Annual Report
July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018
2017-18 Annual Report 1
Table of Contents
About the Museum 2
Mission Statement 3
Planning 4
Funding & Development 4
Exhibitions 12
Publications 13
Programs & Events 14
Education 17
Collections 28
Public Relations 33
General Operations 37
Personnel 39
Cover Image: Treacy Ziegler, In Pursuit of the Naïve, 2016, bronze with hot polychrome patina, 13 x 8 x 8 in. Acquired from the 106th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art: Carceral States, 2017. About the Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College The Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College houses an outstanding collection of American art, chiefly paintings, works on paper, and photographs dating from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Open to visitors year-round, the Museum serves both the academic community and the public and offers changing exhibitions, rotating displays of the permanent collection, and educational programs. The College’s tradition of collecting art dates to 1907, when the senior class commissioned the well- known American artist William Merritt Chase to paint a portrait of Rnadolph-Macon Woman’s College’s first president, William Waugh Smith. Louise Jordan Smith, the school’s first professor of art (and President Smith’s cousin), played a crucial role in developing the art collection. A fervent believer that firsthand study of the art of one’s time was central to a liberal arts education, she established an annual exhibition of contemporary art on campus in 1911. It was from this series of exhibitions—that continue to this day—that the idea of a permanent art collection grew, and the first acquisition was made in 1914 from the 4th Annual Exhibition. Professor Smith ensured the continued growth of the collection with her 1928 bequest to establish an acquisition fund. The art collection was exhibited throughout campus until 1977, when major works were moved to the current facility (constructed in 1952 by the National Gallery of Art to protect the national art collection in wartime). In 1981, Mr. and Mrs. William Thoresen donated funds to create a large new gallery at the Museum facility and, in 1982, the College received a generous gift from the Sarah and Pauline Maier Scholarship Foundation, Inc. for further improvements and establishment of an endowment to support Museum operations. In 1983, the facility, simply known as the Art Gallery, was designated the Maier Museum of Art to honor the Foundation’s founder, William J. Maier (1903–1981). His daughter, Sara Maier Rowe, is an alumna from the Class of 1967. The Museum’s first official curator was appointed in the early 1980s, and the first director took office in 1988. In keeping with Professor Smith’s intention that students be surrounded with original works of art, many objects are still displayed on campus, in offices and buildings such as Lipscomb Library and the recently renovated Student Center. The Collection’s most significant pieces are stored and exhibited at the Museum for security and environmental controls. The Collection’s strengths lie in American Impressionism and in early 20th-century Realism. The Collection in general features excellent works illustrating the evolution of American art from the early 19th century to the present day. Among the artists represented are Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Cole, Winslow Homer, Mary Cassatt, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Andrew Wyeth. Significant holdings of drawings, prints, and paintings by Arthur B. Davies and Ben Shahn make the Museum an important center for the study of their work. Virtually unique among colleges and universities for its continual building of a collection focused on American art, Randolph College provides many opportunities to its students. The Collection is utilized as a teaching tool in many courses, a museum studies program is offered through the art department, internships and work-study positions are available, and volunteer and social opportunities enhance the quality of campus life. A variety of visiting lecturers speak on the 2017-18 Annual Report 3
Collection and special exhibitions throughout the academic year, and the Helen Clark Berlind Symposium brings notable scholars and artists to campus in conjunction with the Annual Exhibition. Randolph College also serves the larger community of Lynchburg and the Central Virginia region and continues to fulfill the hope expressed by early patrons, that our students and neighbors can “study objects of art frequently, seriously, and at leisure.” The public is welcome to visit throughout the year, and educational programs are available to all. The Museum staff and volunteer docents from the community also offer tours to local schools and other groups. Hands-on art programs for children and families are offered in conjunction with some special installations. Images of most of the Collection can also be viewed online at: http://maier.randolphcollege.edu.
Mission Statement
The Maier Museum of Art exists to strengthen the academic curriculum and cultural life of Randolph College by encouraging aesthetic enjoyment, cultural understanding, and critical study of the visual arts, especially the Museum’s distinguished collection of American art. The Museum accomplishes its mission in two ways. First, it collects, preserves, researches, exhibits, and interprets works of American art. Second, it presents exhibitions and programs that either enhance its permanent collection or examine other artistic traditions, thereby broadening its educational scope. The Maier serves the Randolph College academic community as its primary audience, but also extends its purview to local, state, and national audiences. By promoting a lifelong appreciation of the visual arts and their varied cultural contexts, the Maier Museum of Art strives to enrich the intellectual and cultural life of the College and the broader community.
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Planning The Museum Director met throughout the year with the art department faculty to discuss future exhibitions and programs as well as new acquisitions proposals. The Director met at least monthly with Dean of the College, Carl Girelli. Museum staff meetings were held at 2 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month and additional staff meetings were scheduled as needed. Detailed annual goals and assessment report for 2017-18 were submitted to John Keener, Director of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment and to President Bateman, as well as to Dean Girelli. Copies of these reports are available upon request.
Funding & Development
Budget The general operations of the Maier Museum of Art are funded by an endowment established by the Sarah and Pauline Maier Scholarship Foundation, Inc. Each year, Randolph College administrators approve a general operating budget for the Museum from the Maier Family Endowment. This is supplemented by a variety of restricted-use funds established by friends of the Museum to address particular needs (e.g. art acquisitions) and is further underwritten by annual contributions collected from Museum members. While almost all expenditures are supported by these sources, any unfunded expenses are covered by Randolph College’s general operating budget.
This statement has not been prepared or audited by a professional accountant and is subject to revision by the College Business Office. This information should be considered approximate and should be used only for very general applications.
Funds Balance from Draw/ Additions Totals Previous FY End FY2017-18 (7/1/17) General Operating - $101,596.59 $101,596.59 (Maier Family Endowment) Acquisition Restricted $48,175.00 $12,130.00 $60,305.00 Endowments Other Restricted Endowments $26,961.97 $14,694.07 $41,656.04 Membership $31,661.71 $39,055.00 $70,716.71 Restricted Gifts* $8,817.82 $75,604.40 $75,604.40 Donations & Unrestricted Gifts $0.00 $2,407.00 $2,407.00 Gift Shop & Other Revenue $9,425.28 $1,535.35 $10,960.63 Totals $125,041.78 $247,022.41 $363,246.37
*Restricted Gifts Below are details regarding the amounts and restrictions on gifts given for specific uses in support of the Maier Museum of Art. 2017-18 Annual Report 5
The Maier received several donations from an anonymous donor for the following: o $22,352.43 for renovations to Thoresen gallery and gallery 4 (polished concrete and acoustic ceiling panels The Maier received the following gifts from Mary Gray Shockey ’69 o $21,047.01 for the 106th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art o $1,400 for the acquisition of James Muehlemann’s Hope from the exhibition From Source to Surface: Works by Randolph College Studio Art Faculty. Two gifts (totaling $3,000) were made by Exxon Mobil Foundation in honor of Colleen & Randy Bevan’s volunteer hours at the Maier. Colleen & Randy have requested that these gifts to be used in support of miscellaneous expenses incurred by the Curator of Education. Karen Painter made a gift of $1,000.00 for support of Docent Program in memory of Sandra Whitehead Expenditures1 Budgeted Actual (Over) Under Budget General Operation $14,188.00 $16,562.82 ($2,374.82) Insurance $19,740.00 $19,575.00 $165.00 Art Acquisitions $30,000.00 $12,000.00 $18,000.00 Art Conservation $8,620.00 $1,884.79 $6,735.21 Exhibitions $57,420.00 $56,573.64 $846.36 General Publications $8,960.00 $9,641.00 ($681.00) Educational Programs $17,510.00 $20,389.27 ($2,879.27) Totals $156,438.00 $136,626.52 $19,811.48
Unbudgeted Donor Funded Expenses Actual Internships* $5,000.00 Unbudgeted Maintenance** $22,367.43 Louise Jordan Smith Celebration*** $5,603.28 Totals $32,970.71
*Funded by Membership(s) at the Benefactor $2,500 level. **Funded by an anonymous donor. ***Funded by a Membership at the Maier Family Circle $5,000 level.
1 The expense figures and budgeted amounts provided do not include staff salaries and benefits, facility overhead, or other services primarily funded by the Maier Family Endowment and museum membership revenue. 2017-18 Annual Report 6
Use of Restricted Endowment Funds
Endowed Funds Restricted to Acquisitions Suzanne Goodman Elson ’59 Acquisition Fund: Used toward purchase of Stephen Tourlente’s Rawlins, Wyoming, Wyoming Death House (2000) and the purchase of Treacy Ziegler’s In pursuit of the naïve (2016) from the 106th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art: Carceral States. Endowments/Funds Not Used: Lena Reekes Bedinger ’07 Fund for Maier Acquisitions, Hamaker- Hynning Acquisition Fund, Annie Moore Gignilliat ’20 & Sarah Ruth Gignilliat Grubbs ’50 Acquisition Fund, Ethel Baker Tucker Acquisition Fund
Other Restricted Endowed Funds The Sally Oglesby Disharoon Art Gallery Fund: not used in FY 2017-18 Helen Clark Berlind Symposium Fund: for travel, meals and accommodation expenses related to the 26th annual event with visiting artists of the 106th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art: Cerceral States, including four of the Women of York (Kelly Donnelly, Panna Krom, Lisette Oblitas Cruz and Tracie Bernardi), Joseph Lea, and visiting artist Mansura Khanam. Outten Visiting Artist Fund: not used in FY2017-18 2017-18 Annual Report 7
The Helen Owen Calvert Fund: only one entry was received for the writing competition, so no award was given in FY2017-18 Class of 1980 Fund: used to make extended wall labels for works on campus Suzanne Foley '55 Art Fund: funded in-house framing and conservation
Membership Unrestricted Membership: for expenses associated with the fall and spring newsletters (printing, mailing, etc.), as well as some expenses associated with exhibitions and educational programs. Restricted Memberships: o Benefactor Memberships: Dave & Stephanie Keebler and Elizabeth Kojaian’s FY 2016-17 memberships funded two paid ($2,500/320 hours) internships for Randolph College students Maddie Shelby ’18 (Generalist Intern) and Stacey Samuels ’18 (Education Intern) during the summer of 2017 o Mary Frances Williams Society Memberships: Allison Muller, Katharine Caldwell, and Julie McGowan’s FY2016-17 memberships were used to supplement the Berlind Symposium expenses (honorariums for three visiting artists) o Maier Circle Memberships: . Sally Maier Rowe’s FY2016-17 membership supported the spring 2018 faculty exhibition, From Source to Surface: Works by Randolph College Studio Art Faculty . Richard and Polly Garbee’s FY2017-18 membership sponsored the membership drive, Louise Jordan Smith’s 150th Birthday Celebration in March 2018 . Alison Townsend’s FY2016-17 Maier Circle membership supported the Faculty exhibition programs and was used toward the purchase of work by Kathy Muehlemann, Bright Promise (2017) from the exhibition From Source to Surface: Works by Randolph College Studio Art Faculty
Membership Membership in the Maier Museum of Art for FY2017-18 totaled 174 (members who joined, renewed or were honorary between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018). This membership total is approximately an 8% increase from FY2016-17 records (161 members). Membership dues collected during FY2017-18 totaled $39,055, a 13% increase from FY2016-17, which saw $34,510 in membership dues. The three largest categories of members were the $100 Special level (45 members), $40 Friend level (37 members), and $250 Patron level (24 members). Approximately 70% of members were Virginia residents (increase from last year’s 68%); 52% of the total membership resided in Lynchburg (an increase from last year’s 49%); RC and R- MWC alumna comprised about 55% of the total membership (same as last year). Members were offered a $15 discount on two day trips during the FY2017-18. In the fall, Danni Schreffler organized a trip to the the Nasher Museum of Art & Sarah P. Gardens at Duke University on October 13, 2017; however, the trip was cancelled due to low registrations. In the spring, Danni organized a trip to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on April 13, 2018 to see the exhibition Mark Bradford: Pickett’s Charge at the Hirshorn Museum. There were 26 attendees on the spring trip. Members at the $100 Friend level and higher were invited to a private luncheon on October 18, 2017 with Larry Keith, Interim Director of Collections at the National Gallery, London. Members at the $100 Friend 2017-18 Annual Report 8 level or higher also received an invitation and free admission to the Forte Chamber Music’s A Summer Concert on June 24, 2018. Louise Jordan Smith Birthday Celebration The first annual membership drive in celebration of Louise Jordan Smith’s 150th birthday was held March 28, 2018. Seventy guests enjoyed the evening and the Maier garnered $2,810 in membership contributions and gifts. The celebration kicked off at the Maier with cocktails and a preview of the silent auction item, a portfolio of prints by Margaret H. Wright. Following cocktails, guests were shuttled to Wimberly Recital Hall in Presser Hall for dinner and a lecture by art historian, Kathleen Placidi. Kathleen shared her extensive knowledge on the life and art of Louise Jordan Smith. The evening wrapped up with a closing by Maier Director, Martha Kjeseth Johnson and announcement of the silent auction winner, Randolph College trustee and Maier Member Randall Watts ’77. Louise Jordan Smith was chosen as the focus of the membership drive because she was one of the first five resident professors and first art professor when the College opened its doors as Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in 1893. She devoted 35 years to the College’s art program, her accomplishments included: establishing the annual exhibition of contemporary art in 1911 (which continues to this day) developing one of the first American art history survey courses in the country (offered in 1915) starting a permanent art collection at the College in 1920 focused on American painting ensuring the growth of the College’s collection by bequeathing an endowed acquisitions fund upon her death in 1928 The event was sponsored by Maier Members Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Garbee, who entirely underwrote the expenses of the celebration through their “Maier Circle” ($5,000) level membership. Bob and Polly are long- time devoted philanthropists in Lynchburg, supporting a broad range of human services and the arts in its many forms, as well as the Lynchburg Museum System and other historical sites. Both of them served for years as docents at the Maier.
Above left: Polly & Robert Garbee enjoying cocktail hour at the Maier. Above right: Guests at cocktail hour. 2017-18 Annual Report 9
Above left: President Bateman, Cyndi Lee, and College Trustee Randall Watts ’77. Above right: Dinner at Wimberly Recital Hall
Above left: Kathleen Placidi presents her lecture on Louise Jordan Smith’s life and art. Above right: President Bateman, Robert Garbee, and John D’Entremont at dinner.
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Maier Museum of Art Members (new members and renewals recorded between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018)
Honorary Jean M. Jung Millard O. Anderson Mackie Snyder Kudravetz '69 Richard V. Anderson Karen and Allen Majewski Lisa Anderson-Lloyd Margaret A. Metzinger Julie B. Brennan Johanne Pryor '61 Susie Goodman Elson William A. Stuart, II Mary Gray Shockey '69 Randall Johnson Watts '77 Paul Whitehead Genie Nisbet White '52
Maier Circle ($5,000) Friend ($100) Robert and Polly Garbee Lynda Ames Sara Maier Rowe '67 Ruth Farmer Barnett '53 June Bivins Baumoel '77 Benefactor ($2,500) Colleen and Randy Bevan Stephanie and Dave Keebler Lanier Sykes Bogen Elizabeth Earle Kojaian '84 Sandra R. Boyes Alison Keller Townsend '75 Lucille B. Cable Karen Campbell '77 Mary Frances Williams Society ($1,000) Melanie and Lynch Christian Katharine Stark Caldwell '74 Nancy Bell Cooper '67 Julie Johnson McGowan '69 Nancy S. Coursey Allison Gulick Muller '71 Kathy Cudlin Nancy Forsyth Sykes '98 Irene Devine Ann M. Fabirkiewicz Sponsor ($500) Grace Carmichael Finkel '63 Alice Hilseweck Ball '61 Margot Holt Gill '52 Jane Aurell Croft Carl and Anita Girelli Amanda Clark Fox '67 Cheryl Hawkins Nancy Hays Gottwald '55 Betty Jo Fite Hays Ellen Gross Elizabeth S. Jones Dana Davidson Redmond '60 Mildred Jordan '78 Aileen Wilson Kelly '57 Patron ($250) Elizabeth P. Kent Joanna Szymczyk Beverly Rhiannon G. Knol Nina Earle Brock '61 Howard Perkinson Lawrence '40 Ellen Bryant and Joe Krakora Cynthia Mabery Pinky Blundell Carlton '63 Farah and Dudley Marks Sandra Sims Carrington Margaret McMichael '82 Mr. and Mrs. D. Bruce Christian Jim and Kathy Muehlemann Jolley Bruce Christman '69 Betty H. Mullen Mark and Lois Coward Richard and Breanne N. Oldham Margaret Corlett Dillard '48 Karen K. Painter Pat Dunbar '72 Bradley M. Rowe Ann R. Echols Mort Sajadian Frances Jones Giles '65 Winnifred Schenkel Cathy Havener Greer '73 Marc Schewel Ellen Gross Helene Parish Schewel '47 Doni Guggenheimer Carol and Daniel Schreffler George and Sara Joyner Sarah Rouse Sheehan '71 2017-18 Annual Report 11
Lesley and Dan Shipley Muriel Zimmerman Casey '53 Ben Smith Hannah Cohen Anne Tucker '67 Shirley A. Cunningham Ann Rushby van de Graaf Constance Dahlberg Kenneth C. Weinfurtner Veronica DeLuze Barbara Stanley Welsh '52 Kathleen M. Graves Betty Jo Hanna Harper '50 Family/Household ($65) Carla W. Heath Judy W. Arthur Jan Mitchell Higgins Sally Abrams Dean '70 Elizabeth Hoskins '54 Bart W. Edwards Martha Kjeseth Johnson Bert Fisher Meghan Luksic '12 Kathleen Forehand Fort '10 David McGee Rosie Gantt Laura McManus Carl E. Hester Gail Morrison Martha Read Hoekstra '67 Marguerite G. Old Bruce James Anne-Riely Jones Popper '77 Kaye Lipscomb Malinda Adams Rice '54 Martha Oglesby Lisle '55 Jennifer Richie '94 Kathleen Stewart Page '08 Dixie Nash Sakolosky '68 Frederick Phillips Deanna Gasteiger Schwartz Ann Verbeke Richards '58 Robyn Smith '87 Melanie H. Snell Jessica E. Smith Marjorie Wheeler-Barclay Deborah Mallett Spanich '01 Bonnie Whitehead Elizabeth Hooper Stauffer '67 Kathryn Yarzebinski Alice Sullivan Susan Talbot-Elliott Individual ($45) Georgia H. Thistle Mary Lou Sparger Bates '57 Gay Tucker Marjorie Meacham Brague '67 Paula J. Wallace Catharine Smith Carty Catherine C. Dalton Special ($35) Ellen Gilliam Kathryn Holly Alvelda Molly Roper Jenkins '96 Mary-Louise Calnan Lucy Foard McCarl '52 Patricia Ackiss Caton '52 Maria Nathan Laura Bullock Crumbley Louise C. Newton Sarah Derr Deborah C. Raessler Marion Love Farmer '61 Catherine Baker Thompson '71 Kristin Jo Freed Joann Hoag Individual ($40- New Level) Julia M. Kudravetz Budd Adams Sharyn Marks Lee and Sharon Ainslie Diane W. Morgan C. Keith Rogers Alford Thomas W. Sale Jane Sawyer Bersch '57 Gerard F. Sherayko June Britt Ann W. Smith Andrea Campbell John G. Webb Carol W. Campbell Phebe Williamson Wescott
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Exhibitions2
Modern & Contemporary Selections from the Permanent Collection June 1- July 23, 2017 curated by Martha Kjeseth Johnson
The 106th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art: Carceral States September 22 – December 15, 2017 curated by Martha Kjeseth Johnson The exhibition Carceral States focused on the timely issue of mass incarceration, approaching the theme from a breadth of perspectives by a number of important contemporary American artists. Included in the exhibition were both documentary and landscape photography, oil painting, and sculpture. Carceral States offered both the directness of the photo-journalist tradition, as well as more aesthetically-centered works with important things to say about incarceration in ways that are uncovered gradually. Artists included: Sandow Birk, Alyse Emdur, Maria Gaspar, Duron Jackson, Mansura Khanam, Mark Strandquist, Stephen Tourlentes, Treacy Ziegler, and the Women of York.
From Source to Surface: Works by Randolph College Studio Art Faculty January 26 – April 8, 2018 curated by Kathy and Jim Muehlemann From Source to Surface was a group exhibition, featuring painting, prints, and sculpture by Randolph College’s studio art faculty: Chris Cohen, Brooke Marcy, James Muehlemann, Kathy Muehlemann, and Dan Shipley. The exhibition demonstrated publicly the artistic skills of the College’s art department, and provided an important example for Randolph’s studio art students.
Atmospheric Conditions: Gathered and Unsettled January 26 – June 3, 2018 curated by Rebecaa Smith and Martha Kjeseth Johnson Atmospheric Conditions was a site-specific installation by New York-based artist Rebecca Smith including colored tape “drawings” on the gallery walls and painted metal wall sculptures, abstract, though suggestive of and named after glaciers and molecules. Atmospheric Conditions incorporated two recent works by Smith, Globe I and Globe II.
Modern & Contemporary Selections from the Permanent Collection May 30 - August 12, 2018 curated by Martha Kjeseth Johnson
Selections from the Permanent Collection ongoing curated by Martha Kjeseth Johnson
2 All exhibitions were original to the Maier. List doesn’t include the Class of 2018 senior art majors’ exhibition (April 23-May 13, 2018), presented by the Art Department, planning and installation assisted by Maier staff. 2017-18 Annual Report 13
Publications
two members’ newsletters; written and edited by Museum staff; designed by Janet Fletcher; printed by Print Works (Lynchburg) catalog for The 106th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art: Carceral States, written by Martha Johnson; designed by Janet Fletcher; printed by Print Works (Lynchburg) catalog for From Source to Surface: Works by Randolph College Studio Art Faculty, written by Jim Peterson; designed by Janet Fletcher; printed by Print Works (Lynchburg) catalog for Atmospheric Conditions: Gathered and Unsettled, introduction by Martha Johnson; essay by Nancy Princenthal; designed by Janet Fletcher; printed by Print Works (Lynchburg) checklist for Modern & Contemporary Selections from the Permanent Collection, written by Martha Johnson; designed by Danni Schreffler; printed in-house checklist for the class of 2018 senior exhibition, written by Deborah Spanich; designed by Danni Schreffler; printed in-house 12 (monthly) volunteer newsletters, written by Laura McManus; printed in-house ongoing updates to the Online Collection Catalog (http://collections.maiermuseum.org/), containing exhibition and publication histories, artist biographies, and object commentary; compiled by student assistants and Maier staff; edited by Debbie Spanich continuing updates to the Maier website (http://www.maiermuseum.org) containing information on events, volunteer and teacher training, educational opportunities, and the collection; written by Danni Schreffler
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Public Programs & Events At-a-Glance3
July 9 Family Workshop: Plein Air Painting
23 Film Screening: Andrew Wyeth Self-Portrait: Snow Hill
August 28 Volunteer Recruitment Reception
September 2 High School Student Workshop: Science + Art Saturday | Wilderness and Waffle Houses
3 Spotlight Tour: Valley of the Seine, 1892, by Theodore Robinson
22 Opening Reception, 106th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art: Carceral States
26 Reception: Educators Night Out
28 Film Screening: Eva Hesse
October 1 Spotlight Tour: Women of York: Shared Dining, 2015
Randolph Community Art Project: Plates of Honor
7 High School Workshop: Science + Art Saturday | Objets d’art
8 Family Workshop: Mono prints
20-22 26th Annual Helen Clark Berlind Symposium:
26 Music at the Maier: Art and Song
November 4 High School Workshop: Science + Art Saturday | Installation Art and Triangular Tables
5 Spotlight Tour: Photographs from Of Length and Measures Series by Stephen Tourlentes
11 Lecture: The Art and Politics of Confederate Monuments by Kathleen Placidi and John d’Entremont
12 Family Workshop: Installation Art
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19 Lecture: Worlds Within Worlds: Curatorial Practices, Then and Now by Jeffry Cudlin, Professor of Curatorial Studies and Practices, Maryland Institute College of Art
December 2 High School Student Workshop: Science + Art Saturday | Art and Activism
Film Screening & Panel Discussion: Rikers: An American Jail
3 Spotlight Tour: Works by Treacy Ziegler
10 Family Workshop: Art Miniatures
January 25 Film Screening: Before the Flood
26 Opening Reception, From Source to Surface: Works by Randolph College’s Studio Art Faculty and Atmospheric Conditions: Gathered and Unsettled
27 Symposium: Communities and Climate Change
February 9 15th Annual Love at the Maier
11 Love at the Maier Family Workshop
18 Lecture: Seeing Some Old Friends in D.C.: Italian Portraiture at the National Gallery by Andrea Campbell, associate professor of art history at Randolph College (rescheduled from Feb. 4 due to inclement weather)
21 Panel Discussion: Studio Art Faculty
March 18 Spotlight Tour: Highlights from Studio Art Faculty Exhibition (rescheduled from Feb. 4 due to inclement weather)
28 Celebration: Louise Jordan Smith’s 150th Birthday
April 8 Family Workshop: Tape Resist
14 Slow Art Day: Ekphrastic Poetry @ the Maier
23 Opening Reception, 2018 Senior Studio Art Majors Exhibition
24 Presentations, 2018 Senior Art History Majors
29 First Annual Sandra S. Whitehead Memorial Lecture: Andrew Wyeth’s ‘Burning Off:’ Context and Meaning by Ellen Schall Agnew
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June 11 Volunteer Recruitment Reception
16 Teen & Tween Workshop: Plein Air 101 by Joli Ayn Wood
1 1. Visitors at the opening of the 106th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art: Carceral States, September 2017 2. Visitor at the opening of the 106th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art: Carceral States viewing the work Women of York: Shared Dining, September 2017 3. The 26th Berlind Symposium’s Panel Discussion: Women of York: Shared Dining, October 2017 5 4. Randolph College students at the opening of 2 From Source to Surface: Works by Randolph College Studio Art Faculty, January 2018 5. Members of the student art and docent club, FRAME, Haley Ashford, Siri Johnson, Stacey Samuels and Elisabeth Ayars, who presented at the 15th Annual Love at the Maier, February 2018 6. Studio Art Faculty Panel Discussion, moderated by Jim Peterson, February 2018
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Education
Internship Randolph College Trustee Elizabeth Earle Kojaian and Dave & Stephanie Keebler funded two summer internships for 2017 though their Maier memberships at the $2,500 Benefactor level. Their generosity enabled students to gain practical experience in a professional museum setting. The Maier staff coordinates these internship opportunities in association with the school’s Career Development Center. Maddie Shelby ’18, Generalist Intern: Maddie gained experience in a variety of areas of museum work, including collections management, education, exhibition planning, research, marketing, event planning, and more. Stacey Samuels ’18, Education Intern: Stacey spent her summer assisting the Maier’s Curator of Education, Laura McManus, with the development and planning of educational programs, and materials for family workshops, summer camp, and K-12 school tours.
Both interns blogged about their internship experience at: http://maiermuseumofart.wordpress.com
Work-Study Melissa Vandiver ’18: During her work-study, Melissa conducted research for Science + Art Saturday High School Workshops, assisted with material preparation for family workshops, compiled information into guides for visitors, generated Excel sheets of patrons and works of art, assisted with object handling and labeling for exhibitions, compiled mailings and assisted with marketing needs, and recorded/transcribed digital accession numbers onto physical records. She also assisted with several public and private events and served as a Museum Receptionist. Desiree Page ’18: During her work-study, Desiree researched content and prepared materials for school group tours, lead tours for 5th grade students, conducted research for Science + Art Saturday High School Workshops, assisted with material preparation for family workshops, assisted with object handling and labeling for exhibitions, created hand- painted centerpieces for Louise Jordan Smith’s 125th Birthday Dinner, assisted with several public and private events, compiled mailings and assisted with marketing needs, and served as a Museum Receptionist.
FRAME (Student Docent Club) Future Restorationists, Artists, and Museum Enthusiasts (FRAME) is a student volunteer organization that is advised by the Curator of Education. Through the club, students broaden their knowledge of art and art history, explore the field of museum education, and strengthen communication skills. FRAME members are student ambassadors for the Maier. They develop and facilitate programs for Randolph College students either at the Maier or on campus that connect with the artists, themes, and/or media present in the permanent collection and special exhibitions. They also develop and facilitate programs for the Maier’s 2017-18 Annual Report 18 family workshops. In addition, FRAME members periodically lead tours and gallery discussions. FRAME participated in the following programs during the 2017-18 academic year: Collaborated with the Environmental Club to re-paint Red Door as the first step in re-imagining that space for Randolph College student club use. Held two “Paint Parties” at Red Door on Sunday, September 17, 2017 and Sunday, September 24, 2017. December 7, 2017: FRAME attended Merry Maier, an annual holiday reception for volunteers and friends of the Maier FRAME Members attended three docent training sessions at the Maier Museum of Art, January 2018 FRAME developed and facilitated Love at the Maier at the Museum, a two-part event: o Friday, February 10, 2018: Part 1: FRAME Student Presentations on the “Fascinating Lives and Loves” of artists in the Maier Collection: . Stacey Samuels – The Art and Influence of James Muehlemann . Elisabeth Ayars – Gladys Nelson Smith’s Spring Afternoon . Siri Johnson – Thomas Cole’s Love of Nature . Hayley Ashford – How Much Do We Love Georgia O’Keffee?
Sunday, February 12, 2018: Part 2: Family Workshop o FRAME students developed and facilitated five art-making stations related to Valentine’s Day for children and families. Projects included: Button-making, Mixed-media Valentine Gift Boxes, and Pop-out Valentine Cards.
Collaborated with Dr. J Jackson-Beckham and the Communications Department, the Environmental Club, the Student Film Club, and Buildings & Grounds to complete final painting and clean-up needed for Red Door in preparation for The Driver Lecture visiting artist, Sharon Mooney. On March 29, following Mooney’s public lecture, Red Door was the location for her newest film installation, Yellow Wallpaper. Red Door was used to present this three-channel film—meant to be installed by projecting each channel on three different screens or walls in a room. A reception was also held in the re-imagined space.
Randolph College Tours, Use of the Facility, & Connections to Campus In 2017-18, Randolph College students visiting the Maier Museum of Art as a part of a structured class visit totaled 416. This is a 14% increase from 2016-17 which saw 364 Randolph College students who visited as part of a class. In 2017-18, a total of 165 individual students documented their visits to the Maier in the student sign-in log, representing approximately 24% of the total enrollment (684). In the previous year, 229 students of the 679 enrolled, or 33% of the total enrollment, logged their visits to the Maier. [Note: In the 2016-17 Annual Report, the student enrollment was incorrectly reported as 712 students. The accurate number is 679 students.]
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This number only represents students who signed the sign-in log, not all students who visited the Maier on their own. As Randolph College students entered the Museum they were encouraged by the Museum staff and/or receptionist to log their visits for a chance to win a $25 gift card, which is awarded to the student(s) with the most visits to the Maier at the end of each semester. Art department classes (Studio and Art History) visited frequently, as did classes from the English, Environmental Studies, Education, Communications, Religion, and Spanish departments. Several Maier events were included in the Dean of Students’ Passport Program, which requires first year students to attend twelve extra-curricular events on campus (six per semester). The Curator of Education led tours or class sessions at the Maier for the following courses: ART 103, ARTH 102, ARTH 257, ARTH 261, ARTH 314, COMM 432, EDUC 203, EDUC 315, ENG 103, FYS, HIST 337, IST 393/495 (BFA/Fine Arts Colloquium), MUHS 262, RELG 168, SP302. In September, during Homecoming & Family Weekend, Maier docents led behind-the- scenes tours of the Museum. In May, the Museum hosted the hooding ceremony for students graduating with a Masters of Arts in Teaching. Randolph College’s Nursery School classes also visited the Museum throughout the year. In June, the Maier hosted Randolph College’s Ivy Society reception during Reunion Weekend. Also during Reunion Weekend, the Curator of Education led two tours that focused on works of art on campus. For the first time in recent history the Maier was included on the New Student Orientation Schedule. On Sunday, August 27, 2017, the Curator of Education led a behind-the-scenes tour for new students. Additionally, the Curator of Education assisted with New Student Move-in Day. On Sunday, August 27, 2017, the Curator of Education made a presentation to student Gold Key Guides and Admissions Counselors on the history of the Museum and significance of the collection and led a private tour. The Curator of Education attended Admissions Events held on campus to help generate interest and awareness of the Museum. In addition to engaging in conversation, parents and prospective students created hand-made buttons as a small reminder of their visit. Staff continued to work with the Admissions Department offering tours of the Museum as part of specially planned admissions events for prospective students. Maier staff provided a number of classes with special access to objects in storage and artist/object files in order to support the professors’ subject matter and assignments, and to accommodate students’ research for papers.
Teaching Laura McManus, Curator of Education, and colleagues, Martha Johnson and Debbie Spanich, are members of the team that developed the new Museum and Heritage Studies major. Laura McManus is the instructor for MUHS 262, Museum Education. Debbie Spanich team-teaches a course on Collections Management.
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Maker Nights In response to student feedback from Maier interns and FRAME members that the Maier needs to offer more after-hours programs that are less academic than our regular programming, the Maier is piloting a new program tentatively called Maker Nights. These are drop-in programs that include simple, self-directed art projects that connect to the Collection or Special Exhibitions. Two events were held: February 27, Maker Night at Lipscomb Library: Buttons and Books (co- developed with Stephen Krueger, Access & Outreach Services Librarian, Lipscomb Library March 14, Makers Night at the Maier: Tape Art Initial response and attendance has been promising. The Curator of Education plans to offer these opportunities again.
Calvert Writing Award The Helen Owen Calvert Writing Award, open to all Randolph students, is a cooperative endeavor with the Art and English Departments. Inaugurated in 1993, the Award recognizes excellence in writing that responds to or interprets works of art in the collection. Entries can be in creative or academic writing. Unfortunately, only one entry was received, and since the award is competitive, no award could be offered in the 2017-18 academic year. The Curator of Education solicited feedback from the faculty to develop a different marketing approach for the Calvert Award to ensure that a large pool of quality writing is submitted each year. Community Volunteers Maier Community Volunteers include Docents (lead tours for school and community groups), Receptionists (greet visitors, provide general information, and handle shop sales), and Generalists (assist behind the scenes with research and program preparation). Some volunteers also assist with educational programs such as family workshops, and several volunteers work dual role. In 2017-18, Maier volunteers contributed over 1,264 hours. During the year 60 hours of training were offered to community docents. This is 50% more training hours offered compared to last year because an evening training session was added. The introduction of an evening session allows those that cannot attend Monday afternoon training to avail themselves of this important component of the volunteer program. This enables the Maier to attract volunteers who work during the day. Training is geared toward docents, however all volunteers are welcome to attend and many take advantage of this option. Training was held most Mondays throughout the year from 1 – 2:30 pm, and repeated in a Tuesday evening session from 6 – 7:30 pm. Training focused on the Collection, artists and works of art in special exhibitions (such as the Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art), and gallery teaching pedagogy. Additionally, art-related documentary screenings, lectures, and group discussions were held. Sessions that focused on understanding of diverse audiences and cultural sensitivity were also included. Several volunteers also took advantage of the opportunity to audit one Randolph College art history or American history course each semester at no charge. Course auditing is offered as 2017-18 Annual Report 21 both a supplement to their volunteer training and as a benefit of volunteering. During the fall semester five volunteers audited courses and in the spring semester six audited courses. Two Volunteer and Docent Recruitment Events were held on August 28, 2017 and June 11, 2018. As a result of these events and recommendations from current volunteers, 23 new volunteers have joined the Maier. Of these, two are Randolph College students and two attend local colleges. Fourteen of the new volunteers are working toward becoming a docent, five are working as receptionists, and four are working behind the scenes. Volunteers were offered a discounted rate to attend the Spring Art Trip to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. Attendees received a guided tour of the exhibition, Mark Bradford: Pickett’s Charge, and were able to explore other institutions on the National Mall at their leisure. The trip was held on April 13, 2018.
Art & SOL Tours The Art & SOL program, in its 24th year, is a collaboration with the Lynchburg City Schools (LCS)’ Partners in Education program. The tours support the school curricula and the Commonwealth’s Standards of Learning (SOLs) for visual arts, language arts, and social studies. These tours are also available free of charge to private schools and other regional school systems upon request. In 2017-18, LCS continued the district-wide fieldtrip model to ensure consistency and equity in field trip opportunities for all students. The initiative, Discovering Lynchburg, provides fieldtrips across all grades to local venues, allowing student to have a stronger awareness of the resources in their own communities as well as increase civic engagement. The Maier was again the fieldtrip destination for the fifth grade. During fifth grade tours students discover how American artists portray people, places and ideas, from the 19th century through today. The tour explores how art affects us individually, and contributes to our understanding of the world. The Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art is always included in the fifth grade tours. Fifteen Lynchburg City Schools, 751fifth grade students, and their teachers were served during this touring season.
Local School Tours For the first time, the Maier collaborated with Randolph College’s Natural History Collection and offered a joint tour for 100 fifth grade students from two schools in Amherst County: Amherst Elementary School and Central Elementary School. Students saw and handled specimens from the Natural History Collection and learned how the collections are used by scientists, researchers, museum professionals, students, and artists. At the Maier, students followed the same thematic tour as described above, and completed a close-looking and writing exercise. In addition to serving Lynchburg City Schools, the Maier provided standards-based tours, which often included art-making activities, to the following schools: Rivermont Preschool (2 tours) New Vistas Upper and Lower School (2 tours) Amherst County High School 2017-18 Annual Report 22
Randolph College Nursery School
General Tours Tours of the permanent collection and special exhibitions were led for many from the Lynchburg and surrounding community, including: 7 Hills Art Club Amherst Art Club Two social and service club (The Newcomers Club, women’s group from the Unitarian Church) Lynchburg Walkers Club Centra PACE, Lynchburg Runk and Pratt, Senior Living, Lynchburg Blue Ridge Photographic Arts Society MIX, Young Donor Society, Academy Center of the Arts
Art History and Studio Art classes from Central Virginia Community College and a Communications class from Virginia University of Lynchburg continued to visit over the course of the year. Public Programs Spotlight Tours were offered on the first Sunday of most months at 2 p.m. These tours offer a casual opportunity for a 20-minute exploration of one work of art or theme. They are led by the Curator of Education or a Maier docent. Sunday, September 3, Spotlight Tour: Valley of the Seine (1892) by Theodore Robinson Sunday, October 1, Spotlight Tour: Women of York: “Shared Dining” (2015) Sunday, November 5, Spotlight Tour: Photographs from “Of Length and Measures” Series by Stephen Toutlentes Sunday, December 3, Spotlight Tour: Works included in the Annual by Treacy Ziegler Sunday, March, 18, Spotlight Tour: Highlights from Studio Art Faculty Exhibition (rescheduled from Feb. 4 due to inclement weather) Sunday, May 6, Spotlight Tour: Highlights from Atmospheric Conditions
Public Programs
Thursday, September 28, Film Screening: “Eva Hesse” (2016) This documentary feature film, directed Marcie Begleiter, focused on the life and times of Eva Hesse (1936-1970). Hesse, a ground-breaking artist, was active in New York and Germany in the 1960's and helped establish the post-minimalist movement. (Runtime: 1 hr. 48 mins.)
Sunday, October 1, Community Art Project: Plates of Honor 2017-18 Annual Report 23
Randolph College and the Lynchburg community were invited to participate in a community art project inspired by Women of York: “Shared Dining,” in the Maier’s exhibition, Carceral States. The installation, created by ten women incarcerated at York Correctional Institution in Connecticut, included ten place settings arranged on a table, each dedicated to the artists’ heroines. The work is inspired by Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party, a seminal feminist artwork that celebrates the forgotten achievements of 39 women in history. Participants crafted a symbolic dinner place setting that honored a woman of personal significance. A combination of commonplace, art, and craft materials were available. This project culminated in a temporary installation at the Maier, October 1 – 15, 2017.
Berlind Symposium (3 days) Held in conjunction with the 106th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art: Carceral States
Friday, October 20 Film Screening: “13th” (2016) This documentary, directed by Ava DuVernay, offered an in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality. The screening was held in conjunction with the Maier’s current exhibition, Carceral States. Noel Wolfe, the Helen and Agnes Ainsworth Visiting Assistant Professor of American Culture at Randolph College, introduced the film and led a discussion afterwards.
Saturday, October 21 Artist Talk: Documenting Family: On the Outside by Mansura Khanam Lecture: Judy Chicago’s epic feminist installation, The Dinner Party by Lesley Shipley, Assistant Professor of Art History, Randolph College Panel Discussion: The Women of York: “Shared Dining” Included four of the Women of York: Tracie Bernardie, Kelly Donnelly, Panna Krom, and Lisette Oblitas-Cruz, as well as Joseph Lea, retired Library Media Specialist from York Correctional Institution who was instrumental in facilitating the creation of “Shared Dining.” Facilitated by Laura McManus, Curator of Education
Sunday, October 22 Lecture: Food Access and Incarceration by J. Nikol Jackson-Beckham, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Randolph College
Thursday, October 26, Music at the Maier: Art and Song Opera on the James returned to the Maier. Vocalists from the Tyler Young Artists Program performed a selection of music genres including opera, operetta, art song, and Broadway. Visual art genres and styles from the Maier collection were also discussed.
Sunday, November 19, Lecture: Worlds within Worlds: Curatorial Practices, Then and Now by Jeffry Cudlin, Professor of Curatorial Studies and Practice, Maryland Institute College of Art 2017-18 Annual Report 24
The lecture provided an historical overview of the field, highlighted groundbreaking exhibitions, and discussed the current role of curators in connecting art, artists, and communities.
Thursday, January 25, Film Screening: Before the Flood This documentary, directed by Fisher Stevens, presented a riveting account of the dramatic changes now occurring around the world due to climate change. The film was narrated and co-produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, Academy Award®-winning actor, environmental activist, and U.N. Messenger of Peace.
Saturday, January 27, Symposium: Communities and Climate Change 11 a.m. Artist Talk: Rebecca Smith 2 p.m. Panel Discussion: A discussion of work being done locally to address issues of climate change, moderated by Dr. Karin Warren, Herzog Family Chair of Environmental Studies & Science, Randolph College
Friday, February 9, 15th Annual Love at the Maier This program, part one of two, was organized by FRAME, Randolph College’s student docent club, and included student presentations on artists from the Collection. Part two is listed under “Family Programs.”
Sunday, February 18, Lecture: Seeing Some Old Friends in DC: Italian Renaissance Portraiture at the National Gallery This lecture, held in collaboration with the Dante Alighieri Society of Virginia, was presented by Dr. Andrea Campbell, associate professor of art history at Randolph College.
Wednesday, February 21, Panel Discussion: Studio Art Faculty Jim Peterson, Randolph Professor Emeritus and author of the exhibition catalog, engaged faculty artists in a lively conversation about their work in From Source to Surface: Studio Art Faculty Exhibition.
Saturday, April 14, Slow Art Day: Ekphrastic Poetry at the Maier Slow Art Day is a global event intended to help people discover the joy of looking slowly and intentionally at works of art. The Maier invited participants to slowly examine selected works of art and use prompts to create poetry inspired by the work.
Tuesday, April 24, Senior Art History Majors’ Presentations Randolph College’s Senior Art History Majors presented their final research papers on the following topics:
Morgan Osburn: Unraveling Lavinia Fontana’s Recognition as the First Female Artist Madeline Shelby: Edward Curtis: Culturally Equitable Portraits Desirée Page: Proserpine: Demythologizing Jane Morris in the Works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti Melissa Vandiver: Salvator Rosa’s Witches at their Incantations
Sunday, April 29, First Annual Sandra S. Whitehead Memorial Lecture: Andrew Wyeth’s ‘Burning Off:’ Context and Meaning 2017-18 Annual Report 25
This lecture, by Ellen Schall Agnew '80, examined Wyeth’s 1961 watercolor, Burning Off, within the context of the artist’s oeuvre. Agnew also considered the painting’s meaning as part of a collection of American art.
Saturday, June 17, Forte Chamber Music: A Summer Concert at the Maier Forte Chamber Music prepared a program that included selections from Mozart, Brahms, and Webern. The following musicians performed: Shmuel Ashkenasi, David Ehrlich, Jeffrey Dyrda (violins); Katharina Kang, Michael Klotz (violas); Dmitry Kouzov, Coleman Itzkoff (cellos).
Family Workshops Family Workshops are inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions, include an interactive tour geared toward children, and conclude with an art-making project that connects to the tour thematically. Workshops are offered 2-4 p.m. on the second Sunday of most months and are open to children ages 5 and up. Admission was $5/child or free for children of Maier Members.
The following family workshops were offered:
Sunday, October 8, Family Workshop: Mono-prints Families made one-of-a kind textured prints, inspired by works in the Collection, using gel printing plates.
Sunday, November 12, Family Workshop: Installation Art Families explored the installation, Women of York: “Shared Dining,” with Randolph College students enrolled in Introduction to Museum Studies. The installation featured a table of place settings, made from repurposed materials, and dedicated to the artists’ personal heroes. Participants created their own mixed-media place setting inspired by someone important in their lives.
Sunday, December 10, Family Workshop: Art Miniatures Families created miniature, mixed-media sculptures that hang from a string and fit into a pocket.
Sunday, February 11, Love at the Maier Family Workshop FRAME, Randolph College’s student docent club, facilitated four art-making stations that were inspired by Valentine’s Day.
Sunday, April 8, Family Workshop: Tape Resist Families cut, ripped, layered, and peeled colored tape to create tape resist paintings inspired by Rebecca Smith's art in the exhibition, Atmospheric Conditions: Gathered and Unsettled.
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Teen/Tween Workshops
Sunday, June 16 – Teen and Tween Plein Air 101 Workshop Award-winning Virginian artist, Joli Ayn Wood, taught a plein air painting workshop tailored to young artists ages 11 to 16. The introductory workshop covered several topics, including, capturing scenes quickly, choosing a strong composition, representing values and light. Participants took advantage of the picturesque vistas in and around the Maier for this workshop.
High School Workshops Free, two-hour workshops are offered to local high school students in the fall, and include lunch at Randolph’s Cheatham Dining Hall. The Maier’s workshops include conversation, guided tours, and a simple art activity. The Maier held the following Science + Art Saturday Workshops on the first Saturdays of the month during the fall semester: Saturday, September 2, Wilderness and Waffle Houses High School students explored depictions of the American landscape and the distinct ways artists have portrayed the world around them.
Saturday, October 7, Workshop: Objets d'art In this workshop, participants went behind-the-scenes at the Maier to learn from experts in collections management and interpretation. Some of the questions examined in this hands- on workshop included: How does a museum acquire, care for, and organize its collection of art objects? What does a curator do? How do you organize a thematic exhibition?
Saturday, December 2, Art and Activism Can art change the world? In this workshop, High School students explored the connections between social activism and artistic practice. Discussion included the exhibition, Carceral States, and other socially engaged artists.
*note: Saturday, November 4, Installation Art and Triangular Tables, had to be canceled due to a family emergency for the Curator of Education
Community Programs & Partnerships A meditation group met weekly on Monday nights in Thoresen Gallery for hour-long sessions, coordinated by Maier staff members, Debbie and John Spanich. On September 23, 2017, the Maier participated in the Smithsonian Magazine’s nationwide “Museum Day Live!” In the spirit of the Smithsonian Museums, which offer free admission every day, this annual event invites participating museums across the country to offer free admission to anyone presenting a “Museum Day Live!” ticket. Though Maier admission is always free we utilized the Smithsonian event as a marketing opportunity, and offered participants a free Maier art magnet. Arts Fusion The Museum continued its partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, Central and Western Virginia Chapter, to offer docent-led discussions of exhibitions and objects. Arts 2017-18 Annual Report 27
Fusion offers adults with memory loss and their caregivers meaningful, low pressure art viewing and conversation sessions at the Museum. Works of art are used as a vehicle to help individuals reduce stress and elevate mood, experience intellectual stimulation, spark imagination, encourage positive social interactions, trigger long-term memories and access personal experiences. Each hour-long session included a conversation-based tour about two to three works of art in the Randolph College collection and a hands-on art activity. The Curator of Education worked with a new liaison from the Alzheimer’s Association, Central and Western Virginia Chapter, to promote Arts Fusion to a new group of adults. The Curator of Education attended Memory Café sessions held by the Association and new marketing materials were developed. As a result of these efforts, a new group with eight attendees has formed and is attending regularly. A second Arts Fusion session was opened this year to accommodate a second group from Raspberry Hill Day Center that prefers to attend as a separate group rather than with other adults. Therefore, we offered two monthly Arts Fusion sessions: the second Wednesday of every month from 10 am -11 a.m. and the second Thursday of every month from 10 am -11 a.m.
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Collections
Acquisitions
Ann van de Graaf, Garnell, 1974, oil on canvas. Gift of Ann van de Graaf '74, 2018.
The Museum acquired 15 works of art this year:
C.2017.7 Morna Kint Carriage House ca. 1993 oil on canvas Acquired 2017
C.2017.8 Sally Reid Untitled (Abstraction) n.d. oil on canvas Acquired 2017
M.2017.9 Beverly Buchanan 1940-2015 The Wise Pumpkin 1994 oil on plywood; pastel Gift of Alice Hilseweck Ball '61, 2017
M.2017.10 Andrew Wyeth 1917-2009 On Teel’s Island n.d. watercolor on paper 2017-18 Annual Report 29
Gift of Elliot S. and Rosel H. Schewel, 2017
C.2017.11 Ray Parker Hamaker 1890-1975 College in April 1944 oil on panel Gift of Blakeslee N. Chase, 2017
C.2017.12 Ann van de Graaf Garnell 1974 oil on canvas Gift of Ann van de Graaf '74, 2018
M.2018.1 Stephen Tourlentes born 1959 Rawlins, Wyoming, Wyoming Death House 2000 archival pigment print on paper Purchase made possible by the Suzanne Goodman Elson '59 Fund for Acquisitions, 2018
M.2018.2 Tracey Ziegler born 1956 In pursuit of the naïve 2016 bronze with hot polychrome patina Purchase made possible by the Suzanne Goodman Elson '59 Fund for Acquisitions, 2018
C.2018.3 Jim Muehlemann born 1944 Hope 2016 oil on linen Purchase made possible by Mary Gray Shockey '69, 2018
M.2018.4 Lee Friedlander The American Monument 1976 first edition book with gravure photographs Gift of Anne Tucker '67, in honor of Dr. Philip Thayer, Theodore H. Jack Professor of History, Emeritus, 2018
C.2018.5 Kathy Muehlemann born 1950 Bright Promise 2017 Oil on cradled wood panel Purchase made possible by an anonymous donor, 2018
M.2018.6.1 Salvador Dalí 1904-1989 Cybernetic Lobster Telephone 2017-18 Annual Report 30 lithograph and drypoint on paper Gift of Michael Aldrich in memory of Brenda Aldrich, 2018
M.2018.6.2 Salvador Dalí 1904-1989 Love’s Promise lithograph on paper Gift of Michael Aldrich in memory of Brenda Aldrich, 2018
M.2018.6.3 Salvador Dalí 1904-1989 Love’s Promise (text) lithograph on paper Gift of Michael Aldrich in memory of Brenda Aldrich, 2018
C.2018.7 Unknown Portrait of Henry S. Humes mid-19th century oil on canvas Gift of Owen and Sarah Guise in honor of Celina Grace Matthews ’19, 2018
Loans
Queena Stovall, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, 1953. "Inside Looking Out: The art of Queena Stovall," Lynchburg College (Univ. of Lynchburg) Daura Gallery, Lynchburg VA, January 29-April 26, 2018; Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Richmond, VA April 30-October 14, 2018.
Campus Loan Program The Museum’s registrar and preparator, with the assistance of the Buildings and Grounds Department as needed, managed the installation and storage of objects designated as the “Campus Collection” (objects designated for display in offices and public areas). Staff 2017-18 Annual Report 31 moved, installed, stored, and/or relocated 138 works of art across campus. This year, 435 objects were on display across campus, which is a decrease of 27 works over the 16-17 FY. This is accounted for mainly by works temporarily removed from display due to renovations. The average turnaround time in completing requests this fiscal year was 11 calendar days.
Inventory No physical inventory of the collection was carried out during this fiscal year.
Conservation Funding sources for conservation or framing work in parenthesis. Works repaired and cleaned: Fitzgerald, Harriet, Not the Blue Ridge…. 1969, oil on canvas. Repaired and cleaned. Helbig, Margaret, Phlox, 1926, oil on board. Cleaned.
Framed:
Clingempeel, Gladys, Salty Air and Wicker Chairs II, n.d., monotype/monoprint on paper. Re-framed and replaced backing board in-house. (Suzanne Foley '55 Maier Museum of Art Endowed Fund) Glannon, Edward, Untitled (Coastal Landscape), n.d., watercolor on paper. Framed in- house. (funded by a gift of the Glannon family) Brodsky, Stan, On the James River, 1985, casein on paper. Framed in-house.
Conservation in-house:
Gale, Sue, Magical Mountain, 1976, oil on canvas. Reattached bottom frame. Fitzgerald, Harriet, New York Harbor Scene, n.d., oil on canvas. Replaced hardware. Nash, Joseph, Hall, Littlecote, 1840, mezzotint on paper. Replaced hardware. Meyer, Herbert, Valley in Spring, n.d., watercolor on paper. Replaced acid mat/backing. Shahn, Ben, Profile, 1952, serigraph on paper. Added installation hardware. Whitehead, Sandra, Gulls' View, ca. 2000, oil on canvas. Added installation hardware. Day, E. Worden, Tumuli, 1951, woodcut on paper. Replaced mat, mount, and hardware. Michelson. Mary, Randolph Macon, n.d. Replaced mat, mount, and hardware. Fuller, Robert., Convex Concave, n.d., oil on canvas. Reattached left side of frame. Wright, MH, Tour St. Jacques, ca. 1899, etching on paper. Mounted and matted. Wright, MH, Charleston Steeple, n.d., etching on paper. Mounted and matted. Wright, MH, Flower Shop, ca. 1900, etching on paper. Mounted and matted. Wright, MH, Old Antwerp, n.d., etching on paper. Mounted and matted. Hamaker, Ray, Village Station, n.d., watercolor on paper. Mounted and matted. 2017-18 Annual Report 32
Records Art Works At of the end of the fiscal year, the permanent collection for which the Maier Museum of Art cares comprised 4,244 art objects. This represents the Maier Collection, 750, and the Campus Collection, 3,494. Two works moved during renovation are unaccounted for and will be looked for when inventory takes place in August 2018. Database Records The number of records in the database is 4,360. This represents records for the two collections, and records of any works that were part of the collection but have at some previous time been removed (deaccessioned, surrendered for sale, destroyed): 38, or lost: 78.
Photography Throughout the year, Randolph College’s on-staff photographer took photos of new acquisitions, high-resolution for reproduction, and works that received conservation. She photographed 14 art works. She also photographed various gallery installations, special exhibitions, and events. Insurance The Museum returned to Willis Fine Art, and secured fine arts insurance coverage underwritten by AXA for FY2017-2018. The Museum made no fine arts insurance claims in FY2017-18. No visitors to the Museum reported injuries. 2017-18 Annual Report 33
Public Relations
Attendance Total attendance for the fiscal year was 6,949 This represents a 4% increase from FY2016-17 RC RC Docent Art & General Maier Community General Total Date Classes Events Training SOL Tours Events Events Visitors 2017-18 July 0 0 18 0 26 89 0 169 302 Aug* 7 0 19 0 24 12 0 18 80 Sep 131 106 66 0 74 347 0 168 892 Oct 109 30 79 0 62 310 0 250 840 Nov 55 0 0 690 26 184 0 178 1133 Dec 12 0 15 61 23 128 0 95 334 Jan 28 0 42 0 11 325 0 90 486 Feb 21 33 45 0 64 212 123 146 644 Mar 10 65 25 0 72 128 45 119 464 Apr 43 73 46 0 69 350 0 232 813 May 0 90 12 0 41 46 0 183 372 June 0 180 30 0 0 83 127 169 589 TOTALS 416 577 397 751 492 2214 295 1817 6949
Percent Change 2016-17 2017-18 (from previous Average Annual Events Visitors Visitors FY) Visitors Love at the Maier 39 47 21% 55 Love at the Maier: Family Event 55 40 -27% 35 Outten Lecture 100 N/A N/A 75 Berlind Symposium* 263 188 -29% 219 Annual Exhibition Opening 118 210 78% 187 Annual Exhibition Total Visitors 2629 2873 9% 2844 Spring Opening Reception 190 192 1% 196 Senior Show Opening Reception 111 115 4% 112 Senior Art History Presentation 30 36 20% 40 Art & SOL Tours 751 751 0% 973 Music at the Maier N/A 35 N/A 34 Sandra Whitehead Memorial Lecture N/A 145 N/A 145 *Due to an increase in commuter students, professors are discouraged from requiring attendance for events outside of class, which could have contributed to lower attendance than the previous years.
Paid Advertisements/Marketing Postcard invitations were designed as part of a direct mail campaign to market events. The Maier’s mass mailing list includes members, volunteers, national museums and arts professionals, local Randolph College alumnae/alumni and visitors who have signed the guest book. The national mailings were sent to over 2,500 addresses and local mailings were 2017-18 Annual Report 34 sent to approximately 1,740 addresses within a 1-hour radius of Lynchburg. Maier Members received all mailings regardless of whether they were local or not. Posters were designed, printed and posted on campus and at approximately 50 locations around Lynchburg to advertise the opening of the Annual Exhibition, Helen Clark Berlind Symposium, and the opening of the spring exhibitions. A half page ad for the Annual Exhibition and Berlind symposium was purchased in the September/October 2017 issue of the magazine, Lynchburg Living. This also included two featured ads in the “Lynchburg It List” e-newsletter, sent out to Lynchburg Living subscribers. A half page general ad for the museum was purchased in the fall 2017 issue of the local magazine, The Clutch Guide. A 1/8 page ad was purchased in the Lynchburg Community Map.
Selected General Listings Exhibitions and programs were listed monthly in the Randolph College public calendar, Lynchburg Living, and in The News and Advance. News releases on exhibitions and programs were regularly sent to regional newspapers (e.g. Roanoke, Bedford, Danville, Appomattox, Farmville, Amherst, and Lexington). News was also posted with the official Virginia Tourism web site. Large quantities of the Maier’s brochure were deposited at the Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce’s downtown visitor’s center and the Bedford Visitor Center. Flyers for special events were posted throughout campus across campus and postcard invitations were sent via campus mail to all RC departments. Regular announcements for exhibitions and events were posted on the RC portal. Announcements of upcoming programs and exhibitions as well as information on scheduling class tours were sent to all faculty via e-mail at the beginning of each semester. Regular announcements about exhibitions, programs, and special events were made to the Maier Museum of Art mass email list, website, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook page.
Selected Website Listings
The Lynchburg, Virginia Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau @ www.lynchburgvirginia.org
Virginia is for Lovers @ www.virginia.org
Virginia Association of Museums @ www.vamuseums.org
Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance Chamber & Economic Development @ www.lynchburgregion.org
The Athenaeum @ www.the-athenaeum.org
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The News & Advance Community Calendar @ www.newsadvance.com/calendar
Print Allen, Brian, “Auction houses must share the blame for university sell-offs,” The Art Newspaper, 5 Feb 2018.
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Smith, Anna, “New at Randolph: Museum and Heritage Studies Major,” The Sundial, Spring 2018. Yolen-Cohen, Malerie, “55 Best Lesser Known Art Museums, Artist Studios, and Art centers in North USA,” Huffington Post, 16 Jan 2918. < https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/55- best-small-art-museums-artist-studios-and-art_us_5a391e76e4b0c12e6337b0dc>
News/Broadcast
None.
Reproductions from the Collection Alphabetical by artist last name
None.
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General Operations
Gift Shop The FY 2017-18 sales from the Maier Museum Gift Shop totaled $1,535.35. This is a 6% decrease from the previous year’s sales of $1,631.00
Safety, Security, and Facility Report On September 8, 2016, water infiltration was noticed in Gallery 2 and reported to Buildings & Grounds. A roof inspection was conducted and “problem areas” were patched. The roof dates to October, 1997 and is under warranty until October, 2017. However, the company that installed the roof is no longer in business. Scott Campbell in the Buildings & Grounds department received an estimate from Woodall Lang to replace the roof for $38,130.00. Following further water infiltration, B&G determined to proceed with a new roof which was installed during November, 2017. The new roof appears to be holding up well, withstanding several severe storms this fiscal year. During the summer of 2017, old carpeting in Gallery 4 and Thoresen Gallery was removed. Maier staff solicited input from museums around the country as to preferred flooring and found concrete to be the most popular for both looks and durability. We decided to engage with a contractor to fill in the runners embedded in the concrete (remnants from the space’s original purpose: to house sliding screens like the ones still currently in use in our art storage room) and to polish the concrete floors. While we were pleased with the results, we found the acoustics in the galleries to be intolerable. A nearly 3-second reverberation made even simple conversations impossible in Thoresen Gallery. We quickly contracted for the installation of sound-absorbing panels to be installed along the periphery of the ceiling, between the track lights and where the wall meets ceiling. This unobtrusive solution brought reverberation down to an acceptable level. Panels were not installed in Gallery 4 (higher ceiling resulted in less reverberation) but may be installed at a later date, since acoustics remain an issue in the space. Humidity control continued to be a challenge during this fiscal year. Discussions were ongoing regarding the ability of the current system to achieve appropriate targets for both humidity and temperature based on the following data: 2017-18 FY: Temperature Month Storage: Front Galleries: Rear Galleries: All areas: temperature temperature temperature temperature swings of ≥3°F swings of ≥3°F swings of ≥3°F outside of 70°F within a 24 hr within a 24 hr within a 24 hr +/- 5° range period period period Jul 2017 0 0 0 0 Aug 2017 8 14 6 7 Sept 2017 2 7 2 3 Oct 2017 2 2 2 1 2017-18 Annual Report 38
Nov 2017 2 2 2 0 Dec 2017 3 3 3 3 Jan 2018 3 5 3 0 Feb 2018 0 2 1 0 Mar 2018 3 3 3 1 Apr 2018 2 24 2 1 May 2018 0 0 0 0 Jun 2018 4 4 3 1
2017-18 FY: Humidity Month Galleries: Galleries: Storage: Storage: humidity humidity swings humidity humidity swings outside of 45%- of > 10% outside of 45%- of > 10% 65% range within a 24hr 65% range within a 24hr period period Jul 2017 0 0 0 0 Aug 2017 4 8 3 13 Sept 2017 0 2 0 3 Oct 2017 0 2 1 12 Nov 2017 1 3 0 41 Dec 2017 3 0 4 38 Jan 2018 5 9 3 8 Feb 2018 1 0 0 2 Mar 2018 2 2 2 3 Apr 2018 5 5 5 9 May 2018 0 0 0 3 Jun 2018 1 2 2 4
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Personnel
Staff Roster Director……………………………………………... Martha Kjeseth Johnson Gallery Monitor……………………………………... Laura Anne McDaniel Curator of Education………………………………... Laura McManus Office Manager & Public Engagement Coordinator… Danni Schreffler Museum Registrar………………………………….... Deborah Spanich Security Guard & Preparator………………………… John Spanich
Work-study Assistants………………………………..Melissa Vandiver ’18 Desiree Page ’18
Summer Interns………………………………………Stacey Samuels ’18 Madeline Shelby ’18
Personnel Action No changes in personnel.
Training/Professional Development
All Staff CPR, FA, AED Training, Randolph College, July 11, 2017
Martha Kjeseth Johnson, Director:
Teaching Online Courses at Randolph College Boot Camp, Randolph College, January, 10, 2018 Panelist, Virginia Commission for the Arts, regional advisory panel for general operating support and project grants, April, 2018
Regional Art Gallery and Museum Directors Consortium meeting, Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, April 27, 2018 Association of Academic Museums and Galleries Annual Conference, “Audacious Ideas: University Museums and Collections as Change-Agents for a Better World” University of Miami, June 21-24, 2018
Laura McManus, Curator of Education:
Managing People & Projects in the Museum Field, Virginia Association of Museum Workshop, May 14, 2018 2017-18 Annual Report 40
Proficio Collections Management Software Training, Re:discovery Software, September 7, 2017 Teaching Online Courses at Randolph College Boot Camp, Randolph College, January, 10, 2018 American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, May 6-9, 2018
Juror, 2018 National Juried Art Exhibition, Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg, April 6 – 30, 2018. Exhibition Committee, Riverviews Arts Space, Lynchburg
Danni Schreffler, Office Manager & Public Engagement Coordinator
The Cycle: Management of Successful Arts and Cultural Organizations, University of Maryland College Park via Coursera.org, Completed September 2017
Graphic Design Specialization, CalArts’ via Coursera.org, Completed October 2017
2018 Virginia Association of Museums Conference, Norfolk, VA, March 2018
Managing People & Projects in the Museum Field, Virginia Association of Museum Workshop, May 14, 2018
Fundamentals of Textile Care, Preservation and Exhibition, Virginia Association of Museum Workshop, June 11, 2018
Deborah Spanich, Museum Registrar Image Permanence Institute series of six webinar sessions on photographic prints Sep 13, 2017 "19th Century Materials and Technologies" Discusses the diverse range of photographic materials and technologies used during the 19th century.
Oct 11, 2017 "20th Century Materials and Technologies" Focuses on the diversity of silver gelatin developed out prints. It will also include a discussion of color photographic processes and technologies.
Nov 8, 2017 "21st Century Materials and Technologies" Includes a description of the three most common printing technologies as well as the range of materials available.
Dec 13, 2017 "A Methodology for Process Identification, Part 1" Process identification can be overwhelming and daunting. Presents a methodology and a controlled vocabulary specific to photograph characteristics for identification.
Jan 10, 2018 "A Methodology for Process Identification, Part 2" Showcases www.GraphicsAtlas.org and highlight the new process identification pages as well as the new filtered search and controlled vocabulary to be used toward accurate process ID.
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Feb 14, 2018 "Using Identification to Improve Collection Preservation and Access" Series culminates, including an overview of collections care for prints and photographs: proper storage, handling and display methods, and preservation storage environment.
Sep 28, 2017 "Responding to Hurricane Harvey" Texas Historical Commission webinar Rebecca Elder (National Heritage Responders) and Lori Foley (Heritage Emergency National Task Force) discuss emergency response and resources available to the museum community after a major disaster.
Oct 18, 2017 “Coffee Conversations about Conservation” VA Museums.org webinar Staff from the Virginia Association of Museums (VAM) and the Foundation of the American Institute of Conservation (FAIC) will highlight conservation funding opportunities including VAM's Virginia Top 10 Endangered Artifacts program and FAIC's Conservation Assessment Program (CAP).
Dec 5, 2017 "Storage Environments: The Big Picture" Connecting to Collections Care webinar Alice Carver-Kublik, Research Scientist, Image Permanence Institute, Rochester Inst. of Tech
Apr 24, 2018 “Avoiding Ambulance Chasers: working with disaster recovery vendors” Connecting to Collections Care webinar Tara Kennedy, Yale
______Despite our efforts to avoid errors, occasionally they occur in producing the Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College’s Annual Report. If your name has been accidentally omitted or you feel that information was reported incorrectly, please notify us and accept our sincere apologies. Contact: Danni Schreffler, Office Manager & Public Engagement Coordinator Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College 2500 Rivermont Ave. Lynchburg, VA 24503 Email: [email protected] Phone: (434) 947-8136