Annual Report 2005 Disponible en français. INTRODUCTION ADVOCACY As the CMA approaches its 60th anniversary, this year has been a remarkable one in which advocacy activities and other services have hit full stride. The CMA has conducted a remarkable and respected campaign for new funding for museums, and a host of other activities that have set a new benchmark for the sector. The CMA is proud of its achievements and the encouragement and feedback we have received from all our members and stakeholders. Today’s CMA is alive and vital, and it is our determination to ensure this freshness and vitality in all our activities in the future. We want to continually renew ourselves with new objectives and ambitions that will better serve the museum sector as a whole. That is our mission and that is our intention. CMA advocacy activities took a major leap forward in this year and undoubtedly are now one of the great strengths of this organization. As a result of the serious deterioration to museum funding, CMA seized a political opportunity to challenge the government of Canada and the Minister of Canadian Heritage over this issue. This was a calculated risk for the CMA but in the end, it was very successful in convincing the Minister to undertake a review of the existing museums policy which was in the opinion of the CMA seriously out of date and did not meet the needs of today’s museums. CMA has received an incredible amount of positive feedback from members and others over recent activities. These activities involve most CMA staff and are led by John McAvity, executive director, Monique Horth, director of public affairs, and Jim Everson, director of government relations. Highlights from 2005 n New Canadian Museums Policy and Canada Council funding CMA’s number one priority n Advocacy activities highly effective and well-regarded by museum community n Increased media attention to museums and funding issues n CMA has successfully turned around its deficit financial situation into a small surplus this year n CMA’s new election committee very successful at grassroots work n Cultural Property Protection Conference a great success n CMA retail services have been totally revived for the future with a new approach n Improved relations with Provincial Museum Associations and other partners n CMA workshops on advocacy and communications n New CMA funding for small museums n New CMA bursaries for delegates to attend CMA conferences n Introduction of new Award of Distinguished Service n Re-introduction of the Fellows Lecture n Revisions made to CMA Bursary Program n CMA Museums Shops Conferences in Toronto and Vancouver well attended n Plans to dramatically improve CMA website n CMA planning for a new strategic framework and innovative approaches to serving members needs and inclusion of others in the museum sector New Museums Policy The number one priority for the CMA remains the development of a new Canadian Museums Policy with NEW funding. CMA’s commitment to advocacy activities has increased and this has been felt throughout the community. Museums across Canada have responded to the growing momentum and have taken action. In early spring CMA undertook consultations and built support within the sector and among political parties for the proposed Museums Policy. In June, CMA participated in the national roundtable sponsored by the Minister in Ottawa and CMA submitted a paper to the August 31 official call for input. In July NDP culture critic Charlie Angus hosted a town hall meeting on museums in Timmins, and the CMA participated. In the fall, CMA made presentations on the Policy at a number of provincial association meetings and internationally at INTERCOM in Vienna, and the Dutch Museums Association in Amsterdam. CMA was called as an official witness before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance to give advice for the coming federal budget. CMA made a strong presentation, including a request for $75 million in new funding per year; the presentation received all-party support. CMA also continued to meet with other key members of Parliament to ensure all-party support and support from Cabinet. After the election call in late November the CMA went into election mode. CMA received answers on key questions from the five The CMA gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Department of Canadian Heritage. CMA — 2005 Annual Report 1 major political parties. An election toolkit was produced and made available on the CMA website. Information kits were produced and sent to members of the community in support of their meetings with local MPs on the museum policy. A volunteer team of more than 40 members from across Canada located in key ridings worked together to talk about museums. CMA sincerely thanks all of these members for their incredible work. CMA continues to organize op-ed articles in major newspapers signed by prominent Canadians endorsing the museums policy from various angles, such as research, art, public engagement, and so on. With the election of a new Conservative minority government, CMA has been quick off the mark to push for the adoption of the proposed new Canadian Museums Policy. At this point it remains a work in process but it is CMA’s number one priority and CMA remains very optimistic. all do support the principle of paying artists’ fees for the exhibition of their work. Following much discussion with CARFAC, which also represents the Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec (RAAV), it was mutually agreed to enter into negotiations to try to resolve this impasse. A negotiation process was agreed to and CMA/CAMDO established a joint negotiating team. Regretfully there has been no progress on this matter to date. Negotiations have not commenced. Parallel to these negotiations, CARFAC is also in separate negotiations with the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) under all terms of the Status of the Artist legislation that includes payment of exhibition fees. CMA has maintained strong communications with the NGC over these proceedings, which are still in progress. Hague Convention Canada Council Funding Campaign CMA played a major role in the Arts Coalition to advocate for increased funding for the Canada Council for the Arts. As a founding member of this campaign, CMA assisted in every aspect of its development and action, including sending several members to an advocacy day on Parliament Hill followed by a successful reception with key Cabinet ministers and other members of Parliament. The objective of the campaign is to achieve a significant increase in funding for the Council’s work in the arts, including its funding for art museums and galleries. It is aimed at doubling the Council’s budget, rather than dictating the amount of funding per category, as that is the responsibility of the arm’s-length Council itself. CMA has also separately advocated for increased support for the Visual Arts Section of the Canada Council, which supports art galleries, artist-run centres, and artists. CMA strongly supports their work. The CMA is pleased to report that Canada has become a State Party to the First and Second Protocols of the UNESCO Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, also known as the 1954 Hague Convention. Along with peacetime measures, the Convention also protects cultural property by prohibiting deliberate targeting of recognized cultural property or its use in support of military efforts by military personnel. The CMA advocated for this significant decision, and it was involved in supporting a bill recommending amendments to existing Canadian legislation in order to abide by the requirements of the Hague Convention. The CMA supported Bill S-37 through consultations with members of the Senate. PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS Youth Programs Copyright Legislation CMA is a member of the Copyright Coalition, made up of national representatives of copyright user groups such as libraries, universities, colleges, archives, and so on. CMA attended numerous meetings of the Coalition and supported its position with respect to proposed Bill C-60 that was intended to reform Canada’s Copyright Act, especially in light of new technologies and international agreements. This legislation died on the order paper when the government fell at year-end. Exhibition Rights CMA has worked closely with Canadian Art Museum Directors Organization (CAMDO) to negotiate with the principle collectives over massive proposed increases in suggested fees for the public exhibition right. The Canadian Artists’ Representation / Le front des artistes canadiens (CARFAC) introduced new fees that represented an increase of some 500% over a 5-year period. Galleries and museums stated they could simply not afford such increases — although 2 CMA — 2005 Annual Report Young Canada Works Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations continued to provide meaningful work experiences for Canadian youth in museums across Canada. Museum professionals developed top-quality proposals for the 2005 program, creating many difficult choices for the peer review committee. With extensions, 496 positions were funded in 369 organizations. Young Canada Works Building Careers in Heritage created 11 internships in Canada and around the world that ranged from 4 to 6 months. The internships often represent that first all-important paid career-related employment for graduates up to 30 years of age. This year’s placements in Canada took place at the following institutions: n Museums and Collections Services, University of Alberta n Blackwood Gallery, University of Toronto at Mississauga n Wyatt Heritage Properties, Prince Edward Island n Yukon Church Heritage: Old Log Church Museum n Corporation du moulin Légaré Inc., Quebec n Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Internationally, participants were placed in Kenya (through the Commonwealth Association of Museums), Tunisia (through the Carrefour internationale de la Presse universitaire francophone), the United States (through the Coopérative de services aux écrivains/ Éducation, Culture, Société), and in New Zealand. The CMA appreciates the continued support of the Department of Canadian Heritage without whose support these programs would not be possible. Young Professionals International Ten recent university graduates set off for international placements thanks to funding from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade’s Young Professionals International program. Work assignments ranged from researching and developing material for a major web-based project on the history of the British Empire, in Bristol, United Kingdom, to collections management in Australia. The following institutions acted as hosts for the 2005-2006 program: n Whanganui Regional Museum, Wanganui, New Zealand n British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, Bristol, United Kingdom n University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia n Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand n Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia n International Council of Museums (ICOM), Paris, France n Migration Museum, Adelaide, Australia n University of Otego, Dunedin, New Zealand n Tasman Bays Heritage Trust, Nelson, New Zealand n South Canterbury Museum, Timaru, New Zealand NOTE: The Canadian Museums Association (CMA) has been advised by the Department of Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) that due to funding priorities at FAC, the Young Professionals International program will not be renewed for 2006-2007. The Bursary Program In 2005, over 100 bursaries were awarded to museum professionals and volunteers to participate in workshops, symposiums and conferences in Canada and abroad. A major source of professional development support for Canada’s museum professionals, the Bursary Program (supported by the Department of Canadian Heritage) is currently undergoing a renewal process. Meetings have been held with PCH to develop options for renewing the program. Once approved and tested, the revised program will be launched in 2006. Awards Celebrating excellence in the Canadian museum sector is an annual highlight for the CMA. Through various award programs, the CMA works in partnership to celebrate the exceptional work that takes place in Canada’s institutions and communities. In 2005 the submissions were plentiful, exciting, and innovative. The following awards were presented at the conference in Saskatoon: CMA Awards for Outstanding Achievement n Research: National Gallery of Canada Library, Index to Nineteenth-Century Canadian Catalogues of Art n Publications: Royal Ontario Museum, ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario n Publications Honourable Mention: Centre international d’art contemporain de Montréal, Les 20 ans du CIAC n Exhibition: UBC Museum of Anthropology, Mehodihi: Wellknown Traditions of Tahltan People n Conservation: Centre de conservation du Québec, Préserv’Art n Museum Management: Museums Alberta, Museum Excellence Program n Multimedia: Museums Nature de Montréal, Ars Natura n Multimedia Honorable Mention: Centre National des Naufrages du Saint-Laurent, MAYDAY ICOM Canada’s International Achievement Award Presented to Monsieur Roland Arpin, in partnership with ICOM Canada. Museums-Schools Partnership Award Presented to Grand Centre High School and the Cold Lake Museum Society, Cold Lake, Alberta, in collaboration with the Canadian College of Teachers and the Canadian Museum of Nature. Conferences CMA Annual Conference The CMA’s 58th Annual Conference took place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, June 6-10, 2005. It was a complete success and everyone who attended was extremely pleased with the content of the conference and the warm hospitality of our hosts. A comprehensive program covering a wide range of activities and topics was offered to the 322 delegates in attendance. The 59th Annual Conference will be held in Saint John, New Brunswick, May 2-6, 2006. Cultural Property Protection Conference The CMA held a very successful conference on cultural property protection on January 16-17, 2006 at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. This represented a new venture for CMA in an important and under-served area of concern for museums. Over 150 delegates, more than double the number anticipated, from throughout Canada, the United States, and The Netherlands participated in sessions addressing four themes: emerging issues, security best practices, risk management, and emergency preparedness and recovery. Experts in tourism security, terrorism, internal theft, museum security, and other fields addressed the specific challenges being faced by Canada’s museums in protecting their visitors, staff, collections, and facilities. An action plan has been developed to guide the cultural property protection community in future directions. For a copy of the CMA — 2005 Annual Report 3 action plan and more information on this event, visit: www.museum.ca/protection. CMA is committed to pursuing this action plan for the advancement of this specialized sector in the future. Research Summit In January 2005, CMA sponsored the first major conference devoted to the curatorial and research needs of museums. This event attracted far more interest than was first anticipated, with over 200 delegates coming to Ottawa to discuss the issues in snowy January. Since the Summit’s meeting, an Action Plan has been developed, and circulated to all members. A section of the CMA website is devoted to this topic which has been kept up to date with additional postings of articles. The Summit’s planning committee has assumed the role as agent for follow-up and monitoring of the Action Plan. Expectations are high in some cases and CMA is committed to doing the best it can to advance the Action Plan. In particular CMA intends to focus on key elements such as the need to open funding doors for museum based research from the funding councils such as the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research council, and similar agencies. Museum based research is a key element in CMAs recommendations for the new Canadian Museums Policy. Research First Peoples and Museums Representatives of several First Peoples’ organizations have approached CMA concerning policies and practices with respect to museums and their communities. Much has happened since the landmark AFN/CMA Task Force Report in 1992, much of it progressive and consistent with the report, but CMA also recognizes that expectations have not always been met and that times have changed. As a result, CMA consulted with members in Saskatoon at a special meeting, over international protocols for the return of aboriginal human remains and other cultural property; at that meeting it was apparent that a total review of the Task Force Report was necessary to determine the road ahead on new and old issues. As a result CMA has proposed a comprehensive evaluation of the 1992 Task Force Report. CMA is awaiting funding to implement this project, planned to begin in mid-2006 and to be completed in mid-2007. It will be done in complete consultation with First Nations and museums. CMA wishes to thank Richard Lindo who has served as a volunteer in these activities for CMA. Canadians and Their Past Study CMA has agreed to participate in a major research study, which has received funding as a Community-University Research Alliances (CURA) project under the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) in conjunction with several universities and other organizations. This project is being co-ordinated by Lon Dubinsky for CMA. 4 CMA — 2005 Annual Report Insurance Insurance Seminar Series The CMA developed a project proposal through CAHSP to offer a series of insurance seminars to be held across Canada in 2006. Everything You Wanted To Know About Insurance… But Were Afraid To Ask is intended to help museum professionals develop a better understanding of the advantages and complexities of insurance, risk analysis, and management. As a follow up to the CMA study on alternative models of buying insurance for museums, including a reciprocal insurance model, and to gain greater long-term control of this major cost, the CMA will also hold discussions on these new models with potential partners. CMA Group Insurance Plans CMA offers several group insurance plans to meet member needs. These include collections, general liability, property, directors’ and officers’ liability, and group health care. Over 300 museums participate in these successful plans with total premiums in excess of $3 million per year. In 2005 the broker, AON, transferred many of the programs to a new underwriter: Chubb Insurance. This has resulted in better service and CMA is pleased to report many premiums were reduced in 2004 and 2005. AON Consulting of Ottawa, a separate division of AON, administers the group health care program. A stable program, it provides comprehensive coverage for museum employees’ health care needs, including programs for individuals and volunteers. On behalf of CMA, Dion Durrell and Associates Inc., a Toronto-based insurance consulting firm, completed an independent study on innovative ways to reduce insurance costs at museums. The study indicated that a reciprocal insurance model was marginally feasible for the museum sector and may addressed by other options or by partnerships with related sectors. The study was partially funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage’s Canadian Arts and Heritage Sustainability Program. CMA will consult widely with the sector on how best to establish a reciprocal or other model. CMA will also sponsor a related series of educational seminars for museums across Canada in 20062007. Standards Directors Employment Contract In 2005 CMA developed a model employment contract for museum directors, to be used in negotiating terms of employment. It was tested and checked by various legal experts in 2005 and will be launched in 2006. This has long been an area of uncertainty; this model is recommended for both directors and museums to consider. CMA sincerely thanks the American Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) for permission to use their model, which was revised to reflect Canadian law and standard practice. The CMA model is now available from CMA for a small fee. CMA thanks all the legal advisors in this project, including: Millicent Gaudieri, AAMD executive director, for permission to adapt their model, E. Ann Mowatt of Ottawa who undertook the bulk of the adaptation to reflect Canadian law, Chuck Rottenberg of Drache Buchmayer LLP and Partners, Rudy Groulx of Hamilton Appotive LLP, Julia Cornett of Torys LLP, and Catherine Pirie of Catapult Design. New Definition of Museum At the Annual General Meeting in Saskatoon, CMA members voted to introduce a new definition of museum into the CMA bylaws. This new definition is the culmination of several years’ work by a special committee led by CMA Board member Andrée Gendreau. Professional Ethics CMA has published two ethical guidelines, the Ethics Guidelines (1999) for museum professionals and Guidelines: Roles and Responsibilities of Museum Boards of Trustees (2005) for museum trustees, both available on the CMA website free of charge or in print from CMA. CMA CMA Governance At the 2005 Annual Meeting in Saskatoon, Cal White, director of the Toronto Zoo, was elected president; Jann L. M. Bailey, director of the Kamloops Art Gallery, became past president; and Andrée Gendreau, director of collections at the Musée de la civilisation was elected vice-president. Two new Board members were elected: Janet Pieschel, director of the Calgary Police Interpretive Centre, and Mark Graham, director of research at the Canadian Museum of Nature. Dean Bauche, director of the Allan Sapp Gallery (North Battleford SK), was reelected for a second two-year term. Continuing members for the second of their two-year terms include: Jon Tupper, director of the Confederation Centre Art Gallery (Charlottetown PEI), and René Binette, director of the Écomusée du fier monde (Montreal QC). In 2005, the CMA Board held two meetings in Saskatoon (before and after the AGM), and two in Ottawa. The CMA Board operates on the Policy Governance Model in which the Board focuses on the Association’s future directions and establishes goals, which the executive director is then responsible to meet. Management and implementation of plans are the responsibility of the staff through the executive director who is fully accountable to the Board as a whole. The Board also conducted some interim business by mail, email and conference calls. Several Board members also served on various CMA committees as volunteers. CMA Secretariat Following a number of significant changes to the staff in 2004, CMA is very pleased with the results. The team at the Secretariat is humming with enthusiasm and expertise. CMA sincerely thanks all staff for their incredible efforts and enthusiasm on behalf of Canada’s museums. At year-end, Dawn Roach submitted her resignation to assume a new position with another organization. CMA sincerely thanks Dawn for her excellent management of various activities over her 11 years with CMA. Also, Emily Paige left the Young Canada Works team to join the Banff New Media Institute. CMA celebrated Robert Levesque’s 25th anniversary of working for the CMA. He is the second employee to reach this milestone. Linda McConnell reached this impressive record in 2003. As a result CMA has introduced the new Levesque-McConnell award — named on their behalf — to mark those who achieve similar records of excellent service. CMA Strategic Planning In 2005, CMA Board and staff began developing a new, dynamic strategic framework for the Association, to embrace the context of a new Canadian museums policy. Staff investigated various models including those of successful national and international organizations. The Board has been considering future goals and the mission/vision for the Association. CMA is at a formative stage at this point and is investigating all possible options to improve services to the museum sector in the future. CMA has and will continue to consult members in this undertaking and rely on feedback as to your needs and your evaluation of CMA services. Regardless of the new museum policy, the CMA is committed to delivering the best possible programs for you, the membership. Communications Throughout 2005, CMA put considerable effort into ensuring that all communications materials are well crafted. The CMA’s goal is to ensure that by 2006, all CMA material shares a common look and feel. Advocacy Alerts CMA designed an HTML email format, so we are now able to send member communications that include CMA branding. In 2005 CMA issued 18 Advocacy Alerts, as well as a number of promotional communiqués for the Research Summit, the Cultural Property Protection Conference, the CMA Annual Conference, and other CMA activities. Web While the CMA website had no budget in 2005, considerable planning was undertaken towards rebuilding the site in 2006. CMA surveyed staff and members on how they use the internet and what they expect from the CMA site. This feedback was used to inform the CMA — 2005 Annual Report 5 development of a plan for the new website, to be built in 2006. A web design agency has been selected, and the project will move forward in 2006. The main priorities for the site include improved navigation, compliance with accessibility guidelines, better use of usability standards and a new look and feel. Media Museum coverage began well in 2005 with Charlotte Gray’s piece on “The lights going dim in Canada’s underfunded museums…” which appeared in The Globe and Mail on Saturday January 8, 2005, during the Research Summit. Museums issues appeared in print and radio regularly through 2005. Notably, CMA worked with David Silcox, managing director of Sotheby’s Canada, to place an op-ed in the Ottawa Citizen (Oct 7, 2005). CMA updated all media contacts, and constructed an up to date lists for both English and French media, covering radio, print, and television. CMA executive director, and other staff, have done numerous media interviews over the museums policy, and other issues other media liaison with the Globe and Mail, CBC, Radio Canada, and so on. Muse Over the past year, Muse published 6 issues which featured museum retail, looted Second World War art, the new Canadian War Museum, community development, museum education, and environmental sustainability. In 2005, the printing and advertising contracts for Muse were revisited and renewed, which has resulted in savings on print production and an increase in advertising sales. CMA redesigned the ad sales package, introduced a new marketing opportunity, and adjusted the rates for 2006. n Annual retention campaign in August All individuals listed in the People section of Muse were sent a CMA introductory package n CMA invited non-member conference attendees to join n The Association continues to manage the membership for the International Council of Museums (ICOM) Canada, and the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA). It also started its contract with the Canadian Parks Partnership (CPP). Registrations to CMA workshops and conferences were processed in-house in the CMA’s membership department. Evaluation forms for the events held in 2005 showed a high level of satisfaction in the registration process. CMA thanks those of you who have contributed feedback to the evaluation process. Strategic Partners The CMA works closely with other national organizations to advance objectives in areas of shared concerns. This year, CMA renewed its Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Canadian Heritage; this agreement provides a framework for collaboration between the two organizations. CMA continues to work closely with, and to support ICOM Canada, as well as other partners, including the provincial museum associations (with whom CMA held two formal meetings in the past year), the Canadian Federation of Friends of Museums, the Organization of Military Museums of Canada, the Canadian Art Museum Directors Organization, and others. Management Agreements CMA provides support services to related organizations including: n ICOM Canada n Canadian Art Museum Directors Organization (CAMDO) n Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA) n Canadian Parks Partnership (CPP) Key Stakeholders CMA Membership In 2005, CMA invited institutional members to renew their commitment to offer free admission to other CMA members, and over two hundred institutions responded favourably. A list of these institutions is available to any CMA member. CMA will follow up on the project to increase the number of participants in the coming year. CMA adjusted membership fees in two categories. First, for individual members, CMA re-instated the $10 discount applicable to individual members who are employees, volunteers, or trustees of CMA institutional members; or who are members of provincial museum associations. Second, CMA increased institutional membership beginning with the August renewal period: the maximum rate is now $2,750. CMA undertook a number of membership development activities in 2005, including: n Distribution of membership literature at provincial museum association conferences n Distribution of brochures to museum studies programs 6 CMA — 2005 Annual Report Other Key Organizations CMA Board members are encouraged to represent the Association at various regional or specialized meetings, and CMA staff and Board members are frequent speakers and contributors to conferences and meetings. CMA staff regularly attend as many meetings and events as possible, including those of the following organizations in 2005: n Atlantic Provinces Art Gallery Association n British Columbia Museums Association n Alberta Museums Association n Museums Association of Newfoundland and Labrador n Canadian Art Museum Directors Organization n Société des Musées Québecois n Établir son plan de communication, SMQ workshop n Ontario Museum Association n Canadian Conference of the Arts n Museums and the Web n Smithsonian Institution’s National Conference on Cultural Property Protection n ICOM’s Legal Affairs and Properties Committee ICEE (ICOM’s International Committee for Exhibition Exchange) n INTERCOM (ICOM’s International Committee on Management) n Museums Foundation of Canada The Museums Foundation of Canada was established by CMA in 1994 to serve as a mechanism to support museum activities in Canada. Over the years it has handled funding disbursements of close to $300,000 but has not been developed into a fully-fledged funding model due to changes in Canadian tax law. The Foundation has considered adopting a more aggressive model but funding has prevented it from doing so. At this time the Foundation is being maintained as a legal entity and is available for potential activities. It is chaired by Arthur Drache QC, of Ottawa. CMA Fellows CMA welcomed the following new Fellows at the annual meeting in Saskatoon: Dr. Sonja Tanner-Kaplash (Victoria BC), Dr. Victoria Dickenson (Montreal QC), and Sharilyn Ingram (Grimsby ON). The total number of Fellows stands at 35. The sector was saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Michael CMA Financial Information Ames of Vancouver, in early 2006. The CMA has dramatically turned its financial situation around Over the year the Fellows committee helped with the introduction of the new CMA Award of Distinguished Service. This is an important addition to the CMA’s Awards for the year ending January 31, 2006 Program to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions throughout their 2005 2006 career to the advancement of the museum field Revenue in Canada. The first recipients will be awarded Sustaining support/Bursary contribution $ 530,884 $ 564,023 at the CMA’s 59th Annual Conference in Saint Young Canada Works 1,950,661 1,706,017 John, New Brunswick in 2006. Young Professionals International 134,301 164,325 Other projects 454,976 92,874 Candace Stevenson continues as president Memberships dues 273,722 266,803 of the Fellows Committee and Yves Dagenais Earned revenue 1,818,182 1,504,255 serves as secretary. Summary of Financial Operations CMA is also pleased to announce it has successfully secured a major donor who will sponsor the re-introduction of the Fellows Lecture as a feature at CMA conferences, beginning in 2007. National Museum Retail Initiatives Selections Catalogue In 2005 the CMA produced the 12th edition of the Selections from Museums of Canada catalogue. Its circulation has grown over the years from an initial distribution of 250,000 copies to over 865,000 this year. Expenses continued to be high this year, but sales were up slightly, which resulted in a slight profit for the Association this year. The website, in its second year, brought in approximately 3,000 sales. This site will be redeveloped in 2006. Retail Conferences The CMA hosted two museum shop conferences in Vancouver and Toronto; 136 people attended these two events. $4,298,297 $5,162,726 $ 279,938 99,065 395,197 113,006 196,374 549 1,165,274 1,706,017 164,325 58,516 — 25,407 92,874 $ 318,937 96,853 494,270 130,173 224,443 938 1,445,865 1,950,661 134,301 — 24,764 46,120 456,617 $4,296,542 $5,323,942 $1,755 <$161,216> — $24,290 $26,045 $306 $185,200 $24,290 Expenses Communications Govt. relations and public policy Membership services and administration Programs and projects Annual conference Books and educational Museum shops initiatives Young Canada Works Young Professionals International Bursary Program 2003-2004 Bursary Program 2004-2005 Bursary Program 2005-2006 Other projects Excess of <expenses over revenue> revenue over expenses Members’ Trust Fund Balance of fund, beginning of year Balance of fund, end of year A complete copy of the CMA’s Audited Financial Statements is available upon request. CMA — 2005 Annual Report 7 from a serious deficit in 2004 to a virtually balanced budget in 2005. The past year has been one of stabilization for the Association. At the beginning of the year, measures were taken to reduce operating costs in order to balance the budget. As well, projects and activities undertaken during the year, including Selections, CMA’s mail order catalogue, were successful. As a result, the Association has ended the year with a small surplus. The CMA’s new auditors, Marcil Lavallée, have prepared the 2005-2006 Audited Financial Statements. In 2003, the Board established the position of Audit Liaison as an independent role from the Board and management to receive the reports from the auditors. Last year, Colin Eades agreed to serve as Audit Liaison for a two-year term. CONCLUSION This past year has been a busy and productive year for the Association, which is involved in so many activities. The CMA is proud to be a pro-active association that deals with cutting edge issues on the national level for museums and the sector as a whole. The CMA sincerely thanks all the government departments, agencies, donors, sponsors, and volunteers who have contributed to CMA’s activities over the past year. Thank you for empowering the CMA to work for the advancement of museums. Your support, and your investment will have positive results in the coming year. 8 Sincerely, Calvin White President John G. McAvity Executive Director CMA — 2005 Annual Report Members involved in CMA activities in 2005 CMA Board 2005-2006 Jann L.M. Bailey (Past President), Director, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops BC Dean Bauche, Director, Allen Sapp Gallery, North Battleford SK René Binette, Director, Écomusée du fier monde, Montreal QC Andrée Gendreau (Vice President), Director of collections, Musée de la civilisation, Quebec QC Mark Graham, Director of Research, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa ON Janet Pieschel, Director, Calgary Police Service Interpretive Centre and Archives, Calgary AB Jon Tupper, Director, Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum, Charlottetown PEI Calvin J. White (President), Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Zoo, Toronto ON Board Nominations Jann L. M. Bailey (Past President), Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops BC Andrée Gendreau (Vice President), Musée de la civilisation, Quebec QC Renée Huard, Montreal Science Centre, Montreal QC Robert Laidler, Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre, Stonewall MB John G. McAvity, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Andrew Mosker, Cantos Music Foundation, Calgary AB Board-Audit Representative Colin Eades, South Mountain, ON Marcil Lavallée, Auditors, Ottawa ON CMA Legal Advisor Rudy Groulx, Hamilton Appotive LLP, Ottawa ON CMA Staff Francine Caron, Membership Assistant Véronique Chikuru, Program Co-ordinator Jim Everson, Director, Government Relations Naomi Grattan, Director, Communications Lyn Guérin, Policy Officer, Cultural Property Protection Monique Horth, Director, Public and Professional Affairs Robert Levesque, Director, Financial Services Suzanne Marion, Membership Services Catherine Maclaine, Program Assisant, Young Canada Works John G. McAvity, Executive Director Linda McConnell, Production Assistant Emily Paige, Program Assistant, Young Canada Works Sue-Ann Ramsden, Director, Museum Enterprises Michael Rikley-Lancaster, Program Co-ordinator, Young Canada Works Dawn Roach, Director, Operations Nadine Saint-Amour, Publications Assistant Anne Wong, Finance Assistant CMA Conferences 2006 Conference Planning Jeanne Mance Cormier, Musée acadien de l’Université de Moncton, Moncton NB Charlie Costain, Canadian Conservation Institute, Ottawa ON Jane Fullerton, New Brunswick Museum, Saint John NB Laurie Glenn Norris, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton NB Ann Graham, New Brunswick Museum, Saint John NB Monique Horth, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Ian Lumsden, IGL Fine Arts Consulting, Montreal QC Robert MacKinnon, University of New Brunswick, Saint John NB Margot Magee-Sackett, Ross Memorial Museum, St. Andrew’s NB Regina Mantin, New Brunswick Museum, Saint John NB Wendy Martindale, New Brunswick Museum, Saint John NB Elizabeth McCrae, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa ON Brenda Orr, Moncton Museum, Moncton NB Faye Pearson, Kings County Museum, Hampton NB Sue-Ann Ramsden, Canadian Museums Association, Toronto ON Paul Thériault, Canadian Heritage, Moncton NB Wendy Thomas, Canadian Heritage Information Network, Gatineau QC Guy Tremblay, Government of New Brunswick, Fredericton NB Alida Visbach, Calgary Heritage Park, Calgary AB 2007 Conference Planning Danièle Archambault, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal QC Charlie Costain, Canadian Conservation Institute, Ottawa ON Michelle Dondo-Tardiff, Canada Agriculture Museum, Ottawa ON Sheila Gamble, Wanuskewin Heritage Park, Saskatoon SK Joe Geurts, Canadian War Museum, Ottawa ON Mayo Graham, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa ON Naomi Grattan, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Monique Horth, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Robert Laidler, Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre, Stonewall MB JoAnn MacKenzie, Government House, Ottawa ON Maureen McEvoy, Canada Museum of Science and Technology, Ottawa ON Johanna Mizgala, Portrait Gallery of Canada, Ottawa ON Janet Pieschel, Calgary Police Service Interpretive Centre and Archives, Calgary AB Sue-Ann Ramsden, Canadian Museums Association, Toronto ON Bill Rapley, Toronto Zoo, Toronto ON Wendy Thomas, Canadian Heritage Information Network, Gatineau QC Cultural Property Protection Conference Planning Committee Mike Ferguson, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto ON Alain Gendron, Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation, Gatineau QC Lyn Guérin, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Margaret Haupt, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto ON Monique Horth, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Robert Marchand, Canada Museum of Science and Technology Corporation, Ottawa ON Christina Nichols, Canadian Council of Archives, Ottawa ON (Archives liaison to the planning committee) Deborah Stewart, Canadian Conservation Institute, Ottawa ON David Tremain, Canadian Conservation Institute, Ottawa ON Robert Waller, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa ON National Shop Conference John Alexander, Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto ON Nancy Helmers, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington ON Robert Laidler, Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre, Stonewall MB Marie Lasnier, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa ON Janet Pieschel, Calgary Police Service Interpretive Centre and Archives, Calgary AB Sue-Ann Ramsden (Chair), Canadian Museums Association, Toronto ON Rino Roncadin, Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto ON Donn Sabean, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax NS Andre Wattie, Toronto Zoo, Toronto ON Western Shop Symposium Robert Laidler, Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre, Stonewall MB Janet Pieschel, Calgary Police Service Interpretive Centre and Archives, Calgary AB Sue-Ann Ramsden (Chair), Canadian Museums Association, Toronto ON CMA — 2005 Annual Report 9 Leslie Smith, Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre, Vancouver BC CMA Activities Awards of Outstanding Achievement Karen Bachmann, Timmins Museum, Timmins ON Roger Baird, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa ON Monique Horth, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Renée Huard, Montreal Science Centre, Montreal QC Benoît Légaré (Chair), Montreal Science Centre, Montreal QC Janet M. MacDonald, Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria BC Copyright Ella Agnew, Toronto ON Daniel Amadei, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa ON Bruce Anderson, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina SK Pierre Arpin, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg MB Jann L.M. Bailey, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops BC Glen Bloom, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, Ottawa ON Demetra Christakos, Ontario Association of Art Galleries, Toronto ON Sylvalya Elchen, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto ON Jacqueline Gijssen, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver BC Victoria Henry, Art Bank, Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa ON John G. McAvity (Chair), Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Louise Renaud, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau QC Marie-Claude Rousseau, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa ON Marilyn Smith, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge AB Muse Editorial Board Yorke Edwards, Victoria BC Morris Flewwelling, Red Deer AB Tom Hill, Ohsweken ON Nancy Hushion, Toronto ON Robin Inglis, North Vancouver BC Sharilyn Ingram, Grimsby ON Robert Janes, Canmore AB Pierre Lachapelle, Verdun QC Hélène Lamarche, Lachine QC Johanne Landry, Montreal QC George MacBeath, Fredericton NB Margaret S. Machell, Toronto ON Carol Mayer, Vancouver BC René Rivard, Outremont QC Eric Ruff, Yarmouth NS Martin Segger, Victoria BC Mary Sparling, Chester NS Candace Stevenson (Chair), Halifax NS Nathan Stolow, Williamsburg VA Sonja Tanner-Kaplash, Victoria BC Shirley L. Thomson, Ottawa ON Jean Trudel, Montreal QC Barbara Tyler, Patagonia AZ Guy Vadeboncoeur, Montreal QC Philip Ward, Salt Spring Island BC William Withrow, Don Mills ON Fellows Nominations and Award of Distinguished Service Dean Bauche, Allen Sapp Gallery, North Battleford SK Francine Brousseau, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau QC Robin Inglis, North Vancouver Museum and Archives, North Vancouver BC Candace Stevenson (Chair), Halifax NS Insurance John G. McAvity, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Sonja Tanner-Kaplash (Chair), Victoria BC Vacant position Thérèse Drapeau, Biodome, Environment Canada, Montreal QC Melanie Fernandez, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto ON Naomi Grattan (Chair), Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Grant Hughes, Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria BC Mary Reid, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg MB Virginia Stephen, Edmonton AB Museums Foundation of Canada — Board of Directors Fellows Jann L.M. Bailey, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops BC Ronal Bourgeois, Ottawa ON Janet M. Brooke, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston ON Francine Brousseau, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau QC Jim Everson, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Bill Greenlaw, Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS Michael Ames, Vancouver BC Bill Barkley, Victoria BC Brenda Berck, Vancouver BC Duncan Cameron, Calgary AB Donald K. Crowdis, Thornhill ON Yves Dagenais (Secretary), Candiac QC Victoria Dickenson, Montreal QC Nancy Dillow, North York ON Dorothy Duncan, Willowdale ON 10 CMA — 2005 Annual Report Arthur Drache (Chair), Drache Buchmayer, LLP, Ottawa ON Colin C. Eades, South Mountain ON Robert Levesque, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa, ON John G. McAvity, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Museums Policy Work Group Monique Horth, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Marie G. Lalonde, Ontario Museum Association, Toronto ON Richard Lindo, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON John G. McAvity (Chair), Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Michel Perron, Société des musées québécois, Montreal QC Robert Spickler, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal QC Guy Vadeboncoeur, Musée David M. Stewart Museum, Montreal QC Calvin White, Toronto Zoo, Toronto ON Election Strategy Working Group Boris Atamanenko, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife NWT Karen Bachman, Timmins Museum, Timmins ON Jann L.M. Bailey, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops BC Bill Barkley, Victoria BC Leah Best, Nelson and District Museum and Archives, Vancouver BC René Binette, Écomusée du fier monde, Montreal QC Alf Bogusky, Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener ON Lee Boyko, Inquisitive Travel, Regina SK Monique Brandt, Association of Manitoba Museums, Winnipeg MB Joanne Brouillet, Galérie d’art du centre culturel, Sherbrooke QC Ginette Caron, Musée de la civilization, Quebec City, QC Susan Charles, Federation of Nova Scotian Heritage, Halifax NS Ericka Chemko, Inuit Heritage Trust Incorporated, Iqaluit NU Mela Constantinidi, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa ON Valerie Cooper, Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary AB Virginia Cooper, Casa Loma, Toronto ON Patricia Cunning, MacBride Museum, Whitehorse YT Jocelyn Daw, Glenbow Museum, Calgary AB Catherine Dempsey, Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John’s NL Erika Foley, Wainwright Museum, Wainwright AB Jane Fullerton, New Brunswick Museum, Saint John NB Jim Harding, British Columbia Museums Association, Victoria BC Joan Kanigan-Fairen, Museums Association of Saskatchewan, Regina SK Elisabeth Kidd, Rondhouse Community Centre, Vancouver BC Robert Laidler, Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre, Winnipeg MB Sue Morhun, Langley Centennial Museum and NEC, Langley BC Bryan Nelson, Greenwood NS Niamh O’Laoghaire, University of Toronto, Toronto ON Brenda Orr, Moncton Museum, Moncton MB Gerry Osmond, Alberta Museums Association, Edmonton AB Michel Perron, Société des musées québécois, Montreal QC Paul H. Schurman, Summerside PEI Ryan Scranton, Annapolis Heritage Society, Annapolis Royal NS Jimm Simon, Association of Manitoba Museums, Winnipeg MB Jon Tupper, Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum, Charlottetown PEI Guy Vadeboncoeur, David M. Stewart Museum, Montreal QC Visual Arts Summit Working Group Jann L.M. Bailey, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops BC Karen Bailey, Artist, Ottawa ON Lance Carlson, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary AB Pat Durr, Artist, Ottawa ON Joe Friday, Collector, Ottawa ON Monique Horth, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Carl Johnson, Musée régional de Rimouski, Rimouski QC François Lachapelle, Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa ON John McAvity, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Pierre François Ouellette, Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain, Montreal QC Nadine Saint-Amour, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Doug Sigurdson, Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa ON Jon Tupper, Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum, Charlottetown PEI Megan Williams (Chair), Arts Consultant, Halifax NS CMA-CAMDO Exhibition Rights Advisory Group Pierre Arpin, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg MB Glen Bloom, Osler Hoskin Harcourt, Ottawa ON Arlene Kennedy, MacIntosh Art Gallery, London ON John McAvity, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Brian Meehan, Museums London, London ON Niamh O’Laoghaire, University of Toronto, Toronto ON Marilyn Smith (Chair), Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge AB CMA Model Employment Contract Committee Julia Cornett, Torys LLP, Toronto ON Millicent Gaudieri, American Association of Art Museum Directors, New York NY Rudy Groulx, Hamilton Appotive LLP, Ottawa ON E. Ann Mowatt, Lawyer, Ottawa ON Chuck Rottenberg, Drache Buchmayer LLP and Partners, Ottawa ON Research Summit Action Group Laura Brandon (Chair), Canadian War Museum, Ottawa ON Andrée Gendreau, Musée de la civilisation, Quebec QC Mark Graham, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa ON John G. McAvity, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Del A. Muise, Carleton University, Ottawa ON Dawn Roach, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Garth Wilson, Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation, Ottawa ON Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage Véronique Chikuru, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa ON Julie Hodgson, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa ON Bill Peters, Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Ottawa ON Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations Peer Review Francis Beaulieu, The Vanier Museum, Ottawa ON Jacques Bourgeois, Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretation Centre, Stonewall MB Judith Brown, New Brunswick Museum, Saint John NB Lisette Cormier, Société Saint-Pierre, Chéticamp NS Jim Corrigan, University of Alberta: Museums and Collections, Edmonton AB Sophie Doucet, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau QC Anne Gagnon, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Quebec City QC Isabelle Geoffrion, Rideau Canal Museum, Ottawa ON Adrienne Gollop, National Gallery of Canada Foundation, Ottawa ON Meg Hamilton, Council for Heritage Organizations Ottawa, Ottawa ON Seana Jones, Billings Estate Museum, Ottawa ON Edward Krahn, Government of Yukon - Tourism and Culture, Whitehorse YK Wendy Molnar, Cultural Visions Consulting, Winnipeg MB Patrick O’Callaghan, Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre, Vancouver BC Céline Perillat, Duck Lake Regional Interpretive Centre, Duck Lake SK Catherine Sicot, Oakville Galleries, Oakville ON Elaine Tolmatch, Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, Montreal QC GMS Group, Montreal QC Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Toronto ON Helmut Guenschel, Inc., Baltimore MD Heritage Business International, London ON Kubik, Mississauga ON Lord Cultural Resources Planning and Management Inc., Toronto ON Mice Exhibition Services, Ottawa ON Origin Studios, Ottawa ON Pacific Art Services Ltd., Toronto ON Parks Canada, Gatineau QC Research Casting International, Beamsville ON Sennheiser (Canada) Inc., Pointe-Claire QC The Marketing Works, Ottawa ON TOR Systems, Atlanta GA Supporters The CMA thanks all our supporters for their generous contributions over the last year: Amram’s Distributing Ltd. AON Canada Canada Council for the Arts Canadian Arts and Heritage Sustainability Program Canadian Conservation Institute Canadian Heritage: Museum Assistance Program Canadian Heritage Information Network Canadian Parks Partnership Catalena Creations Catapult Design & Marketing Concepts 401 Darmos Toys Ltd. DMG World Media Fill-A-Niche Trading Company Inconcepts Graphic Design Studio Island Art Publishers K&M Toys On Call Message Centre PACART Panasonic Canada Perfection in Glass Products Show Profitek POS Systems Sennheiser Canada Inc. Seymour Gelespy Agencies Ltd. Smokey Kettle Maple Co. Ltd. St. Joseph Printing Victor Styrmo Trips: Canada’s Tourist, Resort & Imprinted Products Show Dr. Yosef Wosk Zibbers Inc. CMA Corporate Members Aldrich/Pears Associates Ltd, Vancouver BC André & Knowlton Assoc. Ltd, Victoria BC Atelier Multiversions Inc, Montreal QC Bronskill & Co., Toronto ON Canadian Pacific Railway, Montreal QC Carr McLean Limited, Toronto ON CMA — 2005 Annual Report 11
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