Annual Report April 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014 Honoring textile traditions and promoting excellence and innovation in fiber art

“You probably didn’t know you were into ‘fiber art’ until visiting this gallery/shop/library/all-around gem.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune, 2014 Letter from the Board President and Interim Executive Director Textile Center Facts & Figures Happy Birthday to Textile Center! 12,000 visitors to the building We are pleased to report on the state of Textile Center in this, our 20th year of incorporation as a vibrant, essential nonprofit arts organization. In a year of transition and change, we had many programmatic highlights. Among these, we hosted innovative shows by: Philadelphia-based Leslie Pontz, an artist whose work in Textile Center’s Joan Mondale Gallery was captured by Twin Cities Public Television for a short piece screened on statewide television over 200 times; Aino Kajaniemi, whose exquisite contemporary tapestry work complemented other Finnish art exhibitions at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the American Swedish Institute as a backbone to the nationwide celebration FinnFest 2014; and an exhibit of fiber artists hosted by Textile Center in Block E on Hennepin Avenue, with untold numbers driving, bicycling, and walking by.

Our education program spearheaded a new initiative, Live Fibers, which brought hands-on fiber artmaking skills to a new generation at a time when colleges and universities are eliminating them from their curriculum. We broadened our reach through new collaborations, a new website and launching events such as the DIY art-themed, make-and-take fundraiser Do & Dye, and our 20th Birthday Bash, which brought together our vast community of founders, artists, students, neighbors, crafters, and art enthusiasts in celebration of this organization which is truly unique in the depth and reach of our programing.

And, finally, just after the close of the fiscal year, we welcomed the new METRO Green Line light rail, with its Prospect Park stop just steps from Textile Center’s front door. The years of construction are behind us, and we are situated in a unique place: at the cusp of exciting neighborhood development at a time when the fiber arts have never been more vital; and with the prospect of an exciting future ahead.

In the ensuing time, we’ve also faced significant tests—most notably, in the search for a new leader. The Board of Directors has met the challenge by hiring Nancy Lee, who has steered the ship of Textile Center’s ongoing operations and programs during this interim period. She has been working closely with the board and staff, the community, donors, and key partners to assess the organization’s current capacity and systems and determine how the organization can be strengthened in order to ensure a long and productive future. Nancy is also working with the board to prepare the optimal profile for a permanent executive director and assisting in the forthcoming comprehensive search for this next leader of our organization.

We were founded in order to be a hub and resource for all of you, and it’s with your support that we continue to honor textile traditions and promote excellence and innovation in fiber art. Through your support we will continue to thrive as we work with the full range of makers—from novices and dabblers to artists who are recognized regionally and nationally for their exceedingly fine work. Thank you; we look forward to seeing you when you next visit the Center.

Donna Peterson Nancy J. Lee President, Board of Directors Interim Executive Director “I just love coming in here. It’s embracing in a beautiful way.” Front cover: Canyon, Susan Stein Right: Vox Stellarum: An Installation of Silk Itajime Panels and Sculpture, Elin Noble —Visitor to Textile Center, January 2014 EXHIBITION PROGRAM

I Went to the Woods: A Collection of Exhibition Program Facts & Figures Laurie Jacobi Original Designs. Felted • 23 exhibitions wool garments, blankets, art and accessories as • 392 exhibiting artists a component of the Holiday Gallery Shop.

Shaping Space: Leslie Pontz. Dynamic Joan Mondale Gallery sculptures that combined such disparate Blue World/Green World. Vibrant art substances as crocheted metal, monofilament, quilts curated by the Fiber Artists Coalition wool, linen, jute, silk organza, and rusted revealed the beauty and pathos of our industrial pieces—spanning the boundaries of association to the natural world. perfection and imperfection.

A Common Thread 2014. Textile Center’s Vox Stellarum: An Installation of Silk members display their latest fiber art works in Itajime Panels and Sculpture. Artist Elin this annual exhibition diverse in materials and Noble said of her work: “I seek to fill the room textile techniques. with the transformative qualities of cloth in space.” Cultural Conversions: Traditional Design in a Digital Age. Juxtaposed Community Gallery hi tech, ultramodern fiber techniques with 30 Years of Stitching Pearls, St. Paul an international sampling of cultural textile Needleworkers Textile Center’s pop-up storefront fiber art exhibit, part of Made Here, a Hennepin Cultural District Initiative in Block E on Hennepin Ave. designs that inspired them. Abode, MN Contemporary Quilters Everything Under the (Midnight) Sun: Elemental Matter: Jerome Fiber Weavers Guild of MN Library Gallery Textile Center fiber art gallery installation Artist Project Grants Exhibition. The Brocade, Anna Carlson A Fine Line, Fiber Edge in Made Here, in Block E on Hennepin culmination of the four 9-month projects Start Seeing Crochet, Crochet Twin Cities Best in Beads, Upper Midwest Bead Society Ave., to activate the downtown Minneapolis included bengala and eco dyeing, and Interaction of Color: Josef Albers Cultural District. Featuring three artists: Kevin sculptural and large scale felt pieces. Paul O’Connor Remembered Kramp, Elin Noble, and Nancy MacKenzie. studio Textile Center Shop “Museum curators, gallerists, art historians, are all Ancestral Assemblage, Sonya Berlovitz Featuring fabulous fiber art from over 130 beginning to realize that there is a very, very fine line Designing the Self: Patterns of Order local to international artists from 32 states, between the craft medium, and fine arts--to the point and Disruption, Anna Carlson Canada and Spain, the Shop carries wearables, Fashion Redefined, curated by Lauren accessories, home décor, baby, and seasonal where many, many times, it just totally disappears. I Oland in conjunction with the Goldstein items. The only retail store of its sort in the happen to think that my work belongs right in the middle Museum of Design region, it showcases one-of-a-kind works in a of that conversation; it bridges that gap. I think that’s Next: Jerome Fiber Artist Project wide variety of fiber art techniques, plus kits, Grants Alumni supplies, and more. The expanded Holiday kind of exciting, that this Center has understood that. Gallery Shop takes place in November and And they were not afraid to present to their public some- Offsite Exhibitions December, and the 2014 featured artist was thing that is totally outside the box as far as what someone Selections from A Common Thread Laurie Jacobi. 2013, at the Minnesota State Fair, Creative would think of as traditional crochet.” Activities Building Textile Center supported artists via –Artist Leslie Pontz, on her exhibition in Textile Center’s Joan Mondale Gallery, consignment payments totaling $70,136 for for tpt’s statewide Minnesota Channel. both Shop and Gallery art sales.

4 2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT 5 Education & Community Outreach “There isn’t much that would get me out at night in the cold, dark winter, but this is it.” —student, referring to Textile Center’s Down and Dirty Pattern Drafting Class, January 9, 2014

We also reached out to more than 90 local Education Program Facts & Figures college and university students through • 21 instructors and visiting artists “Live Fibers,” a pair of events funded by • 90 onsite classes for adults the Rosemary and David Good Family • 18 field trips Foundation. Art, fashion and design students • Adults: 659 (at Textile Center) + attended two open house style events where 759 (offsite) = 1418 students they had the opportunity to try different fiber • Youth: 1605 students art techniques and learn about Textile Center resources.

Over three thousand fiber art enthusiasts, Jerome Fiber Artist Project Grants beginners, master practitioners, and artists This program, funded by the Jerome advanced their technical and creative skills, Foundation, advances the careers of emerging took artistic risks, and explored new avenues fiber artists, providing awards of $4,500 to four of work through Textile Center’s education artists each year to pursue fiber art projects and programs—classes, workshops, camps, to hold an exhibition as the culmination of the seminars, demonstrations, and other activities projects. In the 2014 fiscal year, the following both at the Center and around the region. Jerome Fiber Artist Project Grant recipients In addition to the numbers above, Textile held their exhibition at Textile Center: Center conducted fiber art demonstrations at: Moira Bateman Art at St. Kate’s; American Craft Council St. Marjorie Fedyszyn Paul Show; Craft’za, Craftstravaganza; Social Caroline Keefe Science at the Science Museum of Minnesota; Chiaki O’Brien Habitat for Humanity; Minnesota Lynx game; and the Minnesota State Fair. Four emerging artists were identified for the next round, which are the Jerome Foundation Highlights in education this year include a 50th Anniversary Grants: Students watch Robbin Firth demonstrate wet felting trio of outreach activities partnered with the Susan Hensel American Craft Council. In June, we joined Allison Roberts their Library Salon Series: Craft Cage Match Kristi Kuder “Tonight I heard, ‘When’s the course catalog for January on their rooftop patio and coached participants Julie Sirek coming out? I want to ask for classes for Christmas!’ An- in speed spinning with a drop spindle. In other young woman said she was so glad her friend con- December, Salon participants learned cross stitch and made ornaments in star motifs from vinced her to come; she couldn’t believe what she would many different cultures. We wrapped up in have missed. To a person, the students were enthusiastic April with all day demonstrations at the Craft and very gracious in their praise of the event. They seemed Council show and a guided walking tour of the fiber art in the show. really tickled that all this was ‘for them.’” —Live Fibers Instructor

6 2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT 7 EVENTS

13th Annual World’s Largest Textile Center was proud to honor Becka Textile Garage Sale Rahn with this award of distinction.

An artist and ardent supporter of the fiber arts, Facts & Figures Becka’s many contributions to the field include • 1585 in attendance (includes educational initiatives and mentorship of volunteers, Preview and Garage Sale) emerging artists and educators in all capacities. • Nearly $40,000 in funds raised With an eye toward innovation and new for Textile Center programs technologies, yet incorporating tradition in • 8193 Facebook page views from all of her endeavors, Becka adeptly bridges a April 11-14, 2013 alone balance between the art and craft of textiles— bringing the community along in the process. Enjoying the Library This sale, held at the University of Minnesota’s Do & Dye: A Make-and-Take ReUse Warehouse, is the largest of its kind. Fundraiser TEXTILE CENTER LIBRARY Tons of yarn, fabric, tools and sewing machines Textile Center invited 13 textile guilds, artists, are donated from the community, for reuse and art organizations to lead the community “Textile Center – You have a wonderful haven for textile by the community, with surplus benefiting in an evening of DIY discovery, exploring enthusiasts. With gratitude, [author] Nancy Wick.” nonprofit organizations. The Garage Sale new skills, and getting creative. 135 people redistributes materials and equipment valued participated in a vast array of art-making September 19, 2013 at approximately $40,000, reselling to people activities in many media, from glass and to reuse—thereby reducing waste of materials handmade paper to felting, fiber and more. Crochet Twin Cities; Ladyslipper Needle Arts that might have ended up in the landfill. This The proceeds of over $9,000 benefited Textile Library Facts & Figures Society; Lakes & Prairies Smockers; Machine truly is a green community event. Center’s operations and programs. • 26,439 volumes Knitters Guild of Minnesota; Midwest • 3,374 circulation Machine Knitters Collaborative; Minnesota Spun Gold Award Textile Center’s 20th Birthday Bash • 3,381 visitors Contemporary Quilters; Minnesota Basket Each year the Textile Center has the privilege of In honor of the organization’s 20th year since • 6,518 donated books, magazines, Weavers’ Guild; Minnesota Quilters Inc.; honoring a member of our textile community incorporation, Textile Center welcomed friends patterns and equipment Minnesota State Button Society; Minneapolis with the Spun Gold Award for a lifetime of past and present for silent and live auctions, Modern Quilt Guild; Polymer Clay Guild of dedication to the textile arts. Using the criteria raffle, birthday art-making activities, most Minnesota; St. Paul Needleworkers; South of years of experience, innovation, contribution creative party hat contest, cake, and a toast With the largest circulating fiber art collection Minneapolis Quilters; Upper Midwest Bead to the greater community, recognition by to Textile Center. The fundraiser garnered in the country, the Library is a source of Society; and Weavers Guild of MN peers, preeminence, and excellence in the field, $21,100 for operations. inspiration and serves researchers throughout the region. The Library’s Author Series Author Series highlights textile writing with presentations Carol James, Fingerweaving Untangled: an by authors of fiber art books and other Illustrated Beginner’s Guide Including Detailed “I am an avid knitter, a sometimes tatter and I love the fiber related publications. Patterns and Common Mistakes and Sprang arts. I support and believe in the mission of the Textile Cen- Unsprung: An Illustrated Guide to Interlinking, ter. I had fun volunteering [for the Garage Sale] last year Collections Included in the Interlacing and Intertwining. May, 2013 Textile Center Library and wanted to do it again. A good benefit was the ability to Besides Textile Center’s own acquisitions, the Nancy Wick, The Quilt Block Book: Fresh, purchase a few things for the charity knitting group that I backbone of the collection is comprised of the Versatile Designs for Quilts, Clothes, Accessories, am involved with—money for the Textile Center, good yarn collections of 16 different guilds: and Décor. September, 2013. for projects for my group—a total win-win situation.” –2014 Garage Sale Volunteer

8 2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT 9 PROGRAM PARTNERS SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTIONS In all of Textile Center’s programs—education, exhibition, library, and more—we endeavor to Thank you to all members, donors, volunteers, and friends who shared in share resources and knowledge with businesses, educational institutions, and other arts nonprofit supporting Textile Center’s mission and work. organizations. These partners enable Textile Center to reach beyond the brick and mortar of our building into diverse communities to honor textile traditions and promote excellence and innovation in fiber art. Members and individual donors provide 20% of Textile Center’s total funding. With their support, we are able to provide programs that impact a variety of audiences, such as artists, American Craft Council Minnesota Museum of American Art organizations, youth, enthusiasts, practitioners, neighbors and national entities. Our programs are Anoka County Libraries Minnesota Public Radio felt far and wide in part because of the participation of so many people. Articulture Minnesota State Fair Artists Circle Mosaic on a Stick Volunteers Atlas Carpet Mills Nellie Stone Johnson Community School In the fiscal year, Textile Center welcomed 162 volunteers, for 2560 hours of donated time. We Brainerd Public Library Northern Clay Center launched a monthly volunteer email this fiscal year, providing an easier way to connect volunteers Brooklyn Junior High Opportunities Roadshow – convened by the with Textile Center needs. Carver County Libraries Minnesota State Arts Board Clay Squared to Infinity Orono Intermediate Elementary School Leadership Circle The Cornerstone Group Potek Glass Members of this group contribute annual gifts of $500 and more. We would like to recognize this Craftstravaganza/Craft’za PPERRIA category of contributors for being stewards for Textile Center’s future. Crossroads Discovery Club Pratt Community School Dakota County Libraries Prospect Park Community Gardens East Side Neighborhood Services Richard R. Green Central Park Community Kids at Summer Camp make a web of twisted cords FinnStyle School Galtier Community School Roseville Area Schools Community Education General Mills Knitting Club Science Museum of Minnesota Habitat for Humanity – Twin Cities Shakopee High School Hennepin County Fair Sheridan School Hennepin County Libraries Simply Jane Hennepin Theatre Trust / Minneapolis Sioux Trail Elementary School Cultural District Sol Inspirations Highpoint Center for Printmaking Southern Cross Christian Coop Homeschool Adventures Sue Prints Plants Horace Mann School The Art Institutes International MN IFP Minnesota Torah Academy International Spanish Language Academy Twin Cities Public Television (tpt) (ISLA) Twin Lakes Elementary School L’Etoile Du Nord French Immersion School United Theological Seminary Lake Region Arts Council University of Minnesota ReUse Center Lincoln Center Elementary Upper Mississippi Academy Minneapolis Community Education Weavers Guild of MN Minneapolis Institute of Arts Yinghua Academy Minnesota Center for Book Arts YMCA Beacon Centers Minnesota History Center YMCA Camp Heritage (Lino Lakes)

10 2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT 11 Collaborative surface design project with artist Financial Report Susan Hensel in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity. April 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014 Income Expenses Foundations, Corporations & Govt. Grants 134,069 exhibitions 319,445 Individuals & Membership 129,917 education & Library 371,195 Program & Rental 189,302 Management 126,420 Shop & Gallery 125,555 Fundraising 62,124 Interest Dividends 49,769 Total Income 628,611 total Expenses 879,184

Foundations, Corporations & Govt. Grants - 22% Exhibitions - 36% Individuals & Membership - 20% Education & Library - 42% Program & Rental - 30% Management - 14% Shop & Gallery - 20% Fundraising - 7% Interest Dividents - 8% Balance Sheet April 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014 Assets Liabilities & Net Assets Mondale Gallery Endowment 182,360 Liabilities 105,405 Reserves 263,666 unrestricted Net Assets 1,497,728 Building/Fixed Assets 1,234,062 Temporarily Restricted Assets 97,557 Other Assets 202,962 Permanently Restricted Assets 182,360 Total Assets 1,883,050 total Liabilities & Net Assets 1,883,050

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14 2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT 15 Beth Karjala Vandora Linck Anne Mochovak Deana Pass Judy Saye-Willis Rebecca Speakes Mary Temple Donald Waalen Susan Karrasch Marjorie Lindemann Ardys Moen Judith Payne Carolyn Sayers Krista Spieler Angel Teske Julia Wallace Cay Kasel Donna Linden Jeanne Mohler Robert Payton Andrea Scamehorn Elsa Marie Sreenivasam Marsha Theis Diane Walli Gail Katz-James Anne Lindgren Lori Monson Maureen Pearo Lu Schmidtke Carol Starkey Merry Jo Thoele Barbara Wanamaker Jean Keating Sandra Lindquist Marilyn Monson Valinda Pearson Laura Schneck Jane Starr Rebecca Ganzel Thompson Zantha LaFon Warth Tatiana Keene Gloria Linnell Roberta LaFleur Moore Carol Pedersen Clara Schreiber Jo Stealey Catherine Thompson Georgia Wegner Julie Kenefick Jill Linville Margaret Moore Rodney Pedley Katherine Schultheiss Susan Stein Jodell Thorsett Karen Weiberg Phyllis Kennebeck Pamela Lipe Susan More Laurie Pekarik Jill Schwebs Ione Stein Edi Thorstensson Marilyn Weisberg Jill Kerttula Florence Littman Jolie Femmes Patricia Penshorn Carol Schweickhardt Ruth Stephens Lena Thynell Karin Weiss Nahid Khan Mary Logue Mary Mortenson Denise Perry Theresa Schyma Pat Sterle Mariann Tiblin Arlene Weltemeyer Kitty Kinkaid Amy Loken Claire Caughey Most Kristin Pesola Sue Segal Renee Stevens Barbara Tober Joan Wells Micah Bach Kinder Andrea Lubov Gloria Mott Mary Peterson Susan Seltz Aric Stewart Tina Tomsen Cynthia Werner Yvonne Klocek Ellen Luepker Margaret Mousley Kielty Maren Peterson Wendi Seminari Debra Stickney Anna Lisa Tooker Nancy Werner-Azarski Joan Kloiber Karen Luessenheide Catherine Mueller Kathie Peterson Lenore Sexton Dianne Stiff Lavetta Torke Maria Wesserle Kathleen Knaeble Julie Luna Linda Mueller Donna Peterson Wanda Shelton Liba Stillman Evelyn Torkelson Robin Westacott Karen Knoll Hazel Lutz Ann Munt MaryAnn Peterson Corinne Shepherd Alli Stocco Mary Tradewell Jori Whitehead Diane Knust Rebecca Lyon Patricia Murphy Marge Petkovsek Kathleen Sherman Helen Stoerzinger Margaret Ubel Nora Whiteman Nancy Koepcke Norrie MacIlraith Laura Murray Doris Staub Petrie Shelly Shern Janice Storebo Elea Uhl Beth Wicklund Rosemary Kokesh Kathryn Anne Mack Diane Muse Paula Pfaff Madeline Shinbach Evy Kaplan Sussman Judy Ulrich Barbara Wieman Linda Kollofski Nancy MacKenzie Gretchen Musicant Sydney M. 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16 2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT 17 Bringing Back a Piece of New Mexico, Sandy Bot-Miller. Exhibited in A Common Thread 2014

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Nordstrand Robin Wingo Julie Zelle Diane Gromowski Kathleen Sherman Directors Jean McMahon Janet Falk Penny Norman Mona Wuertz Pamela Ziegenhagen- Will Harmon-Schmitt Sherri West & John David & Cyndi Kaye Meier Marjorie Fedyszyn Mary Nuebel Zumbro River Fiber Arts Shefland Lily Hoffman $500 - $1,999 MacDonald Minnesota Basket Bruce Ferris Eileen O’Mara Guild Jessica Jones Leadership Circle Julie & Charles Zelle Weaver’s Guild Elizabeth Folliard & Nancy Onkka $40 Educator Level Sarah Kass Dr. Alice Adams Minnesota Felters’ Guild Donald Drapeau Dennis Ormseth In Honor of Kristen Keller Anderson Rachel Kass Carla & Bruce Adams $100 - $499 Nan Moore Karen Franzmeier & Carol Joan Parsons Arba-Della Beck in honor Marian-Ortolf Bagley Kelly Keane Brenda Andrewson Anonymous (3) Leone Murphy Witte Peitzman Cairn Fund of Melisa Wahlstrom Mariann Bentz Abbie Kenyon Associated Amy Andersen Anna Myer Kristin Garwick Wilma Piccard Susan Cassidy in honor of Christy Binoniemi Ada Kysar Anesthesiologists Susan Antell Jose Peris Pat Gavan-Gordon Gertrude Pickett Audrey Henningson Carol Charter Clare Lafond Sharon Bigot Artist’s Circle Mely Rahn General Mills Foundation Richard Poppele Barbara Davis in honor of Lynn Cooper Jordan Nentl Robert Davidian Julie & Dan Aulwes Belva Rasmussen LaVell Gold Susan Rainey Joan Mondale & family Flannery Dolan Hannah Jeanne Olson Joyce Melander Dayton Arba-Della Beck Lynne Renz & Tom Potter Sara Graffunder Shirley Riel Lynn Fumuso in honor of Kay Dole Patricia Richards Maggie Dayton Andy & Linda Boss Rachel Rushing Karen Halvorsen Susan & Jerome Ritter lacemaking Mary Dooley Nina Robinson Paula & Cy DeCosse Lee Bradford Shelley Shreffler Patricia Hartford Riverside Business Marit Lee Kucera in honor Sharon Eichten Carly Schoen Nancy Fulton & Deborah William & Margaret Breer Mary & Glenn Skoy Ann Haushild Products, Inc. of Margaret Miller Mary Lee Eischen Liliana Shortridge Fulton Sharon Brick Ann Somers Dulcey Heller Michael & Tamara Root Wendy Lazear in honor of Kristi Fackel Ginny Sieben Richard Gilyard & Sharon Susan Bye Ruth & Dennis Stephens Susan Hensel Lois Russell Jody Upin Abraham Haak Minna Stillwell-Jardine Emery Gretchen Callaghan Diane Marie Swallen Diana Horrigan Susan Rutford Rebecca McGowan in Jean Hainlen Ginger Synsteby Carolyn Halliday & Charles Kathleen & Paul Campbell Dorie Vawter Georgene Hunt Jeanne-Michele Salender honor of Joan Mondale Judie Hanson Lorri Todd Schult Jean Christensen Mark & Nancy Wahlstrom Laurie Jacobi Sharon Sandberg Joyce Melander Dayton in Elizabeth Harrington Lucia Upham Rose H. Hamerlinck David & Wendy Coggins Wearable Arts Midwest Audrey Johnson Janet Schaffer honor of Peggy Hunter & Lucinda Keers Andrea Vargo Tina & Ken Hughes Barbara Davis Weavers Guild of Vicki Jurck Sue & Rob Segal Doug Wallace Ann Kreider Elspeth Iralu Wright Debra Hunt Kathy Faust Minnesota Judith Kaatz Wayne & Ann Sisel Susan Newman & John Sara Langworthy Mona Wuertz Peggy Hunter & Douglas Lynn Fumuso Sandy Brennan Worthing Wendy Klager Rebecca Speakes Wagner in honor of Lisa Louie Wallace Scotty & Peter Gillette Janet Krofta Krista Spieler & Thomas Virginia Corrick on her Susan Moss Sustaining Darla Keller Lynn Glesne $1 - $99 Marit Lee Kucera Smith birthday Margaret G. Myrick Members Rosemary Kessler Carolyn & Brian Golberg Anonymous (7) Tricia Simo Kush Elsa Marie & Dharma Maggie O’Connor in honor Sarah Nassif Roxanne Hardy Kathryn Anne Mack Hanne & David Gonzalez Marcia Anderson Diana & Chuck Lawrence Sreenivasam of Paul & Pat O’Connor Chiaki O’Brien Nancy Onkka Mayo Clinic Board of Mary Guildford-Plumb Donn & Sharlene Arnold Wendy Lazear Gail Steward Michael & Tamara Root Connie Reski Trustees Lonnie Helgeson Cornelia W. Ooms Beck Andrea Lubov Craig & Janet Swan in honor of Nancy Allison Roberts Margaret Miller & Jenise Audrey & Chris Henningson Mike Bell Diane Lundquist Merry Jo Thoele MacKenzie Priscilla Sage Rowekamp Mary Holland Darla Bohn Cheryl MacDonald Barbara Thorkelson Mark & Nancy Wahlstrom Erica Schlueter Minnesota Contemporary Kathryn Hoyman Kevin Bonderud Phyllis MacDonald Barbara Tourville in honor of Melisa Maureen Skramstad Quilters Julia & Jim Jensen Adele & Howard Branch Diane Curtis MacLennan Carrie Vecchione & Rolf Wahlstrom Peggy Wilcox Donna Peterson Donald Clay Johnson Naomi Brill Debra Magnuson Erdahl Paula & Larry Pfaff Jun Kaneko Bonnie & David Buzza Susan Mansfield Debra Venker

18 2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT 19 In Memory of Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees BUSINESSes IN-KIND Anonymous in memory of Mayo Clinic Board of Anonymous DONATIONS Irene Meyers Directors Adobe Systems Inc. We are indebted to the—no Susan Antell in memory of Clarence Mondale Matching Gift Program exaggeration!—hundreds Joan Skalbeck Peitzman Cairn Fund The Dorsey & Whitney of individuals, businesses Yvonne Eyer in memory of Jose Peris Foundation and organizations who Barbara Jablonski Gertrude Pickett General Mills Foundation donated necessary services Audrey & Chris Belva Rasmussen Gift Matching Program and goods that enabled Henningson in memory Ann Somers Health Partners Textile Center to fulfill of Yvonne Eyer Barbara Tourville Hormel Foods our mission. A complete Lois Martin in memory of Sarah Vokes & Ryan Thomson Reuters account of everyone who Joan McTeer Ruffcorn donated, including all who Paula & Larry Pfaff in Sherri West & John FOUNDATIONS & dropped off goods for memory of Al Johnson MacDonald GOVERNMENT the Garage Sale, would Susan Rainey in memory Ardis Wexler Archie D. & Bertha H. be too numerous to list. of Ona M. Robertson Walker Foundation Please accept our heartfelt Sharon Sandberg in In memory of Boss Foundation gratitude. memory of Joan Skalbeck Paul O’Connor Elmer L. & Eleanor J. Anna Lou Ashby Andersen Foundation The following supporters In memory of Kristin Garwick Jerome Foundation provided in kind support at Joan Mondale Joanne Kendall Minneapolis Consortium the $1,000 level and above. Donn & Sharlene Arnold Finette & Richard of Community Mike Bell Magnuson Developers Allegra Downtown Kevin Bonderud Malcolm & Wendy McLean Minnesota Arts & Cultural Minneapolis William & Margaret Breer Greta & Robert Michaels Heritage Fund Ginny’s Fine Fabrics James & Annsara Elasky John Mooty Minnesota State Arts Tim Harding Karen Franzmeier & Carol Witte Brooke Mordy Board Nancy MacKenzie Greater MSP Cheryll Nelson Patrick and Aimee Butler Warren MacKenzie Julia & Jim Jensen Paula & Larry Pfaff Family Foundation Kelly Marshall Michael Langley Karen Ray Rosemary and David Andy Rahn Phyllis MacDonald Betty Winkworth Good Family Foundation Erica Spitzer Rasmussen Target Foundation The Valspar Foundation The McKnight Foundation The Yarnery Field trip led by teaching artist Marjorie Fedyszyn.

FY2014 Board of Directors FY2014 Staff Donna Peterson, President Tim Fleming, Executive Director Peggy Hunter, Past President Ann Marie Boyle, Shop Associate Tina Hughes, President-Elect Blue Delliquanti, Shop Associate Lance Radziej, Treasurer Nancy Gross, Merchandising Manager Cyndi Kaye Meier, Secretary Jenny Jones, Marketing Director Marty Allen Jessica LaRocca, Shop Associate Dick Gilyard Nancy Mambi, Librarian Rose Herrera Hammerlinck Cedar Phillips, Office Manager and Grantwriter Margaret Anderson Kelliher Becka Rahn, Education Manager William Mondale Kraig Rasmussen, Exhibition & Programs Coordinator Nancy Onkka Stacey Swistoski, Bookkeeper Erica Spitzer Rasmussen Melisa Wahlstrom, Education Assistant Ruth Stephens Chipp Windham, Operations Director Sherri West

We do our best to maintain accurate member and donor records. Please contact us if your name or contribution was not recorded correctly. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, Above: Nestling, Liz Hickerson. Exhibited in the thanks to a legislative appropriation from Minnesota Contemporary Quilter’s exhibition Abode the arts and cultural heritage fund. Back cover: Relief for Sohan Qadri by Kim Matthews. Exhibited in Next: Jerome Project Grant Alumni. 20 2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT Support from