WAG-Qaumajuq’s Stephen Borys Appointed to National CCPERB

Borys joins the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board as the only Prairie representative

Winnipeg, Manitoba, February 15, 2024: The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)-Qaumajuq is proud to announce Director & CEO Dr. Stephen Borys has been appointed a member of the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board (CCPERB). The national board helps to ensure Canada’s cultural property is protected, preserved, and made accessible to the public and provides accountability and support to the institutions and individuals who create, acquire, and engage in the exchange of cultural property.

CCPERB duties include certifying cultural property for income tax purposes, reviewing applications for refused cultural property export permits, and determining the amount of a fair cash offer. The Board makes determinations with respect to the “outstanding significance and national importance” and the fair market value of objects or collections donated or sold to designated Canadian museums, art galleries, archives, and libraries.

Borys will begin his four-year term effective February 18, 2024 as the only representative from the Prairies. In his new role, Borys will be called upon to balance competing interests and steer a thoughtful course between the specific objectives of the CCPERB and the broader objectives of the Government of Canada as a whole. Other responsibilities include the promotion of inclusivity and to respond to calls for systemic change to deeply rooted structures and processes that have marginalized many Canadians. Borys will also be expected to adopt environmental improvements that foster a sustainable future and lead to social and economic improvements across the country.

Quick Facts:

• Stephen Borys has been appointed as a member of the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board (CCPERB).
• CCPERB ensures Canada’s cultural property is protected, preserved, and accessible to the public and provides accountability and support to the institutions and individuals who create, acquire, and engage in the exchange of cultural property.
• Cultural property refers to artistic, historic, or scientific objects that may fall into categories such as objects from the soil or waters of Canada, ethnographic material culture, military, applied and decorative art, fine art, scientific or technological, textural records, graphic records, musical, and audio-visual.
• In his role, Dr. Borys will balance competing interests between CCPERB objectives and the objectives of the Government of Canada.
• As the sole Prairie representative, Borys will join the national board made up of representatives of the public at large, dealers in or collectors of cultural property, as well as other members of collecting institutions: Joanne Stober (Chairperson), and members Susan MacKenzie, Daniel Chouinard, Tzu-I Chung, Laurie Dalton, Paul Whitney, Monte Clark, Patricia M. Feheley, and Jo-Ann Kane.

Quotes:

“On behalf of the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq and the Board of Governors, I thank the Governor General and the Minister of Heritage and advisory council for recognizing Stephen Borys’ outstanding work and expertise in the cultural sector. I know Stephen will do an incredible job on the CCPERB and serve our country well regarding its cultural property.”

— Aynsley Cockshott, Chair, Board of Governors, WAG-Qaumajuq

“I am honoured to be appointed to the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board. Thank you to the Governor General and the Minister of Heritage for entrusting me with this role. Protecting, preserving, and making cultural property accessible to everyone is a passion of mine and I am excited to advance such work in this new capacity.”

— Dr. Stephen Borys, WAG-Qaumajuq Director & CEO

“As a long standing me Board Member of CCPERB, I am delighted that Stephen Borys will be joining the board.  His knowledge of both historic and contemporary Canadian and International art, together with his depth of experience in public art galleries in both the United States and Canada will be a welcome addition. I look forward to working with him.”

— Patricia Feheley, Director, Feheley Fine Arts, CCPERB Member

Associated Links

Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board
WAG-Qaumajuq Director & CEO to Receive Award for Exceptional Service to the Arts
WAG Director & CEO Stephen Borys Receives Order of Manitoba

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About Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)-Qaumajuq
WAG-Qaumajuq is a cultural advocate using art to connect, inspire, and inform. Playing a dynamic role in the community, we are a place for learning, dialogue, and enjoyment through art. Opened in 2021, Qaumajuq connects to the WAG on all levels, celebrating the largest public collection of contemporary Inuit art in the world. The new WAG-Qaumajuq cultural campus is now one of the largest art museums in Canada. To learn more visit wag.ca.

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