Annual Report / Fiscal Year 2016 / May 2015 – April 2016 Penland School of Crafts Penland School of Crafts is an international center for craft education dedicated to Front cover: Participants in the spring helping people live creative lives. Located in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, 2016 wood concentration, taught by Raivo the school offers workshops in books and paper, clay, drawing and painting, glass, iron, Vihman, pose with the partially-completed metals, photography, printmaking and letterpress, textiles, wood, and other media. timber frame structure they built to house Penland also offers artist residencies, a gallery and visitors center, and community Penland’s historic Travelog. The 1930 education programs. Penland’s focus on excellence, its long history, and its inspiring Model AA Ford pickup truck is like the retreat setting have made it a model of experiential education. Penland School of Crafts one Penland founder Lucy Morgan took to is a nonprofit, tax-exempt institution. the 1933 world’s fair in Chicago. After this picture was taken, the truck was outfitted Penland’s Mission with the tiny log cabin that served as a Penland School of Crafts supports individual and artistic growth through creative practice sales booth for Penland-made goods at and discovery. the fair. That cabin, in storage for many years, has been reconstructed and sits on The Penland Vision the truck in the finished structure. (See Penland School of Crafts is committed to providing educational programs in a total-im- page 43.) mersion environment that nurtures individual creativity. Penland’s programs embrace traditional and contemporary approaches, balancing respect for materials and techniques Above: In a summer 2015 workshop, with exploration and innovation. taught by Thomas Huang, students built a small fleet of canoes from locally harvested bamboo and plastic bags laminated with Annual Report Credits spray adhesive. They were launched on Editor: Robin Dreyer; design: Eleanor Annand; writing: Robin Dreyer, Jean McLaughlin, the Toe River on a sunny summer day. Sarah Parkinson,; assistance: Ken Buchanan, Marie Fornaro, Joan Glynn, Tammy Hitchcock, Nancy Kerr, Jean McLaughlin, Sarah Parkinson; photographs: Robin Dreyer, except where noted.

Penland School of Crafts receives support from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. Annual Report / Fiscal Year 2016 / May 2015– April 2016

Dear Friends,

Thank you for contributing to Penland’s success this year! By measures of enroll- ment and participation, enthusiasm and support, we have had quite a productive and impactful year. Creative practice and discovery are key words for us as we seek ways to set individuals loose on their personal artistic journeys. Every day we see students, resident artists, and core fellows stretch and take risks to bring ideas into form. We watch as instructors challenge their students to imagine the unimagined and test their newly learned skills. We bring the work of Penland artists to visitors through the Penland Gallery and Visitors Center. And we work in the public schools to engage young minds with fresh ways to see their world. We provide training in craft traditions and encourage makers and viewers alike to expand upon historic definitions as they experience craft through Penland. We stress the value of collaboration, problem-solving, and invention as central lessons underlying art and life. In this report on our year ending April 30, 2016, you will read how people have been affected by our programs and see how these programs are supported by your gifts. You have made it possible for Penland to be a community of learning. Our work is made stronger by your generosity, and we thank you most sincerely.

John Garrou, Chair Jean W. McLaughlin, Executive Director

Section 2 Workshops WORKSHOPS Intensive total-immersion workshops are at the heart of the Penland experience. They Opposite page: top left: student Ashley allow artists to engage deeply with materials and processes, explore new approaches, Hawkins inking wooden type in a print- and develop their ideas through experimentation and interaction with others. The making workshop taught by Amy Joyeaux; program serves students with diverse backgrounds and goals—from beginners eager to top right: instructor Andre Sandifer learn a new craft to established artists honing and refining their skills. Penland’s guest working in the wood studio; bottom: instructors are studio artists or teachers in college and university programs. student Jane Petitt and instructor Andrew During fiscal year 2016, Penland offered 136 workshops in 16 studios. These Townsend working on a steel bird sculp- workshops enrolled 1,473 students, for a third record-setting year in a row. One- ture in the iron studio. Andrew was part hundred and twenty-two of these workshops were one or two weeks long. These of a group of instructors from Australian shorter sessions tend to focus on particular ideas, processes, and materials. Along with National University who taught all of the workshops that covered fundamental and traditional skills, the topics were as varied as second session workshops in the summer wooden-covered books, video animations of articulated clay sculptures, sound sculp- of 2015. ture, cameraless photography, letterpress printing from digitally-fabricated blocks, and nontraditional ukulele design and construction. Above: left: studio asssistant Monir During one summer session, all the workshops were taught by faculty from Madkour making a topographical piece in Australian National University, a school with a materials-based pedagogical philosophy the glass studio during a workshop taught that resonates well with Penland’s. Summer 2015 also included the first set of work- by Rob Stern; right: student Constance shops to take place in the Samuel L. Phillips Family Foundation Studio, which is the Ensner showing a dress she was working new home of the book arts and drawing/painting studios. on in an experimental patternmaking work- During the fall and spring sessions, Penland’s eight-week concentrations create an shop taught by Justin LeBlanc. opportunity to study craft in depth and at length. Timothy Maddox’s sign painting workshop explored “the essential skills of a qualified sign painter,” and partnered with local organizations to make signs that are now in use in the community. A spring glass workshop, taught by Jeremy Bert and Jen Elek combined glass sculpture with various forms of electric light, and the spring wood workshop, taught by Rivo Vihman, built a small timber-framed structure on campus (see front cover). Fall and spring sessions included visiting artists who spent a week on campus making their own work and interacting in various ways with the workshops. In the fall Janet Link offered mini-workshops in observational drawing. Spring visiting artist Nancy Blum gave a presentation about her involvement with public art and met with students, instructors, and staff members to discuss their work. Penland’s workshops are as diverse as the craft world itself: the program reinforces traditions while extending the scope and very meaning of craft. Workshops 3

Blacksmith Seth Gould came into the Penland resident artist program RESIDENT ARTISTS in 2015, and he says it’s going well. Penland’s resident artists are full-time artists who spend three years living and working “I’ve slowed down my commission in Penland’s school community. The program is designed for artists who are at some work, I’m doing monthly runs of my pivotal moment in their careers—the residency is an opportunity for them to test ideas production tools, and I have the time and make choices that will have a lasting effect on their work and their lives. Resident to do more ambitious and time-con- artists may use the time to develop their studio practice, to work out the practicalities suming work,” he said. Most of this of making a living, to push technical and conceptual boundaries, or to explore entirely has been in the form of steel locks. new directions in their work. The resident artists during fiscal year 2016 were glass sculptor “My underlying interest is in mak- Dean Allison, furniture designer Annie Evelyn, potter Maggie Finlayson, metalsmith/ ing careful forgings and then refin- blacksmith Seth Gould, sculptor Andrew Hayes, potter Tom Jaszczak, photographer ing them out of the fire. The lock is Mercedes Jelinek, and metalsmith and printmaker Jaydan Moore. a form that requires precise parts During the year, resident artists served as workshop teachers or visiting artists at to work together to create a kinetic Haystack (ME), Heart of Los Angeles, New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum object, so it pushes the limits of this (Taiwan), Ohio State University, Rhode Island School of Design, Southern Illinois kind of work.” Seth has been con- University–Carbondale, State University of New York–Purchase, University of Arkansas, ducting research by making springs, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and Warren Wilson College (NC). levers, and other moving parts. In Tom Jaszczak was honored as a 2015 Emerging Artist by the National Council on Education addition to studying the mechanics in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). of various objects, he’s applying for Work by Penland resident artists was shown at numerous venues including the grants so he can travel to museums Brooklyn Library (NYC), the Center for Craft Creativity and Design (NC), Earlham in Japan and study historic examples University (IN), Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Houston Center for Contemporary of metalwork. “The residency means Craft, Fuller Craft Museum (MA), the National Ornamental Metal Museum (TN), and I don’t have to worry so much mone- SohoPhoto Gallery (NYC). Jaydan Moore had work in the Cheongju International tarily,” he said. “And it also gives me Craft Biennale in Korea, and a piece by Dean Allison was one of 50 selected from 2,500 access to an artistic community, and, through the auction and the gallery, a entries for the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, a touring, juried exhibition that collecting community that is allowing originated at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. me to test out this work and see if there’s an audience for it. I’m getting to do just what I came here to do.” Left: resident artist Seth Gould. Right: Resident artist Maggie Finlayson working in her studio at The Barns. 4 Resident Artists Wes Stitt

“I came to Penland because I still CORE FELLOWS needed information about how to The Penland Core Fellowship Program is a two-year work-study fellowship that offers make my ideas come to life,” says emerging artists the opportunity to explore artistic interests and career possibilities core fellow Morgan Hill, “but I quickly in a supportive community. These artists fully engage with Penland by taking classes, realized that my time here was about working in their own studios, and performing integral jobs for the school. so much more than that.” After two Penland’s ever-changing learning environment allows core fellows to tailor their years experimenting in wood, metals, experience to meet their individual goals. The program can serve as preparation for careers iron, glass, and textiles, Morgan says in studio art, education, or design. The work that core fellows do for the school—jobs such that the connections she’s made at as weekend cook, driver, or entertainment coordinator—places them at the heart of Penland are the thing that has most Penland’s operation and gives them an opportunity to develop leadership skills. They changed the rest of her life. “I now are a bridge between the staff and the studios and serve a unique role in helping others have the best friendships I’ve ever have the Penland experience. had, friendships that I know will last,” In February of 2016, Penland bid farewell to its most recent group of core fellows: she says. “The mentors I’ve met, the Jamie Karolich, Joshua Kovarik, Meghan Martin, Emily Rogstad, and Tyler Stoll. Second students, my fellow core—we’re year core fellows Elmar Fujita, Daniel Garver, Morgan Hill, and Bryan Parnham then going to do this together as long as we keep making work. Penland is welcomed to the program Eleanor Anderson, Thomas Campbell, Rachel Kedinger, Kyle a collaborative experience. I’m not Kulchar, and Alexandra McClay. the only one involved in my work anymore.”

Left: core fellow Daniel Garver working on a handbound book in a summer workshop taught by Jeffrey Altepeter. Right: core fellow Morgan Hill.

Core Fellows 5 Student Kristine Kim who received a Higher Education Partners scholarship to take a SCHOLARSHIPS metals workshop with Simon Cotrell. Fees paid by Penland students are more than matched by donations from contributors, allowing tuition, room, and board to be kept as low as possible. However, many excel- lent students are unable to attend without financial assistance. In order to make its pro- grams available to a diverse student body, the school works hard to provide hundreds of scholarships and tuition discounts. In fiscal year2016 , 758 Penland students—51 percent—attended with some form of financial assistance. These included work-study students, studio assistants, and core fellows who are integral to the school’s operation. Two-hundred and seventy-two students were part of Penland’s work-study programs, and 163 were studio assistants. One hundred and sixteen attended with full scholar- ships, some of which give preference to specific populations, including students from certain geographic regions, people of color, veterans, older students, women, and students studying specific media. Forty-eight students received $1,000 partial scholar- ships. Thirty-three received Higher Education Partners scholarships funded in part by their academic institutions and in part by the Windgate Charitable Foundation. Each year ten recent graduates from the North Carolina School of the Arts receive full scholarships funded by the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts. A long-term part- nership with the Heart of Los Angeles, funded by Cathy Adelman and Alan Adelman, brings talented young artists to Penland from the inner city. Penland’s stand-by program gives tuition discounts to residents of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee as well as full-time teachers from any part of the country when they take unfilled spaces shortly before a workshop begins. In fiscal year 2016, fifty-four students took advantage of the stand-by program. Penland scholarships are funded by auctions of student and instructor work, annual giving, targeted foundation requests, endowments that provide a permanent source of scholarship support, and individuals who sponsor annual scholarships.

Above: student Erin Hollis who received a work-study scholarship to take a spring concentration work- shop in found-object and mixed-media construction with metalsmith and Penland resident artist Jaydan Moore. Her sign was made by a student in the spring workshop in sign painting. 6 Scholarships Winter resident Laurencia Strauss working SPECIAL PROGRAMS on a model of the north side of Horner Penland’s second annual winter residency was even more successful than the first. It Hall as she began planning a site-specific nearly doubled in size with a total of 162 participants during January and February of installation that was part of the 2016 2016. Among the residents was a group of metalsmiths—including studio profession- Penland Gallery season and funded in part als, full-time academics, and participants from the U.S., the U.K., and Korea—who by a grant from the National Endowment organized themselves to spend a week together at Penland. Sharing studio space, for the Arts. conversation, critiques, and dinners, they each developed new works that became part of a traveling group exhibition titled Shared Concerns. Also participating in the winter residency were artists Christina Shmigel and Laurencia Strauss, who did conceptual and design work for site-specific installations that were part of the Penland Gallery’s 2016 exhibition program. A group of staff and board members collaborated through the year to create a new strategic plan for fiscal years 2017 through 2021. Working with the consulting firm The Lee Institute, the group engaged in two planning retreats facilitated by Andrea Stevenson along with many smaller meetings. Many aspects of the school, from the mission state- ment to the specific needs of individual programs, were discussed in terms of ideals and practicalities. In between these meetings, input was solicited from all staff members through small group discussions. The full board participated in planning discussions at the fall 2015 board meeting; the plan was approved at the spring 2016 meeting. Penland organized two craft-oriented trips for donors during the year. The first trip took a dozen people to Boston and Providence, including visits to several museums and schools and the studio of glass sculptor Daniel Clayman. The second trip, which had twenty participants, went to Washington, DC, where the group visited several private collections and museums. That trip culminated with an event in which director Jean McLaughlin received the James Renwick Alliance’s Distinguished Educator Award in recognition of her work at Penland. Above: Winter resident Desmond Lewis with a bench he made in the iron studio. Desmond’s back- ground is in ceramics. He learned welding and steel fabrication as part of learning to build kilns, and this also got him interested in working with steel as its own medium. The bench was finished with powder coat and remains on campus. Special Programs 7 COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS Penland is committed to connecting with the local community in meaningful ways, with the goal of offering creative learning experiences that support professional and personal development for children, families, and community members. This commit- ment has resulted in a number of programs that operate in Mitchell County. Through the Teaching Artist in the Schools program, third-, fourth-, and ninth-grad- ers (478 students in all) worked with artist Meg Peterson to create handmade books that deepen their studies in science, social studies, and English. Subs with SuitCASEs (Creative Approaches to Substitute Education) provided artists who are qualified sub- stitute teachers with training in activities in visual art, drama, storytelling, and poetry, allowing them to enliven curriculum and engage students with multiple learning styles. The Professional Craft Study Program, supported by an endowment from the Samuel L. Phillips Family Foundation, includes annual Penland scholarships for Mitchell High School students, an annual artist mentorship for a Mitchell High School student consid- ering an art career, artist residencies at the high school, and high school group projects in Penland studios. During the summer of 2015, 143 children came to Penland for fourteen different Kids Camp classes. The topics included clay animal sculptures, Appalachian storytell- ing and folk song, jewelry from recycled materials, and a hands-on exploration of art history, encouraging children to develop creative skills and their imaginations. Thirty- five students received scholarships to attend. An open house volunteer helps a visitor In early March, Penland welcomed 700 visitors to the school’s studios for the annual make a small pewter casting in the metals community open house. This was, by far, the highest attendance of any open house. With studio. the help of 135 volunteers, including sixty students from Warren Wilson College, University of North Carolina–Wilmington, and Cape Fear Community College, visitors participated in hands-on activities throughout the campus. Every April, Penland helps organize the Fire on the Mountain Festival in Spruce Pine, which promotes blacksmithing to a regional audience. Penland also participated in other community activities such as Toes in the Toe and the Bakersville Creekwalk Arts Festival.

Teaching artist Emily Wheat works with school children at nearby Greenlee Primary as part of Penland’s Subs with SuitCASEs program.

8 Community Collaborations ARCHIVES The Jane Kessler Memorial Archives at Penland collects and preserves unique mate- rials that capture the history of the school. The collection includes a wide variety of documents, publications, maps, and architectural drawings; images, including photo- graphs, slides, film and video; and objects made at Penland that are illustrative of the educational philosophy of the school or made in conjunction with special events on campus. In addition, the archives actively supports special projects or research needs throughout the school and works in collaboration with the communications office and the visitors center. In fiscal year 2016, archivist Carey Hedlund and gallery director Kathryn Gremley collaborated to create a special gallery, in the newly renovated Horner Hall, to exhibit materials from the collections. A conceptual framework of craft legacy places contem- porary works alongside historic objects to create a three-dimensional timeline of craft at Penland. Day-to-day activities in the archives include collections management, reference, research support, and outreach. Carey continues to work on reorganization, documen- tation, and improved access to the collections—all part of a long term commitment to safeguarding the collections. Reference requests come from within the school, the local community, professional researchers, and others across the country. New acquisitions arrive through transfer between offices, periodic collection of ephemera around campus, and donations from friends of the school. Donation high- lights this fiscal year included a mixed media assemblage by Bobby Hansson donated This photograph is part of a collection of by Susan Freimuth, three photographs by John Menapace donated by Carol Crassen, hand-tinted glass-plate slides of images and a painting by Jack Neff that was repatriated to the collection after being missing made by photographer Bayard Wootten in for many years. the 1920s and 1930s. Special archives projects included oral history interviews with Bobby Kadis and an essay honoring him in the benefit auction catalog, and a celebration of the fiftieth anni- versary of the glass program at Penland with a small exhibition at the Pines, a show and tell during the annual benefit auction, and a short history of the program written for Penland Sketchbook blog. Core fellow Joshua Kovarik was hired to digitize a col- lection of glass plate lantern slides of images made by photographer Bayard Wootten in the late 1920s and early 1930s, including unique hand-tinted images not previously available for use.

The new Visitors Center Gallery that is part of the Penland Gallery shows historic items from the archives collection alongside con- temporary works to demonstrate continuity and change in the Penland program.

Archives 9 GALLERY AND VISITORS CENTER The opening show in Penland’s newly con- structed exhibition gallery was a survey of The Penland Gallery and Visitors Center is a showcase for contemporary craft and the contemporary artists who use chemical primary source of information for visitors to the school. The gallery displays and sells photographic processes. Titled This Is a work by current and former Penland instructors, resident artists, and students from Photograph, the show was curated by long- around the country. A knowledgeable staff provides information about craft processes, time Penland instructor Dan Estabrook. the school’s programs, the artists, and studios in the area. During the 2015 season, the gallery was moved to a temporary location in the core campus while Horner Hall was under renovation. The location posed some challenges, such as limited parking, a smaller space, and the difficulty of getting the public to the location. Nevertheless, the gallery attracted 9,099 visitors for the fiscal year. The temporary location meant suspending the usual exhibition schedule. However, the gallery did present a beautiful show of work by the Penland resident artists and two special exhibitions during the auction weekend: one featured contemporary jew- elry and the other presented a selection of larger sculpture using the books studio as a temporary gallery. Over the course of the year, the gallery showed work by 161 Penland artists. Sales revenue totaled $255,907, of which 60 percent went to the artists. The gallery staff conducted twice-weekly campus tours for the public and a number of special tours for art groups. A total of 420 guests participated. The gallery also continued to build its visibility online through its web store at penland.org/shop. In March 2016, the gallery reopened in the renovated and expanded Horner Hall. The new Penland Gallery and Visitors Center includes a beautiful exhibition gallery with high ceilings and movable walls; a general gallery representing work by dozens of Penland artists; the Focus Gallery, which presents small shows of work by one or two artists; the Visitors Center Gallery, which has text panels, documents, and objects that illuminate Penland’s history; and a video room that offers videos about Penland and its students and instructors. The opening exhibition of the 2016 season was a show curat- ed by long-time Penland photography instructor Dan Estabrook that featured work by contemporary artists who work with chemical photographic processes.

10 Gallery and Visitors Center Visitors admiring work in the newly reno- FACILITIES vated Penland Gallery and Visitors Center. Fiscal year 2016 saw work on a number of important campus projects, including the completion of the new drawing/painting and book arts studios. The building was designed by Susan Cannon of Cannon Architects, FAIA LEED AP, built by G.E.M Constructors, and named in honor of the Samuel L. Phillips Family Foundation, a significant funder of the project. The renovation of The Pines was completed during summer 2015 under the guidance of Jim Smith of Hagar Smith Architects. Another sig- nificant project during the year was the complete rehabilitation of historic Horner Hall, the home of the Penland Gallery and Visitors Center. The first floor of the building was reconfigured and expanded to better suit the needs of the gallery program. The second floor was converted from bedrooms into office spaces that are now being used by the school’s development, communications, and community collaborations staff. The ren- ovation and expansion was designed by Dail Dixon, FAIA, LEED AP, with a landscape plan by David Swanson Landscape Architects. The work, by Greene Construction, was completed in March 2016, just in time for the first exhibition of the season. Another important project was a campus-wide upgrade to Penland’s internet and networking infrastructure. Funded by the Bresler Foundation and a federal Rural Broadband Access Grant, this project added fiber-optic cable campus-wide and installed new cabling and routers in most of Penland’s buildings. The greatly improved internet speed and capacity has benefited students, instructors, and staff. The work was coordinated by Penland’s information technology manager, Mark Boyd. The facilities and grounds crew managed dozens and dozens of projects, including improvements to the resident artist studios and apartments and the renovation of Lear House—one of several old and well-loved houses that the school uses for student and instructor housing.

Above cutting the ribbon at the opening ceremony for the Samuel L. Phillips Foundation Studio, which is now home to Penland’s drawing, painting, and book arts workshops. Wielding the scissors were staff members, trustees, artist/instructors, local dignitaries, representatives of the construction company, and members of the Phillips family. Facilities 11 30th Annual ANNUAL BENEFIT AUCTION Benefit Auction The Penland School of Crafts Annual Benefit Auction is a gala weekend event known as one of the premier craft-collecting opportunities in the Southeast. The thirtieth annual August 7 – 8, 2015 auction took place on August 7 and 8, 2015. A total of 665 guests attended, along with 217 volunteers. Two-hundred and forty artists generously donated their work, helping Works offered: 235 the auction realize $735,134 in total revenue, for a net of $555,377. Contributing artists: 240 During the weekend, Penland honored wood sculptor Stoney Lamar as the 2015 Volunteers: 217 Outstanding Artist Educator. Andrew Glasgow, former director of the American Crafts Attendees: 665 Council, said of Stoney, “He has changed lives of many woodturners with his innovative Total income: $735,134 practice and his generous spirit.” During the special luncheon for Lucy Morgan Leaders Net income: $555,377 (donors who contribute more than $1,000 annually) director Jean McLaughlin paid tribute to Bobby Kadis, a long-time friend of the school who has been a donor, a trustee, a winter resident, and has taken clay workshops every year since 1977. Auction Sponsors The featured work for the 2015 auction was a commissioned sculpture by Susan Taylor Glasgow that took the form of a dazzling glass dress (see page 28). The work Auction Benefactor ($7,500) sold for $18,000. The table centerpieces were imaginative glass horns and rainsticks Appalachian Terroir made by Sally Prasch. Another special feature of the auction was the presentation to the SOFA CHICAGO 2015 Museum of Arts and Design of a historically significant piece of gold jewelry by Mary Ann Scherr, who taught at Penland for many years. The piece, titled Neck-Lace, was Auction Patron ($5,000) purchased by a group of donors led by former Penland trustees Glen Hardymon and American Craft magazine Laura Taft Paulson. Penland facilitated the purchase and the placement of the piece Hallmark Capital Management with the museum. David H. Ramsey Commercial At each auction, guests are invited to make a direct donation to a current special Photography project. This part of the event is called Fund-a-Need. Led by special auctioneer and WNC magazine Penland instructor Jeff Goodman, the 2015 auction Fund-a-Need generated $129,575 toward equipping a new Penland photo studio. Many thanks to everyone who attend- Auction Supporter ($2,500) ed, contributed artwork, or volunteered and helped make the auction a great success. Blue Ridge Soap Shed Center for Carolina Living and CarolinaLiving.com Frank Kiker, Tryon Distributing RATIO Architects

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The centerpieces for the auction were glass horns and rainsticks made by instructor Sally Prasch.

12 Annual Benefit Auction Courtesy of Larry Brady DONOR PROFILE: LARRY BRADY Although he has yet to take a Penland workshop, trustee and Lucy Morgan Leader Larry Brady describes himself as a true Penland evangelist. “I’m a big fan, and I spread the word,” he said. “I wholeheartedly believe in Penland’s mission and vision and educational philosophy. The creativity on the campus is astounding. I’m continually amazed at the ideas that come from the studios, the collaborations, and the way that Penland includes such a wide variety of people from all walks of life.” Larry is a neonatologist: a doctor trained to care for critically ill newborns. As the director of the neonatal intensive care unit at Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte, he leads a group that cares for forty-five babies every day. Talking to him, it’s easy to see how his kind face and his warm, genial manner must reassure the par- ents of those most vulnerable children. His first contact with Penland came when a friend, Penland supporter Sandy Berlin, invited him to the 1989 benefit auction. He’s only missed one auction since then. “I became a collector at that first auction,” he said. “I was interested in glass, and I thought it was fantastic that there were so many studios near Penland where you could talk to the artists and learn about their work. This is great because process is important to me; I like to know how things work and how things are created.” Over the years his interests have broadened to include many other materials, and he’s gotten to know most of the artists who made the beautiful objects he appreciates so much. “Almost everything in my home is handmade, whether its on the shelves or Larry Brady with a little rock sculpture he on the walls. And most of these things have come from Penland or from artists who made while traveling the Canadian Rockies. have a relationship with Penland. My friendships with the artists makes the objects in my collection so much more valuable to me.” Larry’s support for the school is broad-based and deeply committed. In 2010, he cre- ated a scholarship endowment in honor of his late partner, Edward Jones. In 2011, he was invited to join the board of trustees. His dedication to the school comes naturally: “I believe in supporting individual and artistic growth, and Penland’s approach to craft education really does that. Penland teaches skills and ideas, and it instills values, too.” Despite a sixty-hour-per-week work schedule, he has set aside time for his board duties, including serving on the strategic planning committee that worked during 2015 to develop a new five-year plan for the school. “I thought it was fantastic. It brought together staff and board members, including artists, to really think about the ideas that guide Penland. Everyone had an equal voice, and everyone was thinking seriously about the future of the school and what we can do to ensure its continued existence.” When asked if there is any direct connection between his love of craft and his med- ical work, Larry said that he thinks that art and objects can bring calmness and healing to people. He explained that, with this in mind, he and Edward created an ongoing exhibition of glass work at his hospital. “A hospital is not a place where you usually encounter this kind of work, and it’s great to see people looking at these objects, think- ing about them, and wondering how they were made.” One of these days, we’ll get Larry into a workshop and round out his Penland experience, but for now, the school is lucky to have his support, his service, and his counsel. –Robin Dreyer

Donor Profile 13 Left: Student Anna Fals, very excited that her tall pot actually fit into this space in the LUCY MORGAN LEADERS kiln, during a spring 2016 workshop with Penland’s Lucy Morgan Leaders are a special leadership group of annual fund donors who con- Gertrude Graham Smith. Right: Students tribute $1,000 or more each year to support the annual operating needs of the school. These gifts at an end-of-session show-and-tell. directly benefit studio operations and scholarships. Lucy Morgan Leaders honor and continue the work of Penland’s founder, Lucy Morgan, by investing in Penland and helping all who come here to develop the ideas and skills needed to grow personally and artistically. The list that follows names donors who have made gifts of $1,000 or more between May 1, 2015, and April 30, 2016. Lucy Morgan Leader art donors are listed on page 28.

$25,000 and above Elizabeth Aralia and Nicholas Graetz Robyn and John Horn Paulus Berensohn Angela and Randy Collins $10,000–$24,999 The Dana Foundation Anonymous donor Lisbeth C. Evans and Jim Lambie Fred H. Beaujeu-Dufour and Anne Faircloth Lisa L. Fox Lutu and Tom Coffey With funds matched by ConocoPhillips Ellen and Steven LeBlanc Lillian and Greg Giornelli Susan Parker Martin and Alan Belzer With funds matched by the Tull Charitable Tom Oreck Foundation, Inc. Laura Taft Paulsen and William F. Paulsen Ed and Sue Glass Charitable Trust Rob Pulleyn Adrienne and Harvey Gossett The Seth Sprague Educational and Laura and Michael Grace Charitable Foundation Hawai’i Community Foundation Dr. and Mrs. John E. Lee $5,000–9,999 Jean W. McLaughlin and Tom Spleth Anonymous donor Suzu and David Neithercut Judy and John Alexander Kaola and Frank Phoenix Ellie and Richard Altman Buck and Helgi Shuford Lisa and Dudley Anderson Foster H. Young, Jr.

14 Lucy Morgan Leaders $2,500–4,999 Daniel W. Bailey and Emily Stanley Suzanne and Edward Elson Anonymous donor Megan Barber Bettie Ann Whitehurst Everett Memorial Cathy and Alan Adelman Joan Baxt Endowment Fund of Triangle Jacque Allen and Barbara Benisch Helga and Jack Beam Community Foundation Polly Allen Jill Beech Paul and Michelle Farago David and Laura Brody, Sanford R. Berlin Paul and Kym Farr Brody Brothers Foundation In honor of Dr. Larry Brady Christa and Robert Faut Bob and Peggy Culbertson Sanford R. Berlin With funds matched by IBM With funds matched by the Lincoln Financial Eddie and Angela Bernard Greg and Cindy Feltus Group Foundation, Inc. Elizabeth and James Bethune In honor of Robyn and John Horn Sean and Susan Daley Philip and Amy Blumenthal Arline Fisch In honor of Susan Parker Martin Larry Brady Alida Fish and Stephen Tanis The Dover Foundation Beverly Bremer Linda T. Fox Laurel Falls Fleur Bresler Gusti and Daniel Frankel In memory of Boyd and Maxine Falls Wade and Brenda Brickhouse Gary Fuquay John and Linda Garrou Cynthia Bringle Junius and Libba Gaither Carol Gorelick Edwina Bringle Elizabeth Gant In memory of Shelton Gorelick Harold and Kathryn Brown Louise Glickman and Daryl Slaton Robin Hanes Joseph M. Bryan, Jr. Joan M. Glynn and Kerry Damich Jim* and Marlene Hubbell B.C. Burgess Trust Barbara and Jim Goodmon Jerry Jackson and Jeff Harris John W. Burress and Mary Louise Burress Bill and Patty Gorelick Dr. Thomas T. Jefferson and Joseph Lampo Lee Carter and Greg L. Bradley Dr. Lewis I. Greenwald and Virginia Kraus and Jay Westwater Linda Carter Dr. Olive Greenwald Arthur and Anita Kurtz Mrs. Hugh Chapman Jean P. Greer and Scott Radway Joseph P. Logan David Charak Barbara D. Greiss Barbara N. McFadyen and Douglass Phillips Diane Charnov Gary and Patricia Griffin Charles L. McMurray In honor of Isabelle and Arthur Charnov Ted and Susie Gross Ron and Sue Meier James D. Clubb James R. Hackney and Scott T. Haight Sharon Mills Joan Levy Coale With funds matched by RLI Insurance Gerard and Mary Ann O’Halloran Katy and Mark Cobb Hallmark Capital Management, Inc. Richard J. Osborne James and Marie Cohen G. Felda and Dena Hardymon Ben and Brywn Philips Michele and Martin Cohen Glen and Florence Hardymon John D. and Ann Porter In honor of Laura Taft Paulsen Edwin F. Harris, Jr. and Susan Arrendell Eric S. Rohm and Amy Hockett Robert and Elizabeth Cooper Andrew and Hathia Hayes Seymour and Marcia Sabesin New Morning Galleries, Frederick G. Heath and Merrily Orsini Charles and Lisa Shepherd John Cram and Matt Chambers Mrs. Anne J. Henderson Wendy Weiner and Delia Champion Rebecca M. Crowell In honor of Lutu Coffey, Anne and Perrin Rob Williams and Warren Womble John H. and Jennifer C. Culver Henderson Lana Wilson Allison Dahle and Lou Pounder Charlotte and Raul Herrera Joyce and Jeffrey Davis Patti and John Hill $1,000–2,499 William A. and Betty Gray Davis Stephen B. Hill Anonymous donors Deborah Decotis Randy Hinson Steve and Enee Abelman Robert DeLine Brigid L. Hogan Marla and Joel Adams Ellen and Bert Denker Garnett L. Hughes and Donna Moran Suzanne and Walter Allen Mark and Sue Denny Mi-Sook Hur and Jai-Hwan Lee Patricia L. Amend and Stephen M. Dean Andy Dews and Tom Warshauer James and Peggy Hynes Ingrid Amols Virginia Duensing Kathy and Charlie Izard Carole and Cloyce Anders Beth Eakes Thomas P. Johnson, Jr. and Ina Smith Robert Annas and Doug Shaw Richard and Bridget Eckerd Jacqueline and Sean Jones John S. Arrowood Lynn and Barry Eisenberg Bobby and Claudia Kadis Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass Bert and Shan Ellentuck Mr. and Mrs. Jerome A. Kaplan Mary Lou and Jim Babb Sarah Lee Elson Jan W. Katz and Jim Derbes

*deceased Lucy Morgan Leaders 15 LUCY MORGAN LEADERS, Robert and Virginia Kelly Ronald C. Porter and Joe Price CONTINUED Betty P. Kenan Drs. Glen and Sharon Portwood Thomas S. Kenan, III Pamola Powell and Guy Lescault Albert and Priscilla Klomparens Joe Sam and Kate Queen William and Melanie Knight Mary Regan Alesha Burk Ruth DeYoung Kohler Ché Rhodes Richard Koopman, Jr. Susan Rosenthal and Michael Hershfield George Lanier Betsy and Marcus Rowland Peter J. Larson, MD Lois Russell Susan and David Larson John J. Ryan and Wesley Chenault Barbara Laughlin Fred and Susan Sanders Jerry Leaders Harry and Ann Santen Fund of Carol and Seymour Levin The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Mina Levin and Ronald Schwarz Gary C. Scales Sally and Brett Loftis Robert L. Seiler Nancy Lopez-Ibanez Jan Serr and John K. Shannon Frank D. Lortscher Christina Shmigel and Patrick Moreton Isaac and Sonia Luski Silver Peak REIT, Inc. Simone and Scott Lutgert William M. Singer and Mary R. Lynn Catherine Sweeney Singer John Marek Emily and Zach Smith Andrea and Bob Maricich James W. Smith and Pam Troutman Michael Massey and Sharon Carlisle Jonathan and Fei-Wen St. Onge In honor of Lois Russell Kathleen R. Stanley Brian and Gail McCarthy Steven Stichter and Mark Ewert Katherine McCarty and George Nero Tim Tate Patricia McCauley Drs. John A. Thompson, Jr. and Sara and Bob McDonnell Lee Rocamora “I am rejuvenated in my practice, Katherine and Ulrich Merten Mark Thompson bursting with new ideas, and am Carlton Midyette Isaiah and Hellena Huntley Tidwell discovering a fresh sense of wonder, Robert and Karen Milnes Caroline To not to mention all the skills I am John F. and Stephanie Anderson Mitchell Jonathan M. and Gwen G. Van Ark learning and honing while working Judith and James Moore Diana and Albert Voorthuis in the Lily Loom House. The integral Michel and Whit Moore Charlotte Vestal Wainwright and sense of community and collabora- Bette Mueller-Roemer Steve Wainwright tion at Penland will travel home with Scott Mullennix and Hilary M. Wilson Barbara Waldman me. The open exchange of ideas, as Linda Neely Charlene Diana Walker well as the results of intensive study, Pat Nevin Don and Karen Walker will remain as reminders to continue Kay and Robert Norris Rick and Brenda Wheeler with a dedicated studio practice and In honor of Philip Blumenthal Catherine and Mason Williams greater community involvement.” Keith and Mica Oberkfell Regina and William Willoughby Nancy F. O’Donohue and Mary T. Ramshorn Julia L. Wilson —Jennifer Grey, who received a Sanford and Barbara Orkin Sarah Morgan Wingfield Windgate Scholarship to take a Sandy and Anne Overbey Penland Endowment for Art Education at summer textiles workshop taught by Myrna and Sheldon Palley The Winston-Salem Foundation Aaron McIntosh Greg Parker and Randy Dickerson Paul Wisotzky Sharon and Scott Parker Martha H. Womble Philip and Mary Ruth Payne Lauren and David Worth Edith S. Peiser Ann Ziegler Toni M. Perrone and Nina Cloaninger With funds matched by Bank of America Alan Peterson and Priscilla Kistler

16 Lucy Morgan Leaders THE ANNUAL FUND MAY 1, 2015 – APRIL 30, 2016 The Penland annual fund supports the operations of the school—from utilities that keep the buildings heated and the lights on to landscaping to scholarship assistance for many deserving students. The annual fund provides essential support each year and helps ensure the quality of the Penland experience for both students and instructors. In fiscal year 2016, 829 donors to the annual fund contributed $726,140 to the school, pro- viding critical operating support for our mission. Penland is grateful for the generosity of our annual fund donors. The list that follows names donors who have made gifts of $999 or below between May 1, 2015, and April 30, 2016. Gifts of more than $1,000 are listed in the Lucy Morgan Leader section, beginning on page 14. Art donors are listed beginning on page 28. We have made every effort to recognize donors who have made gifts during this time period. If your name does not appear as you believe it should, please contact the development office so we may correct our records.

Penland Friends: Patrons Greg and Mary Ann Poole Sarah Curtin ($500–999) Sally and Russell Robinson Jo Ann Czekalski Michelle Nahum Albright and Donn Albright Suzie and Dennis Ross Dail and Artie Dixon Anna Reamer Baker Tommie Rush and Richard Jolley Linda and Patrick Dougherty Ann C. Batchelder and Henri L. G. Kieffer Stella Schloss and Dr. Neil Parker Robin Dreyer and Tammy Hitchcock Katherine M. Belk Ms. Phyllis Shapiro Frank E. Driscoll and Mary Cain Driscoll Michael and Betsy Blair In honor of Bobby Kadis Mignon Durham In honor of Fleur Bresler Laura P. Smith Deborah Ellis Carolyn Branch Sydney Sonneborn Lee Ellis Edward Bresler Joy Stember Martha Giberson Martha Brim and Ken May Fran and Chuck Symes Amy C. Gilbert Elizabeth Byrd James and Jean Veilleux Sally Gould Cheryl Patricia Derricotte Gladys S. Whitney Anna and John Hammond Theresa and Robert Dryfoos In honor of Robyn and John Horn F. Borden and Ann Hanes In honor of Marian Heiskell The Penland School of Crafts Fund at the Liz Hanson Pepper and Donald Fluke Winston-Salem Foundation Ann Hawthorne Marie-Claude Giroux Barbara Young Victoria Hicks Judy and Frank Gordon In honor of Bobby Kadis Sally Higgins and Ray Owens Pamela P. Helms Dorothy D. Hodges Linda and John Hillman Penland Friends: Sponsors Cheryl Holland and Doug Quackenbush In memory of Teresa Gabriel Harbaugh ($250–499) Michael Hooker Memorial Endowment Dorothy S. Hines Anonymous donors Kelly and Jeff Hopper Anna Ho and Robert Whalen Alcoholics Anonymous Penland Group In honor of Beth Schultz and Geoffrey Isles Amazon Smile Foundation Paul W. Popish, MD Michael and Mary Justice Sheila and Kevin Avruch Martin and Irina Horn Nancy Kerr and Dean Allison Beverly Ayscue Tom Huang Micki Lippe Barbara Barnett Klugh Jordan Lorinna W. Lowrance The Benevity Community Impact Fund Reena Kashyap Adrian and Page Luxmoore Charles and Charlotte Bird Fund at the Julia A. Leonard Bruce and Diane MacEwen San Diego Foundation Val Lowe and Katie Tillman Richard Margolis and Sherry Phillips Sandy Blain Robert L. Lynch Kathryn Markel and Huibert Soutendijk Alan and Rosalie Blumenthal Susan MacLean Arthur McDonald Meredith Knapp Brickell and Ray Duffey Sara Marks Thomas S. Moore Bill and Mary Clare Brierley With funds matched by GlaxoSmithKline Gino and Clarice Nahum Charitable Trust Ken Buchanan James G. Martin and Dorothy M. Martin Brian H. Neill and Lori Cahoon Neill Lee and Shelby Chaden Amy K. McGrath Ginny Newell and Bob Wilkins Catherine Chen and Susan M. Rennie Bonnie and Chaffe McIlhenny Jeff Oestreich With funds matched by Google C. James and Laurel Meyer Jere Osgood Daniel G. Clayman Chris H. Miller Jeff Pettus Robert Cmarik Jack and Chris Nietert Lynn Pollard William J. Craemer Haywood and Sabine Rankin

The Annual Fund 17 THE ANNUAL FUND, Millie Ravenel Carol Brown CONTINUED Chris Rifkin Jane Bruce Sang Parkinson Roberson Susan E. Burnes Alesha Burk Barbara Jo Ruble Robert E. Bush, Jr. Suzanne Sawyer Linda and Jim Carlisle Dana Smith Bill and Judy Carson State Employees Combined Campaign Louis Cherry and Marsha Gordon Strickland Family Foundation John E. Cogswell and Barbara E. Chapman Ruth T. Summers and Bruce W. Bowen Margaret and Dan Cogswell Martha Svoboda-Sidelnick and Mark Sidelnick Mr. and Mrs. Howard Colwell Sheila and Bill Sweetser Cristina Córdova and Pablo Soto Dennis R. Trombatore Tricia Crowley Amy and Oscar Weinmeister Lucy C. Daniels John and Donna Willingham Susan Daughtridge and Paul Streib Patricia Young Jaye Day-Trotter and James Trotter Julie Decaen Penland Friends: Partners Rhonda M. DeMatteis and Marvin Howard ($100–249) Jessica A. Depp Anonymous donors Jill Dinwiddie and Bernie Hargadon Jack Abgott Ruth L. Doyle John Acorn Donna Jean Dreyer Pamela and Orlando Adan Nicholas Durham Peter and Nedra Agnew Cass Eager With funds matched by Bank of America Belinda Early Deborah Ahalt Jon Ellenbogen and Rebecca Plummer Cathryn and Dan Amidei David Ellsworth Christopher and Bridget Amundsen Louise Erskine “The people I have met and the Becky and Ed Anderson Edward and Kathleen Evans friendships I have forged will help Russell and Lanno Anderson Cass Faller motivate me for years to come.” Sally Atkins Keith and Kiki M. Farish Barbara Pitts Aycock Janice C. Farley —John Adams, who received the Lucy Posey Bacopoulos Susan Feagin C. Morgan Scholarship to take a Bruce C. Bangert Jeni Cecil Feeser summer wood workshop taught by Ruth and Bill Barnett Elaine Fields and Carson Holloway Critz Campbell. Carolyn and Richard Barry Lowell and Laraine Fine Constance M. Baugh Don Florang Sue Baum Michelle Francis and Harry Keiner Rick and Valerie Beck Barry Friedberg and Charlotte Moss Linda Belden C. Robert Friedman and Vernon Mosheim John and T. Fawn Bell Ben Galata Anne and Martin Bernholz Barbara Gaye-Gonzales Mr. and Mrs. F. William Biddix III Celia Gelfman Dorothea A. Bilder Martin Gellert Nini and Henry Bodenheimer Laura Giannitrapani Elizabeth E. and Henry M. Booke Lee Gilbert Joe Bova and Linda Shafer Susan Taylor Glasgow Christopher J. Brady and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Glasgow Laurie A. Paratore-Brady In honor of Mr. and Mrs. A. Zachary Smith Julie Brand Scott Goldberg Fay and Phelan Bright Miguel A. Gómez-Ibáñez and Fay Larkin Jessie Couch Brinkley Jeff and Bari Gorelick Tama Brooks Dr. Louis N. Gottlieb

18 The Annual Fund Alan Green Ann Lynch Robin A. Sirkin In memory of Chuck Evans In honor of Susan Feagin Stephanie L. Smart and Jari Bennett Grimm and Douglas Grimm Sandra MacDonald Allen Vander Meulen Sharon Grubb Donna Mahan Dolph and Jessie Smith Fran Guerra Sarah Marshall In honor of Stoney Lamar Lorraine Hale In memory of David Marshall Gertrude Graham Smith Porter Halyburton Wendy Maruyama and Bill Schairer Lark and Steve Smith John and Lisa Hammon William P. Massey Paul J. Smith Patricia Hankins Forrest and Patti McCall Mary Smoak Deborah M. Harris Tom and Julia McCarthy Larry Snipes and Courtney Snipes Jane Wells Harrison Caroline McLaughlin and Roy Baroff Susan Sommer Sarah S. Harvey Lynn McLure Lois Langston Staton Charlotte R. Hatfield, Ph.D. Rachel Meginnes and Jacob Huston Denise Stephenson Dodd and Clara Haynes Diane and Carl Meier Robert L. Straight Phil Henderson Barbara Middleton Linda Strong Lloyd E. Herman Steve Miller and Desmond Soo Meng Lim Leigh Suggs and Daniel Rickey Mark and Carol Hewitt Myra Mimlitsch-Gray and Ken Gray Jim and Cantey Tanner Deborah Horrell and Kit Gillem Joe and Mary Molinaro Janet Taylor Joan M. Hoyt Margaret H. Newell Dan and Rebecca Terrible Benjamin and Eileen Hulsey North Carolina School of the Arts Ellie and Jon Totz Ralph Humphrey Winnie Owens-Hart Janice Travis Kathryn Hunter James and Lauralyn Page Kat Turczyn Monica Hunter and Robert N. Harper Margaret and Kincaid Patterson Jennifer Jo Turner Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Hunter, Jr. Thomas Paulson Tyler Glass Guild Thomas Hynes Brian Pearson Terry Tyson and Susan B. Tyson David and Robbie Irvin Rosemary L. Peduzzi Munya A. Upin and Joseph Tovares Sharon Jang Roi Malott Penton In memory of Chuck Evans In memory of Helen Archie Carol Pharr Valueprint, Inc Elizabeth and Hans Jannasch Ellen C. Phillips John and Carol Vruwink Lisa and Nick Joerling Jason Pollen Max Wallace and Diana Parrish Michael Joerling and Sara Conti Ron Propst Ned Walley and Kurt Gabrielson Ken and Gwenda Jonas Laurel and Perrin Radley David Warshauer and Michele Maynard Blair and Ann Jones Joy M. Raynor Ardath and Reagan Weaver Sandy and Lindsay Jordan In honor of Paulus Berensohn Charles and Lynne Weiss Mitchell Kahan and Christopher Hixson Sherl Reindollar Rita and Steve Weisskoff Lydia A. Kalyna Gilbert Riedelbauch Fifi White Kenneth and Virginia Karb Barbara Romano Andrea C. Willey Elizabeth Kendall In memory of Jeff Holmes Teresa K. Wilpers Wes Kenney and Rich Cauthen Joan and Dean Rutledge Ann and Alan Woods Deanna King Andrew Saftel and Susan Knowles Martha C. Worthy David and Debra Kowalski Dorothy R. Saxe Diane Wright June and Ken Lambla Tommye McClure Scanlin Mary Ann Zotto Thomas Lang Jane and Ronald Schagrin Donna Lashof Mrs. John T. Scott Penland Friends: Associates Mary M. Law Victoria Seelen (under $100) Adele and Leonard Leight Charlene Sevier Anonymous donors Pam and Clay Lentz Doug Sheafor Deane and Roger Ackerman Janet Link and Carl Dahle Dawn and James Sherrill Anna Adler Margaret Link Terry and Paul Shipley In memory of Chuck Evans In honor of Janet Link C. Miller Sigmon Eleanor Anderson June D. Lockhart Annie Silverman Mary Anglin Douglas A. Long Marjorie Simon Mr. and Mrs. Shepard B. Ansley

The Annual Fund 19 THE ANNUAL FUND, Donna Anthony Eric Dekker CONTINUED Jim Arendt Joseph Dinwiddie and Sylvia Bassett Martha Ashby Ellen Dissanayake Emily Atterbury Michael S. Doddy Alesha Burk Peg and Steven Bachenheimer Paula Gelber Dromi Robert J. Bahr Donna Ennis Jane T. Balbo In memory of Wendy Reid’s brother Mark Richard Balducci and Alan Cooper Thomas W. Eshelman and Jeanne Finan Gwendolyn Barlow Cary Esser and Mo Dickens Dorothy Gill Barnes Elise Estrada William Barnes Diane Fine Debra M. Barnhart Gayle and Henry Flautt Kay Barrow Edwina Willis Fleming Jean Buescher Bartlett Dona and Thomas Foerster Polly M. Barton John and Pat Ford Marion M. Bass Marie Fornaro Anne T. Baum Sharon and Gene Fornaro Susan E. Bergman Ed and Sue Frankel Peter Bernett Claire Fruitman Bernstein Glass John Garrett Florence Berryhill Pat Glowa and Don Kollisch Nisa Blackmon Adryin Glynn Mary Beth Boone Lew Graham Natalie R. Boorman Elle Greene Linda and William Bowman Loren Grossman Vicki Bradley Susan Gruenberg Richard L. Bryson James Hanson Julie and Thomas Burkhart In memory of Bobby Hansson “Penland is a truly beautiful place, In memory of Helen Archie Dr. Robert Harding and Elaine W. Harding full of kind people with wildly Betsey Bystock Cheryl A. Harper creative minds. It’s sort of a dream, Kathleen Campbell and Wayne R. Lazorik Margaret N. Harrison to be among such an electric energy Michael and Mary Jo Campbell Cecil Harvell in the middle of nowhere. I’ve learned Mr. and Mrs. Larry Cannady Tilly Hatcher and Dave Fergemann so much, not only from my instruc- In memory of Helen Archie Lisa Heller tors and their assistants, but from Linda Casbon Socorro Hernandez-Hinek my peers as well. They’ve given me Christiane Casella Howard and June Hicks inspiration that I will hold on to as MacFarlane and Marguerite Cates Meg Higgins long as I continue to pursue my craft, Johannes Causey Sheila Hoffman and will remain momentous parts Ava Chan Mary Jane Hofmann of my life. Norma Cheren Virginia I. Hyatt Christine Clark and Mary Blankenburg Amy R. Ivanoff —Tracy Ren, who received the Lucy Susan and Tom Clark Clair Jenne C. Morgan Scholarship to take a Morgan Clifford Lydia C. Jenne summer clay workshop taught by Vicki E. Cohen Louise Grady Johanson Jeff Oestreich Ken and Mary Beth Collins Annabelle Johnson Alfred and Ann Crompton Nels Johnson Rick Cronin Audrey Jones Whit and Cathy Daily Satpreet Kahlon Terry Davis Judy Kandl Pamela Deaton Guthrie Killebrew Luiza deCamargo Catherine Kim Ellen and Michael DeCarlo Jeana Klein and Mark Schurman

20 The Annual Fund Janet Koplos Mr. and Mrs. James Riddell, III Jean Woodall Gene and Mary Koss Beverly Ringel Michael L. Woodle Karen Krieger and David Montgomery Kari Rinn Janie Yates Lee A. Kuczewski Mary Risley Emmitt Yeary Mec and Larry Lacewell Nancy Roberts Leah York Jacklyn Villars Lane Lindsey A. Rosen Merrie Zakaras Joe S. Lee Andrew M. Rubin and Anette B. Hansen Kenneth Zeitler Jonathan and Susan Lee Rachael E. Russ In honor of Bobby and Claudia Kadis’s John Littleton and Kate Vogel Judith Salomon and Jerry Weiss fiftieth anniversary Thomas Loeser and Bird Ross Arturo Alonzo Sandoval Paula W. Zellner Carol Lombardo Dorina Scalia Christine L. Zoller Randy Long Terry Schaible Marin Magat Gaylord Schanilec Rick Malmgren Jennifer Schmitt Roger B. Mandel Gretchen E. Sedaris John Mann and Christine E. Poreba Gail and Richard Sells Ruth M. McConnell Walter and Betty Shaw Timothy McCosker In memory of Helen Archie Dale McEntire Greg Shelnutt Jill and Gary Meltzer J. Paul Sires and Ruth Ava Lyons Alice C. Merritt Clarissa T. Sligh and Kimberly Grey Purser Ron and Hester Meyers Adrienne Sloane Jay Michaels and Michael Trimboli Dolph and Jessie Smith Marian Miller Shirley A. Sparr Lester Morris Joan Stafford Kimberly Mullarkey In memory of Helen Archie, on behalf of the Alan R. Newman and Wendy Saul Wednesday Study Club of Weaverville Harrison Newman Lin Stanionis Holbrook Newman Hiroshi Sueyoshi Bruce and Nancy Novell Sarah S. Swanson Mickey Nuccio Paul J. Sykes and Patricia R. Sykes Craig and Linda Nutt Steven Tatar and Terre Maher Marilyn and Sandy Palsha Melissa Taylor Mary H. Parker, Ph.D. Pat Thibodeaux Elmerina and Paul Parkman William V. Thomas and Shirley C. Thomas Deborah E. Patton In memory of Helen Archie Eric D. Payne Louise M. Todd Jane Peiser Peggy and Michael Towson Meghan B. Peterson Bob and Jane Trotman Hattie Phillips Joe C.P. Turner Lockwood and Rachael Phillips Pat Van Horn Margaret E. Phillips* Ursula M. Vann Jody Pinault Ann Prentice Wagner Cheryl and Remo Piracci David and Cassandra Wagner Katrina Plato Paul Andrew Wandless Mollie Quinlan-Hayes Susie Ward Noelle Rasmussen Barbara Lankford Watts Les Reiss Sharon Weglowski Grete E. Reppen and Norbjorn D. Reppen Mary Weiss Carol and George Retsch-Bogart Jann V. Welch Craig Rhodes Patricia Wheeler Hank Rhodes Betsy G. Whittington

*deceased The Annual Fund 21 RESIDENT WRITER: STUART KESTENBUAM During my last week of the job I had held for twenty-seven years, I received a call from Penland’s program director, Leslie Noell, asking me to be the Andrew Glasgow Visiting Writer at Penland for a two-week summer session. Sometimes before picking up a ringing phone I reflect for a moment that it could be either a wonderful opportu- nity or really bad news. Most times the call is far more mundane than that—a reminder of a dental appointment or a robo-call from a nonexistent bank. The call from Penland, though, was of the rare wonderful opportunity variety, particularly since the job I was leaving was as director of the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, a program in Maine so similar in concept to Penland that we think of ourselves as sister schools. Penland inspired the founding of Haystack in 1950, and Bill Brown, who was assistant director at Haystack, became director of Penland in 1962. We’ve been sharing faculty and educational strategies for a long time. At Penland I would be able to experience the powerful creative energy of a com- munity of makers—much like what I’d lived with at Haystack—but without any of the responsibility. Someone else would be thinking about plumbing, food, kilns, and fundraising. And, while I always loved the group energy of each session at Haystack, there was rarely time for my own work; these two weeks at Penland would give me time to focus on my writing. A number of the workshop leaders—Bob Ebendorf, Jason Pollen, and Patricia Wheeler—had all taught at Haystack, so I had connections with the studios from the Stuart Kestenbaum, the 2015 Andrew very start of the session. At Haystack I would introduce evening programs by reading Glasgow Writing Resident, reading a poem other people’s poems, so Bob invited me into his workshop to read poems to his class in the metals studio. in the mornings. He said that I was like a tinker, traveling to the studio with poetry. I responded by saying that I would be more like a tinker if people gave me words that I could turn into a poem—repairing them or giving them new life in a sense. I would be a tinker of words. This began a series of daily poems with words from Bob’s class and later words from Kip O’Krongly’s clay class, too. It was liberating for me to use words that weren’t of my own choosing and excit- ing for the people in the studios to see their own words transformed. Each morning I’d return with a poem from the day before—some a little crazier than others—but the writing had allowed me make discoveries. And isn’t that what we want from our making? To employ what skills we have to travel along an unknown path into a new place. Using other people’s words provided me some distance from my writing self and allowed me to go inside more deeply, or at least differently. It was a dynamic partnership with the studios that I would look forward to each day. I’d receive my list of words in the late afternoon and work on the poems at night, ready for delivery to the workshops in the morning. I had my materials and I had a deadline—two key components of any creative process—and people eager to listen to poetry. What more could a writer want? –Stuart Kestenbaum

22 Andrew Glasgow Writers Residency GOVERNMENT AND FOUNDATION GRANTS Penland receives support each year from a variety of private foundations and local, state, and federal government agencies. These awards support the operating and capital needs of the school. Penland manages and reports on each grant according to the time frame and guidelines of the granting institutions. This list includes institutions from whom grant funds were received in Penland’s fiscal year 2016 (May 1, 2015 to April 31, 2016). Amazon Smile Foundation Fenwick Foundation North Carolina Arts Council The Frances and William H. The Golden Pearl Foundation North Carolina Community Foundation Beattie Foundation Shelton Gorelick Family Foundation Samuel L. Phillips Family Foundation Blue Ridge National Heritage Area The Grable Foundation Rotasa Foundation Blumenthal Foundation Greenwald Family Charitable Fund of The Seth Sprague Educational and The Bresler Foundation Triangle Community Foundation Charitable Foundation Ethel S. Brody Charitable Foundation John Wesley and Anna Hodgin State Employees Combined Campaign Community Foundation of Western Hanes Foundation Triangle Community Foundation North Carolina Hawai’i Community Foundation United Way of Mitchell County Cousins Charitable Lead Annuity Trust Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts Windgate Charitable Foundation The Dana Foundation The William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust Winston-Salem Foundation Ecology Wildlife Foundation Mitchell County Board of Education RESTRICTED GIFTS Andrew Glasgow Writers Residency Iron Studio Reprint of Emma Conley’s Dye Book Ann C. Batchelder and Henri L. G. Kieffer Mark and Sue Denny Kathleen A. FitzGerald John Coyne Dr. Allen W. Huffman and Kids Camp Facilities and Grounds Mrs. Margaret G. Huffman Dail and Artie Dixon Bert and Shan Ellentuck Hoss Haley and Leslie Noell Don and Karen Walker Community Collaborations Sally and Brett Loftis James Conley Julie Murphy Special Project G.E.M. Constructors, Inc. Kelly Rothe and Jeff Polgar Henry and Sory Bowers Lori and Ken Gilcrist Mary Vann In honor of Mary Ann Scherr Greene Construction, Inc. Glen and Florence Hardymon Michael Griggs Kitchen Patsy and Harold Hopfenberg Samuel L. Phillips Family Foundation Joan M. Glynn and Kerry Damich Katherine and Ben Meares Sud Associates In memory of Tracey Dotson Laura Taft Paulsen and William F. Paulsen Taylor Townsend, D.D.S. Bobby and Claudia Kadis Alan Peterson and Priscilla Kistler United Way of Mitchell County In memory of Tracey Dotson Jean W. McLaughlin and Tom Spleth Glass Studio In memory of Tracey Dotson Lutu and Tom Coffey In honor of Shane Fero Metals Studio The Dana Foundation Stella Schloss and Dr. Neil Parker SPECIAL EVENTS These supporters made donations to support Penland special events or Penland-sponsored trips during fiscal year 2016. Cathy and Alan Adelman John and Linda Garrou Tom Oreck Polly Allen Gail Goldman Laura Taft Paulsen and William F. Paulsen Paulus Berensohn Elizabeth and Craig Hanson Rob Pulleyn Sanford R. Berlin Mr. and Mrs. Jerome A. Kaplan William M. Singer and Fleur Bresler Steve Keeble and Karen Depew Catherine Sweeney Singer Marion L. Johnson Church Susan Parker Martin and Alan Belzer Julia L. Wilson Daniel G. Clayman James G. and Dorothy M. Martin Julia R. Woodman James D. Clubb Nancy F. O’Donohue and Mary T. Ramshorn Other Gifts 23 SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT: YAIR SARMIENTO Anyone who sees Yair Sarmiento’s work would probably be surprised to learn that he’s only a couple years out of high school. They’d be even more surprised to learn that—until pretty recently—he was entirely self-taught. Yair spent two weeks in August 2015 in a workshop with Susan Goethel Campbell “designed to push the boundaries of drawing while recording natural phenomena.” His pieces were outstanding: richly shaded compositions of leaves, branches, and bones arranged in airy vignettes. Each one was done with astonishing skill and control, many of them in simple blue ballpoint pen. The drawings look almost as real as something you might pick up on a nature walk, but softer, like slightly hazy dreams saturated with cobalt. The previous summer, Yair took a traditional sign painting workshop with Timothy Maddox. His paintings from that session were as bold and graphic as his drawings are delicate, but every bit as skillful. Yair came to Penland on scholarships through the school’s partnership (funded by Cathy and Alan Adelman) with Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA), an afterschool program for underserved students with classes in areas like art, science, and leadership. He spent time there first as a student, and later as a volunteer and a member of the HOLA staff. Yair recalls how he stumbled into art, and Penland, mostly by chance. He had never done any drawing until he saw a friend’s older brother working on graffiti letters. “I was so intrigued by it,” he remembered. “I went home and tried it, and my life shifted a little. I started drawing every day.” It shifted further his senior year of high school, Yair Sarmiento with some of his work in when a serendipitous encounter with an old friend led him to HOLA. “I walked into the drawing and painting studio. class one day and my friend, he was way older, was sitting at my desk. I don’t know how he even knew I was there,” Yair explained. “But once we were dismissed he offered me a ride and drove me to HOLA. I was a shy person, so I had seen HOLA and wondered about it, but I didn’t approach anyone. But my friend took me inside, took me to the art building, and introduced me. It just went on from there.” “Yair is really, really good at drawing,” said his mentor and friend Nara Hernandez. Nara is HOLA’s visual arts director, and she took a Penland workshop during the same session as Yair. “He can draw whatever he sees and make it look perfect. But that’s playing it safe a little.” Yair and Nara agreed that coming to Penland and working with more conceptual ideas and more mature artists had pushed him to experiment with his drawings and find more expression in his marks. Trying new things at Penland wasn’t limited to the studios, either. Yair describes how he met people from other countries and other cultures for the first time, how he spent time on the knoll mesmerized by a meteor shower. “I even saw him eating tofu in the dining hall!” joked Nara. Back home in LA, Yair was enrolled in an intensive two-year sign painting course and received scholarships to attend night classes at ArtCenter College of Design— while also spending time working with the next generation of HOLA students. “I don’t know what else I’m going to do, but I know it’s going to be art,” he said. And as for the friend who first introduced Yair to HOLA? “I haven’t seen him since,” Yair said. “I don’t know how it happened, if it was meant to be or something. But I’d like to tell him, ‘Because of that day, I got on a plane for the first time, I went to North Carolina for the first time, I saw fireflies for the first time. Thank you.’” –Sarah Parkinson

24 Scholarships SCHOLARSHIPS These individuals made gifts in fiscal year 2016 (May 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016) to establish or increase the endowments of named scholarship funds. Endowed scholarship funds are important for a stable scholarship program, ensuring that artists for generations to come are able to pursue their artistic dreams at Penland. A full scholarship can be endowed for $60,000; a work-study scholarship can be endowed for $35,000. To learn more about creating or supporting a scholarship fund, please contact our development office. “Principal gift to fund” refers to gifts of $10,000 or more.

Benisch-Allen Scholarship Fund Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Cook, III Bruce B. Metcalf Jacque Allen and Barbara Benisch The Cousins Foundation, Inc. Jason Pollen Principal gift to fund Tomie Depaola Roundabout Art Collective Robie Fisch Nora Hutton Shepard Penland Clay Scholarship Fund Virginia A. Guzior and Christopher Cicala Patricia and John Tector Scott Mullennix and Hilary M. Wilson Karen and Thomas Metcalf Charlotte Vestal Wainwright and Sherl Reindollar Steve Wainwright Daniel B. Jordan Scholarship for Minority William M. Singer and Ned Yellig and Sylvia White Students Fund Catherine Sweeney Singer All gifts made in honor of Daniel Jordan’s nineti- Kenneth and Catharine Sisk Penland Metals Scholarship Fund eth birthday James W. Smith and Pam Troutman Allison L. Gegan Ira and Martha Berlin Laura Spearman Patricia Eames Joan and Howard Weinstein Cramazing Creative Scholarship Fund Gay Gellhorn Mary Ann Willingham New Morning Galleries, John Cram and James Gilbert Julia L. Wilson Matt Chambers Mildred and Joseph Goodman Principal gift to fund Principal gift to fund Karin Johnson Julia R. Woodman Anna Jordan Sawtooth School for Visual Art Faculty Anita Kaplan and Robert Zuflacht Marcia Macdonald Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund Susan and Robert Learmonth Robert Ebendorf and Aleta Braun Joseph P. Logan Nancy Lieber Principal gift to fund William and Patricia Skidmore Mary Ann Scherr Scholarship Fund Sue Marx Smock Lisa and Dudley Anderson Stoney Lamar Scholarship Fund Nancy Yanofsky Fred and Jeannie Birkhill David Clemons and Mia Hall Henry and Sory Bowers Robyn and John Horn David Marshall Scholarship Fund Wade and Brenda Brickhouse Principal gift to fund Barbara Anderson Edwina Bringle John and Vicki Jordan In memory of David Marshall Raissa Bump Barbara Laughlin Sara Langsworthy Marjorie J. Burkhart John Littleton and Kate Vogel In memory of David Marshall Louis Cherry and Marsha Gordon Stephanie and Bill Moore Marion L. Johnson Church Mr. and Mrs. Bill Morgan East Meets West Scholarship Fund Dr. R. Donald Coffey, Jr. and Sandra Sell Barbara N. McFadyen and Douglass Phillips Dr. Lochie Belle Overbey Jody Servon Principal gift to fund Cappy Counard and Greg Gehner Michael and Margery Sherrill Cousins Charitable Lead Annuity Trust Ethel S. Brody Scholarship Fund Susan Ganch and Jerod Eisenshtadt Antony Swider Art Education Scholarship Ethel S. Brody Charitable Foundation Lowell and Carol Goldsmith Fund Principal gift to fund Edwin F. Harris, Jr. and Susan Arrendell William A. and Betty Gray Davis Patsy and Harold Hopfenberg Julia Woodman Scholarship Fund Louise Grady Johanson Paul H. and Ginger S. Duensing Leslie H. Bloom Bobby and Claudia Kadis Scholarship Fund Gwynn Blount Joyce and Gary King Ginger Duensing Beverly Bremer Sidney and Lilyan Levine Fleur Bresler James Malenda Harvey and Bess Littleton Scholarship Edwina Bringle Eleanor Marshall and Vicki Paton Fund Elizabeth Bush Barbara N. McFadyen and Douglass Phillips Joyce Eberhart D.D. Cardwell Katherine and Ben Meares Louise Eberhart Susan Carruth Meredith College Art Department Scholarships 25 NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS These endowed and annually-funded scholarships were awarded in fiscal year 2016 (May 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016). Most of Penland’s named scholarships are awarded for summer workshops but several of them apply to spring and fall concentrations. If you are interested in learning more about how to establish an endowed or annually-funded scholarship, please contact the development office.

Endowed Scholarships Glass/Apple Scholarship Fund Betty Oliver Scholarship Fund Janet Taylor Acosta Memorial Established by Ed and Sue Glass and the Established by the friends and family Scholarship Fund Apple Foundation of Betty Oliver Established to honor a woman who Grovewood Gallery Scholarship Fund Jane Peiser Scholarship Fund deeply appreciated Penland Established by the Grovewood Gallery of Established by friends and family of Jane Samuel A. Almon Scholarship Fund Asheville in honor of Doug Sigler Peiser Established in memory of Samuel Almon Horn Scholarship Fund Mark Peiser Scholarship Fund Milton Baxt Scholarship Fund Established by Robyn and John Horn Established by Judy and Jim Moore in honor Established in memory of Milton Baxt Huntley-Tidwell Scholarship Fund of Mark Peiser Dr. Jerrold Belitz Scholarship Fund Established by Hellena Huntley Tidwell and Penland Clay Scholarship Fund Established through a bequest from Isaiah Tidwell Established by donors to the Campaign for Jerrold Belitz Bobby Kadis Scholarship Fund Penland’s Future Abby Watkins Bernon Scholarship Fund Established by the family of Bobby Kadis Penland Flameworking Scholarship Fund Established in memory of Lasater Drawing and Painting Established by Judy and Jim Moore Abby Watkins Bernon Scholarship Fund Penland Metals Scholarship Fund Larry Brady and Edward Jones Established by Robin Hanes Established by donors to the Campaign for Scholarship Fund LeBlanc Scholarship Fund Penland’s Future Established by Larry Brady and the friends Established by Steve and Ellen LeBlanc Penland Vision Scholarship Fund and family of Edward K. Jones (1970-2010) John and Ione Lee Scholarship Fund Established by Jim and Judy Moore in honor Carey G. Bringle, Jr. Scholarship Fund Established by John and Ione Lee of Jimmy, Heather, Colin, Tyler, Established by friends and family in memory Harvey and Bess Littleton Scholarship Fund and Eliza Royal of Carey G. Bringle, Jr. Established by the Hellers of Heller Gallery Mary Calhoun Phelps and Mary Schnelly Cynthia Bringle and Edwina Bringle and Harvey and Bess Littleton Scholarship Scholarship Fund Marcia Macdonald Scholarship Fund Established by Mary Schnelly and Established by the Charles E. and Ellen H. Established in loving memory of Marcia Gene Phelps Taylor Family Foundation in honor of Macdonald Samuel and Jewel Phillips Craft Study Cynthia Bringle and Edwina Bringle David Marshall Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund Orville and Pat Chatt Memorial Established by David Marshall and continued Established by the Samuel L. Phillips Scholarship Fund by his friends and family Family Foundation Established by Mary Schnelly, Gene Phelps, Ann Skipper McAden Scholarship Fund Michael Pierschalla Scholarship Fund and David Chatt Established by the estate and family of Ann Established in memory of Michael Pierschalla Collins, Evans, Massey Scholarship Fund Skipper McAden Richard Ritter Scholarship Fund Established in honor of Mr. and Mrs. T. Mendes Family Scholarship Fund Established by Judy and Jim Moore in honor Clyde Collins, Lisbeth C. Evans, and Established by Jenny Mendes and the Joseph of Richard Ritter William P. Massey Mendes and Molly Mendes Family Charitable Betsy and Marc Rowland Scholarship Fund Lenore Davis and Bill Helwig Fund Established by Betsy and Marc Rowland Scholarship Fund Janet Link Meredith College Scholarship Tommie Rush and Richard Jolley Established by the estate of Harold B. Helwig Established by Anne Dahl Scholarship Fund Paul H. and Ginger S. Duensing Lucy C. Morgan Scholarship Fund Established by Ron and Lisa Brill and family Scholarship Fund Established in honor of Penland’s founder in honor of Tommie Rush and Richard Jolley Established by friends and family in memory John Neff Memorial Scholarship Fund Lynda Frank Sanders Scholarship Fund of Paul Hayden Duensing Established by friends of John Neff Established by Lynda Frank Sanders in honor Eastern North Carolina Scholarship Fund David and Pat Nevin Scholarship Fund of her mother Ruth Chatterton Frank Established by Lisa and Dudley Anderson and Established by Pat Nevin School Teachers Scholarship Fund Eastern North Carolina friends of the school Established by friends and family in memory of Dorothy Heyman

26 Named Scholarships Norm and Gloria Schulman Scholarship Fund Shelton Gorelick Scholarship Higher Education Partnership Scholarships Established by friends of Norm and Gloria Funded by Carol Gorelick Funded by recipient colleges and universities, Schulman Harvard Penland Scholarship Windgate Charitable Foundation, and Steele-Reese Scholarship Fund Funded by Sara Lee Elson and John Penland School Established by the Steele-Reese Foundation and Ione Lee William R. Kenan Jr. Fellowships Lenore G. Tawney Scholarship Fund Terry Jefferson and Joe Lampo Scholarship Funded by the Thomas S. Kenan Institute Established by the Lenore G. Tawney Funded by Dr.Terry Jefferson and Joe Lampo for the Arts Foundation Kurtz Family Foundation Scholarship Laila Twigg-Smith Art Scholarship Teacher Training Scholarship Fund Funded by the Kurtz Family Foundation Funded by the Laila Twigg-Smith Art Fund Established anonymously Isaac and Sonia Luski Scholarship at the Hawaii Community Foundation Sarah Everett Toy Memorial Funded by Isaac and Sonia Luski Miami Dade College Scholarships Scholarship Fund Jean McLaughlin and Tom Spleth Scholarship Funded Anonymously Established by Sarah Lee Elson, John and Funded anonymously in honor of Jean Peter and Joni Petschauer, Peggy Polson Ione Lee, and Janet Lee McLaughlin and Tom Spleth Penland Scholarship Windgate Scholarship Fund McMurray Scholarship Funded by Appalachian State University Established by the Windgate Funded by Charles McMurray Antony Swider Art Education Scholarship Charitable Foundation Ron and Sue Meier Scholarship Funded by the Penland Endowment for Art Christy Wright Endowment for Glass Art Funded by Ron and Sue Meier Education at the Winston-Salem Foundation Established by friends and family Mitchell High School Scholarship UK Artist at Penland Fellowship of Christy Wright Funded by Penland School Funded by Sarah Lee Elson, Sarah and Pat Nevin Scholarship Gerard Griffin, Dasha Shenkman, Suzanne Annually Funded Scholarships Funded by Pat Nevin and Edward Elson, and Jacqueline and Milton Adelman HOLA (Heart of Los Russell Scholarship Jonathan Gestetner and the British Crafts Angeles) Scholarship Funded Anonymously Council Funded by Cathy and Alan Adelman in honor Marcia and Seymour Sabesin Scholarship UNC Chapel Hill Minority Student of her father Funded by Marcia and Seymour Sabesin Scholarship Lynn Kerr Azzam Memorial Scholarship Mary Anna Box and Melvin Sidney Funded by Dr. Olive Greenwald and Funded by Elizabeth Aralia in memory Stanforth Scholarship UNC-Chapel Hill Art Department of her sister Funded by Jerry Jackson and Jeff Harris Geoffrey Walker Fellowship Benisch-Allen Scholarship Texas Star Scholarship Funded by the Suncoast Clayworkers Funded by Barbara Benisch and Jacque Allen Funded anonymously Elizabeth Brim Scholarship Wendy Weiner and Delia Champion Funded by Dr. Kent Leslie Scholarship Clay Artists of San Diego Scholarship Funded by Wendy Weiner and Funded by the Clay Artists of San Diego Delia Champion Crimson Laurel Gallery Scholarship Rob Williams and Warren Womble Funded by Crimson Laurel Gallery and Ben Scholarship and Brywn Philips Funded by Rob Williams and Warren Womble Bob and Peggy Culbertson Scholarship Windgate Partial Scholarships Funded by Bob and Peggy Culbertson Funded by the Windgate Charitable Dana Foundation Glass Scholarship Foundation Funded by the Charles A. Dana Foundation at the recommendation of Helene Safire Penland Collaborative Scholarships Dover Foundation, Inc. Scholarship (Funded annually in partnership with Funded by the Dover Foundation other institutions) Bettie Ann Whitehurst Everett Scholarship Art Alliance of Contemporary Glass Funded by Spencer Everett Visionary Scholarship Boyd and Maxine Falls Scholarship Funded by the Art Alliance of Contemporary Funded by Laurel Falls Glass Golden Pearl Foundation Teacher Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) Scholarship Scholarship Fund Funded by the Golden Pearl Foundation Funded by Cathy and Alan Adelman

Named Scholarships 27 ART DONATIONS Penland benefits from the extraordinary generosity of its community of artists. Each year, many current and former instructors, core fellows, and resident artists donate work to the annual benefit auction. Lucy Morgan Leader art donors contributed work valued at $1,000 or more or a combina- tion of cash and artwork with a total value of $1,000 or more. This list includes work donated to the 2015 annual benefit auction.

Lucy Morgan Leader Art Donors Shane Fero Cathy Adelman Alida Fish Jacque Allen Lisa Frank Daniela Antonelli Robert Gardner Junichiro Baba Marguerite Jay Gignoux Dan Bailey Susan Taylor Glasgow Boris Bally Joanna Gollberg Kenneth Baskin Carmen Grier Daniel T. Beck Frank Hamrick Rick Beck Douglas Harling Alex Gabriel Bernstein Abie Harris Katherine Bernstein Jane Wells Harrison William Bernstein Ann Hawthorne Doug Beube Andrew Hayes Suzie Bleach and Andy Townsend Ian Henderson Michael Bondi James Henkel Christina Boy Patricia Hickman Pam Brewer John Hitchcock This piece, Coral Chandalier Dress, by Elizabeth Brim Robyn Horn Susan Taylor Glasgow was the commis- Cynthia Bringle Thomas Huang sion work featured at the 2015 Annual Sarah Bryant Mi-Sook Hur Benefit Auction. It is made from fused, Jennifer Bueno Michael Janis slumped, and stitched glass, nylon rib- Susan Goethel Campbell Mercedes Jelinek bons, and found objects. Ken Carder Keith A. Johnson Jason Chakravarty Daniel Johnston Pattie Chalmers Robin Johnston David K. Chatt Bobby Kadis Lisa Clague Matt Kelleher Daniel G. Clayman Alicia D. Keshishian James D.W. Cooper Lisa Klakulak Cristina Córdova Jeana Eve Klein Kimberly L. Cridler Stoney Lamar Dail Dixon James Lawton Courtney L. Dodd Anne Lemanski Sondra L. Dorn Will Lentz Catharine Ellis Julia Leonard John D. Ellsworth Robert Levin Heather Mae Erickson John Littleton and Kate Vogel Daniel Essig Jeannine Marchand Dan Estabrook Richard Margolis Micah Evans Jack Mauch Annie Evelyn Monty McCutchen Dustin Farnsworth Barbara McFadyen Fred Fenster Laura Jean McLaughlin

28 Art Donations Elizabeth Mears Paulus Berensohn Nicholas Joerling Andrew Meers Joe Bova Robert Johnson Rachel Meginnes George Bowes David Jones C. James Meyer Deborah Brackenbury Aimee Joyaux Rachel Miller Edwina Bringle Martina Lantin Robert Milnes Sarah Rachel Brown Hongsock Lee Jaydan Moore Angela Bubash Jiyong Lee Ben Owen, III Jason Bige Burnett Amy Lemaire Kenny Pieper Jay Burnham-Kidwell Yoav Liberman Jason Pollen David Butler Suze Lindsay Sally Prasch Peter Callas Tara Locklear Amy Putansu Critz Campbell Sarah Loertscher Ché Rhodes Lynn Bennett Carpenter Steven Loucks Richard Ritter David Clemons Warren MacKenzie Linda Foard Roberts Margaret Couch Cogswell Leigh Magar Tommie Rush Kat Cole Marc J. Maiorana Davide Salvadore Greg Daly Kent McLaughlin Mary Ann Scherr* Paige Hamilton Davis Kate F. Meleney Tom Shields Nick DeFord Barbara Mellen Doug Sigler Andrea Donnelly Kreh Mellick Clarissa Sligh Robin Dreyer Ron Meyers Dolph Smith Kyle Durrie Steve Miller Gertrude Graham Smith Angela Eastman Jeffrey Oestreich Tremain Smith Robert Ebendorf Winnie Owens-Hart Kevin Snipes David Eichelberger Jemima Parker Lisa Sorrell Jon Ellenbogen and Rebecca Plummer Ronan Kyle Peterson Pablo Soto Vicki Essig Tom Philabaum Tom Spleth Lauren Faulkenberry Joseph Pintz Billie Ruth Sudduth Susan Feagin Karie Reinertson Boyd Sugiki Denise Ferris Sam T. Reynolds Tim Tate Dan and Amy Finch Mike Rossi and Marianne Dages Brian Taylor Melanie Finlayson Justin Rothshank Shoko Teruyama Caren Florance Andrew Rubin Amanda Thatch Steven Forbes-deSoule Eric A. Ryser Yaffa and Jeff Todd Gabrielle Fox Alyssa C. Salomon Marlene True Rebekah Frank Yolanda Sanchez Jo Whaley Aran Galligan Susan Saul Patricia Wheeler Rachel K. Garceau Beth Schaible Richard Whiteley Estate of Tony Gaye Joy Seidler Jan Williams Terry Gess Amy Tavern Lana Wilson Jennifer Ghormley Janet R. Taylor Seth Gould Tricia Treacy Art Donations under $999 Silvie Granatelli Bob Trotman David Emitt Adams Hiroyuki Hamada Elizabeth Turrell Stanley Mace Andersen Reed Hansuld Munya A. Upin Christina Z. Anderson Jana Harper James Viste Linda Arbuckle Arthur Hash Mark Warren Lloyd Baldwin Nicci Haynes Carol Webb Phillip Baldwin Chuck Hindes Jessica C. White Tom Bartel Fritz Hoffmann Julia Woodman Vivian Beer Katie Hudnall Kensuke Yamada Audrey Bell Michael Hunt and Naomi Dalglish Heiner Zimmermann

*deceased Art Donations 29 Left: wood sculptor Stoney Lamar and Penland program director Leslie Noell. PENLAND’S 30TH ANNUAL BENEFIT AUCTION Stoney was the 2015 Outstanding Artist In addition to providing significant resources for Penland’s annual operations, the benefit auction Educator. This picture was taken during is an opportunity for collectors and art lovers to visit Penland and to see and acquire exceptional a Friday-afternoon event at the Gorelick works of contemporary craft. Penland received the support of 240 artists who donated work and 217 Social Hall when a number of Stoney’s volunteers. Thanks go to the artists, sponsors, guests, and volunteers who made the thirtieth Annual friends and admirers paid tribute to him. Benefit Auction, held on August 7 & 8, 2015, a great success. Right: photo instructor Jeff Goodman (with arms outspread) made a passionate AUCTION SPONSORS Sharon Mills case for contributions to the new Penland Norman Sound & Productions, Inc. photo studio, which will be built in 2017. Auction Sponsor ($7,500) Piedmont Wine Imports This project was the special Fund-A- Appalachian Terroir Sysco Foods of Knoxville Need item at the 2015 benefit auction. SOFA CHICAGO 2015 US Foods Jeff is shown here with a table of auction patrons, each one of whom made a con- Auction Supporter ($5,000) AUCTION CONTRIBUTORS tribution to the studio. American Craft magazine The following made contributions through ticket Hallmark Capital Management purchases, artist sponsorships, outright gifts, and David H. Ramsey Commercial Photography the purchase of art above retail value. WNC magazine $10,000 and above Auction Patron ($2,500) Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass Blue Ridge Soap Shed Ann and Thomas Cousins Center for Carolina Living and Robyn and John Horn carolinaliving.com Tom Oreck Frank Kiker, Tryon Distributing RATIO Architects $5,000–$9,999 Steve and Enee Abelman Artist Table Sponsor ($1,500) Lisa and Dudley Anderson Fleur Bresler Mike and Virginia Campbell Classic Event Rental James D. Clubb EbenConcepts Ed and Sue Glass Charitable Trust The Laurel of Asheville Susan Parker Martin and Alan Belzer

30 Annual Benefit Auction Linda Neely Steve and Katherine Markel Jerry Leaders Laura Taft Paulsen and William F. Paulsen Jean W. McLaughlin and Tom Spleth Ellen and Steven LeBlanc Philip and Mary Ruth Payne Jay Michaels and Michael Trimboli Julie Levengood and Noel Swartz Sharon Mills Kathryn Markel and Huibert Soutendijk $2,500-4,999 The Mint Museum of Craft + Design Richard and Yvonne McCracken Cathy and Alan Adelman Kay and Robert Norris Sara and Bob McDonnell Fleur Bresler Richard J. Osborne Amy K. McGrath Edward Bresler Alan Peterson and Priscilla Kistler Dwight and Deborah Messinger Wade and Brenda Brickhouse Kaola and Frank Phoenix John Meyerhoff and Lenel Srochi-Meyerhoff Grady Cousins Mary Regan North Carolina State University Barbara and Jim Goodmon Chris Rose and Tom Chinn Edith S. Peiser Hallmark Capital Management, Inc. Jim Samsel and Kim McGuire Toni M. Perrone and Nina Cloaninger Robert and Virginia Kelly Carol Smith Jeff Pettus Thomas S. Kenan, III Kathleen R. Stanley Maynette Regan Barbara N. McFadyen and Douglass Phillips Evon Streetman Eric S. Rohm and Amy Hockett Gil and Jancy Patrick Claude and Ann Sullivan Rotasa Foundation Gina A. Phillips Rob Williams and Warren Womble Tommie Rush and Richard Jolley Rob Pulleyn Chancellor Randy Woodson and Bob Scharfenstein and Bryan Underwood William M. Singer and Susan Woodson Dawn and James Sherrill Catherine Sweeney Singer Mike Wright and Bob Glascock Dr. Frank M. Sutton Carl and Sandy Wulfe Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts $500-999 Drs. John A. Thompson, Jr. and $1,000-2,499 Jan and James Anderson Lee Rocamora Polly Allen Jeff and Holly Atkins Mark Thompson Donna Avery and Tom Kigin Mary Lou and Jim Babb Isaiah and Hellena Huntley Tidwell Elizabeth and James Bethune Ardis Bartle James and Jean Veilleux Larry Brady Daniel A. Bloom and Barry Golivesky Nancy Voith and Kenneth Stark Elizabeth and Al Campbell Philip and Amy Blumenthal Brenda Walter Mrs. Hugh Chapman Tricia and John Boyer Wells Fargo Jane Mills Conlan Christopher J. Brady and Rick and Brenda Wheeler Emily Cox Laurie A. Paratore-Brady Wendi Williams and Aprille Shaffer Lynn Devault and Glo Ghegan Martha Brim and Ken May Stevie and Marshall Wishnack Eben Concepts of Spruce Pine Suzanne and Peter Bruckmann Olivia and Gary Zahler Nancy and Ron Edgerton Randy Campbell and Steven Burke Paul and Kym Farr Thorns and Perry Craven Under $500 Alida Fish and Stephen Tanis Cricket and Norris Crigler Judy and John Alexander Stefan Friedemann Deborah and Hugh Cummins Jacque Allen and Barbara Benisch Carol Gorelick William A. and Betty Gray Davis Bruce Bachmann and Judy Gordon Adrienne and Harvey Gossett Ms. Lenore Jones Deutsch and Ward and Jennifer Bates Glen and Florence Hardymon Dr. Lance J. Deutsch Sue Baum K. Gail Hawkins Nancy and Scarlett Foster-Moss Helga and Jack Beam Frederick G. Heath and Merrily Orsini John and Linda Garrou Steve Beckham Jim* and Marlene Hubbell Ted and Susie Gross Tim and Sarah Belk Bobby and Claudia Kadis James R. Hackney and Scott T. Haight Sanford R. Berlin Virginia Kraus and Jay Westwater Deborah Halliday and Gary Rautenstrauch Alex and Jessica Bernstein Henry LaBrun Marian S. Heiskell Courtney Blossman Mr. James H. Landon Charlotte and Raul Herrera Andrew Blumenthal George H. Lanier Morgan and Jack Horner Kristin Hills Bradberry and John Bradberry Lorne E. Lassiter and Gary Ferraro Dr. Thomas T. Jefferson and Joseph Lampo Curt and Chucki Bradbury Barbara Laughlin Jacqueline and Sean Jones Katie and Steve Breckheimer Laura and Jon Levinson Beth Kokol Edwina Bringle Nunzio Lupo and Michael Grover George and Dawn Kress Donald and Joan Brown

*deceased Annual Benefit Auction 31 PENLAND’S 30TH Harold and Kathryn Brown Sara Marks Lee Carter and Greg L. Bradley William P. Massey ANNUAL BENEFIT Seth Chapman and David Dellinger Michele and Barry Maves AUCTION, CONTINUED Jeffrey Childers and Onay Gutierrez Brian and Gail McCarthy Sheila Conroy Patricia McCauley Bob and Peggy Culbertson McColl Center for Art + Innovation Joyce and Jeffrey Davis Ellen McIntyre and Bill Morison Charles Michael Davis Robert and Karen Milnes Katherine Devine Michel and Whit Moore Linda and Dick Dickinson Brent Moore and Tim Gupton Jacqueline Dryfoos Judith and James Moore Lisbeth C. Evans and Jim Lambie Amanda Murdaugh Carolyn Faison Pamela Myers Christa and Robert Faut Emma Nash Flo Feinberg and Ben Geizhals Keith and Mica Oberkfell Pamela and Sheldon Ferber Molly O’Donnell and Benjamin Orzeske Elaine Fields and Carson Holloway Greg Parker and Randy Dickerson Michael Finck Sharon and Scott Parker Pepper and Donald Fluke Cynthia Payne Andrew Glasgow Mark Peiser Louise Glickman and Daryl Slaton Carol E. Pennell Harriett Green Liza Plaster and William Early Dr. Lewis I. Greenwald and Pamola Powell and Guy Lescault Dr. Olive Greenwald Joe Sam and Kate Queen Jean P. Greer and Scott Radway Matthew Rascoff and Emily Levine Kay R. Hagan and Chip Hagan Elizabeth and Shepherd Reynolds Corey and Regina Hampson Peggy and Wayne Reynolds Greg Heller and Spencer Seay Richard Ritter and Jan Williams Joanne Higbee Linda Foard Roberts and George P. Roberts Cheryl Holland and Doug Quackenbush Susan Rosenthal and Michael Hershfield Alex Holloway and Andreea Rodinciuc Marie M. Runyon Jeanne and Rich Holly Lois Russell David Elsworth’s Line Ascending #6, made Patsy and Harold Hopfenberg Abby Sandling of black ash burl, was included in the 2016 Lydia Hunn Kellie and Jeff Scott Annual Benefit Auction. (Photo by David Jerry Jackson and Jeff Harris Randy Siegel and Don Baker Ramsey) Beverly Jaynes Melanie and Russ Sizemore Joia Johnson Eric Steenlage Aimee and Alain Joyaux Suzette Surkamer Steve Keeble and Karen Depew Claudine Swartz Albert and Priscilla Klomparens Paul J. Sykes and Patricia R. Sykes April and Hollace Kutay Patti Tracey and Chris Hudson Peter J. Larson, MD David Trophia Susan and David Larson Nancy K. Trovillion Steven Lee Marlene True and Derence Fivehouse John Littleton and Kate Vogel Jonathan M. and Gwen G. Van Ark D. Delores Logan Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park & Museum Frank D. Lortscher Janet Wall Deborah and Roger Lovelett Ross Webb Maryellen and Michael Lubinsky Julia L. Wilson Corey Madden Mary Michelle Zingaro and James Sullivan Wesley Mancini and Bob Scheer Andrea and Bob Maricich

32 Annual Benefit Auction ARTIST PROFILE: VIVIAN BEER Right now, furniture maker and designer Vivian Beer is riding a wave of well-deserved attention after winning the big prize on the HGTV show Ellen’s Design Challenge, host- ed by Ellen Degeneres. “It’s interesting,” she said, “I have fans now. People who are rooting for me. That’s an unusual thing for a furniture maker, and it’s allowing me to make connections between the public and our field—which not everyone has heard of. We are part of a subculture, and I have an opportunity to connect it to the public and to industry.” Having grown up in rural Maine with a carpenter for a father, Vivian says she doesn’t remember a time when she didn’t have a relationship with tools. “We fixed everything and built everything ourselves. If there was something wrong with the truck, it got ripped apart and fixed in the yard.” She graduated in sculpture from Maine College of Art and followed that with an MFA in metalsmithing from Cranbrook. While she was in grad school she came to Penland on a work-study scholarship and learned about the Penland resident artist program. She was part of that program from 2005 to 2008, and she has taught at Penland several times since then. Vivian Beer sitting in one of her concrete “The residency functions differently for different people,” she said. “For me it was and steel chairs. about building a strong body of work and starting my career. I had a great job at the time, well paid, in an iron studio. By taking the residency, I was making a choice that I wanted to make my living through my own work. I decided that if I couldn’t get that underway during those three years, I would get another job. Thankfully, I’ve had enough traction since I left that I’ve been able to do that.” Traction, indeed. Her work has been shown at museums and galleries across the country, and it can be found in the collections of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, the Renwick Gallery of the American Art Museum in Washington, DC, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, just to name a few. She has received an artist research fellowship from the National Air and Space Museum, the John D. Mineck Furniture Fellowship, three university residencies funded by the Windgate Charitable Foundation, and we just got word that she has been awarded the prestigious USArtists Fellowship. Vivian’s best-known work is sleek metal furniture with intensely colored automo- tive finishes. She has also worked with steel-reinforced concrete, and she made a series of benches whose surfaces mimic the dried, cracked mud of the desert. Her television success has led to an expansion of her activities: she has designed a new line of produc- tion pieces, and she’s making a series of instructional videos that will be distributed on YouTube. Meanwhile, she’s working on a major piece commissioned for Penland’s 2017 Annual Benefit Auction, and she’s planning her 2017 Penland workshop. This time her metal fabrication workshop will incorporate a computer-controlled plas- ma cutter that’s being loaned to Penland—through Vivian’s connections—by the Multicam company. Through her teaching and her donations to the benefit auction, Vivian has been a consistent supporter of Penland School. “That’s how it works, right? I got some sup- port when I was starting out and you have to keep it going. The more you give back and promote the field, the better it is for everyone. By supporting Penland, I’m making what I do better. It’s giving but it’s also receiving, because you are pushing the whole field along: that’s a huge part of community and a huge part of teaching. Our field will only get better if the ones who are in it are trying to help it get there, and Penland is one of those engines for making it better.” –Robin Dreyer

Artist Profile 33 IN-KIND DONATIONS These individuals made noncash gifts to Penland during fiscal year 2016 (May 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016). These in-kind donations range from gifts of land and art to equipment and supplies to goods, services, and lodging.

$5,000 and up Lisbeth C. Evans and Jim Lambie David Crane Shane and Sallie Fero Ayla Ficken Frameworks Candace Wilkinson Glen and Florence Hardymon Igneous Glassworks $1,000–4,999 Ingle’s Markets, Inc. Louise Erskine Lindsay and Sandy Jordan Jodie Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Jerome A. Kaplan Ruth Obolensky Teri Manolio Oscilloscope Pictures Inc. Susan Parker Martin and Alan Belzer “The most important things that I’ll Laura Taft Paulsen and William F. Paulsen Caroline McLaughlin and Roy Baroff take back with me are the generosity Fred Snyder Marsha McLawhorn of conversation and the feeling of Dennis R. Trombatore Thomas Morrissey community that I’ve felt the whole Jean Woodall Mountain City Coffee Roasters time that I’ve been here. Meeting Oskar Blues Brewery everyone this past week has been Under $1,000 Liza Plaster and William Early like getting together with family Cathy and Alan Adelman RayLen Vineyards and friends on a daily basis.” Gwen Brink Eric Rohm and Amy Hockett J. David Caldwell Doug and Kathie Sigler –Kayline Francis, who received a Jim Clubb Wale Apparatus Co., Inc. Higher Education Partners scholar- Carol Crasson Harvey Walters ship to take a summer textiles work- Irene DeWatteville shop taught by Valerie Kirk Barbara Elliott

Iron studio coordinator Daniel Beck with an in-kind donation from David and Ed Crane. Ed is a black- smith who lives in Little Switzerland, NC, just a ways uphill from Penland. His age forced him to give up blacksmithing, so he and his son David gave Penland everything in his shop: lock, stock, and boxes of nuts and bolts.

34 In-Kind Donations CIRCLE OF HANDS Penland’s Circle of Hands includes donors who have chosen to make a legacy gift to the school through a bequest or other planned or deferred gift. Circle of Hands donors demonstrate their com- mitment to Penland’s future by establishing a gift process now that will benefit the school at a future time. These gifts can assure that the donor’s current support will continue. If you are considering a legacy gift to Penland, please contact the development office.

Anonymous donors Irene and William Munroe Anonymous Sana Musasama In memory of Al and Jo Vrana Laura Taft Paulsen and William F. Paulsen Barbara Benisch Rosemary L. Peduzzi Polly Allen Mark Peiser Lisa and Dudley Anderson William L. Perry and Rita Perry Jill Beech Rosalind Rich Rieser Robert Bell, III and Robert Heffron Karen Skrinde Larry Brady James W. Smith and Pam Troutman Wade and Brenda Brickhouse Alan Solomon and Andrea Cartwright Cynthia Bringle Steven Stichter and Mark Ewert Edwina Bringle Constance Stumin Jan Brooks Fran and Chuck Symes Harold and Kathryn Brown Drs. John A. Thompson, Jr. and Paula L. Brown-Steedly Lee Rocamora Betsey Bystock Isaiah and Hellena Huntley Tidwell Linda Carter Louise M. Todd Student En Iwamura with a ceramic fish Dorothy and Clyde Collins KC Wagner head (with articulated jaw) that he made Bob and Peggy Culbertson Rick and Brenda Wheeler as part of a stop animation project. En William A. and Betty Gray Davis Leigh Ann Wilder and John Holding received a Higher Education Partners Rhonda M. DeMatteis and Marvin Howard Julia R. Woodman scholarship to take a summer workshop Jan Detter Cynthia Zmetronak taught by animator Arturo Guillermo Tesa DuPre Córdova and ceramic sculptor Cristina Mignon Durham Córdova. Students in this workshop built Susan Eriksson and fired posable ceramic figures of var- Mariana Roumell Gasteyer ious sorts, built tiny sets, and then used James R. Hackney and Scott T. Haight digital cameras and animation software to Ann Hawthorne make short stop-action movies. Francesca Heller Cathy Holt Patricia N. Jay Lisa and Nick Joerling Mary Kahlert Susan and David Larson Dr. and Mrs. John E. Lee Betty Helen Longhi Mary R. Lynn William P. Massey Barbara N. McFadyen and Douglass Phillips Jean W. McLaughlin and Tom Spleth Charles L. McMurray Robert and Karen Milnes Dana Moore

Circle of Hands 35 VOLUNTEERS Auction Volunteers Sara Forhan Jack Abgott Sharon Fornaro Pamela Adan Anita Funston Cathy Adelman Collette Gabrielle Alex Alexander Maria Galuszka Dean Allison Addison Ginsberg Joanna Angell Candy Gonzalez Sarina Angell Colleen Grant Marysue Antonucci Margo Greb Dee Appleby Su Griggs Allen Claire Ashby Gillian Gussack Megan Barber Greg Gwilt William Barnes Kimberlee Hall Marie Beach Lynn Hall Helga and Jack Beam Brit Hamlin Patrick Beggs Linda Hansen Sari Bellmer Caroline Hanson Patricia F. Benard Elizabeth Hanson Marion L. Blackburn Shaan Hassan Oscar and Jackie Blackwell Lindsay Hearn Judith and Robert Boardman Megan Hicks Kate Boyd Kristy Higby and Mark Flowers Auction volunteer and contributing artist Pam Brewer Randy Hinson Margaret Couch Cogswell helping sell Cynthia Bringle Sarah Holt a ceramic piece by Penland trustee Edwina Bringle Jim* and Marlene Hubbell Gertrude Graham Smith at the 2015 Pat Brusa Kathy Huie Annual Benefit Auction. Ashley Buchanan Travis Jarrells Allie Burleson Patricia N. Jay Katie Burns Charlie and Tara Jaynes J. David Caldwell Will Joerling Thomas Campbell Carola Jones Mary Chakales Jessica Jones Margaret Cogswell Aimee and Alain Joyaux Bruce D. Cohan Greg Jundanian Rachel Connor Deb Karash Michael Conway Elliot Keeley Rebekkah Cook Sally Kemp Cher Cosper Melanie Kirkpatrick Allison Dahle Elaine W. Lamb Kaki Daniel Risa Larsen Tony Deal Susan Larson Sally E. Denham Donna Lashof Ellen and Bert Denker Jerry Leaders Cheryl Patricia Derricotte Margaret Lepo Sallie K. Dupier Mark Levine Mignon Durham Jessica Lewis Merrick Earle Catherine and Richard Lloyd James Ellis Shana Loconsole Lee Ellis Ava Lonergan Susan Feagin Polly Lórien

36 Volunteers Andrea Luke Richard Raymond Laura Wood Ethan Luke Grayson Rehm Julia R. Woodman Ann Lynch Gart Renfroe Bonnie Young Janet Macy Neil Richter and Jeanna Young Bethany Mallino Constance A. Schulze Cynthia Zmetronak and Michelle Manna Robert Riepma Pete Breaux Sara Marks Kari Rinn Mac McCusker Janet Salminen Community Open House Volunteers Caroline McLaughlin and Trish Salmon Jim Adams Roy Baroff Bill Schmitz Dean Allison Joe McMaster Joe and Valerie Schnaufer Nicole Amato Eric A. Meeker Charles and Mary Gay Schultz Cole Aurichio Ron and Sue Meier Wyatt Severs Barbara P. Aycock Jena Merrill CJ Shapiro Anna R. Baker David Meyer Ju-Ian Shen Seth A. Barendse Samantha Meyer Richard Shrader Lisa Blackburn Barbara Middleton Audrey Shroeder Ben Blackmar Nancy Miller Ethel Simpson Jacob Brault Paul Miller William M. Singer Pam Brewer Wickliffe Mott Gertrude Graham Smith Elizabeth Brim Sabiha Mujtaba Rebecca Snavely Cynthia Bringle Amanda Murdaugh Wes Stitt Edwina Bringle Cathie M. Murdaugh Ruth T. Summers Thor C. Bueno Shannon Myers KCJ Szwedzinski Jacob Campabello Pat Nevin Michael Tanis Amelia Cash Lauri Newkirk-Paggi Steven Tanner Erin E. Castellan Jill Nicholas Allison Taylor Angel Cho Scott Nicholas Pat Thibodeaux Curren Clarke Katie Nicholson Drs. John A. Thompson, Jr. and Abby Clayton Nick and Sherry Nicholson Lee Rocamora Alex Coates Emily Nickel Teresa Thompson Nick Colaiacomo Emily Nicolaides Maureen Thornton Ella Conder Jack and Chris Nietert Amy Trobaugh Jesse Conley Molly O’Donnell and Benjamin Orzeske David Trophia Kylie Cook Patrick O’Donnell Jennifer Jo Turner Isa Coppinger Jennifer Ohme Audrey Uhlman Miranda Cox Mark Oliver Ken Uhlman Astra Coyle Susan P. Owen and Charles Coffey Ann Marie Valea Robin Crandall Andy and Silvia Palmer Daniel Van Ark Xander J. D’Ambrosio Augie Panigua Jonathan M. and James Darr Sarah Parker Gwen G. Van Ark Frankie Day Shawn Patrick Debbi Van Ordstrand Ellen P. Denker Sandra R. Payson Ege Vurusan Leslie Dickerson Ashley Pedone KC Wagner Ruth Duckworth Ben Plato Linda Wagoner Taylor Edwards Neil Prime Charlene Diana Walker Natalia T Ehrlich Michael Prisco Kate and Matthew Webb David Fernandez Richard and Cheryl Prisco Ross Webb Shane Fero Sophia Prisco Emily Wheat Kristen Flournoy Ann Prock Katie Whitney Joan M. Glynn Rebecca A. Proudfoot Lauren Wilson Seth Gould David Ramsey and Catherine Russell Robbie Wolff Adam Grimes

Volunteers 37 VOLUNTEERS, Cody Hadas Barbara Scarborough CONTINUED Eileen Hallman Peg Schroeder Florence S Hardymon Ann Ramey Schwab Glen B. Hardymon Ruby Shearon Andrew S. Hayes Amber Shoulders Charlotte Hayworth Corbin Smith Lemuel Heida Gay Smith Jo Anna Hickman Hope Smith Erin E Hollis Pablo Soto Megan Elizabeth Huntington Andi Southern Mercedes N. Jelinek Liz Sparks Judi Jetson Owen Starck Anna Johnson Kathy C. Steinsberger Gregg Johnson Jazmine Stevenson Robin M. Johnston Caleb Stoudt Sogol Karimi Marti L. Svoboda-Sidelnick Ava Kashani Terry B. Taylor Clara Kim Nate Tiefenbach Michael Kline Alan Tinney Risa C. Larsen Amy Trobaugh Jerry L. Leaders Jennifer J. Turner Elijah Linvill Keegan Van Gorder Sally Loftis Nathan Verwey Sherry Lovett Charlene D. Walker Laurel Lovrek Donald L. Walker Rachil Luke Karen Walker Dave Macdonald Gail B Wall Kelsey Magnuson Julia Weber Max Mandler Caron Baker Wike Amber Marshall Jim S. Wike Susan Martin Hayden D. Wilson Open house volunteer Courtney Dodd Emery Mattheis Robbie W. Wolff assisting visitor (and frequent Penland Megan Mauldin Andreea Woods volunteer) Allie Burleson in the Chris Maupin Megan Yates flameworking studio. Myra Mccants Mac Mccusker Other Volunteers Malle Mcnaughton Hallie Abelman Julia Michael Jim Adams Molly C. Michalski Wesley Angel Shane Mickey Bird Bartlett Barbara M Middleton Anis Berrier Lanielle Murrell Anita Blackwell Allison Ollis Elizabeth Brim Cyndi Ollis Cynthia Bringle Marian Parkes Edwina Bringle Corey H. Pemberton Billy Brown, Jr. Teresa Pietsch Alesha Burke Tony Prince Winnie Chai Eric Reichard Corey Cook Jaya Rose Jim Cooper Davis Russell Seth Daulton Linda Sacra Jeremy Diamond

38 Volunteers Duke Domingue Meredith Brickell James Herring Eric Ryser Robin Dreyer Melissa Broek Gail Hodgin Trish Salmon Ilana Dubester Katie Burns Kelsey Holton Iris Eve Schaer Susan Feagin Courtney Cable Rodney Hopkins Mare Schelz Pam Fortner Geoffrey Calabrese Joshua Houben Laurie Schreiber Jeff Goodman Deborah Caliva Terri Houston Wyatt Severs Jackie Head Critz Campbell Patricia Hreljanovic Elizabeth Shannon Jeffrey Heimann Jim Charneski Cheryl Hudnall Rosie Sharpe John Hill Kelley Chick Aaron Hughes Sheetal Shaw Lucas House Daniel Clayman Kara Ikenberry Matthew Shirey Emma Howell Jill Cockerham Carla Illanes Joshua Silver Kathy Huie Jim Cooper Jori Ketten Carol Simonetti Coralie Jeannot Dorothy Craig Kathy King Emily Simons Mercedes Jelinek Gaelin Craighead Jennifer Knott Mary Smyer Risa Larsen Cynthia Cukiernik Donald Kruelski Susan Soper Ann Lynch Allison Dahle Michael Krupiarz Rory Sparks Dave McDonald Chris Davenport Audra Ladd Brook Spurlock Starli McDowell Terry Davis Preston Lawing Andi Steele Kreh Mellick Deborah Dillaway Tim Lazure Janet Stewart Jesse Miller Courtney Dodd Julie Leonard Laurencia Strauss Ouida Newell Adriane Donley Ann Lynch Aneshia Stukes Mo Nung Sondra Dorn Terre Maher Kelly Jean Sullivan Susan Owen Jennifer Drum Aria Maisey Cassie Sun Corey Pemberton Charlie Eberhart Darryl Maleike Lynn Sures Gary Phillips Jorie Emory Lee Marshall Barbara Swanner John Rais James Engle Elizabeth Mather Angela Talaber Lee Rocamora Heather Mae Erickson Jack Mauch Emma Tallack Zoe Sasson Mark Errol Rachel Lynn Mauser Steven Tatar Valerie Schnaufer Daniel Essig Laura McCracken David Taylor Audrey Schroeder Charlie Evergreen Danielle McDaniel Natalie Tornatore Connie Schulze Hayley Ferber Joseph McDaniel Jan Turner Gail Wall Alida Fish Myrna McWhorter Ellen Turpening Robin Warden Pam Fortner Jack Mead Sherry Twork Genevive Fournier Jenny Mendes Lilla Warren Penland Ambassadors Leah Frost Nancy Morris Mark Warren Michelle Albright Aran Galligan Joann Morton Rebecca Whitsett Alicia Anderson Diane Gallo Barbara Newlun Ariel Wilson Rudi Angelmaur Rachel Garceau Amamda Newman Sue Wood Eleanor Annand Adia Gibbs Whitney Nye Ryan Woods Carol Antezana James Gordon Donna O’Connell Jenna Yankun Tami Archer Jean Green Elaine Olinger Robert Young Jim Arendt Elle Greene Gretchen Oubre Cynthia Zmetronak Nancy Barnett Hettie Grubbs Susan Owen Mary Ann Zotto Margaret Bash Karen Hahn Neil Patterson Chelsea Bastoky KT Hancock Todd Pearson Deborah Bennett Holly Ann Hanessian Miguel Perez Halsey Berryman Kristian Hargis Dan Price Sam Block Jana Harper Richard Prisco Raya Bodnarchuck Phil Hawn Kimberly Purser Berta Borukhova Sarah Haze Guadalupe Robinson Christina Boy Jessica Heikes Elizabeth Rodriguez Meredith Brickell Sarah Heimann Bird Ross

Volunteers 39 OPERATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Operating Income Fiscal Year 2016 Fiscal Year 2015 Contributions, grants, and funds release from restriction* 2,208,853 2,214,100 Auctions and special events 713,320 682,116 Tuition, room, board, and fees 2,317,335 2,301,738 Sales** 521,138 577,654 Investment return 15,264 20,645 Change in beneficial interest in trust*** 131,964 130,784 Other income 138,089 95,718 Total operating income 6,045,963 6,022,755

Operating Expenses

Administration 862,243 777,606 Development 857,033 788,704 Programs 2,126,237 2,160,282 Services 1,083,767 1,050,931 Facilities 750,064 737,159 Total operating expenses 5,679,344 5,514,682 Allocation to reserve funds**** 200,000 200,000

Change in net operating assets 166,619 308,073

*Net assets released from restrictions include contributions in the current/prior year for current year expenditures.

**Sales includes gallery, supply store, coffee house, visitor meals, and studio materials.

***Beneficial interest in trust includes the John Evan Haun Endowment.

****Allocation to the building reserve and equipment reserve funds.

Depreciation expense for fiscal year2016 was $885,470 and is not reflected in the above operating expenses. It is included in the audited financial statements.

Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the Charitable Solicitation Licensing Section at 1.888.830.4989. The license is not an endorsement by the State of North Carolina.

40 Financial Information Endowment and Contributions and OPERATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION Operating Income, other income 5% grants 36% Fiscal Year 2016 This chart reflects unrestricted Sales 9% operating income.

Auctions and special events 12%

Operating Expenses, Tuition, room, board, and fees 38% Fiscal Year 2016 Services and facilities expenses directly Facilities 13% Administration 15% support the operation of Penland’s edu- cational programs. Tuition, room, and board revenues covered 41% of Penland’s operating expenses. The remainder was Services 19% Development 15% funded by contributions, grants, sales, and other sources.

Programs 38%

Audited Financial Information Balance Sheet Information 4/30/16 4/30/15 Assets Cash and investments 25,525,631 26,799,343 Property and equipment, net 17,244,268 15,529,220 Other 352,423 405,495 Total assets 43,122,322 42,734,058

Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities 4,295,175 4,800,601 Net assets 38,827,147 37,933,457 Total liabilities and net assets 43,122,322 42,734,058

Audited financial statement highlights: Total assets for the organization increased by $388,000 million due primarily to Campaign for Penland’s Future contributions and new endowments. Total liabilities decreased by approximately $505,000. Total support and revenue decreased approximately $2.7 million due primarily to a decrease in interest rates, contributions, and grants. Total expenses increased $165,000 over the prior year. On April 30, 2016, permanently restricted funds totaled $14 million, a decrease of $77,000 from the prior year. A full copy of the audited financial statement is available from the director’s office.

Financial Information 41 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Trustee rotations occur in November. This listing includes all trustees who served between May 2015 and April 2016.

John Garrou, chair Ellen LeBlanc Retired attorney, Winston-Salem, NC Artist, independent film producer, Santa Fe, NM Alida Fish, vice chair Susan Parker Martin Professor emerita/photography, University of the Arts, Retired fundraiser, New York, NY Philadelphia, PA Barbara N. McFadyen John H. Culver, treasurer Metalsmith, enamelist, jeweler, Chapel Hill, NC Lawyer, Charlotte, NC C. James Meyer Gertrude Graham Smith, secretary Metalsmith, retired professor, Virginia Commonwealth Potter, teaching artist, Bakersville, NC University, Midlothian, VA Cathy Adelman Bookbinder, Malibu, CA Steve Miller Book artist, professor at University of Alabama, Judith Alexander Tuscaloosa, VA Artist, Charlotte, NC Tom Oreck Polly Allen Chief executive officer,3 Green, LLC, Asheville, NC Arts advocate, collector, fiber artist, Chicago, IL Richard J. Osborne Suzanne S. Allen Retired executive, Charlotte, NC Retired CPA, Memphis, TN Rob Pulleyn Fred Beaujeu-Dufour Artist, retired publisher, Asheville, NC Land manager, Faircloth Farms, Clinton, NC Ché Rhodes Kristin Hills Bradberry Educator, glass artist, Louisville, KY Fundraiser, nonprofit advisor, Charlotte, NC Eric S. Rohm Larry Brady Chief legal and administrative officer, Ginko Residential, LLC, Neonatologist, Charlotte, NC Charlotte, NC M. Linda Carter Fred Sanders Director of leadership giving, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC Attorney, Brooklyn, NY Daniel G. Clayman William M. Singer Glass artist, East Providence, RI Architect, New York, NY James D. Clubb Clarissa Sligh CPA, Boston, MA Artist, lecturer, Asheville, NC Sarah L. Elson Tim Tate Art consultant, collector, London, England Glass artist, Washington, DC Laura Babb Grace Paul Andrew Wandless Volunteer, collector, Charlotte, NC Artist, writer, curator, educator, Chicago, IL Tom Huang Lana Wilson Studio artist, educator, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Ceramic artist, Berkeley, CA Mi-Sook Hur Mike Wright Associate professor, School of Art and Design, East Carolina Senior VP and managing broker, Harry Norman, REALTORS, University, Greenville, NC Atlanta, GA George H. Lanier Retired attorney, Atlanta, GA

42 Board of Trustees STAFF | APRIL 30, 2016 Penland’s staff includes full-time, part-time, and seasonal employees.

Jean W. McLaughlin, executive director Marsha McLawhorn, communications Kreh Mellick, gallery Alena Applerose, kitchen Shane Mixson, services manager Beverly Ayscue, development Natalie Monaghan, school store Kirk Banner, kitchen Matt Murray, studio technician Daniel T. Beck, studio coordinator Leslie Noell, director of programs Ray Bell, facilities Sarah Parkinson, communications Mark Boyd, information technology Susan Pendley, housekeeping Katy Briggs, housekeeping Meg Peterson, teaching artist initiative Allen Brooks, facilities Holly Phillips, office coordinator, Ken Buchanan, director of finance teaching artist initiative coordinator Stormie Burns, coffee house Richard Pleasants, food services manager Jane Crowe, development Marianna Popp, development Betsy DeWitt, studio coordinator, John Renick, kitchen programs coordinator Ellie Richards, studio coordinator Day Dotson, kitchen Dave Sommer, director of facilities Robin Dreyer, communications Yolanda Sommer, gallery Susan Feagin, studio coordinator Sheila Sweetser, office Sallie Fero, school store Amanda Thatch, studio coordinator Melanie Finlayson, studio manager Crystal Thomas, coffee house Leslie Fleckenstein, accounting Yolanda Walker, gallery Kyle Forbes, housekeeping Kate Webb, development Marie Fornaro, development Jenny Wolff, supply store Jay Fox, studio coordinator Nick Fruin, studio coordinator Anna Gardner, housekeeping Lisa Gluckin, development Joan Glynn, director of development and communications Kathryn Gremley, gallery director Carey Hedlund, archivist Ian Henderson, studio coordinator Tammy Hitchcock, gallery Amanda Hollifield, registration Bill Jackson, kitchen Jerry Jackson, deputy director Gary Jobe, nighttime security Sandy Jobe, coffee house Savanna Jobin Nancy Kerr, development Y-Samuel Ktul, kitchen Stacey Lane, community collaborations Sally Loftis, human resources This is the Penland facilities crew with the Ford truck that’s also shown on the cover of this report. It’s Casara Logan, gardener seen here with the tiny log cabin that Penland founder Lucy Morgan took with her when she drove Sarah McClary, gallery her truck to the 1933 Chicago world’s fair. For more information, see the caption on the inside cover. Jasmin McFayden, assistant to the director Left to right: Dave Sommer, Matt Murray, Ray Bell, Marvin Jensen, Allen Brooks, Bronwyn May. Abigail McKinney, registration

Staff 43 INSTRUCTORS

Books and Paper Ruth Waller Simon Cottrell Cathy Adelman Patricia Wheeler Kim Cridler Textiles Jeffrey Altepeter Robert Ebendorf Lynn Bennett Carpenter Doug Beube Glass Mi-Sook Hur Ann Coddington Christopher Davenport Jeremy Bert Rob Jackson Andrea Donnelly Nicci Haynes Sarah Blood Nicole Jacquard Vicki Essig Ann Marie Kennedy Granite Calimpong David Jones Leigh Ann Hilbert Jack Mauch Ben Cobb Kirk Lang Valerie Kirk Lee Emma Running Amber Cowan Tara Locklear Carol LeBaron Shawn Sheehy Nadège Desgenétez Tom McCarthy Justin LeBlanc Rory Sparks Jen Elek C. James Meyer Aaron McIntosh Cynthia Nourse Thompson Matt Eskuche Jaydan Moore Michael Olszewski Wesley Fleming Carol Webb Jemima Parker Clay Susan Taylor Glasgow Laura Wood Jason Pollen Pattie Chalmers Sean Hennessey Adrienne Sloane Linda Christianson Jasen Johnsen Photo Mary Zicafoose Arturo G. Córdova Jiyong Lee Christina Z. Anderson Bhakti Ziek Cristina Córdova Jason Minami Robin Dreyer Greg Daly Kirstie Rea Denise Ferris Wood Sylvie Granatelli Ché Rhodes Jeff Goodman Abir Ali Chris Gustin Linda Sacra Matt Higgins Critz Campbell Hiroe Hanazono Pablo Soto Fritz Hoffmann Miriam Carpenter Janne Hieck Rob Stern Nicholas Kahn Joel Eckhaus Michael Keighery Boyd Sugiki Eric Swanson Ashley Jameson Eriksmoen Eric Knoche Matthew Urban Heather F. Wetzel Thomas Huang Suze Lindsay Richard Whiteley Jo Whaley Jackson Martin Steve Loucks Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen Melissa Zexter Sylvie Rosenthal Kent McLaughlin Andre Sandifer Gregory Hamilton Miller Iron Print and Letterpress Raivo Vihman Jeff Oestreich Vivian Beer Shawn Bitters Kip O’Krongly Suzie Bleach Inge Bruggeman Special Workshops Akira Satake Elizabeth Brim Béatrice Coron Jana Harper Gertrude Graham Smith Maria Cristalli Kyle Durrie Gilbert Riedelbauch Liz Zlot Summerfield Paige Hamilton Davis Caren Florance Christina Shmigel Jerilyn Virden Erica Gordon Jennifer Ghormley Lana Wilson Seth Gould Aimee Joyaux Chris Porcarelli Jon Lee Drawing and Painting Peter Ross Thomas Lucas Susan Goethel Campbell Andrew Townsend Martin Mazorra Joseph Hart Heiner Zimmermann Steve Miller Steve Johnson Ashley John Pigford Alicia D. Keshishian Metals John H. Pratt Timothy Maddox Daniela Antonelli Andy Rubkin Right: Wood instructor Miriam Carpenter, Lisa Pressman Cat Bates Phil Sanders with a carved wooden feather. (Yes, that’s Nicholas Raynolds Jeffrey Clancy Keiji Shinohara wood.) Miriam taught a carving workshop Yolanda Sánchez David H. Clemons Tricia Treacy in summer 2015.

Back cover: Sculptor Hoss Haley and crew installing his piece titled New Growth in front of the recently renovated Horner Hall, home of the Penland Gallery and Visitors Center. 44 Instructors

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