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GLENBOW MUSEUM
ANNuAL
REPORT
2009–2010
Kris Demeanor, Glenbow artist-in-residence, 2009–2010
“
Working with the
Glenbow satisfied
the two goals I most
wish to tackle in art
– pushing myself
creatively through
responding musically
to [artwork on exhibit],
and connecting
meaningfully with the public by writing
songs with families visiting the Glenbow.
The uniqueness of these events has proven
memorable. I am reminded of them often by
the fans, friends and patrons who attended. I
see immense potential in further collaboration
with multidisciplinary artists and the Glenbow
– it’s a rich and inspiring world.
”
TABLE OF CONTENTS
President’s & Chair’s Message
1
Eric L. Harvie Glenbow Award Dinner
11
Glenbow by the Numbers
4
2009–2010 Exhibitions
12
Program Highlights
5
Thanks to our Supporters
14
New Acquisition Highlights
7
Glenbow Board of Governors
16
A Passion for the Art of Asia: Robert Borden
and The Bumper Collection
10
Glenbow Management & Staff Upcoming Exhibitions
On the cover: Kent Monkman, Théâtre de Cristal, 2007, Collection of Glenbow Museum
17
Back Cover
president’s & chair’s
MESSAGE
It has been a pivotal year for Glenbow
Our strategic plan will guide us in the next
Museum. We have completed our
stage of our development; however we are
strategic plan and business plan
already making changes and seeing the impact
which map our direction for the next
of the plan. Our strong exhibition program in
five years. These plans reflect our
mid-summer 2009 through early 2010 has
new vision – More people interacting
resulted in both critical and popular appeal. The
with art, culture and ideas more
Glenbow-curated Vistas: Artists on the Canadian
often – and will position Glenbow
Pacific Railway exhibition is now on tour and
as dynamic and relevant, attracting
the accompanying catalogue produced by
new and larger audiences who share
Glenbow won the 2009 Canadian Museums
our passion for arts and culture.
Award for best publication and the Alberta Book
Glenbow’s strategic plan has six key priorities
that provide a clear direction for Glenbow’s
future: develop a vision for programs,
exhibitions and art and culture education and
appreciation initiatives that respond to the
Awards best trade non-fiction book. Real Life:
Ron Mueck and Guy Ben-Ner, travelling from the
National Gallery of Canada, attracted national
media attention from the transit marketing
campaign Glenbow launched featuring Mueck’s
larger-than-life and startlingly realistic sculptures
needs of the community; clearly articulate
of newborn babies. Bev Tosh’s exhibition,
our brand and align it with our key audiences;
War Brides: One Way Passage, was seen by
develop a business model that ensures shortterm and long-term sustainability; foster an
invigorated workforce; optimize our existing
facilities and infrastructure; and develop a vision
and plan for a new facility that meets the needs
of our visual arts program.
thousands of visitors with special significance
to war brides, veterans and their families. Kent
Monkman: The Triumph of Mischief featured
the evocative work of this Canadian artist who
creates new interpretations of the “Old West”
as a land of cross-dressing, role-swapping play
between “cowboys and Indians.” This exhibition
was overwhelmingly met with positive visitor
”
Kent Monkman, artist
“
My experience at the Glenbow exceeded
my expectations. Aside from the rewarding
experience of having my work resonate with
the permanent collection, I found the staff to
be professional, warm and meticulous about
all aspects of my show, especially their efforts
toward great publicity and getting the huge
audience out for the opening. Many thanks!
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| Glenbow
President and CEO,
Kirstin Evenden (left),
with Board Chair
George E. Bezaire.
Takao Tanabe, Southern Alberta
Foothills, 1982, Collection of
Glenbow Museum
feedback and media interest – a testament that
A key learning from our work on the strategic
Calgary is excited by and interested in work that
plan and stakeholder sessions found that
challenges perceptions and overturns accepted
many Calgarians and Albertans are not aware
historical stereotypes.
of Glenbow’s unique funding model. The
collections are owned by the Province of
Our new programming initiatives are also
Alberta and Glenbow is contracted by the
welcoming new visitors of all ages with
province to care for and provide access to the
specially priced lunch time programs for the
collections on behalf of the people of Alberta.
downtown business crowd, new evening
For this service we receive approximately 40
public openings on a pay-what-you-can
percent of our funding from the Province
basis, in-depth discussions and presentations
of Alberta. Approximately 10 percent of our
from artists and authors, and new family
funding is comprised of grants from The
programming that sees our whole building
Government of Canada, the City of Calgary
come to life at Weekend at the Museum. The
and foundations. The remaining 50 percent
new programs all reflect our new vision and will
comes from attendance, memberships,
continue to grow in 2010–11.
donors and corporate sponsors and draws
There is much community anticipation for
our upcoming exhibitions in 2011, particularly
77 Million Paintings by acclaimed British
on the endowment funds. As such, our
economic model is subject to the overall
economy and market.
musician, producer and visual artist Brian Eno,
Over the past year, expenses were reduced
the exhibition Yousuf Karsh: Regarding Heroes
by $1.5 million. But revenues also declined so
from the collection of the Art Institute of
we had a deficit of $1.3 million. After careful
Chicago and The Warrior Emperor and China’s
consideration, we concluded it prudent to fund
Terracotta Army travelling from China (in
this deficit from the endowment funds instead
partnership with the Royal Ontario Museum,
of cutting services more drastically. Glenbow is
the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the
committed to running balanced budgets and, as
Royal British Columbia Museum).
part of the strategic plan, we have developed a
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President’s & Chair’s MESSAGE
comprehensive multi-year budget which returns
the important facets of this program is the
us to a balanced position. We will continue to
recognition that our physical facility requires
manage costs carefully and have developed
renovation and expansion. A new facility will
exciting new strategies to increase revenue.
take time and planning to develop. It requires
the community’s support to be successful. We
With the Board of Governors’ support, we
invite you to read our plans to position ourselves
continue to discuss with the Province of Alberta
to better deliver on that vision and future capital
the appropriate level of funding from the service
campaigns for the new facility that Calgary
agreement to ensure care and access of their
deserves at www.glenbow.org/vision.
collection. We are initiating a new form of
corporate membership to enable the business
Reflecting on the past year, we are proud of
community to be more involved with Glenbow
Glenbow’s Board, staff and volunteers for their
in a way that is mutually beneficial. We have
hard work and commitment to the institution.
re-considered our approach to program and
Like many other non-profits, Glenbow has
exhibition sponsorship, and will be offering more
had to cut staffing and operating expenses.
and enhanced partnerships for individuals and
Despite these financial challenges, Glenbow’s
corporations – including naming opportunities
employees continue to deliver exceptional
for gallery spaces and long-term partnership
exhibitions, programs and services to the public.
opportunities to support multi-year and seriesbased programs and exhibitions. This year, we
Art and culture matter. We invite you to read
launched a facility rentals program which is
the highlights of our 2009–2010 year to be
on track to exceed our annual revenue. Our
reminded of the important roles that art and
upcoming line-up of exhibitions means we have
culture play in our daily lives. We look forward
opportunities to grow memberships and annual
to welcoming you to Glenbow soon.
giving with our faithful and key supporters and
welcome new community partners.
Glenbow is committed to further developing
Kirstin Evenden, M.A.
George E. Bezaire
our visual arts program for the city. One of
President and CEO
Chair, Board of Governors
Jonathan Shaughnessy
”
Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Canada
“
In working with the Glenbow on the
Real Life exhibition, I was very impressed with
the enthusiasm and professionalism of staff;
certainly their commitment to the vision of the
show and its artworks came through in [their]
presentation. … Innovation also led the day as
the Glenbow’s programming raised the bar as
to what can be done to make an exhibition of
contemporary art exciting and accessible for a
broad audience, especially younger viewers.
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GLENBOW BY THE
NUMBERS
$1,257,428
Depreciation &
Amortization
$683,856
Library & Archives
GLENBOW
MUSEUM
OPERATING
EXPENDITURE
2010
$1,248,597
Collections
Management
$1,622,545
Commercial Activities
& Fundraising
$2,345,215
Program & Exhibit
Development
$2,944,850
Core Services
Total $10,102,491
GLENBOW
MUSEUM
OPERATING
REVENUE
2010
$571,271
Amortization of Deferred
Revenue - Property & Equipment
$877,359
Admissions & Memberships
$887,140
Commercial Activities
$1,617,429
Fundraising
$3,489,000
Government of Alberta
$1,379,586
Investment Income
Total $8,821,785
GLENBOW
493,487
Total website visitors
576
Facebook fans
1,035
Twitter followers
@ianflaig
”
Tweeting about Glenbow
“
Man, I forgot how
much the Glenbow
museum rocks.
W BY THE NUMBERS
117,818
7,711
users of Glenbow’s
Archives and Library
Total museum attendance
4,221
Highest weekly
attendance
(February 8-14,
2010) during
the War Brides,
Kent Monkman:
The Triumph of
Mischief and The
Nude in Modern
Canadian Art
exhibitions
2,572
Glenbow
memberships
2,366
Over 2,200 people
attended exhibition
openings
50,199 students
participated in
school programs
15,513
students participated in Glenbow
programs remotely
people attended family programs in our
Discovery Room, Sketch Club and Weekend
at the Museum
23,000 1,000
hours contributed by volunteers
14,663
$
Total revenue from facility rentals
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hours volunteered by Glenbow’s
Board and committees
Program highlights
| Acclaimed
choreographer and
artist Troy Emery
Twigg choreographed
a performance at
the Glenbow Bares
All launch party on
February 13, 2010.
In 2009–2010, Glenbow offered new programming initiatives to better meet
the needs of our visitors.
Launch Parties
Out for Lunch
Glenbow invited Calgarians to celebrate our
In fall 2009, Glenbow launched a new lunch
exhibition openings. The first pay-what-you-
time program, Out for Lunch, for those looking
can launch party with music, performances
to experience the museum with just an hour
and libations took place in October 2009 and
to spare over lunch and with special pricing
has become a regular programming initiative
of five dollars for the general public. This new
with subsequent launch parties held on
series featured presentations and talks in our
February 13 and May 15, 2010 and will continue
theatre by presenters such as author Chris
with each new slate of exhibitions as Glenbow
Turner, Calgary foodie and nutritionist Julie Van
strives to make the museum accessible and
Rosendaal and master of marionettes, Ronnie
open to all.
Burkett. Short, in-depth curator and educatorled gallery tours that highlight specific works in
the feature exhibitions are another facet of Out
1,127
people attended
our two public
launch parties in
October 2009 and
February 2010
737
attended Out for
Lunch programs
during the year
for Lunch programming.
”
Visitor to the
February 13, 2010
Glenbow Bares All
Launch Party
“
Great event! I am happy to see the
Glenbow have a pay-what-you-can-event.
It made the exhibitions more accessible.
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Program highlights
| Canadian artist
Kent Monkman’s
reputation has
soared since 2007.
His exhibition
at Glenbow,
Kent Monkman:
The Triumph of
Mischief (February
– April, 2010), was
Calgary’s first major
presentation of his
work. Here he is
(right) with Gerald
McMaster, Curator of
Canadian Art at the
Art Gallery of Ontario,
as part of our In
Conversation series.
1,007
attended our
In Conversation
series
885
In Conversation
Weekend at the Museum
Glenbow hosts talks by some of the most
In winter 2010, Glenbow made some changes
nationally and internationally significant artists,
to our family programming based on member
curators and scholars of our time to provide
and visitor feedback, attendance results and
insight into art and culture. This new evening
best practice research. We moved away from
series featured talks with internationally
offering family programs every Sunday (Family
renowned artist Kent Monkman (who discussed
Fun Sundays). Instead, Glenbow offered an
his practice with Gerald McMaster, Curator of
all weekend family extravaganza when the
Canadian Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario), and
public exhibition floors opened to families to
a talk with Haida Manga artist Michael Nicoll
participate in workshops and collaborative art
Yahgulanaas in partnership with WordFest.
projects, tours, performances and exploration
Through this engaging format, museum visitors
of galleries throughout the museum in a fun
garnered insight into contemporary art practice
and festival-like atmosphere. The first Weekend
and learned about the influences, ideas and
at the Museum, held on March 13 and 14, 2010,
techniques that some artists are exploring today.
welcomed over 800 visitors of all ages. This
participated in
our first Weekend at
the Museum
(March 2010)
new innovative series will be featured three
times per year. Glenbow’s ARC Discovery
Room is also now open during regular
museum hours and no longer closes between
transitions of feature exhibitions.
| Glenbow throws opens its doors and
welcomes families for activities, performances
and tours during our Weekend at the Museum
program.
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new acquisition
HIGHLIGHTS
Sculptures of this size (both are 48 inches
high and made of granulite) and importance
are rare in museum collections and represent
the ongoing commitment of the Bumper
Development Corporation to work with
Glenbow to enhance the Asian art collection.
The sculptures are on display in the Many Faces,
Many Paths: Art of Asia permanent exhibition.
Cultural History
W.S. Herron Parade Saddle
Glenbow acquired an impressive array of
artifacts from the William S. Herron Family
Charitable Foundation into the cultural history
Indigenous Studies
Laksmi and Bhudevi
With the generous support of the Bumper
Development Corporation, Glenbow acquired
two rare Hindu sculptures from the Chola
culture that date between the late ninth and
early twelfth century A.D. At one time these
matched sculptures may have been placed on
either side of a central, larger image of Lord
Vishnu, the “God of Preservation.”
collection. The Herron acquisition enhances
the material representing Calgary booster,
oil man and “maverick” Bill Herron. Trophies,
custom-made parade suits and accessories and
a remarkable show saddle outfit testify to the
Herron family’s deep involvement with western
horse culture from the 1940s to the 1960s. Bill
Herron’s outstanding saddle outfit, complete
with tooled designs and engraved silver
mounts, was one of four he commissioned
from Riley & McCormick’s master saddle maker
Laksmi (“She of the Many Thousands”) would
John Foss, about 1947. Outfitted with these
have stood to the right of Lord Vishnu. She
striking saddles and matching gear, the family
governs beauty, love, wealth and luck, embodying
won events throughout southern Alberta.
sublime beauty, siddhi peace, strength, balance,
opulence and wisdom. Laksmi is the bringer of
good fortune and is associated with both material
and spiritual prosperity.
Bhudevi (“Goddess of the Earth” also known
as Prthivi, “The Nourisher”) would have been
to the left of Lord Vishnu. She is the goddess
of the earth and fertility. Whenever Bhudevi
complains that she is being oppressed by a
certain demon, Vishnu rescues the earth from
her predicament.
Above: Lakshmi and Bhudevi, ca. 10th century A.D., Collection of
Glenbow Museum; Right: W.S. Herron Parade Saddle, ca. 1947,
Collection of Glenbow Museum
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new acquisitions
Left: Tom Thomson, Autumn,
1916, Collection of Glenbow
Museum; A gift bestowed
in loving memory of Don
McMorland by his family.
Art
Archives
Autumn by Tom Thomson
The New Gallery
Autumn is the first work by Tom Thomson in
One of the most significant donations to the
Glenbow’s art collection – a gift to the museum
Archives in the past year was the records of The
bestowed in loving memory of Don McMorland
New Gallery. One of the first artist-run centres in
by his family. Tom Thomson’s stature in
the city, the gallery originated as the Clouds ‘n’
Canadian art is legendary. Although associated
Water Gallery in 1975 and was also known as Off
with the artists of the Group of Seven, he died
Centre Centre before adopting its current name
under tragic and mysterious circumstances
in 1987. The gallery has been situated in many
three years before the Group was formed.
spaces in the city over the years and is currently
This oil sketch of trees in the forest is animated
located in Art Central. The organization’s focus
by thick impasto, visible brushstrokes and the
has also changed over the years to reflect the
juxtaposition of rich colours. The painting is
cultural community in the city and the needs of
spontaneously and freely executed and, in
the artistic community. The archival collection
many ways, almost verges on abstraction. The
consists of bylaws, minutes, photographs,
composition is created entirely by a patchwork
incorporation documents, annual reports,
of rich colour swatches which disperse the
programming records, fundraising and financial
energy in all directions.
files, records of New Gallery advocacy in the
community, and records detailing relationships
Jane McDonald
Glenbow Library volunteer
“
My experience volunteering with the
Glenbow is immensely rewarding – each
time I volunteer I learn something new. I
feel privileged to be part of the dedicated
team of Library staff and volunteers and to
contribute to making materials in the Library
collection more accessible to others.
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”
with other organizations in the cultural
community. Generously, The New Gallery
provided a grant to match federal funds sourced
by Glenbow to ensure the timely cataloguing of
the archive. A detailed inventory of the fonds is
available on the Glenbow website at:
www.glenbow.org/collections/search/
findingAids/archtm/newgallery.cfb.
Library
Federation of Calgary Communities
City streets that seem to have more potholes
than asphalt, not enough schools in the
subdivision, that ever-increasing municipal
tax bill … sound familiar? These are just a few
of the problems identified in a collection of
Acquisitions
community association newsletters, some
GIFTS
more than half-a-century old, that the Glenbow
# of Donations
# of Works
Value
Art
15
97
1,095,550.00
Library received from the Federation of Calgary
Indigenous Studies
4
13
$11,736,058.00
Communities. The Federation is an umbrella
Military History
0
0
organization which provides information
Cultural History
22
362
$12,155.00
on matters of interest to local communities,
Multi Disciplinary*
3
115
$2,050.00
including zoning, traffic and development
Library & Archives
60
61
issues. The collection also includes publications
Total Donors/Value
104
648
$0.00
$49,941.00
$12,895,754.00
of local interest, such as city planning reports
and publications documenting national and
international concerns, including demographic
studies relevant to planning for Calgary’s growth
and discussions of the need for sustainable
development in North American cities.
PURCHASES
# of Purchases
# of Works
Art
4
5
Indigenous Studies
0
0
$0.00
Military History
1
1
$76.00
Cultural History
0
0
$0.00
Multi Disciplinary*
0
0
$0.00
Library & Archives
1
1
$358.75
Total Purchases
6
7
$62,434.75
110
655
Total Acquisitions
Value
$62,000.00
$12,958,188.75
* Multi Disciplinary refers to a gift or purchase that includes material for more than one collection.
”
David Finch, public historian
“
Southern Alberta’s memory—of its culture,
people and its businesses—resides in the
Glenbow’s Library and Archives collections.
The expert service provided by the archivists
and librarians, as well as the online resources,
keep our invaluable history alive.
GLENBOW ANNUAL REPORT 2009–2010 | 9
A Passion for
the Art of Asia
Robert Borden and the Bumper Collection
Many Faces, Many Paths: Art of Asia, The
and art of Asia through this collection; at the
Bumper Development Corporation Ltd.
same time, the gallery has become a place of
gallery at Glenbow, presents one of North
peace and repose for many visitors. Glenbow
America’s most outstanding collections of the
is an enthusiastic partner in presenting this
art of East and Southeast Asia, including the
collection, a partnership that has been ongoing
Indian subcontinent. The collection reflects
for a quarter of a century.
the passion that Robert Borden, Bumper’s
founder and chairman, and his wife, Susan,
developed for these remarkable works. Starting
as a novice collector after a chance encounter
with an art advisor while on an airplane, Robert
Borden soon developed a discerning eye and
a profound knowledge about this work and
the cultures from which it comes. Many of the
pieces in this collection are masterpieces and
include both iconic and rare representations of
Fortifying this relationship, over the past 20
years, the Bordens have generously gifted
many of these works to Glenbow and the
people of Canada. As Robert Borden writes in
the introduction to the gallery, “It is only when
we understand and appreciate the creative
ability of artists in many cultures that we can
fully appreciate the art of our own culture.”
We are honoured by these donations and
great Bhuddist and Hindu traditions.
are proud to enjoy a collaboration with the
The Bordens believe that great art belongs to
but all Albertans.
all of humanity and that it is vitally important
that it be seen and appreciated by a diverse
audience. Innumerable school children are
introduced to the magnificence of the cultures
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Bordens that benefits not only the museum,
Eric L. Harvie Glenbow
Award Dinner
Each year, Glenbow’s Eric L. Harvie Dinner is
The Calgary Foundation
an exciting opportunity for the community to
Established in 1995, The Calgary Foundation
support Glenbow’s exhibitions and programs
assists donors in creating a giving and caring
and to come together to celebrate the
community by applying its resources, expertise
contributions of like-minded Calgarians who
and leadership in partnership with others to
have made a significant difference to the arts
identify and address issues in the Calgary and
and cultural life in Calgary.
area community. With over 900 endowment
funds established, The Calgary Foundation
The seventh annual Eric L. Harvie Glenbow
strengthens the charitable sector in the areas
Award Dinner was held on October 15, 2009
of art and heritage, human services, education,
and honoured Dr. Hugh A. Dempsey and
environment, health and neighbourhoods
The Calgary Foundation for their ongoing
through grants totaling $3.3 million in 2009.
commitment to art and culture in Calgary.
Dr. Hugh A. Dempsey
The Calgary Foundation is recognized as one of
the strongest community foundations in Canada
Dr. Dempsey is a Canadian historian, author,
today. It has a robust arts and culture portfolio
teacher and the first Chief Curator Emeritus
that supports a number of cultural initiatives
at Glenbow. He was hired by Eric Harvie as
which contribute to the overall wellness of our
Glenbow’s first archivist in 1956 and eventually
community. The Calgary Foundation and its
served as Director of History, Director of
donors have been very supportive of Glenbow
Collections and Associate Director, holding this
and its programs over the years. Currently, the
position until his retirement in 1991. In addition
Foundation is supporting Glenbow’s distance
to his continued role as editor of the Historical
learning program.
| From left to right:
Glenbow Board Chair
George E. Bezaire,
President and CEO
of The Calgary
Foundation Eva
Friesen, Glenbow
President and CEO
Kirstin Evenden and
Dr. Hugh Dempsey at
the seventh annual
Eric L. Harvie Glenbow
Award Dinner in
October 2009.
Society of Alberta’s journal, Alberta History,
Dr. Dempsey has written 18 books. In 1967,
he was made an honourary member of the
Blood Tribe and in 1975 he became a Member
of the Order of Canada. In 1991, the Hugh
A. Dempsey Reading Room at Glenbow was
named in his honour.
For Dr. Dempsey, it is people, their personal
stories and their regular lives which can be the
most revealing about history. He has been
known to say, “I met the great, the near great
and the just plain interesting, and of those
three groups, the just plain interesting were the
most interesting.” His commitment to history
has meant that stories that might have been
left untold and undocumented are recorded
in his many publications and in the wonderful
collections he built at Glenbow.
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2009-2010 exhibitions
April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010
| Vistas: Artists on
the Canadian Pacific
Railway June 20–
September 20, 2009
Organized by Glenbow
Museum
Elsewhere: Recent Paintings by
Christine Cheung
May 1–31, 2009
Organized by Glenbow Museum
Celebrating Quilts
May 1–July 5, 2009
Organized by Glenbow Museum
Vistas: Artists on the Canadian Pacific
Railway
June 20–September 20, 2009
Organized by Glenbow Museum
26,573
Connections to Collections: Jin-me Yoon
June 20–September 20, 2009
Organized by Glenbow Museum
The People and Places of Treaty 7
July 16–August 16, 2009
Organized by Glenbow Museum
Real Life: Ron Mueck and Guy Ben-Ner
October 17, 2009–January 24, 2010
Organized by the National Gallery of Canada
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas:
Exploring Haida Manga
October 17, 2009–January 24, 2010
Organized by Glenbow Museum
Connections to Collections:
Jeff Thomas and Paul Wong
October 24, 2009–February 21, 2010
Organized by Glenbow Museum
Total attendance for
Vistas: Artists
on the Canadian
Pacific Railway
25,666
Total attendance
during The Nude in
Modern Canadian
Art and Kent
Monkman: The
Triumph of Mischief
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| Michael Nicoll
Yahgulanaas
October 17, 2009–
January 24, 2010
Organized by Glenbow
Museum
2009-2010 exhibitions
| Real Life: Ron
Mueck and Guy
Ben-Ner, Organized by
the National Gallery of
Canada
October 17, 2009–
January 24, 2010
War Brides: One-Way Passage
November 6, 2009–February 14, 2010
Kent Monkman: The Triumph of Mischief
February 13–April 25, 2010
The Nude in Modern Canadian Art
1920-1950
February 13–April 25, 2010
Organized by the Musée national des beauxarts du Québec
Teresa Posyniak:
I Speak My Daughter Tongue
February 13–April 25, 2010
Organized by Glenbow Museum
Kaahsinnooniksi Ao’toksisawooyawa
Our ancestors have come to visit:
Reconnections with historic Blackfoot shirts
March 26–May 16, 2010
A collaboration between the Pitt Rivers
Museum, Oxford, England; the University
of Aberdeen, Scotland; the Galt Museum in
Lethbridge and Glenbow Museum
| Kaahsinnooniksi
Ao’toksisawooyawa
Our ancestors
have come to visit:
Reconnections with
historic Blackfoot
shirts
March 26–May 16, 2010
32,342
Total attendance from October 17, 2009–
February 14, 2010 during Real Life, War Brides
and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas: Exploring
Haida Manga
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THANKS TO OUR
SUPPORTERS
$100,000+
Bumper Development Corp. Ltd.
Calgary Arts Development Authority
Canadian Heritage Canadian Culture
Online Program
Chevron Canada Resources
Harold Klunder
Jacob Lazare
Mrs. Barbara McMorland
New Sun Fund at The Calgary Foundation
Nexen Inc.
Pattison Outdoor
$50,000–99,999
Alberta Lottery Fund - Community
Initiatives Program
Calgary Herald
Canada Council for the Arts
Canadian Heritage Museums
Assistance Program
Canadian Pacific Railway
Classic Country AM 1040
Hotel Arts
Masters Gallery Ltd.
$25,000–49,999
ARC Resources Ltd.
Canadian Heritage Information Network
ConocoPhillips Canada
Chris Cran
Devon Canada Corporation
The Calgary Foundation
$10,000–24,999
ARC Financial Corporation
George & Colleen Bezaire
David Bolduc
Lauchlan & Karen Currie
Joanne Cuthbertson & Charlie Fischer
Joe Fafard
George & Sheila Crawford Endowment
Fund at The Calgary Foundation
Great-West Life Assurance Company
Barrie Helmer
David & Gail O’Brien
Olympia Trust Company
Jennifer & Myron Stadnyk
Arlene & Robert Stamp
Gordon Tait
The Kahanoff Foundation
United Way of Calgary and Area
West Canadian Industries Group
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$5,000–9,999
Alberta Museums Association
Irene & William Bell
David & Leslie Bissett
Ian & Heather Bourne
Enbridge Inc.
EnCana Corporation
Estate of Donald Peacock
Roger Fontana
Jeanne Harco
Hermès
Harley & Rebecca Hotchkiss
Imperial Oil Limited
Ryan Kalt
Michael & Madelyn Lang
F. Richard Matthews
Jean Merriman
Randal L. Oliver
Percy and Lois Cole Fund at
The Calgary Foundation
Peters & Co. Limited
RBC Foundation
Rubicon Fund at The Calgary Foundation
Richard & Mary Shaw
Bruce Shultz
Jack & Dawn Thrasher
Total E&P Canada Ltd.
TransCanada Corporation
$2,500–4,999
Annapolis Capital (II) Ltd.
Allen Ball
Ruth Barker
Paul Beitel
CityTV
Pamela Clark
Art & Bonnie Dumont
David Edwards
Kirstin Evenden & Christopher Heazell
Harriett Goldsborough
John A. Gray
Jim Hall
Dick & Lois Haskayne
Lawrence W. West Family Fund at the
Private Giving Foundation
Leon Liffmann
Bill & Corinne Macdonald
MacEwan Family Charity Fund at
The Calgary Foundation
M. Joy Maclaren
McAra Printing
Barbara & James Palmer
Rob and Ruth Peters & Family
Pirie Foundation
Mike Rose
Bob & Pat Steele
The New Gallery
Jeff van Steenbergen
West Canadian Digital Imaging Inc.
Donald Wetherell & Irene Kmet
$1,000–2,499
Aduro Resources Ltd.
Alberta Irrigation Projects Association
Elizabeth & Bob Andrews
Barbara J. Baker
BanCor Inc.
Mary Barr & Jim Allard
Mr. & Mrs. E. G. Battle
Brawn Foundation
Bill & Jean Toole Family Donor Advised
Fund at The Calgary Foundation
Michele Nowak & Lloyd Buchanan
Bumper Foundation
Calgary & District Labour Council
Calgary Flames Foundation for Life
Calgary Mineral Exploration Group
Don & Marlene Campbell
Car Investment Corp.
CJCA Community and Seniors Foundation
Arthur & Grace Clark
Doug Coats
Ziva & Noah Cohen
Jim Cullen
Creemore Springs Brewery Ltd.
Jocelyne Daw & Bob Page
Stuart de Vries
Devonian Foundation
Gerald & Kathleen Deyell
Marilyn Douglas
ecentricarts Inc.
Echo Memoirs
Erik T. Larsen Professional Corporation
Catherine M. Evamy
FirstEnergy Capital Corp.
Richard & Susan Galloway
Ingrid M. Haase
Hamilton Hall Soles/Ray & Berndtson Inc.
Robin Harvie
Maureen & Mike Heffring & Family
Dr. John R. Hemstock
Gail A. Hinchliffe
Donna & Greg Horton
Imperial Oil Foundation
Independent Order of Foresters
Jack Jeffrey
Dr. Edward A. Johnson
Dr. Leslie Kawamura
James & Shelley Keough
Phyllis Konrad & Carl Bonke
Mary & Robert Lamond
James & Helen Laycraft
Donna Livingstone & Edward Cavell
Betty Lyons
Dora Mackie & James Mackie
Fred P. Mannix
Dave Marshall
Lloyd & Tracy Maybaum
Jean & Rod McKay
Lillian McKimm
James & Dorothy McLeod
Peter McPherson
J. Sherrold & Patricia Moore
Ted & Margaret Newall
Jock & Diana Osler
Jane Outcalt
Grant Parker
Nancy Peters
Erna-May Pierce
Rita & Glen Popowich
Questerre Energy Corporation
Beth Rankin
RBC Capital Markets
Priscilla Reid
Dr. Michael & Mrs. Catherine Robinson
RONA Inc.
Rosebridge Capital Corp. Inc.
Vera A. Ross
Deborah Sanderson
Scott Land & Lease Ltd.
Carol & JR Shaw
Shaw-Nee Slopes Golf Course
Miriam Shiell
Steve Soules
Margaret & Ronald Southern
Stantec Architecture Ltd.
Michael & Caron Stewart
Mrs. M.E. Stewart
Stikeman Elliott LLP
L. Deborah Sword
David & Carolyn Tavender
Robert Tilden
Michael J. & Renae N. Tims
University of Calgary
Rhonda Wishart & John Cuthbertson
YMCA of Calgary
Susan J. Zappe
$500–999
Axia Netmedia Corporation
Aubrey Bell
David Bernatchez
David Biggar & Servando Peña
William E. Brown
Sharon Butala
Calgary Exhibition & Stampede
David & Kathryn Carey
Bill Chester
Margaret Churcher, Nelson & Rachel Smith
David & Gay Claydon
Valerie Cooper
Susan Dell
Marguerite Dixon
Robert Elias
EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts
Estate of Alison Hankins
Estate of Betty Duncan
Leonard & Polly Evenden
William & J. Louise Gant
GCS Resources Management Ltd.
Hannelore Gewers
Wendy Giuffre
Rick & Margaret Harrop
John & Mary Lazelle Harvie
Brian & Barbara Howes
Beverley Hrenewich & Gloria Filyk
Melanie Kjorlien
Knight Enterprises Inc.
Gerald & Mary Janet Knowlton
Laricina Energy Ltd.
Beth Lennard
Ian M. Loch
Peter & Jeanne Lougheed
Colin MacDonald
Vettivelu Nallainayagam
Pacific Resource Conservation Society
Paramount Energy Operating Corp.
Gerald & Isobel Pittman
Bente Roed
Rosedale Community Association
San Remo Ristorante
Harry & Joanne Schaefer
David & Marion Shill
William & June Tye
United Farmers of Alberta Coop Ltd.
Mary E. Ward
$250–499
Dennis & Patricia Anderson
Aquila Books
Robert Baker & Holly Sykes
Diana & David Ballard
Margaret Bawden
Monique Beaumont
Jean-Claude & Marianne Beauvilain
Ailsa Birnie
Michelle & Jay Brown
Doug & Vicki Cass
Marc Charest
Walter & Gloria Chayka
Soren Christiansen
Yanka & Robert Cochrane
Joel & Pat Cochrane
Pat & Jim Conway
Susan Cowan
Donald & Shan Cross
Thomas & Mary Cumming
V. A. Cuthbertson
Glenn & Melody Davies
Robert & Wendy Dick
Estate of Anna Nowick
Jan Ferguson
Frank McInenly Auctions Ltd.
Jim Gardiner
Christene Gordon
Karen Guidolin
Neil Herle
Don Heron
Brian G. Holmes
Brian Hook
Pauline Kay
Karen Konrad
Dr. Sylvia & Dr. J Ryszard Kowalewski
Gordon Lackenbauer
Brian & Shirley Langan
Lorne & Patricia Larson
A. Ronald & Barbara Law
Mrs. Louise Lefebvre
Harold & Elaine Lemieux
Jean Leslie
Kenneth Lima-Coelho
Livingstone & Cavell Extraordinary Toys
Donald & Doreen Lougheed
Dr. E. W. Paul Luxford
Bruce A. MacDonald
Neil Mattatall
Dan McGregor
Judy Miskew
Dr. John & Mrs. Margaret Noakes
Cara Olynyk & Andrew Graham
Tietje Piera
Josephine Pon
Maureen Poscente
Tasneem Rahim
Rich Roenisch
Audrey Schultz
Catherine Smith
Perry & Geneva Spitznagel
G. C. Stevenson
Laurie Strother
Ann Ten Pierik
Gloria Toole & Janis Svilpis
Peter van Leeuwen
Jo-Ann Visser
Lawrence & Olga Watson
Jeanne Watson
Willow Park Wines & Spirits
Shirley A. Wolfe
Hal & Marnie Wyatt
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Gifts-in-kind Values Pending
Edward Schwarts
Estate of Robert E. Burns
GLENBOW ANNUAL REPORT 2009–2010 | 15
Glenbow Board of
Governors
April 1, 2009–March 31, 2010
FOUNDER
Eric L. Harvie*, O.C. C.D. Q.C.
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Board Chair
George E. Bezaire
Vice-Chairs
Jack Thrasher, Q.C.
Chair, Development Committee
Gail O’Brien, LL.D. (Honourary)
Past Chair
Lauchlan J. Currie
Governors
Brian Calliou
John Cardiff
Richard Cormack
Anne Crawford
Joanne Cuthbertson
Chair, Collections & Access Committee
William DeJong, Q.C.
Kirstin Evenden, M.A., President & CEO
Rod Green
Robert (Bob) Herdman, FCA
Jim Keough
Donna Livingstone
Jean Merriman
Dr. Vettivelu Nallainayagam
Dr. Michael J. Robinson
Chair, Audit/Investment Committee
Richard Shaw, Q.C.
Chair, Governance Committee
Bruce Shultz, P. Geol.
Myron M. Stadnyk, P.Eng.
BOARD COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES
Larry Birchall
Dr. Anne E. Calvert
Lance Carlson
Bonnie Dumont
Phyllis Konrad
Corporate Secretary and Treasurer
Marion Shill
Assistant Corporate Secretary
Vacant
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PAST CHAIRS
Eric L. Harvie*, O.C. C.D. Q.C., 1954–1966
The Hon. Mr. Justice N.D. McDermid*
Q.C., 1966–69
James C. Mahaffy*, 1969–1970
W. Donald C. Mackenzie*, 1970–74
The Hon. Douglas S. Harkness*, O.C.
1974–77
Jane T. Edwards*, 1977–1980
D. Edwin Lewis*, C.D., Q.C., 1980–84
E. David D. Tavender, Q.C., 1984–88
Catherine Evamy, 1988–1991
Frederick F. Abbott, 1991–94
J. Sherrold Moore, 1994–97
Robert G. Peters, 1997–2000
A. Webster Macdonald, Jr., Q.C.
2000-02
Randal L. Oliver, 2002–04
Ian A. Bourne, 2004–07
*deceased
FELLOWS
Robert M. Borden
N. Glenn Cameron
Catherine M. Evamy
Robert R. Janes, Ph.D.
The Hon. E. Peter Lougheed
P.C., C.C., Q.C.
Joy Harvie Maclaren
Michael P. Robinson, C.M.
E. David D. Tavender, Q.C.
HONOURARY APPOINTMENTS
Patricia Ainslie, Curator Emeritus of Art
Dr. Hugh Dempsey, Chief Curator Emeritus
Dr. Marmie P. Hess, O.C., L.L.D.
Associate Researcher
Ralph Klein, Curator Emeritus of
Blackfoot Ethnology
Joy Harvie Maclaren, Curator Emeritus of
Blackfoot Ethnology
Ewa Smithwick, Conservator Emeritus
Glenbow
Management & Staff
(Full and part time list as at March 31, 2010)
President’s Office
Kirstin Evenden
President & Chief Executive Officer
Jacqueline Eliasson
Assistant to the President
Senior Management Team
Douglas Cass
Director of Library & Archives
Melanie Kjorlien, Vice President, Access,
Knowledge Management
Wilf Allen, Support Technician,
Audio Visual & Computer
Janelle Dubeau, Digitization, Publishing &
Rights Coordinator (on leave Feb. ’10)
Rebecca Melenka, Digitization,
Publishing & Rights Coordinator
Marketing & Communications
Tanis Shortt, Manager, Marketing &
Collections & Exhibitions
Marion Shill, Chief Financial Officer and
Corporate Secretary
Communications
Megan Bailey, Communications Specialist
Allison Moore, Marketing Specialist
Access, Collections and
Exhibitions
Sharon Dubé, Administrative Assistant,
Visitor Experience
Heather John, Manager, Visitor Experience
Susan Barratt-Kyle, Visitor Experience
Access, Collections & Exhibitions
Representative
Julie Bevan, Adult Education Coordinator
Danielle Booroff, Museum Educator
Michèle Gallant, Museum School Coordinator
Cassandra Hanhart, Museum Educator
Collections
Daryl Betenia, Manager, Collections
Claude Belleau
Conservator, Paintings and Sculpture
Aimee Benoit, Collections Technician,
Indigenous Studies (on leave Feb. ’10)
Lee Oldford Churchill, Conservator, Paper
Heather Dumka, Conservator, Artifacts
Kathleen Fisher, Pest Control and
Collections Technician
Kimberley Hallis, Collections Technician, Art
(on leave Aug. ’09)
Catherine Heggs, Collections Technician,
Cultural History
Travis Lutley, Collections Technician, Art
Lia Melemenis, Collections Registrar
Joanne Schmidt
Collections Technician, Indigenous Studies
Marcia Slater
Collections Technician, Cultural History
Curatorial
Gerald Conaty, Director, Indigenous Studies
Lorain Lounsberry
Senior Curator, Cultural History
Monique Westra, Acting Senior Art Curator
Design and Production
Ray Jense, Manager, Production
Kathryn Baker, Graphic Design Technician
Rod Bennett, Production Technician
David Biggar, Graphic Designer, Marketing
Stephen Dundas-Smith, Exhibit Designer
Elizabete Edels, Exhibits Registrar
Ray Laniel, Production Technician
David Nicol, Production Technician
Cathie Ross, Graphic Design Coordinator
Terry Shuttleworth, Production Technician
Audrey Jahraus
Visitor Experience Representative
Lada Karanovic, Bookings Coordinator
Kyle Lamont, Admissions System Administrator
Natalie Marsh, School Programs Coordinator
Kattina Michele, Museum Educator
Veronica Murphy
Discovery Education Coordinator
Ursula Ross, Visitor Experience Representative
Rachel Stacey, Museum Educator
Clarence Wolfleg
First Nations Program Coordinator
Antonia Wolfleg, Bookings Coordinator
Central Services
Ron Marsh, Director, Central Services
Doug Coombe, Purchasing Coordinator
Glenn Myhr, Manager, Computer Services
Chris Heazell
Computer Support, Network Administrator
Nick Heazell
Computer Support, Network Administrator
Cathy Herr
Computer Support, Collections Specialist
Scott Johns, Audio Visual Operator
Owen Melenka, Photographer
Michael Gyorkos, Visitor Services Representative
Sarah John, Visitor Services Representative
Emily McGuigan, Visitor Services Representative
Peter Miller, Visitor Services Representative
Bruce Mullen, Visitor Services Representative
Kelsey Scholtz, Visitor Services Representative
Alice (Ruth) Setso, Visitor Services Representative
Rick Widenmaier, Visitor Services Representative
Finance
James Pon
Manager, Finance and Accounting
Cheryl Garden, Senior Financial Analyst
Simona Ciobanu, Accountant
Grace Chan, Accounts Payable Accountant
Mary Lender
Finance & Administrative Assistant
Volunteer Resources
Lynn McShane, Manager, Volunteer Resources
& Staff Development
Fund Development
Wendy Robinson
Manager, Fund Development
Michelle Cvik, Database Coordinator
Nicola Garvin
Membership and Annual Giving Coordinator
Kellie Moynihan
Grants & Planned Giving Coordinator
Glenbow Museum Gift Shop
Connie Smith, Manager, Glenbow Shop
Douglas Aubrey
Assistant Manager, Glenbow Shop
Linda Dalziel, Cashier
Charmaine Warne, Cashier
Library & Archives
Anita Dammer, Digital Images Technician
Jennifer Hamblin, Librarian
Susan Kooyman, Archivist, Digital Access
Adria Lund, Archives Clerk
Lindsay Moir, Senior Librarian
Roberta Ryckman, Administrative Assistant
Lynette Walton, Archivist, Imperial Oil
Building & Visitor Services
Gerald Bogner
Manager of Building and Visitor Services
Reynaldo San Pedro
Visitor Services Supervisor
Joan Calub, Visitor Services Representative
Kelly Cavanagh, Visitor Services Representative
Doug Coombe, Visitor Services Representative
GLENBOW ANNUAL REPORT 2009–2010 | 17
upcoming exhibitions
The Baroque World of Fernando Botero
Brian Eno - 77 Million Paintings
August 21–November 14, 2010
January 4–March 20, 2011
Organized and circulated by Art Services
Organized by the Glenbow Museum in
International, Alexandria, Virginia
partnership with One Yellow Rabbit’s High
From Our Collection: The Broken World of
Performance Rodeo 2011
John Will
Yousuf Karsh, Regarding Heroes
August 21–November 14, 2010
April 2–June 15, 2011
Organized by Glenbow Museum
From the Collection of the
James Henderson: Wiciteowapi Wicas
Art Institute of Chicago
(The Man Who Paints the Old Men)
Zidane, A 21st Century Portrait
October 16, 2010–January 9, 2011
Douglas Gordon & Philippe Parreno
Organized by the Mendel Art Gallery
April 2–July 3, 2011
Stephen Hutchings:
Organized by the National Gallery of Canada
Landscapes for the End of Time
The Warrior Emperor and China’s
December 11, 2010–March 13, 2011
Terracotta Army
Organized by Glenbow Museum
July 30–November 20, 2011
Perceptions of Promise: Biotechnology,
Organized by the Royal Ontario Museum in partnership
with the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau and the
Society and Art
Shaanxi Cultural Heritage Promotion Centre, People’s
January 4–March 20, 2011
Republic of China, with the collaboration of the Montreal
Developed in partnership with the Canadian Stem Cell
Network and the University of Alberta’s Department of Art
Museum of Fine Arts, the Glenbow Museum, Calgary and
the Royal BC Museum, Victoria.
and Design and Health Law Institute
Left to right: Fernando Botero, The First Lady, 1989, Private Collection. The Baroque World of Fernando Botero exhibition is organized and circulated by Art Services
International, Alexandria, Virginia;. Yousuf Karsh, Winston Churchill © Estate of Yousuf Karsh. This exhibition tour is organized by Curatorial Assistance, Pasadena, CA.;
Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno, Zidane, A 21st Century Portrait (detail), 2006, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa © Anna lena films/Palomar Pictures
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