Shawn Van Sluys
Executive Level Partner, Musagetes Foundation
Shawn Van Sluys (he/him) is the Executive Director of Musagetes, a Canadian foundation whose programs aim to make the arts more central and meaningful in peoples’ lives. Musagetes supports artistic inquiry, experimentation, and publication that deepens our understanding of and relationship to the world around us. Musagetes’ international programs include festivals, artist fellowships and residencies, research collectives, and publishing. Musagetes is an Executive Partner of the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI) and Shawn is a member of the Executive Team.
Prior to joining Musagetes in 2009, Shawn was the Executive Director of the Canadian Art Museum Directors’ Organization (CAMDO). He completed a BFA in Art History & Museum Studies at the University of Lethbridge. He is currently in the research phase of a Doctor of Education in the study of philanthropy at the University of British Columbia.
