Fine Art Insights with Michael Rose

Gallerist and arts writer Michael Rose talks to WaterFire Providence Managing Director and coCEO Peter Mello about leading a public arts organization through the pandemic, and more.

Peter has served in the leadership of WaterFire since 2011. Prior to joined the WaterFire team, he was Executive Director of Tall Ships America. A lifelong mariner, Peter is also a prolific photographer and a hockey player. He earned his BA in economics at Connecticut College and has pursued professional development at the University of Pennsylvania and at Harvard University.

You can learn more about WaterFire at www.waterfire.org. You can follow Peter on Instagram, Twitter, and ClubHouse at @petermello.

In this episode, Michael speaks with Christine O'Donnell, Owner and Director of Beacon Gallery in Boston Massachusetts.

Christine is pursuing a Masters Degree in Art History though the UK's Open University (expected 2022), has a MA in teaching from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts and a BA from College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. She is also a Member Appraiser in the International Society of Appraisers. Christine is a member the Association of Women’s Art Dealers (AWAD) and an art blogger (thoughtsonart.com). She is also a partner in Madrid's Very Private Gallery.

You can follow Beacon Gallery on Instagram at @beacongallery, on Twitter @beacongallery, and on Facebook at Beacon Gallery.