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The Ottawa Art Gallery thought the public announcement of its generous donation of $1.5 million from prominent businessman and philanthropist John Ruddy was sure to be the city’s highlight of the week. That is, until the Redblacks football team — co-owned by Ruddy — brought home the first Grey Cup in 40 years.
“What a game, what a result,” said Lawson Hunter, counsel at Stikeman Elliott LLP and chair of both the gallery’s board of directors and its capital campaign.
Lawson Hunter is joined on stage by his fellow capital campaign committee members, from left, Susan Wood, Tom Houston, Rebecca Baker, Rachel Baxter, Richard Roth, Barbara Uteck, Janet Yale and Alexandra Badzak for the announcement made at the OAG on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, of a major donation of $1.5 million to the Ottawa Art Gallery, which has surpassed its capital campaign target by reaching $5.1 million.
Hunter was speaking to a gathering of gallery donors, supporters and artists at Tuesday’s announcement of the OAG’s largest private donation, made by Ruddy and his wife, Jennifer, from their Trinity Development Foundation.
The gallery has been working tirelessly to create a bigger and better space for itself. In September 2015, it launched its capital campaign, Art Now-L’art ici, to raise $3.5 million toward its modern new building, currently under construction next door and slated to open in 2017. The campaign has surpassed its target by reaching $5.1 million – an announcement that drew loud applause and cheers from the crowd.
“I think it’s about time that our community has space to house its collection in a building that we can all be proud of, and I’m proud to have helped in my little way to make that possible,” Ruddy, who’s also executive chairman of Trinity Development Group and a key player in the Lansdowne Park revitalization, said in his brief remarks.
Hunter became acquainted with Ruddy when the gallery was in talks some seven years ago to possibly re-locate to Lansdowne. The more he dealt with Ruddy, the more impressed he became with the businessman. “In some ways, he truly is the Renaissance man of Ottawa,” said Hunter, while referring to Ruddy’s financial contributions to education, health care, sports, and the arts in this city. “He’s a visionary, he’s creative, he’s a builder. I have to say, he’s an absolute pleasure to deal with,” said Hunter.
Present for the announcement were Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, Mayor Jim Watson, city councillors Tim Tierney and Diane Deans, Lawson’s fellow campaign committee members, and the OAG’s director and CEO, Alexandra Badzak.
From left, Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin with her husband, Frank McArdle, and Ottawa Art Gallery board member and capital campaign committee member Barbara Uteck at the OAG on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, for the announcement of a $1.5-million donation by John and Jennifer Ruddy from the Trinity Development Foundation.
The new gallery at 50 Mackenzie King Bridge will expand to more than 80,000 square feet. It will house a 250-seat multipurpose and multidisciplinary screening space that will be home to the Canadian Film Institute, a changing exhibition gallery, a permanent collection gallery, a studio for workshops, a café, a gallery shop and new dedicated gallery space for the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art and its more than 1,600 works (most of it is hidden away in storage due to a lack of space).
The project also includes a private sector mixed-use residential complex consisting of Arthaus condos by DevMcGill and a boutique hotel by Group Germain Hotels.
Ottawa artist Danny Hussey and his partner Bridget Thompson at the Ottawa Art Gallery on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, for the announcement of a $1.5-million donation from John and Jennifer Ruddy and their Trinity Development Foundation toward the gallery’s capital campaign.
As for that incredible Grey Cup victory, Ruddy shared with everyone how anxious he felt watching Sunday’s game, with its suspense-filled overtime. “I thought I was going to have a heart attack about four or five times,” he recalled.
It’s a good thing he had iconic football player Russ Jackson, along with his wife, Lois, watching it with him that night. Jackson reminded Ruddy, in true Yogi Berra fashion, that it’s not over until it’s over.
In other words, there’s still hope for the underdog. And just as the Redblacks proved it, so has the Ottawa Art Gallery.
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“What a game, what a result,” said Lawson Hunter, counsel at Stikeman Elliott LLP and chair of both the gallery’s board of directors and its capital campaign.
Lawson Hunter is joined on stage by his fellow capital campaign committee members, from left, Susan Wood, Tom Houston, Rebecca Baker, Rachel Baxter, Richard Roth, Barbara Uteck, Janet Yale and Alexandra Badzak for the announcement made at the OAG on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, of a major donation of $1.5 million to the Ottawa Art Gallery, which has surpassed its capital campaign target by reaching $5.1 million.
Hunter was speaking to a gathering of gallery donors, supporters and artists at Tuesday’s announcement of the OAG’s largest private donation, made by Ruddy and his wife, Jennifer, from their Trinity Development Foundation.
The gallery has been working tirelessly to create a bigger and better space for itself. In September 2015, it launched its capital campaign, Art Now-L’art ici, to raise $3.5 million toward its modern new building, currently under construction next door and slated to open in 2017. The campaign has surpassed its target by reaching $5.1 million – an announcement that drew loud applause and cheers from the crowd.
“I think it’s about time that our community has space to house its collection in a building that we can all be proud of, and I’m proud to have helped in my little way to make that possible,” Ruddy, who’s also executive chairman of Trinity Development Group and a key player in the Lansdowne Park revitalization, said in his brief remarks.
Hunter became acquainted with Ruddy when the gallery was in talks some seven years ago to possibly re-locate to Lansdowne. The more he dealt with Ruddy, the more impressed he became with the businessman. “In some ways, he truly is the Renaissance man of Ottawa,” said Hunter, while referring to Ruddy’s financial contributions to education, health care, sports, and the arts in this city. “He’s a visionary, he’s creative, he’s a builder. I have to say, he’s an absolute pleasure to deal with,” said Hunter.
Present for the announcement were Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, Mayor Jim Watson, city councillors Tim Tierney and Diane Deans, Lawson’s fellow campaign committee members, and the OAG’s director and CEO, Alexandra Badzak.
From left, Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin with her husband, Frank McArdle, and Ottawa Art Gallery board member and capital campaign committee member Barbara Uteck at the OAG on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, for the announcement of a $1.5-million donation by John and Jennifer Ruddy from the Trinity Development Foundation.
The new gallery at 50 Mackenzie King Bridge will expand to more than 80,000 square feet. It will house a 250-seat multipurpose and multidisciplinary screening space that will be home to the Canadian Film Institute, a changing exhibition gallery, a permanent collection gallery, a studio for workshops, a café, a gallery shop and new dedicated gallery space for the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art and its more than 1,600 works (most of it is hidden away in storage due to a lack of space).
The project also includes a private sector mixed-use residential complex consisting of Arthaus condos by DevMcGill and a boutique hotel by Group Germain Hotels.
Ottawa artist Danny Hussey and his partner Bridget Thompson at the Ottawa Art Gallery on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, for the announcement of a $1.5-million donation from John and Jennifer Ruddy and their Trinity Development Foundation toward the gallery’s capital campaign.
As for that incredible Grey Cup victory, Ruddy shared with everyone how anxious he felt watching Sunday’s game, with its suspense-filled overtime. “I thought I was going to have a heart attack about four or five times,” he recalled.
It’s a good thing he had iconic football player Russ Jackson, along with his wife, Lois, watching it with him that night. Jackson reminded Ruddy, in true Yogi Berra fashion, that it’s not over until it’s over.
In other words, there’s still hope for the underdog. And just as the Redblacks proved it, so has the Ottawa Art Gallery.
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Jayne Watson, CEO of the NAC Foundation, listens to Ottawa philanthropist and businessman John Ruddy, along with lawyers and Ottawa Art Gallery supporters Tom Houston and Lawson Hunter at a special event held at the gallery on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, to announce a donation of $1.5-million by Ruddy and his wife, Jennifer, from their Trinity Development Foundation toward the OAG's Art Now-L'art ici capital campaign. Caroline Phillips / -
From left, recently retired TD Bank executive Doug Feasby, seen with Ottawa Art Gallery board member and capital campaign committee member Tom Houston, at a special event the OAG hosted Tuesday, November 29, 2016, to announce a $1.5-million donation to the gallery from John and Jennifer Ruddy from the Trinity Development Foundation. Caroline Phillips / -
From left, Mariette MacIsaac, manager of the Trinity Development Foundation, with Jenny Tierney and her husband, Coun. Tim Tierney (Beacon Hill-Cyrville) at the Ottawa Art Gallery on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, for the special announcement of a $1.5-million donation by John and Jennifer Ruddy from their Trinity Development Foundation. Caroline Phillips / -
Malika Welsh, development and fundraising coordinator at the Ottawa School of Art with Ottawa-based artist Guillermo Trejo and Michael Wallack of Wallack's Art Supplies at the Ottawa Art Gallery on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, for the special announcement of a $1.5-million donation from the Trinity Development Foundation toward the gallery's Art Now-L'art ici capital campaign. Caroline Phillips / -
From left, Ottawa Art Gallery board member Richard Roth, president of Rotan Capital, with Hilary McCormack, chair of the Military Police Complaints Commission, and her husband, KPMG partner and OAG board member Vic Duret at the art gallery on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, for the special announcement of a $1.5-million donation to the gallery's capital campaign from the Trinity Development Foundation. Caroline Phillips / -
From left, Ottawa philanthropist John Ruddy with OAG board chair Lawson Hunter, Mayor Jim Watson and Coun. Diane Deans (Gloucester-Southgate) at the Ottawa Art Gallery on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, for a special announcement of a $1.5-million donation from Ruddy's Trinity Development Foundation to the gallery's capital campaign, called Art Now-L'art ici. Caroline Phillips / -
Derek Nzeribe (DevMcGill Condos) with senior curator Catherine Sinclair at the Ottawa Art Gallery on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, for the announcement of a $1.5-million donation from John and Jennifer Ruddy from their Trinity Development Foundation toward the gallery's capital campaign. Caroline Phillips / -
From left, Bennett Jones LLP partner Eddie Goldenberg, one-time senior political advisor to former prime minister Jean ChrÈtien, with Official Languages Commissioner Graham Fraser at the Ottawa Art Gallery on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, for the announcement of a $1.5-million donation from the Trinity Development Foundation toward the gallery's capital campaign. Caroline Phillips / -
From left, Ottawa Art Gallery board members Leslie McKay and Hattie Klotz at the gallery on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, for a special announcement of a $1.5-million donation from John and Jennifer Ruddy from their Trinity Development Foundation to the gallery's capital campaign. Caroline Phillips / -
Lawson Hunter is joined on stage by his fellow capital campaign committee members, from left, Susan Wood, Tom Houston, Rebecca Baker, Rachel Baxter, Richard Roth, Barbara Uteck, Janet Yale and Alexandra Badzak for the announcement made at the OAG on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, of a major donation of $1.5 million to the Ottawa Art Gallery, which has surpassed its capital campaign target by reaching $5.1 million. Caroline Phillips / -
From left, Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin with her husband, Frank McArdle, and Ottawa Art Gallery board member and capital campaign committee member Barbara Uteck at the OAG on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, for the announcement of a $1.5-million donation by John and Jennifer Ruddy from the Trinity Development Foundation. Caroline Phillips / -
From left, John Ruddy, executive chairman of Trinity Development Group and founder of Trinity Development Foundation, with Ottawa Art Gallery director and CEO Alexandra Badzak and Lawson Hunter, chair of both the gallery's board of directors and its capital campaign, at the OAG on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, for the announcement of a $1.5-million donation by Ruddy and his wife. Caroline Phillips / -
Ottawa artist Danny Hussey and his partner Bridget Thompson at the Ottawa Art Gallery on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, for the announcement of a $1.5-million donation from John and Jennifer Ruddy and their Trinity Development Foundation toward the gallery's capital campaign. Caroline Phillips / -
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