ANNUAL REPORT 2016 FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE

IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS REVIEW OF 2016 — A YEAR OF RESILIENCE FOR THE CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS.

Each day on our campus, arts, gardens, and education converge to create meaningful personal experiences and open a world of new possibilities to all of the citizens of Jacksonville. As a vital community partner, the Museum reaches out to diverse audiences and the entire community through outstanding artistic offerings, dynamic learning experiences, and opportunities to participate in the beauty of the natural world. During 2016, nearly 165,000 individuals of all ages, demographics, backgrounds, and interests, from Jacksonville and beyond, took advantage of all we have to offer. Throughout this report, you will be able to revisit some of the highlights from last year, and hear directly from members, donors, volunteers, partners, artists, and others about their experiences at the Cummer Museum.

This report also demonstrates the Museum’s impact beyond our walls. Innovative adaptations of the permanent collection, like the Outings Project, brought images from the collection out into the urban core. The award- winning book, "The Chef’s Canvas," featured local chefs who created new recipes inspired by their favorite works of art. Our various outreach programs in the school system and other community locations impacted 16,929 local students and adults, demonstrating that the Cummer Museum is committed to bringing our mission to life even for those who can’t visit our campus.

Although 2016 included the disappointing loss of the former Woman’s Club building and the decision by Director Hope McMath to step down, we also celebrated 55 years as a vibrant institution and continued to pursue the goal of being the “center of beauty and culture” envisioned by Ninah Cummer. The south galleries were beautifully restored and upgraded, and your Museum was also recognized locally and nationally with awards for its commitment to excellence, inclusivity, and access. These characteristics will continue to guide our institution in all of its endeavors, including the search for a new Director.

While you may consider the Museum’s permanent collection rooted in times long past, every piece of art — no matter how old — was once contemporary. Each piece is a tangible capsule of another period, representing in some way the mood, conflict, energy, or exuberance of that moment. These works often incorporate messages about politics, religion, war, cultural biases, the environment, and other realms. With 4,000 years of art history under our roof, we have a unique opportunity to use our collection to explore historical events and create links to today’s pressing topics. From our examination of Nazi art looting and bans on “degenerate art” (since 2012) to One Family: Photographs by Vardi Kahana (2014), and most recently, LIFT: Contemporary Expressions of the African American Experience (2016-2017), the Museum has been a place where visitors can connect the arts to their everyday lives through reflection, dialogue, and meaningful experiences.

Our powerful vision for the future continues to include significant investments in the people, spaces, and programs that drive our focus on art, gardens, and education forward, including continued endowment development and completing our Challenge Grant for Public Programming from the National Endowment for the Humanities to ensure long-term sustainability.

1 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2016 BOARD & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

We hope this report allows you to reflect back upon your own year with the Cummer Museum — the memories you have made and the experiences you have shared — and that it inspires you to visit often in the coming year. Your ongoing support and engagement continues to build a Museum that will thrive, and we are grateful that you are part of the Cummer Museum family.

Ryan A. Schwartz, Holly Keris, Chairman, Board of Trustees Chief Operating Officer & Chief Curator

The Museum th anniversary celebrated its with individuals visited the 55 164,590 Museum, of which experienced the 67% Museum for free new frames to better display 4 works from the collection docents enriched the new works of art cultural education of acquisitions conserved 77 5 6 students, teachers, and 12 special exhibitions 25,472 parents on school tours 27 loans to the collection

works of art on view 11,786 951 16,929 people experienced individuals were served exciting Museum years of art history through outreach programs 4,000 to classrooms and community events

volunteers completed 2,703 The Museum 7,716 people were served collaborated with 41 hours of through accessibility community partners and 30,864 service programs that enable all corporate and valued to experience the arts 82 civic partners at $727,156 ART PERMANENT COLLECTION

The Museum’s collection consists of more than 5,000 works of art dating from 2100 B.C. through the present day. The collection is brought to life for visitors through programs, educational tours, and other opportunities throughout the year. This year, a portion of the collection was reinstalled within the Museum’s newly renovated south wing. The permanent collection is the cornerstone of the Museum, and the reinstallation included both recent acquisitions and rarely displayed gems. Norman Film Manufacturing Company, (Japanese), 18th-19th century, The Green Eyed Monster, c. 1921 Turtle netsuke with crane inro The Flying Ace, c. 1926 Rat netsuke with abstract inro The Bull-Dogger: Bill Picket: World’s Champion, Sleeping Dog netsuke PERMANENT c. 1923 COLLECTION Museum of Science and History, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839 – 1892), Jacksonville, Florida 100 Aspects of the Moon: The cry of the fox PIECES The Reel Hollywood: Jacksonville’s Film History (Konkai), 1886, woodblock print ON LOAN Walt Disney Imagineering, Epcot Theme Park, Lake Buena Vista, Florida Works of art from the Museum’s Long-term Loan permanent collection were included in exhibitions and installations at institutions around the country. Lending pieces from THE CHEF’S the Cummer Collection allows the Museum to reach new audiences CANVAS and gain recognition for its value "The Chef’s Canvas" was as a cultural asset. born from the Museum’s commitment to find new ways Edmund William Greacen (American, 1877 – to connect people with works 1949), Brooklyn Bridge, East River, 1916 of art in the collection. This is Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia Icon of Modernism: Representing the Brooklyn the first time since 2000 that Bridge, 1883 – 1950 the Museum has published a volume encompassing the Eugene Savage (American, 1883 – 1978), full scope of the permanent South Moon Under, 1935 collection. Through the lens Cypress Trail, 1945 of Northeast Florida’s most Governor’s Mansion, Tallahassee, Florida Long-term Loan talented culinary creators, some familiar favorites Terence Netter (American, b. 1929), have been given a new Palm Sunday, 2000 interpretation. This is “uniquely Jacksonville University, Marine Science Cummer,” in that it brings art "The Chef’s Canvas" has won Research Institute, Jacksonville, Florida Long-term Loan and food culture together in multiple awards for design and a fresh perspective. content since its release.

cummermuseum.org 4 CONSERVATION

The Museum’s commitment to preserving the permanent collection for future generations begins with care for its masterpieces in the galleries and gardens. This year, the Museum was able to launch an outdoor sculpture maintenance plan in which each work of art in the historic gardens was cleaned and treated by a team of technicians from RLA Conservation. In addition, the following works of art were treated by Artcare, Inc.: Edmund Greacen, Brooklyn Bridge; Robert Henri, Guide to Croaghan; Marie-Victoire Lemoine, Youth in an Embroidered Vest; and John Steuart Curry, Parade to War, Allegory. The highlight of this year’s conservation projects was the restoration of the Cummer portraits. Through the generosity of the Cummer Ball’s honorary co-chairs, Jim and Joan Van Vleck and Helen Lane, visitors can now appreciate the original vibrancy of the portraits of Museum founders Arthur and Ninah Cummer. Both portraits were unveiled during the Cummer Ball.

LOANS TO THE COLLECTION

Thanks to the generosity of numerous private and institutional lenders, the breadth of the permanent collection galleries and educational programming was enriched by important works on loan.

Charles Biederman (American, 1906 – 2004), New York #8, 1939, painted Geoffrey Naylor (British, 1928 – 1997), Untitled, 1979, aluminum, on wood and glass, 36 ½ x 28 ¾ x 4 ¼ in., on loan from the Thomas H. and 97 ½ x 96 x 5 in., on loan from the Haskell Collection. Diane DeMell Jacobsen, Ph.D. Foundation. William Trost Richards (American, 1833 – 1905), Rocky Coast, 1887, oil Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822 – 1899), Tiger and a Snake, 1879, watercolor, on canvas, 27 x 47 in., on loan from the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell 22 ½ x 29 ¼ x 2 ¼ in., on loan from Jeanne R. Brittingham, Virginia R. Jacobsen, Ph.D. Foundation. Ellenberg and T.S. Roberts, III in loving memory of their mother, Grace F. Roberts. Randolph Rogers (American, 1825 – 1892), Nydia, The Blind Girl of Pompeii, 1860, marble, 54 in., on loan from the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Werner Drewes (American, 1899 – 1985), Composition 289, 1943, oil on Jacobsen, Ph.D. Foundation. canvas, 29 x 46 in., on loan from Diane DeMell Jacobsen, Ph.D. Joseph Stella (American, 1877 – 1946), Barbados, 1938, oil on canvas, Robert Scott Duncanson (American, 1821 – 1872), Landscape with Fishing 17 ¼ x 17 ¼ in., on loan from the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen, Scene, c. 1856, oil on canvas, 42 x 58 in., on loan from the Berg Family. Ph.D. Foundation.

Chaim Gross (American, 1904 – 1991), Column of Peace, 1978, bronze, Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899 – 1991),Mujer Perseguida, 1950, oil on 75 ¾ x 19 x 19 in., on loan from the Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation, New York. canvas, 39 ½ x 31 7/8 in., on loan from the Estate of Robert D. Wilson.

C. Bertram Hartman (American, 1882 – 1960), Construction Near the Enzo Torcoletti (Italian – American, b. 1943), Sunrise – Sunset, 2000 – Chrysler Building, 1936, oil on canvas, 59 ¾ x 29 5/8 in., on loan from the 2001, white Georgia marble, 69 in., on loan from the Collection of Georgia Museum of Art; extended loan from the Jason Schoen Collection. Enzo Torcoletti.

Dolf James (American, b. 1954), Equal Point, 2015, aluminum, 22 x 8 x 9 ft., Purvis Young (American, 1943 – 2010), Golf Course of America, 2002, on loan from the Collection of Dolf James. household paint on plywood, 82 x 48 x 2 in., on loan from the Collection of Jordan Bock. John Marin (American, 1872 – 1953), Related to St. Paul’s, New York, 1928, oil on canvas, 26 ½ x 30 in., on loan from the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Eleven examples of Chinese porcelain from the Koger Collection of Asian Jacobsen, Ph.D. Foundation. Ceramics, 13th – 18th century, on loan from the Collection of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the State Art Museum of Florida, Florida Willard Leroy Metcalf (American, 1858 – 1925), Ponte Alla Badia, Florence, State University, Sarasota, Florida. 1913, oil on canvas, 39 9/16 x 36 ½ x 2 7/8 in., Partial gift to the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens from Diane DeMell Jacobsen, Ph. D., in memory of her husband, Thomas H. Jacobsen, AG.2003.8.1.

5 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2016 ACQUISITIONS

Thanks to the generosity of many donors, the Museum was able to expand the permanent collection — one of its most important assets — during this fiscal year. Whether through the outright gift of a work of art, or through those who have contributed financially toward one of the Museum’s dedicated art purchase funds, the Museum extends sincere thanks to the donors who value the collection and wish to see it grow for future generations of visitors.

GIFTS Soren Emil Carlsen (American, 1853 – 1932), Copper Bowl, White Vase, Cloth and Onions, c. 1890, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in., Gift of Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen, AG.2016.2.1. (bottom)

Paul Kelpe (American, 1902 – 1985), Man and Machinery #36, 1934, oil on canvas, 25 ¼ x 21 in., Gift of Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen and Robert G. Jacobsen, AG.2016.1.1. (detail, top)

Edith Barretto Parsons (American, 1878 – 1959), The Joy Fountain, 1919, bronze, 40 ½ x 30 ½ x 15 ½ in., Gift of Carol and Taliaferro Lane, AG.2015.3.1.

Unknown (Iran), Antique Senna Rug, c. 1880, upholstery, 79 x 51 in., Anonymous Gift, S.2016.3.1.

PURCHASES Janet Scudder (American, 1873 – 1940), Frog Fountain, 1901, bronze, 37 ½ in., Purchased with funds from the Morton R. Hirschberg Bequest, in memory of Gaile E. Wingard, AP.2016.4.1.

FRAMES Thanks to the generosity of the Cummer Council and Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen, the following four artworks were rehoused in new custom-made period frames, now displayed in the newly renovated south wing galleries.

William Stanley Haseltine (American, 1835 – 1900), Sunset on the Grand Canal, Venice, early 1870s, oil on canvas, 14 x 25 in., Gift of Helen Haseltine Plowden through the National Academy of Design, New York, AG.1961.7.1. Italian frame, c. 18th century Purchased with funds from the Cummer Council.

Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819 – 1904), Orchid with an Amethyst Hummingbird, c. 1875 – 90, oil on canvas, 18 1/16 x 10 1/8 in., Bequest of Ninah M. H. Cummer, C.0.112.1. American frame with gilded applied ornament, c. 1870 Purchased with funds from the Cummer Council.

Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819 – 1904), The St. Johns River, c. 1890s, oil on canvas, 13 x 26 in., Purchased with funds from Membership Contributions, AP.1966.29.1. American frame with gilded applied ornament, c. 1870 Purchased with funds from the Cummer Council.

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856 – 1925), In the Alps, 1911, oil on canvas, 20 x 28 1/16 in., Purchased with funds from the Cummer Council, AP.1990.20.1. Italian frame with gilded hand-carved wood, 19th century Gift of Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen.

cummermuseum.org 6 THE OUTINGS PROJECT

Led by Jacksonville-based artists workshop with a 25-member Dolf James, Corey Kolb, and street team that installed Doug Eng of CoRK, the Outings more than 40 images from the Project was a unique opportunity collection throughout the city. for the Museum to showcase its Casabianca’s residency also collection to the Northeast Florida coincided with an exhibition of community, while engaging his photographs and a lecture in an international movement. underwritten by the Cultural The project consisted of taking Council of Greater Jacksonville photographs of paintings from the and VyStar Credit Union. collection, isolating a figure from the painting, then blowing it up The project’s goals were to to life-size or larger and printing make great art accessible it to be adhered to buildings in to all, encourage individuals Jacksonville’s urban core. to connect to the Museum collection, beautify the The project concept was the Downtown neighborhood, and idea of Paris photographer Julien engage citizens in the process de Casabianca, who visited of creating and sharing artful Jacksonville to lead a weeklong moments with the community.

“OUTINGS HAVE BEEN MADE BY MORE THAN 200 PERSONS IN THE WORLD,” STATES CASABIANCA, “ … BUT JACKSONVILLE IS THE ONLY OUTINGS CITY IN THE WORLD WHERE THE COMMUNITY AND THE MUSEUM WERE INVOLVED WITH THIS KIND OF HEART, ENERGY, CONVICTION, AND DETERMINATION. FROM ALL THE INHABITANTS I MET ... THE MUSEUM TEAM, ARTS COMMUNITY, SPECTATORS, WALL OWNERS, DONORS, MUSEUM FRIENDS, PEOPLE RELEASED FROM PRISON A FEW HOURS AGO AND CROSSING THE STREET TO TALK TO US, AND EVEN THE MAYOR’S WIFE ... EVERYBODY IN TOWN WAS AS KIND AND GRATEFUL AS I HAVE EVER SEEN. MY VISIT WAS FULL OF SHARING, GRATITUDE, AND EMOTIONS AS NOWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD. JACKSONVILLE IS MY FIRST DEEP CRUSH IN THIS YOUNG OUTINGS STORY.”

7 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2016 -Julien de Casabianca EXHIBITIONS

WOMEN, ART, AND SOCIAL CHANGE: THE NEWCOMB POTTERY ENTERPRISE OCTOBER 9, 2015 THROUGH JANUARY 3, 2016

The pieces in the exhibition represented the work of one of the most significant American art potteries of the 20th century, and offered insight into the extraordinary women who made a lasting impression on American art and industry. This exhibition was organized by the Newcomb Art Gallery at Tulane University and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, and was supported by grants from the Henry Luce Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works.

DAVID HAYES: THE SENTINEL SERIES NOVEMBER 7, 2015 THROUGH OCTOBER 2, 2016

American sculptor David Hayes’ outdoor sculptures contemplate the relationship between a work of art and the environment it occupies and demonstrate the influence of teacher David Smith and friend Alexander Calder. This installation featured eight of Hayes’ large-scale works from his estate.

JULIEN DE CASABIANCA: THE OUTINGS PROJECT NOVEMBER 18, 2015 THROUGH JUNE 5, 2016

In conjunction with Jacksonville Outings, the Cummer Museum presented a sampling of Julien de Casabianca’s photographs from his Lyon, New York, Paris, San Francisco, and Warsaw installations.

cummermuseum.org 8 EXHIBITIONS CONTINUED

ROCKWELL KENT: THE SHAKESPEARE PORTFOLIO NOVEMBER 24, 2015 THROUGH MAY 22, 2016

This limited edition series of illustrations for “The Complete Works of Shakespeare” was recently gifted to the Museum by Cheryl S. Cummer. The exhibition celebrated the legacies of William Shakespeare and Rockwell Kent, two leading figures in their respective fields.

“CONSERVATION, BEAUTIFICATION, AND A CITY PLAN”: NINAH CUMMER AND THE BEAUTIFICATION OF JACKSONVILLE DECEMBER 19, 2015 THROUGH NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Using materials from the Museum, The Florida Times-Union, the Jacksonville Historical Society, and the University of North Florida’s Thomas G. Carpenter Library, Special Collections and Archives, among others, this exhibition celebrated Ninah Cummer’s impact on the city of Jacksonville.

ARCHIPENKO: A MODERN LEGACY JANUARY 29 THROUGH APRIL 17, 2016

Featuring sculptures, mixed media reliefs, and works on paper, this exhibition highlighted the artist’s manifold abstraction of the figure and the breadth of his creative legacy that has informed our thinking about modern sculpture. This exhibition was organized by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C., in collaboration with the Archipenko Foundation.

9 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2016 FAVORITES MAY 3 THROUGH AUGUST 1, 2016

Some works of art are too exceptional to put into storage. During the renovation of the south wing galleries, 18th- to 20th- century works were placed into special presentations in the Mason and Jacobsen Galleries.

LIFT: CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSIONS OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE JUNE 14, 2016 THROUGH FEBRUARY 12, 2017

LIFT: Contemporary Expressions of the African American Experience presented area contemporary artists’ responses to Jacksonville’s rich artistic African American heritage, with an emphasis on creating an artful platform to discuss issues surrounding race, equity, and community. Using the original lyrics to “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” a song written by Jacksonville natives James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson, artists created works that present their views about the complex state of race relations in this city and beyond.

The LIFT Community Conversation Group included Michael Boylan (WJCT); Nancy Broner (OneJax); Katie Colley (The Colley Foundation); Frank Denton (The Florida Times-Union); Al Letson; Maira Martelo (Jacksonville Public Education Fund); Marsha Oliver (City of Jacksonville); Chevara Orrin (EQ3 Media); Charlene Taylor-Hill (Human Rights Commission, City of Jacksonville); Adonnica Toler (Ritz Museum & Theatre); Tracy Tousey (Do Something Great Today Foundation); Cleve Warren; and JeffriAnne Wilder (Director of the Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations, University of North Florida), led by Director Hope McMath.

“VIEWING THE ART IN THE LIFT “THE LIFT EXHIBITION EXHIBITION MADE ME THINK MADE ME THINK ABOUT HOW CHANGE IS ABOUT WHAT I CAN POSSIBLE AND HOW IT STARTS DO TO CHANGE IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.” HISTORY.”

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GARDEN CONCERTS The past year included a November Tomboi concert, the third annual Americana concert in June featuring The Firewater Tent Revival, and a September LIFT concert with Mama Blue and Patrick Evan. Together, these concerts brought 876 guests to the Museum to enjoy music, friendship, and community under the Cummer Oak.

GARDEN MONTH Garden Month, presented by Community First Credit Union, kicked off with a plant sale and community day, when the Museum hosted its highest attendance day on record with 3,595 guests. In honor of “Conservation, Beautification, and a City Plan”: Ninah Cummer and the Beautification of Jacksonville, an insightful panel discussion CUMMER M with city experts was held on the importance of continuing USE Ninah’s legacy of ensuring public greenspaces are preserved UM and maintained in our community. Other Garden Month events included a Garden Concert featuring the sounds of The Chris Thomas Band, bi-weekly garden tours, children’s art classes, and Garden Conservancy Day. Rounding out the month was a special event featuring the Ninah May Holden Cummer Awards and a lecture with Lady Xa Tollemache, renowned international landscape and garden designer, who spoke about her wide range of work, from small courtyard gardens to castle landscapes, followed by a luncheon held in the Olmsted Garden.

THE SEARCH FOR PARADISE: THE HISTORY OF WESTERN GARDENS This four-part series traced the history of gardens from the Renaissance to the early 20th century. Throughout history, gardens have been statements of power, places for philosophers to think great thoughts, exercises in social change, places of beauty, and occasionally they have even been about flowers.

13 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2016 CELEBRATING SHAKESPEARE! In honor of the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death and Rockwell Kent: The Shakespeare Portfolio, live performances and music inspired by the work and times of Shakespeare were presented throughout the Museum’s gardens.

ENVIROFEST In partnership with the City of Jacksonville’s Environmental Protection Board, the Museum hosted a family-friendly event focused on raising environmental awareness through the arts. More than 1,600 attendees enjoyed the programs that day.

NINAH MAY HOLDEN CUMMER AWARDS The Ninah May Holden Cummer Awards recognize local members of the community who have helped build artful connections between people and the environment. The Individual Award was presented to Carolyn Marsh Lindsay for her exceptional devotion to the Museum and other garden-related organizations. The Corporate Award was presented to TD Bank for their national efforts to be as green as their logo and for their participation in the Museum’s Garden-Based Learning Initiative, providing a student-maintained garden for Woodland Acres Elementary. The Artist Award was presented to Sarah Crooks Flaire for her combination of environmental science and art-making in her creations and her work with the community. The Community Award was presented to Greenscape of Jacksonville for their efforts to further awareness of the importance of the tree canopy to the health and economic well-being of the community.

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cummermuseum.org 14 EDUCATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS

COMMUNITY ASSET AWARD In August, the Museum received the Community Asset Award, presented by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts at its annual Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD) conference. The award was accepted by Museum Educator Matthew Patterson. This award is a tremendous validation of the many years the Museum has worked to ensure access through its exhibitions, programs, events, and classes. This award recognizes the achievements of organizations that continually demonstrate success with access initiatives; improving accessibility in their organizations, city, state, or region; and marks the Museum as one of the premier providers of accessibility programming in the country. Each year, the Kennedy Center honors a select few arts administrators and organizations whose dedication have resulted in the advancement of inclusion of people with disabilities in the cultural arts and whose efforts serve as an example to all in the field.

Accessibility programs at the Museum include accessible school tours, Arts for All, Museum Access for Kids, VSA, Women of Vision, and outreach at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind. More than 2,700 students, teachers, families, and adults were served through these programs in 2016.

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES CLASSES Tours for Nassau County students were provided The Museum served more than 650 children through by the Cummer Amelia affinity group. Cummer art classes and camp, and 355 adults through art Beaches sponsored school tours for Beaches and St. classes and lecture series. Johns County students.

DOCENT PROGRAM TEACHER TRAININGS The program includes 49 active docents, who The Museum held arts-integration teacher trainings served as educators in the galleries, gardens, and in October and February for teachers participating in studios, making the Museum’s tour program possible. Cummer in the Classroom. This year, 28 new docents-in-training entered the year-long program. EDUCATION EXHIBITIONS Education Exhibitions in Art Connections included SCHOOL TOURS Art Beyond Sight created by Women of Vision, New In the 2015-2016 school year, the Museum View created by students at Douglas Anderson hosted more than 25,000 students, teachers, School of the Arts, An Odyssey: A Journey of and chaperones on daily school tours, including a Thousand Words created by the Cummer grade-level tours, science-based garden tours, Museum Junior Docents, and VSA Florida’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Hand n’ Hand program. and Math) tours, and temporary exhibition tours.

cummermuseum.org 16 EDUCATION ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAMS ARTS FOR ALL The Museum is home to a range of adaptive art-making equipment, which allows individuals of differing abilities to express themselves through the visual arts. Invented by Dwayne Szot and initially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, this program’s impact grows each year.

FLORIDA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND Through funding provided by the W.W. and Eloise D. Gay Foundation, the Cummer Museum was able to offer classroom outreach to students who are visually impaired from the elementary and middle school classrooms of the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind. This 12-week program included instruction in painting, printmaking, ceramics, and sculpture, resulting in several exhibitions on campus.

MUSEUM ACCESS FOR KIDS As a part of the Museum Access for Kids program, the Museum provided educational outreach, Museum tours, and VSA Festival visits to 175 students with disabilities. This VSA program was provided in 2016 under a contract with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

VSA During this four-day festival, 2,424 children with disabilities, teachers, and caregivers had the opportunity to learn through human interaction and creative expression. The festival was made possible with the help of 1,286 volunteers, which included corporate groups, community friends, educators, and healthcare professionals. Groups from 39 schools in Duval, Clay, and St. Johns Counties, who rarely have a chance to participate in educational activities outside their classrooms, traveled to the Museum to experience art through all their senses at eight “Art Stops” in the galleries, gardens, and Art Connections.

WOMEN OF VISION Celebrating and communicating the power and beauty of the visual and literary arts through an exceptional group of women who are blind or low-vision, this program serves as a vehicle for personal reflections, a symbol for the transformative nature of art, and a model of accessibility for the community. Women of Vision is sponsored by the City of Jacksonville, the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, Inc., the W.W. and Eloise D. Gay Foundation, Baptist Health Foundation, Inc., Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, and Michael DiAngelo in Memory of Susan DiAngelo.

17 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2016 CUMMER IN THE CLASSROOM Start with the Arts and the Weaver Academy of Art are the two programs that make up Cummer in the Classroom. Both have the goal of providing experiences in which art, science, literacy, sharing, and parental involvement are fully integrated to promote a love of learning. This year, the program served a total of 3,628 students and 203 teachers at seven Duval County Title I schools and at the two Guardian Catholic Schools by providing outreach, Museum tours, teacher trainings, art classes, and classroom resources. In addition, students and staff at participating schools received free Family Memberships and scholarship opportunities for Camp Cummer and children’s classes. Sponsored by EverBank, Holland & Knight, the Main Street America Group, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Dianne T. and Charles E. Rice Family Foundation, and J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver.

GARDEN-BASED LEARNING INITIATIVE The Garden-Based Learning Initiative, sponsored by the TD Charitable Foundation, promotes environmental awareness by initiating student-maintained school gardens to provide hands- on environmental experiences, inspire art-making, and beautify campuses of Cummer in the Classroom schools. In 2016, the Museum piloted the program in partnership with Woodland Acres Elementary School, serving 818 students.

MICHELE BLOCK GAN YELADIM PRESCHOOL This program is a special collaboration with the Jewish Community Alliance to integrate STEAM into early childhood education.

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CHAMPAGNE & LECTURES SHOPPING More than 1,300 people benefitted from Museum lectures, including: More than 400 visitors celebrated the holiday season with complimentary Champagne, • a collaboration with the Cultural Council of appetizers, and holiday music in the Cummer Shop. Greater Jacksonville and VyStar Credit Union, Special merchandise and additional discounts which brought Julien de Casabianca to discuss provided merry shopping for all, with proceeds his worldwide Outings Project; supporting Museum programs. • a lecture by Associate Curator Nelda Damiano on sculptures in the Museum’s permanent collection and the evolution of the sculpted CONCERTS AT figure through time; THE CUMMER • an insightful talk by Director Hope McMath, Collaborations with The Ritz Chamber Players and Chief Curator Holly Keris, and Adonnica the Jacksonville Symphony allowed nearly 900 Toler of the Ritz Museum & Theatre, on guests to enjoy concerts at the Museum. the role Jacksonville played during the Harlem Renaissance; • Artists Inside Out, a multi-arts night with stories behind the art from selected LIFT artists, directed by Barbara Colaciello; • Conversations & Cocktails hosted by Alexandra Keiser, Research Curator for the Alexander Archipenko Foundation, to discuss Archipenko: A Modern Legacy; and • the Talks & Tea lecture series, sponsored by The Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts, Inc., which gives lifelong learners the opportunity to hear behind-the-scenes information about the Museum and exhibitions.

MOVIE NIGHT In honor of Rockwell Kent: The Shakespeare Portfolio, the Museum hosted a special screening of “Romeo + Juliet.”

KICKOFF TASTING THEATRICAL EVENT FOR PERFORMANCES This year's theatrical performances included "THE CHEF’S CANVAS" Constellations with The 5 & Dime, A Theatre The Cummer Gardens provided the perfect setting Company; To the Sea with Players by the Sea; and for 200 attendees to celebrate the release of "The Eva Chase Wood, with playwright Jennifer Chase. Chef’s Canvas," which combines the art of food with works of art from the Museum collection. The event included a tasting of recipes from the book from more than 50 of Jacksonville’s top chefs, plus beer, wine, and featured cocktails.

cummermuseum.org 20 WORKSHOPS FLORIDA BLUE AND CLASSES FREE TUESDAY In honor of Archipenko, a figure-drawing class was led Florida Blue Free Tuesdays provided free access to by Tony Wood. To celebrate the launch of "The Chef’s the Museum every Tuesday evening from 4 to 9 p.m. Canvas," three hands-on classes were led by Jacksonville This program has grown over the years into one of the area chefs to further promote the art of food. largest free access cultural programs in the region, providing more than 25,000 visitors free entry to the Museum on Tuesday nights throughout the year.

MUSEUMS ON US Sponsored by Bank of America, this program offered free admission to Bank of America and Merrill Lynch cardholders on the first full weekend of each month, and served 603 patrons.

TAPAS TUESDAY Tapas Tuesday has become a staple by offering live local music and food on the Cummer Café patio. This event is hosted every Tuesday evening and is FREE ACCESS sponsored by VyStar Credit Union. This year, the Museum provided free admission to 67% of its visitors, and more than 74% received either WEAVER FIRST SATURDAY free or reduced admission. FREE FOR ALL In its fourth year, Weaver First Saturday Free For BLUE STAR All provided cultural experiences for 18,502 visitors The Blue Star Museums Program offered free by allowing free access to the Museum on the first admission to military families from Memorial Day Saturday of each month. J. Wayne and Delores Barr through Labor Day. This year, 1,817 military visitors Weaver’s generosity benefits the entire community participated in this program. by providing greater access for all.

21 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2016 WEDDING STORY: JESSICA DEAN AND TERRY DIMSDALE “When I first met Jessica, I had no idea the impact she would have on my life. Now, 14 years and a wedding later, I know she is the life force for my soul and the one whom I cannot live without. I wanted our wedding to reflect not only the high regard in which I hold Jessica, but also the unbound joy she brings to our partnership every day.

Our wedding at the Cummer Museum was perfection. The staff of the Museum and the Chef’s Garden made the entire process of planning and organizing our big day a breeze, and the ‘day of’ wedding coordination was invaluable. They kept us on track, on time, and free to enjoy ourselves and our guests without having to worry about anything ‘behind the scenes.’

For us, a wedding isn’t only a celebration of the union of two people. It’s the celebration of the years that came before and the ones that will come after. It’s a thank-you to everyone who has supported us and bore witness to our growing commitment to one another. The Museum provided the perfect backdrop for our celebration, and we couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day.”

MEMBER STORY: DAVE AND KATHY STIMPSON Dave and Kathy Stimpson joined the Jacksonville community from Portland, Maine in 2005. Kathy, inspired by her previous docent experience, completed docent training and has been leading school groups and highlight tours ever since. Following his retirement, Dave began volunteering at the Cummer Shop. He joined the docent team in September 2014, after hearing so many enthusiastic stories from Kathy about her experiences. Dave and Kathy also proudly support the Museum financially. They feel truly connected to the Museum, and are wholehearted advocates of the institution that has welcomed them like members of the family.

“THE CUMMER MUSEUM IS FRIENDLY, WELCOMING, AND PROVIDES A CERTAIN WARMTH THAT YOU DON’T NECESSARILY FIND IN OTHER INSTITUTIONS. WHEN YOU ARE PARTICIPATING IN SO MANY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, EVENTUALLY YOU FIND THE AREA WHERE YOUR PUZZLE PIECE FITS.”

-Kathy Stimpson

cummermuseum.org 22 Jack Youngerman (American, b. 1926), Nina III, 1965, acrylic polymer emulsion on canvas, 86 x 74 in., Bequest of Barbara Riley, AG.1965.5.1.

FINANCE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION FISCAL YEARS 2016 AND 2015 2016 2015 The Museum’s financial resilience rests on the diversity of its revenue ASSETS sources, its ability to control Cash and Cash Equivalents $179,569 $398,109 operating costs, and the continued Receivables 1,484,070 774,994 prudent use of income generated by donor-restricted endowment funds Investments 27,455,259 25,423,619 in support of critical programs. Net Land, Buildings & Equipment, net 16,471,171 22,151,174 assets decreased significantly due to a loss on asset disposal, which Other Assets 368,478 292,500 was largely offset by net gains of TOTAL ASSETS $45,958,547 $49,040,396 more than 9% within the long-term investment portfolio. Operating LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS revenues and support increased by Liabilities $926,554 $750,505 3.7% over fiscal year 2015 with a 3.4% Net Assets 45,031,993 48,289,891 increase in operating expenses. The Museum’s operating performance TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $45,958,547 $49,040,396 remained steady through fiscal year 2016, ending with an operating surplus of approximately 1% of total revenue and support.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY OF MUSEUM OPERATIONS FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

OPERATING REVENUES OPERATING EXPENSES AND SUPPORT $3.9M $4M

31% ENDOWMENT DRAWS43 24% GENERAL & 48 FOR OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 14% ADMISSIONS 12% EVENTS & EVENTS 10% DEVELOPMENT 7% OTHER & MEMBERSHIP EARNED INCOME 6% MARKETING & 5% MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION

43% 48% CONTRIBUTED PROGRAM SUPPORT EXPENSES +31+ 14 + 7 5 +24+ 12 + 10 6

55% INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT 43% ARTS 29% GOVERNMENT SUPPORT 42% EDUCATION 55+29+16 16% CORPORATE SUPPORT 43+42+15 15% GARDENS The condensed statement of financial position and information regarding operating income and expenses are derived from the Museum’s financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2016, which have been audited by independent auditors whose report expressed an unqualified opinion. A complete copy of the audited financial statements, as well as the federal information return, IRS Form 990, are available upon request or can be found on the Museum’s website: cummermuseum.org.

cummermuseum.org 24 FINANCE RECOGNITION 2016 CUMMER BALL

The Cummer Ball was held Saturday, April 9, 2016 with artistic moments, cuisine, and décor inspired by “Conservation, Beautification, and a City Plan”: Ninah Cummer and the Beautification of Jacksonville. Honorary Chairs Helen Lane and Jim and Joan Van Vleck, Event Co-Chairs Ann Evans, Emily Magevney, and Heather Wingard, and Corporate Chairs Ron and Hilah Autrey welcomed friends, donors, and guests. Connoisseur Patrons enjoyed an exclusive reception in the Tudor Room, where the recently conserved portraits of Arthur and Ninah Cummer were unveiled. Artistic moments surprised and delighted 360 attendees in unexpected ways throughout the evening. Through the generosity of the Ball Honorary Co-Chairs, visitors can now appreciate the original vibrancy of the portraits of the Museum founders.

BALL SPONSORS

SPONSORS IN-KIND DONORS SPECIAL GIFTS Ron and Hilah Autrey Agility Press, Inc. Doug and Bree Alban Terry and Mary Bebout Chef’s Garden Catering & Events Catherine Beckham The Jacksonville Jaguars CYPRESS Creative Floral Design Charlie and Rushton Callaghan Helen M. Lane Hugo’s Interiors/Crosby Designs William and Barbara Harrell Raymond and Minerva Mason Jimmy John's Jake and Pam Ingram Joannie and Russell Newton, Jr. Maker’s Mark Steve and Sharon Lucie Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc. Mark Grandin Events William and Emily Magevney The Uible-Morris Family Foundation Mellow Mushroom Mary F. Pietan Jim and Joan Van Vleck Marlin and Barrel Vodka Ken and Gail Rowles Whiteway Delicatessen Charles and Elli Zimmerman PARTNERS Wingard Creative Black Knight Financial Services The Write Touch Fidelity National Financial Miller Electric US Assure

cummermuseum.org 26 COLLABORATIONS

In alignment with its mission “to engage and inspire BARBARA COLACIELLO through the arts, gardens, and education,” the Cummer A longtime Jacksonville actor, teacher, and director, Museum recognizes the important role that outside Barbara brought her artistic visions to life at the entities can play in creating meaningful, high-quality Museum through the Celebrating Shakespeare! learning experiences that are accessible to and relevant festival, the Artists Inside Out presentation, and as for both the Museum’s current and future audiences. Ninah Cummer at the The Museum embraces strategic collaborations with 2016 Cummer Ball. individuals, groups, and other for- and not-for-profit Barbara enriches businesses, both locally and nationally, that help to: programming at the • Connect our resources (art and gardens) to Museum by utilizing a relevant cultural issues multi-arts approach to bring attention • Increase engagement by providing new to the collection, perspectives on familiar and unfamiliar concepts exhibitions, and • Cement the Cummer Museum as the place in history of the Jacksonville where visitors can connect the arts Cummer family. to their everyday lives

“MUSEUMS ARE HOUSES OF DRAMA. WITHIN THEIR WALLS THEY HOLD STORIES REPRESENTED BY ARTIST’S VISIONS. THESE STORIES SPEAK TO ME AND I LOVE TO FIND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO TELL THEM.” -Barbara Colaciello

COLLABORATION HIGHLIGHTS CULTURAL FUSION with The Garden Conservancy the Cultural Council of Greater Through full participation in Cultural to bring the Open Days program Jacksonville, Inc.; First Coast Fusion’s #LiftEveryVoiceJax to Jacksonville. This event gives Living; the Florida Ballet; the initiative, the Museum has participants a unique opportunity Florida Division of Cultural Affairs; collaborated with many of to visit privately owned local Gen W; The HEAL Foundation; Jacksonville’s arts and cultural gardens and learn more about the Jacksonville Public Education organizations to amplify the stories gardening in the area. Thank Fund; Jacksonville Public Library; of our community’s unique cultures, you to Mary Watson and the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra; causes, and people. participating home owners: Mr. the Jewish Community Alliance; and Mrs. David Foerster, Mr. and Leadership Jacksonville; Mayo RITZ THEATRE & MUSEUM Mrs. Preston Haskell, Mr. and Clinic Jacksonville; the Museum of This year, the Cummer Museum Mrs. David Hicks, and Mr. and Contemporary Art Jacksonville; and the Ritz Museum deepened Mrs. William H. Morris. the Museum of Science and their relationship and impact History; Phillip Pan; Players by the on the community by co- ADDITIONAL Sea; Rhonda Cassano; the Ritz curating concurrent exhibitions COLLABORATIONS IN 2016 Chamber Players; Visit Florida; and hosting a free family day The Museum is proud to have Visit Jacksonville; VSA Florida; across both campuses. worked with the following WJCT; and the World Affairs organizations: Art Education for Council of Jacksonville, Inc. THE GARDEN the Blind; Biscottis; the Cathedral CONSERVANCY Arts Project; Chef’s Garden; In conjunction with Garden CoRK; the City of Jacksonville’s Month, the Museum partnered Environmental Protection Board;

27 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2016 CORPORATE & CIVIC SUPPORT

Corporations and civic organizations played a significant role in supporting initiatives related to art, gardens, and education over the course of the year.

$25,000 AND UP City of Jacksonville Environmental Crown Pools, Inc. Citi Protection Board Design Containers, Inc. Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Duval Motor Company DEX imaging, Inc. Cummer Beaches Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Ben Dinkins Landscape Design Duval County Public Schools The HEAL Foundation Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP EverBank The Legend Series Fanatics Florida Blue The Main Street America Group Florida Humanities Council The State of Florida Miller Electric Company Holland & Knight Omni Amelia Island Plantation Isokern $10,000 – $24,999 US Assure Jewish Community Alliance, Inc. Community First Credit Union Johnson & Johnson Vision Care $1,000 – $4,999 Fleet Landing KHM Design, Inc. Adecco Group North America Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation, Inc. Manning Building Supplies, Inc. Aflac Florida North Market Office Mayo Clinic Lyndra P. Daniel Center for Pools by John Clarkson Humanities in Medicine Atlantic Companies The Rayonier Advanced Materials Foundation Publix Super Markets Charities Bank of America Rayware Hardware, Inc. TD Charitable Foundation Beaches Woodcrafts, Inc. Regions Bank VyStar Credit Union The Benevity Community Impact Fund Republic National Distributing Company Wells Fargo Brooks Rehabilitation Sabel Foundation, Inc. Woodcock Foundation for the Candy Apple Cafe & Cocktails Schulte Design Associates Appreciation of the Arts, Inc. Carlton Construction, Inc. Richard Skinner & Associates Cash Building Material $5,000 – $9,999 VSA Florida CBC National Bank Baptist Health Wells Fargo Foundation CenterState Bank Black Knight Financial Services Chef's Garden Catering & Events Buffalo Trace Kentucky Bourbon Christie's Cheney Brothers, Inc. Coordinated Benefits Group

Bank of America Concourse This year, funding from Bank of America supported a renovation of the former Barnett Bank Concourse. These renovations have allowed the space to be used as additional gallery space for small exhibitions. The new Bank of America Concourse Gallery housed artwork from Julien de Casabianca: The Outings Project and a portion of LIFT: Contemporary Expressions of the African American Experience.

The Museum gratefully acknowledges the individuals and organizations who have made a gift in support of the Museum’s ongoing mission to engage and inspire through the arts, gardens, and education, from October 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016. Any omissions or errors are accidental. Please let us know if an error has been made.

cummermuseum.org 28 PONCE DE LEÓN SOCIETY DONORS

The Ponce de León Society is the prestigious giving society for annual donors at the $1,250 level or higher.

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Next Generation Foundation PATRONS $10,000 AND UP Mrs. Mary F. Pietan $1,250 – $4,999 Linda R. Alexander Dianne T. & Charles E. Rice Family Foundation Mr. Harold E. Aken, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Autrey Dr. Paul Schilling and Dr. Jay Dutton Mr. and Mrs. David Alban Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Baker, II Mr. Ryan A. Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Alford Mr. and Mrs. James G. Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. David M. Strickland Mr. and Mrs. Barry Allred Mr. and Mrs. Willis M. Ball, III Carl S. Swisher Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Theresa Amato Mr. and Mrs. Jacob F. Bryan, IV Margaret and Jack Tarver Foundation Dr. Kahren J. Arbitman and Dr. Michael Arbitman Mr. and Mrs. Phillip R. Burnaman Mrs. C. Herman Terry Ms. Barbara H. Arnold The Chartrand Family Fund at The Community The Uible-Morris Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William G. Arnold Foundation for Northeast Florida Mr. and Mrs. James Van Vleck Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Ball Mr. and Mrs. Gary Chartrand J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Mr. and Mrs. William B. Barnett The Colley Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Worth Mr. Quinn Barton Mrs. Maria R. Cox Mrs. Jacquelyn D. Bates Mr. Robert D. Davis BENEFACTORS Mr. and Mrs. Terrell L. Bebout Pete and Lory Doolittle Family Foundation $5,000 – $9,999 Mrs. Catherine G. Beckham DuBow Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Baker, II Mr. and Mrs. Gilchrist B. Berg Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Z. Duke Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Barker Mr. Scott Berglund Dan and Cindy Edelman The Bent Family Foundation, Inc. Clare and Vance Berry, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gregory E. Euston The Borowy Family Foundation The W.W. & Eloise D. Gay Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William M. Bliss, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Godfrey Mr. Michael DiAngelo in Memory of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Bond Susan A. DiAngelo Mr. and Mrs. William H. Harrell Mrs. Kathleen T. Borkowski Mr. and Mrs. John W. Donahoo III Mrs. Robert W. Helms Mr. and Mrs. E. Bruce Bower Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hinckley Mr. and Mrs. David Hicks Ms. Benita S. Boyd and Mr. James R. Boyd, III Mr. and Mrs. John Hirabayashi Bob and Monica Jacoby Mr. and Mrs. William Braddock Mr. and Mrs. Dudley D. Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Gasper Lazzara Janne and Jody Brandenburg Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Johnson Carolyn Marsh Lindsay Ms. Caroline Brinton Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. Jones Mrs. Walter A. McRae, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Shepard Bryan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Lane, III Ms. Pam D. Paul and Mr. Hank Holbrook Mr. and Mrs. William S. Burns Mrs. Helen M. Lane Ms. Fem Robert Mr. and Mrs. William S. Callaghan Mr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Magevney, III Mr. Frederick W. Schantz and Dr. Susan W. Schantz Mrs. Alyce D. Cannon The Roger L. and Rochelle S. Main Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Shircliff Mr. and Mrs. Alvin R. Carpenter Raymond and Minerva Mason Mr. and Mrs. Clay B. Tousey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Danny Cash Mr. and Mrs. William H. Morris Mr. and Mrs. John D. Uible Mr. and Mrs. Harold Catlin Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Newton, Jr. Mr. George W. Varn Mr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Coleman

RIC GOODMAN AND JOHN HURTUBISE For more than 30 years, Ric Goodman and John Hurtubise have supported the Museum as attendees of events such as gallery openings, the Cummer Ball, and garden concerts; it was not until about five years ago, when Ric’s granddaughter attended Camp Cummer, that they decided to become more deeply engaged. Seeing the excitement about the programming at the Museum from a child’s perspective was encouragement enough, and soon Ric was a docent-in-training. Since then, the couple has been continuously impressed with the Museum’s commitment to being a welcoming venue for all people interested in arts and culture. In 2015, Ric and John became first-time donors to the Ponce de León Society and have since continued their support of many successful events.

29 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2016 Elizabeth Lovett Colledge, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Hixon, III Mrs. Judith F. Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Commander, III Ms. Patricia M. Houlihan and Mr. Richard G. Skinner Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Roth Mr. and Mrs. Martin F. Connor Mrs. Annabelle Welch Hudmon Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Rowles Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Cook Mr. John Ievalts and Ms. Lisé Everly Mr. and Mrs. Luther F. Sadler, Jr. Mr. Thomas Corey Mr. and Mrs. Michael Imbriani Mrs. Nancy Schultz Mr. and Mrs. Carey M. Cornelius Pamela and Jake Ingram Mrs. Jack L. Scott Mr. and Mrs. Tim Cost Diane and Thomas Jacobsen Foundation Mike and Jennie Shad Ms. Laura Cowie and Mr. Chris Watson Mr. and Mrs. Archie O. Jenkins Mrs. Bryan Simpson Ms. Cheryl Cummer and Mr. Jack Lyle Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kaplan Emily Balz Smith Foundation Mrs. Agnes E. Danciger Peter and Kiki Karpen Mr. and Mrs. Richey Smith Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Dann Mrs. Ann J. Key Mr. and Mrs. H. Thompson Smith Dr. Jacob Danner Donna B. Knauer Ms. Nancy Soderberg Mr. and Mrs. A. Dano Davis Dr. and Mrs. J. Kenneth Koster Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Spetnagel, III Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. de Selding Ms. Denise Kowkabany Mr. and Mrs. Bruce H. Dempsey Mrs. Alison R. Leonard Mr. and Mrs. David A. Stein Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Disston Councilman and Mrs. Jim Love Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Stein, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Doherty Mrs. Betsy Lovett Mr. and Mrs. William J. Struck Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Donahoo, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Hal L. Lynch, Jr. Mrs. Mary Love M. Strum Dr. Kathleen Dully Mrs. John R. Mackroth Mr. and Mrs. Carl R. Summers Mrs. A. William Elliott, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William Magevney Mr. and Mrs. John E. Tait Mr. David L. Engdahl Mr. and Mrs. Buddy McCombs Mr. and Mrs. Lee Thomas Mrs. Marsha Faulkner Mrs. Marcia Mederos Mr. and Mrs. James W. Towler, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Felten Mr. and Mrs. George F. Medill, III Dr. and Mrs. Maarten van de Guchte Mrs. George J. Fipp Ms. Trisha Meili and Mr. Jim Schwarz Dr. Gabriele Van Zon Mr. Michael W. and Dr. Linda M. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. J. Roger Mentz Mr. and Mrs. W. Lester Varn, Jr. Ms. Christy Frazier Mr. and Mrs. Craig Merritt Mrs. Harold B. Wahl Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Messer Billy and Nettie Walker Dr. James Fulmer and Ms. Susan Gallo Mr. and Mrs. Alex A. Meyer Mr. and Mrs. William H. Walton Mr. and Mrs. George D. Gabel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Morales, III Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Watson Mr. and Mrs. George W. Gibbs Dr. Leslie Morgan Mr. and Mrs. John L. Watson, III Mr. William G. Gingrich Mrs. Linda C. Moseley Dr. and Mrs. H. Warner Webb Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Godley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Pajcic, III Ms. Elaine Weistock and Mr. Ron Keysor Mr. Richard Goodman and Mr. John Hurtubise Ms. Mary Carr Patton Mr. and Mrs. Tom Welchans Ms. Claudia B. Gordon Mrs. Robert H. Paul Mr. and Mrs. Norman R. Weldon Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Greene Mrs. Suzanne C. Perritt Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Grimes Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Petway, III Mr. and Mrs. Phil Wiesner Grune Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Pillans, III Mr. and Mrs. Lance E. Windley Mr. Mattox Hair Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert J. Pomar, Jr. The Winston Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Preston Haskell Ms. Lorelei L. Raymond Mr. and Mrs. James H. Winston Dr. and Mrs. John C. Hawkins, III Mr. Matthew Richardson Mrs. Patricia A. Winters Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hayden Mr. and Mrs. James C. Rinaman, Jr. Mr. Chong Yi Mr. Rushton W. Hays Mrs. Cornelia R. Robbins Zimmerman Family Foundation, Inc.

Many thanks to those who have given generously from October 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016. Any omissions or errors are accidental. Please let us know if an error has been made.

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES CHALLENGE GRANT

The Cummer Museum is proud to be one of just 15 institutions nationwide to be awarded a 2015 Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This is a matching grant program, and in order to receive the full $500,000 award, the Museum must raise an additional $1.5 million from community members like you over the next four years. This funding will create a $2 million Programming Endowment that will provide sustained funding for multi-disciplinary programming including lectures, workshops, and symposia, and for bringing scholars and artists to our area. If you would like to help us reach our goal, please contact Advancement at 904.899.6025.

cummermuseum.org 30 CAPITAL GIFTS

Linda R. Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Baker, II Mrs. Helen M. Lane PETE AND Mr. and Mrs. Willis M. Ball, III Mrs. Walter A. McRae, Jr. LORY Bank of America Mrs. Joan W. Newton The Bent Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Newton, III DOOLITTLE Janne and Jody Brandenburg The Newton CLT III Pete and Lory Doolittle first Mr. and Mrs. John W. Donahoo III Mrs. Mary F. Pietan visited the Cummer Museum in Pete and Lory Doolittle Family Foundation Mr. Ryan A. Schwartz the spring of 2005, and with the Mr. and Mrs. George D. Gabel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richey Smith encouragement of many friends, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Harrell Mr. and Mrs. James W. Towler, Jr. Mr. Rushton W. Hays Mr. and Mrs. James Van Vleck became engaged through the Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hinckley Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Watson Cummer Beaches Affinity Group. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Hixon, III J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Soon they found themselves Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Jaffa introducing out-of-town guests to the Museum as a first stop on their own “Welcome to Jacksonville” tour. They are passionate supporters of the Museum not only through Lory’s longtime volunteer work as a docent, but financially as well through their support of the Cummer Beaches Gala, the Director’s Circle, and capital projects in the gardens. They enjoy sharing the Museum with people because, as Lory says, “the collection represents so many aspects of the history of art, and the gardens provide a fine respite from walking the galleries.” Patrons like Pete and Lory enhance the Museum experience for all.

IN-KIND SUPPORT

Donors of in-kind goods and services to the Museum between October 1, 2015 and December 31, 2016.

$10,000 AND UP Tommy and Becky Grimes Holland & Knight Omni Amelia Island Plantation Joe Karably James Knutzen & Associates Richard Skinner and Pattie Houlihan Kustura Technologies, Inc. Richard Skinner & Associates Wingard Creative Sunscapes Landscape Design, Inc. $5,000 – $9,999 Agility Press, Inc. $1,000 – $4,999 Chef’s Garden Catering & Events ArtCare, Inc. CYPRESS Floral Design Clary & Associates, Inc. Mark Grandin Gray Robinson Attorneys at Law

31 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2016 NINAH CUMMER LEGACY SOCIETY

Individuals following in Ninah Cummer’s footsteps by including the Museum in their estate planning.

Ms. Barbara H. Arnold Mr. Ken Hatcher Mr. and Mrs. Spence W. Perry Mr. and Mrs. James G. Baldwin Mr. Rushton W. Hays Mrs. Mary F. Pietan Yvonne Barnett Charitable Annuity Lead Trust Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. Jones Thurston Roberts Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Gilchrist B. Berg Mr. and Mrs. William J. Joos Mr. William Ross Mr. and Mrs. Randall C. Berg, Jr. Ms. Holly Keris Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Rowles Mr. Jordan Bock and Mr. Tom Madison Mrs. Edward Klempf Mrs. Karen R. Schulman Mr. Robert H. Broadbent Mrs. Edward W. Lane, Jr. Mr. Brook Severance Mr. and Mrs. William S. Callaghan Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Lane, III Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Shircliff Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Davis The L’Engle Charitable Remainder Trust Ms. Wendy Steve Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. de Selding Mr. Eli Y. Leslie Mr. and Mrs. Clay B. Tousey, Jr. Ms. Dita Domonkos Hamish G. W. MacEwan Irrevocable Trust Mr. and Mrs. John D. Uible Mr. and Mrs. David W. Foerster Ms. Hope McMath and Mr. Barry Wilson Mr. and Mrs. James Van Vleck Mr. David W. Foerster, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mullen Dr. Gabriele Van Zon Dr. James Fulmer and Ms. Susan Gallo Mrs. Joan W. Newton The Ralph N. Walter and Mr. and Mrs. L. Gee Gabbert Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Newton, Jr. Anina M. Walter Charitable Trust Captain and Mrs. F. Wayne Gullett Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Nied Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Watson

ENDOWMENTS & FUNDS

The Yvonne Barnett Charitable Annuity Lead Trust The Cummer Council W. Wilson and Jane Munnerlyn Berg Family Foundation in Memory of Margaret Ninah M.H. Cummer Endowment Garden Endowment Baker Berg The Robert D. and Isabelle T. Davis Endowment at The National Endowment for the Humanities Ida Broward Boyd and Crowther Mann Boyd The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Joan W. Newton Fund Endowment Joseph Jeffers Dodge Acquisition Endowment Olmsted Garden Endowment Mildred Shafer Brown Memorial Fund Garden Endowment Inez Holtsford Perry Music Endowment C. Edward Bryan Memorial Fund in Memory of Riley Gordon Granger, Jr. Distinguished Docent Schultz Family Endowment Mr. and Mrs. Jacob F. Bryan, II Service Award Dolly Ann Tyler Fund Cornelia Morse Carithers Endowment Fund Hartmann Family Garden Furniture Fund Jim and Joan Van Vleck Professional Francis and Miranda Childress Acquisition Morton R. Hirschberg Memorial Fund Development Endowment Endowment Jacobsen Trust J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Jean Anne Conrad Memorial Library Fund Elizabeth (“Bitty”) McRae Garden Fund The Emily and Lonnie Wurn Fund

Individuals, foundations, and organizations who CUMMER OAK SOCIETY have supported the Cummer Museum with at least $1,000,000 in cumulative giving.

Linda R. Alexander Dan and Cindy Edelman Raymond and Minerva Mason Bank of America Florida Blue Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Newton, Jr. Yvonne Barnett Charitable Annuity Lead Trust Mr. and Mrs. David Hicks River Branch Foundation Mrs. Ida B. Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Hixon, III The State of Florida Comcast The Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Mrs. C. Herman Terry Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, Inc. Jacobsen, Ph.D. Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James Van Vleck Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Davis Bob and Monica Jacoby J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Z. Duke Mr. and Mrs. Dudley D. Johnson The Weaver Family Foundation Eagle Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Helen M. Lane

Many thanks to those who have given generously from October 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016. Any omissions or errors are accidental. Please let us know if an error has been made.

cummermuseum.org 32 VOLUNTEERS & STAFF VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers are vital to the growth and development of the Museum. They work as strong Museum advocates in the community, serve as committee leaders, assist in the gardens and administrative offices, lead school tours, and impact the Museum in many other ways. Last year, 7,716 volunteers provided 30,864 hours of service to help fulfill the Museum’s mission. According to the Independent Sector, the value of this service totaled $727,156, or the equivalent of 14 full-time staff members. The Museum would not be able to accomplish its mission without the passionate work of these volunteers. Thanks to all our volunteers!

TEEN VOLUNTEERS Thirty-nine volunteers, ages 15-17, each contributed 37.5 hours of service over the summer to the Camp Cummer program, a weeklong art camp for students in grades 1 through 6. These enthusiastic youth volunteers have a passion for art and enjoy working with children. Volunteer responsibilities include assisting Museum Educators by engaging with and supervising camp students, as well as helping students with studio projects and prepping supplies. Volunteering with Camp Cummer is an opportunity for teens to gain valuable work experience and skills while giving back to the community.

INTERNS The Museum’s internship program is based on standards that help students receive academic credit and develop specific skills for their future careers. Museum interns are important to the success of each department. The Advancement, Curatorial, Education, and Marketing departments accept interns who are exposed to various activities within their semester of service. From events and programs, to donor relations, curatorial research, and education, the internship program offers a wide range of experiences for each participant.

Through the Hamish George Watson MacEwan Fund (an artist and former art educator at the Jacksonville Episcopal School), the first annual MacEwan Trust Intern Stipend was awarded to Kelly Taylor to work with Camp Cummer.

“THIS INTERNSHIP HAS GIVEN ME AN INCREDIBLY DETAILED UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF A MUSEUM IS MANAGED. I HAVE GAINED SKILLS IN GIVING TOURS, TEACHING ART CLASSES, WORKING WITH ASSESSMENTS, AND SEEING FIRSTHAND HOW A VISITOR EXPERIENCE PLAN IS IMPLEMENTED.”

-Christina Shephard, Education Intern

cummermuseum.org 34 AFFINITY GROUP Rohan Madathil Candace Bridgewater Ellen Sherline Foundry Commercial Georgia Pribianic LEADERS: Dominic Martin Jane Brown Hanley (Bo) Smith HEAL Angela Randtke CUMMER AMELIA Monik Mercurio Sherry Brown Deborah Stapp LaVilla School of the Arts Linda Smith Jane Bailey Kristina Merino Lo Cassidy Dave Stimpson The Main Street America Candace Bridgewater Judy Williams Uendi Mile Pat Chiarelli Kathy Stimpson Group Jane Brown MARKETING & Kayleigh Potthast Ginny Cobb Mary Summers Medtronic, Inc. Deborah Bunner ADVANCEMENT Daniel Reyes Judy Connolly Linda Sylvester NAS JAX INTERNS Cathy Fetzek Laura Rodriguez Carolyn Cooper Marcie Turner Retired Teachers of Clay Brice Bursey Becky Grimes County Krystel Saylon Linda Crawford Gabriele Van Zon Katie Dietzel Mary Ellen Ledwin Scott-McRae Automotive Hope Scheff Anne Marie Cushmac Ally Jarjour Gayle Medill Kristy Venner Group, LLP Richa Sharma Carolyn Moran DePalma Ainya Khachetoorian Diane O’Malley Dot Verstandig Unison Breion Smith Bert de Selding Zoë O’Reilly Pat Panella Renee Weinstein Wells Fargo Meredith Sprague Betty Digges Judy Pillans Stephanie Welchans Madison Miles Veronica Tran Dita Domonkos JUNIOR Aparna Sethumadhavan Linda Rajfer Vicky White DOCENTS Hannah Trull Lory Doolittle Jane Quinby Berverly Winters Charlie Brackett Heather Stewart Sidney Welchans Susan Doris Debbie Williams Jackie Witte Malia Brewer Julie Thieman Ciera Eason Vanessa Whittington Sharon Wulbern Rebecca Brown Matthew Weatherhead AFFINITY GROUP Jessica Yap Diana Edwards LEADERS: EDUCATION Breana Bryan David Willis Laura Fairfax CUMMER Conner Yarbrough INTERNS Zoey Carter BEACHES Hilda Federico OFFICE CUMMER BALL Stephanie Jackson Grace Cobb Geoffrey Disston Susanne Fields Erin Alesch LEADERS Rachel Kamm Emily Coll Rayne Estrada Anne Flora Ellen Berson Ted and Bebe Alexander Caroline Nooney David Damiani Rebecca Johnson Linda Franzblau Gabriela Castro Hilah Autrey Drew Overmyer Sydney Freed Peter Karpen Rachel Gabbert Christianne Henry Ron Autrey Christina Shepard McKenzie Geers Michael Kleiman Louise Gentry Joan Jensen Martha Baker Kelly Taylor John Glisson Tammy Lally Ric Goodman Claudia Kirkland Marcela Beard Poleena Vassiliev Natalie Heathcoat Maurice Shuman Holly Green Jeanie LeVinge Mary Bebout Olivia Henry Marianne Stein Sherolyn Gregory FLOWERS Sandy MacPherson Christy Blake Victoria Holman Duncan Thomas Susan Gullett Kay Armstrong Robert Mayle William and Erin Colledge Ella Humphries Gabriele Van Zon Gail Gullison Bobby Arnold Shelby Miller LeAnna Cumber Sheridan Keisling Patricia Winters Anne Hager Benita Boyd Georgia Pribanic Gina Donahoo Madison Kozee Billie Hayward Susan Doherty Carolyn Smith ARCHIVAL Jennifer Earnest Amy Lao INTERNS Pattie Houlihan Mary Lew Esdale Brittany Stanley Ann Evans Zoey Ann Luz Shannon Cullen Pamela Ingram Nancy Mahon Jo Ann Wallace Mark Grandin Isabella Mantay Stephanie Haines Stephanie Jackson Dottie Nutent Leslie Ladd Nayra McMahan VISITOR Allison Mason Linda Johnson Sonya Petit Emily Magevney Walker Miller SERVICES Caroline Williams Olga Joos Sally Simpson Laura Magevney Julian Newman Ricki Alexander Sandra Kessler Paula Skitsko CAMP Ray McGehee Haley Overstreet Phyllis Bell-Davis CUMMER TEEN Janet Killackey Irene Woodworth Kenyon Merritt Storm Overstreet Pauline Berkeley VOLUNTEERS Amy King Cameron White GARDENS Anita Perera Ginny Bondurant Anthony Alangadan Susan Law Heather Wingard Jenny Amodeo Rajiv Perera Felicia Bowen Airam Aliwalas Marilyn Lawson Barbara Barsh Mariama Pouye Judith Branch Ivy Bealyer CURATORIAL Esther Lee INTERNS Martin Cook Laura Rodriguez Linda Butner Gabriella Biltoc Sheila Lieberman Allen Ball Carolyn Lindsay Andre Royce Brenda Defoor Shirley Chen Debbie Logue Amalia Galdona Broche Margie Miller Hope Scheff Pat Flock Elena Cobas-Bravo Genet May Valerie Piper Manley Mary Watson Ripley Selhorst Lisa Foster Antonio Colon Eve McClintock Noha Shaikh Sandy Gray Morgan Colson CURATORIAL Lisa Middleton GROUPS VOLUNTEER Ana Shaw Mae Jean Gregg Madison Cox Judy Mizrahi Advent Software Patricia Sterling Grace Shaw Judy Israel Hannah Duncan Rynda Moore Bank of America Caetano Silveira Mary Kirk Sydney Elenz DOCENTS Nancy Munn Brooks Rehab Gabriela Silveira Janet Massey Victoria Holman Elizabeth Adams Claire Nielsen Chase Kialei Thiounn Carole McManus Petalia Johnson David Balanky Joanne Philpot Citi Sidney Welchans Erin Mustard Nicole Kelly Pat Balanky Kathleen Pineault City Year Gabe Wise Jessica Kelly Gretchen Barton Kathy Plante Civitans Cathy Sheehan Conner Yarbrough Madison Kozee Catherine Baum Carolyn Rankin CSX Vicki Smid Tyler Yates Paige Kraus Phyllis Bell-Davis Marjie Rogozinski Deutsche Bank Courtney Stover Amy Lao Richard Birdsall K. Alison Schaeffler- Fanatics LIBRARY Judy Struck Alice Li Judith Branch Murphy FDLRS Crown Helen Euston Frances Trotta Iyanna Lott Lynda Braxton Andie Schwipper Florida Blue Mac McVeigh Birgitte Vasegaard Many thanks to those who generously gave their time and energy to the Museum from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. Any omissions or errors are accidental. Please let us know if an error has been made.

35 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2016 RILEY GORDON GRANGER, JR. DISTINGUISHED DOCENT AWARD On December 13, 2015, at the annual Docent Holiday Party, Holly Green was awarded the Riley Gordon Granger, Jr. Distinguished Docent Award. This award is presented to the docent who has volunteered the most time giving tours and who displays flexibility and willingness to work in other programs.

Holly began her time at the Museum in 1989 working at the Art Connections desk on Sundays and giving tours on Tuesdays. Twenty-six years later, she still dedicates her time to giving tours, but on a much larger scale. This past school year she spent more than 100 hours giving tours and for special events, such as VSA. Always going above and beyond to make her tour experience the best it can be, she is passionate about art and sharing her knowledge of it with others. Her patience, commitment, and love for the Docent Corps and the mission of this institution are unwavering and a true inspiration.

JUNIOR DOCENTS The Junior Docent Program at the Cummer Museum was established in 1995 and is designed to provide middle- and high-school students with learning experiences in the visual arts beyond the offerings of a traditional classroom, such as guided research, analysis, and public presentations. This program has a rare, long-term impact since it engages the attention and imagination of these students each month for up to six years if they choose to remain in the program.

2015-2016 Program Activities Forty-two students participated in the 2015-2016 Junior Docent Program. Twenty-four new junior docents joined the program at the September 2015 orientation, and six seniors graduated from the program in April 2016. Each junior docent was charged with illustrating a scene from a favorite book, story, or poem. The pencil- on-paper visual pieces were accompanied by an interpretive label, through which the individual junior docent shared, in his or her own words, what they felt and took away from the original work. Throughout the year, while the junior docents were creating their illustrations, they updated their labels with reflections on both their creation and the piece that inspired them.

At subsequent meetings, the junior docents broke into groups to discuss common themes and inspirations that would form the basis of their exhibition, An Odyssey: A Journey of a Thousand Words.

cummermuseum.org 36 VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP

BOARD OF TRUSTEES NON-TRUSTEES & Ryan A. Schwartz - Chair Barry L. Allred John W. Donahoo III Pam Paul FORMER BOARD Ricardo (Rick) Morales, Ron A. Autrey Barbara H. Harrell Mary F. Pietan MEMBERS WHO III - Vice Chair Martha Baker John Hirabayashi Kenneth A. (Ken) Rowles SERVED ON George D. Gabel, Jr. – Sally F. Baldwin Dudley D. Johnson David Strickland Secretary COMMITTEES OF THE Peggy Bryan Martha A. (Marty) Jones Clay B. (Chip) Tousey, Jr. James (Jim) Van Vleck – BOARD OF TRUSTEES Nancy Chartrand William H. (Billy) Morris Susan B. Towler Treasurer ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE Rebecca Johnson, Bill Struck PAST TRUSTEES/LEADERSHIP COUNCIL ARTISTIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Robin J. Albaneze Alyce Decker Cyrus M. Jollivette Paula D. Skitsko Brandon Choy, Pattie Houlihan, Alden Howell, Linda Alexander Cynthia G. Edelman William J. Joos Jay Stein Samuel H. Vickers Morris W. Applewhite Daniel M. Edelman Edward W. Lane, III Bill Struck Willis M. Ball, III Albert D. Ernest, Jr. Helen M. Lane Mary Summers EDUCATION COMMITTEE Allison Galloway-Gonzalez, Mary Summers, Frank H. Barker William P. Foley, II Allen L. Lastinger, Jr. Sally H. Surface Joan Van Vleck Sally Barnett Susan L. Gullett Elizabeth R. Lovett Gwynne Tonsfeldt Mary Ann Beckwith Preston H. Haskell Laurence D. Lovett John D. Uible FINANCE, INVESTMENT & J.F. Bryan, IV Dr. Adam W. Herbert Dr. James P. McNeil, Jr. W. Lester Varn, Jr. AUDIT COMMITTEE Lance Windley Kelly Buckingham Ann C. Hicks Elizabeth G. McRae Samuel H. Vickers A. Diane Cannon David M. Hicks Debby Melnyk William H. Walton, III GARDENS & Alvin R. Carpenter Maggie Hightower Kenyon Varn Merritt Frank C. Watson GROUNDS COMMITTEE Charles K. Chunn Suzanne Hinckley Joan W. Newton J. Wayne Weaver Linda Alexander, Chris Ball, Patricia Bent, Poppy Clements Joseph M. Hixon, III Russell B. Newton, III Stephanie Welchans Carolyn Lindsay, Joan W. Newton, Joan Van Vleck, Mary Watson Charles E. Commander, III Ellen J. Hughes Cheryl A. Riddick Victoria C. Commander A. Elizabeth Ingram Peter S. Rummell Robert D. Davis Robert E. Jacoby, Jr. Robert T. Shircliff

STAFF LISTING

ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION OPERATIONS Hope McMath, Director Lynn Norris, Director of Education Lisa Kaspar, Director of Operations Holly Keris, Chief Operating Officer & Karl Boecklen, Museum Educator James Bosh, Facilities Maintenance Manager Chief Curator Mary Dolmovich, Museum Educator Siddeeq Ameen, Maintenance Janice Pyle Dorsey, Assistant to the Director Dulcie Hause, Museum Educator Kenya Hamilton, Maintenance Mary Beth Morris, Museum Educator Hazel Hansard, Maintenance ADVANCEMENT Matthew Patterson, Museum Educator Gary Phillips, Maintenance Lori Ann Whittington, Director of Advancement Deborah Pierson, Museum Educator Joshua E. White, Associate Director Jeanene Watters, Museum Educator VISITOR SERVICES of Development Susan Tudor, Manager of Visitor Services & Gabrielle Dean, Grants Officer EVENTS & PROGRAMS Store Buyer Wendy Mayle, Member Relations Officer Cara Bowyer, Director of Events & Programs Lisa Cronin, Assistant Manager of Visitor Services Amber Sesnick, Marketing Manager Emily Moody, Program Manager Jane Hamel, Visitor Services Associate Dawn Zattau, Advancement Assistant Herman Morris, Event Attendant Roxanne Johnson, Visitor Services Associate Daniel Parra, Program Manager Kylie Kall, Visitor Services Associate CURATORIAL Kimberly Pomar, Events & Programs Office Manager Linda Smith, Visitor Services Associate Nelda Damiano, Associate Curator Norman Young, Event Attendant Doris Tavella, Visitor Services Associate Valerie Manley, Art Handler Elizabeth Wells, Visitor Services Associate Bernd Marzulla, Gardener FINANCE Paula Witt, Visitor Services Associate Brian Shrum, Curatorial Assistant Susan Surber, Director of Finance Mark Warren, Preparator Brian Francisco, Director of Finance Kristen Zimmerman, Registrar Joy Turner, Senior Accountant Melani White, Database Manager

37 Cummer Museum Annual Report 2016 AFFINITY GROUPS

Cummer Museum Affinity Groups support the Museum through fundraising, volunteering, and inspiring interest in the Museum’s exhibitions and programs. This vital support network of Museum members is committed to expanding the reach of the Museum to their geographic areas through unique activities and by cultivating local partnerships. In order to better identify with the Cummer Museum, the two affinity groups each participated in the creation of new names and brand standards. Cummer Cummelia is now Cummer Amelia, serving the Amelia Island and Nassau County areas; and FOCUS Cummer is now Cummer Beaches, located in the St. Johns County and Beaches areas.

Cummer Amelia is an organization for Nassau County residents devoted to encouraging interest in and support for the artistic and cultural significance of the Museum through social and educational programs in Nassau County. Cummer Amelia members enjoy activities such as: • Art talks on Amelia Island • Annual Garden Walk • Lectures, luncheons, and tours offered at the Cummer Museum • Partner events with Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort and the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island

Cummer Amelia exceeded its fundraising goal to support school tours, including bus transportation and art supplies for 985 students, parents, and teachers from Nassau County. The group has also continued to make connections within their local area to increase community partnerships with organizations and businesses.

CO-PRESIDENTS: Diane O’Malley and Judy Pillans

Cummer Beaches is devoted to supporting the Museum through both financial and volunteer efforts, while promoting educational programs for youth and adults and creating unique programs for its members. The mission of Cummer Beaches is to enhance the interactive experience of Cummer Museum members at the Beaches and surrounding areas. Cummer Beaches members enjoy activities such as: • Beaches Celebrate! Gala • Adventures in the Arts - Friends of the Library Lecture Series • Art talks at the Beaches • Lectures, luncheons, and tours offered at the Cummer Museum

This year, Cummer Beaches exceeded its fundraising goal to support educational programs and school tours for 1,057 St. Johns County students, teachers, and parents. Members continue to work diligently within their community, cultivating collaborations with Nocatee, Fleet Landing, the Ponte Vedra Library, and the Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach. The group launched its inaugural Cummer Beaches Celebrate! Gala this year, which raised more than $50,000 for the Museum.

PRESIDENT: Rebecca Johnson

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