MissionTo inspire understanding of and respect for world arts and cultures

VisionMOA will become one of the world’s principal hubs for exhibition, teaching, and research of international visual, intangible, and perfor-mative culture, and critical and collaborative museology. It will provide a transformative environment for visitors to learn about them-selves and others, and to consider contem-porary and historical events and issues from multiple perspectives. It will enhance its inter-national profi le while working locally, main-taining and strengthening its focus on First Nations peoples of British Columbia as well as diverse cultural communities. It will embrace interdisciplinarity and champion collaboration. It will provide innovative and imaginative exhib-its and programs, and encourage full academic and student participation while promoting UBC’s values, commitments, and aspirations.

ValuesInspiration Inspiring curiosity about world arts and cultures

Innovation Questioning, experimenting, explor-ing, and challenging boundaries in ways that advance a civil society and promote intercul-tural understanding

Inclusiveness Providing a welcoming environ-ment, where learning and exchange of ideas is supported within and across disciplines

Community Building and sustaining relation-ships with diverse communities by encourag-ing their active engagement and honouring their contributions to our shared society

Stewardship Acquiring, caring for, and display-ing cultural objects to the highest professional standards

Service Serving the individuals, communities, publics, and partners we work with in ways that benefi t them directly

Images: (from top) Great Hall, Ema Peter Photography. Michelle Cheung & David Brown, Varun Saran photo. Buddha MOA N1.888. MOA wide view, Goh Iromoto photo.

A place of extraordinary architectural beauty. A place of provocative programming and vibrant contemporary exhibitions. A place of learning and exchange of ideas within and across disciplines, open to all.

A place of world arts and cultures.

A place transformed.

Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia6393 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 604.822.5087 www.moa.ubc.ca

MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGYANNUAL REPORT 2009-2010

Annual Report Editor: Jennifer Webb | Designer: POPcreative

Permanent Staff

Director’s Offi ceAnthony Shelton,

Director

Sarah Carr-Locke,

Assistant to the

Director

Leslie Fields, Manager

of Development

Moya Waters, Associate

Director/ Renewal

Project Lead

Administration DepartmentAnna Pappalardo,

Assistant Director,

Financial Resources

– Dept Head

Susan Fordham,

Museum Shop Clerk

Krisztina Laszlo,

Archivist

Shannon LaBelle,

Research Manager

Melanie Lawrence,

Floor Supervisor

Salma Mawani, Super-

visor Administra-

tion/Shop Manager,

Wholesale

Maria Miu, Accounts

Payable

Andrea Rovira,

Accounts Receivable

Ann Stevenson, Infor-

mation Manager

Deborah Tibbel, Shop

Manager, Retail

Collections Care and Management DepartmentHeidi Swierenga, Con-

servator/Research

Enhancement Project

Lead – Dept Head

Krista Bergstrom,

Collections Research

Facilitator

Susan Buchanan,

Collections & Loans

Coordinator (LOA as

of Oct 12, 2009)

Nancy Bruegeman,

Collections Manager

Shabnam Honarbakhsh,

Collections & Loans

Coordinator (as of

Sept 1, 2009)

Mauray Toutloff,

Conservator (as of

Jul 13, 2009, LOA as

of Jul 20, 2009)

Curatorial DepartmentCarol E. Mayer, Curator,

Africa/Pacifi c – Dept

Head

Pam Brown, Curator,

Pacifi c Northwest

Karen Duffek, Curator,

Contemporary Visual

Culture

Jennifer Kramer,

Curator, Pacifi c

Northwest (on leave

to Aug 29, 2009)

Bill McLennan, Curator,

Pacifi c Northwest

Susan Rowley, Curator,

Circumpolar & Public

Archaelogy

Public and Community Service DepartmentJennifer Webb, Man-

ager, Communica-

tions – Dept Head

Jill Baird, Curator

Education, Public

Programs

Skooker Broome,

Manager Design/

Production

David Cunningham,

Renewal Building

Lead/Designer

Dana Gage, Public

Services Manager

(as of Dec 7, 2009)

Laura Morrison,

Reception (to Aug 31,

2009)

Tara Pike, Reception (as

of Aug 24, 2009)

Gwilyn Timmers, Public

Services Manager

(LOA as of Dec 18,

2009)

Renewal Project StaffMawuena Glymin,

Systems Integration

Analyst (as of May

4, 2009)

Dion Kliner, Design

Assistant (Aug 1,

2009 to Jan 31, 2010)

Gerald Lawson, Multi-

media Technician

Lisa Leung, Design

Assistant (Aug 1,

2009 to Feb 17, 2010)

Jason McRae, Design

Assistant

Leslie Munro, Design

Assistant (Apr 1, 2009

to Feb 28, 2010)

Sivia Sadofsky,

Technology Program

Manager

Hongyun Sun, Systems

Support Analyst

Reciprocal Research NetworkTristan Goffman

Nicholas Jakobsen

Joanne Kienholz

Astrid KnightTaylor LavalleeRobin PutnamUlrike Radermacher Sivia SadofskyHannah TurnerRyan Wallace

Collections Research Enhancement ProjectTania Ainsworth Kyla BaileyCandace Beisel Jessica Bushey Cecilia Canal Sarah Confer Teija DediLuc DesmaraisJosh Doherty George Grove Lesha HinesKelly Homenick Shabnam HonarbakhshKatrina Igglesden Dion KlinerDevon Knowles Pauline Merindol Carolyn Mount Taryn O’GormanTrish OwenWendy PorterHeidi Rampfl Megan RobertsonCarl Schlichting Orina StonechildMauray Toutloff

Jensen Digitization ProjectElizabeth PadillaGenevieve Weber

Laboratory of ArchaeologyEzra GreeneShelley HalleRachel KiddCorri MacEwenElizabeth McManusSarah MoonPatricia OrmerodWayne Point

Museum AssistantsChelsey AllenNatalie BaloySandra BouzaJanice BurnsCaitlin CassieBilly CheungHector Chu-JoySean CoadyLea D’AltroyEleanor DeanArielle FurneauxLaura FrancisKelly GauvinNam GuiShaheen Jivanjee

Building a Legacy

UBC Museum of AnthropologyStatement of Revenue and ExpensesApril 1, 2009 – March 31, 2010

Balance Forward 2009 15,466,809

RevenueEarned Revenue 1,922,708University of British Columbia Funding 1,467,233Endowment Interest 97,919Public Sector Support 428,346Foundations & Agencies 67,088Private Sector Support and Donations 92,892MOA Renewal Capital Campaign 2,025,364Total Revenue 6,571,550

ExpensesResearch and Teaching 894,174Collections and Information Management 572,882Exhibitions, Programming and Community Outreach 899,913Operations and Administration 703,050Earned Revenue Expenses 703,050Minor Capital Projects 377,829MOA Renewal Project and Opening Celebrations 10,429,975Total Expenses 14,833,443

Interfund Transfer to MOA Renewal Project andEndowment Capital 2,086,906

Surplus/Defi cit (10,818,799)Balance Forward 2010 4,648,010

Financial Statement

For this statement, income is included on an allocated funding basis and on a cash basis for earned revenue only. Expenses, including capital purchases, are included on a cash basis.

External Advisory BoardThe Late

Arthur Erickson,

Honorary Member

Dr. James Clifford

Mr. John A. Friede

Ms. Jacqueline Koerner

Mr. Shamez Mohamed

Mr. Steven L. Nemetz

Mr. Michael O’Brian

Mr. Frank O’Neill

Dr. Robert K. Paterson

Mr. David Watson

Dr. Hsingyuan Tsao

Dr. Yosef Wosk, OBC

Mr. Michael Nicoll

Yahgulanaas

Organizations

represented by:

His Excellency M.

François Delattre,

Ambassador of

France

Mrs. Alison Emslie, MOA

Volunteer Associates

Ms. Catherine Patel,

MOA Volunteer As-

sociates

Ms. Leona Sparrow,

Musqueam Indian

Band

Mr. Willem Stronck,

Canadian Society for

Asian Arts

MOA Asia CommitteeDr. Alexia Bloch

Mr. Hank Bull

Ms. Winnie Cheung

Prof. Kyoung-Mann Cho

Mrs. Tama Copithorne

Mrs. Joan Gish

Mr. Kevin Changyun Han

Dr. Zhi-chun Jing

Dr. Ross King

Mr. Abidin Kusno

Dr. Carol E. Mayer

Prof. Hsingyuan Tsao

Ms. Margo Palmer

Dr. Tsering Shakya

Prof. Anthony Shelton,

Chair

Mrs. Rosalie Stronck

Ms. Katherine Tong

Mr. Gabriel Yiu

Volunteer Associates

& Shop Volunteers

Ms. Maureen Richard-

son, President

Ms. Wanda Mae

Anderson

Mr. Cristian Andreica

Ms. Teri Arcand

Ms. Kimberly Baker

Mrs. Marilyn Bild

M. Eydie Bloom

Ms. Nancy Brodie

Mr. Clyde Brown

Ms. Sheila Carnahan

Ms. Mary Anne Chu

Mr. Brian Clarke

Mr. Michael Cochrane

Ms. Josephine Coole

Ms. Irene Cretu

Mr. Paul Dixon

Ms. Marise Dutton

Ms. Alison Emslie

Mrs. Judith Eyrl

Ms. Leah Farrell

Ms. Ann Ferries

Ms. Susan Fisher

Ms. Mary Forster

Ms. Freddy Foster

Ms. Ruth Fraser

Ms. Arlee Gale

Mrs. Val Gamage

Ms. Barb Gauthier

Ms. Carol Givton

Ms. Carol Gordon

Ms. Kay Grandage

Mr. Jianzhi (Gary) Guo

Ms. Muna Hamlin

Ms. Barbara Harrower

Ms. Ashleigh Hayhoe

Mr. George Hayhoe

Ms. Ann House

Mr. Simon Kahya

Ms. Ann Kemp

Mr. John Kermacks

Mr. Shane Knight

Mr. Martin Kyle

Ms. Helene Lee

Ms. Jean Lubin

Ms. Louise Lupini

Ms. Danielle McDonagh

Ms. Jill McKnight

Ms. Cynthia McLean

Ms. Carolyn MacLulich

Dr. Alison Marshall Rath

Ms. Jasmine Moore

Mrs. Anne Morse

Ms. June Mosher

Ms. Dorothy Mude

Ms. Christel Nierobisch

Ms. Ann Norrie

Ms. Gayle O’Hara

Ms. Joan O’Neill

Mrs. Cathy Patel

Ms. Terry Perry

Ms. Cathy Purss

Ms. Hannah Reinhart

Ms. Susan Rogers

Ms. Shirley Salomon

Ms. Liz Schuetz

Ms. Lynne Shepard

Ms. Jane Shumka

Ms. Sydney Spraggs

Ms. Pat Stewart

Ms. Colette Storrow

Ms. Nancy Stubbs

Dr. Beverley Tamboline

Ms. Laura Tourigny

Ms. Ava Unwalla

Ms. Glenn Valde

Ms. Lillian Varnals

Ms. Alka Varshney

Ms. Ruth Varvas-

Goldenberg

Ms. Mary Vickers

Ms. Steven Weisman

Ms. Endie Williams

Ms. Penny Williams

Volunteer Associates and Advisory Board Members play a vital role in supporting exhibitions, programs, and research, as well as connecting us globally to new audi-ences and opportunities for growth and sustainability. We are grateful for their energy, enthusiasm, and unwaver-ing commitment to MOA’s vision for the future. This year, 82 Volunteer Associates served an astounding 7,614.5 hours – the equivalent of nearly 6.3 full-time staff years. Advisory Board members provided crucial advice and exceptional support for all of MOA’s endeavours, espe-cially with regard to rebranding and strategic planning.

Ahmed Kafafi Heejae KimJessica Knight

Helena Kudzia

Joanna Lam

Victor Lam

Denise Lee

Jiwon Lee

Sun Young Lim

Jordan Lin

Holly Long

Rebecca Mackenzie

Julie McDougal

Blaine Metzgar

Allison Mills

Mark Moraes

Nicole Nadeau

Jane Nyachiro

Thomas O’Mahony

Osaze Omokaro

Alyssa Paterson

Anna Prein

Hannah Reinhart

Ruixue Ren

Stefanie Ross

Ilan Ruhr

Trevor SchmidtAngie ScottAlim SomaniJonathan TomaFarez VadsariaEirian ViningAnna WatersLucy WatersJamie WittAnita WongVive Wong

Work StudiesFathima CaderGino CanlasMan Chui ChanChristina DicksonMegan EppelKatie FaucherKaren GarbertLaura HoughCamille IsraelTaylor LaValleeRebecca LeurerKelsey Miller

Brianne PfaffAlex PoutiainenRobyn PutnamStephanie ReczkaJennifer Stevenson-

ZerkeeTyler Michael ThorpeVivienne TutlewskiCara Marie ValliGregory WestMai-Lei WooJamie WittPei Zhang

Co-op StudentLeona Chiu

Native Youth ProgramReginald Sam,

CoordinatorChelsea BehnsenTeanna DucharmeChristophe LeechChristina PierreDiamond PointJonathan Troy

In keeping with MOA’s expanded vision, we’re excited to announce some exciting new events and exhibits for 2010-11. For updates and insider info, click www.moa.ubc.ca/blog, or fi nd us on Facebook, Twitter, or Youtube.

World Art Market – WAM! September 18-19, 2010Inspired by long-established events such as the Santa Fe Indian Market, The Cultural Survival Bazaar, and the Maori Market in Wellington, New Zealand, MOA’s fi rst annual World Art Market will showcase the art, craft, music, dance, and cuisine of indigenous peoples from around the world. A juried design competition will be open to all participating artists, complete with prizes. WAM will be a tented event, held on the grounds of the Museum. Mark your calendars now!

Man Ray, African Art and the Modernist LensOctober 29, 2010 – January 23, 2011. The Audain GalleryAn exhibit exploring the pivotal role of photography in changing the perception of African objects from artifacts to fi ne art. Curated by Wendy Grossman, the exhibition frames the objects and images within diverse contexts, including the Harlem renaissance, surrealism, and the worlds of high fashion and popular culture. Organized and circulated by International Art & Artists, Washington, DC. Funded in part by grants from the Terra Foundation for American Art, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Dedalus Foundation.

Signed Without SignatureWorks by Charles & Isabella EdenshawNovember 25, 2010 – September, 30, 2010. Gallery 3From the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s, Charles (Tahaygen) and Isabella (K’woiyeng) Edenshaw produced Haida art that continues to inspire the fi nest Haida art-ists of today, many of whom are their descendants. What is the aesthetic that makes their work recognizable and so respected? How has it remained contemporary for more than 100 years? This exhibit addresses these and other questions by highlighting Charles Edenshaw’s engraved silver bracelets, as well as his wife Isabella’s basketry, which her husband painted.

The Forgotten: Portraits by Pamela MasikFebruary 11 – March 20, 2011. The Audain GallerySixty-nine large-scale portraits by Pamela Masik of women missing for more than a decade from Vancou-ver’s downtown eastside. The portraits, drawn from tiny photos on ‘missing’ posters, force viewers to con-front the women as individuals instead of as faceless, forgotten victims of violence.

What’s Next?...questioning, experimenting, exploring, challenging

Images: Man Ray, Noire et blanche, 1926. Copyright Man Ray Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris. Charles Edenshaw silver bracelet (detail), McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, 1981.108.1. Digital fl at scan by Bill McLennan.

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Museum visitors 132,259 | School program attendance 16,302 | Visitors to MOA website 1,530,400 | Permanent staff 31 | Volunteer Associates 82Volunteer hours served 7,614 | Students, contract staff 138 | Ethnological objects 37,000 | Archaeological objects 535,000

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2009-10 was a landmark year for MOA. Not only did we complete our multi-year, $55.5 million Partnership of Peoples renewal project, but we also completely re-branded and launched the ‘new’ MOA to huge success, drawing record crowds to our three-day Celebration of Creativity (January 23, 24, 26, 2010).

We also received international accolades for our new research facilities, public galleries, and innovative Reciprocal Research Network (RRN), created by MOA and the UBC Laboratory of Archaeology (LOA) with the Musqueam Indian Band, the Stó:lo Nation/Tribal Council, and U’mista Cultural Society.

The launch of these new facilities signals a new era and a new global focus for the Museum. We stand poised as never before to celebrate and share our collections from around the world – Africa, Asia, Oceania, the Americas, and Europe – as well as from the First Nations of British Columbia. Our expanded research infrastructure is unsurpassed in North America, providing physi-cal and virtual means for individuals and communities to access and exchange important cultural knowledge, and to generate new partnerships in learning based on shared respect for and curios-ity about the world’s arts and cultures.

I am thrilled here to report on MOA’s many achievements in 2009-10. Up to now, our Annual Reports have been posted online and printed

in limited numbers; this year, in order to thank you for your support, we have re-designed the Report both to refl ect our new brand and to show how MOA has revitalized its legacy of inspiring inquiry, connect-ing communities, enabling research, and creating innovative exhibits, programs, and partnerships that challenge and push boundaries.

In 2009, we received an unprecedented gift of $2.5 million from the Audain Foundation for the Visual Arts towards MOA’s renewal project. The success of the project was made possible through this gift and the generosity of our many donors, support-ers, and funders – notably, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Province of British Columbia, The Koerner Foundation, Stew-art and Marilyn Blusson, and Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canada Council Spaces Fund. The spectacular suc-cess of our opening exhibition, Border Zones: New Art Across Cul-tures, and accompanying Celebration of Creativity were achieved with the support of Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad, BC Arts Council, The Vancouver Foundation, The Canada Council, Consulat Général de France à Vancouver, and Alican Enterprise Ltd.

To date over $53 million has been secured toward the $55.5 million project. Of that, approximately $11 million has been raised through private sector contributions. We are tremendously grate-ful to all of our supporters for helping us to realize so many new and exciting opportunities for learning and exchanging ideas.

Speaking of new opportunities, it is also my pleasure to announce two important new initiatives at MOA. First, thanks to a generous gift from Dr. Yosef Wosk, OBC, a refl ecting pool

will be created on the grounds outside MOA this summer. MOA’s architect, the late Arthur Erickson, and landscape architect Cornelia Oberlander originally intended the pool to be opened as part of the new Museum of Anthropology in 1976. Now, nearly thirty-fi ve years later, their original vision for MOA will be fulfi lled. Pools have been installed temporarily only three times in MOA’s history: for a movie shoot in 1993 (“Intersection”), for the APEC leaders’ summit in 1997, and to celebrate Arthur Erickson’s 80th birthday in June 2004.

Second, plans are underway to further expand the Museum by creating MOA Asia, a new wing refl ective of UBC’s position as a leading Pacifi c Rim university, and dedicated to MOA’s exten-sive Asian collections. While consistent in scale and character with the existing Museum building, MOA Asia will speak directly to contemporary architectural design elements that best refl ect the diversity of the Asian collections, and enhance UBC’s goals to further opportunities for research in this area.

I look forward in future to sharing more details on the prog-ress of planning for MOA Asia. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy reading about MOA’s accomplishments this year. Thank you again for your wonderful support.

Anthony A. Shelton, Director

Director’s Message

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Images: (from top) UBC President Stephen J. Toope, guests at Jan 23 launch, Chief Robert Joseph & Chief William Cranmer. Varun Saran photos.

Making the Difference...encouraging active participation and honoring contributions

Donations to the CollectionThe late Ms. Mildred Baines: stone sculpture (Inuit)Mr. James S. Byrn: sculpture by Juanisi Jakusi Itukalla (Inuit)Ms. Brenda Rae Campbell: 2 doll-size basketry cradles (Stl’atl’imx) Ms. Megan and Mr. Brian Chalmers: bentwood box attributed to Captain

Carpenter (Heiltsuk) and a miniature bentwood box from northern B.C.Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cousins: William Murison collection of 43 objects

and documents (Plains)The Deepak Binning Foundation: dhol drum (Punjabi)The estate of Mrs. Kay Earle: 2 sculptures (Peruvian), a tree of life

sculpture by Aurelio Flores (Mexican) and 2 ancestor portraits (Chinese)

Mr. David Evans: ceramic owl by Kay Mahkee (Zuni)Mr. Lawrence Feuchtwanger: collection of 29 pieces of Ndebele

beadwork (South African) and a woven shawl (Kashmiri)Mr. Roger L. Flowerdew: headdress (Plains)Dr. Nathan A. Hall: carving by Ellen Neel (Kwagu’l) Mr. Jeff Harris: 36 engraving tools used by artist Pat McGuire (Haida)Mrs. Kitty Heller: ancestor fi gure (Papua New Guinean) Dr. Stephen Inglis: chadar cloth from a Sufi shrine (South Indian) Mr. Tam Irving: ceramic bowl made by both the donor and

David Leach (Canadian)Mrs. Jane Jeffares: 40 piece miniature tea set by Tom Kownak (Inuit)Dr. Jennifer Kramer: 4 potlatch T-shirts (Nuxalk)Mr. Karl Kupka: iron neck ring (Tahltan)The estate of Ms. Sybil Annie MacFarlane: basketry cradle (Salish)Mr. Peter Macnair & Ms. Jay Stewart: collection of 5 objects made by

Doug Cranmer (‘Namgis) Ms. Lynn S. Mattson and Ms. Jill R. Remus: collection of 9 objects

(Northwest Coast)Dr. Carol E. Mayer: mallet made by Teddy Balangu (Iatmul), a T-shirt

(Torres Strait) and 5 Reconciliation Ceremony objects (ni Vanuatu)Mrs. Mieneke Mees: collection of 44 textiles (Indonesian and

other countries)Ms. Sally Michener: collection of 15 contemporary ceramics

(British Columbian and American)Dr. Blanca and Mr. Ricardo Muratorio: collection of 208 folk art and

ritual objects (Latin American and Andean)Mr. John Napier Hemy: 2 baskets (Aleut)Ms. Joy Nicolls and Ms. Emily and Mr. Neil Sutherland: 5 baskets

(Nadleh Whut’en)Ms. Zaida Petievich: 12 baskets from northern B.C. (Tsimshian, Tlingit, Dene)Dr. Susan A. Point, OC: silkscreen print made collaboratively by the

donor (Musqueam) and 2 artists, Todd Couper and Toia Roi (Maori)Estate of Mr. Bill Reid estate: wolf pendant made by Reid (Haida),

a silver bracelet and 5 engraving tools made/used by Charles Edenshaw (Haida)

Dr. Pilar Riano: contemporary basket (Wounaan)Estate of Mary Edith Roa: 2 baskets (Salish) and a model pole (Haida)Estate of Mr. Abraham Rogatnick: 2 carvings (Papua New Guinean), a carv-

ing (India), a kimono (Japanese), and a carving and wall hanging (Inuit)Dr. Sue Rowley: 4 fi eld collected objects (Sudanese)Mrs. Sara Sato: collection of 23 pieces of Dave Lambert pottery (Canadian)Dr. Anthony Shelton: 2 toys (Cuba), 7 tiles (Canary Islands),

2 T-shirts (Haisla)Mr. Marcel Shelton: 6 Santeria paintings (Cuba)Mrs. Raizel Spector: argillite sculpture by Louisn Widen (Haida) Mr. Takao Tanabe: 17 B&W photographs from 1961 of Bill Reid and the

Haida House projectMrs. Maria von Tiesenhausen: argillite necklace by Pat McGuire (Haida),

a stone carving (Meso-American) and 5 objects (Melanesian)Mr. Fred Witzel: 4 baskets (Nlaka’pamux)

Donations to the Audrey & Harry Hawthorn Library & Archives

Acquisitions Made Possible by the MOA ShopField collection of 6 Warli and Hindu objects (Indian)Field collection of 7 ceramics by Julia Ramalho, 6 carvings by JoaquimPaiva, a ceramic sculpture by Misterio F.M., a procession of 83 ceramic

fi gures by Manuel Barbeiro, and 10 Lenten masks and a Lenten costume (Portuguese)

Field collection of 31 objects (Fijian, ni Vanuatu, Papua New Guinean, Samoas, Kiribati, New Caledonian, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and the Torres Strait Islands

Three-quarter scale rattan and bamboo Harley Davidson motorcycle (Javanese)

2 examples of political cloth (Ghanaian)Initiation mask (Bassa, Camaroon)2 Malagan masks by Ben Sisia and David Ben Sisia (New Ireland,

Papua New Guinea)Neck ornament made by Lambert Ho (Fijian)Commissioned portrait mask by Ian Reid (Heiltsuk)Commissioned mandala painting by Kalsang Dawa (Tibetan) Headdress made by Emmy Fidow (Samoan)3 prints from Body Map paintings by artists Babalwa Cekiso, Nomawethu

Ngalimani and Nondumiso Hlwele (South African)Ceramic “Eight-Point Pod” by Laura Wee Lay LaqMask and dance costume (Guatemalan)

Acquisitions Made Possible by the UBC Offi ce of the Provost9 Bijogo masks and headdresses (Bissagos Islands, Guinea Bissau)

Financial support from individuals, corporations, and foundations was extraordinary this year. Gifts received and pledged totalled over $2.8 million, with $2,531,000 million directed to the renewal project and $288,500 directed toward operations and programs.

Major funding for the renewal project included a generous grant from the Audain Foundation for the Visual Arts, and from many individuals through the Michael M. Ames Theatre Chair Campaign. Program and project funding support included renewed support from TD Bank Financial Group and ACCESS, as well as

a generous gift from Dr. Yosef Wosk, OBC toward the installation of a refl ecting pool.

To encourage giving as part of membership, MOA and UBC’s Annual Giving Unit created a new Contribu-tors Circle, allowing our annual donors and members who also donate to receive enhanced benefi ts by joining at the level of Benefactor, Partner, Associate, or Friend. A recent membership campaign resulted in signifi cant increases in both membership and general donations, which support MOA’s public programming and exhibits.

Benefactor ($1,200+)Estate of Margaret Isabel Richards

Partner ($600+)Ms. Terry AldridgeMr. Peter Lattimer

Associate ($240+)Ms. Rhoda BaxterCount Enrico Dobrzensky Ms. Leslie FieldsMs. Jacqueline GijssenMs. Hillary Haggan Ms. Mary JamesMr. John Kirkness Ms. Elizabeth MontgomeryDr. Barbara McGillivrayMr. Paul OrsayMr. Charles RennieMs. Nancy StubbsMiss Frances Mary Woodward

Friend ($120+) Dr. Oluwafemi AgbayewaDr. Howard AldousMs. Jocelyn BahreyMr. Lorne BalshineMr. Paul Beckmann, QCAnonymousDr. Robert BlairMrs. Edith DalyMs. Dorothy DaviesMr. Gary DunnMrs. Josette FaureDr. Carl Friz Dr. Evelyn HardenMs. Katherine JamesMrs. Iola KnightMr. James LeslieMs Eva ListerDr. Donn LivingstoneMrs. Frances MitchellDr. Cornelia Oberlander Mrs. Norah PaulMrs. Celeste Shannte Mr. Richard SplaneMs. Sydney Spragg Mrs. Dorothy StanwoodMrs. R. Marie StevensonMr. Jamie StorieMrs. Jennifer WebbDr. Gloria Cranmer WebsterMs. Christine WisenthalDr. Marjorie WoodMr. Michel Xu

Michael M. Ames Theatre Chair Campaign ($1,000)Dr. Elinor AmesMs. Kristin AmesMrs. G. Anne CrossMr. & Mrs. CoombeMr. David CunninghamMs. Arlee GaleMs. Anne-Marie FengerMs. & Mrs. FitzellMs. Mary Forster Mrs. Valentine GamageMr. Jim GreenMr. David JensenMr. & Mrs. Kaplan Mrs. Jacqueline Koerner Ms. Leona LattimerMr. Peter LattimerMr. & Mrs. McLennanMOA Volunteer AssociatesMs. Helen NicholsMr. Michael O’BrianDr. Robert PatersonMrs. Elena PerkinsMs. Madeline RowanMr. & Mrs. ShumkaMr. John StagerMr. & Mrs. StronckMs. Moya WatersMs. Jennifer Webb

A Partnership of Peoples Project Capital Campaign (2000-2010) 2,000,000+The Audain Foundation for the Visual ArtsStewart and Marilyn BlussonCanada Foundation for InnovationDepartment of Canadian Heritage through the Canada Cultural Spaces FundFaculty of Arts, UBCThe Koerner FoundationProvince of British Columbia

$10,000+Alias SpaApple Canada Inc Belfor Property RestorationCap Design - FrauDell Computer Corporation Department of Canadian Heritage through the Museums Assistance ProgramDouglas & McIntyre

Elementar Americas, IncFantoni SpaFisher Scientifi cHitachi High-Technologies Canada. LtdInform Interiors IncLaboratorio Museotecnico, Goppion SpaMOA Volunteer AssociatesNikon Canada IncPoltrona Frau SpaSocial Sciences and Humanities Research CouncilStantec Architecture LtdTecno SpaVistek Vitra IncDr. Yosef Wosk, OBC Mr. Henry Hawthorn

MOA Renewal FundMs. Jane Robinson BondDr. Beverley TambolineLambda Alpha International (Lew 2009)Mr. Dennis Molnar

MOA 2010 Opening Celebrations& Border Zones: New Art Across CulturesAlican Enterprise IncAudrey Hawthorn Fund for Publications in Museum AnthropologyBC Arts CouncilCanada Council for the ArtsCoca Cola CanadaConsulat Général de France à VancouverNUVO MagazineVancouver FoundationVancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad

Programming and Exhibition SupportBC Arts CouncilYoung Canada Works

Imprint (Commissioned for MOA 2010 Opening Celebrations)Canada Council/NSERC New Media Grant, BC Arts Council Special Project Unique Opportunities Grant, New Works IRMACS Centre at SFU

UBC Department of Theatre & FilmSFU Contemporary ArtsBarry HeglandStefan Smulovitz

MOA Refl ecting Pool ProjectDr. Yosef Wosk, OBC

Native Youth ProgramAboriginal Career Community Employment Services SocietyCambium Design and FabricationTD Bank Financial GroupMOA Volunteer AssociatesVancouver Foundation

30th Anniversary Native Youth Program DocumentaryLois McConkey Memorial FellowshipHilary Stewart Endowment Fund for First NationsMB Rowan Fund for Native Youth TrainingTD Bank Financial Group

John H. A. Grant Memorial AwardDr. Kathleen Jaeger

Audrey Hawthorn Fund for PublicationsMs. Evelyn BrookesMrs. Elspeth McConnell

Audrey & Harry Hawthorn Library & Archives Endowment Fund Dr. Bruce DancikMrs. Anne Piternick

Audrey Hawthorn Research Support FundMrs. Carol Givton

Media SponsorsCBCThe Georgia StraightNUVO Magazine

Ms. Kimberly BakerMs. Sarah Carr-LockeMs. Pik-wah ChauMs. Bibiane CourtoisMs. Alissandra CumminsDr. Ann DavisMs. Leslie FieldsMs. Mary ForsterMs. Mary HayesMr. Robert KeziereMr. John Koerner

The Korea FoundationMs. Krisztina LaszloDr. Carol E. MayerMorris and Helen Belkin Art GalleryMr. Jim PawlyshynMs. Wendy PorterDr. Allan J. RyanDr. Anthony SheltonMs. Carola WedelMr. Takashi Yamasaki

Artworks, events, and guests at MOA's January 22 opening reception and January 23-24 launch. Chris Borchert and Varun Saran photos.

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Images: (from top) UBC President Stephen J. Toope at January 23 launchceremony; guests at January 22 opening reception; Chief Robert Joseph &Chief William Cranmer at January 23 launch ceremony.

Images: (from top) UBC President Stephen J. Toope at January 23 launch ceremony;guests at January 22 opening reception; Chief Robert Joseph & Chief William Cranmerat January 23 launch ceremony. Chris Borchert and Varun Saran photos.

PublicationsClavir, Miriam “Conservation and Cultural Signifi cance,” in Principles of Conserva-tion, Eds. A. Richmond and A. Bracker, Elsevier Butterworth-Heine-mann, London, 2009. pp 139-149

“Social Contexts for Conservation: Time, Distance, and Voice in Muse-ums and Galleries,” Canadian Association for Conservation Journal, Vol. 34, Ottawa, 2009. pp 3 -9

Duffek, KarenReview: Celebration: Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian Dancing on the Land, 2008. BC Studies, 161, Spring, 2009. pp 137–138

Borderzones.ca - The Ideas Behind the Exhibit. Writer, editor, video editor of online exhibition catalogue for Border Zones: New Art Across Cultures. Creative director: Karen Benbassat. Web design: Julie Gendron, Desiring Productions. Launched Jan 26, 2010

LaBelle, ShannonThe Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives Opens at MOA. BCLA Browser: Linking the Library Landscape, 2(2), 1 p, 2010

Mayer, Carol E. The Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, D & M Publishing, Vancouver, 2009. Co-edited with Anthony Shelton, with essays and catalogue entries by Karen Duffek, Krisztina Laszlo, Carol E. Mayer, Elizabeth Lominska Johnson, Susan Rowley, and Anthony Shelton. Additional catalogue entries by Pam Brown, Jen-nifer Kramer, Bill McLennan, and Ann Stevenson.

“Lives Lived: Stan Clarke (1914-2010), Potters Guild of BC Newslet-ter, Vol 46, Nov.2, 2010. pp 7-8

“A Reconciliation Ceremony in Erromango: Not a story about can-nibalism.” Tok Blong Pasifi k, No. 2, Vol 7, 2009. pp 7-11

Review: Museums in the Material World, edited by Simon J. Knell, London & New York, Routledge, 2007, in Museum Management and Curatorship, 2009, Vol 24. No.2, June, 2009. pp 191-192.

Review: “Stopover: a story of migration. Photographs, introduction and captions by Bruce Connew, with a story by Brij V. Lal.” Wellington, Victoria University Press, 2007. The Journal of Pacifi c History 44:2, 2009. pp 236-237.

“Chasing a Dream: The Art of Martin Morububundo.” In Hailands to Ailans, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC, 2009. pp.24-33.

Shelton, AnthonyEditorial, Keep First Nation’s culture out of art’s ‘melting pot’.” Van-couver Sun, D2, Jan 23, 2010.

“Director’s Foreword,” in Wendy A. Grossman. Man Ray, African Art and the Modernist Lens, Washington DC: International Arts & Artists 2009. pp.8-9.

Interview, “Negotiating New Visions,” with Gustaaf Houtman, Anthro-pology Today, 25(6), 2009. pp 7-13

Interview: “A Partnership of Peoples,” Frontier, UBC, 2009. pp 5-8

Interview: “Renegade Museologist,” Vancouver Review 23, 2009. pp 14-16

Review: Intersected identities: strategies of visualization in 19th and 20th century Mexican culture, E. Serge. Journal of the Royal Anthro-pological Institute 15(3), 2009. pp 635-636

Conference PresentationsBrown, PamPanelist, “The UBC Museum of Anthropology and the Practice of Transnational Collaboration.” Canadian Anthropology Society, Vancou-ver, BC, May 13-16, 2009

Clavir, Miriam“Connecting to the World’s Collections: Making the Case for the Con-servation and Preservation of our Cultural Heritage,” Salzburg Global Seminar (SGS) and Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Salzburg, Austria, Oct 27-Nov 1, 2009

Keynote address: “Conservation and Cultural Signifi cance,” North American Textile Conservation Conference, Quebec City, Oct 2-3, 2009

“The Politics of Collecting Indigenous Artwork,” co-sponsored by the University of the Fraser Valley and the Reach Gallery and Museum, Abbotsford, BC, Jan 23, 2010

Duffek, KarenPanelist, “The UBC Museum of Anthropology and the Practice of Transnational Collaboration.” Canadian Anthropology Society, Vancou-ver, BC, May 13-16, 2009

“Exhibition and collaborative methodologies,” for Dr. Ingrid Putkonen, SA356 Ethnography and Qualitative Methods, Simon Fraser Univer-sity, June 9, 2009

“Curating Border Zones: New Art across Cultures,” for Dr. Nicky Levell, ANTH 341 Introduction to Museum Anthropology, UBC, Jan 27, 2010

“Curating Border Zones: New Art across Cultures,” for Dr. Jennifer Kramer, ANTH 431 Studies in Museum Anthropology, UBC, Jan 28, 2010

“Border Zones: New Art Across Cultures,” for Itineraries of Exchange: An Interdisciplinary Symposium on Encounters between Objects, Ideas, and Cultures on the Global Stage, UBC, Mar 6, 2010

Kramer, JenniferJames Clifford: An informal conversation with Charlotte Townsend-Gault and Jennifer Kramer in front of Thliitsapilthim.” Helen & Morris Belkin Art Gallery, UBC, Jan 22, 2010

Mayer, Carol E.“The Multiversity Galleries and the ‘case’ of the Reverend John Williams. Symposium: Itineraries of Exchange: Cultural Contact in a Global Frame, UBC, March 4-6, 2010

“Wok Meri: Women Potters of the South Pacifi c.” Northwest Ceramics Foundation Speakers series, Emily Carr University of Arts & Design, June 6, 2009

“Lives Lived (Stan Clark) and the works of Robin Hopper.” The International Ceramics Symposium, Shadbolt Centre, Burnaby, BC, Mar 13, 2010.

“Africa on display: Art/Artifact in the Multiversity Gallery” for African Studies 260, Introduction to African Studies, UBC, Mar 15, 2010

Public Talk: “Reconciliation in Vanuatu,” Presentation Circle, MOA, Jan 28, 2010

“Historical outline of the Koerner Gallery of European Ceramics” for Dr. Chris Friedrich, European Social History (HIST 436), UBC, Jan 27, 2010

“Documenting the fate of the Reverend John Williams,” for Dr. John Barker, Ethnography of the Pacifi c Islands: Melanesia ANTH 351, UBC, Mar 10, 2010

McLennan, BillPanelist, “The UBC Museum of Anthropology and the Practice of Transnational Collaboration,” Canadian Anthropology Society, Vancou-ver, BC, May 13–16, 2009

“Masks and Cultural Style,” Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art, Northwest Community College, Terrace, BC, Mar 21, 2009

“MOA and its Collections,” Institute for Aboriginal Health, Summer Science Program, Vancouver, BC, June 6 & 20, 2009

“Northern Northwest Coast bowls, dishes and boxes from private collections,” Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art, Northwest Community College, Terrace, BC, Nov. 2-3, 2009

“MOA’s Textile Collection & the Research Centre,” for Mia Hunt’s First Nations class, Native Education College, Vancouver, BC, Nov 12, 2009

Rowley SusanWith Dave Schaepe, Leona Sparrow, Andrea Sanborn, Nick Jakobsen, Ryan Wallace, Ulrike Radermacher, Sivia Sadofsky, and Hannah Turner. Demonstration of the RRN, Museums and the Web 2009, Indianapolis, April 15-18, 2009

With Dave Schaepe, Leona Sparrow, Andrea Sanborn, Nick Jakobsen, Ryan Wallace, Ulrike Radermacher, Sivia Sadofsky, and Hannah Turner. Crit room evaluation of the RRN, Museums and the Web 2009, Indianapolis, April 15-18, 2009

With Dave Schaepe, Leona Sparrow, Andrea Sanborn. “The Recipro-cal Research Network,”’ CHIN Digital Heritage Symposium, Vancouver, BC, Feb 5, 2010.

“Andrew Charles and Charles Borden – Introduction to the First Charles Lecture,” Archaeology Day, UBC, March 21, 2010

Sadofsky, SiviaWith Nancy Bruegeman, Rory Matthews, MOACAT Case Study, MCN 2009 Portland, Nov 11-14, 2009.

Shelton, Anthony “Crucibles and Catalysts: The Potential of Museums and Galleries in Higher Education,” Museum of Art at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbour Michigan, Mar 10, 2010

“Digital and Physical Realities: The Partnership of Peoples Project, MOA.” Keynote Speech. CHIN Digital Heritage Symposium, MOA, Feb 4, 2010

“Rattling the Objects. Truth, Knowledge and Classifi cation in the Museum and Multiversity.” Object Categories Conference, The Museum voor Volkerkunde, Leiden, The Netherlands, Oct 24, 2009

“Museums and the Vitality of Culture.” First Canada-China Cultural Dialogue, Beijing, Nov 13, 2009

“The Politics and Poetics of Museums in BC,” Humanities 101 Class, Museum of Anthropology, Apr 9, 2009

Stevenson, AnnDigital media at MOA and beyond. Invited talk. The Digital Cultural Content Forum, Vancouver, BC, Feb 2010

AwardsDr. Carol Mayer, Curator, Africa/Pacifi c, was awarded an ICOM Canada International Achievement Award for her professional con-tributions to museology at the international level.

Jean Lubin, Volunteer Associate, was awarded the annual Slonecker award for Outstanding Volunteer Contribution to UBC.

A curatorial highlight included preparation and publica-

tion of a major new book highlighting MOA’s interna-

tional collections. Published by Douglas & McIntyre,

and edited by Carol E. Mayer and Anthony Shelton

with contributions from MOA curators and staff, the

beautifully illustrated The Museum of Anthropology at

the University of British Columbia explores 150 works

from MOA’s vast collections, including historic and

contemporary carvings, ceramics, sculptures, paint-

ings and textiles from Asia, the South Pacifi c, North,

South, and Central America, Africa, Australia, and

Europe. Another highlight was the production of a 13-

minute video documentary about MOA’s seminal Native

Youth Program, on the occasion of the Program’s 30th

year anniversary. Co-produced by MOA Curators Pam

Brown and Jill Baird with Tom Scott, UBC Media Group,

and Ray Hall, Sagittarius Films, the video is now fea-

tured in MOA’s Presentation Circle and through UBC’s

Aboriginal Portal (http://aboriginal.ubc.ca/).

Internationally, a signifi cant event took place that

was instigated by a donation of objects to MOA, once

owned by the Reverend John Williams, a missionary

who was murdered in Erromango, Vanuatu. Under

the terms of agreement outlined in a Memorandum of

Understanding (MOU) signed between MOA and the

Pacifi c Islands Museums Association (PIMA), the vil-

lagers of Dillon’s Bay, Erromango, invited 18 descen-

dants of John Williams to take part in a reconciliation

ceremony. This was declared a national historic event

in Vanuatu, and established an ongoing relationship

between MOA and the people of Erromango and the

family of John Williams. This remarkable event is an

example of the many positive outcomes achieved

though such understandings established between

MOA and the communities it serves.

Encouraging Active Engagement... in ways that honour contributions to our shared society

Image: Choir at reconciliation ceremony, Erromango, Vanuatu, Nov 2009. Carol E. Mayer photo.

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MOA’s renewal project began in 2003, with initial sup-port from the Canada Foundation for Innovation, and in 2006, actual construction of our new physical and virtual facilities began. The architect for the addition and expansion was Stantec’s Noel Best, who worked closely with both Museum staff and the original archi-tect of the building, the late Arthur Erickson, to ensure that MOA’s new and renovated areas were seamlessly integrated. The original landscape architect, Cornelia Oberlander, was also engaged for the project.

Through the addition of a new wing – the MOA Centre for Cultural Research – and expansion of our temporary exhibit gallery, The Audain Gallery, our existing building space increased by more than 50%. A further 75% of the original Museum building underwent full renovation.

The Centre for Cultural Research contains staff workspaces and a Community Research Suite, includ-ing an oral history language lab, a culturally sensitive materials research room, and a community lounge for visiting scholars and community members. State-of-the-art labs and dedicated Research Rooms enable the study of textiles, ceramics, ethnographic, archaeo-logical, and culturally sensitive materials, and MOA’s amazing new 11,000 sq ft storage spaces allow for exceptionally high levels of preservation and access to 3-dimensional objects, works on paper, massive carvings, and culturally sensitive materials. Installation of the collections into these spaces was a huge project unto itself – work on the textile collection alone, for example, took approximately one year to complete.

The stunning 5,800 sq ft Audain Gallery enables us to bring major travelling shows to Vancouver (such as

Man Ray, African Art and the Modernist Lens, which will open in October 2010), as well as to continue our long tradition of producing award-winning exhibitions, many in conjunction with local cultural communities. The Multiversity Galleries: Ways of Knowing incorpo-rate state-of-the-art display techniques, interpretive displays, and computer workstations featuring the MOACAT (custom interactive touchscreens) to enhance visitor access to audio, images, and further informa-tion about the collections. (An online version of the MOACAT will be launched this summer.) Dramatically re-designed public spaces enhance MOA’s capacity to present innovative educational programming, special events, guided tours, the Native Youth Program, and services such as facility rentals and opportunities for fi lming and photography. Our elegant Museum Shop, known worldwide for its support of contemporary First Nations artists, has been much enlarged, and Cafe MOA and its adjacent outdoor Courtyard and new ‘Event Pad’ provide welcome spaces for visitors to relax and recharge, or for groups to host large scale events, such as weddings, conferences, and receptions.

Together with the Reciprocal Research Network, these facilities support collaborative, socially respon-sible, and interdisciplinary research locally, nationally, and internationally.

Creating Opportunities...to promote intercultural understanding

Multiversity Galleries: Ways of KnowingThese galleries house thousands of objects from our global collections. Wherever possible, members of the originating communities worked – and continue to work – with MOA staff to ensure the objects here are orga-nized and displayed appropriately. Community mem-bers also provided the indigenous language names on the object labels, reinforcing their ongoing connection to the pieces, and enriching visitors’ understanding of their use and importance.

The cases here are designed to provide maximum visual access to the objects. Special fi bre-optic lighting and a unique system of drawers (some 3 metres long) allow us – for the fi rst time ever – to display such frag-ile works as prints and textiles. To manufacture the cases, MOA contracted Goppion Laboratorio, an inter-

nationally renowned Italian fi rm whose work includes case construction for The Mona Lisa in the Louvre, the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London, and the Dead Sea Scrolls in Jerusalem.

The tall cases are 10 ft high and made of glass and steel. The handles on the drawers – which people can open to discover hundreds more objects on display – are made of copper, which is indigenous to BC. There are 108 cases altogether, comprising 254 doors and 534 draw-ers. There are also 10 platforms, on which are displayed large-scale objects.

Presentation CircleEmbedded in the Multiversity Galleries is a multimedia Presentation Circle, where visitors can hear talks or view videos on topics such as the Kwakwaka’wakw pot-latch, the carving of a magnifi cent canoe (used to carry the torch in the 2010 Olympics) by artist Calvin Hunt, the history of the Native Youth Program at MOA, and a documentary - Killer Whale and Crocodile - on Salish artist John Marsden’s visit to Papua New Guinea as part of an international cultural exchange. The beautiful ceiling was inspired by the circular shape of traditional Musqueam spindle whorls, used to spin wool.

Welcome Plaza ArtworkLast year, the front entrance to the Museum was completely renovated and re-landscaped. New stairs were created, along with a Welcome Plaza featuring two commissioned works by Musqueam artists. At the top of the stairs is Joe Becker’s work, Transformation. Susan Point’s granite mosaic, Salish Footprint, is embedded in the concrete near MOA’s front doors. In Susan’s words, “The imagery is based on the whorls and lines of a thumb or toe print, transformed using distinctive Salish ele-ments, and incorporating many of the life forms found in the land, sea, and skies surrounding the Museum of Anthropology. The artwork emphasizes the Salish con-nection to the site – a reminder that the surrounding land is Musqueam traditional territory and a welcome from the Musqueam people to this territory.”

Bill Reid Rotunda Bill Reid’s best-known sculpture, The Raven and the First Men, is displayed here alongside four cases con-taining some of his other works in gold, silver, argillite, and wood. Renovations to this gallery included replac-ing the skylight, creating a new set of stairs allowing visitors to get closer to the sculpture than ever before, and replacing the solid walls surrounding the work with glass panels to open up the space. MOA has the largest collection of works by Bill Reid in the world.

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Images: (from top) The Audain Gallery, Chris Borchert photo. Multiversity Galleries, Presentation Circle, and Bill Reid Rotunda, Ema Peter Photography.

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Reciprocal Research NetworkThe Reciprocal Research Network (RRN), a key com-ponent of the renewal project, is a ground-breaking technology-supported research network comprised of communities, researchers, and cultural institutions. It enables geographically dispersed users and institu-tions – including originating communities, academics and museum staff – to carry out individual or col-laborative cultural heritage research projects. The RRN facilitates the reciprocal sharing of information between users and the institutions holding objects associated with the cultural background of those users. It provides new means for both community and academic researchers to conduct collaborative research projects. It also brings the ability to under-take research projects, now mainly under the domain of universities, museums and other international insti-tutions, to originating communities.

The RRN was co-developed by the Museum of Anthropology, the UBC Laboratory of Archaeology, and three First Nations communities: the Musqueam Indian Band, the Stó:lo Nation/Tribal Council, and the U’mista Cultural Society. Additional collaborators included the BC Archaeology Branch, Royal British Colum-bia Museum, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Royal Ontario Museum, McCord Museum of Canadian History, Glenbow Museum, American Museum of Natural His-tory, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Pitt Rivers Museum (Oxford), Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Cambridge), and two Smithsonian Insti-tutions: the National Museum of the American Indian

and National Museum of Natural History. For community researchers, the RRN will revolu-

tionize access to objects, images, and knowledge. It will overcome major existing barriers to cross-cul-tural research by adapting electronic tools to cultur-ally diverse traditions of knowledge management, by accommodating indigenous rights to traditional knowl-edge in a powerful search engine, and by protecting private and culturally sensitive knowledge through new and innovative technologies. For institutions and muse-ums, the RRN will facilitate instant communication and

foster lasting relationships between originating com-munities and institutions around the world. Currently, some aspects of the RRN are still in development; the network will be launched at the end of June.

MOACATThe innovative MOACAT was created by Museum staff and media design consultant Rory Matthews to give visitors unprecedented access to MOA’s collections – including those not on display. Catalogue information and high resolution digital images are fed dynami-cally to the MOACAT stations throughout the Museum, ensuring up-to-date information. At the touch of a screen, these can be used to search objects via 3D imaging of the cases, by “exploring the globe,” or by clicking on object names, cultures, people, places, themes, or timelines. A modifi ed version of the MOA-CAT will be available on MOA’s website this summer, allowing online visitors to search MOA’s collection from anywhere in the world.

Digitization of ImagesIn early 2006, a team of imagers and digitization assistants began the enormous task of photographing every object in MOA’s collection. Over 32,000 of MOA’s 37,000 objects were digitized over the course of four years, with an average of four views being taken of every object. The completion of this project this spring allows MOA to give digital access to most of its collec-tion to communities, researchers, and the public both within and beyond its walls.

Connecting Communities...providing opportunities for learning and exchange

Every year, MOA develops and supports exciting exhibi-tions, programs, and events to attract and challenge visitors to look at the world in new ways. While efforts were focused on producing MOA’s major opening exhibition, Border Zones: New Art Across Cultures, and preparing for the 3-day Celebration of Creativity launch of the ‘new’ MOA in January 2010, other exhibits and programs were also presented, many in partnership with local artists, community members, and UBC depart-ments. This year, MOA’s Department of Public and Com-munity Services facilitated 5 exhibitions, 378 Volunteer-led school programs serving 10,039 elementary and secondary school students, and 30 public programs.

Some of these programs were exhibition-based,

such as the tattoo workshop by Rosanna Raymond presented in conjunction with Tatau - Samoan Tattoo-ing and Global Culture; others were thematic in nature, designed to attract new and diverse audiences – espe-cially youth, families, and UBC students. Thematic programs included the MOA Mashup, The Big Draw, We yah hani nah Coastal First Nations Dance Festival, and INBODY, MOA’s Global Dialogue exploring diverse perspectives on the body physical, virtual, social, and political. Responsive programming included lectures and conferences held in conjunction with the UBC Law Society, Anthropology and History departments, Green College, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, UBC Opera and the UBC School of Music, among others.

Pushing Boundaries...creating innovative and imaginative exhibits and programs

ExhibitsTatau - Samoan Tattooing and Global CultureMarch 8-September 30, 2009, Gallery 3Travelling exhibit of 40 photos exploring the contemporary signifi -cance of Samoan tattoos. Curated by Peter Brunt, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Speaking to the Old OnesSeptember 3, 2009-October 18, 2009, Great HallTahltan artist Peter Morin curated this exhibit in two parts: “Speak-ing to the Old Ones,” was shown at MOA while “Speaking in Landscape Tongues” appeared at Vancouver’s Western Front Gallery. Both com-ponents explored the role of aboriginal languages as expressions of indigenous thought.

Crafted Elegance: The Northwest Coast Canoe October 5, 2009-January 3, 2010, Gallery 3Calvin Hunt’s 38ft Tlingit long-tail canoe accompanied by a video and photographs of Northwest coast canoe forms. Curated by Bill McLennan, MOA.

Vince Fairleigh Carving ProjectFebruary 12-March 31, 2010, Great HallThrough the Olympic Games period in Vancouver, Nisga’a artist Vince Fairleigh carved a large cedar sculpture in the shape of a moon mask in the Great Hall.

Border Zones: New Art Across Cultures January 23-September 12, 2010 Exhibition of work by twelve artists engaged in a dialogue about cultural boundaries: Hayati Mokhtar, Dain-Iskandar Said, John Wynne, Edward Poitras, T. Shanaathanan, Tania Mouraud, Marianne Nicolson, Gu Xiong, Prabakar Visvanath, Rosanna Raymond, Ron Yunkaporta, and Laura Wee Láy Láq. In place of a printed catalogue, an interactive webzine, www.borderzones.ca, was created for local, national, and international writers, reviewers, artists, and students to develop and share ideas related to the exhibit. Curated by Karen Duffek, MOA.

Public ProgramsWorkshop on Samoan Tatau April 24, 2009Multi-media artist, storyteller, poet, and performance artist Rosanna Raymond led 25 people in a hands-on workshop on Samoan tattooing. The workshop also included a tour of the exhibit Tatau - Samoan Tat-tooing and Global Culture.

Book Launch May 1, 2009 Launch of two books about First Nations cultural heritage: Protection of First Nations Cultural Heritage: Laws, Policy, and Reform, edited by Catherine Bell and Robert K. Paterson and First Nations Cultural Heritage and Law: Case Studies, Voices, and Perspectives, edited by Catherine Bell and Val Napoleon. Co-sponsored by UBC Press.

The Big Draw: Family Day at MOA May 16, 2009An annual international event encouraging “knowing through draw-ing” by kids and their families.

MOA Mashup September 17, 2009Visitors experienced spontaneous outbreaks of music, dance, mul-timedia projections, and performances by artists jamie griffi ths and Martha Carter and her dance group.

Thomas King Keynote Lecture October 1, 2009A public lecture by distinguished speaker and author Thomas King, in honour of the 50th anniversary of Canadian Literature.

Ian Gill Book Launch October 6, 2009To mark MOA’s partnership with local publishing company Douglas & MacIntyre, Ian Gill read from his new book, All That We Say Is Ours: Guujaaw and the Reawakening of the Haida Nation.

Curator’s Tour: Peter Morin October 18, 2009Tahltan Nation curator Peter Morin toured visitors through his instal-lation, Speaking to the Old Ones, in MOA’s Great Hall.

Lecture and Reception for the BC Art Teachers’ Association October 23, 2009MOA co-hosted one day of the National and Provincial Art Teachers and Art Educators Conference. Keynote given by artist and UBC Professor Gu Xiong, who spoke about “Becoming Rivers,” the work he developed for MOA’s exhibition, Border Zones: New Art Across Cultures.

Tibetan Monks in Residence November 8-15, 2009Five Tibetan monks spent seven days in residence at MOA creating a beautiful sand mandala in the Great Hall while answering visitors’ questions about Tibetan culture.

Michael Mel Lecture November 10, 2009 (at Green College)As part of Green College’s 2009-10 Principal’s Series, MOA co-sponsored a lecture by Michael Mel, Pro Vice Chancellor, Goroka University, Papua New Guinea: “Persistence and Change in Papua New Guinea Art: The Net Bag (billum) as Art and Ethnic Commodity in the Global Marketplace.”

Anthropology Film Screening November 18, 2009 “Bax Laanks: Pulling Together – A story about Gitxaala, an ancient indigenous people in the contemporary world,” produced by the Ethnographic Film Unit at UBC.

Shaheen Merali Lecture November 19, 2009As part of UBC’s 2009-10 Curatorial Lecture Series, MOA and the Belkin Art Gallery co-hosted a lecture by Shaheen Merali, a curator and writer based in Europe.

Julie Cruikshank Lecture November 24, 2009Julie Cruikshank, Professor Emeritus, UBC Dept of Anthropology, lectured on Catharine McClellan’s contributions to the history of anthropology in Canada during her lifetime (1921-2009).

MOA Grand Reopening Celebration of CreativityJanuary 23-24, 2010Two days of celebration marking the completion of MOA’s Partner-ship of Peoples renewal project. Presented with Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad.

Exhibition Opening: Border Zones: New Art Across CulturesCurated by Karen Duffek. January 26, 2010At the opening, French experimentalist Tania Mouraud mixed live sound in the Great Hall, and Rosanna Raymond, from New Zealand, performed her progressive work, Savage Club, throughout the gal-leries.

Rebecca Belmore Intervention January 30, 2010A site-specifi c intervention outside MOA’s Great Hall. Presented as a part of the Sights/Sites of Spectacle 20th Annual Art History Gradu-ate Symposium and Exhibition.

Louis Riel Youth Symposium February 6, 2010 A symposium inspired by the legacy of Louis Riel, presented with UBC Opera and School of Music.

Pacifi c Curls Concert February 23, 2010A fusion of Celtic/Maori/Pacifi c music presented by MOA as part of the Talking Stick Festival.

Twisted – Created and performed by Martha CarterMarch 21, 1:00 pmThrough music, movement, monologue, and imagery, Martha Carter expressed her own touching, yet comedic story of living with a twisted spine while pursuing a career in dance.

INBODY: MOA Global Dialogue March 18-20, 2010Presented with Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad. Curated by Jill Baird, MOA Curator of Public ProgrammesINBODY: A Global Dialogue brought artists, athletes, scholars, activ-ists, and future thinkers from around the world for a three day symposium to discuss and challenge accepted notions of the body. Participants included Martha Carter, choreographer and dancer; jamie griffi ths – multimedia artist and photographer; Nondumiso Hlwele – artist and HIV/Aids activist; Stacey Kohut, paralympic gold medalist; Anthony Shelton, MOA director and curator, Fetish-ism; Margrit Shildrick, feminist scholar and author, Dangerous Discourses. Heidi Reitmeyer (Head of Programmes, Vancouver Art Gallery) and Jill Baird facilitated.

Musaic March 28, 2010Musicians Kathryn Cernauskas, A.K. Coope, Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, and Heather Pawsey explored First Peoples and other world cultures through art, space, artifacts, and the music of Canadian composer Srul Irving Glick.

We yah hani nah Coastal First Nations Dance FestivalFebruary 1-8, 2010; Co-hosted with the Dancers of DamelahamidThe 2010 We yah hani nah Coastal First Nations Dance Festival included dance groups from BC, the Yukon, and New Zealand. The festival reached new communities and audiences in 2010 with performances at the Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver, the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler, and MOA.

Education ProgramsElementary Programs

Archaeology of the Northwest Coast 440Behind the Masks 1217Pole Walk 3101The Roots Speak 3101

Special Event Programs – Elementary & SecondaryTatau 89Tibetan Monks – performance 147Tibetan Monks – workshop 116Dancers of Damelahamid 414

Adult ProgramsA Matter of Taste 21

Self-Guided Elementary 962Secondary 580Post-Secondary 1055Adult ESL 529

Total Educational Program Attendance 16,302

Audrey & Harry Hawthorn Library & Archives The MOA Centre for Cultural Research includes the new Audrey & Harry Hawthorn Library & Archives, which provides access to a wide range of resources in support of research. Library & Archives staff catalogued new library acquisitions, created archival fi nding aids, processed archival records from the backlog, and actively served a wide range of scholars and individuals conducting family research.

The Jensen digitization project continued through 2009-10, and resulted in the scanning and correction of approximately 30,000 various Northwest Coast and BC First Nations images taken between the early 1970s and the late 2000s by photographer Vickie Jensen.

This year, using a new digital asset management system, one million images were created to enhance public access to MOA’s collections on the MOACAT,

through the soon-to-be launched MOACAT online, and in support of collaborative research. Staff also gave voice to the Multiversity Galleries by linking originating language names to objects, and enabling the produc-tion of videos featuring artists and experts sharing their knowledge of MOA’s collections.

Oral History Language LabThe Oral History and Language Lab is also part of the MOA Centre for Cultural Research, providing the Faculty of Arts with an audio booth for recording endangered languages and capturing oral histories. This new infra-structure also supports the transfer of analog sound and moving image recordings to digital formats for preserva-tion and access by communities and researchers.

Conservation and Ethnology Labs MOA’s new Conservation and Ethnology Laboratory facility provides over 3,000 sq ft of space for the study and care of collections currently housed at MOA. Ethnology staff expect to process up to 2,000 new acquisitions in the lab this year, a process that involves accessioning, cataloguing, digitization, and custom mount fabrication for each individual object. The Con-servation Lab has been outfi tted with state-of-the-art equipment to aid in-depth study of a wide range of ma-terial in the collections, including waterlogged basketry and pesticide contaminants. The facility will serve as a teaching and training space for interns, as well as for museum-related courses taught by conservation and collections staff.

Teaching & Research MOA faculty and staff offered several UBC courses this year: Dr. Sue Rowley taught ANTH 231, Ancient North America; Dr. Jennifer Kramer taught ANTH 431, Museum Practice and Curatorship; Heidi Swierenga taught ANTH 451, Conservation of Organic Materials; Dr. Carol E. Mayer co-taught African Studies 250; and Jill

Baird co-taught in the UBC Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy’s Teachers’ Institute (ARTE 561/ARTE 400). Cross-appointed faculty and professional staff also supervised directed studies and served on MA and PhD candidate committee as Chairs or members. Other teaching-related activities included the Native Youth Program, Musqueam 101 (a joint weekly seminar initia-tive between UBC and the Musqueam Indian Band), short term internships, supervision of research assistants, and numerous lectures at UBC and offsite.

MOA co-sponsored two international conferences: the Global Encounters Initiative Inaugural Symposium (March 4-6, 2010), and the Canadian Heritage Informa-tion Network Digital Heritage Symposium (Feb 4-5, 2010).

The Laboratory of Archaeology (LOA) LOA shares space with the Museum (some 535,000 archaeological pieces are stored alongside MOA’s 37,000 ethnological objects). In support of the renewal project’s aim to enhance access to cultural heritage for communi-ties, LOA created an object database of the collections it holds in trust for BC First Nations. This database, containing thousands of images, is now accessible through the Reciprocal Research Network. Archaeologi-cal research requires dedicated laboratories where specialists and students can analyze ancient materials. As part of the new infrastructure, a number of special-ized labs were built. These include a chemistry lab, where materials are analyzed to gain a better understanding of people’s diets and trade routes; a lithics lab, where researchers learn through experimentation how to replicate and thus understand the process of making tools in the past; and a faunal/ethnobotany lab, where animal bones, seeds, and plant remains are analyzed to provide an understanding of ancient hunting, fi shing, and plant use practices. LOA and MOA also jointly created the Culturally Sensitive Materials Research Room and a labo-ratory for the study of ceramics from around the world.

Inspiring Inquiry...about the diversity of world cultures, arts, and ways of knowing

IImages: (from top) Photo courtesy Git Hayetsk Dancers. Sonny Assu ‘Coke Salish,’ MOA 2674/1. Photo courtesy Delhi 2 Dublin. Tibetan Monks, Jill Baird photo. Michelle Cheung, Varun Saran photo. ‘Mikela,’ jamie griffi ths photo.

Image: Audrey & Harry Hawthorn Library & Archives, Elizabeth Padilla photo.

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Reciprocal Research NetworkThe Reciprocal Research Network (RRN), a key com-ponent of the renewal project, is a ground-breaking technology-supported research network comprised of communities, researchers, and cultural institutions. It enables geographically dispersed users and institu-tions – including originating communities, academics and museum staff – to carry out individual or col-laborative cultural heritage research projects. The RRN facilitates the reciprocal sharing of information between users and the institutions holding objects associated with the cultural background of those users. It provides new means for both community and academic researchers to conduct collaborative research projects. It also brings the ability to under-take research projects, now mainly under the domain of universities, museums and other international insti-tutions, to originating communities.

The RRN was co-developed by the Museum of Anthropology, the UBC Laboratory of Archaeology, and three First Nations communities: the Musqueam Indian Band, the Stó:lo Nation/Tribal Council, and the U’mista Cultural Society. Additional collaborators included the BC Archaeology Branch, Royal British Colum-bia Museum, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Royal Ontario Museum, McCord Museum of Canadian History, Glenbow Museum, American Museum of Natural His-tory, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Pitt Rivers Museum (Oxford), Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Cambridge), and two Smithsonian Insti-tutions: the National Museum of the American Indian

and National Museum of Natural History. For community researchers, the RRN will revolu-

tionize access to objects, images, and knowledge. It will overcome major existing barriers to cross-cul-tural research by adapting electronic tools to cultur-ally diverse traditions of knowledge management, by accommodating indigenous rights to traditional knowl-edge in a powerful search engine, and by protecting private and culturally sensitive knowledge through new and innovative technologies. For institutions and muse-ums, the RRN will facilitate instant communication and

foster lasting relationships between originating com-munities and institutions around the world. Currently, some aspects of the RRN are still in development; the network will be launched at the end of June.

MOACATThe innovative MOACAT was created by Museum staff and media design consultant Rory Matthews to give visitors unprecedented access to MOA’s collections – including those not on display. Catalogue information and high resolution digital images are fed dynami-cally to the MOACAT stations throughout the Museum, ensuring up-to-date information. At the touch of a screen, these can be used to search objects via 3D imaging of the cases, by “exploring the globe,” or by clicking on object names, cultures, people, places, themes, or timelines. A modifi ed version of the MOA-CAT will be available on MOA’s website this summer, allowing online visitors to search MOA’s collection from anywhere in the world.

Digitization of ImagesIn early 2006, a team of imagers and digitization assistants began the enormous task of photographing every object in MOA’s collection. Over 32,000 of MOA’s 37,000 objects were digitized over the course of four years, with an average of four views being taken of every object. The completion of this project this spring allows MOA to give digital access to most of its collec-tion to communities, researchers, and the public both within and beyond its walls.

Connecting Communities...providing opportunities for learning and exchange

Every year, MOA develops and supports exciting exhibi-tions, programs, and events to attract and challenge visitors to look at the world in new ways. While efforts were focused on producing MOA’s major opening exhibition, Border Zones: New Art Across Cultures, and preparing for the 3-day Celebration of Creativity launch of the ‘new’ MOA in January 2010, other exhibits and programs were also presented, many in partnership with local artists, community members, and UBC depart-ments. This year, MOA’s Department of Public and Com-munity Services facilitated 5 exhibitions, 378 Volunteer-led school programs serving 10,039 elementary and secondary school students, and 30 public programs.

Some of these programs were exhibition-based,

such as the tattoo workshop by Rosanna Raymond presented in conjunction with Tatau - Samoan Tattoo-ing and Global Culture; others were thematic in nature, designed to attract new and diverse audiences – espe-cially youth, families, and UBC students. Thematic programs included the MOA Mashup, The Big Draw, We yah hani nah Coastal First Nations Dance Festival, and INBODY, MOA’s Global Dialogue exploring diverse perspectives on the body physical, virtual, social, and political. Responsive programming included lectures and conferences held in conjunction with the UBC Law Society, Anthropology and History departments, Green College, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, UBC Opera and the UBC School of Music, among others.

Pushing Boundaries...creating innovative and imaginative exhibits and programs

ExhibitsTatau - Samoan Tattooing and Global CultureMarch 8-September 30, 2009, Gallery 3Travelling exhibit of 40 photos exploring the contemporary signifi -cance of Samoan tattoos. Curated by Peter Brunt, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Speaking to the Old OnesSeptember 3, 2009-October 18, 2009, Great HallTahltan artist Peter Morin curated this exhibit in two parts: “Speak-ing to the Old Ones,” was shown at MOA while “Speaking in Landscape Tongues” appeared at Vancouver’s Western Front Gallery. Both com-ponents explored the role of aboriginal languages as expressions of indigenous thought.

Crafted Elegance: The Northwest Coast Canoe October 5, 2009-January 3, 2010, Gallery 3Calvin Hunt’s 38ft Tlingit long-tail canoe accompanied by a video and photographs of Northwest coast canoe forms. Curated by Bill McLennan, MOA.

Vince Fairleigh Carving ProjectFebruary 12-March 31, 2010, Great HallThrough the Olympic Games period in Vancouver, Nisga’a artist Vince Fairleigh carved a large cedar sculpture in the shape of a moon mask in the Great Hall.

Border Zones: New Art Across Cultures January 23-September 12, 2010 Exhibition of work by twelve artists engaged in a dialogue about cultural boundaries: Hayati Mokhtar, Dain-Iskandar Said, John Wynne, Edward Poitras, T. Shanaathanan, Tania Mouraud, Marianne Nicolson, Gu Xiong, Prabakar Visvanath, Rosanna Raymond, Ron Yunkaporta, and Laura Wee Láy Láq. In place of a printed catalogue, an interactive webzine, www.borderzones.ca, was created for local, national, and international writers, reviewers, artists, and students to develop and share ideas related to the exhibit. Curated by Karen Duffek, MOA.

Public ProgramsWorkshop on Samoan Tatau April 24, 2009Multi-media artist, storyteller, poet, and performance artist Rosanna Raymond led 25 people in a hands-on workshop on Samoan tattooing. The workshop also included a tour of the exhibit Tatau - Samoan Tat-tooing and Global Culture.

Book Launch May 1, 2009 Launch of two books about First Nations cultural heritage: Protection of First Nations Cultural Heritage: Laws, Policy, and Reform, edited by Catherine Bell and Robert K. Paterson and First Nations Cultural Heritage and Law: Case Studies, Voices, and Perspectives, edited by Catherine Bell and Val Napoleon. Co-sponsored by UBC Press.

The Big Draw: Family Day at MOA May 16, 2009An annual international event encouraging “knowing through draw-ing” by kids and their families.

MOA Mashup September 17, 2009Visitors experienced spontaneous outbreaks of music, dance, mul-timedia projections, and performances by artists jamie griffi ths and Martha Carter and her dance group.

Thomas King Keynote Lecture October 1, 2009A public lecture by distinguished speaker and author Thomas King, in honour of the 50th anniversary of Canadian Literature.

Ian Gill Book Launch October 6, 2009To mark MOA’s partnership with local publishing company Douglas & MacIntyre, Ian Gill read from his new book, All That We Say Is Ours: Guujaaw and the Reawakening of the Haida Nation.

Curator’s Tour: Peter Morin October 18, 2009Tahltan Nation curator Peter Morin toured visitors through his instal-lation, Speaking to the Old Ones, in MOA’s Great Hall.

Lecture and Reception for the BC Art Teachers’ Association October 23, 2009MOA co-hosted one day of the National and Provincial Art Teachers and Art Educators Conference. Keynote given by artist and UBC Professor Gu Xiong, who spoke about “Becoming Rivers,” the work he developed for MOA’s exhibition, Border Zones: New Art Across Cultures.

Tibetan Monks in Residence November 8-15, 2009Five Tibetan monks spent seven days in residence at MOA creating a beautiful sand mandala in the Great Hall while answering visitors’ questions about Tibetan culture.

Michael Mel Lecture November 10, 2009 (at Green College)As part of Green College’s 2009-10 Principal’s Series, MOA co-sponsored a lecture by Michael Mel, Pro Vice Chancellor, Goroka University, Papua New Guinea: “Persistence and Change in Papua New Guinea Art: The Net Bag (billum) as Art and Ethnic Commodity in the Global Marketplace.”

Anthropology Film Screening November 18, 2009 “Bax Laanks: Pulling Together – A story about Gitxaala, an ancient indigenous people in the contemporary world,” produced by the Ethnographic Film Unit at UBC.

Shaheen Merali Lecture November 19, 2009As part of UBC’s 2009-10 Curatorial Lecture Series, MOA and the Belkin Art Gallery co-hosted a lecture by Shaheen Merali, a curator and writer based in Europe.

Julie Cruikshank Lecture November 24, 2009Julie Cruikshank, Professor Emeritus, UBC Dept of Anthropology, lectured on Catharine McClellan’s contributions to the history of anthropology in Canada during her lifetime (1921-2009).

MOA Grand Reopening Celebration of CreativityJanuary 23-24, 2010Two days of celebration marking the completion of MOA’s Partner-ship of Peoples renewal project. Presented with Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad.

Exhibition Opening: Border Zones: New Art Across CulturesCurated by Karen Duffek. January 26, 2010At the opening, French experimentalist Tania Mouraud mixed live sound in the Great Hall, and Rosanna Raymond, from New Zealand, performed her progressive work, Savage Club, throughout the gal-leries.

Rebecca Belmore Intervention January 30, 2010A site-specifi c intervention outside MOA’s Great Hall. Presented as a part of the Sights/Sites of Spectacle 20th Annual Art History Gradu-ate Symposium and Exhibition.

Louis Riel Youth Symposium February 6, 2010 A symposium inspired by the legacy of Louis Riel, presented with UBC Opera and School of Music.

Pacifi c Curls Concert February 23, 2010A fusion of Celtic/Maori/Pacifi c music presented by MOA as part of the Talking Stick Festival.

Twisted – Created and performed by Martha CarterMarch 21, 1:00 pmThrough music, movement, monologue, and imagery, Martha Carter expressed her own touching, yet comedic story of living with a twisted spine while pursuing a career in dance.

INBODY: MOA Global Dialogue March 18-20, 2010Presented with Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad. Curated by Jill Baird, MOA Curator of Public ProgrammesINBODY: A Global Dialogue brought artists, athletes, scholars, activ-ists, and future thinkers from around the world for a three day symposium to discuss and challenge accepted notions of the body. Participants included Martha Carter, choreographer and dancer; jamie griffi ths – multimedia artist and photographer; Nondumiso Hlwele – artist and HIV/Aids activist; Stacey Kohut, paralympic gold medalist; Anthony Shelton, MOA director and curator, Fetish-ism; Margrit Shildrick, feminist scholar and author, Dangerous Discourses. Heidi Reitmeyer (Head of Programmes, Vancouver Art Gallery) and Jill Baird facilitated.

Musaic March 28, 2010Musicians Kathryn Cernauskas, A.K. Coope, Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, and Heather Pawsey explored First Peoples and other world cultures through art, space, artifacts, and the music of Canadian composer Srul Irving Glick.

We yah hani nah Coastal First Nations Dance FestivalFebruary 1-8, 2010; Co-hosted with the Dancers of DamelahamidThe 2010 We yah hani nah Coastal First Nations Dance Festival included dance groups from BC, the Yukon, and New Zealand. The festival reached new communities and audiences in 2010 with performances at the Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver, the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler, and MOA.

Education ProgramsElementary Programs

Archaeology of the Northwest Coast 440Behind the Masks 1217Pole Walk 3101The Roots Speak 3101

Special Event Programs – Elementary & SecondaryTatau 89Tibetan Monks – performance 147Tibetan Monks – workshop 116Dancers of Damelahamid 414

Adult ProgramsA Matter of Taste 21

Self-Guided Elementary 962Secondary 580Post-Secondary 1055Adult ESL 529

Total Educational Program Attendance 16,302

Audrey & Harry Hawthorn Library & Archives The MOA Centre for Cultural Research includes the new Audrey & Harry Hawthorn Library & Archives, which provides access to a wide range of resources in support of research. Library & Archives staff catalogued new library acquisitions, created archival fi nding aids, processed archival records from the backlog, and actively served a wide range of scholars and individuals conducting family research.

The Jensen digitization project continued through 2009-10, and resulted in the scanning and correction of approximately 30,000 various Northwest Coast and BC First Nations images taken between the early 1970s and the late 2000s by photographer Vickie Jensen.

This year, using a new digital asset management system, one million images were created to enhance public access to MOA’s collections on the MOACAT,

through the soon-to-be launched MOACAT online, and in support of collaborative research. Staff also gave voice to the Multiversity Galleries by linking originating language names to objects, and enabling the produc-tion of videos featuring artists and experts sharing their knowledge of MOA’s collections.

Oral History Language LabThe Oral History and Language Lab is also part of the MOA Centre for Cultural Research, providing the Faculty of Arts with an audio booth for recording endangered languages and capturing oral histories. This new infra-structure also supports the transfer of analog sound and moving image recordings to digital formats for preserva-tion and access by communities and researchers.

Conservation and Ethnology Labs MOA’s new Conservation and Ethnology Laboratory facility provides over 3,000 sq ft of space for the study and care of collections currently housed at MOA. Ethnology staff expect to process up to 2,000 new acquisitions in the lab this year, a process that involves accessioning, cataloguing, digitization, and custom mount fabrication for each individual object. The Con-servation Lab has been outfi tted with state-of-the-art equipment to aid in-depth study of a wide range of ma-terial in the collections, including waterlogged basketry and pesticide contaminants. The facility will serve as a teaching and training space for interns, as well as for museum-related courses taught by conservation and collections staff.

Teaching & Research MOA faculty and staff offered several UBC courses this year: Dr. Sue Rowley taught ANTH 231, Ancient North America; Dr. Jennifer Kramer taught ANTH 431, Museum Practice and Curatorship; Heidi Swierenga taught ANTH 451, Conservation of Organic Materials; Dr. Carol E. Mayer co-taught African Studies 250; and Jill

Baird co-taught in the UBC Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy’s Teachers’ Institute (ARTE 561/ARTE 400). Cross-appointed faculty and professional staff also supervised directed studies and served on MA and PhD candidate committee as Chairs or members. Other teaching-related activities included the Native Youth Program, Musqueam 101 (a joint weekly seminar initia-tive between UBC and the Musqueam Indian Band), short term internships, supervision of research assistants, and numerous lectures at UBC and offsite.

MOA co-sponsored two international conferences: the Global Encounters Initiative Inaugural Symposium (March 4-6, 2010), and the Canadian Heritage Informa-tion Network Digital Heritage Symposium (Feb 4-5, 2010).

The Laboratory of Archaeology (LOA) LOA shares space with the Museum (some 535,000 archaeological pieces are stored alongside MOA’s 37,000 ethnological objects). In support of the renewal project’s aim to enhance access to cultural heritage for communi-ties, LOA created an object database of the collections it holds in trust for BC First Nations. This database, containing thousands of images, is now accessible through the Reciprocal Research Network. Archaeologi-cal research requires dedicated laboratories where specialists and students can analyze ancient materials. As part of the new infrastructure, a number of special-ized labs were built. These include a chemistry lab, where materials are analyzed to gain a better understanding of people’s diets and trade routes; a lithics lab, where researchers learn through experimentation how to replicate and thus understand the process of making tools in the past; and a faunal/ethnobotany lab, where animal bones, seeds, and plant remains are analyzed to provide an understanding of ancient hunting, fi shing, and plant use practices. LOA and MOA also jointly created the Culturally Sensitive Materials Research Room and a labo-ratory for the study of ceramics from around the world.

Inspiring Inquiry...about the diversity of world cultures, arts, and ways of knowing

IImages: (from top) Photo courtesy Git Hayetsk Dancers. Sonny Assu ‘Coke Salish,’ MOA 2674/1. Photo courtesy Delhi 2 Dublin. Tibetan Monks, Jill Baird photo. Michelle Cheung, Varun Saran photo. ‘Mikela,’ jamie griffi ths photo.

Image: Audrey & Harry Hawthorn Library & Archives, Elizabeth Padilla photo.

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PublicationsClavir, Miriam “Conservation and Cultural Signifi cance,” in Principles of Conserva-tion, Eds. A. Richmond and A. Bracker, Elsevier Butterworth-Heine-mann, London, 2009. pp 139-149

“Social Contexts for Conservation: Time, Distance, and Voice in Muse-ums and Galleries,” Canadian Association for Conservation Journal, Vol. 34, Ottawa, 2009. pp 3 -9

Duffek, KarenReview: Celebration: Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian Dancing on the Land, 2008. BC Studies, 161, Spring, 2009. pp 137–138

Borderzones.ca - The Ideas Behind the Exhibit. Writer, editor, video editor of online exhibition catalogue for Border Zones: New Art Across Cultures. Creative director: Karen Benbassat. Web design: Julie Gendron, Desiring Productions. Launched Jan 26, 2010

LaBelle, ShannonThe Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives Opens at MOA. BCLA Browser: Linking the Library Landscape, 2(2), 1 p, 2010

Mayer, Carol E. The Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, D & M Publishing, Vancouver, 2009. Co-edited with Anthony Shelton, with essays and catalogue entries by Karen Duffek, Krisztina Laszlo, Carol E. Mayer, Elizabeth Lominska Johnson, Susan Rowley, and Anthony Shelton. Additional catalogue entries by Pam Brown, Jen-nifer Kramer, Bill McLennan, and Ann Stevenson.

“Lives Lived: Stan Clarke (1914-2010), Potters Guild of BC Newslet-ter, Vol 46, Nov.2, 2010. pp 7-8

“A Reconciliation Ceremony in Erromango: Not a story about can-nibalism.” Tok Blong Pasifi k, No. 2, Vol 7, 2009. pp 7-11

Review: Museums in the Material World, edited by Simon J. Knell, London & New York, Routledge, 2007, in Museum Management and Curatorship, 2009, Vol 24. No.2, June, 2009. pp 191-192.

Review: “Stopover: a story of migration. Photographs, introduction and captions by Bruce Connew, with a story by Brij V. Lal.” Wellington, Victoria University Press, 2007. The Journal of Pacifi c History 44:2, 2009. pp 236-237.

“Chasing a Dream: The Art of Martin Morububundo.” In Hailands to Ailans, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC, 2009. pp.24-33.

Shelton, AnthonyEditorial, Keep First Nation’s culture out of art’s ‘melting pot’.” Van-couver Sun, D2, Jan 23, 2010.

“Director’s Foreword,” in Wendy A. Grossman. Man Ray, African Art and the Modernist Lens, Washington DC: International Arts & Artists 2009. pp.8-9.

Interview, “Negotiating New Visions,” with Gustaaf Houtman, Anthro-pology Today, 25(6), 2009. pp 7-13

Interview: “A Partnership of Peoples,” Frontier, UBC, 2009. pp 5-8

Interview: “Renegade Museologist,” Vancouver Review 23, 2009. pp 14-16

Review: Intersected identities: strategies of visualization in 19th and 20th century Mexican culture, E. Serge. Journal of the Royal Anthro-pological Institute 15(3), 2009. pp 635-636

Conference PresentationsBrown, PamPanelist, “The UBC Museum of Anthropology and the Practice of Transnational Collaboration.” Canadian Anthropology Society, Vancou-ver, BC, May 13-16, 2009

Clavir, Miriam“Connecting to the World’s Collections: Making the Case for the Con-servation and Preservation of our Cultural Heritage,” Salzburg Global Seminar (SGS) and Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Salzburg, Austria, Oct 27-Nov 1, 2009

Keynote address: “Conservation and Cultural Signifi cance,” North American Textile Conservation Conference, Quebec City, Oct 2-3, 2009

“The Politics of Collecting Indigenous Artwork,” co-sponsored by the University of the Fraser Valley and the Reach Gallery and Museum, Abbotsford, BC, Jan 23, 2010

Duffek, KarenPanelist, “The UBC Museum of Anthropology and the Practice of Transnational Collaboration.” Canadian Anthropology Society, Vancou-ver, BC, May 13-16, 2009

“Exhibition and collaborative methodologies,” for Dr. Ingrid Putkonen, SA356 Ethnography and Qualitative Methods, Simon Fraser Univer-sity, June 9, 2009

“Curating Border Zones: New Art across Cultures,” for Dr. Nicky Levell, ANTH 341 Introduction to Museum Anthropology, UBC, Jan 27, 2010

“Curating Border Zones: New Art across Cultures,” for Dr. Jennifer Kramer, ANTH 431 Studies in Museum Anthropology, UBC, Jan 28, 2010

“Border Zones: New Art Across Cultures,” for Itineraries of Exchange: An Interdisciplinary Symposium on Encounters between Objects, Ideas, and Cultures on the Global Stage, UBC, Mar 6, 2010

Kramer, JenniferJames Clifford: An informal conversation with Charlotte Townsend-Gault and Jennifer Kramer in front of Thliitsapilthim.” Helen & Morris Belkin Art Gallery, UBC, Jan 22, 2010

Mayer, Carol E.“The Multiversity Galleries and the ‘case’ of the Reverend John Williams. Symposium: Itineraries of Exchange: Cultural Contact in a Global Frame, UBC, March 4-6, 2010

“Wok Meri: Women Potters of the South Pacifi c.” Northwest Ceramics Foundation Speakers series, Emily Carr University of Arts & Design, June 6, 2009

“Lives Lived (Stan Clark) and the works of Robin Hopper.” The International Ceramics Symposium, Shadbolt Centre, Burnaby, BC, Mar 13, 2010.

“Africa on display: Art/Artifact in the Multiversity Gallery” for African Studies 260, Introduction to African Studies, UBC, Mar 15, 2010

Public Talk: “Reconciliation in Vanuatu,” Presentation Circle, MOA, Jan 28, 2010

“Historical outline of the Koerner Gallery of European Ceramics” for Dr. Chris Friedrich, European Social History (HIST 436), UBC, Jan 27, 2010

“Documenting the fate of the Reverend John Williams,” for Dr. John Barker, Ethnography of the Pacifi c Islands: Melanesia ANTH 351, UBC, Mar 10, 2010

McLennan, BillPanelist, “The UBC Museum of Anthropology and the Practice of Transnational Collaboration,” Canadian Anthropology Society, Vancou-ver, BC, May 13–16, 2009

“Masks and Cultural Style,” Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art, Northwest Community College, Terrace, BC, Mar 21, 2009

“MOA and its Collections,” Institute for Aboriginal Health, Summer Science Program, Vancouver, BC, June 6 & 20, 2009

“Northern Northwest Coast bowls, dishes and boxes from private collections,” Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art, Northwest Community College, Terrace, BC, Nov. 2-3, 2009

“MOA’s Textile Collection & the Research Centre,” for Mia Hunt’s First Nations class, Native Education College, Vancouver, BC, Nov 12, 2009

Rowley SusanWith Dave Schaepe, Leona Sparrow, Andrea Sanborn, Nick Jakobsen, Ryan Wallace, Ulrike Radermacher, Sivia Sadofsky, and Hannah Turner. Demonstration of the RRN, Museums and the Web 2009, Indianapolis, April 15-18, 2009

With Dave Schaepe, Leona Sparrow, Andrea Sanborn, Nick Jakobsen, Ryan Wallace, Ulrike Radermacher, Sivia Sadofsky, and Hannah Turner. Crit room evaluation of the RRN, Museums and the Web 2009, Indianapolis, April 15-18, 2009

With Dave Schaepe, Leona Sparrow, Andrea Sanborn. “The Recipro-cal Research Network,”’ CHIN Digital Heritage Symposium, Vancouver, BC, Feb 5, 2010.

“Andrew Charles and Charles Borden – Introduction to the First Charles Lecture,” Archaeology Day, UBC, March 21, 2010

Sadofsky, SiviaWith Nancy Bruegeman, Rory Matthews, MOACAT Case Study, MCN 2009 Portland, Nov 11-14, 2009.

Shelton, Anthony “Crucibles and Catalysts: The Potential of Museums and Galleries in Higher Education,” Museum of Art at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbour Michigan, Mar 10, 2010

“Digital and Physical Realities: The Partnership of Peoples Project, MOA.” Keynote Speech. CHIN Digital Heritage Symposium, MOA, Feb 4, 2010

“Rattling the Objects. Truth, Knowledge and Classifi cation in the Museum and Multiversity.” Object Categories Conference, The Museum voor Volkerkunde, Leiden, The Netherlands, Oct 24, 2009

“Museums and the Vitality of Culture.” First Canada-China Cultural Dialogue, Beijing, Nov 13, 2009

“The Politics and Poetics of Museums in BC,” Humanities 101 Class, Museum of Anthropology, Apr 9, 2009

Stevenson, AnnDigital media at MOA and beyond. Invited talk. The Digital Cultural Content Forum, Vancouver, BC, Feb 2010

AwardsDr. Carol Mayer, Curator, Africa/Pacifi c, was awarded an ICOM Canada International Achievement Award for her professional con-tributions to museology at the international level.

Jean Lubin, Volunteer Associate, was awarded the annual Slonecker award for Outstanding Volunteer Contribution to UBC.

A curatorial highlight included preparation and publica-

tion of a major new book highlighting MOA’s interna-

tional collections. Published by Douglas & McIntyre,

and edited by Carol E. Mayer and Anthony Shelton

with contributions from MOA curators and staff, the

beautifully illustrated The Museum of Anthropology at

the University of British Columbia explores 150 works

from MOA’s vast collections, including historic and

contemporary carvings, ceramics, sculptures, paint-

ings and textiles from Asia, the South Pacifi c, North,

South, and Central America, Africa, Australia, and

Europe. Another highlight was the production of a 13-

minute video documentary about MOA’s seminal Native

Youth Program, on the occasion of the Program’s 30th

year anniversary. Co-produced by MOA Curators Pam

Brown and Jill Baird with Tom Scott, UBC Media Group,

and Ray Hall, Sagittarius Films, the video is now fea-

tured in MOA’s Presentation Circle and through UBC’s

Aboriginal Portal (http://aboriginal.ubc.ca/).

Internationally, a signifi cant event took place that

was instigated by a donation of objects to MOA, once

owned by the Reverend John Williams, a missionary

who was murdered in Erromango, Vanuatu. Under

the terms of agreement outlined in a Memorandum of

Understanding (MOU) signed between MOA and the

Pacifi c Islands Museums Association (PIMA), the vil-

lagers of Dillon’s Bay, Erromango, invited 18 descen-

dants of John Williams to take part in a reconciliation

ceremony. This was declared a national historic event

in Vanuatu, and established an ongoing relationship

between MOA and the people of Erromango and the

family of John Williams. This remarkable event is an

example of the many positive outcomes achieved

though such understandings established between

MOA and the communities it serves.

Encouraging Active Engagement... in ways that honour contributions to our shared society

Image: Choir at reconciliation ceremony, Erromango, Vanuatu, Nov 2009. Carol E. Mayer photo.

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MOA’s renewal project began in 2003, with initial sup-port from the Canada Foundation for Innovation, and in 2006, actual construction of our new physical and virtual facilities began. The architect for the addition and expansion was Stantec’s Noel Best, who worked closely with both Museum staff and the original archi-tect of the building, the late Arthur Erickson, to ensure that MOA’s new and renovated areas were seamlessly integrated. The original landscape architect, Cornelia Oberlander, was also engaged for the project.

Through the addition of a new wing – the MOA Centre for Cultural Research – and expansion of our temporary exhibit gallery, The Audain Gallery, our existing building space increased by more than 50%. A further 75% of the original Museum building underwent full renovation.

The Centre for Cultural Research contains staff workspaces and a Community Research Suite, includ-ing an oral history language lab, a culturally sensitive materials research room, and a community lounge for visiting scholars and community members. State-of-the-art labs and dedicated Research Rooms enable the study of textiles, ceramics, ethnographic, archaeo-logical, and culturally sensitive materials, and MOA’s amazing new 11,000 sq ft storage spaces allow for exceptionally high levels of preservation and access to 3-dimensional objects, works on paper, massive carvings, and culturally sensitive materials. Installation of the collections into these spaces was a huge project unto itself – work on the textile collection alone, for example, took approximately one year to complete.

The stunning 5,800 sq ft Audain Gallery enables us to bring major travelling shows to Vancouver (such as

Man Ray, African Art and the Modernist Lens, which will open in October 2010), as well as to continue our long tradition of producing award-winning exhibitions, many in conjunction with local cultural communities. The Multiversity Galleries: Ways of Knowing incorpo-rate state-of-the-art display techniques, interpretive displays, and computer workstations featuring the MOACAT (custom interactive touchscreens) to enhance visitor access to audio, images, and further informa-tion about the collections. (An online version of the MOACAT will be launched this summer.) Dramatically re-designed public spaces enhance MOA’s capacity to present innovative educational programming, special events, guided tours, the Native Youth Program, and services such as facility rentals and opportunities for fi lming and photography. Our elegant Museum Shop, known worldwide for its support of contemporary First Nations artists, has been much enlarged, and Cafe MOA and its adjacent outdoor Courtyard and new ‘Event Pad’ provide welcome spaces for visitors to relax and recharge, or for groups to host large scale events, such as weddings, conferences, and receptions.

Together with the Reciprocal Research Network, these facilities support collaborative, socially respon-sible, and interdisciplinary research locally, nationally, and internationally.

Creating Opportunities...to promote intercultural understanding

Multiversity Galleries: Ways of KnowingThese galleries house thousands of objects from our global collections. Wherever possible, members of the originating communities worked – and continue to work – with MOA staff to ensure the objects here are orga-nized and displayed appropriately. Community mem-bers also provided the indigenous language names on the object labels, reinforcing their ongoing connection to the pieces, and enriching visitors’ understanding of their use and importance.

The cases here are designed to provide maximum visual access to the objects. Special fi bre-optic lighting and a unique system of drawers (some 3 metres long) allow us – for the fi rst time ever – to display such frag-ile works as prints and textiles. To manufacture the cases, MOA contracted Goppion Laboratorio, an inter-

nationally renowned Italian fi rm whose work includes case construction for The Mona Lisa in the Louvre, the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London, and the Dead Sea Scrolls in Jerusalem.

The tall cases are 10 ft high and made of glass and steel. The handles on the drawers – which people can open to discover hundreds more objects on display – are made of copper, which is indigenous to BC. There are 108 cases altogether, comprising 254 doors and 534 draw-ers. There are also 10 platforms, on which are displayed large-scale objects.

Presentation CircleEmbedded in the Multiversity Galleries is a multimedia Presentation Circle, where visitors can hear talks or view videos on topics such as the Kwakwaka’wakw pot-latch, the carving of a magnifi cent canoe (used to carry the torch in the 2010 Olympics) by artist Calvin Hunt, the history of the Native Youth Program at MOA, and a documentary - Killer Whale and Crocodile - on Salish artist John Marsden’s visit to Papua New Guinea as part of an international cultural exchange. The beautiful ceiling was inspired by the circular shape of traditional Musqueam spindle whorls, used to spin wool.

Welcome Plaza ArtworkLast year, the front entrance to the Museum was completely renovated and re-landscaped. New stairs were created, along with a Welcome Plaza featuring two commissioned works by Musqueam artists. At the top of the stairs is Joe Becker’s work, Transformation. Susan Point’s granite mosaic, Salish Footprint, is embedded in the concrete near MOA’s front doors. In Susan’s words, “The imagery is based on the whorls and lines of a thumb or toe print, transformed using distinctive Salish ele-ments, and incorporating many of the life forms found in the land, sea, and skies surrounding the Museum of Anthropology. The artwork emphasizes the Salish con-nection to the site – a reminder that the surrounding land is Musqueam traditional territory and a welcome from the Musqueam people to this territory.”

Bill Reid Rotunda Bill Reid’s best-known sculpture, The Raven and the First Men, is displayed here alongside four cases con-taining some of his other works in gold, silver, argillite, and wood. Renovations to this gallery included replac-ing the skylight, creating a new set of stairs allowing visitors to get closer to the sculpture than ever before, and replacing the solid walls surrounding the work with glass panels to open up the space. MOA has the largest collection of works by Bill Reid in the world.

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Images: (from top) The Audain Gallery, Chris Borchert photo. Multiversity Galleries, Presentation Circle, and Bill Reid Rotunda, Ema Peter Photography.

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2009-10 was a landmark year for MOA. Not only did we complete our multi-year, $55.5 million Partnership of Peoples renewal project, but we also completely re-branded and launched the ‘new’ MOA to huge success, drawing record crowds to our three-day Celebration of Creativity (January 23, 24, 26, 2010).

We also received international accolades for our new research facilities, public galleries, and innovative Reciprocal Research Network (RRN), created by MOA and the UBC Laboratory of Archaeology (LOA) with the Musqueam Indian Band, the Stó:lo Nation/Tribal Council, and U’mista Cultural Society.

The launch of these new facilities signals a new era and a new global focus for the Museum. We stand poised as never before to celebrate and share our collections from around the world – Africa, Asia, Oceania, the Americas, and Europe – as well as from the First Nations of British Columbia. Our expanded research infrastructure is unsurpassed in North America, providing physi-cal and virtual means for individuals and communities to access and exchange important cultural knowledge, and to generate new partnerships in learning based on shared respect for and curios-ity about the world’s arts and cultures.

I am thrilled here to report on MOA’s many achievements in 2009-10. Up to now, our Annual Reports have been posted online and printed

in limited numbers; this year, in order to thank you for your support, we have re-designed the Report both to refl ect our new brand and to show how MOA has revitalized its legacy of inspiring inquiry, connect-ing communities, enabling research, and creating innovative exhibits, programs, and partnerships that challenge and push boundaries.

In 2009, we received an unprecedented gift of $2.5 million from the Audain Foundation for the Visual Arts towards MOA’s renewal project. The success of the project was made possible through this gift and the generosity of our many donors, support-ers, and funders – notably, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Province of British Columbia, The Koerner Foundation, Stew-art and Marilyn Blusson, and Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canada Council Spaces Fund. The spectacular suc-cess of our opening exhibition, Border Zones: New Art Across Cul-tures, and accompanying Celebration of Creativity were achieved with the support of Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad, BC Arts Council, The Vancouver Foundation, The Canada Council, Consulat Général de France à Vancouver, and Alican Enterprise Ltd.

To date over $53 million has been secured toward the $55.5 million project. Of that, approximately $11 million has been raised through private sector contributions. We are tremendously grate-ful to all of our supporters for helping us to realize so many new and exciting opportunities for learning and exchanging ideas.

Speaking of new opportunities, it is also my pleasure to announce two important new initiatives at MOA. First, thanks to a generous gift from Dr. Yosef Wosk, OBC, a refl ecting pool

will be created on the grounds outside MOA this summer. MOA’s architect, the late Arthur Erickson, and landscape architect Cornelia Oberlander originally intended the pool to be opened as part of the new Museum of Anthropology in 1976. Now, nearly thirty-fi ve years later, their original vision for MOA will be fulfi lled. Pools have been installed temporarily only three times in MOA’s history: for a movie shoot in 1993 (“Intersection”), for the APEC leaders’ summit in 1997, and to celebrate Arthur Erickson’s 80th birthday in June 2004.

Second, plans are underway to further expand the Museum by creating MOA Asia, a new wing refl ective of UBC’s position as a leading Pacifi c Rim university, and dedicated to MOA’s exten-sive Asian collections. While consistent in scale and character with the existing Museum building, MOA Asia will speak directly to contemporary architectural design elements that best refl ect the diversity of the Asian collections, and enhance UBC’s goals to further opportunities for research in this area.

I look forward in future to sharing more details on the prog-ress of planning for MOA Asia. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy reading about MOA’s accomplishments this year. Thank you again for your wonderful support.

Anthony A. Shelton, Director

Director’s Message

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Images: (from top) UBC President Stephen J. Toope, guests at Jan 23 launch, Chief Robert Joseph & Chief William Cranmer. Varun Saran photos.

Making the Difference...encouraging active participation and honoring contributions

Donations to the CollectionThe late Ms. Mildred Baines: stone sculpture (Inuit)Mr. James S. Byrn: sculpture by Juanisi Jakusi Itukalla (Inuit)Ms. Brenda Rae Campbell: 2 doll-size basketry cradles (Stl’atl’imx) Ms. Megan and Mr. Brian Chalmers: bentwood box attributed to Captain

Carpenter (Heiltsuk) and a miniature bentwood box from northern B.C.Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cousins: William Murison collection of 43 objects

and documents (Plains)The Deepak Binning Foundation: dhol drum (Punjabi)The estate of Mrs. Kay Earle: 2 sculptures (Peruvian), a tree of life

sculpture by Aurelio Flores (Mexican) and 2 ancestor portraits (Chinese)

Mr. David Evans: ceramic owl by Kay Mahkee (Zuni)Mr. Lawrence Feuchtwanger: collection of 29 pieces of Ndebele

beadwork (South African) and a woven shawl (Kashmiri)Mr. Roger L. Flowerdew: headdress (Plains)Dr. Nathan A. Hall: carving by Ellen Neel (Kwagu’l) Mr. Jeff Harris: 36 engraving tools used by artist Pat McGuire (Haida)Mrs. Kitty Heller: ancestor fi gure (Papua New Guinean) Dr. Stephen Inglis: chadar cloth from a Sufi shrine (South Indian) Mr. Tam Irving: ceramic bowl made by both the donor and

David Leach (Canadian)Mrs. Jane Jeffares: 40 piece miniature tea set by Tom Kownak (Inuit)Dr. Jennifer Kramer: 4 potlatch T-shirts (Nuxalk)Mr. Karl Kupka: iron neck ring (Tahltan)The estate of Ms. Sybil Annie MacFarlane: basketry cradle (Salish)Mr. Peter Macnair & Ms. Jay Stewart: collection of 5 objects made by

Doug Cranmer (‘Namgis) Ms. Lynn S. Mattson and Ms. Jill R. Remus: collection of 9 objects

(Northwest Coast)Dr. Carol E. Mayer: mallet made by Teddy Balangu (Iatmul), a T-shirt

(Torres Strait) and 5 Reconciliation Ceremony objects (ni Vanuatu)Mrs. Mieneke Mees: collection of 44 textiles (Indonesian and

other countries)Ms. Sally Michener: collection of 15 contemporary ceramics

(British Columbian and American)Dr. Blanca and Mr. Ricardo Muratorio: collection of 208 folk art and

ritual objects (Latin American and Andean)Mr. John Napier Hemy: 2 baskets (Aleut)Ms. Joy Nicolls and Ms. Emily and Mr. Neil Sutherland: 5 baskets

(Nadleh Whut’en)Ms. Zaida Petievich: 12 baskets from northern B.C. (Tsimshian, Tlingit, Dene)Dr. Susan A. Point, OC: silkscreen print made collaboratively by the

donor (Musqueam) and 2 artists, Todd Couper and Toia Roi (Maori)Estate of Mr. Bill Reid estate: wolf pendant made by Reid (Haida),

a silver bracelet and 5 engraving tools made/used by Charles Edenshaw (Haida)

Dr. Pilar Riano: contemporary basket (Wounaan)Estate of Mary Edith Roa: 2 baskets (Salish) and a model pole (Haida)Estate of Mr. Abraham Rogatnick: 2 carvings (Papua New Guinean), a carv-

ing (India), a kimono (Japanese), and a carving and wall hanging (Inuit)Dr. Sue Rowley: 4 fi eld collected objects (Sudanese)Mrs. Sara Sato: collection of 23 pieces of Dave Lambert pottery (Canadian)Dr. Anthony Shelton: 2 toys (Cuba), 7 tiles (Canary Islands),

2 T-shirts (Haisla)Mr. Marcel Shelton: 6 Santeria paintings (Cuba)Mrs. Raizel Spector: argillite sculpture by Louisn Widen (Haida) Mr. Takao Tanabe: 17 B&W photographs from 1961 of Bill Reid and the

Haida House projectMrs. Maria von Tiesenhausen: argillite necklace by Pat McGuire (Haida),

a stone carving (Meso-American) and 5 objects (Melanesian)Mr. Fred Witzel: 4 baskets (Nlaka’pamux)

Donations to the Audrey & Harry Hawthorn Library & Archives

Acquisitions Made Possible by the MOA ShopField collection of 6 Warli and Hindu objects (Indian)Field collection of 7 ceramics by Julia Ramalho, 6 carvings by JoaquimPaiva, a ceramic sculpture by Misterio F.M., a procession of 83 ceramic

fi gures by Manuel Barbeiro, and 10 Lenten masks and a Lenten costume (Portuguese)

Field collection of 31 objects (Fijian, ni Vanuatu, Papua New Guinean, Samoas, Kiribati, New Caledonian, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and the Torres Strait Islands

Three-quarter scale rattan and bamboo Harley Davidson motorcycle (Javanese)

2 examples of political cloth (Ghanaian)Initiation mask (Bassa, Camaroon)2 Malagan masks by Ben Sisia and David Ben Sisia (New Ireland,

Papua New Guinea)Neck ornament made by Lambert Ho (Fijian)Commissioned portrait mask by Ian Reid (Heiltsuk)Commissioned mandala painting by Kalsang Dawa (Tibetan) Headdress made by Emmy Fidow (Samoan)3 prints from Body Map paintings by artists Babalwa Cekiso, Nomawethu

Ngalimani and Nondumiso Hlwele (South African)Ceramic “Eight-Point Pod” by Laura Wee Lay LaqMask and dance costume (Guatemalan)

Acquisitions Made Possible by the UBC Offi ce of the Provost9 Bijogo masks and headdresses (Bissagos Islands, Guinea Bissau)

Financial support from individuals, corporations, and foundations was extraordinary this year. Gifts received and pledged totalled over $2.8 million, with $2,531,000 million directed to the renewal project and $288,500 directed toward operations and programs.

Major funding for the renewal project included a generous grant from the Audain Foundation for the Visual Arts, and from many individuals through the Michael M. Ames Theatre Chair Campaign. Program and project funding support included renewed support from TD Bank Financial Group and ACCESS, as well as

a generous gift from Dr. Yosef Wosk, OBC toward the installation of a refl ecting pool.

To encourage giving as part of membership, MOA and UBC’s Annual Giving Unit created a new Contribu-tors Circle, allowing our annual donors and members who also donate to receive enhanced benefi ts by joining at the level of Benefactor, Partner, Associate, or Friend. A recent membership campaign resulted in signifi cant increases in both membership and general donations, which support MOA’s public programming and exhibits.

Benefactor ($1,200+)Estate of Margaret Isabel Richards

Partner ($600+)Ms. Terry AldridgeMr. Peter Lattimer

Associate ($240+)Ms. Rhoda BaxterCount Enrico Dobrzensky Ms. Leslie FieldsMs. Jacqueline GijssenMs. Hillary Haggan Ms. Mary JamesMr. John Kirkness Ms. Elizabeth MontgomeryDr. Barbara McGillivrayMr. Paul OrsayMr. Charles RennieMs. Nancy StubbsMiss Frances Mary Woodward

Friend ($120+) Dr. Oluwafemi AgbayewaDr. Howard AldousMs. Jocelyn BahreyMr. Lorne BalshineMr. Paul Beckmann, QCAnonymousDr. Robert BlairMrs. Edith DalyMs. Dorothy DaviesMr. Gary DunnMrs. Josette FaureDr. Carl Friz Dr. Evelyn HardenMs. Katherine JamesMrs. Iola KnightMr. James LeslieMs Eva ListerDr. Donn LivingstoneMrs. Frances MitchellDr. Cornelia Oberlander Mrs. Norah PaulMrs. Celeste Shannte Mr. Richard SplaneMs. Sydney Spragg Mrs. Dorothy StanwoodMrs. R. Marie StevensonMr. Jamie StorieMrs. Jennifer WebbDr. Gloria Cranmer WebsterMs. Christine WisenthalDr. Marjorie WoodMr. Michel Xu

Michael M. Ames Theatre Chair Campaign ($1,000)Dr. Elinor AmesMs. Kristin AmesMrs. G. Anne CrossMr. & Mrs. CoombeMr. David CunninghamMs. Arlee GaleMs. Anne-Marie FengerMs. & Mrs. FitzellMs. Mary Forster Mrs. Valentine GamageMr. Jim GreenMr. David JensenMr. & Mrs. Kaplan Mrs. Jacqueline Koerner Ms. Leona LattimerMr. Peter LattimerMr. & Mrs. McLennanMOA Volunteer AssociatesMs. Helen NicholsMr. Michael O’BrianDr. Robert PatersonMrs. Elena PerkinsMs. Madeline RowanMr. & Mrs. ShumkaMr. John StagerMr. & Mrs. StronckMs. Moya WatersMs. Jennifer Webb

A Partnership of Peoples Project Capital Campaign (2000-2010) 2,000,000+The Audain Foundation for the Visual ArtsStewart and Marilyn BlussonCanada Foundation for InnovationDepartment of Canadian Heritage through the Canada Cultural Spaces FundFaculty of Arts, UBCThe Koerner FoundationProvince of British Columbia

$10,000+Alias SpaApple Canada Inc Belfor Property RestorationCap Design - FrauDell Computer Corporation Department of Canadian Heritage through the Museums Assistance ProgramDouglas & McIntyre

Elementar Americas, IncFantoni SpaFisher Scientifi cHitachi High-Technologies Canada. LtdInform Interiors IncLaboratorio Museotecnico, Goppion SpaMOA Volunteer AssociatesNikon Canada IncPoltrona Frau SpaSocial Sciences and Humanities Research CouncilStantec Architecture LtdTecno SpaVistek Vitra IncDr. Yosef Wosk, OBC Mr. Henry Hawthorn

MOA Renewal FundMs. Jane Robinson BondDr. Beverley TambolineLambda Alpha International (Lew 2009)Mr. Dennis Molnar

MOA 2010 Opening Celebrations& Border Zones: New Art Across CulturesAlican Enterprise IncAudrey Hawthorn Fund for Publications in Museum AnthropologyBC Arts CouncilCanada Council for the ArtsCoca Cola CanadaConsulat Général de France à VancouverNUVO MagazineVancouver FoundationVancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad

Programming and Exhibition SupportBC Arts CouncilYoung Canada Works

Imprint (Commissioned for MOA 2010 Opening Celebrations)Canada Council/NSERC New Media Grant, BC Arts Council Special Project Unique Opportunities Grant, New Works IRMACS Centre at SFU

UBC Department of Theatre & FilmSFU Contemporary ArtsBarry HeglandStefan Smulovitz

MOA Refl ecting Pool ProjectDr. Yosef Wosk, OBC

Native Youth ProgramAboriginal Career Community Employment Services SocietyCambium Design and FabricationTD Bank Financial GroupMOA Volunteer AssociatesVancouver Foundation

30th Anniversary Native Youth Program DocumentaryLois McConkey Memorial FellowshipHilary Stewart Endowment Fund for First NationsMB Rowan Fund for Native Youth TrainingTD Bank Financial Group

John H. A. Grant Memorial AwardDr. Kathleen Jaeger

Audrey Hawthorn Fund for PublicationsMs. Evelyn BrookesMrs. Elspeth McConnell

Audrey & Harry Hawthorn Library & Archives Endowment Fund Dr. Bruce DancikMrs. Anne Piternick

Audrey Hawthorn Research Support FundMrs. Carol Givton

Media SponsorsCBCThe Georgia StraightNUVO Magazine

Ms. Kimberly BakerMs. Sarah Carr-LockeMs. Pik-wah ChauMs. Bibiane CourtoisMs. Alissandra CumminsDr. Ann DavisMs. Leslie FieldsMs. Mary ForsterMs. Mary HayesMr. Robert KeziereMr. John Koerner

The Korea FoundationMs. Krisztina LaszloDr. Carol E. MayerMorris and Helen Belkin Art GalleryMr. Jim PawlyshynMs. Wendy PorterDr. Allan J. RyanDr. Anthony SheltonMs. Carola WedelMr. Takashi Yamasaki

Artworks, events, and guests at MOA's January 22 opening reception and January 23-24 launch. Chris Borchert and Varun Saran photos.

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Images: (from top) UBC President Stephen J. Toope at January 23 launchceremony; guests at January 22 opening reception; Chief Robert Joseph &Chief William Cranmer at January 23 launch ceremony.

Images: (from top) UBC President Stephen J. Toope at January 23 launch ceremony;guests at January 22 opening reception; Chief Robert Joseph & Chief William Cranmerat January 23 launch ceremony. Chris Borchert and Varun Saran photos.

MissionTo inspire understanding of and respect for world arts and cultures

VisionMOA will become one of the world’s principal hubs for exhibition, teaching, and research of international visual, intangible, and perfor-mative culture, and critical and collaborative museology. It will provide a transformative environment for visitors to learn about them-selves and others, and to consider contem-porary and historical events and issues from multiple perspectives. It will enhance its inter-national profi le while working locally, main-taining and strengthening its focus on First Nations peoples of British Columbia as well as diverse cultural communities. It will embrace interdisciplinarity and champion collaboration. It will provide innovative and imaginative exhib-its and programs, and encourage full academic and student participation while promoting UBC’s values, commitments, and aspirations.

ValuesInspiration Inspiring curiosity about world arts and cultures

Innovation Questioning, experimenting, explor-ing, and challenging boundaries in ways that advance a civil society and promote intercul-tural understanding

Inclusiveness Providing a welcoming environ-ment, where learning and exchange of ideas is supported within and across disciplines

Community Building and sustaining relation-ships with diverse communities by encourag-ing their active engagement and honouring their contributions to our shared society

Stewardship Acquiring, caring for, and display-ing cultural objects to the highest professional standards

Service Serving the individuals, communities, publics, and partners we work with in ways that benefi t them directly

Images: (from top) Great Hall, Ema Peter Photography. Michelle Cheung & David Brown, Varun Saran photo. Buddha MOA N1.888. MOA wide view, Goh Iromoto photo.

A place of extraordinary architectural beauty. A place of provocative programming and vibrant contemporary exhibitions. A place of learning and exchange of ideas within and across disciplines, open to all.

A place of world arts and cultures.

A place transformed.

Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia6393 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 604.822.5087 www.moa.ubc.ca

MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGYANNUAL REPORT 2009-2010

Annual Report Editor: Jennifer Webb | Designer: POPcreative

Permanent Staff

Director’s Offi ceAnthony Shelton,

Director

Sarah Carr-Locke,

Assistant to the

Director

Leslie Fields, Manager

of Development

Moya Waters, Associate

Director/ Renewal

Project Lead

Administration DepartmentAnna Pappalardo,

Assistant Director,

Financial Resources

– Dept Head

Susan Fordham,

Museum Shop Clerk

Krisztina Laszlo,

Archivist

Shannon LaBelle,

Research Manager

Melanie Lawrence,

Floor Supervisor

Salma Mawani, Super-

visor Administra-

tion/Shop Manager,

Wholesale

Maria Miu, Accounts

Payable

Andrea Rovira,

Accounts Receivable

Ann Stevenson, Infor-

mation Manager

Deborah Tibbel, Shop

Manager, Retail

Collections Care and Management DepartmentHeidi Swierenga, Con-

servator/Research

Enhancement Project

Lead – Dept Head

Krista Bergstrom,

Collections Research

Facilitator

Susan Buchanan,

Collections & Loans

Coordinator (LOA as

of Oct 12, 2009)

Nancy Bruegeman,

Collections Manager

Shabnam Honarbakhsh,

Collections & Loans

Coordinator (as of

Sept 1, 2009)

Mauray Toutloff,

Conservator (as of

Jul 13, 2009, LOA as

of Jul 20, 2009)

Curatorial DepartmentCarol E. Mayer, Curator,

Africa/Pacifi c – Dept

Head

Pam Brown, Curator,

Pacifi c Northwest

Karen Duffek, Curator,

Contemporary Visual

Culture

Jennifer Kramer,

Curator, Pacifi c

Northwest (on leave

to Aug 29, 2009)

Bill McLennan, Curator,

Pacifi c Northwest

Susan Rowley, Curator,

Circumpolar & Public

Archaelogy

Public and Community Service DepartmentJennifer Webb, Man-

ager, Communica-

tions – Dept Head

Jill Baird, Curator

Education, Public

Programs

Skooker Broome,

Manager Design/

Production

David Cunningham,

Renewal Building

Lead/Designer

Dana Gage, Public

Services Manager

(as of Dec 7, 2009)

Laura Morrison,

Reception (to Aug 31,

2009)

Tara Pike, Reception (as

of Aug 24, 2009)

Gwilyn Timmers, Public

Services Manager

(LOA as of Dec 18,

2009)

Renewal Project StaffMawuena Glymin,

Systems Integration

Analyst (as of May

4, 2009)

Dion Kliner, Design

Assistant (Aug 1,

2009 to Jan 31, 2010)

Gerald Lawson, Multi-

media Technician

Lisa Leung, Design

Assistant (Aug 1,

2009 to Feb 17, 2010)

Jason McRae, Design

Assistant

Leslie Munro, Design

Assistant (Apr 1, 2009

to Feb 28, 2010)

Sivia Sadofsky,

Technology Program

Manager

Hongyun Sun, Systems

Support Analyst

Reciprocal Research NetworkTristan Goffman

Nicholas Jakobsen

Joanne Kienholz

Astrid KnightTaylor LavalleeRobin PutnamUlrike Radermacher Sivia SadofskyHannah TurnerRyan Wallace

Collections Research Enhancement ProjectTania Ainsworth Kyla BaileyCandace Beisel Jessica Bushey Cecilia Canal Sarah Confer Teija DediLuc DesmaraisJosh Doherty George Grove Lesha HinesKelly Homenick Shabnam HonarbakhshKatrina Igglesden Dion KlinerDevon Knowles Pauline Merindol Carolyn Mount Taryn O’GormanTrish OwenWendy PorterHeidi Rampfl Megan RobertsonCarl Schlichting Orina StonechildMauray Toutloff

Jensen Digitization ProjectElizabeth PadillaGenevieve Weber

Laboratory of ArchaeologyEzra GreeneShelley HalleRachel KiddCorri MacEwenElizabeth McManusSarah MoonPatricia OrmerodWayne Point

Museum AssistantsChelsey AllenNatalie BaloySandra BouzaJanice BurnsCaitlin CassieBilly CheungHector Chu-JoySean CoadyLea D’AltroyEleanor DeanArielle FurneauxLaura FrancisKelly GauvinNam GuiShaheen Jivanjee

Building a Legacy

UBC Museum of AnthropologyStatement of Revenue and ExpensesApril 1, 2009 – March 31, 2010

Balance Forward 2009 15,466,809

RevenueEarned Revenue 1,922,708University of British Columbia Funding 1,467,233Endowment Interest 97,919Public Sector Support 428,346Foundations & Agencies 67,088Private Sector Support and Donations 92,892MOA Renewal Capital Campaign 2,025,364Total Revenue 6,571,550

ExpensesResearch and Teaching 894,174Collections and Information Management 572,882Exhibitions, Programming and Community Outreach 899,913Operations and Administration 703,050Earned Revenue Expenses 703,050Minor Capital Projects 377,829MOA Renewal Project and Opening Celebrations 10,429,975Total Expenses 14,833,443

Interfund Transfer to MOA Renewal Project andEndowment Capital 2,086,906

Surplus/Defi cit (10,818,799)Balance Forward 2010 4,648,010

Financial Statement

For this statement, income is included on an allocated funding basis and on a cash basis for earned revenue only. Expenses, including capital purchases, are included on a cash basis.

External Advisory BoardThe Late

Arthur Erickson,

Honorary Member

Dr. James Clifford

Mr. John A. Friede

Ms. Jacqueline Koerner

Mr. Shamez Mohamed

Mr. Steven L. Nemetz

Mr. Michael O’Brian

Mr. Frank O’Neill

Dr. Robert K. Paterson

Mr. David Watson

Dr. Hsingyuan Tsao

Dr. Yosef Wosk, OBC

Mr. Michael Nicoll

Yahgulanaas

Organizations

represented by:

His Excellency M.

François Delattre,

Ambassador of

France

Mrs. Alison Emslie, MOA

Volunteer Associates

Ms. Catherine Patel,

MOA Volunteer As-

sociates

Ms. Leona Sparrow,

Musqueam Indian

Band

Mr. Willem Stronck,

Canadian Society for

Asian Arts

MOA Asia CommitteeDr. Alexia Bloch

Mr. Hank Bull

Ms. Winnie Cheung

Prof. Kyoung-Mann Cho

Mrs. Tama Copithorne

Mrs. Joan Gish

Mr. Kevin Changyun Han

Dr. Zhi-chun Jing

Dr. Ross King

Mr. Abidin Kusno

Dr. Carol E. Mayer

Prof. Hsingyuan Tsao

Ms. Margo Palmer

Dr. Tsering Shakya

Prof. Anthony Shelton,

Chair

Mrs. Rosalie Stronck

Ms. Katherine Tong

Mr. Gabriel Yiu

Volunteer Associates

& Shop Volunteers

Ms. Maureen Richard-

son, President

Ms. Wanda Mae

Anderson

Mr. Cristian Andreica

Ms. Teri Arcand

Ms. Kimberly Baker

Mrs. Marilyn Bild

M. Eydie Bloom

Ms. Nancy Brodie

Mr. Clyde Brown

Ms. Sheila Carnahan

Ms. Mary Anne Chu

Mr. Brian Clarke

Mr. Michael Cochrane

Ms. Josephine Coole

Ms. Irene Cretu

Mr. Paul Dixon

Ms. Marise Dutton

Ms. Alison Emslie

Mrs. Judith Eyrl

Ms. Leah Farrell

Ms. Ann Ferries

Ms. Susan Fisher

Ms. Mary Forster

Ms. Freddy Foster

Ms. Ruth Fraser

Ms. Arlee Gale

Mrs. Val Gamage

Ms. Barb Gauthier

Ms. Carol Givton

Ms. Carol Gordon

Ms. Kay Grandage

Mr. Jianzhi (Gary) Guo

Ms. Muna Hamlin

Ms. Barbara Harrower

Ms. Ashleigh Hayhoe

Mr. George Hayhoe

Ms. Ann House

Mr. Simon Kahya

Ms. Ann Kemp

Mr. John Kermacks

Mr. Shane Knight

Mr. Martin Kyle

Ms. Helene Lee

Ms. Jean Lubin

Ms. Louise Lupini

Ms. Danielle McDonagh

Ms. Jill McKnight

Ms. Cynthia McLean

Ms. Carolyn MacLulich

Dr. Alison Marshall Rath

Ms. Jasmine Moore

Mrs. Anne Morse

Ms. June Mosher

Ms. Dorothy Mude

Ms. Christel Nierobisch

Ms. Ann Norrie

Ms. Gayle O’Hara

Ms. Joan O’Neill

Mrs. Cathy Patel

Ms. Terry Perry

Ms. Cathy Purss

Ms. Hannah Reinhart

Ms. Susan Rogers

Ms. Shirley Salomon

Ms. Liz Schuetz

Ms. Lynne Shepard

Ms. Jane Shumka

Ms. Sydney Spraggs

Ms. Pat Stewart

Ms. Colette Storrow

Ms. Nancy Stubbs

Dr. Beverley Tamboline

Ms. Laura Tourigny

Ms. Ava Unwalla

Ms. Glenn Valde

Ms. Lillian Varnals

Ms. Alka Varshney

Ms. Ruth Varvas-

Goldenberg

Ms. Mary Vickers

Ms. Steven Weisman

Ms. Endie Williams

Ms. Penny Williams

Volunteer Associates and Advisory Board Members play a vital role in supporting exhibitions, programs, and research, as well as connecting us globally to new audi-ences and opportunities for growth and sustainability. We are grateful for their energy, enthusiasm, and unwaver-ing commitment to MOA’s vision for the future. This year, 82 Volunteer Associates served an astounding 7,614.5 hours – the equivalent of nearly 6.3 full-time staff years. Advisory Board members provided crucial advice and exceptional support for all of MOA’s endeavours, espe-cially with regard to rebranding and strategic planning.

Ahmed Kafafi Heejae KimJessica Knight

Helena Kudzia

Joanna Lam

Victor Lam

Denise Lee

Jiwon Lee

Sun Young Lim

Jordan Lin

Holly Long

Rebecca Mackenzie

Julie McDougal

Blaine Metzgar

Allison Mills

Mark Moraes

Nicole Nadeau

Jane Nyachiro

Thomas O’Mahony

Osaze Omokaro

Alyssa Paterson

Anna Prein

Hannah Reinhart

Ruixue Ren

Stefanie Ross

Ilan Ruhr

Trevor SchmidtAngie ScottAlim SomaniJonathan TomaFarez VadsariaEirian ViningAnna WatersLucy WatersJamie WittAnita WongVive Wong

Work StudiesFathima CaderGino CanlasMan Chui ChanChristina DicksonMegan EppelKatie FaucherKaren GarbertLaura HoughCamille IsraelTaylor LaValleeRebecca LeurerKelsey Miller

Brianne PfaffAlex PoutiainenRobyn PutnamStephanie ReczkaJennifer Stevenson-

ZerkeeTyler Michael ThorpeVivienne TutlewskiCara Marie ValliGregory WestMai-Lei WooJamie WittPei Zhang

Co-op StudentLeona Chiu

Native Youth ProgramReginald Sam,

CoordinatorChelsea BehnsenTeanna DucharmeChristophe LeechChristina PierreDiamond PointJonathan Troy

In keeping with MOA’s expanded vision, we’re excited to announce some exciting new events and exhibits for 2010-11. For updates and insider info, click www.moa.ubc.ca/blog, or fi nd us on Facebook, Twitter, or Youtube.

World Art Market – WAM! September 18-19, 2010Inspired by long-established events such as the Santa Fe Indian Market, The Cultural Survival Bazaar, and the Maori Market in Wellington, New Zealand, MOA’s fi rst annual World Art Market will showcase the art, craft, music, dance, and cuisine of indigenous peoples from around the world. A juried design competition will be open to all participating artists, complete with prizes. WAM will be a tented event, held on the grounds of the Museum. Mark your calendars now!

Man Ray, African Art and the Modernist LensOctober 29, 2010 – January 23, 2011. The Audain GalleryAn exhibit exploring the pivotal role of photography in changing the perception of African objects from artifacts to fi ne art. Curated by Wendy Grossman, the exhibition frames the objects and images within diverse contexts, including the Harlem renaissance, surrealism, and the worlds of high fashion and popular culture. Organized and circulated by International Art & Artists, Washington, DC. Funded in part by grants from the Terra Foundation for American Art, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Dedalus Foundation.

Signed Without SignatureWorks by Charles & Isabella EdenshawNovember 25, 2010 – September, 30, 2010. Gallery 3From the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s, Charles (Tahaygen) and Isabella (K’woiyeng) Edenshaw produced Haida art that continues to inspire the fi nest Haida art-ists of today, many of whom are their descendants. What is the aesthetic that makes their work recognizable and so respected? How has it remained contemporary for more than 100 years? This exhibit addresses these and other questions by highlighting Charles Edenshaw’s engraved silver bracelets, as well as his wife Isabella’s basketry, which her husband painted.

The Forgotten: Portraits by Pamela MasikFebruary 11 – March 20, 2011. The Audain GallerySixty-nine large-scale portraits by Pamela Masik of women missing for more than a decade from Vancou-ver’s downtown eastside. The portraits, drawn from tiny photos on ‘missing’ posters, force viewers to con-front the women as individuals instead of as faceless, forgotten victims of violence.

What’s Next?...questioning, experimenting, exploring, challenging

Images: Man Ray, Noire et blanche, 1926. Copyright Man Ray Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris. Charles Edenshaw silver bracelet (detail), McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, 1981.108.1. Digital fl at scan by Bill McLennan.

8 UBC Museum of Anthropology Annual Report 2009-10

Museum visitors 132,259 | School program attendance 16,302 | Visitors to MOA website 1,530,400 | Permanent staff 31 | Volunteer Associates 82Volunteer hours served 7,614 | Students, contract staff 138 | Ethnological objects 37,000 | Archaeological objects 535,000

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