Supporting Environmental Artwork

Context

Symbols have the power to transcend words, politics, and language barriers.

Benjamin Von Wong’s, a Canadian artist and photographer, has consistently demonstrated this, by being a disruptive environmental artist creating large-scale installations at global gatherings, transforming discarded materials into symbols of change.

At the UN Biodiversity Conference and again at the Global Plastic Treaty negotiations, the monuments he created became more than art: they became rallying points, visual metaphors that crystallized complex debates into a single, unforgettable image and experience.

His most recent installation, The Thinker’s Burden, generated over 5.5 billion media impressions across 2,000 mainstream outlets, from the BBC to The Guardian, becoming the symbol of the (failed) plastic treaty negotiations themselves.

Goals

This fund aims to support art exhibitions and artworks created by the artist Benjamin Von Wong.

Activities

Activities may include:

Support artwork design, fabrication, documentation, pre-production, transportation, installation and de-installation.

Myriad Canada is working with the Benjamin Von Wong’s Fund at Forward Global on this project, a US-based nonprofit whose mission is to curate a community and culture that challenges the status quo, unlocking knowledge and connections for impact. They equip global community of action-oriented, open-minded individuals to mobilize their resources to create a better world for all.

Myriad Canada’s role is to carry out charitable activities across the globe in accordance with its charitable purposes. We control and monitor the use of funds and the progress of charitable activities to ensure that donations made to Myriad Canada have the greatest impact in accordance with donors’ expressed wishes. As a member of the Myriad Alliance with offices in Canada, the US, Europe, Asia and Australia, Myriad Canada has a vast international network and extensive practical expertise.

How to support this project?

By credit card: At the top right of this page, indicate the amount you wish to donate, and make the donation online by credit card. You will receive a receipt for tax purposes by e-mail just a few minutes after making the donation. It is simple and quick!

By cheque:

• Make your cheque out to Myriad Canada.
• IMPORTANT NOTE: We receive a lot of cheques! You must please indicate “Project E600 – Supporting Environmental Artwork ” in the memo line of your cheque to ensure that it is allocated correctly.
• Mail your cheque to: Myriad Canada, 1 Place Ville Marie, Suite 1670, Montreal, QC, H3B 2B6, Canada.

By Direct Deposit:

• For transfer instructions, please email or call Caroline Chaulet: caroline@myriadcanada.org or +1 438 300 8122.

For Donation of Securities:

• Please email or call Caroline Chaulet: caroline@myriadcanada.org or +1 438 300 8122.

For Monthly Donations: 

• We use CanadaHelps. Please find the link here.

If you need any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.

All donations are eligible for a tax receipt in Canada.

The projects are managed with the greatest care and professionalism.