, and be part of a growing network of engaged members across Canada!
Our speaker will be Sara Angel, the founder and director of the Art Canada Institute.
The subject of her talk will be “Inside A Successful Visual Arts On-line Start-up.” This will not be one to miss!
Speaker Biography
Sara Angel is the Founder, Executive Director, and Publisher of the Art Canada Institute (ACI). She launched it in 2013 to democratize the country’s visual culture for a diverse, multi-vocal, twenty-first century audience, and to make it available to all, regardless of one’s proximity or access to a brick-and-mortar museum. Today, ACI is a national institution and the leading digital initiative in Canadian art research, education, and promotion.
ACI’s mandate is to further awareness and education about Canadian art and its history, for free, in French and English, and within Canada and internationally. The organization offers open-source original content including a digital library of over 60 books, a school-level art education program, a fellowship program, and a weekly newsletter.
In 2024, Angel received the Order of Canada in recognition of her contribution to the Canadian art world. She holds a PhD from the University of Toronto, where she received a Trudeau Doctoral Scholarship, the most prestigious award of its kind in Canada, given to support innovative ideas that help solve issues of critical importance. She has been an arts commentator for CBC and writes for publications including Maclean’s, ArtNews, The Walrus, and the Globe and Mail.
To find out more about the Art Canada Institute, please click here. This session will not be one to miss!