SUPPORT

Support DVSA

DVSA IS A Non-profit registered charity

Be a part of the growing DVSA story. If you too believe in our mission and the difference it makes in the lives of Hamiltonians, there are many ways to show your support:

We are immensely grateful for the support of the many students, faculty, artists, community members, foundations, small businesses and corporations that help underwrite the school’s operation.

We are especially thankful for the past and current financial grants provided by the Government of Canada, Province of Ontario, Ontario Trillium Foundation, City of Hamilton and incite Foundation for the Arts.

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Dundas Valley School of Art also thanks the following for their contributions to DVSA’s 2023/24 Terms.

Creative Vision Fund 

Companion ($5,000 +) 

John Heersink 

JTC Heersink Foundation 

The Pieczonka Family Foundation at Burlington Community Foundation 

 

Patron ($1,000 – $2,499) 

Craig & Sandra Biggar 

John Hutton 

Dina Farnan 

Barbara Freeman 

Sam and Roma Mercanti Foundation 

Pam Lakin 

Erie Long 

David McCulloch 

Carol Rand 

 

Guardian ($500 – $999) 

John E. Bainbridge  

Dundas Valley Sunrise Rotary Club 

Jennifer Gautrey 

Kathron Hann 

Katherine Lantagne 

Kim McGregor 

Kate Pelton 

Anthonios Partheniou 

Marty Slimming 

 

Devotee ($250 – $499) 

Elizabeth Bourns 

Robert Crockford 

Community Donations made at Family Art Days  

Pam Lushington 

 

Supporter ($100 – $249) 

Seanna-Lin Brodie-Keys 

Sarah Brophy 

Judith Chopra – In Memory of John Wright 

Katherine  M. Hutton 

Alexander Erdie 

Jennifer Finn 

Allison Graef 

Miriam Kramer  

Ann Lawson 

Patti MacArthur – In Honour of Steven and Joanne Agro 

Bruce McKay 

Monica Mahoney – In Memory of Shelley Maureen Mahoney 

Frances Neufeld 

Bob & Kelly Neale 

Joan Newcomer 

Corinne Nyffenegger 

Keir Overton 

Toronto North Dental Hygienist Society 

Klaas Walma 

 

Friend ( $1- $99) 

Anna Adamowicz 

Anonymous  

Susan Bailey 

Kelly Bart 

Katherine Boothe 

Noreen Choe 

Rob Diehl 

Mary Flatt 

Lesley Jackson – In Honour of Peg Jackson’s Birthday 

Catherine Jamieson 

Christine Giese 

Jessica Harvey  

Nancy Henderson 

Jennifer Hernandez 

Patricia Hutchinson 

Meaghan Kennedy 

Michael Konstantinidis  

Michelle Lee 

Fran Marini 

Betty Murdoch  

Sheryl Nadler 

Anna Naryzhny  

Joyce O’Brien 

Margaret Overton 

Ann Power 

Khusro Shafi 

Kimberley Smith 

Paul Van Raay 

Ricki Van Ryn 

 

Donations in Memory of Arthur Greenblatt 

Bryan Bennett  

Margaret Brown  

John Coddington  

Judy Coombe

Lee and James DesJardins

Donna, Gloria, and Carol Vito, Lewis, and Vitkay  

Kelly Dudzic  

Judith Floam  

Stacey MacKenzie  

Doreen- Ruth Mckeown  

Lynda M. Ronie  

Marcela Prikryl  

Janet Simpson  

Barbara Skorupa  

Andrew Smyth  

Dawn Urschel  

Kenneth Waissman  

Allyson Wenzowski  

Jo Ann Zvares  

 

 

60fo60 Campaign:  

Agostino Ammendolia 

Tom Bellman 

DVSA Events – 60th, Fundraisers, Open Houses 

The “G” Foundation 

Kathron Hann 

William Hill 

Katherine Lantagne 

Erie Long 

Andrea Neilson 

Frances Neufeld – In Honour of John Farnon 

Margaret Overton 

Susan Pearson 

Marcela Prikryl 

Barbara Townsend 

Margaret Walton 

Barbara Young 

OUTREACH PROGRAMS 

Community Art Experience (Bursaries, Workshops, Art in a Bag) 

incite Foundation for the Arts 

Jennifer Barrett  

 

DVSA Bursaries 

Kevin O’Brien  

The “G” Foundation 

Parkside Brenda Evans Fund – endowment held at Hamilton Community Foundation 

 

Art in a Bag 

Jennine Ehlers 

 

Lavender Inspirations 

TD Bank Group – TD Ready Communities  

 

2SLGBTQ+ Pottery Workshop 

The Potter’s Guild of Hamilton  

 

Digital Content Production 

City of Hamilton 

 

Art and Climate Change in Dundas Valley Program 

incite Foundation for the Arts 

 

FACILITY AND OPERATIONS 

Dina Farnan 

Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program: Government of Canada and Province of Ontario 

 

Feasibility Study for Ground Floor  

Ontario Trillium Foundation   

 

Garden Project 

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario 

 

Gallery Operations 

incite Foundation for the Arts 

 

Equipment  

The Potter’s Guild of Hamilton  

 

Restricted Operating 

City of Hamilton 

Government of Canada   

 

 

GIFT IN-KIND DONATIONS  

Crayola Canada  

Please note: DVSA is closed Monday, October 13 for Thanksgiving.