annual report 2011–12 Glenbow Museum Vision More people interacting with art, culture and ideas more often. Mission Glenbow is a cultural cornerstone, growing generations of art and history lovers. We welcome visitors, partners and supporters to join us here, in the community and in our virtual spaces for an exchange of ideas. Our collection represents who Contents On the cover and above: Throughout we are, where we have been the summer of 2011, museum 1 | Glenbow by the Numbers educators invited people walking along and informs our future. We Stephen Avenue Mall to participate 2 | President’s and Chair’s Message show things worth seeing in a collaborative art project where 4 | Exhibitions they created an abstract work of art and tell stories worth hearing. inspired by artist William Perehudoff. 6 | Programming Our programs, exhibitions 8 | Collections and Acquisitions Highlights and services foster learning 10 | Community Support for Glenbow and an appreciation of art 12 | Thanks to Our Supporters and culture in our daily lives. 14 | Glenbow’s Volunteer Program 15 | Glenbow Board of Governors 16 | Glenbow Management and Staff In 1966, the Glenbow-Alberta Institute was created when Eric Harvie and his family donated his impressive collection of art, artifacts and historical documents to the people of Alberta. We are grateful for their foresight and generosity. In the last four decades, Glenbow Museum and the Province of Alberta have worked together to preserve this legacy for future generations. We gratefully acknowledge the Province of Alberta for its ongoing support to enable us to care for, maintain and provide access to the collections on behalf of the people of Alberta. Glenbow by the Numbers Operating Expenditure 2012 128,129 Core Services 2,885,974 27% Program & Exhibit Development 2,909,042 27% Total museum attendance Commercial Activities & Fundraising 2,077,673 20% (8% increase) Collections Management 1,172,746 11% Library & Archives 567,352 5% $ Depreciation & Amortization 1,038,672 10% 2,121,128 Total 10,651,459 100% Total revenue from fundraising Operating Revenue 2012 (30% increase) Investment Income 1,581,979 18% Government of Alberta 2,966,000 33% Fundraising 2,121,128 24% 5,177 17,076 Commercial Activities 847,148 9% Highest weekly attendance Attendance at all ages Admissions & Memberships 967,851 11% (June 9-15 during the closing programs (Weekend at the Amortization of Deferred Revenue 496,154 5% week of Yousuf Karsh: Museum, Discovery Room, Art - Property & Equipment Regarding Heroes exhibition) du Jour and Art on the Mall) Total 8,980,260 100% (5% increase) 21,373 $ Total hours contributed 91,777 8105 WEBSITE by 170 volunteers Total revenue from Users of Glenbow’s including the Board facility rentals Library and Archives of Governors and (4% increase) Committees 963,927 SCHOOL Programs Total website visits SOCIAL MEDIA 3852 1542 Students who connected Students who participated 5336 2632 to Glenbow through in distance learning Twitter followers Average number of outreach programs (56% increase) (80% increase) website visits per day (37% increase) 1699 9min/39sec Facebook fans 47,245 305 (61% increase) Average length of Number of students who Number of schools served website visits participated in school programs (11% increase) Glenbow Museum Annual Report 2011–12 | 1 President’s and Chair’s Message Glenbow determined that Under our current funding resulted in operating cost Glenbow launched it was important to invest in model, Glenbow receives reductions across Glenbow by its five-year a number of key initiatives funding from the Province approximately $500,000 during pursuant to the Strategic Plan of Alberta for the care and the course of the year. Despite Strategic Plan in in order to increase its revenues access of its collection. This these efforts, there is again an the 2010-11 fiscal and its capacity to meet the funding was maintained at operating deficit at Glenbow needs of its evolving audiences. the same level as 2010-11 and that was funded by a draw year to engage These actions were taken amounted to 33% of Glenbow’s from Glenbow’s endowments. the community in a manner consistent with operating revenues this year. The increases in revenues with Glenbow’s prudent financial management The balance of its revenues indicate that our efforts to and maintaining the future are derived from fundraising, provide relevant, thought- programs and sustainability of Glenbow. commercial activities, provoking exhibitions, programs Based on Glenbow’s Strategic admissions and memberships, and services are making a collections, and to Plan, our priorities this past and investment income difference with our audiences, ensure its long-term fiscal year included increasing from its endowments, all of as we position Glenbow to fundraising revenues, which generated increased ensure a financially sustainable sustainability and increasing access to Glenbow’s revenues over 2010-11 levels. and relevant future on behalf relevance. These two exhibitions, programs and Expenses also increased this of all of our stakeholders. key aspects of our collections and enhancing the year in an effort to generate Part of the increase in visitor experience at Glenbow. increased revenues. Glenbow fundraising revenues for mission are linked. While both expenditures monitored the costs of its Glenbow this year is the and revenues increased this operations throughout the year, result of new initiatives year over last year, Glenbow re-assessing and prioritizing that provide donors and did not realize the projected aspects of the implementation partners with opportunities to revenues that were budgeted. of the Strategic Plan in light support and be involved with of actual revenues realized Glenbow through multi-year as the year went on. This 2 | Glenbow Museum Annual Report 2011–12 Based on Glenbow’s Strategic Plan, our priorities this past fiscal year included increasing fundraising revenues, increasing access to Glenbow’s exhibitions, programs and collections and enhancing the visitor experience at Glenbow. funding commitments to the Glenbow continued to Highlights of Glenbow’s We are determined to eliminate organization. With our Making move to new levels of public educational programming the operating deficit and, Waves campaign, Glenbow involvement and programming featured presentations by 22 through our programming and is raising sustainable multi- excellence in accordance thought-provoking speakers fundraising efforts, to maintain year support from individual with our vision of bringing over the course of the year, Glenbow’s financial strength donors to enable continued more art, culture and ideas including an evening with for the future. We are grateful implementation of our Strategic to more people, more often. Mayor Nenshi on the future of to the Province of Alberta, the Plan. This initiative resulted Our feature exhibition program Calgary. New school programs City of Calgary and to all of our in $250,000 in sustainable of travelling and Glenbow- provided students with the partners, donors, members, funding for Glenbow in its curated exhibitions presented opportunity to engage with staff, Board members and first year. Our Friends of a balance of historical, modern our feature exhibitions, and our other volunteers for their Yousuf Karsh and Friends of and contemporary art by distance learning programs support. We look forward to William Perehudoff campaigns international and Canadian increased to meet the growing working with all of you in the contributed funding to support artists, providing unique needs of school audiences coming year to continue to exhibitions. In addition, experiences for Glenbow across the province. Glenbow’s provide unique and outstanding Glenbow raised $745,000 visitors. Watch Me Move: The collections, including the Library experiences for our visitors through corporate partnerships Animation Show, was the and Archives, continue to be an while ensuring a financially as our corporate sponsors exclusive Canadian presentation important resource for scholars, sustainable future for Glenbow. and donors committed to of this international travelling researchers and authors on the supporting increased access exhibition, the most extensive history of the Canadian West. to Glenbow’s programs and exhibition ever mounted on the A key element in the collections for the benefit of the subject of animation. Glenbow implementation of Glenbow’s Kirstin Evenden, M.A. entire community we serve. also increased access to its Strategic Plan this year was President and CEO This year also featured a collections through a number our work to enhance services, new signature fundraiser, of exhibitions drawn from while creating efficiencies. SCHMANCY, with a twofold Glenbow’s holdings. Yousuf The Glenbow Museum Shop goal: to increase fundraising Karsh: Regarding Heroes, is a key source of revenue and R. Jack Thrasher, Q.C. support to Glenbow and showcased Karsh’s works from this year we took a number of Chair, Board of Governors the Art Institute of Chicago to raise Glenbow’s profile steps to increase the returns to and relevancy in the presented alongside items from Glenbow from its operations. broader community. With Glenbow’s Library and Archives Glenbow is renovating its the outstanding support of that documented Karsh’s time lobby as resources allow to our committee members, in Alberta. To complement The better serve our audiences. sponsors, patrons and all Optimism of Colour: William Phase I of this project is being those who purchased