AGGV ANNUAL REPORT
April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008
1040 Moss St. Victoria BC
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2007/2008 annual report
Marianne Nicolson | installation view of The Return of Abundance, 2007-2008
A RT GA L L E RY OF G R EATER VICTOR IA
A RT GA L L E RY STA FF
A N N UA L
R EPORT
APRIL 1, 2007 - MARCH 31, 2008
TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
MANDATE & MISSION...
...1
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT...
...2
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR/CEO...
...3
EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS...
...4
EXHIBITIONS PRODUCED...
...6
EXHIBITIONS HOSTED...
...7
TOURING EXHIBITIONS...
...8
ART GALLERY PUBLICATIONS...
...9
COLLECTIONS REPORT...
...11
ACQUISITIONS - GIFTS...
...12
ACQUISITIONS - PURCHASED...
...14
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REPORT...
...15
PROGRAMMING & EVENTS...
...16
CHARITABLE GIVING & MEMBERSHIP...
...20
PARTNERSHIPS & ONGOING SUPPORT...
...21
DONATION SUPPORT...
...23
FINANCIAL REPORT...
...25
BOARD OF DIRECTORS...
...28
GALLERY STAFF...
...29
Photo by Amanda Bryan/ Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (May, 2008)
Shirley Madill | Director/CEO
Mary-ellen Threadkell | Assistant to the Director
Barb Lucas | Director of Finance
Irene Sun | Finance Assistant
Barbara Armstrong | Director of Development
Mark Loria | Manager of Corporate Partners
Darcie Davidson | Membership Coordinator
Lauren Garvey | Event Planner
Kerra St John | Director of Marketing
Aleida Vandenbosch | Marketing Coordinator
Mary Jo Hughes | Chief Curator
Barry Till | Curator of Asian Art
Lisa Baldissera | Curator of Contemporary Art
Nicole Stanbridge | Curatorial Assistant
Diana Brooks | Gallery Educator
Tania Muir | Education Program Coordinator
Gilian Booth | Education Program Assistant
Stephen Topfer | Collections Manager
Lori Graves | Collections Assistant
Chris Russell | Chief Preparator/Conservator
David Seager | Preparator
Jonathan Lathigee | IT Administrator
Marnie Dangerfield | Visitor Services Supervisor
Pam Dean | Visitor Services Representative
Lindsay Knox | Visitor Services Representative
Bruce Day | Security and Building Manager
Jon Blair | Security
Greg Evans | Security
Gordon Freisen | Security
Donald (Robbie) Robertson | Security
Andy Johnson | Custodian
Lance Austin-Olsen | Art Rental Manager
Janyce Ronson | Retail Manager
Sheila Smedley | Gallery Shop Assistant Manager
Jennifer Sauter | Gallery Shop Sales Representatives
Ramsey Aziz | Gallery Shop Sales Representatives
Danielle Green | Gallery Shop Sales Representatives
Kelly Painton | Gallery Shop Sales Representatives
Staff who left during the 07/08 year: Lyne Juteau, Jonathan Dallison, Timothy Francis, Ximeng Guo,
Francine Klysen, Janet Lewis, Monica Mailkranz, Jennifer Mallock, Elizabeth Nijdam, Ingrid M. Percy
and Christine Scott.
Thanks to all the Studio Art, Family Sunday and New Extreme teachers, Young Canada Works and
grant students and the many others who fulfilled important short-term roles as well as each and
every volunteer at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
Edited and Designed by Aleida Vandenbosch
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ART GALLERY
B OAR D MEMB ERS
Robin Bassett
Lorrainne Dixon, 1st Vice President
Sandy Evans
Bobbie Farquhar, Secretary
Dean Freeman
Angus Izard
Donna Jones, 2nd Vice President
Kyle Kushnir
Helen Lantz
Joel Levinson
May Lou-Poy
Peter Maddaugh, President
Sandra Meigs
Carolyn Prue, Past President
Rosita Tovell
Mike Zelen, Treasurer
M AN DATE & M I S S I O N
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is committed to providing the public
with a wide range of experience in the visual arts. To that effect, we have
organized dynamic programs of activities related to our exhibitions.
The permanent collection of approximately 17,000 pieces reflects three major curatorial areas of focus: our extensive East Asian art collection is the
second most comprehensive collection in Canada after the Royal Ontario
Museum and includes some of the finest Japanese art examples in Canada;
our historical collection features Canadian and international works including a strong Emily Carr collection; and our contemporary collection which
features national and international artists, with a particular commitment
to Canadian artists and those from BC. Contemporary practice is supported
through all areas of gallery activity: in the collection, exhibition, interpretation and dissemination as well as through publications.
MANDATE
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s mandate as outlined in our constitution:
ART GALLERY COMMITTEES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Peter Maddaugh, President
Chair, Executive
Robin Bassett,
Chair, Works of Art
Lorrainne Dixon, 1st Vice President,
Co-Chair Development
Bobbie Farquhar, Secretary
Chair, Constitution & Policy
Donna Jones, 2nd Vice President
Mike Zelen, Treasurer
Chair, Finance & Administration
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FINANCE COMMITTEE
Mike Zelen, Chair
Dean Freeman
Donna Jones
Peter Maddaugh
Carolyn Prue
NEW BUILDING COMMITTEE
Steve McKerrell, Chair
Lorrainne Dixon
Bobbie Farquhar
Donna Jones
Lydia Kasianchuck
Peter Maddaugh
Carolyn Prue
WORKS OF ART COMMITTEE
Robin Bassett, Chair
Sandra Meigs
Judith Patt
Rosita Tovell
Elizabeth (Betsy) Tumasonis
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Lorrainne Dixon, Co-Chair
Sandy Evans, Co-Chair
Luke Krayenhoff
Russ Lazaruk
Joel Levinson
Gordon Lidstone
May Lou-Poy
Joan Robinson
Roy Stuart
Ian Teetzel
CONSTITUTION & POLICY COMMITTEE
Bobbie Farquhar, Chair
Donna Jones
Peter Maddaugh
ART GALLERY FOUNDATION
Angus Izard, Chair
Stewart Johnston, Secretary
Graeme Lee, Treasurer
Peter Maddaugh
Mike Zelen
• to establish, and preserve collections of the arts and crafts which are
to be held in trust for the benefit of current and future
generations; and to display those collections;
• to create a receptive field for artists and their work;
• to provide, in addition to the primary emphasis on the collection
and presentation of the visual arts, public programs such as lectures,
recitals of artistic, musical and other works of cultural merit; and
• to provide and manage facilities for the appreciation and study
of the visual arts.
MISSION
At the Board of Director’s meeting September 26, 2006, the Board of Directors accepted the following revised Mission Statement:
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is a public art museum dedicated to the
celebration of art. With vision, leadership and scholarship, we will engage
and inspire diverse audiences through exhibition, interpretation and
stewardship of the collection.
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Once again, the Gallery comes to the conclusion of another successful season of
programming, financial stability and growth in membership.
Without doubt, the most exciting news for the Gallery over the past year was
the offer by the City of Victoria of a site for the Gallery’s downtown exhibition
centre. The prospect of being able to share with the public more of our wonderful collection at a more accessible location is now closer to coming to fruition.
While our Moss Street home will continue to thrive, the Gallery will have an
opportunity to reach a much larger and more diversified audience.
While planning for expansion is indeed exciting, it is equally important that
our current operations be maintained at the highest level. To that end, we were
delighted to have been able to acquire an outstanding individual to fill the dual
role of chief curator and historical curator. The Gallery is also fortunate to have
acquired expertise to head our marketing and communications department.
We extend a very warm welcome to both Mary Jo Hughes and Kerra St John.
I would like to express my sincere thanks to the staff of the Gallery for their fine
work and their loyal support. I also wish to acknowledge our docents and volunteers on the Volunteer Committee under the leadership of Helen Lantz and
to recognize their tireless efforts on behalf of the Gallery.
This year, we welcomed two new Board members, Dean Freeman and Joel Levinson, who have already demonstrated a strong commitment to the Gallery. I
also wish to acknowledge the contribution of our retiring Board members, May
Lou-Poy, for her selfless work on the Board over the past six years, including cochairing the Hidden Treasures Gala at the Empress Hotel in February, and Rosita
Tovell, who has been an Honourary member of the Board for several years, for
her most valuable and sage advice.
Finally, I wish to thank the Members of the Gallery. Your continuing interest in
our programs and your most generous financial support make this all possible.
The next couple of years will present to us a major challenge to translate our
long-held vision of a downtown gallery into a physical reality. With teamwork
among the Gallery board, the staff, our volunteers and our membership under
the leadership of Shirley Madill, I firmly believe that we are up to that challenge.
Note: This statement is an excerpt from the complete audited financial statement found on the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria website at aggv.bc.ca.
MESSAGE FROM TH E PR ESI DENT
Sincerely,
Peter Maddaugh, President
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MESSAGE FROM TH E DI R E CTOR /C EO
Note: This statement is an excerpt from the complete audited financial statement found on the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria website at aggv.bc.ca.
It has been an extraordinarily successful and busy year and it is a pleasure to highlight some of the achievements that our board, staff, and patrons have made possible.
More than 100,000 people visited the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria this past year
to experience outstanding exhibitions, programs and events. Of particular note
and a favourite for many visitors were the Transporters: Contemporary Salish Art
and Marianne Nicolson: The Return of Abundance exhibitions.
We continue to showcase local, national and international artists through the Lab
Series. Asian art from the collection continued to fascinate our audiences especially with the Treasures Unearthed: Chinese Archaeological Artefacts from Shang
to Tang exhibition that featured a rare selection of objects from the Collection
of Joey and Toby Tanenbaum. Continuing our roster of successes was our Moss
Street Paint-In, Urbanite and New Extreme programs that engage audiences of all
ages. Our family events, lectures, and readings help to feed, support, and educate a growing arts community that’s
essential to the health of the city. In addition, we continue to be a leading creator and exporter of cultural programs
as our Asian exhibitions continue to tour to centres in Canada and the U.S. I also am thankful to other collaborators
in the community such as the Union Club for hosting the Director’s Series.
While our revenue from admissions continues to grow, we remain committed to being an extremely accessible gallery through Donation Days. We are also pleased to report continued and strong support on the part of our municipal, provincial and federal funding agencies such as Canada Council for the Arts, CRD, and the BC Arts Council.
Our membership numbers have increased significantly as have sponsorship dollars from the corporate and business
sector.
We are pleased to end the year with a balanced budget. Financial challenges will continue as we face the challenge
of increased costs at many levels. This past year witnessed the closure of ETS, the government affiliated museum
shipping company that allowed efficient, economical and safe transport of artworks across the country. The closure
will present serious challenges in securing exhibitions and loans from other galleries. Without sacrificing our mission
we will investigate ways to meet increased costs. This will require investment from individuals and foundations,
government agencies and corporations.
Next year promises to be equally exciting and challenging as we move towards a building and capital campaign.
After searching for a downtown location for many years, the news from the City of Victoria approving the proposal to
lease the Art Gallery land for this purpose has been met with great excitement from the Board of Directors and the
staff. The proposal is ideal – we have land, a great location for a stand alone building with a clear identity and the
time to plan and build a gallery that Victorians will be proud of. This is a most generous gift to the community and
very forward thinking of Mayor Alan Lowe, his staff and City Council. It is an honour for us to be a part of the Council’s
vision for the revitalization of downtown Victoria.
In closing, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the Board and staff for their dedication and hard work
over this past year all of which has contributed to it being such a success.
Sincerely,
Shirley Madill, Director/CEO
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EXH I B ITION H IGH LIGHTS
R OBERT Y OUDS : BEAUTIFULBEAUTIFUL ARTIFICIAL FIELD presented works
from the past 10 years and included two new site specific installations, drawing on the explorations of recent light works. Driven by a
fascination with systems of perception, space, colour, light, representation, and abstraction, Youds has explored a multitude of forms of
practice over the years which predominately revolve around discourses on painting, sculpture, and perception.
Robert Youds | skymud, 2005 | 61 cm sphere | cast plastic,
fluorescent light | Collection of the Artist / Courtesy of Diaz
Contemporary
M ARIANNE N ICOLSON : T HE R ETURN OF A BUNDANCE was
Kwakwaka’wakw artist Marianne Nicolson’s first solo exhibition at
the Gallery. It included major painting works and sculptural installations that reveal current cultural narratives and economies while
incorporating traditional and contemporary formats. Nicolson comments, “Each of the works in this exhibition considers the temporal
relationship of contemporary Kwakwaka’wakw experience to our
historical experience. The Kwakwaka’wakw traditionally occupied a
landscape that provided abundant resources enabling a sophisticated
cultural practice to flourish…”
T RANSPORTERS : C ONTEMPORARY S ALISH A RT featured the work of ten
Salish artists from Southwest BC and Washington State: Charles Elliott, Susan Point, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Marvin Oliver, lessLIE,
Shaun Peterson, Chris Paul, John Marston, Luke Marston and Maynard Johnny Jr. and was curated by Andrea Walsh and Cathi Charles
Wherry. Some artists in the exhibition have transported classical
Salish design principles into the present, while others claim unexplored visual territory with their work and aspire to bring about new
understandings of Salish thought and visual language. The common
departure point is their honour and respect for their predecessors,
while engaging in innovative uses of materials, techniques, and intellectual strategies that act as sites of both resistance and potential.
Susan Point | Connections, 2005 | etchings
(suite of 12) | Courtesy of the Point Studio
Rebecca Belmore | performance documentation
of Feast for a Scavenger, 2007
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F EAST FOR A S CAVENGER : R EBECCA B ELMORE (Artist in Residence
performance). From October 19 to November 4, 2007, Anishinabe
artist Rebecca Belmore participated in Launch: Feast for a Scavenger,
a poetic reflection on contemporary global ecology. The residency
took place at Market Square in Victoria and culminated in a one day
performance event on Dallas Road Beach. The project also provided
a unique mentorship opportunity for local aboriginal youth, who
worked with Aarrow Productions’ The New Canoe to produce a video
document of the process and performance.
Note: This statement is an excerpt from the complete audited financial statement found on the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria website at aggv.bc.ca.
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FRIENDS OF THE GALLERY
$100+
Anonymous (28)
Mr. Graham and
Mrs. Diane Aitken
Agnes Ananichuk and
George Ford
Mrs. Sandra and
Mr. David Anderson
Ms. K. Anderson
Mr. Malcolm and
Mrs. Moira Anderson
Mr. John and
Mrs. Elizabeth Arnold
L. Badenhorst
Jean and Archie Bain
D. and S. Barrett
Evelyn and Robert Barrigar
Mrs. Irene Bekes and
Mr. Andrew Bekes
Ms. Sylvia Bews-Wright
Dr. Paul F. Boughen and
Ms. Mary A. Scobie
Mrs. and Mr. Jinnie Bradshaw
Joyce Brake
Bill and Lily Broadley
Charlotte Ann Brown
Shaun P. Bryan
Margaret and Harvey
Buckmaster
Ms. Claudia Butler and
Ms. Catherine Poole
Sheila Buttar
Tobey Callahan
Mrs. Nancy J. Casey
Mr. and Ms. John W. Chew
Valerie Cochran
Mrs. Sue Coell
Mrs. Beverley Cooper and
Mr. Jeff Hunter
Sheridan Cooper
Dorothy J. Crooks
Mrs. Corry de Bondt
D. and De Witt
Rev. and Ms. Frances Dearman
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas and
Florence Dingle
Ms. Elizabeth Dodwell
Mrs. Margaret and
Mr. Karl Doetsch
Mr. Leland H. Donald and
Ms. Beth Stevenson
Dr. Wendy Donawa
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dool
Joan and Charles Douglas
Ms. Patricia A. Dowdall and
Mr. Lorne C. Seier
J. Lorn Eliot
Ms. Julie Elizabeth
Shirley Embra
Ralph and Sonja Estelle
George and Jessie Falconer
Ms. Anne Fedora
Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Findlay
John Fitzgeorge-Parker
Robert and Janice Florida
Ms. Anna Forbes
Mr. Stephen and
Mrs. Marian Fortner
Mr. Kirk Fraser
Andrea M. Fulton
Mr. and Ms. Peter and
Suzanne Gaby
Jacquelyn Gibbs
Dulce Gould
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Joan Gowan
Dr. and Mrs. Colin D. Graham
Josephine Guild
Alan and Dianne Hanna
Ms. Phyllis Harris
Jim Haskins and Nancy Keehr
Mr. Donald Hayes
Mr. Edgar T. Hemingway
Ian D. Hill
Mr. Arthur W. Holle
Mrs. Chris Hulsker
Joyce Irvine
Dr. Ariane Isler
Mr. Alexander M. Jardine and
Ms. Ursula Kasting
Mr. Stewart Johnston
Mr. and Mrs. Peter and
Lauren Jong
Mitra and Eric Jordan
Akiko Kamitakahara
Lydia and Don Kasianchuk
Allene Kelly
Mr. Gerald F. Kenny
E. and M. Kortes
George Kyle
Robert and L. Kathleen Lane
Christopher Lawless
Mr. Russell J. Lazaruk and
Ms. Janice D. Appleby
Mr. and Mrs. Graeme Lee
Jack and Jeanne Lewis
Kathlyn and Robie Liscomb
Margaret and Victor Lotto
Dirk and Paula Maasland
Robert and Diana MacDonald
Nikki MacKenzie
Mary M. Magee
Dr. and Mrs. R.T. Malpass
Anita and Richard Martin
Capt. John and Ritha Mason
Ms. Sandy H. Mayzell-Gould and
Mr. John H. Gould
Anne and Ernest McCoy
Lois McNabb
Ken and Linda McNaughton
Mr. Ezio and Mrs. Lilliana Merler
Mrs. Evelyn M. Miller
Frank Mitchell
Edith E. Moore
Ms. Nancy G. Morison
Mr. Barry and Ms. Lexie Mungham
Dr. and Mrs. John Mustard
Ms. Gillian M. Nelles
David and Mary Norton
Jeremy and Jane Palin
Ms. Marilyn Patterson
Ms. Phyllis Peach
Mary Ellen Pyrch
Ms. and Mr. Pauline Rafferty
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Read
Ms. Deborrah M. Robertson and
Mr. Michael J. Arscott
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard and
Dianne Roy
Hon. Anne Russell and
Dr. Donald Russell
Ms. Linda E. Saunders
Mr. and Mrs. Michael and
Eleanor Scott-Kerr
Celeste W. Shannte
Ms. Mary P. Sharpe
Leona Sherlock
Mervyn and Shirley Shnider
Mrs. Jacqueline Shoffner and
Ms. Mary Shoffner
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank and
Cornelia Sikkens
Mr. James Sing
Mr. and Ms. Kevin and Jill Sing
Mrs. Joan D. Smith
Susan Kamryn Snell
Mrs. Nancy M. South and
Mr. Mark Messmer
Anthony and Darlene Southwell
Ms. Sheila Southworth
Ian F. Stewart
Mrs. and Mr. Audrey and
Ron Stromberg
Mrs. Edith Stuart
Ms. Rona N. Sturrock
Ms. Brenda and
Mr. Christopher Taylor
Grace Telford
Mr. Walter A. Thomson
Mrs. Mary-Ellen Threadkell
Michel Tremblay and
Bruce Somers
Mr. Brian N. Turner
Simon Twist
Mr. and Mrs. Robert and
Avril Tyrrell
Margaret I. Ubukata
Maury Van Vliet
Ms. Pamela Verduyn
Mr. and Mrs. D. Vokey
Jennifer R. Waelti-Walters
Mrs. Edel Waldron
Neil and Margaret Walker
Mr. Terry Waller
Mrs. Jean P. Webber
Ian and Veronica Whittaker
Mrs. M. Eileen Wilson
Dr. William and
Mrs. Lillian Wonders
Ms. Georgina Wong
Dr. Anne Wood
Mr. Gordon R. Wright
GIFTS IN HONOUR & IN MEMORY
Gladys Boas
Grace Bryson
Kenneth Crook
Loreen Gardner
Jessie Lloyd
Wilna McKenzie
Virginia Van Vliet
VISIONARIES CIRCLE
Honoring the Gallery with bequests
Estates of:
Annie F. Adamson
Robert Balck-Byrne Kerr
Mildred Burns
Hazel Colgrave Charters
Howard Victor Clark
Joy DeWeese-Wehen
Gwladys V. Downes
Kenneth Charles Drury
Virginia Harrop
George P. Kidd
Karin Koerner
Mary Elizabeth Isserstedt
Millicent M. Lavoy
K. E. Reif
Ruth Salter
Bent Silvertz
Bessie W. Snider
Gisela Spieckermann
Laurraine Steele
Doreen Sutch
Hilda Symonds
Margaret Thompson
Alexandra H. J. Toppin
Donald Wagg
Emily Waldram
Dena Isabel Louise Wishart
Beatrice Marie Woodhouse
LEGACY CIRCLE
Planned estate gifts
Anonymous (3)
David Flaherty
George Kyle
Richard Yoeman and
Noel Richardson
WORKS OF ART CIRCLE
Gifts of Cultural Property and
Works of Art
Ms. Joyce Almond
Mr. Ian and Mrs. Gloria Back
Mr. Mowry Baden
Mr. Robin T. Bassett and
Ms. Lisa Cowan
Mr. John L. Boehme and
Mr. John G. Boehme
Mr. Peter Burchett
Mrs. Shih Hua Chao
Mr. James and
Mrs. Joanna Davidson
Mr. Fraser Finlayson
Ms. Bev Higginson
Mr. Keith and
Mrs. Pat Illingworth
Estate of
Marh Elizabeth Isserstedt
Mr. Bill Jeffries
Ms. Medrie MacPhee
Mrs. Luanne Martineau
Ms. Peggy Matheson
Dr. Jordan Paper and
Ms. Li Zhuang
Ms. Susan Point
Mrs. Carol Potter Peckham
Mrs. Helen Sawyer
Ms. Susan Shantz
Mr. Peter and
Mrs. Ruth Sherman
Mr. Peter Sranek
Mr. Joey and and
Mrs. Toby Tanenbaum
Mr. Paul Warner
Mr. Les Wright
Ms. Katherine Ylitalo
PERMANENT ENDOWMENT
FUNDS
Art Gallery Sustaining Funds
Sara Spencer Fund
Glover Fund
Gwendolyn Scott Fund
Graham Pension Fund
Myfawny Spencer Pavelic Fund
EXH I B ITION H IGH LIGHTS
B IJIN - GA : T HE F EMININE IN J APANESE A RT . Like many other cultures throughout the world, Japanese women have traditionally held a secondary status in their society. Ancient Japanese
society focused on the beauty of the female figure and did very
little to further the cause of women’s rights and opportunities. The women portrayed in Japanese art throughout history
provide valuable insights into their role in society, revealing the
different social classes of the women, the costumes they wore,
the manner in which the ladies dressed their hair, their musical
instruments, and how they danced and amused themselves.
The exhibition included images of women found in paintings,
prints and sculptures of various eras.
T REASURES U NEARTHED : C HINESE A RCHAEOLOGICAL A RTEFACTS
FROM S HANG TO T ANG (16th century BCE to 10th century CE.) Art
historians have come to admire the great beauty and exquisite
workmanship of all these tomb artefacts as they offer unrivalled material for the study of daily life across the length and
breadth of ancient China, revealing to us the different classes of
people found in China and how they prepared for the afterlife.
The AGGV’s extensive Chinese archaeological collections were
donated by the Menzies family, the Finlayson family, the late
Mrs. Betty Isserstedt, Brian S. McElney and the exhibition also
included a huge intended gift of early gold, silver, and bronze
artefacts from Joey and Toby Tanenbaum of Toronto. A 224 page
catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibition.
Far Above: Shima Seien (1892-1970) | After the Bath, 1932 | woodblock print, Japanese
Above: Silver Bowl | Chinese Tang period (618-907) | AGGV Collection / Gift of Joey and Toby Tanenbaum
Below: Marianne Nicolson | Tunics of the Changing Tide, 2007 | wood, acrylic paint, brass, copper, silver and abalone | Collection of the Artist
Art Acquisition Funds
George and Lola Kidd Funds (2)
Holmes Sister Fund
Mortimer-Lamb Fund
Capital Expansion Fund
Anonymous (1)
Gift recieved between
April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008.
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07/08 EX H I B ITION R EVI EW
DO N ATI O N S S U P PO RT
Sincere thank you to each of the following donors whose generosity and leadership have enhanced the exhibitions and
programming throughout the year, for the benefit of every member of the community. Thank you.
ASIAN EXHIBITIONS
PRODUCED BY THE GALLERY
Photo : Courtesy of the AGGV | view of Persian Steel, The Tanavoli Collection
Persian Steel
The Tanavoli Collection
March 23 to July 2, 2007
Curated by Barry Till
Bijin-ga: The Feminine
in Japanese Art
July 13 to September 9, 2007
Curated by Barry Till
Folk Yarns: Japanese Textiles
August 10 to November 11, 2007
Curated by Barry Till
Woodblock Prints of Kiyoshi Saito
September 14 to November 18, 2007
Curated by Barry Till
Treasures Unearthed
Chinese Archeological Artefacts
from Shang to Tang
November 23, 2007 to March 2, 2008
Curated by Barry Till
Sosaku Hanga
The Creative Prints of Japan
March 19 to May 18, 2008
Curated by Barry Till
CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS
PRODUCED BY THE GALLERY
Robert Youds
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August 17 to October 21, 2007
Curated by Lisa Baldissera
Marianne Nicolson
The Return of Abundance
November 2, 2007 to January 13, 2008
Curated by Lisa Baldissera
Transporters
Contemporary Salish Art
November 2, 2007 to February 24, 2008
Guest curated by Andrea Walsh
and Cathi Charles Wherry
Feast for a Scavenger
Rebecca Belmore
(Artist in Residence performance)
October 20 to November 4, 2007
Curated by Lisa Baldissera
Qwalsius-Shaun Peterson | detail of Salmon Continuum Triptych, 2007
serigraph print, limited edition | Collection of the Artist
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GOLD
$50000+
Anonymous (1)
Mr. Joey & Mrs. Toby
Tanenbaum
SILVER
$20000+
Ms. Carolyn Prue and
Mr. Paul Starita
Mrs. Cora E. Shaw
Mrs. Helen Sawyer
Mr. Freeman and
Mrs. Rosita Tovell
GROUP OF SEVEN CIRCLE
$10000+
Dr. Ron and Mrs. May Lou-Poy
Mr. George and
Mrs. Christiane Smyth
Mr. Paul Warner
Estate of Beatrice Woodhouse
EMILY CARR CIRCLE
$5000+
Anonymous (1)
Dr. Perry and
Mrs. Annamaria Bamji
Mr. George and
Mrs. Joan Kosich
Estate of Millicent M. Lavoy
Ms. Judith Patt
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
$2500+
Mr. Gerald H. Hartwig
Dr. Theodore R. Hartz and
Dr. Grace E. Maynard
Mr. Angus and
Mrs. Jenny Izard
Mr. Martin and
Mrs. Patti-Anne Kay
Mr. Steve and
Mrs. Barbara McKerrell
Mrs. Marilyn McLaren
Mrs. Carol Potter Peckham
Mr. Peter and Mrs. Shirley Reid
Mrs. Marilynn and
Mr. Norman Reynolds
Mr. Alan and
Mrs. Anne Tompson
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$1000+
Anonymous (9)
Mrs. Barbara A. Armstrong and Mr.
Rockwell A. Houliston
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth and
Sylvia Austin
Mr. Robin T. Bassett and
Ms. Lisa Cowan
Mrs. Anne H. Beatty
Mrs. Diana and
Mr. Michael Butler
Ms. Kristina L. Campbell
Ms. Joan Chapman
Mr. Eric and
Mrs. Shirley Charman
Mrs. Mary Lou Crerar
Mr. Bob and Mrs. Mary Davie
Ms. Lorrainne Dixon and
Dr. James Cox
Mrs. Sandra and Dr. Bill Evans
Mrs. Roberta E. and
Mr. Don Farquhar
Ms. P. Lynn Fisher
Mr. David H. Flaherty
Dr. Chris and
Mrs. Susan Fraser
Mr. Dean and
Mrs. Shannon Freeman
Mr. James Gardner
Mrs. Virginia and
Dr. Paul Gareau
Mrs. Constance C. Gibson
Mr. Neville and
Mrs. Jill Gibson
Mrs. Jane and
Dr. Harlow Hollis
Mr. Michael and
Mrs. Katy Hutchison
Mr. Ian and Mrs. Daphne Izard
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Devi Jawl
Mrs. Donna and
Mr. Robert Jones
Drs. Erika and Burton Kurth
Mr. D. Ross and
Mrs. Carol Macdonald
Mr. Hugh and
Mrs. Patricia Maclean
Ms. Shirley Madill
Mr. Frederick and
Mrs. Katherine Mallett
Mr. Tim McElvaine
Mrs. Linda and
Mr. Bruce McFarlane
Ms. Suzanne L. Mir
Mr. Dale and Mrs. Judy Murray
Ms. Sara Neely
Mrs. Margaret Oliphant
Mrs. Margaret E. Patrick
Mrs. Alice Poole
Ms. Joan Robinson
Ms. Carole Sabiston and
Mr. James A. Munro
Dr. Glenn Sawyer
Mr. David G. Schayes
Ms. Laura E. Scott
Dr. Atholl and Mrs. Ruth
Sutherland Brown
Mrs. Karla and
Mr. Jim Thomson
Mr. John and
Mrs. Joan Walton
Dr. Rene and Allison Weir
CURATOR’S CIRCLE
$500+
Ms. Alison Armstrong
Ms. Mariastella Barbon and
Mr. Liborio Nanni
Mrs. Sylvia M. Camp
Mrs. Alexandra N. Cowie
Mrs. Marie D. Crofton
Mrs. Patricia Crofton
Mr. Reinout and
Mrs. Dorothy de Wit
Commodore and Mrs. Jan
and Janice Drent
Mr. Stephen and
Mrs. Marian Fortner
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Susan Gill
Mr. Arthur Goldman
Mrs. Janey Gudewill
Mr. Gerry A. Harris
Dr. Edgar and
Mrs. Constance Horne
Mr. Robert and
Mrs. Shirley Hunter
Mrs. Diane H. McLaren
Mr. John and
Mrs. Elinor Palmer
Mr. Ernie and
Mrs. Carol Skinner
Mr. Nicholas Tuele and
Ms. Susan Burns
SUPPORTERS OF THE GALLERY
$250+
Mrs. Anna I. Allen
Mr. Brenton and
Mrs. Inez Alley
Ms. Betty J. Andrews
Mrs. Shirley and
Mr. Dave Barrett
Ms. Alison and Mr. Michael
Baskerville-Bridges
Dr. Charles and
Mrs. Elizabeth Bigelow
Ms. Mel and
Ms. Samantha Bolen
Mrs. Sydney D. Boyd
Mr. Michael P. Boyle and
Mr. Richard Ottewell
Mr. Gary and Dr. Susan Braley
Mr. Tom and Mrs. Lori Burley
Mrs. Jean Chabassol
Mrs. Valerie Cochran and
Mr. Charles Priester
Mr. Murray and
Mrs. Merrill Cook
Mrs. Kathleen Cossom
Mr. Hugh H. Davidson and
Mr. Raymond P. Creurer
Mr. James and
Mrs. Joanna Davidson
Prof. Vincent P. De Santis
Mr. Leland H. Donald and
Ms. Beth Stevenson
Mrs. Renate and
Mr. John Dorken
Mrs. Suzanne and
Mr. Fernand Ellyin
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Erickson
Mr. George and
Mrs. Jessie Falconer
Mr. John Fitzgeorge-Parker
Mrs. Janet L. Flanagan
Mrs. Anne P. Ford
Mr. and Mrs. John and
Dorothy Fraser
Ms. Patricia Gibb and
Mr. Bruce Gillespie
Dr. John and
Mrs. Sheila Hackett
Mr. and Mrs. George and
Jane Heffelfinger
Ms. Andrea J. Henning
Mr. Alan and
Mrs. Sheila Hodgson
Mr. Daniel and
Mrs. Lana Hudon
Dr. Margaret Hunter
Dr. L. Charles and
Mrs. Sharon Ireland
Dr. Maurice and
Mrs. Eleanor Jamieson
Mr. Christopher J. Jones
Dr. Don and
Ms. Lydia Kasianchuk
Mr. Dave Kelsey
Mrs. and Mr. Dianne and
George Laforme
Mrs. Diana and Mr. Ken Leung
Dr. Jack and Mrs. Jeanne Lewis
Mrs. Lois Livesey
Mr. Victor and
Mrs. Margaret Lotto
Mr. Warren Magnusson and
Ms. Sharon Walls
Mr. Robert and
Mrs. Hildegard Matsuo
Dr. Katharine McKeen and
Mr. Lloyd W. Wansbrough
Mrs. G.F. McKimm
Mr. Hugh and
Mrs. Helen Mogensen
Mr. and Mrs. Charles and
Caroline Moss
Dr. Louis and
Prof. Ann Marie Pagliaro
Mr. Chris and
Mrs. Sunny Pollard
Mrs. Diane Rickson
Mr. Terry and Mrs. Anne Ridley
Mr. John Sargent
Dr. Catherine Shaw
Dr. and Mrs. Henry and
Joan Shimizu
Mrs. Jacqueline and
Ms. Mary Shoffner
Mr. Howard and
Mrs. Valerie Smith
Ms. Barbara Soley
Mrs. Nancy M. South and
Mr. Mark Messmer
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Swain
Mr. Michel Y. Tremblay and
Mr. Bruce A. Somers
Mr. Simon J. Twist
Mr. and Mrs. Robert and
Avril Tyrrell
Mrs. Maryla and
Mr. Donovan Waters
Miss Anna F. Wootton
Mr. and Mrs. Mike and
Jo-Ann Zelen
Donation Support cont’d...
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THE LAB (SERIES 7)
PA RTN E RSH I PS AN D ONGOI NG SU PPORT
LEADERS
$25,000 +
The Volunteer Committee of the
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Audain Foundation
Feys+Hobbs Catered Arts Inc.
ScotiaMcLeod
DEVELOPERS
$10,000 +
Odlum Brown Limited
CFA Victoria
Christopher Foundation
Lunds Auctioneers & Appraisers, Ltd.
Telus Community Board
Victoria Foundation
CREATORS
$5,000 +
Swiss Herbal Remedies
Cook Roberts, LLP
Arrow Productions
Illuminations Lighting Solutions
Mirage Home and Garden
Magnolia Hotel
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SUPPORTERS
Under $5,000
Ali Baba Pizza, Ltd.
Ben & Jerry’s
Brown Bros. Agencies, Ltd.
Blaney’s Travel
BC Ambulance Service
Cook’s Day Off
Brown Bros. Agencies Ltd.
CHBA Victoria
Crease Harmon and Company
Dig This
Fairmont Empress
GardenWorks
Horne Coupar barristers and
Solicitors
Images by Peter Reid
Investors Group
Lighthouse Brewing Company
MediaNet
National Geographic IMAX
OPUS Framing and Art Supplies
Paramedics of BC
Pearlman Lindholm Barristers
and Solicitors
Pedersen’s Rentals
Pennatech Incorporated
Prestige Picture Framing
Ramsey & Ramsey
Flower Merchants
Rockwell Houliston, Edward Jones
Silk Road Aromatherapy &
Tea Company
Truffles Catering
Victoria Horticultural Society
Victoria Police Department
Villa Marco Polo Inn
Wilson’s Transportation
MEDIA PARTNERS
A Channel
Boulevard Magazine
CHEK News
CBC Radio One 90.5FM
C-FAX1070
CFUV
Douglas Magazine
Focus Magazine
Island Parent Magazine
KOOL 107.3 FM
Monday Magazine
98.5 The Ocean
Times Colonist
GRAPHIC DESIGN PARTNER
Trapeze Communications
PRINTING PARTNER
Teldon Print Media
LAB 7.1: The Holland Drawings
Remastering the Architectural
Landscape, Scott Ingram
July 27 to September 16, 2007
Curated by Lisa Baldissera
LAB 7.2: 360 Degree Video
A Guided Tour of the Art Gallery of
Greater Victoria, Chris Gillespie
September 21 to November 11, 2007
Curated by Lisa Baldissera
LAB 7.3: Pagoda Pads
Karen Tam
November 23, 2007 to January 13, 2008
Curated by Lisa Baldissera
LAB 7.4: Interactive Translocation
Fariba Samsami
January 25 to March 16, 2008
Curated by Lisa Baldissera
LAB 7.5: Hedgerow Series
Brian Flynn
March 28 to May 18, 2008
Curated by Lisa Baldissera
PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT
We would like to thank and
acknowledge the following local
governments for their support of
Gallery programs and services in
the past year:
British Columbia Arts Council
Capital Regional Distric
Canadian Heritage
Canada Council for Arts
City of Victoria
Province of BC / BC150
BC Gaming
Direct Access, Bingo and Raffles
BC Museum’s Association
Auguste Rodin | Saint John the Baptist Preaching | Modeled about 1880
Musée Rodin cast in 1962, edition size and cast number unknown,
Georges Rudier Foundry | bronze | Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
BENEFACTORS
$50,000 +
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Foundation
WestBank Properties (ASV Funding)
LAB 7.0: inFORM|deFORM|reFORM
Marcia Huyer
May 25 to July 22, 2007
Curated by Lisa Baldissera
Marcia Huyer | installation view of inFORM | deFORM | reFORM, 2007
During the 2007/2008 year, the following community-minded business leaders played a vital role in
ensuring that the AGGV provided schools, families, individuals, tour groups and the community-atlarge with high-quality, affordable programming through monetary and in-kind corporate partnerships. The Gallery would like to say a special “thank you” to each of these visionary, dedicated partners. In return for their investment, the following partners receive benefits such as brand exposure,
cross-promotions, community admiration, and client hosting opportunities.
CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS
HOSTED BY THE GALLERY
Passing Through
Iain Baxter& Photographs 1958 to 1983
August 10 to October 14, 2007
Organized and circulated by the Art Gallery
of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
Woodrow: Graeme Patterson
March 14 to May 11, 2008
Organized and circulated by the Art Gallery
of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia
HISTORICAL EXHIBITIONS
HOSTED BY THE GALLERY
Rodin: A Magnificent Obsession
Sculpture from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
April 6 to July 29, 2007
Organized and circulated by the Iris
and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
Rodin and His Contemporaries
April 6 to July 29, 2007
Loans from the National Gallery of Canada
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TO U R I NG
EX H I BTI ONS
SPONSORSH I P AN D OTH ER CO R PORATE SU PPORT
The AGGV had another strong year in corporate partnerships, both cash and in-kind,
with a strong increase over 2006/2007, particularly in the area of program sponsorship. Important AGGV youth, education, and public programs either maintained
regular services or increased in reach and function.
Corporate partners in 2007/2008 came from a variety of sectors – law, banking,
investment, health; and size of business – local mid-size, to large national companies.
The majority of corporate funding, however, comes directly from Victoria and British
Columbia-based businesses and foundations.
TAKAO TANABE
Curated by Ian Thom (VAG) and co-organized by the AGGV
An extensive retrospective of this prolific and influential
master of the B.C. landscape.
McMichael Collection of Art, Kleinburg Ontario
January 27 - May 27, 2007
FROM GEISHA TO DIVA, THE KIMONO OF ICHIMARU
Curated by Barry Till (AGGV)
Approximately 40 kimono and related objects
belonging to the famous geisha Ichimaru,
as well as other pieces from our permanent collection.
Louisiana State University Museum of Art
May 12 - August 19, 2007
The AGGV is sincerely grateful to Westbank Projects Corp. for their significant corporate contribution for capacity building. This contribution constitutes one of the lead
gifts for the future plans of the AGGV, including Moss Street location refurbishment,
a new downtown gallery, technological developments, and innovative programming initiatives. We would also like to thank the Audain Foundation and Mr. Michael
Audain for his tremendous support of First Nations exhibitions and programming.
Lastly, to ScotiaMcLeod, who are a continuous, significant contributor on both exhibitions and programs.
We would also like to thank the many local corporate contributors to our major public events – Art In Bloom and Moss Street Paint-In. These regular, community leaders
are the backbone to the success of these programs and to the gallery’s future growth.
Specific event thanks go to both Swiss Herbal Remedies and Feys+Hobbs Catered Arts
Inc., the latter of which is now the Preferred Caterer to the AGGV for the next two
years.
As a significant contributor to the cultural landscape in Greater Victoria, community
leaders value the AGGV as an important resource for local citizens and visitors alike.
The importance of the arts is to stimulate the positive, creative energy of our youth
and to interpret and visualize the world through the eyes of our artists. By partnering
with the AGGV as a sponsor, corporations are recognized as civic leaders who value
the role the arts play in enhancing our quality of life.
The AGGV operates as an effective business and regards our sponsors as equal partners and always seek the most innovative ways to create and maintain sponsorships.
Our desire is to establish long term relationships - optimizing the benefits for both
parties.
Thank you to all of our partners!
Top Image: Takao Tanabe | Barkley Sound 1/93 (triptych),
1993 | acrylic on canvas | University of Lethbridge, Gift
of the Artist | Photo by Don Gill
Right Image: Installation view of From Geisha to Diva,
The Kimono of Ichimaru
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THA N K YOU FOR YO U R SU PPO RT!
The 2007/2008 year has been a banner year for the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, with
support for membership, charitable giving and event participation growing dramatically.
This has only been possible by the involvement of the community, through the leadership
of exceptional volunteers and the Board of Directors. A special note of appreciation to
Lorrainne Dixon (Chair of Development and Chair of Art in Bloom), Sandy Evans (Chair of
the Major Gift Council, Member – Affair at the Gallery, Member – Art in Bloom), May LouPoy (Co-chair of Hidden Treasures gala), Robin Bassett (Co-chair of Affair at the Gallery),
Sandra Meigs (Member- Affair at the Gallery) and Helen Lantz (Member – Art in Bloom),
and Russ Lazaruk (Chair – Planned Giving Task Force).
The Art Gallery is very proud of its record of self-sufficiency, generating 62.5% of its
revenue through support of the community. In addition to the generosity of hundreds
of individuals, the President’s Circle grew to 78 members from 47 (2006-7) and members
enjoyed ‘behind the scenes’ receptions kindly hosted by the Blue Crab Bar & Grill, Carole
Sabiston and Jim Munro, and Jimmy Wright and Pat Cook.
The introduction of “One Donation, Three Gifts” as our major gift campaign stimulated
renewed interest in supporting the gallery at new levels. Under this program, each donation to the gallery is designated to support 1) long term endowment funds 40%, 2) new
building funds 40% and 3) support of current programs and services 20%. In addition,
matching grants augmented the impact of the donations by 65%. This campaign forms
the cornerstone of a multi-year campaign to strengthen the gallery’s financial foundation
and readiness to undertake a capital campaign in the near future.
Our warm thanks to internationally renowned artist, Pat Martin Bates, for endorsing and
supporting the campaign, and to Jane Heffelfinger for advising the major gift volunteers.
ART GALLE RY
P U B LI CATI O N S
ROBERT YOUDS: BEAUTIFULBEAUTIFUL ARTIFICIAL FIELD
Written by curator Lisa Baldissera, and guest-writers Karin Davie,
Saul Ostrow and Barry Schwabsky.
Published by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 2007
Driven by a fascination with space, colour, light and abstraction, Robert Youds
takes a multitude of approaches revolving around discourses on painting,
sculpture, and perception. Drawing on the the exploration of luminosity as
in the works of Claude Monet and Dan Flavin, and integrating the theoretical
machinations of abstract expressionism, Youds has created a multi-layered
body of work grounded in an architectural and three-dimensional expression
of light. This publication documents works from the past ten years and presents new site specific installations created especially for this exhibition.
MARIANNE NICOLSON: THE RETURN OF ABUNDANCE
Written by Lisa Baldissera, Marianne Nicolson, and
Charlotte Townshend-Gault
Published by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 2008
Marianne Nicolson’s major painting works and sculptural installations embody current cultural narratives while incorporating traditional First Nations
formats. The artist comments, “Each of the works in this exhibition considers the temporal relationship of contemporary Kwakwaka’wakw experience
to our historical experience. My works examine the complexities of cultural
change and adaptation on both the personal and communal level.”
MEMBERSHIP
Membership has been the very foundation of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria since
its inception in 1947. New memberships grew significantly in 2007-2008, with a
record 1224 new members joining the gallery this year. The introduction of a reciprocal membership program was very popular, with AGGV Friends of the Gallery now
entitled to complimentary admission to over 400 museums and galleries through
North America.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR ART GALLERY MEMBERS 50+ years
Miss E.M. Bell
Mrs. Nancy Donegani
Dr. and Mrs. Colin D. Graham
Lisa F. Hind (Jeulsberg)
Ms. Vicky Husband
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Mr. Hal A. Knight
Mrs. F. A. Manning
Ms. Elizabeth Stewart
Mrs. M. Joan Trottier
Hon. Montague and
Mrs. Nancy Tyrwhitt-Drake
THE LAB 7.0 SERIES BROCHURES
LAB 7.0: inFORM|deFORM|reFORM, Marcia Huyer
LAB 7.1: The Holland Drawings:
Remastering the Architectural Landscape, Scott Ingram
LAB 7.2: 360 Degree Video
a Guided Tour of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Chris Gillespie
LAB 7.3: Pagoda Pads, Karen Tam
LAB 7.4: Interactive Translocation, Fariba Samsami
LAB 7.5: Hedgerow Series, Brian Flynn
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A RT GA L L ERY
P U B L I CATI O NS
SPEC IAL EVENTS
TREASURES UNEARTHED: CHINESE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARTEFACTS
FROM SHANG TO TANG (16TH CENTURY BCE TO 10TH CENTURY CE)
Written by Barry Till
Published by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 2007
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s singular collection of ancient Asian
artefacts is known worldwide. This splendid publication celebrates and
documents several new major donations including 500 ancient bronze,
silver and gold items from China and Central Asia, an important collection of early jade, bronze and ceramic artefacts from the famous Shang
ruins, and much more. A scholarly essay provides a detailed analysis of
the times, their uses and the skill with which they were crafted. This richly
illustrated publication offers unrivaled material for the study of daily
life across the length and breadth of ancient China, revealing to us the
different classes of people found in China and how they prepared for the
afterlife.
M USES OF R ODIN - S ATURDAY , A PRIL 14, 2007
Muses of Rodin: Material in Motion created a sensuous evening of
edgy haute couture, inspired floral fashions and innovative cuisine,
all staged within the Art Gallery’s blockbuster exhibition, Rodin: A
Magnificent Obsession. Hughes Designs for Men & Women, Ramsey
& Ramsey Floral Art and Feys+Hobbes Catered Arts Inc collaborated
to bring an exceptional social experience to the community.
Photo by Slam Photography, 2007
U NION C LUB D IRECTOR ’ S L UNCHEON S ERIES 2007-2008
The Gallery enjoyed a collaboration with Union Club members in a series of three sold-out luncheons that explored popular topics on the
art of community building in the 21st century. Shirley Madill presented popular keynote address that included: The Museum Revolution,
The Fine Art of Controversy, and The Creative City.
SHIN HANGA, THE NEW PRINT MOVEMENT OF JAPAN
Written by Barry Till
AGGV collaboration with Pomegranate Press, San Francisco, 2007.
This hardcover publication discusses the New Print Movment of Japan.
It is illustrated with approximately 80 prints in colour.
Photo by Peter Reid, 2007
“THE MAKING OF A COLLECTION: CHINESE IVORY AND AMBER CARVINGS AT
THE ART GALLERY OF GREATER VICTORIA”, Ornamentvm, Vol. 24, No. 3, 2007.
This short essay by Barry Till is on the Rief collection of Chinese ivory and
amber carvings.
FRAME newsletter
Our members newsletter featuring all our programming including films,
lectures, concerts, exhibitions, and workshops.
Volume 8 / No. 1 / April to June, 2007
Volume 8 / No. 2 / July to September, 2007
Volume 8 / No. 3 / October to December, 2007
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M OSS S TREET P AINT -I N - S ATURDAY , J ULY 21, 2007
The Gallery’s 20th Anniversary Moss Street Paint-In featured over 100
artists demonstrating their art with a great variety of media which
again attracted over 30,000 visitors. The rain held off until 4:20pm
with only one artist withdrawing. Each year 25% of the invited artists
are new and/or emerging and are included in this free outdoor event
that spans 10 city blocks ending at the Dallas Road ocean front. The
evening activities were dampened slightly due to the sprinkles but
the happy audience continued dancing to the latin beat of Kumbia
until 8:00pm. Over 200 Volunteers were involved in this event.
H IDDEN T REASURES GALA - F RIDAY , F EBRUARY 8, 2008
Co-Chairs: May Lou-Poy and Georgina Wong An evening of fine
Asian dining was enjoyed by a sold-out audience at the Fairmont Empress Hotel in celebration of Chinese New Year and to support the Art
Gallery’s Asian Art Collection. Attendees delighted in a dinner program that included a live performance by Timmy Chooi and Shanna
Fong and a dance presentation by the Victoria Chinese Public School.
C OLLECTOR ’ S G ROUP L AUNCH - T HURSDAY , F EBRUARY 7, 2008
The Art Gallery’s inaugural Collector’s Group was officially launched
by the Honourable Steven Point at an afternoon reception for art collectors hosted at Government House. Special guest, Joey Tanenbaum,
one of the leading art collectors and art philanthropists in Canada,
delivered a memorable story of his early years in art collection.
Photo Courtesy of the AGGV, 2007
A RT I N B LOOM - M ARCH 9 - M ARCH 15, 2008
Chair: Lorrainne Dixon The bi-annual celebration of the art of
gardening kicked off with 1000 guests at the Gallery’s Open House.
The event hosted internationally acclaimed lecturers on a variety of
gardening topics, workshops by The Butchart Gardens staff, floral interpretations of selected works from the collection, demonstrations by
local experts and a silent auction. From the novice green thumb to the
master gardener, this event was an inspiring success. Special thanks
to the Art in Bloom committee for their enthusiasm and expertise.
Photo of Joey Tanenbaum | Courtesy of the AGGV, 2007
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URBANITE
Urbanite is held three times annually and is designed to reach a new audience of young adult gallery-goers and invite them to engage with visual
culture. A dynamic program of exhibition tours, performance, spontaneous art-making activities is complimented with a cocktail bar and dj music
to provide a comfortable social environment that breaks down Gallery
stereotypes, makes contemporary art accessible to a wider audience,
and defines the AGGV as a cultural meeting place. This year’s highlights
included:
• Dance performance with Suddenly Dance and tours of the
Rodin exhibition;
• Performance and film related to the exhibitions Transporters
and Marianne Nicolson including performance artist Eekwol
and DJ Mils, and an audio/video performance with local Mohawk multimedia artist Jackson 2bears and screenings of Kent
Monkman’s Blood River;
• An evening of curator’s tours of the exhibition Graeme Patterson: Woodrow, flipbook cartooning with artist Gareth Gaudin,
and a soundscape by artist Graeme Patterson.
Photo by Aleida Vandenbosch, 2007
Photo by Aleida Vandenbosch, 2007
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Transporters Symposium: Tradition and Innovation in Contemporary Aboriginal Art - November 2 & 3, 2007
This ground-breaking symposium invited regionally and nationally prominent artists, theorists, and visionaries to consider the current direction of
Aboriginal visual arts. A keynote address for the Transporters Symposium
was held on the evening of the opening celebration and featured eminent historian Gerald McMaster of the Art Gallery of Ontario. A blog was
also created for this event which contains archived information about
the symposium, including speakers’ bios, descriptions of the panels, and
podcasts of the presentations.
Artist in Residence and Mentorship with Anishnabe artist Rebecca Belmore. This fabulous program occurred between October 19 and November 4, 2007. In collaboration with the Art Gallery, Belmore participated in
an artist’s residency to present Feast for a Scavenger, a poetic reflection on
contemporary global ecology. Rebecca presented her performance to the
public on Sunday, November 4, 2007.
Photo by Peter Reid, 2007
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During the residency in Victoria, with Aarrow Productions AGGV provided a unique mentorship opportunity to local Aboriginal youth. Fifteen
participating students from local high schools were introduced to the art
practice and invited to collaborate in the development of a project. The
mentorship was recorded on film and will be aired June 7, 2008 at 1pm
and 7pm on The New Canoe program on A Channel.
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COLLECTIONS R E PO RT
This past fiscal year has seen our collection grow by
1,160 new objects. The total size of our collection is
now 17,037 and growing. This includes 11 purchases
for the Contemporary Art Collection and 30 purchases
for the Asian Arts Collection. Some highlights include:
• Collection of some 650 objects from China and central Asia exquisitely cast and worked in bronze, silver
and gold dating from 16th C BCE to Yuan Dynasty.
• Untitled fabric work by Luanne Martineau 2006
purchased with the generous support of the Canada
Council for the Arts.
• Also purchased with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts large oil on canvas by Medrie MacPhee
entitled “Valley” 2006.
• A wonderful collection of works on paper, paintings on canvas and decorative arts, from the estate of
George Kidd. Two fine examples of the decorative arts
from this collection are Sevres wine coolers circa 185080 Gros blue and gilt grounds, gilt borders, under glaze
blue and white.
Unknown | Wine Cooler | mid 19th century | AGGV Collection 2008.003.111 /
Gift of George & Lola Kidd | Photo by Stephen Topfer
COLLECTIONS GRANT SOU RC ES 2007-2008
YOUNG CANADA WORKS IN HERITAGE ORGANIZATIONS
This fund enabled us to bring in a summer student (Belinda Siu) to work on our Works on Paper Project
to assist with the planning construction and implementation of our newly installed compacting units
housing our extensive collection of works on paper. Thanks to the Young Canada works grant Belinda not
only helped us make this project a reality but also gained useful on the job training in Gallery collections
management and preventative conservation for works on paper.
PROVINCE OF BC THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM, SPORT AND THE ARTS
This funding supported our ongoing stewardship of the Emily Carr collection and exhibition. In the past
year we improved the display significantly; painting the gallery, changing works on display and improving
conservation and framing on many of the pieces. Further developments are planned for the coming year.
CANADIAN HERITAGE CULTURAL SPACES CANADA PROGRAM
This grant was submitted in the previous fiscal year and the project was completed in the summer of
2007. The AGGV Works on Paper Project which was funded with this grant saw the creation of purpose
built museum quality compacting storage units for our extensive collection of works on paper. This project not only ensures vast improvements in our storage efficiency but also the ongoing care of this important collection.
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ACQU ISITIONS GI FTS
GIFT OF LUANNE MARTINEAU,
one (1) drawing, Untitled, 2006,
artist Luanne Martineau, Canadian
GIFT OF BEVERLY HIGGINSON,
one (1) painting, Winter Pond, 1966,
oil on canvas, by Carole Sabiston,
Canadian
GIFT OF JAY-M HOLDINGS
LIMITED; CREDIT: GIFT OF JOEY
AND TOBY TANENBAUM,
a collection of 641 Chinese, Ordos
and Central Asian bronze, silver and
gold artifacts, 16th C BCE to Yuan
Dynasty
GIFT OF PEGGY MATHESON
AND FAMILY FROM THE C.C.
KNOX COLLECTION, twenty-one
(21) bronze mirrors, Chinese, Warring States period to Song Dynasty
(5th century BCE - 12th century
CE); one (1) ivory figurine of an Immortal , Chinese, Ming period, 17th
century; four (4) sandalwood Opera
figurines, Chinese, Qing dynasty,
19th century; one (1) snuff bottle,
kingfisher beak, Japanese, 19th C
GIFT OF COUNCIL FOR CANADIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS
THROUGH THE GENEROSITY
OF CAROL POTTER PECKHAM,
fifty-seven (57) Shiwan Ware items,
glazed earthenware, Chinese, late
19th-early 20th C
GIFT OF MR. & MRS. JORDAN
PAPER, one (1) wine cup, celadon,
red clay Chinese, Southern Song
Dynasty (1127-1279); one (1) wine
cup, porcelain, yingqing ware, Chinese, Southern Song Dynasty (11271279); one (1) wine cup, stoneware,
green jun ware, Chinese, Southern
Song Dynasty (1127-1279); one (1)
wine cup, stoneware, underglaze
black decoration, Vietnamese, mid
14th century
GIFT OF MRS. SHIH HUA CHAO
& MR. SHIH TSUN LEE , one (1)
ritual water vase, metal, inlay of
coral/malachite, Mongolian, 19th C;
one (1) sculpture of cabbage, ivory
with pigment, Chinese, early 20th
century; six (6) snuff bottles, glass,
jade and hornbill, turquoise, Chinese, 19th -early 20th century
one (1) jade sceptre, Chinese, 19th
century; one (1) Man & Child, ivory
figurine, Chinese c.1900; one (1)
vase, cloisonne, Chinese, late 19th
century; one (1) tribal ornament,
hornbill, Indonesian, c.1900; one (1)
object, Open Book, with illustrated
OPEN DOOR ACCESS TO ART
pages, ivory, Chinese, early 20th
century; one (1) Uighur Girls Holding Mao’s Red Book, ivory figurine,
Chinese Cultural Revolution
(1966-76)
LEWIS SHERMAN, collection of
GIFT OF PAUL WARNER, eleven
99 Netsukes: Japanese, American
and British; ivory, wood, horn,
19th-20th C
GIFT OF JOYCE ALMOND,
one (1) queue (Manchu style pigtail), Chinese, early 20th century
one (1) figurine of Hayagriva in
yab-yum with Sakti, cast silver, pigments, Nepalese/Tibetan, 17th C;
one (1) figurine, Buddha, bronze,
Thai, Sukhothai period, 14th-15th
century; one (1) figurine, fertility
figure, terracotta, Syrian (Mesopotamia), c.2000 BCE; one (1) figurine,
Statue of the God Amun, bronze,
Egyptian, 6th C BC
(11), Yusho Kaiho (attributed), hanging scrolls of sennin, ink on paper,
Japanese, 17th C; one (1) Buddha
Head, bronze, Thai Suhkothai
period, 14-15th C; one (1) miniature
travelling altar, wood, lacquer,
Japanese, Edo period, 18th/19th
century; one (1) miniature travelling
altar, wood lacquer, Japanese, Edo
period, 18th/19th century; one (1)
miniature travelling altar, wood,
lacquer, small, Japanese, Edo period,
18th/19th century; one (1) woodcut
print, Standing Beauty, by Kuniyoshi
Utagawa (1798-1861), Japanese;
one (1) woodcut print, hanging scroll, Courtesan, by Kyosai
Kawanabe (1831-1889), attributed,
Japanese; one (1) painting, Bijin, ink
and colours on paper, by Unknown
Artist, 19th C, Japanese; one (1)
painting, hanging scroll Bijin, by
Unknown artist, 19th century,
Japanese; one (1) painting, hanging
scroll, ink and colours on paper,
Bijin, by Sukenobu, attributed to,
Japanese
GIFT OF IAN BACK, one (1)
woodcut print, Reading Hand Scroll
(Series: Famous Geisha Compared
to the Thirty-six Renowned Poets),
by Kunisada Utagawa (1786-1865),
Japanese; one (1) woodcut print,
The Courtesan, Asazuma, with
attendant boating on the Sumida
River, by Yoshiiku Fude (1833-1904),
Japanese
GIFT OF CATHERINE BACON,
one (1) woodcut print, Outing at
Shinto Shrine (Series: Edo MeishoBeautiful Scenes of Edo) by Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858), Japanese
GIFT OF JOHN BOEHME, one
(1) Mandarin Square, embroidered
textile, Chinese, late 19th C
GIFT OF MR. & MRS. WILLIAM
HEPLER, one (1) woodcut print,
Spring Snow, by Shotei (Hiroaki),
Takahashi (1871-1940, Japanese;
one (1) woodcut print, Sparrows &
Bamboo, by Gesso Yoshimoto (18811936), Japanese
GIFT OF BILL JEFFRIES,
one (1) photograph, Wounded Leg
(from the Van Series), 1986, by
Fred Douglas; one (1) photograph,
Untitled (from the Van Series), 1986,
by Fred Douglas
GIFT OF PETER SRAMEK, Getting
Gas Across Canada: The West 1979,
by Peter Sramek, Canadian; 26
framed exhibition units with black
and white photographs and text;
two (2) sets of ten (10) Postcards:
“Getting Gas Across Canada”, by
Peter Sramek; Super, Natural British
Columbia, 1988: eleven (11) overlapping exposures of 28 images, by
Peter Sramek, Canadian; Southern
BC Highways, 1988: six (6) contact
strips, B & W photographs, by Peter
Sramek, Canadian; Island Highway
(or Route 19), 1989: nine (9) contact
strips, colour photographs on chromogenic paper, by Peter Sramek,
Canadian
BEQUEST: THE LEWIS AND
RUTH SHERMAN FOUNDATION; GIFT OF MR. AND MRS.
GIFT OF FRASER FINLAYSON,
BEQUEST: MARY ELIZABETH
ISSERSTEDT ESTATE, one (1) hair
ornament, jade, Chinese, Neolithic
period, 4000-2200 BCE; one (1) amphora, ceramic, Chinese, Western
Han dynasty (206 BCE- 8 CE); two
(2) tomb figurines (pair), camels,
earthenware, Chinese, Tang dynasty
(618-906); one (1) miniature stove,
bronze, Chinese, Han dynasty (206
BCE-220 CE)
GIFT OF ROBIN BASSETT, one
(1) woodcut print, “The Wonsan
Scholar and His Disciples”, 1921,
Elizabeth Keith, British
GIFT OF MEDRIE MACPHEE, one
(1) drawing, Untitled (Under Bridge
#6), 2005, lightfast ink, tape, glassine on paper, by Medrie MacPhee,
Canadian
GIFT OF SUSAN SHANTZ,
“Crib (i - vi)”, 1999, six panels of
anodized aluminium, each panel is
128 x 65 cm ; collaboration by Susan
Shantz & Kathleen Sellars, Canadian
GIFT OF SUSAN POINT, one (1)
suite of 12 etchings, Connections,
2005, by Susan Point, Canadian
one (1) serigraph print, Missing
Pieces, 2007, by Susan Point,
Canadian
GIFT OF HELEN SAWYER,
one (1) fan painting, ink on paper,
Bamboo and Calligraph, Li Jinan
(1747-1799), Chinese; one (1) fan
painting, ink on gold paper, Fighting
Birds and Prunus Branch, by Zhang
Guozhi, Chinese, late 18th/early
19th century
GIFT OF PETER BURCHETT,
collection of ten (10) fumble pieces
(figurines, pendant & discs), jade,
Chinese, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
Open Door Access to Art is an exciting new initiative. It is a self-directed
study program where Secondary school students chosen by their teachers
are given free Gallery membership. With monitoring and evaluations by
their teachers, 24 students were inspired to produce work and participate
in a year-end exhibition at the Gallery that will occur in June 2008.
Photo Courtesy of Victoria Symphony
Photo by Tania Muir, 2007
GIFT OF KEITH & PAT IILINGWORTH, one (1) watercolour
painting, Untitled, 1980, by Jack
Wilkinson, Canadian
GIFT OF LES WRIGHT, one (1)
calligraphy scroll, A Visit to Tianmu,
2007, by Yim Tse, Canadian
BEQUEST: MARY ELIZABETH
ISSERSTEDT ESTATE, one (1) large
jade sculpture, vessel, 2002, by Shen
Quan, Chinese
GIFT OF MOWRY BADEN, one
(1) drawing, Untitled -Feb 8 1994
by Mowry Baden, Canadian; one
(1) drawing, Untitled -July24/26,
1968,Study for Stop Gap, by Mowry
Baden, Canadian; one (1) drawing,
Untitled -Feb 1978, Study for Kinhin,
by Mowry Baden, Canadian
Photo by Aleida Vandenbosch, 2007
BEQUEST: GEORGE KIDD;
CREDIT: GIFT OF GEORGE &
LOLA KIDD, one (1) painting, sepia
wash on paper, Windy Day at Hope,
by Fred Amess, Canadian; one (1)
painting, watercolour, Mount Baker
from Gonzales Hill, Victoria B.C., by
Thomas Bamford, Canadian; one (1)
painting, watercolour, Camas in the
Uplands, Springtime, Victoria B.C.,
1941, by Josephine Crease, Canadian; one (1) painting, watercolour,
Hope River, Chilliwack, B.C., 1923,
by Josephine Crease, Canadian; one
(1) painting, watercolour, Coastal
Scene, B.C., by Statira Frame, CanaPhoto by Aleida Vandenbosch, 2007
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FAMILY SUNDAY
Family Sunday provides valuable cross-disciplinary opportunities
for families in the community to engage with visual culture and
to become aware of the resources available to them at the Gallery
through hands-on learning. Children and adults connect with the
Gallery exhibitions through art-making activities, interaction with local artists and educators as well as and docent-led tours. Inspired by
exhibitions, the Family Sunday program also invites guest performers, musicians, and story-tellers to enhance the experience of Gallery
exhibitions. Nine Family Sundays were run this year reaching 630
parents and children through 25 volunteers.
VIBE
VIBE (Visit, Interact Be Engaged) is a popular Thursday evening program
aimed at adults that enhance the exhibitions through a variety of strategies. Through diverse programming we reached 2800 visitors over 42
weeks. Highlights of the 2007/08 VIBE program include:
• Rodin in Motion: an interpretive dance performance in the exhibition with David Ferguson from Suddenly Dance;
• A progressive drawing series in the Rodin exhibition with artist Bill
Porteous;
• A behind the scenes tour with collections manager Stephen Topfer;
• A Panel discussion related to the Robert Youds exhibition discussing
Youds’ work in relation to major themes around contemporary art
practices in Canada and the United States. The panel included artist
Robert Youds, American Critics Saul Ostrow and Barry Schwabsky, and
is moderated by Sara Krajewski, Associate Curator of The Henry Art
Gallery.
• Song Exchange (January 17, 2007) Pacific Opera Victoria resident
artist collaborated with First Nations performers to offer a musical
reflection on works from Transporters. There where 101 participants
in this program.
• Panel Discussion: The Politics of Collecting First Nations Art explored the removal of Coast Salish art, artifacts, and ancestors from
their homeland. This event was very lively with tremendous audience
enthusiasm and input.
• Panel Discussion : The Politics of Collecting with Elaine Monds,
Alcheringa Gallery; Dr. Martha Black, Curator of Ethnology, Royal
B.C. Museum; Brian Thom, University of Victoria; and Cora Jacks, Our
Journey Home;
• Screening of the award winning documentary Killer Whale and
Crocodile from Gumboot Productions and Arthur Holbrook Productions featuring Coast Salish carver John Marston’s journey to Papua
New Guinea to meet with Teddy Balanger;
•
Lecture on Orientalism by art historian Dr. Betsy Tumasonis in
relation to Heaven and Earth Unveiled exhibition;
•
Numerous curator and artist talks.
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P U B L I C P RO G R A M M I N G
GALLERY-IN-THE-SCHOOLS
Gallery-in-the-Schools brings art from the collection of the Art Gallery to students in their classrooms through a unique educational and interactive program.
This huge outreach program was delivered to approximately 9000 in nearly 400
classrooms in 5 school districts this year. Seven new programs designed this year
were presented by 35 trained volunteers (from November to June at the rate of 16
presentations per week; 20 per week during the months of April/ May). That involved 1230 hours of volunteer time in the classroom, in addition to the 400 hours
of training during the fall.
Photo by Peter Reid, 2007
Photo by Peter Reid, 2007
Photo by Peter Reid, 2007
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DOCENTS
The Art Gallery has a team of 24 volunteers who provide insightful tours of the
exhibitions to a large variety of Gallery visitors. In total, our docent group reached
2,887 adults and students this past year. In addition to booked tours by groups
ranging from school children to adults of all ages, the docents offered weekend
tours of special exhibitions such as Rodin. Other specialized tours include Art
Interest, the exhibition-based discussion on contemporary art which occurs twice
monthly, and Visually Impaired tours which are offered by request.
STUDIO CLASSES
The AGGV hires local artists working in a variety of media and techniques to
teach art classes to children ages 2 to 12. This year artist/educators who taught
included: Sandi Henrich, Carole Thompson, Gareth Gaudin, Andrea Soos, Alesha
Davies-Fowlie, Mary Shields, Tobias Tomlinson, Faro Sullivan and Kyra Kelpin Oh,
and Susanne Ledingham. Children are introduced to the Gallery through exhibition visits and innovative workshops. Classes included ceramics, drawing, painting, mixed media, and cartooning. Maintaining an average of 12 classes of eight
students each per semester, this year we reached approximately 400 students. We
continue to nurture our community connections through bursary partnerships
with the Single Parent Resource Centre, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, the Blanshard
Community Centre and the UVIC Family Centre. In addition, the Cridge Centre for
the Family transports a group of students weekly for on-site classes.
NEW EXTREME
New Extreme is a mentoring program that brings high school students and artists
together in a positive learning environment. Selected artists are chosen by the Art
Gallery of Greater Victoria and then paired with a school group of fifteen students,
ages 14 to 17 years old. The artist leads weekly after-school sessions, at the school,
over an eight week period. During this time, students are shown samples of the
artist’s own work, create projects in a chosen medium, learn how to write an artist statement, present their work professionally and promote an exhibition. The
artwork created during the session is exhibited in a group show at the Art Gallery
at the end of the program in April. With locally recognized artists in five schools
this year, we have reached 52 students through this unique mentorship program.
Each year we attempt to initiate a new school; this year we are in Dunsmuir
Middle School (SD#62), The Girls’ Alternative Program (SD#61), Reynolds Secondary
(SD#61), Esquimalt (SD# 61), and Spectrum Community School (SD #61).
AGGV ANNUAL REPORT (April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008)
dian; one (1) drawing, pastel, The
Entrance to Rappahannock, Victoria
B.C., 1915, Mary Riter Hamilton, Canadian; one (1) painting, watercolour, Dollarton, B.C. c.1925, by Harry
Hood, Canadian; one (1) painting,
watercolour, On the Mountain Side,
Saanich Arm, c.1910, by Maude Lettice, Canadian; one (1) painting, oil
on board, Lake MacArthur, 1941, by
Jock Macdonald, Canadian; one (1)
sculpture, cast aluminum, Princess,
1963, by Elza Mayhew, Canadian;
one (1) painting, watercolour,
Mount Garibaldi, Garibaldi Park,
by Paul Rand, Canadian; one (1)
painting, watercolour, A Bit of
Goldstream, Vancouver Island, by
Edward Scrope Shrapnell, Canadian;
one (1) painting, oil on canvas,
Mount Holy Cross, Hope, B.C.,
by William P. Weston, Canadian;
one (1) painting, watercolour,
Glacier, Fraser, N. Bank, 15 miles
below Lake Jaune Cache, 1877,
by William Armstrong,Canadian;
one (1) painting, watercolour,
Glacier of the Selkirks, B.C., 1890,
by Frederick Martlett Bell-Smith,
Canadian; one (1) drawing, pastel,
Cadboro Bay, B.C., 1922, by Franklin
Peleg Brownell, Canadian; one (1)
painting, oil on board, The Gorge,
Victoria B.C., 1887, Georgina M.
De L’Aubiniere, British; one (1)
painting, oil on board, Point Ellice,
Victoria, B.C., 1887, Georgina M. De
L’Aubiniere, British; one (1) intaglio
print , Esquimalt Harbour, 1882, by
Lucius O’Brien, hand-coloured illustration from Picturesque Canada;
one (1) painting, oil on board,
Skeena River, 1928, by Anne Savage,
Canadian; one (1) painting, watercolour, Harbour Scene, Great Lakes,
by James M. Barnsley,Canadian;
one (1) painting, oil on canvas
Landscape, Algonquin Park, c.1914,
by J.W. Beatty, Canadian; one (1)
painting, oil on board, Study of
Trees, 1933, by Bertram Brooker,
Canadian; one (1) painting, watercolour, Scene on the Lower St.
Lawrence, 1898, by William Brymner, Canadian; one (1) painting, oil
on masonite, Summer Morning,
Bon Echo Rock, Lake Mazinaw, 1959,
by A.J. Casson, Canadian; one (1)
painting, watercolour, Landscape
in Northern Georgian Bay, 1948,
by Paraskeva Clark, Canadian; one
(1) painting, oil on panel, Autumn,
Magog, P.Q., 1974, by Nora Collyer,
Canadian; one (1) painting, watercolour, Near Holy Cross, Grand
Manan, 1885, by William Cresswell,
Canadian; one (1) painting, oil on
canvas, Montagnais Indian, Lac St.
Jean, Quebec, 1935, by Kathleen
Daly, Canadian; one (1) painting,
watercolour & gouache, Haystacks,
by Aaron Allan Edson, Canadian;
one (1) sculpture bronze, Bull,
1986, by Joe Fafard, Canadian; one
(1) painting, watercolour, The Tree
Stump, by Daniel Fowler, Canadian;
one (1) painting, oil on board,
Ragged Rapids, Severn River, Ont.,
1881, by John Arthur Fraser, Canadian; one (1) painting, watercolour,
The High Falls, Trenton, c.1845, by
Washington F. Friend, Canadian;
one (1) painting, watercolour,
Cathedral of Angouleme, 1820,
by George Heriot, Canadian; one
(1) painting, oil on board, Quebec
Farm, 1938, by Prudence Heward,
Canadian; one (1) painting, oil on
board, Autumn Morin Heights,
by Edwin Holgate, Canadian; one
(1) painting,oil, on board, Near
French River, Ontario, 1930, by A.Y.
Jackson, Canadian; one (1) painting,
watercolour, Autumn, 1897, by C.W.
Jefferys, Canadian; one (1) painting,
oil, Flower Carts, c.1945, by Pegi
Nicol MacLeod, Canadian; one (1)
painting, oil on canvas, The Blue
Cape, c.1940, by Henrietta Mabel
May, Canadian; one (1) painting,
oil on canvas, Riga Valley, Mount
Riga, New York, c.1927, by David
Milne, Canadian; one (1) painting,
oil on board, St. Urbain, Quebec,
1933, by George Pepper, Canadian;
one (1) painting, oil on masonite,
Black Cherry Tree, 1959, by William
Goodridge Roberts, Canadian; one
(1) painting, , oil on board, Brome
Lake, Quebec, 1942, by Sarah
Robertson, Canadian; one (1) painting, watercolour, Rain Clouds over
the Fields, Waterloo County, 1964,
by Carl Schaefer, Canadian; one (1)
sculpture, bronze, Habitant Couple,
1922, by Marc-Aurele Suzor-Cote,
Canadian; one (1) painting, oil on
canvas, Buffalo in the Foothills,
1914, by Frederic Verner, Canadian;
one (1) painting, watercolour,
Shearing Sheep, Ste. Petronille,
Isle d’Orleans, c. 1899, by Horatio
Walker, Canadian; one (1) painting,
watercolour, Unititled -Cows, by
Horatio Walker, Canadian; one (1)
painting, oil on canvas, Landscape
near Doon, 1886, by Homer Watson,
Canadian; one (1) painting, oil on
canvas, Landscape near Dundas,
c.1870, by Robert Reginald Whale,
Canadian; one (1) print, linocut, Fall
of the Leaf, 1934, by Sybil Andrews,
Canadian; one (1) print, wood
engraving, The Old Gate, by H. Eric
Bergman, Canadian; one (1) painting, watercolour, Ontario Farmland,
1938, by Caven Atkins, Canadian;
one (1) print, serigraph, Seals, 1982,
by Charles Elliot, Canadian; one (1)
print, etching, Work Horses Feeding,
by Andre Lapine, Canadian; one (1)
print, woodcut, The Tree, c.1946-50,
by Walter J. Philliips, Canadian;
one (1) print, handcoloured steel
engraving, The Inside of a House
in Nootka Sound, 1784, by John
Webber, British; one (1) print,
etching, The Gate of the Temple,
1907, by Joseph Pennell, American;
one (1) print, etching, St. Dunstan,
by Joseph Pennell, American; one
(1) print, etching, Tower Bridge,
Evening, 1905, by Joseph Pennell,
American; one (1) print, etching,
Grosse Horloge, Rouen, 1907, by
Joseph Pennell, American; one
(1) print, etching, The Dock Head,
1905, by Joseph Pennell, American;
one (1) print, etching, drypoint,
The Alhambra Bridge, by Joseph
Pennell, American; one (1) print,
etching, Lion, Trafalgar Square,
1903, by Joseph Pennell, American;
one (1) print, drypoint, New Fish
Market, 1921, by Joseph Pennell,
American; one (1) print, etching,
Black Lion Wharf, 1859, by James
Abbott McNeill Whistler, American;
one (1) print, etching, Rotherhithe,
1980 by James Abbott McNeill
Whistler, American; one (1) print,
etching, Limehouse, 1859, by James
Abbott McNeill Whistler, American;
one (1) print, etching, Billingsgate,
1859, by James Abbott McNeill
Whistler, American; ne (1) print,
lithograph, Nursemaids, Les Bonnes
du Luxembourg, 1894, by James
Abbott McNeill Whistler, American;
one (1) print, lithograph, Long Gallery, Louvre, 1894, by James Abbott
McNeill Whistler, American; one (1)
print, lithograph,The Smith’s Yard,
1895, by James Abbott McNeill
Whistler, American; one (1) print,
etching, Alderney Street, 1880-81,
by James Abbott McNeill Whistler,
American; one (1) print, lithograph,
Savoy Pigeons, 1896, by James
Abbott McNeill Whistler, American;
one (1) print, lithgraph, Firelight:
Portrait of Joseph Pennell, 1896,
by James Abbott McNeill Whistler,
American; one (1) print, lithograph,
Gants de Suede, 1890, by James
Abbott McNeill Whistler, American;
one (1) print, etching, Little Arthur,
1858, by James Abbott McNeill
Whistler, American; one (1) print,
etching & drypoint, Drouet,
Sculpteur, 1859, by James Abbott
McNeill Whistler, American; one
(1) print, etching & drypoint, La
Vieille aux Loques, 1858, by James
Abbott McNeill Whistler, American;
one (1) print, etching, Tete-a-tete in
the Garden, 1894, by James Abbott
McNeill Whistler, American; one (1)
print, etching, Soupe a Trois Sous,
1859, by James Abbott McNeill
Whistler, American; one (1) print,
lithograph, The Gaiety Stage Door,
1879, by James Abbott McNeill
Whistler, American; one (1) print,
etching, View in Venice, 1880 by
Otto Bacher, American; one (1)
print, etching Church Doorway in
the Snow, 1916, by Childe Hassam,
American; one (1) print, wood
engraving, On the Beach at Long
Branch (NJ) at the Bathing Hour,
by Winslow Homer, American;
one (1) print, wood engraving,
Clam Diggers, Cape Cod, 1946, by
Claire Leighton, American; one (1)
print, wood engraving, Corsican
Washerwomen, 1936, by Claire
Leighton, American; one (1) print,
wood engraving, Flowers in the
Rain, 1937-40, by Claire Leighton,
American; wood engraving, Oyster
Houses, Cape Cod, 1948-53, by
Claire Leighton, American; one (1)
print, wood engraving, Limbing,
1931, by Claire Leighton, American;
one (1) print, lithograph, High Tide,
1974, by Mark Tobey, American; one
(1) print, drypoint, Happisburgh
Church, Norfolk, 1934, by Sir
Muirhead Bone, Scottish; one (1)
Beidermeir cup and cover, ceramic,
19th C, German; three (3) plates,
Berlin, ceramic, early 19th C, German; one (1) cup & saucer (pseudo
Worcester), ceramic, 18th-19th C,
English; one (1) coffee can & saucer,
soft paste porcelain, ceramic, early
19th C, English; one (1) figure of
the Emperor Augustus, hard paste
porcelain, ceramic, 18th C; one
(1) figure of a man with a drum,
porcelain, ceramic,18th-19th C;
one (1) one (1) figure of a man with
jug and wine goblet, hard paste,
ceramic, mid 18th C, German; one
(1) tea bowl & saucer, with landscape decoration, ceramic, mid 18th
C, German; one (1) two handled
bowl with cover, faience, ceramic,
mid 18th C, German; one (1) figure
of a boy with a barrel, soft paste
porcelain, ceramic, 18th C, British;
one (1) figure of a man dressed for
winter, miniature, ceramic, 18th
C, European; one (1) tea bowl &
saucer, Meissen, ceramic, 18th C,
German; one (1) sweetmeat basket,
Rockingham, ceramic, early 19th C,
English; two (2) wine coolers, pair,
ceramic, mid 19th C, European;
two (2) plates, dessert, pair, early
bone china, mid 19th C, European;
one (1) goblet, parcel gilt sterling
silver, Spode, 19th C; one (1) tea
pot, sterling silver, 19th C, English;
one (1) mug, christening, parcel
gilt, sterling silver, 19th C, English;
one (1) wine decanter, parcel gilt
sterling silver, 19th C, English;
one (1) jug, milk or cream, parcel
gilt sterling silver, 19th C, English;
two (2) dishes, sweatmeat, pair,
silver, 19th C, English; one (1) plate,
Worcester, soft paste porcelain,
ceramic, 18th C, English; one (1)
cup (quaich), Scottish marriage cup,
silver, early 20th C
Aquisitions gifted between
April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008.
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ACQU ISITIONS PU RC HASES
I N F O R M ATI O N TEC H N O LO GY R EPORT
PURCHASED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF CANADA COUNCIL
MATCHING FUNDS; one (1)
fabric work, Untitled, 2006,
medium: hand-sewn industrial
felt; by Luanne Martineau,
Canadian; one (1) painting,
Valley, 2006,oil on canvas, by
Medrie MacPhee, Canadian
(Medrie MacPhee’s Valley, 2006 pictured left
Photo by Stephen Topfer)
MYFANWY SPENCER PAVELIC
PURCHASE FUND; Untitled,
(from the Van Series) c.1986,
photograph, by Fred Douglas,
Canadian; Untitled, (from
the Van Series), c. 1986,
photograph, by Fred Douglas,
Canadian
ASIAN ART PURCHASE FUND;
Purchased with Funds from
Judith Patt; one (1) woodcut
print, Cho-ryo in Noh play,
Gaku Hyaku Ban, Japanese
Gift of Dr. & Mrs. James Langley; one (1) woodcut print, War
Front Hospital - Sino Japanese
War (1894-5), by Kason Suzuki
(1860-1919), Japanese
Given in Memory of Hilda Hale
by the Asian Art Society of
Victoria; one (1) woodcut print,
Inside a Brothel, by Yoshitoshi,
Taiso, Japanese
Gift of Elizabeth Marsters;
one (1) woodcut print, Meiji
Emperor at Horse Race by Chikanobu Toyohara (1838-1912),
Japanese; one (1) woodcut
print, Shisen Taikoki crossing
River, by Toyonobu Utagawa
(active 1859-86), Japanese;
one (1) woodcut print, Fountain at Ueno, by Toshimitsu
Kobayashi (active 1880-1900),
Japanese; one (1) woodcut
print, Ronin Leader - Figures of
Modern Stage, by Masamitsu
Ota (1892-1975), Japanese
Gift of Paul Warner; Set of
funerary offerings - 2 altars,
2 cabinets, 11 food; glazed
earthenware, Chinese, Ming
dynasty (1368-1644)
HOLMES SISTERS FUND
PURCHASE; one (1) collaborative sculptural work, Untitled,
1996-2000, by Susan Shantz
and Kathleen Sellars, Canadian
one (1) sculpture, Ratnaw,
2006, bronze, vinyl and wood,
by Robert Wise, Canadian
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. William
Hepler; one (1) woodcut print,
Mouse and Grapes, by Seitei
(Shotei) Watanabe (18511918), Japanese; one (1)
woodcut print, Oda Nobunaga
finds Saito Tosan laughing at
him inside a house, by Kyochika Kobayashi (1874-1915),
Japanese; one (1) woodcut
print, Saigo at Mt. Hanaoka
during Kagoshima Rebellion,
by Toshinobu Yamazaki (185786), Japanese
Given in Memory of Mrs.
Theo Wiggan by her Ikebana
Students and Friends; one (1)
woodcut print, Foreigners are
Coming, - Commodore Perry
of American Navy, c.1860, by
Unknown Artist, Japanese; one
(1) woodcut print, Assassin
(ninja), by Eisen, Tomioka
(1864-1905), Japanese; one (1)
woodcut print, November, Series: Collection of New Ukiyo-e
Style Beauties, by Shiun, Kondo
(active 1910-30s), Japanese;
one (1) woodcut print, Rice
Planting, by Shiro, Kasamatsu,
Japanese
Gift of Brian Iverson; one (1)
woodcut print, Tea Ceremony,
by Toshikata, Mizuno, Japanese
BC ART ACQUISITION FUND;
Gift of George & Lola Kidd:
one (1) drawing, UntitledAugust 1984, on paper, by
Mowry Baden, Canadian; one
(1) drawing, Untitled-July 28
1983 Study for Hudson Street
Tomato, on paper, by Mowry
Baden, Canadian; one (1)
drawing, Untitled -Study for
Toy Amenity, on vellum, by
Mowry Baden, Canadian
CONTEMPORARY ART ACQUISITION FUND; one (1) Pro Creation, serigraph print, 18/100,
2007, by lessLIE, Canadian; one
(1) Halibut, serigraph print,
46/100, 2008, by Susan Point,
Canadian
Aquisitions purchased between
SYSTEMS UPGRADES / SPAM FILTER
The Art Gallery installed a spam filter. Prior to its installation, “high profile” users such as the marketing department would receive up to 300 spam messages a day.
Most users now report less than 10 spam / week. In its
first year of use, the spam filter has rejected 750,000
spam messages, an average of 1.5 messages every
minute.
BOGEY
Work started on an exhibition planning system, working
title “Bogey”, to assist the various Art Gallery departments in organizing and communicating the many
needs and details of our exhibition schedule. Work on
the system was assisted with $13,000 in funding from
the Young Canada Works program through the Canadian
Museums Association and the Canadian Heritage information network to hire 2 young Canadians to develop
the prototype application. The Art Gallery then acquired
additional funding of $35,000 from the Canadian Heritage Information Network Knowledge Exchange to adapt
our prototype application into a tool that can be used
by other cultural institutions in Canada. This tool will be
distributed for free by the Knowledge Exchange to any
museum or gallery in Canada that can make use of it.
WEB VISITATION AND ENHANCEMENTS
Visitation to the Art Gallery’s web properties, including its main site, collections database online (ARTBase),
and virtual exhibitions grew through 2007-08 with 1.1
million sessions through the year. This is an increase of
almost 100% over the previous fiscal year (645,000 sessions in 2006-07). 2007-08 also saw the launching of the
“Image of the Day” feature on our website, a feature that
allows visitors to explore a different, highlighted work
from our collection every day. This feature has proven
popular, with over 1,500 visitors a month as of March,
2008.
needs assessment, and then to compare available systems – be they off the shelf, custom-developed, or any
combination thereof – to meet those needs. With the
results from the consultation, the Art Gallery will move
forward in 2008-09 in choosing and installing a solution
that best fits its needs.
AGORA – EMILY CARR
The Art Gallery once again participated in the Agora
initiative of the Canadian Heritage Information Network.
Agora is an online learning portal that connects students
and teachers with content from Canadian Museums and
Art Galleries. With funding from Agora, we produced
“Emily Carr: In Her Words”, a virtual exhibition and
learning tool that examines the life and work of Emily
Carr, with a particular focus on her writings. The material
produced for this virtual exhibition has furthered the
understanding of our own Emily Carr holdings, as well as
produced multimedia elements that will be repurposed
for our Emily Carr exhibition.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
The I.T. Administrator presented at the Western Museums’ Association Annual Conference in Oakland, CA on
“The Shakeout on the Emerging Web 2.0”, and at two
sessions at the Canadian Museums’ Association Conference on collections digitization and website usability.
DEVELOPMENT / POINT OF SALE SYSTEM PROCESS
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria currently utilizes
unconnected systems to administer Point of Sale in its
gift shop and membership and development databases.
The Art Gallery does not currently utilize visitor tracking
at the gate. As part of an Arts Sustainability Victoria project, the Art Gallery is undertaking a strategic initiative
to deploy an integrated development, point of sale and
admissions system. This will allow the Art Gallery to be
more reactive to and better able to assist its members,
donors, and visitors as well as increase donor conversion, and develop a stronger donor base. The Art Gallery
contracted a consultant to assist in developing a general
April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008.
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