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Nbmaa-Annual-Report-2015-2016.Pdf NBMAA NBMAA 2016 WINTER 2015 SUMMER NOR’EASTER: THE ART TODAY: 46TH ANNUAL JURIED MEMBERS EXHIBITION 2000–PRESENT ANDY WARHOL TO SALLY TOM YOST: MANN: THE COLLECTION A MODERN REALIST OF KEVIN MCNAMARA & NEW/NOW: KATJA CRAIG NOWAK LOHER: HOW CAN NEW/NOW: CLINTON WE COOL DOWN THE DECKERT GILDED SUNBEAMS? American Art New BritainMuseumof The concisewayofsaying NBMAA 2015-2016 NBMAA NBMAA ANNUAL REPORTANNUAL 2016 SPRING 2015 FALL CYCLE OF DIRECTOR’S FAVORITES: 1999–2015 LIFE IN PRINT: STONE ROBERTS: SALVADOR DALÍ STREET SCENES, STILL ERIC AHO: AN LIFES, AND FIGURES UNFINISHED POINT IN NEW/NOW: KATE O’DONOVAN COOK A VAST SURROUNDING ALL TIME FAVORITES OF NEW MEDIA: MAYA THE LOW ILLUSTRATION JEFFEREIS COLLECTION NBMAA ANNUAL REPORT CHAIRMAN’S & DIRECTOR’S REPORT 6 COLLECTIONS 10 EXHIBITIONS & INSTALLATIONS 22 MUSEUM PUBLICATIONS 24 EDUCATION PROGRAMS 26 VISITOR EXPERIENCES 32 FINANCE 34 DEVELOPMENT 38 MEMBERS 42 CORPORATE/INSTITUTIONAL/LIBRARY MEMBERS 52 DONORS TO MUSEUM OPERATIONS 54 ADDITIONAL DONATIONS & GIFTS 58 NBMAA FUNDS/ADDITIONS TO FUNDS/ HERITAGE SOCIETY 66 STAFF, TRUSTEES, ADVISORS 70 VOLUNTEERS 74 OUR THANKS TO NBMAA SUPPORTERS Jay and Lorraine Breummer Memorial Fund Director Emeritas Douglad Hyland with wife Tita Hyland, Museum Trustees and supporters Katherine Cox, Steve Girard, John Downes, Anita Ferrante, Bob Lesser, Katherine West, John Rathgaber, Donna Stout, Mayor Erin Stewart, Brendan Conry, Todd Stitzer, Steve Miller, Dave Jepson, Coleman Levy, and Barbara Bradbury Pape NBMAA CHAIRMAN’S & DIRECTOR’S REPORT 2016 marked a year of significant and dynamic transition that allows a richly informative approach to discovering for the New Britain Museum of American Art. In September, works from Colonial times through the 21st century. we honored former director Douglas Hyland, who retired after serving at the helm of the NBMAA for 16 years, appointing him Director Emeritus. Among his PERMANENT COLLECTION many lasting achievements, Douglas led the Museum to nearly double its endowment, triple its attendance, We were also fortunate to expand our Permanent expand its permanent collection, and enlarge its physical Collection through the acquisition of 250 works. One of footprint by a net 35,000 square feet. We remain deeply the most notable gifts of 2016 was the Charles and Irene appreciative of his many years of great service. Hamm Collection of Coastal Art. In addition to works acquired from the Hamms in fiscal year 2015, the NBMAA After a nation-wide search Min Jung Kim joined the accepted 67 oil paintings, watercolors, and drawings, NBMAA in November as the sixth director and second bringing the total number of works in the Museum’s female in the role. Hamm Collection to 160. We are grateful to Charles and Irene for their generous gift of art and for their continued “I am thrilled to continue cultivating the Museum’s support throughout the years! legacy as a world class institution serving a broad and diverse public through engaging exhibitions A number of works from our Permanent Collection were and programs, as well as through our exemplary loaned to institutions for inclusion in major exhibitions. Permanent Collection. The institution truly lives up to The NBMAA loaned seven lithographs to the exhibition its reputation as a “gem,” thanks to the exceptional American Epics: Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood— artworks on view, as well as to our extraordinarily the first major exhibition on Thomas Hart Benton in over talented and committed staff, engaged and 25 years. knowledgeable Board of Trustees, and supportive and vibrant audience. In addition to installing and managing the Permanent Collection, our Collections staff remained busy with an This year offered countless opportunities to meet extensive overhaul of the Collections Management Policy and learn from our constituents, patrons, and (CMP), undertaken in collaboration with the Collections community members. I have been delighted to Committee, chaired by Steve Miller and Anita Ferrante. make the acquaintance of our governor, mayor, The CMP was carefully refined and expanded to better corporate and foundation CEOs, artists, collectors, articulate the guidelines by which the collection will be and educators of all backgrounds. These encounters maintained and exhibited for years to come, ensuring have inspired me to carefully assess how the NBMAA the safety and preservation of the works in our care. We might continue to better serve our public as a vital thank all those who worked tirelessly to complete the cultural and educational resource. Moreover, a great CMP update this year. deal of time has been dedicated to evaluating the permanent collection, budget, and operations, in an effort to further strengthen and streamline important EXHIBITIONS aspects of the Museum.” Between July 2015 and June 2016, an impressive 21 exhibitions were presented in our galleries. The Richard HIGHLIGHTS and Virginia McKernan Gallery featured The Enchanting Jewels of Elizabeth Gage and ART TODAY: 2000— Among the many highlights of the past year, the opening Present transitioning it into a Permanent Collection of the new Art & Education building was particularly space. The Stitzer Family Gallery, located in the new significant. On October 17, 2015, the 17,346 sq. ft. addition wing and our largest changing exhibition space yet, opened with a flourish of activity and expanded our was inaugurated with Director’s Favorites: 1999–2015, exhibition and education spaces by 40%. The three comprising a selection of major acquisitions made during spacious studios have become a familiar home to Douglas Hyland’s tenure. In March of 2016, the Museum both our adult and youth artists, and serve as versatile had a unique opportunity to highlight the extraordinary meeting spaces for staff and Museum committees alike. collection of Frederick C. Ulbrich in Cycle of Life in Print: Displayed in eleven newly reinstalled galleries, our Salvador Dalí, which explored Dalí’s fascination with art Permanent Collection underwent a major rehang, and history, literature, and science. Thanks to the generosity now reflects a more consistent and thorough timeline of Chris Ulbrich and family, the exhibition received NBMAA blockbuster attendance, drawing a large audience funders, including Webster Bank, Elizabeth Norton Trust both locally, as well as from the Greater New England Fund, and the Plainville Community Fund at the Main area and beyond. We also laid the groundwork for our Street Community Foundation. recent exhibition, Masterpieces of The Sanford B.D. Low Illustration Collection, a culmination of great efforts by This year we also celebrated our growing outdoor our Low Illustration Committee. Particularly valuable sculpture garden, and special installations including Jill were contributions by Lindsley Wellman and Vincent Reynolds and Daniel Spitzer’s Nor’Easter in our café, and DiFate, as well as catalogue essayist Joyce Schiller. George Inness’s Light Triumphant, on special loan from The accompanying volume, Highlights of the Collection David and Laura Grey and installed in the Henry and III, was dedicated to the memory of longstanding Low Sharon Martin Gallery together with our Hudson River Illustration Committee members Howard Munce, Walt School masterworks. Our many thanks to David and Reed, and Murray Tinkelman. Laura for this extraordinary opportunity! Other special exhibitions included: Tom Yost: A Modern Realist; The Shakers: Focus On: Enfield, Connecticut— EDUCATION thank you Trustee Steve Miller, our very own Shaker expert; Stone Roberts: Street Scenes, Still Lifes, and A great achievement for the NBMAA, the Art & Education Figures; Andy Warhol to Sally Mann: The Collection of Center opened last fall with bustling activity, while Kevin McNamara and Craig Nowak and most recently Eric expanding the Museum’s programs to meet growing Aho: An Unfinished Point in a Vast Surrounding. A crowd demand. In April of 2016, we celebrated the dedication favorite, Eric Aho’s exhibition drew high attendance, of the American Savings Foundation Art & Education as well as at-capacity lectures and a high-end plein air Center together with members of both board and staff. painting workshop that took place in the Museum’s The Museum has witnessed the enormously positive backyard of Walnut Hill Park. impact of tripling its studio capacity: the three new art studios have been consistently busy with artists of all ages from toddler to teen classes to adult studio courses NEW/NOW and workshops in a variety of media. Throughout the decades, the NBMAA has continued The Education Department has also introduced two new a rich tradition of championing emerging artists. This programs that are part of the Nurture Through Art Infant year, our NEW/NOW series hosted artists Katja Loher, to Teen initiative. The Toddler Time program engages Kate O’Donovan Cook, and Clinton Deckert, whose toddler graduates of our Museum & Me infant program, works address globalization, identity, and the surreal, and also launched an advanced painting and drawing respectively. Our 2015–16 New Media installations portfolio-building class for teens. The department has featured compelling works by Catherine Ross, Julie also experimented with new adult studio experiences Orser, Nick Cave, and Maya Jeffereis. Showcasing video facilitated by artists across the country which has seen and multimedia in McKernan Gallery, the installations great success. In November of 2015, Story Telling + brought attention to various facets of contemporary Compositing: Creating
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