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VCCA Annual Report for fiscal year 2012

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COVER ARTIST: Odile Cariteau of Montauban, . In 2012, Odile was selected to receive the first Prix Résidence Moulin à Nef, a fellowship granted to an artist from the Midi-Pyrénées area of France for a residency at VCCA in Virginia.

Apres l’Hiver XX1X (After Winter) 120 x 120 centimeters Acrylic on canvas Snowy path to studio barn at VCCA. Photo by Fern Seiden, visual artist, Stockholm, .

CONTENTS

President + Executive Director Report 2 VCCA-France + International Exchange Fellows 4 VCCA + Sweet Briar College 5 Endowment Funds 6 Legacy Donations 7 Sponsored Fellowships 8 A VCCA Champion 9 Writers in Residence 10 Artists + Composers in Residence 12 Highlights of Fellow Accomplishments 13 Contributors 14 Foundation + Government + Corporate Support 22 VCCA-France Contributors 23 Photos of Fellows in Residence 24 Financial Information 25 Boards of Directors 26 Councils + Senior Staff 27

1 PRESIDENT + EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012

To highlight the accomplishments of one month at VCCA, let’s look at November of 2011. Aside from the 40th anniversary gala at Mt. San Angelo, VCCA hosted two of the winning contributors to Beirut 39, a groundbreaking anthology of the finest contemporary writers in the Arab world. Their reading at Mt. San Angelo was a remarkable display of international community. Abderrahim Elkhasser read from his work in the musical language of his own country, then professors from Sweet Briar, Randolph and Lynchburg Colleges read the English translations along with several Fellows in residence. It was a magical evening.

Executive Director Greg Smith and Board President Tina Walls in Auvillar, In New York, we christened our first VCCA “& Salon” with France, for VCCA’s 40th Anniversary Celebration. a reading by Jayne Anne Phillips and VCCA Fellow Alice McDermott, who read from a wonderful new work that had The first year of our fifth decade was exciting, tough and not yet been published. Many weeks later, several attendees rewarding. The $300,000 Cy Twombly Foundation gift were happily surprised to read those same excerpts freshly announced last year was awarded to VCCA this year, and we published in The New Yorker magazine. This was the first raised over $40,000 at the grand finale of our 40th anniversary in a series of VCCA “& Salons” that will be held around the galas held on the grounds of Mt. San Angelo in Amherst, country. Virginia. The VCCA poetry anthology, Entering the Real World: VCCA In fiscal year 2012, our core mission was stronger than ever. Poets on Mt. San Angelo co-edited by Andrea Carter Brown We provided creative space to a record number of national and Margaret B. Ingraham, was also officially published in and international writers, artists and composers: 415 had November 2011. It then went on the road, gaining fans in fellowships at Mt. San Angelo, 16 had residencies at the VCCA readings from the AWP conference in , Illinois, to studios in Auvillar, France, and 19 more went to international the Fringe Festival at Sweet Briar College. All this in one exchanges in , Ireland, Malta and . In other spectacular month! words, more art is starting at VCCA than ever before! But it was a tough year, too. As with many nonprofits, the The literature, art and music created at VCCA will continue recession continued to take a toll on individual contributions— to increase with the addition of two new fellowships. The which are the heartbeat of this organization—and they were Prix Résidence Moulin à Nef Fellowship is a residency at Mt. down for the third year in a row. The cumulative effect of San Angelo for artists living in the Midi-Pyrénées or Aquitaine these reduced donations finally caught up with us in fiscal regions of France. A second fellowship was established by year 2012, and we were forced to cut our FY 2013 operating VCCA Fellow and poet Rachel Hadas in honor of her late fund by $100,000, which will be reflected in next year’s report. husband, VCCA Fellow and composer George Edwards. The VCCA quickly prepared to face this challenge with some hard first George Edwards and Rachel Hadas Fellowship will be decisions including reductions in our small, hardworking staff, awarded in 2014.

2 tapping the reserve fund, and re-focusing on the annual fund sweltering triple-digit heat, the kitchen staff kept on cooking drives. Because VCCA has no debt and a sound financial and Fellows continued to work. Facilities Manager Mike strategy, we fully expect to be back on target next year. Patterson and Resident Artists Barbara Bernstein and David Garratt worked 24-hour shifts to help make that possible. Also in 2012, Sweet Briar College and VCCA began to actively pursue a long-term solution to the current annual You learn a lot about an organization in trying times. What lease renewals. One of our options is to purchase the Mt. we have learned about VCCA has made us incredibly proud San Angelo estate, but we are also taking the opportunity to serve as its President and Executive Director. VCCA did to pursue other leads. We are determined to make VCCA’s not simply continue its mission despite the challenges, next home its permanent home and have been pleased and it strengthened that mission. During fiscal year 2012, the honored with the interest this decision has already generated. ripple effect of the work done by VCCA Fellows continued This process will take many years, but before we go much to expand. More than ever before, we saw the fruit of their farther we would like to get your input. So this spring, we labors in museums and on our iPads, in bookstores and on will invite you to participate in an online survey. We sincerely our Kindles, in concert halls and on our CDs. It is their drive hope you will take a few moments to share your thoughts on and talent for enriching our world, and their enthusiasm for this important decision. VCCA, that inspire us.

And on June 29, 2012, the next to the last day of the fiscal year, the derecho plowed through Mt. San Angelo. Straight- Tina A. Walls line winds sheared off some of our most venerable trees President, Board of Directors Gregory Allgire Smith and knocked out the electricity for ten days. Despite the July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2013 Executive Director

In Auvillar, France, members of the VCCA and VCCA-Abroad Boards along members of VCCA-France, staff, Fellows and villagers celebrated the 40th anniversary of VCCA and the 17th anniversary of VCCA-France. September 17, 2012. Photo by John Alexander.

3 VCCA-FRANCE + INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE FELLOWS

In Southwest France, the VCCA-FRANCE Moulin à nef beautiful village of Auvillar Canyon Sam San Francisco, California continues to inspire visitors Katherine Desjardins Chicago, Illinois as the home of Moulin à Lee Hyla Chicago, Illinois Lynne Potts , Massachusetts Nef, VCCA’s studio center. Isabel Manalo Washington, DC Just last year, nearly 80 Marietta Hoferer New York, New York writers, composers and visual Michael Kukla New York, New York artists came for residencies, Christina Askounis Durham, North Carolina workshops and fellowships. Clifford Garstang Staunton, Virginia Sandell Morse York, Maine Douglas Boyce, composer, Alexandria, Virginia. Photo: John Alexander. Donna Kelly Eastman Surprise, Arizona Yu-Wen Wu Wayland, Massachusetts Residencies Etchings Festival Gale Jamieson New Park, Pennsylvania Sixteen of our Fellows experienced a At the end of June 2011, the Etchings Kristin Herzog Fairfax, Virginia classic VCCA residency with private Festival for Contemporary Music once Barbara Crooker Fogelsville, Pennsylvania studios and private bedrooms. They again filled the village of Auvillar with A.H. Wald Rabat, Morocco worked in the pristine milieu of a medieval music. The work of eight composers village of 900 people. As poet Barbara was workshopped by master composers AUSTRIA Crooker wrote of her time there, it was Stefano Gervasoni and VCCA Fellow Lee kofomi / land Salzburg, SALZBURG “even better than I dreamed it would be Hyla and premiered for the public by Mu-Xuan Lin Brookline, Massachusetts … What a gorgeous setting … I did about a world-class musicians. Directed by VCCA salzburg künstlerhaus, salzburg year’s worth of work in those ten days.” Fellow John Aylward and Dominique Darren McManus Lambertville, New Jersey Poetry Workshops + Schafer, the vibrant festival showcased GERMANY Schloss Plüschow, plüschow James Madison University work in the beautiful St. Catherine’s Louise Kames Dubuque, Iowa In May, master poet Marilyn Kallet’s Chapel in the Port of Auvillar. workshop introduced eleven poets Oberfälzer Künstlerhaus, schwandorf to Auvillar for an in-depth week of VCCA 40th Anniversary Anjana Appachana Tempe, Arizona work. Agnes Carbrey, professor of In September 2011, VCCA celebrated Patti Capaldi Brooklyn, New York studio art at James Madison University, its 40th anniversary with a concert in Maysey Craddock Memphis, Tennessee arrived to guide the work of her eight Auvillar, an exhibition and a celebratory Elisabeth Frost New York, New York painting students in the amazing light dinner attended by members of the Kristin Herzog Fairfax, Virginia and landscape of Southwest France. VCCA and VCCA-Abroad Boards along Tung-Hui Hu Ann Arbor, Michigan In residence at the same time, these with many members of VCCA-France. Huang Ruo New York, New York two groups shared their creative work The backdrop for the performance Becky Slemmons , Pennsylvania and exhibition was the beautiful ninth- over meals and in public presentations IRELAND Tyrone Guthrie Centre coordinated through Les Abattoirs, a century chapel of St. Catherine in the Helen Benedict New York, New York contemporary art space in Toulouse. Port of Auvillar. Susan D’Amato Syracuse, New York oin s Jo Landis Troxelville, Pennsylvania J U ! Tanja Softic Richmond, Virginia For the 4th year, YSS@ISS in coordination To become a member or attend one of with the Yale Summer Session chose the VCCA-France workshops, visit our MALTA St. James Cavalier Centre for Creativity Moulin à Nef for its Studio Practice website at vcca.com, or send an email to John Humphries Cinncinati, Ohio program. Fellows from eight universities [email protected]. Anne Polashenski Brooklyn, New York were in residence to work with Professor Dana Roeser W. Lafayette, Indiana Robert Reed and his team of instructors. Brian Silberman Marietta, Pennsylvania 4 VCCA-FRANCE + INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE FELLOWS VCCA + SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE

Libby Hannon, Sweet Briar College student, reading a selection from “Entering the Real World: VCCA Poets on Mt. San Angelo” in the Pannell Gallery at the Sweet Briar College Fringe Festival on February 4, 2012. Photo by Morgan Kayser.

Partners for 35 Years Virginia Arts of the Book VCCA has been happily ensconced on Sweet Briar’s Mt. SBC students, including the staff ofRed Clay, the College’s San Angelo grounds since 1978. The now thirty-five year literary magazine, participated in an independent study partnership continues to enrich the lives of our Fellows and with Josef Beery of the Virginia Arts of the Book Center. their students, and we are grateful to Sweet Briar College They produced a broadside of Virginia Night, a poem by for all the ways they support VCCA. VCCA Fellow Conrad Hilberry. It was illustrated by Beery and Master Artist Fellowships handset by the students. Each year, the creative arts faculty at Sweet Briar selects a UVA Young Writers Workshop group of artists, writers and composers to be given VCCA The UVA Young Writers Workshop is held on the Sweet residencies in exchange for teaching responsibilities at the Briar campus, where VCCA poets and fiction writers did College. Last year, we welcomed: readings and led workshops. • Tearrance A. Chisholm, playwright Endstation Theatre • Ben George, publisher and editor of “Ecotone” SBC commissioned VCCA playwright Tearrance A. Chisholm • Masha Hamilton, Afghan Women’s Writers Project to write a play about the African-American experience at • Brigid Hughes, publisher and editor of “A Public Space” the College, in conjunction with the Endstation Theatre, • Rosary O’Neill, playwright Sweet Briar’s resident summer theater company. Fellows as Guest Lecturers Summer Classes and BLUR Sweet Briar’s Bachelor of Fine Arts Program enjoys regular Students from the Blue Ridge Summer Institute for Young infusions of our Fellows. In this fiscal year, 17 addressed the Artists (BLUR) came to Mt. San Angelo to visit the Fellows in College’s classes in creative writing, arts management, dance their studios. Two Fellows were among the faculty and staff and theatre, as well as the BFA workshop. of BLUR, including Director David Griffith.

5 ENDOWMENT FUNDS FOR OPERATIONS AND FELLOWSHIPS

The Patricia and Jerre Mangione Fellowship Fund 2003. To support mature artists.

William Graves Sackett Endowed Fellowship 2007. From bequest of former board member Bill Sackett.

Karen Shea Silverman Endowed Fellowship 2006. In memory of Fellow, board member, artist and arts advocate Karen Shea.

Traditional Endowment To support general operations.

Cy Twombly Endowment for Fellowships 2011. In memory of VCCA Fellow and Advisory Council Left: Pinkney Herbert, visual artist, VCCA Fellow and Board member, member Cy Twombly. Supported by the Cy Twombly Memphis, Tennessee. Right: Alonzo Davis, visual artist, VCCA Fellow and Foundation. former board member, Hyattsville, Maryland. At a gathering for the Alonzo Davis Fellowship in the Hansel and Gretel Picture Garden of VCCA Endowed Memorial Funds hosted by Sarah Christian and Jason Vartikar in May 2012. Photo by Tosha Grantham. 2002. Funded through bequests, memorials and special endeavors. Jane Geuting Camp Fellowship The Robert Johnson Fellowship 1988. In memory of VCCA Board President Jane Camp by her family and the James L. Camp Foundation. 2006. Initiated by the VCCA Fellows Council in memory of long-time employee Robert Johnson. Alonzo Davis Endowment for Fellowships 2004. Begun by Fellow and former board member Alonzo Suny Monk Fund for Fellows Davis to support American artists of African and Latino 2011. In honor of former VCCA Executive Director Suny descent. Monk.

Columbus School for Girls Endowment The Wachtmeister Award 2003. To support teachers and alumnae of the Columbus 2003. Funded by the LEAW Family Foundation to honor School for Girls, Columbus, Ohio. artists with significant achievements in the arts. Administered by the Fellows Council, this award was formerly known as the The Goldfarb Family Fellowship VCCA Award for Excellence in the Arts. 2000. Funded by Fellow and former board member Ronald Goldfarb through The Aida Goldfarb Art Law Literary Fund Endowment held by GLCT to support a creative non-fiction writer. Ann Elder Bestor Memorial Fellowship The Phillip and Eric Heiner Endowed Residency 2001. Established by VCCA Fellow Charles Bestor in memory 2005. Funded by Frances S. Heiner. of his wife, Ann Elder Bestor, and held by the Greater Lynchburg Community Trust. 6 LEGACY DONATIONS

The art starts here

Over its 41-year history, VCCA has been blessed with the largesse of Fellows, board members, and friends who establish endowment funds that produce a predictable and stable income every year. These funds are dedicated to the purposes that inspired the donor, from fellowship support to general operations to specific projects that enhance the VCCA residency experience. You can see the range in our complete listing of endowment funds on the opposite page.

VCCA Endowment Funds are managed by professional investment firms, overseen by the VCCA Finance Committee, and approved by the VCCA Board of Directors.

Year after year, the power of your endowed support ripples around the world

The art that starts here with your donation lands in galleries from your neighborhood to the Louvre, from books in your home library to plays on the London Announcing the George Edwards- stage, from music on your iPod to concerts at the Rachel Hadas Endowment for Fellows Lincoln Center. In fiscal year 2012, VCCA Fellow and poet If you would like to know more about VCCA’s current Rachel Hadas established the George Edwards- policies on endowment funds, sponsored residencies Rachel Hadas Endowment for Fellowships in or any other funding or planned giving option – please memory of her late husband George Edwards, composer and VCCA Fellow. Starting in 2014, contact Executive Director Greg Smith or Director this two-week fellowship will be awarded of Annual & Planned Giving Carol O’Brien to set up a annually in rotation to a composer, writer and confidential conversation. visual artist.

7 SPONSORED FELLOWSHIPS

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Supporting Fellowships for artists from the U.S. Virgin Islands and each of the mid-Atlantic states of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and West Virginia.

Montana Fellowship Established by the LEAW Family Foundation, this residency supports artists from Montana.

National Endowment for the Arts, Literature Supporting residencies for African-American poets in partnership with Cave Canem.

National Endowment for the Arts, Artists Communities Supporting international residencies in Virginia and abroad. Sculpture by Tim de Christopher, visual artist, Turners Falls, Massachusetts. Piccolo Spoleto Sundown Poetry Series and Poetry Society of South Carolina Alliance of Artists Communities Supporting poets from South Carolina. Funded in part by VCCA and the Alliance of Artists Communites Board Member Don Ubben. collaborated to support residencies of two Moroccan writers as part of the “Beirut 39” project for new voices in Sweet Briar College VCCA Fellow in Residence Arab literature. Supported by Sweet Briar College, this Fellowship offers residencies to artists who have teaching responsibilities at Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation the College. Supporting artists from the greater Washington, DC area.

UNESCO Aschberg Bursaries for Artists The Harry D. Forsyth Fellowship for Visual Arts Supporting alumnae from Sweet Briar College, Virginia. Supporting Latin-American and African composers under the age of 45. J & E Berkley Foundation Supporting artists from the greater Charlottesville, Carole and Marcus Weinstein Fund a Fellow Virginia area. Supporting a poet or writer from the greater Richmond, Virginia area. Komaki Fellowship Supporting a playwright or nonfiction writer whose work celebrates the behind-the-scenes story of an activist striving to make his or her vision of a more perfect world a reality.

8 SPONSORED FELLOWSHIPS A VCCA CHAMPION

From the first day Cynthia Tremblay joined the VCCA Board in 2006, she’s always said yes. Hosting everything from intimate Fellows’ readings and reunions to a major 40th Anniversary fundraising gala, Cynthia has always opened her door to VCCA. In addition to serving on the VCCA Board, Cynthia is president of the VCCA-Abroad Board and a member of VCCA-France, where she has been deeply involved in developing the programming at Moulin à Nef. Her vitality and dedication have made VCCA stronger, and for that, we are deeply grateful. To us, Cynthia Tremblay is a true champion. Naomi Wolf and Cynthia Tremblay. Taken during a gathering for Naomi and Leonard Wolf hosted by Cynthia at Casa Maria in Greenwood, Virginia.

“Art endures for millenia, so it is important for all of us to foster and encourage its production in every way possible. I support VCCA because art germinates there. Mt. San Angelo and Moulin à Nef are breeding grounds for literature, visual art and music.” — Cynthia Tremblay

9 FELLOWS IN RESIDENCE WRITERS

Elisa Albert Albany, New York Richard E. Cytowic Washington, DC Charles Graeber Nantuchet, Massachusetts Bharti Kirchner Seattle, Washington Idris Anderson San Carlos, California Alice Elliott Dark Montclair, New Jersey Alena Graedon Brooklyn, New York Anne Kornblatt Florence, Massachusetts Terence Anthony Los Angeles, California Larry Dark Montclair, New Jersey Alexis Grant Arlington, Virginia Deborah Derrickson Kossmann Havertown, Pennsylvania Bonnie Auslander Bethesda, Maryland Martha K. Davis San Diego, California L.B. Green Davidson, North Carolina Barbara Krohn Regensburg, Germany Aaron Baker Chicago, Illinois Jennifer De Leon Framingham, Massachusetts David Groff New York, New York Caroline Kurtz Salem, Oregon Ned Balbo , Maryland Elizabeth Denton Batesville, Virginia Sharon Guskin Brooklyn, New York Hafeez Lakhani New York, New York JoAnn Balingit Newark, Delaware Natashia Deón Valencia, California Rachel Hadas New York, New York Joan Larkin Brooklyn, New York Nancy K. Barry Decorah, Iowa Anna Carson Dewitt Durham, North Carolina Meredith Davies Hadaway Chestertown, Maryland Jeanne Larsen Roanoke, Virginia Ellen Bass Santa Cruz, California Katy Didden St. Louis, Missouri Masha Hamilton Brooklyn, New York Dorianne Laux Raleigh, North Carolina Holly Bass Washington, DC E. Renée Dixon Wilmington, North Carolina Kirsten Hampton Alexandria, Virginia Melissa Leavitt Missoula, Montana Sandra Beasley Washington, DC J.D. Dolan Kalamazoo, Michigan Cathryn Hankla Roanoke, Virginia Marie Myung-Ok Lee New York, New York Helen Benedict New York, New York Kerry Dolan San Francisco, California Susan Hankla Richmond, Virginia Michael Lluberes Astoria, New York Ann Birstein New York, New York Michael Dolan Austin, Texas Susie Hara San Francisco, California Ramona DeFelice Long Newark, Delaware Barbara Blatner New York, New York Jeanne Dorsey New York, New York Mark Hardy Raleigh, North Carolina Sabra Loomis New York, New York Ester Bloom Brooklyn, New York Danielle Dubrasky Cedar City, Utah Sharon Harrigan Charlottesville, Virginia Charles Lowe West Hartford, Connecticut Michelle Boisseau Kansas City, Missouri Judith Dupré Mamaroneck, New York Elizabeth Logan Harris New York, New York Ron MacLean Roslindale, Massachusetts Judy Bolton-Fasman Newton Center, Massachusetts Nicole Terez Dutton Somerville, Massachusetts Lois Marie Harrod Hopewell, New Jersey Kristen-Paige Madonia Charlottesville, Virginia Marie Bostwick Northfield, Connecticut Beverley East Washington, DC Kenneth Hart Long Valley, New Jersey James Magruder Baltimore, Maryland Julia Robinson Bouwsma New Portland, Maine David Ebenbach Washington, DC Virginia Hartman Rockville, Maryland Sarah Mangold Edmonds, Washington Maureen Brady Shady, New York Sue Eisenfeld Arlington, Virginia Artis Henderson Fort Myers Beach, Florida Amy Marcott Somerville, Massachusetts Andrea Carter Brown Los Angeles, California Abderrahim Elkhasser Safi, Morocco Will Hermes New Paltz, New York Christine Marshall Davidson, North Carolina Carrie Brown Sweet Briar, Virginia Matthew S. Ellison Summit, New Jersey Conrad Hilberry Kalamazoo, Michigan Robert L. Marshall New York, New York Laura Catherine Brown New York, New York Moulay Adbelaziz Errachidi Agadir, Morocco Katherine Hill , Pennsylvania Charlotte Matthews Crozet, Virginia Preston M. Browning Jr. Ashfield, Massachusetts Rodney Evans Brooklyn, New York Graham Hillard Hermitage, Tennessee Joyce Maynard Mill Valley, California Sarah Browning Washington, DC W. Andrew Ewell Chicago, Illinois Joyce Hinnefeld Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Deirdra McAfee Richmond, Virginia Rae Bryant Middletown, Maryland Merrill Feitell New York, New York Amy Hoffman Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts Melanie McCabe Arlington, Virginia Joseph Bueter Takoma Park, Maryland Gabriel Louis Feldman Washington, DC Richard Hofheimer Richmond, Virginia Alice McDermott Bethesda, Maryland Jamie Cat Callan Falmouth, Massachusetts Charles Adès Fishman E. Patchogue, New York Darrel Alejandro Holnes Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann McGarrell Newbury, Jonathan Callard Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Kathy Flann Baltimore, Maryland Elizabeth Hoover Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Rickey Laurentiis McGhee St. Louis, Missouri Charles Cantrell Madison, Wisconsin Rebecca Morgan Frank Somerville, Massachusetts Lori Horvitz Asheville, North Carolina Heather McGowan Brooklyn, New York Emily Carr Santa Cruz, California Mya Frazier Columbus, Ohio Coleman Hough Winston-Salem, North Carolina Erika Meitner Blacksburg, Virginia Mary Cassell Charlottesville, Virginia Jan Freeman Ashfield, Massachusetts Juliet Howard Brooklyn, New York Daniel B. Meltzer New York, New York Kelly Cherry Halifax, Virginia Alice Friman Milledgeville, Georgia Brigid Hughes Brooklyn, New York Susan Laughter Meyers Summerville, South Carolina Tearrance A. Chisholm St. Louis, Missouri Aja Gabel Houston, Texas Margaret B. Ingraham Alexandria, Virginia Joan Michelson London, Angie Chuang Washington, DC Debra Galant Glen Ridge, New Jersey Nadia Jamal Niagara-Lk, Ontario, Canada Joseph Millar Raleigh, North Carolina Kim Church Raleigh, North Carolina Isabel Galbraith Washington, DC Libby Falk Jones Berea, Kentucky Katherine Min Asheville, North Carolina Jane Ciabattari New York, New York Sarah Gambito New York, New York Sheri Joseph Atlanta, Georgia Michael Montlack New York, New York Mark Ciabattari New York, New York Catherine Gammon Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Elizabeth Kadetsky State College, Pennsylvania Elizabeth Seydel Morgan Richmond, Virginia Jaime Shearn Coan Brooklyn, New York Jessica Garratt Washington, DC Jaime Karnes South Burlington, Vermont David Morse Storrs, Connecticut Alice Eve Cohen New York, New York Clifford Garstang Staunton, Virginia LuAnn Keener-Mikenas Madison Heights, Virginia Sandell Morse York, Maine Nandi Comer Bloomington, Indiana Will Georgantas Princeton, New Jersey William Keniston Basking Ridge, New Jersey West Moss West Milford, New Jersey Heather Comfort Harrisonburg, Virginia Ben George Wilmington, North Carolina Ruth Kessler Rochester, New York Shari Motro Richmond, Virginia Kristen Cosby Somerville, Massachusetts Becky Gould Gibson Winston-Salem, North Carolina Joseph Kim San Francisco, California Eileen Myles New York, New York Patrick Cribben Charlottesville, Virginia Gay Giordano New York, New York Sally Rosen Kindred Columbia, Maryland Betty Joyce Nash Richmond, Virginia Curtis Crisler Fort Wayne, Indiana Eugene Gloria Greencastle, Indiana Roger King Leverett, Massachusetts Heidi Naylor Boise, Idaho

10 FELLOWS IN RESIDENCE WRITERS

Sarah Rose Nordgren Provincetown, Massachusetts Marjorie Stelmach Manchester, Missouri Rachel Unkefer Charlottesville, Virginia Sue Waterman Oella, Maryland Lisa Norris Ellensburg, Washington Christine A. Stewart Baltimore, Maryland John Van Kirk Huntington, West Virginia Jerry Weinstein New York, New York Stephen O’Connor New York, New York Laurie Stone Scottsdale, Arizona Ryan Van Meter San Francisco, California Marjory Wentworth Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Rosary O’Neill Rhinecliff, New York Adam Stumacher Framingham, Massachusetts Dan Vera Washington, DC Wendy Willis Portland, Oregon Tim O’Sullivan Brooklyn, New York John Duncan Talbird Brooklyn, New York Inara Verzemnieks Iowa City, Iowa Janet Wondra Chicago, Illinois Rich Orloff New York, New York Stephen Tapscott Cambridge, Massachusetts Jacqueline Wade New York, New York Catherine Woodard New York, New York Elaine Neil Orr Raleigh, North Carolina Linda Taylor Atlanta, Georgia G.C. Waldrep Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Mary Zeppa Sacramento, California Andrew Palmer Des Moimes, Iowa Michael Paul Thomas Asbury Park, New Jersey S. Kirk Walsh Austin, Texas Aaron Zimmerman Brooklyn, New York Pete Pazmino Chester Gap, Virginia Emily Tuszynska Fairfax, Virginia Bruce Ward New York, New York Mary Kay Zuravleff Washington, DC Charlotte Pence Knoxville, Tennessee Abigail Ulman San Francisco, California Belle Waring Hyattsville, Maryland Suzanne Zweizig Washington, DC Erica S. Perl Washington, DC Britt Peterson Washington, DC Tom Piazza New Orleans, Louisiana Leslie Pietrzyk Alexandria, Virginia Nancy Kline Woodstock, New York Elizabeth Poliner Roanoke, Virginia Emma Rainey Fairfax, California Peter Ramos Amherst, New York Sharon Mauldin Reynolds Lexington, Kentucky Jennifer Romine New York, New York John Rowell Baltimore, Maryland Carol Rubenstein Ithaca, New York Susan Rita Ruel New York, New York Dinah Jung Ryan Staunton, Virginia Tammy Ryan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania David H. Sanders Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Abby Santamaria New York, New York Jane Satterfield Baltimore, Maryland Lisa Schamess Washington, DC Katey Schultz Burnsville, North Carolina Edward Schwarzschild Albany, New York Kathy Seal Santa Monica, California Barbara Selfridge Oakland, California Peter Selgin Bronx, New York Jean-Mark Sens Thibodaux, Louisiana Maya Sloan Brooklyn, New York Kathy Smaltz Nokesville, Virginia Maggie Smith Bexley, Ohio Peter Snoad Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts Brandon Som Los Angeles, California Susanna Sonnenberg Missoula, Montana Rebecca Spence Berkeley, California Peter Spiegler Somerville, Massachusetts Susan M. Stabile Bryan, Texas Hilary Jerrill Steinitz Charlottesville, Virginia Photo by John F. Martin, visual artist, San Francisco, California.

11 FELLOWS IN RESIDENCE ARTISTS + COMPOSERS

ARTISTS Cheryl Fortier Vancouver, BC, Canada Clayton Merrell Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania COMPOSERS Kiki Gaffney Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Leslie V. S. Millar Missoula, Montana Shoshanna Ahart Eichstätt, Germany Hayes Biggs Bronxville, New York Sandra Gibson New York, New York E. Lavely Miller Richmond, Virginia Rebecca Allan Bronx, New York Gina Biver Falls Church, Virginia Jack Donus Glover Richmond, Virginia Jerry Monteith Cobden, Illinois Joshua Almond Maitland, Florida Andrea Clearfield Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Georgia June Goldberg Ross, California Lorca Morello Brooklyn, New York Adria Arch Arlington, Massachusetts Nathan Currier New York, New York Janet M. Gorzegno Hattiesburg, Mississippi Laura Mosquera Savannah, Georgia Clover Archer-Lyle Rockbridge Baths, Virginia Stephen S. Dankner Williamstown, Massachusetts George Gerry Griffin North Bergen, New Jersey Margaret Woodson Nea Richmond, Virginia Olive Ayhens Brooklyn, New York Maggie Dubris New York, New York Steve Griffin Colonial Beach, Virginia Patsy Norvell New York, New York Pat Badt Orefield, Pennsylvania Scott Eyerly New York, New York Gwen Hardie New York, New York Karl Nussbaum Brooklyn, New York Selin Balci College Park, Maryland Michael Formanek Towson, Maryland Cynthia Hartling New York, New York Gina Occhiogrosso Troy, New York Marilyn Banner Takoma Park, Maryland Scott Gendel Emory, Virginia Christine Heller Cooperstown, New York Ellis Oyekola Ibadan, Nigeria Chrissy Baucom Keswick, Virginia Erik Karl Gustafson Quincy, Massachusetts Kristin Herzog Fairfax, Virginia Nicole Parcher New York, New York Bebe Beard Boston, Massachusetts C. Tayloe Harding, Jr. Columbia, South Carolina Christine Hiebert Brooklyn, New York Joan Perlman Los Angeles, California Karen Bell New York, New York J. Walter Hawkes Long Island City, New York Helen Hilliard Free Union, Virginia Alyson Pou New York, New York Vaughn Bell Seattle, Washington Drew Hemenger New York, New York Susan Hillyard Santa Cruz, California Annika Putz Berlin, Germany Nelleke Beltjens Roermond, The Netherlands Martin Hundley Winston-Salem, North Carolina Stephanie Benassi Cranston, Rhode Island Cheryl Hochberg Kutztown, Pennsylvania Luis Recoder New York, New York Tucker Hollingsworth Minneapolis, Minnesota Joana Isabel Ricou Brooklyn, New York Michael Johanson Portland, Oregon Julia Bloom Washington, DC Marshall Jones Palm Harbor, Florida Martha Bone New York, New York Bryant Holsenbeck Durham, North Carolina Cole Robertson Chicago, Illinois Karen Hubacher Rock Hall, Maryland Deborah A. Rockman Grand Rapids, Michigan Laura Kaminsky Bronx, New York Sally Bowring Richmond, Virginia Paul Kayhart Atlanta, Georgia Michael Bramwell Cary, North Carolina Delanie Jenkins Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Fiona Donaghey Ross Richmond, Virginia Layet Johnson Little Rock, Arkansas Gina Ruggeri Brooklyn, New York Seunghee Lee Helsinki, Finland Jackie Branson New Hartford, Connecticut David Macdonald Ossining, New York Albert Braun Nykarleby, Finland Don Joint Milton, Pennsylvania Gregory Sale Phoenix, Arizona Gregory Mertl New Milford, Connecticut Elizabeth Burger Westminster, Maryland Darlene Kaczmarczyk Grand Rapids, Michigan Kim Salerno Newport, Rhode Island Alexander Nohai-Seaman Rocky Point, New York Caroline Burton Jersey City, New Jersey Holen Sabrina Kahn Croton on Hudson, New York Nicole Schmölzer Brooklyn, New York Polly Pen Rosendale, New York Lucy Capehart Missoula, Montana Rebecca Kallem Arlington, Virginia George Schulman Huntington, New York Christopher Preissing Chicago, Illinois Robert Carioscia Sag Harbor, New York Leslie C. Kerby Brooklyn, New York Monika Maria Schultes Augsburg, Germany Paul Reisler Washington, Virginia Rosamond Casey Charlottesville, Virginia Kate Kern Cincinnati, Ohio Renate U. Schürmeyer Jeese, Germany Seyed A. Safavynia Atlanta, Georgia Amy Cheng New Paltz, New York Udo Klapf Vienna, Austria Scott Seaboldt New Rochelle, New York Matthew Schreibeis Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Stefan Chinov Dayton, Ohio Michael Kolster Brunswick, Maine Fern Seiden Stockholm, Sweden Faye-Ellen Silverman New York, New York Sang-ah Choi Beaverton, Oregon Jenny Krasner Melville, New York Sharon Shapiro Louisa, Virginia David Smooke Baltimore, Maryland Janet Cook-Rutnik St. John, Virgin Islands Beth Krebs Brooklyn, New York Kate Shortridge Salem, Virginia Suzanne Sorkin Wynnewood, Pennsylvania Jeri Coppola New York, New York Otis Kriegel New York, New York Erling Sjovold Richmond, Virginia Ken Thomson Brooklyn, New York Cat Crotchett Kalamazoo, Michigan Heidi Kumao Ann Arbor, Michigan Isabelle Smeets Broekhuizen, The Netherlands Dennis M. Tobenski New York, New York Tim de Christopher Turners Falls, Massachusetts Elizabeth Lide Atlanta, Georgia Kathi Smith Plymouth, New Hampshire Jorge Diego Vázquez Salta-Capital, Argentina Katharina Denzinger New York, New York Patte Loper Brooklyn, New York Katherine Staelin New York, New York déAngelo Dia Charlotte, North Carolina Ann Lovett New Paltz, New York Sal Strom Portland, Oregon Julia Werntz Cambridge, Massachusetts Ronit Eisenbach Takoma Park, Maryland Meredith Lund New York, New York Suzy Sureck Gardner, New York Liza White Chicago, Illinois Katherine Fahey Baltimore, Maryland Natasha Maidoff Venice, California Champneys Taylor Washington, DC Emily Feinstein Brooklyn, New York Anne Mills McCauley Marshall, Michigan Anthony Ulinski Raleigh, North Carolina CHOREOGRAPHER Ashley Florence Charlottesville, Virginia Mary McDonnell Eldred, New York Kit Warren Brooklyn, New York Sharon Mansur Takoma Park, Maryland Ingrid Floss Münich, Germany James McGarrell Newbury, Vermont Caroline Wright Austin, Texas Deb Mell North Truro, Massachusetts Pinar Yoldas Durham, North Carolina

12 HIGHLIGHTS A SAMPLE OF FELLOW ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FY2012

The 75th birthday E. J. Levy (Washington, DC) won the celebrations for Flannery O’Connor short fiction award for David Del Tredici her collection, “My Life in Theory”. August (composer, New 2011. York) took place all over New York City and included Allison Seay (Midlothian, Virginia) won Symphony Space, the Persea Books Prize for her first poetry Bargemusic, collection, “To See the Queen”. February Galapagos Art Space, Le Poisson Rouge and Carnegie 2012. Hall. The world premiere of Union Square, September The Metropolitan Museum of Art purchased two 11, 2001” composed by Drew Hemenger (New York, aquatints by Susan Schwalb (Watertown, Massachusetts) New York) was part of the 9/11 Tenth Anniversary for their print exhibition hallway space, which will open Commemorative Concert at Symphony Space in New when renovations are completed. February 2012. York City. September 2011. Seven VCCA Fellows won Guggenheim Fellowships: The Sandra Gibson and Luis Recoder film “Aberration of • Tom Cipullo (composer, Long Island City, New York) Light: Dark Chamber of Disclosure” was selected for the • Matt Connors (visual artist, New York, New York) Toronto International Film Festival. September 2011. • Daron Hagen (composer, New York, New York) • Pablo Medina (writer, New York, New York) The writing of Alice McDermott (Bethesda, Maryland) • Joseph Millar (writer, Raleigh, North Carolina) graced “The New Yorker” magazine with excerpts from • Eileen Myles (writer, New York, New York) her new work, “Someone”. January 2012. • Lia Purpura (writer, Baltimore, Maryland) Vice-President Biden and President Obama awarded Jamie Wyeth were among the coveted National hundreds who attended Medal of Arts to VCCA “Painted Poetry”, the Advisory Council member retrospective exhibition of and former Poet Laureate the work of Mary Page Evans Rita Dove (Charlottesville, (Wilmington, Delaware) at Virginia). February 2012. the Delaware Art Museum. May - July 2012.

Jamie Wyeth and Mary Page Evans in Rita Dove and President Obama front of one of her paintings. Photo at the awards ceremony in by Coleman Sellars Photography. Washington, DC.

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$100,000 and above Christine and Andrew Brennan Elizabeth G. Schneider Trust Anonymous (1) Lissy and Stewart Bryan Schwab Charitable Fund Cy Twombly Foundation L.S. and J.S. Bryan Fund, The Community Susan E. Watts and Gregory A. Smith Foundation Serving Richmond & Central VA Jill and Andy Stefanovich $50,000 to $99,999 Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Buhler Urban Market Partners, LLC L.E.A.W. Family Foundation, Inc. Jean Rankin Burn Mr. and Mrs. David van Roijen Rachel Hadas J. L. Camp Foundation, Inc. Julie Wakeman-Linn $25,000 to $49,999 James L. Camp, IV Mr. and Mrs. John E. Woodward III Anonymous Camp-Younts Foundation Woodward Foundation, Inc. Sharon Carter Sarah Perkins Smither $500 to $999 Virginia Commission for the Arts Fay Chandler Donna and Gary Clark Anonymous (1) $10,000 to $24,999 Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Craddock Appalachian Power The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Betsy and Jay Dalgliesh Irma Bell Melanie Christian Molly H. Dodge Susan Newbold and Ernst Benzien Richard and Caroline T. Gwathmey Memorial Trust Mary Page Evans Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Bradley Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Florence Bryan Fowlkes Fund, The Community Betty Branch Mr. Wallace B. Millner Foundation Serving Richmond & Central VA A. Cary Brown National Endowment for the Arts Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Gottwald Mrs. George B. Craddock Marc Schewel Gottwald Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Calvert de Coligny Jr. The Honorable and Mrs. Elliot Schewel Quinn F. and Scott A. Graeff Shelby Fischer The Cynthia R. Tremblay Foundation, Inc. The William and Mary Greve Foundation, Inc. Wendy Flanagan Tina Walls Linda Griego C. B. Fleet Company, Inc. Pinkney Herbert Mr. and Mrs. John Flippin $5,000 to $9,999 Elizabeth Ray Hessler Beth Polish and Philip Friedman Anonymous (2) Lisa and Steven High Shelley and Jeff Fryer Page and Sanford Bond Helen Hilliard Dr. Richard J. Grayson Jr. Commonwealth of Virginia Mr. and Mrs. A.R. Hofheimer George Gerry Griffin Marie G. Dennett Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Horsley Lyall Forsyth Harris Greater Lynchburg Community Trust Rossie and Randy Hutcheson Elizabeth Logan Harris Charles Jacob Foundation Margaret B. Ingraham Amie and Tony James Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marion Johnson III Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Kenneth Jones Mr. and Mrs. William M. Massie Jr. Sonia and Paul Jones Mr. and Mrs. Thad Jones McKinnon and Harris Inc. John Kiser Ann and John Keith Ann and Rick Ramsey Judi Komaki Pat and Jim Kermes Mr. and Mrs. Neil A. Simmons Laura Edge Kottkamp Jessica and Dean King Alice Templeton Mary Virginia Langston Mr. and Mrs. Nathan A. Kottkamp Carole and Marcus Weinstein Kathryn Lee Lesley Elizabeth L. Langhorne Sheila and R. Ted Weschler Gregory Maguire Robbie and Mark Mascotte Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Mclver Winstead MCM Foundation The Murray and Grace Nissman Foundation The David and Lucile Packard Foundation $1,000 to $4,999 Suny and Joe Monk T. Justin Moore III Vibhuti Patel Anonymous (3) Erik Pedersen Alliance of Artists’ Communities Elizabeth Seydel Morgan Mr. and Mrs. James W. Newman Jr. Scott & Stringfellow, Inc. Altria Group, Inc. Suzanne and Joe Seipel Colleen and Brian Bassett Kathryn Gray and Alex Nyerges Old Dominion Box Company Foundation, Inc. Mary Shockey Dorothy Batten Poetry Society of South Carolina Jean B. Baum Tatem Webb Read Harvena Richter - Bequest Judith Taylor J & E Berkley Foundation Kay and Kent Van Allen Hayes Biggs Sue and Bob Satterfield Barbara Schaff Virginia Boxwood Company The Boston Foundation - Martin Fund Dr. Gary Wake

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$100 to $499 Kim Church Perry Glasser Anonymous (3) Jenyle Clark Ann Goethe Shoshanna Ahart Denise Emanuel Clemen Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Goins III Mr. and Mrs. Lee S. Ainslie Jr. Garnett Kilberg Cohen Ted and Julia Ann Goins Advised Fund - Judy and Geoff Alexander Thomas Colbert Winston-Salem Foundation AllianceBernstein Patrick Cribben Betsy Goldberg Phoebe Antrim Lindsey Crittenden Joe Goldberg Tanya Anisimova and Alexander Anufriev Mr. Peter V. Daniel Goldman Sachs Matching Gift Program Dr. and Mrs. Edward R. Arrowsmith The Honorable and Mrs. Wiley Daniel Edith Brodhead Good The Art Box Eva Davidova Sara Goodwin THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Marty Moon and Butch Davies Lucia Calvert Gore Federation of Baltimore Alonzo Davis Chris A. and N. Brooks Graebner The Athenian Society Cynnie Davis Loren Graham Darryl M. Atwell Kathy Davis Granite Fund of The Community Foundation Jean N. Ayer Mr. and Mrs. William G. de Coligny Serving Richmond and Central Virginia Mary Azrael Marfé Ferguson Delano Diana Greene Marilyn Banner Kaye and Alvin Despain David Groff John W. Barrows Stephanie Deutsch Joan Grubin Margie K. Bates Paul A. Distler Dr. and Mrs. Marcus M. Gulley Joanne Bauer Jean and Michael Dooley Sharon Guskin Bruce Bauman Juditha Dowd Molly Gwinn Sandra Beasley David and Thelma Driskell Joy Hakim Alex and Carolyn Bell Martha Tod Dudman Janice Hamer Helen Benedict Jessica Dunne Jean D. Hamilton Martin B. Bernstein Mrs. Ruth Ann Edwards Michelle Spark and Bernie Handzel Eugenia and Bernie Bickerstaff Sue Eisenfeld Cathryn Hankla Karen Kolb Blair George Ellenbogen Bryce and Monty Harris Maude Boltz Stephen A. Ello Lois Marie Harrod Karen Bondarchuk Katie Baldwin Eng Virginia Hartman Beatrice and Sylvester Booker Ed Epping David Haynes Marie Bostwick Constance Evans Jeanette Harris Heiberger Mr. and Mrs. David L. Bowen Rebecca Martin Evarts Kathryn Henneberry Carol and Willis Bradwell Scott Eyerly Will Hermes Olivia E. Branch Linda L. Falls Conrad Hilberry Eleanor Riggins Brawley Flip Faulconer Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Hilton Drs. Teresa and Robert Brennan Ruth Peedin Fields Thomas Y. Hiner David Bristol Glen Finland Mary Buford and Fred Hitz Van K. Brock Charles Adès Fishman Mr. and Mrs. Yuille Holt III Janet Brof Kate Flora Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Howell Carrie and John Gregory Brown Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Fowler David Huddle Andrea Carter Brown Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Fowlkes II Jacqueline Humphrey Campbell Insurance Dr. and Mrs. Parham Fox John Humphries Rachel Cantor John H. Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Ben Huneke Whitney and Scott Cardozo James Larry Frazier, Esquire Dr. and Mrs. Edward Isaacs Anne M. Carley Joan and Dan Frierson Jeff Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Carrington III Judith and Forrest Gager Rene Lynch and Julian Jackson Alison Chandler David Galef Blinn Jacobs Anne and Bob Chewning Catherine Gammon Jill and Russ Jensen Abigail Child Jack and Kristiyani Garrity Champ Johnson Christina Chiu Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Giles Kera E. and Bennie F. Johnson

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Cori Jones Mr. Charles T. Matheson Jeffrey J. Richards Dana and Chris Jones Frances Thompson McKay Peter B. Riddleberger Katherine Kadish Ann L. McLaughlin Liz and Al Rider Marilyn Kallet Jenny Lynn McNutt Erwin P. Roeser Drs. Lee and Neal Kassell Sally and Bill Meadows Andrew Rosen Elizabeth Lide and Paul Kayhart Sandra Meagher Lucy Rosenthal Edmund Keeley Michael A. Meisinger Marcy Rosewater Cornelia Keller Josie Merck Fiona Donaghey Ross Leslie C. Kerby Meriwether-Godsey, Inc. Joan and Bill Rough Martha P. King Marjorie Meyerle Phillip J. Routh Bharti Kirchner Virginia and Tim Michel Eleanor Rufty Sandy and Heyn Kjerulf Dorianne Laux and Joseph Millar Pamela Redmond Satran Timothy T. Kloth, D.M.A. Sharon Mills Ms. Helene P. Schewel Kathleen Valenzi Knaus Carol Minarick Virginia Scott Mr. and Mrs. Joe Knox Valerie Miner Stephen M. Seabron, M.D. PC Koppelman/Dinner Fund, Dr. Susan D. Molumphy Inge and Ranjit Sen Scranton Area Foundation Edna Moore Helene Sencer Cathy and Chris Kramer Ben Frank Moss III Paula Sergi Margo Kren Robert Bruce Murphy Jr. Calvin W. Sharpe Judy A. Kriss Fran and Bob Murphy Nathan Shields Barbara Kufs Betty Joyce Nash Enid Shomer Sherry and James Lambert Andrew Newman Jane Simon Kate Mailer and Guy Lancaster Mr. and Mrs. Alex M. Newmark Susan Sindall Anna T. Lane Shirley Mossman Nisbet Anita Skeen Elizabeth T. Larew Nisbet Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. D. French Slaughter III Anna and Tom Lawson Stephen O’Connor Becky Slemmons Laurie J. Lea Mr. and Mrs. Christopher F. Ohrstrom Katherine Smith David Lea Katherine Waring Oxnard Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Smith Anne D. LeClaire Nina and Yalcin Ozbey Maggie Smith Marie Myung-Ok Lee Dr. and Mrs. James M. Peery Jr. Ron Smith Mr. and Mrs. W. Tucker Lemon Mrs. C.D.L. Perkins Margo Solod Ellen and George Lenz Mr. and Mrs. Edgar J. T. Perrow Sandy Solomon Les Yeux Du Monde Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Pettyjohn Jr. Margo Klass and Frank Soos Mary and David M. Lesser Judith Raphael and Tony Phillips Jean Sousa Jeffrey Levine Lee and Susan Piepho Maja Spasova Kathryn Levy Leslie Pietrzyk Cheryl L. Steele E.J. Levy Dr. and Mrs. James A. Piggott Marjorie Stelmach Elizabeth Lide Nancy Kline Lida M. Stifel Andrea Lilienthal Sheila and Craig Pleasants Linda Stillman Moira Linehan Scott Ponemone Judith Gold Stitzel Pam and Eric Loeb Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Porter III Laura-Gray Street Lauri Luck Crow H. Elizabeth Powell Manil Suri Charles H. Lynch Annabelle F. Prager Lucy M. Sylvester Frances Maclean J. Crayton Pruitt Foundation Lynn Sylvester Ron MacLean Elizabeth Raby Anna E. von Gehr and Rob Tarbell Christina and Guillaume Malle Emily M. Ragsdale Kathleen Tarr Popie and Steve Martin Christine L. Rahn Joseph Walters Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Robert W.P. Martin Jr. Virginia Pye and John Ravenal Silvia Tennenbaum Tom Martinelli Paul Reisler Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Thalhimer Sarah Kathryn Masters Judy Rembert Caroline Theus Mr. Robert R. Matheson Barbara A. Rhine Michael Paul Thomas 16 CONTRIBUTORS JULY 1, 2011 - JUNE 30, 2012 JULY 1, 2011 - JUNE 30, 2012 CONTRIBUTORS

Ambassador Elam-Thomas and Dan Albergotti Mrs. Mary Morris Booth Mr. Wilfred Thomas Elisa Albert Krista M. Boothby Jim and Toni Thompson Mr. and Mrs. William A. Allard Prilla Smith and George C. Brackett Christopher Tilghman Dr. Annette Allen Maureen Brady Susan Tillett Joshua Almond Albert Braun Maureen Q. Tooher John G. Alston Sr. Harvey Breverman Emily Tuszynska Anita and Simon Anderson Alexandra Broches Donald Ubben, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Anderson Jr. Nina and Pat Brock Catherine A. MacDonald and Idris Anderson Jeanne Hewitt and Stan Brodsky John E. Ulmschneider Robert R. Angell Laura Catherine Brown Joan Vannorsdall Sharron Antholt Sandra L. Brown Celeste Wackenhut Terence Anthony Preston M. Browning Jr. Bonnie Walker Anjana Appachana Sarah Browning Pamela W. Wallace Nancy Arbuthnot Joseph Bueter Helen Wallace Clover Archer-Lyle Caroline Burton Joelle Wallach Ross Arkell Irene Buszko Elizabeth L. Ward Bonnie Auslander Jessica Cadkin Jessica and Peter Ward Lisa Dickler Awano Jamie Cat Callan Patricia C. Waring Olive Ayhens Dana Cann B. Lynn and Nancy G. Warren Pat Badt Patti Capaldi Lyn Bolen and Russ Warren Jane Satterfield and Ned Balbo Robert Carioscia Katie and Gene Webb Joanne Baldock Rosamond Casey Joan Weber JoAnn Balingit Fran Castan Mindy Weisel Anne J. Banks Isabel Bigelow and Luis Castro Londa Weisman Marilyn Banner Laura Maria Censabella David W. Weiss Kathleen Ariatti Banton Marque Chambliss Robert Werk Nancy K. Barry Sharon L. Charde Curtis White Ellen Bass Kelly Cherry Dr. Dianne A. Whitfield-Locke Holly Bass Sang-ah Choi Paula Whyman Chrissy Baucom Angie Chuang Susan Wicks Tulu Bayar Jane Ciabattari Anne and Vance Wilkins Katherine K. Bayly Philip Cioffari Susan Settlemyre Williams Nancy W. Beasley Patricia Clark R. Kennon Williams Sandra Beasley Sara Claytor Mr. and Mrs. F. Blair Wimbush Pamela and Robert Becker Andrea Clearfield Liz Wolf Karen Bell Ted Coffey Catherine Woodard Marina Berio Helen Degen Cohen Ellen and Robert Worth Florence Bernault Zena Collier Laura E. Young Mary Clay Berry Heather Comfort Mary Zeppa Ann Birstein Carolyn Conrad Aaron Zimmerman Gina Biver Janet Cook-Rutnik Louise Zingaro Star Black Barbara Cornett Christy J. Zink Joan Dix Blair Kristen Cosby Mary Kay Zuravleff and Gary Zizka Barbara Blatner Gheorghe Costinescu David Zupancic Julia Bloom Maysey Craddock Joyce Blunk Curtis Crisler Gifts up to $99 Michelle Boisseau Louie Cronin Anonymous (2) Mary Douglass Boldrick Barbara Crooker Patricia R. Aaron Judy Bolton-Fasman Sydney A. Cross Denise and Sam Abell Martha Bone Ann Marie Cunningham Ruth Lilian Ahntholz-Golian Mary Bonina Mrs. Brian P. Damiani 17 CONTRIBUTORS JULY 1, 2011 - JUNE 30, 2012

Stephen S. Dankner Margaret Franck Cathy Herndon Jenny Krasner Alice Elliott Dark Barbara Frank Heather Hertel Otis Kriegel Elizabeth Dary Ferguson Diana Freedman-Shea Kristin Herzog Barbara Krohn Shannon Daut and Jane Rabadi Lynne Friedman Maureen Taylor Hicks Heidi Kumao Allen Davis III Pamela Frierson Christine Hiebert Carol Kumata Katie Davis Mr. and Mrs. Joel M. Funderburk John Meredith Hill Karen Kunc Martha K. Davis Kiki Gaffney Katherine Hill Caroline Kurtz Sally Dawidoff Debra Galant Theodora Hill Kathe Kurz Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Daye Ann McDaniel and Johnny Garland Hubert Ho Keith D. Kutch Eleanore and Domenico De Sole Barbara Bernstein and David Garratt Mary Beth Hodge Pat and Diffee Lambert Hilda Green Demsky Clifford Garstang Cary C. Holladay Jo Landis Elizabeth Denton GE Foundation Anne Warren Holland Brooke N. LaNier Martin Desht Adam Giannelli Tucker Hollingsworth Mr. and Mrs. Ira LaNier Cathy Diamond Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. Gideon Jr. Bryant Holsenbeck Irja Larres Katy Didden Gay Giordano Sarah Collins Honenberger Jeanne Larsen E. Renée Dixon Eugene Gloria Helen Hooper Adam Lerner Kerry Dolan Jack Donus Glover John M. Howard Serge J. Levy Michael Dolan Georgia June Goldberg Juliet Howard Betty and Arthur Levy Ed Dolinger Mr. and Mrs. McChesney Goodall III Edward Hower Robert Levy Susan Donnelly Janet M. Gorzegno Karen Hubacher Jonathan Liebson Fiona and Mark Donovan Ellen Grabiner Beth Ike Karl Lindstrom Jeanne Dorsey Alexis Grant Elizabeth Isacke Rodney Lister Holly Downing L.B. Green Julia Jacquette Taliaferro Logan Michael Downs Mark Greenside Molly and John Jamieson Ruth Lomon Ken Dubin Anne and John Griffin Deborah Zlotsky and Michael Janairo Sabra Loomis Danielle Dubrasky Julie Gross Reamy Jansen Patte Loper Maggie Dubris Alice Grossman Alexandra M. Isles and Fred Jaretzski Ernest Lopez Travis DuPriest Erik Karl Gustafson Arlette Jassel Meredith Lund Nicole Terez Dutton Meredith Davies Hadaway Allison Jeffrey Alyssa C. Salomon and Bill Lupoletti Dr. and Mrs. Frank Eastburn Gilda Lyons and Daron Hagen Delanie Jenkins Bridget Lynch Donna Kelly Eastman Piri Halasz Mr. and Mrs. Friedrich Jenkins Jennifer Santos Madriaga David Ebenbach Kirsten Hampton Sue Johnson James Magruder Cathy Eckdahl Susan Hankla Barbara Jones Natasha Maidoff Amani Elkassabany Suzanne Hanson Libby Falk Jones Mr. and Mrs. Joe Malloy Ed Epping Susie Hara Sheri Joseph Anna Maluski Christine Evans Gwen Hardie Holen Sabrina Kahn Sarah Mangold W. Andrew Ewell Jennifer Hardy Laura Kaminsky John S. Mann Katherine Fahey Mark Hardy Janet Kaplan Amy Marcott Judith M. Faris Amy C. Harmon Meg Kearney Peter T. and Arielou Marcy Merrill Feitell James J. Harris LuAnn Keener-Mikenas Alan Margolis Gabriel Louis Feldman Penny Harter Samuel L. Kelley Benjamin Marshall Lucy Ferriss Cynthia Hartling Dr. and Mrs. David L. Kelly, Jr. Christine Marshall Diane Fine Yona Harvey Barbara Kendrick Robert L. Marshall Kathy Flann Molly Haskell Terry L. Kennedy Leo Rowen Mascotte Michael Fleming Judith Lane and Daniel Hauben Roger King Deirdra McAfee Ashley Florence Shelley Haven Karen Klein Margaret McCarthy Ingrid Floss J. Walter Hawkes Christina Baker Kline Anne Mills McCauley Laurie Foos Marion E. Held Sybil Kollar Alice McDermott Michael Formanek Christine Heller Anne Kornblatt Mimi McDonald Cheryl Fortier Gretchen E. Henderson Deborah Derrickson Kossmann Kathryn McDonnell

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Ann McGarrell Steven Petrow Kate Shortridge R. Bruce and Elizabeth Tompkin James McGarrell Maya Andreevna Petrukhina Mrs. Donald Shotton Anthony Ulinski Lynda Reeves McIntyre Mr. and Mrs. David T. Petty Jr. Paulette and Stan Shulman Jean Vallon Julie McKee Howard Pflanzer Faye-Ellen Silverman John Van Kirk Llewellyn McKernan Tom Piazza Alec Simpson Jorge Diego Vázquez Daniel B. Meltzer Nancy Potter Kathy Smaltz Dan Vera Justin Merritt Lynne Potts Isabelle Smeets Inara Verzemnieks Janice and Michael Metzger Christopher Preissing Julia Ridley Smith Silvelin Von Scanzoni Susan Laughter Meyers Rose Marie Prins Patricia N. and L. Christina Waddler Joan Michelson Florence Putterman Samuel Bosworth Smith Annie Waldrop Katherine Min Annika Putz William Jay Smith Della Moses Walker Donna Miscolta Leonard Ragouzeos David Smooke Helen Pruitt Wallace John F. and Dorothy D. Mitchell Mary Curtis Ratcliff Peter Snoad Juanita C. Walls Miss Marjorie Mitchell Julie Raynor Lisa Solod S. Kirk Walsh Eric Moe Rosemary Reed Brandon Som Belle Waring Larry Moffi Ethel Renek Susanna Sonnenberg Kit Warren Jerry Monteith Joan Reutershan E. H. Sorrells-Adewale Sue Waterman Veronica Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III Leigh and Courtney Sparks Kathryn Waters David Morse Sharon Mauldin Reynolds Peter Spiegler Pamela Weiler-Colling Pamela Taylor Morton Dani L. Roach Katherine Staelin Wendy C. Weiler Laura Mosquera Dana Roeser Ann Starr Jerry Weinstein West Moss Randel Rogers Janyce Stefan-Cole Hilde Weisert Shari Motro Mr. and Mrs. Carmen Romeo Hilary Jerrill Steinitz Barbara Weissberger Peter Mowitt Lucy Rosenthal Jean Stewart Marjory Wentworth Christine M. Murphey Ann Marie Rousseau Mary R. Stewart Mame Willey Peter E. Murphy Carol Rubenstein Kim and Dan Stiffler Wendy Willis Eileen Myles Gina Ruggeri Martha R. Stimpson Shirley Wilson Miriam Morsel Nathan Robert L. Rustad Nancy E. Bockstael and Ivar E. Strand Wendy Wischer Margaret Woodson Nea Thaddeus Rutkowski Ian Strasfogel Rachel and Stephen Wizner Richard Nelson Dinah Jung Ryan James Strazzella, Esq. Janet Wondra Eric G. Nelson Mary Kay Ryan Sal Strom Yu-Wen Wu Mary Emily Newton Tammy Ryan Gloria R. Sulton Charles W. C. Yancey Lucille Nurkse Mr. and Mrs. John E. Sadler Jr. Ms. Grace Suttle Ben Yarmolinsky Karl Nussbaum Agnes Salaway Judith Tannenbaum Karen Lee Ziner Carol Dyche O’Brien Nancy Brokaw and David Sanders Becky and Bob Taylor Tamar Zinn Ione O’Hara Abby Santamaria Champneys Taylor Bonnie Zobell Tim O’Sullivan Anne C. Savedge Douglas J. Taylor Kathleen R. O’Toole Annita Sawyer Anne and Rodney Taylor Grace Ocasio Lisa Schamess The Teagle Foundation Julia Older Muriel A. Schapiro Mr. and Mrs. E. Alan Terry Rich Orloff Linda Schrank Cam Terwilliger Mrs. Jan Y. Osinga Monika Maria Schultes Bee and Brad Thayer Elise Partridge Barbara Selfridge Phyllis Hoge Thompson Pete Pazmino Jean-Mark Sens Helga Thomson Susan Kirby Peacock Settlement House Books Linda and John Thornton Emily Pease Mr. and Mrs. Farshid Shahrokhi Michelle Tillander Polly Pen James Sheppard Dennis M. Tobenski Charlotte Pence Mr. and Mrs. John R. Sherrill David Y. Todd Elizabeth Few Penfield Leslie Shiel J. C. Todd Mt. San Angelo rose by Gary Eldon Peter Anne Kesler Shields Susan Hillyard, visual artist, Santa Cruz, California. 19 MEMORIAL AND HONORARY GIFTS + IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS

In Honor of Page Bond Janyce Stefan-Cole Fran and Bob Murphy Camp-Younts Foundation James Strazzella, Esq. Sheila and Craig Pleasants Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Thalhimer Emily M. Ragsdale In Honor of Lexie Boris Susan Tillett Christine L. Rahn Les Yeux Du Monde, Director Lyn Bolen R. Bruce and Elizabeth Tompkin Robert L. Rustad George Edwards and Rachel Hadas Kathryn Waters Virginia Scott Endowment for Fellowships Mary Zeppa Mr. and Mrs. John R. Sherrill Rachel Hadas Patricia N. and Samuel Bosworth Smith In Honor of Suny and Joe Monk Leigh and Courtney Sparks In Honor of Jane Larew Beth Ike Becky and Bob Taylor Elizabeth T. Larew In Honor of Barbara Schaff Joseph Walters Taylor James Strazzella, Esq. Robert Werk In Honor of Raphael Boaz Lesser-Silverman Ellen and Robert Worth Betty and Arthur Levy In Honor of Catherine Lynn and Rachel and Stephen Wizner Vincent Scully In Memory of Hilary Tham Peter B. Riddleberger In Honor of Suny Monk Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Giles Anonymous In Memory of Ann Elder Bestor IN KIND Jane Satterfield and Ned Balbo Ann Elder Bestor Memorial Fund, Greater ART/BOOKS/SCORE Tulu Bayar Lynchburg Community Trust Marcia Aldrich Barbara Crooker Helen Benedict Karren LaLonde Alenier Deborah Cummins Hayes Biggs In Memory of Corinne and Jeffrey Buckalew Annette Allen Nathan Currier Star Black and their children, Jackson and Meriwether Alexander Anufriev Cathleen Daly Andrea Carter Brown John G. Alston Sr. Carlos Aquilino Carol V. Davis Laura Maria Censabella Dr. and Mrs. Edward R. Arrowsmith Rebecca Baggett Alonzo Davis Jane Ciabattari Colleen and Brian Bassett Ned Balbo Joseph Digiorgio* Lindsey Crittenden Nina and Pat Brock Vincent Baldassano Carla Drysdale Barbara Crooker Eleanore and Domenico De Sole JoAnn Balingit Maggie Dubris Ann Marie Cunningham Linda L. Falls Bebe Beard Joellyn Duesberry Hilda Green Demsky Wendy Flanagan Sandra Beasley George Edwards Martha Tod Dudman Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Fowler Karlheinz Beer Moira Egan Beth Polish and Philip Friedman Margaret Franck Helen Benedict Abderrahim Elkhasser Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Giles Joan and Dan Frierson Hayes Biggs George Ellenbogen Ann Goethe Mr. and Mrs. Joel M. Funderburk Julia Bloom Moulay Adbelaziz Errachidi Loren Graham Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. Gideon Jr. Michelle Boisseau Mary Page Evans Elizabeth Logan Harris Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Goins III Mary Bonina Camilla R. Fallon Shelley Haven Lucia Calvert Gore Douglas Boyce Gustavo Fares Marion E. Held Anne and John Griffin Andrea Carter Brown Pamela Ferdinand Margaret B. Ingraham Dr. and Mrs. Marcus M. Gulley Lindsey Brown Glen Finland Holen Sabrina Kahn James J. Harris Preston M. Browning Jr. Charles Adés Fishman Christina Baker Kline Bryce and Monty Harris Andrea Hollander Budy Michael Formanek Judi Komaki Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Howell Jamie Cat Callan Cheryl Fortier Marie Myung-Ok Lee Jacqueline Humphrey Susan S. Carpenter Rebecca Morgan Frank Charles H. Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Ben Huneke Fran Castan Joan Frank Lucille Nurkse Molly and John Jamieson Kelly Cherry Jan Freeman Vibhuti Patel Dr. and Mrs. David L. Kelly Jr. Sang-ah Choi Alice Friman Joan Reutershan Pat and Diffee Lambert Tom Cipullo Catherine Gammon Pamela Redmond Satran Kathryn Lee Lesley Patricia Clark Clifford Garstang Jane Simon Mimi McDonald Alice Eve Cohen Becky Gould Gibson Lisa Solod Sharon Mills Curtis Crisler Eugene Gloria Robert Bruce Murphy Jr.

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L.B. Green Charlotte Matthews Vivia Teter Andrea Carter Brown Anne Neff Steve Griffin Deb Mell J.C. Todd Dr. Robert L. Chase Bo Newell Ralph Grüneberger Joseph Millar Alison Townsend Melanie Christian Kathryn Gray and Katharine Haake Donna Miscolta Memye Curtis Tucker Commonwealth Event Alex Nyerges Rachel Hadas Michael Montlack Martin Tucker Company Carol O’Brien Meredith Davies Hadaway Elizabeth Seydel Morgan Thelma Twery Laura Crumbley Helen Benedict and Cathryn Hankla William Niemeier Jean Vallon Alonzo Davis Stephen O’Connor Anne Hanna Lisa Norris Ryan Van Meter Mr. Calvert de Coligny Jr. Opera on the James Kenneth Hart Patsy Norvell G.C. Waldrep The Deanie Blues Band Mike Patterson Daniel Hauben Karl Nussbaum Annie Waldrop Delaware Art Museum Mary Margaret Pauer Christine Heller Stephen O’Connor BJ Ward Kaye Despain Pete Pazmino Pinkney Herbert Kathleen R. O’Toole Marjory Wentworth Pat Gooch and Benjamin Peret Will Hermes Tanure Ojaide Susan Wicks Michael Dowell Florence Perrow Neva Herrington Rich Orloff Michele Wolf Ronit Eisenbach Sheila and Craig Pleasants Conrad Hilberry Ellis Oyekola Janet Wondra Mary Page Evans Pharsalia Events Joyce Hinnefeld Tom Piazza Laura E. Young Flip Faulconer Jayne Anne Phillips Jacques Hnizdovsky* Elizabeth Poliner Jean Zaleski* Shelby Fischer Christopher Preissing Amy Hoffman Christopher Preissing Mary Zeppa Ingrid Floss Ann and Rick Ramsey Lori Horvitz Lia Purpura Alice Zinnes Barbara Bernstein and Tatem Webb Read Timothy Houghton Michael Remson David Garratt Stella Richardson John Humphries Stephen Roberts GENERAL Rachel Hadas Tom Richeson Lee Hyla Kim Roberts Shoshanna Ahart Hansel and Gretel Jennifer Rose Colette Inez Jennifer Rose Amherst County Picture Garden Sue and Bob Satterfield Margaret B. Ingraham Fiona Ross Sheriff’s Office J. Walter Hawkes Scott Turf Equipment, LLC Reamy Jansen John Rowell Amherst I.R.O.N. Helen Hilliard Barbara Selfridge Halvard Johnson Thaddeus Rutkowski Amherst County Gwen Hodnett Gregory Allgire Smith Sue Johnson Tammy Ryan Public Library Elizabeth M. Horsley Split This Rock - Libby Falk Jones Seyed A. Safavynia Anita Anderson Margaret B. Ingraham Sarah Browning Sheri Joseph Pamela Redmond Satran Carolyn Angus Martee and Dan Stiffler Rebecca Kallem Jane Satterfield Adria Arch Charles Johnson Linda Wachtmeister and Marilyn Kallet Barbara Schaff The Art Box-Anne Novak Dana and Chris Jones Bob Strini Bernard Kassoy* George Schulman Ascension Episcopal Just Right Audio Visual Sarah L. Swager Hortense Kassoy Monika Maria Schultes Church - Kathy Chase Laura Koplewitz Sweet Briar College Art LuAnn Keener-Mikenas Renate U. Schürmeyer Avenue Foods Catering Jenny Krasner Collection and Galleries Kate Kern Fern Seiden Sandra Beasley Bev Kryspin Sweet Briar College - Sally Rosen Kindred Neil Shepard Karen Bell Chastity Kyser Cheryl Elkins Bharti Kirchner Enid Shomer Nelleke Beltjens Sarah Lanzman Sweet Briar College - Nancy Kline Taije Silverman John Berggruen Gallery Dena Lee Computer Lab Sybil Kollar Erling Sjovold Page and Sanford Bond Mark Magruder Dennis M. Tobenski Angela Kreuz Isabelle Smeets Martha Bone Robert L. Marshall Adelaide Muir Trombetta Laurie Kutchins Tanja Softic Beatrice and Sylvester Booker Robbie and Mark Mascotte Shane Turner Joan Larkin Michelle Spark Lexie Boris Mr. Robert R. Matheson Donald Ubben, Esq. Teresa Leo Melissa Stein Jenny Botea Nancy McAndrew Kay Van Allen Carol Lopez Elisabeth Stevens Christine and Alice McDermott Sarah Christian and Ginny MacKenzie Judith Gold Stitzel Andrew Brennan Jonathan McVity Jason Vartikar Mary Mackey Sal Strom Amy Briggs Robin Messing Tina Walls Ron Maclean Eileen Tabios June G. Britt Timothy Mattheus Michel Peter O. Ward Jr. Natasha Maidoff Martha W. Tabor* Reimer Broderson Ellen Kozak and Scott Miller James W. Whitehead Anne Adams Robertson Stephen Tapscott Carrie and John Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morgan Paula Whyman Massie Alice Templeton Gregory Brown Katrin Naess R. Kennon Williams * From the VCCA art collection 21 FOUNDATION + GOVERNMENT + CORPORATE SUPPORT

GIFTS OF $300,000 GIFTS OF $50,000 - $99,999 CY TWOMBLY LEAW Family Foundation, Inc. FOUNDATION

GIFTS OF $15,000 - $35,000 GIFTS OF $10,000 - $14,999

The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Richard and Caroline Gwathmey

National Endowment for the Arts Memorial Trust

The Cynthia R. Tremblay Foundation GIFTS OF $1,000 - $4,999 GIFTS OF $5,000 - $9,999 Alliance of Artists Communities Marie G. Dennett Foundation Altria Group, Inc. Greater Lynchburg Community Trust J & E Berkley Foundation Charles Jacob Foundation The Boston Foundation - Martin Fund McKinnon and Harris, Inc. L.S. and J.S. Bryan Fund, The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia J. L. Camp Foundation, Inc. With Special Camp-Younts Foundation Appreciation Florence Bryan Fowlkes Fund, The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia Gottwald Foundation The William and Mary Greve Foundation, Inc. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation MCM Foundation Old Dominion Box Company Foundation, Inc.

Schwab Charitable Fund Silos of studio barn. Photo by Susan Hillyard, visual artist, Woodward Foundation, Inc. Santa Cruz, California.

22 FOUNDATION + GOVERNMENT + CORPORATE SUPPORT JULY 1, 2011 - JUNE 30, 2012 VCCA-FRANCE CONTRIBUTORS

Anne Alexander Alison Chandler Lynne Friedman Maya Andreevna Petrukhina Cheryl Fortier and John Alexander Melanie F. Christian Christophe Gardner Francoise and Jean Francois Picard Judy and Geoff Alexander Patricia Clark Stéphane Goaziou Sheila and Craig Pleasants Societé Franco Allemagne (SFA) Denise Emanuel Clemen Sayre Graves Jean Claude Rafin France Alvin Dominique Peraldi and Dr. Richard J. Grayson Jr. Amy Ragus Lucy Anderton Thierry Combarel Colleen Hayward Mary Curtis Ratcliff The Mayor’s Office and Martine and Gilles Compagnat Janice and Pinkney Herbert Jean-Philippe Roux the Municipal Council of Auvillar Josette and Francis Comte Elizabeth Ray Hessler Susan Saarinen The Children’s Chorus of Auvillar Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Craddock Jacqueline Humphrey Nanie Sainson Daniel Azuelos Sara Crisp Jeff Juhlin Annick and Jacques Sarraut Karen Bell Barbara Crooker LuAnn Keener-Mikenas Sue and Bob Satterfield Karen Bondarchuk Centre Henri Cros Akiko Kotani William Jay Smith Annick and Robert Bourges Anthony Curtis Ellen Kozak Sarah Perkins Smither Véronique Bras Raymonde and Claude Dassonville Bruno Lebeke Isabelle and Francis Sohier Christine A. Brennan Mr. and Mrs. Calvert de Coligny Jr. Robert Losson Anna E. von Gehr and Rob Tarbell Marie-Hélène and Pierre Brettes Mr. and Mrs. Michel Delrieu Jeannette MacDougall Cynthia Tremblay Anne-Marie and Francis Brune Lucy and Alain Delsol Frances Maclean Elsie and Mike Underwood Craig Cahoon Holly Downing Isabelle Menard Annie Waldrop Sébastien Candelon Sophie Duppi Suny and Joe Monk Tina Walls Agnes Carbrey Donna Kelly Eastman Elizabeth Seydel Morgan Susan Wicks Odile Cariteau Mary Page Evans Sandell Morse Art Winslow Martine and Patrick Carrouché Olwyn and John Fleming Eric Nelson Philippe Cassemode Robert François Susan Newbold Gisèle Chambaron Barbara Frank Kathryn Gray and Alex Nyerges

Marilyn Kallet, poet, Knoxville, Tennessee. Reading at Chapelle Ste. Catherine in Auvillar, France. The reading was at the end of her annual poetry workshop at Moulin à Nef, “O Taste and See: Writing the Senses in Deep France”. Photo by John Alexander.

23 415 FELLOWS IN RESIDENCE AND 8,340 FELLOW DAYS IN FY 2012

Top to bottom beginning with left column: Tim de Christopher, visual artist, Turners Falls, Massachusetts; Cheryl Fortier, visual artist and Directrice Résidente VCCA-France, Auvillar, France. Second column: Annika Putz, visual artist, Berlin, Germany is interviewed by Virginia Public Radio’s Sandy Hausman; *Natasha Deón, writer, Valencia, California; *Adam Stumacher, writer, Framingham, Massachusetts; Rollin Beamish, visual artist, Bozeman, Montana. Third column: Dorianne Laux, poet, Raleigh, North Carolina; Martin Hundley, composer, New York City and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Fourth column: Albert Braun, visual artist, Nykarlby, Finland; *Clayton Merrell, visual artist, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; VCCA Director of Artists’ Services Sheila Pleasants with Alyson Pou, visual artist, New York, New York. *Photos by George Gerry Griffin, visual artist, North Bergen, New Jersey.

24 FISCAL YEAR 2012 SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

fiscal year 2012 covers the period from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012

2012 2011 Support and Revenue Unrestricted Unrestricted Contributions Individuals $ 261,589 $ 232,734 Foundations & Corporations 387,755 93,294 Government & Other Grants 52,200 38,200 Bequests 2,000 70,000 Subtotal Events and Sales 78,899 425,648 Marilyn Banner, visual artist, Tacoma Park, Maryland. Other 7,596 9,284 Net Assets Released From Restrictions 66,942 64,210 Residence Fees 293,363 276,972 Interest and Dividend Income 21,812 18,573 Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) 9,185 84,190 Total Public Support and Revenue 1,181,341 1,313,105

Operating Expenses Room & Board for Fellows 138,790 133,289 Administration and Programs 916,210 910,363

Maintenance of Buildings & Grounds 102,292 92,966 Total Expenses 1,157,292 1,136,618 Kirsten Hampton, writer, Alexandria, Virginia. Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets $ 24,049 $ 176,487

Jerry Monteith, visual artist, Carbondale, Illinois.

25 BOARDS OF DIRECTORS JULY 1, 2011 - JUNE 30, 2012

VCCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS HONORARY BOARD Tina A. Walls Christine A. Brennan Robert O. Satterfield Elizabeth Mason Horsley James L. Camp IV President Immediate Past President Interim Treasurer Secretary Virginia Beach, Virginia Denver, Colorado Esmont, Virginia Afton, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Calvert de Coligny Page Bond Melanie F. Christian Shelby Fischer Quinn Feldmann Graeff Roanoke, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Lynchburg, Virginia Stanardsville, Virginia Roanoke, Virginia Elizabeth Forsyth Harris Pinkney Herbert Steven Samuel High Helen Hilliard Martee Stephens Johnson Lynchburg, Virginia Memphis,Tennessee Sarasota, Florida Free Union, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Lucy Levis Hazlegrove Dean King Laura Edge Kottkamp Robbie Mascotte Thomas Justin Moore III Roanoke, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Carter McNeely Sandell Morse Alexander Lee Nyerges Ann W. Ramsey Tatem Webb Read Charlottesville, Virginia York, Maine Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Mill Valley, California Tracy G. Savage Joseph H. Seipel Neil A. Simmons Andy Stefanovich Rodney E. Taylor Saratoga Springs, New York Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Amherst, Virginia Elliot S. Schewel Cynthia Tremblay Donald Ubben Linda E.A. Wachtmeister R. Kennon Williams Lynchburg, Virginia Greenwood, Virginia Manning, South Carolina Scottsville, Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Mrs. John D. Varner Charlottesville, Virginia

VCCA-FRANCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VCCA-ABROAD BOARD OF DIRECTORS Pinkney Herbert Eva de Coligny Francis Sohier Cynthia Tremblay Calvert de Coligny, Jr. Sarah Perkins Smither President Secretary Treasurer President Treasurer Secretary Memphis, Tennessee Roanoke, Virginia Auvillar, France Greenwood, Virginia Roanoke, Virginia Berkshire, England Theodore J. Craddock Richard J. Grayson, Jr. Dean King Lynchburg,Virginia Pensacola, Florida Richmond, Virginia Sandell Morse York, Maine

Abderrahim Elkassar, poet, Safi, Morocco, reading in the Elizabeth Coles Left: Mouley Abdelaziz Errachidi, writer, Agadir, Morocco. Langhorne Residence for Fellows at VCCA in November 2011. Right: Abderrahim Elkassar, poet, Safi, Morocco. 26 JULY 1, 2011 - JUNE 30, 2012 COUNCILS + SENIOR STAFF

HONORARY BOARD ADVISORY COUNCIL Samuel Adler Alice McDermott Composer, Perrysburg, Ohio Writer, Bethesda, Maryland David Del Tredici Gregory Maguire Composer, New York, New York Writer, Concord, Massachusetts Rita Dove Claus Oldenburg Poet, Charlottesville, Virginia Sculptor, New York, New York Teresita Fernández William Jay Smith Artist, Brooklyn, New York Poet, Cummington, Massachusetts Harper Lee David Weiss Writer, Monroeville, Alabama Theater Designer, Charlottesville, VA Sally Mann Naomi Wolf Photographer, Lexington, Virginia Writer, New York, New York

FELLOWS COUNCIL Margaret B. Ingraham David Haynes Chair Writer, Dallas, Texas Writer, Alexandria, Virginia Steve Griffin, visual artist, Colonial Beach, Virginia. October 2011. Claire Lieberman Lisa Solod Visual Artist, Bloomington, Illinois Vice Chair Writer, Savannah, Georgia Benjamin Marshall Writer, Plainfield, New Jersey Andrea Carter Brown Poet, Los Angeles, California Koji Nakano Composer, Boston, Massachusetts Martha Tod Dudman Writer, Northeast Harbor, Maine Joelle Wallach Composer, New York, New York Loren Graham Poet, Helena, Montana

SENIOR STAFF Gregory Allgire Smith Carol O’Brien Executive Director Director of Annual and Planned Giving Craig Pleasants Lexie Boris Artistic Director Communications Director Sheila Gulley Pleasants Director of Artists’ Services

RESIDENT ARTISTS Lorca Morello, visual artist, Brooklyn, New York. March 2012. Barbara Bernstein David Garratt

27 Gates at courtyard in front of studio barn. Photo by Carol McGorry, writer, Bayport, New York. February 2012.

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