Fonds consists of documents created and collected by Eyelevel Gallery that reflect all aspects of the gallery’s management. The fonds includes artist files, slides, administrative files, publicity files (including press releases), correspondence, publications, financial documents, contracts, minutes of board of directors meetings, photographs, fundraising files and membership lists, audio and videocassettes, CDs, DVDs, books, and programmes, catalogues, posters, reviews, guest books, and miscellaneous files regarding exhibitions and events. Some digital records in this collection have been migrated from CD's.
File includes slides from exhibitions including Peggy's Cove Syndrome, Satire as Discontent, and Locations/National. Artists include Robert Bean, David Merritt, Rosemary Macaulay, Sean McQuay, and Barbara Lounder.
Item is a photograph of a painting by Royce Porter when the painting was on display as part of Peggy's Cove Syndrome, the first exhibition presented by Eye Level Gallery.
Item is a letter from Mary Kenny to Roger Savage written on July 2, 1974. In the letter, Kenny accepts an offer from Karl MacKeeman to serve on the Board of Directors of Eye Level Gallery. Kelly offers her services as a photographer or as coordinator of TELED's Media Resource Centre.
Item is a letter from Julia Schmitt Healy to Ron Shuebrook concerning his omission from the Board of Directors of Eye Level Gallery. In the letter, Healy reveals that the selection process was "basically fascism prompted by our Catch-22 situation: To apply for the grant we had to have a board of directors yet we had no members who, under a true co-operative would elect the board." She invites Shuebrook to contribute a piece to the gallery's first show, Peggy's Cove Syndrome.
Item is a list of the first directors of the Eye Level Gallery Society, created on November 21, 1974. The list identifies ten individuals who were to serve on the board until November 18, 1975: John Greer (artist), David Haigh (artist), Joyce Hanson (artist), Julia Schmitt Healy (artist), Mary Kenny (photographer), Keith Laws (accountant), Karl MacKeeman (artist), Hatti Prentiss (writer), Donald Purdy (businessman), and Roger Savage (artist).
Item is handwritten set of minutes of the second meeting of the Board of Directors of Eye Level Gallery, held at an unknown location on November 28, 1974. Present members were John Greer, David Haigh, Karl MacKeeman, Julia Schmitt Healy, and Roger Savage. The lack of any non-artists meant the board did not have quorum according to the rules outlined in the minutes of the first meeting. Nevertheless, the board had a full meeting and made a number of decisions, including the approval of a Michael Fernandes show in January 1975. The board also expressed hope that the Nova Scotia Department of Recreation would "help solve" a budget deficit by providing funds. The membership's early interest in the documentation of the gallery's activities are reflected in the board's decision to photograph each show but not provide an honorarium to photographers.
File includes press release, correspondence, postcard invitation to Peggy's Cove, the first group exhibition held at Eye Level Gallery from November 30 - December 18, 1974.
Item is a photograph of a silk screen by Mona K. Balcom. The silk screen is titled "Peggy's Cove" and was displayed during Peggy's Cove Syndrome, the first exhibition held at Eye Level Gallery.
Item is a photograph of a Peggy's Cove Scene by Joyce Hanson. The work was displayed in Peggy's Cove Syndrome, the first exhibition presented by Eye Level Gallery.
Item is a photograph of Cosmic Peggy by José Antonio Valverde when the painting was on display as part of Peggy's Cove Syndrome, the first exhibition presented by Eye Level Gallery.
Item is a photograph of a painting by Anneke Betlam when the painting was on display as part of Peggy's Cove Syndrome, the first exhibition presented by Eye Level Gallery.
File contains meeting minutes from the Board of Directors of Eye Level Gallery and general meetings of the gallery that took place between 1974 and 1977. File also contains correspondence, notes, proposals, and other material that accompany the meeting minutes.
Item is typescript set of minutes of the first meeting of the Board of Directors of Eye Level Gallery, held at Pier One Theatre on October 24, 1974. Roger Savage was elected chairperson, Julia Schmitt Healy was elected secretary, and Keith Laws was elected treasurer. The decisions made at this meeting demonstrate the artists' forced struggle to manage the administrative and commercial aspects of operating an alternative gallery. The board decided that Healy would fill the salaried position of gallery coordinator even though she was also a sitting board member. The board also ensured that the artists on the board had more voting power than the non-artists who were there primarily to provide guidance on the administration of the gallery. But, in an effort to avoid conflicts regarding programming, the board also decided to make sitting members ineligible for one-person shows.
In terms of the commercial aspects of the gallery, the board decided that the gallery priorities "would be to exhibit innovative work not necessarily "saluble" work." The board also decided that "sales would be encouraged" and that they might "mount a membership auction of artwork." The board approved a Christmas-time show called "50 bucks and under" to provide an opportunity for members to sell works that would be affordable to consumers who might be shopping for Christmas presents. These decisions reflect an effort to balance the financial needs of members of the Eye Level Gallery Society with the membership's concerns regarding the commercialism of the mainstream art world.
Item is a handwritten set of minutes of a meeting the Board of Directors of Eyelevel Gallery held at an unknown location on December 19, 1974. Members present were Joyce Hanson, David Haish, Roger Savage, Hatti Prentiss, Julia Healy and John Greer with an absentee vote. The meeting discussed a Brunswick Street location, the gallery's budget, press release policies, and exhibitions at the Eyelevel Gallery for artists on the gallery's board.
Item is a typed memo by Eye Level Gallery notifying the general members about a meeting held on March 20, 1975 at the gallery's location at 5785 West Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The letter is from Julia Healy, the Co-ordinator for the Board of Directors of the Eye Level Gallery.
Item is memo for a general membership meeting that happened at the Eye Level Gallery on April 17, 1975. The letter identified agenda items, which included a discussion policy, the slide bank, a gallery newsletter and a new space for next year. The letter is from Julia Schmitt Healy.
Item is a typed minutes of a Board of Directors meeting held on April 24, 1975 at the Eye Level Gallery. Present members were: Mary Kenny, Hatti Prentise, Don Purdy, Ketiher Laws, Roger Savage, John Greer, Karl MacKeeman, Julia Schmitt Healy, and David Haigh. The main topics discussed at the meeting included upcoming exhibitions and resignations of members.
Item consists of notes, minutes from a board meeting, and a proposal from the Atlantic Print Workshop Association. Issues discussed at the meeting involved old business from the last meeting, a new location, charges and costs of facilities, and events.
Item is a typed set of meeting minutes for a core meeting at Eye Level Gallery. Members present included Roger Savage, John Greer, Ron Shuebrook, Jon Purdy, Janet Dunbrack, Karl MacKeeman, Joyce Hanson and Peter Leverman. Topics discussed at this meeting included finances, employees, the gallery's operating hours, the gallery's facilities and a schedule of upcoming shows during the Winter and Spring of 1976.
Item is minutes from the board's meeting on May 28, 1975 at the Eye Level Gallery. Members present included Roger Savage, K. MacKeeman, John Greer, Hatti Prentiss, D. Purdy, and Joyce Hanson. The main issue discussed the resignation of the Coordinator, therefore the board voted that no board member could fill the coordinator position, which would have its own selection committee.
Item consists of a typed letter from David Haigh to Roger Savage, the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Eye Level Gallery stating Haigh's resignation from his position on the Board.
Item is a set of meeting minutes from a board meeting, which was attended by Hatti Prentiss, Roger Savage, Janet Dunbrack, Karl MacKeeman, Michael Fernandes, Joyce Hanson and Sue Beaver. Various issues were discussed, including administrative business, projects and events happening at Eye Level.
Item consists of meeting minutes from a general members meeting at the Eye Level Gallery. Topics discussed at this meeting included nominating members, the gallery's budget, a new space, a Atlantic Print workshop, the Last Tango auction, the gallery's cleanliness, calendar project, life drawing classes and a visual arts conference. Item also has a list of the attendees of the meeting.
Item consists of a memo to the general members of Eye Level Gallery about the gallery's recent change "to combine a core group with a membership". The memo also addresses dissatisfaction among the members of the gallery, and that proposals regarding the issues would be welcome to be sent to the gallery's board.
Item is a set of three suggestions for the Eye Level Gallery by Karl MacKeeman. It lists suggestions for the future operation of the gallery, a list of proposed exhibitions, and a 1976 calendar proposal that could plan all shows happening for the upcoming year.
Item is an instruction sheet to clarify how show proposals at the Eye Level Gallery should be formatted. The document includes required information on: an artist presentation, resume and portfolio, a list of works that would be in the show, required equipment, the set-up of artwork, insurance and an exhibition agreement.
File is a typed document of minutes from a first general meeting at the Eye Level Galley held on March 20, 1975. Present at the meeting at the Chair of the Board, Hatti Prentise, 17 other members and 1 guest. The agenda for the meeting was regarding a discussion of 14 questions asked to the board of directors by the general members present at the meeting. The file minutes also contains a list of memberships of the Eye Level Gallery in 1974-1975.
Item is a letter to the Board of Directors of Eye Level Gallery from Marina Stewart. In the letter she raises issues regarding the members' involvement in a recent show "Grassroots". Stewart addresses her issues with the gallery's finances, funding and members of the board.
Item is a letter addressed to Julia Healy from Royce Porter regarding Julia's resignation from the position of Coordinator of Eye Level Gallery in April 1975.
Item is a handwritten document of minutes from the second meeting of the Board of Directors from presumably 1975. Various issues were discussed such as: funding, newsletter, and the slide bank.
Item is a typed document from Julia Schmitt Healy that outlines the Coordinator's job description after her resigned from the position. The document was written "off the top of my head" by Schmitt and is not organized. The document was pinned on the bullet board at the Eye Level Galley.
Item consists of a handwritten document of minutes from a board meeting held on June 26, 1975 at Eye Level Gallery. Item appears be repeat same information in MS-3-35, Box 18, Folder 10, Item 22, but in an edited and presentable version.
Item is minutes from a board members meeting which was attended by Hattie Prentice, John Greer, Karl MacKeeman, David Sayer, and Joyce Hanson. The meeting addressed a variety of issues, such as recent events at the gallery, funding, board members and future shows.
Item consists of an agenda for a board meeting. The agenda lists topics related to the members, the organizational structure, administrative issues, and exhibitions at the gallery.
File contains photographs, invitations, and other documentation about Eyelevel Gallery artists and programming from the late 1970s and early 1980s. Artists documented in the file include Kenneth Coutts-Smith, Richard Robertson, Michael Fernandes, Jan Meyerowitz, James MacSwain, Rita McKeough, and others. File also includes small scrapes of paper and sticky notes with references to the original location of the documentation in the Gallery.
Item is typed meeting minutes of the Board of Directors at Eye Level Galley which happened on March 27, 1975 at 5785 West Street in Halifax. This meeting had David Haigh, Karl MacKeeman, Don Purdy, Joyce Hanson, Hatti Pretniss, Ketih Laws, Julia Schmitt Healy and John Greer present. During the meeting Michael Fernandes brought up communication issues regarding the lack of input and intentions between the gallery and its members. Other topics of conversation included funding, the roles of the board, becoming non-profit, and membership exhibitions.
Item consists of handwritten minutes from a board meeting of the Eye Level Gallery from June 26, 1975. Present as the meeting was Roger Savage, John Greer, Julia Schmitt Healy, Karl MacKeeman and Hatti Prentiss. The meeting discussed various issues related to the operation of the gallery.
Item is handwritten minutes from the Eye Level Gallery membership meeting on July 24, 1975. Various issues such as funding, board members, newsletters and grants were discussed.
Item consists of meeting minutes. This meeting discussed various topics, such as policies, membership, events, and the operational structure of the gallery itself. Item also contains a document showing the format for show proposals. Item also includes a list of suggested modifications to the Eye Level Gallery in order to obtain success which was presented at this meeting.
Item is a list of points brought to a meeting with recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the structure of general membership at the Eye Level Gallery.