2007 Annual Report Mendel Art Gallery

The Mandate of the Mendel Art Gallery
To operate and maintain in the City of Saskatoon a public
museum for the collection, exhibition, preservation and
interpretation of works of art and for the development of
public understanding and appreciation of art.
Our Goals
• To further develop a major community
asset for the people of Saskatoon.
• To support and promote the visual
artists of Saskatoon and Saskatchewan.
• To be Saskatoon’s centre for visual art
experiences in the broadest and most
inclusive ways possible.
• To be actively engaged in Saskatchewan’s
various communities by sharing
resources and expertise.
• To present a balanced, quality program
of exhibitions and to provide the most
innovative public and professional
programs, thereby ensuring that our
constituents have maximum enjoyment
of the Visual Arts.
• To be a leading visual arts institution,
locally and nationally.
• To make significant gains in Private
Sector support for the Mendel Art
Gallery.
Cover Image: Hans Siegfried Dommasch, My
World 15th Floor, 430 5th Ave. N. Mendel Gallery,
August 2004 (detail), 2004, colour photograph on
paper. Gift of the artist, 2007.
Above: The Mendel during the Blizzard of 2007.
Photo: John Penner.