2020 Annual Report Contents

2 Board Chair’s message 3 Co-Executive Director & CEOs’ message 4 Exhibitions 12 Live Programs 13 Digital Programs 14 Learning & Engagement 18 Development 20 2020 Donors 22 Acquisitions 24 Financial Statements

Photo: Carey Shaw.

This Page: Installation view, Zadie Xa, Moon Poetics 4 Courageous Earth Critters and We are grateful for support from: Dangerous Day Dreamers, 2020, Remai Modern, Saskatoon. Photo: Blaine Campbell..

Cover Photo: Artist respectfulchild works on their installation 落叶归根 : falling leaves return to their roots as part of the RBC Emerging Artist Series. Photo: Blaine Campbell.

2 Board Chair’s Message Co-Executive Director & CEOs Message

I stepped into the role of Chair of the Remai staff and numerous other groups. We look Challenges aside, 2020 had some real highlights Modern Board of Directors in March 2020 at our forward to putting this plan into action. for Remai Modern. First and foremost, we were able annual general meeting. At that time I couldn’t work closely with artists to bring six invigorating new have predicted what an odd year it would be I want to thank former Interim Executive exhibitions to our audiences. We also announced the and the many challenges both the museum Director & CEO Lynn McMaster for guiding the appointment of Michelle Jacques as the museum’s and the world would face over the next year. museum through the challenging first half of Head of Exhibitions & Collections/Chief Curator the year and setting the stage for Burns and and welcomed Tarah Hogue as our inaugural It certainly wasn’t easy for the Board or staff, Lundh to hit the ground running upon their Curator (Indigenous Art). Both of these roles add but as I reflect back I feel like 2020 was the arrival. Under their leadership I know we will critical expertise to the organization, putting Remai museum’s most inspiring year yet. Through a five- continue to see Remai Modern build itself as an Modern in a strong position as we move through a month closure and changing health and safety essential part of the cultural fabric of Saskatoon challenging time and into our exciting future. conditions, Remai Modern continued to deliver and as an exciting destination for visitors. on its promise to connect local communities with Part of our future planning in 2020 was to initiate incredible art and art programs. I am grateful In 2020, we were lucky to welcome several a new strategic plan for the museum, which maps to the staff, who continued to work hard to new members to the Board, bringing us to a out Remai Modern’s next five years. As newcomers ensure a strong return to operations. In August, strong cohort of 14 members. Jeff Burgess, to Saskatoon, it was crucial for us to consult with the museum reopened with a solid health and Crystal Fafard, Candice Grant, Jeremy Morgan many communities and stakeholders as we worked safety plan and excellent programs in place. and Shoshanna Paul joined our existing with the Board to set our goals. We are a global art group in March 2020, bringing a wealth of It goes without saying that 2020 was an exceptional museum that wants to be firmly rooted in place. We, the Board, were honoured to welcome our experience and expertise to the museum. and challenging year. We arrived at Remai Modern choice for the museum’s new leadership, Aileen as Co-Executive Director & CEOs in July, in the We are grateful for the support of our Burns and Johan Lundh, to Remai Modern in the I want to express my gratitude to all the midst of the museum’s temporary closure to help partners and donors, in particular the Frank summer. They quickly immersed themselves not hardworking members of the Remai Modern mitigate the spread of COVID-19. It was a strange and Ellen Remai Foundation and the City of only in the museum’s operations but also in the Board and the Remai Modern Foundation way to join the organization, but we immediately felt Saskatoon, and for the community’s continued city itself. Just a few months into their tenure they Board. It has been encouraging to see how welcomed by the team and the city as a whole. We interest in what we do at the museum. We are also embarked with us on a new strategic planning many people are invested in the success of were impressed by the staff and Board’s dedication thankful to the directors of the Board and Remai process to set goals for the museum’s next five the museum and willing to contribute their to the mission of the museum and the work they Modern Foundation who worked together to buoy years. This undertaking included extensive time and talents to the organization. were doing to continue connecting people with art. the museum through 2020. We also need to thank consultation with the public, stakeholders, Lynn McMaster, who provided invaluable leadership This year made it even more clear how Being new to Remai Modern and living through a as Interim Executive Director & CEO, and Celene incredibly fortunate we are to have a lead pandemic reaffirmed our belief in the importance Anger, Interim COO, who guided the institution patron like the Frank and Ellen Remai of art and its power to make an impact on diverse through a period of significant change. Foundation. Ellen Remai’s commitment to the communities. We feel, more than ever, that the museum, and that of many other generous museum plays a critical role in enriching lives, Our committed staff continue to create new donors and sponsors, is extraordinary. We sharing ideas and giving space to voices that might shows, offer art activities and find meaningful are grateful to everyone who was still able to not otherwise be heard. ways for people of all ages to engage both online support the museum during the pandemic, and at the museum. We look forward to continuing to whether as sponsors, donors or members. Closing for five months made a big impact heal and grow together through the power of art. on the organization but people at all levels of While much has been accomplished in a the organization adapted quickly, reorganizing Aileen Burns & Johan Lundh challenging year, there is much more yet the exhibition program, accelerating our digital efforts Co-Executive Director & CEOs to do. As always, the Board and staff look to give visitors new ways to connect with Remai forward to the future as we realize the Modern and planning for a return of visitors. The incredible potential of Remai Modern. efforts everyone made behind the scenes ensured a smooth reopening in August. Since then we Doug Matheson have seen a strong return to visitation and positive Remai Modern Board Chair feedback on our new health and safety protocols.

2 3 2020 EXHIBITIONS

LEVEL 1: CONNECT GALLERY LEVEL 3: PICASSO GALLERY

Dana Claxton: Rattle Pablo Picasso: Anatomy of a Still Life November 22, 2019–January 12, 2020 June 28, 2019–September 27, 2020 Bridget Moser: My Crops Are Dying Picasso Linocuts: Drawing in Colour But My Body Persists October 10, 2020–June 6, 2021 August 13–October 12 Zadie Xa: Moon Poetics 4 Courageous Earth LEVEL 3: FEATURE GALLERY Installation view, Next Year’s Country, Remai Modern, Saskatoon, 2020. Works by (left to right) Alex Wyse, Grant Arnold and Randy Critters and Dangerous Day Dreamers Burton, and Raymond Boisjoly. Photo: Blaine Campbell. October 28, 2020–February 21, 2021 The Sonnabend Collection: Part 2 October 5, 2019–March 17, 2020 Shannon Te Ao: Ka mua, ka muri LEVEL 2: COLLECTION GALLERIES August 13, 2020–January 3, 2021

Next Year’s Country Kim Adams, Grant Arnold and Randy Burton, LEVEL 3: MARQUEE GALLERY Lorne Beug, Raymond Boisjoly, Eleanor Bond, Victor Cicansky, Dana Claxton, Marlene Creates, The Sonnabend Collection: Part 1 Wally Dion, Joseph Fafard, David Garneau, October 5, 2019–March 17, 2020 Gregory Hardy, Richard Holden, Geoffrey James, borderLINE: 2020 Biennial of Contemporary Art Brian Jungen, William Kureklek, Jean Paul Judy Anderson and Cruz Anderson, Cindy Baker, Lemieux, Mary Longman, Tanya Lukin Linklater, Elisabeth Belliveau, Heather Benning, Lisa Birke, Ken Lum, Lynne Marsh, WC McCargar, Fred Bill Burns, Thirza Jean Cuthand, Wally Dion, Blair Moulding, Ann Newdigate, Louise Noguchi, Fornwald and Nic Wilson, Don Gill, Laura Hale, Graeme Patterson, Edward Poitras, Richard Laura Kinzel, Michèle Mackasey, Barbara Meneley, E. Prince, Allen Sapp, Danny Singer, David Tim Moore, Lyndal Osborne, Nurgül Rodriguez and Thauberger and Alex Wyse. Laura St. Pierre. February 1, 2020–January 24, 2021 September 26, 2020–February 15, 2021

Note: Remai Modern was closed from March 17–August 6 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Shannon Te Ao, Ka mua, ka muri, 2019, video installation with sound. Courtesy of the artist and Mossman, Wellington. Installation view, Remai Modern, Saskatoon, 2020. Photo: Blaine Campbell.

4 5 BRIDGET MOSER MY CROPS ARE DYING BUT MY BODY PERSISTS

“We’re living on this meaningless island and I museum exhibition in Canada. On March 16, the think it’s getting sick. Maybe it’s already very museum made the difficult decision to close due unwell. How do you know if your body is toxic?” to the COVID-19 pandemic. Moser’s exhibition > Bridget Moser, My Crops Are Dying But My was scheduled to open the following day. Sadly, Body Persists the opening of her video installation My Crops Are Dying But My Body Persists (2020), and her Incorporating strange and sometimes unsettling accompanying live performances of Scream if You images, references to the body and stream of Want to Go Faster (2019), had to be postponed. consciousness narrative, Bridget Moser uses humour to drive home sometimes disturbing truths. But Moser, along with Gronsdahl, quickly pivoted, Whether delicately combing the faux fur of a hairy agreeing to showcase the work on Remai Modern’s pink slipper or grazing the smooth surface of a website. The work sparked an enthusiastic decorative skull with a plastic glove full of baked response, both from Remai Modern’s audiences beans, Moser’s work in undeniably hilarious. But it and from people across the country. The exhibition quickly becomes clear she is conveying something was reviewed widely in art publications including much deeper. Artforum, C Magazine, esse and Galleries West “As our current moment continues to wedge apart everything and was featured on the national CBC Arts website. that could have been tenuously, disingenuously understood Moser’s video work for Remai Modern was created as “normal,” Moser’s humour — and deft critique — undoes the prior to COVID-19’s global emergence. And yet, by In August, the exhibition was finally able to fictions we tell ourselves in order to navigate an uncertain tapping into the absurdity of contemporary life and open and Moser returned to Saskatoon for a pair world. As My Crops reveals these narratives to be toxic, it fears of the future, she created an installation that of cathartic performances in Remai Modern’s also revels in their deep relatability — all the mundane and agonizing ways we find ourselves the butt of the joke.” speaks perfectly to our current moment, offering SaskTel Theatre. Like her video installation, they > Daniella Sanader, esse Magazine a disarming critique of the world and the way we provided a moment of levity during a period of inhabit it. heaviness and stress, while still providing astute, occasionally devastating, insights into the “In the context of a pandemic, Bridget’s new work human condition. seems prescient, almost uncanny,” said Troy Gronsdahl, Associate Curator, Live Programs. “She “The thing I like about a really good joke is when has always had the knack for revealing the fretting it takes something that we’re really familiar that underwrites much of our consumer culture. with and turns it on its head and that’s what She tempers these anxieties with self-deprecating incites laughter,” Moser said. “That’s what good humour and charm.” art does too. It challenges to reconsider our preconceived ideas.” The Toronto-based artist arrived in Saskatoon on March 12, 2020 to put the finishing touches on her exhibition at Remai Modern, her first major solo

6 Installation view, Bridget Moser, My Crops Are Dying But My Body Persists, Remai Modern, 2020. Photos: Blaine Campbell. BORDERLINE 2020 BIENNIAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART

In the spring of 2019, Remai Modern announced a Thirty-four were selected to be shown in concurrent partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) to exhibitions at Remai Modern and the AGA. The jointly present its 2020 biennial. This marked the resulting exhibitions showcased a range of first time since the inception of the Alberta Biennial approaches both in terms of material and of Contemporary Art in 1996 that the AGA had subject matter. collaborated with an organization outside of the province. For Sandra Fraser, Remai Modern Curator (Collections), the exhibition presented a wonderful Working with the theme of borders, the biennial opportunity to explore and learn about work being team sought submissions from Prairie artists, done in the two provinces. expanding the call to include not just submissions Lyndal Osborne, Drought, 2020, mixed media installation. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view, borderLINE: 2020 Biennial of from Alberta but from artists who identified “It really told me that the visual arts are thriving Contemporary Art, Remai Modern, Saskatoon. Photos: Blaine Campbell. physically or otherwise within, from, or in proximity here,” she said. to the borders of Treaty 4, Treaty 6, Treaty 7, Treaty 8 and Treaty 10, thereby including Saskatchewan. The exhibitions opened in September. Due to new COVID-19 protocols, Remai Modern had to It was this distinction that encouraged Felicia adjust its opening weekend plans. There was no Gay, guest curator for Remai Modern, to take big party. Instead, the museum hosted a series of part in the exhibition. live interactions that gave visitors the opportunity to get a deeper understanding of some of the “One of the things that really struck me was the featured artists while staying safe, masked and way Lindsey Sharman [AGA curator] had described distanced. Artists Cindy Baker and Bill Burns this as a land acknowledgement, the curation part contributed performances, while Nurgül Rodriguez of things, and that to me was a really alternative offered an interactive exchange where visitors way of thinking. It was going in the right direction could take home a piece of her work. for institutions,” she said. “I saw it as a way to advocate and be inclusive for Indigenous voices In a time where connection with others felt and to be part of something that was collaborative especially precious, opening day, and the and holistic was really meaningful to me.” exhibition as a whole, offered a unique opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences centred The open call resulted in more than 350 submissions. around great Prairie art. A virtual exhibition tour, The curatorial team of Gay; Sandra Fraser, Curator the museum’s first, can be viewed on Remai (Collections), Remai Modern; Sharman, Curator, AGA; Modern’s website. “In framing the biennial in relation to treaty borders, in addition to provincial ones, space is provided for relationships and experiences with the land that unsettle and Franchesca Hebert-Spence, Adjunct Curator of dominant settler narratives, offering opportunities to situate ourselves in new ways.” Indigenous Arts, AGA; conducted studio visits with a > Michael Peterson, Galleries West longlist of artists.

Left: Wally Dion, Braid and Joni, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 188 x 167.6 x 5 cm and 30.5 x 30.5 cm. Courtesy of the artist. Right: Heather Benning, Winter Sleep, 2020, wheat, resin, pine, acrylic resin, linen and cotton thread, 244 x 366 x 366 cm (sculpture); 8 63.5 x 43.2 each (three unframed linens). Courtesy of the artist. ZADIE XA MOON POETICS 4 COURAGEOUS EARTH CRITTERS AND DANGEROUS DAY DREAMERS

“Moon poetics is about being present, being in right the whole 55-minute experience,” said Rose Bouthillier, relation with our environment and the people and Curator (Exhibitions). “I think the questions raised in the creatures with whom we share space. It’s thinking work — about our responsibilities to each other, to the about things in a connected, cyclical way. It’s about environment, and what is needed to heal — resonated working together: we’re more powerful when we are with people in a different way over the course of in community, like how drops of water together form the pandemic.” an ocean or how a school of fish can mobilize to act as a larger unit. The moon is a symbol that venerates This project involved many contributions, including this interconnection. I love that every single creature UK-based voice actor Samantha Lawson and who’s ever lived on this planet, for millions of years, audio engineer Tom Slater, Saskatoon-based A/V has experienced the same sun and moon. Isn’t that programmer and consultant Darren Miller, and local just so incredible?” carpet, metal and woodworking companies. Since > Zadie Xa in conversation Sarah Shin, published on 2006, Xa has worked closely with artist Benito Mayor Remai Modern’s website Vallejo, who crafted five sculptures in dialogue with Xa’s textile pieces for this installation. In October, Remai Modern opened Zadie Xa’s first solo museum project in Canada. Moon Poetics 4 Remai Modern facilitated a three-month project inspired Courageous Earth Critters and Dangerous Day by Xa’s work with the MNP Remai Modern Youth Dreamers showcased a new body of work by the Collective. Using thrifted clothing, the youth created Vancouver-born, London-based artist. wearable art by painting and dying fabric, making painted patches and adding sculptural elements. At the Xa transformed the Connect Gallery into an immersive end of the project, the participants interacted with Xa multimedia experience using sculpture, painting, light in a Zoom call from London. After a group meeting, she and sound, giving visitors the opportunity to explore met individually with each student so they could show her story of animal kinship as a survival strategy to save off their garment. an ailing planet. The work was loosely based on the Korean shamanic tale of Princess Bari, who travels to “She gave excellent feedback and provided tips and the underworld in search of life-saving water to cure strategies to better realize their vision,” said Program her dying parents. In Xa’s installation, the audience Guide Dave Stonhouse. “Our youth left affirmed and acts as the protagonist, taken on a journey through inspired to keep following their artistic journey.” multiple dimensions by five guides: Conch, Orca, Seagull, Cabbage and Fox. These creatures speak Moon Poetics 4 Courageous Earth Critters and Dangerous to the damages caused by humankind’s reckless Day Dreamers was produced in partnership with Leeds behaviour. They call on the audience to recognize the Art Gallery, UK, where it travelled in 2021. The sound interconnectedness of every lifeform on Earth and to component of the installation was commissioned by take healing actions, before it is too late. Somerset House Studios for ASSEMBLY 2020. Remai Modern and the artist acknowledge the support of the “We saw visitors really gravitating to the space and Canada Council for the Arts. spending a long time in the gallery, with many taking in Installation view, Zadie Xa, Moon Poetics 4 Courageous Earth Critters and Dangerous Day Dreamers, 2020, Remai Modern, Saskatoon. Photos: Blaine Campbell. 10 DIGITAL PROGRAMS LIVE PROGRAMS

Remai Modern’s live program was heavily In addition to offering engaging content to our > January 11 — LUGO Love > September 26 — borderLINE impacted by the pandemic. Without the ability audiences, it was also important for the museum Remai Modern’s annual art party and fundraiser Artists Cindy Baker and Bill Burns performed as to gather for several months and new protocols to find ways to continue to support artists and included performances and work by Alasdair part of opening day of borderLINE: 2020 Biennial that required much smaller audience numbers, allow them to create new work. While physical Rees, Steven Beckly, Alex Bent and the of Contemporary Art. the museum accelerated its efforts to provide exhibitions were on hold, the museum continued Emptiness, Mia Beretta, DJ Charly Hustle, Kiko new ways for audiences to connect with artists, to think about how to connect artists Sounds, Raeburn, Madison Rajchyba and Kirk > October 9 and 10 — Bridget Moser, Scream If activities and performances. All departments at and audiences. Ford, Toria Summerfeld, Cheryl Trade, China You Want to Go Faster the museum contributed to new digital projects White and Iona Whipp, and Aurora Wolfe. and strategized about how to bring our existing programs online.

> April-December — Weekend artmaking video > November 24 — Online conversation between series, sponsored by SaskTel artist Shannon Te Ao and film director Tasha Hubbard > March 17 — Debuted Bridget Moser’s video work My Crops Are Dying But My Body > December 1 — Online reading by author Persists on Remai Modern’s website Sharon Butala

> April-July — Commissioned and launched > December 17 — Written interview between virtual backgrounds for video conferences curator and writer Sarah Shin and artist Zadie Xa created by artists Bridget Moser, Walter Scott and Amalie Atkins > Field Trip Remai Modern joined with dozens of museums > April-May — Posted artist questionnaires and galleries from across the country to take part answered by Amalie Atkins, Sara Cwynar, in FIELD TRIP: Art Across Canada. The partnership Jenee Frei Njootli, Laurie Kang, Zachari Logan, provided online experiences — from artist’s Bridget Moser, Scream If You Want to Go Faster, Remai Tanya Lukin Linklater, Bridget Moser, Yvonne talks to workshops to children’s programs — for Modern, Saskatoon, 2020. Photo: Carey Shaw. Rainer, respectfulchild and Shannon Te Ao Canadian art lovers at fieldtrip.art.

> August — Online art camps for children

> October 10 — Facebook Live conversation between Bridget Moser and Troy Gronsdahl, Associate Curator (Live Programs)

> October 22 — Online Fireside chat with Lyndon J. Linklater and guests Tiffany and Trevor Moberly

> October 30 — Online conversation about respectfulchild’s 落叶归根 : falling leaves return to their roots between the artist, Marcel Petit and Shellie Zhang

As part of Bill Burns’ performance The Goat, the Honey, the Milk, Cindy Baker, it could hardly not be Cindy Baker, 2020, Remai Remai Modern’s Learning & Engagement department created a the Country Singer for the opening of borderLINE, collaborator Modern, Saskatoon. Photo: Golden Media Company. series of online artmaking videos in 2020. Monique Blom milked a goat. Photo: Golden Media Company. 12 13 Learning & Engagement Boerma. “In some instances, someone would be a bit Pattinson Children’s Hospital, Programs Guides were unsure about the conceptual art in the biennial, but able to connect directly with the young people using then after interacting with Nurgül’s project would be a remote robot. Remai Modern’s Learning & Engagement department is an inspired team that creates meaningful very positive about the museum experience.” connections between visitors of all ages and art. In order to keep up their important work during the There’s a learning curve for museum staff to adapt pandemic, the department quickly adapted, moving programs online, enacting new safety measures and Through this interaction, around 800 clay vessels their programming, but their efforts are appreciated providing tools for people to connect with exhibitions on a deeper level. Whether it’s drop-in artmaking, were exchanged, meaning there were as many as by these local groups. workshops or more in-depth programs for children, the museum aims to inspire and share the positive 800 unique engagements with individual visitors. powers of art with everyone. The remaining cups were given away in 2021 “These kits have been great and so easy to use,” before borderLINE closed. said Monica Henderson, manager of recreation and “We exist to help bring people into the museum and engage them with the art,” said Carol Wylie, Learning volunteers at Calder Centre. “Because everything is & Engagement Coordinator. “I love working with people, watching them discover and make their own ready it is easy to pull out and do quickly. Instructions meaning from the art.” COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS have been very easy to understand as well.” The Learning & Engagement team continued to work with local community groups in 2020. The “Everyone really enjoyed the art project. It was nice team offered safe, in-person programming to the for staff to have all the supplies in one place so we REOPENING very valuable to have museum staff to discuss the Open Door Society, Youth Resource Centre and could focus on doing the art rather than preparing for Learning & Engagement’s Program Guides are art with,” said Heike Fink. Calder Centre, and adapted programs for delivery the art,” said Jasmine Horn, a practicum student who often the first to hear feedback on our programs of art kits to long-term care homes Strensrud Lodge facilitated the project at Stensrud Lodge. “One resident and exhibitions. When the museum reopened, they The staff also saw repeat visitors to some of and Central Haven. Calder Centre also received an stated that it was great to get out of their room to do were thrilled to hear that people had missed visiting. the exhibitions. art kit when new visitor restrictions were enacted. something. Another resident also asked if we would be These kits included all the art materials needed for a doing more activities like this in the future.” “One patron mentioned that they had renewed “A family came into borderLINE, and the kids project, including detailed instructions with photos their membership as soon as they heard the made a beeline to Laura St. Pierre and Lisa Birke’s of the steps and a finished example. In addition to museum was opening up again, and that coming to pieces. The parents explained that this was their providing more than 60 art kits to children at the Jim Remai Modern was the best way for them to clear fourth time visiting this show with their kids, and their mind during these times,” said they absolutely love the interactive pieces,” said Rachel Broussard. Maureen Schimnowsky.

Several people commented that Remai Modern was one of the first places they had visited other NURGÜL RODRIGUEZ PROJECT Nurgül Rodriguez’s Out of Place, which was part than the grocery store since the pandemic began. of borderLINE, gave Remai Modern visitors several With so much space to explore and new health opportunities to engage and interact with and safety protocols in place, staff members were the artwork. confident welcoming people back to the building. Inspired by Rodriguez’s journey to become a ASK ME GUIDES Canadian citizen, the work consisted of 1,095 When the museum reopened, public tours were put porcelain cups. This number represented the on pause. But to ensure visitors still had a chance number of days she was required to be in Canada to discuss art and ask questions, we increased during a five-year period to become a Canadian the availability of our Ask Me Guides. These citizen. On several occasions throughout the knowledgeable staff members walk through the exhibition, visitors participated in her project exhibition spaces and are happy to offer additional by taking home one of the cups in exchange information about the artworks or just to listen to for answering a question from the Canadian visitor feedback. Citizenship Guide.

Often, they get to see emotional reactions to the “People loved the experience, the conversation works on view. around the citizenship process, and the engagement with Nurgül, the Program Guides, and “One woman said the Tim Moore work in the art. We saw many people returning with a family borderLINE brought tears to her eyes and it was member or planning specifically to come to the museum for a chance to participate,” said Laurel

Remai Modern Program Guides, including Maureen Schimnowsky and Dave Stonhouse, were available during most opening hours 14 to answer questions and discuss art with visitors. Visitors attend the opening of borderLINE: 2020 Biennial of Contemporary Art in September. Dancers perform at LUGO Love in January. Photo: Carey Shaw. Photo: Golden Media Company.

Attendees pose in the LUGO Love photobooth in January. Photo booth design by Lindsey Rewuski. Photos by Ania Slusarczyk.

The museum livestreams a conversation between Troy Gronsdahl, Associate Curator (Live A young visitor looks at works by Grant Arnold and Randy Burton in Next Year’s Country. Picasso Linocuts: Drawing in Colour was guest curated by Frederick Mulder and Anne-Françoise Gavanon. Installation view, Remai Modern, Saskatoon, 2020. Remai Modern Collection. Purchased Programs) and artist Bridget Moser in October. Photo: Carey Shaw. Photo: Carey Shaw. with funds from the Frank and Ellen Remai Foundation, 2012.

Remai Modern-branded merchandise on display in the Art & Design Store in August. Visitors take in a view of the South Saskatchewan River during the borderLINE opening. Attendees react to performers at LUGO Love in January. Photo: Carey Shaw. Members attend the opening of Next Year’s Country in January. Photo: Carey Shaw. Photo: Carey Shaw. Photo: Golden Media Company. Development

As a non-profit, 2020 was a difficult year for Remai “The students are beyond proud to be wearing their Modern. With little self-generated revenue during our shirts today,” said the school’s principal. closure between March and August, we relied on the support of our funders, sponsors, donors and The fact that the students immediately wore their new members to help us maintain momentum and continue shirts gave the team at Remai Modern an idea. In connecting the people of our province and beyond October, we asked for donations from staff members with art. to design and purchase hoodies for all of the Princess Alexandra Art For Life participants. The museum’s We are immensely grateful for the continued support employees came through quickly and our Learning & we received from countless individuals, businesses Engagement team delivered the cozy new hoodies to and organizations, knowing full well how much the the kids in December. pandemic impacted everyone. However challenging, the year included many fantastic moments and FRANK AND ELLEN REMAI FOUNDATION initiatives that prove the importance of art and its Amidst a challenging financial year for arts impact on countless peoples’ wellbeing. organizations and the economy as a whole, the Frank and Ellen Remai Foundation pledged an additional YOU INSPIRE US $800,000 to Remai Modern in 2020. When Remai Modern reopened to the public in August, the museum welcomed 370 new members as part The funds came as the museum grappled with the of a special initiative launched during the pandemic. effects of a worldwide pandemic. Ellen Remai’s most You Inspire Us was a campaign dedicated to thanking recent contribution gave the museum a much-needed In January, prior to the pandemic, more than 1,000 people showed up to Remai Modern’s annual art party and fundraiser LUGO Love. essential workers — from healthcare providers to lift as it worked to continue its offering of world-class Photo: Carey Shaw. grocery clerks to emergency service providers — for art programs, adapting to a changing world and keeping us healthy and safe. Museum leadership building fundraising momentum. wanted to make sure these important individuals had access to Remai Modern as soon as we reopened. “The Remai Modern Foundation Board is immensely grateful for the exceptional and timely contribution of We asked our supporters to donate memberships to the Frank and Ellen Remai Foundation, which reaffirms essential workers and pledged to match each purchase our shared commitment to ensuring world-class with an additional membership. The response from experiences with art for everyone in Saskatoon and donors and from essential workers interested in receiving beyond,” said Herb McFaull, Chair of the Remai Modern a free Remai Modern membership was fantastic. Foundation Board.

We were so grateful for all of the efforts made by these The Frank and Ellen Remai Foundation has pledged individuals and proud to welcome them to Remai more than $103 million to the museum to date, one of Modern. the largest donations to the arts in Canadian history.

ART FOR LIFE – Princess Alexandra School REMAI MODERN FOUNDATION In our second year working with Princess Alexandra The Remai Modern Foundation was incorporated in School through the Art For Life program, staff 2017 with the sole purpose of supporting the mission continued to build a special connection with the and activities of Remai Modern through fundraising students. On Orange Shirt Day, a day to commemorate initiatives and the establishment of an endowment. the residential school experience, participants created Remai Modern is grateful to the volunteer Board of designs and decorated their own orange shirts. Directors: Herb McFaull (Chair), Allan Stonhouse, Trina Heal, Jocelyne Kost and Scott McCreath. These It was also an opportunity for the youngsters to talk individuals have given countless hours to the institution. about what the day means and why people wear We’d like to thank them for their service orange shirts on September 30. 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20 The Collection Remai Modern acquired 12 works of art for the permanent collection in 2020, one of which was a purchase and 11 of which were gifts. The new acquisitions made in 2020 brought the total number of works in Remai Modern’s collection to 8,113.

PURCHASES

Brian Jungen Mother Tongue, 2013, steel, deer hide, VW fenders, freezer, 256.5 × 129.5 × 71.1 cm. Collection of Remai Modern. Purchased with the support of the Frank and Ellen Remai Foundation, 2020.

GIFTS

Gift of Freda and Irwin Browns Gift of Peter J. Fraser, in memory of Carol Pierre Bonnard Genereux Fraser of Seattle Femme au parapluie, 1895, colour lithograph, Dorothy Knowles 21.7 × 12.9 cm. Pot with Pink Flowers, c. 1955-60, oil on board, 80.5 × 55 cm. Femme nue debout dans sa baignoire, 1925, lithograph, 29.8 × 19.2 cm. William Perehudoff Wine bottle with Glass and Lemons, 1958, La baignoire, 1942-1943, colour lithograph, watercolour and pastel on paper, 53.7 × 61.5 cm. 51 × 65.8 cm.

Le bain (deuxième planche), c. 1925, lithograph, Gift of Cheryll Woodbury 29 × 21 cm. James Rosenquist Art Gallery, 1971, two-colour lithograph, 76.5 × 56.7 cm. Rêverie, 1893, lithograph, 18 × 13 cm.

Francisco Goya Ya tienen asiento, 1799, etching, aquatint, 19.2 × 14 cm.

Fernand Léger Femme tenant un vase, 1928, lithograph, 24.2 × 17.3 cm.

Édouard Manet La toilette, 1862, etching, 28.4 × 22.3 cm.

Brian Jungen, Mother Tongue, 2013, steel, deer hide, VW fenders, freezer, 256.5 x 129.5 x 71.1 cm. Collection of Remai Modern. Purchased with the support of the Frank and Ellen Remai Foundation, 2020.

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2020 Financial Statements BY THE NUMBERS

Visitation99,217 during a pandemic year, 236Works from the permanent including five months closed to the collection displayed Operating Fund Statement public For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 (reported in thousands of dollars)

400+Letters submitted to be part of Revenue Expenditures 44Works loaned from Remai respectfulchild’s installation Grants - City of Saskatoon $5,646 71% Salaries & Employee Benefits $3,819 49% Modern’s collection to artists and Grants - Other $773 10% Programming & Exhibitions $801 10% other institutions across Canada Self-generated $712 9% Facilities Costs $2,037 26% and internationally Donations & Sponsorships $801 10% Other Operating Costs $1,187 15% 26,149Social media followers Total Revenue $7,932 100% Total Expenditures $7,844 100.0% 4,478 Operating Surplus $89 Total members 57 Note 5-star reviews on Google 1. The operating fund statement is a summary of Remai Modern’s main financial activity for 2020. Financial statements for the 2020 fiscal year, audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers, are available upon request from Remai Modern. Nasha Spence, Director of Finance and Operations: (306) 975-7614. 1,070New members

400Number of Remai Modern masks sold at the Art & Design Store

370Memberships donated and Capital & Permanent Collection Statement of Financial Position sponsored for essential workers As at December 31, 2020 (reported in thousands of dollars) Fund Statement as part of the You Inspire Us 1 Billion For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 (reported in thousands of dollars) campaign Media reach: 1 billion views through 1,800 editorial mentions Revenue Assets Donations of Art & Funds for Art Acquisitions $1,124 Current Assets $6,029 Grant - City of Saskatoon $509 Net Capital Assets $3,611 19,653 Images in order from the top: The museum L&E program participants worked with local artisan Allison Brandt Malinski of Capital Campaign Donations $213 Total Assets $9,640 South40 Designs to create custom Remai Modern Interest Income $29 masks, which were a hit with customers. Second: The Learning & Engagement department Total Revenue $1,875 created a series of videos to help people get 40% creative at home during the pandemic. Third: Ken Lum’s Cheeseburger was one of more than 200 works from Remai Modern’s collection Expenditures Liabilities increase that was exhibited at the museum in 2020. Acquisitions of Art $277 Current Liabilities $1,613 Amount of time people spent Bottom: Visitors submitted messages to be watching Remai Modern’s included in respectfulchild’s installation, 落叶归根 : Amortization $329 Net Assets $8,027 falling leaves return to their roots, which the artist online videos gradually added to the structure. The gate was later Maintenance $67 Total Liabilities & Net Assets $9,640 burned as part of a private ceremony. Capital Replacement Reserve $509 Total Expenditures $1,183

Note Note HHHHH HHHHH 1. This statement combines the Capital Replacement, Permanent Collection, 1. Interfund receivables and payables arise from receipts and payments “Such a cool and unforgettable experience. I can’t wait “This art museum awakened my interest in art again, Capital Asset and Endowment Fund statements. for all funds processed only through the operating fund. to be back in Saskatoon to visit Remai Modern again.” it was really nice!”

HHHHH HHHHH “Excellent COVID safety protocols in place. The “I was blown away by the quality of this centre on our exhibits were wonderful, they had a children’s craft first visit. Really stellar art and facilities.” on Sunday which my daughter loved, and the staff were all pleasant, friendly, and went above and beyond in kindness.”

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