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2012–2013 Report UNIVERSITY OF IOWA MUSEUM OF ART ANNUA L REPORT 2012–2013 UIMA 2012–2013 Annual Report 1 ◀ Table of Contents ▶ The University of Iowa Museum of Art (UIMA) is funded by the General Education Fund of the University of Iowa (UI) through the Office of the Provost and by the generous support of its members and donors. UIMA@IMU Cover image: Jackson Pollock (American, 1912–1956) Mural (detail), 1943 Oil on canvas 1375 Highway 1 West Tel: +1 319 335 1727 8 ft. 1 1/4 in. x 19 ft. 10 in. (2.47 x 6.05 m.) 1840 Studio Arts E-mail: [email protected] Gift of Peggy Guggenheim, 1959.6 Iowa City, IA 52242-1789 Website: uima.uiowa.edu University of Iowa Museum of Art Copyright© 2013 UIMA 2012–2013 Annual Report 2 ◀ Table of Contents ▶ TABLEOFCONTENTS 4 Programming 34 Advisory Board Registrar&CollectionsManagement Development Committee 37 Members Council Database Museum Staff Luce Foundation Grant Loans ExecutiveSummary 5 Rights & Reproduction Requests Accessions Sponsors2012–13 10 Professional Activities and Outreach Staff Curatorial 11 Exhibitions Membership 105 Pollock on the Move Legacies for Iowa Development&Finance 106 Projects Professional Activities and Outreach Development 107 Donors and Fundraising Staff Education 26 Outreach Staff Museum Studies Certificate Program Any Given Child Professional Activities and Outreach Staff UIMA 2012–2013 Annual Report 3 ◀ Table of Contents ▶ UNIVERSITY OF IOWA MUSEUM OF ART 2012–2013PERSONNELLIST ADVISORYBOARD MUSEUMSTAFF James Hayes, Chair; Madgetta Dungy, Robert Fellows, Betty Breazeale – Secretary Alan Fredregill, Budge Gierke, Susann Hamdorf, Kathleen Edwards – Chief Curator Myrene Hoover, Ann January, Robert S. Kinsey III, John Emigh – Video Producer Linda Paul, Nathan Savin Steve Erickson – Preparator Brad Ferrier/Sarah Luko – Registrarial Assistant Dale Fisher – Curator of Education DEVELOPMENTCOMMITTEE Cory Gundlach – Curatorial Assistant Amir Arbisser, Pat Hanick, Jim Hayes, Myrene Hoover, Marianna Gunn/Cody Gieselman – Marketing Assistant Pat McFarland, Chuck Peters, Gene Savin, Catherine Hale – Curator of African and Non-Western Art Alan Swanson, Nancy Willis, Thais Winkleblack, Pat Hanick – Director of Development Darrell and Shirley Wyrick Lexi Janezic – Preparator Amanda Lissack – Members Council Assistant D. Jeff Martin – Registrar MEMBERSCOUNCIL Ellandrea Mckissack – Gallery Attendant Christopher Merkle – Assistant to the Curator of Education Polly Lepic, Chair; Anna Barker, David Bright, Alexandra Minchich – Gallery Attendant/Education Coordinator John Chadima, James Conard, Tim Conroy, Kristin Hardy, Sean O’Harrow – Director Kay Irelan, Teresa Kelly, Katie Moorhead, Kumi Morris, Diane Scott – Accountant Matt Niebuhr, Kathrine Nixon, Brenda Pearson, Josh Siefken – Assistant Curator of Education/School Outreach Mark Seabold, Anna Moyers Stone, Linda Thrasher, Instructor/Lead Gallery Attendant Mary Westbrook, Nancy Willis, Pope Yamada, Sarika Sugla – Curatorial Assistant Laurie Zaiger Emma Van Dyke – Gallery Attendant Elizabeth Wallace – Public Relations Coordinator Rodrick Whetstone/Yang Meng – Graphic Designer Katherine Wilson – Assistant Registrar UIMA 2012–2013 Annual Report 4 ◀ Table of Contents ▶ EXECUTIVESUMMARY This report serves as an overview of audiences (breadth and depth), exhibition mounted in the State of Iowa: activities of the University of Iowa Museum including geographical reach (e.g. grow Jackson Pollock “Mural” at the Des Moines of Art for the university academic and fiscal statewide attendance) and increased Art Center from April 5 to July 15, 2012. year: July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013. interaction with Iowa students, This exhibition attracted over 34,000 people academics and visitors; by the time the show was over. The pro- With over 14,000 works of art, the • prepare the institutional groundwork rated number helped bring the annual University of Iowa Museum of Art (UIMA) for a new museum facility in Iowa City; total for 2012–2013 to 146,470 museum is clearly one of the most important and • expand the breadth and depth of the visitors and program participants, a slight historically significant art museums collection, exhibitions, events, and improvement over the previous year’s in American higher education. Since educational offerings; all-time record of 146,466 for 2011–2012, its founding in 1969, established with • raise the national and international and a great deal better than the total of art donated to the university by Peggy profile of the museum in the world 91,631 for 2010–2011. The key point with Guggenheim, the Elliott family, the Stanley of art history, art collections, and this impressive tally is that the museum’s family and others, the museum has been museums; attendance remains steady over a longer widely recognized in a number of areas, • increase the role of the museum and period of time. Several impressive parts from 20th century American and European further collaborative partnerships of this record total include 65,154 visitors painting to art from West Africa, from 19th within the university; develop to the UIMA galleries at the Figge, 25,806 and 20th century American prints to Pre- institutional partnerships across Iowa; visitors to the UIMA@IMU space, and Columbian ceramics and textiles, as well • make progress towards raising 18,465 students taking part in K–12 school as many other strengths. The past four $5,000,000 in donations and pledges to programs across the state. decades have been punctuated by a series create an endowment fund for future of important achievements and acquisitions exhibitions, programs, and activities; Museum facility progress that have helped create the reputation that • strengthen staff numbers and expertise, Towards the end of FY2013, the university it deservedly enjoys today. This long track- so that the museum is able to handle administration reviewed its options record makes the successes in 2012–13 all the challenges presented by the six with regards to the process of building a the more impressive, given that the bar has previous goals. museum facility (including alternatives been set so high for so long. without federal aid), and decided to seek Museum attendance & permission from the Board of Regents to The seven primary goals this year for the program participation look at further options involving public- institution can be summarized as follows: The museum started the year with the private partnerships. The Board of Regents • further develop the expansion of conclusion of the most successful UIMA approved the proposal, and as a result, UIMA 2012–2013 Annual Report 5 ◀ Table of Contents ▶ an official Request for Information was Group in Art Building West (a collaboration During the year, the UIMA formed released by the university administration with UI School of Art & Art History Iowa partnerships with other institutions, to all private parties interested in working Print Group Collection, co-curated by a significant one being the Arthur M. with the university with the objective of UI graduate student Mollie Goldstrom), Sackler Foundation in New York City. providing a new museum facility for the Carnival! in various locations around Iowa The relationship resulted in important UIMA. A dozen groups responded and the City (a collaboration with Loyce Arthur, loans of ancient Chinese sculpture, information they provided will help the Professor of Theatre Arts), The University ceramics, and other objects, as well as university administration create a Request of Iowa Art Faculty Biennial Exhibition at Pre-Columbian ceramics from Peru and for Proposals that will be submitted to the the Figge Art Museum, Anishnaabensag Costa Rica. Another big loan was that of Board of Regents. All of these steps and Biimskowebshkigewag (Native Kids Ride Islamic metalwork from the collection approvals are necessary in order for the Bikes) in the Black Box Theater, the UIMA@ of Mark LeFont of Hollywood, CA. This UIMA to progress towards a new museum IMU Visual Classroom exhibitions on the material added much to the expansion facility in the next few years, and FY2013 third floor of the IMU, and finally, Video of the museum offerings and the ability was a significant year in this regard. Classrooms in various locations around for the UIMA to address major areas of campus (co-ordinated with School of Art world civilization. Many of these objects Exhibitions & Collections & Art History assistant professor Sarah are on view in the UIMA Visual Classroom Exhibitions drawn from the permanent Kanouse and her Intermedia art class). in the IMU as part of the rotating museum collection and outside institutions, as well displays. as loans by other collections, enhanced As part of a celebration of print-making and broadened the offerings by the UIMA. in the Midwest and across the US, a Certain projects in partnership with This year, several important exhibitions symposium was organized around the other museums and institutions not were organized and/or hosted by the world premiere of the filmMidwest only accomplished important curatorial museum, including Interplay: Material, Matrix. This event, which emphasized tasks, but also helped raise the profile of Method, and Motif in West African Art at the Iowa’s significant contribution to the art the UIMA around the world. One major Figge Art Museum in Davenport, A Midwest of print-making, took place over an entire example in 2012–13 was the two-year Matrix Family Tree at the UI Main Library, weekend in early December 2012 and conservation project with the J. Paul Napoléon and the Art of Propaganda
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