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October 13, 2011 – The Clay & Glass announces the winners of the 2011 Winifred Shantz award for Ceramics and the RBC award for Glass.

August 23, 2011 – The Clay & Glass announces new Executive Director
August 16, 2011 – The Clay & Glass announces 2010 results and new Board members

July 28, 2011 – “Nine glass and ceramic eco-artists examine art and nature at Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery” – KW Record
May 13, 2011 – Get Off on Art announces the Get Out of Town, Get Off on Art package.

The Clay & Glass announces its Annual General Meeting for June 21, 2011.

See attached announcement for details.

Annual Reports:
Annual Report 2005 print format pdf
Annual Report 2006 print format pdf
Annual Report 2007 print format pdf
Annual Report 2008 print format pdf
Annual Report 2009 print format pdf
Annual Report 2010 print format pdf
Annual Report 2011 print format pdf

Sustainability Plan Documents:
Executive Summary
Comparison of Municipal Funding (Ontario)
Municipal Funding (Waterloo Region)
Current Staff Resources
Sustainability Plan

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WATERLOO (ONTARIO) CANADA. September 24, 2010: It’s a whole new day at The Clay & Glass as we unveil a new logo, highly visible signage on the building, a more welcoming environment for our visitors, as well as free admission to our exhibitions from now on. We will also introduce new French-language educational programmingThe Gallery is committed to being a fully accessible gathering-place for people celebrating the beauty of clay and glass creation. This commitment is reflected in the new logo designed by the Brighthouse Branding Group. This logo is the central feature of our spectacular new signage. The new signage is just the beginning. Starting on the 24th, visitors will be able to explore both the Gallery Shop and the exhibitions free of charge. They will also be able to relax with friends while enjoying a coffee or tea in our reconfigured foyer.

To serve more students and teachers in our region, the Clay & Glass committed itself to offer French-language programming to complement our highly successful English programming for elementary school students. In order to achieve this goal, the Clay & Glass formed a partnership with the University of Waterloo’s Department of French Studies. Guy Poirier, from the University states, “The Clay and Glass Gallery art education programs in French will provide our French Teaching Specialization students with a wonderful opportunity to use their skills, work in a dynamic and creative environment, and know what experiential learning is all about.” Children studying in French across the region will be the beneficiaries of this exciting new initiative.

The community is invited to celebrate these changes on September 24th from 5-8pm during the opening of “GLASS FACTOR: Luminaries: In the Canadian Art Glass Scene.”
For additional information on these or any other Gallery programs, call Marketing Manager at 519.746.1882, Ext. 234 or email promotions@canadianclayandglass.ca or visit www.canadianclayandglass.ca_downloadable PDF

WATERLOO (ONTARIO) CANADA. August 5, 2010: Building a strong board of directors is one of the key strategies in the soon-to-be-released Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery sustainability plan. Reporting on progress in this regard, Board Chair, Alison Burkett commented “I am thrilled that we have been able to recruit individuals from the community who have the knowledge, commitment and board experience to support the implementation of the sustainability plan. While we will add a few more key people, the nucleus of the board the Gallery needs for a sustainable future is in place. We have achieved our goal of building a strong board.” The Gallery is pleased to announce the following individuals as our 2010/11 Board of Directors.

Board of Directors:

Martin Finestone (Vice-Chair) joined the Waterloo Region office of Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP as an associate. Martin practices in the areas of business and technology law, focusing on licensing and new media issues. Martin grew up in Montreal, Quebec and London, Ontario. He obtained a BA in Media, Information and Technoculture from the University of Western Ontario. While at Western, Martin was heavily involved in campus radio at CHRW, both on and off air. Channeling his interests in creativity, communications, and technology into a desire to practice law, Martin completed his articles with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and obtained a Master’s in Law with a Concentration in Law and Technology from the University of Ottawa. Outside of work, Martin enjoys painting, creative writing and seeking out new music.

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Armin Froelich is a retired Manulife executive with experience managing large staffs in insurance administration, agency and distribution, and information technology. He has served on the Manulife Japan Board of Directors and the Eclipse Claims Service Board, a joint venture of Manulife and three other insurers.

Holde Gerlach has a law degree from the University of Wuerzburg (Germany). On moving to Waterloo in 1980, since her law degree was not accepted in Canada, she made her “hobby” into a “job” and started a design/ furniture agency for corporate offices, from which she retired in 2009. Holde has been involved in numerous volunteer organizations including the K-W Symphony Orchestra Board and Anselma House Board. She was Executive Member of the Toronto Symphony Volunteer Committee and chair of their very successful Wine Festival and Auction. Holde was a founding member of Kiwanis Club of Waterloo North. She is also a past member of the Mississauga Board of Trade, and the German-Canadian Business and Professional Association. Currently, Holde sits on the Board of the Grand River Baroque Festival as well as CCGG. Holde is very interested in the arts – visual and performing – and supports it whenever and wherever possible. In fact, Holde was part of the initial fundraising team for CCGG in the 1980’s.

Mary Ann Helmond has taught visual arts at St. David C.S.S. in Waterloo since 1989, 10 years of which she was Arts Program Head. Ann Roberts inspired her knowledge of clay while she worked towards her Honours BA at the University of Waterloo. As a freelance artist she has illustrated three books and completed numerous commissions in calligraphy, painting, drawing and sign painting. Her interest in hot glass began in 2005 and has resulted in annual week-long trips to the Corning Museum of Glass, New York for flameworking courses with master glass artists.

Nancy Mattes is a graduate of the Arts Administration program at the University of Waterloo. She brings more than 20 years of experience in fundraising for not-for-profit organizations in Waterloo Region.

Career highlights include receiving a prestigious McConnell Fellowship, completing a successful capital campaign for the King Street Theatre Centre and publishing a character development children’s book.

Nancy is currently the Acting Director of Advancement for the Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo. In 2009 she raised more than $5 million dollars for the Faculty.

Tom Mennill is a Chartered Accountant and a Partner in the accounting firm of KPMG LLP, where he has practiced for over 25 years. Tom has extensive experience with community and professional organizations, including most notably 10 years through 2009 as a member of the Board of Directors of the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery. Tom’s tenure at KWAG included a three-year term as President, as well having served as Treasurer, First Vice-President and Past President of the organization. He also is currently incoming First Vice President of the Rotary Club of Kitchener, and is active in several of the committees of the Rotary Club. Tom will be President of the club in 2012.

Carol Taylor is the Executive Director of the Alzheimer Society of Cambridge and North Dumfries. She has also been the Executive Director of the Volunteer Action Centre of K-W & Area and before that Epilepsy Waterloo-Wellington. She has experience leading teams of staff and volunteers. Carol is a graduate of Leadership Waterloo Region and has served on the Board of Directors of Block Parents, Waterloo Minor Soccer and the Canadian Caribbean Cultural Association of Waterloo Region. Presently she serves on the Screening and Selection Committee and Alumni Council of Leadership Waterloo Region.

Brian Thomas is a local businessman and successful entrepreneur. He is the son of the late Doreen Thomas, who as a Waterloo City Councillor, spearheaded the campaign to bring the Gallery to Waterloo along with the City’s Chief Administrative Office, Don Roughly. Waterloo competed with Halifax, North York, Calgary, and Victoria and won. In a nation-wide ballot the members of Ceramists Canada gave a clear mandate for the Gallery to be located in Waterloo. Brian is committed to continuing his mother’s legacy by contributing to various projects related to the Gallery’s sustainability plan.

Stephanie Kirkwood Walker is an author, scholar and visual artist. She has a PhD in Religion & Culture, taught at WLU, and writes on perception and the arts, biography, and heritage matters. Her studio work is primarily in textiles. Currently she represents the Waterloo Historical Society on the City of Waterloo Advisory Committee on Culture and is on the Board of the Friends of Joseph Schneider Haus. She has also served as a Waterloo Region District School Board trustee and on the Student Accommodation Study Advisory Committee.

Bill Poole (Interim Executive Director and Secretary). Prior to joining CCGG in June 2010, Bill was the Director of the Centre for Cultural Management at the University of Waterloo for 20 years. His resume as a cultural administrator includes work at the Shaw Festival, the National Ballet of Canada and the National Ballet School. Bill was recipient of a Special Jury Award at the 2001 Kitchener-Waterloo Arts Awards and the Association of Cultural Executives ACE Award in 2005. He also brings a broad perspective on the role of culture having served on both Waterloo’s and Kitchener’s municipal cultural advisory committees and presently sits on the Ontario-wide Minister’s Advisory Council for Arts and Culture.

Robert J. Williams (Past Chair) was a faculty member in the department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo from 1971-2006. Robert is a founding member of the Canadian Cultural Research Network and is a Member of the National Advisory Council, Centre for Cultural Management, University of Waterloo. He is a former member (and President) of the Waterloo Regional Arts Council and the former Vice-Chair of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Volunteer Committee. He presently serves as a board member for Municipal Cultural Planning Incorporated, and is Chair of the City of Waterloo’s Advisory Committee on Culture.

Jan D’Ailly (Councillor, City of Waterloo) Jan is past chair of the Finance and Strategic Planning Committee, and sits or has sat on a number of committees including the Audit Committee (past), Waterloo Economic Development Committee (current), Community Cash Grants Committee (past), the Town and Gown Committee (current), Uptown Vision Committee (current), Trails and Transportation Committee (current). He is the City of Waterloo appointee to the CCGG Board, Board Member of Waterloo North Hydro (past), and Town and Gown Association of Ontario (current). He is also Commodore of the Conestoga Sailing Club. Jan holds a BA Honours Economics from McGill and an MBA from The Richard Ivey School of Business. He has had 15 years of strategic planning, business development and business management in the power industry at General Electric, Glegg Water Conditioning and Babcock and Wilcox. Jan is currently CEO in Organic Energy Inc, a small-scale waste-to-energy gasification technology company.

Betty Anne Keller (City Liaison) is Cultural Manager, City of Waterloo. She is Past President of the Board of the Creative City Network of Canada.