2014 – 2015 Annual Report
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Annual Report July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015 I am pleased to report on a banner opinion the most important thing we Attendance year in the history of the Sioux City do is share our collections. In a society • Gallery ........38,765 counted Art Center. While celebrating the Art in which reproductions dominate our • ArtSplash ....20,000+ estimated Center’s centennial with several special popular culture, and the cost of fine art • Public Art ....25,000+ estimated events, the main attraction was the is prohibitive, art museums provide a Total .......83,765+ estimated & counted exhibition Jackson Pollock: Mural. place in which all members of society can experience original works of fine art. Pollock’s 8 x 22 foot painting, Mural, is Volunteer Hours one of if not the most important artwork My hope is that the Sioux City Art • Art Center ...2,630 counted ever done by an American artist. The Center remains free to the public, • ArtSplash ....1,665 estimated large-scale painting commissioned by continuing its legacy of making art Peggy Guggenheim for her home in accessible to all members of our Tours 1943 established Jackson Pollock as an community. What has and will continue ARTworks ............................................38 important artist, while also opening the to make this possible is the model door for Abstract Expressionism, the first public/private partnership between (serving 975 fifth grade students) American art movement of international the City of Sioux City and Art Center Other tours...........................................72 significance. Association of Sioux City. Without this (serving 1,378 individuals) wonderful partnership the Art Center The freshly restored, ground breaking would be hard pressed to make its Members painting traveled from the J. Paul programs and collection accessible Individuals & Families ........................453 Getty Museum to the Art Center to all. before beginning its European tour Business ..............................................34 at the Peggy Guggenheim Museum Special recognition to the Gilchrist Blockbuster Partners ...........................20 in Venice, Italy, as part of the Venice Foundation for its role as principle Biennale. After taking part in the sponsor of the Jackson Pollock: Exhibitions Biennale, one of the most prestigious Mural exhibition. Exhibitions ...........................................15 international art shows in the world, Lectures/Gallery Talks .........................10 Mural was scheduled to travel to Berlin, I look forward to seeing you at the Public Programs ..................................24 Amsterdam, and London, before Art Center. returning to the United States. Al Harris-Fernandez Education In addition to the excitement of the Director, Sioux City Art Center Classes & Workshops .........................95 Pollock exhibition, the centennial Students .........................................1,551 reminded us of the importance of Workshop Attendees .........................716 individuals uniting around a vision for Artful Birthday Parties ..........................30 the future. The men and women that Artful Birthday Attendees ...................388 founded the Society of Fine Arts in 1914 created an organization that would result Contact hours ............................13,484.5 in the present day Sioux City Art Center. Docents (dedicated volunteers) .............9 As director of the Art Center I am especially cognizant of the legacy that we as a community inherited from those that came before us, and what we, in our turn, will leave for future generations. While all accredited museums share the core mission of collecting, interpreting and preserving their collections, in my BUDGET SUMMARY The Sioux City Art Center is a public/private partnership between the City of Sioux City and the Art Center Association of Sioux City. City of Sioux City Financial Report Assn. City Assn. City 2014/2015 2013/2014 49% 47% 53% 51% Employees $507,977 $504,453 Supplies & Services 18,167 17,976 Repairs & Improvements 52,457 42,778 Utilities 89,685 94,316 2014/2015 2013/2014 $ 668,286 City of Sioux City Appropriation $ 659,523 763,777 Art Center Assn. of Sioux City Support 641,812 TOTAL $668,286 $659,523 $1,432,063 TOTAL $1,301,335 Sioux City Art Center Expenses Facility Facility 16% 17% Programs Programs 33% Salaries 28% Salaries 51% 55% 2014/2015 2013/2014 $ 735,303 Sarlaries and Benefits $ 709,882 466,426 Programs 372,289 230,334 Facility/Operations 219,164 $1,432,063 TOTAL $1,301,335 2014/2015 Assn. 31% SALARIES AND BENEFITS City $507,977 Association 227,326 City TOTAL $735,303 69% PROGRAMS Assn. City $ 0 100% Association 466,426 TOTAL $466,426 Assn. FACILITY AND OPERATIONS 30% City $ 160,309 City Association 70,025 70% TOTAL $230,334 EXHIBITIONS AND GALLERY TALKS / LECTURES 2014-2015 was dominated by the presentation of Jackson Pollock: Mural. The exhibition along with complementary didactic information and video presentations utilized the entire first floor with the exception of the Gardner Room and the Junior League Hands-on! Gallery. Additional exhibitions during 2014- 2015 included two ongoing exhibitions, Grant Wood’s Corn Room mural and The Sioux City Art Center Permanent Collection, which had been moved in May 2014 to the third floor to allow the Margaret Ann Martin Everist Permanent Collection Gallery to host Jackson Pollock: Mural. The Permanent Collection was reopened in the Margaret Ann Martin Everist Permanent Collection Gallery, as well as in the Community Gallery, on May 9, 2015. Jackson Pollock: Mural exhibition installation The Gardner Room, the only exhibit space not used for Jackson Pollock: May 24, 2014 – May 3, 2015 First-Floor Exhibitions Mural for the bulk of the fiscal year, The Sioux City Art Center March 29 – July 13, 2014 hosted six exhibitions of works produced Permanent Collection The Sioux City Camera Club: Contrast by local organizations and students at Jensen, Everist, and Terra Galleries Gardner Room the Art Center. May 9, 2015 – Present July 12, 2014 – April 5, 2015 The Main Gallery hosted four exhibitions. The Sioux City Art Center Jackson Pollock: Mural The first two presented works from the Art Permanent Collection Margaret Ann Martin Everist Permanent Center’s Permanent Collection that were Margaret Ann Martin Everist Permanent Collection Gallery, the T. S. Martin thematically connected to the presentation Collection Gallery and the Community Atrium, the Community Gallery, and the of Jackson Pollock: Mural. The latter two Gallery Stark Lecture Hall featured regularly scheduled exhibitions, Youth Art Month Exhibition and The Briar Ongoing since September 11, 2013 July 26 – September 14, 2014 Cliff Review Exhibition. Sculptures by John Henry Student Opportunities for Art and Michael Dunbar Research (SOAR) Ongoing Exhibitions Sioux City Art Center outdoor campus Gardner Room Ongoing from May 26, 2007 Grant Wood’s Corn Room mural October 25, 2014 – January 4, 2015 Art from the Boys and Girls Home and Family Services Gardner Room January 17 – March 15, 2015 Siouxland Artists, Inc. Annual Competition Gardner Room March 28 – May 3, 2015 Celebrating Children: Art by Head Start Students Gardner Room May 16 – July 12, 2015 Sioux City Camera Club: Motion Grant Wood’s Corn Room mural Gardner Room Third-Floor Exhibitions June 14 – September 28, 2014 Wall Pictures: Selections from the Permanent Collection Main Gallery October 11, 2014 – February 1, 2015 Mid-Century Mix Main Gallery February 14 – April 5, 2015 Youth Art Month Exhibition: Elementary School Students Main Gallery April 16 – June 28, 2015 The Briar Cliff Review Exhibition Main Gallery Youth Art Month Exhibition Reception May 16 – August 2, 2015 Epilogue: Michelle Bablitz, October 30, 2014 February 19, 2015 Justin Fondrie, Nicholas Hruby Todd Behrens, Discussion of the rise Todd Behrens, Lecture—Part 3, Stark Jensen, Everist, and Terra Galleries of Pollock’s celebrity status during Lecture Hall, Jackson Pollock: Mural “The Jackson Pollock Social Hour,” T. S. Martin Atrium April 16, 2015 Gallery Talks / Lectures, 2014-2015 Al Harris-Fernandez, Todd Behrens, July 9, 2014 November 20, 2014 Jeff Baldus, Michael Baur, Matt Drissell, Al Harris-Fernandez, University of Iowa Todd Behrens, Lecture—Part 2, Stark Angelica A. Mercado, and Thomas Museum of Art Director Sean O’Harrow, Lecture Hall, Jackson Pollock: Mural Jewell-Vitale, Gallery Talk, The Briar and University of Iowa President Sally Cliff Review Exhibition Mason, Remarks at Special Preview, T. S. January 15, 2015 Martin Atrium, Jackson Pollock: Mural Todd Behrens, Discussion of artists May 23, 2015 other than Pollock who used drip Todd Behrens, Michelle Bablitz, Justin July 11, 2014 painting during “The Jackson Pollock Fondrie, and Nicholas Hruby, Gallery Al Harris-Fernandez, University of Iowa Social Hour,” T. S. Martin Atrium Talks, Epilogue: Michelle Bablitz, Museum of Art Director Sean O’Harrow, Justin Fondrie, Nicholas Hruby and Todd Behrens, Remarks at Opening February 15, 2015 Reception, T. S. Martin Atrium, Jackson Al Harris-Fernandez, Debra Marqusee, Pollock: Mural Sioux City Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Paul Gausman, September 25, 2015 and Sioux City Council Member Todd Behrens, Lecture—Part 1, Stark Dan Moore, Awards Presentation, Lecture Hall, Jackson Pollock: Mural Youth Art Month Exhibition ACCESSIONS TO THE PERMANENT COLLECTION Steven T. Elliott J. Neil Lawley Arc No. 3, 2014 Intersecting Lobes, 2011 stainless steel found lumber, mixed media 75 x 24 x 12 inches 39 x 30 x 39.5 inches Purchase