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2010annual report
All photos by 3TEN photo.
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I was honoured this year to be able to spend some time with several prior Chairs of the EAC board. A common thread ran through all of their comments - that during their time on the board, they were struck by how well the ground had been prepared for them by their predecessors, and how healthy the organization had been as they joined the board. All of them were thankful to those who came before, and hoped that they had left the organization as strong as they’d found it. My sense is that yes, they certainly did. When I joined the board, I found the EAC to be an exceptional organization, with great staff and a well-functioning board.
While being on the board, I have come to appreciate the full depth and breadth of the EAC’s work. The Grants department provides grants and awards to Edmonton arts organizations, festivals, and individual artists. The Public Art department manages the City’s collection of public art, including running selection committees to select proposals for new works. TIX on the Square manages a non-profit box office service for Edmonton’s arts events, and the Communications department oversees the EAC’s public interactions.
I would like to thank the excellent staff of the Edmonton Arts Council for their hard work, intelligence and dedication; my fellow board members for their passion and commitment; our many jurors and selection committee members for their invaluable contributions to Edmonton’s cultural life, and the EAC’s members and
volunteers for supporting the Arts Council’s mission in Edmonton.Much of the work we do as an organization is guided by Edmonton’s pair of cultural planning documents, The Art of Living, and the Master Plan for Public Art. Those documents, which the EAC participated in developing in previous years, help both the City and the Edmonton Arts Council navigate a positive path for the arts in Edmonton.
Strong steps have been taken this year in accordance with the vision outlined in those plans. The Winter Light Festival, after its third successful year, will now be operating as a stand-alone organization. Similarly, the Edmonton Heritage Council is now a fully separate organization. And as 2010 ended, we received word that the City of Edmonton had increased our funding substantially for 2011; the priorities in the Art of Living will determine how those funds are directed.
The previous Chairs of the EAC suggested that a board’s most enduring legacy is to leave the organization well prepared for the future. I think I speak for the current board when I say that we hope to contribute to that growing legacy of EAC boards: that our work will be regarded as a positive contribution, and that when we leave, the EAC will be at least as healthy as we found it.
Marsh Murphy
message from the chair
message from the chair
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The year 2010 was the fifteenth year of the Edmonton Arts Council and was closely linked to 2009 in setting the course for the implementation of the Art of Living 10-year cultural plan for the city of Edmonton. These two years, together, marked the beginning of the implementation of the 18 arts recommendations in the Art of Living while dealing with the understandable challenge of securing funding for new or enhanced programs in the context of the world wide economic recession and recovery. For the majority of those two years, modest progress was achieved on many of the recommendations, but at the end of 2010 City Council gave a dramatic $2 million (40%) increase to the EAC budget and 2011 will, without doubt, prove to be a pivotal year in increased effectiveness of the Edmonton Arts Council.
The following are general updates on the five sections of the Art of Living: space for the arts, education in the arts, investment in the arts, recognition of artists, and integration of the arts into civic life.Arts Habitat Association of Edmonton continued its work in identifying, developing and managing space for the arts. Their numerous activities included Alberta Cycle Building, ArtsHab Alberta Avenue - ArtsHub Housing
Cooperative, ArtsHab One artist live/work space and the Edmonton Space Finder. More information is available at www.artshab.com/.
The 2009 Annual Report anticipated notable progress in 2010 on arts education, training and mentoring and, in particular, on the development of fine arts curriculum in Alberta schools. While some work was done in this area including my participation in an international conference on creativity and the arts in Oklahoma City, much remains to be accomplished. A key discussion in this area revolves around finding a balance between developing artistic techniques and skills, teaching fine arts history and appreciation, and opening up insights into the universal truths revealed by the arts. This is related to questions of a specialized (and segregated) curriculum for the fine arts or if fine arts should be integrated into the entire school curriculum; how to develop artists’ teaching skills and teachers’ artistic skills; and how to nurture creativity and innovation through the arts – creativity and innovation that then becomes applicable to many other fields of endeavour.
executive director’s report
executive director’s report
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While EAC operating grants for arts and festival organizations increased marginally in 2010, all other grant programs remained static or even decreased marginally. As noted earlier in this report, with the increase in available City grant funds this situation will improve in 2011 and we will move much closer to the grant targets identified in the Art of Living.
In 2010, the Edmonton Artist Trust Fund was converted from a grant program to an award program with each award being $7,500. This was a logical step and recognized the essential purpose of the EATF to support artists working in Edmonton but not support a specific project. In 2010, the Edmonton Book Prize was increased from $2,000 to $10,000.
The EAC continued its role of supporting the integration of arts into city programs. In 2010 this included working with the City to include artists in the Olympic Torch Relay Celebration. The EAC participated in Edmonton Seniors Declaration and creative age movement, Alberta Avenue revitalization, Downtown Plan Advisory Committee, Writer in Exile program, Edmonton Economic Development Corporation leadership forums. We networked with the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues, the Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations and Edmonton Community Foundation.
There were many staff changes at the EAC in 2010 mostly notable the departure of our long-serving and much respected Grants Director, Laurie Stalker, who left the EAC to lead up the development of a new performing arts centre in Morinville. Stephen Williams replaced Laurie and brought a wealth of experience in grants, awards and other support programs for artists – experience gained at the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and Canada Council (Alberta Creative Development Initiative). We welcomed Jana O’Connor in Communications and Dara Humniski in Public Art. In addition, Sally Kim (Grants Officer) and Jana O’Connor took one-year maternity leaves and were ably replaced by Mary Jane Kreisel and Suzanne Harris.
It is important to recognize and thank the EAC staff for their expertise and commitment to all our programs and to the artists and arts in Edmonton. This extends to the 17 members of the EAC Board of Directors as well as to our 418 members. I add my special thanks to the Directors who are leaving the Board this year including Eva Cairns, Kevin Mott and James DeFelice.
John Mahon
executive director’s report
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What makes a great city? How can we attract and retain the best and brightest the world has to offer? How do we deliver livability to our citizens? These are some of the questions we must ask ourselves if we are to look at securing our city’s future success.
Although infrastructure is an important part of municipal responsibility, it is not the sidewalks or the roads that factor most highly into the choice to make a city home. One of the elements that attract people is a vibrant and thriving arts community that, rather than being ancillary to city life, is actually central to it. People want things to do and an interesting environment in which to do them.
We have done a lot of great work in this city to make that happen, and the Edmonton Arts Council is a huge part of that success. We have a diverse and talented arts and culture community. We have a number of great facilities – theatres, music, festivals, entertainment venues and unique attractions. We have citizens who are enthusiastic about supporting the arts and events. And we have a vibrant, growing multicultural community that has a lot to offer our arts community. Now, we must contemplate what we need to do to bring these assets to the next level, to make the arts even more central to our being.
It is time to build further upon our arts plan, the Art of Living, which explored how we begin to establish Edmonton as one of Canada’s clear cultural HUBs. Success will only be possible with the integrated efforts of thoughtful and involved citizens, businesses, and the
Edmonton Arts Council - all of who are taking new and innovative approaches to old problems.
We will need to confront challenges as opportunities in disguise, like transitioning the arts and culture in our community into an economic driver for the region. Make no mistake, opening our city up to the kind of creative excellence and energy that drives this industry is good business.
If we truly want to focus on attracting business and creating a superior quality of life for Edmontonians, we must start with our citizens. The next generation is seeing a world without boundaries, and making distinct choices about where to live and raise their families. Why not here?
I am proud of City Council for their broad support of the arts and their enthusiasm for building a strong downtown that is centered by an arts and culture district bringing people, energy, and activity to our core.
Here, in the heart of our city, we are starting to shape, build, and create the kind of city we want Edmonton to become for the next generation and beyond. It is the creativity, the innovation, and the drive of our arts industry, with the leadership of the Edmonton Arts Council, that will be an integral element for propelling Edmonton into a successful and prosperous future.
from Mayor Stephen Mandel
guest article
guest article
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edmonton arts council
is a non-profit society and charitable organization that supports and promotes the arts community in Edmonton. The EAC works to increase the profile and involvement of arts and culture in all aspects of our community life through activities that:
Invest in Edmonton festivals, arts organizations and individual artists through municipal,
corporate and private funding.
Represent Edmonton’s arts community to government and other agencies and provide
expert advice on issues that affect the arts.
Build partnerships and initiate projects that strengthen our community.
Create awareness of the quality, variety and value of artistic work produced in Edmonton.
board of directorsExecutive
Marsh Murphy, Chair John Hudson, Vice ChairKevin Mott, Secretary - TreasurerEva Cairns, Past Chair
Members-at-Large
Wayne ArthursonAmber BorotsikJenifer ChristensonJames DeFeliceChristine Sokaymoh FrederickDarrin HagenCadence Konopaki
Gina MoeHeather McRaeTim PaetkauNicole ReevesAidan RoweRichard Tosczak
edmonton arts council
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Born in Lethbridge, Thomas Peacocke grew up and went to school in the southern Alberta village of Barons. A graduate of the University of Alberta and Carnegie Institute of Technology and Art in Pittsburgh, he served for 36 years at the University of Alberta principally as a teacher of acting and directing, and was chairman of the department for five years as well as Head of Acting at the Banff School of Fine Arts for eight.
Tom has enjoyed a fulfilling lifetime career as a director and actor, receiving a Genie Award for his performance in The Hounds of Notre Dame, the Dave Billington Award for his contributions to the film industry, a Sterling Award for his service to Edmonton Theatre and in 1996 he was inducted into the Edmonton Cultural Hall of Fame and was made a member of the Order of Canada. Throughout his career Tom has been active as a consultant, advisor, committee and board member of numerous foundations, associations and educational institutions.
Thomas Peacocke C.M. MFAtheatre artist
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eac membership: strength through communityOur members are the cornerstone of our organization. They give us purpose. They are the measure of our success, and our relevance in the community.
Our members are artists. Our members are citizens. Our members are organizations. Our members are businesses. While these members receive some tangible benefits from their association with the Edmonton Arts Council, we believe that they’ve said “Yes!” to the EAC for more than that.
Our members join the EAC to lend their weight to the work we do and the role we play in Edmonton. They believe in what the EAC stands for. In our eyes, that means they believe in themselves.
Through our members we see a glimpse into the diverse, energetic and creative community that we serve. It is this community that makes the arts in Edmonton strong.
We have featured just a handful of some of 400-plus members in this year’s annual report – artists and organizations that shape and create the city. Our members, as always, were the highlight of our year.
edmonton arts council
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Queen Achol Dau Bilieu is originally from
Sudan from the Dinka ethnic group. As a
child she developed a strong interest in
singing, and at age 15 she became a public
singer in the community. She later formed
a 30-member jazz band that played in big
events in the town of Abyei in Southern
Sudan until early 1990s. She came to
Edmonton as a refugee in 2003. Despite her
struggle to cope as a single mom with seven
children she was able to form a new jazz
band with 20 new members. Her goal was to
resume her singing career and to also teach
her heritage to youth from the Sudanese
community who joined her band. Through
the songs she created she trained 30 youth
in the community. She has been invited
to showcase her heritage to the Canadian
society in Edmonton and contribute to the
Multicultural Society of Edmonton.
Queen Achol Dau Bilieusinger/songwriter
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public artThe Edmonton Arts Council administers public art projects on behalf of the City of Edmonton. Key programming includes the Percent for Art program, community and transitory public art projects, and public art conservation program.
public art comitteeThe Public Art Committee is comprised of, but not limited to, such individuals as artists, curators, architects, civil engineers and community representatives. The Public Art Committee (PAC) members serve as leaders and stewards of public art programming. PAC is tasked with setting a vision and objectives for Public Art in Edmonton.
2010 PAC Members:Aidan Rowe (Chair)Catherine Crowston (Vice-Chair)Shafraaz KabaErnst von Meijenfeldt
Andrej CulenMichael PhairCatherine BurgessAllen BallRoyden Mills
Will BauerBrian Van SickleLinda Wedman
public art
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Michael PhairMember since 1996
Michael PhairMember since 1996
Marty Chanwriter
Playwright, radio dramatist, television
screenwriter, humorist and kids author,
Marty Chan has been working in the arts
for 20 years and is proud to have spent all of
those years in Edmonton. Through his affable
and irreverent humour pieces, he celebrates
the outcasts, underdogs and outsiders in
Canadian society. Adult audiences best
remember Marty for his hit cross-cultural
play, Mom, Dad, I’m Living with a White Girl,
while their children know him better for
his offbeat kids’ books which include The
Mystery of the Frozen Brains (winner of the
2005 City of Edmonton Book Prize). In 2011,
Marty will serve as the writer in residence at
the Edmonton Public Library. He continues to
straddle many writing genres, and promises
that one day he’ll figure out what he wants
to be when and if he grows up.
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Projects Commissioned in 2010
Projects in Production in 2010
Artist LocationLaurent Grasso North Central Recreation C entre Project #1
Instant Coffee North Central Recreation Centre Project #2
Stephanie Davidson & Georg Rafailidis Fred Broadstock Leisure Centre
Andreas Kahre & Darren Copeland Queen Elizabeth Pool
Craig LeBlanc Terwilliger Recreation Centre Project #2
Various Alberta Avenue Streetscape Images
Gabe Wong Eaux Claires Transit Centre
Artist LocationCarl Tacon EPS Southwest Police Station
Alexandra Haeseker Whitemud Park Trailhead Building
Ball Nogues (Benjamin Ball & Gaston Nogues) Quesnell Bridge/ Whitemud Drive
spmb (Eduardo Aquino & Karen Shanski) Ellerslie Fire Station
Claude Boullevraye de Passille Beverly Streetscape
Cliff Eyland Meadows Library
Negar Seyfollahy & Alisdair MacRae Jasper Place Library
Ken Lum Walterdale Bridge
Artist Location Art Work NameRobert McInnis Animal Services Building Farm Family
Jesse Sherburne ETS Centennial Garage Random Thoughts Passing Scene
Jorn Ebner Fire Station No. Five fire_scape
Krzyzstof Zukowski Fort Edmonton Administration Building Fort Edmonton
Eugene Uhaud & Aaron Pederson Kennedale Drainage Services Building Untitled
Gabe Wong Lewis Farms and Meadows Transit Centres Parade 1 & Parade 2
inges idée Terwilliger Recreation Centre Project #1 Running Track
percent for art programProjects Completed 2010
public art
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The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts is a bustling hub of activity within the vibrant and burgeoning
arts community of Edmonton’s Alberta (118th) Avenue. Home to a Collective of over 140 artists, all
adults with developmental disabilities, the Nina Haggerty Centre provides these emerging artists with
art supplies, studio space, exhibition opportunities and mentorship by a team of paid, professional
artists in exchange for a nominal annual membership fee. The Centre also operates the Stollery (public)
Gallery, offers free and low-cost community art outreach programming and regularly hosts a variety of
community groups and events. With a mandate to connect artists and audiences and to increase arts
access to those who face barriers, the Centre was established in 2003 as a project of SKILLS Society,
becoming an independent charitable not-for-profit organization in September 2006.
Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts gallery
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The Community Investment Program provides funding to arts and festival organizations and to individual artists in the City of Edmonton. Funding for this program is derived from the municipal tax base. The EAC is guided by City of Edmonton Bylaw 14157 and Policy C211F on community investment grants. Most grants are allocated based on recommendations from peer juries who provide their valuable expertise on a volunteer basis.
total grant allocation for 2010
$4,562,469
community investment program
grant programs
grant programs
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Jury: Jim DeFelice - Chair, Sheineen Nathoo, Jennifer Babcock, Terry Schmolcke, Sylvain Tardiff, Walter Raponi, Murray Utas, Pro Venkatraman
festival operating grants $1,125,100
Organization Event Grant
Alberta Bicycling Association Bikeology 9,000
Alberta Book Fair Society LitFest (Edmonton International Literary Festival) 12,000
Alberta Dance Alliance feats Festival of Dance 20,000
Arts on the Avenue Society Kaleido Family Arts Festival 15,000
Assoc Canadienne Francois de L'Alberta Edmonton Chante 10,000
Azimuth Theatre Association Expanse Movement Arts Festival 10,000
Cohenights Arts Society Cohenights Art Festival 2,500
Concrete Theatre Society Sprouts New Play Festival for Kids 5,000
Dreamspeakers Festival Society Dreamspeakers International Aboriginal Film Festival 15,000
Edmonton Accordion Society Accordion Extravaganza 2,600
Edmonton Dragon Boat Festial Association Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival 8,000
Edmonton Exposure Festival Society Exposure: Edmonton's Queer Arts & Culture Festival 10,000
Edmonton Heritage Festival Association Servus Heritage Festival 55,000
Edmonton International Film Festival Edmonton International Film Festival 55,000
Edmonton International Jazz Festival Edmonton International Street Performers Festival 60,000
Edmonton International Street Edmonton International Jazz Festival 87,000
Edmonton Pride Week Society Edmonton Pride Week Festival 14,000
Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council Creative Age Festival 3,000
grant programs
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Organization Event Grant
Edmonton Symphony Society Symphony Under the Sky 42,000
Edmonton Women's Film Society Reel Femme 3,000
Events Edmonton A Taste of Edmonton Festival 95,000
Freewill Players Theatre Guild Freewill Shakespeare Festival 60,000
Fringe Theatre Adventures Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival 145,000
Global Visions Festival Society Global Visions Film Festival 12,000
Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture Visualeyez… Canada's Performing Art Festival 7,500
Old Strathcona Business Association Ice on Whyte Festival 5,000
Opera Nuova Vocal Arts Festival 10,000
Rapid Fire Theatre Society Improvaganza International Improv Festival 11,000
Rapid Fire Theatre Society Wildfire Highschool Improv Festival 4,500
Silver Skate Festival Society Silver Skate Festival 17,000
The Edmonton Folk Music Festival Society Edmonton Folk Music Festival 130,000
The Nextfest Arts Company Next Generation Arts Festival (Nextfest) 35,000
The Works The Works Art & Design Festival 115,000
Western Carnival Development Association Cariwest, Edmonton Caribbean Arts Festival 30,000
Workshop West The Canoe Theatre Festival 10,000
grant programs
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Gilles Hébert has been actively engaged
in the Visual Arts for over twenty-five
years. His career began with studies in film
and history at the University of Manitoba
followed by art history and studio classes in
Toronto. From there he took two parallel and
complementary paths – first as an artist and
then as a curator, art project organizer, and
art gallery director.
In the mid-1980s he began to work in film
and video. Concurrently, he expanded
on his earlier installation work to include
collaborations with other artists.
Gilles has been a board member and
director of Winnipeg’s Plug In (ICA), and has
held institutional leadership roles at the
Manitoba-based St. Norbert Arts Centre, the
Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon, and as the
Director of the Art Gallery of Windsor. He is
now Executive Director of the Art Gallery of
Alberta.
Hébert received the Queen’s Jubilee
Gold Medal in 2002 and the University of
Manitoba’s celebrated alumni award in
2010.
Gilles Hébertartist & arts manager
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cultural diversity in the arts awards $52,500
festival seed grants $60,000
Jury: James DeFelice - Chair, Pero Rodriguez De Los Santos, Nicole Reeves
Jury: Amber Borotsik, Linda Frena, Diane Tebby, Heather Zwicker
Individual Grant
Macha Abdallah 7,500
Korapin Chaotakoongite 7,500
Da Wei Chen 7,500
Jean-Claude Kamov 7,500
Constantino Lucila 7,500
Yukari Meldrum 7,500
Valeriy Semenko 7,500
Organization Event Grant
Arts on the Avenue Society Deep Freeze Festival 12,000
Metro Cinema Society STEM Cell Festival 6,500
Edmonton Poetry Festival Edmonton Poetry Festival 9,000
Workshop West Rubaboo Arts Festival 10,000
Edmonton Chamber Music Society Summer Solstice Festival 7,000
Edmonton Multicultural Society Africa Oyi Together 6,000
Theatre Prospero Association Serca Festival of Irish Theatre 5,500
TONUS VIVUS - Society for New Music InterTrance 4,000
grant programs
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Eva Colmers considers herself a storyteller
working in the medium of film/video – in
dramatic, experimental and documentary
styles.
She grew up in Germany and, although she
sometimes miss the “European flair”, she loves
living in Edmonton where she feels strongly
connected to the artistic community and
enjoys learning about different cultural
backgrounds.
She has created a dozen award-winning
short films, two documentaries as well as
some youth theatre plays. She has also had
the opportunity to collaborate with artists
from other disciplines such as Mile Zero
Dance, St. Crispin’s Chamber Ensemble and
Broken Spoke Theatre.
Her latest short film, The Weightless Traveller,
premiered at the Edmonton International
Film Festival last fall and has since screened
across the globe including Holland, Sri
Lanka, Pakistan, China, USA. Colmers says,
“Through my work, I can reach out to others
far away and “speak” to them in the universal
language of cinema.”
Eva Colmersindependent filmmaker
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arts & museum $955,123building operating grants
Organization Grant
Alberta Craft Council $13,856
Alberta Pioneer Railway Association $4,346
Arts Habitat Association $9,806
Arts on the Avenue Society $7,751
Catalyst Theatre $19,976
The Citadel Theatre $344,764
Edmonton Aviation Heritage Society $26,595
Edmonton Concert Hall Foundation $258,541
Edmonton Jazz Society $12,700
Film and Video Arts Society Alberta $6,997
Fringe Theatre Adventures $80,357
La Cite francophone $23,576
Latitude 53 $19,640
Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts $24,565
Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre $8,916
Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists $14,544
Telephone Historical Centre $4,063
Theatre Network $23,939
The Varscona Theatre $25,146
Walterdale Theatre Associates $11,826
WECAN Society $10,869
Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre Soc. $2,350
grant programs
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Jury: Michelle Casavant - Chair, Tim Paetkau - Chair, Andrea House, Kathleen Weiss, Dawn Saunders Dahl
Individual GrantJerrold Dubyk 500
Irene Arnovitch 500
Erika Luckert 125
Rodrigo Loyola 500
Vladimir Gomez 500
N. Antonio Peruch 500
Kathryn Treadwell 500
Rene Englot 500
Gail Sobat 600
Maria Dunn 200
Laurie MacFayden 500
Chris Bullough 500
Eric Spoeth 500
Twilla MacLeod 600
Gregory Hideo Shimizu 600
Amy Fung 400
Debra Bryan 250
Dawn Saunders Dahl 500
Shirley Serviss 500
Individual GrantJohn Hooper 500
Kyle Armstrong 500
Genenne Gilliard 400
Anthea Black 300
Annie Dugan 600
Mary Pinkoski 300
Mark Templeton 300
Margaret Braun 400
Alida Nyquist-Schultz 400
Ainsley Hillyard 400
Amy Loewan 200
Ruby Serben 300
Titilope Sonuga 300
Cam Neufield 700
Beth Wishart MacKenzie 500
Beth Graham 400
Lyne Gosselin 500
M. Jennie Frost 300
Carlo Ghioni 400
travel grants $32,365
grant programs
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Individual GrantKathy Ochoa 600
Karen Porkka 300
Tim Rechner 300
Caitlin Wells 500
Brianne Nord-Stewart 300
Tyler Enfield 500
Andrea Boyd 600
Jerry Ozipko 500
Allison Balcetis 500
Chenoa Anderson 500
Ian Crutchley 500
Piotr Grella-Mozejko 500
Shannon Boyle 110
Diane Buchanan 500
Kristen Hutchinson 565
Josephine van Lier 500
Robert Walsh 250
Darrin Hagen 600
Individual GrantTrevor Anderson 600
Matthew Falk 500
Justin Massey 500
Matthew Kloster 500
Eileen Heidler 550
Ritchie Velthuis 550
Kevin Marsh 275
Michael Eckert-Lyngstad 275
Sylvia Shadick - Taylor 500
Tanya Prochazka 500
Allen Ball 430
Tammy-Jo Mortensen 500
Anna-Karolina Szul 585
Kath MacLean 500
Sandro Dominelli 500
Nazima Uppal 500
grant programs
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Held in early August in Edmonton’s scenic River Valley, the Folk Festival has evolved to become a global
leader with a community based outdoor folk music celebration.
The festival is held over four days and prides itself on low ticket prices combined with 65 high quality
artists featuring the best that the world of folk music has to offer. Previous artists include Joni Mitchell,
Van Morrison, Ben Harper, Elvis Costello and Bruce Cockburn. With over 2400 volunteers, the Folk Festival
also offers free admission to children under 12 and seniors. The festival has earned a stellar reputation for
its policies for persons with disabilities and is a leader on environmental issues. It is no wonder that it has
sold out of tickets since 1995.
Edmonton Folk Music Festival festival
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Jury: Darlene Bryant - Chair, Rick Ireland, Natalie Ozipko
Jury: Vince Gasparri (Chair), Kristin Chrzanowski, Peter Osborne, Josée Aubin Ouelette, Duncan Johnson, Lori Gawryluik, Evelyn Pham, Michael Phair
Organization Event Grant
Earth Awareness Society Edmonton Earth Day 8,100
Old Strathcona Business Association Whyte Ave Street Fair 1,600
Events Edmonton Canada Day - Louise McKinney Riverfront Park 4,500
Eastwood Community League Eastwoodfest 2,600
Events Edmonton New Year’s Eve Downtown 10,000
Millwoods Presidents’ Council Canada Day Millwoods 5,400
Old Strathcona Foundation Silly Summer Parade 9,800
Chinatown & Little Italy Business Assoc. Lunar New Year 2,700
Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts Aurora - A Parade of Light 750
Downtown Business Association Indoor Santa Claus Parade 5,625
Organization Grant
King Edward Park Community League 10,750
Riverdale Community League 14,635
Friends of University of Alberta Hospital 38,800
Edmonton Coalition on Housing and Homelessness 35,815
major parade & celebrations grants $51,075
community public art grants $100,000
grant programs
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Organization Grant
Alberta Ballet 145,346
Alberta Baroque Music Society 13,846
Alberta Choral Federation 8,000
Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts 1,000
Alberta Craft Council 30,000
Alberta Dance Alliance 11,846
Alberta Motion Picture Industries Assoc. 10,346
Alberta Opera 7,846
Alberta Playwrights Network 4,000
Alberta Society of Artists’ 3,346
Alberta Ukrainian Dance Association 2,346
Azimuth Theatre Association 16,000
Book Publishers Association of Alberta 6,000
Brian Webb Dance Company 28,346
Canadian Authors Association 2,846
Cantilon Choral Society 8,846
Catalyst Theatre 30,500
Christian Music Society 996
Citie Ballet Society 5,846
Concrete Theatre Society 18,846
Cosmopolitan Music Society 11,000
Da Camera Singers 2,846
Edmonton Chamber Music Society 4,846
Edmonton Classical Guitar Society 1,500
Edmonton Columbian Choirs 4,846
Organization Grant
Edmonton Concert Hall Foundation 7,846
Edmonton Festival Ballet 3,000
Edmonton Jazz Society 28,000
Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival Assoc. 7,000
Edmonton Metropolitan Chorus 1,346
Edmonton Musical Theatre 1,846
Edmonton Opera Association 189,346
Edmonton Philharmonic Society 1,000
Edmonton Potter’s Guild 5,000
Edmonton Small Press Association 10,000
Edmonton Story Slam Society 500
Edmonton Symphony Society 340,346
Edmonton Vocal Minority Music Society 1,500
Edmonton Weavers’ Guild 4,500
Edmonton Youth Choir 5,346
Edmonton Youth Orchestra 17,346
Film and Video Arts Society Alberta 42,000
Firefly Theatre & Circus Society 10,500
Fringe Theatre Adventures 18,346
Greenwood Chamber Singers Society 1,500
Ground Zero Productions 5,000
I Coristi Chamber Choir 3,346
Kita No Taiko 1,846
Kiwanis Singers Association of Edmonton 2,046
Kokopelli Choir Association 19,346
arts operating grants $1,964,992Jury: Ted Kerr - Chair, Sean Caufield, Annie Dugan, Joel Maendel, Barbara Dacks, Sharon Busby, Eva Marie Clarke, Paula Roberts, Linda Turnbull, Mary Phillips-Rickey
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Organization Grant
Kompany! Dance & Aff. Artists Society 1,346
KYKLOS Hellenic Performing 2,346
L’Association la Girandole 11,846
L’UniTheatre 25,346
Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture 25,500
M.A.D.E. in Edmonton 5,000
Mazur Polish Canadian Dancers 1,000
Metro Cinema Society 25,346
Mile Zero Dance 19,346
Mill Creek Colliery Band 1,250
New Edmonton Shadow Theatre Society 17,346
New Edmonton Wind Sinfonia 1,500
NeWest Publishers Ltd. 16,346
Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts 5,600
Northern Light Theatre 18,346
Nova Musica Symphony Society 500
Opera Nuova 11,000
Other Voices Publishing Society 1,346
Polonez Polish Folk Arts Ensemble 1,500
Pro Coro Canada 22,500
Rapid Fire Theatre Society 8,846
Regroupement artistique francophone 1,346
Richard Eaton Singers 6,500
Ritchie Trombone Choir Society 800
Sadhana Music and Dance Society 846
Organization Grant
Sculptors Association of Alberta 2,846
S.N.A.P. 22,000
St. David’s Welsh Male Voice Choir Assoc. 500
Stroll of Poets Society 2,846
Today’s Innovative Music Edmonton 1,500
TALES Edmonton 1,500
Teatro La Quindicina 11,846
The Citadel Theatre 340,346
The Lynne Singers Society 846
Theatre Alberta Society 15,000
Theatre Network 35,346
TONUS VIVUS - Society for New Music 2,346
Ukrainian Cheremosh Society 15,000
Ukrainian Shumka Dancers 52,346
Vinok Folkdance Society 22,500
Visual Arts Alberta Association 9,000
Viter Ukrainian Dancers 6,000
Walterdale Theatre Associates 7,846
WECAN Society 28,346
Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre Soc. 19,846
Writers Guild of Alberta 15,000
Young Alberta Book Society 10,500
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Babatope Omotoso was born in Nigeria
where he earned college diplomas in Fine
Arts (The Ibadan Polytechnic 1989) and
Painting (Yaba College of Technology1995).
His paintings are expressed through several
media including bead, oil and water colour.
Some of his paintings are in public and
private collections in the United Kingdom,
Nigeria and, most recently, in Canada.
His paintings have also been exhibited at
several Art shows in Edmonton, including:
City of Edmonton Cultural Diversity in the
Arts Awards group show, 2009; “Heat of
Africa” City Hall Edmonton 2009; “One Heart
One Voice” Edmonton, 2008; Harcourt House
20th Annual Members’ Exhibition, Edmonton
2008.
Babatope Omotosopainter
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Jury: Richard Tosczak - Chair, Alexis Kienlen, Lori Rebalkin, Moni Mathew, Betty Hushlak, Nick Dobson, Kyle Armstrong
Individual Grant
Amber Borotsik 13,000
Colleen Brown 20,000
Tracy Carroll 10,000
Kyla Fischer 8,500
Thom Golub 4,250
Lyne Gosselin 5,000
Emily Guthrie 20,000
Darrin Hagen 10,000
Sima Khorrami 10,000
Alice Major 7,000
Lisa Martin-DeMoor 8,500
Lindsay McIntyre 12,000
David Morgan 20,000
Gerry Morita 15,000
aAron munson 17,000
Leif Oleson-Cormack 3,800
Marc Siegner 20,000
Organization Grant
Shadow Theatre c/o Heather Redfern 1,500
Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre c/o Ergil & Jackson Appraisals Ltd.
1,500
individual artist project grants $204,050
organizational support grants $3,000
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Heidi moved to New York City in 1972 to
pursue contemporary dance. Working with
many artists in the Village and Soho scene
of the ’70s and ’80s, Heidi’s first professional
choreography was presented in a loft
museum in Soho in 1973. Heidi joined Dan
Wagoner and Dancers in 1975, remaining
with the company for seven seasons
touring North America and Europe. A love
of choreography encouraged creative work:
her work is abstract, noted for its poly-
attentiveness, embracing a fast and flexible
approach with more than one thing going
on, which allows each audience member
the opportunity to experience freedom
of perception. In 1987 she began a long-
time association with Brian Webb Dance
Company. Her work is presented by BWDC
and Mile Zero Dance in Edmonton. She
has worked in Edmonton, Calgary, Montreal,
Toronto, Vancouver and Winnipeg in
Canada, and throughout the USA.
Heidi Bunting dance artist
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Jury: Nicole Reeves - Chair, Joel Gray, Jennifer Faulkner, Paul Matwychuk, Edmond Haakonson, Kevin Allen, Audrey Seehagen
Recipient Grant
Linda Cuyler 7,500
aAron munson 7,500
Cam Neufeld 7,500
Ben Sures 7,500
Trevor Anderson 7,500
Tim Bowling 7,500
Drew McIntosh 7,500
Kristine Nutting 7,500
Eryn Tempest 7,500
edmonton artists’ trust fund awards $67,500
Since 1997, the Edmonton Artists’ Trust Fund (EATF) awards have been annually distributed to artists, allowing them to complete or begin new works, study with an artistic master or pay their rent. A joint project of the EAC and the Edmonton Community Foundation, the fund was established to help offset expenses so artists can pursue their artistic endeavors through the creation or development of new works, changing career direction or collaborating with another artist.
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For more than 25 years, the Young Alberta Book Society (YABS) has been an advocate for children’s
literacy in Alberta. YABS has brought together a rich pool of talented Alberta authors, illustrators and
storytellers who dedicate themselves to enriching the lives of children and youth through the literary
arts. We are committed to creating opportunities for Alberta’s children to be inspired, no matter what
their location or socioeconomic status. Every child should experience the joy of reading and writing.
Young Alberta Book Society literacy advocate
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Jury: Brock Skywalker - Chair, Jeff Collins, Heather Bedford-Clooney, Kirsten Finlay
Recipient Grant
GeriActors and Friends 9,000
Young Alberta Book Society 6,900
Mile Zero Dance Society 8,600
Workshop West Playwright’s Theatre Society 5,000
Anglican Diocese of Edmonton 6,000
lee fund for the arts $35,500
The Lee Fund for the Arts was established in 2003 as a permanent endowment fund administered by the Edmonton Arts Council to maintain and build on the arts legacy established by the Clifford E. Lee Foundation. The Lee Fund invests in Edmonton’s community by providing funding for community arts projects, which are described as collaborations between professional artists and a distinct community (as defined by factors including but not limited to ethnicity, living conditions, geographic location, age, beliefs, traditions, social or economic strata).
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Melissa Thingelstad received her BFA in
Acting from the University of Alberta and
has been an Edmonton-based theatre and
performance creation artist for the past
nine years. Currently, her work concentrates
on how performer and audience interact
and connect in unusual circumstances and
spaces. Themes of community, isolation and
identity are investigated in intimate venues
where only a small number of audience
members engage with performers from new
perspectives. Melissa has been the Artistic
Director of iNDiE5 for the past three years
and has developed a successful body of
independently produced theatre including
works in The Canoe Festival and The Expanse
Movement Festival. Recently venturing into
areas of performance and live art through
Visualeyez and Storefront Cinema, Melissa
continues to expand her practice; looking
to create performance-based works that are
not restricted by the prescribed boundaries
of one particular art form.
Melissa Thingelstadtheatre artist
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Jury: Gina Moe - Chair, Randall Fraser, Terry Wickam, Lawrie Seligman
Festival Grant
Canoe Theatre Festival 27,000
Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival 30,000
Freewill Shakespeare Festival 27,000
Litfest: Edmonton’s Nonfiction Festival 4,000
Kaleido Family Arts Festival 10,000
Northern Alberta International Children’s Festival 30,000
Silver Skate Festival 20,000
Edmonton Poetry Festival (year 2) 30,500
TransAlta festival city grants $210,500
TransAlta Partnership Grant
TransAlta Short Term Mentoring Grant
Festival GrantThe Works Art and Design Festival / Edmonton Interna-tional Jazz Festival
30,000
Festival GrantBrian Webb (to work with Canoe Theatre Festival) 2,000
TransAlta Enhanced Operational Grant
This grant program is a joint program of TransAlta and the Edmonton Arts Council. Funding for the TransAlta Festival City Grant program is intended to be complementary to existing support by TransAlta and the Edmonton Arts Council to festivals in the Greater Edmonton region. These grants are intended to build stability and nationally recognized excellence throughout the region’s festivals and/or to build mutually beneficial connections between Edmonton-based festivals and festivals in Northern Alberta. Grants are available in three areas: • Enhanced Operational Grants • Partnership Grants • Short Term Mentoring or Consulting Grants.
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Born in Poland, Anna Mioduchowska has
lived in Edmonton since early adolescence,
and has started writing and publishing twenty
years ago. The city has grown deep roots
into her psyche, and its varied landscapes,
along with their assorted inhabitants, often
find their way into her work. Primarily a poet,
Anna Mioduchowska is also an author of
translations, stories, essays and book reviews.
Her work has appeared in anthologies,
literary journals, in newspapers, on buses,
and has been aired on the CBC Radio. In-
Between Season, a poetry collection, was
published by Rowan Books. Some Flowers Do
Well in Flowerpots, a poetry chapbook, was
published by em-press. Eyeing the Magpie
was published in collaboration with Myrna
Garanis, Julie Robinson, Nancy Mackenzie
and Rusti Lehay.
Anna Mioduchowska writer
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Financial statementsIndependant Auditor’s Report
To the Members of: Edmonton Arts Council Society
Report on the Financial Statements I have audited the accompanying financial statements of Edmonton Arts Council Society, which comprise the statement of financial position at December 31, 2010, and the statement of receipts and disbursements and net assets, and cash flow statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor’s Responsibility My responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. Except as explained in the following paragraph, I conducted my audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation
of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my audit opinion.
Basis for Qualified Opinion In common with many charitable organizations, the Society derives receipts from donations, the completeness of which is not susceptible to satisfactory audit verification. Accordingly, my verification of these revenues was limited to the amounts recorded in the records of the Society and I was not able to determine whether any adjustments might be necessary to donation receipts, excess of receipts over disbursements, assets and surplus.
Qualified Opinion In my opinion, except for the effect of adjustments, if any, which I might have determined to be necessary had I been able to satisfy myself concerning the completeness of the donations referred to in a preceding paragraph, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Edmonton Arts Council Society as at December 31, 2010, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.
Edmonton, Alberta April 21, 2011 Chartered Accountant
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Assets
2010 2009General Fund
Cash $ 28,108 $ -
Accounts receivable 104,176 81,171
132,284 81,171
TIX on the Square Fund
Accounts receivable 35,854 36,579
Casino Fund
Cash 32,093 70,221
Program Fund
Cash 156,258 403,872
Accounts receivable 230,000 215,000
386,258 618,872
Public Art Fund
Cash 799,584 776,935
Accounts receivable 2,095,338 1,769,500
2,894,922 2,546,435
Community Investment Grants Fund
Cash 203,321 279,107
Property and Equipment Fund
Property and equipment (Note 3) 94,547 84,275
Total Assets $ 3,779,279 $ 3,716,660
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2010 2009General Fund
Bank indebtedness $ - $ 41,609
Accounts payable 74,358 68,560
74,358 110,169
TIX on the Square Fund
Bank indebtedness 12,765 35,693
Accounts payable 20,095 4,500
Unearned revenue (Note 6) 14,664 9,246
47,524 49,439
Program Fund
Accounts payable 51,421 169,646
Public Art Fund
Accounts payable 2,412,152 1,977,258
Community Investment Grants Fund
Accounts payable 171,334 267,355
Total Liabilities $ 2,756,789 $ 2,573,867
Liabilities
Net Assets
statement of financial positiondecember 31, 2010
General Fund $ 57,926 $ (28,998)
TIX on the Square Fund (11,670) (12,860)
Casino Fund 32,093 70,221
Program Fund
Restricted 208,077 208,005
Unrestricted 126,760 241,221
Public Art Fund 482,770 569,177
Community Investment Grants Fund
Restricted 11,987 11,752
Unrestricted 20,000 -
Property and Equipment Fund 94,547 84,275
Net Assets 1,022,490 1,142,793
Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 3,779,279 $ 3,716,660
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2010 2009Receipts
City of Edmonton service contract $ 542,428 $ 507,355
Grant - administration 35,908 28,488
Investment income 4,233 8,304
Memberships 11,300 11,405
Other income 133,218 63,504
727,087 619,056
Disbursements
Bank charges and interest 1,203 716
Board of Directors costs and Annual General Meeting 7,327 6,809
Conferences and travel 3,202 12,146
Consulting fees 500 15,954
Equipment lease 27,219 19,832
Insurance 4,527 3,624
Marketing and promotion 17,625 16,224
Office costs 58,852 64,399
Printed materials 3,220 10,149
Professional fees 5,435 11,116
Rent 41,130 38,328
Staffing costs and benefits 458,184 420,599
Telephone, internet and website 21,881 21,940
650,305 641,836
Excess (Deficiency) of Receipts over Disbursements 76,782 (22,780)
Transfer to Property and Equipment Fund (20,504) (50,362)
Transfer to TIX on the Square Fund (1,190) (6,009)
Transfer from Casino Fund 31,836 17,249
Net increase (decrease) in Fund balance 86,924 (61,902)
Fund balance, beginning of year (28,998) 32,904
Fund balance, end of year $ 57,926 $ (28,998)
General Fund
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2010 2009Receipts
Operating income $ 35,854 $ 36,579
Commissions 130,119 137,131
Credit card charges recovered 22,684 20,712
Gift certificates 2,836 9,099
Sales for distribution 1,096,509 1,169,695
1,288,002 1,373,216
Disbursements
Advertising and promotion 2,664 429
Bank charges and interest 882 958
Credit card charges 30,584 27,560
E-Commerce 2,679 1,230
Office expenses 7,709 8,224
Professional fees - 1,000
Rent 2,347 2,279
Sales reimbursement 1,099,345 1,176,145
Staffing costs and benefits 138,438 149,765
Telephone 3,354 3,464
1,288,002 1,371,054
Excess of Receipts over Disbursements - 2,162
Fund balance, beginning of year (12,860) (21,031)
Transfer from General Fund 1,190 6,009
Fund balance, end of year $ (11,670) $ (12,860)
Tix on the Square Fund
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statement of receipts, disbursements, and fund balance for the year ended december 31, 2010
2010 2009Receipts
Casino revenue $ - $ 76,158
Investment income 59 -
59 76,158
Disbursements
Casino rent - 400
Casino wages - 2,084
Interest and bank charges 76 83
76 2,567
Excess (Deficiency) of Receipts over Disbursements (17) 73,591
Transfers to general fund (31,836) (17,249)
Transfer to property and equipment fund (6,275) (14,700)
Fund balance, beginning of year 70,221 28,579
Fund balance, end of year $ 32,093 $ 70,221
Casino Fund
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2010 2009Receipts
City of Edmonton - Alberta Avenue $ 67,000 $ 57,000
City of Edmonton - Winter Light Festival 796,912 800,383
Edmonton Artists Trust Fund 67,500 67,500
Edmonton Heritage Council (Note 10) - 253,575
Lee Fund Grant 35,500 36,753
Other Programs 3,000 80,440
TransAlta 180,000 180,000
1,149,912 1,475,651
Disbursements
City of Edmonton - Alberta Avenue 51,673 50,040
City of Edmonton - Winter Light Festival 831,495 927,277
Edmonton Artists Trust Fund 67,500 67,500
Edmonton Heritage Council (Note 10) 91,854 173,006
Lee Fund Grant 35,500 36,753
Other Programs 6,351 138,925
TransAlta 179,928 151,995
1,264,301 1,545,496
Excess (Deficiency) of Receipts over Disbursements (114,389) (69,845)
Fund balance, beginning of year 449,226 519,071
Fund balance, end of year $334,837 $ 449,226
Program Fund
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2010 2009Receipts $ - $ -
Disbursements
Amortization 30,677 20,931
Excess (Deficiency) of Receipts over Disbursements (30,677) (20,931)
Transfer from Casino Fund 6,275 14,700
Transfer from General Fund 20,504 50,362
Transfer from Program Fund 14,170 -
Fund balance, beginning of year 84,275 40,144
Fund balance, end of year $ 94,547 $ 84,275
Property and Equipment Fund
statement of receipts, disbursements, and fund balance for the year ended december 31, 2010
2010 2009Receipts
Public Art Funds Received $1,730,069 $ 2,393,353
Disbursements
Public Art Projects Expense 1,802,306 1,945,742
Excess (Deficiency) of Receipts over Disbursements (72,237) 447,611
Transfer to Property and Equipment Fund (14,170) -
Fund balance, beginning of year 569,177 121,566
Fund balance, end of year $ 482,770 $ 569,177
Public Art Fund
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2010 2009Receipts
City of Edmonton Community Investment Grants $ 4,716,000 $ 4,622,000
Investment income 21,231 29,043
4,737,231 4,651,043
Disbursements
Administration 154,527 102,142
Arts Operating Grant 1,962,992 1,927,450
Cultural Diversity Grants 72,500 91,000
Edmonton Artists Individual Grants 204,050 217,000
Emergency Grant - 10,230
Facility Grants 955,123 960,057
Festival Operating Grant 1,125,100 1,107,023
Festival Seed Grants 60,000 51,500
Major Parade and Celebration Grants 51,075 59,500
Public Art Grants 100,000 100,000
Special Awards - 200
Travel Grants 31,629 24,710
4,716,996 4,650,812
Excess of Receipts over Disbursements 20,235 231
Fund balance, beginning of year 11,752 11,521
Fund balance, end of year $ 31,987 $ 11,752
Community Investment Grants Fund
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2010 2009Net inflow (outflow) of cash related to the following activities:
Operating
Net increase (decrease) in surplus $ 76,782 $ (22,780)
Change in non-cash balances relating to operations
Accounts receivable (23,005) (39,845)
Accounts payable 5,798 43,927
Unearned revenue - (6,775)
59,575 (25,473)
Financing
Transfer to Property and Equipment Fund (20,504) (50,362)
Transfer to TIX on the Square Fund (1,190) (6,009)
Transfer from Casino Fund 31,836 17,249
10,142 (39,122)
Net inflow (outflow) of cash 69,717 (64,595)
Cash (deficiency), beginning of year (41,609) 22,986
Cash (deficiency), end of year $ 28,108 $ (41,609)
General Fund
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Note 1: Nature of Operations The Edmonton Arts Council Society (EAC) exists to support and promote the arts community in Edmonton. The EAC meets the needs of its members and the arts community as a whole though activities that: • help provide financial support to festivals, arts organizations and individual artists; • educate those who play a role in the success of the arts community about the quality of artistic work produced here, its importance to the city, and its needs; • advise decision makers on specific issues that affect the arts; • nurture the quality of artistic work produced here.
The EAC was incorporated on April 19, 1995 under the Societies Act of the Province of Alberta and was registered as a charity effective August 1, 1997 under the Income Tax Act.
The operations of the Society are organized into project funds. A summary of each of the funds is as follows:
General Fund Donations which have not been designated by the donor for one of the other funds are placed in the General Fund. The costs of administering the Society and the costs of improving or expanding the Society are recorded in this fund.
TIX on the Square Fund TIX on the Square is a community box office and information booth. It is also a Ticketmaster outlet. It is owned and operated by the Edmonton Arts Council and serves the entire arts and cultural community in the greater Edmonton region.
Casino Fund The Casino Fund was set up in response to the Alberta Gaming Commission’s requirement to have a separate account to receive proceeds from casinos managed by the Society. Funds from this account can only be
spent in areas designated in each casino application. Proceeds are used mainly for community programs including Take the Poetry Route as well as EAC and TIX on the Square website development and updates. The Society currently holds a fundraising casino every two years.
Program Fund When requested by the City of Edmonton, the EAC produces special projects. These projects have included Cultural Capital of Canada 2007, Winterlight, Art of Living cultural plan, revitalization projects on Alberta Avenue and others. In addition, the EAC develops grant programs with the Edmonton Community Foundation and corporate partners including TransAlta.
Public Art Fund The Service Agreement between the City of Edmonton and the EAC identifies support for the City’s public art program as a core duty of the EAC. This involves creation of master plans for public art, policy development, and production of specific public art projects generated by the Percent for Art program or from other sources.
Community Investment Grants (CIG) Service Agreement between the City of Edmonton and the EAC identifies responsibility for the City’s Community Investment Grants program in the arts and festivals as a core duty of the EAC. This involves administration of all relevant existing CIG grant programs as well as development of new CIG grant programs in arts and festivals.
Property and Equipment Fund The Property and Equipment Fund was established to collect and disburse funds on capital projects undertaken by the EAC and to maintain the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses related to the Society’s property and equipment.
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Note 2: Significant Accounting Policies These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles for non-profit organizations and within the framework of the significant accounting policies summarized below:
Cash (Bank Indebtedness) Cash (bank indebtedness) includes bank deposits, cheques issued in excess of bank balance and term investments with maturities less than one year.
Property and Equipment Property and Equipment are recorded at cost. Amortization is calculated on the declining balance basis over the assets estimated useful life at the following annual rates: Computer equipment and website 30% Ticket booth 30% Office equipment 20%
Volunteer Services During the year certain services were provided to the Society by volunteers. These volunteer services have not been recognized in the financial statements.
Donations With the establishment of the Edmonton Artists Trust Fund (Note 4), donations that are not restricted are forwarded directly to the Trust Fund held by the Edmonton Community Foundation.
Non-Cash Donations The EAC only records non-cash donations when a charitable receipt is issued. These donations are recorded at the fair value of the items received.
Income Taxes The EAC is a non profit organization incorporated under the Societies Act of the Province of Alberta and as such is exempt from income taxes.
Measurement uncertainty The preparation of financial statements in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates are reviewed periodically and, as adjustments become necessary, they are reported in earnings in the period in which they become known.
Financial Instruments The Society as part of its operations carries a number of financial instruments. It is management’s opinion that the Society is not exposed to significant interest, currency or credit risks arising from these financial instruments, except as otherwise disclosed.
Long-lived Assets Long-lived assets consist of property and equipment. Long-lived assets held for use are measured and amortized as described in the applicable accounting policies.
The Society performs impairment testing on long-lived assets held for use whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset, or group of assets, may not be recoverable. Impairment losses are recognized when undiscounted future cash flows from its use and disposal are less than the asset’s carrying amount. Impairment is measured as the amount by which the asset’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. Any impairment is included in earnings for the year.
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Note 4: Edmonton Artists Trust FundThe Edmonton Artists Trust Fund is a joint project of the EAC and the Edmonton Community Foundation (ECF). The purpose of the fund is to invest in Edmonton’s creative community by providing grants to individual artists who are living and working in Edmonton. An open-ended endowment fund has been established with ECF to which anyone can make tax deductible donations. The EAC will annually receive contributions equal to 3.5% (2009 - 3.5%) of the asset base in the fund which will be used to support local artists.
During the year the EAC received $79,515 (2009 - $75,210) of which $67,500 (2009 - $67,500) was for grants to approved artists and $12,015 (2009 - $7,710) was for administration costs.
Note 5: Commitments The EAC has committed to minimum monthly lease payments of $2,846 per month until December 2020 for the office space they currently occupy.
Note 6: Unearned Revenue Unearned revenue of the TIX on the Square Fund is comprised of gift certificates sold that have not been redeemed.
Note 7: Financial instruments Credit Risk Financial instruments held by the Society expose it to credit risk. As at December 31, 2010, the Society’s financial instrument that is exposed to concentration of credit risk is cash. The Society at times maintains cash with Canadian chartered banks in excess of federally insured limits and is exposed to the credit risk from this concentration of cash.
Fair value The fair value of cash, accounts receivable, bank indebtedness, unearned revenue, and accounts payable is approximately equal to their carrying value due to their short-term maturity dates.
Note 8: Comparative Financial Statement Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to confirm with current year presentation.
Note 9: Economic Dependence Ongoing operations of the EAC are dependent upon receiving continuing funding from the City of Edmonton. The current service agreement is in effect until December 31, 2011.
Cost AccumulatedAmortization
2010 Net Book Value
2009 Net Book Value
Computer equipment and website $ 163,105 $ 75,796 $ 87,309 $ 76,457
Ticket booth 16,734 16,536 198 283
Office equipment 15,681 8,641 7,040 7,535
$ 195,520 $ 100,973 $ 94,547 $ 84,275
Note 3: Property and Equipment
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Note 10: Edmonton Heritage Council The Edmonton Heritage Council (EHC) was housed in the EAC from April to December 2009. During the 2009 year the EHC took steps to establish itself as an incorporated business and was incorporated under the Society’s Act of Alberta on November 6, 2009 and commenced operations in the newly incorporated Society on January 1, 2010. The EAC transferred the funds it had related to the EHC programs to the EHC to continue the operations in the new Society.
Note 11: Future Accounting Changes In December of 2010, the Accounting Standards Board of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants approved the adoption of new accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations, to be effective for fiscal years commencing on or after January 1, 2012. Management and the Board will ensure the Society complies with the new standards.
Note 12: Capital Disclosures The Society considers its capital to be the balance maintained in its Unrestricted Net Asset accounts. The primary objective of the Society is to invest its Capital in a manner that will allow it to continue as a going concern and comply with its stated objectives. Capital is invested under the direction of the Board of Directors of the Society with the objective of providing a reasonable rate of return, minimizing risk and ensuring adequate liquid investments are on hand for current cash flow requirements. The Society is not subject to any externally imposed requirements of its Capital.
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Mile Zero Dance is a not-for-profit charitable organization that has been devoted to the cultivation of original contemporary dance and interdisciplinary performance since 1985. Since 2004, Artistic Director Gerry Morita has been bringing Mile Zero Dance to larger and more diverse audiences with an open, yet artistically challenging style of work as she infuses the company with a distinct voice and aesthetic that encompasses dance, interdisciplinary work, and performance art.
MZD has developed a wide array of collaborations with individuals and companies locally, nationally and internationally. MZD works with others in a spirit that fosters creativity and vitality and is devoted to the development and artistic viability of dance and interdisciplinary performance in Edmonton.
MZD consistently produces a full and varied season. MZD’s studio space, Studio E, is a hub of performance and training activity, supporting work from artists of all styles and disciplines. MZD’s activity includes mainstage performances, the salon series, site-specific work, creative residencies, school shows, and intensive workshops with master artists.
Mile Zero Dance dance organization
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