ARTS ADVOCATES Patron Program

Arts Advocates are friends of the arts who support the mission and goals of the Fort St. John Community Arts Council. With the support of the following patrons, the Arts Council can develop further initiatives for all arts in the area, help stage events involving creative performances and exhibits, and keep the community arts studios open for lessons and workshops for young and old for pottery, painting and spinning and weaving. _______________________________________

THANK YOU to the 2014 ARTS ADVOCATES

Fedderly Transportation Ltd.   Generic Towing and Auto Parts Ltd.   Paladin Inspection Services Ltd

Canadian Tire     RBC     Windward Resources Ltd.     Colteran Developments Corp   Fountain Tire

Peace Country Building Products       Fort St. John Water Inc.   Complete Pumpjack Services

D & T Electric Controls Ltd.   Patch Point Energy Services       Epscan Industries Ltd.       D & G Jewellery

Home Hardware Building Centre   Callison Zeunert Law Corporation   North Peace Regional Airport

Annette and Robert Jones     Sue and Sorin Popesku     Shell Canada Limited   Connie and Brian Surerus

Surerus Pipeline Ltd.       Fort St. John Dance Society    Urban Systems Ltd.    Trojan Safety Services Ltd.

Hannavale Farms Ltd.       Karen Goodings Electoral Area B PRRD

Support for the arts is welcome throughout the year and is renewable annually. A tax-deductible receipt will be issued for each contribution. To date–$7800 has been contributed to support the arts in 2014.

A Bit of History: In 2014, long time flower pots sponsors responded to the change in the Flower Pot Program by supporting the Arts Council and its programs through the Arts Advocate Patron Program. A letter of explanation was sent to all flower pot sponsors about the City’s decision to terminate the flower pot partnership between the Arts Council and the City. The Arts Council was notified that the flower pots will no longer be painted by local artists and no sponsors will be put on the flower pots beginning in 2014. A very successful program came to a halt after 12 years of cooperation and hundreds of artists and sponsors were disappointed. The support given to the arts through the flower pot sponsorships was switched over to the Advocacy Patron Program for those who wished to continue to support the arts. We appreciate their support.