ILLUMINATE GALA & AUCTION

In 2022, the Museum hosted its sixth annual Illuminate Gala & Fine Art Auction at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler. This past year’s event was record-breaking, raising over $920,000 towards supporting the Museum. The night began with a cocktail reception featuring saxophonist Karla Sax and famed photography services The Collective You, followed by an elegant evening featuring performances by the Arts Umbrella dance team. The always-charming Fred Lee emceed the event, and Robert Heffel conducted the Live Art Auction, which raised a total of $410,000.

Funds raised allow the Museum to continue to showcase beautifully curated exhibitions and innovative engagement activities for children and adults alike. Several touchpoints throughout the night provided guests with opportunities to support Museum programming. For the first time, the 2022 event featured a paddle raise which encouraged guests to donate $1,000 to support engagement activities at the Museum. This initiative raised over $40,000 for the Museum.

The Museum deeply appreciates the support of its event sponsors, Presenting Sponsor Nicola Wealth; Gold Sponsors RBC and the Peter & Joanne Brown Foundation; Silver Sponsors Beedie Living and Axiom Builders; Online Auction Sponsor Maggi Thornhill; and Fine Art Insurance Sponsor AXA XL. In-kind event sponsors include Heffel Fine Art Auction House, Toolbox Design, Hemlock Printers Ltd., Denbigh Fine Art Services, Mission Hill Family Estate, Mohani Event Design, and Countdown Events.