Kelowna Art Gallery 2011 Annual Report

Kelowna Art Gallery Annual Report 2011

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Wanda Lock, She laughs every time she thinks about it, 2011, mixed media on paper, 22 x 30 in. (55.8 x 76.2 cm). Gift from the artist, 2008.

Left to right: Marla O’Brien, Fern Helfand, Derek Sanders. Birgit Bennett, Leona Baxter, Deborah Owram, Nataley Nagy, Lori Van Rooijen, Stan Somerville, Laura Myles, Joanne Onrait. Absent: Ian Jones, Jim Meiklejohn, Tammy Moore, Mary Smith McCulloch, Sandra Kochan. The Kelowna Art Gallery Photo taken March 2012 gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance of the City of Kelowna, the Canada Council for the Arts, British Columbia Arts Council, the Province of British Columbia, Board of Directors 2011 Central Okanagan School District #23, Regional District of Central Okanagan, Central Leona Baxter Birgit Bennett Okanagan Foundation, and President Fern Helfand our members, donors and sponsors. Jim Meiklejohn Tammy Moore Laura Myles Vice President Marla O’Brien (until April 2011) Joanne Onrait To engage, inspire, Derek Sanders and enrich the greater Marla O’Brien Mary Smith McCulloch community through the Vice President Stan Somerville exhibition, collection, (from May 2011) (from October 2011) and interpretation of Lori Van Rooijen visual art. Ian Jones (from October 2011) Treasurer Directors

Deborah Owram Sandra Kochan Secretary City Liaison

Presidents’s Report

All of us – the Board of Directors, staff and volunteers of the Kelowna Art Gallery, would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you, our members and friends, for your continued support of the Gallery and its mission to strengthen visual arts in the community. By presenting a wide range of nationally recognized exhibitions, publications, educational programs, and community-based projects, we provide opportunities to be inspired, to learn, to create, and to debate. We couldn’t fulfill this mission without you.

While it has been a difficult economy for funding of the arts, the Kelowna Art Gallery staff and Board of Directors are pleased to put forward positive financial results. Uncertain economic times required the Gallery to be cautious with its expenditures and the restoration of our reserve funds was determined to be prudent for 2011.

I am so grateful to the many people who have made the Gallery an important part of their lives through their continuing service and support making my two years as President extremely rewarding. All of us extend our warmest thanks as well to outgoing Board members Birgit Bennett and Joanne Onrait, both of whom have made exceptional contributions to the Gallery over the past six years. While they are stepping down from the Board, we look forward to their continued participation in shaping special events and fund development at the Gallery in the coming years. In October, 2011, we had the pleasure of welcoming Stan Somerville and Lori Van Rooijen to the Board of Directors. They both have a lot to offer the Gallery as they bring their vast professional experience and love of the visual arts to the Board table.

The Board of Directors had a busy year. Strategic planning and fundraising were the foci of the Board’s work in 2011, in addition to offering guidance and governance in the Gallery’s operations. I would like thank each of the directors for working effectively together.

We have embarked on further strategic planning as we continue to explore the most effective strategies for the Kelowna Art Gallery to use in order to fulfill its mission.

In closing, the Gallery could not operate without the support of the Gallery’s fine staff, community, members, donors, volunteers and the many stakeholders who have contributed to the success of this significant cultural institution.

Respectfully submitted,

Leona Baxter President

Executive Director’s Report

Since its founding in 1976, the Kelowna Art Gallery has been building a reputation as a nationally significant venue for exhibitions, scholarship, and educational programs. We showcase important contemporary art, drawn from around the world, as well as, Canada, British Columbia, and the Okanagan region, all in the belief that art and creativity are the birthright of every individual, a cornerstone of a healthy society, and a catalyst for social and economic vitality.

The roles and responsibilities of a public art gallery are multi-faceted, and as with any organization – it is the people involved who make the difference and contribute to our success. Together, our Board of Directors, staff, volunteers, donors, and visitors, provide the essential ingredient that enables the Gallery to set high standards for innovation and high quality in everything that we do. Thank you!

As you can see from the reports presented in the 2011 Annual Report, the Kelowna Art Gallery has had an extremely busy 12 months.

The high quality program of exhibitions and publications orchestrated by curator Liz Wylie and supported by Registrar Christina Hedlund, is a testament to the Gallery’s mandate of promoting the work of contemporary Canadian artists. Liz has successfully provided the community with a changing slate of exhibitions that reflects the wide variety art making in Canada. In addition, Liz and Christina worked with the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Directors to add twenty-one important works of art to the Gallery’s permanent collection. We were delighted to commission three local artists to produce work for our Kelowna International Airport satellite exhibition space. The Dysfunctional Chairs series provided our visitors with unique installations from six artists for the past four years. While we are disappointed it has come to an end, we look forward to planning future use of the Rotary Courtyard.

The Gallery’s ambitious education and public programming department led by Renee Burgess, and assisted by professional staff and volunteers, offered a diverse array of scholastic programs and life-long learning opportunities in the visual arts to the community at large. Thanks to the public programming team who are committed to offering innovative and fun-filled learning activities and continue to explore new opportunities to inspire, learn, create, and debate.

In 2011 The Kelowna Art Gallery vastly increased its public profile and local, regional and national media coverage with thanks to Kris Johnson, our Marketing and Events Coordinator. Kris has undoubtedly been able to attract larger audiences through his effective use of both traditional and social media. The GO Parties, our Seeing Red and White gala dinner and art auction and the Genesis Fashion show are only a few examples of the many Gallery events that Kris has organized and have contributed to increasing both the Gallery’s profile and revenues in the past year.

The Gallery undertook the colossal task of redesigning our website and the Gallery’s logo and brand, thanks to the leadership of Kyle L. Poirier, our graphic designer. Kyle has also continued to fine tune our IT needs and ensure that we are making the most of the technology available to us. In addition to visioning a new look for the Gallery Kyle must be congratulated for the excellent quality of Gallery print materials and publications he produces.

Thanks to Administrative Assistant, Penny Hechter, for her excellent work on the Gallery’s membership program. Penny has also provided support for the Board of Directors, Gallery committees, and our front desk staff. Debbie Batckyi provided financial administration to the Gallery for which we say thank you.

The Gallery’s front desk team provided visitor support and orientation, while managing a variety of tasks in support of our work here. The Gallery maintains a roster of approximately 100 volunteers

Executive Director’s Report

who provided valuable assistance as docents leading school tours, and events support. A number of individuals have offered their time and expertise to Gallery committees. We are grateful for their sound advice and community outreach.

In conclusion, while it has been a difficult economy for funding of the arts, the Kelowna Art Gallery staff and Board of Directors are pleased to put forward positive financial results. Uncertain economic times required the Gallery to be cautious with its expenditures and the restoration of our reserve funds was determined to prudent for 2011.

We are extremely grateful to our members, donors and sponsors, as well other financial supporters: City of Kelowna, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Province of British Columbia, the British Columbia Arts Council, Central Okanagan School District #23, the Regional District of Central Okanagan, the Central Okanagan Foundation, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, and the Canadian Museums Association.

Respectfully submitted,

Nataley Nagy Executive Director

Curator’s Report

We were pleased to present an exciting and varied roster of exhibitions, all accompanied by publications, in the 2011 year. We reduced our program from six exhibitions in each of the Mardell G Reynolds and Treadgold/Bullock galleries to four, and we brought our Dysfunctional Chairs series in the Rotary Courtyard space to an end. The program of two installations each year at our satellite space at the Kelowna International Airport remained intact. Nevertheless we remain committed to generating provocative exhibition programming for the community and our visitors, and are glad to report on our successful collaborations with other galleries, as well as on touring exhibitions that we secured for our audiences, all supporting our mandate of promoting the work of contemporary Canadian artists. The curatorial aim is to provide a changing slate of exhibitions that reflect the wide variety of approaches to artistic practice and art making in Canada. From our small solo shows in the Mardell G Reynolds Gallery to the large exhibitions in our climate-controlled space, the Treadgold/Bullock Gallery, we set out to showcase a wide variety of work by artists of all sorts of persuasions, ages, backgrounds, regions, and ideologies.

Publications are considered an integral function of the public gallery network, as they disseminate and preserve the information of exhibitions, and provide a forum for in-depth curatorial discussion of the work. Our series of black-and-white pamphlet-style catalogues for the Reynolds Gallery List of Publications 2011 shows and the Dysfunctional Chairs installations are inexpensive to produce and are therefore free The following seven exhibition to the visiting public. It is a curatorial cornerstone at the Kelowna Art Gallery that each exhibition catalogues were published be accompanied by a publication. In the 2011 year we collaborated with the Kitchener-Waterloo Art by the Kelowna Art Gallery Gallery on their show and publication of a ten-year survey of Canadian painter John Kissick. Later in 2011. Distribution of our catalogues is handled by ABC in the year we we pleased to host the touring exhibition of Steve Higgins, from Halifax, organized Art Books in Montreal. The by the Confederation Centre for the Arts Gallery in Charlottetown, the catalogue for which we were essays in each of these are by also a collaborating gallery. In the summer we installed our own show of five painters, titled The our curator, Liz Wylie, unless otherwise noted. Point Is, accompanied by a full-length, full-colour exhibition catalogue. These publications form the legacy component of our work as a public gallery. The Kelowna Art Gallery was pleased to collaborate on the exhibition catalogues In 2011 we continued to focus on the growth of the permanent collection and were able to add published to accompany twenty-one new works to its holdings (see the Acquisitions section of this Annual Report for details). the John Kissick: A As always, we are most appreciative of the generosity of donors to the art collection, without Nervous Decade show, by the Kitchener-Waterloo which we could not build it for the benefit of the community. Thanks also to the members of the Art Gallery, and the acquisitions committee of the Board, for their thoughtful and considered opinions and decisions. Steve Higgins: All Things Considered: Thoughts about The monthly articles on the current exhibitions at the Gallery published by Kelowna’s Capital News Cities and Histories, War and Peace exhibition, organized continued in 2011. This is one important way to help promote community awareness of the Gallery’s by the Confederation Centre offerings. for the Arts Gallery in Charlottetown. I extend my sincere thanks to my staff team: Christina Hedlund, Registrar, and to the two men who The Point Is: Pierre Coupey || were in Preparator and Technician position during the year, Don King and Mike O’Doherty. Landon Mackenzie || Martin Pearce || Bernadette Phan || Bryan Ryley (our own I appreciate the support and hard work of the Board of Directors and all the Gallery staff and thank publication) them for helping to make this a wonderful and inspiring place to work. Art Dossiers (accompanying shows in the Mardell G. Reynolds Gallery) Respectfully submitted, Barbara Astman: Dancing Liz Wylie with Che: Enter through the Gift Shop Curator Carolyn Wren: Searching for the Sublime Rose Braun: Requiem

Dysfunctional Chairs catalogue series Chad Pratch: Inanimate Phenotype

Public Programming Report

The year 2011 was a rewarding one that saw a number of new initiatives in public programming. We had continued interest and support for our ongoing core programs. A few highlights were the development of a tour program for the vision impaired, an exciting collaboration with the City of Kelowna’s Public Art Committee in July, and the development of iPod and video interviews with artists to enhance the visitor experience of our exhibitions.

In 2011 the Gallery began the new Art Insight: from the Mind’s Eye tour programs for the vision impaired. This initiative was undertaken in collaboration with local vision-impaired artist, Ruth Bieber. In preparation for the program, gallery tour guides received training in working with the vision impaired, which consisted of instruction in the sighted guide technique, myths about blindness, and tips regarding the most effective means of discussing and describing art to people who are sight impaired. Our inaugural tour was of John Kissicks’ exhibition A Nervous Decade. Following opening remarks, we conducted a one-hour tour of the exhibition, and then led a discussion of the exhibition over coffee. In 2011 we offered four such tours, and we have been successful in building a core group of individuals who attended each event.

Creating new community partnerships is always a focus for the Gallery. Please Touch the Art: Art in the Public Space was a successful collaboration with the City of Kelowna’s Public Art Committee. The intention of this exhibition was to raise awareness about the diversity and scope of Kelowna’s public art collection, and make more transparent the process by which the Public Art Program delivers public art to the community. We also wanted to create an opportunity for open dialogue about public art. With this in mind, we hosted a panel discussion about the value of public art to the community, offered walking tours of the collection, and provided an opportunity for the community to give feedback about the collection to the City of Kelowna. Additionally, we brought internationally recognized Rhode Island-based artist Brower Hatcher creator of Bear at Stuart Park to Kelowna to take part in the panel discussion, and give an artist’s talk.

One area we looked at closely in 2011 was the visitor experience of our exhibitions, and the types of complementary information we offer with each show. We determined that it was important to give visitors more opportunities to listen to the artists discuss their work, and that a document with general information and questions to enhance the experience of the exhibition would be helpful. With this in mind we developed our first audio guide that visitors could pick up at reception, or download off our website, and a Looking Closer brochure that highlights key points about works of art in a given exhibition, and offers questions to stimulate thought and new approaches to looking at art.

Through our core programming such as our School Tour Program, Art Adventures, our high school exhibition Art in Action, and Family Sundays, we continued to engage children and youth in a variety of dynamic exhibition-related programs. With the continued support of our local teachers and School District No. 23, we ran eight exhibition-related tour programs with hands-on activities for children and youth ages 5 to 18. We also supported the artistic development of local youth with our Art in Action exhibition titled Time Frame. The students received excellent media exposure, as the opening reception was the kick-off event for the district-wide celebration of Education Week. For our summer programming, funds from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and the Canadian Museums Association enabled us to hire two students to oversee our Art Adventures summer art camps. Additionally, with a grant from the YMCA, two exchange students from Montreal assisted with the camps for six weeks. Sundays at the gallery continued to be busy, with parents and children visiting for our Family Sundays program. It has been rewarding for us to see this program take root and become a weekly destination for visitors of all ages. In addition to our family and youth programming, we ran two sessions of adult art classes.

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As part of the gallery’s membership initiative, we hosted our fifth members’ exhibition titled On the Path to Abstraction. The show featured diverse work by over fifty local artists. We continued to offer our Conversations on Contemporary Art lecture series in collaboration with UBC Okanagan on the first Monday of each month. Additionally, talks by artists in our exhibitions were held regularly on the Friday evenings before opening receptions were all well attended. Both of these initiatives have been successful in bringing a diverse audience into the gallery.

When I look at the programs that have taken place during 2011, I can’t help but be grateful for all of the knowledge, time, and energy contributed by many individuals. My sincere thank you to our former Education Coordinator, Jennifer Hasenberg, Saturday Art inSite staff, Family Sundays instructors, contract instructors, volunteers, and docents for their ongoing and dedicated work at the Kelowna Art Gallery.

Respectfully submitted, Renée Burgess Head of Public Programming

John Kissick: A Nervous Decade Exhibitions Treadgold / Bullock Gallery

Through to January 30, 2011 Doug Biden: Visceral Allegories This engaging survey show of prints by this late artist who taught at the UBCO was curated by Darrin Martens and circulated by the Burnaby Art Gallery.

February 5 to May 8, 2011 John Kissick: A Nervous Decade This ten-year survey show of large and colourful paintings by Ontario-based artist John Kissick was organized and circulated by the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery in collaboration with the Kelowna Art Gallery.

May 14 to August 14, 2011 Gabor Szilasi: The Eloquence of the Everyday Curated by independent curator David Harris, this large exhibition of photographs by the Montreal- based, octogenarian artist Gabor Szilasi was circulated by the National Gallery of Canada for the Musée d’art de Joliette in Quebec, and the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography.

August 20 to October 30, 2011 The Point Is: Pierre Coupey || Landon Mackenzie || Martin Pearce || Bernadette Phan || The Point Is: Pierre Coupey || Bryan Ryley Landon Mackenzie || Martin Pearce || Bernadette Phan || Bryan Ryley This exhibition was organized by the Kelowna Art Gallery and was accompanied by a full-length, full-colour catalogue.

November 5 to December 31, 2011 Steve Higgins: All Things Considered: Thoughts about Cities and History, War and Peace Curated by Ihor Holubizky and organized by the Confederation Centre for the Arts Gallery in Charlottetown, this show contained several intriguing works by this Halifax-based artist, in printmaking, drawing, and sculpture.

Steve Higgins: All Things Considered: Thoughts about Cities and History, War and Peace

Carolyn Wren: Searching for the Sublime (detail) Exhibitions Mardell G. Reynolds Gallery

Through to February 6, 2011 Ian Johnston: Bag Suite in 4/4 Time Nelson-based artist Johnston created the 500 some ceramic vessels in this installation while doing a residency in China. They were set out on metal shelving, turning the gallery into a storage-like facility.

February 12 to April 30, 2012 Reel Roots: Indigenous Media Arts exhibition For several years the Kelowna Art Gallery has worked collaboratively with the En’owkin Centre in Penticton, BC to mount an installation of short documentary films by emerging indigenous filmmakers.

May 7 to July 31, 2011 Barbara Astman: Dancing with Che: Enter through the Gift Shop Nationally known, Toronto-based artist Barbara Astman premiered this new work at the Kelowna Art Gallery, in which the room becomes a dysfunctional museum gift shop in which all the merchandise has the same image, and none of it is for sale.

August 6 to October 30, 2011

Barbara Astman: Dancing with Carolyn Wren: Searching for the Sublime Che: Enter through the Gift Shop Ontario-based artist Carolyn Wren created a site-specific wrap-around drawing for the gallery made with ink on dressmaking pattern tissue of a wooded landscape near her home.

November 5, 2011 to January 8, 2012 Rose Braun: Requiem Local artist Rose Braun installed recent works created in reaction to the death of her twin brother two years ago, using mixed media on paper, vellum, canvas, and metal.

Rose Braun: Requiem

Dysfunctional Chairs: Chad Pratch: Inanimate Phenotype Exhibitions Rotary Courtyard

Through to June 12, 2011 Jasmine Reimer: 1000 lbs 3 Days This installation made reference to office chairs and the sedentary workplace that feeds into obesity and back problems.

June 18 to November 27, 2011 Chad Pratch: Inanimate Phenotype Pratch is a Kelowna-based artist who focused on the context of an object denoting its status as art, in his tower of worn-out, discarded chairs, with a sound component of the chairs’ former owners’ voices.

Kelowna International Airport satellite exhibition space

Through to May 9, 2011 John Hall: Sweetness and Light This installation of two super-realist paintings of doughnuts and licorice allsorts was so popular that it was featured on the cover of the airport’s promotional magazine, YLW Connection. Hall is a nationally known, Kelowna-based artist.

Dysfunctional Chairs series: Jasmine Reimer: 1000 lbs 3 Days May 16 to November 14, 2011 Renay Egami: Piece by Piece Renay Egami lives in Kelowna and teaches at the UBCO. She created an installation made from red fabric letters that read: “I Am Here,” repeated in rows. This work embodied the experience of immigrant women in North American in the twentieth century who worked doing piecework and struggled to establish their own identities.

November 14, 2011 to May 7, 2012 Jim Kalnin: Pulse Pulse is a mixed-media work on paper made up of multiple panels. It embodies local artist Jim Kalnin’s notions of concern for the planet that is our only home.

Jim Kalnin: Pulse (detail)

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Acquisitions Committee In the 2011 year we were pleased to add twenty-one new works to the Gallery’s permanent members 2011 collection.

Chair: Mary Smith We were very pleased to purchase a suite of eight lithographs by the late artist Doug Biden from his McCulloch estate. This group was created in 1998 and is titled Faculty Exhibit (A-H). The suite was included in the exhibition of Biden’s work (Visceral Allegories) curated by Darrin Martens and circulated by Members the Burnaby Art Gallery that the Kelowna Art Gallery hosted from December 18, 2010 to January Fern Helfand 30, 2011. The Gallery did not previously have any work by this important British Columbia artist Carolyn MacHardy in our holdings. Jim Meiklejohn Paul Mitchell Also in the 2011 we accepted a generous donation from Lake Country-based artist Wanda Lock of thirteen mixed-media works on paper created in the 2011 year. The Gallery previously had only one Ex-officio work by Lock called Conversations with Dick and Jane, from 2008, created on site here and made up of thirty-three units. This work was purchased from the artist for the collection in 2009. Nataley Nagy, Exeuctive Director Thanks to the members of the acquisitions committee for their time and contribution throughout Liz Wylie, Curator the year. Christina Hedlund, Registrar, recording secretary List of new acquisitions for 2011

Eight works by Doug Biden (Canadian, 1956-2007), purchased from the Estate of Doug Biden, 2011.

(top row, left to right) Faculty Exhibit A, Faculty Exhibit B, Faculty Exhibit C, (middle row, left to right) Faculty Exhibit D, Faculty Exhibit E, Faculty Exhibit F, (bottom row, left to right) Faculty Exhibit G, Faculty Exhibit H, all works of art 2011, lithograph on paper, 11 x 14 ⅛ in. (28 x 35.6 cm)

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Thirteen works by Wanda Lock (Canadian, b. 1969), gift of the artist, 2011.

She spent years planning her escape, now she wonders if she will ever return, 2011, mixed Into the pool, 2011, mixed media on paper, media on paper, 22 x 30 in. (55.8 x 76.2 cm) 22 x 30 in. (55.8 x 76.2 cm)

They kept their eyes on the horizon unaware that darkness was creeping in, 2011, mixed media on When he called no one answered, 2011, mixed paper, 22 x 30 in. (55.8 x 76.2 cm) media on paper, 22 x 30 in. (55.8 x 76.2 cm)

Going Nowhere - On the road to nowhere while Playing hide and seek during a full moon, 2011, listening to the Talking Heads ‘On the road to mixed media on paper, 22 x 30 in. nowhere’, 2011, mixed media on paper, (55.8 x 76.2 cm) 22 x 30 in. (55.8 x 76.2 cm)

Three ghosts in the upper right hand corner Hung up with a spider like creature, 2011, mixed (verso), 2011, mixed media on paper, media on paper, 22 x 30 in. (55.8 x 76.2 cm) 22 x 30 in. (55.8 x 76.2 cm)

12 A peek inside the permanent collection storage of the Kelowna Art Gallery Acquisitions

Spot and mother going to see some friends This is how it started, 2011, mixed media on (verso), 2011, mixed media on paper, paper, 22 x 30 in. (55.8 x 76.2 cm) 22 x 30 in. (55.8 x 76.2 cm)

Three Cyclops with hairy tea cups on their heads Untitled - Void 1, 2011, mixed media on paper, surrounded by atoms, 2011, mixed media on 22 x 30 in. (55.8 x 76.2 cm) paper, 22 x 30 in. (55.8 x 76.2 cm)

She laughs every time she thinks about it, 2011, mixed media on paper, 22 x 30 in. (55.8 x 76.2 cm)

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Public Programming

Art Class Instructors Megan Bernard Amy Burkard Jim Elwood Carrie Harper Jim Kalnin Wanda Lock Jolene Mackie Marlene McPherson Kathryn Newell Crystal Przybille Rena Warren

Art Adventures Instructors Natalia Hautala, Art Adventures Supervisor Talor Osberg, Art Adventures Assistant Lindsey Pearce, Preschool Delights Instructor Rena Warren, Preschool Art Adventures Delights Instructor Adriana-Camille Sanchez- In 2011 we received funding from Young Canada Works, and Human Resources Development Sanfacon, French Summer Work Exchange Student Canada, to hire two students to oversee the Art Adventures program. In total, we ran thirteen Kori Simoneau, French classes for children ages four to twelve. Summer Work Exchange Student

Art Break Instructors Megan Bernard Natalia Hautala Adult Studio Art Classes

Family Sundays Instructors Day and evening classes as well as weekend workshops Megan Bernard were scheduled in 2011 to provide members and non- Marion Krahn members of the gallery a variety of opportunities to Jolene Mackie explore their creative sides. The schedule included traditional drawing, printmaking, painting and watercolour Art insite Tour Guides classes, as well as new courses in two- and three- Lynden Beesley dimensional felting. Jolene Mackie

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Lectures, Artist’s Talks, Tours & Residency John Kissick A Nervous Decade Jasmine Reimer 1000 lbs. 3 Days Ian Johnston Bag Suite in 4/4 Time Gabor Szilasi The Eloquence of the Everyday David Harris, Curator, The Eloquence of the Everyday Barbara Astman Dancing with Che: Enter through the Gift Shop Chad Pratch Inanimate Phenotype Carolyn Wren Searching for the Sublime Bryan Ryley, The Point Is Pierre Coupey, The Point Is Brower Hatcher, Please Touch the Art: Art in the Public Space Family Sundays Steve Higgins, All Things Considered Thank you to Family Sundays instructors Marion Krahn, Megan Bernard, and Jolene Mackie for their continued enthusiasm, and for making Sundays at the gallery so much fun!

Panel Discussions Please Touch the Art: Art in the Public Space A co- presentation of the Kelowna Art Gallery and the City of Kelowna Public Art Committee Apple Bin Paint-In

Over 300 Okanagan residents participated in our eleventh annual Apple Bin Paint-In held on July 1. This event was generously sponsored by Benjamin Moore Paint.

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Conversations on Contemporary Art John Hall, 500 Experts Carin Covin, Studio Practice and Theories Brianne Howard, Into the Heart of Africa and the Politics of Representation in Canadian Museums Landon Mackenzie, The Point Is Katherine Pickering, Dark Spaces

The Front project space list of exhibitions Printmaking at the Okanagan Campus of the University of British Columbia Art in Action 2011: Time Frame Youth inSights exhibition Please Touch the Art: Art in CONNECT the Public Space Kelowna Art Gallery Art CONNECT is a studio art program for adults with developmental disabilities. With funding from the Teachers’ Exhibition Central Okanagan Foundation, we ran six programs in 2011, which were taught by local artists. Members’ Exhibition On the Path to Abstraction

Youth inSights

In 2011 we continued our Youth inSights program, which was conceived to engage teens ages 16 to 18 in an intensive nine-month-long art program. Through a series of workshops with local artists and gallery projects, teens get an up-close look at what it is like to work as an artist. The program will culminate in an exhibition of student work in 2012.

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In 2011, a noticeable increase in marketing efforts for the Kelowna Art Gallery yielded incredibly satisfying results. Through a combination of expanding our media contact list, fostering existing relationships, and developing new relationships both with media and within the community at large, the exhibitions, public programming, and special events at the Kelowna Art Gallery received excellent profile in print, on radio and television, on the internet, and through social media.

Advertising space was purchased in national publications including Canadian Art, Galleries West, Border Crossings, and Preview – The Gallery Guide. The gallery also received editorial coverage in Galleries West, Border Crossings, Western Native News, Native People’s Magazine, and Preview – The Gallery Guide. Locally, coverage of exhibitions, public programming and special events appeared in eVent! (supplement to the Daily Courier), off-centre, North of 50, SNAP Okanagan, the Capital News, and the Daily Courier. Advertising was also purchased in the Capital News, the Daily Courier, and in SNAP Okanagan to promote our public programs and special events.

The Gallery’s Curator, Liz Wylie, continued to be published on a monthly basis in Kelowna’s newspaper, the Capital News. Her articles focus on current and upcoming exhibitions.

Our Family Sundays art activities were the focus of an article in the April 2011 issue of Okanagan Life magazine. In the September 2011 issue, Executive Director, Nataley Nagy, was featured in a profile article entitled “Who Among Us.” The piece provided insight into a day in the life of the Executive Director.

The Gallery continued to participate in local tourism and cultural marketing initiatives by including listings in several visitors’ guides, distribution of brochures, and full-page advertising in the City’s Recreation & Cultural Services Activity and Program Guide.

The Gallery received attention from television stations CHBC Global Okanagan, Global BC TV, and the local SHAW Cable affiliate. A variety of exhibitions, programs, and special events were covered in news stories and events calendar listings.

Kelowna radio was very supportive of the Gallery’s initiatives, with numerous interviews given on CBC, AM 1150, Q103 FM, and 103.9 The Juice.

The Kelowna Art Gallery e-newsletter continues to be sent out to members on a monthly basis, reaching all members who have an active email account included in our database. The e-newsletter is also sent out to community partners, suppliers and other interested parties who wish to stay connected with the Gallery. In late 2011, we changed the design and delivery of our e-newsletter by registering for a service called MailChimp. This is a free service, which allows the Gallery to send up to 12,000 individual messages per month. We began using this service to also electronically distribute invitations to special events, and promote public program opportunities.

Social media is now one of the main facets of marketing efforts for the Gallery. In 2011, the Gallery’s Facebook page greatly increased its “Friends” connections, and the network of Twitter followers also grew to over 1,500. Our YouTube channel continues to be used to support exhibitions, programming, and special events.

We wish to sincerely thank all of our volunteers who continually help to make our fundraising events and opening receptions so successful. Their names are listed in this report on page 22.

Respectfully submitted, Kris Johnson Marketing and Events Coordinator

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Seeing Red & White

The Kelowna Art Gallery’s major annual fundraiser, the Seeing Red & White art auction and fundraiser, was held on Saturday, October 22, 2011. The event was presented by the Thomas Alan Budd Foundation, with additional support from Leona Baxter and Barry Oland, of the law firm Oland & Co., Dominic Petraroia, of the law firm Farris, Vaughan, Wills, and Murphy LLP, and John Grimes and Nataley Nagy. Event décor consultation was provided by Olive & Elle, with financial support from Birgit Bennett. Upon arrival, guests were greeted with a glass of Blue Mountain Vineyards Sparkling Brut, while being entertained by student musicians from Kelowna Community Music School. Celebrity Emcee Sophie Lui, anchor of Global BC TV Morning News, kept the evening’s program flowing efficiently and with much humour. A short video to thank guests for their generosity was played prior to dinner. The video included footage and photographs from the previous year of programming, set to a moving soundtrack. Guests dined on an artfully prepared meal by Joy Road Catering. The meal was paired with wines from Mission Hill Family Estate and Quails’ Gate Winery, and all wines were introduced by a member of the participating wine organizations. Auctioneer Mike Ritchie was very successful in soliciting bids for the live auction. We are extremely grateful for the continuing support of all of our supporters, sponsors, and donors. A full list of supporters, sponsors, and donors can be found on page 20 of this report.

GO Party! Events

The Kelowna Art Gallery’s successful GO Party! series (GO = Gallery Opening) continued in 2011 with our 5th GO Party!: Elegance and Eloquence, held on Friday, May 13, 2011. This fundraiser was held in conjunction with the opening of the exhibition, Gabor Szilasi: The Eloquence of the Everyday, organized and circulated by the Musée d’art de Joliette and the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography. This GO Party! had a mid-1960s, glamorous Hollywood theme. Guests arrived dressed in retro finery, and enjoyed refreshments, a cash bar, silent auction, door prizes, a ‘by donation’ photo studio, and live jazz entertainment. The event was financially supported by Meiklejohn Architects Inc. Please see page 21 for a full list of our supporters, sponsors, and donors.

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Genesis Fashion Show

The Kelowna Art Gallery held a fashion show on Friday, September 9, 2011, which featured the Genesis line of fashions by award-winning designer Sheila Keighron. The Genesis line of women’s clothing is inspired by the art of one of Canada’s most celebrated artists, Daphne Odjig, and includes many pieces, from soft, flowing full-length coats, to scarves infused with the wonderful colours of Odjig’s art. The event was well-attended and was considered a great success for the Gallery, but also for the designer. The artist’s birthday was also celebrated at this event, much to her surprise. In addition, the Gallery featured an exhibition of Daphne Odjig’s work in our Front Project Space, from Wednesday, September 7 through Sunday, September 18, 2011. This exhibition was free to the public, with the loan of the works graciously arranged by Hambleton Galleries. Special thanks to Tantalus Vineyards for supplying the wine for this event. The names of other event supporters can be found on page 21. Image contributed Photo by Lori Shaw

Image contributed Heirloom Discovery Day

The Kelowna Art Gallery hosted our first Heirloom Discovery Day on Thursday, October 6, 2011. This was a fundraising event for the Kelowna Art Gallery, at which participants had their art, antiques, or collectibles assessed by two professional appraisers. Anthony Westbridge, of Westbridge Fine Arts in Vancouver, and local art and antiques appraiser, Peter Blundell, gave these verbal opinions on value during 15-minute appointments. Every appointment time was booked, and the Gallery was busy throughout the day with members and non-members bringing in their items for assessment. The Gallery looks forward to hosting more Heirloom Discovery Day events in the future.

19 Donors and Sponsors

The Kelowna Art Gallery Carl Hare Joy Road Catering gratefully acknowledges the Fern Helfand support of our donors and Doris Holmes Kelowna Community sponsors throughout the Nancy Holmes Music School year. Robert & Mary Jenkins Kelowna Parking Ian Jones Robert’s Custom Framers Honorary Lead Patron Michael Joss The Darylectones ($5,000 +) Mel Kotler Estate of Mary Rowatt Bull George Kroker Event Sponsors & Donors Jean Langergraber Beyond Audio Benefactor Barbara A. Larson Birgit Bennett ($1,000 - $4,999) Walley Lightbody Blue Mountain Vineyard Keith & Debbie MacMillan & Cellars Keith & Winnifred Lowell Joan Madison Deborah Owram Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Jim Meiklejohn Murphy LLP Royal Canadian Properties Robert E. Middleton Limited John R. Grimes & Bruce & Lynda Miller Nataley Nagy Harvey Mitton Mission Hill Family Estate Patron Helen Mordan ($500 - $999) Oland & Co. Paul & Colleen Mulvihill Olive & Elle Birgit Bennett Laura Myles Quails’ Gate Okanagan Valley Farris, Vaughan, Wills & June Nicolay Murphy LLP Marla O’Brien Donors of Silent Auction KPMG Riki Poirier Items - Donors of Art Oland & Co. Lyn Ritchie Paul Mitchell Q.C. Derek Sanders Suzanne Anderton Nataley Nagy & John Grimes Agnes Shewring Lynden Beesley Spence Valuation Group Inc. Verne Smythe Rod Charlesworth University of British Columbia Stan Somerville Aunaray Clusiau Okanagan Development Margaret Sullivan Carin Covin Office Carol A. Taylor Jan Crawford Lori Van Rooijen Merrena Lea Thompson Dawn Emerson 1144407 Alberta Ltd. Agnes Wilson Jane Everett Gwen Zilm Alex Fong Supporters Dan Goehring (to $499) ______Francine Gravel Joice M. Hall Kim Adria Donor of Art to the Madelyn Hamilton Sandra Anderson Permanent Collection Fern Helfand Elizabeth Balderston Wanda Lock Steve Huculiak Stephanie Barnes Byron Johnstad Laurence Berrigan Events Jim Kalnin Dr. David Bowden Heather Leier Michael Breakey Seeing Red & White Wanda Lock Patrick Carew Jolene Mackie Bill Caswell Title Sponsor Debra Martin Shirley Clarke Thomas Alan Budd Yvonne Morrish Claude Desmarais Foundation Kathryn Newell Roberta Dziver David Newkirk Hon. D. Ross & Event Supporters Destanne Norris Linda Fitzpatrick Auctioneer, Mike Ritchie Joanne Onrait Yvonne Flock Emcee, Sophie Lui Gary Pearson Ekhard Freitag Photographer, Hanss Lujan Kyle L. Poirier Clayton Gall Hambleton Galleries Wendy Porter Merry Glosband Victoria Rowbottom

20 Donors and Sponsors

Margaret Ryley 2011 Opening Reception Public Programming Laura Salisbury Sponsor Sponsors Kristine Sloan Tree Brewing Co. Mary Smith McCulloch Apple Bin Paint–In Julia Trops Genesis Fashion Show BC Tree Fruits Laura Widmer Benjamin Moore Rebekah Wilkinson Event Supporters Canada Safeway Limited Delta Grand Okanagan Resort General Paint Donors of Silent Auction and Conference Centre Items Genesis Fashions/Sheila ______Aura Beauty Keighron Leona Baxter & Barry Oland Hambleton Galleries In-Kind Sponsor Ballet Kelowna Odjig Arts of printing Board of Directors of the SW Audio Visual Wayside Printers Kelowna Art Gallery Tantalus Vineyards Creations by Mom and Me Flowers GO Party! 5: Elegance & Delta Grand Okanagan Resort Eloquence and Conference Centre Title Sponsor Dr. Specs Optical Meiklejohn Architects Inc. Gallagher’s Canyon Golf and Country Club Sponsors, Donors and Fern Helfand Event Partners Hester Creek Winery Jigsaw Clothing All Occasions Party Rentals Ian and Nicola Jones Aura Beauty Kelly’s Cleaners Blossoms Fresh Fruit Local Restaurant and Lounge Arrangements Manteo Resort Bordello’s Italian Pizzeria Jim Meiklejohn & Shirley Ng Coveted Designs Fine Paul Mitchell, Q.C. Jewellery Nagano Sushi Fernando’s Taqueria Okanagan Symphony Mosaic Books Orchestra Ogopogo Bed and Breakfast Olive & Elle Boutique Olsen Europe – Orchard Park Dale and Joanne Onrait Kelowna Posh Orchard Park Shopping RauDZ Regional Table Centre Rotary Centre for the Arts Paul Mitchell, Q.C. Sheila Keighron / Genesis Quinta Ferreira Estate Winery Fashions Scandia Golf & Games Sheri Simson / Keenfit Kim Solar, Photographic Artist Walking Poles Tantalus Vineyards Sugar Sweet Cupcakes Teaberry’s Fine Teas Summerland Waterfront Tree Brewing Co. Resort Twisted Tomato Sun Country Furniture Two Eagles Golf & Academy The Color Room Urban Distilleries Tree Brewing Co. Volcanic Hills Estate Winery V2 Design Furniture and Accents Waterfront Restaurant and Wine Bar Valkyr Adventures Inc.

21 Volunteers

We gratefully acknowledge Shaneah Metlewsky Carlton Huber the support of our Laura Pelletier Danielle Mahdal volunteers. Their names James Pham Mercedes McCann appear beneath the title of Kaitlin Serpa Sydney Neubauer the activity at which they Jessika Woolner Talor Osberg kindly assisted. Thank you! Seeing Red & White Docents Event Volunteers 2011 Committee Linda Brooklyn Loretta Bennett Leona Baxter Amy Burkard Patricia Croghan Birgit Bennett Sarah Crittenden Gussie Desjardins Kris Johnson Colleen Crossfield Rebecca Desjarlais Marla O’Brien Catherine Doherty Catherine Doherty Joanne Onrait Raheleh Ehsani Ardakani Craig Horan Deborah Owram Elaine Hatch Nicole Ensing Laura Myles Shelly Hewitz Kat Gallez Nataley Nagy Brianne Howard Emily Geen Celeste Kent Sheena Gibson Decor Jean-Marie MacKinnon Stephanie Gormley Olive & Elle Meggi Mah LD Guttormson Mary Martens Elaine Hatch Art Adventures Joanne Maxwell Betty Jeffers Barbara Morin Kevin Jesuino Stephanie Blacklaws JoAnn Sommerfeld Karen Johnson Shannon Holmes-Slattery Margaret Timuss Rachel Leier Celeste Kent Shelly Tkachyk Wynne Leung Hannah Kilpatrick Hanss Lujan Tess Paul Jolene Mackie Chelsea Promer Kelly MacIntosh Chloe Townsend Fatima Manu Larkin Warren Petrina McNeill Klaudia Niwa Family Sundays Connie Quaedvlieg Kayla Arbez Marina Reznikova Santi Bakrie Danielle Ringuette Beci Bonkowski Renae Roles Briar Buysse Tracy Satin Christina Chu Catherine Spencer Hanne Collins Kristin Stratulat Kaija Gnazdowsky Nicola Swanby Stephanie Irwin Richard Taylor Jennifer Jawarski Toby Wesenberg Dayna Larson Rebekah Wilkinson Megan Plante Leanne Wilson Kira Risler Cindy Wu Laryssa Rock Nicole Young Silke Schuster Karly Thickson Art Break Volunteers Hailey Vanseggelen Kayla Daigneault-Sukow Amy Goertsen Youth inSights Program Sophie Goertsen Paris Begrand-Fast Tiah Lee Jackie Deck Kasie Metlewsky Maria Hammond

22 Membership

Corporate Members Diffley Family Karen Kranabetter and Helen M Dobie and Family Chris Fabbi Calona Wines Gary and Annette Doll George and Nell Kroker Delta Grand Okanagan Resort Lynda and Paul Durose Kuhn Family Investors Group Roberta and Ray Dziver Margaret Kyle and Securities Inc. Susan Ellard and Family Michael Schwartzentruber Kelly’s Cleaners Janet Evans Eain Lamont Kelowna Flightcraft Air Jane Everett and Carl Hodge Jon Allan Landahl and Charter Ltd. Joanne Fisette Dean Kosmino Meiklejohn Architects Inc. Hon. D. Ross and Ingrid Lee-Smart and O.K. Builders Supplies Linda Fitzpatrick Lennox Smart Oland & Co. Barristers Terry and Lorraine Foster Walley and Marietta and Solicitors Janelle Fulford and Family Lightbody Olive & Elle Clayton Gall and Family William G. Litwin and RauDZ Regional Table Guy and Lynda Gant Chris Mackenzie Rotary Centre for the Arts Norman and Daphne Gardner Wanda Lock and Royal Bank of Canada Diane Gatley and Greg Buchholz Sun Country Furniture Norman William Graham Lowe and Touchpoint Agency Inc. Allyson and Scott Graf Joanne McKechnie Tree Brewing Co. Judith and David Gunderson Keith and Win Lowell Valkyr Adventures Inc. Joice and John Hall Gary Lyndon Family Members Abe and Brenda Hamm Carolyn MacHardy and Family Rosalyn Harder and David and Joan Madison Nancy Ashley Stuart Kircher Kerstin and Clarence Manders Suzanne Aubin Carl and Clara Hare Pauline Marcial Leona Baxter and Gary and Debbie Hartley Midge and Dave Mason Barry Oland Gordon and Wilma Hartley Rick Matzigkeit and Dorothee Birker and Family Jessie M. Haynes and Family Pamela Fennell Cynthia Boldt and Family Michael and Judy Healey Lois and Greg McCloskey David and Diane Bond Mary Ann Hendriks Patrick McCormick Ingrid and Bert Borch Nancy Holmes and Jack McCulloch and Florence Bortoluzzi and David Murray Mary Smith McCulloch Robert Frasson Gail and Karl Hourigan Clare McManus and Kristine Bouw and Steve and Stacey Huculiak Michael Griffin Gabriel Ross Dr. James Hull Jim Meiklejohn and Michael and Linda Breakey Melvyn Hunt and Shirley Ng Bea Bullock Anne Cochrane Wayne Michaux and Shauna Burnell and Family Jane-Marie and Felicity Mayhew Alma Burnett Graeme James Bruce and Lynda Miller Judy and Graham Burns Robert and Mary Jenkins Hoey Mitchell Jaine Buse and Family Jo Jennissen and Mitchell Family Kimberly Cameron Brian Conner Robert Mueller Neal and Kristina Campbell Kris Johnson and Sherri Mullins Suzanne and Bob Chavarie LD Guttormson Sarah Murdoch Black Alex and Bret Christensen Nancy Johnson and Noelle Nadeau and Heather and Adam Clarke Todd LaBounty Kong Khoo Douglas and Sandra Cramen Ian and Nicola Jones Sarah Nelems Sarah and Roger Crittenden Kelowna Canadian Kathryn Newell and Family Italian Club Kumi Nittel and Tim Mayer Betsy Crook Dave and Sue King Adrienne Nolan Myschak and Scott Davis Don King Marla and Andrew O’Brien Mary deBakker and Ann Kipling and Cathy Okana Sandi Lukic Leonhard Epp Rodney Olauson and Blanca Derickson and Family Angie and Allen Kirschner Joanne Spanier

23 Membership

Joanne and Dale Onrait Kelly and Geoffrey Turton Aunaray Carol Clusiau Douglas and Deborah Owram and Family Susan Cosmann Hilary Pada and Piero Rebecca Tyson, Paul Shipley Michel Coutu Galvagno and Family Carin Covin Soung Park Lynn Wallace and Family Jeannine Cradduck Connie Parker Tiffany and Zach Walsh Jan Crawford James Patterson and Family Laura Widmer and Family Nicole Crispin Frithjof Petscheleit and John and Nancy Woodworth Patricia Croghan Family Rob Zeer Lubos Culen Suzanne and Kenneth Phillips Jaime Dakin John and Gina Pinoli Individual Members Marianna DeHart Bruce and Riki Poirier Patricia Ainslie Gussie Desjardins Sarah and Derek Porritt Karen E. Anderson Dana Delcourt Cairine Powell and Dr. Claude Desmarais Maureen Anderson Don McKillican Suzanne Anderton Wendy Desrosiers Karen Ragoonaden and Raheleh Ardakani Carol Dodge David Ringer Michelle Armitage Catherine Doherty Ian Ramsay Miranda Aschenbrenner Louise Donnelly John and Heather Raybould Scott August Teri Dunphy Gillianne Richards Johanne Baird Colleen Dyson Julie and Gary Rink Elizabeth Balderston Brazen Edwards-Hager Kathy and Jim Rogers Debbie Batycki Julie Elliot Nicole Rustad, Brad Sylvia Beaton Dawn Emerson Cronquest and Family Ksenia Beaumier Jessica Emery Derek and Heather Sanders Margery Bedford Nicole Ensing Louise Schneider Lynden Beesley Fahlman Studio Michelle and Randy Schueler Birgit Bennett Nino Fabbro and Family Megan Bernard Patricia Fazackerley Erin and Trevor Deborah Betts Lindsey Farr Semashkewich Daniel Bibby Pam Fennell Sean Shepherd and Ruth Bieber Yvonne Flock Jodi Collins Catherine Bilodeau Alex Fong Svetlana Simtchouk Teri Lynn Blackwell Anne-Marie Freeman Ian and Marguerite Sisett Charlene Blais Adrienne Friesen Michelle Smith and Family Carole Bond Joan Fry Misty and Mondy Smith Angela Bonten Diana Creasy-Funk Verne Smythe and John Bowyer Isabella Gambouras Barbara Bowmer Sandra Bradshaw Linda Garner Chris and Michelle Sorensen Rose Braun Gerry Garrett Chris Sotvedt and Katie Brennan Emily Geen Iveta Lemes Jenny Brownjohn Joanne Gervais Joseph and Dana Stanford Jody Bruce Margaret-Ann Gfeller Waheed Sudiq Family Ellen Burdett Allan Gill Deborah and Howard Sures Renée Burgess Shelley Glasheen Merrena Lea Thompson and Amy Burkard Bev Gordon Family Alexandra Carriere Josephine Grant Rosemary Thompson and Hailee Carroll Lally Grauer Family Dolores Caswell Francine Gravel Dorothy and Ret Tinning Genevra Cavanaugh Hon. John R Grimes Patricia and Brian Todd Raymond Chelini Patricia Gulyás Michelle Tomasse, Paul Hazel Christy Patricia Gutcher Mendler and Family Ellen Clements Cale Guy Marilyn and Ken Tremeer Jon Cleveland Nadine Guy Karen Close Madeline Hanson

24 Membership

Michele Harshenin Petrina McNeill Rolf Schrader Jennifer Hasenberg Marlene McPherson Susan Schultz Frances Hatfield Pilar Mehlis Hilary Shirreff Penny Hechter Janet Mercer Tina Siddiqui Christina Hedlund Christopher Miller Kristine Sloan Fern Helfand Dorothy Mills Leanne Smith Ethel Hewson Victoria Molloy Silverado Socrates Patricia Higgins Martha Moore Stan Somerville Barbara Hochman Tammy Moore Tia-Maria Soroskie Gail Hodder Jane Morgan Kristin Stratulat Gail Hodgson Yvonne Morrish Lynne Struth Trish Horn Susan Morrison Margaret Sullivan Brianne Howard Jane Moxon Audrey Surrao Pat Huber Valerie Muir Sue Sutherland Arlene Huxtable Laura Myles Jim Tanner Margo Jensen Nataley Nagy Stacie Tappen Aurora Johansson David Newkirk Lillie Taylor Kris Johnson June Nicolay The Echo Collective Byron Johnstad Karen Nightingale Betty Thibodeau Paul Johnston Joan Norkum Carey Tibando Michael Jones Destanne Norris Margaret Timuss Angelina Kalijarvi Mike O’Doherty Julia Trops Colleen Kelly Arthur Ostrowski Brenda Valnicek Celeste Kent Lindsey Owen Deborah Vanston Sandra Kessler Trevor Pacholok Liz VanGolen Vincent Sandra Kochan Alice Pallett Patricia Vangolen Marion Krahn Donna Palmer Lori A. Van Rooijen Renita Kraubner Debbie Parker Karin Vermassen Karma Lacoff Amanda Parks Mark Visperas Lianne Lacroix Kathleen Parsons Candace Wagner LeEtta LaFontaine James Paterson Dawn Walker Jean Langergraber Gillian Paynter Kirsty Ward Stacey Lea Gary Pearson Tracie Ward (now deceased) Deborah LeCavalier Sandra Pearson Rena Warren Heather LeCavalier Melissa Perehudoff Caitlin Weaver Joanne Legree Verna Pickering R Neil Weber Heather Leier Airlie Pinkerton Joyce Weisbeck Helene Letnick Kyle Poirier Veronica Weitzmann Wendy Letwinetz Wendy Porter Johannes Wessels Paul Lewendon Diana Pratt-Johnson Toby Wesenberg Sara Lige Crystal Przybille Isabelle Whalen Gayle Liman Connie Quaedvlieg Linda Wilfur Mary Lund Omar Rashwan Rebekah Wilkinson Debbie Lynch Maggie Reigh Carol Williams Kelly MacIntosh Beverly Rein Cameron Willson Jolene Mackie Karen Rempel Colleen Wilson Penny MacLean Burt Reynolds Joan Wilson Meggi Mah Marina Reznikova Bill Winters Van Mallow Julie Roberts Nancy Woodworth Cindy Marshall Sue Robinson Liz Wylie Debra Martin Heather Ross Gwen Zilm Heather Martin Victoria Rowbottom Patrick McCormick Laura Salisbury Janice McKenzie Sharla Schofield

25 Membership

Senior Members Myrna Nelson John Graham Elma Neufeld Michael Joss Karl Albert Gloria Pada Kelowna Flightcraft Sandra Anderson Cairine Powell Air Charter Ltd. Ross Anderton Edeltraud Schult Dave and Sue King Eileen E. Ashley June Seed Doug Kirk Stephanie Barnes Leona Senez Kiwanis Club-High Noon Carolyn Basham Agnes Shewring R. M. Middleton Jeanne Bates Patricia M Smith Dona Moore Jacqueline Blaney Elisabeth Smits Paul Mulvihill Emmy Bouma Marilyn Somers O.K. Builders Supplies Dr. David Bowden Georgina Spies James Paterson (now deceased) Richard Suarez Robert Porter Marilynn Bury Norma Swaim Judith Ravenhill Jane Buse Carol Taylor Burt Reynolds Justina Callahan Sheila Taylor Kathy and Jim Rogers Madeleine Campbell Twyla Tucker Rotary Club - Capri East Hilda Carmichael Catrina Ward Rotary Club - OK Mission Shirley Clarke Margueritte Waters Rotary Club - Rutland Larry Craig Lore Wiggers Royal Bank of Canada Dawna Day Agnes Wilson Susan Schultz Wynne Demers Gwynneth Wilson Ann Galt Smith Rita Diebolt Wilfred Yung Karen Stewart Cornelia Dolhaine Carl Zanon Becky Thomas Evelyn Durnin Tom Treadgold Jude Edwards Student Members William Treadgold Eve Foran Bill Winters Donna & Gerry Garneau Kate Carr Joan Good Morteza Farrokhsiar Irene Hallisey Tara Fergusen Madelyn Hamilton Tommie-Lou Girard Marlene Hamilton Melissa Hart Marilyn Harris Petra Holler Frances Hatfield Muhammad Hossain Jennifer Hindle Sina Jomeh (now deceased) Melissa Larkin Winifred Hoyer Hanss Lujan Cynthia Hunter Ashley MacNeill Jim Kalnin Brady Shields Judy Kent John Smith Sandra Kessler Maria Stanborough Jane Kiegerl Hanna Turner-Gervais Angie and Allen Kirschner Hope Vinoly Gabriele Klein Christine Walker Gerdi Koch Joel Williamson Gwendy Lamont Barbara Larson Lifetime Members Mary Leskard Dr. Robert & Phyllis Lewis Ms. Susan Belton Helen MacLean Bea Bullock (now deceased) Jollean McFarlen Calona Wines Ruth McKeage Rick Dowding Harvey Mitton Don Ferrie Ruth Montgomery

26 Kelowna Art Gallery Staff

Left to right: Mike O’Doherty, Connie Quaedvlieg, Lindsey Pearce, Jennifer Hasenberg, Nataley Nagy, Susan Cosmann, Lynden Beesley, Liz Wylie, Christina Hedlund, Renée Burgess, Penny Hechter, Debbie Batycki, Kyle L. Poirier, Kris Johnson.

Nataley Nagy Kris Johnson Mike O’Doherty Executive Director Marketing and Events Preparator and Technician Coordinator (from November 2011) Liz Wylie Curator Kyle L. Poirier Susan Cosmann Graphic Designer Patricia Fazackerley Christina Hedlund Emily Geen Registrar Debbie Batycki Heather Leier Head of Financial Lindsey Pearce Renée Burgess Administration Connie Quaedvlieg Head of Public Programming Gallery Assistants Kelly MacIntosh Stephanie Pachon Administrative Assistant Lynden Beesley Public Programming Assistant (until March 2011) Brianne Howard (until April 2011) Jolene Mackie Penny Hechter Art inSite Tour Guides Megan Bernard / Jennifer Administrative Assistant Hasenberg (from June 2011) Megan Bernard Public Programming Assistant Jennifer Hasenberg (until June 2011) Don King Marion Krahn Preparator and Technician Jolene Mackie Jennifer Hasenberg (until October 2011) Lindsey Pearce Education Coordinator (from Family Sundays Assistants June 2011)

Financial Statements of

KELOWNA ART GALLERY ASSOCIATION

Year ended December 31, 2011

KPMG LLP Telephone (250) 979‐7150 Chartered Accountants Telefax (250) 763‐0044 300 – 1674 Bertram Street www.kpmg.ca Kelowna, BC V1Y 9G4 Canada

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT To the Members of the Kelowna Art Gallery Association We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the Kelowna Art Gallery Association (the “Art Gallery”) which comprise the statement of financial position as at December 31, 2011, the statements of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows for the year then ended, and notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information. Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors' Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the Art Gallery’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Art Gallery’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Kelowna Art Gallery Association as at December 31, 2011, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.

Chartered Accountants Kelowna, Canada March 22, 2012 6

KELOWNA ART GALLERY ASSOCIATION Consolidated Statement of Operations Year ended December 31, 2011, with comparative figures for 2010 2011 2010 (Adjusted - note 1(i))

Revenues: Operating grants (note 7):$ 593,693 $ 609,693 Other operating revenues: Memberships and admissions 19,573 22,105 Fundraising Monetary 59,470 54,286 Non-monetary 52,791 34,595 Donations Monetary 23,243 13,432 Non-monetary - 205 Rentals 8,325 7,021 Interest and sundry 3,426 4,213 Amortization of deferred capital contributions 17,075 22,013 183,903 157,870 777,596 767,563 Program and exhibition revenues: Special purpose grants (note 8) 41,612 32,889 Art education program 56,631 62,141 98,243 95,030 Total revenues 875,839 862,593

Expenses: Operating expenses: Advertising and promotion 6,936 9,288 Amortization of property and equipment 23,048 32,019 Professional fees 8,531 5,330 Bank charges and interest 6,357 5,989 Fundraising Monetary 14,408 16,049 Non-monetary 52,791 34,595 Insurance 6,641 6,048 Repairs and maintenance 23,103 26,274 General and administrative 49,338 58,589 Permanent collection 1,699 2,215 Professional development and consulting 2,889 7,917 Utilities 23,274 24,397 Wages and benefits 474,791 483,285 693,806 711,995 Program and exhibition expenses: Exhibitions 84,261 104,577 Public programming 66,527 46,610 150,788 151,187 Total expenses 844,594 863,182

Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenses before permanent collection 31,245 (589)

Permanent collection additions: Permanent collection donations 48,900 48,050 Canada Council for the Arts grant - 3,000 Acquisitions of art (51,400) (48,050) (2,500) 3,000

Excess of revenues over expenses $ 28,745 $ 2,411

See accompanying notes to financial statements 2 KELOWNA ART GALLERY ASSOCIATION Statement of Changes in Fund Balances Year ended December 31, 2011, with comparative figures for 2010

Operating Fund Equity in Permanent Building Property and Collection Reserve Equipment Unrestricted Total Fund Fund 2011 2010 (Adjusted - note 1(i))

Balance, beginning of year$ 13,425 $ 54,468 $ 67,893 $ 9,647 $ 48,239 $ 125,779 $ 123,368

Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenses (5,973) 37,091 31,118 (2,500) 127 28,745 2,411

Purchase of property and equipment from unrestricted net assets 3,891 (3,891) - - - - -

Interfund transfers - (3,000) (3,000) 3,000 - - -

Balance, end of year$ 11,343 $ 84,668 $ 96,011 $ 10,147 $ 48,366 $ 154,524 $ 125,779

See accompanying notes to financial statements 3 KELOWNA ART GALLERY ASSOCIATION Statement of Cash Flows Year ended December 31, 2011, with comparative figures for 2010

2011 2010

Cash provided by (used in):

Operating activities Cash received from grant revenues$ 635,305 $ 644,042 Cash received from other revenues 181,316 138,163 Cash paid to suppliers and employees (759,880) (794,910) Interest and bank charges paid (6,357) (5,989) 50,384 (18,694)

Investing activities: Decrease in restricted cash and cash equivalents (627) 43 Purchase of property and equipment (3,891) (1,845) Cash paid for permanent collection additions (2,500) (6,100) (7,018) (7,902)

Increase (decrease) in cash 43,366 (26,596)

Cash, beginning of year 90,635 117,231

Cash, end of year $ 134,001 $ 90,635

Non-cash investing activities: Donations of art to the permanent collection$ 48,900 $ 48,050

See accompanying notes to financial statements 4

KELOWNA ART GALLERY ASSOCIATION Notes to Financial Statements

Year ended December 31, 2011

The Kelowna Art Gallery Association (the “Art Gallery”) is a charitable, not-for-profit organization, incorporated as a society under the Society Act (British Columbia) and is engaged in providing art exhibitions and education to the public. The Art Gallery is a registered charity under the Income Tax Act and, accordingly, is exempt from income taxes, provided certain requirements of the Income Tax Act are met.

1. Significant accounting policies: The financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles for non-profit organizations. (a) Fund Accounting:

i) Operating fund: The operating fund includes the Art Gallery’s operating assets, equipment and principal operations.

ii) Permanent collection fund: The permanent collection fund includes donations and transactions related to the permanent art work collection held by the Art Gallery in trust for the City of Kelowna.

iii) Building reserve fund The building reserve fund includes donations, fundraising and expenses incurred related to future improvements and expansion to the Art Gallery’s facility.

(b) Revenue recognition: Unrestricted contributions are recognized as revenue of the appropriate fund in the year received or receivable if the amount to be received can be reasonably estimated and collection is reasonably assured. Externally restricted contributions related to general operations are recognized as revenue of the appropriate fund in the year in which the related expenses are incurred. Contributions restricted for the purchase of equipment are deferred and amortized into revenue at a rate corresponding with the amortization rate for the related equipment.

KELOWNA ART GALLERY ASSOCIATION Notes to Financial Statements

Year ended December 31, 2011

1. Significant accounting policies (continued): (c) Cash and cash equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents include cash and instruments readily convertible into cash. (d) Property and equipment: Property and equipment purchases are recorded at cost. Amortization is provided on using the following bases and annual rates, except in the year of acquisition where amortization is estimated at one-half the annual rate:

Basis Rate

Computer equipment Declining balance 30% Computer software Straight line 33% Furniture and equipment Declining balance 20% Leasehold improvements Straight line 10%

When the Art Gallery’s management determines that certain property and equipment no longer contribute to the Art Gallery’s ability to provide services, the carrying amount of these assets are written down to amortization expense. (e) Non-monetary donations:

i) Donations of art work and cultural property: Donations of art work, other than cultural property art work, are recorded as donations to the Permanent Collection Fund at appraised fair market value once the appraised fair market value is determined and the donation is accepted by the Art Gallery’s Acquisition Committee. Donations of cultural property are recorded as donations to the Permanent Collection Fund at appraised fair market value once the donation is accepted by the Art Gallery’s Acquisition Committee and certified by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board as cultural property.

KELOWNA ART GALLERY ASSOCIATION Notes to Financial Statements

Year ended December 31, 2011

1. Significant accounting policies (continued): (e) Non-monetary donations (continued): ii) Contributed services and materials: Individuals and organizations contribute numerous volunteer hours each year to assist the Art Gallery in carrying out its operations. Because of the difficulty of determining the fair market value of these contributed services and materials and business premises rental, the fair market values are not recognized in the financial statements except where the fair market value can be reasonably estimated. (f) Use of estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the year. Actual results could differ from those estimates. (g) Financial instruments: The Art Gallery classifies its financial instruments into one of these five categories: held-for- trading, held-to-maturity, loans and receivables, available-for-sale financial assets or other financial liabilities. All financial instruments, including derivatives, are measured in the balance sheet at fair value except for loans and receivables, held to maturity investments and other financial liabilities which are measured at amortized cost. The Art Gallery designated its assets and liabilities as follows:  Cash and restricted cash and cash equivalents were designated as held for trading and measured at their fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in net earnings;  Accounts receivable have been classified as loans and receivables and are measured at amortized cost.  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities have been classified as other financial liabilities and are measured at amortized cost. Disclosure of the financial significance of financial instruments to the Art Gallery’s financial position, performance and cash flows, and to assist in assessing the amounts, timing and certainty of future cash flows associated with those instruments is located in note 10.

KELOWNA ART GALLERY ASSOCIATION Notes to Financial Statements

Year ended December 31, 2011

1. Significant accounting policies (continued): (h) New accounting pronouncements: In December 2010 the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants issued Part III of the CICA Handbook – Accounting Standards for Not-For-Profit Organizations. The standards provide non-profit organizations the choice of applying accounting standards for private enterprises supplemented by the Part III standards unique to non-profit organizations, or international financial reporting standards. The new standards are applicable to annual financial statements relating to fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2012 (the fiscal year commencing January 1, 2012 for the Art Gallery). The Art Gallery is in the process of reviewing the impact of these standards on its reporting framework and financial statements.

(i) Change in accounting policy – permanent collection: Effective January 1, 2011, the Art Gallery changed its accounting policy for its permanent collection. In previous years, the Art Gallery presented the permanent collection as an asset at historical acquisition cost and did not amortize the asset. The Art Gallery’s management changed its policy to not recognize the permanent collection as an asset since ownership of the permanent collection vests with the residents of the City of Kelowna and since this presentation is consistent with the majority of other public art galleries across Canada. Accordingly, additions to the permanent collection are recorded as an expense in the statement of operations and donations of art and grants received are recorded as revenue in the statement of operations. The comparative figures as at and for the year ended, December 31, 2010 have been adjusted accordingly.

2. Restricted cash and cash equivalents:

Restricted cash and cash equivalents includes cash and cash equivalents held for future permanent collection additions, future improvements to the Art Gallery facility and cash received for future capital expenditures, which are not available for day to day unrestricted operations of the Art Gallery.

KELOWNA ART GALLERY ASSOCIATION Notes to Financial Statements

Year ended December 31, 2011

3. Property and equipment:

2011 2010 Accumulated Net book Net book Cost amortization value value

Computer equipment $ 57,647 $ 44,791 $ 12,856 $ 13,840 Computer software 11,364 11,364 - 1,845 Furniture and equipment 299,822 237,757 62,065 77,804 Leasehold improvements 23,871 23,871 - 589

$ 392,704 $ 317,783 $ 74,921 $ 94,078

4. Deferred revenue:

2011 2010

General operations 39,114 23,185 Memberships 4,872 6,182

$ 43,986 $ 29,367

5. Deferred capital contributions: Deferred capital contributions related to property and equipment represent the unamortized amount and unspent amount of donations and grants received for the purchase of property and equipment. The amortization of capital contributions is recorded as revenue in the statement of operations.

2011 2010

Balance, beginning of year $ 80,653 $ 102,666

Less amounts amortized to revenue in the year (17,075) (22,013)

$ 63,578 $ 80,653

KELOWNA ART GALLERY ASSOCIATION Notes to Financial Statements

Year ended December 31, 2011

6. Commitment: The Art Gallery has signed an agreement with a publisher to print and distribute a book that will accompany a 2012 Art Gallery exhibition. Pursuant to the agreement, the Art Gallery has committed to paying the publisher $15,000, as a grant-in-aid, based on the achievement of certain performance criteria. As at December 31, 2011, $10,000 has been paid and recorded as a prepaid expense. Further, the Art Gallery has committed to purchase 800 copies of the book at a price of $16,000, upon publication.

7. Operating grants:

2011 2010

City of Kelowna $ 457,193 $ 457,193 British Columbia Arts Council 51,500 60,000 Canada Council for the Arts 60,000 60,000 British Columbia Gaming Commission 25,000 32,500 $ 593,693 $ 609,693

8. Special purpose grants:

2011 2010

Canadian Museums Association $ 4,742 $ - Central Okanagan Foundation 5,000 - City of Kelowna 17,500 6,000 Community Living BC - 2,572 Human Resources and Skills Development Canada 2,588 3,327 Kelowna Community Resources - 1,450 School District No. 23 5,000 5,000 Regional District of Central Okanagan 3,300 3,000 Vancouver Foundation - 10,000 YMCA Summer Work Student Exchange Program 3,482 1,540 $ 41,612 $ 32,889

KELOWNA ART GALLERY ASSOCIATION Notes to Financial Statements

Year ended December 31, 2011

9. Endowment funds: Endowment funds, administered and recorded by the Central Okanagan Foundation in its financial statements, are permanently restricted and consequently not included as assets of the Art Gallery in these financial statements. The net book value and market value of these assets as at December 31, 2011 was $46,685.

10. Economic dependence: The Art Gallery receives a significant portion of its annual operating grant funding from the City of Kelowna, and operates from a building owned by the City of Kelowna. The Art Gallery operates under a lease and operating agreement with the City, which has a ten-year term (expiring December 31, 2016) with two five year renewal periods at the Art Gallery’s option. The lease and operating agreement provides for total rent of $10 for the initial ten year term.

11. Permanent collection: The Art Gallery is responsible for the management of the Kelowna Art Gallery permanent collection, ownership of which vests with the residents of the City of Kelowna. The collection comprises various visual art pieces. The Art Gallery incurred $2,500 in expenditures acquiring new works for the collection during the year. The accumulated acquisition cost of the permanent collection at December 31, 2011 was $1,706,900 (2010 - $1,655,500).

12. Financial instruments: (a) Fair value:

The Art Gallery’s cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying value due to the relatively short- term to maturity of these instruments. (b) Credit risk: The maximum credit risk for the Art Gallery’s financial assets is the carrying value of the asset.

KELOWNA ART GALLERY ASSOCIATION Notes to Financial Statements

Year ended December 31, 2011

13. Capital disclosures: The Art Gallery defines capital to be net assets and deferred capital contributions. The Art Gallery’s objective when managing capital is to safeguard its ability to operate as a going concern and to fund its operations and property and equipment. The Art Gallery is not subject to financial covenants or other capital requirements with respect to its operation or capital funding.

14. Comparative figures:

Certain 2010 comparative figures have been reclassified to conform with the financial statement presentation adopted per the current year.