3
Messages from Museum Leadership
4
Art &Wellness Programs
8
Frank Lloyd Wright Houses
11
Chandler House
12
Artists in Residence
14
Exhibitions & Sponsors
17
Acquisition Highlights
20
Board of Trustees & Advisory Council
21
Guild of Volunteers
22
Staff
23
Donors
32
Financial Statement
Front cover: Wadsworth Jarrell Revolutionary, 1972
Excellent small museum in Manchester NH, American and European sculptures and art work of special interest was WPA in NH, and 9/11 art. Definitely worth a visit. Jerry
Messages from our Director and CEO, and the President of our Board of Trustees We are thrilled to welcome you back to the museum – near our collection, exhibitions, and programs. We are emerging from the pandemic stronger and more nimble, because of your steadfast support. Of course, some things have changed: we do much more digitally and we have tailored our offerings to the anxiety of the times. I have urged staff to be flexible and creative, since a museum like ours is at its best when it can respond quickly. We recognize the depth of your commitment: A very generous donation covered the purchase price of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Kalil House just before the pandemic started. Federal and state grants sustained museum operations and helped us reach new audiences. Generous support from a private foundation, state agencies, and the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance has underwritten the restoration of the historic Chandler House across the street from the museum. The collection has continued to grow through gifts, in particular, numerous drawings by the marvelous Tomie dePaola. And the Henry Melville Fuller Endowment allows us to acquire further works for the collection, as you can see later in this book.
Our next fiscal year launches a series of exciting summer events, including a 70s dance event, our annual summer Block Party, plus new exhibitions and initiatives – all made possible because of your generosity. We truly cannot do all this without you.
Alan Chong Director and CEO
The Currier not only survived but in many ways thrived during this trying past two years. That is thanks to many people and organizations, but none more so or more important than you, our most steadfast financial supporters. Thank you. Thanks are also due to Mayor Craig and the city of Manchester, our entire federal delegation, and Governor Sununu. Governor Sununu was the first, and one of the nation’s few governors, who understood how important the survival of the creative economy was to the overall economy of the state, and the financial support for the Currier and other cultural organizations throughout New Hampshire made a profound difference. Thank you all. That federal, state, and city support enabled the initiatives and advancements you see documented in this celebratory program. If, as the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention, we have a staff of the most inventive people in arts management anywhere in New England. Their dedication to making this museum not only persevere but continue to be on the leading edge of programming and of moving the museum out of the walls and into all four corners of New Hampshire and beyond, is nothing short of remarkable. Everyone who enjoys the Currier owes them thanks. We hope to see you in this beautiful museum again. Great things lie ahead. Yours in celebration,
Steve Duprey President, Board of Trustees
Roberto Lugo:Te traigo milelo lai–I bringyou my joy
Roberto Lugo is a ceramicist who grew up in Philadelphia. It wasn’t until he left for art school that he found an outlet to tell his own story. In this exhibit at the Currier Museum in Manchester, N.H., Lugo celebrates his family and community in urns, tea setting, plates, cups and saucers with inspiration from urban graffiti. “He upends this tradition of porcelain,” Bowen says. “I have images of protests, of historical figures like Angela Davis... and people that have really inspired me to make me who I am. And I couldn’t be that without those people,” Lugo told Bowen. “So it is, in a way, a self-portrait. But it’s sort of this idea that I’m the village potter. But even [if you] have a village potter, you need a village.” Art This Week with Jared Bowen, WGBH
Anonymous Gift Tomie dePaola, American, 1934–2020 Illustrations for the book Strega Nona and her Tomatoes, 2017, 17 drawings, acrylic on watercolor paper, 2020.23.1-17
Gift of Ntombephi Ntobela and Bev Gibson – To Inspire you to look beyond the Obvious Ntombephi “Induna” Ntobela, born 1966 iCosmic, 2020, glass beads on fabric, 2021.15
Franz Lenk, German, 1898–1968 Altes Wehr, 1930, oil and tempera on canvas on wood, 2021.12
Larissa Fassler, Canadian, born 1975 Manchester II, 2019–2020, Manchester III, 2019–2020, Manchester IV, 2019–2020, pen, pencil and pencil crayon on paper, 2021.9-11
Richard Haynes, American, born 1949 Whispering Quilts series, 2003, 11 drawings, Caran d’Arche, 2020.21.1-11
"Art After Work" is Brilliant! Hopped in last Thursday between 5 and 8pm, for the free "Art After Work" event and the gentle folksy music was the perfect way to end the day... There was Sangria in the Winter Garden Café, and the Museum was open for strolling during the show. Wonderful and Relaxing. Will definitely be back for another one, the next time I'm in Manchester. Christina
Awesome museum. Quite a bit of variety and the best map drawing exhibit I've ever seen by their former artist in residence. Glad we found this place. Local Guide
Fiscal Year 2021
Investments Grants & Receivables
$557,351
Other Assets
$14,832,701
Total Assets
$107,840.678
Revenue
$5,809,029
Expenses
$5,268,274
Operating Surplus (Loss)
Contributions, Grants & Fundraising
Revenue and Support
$92,450,626
Contributions Grants & Fundraising
Endowment Draw 43.5%
40.2%
6.5% Other Income
$540,755
9.8% Museum & Art Center
$2,338,755
Museum & Art Center
$571,368
Other Income
$374,765
Endowment Draw
$2,524,141
Total Revenue and Support
$5,809,029
Exhibitions & Programs
$3,956,871
Expenses General & Administrative
13.0% Fundraising
11.9%
75.1%
Management & General
$686,024
Fundraising
$625,379
Total Expenses
$5,268,274
Exhibitions & Programs