YPC enews May 2013 - Royal Ontario Museum
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<strong>YPC</strong> <strong>enews</strong> <strong>May</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
Young Patrons Circle<br />
Patron News | <strong>May</strong> <strong>2013</strong> | Add ypc@rom.on.ca to your address book | JOIN <strong>YPC</strong><br />
Young Patrons Circle (<strong>YPC</strong>) supports the ROM’s overall mission to build community by<br />
nurturing discovery and inspiring wonder. Through unique educational, social and cultural<br />
initiatives, <strong>YPC</strong> enhances the ROM experience while providing a philanthropic opportunity to<br />
those 45 and younger.<br />
From the Director & CEO of the ROM:<br />
Dear <strong>YPC</strong> Patrons,<br />
Thank you for your incredible support of Canada’s world museum!<br />
From our beginnings in 1914 the <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Ontario</strong> <strong>Museum</strong> has grown into a muchloved<br />
part of Toronto, a major co-curricular educator and the largest field<br />
research museum in Canada, with staff active in more than 30 countries. The<br />
last 99 years have been marked by tremendous achievement and the growth of<br />
our incredible ROM supporters, including the founding of the Young Patrons<br />
Circle in 2005.<br />
The ROM was the first cultural institution in Canada to launch a young patron<br />
program. <strong>YPC</strong> was the pioneer, and has been a model for similar groups across<br />
the country. <strong>YPC</strong> laid the foundation for success and continues to raise the bar<br />
with each passing year, thanks to a committed group of individuals and<br />
spectacular fundraising events like PROM.<br />
This summer, <strong>YPC</strong> will add to its legacy by becoming the first Patron group to<br />
support a blockbuster exhibition at the ROM. Since its inception, <strong>YPC</strong> donors<br />
have collectively given $1.4 million to the ROM. Now, as an Exhibit Patron of<br />
Mesopotamia, we can share <strong>YPC</strong>’s exceptional support of the <strong>Museum</strong> with<br />
Canadians and our visitors from around the world.<br />
I hope you will join me at the Patrons Preview of Mesopotamia on June 19, <strong>2013</strong><br />
to help celebrate <strong>YPC</strong>’s support of this exciting new exhibition.<br />
Thank you again for helping to make the ROM an essential destination for<br />
inspiration, learning, and understanding, and for showing how to combine<br />
philanthropy with enjoyment to make compelling programming. I look forward<br />
to your continued support as members of the <strong>Museum</strong> family for many years to<br />
come.<br />
Janet Carding<br />
Director & CEO<br />
Upcoming <strong>YPC</strong> Events<br />
<strong>YPC</strong> EXECUTIVE<br />
Chair<br />
Anna-Maria Kaneff<br />
Casey Antolak<br />
Brian Astl<br />
Nancy Bertrand<br />
Rosario Cartagena<br />
Francisco de la Barrera<br />
Koel Loyer<br />
Mike Mallinos<br />
Lindsay Maskell<br />
Elisabeth Patrick<br />
<strong>YPC</strong> AMBASSADORS<br />
Charina Amunategui<br />
Fiona Lim Tung<br />
& Chris Charron<br />
Megan Connolly<br />
Diane Donczyk<br />
Wil Hsien<br />
Chris Issariotis<br />
Denise McEachern<br />
Ted Mercer<br />
Andrew Noonan<br />
Kelsey Paterson<br />
Guy Reichman<br />
King Siu<br />
Claude Tambu<br />
Ann Whittall<br />
Christine Yu<br />
Chairs' Reception<br />
Wednesday, <strong>May</strong> 8, <strong>2013</strong><br />
Won J. Kim, Chairman, ROM Board of Trustees<br />
and Robert Pierce, Chairman, ROM Board of<br />
Governors are pleased to invite you and a guest<br />
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<strong>YPC</strong> <strong>enews</strong> <strong>May</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
to join them in celebrating philanthropy at the<br />
ROM with our patrons, donors, volunteers, and<br />
sponsors.<br />
Date: Wednesday, <strong>May</strong> 8, <strong>2013</strong><br />
Time: 6:30 pm Reception; 7:30 pm Dinner,<br />
remarks and award presentations<br />
Location: ROM, Main entrance, Michael Lee-<br />
Chin Crystal<br />
Attire: Business<br />
Please RSVP to Ann Whittall by <strong>May</strong> 1, <strong>2013</strong><br />
at 416.586.5772 or annw@rom.on.ca.<br />
Space is limited.<br />
<strong>YPC</strong> Presents the Art of Collecting<br />
Tuesday, <strong>May</strong> 14, <strong>2013</strong><br />
<strong>YPC</strong> is excited to present an exclusive afterhours<br />
look at the ROM exhibition Sebastião<br />
Salgado: GENESIS with ROM Curator Deepali<br />
Dewan. There will also be a feature talk on how<br />
to start your own photography collection by<br />
Stephen Bulger, gallery owner, originator and<br />
co-founder of CONTACT, and founding director of<br />
the Ryerson Gallery.<br />
Date: Tuesday, <strong>May</strong> 14, <strong>2013</strong><br />
Time: 6:30–9:00 pm<br />
Location: ROM, Weston entrance, Queen's Park<br />
(Historic Rotunda)<br />
This event is for <strong>YPC</strong> Patrons only.<br />
RSVP to Jessica Hall-Cummings at<br />
ypc@rom.on.ca<br />
Recent <strong>YPC</strong> Events<br />
Many thanks to our fantastic Ancient<br />
PROM sponsors<br />
Thanks for joining us.<br />
Thank you for supporting the ROM by coming to<br />
Ancient PROM on Saturday, April 6, <strong>2013</strong>. This<br />
eighth annual <strong>YPC</strong> fundraising event was the<br />
most successful PROM to date, raising around<br />
$100,000 net for the <strong>Museum</strong>. Event proceeds<br />
support Mesopotamia and the ROM priorities that<br />
bring exhibitions, galleries and programs to life.<br />
The event received prominent media coverage in<br />
the Globe & Mail, Hello! Canada, MTV, The<br />
National Post and FLARE.<br />
Patrons also enjoyed an exclusive tour of<br />
Gladstone Grow Op: Exploring landscape and<br />
place at the Gladstone hotel on April 25, <strong>2013</strong><br />
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<strong>YPC</strong> <strong>enews</strong> <strong>May</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
with Victoria Taylor, exhibition curator and<br />
landscape architect.<br />
April ended with our <strong>YPC</strong> Collection Adventures<br />
trip to Chicago. Twenty Patrons and guests spent<br />
a whirlwind two days in the ‘Windy City’<br />
enjoying its cultural attractions, food and<br />
nightlife. Highlights included a behind-thescenes<br />
tour of the Field <strong>Museum</strong>, an architectural<br />
boat cruise and an exclusive art tour at the<br />
University Club of Chicago.<br />
You can find more Ancient PROM and <strong>YPC</strong><br />
event photos on our <strong>YPC</strong> Facebook page.<br />
Ancient PROM Committee Co-Chairs Allison Brough and Koel<br />
Loyer<br />
Ancient PROM Co-Hosts Aliya-Jasmine Sovani (MTV) and<br />
Gurdeep Ahluwalia (CP24)<br />
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<strong>YPC</strong> <strong>enews</strong> <strong>May</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
Ancient PROM Photos: Russell Vance Photography<br />
Gladstone Grow Op<br />
Gladstone Grow Op<br />
Field <strong>Museum</strong><br />
Field <strong>Museum</strong><br />
<strong>YPC</strong> Patron Update<br />
The <strong>YPC</strong> would like to welcome and<br />
thank the following new Patrons for<br />
their support:<br />
Bob den Oudsten - Voyager Level - $600<br />
Michelle Dickinson - Voyager Level - $600<br />
Dianne Gavieres - Explorer Level - $1,000<br />
Ryan & Jennifer Neske - Adventurer Level -<br />
$1,500<br />
Samir Shukla - Voyager Level - $600<br />
Ann Sirenko - Voyager Level - $600<br />
Magdalena Witczynska - Voyager Level - $600<br />
Please join us in thanking the following<br />
Patrons for increasing their <strong>YPC</strong> gifts:<br />
Kareem Bonner - Adventurer Level - $1,500<br />
Let's ROM<br />
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<strong>YPC</strong> <strong>enews</strong> <strong>May</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
Estate Planning<br />
Wednesday, <strong>May</strong> 1, <strong>2013</strong><br />
Wine and Cheese Reception: 6:30 pm<br />
Presentation: 7:00–8:00 pm<br />
You're never too young to begin planning your<br />
estate and legacy. Learn about how to choose an<br />
estate trustee or executor, when to set up a<br />
trust, and the benefits of leaving a legacy.<br />
Presented by <strong>YPC</strong> Executive Member Michael<br />
Mallinos, Principal at Stonegate Private Counsel.<br />
Space is still available, RSVP to Janice<br />
Correa at janicec@rom.on.ca.<br />
Sebastião Salgado: GENESIS<br />
Member Preview<br />
Friday, <strong>May</strong> 3, <strong>2013</strong><br />
10:00 am–6:00 pm<br />
Join us for an exclusive Member Preview of the<br />
upcoming ROM Contemporary Culture exhibition,<br />
Sebastião Salgado: GENESIS.<br />
The exhibition will be open to Members between<br />
10:00 am and 6:00 pm in the Roloff Beny<br />
Gallery, Michael Lee Crystal, Level 4 and Centre<br />
Block, Level 3.<br />
REMARKS: 11:00 am and 2:00 pm.<br />
Sebastião Salgado will make a rare<br />
appearance at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm for brief<br />
remarks in the Roloff Beny Gallery, Level 4.<br />
Friday Night Live<br />
Fridays from <strong>May</strong> 3–June 21, <strong>2013</strong><br />
7:00–11:00 pm<br />
ROM Friday Night Live is back! Be part of history<br />
at Toronto's unique social destination.<br />
Important New Ticket Information<br />
FNL entry is included with your <strong>YPC</strong> Membership<br />
benefits, as well as entry for up to three guests.<br />
However, an online ticket reservation is<br />
required to guarantee entry before 9:00<br />
pm. After 9:00 pm or for walk-up entry at any<br />
time on the night, entry cannot be guaranteed<br />
and is subject to availability.<br />
Please be prepared to show your<br />
membership card.<br />
You can reserve your free FNL tickets<br />
online. Please note, you are given the option to<br />
book two Member tickets and two guest tickets.<br />
If only one <strong>YPC</strong> Member is attending, then you<br />
may use the other Member ticket for an<br />
additional guest.<br />
Raja Deen Dayal: Revealed<br />
Thursday, <strong>May</strong> 9, <strong>2013</strong><br />
7:00–8:00 pm<br />
Dr. Deepali Dewan and Dr. Deborah Hutton<br />
talk about their research and insights into Raja<br />
Deen Dayal (1844-1905), known as India's<br />
Prince of Photographers, putting his life and art<br />
into context against the backdrop of 19th<br />
century India and revealing his role in fashioning<br />
a new identity for the emerging nation.<br />
Preserving Your Collection - Workshop<br />
Saturday, <strong>May</strong> 11, <strong>2013</strong><br />
1:00–3:30 pm<br />
Ever wonder which wall is the best wall to hang<br />
a painting? Should a silver tea set be washed in<br />
the sink?<br />
Take a peak behind the curatorial curtain with<br />
ROM conservation experts who will focus on art<br />
and artifacts commonly found in your collection.<br />
Bring a photo or a question about your most<br />
treasured piece for some tailored advice from<br />
our conservation professionals!<br />
Sir, I Intend to Burn Your Book:<br />
Lawrence Hill and Carol Duncan on Race,<br />
Censorship, and Free Speech<br />
Thursday, <strong>May</strong> 16, <strong>2013</strong><br />
7:00–8:00 pm<br />
PEN Canada, in association with the ROM,<br />
presents the next event in the Ideas in Dialogue<br />
series.<br />
Please join us for a conversation with Lawrence<br />
Hill and Carol Duncan. Moderated by Randy<br />
Boyagoda.<br />
Curated Conversations - Dialogues about<br />
Sebastião Salgado's GENESIS<br />
Tuesday, <strong>May</strong> 28, <strong>2013</strong><br />
6:15–8:30 pm<br />
Join the ROM Friends of Contemporary Culture<br />
and special guests for an after-hours tour and<br />
curated conversation over wine and hors<br />
d'oeuvres.<br />
After a private tour of the exhibition, mingle and<br />
exchange perspectives with guests from a broad<br />
range of interests.<br />
Spotlight on Georgia Guenther<br />
ROM Artist Georgia Guenther has made objects<br />
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<strong>YPC</strong> <strong>enews</strong> <strong>May</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
to support hundreds of ROM projects. For<br />
Ancient PROM she made her own reed stylus to<br />
imprint Sumerian words including “bread” and<br />
“beer” into a piece of self-hardening clay, which<br />
resembled an ancient writing tablet.<br />
ROM curatorial staff show off a reproduction of a tablet to<br />
promote Mesopotamia at PROM.<br />
The <strong>Museum</strong>’s galleries and exhibitions often<br />
include models to help tell stories from world<br />
cultures and the natural world, such as the<br />
longhouse model in the Daphne Cockwell Gallery<br />
of Canada: First People or the multitude of life<br />
forms in the Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of<br />
Biodiversity.<br />
Georgia once thought of her job as making<br />
things more visible to ROM audiences. But the<br />
<strong>Museum</strong> is a leader in providing tactile<br />
experiences for all visitors including those with<br />
sight impairments, so much of her work involves<br />
making objects that can be displayed in the open<br />
and touched by thousands of hands. Recent<br />
additions to the Gallery of Korea include five<br />
tactile reproductions of artifacts, and the<br />
upcoming Mesopotamia exhibition will offer<br />
visitors eight opportunities to interact through<br />
the sense of touch.<br />
Open Daily | Bloor St. W. at Avenue Rd. | <strong>Museum</strong> or St. George subway stop |<br />
416.586.8000 www.rom.on.ca<br />
The ROM is an agency of the Government of <strong>Ontario</strong>. All images unless otherwise noted ©<br />
<strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Ontario</strong> <strong>Museum</strong>.<br />
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