Charlotte Day and Lisa Fox join the ACCA Board
Monday 16 December, 2024: Dr Terry Wu, Chair of The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) announced today that leading Australian museum director Charlotte Day and arts philanthropist Lisa Fox will join the ACCA Board in 2025.
Charlotte Day is Director of Art Museums at the University of Melbourne, with oversight of Buxton Contemporary and The Potter Museum of Art. Previously Director of Monash University Museum of Art, Charlotte has more than twenty-five years’ experience as a curator and arts manager. She was formerly an Associate Curator at ACCA, a Director for Centre for Contemporary Photography and has held positions on several arts boards and local, state and federal government arts and funding panels.
Philanthropist Lisa Fox is a dedicated advocate for contemporary art and artists. Having driven several major artist commissions, her passion for supporting Australian First Nations art and work by women has been transformative in the Melbourne landscape. Lisa divides her time between Melbourne, Paris, and New York, and has facilitated several exchange programs for Australian artists in France. As the Chair of the Musée Picasso Foundation and a board member of the Fox Family Foundation, Lisa plays a key role in the philanthropic efforts of both organisations and her own initiatives.
Terry Wu said Charlotte and Lisa bring deep understanding and extensive international and national connections within the visual arts and philanthropic sectors to the ACCA Board. “Both are highly respected within their fields, and have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to advancement within the visual arts industry. Charlotte has worked across all levels of visual arts, including as curator of two of Australia’s presentations at the Venice Biennale, and Lisa has played a critical role in driving, shaping and supporting the Australian cultural and social landscape. We look forward to Charlotte and Lisa’s contributions as we continue to embrace new art and ideas, support artists to push the boundaries of their practice, and welcome diverse audiences to share in the appreciation of contemporary art and culture.”
Charlotte and Lisa join the ACCA Board as the Southbank gallery embarks on a period of significant change under new Artistic Director/CEO Myles Russell Cook. “Myles has brought a renewed sense of ambition and purpose to his role at ACCA, and the Board and ACCA team are excited to embrace this new era with vigour.”
“ACCA has a celebrated forty-year history at the helm of visual arts in Australia, and the inclusion of Charlotte and Lisa on our Board will enhance our long-term plans to extend our delivery across all aspects of our operations – from exhibitions, education programs and in providing vitally important opportunities for artists to make career-defining work of ambition and scale.” Terry said.
Charlotte Day and Lisa Fox join existing ACCA Board Members Sarah Lynn Rees, Andrew Taylor, John Tuck and Gordon Thomson.
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