Annual Report 2016–2017 Letter from President and Ceo
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BECHTLER MUSEUM OF MODERN ART ANNUAL REPORT 2016–2017 LETTER FROM PRESIDENT AND CEO At the end of June 2017, the Bechtler completed its seventh full year in service to the community. We are very grateful for our growing base of support, the expanding engagement with our public and community programs and the consistently helpful feedback and encouragement you have shared. All of these elements are at the core of the great work advanced by our team and none of that success could have been possible without you. We ended our last fiscal year meeting all of our financial goals, as we have since our beginning in 2009. The generosity of so many individuals, a wide variety of corporations and a broadening roster of foundations have been central to our continuing financial stability and prudent but appreciable growth. The Bechtler benefits from a strong and loyal Board of Directors whose varied expertise is matched fully by their dedication, constancy and sense of the future. Our staff has grown with promotion and opportunity from within as well as new positions as we are ready to support them. And it is a remarkably hard-working and committed team of professionals who are essential in successfully meeting the vision of the Bechtler family and the mission of our museum—to attract, welcome, educate and embrace our entire community and use the assets of this wonderful collection to foster discovery and new insights about the world and themselves. This responsibility to all of Charlotte is manifested in our broad spectrum of community outreach programs. We work with the Metrolina Association for the Blind through our low-to-no vision efforts; we have partnered with InReach for several years to support adults with developmental challenges and have established a transformative relationship in our county’s jail system, most notably with the youthful offender population. Recent programs have been developed to meet the needs of those with early onset dementia and their care partners, to assist with burnout prevention and a decrease in the instances of misdiagnosis through our work with health care professionals and increasingly with the noble ranks of our veterans and active military and their families. Finally, it should be noted that even before we opened to the public we were working in the public school setting through a program that now spends 50% of its time working with students in some of the county’s most underperforming and at-risk schools. We are proud of our ambitious exhibition program and we are grateful for the continuing strength of our varied public and educational programs—and these are likely what you might expect from an art museum regardless of the focus of its collection. However, we believe firmly that our core objectives can only be met through innovative, risk-taking and long-term commitments to all who live in our community. In order to do that, we will continue to rely on your good counsel, your strong and often unexpected partnerships and your support for the vision of a remarkably generous and prescient family. Thank you for all of your support and encouragement. I hope to see you soon and often at the Bechtler. John V. Boyer President and CEO 2 EXHIBITIONS EXHIBITIONS ALL THAT SPARKLES… SUMMING IT UP AT THE END: 20TH CENTURY ARTISTS’ JEWELRY ALBERTO GIACOMETTI’S 45 DRAWINGS PORTFOLIO JULY 1, 2016 – JANUARY 8, 2017 JANUARY 20 – AUGUST 20, 2017 BECHTLER COLLECTION: CELEBRATING JEAN TINGUELY RELAUNCHED AND REDISCOVERED AND SANTANA SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 – APRIL 23, 2017 MAY 12 – SEPTEMBER 10, 2017 4 THE BECHTLER’S OUTREACH EFFORTS FROM JULY 1, 2016 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2017 39,256 Contact Hours Total Number of Participants: 2,115 EDUCATION OUTREACH MEET OUR OUTREACH PARTNERS The Jail Arts Initiative provides hands-on art-making workshops to youthful offenders and adults in the Mecklenburg County Jail System. Through drawing, painting, printmaking, collage 1,843 and other media, inmates are encouraged to explore family, self identity, and choices and consequences while incorporating written expression and poetry as they consider how they 16 8 (50%) might be a source of inspiration to others. Total Number Total number Underserved (at-risk of Students of K-12 schools or challenge schools) In partnership with Metrolina Association for the Blind, the Low-to-No Vision Program offers tactile tours and hands-on art classes creating a unique experience for individuals with low to no sight. Special tours allow participants to experience the artwork in ways the sighted cannot. COMMUNITY OUTREACH Art classes teach accessible techniques which reveal a world of possibilities. Museum Memories is a program consisting of tours and art classes for those with early- stage dementia and their care partners. Participants are part of meaningful social activities, experiencing tactile and intellectual stimulation. Trained guides provide special gallery tours where artworks are discussed and forgotten memories are recaptured and shared between patient and care partner. Visitors explore modern art in a way that increases their self-esteem and nourishes their relationship with their care partner. The museum’s partnership with InReach, a nonprofit that supports and houses adults with a range of developmental, cognitive and other disabilities provides hands-on art making, 124 183 53 46 museum tours and special exhibitions of the participants' works. The Bechtler’s Artists-in-Schools Program provides creative learning opportunities through Mecklenburg Adults with Low-to-No Vision Museum an arts integrated curriculum that can reach approximately 2,500 students per year from County Jail Developmental Memories System Disabilities more than 25 schools in Mecklenburg County. Each year, nearly 50% of students served attend at-risk or challenge schools. 6 PUBLIC PROGRAMS LEADERSHIP BECHTLER LEADERSHIP FROM JULY 1, 2016 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2017 BOARD OF ADVISORY COUNCIL DIRECTORS Fernando Aguirre Curt Fochtmann – Chair Thomas M. Belk, Jr. – Chair Dorlisa Flur – Immediate Past Chair Gracie Coleman Robert F. Bertges – Past Chair Philip L. Dubois Robert S. Lilien – Treasurer Frank E. Emory, Jr. John Lassiter – Secretary Thomas M. Finke John V. Boyer – Ex Officio, President and CEO Curt Fochtmann – Board of Directors Chair Harvey B. Gantt BOARD MEMBERS Lynn J. Good Matthew S. E. Benson Todd Gorelick Jessica Churchill Lucia Zapata Griffith Keith E. Cradle Michael A. Jones Jesse Cureton Todd Mansfield Malcolm Davis J. Michael McGuire * Caroline K. Dellinger Robert Morgan Bryan Droze Patricia Morton Elizabeth Dunton Faison Anna Spangler Nelson Ted Garner Sally Robinson Kevin Gottehrer Pat Rodgers Jennifer Green James E. Rogers Nancy Kipnis Laura Schulte J. Michael McGuire Stoney D. Sellars Brandon Neal Jennifer Steigerwalt Janet M. Saura Robert Stolz Shannon Smith * Michael C. Tarwater Margaret Switzer Edward I. Weisiger, Jr. Scott D. Syfert Joan Zimmerman * Sandi Thorman Charlotte Wickham Mary Winston Steven K. Young The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art offers an array of innovative opportunities for the entire community to enrich their cultural experiences, social engagement ARTS & SCIENCE COUNCIL and personal self-discovery. CULTURAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM BOARD APPRENTICES Daniela Sebova * Joined in July 2017 JAZZ AT THE BECHTLER BECHTLER BY NIGHT Offers new perspectives on modern jazz Designed for guests who don’t normally composers, legendary artists and musical have the opportunity to see the galleries styles that grew in popularity in the mid- during normal hours. Free of charge every FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS to-late 20th century. third Friday of the month. Endowment Exhibition and Collections Gala Ticket Sales Public Programs MODERNISM + FILM GUEST LECTURES Corporate Support Fundraising / Development Investigates themes in modern and Museum directors, art historians and other REVENUE ASC Operating Grant Community Outreach EXPENSES and Education contemporary art and architecture experts explore the many facets of modern STREAMS Modernist Members through the lens of film. art and architecture. (Includes Ambassador Level) Administrative and IT Individual Contributions Marketing and (Includes Annual Fund) Communications FAMILY DAY Collection Preservation Collection Preservation Families engage with modern art through Foundation (CPF) Foundation (CPF) Total Revenue Total Expenses Grants Facility Maintenance / Utilities art-making activities and docent tours $2,994,229 $2,953,213 Program Ticket Sales Miscellaneous tailored for families and children. ($233,298 from CPF) ($233,298 from CPF) Admission Ticket Sales Facility Rental (Net) Memberships ($45 – $999) Museum Store (Net) 8 THANK YOU. WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THANK YOU. WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT. YOUR COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT. BECHTLER MEMBERS FROM JULY 1, 2016 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2017 BECHTLER MEMBERS FROM JULY 1, 2016 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2017 Thank you to our generous members of the Ambassador, Modernist and Firebird Societies. Funds raised FIREBIRD SOCIETY (CONT.) Kerbie and Brandon Neal through our leadership donors provide critical operating support for the Bechtler, allowing the museum to Sallie and Derick Close Marian Nisbet and Ted Hartsock present changing exhibitions, public programs and community outreach opportunities throughout the year. Barbara and Robert Colwell Eva Nove Hilary Coman and Mike Cushinsky Lisa Owen and Ken Harding Modernist Society Co-Chairs: Jessica and Alex Churchill and Sally and Russell Robinson Nancy Cook and Donald Faires Karen and Mark Paullin Firebird Society