The $45 million equates to less than $1.50 per Canadian, and it is not enough. It is not enough for the National Gallery to fulfill its national mandate from coast to coast to coast. Indigenous artists are a big part of our programming, and they will remain so. We have a wonderful internal department called “Indigenous Ways”, where people work both on curating and the administrative instruction of the gallery, so they will be part of our collective future.
On October 31st, 2023. See this statement in context.