After graduating in 2006, MacDonald participated in the critically acclaimed internship program at the Owens Art Gallery in Sackville, under the tutelage of Director Gemey Kelly.
[6][5] In 2017, MacDonald was a curator for Flotilla, "the first transnational gathering focusing on nomadic and temporary elements of contemporary artist-run culture in Atlantic Canada",[7] held in Charlottetown, PEI in September 2017.
MacDonald's project, W(here) Festival, held in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, completed during her graduate studies at OCADU, considered the importance and creative potential for curating within rural communities.
"[8]In 2016, her project Land of Mirrors was presented at Eastern Edge Gallery,[1] and featured the work of Michael Flaherty, Will Gill, Philippa Jones, Jerry Ropson, and Jason Wells.
MacDonald and the five artists, Will Gill, Jason Wells, Jerry Ropson, Michael Flaherty and Philippa Jones, are intent on exploring a new Newfoundland.
"[14] She spoke out against the Newfoundland and Labrador 2013 budget cuts that led to staffing losses at the St. John's-based museum and gallery The Rooms.
When writing about the W(here) Festival in her OCADU thesis paper, MacDonald included a dedication in which she stated: "To the communities of Pictou County this project is for you.
"[19] In the same article, Pelley states "It isn’t even her astounding community impact a lot of us are taking note of and celebrating upon her death.