Support

Western Front receives funding from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Government of Canada, the BC Arts Council, the Province of British Columbia, and the City of Vancouver.

Individual contributions in the form of donations and membership fees provide vital support to Western Front’s programming and operations. We are grateful to our community of patrons, arts practitioners and visitors who have grown with us over the decades and greatly contribute to the growth and sustainability of Western Front.

Donate

We welcome donations of all sizes. Even the smallest donation helps us cover necessary expenses and is greatly appreciated. Here are some examples of what your donation could provide:

$50: A book to share in our library
$350: An artist talk
$1,000: An artist’s travel within Canada
$3,000: Electricity for the year
$5,000: An international artist’s trip to Vancouver
$20,000: The production of a modest exhibition or special project
$40,000: The production of a major new work commission, residency, or exhibition

Please consider becoming a monthly donor to provide a reliable and ongoing source of income for Western Front. Tax receipts are issued once per year for the cumulative amount of the donations made during that calendar year.

Donate to Western Front

All donations are tax-deductible. Western Front is a registered charity (119293280RR0001).

For more information on claiming a tax receipt, contact us at info@westernfront.ca

Endowment

The Western Front Endowment Fund was established in 2003 by the Western Front Foundation, a society of affiliated artists and long-term patrons, to ensure the future financial prosperity of Western Front. It attracts gifts and bequests from artists and patrons who share this vision.

Managed by the Vancouver Foundation, interest earned from the Endowment is disbursed to Western Front each year to support our annual artistic program and operations.

Annually we apply to Canadian Heritage’s Endowment Incentives – Canada Cultural Investment Fund, which offers matching funds for donations to not-for-profit endowments, increasing the impact of each gift.

Donate to the Endowment

The current trustees of the Western Front Foundation are Hank Bull (President), Mark Mache (Treasurer), Candice Hopkins, Caitlin Jones (Secretary), Jonathan Middleton (Vice President), Richard Fowler, Ron Francis Regan, and Zainub Verjee.

Membership

Western Front is a non-profit society, and supporters of the organization can play a role in our governance by becoming members.

As a member you will have voting rights at the annual general meeting.

Membership dues are $5 per year.

New memberships are accepted on approval of the board of directors.

To become a member, please follow the instructions below:

Step 1: Fill out the Membership Application Form at the link below.
Step 2: Once your application is received, our Board of Directors will review it and you will receive notification regarding the status of your application within 30 days.
Step 3: If your membership application is approved, you will receive a confirmation email and a Payment Information Form to finalize your membership.

Become a Member

A scan of an early Western Front membership card that reads “The Western Front Lodge 303 East 8th Ave Vancouver BC” in type around the outside edge, and “name,” “membership card” and “renewal date” across the centre. — Western Front membership card (c. 1970s)

A black and white photograph of fifteen people seated around a long table in the Grand Luxe Hall, with glasses of wine and plates of cake. A tabby cat sits on one guest’s lap. — Dinner party in the Grand Luxe Hall (1986)

Our Supporters

Thanks to the following individuals, foundations, and businesses for their generous support in 2023/24:

$20,000+
Western Front Foundation

$15,000+
Anonymous (1)

$5,000+
SOCAN Foundation

$2,000+
Anonymous (1)
Naudia & Mark Maché

$1,000+
Anonymous (1)
Hank Bull
Julia Chirka
Gulf & Fraser
MDW Jewelry
Mona Lisa Ali Ceramics
Mount Pleasant BIA
Ron Regan
Save-On-Foods

$500+
AxeWood Inc.
Lisa Cinar
Dunbar Pottery
Endswell Foundation
fancypop
Fortiv
Corrina Hammond
Henderson Dry Goods
Megan Hepburn
Knitbone Ceramics
Catherine Langevin
Moonseed Herbals
New Look
Paperbacknote
Jim Poole
Ami Sangha
Valérie d. Walker & Maya Soleil Lubell
WarmAndDrift

$250+
Grant Arnold
Chloe Brown Erlendson
Darling Be
Tony Dubroy
Susan Gibb
Goodbeast
Haley Hunt-Brondwin
Norman Jaffe
Nicole Jang
Joel & Dana Solomon Fund
Justine Leavers
Made by Elliot
Kate Metten
Jonathan Middleton
John & Helen O’Brian
Keith Wallace

$50+
Anonymous (2)
Asterpile Studio
Hsin Chun Chang
Concept Thief
Denim & Steel Interactive
DW Leatherworks
Vera Frenkel
frnge
Daisy Fung
Jane Ellison
Kerria Gray
Chuck Heilman
hijulez
Bill Jeffries
Caitlin Jones
Moniker Press
Nazanin Oghanian
Heather Pelles
Anna Stauffer
Judy Radul
Sylvia Roberts
Heike Royer
Denise Ryner
Elina Takahashi
Taylor Moon Ceramics
Kate Woolf
Gerri York

We also appreciate the gift of time from our volunteers:
Chipo Chipaziwa
Billie Cullen
Marjan Faridi
Catherine Fraser
Gracie Gandhi
Alicia Laing
Niloufar Samadi
Yasmine Whaley-Kalaora

Western Front is a non-profit
artist-run centre in Vancouver.

We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.