All donations to Gallery in the Grove are used for our Education Programming including Scholarships and VALS.
2025 Donation
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Thank You to the Lambton County Arts Collective and Stewart Fanning and Elise McDonald pictured with Gwen Moore, Volunteer Education Manager with Gallery in the Grove.
Stewart and Elise explain how the donation came about: "We would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to all the incredible artists that made this donation possible. This money exists because of the time, hard work, materials, skills, and talent that many local Sarnia-Lambton artists donated at past Art Jam events. LCAC (Lambton County Arts Collective) started several years ago with a group of friends (Elise McDonald, Stewart Fanning, Francis Martin, Patty Cook, and all of the incredible participating local artists) out of a desire to continue seeing Art Jams happen after Art Walk came to an end. We were honestly blown away by the reception and turnout we had. It was something truly special, and showed us that we live in a city that holds many vibrant talented people, and that our city loves and appreciates art and artists. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we were unable to continue the Art Jams for some time, and since then, venues have changed, and our personal lives have taken different directions that have left less room for dedicating to the continuation of Art Jam events. So instead of letting this money raised by local artists sit and do nothing, as past organizers and with the input of past Art Jam participants, we decided to donate the remaining Art Jam funds to The Gallery in the Grove’s wonderful arts program The VALS (Visiting Artists Lambton School) Program. The VALS Program focuses on bringing quality art supplies and instruction to elementary grades 5-6-7 across Lambton county, and is led by experienced local artists. We believe that the spirit of LCAC and Art Jams will live on with this donation through current artists uplifting and supporting the development of future artists in our community!" |
Elise McDonald, Stewart Fanning and Gwen Moore
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2024
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Thanks to a grant by the Catherine Wilson Foundation for the Visiting Artists in Lambton Schools (VALS), wonderful materials were able to be purchased which allows the students to work with watercolour paper, palette knives, palette paper, and real artists’ gouache paint.
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Thank you to The Lawrence House! Gallery in the Grove has received a $1,000 donation from the Lawrence House for our Visiting Artists in Lambton Schools (VALS) program. The funds were raised through their 'Out of the Attic Sale' last year.
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Rotary Club of Sarnia-Bluewaterland
Gallery in the Grove was thrilled to receive $3000 from The Rotary Club of Sarnia-Bluewaterland! Their generous donation from Art in the Park proceeds will go directly to our Youth Art Education Fund. This fund supports our VALS (Visiting Artists in Sarnia Lambton) Grade 6 program and our Scholarships given to graduating High School students continuing their education in the arts. Thank you so much for this donation! |
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ScotiaBank, Bright’s Grove and The Bright’s Grove Optimist Club
Cutbacks due to Covid, meant we had to reduce the 2021 Scholarship Awards to 3, but thanks to the generous donations from Dan Dunsmore of ScotiaBank, Bright’s Grove and The Bright’s Grove Optimist Club, who each donated $500, we were able to increase the number of Scholarship Awards to 4. |
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We would like to thank the Lambton Creative Grant Program for awarding Gallery in the Grove $2500. This grant allowed us to purchase an iPad to use for contactless purchases and assist us with Covid-19 costs such as extra cleaning supplies as well as insurance costs.
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Rotary Club of Sarnia Bluewaterland 2018
We gratefully accept a generous cheque - part of the proceeds from Art in the Park 2018. $2863.43 Bright's Grove Optimists Donation 2018 for $1000.00
Many thanks to Bright's Grove Optimist Club for their generous donation. Monies donated will be directed to the VALS program. In 2017 over 750 grade six students received Free Art Classes delivered by three professional artists to schools across Sarnia Lambton. |
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Rotary Club of Sarnia-Bluewaterland Art in the Park Donation 2017
Many thanks for this generous donation to our Education Fund. |
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New Lights for the Gallery
Gallery in the Grove recently received a five-thousand dollar capital grant from the Judith & Norman Alix Foundation to replace old light fixtures with new energy efficient fixtures and LED bulbs. "The very root of what we do is operate as an art gallery," explains Kirsty Kilner Holmes, Chairperson, "these new fixtures bring fresh, bright light to the gallery space and we appreciate so much the kindness of Judy Alix and fellow foundation members for their generosity." In the picture is Judy Alix assisting Hugh Hillier with the installation of the new light fixtures. |
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