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 Since
1942 Western has respected and honored the legacy of Wilhelmina
McIntosh, the woman responsible for creating the McIntosh Gallery.
The Gallery was planned largely as a tribute to the memory of her
husband, John Gordon McIntosh. The speedy erection of the Gallery
in the midst of wartime was the direct result of Mrs. McIntosh’s
specific wishes at outlined in her will and previously negotiated
with the University. Her estate included 67 artworks, $50,000 to
build the new memorial art gallery and a $100,000 endowment for
pictures, operating and student scholarships. This model of philanthropy
resulted in Canada’s oldest university art gallery.
Others have since followed her lead and adopted the
McIntosh Gallery as an heir for their estates, collections and archives.
We invite you to consider the McIntosh Gallery in your planned giving
for a lasting legacy and for enduring gifts in memoriam.
Your gift or bequest, large or small, will continue
to enrich the lives of future generations, maintaining and strengthening
the Collection and providing essential support for exhibitions,
research, archives, publications and programs.
Endowments you may choose to support include…
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held at Western, was established in 1981 to honour this donor who
gave nine artworks to the University in 1933. Proceeds are used
in service of the Permanent Collection.
for the McIntosh Gallery, held with the Ontario Arts Council Foundation,
was established in 1998 through a Provincial match of cash gifts
and supports ongoing operating and programming.
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held at Western, is a memorial fund established in 1987 by the artist’s
family. The gift also included the artist's artworks, journals,
sketchbooks and archives. Proceeds are dedicated to purchase the
works of emerging artists for the Permanent Collection.
,
held with Foundation Western, was named in 2001 to honour the first
curator and director of the McIntosh Gallery, with proceeds used
for ongoing operating and programming.
was dedicated in 2002 to support McIntosh Gallery operations.
You may choose to establish an endowment, held at Foundation Western
or the University, to benefit the McIntosh Gallery. This endowment
can be in your name or that of a loved one and will be permanently
invested, with the income used to support a project of your choice
at the McIntosh Gallery.
The McIntosh Gallery Permanent Collection Policy, approved by The
University of Western Ontario Board of Governors in 1994, focuses
on the art of London, art of national significance and international
art that can be demonstrated to have had an influence on London
art and artists. The McIntosh Gallery Acquisitions Committee determines
the status of all gifts of art offered to the Permanent Collection.
The cost of insuring, storing, documenting, conserving,
restoring, researching, transporting and exhibiting artworks is
significant. In order to protect, preserve and enjoy the legacy
of gifts of art, it is suggested that a gift of cash be used in
support of these costs to accompany gifts of art whenever possible.
Artworks offered for consideration as a donation to
the Permanent Collection and meeting criteria of national significance
that also comply with the Collections Policy and are accepted by
the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board are eligible
for a tax receipt that is exempt from capital gains tax.
Other gifts of art that conform to the Collections
Policy and are accepted by the McIntosh Gallery Acquisitions Committee
are eligible for a standard charitable tax receipt.
Bequests (gifts in your will), gifts of life insurance, gifts of
retirement benefits, charitable remainder trusts, charitable gift
annuities and gifts of residual interest - including art collections
- are all welcome. Western's planned giving staff would be pleased
to work with you on any of these vehicles.
Gifts of personal property, including publicly listed securities,
in support of the McIntosh Gallery are also welcome and may be dedicated
to any area of your choice.
Many personal records of artists, collectors, dealers and scholars
that relate to the evolution of our visual culture are invaluable
resources for research by students, faculty and public alike. The
McIntosh Gallery invites gifts and bequests of materials such as
slides, correspondence, documents, catalogues, journals, sketchbooks,
digital records and other ephemera. We are fortunate to have the
expert services of archive students and the use of archival storage
at Western’s AARC in the D.B.Weldon Library.
Special exhibitions, travelling exhibitions, publications, special
events, speakers series, publications, art commissions, art purchases,
book and journal purchases and archival research are some of the
ways sponsorships may contribute to the McIntosh Gallery. Expert
staff positions, short and long term, may also be sponsored and
named as the donor wishes, including Curator in Residence, Registrar
in Residence, Educator in Residence or Artist in Residence.
Planned gifts to support the McIntosh Gallery can provide significant
tax advantages • now, and in the future. You and your financial
advisor are invited to contact Western’s Gift Planning Office
at (519)661-2199 or 1-800-258-6896(press 4) or email alumni@uwo.ca
for additional information. Gifts to the McIntosh Gallery will receive
formal recognition by the Gallery and The University of Western
Ontario.
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Pay It Forward: A way to make a difference
in the future, without expectation of ‘payback’, without
‘paying back’ but paying into the future for unexpected,
unimaginable results.
Consider a gift that will reverberate through time…an
unconditional favour, an action plan for all time.
The McIntosh Gallery has matured as a public art gallery
that exemplifies excellence in the service of visual art and our
heritage as an integral part of our nation’s patrimony at
a nationally recognized university.
In the continued pursuit of excellence and service,
the McIntosh Gallery needs to expand, ideally through a new addition
or wing to accommodate and consolidate operations; house, research
and exhibit the Permanent Collection; and make the facility handicap
accessible.
Architect’s plans created in 1993 await execution
but funding is required. This challenge is to secure planned gifts
through insurance and/or estate commitments that will be designated
toward the eventual realization of this expansion. In time, a capital
goal will attain the objective of the building at some future date.
A commitment has been made of a $250,000 universal
life insurance policy, payable to Foundation Western, and held in
a special McIntosh Gallery Capital Fund for expenditure once the
required goal is met. The intent is that others will respond to
the challenge and commit additional planned gifts to this end. The
Pay It Forward Challenge is aimed at those philanthropists who are
motivated to realize a goal, perhaps beyond their lifetime, for
unforeseen future generations in the belief that the McIntosh Gallery
is an essential enduring educational presence at Western and in
the broader community.
The current estimated capital addition goal for the
McIntosh Gallery is $5M. Should the goal be met, (whatever the equivalent
cost may be in future years, adjusted for inflation), any funds
remaining in the special McIntosh Gallery Capital Fund shall be
transferred to endowments with Foundation Western to support McIntosh
Gallery operations and programs. Others are encouraged to consider
following this model. We would be pleased to meet with you at your
convenience.
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Gifts to the McIntosh Gallery will support the
exhibitions, programs and the Collection for students, teachers,
researchers and the community who benefit from the experience of
original one-of-a-kind artworks in the everyday life at Western.
Your thoughtful gift will help strengthen and sustain the oldest
university gallery in Canada for generations to come.
There are many ways you can make a contribution:
•Artworks
•Archives related to art and artists
•Bequests
•Cash
•Life Insurance
•Charitable Gift Annuities
•Gifts of Retirement Benefits
•Gifts of Risidual Interest
•Gifts of Securities
•Charitable Remainder Trusts
You are invited to make your gift to a specific
designation to the Gallery:
• Pay It Forward capital expansion challenge
• Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation art acquisition matching
program
• Art restoration and conservation
• Ontario Arts Endowment Fund of the McIntosh Gallery
• Foundation Western endowments to benefit the McIntosh Gallery
• Gillian Saward Memorial Fund
• Abbott Fund in service of the Art Collection
• We would be pleased to discuss any other specific requests
about how you might like your gift used or personalized. Memorial
or tribute gifts, named gifts or named endowments are always welcome.
The McIntosh Gallery staff is pleased to answer
your questions, meet with you and work with you at your convenience.
You may also direct your gift to the McIntosh Gallery through Western’s
secure on-line services:
• Online
Giving
• Mail,
phone or fax
• Credit
Card
• Cheque
or Money Order
• Automatic
Bank Withdrawal (Electronic Funds Transfer)
• Western
employees' payroll deduction
Tel: 1 (519) 661-3181
Fax: 1 (519) 661-3059
E-mail: mcintoshgallery@uwo.ca
Postal address:
McIntosh Gallery
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario N6A 3K7
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