▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors , ▁and ▁May o ▁Graham , ▁the ▁first ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Gallery . ▁Re ve aling ▁the ▁new ▁gallery ▁spaces ▁and ▁the ▁newly ▁acquired ▁Fir estone ▁Art ▁Collection , ▁the ▁exhibition ▁emphas ized ▁its ▁size ▁and ▁bread th ▁and ▁included ▁works ▁by ▁prominent ▁Canadian ▁artists ▁Maurice ▁C ull en , ▁Law ren ▁S . ▁Harris , ▁Em ily ▁Car r , ▁Paul - É mile ▁B ord u as , ▁and ▁David ▁Mil ne . ▁This ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁exhibition ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Art ▁Gallery ’ s ▁re - open ing ▁after ▁renov ations ▁to ▁the ▁gallery ▁spaces ▁including ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Fir estone ▁Gallery , ▁mark ing ▁a ▁p iv otal ▁moment ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Fir estone ▁Art ▁Collection ▁and ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Art ▁Gallery . ▁O . J . ▁Fir estone ▁commented ▁on ▁the ▁significance ▁of ▁the ▁re location ▁himself ▁at ▁the ▁event ▁when ▁he ▁declared , ▁" The ▁collection ▁is ▁now ▁standing ▁on ▁its ▁own ▁feet … here ▁it ▁has ▁room ▁to ▁bre at he ." ▁Fund s ▁from ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁Fir estone ▁home ▁went ▁towards ▁renov ating ▁Arts ▁Court , ▁including ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Fir estone ▁Gallery , ▁and ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁collection . ▁ ▁Since ▁then , ▁the ▁art ▁collection , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Fir estone ▁Collection ▁of ▁Canadian ▁Art ▁( F CC A ) ▁has ▁been ▁featured ▁in ▁rot ating ▁displays ▁at ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Art ▁Gallery ,