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2018/2019 Annual Report Annual Report April 2018 – March 2019 Leighton Artist Studios, the Evamy Studio. Photo by Chris Amat. Annual Report 2018/19 I Banf Centre for Arts and Creativity Annual Report April 2018 — March 2019 Cover photo Banf Centre Campus. Photo by Kari Medig. Note to Reader Board of Governors of The Banf Centre (operating as Banf Centre for Arts and Creativity) (“Banf Centre” or “the Centre”) is a corporation that operates under the Post-Secondary Learning Act (Alberta). As mandated by the Ministry of Advanced Education, Banf Centre for Arts and Creativity is pleased to present this Annual Report on progress towards the goals and outcomes for 2018/2019 as detailed in the 2018-2021 Comprehensive Institutional Plan (CIP). Design for Dance 2018. Photo by Jessica Wittman. Annual Report 2018/19 1 Table of Contents 2 Accountability Statement 3 Management’s Responsibility for Reporting 4 Message from the President and CEO and the Chair of the Board of Governors 6 Operational Overview 8 Goals, Priority Initiatives, Expected Outcomes and Performance Measures 34 Financial and Budget Information 42 Research, Applied Research, and Scholarly Activities 44 Regional Stewardship, Foundational Learning, Underrepresented Learners 46 Internationalization 48 Capital Plan 52 Information Technology 55 Supporters 60 Consolidated Financial Statements 84 Governance 2 Banf Centre for Arts and Creativity Accountability Statement Banf Centre’s Annual Report for the year ended March 31, 2019 was prepared under the direction of Banf Centre’s Board of Governors (“the Board”) in accordance with the Fiscal Planning and Transparency Act and ministerial guidelines established pursuant to the Post-Secondary Learning Act. All material economic, environmental or fscal implications of which we are aware have been considered in the preparation of the Annual Report. Adam Waterous Chair, Board of Governors Banf Artist in Residency Eloise Plamondon-Page. Photo by Rita Taylor. Annual Report 2018/19 3 Management’s Responsibility for Reporting Banf Centre management is responsible are maintained, and assets are properly for the preparation, accuracy, objectivity, accounted for and safeguarded. and integrity of the information contained in the Annual Report The Annual Report has been developed including the fnancial statements, under the oversight and approval of the performance results, and supporting Board and is prepared in accordance with management information. Systems the Fiscal Planning and Transparency Act of internal control are designed and and the Post-Secondary Learning Act. maintained by management to produce reliable information to meet reporting requirements. The system is designed to provide management with reasonable assurance that transactions are properly authorized, are executed in accordance Janice Price Bruce Byford with all relevant legislation, regulations President and CEO Vice-President, and policies, reliable fnancial records Administration and CFO 4 Banf Centre for Arts and Creativity Message from the President and CEO and the Chair of the Board of Governors Over the past year, Banf Centre as well as being situated on Treaty 7 continued to build on its mandate to territory in beautiful Banf National Park. “strengthen Canada’s creative voices” Thriving on the challenge of maintaining set out in the Centre’s current strategic relevancy to artists across disciplines, plan, through the continued evolution cultures, and levels of experience, Banf of programs that are uniquely attentive Centre also brings work “of the mountain” to the creative and technical needs of and into communities and concert halls today’s learners. across Canada and around the world. Banf Centre remains at the forefront A stunning example is internationally- of delivering new artistic creation, renowned choreographer and performer, collaboration, and learning opportunities Crystal Pite. Crystal frst attended Banf for leadership participants and artists Centre as an inspiring dancer when she across all disciplines. The vast majority was just 16. In 1995 she was awarded of the 3500+ artists and leaders that Banf Centre’s Cliford E. Lee Award to attend Banf Centre annually participate encourage the development of Canadian in professional development programs choreographers. Crystal remains the ranging from several weeks to almost a youngest recipient of the Award since year in duration. These programs provide it was created in 1978. Crystal was in outstanding work and study experiences residency at Banf Centre during the that prepare participants for jobs in the development of her latest production, cultural sector and beyond. Revisor. In the development of the production, Crystal explored the intricate Banf Centre contributes to national lighting efects needs before developing creative and arts community the budget and technical rider at the front development, serves Indigenous end of the residency. Revisor premiered communities, engages the general in February of 2019 in Vancouver and will public, and increases human capital go on to tour across Canada and Europe. attraction to the Bow Valley. Accounting for the direct, indirect and induced Partnerships with other leading arts efects, it is estimated that Banf organizations also enable Banf Centre Centre’s operations annually contribute to develop productions in Banf before $82.7 million in Gross Domestic Product, they tour across the country. Together support almost 977 jobs, generate with Why Not Theatre (Toronto), Banf $55.4 million in labour income and add Centre workshopped and presented an estimated $11 million to Canada’s Ravi Jain’s Prince Hamlet, which boldly government revenues ($4.9 million challenged conventional ideas of who federal and $4.7 million provincial).1 gets to tell one of Shakespeare’s most famous stories. The reimagined, bilingual Banf Centre holds a privileged position production featured a cross-cultural, in the Canadian arts and culture sector diferently-abled cast, integrating spoken because of its long, proud, 86-year history word and American Sign Language into 1 Banf Centre Economic Contribution Study, prepared by Deloitte LLP and afliated entities, July 2019. Annual Report 2018/19 5 the performance for both hearing and Rawi Hage, Lisa Moore, and Madeleine All of these exciting developments over the deaf audiences. Thien and features two illustrations by past year have served to strengthen Banf award-winning artist Shuvinai Ashoona. Centre for Arts and Creativity’s position as Banf Centre also delivered exceptional It was written at Banf Centre as part of a global destination for the very best in arts and innovative work in Indigenous a month-long Literary Arts residency in and leadership training. The freedom our Leadership this year, including eight fall 2017, and launched to literary arts pioneering founders sought for artists and custom oferings of Indigenous leadership supporters in Calgary and Toronto. leaders who come to this special place programs at the request of community remains as strong, dynamic, and relevant clients, four of-site and four on-site. This Banf Centre was thrilled to announce as ever. Banf Centre expressly thanks is a critical step for the Centre toward the appointment of the acclaimed the continued dedication of the Board of building strong, authentic relations with Gryphon Trio as Directors of Classical Governors, Foundation Board Directors, local Indigenous communities. Music Summer Programs beginning in supporters including the Government of 2019-20. The Trio, comprised of Annalee Alberta and the Government of Canada, New to Banf Centre’s year-round Patipatanakoon (violin), Roman Borys staf, along with arts and leadership Indigenous Arts programming was (cello), and James Parker (piano), frst participants for enabling Banf Centre The Space Between Us: Technology, met at Banf Centre as summer music for Arts and Creativity to build on this Collaboration and the Future, a visual arts students in the 1980s. After countless extraordinary legacy. Indigenous-themed residency. Working accolades, awards, and international from the Pacifc view of water as a mode tours, the Gryphon Trio have come full of connection between islands, and by circle, returning to Banf Centre to lead extension, Turtle Island (North America), the program that launched their careers. the residency explored the transference The Gryphon Trio’s frst full season of Janice Price Adam Waterous of ideas and technology through various education, performance, and audience President and CEO Chair, Board media across geographic distances, engagement at Banf Centre will begin of Governors timespans, and cultures. during the summer of 2020. The 2018/19 Banf International String In February, after an international search, Quartet Festival featured competition the team of KPMB Architects (Toronto) alumni alongside special guests exploring and MTa (Calgary) was announced as repertoire from across the centuries. For the designers of Banf Centre’s exciting three full days, the Festival showcased revitalization project for its Performing the fnest in international classical music Arts and Learning Complex. Thanks to audiences through a completely to a transformational gift from the immersive experience, including Belzberg family in honour of Calgary-born performances, talks, open rehearsals, community builder and philanthropist, and a delightful one-man play. Mrs. Jenny Belzberg CM, AOE, LLD, the revitalization of Banf Centre’s most Literary Arts at Banf Centre released important training and performing arts Fables for
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