Patron Memberships

Enrich your member experience while providing significant annual support to help further our mission of connecting people with art and inspiring new ways of thinking.

Patron Members at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia enjoy access to exclusive events and art experiences with artists, curators, community leaders, and collectors. For more information contact rachel.solomon@novascotia.ca or 902-424-0073.

   IN SITU: Lithography Workshop (credit: Wiebke Schroeder)

Core Benefits

  • Benefits of Regular Membership, plus:
  • Dual Membership* or Member + Guest card
  • Opportunity to bring a guest with each visit
  • Access to a unique series of Patron programming. 
  • 15% discount at the Gallery Shop
  • Extended art rental privileges with Teichert Gallery
  • Reciprocal admission to select Canadian art museums and to the Art Gallery of Ontario
  • Access to over 1,300 museums through NARM & ROAM
  • Recognition in the Annual Report
  • A charitable tax receipt will be issued for the maximum allowable portion according to CRA guidelines. In 2020 the maximum receipt amounts will be adjusted to reflect the change in in-person offerings as a result of COVID-19.

*Family membership can be arranged upon request. Tax receipts will be adjusted accordingly.

Engaged $250

Core Benefits, plus

  • Invitation to two events 
  • Maximum tax receipt in 2020: $150
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Contributing $500

Core Benefits, plus

  • Free admission for up to two guests per visit
  • Invitation to three events
  • Maximum tax receipt in 2020: $400
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Sustaining $1,000

Contributing Benefits, plus

  • Free admission for up to four guests per visit
  • Invitation to four events
  • Maximum tax receipt in 2020: $900
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Visionary $2,500

Sustaining Benefits, plus

  • Private curatorial tour along with up to six guests
  • Name listed on annual supporter wall in the Lobby
  • Maximum tax receipt in 2020: $2,400
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Leading $5,000

Visionary Benefits, plus

  • Opportunity to be recognized as an exhibition or program supporter (where applicable)
  • Maximum tax receipt in 2020: $4,900
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UPCOMING EVENTS

ART+IDEAS: Building a Museum in the 21st Century
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
5:00-6:00 p.m. AST

What does it mean to build an art museum for a 21st century audience? How does the current cultural climate shape the design and visitor experience?
              
These are just some of the questions our esteemed panelists will explore in a conversation that looks at their past experiences, recent projects such as Qaumajuq, the new contemporary Inuit art center at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, as well as the new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia on the Halifax waterfront.

Panelists:
Shirley Blumberg, KPMB Architects
Stephen Borys, Director & CEO, Winnipeg Art Gallery
Omar Gandhi, Omar Gandhi Architect Inc

Moderated by Nancy Noble, Director & CEO, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

 

To learn more about supporting the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia as a Patron Member or to inquire about upcoming Patron events, contact rachel.solomon@novascotia.ca or 902-424-0073

 

Images:
(left) ART+IDEAS: The Collecting Institute on October 16, 2019.
(right) IN SITU: Lithography Workshop on November 7, 2019 (credit: Wiebke Schroeder).