Lake Country Art Gallery Presentation to Lake Country Mayor and Council - January 2014
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Lake Country Art Gallery
Presentation to Lake Country Mayor and Council
January 2014
Presented by Sharon McCoubrey
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Lake Country Art Gallery
Annual Presentation to Council
January 21, 2014
Lake Country’s public art gallery has had a productive and busy year in 2013. Many events have
been offered to Lake Country’s citizens and to visitors, who have given an extremely positive
response to the Lake Country Art Gallery. Our attendance numbers are high. We are pleased to
present the following report to Mayor and Council.
Operations
The Gallery operates under the guidance of a Board of Directors, consisting of:
Denise Patrick - Treasurer
Anne Wise - Secretary
June Seed
Rick Davidson
Judy Wasyleshko
Wanda Lock
Arlene Tuttle
Lucas Glenn
Sharon McCoubrey - President
Additionally, many other people serve on the committees that oversee various functions of the
Gallery, including Policy, Fund Development, Facilities, Artist in Residence, Programming,
Exhibitions, and The Art House.
About 60 people regularly volunteer for the Gallery in two main capacities, as hosts in the
Gallery, and as clerks in the Gift Shop. The Gallery is able to operate as it does because of these
volunteers.
There two paid positions. The Gallery Manager, which is a half time position. Petrina McNeil,
who does an excellent job of managing all operations, and effectively interacts with all visitors,
volunteers and others in a professional way, thereby, serving as a great ambassador for the
Gallery and for Lake Country. The second paid position is the Curator, a quarter time position.
Katie Brennan creatively plans the exhibitions and organizes many of the workshops and events.
We are fortunate to have Summer Students and Student Interns:
Spring : Kelsie Balehowsky, Lucas Glenn (practicum students 8 hrs p/w each) plus Dana
Penny total 30 hrs Social Entrepreneurship project for the gallery
Summer: Peter Green, from Queens University Full-time paid position for 16 weeks part-
funded by Service Canada
Fall: Jason Chan from Hong Kong, and Alexa Porteous, both students at UBCO
(practicum students 8 hrs p/w each)
The Gallery is open five days a week, 10:00 – 4:00, with some slight variations on some days.
Exhibitions
There were a total of nine exhibitions during 2013.
1. “Things Bumped Into in the Dark” January 9 – February 8, 2013
A show of contemporary artworks, variety of forms, artists from Okanagan to Newfoundland.
Artists: Emily Geen, Kevin Spetifore, Julia Prudhomme,
David Alexander, Carolina Sanchez de Bustamante,
River Lewis, Lesley Anderson, Danny Woodrow,
Sandra Rechico, Joey Dubuc, Kristoff Steinruck
2. Member Show February 11 – March 17, 2013
This is an annual exhibition at the Gallery. All Gallery members are invited to submit artworks,
which are then Juried for selection into the show. There were 43 artists who participated with a
total of 43 artworks.
This annual Member Show is an important way to support local artists.
Artists: 43 Gallery members.
3. “Paper Exchanges” March 20 – April 28, 2013
This exhibition was unique for two reasons, it was a printmaking show, which is not
common, and secondly, it brought together 9 international artists and 10 regional artists.
Bringing together the work of 19 artists from all over the globe has been an interesting
challenge for Lake Country Art Gallery Curator Katie Brennan.
Artists:
International: Regional
Renaud Allirand (France) Marnie Blair
Danielle Burns (USA) Colleen Couves
Magdalena Duda-Patraszeska (Poland) Ila Crawford
Olena Gaidamakas (Poland) Lucas Glenn
Inge Lise Westman (Denmark) Heather Leier
Dennis McNett (USA) Rhonda Neufeld
Wen Mujiang (China) Rodney Konopaki
Bronwen Sleigh (England) Camille Selhorst
Sebastian Speckmann (Germany) Lacia Vogel
Laura Widmer
4. “Momento – A Student Exhibition” May 4 – 31, 2013
This show presented the artworks from students at the following Lake Country schools:
Davidson Road Elementary School
Oyama Traditional School
Peter Greer Elementary School
George Elliot Secondary School
5. “Traces – the dreamt, the seen, the remembered” June 5 – July 19, 2013
A show featured the artwork of three Canadian female artists who used unusual art making
techniques, such as under water photography.
Artists: Amy Friend
Michelle Hall
Laura Madera
6. “From the Soot & Ashes ” July 24 – August 31, 2013
August 2013 marked the 10th anniversary of the Okanagan Mountain Fire. To mark the occasion,
the Gallery presented this exhibition with provocative images by two artists.
Artists:,
Zev Tiefenbach (Okanagan)
Suze Woolf (Seattle)
Plus a photo-wall from Gary Nylander, which
Provided an opportunity for community feed-back.
7. “It’s About Time – The ArtWalk Exhibition” September 7 – October 4, 2013 Annually, artist who participate in ArtWalk are invited to submit artworks for the Theme Exhibition at the Gallery. 2013 marked the 20th anniversary of ArtWalk, so the images in this exhibition related to “time”. Artists: 34 Okanagan Artists 8. “Natural Affinity” October 9 – November 16, 2013 A show of the art from three artists who gain their inspiration from nature and from each other. Artists: Patricia Doyle Gale Woodhouse Buffy Baumbrough 9. “Under 100” November 23 – December 21, 2013. A collaboration with the Lake Country Coffee House, this popular, annual show exhibited artworks that were under 100 square inches and under $100. Over 600 artworks were on display. Artists: 59 Okanagan artists
Statistics Number of attendees for 2013 8,278 Number of exhibitions 9 Number of Artists Talks & panels & Roundtables 9 Number of Art History presentations 8 Number of workshops 13 Number of volunteers 60 Number of fundraisers 3 Number of grants applied for 5 Number of grants received 3 Number of members 160 Newsletter subscribers 405 Facebook followers 417 Twitter followers 572 Financial Report The attached summarized Financial Statement indicates that we successfully met all financial obligations for 2013. In addition to the financial support provided to the Gallery from Mayor and Council, we worked hard to obtain funds through various grants, fundraising events, memberships donations and sales. Please see Appendix A for the Financial Report. Please note that this is not a finalized Financial Statement for 2013. Also, some grant funds received in 2013 are for exhibition expenses in 2014 and must be carried over. The Art House An exciting expansion for the Gallery in 2013 was the acquisition of the house south of the Gallery, which became The Art House. This additional space was needed due to growing demands for workshops and other events. The space is currently being used for the following functions:
1. Workshops The Gallery organizes certain workshops, while most of the additional workshops are organized by local artists and educators who rent the workshop space to run their own classes. 2. The ArtShelf This is the only book store in the Okanagan that specializes only in art related books. All books are donated. Lucas Glenn oversees the ArtShelf 3. The Gift Shop The gift store is managed by Lake Country artist, Karen Coon. The artists whose works are included in the Gift Shop volunteer to work in the Shop. Inventory is creative and abundant, such that the small space is becoming over-crowded, a larger space is needed. 4. Artist in Residence The ‘house’ portion of The Art House will be used for an Artist in Residence Program, which bring artists from various locations, including international, spending time in Lake Country. A committee is working on the plans for this Program, and securing funds to enable us to proceed. In the meantime, this space was rented for two months to a local artist, and will now be used as rented studio space until the Artist in Residence Program is ready to start. The key requirement that needs to be in place for an Artist in Residence to start is the funding.
Workshops
April 13 Printmaking by Laura Widmer and Heather Leier
May 11 Shape-Shifting: Kid’s Art by Kelsie and Lucas
June 6 Collage: Ways to See the Unseen by Katie Brennan
Sept – Dec Weekly Oil painting classes by Gillian Rau
Sept 21 Blog and Newsletter Writing by Darcy Nybo
Sept 17 – Oct 1 The Art of Words – Artmaking with Text
3 evenings with Darcy Nybo and Lucas Glenn
October 9 The Visual Elements and Principles of Art and Design, for the Fibre Arts
Group, by Sharon McCoubrey
November 17,18 Expressive Acrylic Painting by Rick Cepella
November 21 Short Story Writing by Darcy Nybo
November 23 Marketing Musts for Artists and Small Business
by Darcy Nybo
November 24 Golden Acrylics Demonstrations by David Doody
November 24 – 26 Figure Painting in Oils with live model
by Katharine Almas
November 27 – 29 Portrait Painting in Oils from a Photograph
by Katharine Almas
November 30- Smart Art Painting with Texture
December 1 by Katharine Almas
Talks, Films, Special Events
Artist Talks and Panel Discussions
January 12 River Lewis, Julia Prudholm and Kevin Spetifore
January 23 “Paint, Photo, Sculpture – A Discourse on Medium”
Chaired by Lucas Glenn
March 30 Printmakers Panel Discussion and Catalogue launch
May 15 Art Education round table discussion
Kelsie and Lucas led
July 24 Question and Answer with Zev Tiefenbach and Suze Woolf
And the crew from the documentary film “Firestorm”
July 27 Zev Tiefenbach and Suze Woolf share some inspirations
October 17 Buffy Baumbrough, Patricia Doyle, Gayle Woodhouse
October 26 Studio Demonstration day with Buffy Baumbrough, Patricia Doyle, Gayle
Woodhouse
November 9 Round Table discussion on topic “Art & Money”, with Julia Trops and Jolene
Mackie (along with book signing)
Art History Presentations
February 2 Laura Wylie (UBCO Art History Student) discussed Art History connections
with reference to three works selected from the current exhibition.
April 18 Printmaking history and techniques, Briar Craig, UBCO Fine Arts professor.
June 15 Art History’s Masters meets TRACES by Peter Green and Paula.
August 17 Landscape and the Forces of Nature by Peter Green
August 24 Dutch Masters by Peter Green
November 3 Behind the Lens: Understanding Photography, by Hanss Lujan
November 24 A Guide to Canadian Art by Hanss Lujan
December 8 Artpop: Art History in Modern Contemporary Pop Culture by Hanss Lujan
Special Events
April 25 Annual General Meeting
August 3 Family Day at the Gallery
An afternoon of artmaking activities on the lawn and deck of the Art
House.
October 16 Trivia Night
An evening of testing your art knowledge. This evening was so well
received we will make it a quarterly event.
November 30 Deck the Walls fundraiser
December 15 Gift of Art – 50 bags of art supplies were donated by Gallery Board
members and given to schools, Boys and girls club, seniors and others
within Lake Country.
Collaborations
There have been a number of projects and opportunities that have involved the Gallery working
together with other community groups.
1. Lake Country Museum: We sell their book, promote each others events, and are currently
working on their Oral Histories of Lake Country Artists project. We also participated in the Lake
Country Museum Open House Day.
2. Chamber of Commerce: on ArtsVest meeting 3. ArtWalk 4. Public Art Advisory Commission on the “Town Wall” project. 5. Association for Artist Creative Alliance: jointly planned and offered an event for Cultural Days. 6. Life After Laundry Ladies Club: worked with them to produce the “Power of Three” film premiere evening. 7. Arts Council of the Central Okanagan “60 Artists in 60 Spaces” project – the Gallery hosted artwork 8. Fresh Outlook Foundation: the Gallery planned and presented an collaborative mural making session at the Salmon Festival at Ecco Centre. 9. “Firestorm” film premiere, we collaborated on the promotion of this film that also marked the 10th anniversary of the Okanagan Mountain Fire. 10. Lake Country Coffee House We work regularly with the Coffee House in mutually beneficial ways. Community Uses of the Gallery or the Art House 5 sessions of Inspired Word Cafe events in the Gallery exclusively (poetry readings, music etc..) A Shoemaker party An Artwalk dinner A leaving celebration of a former Summer Student. The Future Everyone involved with the Gallery is looking forward to 2014 with excitement and anticipation because the creative ideas continue to flow. The following list indicates some of our key goals for the future. Construction - Expansion As the Gift Shop is in need of more space, we hope to renovate the ‘back room’ in the Gallery for this purpose. Planning and estimates suggest this can be done for about $20,000. We have applied for provincial grant through the BC Creative Spaces Program, we will know the outcome in April.
Financial Our goal is to obtain more grant money from various sources, including the federal Canada Council of the Arts, in order to support the general operation of the Gallery by increasing the hours of our Gallery Manager and Curator. These two people do high quality work. It is as a result of both their competence and their willingness to work beyond the hours that they are paid for, that the Gallery has been successful. Additional funding will also enable the Gallery to pay more artists CARFAC fees, produce more catalogues, and respond more to requests and suggestions. Artist in Residence Program As mentioned, we hope to implement the Artist in Residence Program. Use of Outdoor Spaces for Special Programming The deck and yard of The Art House provide unique outdoor spaces that could be used for special events. We are exploring these opportunities. Off-Site Programming We are exploring some ways to take art activities into parts of the community, such as painting sessions under the trees, having exhibitions in unique spaces, organizing an Artist Open Studio Program, offering a bus Gallery Tour, and other possible ways to serve our citizens. Exhibitions There will be nine new exhibitions this coming year, each offering a unique approach to art. One specific exhibition will be the result of an Intergenerational Project in which young people will work together with seniors to create artworks. The specific list of upcoming exhibitions is found in the attached Appendix B. A Purpose Built Art Gallery There is no question that all the programming and exhibitions offered by the Gallery have greatly expanded the culture within Lake Country. It is also the case that the Gallery has brought many people from other communities into our municipality. We know that a future Art Gallery, perhaps within a Civic/Culture Centre, perhaps within the Town Centre, would sustain this cultural gem and ensure its community contributions for the future. Conclusion Lake Country Art Gallery had a very successful 2013. There were well over 8,000 people who attended the exhibition, and the number would go much higher when all the attendees of the workshops and other special events are included in the total count. It is clear that the Gallery is providing many opportunities for Lake Country’s citizens. We were awarded the 'Creativity in Business' Award from the Lake Country Chamber of Commerce in October 2013 We appreciate the financial support from the District of Lake Country, and hope we can continue to get that support so the Gallery can continue to serve Lake Country.
Appendix A - Financial Statement for 2014
NOTE: This is not a finalized or reviewed financial statement. Our treasurer is still
working on creating the final 2013 financial statement. However, this preliminary
statement provides a general picture of the Gallery’s finances.
Revenue Expense
Municipal:
DLC Lease of Gallery 25,000
DLC Lease of The Art House 14,000
Grants:
Central Okanagan Foundation 10,000
Summer Student 4,582
Grant BC Gaming 20,000 (designated for 2014 exhibitions)
Lake Country Rotary 1,500
Donations
ArtWalk 10,000
Other 2,567
Membership 2,829
Fundraising
Deck the Walls 1,946
Under 100 2,617
Commission
Art Sales 1,357
Gift Shop, Bookshelf 345
Space Rental 2,450
Workshop Fees and rental 2,451
Catalogue Sales 304
Facilities
Gallery lease 15,600
The Art House lease 16,050
The Art House utilities 547
Repair and Maintenance, Gallery 806
Repair and Maintenance Art House 583
Personnel:
Gallery Manager 19,200
Curator 16,300
Summer Student 6,043
Employee EI, CPP, WCB 428
Honoraria 940
CARFAC Fees (Canadian Artists Representation) 3,665
Exhibition Expenses 2,066Workshop Experiences 355
Calendars 216
Promotions, Advertising 217
Communications
Telephone and Internet Gallery 695
Telephone and Internet Art House 288
Operations
Office Supplies 839
Bank charges 151
Courier, postage 100
Credit Card Charges 1,680
Office Furniture and Equipment 1,401
Insurance 1,855
Membership and Dues 159
Business Fees and Licenses 200
Accounting and Legal 75
Miscellaneous Expenses 702
Totals 101,948 88,161Appendix B Exhibition Schedule for 2014
Title: Gone / Crossfades (working titles)
Dates: January 8th - February 14th, 2014
Artists: Jane Everett, Anne Simpson (poet) and Pippa Dean-Veerman
Title: Members’ Exhibition
Dates: February 19th - March 21st, 2014
Artists: members of the Lake Country Art Gallery
Title: Sotto Voce (working title)
Dates: March 26th - May 2nd, 2014
Artists: Wanda Lock, Carin Covin and Destanne Norris
Title: Art Through the Ages - An Intergenerational Art Exhibition
Dates: May 7th - June 6th 2013
Artists: TBD
Title: Portraiture - inspired by the Rucker Archive
Dates: June 11th - July 18th, 2014
Artists: Nadine Bradshaw, Jeda Connor, Stephen Lee Scott
Title: In a Different Light - Landscape in Art
Dates: July 23rd - August 29th, 2014
Artists: Rick Cepella & Stephen Fisher
Title: Artwalk Theme Gallery
Dates: Sept 6th - Oct 3rd, 2014
Artists: TBD
Title: Remaking the world (abstraction inspired by the world around us) (working title)
Dates: October 8th - November 14th, 2013
Artists: Stephanie Jonsson, Jill Ehlert and John van der Woude
Title: Under 100 Exhibition
Dates: November 19 – December 21, 2014
Upcoming Workshops for January and February 2014
WEDNESDAYS: Oil Painting with Gillian Rau - Returns on 8th January
TWO WEEKENDS: 'Smart Art' with Katharine Almas - from January 18th
TUESDAYS:* 'Fun with Acrylics' with Marlene McPherson - from January 21st
* Choose from classes for Adults or Children
TUESDAYS: 'Drawing for Fun' with with Marlene McPherson - from January 21st
THURSDAYS: 'Exploring Your Favorite Art Medium' with Marlene McPherson
– from January 29th
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