Annual Report 2008-2009 - National Gallery of Canada

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Audience Outreach Attendance National Gallery of Canada and the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography visitors 362,314 Attendance across Canada 266,379 Virtual Attendance Web Hits 67,218,914 Web user sessions 2,936,367 Audience Outreach Publications 16 Special exhibitions presented in Ottawa 24 Exhibitions presented across Canada 18 Venues visited 28 Provinces visited 8 Works on loan in Canada and abroad 904 School and Teachers Program Number of school visits 1,523 Number of participants in guided and unguided school tours 60,743 Adult Programs Number of activities 931 Number of participants in Gallery activities 13,264 Family and Youth Programs Number of activities 348 Number of participants in Artissimo and Family Fundays 15,336 Number of participants in Gallery organized activities 3,303 Special Needs Programs Number of activities 221 Number of participants 2,834 Audioguide Program Permanent Collection: number of audioguide users 5,344 Special Exhibitions: number of audioguide users 25,764 4 Defining a New Vision
A Word from the Chairperson, Board of Trustees Michael Audain It is with great pride and respect for these two wonderful institutions that I present the annual report of the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) and the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography (CMCP), which recounts a year of meaningful endeavours and notable accomplishments in the remarkable world of the visual arts. In 2008–09 the Gallery reached out to Canadians with a top-notch program of local and touring exhibitions, with vibrant and revamped education programming, and with noteworthy acquisitions of both contemporary and historical works of art, further enriching the Gallery’s world-class collection. Presented by the National Gallery of Canada Foundation Circle Patrons, the major summer exhibition, The 1930s: The Making of “The New Man,” brought more than 62,000 visitors to Ottawa to view profound and challenging works by some of the most important artists of the 20th century, including Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, August Sander, and Walker Evans. The Board of Trustees lauds the Gallery’s continued success in fulfilling its mandate to bring contemporary and historic art to Canadians and abroad. Each year our permanent collections, special exhibitions and programs attract more than half a million visitors in Ottawa, and another 300,000- plus across Canada. More than 800 works of art from the NGC and CMCP were loaned to museums and galleries across the country – from Rimouski, QC; to St. Boniface, MB; to Kamloops, BC – as part of the extensive travelling exhibition program designed to share the depth and variety of both permanent collections with as broad a cross-section of the Canadian public as possible. This flagship program inspired several patrons of the NGC Foundation to create the Distinguished Patrons of the National Gallery of Canada Foundation On Tour Endowment in its support. Those collections are continually enriched by important acquisitions such as this year’s purchase of a large group of watercolours and sketches from the estate of the legendary Canadian art collector Peter Winkworth. This substantially deepens our holdings of early Canadian art – to the extent that this is one of the most significant acquisitions in the Gallery’s history. I am also pleased to report several notable purchases of Aboriginal art in our continued commitment to build and strengthen this part of our collection. These include Carl Beam’s mixed media work Sauvage (1988), Shelley Niro’s photographic installation Passing Through (1993), and Kent Monkman’s marvellously imaginative and satirical installation Boudoir de Berdashe (2007). Faced with reduced revenues and visitor attendance due to the downturn in the economy, the Board of Trustees has had to make some difficult decisions. The Gallery concluded its partnership with la Cité de l’énergie in Shawinigan with the presentation of Real Life: Ron Mueck and Guy Ben-Ner in summer 2008, which is currently travelling to other venues across Canada. Shawinigan Space will now benefit from the Gallery’s very successful On TOUR program: in summer 2009, La Cité will feature the popular Caught in the Act: The Viewer as Performer, which was presented in Ottawa. The board has also decided to permanently move the CMCP into the Gallery building. Construction delays and environmental issues on the CMCPleased property coupled with rising costs to maintain all the Gallery’s buildings and programs, necessitated some consolidation in operations to allow us to continue to offer our wide variety of excellent arts programming, including CMCP exhibitions. While the Board will be making recommendations concerning its long-term future, the CMCP collection will remain comfortably accommodated in the main Gallery building. With these adjustments in place, the Museum can effectively continue to acquire, protect and disseminate its collection here and across Canada. Visitors will have access to a broader program when visiting the Gallery and CMCP under one roof. It is incumbent upon me to extend gratitude to Mr. Donald Sobey, my predecessor as chairperson, for all of the valuable work he has done to solidify the place of arts and culture in Canadian society, and to further the reach of these two national museums. During his tenure here, Mr. Sobey has contributed to the purchase of particular works of art, created the Donald and Beth Sobey Chief Curator’s Research Endowment with the National Gallery of Canada Foundation, and established the Sobey Art Awards. His legacy is not to be underestimated. His leadership, and his enthusiasm, will be much missed. In December 2008, the Gallery held its second Annual Public Meeting. The evening included reports on activities and programming, finances, and future plans, including presentations by outgoing director Pierre Théberge, and members of the senior team. To outgoing trustees Robert Perry, Francine Girard, Patricia Bovey, and Sandra Pitblado, my utmost thanks and best wishes. 5
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