Private art gallery
It is fitting that the GFI ART GALLERY will now bear the name of its owners, Gutsche Family Investments. The Gutsche Family of Port Elizabeth passionately support the visual arts and maintain the Gallery in order to promote pride in the city and the arts.
The Gallery Board is chaired by Dorothea Moors, the youngest daughter of the late Philipp Rowland Gutsche, founder of Gutsche Family Investments. Mrs Moors, along with her Board, have shown huge commitment to the development of the arts in Nelson Mandela Bay. Starting out as an Aviation Gallery with the Ron Belling Military Aviation Collection, the focus has gradually shifted with the changing times and the growing interest in the visual arts arena. The Gallery Board has been a leading force in establishing NMB as a centre of the visual arts and “we look forward to the growing stature of the arts in Nelson Mandela Bay” says Mrs Moors.
The GFI ART GALLERY is about opportunity and “I am excited about the next phase of the Gallery” says Gallery Director, Robyn Sharwood, “especially youth orientated arts development and programmes that improve participation and appreciation.” We have facilitated exciting partnerships between business and arts and, going forward, the GFI ART GALLERY will continue to foster projects that benefit the community. As Mrs Moors says, “the Gallery is commercial, but with a philanthropic heart”
