Circle patrons enjoy special privileges and share in the knowledge that their generous contributions are directed specifically to the special projects and programmes that the Gallery promotes throughout the year.

Thanks to the generous support of Circle patrons, the following special projects have been realized:

• The acquisition of Onantaha by Marc-Aurèle de Foy, Suzor-Côté
• The restoration of Montagna’s St. Jerome in Penitence
• The Millennium Exhibition and Prize
• The special publication of the Review, a tribute to Jean Sutherland Boggs, 
• The acquisition of the Italian drawing, A Youth Leading a Donkey in a landscape, 1535, by Parmigianino
• The refurbishing of the Baroque Gallery
• The acquisition of Forest Landscape by Emily Carr 

Support The Circle and be linked to one of Canada’s best-known cultural treasures.

Circle Privileges - Four Degrees of Fellowship

Curator’s Circle: $1,000 to $2,499  

• All the privileges accorded to the Supporting Friends of the Gallery 
• Library privileges by appointment in the Gallery’s Research Library 
• Access to The Circle VIP Telephone Service for personal assistance 
• Recognition in the Gallery’s Annual Report and Vernissage magazine
       as a Circle donor 
• A tax receipt for the full amount of your contribution

Director’s Circle: $2,500 to $4,999  

• All the privileges accorded to Curator’s Circle donors 
• Assistance in arranging docent tours 
• An invitation to attend a Gallery Exhibition Opening Dinner 
• A complimentary exhibition publication 
• A tax receipt for the full amount of your contribution

Council's Circle: $5,000 to $9,999  

• All the privileges accorded to Director’s Circle donors
• A private art consultation with a curator from the Gallery 
• An invitation to attend a Foundation event 
• Two complimentary publications 
• A tax receipt for the full amount of your contribution

Chair’s Circle: $10,000 and above  

• All the privileges accorded to Master’s Circle donors 
• An opportunity for a personal tour of a special exhibition with a curator 
• Additional behind-the-scenes opportunities 
• Three complimentary publications 
• A tax receipt for the full amount of your contribution

CIRCLE MEMBERSHIP

As a Circle patron you will be entitled to all the benefits enjoyed by the Supporting Friends of the National Gallery of Canada:

• Complimentary admission to Gallery special exhibitions
  
• Invitations to Gallery and Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography
       (CMCP) exhibition openings and Friends’ Evenings 
  
• Invitation to the Donor Recognition Reception 
  
• FREE subscription to Vernissage, the Gallery’s quarterly publication and 
       the Calendar of Events - 15% discount at the Gallery Bookstore and
       Travel and volunteer opportunities

To become a patron of The Circle of the National Gallery of Canada Foundation, please print the Pledge Form and mail or fax it to the address or fax number on the form.

The Gallery and its Foundation are pleased to acknowledge the generosity of the following individuals, corporations and foundations that are active patrons of The Circle.