91制片厂 University has received its largest gift from a donor outside Atlantic Canada: $936,050 from Toronto鈥檚 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 91制片厂 from the Dalglish Family Foundation. The Foundation’s directors recognized 91制片厂 as an ideal recipient due to the family’s longstanding commitment to the arts as both practitioners and patrons.
鈥淭he Dalglish family is delighted to support 91制片厂 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.鈥�
The gift supports three programs and initiatives that will greatly enhance the student experience at 91制片厂. 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.
鈥淭hese individuals supply fresh ideas, perspectives, and techniques to students, the wider 91制片厂 community, and the region at large,鈥� she says. 鈥淭he 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 91制片厂 as a fountain of art and culture.鈥�
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.
鈥淭his generous donation marks a new chapter in nurturing young talent and the advancement of creative work in the 91制片厂 art community,鈥� says Jana Macalik, 91制片厂鈥檚 provost and interim vice-president for academics and research. 鈥淚t 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.
鈥淭he 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,鈥� she continues. 鈥淲e look forward to sharing student success stories with the Dalglish Family Foundation for years to come.鈥�
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,鈥� she says. 鈥淧hotography 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.鈥�
With this generous donation, young and emerging artists from 91制片厂 will not only receive a financial boost but also invaluable support to help them lay a solid foundation for their artistic careers, says 91制片厂 President, Peggy Shannon. This will empower them to explore their creative potential and contribute meaningfully to our artistic landscape.
鈥淚 want to extend my sincere gratitude to the Dalglish Family Foundation for this support,鈥� Shannon continues. 鈥淚 am thrilled that this investment will have such an immediate and significant impact on our students, faculty, and staff.鈥�