2007 Annual Report Mendel Art Gallery
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The Saskatoon <strong>Gallery</strong> and Conservatory Corporation<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong>
The Mandate of the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong><br />
To operate and maintain in the City of Saskatoon a public<br />
museum for the collection, exhibition, preservation and<br />
interpretation of works of art and for the development of<br />
public understanding and appreciation of art.<br />
Our Goals<br />
• To further develop a major community<br />
asset for the people of Saskatoon.<br />
• To support and promote the visual<br />
artists of Saskatoon and Saskatchewan.<br />
• To be Saskatoon’s centre for visual art<br />
experiences in the broadest and most<br />
inclusive ways possible.<br />
• To be actively engaged in Saskatchewan’s<br />
various communities by sharing<br />
resources and expertise.<br />
• To present a balanced, quality program<br />
of exhibitions and to provide the most<br />
innovative public and professional<br />
programs, thereby ensuring that our<br />
constituents have maximum enjoyment<br />
of the Visual <strong>Art</strong>s.<br />
• To be a leading visual arts institution,<br />
locally and nationally.<br />
• To make significant gains in Private<br />
Sector support for the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong><br />
<strong>Gallery</strong>.<br />
Cover Image: Hans Siegfried Dommasch, My<br />
World 15th Floor, 430 5th Ave. N. <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>,<br />
August 2004 (detail), 2004, colour photograph on<br />
paper. Gift of the artist, <strong>2007</strong>.<br />
Above: The <strong>Mendel</strong> during the Blizzard of <strong>2007</strong>.<br />
Photo: John Penner.
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
Contents<br />
2<br />
President’s Message<br />
3 Board of Trustees<br />
4 Director’s <strong>Report</strong><br />
5 In-House Exhibitions<br />
5 Curatorial Statement<br />
5 Aboriginal Curator-in-Residence<br />
6 January 19–April 2, <strong>2007</strong><br />
7 April 13–June 3, <strong>2007</strong><br />
8 June 15–August 26, <strong>2007</strong><br />
9 September 7, <strong>2007</strong>–January 6, 2008<br />
10 Touring Exhibitions<br />
13 Public and Professional Programs<br />
13 Major Initiatives<br />
15 Professional Programs<br />
17 <strong>Gallery</strong> Interpretives<br />
18 School, General Guided, and Studio Class<br />
Programs<br />
22 <strong>Art</strong> Studio Classes<br />
23 Community/Outreach Programs<br />
27 Community Partnerships<br />
29 Program Planning<br />
30 Collections<br />
30 Processing of Acquisitions<br />
30 Digitization<br />
30 Preparation and Installation of Exhibitions<br />
30 Challenges<br />
30 Acquisitions Summary<br />
32 <strong>Gallery</strong> Group Volunteers<br />
32 Volunteer Advisory Council<br />
32 Receptions<br />
33 Special Events & Fund Raising<br />
34 Hostessing at the <strong>Gallery</strong><br />
34 <strong>Gallery</strong> Mailings<br />
35 Communications<br />
35 <strong>Gallery</strong> Shop<br />
35 Library<br />
35 Recognition & Long Service Awards<br />
35 <strong>2007</strong> Volunteers<br />
36 Communications<br />
36 Publications<br />
37 The <strong>Gallery</strong> Shop<br />
37 Library<br />
37 Museo Coffee<br />
38 Staff<br />
39 <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Foundation<br />
40 Fundraising and Development<br />
41 <strong>Annual</strong> Scroll<br />
44 summarized financial statements<br />
45 Auditors’ <strong>Report</strong><br />
46 Statement of Financial Position<br />
47 Operating Fund<br />
48 Restricted Funds<br />
49 Quick Facts
President’s Message<br />
It is a great pleasure and honour to serve the <strong>Mendel</strong> as<br />
Board Chair and President. I want first of all to express<br />
the appreciation of all of my Board colleagues—indeed<br />
of the entire <strong>Mendel</strong> community—to our Past-Chair<br />
Wade Heggie, whose dedicated work on the <strong>Gallery</strong>’s<br />
behalf really has made a difference. I also welcome our<br />
four new Board colleagues, Jack Hillson and Alex Sokalski<br />
appointed by City Council, as well as Linda Langille<br />
and Dennis Yee elected by the <strong>Gallery</strong> membership.<br />
Your Board of Trustees has moved forward this year<br />
in revamping its many existing policies to make them<br />
consistent with currrent governance practices. The<br />
various Board committees (see page 2) continue to do<br />
an exceptional job in contributing to the work of the<br />
whole Board. I wish to publicly acknowledge and thank<br />
the Chairs of these committees and all of the trustees<br />
for their contributions of time and expertise.<br />
The Board held a day-long retreat in September<br />
at Wanuskewin Heritage Park. That successful event<br />
provided an opportunity for the Board to review all<br />
aspects of the <strong>Mendel</strong> and develop an action list of key<br />
items that require priority attention.<br />
The Board values highly the support of the <strong>Gallery</strong>’s<br />
volunteers and members. The Board itself is a group of<br />
volunteers who have the direct responsibility for the<br />
<strong>Gallery</strong>’s mission, mandate, and vision, and for ensuring<br />
their effective implementation. The Board is committed<br />
to continue to provide direction and make decisions<br />
that are in the best interests of the <strong>Gallery</strong> and support<br />
the success of the <strong>Mendel</strong> now and in the great future<br />
that awaits the <strong>Gallery</strong>.<br />
The diverse exhibitions and public programs of the<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> again attracted a wide spectrum<br />
of enthusiastic public interest and acclaim in <strong>2007</strong>. This<br />
annual report represents a detailed accountability of the<br />
many ways in which the <strong>Mendel</strong> has fulfilled its mandate<br />
and generated the cultural return on investment of the<br />
primary organizations that fund the <strong>Gallery</strong>: the City of<br />
Saskatoon, the Saskatchewan <strong>Art</strong>s Board, Saskatchewan<br />
Lotteries, The Canada Council for the <strong>Art</strong>s, and the<br />
Department of Canadian Heritage.<br />
The <strong>Mendel</strong> appreciates in a special way the essential<br />
support provided by the City of Saskatoon in the<br />
form of the annual<br />
operating grant. These<br />
funds represent in a<br />
tangible way the direct<br />
support by the citizens<br />
of Saskatoon for their<br />
art gallery, and impose<br />
at the same time an<br />
obligation for people to<br />
value and respect the<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong>. In February<br />
<strong>2007</strong> Saskatoon City<br />
Council confirmed its<br />
commitment to fund<br />
the future increased<br />
Dr. <strong>Art</strong> Knight, Chair & President, <strong>Mendel</strong><br />
<strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Board of Trustees<br />
operating costs of the expanded <strong>Gallery</strong>, estimated<br />
at just over eight hundred thousand dollars per year.<br />
As the planning and design work for the renovation<br />
and expansion project continued during the year, City<br />
Council also agreed to provide an additional advance<br />
on their commitment of $4,625,000 for the project.<br />
This supplementary advance, totaling three hundred<br />
thousand dollars, will cover the cost of bringing the final<br />
plans to the tender-ready stage, and to determine the<br />
compliance of the project with the LEED (Leadership<br />
in Energy and Environmental Design) standard for<br />
environmental sustainability.<br />
The Board is committed to working in close<br />
collaboration with City Council and the civic<br />
administration not only to bring this project to a<br />
successful conclusion but also to ensure the effective<br />
operation of the <strong>Gallery</strong> now and in the future, on<br />
behalf of the citizens of our community.<br />
The year also saw the beginning of a leadership<br />
transition for the <strong>Gallery</strong>. At the end of October, Mr.<br />
Terry Graff resigned as Executive Director & CEO. The<br />
Board has engaged The Caldwell Partners to conduct<br />
a national search for a new Executive Director. Our<br />
objective is to have a new Executive Director in place by<br />
July 2008.<br />
The Expanding the Vision renovation and expansion<br />
project continues to be a key area of focus for the<br />
<strong>Gallery</strong>. The announcement on July 18, <strong>2007</strong> that<br />
The <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> gratefully acknowledges funding from:<br />
<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>2007</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong>
Board of Trustees<br />
the Province of Saskatchewan will provide a grant<br />
of $4,092,877 for the project was pivotal through<br />
its Building Communities program. This funding<br />
complements the $4,625,000 foundation funding from<br />
the City of Saskatoon. Taken together, this support from<br />
two levels of government casts the project in a new and<br />
positive light. Our vision for an expanded <strong>Mendel</strong> now<br />
has significant substance, and has the momentum to<br />
move us towards accomplishing all that will be required<br />
to bring us to the day when the new gallery will open. In<br />
September the <strong>Gallery</strong> submitted—in consultation with<br />
the City of Saskatoon—an application to the Cultural<br />
Spaces Program of Heritage Canada for $6,610,549. As<br />
well, the <strong>Mendel</strong> hired nationally-experienced private<br />
sector fund raiser Darryl Peck as Capital Campaign<br />
Manager. The campaign began with a direct focus on<br />
major donors, and we are pleased with the positive<br />
response that has been received.<br />
For the thousands of visitors who cross our threshold<br />
each year, and those who participate in our public<br />
programs, the <strong>Mendel</strong> provides an experience that<br />
enhances lives and is appreciated by many. The <strong>Gallery</strong><br />
will be positioned to achieve its objectives much more<br />
effectively in the renovated and expanded <strong>Mendel</strong>.<br />
The vastly improved physical environment, a more<br />
rewarding visitor experience, a greatly enhanced<br />
exhibition capability, a venue for special events, and<br />
a greatly improved environment for the <strong>Gallery</strong>’s<br />
permanent collection will all be important. What will<br />
be most important, however, is the diversity and quality<br />
of exhibitions and programs that will be experienced,<br />
appreciated, and enjoyed by all the individuals and<br />
families who will continue in even greater numbers to<br />
partake of the <strong>Mendel</strong>.<br />
The Board is very conscious of our responsibility<br />
to steward the enormous community resource that<br />
is the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, and to ensure its successful<br />
continued operation. My Board colleagues and I have<br />
great respect and admiration for the highly professional<br />
and dedicated staff that serve the <strong>Mendel</strong> as we move<br />
forward to the bright promise of 2008.<br />
Respectfully submitted,<br />
Dr. <strong>Art</strong> Knight<br />
Chair and President<br />
Board of Trustees of The Saskatoon <strong>Gallery</strong><br />
and Conservatory Corporation (<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>)<br />
Dr. <strong>Art</strong>hur Knight, Chair and President<br />
John Hampton, Vice-Chair<br />
R. Wade Heggie, Past Chair<br />
James Leach, Treasurer<br />
Barbara Beavis, Secretary<br />
Carol Cisecki<br />
Dr. Jo-Anne Dillon (term completed March <strong>2007</strong>)<br />
Jack Hillson<br />
Murray J. Hinds (resigned February <strong>2007</strong>)<br />
Brent Klause, Q.C.<br />
Jocelyne Kost<br />
Linda Langille<br />
Councillor Tiffany Paulsen<br />
Alexander Sokalski<br />
Councillor Gordon Wyant<br />
Dennis Yee<br />
Eva <strong>Mendel</strong> Miller, Honourary Chair<br />
Standing Committees<br />
Executive Committee<br />
Dr. <strong>Art</strong> Knight, Chair<br />
John Hampton, Vice-Chair<br />
R. Wade Heggie, Past Chair<br />
James Leach, Treasurer<br />
Barbara Beavis, Secretary<br />
Audit & Finance Committee<br />
James Leach, Chair<br />
John Hampton<br />
R. Wade Heggie, Past Chair<br />
Dr. <strong>Art</strong> Knight, ex-officio<br />
Collections Committee<br />
Brent Klause, Q.C., Chair<br />
Barbara Beavis<br />
Jack Hillson<br />
Jocelyne Kost<br />
Alexander Sokalski<br />
Dr. <strong>Art</strong> Knight, ex-officio<br />
Facility Development Committee<br />
Barbara Beavis, Chair<br />
Brent Klause, Q.C.<br />
Linda Langille<br />
Dennis Yee<br />
Dr. <strong>Art</strong> Knight, ex-officio<br />
Human Resources Committee<br />
Carol Cisecki, Chair<br />
Linda Langille<br />
Councillor Tiffany Paulsen<br />
Dennis Yee<br />
Dr. <strong>Art</strong> Knight, ex-officio<br />
Governance Committee<br />
John Hampton, Chair<br />
Carol Cisecki<br />
Alexander Sokalski<br />
Councillor Gordon Wyant<br />
Dr. <strong>Art</strong> Knight, ex-officio<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>2007</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong>
Director’s <strong>Report</strong><br />
In keeping with its mandate to be Saskatoon’s centre for<br />
visual art experiences in the broadest and most inclusive<br />
way possible, the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, during the past<br />
year, strived to increase its investment in the area of<br />
public and professional programs, integrating it with<br />
curatorial practise to reach out to the community with<br />
an expanded social role. It also endeavoured to develop<br />
proactive, imaginative, and multi-disciplinary ways of<br />
forging mutually beneficial relationships with new and<br />
diverse audiences. Through the strategic development<br />
of partnerships and collaborations, the <strong>Mendel</strong> worked<br />
to serve as a catalyst for creating new networks to<br />
stimulate meaningful dialogue with citizens of all<br />
backgrounds and abilities, with the goal to ensuring the<br />
content of the programs was relevant and reflective<br />
of Saskatoon’s pluralism. Infusing young people with<br />
excitement for learning about complex issues through<br />
contemporary art remained a critical objective. Through<br />
an integrative strategy, the <strong>Mendel</strong> sought to weave<br />
together exhibitions, collections, publications, and other<br />
special programs and projects that were intended to<br />
incorporate an expanded vision for the organization in<br />
response to the evolution of contemporary art practise,<br />
shifting socio-political realities, and to meet the broad<br />
needs of its various and diverse audiences.<br />
I believe there are several indicators showing that<br />
the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> succeeded in meeting most of<br />
its major objectives in <strong>2007</strong>. More than 154,000 visitors<br />
viewed an impressive array of exhibitions. There were<br />
large numbers participants in public and professional<br />
programs offered in-house, and another 27,575 people<br />
visited exhibitions produced and circulated by the<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> to other galleries in Saskatchewan and Canada.<br />
The <strong>Mendel</strong> also offered numerous community<br />
outreach programs, bringing visual art experiences to<br />
countless others. Of course, it is simply not just these<br />
kind of statistics that are the measure of success, or the<br />
sole indicator of the value of cultural organizations such<br />
as the <strong>Mendel</strong>. Rather, it is the quality of experience<br />
that is paramount. Quality of experience is something<br />
that is often very difficult to evaluate and articulate, but<br />
nonetheless, it is the primary objective whenever the<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong>’s staff contemplates the intended outcomes of<br />
programs and activities to be offered. Stated simply, we<br />
ask ‘what difference will this program or activity make<br />
to the participant or audience, or to the community as a<br />
whole?’ Upon reflection of the <strong>Mendel</strong>’s <strong>2007</strong> activities,<br />
I hope that you feel the quality of your experience was<br />
such that the <strong>Mendel</strong> did make a difference in your life.<br />
Within this <strong>2007</strong> annual report you will see a<br />
comprehensive description of the <strong>Mendel</strong>’s programs<br />
<br />
and activities for the year,<br />
along with an identification<br />
of those people from both<br />
inside and outside of the<br />
organization who made it all<br />
possible. Special thanks goes to<br />
the artists—without them we<br />
simply would not exist—and to<br />
the many other partners that<br />
were involved with <strong>Mendel</strong><br />
projects. I also want to extend<br />
my sincere thanks to our many<br />
dedicated and committed<br />
volunteers, our hardworking<br />
Board of Trustees, and of course our members, patrons,<br />
sponsors, and other supporters. I wish to also thank and<br />
acknowledge the efforts of our incredible staff. I am truly<br />
impressed by what they have accomplished given some<br />
of the very serious constraints of an aging and often<br />
inadequate facility.<br />
Regarding the facility, I am pleased that much was<br />
accomplished in <strong>2007</strong> to move our major capital<br />
project forward. Kindrachuk Agrey Architects made<br />
significant progress in advancing the architectural<br />
drawings and specifications, with the input from<br />
the <strong>Mendel</strong>’s key stakeholders. We were gratified to<br />
receive funding approval from the Province’s Building<br />
Communities Program in the amount of $4,092,877 in<br />
<strong>2007</strong>, augmenting the $4,625,000 already approved by<br />
the City of Saskatoon, and the initial grant of $438,513<br />
received from the Cultural Spaces Program of Heritage<br />
Canada. We look forward, with eager anticipation, to<br />
receiving approval for additional capital support from<br />
the Federal Government in 2008, and to the launching<br />
of our private sector capital campaign, necessary to<br />
generate the remaining funds needed for the $21.5<br />
million capital project.<br />
Finally, I would like to thank our major funders. It is<br />
with deep and sincere gratitude that all of us associated<br />
with the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> acknowledge the City of<br />
Saskatoon, the Saskatchewan <strong>Art</strong>s Board, the Canada<br />
Council for the <strong>Art</strong>s, the Department of Canadian<br />
Heritage, and Saskatchewan Lotteries for their ongoing<br />
operational and program support. Combined they<br />
contributed more than $2.1 million towards our annual<br />
operations in <strong>2007</strong>.<br />
Respectfully submitted,<br />
Richard Moldenhauer<br />
Acting Executive Director & CEO<br />
Richard Moldenhauer, Acting<br />
Executive Director & CEO<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>2007</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong>
In-House Exhibitions<br />
Curatorial Statement<br />
The <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> supports contemporary<br />
and historical art and artists and fosters scholarship<br />
in regards to regional, national, and international<br />
art through an integrated strategy which includes<br />
exhibitions, public programs, collections, curatorial<br />
and artist residencies, as well as co-operative initiatives<br />
with other arts organizations. Through these programs<br />
we actively encourage and expand the participation of<br />
an increasingly diverse public and seek to broaden the<br />
relevance of artistic production within these various<br />
communities locally and nationally.<br />
The Saskatchewan art community offers a broad<br />
cross-section of contemporary art activity. It is the<br />
representation and stimulation of this activity which<br />
is the primary focus of the <strong>Mendel</strong>’s exhibitions and<br />
public programs; the high proportion of contemporary<br />
art exhibitions within <strong>Mendel</strong> programming is a clear<br />
indication of this commitment. Exhibitions place<br />
regional work within a national and international<br />
context through concurrent exhibitions, programming,<br />
and circulation. Solo, group, and Permanent Collection<br />
exhibitions are juxtaposed with the intent of informing<br />
one another. In developing our programs, the <strong>Mendel</strong><br />
seeks to provide its audiences with access to the best in<br />
contemporary and historical art.<br />
The <strong>Mendel</strong>’s curatorial and programming premise<br />
emphasizes how art is both an indicator of important<br />
structural change in contemporary society while<br />
positively affecting awareness and change within that<br />
society. In recent years, Saskatoon has become a growing<br />
centre for new technologies and global information and<br />
goods exchange. These shifting social, aesthetic and<br />
environmental conditions are increasingly important<br />
to contemporary artists as they develop new forms of<br />
relational aesthetics. At what appears to be a turning<br />
point in world culture, we feel that art is a valuable and<br />
necessary way to examine these changes and the way<br />
they affect our ideas of communities and our sense of<br />
place, identity, aesthetics, and artistic practice itself. Our<br />
program of activity is centered on an expanded idea of<br />
the art museum, reinforcing the gallery as a place where<br />
people have access to work by artists, curators, and<br />
programmers, as well as a space to research, interact<br />
with, reflect on, and discuss contemporary life and art.<br />
—Dan Ring, Acting Head Curator<br />
Aboriginal Curator-in-Residence<br />
Adrian A. Stimson was<br />
the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>’s<br />
Aboriginal Curator-in-<br />
Residence from 2006–<br />
<strong>2007</strong> through the Canada<br />
Council of the <strong>Art</strong>s. The<br />
Aboriginal Curator-in-<br />
Residence program assists<br />
aboriginal curators with<br />
professional residencies<br />
in the visual arts at their<br />
chosen host institution.<br />
Following the completion<br />
of his residency in <strong>2007</strong>,<br />
Adrian A. Stimson, Aboriginal Curatorin-Residence.<br />
Photo: Troy Mamer.<br />
Stimson was appointed Acting Associate Curator at the<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>.<br />
Stimson is an interdisciplinary artist with a MFA from<br />
the University of Saskatchewan. His performances,<br />
paintings, and installations have received national<br />
recognition. In addition to his art practice, Stimson is a<br />
sessional instructor at the University of Saskatchewan.<br />
He has received the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee<br />
Medal and the Alberta Centennial Medal in recognition<br />
of his achievements and contributions to human rights<br />
and diversity in various communities. Stimson is a<br />
member of the Siksika (Blackfoot) Nation in southern<br />
Alberta. He has lived in Saskatoon since 2003.<br />
Stimson’s main project as Aboriginal Curator-in-<br />
Residence was a series of exhibitions titled <strong>Art</strong>iculation.<br />
These exhibitions created the opportunity for the<br />
Curator-in-Residence, artists, and the <strong>Mendel</strong> to<br />
explore and experiment with curatorial ideas. It was an<br />
articulation of a community in action: curator, artists,<br />
and institution. There were three exhibitions in the<br />
<strong>Art</strong>iculation series: Conex-Us in the January–March<br />
exhibition period, Express during the April-June period,<br />
and Joined in the fall. For details of these exhibitions,<br />
please see the full descriptions in the chronological<br />
listing that follows.<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>2007</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong>
In-House Exhibitions<br />
January 19–April 2, <strong>2007</strong><br />
Michael Hosaluk:<br />
Containment<br />
This was the first solo exhibition at<br />
the <strong>Mendel</strong> by Michael Hosaluk, a<br />
Saskatoon artist who is recognized<br />
as one of the world’s most creative<br />
woodturners. In the exhibition<br />
Hosaluk explored new territory<br />
through the idea of “containment,” by<br />
breaking through such dichotomies<br />
as art/craft and solo/collaborative<br />
art practice. His installation of chair<br />
and grid structures was used as the<br />
basis for an investigation of form,<br />
control, and restraint. Hosaluk<br />
took collaboration to a new level,<br />
producing work for Containment<br />
in collaboration with theatrical artist Paul Crepeau,<br />
photographer Jason Hosaluk, and sculptor Don Hefner,<br />
as well as groups, students, friends, and fellow artists<br />
locally and internationally.<br />
Michael Hosaluk: Containment was part of the<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong>’s ongoing Sask Solo series, which presents work<br />
by prominent emerging and mid-career Saskatchewan<br />
artists. Each exhibition is accompanied by a publication.<br />
Curated by Alexandra Badzak, Former Head of Public<br />
and Professional Programs.<br />
<strong>Art</strong>iculation: Conex-Us<br />
The first of three exhibitions in the <strong>Art</strong>iculation series,<br />
Conex-Us explored the shape or manner in which things<br />
come together for a connection to be made. In this<br />
exhibit, Aboriginal-Curator-in-Residence Adrian Stimson<br />
chose four local artists who each selected an artist, who<br />
then chose another artist each until there were twelve<br />
artists in total.<br />
Organized by the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>. Curated by Adrian<br />
Stimson, Aboriginal Curator-in-Residence<br />
Rebecca Belmore: blood on the snow<br />
blood on the snow, purchased by the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong><br />
<strong>Gallery</strong> in 2003, was one of the first major works by<br />
Rebecca Belmore to be purchased by a public art<br />
gallery in Canada. This work has been included in<br />
two major touring exhibitions. The Named and the<br />
Unnamed—organized by the Morris and Helen Belkin<br />
<strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> at the University of British Columbia in<br />
2002—toured to the <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> of Ontario, Toronto<br />
<br />
Michael Hosaluk gives a talk/tour of his exhibition Containment on January 19, <strong>2007</strong>.<br />
and the Confederation Centre, Charlottetown. Au fil<br />
De Mes Jours (In My Lifetime) was organized in 2005<br />
by the Musée National Des Beaux <strong>Art</strong>s Du Québec,<br />
Quebec. Following its exhibition at the <strong>Mendel</strong>, blood<br />
on the snow was shown at the Museum of Civilization<br />
in Ottawa, and will continue to be on exhibit there until<br />
2008. The work references the horrific massacre of three<br />
hundred unarmed Sioux people—mostly women and<br />
children—by the United States Cavalry in December<br />
1890 at Wounded Knee in South Dakota. As well, the<br />
piece is an evocation of that which is still, faceless and<br />
silent, a memorial of tragedy and a condemnation of<br />
the official erasure of memory and voice.<br />
Born in Upsala in Northern Ontario, Rebecca Belmore<br />
is an Anishinabekwe artist currently living in Vancouver.<br />
She attended the Ontario College of <strong>Art</strong> and Design<br />
in Toronto and since 1987 has been internationally<br />
recognized for her sculpture, installation, video, and<br />
performance work addressing history, place, and<br />
identity. She represented Canada in the 2005 Venice<br />
Biennale of Visual <strong>Art</strong> and the 1998 Sydney Biennale.<br />
Organized by the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, Curated by<br />
Associate Curator Dan Ring<br />
Jane Ash Poitras: Consecrated Medicine<br />
This exhibition presents paintings and installations<br />
related to the Jane Ash Poitras’ exploration of the<br />
healing and spiritual significance of plants; that “The<br />
divine or sacred is recognized within them and endows<br />
them with special purpose. This is a knowledge that<br />
native people once shared and which Poitras now hopes<br />
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In-House Exhibitions<br />
to reclaim.” Born into the Mikisew Cree First Nation at<br />
Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Jane Ash Poitras currently<br />
lives and works in Edmonton. Her talent and academic<br />
achievement—including a B.Sc. in Microbiology, a BFA<br />
in Printmaking from the University of Alberta, and an<br />
MFA in Printmaking from Columbia University in New<br />
York City—have provided a solid foundation for her<br />
ongoing examination of the impact of acculturation,<br />
both past and present. Poitras has participated in<br />
numerous exhibitions in Canada, the United States<br />
and abroad and is the recipient of several honours and<br />
achievement awards. Her works are included in public<br />
and private collections, including the National <strong>Gallery</strong> of<br />
Canada, <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> of Ontario, Vancouver <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>,<br />
Winnipeg <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, and the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>.<br />
Organized and circulated by the Thunder Bay <strong>Art</strong><br />
<strong>Gallery</strong>. Guest curated for the Thunder Bay <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong><br />
by Virginia Eichorn<br />
April 13–June 3, <strong>2007</strong><br />
Lasting Impressions: Celebrated Works<br />
from the <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> of Hamilton<br />
This exhibition was comprised of over eighty works<br />
from the <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> of Hamilton collection. The<br />
show was planned to present major works from one<br />
of Canada’s great public collections for tour while<br />
the AGH was completing its new facility. Bracketed<br />
by two icons of Canadian art—William Blair Bruce’s<br />
Phantom Hunter and Horse and Train by Alex Colville—<br />
Lasting Impressions presents the very best of the<br />
AGH’s collection of Canadian historical art, as well<br />
as significant works by British, American and French<br />
artists. The exhibition traces the various stylistic and<br />
ideological movements that shaped Canadian art over<br />
a half century. Moving steadily from adaptations of<br />
Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, to the rise of<br />
the Group of Seven and an attendant national school of<br />
painting, through the development of regional forms of<br />
painting, this half century provides us with some of the<br />
most defining moments in Canadian art. Accompanied<br />
by a major publication, Lasting Impressions traveled to<br />
six venues across Canada following its presentation in<br />
Hamilton.<br />
Organized and circulated by the <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> of Hamilton.<br />
Curated by Tobi Bruce, Senior Curator/Historical<br />
Canadian <strong>Art</strong>, AGH. This exhibition was made possible<br />
in part through a contribution from the Museums<br />
Assistance Program, Department of Canadian Heritage.<br />
<strong>Art</strong>iculation: Express<br />
Express is the second project of Aboriginal Curator-in-<br />
Residence Adrian A. Stimson’s three-part <strong>Art</strong>iculation<br />
series. Express celebrated the life of performance artist<br />
Ahasiw Maskegon-Iskwew, whose expression, action,<br />
and effect on both the aboriginal and non-aboriginal art<br />
world is far-reaching. The exhibition contained textual<br />
material, images and documentary video on Ahasiw<br />
Maskegon-Iskwew.<br />
Organized by the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>. Curated by Adrian<br />
Stimson, Aboriginal Curator-in-Residence.<br />
Cool<strong>Art</strong> (April 13–June 3, <strong>2007</strong>)<br />
Cool<strong>Art</strong> (formerly School <strong>Art</strong>) has been, for over thirty<br />
years, a presentation of artworks by elementary and<br />
secondary students of Saskatoon’s schools. This annual<br />
exhibition is organized by the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> in<br />
cooperation with the Saskatoon Public School Division<br />
and the Greater Saskatoon Catholic School Division.<br />
Selected by jury, this exhibition of talented young artists<br />
acknowledged excellence while encouraging a continued<br />
commitment to art at the primary and secondary levels.<br />
At least two works were selected from each of the<br />
schools that submitted works. Schools with over threehundred-and-fifty<br />
students were represented by three<br />
works. In addition, a limited number of art pieces were<br />
included on a merit basis.<br />
Juried by Karen Thompson, Bishop James Mahoney High<br />
School (Greater Saskatoon Catholic School Division);<br />
Maryanne Amos, North Park Wilson School (Saskatoon<br />
Public School Division); and Terry Graff (Executive<br />
Director and CEO, <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>). Sponsored by<br />
PotashCorp.<br />
A capacity crowd attends the opening reception for Cool<strong>Art</strong> <strong>2007</strong>.<br />
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In-House Exhibitions<br />
William Bell Scott, The Arcadian Poet, 1866. Oil on cavas. Collection of Dennis T. Lanigan.<br />
June 15–August 26, <strong>2007</strong><br />
British Drawings from the National<br />
<strong>Gallery</strong> of Canada<br />
This exhibition was consisted of seventy outstanding<br />
drawings by seventy dif ferent artists, from the<br />
collection of British drawings at the National <strong>Gallery</strong> of<br />
Canada, and was accompanied by a scholarly, full-colour<br />
catalogue. Only specialists in the field are aware that the<br />
NGC has one of the best collections of British drawings<br />
in North America. Organized chronologically, the show<br />
surveyed the period from the early eighteenth century<br />
to the mid-twentieth century, beginning with a work<br />
by James Thornhill, the late Baroque decorator,<br />
and ending with Henry Moore, the sculptor, who<br />
was also a great draughtsman. The Golden Age<br />
of watercolour (1750–1850) was spectacularly<br />
represented with splendid works by Paul Sandby,<br />
John Robert Cozens, J.M.W. Turner, Samuel Palmer,<br />
and John Sell Cotman. Pre-Raphaelite drawings<br />
were another significant focus, including major<br />
works by the three principal members of the<br />
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood: Dante Gabriel<br />
Rossetti, William Holman Hunt, and John<br />
Everett Millais, and by such second-generation<br />
artists as Edward Burne-Jones, William<br />
Morris, and Frederick Sandys. The exhibition<br />
concluded with an exciting group of modern<br />
drawings by Walter Sickert, Augustus John,<br />
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and Eric Gill,<br />
among others.<br />
Organized and circulated by the National<br />
<strong>Gallery</strong> of Canada. Guest curated by Dr.<br />
Douglas Schoenherr<br />
Drawing Inspiration from the<br />
Pre‐Raphaelites: Selected Works from the<br />
Dr. Dennis T. Lanigan Collection<br />
In conjunction with the British Drawings exhibition,<br />
the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> was privileged to present an<br />
exhibition of forty-six works by artists associated with<br />
the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood from the collection of<br />
Dr. Dennis T. Lanigan of Saskatoon. Lanigan’s collection<br />
is primarily focused on drawings and preparatory work,<br />
however Dr. Lanigan’s interest in the Pre-Raphaelites<br />
extends to paintings, sculpture, graphic art, and design.<br />
The exhibition was selected by Dr. Lanigan and included<br />
work by such important artists as James Abbott McNeill<br />
Whistler, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Sir John Everett Millais,<br />
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Ford Madox Brown, and Sir<br />
Edward Coley Burne-Jones.<br />
Organized by the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>. Works selected<br />
by Dr. Dennis T. Lanigan and Dan Ring, Acting Head<br />
Curator<br />
September 7, <strong>2007</strong>–January 6, 2008<br />
Graeme Patterson: Woodrow<br />
In Woodrow, Graeme Patterson combined quirky<br />
constructions and innovative stop-motion animations of<br />
his family farm and the town of Woodrow, Saskatchewan<br />
that evoke ironic nostalgia, iconic representations, and<br />
changing perceptions of community and history.<br />
Woodrow is small town in Southern Saskatchewan<br />
where Graeme Patterson lives and works in the<br />
family farm built by his grandfather. Woodrow was<br />
a thriving farming community, and it still hangs<br />
on. However, like many small towns across<br />
the country, it is rapidly becoming a<br />
ghost town as its economy changes, its<br />
inhabitants move away, age, and die.<br />
Woodrow consisted of nine large<br />
sculptural works incorporating<br />
video and animatronic elements.<br />
The exhibition also featured a<br />
video by the artist, Monkey and<br />
Deer, presented in a theatrical<br />
setting. The sculptures in<br />
Woodrow reflect the key<br />
elements of local culture,<br />
the sites that define small<br />
town life: a farmhouse, a<br />
barn, grain bins, a workshop,<br />
Graeme Patterson, The House, 2005, mixed media. Collection of the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>. Purchased<br />
with the assistance of the Canada Council for the <strong>Art</strong>s, <strong>2007</strong>. Photo courtesy of Graeme Patterson.<br />
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the church, the hockey rink, the grain elevator, and the<br />
road into (and perhaps more importantly, out of) town.<br />
The buildings represented are run-down and neglected,<br />
some virtually ruined, though none are actually<br />
abandoned: they are inhabited by a series of re-animated<br />
“ghosts,” presences that hark back to the histories of the<br />
sites and their importance to both Patterson’s family<br />
(the show is a tribute to his inventor grandfather) and<br />
to what was once a thriving community. Through his<br />
use of stop-motion animation and robotic figures,<br />
Patterson infused new life into what at first glance is a<br />
dead town.<br />
Exhibition organized and<br />
circulated by the <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> of<br />
Nova Scotia. Curated by Ray<br />
Cronin, AGNS Senior Curator.<br />
A catalogue documenting<br />
Woodrow was co-produced<br />
by the AGNS and the <strong>Mendel</strong><br />
<strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>. It contains essays<br />
by Ray Cronin, Dan Ring,<br />
Acting Head Curator of the<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, and<br />
Wayne Baerwaldt, Director of<br />
the Illingworth Kerr <strong>Gallery</strong> in<br />
Calgary, Alberta.<br />
Dennis Anderson, untitled (detail), <strong>2007</strong>, acrylic on canvas. From the<br />
exhibition The Insiders. Photo: Eve Kotyk<br />
The Insiders<br />
In November 2006, artist—and guest curator of The<br />
Insiders—Jeff Nachtigall began a nine-month residency<br />
with the Saskatoon Health Region through the <strong>Art</strong>ist<br />
in the Community program, a project of the City of<br />
Saskatoon and the Saskatchewan <strong>Art</strong>s Board. He was<br />
given the opportunity to work with people with limited<br />
mobility and/or cognitive disorders at the Sherbrooke<br />
Community Centre, a long-term care facility in<br />
Saskatoon. Jeff implemented a studio program that<br />
provided participants—residents of Sherbrooke as well<br />
as those attending its Community Day Program—<br />
with the chance to express themselves visually. From<br />
the many participants in the Studio, Jeff selected the<br />
work of twelve artists: Dennis Anderson, Jack Coggins,<br />
Marjorie David, Cynthia Faust, Larry Fitzpatrick, Linda<br />
Friesen, Esther Heimbecker, Ian Huck, Matthew Proctor,<br />
Kathleen Robertson, Stuart Sherin, and Margaret<br />
Vogelgesang.<br />
Organized by the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>. Guest curated by<br />
Jeff Nachtigall. An exhibition catalogue—co-published<br />
with Buffalo Berry Press and sponsored by PotashCorp—<br />
is forthcoming in 2008.<br />
In-House Exhibitions<br />
Emotional Geographies<br />
(September 7–November 4)<br />
Emotional Geographies is a survey of work from the first<br />
two decades of collecting at the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>:<br />
the 1960s and 1970s. It presented artworks that reflect<br />
the issues or emotional response of those times. The<br />
works were diverse yet delved into and revealed the<br />
human psyche. Sigmund Freud stated: “A man should<br />
not strive to eliminate his complexes but to get into<br />
accord with them: they are legitimately what direct his<br />
conduct in the world.” Rather than signify meaning,<br />
Emotional Geographies sought to engage the viewer in<br />
an emotional dialogue. Were<br />
the works in accord with<br />
the mind of the artist or the<br />
times they experienced? Did<br />
the works transcend time<br />
and place? Does art reflect<br />
time and movements or the<br />
complexities of the human<br />
psyche? Furthermore, do<br />
artists predict or foreshadow<br />
events or simply respond to<br />
them? And in responding,<br />
what does the art say or<br />
trigger within the viewer?<br />
Organized by the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong><br />
<strong>Gallery</strong>. Curated by Adrian Stimson, Acting Associate<br />
Curator, <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong><br />
<strong>Art</strong>iculation: Joined<br />
(November 9, <strong>2007</strong>–January 6, 2008)<br />
This was the third and final exhibition of the <strong>Art</strong>iculation<br />
project which explored the concepts of creative<br />
joining and interpretation. Four local artists were<br />
invited to show their own new work in conjunction<br />
with works they each chose from the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong><br />
<strong>Gallery</strong> Permanent Collection. The resulting exhibition<br />
examined how these artists perceived other artists work<br />
that was related to their own production, or artists who<br />
had inspired them. Cheryl Buckmaster chose works by<br />
Margaret Vanderhaeghe, Todd Gronsdahl, chose works<br />
by David Thauberger, Dallas Poundmaker chose a work<br />
by Joanne Tod, and Linda White chose a photograph of<br />
a work by Edward Poitras.<br />
Organized by the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>. Curated by Adrian<br />
Stimson, Aboriginal Curator-in-Residence.<br />
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Touring Exhibitions<br />
In <strong>2007</strong>, <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Extension Services was responsible for coordinating the tours of five exhibitions<br />
provincially and two exhibitions nationally, with a combined total of nineteen showings. The attendance for the<br />
provincial exhibitions was 10,894 and the national attendance was 16,681 for a total attendance of 27,575.<br />
Clifford Wiens, Heating and Cooling Plant,<br />
University of Regina, 1967. Photo: Henry Kalen.<br />
Courtesy of Clifford Wiens.<br />
Rick Rivet, String Game #7, 2002, courtesy of<br />
Virginia Christopher <strong>Gallery</strong>, Calgary<br />
National Tours<br />
Telling Details: The Architecture of Clifford Wiens<br />
This exhibition was a career survey of Saskatchewan’s most acclaimed architect, Clifford Wiens. The exhibition<br />
visually and verbally investigated the essential informing details of Wiens’ representative buildings and industrial<br />
designs completed between 1958 and 1984. The exhibition was organized and circulated by the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>,<br />
and curated by Trevor Boddy.<br />
Venue location dates Attendance<br />
Plug In Institute of Contemporary <strong>Art</strong> Winnipeg, MB Mar 2–Apr 27, <strong>2007</strong> 3000<br />
Mackenzie <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Regina, SK May 2–Aug 26, <strong>2007</strong> 6346<br />
Total attendance in <strong>2007</strong> for this exhibition 9346<br />
Rick Rivet<br />
This exhibition presented twenty-one paintings by British Columbia-based Rick Rivet, and constitutes a survey of<br />
the artist’s work from 2000–2005. Originally shown at the <strong>Mendel</strong> in 2006, the exhibition was curated by <strong>Mendel</strong><br />
Associate Curator George Moppett and organized and circulated by the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>.<br />
Venue location dates Attendance<br />
Thunder Bay <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Thunder Bay, ON Jan 6–Feb 28, <strong>2007</strong> 2100<br />
Godfrey Dean <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Yorkton, SK Apr 19–May 20, <strong>2007</strong> 359<br />
Kelowna <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Kelowna, BC Sep 15–Nov 18, <strong>2007</strong> 4876<br />
Total attendance in <strong>2007</strong> for this exhibition 7335<br />
The total attendance in <strong>2007</strong> for all national tours was 16,681.<br />
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Provincial Tours<br />
The River: Two Perspectives, Lynn McKenzie-Barteski<br />
Touring Exhibitions<br />
This was a solo exhibition of twenty-eight watercolour paintings on paper completed from 2003–2005 by Lynn<br />
McKenzie-Barteski who lives and works in Outlook, Saskatchewan. These paintings were an ongoing project by the<br />
artist to observe and record the constantly changing landscape of the South Saskatchewan River Valley from the<br />
perspective of both the shore and from the extraordinary pedestrian walkway on the former CPR Bridge in Outlook.<br />
Venue location dates Attendance<br />
Grand Coteau Heritage & Cultural Centre Shaunavon, SK Jun 1–29, <strong>2007</strong> 400<br />
Grace Campbell <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Prince Albert, SK Aug 30–Sep 23, <strong>2007</strong> 101<br />
Estevan <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> and Museum Estevan, SK Oct 1–26, <strong>2007</strong> 450<br />
Chapel <strong>Gallery</strong> North Battleford, SK Nov 5–Dec 31, <strong>2007</strong> 881<br />
Total attendance in <strong>2007</strong> for this exhibition 1832<br />
Brian Ring…here and there…<br />
Brian Ring is a Saskatchewan-born artist who has lived and worked in Moose Jaw, Fort Qu’Appelle, and Ruddell,<br />
and is currently located in Hanoi, Vietnam. He is well-known for his work in clay, however in the last fifteen years<br />
he has worked mainly with digital imaging. The exhibition was organized and curated by Holly Hildebrandt for the<br />
Chapel <strong>Gallery</strong> in North Battleford—where it was first presented in 2003—and circulated by the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>,<br />
Saskatoon.<br />
Venue location dates Attendance<br />
Estevan National Exhibition Centre Estevan SK Nov 7, <strong>2007</strong>–Jan 8, 2008 885<br />
Total attendance in <strong>2007</strong> for this exhibition 885<br />
Ian Rawlinson: Nightwatch<br />
Ian Rawlinson graduated in with a 1992 BFA from the University of Saskatchewan, and has been a practising artist<br />
based in Saskatoon since that time. This exhibition was first presented at the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> in 2005 in a two<br />
person exhibition called Nightwatch: David Hoffos/Ian Rawlinson curated by <strong>Mendel</strong> Associate Curator George<br />
Moppett. The exhibition was organized and circulated by the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, Saskatoon.<br />
Venue location dates Attendance<br />
Moose Jaw Museum and <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Moose Jaw, SK Jan 25–Mar 18, <strong>2007</strong> 3584<br />
Total attendance in <strong>2007</strong> for this exhibition 3584<br />
Lynn McKenzie-Barteski, A Gentle Winter, 2006, watercolour on<br />
paper. Photo: Eve Kotyk.<br />
Brian Ring, Eyes Series 1 (detail), 2003, inkjet print<br />
on canvas.<br />
Ian Rawlinson, Walk with Me, 2004,<br />
acrylic on wood panel, Collection of<br />
Peggy & Tim Martin.<br />
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Touring Exhibitions<br />
Dorothy Elsie Knowles, Untitled (landscape), c. 1966,<br />
watercolour on paper. Collection of the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong><br />
<strong>Gallery</strong>. Gift of the artist 1966. Photo: Eve Kotyk.<br />
Marcel Dzama, Untitled (Man, Woman, Bear),<br />
1996–1998, ink and watercolour on paper. Purchased<br />
with support from The Canada Council for the <strong>Art</strong>s<br />
Acquisitions Assistance Program, 1999. From the<br />
exhibition The Moving Hand. Photo: Eve Kotyk.<br />
Paperworks: Dorothy Knowles and William Perehudoff<br />
Dorothy Knowles and William Perehudoff are widely considered as two of Canada’s most prominent senior artists.<br />
This exhibition, curated by <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Associate Curator Dan Ring, presented examples of watercolour and<br />
acrylic works on paper by both artists, from the collection of the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>. The exhibition was organized<br />
and circulated by the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, Saskatoon.<br />
Venue location dates Attendance<br />
Allie Griffin <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Weyburn, SK Apr 1–30, <strong>2007</strong> 287<br />
<strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> of Prince Albert Prince Albert, SK Jun 1–Jul 31, <strong>2007</strong> 774<br />
Barr Colony Heritage and Cultural Centre Lloydminster, AB Aug 10–Oct 7, <strong>2007</strong> 1107<br />
Godfrey Dean <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Yorkton, SK Nov 11, <strong>2007</strong>–Jan 11, 2008 241<br />
Total attendance in <strong>2007</strong> for this exhibition 2409<br />
The Moving Hand: 50 Years of Drawing from the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Permanent<br />
Collection<br />
The exhibition curated, by <strong>Mendel</strong> Associate Curator Dan Ring, explored the traditional definition of drawing as well<br />
as its role in preliminary sketches for work in other media, such as architecture or sculpture, and more experimental<br />
practices that blur the line between drawing and painting. The exhibition was organized and circulated by the<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, Saskatoon.<br />
Venue location dates Attendance<br />
Estevan <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> and Museum Estevan, SK Mar 1–31, <strong>2007</strong> 553<br />
Barr Colony Heritage and Cultural Centre Lloydminster, AB Apr 11–May 31, <strong>2007</strong> 1187<br />
Godfrey Dean <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Yorkton, SK Jul 4–Sep 14, <strong>2007</strong> 444<br />
Total attendance in <strong>2007</strong> for this exhibition 2,184<br />
The total attendance for all provincial tours in <strong>2007</strong> was 10,894.<br />
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Major Initiatives<br />
Every year, the Public and Professional<br />
Programs Department mounts several<br />
major initiatives that connect many<br />
different stakeholders with important<br />
community issues and themes.<br />
Public and Professional Programs<br />
<strong>Art</strong> and Ideas Series<br />
Conceived by Alexandra Badzak, the<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong>’s former Head of Public and<br />
Professional Programs, the <strong>Art</strong> and Ideas<br />
Series was an attempt to engage the<br />
community on a deeper level through<br />
distinguished and renowned visiting<br />
lecturers, salons, artists talks, and a<br />
noon-hour film series. Listed below are some of the<br />
highlights.<br />
• Collecting Canadian was an exhibition talk given by<br />
Tobi Bruce in conjunction with Lasting Impressions:<br />
Celebrated Works from the <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> of Hamilton.<br />
Ms. Bruce is Senior Curator at the <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> of<br />
Hamilton and was recently elected to the Board<br />
of Directors of the Ontario Association of <strong>Art</strong><br />
Galleries.<br />
• Dr. David Franklin gave a talk/tour of British<br />
Drawings from the National <strong>Gallery</strong> of Canada.<br />
An internationally renowned expert in the Italian<br />
Renaissance period, Dr. Franklin has been Deputy<br />
Director and Chief Curator of the National <strong>Gallery</strong><br />
of Canada since 2001.<br />
• Scholar and collector Dr. David Latham of<br />
Saskatoon gave a lecture titled Haunted Text:<br />
Studies in Pre-Raphaelitism, based on the book of<br />
the same name that he recently edited. His book<br />
and lecture explored how Pre-Raphaelitism has<br />
moved from the margins of nineteenth-century art<br />
and literature to the vanguard of interdisciplinary<br />
studies.<br />
• Professor Keith Bell gave a lecture on painter<br />
Stanley Spencer, titled Modern British Drawings. A<br />
specialist on early twentieth-century British art, Bell<br />
is the leading expert on Stanley Spencer. Bell is a<br />
professor in the Department of <strong>Art</strong> and <strong>Art</strong> History<br />
at the University of Saskatchewan.<br />
• Dr. Jan Marsh presented a lecture entitled The<br />
Pre-Raphaelite Women. Specialising in artists and<br />
writers, Dr. Marsh has researched and written<br />
extensively on the Pre-Raphaelite circle.<br />
• The British Drawing Salon was a major event<br />
held on July 7, <strong>2007</strong>. This salon harkened back to<br />
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Douglas Schoenherr, pianist Robin Harrison, and guests at The British Drawing Salon<br />
on July 7, <strong>2007</strong>. Photo: Troy Mamer.<br />
the tradition of salons as sites of civic discourse,<br />
trendsetting, and networking. The event included<br />
a curator’s lecture by Douglas Schoenherr, piano<br />
performance by Robin Harrison, a poetry reading<br />
by Don Kerr, wine tasting, and fabulous feasting.<br />
The salon was hosted by world-renowned collector<br />
of Pre-Raphaelite artwork, Dr. Dennis Lanigan,<br />
who played a critical role in connecting Saskatoon<br />
scientists to composers, politicians to painters,<br />
and business leaders to writers, in order to spark<br />
dialogue about art, philosophy, and society.<br />
Writer Jan Marsh and scientist Bill Thomlinson<br />
also facilitated the dialogue. The <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong><br />
Group arranged the food, along with <strong>Mendel</strong><br />
staff, who were also social hosts for the evening.<br />
This was a unique and extremely fun evening with<br />
approximately one hundred and thirty participants.<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> Youth Council<br />
The Youth Council was a new programming initiative.<br />
It was initiated based on the recognition that youth are<br />
positive active citizens who need to have a voice in the<br />
community, and that the arts can provide a practical<br />
and powerful forum through which youth voices can be<br />
heard. As well, we found that the <strong>Mendel</strong> needed to do a<br />
better job of creating an inviting environment for young<br />
people. Recruitment began in Fall 2006, and in January<br />
<strong>2007</strong> we began to attract interest in the program. The<br />
group began with twelve students aged 13–18 who have<br />
strong aptitudes for the arts and believe in community<br />
involvement. Our “Fill This Space” posters calling for<br />
submissions to the Youth Council’s inaugural exhibition<br />
in the fall created more interest, prompting three more<br />
young people join the Council.<br />
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at the <strong>Mendel</strong>, which was well received. There were over<br />
twenty-two speakers in total. Topics covered existing<br />
programming, funding, publication, and dissemination<br />
of aboriginal art, as well as the development of these<br />
areas.<br />
Members of the <strong>Mendel</strong> Youth Council. Left to right: Willis Kirkham, Sasha Hanson-<br />
Pastran, Dylan Scheibelhoffer, Rhiann Hosaluk, Thomas Webster, Jayne Walters, Donna<br />
Fan, Lewis Liski, Dan Numeier, Wendy Monks. Missing: Courtney Sperling, Teresa Yang,<br />
Catherine Patrick, Adam Duret, Rylely Epp. Photo: Jessa Alston-O’Connor.<br />
In <strong>2007</strong>, the <strong>Mendel</strong> youth Council was responsible for<br />
the following projects:<br />
• At the Living <strong>Art</strong>fully, Waterfront <strong>Art</strong>, Craft and<br />
Eco Fair, members of the Youth Council helped<br />
gallery staff with set up, selling raffle tickets for<br />
an eco prize package, and assisted vendors and<br />
artists. They ran a vegetarian food booth, raising<br />
over $300 which was used to purchase trees<br />
as a way to help offset the festival carbon<br />
footprint.<br />
• Youth <strong>Art</strong> Studios Ideas: The Youth Council<br />
gave feedback which was used in planning<br />
the <strong>Mendel</strong>’s fall studio programs.<br />
• Phantasmagoria—<strong>Mendel</strong> Youth Council<br />
Exhibition: The <strong>Mendel</strong> Youth Council<br />
organized, curated, and installed Phantasmagoria<br />
in November. This show featured over eighty<br />
works by local youth artists in a variety of<br />
media including sculpture, photography,<br />
painting, drawing, and more.<br />
Aboriginal Curatorial Collective<br />
Conference<br />
The <strong>Mendel</strong> hosted the opening evening of<br />
Corralling <strong>Art</strong>—Aboriginal Curatorial Practice<br />
in the Prairies and Beyond, a two-day national<br />
conference organized by TRIBE Inc. The<br />
main conference was held at the Bessborough<br />
Hotel and brought together over one hundred<br />
curators, scholars, educators, and from Canada<br />
and the United States.<br />
Alexandra Badzak, Head of Public and<br />
Professional Programs at the <strong>Mendel</strong>, gave a<br />
talk on the history of aboriginal programming<br />
Living <strong>Art</strong>fully: Waterfront <strong>Art</strong>, Craft,<br />
and Eco-fair<br />
Living <strong>Art</strong>fully: Waterfront <strong>Art</strong>, Craft, and Eco-fair<br />
was a one day, multidisciplinary festival of art, craft,<br />
environmental consciousness, produced in partnership<br />
with the Saskatchewan Environmental Society, the<br />
Saskatchewan EcoNetwork and the Saskatchewan Craft<br />
Council. More than a festival, Living <strong>Art</strong>fully is a state of<br />
mind that embraces notions of community building,<br />
risk taking, diversity, youth, and a positive sense of our<br />
future.<br />
Held on August 18, Living <strong>Art</strong>fully: Waterfront <strong>Art</strong>,<br />
Craft, and Eco-fair combined two formerly separate<br />
events: the Waterfront <strong>Art</strong> and Craft Show and Sale<br />
with the Living <strong>Art</strong>fully Eco-fair. <strong>Art</strong>ists-in-residence<br />
Monique Blom and David Geary produced eco-themed<br />
artwork onsite. Living <strong>Art</strong>fully featured a stage<br />
with musical entertainment including<br />
Indian in the Machine (Dieter Braun),<br />
Michael Herauf, and Dany Rousseau,<br />
guest speakers including Amy-Jo Ehman<br />
on Eating Locally, Adrian Stimson<br />
on Living <strong>Art</strong>fully, and Sheri<br />
Praski from the City of<br />
Saskatoon. Eco-art<br />
making , organic<br />
food vendors, a<br />
storytelling tent<br />
with Joseph Naytowhow,<br />
a s well a s the S a skTel<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> Caravan for<br />
the kids were all found on<br />
the <strong>Mendel</strong> grounds. The<br />
event ended with a keynote<br />
address and performance by<br />
acclaimed singer/songwriter<br />
and eco-activist Susan<br />
Aglukark. In conjunction<br />
w ith L i vi n g A r t f u l ly,<br />
Barrett Russell engaged<br />
in Here and There:<br />
Keynote speaker and performer<br />
Susan Aglukark at Living<br />
<strong>Art</strong>fully: Waterfront <strong>Art</strong>,<br />
Craft, and Eco-fair August 18,<br />
<strong>2007</strong>. Photo: Marie Brown.<br />
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The Easy Magic Machine, a performance-based piece<br />
where he cycled to the Burning Man festival in Nevada.<br />
Russell concluded with a performance and installation<br />
in the <strong>Mendel</strong> auditorium in October. The number of<br />
visitors inside the <strong>Gallery</strong> during Living <strong>Art</strong>fully was an<br />
impressive 2170. Visitors to the outdoor part of the<br />
festival is estimated at 2700.<br />
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS<br />
This program provides professional development and<br />
networking opportunities for local emerging, midcareer,<br />
and senior artists as well as individuals interested<br />
in the arts.<br />
Exhibition Talks<br />
• Containment—Given by Michael Hosaluk, artist, on<br />
Friday, January 19. Attendance: 150<br />
• Blood on the Snow—Given by Rebecca Belmore,<br />
artist, on Saturday, January 20. Attendance: 50<br />
• Consecrated Medicine—Given by Jane Ash Poitras,<br />
artist, on Friday, February 23. Attendance: 60<br />
• <strong>Art</strong>iculation: Conex-Us—Given by Adrian Stimson,<br />
curator, on Thursday, March 8. Attendance: 20<br />
• Lasting Impressions—Given by Tobi Bruce, curator,<br />
on Thursday, April 5. Attendance: 100<br />
• Woodrow—Given by Graeme Patterson, artist, on<br />
Friday, September 7. Attendance: 80<br />
• Insider’s Scoop—Given by Jeff Nachtigall, curator,<br />
on Sunday, September 16. Attendance: 25<br />
Lectures<br />
• Collecting Canadian—Given by Tobi Bruce, curator,<br />
on April 13. Attendance: 100<br />
• British Drawings—Given by Douglas Shoenherr,<br />
curator, on Friday, June 8. Attendance: 130<br />
• British Drawings from the National <strong>Gallery</strong> of<br />
Canada—Given by Dr. David Franklin, curator, on<br />
June 15. Attendance: 70<br />
• Haunted Text: Studies in Pre-Raphaelitism— Given<br />
by Dr. David Latham, collector, on June 16.<br />
Attendance: 40<br />
• Modern British Drawings—Given by Prof. Keith Bell,<br />
professor, on June 21. Attendance: 45<br />
• The Pre-Raphaelite Women—Given by Dr. Jan<br />
Marsh, professor, on July 5. Attendance: 50<br />
artists by artists<br />
The <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> is committed to both<br />
acknowledging expertise in our artistic community and<br />
fostering the careers of newly independent artists. This<br />
community-based project connects senior studio artists<br />
with emerging artists through a mentoring exchange.<br />
This project provides emerging artists with the<br />
opportunity to network and expand their art practice<br />
with a professional in the field, and emerge through<br />
the process of preparing a presentation or program to<br />
be exhibited at the <strong>Mendel</strong>. Part of the project includes<br />
critical writing and contributing to the <strong>Mendel</strong>’s web<br />
site. Potential mentors are invited to participate in the<br />
artistsbyartists project based on their associations<br />
with the various programming themes currently being<br />
planned at the <strong>Gallery</strong>.<br />
January–March: Joan Scaglione/Ruth Chambers<br />
In her art practice, Joan<br />
Scaglione dialogues with<br />
t wo sources: the cosmic<br />
s p i r i t u a l f o r c e m o v i n g<br />
through time/space and<br />
N ature a s an authent i c<br />
model of interconnectedness<br />
o f c r e ation . S h e b u i l d s<br />
structures to reveal a process<br />
of becoming, expressing the<br />
primal energetic qualities<br />
of archetypes. Elements in<br />
her practice explore mythic<br />
traditions where the psyche<br />
wrestles with itself in the<br />
Joan Scaglione, Chaos and<br />
Disentanglement (detail),<br />
installation, <strong>2007</strong>.<br />
process of transformation. Scaglione is a sessional<br />
instructor at the University of Regina as well as<br />
instructing at the Neil Balkwill Centre.<br />
Ruth Chambers received an MFA from the University<br />
of Regina in 1994, where she continues to work as<br />
Assistant Professor of Visual <strong>Art</strong>s. Her installations<br />
employ a wide range of media and techniques spanning<br />
hand-building, new technologies, and found objects.<br />
Chambers has exhibited her work at the Canadian Glass<br />
and Clay Museum (Waterloo), <strong>Art</strong>space (Peterborough),<br />
the Koffler <strong>Gallery</strong> (North York), and Latitude 53<br />
(Edmonton) and other galleries in Canada and the<br />
United States. She is a founding member of Petri’s<br />
Quadrille, a Regina-based artists’ collective.<br />
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April–June: Yuka Yamaguchi/David Geary<br />
Yuka Yamaguchi is a selftaught<br />
artist born in Kobe,<br />
J a p a n . S h e m o v e d t o<br />
Canada in 2000 and lives in<br />
Saskatoon. Yuka draws and<br />
makes useless toys for adultchildren.<br />
She draws whatever<br />
images pop into her mind,<br />
using coloured pencils to<br />
place them onto paper. There<br />
is a certain stillness to her<br />
work, inward-looking even as<br />
it reaches extremes of cute<br />
and grotesque. Yuka started<br />
drawing simply to amuse herself, but now she has her<br />
own blog and online gallery showing her work to people<br />
around the world (www.plastiquemonkey.com).<br />
David Geary is well known as a cartoonist and zine<br />
producer of many comic classics including Gopher<br />
Freedom, Bridge City Revue, and The Wonder That Is Paris,<br />
and as the producer of arcane and mysterious objects<br />
and videos based on prairie life and popular culture.<br />
The graphic images presented in artistsbyartists are a<br />
continuation of a political poster project Geary began<br />
in 2005 entitled “The Great Saskatchewan Socialist<br />
Utopia—that never was.” The posters are affectionately<br />
satirical images that reflect life in an imaginary time<br />
and place that he feels could have and should have<br />
been. Visually and verbally, they are based on postrevolutionary<br />
Soviet posters from the 1920s. Geary<br />
works as a designer and artist in Saskatoon<br />
.<br />
June–August: Sonya Adams/Patrick Traer<br />
S o n y a A d a m s r e c e n t l y<br />
earned her Bachelor of Fine<br />
<strong>Art</strong>s from the University<br />
of Saskatchewan. She was<br />
the Saskatchewan selection<br />
for the 2006 BMO 1 st <strong>Art</strong>!<br />
Invitational Student Ar t<br />
C o m p e t i t i o n . S h e f i n d s<br />
inspiration for her disquieting<br />
drawings from the remains of<br />
outmoded communications<br />
technology.<br />
Yuka Yamaguchi, Inside of me,<br />
2006. Coloured pencil on paper.<br />
Sonya Adams, Untitled drawing<br />
(detail), <strong>2007</strong>. Charcoal on paper.<br />
Columbia and University of Saskatchewan) and a MFA<br />
in Visual <strong>Art</strong> (York University). Traer is best known for<br />
his embroidered textile works and upholstery which<br />
often extend into sculptural installations, and mixedmedia<br />
works using video, light-boxes, and blown glass.<br />
These works reference incubation periods, biological<br />
obsolescence, and the mythology of anatomy. His work<br />
has been exhibited across Canada and the USA at such<br />
venues as the Contemporary <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> (Vancouver),<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> (Saskatoon), Walter Phillips <strong>Gallery</strong><br />
(Banff), Plug-In (Winnipeg), YYZ (Toronto) and Galerie<br />
Oboro (Montreal).<br />
September–November: Shelley Kaszefski/<br />
Leslie Potter<br />
Shelley Kaszefski has been<br />
working with the human<br />
f o r m f o r m a n y y e a r s .<br />
She endeavours to make<br />
physical the complexity of<br />
human nature by her own<br />
conscious and subconscious<br />
experiences. She is currently<br />
completing her BFA at Emily<br />
Carr Institute in Vancouver,<br />
and has exhibited extensively<br />
throughout Canada.<br />
Shelley Kaszefski, Hybrid, Mixed<br />
media, <strong>2007</strong>.<br />
Leslie Potter received his<br />
BFA in 1986 and his MFA in<br />
1993 from the University of Saskatchewan. His art is<br />
represented in many private and public collections.<br />
Several of his large-scale sculptures can be viewed in<br />
Saskatoon, as well as in Outlook and Prince Albert.<br />
Potter has taught sculpture and painting at the<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, the University of Saskatchewan’s<br />
Department of <strong>Art</strong> and <strong>Art</strong> History, as well as various<br />
schools and galleries. He has been active in the Prairie<br />
Sculptors’ Association, and recently curated, with James<br />
Korpan, an exhibition touring Saskatchewan called<br />
“The Bill Epp Show,” featuring the works of the late Bill<br />
Epp, former Professor of Sculpture at the University of<br />
Saskatchewan.<br />
Patrick Traer is an Associate Professor at the University<br />
of Saskatchewan. He has a BA (University of British<br />
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GALLERY INTERPRETIVES<br />
This program incorporates self-directed, informal<br />
material that enriches or expands on exhibition content<br />
and is intended for the casual visitor.<br />
Public and Professional Programs<br />
the space between/The Reading Room<br />
Installed in <strong>Gallery</strong> II, the space between/The Reading<br />
Room is an interpretive site situated at the centre of<br />
our main gallery spaces that further develop themes in<br />
the current exhibitions. Designed to engage the casual<br />
visitor, the site provides extensive information including<br />
handouts, brochures, self-guided tour pamphlets,<br />
tapes, wall quotes, and extended labels. This site is<br />
also used to display art works from our permanent<br />
collection that relate to the other exhibitions, providing<br />
a context for our visitors. During <strong>2007</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> II was<br />
used extensively as an exhibition space. From January–<br />
March and March–June, <strong>Gallery</strong> II was used for the<br />
series of exhibitions entitled <strong>Art</strong>iculation. In the June–<br />
August show period <strong>Gallery</strong> II was used as part of the<br />
British Drawings from the National <strong>Gallery</strong> of Canada<br />
exhibition.<br />
September–January 2008: Grow Up or Blow Up<br />
This installation of the space between featured a<br />
rare look at illustrative work done by Ernest Lindner.<br />
Completed for John McNaughton’s 1948 book “Man”<br />
Jungle-wise and Otherwise, Lindner’s illustrations are<br />
a visual interpretation of man’s history of success and<br />
the “new” challenge of that era: impending nuclear war.<br />
At once intriguing and bizarre, these drawings—from<br />
the <strong>Mendel</strong>’s Permanent Collection—are situated<br />
well outside of Lindner’s well-known oeuvre and were<br />
presented in this exhibition as a timely reminder of the<br />
fragility of humanity.<br />
studioXPRESS<br />
studioXPRESS provides an opportunity for visitors<br />
to explore art media and concepts raised by current<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> exhibitions, in a studio environment. Selfdirected<br />
activities take place in our studio, and are<br />
open to the public all day everyday whenever there are<br />
no tours or other programs taking place. Materials are<br />
provided, along with instructions and inspiration. In<br />
<strong>2007</strong> studioXPRESS was sponsored by Dr. Robert and<br />
Lura Mae Sider.<br />
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Ernest Lindner, New Horizons, 1948, charcoal on paper. Collection of the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong><br />
<strong>Gallery</strong>. Gift of Judy McNaughton. Photo: Eve Kotyk.<br />
January 19–April 2: Reloading the Canon (blood on<br />
snow, Consecrated Medicine, Containment)<br />
Visitors were encouraged to think about art histories<br />
that have often been neglected or omitted from a<br />
Eurocentric art canon, such as First Nations art history<br />
and craft as art. Activities for this installation included<br />
learning about the key figures in First Nations art<br />
history and contemporary art through books, a wall<br />
of honour featuring Aboriginal artists, and a DVD on<br />
contemporary artist Michael Hosaluk. Other activities<br />
included flip books, props, and costume items for<br />
visitors to ‘dress up’ a Hosaluk chair and feedback on<br />
some of the dichotomies and questions surrounding the<br />
value of art and craft today through a talk-back bulletin<br />
board.<br />
April 13–June 3: Re-Collection (Lasting Impressions)<br />
The audience expanded the Canadian art history canon<br />
by exploring key moments in Canadian history through<br />
an illustrated timeline. Activities included several<br />
films on Canadian artists and art movements, and<br />
three stations which invited the public to create their<br />
own impressionist, social realist, or post-impressionist<br />
masterpiece, just like the artists of Lasting Impressions<br />
who were inspired by these movements and others. The<br />
Wall of Honour from the previous installation period<br />
was left up as it suited this discussion of Canadian <strong>Art</strong><br />
History.<br />
June 15–August 26: bohoXPRESS (British Drawings,<br />
Drawing Inspiration from the Pre-Raphaelites)<br />
This installation of studioXPRESS focused on the<br />
Pre-Raphaelites, the neo-medieval realm of the Pre-<br />
Raphaelite Brotherhood, and bohemian life in England<br />
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SCHOOL, GENERAL GUIDED, and<br />
STUDIO CLASS PROGRAMS<br />
This program provides art classes and workshops for a<br />
fee, guided tours for schools and community groups,<br />
as well as intensive gallery/school programming. It is<br />
intended for emerging and amateur artists (studio<br />
classes) as well as school age children (school programs).<br />
John William Waterhouse, Lady of Shalott (detail), 1888, oil on canvas. Collection of<br />
Tate Britain, London, England. One of many images reproduced in Bohoxpress.<br />
in the nineteenth century. Activities included creating<br />
calligraphy, crafting intricate book borders and<br />
illuminated initials, designing nature-inspired wallpaper,<br />
and composing romantic poetry. The studio space was<br />
decorated as an artist’s studio using a fireplace and a<br />
variety of props to give a bohemian ambiance.<br />
September 7, <strong>2007</strong>–January 6, 2008: ghost town<br />
(Graeme Patterson: Woodrow, The Insiders)<br />
studioXPRESS: ghost town looked at the notion of the<br />
ghost town as a metaphor for Saskatchewan, how<br />
history has contributed to an overarching myth that<br />
“better days are just over the horizon,” and how early<br />
success isn’t necessarily a guarantor of an easy future.<br />
Visitors were encouraged to build and decorate a mini<br />
grain elevator, create their own propaganda posters,<br />
make a memory map, watch the documentary “Ghost<br />
Highway,” and write a “Dear Saskatchewan” letter.<br />
The studio became a spooky ghost town through the<br />
installation of old windows and a fence, tumbleweeds, a<br />
fake crow, and lots of spider webs.<br />
School Programs<br />
The <strong>Mendel</strong> is a valuable and unique learning resource<br />
for schools. We provide opportunities to engage with<br />
original artwork (both historical and contemporary)<br />
and to critically examine visual culture. Designed to<br />
connect <strong>Mendel</strong> exhibitions to the curriculum needs<br />
of teachers and students, the programs demonstrate<br />
that art is relevant to daily life and crosses disciplines.<br />
School Hands-On Tours are highly interactive, and very<br />
adaptive to the goals identified by individual classroom<br />
teachers. We also build self-directed learning skills to<br />
encourage lifelong usership. By collaborating closely<br />
with teachers through the <strong>Art</strong> Immersion and Sustained<br />
Interpretive Materials and Other<br />
Publications<br />
• Short Cuts —These handouts briefly describe the<br />
exhibitions, and were produced for the following<br />
shows: Iturria, canopy, Containment, blood on the<br />
snow, Consecrated Medicine, Lasting Impressions,<br />
British Drawings, The Insiders, Emotional<br />
Geographies, each of the three <strong>Art</strong>iculation<br />
exhibitions, and all installations of artistsbyartists.<br />
• Living <strong>Art</strong>fully brochure/poster—outlining the<br />
events, partners and philosophy.<br />
• <strong>Mendel</strong> School Hands-on Tour Poster—lively work<br />
from the <strong>Mendel</strong>’s permanent collection on the<br />
front, with detailed program information on the<br />
back.<br />
• <strong>Art</strong> Studio Classes—four flyers advertising studio<br />
programs.<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> PotashCorp School Hands-on Tours are highly interactive and teach a range<br />
of viewing and artmaking skills.<br />
Workshop programs, we work to reduce barriers by<br />
situating ourselves more visibly within school culture<br />
and expanding the in-school options for teachers<br />
interested in our programs.<br />
A foundational program at the <strong>Mendel</strong>, our <strong>Mendel</strong><br />
PotashCorp School Hands-On Tours continue to thrive<br />
and adapt to the changing needs of the institution and<br />
school divisions. We welcome about seven thousand<br />
students yearly in pre-booked tour programs.<br />
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New Initiatives<br />
1. Name Change: PotashCorp came on board<br />
as a funder in <strong>2007</strong> for the annual School <strong>Art</strong><br />
exhibition and for school programming in general.<br />
Therefore in spring we changed the name to<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> PotashCorp School Hands-On Tours.<br />
2. Program Audit: The staff audit of school<br />
programming that began in fall 2005 has resulted<br />
in a few changes including how Program Guides<br />
are trained, what occurs at meetings, and new<br />
templates to help Guides to cover pertinent<br />
information based on the audience’s learning<br />
styles, multiple intelligences theory, and <strong>Mendel</strong><br />
goals.<br />
3. Georges Vanier School: We partnered with<br />
Grade 7 and 8 students from the school for their<br />
<strong>Art</strong>sSmarts project, Stops with History. They<br />
created twenty-two bus shelter and bus interior<br />
card advertisements that detail Saskatoon History.<br />
The <strong>Mendel</strong> was featured on the shelter near City<br />
Hospital, which was launched<br />
May 11.<br />
4. <strong>Art</strong>Sask website: We partnered with Sask<br />
Learning, MacKenzie <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> and University of<br />
Regina on a new website for teachers featuring the<br />
work in public collections. Funding was provided<br />
by Canadian Heritage and in-kind contributions<br />
from the galleries.<br />
5. In the spring we partnered with North Park<br />
Wilson School on our SlammED project on the<br />
theme of slam poetry, funded by an <strong>Art</strong>sSmarts<br />
grant.<br />
Workshop/Tour Program Stats for Schools and<br />
General Special Interest Group Guided Programs:<br />
Type of Tour Number of Groups Participants<br />
School 215 7,100<br />
Special Interest 100 1,955<br />
Total 315 9,055<br />
Meeting/Training Highlights <strong>2007</strong><br />
Jan 18 Guest Speaker—Adrian Stimson, curator,<br />
Michael Hosaluk, artist,<br />
Apr 12 Guest Speaker—Adrian Stimson, curator,<br />
Lasting Impressions curator<br />
Jun 7 Guest Speaker—British Drawings NGC curator<br />
Sep 13 Guest Speaker—Jeff Nachtigall, curator<br />
Nov 8 Guest Speaker—Adrian Stimson, curator,<br />
Cheryl Buckmaster, artist<br />
Educator Resource Materials<br />
• What to Do Before Your Tour—brief exhibitionspecific<br />
handouts for five exhibition periods.<br />
• Educator Guides—Viewing and Representing:<br />
Connecting the Language and Visual <strong>Art</strong>s<br />
Curriculums—Living <strong>Art</strong>fully curriculum in<br />
process. DiverCity curriculum in process. SlammED<br />
curriculum in process.<br />
• <strong>Mendel</strong> Web Site—Activities for Keevil<br />
reproduction on School Hands-On Tour poster.<br />
Activities for Jane Ash Poitras reproduction on the<br />
School Hands-On Poster<br />
Saskatoon Credit Union’s ARTforLIFE: A<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>/School Program<br />
ARTforLIFE provides enriched cross-curricula learning<br />
opportunities—through the visual arts—for Saskatoon<br />
Community Schools. Selected on a rotational basis<br />
for three academic years, each school collaborates<br />
with the <strong>Mendel</strong> to address the needs of their specific<br />
community and to guide activities. Recognising the<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong>’s unique role in the larger community and that<br />
visual art reflects all aspects of the world in which we<br />
live, ARTforLIFE strives to deliver timely, relevant, and<br />
curriculum- and community-centred programming. To<br />
reduce barriers, we situate ourselves more visibly within<br />
school culture and have expanded the in-school options<br />
for teachers interested in our programs.<br />
The <strong>Mendel</strong> launched ARTforLIFE at the start of<br />
the 2001 school year with W.P. Bate Community<br />
School. Subsequently, we have welcomed Mount Royal<br />
Collegiate, St. Maria Goretti School, City Park Collegiate,<br />
Pleasant Hill Community School, St John Community<br />
School, and our recent partner Nutana Collegiate. Our<br />
current sponsor is the Saskatoon Credit Union (renamed<br />
FirstSask Credit Union in <strong>2007</strong>).<br />
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Public and Professional Programs<br />
Summary of Activities with City Park Collegiate<br />
January–June <strong>2007</strong>:<br />
City Park Collegiate began the third and final year<br />
of the partnership in ARTforLIFE. Tanya Zuzak and<br />
Monique Blom were the liaisons. We participated in<br />
Healing <strong>Art</strong>s Events, an intensive studio program,<br />
Glass Slumping project, and a student/parent open<br />
house. Zuzak was hired by City Park to curate<br />
Peyattak Wittamowin - <strong>Art</strong>iculation of Culture; an<br />
exhibition of student artwork at AKA <strong>Gallery</strong> in<br />
Saskatoon. We sponsored their graduate art award<br />
with $50 towards art supplies, and contributed<br />
a text panel to commemorate a student gallery<br />
created in honour of ARTforLIFE. We attended<br />
graduation to present the award as well as their<br />
ceremony opening the student gallery. Our<br />
partnership officially ended in June <strong>2007</strong>.<br />
Summary of Activities with Pleasant Hill Community<br />
School<br />
2006–07 school year:<br />
Pleasant Hill began their second year of the<br />
partnership. Carol Wylie replaced Zachari Logan<br />
as <strong>Mendel</strong> Liaison. Grades 5 through 8 classrooms<br />
did workshops around performance, sculpture,<br />
and printmaking, and two Grade 5 students<br />
participated in mentorships with <strong>Mendel</strong> Program<br />
Guides. A floor mural of a stylized dream catcher<br />
was painted at the front entrance of the school.<br />
In September the SaskTel <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> Caravan<br />
attended a pancake breakfast at the school, with<br />
over one hundred participants. In October the<br />
SlammED performance. Photo: Jessa Alston-O’Connor.<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> conducted Mini Museum workshops with<br />
students Kindergarten to Grade 6 and <strong>Art</strong> Club<br />
continued on Wednesdays after school.<br />
January–June <strong>2007</strong>:<br />
Carol Wylie worked with about 50 students weekly.<br />
From May 15 to June 24, Mr. Steel’s Grade 7/8 class<br />
had an exhibition of masks and prints at Circle<br />
Park Mall. We received an <strong>Art</strong>sSmarts grant for<br />
SlammED, involving Barb Wright’s Grade 5/6 class<br />
and students from St. John Community School and<br />
North Park Wilson School. Students participated<br />
in art activities, watched dramatic performances,<br />
received visits from a professional performance<br />
poet, participated in a hip hop workshop, and<br />
were visited by a well-known rap artist in order<br />
to prepare for the Slam event. Slam semi-final<br />
competitions were held in their classrooms and five<br />
finalists represented the school at Off Broadway<br />
<strong>Art</strong> Centre on May 25.<br />
September–December <strong>2007</strong><br />
Christine Loewen’s Grade 6/7 class created puppet<br />
characters out of plaster sculpture and fabric,<br />
and Doug Steel’s Grade 7/8 class worked on script<br />
writing and performance one afternoon per week.<br />
The SaskTel <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> Caravan was present at<br />
the school’s pancake breakfast in September, and<br />
worked with many of the students and community<br />
children on the front lawn of the school.<br />
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Summary of Activities with St. John Community<br />
School<br />
2006–07 school year:<br />
Robin Adair was the <strong>Mendel</strong> Liaison for the first<br />
partnership year. The “Community of Angels”<br />
Project involved angel-making work shops<br />
conducted by <strong>Mendel</strong> program staff. <strong>Art</strong> Club was<br />
held Mondays after school with Grades 3, 4/5, 7 and<br />
8 participating. Eight students were involved with<br />
mentorships once a week.<br />
Public and Professional Programs<br />
January–June <strong>2007</strong>:<br />
Robin Adair continued as <strong>Mendel</strong> Liaison.<br />
Workshops included “Impressionist” Workshop<br />
with Grade 3 and “Chinese Dragon” Workshop<br />
with pre-Kindergarten students. We received an<br />
<strong>Art</strong>sSmarts grant for SlammED, involving the Grade<br />
8 class and students from Pleasant Hill Community<br />
School and North Park Wilson School. Students<br />
participated in art activities, watched dramatic<br />
performances, received visits from a professional<br />
performance poet, participated in a hip hop<br />
workshop, and were visited by a well known rap<br />
artist in order to prepare for the Slam event.<br />
Slam semi-final competitions were held in their<br />
classrooms. Five finalists represented the school at<br />
the slam final at Off Broadway <strong>Art</strong> Centre on May<br />
25. <strong>Art</strong> Club was held Mondays after school. Sixteen<br />
children took part in mentoring partnerships with<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> program staff.<br />
September–December <strong>2007</strong>:<br />
Robin Adair continued as Liaison for the second<br />
school year of partnership. A number of <strong>Mendel</strong><br />
program staff facilitated workshops with the Grade<br />
2, 7, and 8 classes with a total of seven workshops.<br />
Community outreach projects included three art<br />
workshop sessions with parents. Grade 8 students<br />
designed and painted a mural on the wall of the<br />
gym stage. From Oct 22–Nov 25 Grade 7 students<br />
exhibited work in a Circle Park Mall show entitled<br />
“Emerging Faces.” An all-school project in which<br />
students are helping to construct a miniature<br />
landscape began Oct 30th and is projected to<br />
continue into February of 2008. Seven students<br />
participated in mentoring partnerships with <strong>Mendel</strong><br />
program staff. <strong>Art</strong> Club was held on Thursdays after<br />
school.<br />
Summary of Activities with Nutana Collegiate<br />
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Maskmaking workshop with St. John Community School students. Photo: Robin Adair.<br />
Carol Wylie was hired in September <strong>2007</strong> as Liaison<br />
with Nutana Collegiate, our seventh and newest<br />
partner for the ARTforLIFE program. Special Events<br />
included the attendance of the SaskTel <strong>Mendel</strong><br />
<strong>Art</strong> Caravan at the Nutana Harvest Fair, and<br />
Renée Duddridge’s second-quarter art class made<br />
decorations for the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Christmas<br />
Tree. Five workshops included creating centerpieces<br />
for the Salvation Army Fall Supper, a workshop<br />
for pregnant students, a poetry slam workshop,<br />
designing a new logo for the Canadian Academy<br />
of Travel & Tourism, and making scarecrow<br />
decorations for the Harvest Fair. A design has been<br />
started for a mural outside the Integrated School<br />
Link Services office.<br />
General Guided Programs<br />
In addition to school tours, Guided Programs are<br />
offered by the <strong>Mendel</strong> to all ages. Program options<br />
include a tour of the exhibitions with or without handson<br />
artmaking, games, and activities. There are very<br />
few limitations on when a group can book, and we<br />
are always willing to discuss specific needs and special<br />
requests. The atmosphere is inspiring, social, and<br />
informal. Professionally trained Program Guides—many<br />
of whom are artists—facilitate the program. Typical<br />
users of this program: Girls Guides/Brownies/Scouts,<br />
ESL classes, convention groups, seniors, birthday parties,<br />
university groups, and other special interest groups.<br />
Total special interest group programs in <strong>2007</strong>: 100<br />
tours with 1955 participants.<br />
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<strong>Art</strong> Studio Classes<br />
<strong>Art</strong> Studio Classes link current gallery exhibitions to<br />
studio production. Offered to ages four<br />
through adult, these programs motivate,<br />
demonstrate, and provide avenues for<br />
students to explore personal interests.<br />
Moving away from a more traditional<br />
“how to” approach to art instruction,<br />
<strong>Art</strong> Studio Programs more accurately<br />
reflect the way professional artists<br />
work in their studios. We have been<br />
articulating this unique approach in our<br />
advertising. Instructors are working<br />
artists who model their studio practices,<br />
working along side the group on their<br />
own projects; they guide students<br />
to understand how to prepare and<br />
organise their own workspace, self-motivate, discipline<br />
themselves to accomplish goals, and to appreciate the<br />
creative act in progress. Whenever possible, instructors<br />
are artists currently exhibiting at the<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong>.<br />
In <strong>2007</strong> we offered a much wider<br />
selection of times and formats including<br />
evening/after school/weekends. We<br />
continued to partner with Youth Media<br />
Workshop to offer digital filmmaking<br />
and sound studios. We also continued<br />
the “art star” concept this year, which<br />
seems to appeal to children and youth.<br />
Adult studios offered “art quickie”<br />
weekends, but of all the painting studios<br />
offered, we only had sufficient enrolment<br />
to run one.<br />
<strong>Art</strong> Star Studios Winter <strong>2007</strong> Spring <strong>2007</strong> Summer <strong>2007</strong> Fall <strong>2007</strong><br />
Period Jan–Apr Apr–Jun Jul–Aug Sep–Dec<br />
Studios Offered 9 9 14 9<br />
Studios Delivered 2 2 8 2<br />
Studios Cancelled 7 7 6 7<br />
Instructors 2 2 8* 2<br />
Instructional Hours 26.25 25.75 113.25 26<br />
Participants 15 children 8 children 76 children/teens 16 children<br />
Total number of participants in <strong>2007</strong>: 126<br />
Total number of studios running in <strong>2007</strong>: 14<br />
*2 instructors were from Youth Media Workshop<br />
(6–9 weeks) (9 weeks) (6–8 weeks)<br />
4 adults (1 weekend) 7 adults<br />
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COMMUNITY/OUTREACH PROGRAMS<br />
Provides free artmaking activities as well as lectures, talk<br />
tours, workshops, performances, and special events to<br />
the whole family at the <strong>Mendel</strong>. Also brings artmaking<br />
workshops to disadvantaged neighbourhoods, for<br />
family groups and youth. Includes festivals and special<br />
outreach events.<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> Caravan<br />
The SaskTel <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> Caravan encourages children<br />
of all demographics to celebrate and explore the world<br />
of art by bringing <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> programming to<br />
their communities. Housed in an identifiable tent wellstocked<br />
with art supplies, the Caravan provides free artmaking<br />
activities to children from ages four to twelve<br />
at festivals, community events, the farmer’s market,<br />
hospitals, and city-run playground programs. Activities<br />
are facilitated by practicing artists trained by <strong>Mendel</strong><br />
staff to provide art instruction and encouragement to<br />
participating children. They also provide information<br />
on the <strong>Mendel</strong> and its programming. Sponsorship by<br />
SaskTel—secured in 2005—has continued.<br />
SaskTel <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> Caravan Events in <strong>2007</strong><br />
Royal University Hospital Paediatrics 3000<br />
Jan 3 6 children and 3 adults Plasticene Worlds<br />
Jan 10 2 children and 2 adults Ink Masterpieces<br />
Jan 17 6 children and 5 adults Scribble Drawings<br />
Jan 24 5 children and 4 adults Magic Wands<br />
Jan 31 6 children and 3 adults Silent Creatures<br />
Feb 7 4 children and 4 adults Yarn Creations<br />
Feb 14 7 children and 6 adults Mosaic Hearts<br />
Feb 21 4 children and 3 adults Paper Hats<br />
Feb 28 6 children and 4 adults Crafty Jewelry<br />
Mar 7 4 children and 5 adults Tipi Designs<br />
Mar 14 7 children and 6 adults Plasticene Animals<br />
Mar 21 9 children and 10 adults Drawing with Traditional<br />
Materials<br />
Mar 28 5 children and 4 adults Cosmic Creations<br />
Apr 4 7 children and 6 adults Jewelry Making<br />
Apr 11 5 children and 3 adults Tempera Painting<br />
Apr 18 9 children and 3 adults Clay Sculptures<br />
Apr 25 3 children and 4 adults Painting<br />
May 2 6 children and 5 adults Small <strong>Art</strong> Pets<br />
May 9 7 children and 2 adults Painted Collage<br />
May 16 4 children and 5 adults Accordion Books and<br />
Landscape Drawings<br />
May 23 7 children and 5 adults Crowns, Swords, and<br />
Scriptures<br />
May 30 3 children and 1 adult Watercolour Cards<br />
June 6 6 children and 3 adults Drawing Self-Portraits<br />
Jun 13 10 children and 3 adults Finger Painting<br />
Jun 20 8 children and 4 adults Painting With Tissue<br />
Jun 27 5 children and 3 adults Printmaking<br />
Jul 4 8 children and 3 adults Magical Mandalas<br />
Jul 11 3 children and 2 adults Summer Hats<br />
Jul 18 6 children and 3 adults Primal Prints<br />
Jul 25 7 children and 2 adults Creative Healing Flowers<br />
Aug 1 4 children and 6 adults Magic Wands<br />
Aug 8 7 children and 2 adults Watercolour Pencils<br />
Aug 15 9 children and 5 adults Plasticene Sculptures<br />
Aug 22 9 children and 7 adults Non-Permanent Tattoos<br />
Aug 29 5 children and 3 adults Plasticene Worlds<br />
Sep 5 7 children and 5 adults Finger Puppets<br />
Sep 12 4 children and 3 adults Party Hats<br />
Sep 19 1 child Paper Bag Puppets<br />
Sep 26 9 children and 4 adults Water-Soluble Pictures<br />
Oct 3 12 children and 8 adults Memory Maps<br />
Oct 10 2 children and 1 adult Halloween Sculptures<br />
Oct 17 5 children and 2 adults Haunted House<br />
Oct 24 5 children and 3 adults Craft<br />
Oct 31 4 children and 3 adults Halloween Creations<br />
Nov 7 6 children and 2 adults Watersol Portraits<br />
Nov 14 5 children and 2 adults Miniature Worlds<br />
Nov 25 5 children and 3 adults Pastel Drawings<br />
Nov 28 6 children and 5 adults Clay Sculptures<br />
Dec 5 7 children and 5 adults Head Puppets<br />
Dec 12 6 children and 3 adults Christmas Ornaments<br />
Dec 19 8 children and 3 adults Blow-Up Ornaments<br />
White Buffalo Youth Lodge<br />
Jan 11 18 children and 3 adults Clay Animals<br />
Feb 8 3 children and 2 adults Totem Poles<br />
Mar 8 4 children and 1 adult Body Tracings<br />
Apr 12 20 children and 3 adults Drawing Games<br />
May 10 10 children and 3 adults Paper Tipis<br />
Jun 14 8 children and 4 adults Mini Graffiti<br />
Jul 30 10 children and 5 adults Printmaking Experiments<br />
Aug 13 15 children and 4 adults Watercolour Painting<br />
Aug 20 8 children and 3 adults Squiggle Drawings<br />
Mennonite Central Committee Appleby <strong>Art</strong> Club<br />
Jan 24 18 children and 3 adults Bridge Building<br />
Feb 21 22 children and 0 adults Painting with Tissue Paper<br />
Mar 28 36 children and 3 adults Wet Chalk Painting<br />
Apr 25 33 children and 4 adults Prang Prints<br />
May 23 23 children and 5 adults Illustration Creations<br />
Jun 27 32 children Comic Strips<br />
Jul 25 27 children and 4 adults Temporary Tattoos<br />
Aug 22 27 children and 6 adults Mark Making Explorations<br />
Sep 26 50 children and 5 adults Prang Prints<br />
Oct 24 30 children and 5 adults Paper/Scissors Creations<br />
Nov 28 32 children and 1 adult Paper Snowflakes<br />
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Public and Professional Programs<br />
Saskatoon Heritage Festival<br />
Feb 4 74 children and 43 adults Snowflakes and Drawings of<br />
Hibernation<br />
Can West Spelling Bee<br />
Mar 2 8 children and 3 adults Cheering Bees<br />
Child Hunger Education Program<br />
Mar 17 25 children and 15 adults Dreaming Seeds<br />
Nov 9 30 children and 5 adults Litter Bugs<br />
The Saskatoon Farmer’s Market<br />
Apr 7 22 children and 14 adults Egg Designs<br />
Oct 6 43 children and 27 adults Startling Scarecrows<br />
Dec 8 40 children and 16 adults Plasticene-Head Puppets<br />
Princess Alexandra Fun Day in the Park<br />
Apr 20 40 children and 2 adults Mini-<strong>Art</strong> Galleries<br />
Westmount Community Association Carnival<br />
May 11 28 children and 9 adults Crowns<br />
City Park Carnival<br />
May 26 41 children and 20 adults Adornments<br />
St. Martin’s Congregation Party<br />
May 26 50 children and 13 adults Craft<br />
Martensville Busters Day<br />
Jun 3 32 children and 10 adults Marker Prints<br />
Northern Saskatchewan International Children’s<br />
Festival<br />
Jun 6 500 children and 80 adults Necklaces<br />
Jun 7 550 children and 95 adults Necklaces<br />
Jun 8 400 children and 70 adults Necklaces<br />
Jun 9 265 children and 80 adults Crowns<br />
Holliston Community Association Fun Day in the<br />
Park<br />
Jun 16 38 children and 8 adults Mask Making<br />
College Park Community Association Fun Day in the<br />
Park<br />
Jun 16 50 children and 19 adults Accordion Style Cards<br />
SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival<br />
Jun 22 16 children and 8 adults Cartoons<br />
Jun 23 31 children and 25 adults Cartoons<br />
Jun 24 33 children and 6 adults Cartoons<br />
Jun 29 43 children and 10 adults Cartoons and Illustrations<br />
Jun 30 39 children and 16 adults Mixed Media Collage<br />
Jul 1 43 children and 14 adults Mixed Media Drawing and<br />
Collage<br />
River Heights Community Association Fun Day in the<br />
Park<br />
Jun 23 76 children and 27 adults Prang Prints<br />
2nd Ave Sidewalk Sale<br />
Jul 5 23 children and 5 adults Sculpture<br />
Jul 6 21 children and 3 adults Sculpture<br />
Jul 7 28 children and 2 adults Sculpture<br />
Taste of Saskatchewan<br />
Jul 17 54 children and 18 adults Sculpture<br />
Jul 18 31 children and 16 adults Sculpture<br />
Jul 19 28 children and 8 adults Sculpture<br />
Jul 20 28 children and 18 adults Sculpture<br />
Jul 21 43 children and 21 adults Watercolour Pencils<br />
Jul 22 31 children and 14 adults Watercolour Pencils<br />
Saskatoon Fringe Festival<br />
Aug 4 18 children and 8 adults Temporary Tattoos<br />
Aug 5 29 children and 20 adults Temporary Tattoos<br />
Aug 6 40 children and 20 adults Flag, Hat, and Card Making<br />
Aug 11 18 children and 11 adults Sculptures<br />
Langham Centennial Celebration<br />
Aug 4 14 children and 10 adults Flag, Hat, and Card Making<br />
Vanscoy Summer Fair<br />
Aug 12 25 children and 15 adults Watersol Pencil Crayon<br />
The <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> “Living <strong>Art</strong>fully” Event<br />
Aug 18 41 children and 22 adults Beaded Necklaces<br />
Ukraine Day in the Park<br />
Aug 25 65 children and 21 adults Embroidery Designs<br />
Dundonald Fun Day in the Park<br />
Aug 26 23 children and 8 adults Zipper Pulls<br />
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Briarwood Fun Day BBQ<br />
Aug 26 32 children and 2 adults Multi Media Sculpture<br />
Pleasant Hill School Pancake Breakfast<br />
Sep 5 45 children and 5 adults Zipper Pulls<br />
Broadway Street Fair<br />
Sep 8 36 children and 29 adults Mini Sculptures<br />
Caswell Community <strong>Art</strong> in the Park Day<br />
Sep 9 41 children and 11 adults Mixed Media Sculptures<br />
St. John Community School Pancake Breakfast<br />
Sep 20 80 children and 4 adults Zipper Pulls<br />
Bridging 125 City of Saskatoon Event<br />
Sep 21 24 children and 17 adults Magic Wands<br />
Public and Professional Programs<br />
Nutana High School Harvest Festival<br />
Sep 27 150 children and 15 adults Magic Wands<br />
Lakeridge Community Association Day in the Park<br />
Sep 30 50 children and 12 adults Craft<br />
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations <strong>Annual</strong><br />
Pow Wow<br />
Oct 20 45 children and 2 adults Free-form Sculptures<br />
Sundog <strong>Annual</strong> Handcraft Fair<br />
Dec 1 38 children and 22 adults Seasonal Ornaments<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> Caravan Totals<br />
In <strong>2007</strong>, there were 5,419 <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> Caravan<br />
participants who took part in 124 events at different<br />
communities in Saskatoon and the surrounding area.<br />
• 25 Community events (community fun days, city<br />
playgrounds)<br />
• 5 Festivals<br />
• 76 Regular ongoing visits (White Buffalo, Pediatric<br />
Playroom, Appleby <strong>Art</strong> Club, Saskatoon Farmer’s<br />
Market)<br />
• Number of events: 124<br />
• Number of participants: 5,419<br />
• Number of children: 4,345<br />
Puppet show by Wide Open Productions at SomethingonSundays January 28, <strong>2007</strong>.<br />
Something on Sundays<br />
SomethingonSundays provides child-, family-, and<br />
adult-centered programs free to the public every<br />
Sunday afternoon. The program offers complementary<br />
programming relating to current exhibitions and has<br />
included talk/tours, film screenings, children’s art<br />
activities, public tours, gallery theatre, music and dance<br />
performances, public forums, artist demonstrations,<br />
storytelling, poetry readings, panel discussions,<br />
workshops, and lectures that all relate in some way to<br />
current exhibitions. Initiated in 1995, it was the first<br />
such program in Canada and has proven extremely<br />
popular. Since then, regular Sunday programs have<br />
become a mainstay in galleries across the country.<br />
Our statistics demonstrate that at least ten percent of<br />
total visits to the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> happen during<br />
SomethingonSundays. By targeting the casual viewer<br />
who may not have much time to spend in the <strong>Gallery</strong>,<br />
we offer simultaneous activities that run continuously<br />
2–4pm.<br />
Participation continues to grow from recent years,<br />
due in part to programming activities with a wider<br />
popular appeal, and catchier pre-advertised themes.<br />
We are also focussing on partnering with more<br />
outside organizations/groups to reach deeper into the<br />
community.<br />
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Public and Professional Programs<br />
SomethingonSundays <strong>2007</strong> Events<br />
Date Event event Type Participants Presenter<br />
Jan 28 Puppet Show and Puppet making workshop 80-90 Kristi Friday of Wide Open Productions<br />
Feb 18-25 Chairorist Monologues performance 307 Paul Crepeau<br />
Mar 2 Book Launch and Performance Book launch 60 Michael Hosaluk<br />
Mar 25 Zoo event workshop 100 Zachari Logan<br />
Apr 1 Open studio workshop 60 Dave Geary and Yuka Yamaguchi<br />
Apr 29 COOLartist talks talk 40 student artists<br />
May 13 Music in Motion performance 20 Music in Motion<br />
Jun 24 Saskatoon Klezmer Band performance 50+ Saskatoon Klezmer Band<br />
Jul 8 Summer Kickoff Event performance/workshop 200+ Homines Gladiorum<br />
Sep 23 Doris Wall Larson event workshop/talk Doris Wall Larson<br />
Aug 5 Dana Wylie Band performance 70 Dana Wylie Band<br />
Oct 14 <strong>Art</strong> Jammin’ workshop 30 Jeff Nachtigall<br />
Nov 18 Pushpanjali Dance performance 80 Pushpanjali India School of Dance & Music<br />
Dec 16 Harp Concert performance 40 Chris Lindgren<br />
Children’s <strong>Art</strong> Adventures<br />
Part of SomethingonSundays, Children’s <strong>Art</strong> Adventures<br />
run 2–4pm every Sunday, and are offered for children<br />
ages six to twelve and their families. As long as parents<br />
stay with younger children, we don’t turn any age<br />
group away. The ever-changing activities are based on<br />
the artwork in the current exhibitions, and whenever<br />
possible are held in the gallery spaces. We develop one<br />
activity each Sunday, and often utilize the studioXPRESS<br />
setup.<br />
Children’s <strong>Art</strong> Adventures <strong>2007</strong> Summary<br />
Jan 8 38 (22 children and 16 adults) Body Collages<br />
Jan 15 46 (26 children and 20 adults) Kooky Cartoons<br />
Jan 22 55 (34 children and 21 adults) Facilitated studioXPRESS<br />
Jan 29 59 (35 children and 24 adults) Fab Finger Puppets<br />
Feb 4 57 (36 children and 21 adults) Portrait Puzzles<br />
Feb 11 88 (51 children and 37 adults) Heart-y Mosaics<br />
Feb 18 120 (80 children and 40 adults) Chinese Dragon Masks<br />
Feb 25 39 (23 children and 16 adults) Nature Accordian Books<br />
Mar 4 61 (35 children and 26 adults) Make a Mandala<br />
Mar 11 77 (45 children and 32 adults) Hide the Leprechaun<br />
Mar 18 50 (27 children and 23 adults) Fancy Stamped Stationary<br />
Mar 25 105 (67 children and 38 adults) Cool Creatures<br />
Apr 1 57 (32 children and 25 adults) Yuka Pala Pala Flipbooks<br />
Apr 8 17 (10 children and 7 adults) Facilitated studioXPRESS<br />
Apr 15 46 (31 children and 15 adults) Geary Cartoon Bookmarks<br />
Apr 22 58 (36 children and 22 adults) Totally Thompson<br />
Apr 29 41 (20 children and 21 adults) Cool Colville Creations<br />
May 6 37 (24 children and 13 adults) Lawren’s Landscape’s<br />
May 13 35 (22 children and 13 adults) Mother’s Day Bouquets<br />
May 20 69 (48 children and 21 adults) Morris Masterpieces<br />
May 27 29 (14 children and 15 adults) Mini Statues By Rodin<br />
Jun 3 79 (46 children and 33 adults) Marion’s Majestic Fans<br />
Jun 10 16 (8 children and 8 adults) Facilitated studioXPRESS<br />
Jun 17 13 (6 children and 7 adults) Father’s Day Cards<br />
Jun 24 35 (20 children and 15 adults) William Morris frames<br />
Jul 1 18 (10 children and 8 adults) Tea Bag Drawings<br />
Jul 8 125 (75 children and 50 adults) Mad Hatter Tea Party<br />
Jul 15 38 (23 children and 15 adults) Stained “Glass” Workshop<br />
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Jul 22 26 (14 children and 12 adults) Crazy Calligraphy<br />
Jul 29 27 (16 children and 11 adults) Palmer’s Trees<br />
Aug 5 26 (14 children and 12 adults) Captivating Crowns<br />
Aug 12 57 (29 children and 28 adults) Watercolour Landscapes<br />
Aug 19 29 (18 children and 11 adults) Bonington’s Parrots<br />
Aug 26 14 (8 children and 6 adults Narnia’s wardrobe<br />
Sep 2 29 (17 children and 12 adults) Mini Grain Elevators<br />
Sep 9 42 (25 children and 17 adults) Free Form Sculptures<br />
Sep 16 30 (18 children and 12 adults) Animation Creations<br />
Sep 23 37 (22 children and 15 adults) Marvellous Mini-Altars<br />
Sep 30 62 (32 children and 30 adults) Facilitated studioXPRESS<br />
Oct 7 24 (17 children and 7 adults) Gratitude Mobiles<br />
Oct 14 70 (30 children and 40 adults) <strong>Art</strong> Jammin’<br />
Oct 21 29 (19 children and 10 adults) Sculpture Stew<br />
Oct 28 50 (36 children and 14 adults) Ghost Town Prints<br />
Nov 4 45 (30 children and 15 adults) Sharing Your Story<br />
Nov 11 79 (51 children and 28 adults) Miniatures and Bigiatures<br />
Nov 18 43 (25 children and 18 adults) Emotional Geographies<br />
Nov 25 18 (11 children and 7 adults) <strong>Art</strong> Activities Facilitated by<br />
the <strong>Mendel</strong> Youth Council<br />
Dec 2 37 (24 children and 13 adults) Blow-up <strong>Art</strong><br />
Dec 9 34 (23 children and 11 adults) Making Your Mark<br />
Dec 16 48 (27 children and 21 adults) Snow Painting<br />
Dec 23 20 (11 children and 9 adults) Hand Made Wreaths<br />
Dec 30 44 (32 children and 12 adults) New Year’s Hats<br />
<strong>2007</strong> Something On Sundays Totals<br />
The <strong>Mendel</strong> had 19,217 visitors on Sunday afternoons<br />
in <strong>2007</strong>. Of these, 1,217 actively participated in talks,<br />
performances, demonstrations, etc., and 2,412<br />
participated in Children’s <strong>Art</strong> Adventures.<br />
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS<br />
The <strong>Mendel</strong> has made a commitment to its community.<br />
We believe strongly in opening up our doors to local<br />
organizations and connecting to important community<br />
events, especially when these events overlap with our<br />
existing programs. Although our space is limited, we<br />
encourage arts, cultural, educational, environmental, and<br />
civic stakeholders to partner with us on programming<br />
and events. It is our desire to play an enriching role in<br />
our community.<br />
Adopt a Neighbourhood Program<br />
Adopt a Neighborhood Program grew from Naked<br />
City, a multi-layered <strong>Mendel</strong> program developed in<br />
2006. The <strong>Mendel</strong> partnered with the Saskatchewan<br />
Environmental Society to bring awareness of our<br />
environment, and celebrate those communities who<br />
care about issues of youth, diversity, recycling, pollution,<br />
active citizenry, community exchange, and artful living.<br />
Caswell Hill Community Association was selected<br />
and continues to work with the <strong>Mendel</strong> on a legacy<br />
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project. The Saskatchewan Environmental Society<br />
conducted eco-friendly workshops and projects with<br />
the neighbourhood, the SaskTel <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> Caravan<br />
visited their community parks and festivals, and the<br />
community will receive a free <strong>Mendel</strong> tour and one-year<br />
membership to both the <strong>Mendel</strong> and the Saskatchewan<br />
Environmental Society.<br />
Advisory<br />
Creating snow art in the style of Jackson Pollock at Children’s <strong>Art</strong> Adventures,<br />
in December <strong>2007</strong>. Photo: Jessa Alston-O’Connor.<br />
We provide advisory services and/or network on an<br />
ongoing basis to these institutions and organizations: U<br />
of S College of Education, U of S Department of <strong>Art</strong> and<br />
<strong>Art</strong> History, CERT (Community Education, Resources<br />
and Tours), Museums Association of Saskatchewan,<br />
Canadian <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Educators, CARFAC Saskatchewan,<br />
paved ART + New Media, Blackflash, AKA <strong>Gallery</strong>, U<br />
of S Humanities Research Unit, Canadian Museum<br />
Association.<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ist in the Community: <strong>Art</strong> for All<br />
In conjunction with the Saskatchewan <strong>Art</strong>s board/<br />
City of Saskatoon Cultural Capital of Canada program,<br />
artist Cesar (Alex) Romero curated an exhibition of<br />
work from the immigrant communities he was working<br />
with. The <strong>Mendel</strong> hosted this exhibition July 13–21 in<br />
the auditorium. <strong>Mendel</strong> Program Guides also worked<br />
with Romero and his participants for free tours and<br />
workshops in exchange for feedback on how to best<br />
program for immigrant communities.<br />
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Public and Professional Programs<br />
Boards of Education<br />
<strong>Gallery</strong> Programmer Laura Kinzel juried the submissions<br />
for the Bill Epp Memorial Scholarship for the Catholic<br />
School system on May 22. She also served as a juror for<br />
Aden Bowman Collegiate’s annual art fair.<br />
CARFAC<br />
Two workshops were held at the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>:<br />
Grant Writing for <strong>Art</strong>ists on January 20 (Attendance: 26)<br />
and The Permanence of <strong>Art</strong>ist Materials on March 22<br />
and 23 (Attendance: 15).<br />
CERT<br />
In addition to attending and sometimes hosting bimonthly<br />
meetings, we regularly participate in the Toon<br />
Time advertising project offered through the Saskatoon<br />
Sun. The group produces posters, distributed twice a<br />
year, advertising our individual programs to the schools.<br />
It also publishes a guide to the programs developed by<br />
the members, sent to schools in September.<br />
Design Week<br />
From November 13–17 the <strong>Mendel</strong> hosted this annual<br />
exhibition and lecture series in the auditorium. The<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong>’s component included open houses for high<br />
schools, four lectures including the keynote address,<br />
and a bus tour of public art.<br />
Doors Open<br />
In conjunction with a larger city-wide initiative, the<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> participated in the Doors Open program on<br />
Sunday, June 3. Intended to provide access to spaces in<br />
historical buildings that the public otherwise does not<br />
get to see, events included behind-the-scenes tours<br />
through our basement and storage areas, key staff<br />
stationed round the building for conversation, and a new<br />
handout. Four <strong>Mendel</strong> Board members and Director<br />
Terry Graff highlighted our need for renovations and<br />
expansion. Attendance: 375 overall; 120 toured behindthe-scenes<br />
Exposed: A Forum on Public <strong>Art</strong><br />
The <strong>Mendel</strong> partnered on this three-day series of events<br />
that brought together leading artists, designers, curators,<br />
and civic administrators with extensive experience in<br />
public art commissions, to discuss the future of public<br />
art in Saskatoon. The events were located around the<br />
city, with the <strong>Mendel</strong> hosting the keynote speaker and<br />
<strong>Art</strong> Lab launch and bus tour.<br />
Musical and Theatrical Groups<br />
The 9th <strong>Annual</strong> Festival of Women’s <strong>Art</strong><br />
Go Diva Hericane Festival, March 2–April 2<br />
This festival featured emerging and established artists<br />
in the fields of performing, literary and visual arts. In<br />
partnership with 25th Street Theatre Inc., the <strong>Mendel</strong><br />
hosted the exhibition of art by established artists and<br />
a lecture. The reception for the exhibition and lecture<br />
was held on March 9 at 7 pm. The show was held over<br />
for Juno weekend. Attendance for lecture: 70<br />
Saskatoon Regional Youth Heritage Fair<br />
Laura Kinzel juried student displays on May 3 and 4 at<br />
the Nutana Curling Club.<br />
SCYAP Inc. Urban Canvas Project<br />
Saskatoon Community Youth <strong>Art</strong>s Programming<br />
Inc. (SCYAP) is a commercial arts skill enhancement/<br />
acquisition community revitalization and beautification<br />
initiative for “at-risk” youth. Their mission is to use visual<br />
art and community bonding as the key focus for the<br />
personal development, empowerment, and redirection<br />
of “at-risk” youth to a healthy, happy, and productive<br />
life. <strong>Mendel</strong> staff continues to be invited to attend<br />
SCYAP openings events.<br />
We hosted the exhibition of the graduating class of<br />
SCYAP’s Urban Canvas VII program from December 3,<br />
<strong>2007</strong>–January 7, 2008. The reception and graduating<br />
ceremony was held on December 7, attended by local<br />
dignitaries and students. Attendance: 50<br />
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Public and Professional Programs<br />
Community Users of <strong>Mendel</strong> Facilities<br />
(Board Room, Auditorium, Other)<br />
• Saskatoon Camera Club<br />
• Her-icane Festival and 25 th Street Theatre<br />
• Canada Council for the <strong>Art</strong>s<br />
• CARFAC Saskatchewan Visual <strong>Art</strong>ists<br />
• Saskatoon StarPhoenix CERT (Community<br />
Experiences Resources and Tours)<br />
• Saskatchewan <strong>Art</strong>s Board <strong>Art</strong>ist in the Community<br />
• Saskatchewan Association of Landscape Architects<br />
• Museums Association of Saskatchewan<br />
• 291 Film Company<br />
• City Park Collegiate<br />
• Humanities Congress, University of Saskatchewan<br />
• Aboriginal Curatorial Collective<br />
• Jack Pine Press<br />
• Saskatchewan Society for Education Through <strong>Art</strong><br />
• CUPE 59<br />
• University of Saskatchewan Music Department<br />
• GoWay Travel Limited<br />
• Seniors Fitness Walk<br />
• SCYAP Inc<br />
• Volunteer Management Group<br />
• Design Week Partners<br />
• Outdoor Education Program<br />
PROGRAM PLANNING<br />
Plexus<br />
The Public and Professional Programming Plexus<br />
continues to meet weekly to brainstorm, clarify, connect,<br />
and implement all programs for the department.<br />
Although each Plexus member is responsible for the<br />
maintenance of specific programs, it is the team that<br />
guides the overall direction. In <strong>2007</strong> the Plexus included<br />
ARTforLIFE Liaisons, the Head of Public and Professional<br />
Programs, <strong>Gallery</strong> Programmer, Program Facilitator,<br />
and Program Assistants. Members were also actively<br />
involved in a program audit of all their programs.<br />
Professional Development and Initiatives<br />
Alexandra Badzak, Head of Professional and Public<br />
Programs:<br />
• Sat on Facilities Committee for the <strong>Mendel</strong><br />
• Chair of the <strong>Mendel</strong> on the Move Committee<br />
• Chair of the Living <strong>Art</strong>fully Committee<br />
• Member of the Market Study Committee for the<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong><br />
Laura Kinzel, <strong>Gallery</strong> Programmer:<br />
• Continues as the Special Interest Group<br />
Representative for Education and Public Programs<br />
with the Museums Association of Saskatchewan.<br />
• Continues with CERT, a local group of educators<br />
providing out of school experiences<br />
Public Programming Retreat<br />
All Public and Professional Programming staff, along<br />
with staff from all <strong>Mendel</strong> departments, attended a<br />
retreat at Sandcastle Resort on June 28.<br />
Other Events<br />
• Book Signing and Reading: Terry Fenton on Reta<br />
Cowley, February 6<br />
• Jazz and Poetry Session: Ray Stephanson, Duane<br />
Dorgan, Don Kerr, Don Clark, February 10<br />
• Landscape as Muse Series Launch, March 17<br />
• Grand Opening of <strong>Mendel</strong> Café, Café Museo,<br />
March 24<br />
• Special Interest Group on Museum and Education,<br />
Humanities Congress, reception and tour, May 26<br />
• Chip Mitchell: Continuing the <strong>Mendel</strong> Family<br />
Legacy, talk and reception, June 22<br />
• Book Launch and Poetry Reading, Jack Pine Press,<br />
June 23<br />
• Members Showcase, annual member’s show and<br />
sale, August 18<br />
• CD Launch, Dean McNeill, Aug 25<br />
• Book Signing: Otto Rogers, December 10<br />
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Collections (Registration & Preservation)<br />
Processing of Acquisitions<br />
In <strong>2007</strong> the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> acquired 323 works<br />
of art, 318 of which were gifts to the collection. Three<br />
contemporary artworks were purchased with the<br />
assistance of the Canada Council for the <strong>Art</strong>s and the<br />
<strong>Gallery</strong> Group, and two historical works were purchased<br />
with a gift from Mr. Calvin Redlick.<br />
All the works acquired have been cataloged and<br />
examined for condition. Deeds of Gift have been<br />
received, as have most of the appraisals. The remaining<br />
appraisals are for donations made late in the year, and<br />
are expected to arrive soon.<br />
Digitization<br />
The <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> uses a program called Virtual<br />
Collections as our collections database. There have<br />
been numerous newer versions since the initial<br />
purchase of version 5 of Virtual Collections in 2001.<br />
In <strong>2007</strong> we upgraded to version 9. The conversion to<br />
the new database went fairly well but the Collections<br />
Department is checking all the data and will have to<br />
build new reports. All the data for the <strong>2007</strong> acquisitions<br />
has been entered into the database and a check for<br />
veracity will be done in 2008. To date there are 5576<br />
works in the collection for a total value in excess of<br />
$13.5 million<br />
For the past few years, our practice has been to take<br />
digital images of each artwork when it is acquired. These<br />
images are used in the database, on the <strong>Mendel</strong> web site,<br />
and in <strong>Mendel</strong> publications. We are also in the process<br />
of digitally photographing older works in the collection.<br />
To date 3193 of the 5576 works in the collection have<br />
been digitally photographed. Technology and expertise<br />
has improved and in some cases better images will be<br />
taken as time permits.<br />
Preparation and Installation of<br />
Exhibitions<br />
The Collections Management and Preparatory team<br />
prepared and installed twenty-four exhibitions and<br />
constructed or refitted crates for six provincially-touring<br />
exhibitions and two nationally-touring exhibitions.<br />
<strong>Art</strong>works from the Permanent Collection were loaned<br />
to the Canadian Museum of Civilization, The <strong>Art</strong><br />
<strong>Gallery</strong> of Nova Scotia, the Royal Ontario Museum, and<br />
the Mackenzie <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>.<br />
Challenges<br />
Our biggest challenge continues to be lack of safe storage<br />
space for the Permanent Collection. The vault built<br />
in the 1970s cannot contain all of the collection. The<br />
aging heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems<br />
cannot maintain museum standards on an ongoing<br />
basis. We continue to address this situation with offsite<br />
storage and stop-gap use of fans and dehumidifiers.<br />
The renovation of the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> is critical to<br />
preserving this important public trust.<br />
<strong>2007</strong> Acquisitions Summary<br />
Gifts<br />
Robert Newton Hurley<br />
Untitled (farm at dusk), 1953<br />
watercolour on illustration board<br />
Gift of Norma Botterill, <strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>.1.1<br />
Robert Newton Hurley<br />
Untitled (river landscape), 1953<br />
watercolour on paper board<br />
Gift of Norma Botterill, <strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>.1.2<br />
Bartley Robilliard Pragnell<br />
Untitled (rolling hills and farm), n.d.<br />
watercolour on paper<br />
Gift of Ann Seed, <strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>.2<br />
Ernest F. Lindner<br />
Untitled (prairie landscape), 1928<br />
oil on hardboard<br />
Gift of Mr. Johann and Mrs. Elisabeth Kunkel, <strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>.3.1<br />
Cecil Edward James<br />
For Today and Tommorrow, 1957<br />
oil on hardboard<br />
Gift of Mr. Johann and Mrs. Elisabeth Kunkel, <strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>.3.2<br />
Joe Norris<br />
Men with Fishing Nets, 1980<br />
oil on canvas<br />
Gift of Christ Huntington and Charlotte McGill, <strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>.4.1<br />
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Gifts (continued)<br />
Joe Norris<br />
Spraying, c. 1982<br />
oil on canvas<br />
Gift of Christ Huntington and Charlotte McGill, <strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>.4.2<br />
Hans Siegfried Dommasch<br />
241 photographs<br />
Gift of the artist, <strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>.5.1 through <strong>2007</strong>.5.241<br />
Collections (Registration & Preservation)<br />
Erich Schmid<br />
36 works on paper<br />
Gift of Jinjara Johanna Nola Mitchell Halter and Ryan Mitchell<br />
Halter, <strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>.6.1 through <strong>2007</strong>.6.36<br />
Ernest F. Lindner<br />
Intercontinental Pork Plant, 1944<br />
oil on canvas<br />
Gift of Chip Mitchell in memory of Johanna Mitchell, <strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>.10<br />
Hilda Joyce Stewart<br />
Untitled (Qu’Appelle Valley), c. 1929 - 1932<br />
watercolour on paper<br />
Gift of Gordon Ames, <strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>.11<br />
Ed Zelenak<br />
30 pieces in various media<br />
Gift of Clara Zelenak, <strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>.14.1 through <strong>2007</strong>.14.30<br />
Leo Mol<br />
Untitled (bust of Fred <strong>Mendel</strong>), c. 1979<br />
plaster of Paris<br />
Gift of Margareth Mol, <strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>.15.1<br />
Leo Mol<br />
Untitled (bust of Ernest Lindner), n.d.<br />
Plaster of Paris<br />
Gift of Margareth Mol, <strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>.15.2<br />
Angela Grauerholz, Jewish Cemetery, 2004, digital print on paper. Collection of the<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>. Purchased with the assistance of the Canada Council for the <strong>Art</strong>s<br />
and the <strong>Gallery</strong> Group, <strong>2007</strong>.<br />
Purchases<br />
Graeme Patterson<br />
The House (Woodrow), 2004–2006<br />
mixed media<br />
Purchased with the assistance of the Canada Council for the<br />
<strong>Art</strong>s and the <strong>Gallery</strong> Group, <strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>.7<br />
Ian Rawlinson<br />
The Seeker, 2004<br />
oil on panel<br />
Purchased with the assistance of the Canada Council for the<br />
<strong>Art</strong>s, <strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>.8<br />
Angela Grauerholz<br />
Jewish Cemetery, 2004<br />
digital print on paper<br />
Purchased with the assistance of the Canada Council for the<br />
<strong>Art</strong>s and the <strong>Gallery</strong> Group, <strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>.9<br />
James Henderson<br />
Big Timbers, c. 1926–1935<br />
oil on plywood<br />
Purchased with funds received from Calvin Redlick, <strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>.12<br />
Inglis Sheldon-Williams<br />
Untitled (English scene), c. 1906 - 1913<br />
graphite; watercolour on paper<br />
Purchased in part with funds received from Calvin Redlick,<br />
<strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>.13<br />
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<strong>Gallery</strong> Group Volunteers<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Group Volunteers<br />
<strong>2007</strong> was a banner year for the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Group<br />
volunteers. The generosity, goodwill and unqualified<br />
support extended to the <strong>Mendel</strong> by the members of<br />
the <strong>Gallery</strong> Group continues to be a major factor in<br />
providing valuable services for the <strong>Gallery</strong>. Their time,<br />
energy, talent, and commitment to the art gallery play a<br />
major role in our success.<br />
People volunteer at the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> for<br />
many reasons, and volunteers are very much at the<br />
heart of the <strong>Gallery</strong>. Our history and mission clearly<br />
speak to our focus and exemplify the spirit of the<br />
<strong>Gallery</strong>. Without the support of our volunteers many<br />
events would not be possible. Working in collaboration<br />
with the Administrative Assistant/Manager of<br />
Volunteer Resources, our dedicated volunteers played<br />
an important role in many facets of the <strong>Gallery</strong>’s<br />
operations in <strong>2007</strong>, including receptions, special events<br />
and fundraising, communications, membership, the <strong>Art</strong><br />
Appreciation Group, the <strong>Gallery</strong> Shop, and the library.<br />
<strong>Gallery</strong> Group Volunteers at Living <strong>Art</strong>fully food booth in August <strong>2007</strong>. Back:<br />
Raymond Martineau. Front, left to right: Darlene Andrews, Bev Kinshella, Judy<br />
Koutecky, Nancy Sollosy. Photo: Marie Brown.<br />
The <strong>Mendel</strong> thanks our volunteers for raising a<br />
total of $10,158 in <strong>2007</strong>, which was directed towards<br />
the purchase of Angela Grauerholz’s 2004 digital print<br />
on paper titled Jewish Cemetery. Unless otherwise<br />
noted, funds raised by the specific volunteer activities<br />
described below were used towards acquiring artwork<br />
for the Permanent Collection. In addition, many<br />
donations-in-kind were generously provided to the<br />
volunteers in support of the group’s events and activities<br />
in <strong>2007</strong>. The <strong>Gallery</strong> Group is grateful for the generosity<br />
of individuals and businesses that support their events.<br />
VOLUNTEER ADVISORY COUNCIL<br />
Under the leadership of the Volunteer Advisory Council,<br />
the volunteer group continues to expand. Thanks are<br />
expressed to the Board of Trustees of the The Saskatoon<br />
<strong>Gallery</strong> & Conservatory Corporation and the Board of<br />
Trustees of the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Foundation for their<br />
support of our activities in <strong>2007</strong>. The Volunteer Advisory<br />
Council of the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Group recommends,<br />
advises, shapes, and provides direction for the volunteer<br />
program at the <strong>Mendel</strong>. Council members include:<br />
Hazel Macza, Chair<br />
Karen Cranston, Past Chair & Member at Large<br />
Alison Lawlor, Receptions Coordinator<br />
Michael Klassen, Receptions Co-Coordinator<br />
Amber Richardson, Receptions Co-Coordinator<br />
Annette Semko, Receptions Co-Coordinator<br />
Nancy Sollosy, Receptions Co-Coordinator<br />
Judy Koutecky, Administrative Assistant/Manager<br />
of Volunteer Resources<br />
RECEPTIONS<br />
Receptions are planned, organized, set-up and taken<br />
down, including decorating, as required throughout the<br />
year. The Receptions Committee, convened by Alison<br />
Lawlor organized the following receptions:<br />
• Friday, January 19 at 11:30 am – Exhibition Media<br />
Reception<br />
• Friday, January 19 at 8 pm – Exhibition Opening<br />
– Michael Hosaluk: Containment, Rebecca Belmore:<br />
blood on the snow, <strong>Art</strong>iculation: Conex-Us, and Jane<br />
Ash Poitras: Consecrated Medicine<br />
• Saturday, January 20 at 7 pm – Reception for<br />
Rebecca Belmore <strong>Art</strong>ist’s Lecture<br />
• Monday, January 29 at 7 pm – Reception for<br />
Saskatchewan Association of Architects Lecture<br />
• Friday, February 23 at 7 pm – Reception for Jane<br />
Ash Poitras Talk/Tour<br />
• Friday, March 2 at 7 pm – Reception for Michael<br />
Hosaluk Book Launch following production of<br />
Chairorist Monologues<br />
• Thursday, March 8 at 7 pm – Reception for Lecture<br />
by Adrian Stimson<br />
• Thursday, April 5 at 7 pm – Reception for Curator<br />
Talk by Tobi Bruce<br />
• Friday, April 13 at 12 Noon – Exhibition Media<br />
Reception<br />
• Friday, April 13 at 8 pm – Exhibition Opening<br />
– Lasting Impressions: Celebrated Works from the<br />
<strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> of Hamilton and <strong>Art</strong>iculation: Express<br />
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• Sunday, April 22 at 2 pm – Exhibition Opening<br />
– Cool <strong>Art</strong><br />
• Wednesday, May 16 at 6 pm – Reception for the<br />
Aboriginal Curatorial Collective Conference<br />
• Saturday, May 26 at 5 pm – Reception for Special<br />
Interest Group on Museum & Education tour (as<br />
part of the U of S Humanities Congress)<br />
• Friday, June 15 at 8 pm – Exhibition Opening<br />
— British Drawings from the National <strong>Gallery</strong> of<br />
Canada and Drawing Inspiration from the Pre-<br />
Raphaelites: Selected Works from the Dr. Dennis T.<br />
Lanigan Collection<br />
• Saturday, June 16 at 7 pm – Reception for Lecture<br />
by David Latham<br />
• Thursday, June 21 at 7 pm – Reception for Lecture<br />
by Keith Bell<br />
• Thursday, July 5 at 7 pm – Reception for Lecture by<br />
Jan Marsh<br />
• Saturday, July 7 at 7 pm – British Drawing Salon<br />
• Friday, July 13 – Immigrant Community Reception<br />
• Wednesday, July 18 at 1 pm – Reception for<br />
announcement of funding from Province of<br />
Saskatchewan Building Communities Program<br />
• Saturday, August 25 at 6:30 pm – Reception for CD<br />
Launch for Dean McNeill<br />
• Friday, September 7 at 8 pm – Exhibition Opening<br />
– Graeme Patterson: Woodrow, Grow Up or Blow<br />
Up, The Insiders, and Emotional Geographies<br />
• Friday, October 12 at 7:30 pm – Opening reception<br />
for Barrett Russell’s Here and There: the Easy Magic<br />
Machine installation<br />
• Friday, November 9 at 8 pm – Exhibition Opening<br />
— <strong>Art</strong>iculation: Joined<br />
• Thursday, November 15 at 7 pm – Opening<br />
of Exposed forum on public art, together with<br />
reception for Design Week<br />
• Friday, December 7 at 11 am – Reception for<br />
Graduation for SCYAP Urban Canvas VII<br />
Thanks to Blossoms Florist for sponsoring bouquets<br />
of beautiful and extraordinary flowers for opening<br />
receptions.<br />
SPECIAL EVENTS & FUND RAISING<br />
Volunteers organize and plan special events and annual<br />
fund raising activities, from the initial stages of planning<br />
each event to the various important roles during and<br />
after the event. In <strong>2007</strong>, the volunteers assisted with the<br />
special events and fund raisers outlined below.<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>2007</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
(back row): Kathy Evans, Bob Novak, Karen Hoiness, Judy Koutecky, LeeAnne Clarke,<br />
Alison Lawlor (front): Margaret Driver, Phyllis Henschel, Bev Kinshella, Tracy Bowler at<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> Spring Plant Sale. Photo: Troy Mamer.<br />
Spring Plant Sale & Mother’s Day Tea – May 12<br />
This annual and very popular event was held Saturday,<br />
May 12 from 11am–3pm. Kathy Evans coordinated<br />
the plant sale and Amber Richardson coordinated the<br />
tea. A wonderful array of plant materials for “Butterfly<br />
and Hummingbird Gardens” were offered for sale in<br />
conjunction with a “Mother’s Day Tea.” Tea pourers<br />
Hazel Macza and Jeanne Walters did a wonderful job<br />
pouring tea. Clement Farms Greenhouses supplied a<br />
wealth of plant materials, including hanging baskets,<br />
perennials, annuals, and a variety of spring plants.<br />
Master Gardeners Margaret Driver and Bob Novak<br />
provided their expertise about the flowers, plant<br />
materials, and gardening plans to our visitors. This event<br />
raised $1,876. Thanks to Canadian Linen and Uniform<br />
Service for sponsoring linens for the tea.<br />
Doors Open (June 3)<br />
Volunteers assisted on Sunday, June 3, from 12–5pm in<br />
the Doors Open event at the <strong>Gallery</strong>. This event enabled<br />
the public to see behind the scenes at the <strong>Gallery</strong> that<br />
they would not usually get to see. Volunteers welcomed<br />
guests as they arrived, provided information, and<br />
booked tours.<br />
Members’ Showcase (August 18–September 7)<br />
The <strong>Annual</strong> Members’ Showcase is organized to<br />
encourage and support the <strong>Gallery</strong>’s members who<br />
make art and who are interested in selling their work.<br />
This fundraiser for the <strong>Gallery</strong> was held from August<br />
18–September 7. There were one hundred and<br />
thirty artworks displayed with twenty artworks sold.<br />
Volunteers assisted with all of the logistics related to<br />
the event. The Members’ Showcase raised $653.<br />
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Waterfront: Living <strong>Art</strong>fully <strong>Art</strong>, Craft,<br />
and Eco-fair (August 18)<br />
Volunteers enthusiastically participated in this day-long<br />
outdoor event on the grounds of the <strong>Mendel</strong>. They<br />
organized and ran a food booth, assisted with parking<br />
control, worked at the membership table, decorated,<br />
and helped with setup and cleanup. There were about<br />
Curator George Moppett gives a talk to the <strong>Art</strong> Appreciation Group.<br />
Photo: Troy Mamer.<br />
sixty volunteers assisting to make it the success it was.<br />
Darlene Andrews coordinated the <strong>Gallery</strong> Group’s<br />
food booth, which raised $1,450. Special thanks to the<br />
following sponsors who supported the food booth:<br />
Maple Leaf Consumer Foods, Robin’s Donuts, 7th<br />
Avenue Lucky Dollar, Shoppers Drug Mart (Broadway &<br />
Taylor, The Circle at Centre & 8th, 7th Avenue), London<br />
Drugs (8th Street), Sobeys West, Primrose Husky Food<br />
Store, Family Pizza (Canarama), Party World Rentals,<br />
Safeway (Cumberland, Lawson Heights, Centre at Circle<br />
& 8th, Market Mall, and Confederation), PickNic’s Bakery<br />
& Bistro, Dutch Growers Garden Centre, Saskatoon Cooperative<br />
Association, Walmart, and Giant Tiger.<br />
StarPhoenix Realtors’ Appreciation<br />
Reception (November 22)<br />
The <strong>Annual</strong> StarPhoenix Realtors Appreciation<br />
reception took place on November 22. Thanks are<br />
expressed to The StarPhoenix for providing $3,000.00 in<br />
contra advertising for exhibitions at the <strong>Gallery</strong>.<br />
Poinsettia Fundraiser (December)<br />
The <strong>Gallery</strong> Group’s 11th <strong>Annual</strong> Poinsettia Fundraiser<br />
was an outstanding success and the biggest and best<br />
event yet, with increased orders and sales from the<br />
prior year. Beautiful poinsettias grown locally by Floral<br />
Acres Greenhouse were sold by volunteers to businesses<br />
and individuals in the community. $5,180 was raised.<br />
Special thanks and congratulations are expressed to<br />
Co-Coordinators Kathy Evans, Alison Lawlor, and Karen<br />
Cranston, and all the volunteers involved. We would like<br />
to thank Quick Delivery Service and Globe Printers for<br />
donating services for this fundraiser.<br />
ART APPRECIATION GROUP<br />
The <strong>Art</strong> Appreciation Group coordinated by Chair Doris<br />
Bietenholz looked forward to and benefited by meeting<br />
on the third Thursday of each month to learn about and<br />
discuss current shows at the <strong>Mendel</strong>, and periodically<br />
tour other galleries, as outlined in the Monthly Program<br />
below.<br />
• January 18 – private viewing and talk of the<br />
collection of John Weil and Jean Williamson in<br />
Saskatoon.<br />
• February 15 – tour of the exhibitions Rebecca<br />
Belmore and Jane Ash Poitras by Kelly Van Damme,<br />
Program Guide.<br />
• March 15 – slide show by Lorenzo Dupuis.<br />
• April 19 – tour of the Lasting Impressions exhibition<br />
by George Moppett, Associate Curator.<br />
• May 17 – tour by artist Degen Lindner of the St.<br />
George Avenue artists studio.<br />
• June 21 – trip to Mel Bolen’s studio near Humboldt<br />
with tour by Mel Bolen, as well as tour by June<br />
Jacobs of the Handwave <strong>Gallery</strong> in Meacham.<br />
• September 20 – presentation on the <strong>Gallery</strong>’s<br />
expansion/renovation by Terry Graff, Executive<br />
Director & CEO, followed by pot luck lunch at the<br />
residence of Bev Caldwell in Saskatoon.<br />
• October 16 – tour of the Graeme Patterson:<br />
Woodrow exhibition by Dan Ring, Acting Head<br />
Curator.<br />
• November 15 – tour of the The Insiders and<br />
<strong>Art</strong>iculation: Joined exhibitions by Carol Wylie,<br />
Program Guide.<br />
Hostessing at the <strong>Gallery</strong><br />
The hostessing program on Sunday afternoons in<br />
the <strong>Gallery</strong> lobby is coordinated by Joy Prokopishyn.<br />
Volunteers welcome and provide information to visitors<br />
and assist the <strong>Gallery</strong> Shop staff.<br />
<strong>Gallery</strong> Mailings<br />
Volunteers prepare and assist with mailings of invitations<br />
and other mailings as needed. A phoning committee of<br />
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the <strong>Art</strong> Appreciation Group organizes volunteers to<br />
assist with mailings as required by the <strong>Gallery</strong>.<br />
COMMUNICATIONS<br />
Phoning Committees of the <strong>Gallery</strong> Group and the <strong>Art</strong><br />
Appreciation Group contact volunteers for meetings,<br />
events, and shifts for various events.<br />
Clippings of newspapers and articles from the local paper,<br />
newsletters, and other documents are clipped and inserted in<br />
plastic sleeves for the <strong>Gallery</strong>’s clipping binder. Karen Hoiness<br />
has done a wonderful job keeping this information up-todate<br />
for use by various departments of the <strong>Gallery</strong>.<br />
During the British Drawings exhibition from June 15–<br />
August 26, volunteers assisted in various shifts with hosting/<br />
attendant duties in the exhibition space to provide extra<br />
security as required by the National <strong>Gallery</strong> of Canada.<br />
GALLERY SHOP<br />
As required, volunteers continue to serve in the <strong>Gallery</strong><br />
Shop as required, assisting the shop staff with aspects<br />
of the daily operation of the shop as well as performing<br />
public relations functions, including telephone<br />
reception, product knowledge and customer service.<br />
Volunteers provided a Christmas gift wrapping service<br />
in the <strong>Gallery</strong> Shop for the Members Sale on November<br />
30 and December 1, and on Saturday and Sunday<br />
afternoons in December prior to Christmas.<br />
LIBRARY<br />
Library volunteer Cheryl McFie is responsible for<br />
maintaining the library database, re-shelving books,<br />
ordering publication and periodicals, assisting the<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> staff and external researchers with finding<br />
relevant support material, and conducting one<br />
publication exchange per year.<br />
RECOGNITION & LONG SERVICE<br />
AWARDS<br />
We would like to recognize and acknowledge the<br />
continuing contributions of the <strong>Gallery</strong>’s volunteers.<br />
Thanks and appreciation is extended to Karen<br />
Cranston and the CIBC Employee Ambassador<br />
Program that recognizes the volunteer commitments<br />
of CIBC employees. In recognition of Karen’s volunteer<br />
commitment to the <strong>Gallery</strong>, CIBC made a donation<br />
of $1,000 to the <strong>Mendel</strong>, which will be used towards<br />
acquiring artwork for the Permanent Collection.<br />
Long service awards were made to volunteers at the<br />
<strong>Gallery</strong>’s annual Christmas reception on November 29,<br />
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in appreciation of dedicated and long-service to the<br />
<strong>Gallery</strong>. Darlene Andrews, Lili Paul, and Alison Piwowar<br />
were recognized for having served for more than ten<br />
years as volunteers with the <strong>Gallery</strong>. Gwen Barker,<br />
LeeAnne Clarke, Donna Rawlake, Amber Richardson,<br />
and Verna Sagansky were recognized for over five years<br />
of volunteer service.<br />
<strong>2007</strong> Volunteers<br />
Thank you to our volunteers who assisted with our<br />
efforts over the past year:<br />
Dolly Adolf<br />
Darlene Andrews<br />
Gwen Barker<br />
Caryl Bell<br />
Travis Behning<br />
Doris Bietenholz<br />
Peter Bietenholz<br />
Eva Bolger<br />
Tracy Bowler<br />
Grace Boyle<br />
Joan Braidek<br />
Eleanor Breher<br />
Tracey Brennan-<br />
Bailey<br />
Annemarie<br />
Buchmann-<br />
Gerber<br />
Beverley Caldwell<br />
Bobs Caldwell<br />
Janet Caldwell<br />
Janet Carr<br />
LeeAnne Clarke<br />
Karen Cranston<br />
Clint Davidson<br />
Colette<br />
Duperreault<br />
Shannon Dyck<br />
Lorrie Elian<br />
Kathy Evans<br />
Sarah Evans<br />
Shannon Evans<br />
Aline Florizone<br />
Vera Giesbrecht<br />
Lorraine Graham<br />
Briana Hanlon<br />
Jean Hanson<br />
Phyllis Henschel<br />
Karen Hoiness<br />
Terry Jelinski<br />
Edna Jennings<br />
Lindy King<br />
Bev Kinshella<br />
Michael Klassen<br />
Danny Koutecky<br />
Robin Koutecky<br />
Lorraine Kroeker<br />
Pauline Kushner<br />
Alison Lawlor<br />
Brad Lawlor<br />
Jim Leach<br />
Marie Lyon<br />
Hazel Macza<br />
Anne Maduke<br />
Joanna Majewska<br />
Helen Mamer<br />
Mary Lou<br />
Martineau<br />
Cheryl McFie<br />
Vinay Kumar<br />
Mysore<br />
Hilary Nelson<br />
Lavon Nobert<br />
Nadia Ochitwa<br />
Dominic Parent<br />
Linda Parent<br />
Shelagh Patterson<br />
Lili Paul<br />
Ethel Penner<br />
Melrose Petty<br />
Margaret Phillips<br />
Alison Piwowar<br />
Nicole Poppleton<br />
Irene Prisciak<br />
Joy Prokopishyn<br />
Donna Rawlake<br />
Amber<br />
Richardson<br />
Elinor Ritchie<br />
Bonnie Roberts<br />
Ev Safronetz<br />
Verna Sagansky<br />
Annette Semko<br />
Nancy Sollosy<br />
Arlene Soloway<br />
Jean Spurgeon<br />
Ruth Sulatisky<br />
Edith Sumner<br />
Allandra Taylor<br />
Lois Thompson<br />
Freda Toffolo<br />
Mabel Thompson<br />
Judy Turner<br />
Bernice Vandeven<br />
Jeanne Walters<br />
Marlene Watson<br />
Loreen Wilsdon<br />
Helen Wilson<br />
Lee Wood<br />
Lynette Wright<br />
Dennis Yee<br />
Saskatoon<br />
Youth Volunteer<br />
Program<br />
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Communications / Publications<br />
Communications<br />
The Communications Department is responsible for<br />
developing all promotional materials for the <strong>Mendel</strong>,<br />
including exhibition invitations, posters, and press<br />
releases, and promotional pieces for <strong>Mendel</strong> school and<br />
studio programs. Communications edits and designs the<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong>, the quarterly newsletter Folio, exhibition<br />
text panels, and the <strong>Mendel</strong> website at www.mendel.ca.<br />
In the first part of the year there were many press<br />
queries relating to the planned facility expansion and<br />
renovation, the <strong>Mendel</strong>’s successful efforts to have the<br />
project approved by Saskatoon City Council, and the<br />
debate about gallery admission fees prompted by City<br />
Council.<br />
<strong>2007</strong> Communications At-a-Glance<br />
• Publications: three issues of Folio, two issues of<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> Guide, Living <strong>Art</strong>fully program.<br />
• Promotional material: posters, brochures,<br />
postcards, and other promotional material for<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> exhibitions and public programs.<br />
• Online Activities: continued to update the<br />
website on an ongoing basis, adjusted some aspects<br />
of the design for greater usability, and continued<br />
our efforts with the <strong>Mendel</strong> blog and e-Guide. As<br />
well, we joined the social networking site facebook,<br />
which has broadened our communications profile.<br />
• <strong>Gallery</strong> Signage: vinyl lettering, didactic panels,<br />
and door signage.<br />
• Print Ads: we scaled back our national advertising<br />
efforts, but continued to advertise locally in such<br />
venues as The StarPhoenix, Planet S, The Saskatoon<br />
Sun, GalleriesWest, Western Living, and Captive<br />
Audience.<br />
Staff<br />
In <strong>2007</strong>, the Communications Department saw some<br />
staff turnover, with the departure of Rebecca Cittadini<br />
in the spring, and Betsy Rosenwald in the fall. Ed Pas<br />
joined the <strong>Mendel</strong> as Communications Assistant<br />
in August, and was promoted to Communications<br />
Coordinator in November. We look forward to having a<br />
fully-staffed Communications Department in 2008.<br />
Publications<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> publications provide support, access,<br />
and engagement with contemporary and historical art,<br />
and develop critical awareness and research that leads<br />
to a broader understanding of Canadian art, culture,<br />
and community. The primary focus of <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong><br />
<strong>Gallery</strong> publishing activities is the documentation of<br />
art exhibitions to contribute to the discourse of art<br />
history and art criticism. Documentation takes the<br />
form of exhibition catalogues and books, or digital<br />
formats such as websites and CD-ROM. Published<br />
material includes texts by curators, critics, and artists<br />
who interpret exhibited work from aesthetic, social,<br />
historical, and political contexts. Visual information<br />
provides documentation of artwork and the exhibition<br />
installation, and expands upon accompanying<br />
textual material. Together, these provide a forum for<br />
important research and critical commentary, and offer<br />
the interested viewer a vehicle for consideration and<br />
understanding.<br />
Michael Hosaluk: Containment<br />
48 pages.<br />
Curator: Alexandra Badzak, <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>.<br />
Essay: Stephen Hogbin.<br />
Graphic design: Colin Wallace, Saskatchewan Craft Council.<br />
Editor: J. Jill Robinson, Saskatoon.<br />
Printer: Houghton Boston, Saskatoon.<br />
Co-produced by: <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> and Saskatchewan Craft<br />
Council, Saskatoon.<br />
ISBN: 978-1-89-6359-61-8.<br />
Woodrow: A Multimedia Installation by Graeme Patterson<br />
80 pages.<br />
Curator: Ray Cronin, <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> of Nova Scotia.<br />
Essays: (In French and English): Graeme Patterson, Ray Cronin,<br />
<strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> of Nova Scotia, Dan Ring, <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>,<br />
Wayne Baerwaldt, Illingworth Kerr <strong>Gallery</strong>.<br />
Graphic design: Graeme Patterson.<br />
Editor: Meredith Dault, <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> of Nova Scotia.<br />
Printer: K2 impressions, Québec, QC.<br />
Co-produced by: <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> of Nova Scotia and <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong><br />
<strong>Gallery</strong>.<br />
ISBN: 1-55457-098-0.<br />
Susan Shantz: canopy<br />
32 pages.<br />
Curator: Alexandra Badzak.<br />
Essays: Alexandra Badzak and John Grande.<br />
Poem: Sylvia Legris.<br />
Graphic design: Betsy Rosenwald.<br />
Editor J. Jill Robinson, Saskatoon.<br />
Printer: Friesens, Altona MB.<br />
ISBN: 978-1-896359-62-5.<br />
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<strong>Gallery</strong> Shop / Library / Museo Coffee<br />
The <strong>Gallery</strong> Shop<br />
The <strong>Gallery</strong> Shop continues to be an integral part of the<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>. It functions not only as a gift shop,<br />
but as reception, information, and communications,<br />
as well as a valuable public service provided by the<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong>.<br />
Throughout <strong>2007</strong> the <strong>Gallery</strong> Shop focused its<br />
purchasing on high quality merchandise produced<br />
by local, national, and international artisans. Every<br />
year, staff from The <strong>Gallery</strong> Shop attends a major<br />
international gift show. In <strong>2007</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Shop Supervisor<br />
Michael Gibson attended the Edmonton Gift Show.<br />
Merchandise was selected and purchased for resale at<br />
this show.<br />
Library<br />
The library collection continues to grow, with a special<br />
emphasis on contemporary exhibition catalogues<br />
and critical arts related publications. We maintain<br />
subscriptions to several national and international<br />
arts magazines, such as Blackflash, Canadian <strong>Art</strong>,<br />
and <strong>Art</strong> Forum. Our library remains a vital resource<br />
for curatorial, public and professional programs, and<br />
extension staff. Books, catalogues, and periodicals from<br />
our collections are often featured in the space between,<br />
and are available for the general public to peruse. Library<br />
volunteer Cheryl McFie is responsible for maintaining<br />
the library database which was implemented in 2001,<br />
re-shelving books, ordering publications and periodicals,<br />
as well as assisting <strong>Mendel</strong> staff and external researchers<br />
with finding relevant support material. The Library<br />
volunteer is responsible for conducting one publication<br />
exchange per year, exchanging new <strong>Mendel</strong> publications<br />
with over fifty different venues in Canada and abroad.<br />
Rattles by Michael Hosaluk were available in the <strong>Gallery</strong> Shop during his exhibition<br />
Containment. Photo: Betsy Rosenwald<br />
In order to connect the <strong>Gallery</strong> Shop with <strong>Mendel</strong><br />
exhibitions and events held throughout the year, the<br />
shop purchases and sells merchandise relating to<br />
these programs with special emphasis on exhibition<br />
catalogues and art-related publications.<br />
A fundamental focus of the <strong>Gallery</strong> Shop is to make<br />
quality works from local artisans available to the public.<br />
The <strong>Art</strong>ist of the Month program continues to attract<br />
local and regional artisans, who display and sell their<br />
works on consignment through the shop. When there is<br />
sufficient interest in a particular artist’s work, the shop<br />
considers carrying and selling their works on an ongoing<br />
basis. The artists of the month in <strong>2007</strong> were Michael<br />
Hosaluk (woodcraft) in March–April, Lorraine Sutter<br />
(porcelain & pottery) in May–June, Sue Twigg (stained<br />
glass) in July–August, and Roxanne Enns (pottery) in<br />
September–October.<br />
Museo Coffee<br />
Yakym Oneschuk (Jimmy) at Museo Coffee. Photo: Troy Mamer.<br />
In <strong>2007</strong> the <strong>Mendel</strong> engaged Jimmy Oneschuk to do<br />
a study and pilot project to test visitor response and<br />
the feasibility of operating a for-profit café onsite now<br />
and in the expanded gallery. Museo Coffee opened<br />
on a trial basis in <strong>2007</strong> and will be evaluated in 2008.<br />
This venture—which is located in the tea lounge—is a<br />
departure from the self-serve tea lounge.<br />
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Staff<br />
Permanent Full Time<br />
*Alexandra Badzak Head of Public & Professional<br />
Programs<br />
Sandy Chimboryk Membership & Donations<br />
Assistant<br />
*Rebecca Cittadini Communications Assistant<br />
Dave Duchscher Museum Technician<br />
*Shari Fisher<br />
Assistant Store Supervisor<br />
Michael Gibson Store Supervisor<br />
*Terry Graff<br />
Executive Director & CEO<br />
Howard Janzen Manager of Finance & Operations<br />
Laura Kinzel<br />
<strong>Gallery</strong> Programmer<br />
Eve Kotyk<br />
Collections Manager<br />
Judy Koutecky<br />
Administrative Assistant/Manager<br />
of Volunteer Resources<br />
Ray Lodoen<br />
Preparator<br />
*George Moppett Associate Curator<br />
Perry Opheim<br />
Preparator<br />
Ed Pas<br />
Communications Coordinator<br />
Heather Reid<br />
Assistant to Manager of Finance &<br />
Operations<br />
Dan Ring<br />
Acting Head Curator<br />
*Betsy Rosenwald Communications Coordinator<br />
Adele Suveges<br />
Extension Assistant<br />
Permanent Part Time<br />
Laura Baldwin<br />
Sales Clerk<br />
Erinn Bartsch<br />
Curatorial Assistant<br />
Troy Mamer<br />
Curatorial Assistant<br />
Medoria Olynyk Sales Clerk<br />
Temporary Part Time<br />
Robin Adair<br />
Jessa Alston-O’Connor<br />
Megan Bocking<br />
Marie Brown<br />
Jason Dziadyk<br />
Kim Ennis<br />
Rose Ferguson<br />
Heather Gerstmar<br />
Deborah Gibson<br />
Jason Hosaluk<br />
Clint Neufeld<br />
Wendy Paterson<br />
Katherine Reades<br />
Kristen Reid<br />
Kelly Van Damme<br />
Nathan Wahl<br />
Brigid Ward<br />
Carol Wylie<br />
*Tanya Zuzak<br />
Contract<br />
Tricia Ashbee<br />
Richard Moldenhauer<br />
Darryl Peck<br />
Harriet Richards<br />
Program Guide & Assistant<br />
Program Guide & Assistant<br />
Program Guide<br />
Program Guide & Assistant<br />
Preparator<br />
Program Guide<br />
Sales Clerk<br />
Sales Clerk<br />
Sales Clerk<br />
Preparator<br />
Preparator<br />
Program Guide<br />
Program Guide<br />
Sales Clerk<br />
Program Guide<br />
Program Guide<br />
Program Guide & Researcher<br />
Program Guide & Assistant<br />
<strong>Art</strong> Class Instructor<br />
Membership & Donations<br />
Assistant<br />
Acting Executive Director & CEO<br />
Capital Campaign Manager<br />
Development Coordinator<br />
*Staff marked with an asterisk are no longer employed by the<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong>.<br />
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<strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Foundation<br />
Incorporated in 1989, the purpose of The <strong>Mendel</strong><br />
<strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Foundation is to raise funds in support of<br />
the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>. Specifically, the Directors of<br />
the Foundation have dedicated their effort to raising<br />
funds for the purpose of acquisition of works for<br />
the Permanent Collection. It is in this way that the<br />
Foundation sees it opportunity to truly keep “The<br />
Magic of the <strong>Mendel</strong>” alive. It is our hope that this<br />
initiative is in keeping with the wishes of the <strong>Gallery</strong>’s<br />
founding benefactor Fred S. <strong>Mendel</strong>, and that his family<br />
looks kindly upon this objective.<br />
On June 21, <strong>2007</strong>, the Foundation hosted an evening<br />
entitled “A Celebration of <strong>Art</strong> and Business” at which<br />
Fred <strong>Mendel</strong>’s grandson Chip Mitchell presented an<br />
oil painting by Ernest Lindner to the <strong>Gallery</strong>. This work,<br />
which depicts Fred <strong>Mendel</strong>’s Intercontinental Parkers<br />
Ltd. pork plant, symbolizes the symbiotic benefits of<br />
the relationship between art and business. The success<br />
of the evening is thanks to Chip Mitchell, Jocelyne<br />
Kost (the chair of the evening), sponsors, donors, and<br />
attendees.<br />
The Foundation Board also acknowledges the<br />
support of the management team of the <strong>Gallery</strong>: Terry<br />
Graff, the <strong>Mendel</strong>’s former Executive Director and CEO;<br />
Howard Janzen, Manager of Finance and Operations;<br />
and Judy Koutecky, Administrative Assistant/Manager<br />
of Volunteer Resources.<br />
Special thanks go to the<br />
Galler y Group, an army of<br />
volunteers who have assisted<br />
with all the Foundation’s<br />
fundraising initiatives. This is a<br />
wonderful group of people that<br />
we can never thank enough.<br />
Since its inception in 1989<br />
the Foundation has directly<br />
contributed $154,769 to the<br />
<strong>Gallery</strong> for its use, and the<br />
Foundation has created Funds<br />
totalling $340,595 (endowment,<br />
restricted, and unrestricted<br />
funds) benefiting the <strong>Gallery</strong>.<br />
M e n d e l A r t G a l l e r y<br />
F o u n d a t i o n M e m b e r s : P.<br />
Raymond Martineau (Chair),<br />
Gregory A. Thompson (Vice-Chair), Byron Horachek<br />
(Secretary-Treasurer), Joan Flynn, Jocelyne Kost, Hazel<br />
Macza, Margaret (Peggy) L. McKercher, Giorgio Piotto,<br />
Camille Mitchell (Honourary Chair).<br />
<strong>2007</strong> <strong>Mendel</strong> Foundation Donors<br />
President’s Circle ($5,000+)<br />
MGM Communications<br />
Camille Mitchell<br />
Clem Roles<br />
Benefactor ($1,500–$4,999)<br />
Hamilton Photographics<br />
Houghton Boston Printers<br />
Sustainer ($750–$1,499)<br />
Blair Davidson<br />
Elwood & Joan Flynn<br />
Deirdrea Darke Hagen<br />
P. Raymond Martineau<br />
Terry Smith<br />
Ben Torchinsky<br />
Supporter ($300–$749)<br />
Warren Champ<br />
Howard Janzen<br />
Rita Lynne McLellan<br />
Contributor ($100–$299)<br />
Orme Asher<br />
Eva <strong>Mendel</strong> Miller<br />
Karen Sokoloski<br />
Friend ($1–$99)<br />
Nahid Ahmad Baltzan<br />
Chip Mitchell (centre) at A Celebration of <strong>Art</strong> and Business. Photo: Bill Hamilton.<br />
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Fundraising and Development<br />
Development Coordinator<br />
To become even more effective in responding to the<br />
increasing financial requirements necessary to support<br />
the <strong>Gallery</strong>’s ambitious programming levels, and in<br />
anticipation of future revenue requirements to program<br />
an expanded facility, the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> contracted<br />
Harriet Richards as Development Coordinator in<br />
October <strong>2007</strong>. This marks the first time the <strong>Mendel</strong> has<br />
employed someone full-time to focus on development<br />
activities specifically to enhance exhibition and public<br />
and professional program sponsorships. In addition<br />
to these activities, Richards assisted with the planning<br />
and development of the Expanding The Vision capital<br />
campaign. Good progress was made in <strong>2007</strong> in laying<br />
the foundation for development activities in 2008.<br />
This six-month contract position was made possible<br />
with funds received from The Canada Council for the<br />
<strong>Art</strong>s’ Supplementary Operating Funds Initiative. We are<br />
hoping to make the Development Coordinator a longterm<br />
position at the <strong>Mendel</strong> following the conclusion<br />
of the Canada Council-funded project in the spring of<br />
2008.<br />
Capital Campaign<br />
Through the leadership of the Board of Trustees,<br />
the <strong>Mendel</strong> launched the first capital campaign in<br />
its 43-year history. To support this major initiative,<br />
Darryl Peck, CFRE was engaged in August <strong>2007</strong> as the<br />
fundraising consultant to manage the capital campaign.<br />
The goal of the capital campaign is to raise six to eight<br />
million dollars from the private sector. To date steady<br />
progress has been made, and it is gratifying to see that<br />
a number of individuals have already made significant<br />
donations and pledges. The <strong>Gallery</strong>’s board, campaign<br />
volunteers, members, and other supporters have laid<br />
a solid foundation of donations and pledges to the<br />
capital campaign, which will we will build on in 2008.<br />
In terms of government support towards the<br />
Expanding the Vision capital project, we were very<br />
pleased to receive approval for $4,092,877 from the<br />
Building Communities Program, Government of<br />
Saskatchewan in <strong>2007</strong>. This added to the $4,625,000<br />
previously approved by the City of Saskatoon and<br />
the $438,513 already received from the Federal<br />
Government through the Cultural Spaces Program of<br />
Heritage Canada. The results of a grant application for<br />
$6.6 million submitted in <strong>2007</strong> to the Cultural Spaces<br />
Program should be announced by early summer of<br />
2008.<br />
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The following pages of the <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> list the <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>’s many contributors, including individuals, and<br />
businesses. We are truly indebted to these supporters. This listing includes contributions to the <strong>Mendel</strong>’s Capital<br />
Campaign. In the future, Capital Campaign donations will be listed separately.<br />
President’s Circle<br />
($5000+)<br />
Hans Dommasch<br />
John Hampton &<br />
Grace Frank<br />
Wade & Betty-Ann<br />
Heggie<br />
Charlotte McGill & Chris<br />
Huntington<br />
MGM Communications<br />
Eva <strong>Mendel</strong> Miller<br />
Camille Mitchell<br />
Chip Mitchell<br />
LuAn Mitchell-Halter<br />
Margareth & Leo Mol<br />
George Ann Murray<br />
Potash Corporation of<br />
Saskatchewan Inc.<br />
Calvin Redlick<br />
Clem & Joan Roles<br />
SaskTel<br />
Marie Spencer<br />
Jack & Sylvia Vicq<br />
Westjet<br />
Benefactors<br />
($1500-$4999)<br />
Barbara Beavis<br />
Bema Autosport BMW<br />
Norma Botterill<br />
Elwood & Joan Flynn<br />
Hamilton Photographics<br />
Houghton Boston<br />
Printers<br />
Johann & Elisabeth<br />
Kunkel<br />
Saskatoon Camera Club<br />
Robert & Lura Mae Sider<br />
Alex Sokalski<br />
The StarPhoenix<br />
Sustainers<br />
($750-$1499)<br />
CIBC Employee<br />
Ambassador Program<br />
Deirdrea Darke Hagen<br />
Blair Davidson<br />
Gus & Jean Jacek<br />
Dennis T. & Sharon<br />
Lanigan<br />
Raymond & Mary Lou<br />
Martineau<br />
Rita Lynne McLellan<br />
William & Dorothy<br />
Perehudoff<br />
Ann Seed<br />
Terry Smith<br />
M. Patricia Stavenjord<br />
Ben & Sarah Torchinsky<br />
Jeanne Walters<br />
Supporters<br />
($300-$749)<br />
AAA Party World<br />
Rentals Ltd.<br />
Gordon Ames<br />
Bentham <strong>Art</strong>works Inc.<br />
Gordon & Betty Bray<br />
Robert & Helen Card<br />
Warren Champ<br />
Margaret Dutli<br />
Len & Isobel Findlay<br />
David & Mary Hastings<br />
Howard Janzen<br />
C.A. Kent & Mary Marino<br />
<strong>Art</strong> & Ineke Knight<br />
L.E. Suchan<br />
Consulting Ltd.<br />
Linda Langille<br />
Effie MacLean<br />
Hazel Macza<br />
Maple Leaf Foods<br />
Jocelyne Martel &<br />
Warren Holmes<br />
J.J. McCartan<br />
Walter & Margaret<br />
McNabb<br />
Dean McNeill<br />
Robin’s Donuts<br />
– Idylwyld Drive<br />
Daniel Shapiro &<br />
Marie Lannoo<br />
Jacqui Shumiatcher<br />
Stantec Architecture Ltd.<br />
Jim & Jenny Underhill<br />
Cliff & Betty Wright<br />
Contributors<br />
($100-$299)<br />
Orme & Shirley Asher<br />
Herta Barron<br />
Geraldine Black<br />
Eli & Christina Bornstein<br />
Don & Eleanor Breher<br />
Margaret Brennan<br />
Burnett’s Key Shop Ltd.<br />
L.R. Chasmar<br />
Carol Cisecki<br />
John & Helen Courtney<br />
Danrich Environmental<br />
Controls Systems Ltd.<br />
Carl & Susan D’Arcy<br />
William & Inger<br />
DeCoursey<br />
Keith & Dorothy Dryden<br />
Don & Dolores Ebert<br />
Wayne & Sigrid Eyre<br />
Family Pizza<br />
Gay Forster<br />
Basil Forsyth<br />
Margaret Fredeen<br />
Morna & Jim Greuel<br />
Edna K. Gross<br />
Edna Guenter<br />
Tom Haas & Vanina<br />
Dal Bello-Haas<br />
Dave & Isabelle<br />
Haberman<br />
Harden & Huyse<br />
Chocolates<br />
David & Elaine<br />
Hnatyshyn<br />
Erwin & Ingrid Hoehn<br />
Diane Holroyd<br />
Faye Keevil<br />
Doug & Irene Knott<br />
Jacelyn Kolman<br />
Don Kunaman<br />
Emmy Kupsch<br />
Alison Lawlor<br />
Mary Matwyuk<br />
Tom & Diane<br />
McClocklin Sr.<br />
Mary McPhail<br />
George McVittie<br />
Anne Moran<br />
Sarah Morgan<br />
Gladys Murphy<br />
Tracy Petryk<br />
Margaret Pinder<br />
<strong>Art</strong>hur & Janet Postle<br />
Burna Purkin & Emanuel<br />
Sonnenschein<br />
Frank Quennell &<br />
Cheryl Hand<br />
Quick Delivery Service<br />
Dan & Nicolle Rawlyk<br />
Mary-Helen Richards<br />
Alan & Edda Ryan<br />
Verna Sagansky<br />
Ralph & Marg Schneider<br />
John & Nancy Senior<br />
Shoppers Drug Mart<br />
–Broadway & Taylor<br />
–Centre at Circle<br />
and 8th<br />
Garry & Janice Shoquist<br />
Sobey’s West (A Division<br />
of Sobeys Capital Inc.)<br />
Karen Sokoloski<br />
Micheal & Mary Sproule<br />
Kent Sutherland<br />
Tillie Taylor<br />
John & Patricia<br />
Thompson<br />
Robert & Judith Tokaryk<br />
Glenn & Nayda Veeman<br />
Jim & Marilyn Veikle<br />
Jim & Lee Wood<br />
Friends<br />
($1-$99)<br />
James & Annie<br />
Armstrong<br />
Doreen Ashwin<br />
Gwen Barker<br />
Nahid Baltzan Ahmad<br />
Laura Beard<br />
Caryl Bell<br />
Peter & Elva Bennett<br />
Geoff & Judith Benson<br />
Terry Billings<br />
Eveline Boudreau<br />
Gordon & Pat Bowman<br />
Bulk Cheese Warehouse<br />
Royal & Linda Burke<br />
John & Betsy Bury<br />
Jan Buttinger<br />
Canada Safeway Ltd.<br />
–Confederation<br />
–The Centre at Circle<br />
and 8th<br />
–Cumberland Square<br />
–Lawson Heights Mall<br />
–Market Mall<br />
Canadian Linen &<br />
Uniform Services<br />
Donna Carlson-O’Keefe<br />
Penny Stalker &<br />
Ken Coutu<br />
Days Inn Saskatoon<br />
Robert & Paula Drury<br />
Dutch Growers<br />
Garden Centre<br />
Eroca Ellingham<br />
Ethel Forsyth<br />
Foster’s Wine Estates<br />
Joseph & Cathy Fry<br />
Marilyn & Kenneth<br />
Fulcher<br />
Giant Tiger<br />
Maura Gillis-Cipywnyk<br />
Susan Gingell<br />
George Gingras<br />
Diane Glemser<br />
Globe Printers Ltd.<br />
Kathryn Green<br />
Inger Grieve<br />
Deanna Gruending<br />
E. Kathleen Guenther<br />
Shelley Hamilton<br />
Kaija Harris<br />
T.Y. & Judith Henderson<br />
James Hodges<br />
Ivan Jen & Suzanne Yip<br />
Yvonne Johnson<br />
Norma F. Jordan<br />
David Kaplan<br />
Don & Gwyn Kelly<br />
Lorraine Khachatourians<br />
Barbara Kirkpatrick<br />
Illa & Gordon Knudsen<br />
Doris Koyl<br />
Lorraine Kroeker<br />
Franz-Viktor &<br />
Salma Kuhlmann<br />
Sharon Labatt<br />
Bonnie Lawrence<br />
Anna Leighton<br />
London Drugs<br />
Lucky Dollar Store<br />
Philip & Shirley Marsh<br />
Serge & Raymonde<br />
Martel<br />
Mary Martens<br />
Lee Martin<br />
Grace Milashenko<br />
David Milstead<br />
Nigel Molaro<br />
H. Frances Morrison<br />
Alice Nicholaichuk<br />
L. Nadia Ochitwa<br />
Cam Patterson<br />
John Patterson &<br />
Valerie Martz<br />
Darryl Peck &<br />
Marilou McPhedran<br />
Picknic’s Restaurant &<br />
Fine Pastries Ltd.<br />
Primrose Husky<br />
Food Store<br />
Joy Prokopishyn<br />
Peter Purdue<br />
Gordon & Donna<br />
Rawlake<br />
Paul & Dorothy Riemer<br />
Eleanor Ritchie<br />
Roy & Eleanore<br />
Romanow<br />
Saskatoon Cooperative<br />
Association<br />
Robert Schuenemann<br />
Ritamae Schwieder<br />
Glen Scrimshaw<br />
Sherwood &<br />
Elaine Sharfe<br />
Mo & Donna Shokeir<br />
Shoppers Drug Mart<br />
– 7th Ave N<br />
Nancy Sollosy<br />
Jean Spurgeon<br />
St. Martin’s<br />
United Church<br />
Jennifer Still<br />
Irene Stroshein<br />
Jean Tackaberry<br />
Barbara Thain<br />
Ken & Cathy Turner<br />
Wal-Mart –<br />
Confederation<br />
Katie Weder<br />
John Weil &<br />
Jean Williamson<br />
Margaret Woloshyn<br />
Wanda Young<br />
Norman Zepp<br />
Members<br />
A-1 Power Door Ltd.<br />
Garth & Suzanne Abrams<br />
Agrium Vanscoy - Potash<br />
Operations<br />
Glen Aikenhead<br />
Muveddet Al-Katib<br />
Alliance Energy Ltd.<br />
Nathanael Altrogge<br />
Agnes Amundrud<br />
Al & Joan Anderson<br />
Anderson Rental &<br />
Paving Ltd<br />
Darlene Andrews<br />
Renate Ankenbrand<br />
Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc.<br />
Elma Archer<br />
Richard Armstrong<br />
Arscott and Associates<br />
Will & Buffy Ann Arscott<br />
Bev Ashwin<br />
Doreen Ashwin<br />
Claudine Audette-Rozon<br />
Axon Development<br />
Corporation<br />
Donna Bailey<br />
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Members (continued)<br />
Fred & Anne Ballantyne<br />
Marie Balthazar<br />
Tony & Mary Banks<br />
Gwen Barker<br />
Jim Barnsley<br />
Leonard Barrett<br />
Herta Barron<br />
Peta Bates & Family<br />
Nahid Baltzan Ahmad<br />
Robert Batty<br />
Jonathon Johnson &<br />
Kristi Baxter<br />
Bruce & Beryl Bays<br />
Della Beal<br />
Virginia Beaubier<br />
Barbara Beavis<br />
Barrie Beavis<br />
Freda Beberfall<br />
George Becker<br />
Caryl Bell<br />
Martin Bennett<br />
Peter & Elva Bennett<br />
Geoff & Judith Benson<br />
Doug & Bonnie Bentham<br />
Peter & Doris Bietenholz<br />
Terry Billings<br />
Geraldine Black<br />
Denise Blakley<br />
Pat Blakley<br />
Pat Bliss<br />
BMO Nesbitt Burns<br />
Laurel Boerma<br />
June Bold<br />
Eli & Christina Bornstein<br />
Valerie Borycki<br />
Eveline Boudreau<br />
Gordon & Pat Bowman<br />
Grace Boyle<br />
Mona Boyle<br />
Randy & Lisa Bracewell<br />
Lee Brady &<br />
Muriel Dickson<br />
Braid Flooring<br />
Margarete Brandt<br />
Diana Braun<br />
Gordon & Betty Bray<br />
Eleanor Breher<br />
Margaret Brennan<br />
Tracey Brennan-Bailey<br />
Michael Brokop<br />
Megan Broner<br />
Brendan Brown<br />
Selina Brown<br />
Alma Bryski<br />
Annemarie<br />
Buchmann-Gerber<br />
Isabel Buhr<br />
Wyndham Thiessen &<br />
Amy Bunce<br />
Cecil Burima<br />
Royal & Linda Burke<br />
Burnett’s Key Shop Ltd<br />
John & Betsy Bury<br />
Jan Buttinger<br />
T.D.R. & Beverly Caldwell<br />
Charles & Patricia<br />
Caldwell<br />
Ruth Calloway<br />
Beth Campbell<br />
Terry Campbell<br />
Henry & Miriam Caplan<br />
Robert & Helen Card<br />
<strong>Art</strong> & Hermie Carino<br />
Donna Carlson-O’Keefe<br />
Mauricio Carmona<br />
Janet Carr<br />
Dick Carson<br />
Liz Carswell<br />
Michelle Cates<br />
Barry & Joan Chapman<br />
Nicole Charlebois<br />
Linda Charlton & Family<br />
L.R. Chasmar<br />
Gordon & Kathleen<br />
Chipperfield<br />
Bill Christensen & Family<br />
Lou Chrones<br />
Carol Cisecki<br />
Lee Anne Clarke<br />
Patricia Clarke<br />
Clear Tech Industries Inc.<br />
Les & Bubs Coleman<br />
Devon Coles<br />
Community <strong>Art</strong>s Program<br />
USCAD/AYAP<br />
Concentra Financial<br />
Paul Constable<br />
Mary Conway<br />
Suzanne Cooke<br />
Paula Cooley<br />
Ryan Corbett<br />
Janet & Michael<br />
Corcoran<br />
Gustavo Antonio Corelli<br />
Cecilia Cote<br />
Penny Stalker &<br />
Ken Coutu<br />
Cass Cozens<br />
Karen Cranston<br />
Donna Crawford<br />
Peter & Marigold Cribb<br />
Susan Cross<br />
Thomas Wishart &<br />
Margaret Crossley<br />
Jo Custead<br />
Danrich Environmental<br />
Controls Systems Ltd.<br />
Carl & Susan D’Arcy<br />
David Brown<br />
Photography<br />
Diana Davidson Dick<br />
Mary Davidson<br />
Days Inn Saskatoon<br />
Marcel & Alison<br />
de la Gorgendiere<br />
Bert Dean<br />
Jessica DeBack<br />
William & Inger<br />
DeCoursey<br />
Paul Denham &<br />
Gail Osachoff<br />
Alan Deschner &<br />
Susan Whiting<br />
Designer Discount<br />
Christine Devrome<br />
Patricia Dewar<br />
Shona Dietz<br />
Digital Sign Age Inc.<br />
Peter Dillman<br />
Jo-Anne Dillon & Family<br />
Mark Ditlove<br />
Lyn & Rick Dobson<br />
Lynn Doll<br />
Graham Dove &<br />
Kathleen Slavin<br />
Patrick Dowie<br />
Paula & Robert Drury<br />
Keith & Dorothy Dryden<br />
Jean Dudley<br />
Lois Dumbovic<br />
Gene Duncan<br />
Margaret Dutli<br />
Andrew & Adeline<br />
Dziadyk<br />
Don & Dolores Ebert<br />
Amy Jo Ehman<br />
Brian & Lina Eidem<br />
Eroca Ellingham<br />
Jean Emigh<br />
Joan Emigh<br />
Maureen Emigh<br />
Mary Ens<br />
Beate Epp<br />
Alexander Ervin<br />
John Estey<br />
Dorothy Evancio<br />
Evident : Corporate<br />
Investigations<br />
Wayne & Sigrid Eyre<br />
Sergey & Elaine Fedoroff<br />
Sarah Feltis<br />
Terry Fenton<br />
Len & Isobel Findlay<br />
Abe & Viviane Fior<br />
Darcey Fischer<br />
Bernard Flaman<br />
George Fleming<br />
Aline Florizone<br />
Barry Flynn & Family<br />
Elwood & Joan Flynn<br />
Jeff Flynn & Debbie<br />
Chamberlain<br />
Chris & Laura Foley<br />
Anna Fornal<br />
Gay Forster<br />
Basil Forsyth<br />
Ethel Forsyth<br />
Terry Foulds<br />
Margaret Fredeen<br />
Ronald E. & Linda Fritz<br />
Joseph & Cathy Fry<br />
Marilyn & Kenneth<br />
Fulcher<br />
Yen Fung<br />
Veronica Gamracy<br />
Jennifer Ganshorn<br />
Julie Garman<br />
Shauna George<br />
Meg Gerwing<br />
Ghost Transportation<br />
Services<br />
Vera Giesbrecht<br />
Dianne Gilbert<br />
Maura Gillis-Cipywnyk<br />
Susan Gingell<br />
George Gingras<br />
Margaret Girvan<br />
Mary Glauser<br />
Carol Glazer<br />
Diane Glemser<br />
Jo-Ann Godenir<br />
Grace Goluboff<br />
Henrietta Goplen<br />
Monte Gorchinski<br />
Delores Gradish &<br />
Michael Hayden<br />
Terry Graff<br />
Lynne Graham<br />
Gerald W. &<br />
Betina B. Grandey<br />
Kathryn Green<br />
Tony & Lorraine<br />
Greenwood<br />
Don & Della Greer<br />
Morna & Jim Greuel<br />
Inger Grieve<br />
Edna K. Gross<br />
Deanna Gruending<br />
Mark & Mona Gryba<br />
June Lim & Jee-Ju Guack<br />
Edna Guenter<br />
E. Kathleen Guenther<br />
Guided Discoveries<br />
Learning Group Inc.<br />
Marianne Gulka<br />
Trudi Gunia<br />
David Gurash<br />
Barbara Gush<br />
Julie Gutek<br />
Tom Haas & Vanina<br />
Dal Bello-Haas<br />
Dave & Isabelle<br />
Haberman<br />
Linda Hagan<br />
George & Eileen<br />
Hagblom<br />
Catherine Hagey<br />
Hairstyle Inn Salons<br />
Shelley Hamilton<br />
Patricia Hamon<br />
John Hampton &<br />
Grace Frank<br />
Cheryl Hand<br />
John & Alice Hanlin<br />
Gary Hanson<br />
Jean Hanson<br />
Bud Hardy<br />
Jane Harington<br />
Kaija Harris<br />
Bryan & Eileen Harvey<br />
Irene Harvey<br />
James Harvey<br />
David & Mary Hastings<br />
Sheila Haubrich<br />
Zach & Iris Hauser<br />
Calliope Havele<br />
Leith Hazen<br />
Heagy Bailey Altrogge<br />
Matchett LLP<br />
Donald Hefner<br />
Wade & Betty-Ann<br />
Heggie<br />
Karen Heinrichs & Family<br />
M.J. Hendel & Family<br />
T.Y. & Judith Henderson<br />
Phyllis Henschel<br />
Al & Joan Hiebert<br />
Jack Hillson<br />
Murray Hinds<br />
James Hodges<br />
Erwin & Ingrid Hoehn<br />
Karen Hoiness<br />
Diane Holroyd<br />
Louis & Ruth Horlick<br />
Moreah Horn<br />
Shelley Hosaluk<br />
Chris Houghton-Larsen<br />
Sandra Howell & Family<br />
Marcia Clark &<br />
Kenneth Howland<br />
Jeff & Karri Howlett<br />
Jim & Greta Howlett<br />
Clint Hunker<br />
Gertrude Hunker<br />
Dennis Hunt<br />
Bart Hunter<br />
Norma Hymers<br />
ICR Brokerage Inc.<br />
Impact Marketing<br />
Services<br />
International Road<br />
Dynamics Inc. (IRD)<br />
Jean Jacek<br />
Gary Jackson<br />
Lori Jackson<br />
Kathleen James-Cavan &<br />
Stephen Cavan<br />
Carl Jansen<br />
Howard Janzen<br />
Todd & Wendy Jarotski<br />
Edna Jennings<br />
JNE Welding<br />
Isabel Johnson<br />
Sheryn Johnson<br />
Yvonne Johnson<br />
Terry & Deb Johnstone<br />
Flora Jones<br />
Miranda Jones<br />
Camille Jordan<br />
Norma F. Jordan<br />
Cecelia Jurgens<br />
Olive Kalapaca<br />
Willard Kallio<br />
David Kaplan & Family<br />
Olga Kardash<br />
Shelley Kaszefski<br />
Don Kelly<br />
Robert Kelly<br />
Brenda Kennedy<br />
Martin Just &<br />
Kim Kennett<br />
C.A. Kent<br />
Jack & Faye Kernan<br />
Don & Mildred Kerr<br />
Honor Kever<br />
Lorraine Khachatourians<br />
Myrna King<br />
Bev Kinshella<br />
Barbara Kirkpatrick<br />
Shirley Kissel<br />
Klassen Jewellers Ltd.<br />
Howard & Elizabeth Klein<br />
Renate Klenz<br />
<strong>Art</strong> & Ineke Knight<br />
Linda Knight<br />
Doug & Irene Knott<br />
Katherine Knox<br />
Illa & Gordon Knudsen<br />
Alphonsine Koehler<br />
Jacelyn Kolman<br />
George Konok<br />
Gregory Kost<br />
Judy Koutecky<br />
Robin Koutecky<br />
Rachel Kowaluk<br />
Doris Koyl<br />
Lorraine Kroeker<br />
Mary Kruger<br />
Franz-Viktor &<br />
Salma Kuhlmann<br />
Brenda Kumitch<br />
Don Kunaman<br />
Emmy Kupsch<br />
Borisine Kusey<br />
L & L Gravel & Ranching<br />
L.E. Suchan<br />
Consulting Ltd.<br />
Sharon Labatt<br />
Jan Lafournaise<br />
Linda Langille<br />
Dennis T. & Sharon<br />
Lanigan<br />
Doris Larson<br />
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Members (continued)<br />
Lorraine Larson-<br />
Beardsworth<br />
Alison Lawlor<br />
Bonnie Lawrence<br />
O.E. Laxdal & Family<br />
James Leach<br />
Stephen Helliar &<br />
Elaine Lee<br />
Jyhling Lee<br />
Eric & Laurette Lefol<br />
Anna Leighton<br />
Ron LePage<br />
Robert Leslie & Family<br />
Nick Leung<br />
Lindal Cedar Homes<br />
Kathleen Lindgren<br />
Doug Lingelbach<br />
James Lokken &<br />
JoAnn Nilson<br />
Meave Longpre<br />
Daphne Lowden<br />
Elaine Lozinski<br />
Jeannette Lussier<br />
Joanne Lyons<br />
Myles MacDonald &<br />
Meg Shantilla<br />
Eileen Mackenzie<br />
T.B. MacLachlan<br />
Hazel Macza<br />
Anne Maduke<br />
Karen Maguire<br />
Sharon Maher<br />
Joanna Majewska<br />
Melvyn & Elaine Malkin<br />
David Mansell<br />
Laureen Marchand<br />
Jeanne Marcotte<br />
James Markham<br />
Philip & Shirley Marsh<br />
Edie Marshall<br />
Jocelyne Martel &<br />
Warren Holmes<br />
Serge & Raymonde<br />
Martel<br />
Mary Martens<br />
Luanne Martineau<br />
Raymond & Mary Lou<br />
Martineau<br />
Suzanne Martineau &<br />
David Kolata<br />
Mary Matwyuk<br />
Carilyn Mc<strong>Art</strong>hur<br />
J.J. McCartan<br />
Tom & Diane<br />
McClocklin Sr.<br />
Doreen McConnell<br />
Susan McCrae<br />
Scott & Grit McCreath<br />
Robert & Nancy<br />
McCreath<br />
Anne McElroy<br />
James McKay<br />
Lynn McKenzie-Barteski<br />
Robert & Peggy<br />
McKercher<br />
Randall McKnight<br />
F.M. McLean<br />
Hugh & Linda McLean<br />
Rita Lynne &<br />
Tom McLellan<br />
Mary McPhail<br />
George McVittie<br />
Eva <strong>Mendel</strong> Miller<br />
Sally Merchant<br />
Grace Milashenko<br />
Ronald Miller<br />
David Milstead & Family<br />
Glen Miskolczi<br />
Betty Mitchell<br />
Mitchell’s Gourmet<br />
Foods Inc.<br />
Modular Storage Systems<br />
Ellen Moffat<br />
Margaret Monks<br />
Janet Montgomery<br />
Jeff & Judy Montgomery<br />
John Montgomery<br />
Moore Financial Services<br />
– Clarica<br />
Urbain & Jessica Morelli<br />
Sarah Morgan<br />
James & Barbara<br />
Morrison<br />
H. Frances Morrison<br />
Cheryl Mortson<br />
Alex Mullie<br />
Valerie Munch<br />
Gladys Murphy<br />
George Ann Murray<br />
Karon Murray<br />
Elaine Muth<br />
Travis Myrol<br />
Victoria Neufeldt<br />
Lynda Newson<br />
Verna Ng<br />
Alice Nicholaichuk<br />
Odette Nicholson<br />
Darrell Nordstrum<br />
North Saskatoon<br />
Business Association<br />
Nouveau <strong>Gallery</strong><br />
Tim Nowlin & Kate West<br />
Nutana Machine Ltd.<br />
L. Nadia Ochitwa<br />
Sheila Osborn<br />
Jon Page & Goya Ngan<br />
Martha Pankratz<br />
Theresa Papp<br />
Gwen Paquin<br />
David Parkinson &<br />
April Sora<br />
Alison Paton<br />
Cam Patterson<br />
John Patterson &<br />
Valerie Martz<br />
Joylene Paul<br />
Lili Paul<br />
Peace Hills Trust<br />
Darryl Peck &<br />
Marilou McPhedran<br />
Ethel Penner<br />
Gerald Penry<br />
Helen Penry<br />
William & Dorothy<br />
Perehudoff<br />
Melrose Petty<br />
Marian Phaneuf<br />
Phenomenome<br />
Discoveries Inc.<br />
Tanyss Phillips<br />
Stefania Piecowye<br />
Margaret Pinder<br />
David & Linda Popkin<br />
<strong>Art</strong>hur & Janet Postle<br />
Leslie Potter &<br />
Alicia Popoff<br />
Shirley Pridmore<br />
Irene Prisciak<br />
Joy Prokopishyn<br />
David Prytula<br />
Peter Purdue<br />
Ruth Radostits<br />
Susan Rauch<br />
Donna & Gordon<br />
Rawlake<br />
Ray Rawlinson &<br />
Margaret Smith<br />
Dan & Nicolle Rawlyk<br />
Barbara Reimer<br />
Norma Rempel<br />
Marjaleena Repo<br />
Betty Reynolds<br />
Mary-Helen Richards<br />
Amber Richardson<br />
June Ricklefs<br />
Paul & Dorothy Riemer<br />
Glenda Risling<br />
Eleanor Ritchie<br />
Philip & Marlys Rivard<br />
Bob Paul Roberts<br />
D.F. Robertson & Family<br />
Frances Robson<br />
Clem & Joan Roles<br />
Herman & Myrna Rolfes<br />
Roy & Eleanore<br />
Romanow<br />
Rosanna Parry<br />
Alan Rosenberg &<br />
Lesley-Ann Crone<br />
Betsy Rosenwald<br />
Laurel Rossnagel<br />
Lynn Rowland<br />
J. Frank Roy<br />
Mary Anne Rubin<br />
Jamie Russell<br />
Carol Ruys<br />
Alan & Edda Ryan<br />
Anne Ryan<br />
Evelyn Safronetz<br />
Verna Sagansky<br />
Sage Technologies<br />
Corporation<br />
Renee Sakon<br />
Paul Salisbury<br />
Phyllis Salisbury<br />
Arline Sanderson &<br />
Family<br />
Drummond Sands &<br />
Colleen Wiegers<br />
Saskatoon Camera Club<br />
Saskatoon Hyundai<br />
Saskatoon Processing Co.<br />
SaskTel<br />
Hugh Savage &<br />
Ethel Quiring<br />
Sawyer’s Trees &<br />
Landscapes<br />
Joan Scaglione<br />
Dale Schneider<br />
Ralph & Marg Schneider<br />
June Schnell<br />
Robert Schuenemann<br />
Connie Schuler<br />
Marie Schwandt<br />
Norma Scott<br />
Glen Scrimshaw & Family<br />
Ed & Edna Sebestyen<br />
Betty Secord<br />
Larry & Irene Seiferling<br />
Annette Semko<br />
Peter & Sherrill Semko<br />
John & Nancy Senior<br />
Jeralyn Seniuk<br />
Les & Winona Senner<br />
Seventy-Seven Signs<br />
Susan Shantz<br />
Daniel Shapiro &<br />
Marie Lannoo<br />
Sherwood &<br />
Elaine Sharfe<br />
Sharp’s Audio Visual Ltd.<br />
Arnie & Linda Shaw<br />
Susan Shaw<br />
Peter Kingsmill<br />
Patricia Shiplett<br />
Mo & Donna Shokeir<br />
Garry & Janice Shoquist<br />
Susan Shore<br />
Jacqui Shumiatcher<br />
Lura Mae Sider<br />
Joann Simon<br />
Paul Sisetski<br />
James Skidmore<br />
Benjamin Slocombe<br />
Dorothy Smith<br />
Jean Smith<br />
Shirley Smith<br />
Eileen Soffer<br />
Alex Sokalski<br />
Nancy Sollosy<br />
Beverley Somerville<br />
Burna Purkin & Emanuel<br />
Sonnenschein<br />
Chris Soteros<br />
Cara & Omega Spence<br />
Raycine & Chris Spence<br />
Marie Spencer<br />
Barbara Sprigings<br />
Bonnie Sproat<br />
Jean Spurgeon<br />
Marie Elyse St. George<br />
Brenda McNabb<br />
Leslie Stadnichuk<br />
Stantec Architecture Ltd<br />
Diana Steel<br />
Elizabeth Stefanyshyn-<br />
Alonso & Jean Alonso<br />
Martin & Mary Steiger<br />
Ric Stephens<br />
Jennifer Still & Family<br />
Karen Stobbe<br />
Michael & Olwen<br />
Stoneham<br />
Michael Stonhouse<br />
Samantha Stott<br />
Irene Stroshein<br />
Edith Sumner<br />
Superior Cabinets<br />
Supreme Basics<br />
Sutherland Automotive<br />
Jack Sutherland<br />
K.M. Sutherland<br />
Kent Sutherland<br />
Jean Tackaberry<br />
Targeted Strategies<br />
Limited<br />
Lia ter Heide<br />
Barbara Thain<br />
Walter Thiessen<br />
Dianna Thompson<br />
Greg & Lorna Thompson<br />
Lois Thompson<br />
Noella Thompson<br />
John & Patricia<br />
Thompson<br />
Sylvia Thompson<br />
Dorothy Thomson<br />
Tanya Thornhill<br />
Jeremy Thurgood<br />
Freda Toffolo<br />
Judith Tokaryk<br />
Toronto Public Library<br />
Paul Trottier<br />
Monique Truscott<br />
Ken & Cathy Turner<br />
Jim & Jenny Underhill<br />
Brian Unverricht<br />
Van Houtte Coffee<br />
Services<br />
Bernice Vandeven<br />
Deb Vanston<br />
Lisa Vargo<br />
Glenn & Nayda Veeman<br />
Jim Veikle<br />
John & Lori Verrall<br />
Lenneke Verweij<br />
Toni Villiers<br />
Daymond Volk<br />
Stuart Von Wolff<br />
Bruce Waddell<br />
Sandra Walker & Family<br />
Dian Walsh<br />
Jeanne Walters<br />
Lorri Walters<br />
Melinda Waltz<br />
Wolfgang Walz &<br />
Diana Kichuk<br />
Amira Wasfy<br />
Roy Watson<br />
Mona Webber<br />
Katie Weder<br />
John Weil &<br />
Jean Williamson<br />
Marilyn Weiss<br />
Leanne Wells & Family<br />
James Weseen & Family<br />
Marlessa Wesolowski<br />
George West<br />
Westwind Group<br />
of Companies<br />
Leslie Wetter<br />
Ron & Cathy Wheeler<br />
Doris White<br />
Cheryl Whitlock<br />
Haden & Ruth Wilks<br />
Red Williams<br />
Loreen Wilsdon<br />
G.A. John Wilson<br />
Sam McRorie & Jay Wilson<br />
Diane Winter<br />
Margaret Woloshyn<br />
James K. & Judith Wood<br />
Jim & Lee Wood<br />
Henry Woolf<br />
Karen Wright<br />
Carol Wylie<br />
Pam Leyland & Tom Yanko<br />
Linda Young<br />
Madeline Young<br />
Wanda Young<br />
Clarence & Alice Youngs<br />
Audrey Zbitnew<br />
Donna Zelmer-Gammel<br />
Zeman’s Painting &<br />
Decorating<br />
Norman Zepp<br />
Pat Zip<br />
Marline Zora<br />
Franziska Zwirnert<br />
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<strong>2007</strong> Quick Facts<br />
Attendance*<br />
In-House (exhibitions/tours/lectures) 154,011<br />
Extension Services (touring exhibitions) 27,575<br />
Exhibition Openings 4,590<br />
Fundraising Events-<strong>Gallery</strong> Group (5) 15,431<br />
Membership Events (2) 12,197<br />
*Tabulated by automatic door counters adjusted for non-visitor traffic.<br />
Exhibitions<br />
Total Exhibitions Presented 21<br />
In-house<br />
Organized by the <strong>Mendel</strong>-solo 3<br />
Organized by the <strong>Mendel</strong>-group 11<br />
(includes artistbyartist presentations)<br />
Organized by others 5<br />
Co-produced with others 1<br />
Extension<br />
In-house exhibitions-Provincial Tour 5<br />
In-house exhibitions-National Tour 2<br />
Exhibitions of Saskatchewan <strong>Art</strong>ists<br />
Saskatchewan exhibitions-solo 3<br />
Saskatchewan exhibitions-group (2 or 3 artists) 7<br />
Saskatchewan exhibitions-group (more than 3) 4<br />
Saskatchewan artists represented 40<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ists represented in group exhibitions<br />
(2 or 3 artists) 10<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ists represented in group exhibitions<br />
(more than 3) 28<br />
Permanent Collection<br />
Number<br />
Value<br />
5,576 total works in the collection over $13.5 million<br />
5 works purchased in <strong>2007</strong> $41,341<br />
318 donated works in <strong>2007</strong> $160,775<br />
Public and Professional<br />
Programs<br />
Program number Participants<br />
<strong>Art</strong> studios 14 126<br />
Guided tours 315 9,055<br />
SaskTel <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Art</strong> Caravan 124 5,419<br />
SomethingonSundays 52 19,217<br />
Lectures 6 435<br />
Exhibition talks 7 485<br />
FirstSask Credit<br />
Union ARTforLIFE 3 schools 850<br />
Living <strong>Art</strong>fully 1 2,700<br />
the space between 1 *<br />
artistsbyartists 4 *<br />
*The audience for the space between and artistbyartists is the same as general<br />
admissions.<br />
Human Resources<br />
Permanent full-time staff 19<br />
Permanent part-time staff 4<br />
Temporary part-time staff 19<br />
Contract staff 4<br />
Volunteers 105<br />
Volunteer hours<br />
3,000 (estimate)<br />
Board of Trustees 14<br />
Publications<br />
Catalogues published 1<br />
Catalogues co-published 2<br />
Newsletters (Folio) 3<br />
<strong>Mendel</strong> Guide 2<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 1<br />
Members<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ist 26<br />
Corporate 53<br />
Family 128<br />
Individual 245<br />
Lifetime 4<br />
Non-profit 3<br />
Senior 148<br />
Student 9<br />
Total 716<br />
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