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ANNUAL REPORT
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SP ECI AL P ROJECTS
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COLLECTIONS
DE V E LOP MENT
OP E RATIONS
AT A GLANCE Established a partnership with Second Harvest Silicon Valley to encourage SJMA’s members to donate and support this local food bank.
$870K
Raised at the first-ever virtual Gala + Auction, with the highest net in SJMA history.
SJMA served 47,784 people—41,104 of them virtually—while the Museum was closed.
Created 56 hands-on art video tutorials for families to use at home, viewed 29,263 times.
Increase of 33% in Instagram followers.
6422 K-12 students in Title 1 schools served with virtual arts education.
FY21
Provided free admission and virtual programs to 19,356 K–12 students, college students, and kids under 18.
10%
Auction proceeds went to the Black Lives Matter Global Network.
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New Trustees were welcomed to the Board.
audiences in how art and astrology interconnect
FY21
through the artists of SJMA’s permanent collection. Our education teams also created new resources
DIRECTOR’S LETTER
and tools to provide schools with remote learning in virtual classrooms. SJMA’s Let’s Look at Art volunteers served more than 16,000 students digitally, while the Docent Council provided regular virtual tours and talks.
IN JULY 2020, THE FISCAL YEAR BEGAN WITH THE MUSEUM CLOSED DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
Despite being closed, SJMA worked with community partners to creatively deliver programs, including the first
The murder of George Floyd launched a national racial
Artist Videos at the Drive-In at the only drive-in movie
reckoning. SJMA was challenged to find new ways to
theater in the Bay Area. At this program co-organized
serve its loyal community, with our doors closed:
with the Exploratorium, KADIST, and ICA San José, visi-
by delivering art and education remotely; strengthening
tors enjoyed unpredictable and transportive short videos
the Museum’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclu-
by international artists from the COVID-safe comfort of
sion; and highlighting social issues.
their cars. galleries featuring Gina Dent and Angela Davis preserves
Cross-departmental collaboration was key to the staff’s
Back in the Museum, South East North West highlighted
successful pivot to digital forms of program development
the ambitious and increasingly inclusive permanent
and delivery—all produced remotely. Our resolute, indus-
collection acquisitions over the last five years, and a
SJMA re-opened again in March 2021. Throughout
trious staff produced innovative education programs, while
major new commission by LA-based artist Pae White was
these tumultuous, uncertain times, staff worked long
the major digital publication 50X50: Stories of Visionary
revealed at our first virtual Gala + Auction in September,
hours, onsite and off, to keep SJMA in the minds of our
Artists in the Collection (available free to all)—symbolized
as well as through an award-winning video series.
members, students, donors, and public. During a world-
our investment in open scholarship and equity, furthering
SJMA forged ahead installing Barring Freedom, an exhi-
wide pandemic, we kept all full-time staff and education
our mission to become a borderless museum.
bition on prisons and justice co-created with the Institute
positions on staff and, thanks to strict protocols, did not
of the Arts and Sciences at the University of California,
transmit one case of COVID-19. We are grateful to our
Our innovation continued with major support from the
Santa Cruz. In October 2020, the Museum was allowed
members and donors who allowed us to think creatively,
Knight Foundation for digital curatorial projects and the
to open this strong exhibition, only to close again three
support innovation, and serve our community.
Museum’s first digital commission, Sofía Cordóva's
weeks later due to COVID-19 spikes. Our audiences still
SOBRE/ON. Another digital activity, Cosmic Connections:
enjoyed the weekly streaming series Visualizing Abolition,
Art + Astrology, was beta-tested on the Facebook campus
which became known as “Abolition TV” to its many
and at co-working spaces. The project engaged new
fans locally and around the country. A film made in the
this dialogue on SJMA’s YouTube channel.
S. Sayre Batton, Oshman Executive Director
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EXH I B ITIONS
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VISUALIZING ABOLITION FY21 Presented in conjunction Barring Freedom, Visualizing Abolition was a series of virtual talks and events between
BARRING FREEDOM
October 2020 and May 2021. Coordinated by the IAS in collaboration with UC Santa Cruz’s Gina Dent, the Visualizing Abolition program engaged more than 11,000
October 30, 2020–April 25, 2021
people in the rich task of envisioning a world without pris-
Co-organized with the Institute of the Arts and
ons, giving us an outlet to dwell on hope and purpose in
Sciences at University of California, Santa Cruz (IAS),
working towards justice during the disorienting pandemic
and guest curated by Rachel Nelson, director of IAS, and
time. Speakers included:
Alexandra Moore, 2018–2020 IAS curatorial fellow Dread Scott, jackie sumell, Hank Willis Thomas, Patrice
American Artist
Herman Gray
Joanne Barker
Sora Han
Reginald Dwayne Betts
Kelly Lytle Hernández
Sanford Biggers
Isaac Julien
BARRING FREEDOM FEATURED WORKS BY TWENTY
Renee Washington, and Levester Williams. In addition to the
US-BASED ARTISTS THAT CHALLENGE HOW INDIVID-
series Visualizing Abolition, public programming included
UALS SEE AND UNDERSTAND OUR NATION’S PRISON
an introductory Third Thursday conversation with UC Santa
adrienne maree brown
Robin D.G. Kelley
INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX—A NEXUS OF POLICING,
Cruz’s Gina Dent and a reading list from San José Public
Simone Browne
Erica Meiners
SURVEILLANCE, DETENTION, AND IMPRISONMENT.
Library’s Racial Equity Team. SJMA’s members received
Sonya Clark
Nicholas Mirzoeff
letters from incarcerated individual Tim Young about his
Angela Y. Davis
Leigh Raiford
experiences with Covid-19 in San Quentin State Prison..
Gina Dent
Beth Richie
Nicole Fleetwood
Dread Scott
Maria Gaspar
Savannah Shange
Erin Gray
Bryan Stevenson
The events of 2020—first COVID-19 and then the nationwide protests of police killings of Black people—brought into sharp relief the horrific consequences of mass incar-
Barring Freedom initiated a wonderful partnership with
ceration in the United States. At a time when more than
UC Santa Cruz that will continue to grow. It turned out
two million individuals, a majority Black or brown, are
to be incredibly timely, coinciding with the unrest caused
incarcerated, Barring Freedom underscored the urgency
by George Floyd's murder, and allowed SJMA to play a
and importance of artists in envisioning a world beyond
substantive role in amplifying the work around prisons
racist policing, biased courts, and overflowing prisons.
and justice that Angela Davis, Gina Dent, and other activit-
Freedom website, along with digital tools and study guides
ists have been doing for decades.
to further explore issues of art and justice.
Barring Freedom was supported by the SJMA Exhibitions Fund, with contribu-
Photos by J. Arnold, Impart Photography.
Featured artists included: American Artist, Sadie Barnette, Sanford Biggers, Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick, Sonya Clark, Sharon Daniel, Maria Gaspar, Ashley Hunt, Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman, Titus Kaphar and Reginald Dwayne Betts, Deana Lawson, Sherrill Roland,
tions from Glenda and Gary Dorchak and Rita and Kent Norton. The exhibition was made possible with generous support from the Nion McEvoy Family Fund, Ford Foundation, Future Justice Fund, UC Santa Cruz Foundation, Wanda Kownacki, Peter Coha, James L. Gunderson, Rowland and Pat Rebele, UC Santa Cruz Porter College, and annual donors to the Institute of the Arts and Sciences.
The series also included screenings of the films Documenting Justice and Lessons of the Hour. The archive of Visualizing Abolition programs is available on the Barring
FY21
BREAK + BLEED June 4, 2021–April 3, 2022
The exhibition offered the opportunity to acquire a major
of a November online Lunchtime Lecture by
multi-panel, shaped canvas painting from 1975 by artist
Rachel Middleman of California State University, Chico),
Leo Valledor, whose work had been previously excluded from
Amy Kaufman, Patsy Krebs, Richard Lodwig,
histories of geometric abstraction.
Helen Lundeberg, Brice Marden, John McLaughlin, John M. Miller, Winston Roeth, David Simpson,
BREAK + BLEED HIGHLIGHTED A PREVIOUSLY UNEXPLORED ASPECT OF THE PERMANENT COLLECTION:
Like the break of a line or page and the bleed of various
Frederick Spratt, Ted Stamm, Frank Stella,
HARD-EDGE PAINTINGS AND WORKS ON PAPER.
elements beyond the edge or boundary of a certain area,
Amy Trachtenberg, Don Voisine, Patrick Wilson,
the artworks in Break + Bleed oscillated between ideas of
and Robert Yasuda. Also included were key loans by
The exhibition featured works by historically significant artists
linearity and geometry and overlapping planes of color
Nicole Phungrasamee Fein and Eamon Ore-Giron.
who exemplify the spirit of post-painterly abstraction through
and form. The exhibition included works from the collec-
an expansive range of styles including hard-edge abstrac-
tion by Josef Albers, Joachim Bandau, Karl Benjamin,
tion, Color Field painting, Op art, Minimalism, and soft-edge
Linda Besemer, Ilya Bolotowsky, Naomi Boretz,
abstraction. Artworks featured biomorphic and geometric
Guy John Cavalli, Mary Corse, Tony DeLap, Sam Francis,
shapes, angular and wavy lines, and lively planes of color.
Stephen French, Sonia Gechtoff (who was the subject
Break + Bleed was supported by the SJMA Exhibitions Fund, with generous contributions from Mr. Cole Harrell and Dr. Tai-Heng Cheng, Dr. Jan Newstrom Thompson and Paul Goldstein, and Tad J. Freese and Brook Hartzell. Photo by J. Arnold, Impart Photography.
FY21
SOFÍA CORDÓVA: SOBRE/ON Performed on Zoom in three parts, February 4, 11, and 18, 2021 This project was made possible with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
2020 HAS BEEN CALLED THE YEAR OF THE ROUGH DRAFT.
Experimental by design and necessity, Córdova’s performances were presented live using Zoom, the video conferencing soft-
Tumultuous political elections, uprisings, long-overdue
ware that became ubiquitous during the pandemic.
racial reckonings, wildfires, and a raging pandemic upended the way we saw and interacted with the world. Shelter-in-
Cordova's project really looked at how virtual platforms of pres-
place orders challenged artists to work differently—on a more
entation impacted an artist's conceptual process of artmaking.
domestic scale, without unmasked collaborators, with accessi-
The result here was highly experimental, and turned out to
ble materials, and in new digital formats.
be very personal, as the artist re-examined various aspects of her life—motherhood, ecological consciousness, race and
In response to this moment, SJMA enlisted Sofía Córdova
identity—from the new virtual vantage point. Unpolished and
for its first digital artist commission. In a three-part perfor-
raw, SOBRE/ON was a complicated and intimate document of
mance, Córdova explored the artistic process as a constantly
artmaking during the depths of 2020.
shifting form of inquiry, never final and perpetually rough.
DOCENT COUNCIL FY21
SJMA’s Docent Council adapted to the challenges of the pandemic by providing online programming related to SJMA exhibitions. Their video series Art Talks featured docent-to-docent conversations about works in South East North West. Docents also provided art-lovers with their “fix” with a series of twenty livestreaming Art-Fix Wednesdays featuring work from this exhibition as well as Barring Freedom.
ACTI V E
Susanne Offensend
SUSTAI N I NG
Michael Arellano
Maryana Petrenko
Ursula M. Anderson
Daniela Barone
Miho Poelman
Doris Burgess
Kathi Cambiano
Pirjo Polari-Khan
Sandra Churchill
Jamie Chambliss
Leah Read
Fran Dordick
Marleen Chan
Monica Rojano-Moguel
Dolores Fajardo
Francine Craven
Elizabeth Ryono
Lorraine Fitch
Lisa Dearborn
Elizabeth Seiden
Cathleen Fortune
Clarice Dent
Zartashia Shah
Diana Loew
Peter Fargo
Jeanne Torre
Lisa Lubliner
Linda Foster
Lotte Van De Walle
Martha
Kenna French
Nathalie Verma
Kathy Gibson
Rick Vierhus
Salome Gut
McKee-Hayden Ann Marie Mix
SOUTH EAST NORTH WEST: NEW WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION
Evelyn Neely
Kim Harris
ASSOCIATE
Joyce Oyama
October 30, 2020–October 3, 2021
those working in California and the Bay Area, as well
Tricia Hill
Lauren Buchholz
Hal Turk
Kate Khalisova
Betty Faultner
THIS EXHIBITION DEMONSTRATED THE
as emerging artists garnering critical recognition.
Michaela Landrok
Barbara Hansen
ON LEAV E
INCREDIBLE GROWTH OF THE COLLECTION
Adopting the title of a monumental work by
Erin Lu
Sharlyn Heron
Martina Glenn
FROM 2014 TO 2019 AND SHOWCASED ARTISTS
Diana Al-Hadid, South East North West testified to
Lucy Lu
Lys House
Ellen Tafeen
WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND PRACTICES
SJMA’s adventurousness and ambition of becoming
Geraldine
Karen Huitric
WORKING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
a borderless museum for the future.
Presented in celebration of SJMA’s 50th anniversary,
South East North West was dedicated to the memory of Theres Rohan and her unwavering support for artists and the artistic process. This project was supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the SJMA Exhibitions Fund, including generous contributions from the Lipman Family Foundation, Doris and Alan Burgess, Glenda and Gary Dorchak, Cheryl and Bruce Kiddoo, and Diane Jonte-Pace and David Pace.
Martinez-Magarelli
Suzette Mahr
Photo by J. Arnold, Impart Photography
Lenore Maynard
Shauna Mika
Astrid Mazin
Ursula Shultz
the dynamic presentation of paintings, sculptures,
Peggy Yep Morrow
Bob Strain
photographs, works on paper, and new media high-
Tammy Nickel
Alayne Yellum
lighted internationally acclaimed artists, including
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HIDDEN HERITAGES SAN JOSÉ’S VIETNAMESE LEGACY This two-year partnership among SJMA, Chopsticks Alley, and the City of San José Office of Cultural Affairs brings Vietnamese artists and community members together to share, amplify, and artistically present stories that reveal the contributions of Vietnamese Americans to San José. Five public programs included virtual workshops on preserving memory with artists Binh Danh and Trinh Mai (October 10, 2020) and ca dao, traditional Vietnamese poetry song, with poets An Bui and Chinh Nguyen of Văn Thơ Lạc Việt (February 12, 2021). The project is supported, in part, by a Creative California Communities grant from the California Arts Council, a state agency.
THIRD THURSDAY
FIRST FRIDAYS
THE AFTER-HOURS PROGRAMS OFFERED ON THE
WHILE THE MUSEUM WAS CLOSED DUE TO THE
THIRD THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH OFFER UNIQUE
ONGOING PANDEMIC, SJMA BROUGHT ITS FREE
OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY,
FIRST FRIDAYS INTO HOMES WITH ONLINE EVENTS.
EXPLORE CULTURE, AND ENGAGE WITH ART. Themes included a Pride celebration featuring Although the pandemic of 2020 necessitated the
San Cha, exhibition openings with curator tours,
shift into virtual environments, it also presented
an educator night, a Halloween event hosted by
new possibilities to work equitably with partners and
drag queens, a reopening celebration showcasing
artists. Popular annual favorites Soundscaping SJMA
local performers and partners, and a cozy night in
and the Poetry Invitational returned, as did
presented by SJMA's education team. SJMA offered
Mosaic Silicon Valley with multicultural music and
new experiences of the Museum to more than 3,200
spoken word. Other themes included celebrations of
households that could not visit in person.
intersectional LGBTQIA+ creators, women and girls in sport, and dance music from around the world.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS FY21 THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO MADE SJMA’S PUBLIC PROGRAMS POSSIBLE: Billy DeFrank LGBTQ Community Center
Play on Words
College of Adaptive Arts
Playboyz, Inc.
Children's Discovery Museum
Poetry Center San José
Chopsticks Alley Art
Red Ladder Theatre Company
Commonwealth Club
San Jose Jazz
Consulado General de México
San José State University's San José Public Library
Facebook Analog
School of Arts and Culture at Silicon Valley Pride
genArts Silicon Valley
Synoptic Office
Korean Cultural Center
Teatro Familia Aztlán
San José State University Institute
Teatro Visión
and Social Change
PARTICIPATORY ACTIVITIES, AND WITH LARGE GATHERINGS IMPOSSIBLE,
San Jose Multicultural Artists Guild
THE MUSEUM STILL BROUGHT THE EXPERIENCE INTO FAMILIES’ HOMES.
Montalvo Arts Center
streamed editions of Día de los Muertos (October 24, 2020), Lunar New Year (February 13, 2021), and Maker Day (June 5, 2021). More than 4,700 people enjoyed multicultural performances and demonstrations online, as well as video tutorials of hands-on artmaking using common materials found at home. Highlights included papel picado making; tutorials on Vietnamese Tết sticky rice cakes and Korean dance; and a ZunZun performance using musical instruments made from common objects around the world.
the Mexican Heritage Plaza
Federation of Ohlone Peoples
for the Study of Sport, Society
SJMA partnered with more than 30 artists and community organizations to create live-
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
CreaTV Research Laboratory
SJMA’S COMMUNITY DAYS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR HANDS-ON AND
New Ballet
The Come Up
en San José
COMMUNITY DAY
Mosaic Silicon Valley
UC Santa Cruz Institute of the Arts and Sciences Winchester Mystery House
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Sponsored by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Lipman Family Foundation, the Richard A. Karp Charitable Foundation, Cheryl and Bruce Kiddoo, Yvonne and Mike Nevens, Peggy and Yogen Dalal, Evelyn and Rick Neely, Rita and Kent Norton, Elizabeth and Byron Ryono, Marge and Ken Nissly, Elaine Cardinale, George Crow in honor of Susan Crow, Toby and Barry Fernald, Tad Freese and Brook Hartzell, Elena Lebedeva and Alvin Smith, Roselyne C. Swig, Marsha and Jon Witkin, and the SJMA Docent Council Alumni. This publication was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS grant #MA-10-16-0002-16).
50X50 IN CELEBRATION OF ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY,
50X50 shows the Museum’s support of artists as
and supports SJMA’s strategic primary mission to
THE SAN JOSÉ MUSEUM OF ART LAUNCHED
visionary thinkers and helps transform SJMA into a
become a borderless museum.
50X50: STORIES OF VISIONARY ARTISTS FROM
museum for the twenty-first century.
THE COLLECTION, A DIGITAL PUBLICATION THAT
SJMA partnered with Getty on 50X50 by utilizing
HIGHLIGHTS FIFTY ARTISTS WHOSE WORK
50X50 provides free worldwide access to a selection
Quire, Getty's publishing platform in development.
ENTERED THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
of multimedia materials that describe the lifelong
As participants in the beta testing phase of this new
IN THE LAST FIFTY YEARS.
work of SJMA’s modern and contemporary artists.
software, SJMA continues to work closely with Getty
Documentation of artworks, exhibitions, and studios
to help improve the platform for other users and
engage readers in artists’ professional lives as well
build in-house expertise to deliver digital engage-
as their everyday lives, their ideas, and their crea-
ment experiences online.
tive processes. Digital publishing presented a unique opportunity to share rich multimedia materials.
Approximately 40,000 people have accessed the
This digital publication is intelligent, inspiring, and
publication, which has been well received by the
original in the way it opens the Museum to the world
public, educators, and students.
FY21
MUSEUM FROM HOME
COSMIC CONNECTIONS
WITH THE MUSEUM BUILDING CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, SJMA
COSMIC CONNECTIONS: ART + ASTROLOGY IS AN EXPERIMENTAL
SWIFTLY FOCUSED ON PROVIDING ON-DEMAND CONTENT FOR
WAYFINDING PROJECT FOR THE PERMANENT COLLECTION.
PEOPLE TO ENJOY AT HOME, VIA THE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. Each week a story arc explored a different facet of an exhibition, artist, or subject. For example, social media explored the permanent collection through music subcultures such as punk, emo, mod, etc. The home for this rich new content was a new section of the website, Museum from Home. With a space for curators to write about their interests and inspirations, artmaking videos, and more, Museum from Home provided a deeper look at SJMA’s offerings. An added bonus was cross-pollination among staff from various departments who ordinarily hadn’t worked together on programs. The Museum Store also went virtual, allowing people to shop from home. In addition to the great selection of jewelry, home décor, and toys, the new online Store showcased a new range of boutique items created with artists from the collection, including many designed in honor of the annual Gala. SJMA is grateful to the numerous funders that provided emergency support and/or allowed for the
Most museum websites are often organized in a way that is helpful to arts scholars who know what they are looking for, but many visitors
ambition to become a borderless museum.
M E M B E RS Marilyn August Connie Bantillo Nancy Beckman Lawrie Brown
online are not familiar with SJMA’s collection. SJMA wanted to
Pat Caporal
experiment with new ways to provide more playful exploration of the
Char Devich
collection to facilitate personal connection and joy.
Bill Jones Rachel Karklin
After several rounds of testing and iteration, this project took on astrology as the lens through which collections are presented. Launched in June 2021, the site helps visitors to connect more personally with the collection. Both art and astrology can be rich in meaning, aesthetically pleasing, and emotionally powerful. Artists ask questions about current societal issues and explore timeless subject
Michele Kelly-Jones Madelyn Lee Chris Mengarelli Jeannie Pedroza Anita Phagan Carla Rosenblum Shu Rosenthal
matter, while astrology proposes answers through personal connection,
Sara Selbo-Bruns
symbolism, and understanding. Visitors to the Cosmic Connections site
Norika (Nori) Takada
can explore works of art that relate to their Zodiac sign.
Mitsu Wasano Alisa Wetzel
The project, currently in a beta phase, will be a tool for further iteration of experiences that engage online users in the collection.
flexible use of funds during the extended closure in FY21. Support enabled the Museum to retain all full-time staff and part-time educators and to serve its audiences in new ways, consistent with its
MUSEUM STORE GUILD VOLUNTEERS
Created in partnership with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and BCG|Plantinion.
Nancy Wylde
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, + INCLUSION FY21 IN FY21, SJMA FORMALLY ESTABLISHED ITS
commitment to building a collaborative and
EQUITY TASK FORCE (ETF) AS A PERMANENT,
empathic internal culture that radiates outward.
INTERNAL WORKING GROUP DEDICATED TO ACCELERATING AND INCUBATING EQUITY
Beyond the Equity Task Force, SJMA has encour-
WORK ACROSS THE INSTITUTION.
aged and supported a conscious dialogue and greater understanding around the issue of
A cross-section of SJMA’s staff, joined by a
systemic racism in the wake of the police kill-
Board representative, came together to put
ing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter
equity at the center of the Museum’s strategic
demonstrations that ensued in the summer of
commitment to “rewrite the conventions of how
2020. Staff participated in a “Building Racial
museums operate.”
Equity” training led by Race Forward consult-
THE DR. JERRY HIURA NEXT GEN VISUAL ARTIST AWARD
ants in December 2020. The full Board also
ON JUNE 5, 2021, SJMA AWARDED
ETF member Natalie Sánchez was appointed
participated in a training led by Jeff Chang and
THE INAUGURAL DR. JERRY HIURA
chair of the Task Force in February 2021. In
Nayantara Sen in June 2021.
NEXT GEN VISUAL ARTIST AWARD.
ant Nayantara Sen and other ETF members,
The Equity Task Force will continue to design,
This new scholarship award for high school students honors
Sánchez helped shape the relaunch and expan-
advise, and support the integration of equity
sion of the Task Force in the summer of 2021.
as a core value within the Museum’s everyday
The ETF introduced “equity pilots” and the Equity
processes and practices. With the expressed goal
Resource Center as tools for staff to contribute
of generating concrete integrated actions and
to the task force's work. Open to all members of
results for equity, the ETF will ensure that SJMA’s
staff and volunteers, equity pilots are concrete,
ideals are actively pursued through a continual
specific, bite-sized ideas that improve condi-
process that seeks to root out implicit biases,
tions for equity, access, diversity, and inclusion at
eliminate inequitable practices, and to foster a
SJMA. The Equity Resource Center is an online
collaborative work environment rooted in the
communications site that is informative and a
values of humility, dignity, and respect for all.
collaboration with Race Forward equity consult-
place for submitting ideas and feedback to the ETF. This approach has strengthened SJMA’s
the legacy of the late Dr. Jerry Hiura, a trustee of SJMA and an avid supporter of the arts in San José. It celebrates young visionary artists and supports their artistic practice and goals as they pursue higher education. Gabriella Elise Olivarria won first place for her photograph Together in Isolation (pictured).
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LET'S LOOK AT ART DOCENTS FY21 ACTI V E
LET'S LOOK AT ART WITH IN-PERSON VISITS TO THE CLASSROOM OUT OF THE QUESTION, SJMA’S TIRELESS LET’S LOOK AT ART VOLUNTEERS WORKED HARD AND SWIFTLY UPDATED THEIR PROGRAM TO GET INTO THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM.
Carol Absalom
Karen Harrington
Tony Misch
Julie Anderson
Beth Herner
Linda Mitchell
Melinda Anderson
Tricia Hill
Lydia Moret
Kathi Cambiano
Lorraine Hoff
Barb Nelson
Bing Chen
Julia Jacobsen
Linda Notario
Giada Conte
Tatiana Kalinina
Mary Perry
Susan Curtin
Teja Karra
Louise Persson
Nushelle de Silva
Gail Kefauver
Maria Quillard
Lisa Dearborn
Jean Kellett
Amy Rapport
Susan Desjardin
Linda Klein
Pamela Ryalls-Boyd
Debbie Earl
Marica Klein
Liana Salikhova
Harriet Erbes
Anar Kotadia
Elizabeth Seiden
Toby Fernald
Karen Lantz
Liz Summerhayes
Jody Foster
Andrea Lee
Sherry Tsai
Cathy Fraser
Laurel Lee
Lotte Van de Walle
Kiran Gaind
Gerri Finelstein Lurya
Martha Weber
Lisa Gallo
Laurie Malone
Suman Ganapathy
Susan McGowan
SUSTAI N I NG Marilyn August
Robin Feinman-Marino
Loyce Mandella
Mary Ann Barr
Lorrie Fitch
Nancy Mathews
Carol Bower
Linda Gallo
Ellen McInnis
Christy Cali
Linda Goldberg
Rosemarie Mirkin
Kathleen Callan
Joan Gorham
Linda Pfeiffer
Free virtual presentations to K–5 students were provided thanks to the
Char Devich
Barbara Hansen
Carrie Ross
generosity of four contributors to the 2020 Gala Fund-a-Need appeal.
Nancy Dunne
Julia Hartman
Joan Sharrock
Normal Faulkner
Dave Himmelblau
Diana Taylor
Carole Kilik
Nancy Wylde
Loretta Lopez
Jai Zhang
Chuck Lucchesi
Christine Zheng
More than 15,000 students, from kindergarten to grade 12, enjoyed online art presentations during the 2020–21 school year as the group approaches one million student experiences since its founding in 1971.
FY21
RESIDENCIES
KIDS’ SUMMER ART CAMP
WITH AREA SCHOOLS JUGGLING REMOTE
Thanks to a pro-bono residency and
SUMMER ART CAMP IS AN ENRICHING
Thanks to generous in-kind donations
LEARNING AND CHANGING SCHEDULES
assistance from Adobe, SJMA created a
EXPERIENCE—AND AN IMPORTANT
from University Art, SJMA was able to
FOR REOPENING DUE TO THE PANDEMIC,
number of new outreach tools, including
CHILDCARE OPTION FOR BUSY FAMILIES.
provide free art supply kits to participants
SJMA’S EDUCATION TEAM CONTINUED
Sketchbook, a new monthly eNewslet-
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND
ter delivered directly to educators; a new
More than 60 children and teens joined
EDUCATORS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY
Teacher and Family Resources section of
SJMA’s new virtual camp over five
AND BEYOND BY PROVIDING ONLINE
the website; and dedicated education chan-
weeks. The online format provided a new
PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES THROUGH-
nels on Facebook, YouTube, and Pinterest.
opportunity for campers to work with guest
OUT THE PANDEMIC.
SJMA’s artist-in-residency STEAM-based programs were
of the first-ever virtual Kids Summer
artists such as Diana Al-Hadid, Kathy Aoki,
converted to virtual offerings with thanks to generous
Kathryn Otoshi, and Hayal Pozanti (who
The Museum launched virtual school
funding from Lucia Cha, Priscilla Chou, the Leo M. Shortino
created a “book of smiles” from campers'
tours and online residency programs with
Family Foundation, the Koret Foundation, California Arts
work), and Imin Yeh. At the end of the
teaching artists that served more than 750 students. The Museum also hosted its first virtual Teacher Appreciation Night on September 4, 2020.
Council, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the Swenson Foundation, KPMG LLP, the Walter and Karla
summer, an enhanced virtual student
Goldschmidt Foundation, and SVCreates, in partnership with
exhibition celebrated campers’ work.
the County of Santa Clara.
Art Camp. ↗ Guest artist Hayal Pozanti asked art campers "What color do you think of when you think of a smile?" This campers' answer: "Yellow!"
↖ To help overtaxed classroom teachers unable to manage a scheduled live program, SJMA created Postcards From Here, a free new video series using lessons from SJMA’s award-winning Sowing Creativity program. More than 2,000 students were served through this series.
FY21
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FY21
PAE WHITE Noisy Blushes, 2020 Ink, cable, and electroplated and polished stainless steel 12,000 disks and 504 strands of cable: 167 × 166 × 132 inches overall Commissioned by the San José Museum of Art, in honor of its 50th anniversary, and acquired with funds provided by the Lipman Family Foundation, the Acquisitions Committee, Diane Jonte-Pace and David Pace, the Council of 100, the Richard A. Karp Charitable Foundation, and Brook Hartzell and Tad Freese, with additional support provided by the Docent Council, Toby and Barry Fernald, Evelyn and Rick Neely, Yvonne and Mike Nevens, C. Christine Nichols, Dorene Masterman, and Shauna Mika and Richard Callison. 2020.03
PAE WHITE: NOISY BLUSHES SUSPENDED WITHIN THE SOARING THIRTY-FOOT HIGH
celebration of SJMA’s fiftieth anniversary received support
ATRIUM, PAE WHITE’S NOISY BLUSHES IS SJMA'S MOST
from many dedicated and longtime patrons of the Museum who
AMBITIOUS COMMISSION AND ACQUISITION TO DATE.
embrace ideas of experimentation and innovation by an artist whose expansive practice embodies the imaginative ethos of
Composed of over 12,000 silkscreened, electroplated
Silicon Valley.
stainless-steel hexagonal disks and suspended from over 500 cables, Noisy Blushes floats behind a towering glass façade,
The installation was accompanied by a trio of videos, which was
scattering millions of reflections throughout the Museum’s
honored by the 2021 Telly Awards with a Silver in the category
spacious lobby and skybridge. White’s bold commission in
Online Series: Education and Discovery.
ACQUISITIONS FY21 PROPELLED BY THE GENEROSITY OF ARTISTS, GALLERISTS, COLLECTORS,
LAURA AGUILAR
RUSSELL CROTTY
Five photographs from Stillness and Motions series, 1999
Worksheet (Green), 1992
Gelatin silver prints on paper
Ballpoint pen and pencil on paper
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Acquisitions Committee
46 × 36 ½ inches, framed
Stillness #15
Motion #56
13 × 18 inches
11 × 14 inches
COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL OF 100, SJMA ACQUIRED 86 WORKS BY A
2020.10.01
2020.10.04
DIVERSE ROSTER OF 27 ARTISTS IN FY 2021.
↙ Stillness #24
MUSEUM PATRONS, AND MEMBERS OF THE MUSEUM’S ACQUISITIONS
9 × 12 inches
These additions demonstrate SJMA’s collecting strategy in action by focusing on gender parity, cultural diversity, and artistic innovation; many are by women artists, artists of color, or artists with connections to the Bay Area. These influential artists reflect the innovative spirit of Silicon Valley and represent the cultural heritages and lived experiences of the community and beyond. These important and timely works will enrich the community for generations to come by creating new opportunities for scholarship and discovery.
Motion #59 14 ¼ × 18 ¾ inches 2020.10.05
2020.10.02
Motion #46 18 ¼ × 13 ¼ inches 2020.10.03
SADIE BARNETTE
Gift of Eileen Harris Norton 2020.12.02
KIM DINGLE Maps of the US Drawn from Memory by Las Vegas Teenagers, 1990 Oil on panel 48 × 72 inches Gift of Eileen Harris Norton 2020.12.03
TONY FEHER Untitled, 1998 57 glass bottles and 57 color marbles
FBI Drawings: For Her Defense, 2021
Gift of Eileen Harris Norton
Powdered graphite on paper
2020.12.01
60 × 48 inches Museum purchase with funds provided by Glenda and Gary Dorchak
VANESSA GERMAN
(in memory of Kenny Moir), Toby and Barry Fernald, Tammy and Tom Kiely,
American, 2019
Marge and Ken Nissly, Kimberly and Patrick Lin, and Marsha and Jon Witkin
mixed media on tennis racket
2021.03
42 × 10 ½ × 3 ½ inches
UTA BARTH
Gift of David Hoberman 2020.13.02
Untitled #1, Configuration #1, 1988–89 Photographs and acrylic on masonite
RAMIRO GOMEZ
60 × 120 inches
Clara Cleaning (after Jeff Koons New Hoover
Gift of Eileen Harris Norton
Convertibles, new Shelton Wet/Dry 5 Gallon,
2020.12.06a–d
JUDY CHICAGO Through the Flower, 1991 Serigraph 31 × 30 inches Edition 64 of 100 Gift of the Lipman Family Foundation 2020.09.01
JEAN CONNER UNTITLED, 1962 Graphite on paper 12 × 8 7⁄8 inches Gift of the Lipman Family Foundation 2021.04.02
Double Decker), 2015 Archival pigment print on DisplayTrans backlight Media in lightbox 11 5⁄8 × 9 5⁄8 inches Edition 5/5 Gift of David Hoberman 2020.13.03
TIM HAWKINSON Untitled, 2020 India ink on Yupo paper 84 × 56 inches Gift of the Lipman Family Foundation 2020.09.02
KENYATTA A.C. HINKLE
SONYA RAPOPORT
CARRIE MAE WEEMS
Seven works from the “Uninvited” series, 2008—ongoing
She Sells, 1976
People of a Darker Hue, 2016
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Acquisitions Committee
Pencil, colored pencil, ink stamp, and thread on
Video with sound
continuous-feed computer printout paper
Running time: 14 minutes, 58 seconds
45 ½ × 77 inches
Edition 3 of 5, plus 2 artist proofs
Gift of the Sonya Rapoport Legacy Trust
Museum purchase with funds provided by
2020.04
the Council of 100
The Web, 2013 White-out correction fluid, photograph printed on polyfilm 32 × 20 inches
2021.02
LORDY RODRIGUEZ
2020.05.01
Salt March, 2020
The Dreamer, 2014
Ink on paper
Collage and India ink on polyfilm
78 × 34 inches
11 × 8 ½ inches 2020.05.02
The Gift, 2014
Gift of the Lipman Family Foundation
STEFFANI JEMISON Similitude, 2019
2020.08.01
ARLENE SHECHET
Acrylic, India ink, and collage on paper
HD video with sound
4 ½ × 3 inches
Running time: 35 minutes, 42 seconds
2020.05.03
Museum purchase with funds provided by
Glazed ceramic and powder coated steel
the Acquisitions Committee
Overall: 59 ½ × 20 ½ × 19 inches
2020.06
Ceramic: 17 × 15 × 12 inches
The Watcher, 2014 5 ½ × 3 ½ inches Mixed media 2020.05.04
The Load, 2014 Collage on polyfilm 11 × 8 ½ inches Museum purchase with funds contributed by the Acquisitions Committee 2020.05.05
The Metropolis, 2014 Mixed media 11 × 8 ½ inches
HAYV KAHRAMAN HyperInvisible 1, 2019 Watercolor and ink on paper Sheet: 36 × 150 inches
Base: 43 × 19 × 19 inches Gift of the Lipman Family Foundation 2021.04.01
STEPHANIE SYJUCO
Frame: 45 ½ × 160 × 3 inches
↖ Chromakey Aftermath 1 (Flags, Sticks, and Barriers), 2017
Museum purchase with funds provided by
Chromakey Aftermath 2 (Flags, Sticks, and Barriers), 2017
the Lipman Acquisitions Fund
Pigmented inkjet prints
2020.07
24 × 36 inches each
MAIA CRUZ PALILEO Wind, Water, Stone, 2020 Oil on canvas
Museum purchase with funds provided by Wanda Kownacki and Yvonne Nevens 2020.11.01–.02
JIRO TAKAMATSU
Gift of Brook Hartzell and Tad J. Freese,
Overlapping, 1983
The Mask, 2014
The Lipman Family Foundation, and Yvonne and Mike Nevens,
Pencil, bodycolor, and watercolor on paper
Collage and acrylic on polyfilm
in honor of Cheryl and Bruce Kiddoo
29 ¾ × 21 5⁄8 inches, framed
11 × 8 ½ inches 2020.05.07
2021.01
JORGE PARDO
BRETT WESTON 50 gelatin silver prints Various dates, 1937 (printed later)–1976 (two images printed in 1981) Various dimensions, 8 × 10 inches–11 × 14 inches Gift from the Christian Keesee Collection 2020.14.01–.50
Together: Pacific Time: 5 a.m., 2020
50 × 120 inches
2020.05.06
FY21
Gift of David Hoberman 2020.13.01
Ladder, 1989
LEO VALLEDOR
Fir, bobinga, redwood, veneered particle board,
LUST, 1975 ↗
creosote, bolts, Danish oil
Acrylic on canvas
45 ¼ × 18 × 32 inches
108 × 120 inches
Gift of Eileen Harris Norton
Gift of the Lipman Family Foundation
2020.12.04
2020.08.02
BRUCE AND NORMAN YONEMOTO Golden, 1993 Goldleaf on projection screen 59 × 42 ½ × 24 inches Gift of Eileen Harris Norton 2020.12.05
FY21
ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE Kimberly Lin, chair J. Michael Bewley Elaine Cardinale Lys House Lorri Kershner Wanda Kownacki Christina Linden Peter Lipman Suzette Mahr Carrie Mae Weems, People of a Darker Hue, 2016.
Ann Marie Mix
Video with sound; 14 minutes, 58 seconds.
Ranu Mukherjee Yvonne Nevens Elizabeth Ryono Marsha Witkin
Edition 4 of 5, plus 2APs. Sadie Barnette, FBI Drawings: For Her Defense, 2021. Powdered graphite on paper; sheet: 60 × 48 inches; Framed: 61 1⁄ 8 × 41 1⁄ 8 inches.
ARTPICK Every year, members of the Council of 100 and Director’s Council
2016—SJMA's first work by Weems and a timely piece that examines the
participate in the annual purchase of art for the Museum’s perma-
history of power and creates new narratives around Blackness, working
nent collection at the C100 ArtPick. On April 28, 2021, C100 and DC
class communities, and women.
members voted to acquire Carrie Mae Weems’ People of a Darker Hue,
FY21
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FY21
GALA + AUCTION
MEMBERS + SUPPORTERS
HELD IN HONOR OF PATRONS CHERYL AND BRUCE KIDDOO
SUPPORT FROM LOYAL MEMBERS AND
AND ARTIST PAE WHITE, SJMA’S FIRST-EVER VIRTUAL GALA
INDIVIDUAL DONORS WAS CRUCIAL TO SJMA
ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2020, WAS FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
AS IT FACED THE CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
Robert S. Lindo and Yvonne Nevens co-chaired the event, and Tad Freese chaired the auction, which raised over $870,000 in critical funds for the
Members remained active and participated in a new series of online
Museum’s essential operations, exhibitions, and education programs.
curator’s workshops. Curators Lauren Schell Dickens, Rory Padeken,
Ten percent of auction proceeds were contributed to the Black Lives Matter
and Kathryn Wade engaged members with inside looks at exhibitions,
Global Network. The Gala program was hosted by Doris and Alan Burgess,
their recent research, hot topics in the art world, and more.
Toby and Barry Fernald, Beverly and Peter Lipman, Ann Marie Mix, and
The Council of 100 and Director’s Council enjoyed a virtual day trip
Yvonne and Mike Nevens and produced in partnership with CreaTV San José.
to the studios of artists Kelly Akashi and Eamon Ore-Giron in
Live and silent auctions included works by Judy Chicago, Glenn Kaino,
Los Angeles in February, and donors hosted virtual salons.
Hung Liu, Yoshitomo Nara, and Pae White.
DONORS + MEMBERS
FY21
$25,000 – $49,999
Mary Mocas and Marv Tseu
Wendy and Mike Kirst
Adobe
National Endowment for the Arts
Robin Rosa Laub
WE THANK OUR
Doris and Alan Burgess
Evelyn and Rick Neely
Geraldine and Marco Magarelli
DONORS FOR THEIR
California State Legislature
Marge and Ken Nissly
Suzette Mahr
Francesca Eastman and Edward Goodstein
Lucia Cha
Rita and Kent Norton
Chris Mengarelli and Dale Elliott
John S. Ettelson Fund
Carol and Gerry Parker
Shauna Mika and Rick Callison
Alyce and Mike Parsons
Gillian and Thomas Moran
Jacquie and Bill Faulkner
Cornelia and Nathan Pendleton
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Barbara and Martin Fishman
Ian Reinhard
Mary Murphy and Mark Stevens
Kathryn Gallant
Rachel and Simon Segars
Netflix Matching Gifts
Bradley Guzules
Timi and John M. Sobrato
C. Christine Nichols
Andrei and Paul Hartzell
Leela de Souza and Peter Bransten
Sarah and Denny North
Rebecca and Pete Helme
Swenson Foundation
Dennis Rohan
Dorothy Hiura
Dr. Jan N. Thompson and Paul Goldstein
Brian Ruder
Elizabeth Hoffman and Morrie Druzin
Susan and Sanjay Vaswani
Elizabeth and Byron Ryono
Gloria and Stanley Hoo
Sara Wigh and Jim McManis
Eileen Silver
Marie and John Huber
Gayla and Walt Wood
Jessica Silverman
Carolyn and Joe Hyatt
David Stonesifer and Larry Arzie
Michele Kelly-Jones and Bill Jones
Linda and William Sullivan
Mia Jung and Alan Rath *
Elle Travers and J. Michael Bewley
Robert S. Kieve
Anonymous
Barbara and Gary Vandeweghe
Kay Knox PhD
Applied Materials, Inc.
Wells Fargo Foundation
Leslie Barton Littlejohn and Will Littlejohn
Jo and Barry Ariko
Frederica Wolfe
Hung Liu* and Jeff Kelley
Nola and Harvey Armstrong
Kathryn Womer and Robert S. Lindo
Lenore and Denis Maynard
GENEROUS SUPPORT
Priscilla Chou Glenda and Gary Dorchak
July 1, 2020–June 30, 2021
Toby and Barry Fernald Mr. Cole Harrell and Dr. Tai-Heng Cheng Claudia Worthington Hess
$500,000+
Tammy and Tom Kiely
City of San José
KPMG LLP Kimberly and Patrick Lin
$200,000 – $499,999 The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Lipman Family Foundation Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
McManis Faulkner Diane Jonte-Pace and David Pace * Technology Credit Union Marsha and Jon Witkin
U.S. Small Business Administration
$10,000 – $24,999 $100,000 – $199,999 Richard A. Karp Charitable Foundation Yvonne and Mike Nevens
Elaine Cardinale Amy Buckner Chowdhry and Pankaj Chowdhry Melanie and Peter Cross Peggy and Yogen Dalal
$2,500 – $9,999
in honor of Charlotte Wendel
Jane Bark and Thomas Matson
Rosemarie and Barry Mirkin
Deloitte
Boydston Foundation
Diana Morabito and Keith Ball
Donna Dubinsky and Leonard Shustek
Casey and Jack Carsten
$1,000 – $2,499
Rosemarie and Robert Muzio
Anneke and David Dury
Susan Casentini and Kyle Milligan
Anonymous
Jane Olin
$50,000 – $99,999
FABIcash
Vivian G. Crummey *
Trish Bransten
Heather McKenna Pardo and Yaron Pardo
Applied Materials Foundation
Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation
Gary Dillabough and Jeff Arrillaga
Lauri and David Carey
Dorothy Saxe
Bank of America
eBay
Tonya Turner Carroll and Michael Carroll
Eta and Sass Somekh
California Arts Council
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Maureen Ellenberg
Chizen Family Foundation
Robert Strain
Fellows of Contemporary Art
Elena Lebedeva and Alvin W. Smith
Cathy Grape
George and Susan Crow
SVCreates
Tad J. Freese and Brook Hartzell
Worth and Andy Ludwick
Susan Hartt
Susan and Paul Curtin
Robert Underhill
Cheryl and Bruce Kiddoo
Deedee McMurtry
Heritage Bank of Commerce
Kathleen Demetri and David Fowler
Wanda Waldera
Wanda Kownacki
Lorna Meyer and Dennis Calas
Lys and Lee House
Lale and Tunc Doluca
Claudia and Sven Weber
Leo M. Shortino Family Foundation
Ann Marie Mix
Lorri Kershner
Celia and Jim Dudley
* deceased
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation The Yellow Chair Foundation
FY21
DONORS TO THE PERMANENT COLLECTION Acquisitions Committee The Brett Weston Archive Council of 100 Director's Council Glenda and Gary Dorchak in memory of Kenny Moir Toby and Barry Fernald Tad J. Freese and Brook Hartzell David Hoberman Richard A. Karp Charitable Foundation Tammy and Tom Kiely Wanda Kownacki Kimberly and Patrick Lin Lipman Family Foundation Dorene Masterman Shauna Mika and Richard Callison Evelyn and Rick Neely Yvonne and Mike Nevens C. Christine Nichols Marge and Ken Nissly Eileen Harris Norton Diane Jonte-Pace and David Pace* SJMA Docent Council Sonya Rapoport Legacy Trust Marsha and Jon Witkin
IN-KIND DONORS
FOUNDERS' SOCIETY
Adobe
Bequests and planned giving
Blum & Poe
IN MEMORIUM David Pace, 1951–2020 DAVID PACE WAS A PILLAR
The Bott Collection
Doris and Alan Burgess
OF THE BAY AREA ARTS COMMUNITY. HIS STEADFAST
Casemore Kirkeby
Ron Casentini
SUPPORT OF SJMA GREATLY ENRICHED THE SILICON VALLEY
Catharine Clark Gallery
The Marion Sarah Cilker * Administrative Trust
Conner Family Trust
Rosa and Werner Cohn *
ARTS ECOSYSTEM.
Dolby Chadwick Gallery
Caroline Crummey *
Toby and Barry Fernald
Vivian Crummey *
A renowned photographer, Pace gifted his photograph
Gagosian Gallery
Faith C. and Paul L. Davies *
Egg Beaters (1998) to SJMA’s permanent collection after the piece
Haines Gallery
Glenda and Gary Dorchak
was included in the Museum's Domestic Odyssey exhibition in 2004.
David Hoberman
John Ettelson * in honor of Charlotte Wendel
David served on SJMA’s Acquisitions Committee from 2015 to 2020,
Hosfelt Gallery
Dixon * and Barbara Farley
during which time the Committee acquired works by artists including
House Family Vineyards
Toby and Barry Fernald
James Cohan Gallery
Tad J. Freese
Jessica Silverman Gallery
Zelda Glaze *
Glenn Kaino
Michele Kelly-Jones and William Jones
Christian Keesee
Suzette Mahr
Museum’s atrium. David and his wife, Diane Jonte-Pace, first joined SJMA
Hung Liu*
Chris Mengarelli and Dale Elliott
as members in 1990. They not only supported SJMA’s day-to-day operations
Marianne Boesky Gallery
Ruth Mirassou *
as members of the Council of 100, but they also sponsored the exhibition
Chris Mengarelli and Dale Elliott
Yvonne and Mike Nevens
of South East North West and graciously hosted events to build community
Yvonne and Mike Nevens
Deborah D. and Henry F. Norberg
amongst SJMA’s supporters.
Eileen H. Norton
Ena Weisskopf Passarini *
Nox Cookie Bar
Frederick and Marcella Sherman * Living Trust
Rena Bransten Gallery
Marcia and Howard Summers *
Shulamit Nazarian
Dr. Jan Newstrom Thompson and Paul Goldstein
SJMA Apprentice Docents 2020
Larene Wambsganss *
SKA Studios
Daphne and Stuart Wells
Emma Strebel
William Zoller *
Total Wine & More, the official wine sponsor of SJMA Turner Carroll Gallery University Art Vielmetter Los Angeles Pae White
* deceased
Rina Banerjee, Tiffany Chung, Jay DeFeo, Yojiro Imasaka, Richard Misrach, and The Propeller Group. He lead the fundraising effort for the historic commission and acquisition of Pae White’s Noisy Blushes (2020) for the
David Pace and Diane Jonte-Pace, photo by Sharon Kenney.
FY21
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FY21
STAFF HIGHLIGHTS GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM FOUNDATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, AS WELL AS FORGIVENESS OF A PPP LOAN BY US SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, HELPED SJMA MAINTAIN ALL FULL-TIME STAFF AND PART-TIME EDUCATION POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WHILE THE MUSEUM WAS CLOSED. Working from home and in new ways, staff from all departments—exhibitions, education, facilities, development, executive, and communications—worked together on digital strategy. Previously unknown skills and talents came to the forefront as staff pivoted to new projects outside their usual jobs. In Fall 2020, the Museum reopened, but the ever-changing conditions of the pandemic brought reclosings, reopenings, and reduced hours. During those times of uncertainties, the frontline team of Museum Experience Representatives helped SJMA increase accessibility for the visually impaired
TOTAL ATTENDANCE
Virtual Education 34%
by adding alternate text to images on the website and closed-captioning text on the Museum’s videos. That effort is just one example of the flexibility and dedication that ensured that SJMA’s community had essential access to the arts and arts education, in-person or virtually, throughout the challenging year.
Virtual Programs Virtual Education General Admission Offsite Programs Onsite Education
23,407 18,012 6,848 270 101
General Admission 14% Offsite Programs 1% Onsite Education <1% Virtual Programs 48%
Total
48,638
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
STAFF FY21 Viridiana Alcarez Alvarez, lead museum experience representative (as of October 2020)
Kevin MacDonald, development event manager (as of May 2021)
Saoirse Alesandro, gallery teacher (as of April 2021)
Stuart Mahoney, senior studio artist educator (through October 2020)
Anamarie Alongi, registrar
Jordan Medina, lead museum experience representative (as of June 2021)
Shani Anderson, art installation crew
Mari Minjoe, lead museum experience representative (as of June 2021)
Allora Armstrong, education program coordinator (through August 2020)
Isabella Montgomery, development and finance assistant
Kathryn Austin, lead museum experience representative (as of October 2020)
Khai Nguyen, staff accountant
Emilio Banuelos, senior studio artist educator
Ricardo Osegurera, art installation crew member
S. Sayre Batton, Oshman Executive Director
Rory Padeken, curator
Hildy Shandell, treasurer
Daniel Becker, associate exhibition designer
Bbora Park Nguyen, development events manager
Kristin Bertrand, director of development
Jody Parry, human resource director
M E M B E RS
Alana Bohni, lead museum experience representative, as of June 2021
Amanda Pascual, lead museum experience representative
Roan Bontempo, gallery teacher
Carol Pfahl, gallery teacher, through August 2020
Jeff Bordona, director of education
Karen Rapp, assistant director, strategic initiatives
Susan Curtin
Randy Bricco, facilities manager
Cheryl Rediger, museum store sales associate, through October 2020
Anneke Dury
Greg Brown, science curriculum consultant
Melanie Samay, director of marketing and communications
Loren Cermak, gallery teacher (through March 2021)
Natalie Sanchez, development officer
Margaret Curtin, gallery teacher
Sonicah Sanon, gallery teacher (through June 2021)
Aquiles de la Torre, digital content and graphic design specialist
Amy Sargeant, manager of K–12 curriculum and instruction
Chandra Gnanasambandam
Nathaniel Decena, museum store sales associate (as of June 2021)
Kelby Sellers, lead museum experience representative (as of June 2021)
Cole Harrell
Daphne Deitchman, marketing and membership coordinator
Zartashia Shah, studio artist educator (as of September 2021)
Lauren Shell Dickens, senior curator
Frances Holly Shen, deputy director (through October 2020)
Gabriel Domingo, lead museum experience representative (through October 2020)
Brian Spang, director of finance
Pat Downward, director of retail operations
Shannon Stearns, senior studio artist educator
Richard A. Karp
Kyle Farbin, art installation crew member
Jack Stinson, art installation crew member
Cheryl Kiddoo
Brooke Finister, art installation crew member
Radhika Tandon, education program coordinator
Ali Fitch, gallery teacher (as of September 2020)
Jai Tanju, facilities and events assistant
Franchesca Flores, art installation crew member (through July 2020)
Robin Treen, community partnership coordinator
Maria Fox, gallery teacher (through August 2020)
Nathalie Verma, gallery teacher (through December 2020)
Robert S. Lindo
Linda Franklin, gallery teacher
Paulina Vu, manager of museum experience
Peter W. Lipman
Amanda Helton, manager of digital strategy
Kathryn Wade, assistant curator
Julie Hughes, lead museum experience representative
Victoria Yao, lead museum experience representative (as of June 2021)
Samantha Hull, executive assistant and board liaison
Jeri Yasukawa, art installation crew member
Daniel Jimenez, lead museum experience representative (as of June 2021)
Julian Zamora, gallery teacher (as of April 2021)
OFFICE RS Glenda Dorchak, president Bill Faulkner, co-vice president Cornelia Pendleton, co-vice president and secretary
Peter Cross
Eileen Fernandes Tad J. Freese
Claudia W. Hess Jeannine Jacobsen
Tammy Kiely Kimberly Lin
Hung Liu Sarah North Jeannie Pedroza
Richard James Karson, director of design and operations
Leah Read
Andalusia Kheefe, studio artist educator (through August 2020)
Marsha Witkin
Jessica Kwong, development and membership associate Aaron Lee, preparator Hannah Lehman, gallery teacher (through June 2021) Isaac Lewin, art installation crew member Frederick Liang, social media and communications associate
FY21
SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART ASSOCIATION FY21 ANNUAL REPORT
Endowment Draw
No In Kind
OPERATING
RELEASES FROM
TOTAL
Revenue
Restriction
Revenue
Government Corporate Foundation Individuals Membership Earned Knight Endowment Draw Endowment Draw
$594,428 $147,575 $100,016 $1,047,669 $148,895 $143,635
$633,773 $245,356 $310,406 $592,526
$1,228,201 $392,931 $410,422 $1,640,196 $148,895 $143,635 $72,290 $453,307
Total
$2,182,218
$2,307,659
$4,489,877
FUNCTIONAL
FUNCTIONAL
TOTAL
Operating Expenses
Operating
In Kind/ Netting ADJ
Non In kind/ Netting Expenses
Program Services Fundraising Administration
$4,877,794 $612,605 $885,895
($1,804,239) ($474) ($123,113)
$3,073,555 $612,131 $762,782
Total
$6,376,294
($1,927,826)
$4,448,468
Operating Surplus
$41,409
Operating Revenue
$0
10% Knight Endowment Draw 2% Earned 3% Membership 3%
Government 27%
Corporate
Individuals
9%
37% Foundation 9%
Administration 17%
Fundraising 14%
Program Services 69%
OPERATING SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS AT THE SAN JOSÉ MUSEUM OF ART ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM US Small Business Administration SJMA’s Board of Trustees A Cultural Affairs Grant from the City of San José The Lipman Family Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Richard A. Karp Charitable Foundation Yvonne and Mike Nevens The David and Lucile Packard Foundation The Yellow Chair Foundation The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation The SJMA Director’s Council The SJMA Council of 100 The San José Museum of Art Endowment Fund established by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation The William Randolph Hearst Foundation FY21 Annual Report July 1, 2020–June 30, 2021 Image Captions
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