O. J. Firestone

Art of Innovation in Entrepreneurship Prize

 

  1. Fundraising Goal: Minimum of $25,000.
  2. Bursary: two $500 bursaries per annum.
  3. Eligibility: individuals who are full time students at UOttawa. May be in fields including business and engineering but may also include others involved in other disciplines where they are applying entrepreneurship skills.
  4. Criteria—students who demonstrate innovation in one or more of the following:

 

a)     Business models,

b)     Smart marketing (guerrilla marketing),

c)     Self capitalization (bootstrap financing),

d)     Differentiated value (pixie dust).

 

  1. Judging: Two professors selected from SOM, Engineering, Economics or Arts and one outside Entrepreneur.
  2. Submissions: Maximum of six pages submitted by first Wednesday in March each year.

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

 

Dr. Bruce M. Firestone, Entrepreneur-In-Residence, University of Ottawa, School of Management, (613) 270-9629 or bmfirestone@exploriem.org.

 

Sponsors:

In Memory of Professor O. J. Firestone, Department of Economics, University Of Ottawa, 1913-1994,

Art Collector, University Professor, Entrepreneur, Civil Servant, Medicare Royal Commissioner,

Father of four, Grandfather of five

 

Firestone Collection of Canadian Art


Emily Carr
Sunlight in the Forest, oil on linen, 1912

The Firestone Collection of Canadian Art (http://www.ottawaartgallery.ca/home-en.php) is a significant art collection that spans the modern period (1900-1980). Originally established by collectors O. J. and Isobel Firestone in the early 1950s, the collection contains approximately 1,600 works by a number of influential Canadian artists, including A.Y. Jackson, Arthur Lismer, Lawren S. Harris, Franklin Carmichael, A. J. Casson, Emily Carr, Jack Shadbolt, Alfred Pellan, Paul-Émile Borduas, Rita Letendre, Ghitta Caiserman-Roth, and Marian Scott. In 1972, the Firestones donated their collection to the Ontario Heritage Foundation to ensure that it remained available to the public. In 1992, the Foundation transferred ownership of the collection to the City of Ottawa, which became responsible for its conservation and public access. Since 1992, The Ottawa Art Gallery has cared for and displayed the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art in a series of rotating exhibitions featuring specific artists, art historical themes and art movements.

 

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