Culture & Equity

2024 Culture & Equity Focus Areas and Subcommittees

Staff Engagement

The Staff Engagement Subcommittee works to enhance positive employee experiences through initiatives that foster staff relationships and celebrate the work of our community. We are invested in expanding opportunities for dialogue within and across our gallery communities and developing systems for gathering and sharing feedback and perspectives.

Community Outreach & Engagement

The Community Outreach & Engagement Subcommittee is focused on initiatives that welcome Pace Gallery's neighbors into its spaces. The aim is to develop events, practices, and programming that connect with a greater audience, expanding opportunities for enrichment and dialogue, particularly with groups that have been historically marginalized.

Impact Awareness

The Impact Awareness Subcommittee’s mission is to examine the social and environmental impact of Pace Gallery’s business practices and consider ways to make a positive impact in these areas. We are working toward making Pace an industry leader in both accessibility and sustainability.

Artist & Programming Engagement

The Artist & Programming Engagement Subcommittee develops programming and partnerships that increase interactions between our artists and gallery staff, young audiences, and historically marginalized communities. Through creative and educational projects that run concurrent with exhibition cycles, we aim to strengthen connections within our gallery and broaden the scope of Pace’s cultural impact.

Public Engagement

Public programming initiatives are central to Pace Gallery’s Culture & Equity mission. With a distinct focus on increasing engagement with diverse artists, scholars, and cultures, each initiative is designed to be both externally facing and meaningfully integrated within the gallery’s departments.

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Guided Tours

As part of an effort spearheaded by the Culture & Equity Committee, Pace now offers guided tours and immersive engagement opportunities to increase the accessibility of our gallery spaces and exhibition programming. With a specific focus on students, historically marginalized audiences, and communities with limited access to the arts, we’ve welcomed hundreds of visitors through this emergent program.

To organize a visit, please reach out to cecommittee@pacegallery.com.

2024 Culture & Equity Committee Members

Guy Ben-Ari
Kate Brownbill
Jane Carletta 
Bailey Carter 
Jen Coster 
Alycia Gaunt 
Madeline Gilmore 
Jon Link 
Justine Lugli 
Raina Mehler 
Arya Misra 
John Richey 
Daphne Takahashi 
Dijonne Williams 
Lucy Winokur 
John Zinonos
Facilitator: Jumoke McDuffie-Thurmond, Culture & Equity Program Manager

Modern slavery statement

This statement applies to Pace Gallery and covers the financial year ending 31 December 2025.

Organizational structure and supply chains

Pace Gallery is a leading international art gallery representing some of the most influential contemporary artists and estates from the past century, holding decades-long relationships with Alexander Calder, Jean Dubuffet, Agnes Martin, Louise Nevelson, and Mark Rothko. Pace enjoys a unique U.S. heritage spanning East and West coasts through its early support of artists central to the Abstract Expressionist and Light and Space movements. Since its founding by Arne Glimcher in 1960, Pace has developed a distinguished legacy as an artist-first gallery that mounts seminal historical and contemporary exhibitions.

Under the current leadership of CEO Marc Glimcher and President Samanthe Rubell, Pace continues to support its artists and share their visionary work with audiences worldwide by remaining at the forefront of innovation. Today, Pace has locations worldwide, including a European foothold in London and Geneva; two U.S. galleries in New York and Los Angeles; three Asian galleries in Hong Kong, Seoul, and Tokyo, as well as offices in Beijing and Berlin. 

In addition to selling artwork, Pace Gallery offers services related to the sale and promotion of art, including:

• Organizing exhibitions and installations
• Coordinating the import and export of goods for exhibitions and art fairs
• Producing publications in collaboration with artists, artists’ estates and institutions
• Marketing and advertising, including on social media platforms
• Retail sales of Pace branded items, and items relating to artists that we represent

Pace Gallery has established relationships with a range of suppliers and contractors in the execution of these services. To date, Pace has not conducted business with any organization known to engage in modern slavery practices.

Commitment to Tackling Modern Slavery

Pace Gallery recognizes its responsibilities under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and is committed to preventing modern slavery in its operations and supply chains. The gallery understands that this involves ongoing commitment to reviewing its internal practices, as well as monitoring the supply chain for risks related to slavery and human trafficking.

Pace Gallery will not engage with any organization, whether within the UK or abroad, that is known to be involved in slavery, forced or compulsory labor, or human trafficking. We ensure that all labor used within our organization is obtained in compliance with relevant employment legislation and human rights standards.

Policies and Ethical Standards

Pace Gallery defines modern slavery to include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Human trafficking
• Forced work, through mental or physical threat
• Being owned or controlled by an employer through mental or physical abuse or the threat of abuse
• Being dehumanized, treated as a commodity or being bought or sold as property
• Being physically constrained or having restrictions placed on freedom of movement.

Pace Gallery maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards modern slavery. We are committed to ethical business practices and expect suppliers and other business partners to adhere to the highest standards in their operations.

To support this commitment, Pace Gallery has implemented the following policies:

• Anti-Bullying and Harassment
• Recruitment Policy
• Anti-Money Laundering

Pace Gallery conducts eligibility-to-work checks for all employees.

Training and Further Actions

As part of the onboarding process, all new employees will be made aware of Pace Gallery’s Modern Slavery Statement.

We are committed to investing in the training of our staff, enabling them to recognize the risks of modern slavery both within our organization and across our supply chains.

While we do not consider Pace Gallery to operate within a high-risk industry, we will monitor the nature and extent of our exposure to the risk of modern slavery occurring in our supply chain. If any risks are identified, we will take immediate steps to investigate and address them through improved procurement practices and other remedial actions.

This statement is made in compliance with Section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and will be reviewed annually.

Approval

This statement was approved by the Board of Directors of The Pace Gallery Ltd. on January 7, 2025.

Marc Glimcher, CEO

For additional information or inquiries, please reach out to cecommittee@pacegallery.com.