• • • CITY OF CALGARY • RECEIVED • IN ENGINEERING TRADITIONS ROOM • • • • • 2014 • Accountability Report • • •• • calgaryarts development • • •I • • • •t t t Artist ic D irector Je an Gra n d- Maitre an d Alberta Ba l le t Comp any Art ist Hay na Gu tierr ez Committees. Assessors and Volunteers Volunteers and Assessors Committees. About Calgary Arts Development Development Arts Calgary About TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS OF TABLE Alberta Arts Flood Rebuild Rebuild Flood Arts Alberta 2014 Prograi n Partners Partners n Prograi 2014 Community Investment Investment Community Opening Message Message Opening Engagement Engagement Governance Governance Awareness Awareness Spaces Spaces People People 24 24 23 23 27 27 25 25 20 20 20 20 18 18 12 12 2 2 3 1 • • • Opening Message • What is the goal of arts development? Calgary Arts Develop­ For a city to thrive, it needs a healt hy arts ecosystem, from ment's mission is to support and strengthen the arts to individual artists and grassroots companies to community­ • benefit all Calgarians. Creativity is an important currency in led marching bands and dance schools, and our largest • today's world, cultural vi tality is essential in building shared cornerstone institutions. We invest in operational funding prosperity, and art infusing the lives of Calgarians has the for organizations (Operating Grant Program), support for • power to make our city a better place for everyone. artists' professional development (Artist Opportunity Grant • Program), arts development activit ies such as Living a Creative There are many people who share a belief that arts in Life, and project support through the crowdfunding platform • everyday life helps build connection and vibrancy in our city. lnvestYYC. • Ask parents whose children and teenagers are energized by • dancing, drawing, writing, playing music, making films , acting We also understand the deep need for investing in the and so much more. Ask social service agencies who use the future of the arts community, especi ally during these rapidly • arts to heal and empower vulnerable people. Ask businesses changing times. This is about providing opportunities to build • that want to recruit top talent from around the world about capacity in the sector through programs like New Pathways for the importance of a vibrant arts scene to attract and retain the Arts or the Remarkable Experience Accelerator, and it's • these people. Ask teachers about the power of the arts to also about tapping into Calgarians' enthusiasm for the arts • build confidence, teamwork and creative minds. And ask the at events like the Mayor's Lunch for Arts Champions and the • many artists in our city, whose creative work makes lasting Creative Calgary Congress . personal impressions and contributes to a vital, prosperous • and connected city. This year's Accountability Report details Calgary Arts Development's programs and investments in 2014. While we • We asked all of these groups, as part of the 21-month are proud of what we were able to contribute, we also know • consultation process that led to Living a Creative Life: An Arts that the arts ecosystem is much larger than we can reach • Development Strategy for Calgary. Launched in March 2014, and that Calgary's creative energy is greater than what is the strategy envisions Calgary as a place that empowers reflected in our programs. We invite you to visit ArtsAction.ca, every resident to livec a reative life. In less than a year, the which will launch on June 19, 2015. This is our first-ever Arts strategy attracted more than 100 signatories from a range in Action YYC report, which shares facts and stories about of sectors, including arts and arts service organizations, civic the diversity and impact of the arts in Ca lgary-and we're • partners and funders, community and social service agencies, confident that you won't have to thin k back too far to find a • and educational organizations. Living a Creative Life is an arts story of your own. • development strategy fo r Calgary, by Calgarians- and more and more Calgarians are getting involved . ' Remember that 'the arts' are not only large-scale shows in Patti Pon, President & CEO • Dean Prodan, Chair theatres and concert halls; they are also your favourite • band, your salsa class, that mural you pass on your commute, • the movies you watch wi th your kids and the novels you read to unwind. Celebrating and supporting all of these • artistic experiences helps lead Calgary to become a creative, • connected city through the arts . '• • • •t t 2014 Accountability Report I Calgary Arts Development 1 • • • About Calgary Arts Development • As the city's designated arts development authority, Calgary 2015 TO 2018 STRATEGIC PLAN Arts Development supports and strengthens the arts to • benefit all Calgarians. We invest and allocate municipal fund­ In 2014, Calgary Arts Development finalized its 2015 to 2018 • ing for the arts provided by The City of Calgary and leverage Strategic Plan. The plan's three strategic priorities are: • these funds to provide additional resources to the arts sector. 1. Raise Value: Calgary Arts Development continues its • OUR WHY: leadership role in the arts and with other stakeholders We believe that art infusing the lives of Calgarians to make the arts integral to the lives of Calgarians. • has the power to build our city. 2. Build Relationships: Calgary Arts Development fosters • OUR VISION: collaborative relationships across sectors and commu­ •I A creative, connected Calgary through the arts. nities to help ensure that Calgarians can experience art in their everyday lives. OUR MISSION: 3. Increase Resources: Calgary Arts Development • We support and strengthen the arts to benefit all Calgarians. identifies ways to increase and sustain our finances • and expertise, and use these resources wisely for To deliver on our mission, we are: • greater impact. • A connector, facilitator and collaborator. • These priorities all contribute to Calgary Arts Development's • A champion, supporter and amplifier. • desired outcome for 2018: "By 2018, Calgary is recognized as • An investor in artists and arts organizations. a creative and artistically vibrant city that inspires Calgarians • • A catalyst and opportunity-maker. and the world." • Overall, the 2015 to 2018 Strategic Plan aligns with four out • of five City priorities in The City of Calgary's Action Plan • (A Prosperous City, A City of Inspiring Neighbourhoods, A Healthy & Green City, and A Well-Run City), and is explicitly •4 aligned to Living a Creative Life: an Arts Development Strategy 4 for Calgary. 4 Calgary Arts Development's complete strategic plan is available at CalgaryArtsDevelopment.com. •f f c f 4 • • 2014 Accountability Report I Calgary Arts Development • • • Community Investment • In line with the 2004 Calgary Civic Arts Policy, Calgary Arts The Artist Opportunity Grant Program invested $58,779 in Development is responsible for establishing arts investment 32 artists in 2014. The recipients were: • programs for capital projects, organizations' annual opera­ tions, individual artists and other purposes that achieve our Shawn Ayerst, Eight-Week Concentration at Penland School of Crafts (Bakersville, USA) strategic objectives and build strength in Calgary's arts sector. Victoria Banner, lmprov Olympics Chicago Calgary Arts Development's approach to investment is broad, (Chicago, USA) including direct monetary support through grants as well as derek beau lieu, Text Festival Residency (Bury, UK) fostering long-term resilience through capacity-building in Jolie Bird, Jacquard Specialization Workshops the arts sector. We ran the following investment programs (Montreal, Canada) in 2014: Andrea Case, The Folk Alliance International Conference • Artist Opportunity Grant Program (Kansas City, USA) • Arts for All Program Col Cseke, Term as Artistic Associate at The Scottish • lnvestYYC Opera Friendship Oratorio (G lasgow, UK) • New Pathways for the Arts Alison DeRegt, Mask and Clown Workshop • Operating Grant Program (Manitoulin Island, Canada) • • Remarkable Experience Accelerator Shawn Dicey, lntensive Music and Recording Mentorship • Special Circumstance Program with Jay Crocker (Crousetown, Canada) Jaime Emond, Cuban Styles Expansion (San Francisco, USA) • In total, Calgary Arts Development invested $4,231,684 Cheryl Foggo, Banff Residency (Banff, Canada) through these programs in 2014, a marginal increase Danielle French, Julie Christensen Vocal Coaching over 2013. (Nashville, USA) More information about Calgary Arts Development's Kat Fullerton, lmprov/Sketch Workshop with Kevin investment programs can be found at McDonald (Calgary, Canada) CalgaryArtsDevelopment.com/Grants. Gessuri Gaitan, lnterrarium Banff Residency • (Banff, Canada) • ARTIST OPPORTUNITY Helena Hadala, Banff Residency at Leighton Colony GRANT PROGRAM (Banff, Canada) • Winnie Ho, 2014 Fusebox Festival (Austin, USA) This program invests in professional development for individ­ • Greg Jeffs, Produced By Confer ence (Los Angeles, USA) ual professional artists, covering expenses related to a unique Lydia Karpenko, New Pacific Studio Multidisciplinary • professional opportunity to a maximum of $2,500. Although Artist's Residency (Wairarapa, New Zealand) • the grants are modest, the impact has been transformational. • With no set deadlines for applications in 2014, the program Todd Kipp, Film Editing Training (Edmonton, Canada) allowed artists to take advantage of short-term opportunities Andrea Lau , Mentorship/Studying with Pauline Fraisse