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inside 1 BOARD OF TRUSTEES MESSAGE 2 Director’s Message 4 Exhibitions 4 Graeme Patterson: Woodrow 5 The Insiders 6 The Space Between: Grow Up or Blow Up! 7 Articulation: Joined 8 Phantasmagoria 9 Emotional Geographies 10 Upcoming Exhibitions 11 artistsbyartists 12 Touring Exhibitions 13 PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS 13 Living Artfully: Waterfront Art, Craft, and Eco-fair 14 Youth Infiltrate the Mendel Art Gallery 15 ArtForLife 17 studioXPRESS 17 SomethingonSundays/Sasktel Mendel Art Caravan 18 Gallery Group Volunteers 20 In Pictures: Mendel Events 21 Mendel Foundation 22 STAFF NEWS 23 THE GALLERY SHOP 24 AT THE MENDEL Front cover: Graeme Patterson, The House, 2005, mixed media. Collection of the Mendel Art Gallery. Purchased with the assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts, 2007. Photo courtesy of Graeme Patterson. Back cover: Dennis Anderson, un‐titled (detail), 2006, acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Eve Kotyk. Above: Graeme Patterson, The Hockey Rink (detail), 2005, mixed media. Photo courtesy of Graeme Patterson.
Message from the Board of Trustees The Board of Trustees announced on October 31 that Terry Graff had resigned as Executive Director of the Gallery, effective immediately. Our announcement indicated that the Mendel Board had recently decided not to extend Mr. Graff’s existing contract beyond its October 2008 expiration date. In light of that decision, the Mendel Board and Mr. Graff have agreed that it is in their mutual interest that the contract be concluded immediately. We wish Terry well in his future endeavours. The Board has appointed Mr. Howard Janzen, Manager of Finance and Operations, to temporarily run the day to day operations of the Gallery. An Acting Director will be appointed as soon as possible and the Board will immediately begin national recruitment of a new Executive Director. The July announcement of provincial funding reported in the previous issue of Folio was a major turning point in the future of the Mendel’s renovation and expansion project. Our application to the Federal Government’s Cultural Spaces program has now been submitted. Saskatoon City Council has just approved an additional $100,000 to allow our architect to formally incorporate the “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design”, (LEED), Green Building rating system certification into the project. The most recent cost analysis indicates a total cost of the project of 21.5 million dollars for a tender call in 2008. Given the current dramatic escalation of construction costs, the revised project total is not surprising, but the increased cost will expand the challenge of the Gallery’s fund raising efforts. The Board is committed to a vigorous and proactive campaign. We are confident that the strong economic environment currently being enjoyed in our city and province will greatly assist the Gallery in reaching its objective, as will the excellent national reputation of the Mendel. We are heartened by the initial positive response as we begin our discussions with potential major donors. The Mendel Capital Campaign Steering Committee has retained the services of Darryl Peck, CFRE—a senior fund-raising consultant—to manage the capital campaign. Darryl has worked in all three sectors of Canada’s economy with extensive experience in the fields of philanthropy and corporate social responsibility. He joined the Mendel team in August. Our initial conversations with major donors to date have been very encouraging. We will be providing all our members with a comprehensive up-date on the progress of the campaign. Darryl Peck, The Mendel’s Capital Campaign Manager. Photo: Marie Brown. We look forward with renewed momentum and confidence to being able to achieve the vision of the new Mendel, and to the continuing support of all friends of the Mendel to assist us in this great endeavor. Art Knight Chair, Board of Trustees
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