annual report 2009 annual report 2009 directory

1 arts council

2 message from the chair

4 message from the executive director

8 public art conservation

10 tix on the square

12 public art

18 grant programs

38 financial statements

Image: detail from “Eco Station”, Brandon Blommaert, 2009 edmonton arts council is a non-profit society and charitable organization that supports and promotes the arts community in Edmonton. The EAC works to increase the profile and involvement of arts and culture in all aspects of our community life through activities that:

Invest in Edmonton festivals, arts organizations and individual artists through municipal, corporate and private funding.

Represent Edmonton’s arts community to government and other agencies and provide expert advice on issues that affect the arts.

Build partnerships and initiate projects that strengthen our community.

Create awareness of the quality, variety and value of artistic work produced in Edmonton. board of directors Executive Members-at-Large Eva Cairns, Chair Heather McRae Douglas Barbour Marsh Murphy, Vice Chair Jenifer Christenson Michelle Casavant Kevin Mott, Secretary/Treasurer Gina Moe Vince Gasparri Darlene Bryant, Past Chair Amber Borotsik Ted Kerr Terry Lusty James DeFelice Brian Deedrick Darrin Hagen Brock Skywalker

edmonton arts council 1 kaliedo festival

The Kaleido Festival is a multi-disciplinary collaboration that showcases both emerging and established performers across all media and disciplines. This celebration encourages and highlights the vast pool of talented people who live and work in Avenue and surrounding communities.

Image: Bird Soul Productions perform Vertical Wall Dance at the 2009 Kaleido Festival. message from the chair

It is such a pleasure, as an arts worker It is humbling and inspiring to have insight into in Edmonton, to have witnessed first hand the impressive range of initiatives that are on- the Edmonton Arts Council’s programs and going everyday by organizations and individuals achievements of 2009: new programs were that contribute to quality of life in Edmonton. As established that address the real diversity of our a non-profit society, we are accountable to our arts community, the Public Art projects seemed membership, as well as to the City of Edmonton to increase exponentially, the Winter Light Festival and the citizens of Edmonton through our service was inaugurated and the Heritage Council was agreement. The delivery of our programs is in the launched with our assistance. Our cultural plan, hands of all the volunteer jury members, the jury The Art of Living, continued to be our key reference Chairs and the caring and exceptionally competent for development. Edmontonians were served by a staff at the Arts Council. Thank you to all of them, city council and administration that are genuinely as well as to our members for their support of our committed and active in working with us to goals. Most of all, thank you to everyone who develop Edmonton as a city where arts and culture participates in and supports arts and cultural are woven into our daily lives and the experience activity in our city every day. of visitors to our city. We have a lot to appreciate! Eva Cairns Chair

Images from the 2009 Kaleido Festival. Image credit: Epic Photography Inc.

message from the chair 3 executive director’s report

The year 2009 was the fourteenth year of the Avenue (in partnership with the City and Arts on the Edmonton Arts Council (EAC) and was a year marked Ave); and, in partnership with the City, a review of by progress on many of the initiatives identified in two City bylaws, zoning and regulations related to spaces plans – The Art of Living and The Public Art Master Plan - for arts activities. Although Arts Habitat is a separate adopted by the City of Edmonton and the EAC in 2008. organization from the EAC, they are closely allied and That progress was, however, somewhat inhibited by the EAC holds a place on their Board of Directors. the economic downturn that began in 2008, and the Education and mentoring recommendations in The Art implementation of several of the recommendations of Living received less attention, but towards the end in The Art of Living was delayed. of the year, in reaction to a review by the Government of Alberta of the arts curriculum in Alberta schools, we The Art of Living started the development of a position paper and made The Art of Living made development of space for the plans to make this important issue a priority in 2010. arts and artists a priority and, in response, in 2009 Arts Habitat Association of Edmonton received on- Increases in City of Edmonton Community Investment going operating funding from the City of Edmonton Program grants and the introduction of a new grant allowing them to hire two fulltime staff (Linda program for community arts were not realized in Huffman and Katherine Kerr). The EAC has been 2009 because of the economic downturn, which impressed with the progress Arts Habitat made in impacted the City’s overall budget. In addition, the 2009, including their work on a database of available extraordinarily low interest rates on bank term deposits space; the development of several buildings on 118th and other investments, resulted in a suspension of

4 executive director’s report our Organizational Project grants that rely completely several years, in 2009 nine projects were completed on interest revenue. On a more positive note, we were and another seventeen began or remained in very pleased to announce a renewal of the TransAlta production. In addition, two community public art Festival City grant programs for another three years. grants were given. In 2009 the City of Edmonton began supporting a conservation program to assess We continued our role of supporting the integration and formally register the Percent for Art projects, and of arts into city programs. In 2009 this included That’s to begin a registry of the Civic Art Collection. Staff has Edmonton for You! at the International Council for created processes for the assessment and treatment Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) congress held of artworks, and are compiling reports on City of in June, the appointment of Edmonton’s third poet Edmonton owned artworks according to a phased laureate Roland Pemberton, the second year of Winter plan. This has brought two more public art staff to Light Festival, the EXPO 2017 bid, the Edmonton the EAC - Conservator David Turnbull, and Assistant Chamber of Voluntary Organizations and Events Conservator Sarah Patterson. Edmonton International. In 2009, three new public art policies were developed Public Art by the EAC and adopted by the City of Edmonton. These As part of its ongoing service to the City, the included a Public Art Administration, Registration Edmonton Arts Council continued to administer and Outreach Policy, a Public Art Accession, Selection public art projects generated by the City’s Percent Criteria and Gift Policy, and a Public Art Conservation, for Art Policy (City Policy C458C) and Public Art Master De-accession and Re-site Policy. Plan. While many public art projects stretch over

That’s Edmonton for You! Roland Pemberton Installation of Leger/Regel by C. Wells Detail from Ecostation International Council for Local Edmonton’s Poet Laureate Leger Transit Centre by Brandon Blommaert Environmental Initiatives Photo credit: 3Ten Photo Ambleside Ecostation

executive director’s report 5 Winter Light Promoting Edmonton Artists In 2010, Winter Light capitalized on the foundation The EAC launched our new visual identity in 2009 and of its inaugural season in 2009 to create a successful along with it new websites for the EAC and TIX on the season of winter festival activities. Creative Square (a community box office owned and operated programming, production and marketing support by the EAC). To date, the impact of the new sites has to the existing festivals were increased, and 8 been felt the most by TIX, who now offer a friendly, Winter Light initiated projects were produced in informative and easy-to-navigate site. The site is diverse neighbourhoods and venues. With increased loaded with events from Edmonton’s arts community, awareness and an improved marketing campaign, features an index of venue information, and links to winter festival audiences doubled in 2010. Several numerous organizations. The list continues to grow, previous projects such as Baba Yaga, Star Party, providing accessible information to all members of Aboriginal Village and Family Day saw tremendous the community. growth in both programming and audiences, while projects such as Hearts of Fire and Big Winter generated Our efforts to share information about Edmonton’s new opportunities and audiences in underserved arts community with more, and new, people were communities. Artist commissions, audience outreach, very successful, as we established a formidable online environmental sustainability, heritage programming, presence and more than doubled the readership of and community development all continued to EAC Weekly. We are also pleased that our membership play an important role in Winter Light’s brand and numbers increased by 30% over 2008. impact, creating active links to key artistic and social networks.

Winter Light – Mispon Winter Light – Baba Yaga Epic Photography Inc. Epic Photography Inc.

6 executive director’s report Evolution the Arts Awards. I found witnessing the building In 2009 we also embarked on the development of of Immense Mode public artwork at Southgate a a database to manage the extensive information fascinating experience and I am proud of the new, and processes that are inherent to our grants and emerging communications program of the EAC that public art programs, membership and day-to-day really started in 2009. Finally, much of my time this operations. We anticipate that all of our programs and year was devoted to the founding of the Edmonton our clients will benefit from more efficient, centralized Heritage Council (another recommendation from The administrative processes delivered by the system. Art of Living). I anticipate that organization growing It will also allow us to create easier access to more and flourishing in 2010 and beyond – it will be one of robust information via our website. our key partners in the future.

Administratively, we moved our offices in 2009 I want to recognize and thank the EAC staff for their leaving our first home in the Melcor building, where expertise and commitment to all our programs and we started in 1995, and going to a much larger office to the artists and arts in our city. This thanks extends, in the City-owned Prince of Wales Armoury where of course, to the EAC Board of Directors and to our we now share offices with the Edmonton Heritage members. Council.

There are many things that I remember from this past John Mahon year at the EAC but, in particular, I fondly recollect Executive Director a reception held at City Hall for the first artists that were recognized by the City’s Cultural Diversity in

Winter Light – Illuminations Winter Light – Big Winter Epic Photography Inc Epic Photography Inc.

executive director’s report 7 guest article

What is the state of public art conservation in Canada and where does Edmonton fit in?”

Three years ago while I was working in the USA, I I later learned about the American SOS program attended a conservation conference where there was (Save Outdoor Sculpture!), a call to action for all USA an informal discussion focused on how conservators jurisdictions to take an interest in the long term care could approach their local municipalities about care and preservation of their public artworks. It developed for their public art collections. One idea was to appeal as a joint venture between the National Institute for to the cities that there is expertise out there willing Conservation of Cultural Property and the National and able if they so wished to call upon their services. Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. In Some conservators suggested offering their services short, the program acts as a database and archive of for free rather than witness public national treasures public and outdoor sculptures designed to catalogue deteriorate from neglect or suffer mistreatment (albeit and to track care, maintenance and conservation, well-meaning) while being maintained. while providing conservation funding and other levels of support for new and existing public art projects. Based on this, one might think that there are no public art conservators in the USA. This is not the case; just In some ways this is similar to what we are doing at the like in Canada there are few dedicated full-time public Edmonton Arts Council on a local level. The task of the art conservators. Unless public outdoor artworks conservation program over the two-year plan was to are part of a collection with existing conservation assess existing public artworks in the civic collection and staff (i.e. a museum) many municipalities contract to develop and maintain an archive and database. The conservators only on an as-needed basis. The majority conservation program has developed into an integral of conservators have expertise but do not specialize in part of the public art accession process and is slowly public art conservation. Often intervention happens becoming a resource that artists and arts organizations too late and therein lies the problem: reacting and can turn to for advice, research and support. By fixing something versus being proactive and avoiding becoming part of the selection, production/fabrication the need for the fix in the first place. and installation processes, as well as directing post-

8 guest article installation care, the conservation program acts as an and archives, re-creation or emulation, or simply as advocate for the artist and the artwork now and into the collective memory of an experience or moment in future. time. Ultimately the question that has to be asked is “what are we preserving and why?” As a profession, conservation adheres to a code of ethics that guides its practice. Within this, individual Similar to much contemporary art (and all art for that conservators develop their own theoretical approach matter), outdoor public art has a lifespan. Some art towards conservation issues. This changes over time. works are meant to last a long time while others are When dealing with an evolving collection of art, not. Parts become obsolete and technology changes, media, local and international artists and fabricators, materials age unexpectedly or are chosen because they it is critical that there is a conservation perspective in deteriorate a certain way. When working with living the development of the artwork from the beginning. artists it is important to have a clear understanding of In understanding the materials, the environment, and the artist’s intentions and perspective towards their what is important from the perspective of the artist, artwork. This will dictate what is done: when, how, the conservator can be pragmatic in anticipating why and by whom. By being aware and informed, what can or will happen to the artwork and how it can conservation can assist municipalities in creating best be protected. sustainable art collections and preserving cultural objects for citizens and visitors. Nothing is permanent, so what happens when the object expires or when physical preservation is not David Turnbull feasible? Stakeholders have a shared responsibility to Public Art Conservator preserve that which cannot be physically preserved. In some cases this can be manifested in documentation

guest article 9

Welcome to TIX on the Square! tixonthesquare.ca TIX is a not-for-profit Community Box Office owned and operated through the EdmontonArts Council

In 2009, tix on the square launched a new website with an improved online box office, an updated look and an efficient search engine. The new site reflects the true quality and diversity of Edmonton’s arts community, and makes it easier for box office audiences to access all the meets publicistpublicist information and tickets they In addition addition to to selling selling tickets, tickets, tix ontix need to enjoy the arts in theon square the square helps its helps clients James its promote clients Clarke Trio - Edmonton International Jazz Festival Edmonton! promoteand publicize and publicize their their events. events. tixtix distributes media releases for events events and highlights event images images online, online, giving both the media and and audiences audiences more information and great visuals to excite their imaginations!imaginations! tix on the square is Edmonton’s only not-for-profit, community box office mandated to promote and support Edmonton’s arts community. In 2009 tix on

the square sold over $1.1 million of tickets to 43,000 arts TIX is a not-for-profit Community Box Office owned and operated through the Edmontonand cultureArts Council events in Edmonton. a recipe for success Two key ingredients make tix on the square one of Edmonton’s most valuable and treasured cultural assets:

1 part High Quality Arts and Cultural events from Edmonton’s artists and arts organizations

1 part Highly Quality Customer Service from tix on the square’s knowledgeable and enthusiastic box office James Clarke Trio - Edmonton International Jazz Festival staff. immense mode Dawn Detarando + Brian McArthur Southgate Transit Centre

The artists spent countless hours in their Red Deer studio carving, firing and glazing the thousands of clay bricks that constitute Immense Mode. An internal armature was designed by a team of engineers to support the 42,000-pound legs that stand on the transit island at the Southgate Transit Centre. The Edmonton Arts Council administers public art projects on behalf of the City of Edmonton. Key programming includes the Percent for Art program, Community Public Art grant program, transitory public art projects, and the conservation program. The City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Arts Council share a vision, and a goal, to establish and maintain a public art collection - an urban gallery - that engages and excites Edmontonians.

Creating Immense Mode

edmonton public art 13 public art committee The Public Art Committee is comprised of, but not limited to, individuals such as artists, curators, architects, civil engineers and community representatives. The Public Art Committee (PAC) members serve as leaders and stewards of Edmonton Public Art programming. The PAC is tasked with setting the vision and objectives for the Percent for Art program, periodically reviewing the Civic Art collection, advising on de-accession of public art, and making recommendations regarding the City’s public art .

2009 public art commitee members: Vince Gasparri (Chair) Andrej Culen Allen Ball Linda Wedman Catherine Crowston Michael Phair Aidan Rowe Kristy Trinier (Vice-Chair) Lewis Cardinal Jacqueline Thoman Shafraaz Kaba Catherine Burgess Mike Sass Ernst von Meijenfeldt Darci Mallon Brian Van Sickle percent for art program Percent for Art is a public art acquisition program through an open competition held in accordance with the City of Edmonton policy “Percent for Art to Provide and Encourage Art in Public Areas” (C458C). Edmonton developed a Percent for Art policy in 1991. The Edmonton Arts Council administrates the Percent for Art program and provides advice and services about public art to the City of Edmonton.

2009 Percent for Art Projects Completed

Artwork Artist Location EcoStation Brandon Blommaert Ambleside Ecostation Biotechnology Business Development Centre BioGlyphs Ron Baird (BBDC) Overflow Brendan McGillicuddy Callingwood Recreation Centre Continuum Cezary & Danielle Gajewsky Century Park LRT Leger/Regel C. Wells Leger Transit Centre Futuristic Map Patrick Jacob McKernan & Belgravia LRT Muttart Mia Weinberg Passengers Ray McAdam South Campus LRT Immense Mode Brian McArthur & Dawn Detarando Southgate LRT

14 edmonton public art 2009 Percent for Art Projects in Production or Development

Artist Location Robert McInnis Animal Services Building TBD Ellerslie Fire Station TBD EPS Southwest Police Station Jesse Sherburne ETS Centennial Garage Jorn Ebner Fire Station No. Five Krzyzstof Zukowski Fort Edmonton Administration Building Eugene Uhaud & Aaron Pederson Kennedale Drainage Services Building Gabe Wong Lewis Farms and Meadows Transit Centres Alexandra Haeseker Whitemud Park Trailhead Building Stephanie Davidson & Georg Rafailidis Fred Broadstock Leisure Centre Andreas Kahre & Darren Copeland TBD Quesnell Bridge/ Whitemud Drive Laurent Grasso North Central Recreation Centre Project #1 Instant Coffee North Central Recreation Centre Project #2 inges idée Terwilliger Recreation Centre Project #1 Craig LeBlanc Terwilliger Recreation Centre Project #2 Various Alberta Avenue Streetscape Images

Creating Muttart Muttart by Mia Weinberg Installation of Continuum Continuum by Cezary and Danielle Gajewski Muttart Conservatory Century Park LRT

edmonton public art 15 community public art grant program The Community Public Art grant program provides funds and mentorship to Edmonton community groups or organizations who partner with professional artists to create public artworks which may address social issues, celebrate community or cultural identity, beautify public spaces, commemorate an event or increase the appreciation of the arts in general.

The jury voted to disburse the Community Public Art Grants 2009 funding of $100,000.00 to the following organizations:

Belgravia Community League Project: $55,000 To commission a permanent exterior interactive digital artwork which will serve as a data portrait of the community of Belgravia. Entitled Standing, Still- Moving, Forward, lead local multimedia artist Will Bauer will use social networking technology to create a light sculpture (LED) which responds to changing data information about the community. The project will be also available online.

Edmonton Small Press Association (ESPA) Project: $45,000 To commission a large-scale exterior public mural with a composition incorporating street art and illustration to depict the theme of a colourless, mass-consumerist city transforming into a colourful bounty of urban sustainability. Lead local artist Josh Holinaty will work with artist Luke Ramsey to develop and execute the final concept which will incorporate human and animal characters with representations of the natural landscape and cityscape.

Maquette of Edmonton Small Press Artist conception of the Belgravia Association mural Community League project Artists: Josh Holinaty & Luke Ramsey Artist: Will Bauer

16 edmonton public art transitory public art

The EAC facilitated three Transitory public art projects in 2009.

ART’s Birthday 2009 - Underwater Gala ART’s Birthday is an annual event first proposed by French Artist Robert Filliou in 1963 as a public holiday to celebrate the presence of art in our lives. The Film and Video Arts Society - Alberta (FAVA) and the Edmonton Arts Council presented The Underwater Gala on February 28th, 2009. Highlights of the evening included performances by Mile Zero Dance, sound art by Treejam & Westfalia as well as a peculiar Viking synchro-team performance and video projections by Chris Payne. Most importantly, guests were invited to be a part of the ART by jumping into the pool, clothes and all, while underwater video and photographic footage was taken.

Dérive Edmonton – Doors Open Festival 2009 The Dérive is a psychogeographical exploration of the city. Psychogeography is about the way the city looks and feels, and conversely how this makes people feel; about the patterns, structures, and visual form that make up the urban space. Dérive tours can be done anywhere, as individuals or small groups - bring along tools to document your experience, such as cameras, recorders, or sketchbooks. The EAC facilitated a guided Dérive Edmonton event as part of the 2009 Doors Open Festival.

Store Front Cinema 2009 – Kelly Mark, One Night at the Jasper Place Hotel The and Area Business Association hosts an annual selection of film, video art and animation that are projected along the shop windows of Stony Plain Road. The road was closed to traffic and the streetlights were turned off for the event, which transformed the area for one night of cinema magic. The partnered with the EAC to commission One Night at the Jasper Place Hotel by Toronto artist Kelly Mark. The multi-channel DVD video installation was installed in the windows of the hotel.

ART’s Birthday – Underwater Gala ART’s Birthday – Underwater Gala Store Front Cinema – Kelly Mark, Store Front Cinema – Kelly Mark, One Photo credit: Heather Noel Photo credit: Heather Noel One Night at the Jasper Place Hotel Night at the Jasper Place Hotel Photo credit: Zachary Ayotte Photo credit: Zachary Ayotte

edmonton public art 17 cariwest festival Edmonton’s Carribean Arts Festival Churchill Square

In 2009, Cariwest marked its 25th anniversary of presenting the heritage and attributes of the Caribbean community in the form of masquerade, street theatre, music and creativity.

Image: Dancers, in costume, celebrate at the 2009 Cariwest Festival. community investment program

The Community Investment Program provides funding to arts and festival organizations and to individual artists in the City of Edmonton. Funding for this program is derived from the municipal tax base. The EAC is guided by City of Edmonton Bylaw 14157 and Policy C211F on community investment grants. All grants are allocated based on recommendations from peer juries who provide their valuable expertise on a volunteer basis. total grant allocation $ 4,450,490.22

Images from the 2009 Cariwest Festival.

edmonton arts grants 19 arts operating $1,927,950 Organization Grant Active Citizen's Television $5,000 Jury members: Alberta Ballet $145,000 Chair, Eva Cairns Alberta Baroque Music Society $13,500 Miki Andrejevic David Cheoros Alberta Choral Federation $5,000 Eva Marie Clarke Alberta Craft Council $30,000 Eleanor Lazare Lou Morin Alberta Dance Alliance $11,500 Mary Phillips-Rickey Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association $10,000 Paula Roberts Alberta Opera $7,500 Linda Turnbull Alberta Playwrights' Network $2,000 Alberta Society of Artists' Edmonton Branch $3,000 Alberta Ukrainian Dance Association $2,000 Azimuth Theatre Association $15,500 Book Publishers Association of Alberta $6,000 Brian Webb Dance Company $28,000 Canadian Authors Association, Alberta Branch (Edmonton) $2,500 Cantilon Choral Society $8,500 Catalyst Theatre $25,500 Christian Music Society "Concordia Community Band" $650 $340,000 Citie Ballet Society $5,500 Concrete Theatre Society $18,500 Cosmopolitan Music Society $10,500 Da Camera Singers $2,500 Edmonton Chamber Music Society $4,500 Edmonton Classical Guitar Society $1,500 Edmonton Columbian Choirs $4,500 Edmonton Composers' Concert Society $2,000

20 edmonton arts grants Edmonton Concert Hall Foundation $7,500 Edmonton Festival Ballet $3,000 Edmonton Jazz Society $26,000 Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival Association $7,000 Edmonton Metropolitan Chorus Society $1,000 Edmonton Musical Theatre $1,500 Edmonton New Shadow Theatre Society $17,000 Edmonton Opera Association $189,000 Edmonton Philharmonic Society $1,000 Edmonton Potter's Guild $5,000 Edmonton Small Press Association $10,000 Edmonton Symphony Society $340,000 Edmonton Vocal Minority Music Society $750 Edmonton Weavers' Guild $4,500 Edmonton Youth Choir $5,000 Edmonton Youth Orchestra Association $17,000 FAVA Film and Video Arts Society Alberta $40,000 Firefly Theatre and Circus Society $8,500 Fringe Theatre Adventures $18,000 Greenwood Chamber Singers Society $1,500 Ground Zero Productions $5,000 I Coristi Chamber Choir Society $3,000 Kita No Taiko $1,500 Kiwanis Singers Association of Edmonton $1,700 Kokopelli Choir Association $19,000 Kompany! Dance & Affiliated Artists Society $1,000 KYKLOS Hellenic Performing and Literary Arts Group $2,000 L'Association La Girandole $11,500

edmonton arts grants 21 Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture $24,000 L'UniThéâtre $25,000 M.A.D.E. in Edmonton $5,000 Mazur Polish Canadian Dancers of Edmonton $2,000 Metro Cinema Society $25,000 Mile Zero Dance $19,000 Mill Creek Colliery Band $1,000 New Edmonton Wind Sinfonia $1,000 NeWest Publishers Ltd. $16,000 Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts $2,000 Northern Light Theatre $18,000 Nova Musica Symphony Society $500 Opera Nuova $10,500 Other Voices Publishing Society $1,000 Polonez Polish Folk Arts Ensemble $2,500 Pro Coro Canada $21,850 Rapid Fire Theatre Society $8,500 Regroupement artistique francophone de l'Alberta $1,000 Richard Eaton Singers $6,000 Ritchie Trombone Choir Society $500 Sadhana Music and Dance Society $500 Sculptors Association of Alberta $2,500

Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Pro Coro Canada WGA Multilingual Reading Event Company of Fleet Street Image credit: Jochen Eggert Writers Guild of Alberta Photo credit: Diana Chernenko Citadel Theatre Photo credit: David Cooper Photography 22 edmonton arts grants SNAP Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists $20,000 Société Francophone des Arts Visuels de l'Alberta $1,500 St. Davids Welsh Male Voice Choir $500 Stroll of Poets Society $2,500 T.I.M.E. Today's Innovative Music Edmonton Association $1,000 TALES Edmonton The Alberta League Encouraging Storytelling $1,500 Teatro La Quindicina $11,500 The Lynne Singers $500 Theatre Alberta Society $13,500 Theatre Network Society $35,000 Ukrainian Cheremosh Society $17,500 Ukrainian Male Chorus of Edmonton $500 Ukrainian Shumka Dancers $52,000 Vinok Folkdance Society (Vinok Worldance) $20,500 Visual Arts Alberta Association $8,000 Viter Ukrainian Dancers $6,000 Volya Ukrainian Dance Ensemble Association $5,500 Walterdale Theatre Associates $7,500 WECAN Society (Harcourt House Arts Centre) $28,000 Workshop West Playwrights' Theatre $19,500 Writers Guild of Alberta $13,000 Young Alberta Book Society $10,500

Pear Expression by James Lavoie The Pirates of Penzance Brian Webb Dance Company The Littlebirds Big Band from the Alberta Craft Council Edmonton Opera Association Photo credit: Ellis Brothers Edmonton Jazz Society exhibition Unity & Diversity Photo credit: Kelly Redinger Studios Photography Photo credit: Laura O’Connor edmonton arts grants 23 festival operating $1,107,023 Festival Grant Accordion Extravaganza $2,523 Jury members: Festival $95,000 Chair, Peter Field Bikeology $7,000 Sheineen Nathoo (Community Member) The Canoe Theatre Festival $10,000 Thomas Scott Cariwest, Edmonton Caribbean Arts Festival $30,000 Glenda Dennis Jennifer Babcock Cohenights Art Festival $2,500 Terry Schmolcke Creation Arts Festival $2,000 Sylvain Tardiff Dreamspeakers International Aboriginal Film Festival $15,000 Walter Raponi Edmonton Chante $10,000 Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival $8,000 Edmonton Folk Music Festival $130,000 Edmonton Heritage Festival $55,000 Edmonton International Film Festival $55,000 Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival $145,000 Edmonton International Jazz Festival $60,000 Edmonton Pride Week Festival $14,000 Edmonton International Street Performers Festival $87,000

Visualeyez Expanse Movement Arts Festival The Works Art & Design Festival Improvaganza International Photo credit: Latitude 53 Photo credit: Marc J Chalifoux Improv Festival Photo credit: Meryl Smith Lawton

24 edmonton arts grants Expanse Movement Arts Festival $10,000 feats Festival of Dance $20,000 Freewill Shakespeare Festival $60,000 Global Visions Film Festival $12,000 Ice on Whyte Festival $5,000 Improvaganza International Improv Festival $11,000 LitFest $12,000 May Week Labour Arts Festival $7,000 Next Generation Arts Festival (Nextfest) $35,000 Reel Femme $3,000 Silver Skate Festival $15,000 Sprouts New Play Festival for Kids $5,000 Symphony Under the Sky $42,000 Teens @ the Turn $5,000 Visualeyez $7,500 Vocal Arts Festival $10,000 Wildfire Highschool Improv Festival $4,500 The Works Art & Design Festival $115,000

Edmonton International Street Edmonton International Film Visualeyez Expanse Movement Arts Festival Performers Festival Festival Photo credit: Latitude 53 Photo credit: Marc J Chalifoux Photo credit: Epic Photography Inc. Photo credit: Jaime Kyle

edmonton arts grants 25 celebrations grants $59,500 Recipient Grant

Downtown Business Association $6,250 Jury members: Indoor Santa Claus Parade Chair, Keith Turnbull, Foundation Michele Finn $11,450 Silly Summer Parade Christy Morin Chinatown & Little Italy Business Association $3,000 Lunar New Year Parade Millwoods President’s Council $6,000 Celebrate Canada Day in Millwoods Events Edmonton $11,000 New Year’s Eve Downtown Events Edmonton $5,000 Canada Day Fireworks Earth Awareness Society of Edmonton $9.000 Edmonton Earth Day Festival Heart of the City Festival Society $3,000 Heart of the City Festival Eastwood Community League $3,000 Eastwood Street Party Old Strathcona Business Association $1,800 Whyte Avenue Street Fair

Lunar New Year Parade New Year’s Eve Downtown Heart of the City Festival New Year’s Eve Downtown Chinatown & Little Italy Business Events Edmonton Heart of the City Festival Society Events Edmonton Association

26 edmonton arts grants festival seed $51,500 Festival Grant

Creative Age Festival $7,000 Jury members: Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council Chair, Peter Field Doors Open Edmonton $7,000 Shelley Switzer Friends of the Heritage Community Giuseppe Albi Edmonton Poetry Festival $5,000 Edmonton Poetry Festival Society

Exposure: Edmonton’s Queer Arts and Culture Festival $12,500 Workshop West Theatre

Kaleido Family Arts Festival $15,000 Arts on the Avenue Edmonton Society

Summer Solstice Festival $5,000 Edmonton Chamber Music Society

Edmonton Poetry Festival Exposure: Edmonton’s Queer Arts Exposure: Edmonton’s Queer Arts Edmonton Poetry Festival Photo credit: r edwards and Culture Festival and Culture Festival Photo credit: r edwards photography photography Photo credit: jacksonphotografix.com Photo credit: jacksonphotografix.com

edmonton arts grants 27 travel grants Recipient 2009 Grant Kyla Fischer $500 $24,710 Chris Craddock $200 Nathan Cuckow $200 Amy Fung $400 Kristine Nutting $400 Jury members: Chair, Michelle Casavant Tom Edwards $300 Christopher Payne Reinhard von Berg $400 Ahmui Cheong Doug Organ $250 Sylvie Duchesne Donna Bell $250 Lyle Bell $250 Kim Rackel $250 Ava Karvonen $500 Jennifer Annesley $200 Dorothy Keller $100 Susan Galloway $100 James Scott Portingale $200 Scott Michael Sharplin $400 James Alexander Murdoch $300 Shirley A. Serviss $300 Bev Ross $500 Charles Stolte $1,800 Sándor Vörös $200 Patricia Toth-Vörös $200 Susanna Biro $100 Trevor Anderson $400 Michael Peng $500 Roxanne Classen $200 Beth Graham $100 Derek Clayton $300 Jenna Stanton $500 James Lavoie $500 Ron Jenkins $200

28 edmonton arts grants Su Croll $300 Gordana Zivkovic $500 Izabella Orzelski-Konikowski $200 Steven Dixon $500 Hans Olson $500 Linda Turnbull $500 Tania Alvarado $500 Usha Gupta $200 Drew McIntosh $500 Julianna Barabas $350 Marissa Kochanski $350 Caitlin Wells $300 Tim Rechner $350 Sameer Singh $300 Ryan McCourt $150 M. Jennie Frost $350 Rohan Bogal $300 Stephanie Johnsson $650 Eric Budd $500 Stefan Duret $500 James Stewart $500 Dallas Thompson $500 Ian Mulder $750 Kyla Elizabeth Sentes $500 Sarah Hamilton $500 Mar’ce Merrell $450 Vincent Forcier $500 Heidi Bunting $260 Darrin Hagen $400 Ted Kerr $400 Anna Marie Sewell $400 Sylvia Shadick-Taylor $500 Ben Sures $250

edmonton arts grants 29 individual artist project grants $217,000 Recipient Project Grant Mike Robertson Production of Joe McMurray, a feature length film $10,000 Jury Members: about a rig worker in Fort McMurray, AB. Chair, Douglas Barbour Trevor Anderson Production of a new short film, entitled $15,000 Laurie Greenwood A High Note. Keely Scott Mirielle Rijavec Clint Wilson Research, production and exhibition of a large, $10,000 Stewart Lemoine immersive installation piece that examines the zoological garden as mirror of the 19th century Harold Pierce penal system of Panopticon. Sam Varteniuk Piotr Grella-Mozejko Four-movement multimedia work for four different $10,000 saxophones. George Szilagyi A community-integrated rehearsal and production of $15,000 the play Hockey Stories for Boys. Jennifer Spencer To elevate the scripts of her play Maggie Now, $6,500 a polished suite of plays ready for simultaneous production as a mainstage event. Jeff Page To assist in the production of Collin Doyle's new play $10,000 The Gift. Anne Vriend To produce the first exclusive Ann Vriend concert. $6,845

Josephine van Lier Recording & release of a 3-CD set featuring the Bach $20,000 six suites for unaccompanied cello; to be performed on 4 different cellos with 2 different bows. Marlon Wilson To create JALI Volume 2, an album that brings $20,000 together various musicians, singers, poets and rappers from Edmonton. Anna-Karolina Szul Production of a series of 75 small printed copper $5,000 photo etchings, over-painted with gauche to explore different versions of memory of a particular landscape. Paul Freeman Development of a companion piece to the sculpture $5,000 Cervus Erectus. Wenda Solomans To document Edmonton's urban landscape using $5,000 the alternative photographic process of pinhole photography.

30 edmonton arts grants Margaret Witschl To support a visual art residency at the University of $1,840 Saskatchewan's Kenderdine Campus. Nancy Nisbet Contours in the Crosshairs is a visual art installation $10,000 comprised of video, still images and sculpture, animating the disappearance of the Columbia Icefields. Sharon Cherweniuk The Matrilineal Roots project seeks to create a series $10,000 of beadwork garments, articles and calico quilts that represent ceremonial occasions, a loving transfer of knowledge and personal journey of self-discovery. Gerry Morita Creation/production of Knowledge Box, a full-length $16,000 inter-arts collaboration . Raena Waddell Production of The Surrender Method, a dance duet. $5,000

Bethany Ellis For a storytelling project that will bring "old" fairy $5,815 tales to a new generation. Wayne Arthurson To rewrite a final draft of the novel Dead of Winter. $7,500

Caterina Edwards Creation of the final draft of The Sicilian Wife, a $7,500 mystery novel. Stuart Adams Subsistence and editorial support to complete a $7,500 novel for 10-12-year olds. Alice Major Completion of an essay collection on poetry and $7,500 science.

Trevor Anderson production still Marlon Wilson and Politic Live Hockey Stories for Boys Ann Vriend Photo credit: Wes Doyle Photo credit: 3Ten Photo by George Szilagyi Photo credit: www.jprocktor.com Photo credit: Laura O’Connor

edmonton arts grants 31 emergency support grant

$10,000 A grant of $5,000 was allocated to The Works International Visual Arts Society in support of unforseen moving costs.

A grant of $5,000 was allocated to Workshop West Theatre in support of costs related to the unexpected need to purchase a new furnace.

organizational support grant

$2,750 A grant of $750 was allocated to Tony Lashbrook & Associates in support of a request from Mile Zero Dance.

A grant of $1,000 was allocated to Populus Community Planning Inc. in support of a request from Arts on the Avenue.

A grant of $1,000 was allocated to Austin Arts Management in support of a request from Edmonton Pride Week Festival Society.

32 edmonton arts grants cultural diversity in the arts awards program $90,000

Committee Members: In 2009 this program provided 12 awards of $7,500 to encourage and support Chair, James DeFelice Edmonton artists from ethnically diverse cultural backgrounds, and to engage those Mike Chow artists in the broader Edmonton community. The award recipients were: Katalin Szönyi Zillur Rahman Valerie Mason-John Amy Fung Reni Ferreira Chika Udok Jinzhe Cui Punita Chohan Tsehay Debebe Gordana Zivkovic Iryna Karpenko Emeterio Mance Ana Aloy Mora Edward Porper Jaama Jaamac

2009 Cultural Diversity in the Arts Awards recipients, in order from left to right: Edward Porper, Ana Aloy Mora, Jamaa Jamaac, Iryna Karpenko, Emeterio Mance, Tsehay Debebe, Punita Chohan, Gordana Zivkovic, Uduak Udok representing Chika Udok, Jinzhe Cui, Reni Ferreira, Valerie Mason-John edmonton arts grants 33 arts & museum building operating grant

$960,057.22 Organization 2009 Grant Alberta Railway Association $3,352.43 Alberta Craft Council $13,178.59 Arts on the Ave (Carrot Café) $9,925.90 Note : This is a formula grant and Catalyst Theatre $19,281.41 is therefore not juried Citadel Theatre $329,286.31 Edmonton Aviation Museum $27,696.29 Edmonton Concert Hall $268,187.56 Edmonton Jazz Society $10,912.98 Fringe Theatre Adventures $75,897.87 La Cite francophone $68,588.93 Latitude 53 Society of Artists $15,539.84 Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts $22,417.98 Northern Light Theatre $3,595.16 Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre $11,969.05 SNAP $13,370.77 Telephone Historical Centre $4,646.45 Theatre Network $19,234.05 Varscona Theatre Alliance $13,159.01 Walterdale Theatre $14,059.34 WECAN(Harcourt House) $12,993.93 Workshop West Playwrights Theatre $2,763.37

The Carrot Community Arts Theatre Network Coffeehouse Arts on the Ave

34 edmonton arts grants lee fund for the arts $36,753

The Lee Fund for the Arts was established in 2003 as a permanent endowment fund administered by the Edmonton Arts Council to maintain and build on the arts legacy established by the Clifford E. Lee Foundation. The Lee Fund invests in Edmonton’s community by providing funding for community arts projects, which are described as collaborations between professional artists and a distinct community (as defined by factors including but not limited to ethnicity, living conditions, geographic location, age, beliefs, traditions, social or economic strata).

Jury Members: Recipient Project Grant Chair, Brock Skywalker Janina Strudwick Nina Haggerty Centre For local professional photography- $6,819 for the Arts based artists to work with artists with Gerry Potter developmental disabilities to develop new Taro Hashimoto skills in photo-based art-making. Ian Mulder Young Alberta Book Society For Story Avenue, a collaboration between $7,790 (YABS) City Centre Education Partners and YABS to bring together 10 local children’s authors and illustrators with inner-city Edmonton youth. Mile Zero Dance Society To provide dance workshops to the Nina $9,000 Haggerty Centre for the Arts, culminating in original dance work(s) by the students Shazia Javed/ Islamic Family & To create a calendar with photographs of $6,000 Social Services Association Muslim women of Edmonton from across all cultures. Boyle Street Community Production of a play that will tell some of the $7,144 Services/Jane Heather personal stories of the people who come to Boyle Street.

untitled by Faye Frick star trek by Cassie Smith Exhibition installation view untitled by Carla Nand Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts

edmonton arts grants 35 edmonton artists’ trust fund $67,500

Jury members: Since 1997, the Edmonton Artist’s Trust Fund (EATF) awards have been annually Chair, Brian Deedrick distributed to artists, allowing them to complete or begin new works, study with Melissa Thingelstad an artistic master or pay their rent. A joint project of the EAC and the Edmonton Tamara Bliss Community Foundation, the fund was established to help offset expenses so artists Junetta Jamerson can pursue their artistic endeavors through the creation or development of new Lynn Malin works, changing career direction or collaborating with another artist. Wayne Arthurson Heather Inglis - Winner of the Celebration of Women in the Arts Award George Szilagyi Carlo Ghioni - Winner of the Helen Collinson Award Matthew Howatt - Winner of the Eddy Bayens Award Blake William Turner Emmanuel Bara Layila Kathleen Ochoa J. Scott Portingale Cynthia Fuhrer Kate Werkman

Still from Midnight Matinee, a short Untitled animated film by J. Scott Portingale Artist: Emmanuel Layila

36 edmonton arts grants TransAlta festival city grant $179,927.65

This grant program is a joint program of TransAlta and the Edmonton Arts Council. Funding for the TransAlta Festival City Grant program is intended to be complementary to existing support by TransAlta and the Edmonton Arts Council to festivals in the Greater Edmonton region. These grants are intended to build stability and nationally recognized excellence throughout the region’s festivals and/or to build mutually beneficial connections between Edmonton-based festivals and festivals in Northern Alberta. Grants are available in three areas: • Enhanced Operational Grants • Partnership Grants • Short Term Mentoring or Consulting Grants

Committee Members: Enhanced Operational Grant Chair, Peter Field Festival Grant Giuseppe Albi Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival $12,000 Marianne Bouthillier Edmonton Poetry Festival $30,500 Hilary McMeekin (TransAlta) Ice on Whyte Festival $10,000 Deep Freeze Festival $10,000 Vocal Arts Festival $27,000 Expanse Movement Arts Festival $18,000 Silverskate Festival $15,807.65 Global Visions Festival $33,120 Edmonton International Film Festival $22,500

Short Term Mentoring/Consulting Grant Festival Grant Reel Femme Festival $1,000

Deep Freeze Festival Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival Deep Freeze Festival Ice on Whyte Festival Photo credit: Epic Photography Inc. Photo credit: Epic Photography Inc. Photo credit: Epic Photography Inc.

edmonton arts grants 37 concrete theatre Concrete Theatre is an award-winning professional theatre company committed to creating, developing and producing artistically excellent and culturally diverse Theatre for Young Audiences that explores issues relevant to the lives of young people and their families.

The Early Bloomer, Concrete Theatre Photo credit: Epic Photography Inc. financial statements Auditor’s Report To the Members of Edmonton Arts Council Society In common with many charitable organizations, the Society derives revenue from donations, I have audited the statement of financial position the completeness of which is not susceptible to of Edmonton Arts Council Society as at December satisfactory audit verification. Accordingly, my 31, 2009, the statements of revenues, expenses and verification of these revenues was limited to the fund balances, and cash flow for the year then ended. amounts recorded in the records of the Society and I These financial statements are the responsibilityof was not able to determine whether any adjustments the Society’s management. Myresponsibilityis to might be necessary to donation revenues, excess of express an opinion on these financial statements revenue over expense, assets and surplus. based on my audit. In my opinion, except for the effect of adjustments, if Except as explained in the following paragraph, I conducted my audit in accordance with Canadian any, which I might have determined to be necessary generally accepted auditing standards. Those had I been able to satisfy myself concerning the standards require that I plan and perform an audit to completeness of the donations referred to in the obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial preceding paragraph, these financial statements statements are free of material misstatement. present fairly, in all material respects, the financial An audit includes examining, on a test basis, position of the Society as at December 31, 2009 evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures and the results of its operations and its cash flow for in the financial statements. An audit also includes the year then ended in accordance with Canadian assessing the accounting principles used and generally accepted accounting principles. significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Chartered Accountant

Routes , Concrete Theatre The Early Bloome , Concrete Theatre Routes , Concrete Theatre Photo credit: Epic Photography Inc. Photo credit: Epic Photography Inc. Photo credit: Epic Photography Inc.

financial statements 39 edmonton arts council society statement of financial position december 31, 2009

Assets 2009 2008 General Fund Cash $ - $ 22,986 Accounts receivable 81,171 41,326 TIX on the Square Fund Accounts receivable 36,579 - Casino Fund Cash 70,221 31,335 Program Fund Cash 403,872 640,103 Accounts receivable 215,000 - Public Art Fund Cash 776,935 205,920 Accounts receivable 1,769,500 577,000 Community Investment Grants Fund Cash 279,107 111,488 Accounts receivable - - Property and Equipment Fund Property and equipment (Note 4) 84,275 40,144 Total Assets $ 3,716,660 $ 1,670,302

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Liabilities 2009 2008 General Fund Bank indebtedness $ 41,609 $ - Accounts payable 68,560 24,633 Unearned revenue (Note 7) - 6,775 TIX on the Square Fund Bank indebtedness 35,693 4,541 Accounts payable 4,500 6,256 Unearned revenue (Note 7) 9,246 10,234 Casino Fund Accounts payable - 2,756 Program Fund Accounts payable 169,646 121,032 Public Art Fund Accounts payable 1,977,258 661,354 Community Investment Grants Fund Accounts payable 267,355 99,967 Total Liabilities $2,573,867 $937,548

Net Assets 2009 2008 General Fund $ (28,998) $ 32,904 TIX on the Square Fund (12,860) (21,031) Casino Fund 70,221 28,579 Program Fund Restricted 208,005 180,000 Unrestricted 241,221 339,071 Public Art Fund Restricted 359,737 62,900 Unrestricted 209,440 58,666 Community Investment Grants Fund Restricted 11,752 11,521 Property and Equipment Fund 84,275 40,144 Net Assets 1,142,793 732, 754

$ 3,716,660 $ 1,670,302

financial statements 41 edmonton arts council society statement of revenue, expenses & fund balance december 31, 2009

General Fund 2009 2008 Revenues City of Edmonton service contract $ 507,355 $ 425,778 Grant - administration 28,488 32,918 Investment income 8,304 69,809 Memberships 11,405 10,050 Other income 63,504 34,401 619,056 572,956 Expenses Bank charges and interest 716 403 Board of Directors costs 6,809 4,792 Conferences and travel 12,146 12,320 Consulting fees 15,954 27,956 Equipment lease 19,832 10,961 Insurance 3,624 3,241 Marketing and promotion 16,224 16,480 Office costs 64,399 51,667 Printed materials 10,149 800 Professional fees 11,116 7,250 Rent 38,328 28,871 Staffing costs and benefits 420,599 371,294 Telephone, internet and website 21,940 9,080 641,836 545,115 Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues over Expenses (22,780) 27,841 Transfer from (to) Property and Equipment Fund (50,362) - Transfer from TIX on the Square Fund (6,009) 7,295 Transfer from Casino Fund 17,249 19,871 Net increase (decrease) in Fund balance (61,902) 55,007 Fund balance, beginning of year 32,904 (22,103) Fund balance, end of year $(28,998) $ 32,904

42 financial statements edmonton arts council society statement of revenue, expenses & fund balance december 31, 2009

Tix on the Square Fund 2009 2008 Revenue Operating income $ 36,579 $ 5,000 Commissions 137,131 123,685 Credit card charges recovered 20,712 16,644 Gift certificates 9,099 4,712 Miscellaneous income - 1,133 Sales for distribution 1,169,695 1,015,944 1,373,216 1,167,118 Expenses Advertising and promotion 429 624 Bank charges and interest 958 946 Credit card charges 27,560 20,477 E-Commerce 1,230 2,991 Office expenses 8,224 7,601 Professional fees 1,000 - Rent 2,279 2,279 Sales reimbursement 1,176,145 1,021,374 Staffing costs and benefits 149,765 143,898 Telephone 3,464 2,546 1,371,054 1,202,736 Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues over Expenses 2,162 (35,618) Fund balance, beginning of year (21,031) 21,882 Transfer from (to) General Fund 6,009 (7,295) Fund balance, end of year $ (12,860) $ (21,031)

financial statements 43 edmonton arts council society statement of revenue, expenses & fund balance december 31, 2009

Casino Fund 2009 2008 Revenue Casino revenue $ 76,158 $ - Investment income - 807 76,158 807 Expenses Casino rent 400 320 Casino wages 2,084 - Interest and bank charges 83 101 2,567 421 Excess of Revenues over Expenses 73,591 386 Transfers from (to) General Fund (17,249) (19,871) Transfer from (to) Property and Equipment Fund (14,700) (32,621) Fund balance, beginning of year 28,579 80,685 Fund balance, end of year $ 70,221 $ 28,579

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Program Fund 2009 2008 Revenue City of Edmonton - Alberta Avenue $ 57,000 $28,500 City of Edmonton - Cultural Plan - 50,000 City of Edmonton - Winter Light Festival 800,383 450,000 Edmonton Artists Trust Fund 67,500 79,878 Edmonton Heritage Council (Note 11) 253,575 - Lee Fund Grant 36,753 54,040 Other Programs 80,440 93,277 TransAlta 180,000 243,298 Winter Light Festival Planning Grant - 24,000 1,475,651 1,022,993 Expenses City of Edmonton - Alberta Avenue 50,040 29,190 City of Edmonton - Cultural Plan - 50,000 City of Edmonton - Winter Light Festival 927,277 159,576 Edmonton Artists Trust Fund 67,500 79,878 Edmonton Heritage Council (Note 11) 173,006 - Lee Fund Grant 36,753 54,040 Other Programs 138,925 36,845 TransAlta 151,995 180,798 Winter Light Festival Planning - 24,000 1,545,496 614,327 Excess of Revenues over Expenses (69,845) 408,666 Transfer from (to) Property and Equipment Fund - (7,095) Fund balance, beginning of year 519,071 117,500 Fund balance, end of year $ 449,226 $ 519,071

financial statements 45 edmonton arts council society statement of revenue, expenses & fund balance december 31, 2009

Property and Equipment Fund 2009 2008 Revenue $ - $ - Expenses Amortization 20,931 7,702 Excess (deficiency) of Revenues over Expenses (20,931) (7,702) Transfer from Casino Fund 14,700 32,621 Transfer from General Fund 50,362 - Transfer from Program Fund - 7,095 Fund balance, beginning of year 40,144 8,130 Fund balance, end of year $ 84,275 $ 40,144

Public Art Fund 2009 2008 Revenue Public Art Funds Received $ 2,393,353 $ 1,011,329 Expenses Public Art Projects Expense 1,945,742 956,486 Excess of Revenues over Expenses 447,611 54,843 Fund balance, beginning of year 121,566 66,723 Fund balance, end of year $ 569,177 $ 121,566

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Community Investment Grants Fund 2009 2008 Revenue City of Edmonton Community Investment Grants $ 4,622,000 $ 4,450,000 Investment income 29,043 76,960 Other income - 3,930 4,651,043 4,530,890 Expenses Administration 99,392 95,244 Arts Operating Grant 1,927,450 1,832,300 Cultural Diversity Grants 91,000 90,000 Edmonton Artists Individual Grants 217,000 214,003 Emergency Grant 10,230 - Facility Grants 960,057 951,535 Festival Operating Grant 1,107,023 1,076,023 Festival Seed Grants 51,500 57,000 Major Parade and Celebration Grants 59,500 50,500 Organization Project Grant 2,750 41,680 Community Public Art Grants 100,000 118,850 Special Awards 200 200 Travel Grants 24,710 18,059 4,650,812 4,545,394 Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues over Expenses 231 (14,504) Fund balance, beginning of year 11,521 26,025 Fund balance, end of year $ 11,752 $ 11,521

financial statements 47 edmonton arts council society statement of cash flows december 31, 2009

General Fund 2009 2008 Net inflow (outflow) of cash related to the following activities: Operating Net increase in surplus $ (22,780) $ 27,841 Change in non-cash balances relating to operations : Accounts receivable (39,845) (20,477) Accounts payable 43,927 (26,307) Unearned revenue (6,775) 950 (25,473) (17,993) Financing Transfer to Property and Equipment Fund (50,362) - Transfer from TIX on the Square Fund (6,009) 7,295 Transfer from Casino Fund 17,249 19,871 (39,122) 27,166 Net inflow of cash (64,595) 9,173 Cash, beginning of year 22,986 13,813 Cash, end of year $ (41,609) $ 22,986

48 financial statements edmonton arts council society notes to financial statements december 31, 2009

Note 1: Nature of Operations by the Society. Funds from this account can only be spent in areas designated in each casino application. The Edmonton Arts Council Society (EAC) exists to Proceeds are used mainly for community programs support and promote the arts community in Edmonton. including Take the Poetry Route as well as EAC and The EAC meets the needs of its members and the arts TIX on the Square website development and updates. community as a whole though activities that: The Society currently holds a fundraising casino every • help provide financial support to festivals, arts two years. organizations and individual artists; • educate those who play a role in the success of Program Fund the arts community about the quality of artistic When requested by the City of Edmonton, the EAC work produced here, its importance to the city, produces special projects. These projects have and its needs; included Cultural Capital of Canada 2007, Winterlight, • advise decision makers on specific issues that Art of Living cultural plan, revitalization projects affect the arts; on Alberta Avenue and others. In addition, the • nurture the quality of artistic work produced here. EAC develops grant programs with the Edmonton The EAC was incorporated on April 19, 1995 under Community Foundation and corporate partners the Societies Act of the Province of Alberta and was including TransAlta. registered as a charity effective August 1, 1997 under Public Art Fund the Income Tax Act. The Service Agreement between the City of Edmonton and the EAC identifies support for the The operations of the Society are organized into project City’s public art program as a core duty of the EAC. funds. A summary of each of the funds is as follows: This involves creation of master plans for public art, General Fund policy development, and production of specific public Donations which have not been designated by the art projects generated by the Percent for Art program donor for one of the other funds are placed in the or from other sources. General Fund. The costs of administering the Society Community Investment Grants (CIG) and the costs of improving or expanding the Society Service Agreement between the City of Edmonton are recorded in this fund. and the EAC identifies responsibility for the City’s TIX on the Square Fund Community Investment Grants program in the arts TIX on the Square is a community box office and and festivals as a core duty of the EAC. This involves information booth. It is also a Ticketmaster outlet. It is administration of all relevant existing CIG grant owned and operated by the Edmonton Arts Council programs as well as development of new CIG grant and serves the entire arts and cultural community in the programs in arts and festivals. greater Edmonton region. Property and Equipment Fund Casino Fund The Property and Equipment Fund was established The Casino Fund was set up in response to the Alberta to collect and disburse funds on capital projects Gaming Commission’s requirement to have a separate undertaken by the EAC and to maintain the assets, account to receive proceeds from casinos managed liabilities, revenues and expenses related to the Society’s property and equipment. financial statements 49 edmonton arts council society notes to financial statements december 31, 2009

Note 2: Significant Accounting Policies Donations With the establishment of the Edmonton Artists Trust These financial statements have been prepared Fund (Note 4), donations that are not restricted are in accordance with Canadian generally accepted forwarded directly to the Trust Fund held by the accounting principles for non-profit organizations and Edmonton Community Foundation. within the framework of the significant accounting policies summarized below: Non-Cash Donations Recent Accounting Pronouncements The EAC only records non-cash donations when Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for a charitable receipt is issued. These donations are Private Enterprises recorded at the fair value of the items received. In 2009, the Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) Income Taxes approved the final accounting standards for private The EAC is a non profit organization incorporated enterprises in Canada and issued the standards. The under the Societies Act of the Province of Alberta and new standards specifically address financial reporting as such is exempt from income taxes. needs of small and medium-sized Canadian private enterprises and simplify recognition, measurement, Measurement and Uncertainty and presentation and disclosure requirements The preparation of financial statements in accordance significantly. Accounting standards for private with Canadian generally accepted accounting enterprises will replace current Canadian GAAP for principles requires management to make estimates fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. and assumptions that affect the reported amount of However, early adoption is permitted. The Society has assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets not yet determined the impact of the adoption of the and liabilities at the date of the financial statements new standards on its financial statements. and the reported amount of revenues and expenses Cash (Bank Indebtedness) during the reporting period. These estimates are Cash (bank indebtedness) includes bank deposits, reviewed periodically and, as adjustments become cheques issued in excess of bank balance and term necessary, they are reported in earnings in the period investments with maturities less than one year. in which they become known.

Property and Equipment Financial Instruments Property and Equipment are recorded at cost. The Society as part of its operations carries a number Amortization is calculated on the declining balance of financial instruments. It is management’s opinion basis over the assets estimated useful life at the that the Society is not exposed to significant interest, following annual rates: currency or credit risks arising from these financial Computer equipment and website 30% instruments, except as otherwise disclosed. Ticket booth 30% Office equipment 20% Long-lived Assets Volunteer Services Long-lived assets consist of property and equipment. During the year certain services were provided to the Long-lived assets held for use are measured and amortized Society by volunteers. These volunteer services have as described in the applicable accounting policies. not been recognized in the financial statements.

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The Society performs impairment testing on long- to assess and disclose an entity’s ability to continue lived assets held for use whenever events or changes as a going concern. When management is aware of in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of material uncertainties related to events or conditions an asset, or group of assets, may not be recoverable. that may cast doubt on the Society’s ability to Impairment losses are recognized when undiscounted continue as a going concern, those uncertainties are future cash flows from its use and disposal are less than disclosed. In assessing the going concern assumption, the asset’s carrying amount. Impairment is measured management considers all available information as the amount by which the asset’s carrying value about the future, which is at least, but not limited exceeds its fair value. Any impairment is included in to, twelve months from the date of the statement of earnings for the year. financial position.

Fair Value Adjustment The adoption of this amendment to Section 1400 did CICA Handbook section 3855 requires disclosure not have a material impact on the Society’s financial of fair values of financial instruments that are held- statements. fortrading. The effective date for this change was for year-ends commencing after October 1, 2006. The Capital Disclosures financial assets of the foundation consists of funds Effective January 1, 2009, the Society adopted the in chequing accounts and guaranteed investment Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants’ new certificates. There was no adjustment required to the recommendations for disclosures about capital. financial statements as a result of the adoption of this Section 1535 Capital Disclosures prescribes disclosure accounting policy change. regarding whether a non-publicly accountable enterprise has complied with any externally imposed Note 3: Change in Accounting Policies capital requirements, and if not, the consequences of such non-compliance. General Standards of Financial Statement Presentation Effective January 1, 2009, the Society adopted the The adoption of this new standard did not have amendment to CICA Handbook Section 1400 General a material impact on the Society’s financial Standards of Financial Statement Presentation. This statements. Section has been amended to include requirements

Note 4: Property and Equipment

Accumulated 2009 Net 2008 Net Cost Amortization Book Value Book Value Computer equipment and website $ 123,155 $ 46,698 $ 76,457 $ 31,026 Ticket booth 16,734 16,451 283 404 Office equipment 14,681 7,146 7,535 8,714 Total $ 154,570 $ 70,295 $ 84,275 $ 40,144

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Note 5: Edmonton Artists Trust Fund Fair value The fair value of cash, accounts receivable, and The Edmonton Artists Trust Fund is a joint project of the accounts payable is approximately equal to their EAC and the Edmonton Community Foundation (ECF). carrying value due to their short-term maturity dates. The purpose of the fund is to invest in Edmonton’s creative community by providing grants to individual Note 9: Comparative Financial Statement artists who are living and working in Edmonton. An open-ended endowment fund has been established Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to with ECF to which anyone can make tax deductible confirm with current year presentation. donations. The EAC will annually receive contributions equal to 3.5% (2008 - 4.5%) of the asset base in the Note 10: Economic Dependence fund which will be used to support local artists. Ongoing operations of the EAC are dependent During the year the EAC received $75,210 (2008 - upon receiving continuing funding from the City of $90,730) of which $67,500 (2008 - $79,878) was for grants Edmonton. The current service agreement is in effect to approved artists and $7,710 (2008 - $10,852) was for until December 31, 2010. administration costs. Note 11: Edmonton Heritage Council Note 6: Commitments The Edmonton Heritage Council was housed in the The EAC has committed to minimum monthly lease Edmonton Arts Council from April to December 2009. payments of $2,846 per month until December 2020 During the year the EHC took steps to establish itself as for the office space they currently occupy. an incorporated business and was incorporated under Note 7: Unearned Revenue the Society’s Act of Alberta on December 31, 2009.

Unearned revenue of the General Fund is comprised Note 12: Capital Disclosures of membership fees collected that relate to the subsequent year. The Society considers its capital to be the balance maintained in its Unrestricted Net Asset accounts. Unearned revenue of the TIX on the Square Fund is The primary objective of the Society is to invest its comprised of gift certificates sold that have not been Capital in a manner that will allow it to continue as a redeemed. going concern and comply with its stated objectives. Capital is invested under the direction of the Board Note 8: Financial Instruments of Directors of the Society with the objective of Credit Risk providing a reasonable rate of return, minimizing Financial instruments held by the Society expose it risk and ensuring adequate liquid investments are on to credit risk. As at December 31, 2009, the Society’s hand for current cash flow requirements. The Society financial instrument that is exposed to concentration is not subject to any externally imposed requirements of credit risk is cash. The Society at times maintains of its Capital. cash with Canadian chartered banks in excess of federally insured limits and is exposed to the credit risk from this concentration of cash.

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