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Hagerstown, Maryland WASHINGTON COUNTY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS 401 MUSEUM DRIVE, CITY PARK | HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND Fiscal Year 2013 | July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013 Mission and History Established in 1931 the mission of the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit art of lasting quality for the citizens CONTENTS of Hagerstown, Washington County, and the surrounding region. The mission is implemented through the development, interpretation, and care of art collections; President & Director 2 creation of original and educational exhibitions; and presentation of interpretive Exhibitions 4 lectures, concerts, films, art instruction, and other programs to ensure that visitors gain a better appreciation and understanding of the fine arts. The Museum has Collections & Acquisitions 7 been recognized as one of the finest small museums in the United States. The Conservation & presentation and care of art collections, and associated interpretive activities Incoming Loans 10 requires the maintenance of a specialized and architecturally significant building and grounds. The Museum’s historic building is protected by an Easement of the Outgoing Loans 11 Maryland Historic Trust. Gallery Talks & Lectures 11 The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts has an enduring commitment to arts Art Education 12 education and to the support of regional artists. The Museum regularly offers studio Concerts 13 art courses, art historical lectures, concerts, and exhibitions from its permanent collection and traveling exhibitions. Singer Society 14 Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (formerly American Association Art in Bloom 15 of Museums) since 1976, the Museum’s collection includes over 7,000 works of art. Funding Support 16 The Museum actively collects works of art in the fields of American Art, international collections in keeping with the vision and desires of its’ founders, Anna (Brugh) Memorial & and William Henry Singer, Jr., and world cultures and art of the region. Their In-kind Donations 18 generosity and that of subsequent collectors has resulted in a remarkable collection Treasure Sale Donors 18 with strengths in American Art, including works by the Peale family, Benjamin West, Frederic Church, Thomas Moran, John Frederick Kensett, William Merritt Chase, Benefactor’s & Wayland Bartlett, Childe Hassam, and Norman Rockwell. Exhibition Sponsors 19 Annual Fund & Washington County Gives 21 Fundraising Raffle 22 Membership 23 Auditor’s Financial Report 27 Board of Trustees & Staff 32 ATTENDANCE: 2012-2013 41,569 WEB SITE VISITS: 2012-2013 22,064 Cover Photo: Don Viar, Museum Educator, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts FY 2013 ANNUAL REPORT | 1 Greetings from the President & Director The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts serves the four-state region as its major cultural institution, open six days a week, offering free admission to a nationally recognized art collection and numerous lively programs, educational offerings and concerts. Completing 82 years of service, the Museum supported regional tourism and economic development initiatives. The Museum hosted tourists from 45 states, Washington, D. C. and 25 foreign countries this year. The Museum settled into the second year of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) funded collections inventory, launched the “Valley of the Shadow” exhibition as part of the region’s 150th Commemoration of the American Civil War, and produced an exhibition catalog and associated monthly programming. The Museum loaned works of art to important exhibitions. The Museum’s Thomas Birch Shipwreck painting was part of a very successful exhibition and accompanying book Shipwreck at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Museum’s John Hesselius Portrait of Mrs. Thomas Gough was loaned to the important exhibition, “Painters and Paintings of the Early American South,” at Colonial Williamsburg Museums. In conjunction with the IMLS funded Collections Inventory, consultant Mary Case facilitated a Part II collections committee discussion about quality, focused on different areas within the collections, and the Museum hosted a visit from two senior programs officers of the IMLS and half-day collections assessments by paper conservator Nancy Purinton and art glass/art pottery collector Michael Merson. Collections staff applied for and received a re-CAP (Conservation Assessment Program) for a complete collections stewardship assessment conducted by certified conservator Hanna Szczepanowska. The Museum sponsored highly successful bus trips to museums in Philadelphia, Delaware, and Washington, DC. Museum staff undertook a review of the Museum’s library holdings led by Baltimore Museum of Art Library Director, Linda Tompkins- Baldwin. The Thursday evening Civil War Lecture Series was presented 13 times and became rooted and successful. Maryland poet-laureate, Stanley Plumly, read at the Museum. The Singer Society’s “In and Out” series provided stimulating and creative educational opportunities to the volunteers. The members of the Singer Society presented the 11th Annual Treasure Sale, a Singer Memorial Gallery Re-dedication & Ribbon Cutting, June 9, 2013. From left are: George Stone, President, Building Systems, Inc.; Aaron House, Architect, Bushey Feight Morin; Dan Aufdem-brinke, Nora Roberts Foundation; Tom Riford, President, Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau; Rebecca Massie Lane, Director, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts; Mary Helen Strauch, President, Board of Trustees, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts; Jeff Cline, Member, Board of County Commissioners, Washington County, Maryland; Lewis Metzner, Member, City Council, Hagerstown, Maryland; David Gysberts, Mayor, City of Hagerstown, Maryland; Don Bowman, Member, City Council, Hagerstown, Maryland. 2 | WASHINGTON COUNTY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS COLLECT PRESERVE INTERPRET EXHIBIT great success, organized nine educational and social monthly meetings, hosted exhibition and concert receptions, led tours, provided volunteer leadership for the Museum Shop, and served as welcome desk greeters. Art in Bloom, the Benefactors’ Reception and the Annual Membership meetings were well-attended, successful Community Museum events. The Pandolfi brunch and concert was a highly festive conclusion to the events of this Museum year. The Museum underwent a Maryland Historic Trust building review and completed the self-study and site review for the American Alliance of Museums’ Community Engagement Assessment. As part of CAP, the Museum also underwent a thorough review by architectural historian Bryan Townes. Architects Murphy and Dittenhafer received the “Good Design = Good Business” AIA Award for the Museum’s Anne G. and Howard S. Kaylor Atrium, and former president of the Museum Board of Trustees, Thomas C. Newcomer, was named the Herald-Mail “Person of the Year”. Trustees, staff, volunteers and members joined a planning retreat in the spring of 2012 that culminated in the trustees’ adoption of a written long range plan for the Museum’s future. The Museum weathered several challenges this past year including an expensive and disruptive computer “worm” attack, Hurricane Sandy emergency preparations, and the failure and subsequent indoor flood of the new HVAC unit for the Atrium. The Museum completed the Past-Perfect Contacts upgrade, conversion to Constant Contact Email News Releases, participated in the first year of “Washington County Gives”, launched the Legacy Campaign for the endowment, and began the process of website redesign. The Museum hosted meetings of the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Board, the Maryland Life Magazine’s Western Maryland Board, and the Maryland Commission on Artistic Property as well as special visits from Dr. Dolf van dem Brink, Chair of the Board of the Singer Laren Museum in Laren, Holland, and a delegation from Hagerstown’s Sister City, Wesel, Germany. Two important commemorations took place in the Museum’s Kaylor Atrium, including the 200th company anniversary of Fives- Cinetic-Landis, and the 50th year Commemoration of the Hattie Carroll trial, which was keynoted by Maryland Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown. The Museum was named to the Hagerstown Magazine’s “Hot” list and Maryland Life Magazine’s “Maryland’s Finest” list. The Museum was featured on the cover of Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitor’s Guide (CVB) to Washington County, and stories about the Singer Gallery rededication were picked up by the Associated Press (AP), and published in Wisconsin and California. The Museum participated in the report-outs of the Arts Marketing study by Sage Marketing Consultant Anirban Basu. The Museum’s Facebook page exceeded 1,000 “Friends” on Valentine’s Day 2013. The culmination of the year was the re-dedication and reinterpretation of the Singer Memorial Gallery, the completion of a two year process which began with a catastrophic roof leak, and concluded with a beautiful gallery thoughtfully curated and interpreted and with touch screen educational technology. The gallery was re-dedicated with a celebratory gala dinner and a public ribbon cutting, tours, and other activities. In another building project, the Museum completed the complex re- build and re-dedication of the Odell H. Rosen Family Fountain, along with fresh landscaping in the Museum’s entry plaza. Without the enthusiastic support of the community, Museum trustees, patrons, staff, volunteers, and members, none of these accomplishments would have been attained. Museum trustees, committees, event planners, programmatic
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