Toronto, January 6, 2015 – The Ontario Arts Foundation and and The Gordon Foundation are pleased to announce the 2014 grants from the Elizabeth L. Gordon Art Program:
| Acquisition Grant | |
| Judith & Norman ALIX Art Gallery, Sarnia | $10,000 |
| Gardiner Museum, Toronto | $5,000 |
| Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa | $10,000 |
| Development Grant | |
| Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston | $7,500 |
| McIntosh Gallery, London | $7,500 |
| Station Gallery, Whitby | $5,000 |
Acquisition grants are matching grants for private donations raised by public galleries and museums for the acquisition of Canadian works of art for their permanent collection. Development grants support initiatives that increase the public’s knowledge of collecting or a gallery or museum’s permanent collection, and help make a gallery or museum’s permanent collection more accessible to the public.
“The first year of newly reinstated Elizabeth L. Gordon Art Program was well received,” says Alan Walker, Executive Director of the Ontario Arts Foundation. “Art galleries and museums value this important program which is a tremendous resource to support visual art appreciation and acquisition in Ontario.”
The grants decisions were made by an Ontario Arts Council jury made up of arts professionals with broad knowledge and experience of public gallery activities in Ontario. The 2014 jury members were Heather Anderson, Curator, Carleton University Art Gallery (Ottawa), David Huff, Manager of Collections, Tom Thomson Art Gallery (Owen Sound), Matthew Hyland, Director, Oakville Galleries (Toronto) and Shelley Niro, established visual artist (Brantford).
The Elizabeth L. Gordon Art Program aims to foster a broader appreciation of Canadian visual art and artists by assisting public art galleries and museums in Ontario to grow their permanent collections, and support community engagement between a gallery or museum and its local community.
The application deadline for 2015 Acquisition and Development grants is June 15, 2015.
For information, please contact:
Alan Walker, Executive Director
416-969-7413 | awalker@arts.on.ca
Established in 1991, the Ontario Arts Foundation (OAF) is passionately committed to building long-term support for the arts in Ontario. In 2013-2014, the OAF paid out over $2.7 million in endowment income and $200,000 in awards and scholarships.
The Gordon Foundation is a private, philanthropic foundation based in Toronto. The Foundation undertakes research, leadership development and public dialogue so that public policies in Canada reflect a commitment to collaborative stewardship of our freshwater resources and to a people-driven, equitable and evolving North. Over the past quarter century the Gordon Foundation has invested over $27 million in a wide variety of Northern community initiatives and freshwater protection initiatives.
About Elizabeth L. Gordon
Elizabeth L. Gordon, a founder of The Gordon Foundation, held a lifelong interest in art, history, and culture. For many years, she volunteered regularly with the Art Gallery of Toronto (now the Art Gallery of Ontario), taking great interest in stimulating Gallery membership. Through The Gordon Foundation, Elizabeth Gordon encouraged emerging art galleries and museums across Ontario by providing grants to enable them to purchase original works of art. To honour her, the Foundation established the Elizabeth L. Gordon Art Program, providing an enduring memory of Mrs. Gordon’s patronage and appreciation of Canadian art.
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