Learning directly from communities around the globe and bringing ideas for a great life home.
The Gambrell Foundation’s Expeditions take us to places where communities have built neighborhoods, gathering spaces, places of worship and beyond to help people thrive.
We travel with purpose to cities worldwide to see firsthand how their history, policies, and practices create communities where most residents experience:
Our expeditions help us form bonds that often become lifelong connections and partnerships. The people we meet continue to inform and inspire our work long after we return home.
Want to learn how other places help their citizens live greatly? Read more about what we collectively learn during our Expeditions as we search for practical solutions to bring back to Charlotte and beyond.
It is through these lessons that we will cultivate not just knowledgeable individuals, but mindful, empathetic, resilient, and inspired leaders.
Dr. Ingrid Medlock
Thank you to everyone who joined us as we welcomed @susanmagsamen to the @gambrell_center stage for our inaugural Author Series event on March 4.
Here’s a peek at scenes from an evening filled with the science behind how the arts transform us, singing (yes, really), and laughter. HUGE ...thank you to all of the partners who made this possible: @cmlibfoundation, @queensuniv, and @ally.
Video: @peebsproductions
Today we celebrate @sallygbridgford! ☘️🌈🎉 Join us in wishing our endlessly curious, openly fearless, and incredibly AWE-some CEO a very happy birthday. Here’s to another year of bringing bold ideas to life!
📸: @peebsproductions
Your brain on art: it’s science. 🎶🎨 Join us March 4th as Susan Magsamen, co-author of the NYT bestseller Your Brain on Art, explores how creative experiences transform our health and well-being. Free tickets available now. Link in bio.
Virtual Event Alert ‼️📣 Co-Creating Our City: Building Next-Level Youth Engagement
Over the past year, youth and city leaders in Charlotte and Düsseldorf have collaborated to explore new ways to strengthen youth engagement in civic life through the Co-Creating Our City Project by ...@german_marshall_fund and d|part, funded by The Gambrell Foundation.
Join the virtual event to hear reflections from participants, explore project outcomes, and discover tools to support youth-led co-creation in your city.
📅 Tomorrow, October 29th at 11AM EST
🔗 Register to join at the link in our Instagram Story!
Newsflash: The arts transform how we see and explore our world. 🎨
We sat down with @cltiscreative’s @mattolincreative and @seturaval to discuss how their initiatives, programs, and grants are helping make Charlotte a place where everyone can create and flourish.
Read the full... conversation about creativity and building a more artful future — link in bio! 📲
This past June, The Gambrell Foundation gathered our thought partners from across the globe to hold space to think more deeply about the ingredients for a great life. ✨
Together, we envisioned a world where everyone can live greatly and strategized about how to build upon each other’s... ideas to make that vision a reality.
🎥 Thank you to @creators.collab capturing a bit of the magic - full video on our LinkedIn page.
👀 a peek behind the process
Have you had a chance to read any of the insights from our June Partner Convening attendees? If not, head to our blog and dive in. We’re still floored with this beautiful illustration from Makayla, created for our summer event.
📲🎨: ...@makaylabinter_
when the book stack matches our branding ✨💯 (pictured: a few of our favorites)
