The Board and Director of Butler Gallery are delighted to announce the appointment of Adeline Minchin as our new Head of Development. Adeline joins Butler Gallery after seven years with Wexford Festival Opera (WFO) as part of their highly successful Development Team. Working as Sponsorship Manager with WFO, she managed and developed an annual 6-figure Corporate Sponsorship portfolio of corporate donors, sponsors and friends, maintaining successful avenues of support and developing new streams of income within these areas.
Adeline previously worked in senior Development, Production and Marketing positions with St. Patrick’s Festival, Dublin, Festival of Writing and Ideas, Carlow and large outdoor Live Music & Arts events such as Electric Picnic and Longitude Festival, as well as production on large scale private and corporate events.
During her time in these roles she has worked closely with the Arts Council, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland and often consults on sponsorship and fundraising activities for national festivals and one-off events.
Adeline has successfully signed and maintained a number of corporate sponsorships over her career which have helped companies meet their CSR and ESG goals. She has also managed a number of fundraising campaigns and individual support programmes, delivering impactful and meaningful fundraising initiatives for non-profit arts organisations.
We look forward to Adeline’s input in the growth and long-term sustainability of our organisation and for you to get to meet her over the next few months. If you would like to reach out to Adeline you can email her at adeline@butlergallery.ie.





