PHOENIX ART MUSEUM
2018-19 BOARD OF TRUSTEES List as of October 29, 2018
CHAIR
Jon Hulburd
FROM THE CHAIR of the Board of Trustees
VICE CHAIRS
Carter Emerson and Meredith von Arentschildt
TREASURER
Mark Feldman
SECRETARY Amy Cohn
Craig R. Barrett Matthew Boland John J. Bouma Donald Brandt Jo Brandt Drew M. Brown* Amy S. Clague* Larry Clemmensen Mike Cohn Jacquie Dorrance* Judy Goldberg John W. Graham Michael Greenbaum* Paul Groves Diane Halle Nancy Hanley Lila Harnett* Tim Jones Jane Jozoff Parvinder Khanuja, M.D. Margot Knight Alan W. Kosloff Sally Lehmann David Lenhardt Sharron Lewis Dennis Lyon* Francis Najafi Donald Opatrny Rose Papp Jim Patterson Blair J. Portigal Kimberly F. Robson David Rousseau Sue Selig Raymond Slomski *Honorary Trustee
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FROM THE CHAIR of the Board of Trustees DEAR FRIENDS OF PHOENIX ART MUSEUM, As 2018 draws to a close, it’s the time of year when many of us begin to think not just about what we’ve done in the past 12 months, but what we might do next. After all, as the clock strikes midnight on January 1, ushering in another new year, it brings with it a chance to do something new, to reinvent ourselves, to reach for a new goal, or to make more progress toward an old one. In consideration of the year ahead, I’d like to ask each of you to think about deepening your relationship with Phoenix Art Museum. I hope you will make a New Year’s resolution to take time out of the hectic 9-to-5 stresses of your daily lives, the hustle-and-bustle of the everyday, and instead make time to see each of our exciting new exhibitions. As a Museum Member, you enjoy free admission to the Museum all year long, and I hope that you will take advantage of it fully. I’d also like to ask you to consider making an additional gift to the Museum as we close out this calendar year. In this issue, we’ve included an envelope that makes it possible for you to make an extra donation to the Museum before December 31. Not only is your gift fully taxdeductible, but it also will profoundly impact the Museum that you know, love, and have long supported. Even a gift of an additional $10, $20, or $100 can make all the difference, helping us to bring inspiring exhibitions from around the world. In this final month of 2018, I hope that each of us can resolve to find new ways to connect with one another, to put us on a path of understanding and graciousness and to empower ourselves and others to support those causes that can really make a difference. On behalf of the entire Board of Trustees, I thank each and every one of you for all that you do for our Museum, our community, and our world. Happy Holidays and a Joyous 2019.
JON HULBURD
Chair of the Board of Trustees Phoenix Art Museum
BOARD OF TRUSTEES | LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
FROM THE DIRECTOR of Phoenix Art Museum DEAR FRIENDS,
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ince I moved to the Valley of the Sun more than three years ago, fall and winter have become my favorite seasons. Unlike the time I spent on the East Coast, fall and winter are our busiest time of year, when our city comes alive and when Phoenix Art Museum is once again activated by new exhibitions, vibrant and engaging new programs, and exciting events, like last month’s pARTy in the Garden. As our year draws to a close, I’d like to take the opportunity to reflect on what we have accomplished together. I am really proud of the fact that during our 2018 fiscal year, which concluded on June 30, we welcomed nearly 270,000 guests to Phoenix Art Museum, including nearly 50,000 guests younger than 18. What’s even more compelling, however, is that in addition to these guests, the Museum served more than 317,000 additional members of our community through on-site and off-site engagement. But what does a figure like that include? It includes more than 200,000 visitors who experienced our offsite art installations at CityScape, when they came downtown to skate in the temporary ice rink on Central between Washington and Jefferson. They enjoyed indoor and outdoor installations by artists and live music and dance performances at our satellite location, PhxArt Project: CityScape. It also includes more than 13,000 students who enjoyed classroom visits from our wonderful Museum Docents, who helped expand their knowledge and understanding of art and the humanities. And it includes nearly 12,000 adults in senior centers, assisted living facilities, and other community spaces who were visited by Docents in an effort to bring arts enrichment activities directly into our communities.
Including our 1.5 million visitors to the web in the last year, as well as our more than 110,000 followers on social media, we had more than 2 million touchpoints with our community in FY18, through on-site, off-site, and online engagement. I am so proud of the hard work that the staff, Board of Trustees, affiliate groups, and volunteer corps have done to continue to expand our reach into the community. I am also deeply grateful to each of you, for the generosity of your support that makes these accomplishments possible. I hope that each of you will take an opportunity to spend some time at the Museum this season and see the ways in which your gifts bring our Museum to life. We couldn’t do it without you. With gratitude,
AMADA CRUZ
The Sybil Harrington Director and CEO Phoenix Art Museum
LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR
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