The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Explained

The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation (formerly The Elizabeth T. Greenshields Memorial Foundation) is a private Canadian charity[1] that provides grants to young artists working in representational painting, sculpture, drawing and/or printmaking. Recipients must be studying or in the early stage of their career.[2]

History

It was established in 1955 by the Montreal lawyer Charles Glass Greenshields, Q.C. (1883-1974),[3] in memory of his mother, Elizabeth T. Glass, to help young artists train in traditional artistic methods.[4] [5] It was endowed by Mr. Greenshields and does not solicit or receive external funding. By the terms of its endowment, it is precluded from funding the pursuit of abstract or non-objective art.[6] [7]

It received the Excellence in Fine Art Education Award from the Portrait Society of America[8] in 2016 and the Gari Melchers Memorial Medal[9] from the Artists’ Fellowship[10] in 2021.

In 2023, The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation awarded close to C$1.5M in grants to 82 artists and art students. Since its inception, it has granted some C$30M to over 2000 students and artists in more than 80 countries.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: T3010 Registered Charity Information Return . 2023-05-03 . apps.cra-arc.gc.ca.
  2. Web site: The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation . 2023-05-03 . www.elizabethgreenshieldsfoundation.org.
  3. News: Charles G. Greenshields Obituary. August 1, 1974. The Montreal Star. 39.
  4. Balfour. Lisa. Mar–Apr 1965. Representational Art Has Wealthy Friend. Canadian Art. 22. 2. 28–29, 57.
  5. Smart. Tom. 1992. Letters to Canada: Jack Chambers' Correspondence with Charles Greenshields, 1955-1962. RACAR: Revue d'art canadienne / Canadian Art Review. 19. 1/2. 133–141. 10.7202/1072858ar. 42630503. 0315-9906. free.
  6. June 20, 1955. The Educational Front. Time. 65.
  7. 1955. Modern Art. The McGill News. Autumn. 12–13.
  8. The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation receives an award from The Portrait Society of America. newswire.ca. en. 2020-02-18. Exocet Relations publiques.
  9. Web site: The Artists' Fellowship - Melchers .
  10. Web site: 2021 Newsletter. 2021-12-09. Artists' Fellowship, Inc.. en-US.