LOOKING FORWARD
BUILDING COMMUNITY AROUND ART
Founded in 1998, the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art today is a vital center of creative energy and inspiration presenting exhibitions and educational programs that engage visitors from throughout the Bay Area. Since its doors opened, the Museum has staged more than 70 exhibitions attracting over 130,000 visitors. With attendance at 17,000 annually, the Museum has become the largest visual arts organization in Sonoma, Marin, Napa and Solano Counties. The Museum also owns its own home which includes a Library of 2,500 volumes covering art, architecture, and design. On the occasion of its 20th Anniversary, the Museum has launched a three-year comprehensive fundraising campaign to fund innovative art education, interactive programs, and exceptional exhibitions.
CORE VALUES
ART SHAPES OUR WORLD INCLUSION BUILDS STRONGER COMMUNITY FISCAL AND ETHICAL LEADERSHIP DEMONSTRATES INTEGRITY EXPERIENCES WITH ART CONNECT PEOPLE WITH THE WORLD INNOVATION CHALLENGES ASSUMPTIONS ART ENHANCES LIFE
A BOLD VISION FOR THE FUTURE
OVER TH E N EX T TH REE YE AR S , WE WILL :
TRANSFORM THE MUSEUM Engage the local community and the surrounding region in new, creative and dynamic ways Expand the exhibition program Establish deeper community connections and increase partnerships that build alliances and bring the arts together Design dynamic, multi-dimensional and unexpected experiences with art
ENSURE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY Develop the financial resources and a business model to support the Museum’s long term sustainability
BUILD LEADERSHIP CAPACITY Achieve diversity within the Board of Directors and staff to reflect the community the Museum serves and to realize the Museum’s mission and vision for the future
BUILDING ON A STRONG FOUNDATION
THE MUSEUM BUILDS COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Initiated in 2000, Art Rewards the Student (A.R.T.S.) is the Museum’s longest-running education program that places teaching artists in 4th- and 5th-grade classrooms throughout Sonoma Valley at no cost to the schools Activities and current exhibition themes are integrated with the public school curriculum and the California Visual and Performing Arts Framework
THE MUSEUM IS A KEY PARTNER IN THE SONOMA VALLEY COMMUNITY Art Escape Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley City of Sonoma La Luz Center Sonoma Community Center Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance Sonoma Valley Unified School District Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau Teen Services Sonoma
THE MUSEUM COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL FUNDERS Local Individual, Business and Private Foundation Donors California Arts Council Community Foundation of Sonoma County National Endowment for the Arts Sonoma Plein Air Foundation
THE FUTURE IS NOW
PLEASE JOIN US
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Nancy Kivelson, President Yvonne Hall, Vice President Susan Campbell, Treasurer Kathleen Leonard, Secretary Diana Bugg Steve Bush Harriet Derwingson Kathe Hodgson Cherie Hughes Gary Hultquist Maite Iturri Dawn Kimball
VOLUNTEERS Simon Blattner Cindy Boudreau Suzanne Brangham Lois Chambers Marlene Ciatti Dave Cole Evelyn Connolly Grace Cheung-Schulman Helen Deschenes Alfred Escoffier Emily Faucette Greg Faucette
Anne Mieling Jane Milotich Darryl Roberson Martha Rosenblatt Connie Schleilen Elaine Smith Holly Sorkin Ken Stokes Ken Wornick DIRECTORS EMERITI Simon Blattner Jim Callahan Vic Conforti
Paul Ford Judi Friedman Barbara Ganley Bob Gardner Patricia Gilmore Barbara Gross Lucy Hamlyn Jaye Hays Steven Hightower Marilyn Kravig Nancy Lang Pat Lewis Stephanie MacConaghy Mimi Makowsky Carola McAndrew Nancy Myers Frances Rennie Gary Seifer Claudia Sims Karin Skooglund Jan Small Shelley Sorani Meta Strauss Lisa Uren Francie Ward Kathleen Watson Patricia Wiesler
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Linda Keaton SONOMA VALLEY MUSEUM OF ART 551 Broadway Sonoma, CA 95476 707.939.7862 svma.org
IMAGE CREDITS XXc ICONS OF PHOTOGRAPHY October 8, 2016 to December 30, 2016 Imogen Cunningham, Phoenix Recumbent, 1968 Courtesy of Imogen Cunningham Trust LIBROS DE ARTISTA: ARTIST’S BOOKS FROM MEXICO AND THE MEXICAN DIASPORA January 20, 2018 to April 15, 2018 Toño Camuñas and Dr. Lakra, Misterios Cripticos del Konfucionismo, 1995 SHAKER STORIES FROM THE COLLECTION OF BENJAMIN H. ROSE, III February 14, 2015 to May 17, 2015 Stack of painted boxes, made at Canterbury, New Hampshire, mid-nineteenth century DELICIOUS IMAGES: ART ABOUT FOOD September 7, 2013 to December 1, 2013 Wayne Thiebaud, Salt, 1989 AN EYE FOR ADVENTURE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY JACK LONDON January 20, 2018 to April 15, 2018 Jack London, View of the Snark at sea, c 1907 Courtesy of California State Parks ALBERT PALEY: THRESHOLDS July 1, 2017 to October 1, 2017 Albert Paley, Apollo, 1996 PAIRINGS: 16 ARTISTS CREATIVELY COMBINED October 8, 2016 to December 30, 2016 Deborah Oropallo, Teardrop, 2015 Courtesy Catharine Clark Gallery MAGNA FIDE (THE GREAT BELIEF) October 21, 2017 to January 7, 2018 David Ligare, Magna Fide, 2014 JANE BALDWIN: KARA WOMEN SPEAK September 12, 2015 to December 6, 2015 Jane Baldwin, Kara, evening celebration, 2007
T H E 20 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y C A M P A I G N M A T E R I A L S HAVE BEEN GENEROUSLY UNDERWRITTEN BY ANONYMOUS DONORS.
D E S I G N : P E T E R S O N D E S I G N / Alan Rellaford