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10 11 annual report MOBILE MUSEUM OF ART 2 Table of Contents 3 MMOA by the Numbers 4 From the Board Chair 5 Exhibitions 9 Education 12 Gifts and Acquisitions 16 Gifts and Contributions 18 Statement of Financial Position 19 MMOA Docents and Staff right: A docent helps a student from the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind. below: A patron views works on display in the Ann B. Hearin Material Imaginings Gallery. cover image: Mark Lindquist (American, born 1949), Bowl In Flight I, 1983 – 1985, elm and walnut. Gift of Jane S. Mason and Arthur K. Mason. back cover image: Akio Takamori (American, born Japan, 1950), Girl In Yellow Sweater, 2006, glazed stoneware. Museum purchase from the Porter*Price Collection. our MISSION The mission of The Mobile Museum of Art is to provide a place where people enrich their lives through interaction with the visual arts in thought-provoking and creative TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE ways that nourish and delight the mind and spirit. For the fundamental purpose of EDUCATION, the Museum collects, conserves, exhibits, interprets, and researches . 2 ART mmoa by the NUMBERS 89,154 Number of Sculpture Trail Visitors 58,842 Number of Onsite Visitors 31,003 Number of Website Visits 15,888 Number Served Through Traveling Exhibitions 9,759 Number Served Through Outreach 6,320 Number of Students Who Attended Guided Tours MMOA BY THE NUMBERS 3,576 Number of Art Blast Attendees 2,402 Number of Attendees at Adult Programs 2,304 Number of Home School Program Attendees 1,684 Number of Members 1,253 Number of Free Day Attendees 741 Number of Gifts and Acquisitions 360 Number of Woody’s Song Program Attendees 234 Number of Students Attending Art Classes 200 Number of Spring Break Camp Attendees 160 Number of Adult Programs 158 Number of Curricula-Based Guided Tours 36 Number of Facility Rentals 2 Number of Catalogs Produced 3 from the BOARD CHAIR During the fiscal year 2010 – 2011, the Mobile 2011 again Museum of Art continued to advance opportunities showcased for education and enjoyment of the visual arts for our fine juried audience along the central Gulf Coast. In spite of works by economic stresses affecting our supporting agencies, area artists. the Museum has continued to host significant exhibitions and to sustain its commitment to education Our talented and outreach. education team once As of March 2012, a search committee of the Board of again Directors is awaiting the arrival of a list of applicants produced for the director position. Our board has advertised and the position in various arts publications. We hope conducted that a final selection can be made within the next few extremely months. In the interim, the Museum staff has pitched popular in admirably to keep all functions running smoothly. and diverse We are especially indebted to our Chief Curator Paul opportunities board chair Richelson and Acting Director Marlene Buckner for for all ages. DR. W. ALLEN OAKS their guidance and hard work during the transition. Excellent school year Museum visitors enjoyed excellent exhibitions and summer programs as well as outreach activities throughout the year. A diverse range of collections were conducted with the valuable assistance of our provided something for everyone. American dedicated volunteer corps. Landscapes: Treasures from the Parrish Art Museum featured noted artists’ contributions to the We are grateful for the support of Mayor Sam Jones, development of American art. Adults and children the Mobile City Council and the Mobile County alike enjoyed Fairy Tale Art: Illustrations from Children’s Commission during this financially challenging time. Books. Accomplished and acclaimed print artist Robin And our continued success has been possible only Holder was present for the opening of her powerful through the generosity of our wonderfully supportive and colorful reflections on race, religion and gender. private foundations and corporate and individual patrons whose sustaining contributions are listed later Mobile artists of local and national renown were in this report. featured in several exhibits. Mobile native Tommie Rush teamed with her husband Richard Jolley to bring The Board of Directors is committed to preserving us their masterful and substantial works in glass. and advancing the Museum’s role in enhancing the Places in Alabama were permanently preserved in art visual arts in our area, and we look forward to your and memory in The Prominence of Place, featuring enjoyment of Museum exhibitions and events in the our own Susan Downing-White and Dori DeCamillis coming year. from northern Alabama. And Shared Expressions Mobile Museum of Art 2010–2011 Board of Directors Dr. W. Allen Oaks, Chair Mrs. Katie H. Hassell Mr. G. Tim Gaston, Vice Chair Mr. Stephen J. Hand Mrs. Tammy L. Smith, Secretary Mrs. Susan O. Helmsing Mr. F. Michael Johnson, Treasurer Mr. Robert M. Hope, Jr. FROM THE BOARD CHAIR Mr. Ernest Kirkland Mrs. Wanda Chalhub Mrs. Rosalie P. Lockhart Mr. Stephen G. Crawford Mrs. Ashley B. McFarland Mr. Richard Dorman Mrs. Lucy McVay Mr. Tyrone Fenderson, Jr. Mrs. Vaughan I. Morrissette Mr. Lowell J. Friedman Mrs. Jada Pierce 4 Dr. J. Russell Goodloe, Jr. Mrs. Sheri N. Weber EXHIBITIONS Funding is provided in part by the City of Mobile, Mobile County Commission, the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Alabama Department of Tourism. AMERICAN LANDSCAPES: Treasures from the Parrish Art Museum October 15, 2010 to January 2, 2011 The 39 paintings in this exhibition presented both a visually rich experience and an insightful expression of the developments in American painting from the idyllic visions of the Hudson River School to the modernist painterly realism of artists such as Alex Katz and Fairfield Porter. That so much of this history could be encapsulated in the many paintings depicting the topography and light of Eastern Long Island from the collection of the Parrish Museum in Southampton is scarcely coincidental. The East End’s beauty and light have attracted artists to the area since the mid-1800s, and its proximity to New York City has ensured that many of these artists were among the most prominent. The exhibition was accompanied by a catalogue written by the show’s curator, Alicia Longwell, the Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Chief Curator at the Parrish. It was organized by The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York, and supported locally by The C. D., Helen and Jeff Glaze Foundation. Frederick Childe Hassam (American, 1859 – 1935), Church at Old Lyme, 1906, oil on canvas. Littlejohn Collection, the Parish Art Museum, POETIC CONTAINERS OF LIGHT: Southampton, New York. The Haverty Collection of International Studio Glass October 15, 2010 to February 6, 2011 This exhibition featured work selected from the ongoing gift of the Elice Haverty and Dr. Rhodes Haverty Collection of International Studio Glass and featured the work of 30 outstanding glass artists from countries around the world. The diversity and international scope of studio glass was illustrated in EXHIBITIONS such remarkable pieces as Glass Symphony (2002) by the Italian master of flame-worked glass, Lucio Bubacco (b.1957); Anna I (2003) by German-born Ann Wolff (b. 1937), an abstracted portrait in paint on industrial glass and Lucio Bubacco (Italian, born 1957), wood; and Ocean Wave, 2000, by the pioneer of the modern Czech glass Glass Symphony, 2002, flame-worked glass. Gift from Elice movement, Pavel Hlava (1924 – 2003). Haverty and Dr. Rhodes Haverty. Mobile Museum of Art Advisory Committee Mrs. Nan Altmayer Mrs. Marilyn Foley Mrs. Austill S. Lott Mrs. Karen Outlaw Atchison Representative Victor Gaston Mrs. Freida Maisel Dr. Robert J. Bantens Mrs. Billie F. Goodloe Mrs. Arlene Mitchell Mrs. Patrice Baur Ms. Ansley G. Green Mrs. Geri S. Moulton Mrs. Linda H. Cooper City Council Member Gina Gregory Mrs. Edna Rivers City Council President Reggie Copeland Dr. and Mrs. Rhodes Haverty Mrs. Nancy T. Sledge Dr. Fred Cushing, Jr. Mr. Vivian G. Johnston, Jr. Mrs. Teresa M. Smith Mr. Michael C. Dow Mayor Samuel L. Jones Ms. Sarah C. Teague Mr. Gilbert F. Dukes, Jr. Dr. Jerry D. Jordan Mrs. Ann Marie Terry Mrs. Patricia Edington Mr. James E. Kennedy Mr. Charles Duke Zucker 5 FAIRY TALE ART: Illustrations from Children’s Books October 22, 2010 to January 9, 2011 This exhibition of illustrations from children’s books by award-winning artists featured 59 original illustrations from well-loved classic fairy tales as well as modern variations on traditional tales. Curated by Sylvia Nissely, these original artworks demonstrated the added dimension that stunningly beautiful images bring to these fantastic tales. Our education department took full advantage of the many opportunities for educational activities afforded by this programming, and the delight of young visitors to the Museum in scenes from their favorite fairy tales was loudly evident. The exhibition allowed visitors of all ages to develop appreciation for the impeccable craftsmanship Trina Schart Hyman (American, and marvelous imagination of leading figures in the illustration world such 1939 – 2004), Grandmother, What as Kinuko Y. Kraft, Trina Schart Hyman and DEMI, to name just a few. Tour Big Eyes You Have, 1983, acrylic management was provided by Smith Kramer Fine Art Services, Kansas City, on mat board. Little Red Riding Missouri, and supported locally by The J. L. Bedsole Foundation. Hood, 1983; retold from the Brothers Grimm. Courtesy: The Estate of Trina Schart Hyman. PROJECT 35: Curated by 35 International Curators December 1, 2010 to October 1, 2011 This exhibition, a celebration of the 35th anniversary of Independent Curators International, brought 35 single-channel works of video art to Mobile over a nine-month period. Assembled by curators of video art from all over the world, each curator selected a work by an equally international cast of video artists.