YUKON ARTS CENTRE
2015/16 annual report
The Yukon Arts Centre thanks all those who made our 2015/16 season possible.
Y UKON ARTS CE NTRE 2015/16 SPONSORS
PUBLIC FUNDERS
PARTNER IN THE ARTS
DRIVING THE ARTS
GALLERY SPONSORS
CHAMPIONS OF THE ARTS
KIDS KREATE AND YOUTH GALLERY SPONSOR
Lighting up the North since 1901
PERFORMANCE SPONSORS Pierre Lacasse
Each year, the Yukon Arts Centre amazes me. No, that isn’t quite right; it is the human beings who are the Yukon Arts Centre, that amaze me! My respect and gratitude go to the staff, board and volunteers that make the Yukon Arts Centre outstanding among Canadian arts centres. Our Gallery Director/Curator went off to a meeting in Anchorage and returned having helped to found a new international Northern Arts Network. Then, the Gallery team chased down a grant and shipped a Yukon artist and her exhibition off to Iceland. Meanwhile, in partnership with the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, the Gallery presented the moving tribute to murdered and missing aboriginal women, Walking with our Sisters. With the support of the volunteers of the Yukon Arts Foundation and our Board we were able to raise the funds necessary for the installation of new, impressive, sound system for our Mainstage. The installation of the system was scheduled for summer 2015, but due to the unavailability of contractors, had to be rescheduled for dates in the middle of the season. Our amazing technical team managed to juggle keeping our old sound system functional while installing the new. And, if that juggling act wasn’t sufficiently circus, we then brought to our stage the French contemporary circus L’Immédiat. This show was stunning, exciting and involved moving a forty foot container of set and props from Paris to Whitehorse and turning our stage into a circus venue. All of that was not enough disruption. Later in the year our Technical Director had to schedule the installation of a new Fire Alarm system in the middle of the season which was as exciting a dance as some of the remarkable dance performances on our stage such as Thus Spoke/ Ainsi Parlait. Dance was not limited to our Mainstage, our Wharf Programming team threw, one warm sunny summer night, a Cajun dance party and over four hundred people came out to celebrate summer. As you peruse the stories in this report you will get a snapshot of the passion and energy that goes into the Yukon Arts Centre’s programming in the visual and performing arts; both within our venues and beyond our walls. This is an extraordinary arts centre, in an extraordinary place.
Al Cushing, CEO Yukon Arts Centre Corporation
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Message from the Chair
We are very fortunate to have the Yukon Arts Centre Corporation, and venues such as the Arts Centre, the Old Fire Hall and the Wharf supporting arts and culture throughout the Yukon. This past year, the Board has worked to restructure and revitalize itself through a renewed commitment to the mission and mandate of YACC. Our Board meetings have been restructured to allow the Board more time to focus on matters which move YACC forward. We as a Board are also committed to getting to know more about YACC and YACC staff, and attend more YACC functions and public events. The Board is aiming for more civic engagement; reaching out to governments at all levels, the business community and other organizations. We have created three subcommittees – Governance, Communication and Finance – to assist us in meeting these goals, and we are reviewing our policies and procedures. We are working with the CEO to provide ongoing and effective reporting to the Board, on topics ranging from matters financial to the ways in which YACC’s activities and shows support the Ends statements. We are seeking mechanisms to quantify the support YACC provides to the broader arts community in the Yukon. In January, the Board participated in a retreat with arts management leader Jerry Yoshitomi. The work we did at that retreat will assist the Board in moving YACC forward and better supporting the work of CEO Al Cushing and his staff. On behalf of the Board, I would like to send several large ‘thank-you-s’. The first is to our funders, the Department of Tourism and Culture/ the Government of the Yukon. Your ongoing support is highly appreciated, not just by the Board, but by the people of the Yukon who benefit from the work of YACC. We also want to thank the federal Department of Canadian Heritage for their continuing support of our presentation season and the Canada Council for the Arts for their support for the work of the Yukon Public Art Gallery. We are also grateful for the support we receive from Yukoners, those who donate and those who sponsor; we couldn’t do what we do without you. Another very important thank-you is to the many volunteers who work at YACC events. You happily give us so many hours; your participation is a big part of our success. Lastly we want to thank CEO Al Cushing and the YACC staff. Your dedication to YACC and to arts and culture in the Yukon is both noted and appreciated. Personally, I would like to thank my fellow Board members for the time you take out of your already very busy lives to support YACC through your participation on the Board. I am proud of the work the Board is doing and proud to be associated with the Yukon Arts Centre Corporation.
Deb Bartlette, Chair
Yukon Arts Centre Corporation
25 Settlements Arctic Adaptation: Nunavut at 15 Exhibition Summer 2015
YACC BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair
Dr. Deborah Bartlette
Vice Chair
Tina Woodland
Directors
Dr. Curtis Collins
Gareth Howells
Sandra Legge
Arlin McFarlane
Patrick Michael
Pamela Muir
Kyla Piper
Melaina Sheldon
Fumi Torigai
Kim Winnicky
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Yukon Arts Centre Governance
The Yukon Arts Centre Corporation was created by the Arts Centre Act, an Act of the Yukon Legislative Assembly, in 1988.
DIRECTION FROM YUKON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY The Mandate of the Yukon Arts Centre Corporation (1988) The legislated mandate of the Yukon Arts Centre Corporation (YACC) is established in Section 2 and 3 of the Arts Centre Act (1988): 2(1) The objects of the Corporation are to carry out programs for the presentation and development of the fine arts at the Yukon Arts Centre and to help other arts groups and the Government of Yukon in the development of those arts elsewhere in the Yukon. 2(2) For the attainment of its objects, but without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Corporation may: (a) arrange, sponsor, and conduct presentations of the fine arts at the Yukon Arts Centre and at other places in the Yukon in conjunction with presentations at the Centre; (b) encourage and assist the development of the fine arts in the Yukon. 3(1) The Corporation shall deal equitably with all arts groups in the Yukon when determining what use they may make of the Yukon Arts Centre. 3(2) The Corporation shall make the Yukon Arts Centre available on equitable terms for reasonable use by Yukon College and by the Government of the Yukon.
DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Yukon Arts Centre Corporation is dedicated to the development of the arts as an important cultural, social and economic force in the Yukon. We intend to be a model for the development of the arts in the north and a stimulus for a vibrant and creative Territory. YACC exists so that the people of Yukon, both First Nations and non-First Nations, can experience the power of art to inspire, to energize and to excite the soul.
ENDS STATEMENTS Our “ENDS” illustrated on the following page are the goals established by our Board and staff. They are what we will strive to do that will make a difference in the lives of the people of the Yukon.”
STAFF CORE VALUES “Art” in the largest and most inclusive sense of the word is at the core of all our ambitions. The staff of the Yukon Arts Centre Corporation is committed to:
• Building productive and energizing relationships, • Developing the arts as an important cultural, social and
economic force in the Yukon,
• Empowering and inspiring staff, artists and partner
organizations to realize their aspirations,
• Providing excellent service to our clients, patrons, artists,
volunteers, suppliers and to each other,
• Ensuring a healthy, balanced workplace that promotes honest,
ethical, inclusive and transparent conduct.
THE YUKON ARTS CENTRE I S A PLACE FOR :
Vibrant Cultural Sector DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTENANCE OF A VIBRANT CULTURAL AND CREATIVE SECTOR
Transformative Experiences EXPERIENCES THAT AWAKEN, EDUCATE, CHALLENGE AND TRANSFORM IN WELCOMING VENUES AND SETTINGS
Cultural Understanding CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, DEVELOPMENT, PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION
Creativity ENGAGE OUR CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE SPIRITS
In clusive Dialogue MEANINGFUL AND INCLUSIVE DIALOGUE AMONG PEOPLE OF DIVERSE CULTURES AND BACKGROUNDS
Artistic Po tential EXPRESSION OF ARTISTIC POTENTIAL FOR ARTISTS OF ALL AGES
THE YUKON ARTS CENTRE EXISTS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE ARTS FOR ALL PEOPLE IN THE YUKON
YAC is much more than the shows and exhibitions we present. It is a centre for CREATI VITY,
PARTICIPA TION and CONVERSA TION.
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vibrant cultural sector Development and sustenance of a vibrant cultural and creative sector. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
> WILL STROET
Will Stroet is a very popular bilingual children’s performer on CBC, and his show was attended by both English and French-speaking preschool to elementary-aged children and their parents. This hour-long afternoon performance served as a kick-off of sorts for his tour to Whitehorse elementary schools. The demand for tickets at the Old Fire Hall was so high that he was able to also book a local house concert, as YAC was not able to accommodate a second performance. Stroet also played an acoustic ‘preview’ at Angellina’s Toy Boutique in Horwood’s Mall. Overall, the response to Stroet’s performance was extremely enthusiastic from both children and their parents. It was an example of local educational institutions, residents, and businesses coming together to participate in, promote, and even expand upon the events that we program.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
> TALKS AT THE OLD FIRE HALL
Our season of Talks at the Old Fire Hall achieve many of our Ends, they are well attended and focus on a variety of topics that are of interest to audiences of all ages. These talks appeal to a diverse audience and we often see people attending who are not regular attendees at YAC events. Presenters are drawn from the community and are often people who are knowledgeable about a certain subject. We endeavor to theme about unique subjects that could be considered “weirdly niche” or that will allow audience to look at a particular subject in a new way, or with more insight. This year’s talks were on the following subjects: Bikes, Music with Daniel Janke and Michael Fewer, Needle, Beading and the Voice, Yukon’s Maker Culture, and Coffee.
transformative experiences Experiences that awaken, educate, challenge and transform in welcoming venues and settings.
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WALKING WITH OUR SISTERS – IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KWANLIN DÜN CULTURAL CENTRE Walking With Our Sisters is a massive commemorative art installation comprised of 1,763 + pairs of moccasin vamps plus 108 pairs of children’s vamps created and donated by hundreds of caring and concerned individuals to draw attention to missing and murdered Indigenous women. Each pair of vamps (or “uppers” as they are also called) represents one missing or murdered Indigenous woman. The unfinished moccasins represent the unfinished lives of the women whose lives were cut short. They are not forgotten. They are sisters, mothers, aunties, daughters, cousins, grandmothers, wives and partners. They have been cared for, they have been loved, they are missing and they are not forgotten.
Souga sin la, mussi cho, merci, and thank you for this meaningful, powerful event. As the child of a murdered Aboriginal woman, this means more than you will ever imagine. It was an amazing heart wrenching experience, thank you! Walking With Our Sisters – Whitehorse was an absolutely remarkable gathering and ceremony. Hundreds of Yukoners contributed by attending sewing circles or volunteering time to help with the installation or with showing visitors through the space. The community once again demonstrated its amazing generosity as members of the community not only contributed their time and expertise but brought donations of homemade food or dropped off firewood for the sacred fire. Hundreds more attended the installation, film screenings and panel discussions.
Walking With Our Sisters Photos submitted
“Many of these issues that we have in our communities are results of effects of residential school and colonization and legislation and policy that have created terrible consequences for aboriginal women in this country, and we need to bring awareness of those,” said Krista Reid of the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre. “Those things have created barriers and marginalized our women, and created stereotypes. So this is an opportunity to create a space of sacredness and awareness that, yes, these things are real in our communities, yes. But look at how resilient we are, in spite of those things. And look at how this community has come together. You don’t see only First Nations people helping put this together. It’s all walks of life in our community that has come together. That creates a partnership and a space of moving forward and forgiveness.” “To me that’s one of the most beautiful things about the show,” said Mary Bradshaw, Yukon Arts Centre Gallery Curator. “It’s not simply the awareness. There’s the healing and the sadness of it, but there’s hope, and caring. That people take the time to meditatively bead or sew - stitch by stitch you’re thinking of these women, and you’re thinking of ways to move ahead.” 7
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inclusive dialogue Meaningful and inclusive dialogue among people of diverse cultures and backgrounds. PERFORMING ARTS
> TOMBOY SURVIVAL GUIDES
Our season kicked off with Ivan Coyote’s Tomboy Survival Guide. This piece premiered about eight months earlier in Vancouver at Club PuSh during the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. It proved to be a winner with Yukoners. We attracted a larger audience than targeted and there was a beautiful connection between performers and audience as Coyote told their tales, of life in the Yukon as a young tomboy, and of growing up and the journey towards understanding their sexuality and gender non-conformity, all of it backed by an all-tomboy band. It was very gratifying to be a part of the early development of this show and we were very proud to present it again in the summer to national and international presenters as part of the Magnetic North Theatre Festival. The response at Magnetic North was, unsurprisingly, highly enthusiastic.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
> CULTURE DAYS
Culture Days has become increasingly collaborative over the last few years. YACC, in conjunction with Yukon Historical and Museums Association, Yukon Film Society, Arts Underground, Copper Belt Railway and Mining Museum among many others hosted a startling array of free activities around Whitehorse. The Old Fire Hall is the Culture Days Hub, where over 800 participants gathered for the first ever Yukon-made ETSY market and to plan their Culture Days activities. There were films in Shipyards Park, Trolley rides, Doors Open, talks, tours and interactive art activities over the whole weekend.
Culture Days 2015, community engagement project by Cody Bjork-Andison.
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PERFORMING ARTS HEATHER BELL CALLAGHAN AT THE JENNI HOUSE RESIDENCY The Jenni House Residency for the month of August is presented in partnership with Yukon Film Society and Yukon Arts Centre. The 2015 Jenni House Artist was Heather Bell Callaghan. She is of Inland-Coastal Tlingit and Norwegian/Irish Ancestry and takes pride in learning about her roots from both of her parent’s cultural backgrounds. From the Eagle-Killerwhale clan, Heather’s Tlingit woven art is part of the Yukon Permanent Art Collection. She has been part of exhibits in Vancouver along with international cultural exchanges where she has been able to share art with communities in New Zealand, Japan, Hawaii, Central America, and Africa. Heather focused on creating regalia inspired by the Chilkoot Trail’s history of trade routes during her Chilkoot Trail Residency (July 8 to 23). She worked on a ten foot painting for Walking with Our Sisters which incorporated more than 60 moccasin tops, sometimes called ‘vamps’ to commemorate missing and murdered Indigenous women from the Yukon. Heather held multiple open studio where the public could join her and talk about her projects and process along with a formal artist talk at the end of her residency.
Culture Days 2015, Free Book Mobile, Photo by Michele Emsile
Commissioner Photo submitted
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cultural understanding Cultural Understanding, development, promotion and preservation. PERFORMING ARTS
> SAL CAPONE: THE LAMENTABLE TRAGEDY OF
This play, from Vancouver’s Urban Ink Productions, featured a diverse cast consisting of Afro-Canadian, Filipino, Metis, and First Nations artists. The subject matter dealt with issues of profiling by police, language, and racial tensions, set in the world of hip hop crews. Featuring dynamic, live rap music and high-intensity performances by the artists, this piece was quite different from anything else presented this season. The show felt very timely, hitting on many of the same issues that are being brought up by the Idle No More and Black Lives Matter movements. We were again able to offer complimentary tickets to youth groups in the area, so that individuals from organizations around the city like the Boys and Girls Club and Skookum Jim Friendship Centre were able to see the show. The reaction was overwhelmingly positive. We also had a live pre-show lobby performance by MC Turmoil on opening night, which helped to set the tone for the run.
San Capone Photo by AndrĂŠe Lanthier
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VISUAL ARTS CIRCUM-ARCTIC GALLERY IN REYKJAVIK, ICELAND – OCTOBER 2015 “The Circum-Arctic Gallery arose out of an active interest in engaging with and supporting Indigenous Arctic cultures and their arts. The Gallery’s goal is to celebrate the Arctic by helping artists share their art and craft with each other and the world. Our connections with artists and communities throughout the Arctic regions place us in an ideal position to work toward the sustainable preservation of this unique cultural heritage.” (www.circumarctic.com/about_us) The Circum-Arctic Gallery is an annual traveling showcase that was held in October 2015 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Yukon Arts Centre (YAC), in partnership with Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism (YFNCT), sent one hundred pieces by pieces by eight Yukon artists to the Circum-Arctic Art Show. The artists that sent work included Lena White, Sarah McHugh, George Roberts, Dennis Shorty, Dolores Scheffen, and Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé. Shirlee Frost and Mark Preston were able to attend the gathering to represent Yukon First Nations visual arts. YFNCT secured funding through Yukon Government’s Enterprise Trade Fund to cover the costs of marketing, shipping of work, and travel for Shirlee Frost and Mark Preston. YAC’s Gallery Intern, Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé organized the project by contacting artists, inventorying, packing and shipping the artwork. The Circum-Arctic Gathering proved to be a great opportunity for Northern Indigenous Peoples to connect and discuss the importance of cultural preservation and revitalization. Mark Preston in particular was inspired by the experience and made some amazing connections with Sami and Russian indigenous artists.
Circum-Arctic Gallery Lena White Photo by Andrée Lanthier
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creativity Engage our Creative and Innovative Spirits. PERFORMING ARTS
> BUTT KAPINSKI
Deanna Fleysher performed her one-woman show Butt Kapinski for a four-night run at the Old Fire Hall. The show was an homage to the film noir genre, with Fleysher taking on the role of a bumbling detective out to solve a murder. As her character Butt, Fleysher involved upwards of 15-20 audience members a per night in the show and worked in local references, to the great delight of patrons. We also held a workshop on comedy for local participants, where they got to spend a day honing their comedic chops.
ENGAGE CREATIVE SPIRITS – YAC FACILITIES
Butt Kapinski
Photo submitted
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> L’IMMÉDIAT
Our programming in 2015-2016 encouraged the audience to engage with our performances through a multitude of different platforms. We were ecstatic to partner with local company Nakai Theatre in bringing one of our largest productions, to date, to the 2016 PiVOT Festival. YAC mainstage hosted the North American premiere of L’Immédiat, an incredible, unique piece of physical theatre from Paris, France, that has toured the world. For opening night, we offered 150 complimentary tickets to local not-for-profit organizations that may not have otherwise had the ability to come to the Arts Centre for a night of theatre. The enormity of the show, with 13,000 props travelling all the way from Paris to Whitehorse, garnered attention from the local news. The show also brought out a lot of families and children, delighting in both spectacle and message. Thanks to Marjolène Gauthier of Gwaandak Theatre, we were also able to provide talkbacks on two evenings for both the English and French-speaking communities. The YAC facilities also served as an incubator for many local artist collectives. Programming is particularly proud of our continued support of Yukon theatre companies such as Ramshackle and Gwaandak, the Yukon Film Society and Music organizations such as Whitehorse Concerts and Jazz Yukon, whom we are very happy to share our resources with.
L’Immédiat Photo by Vincent Beaume
artistic potential Expression of artistic potential for artists of all ages. PERFORMING ARTS
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CREATION DANCE EXCHANGE RESIDENCY
For two weeks in late August and early September the YAC played host to a national Creation Dance Exchange Residency involving CanDance Dance Presenters’ Network, Springboard Performance in Calgary AB, Neighbourhood Dance Works in St. John’s NL, and the YAC. Veteran Canadian contemporary dancers Aimée Dawn Robinson, Anne Troake, and Wojciech Mochniej collaborated over the period of two weeks on a piece called Body of Water which was presented at Long Lake for free in early September. There was also an accompanying talk and performance held at the Old Fire Hall. From Whitehorse, the dancers travelled to Calgary and St. John’s and continued developing their work throughout the tour.
VISUAL ARTS
> 2015: CRAFT YEAR
2015 was Craft Year a year-long, nation-wide celebration aimed at promoting craft as a key player in Canadian Culture. The Yukon Arts Centre participated in Craft Year in many ways, from multiple exhibitions to public events, demonstrations and talks. The largest exhibit, Found, Forged and Fused was an exhibition featuring more than fifty works of fine craft from the Yukon Permanent Art Collection. The exhibition curated by Garnet Muething, Art Curator Yukon Government, presented an array of materials, techniques and styles, demonstrating the special relationship that Yukon artists have to their media and their home in the north. During this exhibition, we co-presented a series of demonstrations by Yukon artists presenting their exceptional craft including raven’s tail weaving, copper and beadwork. We also presented Dimensions, the Saskatchewan Craft Council’s touring, juried, exhibition of fine craft, and Veiled Hoods and Stains by Cal Lane in which the artist used a plasma Winged Owl Maureen Morris Photo: courtesy of Yukon Government cutter as her needle and thread to cut elegant lace patterns in steel hoods, connecting the history of labour-intensive craft to the mass production of the contemporary automotive industry. Along with these exhibitions Yukon Arts Centre presented events such as Etsy Made in Canada Market, a market for Etsy artists, makers, and sellers. Local artists demonstrated and sold their wares at the Old Fire Hall during Culture Days. With hundreds of visitors it was a great chance to celebrate local craft in the Yukon.
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2015 /16 Performing Arts Thursday, April 2, 2015 YAC Mainstage Festival of Fools with The Lemon Bucket Orkestra and Yukon Circus Society Toronto, ON and Whitehorse, YT Target: 305 Attendance: 273 paid (325 total) Box office (Net): $7,477 Monday, April 27, 2015 YAC Mainstage Guy Davis New York, NY Target: 260 Attendance: 343 paid (373 total) Box office ((Net): $7,322 Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Old Fire Hall Dana Sipos Yellowknife, NWT Target: 70 Attendance: 24 paid (33 total) Box office (Net): $480
Ainsi Parlait/Thus Spoke
Photo submitted
October 19, 2015 YAC Mainstage (cabaret style) Gordie Tentrees Whitehorse, YT Target: 120 Attendance: 80 paid (90 total) Box office (Net): $1,371
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Old Fire Hall October 23, 2015 YAC Mainstage Wendy MacNeill & Sarah McDougall Whitehorse, YT Eunoia Toronto ON Target: 135 Attendance: 147 paid (187 total) Target: 72 Attendance: 76 paid (90 total) Box office (Net): $3,154 Box office (Net): $1,900 Thursday, September 17, 2015 YAC Mainstage Tomboy Survival Guide Vancouver, BC Target: 250 Attendance: 294 paid (328 total) Box office (Net): $7,450 October 2 to 4, 2015 YAC Mainstage Stuart McLean & the Vinyl Café Toronto, ON Target: 1,284 Attendance: 1,204 paid (1,258 total) Box office (Net): $56,442 Sunday, October 4, 2015 Old Fire Hall Will Stroet & his Backyard Band Vancouver, BC Target: 100 Attendance: 98 paid (106 total) Box office (Net): $1,100
October 28 to 31, 2015 Old Fire Hall Butt Kapinski Los Angeles, CA Target: 175 Attendance: 195 paid (210 total) Box office (Net): $4,900 November 25 to 28, 2015 YAC Mainstage The Rocky Horror Show Victoria, BC Target: 950 Attendance: 1,079 paid (1,217 total) Box office (Net): $30,052
November 30, 2015 YAC Mainstage Brett Kissel Flat Lake, AB and Thursday, October 8, 2015 YAC Mainstage John McDermott Toronto, ON Nashville, TN Target: 225 Target: 325 Attendance: 305 paid (335 total) Attendance: 342 paid Box office (Net): $11,038 (414 total) Box office (Net): October 15 and 16, 2015 YAC Mainstage $10,693 BOOM Toronto, ON Target: 750 Attendance: 396 paid (465 total) Box office (Net): $6,248 L’Immédiat
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Britt Kissel
The Rocky Horror Show Photo submitted
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January 21 and 22, 2016 YAC Mainstage Ainsi Parlait/Thus Spoke Montréal, QC Target: 375 Attendance: 118 paid (171 total) Box office (Net): $2,488 January 23, 2016 Old Fire Hall Across Canada by Story Toronto, ON Target: 120 Attendance: 55 paid (80 total) Box office (Net): $1,540 January 27 to 29, 2016 YAC Mainstage L’Immédiat France Target: 675 Attendance: 753 paid (1,201 total) Box office (Net): $19,450
March 4, 2016 YAC Mainstage April Verch Ontario Target: 265 Attendance: 128 paid (186 total) Box office (Net): $4,085 March 18 and 19, 2016 YAC Mainstage Sal Capone: the Lamentable Tragedy of Vancouver, BC and MontrĂŠal, QC Target: 250 Attendance: 184 paid (301 total) Box office (Net): $3,958
April Verch
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2015/16 PERFORMANCE IN HD SERIES YAC Mainstage Target: 340
Hamlet Photo submitted
Attendance: 343 Box Office: $5,422
June 13, 2015 Metropolitan Opera Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci November 19, 2015 National Theatre Hamlet
April 12, 2016 Bolshoi Ballet Don Quixote May 8, 2016 Royal Ballet Giselle
December 19, 2015 Metropolitan Opera The Magic Flute Giselle
2015/16 AVAILABLE LIGHT CINEMA SERIES
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Co-Presentation with Yukon Film Society Attendance: 1,854 Box Office: $15,336
June 17 2015 YAC Studio Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck September 20, 2015 YAC Studio The Salt of the Earth The Clouds of Sils Maria October 25 2015 YAC Studio Toy Story How to Change the World Wild Tale
December 27, 2015 YAC Studio The Sound of Music Children of Paradise January 10, 2016 YAC Studio Song of the Sea, Mavis The Legend of Barney Thompson March 20, 2016 YAC Studio Unbranded Room
November 15, 2015 YAC Studio The 7 th Voyage of Sinbad Red Army Eadweard November 16, 2015 YAC Studio Developing Fiction Film Ideas for Micro-Budget Production (workshop)
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2015 /16 Visual Arts April 11 to April 25, 2015 Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, Whitehorse (YT) Walking with Our Sisters The Yukon Arts Centre in partnership with the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre Attendance: 3,150 June 4 to August 29, 2015 YAC Public Art Gallery Found, Forged and Fused Group Exhibition – Various Yukon Artists (YT)
March 10 to May 28, 2016 YAC Public Art Gallery Station Michael McCormack (NS) IBC 1st Hole: Death Prophecy Denied Joseph Tisiga (YT) Cut Climb Conquer Josh Winkler (USA) Attendance: 362 (in March 2016)
Arctic Adaptations: Nunavut at 15 Group Exhibition Attendance: 1,653 July and August 2015 Chilkoot Trail Artist Residency Program Co-presented with Parks Canada and U.S. National Parks Service Kevin Curry (USA) July 1 to July 14, 2015 Heather Callaghan (YT) July 17 to July 23, 2015 Michelle Latimer (ON) July 29 to Aug. 11, 2015 Attendance: 344 September 10 to November 21, 2015 YAC Public Art Gallery Shaping Haida Gwaii Neil Graham (YT) DIMENSIONS (biennial, open, juried, touring exhibition of Fine Saskatchewan Craft.) Group Exhibition (SK) Attendance: 2,267 December 3, 2015 to February 27, 2016 YAC Public Art Gallery Landscape Perception Jackie Ziehe (YT) Veiled Hoods Cal Lane (Montréal/ New York City) Attendance: 1,910
Jackie Ziehe Landscape Perception exhibition Spiritual Walk, 40 x 50 inches Dec. 3, 2015 to Feb. 27, 2016
Carving samples from Arctic Adaptation: Nunavut at 15 Exhibition
Summer 2015
2015 /16 Community Outreach Performance Activities and Attendance NUMBER OF ACTIVITY LOCATION DATE ARTISTS
Free Concerts at The Wharf Rory McLeod Cajin Country Revival with the Foghorn Stringband
OFH (Due to weather) The Wharf
15 Jul. 15 8 Aug.
NUMBER OF ATTENDEES
1 4
50 700
Creation Dance Exchange Residency Free Performance, Body of Water Long Lake 5 Sep. 3 Free Performance and Talkback, Body of Water OFH 6 Sep. 4
9 20
Will Stroet Acoustic preview Angelina’s Toy Boutique 4 Oct. 1
40
John McDermott Mid/post show signing YAC Mainstage 8 Oct. 1
45
Rick Miller’s BOOM School Matinee Performance YAC Mainstage 15 Oct. 1 150 Post Show Q & A YAC Mainstage 15 Oct. 1 75 Post Show Q & A YAC Mainstage 16 Oct. 1 95 Gordie Tentrees with special guest Jaxon Haldane Post Show Signing YAC Mainstage 19 Oct. 2
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Fujiwara Dance’s Eunoia Post Show Talk YAC Mainstage 23 Oct. 1 60 Deanna Fleysher’s Butt Kapinski Naked Comedy Workshop OFH 1 Nov. 1 4 Guild Character Workshop Guild Hall 2 Nov. 1 12 Brett Kissel Post show signing YAC Mainstage 30 Nov. 1
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Nakai Theatre PiVOT Festival L’Immédiat Free Tickets to Social groups YAC Mainstage 27 Jan. 16 7 L’Immediat talkbalk in English YAC Mainstage 28 Jan. 7 L’Immediate talk back in French YAC Mainstage 29 Jan. 7
150 100 100
April Verch Post-Show Signing YAC Mainstage 4 Mar 1
35
Urban Ink Production’s Sal Capone: The Lamantable Tragedy of Free Tickets to Skookum Jims/ YAC Mainstage 18-Mar. 5 20 Boys and Girls Club Live Lobby animation by MC turmoil YAC Lobby 18/19 Mar. 1 150
Total Artists Involved: 51 Total Attendees:
1,960
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2015 /16 Community Outreach Visual Arts Activities and Attendance ACTIVITY LOCATION DATE
NUMBER OF ATTENDEES
Artists Talks in conjunction with YAC Gallery Walking With Our Sisters (various speakers) KDCC April 2015 150 Garnet Mutheing, Arctic Adaptations (various curators) YAC Gallery 4 June 100 Neil Graham, Mary Bradshaw YAC Gallery 10 Sept. 170 Jackie Ziehe YAC Gallery 3 Dec. 100 Joseph Tisiga, Josh Winkler, Michael McCormack YAC Gallery 10 Mar 96 Gallery Workshops / Public Events Lena White YAC Staff Weaving Helen O’Connor YAC Staff Beading YAC Staff Dolls Bookbinding – Helen O’Connor Ann Smith and Brian Walker
YAC Gallery YAC Gallery YAC Gallery YAC Gallery YAC Gallery YAC Gallery YAC Gallery
8 Jul. 15 Jul. 22 Jul. 29 Jul. 5 Aug. 12 Aug. 29 Aug.
40 30 25 15 20 25 15
Chilkoot Trail Artist Residency – Co-Presented with Parks Canada and US National Parks Service Michelle Latimer On Trail, Skagway, Old Fire Hall Summer 2015 78, 10, 40 Heather Callaghan On Trail, Skagway, Old Fire Hall Summer 2015 74, 15, 25 Kevin Curry On Trail, Skagway, Old Fire Hall Summer 2015 57, 30, 25 Talks at the Old Fire Hall (Speakers Series) Yukon’s Bicycle Culture Mark Fewre & Daniel Janke Nicole Bauberger, Annie & Diane Smith Yukonstruct Coffee Kidz Kreate Phototransfer collage – Sonja Ahlers & MBR Adäka Fish Printing AFY French Campers – Forged, Found & Fused – Arctic Adaptations Arts Up Front Festival Forged, Found & Fused – Arctic Adaptations Landscape Painting – Neil Grahm & Dimensions Weaving – Neil Grahm & Dimensions Winterval Crafts – Neil Grahm & Dimensions Winterval Crafts Holiday Crafts – Cal Lane Jackie Ziehe Watercolour – Cal Lane Jackie Ziehe Lace Stensils – Cal Lane Jackie Ziehe Effigy Sculptures – Joseph Tisiga, Josh Winkler, Michael McCormack
Old Fire Hall Old Fire Hall Old Fire Hall Old Fire Hall Old Fire Hall
21 Apr. 15 May 15 Oct. 15 Nov. 18 Feb.
20 30 25 8 32
YAC Lobby KDCC YAC Lobby
15 Apr. 15 Jun. 7 Jul.
15 100 16
The Wharf
15 Jul.
100
YAC Lobby YAC Lobby YAC Lobby OFH YAC Lobby YAC Lobby YAC Lobby YAC Lobby
15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15 Nov. 5 Dec. 15 Dec. 16 Jan. 16 Feb. 16 Mar.
20 65 35 75 30 39 65 65
Total attendees:
1,880
THE OLD FIRE HALL and WHARF The Old Fire Hall (OFH) continued through 2015/16 to be utilized by a wide variety of clients. The facility and its operational team created and maintained strong bonds with the community, as shown by 68% of bookings being return customers. Although OFH did not achieve the same level of bookings as in 2014/15, it accommodated a larger, average, number of patrons at each of those events, thus broadening the patron base. Looking ahead to next year, given the number of dates already booked; the Old Fire Hall will continue these positive trends and probably increase the number of events. As anticipated, the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre has attracted some events that used to use the Old Fire Hall. One major loss was the 12 days of Christmas craft market. The market had outgrown the Old Fire Hall and was able to move to KDCC. However, the enormous creativity of Yukon craftspeople generated enough work that other craft sales took up some of the slack. Although KDCC is more expensive to use than the OFH, it has facilities such as a kitchen that the OFH lacks making it more attractive for some kinds of events. As a result YAC anticipates that an active marketing campaign will be necessary to increase the use of the OFH. Despite losing retail sales events to the KDCC the Old Fire Hall achieved its goals. Activities shifted, with significant increases in Public Performances and Educational/Rehearsal events taking up much of the slack. It is particularly exciting to see more performance events in the venue which is a tribute to the technical improvements that have been made to the room and to the skill of the resident staff. Meeting Objectives
2015/16
2014/15
Public Performance
40.6%
30%
Educational/Rehearsal (meetings, workshops, conferences)
33.8%
14%
20%
20%
Retail Arts and Crafts
3.1%
32%
Gallery (visual arts)
2.5%
3%
14,019
16,235
48%
55%
Community Activities (book launches, weddings, celebrations)
Attendance Booking (% of available days)
And meanwhile on the Wharf 58 events over 16 weeks and more the 4500 people attending. Although there were a few recurring events, the growth in programming was impressive. The Fireweed Community Market Society found a new home for their Saturday Market and 3 Festivals made good use of the waterfront: Nuit Blanche Festival, the Plein Air Festival and Arts Up Front Festival. 11 local and visiting artists were also able to display their talents and use the space to connect with people they may not get to in their usual venues. Even though the Wharf saw great development in the summer months, the biggest event hosted was the Roger’s Hockey Town Event in January. This event was a complete surprise and there were a lot of negative predictions that an outdoor event on the Waterfront/Front Street area in January would be a bust. However, in those 2 days, the area was alive and vibrant, showcasing different artists as well as immersing the community in one of Canada’s greatest games. This event laid the ground work for the area being a great place for winter programming as well as summer.
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CULTURE QUEST Culture Quest is a funding program administered by Yukon Arts Centre. Its objectives are the following: • It exists to support First Nations expression of their culture and art, thereby enriching the lives of all Yukon residents • The continued growth of and development of capacity in the cultural sector; building on the success of large events • The creation of opportunities for artists to explore and develop ties between contemporary art and our cultural heritage • The ability of Yukon artists to prepare their work for the national stage • The creation of opportunities for Yukon artists to be introduced to the world and the world to Yukon artists This year, Culture Quest supported projects like the First Nations Dance Festival hosted by the Champagne and Aishihik First Nation in Haines Junction called Our House is Waking Up the Land. Yukon artists were supported to travel to Edmonton, Montréal, Elisipogtog, Toronto, Obedijawn, Thunder Bay, Wikwemikong, Banff, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and to participate in the Pan Am Games in Toronto. Projects were also supported for presentation at the Magnetic North Theatre Festival and a wide variety of workshops and festivals were hosted around Yukon by many Yukon First Nations and non-profit organizations.
Communities impacted in 2015/16: YUKON
Whitehorse Haines Junction Carmacks Watson Lake Teslin Dawson City Beaver Creek Burwash Landing
NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
Edmonton Montréal Elsipgotog Toronto Obedijawn Thunder Bay Wikwemikong Banff Fredricton Halifax Japan
CULTURAL INDUSTRIES TRAINING FUND (CITF) The Cultural Industries Training Fund was established in 1999 to provide training and career enhancement opportunities for individuals working in the cultural or creative industries in Yukon. Such training opportunities will enhance the individuals’ ability to work in the sector and will advance the creative sector as an economic force in the Yukon. CITF helped Yukon’s cultural workers to develop and enhance skills in all sectors. Many thanks go to our Sector Representatives who contribute many hours as advisors and adjudicators for the Fund: Nicole Bauberger Carole Geddes Eva Holland Daniel Janke Linda Leon The following sectors received the following in grant disbursements: Media Arts
$19, 291
CITF Sector Funding: 32.5%
Multi-Disciplinary Arts
$3,527
Film
Music
$9,016
Cultural Industries
5.9%
Theatre
$11,280
Music
15.2%
Visual Arts
$13,124
Theatre
19.9%
Writing and Publishing
$2,610
Walking with Our Sisters Exhibition
Visual Arts
22%
April 11 to 25, 2015
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General Statistics
TICKET SALES AND ATTENDANCE Ticket Sales by type for YAC Mainstage
2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
Full price (Adult) tickets
3,834
3,949
5,681
5,968
Children’s and Senior’s Tickets
1,060
580
854
762
474
297
642
595
3,091
2,603
656
950
Volunteer (free) Tickets
269
221
302
262
Complimentary Tickets
1,199
1,256
1,301
916
Total YAC Mainstage Ticket Sales
9,927
8,906
9,436
9,453
Youth Pass Tickets Single Price Tickets
Ticket Sales by type for Events presented by YAC clients Full Price (Adult) Tickets
8,753
10,367
9,550
8,354
Children’s and Senior’s Tickets
2,437
4,204
3,187
2,819
Youth Pass Tickets
1,414
1,381
969
660
Single Price Tickets
1,602
2,676
2,576
2,368
Volunteer (free) Tickets
235
289
330
349
Complimentary Tickets
2,650
2,257
2,015
1,843
Festival Passes
1,815
1,354
258
579
Consignment Sales
2,539
2,666
1,308
688
Total Other Mainstage Ticket Sales
19,630
25,194
20,193
17,660
Mainstage Total Attendance
29,557
34,100
29,629
27,113
Ticket Sales by type of YAC at the Old Fire Hall Old Fire Hall Full Price (Adult) Tickets
167
n/a
89 248
12
n/a
0 42
5
n/a
524
511
658
Volunteer (free) Tickets
0
0
Children’s and Senior’s Tickets Youth Pass Tickets Single Price Tickets
0 6 569
Complimentary Tickets
206
82
268
162
Total YAC Old Fire Hall Ticket Sales
914
593
1,015
1,027
Ticket Sales by type for events presented by YAC clients at the Old Fire Hall Old Fire Hall (only gross attendance figures are available) Total Other Old Fire Hall tickets
3,542
4,315
4,487
3,026
Old Fire Hall total attendance
4,456
4,908
5,502
4,053
Total performance attendance at YAC venues
34,013 39,008 35,131 31,166
NON-PERFORMANCE USE OF YAC FACILITIES Gallery Visitors Old Fire Hall Gallery Visitors
9,346
8,358
11,887
10,440
346
548
919
1,727
Workshops and Community Engagement: Gallery / Visual Arts Performance
571
2,970
1,616
3,000
2,357 1,960 1,205
Workshops & Community Engagement Sub-total 2,928 2,970 3,576 4,414 Old Fire Hall Non-Ticketed Events
9,188
7,497
8,511
8,204
Old Fire Hall Workshops & Community Engagement 1,795 3,282 1,135 2,032 Total Non-Performance Attendance
23,603
22,655
26,028
31,022
Total attendance at YAC facilities
57,616
61,663
61,159
62,188
FACILITY UTILIZATION Mainstage – Days in use
2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
Ticketed YAC events
59
59
43
51
Ticketed events presented by others
82
69
75
80
Non-ticketed events
17
27
51
39
Rehearsals and technical time
70
90
90
79
228
245
259
249
Total Number of Days in Use Stat Holidays – Theatre Not Available Stage and Equipment Maintenance Time Inventory (Days available in the Year) Dark Days (Theatre available but not in use) Use as a percentage of available days
24 24 17 19 59 54 44 74 282
287
54
42
80.55%
85.37%
304
272
45
52
85.20% 91.54%
Studio – Days in Use Days of Studio use by YACC Days of rental of Studio
19
59
31
51
170
114
145
106
Stage and Equipment Maintenance Time Total Number of Days in Use
189
173
176
157
Inventory (Days available in the Year)
282
287
304
327
28
39
Dark Days (Venue available but not in use) Use as a percentage of available days
93
66
67.02%
60.28%
57.89% 48.01%
Lobby – Days in Use (non-performance) Days of lobby rental (no theatre)
6
8
17
15
Days of lobby use by YACC
18
22
21
23
Total Number of Days in Use (non-performance)
24
30
38
38
Inventory (Days available in the Year)
172
165
304
176
Dark Days (Venue available but not in use)
148
135
28
19
13.95%
18.18%
Use as a percentage of available days
12.50% 21.59%
Old Fire Hall – Days in Use Total Number of Days in use Stat Holidays – Venue Not Available Stage and Equipment Maintenance Time
222
181
179
160
23 24 32 19 10 15
7 18
Inventory (Days available in the Year)
332
326
326
328
Dark Days (Venue available but not in use)
110
145
147
168
66.87%
55.52%
Use as a percentage of available days
54.91% 48.78%
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MISCELLANEOUS PERFORMANCE VENUE STATISTICS Diversity 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 Number of groups using the Mainstage
28
27
40
25
Number of groups using the Old Fire Hall
79
77
75
82
Number of Culture Quest Projects supported
10
15
17
20
Number of CITF clients supported
20
25
21
YACC presentations at Mainstage
46
51
50
58
YACC presentations at The Old Fire Hall
16
10
12
14
Whitehorse Concerts
7
6
5
6
Jazz Yukon Concerts
4
5
5
4
Jazz Yukon Concerts at the Old Fire Hall
5
5
6
15
Volunteers (hours) Front of House (Ushers, Security, Bar)
3,892
3,839
4,201
3,392
Technical Crew
350
250
200
96
Gallery support (2011/12 Katimavik)
883 612 341 170
Arts Learning Programme Support
100
75
112
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PUBLIC ART GALLERY Gallery Attendance
2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
Number of Gallery Exhibitions Number of Artists shown in the Gallery Number of Yukon Artists shown in the Gallery Catalogues Published Number of Community Gallery Exhibitions
8
5
8
9
38
18
88
131
9 12 22 49 4
4
3
2
13
13
12
12
Number of Artists shown 91 26 62 43 in the Community Gallery Total visitors to Gallery
9,346
7,958
11,887
10,530
415
455
740
476
1
2
1
2
Total attendance at Touring Exhibitions
6,000
4,000
1,567
3,920
Attendance for Young People Activities*
1,526 1,075 1,208 1,151
Total attendance at exhibition openings Total Number of Touring Exhibitions
Youth Gallery – number of exhibitions Youth Gallery – number of exhibitors Total number of interns Total attendance at Artist Talks/ Workshops and Tours
8
11
10
12
245
1,688
678
425
2
3
2
2
571 1,547 1,676 1,086
Gallery Activities and Outreach Guest Curators Guided Tours – Public Guided Tours – Schools Number of participants in School Tours Kidz Kreate Workshops Kidz Kreate, Free Family Art Classes Attendance Workshops Workshop Attendance at Touring Exhibitions Artist’s Talks (outside of openings) Artist’s Talks – Attendance Artist’s Residencies (number of artists)
4
1
2
3
10
10
11
3
14
18
24
21
424
358
607
515
10
11
10
12
857
1,075
501
625
3 6 13 7 n/a
n/a
n/a
5
15
10
12
111
1,221
463
497
2
3
4
4
* In 2007, a number of programmes were transferred to Arts Underground (AU)
n/a
Revenue Sources
Public Funding
2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
Government of Canada Government of Yukon City of Whitehorse Total Public Funding
$148,213
$140,000
$153,340
$158,919
778,000
$798,000
$814,000
$830,300
$4,500
$1,911
$1,734
$1,168
$930,713
$939,911
$969,074
$990,387
Project Funding Government of Canada
$ –
Government of Yukon
$357,780
City of Whitehorse
$ –
Other Total Project Funding
$19,500 $453,281 $ –
$ –
$
$418,600
$439,711
$2,000
$2,000
$ –
$ –
$ –
$
$357,780
$472,781
$420,600
$441,711
Sponsorships and Donations Corporate
$132,467 $44,953 $34,265 $32,394
Individual
$1,574 $19,330 $14,588 $17,483
Planned Giving (deferred)
$ –
Total Sponsorships & Donations
$134,041
$ –
$ –
$
$64,283
$48,853
$49,877
Earned Revenue Admission & Registration Revenues
$261,380
$161,278
$114,393
$156,574
Facility Rental Revenues
$190,096
$197,591
$320,509
$251,592
Programme Administration Fees
$83,000
$92,550
$115,697
$91,250
Concession/Bar Revenues
$62,111
$50,762
$50,645
$51,827
Project Management Fees
$5,600
$2,960
$ –
$–
$575
$ –
$3,062
$3,289
$602,762
$505,141
$604,306
$554,532
Misc Revenues Total Earned Revenues Deferred & Other Revenues from all sources Total Earned Revenues
$62,198 $44,009 $13,344 $63,621 $2,087,494 $2,026,125 $2,056,177 $2,100,128
Public Funding as a percentage of Total Revenues
44.59% 46.39% 47.13% 47.16%
Project Funding as a percentage of Total Revenues
17.14% 23.33% 20.46% 21.03%
Donations and Sponsorships as a percentage of Total Revenues Earned Revenue as a percentage of Total Revenues Deferred Revenues
6.42% 3.17% 2.38% 2.37% 28.87% 24.93% 29.39% 26.40% 2.98% 2.17% 0.65% 3.03% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
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Summary of Operations
(APRIL 2015 to MARCH 2016)
Revenue
2013/14 2014/15
(restated)
2015/16
Administration Visual Arts Programme Performing Arts Programming Community Programming Client Services Concessions and Bar Operations and Facility Rental Culture Quest Cultural Industries Training Fund Old Fire Hall Capital Projects Special Projects Total revenue
$372,311 $372,073 $366,338 $352,625 $299,895 $304,103 $329,230 $284,995 $333,104 $82,057 $75,904 $88,153 $133,849 $193,086 $122,033 $51,665 $48,914 $50,587 $271,660 $290,953 $278,160 $156,318 $157,000 $157,000 $72,016 $75,000 $75,000 $246,347 $223,762 $244,118 $ – $34,595 $81,532 $ – $ – $– $2,068,078 $2,056,177 $2,100,128
Expenditures Administration Visual Arts Programme Performing Arts Programming Community Programming Client Services Concessions and Bar Operations and Facility Rental Culture Quest Cultural Industries Training Fund Old Fire Hall Capital Projects Special Projects Total expenditures
$353,458 $363,534 $368,022 $318,937 $269,851 $273,263 $320,222 $323,661 $312,391 $70,875 $149,562 $98,797 $189,261 $210,102 $216,108 $36,448 $33,815 $43,544 $252,908 $277,283 $283,634 $156,318 $157,000 $149,875 $72,016 $75,000 $69,850 $201,951 $205,761 $214,877 $ – $31,475 $92,458 $ – $ – $– $1,972,394 $2,097,044 $2,122,819
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenue Over Expenditure
$95,684 ($40,867) ($22,691)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION Assets
2013/14 2014/15
(restated)
2015/16
Current Cash $321,077 $206,945 $333,487 Accounts Receivable $230,095 $405,696 $129,014 Government Remittances receivable $898 $8,413 Inventories $2,484 $2,506 $3, 094 Prepaid Expenses $1,293 $13,772 $40,220 Total Current Assets
$554,949
$629,817
Capital Assets
$117,132
$118,521 $389,447
$514,228
Total Assets
$672,081
$748,338
$903,675
Liabilities and Net Assets Current Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $197,183 $331,772 $282,672 Government Remittances Payable $33,744 $ – $ – Deferred revenues $83,389 $100,670 $105,197 Total Current Deferred Capital Contributions (grants)
$314,316 $18,692
$432,442
$387,869
$17,690 $240,291
Total
$333,008 $450,132
Net Assets Invested in capital assets Board Restricted Reserves Unrestricted
$98,440 $233,494 $7,139
$628,160
$100,831 $149,157 $153,385 $103,364 $43,990 $22,994
Total Net Assets
$339,073
$298,206
$275,515
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$672,081
$748,338
$903,675
Yukon Arts Centre Staff
(APRIL 2015 to MARCH 2016)
Kasey Rae Anderson Assistant Venue Coordinator – Old Fire Hall Lee Ash
Volunteer Team Leader
Meghan Blay
Bar Services
Ryan Borshuk
Stage Crew and IT Services
Mary Bradshaw
Gallery Director and Curator
Jody Burton
Client Services Assistant
Tatiana Carnavale
Programming Associate – Performing Arts
Erin Corbett
Programming Casual Support
Al Cushing
Chief Executive Officer
Michele Emslie
Community Programming Director
Eric Epstein
Artistic Director
Shana Ermatinger
Client Services Assistant
Melaine Fillion
Financial Administrator
Nicholas Filteau
Electrician
Judy Forrest
Front of House Assistant
Sarah Frey
Marketing and Development Director
Brigit Geisler
Front of House Assistant
James Gilchrist
Client Services
Adrienne Hill
Accounting Assistant
Linda Hillier
Bar Services
Suzanne Hingley
Acting Marketing and Development Director
Josh Jansen
Technical Director
John Knops
Bar Services
Carole Anne Laurie
Client Services
Rebecca Manias
Interim Community Engagement Coordinator – Visual Arts
Patrick Matheson
Gallery Lighting
Jessica McNabb
Venue Technician / Lighting Design
Kristina Mercs
Venue Coordinator – Old Fire Hall
Becky Moffatt
Box Office Manager (Maternity Leave)
Margaret Nefstead
Volunteer Team Leader
Katie Newman
Marketing and Development Director
Martin Nishikawa
Stage Crew
Helen O’Connor
Kidz Create Instructor
Roxanne Paul
Bar Services
Brenda Pilatzke
Acting Old Fire Hall Coordinator
Matt Poushinsky
Client Services Coordinator
Scott Price
Gallery Preparator
Monique Raitchey
Volunteer Team Leader
Andrew Smith
Venue Technician
Alex Sokolon
Bar Services
Laurette Sylvain
Front of House Assistant
Kim Tanner
Volunteer Team Leader
Jessica Vellenga
Visual Arts Engagement Coordinator
V. Hazel Venzon
Programming Associate
Donald Watt
Assistant Gallery Preparator
Evi Watt
Box Office Associate
Hilary Wilkinson
Volunteer Team Leader
Michelle Williams
Accounting Assistant
Mike Wilson
Venue Technician / Sound Engineer
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to our wonderful and dedicated volunteers. Your support makes the Yukon Arts Centre possible.
Ruth Armson • Beth Hawkings Ken Tomczyk • Bruce Barrett • Luc Laferté Margaret Nefstead • Dave Whiteside • Kim Tanner
Hélène Saint-Onge • Lillian Strauss • Ruth Armson Bern Walsh • Evelyn Church • Merton Friesen • Judy Laird Ursula Geisler • John Knops • Lynn LeBarge • Jo-Ann Gates Peeter Lepson • Karen McKenna • Kate Misko • Wendy Nixon Chantal Pruneau • Monique Raitchey • Remy Rodden • Lee Ash Michelle Ruminski • Marlene Walde • Shirley Robichau • Kate Alexander Yvette Berquist • Shani Bishop • Dave Brekke • Linnea Castanger • Fran Cerran Eileen Close • Pat Downey • Luc Garceau • Greta Grey • Karen Hanna Charlotte Hrenchuk • Bryn Knight • Morris Lamrock • Diane Larkin • Jordan Lincez Bonnie Love • Michele Markley • Terry Markley • Christina McKay • Evi Watt Lynn Meehan • Joanne Pare • Judy Pelchat • Penny Rawlings • Liz Reichenbach Terice Reimer-Clark • Catherine Simpson • Bobbi Stevenson • Linda Talbot Jean Webster • Linda Anderson • Mary Holobuziec • Jan McLaughlin Pat Swainson • Colae Swansen • Laurette Sylvain • Laura Spicer • Kalin Slough • Anilee Ault • Myrna Lowe • Trix Tanner Elisabeth Sarin • Candice Scott • Agnes Riediger • Lou Redmond • Monique Allamon • Thibault Coherene Sylvia Bailey • Cindy Birnie • Christine Boisjoly • Roxanne Thibaudeau • Deb Thomas • Tracee Vickerman Carolyn Thompson • Myles Thorp • Irene Brekke • Jacqueline Brown • Sandi Campbell • Myrna Chapman Bob Collins • Maureen Conway • Bev Cooper • Maragaret Donnelly • Judy Forrest • Marie Gallagher • Penelope Gawn Ulysee Girard • Darleen Griffiths • Lamen Gooks • Jean Johnson • Deb Jutra • Sharon Kempton • Deb Kiemele Jan Klippert • Marg Knutson • Tori Knutson • Careen Kormos • Carole Lagace • Debbie Last • Wayne Crowe Tracey Maher • Richard Malvasio • Mike McCormick • Brian McWatters • Eileen Melnychuk • Johanne Moreau Eleanor O'Donovan • Joan Oram • Jill Pangman • Diane Williams • Kate Williams • Rita Mackenzie-Grieve • Chic Callas Birgit Geisler • Barb Zaccarelli • Lee Pugh • Barb Reid • Jeannie Reid • Cindy Wolsynuk • Catherine Young • Ruth Hall Tracee Vickerman • Sue Warner • Tracy Allard • Bob Kuiper • Katrina Wohlfarth • Grace Morgan • Terry Maher
Illustration by Corinne Blouin-Hudon
Hubert Ruminski • Hilary Wilkinson • Carlotta Smith • Polly Thorp
DONORS DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE MEMBERS
Ron & Kip Veale
Dr. Deborah Bartlette Christiane Boisjoly Missy Follwell Gareth Howells Pierre Lacasse Sandra Legge Sean McDougall Arlin McFarlane Patrick Michael Pamela Muir Bob Stack Wendy Tayler Doug & Bev Thomas Fumi Torigai
COMPANIONS Keith Byram Al Cushing & Linda Leon Ross & Sue Findlater Yukon Foundation Laura MacFeeters & Duncan Sinclair Eric & Kim Hougen SUPPORTING PLAYERS Dr. E. A. Delamare Lynda Ehrlich Doug & Cindy Gilday Erik & Kim Hougen Wendy Jickling Wynne Krangle & Peter Long Elizabeth Lone Liz McKee & Carl Rumscheidt Shelley & Horst Moritz David & Joy Neufeld Katie Newman Ken Todd Karen Walker & Wayne Tuck
CHORUS Michael Buurman Jean Carey Andre Forti Louisa Gee Diane Giangrande Anne Kennedy Keith Lay Emily Lindley Phil MacDonald Ray Marnoch Caleigh Miller
James & Judith Miller Doug Pierce Lynn Pigage Janna Powell Catherine Simpson Angela Skidd Chris Sorg Joe Staskal Kim Tanner Bonnie Venton Ross Catherine Young
A very special thanks to the many ticket buyers who contribute to our Online Tip Jar
Walking With Our Sisters Exhibition
April 11 to 25, 2015
Photo by Mary Bradshaw
Y UKO N AR TS CE NTRE 2015/16 DONORS
LIVING BENEFACTORS
Eunoia
October 23, 2015 Photo by Jeremy Mimnagh
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Veiled Hood Cal Lane: Veiled Hoods and Stains Dec 3, 2015 – February 27, 2016 Photo by Cal Lane
Phone: 867.667.8575 Email: boxoffice@yac.ca
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Found, Forged, and Fused (YPAC Craft exhibit) Exhibit June 4, 2015 – Aug 28, 2015 Photo by Yukon Government