LCVA Annual Report 2007-2008 by Longwood University

LCVA ANNUAL REPORT 2007.2008

Cover: Donald Mitchell (b. San Francisco, California, 1951), Untitled (Blue faces), c. 2002, pastel on blue paper, 35.5 x 27.5 inches (William and Ann Oppenhimer Folk Art Collection, 2008.15.80). Gift of William and Ann Oppenhimer.

LONGWOOD CENTER for the V I S UA L A RTS A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 7 . 2 0 0 8

CONTENTS Mission & Values Statements...........................1 Message from the President ............................3 Message from the Director...............................5 Exhibitions........................................................7 Special Exhibitions .........................................17 Education .......................................................22 Events ............................................................37 Volunteers ......................................................44 Collections......................................................48 Development ..................................................60 Financial Summary.........................................64 Advisory Board...............................................65 Administration & Staff.....................................66 In Memoriam ..................................................67

M I S SION STATEMENT The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts is a collaborative forum for students and faculty of Longwood University and the people of South Central Virginia to explore visual art and its relevance to everyday life. The LCVA fosters creativity, intellectual curiosity, and involvement in the visual arts through its exhibitions, educational programs, permanent collection, and volunteer and internship programs. The LCVA is committed to improving the quality of life in the region by providing full access to the visual arts and to the ways art exemplifies beauty, hope, and the power of human imagination.

VA LUES STATEMENT The Centrality of Art to Individual and Community Life Works of art are essential records of human history and can influence and enrich every aspect of living. Art can inspire people to lead more hopeful, creative, and participatory lives within the community for the greater good. With these convictions in mind, the LCVA treats all visitors in a welcoming and inclusive manner while fostering an aesthetic appreciation of diverse experiences, forms, media, and content. The LCVA encourages participation in the creative process regardless of age, training, or ability. The LCVA designs exhibitions, educational and volunteer programs, and internships to spark community interaction and development.

Artistic Integrity The LCVA serves as an advocate for artists by insisting on fair, respectful, and professional treatment of artists within our institution as well as in the community at large. The LCVA fully accepts the role of steward for art in its possession and commits itself to preserving the original intent of the artist. The LCVA dedicates itself to presenting compelling examples of exemplary artistic vision and craftsmanship.

Professionalism In the conduct of its business and in the exhibition, collection, preservation, and maintenance of works of art, the LCVA adheres to the highest professional standards and ethical considerations as outlined by the American Association of Museums, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and Longwood University.

Tom Harte (b. 1944, active Richmond, Virginia), Theresa Pollakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Red Shoes, 1992, acrylic on poster board, 13 x 10.5 inches (William and Ann Oppenhimer Folk Art Collection, 2008.15.40). Gift of William and Ann Oppenhimer.

F ROM THE PRESIDENT Once an engineer, always an engineer, one might say – even if that engineer one day chairs the board of an art museum. And though I never worked in civil engineering, I’ve always had a fascination for bridge-building. Maybe that’s why, when I look back over my first year as board chair at the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, I notice all the bridges that have been built – bridges to the community, bridges to the larger art world, and bridges connecting the LCVA’s strong past to its promising future. This fall, when I attended the LCVA’s Bishop lecture by Colonel Matthew Bogdanos about his efforts to save antiquities in Iraq, I was struck not only by the quality of his presentation, but by the community outreach of the LCVA, which attracted an audience of nearly 700 for the presentation. The LCVA’s bridges to the region are also shown through events such as the Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition, which in 2008 drew a record-breaking 500-plus submissions by students in the nine counties that surround the LCVA. The Potluck! exhibition of works by LCVA members attracted the participation of nearly sixty local artists – and almost two hundred of their friends and neighbors attended the LCVA’s opening reception to show their support. Aside from building bridges with individual members of the community, the LCVA also built bridges with other organizations, cosponsoring an art workshop with Central Virginia Arts, hosting several events for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and more. When I look at the LCVA’s exhibitions and growing collections, I see bridges to the larger art world. Bob and Margaret Mayo were generous enough to make possible the summer exhibition A Critical Eye, featuring a selection of some eighty paintings from their own collection. The exhibition provided an overview of more than a century of American art and featured fine examples of almost every major school of painting. In a different direction, Ann and Boo Oppenhimer gave the LCVA their nationally recognized folk art collection, featuring some of America’s most celebrated folk artists. The Enduring Legacy exhibition featured dozens of works by established artists from Virginia and beyond whose works were given to the LCVA during the 2006-2007 year. A strong permanent collection builds invaluable bridges to the larger art world. During 2008, the LCVA also reinforced its bridge to the past, hosting an exhibition of works by Janice Lemen and Barbara Bishop, two artists who made major contributions to Longwood and to the establishment of the LCVA. At the same time, the LCVA sold the extra multiples of the artists’ work – given to the LCVA for this express purpose – which raised almost $10,000 to benefit the collections. Of course, perhaps the most important bridge that the LCVA has been building – through long-term planning, through careful stewardship, and through the generosity of its supporters – is a bridge to the future. I invite you to join with me in working together to build this very important bridge – no engineering experience required! Sincerely,

Heyn Kjerulf President, LCVA Advisory Board

Charger, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), porcelain with underglaze blue and enamel decoration, 16.875 inches diam. x 2.25 inches high (The Rowe Collection of Chinese Art, 2007.27.1). Gift of Henry and Bernice Beazley Rowe â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70.

F ROM THE DIRECTOR An annual report attempts to provide a portrait of a year in review: descriptions of major events, an overview of financial operations, a profile of new developments, an appreciation of supporters, and the like. This annual report does feature all of these elements and more – and yet perhaps the most important activity of the 2007-2008 year does not fit easily into any of these categories. In 2008, the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts submitted an application for accreditation to the American Association of Museums. This application is less like mailing a letter and résumé for a job and more like a two-year campaign for the presidency. The application and its associated documentation filled four three-inch binders; the process of moving from a blank questionnaire to this extensive portrait of the museum prompted us to review our history, reexamine our policies, assess our current efficacy, and envision our future. Aside from the goal of professional accreditation, these activities have already been valuable to the staff and board. The accreditation process is far from complete – a team from the American Association of Museum is presently reviewing our materials, and, during the fall of 2010, representatives will come to the LCVA for a site visit and inspection. The site visit is not executed in the spirit of “gotcha,” but in the hope of furthering our quest for insight and improvement. In many cases, the AAM denies or qualifies accreditation, encouraging the institutions to make further changes, explore additional improvements, and deepen self-examination. To continue Heyn’s analogy, the accreditation process has already been an invaluable exercise in bridge-building, strengthening our ties to our past, bolstering our present, and charting a path to a future in which the LCVA is acknowledged as part of America’s rich network of first-class museums.

Sincerely,

K. Johnson Bowles Director

Lauren McIntosh, Murmuration, 2005, gouache on paper, 62 x 42 inches. California artist Lauren McIntoshâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paintings use both images and calligraphy to consider American history and society. Image Courtesy of Stellar Somerset Gallery.

2 0 0 7.2008 EXHIBITIONS

David Whaley, Steve Walrod, and artist Lauren McIntosh at the opening reception for Elegant Demeanor: Paintings by Lauren McIntosh.

Elegant Demeanor: Paintings by Lauren McIntosh 21 September – 3 November 2007 Barbara L. Bishop Gallery California artist Lauren McIntosh uses a soothing palette and elegant imagery, but this pleasant presence contrasts with the haunting issues her art raises – often through questions written in calligraphy on the canvas itself. The Bishop Gallery featured fifteen of McIntosh’s works, many of them large-scale and all of them challenging viewers to consider our American culture, past and present. Lauren McIntosh studied art at the University of California at Berkeley and resides in Berkeley, CA. Her work has been exhibited from New York to California, and she is represented by the Phyllis Kind Gallery, Anne Reed Gallery, and Stellar Somerset Gallery. Lenders to the exhibition included the artist, Stellar Somerset Gallery, Anne Reed Gallery, Elizabeth Kandall and Jonathan Slone (New York, NY), and Ruth Miska (Oakland, CA). This exhibition was made possible by contributions by Michael David Whaley.

In Relations, Longwood art faculty Kelly Nelson used a variety of media and printmaking techniques to explore memory and family relationships.

Relations: Recent Works by Kelly Nelson 21 September – 3 November 2007 Thomas Sully Gallery Kelly Nelson’s intricately layered prints and mixed media works employ images of clothing, family photographs, and text as a means to explore the past and the complex relationships between family members. Nelson’s juxtaposition of images seems to illustrate an inner life of personal symbols and significance, narrative and questioning, connections and dissonance, memory and reality. She thoughtfully presents a psychological place illustrating the difficulty of comprehending and fully exploring the nature of one’s own identity and relative place in the world. Nelson joined the Art Department at Longwood in 2002. She teaches drawing, printing, and art education. She holds degrees from Michigan State University and Eastern Michigan University. Kelly Nelson’s work is shown locally, nationally, and internationally and is housed in both private and public collections. In 2004 she completed an artist residency in lithography at Tamarind Institute at the University of New Mexico.

This Is Not a Magritte 21 September – 3 November 2007 Main Street Gallery This Is Not a Magritte merged the traditions of Installation Art, Happenings, and Surrealism in a work inspired by the paintings of René Magritte (Belgian Surrealist painter, 1898-1967). In this exhibition, Magritte’s work came alive with a large-scale

This Is Not a Magritte in the Main Street Gallery was a multi-sensory examination of the work of René Magritte, combining collage, video vignettes, and performances by Trevor Childs ’08 (pictured above).

mural painted by Hampden-Sydney artist Ray Kleinlein, based upon the painting Golconde (1953). In addition, the space showed video clips from the film The Thomas Crown Affair, which featured a Magritte-inspired scene with men in bowler hats and black coats in a museum. On several occasions Longwood senior Trevor Childs thrilled audiences with a performance using items depicted in Magritte’s work. Similarly, at the opening reception, LU students presented Counting Her Dresses, a brief exploratory play by Gertrude Stein. This exhibition was made possible through the efforts of Pam Arkin and Melissa Panzarello, Department of Communication Studies and Theatre; Ray Kleinlein; and the Office of Information Technology.

Enduring Legacy: Highlights from New in the Collection ’06-’07 showcased the bounty and variety of art given to the LCVA during the previous fiscal year.

Enduring Legacy: Highlights from New in the Collection 2006-07 16 November – 29 December 2007 Bishop and Sully Galleries Enduring Legacy: Highlights from New in the Collection 2006-07 reflected the breadth and excellence of gifts of art given to the LCVA during the previous year. Works featured in the exhibition included folk art by Howard Finster, photography by Willie Anne Wright, sculpture by Rubin Peacock, still lives by William Fletcher Jones, landscapes by Ann Lyne, and mixed media work by William H. Clarke. Other featured artists included William Amlong, Nell Blaine, Richard Bland, Fred Bradley ’96, Richard Carlyon, Jerry Donato, Stephen Fisher, Steven Glass and Mary Holland, Maryann Harman, Kent Ipsen, S. L. Jones, Kristen Kieffer, Ronald King, Hazel Kinney, Jim Lee, Jim Machacek and Genie Shenk, Henrietta Near, Eddie Peters, Eleanor Rufty, Milo Russell, Christopher Silliman, Mose Tolliver, Morton Traylor, Heather Weston, and Jack Witt. LCVA staff selected the nearly fifty pieces shown in the exhibition from more than two hundred artworks given to the museum during its fiscal year 2006-07. Donors whose gifts were represented in the exhibition included an anonymous individual, Lester Blackiston, Jack Blanton, William H. Clarke, I. B. Dent, Harriet Butterworth Miller ’51, William and Ann Oppenhimer, Dr. Betty H. Tisinger, the Estate of Morton Traylor, and Willie Anne Wright.

Jermaine Crawley lifts up daughter and young artist Imani Crawley so that she can show off her caterpillar creation at the 2008 Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition, which featured a record-breaking 500-plus submissions.

Start with Art, Learn for Life: The Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition 17 February – 22 March 2008 Lower Level Abounding with energy, color, and joie de vivre, more than 500 works of art created by young people adorned the walls of the LCVA’s Lower Level during Youth Art Month. Sponsored by @WORK Personnel and Medical Services, the eighth Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition broke records for the number of artworks and artists featured. An opening reception was held on the February 17. Art teachers at public, private, and home schools throughout a nine-county region submitted their students’ best work for the exhibition. Participating art teachers included: Jennifer Abruzzo (Buckingham Primary School and Dillwyn Primary School); Gayle Bromer (Buckingham Middle School); Wanda L. Cary (Nottoway County Intermediate); Kim Dalton (Pocahontas Middle School); Jane Dougherty (Amelia County High School and Amelia County Middle School); Cassie Duarte (Central High School); Cricket Edmonson (Prince Edward County Elementary School); Deborah Ford (Amelia County High School and Amelia County Middle School); Vicki Fulcher (New Life Christian Academy); Penny Hackett (Prince Edward County High School); Matilde Herrero (Gold Hill Elementary School); Patricia Herring (Nottoway County Middle School); Jessi Hollinger (Lunenburg Middle School); Katy Jones (Bacon District Elementary, J. Murray Jeffress Elementary, and Phenix Elementary); Rhonda Jones (Cumberland Middle School); Jean Kunath (Central High School); Kerri Lindsay (Burkeville Elementary School); Kerri Lindsay (Crewe Primary School); Kristi Martin (Eureka Elementary); Megan McConnell (Nottoway County High School); Kathryn Orth (Prince Edward County High School); Denise Penick (Fuqua Lower School); Bettye Pope (Amelia County Elementary School); Kimberly Powers (Buckingham County High School); Debbie Quinn (Blackstone Primary School); Beth Reynolds (Appomattox Middle School); Wendy Richardson (Appomattox County High School); Jocelyn Sandberg (Cumberland Elementary School); Betsy Skelton (Five-County Home School); Janice Stanley (Cumberland County High School); Joy Utzinger (Prince Edward County Elementary School); Maggie Whorley (Appomattox Elementary School); and Valerie York (Appomattox Primary School).

Megan McConnell, art teacher at Nottoway County High School, stands with student Heaven Imanchinello, in the LCVA’s Main Street Gallery, featuring Festival of Lights. The Chinese-inspired exhibition was created by the students of Nottoway County public schools and Amelia County High School, under the leadership of teachers Wanda Cary, Deborah Ford, Patricia Herring, Keri Lindsey, Megan McConnell, and Debbie Quinn.

Festival of Lights 17 February – 20 May 2008 Main Street Gallery The Lantern Festival is the final celebration of the Chinese New Year. Students from each school in Nottoway County and from Amelia County High School helped to transform the LCVA’s Main Street window into their own version of the celebration, the Festival of Lights. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes, a dancing dragon, the Chinese zodiac animals, Chinese architecture, and many more bright and colorful items were featured. The window was a collaboration of approximately 1046 students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve, with the leadership of teachers Wanda Cary, Deborah Ford, Patricia Herring, Keri Lindsey, Megan McConnell, and Debbie Quinn.

Longwood students Stephanie Trippeer, Zachary Dalton, Molly McFadden, and Kate Wackerle were among nearly two hundred who attended the opening reception for Potluck! Works by LCVA Members.

Potluck! Works by LCVA Members 25 January – 26 April 2008 Thomas Sully Gallery In December, the LCVA issued a call for members to submit an artwork of their own creation for exhibition in Potluck! Nearly sixty members, from elementary students to senior citizens, answered the call, bringing a diversity of photography, textile work, watercolors, ceramics, a scaled replica of a stage set, and an operational model of a “headache machine.” Participating artists included: Avis Addleman, Edwilda Allen, Katherine Antis, Beverly Baker, Cynthia Bergstrom Devlin, Shirley V. Blackwell, Robert Blackman, Paul Bowles, Jessica Broad, U.C. Burgess, Lonnie Calhoun, Brian Carley, Pat Clifford, Mary H. Cosby, Judith Crespo, Kerri Cushman, Marianne Dennison, Erin Devine, E. Dutz, Jessica Eisfelder, Jeremy M. Elder, Tray Eppes, Betty Fanelli, Carolyn Ferguson, Alix Fink, Alexander Grabiec, Dian Graham, Shane Grissom, Charles Hartwill, Elizabeth Haskell-Garner, Adrienne Heinbaugh, David Henley, Nichole E. Henry, Todd R. Henry, Erin L. Kidd, Ray Kleinlein, Eric A. Koger, David Dodge Lewis, Nancy Lockwood, Deborah McClintock, Richard McClintock, Kelly Nelson, Ann Oppenhimer, William Oppenhimer, Melissa Panzarello, Sidney J. Paterson, Constance Pois, Dave Polce, Nancy B. Powers, Venus Powers, Mary Prevo, Jennifer Ring, Jim Ryan, Julie Shield, Bruce Skillicorn, Homer Springer, Donna Taylor, P.M. Thorne, Claire Utzinger, Joy Boettcher Utzinger, Carolyn Wells, Maggie Whorley, and Sandy Willcox.

Layers Meanings and Allusions paid tribute to the print-making prowess of Janice Lemen and Barbara Bishop, two late art department faculty members and artists who made lasting contributions to Longwood University in general and to the LCVA in particular.

Layered Meanings and Allusions: Prints by Janice Lemen and Barbara L. Bishop 25 January – 26 April 2008 Barbara L. Bishop Gallery Janice S. Lemen (1916-1994) and Barbara L. Bishop (1938-1991) were much beloved Longwood University art department faculty and highly talented artists. During the years since their deaths, the LCVA has been proud to receive numerous contributions of their works from family and friends. Bishop and Lemen were exceptionally prolific printmakers, creating many prints in multiples, called editions. In some cases, the LCVA has been fortunate to receive multiple prints from a single edition. Because the LCVA cannot care for an entire edition, the LCVA selected one from each edition for its permanent collection. This exhibition showcased these prints, once reviewed in the Washington Post as “superior.” Following LCVA guidelines, the extras from the editions were sold for the benefit of the LCVA’s collection management program (see related article). This exhibition was made possible by contributions from Charles H. and Candice Jamison Dowdy ’69, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, and Sandra Breil.

Katherine Bratcher, Untitled (Heart teapot from Anatomical Feast), 2007-08, glazed stoneware, 5.5 x 5.5 x 4.25 inches (Ceramics Study Collection, 2008.6a/b). LCVA purchase. Bratcher was one of almost thirty seniors graduating from Longwood University’s Art Department in 2008 who participated in the annual Art Department Senior Exhibition. The LCVA purchased the teapot for its permanent collection.

Art Department Senior Exhibition 12 April – 10 May 2008 Lower Level Drawing inspiration from tattoos, music, pets, anatomy, astronomy, and more, art students graduating from Longwood University presented their third annual exhibition at the LCVA. Nearly thirty students showed work from a variety of disciplines and media, including graphic design, product design, architecture, film, functional ceramics, performance art, photography, portraiture, artists’ books, comic books, and others. Participating students were enrolled in visiting lecturer Nancy Shahani’s Senior Seminar, offered by Longwood’s Art Department. The projects varied from traditional portraiture to Katherine Bratcher’s functional yet sculptural ten-piece ceramic serving set based on organs of the body. Participating students included: Sara Anderson, Lynn Willette Attermeyer, Chris Balderson, Ashley Beazley, Katherine Bratcher, Crystal K. Condrey, Richard Costa, Clinton Crumpler, Laura Dedmond, Billie Shay Downing, Alexander Grabiec, Kristen Herndon, Sarah Irwin, Suzanne Jackson, Hannah Ketchum, James Richard Kilgore, Zoey Lewis, Jennifer Mayhew, Mike McAteer, Robert McGrath III, Laura Nodtvedt, Kristin Faith Novara, Holly Nunnally, Joshua O’Connor, Brian Polgar, Curtis Pilgrim, Melinda Schissler, Keiva Small, Clint Walsh, Katy Weaver, and Amanda Wiltshire.

A Critical Eye: A Selection of Paintings from the Robert B. and Margaret T. Mayo Collection featured examples of American Impressionism, traditional landscape painting, Tonalism, sporting art, and many other genre pieces, offering an overview of more than a century of art history.

A Critical Eye: A Selection of Paintings from the Robert B. and Margaret T. Mayo Collection 16 May – 2 August 2008 Bishop and Sully Galleries An art collection fifty years in the making – and spanning a more than a century of American history – came to the LCVA during the summer of 2008. A Critical Eye: A Selection of Paintings from the Robert B. and Margaret T. Mayo Collection featured some eighty pieces showcasing the variety and depth of traditional American and European art. The stunning collection – crafted by the gallery owners’ own “critical eyes” – is predominantly American and illustrates most major art movements and subject matters of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Exuberant historical paintings of George Washington commemorate American democratic traditions. With the meticulous detail characteristic of the Hudson River School style, many paintings capture the wide-open, grand vistas of the noble 19th-century American landscape. Other landscape views embody the tenets of American Impressionism and Tonalism with their atmospheric nuances. Genre and sporting scenes capture the social customs and leisure habits of a slower-paced time. LCVA director K. Johnson Bowles concluded, “It’s a rarity to find such excellent examples across a broad spectrum of American art.” The exhibition was made possible by contributions from Creative Electrical Contractors, Inc., and Robert B. and Margaret T. Mayo ’52. The LCVA also created a catalog for the exhibition, written by the Mayos’ daughter, Pamela Mayo Rogansky ’81, an art appraiser for more than two decades.

S PE CIAL EXHIBITIONS

Ellie Swanson, Brandy Snoddy, Virginia Elam, Carrington Bailey, Victoria Cassell, and Alice Adkins were among the Farmville-area artists whose work was selected or Highlights from the Annual Youth Art Exhibition.

Highlights from the 2006 Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition October 2007 – August 2008 Hull Education Center, Longwood University Surrounded by so many artists and so little space, museum professionals often face tough choices. Case in point: each year the LCVA must choose from hundreds of contributions to the Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition to create a year-long highlights exhibition to be installed in Longwood’s Hull Education Building. This year, Curator of Education Emily Gresham selected thirty-three works from schools in nine counties for the seventh annual exhibition. Framed and hung along the hallways of the building, the young artists’ works serve as an inspiration for students, staff, faculty, and visitors to the building. The LCVA and Longwood University’s College of Education and Human Services cosponsored the exhibition. Exhibitors include: Alice Adkins (from Prince Edward County Middle School; teacher, Susan Campbell); Carrington Bailey (Fuqua Lower School, Denise Penick); Taquirist Beattie (Bacon District Elementary, Kathryn Jones); Noah Brinkley (Phenix Elementary, Kathryn Jones); Anne Cabell Butler (Fuqua Upper School, Dora Bounds); Nicole Cabell (Appomattox Elementary School, Maggie Whorley); Victoria Cassell (Cumberland County Middle School, Ronda L. Jones); Hannah Conwell (Eureka Elementary, Kristi Martin); Virginia Elam (Fuqua Lower School, Denise Penick); Nathan Gilliam (Appomattox Middle School, Beth Reynolds); Kendall Hammer (Appomattox Middle School, Beth Reynolds); Natalie Harris (Buckingham County High School, Kim Powers); Morty Hazelwood (Lunenburg Middle School, S. Jessi Hollinger); Mark Heintzleman (Randolph-Henry High School, Frank Hailey); Marybeth Kinman (Prince Edward County High School, Penny S. Hackett); Samantha Poole (Gold Hill Elementary School, Matilde Herrero); Joey Reel (Appomattox County High School,Wendy Richardson); Kelsey Reitz (Blackstone Primary School, Debbie Quinn); Healy Robertson (Nottoway County Middle School, Patricia Herring); Maggie Shepherd (Nottoway County Middle School, Patricia Herring); Brandon Simmers (Buckingham Primary School, Jennifer Abruzzo); Rebecca Skelton (Five-County Home School, Betsy Skelton); Kaitlynn Slaughter (Central High School, Jean J. Kunath); Nolan Snyder (Burkeville Elementary School, Keri Lindsey); Anna Stansfield (Nottoway County Intermediate School, Wanda L. Cary); Brian Staylor (Crewe Primary School, Keri Lindsey); Jeffrey Steele (Amelia County Elementary School, Bettye Pope); Ellie Swanson (Prince Edward County Elementary School, Carol Edmonson); Alexis Taylor (Appomattox Primary School, Valerie York); Matthew Taylor (Dillwyn Elementary School, Matilde Herrero); Ashley Wells (J. Murray Jeffress Elementary, Kathryn Jones); Ben Wise (Cumberland County High School, Janice Stanley); and Shelby Wise (Buckingham Primary School, Jennifer Abruzzo).

Christopher Fennell

Mike Hanson

Brock Commons Outdoor Sculpture Program Whether exploring age-old questions or finding brand-new uses for discarded materials, the three sculptures that arrived on the Longwood University campus this year added beauty, sparked discussion, and further established the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment to incorporating the arts into everyday life. Selected by students who graduated from Longwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Art Department in 2007, the large-scale sculptures arrived in the spring of 2008 and will remain on view for two years. All sculptors presented a public lecture at Bedford Auditorium following the installation of their pieces. The Brock Commons Outdoor Sculpture Program is made possible by the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts and the Longwood University Department of Facilities Management.

Birmingham-based engineer-turned-artist Christopher Fennell created Barn Pinecone near Longwood’s new Health and Fitness Center. By building the sculpture, Fennell gave second life to barn timber reclaimed from a local farm.

Christopher Fennell (Birmingham, Alabama) Barn Pinecone (2008) wood, 6 x 8 x 12 feet Installation and lecture: 19 March 2008 Using barn timber reclaimed from a local farm, engineer-turned-artist Christopher Fennell created Barn Pinecone, a swirling, three-dimensional form that even invites viewers to enter and sit on a bench within the sculpture. “The materials I use have been cast out by society, for example: demolished barns, broken bicycles and downed trees,” notes Fennell, whose work has been exhibited in more than a dozen states. From these repurposed materials, he creates dynamic, natural forms that emphasize the second life of the cast-offs. Barn Pinecone is situated near Longwood’s just-opened Health and Fitness Center.

Working in front of Lankford Student Union, sculptor Charlie Brouwer of Floyd, Virginia, completes the installation of From Whence Cometh My Help?. Brouwer’s work has been shown in nearly 200 exhibitions worldwide.

Charlie Brouwer (Floyd, Virginia) From Whence Cometh My Help? (2005) Locust wood, deck screws, preservation stain, 81 x 24 x 24 inches Installation and lecture: 2 April 2008 Selected for its humanity and spirituality, the work of Virginia artist Charlie Brouwer is now situated near the Lankford Student Union on the main axis of the Longwood campus. The wood sculpture, which shows a man with hat in hand gazing off into the hills, takes its inspiration from the Bible, specifically Psalm 121. The artist explains that the question in the title – From Whence Cometh My Help? – “seems to be especially appropriate today. We seem to be in need of help and our help is needed by others.” Retired from teaching sculpture, drawing, and art education at Radford University, Charlie Brouwer has shown his work in nearly 200 exhibitions worldwide.

Mike Hanson anchors the base of Intestinal Fortitude, installed behind Lancaster Hall. The sculpture won “Best of Show” at the 2005 Port Warwick Art and Sculpture Festival in Newport News.

Mike Hansel (Newport, Rhode Island) Intestinal Fortitude (2005) Stainless steel, 15 x 12 x 6 feet Installation and lecture: 16 April 2008 Winner of the “Best of Show” award at the 2005 Port Warwick Art and Sculpture Festival in Newport News, Intestinal Fortitude is an exuberant steel sculpture. Located behind Lancaster Hall, the piece showcases the artist’s commitment to combining “the organic and the man-made.” He continues: “My goal is to create finished compositions that leave the viewer with the comfort of familiarity and the uncertainty of not being able to truly identify or categorize any of the forms.” Mike Hansel heads the art department at St. George’s School and teaches art at Salve Regina University, both in Newport, Rhode Island. His works have been exhibited in a variety of venues, from the northeast to the southwest.

E D UCATION Ongoing Offerings

Have Art, Will Travel This popular exploration of Chinese art and culture was revised and reinstated in schools this year. The program has three components: first, a trunk packed with books, art supplies, and lesson plans travels to a participating classroom, followed by a visit to the classroom by an LCVA representative. Finally, the class enjoys a fieldtrip to Longwood’s Chinese art collection on display in the Rowe Gallery. Participation in the program is free. It was made possible in part by Target.

Drawing in the Gallery For a third year, the LCVA maintained a supply of sketch pads and pencils for visitors who wished to view the museum’s collection the old fashioned way – with pencil in hand. At the front desk, visitors checked out complimentary drawing materials upon request.

Family Guides Also back for another year were free educational and interactive guides for families, designed to help parents and children enjoy and learn from the exhibitions. At the end of the visit, kids returned their completed family guide to the reception desk to win a prize.

Tours The LCVA continued to offer tours to groups from schools, organizations, and clubs throughout the area. Subjects included the varying exhibitions of world-class art; the lower-level display of Youth Art Month; our permanent exhibition of African Art; art on campus, such as the Cole Collection, the Rowe Gallery, and Brock Commons Outdoor sculpture.

The Kids’ Activity Room For seven years, the LCVA has been offering art enrichment for families in the Kids’ Activity Room adjacent to the Bishop Gallery.

Adelaide Dixon displays a patterned necklace

Guy Wall, Andrew Horton, Stephen Horton,

that she created from pasta and yarn in

and Thomas Watson explore the offerings of

Let’s Make a Rhythm!, a Kids’ Activity Room

Let’s Make a Rhythm! in the Kids’ Activity Room.

based on the poetry of Langston Hughes.

Let’s Make a Rhythm! 21 September 2007– 18 January 2008 Kids’ Activity Room From the music we listen to, to the clothes we wear, rhythm is all around is! Inspired by works written for children by prominent Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes, this Kids’ Activity Room explored the bold symbols of the LCVA’s African art collection. Children made their own masks, musical instruments, and games as they learned about the importance of rhythm and identity in art. Julie and Guy Dixon supported the development of this Kids’ Activity Room.

The Snowy Day @ the LCVA offered a chance to step into the classic children’s book by Ezra Jack Keats. Zechariah Brooks, Will Wellings, Lydia & Katy Beth Brooks, and Polly Wellings display their handiwork.

The Snowy Day at LCVA 16 November 2007 – 3 February 2008 Main Street Gallery This year Santa set up his workshop in the LCVA’s Main Street window. The workshop was designed after the illustrations of Ezra Jack Keats’ classic children’s book The Snowy Day, using its vibrant colors and beautiful winter imagery. To walk into the Main Street Gallery was to step into the story itself, whether kids chose to create art, admire the detailed installation, or read the book while luxuriating in a pillow-filled, pink claw-footed bathtub. While in Santa’s workshop, children created gifts to give to friends and family. This program was made possible by a contribution from Mr. and Mrs. Harlan L. Horton.

Harry Rust, Grace Rust, Cammy Green, Clare Calhoun, Abby Swanson, Benjamin Wade, Thea Cheuk, Alana Calhoun, and Ellie Swanson were among the children who inaugurated “Anyone Can Do What I Do:” The Andy Warhol Room.

Hunter Rozier, Joseph Baker, and Rosie Baker work in the Andy Warhol-themed Kids’ Activity Room.

“Anybody Can Do What I Do”: The Andy Warhol Room 25 January – 26 April 2008 Kids’ Activity Room Complementing the silkscreens of Barbara Bishop and Janice Lemen, this Kids’ Activity Room explored the “pop”-ular prints and art of Andy Warhol. From soup cans to movie stars, Warhol’s art has taken on an iconic status. But however unique, Warhol believed that “anybody can do what I can do,” and opportunities abounded for children to make their own one-of-akind creations. Ann Bradshaw graciously sponsored this Kids’ Activity Room.

Michaela Morris paints her own American landscape in The Great Outdoors.

The Great Outdoors 16 May – 2 August 2008 Kids’ Activity Room In this exploration of landscape painting, families stepped outside by going inside the Kids’ Activity Room, transformed to evoke the monumental landscape paintings made famous by Thomas Cole and the Hudson River School. Kids sat on benches to sketch the surrounding scenes, including trees, mountains, and rivers. Projects helped young artists understand the romance, discovery, and adventure that nineteenth-century painters found in the American horizon. No matter what the weather outside, kids painted en plein air in the sunny atmosphere of the LCVA. This program was made possible by a contribution from Dr. Vilma Witten.

Above: Families filled the tables of the LCVA’s Summer Art Studio, with free activities that changed on a weekly basis. Left: Tyler Mills concentrates on a Summer Studio project.

Summer Art Studio Kids all around Southside Virginia know that in the heat of summer, there’s no cooler place to be than at the LCVA’s Summer Art Studio. During the summer of ’07, children explored a variety of summer staples, from camping to car trips. Along the way, they also experimented with a host of art techniques, including watercolor, sculpture, printmaking, and more. The free drop-in studio – with themes and art activities that changed weekly – was open to the public from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays. 4 – 8 June

A Day at the Beach

11 – 16 June

Happy Father’s Day

18 – 23 June

Just a Walk in the Park: The English Gardenesque

25 – 30 June

Buckle Up! Fun Games for Car Trips

2 – 7 July

The Fabulous Fourth of July

9 – 14 July

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

16 – 21 July

Printmaking: Create Your Own Summer Reading

23 – 28 July

Great Buildings of the World (Or Make Your Own!)

39 July – 4 August

The Great Outdoors: Camp Craft

Professional Development for Teachers In the spring of 2008, the LCVA offered two workshops for area teachers, providing them with stimulation, resource packets, and the recertification points their schools require.

Art professor Kelly Nelson brought a variety of printmaking materials for teachers to explore at a January workshop for educators.

What a Relief: The Art of Printmaking 18 January 2008 Printmaking – both as developed in history and as a manageable art activity in today’s classrooms – was the focus of the day. Art historian Dr. Donald Schrader presented an overview of printmaking techniques, followed by Longwood’s Kelly Nelson, who offered tips for incorporating the skill in classrooms. In the afternoon, teachers prepared their students’ work for exhibition in the LCVA’s Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition. Middle Eastern Art: Then and Now 18 April 2008 Teachers explored both the rich history of art from Iraq and Iran and its still-vibrant practices today. Hampden-Sydney College’s Mary Prevo lectured on Mesopotamian art, while Longwood’s Erin Devine discussed the work of Shirin Neshat, a photographer and filmmaker whose images of women in her native Iran are internationally recognized and celebrated. After lunch, Emily Gresham presented a mosaic art activity designed for use in the classroom.

Family Workshops The LCVA’s free family workshops attract hundreds of participants, who come to the lower level to make any number of free seasonal art projects. All materials are provided free of charge, and a team of twenty or more volunteers – many of them students at Longwood University – are on hand to offer a hand and a smile. The workshops are held on Saturday mornings from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.; they are open to the public and require no registration.

Left: Daughter and mother Malinalli and Alma Morris work together at the LCVA’s Celebration of Life free family workshop. Right: Ian Hardy and Cheney Sheehan cooperate on a Mexican paper flower project.

Dia de los Muertos: Mexico’s Celebration of Life 27 October 2007 This cherished holiday started in Mexico and Central America, but it has spread around the world, and Farmville is no exception. El Dia de los Muertos celebrates life in general, and the lives of our dearly departed in particular. With colorful flowers, banners, and maracas, children and their families learned about this important cultural celebration. Whether dancing, cutting paper, or carving pumpkins, our participants said, “Viva!”

At the Winter Wonderland free family workshop, kids moved around tables offering more than a dozen art activities. Here, children at the gingerbread men table use markers and fabrics to decorate the cut-outs.

Winter Wonderland 8 December 2007 In early December, families at the LCVA spread holiday cheer by making decorations, cards, gift wrap, and a sleigh-load of other projects. The LCVA decked the halls with evergreen trees and a giant snowglobe to set the stage for magical artwork honoring the holidays and traditions of winter. This program was made possible by a contribution from Mr. and Mrs. Everett Gee III.

The LCVA’s free family workshops attract hundreds of participants, who visit any of a dozen or more stations on the lower level to make a variety of seasonal art projects. Aside from the individual projects, the gathering itself – filled with fun and focused on art – is also a thing of beauty. Left: Jewels Durden proves that the LCVA’s free family workshops offer projects for artists of any age.

Valentine-Making Workshop: Art to Your Heart’s Content 2 February 2008 Ribbons, lace, glitter, pink, red, and white evoke a sweetness and charm each Valentine’s Day – whether they cover a handmade valentine or the child who made it! The tokens of love and caring that young people made at the LCVA created enormous warmth and joy, from homemade cards, to flowers, valentine-holders, and more.

Art for Lunch Lecture Series The LCVA continued its series of lunch-time lectures during the 2007-2008 academic year. The topics varied from month to month, but the quality of the presentations remained consistently excellent. Lectures were held Thursdays at 12:30 on the lower level of the LCVA, taking advantage of the computer and speaker presentation system installed in early 2007.

Impressionable Relations: Kelly Nelson Speaks About Her Work 27 September 2007 Longwood University’s Kelly Nelson presented a gallery talk about her fall installation, Impressionable Relations, discussing the printmaking process in general, and how her memories, materials at hand, and even her menu inspired her in the creative process.

Understanding Art Appraisals with Bob Mayo 29 November 2007 Artist, museum director, gallery owner, and collector Bob Mayo offered an enlightening presentation about the importance and process of soliciting professional art appraisals. Bringing examples from his own collection and stories from his own experience, he was both educational and entertaining.

Art Education in the Public School Curriculum with Wilma Sharp 21 February 2008 Creating art is its own reward, but are there further benefits to including the arts in school curricula? Surveying both professional literature and citing successful programs, educator Wilma Sharp ’66 of Williamsburg answered this question with an emphatic “Yes!”

Art, Internationalism, and Identity: An Exploration with Erin Devine 10 April 2008 Exploring the art of Shirin Neshat, Emily Jacir, and Maria Magdalena – three women who have left their native lands of Iran, Palestine, and Cuba, Longwood University art historian Erin Devine examined the role of identity and place in their art.

The Cloth Unfolded: Linen, Domesticity, and Laundry in 19th-Century France 22 May 2008 Mary Prevo, art historian at Hampden-Sydney College, discussed her most recent project: the carefully laundered linen table covering in nineteenth-century still life painting and its value as a measure of the rise of the bourgeoisie.

Top: LCVA Director Johnson Bowles talks with Elsie Carrington following Bob Mayoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discussion of the art appraisal process. Above: Wilma Sharp â&#x20AC;&#x2122;66 talks with several future teachers following her Art for Lunch presentation on the importance of incorporating the arts into the curriculum.

The LCVA and Central Virginia Arts cosponsored a community art workshop presented by Palmyra artist Edith Anderson Feisner.

Community Workshop

How Color Works for You: A Community Workshop 26 January 2008 Cosponsored with Central Virginia Arts, this workshop explored color and its power to evoke mood, control composition, and stimulate the senses. Palmyra artist Edith Anderson Feisner, author of Color Studies and other art books, led the workshop, which included both an illustrated lecture and an open critique session.

Heart of Virginia Festival Curator of Education Emily Gresham and helpers offered Virginia-related and election-year art activities for families at the 2008 Heart of Virginia Festival. Kids designed campaign buttons for their all-time favorite president from Virginia, created cardinals, and made dogwood garlands. Nearly one hundred people stopped by the tent, confirming Gresham’s opinion that “part of outreach means literally going outside your walls to where the people are. And the people are definitely at the Heart of Virginia Festival!”

General Education Film Series Aiming to find an audience for films of artistic and cultural merit, Longwood University’s General Education Film Series screened many of its films on the lower level of the LCVA. Art professor Anna Cox and math professor David Shoenthal organized the three-year-old series, which is free and open to the public.

26 September 2007: Maxed Out A funny, shocking, and sobering look at debt in the U.S.: a “wickedly entertaining documentary on the dreary-sounding topic of consumer debt.” – Minneapolis Star Tribune

28 November 2007: Sicko Director Michael Moore on health care in America: “A fascinating exploration and powerful indictment of a pressing national problem.” – USA Today

23 January 2008: No End in Sight “A clear-eyed, coherent dissection of how crucial decisions were made in the first weeks and months following the American invasion of Iraq.” – The Reeler

20 February 2008: Bamako A courtroom drama and a portrait of everyday life in Mali: “Surprisingly moving, funny, tragic, strange and undogmatic.” – Salon

5 March 2008: Kamp Katrina “A touching documentary ... introduces us to [residents] of the makeshift Kamp Katrina [following the hurricane].” – The New York Post

26 March 2008: The Fountain (shown at Bedford Hall Auditorium) An impressionistic, imaginative fable about life and death: “A haunting and remarkably emotional journey.” – Maxim

16 April 2008: A Mighty Heart (shown at Bedford Hall Auditorium) Powerful dramatization of the life of Mariane Pearl: “A worthy film on a great, tragic subject.” – Chicago Tribune

Bishop-Wells intern Erin West focused on the Have Art, Will Travel program during her year at the LCVA. She revised the written materials and made visits to schools.

Bishop-Wells Intern For two years, coaches and professors had been calling the LCVA’s Bishop-Wells internship to the attention of Erin West ’09. But West was preoccupied, playing field hockey on Longwood’s team while juggling the usual demands of undergraduate work. After a third professor pointed out the opportunity, however, West applied for the year-long position, realizing for herself what was obvious to her mentors: “It’s a perfect fit.” The internship is awarded annually to a rising junior or senior with a GPA of at least 3.2 and an interest in museums, history, or the arts. West has an interest in all three. “During my freshman year, I was red-shirted with a sports injury, which gave me the opportunity to explore a lot of different subjects. The LCVA was a great place to explore these interests and see the real world of museums.” West worked with Curator of Education Emily Gresham, lending assistance and gaining experience in a variety of tasks such as working on the Kids’ Activity Room, family workshops, and tours. West’s primary responsibility was spearheading the revisions to the Have Art, Will Travel handbook and related materials. In 2004, the Longwood University Foundation, Inc., established the Bishop-Wells LCVA Internship in memory of Barbara L. Bishop (Class of 1961, Art Department Faculty, Art Department Chair) and in honor of Dr. Carolyn Wells (Professor Emeritus of Biology, Department of Natural Sciences). The internship offers three hours of credit each semester, along with a stipend, with the goal of attracting outstanding students to the LCVA.

EV E NTS

In 2008, the LCVA received honorable mentions from the American Association of Museums for its design of two print pieces, the 2006-2007 Annual Report and its invitation to a spring 2007 party celebrating Jack Blanton’s donation of his art collection to the LCVA. Both featured a screen painted by Virginia artist Willie Anne Wright.

LCVA Receives National Awards

LCVA Publications Honored In April 2008, the American Association of Museums announced the winners of its annual publication design competition, awarding the LCVA two honorable mentions. The attention-getting pieces were the art center’s 2006-2007 Annual Report and its invitation to a spring 2007 party celebrating Jack Blanton’s donation of his art collection to the LCVA. Both publications were designed by David Whaley, Longwood’s Director of Publications and Visual Arts, written by Beth Cheuk, and developed by Johnson Bowles. In addition, both covers featured a screen painted by Virginia artist Willie Anne Wright; the artwork is a promised gift to the LCVA as part of the Blanton gift. The American Association of Museums has been running the competition for twenty-eight years, soliciting submissions from all sorts and sizes of museums from across the country. The LCVA competed against museums with an annual operating budget of less than $750,000. In total, this year’s competition attracted more than 800 entries.

John Utzinger stands admiring Comin’ For My Children (1985), an eight-foot sculpture carved with a chain saw out of white oak, made by Louisa artist John Anderson. The piece stands in the garden of William and Ann Oppenhimer, who opened their home to LCVA members for Home Is Where the Art Is.

Home Is Where the Art Is Saturday, 29 September 2007 For its fourth Home Is Where the Art Is tour, the LCVA tapped two Richmond homes where art is a vital part of everyday life, in the residences of William and Ann Oppenhimer, and Read and Eleanor McGehee. More than two dozen participants enjoyed art, food, wine – and each other’s company. The Oppenhimer collection is a treasure trove of folk art created since 1950. Their collection has been widely exhibited and is considered one of the very best in the country. Highlights from the Oppenhimer collection include beautiful examples of some of the most important self-taught artists of the twentieth century such as Howard Finster, Mose Tolliver, S. L. Jones, Minnie Adkins, and Martin Ramirez. At Read and Eleanor McGehee’s lovely home, an astonishing collection of Haitian art fills each room. Their collection was developed over many years and countless trips to Haiti when Dr. McGehee volunteered his medical services to the underserved.

Author and lecturer Matthew Bogdanos signs a book for Mary Prevo. The Bogdanos lecture attracted a crowd of nearly 700.

Barbara L. Bishop Distinguished Lecture in the Visual Arts Colonel Matthew Bogdanos, author of Thieves of Baghdad 22 October 2007 Part Indiana Jones, part Marine, part classics scholar, and part prosecuting attorney, Matthew Bogdanos shared his story as lead investigator on a team sent to recover antiquities looted from the Iraq National Museum. Blending detective work, scholarship, and danger into a good old-fashioned adventure story, Bogdanos delighted the crowd of more than 650 at Bedford Auditorium, who offered a standing ovation. At the LCVA, guests who stayed for a dinner in honor of Colonel Bogdanos poured through the front door expressing enthusiasm: “Stupendous!” “Incredible!” “Perhaps the best lecture I ever heard!” Over sixty guests participated in the dinner, hosted by Longwood president Dr. Patricia Cormier. Along with the LCVA, sponsors included the LU Alumni Association, the American Democracy Project, the Office of Student Affairs, and Longwood’s Archaeology Field School. Bogdanos is celebrated worldwide as a speaker and author of Thieves of Baghdad: One Marine’s Passion to Recover the World’s Greatest Stolen Treasures. Bogdanos published the book in 2005 and donated his royalties to the Iraq National Museum to help in its rebuilding and recovering process. The lecture series was created in 1992 to honor Barbara L. Bishop and her visionary contributions to Longwood University and the surrounding community. An alumna of the university, she taught in the art department from 1965-1990, serving as department chair from 1970-1984.

Longwood University is committed to displaying high-quality art across its campus. To educate students, faculty, staff, and visitors about the art collections, the LCVA developed Art on Campus at Longwood University: A Brief Guide.

New Brochure Highlights Longwood’s Art Collections From historic Chinese craftsmanship to Victorian-era glassware or from the beloved Joanie sculptures to fine contemporary works, the Longwood campus boasts a strong presence of art. Longwood has been collecting art for more than 100 years with the express intention of sharing its collection with students, faculty, staff, and visitors. In recent years, the University has committed to exhibiting portions of its collection in every academic building on campus. In 2008, the LCVA developed a brochure to highlight the art displayed on the Longwood campus. Art on Campus at Longwood University: A Brief Guide is a four-color booklet of twenty-six pages with a fold-out map to assist visitors in locating and understanding the collections shown in various galleries and displays on the LU grounds. Several departments requested the brochures to help educate visitors, new faculty, parents, conference attendees, and others about the wealth of art on campus. “Longwood’s art collection is strong and growing,” noted Director K. Johnson Bowles. “And the University’s commitment to displaying this quality art, rather than storing it away, is exceptional. The brochure complements that vision – art is on display so that it can be enjoyed daily, while the booklet offers an educational underpinning to help people further appreciate what they’ve been noticing and enjoying in passing.”

Bryan and Debbie Baine, proprietors of Baine’s Books & Coffee in Appomattox, were winners of the business category for the 2008 Community Achievement in the Arts Awards. The Baines are flanked by LCVA Advisory Board members Angela Jackson (left) and Jean Lockwood (right).

Community Achievement in the Arts Awards 19 April 2008 Two organizations that double as cultural community centers and several individuals who tirelessly support the arts in the community were honored in April 2008 by the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts. Sponsored by the LCVA and its Advisory Board’s Marketing and Membership Committee, the thirteenth annual Community Achievement in the Arts awards went to Mary Prevo (individual award), Baine’s Books & Coffee of Appomattox (business award), and the Victoria Public Library (organization award). In addition, the LCVA honored Noelle Prince Shear as Volunteer of the Year and Longwood senior Laura Dedmond as Student Volunteer of the Year. In honor of the winners, the LCVA hosted a free public reception and awards ceremony on Saturday, April 19. Both sets of awards recognize individuals or groups that have made significant and selfless contributions to the development of the visual, performing, or literary arts in the area (including Amelia, Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward counties). For the CAA awards, a committee consisting of past recipients, the LCVA’s Marketing and Membership Committee, and community representatives selected the winners. Candy Dowdy and Jean Lockwood organized this year’s event.

Martha Taylor and Sherry Swinson examine their art options at The Benefit is Mutual: A Sale of Original Art by Janice Lemen and Barbara Bishop. The event raised nearly $10,000 for the LCVA’s collections program.

The Benefit Is Mutual: A Sale of Original Art by Janice Lemen and Barbara Bishop 25 – 26 April 2008 Raising approximately $9,500 and honoring the legacy of two stalwart members of Longwood’s art department, the LCVA’s spring art sale was a double success. More than 150 people attended The Benefit Is Mutual, held on the weekend of April 2526, 2008. The sale featured works – primarily prints – created by Janice Lemen and Barbara Bishop, two artists who made lasting contributions at Longwood in general and at the LCVA in particular. On Friday night, nearly one hundred LCVA members and guests enjoyed a reception to kick off the art sale. On Saturday morning, the Alumni Relations Office hosted a coffee and preview hour for Longwood graduates, some of whom traveled across Virginia or from North Carolina to purchase work by their former professors and mentors. Later in the morning, the event was opened to the community at large. The sale followed the LCVA’s collections policies, and none of the offered works came from the LCVA’s permanent collection. Proceeds from the sale benefited permanent collections management including care, conservation, and acquisition. Support for the sale was provided by Johnnie Britt.

Curator of Education Emily Gresham points out a detail in an Audubon print to Elizabeth LeSueur as part of a tour of art on campus at Longwood University. LeSueur visited with the Collectorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Circle of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Members of the Collectorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Circle of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts toured the art collections of the LCVA and other Longwood University buildings in December.

Events Held at LCVA Hosted by the Community Each year the LCVA hosts receptions, tours, and dinners for organizations at Longwood and in the larger community. This year groups that held meetings or events at the museum include Davenport & Associates, the Greater Farmville Greenways Association, Leadership Farmville, the Longwood University College of Business and Economics, the Longwood University Foundation Board, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

VO LUNTEERS 2007.2008 Visionary Vanguard: Training the Next Generation of Volunteers and Philanthropists Museums like the LCVA move from subsistence to vitality through the contributions of time, expertise, and money from a host of generous individuals and groups. Not only does the LCVA richly benefit from its current supporters, but in 2007, it received a grant to attract and develop a new generation of volunteers and philanthropists through a planned program called Visionary Vanguard. The Walter Payne Foundation awarded the LCVA $7,500 in support of the innovative program, which will recruit Longwood University students not only to serve the museum but also to undergo leadership training with a goal of educating the students about the value of giving back to their communities.

Total Number of Volunteers: 1306 Total Number of Hours: 3276

â&#x2DC;&#x2026; Volunteered 50 hours or more

Alpha Delta Mu

Student of Mary Carroll-Hackett

Advisor: Kristen McAleavey

Assistant Professor of English

Amy Buckner

Katelyn Voorhees

Lauren Langley Jasmine Proffitt

Student of Linwood Cousins Chair, Social Work and Communication Sciences & Disorders

Alpha Sigma Tau

Amy Peake

Advisor: Rachel Powell Audrey Malcolm

Students of Erin Devine

Stacy McCoy

Assistant Professor of Art

Nikki Walsh

Megan Clausen Katie Hedgepeth

Kappa Pi

Nasim Moadab

Advisor: Randy Edmonson

Kelsey Molese

Todd Stonnell

Rachel Pest Brittany Pendleton

Students of Lily Goetz

Students of Jen Rentschler

Professor of Spanish, Director International Studies

Assistant Director, Volunteer and Service Learning

Shannon Hooker

Jillian Beuschel

Elizabeth Mangano

Erin Fleming Mashay Jackson

Students of Jake Milne

Ashley Jones

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Shannon Jones

Jenna Hart

Elizabeth Kunc

Cao Jiayan

Chelsea Normandeau

Topaz Matthews

Elizabeth Owens

Chris White

Emily Pierson Nicole Poyant

Students of Kelly Nelson

Christopher Rhoden

Assistant Professor of Art Robert Clark Barkley

Students of Jennifer Sheeler

Sinclair Brydon

English and Modern Languages

Laura Dedmond â&#x2DC;&#x2026;

Michael Johnson

Liz Elliot

Sam Olewnik

Liz Hale Krista Hendricks

Students of Kerstin Soderlund

Suzie Jackson

Dean of Students

Rebecca McCormick

Lori Carley

Michelle Owen

Karin Gagnon

Ashley Phipps

Maryanne Hull

Megan Quick

Ashley Jones

Greg Scott

Hannah Maxey

Angela Tudor Jacob Turpin â&#x2DC;&#x2026;

Students of Amanda Walton

Lindsay Wheeler

Adjunct Instructor in English

Rachel Wolfe

Rachel Mirro Daniel Wood

Students of Pam Arkin and Melissa Panzarello Department of Communications Studies and Theatre

Other Longwood Students

Chad Carroll

Dianna Booth

Trevor Childs

Andrea Brock

Brooke Kappel

Brian Carley

Savannah Mitchell

Maurice Ellis

Karah Morgan

Marci Fowler

Katy Morgan

Alex Grabiec

Katy Randolph

Adrienne Heinbaugh

Jessica Sansone

Melissa Hill

Ryan Hux

Ann Oppenhimer

Josef Mann

William Oppenhimer

Stacy McDonough

Lydia Peale

ShaVaughn Peterson

Jackie Paterson

Mike Ryan

Mary Prevo

Kristin Schiller

Wendy Richardson

Erin West

Erin Root

Amber Widener

Bernice Rowe ’70 Noelle Prince Shear ★

Community Members

Julie Shield

Bob Alden

Tory Wade

Ira Applegate

Rob Wade

Maurice Beane

Deborah Walker

Paul Bowles ★

Carolyn Wells

Adam Bresa

Elaine Zafino

Cabell Butler ★ Perry Carrington

Students of Prince Edward Middle School

Stephanie Childress

Calla Bowles

Michael Cheuk

Rebekah Breckinridge

Margaret Taylor Collins

Kaliena Dimaano

Marianne Dennison

Henry Kocevar

I.B. Dent

Sophia Kocevar

Julie Dixon

Katrina Lowe

Candy Dowdy ’69

Jenny Thomson

Chuck Dowdy

Pat Fitzgerald ’54

Longwood University Faculty and Staff

Kristin Gee

Pam Arkin

Shelby Gresham

Susan Booker

Phil Grimes

David Buckalew

Harlan Horton

Lonnie Calhoun

Reed Horton

Craig Challender

Heyn Kjerulf

Carol Cousins

Ray Kleinlein

Courtney Hodges

Joe Kocevar

Angela Jackson

Jean Lockwood

Elizabeth Kocevar-Weidinger

Margaret Mayo ’52

Linda Lau

Richard McClintock

Kelly Nelson

Eleanor McGehee

Melissa Panzarello

Reed McGehee

Chris Register

Harriet Miller ’51

Ginger Spivey

Kerry Mossler

David Whaley ★

Linda Mundell

Kristen Welch Alan Williamson

Vounteer of the Year Noelle Prince Shear

Student Vounteer of the Year Laura Dedmond

The LCVAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2008 Volunteer of the Year was Noelle Prince

Student Volunteer of the Year Laura Dedmond

Shear, honored, among other reasons, for her faithful

assists Javon Welch at the Celebration of Life

weekly service at the reception desk.

free family workshop.

Community Service Vounteers Participants: 13 To respect their privacy, the LCVA withholds the names of our community service volunteers. The community service program is an alternative to school expulsion and/or prosecution in the court system. The program provides first-time offenders a way to participate in positive community endeavors. Participants help with mailings, gallery preparation, and maintenance.

C O LLECTIONS

A Magnificent Gift: The Oppenhimer Folk Art Collection Comes to LCVA For more than twenty-five years, William (Boo) and Ann Oppenhimer have been collecting works by American folk artists, ranging from preacher-turned-painter Howard Finster to former Virginia Supreme Court justice Tom Gordon. Along the way, the Oppenhimers met and collected the works of many of America’s best-known folk artists, including Minnie Adkins, Miles Carpenter, James Harold Jennings, S.L. Jones, and others. In 2008, the Oppenhimers announced their intention to give their renowned collection to the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, along with generous financial resources in support of the gift.

In addition to amassing one of the more important folk art collections in the country, the Oppenhimers also founded the Folk Art Society of America. Their collection of work by folk, or self-taught, artists has traveled the country in exhibitions such as Point of View and Personal Preferences (both featuring American folk art), and The Inner Eye (featuring folk art of India). The Oppenhimers’ collection has been shown at the LCVA and at other museums in Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, and North Carolina. Ann’s slides of Finster’s Paradise Garden are in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Art.

LCVA Director Johnson Bowles commented, “This gift is a magnificent addition to the LCVA’s collection. It represents the major contributors to the contemporary American folk art movement, including several nationally known Virginia artists.”

Bowles continued: “Aside from its importance in our collection, what I personally love about folk art is that it is fun and joyful. Its references to popular culture make it accessible to anyone, and when people look at folk art they feel good, with smiles on their faces. As an artist, I find it inspiring to think of people who feel driven to make art out of any materials they have at their disposal.”

Founders of the Folk Art Society of America, William and Ann Oppenhimer donated their renowned collection to the LCVA. (Photo by Kimberly Frost, courtesy of Fifty-Plus.)

The Oppenhimers selected the LCVA to receive the collection because of their prior involvement with the museum, through such activities as serving on the advisory board, offering presentations, and providing expertise. “But mainly,” notes Mrs. Oppenhimer, “we’re so impressed that Longwood wants to make use of its art and place it where students and others will see it, not just put it in storage. Longwood thinks it’s important that art is part of students’ everyday lives, a part of their education.”

Howard Finster (American, 1916-2001), Francis Scott Key, Oh Say Can You See, 1992, serigraph, 27.5 x 38 inches, (William and Ann Oppenhimer Folk Art Collection, 2008.15.24). Gift of William and Ann Oppenhimer.

New In The Permanent Collection 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008 The 2007-2008 year continued to bring rich additions to the LCVA’s permanent collection. The largest number of pieces came from William and Ann Oppenhimer to establish a folk art collection (see above). However, the LCVA also received numerous works from Jack Blanton and Henry and Bernice Beazley Rowe ’70 for already-established collections. Other works were donated by Mary Louise Boehm; the collection of Jay Barrows and Cindy Neuschwander; Jerry Dance; David Dodge Lewis and Sandy Willcox; the Sydney and Frances Lewis Collection; Ann Lyne; Lee and Georgina Salomon; Mary Kossuth Shumate; Debra Chapman Taylor ’73; and the University of Virginia.

Jerry Dance (b. Nottoway County, Virginia), Hard Work, 2007, acrylic on

Fred Escher (b. St. James, Minnesota, 1940), High Time, 1975, acrylic on

canvas, 23.875 x 36 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2007.19).

gessoed linen, 44 x 48 inches (Campus Loan Collection, 2007.26.3).

Gift of the artist.

Gift of the Sydney and Frances Lewis Collection, Richmond, Virginia.

Christopher Register (b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1957), Untitled (Study

Jack Beal (b. Richmond, Virginia, 1931), Solzhenitsyn, 1971, serigraph,

for The Belvedere of Longwood University’s Ruffner Hall ), 2005, watercolor,

30.5 x 20 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2007.26.4).

8.625 x 11 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2007.20.1).

Gift of the Sydney and Frances Lewis Collection, Richmond, Virginia.

Gift of the University of Virginia. Rebecca Davenport (b. Alexandria, Virginia, 1943), Plywood Wall, 1976, Christopher Register (b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1957), Untitled

oil on canvas, 73 x 104 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2007.26.5a/b).

(Study for Longwood University’s Ruffner Hall – with monument), 2005,

Gift of the Sydney and Frances Lewis Collection, Richmond, Virginia.

watercolor, 7.875 x 11.375 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2007.20.2). Gift of the University of Virginia.

Anne Arnold (b. Melrose, Massachusetts, 1925), Gertrude, 1976, polyester resin on Dynel, 37 x 86 x 39 inches (American Art Collection, 2007.26.6).

Christopher Register (b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1957), Untitled

Gift of the Sydney and Frances Lewis Collection, Richmond, Virginia.

(Study for Longwood University’s Ruffner Hall – with tree), 2005, watercolor, 7.125 x 11.5 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2007.20.3). Gift of the

Charger, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), porcelain with underglaze blue and

University of Virginia.

enamel decoration, 16.875 inches diam. x 2.25 inches high (The Rowe Collection of Chinese Art, 2007.27.1). Gift of Henry and Bernice Beazley

Howard Finster (American 1916-2001), Untitled (Decorated recipe file),

Rowe ’70.

1992, paint and marker on wooden box with previous decoration, 3.875 x 5.5 x 3.25 inches (The William and Ann Oppenhimer Folk Art Collection,

18 individual figurines of Lohan, probably early 20th century, glazed

2007.24). LCVA purchase in honor of William and Ann Oppenhimer.

porcelain, dimensions variable, typically 7 x 4 x 3 inches (The Rowe Collection of Chinese Art, 2007.27.2.1-18). Gift of Henry and Bernice

Kelly Nelson (b. Flint, Michigan, 1968), Home (1/4), 2006, mixed media print,

Beazley Rowe ’70.

22.625 x 18.625 x 1.125 inches framed (Virginia Artists Collection, 2007.25). LCVA purchase.

James Miller (b. Wishaw, Scotland, 1946), Magenta Corner, 1983, oil on canvas over panel on wood framework, 48.25 x 49 x 15.75 inches (Virginia

Ken Little (b. Canyon, Texas, 1947), Duck, 1983, mixed media, 92.5 x 32

Artists Collection, 2007.28). Gift from the collection of Jay Barrows and

x 63 inches (American Art Collection, 2006.1a/b). Gift of the Sydney and

Cindy Neuschwander.

Frances Lewis Collection, Richmond, Virginia. Paul Louis Oudart (French, 1796-1860), Xyphorhynchus Pucherani, 1847, George Bireline (American, 1923-2002), Door into Landscape, n.d., acrylic

hand-colored lithograph, 22.25 x 18.25 x 1 inches framed (Print Study

on canvas and wood with Plexiglas trim, 80.625 x 48.75 x 11.5 inches

Collection, 2008.2). Gift of Lee and Georgina Salomon.

(American Art Collection, 2007.26.1). Gift of the Sydney and Frances Lewis Collection, Richmond, Virginia.

Ann Lyne (b. Richmond, Virginia, 1937), Untitled (Conductor at Garth Newel), c. 1995, Conté, 13 x 18.875 inches (Virginia Artists Collection,

Susan Hoffman (American), Spires, Coutances Cathedral, 1975, fabric,

2008.3.1). Gift of the artist for The Jack Blanton Collection.

threads, 74 x 71 inches (American Art Collection, 2007.26.2). Gift of the Sydney and Frances Lewis Collection, Richmond, Virginia.

Ann Lyne (b. Richmond, Virginia, 1937), Untitled (Quintet at Garth Newel),

Katherine Bratcher ’08, Untitled (Heart teapot from Anatomical Feast ),

c. 1995, Conté and pastel, 18.875 x 25 inches (Virginia Artists Collection,

2007-08, glazed stoneware, 5.5 x 5.5 x 4.25 inches (Ceramics Study

2008.3.2). Gift of the artist for The Jack Blanton Collection.

Collection, 2008.6a/b). LCVA purchase.

Ann Lyne (b. Richmond, Virginia, 1937), Untitled (Garth Newel string

Laura Nodtvedt ’07, Carter, 2007, digital pigment print, 13 x 19 inches

players), c. 1995, Conté and pastel, 18.875 x 25 inches (Virginia Artists

(Campus Loan Collection, 2008.7.1). LCVA purchase.

Collection, 2008.3.3). Gift of the artist for The Jack Blanton Collection. Laura Nodtvedt ’07, Carolyn & Christine, 2007, digital pigment print, 13 x 19 Ann Lyne (b. Richmond, Virginia, 1937), Untitled (Study of musicians),

inches (Campus Loan Collection, 2008.7.2). LCVA purchase.

c. 1995, Conté, 18.875 x 12.625 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2008.3.4). Gift of the artist for The Jack Blanton Collection.

Mary Louise Boehm (American, 1924-2002), Mallorquin Rose (“for Pauline – in memory”), 1992?, watercolor with graphite underdrawing, 9 x 12 inches

Ann Lyne (b. Richmond, Virginia, 1937), Untitled (Arlene Di Cecco on the

(Campus Loan Collection, 2008.8). Gift of the artist to the Longwood

violin), c. 1995, Conté and pastel, 18.875 x 11.125 inches (Virginia Artists

University Music Department in memory of Pauline Haga, her sister.

Collection, 2008.3.5). Gift of the artist for The Jack Blanton Collection. Mary Kossuth Shumate (b. Wheeling, West Virginia, 1915), Exquisite, Ann Lyne (b. Richmond, Virginia, 1937), Untitled (Carol Taylor Conducting

c. 1980, watercolor, 16 x 20 inches (Campus Loan Collection, 2008.9).

“Hymn to St. Cecelia”),1994, Conté and pastel, 18.875 x 25 inches (Virginia

Gift of the artist.

Artists Collection, 2008.3.6). Gift of the artist for The Jack Blanton Collection. Herb Pulliam (b. Appomattox, Virginia), River Shadows of the Morning Light, Ann Lyne (b. Richmond, Virginia, 1937), Untitled (Piano quartet at Garth

2006/07, mixed media on canvas, 24 x 30 inches (The Jack Blanton

Newel), c. 1995, Conté and pastel, 13 x 18.875 inches (Virginia Artists

Collection, 2008.10). Gift of Jack Blanton.

Collection, 2008.3.7). Gift of the artist for The Jack Blanton Collection. Barbara Bishop (American, 1938-1991), Untitled (Tree in silver circle), n.d., Ann Lyne (b. Richmond, Virginia, 1937), Untitled (Garth Newel Chamber

photo silkscreen, 27.5 x 20 inches (Campus Loan Collection, 2008.12). Gift

Music), 1994, pastel and Conté, 18.875 x 25 inches (Virginia Artists

of Debra Chapman Taylor ’73.

Collection, 2008.3.8). Gift of the artist for The Jack Blanton Collection. Jack Beal (b. Richmond, Virginia, 1931), Lilypad Carpet, 1979, manufactured Ann Lyne (b. Richmond, Virginia, 1937), Untitled (String quintet, Garth

by Monsanto Carpet (now Solutia), acrylic and wool, 93 x 137 inches

Newel), 1994, pastel and Conté, 18.875 x 25 inches (Virginia Artists

(The Jack Blanton Collection, 2008.13.1). Gift of Jack Blanton.

Collection, 2008.3.9). Gift of the artist for The Jack Blanton Collection. Betty Cleal, Rockfish Under Glass, 2001, mixed media, 40 x 60 x 24 inches EAnn Parker Stokes ’42 (b. Portsmouth, Virginia), Iridescence, 2000,

(The Jack Blanton Collection, 2008.13.2). Gift of Jack Blanton.

acrylic on canvas board, 30 x 24 inches (Campus Loan Collection, 2008.4). Gift of the artist.

Gene Davis (American, 1920-1985), Untitled, 1973, colored pencil and graphite on tinted paper, 19.5 x 25.5 inches (The Jack Blanton Collection,

Dawn Latané (b. Vermont, currently active Virginia), Virgins with Jockeys, 1988, oil on canvas, 36.25 x 48.25 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2008.5). Gift of David Dodge Lewis and Sandy Willcox.

2008.13.3). Gift of Jack Blanton.

Oppenhimer Gift The 111 works that follow are the gift of William and Ann Oppenhimer for the William and Ann Oppenhimer Folk Art Collection.

Minnie Adkins (b. Isonville, Kentucky, 1934), Black Bear #2, 2006, cotton, 85 x 70 inches (2008.15.1).

Minnie Adkins (b. Isonville, Kentucky, 1934), Untitled (Decorated desk), 1997, enamel on wood, 28 x 24 x 23 inches (2008.15.2).

Dwight Joe Bell (b. Possum Hollow, Virginia, 1918), Untitled (Whirligigs), c. 1990, colored pencil on poster board, 14 x 22 inches (2008.15.3).

Dwight Joe Bell (b. Possum Hollow, Virginia, 1918), Untitled (Giant whirligigs with children and dogs), c. 1990, marker on poster board, 14 x 22 inches (2008.15.4).

Dwight Joe Bell (b. Possum Hollow, Virginia, 1918), Untitled (Giant whirligigs with children and dog), c. 1990, colored pencil on poster board, 14 x 22 inches (2008.15.5).

Jack Beal (b. Richmond, Virginia, 1931), Solzhenitsyn, 1971, serigraph, 30.5 x 20 inches (Virginia Artists

Dwight Joe Bell (b. Possum Hollow, Virginia, 1918), Saying Good-Bye,

Collection, 2007.26.4). Gift of the Sydney and Frances

c. 1990, colored pencil on paper, 14 x 22 inches (2008.15.6).

Lewis Collection, Richmond, Virginia. Minnie Black (American, 1899-1996), Lizard, 1988, mixed media with gourd, 4.5 x 31 x 15 inches (2008.15.7).

Joseph Craig English, Twilight, 1980, serigraph, 5 x 6 inches image area

Minnie Black (American, 1899-1996), Gila Monster, 1988, mixed media with

(The Jack Blanton Collection, 2008.13.4). Gift of Jack Blanton.

gourd, 8.5 x 25 x 15 inches (2008.15.8).

Dorothy Fagan, On the Way Home, 1982, oil pastel on paper, 6 x 7.5 inches

Rutherford â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tubbyâ&#x20AC;? Brown (American, 1929-2005), The Devil Pig, 1995,

(The Jack Blanton Collection, 2008.13.5). Gift of Jack Blanton.

painted tin and wood, 24.75 x 28.5 x 4 inches (2008.15.9).

Shelley Reizenstein, Paperclip, 1976, paper embossing, 11 x 30 inches (The

Bruce Carley (b. western New York State, 1970), My Old Kentucky Home,

Jack Blanton Collection, 2008.13.6). Gift of Jack Blanton.

2007, marker and crayon on paper, 8 x 11 inches (2008.15.10).

Howard Finster (American 1916-2001), Untitled (Decorated recipe file), 1992, paint and marker on wooden box with previous decoration, 3.875 x 5.5 x 3.25 inches (The William and Ann Oppenhimer Folk Art Collection, 2007.24). LCVA purchase in honor of William and Ann Oppenhimer.

Bruce Carley (b. western New York State, 1970), Dysfunctional Family, 2006,

Abraham Lincoln Criss (American, 1914-2000), Untitled (Woman with

crayon, marker, and watercolor on paper, 17.5 x 12 inches (2008.15.11).

outstretched arms), 1986, mixed media, 30.5 x 7 x 9 inches (2008.15.16).

Ronald Cooper (b. Flemingsburg, Kentucky, 1931), Red Devil, 1988,

Abraham Lincoln Criss (American, 1914-2000), Boy Doll, 1986, mixed

polychromed wood, 34 x 11 x 12.75 inches (2008.15.12).

media, 11.5 x 6 x 2.5 inches (2008.15.17.1).

Ronald Cooper (b. Flemingsburg, Kentucky, 1931), White Preacher Man,

Abraham Lincoln Criss (American, 1914-2000), Girl Doll, 1986, mixed media,

1988, polychromed wood, 26.5 x 11.5 x 9 inches (2008.15.13).

11 x 5.5 x 2.5 inches (2008.15.17.2).

Ronald Cooper (b. Flemingsburg, Kentucky, 1931), Black Preacher Man,

Abraham Lincoln Criss (American, 1914-2000), The Devilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Head, 1985,

1988, polychromed wood, 30.5 x 10 x 7.5 inches (2008.15.14).

painted cedar root, 12.5 x 19 x 19.5 inches (2008.15.18).

Abraham Lincoln Criss (American, 1914-2000), Donkey, 1984, varnished

Abraham Lincoln Criss (American, 1914-2000), Giraffe, 1994, varnished

cedar wood, 22 x 7 x 24.5 inches (2008.15.15).

cedar wood, 27.5 x 23 x 10 inches (2008.15.19).

Kerry Damianakes (b. Alameda, California, 1949), Olive Oil and Toast and

Jim Harley (b. 1932, active Virginia), Willet, 2005, mixed media, 7.5 x 11.5

Butter and Black Olives and Green Olives and Lemon and Orange Rose with

x 2.5 inches (2008.15.33).

a Yellow Center on It, 1994, oil pastel on paper, 22 x 30 inches (2008.15.20). Jim Harley (b. 1932, active Virginia), Great Blue Heron, 2006, mixed media, Paul Darmafall (American, 1925-2003), Liberty Head, Hymn America, 1991,

23 x 19 x 6 inches (2008.15.34).

mixed media, 33.5 x 20.25 inches (2008.15.21). Jim Harley (b. 1932, active Virginia), Sandpiper, 2006, mixed media, 9.5 x 8 William Dawson (American, 1901-1990), Snake, 1990, acrylic on paper, 12 x

x 3.5 inches (2008.15.35).

24 inches (2008.15.22). Jim Harley (b. 1932, active Virginia), Cardinal, 2006, mixed media, 11.5 x 4 William Dawson (American, 1901-1990), Bull, 1990, acrylic on paper, 18.5 x

x 4 inches (2008.15.36).

18 inches (2008.15.23). Jim Harley (b. 1932, active Virginia), Seagull, 2001, mixed media, 11 x 4 Howard Finster (American, 1916-2001), Francis Scott Key, Oh Say Can You

x 3.5 inches (2008.15.37).

See, 1992, serigraph, 27.5 x 38 inches (2008.15.24). Jim Harley (b. 1932, active Virginia), Egret, 2005, mixed media, 14.5 x 5 Roy Finster (b. Summerville, Georgia, 1941), Hunting Lodge, 1993, enamel

x 3.5 inches (2008.15.38).

on board, 13.5 x 18 inches (2008.15.25). Jim Harley (b. 1932, active Virginia), Pileated Woodpecker, 2006, mixed Sylvia Fragoso (b. 1962, active California), Catalineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Angel, 1999, linocut,

media, 14 x 4.5 x 4.5 inches (2008.15.39).

21.5 x 19 inches (2008.15.26). Tom Harte (b. 1944, active Richmond, Virginia), Theresa Pollakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Red John Gerdes (American, 1913-2001), Michigan Avenue, 1989, mixed media,

Shoes, 1992, acrylic on poster board, 13 x 10.5 inches (2008.15.40).

15.5 x 27.5 x 3.5 inches (2008.15.27). Tom Harte (b. 1944, active Richmond, Virginia), Woman with Short Hair, Jim Harley (b. 1932, active Virginia), Great Blue Heron Stalking, 2005, mixed

1994, pen and marker on cardboard, 16 x 12 inches (2008.15.41).

media, 10 x 17 x 5 inches (2008.15.28). Tom Harte (b. 1944, active Richmond, Virginia), Brown-faced Woman, 1994, Jim Harley (b. 1932, active Virginia), Flicker, 2005, mixed media, 13 x 6.5

acrylic on poster board, 12 x 9 inches (2008.15.42).

x 4 inches (2008.15.29). Tom Harte (b. 1944, active Richmond, Virginia), Orange Tea Kettle, 1994, Jim Harley (b. 1932, active Virginia), Shore Bird (Sandpiper), 2006, mixed

acrylic on mat board, 12 x 9 inches (2008.15.43).

media, 9 x 7 x 2 inches (2008.15.30). Tom Harte (b. 1944, active Richmond, Virginia), Blue-eyed Woman, 1992, Jim Harley (b. 1932, active Virginia), Pelican, 2007, mixed media, 10 x 3

acrylic on canvas board, 12 x 9 inches (2008.15.44).

x 3 inches (2008.15.31). Tom Harte (b. 1944, active Richmond, Virginia), Man in a Hat, 1994, acrylic Jim Harley (b. 1932, active Virginia), Red-headed Woodpecker, 2001, mixed

and marker on mat board, 12 x 9 inches (2008.15.45).

media, 11 x 4.5 x 3 inches (2008.15.32).

Tom Harte (b. 1944, active Richmond, Virginia), Woman with Black Hair,

James Harold Jennings (American, 1930-1999), Owl, 1985, polychromed

1994, acrylic on mat board, 12 x 9 inches (2008.15.46).

wood, 15.25 x 7 inches (2008.15.59).

Tom Harte (b. 1944, active Richmond, Virginia), Woman with Long Nose,

James Harold Jennings (American, 1930-1999), Woman with Bird and Stars,

1994, acrylic and pastel on mat board, 12 x 9 inches (2008.15.47).

1983, polychromed wood, 25.5 x 24 x .5 inches (2008.15.60).

Tom Harte (b. 1944, active Richmond, Virginia), Brown Tea Kettle, 1994,

Anderson Johnson (American, 1915-1998), Woman with a Cat, 1992, house

acrylic on mat board, 9 x 12 inches (2008.15.48).

paint on canvas board, 16 x 20 inches (2008.15.61).

Tom Harte (b. 1944, active Richmond, Virginia), Guitar, 1993, acrylic on mat

Anderson Johnson (American, 1915-1998), Woman in Red, 1993, house

board, 13 x 6.5 inches (2008.15.49).

paint on canvas board, 28 x 19.5 inches (2008.15.62).

Tom Harte (b. 1944, active Richmond, Virginia), Tribal Dancers, 1994, acrylic

Shields Landon Jones (American, 1901-1997), Head of a Man, 1992,

on mat board, 9 x 12 inches (2008.15.50).

ballpoint pen and crayon on paper, 14 x 11 inches (2008.15.63).

Tom Harte (b. 1944, active Richmond, Virginia), Man with Push Cart, 1994,

Shields Landon Jones (American, 1901-1997), Baptism, 1993, ballpoint pen

acrylic on cardboard, 6.5 x 11 inches (2008.15.51).

and pastel on paper, 11 x 14 inches (2008.15.64).

Tom Harte (b. 1944, active Richmond, Virginia), Pot on Stove, 1994, acrylic

Shields Landon Jones (American, 1901-1997), Two Cats, 1990, pen and

on cardboard, 8 x 10 inches (2008.15.52).

pastel on paper, 14 x 15.5 inches (2008.15.65).

Tom Harte (b. 1944, active Richmond, Virginia), Man with Guitar

Andy Kane (b. New York City, 1956), Untitled (Face), 1991, marker on poster

(Self-portrait), n.d., acrylic on cardboard, 12 x 9 inches (2008.15.53).

board, 17 x 14 inches (2008.15.66).

Tom Harte (b. 1944, active Richmond, Virginia), Nude, 1992, marker and

Charley Kinney (American, 1906-1991), Who Look at Snake Never Die,

crayon on paper, 14 x 11 inches (2008.15.54).

1988, tempera on paper, 22 x 28 inches (2008.15.67).

Tom Harte (b. 1944, active Richmond, Virginia), Face, 1992, marker and

Charley Kinney (American, 1906-1991), The Graf Zeppelin, 1989, tempera

crayon on paper, 14 x 11 inches (2008.15.55).

and graphite on paper, 30 x 42 inches (2008.15.68).

Robert Howell (American, 1932-2004), Catfish, 1993, mixed media, 44 x 20

Rosemarie Koczy (Swiss-American, 1939-2007), I Weave Myself a Shroud

x 32 inches (2008.15.56).

(Supported figure), 1985, ink on paper, 17 x 14 inches (2008.15.69).

Robert Howell (American, 1932-2004), Woman, 1999, mixed media, 15 x 10

Rosemarie Koczy (Swiss-American, 1939-2007), I Weave Myself a Shroud

x 8 inches (2008.15.57).

(Bound figure), 1988, ink on paper, 17 x 14 inches (2008.15.70).

James Harold Jennings (American, 1930-1999), Indian, 1986, mixed media,

Helen G. Lewis, Tainted with Coffee (Sea monster), 2005, ink and coffee

43 x 13 x 7 inches (2008.15.58).

on paper, 12 x 9 inches (2008.15.71).

John Robert Mason (American, 1900-1997), Untitled (Two red-winged blackbirds and red sun), 1994, marker and crayon on paper, 18.5 x 24 inches (2008.15.76).

John Robert Mason (American, 1900-1997), Untitled (Mongolian with two diving birds), 1994, marker and crayon on paper, 18.5 x 24 inches (2008.15.77).

Reuben A. Miller (American, 1912-2006), Holey Bible (sic), n.d., paint and marker on board, 15 x 16 inches (2008.15.78).

Reuben A. Miller (American, 1912-2006), Lord Love You, n.d., paint and marker on board, 12 x 24 inches (2008.15.79).

Donald Mitchell (b. San Francisco, California, 1951), Untitled (Blue faces), c. 2002, pastel on blue paper, 35.5 x 27.5 inches (2008.15.80).

Mari Newman (b. Esterville, Iowa, 1951), Untitled (Cat), 1998, tempera and ink on poster board, 14 x 11 inches (2008.15.81).

Donald Patterson (American, 1944-2005), Self-portrait with Picture of Elvisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Wedding, 1991, oil pastel on paper, 17.5 x 23 inches (2008.15.82).

Wesley Willis (American, 1963-2006), The Shore Line, 1993, marker on poster board, 28 x 17 inches (William

Donald Patterson (American, 1944-2005), The Lion Tamer, 1990, mixed media on paper, 22 x 30 inches (2008.15.83).

and Ann Oppenhimer Folk Art Collection, 2008.15.109). Gift of William and Ann Oppenhimer.

Benjamin Franklin Perkins (American, 1904-1993), I Pledge Alegience (sic), 1990, acrylic on plywood, 15.5 x 22 inches (2008.15.84).

Dwight Mackintosh (American, 1906-1999), Untitled (Figure with animal), Eugene Poore (b. Saltville, Virginia, 1938), Tank Bird House, 1997, mixed 1997, ink on paper, 9 x 14 inches (2008.15.72). media, 8 x 15 x 9 inches (2008.15.85).

John Martin (b. Marks, Mississippi, 1963), My Best Friend, 2004, gouache Eugene Poore (b. Saltville, Virginia, 1938), Aircraft Carrier Bird House on paper, 22.5 x 30 inches (2008.15.73). (USS Cheryl), 1998, mixed media, 26 x 14 x 10 inches (2008.15.86).

John Martin (b. Marks, Mississippi, 1963), Some Dogs Wear Ties, 1988, Eugene Poore (b. Saltville, Virginia, 1938), School Bus Bird House, 1997, linocut, 14.25 x 11.25 inches (2008.15.74). mixed media, 7 x 19 x 8.5 inches (2008.15.87).

John Martin (b. Marks, Mississippi, 1963), â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Gator Tough, 1994, marker on poster board, 19 x 10.5 inches (2008.15.75).

John Robert Mason (American, 1900-1997), Untitled (Mongolian with two diving birds), 1994, marker and crayon on paper, 18.5 x 24 inches (William and Ann Oppenhimer Folk Art Collection, 2008.15.77). Gift of William and Ann Oppenhimer.

Eugene Poore (b. Saltville, Virginia, 1938), Ambulance Bird House, 1998,

Sarah Mary Taylor (American, 1916-2000), Untitled (Woman on a blue

mixed media, 8 x 12.5 x 10 inches (2008.15.88).

horse), 1995, marker on paper, 17 x 14 inches (2008.15.93).

Mary Proctor (b. Jefferson County, Florida, 1960), I Ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Over Till the Fat

Mose Tolliver (American, 1920-2006), Untitled (Yellow bird), 1990, house

Lady Sing (sic), 1997, paint and fabric on wood door, 30 x 30 x 1.5 inches

paint on wood, 8 x 20 inches (2008.15.94).

(2005.18.89). Mose Tolliver (American, 1920-2006), Untitled (Blue table with birds), 1990, William Savella, (American) Tiger Mask (1/12), 2001, linocut, 18.25 x 15.5

house paint on wood table, 22 x 24 x 16 inches (2008.15.95).

inches (2005.15.90). Nelson Tygart (b. Auburn, California, 1961), Scrooge, 1988, gouache on Hugo Sperger (American, 1922-1996), The Temptation of Saint Anthony,

poster board, 30 x 22.25 inches (2008.15.96).

1989, acrylic on canvas board, 15 x 19 inches (2008.15.91). William Tyler (b. Ohio, 1954), The Magic Hat, 1990, ink and pastel on paper, Hugo Sperger (American, 1922-1996), The Dancers, 1989, acrylic on canvas board, 12 x 15 inches (2008.15.92).

22 x 29 inches (2008.15.97).

John Vaughan (b. Mechanicsville, Virginia, 1942), Lady Liberty, 1986,

Wallace “Knox” Wilkinson Jr. (b. Rome, Georgia, 1954), My Place, 1993,

welded and cut metal, 16.5 x 17.5 x 3.5 inches (2008.15.98).

ink drawing on paper, 12 x 18 inches (2008.15.110).

Inez Nathaniel Walker (American, 1911-1990), Red-faced Man, 1977,

★★★

colored pencil on paper, 12 x 12 inches (2008.15.99). Avis Addleman (b. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1927), Those Wild and Crazy Arliss Watford (American, 1924-1998), Indian Maiden, 1988, polychromed

Houseplants, watercolor, 27.25 x 20.25 x .75 inches framed (Campus Loan

wood, 12 x 3 x 2.5 inches (2008.15.100).

Collection, 2008.16). LCVA purchase.

Myrtice West (b. Cherokee County, Alabama, 1923), Faith, 1994, acrylic on

Constance Pois (b. Richmond, Virginia), Tess, gouache, 23.25 x 28 x .875

canvas, 20 x 24 inches (2008.15.101).

inches framed (Campus Loan Collection, 2008.17). LCVA purchase.

Myrtice West (b. Cherokee County, Alabama, 1923), Cherokee Alabama (Angels), 1994, mixed media, 19 x 13.5 inches (2008.15.102).

Earnest White (b. Newport News, Virginia, 1929), Tambourine Lady, 1994, acrylic on canvas board, 24 x 18 inches (2008.15.103).

Earnest White (b. Newport News, Virginia, 1929), Bottoms Up, 1992, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 36 inches (2008.15.104).

Willie White (American, 1908-2000), Untitled (Red and black square, blue and green sphere, horse), 1995, marker on poster board, 22 x 28 inches (2008.15.105).

Willie White (American, 1908-2000), Untitled (Green and black square, red and green sphere), 1995, marker on poster board, 22 x 28 inches (2008.15.106).

Wesley Willis (American, 1963-2006), The Dan Ryan Expressway Past 39th Toward 35th Street, 1993, marker on poster board, 28 x 41 inches (2008.15.107).

Ken Little (b. Canyon, Texas, 1947), Duck, 1983, mixed media, 92.5 x 32 x 63 inches (American Art

Wesley Willis (American, 1963-2006), The Shore Line, 1993, marker

Collection, 2006.1a/b). Gift of the Sydney and Frances

on poster board, 28 x 41 inches (2008.15.108).

Lewis Collection, Richmond, Virginia.

Wesley Willis (American, 1963-2006), The Shore Line, 1993, marker on poster board, 28 x 17 inches (2008.15.109).

D EVELOPME NT 2007.2008 Cole Challenge Completed! Within just two years, LCVA donors rose to the challenge of raising $165,000 to help create a full-time collections manager position at the LCVA. The challenge was issued in 2006 by Dr. Waverly Cole, who pledged an additional $125,000 towards the goal. Once it fully matures in 2009, the total endowment of $290,000 will generate half of the collection manager’s salary. Longwood University is responsible for the other half, along with benefits and annual salary increases. Dr. Cole started the movement because he recognized that museums have an obligation not only to assemble wonderful collections, but to maintain, research, and manage those collections. With the LCVA’s collections growing so dramatically, it was clear that the part-time collection manager’s hours needed to increase, as well. Because of the funds raised by the Cole Challenge, the LCVA was immediately able to expand the position’s hours from twenty to thirty. In 2010, it will go full-time. “We are appreciative of Dr. Cole’s leadership and generosity in building the case and starting the fund,” concluded Bowles. “But it’s also a case where every dollar contributed to the match really makes a difference. Thanks to all our supporters.”

Contributors 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008 Patron

Harriet B. & William T. Miller Fund

Margaret Taylor Collins

Gifts of $5,000 or more

Walter J. Payne Foundation

June H. Guthrie

Rock Foundation

Hunter R. & Patsy Kimbrough Pettus ’50

Jackson L. Blanton

Town of Farmville ★

Ellery & Robin Sedgwick

Alan I. Kirshner and Deborah Mihaloff

U. S. Charitable Gift Trust

Hunter R. & Llewellyn S. Watson

Frances Lewis ★

★ represent gifts $20,000 or more

Carolyn Wells

Earl F. & Jean M. Lockwood

★★ represents gifts of $100,000 or more

Michael David Whaley

Robert B. & Margaret Thomas Mayo ’52

Willie Anne Wright

William T. & Harriet Butterworth Miller ’51 ★

Champion

Anonymous

William M. & Ann F. Oppenhimer ★★

Gifts of $4,999- $2500

Gallery Mayo Inc.

Jackie Paterson ★★

June H. Guthrie Trust

Henry C. & Bernice Beazley Rowe ’70

Jay Barrows and Cindy Neuschwander

J. E. Jamerson & Sons, Inc.

Creative Electrical Contractors

William H. Clarke

Target

Thomas E. & Carolyn DeWolfe Charles H. & Candice Jamison Dowdy ’69 Heyn & Sandra Lee Kjerulf David D. Lewis & Sandy Willcox Elizabeth Parker Stokes ’42 Jerry L. Stuart Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Wade Vilma C. Witten ARAMARK Built-Rite, Inc. County of Buckingham County of Cumberland Charles H. Dowdy III Insurance Agency Fourth Street Motor Company, Inc. Land Title Services, LLC

Collector Gifts of $749 - $500

K. Johnson Bowles P. Seddon & Diane Bottoms Boxley ’72 Lonnie I. Calhoun III & Marian Hahesy Virginia Petty Douglass ’65 Paul Rothwell Marc B. & Wilma Register Sharp ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Shumate

Longtime LCVA advocate and supporter Brad Watson enjoys Telling Objects:

@WORK Personnel and Medical Services

African Art from the LCVA Permanent Collection with his son Thomas.

Farmville Presbyterian Church Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company The Woodland, Inc.

Benefactor

Brad & Virginia Watson

Fellow

Gifts of $2,499 - $1250

County of Prince Edward

Gifts of $499 - $250

Dominion M. Jane Brooke ’63

Maurice Beane

Guy & Julie Kline Dixon

Connoisseur

Linwood H. & Carol Cousins

James B. & Dianne Blair Gates ’64

Gifts of $1,249 - $750

I. B. Dent

Kristin W. & Everett W. Gee III

Anita H. Garland

Randall Henniker

Lester E. & Donna Peery Andrews ’73

Philip H. Grimes

Harlan L. & Kathryn Reed R. Horton

Ann Bradshaw ’04

Diane Janicki

John S. & Lydia W. Peale

Sandra D. Breil

Mr. & Mrs. Lowry F. Kline

Elizabeth F. LeSueur

Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Jenkins

Friend

Nancy Lockwood

Gary P. Lutz & Consuelo J. Alvarez

Gifts of $99 or less

Richard C. & Deborah D. McClintock

Robert D. & Susan H. May

Maurice Beane Studios

Joseph C. & Elizabeth F. McCutchen

Avis Kolanda Addleman ’80

RE/MAX Advantage Plus

Wayne E. & Deborah L. McWee

Edna Nees Banton ’79

James R. Munson & Mary A. Prevo

Robert Blackman

Advocate

Ruth S. Murphy

Jessica Broad

Gifts of $249 - $100

Edith Myers

David W. & Robin Buckalew

Nancy Napier

Ursula C. Burgess

Cheryl L. Adkins ’81

Lois A. Nervig

Robert L. ’79 & Elizabeth B. Burnett

Elsie R. Alexander

Allan & Constance W. Pois

Elmira McCourt Chernault ’57

Benjamin McRae Amoss Jr.

Larry Robertson ’90

Robert J. Chonko

John E. & Fran Arehart

Arleen Rosenberg

Harold N. & Nan H. Colvin

Francis A. Arena

Dr. & Mrs. Charles D. Ross

Angie Arrington Coppedge ’84

Kemper W. & Beverly S. Baker

Mark H. Ryan & Janet L. Lundy

Judi Crespo

Shirley V. Blackwell

Dr. & Mrs. Leon Salomon

Jane Danby Crute ’46

Richard W. & K. Darlene Bratcher

Nancy Britton Shelton ’68

Kerri L. Cushman

Bobbie S. Burton

Michael A. & Maria M. Silveira

Erin C. Devine

Pam W. Butler

Edward M. & Rita M. Smith

Elizabeth T. Dupree

Craig A. Challender

Bernice Watts Smyth ’81

Elfriede K. Dutz

Martha S. Cleveland

Rucker & Karen Snead

Diane N. Easter

Nellie M. Coles

Homer L. & Maryann C. Springer

Gwen S. Eddleman

Raymond J. & Patricia P. Cormier

Debra Chapman Taylor ’73

Randall W. & Carol Cordes Edmonson ’82

Lisa Dawn Cumbey ’82

Martha J. Taylor

Cheryl Eisenberg

Thomas D. & Marianne Dennison

Dr. & Mrs. William E. Thompson

Jeremy M. ’99 & Monica L. Elder

Edward & Cynthia B. Devlin

John Michael Utzinger & Joy E. Boettcher Utzinger

Debby Elliott

Nancy M. Doll

Jennifer I. Wall

Betty Fanelli

William P. & Shirley C. Donaldson

Glenn E. White & Virginia Spivey

Mark L. & Alix Denise Fink

William F. & Martha J. Dorrill

David E. ’83 & Wanda Turner Whitus

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Foster

Chris & Katherine Feil Dowdy

Anne Nase Wilkins

Jane Blanton Garland

William L. & Angie Webb Frank ’80

Cynthia Nunnally Wood ’68

Vonda Deel Gray ’90

Chapman Hood Frazier ’86 & Deborah

John W. Wood III

R. Shane Grissom

Carrington ’75

Douglas M. & Sarah V. Young

James C. & Ann Harris Gussett ’80

H. Lewis & Barbara Allen Garrett ’55

Arena Trucking Company, Inc.

Robert G. & Jacqueline A. Hall

Darrell Harbaum

Benchmark Community Bank

Paul B. Harris

Charles Hatcher

j. fergeson gallery

Scott M. & Susan M. Harwood

Juanita Higgins Hazlegrove ’92

Gregory Kaplan, PLC

Sandra Heinemann

Mary P. Heinemann

Pfizer Foundation

Kimberly Henry

David & Barbara M. Henley

Sand Solutions, Inc.

Todd Robert Henry ’05

Richard H. ’76 & Ann Sprint Ingram ’70

Patricia Smalley Herring ’80

Angela M. Jackson

Clarke & Ellen Gray Hogan ’94

Colonel Matthew Bogdanos (left), author of the Thieves of Baghdad, with LCVA supporters and advisory board members (from left) Julie Dixon, Harlan Horton, Joan and Walter Witschey following his delivery of the Barbara L. Bishop Distinguished Lecture in the Visual Arts.

Vincent A. & Nancy R. Iverson

Christopher M. & Kathleen M. Register

Teresa Jadwiga Uecker ’98

Stephen C. & Joyce Wright Keith ’71

Wendy Welch Richardson ’72

John H. Varner Jr.

Cecil M. Kidd ’61

Connie B. Richmond

Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence C. Varner

Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Klotzberger

Gordon L. & Kay Ring

Mary Moore Walter ’49

Elizabeth D. Knies

Brenda M. Rion

William F. & Norma Soyars Watkins ’48

Eric A. Koger & Melissa S. Panzarello

Jim Ryan

Kathy D. Watson

Emmett R. & Robin Stables McLane ’76

Kimberly Leigh Schade ’05

Carol Lynn Weaver

Elizabeth B. Mix ’96

Carolyn Haga Schlosberg ’72

Margaret Dow Whorley ’73

Paul Mueller

William A. & Noelle Prince Shear

Jennifer Wood

Frieda E. Myers

Julie Shield

Lee & Beth Woodruff

Kelly M. Nelson

Murray S. & Cora Straughan Simpson ’61

Kathy S. Worster

Wendy Hodges Norwood ’94

Brandy S. Singleton

Valerie L. York

Anne Lynne Pierce ’73

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Skillicorn

Bank of America Corporation

David Polce

Barbara B. Smith

Hartwill’s Art

Lacy W. & Audrey Chandler Powell ’84

Sheryl Dianne Swinson ’77

Mulligan’s Sports Grille

Nancy B. Powers

Martha McCorkle Tennant ’40

Sherwin Williams Company

Venus V. Powers

Patricia Thorne

Shorter Funeral Home

Robert T. ’63 & Frances Shepard Redd ’76

Hyler N. Tramel

F I N ANCIAL SUMMARY 1 July 2007 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 30 June 2008 Revenue, Gains and Other Support Contributions ......................................................................................................177,174 Contributions Non-Cash .......................................................................................60,140 Investment Income .............................................................................................120,830 Realized Gains (Losses) On Investments.................................................................(85) Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Investments.....................................................(218,638) Other Revenue.....................................................................................................18,214 rental Income .........................................................................................................1,681 Interfund Transfer...................................................................................................5,246 Longwood University ..........................................................................................436,960 Total Revenues, Gains & Other Support ............................................................601,521

Expenditures Scholarships / Awards............................................................................................1,600 Salaries / Wages / Benefits ................................................................................344,704 Professional Services...........................................................................................55,296 Printing & Publications .........................................................................................31,974 Postage & Shipping..............................................................................................16,271 Equipment / Supplies ...........................................................................................78,106 Building Depreciation ...........................................................................................33,902 Utilities .................................................................................................................36,862 Travel ...................................................................................................................15,474 Staff Development.....................................................................................................494 Telephone...............................................................................................................6,546 Marketing / Receptions ..........................................................................................9,726 Miscellaneous ........................................................................................................6,866 Interest ...................................................................................................................8,597

Totals Total Expenditures..............................................................................................648,418 Beginning ........................................................................................................4,350,834 Ending .............................................................................................................4,305,937 Increase (Decrease) In Assets...........................................................................(44,897)

A DVISORY BOARD 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008 Heyn Kjerulf, Chair Maurice Beane Margaret Taylor Collins Carol Cousins I. B. Dent Julie K. Dixon Candice Jamison Dowdy ’69 Charles H. Dowdy III Patricia Altwegg Fitzgerald ’54 Kristin W. Gee Harlan L. Horton Angela Jackson Jean Lockwood Margaret T. Mayo ’52 Harriet Butterworth Miller ’51 Lydia W. Peale Bernice Beazley Rowe ’70 Robin Sedgwick Virginia Spivey Robert C. Wade Michael David Whaley

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE

EX-OFFICIO

Susan Booker

Patricia Cormier

David Buckalew

Hazen Duncan

Lonnie Calhoun

Christopher Register

Perry Carrington

K. Craig Rogers

Craig Challender Liz Kocevar-Weidinger Kelly Nelson

A D MINISTRATION & STAFF 1 July 2007 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 30 June 2008

Dr. Patricia Cormier, President Richard W. Bratcher, Vice President for Facilities Management and Real Property Courtney Hodges, Director of Corporate and Foundational Relations/Development Liaison to LCVA Dr. Wayne E. McWee, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Tim J. Pierson, Vice President for Student Affairs K. Craig Rogers, Vice President for University Advancement Dr. Charles Ross, Dean, Cook-Cole College of Arts and Sciences David Whaley, Director of Publications and Visual Arts Kathy S. Worster, Vice President for Administration and Finance

Staff K. Johnson Bowles, Director Katherine Antis, Preparator Beth Cheuk, Public Relations and Events Coordinator Alex Grabiec, Exhibitions Manager Emily Gresham, Curator of Education Darbi Jewell, Volunteer Coordinator Janet Lundy, Collections Manager Heather Milne, Program Manager David Overstreet, Assistant Program Manager Robin Sedgwick, Museum Registrar

Work Study Students Brian Carley Kathy Hanson Adrienne Heinbaugh Rachel Hicks Maria Saunders Jennifer Thorton Emily Wilson Cameron Winchester

I N MEMORIAM

Lester Blackiston (1931 – 2007)

Fred Brandt (1936 – 2007)

Jackie Wall (1926 – 2007)

LONGWOOD CENTER for the V I S UA L A RTS 129 North Main Street Farmville, Virginia 23901 434.395.2206 www.longwood.edu/lcva The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts is located at the corner of Main and Third Streets in historic downtown Farmville. Gallery Hours: Monday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.