MANITOBA CRAFTS MUSEUM AND LIBRARY - YEAR END REPORT 2019 - 1-329 Cumberland Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba - C2 Centre for Craft
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MANITOBA CRAFTS
MUSEUM AND LIBRARY
YEAR END REPORT 2019
LACE: FROM THE MCML COLLECTION EXHIBIT
1-329 Cumberland Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 1T2
1.204.615.3951
c2centreforcraft.ca
mcml@c2centreforcraft.ca
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With many thanks and congratulations to
everyone who has played a part in MCML's
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE great success in 2019, I send my best wishes
As we celebrate our achievements from 2019 for continued growth and success of the
and shift our view to 2020, I want to thank Manitoba Craft Museum and Library.
our dedicated staff, volunteers, membership,
and visitors. The growth and continued Heather Meiklejohn
success of MCML is due to all of you. President
If 2017 was a year of location change and
2018 was a year of settlement in our new
location, then 2019 was a year of financial
sourcing. As with all not-for-profit
organizations, MCML is always in need of
financial assistance. To assist with our
operating costs, since the end of 2019,
MCML established a Manitoba Heritage Trust
Fund at the Winnipeg Foundation, which will
result in matching dollars for all donations
until March 31, 2021.
Further successful fundraising efforts in 2019
include the Made in The Middle Maker’s
Market and the Puzzle Night. The former is BOBBIN LACE WORKSHOP – MARCH 2019
an artisan craft fair hosted by MCML,
wherein the vendors rent tables from MCML.
Our first ever Puzzle Night was a sold-out
success, with another night of puzzling
planned for later in 2020.
Not an organization to sit idle, MCML is
planning a unique pet/animal themed
fundraiser for later 2020. Stay tuned for
further information.
After six eventful years on MCML's board,
with the last two years as President, it is now
time for me to step away. I cannot express
how satisfying it has been to be a part of the
governance of MCML. I've seen MCML go
from a cramped space on Kennedy Street
into a beautiful refurbished space within the
C2 Centre for Craft. Now my term is coming
to an end and I will pass the gavel to MCML's
next president. I leave the post in the very
capable hands of my successors, knowing
MCML will continue to grow, to thrive, to
prosper.
Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library | Year End Report | 2019
CURATOR’S MESSAGE Women of the Crafts Guild of Manitoba
May 2018 through mid-January 2019.
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This exhibit highlighted the contributions of
Exhibits
several of the women who spearheaded the Guild
Lace: From the MCML Collection over the almost seven decades of operations.
March 1 through April 27, 2019
This exhibit included highlights from the MCML Programming
lace collection, with visitors amazed by the quality MCML had a successful year of programming.
of the work and by insights into the technical skill Spring workshops included Moccasin Making,
required for different of lace. Smocking, Nalbinding and Bobbin Lace, and a
November workshop on mini sealskin mitts was
Holding Patterns linked to the exhibit.
July 5 through August 31, 2019 In January, MCML and MCC partnered to host a
This exhibit focused on MCML collections items Bell Let’s Talk lecture by Cathy Ugrin, who spoke
such as baskets, bags, boxes and other pieces of how art helped her work through her mother’s
made to hold other items. dementia journey.
From the North: MCML Inuit Collection MCML hosted spring break and summer
November 1 through December 20, 2019 programming for kids with a variety of topics.
This exhibit showcased the Inuit Sculpture We officially named the Ethel Harrison Makers
Collection, as developed by the Crafts Guild of Corner, and it has a monthly hands-on activity for
Manitoba. all visitors to C2.
MCML also participated in Doors Open, Culture
Days/Nuit Blanche and the Manitoba Fibre
Festival.
Collection
MCML continues to receive donations, now in
greater number with our increased visibility.
Items received in 2019 include tapestries by
Gladys Chown, a cast glass piece by Governor
General Award Winner Ione Thorkelsson, a woven
bed cover by Valerie Olsen, lace pillows from long
time Guild instructor Elise Osted, and original
patterns for the Manitoba Sampler by Eric
Bergman.
Policy Development and Review
MCML continued to work through policy review,
including C2 Accessibility, Disaster Management,
Terms and Conditions of Employment, Human
Coalescence: Craft, Canadians and Culture Rights, and Library Policies all approved. In 2020
September 29, 2018 to April 2019. we will complete the Privacy, Exhibition, Public
This exhibit in the Heritage Gallery explores the Programming and Social Media Policies.
origins of the Crafts Guild of Manitoba and the
New Canadian Folksong and Handicraft Festival Marketing and Communications
that started it all. On-line Communication: MCML continued to
develop an on-line presence through the C2
website, and MCML Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
and Pinterest platforms.
Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library | Year End Report | 2019
Finance & Fundraising establish the MCML programming in the C2 Page 3
The most significant financial achievement in Centre for Craft. Shauna Matthews was kept on
2019 was the establishment of a new fund at The staff, and we have worked to firm up all our
Winnipeg Foundation. MCML contributed $2,500 procedures, and develop a set of public programs
and members have topped up an additional that we can continue to offer within the resources
$5,000. With matching and our first payment of MCML. The funding continues partially in to
added, the fund is now at $11,300. We have until 2020.
March 31, 2021 to receive the full $25,000 in
Collections Assessment and Upgrade Project
matching funds if we fundraise $50,000.
Phase II – Database Replacement
During this project we worked to improve the
MCML hosted the Made in the Middle Maker’s
documentation and physical condition of the
Market at the Manitoba Hydro building.
MCML collection, in preparation to migrate data
Rebranded and held on a Friday, it was the most
to a new collections management database.
successful yet in terms of sales by vendors.
With funding from the Heritage Grants Program
In the fall and early winter, MCML held a raffle (Province of Manitoba) and the Young Canada
fundraiser. Thanks to those who donated cultural Works (Government of Canada) we hired Page 3
and community services (see list on Page 5). summer student Ernest Zarzuela.
Puzzle Night was a great success. This event Manitoba 150 Celebrations
replaced the Made by You event, which was a To honour Manitoba’s 150th Anniversary, MCML
huge draw on resources, but never raised is working to plan for two exhibits, one in the
substantial dollars. We anticipate that Puzzle Heritage Gallery and one in the Shirley Richardson
Night will be repeated in 2020, with a change of Gallery. We will also feature the Manitoba 150
venue and a few tweaks to the event. theme for some of the public programming in
2020.
C2 Shop With funding from the Heritage Grants Program
The C2 Shop had another successful year, with (Province of Manitoba) and the Young Canada
several trunk shows and a popular and financially Works (Government of Canada) we hired intern
beneficial Christmas Ornament sale. New artists Anna Lysack.
are continually added to the shop, making it a
new place to visit each month. Conclusion
I comment every year about the success of MCML
Special Projects endeavors and the commitment of our staff and
Public Programming Phase IV: volunteers. But it is always true.
School Programming
Starting in October 2018, MCML worked to MCML has continued to develop, growing into the
redeveloping our School Programming. Through new C2 Centre for Craft facility, and strengthening
the early months of 2019 we held pilot programs our relationship with the Manitoba Craft Council.
at several schools and completed all the support We could not achieve all our goals without the
material. With funding from the Heritage Grants support of our volunteer and financial supporters.
Program (Province of Manitoba) and the Young Next year will be another great year as we
Canada Works (Government of Canada) we hired celebrate Manitoba 150 and Craft Year 2020.
intern Shauna Matthews.
Andrea Reichert
Public Programming Phase V:
Curator
Consolidation and Implemention
In early 2019 we were fortunate to receive
funding from The Winnipeg Foundation to fully
Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library | Year End Report | 2019
2019 MCML TEAM
Board Executive
Heather Meiklejohn, President
Robert Shaw, Secretary
Julie Bubnick, Treasurer (through July 2019)
Members at Large
Alex Judge, Leona Herzog, Patty Sauder, Sheila Spence, Ginny
Toni
Staff
Andrea Reichert, Curator
Shauna Matthews, Programming Manager C2 VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENT - JUNE 2019
Ernest Zarzuela (June – November)
Anna Lysack (October – December)
Committees
Artisans Market Committee: Janet Carroll, Susanne Sulkers, Risé Thompson
Puzzle Committee: Cailyn Harrison, Heather Meiklejohn, Robert Shaw, Patty Sauder
Exhibit and Programming Committee: Patty Sauder
Collections Committee: Heather Meiklejohn, Norma Bergman
C2 Shop Committee (Joint with MCC): Johanna Brierly, Sonja Rosenberg, Tammy Sutherland, Cailyn
Harrison, Ginny Toni, Erica Swendrowski
Volunteers
The following 29 volunteers contributed a total of 990 hours during 2019. Thank you!
Katryna Barske, Norma Bergman, Margaret Bertulli, Julie Bubnick, Janet Carroll, Rheanna Costen, Jane
Edwards,
Milt From, Pam Green, Amanda Harding, Cailyn Harrison, Leona Herzog, Linda Horodecki, Alex Judge,
Laina Judge, Bryce Lavigne, Heather Meiklejohn, Janet Napier, Ernie Reichert, Candace Prior,
Patty Sauder, Rob Shaw, Theresa Shaw, Kelsey Smith, Sheila Spence, Suanne Sulkers, Susan Styrchak,
Erica Swendrowski, Risé Thompson, and Ginny Toni.
HOURS OF OPERATION & VISITATION STATISTICS
Hours of Operation: Wednesday – Saturday, 12pm – 4pm daily
Days open to public in 2019: 191 (764 hours)
Visitors:
886 onsite casual visitors
1373 on-site visitors to events and programming
783 connections at off-site events
Total: 2855
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GRATITUDE REPORT
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED TO MCML FINANCIALLY IN 2018
Regular Operating Funders
Winnipeg Foundation; Province of Manitoba-Community Museums Grant
Special Project Funders
Province of Manitoba-Heritage Grants Program; Department of Canadian Heritage-Young Canada Works,
Manitoba Arts Council.
Individual Donors – to MCML Directly and to Manitoba Heritage Fund
Norma Bergman, Paul & Doreen Bromley, Willy Carleton, Diana Cooper, Stephanie Cooper, Donna Earl,
Judy Fowler, Helen Feniuk, Jocelyn Froese, Sandra Hardy, Leona Herzog, Alex Judge, Melanie Lewis, Louise
Love, Linda Malcolmson, Heather Meiklejohn, Andrea Reichert, Mary Reichert, Shirley Richardson, Tracy
Popp, Helen Russell, Adaire Schaltter, Elizabeth Sellors, Robert Shaw, Louise Sloane, Sheila Spence, Judy
Stewart, Marilyn Stothers, Gerdine Strong, Susan Styrchak, Susanne Sulkers, Jo-Anne Tabachek, Virginia
Toni, Bernice Turner, and Louise Van Buckenhout.
In-Kind Donors
To the Museum Collection: Norma Bergman, Ione Thorkelsson
For Fundraisers:
The Fairmont Winnipeg, Manitoba Opera, True North, Patty Sauder, Across the Board Café and Forth
Café, Wolseley Wool, Buhler Gallery, Heather Meiklejohn, Andrea Reichert and McIlroy Family.
Membership Benefit Supporters
Thank you to our membership partners, Artists Emporium, McNally Robinson, Prairie Studio Glass, and
Wolseley Wool who provide discounts to MCML members.
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PARTICIPANTS IN MOCCASIN MAKING WORKSHOP – MARCH 2019
Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library | Year End Report | 2019
PUBLICITY
MCML participated in Doors Open, Culture Days/Nuit
Blanche and Manitoba Fibre Festival, all excellent
venues for promoting MCML and the C2 Centre for
Craft. We anticipate participating again in 2020 to
continue with expanding awareness in the community.
Social media was used heavily to promote MCML, and
followers have increased significantly in the past year.
The C2 Craft Blast now reaches over 2,000 people with
a monthly updated about activities in the C2 Centre for
Craft.
MCML GOALS FOR 2020 CATHY UGRIN TALK – JANUARY 2019
Exhibits in the Shirley Richardson Craft Gallery:
March – April 2020: Marilyn Stewart Stothers: Retrospective
July – August 2020: Crafted in Manitoba: A Manitoba 150 Collaboration
November – December 2020: Collaborative Exhibit with the Costume Museum of Canada
Exhibit in the Heritage Gallery
January – March 2020: Shirley Tyderkie: Retrospective
March – December 2020: Craft Narratives from Rural Manitoba
MCML also plans to improve our digital footprint, specifically adding content to the Collections Gallery
on the website, adding an on-line exhibit function (blog format), and also increasing digital access to
portions of the collection through a touchscreen in the gallery.
MCML will continue with regular and Manitoba 150 public programming, while continuing to offer the
newly revised school programs.
In terms of museum collections, MCML is still part of a working group of Manitoba museums, planning
for a new Manitoba-wide database for all museum collections. We are in the final stages of development
and expect that we will be using the new database as of the summer. We also hope to make substantial
improvements to the storage and documentation of the large textile collection, and will proceed once
grants for this are confirmed.
MCML will hold the Made in the Middle
Craft Market again in November, and a
second puzzle night in late October / early
November. We are also hosting a new Craft
and Critters fundraiser auction, also in
October.
MCML has until March 31, 2021 to raise
$50,000 for the Manitoba Heritage Trust
Fund, in order to receive a guaranteed
$25,000 in matching funds. We will be
increasing our fundraising efforts toward
PATTY SAUDER DEMONSTRATING WEAVING AT DOORS OPEN - - MAY 2019 this end.
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