DEVELOPMENT

At the heart of the JSMA is our mission to enhance the UO’s academic mission and further the appreciation of the visual arts for everyone in our community. As 2020 wore on and the pandemic continued into 2021, museum staff adapted programs, adjusted exhibitions and events, and sought new ways to engage students, faculty, and our community with the visual arts thanks to the support of JSMA members, the Patron Circle, Leadership Council and Emeriti Group, funders and individual donors.

Everyone who supports the museum makes our mission possible. Thank you for being part of our vision, supporting our efforts, and believing in the role of the visual arts in our complex world.

JSMA members

JSMA members bolster the museum’s dynamic, and enrich exhibition and education programs through their memberships, and enjoy special member-only events, programs, and discounts at the store and more.

We offer a deeply heartfelt Thank You to all of our JSMA members who supported the museum despite the building’s closure and shift to virtual programming in 2020 and 2021. Your dedication to the JSMA’s mission meant more than ever, and your support made so much possible!

Patron Circle members

Patron Circle donors are at the center of the philanthropy that sustains the JSMA. Sharing a commitment to the academic and cultural mission of the museum, Patron Circle donors support museum priorities, special programs and exhibitions, and collections.

Leadership Council & Emeriti Group

The Leadership Council is the JSMA’s primary advisory body with a goal of ensuring the artistic quality, educational integrity, excellence, sustainability, and financial strength of the museum. The JSMA greatly appreciates the contributions of Leadership Council members and the volunteers who serve on Leadership Council committees to advise the museum.

In fall of 2020, the Leadership Council created a new Education Committee to advise the museum’s robust education programs and attract key partners in education, arts, and healthcare. We also formed a new Communications & Engagement Committee to deepen ties with the community and organizations that support the JSMA, and to explore how the JSMA engages different audiences. Both committees got off to a strong start and became immediate contributors to the museum’s work.

In 2021 the JSMA also announced a new effort to foster continued relationships with former members of the Leadership Council and Museum Board of Directors. The JSMA Leadership Council Emeriti Group offers former volunteers continued engagement through regular updates from the museum, invitations to special functions, thought partnership, and ongoing recognition of their contributions to the museum.

FY20 by the #s:

JSMA Members: 454

Student members: 268

Patron Circle Members: 67

Leadership Council Members: 20 (including 2 honorary members)

Committee Volunteers: 11

FY21 by the #s:

JSMA Members: 433

Student Members: 323

Patron Circle Members: 59

Leadership Council Members: 20 (including 2 honorary members)

Committee Volunteers: 14

Development Highlights

• Creation of two new Leadership Council committees: Education Committee and Communications and Engagement Committee

• Creation of Leadership Council Emeriti Group to connect with more than 130 former Leadership Council members

• More than 250 members attended JSMA virtual events from June 2020 – June 2021