Annual Report - Musée Héritage Museum

Annual Report
Arts and Heritage St Albert
Table of Contents
About Arts and Heritage
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Board of Trustees and Staff Members
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Message from the Chair
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Message from the Executive Director
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Department of Arts
Exhibitions
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Education and Community Programs
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Workshops and Community Partnerships
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Fundraiser and Exhibition
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Rental and Sales Gallery
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Gallery Shop
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Department of Heritage
Exhibitions
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Community Partnerships and Special Events
11
Education and Community Programs
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Archives
13
Collections
13
Father Lacombe Chapel
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Heritage Sites
14
Community
By the Numbers
15
Volunteers
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Sponsors and Donors
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Looking Forward
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Finance
Audited Financial Statements
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About Arts and Heritage
Our Organization
Arts and Heritage St Albert is a non-profit society and
registered charity. Through a Partnership Agreement with
the City of St Albert, we manage the Art Gallery of St Albert,
Musée Héritage Museum and St Albert Heritage sites. Arts
and Heritage offers exceptional community-based exhibitions,
curriculum-based educational programs for school children,
arts and heritage programs for all ages, restoration of historic
buildings and special events.
Our Values
ƒƒ Integrity in the form of ethical behaviour, quality of work,
professionalism, authenticity and pride of ownership.
ƒƒ Accessibility, as evidenced by openness, transparency and
inclusion. We are accountable to meeting or exceeding
industry standards and to growing professionally.
ƒƒ Honouring our diversity and our Aboriginal roots.
ƒƒ Community Mindedness that reflects enthusiasm and
respect for people, their relationships, generations and
Our Vision
With the support of our partners, we play a prominent
leadership role in fostering a thriving arts and heritage
community.
connections.
ƒƒ Sustainability of resources
and relationships under a
model of partnership that
preserves the past and
sets context for the
Our Mission
Offering exceptional arts and heritage experiences in the
community.
future. We believe in the
value of artifacts.
ƒƒ Creativity that challenges
and enriches ourselves
and our visitors, by being
imaginative, educational and fun.
ƒƒ Learning opportunities that go beyond
education are inspirational and available for all and of a
standard appropriate to a center of excellence.
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Board of Trustees and Staff Members
Board of Trustees
Chair
Vice-Chair
Secretary/Treasurer
Trustees
Tom Thackeray
Brent Luebke
Donna Sawchuk
Ann Conlin
Gail Barrington-Moss
Peter Crerar
Megan Hurley
Donna Lazaruk (until Sep 2014)
Jennifer McCurdy
Timothy McFetridge
Administration
Executive Director
Director of Finance and Business Manager Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Community Development Coordinator Graphic Designer
Ann Ramsden
Cody Aginas
Danielle Antoniuk
Suellen Pineau
Caitlin Chandler
Arts
Director/Curator
Interim Director
Director of Arts
Education Curator
Community Programs Coordinator
Visual Communications
Education Programmer
Registration Assistant
Visitor Services and Gallery Shop
Rental and Sales Associate
Visitor Services and Gallery Shop Assistant
Jenny Willson-McGrath (Dec 2014)
Jenny Willson-McGrath (Jan – July, Oct – Nov 2014)
Frances Gagnon (Jul – Oct 2014)
Glenda Haughian (until Feb 2014)
Amanda McKenzie (started Feb 2014)
Janine Karasick-Acosta
Shannon Vance
Beryl Madden – term
Julie Kaldenhoven – term
Lexi Pendzich (until Aug 2014)
Tracy Wormsbecker
Kimberley Wilson (started Sep 2014)
Heritage
Director of Heritage
Curator
Program Manager
Education Programmer
Aboriginal Programmer
Archivist
Collections Management Assistant Heritage Sites Facility Manager
Visitor Services Coordinator
Weekend Visitor Services Coordinator
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Shari Strachan
Joanne White (on leave Sep – Dec 2014)
Sharon Morin
Roy Toomey
Tori McNish
Celina Loyer
Vinothaan (Vino) Vipulanantharajah
Jean-Philippe Stienne
Merlin Rosser
Edna Baker
Melissa Blunden
Positions stated as of December 2014 (for an updated list of staff & board please visit our website)
A big thank you to former board and staff members who moved on in 2014
Message from the
Chair
Message from the
Executive Director
On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Arts and Heritage
Our annual report gives us the opportunity to show what
Foundation of St Albert, we are pleased to present our 2014
we accomplished in 2014 and also demonstrate the impact
Annual Report.
the Art Gallery of St Albert, Musée Héritage Museum and
The Arts and Heritage Foundation is grateful for the financial
mission: offering exceptional arts and heritage experiences in
support it receives from the City of St Albert, who provide our
the community. This mission makes us examine the role of a
core operating funding through our partnership agreement.
contemporary public art gallery, museum and historic buildings
2014 marked the first full year of the new agreement and both
and the value they create. The emphasis on exceptional means
parties are pleased with the way it is operating. The success
that we strive to offer high quality exhibitions and programs
of Arts and Heritage would not have been possible without
that are educational, relevant and of local interest.
this commitment and the commitment of other funding
Heritage Sites have in the community. We are guided by our
organizations.
One of our new initiatives in 2014 was the publication of annual
In 2014 we added three new Trustees to our Board including
catalogues were designed in-house and have proved to be very
Jennifer McCurdy, Megan Hurley and Gail Barrington-Moss. We
successful at promoting and showing the variety of exhibitions
would like to thank our former Trustees, Bill Stinson and Donna
at both the Gallery and Museum. Over 2,400 catalogues were
Lazaruk, for their guidance and support during their time with
distributed: the feedback we received was positive and our
us. We also appreciate the work of all of our volunteers without
exhibition attendance was up at both venues. Another area
whom we would not be as successful as we are in providing a
that we have been focusing on is increasing our community
quality experience for the members of our community.
programming and partnering with other organizations to
exhibition catalogues for both the Gallery and Museum. These
incorporate arts and heritage into events. Partnering with other
2014 also marked the first full year operating under our new
organizations gets us out into the community and allows us to
Strategic Plan. We are finding that the plan provides us all
broaden our reach.
with a clear direction for the future of the Arts and Heritage
Foundation. Both the Board and staff have accepted this new
We are continuing to work with the City on the implementation
direction and are working together to be successful in meeting
of the St Albert Heritage Sites Functional Plan. In 2014
our new mission: Offering exceptional arts and heritage
the Condition Assessment and Conservation Plan for the
experiences in the community.
Cunningham and Hogan Houses were completed and we
look forward to 2015 as the restoration work begins. The
We look forward to continuing to work with the City and our
Grain Elevator Park saw an increase in visitor numbers,
community partners, to play a prominent leadership role in
demonstrating that the Park is an important green space and
fostering a thriving arts and heritage community.
community gathering spot.
Tom Thackeray
Chair of the Board of Trustees
I would like to thank the board, staff and volunteers for their
passion and dedication to the Arts and Heritage Foundation
and contributing to a successful year.
Ann Ramsden
Executive Director
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Art Gallery of St Albert’s mandate is to provide enriching
educational experiences that celebrate visual culture and
artistic achievement through research, exhibition and
interpretation. Exhibitions celebrate diversity, providing
vision, inspiration and education for the community.
Exhibitions
Art Gallery of St Albert presents contemporary and community
exhibitions that fulfill the Gallery’s mandate. In 2014, the Gallery
worked together with the community to present 15 exhibitions,
including a community exhibition comprised of St Albert high
school art students and an exhibition featuring over 120 artists
from the local community. There were 9 exhibitions at the
Youth Gallery in St Albert Place, where over 200 young artists
were exhibited. In total, the Gallery presented the artworks
High Energy 19
May 1 – 24
St Albert High Schools
Talented young artists from Bellerose Composite High
School, École Secondaire Paul Kane, École Secondaire Sainte
Marguerite d’Youville, St Albert Catholic and Outreach high
schools showcased their artworks and presented collaborative
works that reimagined iconic paintings as sculptural, three
dimensional artworks.
of over 500 artists and art students. Exhibitions presented a
Gallery Garden Party
June 7 – 20
diverse and educational selection of visual arts and culture.
The Gallery’s 24th annual Fundraiser and Exhibition featured
To provide accessible, object-based learning experiences for a
variety of audiences, the Gallery develops Exhibition Resource
Areas. In 2014, these ranged from on-site discovery tools such
as extended labels, didactic panels, art materials and tools,
publications and other support literature, to larger interactive
discovery spaces featuring hands-on art activities.
2014 Exhibitions at the Gallery
At Odds
February 6 – March 1
Sydney Lancaster, Susan Seright, Claire Uhlick
At times tense, this exhibition of intriguing works was rich with
symbolism and explored personal narratives, redefined through
striking visual means.
Fragile Elements
March 6 – April 26
Susan Casault, Peter Ivens, Teresa Stieben
Alberta Artists focused on the natural world through an array
of media including acrylic paintings, mixed media sculpture and
pencil crayon drawings.
a wide range of artwork sizes and mediums from local and
regional artists. Patrons joined us at Art Gallery of St Albert
in June to support local artists and raise funds for Gallery
programs and exhibitions.
Retreat
July 3 – August 2
Sherri Chaba
Chaba’s installation, Retreat, offered refuge and space for
reflection – challenging viewers to share their own experiences
and reflect on them in a wider context. This thought provoking
installation explored the effect of industry on the land.
Distraction of a Stationary Nature
July 3 – August 2
Shyra De Souza
The stop-motion animation Distraction of a Stationary Nature
presented a metaphor for the way in which our culture
constructs the environment, often in the image of nature.
Delineate
August 7 – 30
Pierre Bataillard, Florence Debeugny, Tanya Klimp
This exhibition featured diverse styles and mediums including;
drawings, paintings, and photography, and explored the many
facets of line within a composition.
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Abstraction into the Significant Line
September 4 – 27
Pat Wagensveld
Abstraction into the Significant Line featured an emotional
collection of works by the late St Albert artist Pat Wagensveld.
The show comprised of abstracted landscape paintings was
School and Outreach Programs
Studio Programs (Clay and Multimedia)
Studio Programs, which take place weekdays in the St Albert
Place Visual Arts Studios, enhance school curricula in social
studies, language arts, science, religion and math, as well as art.
well attended by community members and artists alike.
Professional instruction inspires each student
60 Tibetan Pearls: The Painted Memories of Choegyal
Rinpoche
Curated by Leah Carnahan
October 2 – November 1
in a child and student-centred
Choegyal Rinpoche’s painted memories offered rare insights
workshops and specialized
into the life of a Tibetan Lama and his spiritual community, as
projects are available.
they left Tibet in 1959 to seek refuge in India during the Cultural
Revolution.
to create a project with success,
environment. Over 50 diverse
clay workshops as well as
a variety of multimedia
Outreach Programs
Our Outreach Programs
Guilded
St Albert Place Visual Arts Council members
November 6 – 29
bring enriching, instructor-
Artists from the St Albert Potters Guild, Painter’s Guild, Floral
art programs are designed to enhance a
Arts Society, Quilters’ Guild, and Paper Arts Guild exhibited
variety of school curricula such as: social studies, science and
work inspired by an excerpt from a Thomas Moore passage,
language arts. Hands-on workshops offer students unique
“Let Nature Stun You”.
opportunities to explore a variety of materials, equipment and
Our Luminous Land
Jim Visser
December 4 – January 31, 2015
led art workshops directly into
school classrooms. These visual
techniques, often not available in regular school programs.
There are 19 different outreach workshops to choose from.
Early Arts
Jim Visser presented vibrant oil
Early Arts is an Outreach Program that explores visual
paintings of the Alberta landscape
arts with children in preschool, kindergarten, and daycare.
in this awe-inspiring exhibit that
explored kinetic forces and the
seasons.
Specialized early childhood workshops combine learning
and playing in ways that encourage investigation
and discovery through sight, sound, touch, and
movement.
Education and Community Programs
Art Gallery of St Albert offers a variety of programs that
enhance school curricula. Programs are also run at the
Museum and the Heritage Sites
(Grain Elevator Park and the
Little White School). A
full listing of programs
can be found at www.
ArtGalleryofStAlbert.ca.
Artist-in-Residence
The Artist-in-Residence Program is a
specialized Outreach Program that provides
the opportunity for every student in a
school to learn and explore through unique
workshops conducted onsite by a visual artist.
The program also functions as educational
support for teachers and provides access to
an array of teaching methodologies as well as art
materials, equipment and techniques.
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arts education. ARTernative
Art Explorers
The Art Explorers gallery tour program expands students’
understanding of art through a fun, sensory-based looking
approach. Art Explorers is designed for teachers in search
of a multidisciplinary learning experience to introduce art
appreciation and other curriculum topics to their students.
The Art Explorers tour program takes place at Art Gallery of
St Albert and welcomes all grade levels.
Community Programs
exhibitions and enriches
participants’ understanding
of the art on display.
Ageless Art
Ageless Art is a diverse program
for mature adults interested in artistic
exploration and social interaction. Participants benefit from
professional instruction and artist grade materials in an art
Evening with Art
studio setting to expand their art-making experience with
Evening with Art is a gallery tour program
inspiration from gallery exhibitions.
designed to show children, youth and
adults different ways of interacting with
art. Participants discover the current
exhibition and engage in activities that allow
them to explore and respond to art. They also
create
complements Gallery
hands-on art projects related to the exhibition.
Evening with Art can be arranged for any group and for all ages.
It is of particular interest to Scout and Guide leaders seeking a
Art Party
Art Parties are tailored creative art-making experiences for all
ages, families, friends, or colleagues. Participants benefit from
professional instruction and artist grade materials in an art
studio setting.
Attendance and Programs
fun, educational way for their groups to earn art-related badges
2012
2013
2014
General Attendance
10,968
8,412
10,149
These fun classes foster self-expression, art appreciation and
Education Programs
15,997
16,456
15,093
skill development. Participants will tour the current gallery
Community Programs
1,303
2,215
2,335
28,268
27,083
27,577
Preschool Picasso
Preschool Picasso is a program that offers creative art-making
experiences in an art studio setting for children aged 3 – 5.
exhibition as part of their experience. Through instructor-led
art activities and free play, children learn about art in their own
Total Audience
way!
Artventures
Artventures is a drop-in program for children ages 6 – 12 which
complements Gallery exhibitions and enriches participants’
Workshops
understanding of the art on display. Children tour the current
Workshops complement exhibitions at the Gallery and
exhibition and then use this inspiration while creating their own
unique art. Adults can choose to stay with their children and
join in the fun!
ARTernative
ARTernative is a series of
creative workshops tailored for
teenagers. Participants can
develop their portfolio for
use when applying for higher
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Workshops and Community Partnerships
celebrate artistic achievement by providing accessible and
diverse visual art learning opportunities.
Inside Scoop
This free, annual workshop is designed to assist artists in
the exhibition submission process.
Artist Talk with Sherri Chaba
Artist Sherri Chaba held an artist talk at the gallery for
exhibition, Retreat. Participants were able to ask questions and
learn more about the installations on display.
Community Partnerships
ArtWalk
SAPVAC Workshop
Together with the Perron District, the Gallery presented
Deirdre Allen, President of the St Albert Place Visual Arts
ArtWalk from May to September. The Gallery is a proud
Council (SAPVAC) and Paper Arts Guild Member led an exciting
member of the ArtWalk committee and each year coordinates
bookbinding workshop. This workshop was fully subscribed
activities and promotions for the monthly ArtWalk.
and attracted participants of all ages.
Children’s Festival
Professional Development for teachers
The Gallery held art workshops for school groups and drop-
The Gallery held a special professional development workshop
in families during Children’s Festival. Over 550 children
for teachers at École Father Jan Community School. The
participated in Gallery art workshops.
workshop was based on our Art Explorers program and allowed
teachers to become comfortable viewing and discussing
Scarf for St Albert
contemporary art.
Art Gallery of St Albert coordinated a
Portfolio Preparation Workshop
celebrate StArts Fest in St Albert and Culture
Art Gallery of St Albert coordinated a Portfolio Preparation
Days across the province and nation. The
Workshop for St Albert High School students pursuing visual
Gallery hosted numerous fibre workshops to
arts training in post secondary institutions.
create a “Scarf for St Albert”. Various artists and
Canada Day
On Canada Day, children of all ages
visited Gallery programmers at the
Little White School to create a
Canadian Mountie Hat and have
their face elaborately painted by
a talented local artist.
Harvest Festival
The Gallery celebrated Harvest
Festival at the St Albert Grain Elevators
with a fibre art workshop. Participants added to the “Scarf for
St Albert” project.
Home School Art program
This new program for home school groups has been very
popular and well attended. The program features a different art
program every two weeks and the opportunity to learn a new
medium and technique.
collaborative art-making opportunity to
artist groups hosted and instructed fibre workshops
throughout August and September where participants
createdsquares for the scarf from their choice of fibre. The
result was a scarf over 175 feet long and included the efforts
and creativity of over 200 community participants and
artists! The scarf was exhibited around the community for
photographs and then installed around the Gallery for the
community to view during StArts Fest, September 26 – 28.
This project also benefited the St Albert Salvation Army and
the St Albert Food Bank.
Amplify Youth Festival
The Gallery held a free fibre art workshop where youth created
textural messages by weaving and overlapping a variety of
materials onto a wire canvas as part of the City of St Albert's
Amplify Youth Festival.
Snowflake Festival
The Gallery presented a free, family-friendly workshop.
Collaboration with the St Albert Public Library
Where’s Waldo?: The Gallery participated in the Where’s Waldo?
Scavenger Hunt event coordinated by the St Albert Public
Library.
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The Gallery also presented other programs and workshops that
Gallery Shop
complemented special events in St Albert, as well as Provincial
Celebrations such as Family Day.
Located by the entrance of the Gallery, the Gallery Shop fulfills
Fundraiser and Exhibition
The Gallery held its 24th Annual Fundraiser: Gallery Garden
Party in 2014. The Gallery Garden Party featured a wide range
of artwork sizes and mediums from local and regional artists.
We kicked off the fundraiser on the evening of Saturday, June
7 with a ticketed gala event. Ticket holders had exclusive, first
access to art. The evening featured an outdoor garden, live
music, prizes, silent auction, a botanical art bar, a cash bar and
hors d’oeuvres. After the gala event, the exhibition was open
to the public for artwork sales until Friday, June 20.
Rental and Sales Gallery
The Rental and Sales Gallery offers a service to local artists
wishing to sell and exhibit their artwork in a gallery setting. The
exhibition is rotated monthly and at any time can feature up to
25 local and regional artists. On average the Rental and Sales
Gallery represents 50 artists annually. Artists are promoted
through social media, local media advertisements, the
Gallery online rental and sales inventory database, and video
interviews broadcast on the Gallery’s website and YouTube.
In 2014, we continued with the Artist of the Month feature in
the St Albert Gazette, which included profiles of Rental and
Sales Gallery artists Frances Alty-Arscott, Lynn Malin, Donna
Marchynshyn-Shymko, Brenda Malkinson,
and Sophia Podryhula-Shaw. We
received positive feedback from
numerous readers who are
getting to know the artists
and learning more about the
Rental and Sales program.
Our service to clients includes
offering works for purchase or
for rental. The Gallery offers free
consultations and installation at a
nominal fee. Renting art makes artwork
accessible to a diverse audience.
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an integral front reception role. In 2014, we created a number
of videos profiling artisans and their work. Videos included
profiles of artisans Salgado Fenwick and Denis Ahlefeldt (Mod
Pots).
The Musée Héritage Museum is the keeper of the
history, traditions and heritage of St Albert and district.
Together with the community we build knowledge,
explore our relationship with the natural environment,
and celebrate historic diversity.
Exhibitions
The Musée Héritage Museum maintains two galleries, the
St Albert History Gallery and the feature exhibition gallery.
2014 Exhibitions at the Museum
Hands On Nature: Discover
Biodiversity!
April 1 – June 8
This travelling exhibition from the Royal
Ontario Museum provided visitors with
the opportunity to learn about different
aspects and levels of biodiversity from the broad
perspective of habitats to the relationships of species
St Albert History Gallery
within food webs, to the gene pools of particular species. This
St Albert’s story is more than 5,000 years old and the History
interactive exhibition focused on a Canadian context taking
Gallery tells of the different people who have moved in and
visitors through an exploration of six major topics, including
through this valley. Cree, fur traders, missionaries, nuns, Métis,
‘Diversity of Life’, ‘Biomes of Canada’, ‘Species Interaction’,
trappers and settlers were all attracted to this place along the
‘Invaders’, ‘Endangered Species’, and ‘Conservation’.
Sturgeon River. The gallery explored why people came here
and how they built a thriving community in this special place.
Feature Exhibitions
In 2014, we saw six feature exhibitions in this gallery. The goal
of these smaller exhibitions was to highlight new research
in St Albert, rotate our collections, and bring in interesting
travelling exhibitions. The feature gallery allows the Museum to
offer new exhibitions to the community while still maintaining a
strong focus on local history through permanent gallery.
Piece Makers (Quilting): How Our Grandmothers
Re-cycled
January 21 – March 23
This exhibition featured quilts from both the Royal Alberta
Museum and the Musée Héritage Museum collections and
highlighted the ingenuity and resourcefulness of the creators
in making attractive items to decorate their homes and keep
their families warm. The women of earlier generations showed
great creativity and skill when creating quilts out
of old dresses, suits, and other bits and
pieces around the house. Their work
Joining Up: Our Men and Women in the First World
War
June 17 – November 16
In 2014, Musée Héritage Museum presented three exhibitions
to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War.
The first exhibition, Joining Up, remembered the contributions
of the more than sixty young men and one woman from the
St Albert area that left their homes and families to join the First
World War. In spite of being half a world away, the battlefields
of the Great War had a large effect on St Albert. Being such
a young country, many of our citizens still had strong ties to
their homelands and a passionate desire to
defend them. European-born French,
Belgian and Swiss immigrants were
called home to serve and dozens
of Canadian-born patriots rushed
to sign up as well. Like so
many other towns in Western
Canada, the impact on the small
community was intense and long
lasting.
was sometimes very utilitarian but
their skill and talent often resulted
in beautiful heirlooms.
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The Home Front: Life in St Albert During the First
World War
June 17 – August 31
Through photos, news clippings, and artifacts, this exhibition
looked at what life was like in St Albert leading up to, during,
and immediately following the First World War. Roughly ten
percent of the population of this small, primarily Francophone,
town went to serve in Europe. Those at home were left to keep
the town running, raise money and supplies for the war effort,
and harvest crops to send overseas for the troops. They rallied
to support not only the war effort but also each other in this
time of stress and great loss.
Brigadier-General Raymond Brutinel and the Motor
Machine Gun Brigades
September 9 – November 16
This exhibition tells the remarkable story of a remarkable man
through photos, Military uniforms, and historical memorabilia.
After serving on one of the last sailing ships, the young Brutinel
joined the French Military. In 1904 he moved his family to
Alberta. His contributions to the fledgling province include
Community Partnerships and Special Events
ArtWalk
In partnership with St Albert’s downtown Perron District’s
ArtWalk, the Museum welcomed visitors to view the art from
Art Gallery of St Albert’s Rental and Sales Gallery and explore
the history of the community.
Where’s Waldo?
In collaboration with the St Albert Public Library’s Where’s
Waldo? event, the Museum and Heritage Sites were venues in
the hunt for Waldo from July 4 – 11.
Northern Alberta International
Children’s Festival
The Museum hosted an activity tent at
the 2014 International Children’s Festival.
Visitors to the Animal Kinship tent included
students on fieldtrips, children of all ages,
parents, and grandparents.
serving as editor for Le Courrier de l’Ouest, Alberta’s first French
Night at the Museum
language newspaper, surveying routes and resources for the
The Museum hosted the return of Night at the
Grand Trunk Railway, playing a central role in the development
Museum in 2014 featuring students from Leo
of the Coal Branch and building the Interurban Railway
Nickerson Elementary School. Students
between Edmonton and St Albert. When the First World War
chose a historic or significant Canadian
began, he served in the Canadian Forces, creating the Motor
figure, dressed up in costume, and
Machine Gun Brigade which he tirelessly championed as a new
delivered first person monologues
tactical force in modern warfare. His brigade played a vital
on their subject. Some of the
role in many crucial battles. During the Second World War, he
special Canadian guests included
continued the fight, working with the French resistance, to yet
Nellie McClung, Billy Bishop,
again free his homeland.
Father Lacombe, Victoria Callihoo,
Take Your Best Shot: Youth Photo Exhibition
November 21 – January 18, 2015
Tim Horton, Emily Murphy, Alexander
Rutherford, and more!
The Musée Héritage Museum displayed the words and images
Family Day
of budding photographers from Grades 3 – 12. Using the theme
Visitors from all over St Albert stopped by the Little White
‘Shape Search’, youth were tasked to capture an image of
School on Family Day for hot chocolate and snacks, a historic
something with an interesting shape- tiny shapes, huge shapes,
school lesson, and a pastel art activity with Art Gallery of
man-made shapes, or natural shapes. Entries were divided into
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three groups: Grades 3 – 6, Grades 7 – 9, and Grades 10 – 12.
Prizes were awarded to the top three photos (as decided by
Historic Walking Tours
a jury) in each age group. Prizes were sponsored by McBain
The popular Historic Walking Tours returned in 2014 from June
Camera.
until September. Participants discovered historic downtown
St Albert or explored the natural and human history of the
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Sturgeon River in the new
riverside tour.
Canada Day
The St Albert Grain Elevator
Park, Father Lacombe
Chapel, and Little White School
celebrated Canada Day with fun
for the whole family!
The Food Trucks Are Coming…
The inaugural food truck event at the Grain Elevator Park was
a huge success! This new special event featured the region’s
tastiest food trucks, tours of the grain elevators, live music,
a beer garden, and 50/50 draw. The food trucks on site
Weddings, Photos, Birthday Parties, and
Special Functions
The St Albert Grain Elevator Park and Little
White School offer unique locations for wedding
ceremonies, special occasion photographs, birthday
parties, and special functions. In 2014, 8 weddings
were held at the St Albert Grain Elevator Park, with 1,186
guests. Father Lacombe Chapel hosted two weddings in 2014.
There were 15 bookings at the St Albert Grain Elevator Park for
wedding photos or family photos, and an additional booking at
the Little White School. The heritage sites were also a favourite
venue for birthday and anniversary parties.
Education and Community Programs
included Afterbite Mobile Kitchen, Atilla the HUNgry,
Cookie Love Machine, The Crooked Fork, Dedo’s Food
Education Programs
Truck, Drift Eatery, Incredible Edibles Catering, and S’Wich
The Museum offers 30 school programs that enhance the
Food Truck. Be sure to mark your calendars when the
social studies curriculum. Programs are run at the Museum
food trucks return in both June and August of 2015.
and Heritage Sites (Grain Elevator Park, Little White School,
and Father Lacombe Chapel). A full list of our programs can be
Harvest Festival
found on our website www.MuseeHeritage.ca.
The 2014 Harvest Festival featured fun for the whole family,
including live music, games and children’s activities at the
Community Programs
Grain Elevator Park. Hundreds of visitors enjoyed the sunshine,
In 2014, the Museum hosted new drop in programs for
a petting zoo from Horse Sense, participated in a scavenger
families. Throughout July and August,
hunt, beer-sampling garden, had their photo taken in the 1921
Tuesdays Together was held at the
Model-T Ford, and toured the grain elevators.
Musée Héritage Museum and
Craft Thursdays was held at the
Remembrance Day
St Albert Grain Elevator Park,
Last year marked the 100th Anniversary of the beginning of
both programs had new themes
the First World War. With special exhibitions on display to
each week. The Museum also
commemorate the anniversary, the Museum hosted over
held Spring Break and Holiday
400 visitors who also enjoyed refreshments, activities, and
Break Programs in 2014, where
uniforms, helmets, jackets/tunics, and military gear to try on.
participants of all ages learned more
Snowflake Festival
St Albert’s Annual Snowflake Festival was an exciting family
about St Albert through stories, games,
and activities.
event. Visitors toured the Take Your Best Shot exhibition, crafts,
games, and refreshments.
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Brutinel, a French immigrant to Alberta in the early 1900’s who
Attendance and Programs
made significant contributions to Alberta and the Canadian
Army in WWI. The materials in this acquisition were used in the
2013
2014
exhibition Brigadier-General Raymond Brutinel and the Motor
9,363
9,402
10,413
The Archives has partnered with many
752
1,571
1,475
Community Programs
3,831
4,233
3,743
Educational Programs
4,899
4,753
3,729
Total Audience
18,845
19,959
19,360
2012
Museum
General Attendance
Special Events
Machine Gun Brigades.
individuals and businesses last year to
provide archival materials to be used in
various publications and exhibits. Some of
our partners include: the City of St Albert
to produce panels for the Douglas Cardinal
boardroom and various other information/
promotional materials, the CBC to produce two
Heritage Sites
General Attendance
3,627
3,552
6,357
documentaries, the St Albert Public School District, NAIT,
Special Events
2,760
2,519
5,451
the Archives Society of Alberta, Covenant Health, and many
Community Programs
394
2,490
2,950
other local businesses and individuals.
Educational Programs
3,039
4,509
4,566
Total Audience
9,820
13,070
19,324
Brutinel: The extraordinary story of a French citizen
Brigadier-General in the Canadian Army
Museum and Heritage
Sites Total Audience
2012
2013
2014
28,034
33,015
38,684
St Albert Historical Society, St Albert Gazette, St Albert Leader,
In 2014, the Musée Héritage Museum published a book about
Brigadier-General Raymond Brutinel. Brutinel: The extraordinary
story of a French citizen Brigadier-General in the Canadian Army
was written by close family friends, Dominique and Jacques
Baylauq, who were instrumental in providing archival materials,
Archives
oral history recollections, and artifacts for the Brutinel
exhibition at the Museum. The book was published in French
and English and tells the story of a fascinating man who left his
The Archives completed a key project in 2014,
the St Albert Oral Histories Project. The
mark in St Albert and Canada. The book was made available for
sale on Amazon.ca and through the Museum Gift Shop.
Archives has a unique collection of
oral histories on audiocassettes from
founding families of the community
consisting of Métis people and
Franco-Albertans. This collection
was processed and digitized so that
it is now available for the public to
access. The project was funded by a
grant received from the Archives Society of
Alberta.
Work began in 2014 to process a major acquisition, the
Brigadier-General Raymond Brutinel fonds and collection. This
acquisition consisted of the personal records and artifacts of
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Collections
The Museum is in the process of updating the collections
database. In 2014, the Argus Collection database build was
completed and is now operational. Material including up-todate location and basic information data recorded in inventory
records from the artifact storage room and other sites
were imported into the database. As well, volunteers have
successfully added nearly 90% of the collection images from
the old database into the new database. Progress has been
made to record the backlog of new accession records onto the
database. Throughout 2014, 245 new accession records were
created in the database.
For the duration of the Take Your Best Shot exhibition 48
Heritage Sites
camera and camera accessories were placed on public display
in the Museum feature exhibition area. A number of other
accessioned items have been on display in the Museum lobby
La Maison Chevigny
including Dorothy Chartrand items for the Remembrance
In 2014, work continued on La Maison Chevigny completing a
display and festive items during the Christmas period.
series of exterior repairs that saw the stabilization of the back
wall. As well, the team removed the center beam
supports and replaced them with teleposts
Archives Useage
that could be adjusted to bring the center
beam back to level thereby leveling the
Service
Research inquiries
Staff time
2012
2013
2014
162
130
229
150 hrs
147 hrs
253 hrs
top floor.
Working throughout the summer
How archives are accessed
and into the fall, restoration and reinstallation of the windows of the house
took place, while the doors are currently
being reconstructed and will be installed
In person
81
61
95
By phone
48
27
45
Mail/other
20
5
11
In October, cross blocking was installed and a new
Email
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58
78
plywood was laid down diagonally. The conservation of the
upon completion.
sub floor composed of ¾” thick sheets of tongue and groove
floor added both strength and formed the structure.
Summary of Acquisitions
By the end of 2014, La Maison Chevigny was
once again a secure structure that was
2012 2013 2014
Museum
Number of accessions
12
14
9
Number of items
87
171
139
Archives
beginning to take on the look and shape
of the original building the Chevigny
brothers constructed in the 1890’s.
Cunningham and Hogan Houses
In 2014 Phase 2 of the Functional Plan
Number of donations accessioned
6
9
12
got underway; this phase of the heritage
sites plan concentrates on the conservation
of the historic Cunningham and Hogan Houses
Father Lacombe Chapel
Arts and Heritage has a service agreement with the Province
of Alberta to provide bilingual seasonal interpretation for the
Father Lacombe Chapel Provincial Historic Site. In addition to
tours and educational programs held at the Chapel
and Mission Hill site, there are a number of
special events held throughout the summer,
including Canada Day, Taste of the Past,
and Mission Hill Day.
that are both situated on River Lot 24. The AHF and City are
working together with Group2 Architects and in 2014 the
condition assessment and conservation plan was completed.
In the late fall the hazardous materials abatement began, this
work included the removal of contaminants such as asbestos
insulation and lead paint. Now that the conservation plan is
in place, and the houses are free of hazardous materials, the
houses are ready for new foundations as well as exterior and
interior conservation in 2015. We are aiming to have both
houses open to the public in 2016. Be sure to check out the
Museum’s Blog in 2015 for regular updates on the restoration.
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By the Numbers
In 2014
Arts and Heritage served:
Our websites reached:
New visitors to our websites:
66,261
180,717
63%
Arts and Heritage Community
and Education Programs:
Arts and Heritage
Twitter Followers:
Gallery Twitter Followers:
32,416
3,064
2,364
Museum Blog Pageviews:
Arts and Heritage Facebook
Page Likes:
Gallery Facebook Page Likes:
14,301
316
264
Digital Reach
Technology and social media are increasing access to cultural
on a global scale as we continually make more digitized files
available online.
activities. Digital mediums help Arts and Heritage St Albert
Some of the Musée Héritage Museum archival holdings are
connect, communicate, and engage with our audiences online.
listed, digitized, and made available through the Archives
Social Media
Arts and Heritage maintains a number of social media platforms
as part of our digital presence. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,
Pinterst, Youtube, a Museum Blog are some of the networks
we used in 2014 to connect with our audiences digitally.
Digitization of Archives
Digitization has played a vital part at the Musée Héritage
Museum to support preservation and improve access of our
archival materials. Digitization over last year has given a wider
audience access to materials that are too fragile to use and
not readily available to the public, such as our oral histories
on about 150 audiotapes. Digital surrogates were created for
usage so that there is minimal contact with the originals. Thus,
the original materials are better preserved and at the same
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time access to the contents is vastly improved, which is truly
Society of Alberta database. In 2014, this database, Alberta on
Record, received 458,093 pageviews.
Community
Volunteers
Arts and Heritage is indebted to our volunteers, who have
devoted over 2,500 hours to our events, exhibitions, programs,
and daily operations in 2014. This works out to the equivalent
of 1.42 FTEs! Our volunteers’ tireless efforts and commitment
allow our organization to continue to provide innovative
programs and activities that enhance the quality of life in
St Albert. Our volunteers put their hearts and hands to work
in many different ways—volunteering with front line duties,
helping out at heritage sites events such as Harvest Festival,
and many others.
To each and every one of our volunteers…thank you. We simply
could not do it without you!
Volunteer Hours
2012
2013
2014
Art Gallery of St Albert
141
149
233
Musée Héritage Museum
802
713.5
889.5
Administrative Office
and Governanance
2,351.5
780
1,461.5
Total Audience
3,586.5
1,648.5
2,584
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Sponsors and Donors
SUPPORTERS
Thank you to the many individuals and corporate contributors
that helped make 2014 a success. It is because of their kindness
and generosity that we continue to deliver quality programs,
events, and exhibitions.
LEGACY
CONTRIBUTOR
Dr Alan Murdock
Brune Sinneave
Harry Wagensveld
SUSTAINER
A-1 Heating St Albert Ltd
City of St Albert
Deirdre Allen
Province of Alberta
Denise Ahlefeldt
•Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Weiller & Williams Co Ltd
Danielle Antoniuk
ATB Financial
Bailey’s Books
BENEFACTOR
Patrick Byers
Douglas Campbell
Alberta Museum Association
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Government of Canada
Canadian Tire – St Albert
•Canadian Council of Archives
Candy Bouquet
•Canadian Museum’s Association – Young Canada
Kathryn Chandler
Works
•Canada Summer Jobs
Children’s Theatre
Brenda Kim Christiansen
Ann and David Conlin
PATRON
Estate of Dorothy Chartrand
Edmonton Community Foundation
St Albert Gazette
Western Economic Diversification Canada
LEADER
Archives Society of Alberta
CORNERSTONE
Melcor Developments Ltd
Ann Ramsden
TD Bank
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Jed Conlin
Seth Conlin
Zena Conlin
Costco – St Albert
Tim Downey
Louise Dubé
Earls Restaurant – St Albert
Jeanette Espie
Alireza Farrokhi
Funky Petals
Ena Gerritse
Greater St Albert Catholic Schools
Wendy Lou Griggs
Julie Anne Hage
Glenda Haughian
Sandra Hughes
ISIS by Tracy Brown
Donna Lazaruk
Florence Lefebvre memorial donation
Linda Loccicero
Svetlana Kanyo
Lynn Malin
Brenda Malkinson
Tim McFetridge
Peg McPherson
Modern Eyes
MoonFire Yoga
National Protestant Chapel Guild
Charis Ng
Orange Theory – St Albert
Trevor Pewarchuk
Suellen Pineau
Bruce Ramage
Rockland Landscaping Supplies Ltd
Safeway – St Albert
SaveOn – St Albert
Judy Schafers
Servus Credit Union
Sobey’s – St Albert
SOMA
Telus
James Tirrul-Jones
Tom Thackeray
Unwined St Albert
Valerie Baber Designs
Teresa Wallsten
Marilyn Wangler
Jenny Willson-McGrath
Joseph Yurkiw
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Looking Forward to 2015
2015 Exhibitions at the Gallery
2015 Exhibitions at the Museum
Proximities
February 5 – 28
Alysha Creighton
Wus’kwīy/Waskway
from Berry Baskets to Souvenirs
January 27 – April 12
Talking Creatures
March 5 – May 2
Patrick Bulas, Megan Gnanasihamany, Gerri Harden,
Trish Shwart
Francophones in Alberta: Courage and Determination
Les Francophones en Alberta: Courage et
détermination
April 21 – June 21
High Energy 20
May 7 – 23
St Albert high school art students
In the Money
A bilingual exhibition from The Currency Museum
June 30 – August 30
What is Left Behind
June 4 – August 1
Sarah Pike, Erin Ross
The Street Where You Live
September 8 – November 15
Verve
August 6 – September 26
Pat Coulter, Donna Marchyshyn-Shymko
Take Your Best Shot
Youth Photo Exhibition
November 24 – January 24, 2016
The Winter That Was
October 1 – 31
Pierre Bataillard
Posed and Poised
November 5 – 28
Andrzej Maciejewski, Juliana Rempel
Night Hours
December 3 – January 30, 2016
Artworks from the collection of the Alberta
Foundation for the Arts
The Art Gallery of St Albert and the Musee Heritage Museum
are excited to present our 2015 exhibition catalogues.
These publications provide a comprehensive preview of the
exhibitions at each location throughout 2015.
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Audited Financial Statements
Independent Auditor's Report
To the Members of Arts & Heritage Foundation of St. Albert
Report on the Financial Statements
The accompanying summary financial statements of Arts and Heritage Foundation of St. Albert, which comprise the
summary statement of financial position as at December 31, 2014 and the summary statements of operations,
changes in net assets and cash flows for the year then ended, are derived from the audited financial statements of
Arts and Heritage Foundation of St. Albert for the year ended December 31, 2014. We expressed a qualified audit
opinion on those financial statements in our report dated February 18, 2015.
The summary financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required by the Canadian accounting
standards for not-for-profit organizations. Reading the summary financial statements, therefore, is not a substitute
for reading the audited financial statements of Arts and Heritage Foundation of St. Albert.
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of a summary of the audited financial statements on the basis
described in Note 1.
Auditor's Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the summary financial statements based on our procedures, which
were conducted in accordance with Canadian Auditing Standards (“CAS”) 810, “Engagements to Report on
Summary Financial Statements”.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained in our audit is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for
our qualified audit opinion.
Basis for Qualified Opinion
In common with many charitable organizations, the Foundation derives revenue from donations the completeness
of which is not susceptible of satisfactory audit verification. Accordingly, our verification of these revenues was
limited to the amounts recorded in the records of the Foundation and we were not able to determine whether any
adjustments might be necessary to revenue from donations, excess of revenues over expenditures, current assets
and net assets.
Qualified Opinion
In our opinion, except for the effect of adjustments, if any, which we might have determined to be necessary had we
been able to satisfy ourselves concerning the completeness of the revenue from donations referred to in the
preceding paragraph, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Arts &
Heritage Foundation of St. Albert as at December 31, 2014 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for
the year then ended in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations.
Edmonton, Alberta
February 18, 2015
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CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
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Arts & Heritage Foundation of St. Albert
Statement of Revenues and Expenditures
Year Ended December 31, 2014
2014
Revenues
City of St. Albert - Operating Grant
Grants - other
Program and site administration
Gift shop sales
Donations and fundraising
Father Lacombe Chapel
Art auction
Miscellaneous
$
2013
1,399,060
177,342
169,126
94,054
76,560
73,850
15,060
1,481
$
1,402,152
223,932
173,681
66,633
7,803
73,800
20,195
1,612
2,006,533
1,969,808
1,359,469
159,492
67,929
60,860
58,517
1,294,378
116,634
65,064
59,016
61,171
Exhibition supplies and expenses
Goods purchased for resale
Repairs and maintenance
Advertising and promotion
Program supplies and expenses
58,024
56,132
42,129
37,870
27,576
47,276
35,467
70,258
30,814
33,801
Professional fees
Professional development
Insurance
Projects
Amortization
17,271
17,058
12,669
12,417
18,383
17,029
7,923
13,168
82,249
19,071
2,005,796
1,953,319
Expenditures
Wages, benefits and contracted services
Office
Utilities and telephone
Rent
Father Lacombe Chapel
Excess of revenues over expenditures for the year
$
737
$
16,489
A full set of financial statements is available from the Foundation.
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23
4
Balance, end of year
$
18,897
-
(5,636)
Capital assets purchased
Interfund transfers
15,154
Amortization, net of deferred
contributions
8,642
737
$
Excess of revenues over
expenditures for the year
Balance, beginning of the year
General
Fund
$
$
16,049
-
-
-
-
16,049
$
$
1,888
-
-
-
-
1,888
Capital
Asset
Restoration Replacement
Fund
Fund
$
$
407
-
-
-
-
407
Special
Projects
Fund
$
$
55,017
-
5,636
(15,154)
-
64,535
Invested in
Capital
Assets
$
$
91,521
-
92,258
-
-
16,489
75,032
-
$
$
2013
Total
-
737
91,521
2014
Total
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended December 31, 2014
Arts & Heritage Foundation of St. Albert
Arts & Heritage Foundation of St. Albert
Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31, 2014
2014
Operating activities
Excess of revenues over expenditures for the year
Item not affecting cash:
Amortization of furniture and equipment, net of amortization of
deferred grants
$
Changes in non-cash working capital:
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Goods and service tax recoverable
Prepaid expenses
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Deferred revenue
Investing activities
Purchase of furniture and equipment
Purchase of term deposits
Increase (decrease) in cash flow
Cash - beginning of year
Cash - end of year
$
2013
737
$
16,489
15,154
14,742
15,891
31,231
19,453
985
2,902
3,833
11,811
78,515
(16,500)
1,217
(5,463)
(5,485)
(21,533)
5,104
117,499
(42,660)
133,390
(11,429)
(5,636)
(26,986)
(22,589)
-
(32,622)
(22,589)
100,768
(34,018)
85,894
119,912
186,662
$
85,894
A full set of financial statements is available from the Foundation.
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Arts & Heritage Foundation of St. Albert
Notes to Financial Statements
Year Ended December 31, 2014
1.
Basis of presentation
These summary financial statements have been derived from the financial statements of Arts and
Heritage Foundation of St. Albert ("the Foundation") for the year ended December 31, 2014 in
accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations ("ASNPO"). The
Foundation has consistently applied the accounting policies used in the preparation of its
statements.
The criteria developed by management for the preparation of the summary financial statements is
as follows: that the information included in the summarized financial statements is in agreement
with the related information in the complete financial statements, and that the summarized financial
statements contain the information necessary to avoid distorting or obscuring matters disclosed in
the related complete financial statements, including the notes thereto, in all material respects.
A full set of the financial statements including significant accounting policies and other explanatory
information is available from the Foundation.
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6
Image Credits
In order from back to front, left to right,
Page 7
Page 13
top to bottom
Art Explorer’s Tour of Guilded Exhibition
Archives and Collections
Ageless Art Community Program
Certificate of the French Recognition
Art Explorer’s Tour of At Odds Exhibition
Medal, 15 Jan. 1952. Brigadier-General
Teen Portfolio Preparation Life Drawing
Raymond Brutinel fonds.
Workshop
Active service record, 1915 – 1918.
Cover
60 Tibetan Pearls Exhibition
Snowflake Festival at the Museum
Abstraction into the Significant Line
Exhibition (Credit: City of St Albert)
Page 1
High Energy Exhibition
Snowflake Festival at the Museum
Archives and Collections
Page 2
Brigadier-General Raymond Brutinel and
Page 8
Ageless Art Tour of Abstraction into the
Take Your Best Shot Exhibtion
Page 3
Pictographs of the Plains People
(Children’s Festival)
Harvest Festival
Page 4
Page 14
Scarf for St Albert
Hogan and Cunningham House
Professional Development Workshop
Métis House Conservation – Cunningham
Canada Day
House Main Floor
Scarf for St Albert
Cunningham House main floor
Page 9
Page 15
Page 16
Denis Ahlefeldt (Mod Pots) Interview
Volunteers with Arts and Heritage
Video
Art Rental and Sales Gallery
Artist of the Month St Albert Gazette
Feature
Page 10
The Home Front Exhibition
Page 5
Evening
At Odds Exhibition
The Alberta Quilt Project
Membership and Volunteer Appreciation
At Odds Exhibition
Page 11
Page 6
Night at the Museum
Fragile Elements Exhibition
Animal Kinship (Children’s Festival)
Tunisian Mosaics School Program
Night at the Museum
Our Luminous Land Exhibition
Window Clings School Program
Artventures Community Program
Arts and Heritage Website
Salgado Fenwick Interview Video
60 Tibetan Pearls Exhibtion
Guilded Exhibition
fonds.
Significant Line Exhibition
the Motor Machine Gun Brigades Exhibition Gallery Garden Party Fundraiser and
Harvest Festival
Exhibition
Fragile Elements Tour Video
Brigadier-General Raymond Brutinel
Take Your Best Shot Exhibition
Page 12
The Food Trucks are Coming...
Musée Héritage Museum, Brutinel Archive
Page 16
Gallery Garden Party Fundraiser and
Exhibtion
Fragile Elements Wall Vinyl
Page 18
Night at the Museum
Page 19
Wus’kwīy/Waskway Exhibition
Museum Exhibition Catalogue
Gallery Exhibition Catalogue
Back Cover
Ageless Art Community Program
Art Rental and Sales Gallery (Credit: City
of St Albert)
Joining Up Exhibition
St Albert Grain Elevator Park
Holiday Programs at the Museum
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