My husband and I met at the Mendel on our first date. And yes, that's how the gallery is, has always been called in short : the Mendel. I would also be furious if I were the grand-daughter. A name change would be disrespectful.
Money....changes our history....
Sask Place will forever be Sask Place, and do will the Centennial Auditorium.
As a Saskatoonian, (not....politician) hear my voice: respect over money!
Historical preservation as the top priority (and everything is in a name). It would absolutely be sad to see the name change.... I hope, the people making decisions....really reflect on their impact.
The Mendel.... must keep it's identity!
Good luck, and sending e-support :)
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Catherine Deux
11 years ago
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My husband and I met at the Mendel on our first date. And yes, that's how the gallery is, has always been called in short : the Mendel. I would also be furious if I were the grand-daughter. A name change would be disrespectful.
Money....changes our history....
Sask Place will forever be Sask Place, and do will the Centennial Auditorium.
As a Saskatoonian, (not....politician) hear my voice: respect over money!
Historical preservation as the top priority (and everything is in a name). It would absolutely be sad to see the name change.... I hope, the people making decisions....really reflect on their impact.
The Mendel.... must keep it's identity!
Good luck, and sending e-support :)
Christina backstrom
This was my favorite place as a kid!! :( don't want It to go.
Gloria Arstall Bailey
I am ashamed of the way our city has treated Fred Mendel's legacy to this city. Such a beautiful gallery we all have been proud of so many years to be taken away from future generations. All that money put into a new gallery when our roads are such a mess. Have you seen 2ND AVE.
Jeanie Maennling
My daughters, granddaughters and I visited the Mendel a few years ago. We bought some wonderful David Geary cards in the gallery shop. I happened upon this website because I took one of the cards illustrating Tommy Douglas to a meeting in Perth Ontario this evening sponsored by the NDP. Tom Mulcair saw the card and wondered where he could get a copy.
I cannot imagine the wisdom of moving the Mendel Gallery to a new location, and removing the name Mendel.
Betty-Jean Tyner
I've been to Saskatoon twice and twice I've visited the Mendel Gallery. Such a beautiful space and collection! It should be preserved
george peat
Get a Grip Saskatoon, you grow by having more then one major gallery etc. Kudos if the name remains on a gallery somewhere in the City.
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Ray Townsend
11 years ago
This White Elephant is nothing more than a vanity program for Atch and his accomplices. The original, beautiful Mendel, loved and enjoyed by thousands, could, if necessary, have been lengthened, widened, or heightened, at a fraction of the cost of this monstrosity.
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Ray Townsend
11 years ago
This White Elephant is nothing more than a vanity program for Atch and his accomplices. The original, beautiful Mendel, loved and enjoyed by thousands, could, if necessary, have been lengthened, widened, or heightened, at a fraction of the cost of this monstrosity.
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Nina Benz
11 years ago
Mendel Art Gallery is the place where we go to for relaxation as well as some knowledge in art. I can not imagine Saskatoon without Mendel Art Gallery. Please, let our children and grandchildren have something to better them selves with and the rest of us to treasure in our city..
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Nina Benz
11 years ago
Mendel Art Gallery is the place where we go to for relaxation as well as some knowledge in art. I can not imagine Saskatoon without Mendel Art Gallery. Please, let our children and grandchildren have something to better them selves with and the rest of us to treasure in our city..
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Devin Bentley
11 years ago
It's like the mayor thinks there's oil underneath the Mendel. That's the only reason I see for creating that vast waste of money downtown and moving the gallery. We don't need a 'world class' facility when we have something with heritage and meaning to Saskatoon and the people that live here.
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Devin Bentley
11 years ago
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It's like the mayor thinks there's oil underneath the Mendel. That's the only reason I see for creating that vast waste of money downtown and moving the gallery. We don't need a 'world class' facility when we have something with heritage and meaning to Saskatoon and the people that live here.
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Shirley Ann Burdock
11 years ago
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This gallery, at its present location, was an important part of my life, as a Saskatoon resident, for my first 46 years. Now as a Nova Scotian resident I return annually with my family to again experience the way this gallery and conservatory fill my heart. I believe something valuable will be lost in its move.
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Paula Phillips
11 years ago
Still breaks my heart this is happening
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Rik Stolar
12 years ago
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Outside of the fact that I grew up in Saskatoon in the fifties and sixties and the gallery was a place that brought me into the world of art it would be in my mind a complete travesty to loose it and especially it's name. I suspect some developer wants to build a high rise there. It is iconic. Maybe instead tear down the Bes and build a several story pay parking lot...
J
Joyce Playford
12 years ago
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I love the conservatory and the little zen park. It's a great place to go for a little piece of sanctuary. A pity to lose a lovely building on the river to some likely private company.
H
H. Laurence
12 years ago
What a beautiful gallery The Mendel is and what a crime to steal Mr. Mendel's art and legacy
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Richard Holowachuk
12 years ago
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What a travesty. Fred Mendel put Saskatoon on the map with his donations of money and paintings. Why would the city want to spurn this legacy?
Bring it back!
My husband and I met at the Mendel on our first date. And yes, that's how the gallery is, has always been called in short : the Mendel. I would also be furious if I were the grand-daughter. A name change would be disrespectful. Money....changes our history.... Sask Place will forever be Sask Place, and do will the Centennial Auditorium. As a Saskatoonian, (not....politician) hear my voice: respect over money! Historical preservation as the top priority (and everything is in a name). It would absolutely be sad to see the name change.... I hope, the people making decisions....really reflect on their impact. The Mendel.... must keep it's identity! Good luck, and sending e-support :)
My husband and I met at the Mendel on our first date. And yes, that's how the gallery is, has always been called in short : the Mendel. I would also be furious if I were the grand-daughter. A name change would be disrespectful. Money....changes our history.... Sask Place will forever be Sask Place, and do will the Centennial Auditorium. As a Saskatoonian, (not....politician) hear my voice: respect over money! Historical preservation as the top priority (and everything is in a name). It would absolutely be sad to see the name change.... I hope, the people making decisions....really reflect on their impact. The Mendel.... must keep it's identity! Good luck, and sending e-support :)
This was my favorite place as a kid!! :( don't want It to go.
I am ashamed of the way our city has treated Fred Mendel's legacy to this city. Such a beautiful gallery we all have been proud of so many years to be taken away from future generations. All that money put into a new gallery when our roads are such a mess. Have you seen 2ND AVE.
My daughters, granddaughters and I visited the Mendel a few years ago. We bought some wonderful David Geary cards in the gallery shop. I happened upon this website because I took one of the cards illustrating Tommy Douglas to a meeting in Perth Ontario this evening sponsored by the NDP. Tom Mulcair saw the card and wondered where he could get a copy. I cannot imagine the wisdom of moving the Mendel Gallery to a new location, and removing the name Mendel.
I've been to Saskatoon twice and twice I've visited the Mendel Gallery. Such a beautiful space and collection! It should be preserved
Get a Grip Saskatoon, you grow by having more then one major gallery etc. Kudos if the name remains on a gallery somewhere in the City.
This White Elephant is nothing more than a vanity program for Atch and his accomplices. The original, beautiful Mendel, loved and enjoyed by thousands, could, if necessary, have been lengthened, widened, or heightened, at a fraction of the cost of this monstrosity.
This White Elephant is nothing more than a vanity program for Atch and his accomplices. The original, beautiful Mendel, loved and enjoyed by thousands, could, if necessary, have been lengthened, widened, or heightened, at a fraction of the cost of this monstrosity.
Mendel Art Gallery is the place where we go to for relaxation as well as some knowledge in art. I can not imagine Saskatoon without Mendel Art Gallery. Please, let our children and grandchildren have something to better them selves with and the rest of us to treasure in our city..
Mendel Art Gallery is the place where we go to for relaxation as well as some knowledge in art. I can not imagine Saskatoon without Mendel Art Gallery. Please, let our children and grandchildren have something to better them selves with and the rest of us to treasure in our city..
It's like the mayor thinks there's oil underneath the Mendel. That's the only reason I see for creating that vast waste of money downtown and moving the gallery. We don't need a 'world class' facility when we have something with heritage and meaning to Saskatoon and the people that live here.
It's like the mayor thinks there's oil underneath the Mendel. That's the only reason I see for creating that vast waste of money downtown and moving the gallery. We don't need a 'world class' facility when we have something with heritage and meaning to Saskatoon and the people that live here.
This gallery, at its present location, was an important part of my life, as a Saskatoon resident, for my first 46 years. Now as a Nova Scotian resident I return annually with my family to again experience the way this gallery and conservatory fill my heart. I believe something valuable will be lost in its move.
Still breaks my heart this is happening
Outside of the fact that I grew up in Saskatoon in the fifties and sixties and the gallery was a place that brought me into the world of art it would be in my mind a complete travesty to loose it and especially it's name. I suspect some developer wants to build a high rise there. It is iconic. Maybe instead tear down the Bes and build a several story pay parking lot...
I love the conservatory and the little zen park. It's a great place to go for a little piece of sanctuary. A pity to lose a lovely building on the river to some likely private company.
What a beautiful gallery The Mendel is and what a crime to steal Mr. Mendel's art and legacy
What a travesty. Fred Mendel put Saskatoon on the map with his donations of money and paintings. Why would the city want to spurn this legacy?