Art Gallery of Northumberland

Engaging People with Art!

Impact by Numbers

2018 • Attendance 10,000

• Volunteers: 40 Active volunteers

• Membership: 267 members

• Town of Cobourg Grant: $160,000

• Federal Grants: $20,000

• Endowment Fund $15,000

• Fundraising: $19,000

• AGN Services: Membership, Education, Shop: $12,500

2019• Attendance + 40%

• Volunteers + 25%

• Membership 350 members

• Town of Cobourg Grant: $250,000

• Federal: 12,000; Provincial: $30,000; Other Grants: $10,000

• Endowment Fund + 10%

• Fundraising: $30,000

• AGN Services: Membership, Education, shop $18,000

Impact by Numbers

2018• Permanent Collection: Acquisition of Gifts: $30,000

in works of art.

• Category A Designation re-instated.

• Exhibitions: 10 Exhibitions; 2 Published Catalogues.

• Education: 7 Programs: Summer Camps, Tuesday Tots, School Tours; Youth Council, Co-op students, Gallery Guides; Pop-up hands on activities.

• Digital Engagement: To expand our reach we have embraced multiple social channels to promote programming. Twitter: 593; Instagram: 1,025; Facebook 754; eNewsletter 400.

2019• Permanent Collection: Acquisitions of Gifts: $30,000

in works of art.

• Category A Designation compliance.

• Exhibitions: 12 Exhibitions; 4 Published Catalogues.

• Education: 9 Programs: Bibiotherapy; School Tours; Summer Camps; March Break Camps; Youth Council, Co-op Students, Gallery Guides; Adult Classes; Pop-up hands on activities.

• Digital Engagement: enhance current social media platforms and increase followers.

Why is it so important to fund the AGN?

The AGN is an important community builder in our community. In addition to our inherent value to society, we offer a distinctiveblend of benefits which include:

Economic Drivers: the arts create jobs, stimulate business activity, and attract tourism.

Educational Assets: the arts cultivate young imaginations and provide critical-thinking, communications and innovative skills essential to todays workforce. In addition, the AGN provides engagement and involvement for our community volunteers for adults, seniors, youth and families.

Health and Wellness: the arts foster physical, mental and emotional health.

Civic Pride: the AGN creates a welcoming sense of place and a desirable quality of life. We offer Civic Pride for our community through our changing exhibitions and permanent collection. We are a public space available for free that creates community culture and we are available to all.

Cultural Legacy: the AGN preserves culture and heritage, passing along a community’s unique character and traditions to future generation of citizens.

The arts are a public good – not merely a consumer product – because everyone benefits from the arts not just those who attend. A thriving community sector creates a positive ripple effect throughout our community and we all benefit from inclusiveaccess to arts activities and experiences.

Category A +Permanent Collection

Alexander Calder Group of Seven

Jean-Paul Riopelle David Milne

William Ronald Robert Motherwell

Michael Snow Joyce Wieland Paul Kane

Molly Bobak Bruno Bobak Ron Bolt

Frances Gage Carl Beam Robert Harris

Rita Letendre David Blackwood

Harold Town George Thomson

John Singer Sargent Ellsworth Kelly

Lucius O’Brien Carl Schaefer

Fred Hagen Tony Urquhart Peter Haller

Morus Hummel E.Wyly

We are a Category A Designated Institution. The AGN is 1 of 28 in Ontario out of 100 Galleries, museums and public authorities designated by the Minister of Canadian Heritage. In 2018 we dedicated 6 months to have our designation reinstated. This is a key achievement for the AGN during our 2018 year of transition. We added $30,000 in works of art to our collection in 2018.

We collect, preserve, present, and interpret works of art. We ignite the power of art, embracing our responsibility to engage and educate our community, contribute to cultural knowledge and advance creative endeavour.