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Annual Report 2017

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Like the old saying “Time flies when you’re having fun!” another year has passed at the Kelowna Art Gallery. What a year it was! Visits to the Gallery increased by almost 7% over 2016 with nearly 27,500 visitors in 2017. Appetite for Art, our largest fundraiser, sold out and raised more money than ever in its history. There were more student tours in 2017, more summer camps, and more art classes. Family Sundays continue to generate increased visitation.

Most importantly - the Art! It was a wonderful year with exhibitions such as The Big Picture: A selection of large-scale works drawn from the permanent collection of the Kelowna Art Gallery and A Legacy of Canadian Art from Kelowna Collections, member exhibitions, and our satellite space at Kelowna International Airport.

Our curator, Liz Wylie retired in 2017 after ten important years of service. Liz has played a pivotal role at the Gallery and was instrumental in increasing the profile of the KAG nationally through the exhibitions she has curated over her 10 years with us. While we are happy for Liz in her retirement, she is missed by all of us at the Gallery for her hard work, her humour, and her vision for every exhibition at the Gallery. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Liz for her lasting contributions to the Kelowna Art Gallery.

The Nominating Committee conducted a skills matrix to identify areas where we could improve our expertise on our Board. Last year, we identified three areas for improvement: Human Resources, building and construction, and University Relations. Through this process we identified several new candidates and our Nominating Committee this year has the pleasure of not having to fill any vacant positions. We are proposing that Joanna, Candace, Dylana and Mary are all elected for additional two-year terms commencing in 2018. We have a great Board of directors with a diverse set of expertise and we look forward to working together and with our members to ensure that the Kelowna Art Gallery is reaching the highest professional standards possible. It has been a pleasure to work with each and every one of you.

As mentioned, 2017 was a great year for the Kelowna Art Gallery. Candace and Nataley worked hard to keep us on track financially and we finished the year with a slight surplus and maintained a strong financial position.

Of course, the Kelowna Art Gallery would not be able to function without its staff. If you don’t already know, the staff at the Kelowna Art Gallery are fantastic! They are a small, dedicated group, that work hard to make our guests’ experience the best it can be. From the Board of Directors, I want to take this opportunity to say Thank You! for all of hard work this year. It is a pleasure to have such a great team in place.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, staff and volunteers of the Kelowna Art Gallery, we would like to take this opportunity to thank our members and friends for their continued support of the Kelowna Art Gallery and our mission to engage, inspire, and enrich the greater community through the exhibition, collection and interpretation of visual art. Your continued support will ensure that the Kelowna Art Gallery is a place that invites all of us to be inspired, to learn, to create, to debate and to be challenged within a greater community that values visual art as vital to its well-being.

Respectfully submitted,

Joanna WrzesniewskiPresident

President’s Report

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Joanna WrzesniewskiPresident

Paul Mitchell Q.C.Vice President

Clayton GallPast President

Candace SuretteTreasurer

Dylana BloorMary Butterfield Ph.D.Greg Garrard Ph.D.Joanne McKechnieStoke TonneSusan van Unen

Sandra Kochan Christine McWillisCity Liaison

Board of Directors 2017

Board of Directors and Committees

From left: Greg Garrard, Joanna Wrzesniewski, Susan van Unen, Dylana Bloor, Stoke Tonne, Joanne McKechnie, Nataley Nagy. Absent: Paul Mitchell Q.C., Clayton Gall, Candace Surette, Mary Butterfield.

Acquitsitions CommitteeDylana BloorJane EverettGreg GarrardCarolyn MacHardyJulie MartinJoanne McKechnieJim MeiklejohnNataley Nagy

Board Nominating & Governance CommitteeMary ButterfieldClayton GallNataley NagyJoanna Wrzesniewski

Building and Expansion CommitteePaul MitchellNataley NagyGary PearsonCamille SaltmanDavid SaltmanStoke TonneStew Turcotte

Event CommitteeTory BraunJoshua DesnoyersShannon GallAmanda HauganBarbara HochmanKris JohnsonVincent JonesJoanne McKechnieNataley NagyJessica OrlowskiLee PortasCamille SaltmanStan SomervilleBecky Walker

Finance & Audit CommitteeClayton GallNataley NagyCandace Surette

Human Resources CommitteeDylana BloorNataley NagyCandace SuretteSusan van UnenLaura Wyllie

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The Kelowna Art Gallery is a place where members, visitors, and students of all ages come to be inspired, learn, create, debate, and be challenged. The past year has been one of many accomplishments, artistically and operationally. This Annual Report summarizes the excellent work undertaken by our dedicated team of professionals over the past 12 months.

Throughout the year, staff and our Board of Directors worked together to review our mission and vision and, as a team, determined that by bringing people and art together, the Kelowna Art Gallery has a significant social impact. Through our diverse programs, visitors have become more creative, more aware, and have gained new perspectives. We will continue to focus on and engage our visitors, inspire our audiences, and be innovative in the ways we gather people together to create community through art. We will expand our role in championing art, both in British Columbia, and nationally.

We have engaged diverse audiences by offering a program of rotating fine art exhibitions, educational programs and events, and acted as a resource in support of the development and growth of the visual arts and artists, in our region and beyond.

Ten unique exhibitions and accompanying publications (both print and digital) were originated by curator Liz Wylie, with the assistance of our registrar Clea Haugo and preparators Dylan Ranney and Maureen Lisle. We thank our curator Liz Wylie for her 10 years of exceptional programming for the Kelowna Art Gallery, and wished her well as she retired in Vancouver in May, 2017. We extend a huge thanks to Liz for her attention to originating and selecting artists and exhibitions that were relevant and significant to our community. Liz’s dedication to ensuring critical writing accompanied every exhibition, and her amazing attention to detail was exceptional. The search for her replacement continued throughout the 2017 year. As Liz had made exhibition plans for the Gallery well into the 2019 year, we have been able to continue with our exceptional exhibition program.

We were pleased to commission Dylan Ranney to create our fifth Artist’s Garden Project called Refuge, in the Rotary Courtyard Space. We were also delighted to commission artists Angelika Jaeger and Myron Campbell to produce new work for our satellite location at the Kelowna International Airport.

Behind the scenes, the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Directors took some time off in 2017 to regroup, revisit our collections strategy and prepare to take on some major projects in 2018. The staff also performed a major capital retrofit of our permanent collection vault with financial support from the Department of Canadian Heritage. We were able to double the size of the permanent collection vault as a result.

The Gallery’s ambitious education and public programming department was led by Laura Wyllie, who was assisted by Bev Serviss and Ryan Trafanako. Due to the popular demand of our school tours in previous years, we hired Aryn Robidoux to join our School Tour team. We are happy to have a well-trained crew of 29 docents who assisted with delivering the Gallery’s tours and studio activities to the students of Central Okanagan Public Schools. We presented six community-based exhibitions in the Front Project Space. We focused our educational activities on partnering collaboratively with other community organizations to ensure that our activities were accessible and of real benefit to the community, and that a diverse array of scholastic programs and life-long learning opportunities were available to citizens of all ages.

Executive Director’s Report

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Executive Director’s Report

Marketing and events coordinator Joshua Desnoyers has dramatically increased the Gallery’s public profile in regional and national media, and he has used social media in innovative ways. Joshua has also capably delivered amazing events, including our Gallery opening receptions, GO Parties, and our signature Appetite for Art gala, which set a record fundraising achievement in 2017. In addition, he has coordinated a significant number of rental events for both community-based and corporate organizations, which provided important earned revenues for the Gallery.

Kyle L. Poirier, the KAG’s graphic designer, produced three high-quality catalogues and four online publications in 2017. In addition, Kyle designed all of the Gallery’s ongoing and special events promotional and marketing materials. Kyle advances our IT capacities by continuing to update our website, and increasing digital access to the Gallery’s resources.

Our operations and membership coordinator, Hanss Lujan, has been the friendly face servicing your membership and making sure our day-to-day operations are running smoothly.

Thanks to our gallery assistants and Family Sundays assistants for their commitment to offering excellent hospitality to 26,500 visitors in 2017, an increase of almost 6 percent.

We were open to the public for 2,198 hours last year. Gallery volunteers number over 50 dedicated individuals, and we are grateful for their invaluable assistance with school tours as docents, and with Gallery openings, GO Parties, and special events. I am pleased to report that our auditors, KPMG, presented our 2017 financial statements and a year-end audit that met all the requirements required for a non-profit corporation in BC. I am happy to report that the Kelowna Art Gallery is, again, in a solid financial position, with a surplus posted for 2017.

As always, I would like to thank each member of the Board of Directors who has dedicated his or her time, resources, and expertise, to govern this very special organization. I am indebted to each one individually for the professionalism and kindness he or she has extended to me and to all who work and volunteer at the Gallery. Thank you to each and every Board member for sharing their commitment and expertise with the Kelowna Art Gallery. Finally, we are deeply indebted to all our donors, members and sponsors for their continued support. We gratefully acknowledge the ongoing financial assistance of the City of Kelowna, the Province of British Columbia, The British Columbia Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, Central Okanagan Public Schools, the Central Okanagan Foundation, Telus Community fund, the Audain Foundation, the Vancouver Foundation, the Canadian Museums Association, and Young Canada Works.


Nataley NagyExecutive Director

_____________________________________________________________________________Ensuring these outcomes places a huge responsibility on the Gallery, its Board of Directors, and its staff, to constantly identify and develop fresh exhibitions and programs that engage the varied audiences we serve.

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ExhibitionsFabrications

A Legacy of Canadian Art from Kelowna Collections

The Big Picture: A selection of large-scale works drawn from the permanent collection of the Kelowna Art Gallery

Treadgold / Bullock Gallery

November 5, 2016 to January 22, 2017

Drawing from LifeDrawing from Life showcased new works in large-scale drawings by eight local artists: David Alexander, Rose Braun, Jane Everett, Wanda Lock, Amy Modahl, Gary Pearson, Sage Sidley, and Johann Wessels. Some works were ephemeral – executed on the walls for the show, and erased afterwards.

February 4 to April 16, 2017

FabricationsThis exhibition featured the work of four women artists from different regions of Canada, all of whom work in installation. The title of the show, Fabrications, refered to the very physical making of things, as each of the artists were involved in incredibly labour-intensive processes to realize the completion of their pieces. The artists were Yael Brotman, Libby Hague, Laura Vickerson, and Gisele Amantea.

April 29 to June 25, 2017

The Big Picture: A selection of large-scale works drawn from the permanent collection of the Kelowna Art GalleryThe Big Picture featured a selection of large-scale works drawn from the permanent collection of the Kelowna Art Gallery. One hallmark aspect of modernist painting in the post-World War II era of the last century is its increasing size, sometimes referred to as “Heroic”. The Kelowna Art Gallery owns several works of art by living artists that have been executed in large scale, and had the opportunity to pull them out of the vaults for this exhibition.

July 1 to October 15, 2017

A Legacy of Canadian Art from Kelowna CollectionsThis exhibition celebrated Canada’s 150th Anniversary by bringing together significant Canadian works of art from private collections throughout the Kelowna area for visitors to view and enjoy.

November 11, 2017 to January 7, 2018

Howard Podeswa: A Brief HistoryA reflection on the current state of the world, Toronto-based artist Howard Podeswa’s exhibition, A Brief History, articulated an end-of-times cosmology, inspired by artistic and scientific visions.

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ExhibitionsJane Kidd: Curious

One on One: Inheritance: Amy Malbeuf Curated by Cathy Mattes

Double Vision: Connor Charlesworth and Malcolm McCormick

Mardell G. Reynolds Gallery

October 22, 2016 to February 12, 2017

Germaine Koh: Home Made HomeVancouver-based artist Germaine Koh worked with the new trend of the micro-home in her two-part installation for this show. A modular sculptural work was in the gallery space, and a lofty infill-home was built in the Galleria area.

February 18 to March 26, 2017

Double Vision: Connor Charlesworth and Malcolm McCormickThese two emerging local painters both showed new work. McCormick challenged the accepted usual installation of paintings on the wall by embedding his canvasses into holes in drywall, which in turn leaned on the wall of the gallery.

April 1 to July 9, 2017

One on One: Inheritance: Amy Malbeuf Curated by Cathy MattesThe Kelowna Art Gallery was pleased to be working with independent curator Cathy Mattes, who is based in Sprucewoods, Manitoba. She is a Michif curator, writer, and art history professor at Brandon University, in Brandon, Manitoba. Mattes elected to work with Amy Malbeuf, who is a Métis visual artist from Rich Lake, Alberta.

July 15 to September 24, 2017

Nikki Middlemiss: Scaffolding for MinutiaeThis Montreal-based artist exhibited labour-intensive works on paper that floated from the walls out into the viewers’ space. They were subtle and tactile, and created an effect that was ethereal, yet embodied.

September 30, 2017 to January 14, 2018

Jane Kidd: CuriousIn Curious, Jane Kidd explored the human/nature relationship through woven tapestry. This included works from her Curiosities and Wonderland series drawing attention to pertinent contemporary issues, such as genetically modified and engineered organisms, and the destruction of the environment.

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ExhibitionsThe Artist’s Garden Project: Dylan Ranney: Refuge

Myron Campbell: Ghosts of Robert Lake

Angelika Jaeger: Wanderlust

Rotary Courtyard

May 2016 to May, 2017

The Artist’s Garden Project: Wanda Lock and Rena Warren: Escape ArtistsThe two artists’ vision involved a built structure that looked old and abandoned, and overgrown with plants that perhaps held a creature that eventually escaped. As well as plants, other elements included statuary, lighting, and various old chains.

May, 2016 to May, 2017

The Artist’s Garden Project: Dylan Ranney: RefugeThis courtyard project was created by local artist Dylan Ranney. Think back to your childhood, and, if you were fortunate enough to grow up with any amount of contact with the natural world – even if it was only an empty lot near your home – you may have had the idea of creating a hide-out there.

Kelowna International Airport Satellite SpaceInstallations of solo commissions at the Gallery’s satellite space at the Kelowna International AirportOur commissions of new work by local artists for this 40-foot long wall are changed every six months. Each one had almost one million people pass by on their way to the security check area of the airport.

Nov 7, 2016 to May 8, 2017

Angelika Jaeger: WanderlustSeven large-sized sculptural hearts made from a wide range of differing materials were mounted on the wall, all connected by a thin red line

May 8, 2017 to February 18, 2018

Myron Campbell: Ghosts of Robert LakeKelowna-based artist Myron Campbell created six, large-format renderings of species – both real and imagined – of creatures that visit the Robert Lake site located near the UBCO campus, where he teaches.

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Exhibitions

Elder Artists in Classrooms Project

Monitor

The Front project space

November 15, 2016 to February 5, 2017

Drawn Together: Annual Members’ ExhibitionThis year’s members’ exhibition, titled Drawn Together, encouraged artists to expand the concept of drawing through their respective media. Paintings, sculpture, photography, and video works that explored the definition of drawing were encouraged.

February 11 to April 9, 2017

MonitorMonitor was a group video-installation project produced by UBC Okanagan BFA students that examined issues of surveillance while one is connected to the internet.

April 15 to June 14, 2017

Art in Action: LOVEThe Kelowna Art Gallery was pleased to host our 31st Annual Art in Action exhibition, which showcased the creativity and artistic talent of local youth. To celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Canada, the title for this year’s Art in Action exhibition was LOVE.

June 24 to September 17, 2017

The Games We PlayThe Games We Play was the Kelowna Art Gallery’s fourth community exhibition, inspired, by the Okanagan’s artistic and tech-savvy community. The artists in this juried exhibition work in game and animation studios, as art students, and as local artists in the greater Okanagan.

September 23 to November 26, 2017

Elder Artists in Classrooms ProjectThis exhibition showcased works created by students from Central Okanagan Public Schools that were inspired by seven elder artists.

December 2, 2017 to February 3, 2018

Encounters: Annual Members’ ExhibitionPortraiture is an opportunity to observe humanity. By taking a sustained look at ourselves, we are able to examine who we are, reflect on what we’ve become and consider who we aspire to be.

Encounters: Annual Members’ Exhibition

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Five exhibition catalogues were published by the Kelowna Art Gallery in 2017.Marketing and distribution of our catalogues is handled by ABC Art Books of Montreal.

Catalogues:

A Legacy of Canadian Art from Kelowna CollectionsText by Roger H. Boulet

FabricationsTexts by Liz Wylie and Diana Sherlock

Jane Kidd: Curious Texts by Amy Gogarty and Jane Ritchie

Online website-publications:

One-on-One: Amy Malbeuf: Inheritance, essay by Cathy Mattes

The Artist’s Garden Project: Refuge, Dylan Ranney

Digital publications (downloadable):

Art in Action: LOVE

Drawn Together: Annual Members’ Exhibition

List of publications 2017

The Gallery’s exhibition Landon Mackenzie: Parallel Journey continued to tour 2017. The exhibition went to the Dalhousie Art Gallery in Halifax, Nova Scotia (January 13 to April 9, 2017) and later the MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie, Ontario (December 7, 2017 to March 2018).

Travelling Exhibitions & Publications

Travelling exhibitions circulated from the Gallery

Installation of Landon Mackenzie: Parallel Journey at the MacLaren Art Centre, 2017. Photographer Andre Beneteau

Loan of Works from the Permanent Collection

There were five works on loan from the permanent collection of the Gallery during the year 2017.

Two works of art were loaned to the Kamloops Art Gallery for their exhibition AlterNation, which ran from July 15 to September 9, 2017. The works were featured in the e-publication AlterNation.

Agatha DyckHockey Night in Canada, 1976-81 17 shrunken wool toques

Agatha DyckThe Helmet, 2000Hockey helmet and beeswax

Three works of art were loaned to the Audain Gallery for their exhibition Stone and Sky: Canada’s Mountain Landscape, which ran from November 11, 2017 to February 26, 2018. The works were published in the Audain Gallery’s exhibition catalogue, Stone and Sky: Canada’s Mountain Landscape.

John HartmanLayer Cake Mountain, Kelowna BC, 2000Pastel on paper

David AlexanderContrasted Day Drawing, 2008Acrylic on canvas

David AlexanderWhite Heat, Keremeos, 1995Acrylic on canvas

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In 2017 there were no new additions to the permanent collection. Thank you to the members of the acquisitions committee of the Board for their service this year.

Acquisitions and Collection Room Renovation

Acquisitions 2017

Collection Room Renovation

The Kelowna Art Gallery retrofitted our collections vault in October 2017.Before the retrofit, the space had 18 foot tall storage racks and shelves, and a portable staircase. This made the higher storage areas very difficult to access.

After the refit, the storage racks were reduced to 9 feet, and a mezzanine with fixed stairs was installed. This mezzanine reclaimed all of the unusable space, and the collections vault now has ample space to store the Gallery’s current collection and any future acquisitions.

BEFORE

AFTER

Acquitsitions CommitteeDylana BloorJane EverettGreg GarrardCarolyn MacHardyJulie MartinJoanne McKechnieJim MeiklejohnNataley Nagy

Building and Expansion CommitteePaul MitchellNataley NagyGary PearsonCamille SaltmanDavid SaltmanStoke TonneStew Turcotte

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Public Programming Report

Youth & Adult Art Classes Instructors Myron CampbellLee ClaremontKendra DixonBrenda DureaultJim ElwoodAsher J. KlassenSharilyn KuehnelLinda LovisaRachel MercerKyle L. PorierJen RempelDylan RanneyLiz RanneySage SidleyTia-Maria SoroskieApril SnoweHeidi ThompsonRena WarrenMichelle WiebeNicole Young

Art Adventures - Summer art camps for children and youthLindsey CurtisRyan TrafanankoLaura Fernandez-AzevedoLaura KriefDylan Ranney

Family Sundays - weekly drop-in program and hands-on activities for familiesVictoria MooreRyan Trafananko Vanessa Trenholm

Art Break - Spring Break Classes for Children and YouthApril SnoweVanessa Trenholm

Group of Grade 7 students participating in our School Tour program.

The Public Programming Department had another great year, filled with a range of programs that engaged and inspired thousands of visitors to create and connect with art. We had an increase in attendance for almost every existing program, including our school tour program, Family Sundays, Art Break spring break camps, Art Adventures summer camps, Wittle Warhols for toddlers, and our Connect art program for adults with developmental disabilities. We also introduced an art program for the Okanagan Boys and Girls Club, which provided at-risk youth a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment to make art and engage in discussions about art and society. Our educational tour program continued to expand up to Grade 12. In addition, we led several workshops for seniors, individuals who are visually impaired, English as a Second Language (ESL) students, and early childhood education teachers. Our education programs help all ages to develop skills for experiencing and interpreting works of art. All tours are complemented with hands-on art lessons that explore a variety of artistic media, because we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to express themselves through the arts. For our youth and adult art classes and workshops that run year-round, we continued to recruit new instructors and focused on offering a diverse range of learning opportunities for all members of the community.


Laura WylliePublic Programming Coordinator

Games Night event in exhibition The Games We Play. ESL students from Van West College Community Connections program.

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Public Programming Report

Connect - Art classes for adults with developmental disabilitiesSarah Parsons

Wittle Warhols - Art program for toddlers ages 5 and underVanessa Trenholm

VOLUNTEERS

Docent Volunteers for our tour programsHarkaran Kaur BahiaMarguerite BerryGene BodzinCherie BrahamJaydean BrahamLee BurgessEva CarrLaura CleasbyKimberley CresswellDianne DavisLaura DirmaiteKelly DupuisCatherone DohertySusan EneferGinny HuttonSue KravontkaBarbara LyttletonNancy MalashewskyMargaret MeyleEmily MilesDoreen MorashBetty Morrison Fran PattisonIngrid SivorotJacqueline TamesJim TheriaultNancy Tully-PeeverTom WhittakerHedi Zoller

Canada Day VolunteersDale AcottCherie BrahamJaydean BrahamDeborah MathesonBetty MorrisonHarsha BhamraAlishia Macland

Art Break VolunteersSaree ChanSimran BansalKevin ChuMorgan DoironBeltran GomezvelaJason KimSeoyeon KimDiane LinJay ParkBethany PlimmerNancy WengAshley Wong

Programs and Community EventsDraw by NightFat Cat Children’s FestivalCanada Day Box PaintingDowntown Kelowna Block PartyCulture DaysStarlight Lantern Making

Vision-Impaired ToursFebruary 27 – Fabrications, Monitor, and Double Vision: Connor Charlesworth and Malcolm McCormickMay 27 – Art in Action: Love, One on One: Inheritance, and The Big PictureSeptember 23 – Refuge, Elder Artists in the Classrooms Project, and A Legacy of Canadian Art from Kelowna Collections

Lunchbox SpeakersJanuary 4 – Sage SidleyFebruary 1 – Carl HareMarch 1 – Angelika JaegerApril 5 – Jane EverettMay 3 – Rosemary ThomsonSeptember 6 – Augusto KapronczaiOctober 4 – Myron CampbellNovember 1 – Dylan RanneyDecember 6 – Coralee Miller

Video Interviews with Artists and CuratorsGisele Amantea, Yael Brotman, Libby Hague, and Laura VickersonConnor Charlesworth and Malcolm McCormickLiz Wyllie Amy Malbeuf and Cathy MattesDylan RanneyRoger BouletNikki Middlemiss Jane KiddHoward Podeswa

Vision Impaired Tour program. Family Sundays program.

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Public Programming

Art Adventures VolunteersNyah BowslaughKathy CheungEmily ChuEric DafoeRen FournierGreta FriesenAinsley HortonOgnen KirovHiro KobayashiTeigan JohnstonMakaiya ItoVee MillerTara O’SullivanNahanni Richardson

Family Sundays VolunteersCherry ChanTrevor CoatesOlivia DehodChloe KangAlishia MaclandGigi RobertsTania StepanetsEden WongZoe YangZoey Zhao

Canada Day SponsorsBenjamin Moore Kelowna

Supporter of Family SundaysSource Office Furnishings

The Front Project Space Community Exhibitions and ProjectsAnnual Members’ Exhibition: Drawn TogetherMonitorArt in Action: LoveThe Games We PlayElder Artists in the Classrooms ProjectAnnual Members’ Exhibition: Encounters

Talks, Tours, and Events

Drawing from LifeDrawing Workshop with exhibiting artist Sage Sidley (January 12, 2017)School Tour program: 49 tours

Drawn Together: Annual Members’ ExhibitionDraw by Night (January 19, 2017)

Fabrications: Gisele Amantea, Yael Brotman, Libby Hague, and Laura Vickerson Panel Discussion with the four artists (February 4, 2017)School Tour program: 67 tours

Double Vision: Connor Charlesworth and Malcolm McCormick An illustrated talk by both artists (February 18, 2017)

Amy Malbeuf: Inheritance, Guest Curated by Cathy Mattes Artist & Guest Curator Talk (April 1, 2017)

The Big PictureSchool Tour program: 72 tours

A Legacy of Canadian ArtAfternoon Tea and Tour with the Guest Curator, Roger Boulet (August 19, 2017)Footsteps at an Exhibition: A Conversational Walk-Through with Critic Michael Turner (September 30, 2017)School Tour program: 33 tours

The Games We Play Games Night (July 20, 2017)Quick Talks: Art and Games Collide (September 14, 2017)

Dylan Ranney: RefugeSculpture Workshop and Exhibition Tour (September 28, 2017)

Elder Artists in the Classrooms ProjectPainting Workshop with Elder Artist Lee Claremont (October 5, 2017)

Jane Kidd: CuriousSchool Tour program: 38 tours

Howard Podeswa: A Brief HistoryArtist Tour and Talk (November 10, 2017)School Tour program: 6 tours

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Marketing and Events

In 2017 the exhibitions, public programming, and special events at the Kelowna Art Gallery continued to receive remarkable coverage in both online and print media, as well as on radio and television.

Over 230 articles, interviews, and editorial features appeared in local, regional, and national media, including the following:

Okanagan Life Magazine, Kelowna Capital News, The Daily Courier, Vernon Morning Star, Salmon Arm Observer, Courier EXTRA, Okanagan Woman Magazine, The Phoenix (UBCO), Sip Northwest Magazine, Coastal Beat, Castanet Media, oook.ca, InfoNews – Kelowna, KelownaNow, hellokelowna.com, Border Crossings, Canadian Art, Galleries West, Preview – The Gallery Guide, uNORTHodox, Global Okanagan – Global News, Culture Vulture TV, Shaw TV Okanagan, CBC Kelowna Daybreak South, CBC Radio North by Northwest (NXNW), AM 1150, Q103.1 FM, and 99.9 Sun FM.

The Gallery secured full-page advertisements in the City of Kelowna’s Recreation & Cultural Services Activity and Program Guide, and in the four kiosks located in the Kelowna Cultural District, which continued to feature a monthly panel listing the Gallery’s current exhibitions and events.

The Gallery purchased advertising space to promote our exhibitions in national publications such as Border Crossings, Canadian Art, and in regional ones, including Galleries West, and Preview – The Gallery Guide.

Efforts to attract tourists in 2017 included a feature in Tourism Kelowna’s Official Visitors’ Guide, as well as listings in a monthly Events Hot Sheet distributed to guests and concierges at local hotels. Rack cards and information were distributed through the visitor information centre, and also at the Downtown Kelowna Association visitor kiosk in Kerry Park. Tourism Kelowna, the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce, and the Downtown Kelowna Association continued to feature many articles and event listings on their respective websites.

The Kelowna Art Gallery continues to connect with members and interested individuals through a variety of marketing materials and communication channels, including a monthly e-newsletter, and our Journal publication, which is printed three times annually, as well as through invitations to opening receptions, special events, and other public programs.

In 2017, social media remained one of the most immediate and effective marketing tools for the Gallery. The Gallery’s Facebook page closed in on 2,500 likes, our Twitter followers numbered over 4,700, and our Instagram account surpassed 1,500 followers. By year end our YouTube page offered access to 63 videos and had over 14,000 views in total.

In closing, the Gallery would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of the wonderful volunteers who continue to help to make our fundraising events and opening receptions so successful. Please take a moment to recognize their efforts by reading the names listed in the Volunteers page in this report.


Joshua DesnoyersMarketing and Events Coordinator

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Appetite for Art Fundraiser

Our Appetite for Art Fundraiser, held on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at the Kelowna Art Gallery, was another sold-out success! Proceeds raised went to support educational and children’s programming at the Gallery.

Those in attendance were invited to embark on a “walk in the woods” and experienced a captivating evening that featured woodland décor, from striking birches to majestic conifers. Guests were treated to delicious local food prepared by BNA Brewing Co. & Eatery, Joy Road Catering, Okanagan College Culinary Arts Program, Sandrine French Pastry and Chocolate, and Waterfront Wines. Menu items were paired with beverage tastings from Mission Hill Family Estate, Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery, and Tree Brewing Co.

Once again, Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars served their delicious brut. Over thirty artists contributed work to the art auction, and over forty businesses donated silent auction items. Guests mingled, bid on art, savoured some of the finer things in life, and were treated to lively performances by Kinshira Performance Troupe.

Walker Real Estate returned for the third consecutive year as presenting sponsor, along with supporting sponsors Farris, Vaughan, Wills, Murphy LLP, RBC PH&N Investment Counsel, KPMG, and August Luxury Motorcars. Chris Walker, host of Daybreak South on CBC in Kelowna, once again excelled as emcee and auctioneer for the evening. CBC Kelowna and The Daily Courier were media sponsors. Please see page 17 to view a full list of all the generous supporters, sponsors, donors, and artists involved in this exciting event.

Appetite for Art Fundraiser photos by Glenna Turnbull Photography

Appetite for Art Fundraiser Event CommitteeTory BraunJoshua DesnoyersShannon GallAmanda HauganBarbara HochmanKris JohnsonVincent JonesJoanne McKechnieNataley NagyJessica OrlowskiLee PortasCamille SaltmanStan SomervilleBecky Walker


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GO Party! Event

The Kelowna Art Gallery’s popular GO Party! series continued in 2017 with another sold-out event. For one night only, on November 17, 2017, guests were invited to escape to a Tin Foil Ball at the Kelowna Art Gallery for a fun evening inspired by the shimmering aesthetic of tin foil.

The evening featured DJ Invizible performances, a massive four-legged stiltwalking creature courtesy of Kinshira Performance Troupe, and also a surprise show from magician and illusionist Freaky Fisher. Attendees came dressed in their shiny finest, enjoyed cocktails in the Tin Foil Lounge, and generally had a (tin foil) ball!

Tin Foil Ball was generously presented by Meiklejohn Architects Inc., supported by Mission Hill Family Estate, Tree Brewing Co., Okanagan Spirits, and New Horizon Productions.

Please see page 17 to view a full list of all the generous supporters, sponsors, and donors for this event.

GO Party! 12: Tin Foil Ball photos by Glenna Turnbull Photography


Facility Rentals at the Gallery

Facility rentals continued to be strong in 2017, leading to more partnerships with community groups and individuals. Facility rentals help to support ongoing programs at the Gallery and continued access to the visual arts in our community.

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The Kelowna Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges the support of our donors and sponsors throughout the year.

DonorsDavid AlexanderStephanie & George BarnesJeanne BatesLynden BeesleyBob & Susan BeltonBirgit BennettDylana BloorJonathan & Angela BradburySandra BradshawJudy BurnsMary ButterfieldPaul M. & Kitty Lana CarrCarlo DiStefanoJane EverettPatrick EwingsRoss & Linda FitzpatrickClaire FrippClayton GallLally GrauerMichael GriffinSherry Guild & Arlan AndersonNadine GuyCarl HareEva HayFern HelfandAJ JaegerBernice E. JamesSara JohnsonJane KiddJessica & Joe KleinSandra KochanGerald KrausAlbert & Sallie LaBountyAndrew LeslieWalley LightbodyGraham Lowe & Joanne McKechnieLandon MackenzieKelly MaierKerstin & Clarence MandersAmy ModahlPaul & Colleen MulvihillNataley Nagy & John GrimesJune NicolayElisabeth & Herbert Obst

Mike O’DohertyDeborah OwramDonna PalmerKathy and James RogersDerek SandersMary Jo SchnepfAgnes ShewringJohn & Martine SloanTeresa SmithRobert SmithsonVerne SmytheCandace SuretteCarol TaylorSeija Van KranendonkWesley VickreySusan WhitneyAgnes Wilson

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Events

Appetite for Art 2017

Presenting SponsorWalker Real Estate

Supporting SponsorsFarris, Vaughan, Wills, Murphy LLPRBC, PH&N Investment CounselAugust Luxury MotorcarsKPMG

Media SponsorsCBC KelownaThe Daily Courier

Décor SponsorBylands Garden Centre

Culinary & Beverage PartnersBlue Mountain Vineyard and CellarsBNA Brewing Co.Joy Road CateringMission Hill Family EstateNesters MarketOkanagan College Culinary Arts

Okanagan Spirits Craft DistillerySandrine French Pastry and ChocolateTree Brewing Co.Waterfront Wines

ArtistsLynden BeesleyGraciela BlancarteAmy BurkardConnor CharlesworthRod Charlesworth Jan Crawford Jessie Dunlop Jane Everett Sara Gagnon Ken Gillespie Clea Haugo Erica Hawkes Jessica Hedrick Ron Hedrick Angelika Jaeger Byron Johnstad Jim Kalnin Asher J Klassen Hanss Lujan Jolene Mackie Debra Martin Susan McCarrell Jo McKechnie Fiona Neal Kyle L. Poirier Liz Ranney Bonny Roberts Grace Shaw Leanne SpanzaMeghan Wise

Donated items from:Antico Pizza NapoletanaBallet KelownaBig White Ski Resort Black Hills Estate WineryBNA Brewing Co.ChaibabaCREAM Hair & Makeup LoungeEkahi Centre Experience Wine ToursFashion FoundationsFunktionalGiobean Coffee

Donors and Sponsors

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Donors and Sponsors

Guisachan Esthetics SalonThe Harvest Golf ClubHotel Zed/Accent Inn KelownaJigsaw ClothingKalala Organic Estate WineryKaren Wentzel JewelleryKeenfit Walking PolesKelowna Actors StudioLa Frenz WineryLakehouse Home StoreLexi & LakeMacDermotts on BernardMamma Rosa RestaurantMission Hill Family EstateMyra Canyon Adventure Park North Face KelownaOkanagan Symphony OrchestraOlive & EllePenticton Lakeside ResortQuails’ Gate WineryRotary Centre for the ArtsSOUL eyewareSource Office FurnishingsSpierhead WinerySt Hubertus & Oak Bay Estate WinerySummerland Waterfront ResortTantalus VineyardsTree Brewing Co. Zoe Verbauwhede Services

Décor & Event PartnersAll Occasions Party & Event RentalsCreations by Mom & MeGlenna Turnbull PhotographyKinshira Performance TroupeNew Horizon ProductionsShowtime Event & DisplayStroma SignsVintage Origami

GO Party! 12: Tin Foil Ball

Presenting SponsorMeiklejohn Architects Inc.

Beverage PartnersMission Hill Family EstateOkanagan Spirits Craft DistilleryTree Brewing Co.

Supporters:Bliss BakeryBNA Brewing Co. & EateryBrowns SocialhouseDJ InvizibleFunktionalGeorgie Girl VintageGlenna Turnbull PhotographyH2O Adventure + Fitness CentreKelowna Actors StudioKinshira Performance TroupeMosaic BooksNew Horizon ProductionsWayside

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Public Programming Sponsors

Canada Day at the Kelowna Art GalleryBenjamin Moore Kelowna

Supporter of Family SundaysSource Office Furnishings

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In-Kind Sponsor of printing and signageStroma SignsWayside Printers

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Official Brewery PartnerTree Brewing Co.

Official Wine PartnerMission Hill Family Estate

Free Admission Thursdays SponsorDelta Grand Okanagan Resort and Conference Centre

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Volunteers

Event Volunteers 2017Dale AcottDonna BennettMarguerite BerryHarsha BhamraCarmen BouvierNicole BrownLee BurgessEva CarrLaura CleasbySandra CookShannon CraneKim CresswellFred DalgleishTeresa DohmKelly Dupuis Diane GreenwoodShawn HarrisonGinny HuttonMarlene LalondeKyla MacRaeMarc MartelDeb MathesonEmily MilesDoreen MorashPeter MorganBetty MorrisonTara NakamotoKaj PagetFran PattisonPatricia ReidNatalie Smith

Event Committee Volunteers in 2017Tory BraunJoshua DesnoyersShannon GallAmanda HauganBarbara HochmanKris JohnsonVincent JonesJoanne McKechnieNataley NagyJessica OrlowskiLee PortasCamille SaltmanStan SomervilleBecky Walker

Art AdventuresNyah Bowslaugh

Kathy CheungEmily ChuEric DafoeRen FournierGreta FriesenAinsley HortonOgnen KirovHiro KobayashiTeigan JohnstonMakaiya ItoVee MillerTara O’SullivanNahanni Richardson

Art Break VolunteersSaree ChanSimran BansalKevin ChuMorgan DoironBeltran GomezvelaJason KimSeoyeon KimDiane LinJay ParkBethany PlimmerNancy WengAshley Wong

Family SundaysCherry ChanTrevor CoatesOlivia DehodChloe KangAlishia MaclandGigi RobertsTania StepanetsEden WongZoe YangZoey Zhao

DocentsHarkaran Kaur BahiaMarguerite BerryGene BodzinCherie BrahamJaydean Braham

Lee BurgessEva CarrLaura CleasbyKimberley CresswellDianne DavisLaura DirmaiteKelly DupuisCatherone DohertySusan EneferGinny HuttonSue KravontkaBarbara LyttletonNancy MalashewskyMargaret MeyleEmily MilesDoreen MorashBetty Morrison Fran PattisonIngrid SivorotJacqueline TamesJim TheriaultNancy Tully-PeeverTom WhittakerHedi Zoller

We gratefully acknowledge the support of our volunteers. Thank you!

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Membership

Family MembersJudith AndersonDarryl AndrewsStephanie & George BarnesBert & Ingrid BorchPatricia BritnellMarcia BrowneSteve & Kim BucekGeorge & Jaine BuseJoe CardosoDavid & Heather CarlinKeli CarpenterMichael & Mary CociveraPeter CosmannIan & Susan CrichtonLeisa DaviesDianne DavisRenée Del ColleRaymond & Roberta DziverLynda ElgoodSusan EneferJohann & Diane FeughtDavid FiedlerLorraine FosterNick & Claire FrippShannon & Clayton GallGreg GarrardLaura GeenBonnie GratzJuergen GrauDiane GreenwoodChris GuidiSherry GuildMartina GyoriJohn Hampton & Grace FrankRyan HannanMichael HealeyCameron HeindlCarl Hodge & Jane EverettDebbie HubbardAriana HughesJulia JordanJim Kalnin & Lois Huey-HeckAngelica KirschnerDiana KrielGeorge & Nell KrokerAlbert LaBountyPaul LaGrangeNicolle LeatherdaleBrian & Judy LecheltDianne Leduc

Raynald Losier & Nina GeorgeMargaret Macintyre LattaDavid & Joan MadisonAngela MaherDana MammelBrenda MaundersCorey Mazurat & Erica Van OyenPatrick McCormickLee-Ann McEllisterEmma MillerRobert & Gaia MuellerMagda MutchNoelle Nadeau KhooJune NicolayJohn & Linda NobleJanice NotlandAndrew & Marla O’BrienHerbert & Elizabeth ObstJohn OlvierKaj PagetLuci Parent & Tom PapiGeraldine ParentTyler ParenteauTae Joon ParkAnatasia Pearson-FullerKatrina PlamondonTracy PorcelliFelix PossakJackie ProctorAlya RamadanHeidi ReidLynnet ReshRalf & Carol RohrlackNicole RustadMary Jo SchnepfSharon ShepherdJohn & Martine SloanTeresa SmithVerne Smythe & Barbara BowmarLuba StojkoNatalie TempleStoke TonneBryce TraisterMaureen TurnerRoss & B.J. TynerSusan van UnenKim WallisNancy Webb

Jennifer WenzelWayne WilsonMarika WolfSuzan Wood-YoungPiotr & Teresa Wrzesniewski

Individual MembersMoozhan AhmadzadeganPatricia AinslieMaureen AndersonTheresa ArsenaultScott AugustJeanne BatesRebecca BaydaMaria BayfordPrazeres BayfordJudith BeaverBirgit BennettKira BerntsonMelissa BeupreGraciela BlancarteDylana BloorAngela BradburyVictoria BraunCourtney BriggsKim BueckertAmy BurkardMonica BurnsideAlexandra CarriereConnor CharlesworthRod CharlesworthKaren CloseJan CrawfordDiana Creasy-FunkLubos CulenValencia CurkenGivonna De BruinTina DeenikAnn-Marie DommercVikki DrummondJessie DunlopKelly DupuisTheresa EdwardsHeba El HakLindsey FarrSusan FengPam FennellIrene FergusonMarjorie Field-Robinson

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Membership

Jan FraserJennifer FrenchBrian FriendEden FryczewskiAaron FulawkaSara GagnonColleen GayChristine GillespieKen GillespieEsther GrangerAngela GriffinSue GudmundsonNadine GuyCarmen HaakstadMelanie Hall SzyszkiewiczAngela HansenBrittany HarperEileen HarveySamia HasanClea HaugoErica HawkesShallyn HayesJessica HedrickRon HedrickManna HeitnerFern HelfandGerry HewittCatherine HiggsKrista HirschhoferEmerald HoldenAngelika JaegerBetty JeffersKris JohnsonAsia JongHope KellyJennifer KerrRenata KerrJane KiddAsher J. KlassenChristine LeblancSuleman LeelgarHelene LetnickWynne LeungTheresa LittlePJ LockhartHanss LujanDebbie LynchDon LyonsTracy MacdonaldLandon MackenzieJolene Mackie

Cory MaguireTascheleia MarangoniAngie MarchinbowHelen MariottoLisa MarshDebra MartinSue McCarrellSharon McCoubreyJoanne McKechnieMarlene McPhersonRachel MercerDorothy MillsLaura MireauDenise MironKristiane MirvaJill MocAmy ModahlVictoria MolloyVictoria MooreCarol MunroEmily MyattFiona NealSusan NeilsonPatricia NelsonHelena NoelNeli OdarijewMike O’DohertyDeb OwramAlice PallettHeather ParlaneJohn PinoliKyle L. PoirierDiana Pratt-JohnsonSusan ProtsackNeena RandhawaLiz RanneyIona ReitsmaJoan RenouBonny RobertsSandy SasgesAyla SawatskySharla SchofieldBrenda SedoreBev ServissGrace ShawSheilagh SimesRuby SimpsonDana SkoglundRobert SmithsonLeanne SpanzaAnnabel Stanley

Marty StephanCourtney StromquistDeborah SuresCandace SuretteSwayze, ShawnaJames TannerFern TeleglowGlenna TurnbullRyan TrafanankoVanessa TrenholmLisa WakefieldJanice WalkerLaura WidmerJetta WilliamsMonica WilliamsBernie WilsonLisa WilsonMeghan WiseMinka WolanskiJen WoodLaura WyllieHui Ying Zheng

Senior MembersPeggy AbougoushKarl AlbertDavid AlexanderSuzanne AndertonMelody AubinKathy BecksteadLynden BeesleyPamela BlaskovichCharlotte BoydenSandra BradshawEdward BriggsJenny BrownjohnJustina CallahanMaureen CarefootIrma Susy CarniganPaul CarrElizabeth ChristieJean-Anne CopleyJulie CosgraveSea DeanLinda DillonGary DollMichael DorselMichelle DroettboomJoyce Drury

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Membership

Patrick EwingsShanna FromsonLori GasserJohn GoughVicky GrantLally GrauerAngela GreeneMonique HanrightCarl HareMarilyn HarrisEva HayLinda HeinrichDirk HielSusan HindCathy HopfnerBernice E.JamesBonnie JardineFern JonesAlice KeeferJudith KentJoan KereliukSandra KesslerJanis KirkBrenda KirschkeAnnette LagrangePam LaingGordon LalondeGwen LamontMaureen LejbakColleen LinttellKelly MaierChantal MartelDiane MartelBarbara McAlpineSusan McDougallJacqueline McGarryRuth McKeageYvonne MorrishPat MunroMyrna NelsonTatianna O’DonnellLucas PachecoGloria PadaDonna PalmerFrances ParkWilma SchellenbergerDianne SchniedersJune SeedAgnes ShewringJanet SichSheila SimpsonElisabeth Smits

Marilyn SomersUrsula SommerfeldJudie SteevesAlice StevensRichard SuarezRoberta SutherlandCarol TaylorStella TessierJim Van DamSeija Van KranendonkLiz VanGolen VincentCatrina WardGerda WeingardnerSusan WhitneyPenny WilliamsGwynneth WilsonBirgitta Zaar

Student MembersGabrielle BurgElsie BurnsKaelin DaleyGabrielle GagneAndy GuoOlivia HallMarc HarrisKristi HoffmanWill HoffmanEaston HoisingtonJudy Iskiw WasyleshkoNadia JonesPatty LeinemannAlishia MaclandSarah MatteSusan MillerMya NashKlaudia NiwaSteven SaundersCarol SchlosarElizabeth SigaletPeter SmithMiles StaleyChantelle StephensToby WesenbergGraham WhiteLi White

Lifetime MembersLeona BaxterDr. Robert & Ms. Susan BeltonDavid P. BondBea BullockDon FerrieJohn GrahamDave & Sue KingDoug KirkBarry LapointeDona MooreMulvihill FamilyJames PatersonRobert PorterJudith RavenhillBurt ReynoldsKathy & Jim RogersDena SchultzAnn Galt SmithKaren StewartBecky ThomasTom TreadgoldWilliam TreadgoldBill WintersNancy Woodworth

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Kelowna Art Gallery Staff

Nataley NagyExecutive Director

Liz WylieCurator(until May 2017)

Toby LawrenceCurator(July – November 2017)

Clea HaugoRegistrar

Laura WylliePublic Programming Coordinator

Joshua DesnoyersMarketing and Events Coordinator

Kyle L. PoirierGraphic Designer

Hanss LujanOperations and Membership Coordinator

John PagePreparator(until January 2017)

Jake HighfieldPreparator(February – June 2017)

Dylan RanneyPreparator (from September 2017)

Aryn RobidouxBev ServissRyan TrafanankoPublic Programming Assistants

Moozhan AhmadzadganLindsey FarrEmerald HoldenAsia JongVictoria MooreFern TeleglowVanessa TrenholmGallery Assistants

© Kelowna Art Gallery 2018Design by Kyle L. Poirier

Cover image:

Visitors at the opening reception for The Big Picture: A selection of large-scale works drawn from the permanent collection of the Kelowna Art Gallery. Glenna Turnbull Photography.

Mission:To engage, inspire, and enrich the greater community through the exhibition, collection, and interpretation of visual art.

The Kelowna Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance of City of Kelowna, Canada Council for the Arts, British Columbia Arts Council, Province of British Columbia, Central Okanagan Public Schools, Central Okanagan Foundation, and our members, donors, and sponsors.

The Kelowna Art Gallery acknowledges that we are located within the unceded territory of the Syilx People of the Okanagan Nation.

Financial Statements of

KELOWNA ART GALLERYASSOCIATION

Year ended December 31, 2017

KPMG LLP200-3200 Richter StreetKelowna BC V1W 5K9CanadaTel (250) 979-7150Fax (250) 763-0044

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

To the Members of Kelowna Art Gallery Association

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Kelowna Art GalleryAssociation, which comprise the statement of financial position as atDecember 31, 2017, the statements of operations, changes in net assets and cash flowsfor the year then ended, and notes, comprising a summary of significant accountingpolicies and other explanatory information.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financialstatements in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profitorganizations, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary toenable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement,whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors' Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on ouraudit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditingstandards. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and planand perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financialstatements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts anddisclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on ourjudgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financialstatements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, weconsider internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of thefinancial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in thecircumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness ofthe entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness ofaccounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made bymanagement, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate toprovide a basis for our audit opinion.

KPMG LLP, is a Canadian limited liability partnership and a member firm of the KPMG network of independentmember firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"), a Swiss entityKPMG Canada provides services to KPMG LLP.

Opinion

In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, thefinancial position of Kelowna Art Gallery Association as at December 31, 2017, and itsresults of operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance withCanadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

As required by Section 117(1)(b) of the Societies Act (British Columbia), we are requiredto state whether these consolidated financial statements are prepared on a basisconsistent with the basis on which the financial statements that related to the precedingperiod were prepared. We report that, in our opinion, the significant accounting policiesapplied in preparing these consolidated financial statements have been applied on abasis consistent with that of the preceding year.

Chartered Professional Accountants

March 28, 2018

Kelowna, Canada

KELOWNA ART GALLERY ASSOCIATIONStatement of Operations

Year ended December 31, 2017, with comparative information for 2016

2017 2016

Revenue:Operating grants (note 5) $ 656,881 $ 651,970Other operating revenues:

Membership and admissions 28,710 27,092Fundraising and sponsorships:

Monetary 60,379 54,920Non-monetary - 3,085

Donations 19,739 24,655Rentals 7,067 11,914Interest and sundry 14,166 12,232Amortization of deferred capital contributions 9,135 5,143

796,077 791,011Program and exhibition revenues:

Special purpose grants (note 6) 20,371 35,709Art education program 65,467 59,744Special purpose funding 64,302 35,484Touring exhibitions 10,000 5,350

160,140 136,287956,217 927,298

Expenses:Operating expenses:

Advertising and promotion 6,784 8,302Amortization of tangible capital assets 13,080 13,447Fundraising

Monetary 19,587 16,445Non-monetary - 3,085

General and administrative 78,968 77,374Insurance 12,363 8,968Permanent collection 3,735 882Professional development and consulting 6,164 7,098Professional fees 24,121 22,700Repairs and maintenance 19,940 18,307Utilities 28,021 26,241Wages and benefits 508,987 494,279

Program and exhibition expenses:Exhibitions 156,452 170,304Public programming 46,454 37,022

924,656 904,454

Excess of revenue over expenses before permanentcollection 31,561 22,844

Permanent collection:Permanent collection donations and grants - 62,500Acquisitions of art - (76,780)

- (14,280)

Excess of revenue over expenses $ 31,561 $ 8,564

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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KELOWNA ART GALLERY ASSOCIATIONStatement of Changes in Net Assets


Invested intangible capital

assetsInternallyrestricted Unrestricted

Total2017

Total2016

Balance, beginningof year $ 11,416 $ 60,463 $ 97,003 $ 168,882 $ 160,318

Excess (deficiency)of revenue overexpenses (3,945) 257 35,249 31,561 8,564

Purchase of tangiblecapital assets 27,694 (21,226) (6,468) - -

Transfers of netassets - 3,000 (3,000) - -

Balance, end of year $ 35,165 $ 42,494 $ 122,784 $ 200,443 $ 168,882


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KELOWNA ART GALLERY ASSOCIATIONStatement of Cash Flows


2017 2016

Cash provided by (used in):

Operating activities:Cash received from grant revenue $ 658,497 $ 708,048Cash receipts from other revenue sources 275,793 242,407Cash paid to suppliers and employees (899,581) (871,209)

34,709 79,246

Investing activities:Decrease in restricted cash and cash equivalents 17,969 11,088Purchase of tangible capital assets (56,694) (2,169)Deferred capital contributions received 29,000 -Purchase of art for the permanent collection - (14,280)

(9,725) (5,361)

Increase in cash and cash equivalents 24,984 73,885

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 174,893 101,008

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year $ 199,877 $ 174,893

Non-cash investing activities:Donations of art to the permanent collection $ - $ 50,500


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KELOWNA ART GALLERY ASSOCIATIONNotes to Financial Statements


The Kelowna Art Gallery Association (the “Art Gallery”) is a charitable, not-for-profit organization,incorporated as a society under the Society Act (British Columbia) and is engaged in providing artexhibitions and education to the public. The Art Gallery is a registered charity under the Income TaxAct and, accordingly, is exempt from income taxes, provided certain requirements of the Income TaxAct are met.

1. Significant accounting policies:

These financial statements are prepared in accordance with Canadian accounting standards fornot-for-profit organizations. The Art Gallery's significant accounting policies are as follows:

(a) Internally restricted net assets:

i) Permanent collection reserve:

The permanent collection reserve includes donations, purchase of art, and othertransactions related to the permanent art work collection held by the Art Gallery in trustfor the City of Kelowna.

ii) Building reserve:

The building reserve includes donations, fundraising, and expenses incurred related tofuture improvements and expansion to the Art Gallery’s facility.

(b) Revenue recognition:

Unrestricted contributions are recognized as revenue in the year received or receivable ifthe amount to be received can be reasonably estimated and collection is reasonablyassured.

Externally restricted contributions related to general operations are recognized as revenuein the year in which the related expenses are incurred. Contributions restricted for thepurchase of equipment are deferred and amortized into revenue at a rate correspondingwith the amortization rate for the related equipment.

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KELOWNA ART GALLERY ASSOCIATIONNotes to Financial Statements (continued)


1. Significant accounting policies (continued):

(c) Contributed services:

Individuals and organizations contribute numerous volunteer hours each year to assist theArt Gallery in carrying out its operations. The Art Gallery subleases its land and buildingfrom the City of Kelowna for annual rent of $1, plus applicable property taxes. Because ofthe difficulty of determining the fair value, contributed services and business premisesrental are not recognized in the financial statements.

(d) Cash and cash equivalents:

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and short-term deposits, which arereadily convertible into cash.

(e) Tangible capital assets:

Tangible capital assets are recorded at cost, less accumulated amortization. Amortizationis provided for using the following methods and annual rates:

Asset Basis Rate

Furniture and fixtures Declining balance 20%Computers Declining balance 30%Leasehold improvements Straight-line 10 years

When the Art Gallery's management determines that certain tangible capital assets nolonger contribute to the Art Gallery's ability to provide services, the carrying amount ofthese assets are written down.

(f) Permanent collection:

The Art Gallery’s permanent collection, ownership of which rests with the residents of theCity of Kelowna, is not capitalized. Additions to the collection are expensed in the period inwhich the item is acquired. Contributions to the collection are reported as revenue andexpenses if the fair value can be reasonably determined.

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1. Significant accounting policies (continued):

(g) Non-monetary transactions:

Donations of art work, other than cultural property art work, are recorded as donations atappraised fair market value once the appraised fair market value is determined and thedonation is accepted by the Art Gallery's Acquisition Committee.

Donations of cultural property are recorded as donations at appraised fair market valueonce the donation is accepted by the Art Gallery's Acquisition Committee and certified bythe Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board as cultural property.

Other non-monetary transactions are measured at the more reliably measurable of the fairvalue of the asset given up and the fair value of the asset received unless the transactionlacks commercial substance or the transaction is an exchange of a product held for sale inthe ordinary course of business, in which case, the transaction is measured at the carryingamount of the asset given up.

(h) Use of estimates:

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates andassumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure ofcontingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reportedamounts of revenue and expenses during the year. Significant items subject to suchestimates and assumptions include the carrying amounts of tangible capital assets. Actualresults could differ from those estimates.

(i) Financial instruments:

The Art Gallery measures cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cashequivalents at fair value, and accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accruedliabilities at amortized cost. Changes in fair value of cash and cash equivalents, andrestricted cash and cash equivalents are recognized in the statement of operations in theperiods in which they arise.

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2. Restricted cash and cash equivalents, and internally restricted net assets:

Restricted cash and cash equivalents includes cash and cash equivalents held for futurepermanent collection additions, future improvements to the Art Gallery facility and cash receivedfor future capital expenditures, which are not available for day to day unrestricted operations ofthe Art Gallery.

2017 2016 Permanent collection reserve $ 13,868 $ 10,868Building reserve 28,626 49,595

$ 42,494 $ 60,463

3. Tangible capital assets:

2017 2016

CostAccumulatedamortization

Net bookvalue

Net bookvalue

Furniture and fixtures $ 347,807 $ 283,755 $ 64,052 $ 22,029Computers 29,283 18,527 10,756 9,165Leasehold improvements 23,871 23,871 - -

$ 400,961 $ 326,153 $ 74,808 $ 31,194

4. Deferred capital contributions:

Deferred capital contributions related to tangible capital assets represent the unamortizedamount and unspent amount of donations and grants received for the purchase of equipment.The amortization of capital contributions is recorded as revenue in the statement of operations.

2017 2016

Balance, beginning of year $ 19,778 $ 24,921Less amounts amortized to revenue in the year (8,454) (5,143)Add capital grant additions in the year 29,000 -

$ 39,643 $ 19,778

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5. Operating grants:

2016 2015 City of Kelowna $ 477,193 $ 477,193Canada Council for the Arts 60,000 60,000British Columbia Gaming Commission 64,688 59,777British Columbia Arts Council 55,000 55,000

$ 656,881 $ 651,970

6. Special purpose grants:

2017 2016 Canadian Museums Association $ 11,931 $ 9,648YMCA Summer Work Student Exchange Program 8,440 4,096The Minister of Canadian Heritage - 15,000Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development - 4,025Regional District of Central Okanagan - 2,940

$ 20,371 $ 35,709

7. Economic dependence:

The Art Gallery receives a significant portion of its annual operating grant funding from the Cityof Kelowna, and operates from a building owned by the City of Kelowna. The Art Galleryoperates under a lease and operating agreement with the City of Kelowna, which has a fiveyear term (expiring March 2022) with one five year renewal period at the City of Kelowna’soption. The lease and operating agreement provides for total rent of $5 for the five year term.

8. Remuneration paid to employees and contractors:

For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, the Art Gallery paid total remuneration of$82,747 to one employee for services. As required by the Societies Act (British Columbia), thisis the only employee or contractor that received total annual remuneration of $75,000 orgreater.

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9. Financial risk and concentration or risk:

The Art Gallery is exposed to interest rate risk in respect of the values of its unrestricted andrestricted cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accruedliabilities. Unless otherwise disclosed, the Art Gallery is not exposed to significant credit risk.The maximum credit risk exposure for all financial assets is the carrying value of the asset.

10. Comparative information:

The financial statements have been reclassified, where applicable, to conform to thepresentation used in the current year.

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