At the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, we painted a new perspective on both portfolios and paintbrushes. Our Wealth Building Presentation and Custom Art Display helped us draw comparisons, proving that building your portfolio is just like creating a masterpiece— it takes balance, vision, and the right brushstrokes.
Clients had the chance to explore curated works from local talented artists while our market experts shared powerful insights on building and diversifying your investment portfolio and staying updated on economic twists and turns.
Like art, investing is not a linear process and is not always perfect, especially during times of economic uncertainty, but the result is worth some minor paint spills. In the meantime, it was worth having the chance to indulge in our hand-crafted menu and feast your eyes on those beautiful custom artworks.

June 18, 2026

At the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, we painted a new perspective on both portfolios and paintbrushes. Our Wealth Building Presentation and Custom Art Display helped us draw comparisons, proving that building your portfolio is just like creating a masterpiece— it takes balance, vision, and the right brushstrokes.
1. We had access to a free walkthrough of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection which featured these incredible exhibitions:
The Group of Seven, Tom Thomson and their Contemporaries
Fresh Air: New Acquisitions in Context
Old Growth: Masterworks by the Group of Seven and their Contemporaries
Early Days: Indigenous Art at the McMichael
2. Supported the local Arts by walking through our own mini gallery of small artists and their talented works, by clients and close contacts, Cyber Arts students, and local businesses. Here's who we featured and how you can support these artists:
Live Caricature Sketch Artist: Sakura Yee
Instagram: @p1g3on_4rts
Live Painter & Display: Aida Fallah Darrehchi
Instagram: @painted.by.aida
Live Watercolour Portrait & Display: Olivia Condo
Instagram: @oliviasartchive, LinkedIn: Olivia Condo , Email: oliviamcondo@gmail.com
Photographer & Display: Aline Daghlian
Instagram: @alines.canvas
Artist Display LineUp:
Cecilia Park
Website: ceciliayoungparkgallery.com, Instagram: @cecilia.park.73
Sar Wagman
Website: sarwagman.com, Instagram: @sarwagman
Timea Robertson
Instagram: @timea_designs
Hand-made Chocolates: Samantha Aryutinov
Email: tavares.sam@gmail.com
3. Market Update Presentation. Since you loved the first one at our first event, "Built to Last: Wealth & Wheels", we returned with new topics, new questions, new answers. In times of uncertainty, the twists and turns of a painting can feel unpredictable, but trust the process and don’t get lost in the details. In this presentation, attendees gained perspective from expert Mark Verrilli, who explained the market’s ups and downs, US economy, oil prices and global trade, and an AI overview.
4. We had three live painters, working in real-time! These three incredible artists, came with different angles and approaches and wowed us in contrasting ways. Aida Fallah Darrehchi performed a live painting of our own team. Sakura Yee drew caricatures drawn in front of your very eyes, taking in all your best features. Olivia Condo painted your elegant silhouette using watercolor. Our artists were drawing crowds as they created your masterpiece in motion.



















To those of you who attended, we hope you enjoyed the show! Our team would like to thank you for trusting us and our process in seeing how creative vision meets financial strategy. We appreciate your time, attention, and support. We couldn’t have done this without you and your support as part of our Wealth Management Family.
Thank you to our partners at Fidelity for making this event possible!