Official Partner and Co-Organiser

Save the date: Communicating the Arts in Ottawa–Gatineau, 14–16 October 2026

Communicating the Arts is crossing the Atlantic to Canada’s capital region, ready to convene 200 cultural leaders at the Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum for three days of bold ideas, backstage access and dynamic conversation. Together we’ll explore fresh ways to connect art, audiences and impact - just steps from Canada’s iconic national museums and the historic Rideau Canal. Join us as the conversation continues in Ottawa–Gatineau.

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2026 Advisory Board

Our Advisory Board consists of distinguished experts across various fields, whose collective expertise in communication, fundraising, media, science, and technology is indispensable to the conference's success.

  • Michèle Meier

    Ex-Director Communications and Marketing, Museum of Fine-Arts of Montreal

  • Marijke Smallegange

    Head of Digital Marketing, Communication & Commerce, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

  • Annie Burridge

    Elles Kamphuis

    Head Press Office, Rijksmuseum

  • John Giurini

    John Giurini

    Assistant Director for Public Affairs, Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

  • Anne Laure Beatrix

    Robert Stein

    Chief Information Officer, National Gallery of Art, USA

  • Anne Eschapasse

    President and Chief Executive, Officer Musée McCord Stewart Museum, Canada

  • Beth Miller

    Beth Miller

    Deputy Director for Advancement and External Affairs, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven

  • Jane Rosier

    Head of Marketing and Communications, Museum of London