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The literary EVENT
OF THE SPRING
SEASON
2016-2017 ANNUAL
REPORT
Blue BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Cameron Charlebois
Chair of the Board of Directors
Executive Director, Campus Planning and Development Office,
Metropolis
McGill University
Peter Daniel
Vice-President
Director - Ilian Consulting and Management Inc.
at a glance
Christophe Roubinet
Treasurer
Assistant Director of Investments – Business Development Filaction
Pierre-André Themens
Secretary
Blue Metropolis Foundation is a not-for-profit organization Managing Partner – Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
founded in 1997 that brings together people from different Ellayne Kaplan
cultures to share the pleasures of reading and writing, and Executive Director
encourages creativity and intercultural understanding. Canadian Associates of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
The Foundation produces an Annual Literary Festival Louise-Ann Maziak
of international calibre and offers a wide range of Vice-President, National Accounts – Quebec
educational and social programs year-round, both TD Commercial Banking
in classrooms and online. These programs use reading Stephen Powell
and writing as therapeutic tools, to encourage academic Associate Professor of English Literature
perseverance, and fight against poverty and social University of Guelph
isolation. Mandeep (Roshi) K. Chadha
Executive Manager, Seja Trade Limited, an International Trading House,
engaged in trade with India
Our values Joffrey Bienvenue
IT/IS Infrastructure & Operations Manager, Peerless Clothing Inc.
Renée Vézina (joined the board in March 2017)
Cultural and linguistic diversity President, Montreal Real Estate Foundation for Kids
Promoting reading among the young
EXTERNAL COLLABORATORS
International exposure Mario Allaire
Production Director
Quality, respect and inclusion
Louise Bélisle
Graphic designer
Frédéric Côté
Funding coordinator
Dyllan Labonté
Media relations (French)
Shelley Pomerance
Media relations (English)
Stephen Portman
Web designer
Dumont St-Pierre inc.
Comptabilité
Lyne Tremblay
Codirectrice artistique événementiel
Matt Zimbel
Co-artistice Director
PERMANENT STAFF
William St-Hilaire
President – General Manager and Artistic Director
Florence Allegrini
Director of Operations and Head of Communications
Kaven Gauthier
Coordinator – Communications and Funding
A Word from the Chair of the Board of Directors T his year, Blue Metropolis once again announced positive financial results, and I would like to emphasize that after six years of major belt-tightening, in an economic context that is not particularly favourable to the arts, we have completely eradicated the Foundation’s accumulated deficit. This has been a long process, which has involved the development and implementation of an entirely new management model, along with a concerted effort. These measures to reduce costs had no impact on the quality of the Festival’s programming or on its attendance. Quite the opposite! As you will read in our report, in 2017 Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival surpassed the milestone of 100,000 visitors and was part of the official programming for Montreal’s 375th anniversary celebrations. My colleagues on the board of directors join me in thanking our financial partners, both from the public and private sectors, as well as our many donors, in particular those who faithfully attend our benefit events. Special thanks to our volunteers, who include no less than 60 experts in literature and education, and who make it possible for Blue Metropolis to develop quality educational and social programs. Finally, I wish to congratulate the entire Blue Metropolis team on this exceptional year. Cameron Charlebois
LINDA AMYOT
ASSSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN’S
PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
A Word from the
President-General
Manager and Artistic
Director INGRID BEJERMAN
PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATE
– SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE CONTENT
Over 100,0001 lovers of literature took part
in the 19th edition of Blue Metropolis CHRISTOPHER DIRADDO
International Literary Festival. PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATE
– LGBTQ CONTENT
A festival is above all a collective effort. Thanks to many
collaborations and partnerships within the community, Blue
Metropolis is able to continually increase its attendance. No less
ANNIE HEMINWAY
than 60,000 visits were recorded at the Ville de Montréal’s PROGRAMMING CONSULTANT
libraries, where we presented some 140 events for children – FRENCH-LANGUAGE LITERATURE
aged 12 and under, including six special exhibitions underlining
the 10th anniversary of the TD-Blue Metropolis Children’s
Festival. I would like to thank Ivan Fillion, director of
MARIE-ANDRÉE LAMONTAGNE
Bibliothèques de Montréal, and his entire team for their ASSOCIATE PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR
exceptional collaboration. – FRENCH-LANGUAGE LITERATURE
THE NEW PROGRAMMING
TEAM MEETS THE SHELLEY POMERANCE
ASSOCIATE PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR
CHALLENGE
– ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LITERATURE
Directly related to the success of the 19th edition of the Festival
is the new team that got down to work last September to
present programming that was more varied than ever. Close to DEREK WEBSTER
260 events presented in 8 languages took place at HOTEL10, PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATE – POETRY
which is Festival headquarters, at the McCord Museum, the
Musée d’art contemporain, the Goethe Institute, Librairie Las
Americas, Never Apart – a cultural centre, St. Joseph’s Oratory
and other major venues throughout Greater Montreal. I would
like to acknowledge the talent of my new collaborators and
thank them again for an outstanding edition. And now on to
the 20th!
William St-Hilaire
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Direct and indirect overall attendance, including visitors to Blue Metropolis Festival
(adult and children’s events) and to our affiliated partners’ exhibitions and activities.
Anita Desai David Treuer Francisco Goldman Xue Yiwei Imbolo Mbue
Winner of the 2017 Blue Metropolis Winner of the 2017 Blue Metropolis Winner of the 2017 Winner of the 2017 Winner of the 2017
International Literary Grand Prix First Peoples Literary Prize Premio Metropolis Azul Diversity Prize Word to Change Prize
Highlights of the 19th edition…
Certain events drew particular attention this year: the visit by Indian-
American author Anita Desai, winner of the 2017 Blue Metropolis Grand Prix;
the presence of historian Michel Pastoureau who is renowned for his work
on colour, and the participation of writers David Treuer, Imbolo Mbue and
Francisco Goldman, respectively winners of the First Peoples Prize, the
Words to Change Prize and the Premio Metropolis Azul. Not to mention the
TD-Blue Metropolis Children’s Festival and its 140 free events for the whole
family, in particular an event celebrating the 10th edition of this programming
for young people, during which the exceptional contribution of authors
Christiane Duchesne and Monique Polak was highlighted.
TD-Blue
New at Blue Met
The 19th edition was also enhanced by a number of new series and exciting
Metropolis
projects. The “Vert de peur” series” showcased horror fiction for teens; a
major series explored Slovenian writing, one of Central Europe’s most
flourishing literatures; and the all new Gaming & Literature series, presented,
for its first edition, events that highlighted the relationship between the
Children’s
written word and the video game industry.
Festival
129 activities in over 76 venues in
Montreal, on the North and South Shores
and Laval (libraries, bookstores, school
and pre-schools, children’s hospitals and
specialized schools)
HIGHLIGHTS OF 54 authors, storytellers, musicians and
THE 2017 FESTIVAL illustrators
7 exhibitions in libraries and schools
250 EVENTS and a Quebec Roots retrospective
IN 8 LANGUAGES at Hotel 10
4 educational and social programs
309 PARTICIPANTS A day dedicated to self-esteem in 40 child
13 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED care and daycare centres in Quebec
OVER 100,000 VISITS A brand new series held in children’s
hospitals in Greater Montreal
AND 201 ARTICLES AND REPORTS
IN THE MEDIA
An in-depth look at our educational and social programs 2016-2017 Accomplishments QUEBEC ROOTS: STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES, THE PLACE I WANT TO BE Guided by an author and a professional photographer, students created, over a period of several weeks, an anthology of writing and images that presents their community. In June, the book was distributed to students from participating schools who were involved in the project. WORDS TO CHANGE This project, which involved a class of young people from École Victor-Rousselot, in Saint-Henri, who were at risk for dropping out, was a resounding success! Students who might once have been seen as the school’s black sheep became its heroes thanks to their participation in Words to Change, which resulted in a show involving storytelling, and artwork that was exhibited for one month at the Bibliothèque Georges- Vanier. Better yet, the principal gave the artwork a permanent home at the school.
HEALTHY REBELLION – VILLE-MARIE BOROUGH
Since its inception, On the topic of rebellion – something that can be an issue for young people in their
final years of elementary school – two third-cycle classes at École Garneau explored
Blue Metropolis positive self-expression. Following a series of workshops, the students presented an
outdoor show in the Parc des Fauborgs, during which they performed songs they had
has developed written and composed with the help of a facilitator.
49 educational PROJET M
Two classes, one Grade 5 and one Grade 6, at École Léonard-de-Vinci, in Villeray,
and social took part in Projet M, which was facilitated by a woman and a man. This educational
program, with a focus on the development of positive body image, resulted in an
programs, both exhibition of poems and collages created by the students. The school administration
and teachers, who were taking part in a project of this nature for the very first time,
online and in were delighted with the process, the degree of motivation they observed in the
students and the involvement by parents, all of whom attended the exhibition launch.
the classroom, The exhibition was presented for one month for the benefit of the entire school
population.
reaching close
SPREADING THE WORD
to 18,000 young The goal of this large-scale project is to provide
English-speaking seniors throughout Quebec
people and with a user-friendly and stimulating resource
that will allow them to start up or enhance a
teachers across virtual or traditional book club. At the same
time, they can become acquainted with a
the country and number of Quebec’s English-language authors.
The webinar, a key component of the project,
in both official includes interviews with a number of authors,
readings of excerpts from novels, poems and
languages. non-fiction works, videos that creatively illustrate
several of these works, tips and suggestions
from experts, as well as author profiles and
reviews of their work. The Spreading the Word
website was officially launched on April 27,
at Hotel 10, during Blue Metropolis Festival.
Lively benefit events!
EGO
& apéro
42% OF OWN-SOURCE
AND PRIVATE REVENUES
Despite the loss of some of our
sponsors, we continue to work at
Jean-François Leduc maintaining a fine balance between
Vice-President and Chief
Information Officer, private and public revenues. This year,
GardaWorld
Honorary President our two benefit events were back,
of the Ego & apéro under the leadership of our faithful
benefit event
honorary presidents, Jean-François
Leduc of GardaWorld and Louise Ann
Maziak of TD.
Louise Ann Maziak
Angels
Vice President, National
Accounts, TD Bank Group
Honorary President
of the Angels & demons
event
&
Matt Zimbel
demons
Artistic Co-Director
Lyne Tremblay
Artistic Co-Director and host
THANKS TO ALL “That is part of the beauty of all
literature. You discover that your
OUR PARTNERS! longings are universal longings,
that you’re not lonely and isolated
DONORS AND PARTNERS*
from anyone. You belong.”
$20,000 - $80,000 $500 - $999
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
Davies Ward & Phillips Vineberg S.E.N.C.R.L, s.r.l. Banque Nationale du Canada
Groupe Financier Banque TD Caisse Desjardins Rosemont-Petite-Patrie
Jarislowsky Foundation CSN
Facilité Informatique
$10,000 - $19,999
GoSecure Inc.
Amazon.ca
Guy Gélinas
Cole Foundation
Isabelle Pagé
Eric T. Webster Foundation
Jay Goldman
Fondation du Grand Montréal
Jean Lavoie
Fondation R. Howard Webster
Joan Ivory
Ginny Stikeman
Julie Keith
McConnell Foundation
Kaufman Family Foundation
Université Concordia
Kim Thomassin
$5,000 - $9,999 Lavery Avocats
Chadha Family Foundation Mark Gallop
Fondation Daniel Langlois Nathalie Dignard
Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon Osler
Fondation Jeunesse-Vie Patterson & Norman Webster
Power Corporation du Canada Robert Graham
Zeller Family Foundation Stéphane Ouellet
$1,000 - $4,999 ZIP Communication
Air Inuit
Alliance Prével GOVERNMENTS
Bureau de la députée de Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne
British Council
Caisse de dépôt et de placement du Québec
Canadian Council for the Americas
Caisse d’économie solidaire Desjardins
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Cinéma Guzzo
Conseil des arts du Canada| Canada Council for the Arts
Charles Guay
Consulat du Mexique à Montréal
Charton-Hobbs Inc.
Consulat général d’Allemagne à Montréal
Cecil Rabinovitch
Consulat général de France à Québec
Deidre Stevenson
Consulat général d’Italie à Montréal
DJS Holdings
Consulat général du Brésil à Montréal
Ellayne Kaplan
Consulate General of Israel in Montreal
Filaction
Embassy of Ireland
Fondation Pierre Desmarais Belvédère
Istituto Italiano di Cultura
Gabriel Safdie
Ministère de l’Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur
GardaWorld
Ministère des Relations internationales et de
Guzzo
la Francophonie du Québec
Hay Foundation
Patrimoine canadien | Canadian Heritage
Hylcan Foundation
Secrétariat à la région métropolitaine
J.A. DeSève
Slovenian Book Agency
Kaufman Laramée
Tourisme Montréal
Letko Brosseau & Associates
Ville de Montréal
Molson Coors
Peter Daniel
Quebecor MEDIAS
Quebec Writer’s Federation
CBC | Radio Canada
Realisys
La Presse Blue Metropolis would like to thank all the libraries
Resolute Forest Products
Le Pollen that took part in the event and especially Mr. Ivan
Robert Chevrier
Lurelu Filion, Directeur des Bibliothèques à la Ville de
Rogers
Radio VM Montréal.
Roshi Chadha
Urbania
Telus *In kind or cash contribution of more than $500 received
La Vitrine
Torrance Ragueneau betwen February 1st, 2016 and February 28, 2017
William St-Hilaire
PROGRAMMING Association of English-Language Publishers Festival de BD de Montréal Lis avec moi of Quebec Festival du premier roman de Chambéry Livre Babar Books Association of Italian Canadian Writers Fondation Humanitas LL Publishing APL-Multimédia Friends of the McGill Library’s Hugh MacLennan L’Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal Balzac Éditeur Memorial Lecture MAB-Mackay Employment Service Beletrina Academic Press Gallimard Ltée Mémoire d'encrier Belfond Goethe-Institut Montréal Moksha Yoga NDG Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec - Grande Bibliothèque Montreal City Mission BAnQ Hachette Canada Montreal Holocaust Museum Bibliothèques de la Ville de Montréal HarperCollins Montreal Review of Books Black Theatre Workshop Hôpital de Montréal pour enfants Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal Bloomberg Hôpital Sainte-Justine Musée McCord BuroPlus Le papetier (Repentigny) Hôpital Shriners Never Apart Buropro Citation (Beloeil) Hôtel 10 Opéra de Montréal Centaur Theatre Company House of Anansi Press Orca Book Publishers Centre Afrika Inanna Publications Orchestre de chambre I Musici de Montréal Centre de recherche TAG Institut Ramon Llull Paragraph Bookstore Communication jeunesse Institut Simone de Beauvoir Quebec Writers' Federation DC Books Jewish General Hospital Rendez-vous interculturels du quartier Centre-Sud Del Busso Éditeur Jewish Public Library RéQEF-Concordia Département de littératures et de langues Larico (Chambly) Scottish Council du monde de l'Université de Montréal Lecture PEN Québec / PEN Canada Reading Segal Centre for Performing Arts Département des littératures de langue française Les libraires Théâtre de l'Esquisse de l’Université de Montréal Librairie de Verdun Théâtre de Quat'Sous Edinburgh International Book Festival Librairie Drawn & Quarterly This Really Happened Editions Albin Michel Librairie Gallimard Thistledown Press Editions Flammarion Librairie Las Americas Trilce Ediciones Editions Zulma Librairie le Fureteur UNEQ Enbridge Librairie Monet Université Concordia Faculté de théologie et de sciences des religions Librairie Paulines University of Regina Press de l'Université de Montréal Librairie Port de tête Vallum Magazine Faculté de théologie et de sciences religieuses Librairies indépendantes du Québec Vie des arts de l'Université Laval Linda Leith Publishing Festival Bloomsday Montréal Lion d'or
BLUE METROPOLIS FOUNDATION
2016-2017 2015-2016
TOTAL TOTAL
REVENUES
SELF GENERATED INCOME
Independent Income 51 167 5% 60 315 6%
Private Funding 380 908 37% 406 530 41%
TOTAL OF SELF GENERATED INCOME 432 075 42% 466 844 47%
GOVERNMENT GRANTS
Federal Grants 221 845 21% 262 964 27%
Provincial Grants 259 855 25% 183 017 19%
Municipal Grants 90 387 9% 72 392 7%
Foreing governements and organizations 29 655 3% 2 500 0%
TOTAL GRANTS 601 742 58% 520 873 53%
TOTAL REVENUES 1 033 817 100% 987 717 100%
EXPENSES
PROJECT REALIZATION COST
Programming and event planning fees 677 524 69% 613 222 64%
Communications fees 145 982 15% 142 832 15%
TOTAL COSTS 823 506 84% 756 054 78%
ADMINISTRATION FEES 159 155 16% 207 111 22%
TOTAL EXPENSES 982 661 100% 963 166 100%
NET INCOME 51 155 24 552
UNRESTRICTED (56 948 ) (84 330 )
INVESTED IN CAPITAL ASSETTS 6 601 9 430
NET ASSETS 808 (50 348)You can also read
