THE QUEENSTON CIRCLE
RiverBrink Art Museum invites lovers of both art and history to support our mission as members of the Queenston Circle. Through this special membership group, patrons contribute to a shared vision of the place of visual arts and heritage in the life of the community of Niagara and to building and sustaining this important local resource. Your annual contribution to the Queenston Circle supports quality programming, audience development, and ongoing care and growth of the art collection at RiverBrink.
A donation of $500 per individual provides the following benefits:
Mission
RiverBrink Art Museum interprets Niagara and Canadian heritage and culture. It serves a regional to international audience by enhancing knowledge and appreciation of the visual arts.
Vision
A common regional heritage through the visual arts.
Values
We value and uphold: ethical stewardship, professionalism, respect and collegiality, and creating value for the community.
Although newly incorporated in 2015, RiverBrink has a long history in Queenston. The Art Museum is housed in the former country home of Samuel E. Weir Q.C. (1898-1981). When Weir died, he left the house and a substantial art collection to establish a public art museum. The Weir Foundation provides financial support for operations.
The building itself was designed by England-born Arthur E. Nutter (1874-1967), a family friend of Samuel E. Weir, and the first architect to practice in London, Ontario.
The collection includes more than 1,400 works of art, a fine art library and an eclectic assortment of decorative art and furniture. Over the years, the collection has expanded and it continues to grow through donation and purchase.
Although RiverBrink is now a separately incorporated entity, it will continue to care for and exhibit works from the Samuel E. Weir Collection, such as the iconic Sketch for the Jack Pine by Tom Thomson. This sketch is an important part of the history of RiverBrink as an art museum, and is one of the best loved, and most recognizable, works in the collection. Contributors to the Queenston Circle will not only help secure the future of these works of art but will contribute to the growth of a new collection owned by RiverBrink and the research and educational programming that is integral to the work of an art museum. In this way, your membership in the Queenston Circle will enrich the collection and activities at RiverBrink.
Please contact RiverBrink Art Museum at 905-262-4510 or email [email protected] for additional information on how to join the Queenston Circle.
A donation of $500 per individual provides the following benefits:
- A tax-deductible receipt for your donation
- Free admission to the museum
- Personal Director-led tour of the exhibitions and vault for up to 6 people
- Two exclusive off-site day trips per year
- 15% discount on all gift shop items and special event lectures
- Reciprocal admission to participating Museums of Niagara Association (MONA) and Ontario Association of Art Galleries (OAAG)
- Recognition on RiverBrink’s website and publications
- Invitations to previews of exhibitions and social events
Mission
RiverBrink Art Museum interprets Niagara and Canadian heritage and culture. It serves a regional to international audience by enhancing knowledge and appreciation of the visual arts.
Vision
A common regional heritage through the visual arts.
Values
We value and uphold: ethical stewardship, professionalism, respect and collegiality, and creating value for the community.
Although newly incorporated in 2015, RiverBrink has a long history in Queenston. The Art Museum is housed in the former country home of Samuel E. Weir Q.C. (1898-1981). When Weir died, he left the house and a substantial art collection to establish a public art museum. The Weir Foundation provides financial support for operations.
The building itself was designed by England-born Arthur E. Nutter (1874-1967), a family friend of Samuel E. Weir, and the first architect to practice in London, Ontario.
The collection includes more than 1,400 works of art, a fine art library and an eclectic assortment of decorative art and furniture. Over the years, the collection has expanded and it continues to grow through donation and purchase.
Although RiverBrink is now a separately incorporated entity, it will continue to care for and exhibit works from the Samuel E. Weir Collection, such as the iconic Sketch for the Jack Pine by Tom Thomson. This sketch is an important part of the history of RiverBrink as an art museum, and is one of the best loved, and most recognizable, works in the collection. Contributors to the Queenston Circle will not only help secure the future of these works of art but will contribute to the growth of a new collection owned by RiverBrink and the research and educational programming that is integral to the work of an art museum. In this way, your membership in the Queenston Circle will enrich the collection and activities at RiverBrink.
Please contact RiverBrink Art Museum at 905-262-4510 or email [email protected] for additional information on how to join the Queenston Circle.
RiverBrink acknowledges the following current members of the Queenston Circle:
Richard Baker
Dr. Jakob Bilkstys-Richardson
Bongi Bilkstys-Richardson
Susan Dods
Geoffrey Joyner
Lorraine Joyner
Virginia Medland Green
Sandra Lawrence
Robert Sears
Sherry Spark
Gene Anne Smith
Dr. Jakob Bilkstys-Richardson
Bongi Bilkstys-Richardson
Susan Dods
Geoffrey Joyner
Lorraine Joyner
Virginia Medland Green
Sandra Lawrence
Robert Sears
Sherry Spark
Gene Anne Smith
Graphic designed by Sonya Marie de Lazzer, inspired by Tom Thomson, Sketch for the Jack Pine, c. 1916, Samuel E. Weir Collection.
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