The excitement was palpable at the Museum of Contemporary Art_Toronto_Canada press conference yesterday, as “the Museum” for short (previously known as Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art or MoCCA) announced their rebranding, “20/20 Plan” for expansion, and upcoming programming schedule for 2017 and beyond. More than 200 attendees were present, made up of the Museum’s benefactors, local artists, curators and gallery owners, Greybrook Realty Partners’ executive team and our Lower JCT. developer partners Castlepoint Numa, as well as several community leaders.
Speakers included (clockwise from top left): the Museum Curator and Advisor David Liss, Castlepoint Numa President Alfredo Romano, Councillor Ana Bailão (Ward 18) and Mayor John Tory. Master of Ceremonies, Armenian-Canadian actress Arsinée Khanjian (left) and the Museum CEO and Director Chantal Pontbriand (right) who took questions from the audience.
Our team was on hand to help spread the news about this exciting announcement by livetweeting the event:
Anticipation is building for the @Moca_Canada announcement at 11am. pic.twitter.com/8Sj7I6X0Wr
— Greybrook Realty (@GreybrookRealty) March 29, 2016
We are proud to be part of @Moca_Canada’s exciting future: new name, new identity, new home. pic.twitter.com/52bRwAT1Ym
— Greybrook Realty (@GreybrookRealty) March 29, 2016
.@CastlepointNuma‘s Alfredo Romano on #LowerJCT. and @Moca_Canada “You want to create a community that isn’t just a series of buildings.”
— Greybrook Realty (@GreybrookRealty) March 29, 2016
Councillor Ana Bailão speaks to the importance of @Moca_Canada’s new home in Ward 18. pic.twitter.com/m5VEOdb3hb
— Greybrook Realty (@GreybrookRealty) March 29, 2016
Mayor @JohnTory thanks @Moca_Canada for creating a space where innovators and diversity are welcome. @CastlepointNuma #LowerJCT
— Greybrook Realty (@GreybrookRealty) March 29, 2016
During her speech, Chantal Pontbriand touched upon the location of MoCA I, within the Auto BLDG. (opening May 2, 2017), and MoCA II, a new museum facility slated to be built and open in 2020 as part of the LowerJCT. project managed by Castlepoint Greybrook Sterling Inc.
Image (from left to right): Greybrook Realty Partners President and COO Chris Salapoutis, Greybrook Realty Partners CEO Peter Politis, Mayor John Tory, Greybrook Capital Inc. CEO and Chairman Elias Vamvakas, Greybrook Securities Inc. CEO Sasha Cucuz, and Castlepoint Numa President Alfredo Romano.
The event was covered extensively by several media outlets (including CTV News, CBC Canada, The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, and BlogTO) further demonstrating local and national interest in the Museum and the development that made it possible: Lower JCT.
Read our analysis of the Museum press release here.
Watch the full Museum of Contemporary Art_Toronto_Canada Press Conference here.
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