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AmericanUniversityMuseumAnnualReportfortheFiscalYearMay1,2015–April30,2016
PresentedtotheCollegeofArtsandSciencesDean’sOfficeJune30,2016
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ContentsLetterfromtheDirectorandCurator 3
The10thAnniversary 4
TheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt 8
Exhibitions 11
Events&Programs 17
Acquisitions 23
Internships,Fellowships,StudentEmployment&Exchanges 26
VolunteerProgram 28
Publications 33
ArtintheNews 35
TheMuseumOnline 37
KatzenMuseumStore 39
Membership&Contributions 40
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LetterfromtheDirectorandCuratorThisAnnualReport,compiledbyAssistantDirectorKristi-AnneCaissewiththeassistanceofthemuseum’sstaff,demonstratesthattheAmericanUniversityMuseumcontinuedinitseleventhyeartoexcelineveryrelevantcategory:
• Qualityandcriticalacclaimofitsexhibitionsandcollections• Excellenceofitsprogramsandpublications• ServicetotheUniversity,theneighborhood,andthegreaterpublic• Supportfromitsdonorsandinvaluableassistancefromitsvolunteers
Ourcontinuedsuccessisduetothegreateffortsofourundersizedstaffwithanoverabundanceofdedicationandtalent,ouramazingcadreofvolunteersfromtheneighborhoodandbeyond,ourfriendswhohavegenerouslycontributedfinancialandothersupportforourefforts,andtheenlightenedleadershipoftheUniversity’sCollegeofArtsandSciences.Webegantheyearwithtwocelebrations.ThoughtheWatkinsGalleryandCollectionwerefoundedseventyyearsago,thisyearwecelebratedthetenthanniversaryoftheconstructionandopeningoftheAmericanUniversityMuseumattheKatzenArtsCenter.WealsocelebratedthebirthoftheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt.Bytheendofthefiscalyear,theAlperInitiativeprovedtobeanimmediatesuccessfillingagreatneedintheWashingtoncommunity,andplansforthefutureoftheAmericanUniversityMuseum’sexhibitionsandcollectionsforetellacoming-of-ageforaninstitutionexperiencingagrowthspurtinachievement,recognition,andpromise.ThankstoallwhohavehelpedtheAmericanUniversityMuseumfinditsownwayandflourishinacityofgreatmuseumsandplentifulnon-artisticdistractions!
JackRasmussen
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The10thAnniversaryTheMuseumturned10inthefallof2015!TheMuseumcelebratedbylookingbackattheartistsandexhibitionsthatshapedourhistoryandbysharingstoriesaboutthefirst10years.Wealsotookalookbackaccordingtothenumbers.Inourfirstdecade,theMuseumfeatured2,311artistsin260provocativeexhibitionsthatfueledhundredsmoreprogramsandevents.LOOKINGBACKThefollowingmilestonessolidifiedourstatusasthemostimportantvenueforBayAreaArt,PoliticallyandSociallyInvolvedArt,ContemporaryInternationalArt,andWashingtonArt.GrandOpeningsOct25–Dec17,2005OpenedfiveexhibitionscoincidingwiththeopeningcelebrationoftheKatzenArtsCenter,includingmajorBayAreaartistsWilliamAllanandBruceConner,whoseretrospectiveopenedattheMuseumofModernArtinNewYorkthefollowingsummerandtraveledtotheSanFranciscoMuseumofModernArtinthefall.TheseexhibitionsestablishedtheAUMuseum’sreputationasauniqueEastCoastvenueforBayAreaArt.TheArtofEngagement:VisualPoliticsinCaliforniaandBeyondApril19–July30,2006AmajorexhibitionofpoliticalartcuratedbyPeterSelzestablishedtheMuseum’sreputationasamajorvenueforPoliticallyandSociallyInvolvedArtandcementedourstatusasavenueforBayAreaArt.ClaimingSpace:SomeAmericanFeministOriginatorsDarkMetropolis:IrvingNorman’sSocialSurrealismBotero:AbuGhraibNov6–Jan27,2007ThreepowerfulexhibitionsconsolidatedtheMuseum’sreputationforPoliticallyandSociallyInvolvedArt.AustralianIndigenousArtTriennial:CultureWarriorsSept8–Dec8,2009Convergence:NewArtFromLebanonApril6–May16,2010NorseSoul:TheLegacyofEdwardMunch,SocialDemocracy,OldMyths,AnarchyandDeathLongingsJune12–Oct17,2010Threelarge-scaleexhibitionsestablishedtheMuseum’sreputationasTHEWashingtonvenueforContemporaryInternationalArt.AlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtOpenedJanuary2016,leavingnodoubtthemuseumisthemostimportantcenterforWashingtonArt.
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KREEGERLOBBYDISPLAYTothankalloftheartiststhathavecontributedtooursuccess,themuseumdevelopedawalldisplaylistingeveryartistthathaseverexhibitedatthemuseum.Wealsocreatedagiantcommentwallforourvisitorstorecounttheirgreatestmemoriesatthemuseum andaslideshowreviewing10yearsofexhibitions.
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10thANNIVERSARYGRAPHIC
MuseumstaffworkedwiththeCASMarketing&CommunicationsOfficeandUniversityCommunicationstodesigna10thanniversarygraphicusedtomarktheoccasion.Thegraphicappearedinmuseumpublicationsandonthewebsiteandsocialmediaplatforms.ItwasalsousedtocreateawindowvinylthatwasvisiblefromWardCircle,aswellasstickersthatweregiventomuseumvisitors.
SELECTQUOTESFROMOURPATRONSLocalArtists“TheKatzenArtsCenterhasbeenagodsendtotheWashingtonMetropolitanareaandtheEastCoast,theentirecountry.TheKatzenshowscontemporaryartfromeverywhere,fromaroundthe
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countryandtheworld.NoothermuseuminWashingtonevenmakesaneffort!TheCorcoranusedtobeaplacewherecontemporaryartwashighlightedandregionalartwasshown,theyeven,onoccasion,showedWashingtonartists,evenhighlightedthem.ThelastdecadehasbeenthedeathoftheCorcoran.TheKatzenhasgrownstrongerwithJackRasmussenandhiswonderful,dedicatedandtalentedstaff!Theyhavethebestgalleries,thebestspace,thefinestshowsandthebestpeopletoworkwith.MoreWashingtonartists,pastandpresenthaveshownattheKatzeninthepast10years,thanhaveshownitanyotherWashingtonmuseumever!ThisisattributedtotheKatzenandthepeoplesupporting!”-BillNewman
“ThankyouKatzenFamilyforaffordingmethesingularexperienceofaone-manshowinyouroutdoorspace.Whenagiftisbothalearningexperienceandarduousundertaking,onehasnochoicebuttogrow.”-AlanBinstock
“Duchampsaid‘Allinall,thecreativeactisnotperformedbytheartistalone;thespectatorbringstheworkincontactwiththeexternalworldbydecipheringandinterpretingitsinnerqualificationsandthusaddshiscontributiontothecreativeact.’Thatmeansthatourworkasartistsandcuratorsis‘completed’byviewers.IhadexactlythisfeelingduringmyshowIdentityattheAmericanUniversityMuseum.”-SilviaLevenson
MuseumCommentBook
“Ineverleavewithoutbeingmoved.”
“Alloftheexhibitionswereexceedinglyinteresting.IlovedthePhyllisPlattnericontypepaintings&DeanByington’sthemost!”
“Yogaiswonderfulandsoistheart!”
“Sohappytohavediscoveredthismarvelousresourcenearmyhome.”-Sandra
“GreatShow---ChineseShandongstonecarvings---amazing!”
“Thiswasaverymovingshow,veryimportantforustosee.We’reveryhappytohavehadtheopportunitytoviewtheHiroshimaPanels.”-RobynePomroy,Charlotte,NC
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TheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtCountdowntotheOpening
2014v ThemuseummetwiththeAmericanUniversityandKatzenFacilitiesManagementteamstobegin
planningfortheconstructionofthespace.v ArchitectSaloLevinaswasselectedfortheprojectandkickedoffmeetingstoconceptualizethe
space.PhilanthropistandAlperInitiativevisionaryCarolynAlperwaspresenteverystepoftheway!
2015Januaryv SelectionofMarionConstructionandWhitlockAudioVisual
Augustv Museumwasclosedfortheconstructionofthenewspace
Septemberv HowardBurstockofAmericanOfficeguidedtheteamintheselectionofthefurnitureforthe
communityspacev RevealofthespaceduringtheEarlyFallOpeningReceptionv WorkbeganonthefirstAlperpublication,oneofaseriesthatwilldocumenttheregionalexhibitions
presented
Decemberv Finalwalk-throughofthespacev InstallationoftheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtsignage
2016Januaryv LaunchofthewebsiteandAlperFacebookandTwitteraccountsv ExhibitionInstallationbegan
o Museumstaffinitiatedtheweeks-longprocessofinstallingthefirstexhibition,CircleofFriends
v SpecialPreviewo TheAlperopenedwithaneveningofmusic,artandcelebrationformuseummembers,
artistsintheinauguralexhibition,andfriendsoftheAlperv GrandOpening
o CircleofFriendswasrevealedtothepublicduringthewinterexhibitionsopeningreception
SaloLevinasisaninternationally-recognizedarchitectknownforhisdistinguishedcontemporarydesigns.HisprojectsincludeAIAaward-winningdesignsforfacilitiesattheChicagoBotanicalGardensandeducationalandreligiousfacilitiesintheWashington,DCandBaltimoremetropolitanregions.
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Februaryv Thefurniturearrived!v Thefirstofmanysalon-styleconversationsattheAlper
o ArtistRenéeStoutandcuratorLeslieKing-Hammonddiscussedfemaleartistsandtheimportanceoftheirsupportgroups.Averyentertainingstarttothesalon-series!
Marchv AlpergothipwithanInstagramaccountv DuetothegenerousdonationofPatriciaAlper-Cohn,theAlperisabletoofferfreecoffeeinthe
communityspace
Aprilv ThesecondAlperexhibition,TwistedTeenagePlot,opened
The design and construction of the Alper Initiative forWashington Art would not have been successfulwithout the help of our university partners in the AU and Katzen Facilities Departments, EnergyManagement, Public Safety, and the Dean’s Office namely: Lisa Ager, Van Dewitt, William Flint, EthanHicks,GeorgeMerchant,BeccaMenzer,JimMerrifield,ErinNixon,HollyMussatti,DougPierce,Anna-MariaVincent,andGamzeZeytinci.
AlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtExhibitions
CircleofFriendsJanuary23throughMarch13,2016InconjunctionwithRenéeStout:TalesoftheConjureWoman,theinauguralexhibitionoftheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtfeatures16womenartistsfromtheBaltimore/WashingtonregionwhoformedStout'sartisticcohort.TheseartistsinfluencedStout,wereinfluencedbyher,orprovidedsupporttoStoutsinceshearrivedinDCin1985.Theexhibitiondemonstrateshowartistsrelyoneachother’ssupportfortheirworktoflourish.ItalsoprovidesaninterestingperspectiveontheworkingsoftheWashingtonartworldoverthelast30years.
CatalogueStats:36Pages
TwistedTeenagePlotApril2throughMay29,2016CoincidingwitharetrospectiveofKevinMacDonald’swork,theAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtpresentsthesecondexhibitioninitsspace:TwistedTeenagePlot.
Besidesbeinganexcellentartist,MacDonaldalsoplayedinbands,mostnotablyTwistedTeenagePlot.TheAlperInitiativeexhibitionshowcasedvisualartistswhoplayedinbandsinWashingtoninthelate70sandearly80s,includingRobinRose,JoeWhite,DickBangham,ClarkFox(akaMichaelClark),MichaelBarron,JudithWatkinsTartt,J.W.Mahoney,SteveLudlum,RootBoySlim,MichaelMcCall,andMichaelReidy.
Inadditiontotheartist'svisualwork,theexhibitionincludedsoundrecordings,posters,videos,andmemorabiliafromthebandstheseartistswereapartof:UrbanVerbs,RootBoySlim,TinyDeskUnit,TheExaminers,TwistedTeenagePlot,(the)Razz,andTheSlickeeBoys.
CatalogueStats:48Pages
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SalonSeriesFREEPARKINGisanewseriesofsalon-style,earlyeveningconversationsintheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtspace.Theformatoftheseeventsensuresanintimateeveningoflivelydiscussion.ThesalonisopentoanyoneinterestedindiscussingtheartandartistsoftheWashingtonMetropolitanarea.
FREEPARKING:CircleofFriendswasheldonFebruary16andfeaturedadiscussionbetweenartistRenéeStoutandcuratorLeslieKing-Hammondonfemaleartistsandtheirsupportgroups.
FREEPARKING:TwistedTeenageplotwasheldonMay5andfeaturedaconversationwithBillWarrellandMichaelOlshonsky,reviewingthelifeandartofmusiciansinthe70sand80sDCPunkandNewWavemusicscenes.
AdvisoryCouncilv CarolynAlperv PatriciaAlper-Cohnv LennyCampellov LeatriceEaglev BarbaraKernev VivienneLassmanv SharonWolpoff
PhilanthropistandAlperInitiativeVisionaryCarolynAlper
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ExhibitionsSummer2015June13–July26
VisvaldisZiedinšTravelsintheImaginationWorkingquietlyandinnearobscurityduringthedarkdaysoftheLatvianSovietperiod,artistVisvaldisZiedinšamassedaremarkablebodyofover3,000works.Thissurveybringshiswittyassemblages,sculptures,collagesandpaintingstoAmericanaudiencesforthefirsttime.Theseworksrevealavividimaginationunfetteredbymaterialandpoliticalpressuresandbearcomparisontocontemporaneousexplorationsbysuchbetterknownavant-gardistsasPabloPicasso,JohnCage,JosephCornell,RobertRauschenberg,AntoniTàpiesandArman.ThisexhibitionispartoftheLatvianPresidencyoftheCounciloftheEuropeanUnionpublicdiplomacyandcultureprogram.SpecialthankstotheEmbassyoftheRepublicofLatviaandtheLatvianInstituteforContemporaryArtsfortheirsupport.
Stone,SilenceandSpeech:SculpturesbySyGresserOvermorethansixdecades,SyGresser(1926-2014)wrestledwithissuesandideasthatdefinehumanity.Beginningasapoet,hemetamorphosedintoasculptorofstoneandwood.Ifnothingismoresilentthanastone,Gresser’schisel,harnessedtohisvoraciousmind,yieldedadistinctvocabularythatinterwoveabstractionwithfigurationandproducedacontinuous,broadlyfocusedandeloquentcommentaryontheworld.
RealismTransformed:JohnWinslow'sWildNewWorldIntheearlytomid-1980s,masterfulWashingtonrealistJohnWinslowengineeredaseriesofstunningchangesinhiswork:preciselydefinedspacesbecameambiguous,rightanglesbecameswoopingcurves,andonce-staticfiguresleftgravitybehindtodancegracefullyandcrazilythroughtheair.Byradicallyrecastinghisart,Winslowsetthestageforthesurprising,vibrantandequallymasterfulbodyofworkthatisthefocusofthisexhibition.
Outliers:KurtGodwinandBetsyPackardCuratedbyJ.W.Mahoney,OutliersisadialoguebetweentwoWashington-areaartistswhohavebeenworkingoutsidetheboundariesofmainstreamcontemporaryartforoverthreedecades.KurtGodwin(1956-2014)andBetsyPackardhaveeffectivelytransformedordinaryobjects,foundimages,andsimplematterintofundamentallynewconditionsofmeaning.Suchexpansionsofart'srealpossibilitiesarewhatoutliersdo.
MichaelGross:AbstractionMichaelGross,painterandprintmaker,offersexpressiveandemotion-filledworksusingakaleidoscopeofcolor.Grosscreatesartas“ameansofgrapplingwiththeimpulsesandstrugglesthatmakeupthewayIseemyplaceintheworld.”Throughhisvisuallexicon,whichisdevoidofideologicalreference,Michaelseekstocreateorderfromchaos.Hislyricalcompositionsofconcatenatedlines,texturedsurfacesandrichhuesinvokeAbstractExpressionismandpayhomagetotheartistswhoinspirehiswork:WillemDeKooning,RichardDiebenkornandJacksonPollock.
Hiroshima-NagasakiAtomicBombExhibitionIncommemorationofthe70thanniversaryoftheattacks,thispowerfulshowincludes20artifactscollectedfromthedebrisofthe1945atomicbombingsofHiroshimaandNagasaki,aswellas6
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largefoldingscreensthatdepictthehorrorsoftheevent.1995NobelPeacePrizenominees,IriandToshiMaruki,createdatotalof15screensover32years,from1950.Thisexhibition,madepossiblebytheHiroshimaPeaceMemorialMuseumandtheNagasakiAtomicBombMuseum,ismeanttodeepenanunderstandingofthedamagewroughtbynuclearweaponsandinspirepeaceinthe21stcentury.ThisexhibitionwasorganizedincollaborationwithProfessorPeterKuznick,DirectoroftheNuclearStudiesInstituteatAmericanUniversity.
EarlyFall2015September12–October18
PulseoftheFutureContemporaryChineseArtcapturedtheworld'sattentioninthe1980s.Nowthenextgenerationiscomingofageandstakingitsownclaimforartisticprecedence.TheexhibitionwasorganizedincollaborationwiththeBeijingYouthInternationalCultureandArtsAssociation.
WalterMcConnell:ItinerantEdensAseriesofmalefiguresderivedfromfamilialmodelsarecentraltoWalterMcConnell’sinstallation,OfFableandFacsimile.Renderedinmoist,unfiredclayandsealedinterrarium-likeplasticenclosures,McConnell’searthenbodiesappearfragile,apparitional—sustainedmomentarilyintheirfictionallandscapes—positingimpermanenceastheinevitableconditionofnaturalsystems.Thefiguresintheinstallationsaredigitallyscannedandprototypedfromlivemodels,includingtheartist,his83-year-oldfather,andhisnephew,representingthreegenerationsofmalefamilymembers.Afullbodyscanner,housedintheSchoolofHumanEcologyatCornellUniversity,producedthefiles;prototypedmodelswereCNCmilledor3Dprinted,plastermoldsweremade.Thefiguresappearingintheinstallationareterracottaclays,castandpulledfromthesemolds.WalterMcConnellisbestknownforhismoistclayinstallationshousedinplasticenclosuresthataddresstherelationshipbetweennatureandculture.HisworkhasbeenwidelyexhibitedinternationallyandinvenuesacrosstheUS,includingtheDenverArtMuseum,MassMoca,andthePhiladelphiaMuseumofArt.
MaryShaffer:ReflectionsandContradictionsInfluentialsculptorMaryShaffercreatesasite-specificglassandmetal“tool-wall”installationforhersolo-exhibition,tofeatureherfascinationwithdiscardedtools."Itakelovinglycrafted,hand-forgedtools—theepitomeofAmericaninventiveness—topreserveandpaytributetoactivitiesandmethodsofworkingthathavedisappearedfromourmodernlives,"shesays.Inaddition,selectglassworkfromthepastfivedecadesofShaffer'sactivecareerwillbeshown,includingherLight-Catcherseries,whichexploresthewaylightandshadowcreatethreedimensionalform.MaryShafferwasanimportantinfluenceintheearlyglassmovement.She"broughtarttoglassandglasstoart"asartcriticJohnPerraultwrites.DougHeller,aNewYorkartdealer,saysthattheglassworldwasneverthesameafterShafferburstuponthesceneintheearly1970s.Shafferinventedawholenewwaytoworkwithandthinkaboutglass—aprocessshenamed"mid-airslumping.”Shafferhasshownherworkin60museumsworldwide.TheartisthasbeenaprofessoratNewYorkUniversityandWellesleyCollege,andherworkisinthecollectionoftheMetropolitanMuseumofArt,aswellastheMuseumofModernArtinKyoto,Japan,amongmanyothers.
GerhardtKnodel:LettheGamesBegin!InGerhardtKnodel’slatestwork,gaming-basedstrategiesprovidebothavisualandaconceptualpointofentry.Likegameplaying,involvementoftenyieldsunexpectedconsequences.Approachedaspureentertainment,gamescanevolveintounexpectedexperienceswithbothalighteranda
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darkerside,subtleshiftsinexpectationrelativetooutcome.Likewisewithart.Hisworkposesquestionsaboutartandlifeinthe21stcentury.Cantheactandassociationsofplayingagamebevisuallycommunicated?Cantherushofexcitementthatcomeswithwinningbefoundinobjectsthatarephysicallyquietandexperiencedatadistance?Canthefrustrationofplayinggamesthatcannotbewonbecomealinkinunderstandingthegoalsofartinwhichtherearenorightorwronganswers?Hisworkcentersonfourgroupsofwork—conceptualgameswithhistorictextiles;visualgames;dexteritygames;andgamingwithideasaboutart.Eachofthegroupsleadstheviewertoartexperiencesinspiredbythoughtsaboutcompetition,accumulationandloss,humanrelationships,mindmanipulation,theendlessrepetitionofthepatternsoflife,andthetensionbetweeninformedauthorityandself-discoveredknowledge.Knodelintendstheworktoprovokeconsiderationoflinkstotheworldoftextilesinunexpectedandprovocativeways.
LateFall2015November7–December13
BeverlyRess:TheWorldisaNarrowBridgeOverthepastseveralyearsBeverlyResshasfocusedondrawingobjectscollectedbynaturalhistoryandmedicalmuseums,thenmanipulatingthepaperonwhichthey'redrawn.Hercloselyobservedrenderingsofobjectscombinewiththeabstractpapermanipulationstocreateacontemporaryformofmementomori.
TitusKaphar:TheVesperProjectThisinstallationisamassivesculpturalstatementwhichweavestheartist'sownworkintothewallsofa19th-centuryAmericanhouse.Kaphar'smostambitiousexpressiontodate,TheVesperProjectisaculminationofanintensefive-yearengagementwiththeloststorylinesoftheVesperfamily.Intheartist'smusings,themembersoftheVesperfamilyandtheirhistoriesareintertwinedwithKaphar'sautobiographicaldetailsandlayeredwithwidelyacceptedculturaltriggersofidentity.Periodarchitecture,giltframes,avintagetypewriter,aneglectedwardrobeandoldphotographsactasseeminglyrecognizableelements,butbyemployingeverytoolofhistrade,Kapharinsinuatesdoubtandtransportstheviewerintoadisruptedmentalstate.Asthehousefractures,sodoestheviewer'sexperience.ThisexhibitionispresentedaspartoftheAUDepartmentofArt'sVisitingArtistsProgramandissponsoredbytheBurgerCollection.
JosephWhite:Post-ItAretrospectiveofDCartistJosephWhiteshowsthediversityofhisworkfromthe1980stothepresent.Theexhibitionincludeslarge-scalerepresentationalpaintings,worksonpaperandhislatestpaintingsbasedonPost-Itdrawings.
SusanneKessler:JerusalemTracingthelinesofthecitymapofJerusalemwithpencilorwire,againandagain,likeamantraorprayer,allowsSusanneKesslertofeelclosetoJerusalem—thecityofmankind.Acitywherethreemonotheisticreligionscometogether,JerusalemisageographicgatewaybetweentheEastandtheWest,aplacewhereconflictshaveinfluenceontheworld.Kessler'sexhibitionspeakstoitsarchitecture,tobringforththeideasoftransparency,continuity,differenceandconflictinapassage-likeenvironment.
MichelineKlagsbrun:FreeFallFlowDCbasedartistMichelineKlagsbrun'slatestworkrangesfrominkandpencildrawingsonvellumtolargecanvasesandthree-dimensionalwallhangingsandsculpturalforms.Createdbyadynamic
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interplayoflines,colorsandtextures,andimbuedwithlight,Klagsbrun'snewworksappearweightlessandephemeral.ThetitleFreeFallFlowistheriffofflyricsfromtheDoors'1968song,Yes,TheRiverKnows,alludingtothefluidandliminalstatesoftransformationinwhichmultipleforms,naturalandhuman,animateandinanimate,areco-present.ThisexhibitionwascuratedbyVeselaSretenović.
JohnWinslow,RealismTransformed
DocumentingAmerica:FacingChangeandTheFSAAsapartnerofFotoWeekDC,themuseumwillpresentagroupphotographyshowintheKreegerLobby,directlyoutsideofthemuseumfrontdoors.FacingChangeisauniquephotographycollectiveengagedinalong-termprojecttodocumentAmerica.Thegroups'tenmemberswereinspiredbyFSAphotographersofthe1930sand'40s.Adeeplyheldbeliefinthepowerofphotographytoinformandaffectchangebringsthephotographersfromthetwoerastogether.
ArtandDesign:TwoDesignersandTheirArtMichaelGrahamandMarcPekalabothtrainedingraphicdesignprogramsandwentontocareersinteachingandcommercialdesign.Theirdesigneducationsprovidedafoundationandlanguagefortheirvisualexploration.PekalagrewupinBaltimoreseeingtheposterartofthepopmusiccultureanddevelopedaloveforusingtypographicformstosolvevisualproblemswhilestudyingatAU.GrahamstudiedinRomeandbecameenamoredwithClassicalartandinscriptionalletterforms.
FrancisCape&HarmonyHammond:AngleofReposeTheengineeringterm"angleofrepose"referstothesteepestanglematerialcanbepiledwithoutcollapsing.ThecollaborativeinstallationoftheworksofsculptorFrancisCapeandpainterHarmonyHammondreflectontheprecariousness—financial,political,socialandemotional—ofourlives.Bothpresentabsentbodiesandquestionthesignificanceofobjectsandthevulnerabilityofourdreams.TheexhibitionfeaturesCape'sForeclosure,ascatterofevictedhand-crafted
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furniturecoalescingaroundadepletedbed,andHammond'slargenear-monochromeFleshFoldpaintingswiththeirskinpulledbacktorevealarawnessunderneath,andtwosmallermixed-mediaworkssuggestingaruptureinthedomesticenvironment.
Winter2016January23–March13
RenéeStout-TalesoftheConjureWomanTheexhibitionfeaturesrecentworkbyDC-basedRenéeStout,whoisbestknownforherexplorationofvestigialretentionsofAfricanculturaltraditionsasmanifestedincontemporaryAmerica.Formanyyears,theartisthasusedthealteregoFatimaMayfield,afictitiousherbalist/fortuneteller,asavehicletorole-playandconfrontissuessuchasromanticrelationships,socialills,orfinancialwoesinawaythatisopen,creative,andhumorous.Theexhibitionfocusesontheartist'sassumedrolethroughanarrayofworksinvariousmedia.AsStoutexplains,"thecommonthreadrunningthroughbodiesofmyworkofthepastseveralyearsisthecontinuingneedforself-discoveryandtheneedtounderstandandmakesenseofhumanmotivesandthewaywerelateandrespondtoeachother."
MaggieMichael:APhraseHunginMidairAsIfFrozenThismid-careersurveyfeaturestheworkofWashington,DC-basedartistMaggieMichaelfrom2002tothepresentday.Herpaintings—atonceintuitiveandconceptual—areadirectresponsetotheworldaroundher.Michael’sworkservesasaplatformforexploringphysicality,theworkingsoflanguage,literature,andthevagariesofemotionandinformation.BeginningwithherseriesofClonesin2002,inwhichshecreatedpairsofimprobablyidenticalpoursofpaint,Michaelhaspursuedanapproachbasedasmuchinchanceandthefelicityinherentinhermediumasincontrol.Michaeldescribesherworkas“pausingtheflowoftime,”embodyingarecordofaparticularexperienceaswellasforminganexperienceinitself.
Impact!TheLegacyoftheWomen'sCaucusforArtImpact!TheLegacyoftheWomen'sCaucusforArt(WCA)celebratestheimpactoftheWCALifetimeAchievementAwards,presentedannuallytoartists,arthistorians,andcuratorssincetheywerefirstpresentedattheWhiteHousein1979.TheWCAawardsceremonytakesplaceduringtheannualconferencesoftheCollegeArtAssociation(CAA)anditsaffiliateWCA.Theexhibition,curatedbyawardeeandformerCAApresident,LeslieKing-Hammond,focusesontheimpactofandconnectionsamongtheawardeesthemselves.
CircleofFriends*DescriptionunderAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt
Spring2016April2–May29
SouthernConstellationsSouthernConstellationsisthethirdexhibitioninTransformer’sfour-partDoYouKnowWhereYourArtComesFrom?Series,presentedovertwoyearsintheAUMuseum.CuratedbyVictoriaReis,Executive&ArtisticDirectorofTransformer,incollaborationwithTimDoud,AssociateProfessorofArtandcoordinatoroftheVisitingArtistProgramatAU,thisexhibitionhighlightstheworkofElsewhere,alivingmuseumandresidencyprogramsetinathree-storyformerthriftstore
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inGreensboro,NC.ItprofilestheworkofsixartistsandhighlightstheircuratorialinitiativetoextendexperimentalpracticesandcreativenetworksintheSouth.
WilliamDunlap:LookAtIt-ThinkAboutItLookatIt—ThinkAboutItisasurveyexhibitionofselectworks,datingfromthe1970stothepresent.Paintings,constructions,andworksonpaper,foundandfashionedobjects,allreflecttheartist’sinterestinthenarrativetraditioninthevisualartsandmodernism’sconcernswithremoteassociationandconceptualism.Dunlapinvitestheviewerstowillinglysuspendtheirdisbelief.Intheappropriatelytitledexhibition,theartistseekstopresentasimplelessonabouthisworkandartingeneral—tolookatitandthinkaboutit.Dunlapemphasizesthecontemplative,meditativeeffectofstandingbeforeanobject,lettingitaffectitsviewerasitmay.
KevinMacDonald:TheTensionofaSuspendedMomentAnemptyboothatadiner.Thefaçadeofasuburbancottage.Factorychimneysoutlinedagainstagraysky.Thesearejustafewoftheimagesrenderedincoloredpencil,pastel,oroilpaintbytheartist,KevinMacDonald.Formorethan30years,MacDonald’sartworkfoundcriticalpraiseandpopularacclaimintheWashingtonregionandbeyond.WhenMacDonalddiedofkidneycancerin2006,hewasattheheightofhispowers.Tenyearsafterhispassing,weareproudtobeabletopresentthefirstmajormuseumexhibitionofhiswork.
TwistedTeenagePlot*DescriptionunderAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt
196K:MasterofFineArtFirstYearApril2-April20,2016196KfeaturestheworkofMillsBrown,AaronEckstein,YaroslavKoporulin,SarahEllenNorman,SarahO’Donoghue,JenNoone,andZarinaZuparkhodjaeva.
Ten:MasterofFineArtThesisExhibitionsApril30-May29,2016AmericanUniversity'sStudioArtProgrampresentsthethesisworkofMasterofFineArtscandidates:SaraCaporaletti,SarahDale,CareyFrancis,JiheeKang,JeanKim,ZackMcGhin,CalliMoore,JoumanaMoukarim,SamanthaSethi,andKatelynWood.Ten:MFAThesisExhibitionshowcasesadiverserangeofthemesandextendedexplorationsintoavarietyofmediausedbytheseemergingartists.Throughresearch,experimentation,andreflectioneachartistdisplaysanindividualpractice.
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Events&ProgramsRECURRINGPROGRAMS
YOGAINTHEGALLERIESCertifiedKripaluyogainstructorEvaBlutingerteachesarejuvenatingclassinthepeacefulsurroundingsofarteveryWednesdayat10aminthemuseum.Costis$10perclassandfreeformembers.
WEEKLYTOURSEachFridayat11:30am,themuseum’svolunteerdocentsgivetoursofthecurrentexhibitionsandcoveranewsubjecteveryweek.It’sfreeandopentothepublic.
KIDS@KATZENTheKids@KatzenFamilyDayprogramofferschildrenfromages5-12andtheirparentsauniqueopportunitytoengagewithcurrentexhibitionsandeachcreatetheirownworksofartinahands-onexperience.Thesebi-monthlyartclassesareheldat1pmonSundays.
DOTHELOOPEachfallseason,ninegalleriesandthreemuseumsinNWWashington/UpperGeorgetownopentheirdoorsfordaylongfreetourswithashuttleprovidedbetweenvenues:AmericanUniversityMuseum,TheKreegerMuseum,DumbartonOaksMuseum,AddisonRipleyFineArt,RobertBrownGallery,NeptuneFineArt,MaurineLittletonGallery,SusanCallowayFineArts,Artist’sProof,CrossMacKenzie,AllWeArt,andWashingtonPrintmakers
MUSICINTHEMUSEUMWepartneredwiththenewmusiccollectiveINTERFERENCEIntermediatobringnewmusicandnewmediatoWashington,DC.Formedin2015bycomposerStevenAntoscaandAUfacultymembersWilliamBrentandNancyJoSnider,INTERFERENCEistheEnsemble-in-ResidencefortheConnectedseries,focusingontheuseoftechnologyincompositionandperformance.ConcertsarepresentedinpartnershipwiththeCulturalServicesoftheEmbassyofFrance.Programsthisyearincluded:elements:fivetransfigurationsforcelloandcomputerforsolocelloandcomputerbycomposerSteveAntosca(featuringSteveAntosca,WilliamBrent,andTobiasWerner);AFrenchAmericanCollaborationincollaborationwiththeCulturalServicesoftheEmbassyofFranceandJupiterforsolofluteandcomputer(featuringPhilippeManoury,WilliamBrent,andLisaCella,);TheMusicofMortonSubotnick(including:Axolotl,LinaBahn,;FallingLeaves,JennyLin,andTrembling,LinaBahnandJennyLin);andFromSilverApplesoftheMoontoASkyofCloudlessSulphur:VII,(featuringMortonSubotnickandLillevan;andSolos&Ensemble(featuringSteveAntosca,FernandoBenadon,WilliamBrent,FrederickWeck,andothers.)
SPECIALPROGRAMS
LATESPRING
GalleryTalk:Stone,SilenceandSpeechCuratorOriZ.SoltesdiscussedthelifeandworkofSyGressersurroundedbySy’sworkinthesculpturegarden.
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AllSoulsChurchUnitarianChoirinfrontoftheMarukipanelsduringtheHiroshima-NagasakiAtomicBombexhibition
ViewingReceptionforCulturalTreasuresfromtheShandongProvince ThestonecarvingartworksinChina’sShandongprovinceplayanimportantroleinpreservingthecountry’sancientculture.Fortwoweeks,theAUMuseumdisplayedacollectionofrubbingsthatexhibitthefinecalligraphy,folkinscriptions,andimageryofthesecarvings.ThisreceptionofferedpatronstherarechancetominglewithChinesedignitarieswhileviewingtheseartifactsupclose.
Curator’sCircleDinnerattheIrishInn(MembershipEvent)IntimatedinnerforCurator’sCircleLevelmembersattheIrishInn
SummerMembers’Opening(MembershipEvent)AneveningreceptionandexhibitionpreviewwithremarksbytheLatvianAmbassador,AndrisRazāns
SummerArtists’ReceptionThisreceptioncelebratedtheopeningoffivenewexhibitionswiththeartistsandcuratorsofthesummershows.
GalleryTalk:Hiroshima-NagasakiAtomicBombExhibitionCuratorsdiscussedtheimportanceofcarryingonthememoryofthevictimsoftheatomicbomb.ThetalkfeaturedremarksbyMr.KenjiShiga,DirectoroftheHiroshimaPeaceMemorialMuseum,andthetestimonyofMr.SadaoYamamoto,asurvivoroftheAtomicbomb.
PanelDiscussion:ToRememberandReflectInconjunctionwiththeHiroshima-NagasakiAtomicBombExhibition,thispanelbroughttogetherseveralartistswhohaveaddressedwar-relatedsufferingintheirownwork.PanelistsincludedKristineYukiAono,KittyKlaidman,MiriamMorselNathan,andAidaSehovic.
Symposium:DecisiontoDroptheAtomicBombThisfilmscreeningandsymposiumbroughttogetherapanelofprominenthistorianstoreflectonthedecisiontodroptheatomicbombsanditsimplications.
GalleryTalkwithJohnWinslowJohnWinslowdiscussedtheevolutionofhispracticethroughtheyears,endingwiththerecentworkfeaturedinhissoloexhibitionRealismTransformed:JohnWinslow’sWildNewWorld.
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GalleryTalk:OutliersCuratorJ.W.MahoneyreviewedthreedecadesofworkbyKurtGodwinandBetsyPackard,twoWashington-areaartistswhoseunexpectedandvisuallynarrativepiecesinOutliershappilystrayedawayfromtheconventional.
GalleryTalkwithMichaelGrossMichaelGrossencouragedpatronstoexplorehispaintingsandmonoprintsinAbstraction.MichaelGross:AbstractionIIwasalsoonviewatGalleryBinBethesda,July8–30.
YoungProfessionals’HappyHour(MembershipEvent)AlocallythemedhappyhourattheAmericanUniversityMuseumforDC’sculturallyengagedyoungprofessionals
PoetryReadingintheMuseumInconjunctionwiththeOutliersexhibition,curatorJ.W.MahoneyinvitedpatronstoapoetryreadingwithpoetFredPollack.Weencouragedpatronstomakeafternoonofitandcomeat12:30foradocentledtourpriortothereading.
Commemoratingthe70thAnniversaryoftheAtomicBombings Incommemorationofthe70thanniversaryoftheAtomicBombingsatHiroshimaandNagasaki,thiseveningincludedtestimonybytwoHibakushi(survivorsoftheatomicbombings)andapianoandchoralperformancebythechildrenofLittleFriendsofPeace.
EARLYFALL
EarlyFallMembers’Opening(MembershipEvent)DirectorJackRasmusseninvitedmembersandtheirgueststoviewtheEarlyFallexhibitions,includingatourandlectureonthecontemporaryChineseartinPulseoftheFuture.
EarlyFallArtists’ReceptionPatronsandfriendsmixedandmingledwithartistsandcuratorsattheEarlyFallReception
GalleryTalkwithGerhardtKnodelTalkwithGerhardtKnodelabouthisinteractive,thoughtprovokingworkinLetTheGamesBegin!
GalleryTalkwithMaryShafferMarySchafferdiscussedhersite-specificglassinstallationinReflectionsandContradictions:fivedecades
GalleryTalkwithWalterMcConnellWalterMcConnellexplainedtheuniqueprocessbehindhislarge-scalemoistclayinstallationsinItinerantEdens:OfFableandFacsimile
GalleryTalkwithSusanneKesslerSusanneKesslerdiscussedtheinspirationforherinstallationJerusalem
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LATEFALL
LateFallMembers’Opening(MembershipEvent)DirectorJackRasmusseninvitedmembersandtheirgueststoaspecialMembers’eventincelebrationofthemuseum’s10-YearAnniversarytohonortheartists,curatorsandmuseumsupporters.Afterthetoast,artistsFrancisCapeandHarmonyHammonddiscussedtheirworkinAngleofRepose.
Artists’OpeningArtists,curatorsandmuseumpatronsmingledattheLateFallReception.
GalleryTalkwithMichelineKlagsbrunArtistMichelineKlagsbrunandcuratorVeselaStretenovitouredthebodyofworkshowninFreeFallFlow.
GalleryTalkwithBeverlyRessAconversationbetweencuratorAnetaGeorgievska-ShineandartistBeverlyRessonherlatestworkfeaturedinTheWorldisaNarrowBridge.
GalleryTalkwithJoeWhiteArtistJoeWhitesharedstoriesabouthisprolificcareerandwhatledhimtothePost-Itdrawings.
HolidayBrunchintheMuseum(MembershipEvent)VolunteersandDirector’sLevelMemberswereinvitedtodineinthegalleriessurroundedbyTheVesperProjectcreatedbyartistTitusKaphar.
PanelDiscussionbytheCulturalCenterattheInter-AmericanDevelopmentBankCubaAspecialdiscussioninconjunctionwithanexhibitionofcontemporaryCubanartthatwasondisplayintheCulturalCenterattheInter-AmericanDevelopmentBank(IDB).TheexhibitionQ&AadvancedtheideathatcreativeandculturalindustriesprovideanopportunityfordevelopmentinbothNorthandSouthAmerica.
WINTER
WinterArtists’Reception&OpeningoftheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtMuseumpatronsandcommunitymemberswereinvitedtoviewthemuseum’swinterexhibitionsandexplorethefullyrenovatedspace,onthefirstflooroftheMuseum,dedicatedtotheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt.
RenéeStoutGalleryTalkPatronsmetartistRenéeStoutandheralteregoFatimaMayfield,afictitiousherbalist/fortunetellerthatservesastheinspirationbehindTalesofaConjureWoman.
Women’sCaucusforArtReceptionandPanelDiscussion CuratorLeslieKing-HammondandselectawardeesfromImpact!discussedthisprofoundexhibitioncommemoratingover37yearsofWCALifetimeAchievementAwardstoartists,arthistorians,andcurators.
FreeParking(AlperEvent)*DescriptionunderAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt
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GalleryTalkwithMaggieMichaelArtistMaggieMichaelandcuratorSarahNewmanengagedinanopenconversationaboutAPhraseHunginMidairasifFrozen,amid-careersurveyofMichael’swork.
PushingBoundariesbyEllouiseSchoettlerLocalcablehost,producer,andnationallyknownstoryteller,EllouiseSchoettler,performedinthelonggallerysurroundedbytheWinter(all-female)exhibitions.Herstoriestookaudiencesintothe1970sSecondWaveWomen’sMovementwitheyewitnesstalesofgrassrootspoliticalhistory.
TwilightMember’sClosing(MembershipEvent)Membersexploredthewinterexhibitionsduringthisprivateafter-hourseventwhileminglingwithCarolynAlperinthenewspacededicatedtotheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt.
SPRING
Members’Opening(MembershipEvent) MemberspreviewedtheSpringexhibitionsandartistWilliamDunlapdiscussedhisexhibitionLookAtIt–ThinkAboutIt.
SpringOpeningReceptionOpeningreceptionforthespringexhibitions.
TwistedTeenagePlotGalleryTalkAdiscussionwithfeaturedartistsontheiridentitiesasbothartistsandmusiciansandWashington’sundergroundartsceneinthelate70sandearly80s.
60-60-60PresentedbyAU’sStudioArtProgram,60one-minutevideosmadebyAUstudentswithinthelast3yearswerescreenedandattendeesvotedfortheirfavorite.
BillDunlapBookReadingDunlap'sexhibition,LookAtIt -ThinkAboutIt,coincidedwiththereleaseof“ShortMeanFiction-WordsandPictures”(NautilusPublishing),acollectionofstoriesanddrawingsgleanedfromdecadesofsketchbooksandjournalsrecentlyuncoveredbytheartist.Billreadstoriesandsignedbooks.
SouthernConstellationsGalleryTalkGeorgeScheer,ExecutiveDirectorofElsewhere,VictoriaReis,Executive&ArtisticDirectorofTransformerandTimDoud,AssociateProfessorofArtatAUdiscussedthecuratorialinitiativetoextendexperimentalpracticesandcreativenetworksintheSouth.
SouthernConstellationsConvergence:ExploringExperimentalPracticeandResourcesinSouthernCitiesTransformer&Elsewhereorganizedasymposiumwithnationalartsleadersmappingartspaces,artistledprojects,andtheresourcesthatsupporttheminarangeofSoutherncities.
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MFAGalleryTalk&ExhibitionOpening EachMFAstudentpresentedashortgallerytalk.Theeveningincludedperformanceandsocialengagementart.
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RecentAcquisitions2014-2015Acquisitions
RobertD’Arista,paperinasketchbook,112misc.worksonpaperinasketchbook,2014.22.1
HenriMatisse,ExhibitionPoster,TheThousandandOneNights(Juin’50),lithograph,2014.1.1
DanKunhe,Untitled,acryliconcanvas,2014.10.1
EdKelley,PovertyisUnderrated,colorphotograph,2014.11.1
JonEaton,HomagetoPicassoTomandSpring,monoprintonpaper,2014.12.1JoeShannon,DegasVariation/MontgomeryCounty,oilonboard,2014.13.1DeborahKahn,Untitled,graphiteonpaper,2012.14.1PatSegnan,TerraInfirmaoryoumeanitsreallyflat?,collage,2014.15
PeterCharles,ThreeHeartsforSteve,steelsculpture,2014.16
W.D.Hamilton,ColonelJohnGordonBattelle,1845-1918,oiloncanvas,2014.17
HeleneHerzbrun,Unititled,acryliconboard,2014.18.1
HeleneHerzbrun,Untitled,acryliconboard,2014.18.2HeleneHerzbrun,Untitled,acryliconboard,2014.18.3PatrickMcDonough,092310AxeThrowing(FirstPlace),fabricpaint,threadoncanvasoncanvas,2014.19.1AlanStone,Untitled,charcoalandwatercoloronPaper,2014.19.2
TracyHambley,Heroes,ArchiveWorldWarIIphotographsandbulletsonBoard,2014.2.1
JohnWinslow,StudyforIntheStudio,watercoloronpaper,2014.20.2
RobertW.Gates,Portfoliobook,2014.21.1
WilliamNewman,SolarEclipseonYellowstone,oiloncanvasonmountedwood,2014.24.1JeanneGentryKeck,Time/MercyofEternity,oilandmixedmaterialsoncanvas,2014.25.1LeonardMaurer,Susannah,print,2014.26.1
Unknown,OrchestraStand,mixedmedia,2014.27.1
ElliottThompson,YellowColorFieldPaintingTwentyEight,acryliconcanvas,2014.28.1
FrankWright,AnOliveTree,inkdrawing,2014.29
CarolGrigg,PaintedPonies,watercoloronpaper,2014.3
Unknown,UnknownPaintingofaChurch/Mission,oiloncanvas,2014.3M.Faroukh,CopyofLionsCourtyard-AlhambraPalace,Granda,Spain,2014.31
M.Webb,DvanWyk,2014.32Unknown,CopyofthePortraitofBeatriceCencibyGuidoReni,printoncanvasandboard,2014.33
CharlesRitchie,BlueTwilight,darkmanneraquatint,2014.34
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MichaelClark,Windows,acryliconcanvas,2014.35.1WilliamWillis,FallingTree.handpaintedblackandwhitelithograph,2014.35.2ColbyCaldwell,WheatfieldNo.1,irisprintonpaper,2014.35.3
RockneKrebs,ARainbowTree,lithograph,2014.35.4
LoisMailouJones,AShadyNook--LeJardinduLuxembourg,serigraphonpaper,2014.35.5
KeithMorrison,NewbornChildonaTropicalBier,oiloncanvas,2014.35.6
NanMontgomery,YellowSquarewithCircleandTriangle,oilonwood,2014.35.7
WilliamCalfee,Untitled,oilonpaperboard,2014.36DonKimes,Trasimeno1,2014.37.1
DonKimes,TrasimenoII,2014.37.2SallyGall,Fiji,archivalpigmentprint,2014.38.1
SallyGall,Martha'sVineyard,archivalpigmentprint,2014.38.2
SallyGall,Ayutthaya,Thailand,archivalpigmentprint,2014.38.3
SallyGall,Galveston,archivalpigmentprint,2014.38.4EricRudd,Abstraction,oiloncanvas,2014.39.1
BettyZeiger,Levels,oiloncanvas,2014.39.2
ClaudiaVess,Abstraction,acryliconpaper,2014.39.3
GailHillowWatkins,Fieldstone,mixedmediaoncanvasboard,2014.39.4WaynePaige,PickleLily'sRampage,mixedmedia,2014.4.1
JFeiffer,Obama!OurObama!,print,2014.4RonHaynie,ThreeYoungBoysPlayiinginSurf,WatercoloronPaper,2014.5.1NocheCrist,Succubus,mixedmedia,2014.6.1
BetsyPackard,ListeningWoman,plaster,terracotta,fabric,2014.7.1
JanosEnyedi,AnvilSong,steel,2014.8.1
SidneyLawrence,SelfPortraitwithaSwelledHead,oiloncanvasandwood,2014.9.1ElizabethPeak,QStreet,monoprint,2014.23.1
WilliamWoodward,Kimono,oiloncanvas,2015.10.1
WillemdeLooper,Untitled,watercoloronpaper,2015.10.1WillemdeLooper,Untitled,watercoloronpaper,2015.10.2WilliamWoodward,BrittanyLandscape,watercoloronpaperwithframe,2015.10.3WillemdeLooper,Untitled,watercoloronpaper,2015.10.4Boehm Black,CappedChickadee,2015.7.1
Boehm,CanadaGeese,2015.7.10Boehm,BabyRobin,2015.7.11
Boehm,MeadowLark,2015.7.12
HeleneHerzbrun,Untitled,2015.4Unknown,ImageofAcrobaticsandDancers,2015.4.1PrentissTaylor,PrintClubofAlbany,2015.5.1
PrentissTaylor,PreludestoFinland,2015.5.10
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PrentissTaylor,CliffandRuin:CanyondeChellry,2015.5.11PrentissTaylor,SelfReflectionsattheMetropolitianMuseumofArt,2015.5.13PrentissTaylor,ChurchofTromfos,2015.5.15
PrentissTaylor,EarlyMusic,2015.5.2PrentissTaylor,JulliardPlayingWebern,2015.5.3
PrentissTaylor,WatermelonWagon,2015.5.4
PrentissTaylor,UprootedStalk,2015.5.5PrentissTaylor,Sculptor'sFamily,2015.5.6
PrentissTaylor,RoxburyFoundry,2015.5.7
PrentissTaylor,Xochimilco:CincodeMayo,2015.5.8PrentissTaylor,ConnecticutNight,2015.5.9Boehm,HedglingMagpie,2015.7.13
Boehm,YoungAmericanBaldEagle,2015.7.14Boehm,RingNeckedPheasant,2015.7.15
Boehm,TreeSparrow,2015.7.16Boehm,CanadaGeese,2015.7.17
Boehm Ring,NeckedPheasants,2015.7.18Boehm,LesserPrarieChicken,2015.7.19
Boehm,Nuthatch,2015.7.2
Boehm,DowneyWoodpeckers,2015.7.20Boehm,MorningDoves,2015.7.21
StellulaCalluope,Paphipedilum,2015.7.22
Boehm,Mallard,2015.7.23
Boehm,Calf,ceramic,2015.7.24
Boehm,Hunter,ceramic,2015.7.3
Boehm,Adios,ceramic,2015.7.4Boehm,GoldenCrownedKinglets,ceramic,2015.7.5Boehm,BlueGrosbeak,ceramic,2015.7.6
Boehm,LesserPrairieChicken,ceramic,2015.7.7Boehm,Untitled,ceramic,2015.7.8
31WorldWarIandIIprints,2015.8.1-2015.8.33
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Fellowships,Internships,StudentEmployment&ExchangesFELLOWSHIPS
AileenBeringerFirstYear,M.A.ArtsManagementAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt:socialmediastrategyandexecution,webpagemanagement
AlyssaMontchalFirstYear,M.A.ArtsManagementMuseumVolunteerProgram:coordinationofmuseumtours,oversightanddevelopmentofvolunteernewsletter
HollandGormleySecondYear,M.A.ArtsManagementOfficeofAssistantDirector:assistAssistantDirectorwithloanagreementorganization,galleryattendantmanagement,andgrantwriting.(Holland’sinterestingrantwritingresultedinthedevelopmentofafreeKids@Katzenprogramfor60studentsatHoraceMannElementarySchool.)
ZhenLiuFirstYear,M.A.ArtsManagementMuseumVisitorServices:Campusoutreachandmuseumretailmanagement
INTERNSHIPS
HenryDuongJunior,SchoolofCommunicationsMuseumMarketing:socialmediastrategyandexecutionandcommunityoutreach
SusanLaudicinaMuseumCollection:ResearchandconservationofWorldWarIposters.
HannahShambroomSecondYear,SchoolofInternationalServiceOfficeofAssistantDirector:developmentofvolunteereducationalmaterialsanddocentguides,managementandcontentgenerationforDirector&Curator’sblog
LexieTysonJunior,SchoolofCommunicationsMuseumMarketing:graphicdesign
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STUDENTEMPLOYMENT
Eachsemester,themuseumemploys15-20studentgalleryattendants,3-4RegistrarandPreparatorassistants,and3-5museumshopattendants.
ExhibitionExchangeCuratorialPracticestudentsfromAmericanUniversityandVilniusAcademyofArts(VAA)inLithuaniapresentedtwouniqueexhibitionsasapartofaneducationalandartisticexchangebetweenthetwouniversities.Thestudentsfrombothuniversitiesdevelopedtheirskillsinthemanagementofartaswellaspromotionoftheartisticambitionsoftheirfellowstudentsthroughaninternationalexchangeofexhibitions.Underthesupervisionoftheirprofessors,thesestudentspracticedallpracticalstagesofthecuratorialprocess,startingwiththeinceptionofartisticideastotheirpresentationintheformofanexhibitiontotheinternationalpublic.
LostandFound:YoungArtfromLithuaniawasshownattheAmericanUniversityMuseumfromApril25–May24,2015.TheexhibitionwastheresultofasearchforpromisingyoungartistsfromtheVilniusAcademyoftheArtsandthenotionofaso-called“Lost-And-Found”office,thefirstofwhichwasfoundedinParisin1805tocollectitemslostinthecitystreets.Inthisexhibition,thecuratorssearchedforVAAartistsdiscoveringtheiridentity.Theshowpresentsawiderangeofmediavaryingfromtraditionalcraftsmanshiptouniquetechnologicalsolutions.
AsaresponsetotheVAAshowthattookplaceintheAmericanUniversityMuseum,JackRasmussen’scuratorialclasssimilarlyexploredyoungartistsidentitiesintheirexhibitionEPluribusUnumonviewattheVAAfromOctober1-October31,2015."OutofMany,One”isthequotefromtheGreatSealoftheUnitedStatesthatrepresentsthenation’sideals.Outofcountlessindividuals,cultures,andcommunities,onenationemerges.Expressionsofidentityaresimilarlyforged.AmericanUniversityartistsexploredtheconstructionanduseofbuildingofthoseidentities.Theartistsinterpretedthistopicthroughavarietyofperspectivesandmedia.Byconstructingpersonalidentitiesandinvestigatinghowoverarchingculturalnarrativesaresometimesdamagingoruplifting,theartistsdemonstratedhowidentityisbothprescribedandselfdetermined.Unwillingtobedefined,theymanipulated,obscured,andrevealednewidentities.
TheLithuanianEmbassyprovided6studentswithtravelstipendsof$1,000.Thesestipendsensuredthatthestudentscouldassistwiththecuration/installationoftheexhibitionandattendtheopeningofEPluribusUnumatVAA.
LauraPittman–CuratorialPractice,Non-Degree2015RebekahPineda–MastersofArtsManagementClassof2015HeleneGenetos–MastersofArtsManagementProgramClassof2017AdamRobertHager–MFAClassof2012AngelinaSamudre–MFAClassof2015BenTolman–MFAClassof2012
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VolunteerProgram
VolunteerEducationProgram2015-2016
TheeducationprogramforthevolunteersconsistsofactivitiesdesignedtoincreaseknowledgeofcontemporaryartandtostrengthentheroleofthevolunteerattheMuseum.TheseactivitiesincludeexhibitiontourswithDirector&Curator,JackRasmussen,aswellasaseriesoflecturesoncontemporaryart,andeducationalfieldtripstogalleries,artiststudios,museumsandcollectors.Thespeakersforthelecturesareexpertsintheirfieldandcomefromvariousmuseumsanduniversities,includingAU.
Belowisthescheduleofmeetingsandfieldtrips.
Fall
September21st-EarlyFallExhibitiontrainingwithJackRasmussenOctober5th-RebeccaStevens,CuratorattheTextileMuseumdiscussedGerhardtKnoedel’sTextiles
MuseumVolunteersserveashostsprovidingawelcomingatmosphereandvitallinkbetweentheAmericanUniversityMuseumattheKatzenArtCenteranditsvisitors.Volunteersserveasinterpreterstofacilitateconversationsthatpromoteadeeperunderstandingoftheexhibitedartworks,aswellasthemuseum’sfocusonexhibitingpoliticalart,internationalart,andlocalart.Inaddition,theroleofaVolunteeristopromoteinterestinthemuseumandtoeducatethecommunity.Specificvolunteersassignmentsincludegreeter,tourdocent,andKids@Katzenfacilitator.
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October26th-TouroftheSmithsonianAmericanArtMuseumwithCindyAron,TrusteeoftheHistoricalSocietyofWashington,DC.November9th-DocentTrainingWorkshopsessionwithAntoniaDapena-Tretter,EducationDirectorattheKreegerMuseumNovember16th-FallExhibitiontrainingwithJackRasmussenDecember7th-LectureonArtandHealthwithAnnWiker,ArtHistorianandLectureratOLLIDecember14th-FeedbackSession
Spring
February1st-ReviewofFeedbackandWinterExhibitiontrainingwithJackRasmussenFebruary22nd-TourofPathmakersexhibitionattheNationalMuseumofWomenintheArtsandbookartbyRenéeStoutFebruary24th-BrownBagLunchwithJackRasmussen.Discussiontopicsincludedthemuseum’shistory,upcomingexhibitions,andJack’sapproachtocuratingMarch7th-HoraceMannEducationProgramwithartistFridaLariosMarch14th-StudioVisitwithartistJoanDanzigerMarch28th-LectureonContemporaryWomenArtistsbySybilGohari,AdjunctProfessorialLectureratAmericanUniversityApril4th-SpringExhibitiontrainingwithJackRasmussenApril11th-Hands-oncreativeworkshopwithShelleyBrodeckiandSusanCole:NotanPaperCuttingMay11th-FieldtriptoArtMuseumoftheAmericasandtourwithCuratorAdrianaOspinaMay16th-TourofAmericanUniversity’sarboretumJune6th-TouroftheWashingtonArtcollectionattheCrowellandMoringLawFirmJune15th-SummerExhibitiontrainingwithJackRasmussenJune27th-LectureonContemporaryLatinAmericanArtfromNaomiDaremblum
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AUMuseumVolunteers
Abrams,NatalieBelkin,HarrietBerlin,HarrietBishop,HeidiBolter,HollyBoyarsky-Maisel,AndreaBrenner,NatalieBrodecki,Shelley*Brodkey,FlorenceBrodsky,VivianChong,JoanneCole,Susan*Cooper,AileendePontet,JoanFink,JerryFink,JoanneFlowers,BeverlyFriedHeller,TinaGann,JudyGoozh,JudyGrant,DebbieGrell,Donna
* SteeringCommitteeChair
Guerber,JayHardis,MarilynHicken,LauraKaitz,LorrieKelly,TerryKing,EllenKissick,Marie*Koehler,KathyMadigan,KathleenMartin,Roxana*Mendelsohn,RonaMichel,JacquiPaul,MarilynPhillips,HopeRaskin,NancyRobin,GerryRudolph,ZitaSeidman,MyrnaSmith,MaryJoStern,SusannahThayer,NenaZoss,HopeZuckerman,Sandy*
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Volunteer-RunPrograms
Kids@Katzen
Sunday,June14,2015Childrenparticipatedinanengagingtextileprojectinspiredbytheworkoflocalartist,BetsyPackard.Theycombinedtextiles,paper,buttons,andstringtocreatetheirownmixedmediaworkofart.
Sunday,September20,2016Aspartofour10th-anniversarycelebration,themuseumofferedaspecialfamilydayforthissessionofKids@Katzenwithanartprojectforthewholefamily.
Sunday,November15,2016Kids@KatzenFamilyDayfortheentirefamily!TheworkshopwasdevelopedincoordinationwithartistMichelineKlagsbrunandinspiredbyherexhibitionFreeFallFlow.
Sunday,February7,2016ThisprojectwasbasedontheworkofWashington,DC-basedartistMaggieMichael.Afterakid-friendlytouroftheexhibit,childrencreatedtheirownpaintingsbasedonMichael'stechniqueofpours,drips,andsplattersofpaint.
Sunday,April10,2016Familyart-makingworkshopthatisbasedontheworkoflocalartistWilliamDunlap.Williamwaspresentfortheprogramandtookfamiliesonatourofhisworkbeforeguidingthehands-onactivity.
Tours
Thisyear,wewereabletoofferaweeklytourtoourpatrons.VolunteersgavetoursofthecurrentexhibitionseveryFriday.Thevolunteersalsogave31toursrequestedbyclasses,communitygroups,andtourists.
2015-2016Tours
EventName Date Attendance
YouthGroupTour/ShandongProvenceReception 5/19/15 128
WardCircleAARP 5/21/15 23
AUStaffAppreciationTour 5/22/15 8
TourforAUDevelopmentOffice 6/1/15 13
EagleSummitTour 7/7/15 15
DupontCircleVillageTour 7/9/15 9
EagleSummitTour 7/10/15 10
HiroshimaExhibitionTourforJapaneseStudents 8/2/15 38
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ToursContinued…
EventName Date Attendance
CornellClubTour 8/5/15 15
ThomasCircleGroupTour 8/6/15 10
PreviewDayTours 8/7/15 15
LandauHouseTour 8/11/15 10
Hiroshima-NagasakiExhibitionCommunityTour 8/13/15 10
Hiroshima-NagasakiExhibitionCommunityTour 8/15/15 10
TextileMuseumGroupTour 9/15/15 29
SeniorGroupTour 9/16/15 12
GerhardtKnodelTour 9/17/15 10
HumanRightsClassTour,selfguided 10/7/15 12
BoardofTrusteesTour 10/15/15 18
ProfessorEllingtonClassTour 11/10/15 20
Director’sTour 11/10/15 23
BeverlyRessTour 11/17/15 22
CarnegieMellonTour 2/3/16 16
TourforGlenEcho 2/7/16 27
WritingClassTour,self-guided 2/23/16 24
MaretSchoolTourwithMaggieMichael 2/23/16 53
Director’sTourforCOWAPAttendees 3/5/16 30
ArtTableTour 3/5/16 20
EALSTours 3/6/16 12
WilsonHighSchoolArtClassTour 3/9/16 15
ModernArtHistoryClassTour 4/8/16 26
VolunteerAppreciation
Themuseumdemonstratedappreciationforthevolunteerswitha‘”tea”atthePresident’sHousehostedbyAnnKerwin,inhonoroftheMuseum’s10thAnniversary.ThevolunteerswerealsoinvitedtoaHolidayBrunchintheMuseumforVolunteersandDonors.
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PublicationsThisyear,themuseumpublishedsixcatalogs,contributedandcollaboratedontwocatalogs,andcreated13brochures.Wehavemailedfiveseasonalexhibitionsprogramsto5,700patrons.Ourseventhcatalogiscurrentlyunderway.
Catalogs
Summer2015RealismTransformed-JohnWinslowsolo-exhibition
48pages;ISBN:978-0-9964172-1-1
Abstraction-MichaelGrosssolo-exhibition32pages;ISBN:978-0-9964172-0-4
LateFall2015FreeFallFlow-MichelineKlagsbrunsolo-exhibition
WithsupportfromWolpoffFamilyFoundation(andtheartist)52pages,ISBN:978-0-9964172-2-8
Winter2016APhraseHunginMidairasifFrozen-MaggieMichaelsolo-exhibition
58pages;ISBN:978-0-9964172-4-2
CircleofFriends-ForAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt36pages;ISBN:978-0-9964172-3-5
IMPACT!TheLegacyoftheWomen’sCaucusofArtCollaborationwiththeWomen’sCaucusforArt,publishedbyWCA
Spring2016TwistedTeenagePlotcatalog-ForAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt
48pages;ISBN:978-0-9964172-6-6
TheTensionofaSuspendedMoment-KevinMacDonaldretrospective,Collaborationwiththeartist’sestate,publishedbytheartist’sestate72pages;ISBN:978-0-9964172-5-9
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Summer2015Outliers-KurtGodwinandBetsyPackardexhibition
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Abstraction–MichaelGrossone-fold
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EarlyFall2015LettheGamesBegin!-GerhardtKnodelsolo-exhibition
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ReflectionsandContradictions-MaryShaffersolo-exhibitiontri-fold
ItinerantEden-WalterMcConnellsolo-exhibitiontri-fold
LateFall2015Post-It-JoeWhitesolo-exhibition
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Jerusalem-SuzanneKesslersolo-exhibitionone-fold
TheWorldisaNarrowBridge-BeverlyResssolo-exhibitiontri-fold
Art+Design-MichaelGrahamandMarcPekalaexhibitionone-fold
FreeFallFlow–MichelineKlagsbrunsolo-exhibitionone-fold
Winter2016:AlperInitiative-GrandOpeningPromotionalMaterial
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Spring2016:LookAtIt—ThinkAboutIt-WilliamDunlapsolo-exhibition
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SouthernConstellations-withTransformerandElsewheretri-fold
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ArtintheNews“A-bombexhibition:Hiroshima-Nagasaki,70yearson.”Culture.Jun.19,2015.
Brown,Kathleen.“Blood-FilledSculptureProtestsFDABanonGayBloodDonations.”CNSNews.com.Jun.25,2015.
Butler,Bryan.“NewExhibitMadeFromtheBloodofGayMen.”Philadelphia.Aug19.2015.
Capps,Kriston.“’MaggieMichael:APhraseHunginMidairasifFrozen’attheAmericanUniversityMuseum,Reviewed.”WashingtonCityPaper.Feb,12,2016.
Capps,Kriston.“ReneéStout:TalesoftheConjureWoman.”WashingtonCityPaper.Feb.12,2016.
Ceneta,ManuelBalce.“Atomicoutcome:NewexhibitdifferentperspectiveonWorldWarIIend.”AssociatedPress.Jul.6,2015.
Codik,Emily.“ThisSculptureWasMadeWiththeBloodofNineGayandBisexualMen.”Washingtonian.Oct.5,2015.
Crawford,Katie.“FromLatvianObscuritytoDCRecognition:AnArtist’sJourney.”DiplomaticCourier.Jun.27,2015.
Ennis,Dawn.“BloodMirrorReflectsFDA’sGayBloodBanin7-FootTower.”Advocate.Jun.24,2015.
Feinstein,Laura.“MesmerizingArtMadefromBloodHighlightsLGBTInjustice.”Good.Oct.1,2015.
“FirstA-bombexhibitionon20yearsinWashingtonbegins.”JapanTimes.Jun.15,2015.
Forgione,Mary.“AtomicbombexhibitinWashingtonrecallsdaysinJapanfrozenintime.”LosAngelesTimes.Aug.6,2015.
Iacovone,Mike.“BreakingDownthePast:TitusKaphar.”BmoreArt.Dec.2,2015.
“GayMenDonateBloodforSculpturetoProtestFDABloodBan.”POZ.Jun.15,2015.
“GMHCJoinsConversationonFDA’sDiscriminatoryBloodDonorPolicy.”EdgeMediaNetwork.Sep.29,2015.
Hinzmann,Dennis.“BloodMirror:GayArtistJordanEaglesCreatesSculpturetoProtestFDABloodBan.”Out.Jun.15,2015.
“HiroshimaandNagasakihorrorsrecalled,undiminished.”Euronews.Jul.16,2015.
“Hiroshima-NagasakiAtomicBombExhibit.”C-SPAN.Jul.29,2015.
Kirkpatrick,Emily.“BloodMirrorShinesaLightontheFDA’sGayBloodBan.”TheCreatorsProject.Sep.25,2015.
“Japaneseartdepictsatomicbombings:ControversialexhibitondisplayatD.C.museum.”TheColumbian.Jun.17,2015.
Jenkins,Mark.“Celebratinganancientartform.”WashingtonPost.Aug.20,2015.
Jenkins,Mark.“Galleries:Oneviewofhowpeopleofcolorareportrayedinpre-modernart.”WashingtonPost.Dec.4,2015.
Jenkins,Mark.“Howarethesethingsnotliketheothers?”WashingtonPost.May9,2015.
Jenkins,Mark.“Inthegalleries:Anartist’spast,presentandfuture.”WashingtonPost.Jul.10,2015.
Jenkins,Mark.“Inthegalleries:Artist’sglasshaslifeofitsown.”WashingtonPost.Sept.25,2015.
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Jenkins,Mark.“Women’sartworkisneverdone.”WashingtonPost.Feb.25,2016.
Jones,Caroline.“’BloodMirror’atAmericanUniversityMuseum.”WashingtonCityPaper.Sept.13,2015.
Jones,Justin.“TheArtistwithGayBloodonHisHands.”TheDailyBeast.Jun.24,2015.
Jousset,Anissa.“RejectedBloodDonationsFromGayMenTurnedIntoIntriguingExhibitofMedicalDiscrimination.”BeautifulDecay.
Lopes,Carlos.“TheRealReasonWhyGayMenCan’tDonateBlood.”AboutRelationships.Aug.31,2015.
Mansoor,Peter.“TheDecisiontoDroptheAtomicBombs–70YearsOn.”HastyAmbush.Jun.24,2015.
McDonald,James.“BloodIlluminated:JordanEagles’BloodMirrortoFuelPanelDiscussionofFDABloodBan.”OutTraveler.Oct.1,2015.
Nichols,JamesMichael.“ThisExhibitIsMadeWithTheBloodofQueerMen–BloodtheFDARefusesToTake.”HuffingtonPost.Aug.18,2015.
Oczypok,Kate.“LocalArtistConjuresDistantCulturestoExamineHumanCondition.”WashingtonDiplomat.Mar.1,2016.
O’Donnell,Carey.“SculptureCreatedUsingBloodDonationsfromGayMenProtestsFDAPolicy.”NewNowNext.Jun.17,2015.
Pennington,Matthew.“NewexhibitoffersdifferentperspectiveonWorldWarIIend.”AssociatedPress.Jun.15,2015.
Shengdun,Hua.“AncientartofShangongdisplayed.”ChinaDaily.May20,2015.
Shorey,Eric.“ArtistCreatesSculptureofBloodtoProtestFDAGayBan.”NewNowNext.Jun.15,2015.
Tanaka,Miya.“FamedHiroshimaPanelsboundforU.S.inbidtosparkrethinkofA-bombings.”JapanTimes.Jun.9,2015.
Traube,Trenton.“BloodWorks.”POZ.Sep.17,2015.
“U.S.historianreflectsonA-bombsentimentasexhibitionisheldinWashington.”TheMaincichi.(Mainichi,Japan),Jun.15,2015.
Voon,Claire.“FoldedandFragmentedDrawingsoftheNaturalWorld.”Hyperallergic.Dec.7,2015.
Voon,Claire.“AMobileStoopthatBuildsCommunity.”Hyperallergic.Sep.9,2015.
Zeilinger,Julie.“ThisArtistIsProtestingTheFDA’sGayBloodBanInTheMostIntenseWay.”Mic.Jun.17,2015
Zongker,Brett.“BloodfromgaydonorsinartexhibitprotestingFDA’sban.”AssociatedPress.Aug.13,2015.
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TheMuseumONLINEWomenArtistsCampaignwithNationalMuseumofWomenintheArtsInconjunctionwithWomen’sHistoryMonthinMarch,theNationalMuseumofWomenintheArtshostedacampaignonsocialmediacalled“DoYouKnow5WomenArtists?”(#5womenartists)tobuildawarenessofwomenartists,whoareunderrepresentedinarthistory.TheAUMuseumwasinvitedtoparticipateandpostednearlyeverydayofthemonthofMarchaboutwomenartistsinthemuseum’scollection,currentexhibitions,staff-picks,etc.Thecampaigncoincidedwiththemuseum’sfirsteverall-womenartistsseason(Winter2016).Thecollaborativecampaignwasasuccess,gainingfollowers/shares/impressionsofFacebookpoststoalargeraudiencethatwasapartofabiggerconversation.
ArtistTakeoverTheAlperInitiativehostedtheirfirst“artisttakeover”oftheAlperInstagramfeed–invitinganartisttopostundertheAlperhandleforaweek.Theartisttakeoverresultedin38newfollowersforAlperand15forthemuseumandembodiedthemissionofpromotingappreciationofDCartandartists.
WebAsCASmovedtofully-responsivemobilesite,weadjustedourhomepagecontenttobemoremobilefriendly,asabouthalfofourtrafficcomesfrommobile.Thisincludedadjustingthecarouselheadertosimplertext/imagery
Webtrafficisgenerallysteady;itspikesaroundtheopeningofeachseason.FromApril2015-April2016,wereceivedapproximately20,000uniquewebsiteviews.Asidefromourhomepageandthe “Visiting&Directions”page,exhibitionpagesreceivethemosttraffic.Armedwiththisinformation,we’veimprovedthecontent,images,andamountofinformationonexhibitionpages.Weincludelinkstorelatedeventsandpresscoverageonexhibitionpagesmakingthemaone-stopdestination.
OurhighesttrafficonrecordoccurredinJune/July2015relatedtotheHiroshima-Nagasakiexhibition.Thatexhibitionpagealonereceivedover6,000visits,likelyaresultoftheAssociatedPressarticlethatlinkedtothepage.
TheMuseumreliesonourSocialMediapresencetoprovideeaseofinformationforfollowers(ratherthandirectusersfromsocialmediatoourwebsite).Basedonthat,wearealwayslookingtoincreaseourfollowersandtheirengagementwithourposts.
BytheNumbers:Facebook,averages35newfollowerspermonthFebruary:2527Marchgoal:2570March:2596;69newfollowersAprilgoal:26502017goal:3000June:2711
Instagram, averages 49 new followers permonthFebruary:360March:565;205newfollowersJune:763;198newfollowers2017goal:1500
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Twitter,averages27newfollowerspermonthFebruary:1179Marchgoal:1215March:1222;43newfollowersAprilgoal:1265June:1,2832017goal:1500
SocialmediapagesonFacebook,TwitterandInstagramlaunchedfortheAlperInitiative.Alpersocialmediaisinastartupphasebutgrowingsteadilyaswerefineournicheandbuildrelationshipswithartistsandlocalorganizationsonline.Instagram:184Facebook:363Twitter:298*AsofJune
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Curator’sCircleAlperFamilyFoundationCarolynAlperStephanieBennett-SmithGiselaandBenjaminHubermanCyrusKatzenCharles&CarleenKeatingJaneLangConnie&PaulMahonLizaPhillipsWolpoffFamilyFoundation
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