2020 Annual Report July 1, 2019 –June 30, 2020
Contents Director’s Letter............................................................ 02 Mission..................................................................................... 05 About the MAH................................................................ 07 Assets & Spaces............................................................ 08 Programming Framework.................................... 12 Thematic Narratives................................................... 14 Governance & Structure........................................ 16 Board of Trustees......................................................... 18 Management Team....................................................... 19 2019-20 Highlights ..................................................... 22 By the Numbers.............................................................. 26 Financial Health.............................................................. 28 Resilience Strategy..................................................... 30 The Future .......................................................................... 36 Fun Facts ............................................................................. 40 Contributors..................................................................... 44 Acknowledgments....................................................... 55
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Director’s Letter
2019-2020 has been a year of challenges, transition, and renewal for the MAH.
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As we reflect on our major
strengthened our values, planned for the
accomplishments of the past year, the
future, and got creative with programming
word resolute comes to mind. The MAH
by offering virtual, educational, and small
began the first half of the year with
group experiences beyond the museum
ambitious plans—to co-create meaningful
walls—making our best effort to serve you,
cultural experiences with the community,
our community, in these changed times.
to grow the number of partnerships and collaborations, and to recruit new
Our board and staff undertook these
leadership for the institution.
initiatives with sincerity and perseverance,
Once a new director and senior
operations by COVID-19, it has been a year
management team were in place, we
of many successes. In the past year we have:
focused on learning—listening to our community; assessing our organizational strengths and weaknesses; analyzing forces, trends, and models in order to strategize our next steps; and keeping ourselves open to change for the MAH’s continued development. We also spent the second half of the year getting our house in order in other ways, both literally and figuratively. Just as you have been tackling your own projects during shelter-in-place, we have been busy organizing, prioritizing, and finding our space. We reviewed our work,
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and despite the challenges imposed on our
• Improved the physical MAH: We painted and updated the atrium to be more comfortable and welcoming, and conducted deep-cleaning, decluttering, and organizing throughout our facility. • Taken steps to honor our shared
history: We installed a series of commemorative plaques—some that honor our museum’s founders, so that all who enter will know how the MAH came to be; and another acknowledging that the land on which the MAH stands is the unceded territory of the Awaswasspeaking Uypi Tribe, and how the Amah
Mutsun Tribal Band is working to heal
we deepened our relationship with the
from historical trauma while restoring
Beach Flats community through new
stewardship practices.
exhibitions and public programs, and
• Restructured the organization: In April we took a big and difficult step, reducing staff levels by 11 to lower
diversified our bilingual marketing strategies to new platforms. • Grown our commitment to change:
spending, with the goal of long-term
We developed a staff-led anti-racism
financial sustainability. We restructured
group to share resources; develop
staff roles to streamline operations,
awareness; and identify and address
manage workloads effectively, and ensure institutional stability. In doing so we have strengthened management capacity and improved leadership competencies across all areas of our operations. • Developed a program framework: We developed a new seven-part programmatic framework as well as five thematic narratives that reflect the history, character, and future vision for Santa Cruz County which we will use to clarify and guide our work going forward. • Focused on Latinx engagement:
racism in our practice as museum professionals. We recognize there are inequities in our field and we aim to dismantle this status quo by redesigning how we recruit, hire, and promote staff; how we create employment pipelines and leadership development opportunities; and how we choose our vendors, suppliers, collaborators, and partners. • Planned for reopening: Although our reopening date remains up in the air, we have prepared for it by developing guidelines, procedures, and strategies for a safe reopening. Among them, we
In addition to the bilingual learning tools,
plan to embrace our outdoor sites for
resources, and services we provide to
installations, well-distanced gatherings,
connect with Spanish-speaking audiences,
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While it may not address all the challenges that lie ahead, this work keeps us going in a positive direction, as we create new ways of thinking and operating that will serve us even after the pandemic recedes. The coming years will be difficult, unlike anything we as a community or institution have faced. We will be smaller, but more agile, nimble, and resilient, as we continue to do everything in our power to support our community through this extraordinary time and the reconnecting and rebuilding that comes next. Once it is prudent to do so, we look forward to welcoming everyone back to the MAH, now refreshed and ready to receive you. After all, our house is your house, nuestra casa es su casa. In the meantime, we will continue to create safe
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and inclusive spaces the best way we know how—whether online or outdoors, with dreaming up small get-togethers and creative projects in Abbott Square and Evergreen Cemetery, always keeping in mind the safety of our guests and staff. • Delivered new programming: While
new friends or in solitary contemplation. We all need our space, especially now. Whether it is space to ponder, or space to connect. Space to imagine, or space to heal. Space to fill the soul. Whatever it
our doors remain temporarily closed, we
means to you—we are here, working hard
have found and continue to develop new
to help you find your space.
ways to connect and engage with our Santa Cruz County community. From online programs and virtual tours to outdoor exhibitions and microgatherings, we will continue to adapt our offerings to provide safe, reflective, and inspirational spaces rich with art, history, and culture. By remaining responsive to change, we can offer opportunities that energize, sustain, and support our community, now and in the future.
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Robb Woulfe Executive Director
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Mission The mission of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History is to ignite shared experiences and unexpected connections. We accomplish this mission when we bring people together around art and history through dynamic exhibitions, events, partnerships, and programs. When we are successful, our work helps build a stronger, more connected community.
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About the MAH
The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) was founded in 1996 to promote a greater understanding of contemporary art and the history of Santa Cruz County. Today we are a thriving community
community issues. We are proud of
gathering place that serves more than
our reputation as one of the most
130,000 people annually through
creative and forward-thinking
rotating art and history exhibitions,
community museums in the country.
visual and performing artworks, public festivals, education and outreach programs, and cultural celebrations in collaboration with our many partners. We maintain a permanent collection of regionally significant art and artifacts, a research library, a historical archive, and historic sites including the Evergreen Cemetery, Octagon Building, and Davenport Jail. We are also home to Abbott Square, a vibrant public plaza on the
As we embark on a new era under the leadership of executive director Robb Woulfe, we will continue that level of engagement in recognition of the value in co-creating projects. At the same time we are committed to producing and cultivating meaningful, high quality, place-based work that animates and enlivens the MAH as well as public spaces throughout Santa Cruz County.
museum’s doorstep that offers food,
With strong support from our
social events, and year-round creative
community collaborators and new
happenings.
partnerships yet to be formed, we are
The MAH is well-known for pioneering the “participatory museum,” in which a broad spectrum of partners and community members
confident the MAH will not only uphold its reputation as a cultural and social innovator, but serve a model for other museums to emulate.
develop exhibitions around important
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Assets & Spaces Facility & Sites The MAH itself is located in a privately owned building on Santa Cruz County property (the County leases the property to the MAH). Within it, there is approximately 8,000 square
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feet of exhibition/gallery space and 2,750 square feet for collections/archives. The MAH also operates three historic structures/sites: Evergreen Cemetery, Davenport Jail, and the Octagon Building. In addition, we manage the adjacent McPherson Center office building as commercial rental property, which includes Abbott Square Market.
Collections The MAH maintains a research library, archive, and curatorial collection. The art collection (300 objects) primarily consists of sculpture, paintings, and prints by California artists, particularly from the Monterey Bay area. The history collection contains more than 7,000 items, most of which are objects of historical significance to Santa Cruz County that date back to the early 1900’s.
Exhibition Spaces The MAH has two permanent exhibitions: the History Gallery and the rooftop Blanchard Sculpture Garden. Three other galleries (Art Forum, Lezin, Solari) offer rotating exhibitions (6–8 per year, each 3–12 months in duration). These present artworks and/or artifacts related to stories or themes that reflect the dynamism and diversity of Santa Cruz County.
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“Performance artists, innovators and scientists will entertain and educate guests of all ages in a celebration that is a bit like a Santa Cruz version of Burning Man.” —Santa Cruz Sentinel, on GLOW
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Programming Framework The MAH offers a wide array of programs and activities for the community. To clarify and guide our programming going forward, we developed the following framework.
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Exhibitions Now offered online and onsite, our rotating exhibitions feature commissioned, co-created, and presented works by local, national, and international artists, as well as artwork and objects from our collection. Many are collaborations between the MAH and the community; others are organized by our visionary team of curators.
Biennial Festivals Our new festivals will showcase the MAH as a “museum without walls� through large-scale sculptures, site-specific installations, social interventions, and live performances outdoors and in. These will be curated around established themes, with the aim of uniting community through a shared sense of wonder and awe.
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Limited Series This is our program of ticketed lectures, concerts, and performances featuring local, national, and international talent, which we present in partnership with local collaborators
learning—designed to enhance understanding of our exhibitions among all audiences, from school groups to visiting guests.
Outreach Program We will also offer engagement
Community Celebrations The MAH is proud to have a large and diverse group of partners who spearhead this series of events and activities celebrating local culture, heritage, and tradition.
Education Program Our robust education program includes a variety of learning opportunities—from field trips, artist talks, guided tours, art
opportunities beyond the physical space of the MAH that include pop-up events, mobile exhibitions, community speaker programs, and other activities both offsite and online.
Special Events These are our fundraisers and “friendraisers” that we host throughout the year as a way to raise both dollars and awareness for the MAH.
camps, and hands-on classes to virtual
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Thematic Narratives Because so much of our work is developed through the lens of community and public benefit, we saw an opportunity to identify core issues that are important to local citizens as a way to help us consciously embrace how art and history can integrate with and impact community life. These areas of focus emphasize our sense of place, local identity, and collective history. Also
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seen as our spheres of impact, they will help guide how future programs and initiatives at the MAH are developed, curated, and organized, creating opportunities for cultural practitioners to collaborate, inspire, and elicit creative solutions that can result in deep and lasting change.
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Health & Wellness Mental health, holistic healing, art and wilderness therapy. Access to care, building community, focusing on the needs of our most vulnerable. Connecting communities and resources.
Environmental Justice & Creative Ecologies Exploring the places where culture and environment intersect—sea level rise, natural resources, climate change, and equity. Interdisciplinary strategies to negotiate environmental issues.
Memory & Place
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Looking back to look forward. Heritage, culture, and tradition. Movement, migration, and place. Institutional and collective memory. Storytelling.
Regenerative Design & Cultural Activism Creation over consumption. Biomimicry, working with and through the land. Art that gives back—a tool for restoration, renewal, or revitalization. Advocating for long term public interest.
Joy & Beauty
By recognizing issues and topics critical to the community’s future and situating or contextualizing our programs within those domains, we have an opportunity to: 1) produce work that has strong local relevance; 2) engage a wide range of partners and collaborators;
Experiences that provides space to pause and
3) develop a compelling case for support to
imagine. Relief, reflection, escape. Stillness.
potentially attract future funding; and 4) effect
Uncanniness. Consideration of the unknown.
positive social change in Santa Cruz County
Inspiring wonder and awe.
and beyond.
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The MAH is governed by a volunteer
artists, historians, activists, business
board of trustees who are committed
and community leaders, and other
to the museum’s legacy and its vision
influencers to advance the MAH’s
for the future. The board is comprised
mission, strengthen partnerships, and
of a diverse group of local
cultivate new and existing community
professionals, civic leaders, and
connections.
community advocates whose primary responsibilities are to define strategic vision, develop policy, and ensure the financial viability of the organization. There is an executive committee made up of the president, vice president(s), secretary, and treasurer.
Rounding out the senior management team are Kevin Coullahan (Director of Operations & Facilities), Chance Decker (Director of Development & Communications), and Marla Novo (Director of Exhibitions & Programs). A staff of full- and part-time employees
The institution is managed by a
along with contractors and service
professional team under the leadership
providers complete the organizational
of Executive Director Robb Woulfe.
structure. More than 100 volunteers
With collaboration as a core operating
contribute thousands of hours
tenet, Woulfe and his team work with
annually in all operational areas.
broad-based constituencies including
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“For the past decade, the MAH has been transformed into a kind of community center where friends and neighbors meet to experience their common interests.” —Good Times
Board of Trustees FY20 Roster Carola Barton President
Bella Babot Vice President Peter Orr Vice President Jose Gonzalez Secretary
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Bobbi Burns Treasurer Ray Cancino John Dowdell Antonia Franco Laura LaPorte Chris Murphy Irena Polic Jose Reyes-Olivas Serena Rivera Alison Ruday Joanne Sanchez Ashley Spencer Heather Stiles
FY21 Incoming Trustees Terry Ballantyne Brezsny Freny Cooper Frank Hayden Irene Juarez O’Connell Anni Lai Lacy Rieber
Standing, Ad Hoc, & Special Committees Executive Anti-Racism Audit Development Finance Human Resources Nominations
Supporting Committees Creative Community Collections Management Davenport Jail Evergreen Cemetery Historic Landmark Publications
The MAH recognizes and thanks former trustees Ken Doctor and Jim Emerson for their contributions in FY20.
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Management Team Staff
(as of 7/2020)
Robb Woulfe Executive Director Kevin Coullahan Director of Operations & Facilities Chance Decker Director of Development & Communications Marla Novo Director of Exhibitions & Programs Helen Aldana Outreach Coordinator Michaela Clark-Nagaoka Graphics & Content Creator Justin Collins Design & Production Manager Paul Conte Development Assistant Whitney Ford-Terry Exhibitions & Projects Manager Ashley Holmes Marketing & PR Manager Jamie Keil Learning & Engagement Manager Laurel Maxwell Guest Services Manager Claudia Oblea Private Events Manager Oscar Paz Education Coordinator
Contractors & Service Providers Jeff Caplan Community Engagement Specialist Angela Knightley Design Support Julie Lambert Lambert Group, HR Consultant Erica Davis Grant Writer Chris Miller Launch Brigade, IT Consultant Rob Smiley, Armanino, LLP Auditor Sunreach Consulting Database Support Robert Zamora Bookkeeper
The MAH recognizes and thanks the following former staff members for their contributions in FY20: Jessica Camarena, Leonardo Cruz, Lis DuBois, Audrey Ellis, Stacey Marie Garcia, Nick Guddemi, Kevin Hoshiko, Diana Kapsner, Alanis Khemphomma, Gabriel Kittle-Cervine, Lex Klein, Victoria Lee, Nolan Mitschke, Michelle Mogollon, Yahaira Mora, Ariel Rolfe, Michelle Sohnlein, Jennifer Villegas-Naranjo, Maria Walsh, and Roman Yanish. A special thanks to Antonia Franco for her service as interim executive director in FY20.
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“In classic MAH fashion, the exhibition is not so much a collection of historical objects as it is a collaboration with a host of local people and groups like Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz. ” —KQED, on Trailblazers
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Exhibitions Mirando al Futuro: The Beach Flats Community Garden Nov 2, 2018–Apr 12, 2020
Blue Sky: Same & Different with HongSeok Ko Oct 12–29, 2019
Stairwell Installation
History Gallery
Santa Cruz Tattoo’d
Idolos (Icons)
Art Forum
Mar 15, 2019–Mar 8, 2020 Stairwell Installation
We’re Still Here: Stories of Seniors and Social Isolation Apr 5, 2019–Jan 12, 2020 Solari Gallery
Regeneración with Justin Favela Jul 5–Nov 10, 2019 Art Forum
Nov 22, 2019 – Feb 23, 2020
Toy Trains
Dec 20–29, 2019 Atrium
Trailblazers: The Creative Story Behind Mountain Biking in Santa Cruz Feb 7–Oct 18, 2020 Solari Gallery
Beyond the World’s End Mar 6–Oct 4, 2020
Librería Donceles
Art Forum
Aug 2, 2019–Jul 26, 2020
To Bee or Not to Bee
Lezin Gallery
Art & Healing: 30 Years After the Loma Prieta Earthquake Oct 4, 2019–Aug 22, 2021 History Gallery
Mar 9, 2020–Jan 29, 2021 Stairwell Installation
Queer Santa Cruz: Stories of the LGBTQ+ Community in Santa Cruz County Apr 28, 2020–Apr 24, 2022 Online & History Gallery
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Programs Santa Cruz Live: A Day of Music at the MAH
September 19, 2019 MAH
Jul 13, 2019
GLOW: A Festival of Fire & Light
MAH & Abbott Square
Oct 12, 2019 MAH, Abbott Square & Cooper Street
Doggo Dreamland July 26, 2019 MAH
Sculpture on Wheels Car Show August 2, 2019 Abbott Square
Mercadito: Latinx Art Market Aug 22, 2019
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No Place To Grow, a film screening
Día de Muertos Nov 2, 2019 MAH & Evergreen Cemetery
Buscando a Marla, a book launch Nov 15, 2019 MAH
Tattoo the World, a film screening
Abbott Square
Jan 30, 2020 MAH
Monterey Bay Dahlia Society Annual Dahlia Show
Speed Weddings & Vow Renewals
August 25, 2019 MAH
Community Quilt Workshop August 29, 2019 MAH
Brazil Day September 6, 2019 MAH & Abbott Square
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Feb 14, 2020 MAH
Radical Futurisms Film Series March–April 2020 Del Mar Theater & Online
Journey to Hokusai, a film screening June 25, 2020 Online
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“Santa Cruz’s Abbot Square Market, which is attached to the dynamic Museum of Art and History, has become a bustling community gathering space.” —The Mercury News
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27 *Estimate from MAH activities produced indoors, outdoors, offsite, and online between Jul 1, 2019– Jun 30, 2020. This number reflects a year-over-year decrease in participation due to COVID-19 impacts that resulted in the museum’s closure and multiple event cancellations in Q3-4. **Analytics information from Jul 1, 2019–Jun 30, 2020.
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Financial Health
The MAH’s operating costs for FY20 were $1,808,336 with contributed revenue generated from individuals and businesses, foundation and government grants, and earned revenue from admission fees, event tickets, facility rentals, lease payments, and retail sales.
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Although we maintain modest reserves,
and assistance programs focused around
our financial position has been
capacity building, resilience, and recovery.
understandably weakened as a result of COVID-19. The financial impact of the pandemic on our organization since we closed in early March through the end of our fiscal year on June 30, 2020 is approximately $200,000 in lost or deferred revenue. This, coupled with other funding shortfalls, resulted in an annual deficit of $365,648 for FY20.We anticipate losses to continue into the new year, but
For the long term, we have been working to strengthen our business model with financial strategies that include striking a realistic balance between earned and contributed revenue, shoring up cash flow, expanding our resources, and broadening our base of support. Our efforts toward resource development include re-engaging past donors and supporters and introducing
hopefully at a decreased rate.
new revenue streams, with particular
We have taken and continue to take
income growth that are aligned with our
actions designed to ensure financial
programs and artistic development.
sustainability now and in the future. In the short term, we reduced staff numbers and have been actively pursuing COVID-19 relief funding opportunities including grants, small business loans,
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attention being paid to opportunities for
The charts and figures on the next page are a snapshot of the MAH’s financial position from this most recent year.
FISCAL YEAR 2020 Jul 2019-Jun 2020 (Unaudited )
Income ■ Contributions
210,089
15%
■ Grants
267,969
19%
■ Memberships
105,579
7%
■ Admission 41,258 3% ■ Programs/Store
71,021
■ Facility Rental
110,633
■ McPherson Center Leases
380,974
■ Interest/Endowment
15,547
■ Released from Restriction 239,617 Total Income
5% 8% 26% 1% 16%
1,442,688
Expense
Note: The condensed statement of operations and the condensed statement of financial position are derived from the financial statements of the MAH as of June 30, 2020, which have not been audited. A complete set of the MAH’s audited financial statements for 2019–20 will be posted to our website as soon as completed. Previous years audited financial statements and IRS Form 990s are currently available at santacruzmah.org/financials. The MAH maintains a four-star rating, the highest possible, by Charity Navigator, America’s leading independent charity evaluator.
■ Personnel
1,207,463
■ Professional Services
192,002
11%
■ Admin/Facility
230,449
13%
■ Marketing
26,497
2%
■ Fundraising/Membership
19,317
1%
■ Exhibitions/Collections
71,439
4%
■ Programs/Store
61,169
3%
Total Expense
1,808,336
Net Income
(365,648)
66%
Assets ■ Unrestricted Cash 543,271 ■ Temp. Restricted Cash 767,686 ■ Perm. Restricted Cash 351,832 ■ Other Current Assets 307,990 ■ Fixed Assets 5,921,155 Total Assets 7,891,934 Total Liabilities 961,484 Total Net Assets 6,930,450 Total Liabilities & Net Assets 7,891,934 SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF ART & HISTORY
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Like many of our industry partners, the MAH acted quickly in April 2020 to develop and put in place resilience strategies that would help us adapt to the COVID crisis, both during shelter-in-place and in the years ahead. We continue to evaluate and fine-tune our strategies as we learn how best to serve our community while planning for the MAH’s long-term sustainability. Here are the key components of our resilience strategy and actions taken:
Activating the MAH This is an important time for reflection and dialog around the challenges we face as a society. To that end we have been working on a community-sourced exhibition, In These Uncertain Times,
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which showcases art and creative responses to the pandemic, juxtaposed with a historical exhibition about the 1918 flu—another epoch in which Santa Cruz County faced a major societal challenge. We intend for the key takeaways to be that our community rallies in times of need, and that no one is alone in this crisis. We are also considering pertinent topics like racial equity, global health, and food security for future issue-driven exhibitions. Last, we have been strategizing how the MAH can best fulfill its mission while utilizing space, both indoors and out, as a resource for our
we launched Queer Santa Cruz as our first virtual exhibition, featuring photographs, oral histories, a webinar series, and a bilingual study guide for educators. We have had virtual activities ongoing since March, including film screenings, history
community.
podcasts, blog posts, a playlist of local
Launching the Virtual MAH
educational resources, and more. We
We have been hard at work expanding our virtual space as a community resource through various digital platforms. In April,
bands, at-home craft activities, free continue to develop new approaches to programming in virtual space in order to reach as many people as possible.
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Planning for Reopening
Planning for the Future
We have crafted a safety strategy that puts
The MAH will undergo a formal strategic
people first, both staff and guests. Our task
planning process in the fall of 2020. This
force has been working closely with regional
will give us an opportunity to generate
and state partners, peer organizations,
and fine-tune the business and financial
and local businesses to develop a phased
strategies we have been developing,
approach to reopening that will align with
both to weather the COVID closures and
countywide guidelines and directions from
to ensure organizational resilience into
public health officials. Our plan is to start
the future. We will be looking at disaster
with limited activations in the form of
preparedness so that we are better
public artworks and select events in some
prepared to take on the role of “arts and
of our more spacious outdoor sites like
humanities responders� in the event of
Abbott Square and Evergreen Cemetery
long-term closures or other unexpected
in late summer/fall 2020. Following this,
situations. We hope to partner with
interior spaces of the museum will open
efforts by Santa Cruz leaders to grow
incrementally and under suggested
resilience capacity within the community.
guidelines for social distancing and crowd
Although we are not experts in this arena,
size limitations. We will continue to
we know creative thinking and innovative
assess the situation, working closely with
ideas can be helpful in generating and
our partners, in the hopes of being able
implementing solutions for the benefit
to ramp up activities in 2021.
of the community.
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“Favela’s new take is simultaneously celebratory and defiant, enacting a desire to both live with and liberate historical forms.” —Artforum, on Regeneración installation
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The Future As we embark on this new era of leadership, the MAH aspires to redefine the museum experience, bursting the bounds of traditional gallery walls into our shared public spaces. Building on our strong tradition of engagement and co-creation, where all members of our diverse community are embraced as active contributors to the museum, we now take that energy out into places new and familiar to ignite shared experiences and unexpected connections throughout Santa Cruz County.
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We will do this in part through a new, rotating
that enhance contextual interpretation and
series of activations. This may take the form
elevate the work. New exhibitions and
of a contemporary sculpture in a community
installations by artists and collaborators from
garden, a pop-up intervention on the beach, or
around the globe will inspire, cross-pollinate,
an interactive tour through a historic location;
and increase exposure to our thriving creative
it may include a participatory work wrought
community, while programs like a co-
by many hands, a performance on a public
presented speaker series, summer music and
trail, or an installation on the side of a building.
film events, and family days at the MAH will enrich our robust slate of offerings. We plan
Then, starting in September 2021, we will
to invite cultural partners to use our facilities
introduce a series of biennial festivals, to take
as a resource to further their own missions,
place on alternating years, featuring
and to launch an art and history outreach
innovative, immersive, and place-inspired
program offsite in the community.
works by local, national, and international artists. Held in open-air sites around the MAH
In these ways we will ensure that the MAH
and the County, these admission-free
offers something for everyone—from those
events—to include a reimagined GLOW light
who find their way to Abbott Square for food,
festival and a new, outdoor multidisciplinary
drink, and creative happenings; to those who
spectacle of visual, performing, and media
enter the exciting world of art and history that
arts—will inspire wonder and delight while
is the MAH itself; to those who don’t get
serving as catalysts for community interaction. We will expand access to all community members via new admission policies, and through our new “Virtual MAH” exhibitions, screenings, concerts, activities, and digital gallery. Our hope is that that MAH becomes more than a place you go—but a collection of creative and cultural experiences that meets our community wherever they may be, whether indoors, outdoors, offsite, or online. At the MAH you will continue to find beloved programs and exhibitions—from our participatory series on social impact issues, Día de Muertos celebration, partner-driven events, and school field trips to bilingual family programming. Supporting these will be content-aligned activities and opportunities designed to help forge thematic connections
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programs and interdisciplinary approach
world transformed by public art, or the
to community building. Together we will
enlightenment of an educational
continue and expand upon that tradition
experience. We believe the MAH can be
through meaningful, place-based work
all of those things—at once a space to
that animates and enlivens Santa Cruz
communicate needs, perspectives, and
County, moving the MAH forward in a way
ideals as it is a place to be awestruck by
that is relevant and responsive to our
an exceptional work of art or insightful
diverse community while upholding and
revelation about our past.
furthering our reputation as a cultural and social innovator.
One of the most creative and forwardthinking community museums in the
To make this vision a reality, the continued
country, the MAH has been an industry
philanthropic investment of a broad
leader, distinguished by its trailblazing
community of supporters is essential.
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“The MAH is a temple of creative chaos, the anchor of a vibrant new town square, a Santa Cruz cultural crossroads that attracts close to 150,000 visitors a year.” —Good Times
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“Tattoos, once banned in Santa Cruz, take the spotlight in a new Museum of Art and History exhibit.” —City on a Hill Press, on Tattoo’d Santa Cruz
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Contributors
The MAH relies upon the generosity of hundreds of members and donors each year to sustain our mission. We are also grateful to our many volunteers, partners, and sponsors. Our efforts to build a stronger, more connected community are possible only with their collaboration and support. The lists on the following pages recognize the individuals, families, businesses, and
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organizations who contributed $20 or more in cumulative gifts between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020. We apologize for any omissions or misspellings. Please let us know of any errors so we can correct them.
$10,000+
$5,000-9,999
Arts Council Santa Cruz County
California Humanities
California Arts Council
Andrea London
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
Joanna Miller
County of Santa Cruz
Sereno Group
Institute of Museum and Library Services Monterey Peninsula Foundation George Ow and Gail Michaelis-Ow Santa Cruz City Arts Catherine Steele The David and Lucille Packard Foundation The James Irvine Foundation
Caitlin Deck
David Newcomb Sheri Shipe and Heather Lee Dede Simmons Togo’s / Scotts Valley Sandwich, Inc.
$1,000-4,999 Kathy and John Ballard Bella Babot and Richard Baer Carola Barton and John Supan
William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Mary and Harry Blanchard
Anonymous
Jenny and John Bost
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Bobbi Burns and Ed Colligan
Karen and Walter Loewenstern
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Deb Abbott
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Sharon Dirnberger Dorothea Ditchfield
Mimi and Craig French
Blake Doherty and Rachel Glassberg
Carol Fuller
Mary Doyle and David Greenwood
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Kristen Ayer
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Ho’āla Bodywork
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Tess and David Appleby
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Susan Becker
Denise Booth and Michael Maikovich
Lori and Jack Burkett
Linda Burman-Hall and Tim Shea
Moss Caballero
Lejla Borovac
Eileen Campbell
Emily Bosworth
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Gary and Geri Campopiano Christine Candelaria and AJ Duryea Alejandra Cardenas Gail Carhart Scofield and Cole Bryan Teresa Carley
Dani Beckerman
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Jill Case
Kim Brandt and Ellyn Wilson
Marissa Castello
Katherine Beiers
Bobbi Carriker William Casey
Liz Celeste and John Woodruff Anna and Sophia Cerna Terren Chang Chip Chapin and Kayla Rose
Emily Coren Shawnte CoronaMartinez Charis Cosgrove and Marty Bickford Penny Cotter
Eric Child
Marney and Steven Cox
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Erica Crawford and Kent Newbold
Kris and Cristine Chopra Angela Christmann Joseph Cianciarulo and Susan Page
Kathleen Crocetti and Bill Lucas Lauren Crux
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Shelby Graham Nancy Graham
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Robin Garmann Irene Garner Jessica and Drew Gaul
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ANNUAL REPORT 2020
Kate Halversen Chris Hance Susan and Richard Hancey Marcia Hand Jeff and Jocelyn Hansen Ruth Hanson Sarah and Mike Harbison Ryan Hardin and Lari Rojas Judy Harger Stephanie Harlan Mark Harris Sandy and Nick Hartman Andy and Juel Hartmann Elizabeth HarveyGuedes and Jo Guedes Daniel and Karen Hassett
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James Hollomon
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Stephen Kessler Amy Keys and Steve McKay Coeleen Kiebert Elaine Kihara and David Sweet Tom and Carolina Killion
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Armando Limon
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Andrea Mollenauer
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Nada Miljkovic and Matthew Ammann
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Danna Moreno Joe and Laura Morishige Michele Mosher and Maia Yates
Kathy and Louie Paolino Jonas Papaurelis
Karol Niccoli
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Brian Parselle and Marilyn Huffman John Pasha Dorothy and Doug Patrick
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Jan Meyers and Jay Anderson
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Laurie Palmer
Linda Mowen
Deborah and John Muth
Dawn and John Mihelic
Jan Palia
Nathan Nowling
Ashkin Merrikh
Elizabeth Mier
Anandi Paganini
Tim Mott
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Frank and Jill Perry Keri Petersen and Gary Ekin Celia Petersen Brown and Janet Herman Elijah Pfotenhauer and Katelyn Byrne Caitlin Phillips
Annette Olson
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Hanna Onjea Jane Orbuch and Bryan Cockel Sandra Orozco Donal Murphy and Julie Orr Susan Orrett Deborah Osterberg Lilia Otero
Patricia Pinho Sarah Pink Leonita and Christoph Pistor Stephanie Pitch Jennifer Pitino and Daniel Pitino Fredrickson Anna Lee-Poli and Evan Poli Catherine Portesi
Patricia Poulos
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Susan Seaburg and Judith Allen
Trink Praxel and Don Zimmerman
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Ellen Primack and Eric Schmidt Muriel and Marci Prolo Andrew Purchin and Scotty Brookie Diane Putnam and John Donohue Sarah Rabkin and Charles Atkinson Heather and Finnegan Radcliffe Katie Radcliffe Oscar Andrade Yonah Radousky Linda Raffel Catherine Ramirez Marina Ramon and Todd Skelton Andrea and Matt Randall Sarah Rapp Stephanie and Kristen Raugust Randall Rea and Kathleen Loughlin Gretchen Regenhardt Maryanne Rehberg and Christie Hogeland Allison and Dominic Phillip Renda Shannon and Scott Renfrew
Susan Renison and Rob Milby
Josephine and Rita Rifesi Marilyn Rigler Sanra Ritten and Diego Felix Michele Rix Sarah Roan Linda Janakos and Doren Robbins Michael Roberts Jason Robertson Adriana Rocha Burt and Joyce D. Rodgers Ken Rodkey Phil Rodriguez Lenore Rody Schaefer Roemmele and Tim Kensit Tammy Rogers Joe Rogers and Erica Nieszop Barbara Rogoff Elaine Rohlfes Jesus and Laura De La Rosa Joey Rosczyk Everett Rose and Mark James Kathy Rose and Paul Schoellhamer E. Rosenast
Cindy Rubin and Brian Rosenthal John, Enid and Sean Rusev Ky and Will Russell Rosalind Ruth and Judy Luiz Susan Rypka Josefina Sabatino Joan Saia and Kaitlyn Saia-Hicks Nicole and Marc Salles Hanna Samson Nancy and Ed Sanchez Iris and James Sanders Ashley Sanders and Joseph Sabini John Sears and Freya Sands Diana Santiago Joseph Jason Santiago LaCour Elisabeth Santos Melanie Sargent Paula Sandas-Harvey Clare Sawyer Amit Saxena Georgann and John Scally Sheila Schat and Jon Luini Maria Schechter Jordan and Dana Schettler Jill Schettler-Susskind and Marc Susskind Andrew Schiffrin and Carol Brenner Joe Schirmer Pamela Schleissner Kenneth Schulze Analydia Scoggin Kathryn and Stan Scott
April Sembrat-Potts and Jeanette Sembrat Elizabeth Semmelmann and Errol Griffin Jeff and LeAnn Sewell Jenna Shankman Melody Sharp Eric and Michelle Shedlarski Helen and Robert Shepherd Leonie Sherman Yanli Shi Dorah and Geoff Shuey John and Nichole Shuler Elizabeth Siemon and Casey Hill Ken Sievers Debbie Silva Karen Simmons Emily Sinclair Maren Sinclair Hurn Michael Singer and Sally Eastman Linda Imonode Skemer and Andy Skemer Paul Skenazy and Farnaz Fatemi Julia Skuratowicz Ken and Tina Slosberg Leigh and Jeanne Smith Calvin Smith Laura and Kenneth Smith Teri Smith Sara Smith Henry Smith and Kerry Beth Hosley Carol Smith and Ted Hoffman Erik Snow Julio Cesar Solano y Lupita Solano Benne
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Alfredo Torres y Erika Ibañez
Jana Weir and Josh Fodor
Wendy Traber
Chris Weir and Sally Arnold
Leslie Tremaine Chuck Tremper Todd Tsukushi Ariel Tucker-Jones Cris Tulloch David Twist
Mark Welsh Melody and Joseph Whinnery Sandy White
Cath Tyner
Tana Widdows and James Livingston
T Michael and Jeanne Ulwelling
Jorian and Topher Wilkins
Niels and Pat Sundermeyer
Hollie Unruh
Phillip and Jill Williams
Patricia Unruhe
Steve Williams
Tegan and Tara Speiser
Marissa and Justin Swett
Roy Upton
Daniel Spelce and Yolanda ProvosteFuentes
Diane Syrcle and Susan Leo
Bennett Williamson and Kate Dundon
Stephanie Sonnenshine
Jim Sullivan
Sandi Spanfelner and Jessica Lowe-Wilson
Ethan Summers
Jennifer and Michael Sparber
Debra Spencer and Jim Rolens Nicole Sperling Mandy Spitzer and Victor Schiffrin
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Chris and Caitlin Spohrer Marcia St. Clair Tom Stagg Nicole and Doug Stallard
Joan Taketa Jill Tamaru and Claude Thompson Michelle and Keiko Taniguchi Jennifer and Bruce Taylor Ann Taylor Jan Taylor and Robert Aegerter Ana and John Teeple
Mary Jane Stanford
Aya Templeman
Audrey Stanley
Shmuel Thaler
Katie Stanton and John “Benton” Shakely
Jade Theresa Taylor
Cynthia Stark
Melissa Thoeny and Glenn Johnson
Chad Steiner
Eric Thiermann
Jake Steinhour and Mel Holloway
Barbara Thomas
Beth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle
Lorraine Thomas
Stanley D. and Carli Stevens Bonnie Steward Jessica Stewart Aaron Stoetzel Rachel Stoll Cynthia Strauss and Kenneth Bewick
Jeff and Meg Thomas Anne and Byron Thomas Bill Thompson and Carole Illouz-Thompson Cherie Thorne Bruce Thurman Dave Tidgwell and Jeanne Solano Julie and Mike Tighe
Ricardo Valdes David VanBrink and Deborah Culmer Tami and Eric Vaughan Eugene Veteska and Margaret Inokuma VMware via Bright Funds Foundation
Lorre Winkler Renee Winter and Paul Roth Olivia Winter and Zerubba Levi
Candace Waage and Alan Hiromura
Vicky Winters Cynthia Witherspoon
Rita Wadsworth
Megan Withycombe
Lynn Wagner
Steve Wolfman and Julie Gorshe
Kimberly Wainscoat Neil Waldhauer and Cara Lamb Damien Walker T Mike Walker Harrison and Julie Walls Holly and Barry Walter Eike Waltz and Sheila Halligan-Waltz Carol Warren David Warren Michael and Susan Warren Maya Wax Judy Weaver Katherine and Blake Weber
Lee and Bonnie Tinder
Shelly Stryker
Damon Tkoch and Katie Fortney
Mary S. Weeks and James D. Phillips
Nancy Stucker and Geraldo Velazquez
Aumao “Akeripa” and Marie Toalepaialii
Aislyn and Rebecca Weinfeld
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Jane Weed-Pomerantz and Ron Pomerantz
Brian and Shelley Strehlke
Diane and Craig Wilson
Andrew and Jessica Woodhead David Woods Alison Woolpert Anne Wormald Eric Wulff and Marie Beaugureau Dan and Sara Wysuph Icy and Tony Young Nancy Young Elizabeth Yznaga and John Himelright Esther Zaragoza and Juliana Lopez Manuel Zavala and Deb Molina Henry Zbyszynski Jenna and Mike Zeller Judy Ziegler
Acknowledgments Land Acknowledgment The land on which we gather is the unceded territory of the Awaswasspeaking Uypi Tribe. The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, comprised of the descendants of indigenous people taken to missions Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista during Spanish colonization of the Central Coast, is today working hard to restore traditional stewardship practices on these lands and heal from historical trauma.
Photo Credits The majority of images featured in this publication were sourced from the MAH’s portfolio and archives. Special thanks to photographers Garrick Ramirez, Mickey Ta,
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Marcello Hutchinson-Trujillo, Alex Vasquez, Shmuel Thaler, Libby Kastle, Diego TorresCasso, and Samantha Teo.
In Memoriam Mary Wood (1944–2019) Mary Wood was the former President of the History Forum and a longtime supporter of the MAH. She had a passion for history, loved Santa Cruz, and spent countless hours volunteering in the community.
Charles Hilger (1938–2020) Charles “Chuck” Hilger was the first Executive Director of the MAH from 1996 to 2003, having previously led the Art Museum of Santa Cruz County since 1984. He was also a talented artist with pieces in many notable private collections and museums.
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