Artist First

Shape an exciting future for contemporary art and visionary artists by becoming an Artist First Commissioner today

Artist First is Mercer Union’s commissioning platform and the first of its kind amongst artist-run centres in Canada.

Join a passionate group of changemakers who enable exceptional talents to experiment, take risks, and pursue ambitious new projects at Mercer Union.

Our Supporters

The generosity of our supporters, corporate sponsors, and Government funders is foundational to our success. We gratefully acknowledge our Catalys and Parter Supporters, Patrons, Leaders, and Funders:

Alice Adelkind
Femi & Aminat Adeyinka
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous in memory of Ric Evans
Paul & Kaye Beeston
Therese Bolliger
Rebecca Carbin
Pascal Desjardins & Roxanne Arsenault
Miles Gertler
Sarah Heim
Corrie Jackson & Derek Liddington
Vida Juozaitis in memory of Ric Evans
Montana Kimel
Christie Kirchner
Barbara Lemaire

Liza Mauer & Andrew Sheiner
Margaret McNee
Matt Meagher
Karen Mills
David & Erica Neligan
Bruce Palmer
Julia Paoli
Marina Shepaksov
Jad & Roula Shimaly
Lauren Charyk Silverberg
Ivy Struthers
Taida Supronas in memory of Ric Evans
Farnoosh Talaee & Kamyar Mortazavi
Carlos Yep
Yue Yin

We gratefully acknowledge the Legacy Donors for their substantial support on the occasion of our 40th Anniversary campaign.

Funders

Sponsors