CRAFT ONTARIO 2017 ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS

CHAIR’S MESSAGE ...... 3 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE ...... 4 ART SERVICES & PROGRAMS ...... 5-8 SHOP ...... 9 STUDIO MAGAZINE ...... 9 CANADIAN CRAFT BIENNIAL ...... 10 COMMUNITY ...... 11-12 DONORS & FUNDERS ...... 13-15 TREASURER’S REPORT ...... 16 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ...... 17-33

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DESIGNED BY SANDHYA. K. NATARAJAN CHAIR’S MESSAGE

2017 marked an enormous resettlement for Craft Taliaferro: you have not only volunteered your Ontario, after several years of change, shifts and time for meetings, but you have lent Craft Ontario restructuring. Settled into our new space at 1106 your expertise. You have been available to meet as Queen Street West, and under the new leadership often as needed and for almost daily phone calls or of our formerly “Interim”, now permanent Execu- emails. I’ve always known that organizations in posi- tive Director*, Janna Hiemstra, it has been a time tions like ours who don’t have both strong, skilled to look at Craft Ontario with renewed vision. staff and a strong, dedicated and skilled Board of Directors, shut down. We haven’t and are look- As 2017 wore on with sales not up to our retail ing forward to a bright future with Craft Ontario. consultants’ expectations and with those fresh eyes, Thank you to our outgoing Board members: Sandra we discovered that years of declining sales in our Dupret, Katarina Germani, Kathleen Morris, Chris- retail Shop, waning donations and necessary staff tine Platt, Michael Prokopow, Amir Sheikhvand and reductions left us in a precarious operational and fi- Brandon Sousa. To Brandon, Kathleen, Taliaferro nancial position going into 2018. This sort of impact and Sandra, I would especially like to thank you for is not new to the arts community, nor to organiza- your work with our Board this year. Your voices at tions like ours. And after exhausting every other the table, the gift of your skills and expertise and possible avenue for assistance, we opened up to the your dedication to this organization will be greatly arts community and our membership. missed.

And you answered. In droves. An unprecedented To all of our staff, those who have departed and $140,000 was raised for Craft Ontario between those who have stayed with us, you have weath- late 2017 and early 2018. With those funds, Craft ered the storm most directly. All of your important Ontario was able to retain and restructure most of contributions have ensured that Craft Ontario has our staff. Further in depth planning and strategizing remained sustainable and continues to provide vital has ensured that Craft Ontario, an organization that service to our membership. Your calm determina- was poised to close its doors on January 31, 2018, tion to support Craft Ontario with your time and will not only continue its work, but will do so with energy has carried this organization forward. renewed energy and excitement. Staff is rebuilding and restructuring to deliver programming that will And finally to Janna. You have saved Craft Ontario. support our membership for years to come. We look back now and realize that it was impossible to anticipate the challenges that you were going None of this comes without strength and to face when you took leadership of this organiza- determination. tion in April 2017. There have been very difficult days, tough actions to take, but you have handled Firstly our volunteers and supporters. When our it all with grace and compassion. It is your love call for help went out, many of you, our mem- of craft and love of Craft Ontario, combined with bers, came forward with concrete ways to help. your pragmatic, cautious and realistic approach to Volunteer-driven fundraisers. Support in the shop. leadership that has stabilized this organization. You Administrative support in our office. Spreading the are the very best choice for this position, we can word through social media and your social circles. see in hindsight, and you have shown yourself to be Our donor recognition page reflects the immense an inspiring leader. The Board is so proud that you commitment from our community, ranging from will continue as Executive Director* of Craft Ontar- donations of $50 to the $50,000 donation from the io in the year ahead. The future is bright for Craft Irma J. Brydson Foundation that collectively al- Ontario under your direction. lowed us to head into 2018 on firmer ground. Our landlord, Anthony Simone, also played a pivotal role at this time. His flexibility, practical support, and commitment to our viability as an organization made a significant difference on our road to finan- cial stability. To our members, volunteers, and sup- Kim McBrien Evans porters, we thank you. Your support is invaluable to Chair, Craft Ontario Board of Directors this organization and is the reason we are able to do our work. *Title change was requested by Janna Hiemstra. Her role and responsibilities with Craft Ontario remain the same as the former “CEO” position. Our Board of Directors during this period of uncer- tainty has been nothing short of amazing. Brandon, Cliff, Heidi, Kathleen, Jay, John, Sandra, Stuart and 3 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

To say the least, 2017 was a tough year. At the same poured into daily decision making, weekly meet- time, it was a year that demonstrated incredible ings and constant strategizing has allowed us to community support for Craft Ontario, and it is remain in our current location, and to celebrate clear that the organization is deeply valued in its the fact that we can move forward with renewed role to support and advocate for the work of its energy and determination to make Craft Ontario members and of craft as a professional practice. thrive. With this knowledge, I am honoured to be able to take next steps in stabilizing Craft Ontario as we On behalf of Craft Ontario, my thanks also goes continue to move into 2018, and to ensure that we to Uwe Manski for providing financial insight and not only restructure to address our current capac- guidance, and to Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP for ity, but to work towards a stronger organization their generous support in providing legal counsel that meets the contemporary needs and expecta- and guidance. Thanks are also due to our new au- tions of members and supporters. ditors, Koster, Spinks and Koster, who have helped start us off on the right foot as we restructure Navigating our first year at 1106 Queen Street West and continue to stabilize. presented challenges in that we began 2017 with multiple demands on our resources, and were Special thanks also goes to Anthony Simone, our not able to generate expected revenues over the current landlord, for being a rock of support, and course of the year in order to close the gap. The for seeing us through to staying in our current premise for being able to thrive in the new location home. In addition, I thank our prior landlords at depended largely on expected retail sales, all while 990 Queen St. West, Ross and Jo-Anne Young, for trying to keep up regular operations with low staff working with us to end our lease commitment - levels and reduced expenditures. Facing extremely we look forward to continuing to work with you low cash resources at the end of the year, we ef- as friends of Craft Ontario. Finally, I also want to fectively faced the reality of closing our doors in thank Sarah Wan, owner of the Devil’s Workshop, early 2018. for being there at just the right time – we are so thrilled to be able to share this location with you, As such, 2017 is a year of gratitude. Through incred- and look forward to our years ahead as neighbors. ible financial and volunteer support, Craft Ontario was able to turn a dire situation in to one of hope. On behalf of Craft Ontario I also extend our deep- Not to mention, that through it all, we were able est thanks to our funders, especially the Ontario to continue to deliver member support services, Arts Council and the Toronto Arts Council, for programs and publications. It is with such deep your guidance, and your continued support. gratitude that I am able to celebrate the work that we were able to achieve in 2017, to congratulate the Craft Ontario is committed to moving ahead, and 2017 Award recipients, and then to be able to say we look forward to finalizing our new strategic that this year’s Awards program is open for applica- and business plans at the end of this year – involv- tions, and that we have already been able to cel- ing you, our community, in taking the next steps ebrate and promote the work of members through that will define the way in which we continue to 2018 exhibitions, the Shop and Studio magazine. serve you. Craft Ontario would not be here today without every single word of encouragement and advice, To everyone that has helped Craft Ontario take without every donation, both great and small, and very step to get to where we are today: thank without the time, expertise and commitment of you. so many members, advisors, funders, supporters, Board members, staff and volunteers. In gratitude,

My deepest and endless thanks go to all staff for giving every effort despite the incredible uncer- tainty and insecurity of your positions – we are here today because of you. Likewise, my deepest thanks goes to the Board of Directors for their Janna Hiemstra unflagging commitment and belief in Craft Ontario. Executive Director The amount of time and energy the Board has

4 ART SERVICES & PROGRAMS

Craft Ontario continued to provide services to members that include access to insurance, merchant discounts, access to tech tools, free gallery and museum admission throughout North America, and Craftfl@sh, the monthly e-newletter that delivers opportunities to connect and grow careers.

CRAFT EXPORT READINESS

With the generous support of the Ontario Trillium Foun- dation, the second phase of the Craft Export Readiness project wrapped up under the direction of Project Man- ager, Sara Washbush. In addition to intensive research and production put into the development of an online series of courses that launched in the fall of 2017, several in-person information sessions were presented through- out the province. The final video courses, which focus on Marketing, Exporting and Online sales are delivered by professional craftspeople, and are geared towards emerging makers, professional development seekers and professional development providers. They are available online at https://courses.craftontario.com.

CRAFT TALKS

2017’s presentation programming began in February with an artist talk by Tania Love as part of the Toronto Design Offsite Festival exhibition, Living Well.

In June, an artists panel talk was delivered as part of the Chromatic Geography exhibition, which included local, national and international textile artists, Kathy Hattori, Laura Sansone, Mackenzie Kelly-Frere, and Becky Porlier. The panel was moderated by exhibition curator, Thea Haines.

In September, a round-table discussion was hosted on the topic of Community + Collaboration, and the neccessity of shared studio space. Participating speakers came from a variety of career levels, and from some of Toronto’s most notable studios, including the Junction Workshop, Akin Collective, Studio Huddle and the Habourfront Craft & Design residency program: Anouk Desloges, Heidi Earnshaw, Sally McCubbin, and Natalie Waddell.

CRAFT SMARTS

In April, Craft Ontario partnered with Autodesk to deliv- er a Fusion 360 workhop, where 20 participants learned to use the software for 3D modelling. This was followed by a merchandising and visual marketing workshop, led by Danielle Suppa of Souvenir Studios. Particpants had a hands-on opportunity to test their skills with objects from the Craft Ontario Shop. 5 CRAFT AWARDS: CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

Craft Awards recipients are accomplished practitioners in the field of craft and design. From makers that create innovative and exceptional work to administrators, writers and volunteers who support the craft community, each recipient is recognized as an important contributor to contemporary craft practice. Since the 1980s, over 500 Craft Ontario members have been recognized, and in 2017, over $22,000 was awarded to 18 deserving recipients. Special thanks to the 2017 jury: John Baker, Gillian Batcher, Stephen Hogbin, Sylvia Lee, Janet Macpherson, Marie O’Mahony and Shaun Moore.

The Craft Awards program is only made possible with the support of many generous donors and contribu- tors, and sincere thanks go to the following organizations and people: The Craft Ontario Volunteer Commit- tee, The Pottery Supply House, Tuckers Pottery Supplies Ltd., Lacy and Co. Ltd, and the Copeland, Farndale, Gregor, McPherson, Mather, Walker and Yung families and friends.

VICTORIA CHIN ELIZABETH PEAD The Pottery Supply House Clay & Glass Mary Diamond Butts Award in Supply Grant Embroidery & Needlecraft

LEIGH DOTEY JENNIFER POPP Don Mckinley Award For Exellence in Pattie Walker Memorial Award in Wood Architectural Glass

GRACIA GOMEZ SHAY SALEHI Tucker’s Pottery Supplies Ltd Clay Supply Craft Ontario Volunteer Committee Grant Award

OWEN JOHNSON LOIS SCHLAR Craft Ontario Volunteer Committee Lily Yung Memorial Award Award ELYCIA SFA JOON HEE KIM Helen Frances Gregor Award Craft Ontario Volunteer Committee Emerging Professional Award SILVIA TAYLOR Craft Ontario Volunteer Committee Mid ALEX KINSLEY Craeer Award for Excellence Lacy And Co Ltd Jewellery Grant KATRINA TOMPKINS LAUREN LEVINE James H. Mcpherson Award in Fusion Design Award Woodworking

TANYA LYONS WANXING WANG Kent And Doug Farndale Award of Craft Ontario Volunteer Committee Excellence Undergraduate Award

CYNTHIA O’BRIEN Helen Copeland Memorial Award in Ceramics

Images: “Ogee Arroyo Series” by Silvia Taylor. Blown and engraved glass with copper surface and iron base. 8.75” x 14.75” x 5.25”.

Next page: 2017 Award Recipi- ents: Elizabeth Pead, Silvia Taylor, Laura Donefer, Tanya Lyons and Shay Salehi. 6 The JOHN AND BARBARA MATHER AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT honours those who work tirelessly to grow the craft community, and the 2017 recipient is LAURA DONEFER, nomi- nated by Melanie Egan, Director Craft & Design at Harbourfront Centre

Born in Ithaca, NY and raised in Québec, Laura now lives and works in Harrowsmith, Ontario. She studied sculp- ture in the early 1970s at the Escuela Nacional de Arte Cubanacan, in Havana. She went on to graduate with an honours BA from McGill University in 1979 and continued her artistic training at Sheridan College School of Craft and Design graduating in 1985, majoring in glass.

She has had significant solo and group exhibitions, her work resides in major international institutions, in addition to being the recipient of numerous awards and grants. Laura has taught generations of Canadian glass artists, and has helped mold curriculum and mentor students with her dynamic teaching style, boundary pushing mentality and considerable knowledge.

AFFILIATE AWARDS

Chosen and presented each year by Craft Ontario Affiliate Organization Members through juried exhibitions and award presentations, Affiliate Awards celebrate excellence, and offer a one-year Craft Professional mem- bership to accomplished makers in all different media. Congratulations to the 2017 recipients!

BRENDA NLEVES LAUREN ARKELL Presented by Art Gallery of Burlington Presented by Burlington Potters Guild LINDSAY ANDERSON CONEL O’REGAN Presented by FUSION: The Ontario Clay & Presented by Muskoka Arts & Crafts Glass Association ARTHUR PETCH HO CHING CHAN Presented by Ottawa Guild of Potters Presented by L.A.Pai Gallery LORETTA PETERS SUSAN GRANT Presented by Haliburton School of Presented by Ontario Hooking Craft Gallery Art + Design AGNES XIAOYAN GUAN Presented by George Brown College KAITLYN WYNS Presented by Georgian College 7 EXHIBITIONS

LIVING WELL JANUARY 16 - MARCH 18, 2017 CRAFT ONTARIO ‘17 MARCH 23 - JUNE 3, 2017 “Living Well” - the annual thematic exhibition of the Toronto Design Offsite Festival brought to- Craft Ontario ’17 surveyed the work of members gether emerging and established artists and de- across the province, and presented the very best of signers from many disciplines to consider the contemporary craft. Since 1975 Craft Ontario has theme of living well. The exhibition explored the supported the development of contemporary craft tangible and intangible ways in which design im- through juried exhibitions of member work. proves our daily lives. This exhibition featured the works of Amanda Rataj, Cole Swanson, Jake Juried by Gordon Thompson (Sheridan College Whillians, Louie George Michael (Gaëlle Le Cous- Craft & Design Program) and Chung-Im Kim (OCAD ter), Kux Global(Mauricio Navarro), AFJD(Amber University Material Art & Design Program), Craft Frid-Jimenez & Joseph Dahmen), Tania Love, Victo- Ontario ’17 featured the works of: Hana Balaban- ria Milley & Felicia Semiawan, Myung-Sun Kim and Pommier, Eden Bender, Keith Campbell, Lisa Cres- Oscar Kwong. “Living Well” asked about the ways key, Aurora Darwin, Heidi Earnshaw, Kyle Garland, in which design transforms us, or how we use de- Owen Johnson, Davoud Khosravi, Joon Hee Kim, sign to transform ourselves for the better. Becky Lauzon, Tanya Lyons, Judy Martin, Shawna Munro, Gular Mustafa, Sam Pedicelli, Andrea Piller, David Solomon, Patricia Wong, and Carolyn Young.

CHROMATIC GEOGRAPHY: NATURAL DYES IN THE 21ST CENTURY JUNE 8 - AUGUST 26, 2017 TEACHING MATERIALS SEPTEMBER 8 - OCTOBER 7, 2017 Chromatic Geography examined new trends, and presented a diversity of approaches to the use of natural dyes, from scientific research and raw ma- “Teaching Materials” took place as part of the 50th terial development, to innovative, contemporary anniversary celebrations of Sheridan College’s Craft applications in craft, fashion, design and art, with and Design Program. The exhibition brought to- personal approaches to materials and aesthetics. gether the work of many of the program’s highly accomplished Faculty and Technologists and Curated by Rachel MacHenry and Thea Haines, with included the works of Elaine Brodie, Owen the works of: BioDye, Liam Blackburn, Studio Blond Colborne, Jess Riva Cooper, Rob Diemert, Marc & Beiber, Abigail Booth, Caroline Forde, GItte Han- Egan, Peter Fleming, Lee Fletcher, Jin Won Han, sen, Mackenzie Kelly-Frere, Hiroko Karuno, Jason Kate Jackson, Laura Kukkee, Scot Laughton, Sally Logan – Toronto Ink Co, Maiwa, Matson + Palmer, McCubbin, Rachel Miller, Meghan Price and Katrina Rowland Ricketts, Meghan Spielman and Gabriela Tompkins. Zurita.

Image: AFJD. ‘Mycobench’, Mycelium biocomposites (oyster mush- rooms and sawdust), industrial wool felt, plywood base. 8 2 0 1 7 S N A P S H O T CANADIAN CRAFT BIENNIAL

ESTABLISHED ARTISTS FROM VISITORS AT THE Delivered in partnership with the Art Gallery of ACROSS CANADA IN OFFICIAL OPENING 'CAN CRAFT? CRAFT Burlington, the Canadian Craft Biennial celebrated RECEPTION 64 CAN!' EXHIBITION and educated about the importance that4 craft0 0 plays in our everyday lives. Through exhibitions, a two day Symposium, workshops, maker and writer 2 0 1 7 S N A P S H O T residencies, and community programming, the 2 0 1 7 S N A P S H O T Biennial provided historical contextualization of Canadian craft practice and offered critical insight into6 its future. 400 6visitors attended the opening Mreception,AKERS 15,100 WvisitorsRITERS viewed the exhibitions, and 217 attendees participated in the two-day Can CANADIAN CRAFT BIEPCraft?ANRTICI PNCraftATINIG Can!IAN TH Symposium.EL 10-DAY RESIDENCIES CANADIAN CRAFT BIENNIAL

JESS RIVA COOPER, VIRAL SERIES V, (DETAIL), 2017 Core exhibition programming included a national NATIONAL EXHIBITION exhibition that showcased the work of 64 makers ESTABLISHED 'CAN CRAFT? CRAFT CAN!' from across Canada, a solo exhibition of interna- REGIONAL REPRESENTATION ESTABLISHED ARTISTS FROM tional ceramic artist Anton Reinders, and a provin- VISITORS VISITORS AT THE ARTISTS FROM VISITORS AT THE ACROSS CANADA IN cial exhibition featuring emerging Ontario artists, VIEWED THE OFFICIAL OPENING ACROSS CANADA IN OFFICIAL OPENING 'CAN CRAFT? CRAFT curated by Craft Ontario, and titled ‘Nothing is EXHIBITIONS The North Atlantic RECEPTION 'CAN CRAFT? CRAFT RECEPTION CAN!' EXHIBITION 17% Newer40 than0 Tradition’. Offsite exhibition program- CAN!' EXHIBITION 64 17% 15,100 64 400 ming hosted by OCAD University’s Material Art & Design Program included 100 works by students from nine Canadian post-secondary craft pro- West Coast 13% grams. 6 6 1In0 addition,2 two3 10 3day9 residencies were pro- MAKERS WRITERS 6 6 grammedQUILT for makersCHIM EandS emerging writers, as MAKERS WRITERS Central Canada Image: Magali Thibault Gobeil ‘Candy Dots’, Brooches, polyurethane, Prairies well as a master ceramic workshop with visiting PARTICIPATING IN THE 1306-%DAY vinyl, cord, cotton, magnet. 17% PRartistOFESS IAntonONAL A Reijnders.ND COMMU NITY PARTICIPATING IN THE 10-DAY RESIDENCIES PARTICIPANTS RESIDENCIES JESS RIVA COOPER, VIRAL SERIES V, (DETAIL), 2017 JESS RIVA COOPER, VIRAL SERIES V, (DETAIL), 2017

NATIONAL EXHIBITION EMERGING ONTARIO NATIONAL EXHIBITION 'CAN CRAFT? CRAFT CAN!' 'CAN CRAFT? CRAFT CAN!' REGIONAL REPRESENTATION MAKERS IN CRAFT CANADIAN AND VISITORS REGIONAL REPRESENTATION ONTARIO'S INTERNATIONAL VISITORS VIEWED THE EXHIBITION SYMPOSIUM VIEWED THE The North EXHIBITIONS PRESENTERS IN 11 EXHIBITIONS Atlantic 'NOTHING IS NEWER The North Atlantic 17% 17% 16 THAN TRADITION' 15,100 54 SESSIONS 17% 17% 15,100

West Coast West Coast 13% 102 339 1 15 13% 102 339 QUILT CHIMES INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONALS IN Central Canada QUILT CHIMES Prairies EXHIBITION: DUTCH ANTON REIJNDERS' Central Canada 36% Prairies 17% PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY CERAMIST ANTON MASTER CERAMIC 36% PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY JOON HEE KIM, WHERE BLUE IS 17% PARTFIOCUNIDP IAS WNHTERSE YOU ARE, (DETAIL), REIJNDERS WORKSHOP 2017 PARTICIPANTS 9

EMERGING ONTARIO MAKERS IN AGB'S EMERGING ONTARIO CANADIAN AND MAKERS IN CRAFT PERMANENT CANADIAN CRAFT MAKERS IN CRAFT CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL ONTARIO'S COLLECTION BIENNIAL ONTARIO'S INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM EXHIBITION EXHIBITION 'SETTING SYMPOSIUM EXHIBITION SYMPOSIUM PRESENTERS IN 11 'NOTHING IS NEWER ONTARIO'S TABLE: DELEGATES 'NOTHING IS NEWER PRESENTERS IN 11 THAN TRADITION' 24 54 SESSIONS 217 16 SESSIONS ONCE UPON A TIME' 16 THAN TRADITION' 54

VISITORS FOR 1 15 CANADIAN CRAFT 1 15 INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONALS IN BIENNIAL CANADA INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONALS IN EXHIBITION: DUTCH ANTON REIJNDERS' DAY ACTIVITIES EXHIBITION: DUTCH ANTON REIJNDERS' CERAMIST ANTON MASTER CERAMIC JOON HEE KIM, WHERE BLUE IS 420 CERAMIST ANTON MASTER CERAMIC FOUND IS WHERE YOU ARE, (DETAIL), REIJNDERS WORKSHOP JOON HEE KIM, WHERE BLUE IS 2017 SHEILA CLENNELL, DINNER PLACE SETTING, (DETAIL), 2004 FOUND IS WHERE YOU ARE, (DETAIL), REIJNDERS WORKSHOP 2017 CanadianCraftBiennial.ca MAKERS IN AGB'S MAKERS IN AGB'S CANADIAN CRAFT PERMANENT PERMANENT CANADIAN CRAFT BIENNIAL COLLECTION COLLECTION BIENNIAL SYMPOSIUM EXHIBITION 'SETTING EXHIBITION 'SETTING SYMPOSIUM DELEGATES 24 ONTARIO'S TABLE: 217 ONTARIO'S TABLE: DELEGATES ONCE UPON A TIME' 24 217 ONCE UPON A TIME'

VISITORS FOR VISITORS FOR CANADIAN CRAFT CANADIAN CRAFT BIENNIAL CANADA BIENNIAL CANADA 420 DAY ACTIVITIES 420 DAY ACTIVITIES SHEILA CLENNELL, DINNER PLACE SETTING, (DETAIL), 2004 SHEILA CLENNELL, DINNER PLACE SETTING, (DETAIL), 2004 CanadianCraftBiennial.ca CanadianCraftBiennial.ca SHOP

2017 was a year of change for Shop programming. In January, Blandina Makkik, Indigenous Gallery Director, left Craft Ontario for a new opportunity after serving the organization for over 10 years. Her insight, expertise and passion are dearly missed.

Remaining Shop staff rose to the challenge and continued to excel in public education, client relations and customer service. With the first year in the new location, staff had to contantly review and test new approaches in order to adapt to the new local market, and to continue to engage with existing clients. With October 2017 marking the first full year of sales, 2017 provided a road map for revising expectations in 2018.

The Shop also worked with community partners to deliver both the George Brown College Jewellery graduate and alumni feature in April, and the 2017 Cape Dorset Print release, both of which were successful events for engag- ing with visitors and driving sales.

IMAGE - “SMALL WALKING BEAR” by Willy Sky - Serpentinite Stone Carving, 4.5” x 2” x 2”

STUDIO MAGAZINE

As the leading national publication on craft in Canada, Studio con- tinued to deliver content that explores craft practice through- out the country, and engage in critical dialogue about craft and design’s role in contemporary culture through publishing two issues during 2017.

Regional Editorial Committee: Nicole Bauberger Wilma Butts Heather Komus Mary-Beth Laviolette Carlyn Yandle Daphne Scott

National Editorial Committee: Sandra Alfoldy Melanie Egan Denis Longchamps Charles Lewton-Brain Michael Prokopow Tiana Roebuck Arno Verhoeven 12 10 COMMUNITY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE: DIRECTORS AT LARGE:

Kim McBrien Evans, Chair Heidi Earnshaw Sandra Dupret, Past Chair Katarina Germani Taliaferro Jones, Past Chair Cliff Ledwos Stuart Reid, Vice Chair Christine Platt John Arnold, Treasurer Michael Prokopow Kathleen Morris, Secretary Amir Sheikhvand Jay Richardson Brandon Sousa

STAFF VOLUNTEERS

Emma Quin, Chief Executive Officer* Adrian Mann Janna Hiemstra, Curator & Director of Programs, Interim-CEO* Airdrie Thompson Guppy Meranda MacKenzie, Finance and Membership Controller Amanda Rataj Ellen Hlozan, Head of Membership* Arlene Gehring Lianne Holland, Head of Membership and Programs* Carol Paine Kate Jackson, Administrative Coordinator* Elsie Cooper Sally McCubbin, Communications Coordinator* Fern Hellard Sara Washbush, Craft Export Readiness Project Manager* Hilary West Erin Beaubien, Biennial Programs Coordinator* Jane Bright Diana Edelhauser, Communications Coordinator* Kimberly Barton Heather Long, Programs Assistant* Lera Kotsyuba Levi Foster SHOP Meaghan Froh Metcalf Yusun Ha, Shop Manager Olivia Sinclair Blandina Makkik, Indigenous Gallery Director* Pasha Moezzi Caitlin Lawrence, Sales Associate Sandra McBurney Maurie Tood, Sales Associate Stephanie Herrera Andrew Ralston, Sales Associate* Tammy McClennen Vicki Bradley STUDIO MAGAZINE Vivienne Jones Leopold Kowolik, Editor in Chief Gord Thompson, Editor Dale Barrett, Art Director Julie Nicholson, Advertising Representative

* Indicates position was held for part of the year

11 AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS PARTNERS & COLLABORATORS

260 Fingers Ceramic Exhibition Canadian Crafts Federation/Federation Canadienne Art Gallery of Burlington des métiers d’art Art Gallery of Peterborough Art Gallery of Burlington Arts Burlington Alberta Craft Council Artscape Launchpad Craft Council of BC Burlington Potters’ Guild Conseil des métiers d’art du Quebec Cabbagetown Arts and Crafts Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian Bookbinders & Book Artists Guild Craft NB / Métiers d’art NB Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery Manitoba Craft Council Canadian Museum of History Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council Canadian Society For Creative Leathercraft Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association City of Craft PEI Crafts Council Fibrations Saskatchewan Craft Council Fusion: The Ontario Clay And Glass Association Yukon Art Society Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art Autodesk Georgian College School of Design and Visual Art Canadian Society of Decorative Arts Glass Art Association Of Canada Contemporary Textile Studio Co-op Guelph Creative Arts Association George Brown College Jewellery Program Haliburton School of Art + Design Haliburton School of Art and Design: Harbourfront Centre - Craft & Design Fleming College Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre Humber College, Arts Administration Program Kindred Spirits Artisans Of Paris Magazines Canada Living Arts Centre Mississauga NOW Magazine London Potters Guild OCAD University, Material Art & Design Makeology Ontario Association of Art Galleries Mississauga Potters Guild PASO: Coalition of Provincial Arts Service Mississippi Valley Textile Museum Organizations Muskoka Arts And Crafts Inc. ROM Boutique Ontario Hooking Craft Guild Sheridan College, Craft & Design Ottawa Artisans Guild SOUVENIR Studios Ottawa Guild of Potters Toronto Design Offsite Festival Pine Tree Potters Guild Toronto Outdoor Art Festival Queen Elizabeth Park Community & Cultural Centre Textile Museum of Canada Queen West Art Crawl Vert Catering Rails End Gallery & Arts Centre York University, Communications Program Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership Simcoe County Arts & Crafts Association Station Arts Centre/Tillsonburg District Craft Guild The Maker’s Hand The Potters Guild of Hamilton and Region Thunder Bay Potters Guild Toronto Bead Society Waterloo Potters’ Workshop Woodlawn Pottery Studio 12 DONORS

FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL & MUNICIPAL PUBLIC SUPPORT

¡¡ Ontario Arts Council, 2017 ASO Operating Grant, $88,350 ¡¡ Canada Council for the Arts New Chapter, $57,045 ¡¡ Ontario Trillium Foundation, Craft Readiness Export Project, $43,704 ¡¡ Toronto Arts Council, 2017 Operating Grant, $32,000 ¡¡ Canadian Heritage Aid to Publishers, $10,000

PRIVATE SECTOR SUPPORT

¡¡ Irma J. Brydson Foundation, $50,015 ¡¡ J.P. Bickell Foundation, $25,000 ¡¡ Love Family Fund, $2,460 ¡¡ The Henry White Kinnear Foundation, $2,000

PATRON LEVEL IV $1,000 - $4,999 PATRON LEVEL II $250 - $499 PATRON LEVEL I $175 - $249 Gilles Latour Michael Barnstijn David & Dorothy McPherson Paul Becker Helen Paul PATRON LEVEL III $500 - $999 Angelo Comi James Richardson John Arnold Susan Low-Beer Judy Malkin & Elliott Jacobson Lynda Hamilton Jane Moore Arax Acemyan Margaret Rieger Jane W. & Stephen C. Smith Lawrin Armstrong Adrian Mann J W Ayton

PATRON LEVEL I CONTINUED Carla Azevedo Robert Graham Marcellina Mian Ben Babcock Isabelle Graham-Hennessy Florence Minz Marjorie Bain Gitte Granofsky Bruce Mitchell Robert Barrett Miriam Greenbaum Mohsin Mortada Anna Beben Sylvie Hatch Nana Nishimura Ronald Beiner Tracy Hatten Garth Norbraten Jane Bright Susan Heath Katia Omnes Bruce Brymer Frank Heidemann John Pederson Edda Caldarone Lynne Heller Jared Persaud David Cherepacha Alice Hubbes William Pierce Hak-Ming Chiu Ann Hutchison Mary Jean Potter Angelo Comi Allan Kaplan Wilson Prichard Bernard Cummings Naomi Kirshenbaum Emma Quin Dawn Davis Catherine Lawes Anna Reisman Sara Diamond Dana Lengyel Wendy Rittenhouse Andrew Dick Elaine Lesniak Janet Rosenberg Ann Dunlop-Shantz Jane Lewitt Marsha Rothstein A. Brian Dunn Thomas Long Ricki Sernick Alex Frame Rose Chui Wai Lui Maureen Simpson Dyanne Frame Nancy Mayer Sara Stratton Mariolina Franceschetti Anne McAlear Silvano Tardella John Friedrichsen Richard McAlpine William Thoms Virginia Froman Susan McArthur Simon Wallace William Fussner Jennifer McDonald Claudio Gatti James McLoughlin, Jr. 13 INDIVIDUAL DONORS

$2,500Jeannette - $5,000 Wiltse Peter Goring Fiona McLean Michael Jacobs AnonymousPheona Wright Kathy Kranias Susan Singh LeeAnn Janissen AnonymousElizabeth Wyatt Mary K. McIntyre Adam Smith Teena Jennings Kayo O’YoungMickey Yaksich Darin Renton Beth Alber Caroline Jonas JamesYan Richardson Zhao Jill and Don Stuart Alysha Alexandroff- Vivienne Jones John Thistle Appleton Jenny Judge $1,000 - $2,499 George Tourlakis Ken Allen Allan Kaplan Joan Bennett Jane & Ted Wilson Anonymous Susan Warner Keene John Arnold SOS Design Inc Anonymous Davoud Khosravi Margaret Rieger Anonymous Alex Kinsley Bruce Cochrane $100 - $249 Anonymous Simon Kitz Gilles Latour Taliaferro Jones Anonymous Zahava Lambert Anne Stadlmair Salina Szechtman Margaret Ballantyne Tracey Lawko Mary Corcoran Camilla Gryski Michael Barnstijn Sylvia Lee Louise Dimma Mary Comi Dale Barrett Dianne Lee Karen Jack Krupa Karen MacPherson Anne Barros Kristen Lim Tung Kim McBrien Evans Bruce Owen Saskia Beekhuizen Elizabete Ludviks Joon Hee Kim Judith Rygiel Ernie Bies Gary Ludwig Susan Low-Beer Lois Betteridge Danielle Bisnar Judy Malkin Gord Thompson Jane Bright Linda Brine Judy Mason Madeleine Chisholm Margaret Bryant Craig Mather $500 - $999 Jim Lorriman Jen Bulthuis Paul McClure Robert Jekyll Jane and Paul Moore Dorothy Caldwell Lorraine Mckay Michael Fortune Kathleen Morris Joyce Campbell Peggy Mersereau Ann Mortimer, C.M. Katrina Tompkins John Clement Rachel Miller Steven Heinemann George Walker Elizabeth Cohen Dorie Millerson David & Dorothy George Arnold Robynne Cole Robert Mitchell McPherson Armur Capital Corporation John Cooper Lindsay Montgomery Maureen Simpson Elsa Elliott Cindy Dachuk Julie Moon Gillian Batcher Christine Platt Deborah Dumka Joni Moriyama Alan Elder Judith Tinkl Teresa Dunlop Wayne Murphy David Hedley Anonymous Cheryl Eadie José Niaison Emma Quin M Broadhurst Melanie Egan Liz & Mike Rachul Stuart Reid Yvonne Chui Jacqueline Elton Amanda Rataj Keith Rose Ray Prince Eva Ennist Lyne Reid Kathleen Ward Vera Stern Reid Ferguson Sarah Robertson Gary Matthews Peter Fleming Lindsay Rogan $250 - $499 Michelle Mendlowitz Marie-Eve G. Castonguay Micheline Roi Lisa Pai Anu Raina Designs Inc. Kyle Garland Rudolph Schafron William ‘Grit’ Laskin Barbara Bolin Francois Garneau Shelley Schell Tracy Hatten Andrea Graham Howell Andrew Goss David Sereda Diana Reitberger Brenda Taylor Sandra Noble Goss Brandon Sousa Janice Warren Susan Collett Rachel Gotlieb Kristian Spreen Sandra Dupret Carol Fripp Esther Grav Alida Stevenson Maria Phipps Pamela Hoiles Suzann Greenaway Isabel Stukator Caitlin Lawrence Ann Hutchison Thea Haines Tammy Sutherland Arax Acemyan Kate Kitchen Sarah Hall Kaarina Talvila Garth Norbraten Carol Rossman Karen Harris Robin Tieu Bruce Mitchell Joyce Seagram Lynne Heller Nicole Tremblay David Billes Jennifer Tsuchida Amy Herzog Vanesa Trillia Peter Caldwell Robert Hewitt Joanne Hlozan Ken Vickerson E Jewel Foster Stephen Hogbin Claire Hopkinson Kathryn Walter Jeremy Gawen Denise LeBlond-Bayer Sue Hunter Hilary West 14 19 INDIVIDUAL DONORS CONTINUED

Jake Whillans Moon Ying Helen Kong GIFT IN KIND $5,000 + Heather Whitton Jeffrey Canto-Thaler Ann Mortimer, C.M. Henry Wiercinski Adrian Mann Susan Willoughby Kelly Ford-Dulson $500 - $1000 Roger Wood David Heise Laura Kukkee Malcolm Zander Anonymous Scott Barnim Kingston Glass Studio Anonymous Jeff Goodman Studio Human Capital Benefits Anonymous Johnson Chou Inc. Anonymous $250 - $499 Anonymous Kate Jackson $1 - $99 Maegen Black Carolynn Bloomer Rob Diemert Toby Druce Chiho Tokita Wendy Shingler Gracia Gómez Minda Davis Peta Hall $100 - $249 Cynthia Cembrowski Kay Harper Dianne Lee Linda Ross Leah Houston Lisa Creskey Cricita Woods Lori Humphrey Grace Eun Mi Lee Porcupin’’s Quill Inc. Destiny Itano Clayton Hanmer Janice Andreae Andrea Jakaitis Mischka Alexi Hunter Anonymous Katherine McKellar Renato Foti Anonymous Annette Sheehan Lesley McInally Hana Balaban-Pommier Elizabeth Stregger Annika Hoefs Karen Cantine Marisa Stroud Heidi McKenzie Naomi Clement Magali Thibault Gobeil Jerre Davidson Marion Tripp $30 - $99 Janet Deline Debbie Wales Katrina Tompkins Anouk Desloges Scott Walling Mathieu Grodet Loretta Faveri Christine Donovan Tania Love Irene Frolic Mark Flink Erin Candela Marion Gibson Arlene Gehring Stefanie Dueck Sharon Gilbert Katarina Germani Susan Card Lauch Harrison Rick Lomas Mervi Haapakoski Jennifer Hill Tamara Morrissette Michelle Mendlowitz Carey Jernigan Liz Pead Gabrielle Kauffman Elizabeth Joseph Barb Thistle Valerie Knapp Lauren Levine Karin Thomas Elizabete Ludviks Tanya Lyons Karla Delcid Andreas Kratschmer Lindsay MacDonald Heather Daymond Alix Davis Janet Macpherson Daniel Manley Aneela Dias-D’Sousa Lesley McInally Ayman Shams Nancy Solway Linda Rataj Kaitlyn Webb Patience Pamela Ritchie Andrea Kott Lois Schklar Julia Corrice Rita Shahin Sophie Williams Tracey Solomon Stephanie Fortin Frank Trotz Mary Setzer Wanxing Wang Sandy E Deborah Wang Robyn Wilcox Susan Wilcox Bonnie Saibil

15 TREASURER’S MESSAGE

2017 continued to present additional challenges for The above are some of the benefits of our move Craft Ontario. Retail sales declined from $848, 600 to our new location, which are starting to be seen in 2016 to $568,300 in 2017, and total operating rev- in our financial performance as our sales gradually enue declined from $1,493,500 to $1,231,200. increase and our costs decrease.

The positive news is that now we now have a year We are showing a one-time donation in kind of in the current location to work with in terms of ex- $190,000 received in 2016, an event which we are pectations, and our conservative budgeted targets not expecting to be a regular occurrence, as an are being met. We are also continuing to receive extraordinary item below our regular items of support from funding agencies, as well as support income and expenses. Likewise, we are showing the and renewed interest from the private sector. We write-down of the value of this donation by $94,725 have successfully met operational budget targets as an extraordinary item as well. This write-down throughout the first two quarters of 2018, and are is a result of a material change in the market for anticipating a modest operating surplus at the end many of the items accepted in this donation. We of the year. took into account past sales of similar items and a comparison of the pricing of competitive products With the past few years being difficult for retail elsewhere as described in Note 12 to the financial in general, in addition to having to navigate the statements. impact of increasing and ongoing competition from online retailers, our staff is creating a much The presentation of this item as an extraordinary stronger online presence to enable us to better item allows us a clearer view of operations and as compete in this new marketplace and improve our such we can see that there was a modest excess of online sales. Our staff and dedicated volunteers $32,900 in revenues over expenses from are also focusing on maintaining relationships with operations in 2017. donors over the coming years through ongoing personal contact, mail and online communications. We have also made a change in how we report unredeemed gift cards, which are now shown in To help meet ongoing funding challenges, the deferred revenue rather than accounts payable as Craft Ontario staff has undertaken a serious, and a gift card does not require a payout of cash but at times difficult, cost reduction exercise. Virtually rather the redemption for an item. all expense items with the exception of amortiza- tion, a non-cash item, are showing a substantial There has been no change in the status of the Min- decrease over the prior years. istry of Culture Loan from prior years as described in Note 10. Total operating expenses were reduced by a remarkable $444,500 from $1,642,759 in 2016 to I encourage members to review the financial $1,198,264 in 2017, which is to be greatly statements and if there are questions, I would be commended. pleased to address them at any time.

Shop operating expenses showed the largest reduction of over $300,000. Changes in staffing and a material reduction in occupancy costs ac- counted for a substantial portion of this reduction.

Subsequent to the year end, we were able to lease John M. Arnold the mezzanine floor at 1106 Queen St West as set Treasurer, Craft Ontario out in Note 18 to the financial statements. This will contribute to reducing our occupancy costs over the coming years. We were also able to terminate without penalty our lease at 990 Queen St West. Both allow for greater stability as Craft Ontario moves forward.

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ONTARIO CRAFTS COUNCIL (Operating as Craft Ontario) December 31, 2017

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Independent Auditor’s Report ...... 18

Balance Sheet ...... 19

Statement of Changes in Fund Balances ...... 20

Statement of Operations ...... 21

Statement of Cash Flows ...... 22

Notes to the Financial Statements ...... 22 - 32

Schedule of Retail Operations ...... 33

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