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$936,050 donation from the Dalglish Family Foundation will have an immediate, transformational impact at ��ܽ��Ƶ

Andy Murdoch — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:48:03 +0000

��ܽ��Ƶ University has received its largest gift from a donor outside Atlantic Canada: $936,050 from Toronto’s Dalglish Family Foundation, which will provide materials for student projects, enhance visiting artist programming, and purchase new photography equipment.

This is a first-time gift to ��ܽ��Ƶ from the Dalglish Family Foundation. The Foundation’s directors recognized ��ܽ��Ƶ as an ideal recipient due to the family’s longstanding commitment to the arts as both practitioners and patrons.

“The Dalglish family is delighted to support ��ܽ��Ƶ University and their work fostering creative thinking and education in Atlantic Canada. Our family has long believed in art as a driver for joy and expression in the Canadian psyche and the students graduating here will have beneficial impacts on our entire country.”

The gift supports three programs and initiatives that will greatly enhance the student experience at ��ܽ��Ƶ. The Dalglish Family Foundation has funded the Photography Equipment Fund ($361,050), the Thesis Project Fund ($250,000), and the Visiting Artist Fund ($325,000).

Erinn Langille, the director of the Anna Leonowens Gallery, says this donation will open doors to a robust catalogue of visiting artists and speakers to the university.

“These individuals supply fresh ideas, perspectives, and techniques to students, the wider ��ܽ��Ƶ community, and the region at large,” she says. “The generous donation by the Dalglish Family Foundation will have a massive impact on our ability to bring in the brightest and best minds, working at the top of their fields. With this gift, we can strengthen our connection to the wider world of contemporary ideas, solidifying ��ܽ��Ƶ as a fountain of art and culture.”

The Thesis Project Materials Fund will be available to undergraduate students with financial need to purchase materials and supplies to complete their final projects. The Fund will support approximately 50 students with an average grant of $1,000 per year. Over the course of five years, up to 250 graduating students will benefit from the Fund.

“This generous donation marks a new chapter in nurturing young talent and the advancement of creative work in the ��ܽ��Ƶ art community,” says Jana Macalik, ��ܽ��Ƶ’s provost and interim vice-president for academics and research. “It not only demonstrates the Foundation’s commitment to developing the future generation of artists, but it also considerably improves our potential to recruit exceptional students who want to push the boundaries of art practice.

“The Dalglish Family Foundation is investing in the future of art by allowing our students to explore, create, and contribute to the art world without financial restraints,” she continues. “We look forward to sharing student success stories with the Dalglish Family Foundation for years to come.”

Noelle Peach, director of teaching and learning, says the Photography Equipment Fund will go a long way to ensure students have access to high-quality equipment and maintaining photography facilities at the university.

“We are very excited and grateful for the opportunities this equipment fund will afford in both augmenting classroom curriculum and individual photo practice,” she says. “Photography requires both old and new technologies to realize conceptual work, and the Dalglish Family Foundation gift will provide an extraordinary opportunity for nearly any concept to be realized by our students. The Photography program serves not only students within the program, but also a wide cross-section of students exploring multi-disciplinary practices, and students needing to document and archive work completed in other disciplines. The impact of this gift will be felt across the university.”

With this generous donation, young and emerging artists from ��ܽ��Ƶ will not only receive a financial boost but also invaluable support to help them lay a solid foundation for their artistic careers, says ��ܽ��Ƶ President, Peggy Shannon. This will empower them to explore their creative potential and contribute meaningfully to our artistic landscape.

“I want to extend my sincere gratitude to the Dalglish Family Foundation for this support,” Shannon continues. “I am thrilled that this investment will have such an immediate and significant impact on our students, faculty, and staff.”

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��ܽ��Ƶ announces the Price Awards for Excellence in Teaching

Andy Murdoch — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:21:42 +0000

��ܽ��Ƶ University will soon formally recognize the outstanding quality of its teaching with a new annual award gifted to the university by a former president. ��

The , established by The Sarah M. McKinnon and Peter J. Dawes Foundation, will be presented each year to both a full-time and part-time ��ܽ��Ƶ faculty member, with each of the two awards valued at $1,000.��

Presented in honour of Dr. McKinnon’s grandparents, educators J.H. and Mamie Price, the Price Awards will honour sustained and ongoing contributions and dedication in teaching at ��ܽ��Ƶ University.��

“Peter and I enjoyed our time at ��ܽ��Ƶ, and wanted to do something meaningful to recognize the faculty whose commitment to teaching is the cornerstone of ��ܽ��Ƶ’s international reputation,” said Dr. McKinnon, who served as ��ܽ��Ƶ’s interim president from 2020-22.��

Calls for nominations will be announced by the Academic Dean’s office in March of each year, followed by a four-week period during which nominations can be made online. A panel of faculty, students, and alumni will convene to review the nominations and select two finalists, with the winners announced at the graduation ceremony.��

Nominations will speak to a candidate’s proven commitment to enhanced student engagement and learning, and to a dedication to student success. Letters of nomination should address criteria including but not limited to: thorough preparation and organization for classes and workshops; rapport with students and enthusiasm for teaching; approaches to teaching and assessment that respect diverse student learning needs; and fair and clear assessment methods that align with learning outcomes and instructional approaches.��

“��ܽ��Ƶ is so grateful to Dr. McKinnon and Mr. Dawes for establishing this award and supporting excellence in teaching,” said ��ܽ��Ƶ president Peggy Shannon. “This is a wonderful legacy from their time and commitment to ��ܽ��Ƶ. As a small school, we rely on generous donors to help us provide many benefits to our students and faculty that could not be funded through our operating budget.”��

��The Price Awards encompass a multi-year contribution of $22,500, with the intention of offering the awards in perpetuity.��

“��ܽ��Ƶ University is blessed with superb teachers, whose dedication and innovation inspire our students to follow their curiosity, take risks, and excel,” said Dr. Jacqueline Warwick, interim dean at ��ܽ��Ƶ. “It is wonderful to have prizes that recognize and celebrate outstanding teaching across our programs.”��

Students, faculty, and technicians are invited to complete (login required) and read the award’s terms of reference.��

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��ܽ��Ƶ Materials fund receives major boost from the Arno Family Foundation

Andy Murdoch — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 20:58:12 +0000

More ��ܽ��Ƶ students than ever will benefit from the ��ܽ��Ƶ Materials Fund thanks to a $125,000 donation from the Arno Family Foundation.��

The ��ܽ��Ƶ Materials Fund is a bursary program that helps students with demonstrated financial need cover the costs of common artmaking supplies. Since launching the fund in 2021, ��ܽ��Ƶ has raised $40,000 through community-based fundraising, helping over 100 students with financial difficulties to access the materials they need to make the most of their time at ��ܽ��Ƶ.��

This gift extends the reach of the fund and was a perfect fit for the Arno Family Foundation, which focuses on supporting local organizations that are providing services to individuals and communities in need, the arts and education, medical research, and environmental initiatives. ��

The Foundation was started by Michael Arno (a ��ܽ��Ƶ graduate from 1982) and Mara Taracieivcz Arno.��

“We are beyond thrilled about receiving this generous donation from Michael and Mara and the Arno Family Foundation. I really appreciate it when alumni want to give back to ��ܽ��Ƶ,” says President Peggy Shannon. “Most of our scholarships and bursaries help students with the cost of tuition, but many students have financial needs that extended beyond their fees. This gift will help our students grow their practices without worry and realize their full potential. I am very grateful – and so are our students.” ��

“More than 50% of ��ܽ��Ƶ’s students require financial aid to attend school,” says Kara Holm, ��ܽ��Ƶ’s Director of Advancement, who helps match donors with the university’s needs. Supplies and materials for one ��ܽ��Ƶ student for an entire semester costs approximately $500, she adds, “but when you add in the current cost-of-living crisis which has increased the price of art supplies, the demand from students has been very high.”��

Students access the fund through a confidential, needs-based assessment process ��ܽ��Ƶ managed in ��ܽ��Ƶ’s Financial Aid and Awards Office. This substantial gift means that up to 50 students per year for the next five years could be eligible for Materials Fund support of up to $500.��

��You too can  support ��ܽ��Ƶ students with a gift to the ��ܽ��Ƶ Materials Fund.��

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Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation donation supports sustainable fashion at ��ܽ��Ƶ

Andy Murdoch — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 18:20:07 +0000

The path from field to fashion has just been widened, thanks to a generous $500,000 gift from the .��

The gift supports the Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation Sow to Sew project, which will help to establish ��ܽ��Ƶ University as a centre of sustainable fashion in Canada. Over the next two years, this gift will provide bursaries for graduate and undergraduate students in the textiles and fashion program, welcome artists-in-residence, expand programming for the ��ܽ��Ƶ Art Factory’s Fashion Hacking project and resources for the Alfoldy Craft Institute at ��ܽ��Ƶ.��

“��ܽ��Ƶ’s location of fashion within craft is unique and helps our students understand the process ��ܽ��Ƶes of fabric creation, to design, to production. Sow to Sew will build capacity in our textile/fashion program, provide essential resources to attract top graduate and undergraduate students, and place ��ܽ��Ƶ firmly at the centre of dialogue about sustainable fashion in Canada.�� This kind of support from the Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation is a strong endorsement of ��ܽ��Ƶ as well as artists and designers as leaders in sustainable economic development in Canada,” says President Peggy Shannon.��

Learning to design, fabricate and produce responsibly made fashion and textiles��

This funding will build awareness and create opportunities for ��ܽ��Ƶ students and youth to understand the connection between the source of materials and to be active participants in the sustainable process ��ܽ��Ƶes for creating them.��

“Students will learn how to design and fabricate objects that are beautiful, functional and can be manufactured, distributed and sold responsibly,” says Professor Gary Markle.��

Faculty members Assistant Professor Leesa Hamilton and Professor Gary Markle (MFA 1995) will lead this work on the academic side, consulting with Associate Professor Jennifer Green (BFA 2009).��

“Craft at ��ܽ��Ƶ is rooted in sustainability. The textiles and fashion program is led by faculty who practice slow fashion and research sustainable materials, the circular economy, and the connection between agriculture and fashion,” says Green, whose Flaxmobile project to grow flax as a textile crop has generated over $350,000 in provincial and federal research funding.��

Staging community events to introduce young people to fabrics and fashion��

Bursaries of $5,000 per year will be given to six undergraduates in third and fourth years of the textiles and fashion program and $10,000 bursaries will be awarded to graduate students.��

Annual prizes for sustainable fashion totalling $5,000.00 will be given to students as well.��

Hamilton, who coordinates the Art Factory with ��ܽ��Ƶ Extended Studies says that the additional funding will enable ��ܽ��Ƶ to expand its community-based sustainable fashion hacking programming.��

“The ��ܽ��Ƶ Art Factory, trains and supports senior ��ܽ��Ƶ students in the development and delivery of accessible arts programming within community settings.�� Although Art Factory programming is not exclusively fashion-based, the fashion hacking program has been popular with youth who don’t see themselves reflected in mainstream fashion.�� Through Fashion Hacking citizen designers can create new garments using thrifted items.”��

Creating new networks between growers, makers, artists, designers��

The expansion of the Alfoldy Craft Institute is an essential part of this gift, explains Markle. Having dedicated staff for the Institute means that ��ܽ��Ƶ can promote academic research and creative products that result from the Sow to Sew gift. ��

“Through the Alfoldy Craft Institute, we will promote evidence-based research that offers alternatives to fast fashion holding symposium, and inviting artists-in-residence,” says Markle.��

“Students will benefit enormously from expansion of the Craft Institute as a research hub, but so will Nova Scotians – not only by raising awareness around the sustainability, but by creating new networks between growers, makers, artists, designers and small businesses in our region,” says President Shannon.��

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��ܽ��Ƶ releases 2020-21 Annual Report

tagadmin — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 15:10:29 +0000

We are pleased to release ��ܽ��Ƶ’s 2020-21 annual report
As in previous years, the document provides important information about the university’s priorities, plans, accomplishments and overall performance for the previous year. This report will also be indelibly marked by the most daunting challenges in ��ܽ��Ƶ’s history, and how we and the rest of the world adapted to the unprecedented disruptions and public health crisis of a global pandemic.

Highlights from our students, faculty and staff are also included.

You can read ��ܽ��Ƶ’s 2020-21 annual report .

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Thank you to the Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery donors!

tagadmin — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:36:14 +0000

Thank you to the Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery donors!

Your commitment is helping to animate our Institute.

Canada’s relationship to slavery has primarily been understood through the stories of the Underground Railroad while the 200-year history of enslaved people in what is now Canada has not been given the intellectual and social contemplation it so rightly deserves. Our artists in residence will contribute to growing our understanding of the lives of enslaved people in Canada.

Your donation today will have an impact and demonstrate that ��ܽ��Ƶ is committed to this work.

Thank you for your support!

$2,500 – $4,999

Anonymous Donor

$1,000 – $2,499

Kara Holm & Thomas Curran, Dave van de Wetering and Ciena Canada Inc., Wilfred Moore & Jane Ritcey-Moore, Moore Suites, Anonymous Donor

$500 – $999

Linda Hutchison & Robert Mullan, Sarah McKinnon & Peter Dawes, Johanna Mizgala, Anonymous Donor

$250 – $499

Heather Anderson & Aaron Schmidt, Patrick Bellegarde-Smith, Lydie Dubuisson, Joanne Hames, Zab Hobart, Johanna Mizgala, MNP LLP, Alan & Luann Nesmith, Alyce Wright

$100 – $249

ANA + ZAC, Mary Banks, Donald Burry, Canadian Typography Archives, Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design, Melanie Egan, Graham A. Fowler Peggy Gale, Leslie Gotfrit, Frances Gregor & Ronald Gregor, Louis Grenier, Brian Lilley Alex Livingston & Heather MacLeod, Denis Longchamps, Barbara Lounder & Robert Bean, Meredith MacKinlay, Brian Meehan, Jane Milton, Kate Monro, Mauve Page, David Peters & Rhonda Rubinstein, Steven Peters, Cynthia Petersen, Ginny Holland Perkins, Lelland Reed, Karen Robinson, Robbie & Jean Shaw, Brian & Colleen Sloan, Cheryl Tissington, Martha Townsend, Barb Weatherbee, Kimberlee West, Joe Weil, Rebecca Young, Anonymous Donors

Up to $100

Jacinte Armstrong, Artech Camps Canada, Mary Banks, Gary Castle, Brigitte Clavette, The Coast, Auguste Comtent Imc, Shannon Donovan, Dawn Eyland Reiss & Dariusz Reiss, Scott Everingham, Anke Fox, Pauline Gardiner Barber & Bruce Barber, Sherene Hall-Stevens, Rebecca Hannon, Joshua Harrower, Elizabeth Holloway, Shiralee Hudson Hill, Marlene Ivey, Duane Jones, Laura Kenins, Alexandra Kim, Ronald Kuwahara, Bill & Stella Lord, Lindsey MacCallum, Jessica MacDonald, Allan H. MacKay,�� Laura MacLean, Dawn MacNutt,�� Jenna Marks, Paul McClure, Sarah Mitchell, François Morelli, Mohammed Odusanya, Natalie Olivares, Christine Oreskovich, Lori Pauli, Belinda Peres, Catherine Renouf-Thompson, Sabrina Richard, Pamela Ritchie, Carol Smeraldo, Connor Smithers-Mapp, Alisa Snyder Chris Streling, Bill Travis, Eliot & Liz Wright, Anonymous Donors

Tribute Gifts

Dawn Eyland Reiss & Dariusz Reiss in memory of Cliff Eyland
Anonymous Donor in memory of Cato Cox and John Brown, Black Loyalists; Hannah Chandler, Cato’s wife, and John Brown’s wife, name unknown.
Linda Hutchison & Robert Mullan in honory of Audrey Dear Hesson
Ron Kuwahara in memory of Hiroshi Kuwahara
Dawn MacNutt in honour of Sen. Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard
Wilfred Moore & Jane Ritcey-Moore in memory of David Murphy

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��ܽ��Ƶ releases 2019-20 Annual Report

tagadmin — Sun, 18 Oct 2020 15:02:56 +0000

We are pleased to release ��ܽ��Ƶ’s 2019-20 Annual Report, which captures an academic year that began with a hurricane and ended with a pandemic; in between the ��ܽ��Ƶ community was able to achieve so much together.
The report takes an in-depth look at ��ܽ��Ƶ’s innovative programs and research, and shines a spotlight on the school’s achievements from the past year.

Highlights from our students, faculty and staff are also included.

You can read ��ܽ��Ƶ’s 2019-20 annual report .

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Thank you to the ��ܽ��Ƶ Student Emergency Fund donors!��

tagadmin — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 09:53:52 +0000

Thank you to the ��ܽ��Ƶ Student Emergency Fund donors!

Thank you to our community – faculty, staff, alumni, board, friends – for providing ��ܽ��Ƶ’s students with financial aid to cope to extraordinary expenses resulting from the COVID-19 Crisis.

You are making a difference.

This list includes gifts received April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021.

$5000 +
Margaret McCain Roy and Paul Roy, J&W Murphy Foundation, A.K. Prakash Foundation

$2500 – $4999
Accountant Staffing and Administrative Staffing, Joanne Hames, Donald and Beth Sobey

$1,000 – $2,499
Katherine Anderson, Michael Arno, Kevin and Karen Lynch, Aoife Mac Namara, Wilfred Moore & Jane Ritcey-Moore, Bonnie Patterson, Jan Peacock and Steve Higgins, Hildur Jónasson & Alex Poole, Deborah Tambon and Brian Harrison, Anonymous Donor

$500 – $999
Alexander, Frank Anderson, William Barker & Elizabeth Church, Nicoletta Baumeister, Charles W. Bishop, Amelia Carter, Marco Chiarot, Harry Cook, Elizabeth Currie, Julia Drew-Watt, Martine Durier-Copp, Judy Farnell, Debby Farnell Rudolph & Tom Rudolph, Neil Forrest & Sheila Provazza, Charles A.E. Fowler, Carson Gallagher, Jack Graham, Gregor & Ronald Gregor, Ydessa Hendeles, Grant Hillier, Kara Holm & Thomas Curran, Marlene Ivey, Kim Knoll, Dean Leland, Brian & Paulette Oickle, Alex Pincock, Calla Shank-Hogue, Jeff & Angie Somerville, Southwest Properties Limited, Anonymous Donors

$250 – $499

Barbara Bickle, Brian Clavier, Karin Cope & Marike R. Finlay, Luc Courchesne, Joan Dawson, Deanna Dobrowsky & John Keleris, Leanne Dowe, Paula Fairfield, Paul & Mary Goodman, Tanja Harrison, Eve Hartling, Diane Hiscox, David & Vivian Howard, Linda Hutchison & Robert Mullan, Robert LeBlanc, Craig Leonard, Neal Livingston, Barbara Lounder & Robert Bean, Tanya Mars, Bryan and Gillian Maycock, Robin Muller & Paul Dunphy, Dave Murphy & Sonia Salisbury Murphy, Van and Babs Penick, Ginny Holland Perkins, Mathew Reichertz, Phil Secord & Wendy Salsman, Virginia Stephen, Mandy Wright, Camille Zakharia, Chris Zimmer, Anonymous Donors

$100 – $249

Annie Abdalla, Abdullah Alfaraj, Valerie Bachynsky, Greg & Susan Bambury, Doug Bamford, Kara Bargmann, James Barmby, Andra Birkerts, Mark Blichert, Kimberly Brenner, Susan Britton, Donald Burry, William Butler, Louise Cerveny, Ray Champlain, Ying-Yueh Chuang, Naomi Clement, Caryn Colman, Louise Anne Comeau, Anonymous Donor, Megan Connors, Catherine Constable, Denise Cormier Mahoney, Pamela Cramond-Malkin, Ava Czapalay, James & Beverly Davies, Thierry Delva, Frances Dorsey, David Drapak, Mary Eaton, Melanie Egan, Kathryn Ellis, Adrian Fish, Graham A. Fowler, Anke Fox, Katherine Frank, Pauline Gardiner Barber and Bruce Barber, Leah Garnett, Christopher Garrison, Becky Gartner, Suzanne Gauthier, Steven Dirk Geense, Meghan Gillan, Leslie Gotfrit, Sharon Gunn, Chantel Gushue, Cynthia Guzner, Katie Hagan, Richard Hines, Elizabeth Holloway, Glen Hougan, Kenneth & Wenda Housego, Yoko Irisawa, Emanuel Jannasch, Katherine Knight & David Craig, Patricia Leader, Ryan Lear, Micah Lexier, Alex Livingston & Heather MacLeod, Evelyn Llyndorah, Frances Long, Denis Longchamps, Jamie & Marnie Loughery, John Lovas, Allan H. MacKay, Margot Mackay, Landon Mackenzie, Meredith MacKinlay, Bruce & Peggy MacKinnon, Laura MacLean, Charlotte Marble & Jeff MacLeod, Rowland C. Marshall, Paul McClure, Sarah McKinnon and Peter Dawes, Erica Mendritzki & Ufuk Gueray, John Merrithew, Jane Milton, Detta Morrison-Phillips, Daiv Mowbray, Richard Mueller, Luke Murphy & Laura Mac Donald, Dr. Jock and Janet Murray, Wilma Needham, Krista Patterson, Renée Penney, Louise & Donald Pentz, Brian Perkins, David Peters & Rhonda Rubinstein, Steven Peters, Ashley Pincock, Vita Plume, Gillian Pullen, Henry Purdy, James Rae, Ann & Jim Read, Colleen Ritchie, J. William Ritchie, Karen H.H. Robinson, Fraser Ross, Ilan Sandler, Daphne Scott, Glenn, Caitlin and Morgan Shaw, Rob Shaw, Laura Siddiqui, Kristin Sinclair, Anisa Skuce, Kye-Yeon Son, Bruce Sparks, CSL, Alice K. Stanfield, Robert Storr, Cheryl Tissington, Martha Townsend, Perry Tymeson, Marthe Vary, Nicholas Wade & Carol Beatty, Ericka Walker, Jayne Wark, Peter Wünsch, Stephanie Yee, Rebecca Young, Carl Youngbluth, Joyce Zemans, Anonymous Donor

Up to $100
Oksana Atwood, Kjerstin Baldwin, Mary Banks, Jordan Baraniecki, Elissa Barnard, Zola Belanger, Ann Bernier, Jack F. Bishop, Nancy Blanchard-MacDonald, Karen Bondarchuk, Curtis Botham, Lorène Bourgeois, Chad Bowie, Meaghan Brierley, Stephen Brookbank, J Brooks, Matthew Brown, Stefanie Bruce, Shelley Burke, Erin Callahan St. John, Wendy L. Cameron, Anonymous Donor, Melanie Colosimo, Denis Connor, Crystal Cox, Diane Daniels, Holly DeWolf, Shannon Donovan, Joseph Elia, Scott Everingham, Kim Farmer, Keith Fillier, Eric Fischl & April Gornik, Joan E. Gallant, Jamie Wilson Goodyear, Owen Gottschalk & Crystal Bona, Donna Green, Leesa Hamilton, Rebecca Hannon, Sian Harris, Linda Hawke, Anna Heywood-Jones, Edith Hicks, Valery Hill, Audrey Hurd, Raluca Iancu, Mark & Navarana Igloliorte, Peggy Issenman, Stephen Jeffrey, Ingrid Jenkner, David Johnson, Duane Jones, Pamela Jones, Bonita Kirby, Alison Knott, Deb Kuzyk, Andrée Lachance, Clare Larson, Selina Latour, Judith Leidl, Alex Levy, Bill & Stella Lord, Preben G. Lordly, Jessica MacDonald, Suzanne MacDonald, Joel MacLeod, Susan MacLeod, Dawn MacNutt & Merle Pratt, Kenna Manos, Maggie Marwah, Meagan Mather, John Mathews, Verity Maxwell, Ramona Mazur, Lara Minja & Matthias Reinicke, Owen Murray, Elliot Mussett, Tony Myers, Peter Nelson, Jyri Niemi, Kate O’Connor, Declan O’Dowd, Aisling O’Flanagan, Frances Ornstein and Frederik Wendt, Holly Peterson, Peter Powning, Nadine Purdy, James Quinn, James Rae, Friederike Rahn, Kelli (Randall) Janson, L Reed, Rachel Reeve, Thea Reid, Catherine Renouf-Thompson, Joelle Renzi, Pamela Ritchie, Violet Rosengarten, Lynne Saintonge & David Taiaroa, Kristi Sangster, the Small Monsters, Ruth Scheuing, Stephan Schulz, Alison Seary, Gregory B. Silver, Greg Sims, Erica Small-Coffee, Alisa Snyder, Calvin C. Taplay, Neal G. Thomas, Robyn Thomas, Monika Urbaniak, Betsy and Howard Van Allen, Karina Van Der Linden, Jeremy Vaughan, Lorna & Carmichael Wallace, Emily Wareham, Sara Washbush, Charlotte Wilson-Hammond, Eliot & Liz Wright, Ke Zhu, YYZ, Anonymous Donor

Tribute Gifts
Anonymous in memory of Walter the Photo Lab
Anonymous in memory of Dr. Sandra Alfoldy
Katherine Anderson in memory of Theodore Saskatche Wan
Louise Cerveny in honour of Raymond and Cecile Michaud
Naomi Clement in honour of Naomi Clement
Elizabeth Currie in memory of Teto Elsiddique
Denis Connor in memory of Dr. Elisabeth C. Connor, a long time Board member and supporter of ��ܽ��Ƶ students
Debby Farnell Rudolph and Tom Rudolph in memory of Amy Farnell
Judy Farnell in memory of Edie Silver – My mother and Edie were painting buddies who loved their “Art College” days and told hilarious stories about their life drawing class experiences. Many happy memories for them!
Julia Drew-Watt in memory of Carl Drew – From a grad of the class of 1999; and in memory of my uncle Carl Drew, class of 1968.
Eric Fischl in memory of Bruce W. Ferguson
Pauline Gardiner Barber and Bruce Barber in memory of Gloria Langlands
Meghan Gillan in memory of Dr. Sandra Alfoldy
Marlene Ivey in memory of Seumas Watson
Ingrid Jenkner in memory of Arthur (Mickey) Handy
Kim Knoll in memory of J. Dukelow
Judith Leidl in honour of Isobel Leidl Wilson
Bruce and Peggy MacKinnon in memory of Lou Cable
Aoife Mac Namara in memory of Mark Sark
John Merrithew in honour of the class of 1980
Richard Mueller in memory of Dr. Harold Pearse
Jan Peacock and Steve Higgins in memory of Dr. Sandra Alfoldy
David Peters & Rhonda Rubinstein in memory of Professor Tony Mann
Peter Powning in memory of Peg Powning
Henry Purdy is in memory of Marion Bond who taught painting at the College starting in 1956
Colleen Ritchie in memory of Mary Ritchie
Karen H.H. Robinson in memory of Dr. Sandra Alfoldy
Glenn, Caitlin and Morgan Shaw in honour of Aimee Carroll
Virginia Stephen in memory of Dr. Harold Pearse
Nick Wade in memory of David Lanier
Mandy Wright in memory of Virginia Wright

This list includes all donors who have contributed to the ��ܽ��Ƶ Student Emergency Fund since April 14, 2020.

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��ܽ��Ƶ Student Emergency Fund Campaign

tagadmin — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:14:39 +0000

��ܽ��Ƶ community comes through for students, but financial need continues to grow.

��ܽ��Ƶ University would like to thank the members of our community who responded quickly – and with exceptional generosity – to support our Student Emergency Fund. Your gifts enabled us to exceed our original goal of $10,000 in just one day!

We are absolutely overwhelmed by your care for our students.

We know many ��ܽ��Ƶ students are trying to cope with the fallout of the pandemic. The ��ܽ��Ƶ Student Emergency Fund will disburse emergency bursaries to ��ܽ��Ƶ students who need extra financial support during the COVID-19 crisis.

Thanks to the awesome donor response, ��ܽ��Ƶ is now able to increase the number of students eligible for the grant and increase the amount.

Due to the extraordinary support of our community, ��ܽ��Ƶ will immediately increase the award to $750, which was originally capped at $500 per student.

But we know there are more students struggling. In order to help as much as we can, we have set a new goal of $30,000 by May 31.

If you can, we hope you will consider donating to help a student in need today. We recognize that these are challenging times for everyone, so please do not feel pressured to contribute more than you are able – or at all. Just remember that a gift of even $5 could go a long way in supporting a ��ܽ��Ƶ student at this desperate hour.

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��ܽ��Ƶ students receive scholarship funding from Walker Wood Foundation

tagadmin — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 14:54:08 +0000

��ܽ��Ƶ University students have received a generous donation from the Walker Wood Foundation toward scholarships for undergraduate and graduate studies.
The Walker Wood Foundation has committed to providing ��ܽ��Ƶ students $80,000 over four years. This funding will provide entry scholarships to four undergraduates, total value of $16,000 each over four years; and two graduate scholarships, with a total value of $8,000 each over two years.

“We want to thank the Walker Wood Foundation for their generosity and foresight in supporting education. Facilitating the future of art, craft and design students is an investment in the creative economy,” said Kara Holm, Advancement Director, ��ܽ��Ƶ University. “We understand that financial pressures have a direct impact on students. Scholarships such as these are vital to a student’s financial planning and are an important part of achieving academic success.”

The Walker Wood Foundation.

The Walker Wood Foundation’s contribution is a welcome addition to the existing scholarships available to students at ��ܽ��Ƶ. Last year, the Halifax-based university awarded 262 scholarships, totaling $435,000.

The was established in 2006 by Neil C.W. Wood and his wife Susan. It is dedicated to funding post-secondary education for candidates who have a high academic standing, demonstrated leadership or similar qualities and whom might have otherwise found it difficult to afford further education. The foundation currently gives awards to numerous universities and colleges across Canada.

“��ܽ��Ƶ offers distinctive programming in socially important fields, and its students are unique,” said Dr. Kate Wood, vice-president, Walker Wood Foundation. “Our foundation supports students participating in a large range of academic programs. By partnering with ��ܽ��Ƶ, we’re helping to support the next generation of leaders in the creative industries.”

For more information on scholarships available at ��ܽ��Ƶ, contact admissions@nscad.ca

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Advancement - Donors Archives - ��ܽ����Ƶ

$936,050 donation from the Dalglish Family Foundation will have an immediate, transformational impact at ��ܽ����Ƶ

��ܽ����Ƶ announces the Price Awards for Excellence in Teaching

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��ܽ��Ƶ announces the Price Awards for Excellence in Teaching

��ܽ��Ƶ Materials fund receives major boost from the Arno Family Foundation

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��ܽ��Ƶ releases 2020-21 Annual Report

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