11-15-2019, 08:58 PM
(11-15-2019, 01:23 PM)westwardloo Wrote:(11-15-2019, 12:58 PM)ac3r Wrote: Absolutely. Years back I worked at two art galleries here and it is surprising how little money they operate on. One of the galleries in our city (I think it is the Clay and Glass Gallery) receives zero dollars in regional or higher tier government funding and is one of the few major galleries in Canada to operate this way. They really struggle. It doesn't help that there is minimal interest in the arts in Waterloo Region. It's nice to contemplate, but I don't see where any funding would come from to build a new cultural space anytime soon. The Museum is going to be expanding into the neighbourhing bank and KWAG just completed some new renovations, which is probably the most we'll see for new cultural spaces for a while.All it take is one wealthy individual to have an interest in the Arts to get something like this done. Unfortunately I don't know if the region has anyone that fits the bill. Most of the regions wealthiest people are more concerned with university donations. (not that there is anything wrong with this, still nice to see philanthropy)
(11-15-2019, 06:01 PM)taylortbb Wrote:(11-15-2019, 05:48 PM)Momo26 Wrote: Wait...the Museum is taking up space (or all of) the BMO at the corner of Queen/King? When is this happening and why?
Announced in 2018. BMO is making a $1M donation as a part of it. https://themuseum.ca/bmo-donates-1m-offe...themuseum/
I believe the idea is that the bank would (thank goodness!) be demolished and themuseum expanded. Apropos of philanthropy, themuseum itself benefitted from a large philanthripic donation ($11million iirc, from the founders of the Musagetes Foundation).
Not on the same scale, perhaps, but I know that Brenda and Hartman Krug are perennial, significant donors to KWAG, the K-W Symphony, and the Stratford Festival.