Document #: LLS.2910629
Council Meeting Date: June 26, 2012 Agenda Item #: 9.1 PERMANENT ART COLLECTION - 2012 ACQUISITIONS Report Purpose To seek Council’s approval for acquisition of artworks as recommended by the jurors and supported by the members of Strathcona County’s Permanent Art Collection Committee. Recommendations: 1. THAT Council approve the acquisition of the following artwork for 2012 as
recommended by the Permanent Art Collection Committee for the Permanent Collection.
Title Media Artist
Meridian Acrylic on Canvas Annette Sicotte Speak of the Kettle Digital Photograph Gerry Dotto The Motion of the Light on Stone Photograph Tony Goobie Garden at the Cabin Quilted Fibre Art Joan E. Smith Convergence Photograph Santino Pascutto Bird on a Wire Ceramic Sculpture Sandy Bedford
2. THAT Council approve the acquisition of the following artwork for 2012 as
recommended by the Permanent Art Collection Committee for the Youth Collection.
Title Media Artist
Forgotten Summer Photography Lindsey Lein September Colour Photograph Caitlin Flach Love Birds Conte Drawing Jessica Fleming Lock in the Message Pencil Drawing Madison Weimann Teatime Charcoal Drawing Stephanie Strome Faith Acrylic Painting Tai Grauman Keep on Hiking Photograph Breanne Gillespie The Head and the Heart Graphite & Watercolour
Pencil Tyler Weimann
Document #: LLS.2910629
3. THAT Council accept the one year loan of the following artwork for 2012 as
recommended by the Permanent Art Collection Committee for the Youth Collection.
Title Media Artist
Burning Rubber Black & White Photo Michelle Goulding Credence Acrylic Painting Emily Bignell Reflective Self Portrait Conte Drawing Larissa Nothof Sunset Haven Acrylic Diptych Caroline Sorensen Weekend Drive Acrylic Painting Nicholl Schreiner Eyes of the Artist Photography Kayleigh McCaskill Ol’ Rusty Photo-collage Tetchienna Lysons Suffocating Reality Pencil Drawing Lacey Lewchuk Be Wed the Dress Acrylic Painting Anita Foster Follow Me Up Acrylic Painting Emily Lynn Dombrova Outdated Diamond Folds Mixed Media Sculpture Christian Desjardins Blank Stare Conte Drawing Claire Cormier Shoes 2011 Mixed Media Sculpture Dylan Bruck The Juniors Photo-collage Grady Wallace We All Fall Down Mixed Media Kassidy Wormald Rebel Spirit/Splatter Photography Carly Sheen Self Preservation Conte Drawing Sarah Drohan
Council History October 20, 1987 – Council approved the Terms of Reference for the Strathcona County Permanent Art Collection Committee (Resolution #1097/87). The Committee has made recommendations to Council annually for the purchase of artworks. Background/Justification Strategic Plan: Governance Community Well Being X Community Sustainability Economic Viability Service Delivery Stakeholder
Communication Resource
Management
Policy: Cultural Services Policy SER-011-012, Strategy #6. Annually, Council approves new acquisitions for the Mayors’, Permanent and Youth Art Collections. Legislative/Legal: n/a Economic: The 2012 Operating Budget allocates $10,850.00 for the Annual Acquisition Program and associated supplies. For 2012, proposed expenditures will be $10,339. Social: Quality of life is enhanced through the acquisition, display and promotion of visual arts. Environmental: n/a Stakeholder: Committee members contacted and met local visual arts groups and high schools to promote the Annual and Youth Art Acquisition Programs. Interdepartmental: n/a
Document #: LLS.2910629
Summary The function of the Permanent Art Collection Committee is to obtain art for Strathcona County’s three (3) art collections: Mayors’; Permanent and Youth. The Committee also makes recommendations on how and where the art should be displayed and maintained. On Wednesday, June 27, 2012, the recommended artists will join the Mayor and Council at an unveiling ceremony of their work. Communications Plan Communication with: artists participating in the 2012 Art Acquisition Program, public. Method of Communication: Letter Newspaper Advertisement News Release X Meeting Other: Artists who submitted work will receive an invitation to the unveiling. Invitation will be posted on Gallery Web Site, RPC Enclosure I 2012 Art Acquisitions Program Jury (LLS# 2910629) II 2012 Recommended Art Acquisitions (LLS# 3007982) Author: Brenda Barry Byrne, Curator, Recreation, Parks and Culture Date: June 4, 2012 Director: Russ W. Pawlyk, Recreation, Parks and Culture Associate Commissioner, Division: Denise Exton, Community Services Document #: LLS.2910629 & LLS.3007982 (Enclosure II)
Document #: LLS.2910629
ENCLOSURE I Page 1 of 1
2012 ART ACQUISITION PROGRAM
Adjudicators Permanent Collection 1. Julian Forrest 2. Royden Mills 3. Walter Jule Youth Collection 1. Sean Caufield 2. Brenda Malkinson 3. Amy Loewan
2012 Recommended Art Acquisitions
Permanent Art Collection
Permanent Art Collection
Permanent Art Collection
Permanent Art Collection
Permanent Art Collection
Permanent Art Collection
Enclosure 2
RECREATION, PARKSAND CULTURE
Sicotte, AnnetteMeridian
2012acrylic on canvas
Goobie, TonyThe Motion of the Light on Stone
2011photograph
Dotto, GerrySpeak of the Kettle
2012digital photograph
Smith E., JoanGarden at the Cabin
2009quilted fibre art
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Pascutto, SantinoConvergence
2010 photograph
Bedford, SandyBird on a Wire
2011ceramic sculpture
DOC# 3007982
Enclosure 22012 Recommended Youth Art Acquisitions
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
RECREATION, PARKSAND CULTURE
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Gillespie, BreanneKeep on Hiking
2012 photograph
Fleming, JessicaLove Birds
2012conte drawing
Weimann, MadisonLock in the Message
2012pencil drawing
Flach, CaitlinSeptember
2011colour photograph
Lein, LindseyForgotten Summer
2012photograph
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Weimann, TylerThe Head and The Heart
2012graphite & watercolour pencil
Enclosure 22012 Recommended Youth Art Acquisitions
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
RECREATION, PARKSAND CULTURE
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Strome, StephanieTeatime
2012charcoal drawing
Prud’homme, KelseyCity Fish
2011photography
Grauman, TaiFaith2012
acrylic painting (giclee)
Pelchat, KurstynGrowing Heart
2011oil pastel
Wilcox, RebeccaMarilyn2010
oil pastel
DOC# 3007982
Enclosure 2
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
RECREATION, PARKSAND CULTURE
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Schreiner, NichollWeekend Drive
2012acrylic painting
Goulding, MichelleBurning Rubber
2012black & white photograph
McCaskill, KayleighEyes of the Artist
2011photograph
Nothof, LarissaReflective Self Portrait
2012conte drawing
Wormald, KassidyWe All Fall Down
2011-12Mixed Media
Wallace, GradyThe Juniors
2012photo-collage
DOC# 3007982
Enclosure 2
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
RECREATION, PARKSAND CULTURE
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Bignell, EmilyCredence
2012acrylic painting
Cormier, ClaireBlank Stare
2011conte drawing
Dombrova, Emily LynnFollow Me Up
2012acrylic painting
Bruck, DylanShoes 2011
2011mixed media sculpture
Desjardins, ChristianOutdated Diamond Folds
2012mixed media sculpture
Sorensen, CarolineSunset Haven
2012acrylic diptych
DOC# 3007982
Enclosure 2
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
Youth Collection
RECREATION, PARKSAND CULTURE
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Foster, AnitaBe Wed the Dress
2012acrylic painting
Sheen, CarlyRebel Spirit/Splatter
2012photograph
Lysons, TetchiennaOl’Rusty
2011photo-collage
Lewchuk, LaceySuffocating Reality
2012pencil drawing
Strome, StephanieOctopus Spray
2011acrylic on canvas
DOC# 3007982
Drohan, SarahSelf Preservation
2011conte drawing