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ANNUAL REPORT
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THE EXPANSION
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MANAGER’S STATEMENT
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orking in a museum, art gallery and archive as we do, it is not
uncommon to be busy packing boxes with artifacts, sorting
through and organizing various documents, and carefully wrapping
artwork so it can be moved without harm.
For Peel Heritage Complex (PHC) staff, 2011 found them busier than
usual with this type of work because it was the “year of the move.”
Not one. Not two. But three moves. None of them involved collections
per se, but rather the entire administration including files, artworks
and personal collections of the things that make a cubicle one’s own.
Fortunately, in early December, the last move was back to the PHC
site, where staff undertook a further transformational step: the move
from being the Peel Heritage Complex to being the Peel Art Gallery,
Museum and Archives (PAMA). A new name and a new brand were
launched, complete with all the attendant shifts in thinking about
what we are and what we do.
Delays in construction and the further pushing out of opening dates
gave staff more than their fair share of adjusting and fine tuning plans.
Add in a new Director (Karla Hale), a new Supervisor of Museum
and Archives (Marty Brent) and myself as the new Manager, and you
can understand why it has been a very full year of shifting gears and
adjusting to change.
In ending another year of operations, a special thank you goes to
Diane Allengame for keeping the operation functioning through all
this change during her tenure as Acting Manager, and to Erin Black,
our Project Co-ordinator for the extraordinary amounts of work these
multiple moves have entailed. As well, thanks to Josie Premzell for her
exceptional efforts to launch multiple new operations within PAMA
and congratulations to Judy Daley in her move from Acting Curator to
Curator, a promotion well-earned. Finally, kudos to the staff for their
ongoing efforts as they continue to move the organization towards
re-opening and a big thank you to all the amazing volunteers that
have helped us through these many transitions.
CLAIRE LOUGHHEED
Manager, Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives
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CHAIR’S STATEMENT
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n Dec. 9, 2011, the Museum and Art Gallery staff
members moved back into the Courthouse at
3 Wellington St. E. in the geographic centre of the
Region of Peel. It was a very exciting day and the first
step in having the whole building being passed back
into our hands in 2012.
Since we have been closed for over two years, some may
believe not much is going on at the Peel Heritage Complex.
This could not be further from the truth. Our staff made
over 400 presentations across the region, visiting 3,195
students, 6,323 seniors and 4,812 members of the public
at community outreach events. This is more than one every
day of the year.
Our staff has been planning the new exhibition spaces,
building models of the rooms and moving the displays
around like a fancy dollhouse. Our new Aboriginal gallery
is ready for installation once the jail building is fully ‘handed
over.’Our volunteers put in over 2,400 hours working with
staff to provide assistance to researchers, help with mailings
to members, assist collections staff with preparing the
collection for opening, and act as community advisors
on the Board and committees. In donated hours, this
is the equivalent of over a full-time staff position.
Our Board has continued to work hard to reinvent itself
through our strategic planning process for our important
role in our expanded cultural facility. We will need to raise
more money and work harder to help our staff with their
new and more complex workloads.
The incredible Passages website was created to allow us all
to share stories from our pasts. I encourage you all to put
your story of a life changing event or object up on the web
page and to read the stories of others who have already
made it to the site at peelregion.ca/heritage/passages.
Finally, moving back into the building created the need
for a reinvention of the whole institution. The Board, staff
and community stakeholders were consulted in a lengthy
process that resulted in a new name for us. Peel Art Gallery,
Museum and Archives (PAMA) was unveiled. In the weeks
and months ahead watch as we slowly move back into the
full set of buildings on the site. 2012 will be one of the most
exciting years in the history of heritage, arts and culture in
Peel County from its beginning in 1867.
Lastly, I want to thank all our staff, volunteers, Board and
committee members for their dedication and hard work. We
look forward to hosting you all at the new PAMA in 2012.
CHARLES SCOTT
Chair
Peel Heritage Complex Advisory Board
GRANTS
The Art Gallery received an operating grant from the
Ontario Arts Council Operating Grant for Arts
Organizations as well from the Ontario Arts Council’s
Arts Investment Fund. Both of these grants will fund
several Gallery operations.
With support from the Brampton and Area Community
Foundation, the Creative Therapy/Creative Expressions
program was able to continue for another successful year.
The Museum received funding from the Community
Museum Operating Grant which will support operating
costs for the Museum.
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THE EXPANSION
Erin Black –
Project Co-ordinator
For Erin, 2011 was a truly collaborative year. In establishing project
timelines and work-plans, she worked in partnership with PAMA staff,
keeping them up-to-date with construction schedules and projected
building handovers. Continued discussion with the Region’s Real Property
Asset Management Team, Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects
(GBCA) and Dixon informed the planning and facilitated understanding
of the new campus.
Throughout the spring and summer Erin contributed to the Customer
Service Integration (CSI) team’s pilot project by developing a series of
process maps for public-serving operations. These serve as the foundation
for the CSI team’s reconfiguration and validation of processes that
intersect with Regional service delivery activities.
In conjunction with the Region’s Relocation Project Team, which
consisted of a core group from Design & Accommodation, Asset Renewal
and Construction (ARC), Health & Safety, and Property Management,
Erin orchestrated three successful staff relocations. This involved finalizing
seating plans, the transfer and accommodation of ancillary furniture,
locating adequate storage facilities at each site, and the procurement
of furniture for staff’s new office spaces at Wellington. It was with the
Project Team’s dedication that PAMA staff made it ‘home for the holidays.’
Above:
Carving out the Tunnel
Below left:
Art Gallery Exhibition Space
Below:
Storage for Art Gallery and Museum Collections
Left:
View of Courthouse from glass atrium in
entrance to new Art Gallery
Above:
Tunnel Skylights in Courtyard
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THE ARCHIVES
Diane Allengame –
Regional Archivist
2011 was a year of change and growth for Diane. In
July her term as Acting Manager came to an end and
the responsibility of moving the complex along on its
transformation journey transitioned to Claire Loughheed.
Diane concentrated on museum exhibition redevelopment
and is currently enjoying the world of interpretive planning.
Brian Gilchrist –
Reference Archivist
During 2011, Brian was able to accomplish a number of key
tasks – not the least of which was responding to over 3,000
emails and telephone requests. His work in keeping up with
donor relations resulted in 188 new accessions and he was
also asked to give presentations to four groups which had
a total of over 825 people in attendance.
Brian’s most important accomplishment was supervising
the completion of a data set on known burial places in the
Region of Peel in conjunction with the Region’s Integrated
Planning division. Now available online, each known burial
site has some meta-data publicly available such as GPS,
boundaries, and in some cases, area, religious affiliation,
and status. This great resource will not only assist a variety
of consultants, planners and developers with their future
projects but also be an asset to genealogists and local
historians in their work.
The Collection
While construction continued on Wellington Street, the
Archives maintained off-site reference and acquisition
services throughout 2011 and provided information to
over 3,000 enquiries. During this time, the Reading Room
was relocated three times. Many thanks to our volunteers
who cheerfully packed and unpacked microfilm and books.
The Collection also grew in interesting ways. A significant
study collection was created in 2011 with the acquisition
of more than 30 newspapers with a South Asian focus,
all with a Peel connection. The Goan Archives of Canada
approached PAMA to help them catalogue their records
prior to them being donated to the collection.
The Archives also examined best practices and worked on
a strategy that will further entrench its position as a leader
in the provision of archives and reference services in Peel.
Clockwise from left:
Selection from the Albion District Loyal Orange
Lodge records, donated by Norval Patterson
H. H. Gibson surveyors journal No 62, Toronto
Township, circa 1902, donated by the Association
of Ontario Land Surveyors
Bird’s eye view, Brampton postcard, purchased
with the Archives Acquisition Fund
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THE ARCHIVES
In Kind Archives Donors
Estate of Marilyn Adams
Janis Alton
Kathleen Armitage
David Armstrong
Alex Brewster
John Burton
John Butchart
Paul Dilse
Thomas E. Dolson
Arthur and Lois Downey
Kelly Flear
Audrey Gilchrist
J. Brian Gilchrist
Donald Gordon Jr.
Lenore Kummel
Eileen Laidlaw
Terry Leslie
Kathy Mauer
Ted Mann
Marie McMahon Douglas
David Melton
Merle Middlebrook
Chris Moon
Keith and Janice Moreau
Nicholas Moreau
Jodey Nurse
Jean Proctor
Alex Ross
Lillian Rutherford
John Sanderson
Catherine Soplet
Jean Sterritt
Brenda Stewart-Buczek
Edward and Mary Stock
Helen Hutchinson Vaillancourt
Dale Ward
Berneice Whaley
Hania White
Judith Wilde
Harold Wilkinson
Cecil Young
THE ART GALLERY
Organizations Donating
Records
Archives Partnerships/
Long-Term Loans
Anglican Diocese of Toronto Archives
Association of Ontario Land Surveyors
Brampton Library
Brampton Seniors Citizens Club 106
Brampton Tennis Club
Brampton West Women’s Institute
Caledon Heritage Foundation
City of Brampton
Guelph Museums
Heritage Mississauga
Loyal Orange Lodge 288, Palgrave
Mississauga Library
Zonta Club of Brampton & Caledon
Bruce Trail Association
Peel District Board of Education
Dufferin Peel Roman Catholic Separate
School Board
Perkins Bull Collection Inc.
Donation of copies of
Archival Records
Mary Dolson
Tom Dolson
Margaret Dowson
Kelly Flear
Margaret McClure
June McClure
Harry McMahon
Ken McMahon
Vicky Munro
Ted Rutledge
Jean Sterritt
Gayle Wilding
In Memoriam: David
Armstrong (1930 – 2011)
The Archives lost a wonderful friend
and supporter with the passing of
David Armstrong. David’s family has
a long history in the Mayfield area.
We are grateful for his donations
over the years and will miss him.
Judy Daley –
Curator/Supervisor of Education Services
During this past year, Judy has been fine tuning the
exhibition plan for 2012–14 and working on new
partnerships with organizations including the South Asian
Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC) and Cambridge Galleries.
PAMA’s amazing collection of art has continued to grow
through the generosity of donors and purchases that were
made with the assistance of the David Somers Works on
Paper Endowment.
Judy, along with colleagues, worked on the development
and launch of the Passages interactive website. This website
has been a great way to reach the public during the closure
and build audiences for the upcoming grand re-opening.
Judy was officially hired as the Gallery Curator/Supervisor
of Education Services in October 2011.
Gerrie Loveys –
Assistant Curator
The permanent art collection has been Gerrie’s main focus
this year especially since a significant number of donations
of art and reference books were received. She was also
involved with preparing for the move of the art collection
into the new galleries and storage areas.
Gerrie worked with textile artist Sue Sturdy on the Colourful
Roots project which was launched in August. Since that
time, Gerrie has been promoting the project at the Farmers’
Market and through talks at area schools, guilds and clubs.
All submissions have been photographed and the names of
crafters entered onto the Colourful Roots website.
Accessioning donations and preparing Canadian Cultural
Property Export Review Board applications are ongoing
and major tasks for Gerrie.
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THE ART GALLERY
The Collection
Two hundred and twenty works of art, donated by 24 donors, were accepted
into the permanent collection of the Peel Art Gallery in 2011. These works
represent a variety of media including prints, drawings, paintings, sculpture
and photographs.
Of special note are gifts from long-term supporters Al and Simmie Rain and
John and Gisela Sommer, which include Peel connected works that will be
featured in the inaugural showing in the Permanent Collection Galleries in
the new Gallery. Annemarie Hagan donated two works by her late father,
Frederick Hagan. Several artists donated their own works: Carl Heywood
(88 prints), John Armstrong (three paintings), and Peggy Reid Taylor
(one photograph).
Nine applications for donations consisting of
approximately 137 art works will be submitted
to the Canadian Cultural Property Export
Review Board for the 2011 tax year.
Three purchases of art were made in 2011
by artists Sara Angelucci, Jeannie Thib and
Ron Shuebrook.
Right:
Allan Edson
Unknown (landscape) n.d.
Watercolour on paper
Gift of Joan and W. Ross Murray
Left:
Michael Smith
Vertical Fire #1, 2009
Acrylic on canvas
Gift of the Artist in memory of David Somers
Reproduced courtesy of the artist
Below:
Carl Heywood
Little French Suite (Bottle of Brushes), 1999
Stone lithograph UV screenprint on BFK Rives paper
Gift of the Artist
Reproduced courtesy of the artist
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THE ART GALLERY
In Kind Archives Donors
Purchases
Collection Loans
Interactive Website
John Armstrong ** +
Heather and Brian Ayer *
John and Darlene Broomfield
Mrs. Kaspar
Moshe Dobner
Geraldine Gowring
Annemarie Hagan *
Madeleine Harrison
Carl Heywood +
Holly King +
Lenore Kummel
Tristann and David Lewis
Robin and Richard Maitman
Mr. and Mrs. John Mann +
Mrs. Marion Manning ^
Ron and Tabita Moore * +
Joan and Ross Murray *
Al and Simmie Rain *
Peggy Taylor Reid ** +
Mr. and Mrs. Revine +
Angelika Sommer
John and Gisela Sommer *
Barbara Steinberg
Michael Smith ** +
Paul Tacon
Victor Thorne *
Ron Shuebrook, Untitled, 2011,
charcoal on paper
William Ronald, The Angel, 1958
Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa
The Passages interactive website was launched in July 2011.
peelregion.ca/heritage/passages/
Jeannie Thib, Flutter #17, 1997, ink/
screenprint on black Arches paper,
ed. 3/3
William Ronald: The Central Image
Paintings; Nov. 20, 2010 –
Jan. 19, 2011
(reproduced in exhibition catalogue)
* In kind gifts in memory of David Somers
** In kind gifts of the artist in memory of David
Somers
+ In kind gifts certified by the Canadian Cultural
Property Export Review Board
^ With the assistance of Nancy and Ron Webb
Sara Angelucci, Timescape #1 – Winter
Walk, Caledon, 2003, chromogenic
print, ed. 1/10.
Publications
Lyn Carter: Material Becomings
Produced in partnership with
Cambridge Galleries, this catalogue
for an exhibition of Lyn Carter’s
work, which will be held as part
of PAMA’s inaugural shows.
Lyn Carter
Material
Becomings
Frederick Hagan, Lives of Muskoka
Desiring, 1965
Georgian College Campus Gallery
Frederick Hagan: Figuring the
Landscape; Sept. 13 – Oct. 9, 2011
(reproduced in exhibition catalogue)
“Everyone keeps reminders of their past. This interactive
web project invites the public to share the stories
connected to their treasured objects. Visitors to the
site can upload their photo and story, and view the
evolving gallery of submissions. Over 150 stories are
currently featured on the website and from these, a
collective history that reflects the diversity of the
Peel community emerges.”
The Passages website is part of a larger project which
will play into one of the inaugural exhibitions in the new
Art Gallery. This exhibition will weave together the online
submissions to the website with a display of work by
contemporary artists whose work examines personal history.
The Passages project is guest curated by Christine Boyanoski
for the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives.
My mother, the pilot.
Submitted by Judy Daley
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THE MUSEUM
Marty Brent
Supervisor of Museum and Archives
Marty is a new addition to PAMA,
having joined the team on the home
stretch to re-opening. Her role includes
shaping and refining the museum
interpretive plan and exhibition
development project, connecting
to external partners, and assisting
with the myriad of projects that all
lead to opening day and beyond.
David Farrell
The Collection
The Museum collection continued to grow in 2011, most notably by the
acquisition of a beautiful purple and silver sari, made around 1920 in Varanasi,
India, formerly known as Benares. This silk wedding sari was handed from
mother to daughter-in-law, and came to Canada in the 1960s. This piece tells
a wonderful story of family, tradition and new beginnings.
A story from closer to home is told through a machinist’s tool chest, used
at Orenda Engines in Malton during the time the Iroquois engine was being
developed for the AVRO Arrow. Brampton Councillor John Sanderson remembers
his father bringing the chest home after the cancellation of the project in 1959.
Collections Registrar
For David, 2011 has been a year
focussed on collections, both in
context of the expansion project
and for future initiatives. His job
sometimes leads to the unexpected,
such as discovering the history
of a mid-19th century rosewood
piano that had been in the collection
since 1977. It also required David
to recognize resource needs, which
resulted in the recruitment of a team
of four specialized volunteers who will
help with the care and cataloguing
of the textile collection.
Maureen Couse
Exhibition Co-ordinator
Being off-site for most of 2011
provided a great opportunity for
Maureen to visit other museums for
inspiration and ideas. During the year,
she was heavily involved in developing
the exhibition plans, creating models
of the spaces and familiarizing herself
with the Accessibility Standards Act
in order to apply the policies to the
new spaces.
Volunteers have been active rolling, wrapping and identifying quilts and other
textiles. Horizontal hanging storage for textiles has been built into the storage
area in the Art Gallery, freeing up storage space in the East Wing (former Jail)
for the growing artifact collection.
In 2011 the Museum acquired 18 artifacts, seven of which were gifts-in-kind.
The highlights of the 2011 Museum collections donations include:
• A 1901 Caledon Fair silver medal awarded for “Best Road Horse in Harness”
• A Boy Scouts pennant from the 1953 Peel County Coronation Camporee
• A machinist’s tool chest and tools used by an Orenda employee
• A violet and silver silk wedding sari, made in Varanasi, India, circa 1922
Another noteworthy addition to the collection is a wooden watermain
transferred from the Region of Peel Public Works Department. Found on Airport
Road, east of Lester B. Pearson Airport in 2004, this length of pipe was probably
installed in 1938 to feed water to the Malton Airport or to the National Steel
Car airplane manufacturing facility that was built around that time.
In Kind Museum Donors
Connie Cunha
Rick Davis
Ken Featherston
Merle Middlebrook
Michelle Montgomery
Sarama Mukherjee
John Sanderson
Carol Williams
Above:
Silk wedding sari, circa 1920, donated by Sarama Mukherjee.
Above right:
Caledon Fall Fair prize medal, circa 1901, donated by Connie Cunha
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2011 EXHIBITIONS
ART GALLERY
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
Colourful Roots: A Journey to the
Secret Garden
Shoppers World Brampton
The Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives
partnered with textile artist Sue Sturdy to create a
community art installation. Celebrating the region’s
roots in horticulture, the public is invited to knit,
sew, stitch and quilt their own ‘flower’ to be planted
in our fibre garden. This public art garden will be
revealed at the re-opening of the Peel Art Gallery,
Museum and Archives in 2012.
colourfulroots.com
While visitors could not come to us, we took the
Museum to the community. We had the opportunity
to install exhibitions in two spaces at Shoppers
World Brampton.
Selections from the Museum’s collection of sewing
machines and quilts were displayed in the windows of
the Fabricland store. Due to the light levels in the case,
we could not exhibit the artifact quilts, but large-size
images and details of who created each quilt were hung
alongside sewing machines from 1865 through 1901.
Museum exhibition in Fabricland window,
Shoppers World Brampton
Textile artist Sue Sturdy promoting Colourful Roots
Off-site Exhibitions
A Lasting Gift: Selections
from the John and Gisela
Sommer Collection
Joshua Creek Heritage Arts Centre,
Oakville
Jan. 8 – Feb. 6, 2011
Our friends at Visual Arts Brampton graciously offered
one of their cases in Shoppers World for the Museum
to display some of our collection. With the help of
Andrew Sarookanian, our summer intern from Sir
Sanford Fleming College, we installed “School’s Out:
Toys and Games from the Region of Peel Museum.”
Some of our favourite toys including a teddy bear, toy
soldiers, a tea set and a fire truck caught the eye of
many students “hanging out at the mall” last summer!
Summer intern Andrew Sarookanian installs a Museum
exhibition in a case at Shoppers World Brampton,
generously provided by Visual Arts Brampton
Art Gallery Curator Judy Daley with
John and Gisela Sommer
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EDUCATION
Angie Warner –
Education Co-ordinator
Angie has been researching, designing and creating new
school programs as well as updating past programs for
the new PAMA. Old favourites will remain and have been
updated based on teacher, student and educator feedback
as well as on the new spaces and stories that have been
created in the exhibitions.
One of the main goals for the Education Department is to
make sure there are family-friendly spaces within all the
galleries. To this end, many great hands-on spaces and
activities for all ages have been created and designed.
Angie has also sat in on the Museum Exhibition committee
and is part of the Art Gallery planning process. This
opportunity has helped to ensure that the student
experience is built into the overall design of the spaces.
Alicia Mitchell –
Education Co-ordinator
Over the past year, Alicia immersed herself in PHC’s past
and delved into PAMA’s future while still co-ordinating and
maintaining the present outreach programs. Between the
everyday organization of the Seniors’ Outreach programs,
she has also developed two new presentations.
School Programming
Seniors’ programs
Although PHC was closed, educators still travelled all across
Peel to deliver many of the popular school programs. In
2011, PHC educators worked with 294 school groups
totalling 8,108 students.
Closed for renovations does not mean “closed” for the
Education Team. This has been especially true for the
seniors’ outreach program. The team travelled to 34 private
and Region of Peel long term care and retirement centres.
Throughout 2011, Heritage Educators, Carol Montoute, and
Diane Pierce delivered 12 different Museum Memories:
Reminiscing for Seniors programs to over 6,000 seniors.
PHC also continued to provide the Creative Therapy and
Creative Expressions programs to schools and community
centres providing this great service to 84 groups with
812 participants.
School programs
First Visit
Art SmART
First Nations
Settlers and Simple Machines
Watercolours
Printmaking
Faux Oil Painting
Petroglyph Printmaking
Blobs & Daubs
Wavy & Jagged
Numbers also started to increase for the Young at HeART
program. Educator Glynnis Koloszar joined Diane Pierce in
facilitating these art workshops. Over 330 seniors tried their
hand at watercolour painting, printmaking and creating
haikus to incorporate into their pieces.
Seniors Programs and
Presentations
Brought to you by . . .
Christmas Songs
Christmas Traditions
Home Cookin’
In the Pink
Alicia has been planning for registered and public
programming for the grand opening and beyond. With
exhibitions as the starting point, she has been planning
programs for adults, children and seniors for the next three
years and hopes the public is as excited as she is.
Speakers Bureau
Kids These Days
There were seven Speakers Bureau presentations to over
160 participants in 2011. The majority of presentations
showcased the ever-popular Memory Box.
Kids These Days II
Presentations
Art Stories
Images of War
Expressions in Watercolour
Kids These Days!
Memory Box
Made By Hand (Men)
Musical Decades III
Name That Tune!
Spring has Sprung
The Rat Pack
Watercolours
(Canadian Society for Painters in
Watercolour (CSPWC) Collection)
Young at HeArt program
The Made by Hand, Museum Memories program
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CREATIVE THERAPY
The Creative Therapy/Creative Expressions Program
continued to thrive as an outreach program thanks to a
Brampton and Area Community Foundation Grant. The
program works with youth and adults with developmental
and physical challenges and they participate in a series of
engaging, interactive art workshops.
Creative Therapy/Creative Expression
Participants
SNAPSO (Special Needs Adult Program Services
Organization)
Mary Centre
BCCL (Brampton Caledon Community Living)
Esker Lake Public School
St. Marguerite D’Youville Secondary School
PHABIS (Peel Halton Acquired Brain Injury Services)
Loyola Secondary School
Ecole Secondaire Sainte-Famille
Father Francis McSpiritt
Our group really loved participating in the
Creative Therapy Art Program, and in fact it was
our favourite activity to do. We really appreciate
all of your services and look forward to doing it
again this year.
– Mary Centre – Day Program Co-ordinator
We are so thrilled to be part of this program. It is
so therapeutic for the adults we support and our
instructor is great. She is well organized, creative,
patient and truly genuine. She takes the time to
explain everything. She treats our participants
with dignity and respect.
– SNAPSO Day Program Co-ordinator
DEVELOPMENT
Josie Premzell –
Supervisor of Development and Visitor Services
The lead up to our re-opening has been a hectic one with
work for the re-opening as well as day-to-day projects on
the go. Some of the major projects Josie has managed
include: working with Regional departments to plan for
signage and ensure the new front desk staff will be ready
for visitors; creating a Marketing Strategy to get the
word out about the fabulous new facility; re-naming the
organization and getting the information to members and
the public; working on the re-design of a new website that
will launch a few months before the opening; and creating
a business and merchandising plan for the PAMA store.
Best of all, Josie was involved with planning the opening
to welcome donors, members, volunteers and the public
to the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives.
Denise Gouveia –
The program was absolutely fantastic.
– Esker Lake Public School Teacher
Development Co-ordinator
One of Denise’s major goals this year was to keep
the donors, members and volunteers up-to-date with
construction, program and events updates. Whether
through Strata, correspondence, community events like
the Brampton Farmers’ Market or the new social media
outlets like Facebook and Flickr, Denise has managed to
keep in touch with PAMA stakeholders. She has also had
the opportunity to develop new volunteer, member and
facility rentals programs – all ready to launch when the
facility opens.
Gayle Mitchell –
Community Liaison
Gayle’s responsibility is the day-to-day administration that
keeps PAMA operating. She looks after booking school and
seniors programs, invoicing clients and financial reporting.
Behind the scenes she is responsible for updating staff
vacations and sick days, reconciliating Regional credit
card reports for staff, ordering office supplies and getting
mailings out to members, donors and volunteers.
Left: Creative Therapy at SNAPSO
Right: Creative Expressions at St Marguerite D’Youville
Social Media
It has become apparent that social media is here to stay.
Museums and galleries are constantly finding new ways to
use the countless programs for their own benefit – PAMA
is no different. Currently, we have two social media sites:
Facebook and Flickr. Our Facebook page allows our ‘friends’
to view current photos, read interesting articles about PAMA
and other sites, and learn about upcoming events. Flickr
is our photo sharing site where we post images from our
collection. Both sites are achieving great success and as
more and more people ‘visit us,’ ‘like us’ and ‘friend us,’
PAMA will go viral – which is a good thing! We invite you
to visit the PAMA Facebook page and Flickr photostream.
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THE YEAR 2011
2011 Special
Events
Brampton Day
Brampton Farmers’ Market
Highlight on Heritage
Exhibition opening reception: A Lasting
Gift: Selections from the John and
Gisela Sommer Collection at the Joshua
Creek Heritage Arts Centre, Oakville
Meadowvale 175th Anniversary: special
display about noted artists connected
with Meadowvale Village
2011 Community Partners
Alton Mill Exhibition –
The Seaton Group
Arts Liaison Partnership
Beaux Arts Brampton
Brampton Arts Council
Brampton Caledon Community Living
Brampton Heritage, Art, Culture
and Entertainment District
Brampton Heritage Board
Brampton Historical Society
Brampton Public Library
Brampton Seniors Club 106
Bruce Trail Conservancy
Canadian Museum Association –
Canadians and Their Pasts Project
City of Brampton
City of Mississauga
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District
School Board
Fabricland Shoppers World
Father Francis McSpiritt Elementary
School
Friends of Historic Bovaird House
Heritage Caledon
Heritage Mississauga
Massey Hall Public School
Mississauga Heritage Foundation
Mississauga Library System
Museums of Mississauga
Peel Aboriginal Network (PAN)
Peel District School Board
Peel Seniors Sites
Perkins Bull Collection Inc.
Special Needs Adult Program Services
Organization (SNAPSO)
Toronto and Region Conservation
Authority
Town of Caledon
Visual Arts Brampton
2011 Donors
David Somers
Works on Paper
Endowment Fund
Heidi Bischof
Judy Daley
Janice Dawe
Mary Lottridge
Lorna Somers
And to those who wish
to remain anonymous,
thank you.
Victor H. Thorne Memorial
Long time supporter and
friend Victor Thorne passed
away in his 86th year in
July. The staff and Board
at PAMA will miss Victor’s
friendship, dedication and
joy in helping promote
arts and culture.
Thank you to the many
family and friends who
made a donation in Victor’s
memory to the Peel Art
Gallery, Museum and
Archives.
Victor and his partner June at our Donor,
Member, Volunteer Appreciation Event
Diane Allengame
Theresa Andrady
Jim and Joanne Bishop
Michael and Nicole Boyko
Bob and Shirley Cannon
Keith Coulter
Curtis Cusinato
Judy Daley
Denise Gouveia
Julie Holman
Donald MacKenzie
Sandra McCready
McDonalds Restaurants
of Canada
Kenneth McGarvey
Jim and Rita McGill
MIHI Group
Gayle Mitchell
Bill Morton
Elizabeth Morton
Steve Morton
Len Perrin
Pratts Wholesale Ltd
Josie Premzell
PROBUS Club of Brampton:
Flowertown
Gregory Southorn
Susan Toering
George Waters
And to those who wish
to remain anonymous,
thank you.
2011 Annual Campaign
Donations to the campaign will help new audiences discover the exceptional resources the Peel Art Gallery, Museum
and Archives provide. Funds from the 2011 annual campaign will go towards the creation of family-friendly community
exhibitions that welcome, challenge, inform and inspire. These exhibition spaces will provide the perfect setting for
first-time visitors as well as those seeking more in-depth art and heritage experiences.
Albion Bolton Historical
Society
Anne Allengame
Diane Allengame
James and Judith Ann
Anderson
Janis Alton
Eva Ardiel
David Armstrong
Carole Berry
Heidi Bischof
Jim and Joanne Bishop
Anne Boissinot
Aileen Bowyer
Brampton Historical Society
Brampton Seniors Citizens
Club 106
Chris Breen
Marty Brent
Willard Burton
Judy Caulfield
Vera Cox
Michael Cyr
Judy Daley
Bruce Deathe
Diane Dennison
Gangadhar Deshpande
Carol Dickson
Dorothy Duncan
Ken Featherston
Denise Gouveia
Joe Gouveia Jr
Jose Armando and
Leonilde Gouveia
Lini Grol
Jeanette and Steve Harrison
Joan Hutchins
Helen Hutchinson
Vaillancourt
Bill and Jane Hutton
IOTA KAPPA BETA
SIGMA PHI
Dorothy Kew
Lenore Kummel
Lillian Kurtz
JC Letton
Douglas Lewis
Claire Loughheed
Don and Beverly Lunney
Ben Madill
Marilyn McGuigan
Ruth Miller
Mississauga South
Historical Society
Peter Murphy
Diana Plant
Josie Premzell
PROBUS Club of Brampton:
Flowertown
Greg Purmal
Jim and Peggy Reid
Joan Reid
Foundations and
Government Grants
Individual Endowment
Funds
Brampton and Area Community
Foundation
John Cutruzzola Juried Show
Endowment Fund
Canada Council for the Arts:
Acquisition Assistance Grant
Sir George Bull Fund
Canada Council for the Arts: Project
Assistance Grant
David Somers Works on Paper
Endowment Fund
Ontario Arts Council
Hugh and Mary Manning Heritage
Fund
Province of Ontario, Community
Museum Operation Grant
Doreen Renner
Lois Russell
St. Paul’s Mens Club
Jennifer Savage
Gertrude Schweigl
John Simpson
Murray Van Halem
Preben von Bulow
Keith Ward
Robert Warren
WASP Investment Group
Marlene Wharrick
Paul and Cathy Willoughby
Women’s Probus Club of
Brampton
And to those who wish
to remain anonymous,
thank you.
Professor Thomas H.B. Symons Fund
Province of Ontario, Museums and
Technology Grant
Bequests
Region of Peel
Estate of Hugh Manning
Promoting PAMA and the Passages project
at the Brampton Farmers’ Market
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PAMA
PAMA Members
Anne Allengame
Diane Allengame
Ken Anwer
Kathleen Armitage
David Armstrong
Michael Avis
Janice and Harold Balesic
Simone Banx and Colin
Chung
Maxine Barclay
Robert Bell
Carole Berry
Jim and Joanne Bishop
Anne Boissinot
Aileen Bowyer
Maxine Barclay
Colm Brannigan
Chris Breen
Heather Broadbent
Freda Brockbank
Chris Butcher
Caber Productions Ltd
Scott Caple and Suza
Sarnecki
Judy and Paul Caulfield
Marlene Chumak
Jane Connor
Colony Ford Lincoln Sales
Paul Coulombe
Keith Coulver
Maureen Couse
Dave and Dale Cox
David Culham
Jean Cunliffe
Michael Cyr and Susan
Saravis
Davis Webb Inc
Jack Dearlove
Diane Dennison
Gangadhar and Nisha
Deshpande
Paul Draper
Glynn Everson
Excel Desktop Publishing
Fausta Facciponte
David Farrell
Kenneth Featherston
Brian Fellows
Richard Feltoe
Marguerite Finlayson
Peggy Foy
Dawn Friesen
Carmen Gauthier
J. Brian Gilchrist
Vito Gironda
Lisa Glynn
Denise Gouveia
Hector Greville
Lini Grol
Joan Hamilton
Jeannette and Steve
Harrison
Robert Hunter
Joan Hutchins
Jane and Bill Hutton
Laurence and Mary Jones
Lynn Jones
Helen Kearney
Agnes Kern
Dorothy Kew
Sherry Khorasani
Cathy Knoespel
Lenore Kummel
Wayne Lam
Sheila Lamont
Brenda Lightfood
Fran and Peter Livingston
Don and Beverly Lunney
Brian MacNamara
McClelland Insurance
Brokers Ltd
Ken McGarvey
Marie McGaughey
Robert McIntyre, Q.C.
Pamela McKinnon
Georgina McLennan
Patrick McLeavey and
Sandra Marrello
John Mills
Alicia Mitchell
Gayle Mitchell
Peter Montgomery
Keith and Janice Moreau
Nicholas Moreau
John Morris
David Mullan
Peter and Paulette Murphy
Noreen Myers-Bailey
Tracey Oliveira
Pauline and Tim Orpwood
Peel Mutual Insurance Co.
Jean Parkinson
Len Perrin
Sheila Plant and Bob
McKiernan
Kathryn Pounder
Robert Posliff
Josie Premzell
Angela Priede
Michael and Zlata Proudlock
Greg Purmal and Rosemary
Mantini
Jim and Peggy Reid
Lois Rice
Paula and Paul Rostrup
Aleandro Russo
Jeff Rowat
Gertrude Schweigl
Rita Sharma
Howard Shaw and Lesly
Metzger
Eileen Simpson
Etheldale Sivell
Geoffrey Spinney
Christine Stefaniuk
Catharine Sterritt
Gord Stovel
Dianne Sutter
Elizabeth Tanner
Gwen Taylor
The Kiwanis Club of
Brampton
The Whitney Group Ltd
Jiri Ustohal
Anita Verstraete and Ken
Wigle
Cathy Vojtisek
Preben von Bulow
Keith and Josie Ward
Angie Warner
George Waters
Ron and Nancy Webb
Lyn Westfall
William Whittaker
Paul and Cathy Willoughby
PAMA Life Members
Volunteers
Francois Angers
Charles Armstrong
R. Brian Ayer
Walter Bachinski
Stanley Borenstein
Kathleen Bradley
Geordie Brown
Rodney Burnham
Thomas Cooper
Rowena Cooper
John Cutruzzola
Carol Dickson
Ric Evans
Ted Fullerton
Allan Goldstein
Walter and Duncan Gordon
Foundation
Aldo Gottardo
Pauline Gustafsson
Zak and Louise Kidy
Harold Klunder
Lenore Kummel
Richard Labenski
Claude Laberge
Alain Lamoureux
Pat Clemes LaPierre
Richard Leibtag
Mark Levy
Donald MacKenzie
Doug MacPherson
John Mann
Pedro Molina Negro
Ronald and Tabita Moore
William and Ethelmae Nurse
John Oravec
Michael Ostro
Cal Pearson
Jim Quick
Albert and Simmie Rain
Our devoted volunteers continue to amaze us. Last year, the
53 volunteers listed contributed over 2,400 hours. To each
and every one of you, we would like to express our sincere
thanks for supporting the PAMA programs, staff, and local
art and heritage.
Stephen Rowat
Gerald Schwartz
The Lewis and Ruth
Sherman Foundation
Michael Smith
Lorna Somers
John and Gisela Sommer
Richard Storms
Richard Sturm
Thomas H. B. Symons
Victor Thorne
Jacques Toupin
David Urban
Elfriede Waitschies
Robert Warren
David Williams
Robert Ziner
Martin Zucker
We would also like to congratulate Chuck Scott, Susan
DiMarco, Noreen Myers-Bailey, Gayle Tester, Dale Ward and
Ann Ward on their Ontario Volunteer Appreciation Awards.
Museum volunteers helping with wrapping textiles
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PAMA
PAMA Volunteers
Ken Anwer
Kathleen Armitage
Marion Bartlett
Chamila Belleth
Heidi Bischof
Atanas Bozdarov
Heather Broadbent
Rowena Cooper
Traceyann Crawford
Isabel DaSilva
Susan DiMarco
Tabatha Donaldson
Fausta Facciponte
Ken Featherston
Kara Firth
Pat Henderson
Rob Hunter
Sherry Khorasani
Gord Kuster
Fran Livingston
Pamela Mathers
Elizabeth McQuaig
Merle Middlebrook
Phyllis Moffatt
Deborah Moore
Nicholas Moreau
Noreen Myers-Bailey
Diane O’Reilly
Greg Purmal
Ron Raffan
Councillor John Sanderson
Andrew Sarookanian
Sheree Schlote
Charles Scott
Gina Sideroff
Kelly Smith
Geoffrey Spinney
Gayle Tester
Victor Thorne
Diana Tracey
Ann Ward
Dale Ward
Helen Warner
George Waters
Nancy Webb
Ken Weber
Judy Wilde
Ken Wilde
Al Williams
Carol Williams
Cathy Willoughby
Paul Willoughby
Aboriginal Community
Committee
Jo-Anne Absolon
Debbie Alves
Kevin Alves
Judy Carter
Patricia Chrisjohn
Delmor Jacobs (Dao Jao Dre)
Alex Jamieson
Carolyn King
John Keeshig (Maya Waasige)
Damian MacSeáin
Archives Committee
Heather Broadbent
Emma Duncan
Ken Featherston
Elizabeth McQuaig
Peter Murphy
Sarala Uttangi
Helen Warner
Matthew Wilkinson
Art Gallery Committee
Educators
Marion Bartlett
Atanas Bozdarov
Susan DiMarco
Fausta Facciponte
Fran Livingston
Chuck Scott
Victor Thorne
Nancy Webb
Denyse Churchill
Glynnis Koloszar
Carol Montoute
Diane Pierce
Jane Venner
Museum Committee
Ken Anwer
Kathleen Armitage
Rob Hunter
Noreen Myers-Bailey
George Waters
Paul Willoughby
PAMA Advisory Board
Ken Anwer
Kathleen Armitage
Fausta Facciponte
Sherry Khorasani
Greg Purmal
Councillor John Sanderson
Chuck Scott
Gina Sideroff
Geoffrey Spinney
Victor Thorne
George Waters
Staff
Diane Allengame
Erin Black**
Marty Brent
Maureen Couse
Judy Daley
David Farrell
Brian Gilchrist
Denise Gouveia
Eva Kidd**
Claire Loughheed
Gerrie Loveys*
Alicia Mitchell*
Gayle Mitchell
Nick Moreau*
Josie Premzell
Richard Schafer**
Parveen Sodhi**
Angie Warner*
* Part time Staff
** Contract Staff
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Opening dates for 2012:
Art Gallery Opening: Sept. 30, 2012
Grand Opening Weekend: Nov. 17–18, 2012
Family Day New Exhibitions Opening: Feb. 18, 2013
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THE EXPANSION
PEEL ART GALLERY,
MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
9 Wellington St. E.,
Brampton, ON L6W 1Y1
905-791-4055
pama.peelregion.ca
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