Annual Report 2018

Photo Credit: Auberge International de Québec TransCultural Exchange’s 2018 Annual Report The Artist Building at 300 Summer St. Unit 36 Boston, MA 02210 617.670-0370 www.transculturalexchange.org 1 2018 ANNUAL REPORT Executive Summary TransCultural Exchange turned 30th the year. We celebrated this momentous occasion by producing our first International Conference on Opportunities in the Arts to take place outside of our home base of Boston, making the Conference theme Exploring New Horizons as relevant for us as for our attendees. We brought this Conference to Québec City at the request of the artist Jeanne Landry who attended our 2009 and 2011 Conferences in Boston. As a result, she was invited to participate in a number of international exhibitions and residencies. These experiences so changed her life that she wanted the same for other Quebecois artists. So, she lobbied for us to bring the Conference here and, with the continual assistance of Suzanne Roy of the Québec City Business Destination. Along the way, we were joined in our efforts by the extraordinarily kind help of the Gouvernement du Québec, our gala co-sponsor swissnex Boston and the Conference’s lead academic host, l’École d’art de l’Université Laval. I would like to personally thank the Director of l’École d’art Georges Azzaria for his unflinching support and Professor Marie-Christiane Matthieu for her work in soliciting the participation of the local arts community – especially Mois Multi/Recto Verso’s Director Gaëtan Gosselin who so ably took the lead in arranging the Conference’s closing reception. For this event at the complex of artist-run centers Méduse, we also thank the Ville de Québec and the Gouvernement du Québec. In addition, we would like to thank our main Conference venues, the Morrin Centre, Auberge Internationale de Québec and the Maison de la littérature|L’Institut Canadien de Québec’s Scène littéraire, whose former Director – and now Managing Director of Robert Lepage's Le Diamant – Bernard Gilbert so graciously fulfilled my dream to have Robert Lepage’s artistic genius represented at the Conference. When TransCultural Exchange first began nearly three decades ago, we were producing traveling exhibitions and related programming for artists. But, with these Conferences, we have absorbed the truism of the ancient proverb: “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a many to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” We are continuously delighted that by teaching our attendees “to fish,” our efforts have grown exponentially. And, for this we have our wonderful speakers to thank. From our surveys, we can see that our attendees’ careers have taken off, their works have blossomed and they have made more opportunities for themselves and others. Through both our speakers and attendees’ work, a mesh of global networks is growing – one that transcends borders, strife, local interests and prejudices, united by the power of art. This has been our dream since our inception, as we believe that the arts are civility’s calling card, which is why ruthless tyrants are so quick to quash them. The arts offer the engagement of the senses, the lure of excellence, the stimulation of curiosity and the fearless embrace of new horizons. As we know from nature, we need diversity to survive and art offers us this in spades. We, therefore, thank all of you for all you do and for joining us here to 2 support each other in this important work, and are pleased to announce that Vernon Press has approached us to publish the 2018 Conference papers in 2019 as a peer-reviewed book. – Mary Sherman Executive Director, TransCultural Exchange . with heartfelt thanks to all our sponsors, who enabled us to produce this Conference and to TransCultural Exchange's remarkable Board of Trustees, steadfast Advisory Board and all the speakers, moderators and volunteers who have come from near and far to be with us over these three days. Most of all, though, I would like to thank the hundreds of artists and organizations for whom TransCultural Exchange has worked with for over three decades. It is their work, inspiration and kindness that continue to guide us forward. TransCultural Exchange’s Board of Trustees Gordon L. Amgott Mira Bartók Thaddeus Beal Blake Brasher Susan Cohen Michèle Oshima TransCultural Exchange’s Advisory Board Ute Meta Bauer Marie Fol Jan Hanvik Lisa Hoffman Jean-Baptiste Joly Catherine Lee Margaret Shiu Caitlin Strokosch Mitsuhiro (Mitch) Yoshimoto FINANCIAL REPORT All financial decisions are made by TransCultural Exchange’s Board of Trustees. The mission of the Board of Trustees is to formulate policy for the organization, to monitor execution of that policy, and to support the staff in the fulfillment of the organization’s purposes through oversight of TransCultural Exchange’s finances, governance and all activities and programs. Actual execution of programs, however, continues to remain the responsibility of the Director and staff. We are deeply indebted to the tireless efforts of our staff – Siyi Wang for her stunning graphics, Rudi Punzo for his round-the-clock updates our website in a moment’s notice and Carol van Zandt’s for 3 her added marketing efforts. Special thanks also to Rudi and Carol for their remarkable efforts throughout the Conference. They stepped in whenever needed, ensuring that the Conference went off without a hitch. Our board also deserves kudos for that as well, as each board member took on a great deal of the logistical tasks required of running the Conference at three, unique spaces. As usual, our advisory board lent the Conference their expertise both through their Conference presentations and during our advisory board meeting. Their global perspective and insight remains invaluable to us. 4 Still, none of TransCultural Exchange’s activities would be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. TransCultural Exchange is pleased to have Université Laval’s l'École d'art de la Faculté d'aménagement, d'architecture, d'art et de design as the lead academic sponsor of the 2018 International Conference on Opportunities in the Arts: Exploring New Horizons. We also are very grateful to the Gouvernement du Québec, who so graciously lent crucial funding, expert advice and remarkable goodwill to make this first venture from our home base possible. Other individuals who TransCultural Exchange would like to single out to thank include the generous and steadfast support of our wonderful anonymous donors and Mrs. Ralph Ghormley whose funds carry us through our Conference planning years. We are also would like to thank all the volunteers and speakers who have so graciously given so much to be with us for this event. We thank all of these people and all the countless artists and organizations we have worked with over the years and to which TransCultural Exchange owes its success. The production of these Conferences is, of course, a huge financial undertaking. It would not be possible without the aid of many people and institutions. Diamond - $10,000+ Anonymous Donor Mrs. Ralph Ghormley Gouvernement du Québec Université Laval, l'École d'art de la Faculté d'aménagement, d'architecture, d'art et de design Platinum - $7500+ swissnex boston Gold - $5000+ Auberge Internationale de Québec Silver - $2500+ Délices Érable & Cie DutchCulture, Centre for International Cooperation Goethe-Institut Montreal Richard Lappin and Julia Rabkin Locke Lord, LLP Mois Multi, an international festival produced by Recto-Verso Musée de la civilisation, Québec Royal Jordanian airlines Québec City Business Destination Romanian Cultural Institute, New York Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] Individual Sponsors Austrian Cultural Forum Austrian Embassy Ottawa Boston Cultural Council Blake Brasher 5 Susan Cohen Consulat Général d'Israël à Montréal | Consulate General of Israel in Montreal Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) Research Committee at University of Dundee Florian Grond Gabriele Koch Ivanna Muse LIA - Lab Inter Arts, Salzburg Nordic Summer University Séminaire de Québec Urban Ramstedt Rhonda Smith Society of St. John the Evangelist Emmanuel Zazopoulos ZHdK – Zurich University of the Arts TransCultural Exchange would also like to thank the Ville de Québec and Gouvernement du Québec for their contribution to the closing event, hosted by Mois Multi/Recto Verso. In addition, TransCultural Exchange would like to acknowledge the Bilingual Tourism Program at Cégep Limoiloi for providing us with volunteers for the Conference, and Suzanne Roy of the Québec City Business Destination and Jeanne Landry for their continued help in planning the Conference; Glenn Pudelka, Allison O'Neil and Douglas Sweeney of Locke Lord, LLP for their legal expertise; the MS in Leadership for Creative Enterprises, School of Communication at Northwestern University for their in-kind support and the National Endowment for the Arts for funding to make our Conference web pages fully accessible to visitors with disabilities. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council, a local agency that is funded by the Massachusetts Cultural, administered by the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture. A summary of the year’s expenses and income follows. Copies of TransCultural Exchange’s 2018 tax forms are publically available on GuideStar, Common Giving and with the Massachusetts State House’s Office of Public Charities. 6 2018 Conference Expenses 2018 Expenses Personnel Actual Volunteer Total TOTAL PERSONNEL $37,396 $47,820 $85,216 NON-PERSONNEL EXPENSES

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