LCVA Annual Report 2009-2010

WORKING LCVA ANNUAL REPORT 2009.2010

Cover: LCVA Preparator Brian Carley ’09 and Exhibitions Manager Alex Grabiec ’07 assist artist Cathrin Hoskinson with the installation of Red Leaf.

CONTENTS From the Director .............................................1 Exhibitions........................................................2 Special Exhibitions .........................................15 Education .......................................................21 Events ............................................................36 Volunteers ......................................................40 Collections......................................................45 Development ..................................................62 Contributors....................................................66 Financial Summary ........................................70 Advisory Board...............................................71 Administration & Staff.....................................72 Mission & Values Statements .........................73

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 9 . 2 0 1 0 W O R K I N G

Among the changes at the LCVA this year was the passing of leadership from Longwood President Patricia Cormier, shown left with her husband Raymond, to Patrick Finnegan. Another new development was the dedication of the Jack Blanton Gallery at Longwood’s Center for Communication Studies and Theatre.

Here, Jack Blanton addresses friends and LCVA supporters at the gallery’s September 2009 opening reception.

FROM THE DIRECTOR WORKING

at an art museum gives the staff and me a lot of experience with change. After all, every few

months, we take down entire exhibitions of artworks, paint the walls, rearrange the furniture, research new shows, and start all over again! This ongoing cycle of change can, by turns, be both exhausting and energizing. The behind-the-scenes work of research and preparation is taxing, but when we open a new exhibition and welcome people into the galleries, it is thrilling.

The 2009-2010 year brought many other changes. Perhaps most significantly, we saw the retirement of Longwood President Dr. Patricia Cormier, who was a vital force in the region, raising the profile of the university, expanding its facilities, and building relationships across the state. Her advocacy of the LCVA brought us gifts of art, established institutional goodwill, and enabled us to place the LCVA’s collections throughout the campus. Yet even as we say farewell to Patty and Raymond Cormier, we eagerly welcome Patrick and Joan Finnegan, who have expressed their appreciation for the arts in general and the LCVA in particular.

Within these pages, you’ll find a sampling of many other changes at the LCVA – additions to our collection, expansions to our programming, installations of art on campus, and enhancements to our facility. Other changes were more personal, such as the conclusion of Heyn Kjerulf’s extraordinary service as Advisory Board chairman in June 2010, succeeded by the very capable Julie Kline Dixon. Some changes were even sad, such as the passing of Dr. Waverly Cole, a longtime supporter of Longwood and the LCVA. Amid all of these changes, some certainties remain: The LCVA is committed to national recognition for its excellence in exhibitions, education, and stewardship. We provide access to the visual arts for the university, the community, and the many public, private, and home schools in ten counties. We believe in art and the way it exemplifies beauty, hope, and the power of human imagination. To find ample evidence of these core commitments, read this annual report – or better yet, come visit us in person.

Sincerely,

Kat hy Johns on Bow les Director

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E XHIBITION S

Jackie Paterson attended the opening for Extreme Personalities, Elegant Paintings, an exhibition which ran over the summer of 2009.

In addition to community members and supporters like Paterson, the opening also drew a number of the artists, including William S. Amlong, Richard Lee Bland, William Kendrick, and Eddie Peters.

Extreme Personalities, Elegant Paintings: Works from the Lester Blackiston Collection 29 May - 22 October 2009 Bishop and Sully Galleries Richmond citiscapes, Virginia landscapes, and captivating still life paintings were among the works by Virginia artists on display as part of Extreme Personalities, Elegant Paintings: Works from the Lester Blackiston Collection. The works in the exhibition were created in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s by some of the best and most interesting painters working in Virginia at the time: William S. Amlong, Phyllis Biddle, Richard Lee Bland, William Fletcher Jones, William Kendrick, Art Wimberly, and Eddie Peters. The paintings entered the collection of the late Lester Blackiston, who held them privately for decades before giving them to the LCVA in late 2006.

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William S. Amlong (b. Chilkoot Barracks, Alaska, 1938), Untitled (Lower house at Huntley Farm, Fairfax County, Virginia) (detail), c. 1973, oil on canvas, 35.875 x 29.875 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2007.13.12). Gift of Lester Newton Blackiston dedicated to Frankie Elizabeth "Lilly" Blackiston, his wife.

The artists in this exhibition, along with Blackison, their patron, were known for their spirited lifestyle as they questioned conformity in a manner in keeping with the Beat movement’s counterculture. In Richmond, the Bohemian scene centered around the Village Café and the Shockoe Bottom neighborhood where theories of painting, poetry, and politics were stridently espoused and simultaneously challenged. For all, life and art were commingled. The art these artists produced was as visually intense as their lives in color, composition, and execution.

This exhibition was cosponsored by Corporate and Museum Frame, Inc., Dominion Virginia Power, Alan I. Kirshner and Deborah Mihaloff, Hunter R. and Patsy Kimbrough Pettus ’50, as well as the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Information repeated from the 2008.09 Annual Report because the exhibition overlapped years.

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At Prince Edward County Elementary School, LCVA staff and volunteers led a photography class called ART Kids for selected fourth graders. As a concluding project, the students selected their best works to be framed and exhibited, first at their school and then in the LCVA’s Main Street Gallery.

Shown: An untitled work from the exhibition of photography by selected fourth-graders in the ART Kids program at Prince Edward County Elementary School. (Artist’s name withheld.)

ART Kids Exhibition: A World of Photographs 29 May - 22 October 2009 Main Street Gallery Select fourth-graders at Prince Edward County Elementary School participated in a year-long photography program taught by the LCVA’s Exhibitions Manager, Alex Grabiec. After an exhibition earlier in the year at the elementary school, the kids’ best photographs were shown in the LCVA’s Main Street Gallery.

Information repeated from the 2008.09 Annual Report because the exhibition overlapped years.

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For a second year, the LCVA’s Curator of Education, Emily Gresham, led art activities at Camp Unity, a summer program run by Crossroads Community Services for its adult clients with disabilities. After the conclusion of the camp, the LCVA hosted an exhibition and opening reception for the artists, such as James Dinsmore, shown here with his grandmother Pat Mullinex.

I Remember When: Drawings from Camp Unity 9 August - 11 September 2009 Lower Level The words “I remember when” capture our attention as we wait for the memories or associations that will follow. Such memories inspired drawings made by approximately ninety adults with disabilities who participated in Camp Unity, organized

by Crossroads Community Services. The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts led the memory drawing art activity for campers and exhibited the artworks during the late summer of 2009.

From May 26 through June 18, Crossroads Community Services sponsored Camp Unity at Twin Lakes State Park and James River State Park, offering recreational opportunities for adults with disabilities. To round out the traditional camp activities such as swimming, volleyball, and archery, the LCVA’s Curator of Education, Emily Gresham, offered art activities for the participants.

Working with four sessions of campers, Gresham guided them through the process of creating their memory drawings.

“Memory has been a strong inspiration for art through the ages,” noted Gresham. “Even though some of the participants don’t communicate much verbally, the drawings can reveal some of their rich experiences and emotions.”

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For Art in Everyday Life, one original artwork from the home of each LCVA Advisory Board member appeared in the LCVA’s Sully Gallery.

Shown here, clockwise from top left, are board members with the works from their collections: Lonnie Calhoun, Candy Dowdy ’69, Wilma ’66 and Marc Sharp, Sandy and Heyn Kjerulf.

Art in Everyday Life: Works from the Homes of the LCVA Advisory Board 22 January – 19 March 2010 Thomas Sully Gallery Modeling the LCVA’s vision that art enriches life on a daily basis, members of the LCVA’s Advisory Board selected an original artwork from their home to create a diverse and compelling exhibition. LCVA Director K. Johnson Bowles explained, “Some of the artworks were by famous artists; some of the art was by relatively unknown artists – but all of the art allows beauty and hope to serve as the backdrop for our day-to-day lives.”

Works from the following LCVA Advisory Board Members were included: Maurice Beane, K. Johnson Bowles, Ann Bradshaw ’04, Tom Brumfield, Erin Devine, Julie Kline Dixon, Chuck and Candy Dowdy ’69, Larissa Smith Fergeson, Kristin Gee, Jennifer Glave, Harlan Horton, Ellen Hudgins, Angela Jackson, Heyn Kjerulf, Jane Kline, Jean Lockwood, Margaret Mayo ’52, Richard McClintock, Mitchell Merling, Kelly Nelson, Abigail H. O’Connor, Melissa Panzarello, Emily Pilk, Wilma Sharp ’66, Deborah Slade, Lisa Tharpe, Joy Utzinger, Robert C. Wade, Brad Watson, and Michael David Whaley.

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Examining some of the artists’ books in the exhibition Somewhere Far From Habit are Longwood students Semein Washington ’13, Jahquis Swann ’13, and Kaylee Wallace ’13.

Somewhere Far From Habit 22 January – 19 March 2010 Barbara L. Bishop Gallery Somewhere Far From Habit exemplified the celebration of life found in both art and poetry. It was a collaboration of poets, book artists, and broadside artists, working together in an exploration of the printed word. This creative exhibition consisted of forty artists’ books and ten broadsides featuring works by some of the country’s most inspiring poets. Artists’ books are a relatively new art form that expands our notion of a book. They typically feature printed pages with text, but the form does not always resemble a traditional “book.” Broadsides, on the other hand, are a centuries-old printing format. Any form of onesided printing, such as a poster, can fit the definition. These broadsides featured letterpress printing, again, a very traditional method in which the letters are imprinted into the paper.

The exhibition was co-curated by Longwood University professors Mary Carroll-Hackett (Department of English & Modern Languages) and Kerri Cushman (Art Department), along with Cat Parnell of Suffolk University (Boston, MA). Longwood University offered partial funding and support for the show through the offices of Dr. Charles Ross, Dean of the Cook-Cole College of Arts and Sciences, and Dr. Anthony Koyzis, Dean of Graduate and Extended Studies. The exhibition first appeared at the Pierre Menard Gallery in Cambridge, MA, from November 6 through December 6, 2009.

The exhibition featured work by the following individuals: Poets: Lucie Brock-Broido, Michael Burkard, Joy Harjo, E. Ethelbert Miller, Robert Pinsky, Liam Rector, Jason Shinder, Tom Sleigh, Aaron Smith, Mick Stern, Natasha Trethewey. Book Artists: Ben Blount, Beatrice Coron, Kerri Cushman, Margot Ecke, Karen Kunc, Hedi Kyle, Richard Minsky, Audrey Niffenegger, Shawn Sheehy, Buzz Spector. Broadside Artists: Macy Chadwick, John Cutrone & Seth Thompson, Caren Heft, Casey McGarr, Steve Miller, Paul Moxon, Chip Schilling, Jessica Spring, Lisa Beth Robinson, Gene Valentine.

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Longwood assistant art professor Anna Cox installed The Benevolent Viruses in the space of the Kids’ Activity Room.

As part of the project, Cox distributed letterpressed messages of calm and confidence, which she then photographed and in some cases tracked via the internet.

The Benevolent Viruses 22 January – 19 March 2010 Occupying the space of the Kids’ Activity Room While we typically think of viruses as scary threats to our health or our computers, these benevolent viruses are cards that have traveled the world to spread calm, optimism, and connection with messages such as “Everything will be okay,” “There is time,” and “Ask for what you need.” Longwood assistant professor of art Anna Cox designed The Benevolent Viruses as a print, photography, and internet project that mimics the structure and behavior of viruses. Since 2006, Cox has placed, photographed, and in some cases tracked the movement of about five hundred cards throughout public spaces in European and North American cities including Paris, Berlin, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, DC.

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Public, private, and home schools in ten counties submitted works for the LCVA’s Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition, which featured nearly 500 individual works.

At the exhibition’s opening reception, grandfather Roland Hodge gives a boost to artist Ann Williams so that she can point to her handiwork.

Start with Art, Learn for Life: Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition 21 March – 1 May 2010 Lower Level In 2010, the Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition included nearly 500 works of art by students within a ten-county region.

The exhibition was as diverse as the artists involved, featuring paintings, drawings, photographs, weavings, ceramics, mixed media, fiber art, sculpture, and collage. The LCVA extends its deepest thanks for the generous support of the youth art exhibit from the Walter Payne Foundation.

The following teachers prepared and submitted their students’ work: Jennifer Abruzzo (Buckingham County High School); Jennifer Baker (Five-County Home School); Gayle Bromer (Buckingham County Middle School); Loretta Cencia (Prince Edward County High School); Kim Dalton (Pocahontas Middle School); Laura Dedmond ’08 (Dillwyn Elementary School and Gold Hill Elementary School); Marley Dickinson (Nottoway Intermediate School); Jane Dougherty (Amelia County Middle School); Cassie Duarte (Central High School); Betsy Eckert (Five-County Home School); Cricket Edmonson ’82 (Prince Edward County Elementary School); S. J. Fleisher ’04 (Lunenburg Middle School); Deborah Ford ’76 (Amelia County High School); Vicki Fulcher (New Life Christian Academy); Frank Hailey (Randolph Henry High School); Patricia Herring ’80 (Nottoway County Middle School); Helen Hertzler (Five-County Home School); Allison Jones (Kenston Forest); Ronda Jones ’78 (Cumberland Middle School); Jean Kunath (Central High School); Keri Lindsey ’05 (Burkeville Elementary School and Crewe Primary School); Rose Mezzatesta (Buckingham Primary School and Dillwyn Primary School); Alyson Napier (Nottoway County High School); Kathryn Orth (Prince Edward County High School); Denise Penick ’73 (Fuqua School); Bettye Pope (Amelia County Elementary School); Connie Queensberry ’90 (Central Middle School); Debbie Quinn ’92 (Blackstone Primary School); Beth Reynolds ’94 (Appomattox Middle School); Wendy Richardson ’72 (Appomattox County High School); Kathryn Sheldon (Bacon District Elementary, J. Murray Jeffress Elementary, and Phenix Elementary); Betsy Skelton (Five-County Home School); Krista Skelton ’00 (Meadville Elementary and Scottsburg Elementary School); Janice Stanley ’92 (Cumberland County High School); Joy Utzinger (Prince Edward County Elementary School); Lindsay Wheeler ’08 (Eureka Elementary School); Maggie Whorley ’73 (Appomattox Elementary School); Emily Wilson ’06 (Cumberland County Elementary School); and Valerie York (Appomattox Primary School).

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Longwood art education student J. Haley ’11 offers a tour of Create Like an Egyptian to elementary students who came to see the LCVA’s youth art exhibition. Filling the Main Street Gallery, Create Like an Egyptian was the cooperative effort of students at Cumberland County Elementary School, under the leadership of art teacher Emily Wilson ’06.

Create Like an Egyptian: Works from Cumberland County Elementary School Students 21 March – 1 May 2010 Main Street Gallery As part of the Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition, Cumberland County Elementary School students transformed the Main Street Gallery from “Farmville” to “Pharoah.” On display were paper maché pharaohs, Egyptian-style self-portraits, canopic jars, and even a large-scale sphinx. The works were made by CCES students and installed through the leadership of their art teacher, Emily Wilson ’06.

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A crowd of nearly four hundred attended the opening reception for the Longwood University Art Department Senior Exhibition, featuring works in a variety of media, including painting, photography, graphic design, and stained glass.

Longwood University Art Department Senior Exhibition 10 April – 8 May 2010 Bishop Gallery Each spring the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts hosts an exhibition of the work of graduating students from the Art Department. Combining youthful energy and trained craftsmanship, this year’s exhibition featured a wide variety of media and styles. The artwork on display varied from painting and graphic design to photography, book arts, and stained glass.

The student artists drew inspiration from biology, relationships, raising public awareness for different issues, and more.

Participating artists were: Alexandra Bobotas, Berkley Dunbrack, Stacy Leeanne Elliott, Carrie Fletcher, Rachel Freed, Erica Hopson, Scott H. Kimble, Hannah Newton, Michele Panchision, Amy Peake, Ashley Phipps, Anna Rizzo, Allen Schaeffer, Michael Shelton, Sarah Spangenberg, Ciarra Stalker, Philip VanEpps, Kenneth Wolfe, and Erica S. Yelland.

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Highlights from the Lester Blackiston Collection, given to Longwood in 2007, were displayed in the Sully Gallery during the summer of 2009. The works are slated for permanent installation in Greenwood Library.

A Community of Artists Revisited: Selections from the Lester N. Blackiston Collection Thomas Sully Gallery 10 April – 30 July 2010 Visitors to the LCVA had the opportunity to see most of the paintings in this exhibition when they viewed Extreme Personalities, Elegant Paintings in 2009. But the occasion of the Longwood University senior exhibition, held simultaneously in the Bishop Gallery, seemed a good opportunity to exhibit a selection of the Blackiston paintings again. Like the works in the seniors’ show, these paintings were made by a community of artists who studied and painted together, knew one another’s work, and found inspiration in common sources. The artistic community in this case was drawn together in Richmond during the 60s, 70s, and 80s by the extravagant personality of collector and LCVA donor Lester Blackiston.

Shown here are works by five artists in Blackiston’s circle: William S. Amlong, Phyllis Biddle, Richard Lee Bland, William Fletcher Jones, and William Kendrick.

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Following a successful run of Little Shop of Horrors produced by Longwood University’s Theatre Department in the spring of 2010, Melissa Panzarello and Eric Koger transformed their set design sketches, costumes, and props into an engaging installation in the LCVA’s Main Street Gallery.

Please Don’t Feed the Plant: Little Shop of Horrors at Longwood University 7 May – 1 October 2010 Main Street Gallery “Feed me, Seymour,” calls the giant man-eating plant that stars in the hit musical, Little Shop of Horrors. Following a successful run produced by Longwood University’s Theatre Department in the spring of 2010, Melissa Panzarello and Eric Koger transformed their set design sketches, costumes, and props into an engaging installation in the LCVA’s Main Street Gallery. Highlights of the installation included the actress Audrey’s dress, as well as puppets from the play that showed four separate stages of the plant Audrey II’s growth.

Melissa Panzarello is Assistant Professor of Theatre and Eric Koger is Associate Professor of Theatre in Longwood University’s Department of Communication Studies and Theatre. Between them, they designed the costumes, sets, and props for Little Shop of Horrors. They have previously worked on Broadway and for theatres across the country.

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Ranging from Asian art to folk art to animation stills, new purchases and gifts to the collection in the 2008-2009 fiscal year were highlighted in the Bishop Gallery.

Enduring Legacy: Selected Acquisitions, 2008-09 18 June – 30 July 2010 Bishop Gallery Periodically, the LCVA showcases some of its recent acquisitions to the permanent collection. Displaying a variety of media, styles, and subjects, the works demonstrate the growing strength of the LCVA’s collection. The exhibition featured works given to the LCVA during the 2008-09 fiscal year by the following generous individuals: Valerie Armini, Captain & Mrs. Charles R. Baron, Fritz Brandt, Donna & Tom Brumfield, Phil Grimes, Agnes Lee Lowry-Campbell, William & Ann Oppenhimer, Henry & Bernice Rowe ’70, Thomas E. Scanlin, Karen Siler, Maryann & Homer Springer, and Helen Whitehead.

Flowers for the opening reception were graciously provided by the Buckingham-Dillwyn Garden Club.

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S PE CIAL EXHIBITIONS

Artist Emily Erickson stands with Fuqua School President Ruth Murphy at the opening reception for Highlights from the 2009 Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition at the Hull Education Center.

Highlights from the 2009 Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition October 2009 – June 2010 Hull Education Center Following the 2009 Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition, the LCVA staff selected one artwork from each of the 37 participating schools. These highlights were then framed and hung for a year-long display in the Hull Education Center. There the works visually represented our area schools in the building where faculty, staff, and students work and train in the field of education.

Longwood’s College of Education and Human Services cosponsored the exhibition with the LCVA. Students whose work was selected for the exhibition are listed by county, with school and art teacher. From Amelia County: Samantha Ellis of Amelia County Middle School (teacher, Jane Dougherty); Emily Reynolds of Amelia County High School (Deborah W. Ford, Longwood ’76); Timothy Tolley of Amelia County Elementary School (Bettye Pope). From Appomattox: Abigail Huffman of Appomattox Elementary School (Maggie Whorley ’73); Samantha McFadden of Appomattox County High School (Wendy Richardson ’72); Hayley Overton of Appomattox Middle School (Beth Reynolds ’94); Rakeem Wright of Appomattox Primary School (Valerie York). From Buckingham: Christina Branzelle of Buckingham County High School (Jennifer Abruzzo); Jarius Jones of Buckingham Primary School (Rose Mezzatesta); Emily Lesueur of Dillwyn Elementary School (Tiffany Thomas); Alexis Rose of Buckingham County Middle School (Gayle E. Bromer); Cameron Taylor of Gold Hill Elementary School (Tiffany Thomas). From Charlotte: Gregory Childress of Phenix Elementary (Kathryn Sheldon); Alyssa Goodwin of J. Murray Jeffress Elementary (Kathryn Sheldon); Ms. Haskin’s 2008-09 Class of Bacon District Elementary School (Kathryn Sheldon); Alexis Hogwood of Randolph Henry High School (Frank Hailey); Dre'son Mosley of Eureka Elementary School (Lindsay Wheeler ’08). From Cumberland: Edgar Campos of Cumberland County High School (Janice Stanley ’92); Mikayla Garrett of New Life Christian Academy (Vicki Fulcher); Emilee Meinhard of Cumberland County Middle School (Rhonda L. Jones ’78); Nicholas O'Quin at Cumberland County Elementary School (Laura Dedmond ’08). From Halifax: Christopher Wade Briggs of Scottsburg Elementary (Krista Skelton ’00). From Lunenberg: Emily Colombo in Central Middle School (Connie Queensberry ’90); Emily Kunath of Central High School (Jean Kunath); Lauren Seitzinger in Lunenburg Middle School (S.J. Fleisher ’04). From Nottoway: Katy Abston of Nottoway County High School (Megan McConnell ’06); Collin Arthur of Nottoway Intermediate School (Marley Dickinson); Katie Dillon of Kenston Forest School (Allison Jones); Jenna Evans of Burkeville Elementary School (Keri Lindsey ’05); Makiyah Montgomery of Crewe Primary School (Keri Lindsey ’05); Kaylee Schodt of Blackstone Primary School (Debbie Quinn ’92); Anna Stansfield of Nottoway County Middle School (Patricia Herring ’80).

From Powhatan: Cassandra Elliott of Pocahontas Middle School (Kim Dalton). From Prince Edward: Emily Erickson of Fuqua School (Denise Penick ’73); Bethany Hertzler of Five-County Home School (Helen Hertzler); Hannah Sedgwick of Prince Edward County High School (Kathryn Orth); Ambrosia Smith of Prince Edward Elementary School (Carol Edmonson ’82).

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This photograph (artist’s name withheld) was among the works exhibited in the second exhibition of photographs by fourth-graders in the ART Kids program at Prince Edward County Elementary School.

Epic, Amazing Photographs: Works by ART Kids 28 April – May 18, 2010 Prince Edward County Elementary School For a second year, the fourth-grade students who participated in the LCVA’s ART Kids program created an exhibition of their best work. The exhibition was on view at the school for students, teachers, and parents to enjoy. In addition, during the exhibition’s run, the school hosted a Prince Edward County school board session as well as meetings of the faculty, parent advisory committee, parent-teacher association, and the school’s leadership team. For more about the ART Kids program, see page 34.

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LCVA Preparator Brian Carley ’09 and Exhibitions Manager Alex Grabiec ’07 assist artist Cathrin Hoskinson with the installation of Red Leaf.

Brock Commons Outdoor Sculpture Program Examining the intersections between natural, biological, and industrial forms, three nationally known artists installed large-scale sculptures on the Longwood University campus in 2009-10. Following the guidelines of the Brock Commons Outdoor Sculpture Program, the works will remain on view for two years. All sculptors presented a public lecture at Bedford Auditorium following the installation of each piece. The Brock Commons Outdoor Sculpture Program is made possible by the LCVA and the Longwood University Department of Facilities Management.

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Cathrin Hoskinson (Brooklyn, NY), with her sculpture Red Leaf, 2006, cut and painted aluminum, 4’ x 10’ x 3/8”.

Cathrin Hoskinson (Brooklyn, NY) Red Leaf, 2006 cut and painted aluminum, 4’ x 10’ x 3/8” Installation and lecture: 30 September 2009 Just as trees began to change color, a giant red leaf – a sculpture by artist Cathrin Hoskinson – arrived on the Longwood University campus. The leaf shape incorporates the form of the human hand, a trademark of Hoskinson’s work. In the artist’s words, she strives to find areas where “systems of nature intersect with … systems of the body.”

Cathrin Hoskinson’s work has been exhibited across the country and is featured in collections in the United States and Canada. She received a B.F.A. in sculpture from the State University of New York (Purchase) along with one in printmaking from Concordia University in Montreal. Then she earned her M.F.A. from Hunter College in New York. Her work has been praised as “adept,” “versatile,” and “sophisticated” by the Gannet Newspapers, and The New York Times noted that her “combination of simplicity and strangeness is alluring.”

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William Martin (Providence, RI), Oilpull, 2002, steel and copper, 7’x 3’x 6’.

William Martin (Providence, RI) Oilpull, 2002 steel and copper, 7’x 3’x 6’ Installation and lecture: 17 March 2010 William Martin creates sculptural contraptions that look like they could work but are, in fact, functionless. Drawing from the history of invention, Martin invites viewers to imagine narratives for these humorous and technologically useless devices.

Oilpull is one such gadget of impossibility, formed from shapes derived from old Midwestern farm industry: tractors, silos, oil pumps, and trains. Oilpull’s materials and various parts reference industrial equipment, but in their aggregation they are transformed into an elegant work of abstraction.

Martin received a B.F.A. from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and an M.F.A. from Louisiana State University.

In addition to the more typical mediums of wood and steel, he also works in blacksmithing and iron casting. His work has been included in numerous national exhibitions and collections. A few noteworthy examples include DeCordova Sculpture Park, Convergence Outdoor Sculpture in Providence RI, Indiana State University, New Orleans Hilton Riverside, Paul Buckley Collection, and The Fidelity Investment Collection. Martin teaches sculpture at Rhode Island College in Providence.

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Sam Spiczka (Sauk Rapids, MN), Hephaestus Fallen, 2005, COR-TEN steel, stainless steel, and wood, 3.25’ x 7’ x 5’.

Sam Spiczka (Sauk Rapids, MN) Hephaestus Fallen, 2005 COR-TEN steel, stainless steel, and wood, 3.25’ x 7’ x 5’ Installation and lecture: 21 April 2010 Inspired by natural bone forms, rural technology, and geometric structure, Sam Spiczka produces an unsettling body of work that is both modern and intensely primal, public yet deeply personal. Born and raised in rural Minnesota, Spiczka became captivated by metal early on through the experience of working at his family’s welding shop. Though he briefly studied art and philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN, his true education has come from nature, the example of past sculptors, and the craftsmanship of his father. Spiczka’s works have been installed across the country in both temporary exhibitions and the permanent public collections of parks, art centers, and colleges.

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E DUCATION

Left: Amber Bruce displays her drawing of a Suku face mask displayed in the Miller Gallery at the LCVA. Right: Curator of Education Emily Gresham offered tours to area schools, community groups, and university and college classes.

Ongoing Offerings Have Art, Will Travel This popular exploration of Chinese art and culture for second graders 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 field trip to Longwood’s Chinese art collection on display in the Rowe Gallery.

Participation in the program is free.

Drawing in the Gallery For a fifth 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; and art on campus, such as the Cole Collection, the Rowe Collection, and Brock Commons sculptures.

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The Kids’ Activity Room Whether offered in the traditional Kids’ Activity Room adjacent to the Bishop Gallery or in the Main Street Gallery, the LCVA continued to offer children educational art activities that complement the “grown-up” exhibitions in the other galleries.

The LCVA’s Colorforms Kids’ Activity Room offered activities to explore primary & secondary colors and their role in design.

Colorforms 17 April – 22 October 2009 Kids’ Activity Room From hot designs to cool colors, kids explored the “primary” role of color in art. Finding inspiration in the paintings and prints of Josef Albers, Johannes Itten, and Frank Stella, children learned about primary and secondary colors, hues, pigments, and color wheels.

Information repeated from the 2008.09 Annual Report because the installation overlapped years.

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A form of mathematical art, a tessellation is a pattern that covers a surface without overlapping.

Destination Tessellation in the Main Street Gallery offered art activities that explored mathematical concepts such as symmetry and patterns.

Destination Tessellation 22 January – 6 March 2010 Main Street Gallery Drawing inspiration from the patterned designs of M.C. Escher, the Main Street Gallery invited kids to come make seasonal projects such as snowflakes and stars. Escher popularized tessellations, patterns that cover an entire art surface without overlapping. Tile squares and diamonds are among the simplest examples of this art form, but kids were able to see how other, more complicated forms – including snowflakes, stars, or figures – interlocked and created fascinating designs.

Other activities explored how mathematical concepts like symmetry and patterns appear in art and nature.

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Sponsored by Guy and Julie Dixon, The Green Room not only offered inspiration for making art from recyclables, but it was art made from recyclables, from bottle tops to milk bottles to cereal boxes.

The Green Room: Earth-Friendly Art Activities for the Family 18 June – 19 November 2010 Kids’ Activity Room During the summer and fall of 2010, the LCVA turned trash to treasure, literally. With a Kids’ Activity Room focusing on eco-friendly activities, children recycled crayons, water bottles, magazines, and more to make drawings, sculptures, collages, and jewelry. The space itself was equally eco-friendly, colorfully decorated with an American landscape crafted from recycled cardboard, bags, bottles, and more. This Kids’ Activity Room was made possible by generous support from Guy and Julie Kline Dixon.

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Clockwise from top: Daquan Casper poses for his friend Dwayne Carter at the LCVA’s Summer Art Studio. Rosimar Fuller, Sylvia Hemmer, Angely Fuller, Valencia Valentin, and Sharon Valentin work together at the 2009 Summer Art Studio. More than one thousand participants came during the ten-week run. Rosimar and Angely Fuller use artichokes to make art during the print-making weeks of Summer Art Studio.

Summer Art Studio: Inside the Artist’s Studio 2 From drawing to painting to textile work, a record-setting 1,054 kids and grown-ups explored basic art techniques Inside the Artist’s Studio 2 at the LCVA during the summer of 2009. Open throughout the summer from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays, the LCVA’s classroom welcomed drop-in visitors who wanted to escape the heat and make something cool.

1 – 12 June: 15 – 26 June: 29 June – 10 July: 13 – 24 July: 27 July – 7 August:

Charcoal … gestures … sketches … get the picture?

Landscapes … easels … still lifes ... use your head and your fingers!

Weaving … tie-dye … paper-making … needlework. Sew fun!

Relief prints … light-sensitive paper … it’ll be a limited edition.

Clay … wire ... found objects … come for some 3-D fun!

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Professional Development for Teachers During the 2009-10 school year, the LCVA offered two workshops for area teachers, providing them with stimulation, resource packets, and the recertification points their schools require.

Left: Marley Dickinson peers through a miscroscope to study a peacock feather during the bird-themed professional development workshop for educators. Teachers Kim Thurston-Foster, Lindsay Wheeler ’08, and Wendy Richardson ’72 display the papers and books they made during Take a Look at Books.

Bird’s the Word: Bringing Birds to the Brains in Your Classroom 2 October 2009 From Audubon prints to zoological drawings, birds feature prominently in the American art tradition. Area teachers enjoyed a day of ornithological explorations at the LCVA, with Longwood University’s Department of Natural Sciences Professor Emeritus Dr. Carolyn Wells and Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Alix Fink serving as guides. After a break for lunch, teachers toured Longwood’s Chichester Science Center, with its extensive collection of bird prints. In addition, teachers participated in hands-on activities suitable for their own classrooms.

Take a Look at Books 19 February 2010 Teachers already want to help their students become book-readers; in this workshop, the LCVA explored how to help kids become book-makers, as well. Longwood University artist Kerri Cushman introduced area teachers to the diversity of artists’ books and provided tips for the craft of book assembly. The morning was dedicated to learning about artists’ books, including hands-on activities that will transfer back to the classroom. In the afternoon, the LCVA gave teachers the time and supplies they needed to prepare their students’ work for display in the Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition, which opened on March 21.

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Clockwise from left: Abel Saenz and his father Jose watch while mother Patricia works on a maraca at the Dia de los Muertos: Celebration of Life Free Family Workshop. Tanya Clayton and her daughter Katie work together to decorate a sugar skull.

Two sets of brothers work side by side – Matrice and Calvin Foster with Michael and John Spangler.

Free Family Workshops Three times a year, the LCVA invites the community to come celebrate the seasons with art, welcoming hundreds of kids, parents, scouts, friends, and grandparents. Decorated from floor to ceiling, the lower level hosts about a dozen different art stations offering thematically appropriate 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 free workshops are held on Saturday mornings from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.; they are open to the public and require no registration.

Dia de los Muertos: Celebration of Life 24 October 2009 Among handmade maracas, paper flowers, sugar skulls, and carved jack-o’-lanterns, the LCVA hosted its annual Dia de los Muertos celebration for families. The Dia de los Muertos is a traditional Mexican holiday that honors the lives of our loved ones in a fun and festive fashion.

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Clockwise from top left: Jillian Williams works on a snowman at the Winter Wonderland Free Family Workshop, assisted by Aundrea Hicks of Prince Edward County High School. Longwood art education student AnnaLeah Chantry ’12 assists Nyasia Lilly as she makes a card for her mother at the Valentine Time Free Family Workshop. Kathryn Santello, Hayley Milmouth, and Janene Hurt display the poinsettias they made.

Susannah Bianca and Kaylen Doswell decorate ornaments at Winter Wonderland.

Winter Wonderland Workshop 12 December 2009 On a cold morning, the LCVA warmed the hearts of 350 participants, who came to make gift-wrap paper, paper-doll-style gingerbread men, cottony snowmen, and more.

Valentine Time 13 February 2010 After record-setting snows closed area schools for two weeks, the LCVA opened its doors to provide a cure for cabin fever: a dozen Valentine-related art projects, ranging from homemade cards to handcrafted foam flowers.

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Kerri Cushman leads a gallery tour of Somewhere Far From Habit, a collaboration beween book artists, broadside artists, and poets.

Associate Professor of Art at Longwood, Cushman co-curated the exhibition and created some of the books featured in it.

Art for Lunch Lecture Series The LCVA’s Art for Lunch series continued with several lunchtime gallery talks both at the LCVA and on campus, as well as a brand-new event, Tea-Time at Longwood.

The Benevolent Viruses with Anna Cox 4 February 2010, LCVA Installed in the space of the Kids’ Activity Room, The Benevolent Viruses was a print, internet, and photography exhibition that explored the workings of a virus. These viruses, however, did not spread infection, but reassurance. Artist and Longwood University faculty member Anna Cox shared photographs and insights from the project.

Somewhere Far From Habit with Kerri Cushman 2 March 2010, LCVA The LCVA’s winter exhibition Somewhere Far From Habit gathered the work of America’s best poets and book artists, including Longwood’s own Kerri Cushman. Cushman, who served as both co-curator and participating artist in the exhibition, offered a behind-the-scenes look at the show and the development of her own work.

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Adelaide Dixon (in white sweater), Peyton Wall, Brenda Ayres, and Martha Cook enjoy tea in the Cole Gallery after Ayres offered a presentation about Victorian tea traditions. Tea-Time at Longwood was held in honor of the Waverly Manson Cole Collection of 19th-Century Decorative Arts.

Tour of the Jack Blanton Gallery of Art 11 March 2010, Center for Communication Studies and Theatre In 2009, Longwood University opened its newest building and art gallery, the Center for Communication Studies and Theatre, featuring the Jack Blanton Gallery. In March, the LCVA invited the community for a special look at the building and its stunning art collection.

Tea-Time at Longwood 13 May 2010, Cole Gallery In honor of the Waverly Manson Cole Collection of 19th-Century Decorative Arts, the LCVA hosted a special Tea-Time at Longwood. Victorian scholar Brenda Ayres of Liberty University set the stage with a presentation about historic tea traditions.

Afterwards, guests enjoyed tea – including finger sandwiches, fruit, and pastries – in the Cole Gallery, with its collection of Victorian porcelain and glasswares.

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Left: Cynthia Devlin paints in the gardens of LCVA Director Kathy Johnson Bowles during an open-air studio session cosponsored by Central Virginia Arts and the LCVA. Right: Avis Addleman ’80, Thea Cheuk, Shirley Blackwell, and Robin Sedgwick work on hypertufa garden containers at an Art in the Garden workshop.

Community Workshops

Art in the Garden: An Open-Air Studio Session 19 September 2009 Held at the home of LCVA Director K. Johnson Bowles in Farmville, this open-air studio session welcomed participants to create art inspired by the surrounding gardens. The gardens featured an array of plantings, a pergola, a gazebo, and multiple decks. The event was co-sponsored by Central Virginia Arts and the LCVA.

Art in the Garden: A Hypertufa Workshop 10 October 2009 Hypertufa is an easy-to-work-with, lightweight cement mixture that is simple to make and lovely to have in the garden.

When dry, hypertufa feels and looks like natural stone with an old-world look. In this workshop co-sponsored by Central Virginia Arts and the LCVA, participants created their own garden containers or stepping stones for garden paths.

David Smith, an extension agent from Cumberland County, worked with artist and gardener Jackie Paterson to lead this workshop.

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General Education Film Series For the fifth year, the LCVA was pleased to support Longwood University’s General Education Film series, showing critically acclaimed but lesser-known films. Organized by Longwood professors Anna Cox and David Shoenthal, films in the series were shown either at the LCVA or on campus, free and open to the public.

Jellyfish

4 February 2010, Wygal Hall

Three Israeli women’s lives intersect in a sometimes comical, sometimes dramatic musing on life’s joys and sorrows.

“Marvelously inventive, often ironic .... a dreamy, arty, alluringly cockeyed tale.” – Entertainment Weekly

Munyurangabo

4 February 2010, LCVA Lower Level

Two boys in Rwanda explore the promise – and challenges – of peace. “A beautiful and powerful film – a masterpiece.”

– Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Happy Go Lucky

28 October 2009, Wygal Hall

A sunny yet edgy exploration of a British teacher's optimistic outlook. “Oddball and ingenious.” – Philadelphia Inquirer

Surfwise

18 November 2009, LCVA Lower Level

The true story of an unorthodox family who opted for a life surfing at the beach over conventionality.

“A riveting documentary that focuses more on weird family dynamics than big waves.” – Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Moving Midway

20 January 2010, Wygal Hall

A filmmaker documents the relocation of his family’s North Carolina plantation home, uncovering the ways that the past still lives in the present. “Quirky yet thoughtful” with a “satisfyingly Faulknerian air of bizarreness.” – L.A. Times and New York Post

A Secret (Un Secret)

17 February 2010, Wygal Hall, also part of the French Film Festival

Based on a true story, the film depicts a fifteen-year-old boy in post-war France who uncovers family secrets from the Nazi occupation. “Artfully shaped and narrated.” – New York Times

Moving Midway

3 March 2010, Wygal Hall

A moving depiction of a boy’s efforts to escape poverty and hopelessness on the streets of New York City.

“A sharp mixture of neo-realist grit and lyricism.” – Chicago Tribune

The Cove

24 March 2010, LCVA Lower Level

Part crime thriller, part undercover journalism, and part National Geographic special, the film examines the illegal dolphin trade, focusing on a small Japanese fishing village. “It has the breathless pace of a Bourne movie, but none of the comfort of fiction. This is documentary filmmaking at its most exciting and purposeful.” – Rolling Stone

Food, Inc.

7 April 2010, LCVA Lower Level

An exploration of America’s food production and supply systems, tracing our food from seed to saucepan. “A scary movie that’s also funny, touching and good for you.” – Baltimore Sun

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Additional Community Programs

Students from Prince Edward County High School visited the LCVA to see the Extreme Personalities, Elegant Paintings exhibition, writing poetry in response. On October 20, 2009, ten of the students – including Jake Dixon, shown – returned to the LCVA to stage a poetry reading followed by lunch.

Art Imitates Art: High Schoolers Write Poetry Inspired by the LCVA Collection 13 May 2010, Cole Gallery Richmond’s Village Restaurant played a key role in the development of the city’s art. There, a mix of passion, party, and poetry filled the artists’ minds and hearts and led to many of the artworks collected by the late Lester Blackiston, now in the LCVA’s permanent collection.

So it’s only natural that Prince Edward County High School English teacher Rachel Overstreet would bring her students to see Blackiston’s art, which was exhibited at the LCVA from May-October 2009 as part of Extreme Personalities, Elegant Paintings. There, her students found inspiration for their own writing as part of a poetry unit. Curator of Education Emily Gresham provided tours for two classes, after which students responded to individual works.

On October 20, selected students returned to the LCVA to stage a poetry reading of their works. Participating poets were Kenzie Brastow, Brenae Carr, Jake Dixon, Kylie Dyer, Joseph Gills, Jessica Greene, Kat Lewis, Alicia Moseley, Brandon Toney, and Malcolm Vaughan.

Held at noon, the reading attracted several of the students’ parents and grandparents, as well. Mrs. Overstreet supplied her students with brown-bag lunches – saving room for cookies and drinks provided by the LCVA. It never reached the raucous levels of the Village Restaurant, but the event, gathering people for food, philosophy, and fellowship, was a fitting tribute.

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ART Kids at Prince Edward Elementary A year-long program that teaches selected fourth-graders both photography and communication skills, ART Kids is a cooperative venture between the LCVA and Prince Edward County Elementary School. For a second year, the school hosted a year-end photography exhibition of the participants’ best work, which the young artists titled Epic, Amazing Photographs: Works by ART Kids. (See “Special Exhibitions,” page 16.)

The LCVA’s Exhibitions Manager, Alex Grabiec ’07, led the program, working with PECES teacher Natalie Reeves and a host of LU undergraduate students, including Wells-Bishop intern Erica Hopson (see story on facing page).

“Having so many enthusiastic and capable Longwood volunteers makes the program work really well,” commented Grabiec.

“The fourth-graders really respond to the attention and training they receive from the Longwood students. It’s rewarding for everyone involved.”

As part of Farmville’s annual Heart of Virginia Festival, the LCVA sets up a tent offering art activities. In 2009, projects included making flowers, hats, and necklaces from materials such as newspapers, bottle caps, and paper-towel tubes.

Heart of Virginia Festival In 2010, the Heart of Virginia “went green,” and the LCVA went right along with them. With a theme of “Reduce, Re-use, and Create,” the art center invited kids to stop by the LCVA’s booth to make wearable art out of recyclables. Children made bottle-cap-bead necklaces, newspaper hats, paper-towel-roll flowers, and more.

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Left: Erica Hopson ’11 helps install the Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition as part of her internship at the LCVA. Right: Wells-Bishop intern Shelby Harmon ’11 works on decorations for the LCVA’s art booth at the Heart of Virginia Festival.

Wells-Bishop Interns Shelby Harmon and Erica Hopson What happens when two equally qualified young women apply for the same LCVA internship? Under the right circumstances, you turn a potential problem into a wonderful opportunity. “It’s a competitive internship that attracts excellent students,” said Emily Gresham, Curator of Education. “This year, we were so impressed with both candidates that we ended up offering it to both of them.” Juniors Erica Hopson ’11 and Shelby Harmon ’11 worked alongside LCVA staff members during the 2009-10 school year, adding talent and enthusiasm.

Erica Hopson brought more than just her talent for photography to the LCVA; she brought her infectious spirit and her love of art. During her time at the LCVA, Erica was a key component in the success of the Art Kids program, which provides photography classes to select fourth-grade students at Prince Edward County Elementary School. Erica said, “I was given the opportunity to teach children photography and provide them with a healthy form of self-expression. That experience is something I will always hold close to me.” Erica’s exuberant personality and sense of humor quickly connected her with the students. “Erica’s warm personality was her biggest contribution to the program,” said Exhibitions Manager Alex Grabiec.

“She was a joy to work with.” Erica is currently finishing her minor in Criminal Justice and will graduate in May 2011.

She hopes to join the FBI as a photographer.

Shelby Harmon is interested in not one, but two careers – and her internship at the LCVA provided useful experience in both.

The junior is majoring in Graphic Design and Art Education, and even before her internship, she had many feathers in her cap – academic excellence, president of both Mortar Board and Longwood Ambassadors, as well as a member of the Student Advisory Board for the Cook-Cole College of Arts and Sciences. She even has her own graphic design company!

Harmon brought all these skills to the LCVA, where she assisted Curator of Education Emily Gresham in preparing and planning dozens of educational programs throughout the year. Shelby said, “It was a great experience to learn how a museum works and to see just how important a role education plays in the museum setting. It was rewarding to see how well the LCVA serves the children of the area.” Shelby prepared lesson plans, created activities for children in workshops and in Kids’ Activity Rooms, helped design one of the Kids’ Activity Rooms, and more. After graduation, Shelby plans to pursue a career in graphic design before transitioning to a career in art education.

Established in 2004, the Wells-Bishop Internship honors Dr. Carolyn Wells (Professor Emeritus of Biology, Department of Natural Sciences) and the memory of Barbara L. Bishop (Class of 1960, Art Department faculty, Art Department chair).

The internship offers three hours of credit each semester, along with a stipend, with the goal of providing outstanding students museum experience at LCVA.

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Clockwise from top left: Longwood’s College of Business & Economics and Barrett Capital Management were among the generous cosponsors of the Bishop Lecture with best-selling author Dan Pink speaking about the intersection of business and creativity. Following the lecture at Blackwell Ballroom, Daniel Pink signed books for audience members. The lecture drew a capacity crowd of nearly five hundred.

A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future A Presentation by Daniel H. Pink for the Barbara L. Bishop Lecture Series 25 February 2010, Lecture and book-signing at Blackwell Hall, followed by a ticketed dinner at the LCVA “An audacious and powerful work” – Miami Herald

“Right on the money” – U.S.News & World Report

Bestseller on the lists of Business Week, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post Internationally best-selling author Daniel H. Pink brought his influential ideas and dynamic speaking skills to the Longwood campus before a capacity crowd of nearly 500. Pink is the author of four provocative, bestselling books on the changing world of work. For this talk – cosponsored by a left-brain, right-brain consortium of Longwood’s College of Business & Economics and the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, among many others – Pink focused on the value of creativity, empathy, and meaning as key qualities for future leadership.

The event was sponsored by the LCVA and Longwood University’s Cook-Cole College of Arts & Sciences, College of Business & Economics, Department of Art, Department of English & Modern Languages, and the Office of the Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs along with generous private support from Barrett Capital Management, The Jack Blanton Fund, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network (Charles H. & Candice Jamison Dowdy ’69), Mr. & Mrs. G. Gilmer Minor III in honor of William Gravitt, Dr. & Mrs. Charles D. Ross, and SunTrust Bank.

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The LCVA’s summer 2009 newsletter received the first-place award in a national publications competition sponsored by the American Association of Museums.

LCVA Receives National Award in 2009 AAM Museum Publications Design Competition The LCVA received the first-place award in a national publications competition sponsored by the American Association of Museums. The winning publication was the 2009 summer newsletter designed by Longwood University’s Director of Publications and Visual Arts, David Whaley. The LCVA competed with museums throughout the nation with a budget of $750,000 and less.

Among those who worked on the award-winning publication with Whaley were LCVA Director Kathy Johnson Bowles and Program Manager Beth Cheuk.

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On 7 May, the LCVA honored four men who have made contributions to the art center specifically or the arts more generally.

From left to right, Heyn Kjerulf was named LCVA Volunteer of the Year, Jarrod Fergeson received the Community Achievement in the Arts award on behalf of j fergeson gallery, Dudley Sauvé was honored with a CAA award for his contributions to theatre in our community, and Bobby Jones was named LCVA Student Volunteer of the Year.

Community Achievement in the Arts Awards 7 May 2010 A long-time patron of the arts and a relative newcomer were honored with 2010 Community Achievement in the Arts awards.

Dudley Sauvé, the driving force behind the Waterworks Players, and the j fergeson gallery, an art gallery located on Farmville’s Main Street, were honored at a public reception recognizing these CAA winners along with the art center’s volunteers of the year, outgoing advisory board president Heyn Kjerulf and graduating LU senior Bobby Jones.

Dudley Sauvé of Farmville, a retired professor at Longwood University, enjoyed a long career in radio, television, advertising, and theatre, in addition to his work teaching speech and theatre in universities across the country. In 1971, he moved to Farmville and was almost immediately instrumental in the creation of the Daniels Players, which later became the Waterworks Players. For nearly four decades, he has filled every possible role associated with the volunteer theatre troupe, from actor to director to producer to overseeing the building of their current theatre. Nominator Mary Jo Stockton described Sauvé as the “driving force” of the group, noting that through his efforts, “Farmville has a theatre that is of a standard most communities of this size cannot boast,” benefiting both those who have been part of the productions and the capacity crowds who enjoy them.

A relative newcomer to Farmville is the j fergeson gallery, which opened on Main Street in 2008. The gallery features work by regional and national artists, hosts monthly rotating exhibits, and offers unique and handmade gifts. Representing some thirty artists, the gallery provides a venue for their exposure both to shoppers from across the region who visit the store in person, and through its web site, www.jfergesongallery.com. “A commercial art gallery is an asset to any community,” noted LCVA Director Kathy Johnson Bowles. “It’s a way to support both individual artists and the economic health of the region.

In addition, the gallery has also offered expertise and support to other arts organizations in the area.”

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In addition to the CAA awards that recognize service to the arts within the region, the LCVA also honored two individuals who make stellar contributions at the art center itself. This year’s Volunteer of the Year is Heyn Kjerulf, outgoing chair of the LCVA’s Advisory Board. Kjerulf, a Richmonder, has been an active supporter of the art center for years and has been especially helpful as the LCVA has applied for accreditation from the American Association of Museums. “Heyn has collected an incredibly strong personal art collection and is active at a number of cultural organizations,” added Bowles. “He brings those same connections and a wealth of expertise to the LCVA, and we appreciate his leadership.”

For a third year, the LCVA also recognized a student volunteer of the year among the hundreds who assist the art center each year. Senior Bobby Jones started helping at the LCVA in 2008 as part of the requirements for his training as a future art educator. During his work at the art center over his university career, he assisted with family workshops, the LCVA’s gala, tours of exhibitions, and a host of other behind-the-scenes tasks. “Bobby has been enthusiastic about the LCVA and is always eager to help,” observed Curator of Education Emily Gresham. “He not only has a nice manner with our guests, but is also a good leader when working with other volunteers.”

The 2010 Community Achievement in the Arts awards were organized by the Membership and Marketing Committee of the LCVA under the leadership of co-chair Jean Lockwood. The awards and ceremony were generously sponsored by Longwood Dining Services (ARAMARK) and Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Wade.

Justin Smith, Leigh Lunsford, and Mary Jo Stockton were among the guests at the Community Achievement in the Arts reception in 2010.

Active with the Waterworks Players, the three came to support honoree Dudley Sauvé.

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, including groups such as Davenport & Associates.

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Adam McGuire is one of hundreds of Longwood University students who volunteer at the LCVA each year. He is shown here at the LCVA’s Valentine Time Free Family Workshop, helping Renay Haskins and Steven Hurt with an art project.

LU Student Volunteers at LCVA: A Win-Win When Jen Rentschler first came to Farmville, she visited the LCVA and realized she’d found a gold mine. “My job is Assistant Director for Volunteer and Service-Learning for Longwood. When I saw the LCVA, I recognized that was a perfect place for me to direct student volunteers – located within walking distance, offering creative, hands-on activities, providing the opportunity to work with kids, and more.”

Since then, Rentschler has directed hundreds of students to the LCVA. Some of the students are required to complete a service project as part of their coursework, others participate to meet the requirements of clubs or student organizations, and still others simply want to make a difference. Rentschler explains, “I keep the LCVA’s upcoming volunteer needs posted outside my door. Sometimes students see a posting, for example, for a Valentine’s Day workshop, and they say, ‘Sounds like fun – sign me up!’”

To learn about upcoming needs, Rentschler works with the LCVA’s Curator of Education Emily Gresham and Volunteer Coordinator Michael Webb. “Longwood students love volunteering at the LCVA,” Rentschler continued. “In my experience, the most successful volunteer situations have both good communication and good organization. From the minute a volunteer expresses an interest in helping at the museum, the LCVA staff is friendly and organized. Their procedures – and their personalities! – welcome the students and guide them from start to finish.”

The LCVA is just as appreciative of Rentschler, who sends dozens of students to the art center over the course of a year.

“Longwood students are so important to the success of the LCVA’s programs,” notes Volunteer Coordinator Michael Webb ’07.

“Jen Rentscher makes a big difference – it’s amazing to have such a helpful and enthusiastic booster of the LCVA who will promote our events.”

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LCVA Volunteers 2009.2010 Total Number of Volunteers: 1306 Total Number of Hours: 3390 This listing of volunteers represents the university, the community, and the region.

Choloe Abshire ’11

Kaliena Dimaano

Russell Huff ’11

Krista Oglesby ’10

Michelle Stefko

Jennifer Abbassi

Taylor Dix

Dan Hughes

Jessica Overton

Samantha Stevens ’10

Normand Adams

Julie Dixon

Angela Jackson

Emalee Owens ’06

Emily Stringfellow

Heather Allison

Melissa Dorton ’09

Caitlin Johnson ’12

Jessica Tamplet ’10

Emily Bacalis

Pamela Dorton

Bobby Jones ’11

Vicki Palfrey

Sara Badgett ’11

Candy Dowdy ’69

Melissa Panzarello

Chelsea Taylor

Jackie Jones ’93

Chelsea Parent

Margaret Taylor-Collins

Courtney Barnes ’10

Chuck Dowdy

Heather Justus ’10

Junyong Park

Clint Thackston

Cassandra Bass

Jordan Dryer ’11

Eileen Keller ’11

Nicole Parker ’11

Hazel Duncan

Erin Kelly ’05

Jackie Paterson

Lisa Tharpe

Lydia Bass Maurice Beane

Nitra Eastby

Emily Kennedy ’10

Clifford Pavalonis ’09

Ginger Tinsley ’09

Katie Bennett

Kristina Edge

Camille Ketsdever ’11

Mary Pavalonis

Lindsay Underwood

Alisa Berry ’10

Elizabeth Elliott ’11

Marley Kimmel

Katie Petrock

Claire Utzinger

Joanna Bolstad ’12

Jackie Fairbarns

Heyn Kjerulf

Emily Pilk

Joy Utzinger

Diana Booth ’11

Melanie Faircloth

Jane Kline

Megan Priamo ’12

Rebecca Van Hook ’12

Calla Bowles

Amanda Favret

Kathleen Kluxen

Antonia Priode

Kathryn Vaught ’12

Abigail Bowman

Lara Fergeson

Megan Kozich ’11

Paula Prouty ’85

Christina Verhulst

Ann Bradshaw ’04

Kelly Fitzgerald ’09

Michelle Lam ’11

Sonya Ragsdale ’10

Rob Wade

Becky Breckinridge

Kathryn Fourney ’11

Jordan Elizabeth Lamon

Madeline Raines ’11

Bianca Watson

Rodney Brown ’10

Alexander Frost

Taryn Langmead ’13

Katrina Ramos

Brad Watson

Thomas Brumfield

Alice Frye

Russell Lee ’95

Zach Ranson

Susan Webb

Casey Burns

Katie Gardner

Jonathan Leist ’11

Jeanette Reck

David Whaley

Jordan Bynum

Courtney Garrett

Jean Lockwood

Rebecca Reck

Jason Wiggins ’11

Ben Byrnes ’10

Chelsea Garvey

Bradley Lowe

Tyler Reeves

Matthew Williams

Lonnie Calhoun

Kristin Gee

Sarah Mallan ’11

Whitney Rice ’09

Eileen Willson

Bailey Carkenord

Harrison Gentry

Margaret Mayo ’52

Brenda Richards

Daniel Wood

Deja Carradine ’13

Amanda Gibson ’10

Richard McClintock

Brandi Roberson ’11

Edna Wood

Rachel Carter

Jennifer Glave

Sally Meadows ’10

Jessica Robinson

Kathy Worster

Scott Castellow

Jacquelyn Goncalves ’11

Chris Medding ’09

Craig Rogers

Jessica Yoakam ’11

Rachel Cave ’11

Bill Gravitt

Mitchell Merling

Crystal Rose

AnnaLeah Chantry ’12

Stuart Gregg

Kristen Milazzo

Charles Ross

Lynn Chapman ’03

Shelby Gresham

Andrea Miller ’12

Bernard Royster

Wendy Cheng

Charles Haley ’11

Chelsea Miller ’10

Katisha Sargeant

Michael Cheuk

Natalia Halsey’11

Mariah Monk

Laura Sawyer ’15

Thea Cheuk

Kate Hancock

Alli Monroe

Gregory Scott ’10

Imran Choudry

Shelby Harmon ’11

Whitney McCormick ’11

Lindsay Scott ’11

Carolyn Ciminelli ’10

Brittany Hart ’10

Adam McGuire ’10

Wilma Sharp ’66

Sarah Collins

Jessica Hart ’05

Wayne McWee

Noelle Prince Shear

Lori Corley ’10

Amanda Haymans ’12

Rachel Nagy ’10

Lauren Shields ’12

Patricia Cormier

Aundrea Hicks

Amanda Neese

Mary Showalter

Karen Covington ’10

Courtney Hodges

Kelly Nelson

Deborah Slade

Matthew Covington

Amanda Hopkins ’11

Aubrey Neuf ’11

Lauren Smiley ’12

Ashley Cunningham

Erica Hopson ’11

Caitlin Newton ’12

Lindsay Smith ’11

Andrea Damiano ’12

Harlan Horton

Sarah Nicholls ’11

Danielle DeJarnette

Mary Catherine Hoyt ’12

Mary Nunnally

Charlotte Solomon ’10

Erin Devine

Ellen Hudgins

Abbey O'Connor

Tammy Southall

Beth Thompson ’12

Volunteered 50 hours or more

Travis Snider ’10

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LCVA Vounteers At Work Top, left to right: Amanda Favret, Becky Breckinridge, Kaliena Dimaano, and Jordan Lamon help clean up after the LCVA’s Winter Wonderland Free Family Workshop. Right: Joy Utzinger, LCVA Advisory Board member and art teacher at Prince Edward County Elementary School, works on an installation of her students’ artwork in support of the LCVA’s Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition. The finished product appears on the opposite page.

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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.

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The Jack Blanton Gallery at Longwood’s new Center for Communication Studies and Theatre was dedicated on September 9, 2009.

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Longwood Dedicates Jack Blanton Gallery of Art In September 2009, Longwood University unveiled both its newest building and its newest art gallery, at one and the same time and place. A crowd of about 150 assembled at the new Center for Communication Studies and Theatre, which features classroom and office space, along with state-of-the-art drafting labs, costume and set workshops, two theatres for live performances – and the Jack Blanton Gallery of Art. “One of the most unique qualities of Longwood University,” noted University President Patricia Cormier, “is our commitment to displaying high-quality art in the public buildings on our campus. We believe that art is a valuable part of our students’ education. The addition of the Jack Blanton Gallery to this Center will enable our students to be inspired not only by their teachers and fellow students, but by the art that surrounds them.”

The building was designed with art in mind, and the theatres’ box office adjoins a dramatic two-story atrium where ticketholders can enjoy the art as they wait for performances. Art hangs in tiers in the atrium, and it also graces the corridors of the building as well as a number of seating areas. An outdoor sculpture gallery will feature large-scale three-dimensional works from the Blanton Collection in a separate location on campus.

Jack Blanton’s art collection is marked by an eclectic vivacity which matches his own life. A retired Vice President and Community Affairs Officer from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Blanton used not only his gifts of analysis and administration, but also his eye for art, as he developed the Bank’s fine arts program and served as curator of its art collection, which includes over 1,000 artworks. Avocationally, he advised several corporations in creating their collections, including the Carpenter Company and, most recently, the highly respected Media General Art Collection in Richmond.

His personal collection grew to nearly 600 works. Represented artists include Maurice Beane, Nell Blaine, Richard Carlyon, Gene Davis, Jerry Donato, Harriet Fitzgerald, Steven Glass, Mary Holland, Kris Iden, A. B. Jackson, Ann Lyne, Henrietta Near, Paula Owen, Rubin Peacock, Julia Pfaff, Laura Pharis, Theresa Pollak, Milo Russell, Foon Sham, Conway Thompson, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Willie Anne Wright.

In November 2006, Blanton announced his plans to give his collection to the LCVA, along with significant financial support for the museum through outright and estate gifts.

Blanton is pleased with the placement of the art: “I’m glad that my art won’t be sitting in storage. Instead it will be accessible to students, faculty, staff, and visitors, so it can be enjoyed. One of the many things I admire about Longwood is that there is a decentralization of good art throughout the campus. I’m delighted to be part of that: this way I can see my legacy without dying!”

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Longwood ART EVERYWHERE,

EVERY DAY.

THIS IS not YOUR TYPICAL UNIVERSITY CAMPUS.

Volume 9, No. 2, Summer 2010

A Magazine for the Alumni and Friends of Longwood University

Spotlight on the LCVA’s Art-on-Campus Program The Jack Blanton Gallery served as the face of the LCVA’s celebrated art-on-campus program for the cover article of Longwood Magazine’s summer 2010 issue. The article describes how the LCVA permanently exhibits more than threequarters of its permanent collection in galleries, hallways, classrooms, and offices across the Longwood campus.

This includes the just-dedicated Blanton Gallery (see above), the Rowe Gallery of Chinese art in Lancaster Hall, the Cole Gallery with 19th-century decorative arts in Blackwell Hall (see below), and much, much more. For a copy of the magazine, please contact the LCVA at 434.395.2662.

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Conservator Andrew Baxter completes work on “Joanie on the Pony” (Joan of Arc by Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington), now in the Cole Gallery.

Joanie on the Pony Finds a New Home Long a fixture to Ruffner Hall, “Joanie on the Stonie” (or Joan of Arc in Domrémy by Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu) is an icon for students who pass her familiar face and often touch the statue for good luck before exams. Now this Joan of Arc has a new neighbor down the hall, the other Joanie. “Joanie on the Pony” or, more properly, Joan of Arc by Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington, has just been relocated after conservation in April 2010.

Her new home is in the Cole Gallery, which also features the Waverly Manson Cole Collection of 19th-Century Decorative Arts. The light, airy space now offers a perfect balance between the delicate glass and porcelain, and the elegant equestrian sculpture. The space has the tri-fold benefit of being protective, visible, and beautiful.

Conservation work on the statue was completed by Andrew Baxter with Richmond-based Bronze Et Al, Ltd. The company has also restored work for the White House, the National Gallery of Art, and the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Support for the restoration project came from a variety of sources, including Mrs. Mary Bernard Hamilton ’29, the estate of Waverly Manson Cole through Dr. John R. Cook ’52 in memory of Sallie Manson Cole ’27, the Longwood University Ambassadors, and the 2009-10 Student Government Association (SGA) in honor of the organization’s centennial (19102010). Treasurer of the SGA Shawn P. Fidler ’12 explained the SGA’s decision to support the conservation: “All twelve members of the Student Finance Committee felt that this cause deserved our donation. ‘Joanie on the Pony’ embodies every student that is a part of this institution, and if we were not able to help, I wouldn’t have been doing a very good job as treasurer.

I’m honored to have had the opportunity to do this and hope that we can keep Joanie on her pony for the long term.”

On the weekend that Joan of Arc moved to her new home in the Cole Gallery, the Classes of 1945, ’50, ’55, ’60, and ’65 were on campus for the Milestone Reunion. Nancy Shelton ’68, Director of Alumni Relations, recalls, “It was gratifying to see the number of alums who stopped by to watch Joan’s installation in the Cole Gallery. Initially, I heard people express their concerns that Joan was moving from the Colonnades. Later everyone agreed that she looked wonderful in her new home that provides the opportunity for students to see her on a daily basis.”

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David Dodge Lewis, Dr. Patricia Picard Cormier, 2010, oil on canvas, 36 inches x 30 inches, Longwood University History Collection, Gift of the Longwood University Alumni Association, 2010.21. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Longwood Unveils Portrait of Dr. Patricia Cormier At a farewell dinner honoring Longwood’s twenty-fourth president, university officials unveiled a portrait of Dr. Patricia Picard Cormier painted by Virginia artist David Dodge Lewis. Made possible by contributions from Longwood’s Alumni Association, the portrait is now on permanent display in Ruffner Hall’s Rotunda. The portrait conveys the vision, passion, and service of Dr. Cormier during her fourteen-year tenure at Longwood University.

Emblematic of her work ethic and role as builder, Dr. Cormier is shown seated at a drafting table located on the third-floor lab of the Center for Communication Studies and Theatre (opened in 2009). She appears to have just been interrupted in contemplating the architectural plans for the Rotunda (reconstructed following a devastating fire in 2001). The bird’s-eye view of Longwood shown behind her illustrates her accomplishments in expanding the campus and providing a more aesthetically pleasing environment as well as symbolically illustrating her ability to bring the University’s profile to new heights. The portrait’s format hearkens back to those of leaders during the Italian Renaissance or 18th-century America, thereby paying tribute to Dr. Cormier’s core values of humanism and service.

Dr. Cormier’s tenure at Longwood was marked by overall excellence, and she offered strong support to the LCVA, solidifying the art center’s position with a resolution of permanence from the Board of Visitors and many other programs and policies that bolstered the LCVA’s stature and stewardship. In addition, she recognized the power of art for both individuals and institutions. During her tenure, the LCVA placed high-quality, original art throughout the campus, from the Chichester Science Center to the new Center for Communication Studies and Theatre. In her honor, the LCVA renamed the program that places art on campus as “The Patricia P. Cormier Art on Campus Program.”

Artist David Dodge Lewis is the William W. Elliott Professor of Fine Arts at Hampden-Sydney College. He has an M.A. (1981) and an M.F.A. (1987) from East Carolina University, both in painting. His award-winning work has been in over 100 national juried exhibitions and solo shows and is featured in many private and public collections.

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Mary Travis Burwell, Dr. Cunningham, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches, gift of the class of 1894 (Longwood University History Collection, 1982.4).

Dr. Cunningham was the second president of Longwood University; the current Longwood University Alumni Association made possible the portrait’s restoration.

Cunningham Portrait Restored and Returned Thanks to a contribution from the Longwood University Alumni Association, a portrait of Dr. John A. Cunningham (18451897), the second president of the university, has been restored and will be installed in Ruffner Hall in April. The portrait, entitled Dr. Cunningham, is by Mary Travis Burwell; it was presented to the university as a gift from the class of 1894.

“Portraits of the early administrators of the university are among our earliest art acquisitions,” notes Kathy Johnson Bowles, director of the LCVA. “Aside from their foundational place in our art collection, they are part of the university’s heritage, a tribute to the talented leadership that directed Longwood’s rich history.”

Dr. Cunningham was president of what was then called the State Female Normal School from 1887 until his unexpected death in 1897. He took the helm during a time of institutional uncertainty, but ushered in an era of growth and stability.

During the decade of his leadership, the school saw growth in faculty size and quality, a 150 percent increase in enrollment, curriculum overhauls that led to the addition of a third year of study, increased office and classroom space, and an expanded library collection. He was particularly active in raising money for students who needed financial assistance.

At the time of Cunningham’s death, governor Philip W. McKinney praised Dr. Cunningham for accomplishing “a work for the school not excelled by any other educator in Virginia. I have never known a man more beloved of those around him, ... more devoted to his work, … [or] so untiring in his efforts for … improvement.”

This is the third portrait restored with assistance from the Alumni Association. In 2005-2006, James Moses Grainger by Mary Etta Grainger and C.G. Gordon Moss by Maurice Gompf were conserved and installed in Ruffner.

“We’re delighted to be able to support the preservation of Longwood’s history,” noted Nancy Shelton ’68, director of the Alumni Association. “Particularly with a painting such as this one, given by alumni so many years ago ... It’s an act of good faith for the Alumni Association of today to help preserve and honor the contributions of the alumni of yesterday.”

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Katie Lynn, Olivia Dunning, and Wesley Cheuk leave the lower level of the LCVA, with Colorfall Series: Islands by nationally recognized artist Dorothy Gillespie behind them. The artwork, which has been on loan to the LCVA since 2001, was converted to a gift by The Dorothy M. Gillespie Foundation. Born in Roanoke, Gillespie lives and works in New York and Orlando.

Work by Nationally Acclaimed Dorothy Gillespie Enters Permanent Collection “Finding the right place to exhibit a work is really as important as selecting the right work,” notes Kathy Johnson Bowles.

For nine years, Colorfall Series: Islands, a large-scale painted aluminum work by nationally known artist Dorothy Gillespie, has been the right work in the right place, catching visitors’ eyes as they descend the stairs of the LCVA on their way to the lower level. Now the LCVA is pleased to announce that the Dorothy M. Gillespie Foundation has converted this long-term loan to a gift.

“Once we find the right place for a work,” continued Johnson Bowles, “it becomes a part of the building and a touchstone for visitors. Many thousands of visitors – especially young people on their way to family workshops – have come to expect that colorful, exuberant work to greet them. Now, we know that the work will be available to greet their children. We are very appreciative.”

Born in Roanoke, Dorothy Gillespie has mounted more than a hundred solo exhibitions across the country. Her commissions are on public view at the Epcot Center in Orlando, the Lincoln Center in New York City, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, as well as numerous corporate headquarters, libraries, municipalities, museums, and universities. In 2001, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Women’s Caucus for Art. The artist lives and works in New York City and Orlando.

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Other Collections Updates: Nuts and Bolts A new gift or addition to the LCVA’s collection is wonderful and exciting as we watch the LCVA’s holdings grow in size and importance. But just as significant are two behind-the-scenes developments of the 2009-10 year. The LCVA gained full approval for its revised collections policies that govern the growth, use, and stewardship for the permanent holdings of the university, ranging from ancient Asian art to contemporary works by Virginians. The policy was crafted by staff and vetted by the Advisory Board’s collections committee, the Advisory Board as a whole, the LU Foundation Board, and the LU Board of Visitors. Foundational documents such as this collections policy guide and protect the LCVA and the university, and they are basic requirements for national accreditation.

In addition to crafting policies, the LCVA made significant headway on following those policies when Sarah Martin joined the staff in the fall of 2009 as a temporary employee charged with accessioning gifts of folk art made by William and Ann Oppenhimer. “Good record-keeping is bedrock to what museums do as archival repositories,” noted director Kathy Johnson Bowles. “A major gift like the Oppenhimers’ is a boon! But the task of cataloguing nearly 100 artworks is daunting for a staff our size. We were fortunate that Sarah was available to come take on that project so capably. Her work has only broadened our appreciation for the importance of the gift.”

New in the Permanent Collection July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010 New acquisitions in 2009-10 came from a variety of sources, including Captain and Mrs. Charles R. Baron, Louise B. Cochrane in memory of Dr. Waverly Cole, Richard Altice, M. Jane Brooke ’63 (see below), Donna and Thomas Brumfield Jr. in honor of Johnson Bowles and David Whaley, Dr. Waverly Cole, Kenneth M. Coleman, Martha E. Cook, Drs. Raymond and Patricia Cormier, I. B. Dent, Wally DuChateau, the Dorothy M. Gillespie Foundation (see above), Phil Grimes, Homer H. Kephart in memory of Bobby Chandler, Sandy and Heyn Kjerulf, Karen Kunc, Elizabeth F. LeSueur in memory of Marjorie Jones LeSueur, Longwood University Alumni Association, Robert B. and Margaret Thomas Mayo ’52, Henry C. and Bernice Beazley Rowe ’70, Donna Taylor, Angus Wall in memory of Jackie Wall, Geoffrey Wall in memory of Jackie Wall, Marcie Wall in memory of Jackie Wall, Jane Ware, Barbara Watson, Michael David Whaley, and Helen Whitehead.

Dorothy Gillespie (b. Roanoke, Virginia, 1920), Colorfall Series: Islands, 1993,

Barbara Tisserat (b. Denver, Colorado, 1951), Lessons: Balance, 1988,

polychromed enamel on aluminum (Virginia Artists Collection, 2009.25). Gift of

lithograph, 16 x 19.875 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2009.27). Gift

the Dorothy M. Gillespie Foundation.

of Sandy and Heyn Kjerulf.

Frank Cole (b. Purcellville, Virginia, 1949), Lido Wash, 1990, encaustic on

Louise B. Cochrane, My Neighbor’s Zinnias, 2009, oil on linen (Campus Loan

canvas and panel, 11.625 x 11 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2009.26).

Collection, 2009.28). Gift of the artist in memory of Dr. Waverly Cole.

Gift of Sandy and Heyn Kjerulf.

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Kelly Nelson (b. Flint, Michigan, 1968), Dawn, 2008, mixed media, 11 x 14 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2009.36.1). LCVA purchase, made possible through a gift from Homer H. Kephart for the Bobby Chandler Memorial Collection.

Isabelle Abbot (b. Charlottesville, Virginia, 1982), Backlit Tree Line, 2008, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2009.36.2). LCVA purchase, made possible through a gift from Homer H. Kephart for the Bobby Chandler Memorial Collection.

Chris Gregson (b. Morristown, New Jersey, 1951), Untitled (10081), 2008, oil on panel, 11.5 x 12 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2009.36.3.1). LCVA purchase, made possible through a gift from Homer H. Kephart for the Bobby Chandler Memorial Collection.

Chris Gregson (b. Morristown, New Jersey, 1951), Untitled (10082), 2008, oil on panel, 11.875 x 11.875 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2009.36.3.2).

LCVA purchase, made possible through a gift from Homer H. Kephart for the Bobby Chandler Memorial Collection.

Chris Gregson (b. Morristown, New Jersey, 1951), Untitled (10083), 2008, oil on panel, 11.875 x 12 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2009.36.3.3).

LCVA purchase, made possible through a gift from Homer H. Kephart for the

Kazaan Viveiros (b. Taunton, Massachusetts, 1969),

Bobby Chandler Memorial Collection.

Dangling Apples, 2006, acrylic on panel, 12 x 9 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2009.36.5). LCVA purchase, made possible through a gift from Homer H. Kephart for the Bobby Chandler Memorial Collection.

Foon Sham (b. Macao, China, 1953), Vessel P, 2008, mahogany and cherry wood, 4.75 x 5.25 x 4.5 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2009.36.4). LCVA purchase, made possible through a gift from Homer H. Kephart for the Bobby Chandler Memorial Collection.

Elisabeth L. Flynn (b. Chicago, Illinois, 1933), Longwood Library, 1989–1991,

Kazaan Viveiros (b. Taunton, Massachusetts, 1969), Dangling Apples, 2006,

gelatin silver print, 10 x 8 inches (Campus Loan Collection, 2009.29).

acrylic on panel, 12 x 9 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2009.36.5). LCVA purchase, made possible through a gift from Homer H. Kephart for the Bobby

Donna Taylor, Magnolia, watercolor, 14 x 21.75 inches (Campus Loan

Chandler Memorial Collection.

Collection, 2009.30). Gift of the artist.

Alyssa Salomon (b. Brooklyn, New York, 1960), Of Happiness, 2006, cyanotype, Edna Rex (American, 1893–1972), New York, 1950 Village Sidewalk Art Show,

6 x 7.875 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2009.37). LCVA purchase, made

1950, watercolor, 15 x 21.875 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2009.31).

possible through a gift from Captain and Mrs. Charles R. Baron

Gift of Robert B. and Margaret Thomas Mayo (Longwood 1952).

Nancy Lockwood, Happily Restored, 2001, digital pigment print Helen Whitehead (b. Richmond, Virginia, 1925), Divisions of Lü, Constructed,

(Longwood University History Collection, 2010.4). Gift of Drs. Raymond

c. 1967, acrylic with ink on masonite (Virginia Artists Collection, 2009.32).

and Patricia Cormier.

Gift of the artist.

William Kendrick (b. Charlotte, North Carolina, 1928), Wally DuChateau, 1960, oil on canvas, 32 x 28 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.5).

Gift of Wally DuChateau.

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The fourteen works that follow are a gift of Phil Grimes.

Annie Lee Ross (American, 1909–1978), The Rotunda, Longwood College, n.d., woodcut (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.10). Transfer from Longwood

Ed Bisese (b. Bainbridge, Maryland, 1956), Pin Keeper, 1995, oil on panel,

University Alumni Association.

18 x 16.5 inches (American Art Collection, 2010.6.1) Cylindrical Container (With figure carrying orange lantern), Chinese, Qing Ed Bisese (b. Bainbridge, Maryland, 1956), Hannah Bisese, 1992, oil on

dynasty (1644–1912), lacquered wood, 4.625 inches high x 2.75 inches diam.

masonite, 20 x 14.5 inches (American Art Collection, 2010.6.2)

(Rowe Collection of Chinese Art, 2010.11.1.1). Gift of Henry C. and Bernice Beazley Rowe (Longwood 1970).

Sante Graziani (American, 1920–2005), Washington in Black, n.d., serigraph, 23.875 x 20 inches (American Art Collection, 2010.6.3)

Cylindrical Container (With squatting figure), Chinese, Qing dynasty (1644–1912), lacquered wood, 4.625 inches high x 2.625 inches diam. (Rowe

John Harne (b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1956), Angry Little Man #14,

Collection of Chinese Art, 2010.11.1.2. Gift of Henry C. and Bernice Beazley

1984, mixed media, 10 x 15 inches (American Art Collection, 2010.6.4)

Rowe (Longwood 1970).

John Harne (b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1956), Angry Little Man #30,

Sally Bowring (b. New York, New York, 1946), Fireflies, 2005, acrylic on panel,

1984, mixed media, 10 x 15 inches (American Art Collection, 2010.6.5)

23.75 x 23.75 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.12.1). Gift of M. Jane Brooke (Longwood 1963).

Sidney Lawrence (b. San Francisco, California, 1948), Washington, 1984, ink, 11 x 11 inches (American Art Collection, 2010.6.6)

Theresa Pollak (American, 1899–2002), Impression: Looking West from Thompson, 1980, oil on canvas, 14 x 10 inches (Virginia Artists Collection,

Terri Priest (b. Worcester, Massachusetts, 1928), Untitled (Vertical lines in

2010.12.2). Gift of M. Jane Brooke (Longwood 1963).

orange, purple, and green), 1975, colored pencil, 21 x 15 inches (American Artists Collection, 2010.6.7)

Harvey McWilliams (b. Aurora, North Carolina, 1933), Untitled (Floating shapes with pink stippled oval and blue triangle), 2006, monoprint, 24 x 31.5 inches

Terri Priest (b. Worcester, Massachusetts, 1928), Moonglow, 1977, serigraph,

(Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.13). Gift of Kenneth M. Coleman.

16.875 x 13 inches (American Artists Collection, 2010.6.8) Sandra Breil (b. Springfield, Massachusetts, 1937), Untitled (Paper collage in Terri Priest (b. Worcester, Massachusetts, 1928), Noah’s Ark, 1977, serigraph,

reds, salmon, and purple), c. 1985, handmade paper, 12.25 x 15.5 inches

17.75 x 23.5 inches (American Artists Collection, 2010.6.9)

(Campus Loan Collection, 2010.14). Gift of Martha E. Cook.

Terri Priest (b. Worcester, Massachusetts, 1928), Summer Field, 1977,

Michael Florian Jilg (b. 1947), Red Poison, 1995, hand-colored lithograph,

serigraph, 16.125 x 22 inches (American Artists Collection, 2010.6.10)

13 x 9.625 inches (American Art Collection, 2010.15). Gift of I. B. Dent.

Terri Priest (b. Worcester, Massachusetts, 1928), Yesterday and Today,

Andras Bality (b. 1963), Branko at Eloise’s River House, 2009, serigraph,

1983, serigraph, 13.125 x 16.875 inches (image size) (American Artists

20 x 26.5 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.16.1). Gift of Sandy

Collection, 2010.6.11)

and Heyn Kjerulf.

Terri Priest (b. Worcester, Massachusetts, 1928), Mountain Magic, 1989,

Cindy Neuschwander, Untitled (Drawing with crossed diagonals in black and

collage (American Artists Collection, 2010.6.12)

red), 2008, mixed media on paper, 6 x 5.125 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.16.2). Gift of Sandy and Heyn Kjerulf.

Terri Priest (b. Worcester, Massachusetts, 1928), Together Again, 1989, collage (American Artists Collection, 2010.6.13)

Gordon Stettinius (b. Richmond, Virginia, 1966), Flying Point (Jumping), 2009, sepia-toned gelatin silver print, 8.875 x 8.875 inches (Virginia Artists

Norman Scott Quinn (American, 1939–2006), Rainbow Rider, 1986,

Collection, 2010.16.3). Gift of Sandy and Heyn Kjerulf.

enamel on canvas, 20 x 28.125 inches (American Art Collection, 2010.6.14)

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The twenty-three works that follow are a gift of Robert B. and Margaret

Don Earley (b. New York, New York, 1941), Until the Next Time, 1990, drypoint,

Thomas Mayo (Longwood 1952).

11.25 x 7.375 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.17.13)

Attributed to Thomas Sully (American, 1783–1872), Untitled (Sketch of

Don Earley (b. New York, New York, 1941), Study for Relief in Glass,

seated child), n.d., oil on laid paper, 6 x 7.625 inches (American Art Collection,

Mrs. Sally Earley, 1991, drypoint, 15.625 x 11.125 inches (Virginia Artists

2010.17.1)

Collection, 2010.17.14)

School of Thomas Sully, Untitled (Woman with veil), n.d., sepia-toned ink,

Don Earley (b. New York, New York, 1941), Untitled (Heads of three women),

9.75 x 7.875 inches (American Art Collection, 2010.17.2)

1996, drypoint, 21.875 x 15 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.17.15)

Lewis Buck (b. Norfolk, Virginia, 1924), Untitled (Curvilinear abstraction in black

Don Earley (b. New York, New York, 1941), Valentine’s Day, 1996, drypoint,

and white, with dark outlines), n.d. (probably c. 1957), etching,

20 x 14.75 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.17.16)

8.75 x 12 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.17.3) Don Earley (b. New York, New York, 1941), Special Print/Odiola/The Young Betty Carrigan, Highland Light, Cape Cod, n.d. (probably c. 1957), lithograph,

Artist, 1997, drypoint, 15 x 11.125 inches (Virginia Artists Collection,

16.625 x 13.875 inches (Campus Loan Collection, 2010.17.4)

2010.17.17)

U. (A.?) Downing, Specter, n.d. (probably c. 1957), etching with aquatint,

Don Earley (b. New York, New York, 1941), Perfume, 1994, drypoint,

11.75 x 8.5 inches (American Art Collection, 2010.17.5)

15 x 11 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.17.18)

Alan Kleiman, Untitled (Abstraction in red and green), n.d. (probably c. 1957),

Don Earley (b. New York, New York, 1941), The Lie, 1990, drypoint,

relief print, 12 x 18 inches (American Art Collection, 2010.17.6)

14.75 x 8.75 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.17.19)

Alan Kleiman, Untitled (Interior with figure by table), n.d. (probably c. 1957),

Don Earley (b. New York, New York, 1941), Untitled (Seated nude in front

lithograph, 18 x 12 inches (American Art Collection, 2010.17.7)

of mirror), 1997, drypoint, 22.125 x 14.875 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.17.20)

Bernard Martin (b. Ferrum, Virginia, 1935), Untitled (Bull in field), n.d. (probably c. 1957), etching, 7.125 x 11 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.17.8)

Don Earley (b. New York, New York, 1941), Untitled (Landscape with trees and billowing clouds), 1996, drypoint, 14.75 x 22.125 inches (Virginia Artists

Bernard Martin (b. Ferrum, Virginia, 1935), Untitled (Nudes in field of tall

Collection, 2010.17.21)

grasses), n.d. (probably c. 1957), etching, 7.75 x 10.25 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.17.9)

Casey Holzinger, Untitled (Rotunda at Longwood College), 1979, photographic offset lithograph, 16 x 20 inches (Longwood University History Collection,

Cynthia Morehead-Smith, Untitled (Women and bull), n.d. (probably c. 1957),

2010.17.22)

etching, 7.125 x 8 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.17.10)

S. Stairs, Untitled (Chicken with bound legs), 1951, etching, 5.75 x 8.125 inches (Print Study Collection, 2010.17.11.1)

William Fletcher Jones (American, 1930-1996), Untitled (Abstraction with blue and green squares), 1962, watercolor and ink, 24.5 x 17.375 inches (Virginia

S. Stairs, The Captive, 1951, etching, 4.75 x 8.5 inches (Print Study Collection,

Artists Collection, 2010.18.1). Gift of Jane Ware.

2010.17.11.2) Jane Ware (b. Pasadena, California, 1926), Hands III, 2003, gelatin silver print, Don Earley (b. New York, New York, 1941), Untitled (Head-and-shoulders

8.5 x 12.5 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.18.2). Gift of the artist.

portrait of woman facing to the left), 1990, drypoint, 11.125 x 7.5 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.17.12)

Jane Ware (b. Pasadena, California, 1926), Carrot Chair, 1985, mixed media, 43.5 x 25 x 20 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.18.3). Gift of the artist.

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Jane Ware (b. Pasadena, California, 1926), Carrot Ironing Board, 1985, mixed media, 46 x 11 x 40 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.18.4). Gift of the artist.

Jane Ware (b. Pasadena, California, 1926), Homage to Billy Idol, 1987, mixed media, 34 x 22.5 x 15 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.18.5). Gift of the artist.

Jane Ware (b. Pasadena, California, 1926), Violence, 1990, mixed media, 29 x 17.25 x 15.5 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.18.6). Gift of the artist.

Jane Ware (b. Pasadena, California, 1926), Remote Control, 1986, mixed media, 17.25 x 25.625 x 12 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.18.7). Gift of the artist.

Lanny Sommese, Untitled (“Reptile dysfunction . . .”), 2007-08, serigraph, 24.25 x 36 inches (Graphic Design Study Collection, 2010.19). Gift of Michael David Whaley.

Helen Whitehead (b. Richmond, Virginia, 1925), 5, 1967, acrylic and ink on masonite, 48 x 48 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.20). Gift of the artist.

David Dodge Lewis (b. Houlton, Maine, 1951), Dr. Patricia Picard Cormier,

Don Earley (b. New York, New York, 1941), Perfume,

2010, oil on canvas, 36 x 30 inches (Longwood University History Collection,

1994, drypoint, 15 x 11 inches (Virginia Artists Collection,

2010.21). Gift of the Longwood University Alumni Association.

2010.17.18). Gift of Gift of Robert B. and Margaret Thomas Mayo (Longwood 1952).

Lonnie Holley (b. Birmingham, Alabama, 1950), Stretching the Final Bow, c. 1990, mixed media, 69 x 36 x 36 inches (American Art Collection, 2010.22.1). Gift of Donna and Thomas Brumfield Jr. in honor of Michael David

Jackie Wall (American, 1926–2007), Leaves from Herstory, c. 1992, mixed

Whaley for his dedication and his many contributions to folk art and the

media (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.24.1). Gift of Marcie Wall in memory of

Folk Art Society of America.

Jackie Wall, her mother.

Purvis Young (American, 1943–2010), Three Faces, n.d., acrylic on masonite,

Jackie Wall (American, 1926–2007), Nike of Samothrace, 1999, mixed media,

66.25 x 48.75 inches (American Art Collection, 2010.22.2). Gift of Donna and

11.5 x 16.25 x 8.875 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.24.2). Gift of

Thomas Brumfield Jr. in honor of Johnson Bowles for her dedication and her

Marcie Wall in memory of Jackie Wall, her mother.

many contributions to folk art and the Folk Art Society of America.

Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi), Kongo culture, Democratic Republic of the Patricia Lyons (b. Pensacola, Florida, 1960), Untitled (Petunias), gelatin silver

Congo, n.d., mixed media, 20.5 x 8.5 x 8 inches (African Art Collection,

print with selenium toning, 20 x 15.875 inches (Virginia Artists Collection,

2010.25.1). Gift of Angus Wall in memory of Jackie Wall, his mother.

2010.23.1). Gift of Geoffrey Wall in memory of Jackie Wall, his mother.

Stool, Nupe culture, Nigeria, n.d., wood, 12.5 x 16.25 x 12.25 inches Homer Springer (b. Martinsville, Virginia, 1939), Chief Yellow Dog/Red

(African Art Collection, 2010.25.2). Gift of Angus Wall in memory of

Hibiscus, 1978, ink, acrylic, and graphite on masonite, 30 x 23.75 inches

Jackie Wall, his mother.

(Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.23.2). Gift of Geoffrey Wall in memory of Jackie Wall, his mother.

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Sally Bowring (b. New York, New York, 1946), Fireflies, 2005, acrylic on panel, 23.75 x 23.75 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.12.1).

Gift of M. Jane Brooke (Longwood 1963).

Karen Kunc (b. Omaha, Nebraska, 1952), Ephemera, 2009, woodcut and

Richard Altice, Untitled (Octagonal wood platter with handles), 2008,

letterpress on Japanese paper, 10 x 6.25 x .5 inches (closed dimensions)

walnut, 3.75 x 25 x 21 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.36).

(Book Arts Study Collection, 2010.34). Gift of the artist.

Gift of the artist.

Nancy Lockwood (b. Neenah, Wisconsin, 1932), Untitled (Mountain landscape

Unknown artist, Untitled (Earthenware jug), early 19th century, glazed

with flowering shrub), 2008, watercolor, 14.875 x 11.125 inches (Campus Loan

earthenware, 13.25 x 9.5 inches (Ceramics Study Collection, 2010.37.1). Gift

Collection, 2010.35.1). Gift of Drs. Raymond and Patricia Cormier.

of Elizabeth F. LeSueur in memory of her mother, Marjorie Jones LeSueur.

Michael French (Longwood 1998), A Portrait of a Rubber Duck, 1998,

Abraham Lincoln Criss (American, 1914–2000), Untitled (White and brown

serigraph, 9 x 12 inches (Campus Loan Collection, 2010.35.2). Gift of Drs.

animal with curved back), n.d., polychromed sawdust compound, wood,

Raymond and Patricia Cormier.

marbles, and hemp, 6.625 x 3.25 x 9.75 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.37.2). Gift of Elizabeth F. LeSueur.

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The seventy-eight works that follow are a gift of the estate of Barbara Watson.

Man’s Purse, Kirdi culture, Cameroon, n.d., copper alloy and string,

Waist Beads, Maasai culture, Kenya, 20th century, glass beads and plant fiber

Face Mask (Igri), Igbo culture, Ada group, Nigeria, c. 1960–1970,

cordage, approximately 29 inches in circumference (African Art Collection,

polychromed and stained wood, braided plant material, plant-fiber twine,

2010.45.1)

15.75 x 3.25 x 4.375 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.16)

Female Figure, Kirdi culture, Namehi group, Cameroon, n.d., wood with fabric,

Headrest, Turkana culture, Kenya, n.d., wood, 6.75 x 5.125 x 2.75 inches

feather, bone, leather, thread, and bone, stone, and glass beads. (African Art

(African Art Collection, 2010.45.17)

11.125 x 6.125 x 1.75 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.15)

Collection, 2010.45.2) Carving of Female Nude, Congo?, early 20th century, ivory Male Figure, Luba culture?, Democratic Republic of the Congo, n.d., wood,

4.75 x 1.75 x 1.75 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.18)

12.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.3) Chain with S-Hook, Ashanti culture, Ghana (possibly India or Europe?), n.d., Passport Mask, Dan culture, Liberia/Côte d’Ivoire, n.d., wood, 3 x 1 x 1 inches

brass, 16 inches long (African Art Collection, 2010.45.19)

(African Art Collection, 2010.45.4) Face Pendant, Baule culture, Côte d’Ivoire, c. 1960–1970, brass, Female Figure (Yariga Biiga), Mossi culture, Burkina Faso, n.d., leather hide,

4.625 x 3.5 x 1.125 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.20)

wood, cowrie shells, cording, 6.75 x 2 x 2.375 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.5)

Face Pendant, Baule culture, Côte d’Ivoire, c. 1960–1970, brass, 2.625 x 1.875 x .625 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.21)

Headrest, Amhara culture, Ethiopia, wood, raffia, 6 x 6.875 x 4.125 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.6)

Face Pendant, Baule culture, Côte d’Ivoire, c. 1960–1970, brass, 2.625 x 1.875 x .625 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.22)

Necklace, Maasai culture?, Kenya, glass beads on stiff wire and thin leather laces, textile wrapping, n.d., 23.75 inches in circumference (African Art

Face Pendant, Baule culture, Côte d’Ivoire?, c. 1960–1970, brass,

Collection, 2010.45.7)

2.375 x 1.875 x .875 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.23)

Necklace, Maasai culture?, Kenya, glass beads and metal wire, n.d.,

Miniature Goli Mask, Baule culture, Côte d’Ivoire, c. 1960–1970, brass,

22.75 inches in circumference (African Art Collection, 2010.45.8)

2.875 x 1.875 x .625 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.24)

Small Carved Head, Senufo culture?, West Africa, n.d., wood,

Akuaba (Fertility Figure), Ashanti culture, Ghana, n.d., copper alloy,

5.375 x 2.875 x 2.5 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.9)

2.5 x .875 x .5 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.25)

Small Mask, Baule culture, Côte d’Ivoire, c. 1960–1970, copper alloy,

Bracelet, Lobi culture, Burkina Faso, n.d., brass,

7 x 5.125 x 1.5 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.10)

1.25 inches high x 2.875 inches widest diameter (African Art Collection, 2010.45.26)

Small Mask, Baule culture, Côte d’Ivoire, c. 1960–1970, copper alloy, 6.625 x 4.25 x 1.5 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.11)

Man on Horseback, Dogon culture, Mali, n.d., brass, 3.25 x 2.625 x 1 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.27)

Bracelet, Mossi culture, Burkina Faso, n.d., stone, 4.125 inches outer diameter, .5 inches thick (African Art Collection, 2010.45.12)

Tobacco Container, Chad, n.d., brass, 3.125 inches long x 1 inch in diameter (African Art Collection, 2010.45.28)

Wooden Animal Bell, Ethiopia, n.d., wood, plant fiber, leather, 6.5 x 5 x 3.75 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.13)

Miniature Horse Trapping, Senufo culture, Mali?, c. 1960–1970, brass, 2.375 x 2.25 x .875 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.29)

Animal Fat Container, Borana, Gabra, or Somali culture, Ethiopia, n.d., gourd, hide, cowrie shells, 11.5 inches high x 4.125 inches in diameter (African Art Collection, 2010.45.14)

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Face Pendant, Yoruba culture, Nigeria?, c. 1960–1970, brass,

Fibula, Morocco, n.d., two types of metal, 2 x 11/16 x 3/16 inches

2.625 x 1.375 x .75 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.30)

(African Art Collection, 2010.45.45)

Ring with Man on Horse, Dogon culture, Mali, c. 1970, metal,

Hairpin, Kirdi culture, Cameroon, n.d., brass, 4.125 x 1 3/16 x .25 inches

2.75 x 2 x 1 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.31)

(African Art Collection, 2010.45.46)

Pendant (Ring with bell appendage), Kirdi culture, Cameroon, n.d., brass,

Hairpin, Kirdi culture, Cameroon, n.d., brass, 3.875 x 1 3/16 x .25 inches

2.625 x 1.125 x .75 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.32)

(African Art Collection, 2010.45.47)

Ring with Seated Figure (With hands over eyes), Dogon culture, Mali, c. 1970,

Coiled Earrings on Leather Strap, Samburu culture, Kenya, n.d., one coil is

brass, 1.875 x .875 x .5 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.33)

1.5 inches in diameter x 9/16 inches high, other is 1.625 inches in diameter x .375 inches high; piece extends to 20 inches (African Art Collection,

Ring with Seated Figure (With hands on knees), Dogon culture, Mali, c. 1970,

2010.45.48)

brass, 2 x .875 x .5 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.34) Bracelet, Fulani culture, Burkina Faso, n.d., brass, .75 inches high Ring, Morocco, n.d., polychromed metal, .75-inch diameter ring with

x 3.25 inches in diameter (African Art Collection, 2010.45.49)

.5-inch-square ornament (African Art Collection, 2010.45.35) Mudfish Pendant, Senufo culture, Côte d’Ivoire, c. 1960–1970, brass, Quatrefoil Pendant, Morocco, n.d., metal, 1.75 x 1.375 x .25 inches

2.25 x 1.625 x .25 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.50)

(African Art Collection, 2010.45.36) Bell Pendant, Kirdi culture, Cameroon, n.d., brass, 1.5 x 1 x 15/16 inches Quatrefoil Amulet (Foulet Khamsa), Berber culture?, Morocco, n.d.,

(African Art Collection, 2010.45.51)

metal and glass, 1 13/16 x 1.5 x .25 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.37)

Bell Pendant, Kirdi culture, Cameroon, n.d., brass, 1 7/16 inches high x approximately 1 inch in diameter (African Art Collection, 2010.45.52)

Bell Pendant, Pokot culture, Kenya, n.d., brass, 2.5 x 1.25 x 1.25 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.38)

Bell Pendant, Kirdi culture, Cameroon, n.d., brass, 1.625 inches high x approximately 1 inch in diameter (African Art Collection, 2010.45.53)

Teardrop-shape Pendant, Morocco, n.d., silver alloy, 2.25 x 1.375 x .25 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.39)

Bell Pendant, Kirdi culture, Cameroon, n.d., brass, 1.125 inches high x 11/16 inch in diameter (African Art Collection, 2010.45.54)

Face Pendant, Baule culture, Côte d’Ivoire, c. 1960–1970, brass, 3.75 x 1.75 x .625 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.40)

Seven Bell Pendants (With tubular bead instead of loop for hanging), Kirdi culture, Cameroon, n.d., brass, dimensions vary; approximately

Hair Ornament, Berber culture, Northern Africa, n.d., silver alloy, 2.25 x 1.125

1 x .75 x .75 (African Art Collection, 2010.45.55.1–7)

x 1 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.41) Bracelet, Lobi or Gurunsi culture?, Burkina Faso, n.d., brass, approximately Amulet (Besakou), Berber culture?, Morocco, n.d., silver alloy,

.75 inches high x 3.625 inches in diameter (African Art Collection, 2010.45.56)

2.25 x 1.375 x .875 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.42) Face Pendant, Baule culture, Côte d’Ivoire, c. 1960–1970, brass, Pendant (With double loop), Dogon culture?, Mali?, n.d., brass,

4.625 x 3 x .625 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.57)

1.375 x .75 x 5/16 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.43) Weight (Two figures seated at small table), Ashanti culture, Ghana, n.d., Scorpion Pendant, Dogon culture, Mali, c. 1960–1970, brass,

brass, 3.375 x 3.125 x 1.375 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.58)

1.75 x .875 x 1.25 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.44) Bracelet, unknown culture, Kenya, c. 1970s, elephant hair, 3.25 inches in diameter; expandable (African Art Collection, 2010.45.59)

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Doll-form Pendant, Kenya, n.d., bone, 3 x 1 x 3/16 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.65)

Doll-form Pendant, Ashanti culture, Ghana, n.d., stained wood, 2.375 x 1.25 x 7/16 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.66)

Figure, Dan culture, Liberia/Côte d’Ivoire, n.d., wood, 5 x 1.75 x 1.25 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.67)

Passport Mask, Dan culture, Liberia, n.d., wood, 4.375 x 2.25 x 1.25 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.68)

Bird Pendant, Baule culture, Senegal, n.d., brass, 2.25 x 1 x .75 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.69)

Four Bell Pendants, Kirdi culture, Cameroon, n.d., brass, dimensions vary; about 1 x .5 x .5 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.70.1–4)

Pick-form Pendant, Kirdi culture, Cameroon, n. d., brass, 2.5 x .5 x .25 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.71)

Pick-form Pendant, Kirdi culture, Cameroon, n. d., brass, 3 x 7/16 x 3/16 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.72)

Heavy Ring, Kirdi culture, Cameroon, n.d., brass, 1.125–1.25 inches

Face Mask (Igri), Igbo culture, Ada group, Nigeria, c. 1960–1970,

in diameter, 3/16–5/16 inches high (African Art Collection, 2010.45.73)

polychromed and stained wood, braided plant material, plant-fiber twine, 15.75 x 3.25 x 4.375 inches (African Art Collection,

Heavy Ring, Kirdi culture, Cameroon, n.d., brass, 1.125 inches in diameter,

2010.45.16). Gift of the estate of Barbara Watson.

.25 inches high (African Art Collection, 2010.45.74)

Seven Pendants (“Banana leaf”), Kirdi culture, Cameroon, n.d., brass, dimensions vary; about 2.625 x .5 x .625 inches (African Art Collection, Imitation Elephant Hair Bracelet, Kenya, c. 1970s, plastic wire, 3.25 inches

2010.45.75.1–7)

in diameter; expandable (African Art Collection, 2010.45.60) Taweret Amulet, Egypt, n.d., glazed stone, 1.75 x .375 x 11/16 inches Imitation Elephant Hair Ring, Kenya, c. 1970s, plastic wire, 1 inch in diameter;

(African Art Collection, 2010.45.76)

expandable (African Art Collection, 2010.45.61.1) Ushabti (Funerary figurine), Egypt, c. 2000 BCE, stone, 2.125 x .5 Imitation Elephant Hair Ring, Kenya, c. 1970s, plastic wire, 1 inch in diameter;

x 5/16 inches (African Art Collection, 2010.45.77)

expandable (African Art Collection, 2010.45.61.2) Unidentified object (Bead?), North Africa, n.d., bone and pigment, Flute, Gurunsi culture, Burkina Faso, n.d., wood, 4.75 x 2.25 x .75 inches

1.375 inches in diameter, x 1 1/16 inches high (African Art Collection,

(African Art Collection, 2010.45.62)

2010.45.78)

Bracelet, Burkina Faso, n.d., wood, 3.375–3.5 inches in diameter,

7/16 inches high (African Art Collection, 2010.45.63)

Bracelet, Burkina Faso, n.d., wood, 3.5–3.625 inches in diameter, .5 inches high (African Art Collection, 2010.45.64)

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Helen Whitehead (b. Richmond, Virginia, 1925), 5, 1967, acrylic and ink on masonite, 48 x 48 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.20). Gift of the artist.

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Jane Ware (b. Pasadena, California, 1926), Remote Control, 1986, mixed media, 17.25 x 25.625 x 12 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.18.7). Gift of the artist.

Richard Altice, Untitled (Octagonal wood platter with handles), 2008, walnut, 3.75 x 25 x 21 inches (Virginia Artists Collection, 2010.36). Gift of the artist.

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D EVELOPMENT Accreditation Update In 2008, the LCVA 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 staff members to review the LCVA’s history, reexamine its policies, assess its current efficacy, and envision its future. “Aside from the goal of professional accreditation,” noted Director Kathy Johnson Bowles, “these activities have already been valuable.”

The accreditation process is far from complete – a team from the American Association of Museums is presently reviewing the LCVA’s materials, and during the spring of 2010, representatives came to Farmville for a site visit and inspection.

The official recommendation from the visitors would not be approved by the AAM until late 2010, but their immediate feedback after discussions with staff, Advisory Board members, university administrators, and LCVA volunteers was extremely positive.

“The accreditation process has already been an invaluable exercise,” concluded Bowles. “It has strengthened our ties to our past, bolstered our present, and charted a path to a future in which the LCVA is acknowledged as part of America’s rich network of first-class museums.”

Up On The Roof An occasional leak in a home is bad enough – but an occasional leak in a facility that stores irreplaceable original art?

Time for action.

From October 2009 through January 22, 2010, the LCVA closed to the public to allow an overhaul on its roof. LCVA director Kathy Johnson Bowles explained, “The leaks in the facility were not a huge immediate threat, but they would definitely grow worse with time.” Rather than reactively waiting for the situation to worsen, the Longwood University Board of Visitors enabled a new roof by approving a one-time allocation from University reserves.

The flat roof of the LCVA will require ongoing vigilance, but staff members continue to monitor the situation and will work cooperatively with the university’s Facilities Management personnel to safeguard the collection and facility.

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To create more storage for exhibition and educational materials, the LCVA acquired an adjacent vacant building at 113 West Third Street.

Expanding Our Footprint As the LCVA’s collection and programming continue to grow, the facility will also need to expand. Just such an opportunity became available in the fall of ’09 when a neighboring building – which most recently housed a tattoo parlor – went on the market. The LU Real Estate Foundation worked with the LCVA to purchase 113 West Third, which, following renovation, will be used for storage of exhibitions and educational materials, freeing valuable space within the main LCVA building.

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Curator of Education Emily Gresham loads a box into the LCVA’s new van. Purchased through the leadership of a challenge grant from The Walter Payne Foundation, the van will assist primarily with educational programs such as Have Art, Will Travel, but it will also be useful for transporting art and supplies.

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New Van Keeps LCVA on the Go Organizations such as museums do a lot of outreach, looking for new audiences and the next generation of museum-goers.

Sometimes outreach means quite literally going outside the doors of the art center and going into area schools to provide special programs for students. This sort of education-on-the-go requires a good set of wheels, and through donors’ support, the LCVA recently acquired a new van to make possible its active outreach programs.

Already, the van has made numerous trips to Prince Edward County Elementary School as part of the ART Kids program for at-risk fourth graders, carrying staff members, plus cameras, photo supplies, and teaching materials. The van will also support the LCVA’s Have Art, Will Travel program, which helps second graders explore Chinese culture through a three-part program. First, an LCVA educator offers an in-class presentation on Chinese art. Second – and this is where the van comes in – the educator leaves a resource trunk in the class. The standard-size trunk is filled to capacity with lesson plans, books, videos, music, art supplies, and other ways that students can continue to explore Chinese culture before the class undertakes the third component of the program: a visit to the Longwood University campus to see the Rowe Collection of Chinese Art in Lancaster Hall.

“Teachers really enjoy having the trunks in their classrooms. It gives them everything they need to enrich their students’ understanding of Chinese culture, and the way that we leave the trunk with them gives them the flexibility to use the materials when they actually have time,” noted Curator of Education Emily Gresham. “So I’m delighted to bring them the trunks – but ... the trunks are large and heavy. The van allows me to bring several at one time and load them quite easily.”

Though primarily purchased to support educational programs such as Have Art, Will Travel, the van will also assist with on-campus art installations, providing safe transportation of art works and supplies from the museum to their final location in a university gallery, administrative hallway, or an employee’s office.

Purchase of the van was made possible by a challenge from The Walter Payne Foundation, which agreed to match designated gifts up to $7,500. The Rock Foundation supplied another grant of $5,000, and additional support came from Ms. Ann Bradshaw, Dr. Sandra Breil, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brumfield Jr., Mrs. Hazel Duncan, Ms. Angela Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Heyn Kjerulf, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lockwood, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Mayo.

Once fundraising was complete, local auto dealer Davis Pontiac generously agreed to provide a $500 discount on the selected custom van. The van is outfitted for cargo and includes a lift to help load heavy supplies such as the Have Art, Will Travel trunks or other art installation materials.

The new van replaces a nearly thirty-five-year-old vehicle, affectionately named Van-Go, which local artist and LCVA supporter David Dodge Lewis painted in 2001 with scenes from Van Gogh’s art.

“We’ll always have a place for the Van-Go in our hearts – and now the new van has a place for all of our stuff!” noted Gresham.

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CO NTRIBU TORS

Jane Brooke ’63 at the opening reception for The Inner Eye: Folk Art of India from the William and Ann Oppenhimer Collection. Ms. Brooke made a bequest to give the LCVA about thirty artworks and resources to support the collection.

Jane Brooke Makes Bequest of Art and Resources “Ever since I attended Longwood, I’ve stayed involved in one way or another,” observes Richmonder Jane Brooke ’63.

“I’ve served on alumni boards, the LCVA board, the LU Foundation board, and presently, I’m a member of the Board of Visitors.” In June 2009, Brooke made a gift to the LCVA that will make her association with the university permanent.

Brooke, who is retired from her work as managing partner with Wachovia Securities, has created a bequest to the university that will donate some thirty works – many by Virginia artists. In addition, the bequest will provide the financial resources to support the collection, with the combined gift totaling $250,000 in value.

“I’ve been so pleased to see the university take steps to make art a prominent part of its public spaces, and a prominent part of the education of its students,” she continued. “It’s fair to say that the entire campus is becoming a museum.

“In recent years, the university has received some excellent collections, and my own collection includes works that will complement not only these previous acquisitions, but, more importantly, the LCVA’s focus on Virginia artists.”

Brooke’s collection features works by a host of Virginia artists, including Eldridge Bagley, Julien Binford, Nell Blaine, Frank Hobbs, Rubin Peacock, and Theresa Pollak, but it also reaches outside the commonwealth to artists such as Ellsworth Kelly.

“I developed an interest in art and craft shortly after I left Longwood – but of course, like anyone else just starting out, I didn’t have any money,” explained Brooke. “So my collection was built over the years – not with a particular focus, but just because I bought what I liked.”

This year Brooke presented two works to the LCVA, one by Theresa Pollak and the other by Sally Bowring.

“I like the idea of giving the collection to Longwood, where I’m confident the art will be used and enjoyed by many.

One of the things I like about the LCVA, and Richmond’s Visual Arts Center, where I’m also active, is the way they reach out to underserved children in their communities. I love the idea of exposing students – of any age – to art.”

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Waverly Manson Cole (1929-2009)

LCVA Acknowledges Passing of Dr. Waverly Cole August 2009 brought the passing of Dr. Waverly Cole of Richmond, a friend and patron to the university in general and the LCVA in particular. His many legacies at the LCVA include the creation of the Waverly Manson Cole Collection of 19th-Century Decorative Arts, showcased in the Cole Gallery between Ruffner and Blackwell Halls. The stunning collection features more than 500 pieces of Bohemian glass, Meissen porcelains, and English pottery. In addition, through his leadership, the Cole Challenge raised an endowment to transform the role of the LCVA’s collections manager into a full-time position.

Dr. Cole’s contributions to the university as a whole were just as striking. In 1999, he created the Waverly M. Cole Scholarship for music students. In 2007, Dr. Cole and Dr. John R. Cook ’52 gave $5 million to endow the College of Arts and Sciences.

Through these gifts, Dr. Cole, a retired anesthesiologist, honored his late mother, Sallie Sterling Manson Cole, who attended Longwood, then the State Teachers College in Farmville, in 1926-27. Dr. Cole was a native of Blackstone who began his medical practice in Farmville in 1957.

In an article in the summer 2007 issue of Longwood magazine, Dr. Cole said, “I was born loving Longwood. In addition to my mother, many other relatives of mine attended Longwood, including aunts and great-aunts. My mother always said that the years she spent in Farmville were the most wonderful years of her life. When I was growing up, I thought the only place you could get an education was in Farmville.”

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Donors 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009 Italicized names indicate deceased members

Hope Society

Gallerist

Mr. & Mrs. Bradley L. Watson

Lifetime gifts to the LCVA

Annual gifts of $10,000 - $24,999

Michael David Whaley

of $500,000 - $999,999

Helen Whitehead Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Brumfield Jr.

Barrett Capital Management LLC

Estate of William J. Fields

Creative Electrical Contractors

Mary Bernard Hamilton 1929

SunTrust Foundation

Beauty Society

Dorothy M. Gillespie Foundation

Target

Lifetime gifts to the LCVA

Town of Farmville

Henry C. & Bernice Beazley Rowe 1970

of $100,000 - $499,999

Benefactor Patron

Anonymous

Annual gifts of $5,000 - $9,999

Lester N. Blackiston

Anonymous

Jackson L. Blanton

Capt. & Mrs. Charles R. Baron

Ann Bradshaw 2004

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Brumfield Jr.

Estate of Waverly M. Cole

Lonnie I. Calhoun III & Marian Hahesy-Calhoun

Waverly M. Cole

John R. Cook 1952

Guy & Julie Dixon

John R. Cook 1952

Mr. & Mrs. Earl F. Lockwood

Jarrod Fergeson and Larissa Smith Fergeson

William T. & Harriet Butterworth Miller 1951

Estate of Barbara Watson

Mr. & Mrs. Everett W. Gee III

Julia J. Norrell

Longwood University Student Government

Mr. & Mrs. Harlan L. Horton

Dr. & Mrs. William M. Oppenhimer

Association

Dr. & Mrs. Charles D. Ross

Jackie Paterson

Walter J. Payne Foundation

Henry C. & Bernice Beazley Rowe 1970

Jessie Ball duPont Fund Mary Morton Parsons Foundation

Thomas Scanlin Champion

Marc B. & Wilma Register Sharp 1966

Annual gifts of $2,500 - $4,999

Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Wade

Imagination Society

Geoffrey Wall

Individuals who have thoughtfully provided

Jackson L. Blanton

County of Prince Edward

for the LCVA through a will or estate plan

Charles H. & Candice Jamison Dowdy 1969

Harlan L. Horton PC

Wally DuChateau

j fergeson gallery

Jackson L. Blanton

Phil Grimes

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network

M. Jane Brooke 1963

Mr. & Mrs. Heyn Kjerulf

Walk2Campus Holdings LLC

Phyllis Watts Harriss 1946

Mr. & Mrs. Lowry F. Kline

Dr. & Mrs. William M. Oppenhimer

Robert B. & Margaret Thomas Mayo 1952

Connoisseur

Mr. & Mrs. G. Gilmer Minor III

Annual gifts of $750 - $1,249

Director

Mr. & Mrs. Neilson J. November

Annual gifts of $25,000 or more

Mark & Tammy Southall

Mr. & Mrs. J. Harwood Cochrane

Angus Wall

Kenneth Coleman

Marcie Wall

Raymond J. & Patricia P. Cormier

William T. & Harriet Butterworth Miller 1951

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Annual gifts of $1,250 - $2,499

James B. & Dianne Blair Gates 1964

Farmers Bank of Appomattox

Friend

Agnes Lee Lowry-Campbell 1959

Rochette's Florist

Annual gifts up to $99

Hunter R. & Patsy Kimbrough Pettus 1950

Wal-Mart Store

Ellery & Robin Sedgwick

Carolyn Barton Ailsworth 2007

Murray S. & Cora Straughan Simpson 1961

Advocate

John E. & Fran Arehart

Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Thalhimer

Annual gifts of $100 - $249

Robert Blackman & Kelly M. Nelson

Carolyn Wells

Annah Duff Bowen 1988

Anonymous

Cheryl L. Adkins 1981

Michael & Beth Cheuk

County of Cumberland

Benjamin McRae Amoss Jr.

Harold N. & Nan H. Colvin

Cora & Murray Simpson Family Fund

Donna Peery Andrews 1973

Carolyn M. Craft

Francis A. Arena

Mladen Cvijanovic

Collector

Mr. & Mrs. Kevyn Arthur

Gene & Barbara Dixon

Annual gifts of $500 - $749

Brian & Lisa A. Burns 2008

Ann Dowdy

Mr. & Mrs. Henry S. Chenault Jr.

Diane N. Easter

Shirley V. Blackwell

Mr. & Mrs. Burnell Coles

Betty J. Eidemiller

K. Johnson Bowles

Harold & Margaret Taylor Collins

Christopher G. Gulgas

Sandra D. Breil

William F. & Martha J. Dorrill

Shelia Wilson Harper 1982

William D. & Mary Frances Gravitt

Hazel P. Duncan

Dr. & Mrs. Austin B. Harrelson

David & Navona Hart

Gwen S. Eddleman

Gerald Dwayne 1992 & Gyanneth Susan Hess 1990

Amy M. Krumbein

William & Angeline Webb Frank 1980

Darrell L. 2007 & M. Courtney Hodges

Emily G. Pilk

James C. & Ann Harris Gussett 1980

Angela M. Jackson

Walter R. T. & Joan V. Witschey

Mary Jo Dollins Hendricks 1973

Mr. & Mrs. John Jamieson

ARAMARK

Richard Hyde 1976 & Ann Sprint Ingram 1970

Cecil M. Kidd 1961

Farmville Herald, Inc.

Robert D. & Susan H. May

Eric A. Koger & Melissa S. Panzarello

Fletcher-Copenhaver Fine Art

Cricket Gicz Morris 2006

Michael C. & Anne Casteen Lund 1967

James B. Gates, Jr., Revocable Trust

Ruth S. Murphy

Donald & Barbara Merkle

Pairet’s Inc.

Frieda E. Myers

Derrik R. G. Morris

Real Living Cornerstone

Lois A. Nervig

Wendy Welch Richardson 1972

Jackie Paterson

Brenda M. Rion

Fellow

Dr. & Mrs. John S. Peale

William A. & Noelle Prince Shear

Annual gifts of $250 - $499

Mark H. Ryan & Janet L. Lundy

Maria M. Silveira

Rucker & Karen Snead

Brandy S. Singleton

Anonymous

Homer L. & Maryann C. Springer

Martha J. Taylor

Troy S. Austin

Rev. & Mrs. William E. Thompson

Catherine Biersack Thames 2002

Maurice Beane

Joseph C. & Nancy H. Vick

Hyler N. Tramel

Fritz Brandt

Anne Nase Wilkins

Michael Utzinger & Joy E. Boettcher Utzinger

M. Jane Brooke 1963

John W. Wood III

Jennifer I. Wall

I. B. Dent

Albert C. & Sharon Yoder

William F. Watkins Jr.

Nancy Lockwood

Arena Trucking Company Inc.

Kathy D. Watson

Richard & Deborah McClintock

Awesome Party Supplies

George R. & Connie W. Wells

K. Craig & Denise Rogers

Farmville Presbyterian Church

Alexander J. & Diane A. Werth

Karen Brandt Siler 1992

Historic Monument & Fan District Foundation

Margaret Dow Whorley 1973

Donna G. Taylor

Johns Memorial Episcopal Church

David Wicks & Kathy S. Worster

Maurice Beane Studios

Longwood Ambassadors

Crossroads Community Services Board

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FI N ANCIAL SUMMARY 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009 Revenue, Gains and Other Support Contributions ......................................................................................................163,959 Contributions Non-Cash .......................................................................................60,618 Investment Income ...............................................................................................27,548 Realized Gains (Losses) On Investments ..........................................................228,959 Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Investments .......................................................344,560 Other Revenue .....................................................................................................17,840 Rental Income ........................................................................................................2,500 Interfund Transfer .................................................................................................11,183 Longwood University ..........................................................................................387,221 Total Revenues, Gains & Other Support ............................................................764,104

Expenditures Scholarships / Awards............................................................................................2,000 Salaries / Wages / Benefits ................................................................................377,663 Professional Services.............................................................................................8,841 Printing & Publications .........................................................................................77,016 Postage & Shipping..............................................................................................18,942 Equipment / Supplies ...........................................................................................44,493 Building Depreciation ...........................................................................................40,437 Utilities ...................................................................................................................9,034 Travel ..........................................................................................................................85 Staff Development................................................................................................11,856 Telephone...............................................................................................................7,965 Marketing / Receptions ........................................................................................17,838 Miscellaneous ...............................................................................................................0 Interest ...................................................................................................................4,449

Totals Total Expenditures..............................................................................................620,620 Increase (Decrease) In Assets ...........................................................................143,484 Beginning ........................................................................................................4,614,439 Ending .............................................................................................................4,757,923

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ADVISORY BOARD 1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010 Heyn Kjerulf, President Maurice Beane Ann Bradshaw ’04 Thomas Brumfield Julie K. Dixon Candice Jamison Dowdy ’69 Charles H. Dowdy III Kristin W. Gee Jennifer Glave William Gravitt Angela Jackson Jane W. Kline Jean Lockwood Dr. Mitchell Merling Wilma Sharp ’66 Deborah Slade Tammy Southall Margaret Taylor-Collins Lisa Tharpe Dr. Robert C. Wade Brad Watson David Whaley

Ex-Officio Dr. Patricia Cormier Erin Devine Hazel Duncan Craig Rogers Members-At-Large Lonnie Calhoun Dr. Larissa Smith Fergeson Harlan L. Horton Ellen Hudgins Margaret Thomas Mayo ’52 Dr. Richard McClintock Prof. Kelly Nelson Abbey O’Connor Melissa Panzarello Emily Pilk Joy Utzinger

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AD MINISTRATION & STAFF 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009

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 David Whaley, Director of Publications and Visual Arts Kathy S. Worster, Vice President for Administration and Finance

Staff

Volunteer Gallery Attendants

K. Johnson Bowles, Director

Noelle Prince Shear

Brian Carley ’09, Preparator Beth Cheuk, Public Relations and Events Coordinator

Jackie Paterson

Ann Elizabeth Dowdy, Assistant Program Manager

LCVA Wells-Bishop Interns

Alex Grabiec ’07, Exhibitions Manager

Shelby Harmon ’11

Ashley Greene ’07, Collections Manager

Erica Hopson ’11

Emily Gresham, Curator of Education Sarah Martin, Interim Program Manager

Raquel Garza ’11 assisted with the compilation of this report

Heather Milne ’99, Program Manager

as part of her Bishop-Wells internship.

Robin Sedgwick, Museum Registrar Michael Webb ’07, Volunteer Coordinator

Work Study Student Assistants Tyanna Castellano ’10 Jackie Greene ’10 Jenna Hart ’11 Adrienne Heinbaugh ’10 Ginny Howard-Smith ’10

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MI 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.

VALUES 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.

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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.