A record for the return of this flagship event
September 17, 2022, more than 950 personalities from the arts and business community gathered to celebrate contemporary art for the benefit of the Fondation du MAC. More than $1,000,000 net was raised during this festive and colorful evening held at the Salada Market, Royalmount, which is a record amount for the event. After a two-year absence, the Bal du MAC was back under the theme Idyll, a theme rich in transparency and light.
The Fondation du MAC was able to count on several exceptional partners who contributed greatly to the success of the evening. The Fondation would like to thank the Sandra and Alain Bouchard Foundation, a major donor for the evening, for its generous contribution. This event, undoubtedly one of the most popular of the season, allows the Fondation du Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal to donate funds to the Museum to support the various educational activities of the MAC, to enrich the Museum’s Collection, to promote the influence of Québec artists and to present some of the most prestigious international artists of the moment in Montréal.
Under the co-chairmanship of Marie-Claude Dumas (WSP Canada), Geneviève Turbide-Potvin (National Bank) and Valery Zamuner (Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.), the 2022 edition of the Bal du MAC was able to count on a dedicated and committed organizing committee composed of Marie-Josée Simard (committee chair), Elizabeth Camiré, Violette Cohen, Josée Dufresne, François Lachance, Stéphanie Larivière, Patricia Lemaire and Cathy Samson.
The MAC Ball 2022 Organizing Committee
From left to right: Violette Cohen, Stéphanie Larivière, Marie-Josée Simard (présidente), Josée Dufresne, François Lachance, Elizabeth Camiré, Patricia Lemaire and Cathy Samson
Honorary Co-Chairs, Hosts and Committee Chair
From left to right: Geneviève Turbide-Potvin, Marie-Claude Dumas, Valery Zamuner, John Zeppetelli, Eve Giard, Claudie Imbleau-Chagnon, Marie-Josée Simard
Acknowledgements
A big thank you to our valued governing partners: Air Canada, Alimentation Couche-Tard, National Bank, Scotiabank, TD Bank, BMO Capital Markets, CHANEL, Fasken, Fiera Capital, Pomerleau, Quebecor, SNC Lavalin and WSP.
We would also like to thank Bob Agence for developing and producing this event under the theme Idyll and Royalmount for generously providing the space at the Salada Market. The Fondation du MAC was also able to count on several partners who contributed to the success of the evening: SAQ, Vins Balthazard, Club Local, Eska, 1642 Sodas, Ruby Brown, Functionalab, Cascades, Louefroid and Luxe Magazine. Not to mention the valuable partners of the auction: : Air Canada, Trevor Baird, Simon Blais, Jean-François Bouchard, Jason Cantoro, Luc Courchesne, Kim Dorland, Galerie Blouin Division, Galerie Bradley Ertaskiran, Groupe Fides, Holly King, Bernard Landriault and Michel Paradis of the Grantham Foundation, Patricia Lemaire, Robert Rahal, Royalmount and the developer Carbonleo, Heidi Spector, Alexandre Taillefer and Debbie Zakaib, Karen Tam, Yves Tessier and Janet Werner.
