Patronage is an essential component our annual – and growing – budget. The reason for this is that Momus doesn’t produce criticism by committee: it maintains a for-profit status, resisting the top-heavy, board-led structure of the not-for-profit model. This kind of cumbersome infrastructure would compromise Momus’s ability to publish evaluative, vulnerable criticism; and demonstrate spontaneity and bravery in its initiatives. We require institutional independence to do what we do best: publish uncompromised, intelligent, and risk-taking perspectives on contemporary art and its criticism; maintain and evolve our international status; and pay our writers well above industry-average rates. These mandates and mantels limit the number of grants we can apply for (all stages of Canadian granting bodies favor not-for-profit organizations). All of this means that we require the support of our community to complement our largely advertising-based revenue, as we continue to assert and establish our publication on the international stage.
Momus has already produced a platform of already lasting value. Your contributions will help foster and perpetuate this important project.
Momus Patrons:
David Allison
Sara Angel
Anonymous
Anonymous
Barbara Astman
Bruce Bailey
Kaye Beeston
Jessica Bradley
Debra Campbell
Douglas Coupland
Beverly Creed
Mary Dailey and Paul Desmarais
Yvonne Fleck
Anouchka Freybe
Joe Friday
Gabe Gonda and Victoria Ward
Ydessa Hendeles
Vicki and Bruce Heyman
Geoffrey James
Popsy Johnstone
Shanitha Kachan
Sue Kidd
Vahan and Susie Kololian
Marie Lannoo
“Ladies Who Launch”
Variant Path
Paul Marks
John Massey
Liza Mauer
Elisa Nuyten
Jeanne Parkin
Terry Sefton
Rob Sobey
Harley Valentine
Samara Walbohm and Joe Shlesinger
Steven Wilson and Michael Simmonds
Marla Wasser (Pursuits Inc.)
Carol Weinbaum
Please consider joining the ranks of our champions and supporters.
Contact Sky Goodden at skygoodden@momus.ca for patronage inquires and donations.