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 indebted 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.

Membership

Western Front is a non-profit society, and supporters of the organization can become members.

As a member, you will receive a quarterly members-only e-newsletter and voting rights at the annual general meeting.

Membership dues are $40 per year.

New memberships are accepted on approval of the board of directors. Applications are tabled at board meetings and take up to 30 days for processing and approval.

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)

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, allowing all donations received to create greater capacity for the enduring financial strength of Western Front.

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, and Zainub Verjee.

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)

Donors

Thanks to the following individuals, foundations, and businesses for their generous support in 2022:

$250,000+
Heritage BC

$50,000+
Audain Foundation

$10,000+
Maryon Adelaar
Jane Irwin & Ross Hill
Estate of Charmian Johnson

$5,000+
Anonymous (2)
Janice Dillion
Freybe Foundation
Naudia & Mark Mache
Michael & Inna O’Brian Family Foundation
SOCAN Foundation
Western Front Foundation

$2,000+
Ron Francis Regan
Bruce Munro Wright

$1,000+
Anonymous (4)
Hank Bull
Cloth Tone
Julia Chirka
Rick Erikson
fancypop
Richard Fowler
Gulf & Fraser
Henderson Dry Goods
Kate Metten Ceramics
MDW Jewelry
Mona Lisa Ali Ceramics
Mount Pleasant BIA
Save On Foods

$500+
AxeWood Inc.
Lisa Cinar
Dunbar Pottery
Endswell Foundation
Goodbeast
Kerria Gray
Megan Hepburn
Nicole Jang
New Look
Paperbacknote
Jim Poole
Project Weekend
Ami Sangha
Erin Templeton

$250+
Anonymous (2)
Grant Arnold
Melodie Borosevich
Daisy Fung
Catherine Langevin
Karina LaRocque
Justine Leavers
John & Helen O’Brian
Joel & Dana Solomon Fund
Keith Wallace
Woolf Glass
Zainub Verjee
Cornelia Wyngaarden

$100+
Joost Bakker
Hsin Chun Chang
Jai Djwa
Susan Gibb
Carie Helm
Candice Hopkins
Caitlin Jones
Heike Kapp
Made By Eliot
Mayari Rodriguez Design
Jonathan Middleton
Hue Nguyen
Amy Nugent & Teresa Sudeyko
Anna Stauffer
Judy Radul
Sylvia Roberts
Diane Roblin
Elina Takahashi

$50+
Denise Ryner
Wool Parade
Gerri York

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.