2014 By the Numbers
2014 Annual Report
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2014 By the Numbers People
Awards and Accolades
168,010 Total visitors 30,803 Telfair Academy 73,946 Owens-Thomas House 64,010 Jepson Center 2,835 Museum Members
American Advertising Federation Savannah Gold, Savannah Advertising Federation ADDYs for Spanish Sojourns Campaign Silver, Savannah Advertising Federation ADDYs for Spanish Sojourns Exhibition Invitation and the 2013 Arty Party Invitation
Education and Outreach
American Alliance of Museums Honorable Mention, AAM Publication Awards for Telfair Magazine
23,319 people served through education programs 73 lectures, films, and community events 153 community partners 112 outreach visits 76 free youth tours and art workshops 68 art and dance classes
Exhibitions 18 Exhibitions presented 15 Organized by Telfair Museums 1 Exhibition Publication – Slavery and Freedom in Savannah with University of Georgia Press
Collections 6,831 works in the permanent collection 11 works added to the collection
Technology 50,900 Telfair.org page views per month 13,400 unique visitors per month to Telfair.org 5,875 likes on Facebook 4,118 Followers on Twitter
American Association of State and Local History Leadership in History Award of Merit for Slavery and Freedom in Savannah Project Association of Art Museum Directors Top 100 “Next Practices in Art Museum Education” PULSE Art + Technology Festival Coastal Museums Association Excellence in Exhibition for Spanish Sojourns Connect Savannah Best of Savannah Awards Best Museum, Jepson Center Best Art Gallery, Jepson Center Best Historic Building, Owens-Thomas House Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council Award for Excellence in Documenting Georgia’s History for Slavery and Freedom in Savannah book Kahlil Gibran International Award Tania Sammons, Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Historic Sites Savannah Magazine Best of Savannah Awards Best Museum/House Museum Southeastern Museums Conference Award of Excellence, Slavery and Freedom in Savannah Exhibition Best of Show, Publication Competition for Spanish Sojourns campaign Gold, Publication Competition for 2013 Arty Party Invitation The Communicator Awards Silver, for 2013 Arty Party Invitation Silver, for Spanish Sojourns campaign
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2014 By the Numbers
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Owens-Thomas 2014 By the Numbers House
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2014 By the Numbers
Jepson Center
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Endowment Draw 22%
2014 Financials
Endowment Draw 22%
Contributed Income 41% Education & Curatorial 11%
Contributed Income 41% Earned Income 2014 Operating Income – Audited 37% Earned Income 37% Administrative
Int Facilities 27%Education & Curatorial 11%
2014 Operating Income - Audited
Operating Revenue: $4,987,931
Investment Income Draw 22%
8%
Administrative Personnel 8% 47%
Marketing Operating Expenses: $4,8
Marketing 5%
5%
Net Income from Operations: $172,5 Net Income from Operations: $172,506 Contributed Income 41%
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evenue: $4,987,931 Revenue: $4,987,931
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Contributed Income Contributed 41% Income 41%
ncome d%Income 37%
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Operating Expenses: $4,812,745 Operating Expenses: $4,812,745
Net Income from Education & Curatorial Education & 11% Curatorial 11%
Administrative 8% Administrative 8% Marketing 5% Marketing 5%
Interest on bond Facilities 2% on bond Interest 27% Facilities Operations: $172,506 2% 27%
Personnel 47% Personnel 47%
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2014 Financials Telfair Museum of Art, Inc. 2014 Statement of Activities—Audited Statements of Activities
Year ended December 31, 2014 Unrestricted Undesignated Operating Revenue Contributions Governmental support and grants Membership dues Admission charges Investment income Museum store sales, net Special events, net Rental and other revenue Net assets released from restriction and change in designation Investment income draw Other
$
Expenses Personnel costs Administration Investment expenses Interest Curatorial Education Marketing Maintenance and security Insurance Utilities Collection items purchased and not capitalized Depreciation
970,683 101,460 164,612 1,163,269 204,579 520,640 469,627
Non-Operating
$
$
$
$
801,799 -
$
1,976,110 102,050 792,968 -
-
1,129,526 263,535
(676,530) 828,350
(452,996) (1,091,885)
4,987,931
1,624
4,989,555
953,619
2,246,257 374,891 104,794 406,485 137,500 216,385 752,852 237,717 335,864 2,680 -
146,356 602,127
2,246,257 374,891 146,356 104,794 406,485 137,500 216,385 752,852 237,717 335,864 2,680 602,127
-
748,483
5,563,908
172,506
$
(746,859)
(574,353)
Net assets, beginning of year Net assets, end of year
970,683 101,460 164,612 1,163,269 1,624 204,579 520,640 469,627
18,208,975 $
17,634,622
$
300,000 -
Total
$
3,246,793 203,510 164,612 1,163,269 1,596,391 204,579 520,640 469,627
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-
1,326,247
300,000
7,569,421
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-
2,246,257 374,891 146,356 104,794 406,485 137,500 216,385 752,852 237,717 335,864 2,680 602,127
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-
-
5,563,908
953,619
1,326,247
300,000
2,005,513
11,015,952 $
Permanently Restricted Endowment
Temporarily Restricted
1,129,526 263,535
4,815,425 Change in net assets
1,624 -
Unrestricted Board Designated Endowment
Total Undesignated
11,969,571
14,928,629 $
16,254,876
5,353,271 $
5,653,271
49,506,827 $
51,512,340
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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2014 Financials Telfair Museum of Art, Inc. of Financial Position 2014 Statements of FinancialStatements Position—Audited
December 31,
2013
2014
ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents
$
Investments, at fair value Charitable foundation beneficial interest
1,203,961
$
902,679
28,975,814 2,144,000
27,714,410 1,300,000
31,119,814
29,014,410
217,384
103,433
1,304,671 142,231 265,014 23,796,897 -
1,312,250 125,438 307,798 24,289,745 -
$ 58,049,972
$ 56,055,753
$
$
Accounts and interest receivable, net Promises to give, net of discount of $63,000 and $35,000 in 2014 and 2013, respectively Inventory Other assets Property, net Collections (Note 1)
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Liabilities Trade accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities Deferred revenue Bonds payable
Net assets Unrestricted Undesignated Board designated endowment Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted endowment
375,742 161,890 6,000,000
292,541 256,385 6,000,000
6,537,632
6,548,926
17,634,622 11,969,571 16,254,876 5,653,271
18,208,975 11,015,952 14,928,629 5,353,271
51,512,340
49,506,827
$ 58,049,972
$ 56,055,753
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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2014 Exhibitions Jepson Center
Telfair Academy
Rafael Rozendaal Websites 1/20 – 3/3
Romantic Spirits: Nineteenth-Century Paintings from the Johnson Collection 7/25/2014 – 2/15/2015
PULSE Art + Technology Festival 1/29 – 4/13 Slavery and Freedom in Savannah 2/8 – 8/31 Karrie Hovey: A Garden Grows, Inside and Out 2/27- 8/17 Contemporary Masters: The Kirk Varnedoe Collection 3/28 – 7/20 Marilyn: Celebrating an American Icon 4/4 – 7/27 Helen Levitt: In the Street 4/25 –9/21 “Street” by James Nares 4/25 – 9/21 Todd Schroeder 6/25-9/21 Whitfield Lovell: Deep River 8/15 – 2/1/2015 Port City: The Savannah River Through Artists’ Eyes 9/12 – 1/4/15 Savannah Collects 10/3 – 1/18/2015 Panhandle Slim 10/18 – 5/1/2015 I Have Marks to Make 12/7/14 – 1/5/15 TELFAIR.ORG
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2014 Exhibitions
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Education Deep River School Program
In the fall of 2014, the education department offered one of the most memorable school programs of recent years, engaging 2,896 4th grade students from the Savannah Chatham County Public Schools and other local students. Students viewed and discussed Whitfield Lovell’s powerful work exploring history and identity in the exhibition Deep River. In the studio students created their own self-portraits on wooden discs, placing them next to objects that expressed something about themselves in an ever-growing educational exhibition.
Teen Council
2014 saw the museum’s most ambitious Teen Council program to date. High school students from area schools participated in monthly meetings, learning about the workings of the three sites from staff, and assisting at museum events. The 2013-14 school year teen council also completed two significant culminating projects. The group researched and created an audio tour for Telfair’s Kirk Varnedoe Collection and organized an end of school year special event for teens called Telfair Pop!
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Education PULSE Art + Technology Festival
Telfair’s popular PULSE Festival wowed an audience of 3,200 people with amazing interactive art by Cuppetelli and Mendoza, Gabe Barcia-Columbo, Rafael Rozendaal and other artists. Audiences of all ages enjoyed a fourday series of lectures and hands-on workshops, as well as electrifying performances by KidSyc and Adam Matta. The group Invisible’s musical contraptions and videogames made by local STEM Academy students were a hit at a family day attended by nearly 1,000 people.
Education Studio/ArtZeum
Thanks to major funding from Gulfstream and local donors, upgrades were made to the Jepson Center’s educational facilities including the ArtZeum and Education Studios. In the ArtZeum a new children’s reading area was created. Telfair’s digital art education programs for youth were benefited by the addition of new Mac mini studio computers and a 3D printer for use in the museums’ videogame development classes and summer camps.
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Acquisitions 2014.1.1 John Henry Twachtman American (1853-1902) Mouth of the Seine, 1884-89 Etching on paper 3 3/16 x 4 ½ inches Gift of Diane and Ervin Houston
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2014.1.2 Christopher A. D. Murphy American (1902-1973) Untitled (Back of Owens-Thomas House from State Street) Etching on paper 3 1/8 x 3 7/16 inches Gift of Diane and Ervin Houston 2014.1.3 William O. Golding American (1874-1943) U.S.S. Nourmahal, 1933 Pencil and crayon on paper 9 x 11 7/8 inches Gift of Diane and Ervin Houston
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2014.2 Edited and released by Helen Levitt, 1952 Filmed by Helen Levitt, Janice Loeb, and James Agee in the mid 1940s In the Street 16 mm film with sound Museum purchase with funds provided by Mrs. Robert O. Levitt 2014.3 Paul Stone (American, 1928-1976) Elizabeth and the Rooster, 1963 Tempera on panel 29 1/4 x 23 1/2 inches Gift of Albert E. Stone and Grace Stone
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Acquisitions 2014.4 John Taylor Arms (American, 1887-1953) Veere (sketch), 1933 Etching on paper 6 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches Demonstration plate, etched at Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences on February 10, 1933 Museum purchase
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2014.5.1 William Nutter (British, 1854/59-1802) after William Hogarth Captain Thomas Coram (1668 – 1751), 1796 Engraving on paper 23 ½ x 17 inches Gift of John and Virginia Duncan 2014.5.2 David Edwin (American, b. England, 1776-1841) Reverend Henry Holcombe, D. D. (1762-1824), c. 1810-20 Stipple engraving 16 x 10 ¾ inches Gift of John and Virginia Duncan 2014.5.3 Anne Taylor Nash (American, 1884-1968) Untitled (Woman in red polka dots), c. 1930s Oil on canvas 30 x 25 inches Gift of John and Virginia Duncan
2014.6 William Tarr Untitled Ink and gouache on paper 24 5/8 x 21 ½ inches Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight H. Emanuelson
2014.5.4 Myrtle Jones (American, 1913-2005) The Flowered Hat, before 1955 Oil on canvas 30 x 22 inches Gift of John and Virginia Duncan Conservation funded by Kim Iocovozzi, William Rhangos, Sue Ruby, Nevy Clark, Steve Jepson, Brian Culver, and Richard Middleton.
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2014 Event Highlights elfair Museums hosted over 100 events and raised T over $700,000 through major fundraisers, opening receptions, engagement events and rentals! The 2014 Telfair Ball, chaired by Cindy Edwards, raised a record $492,000 and welcomed His Excellency Ramon Gil-Casares, Spanish Ambassador to the US, as Honorary Chairperson. The Telfair Academy Guild (TAG) partnered with Marc Jacobs to produce the wildly successful Art of Great Fashion in the Spring. In the Fall, TAG worked with renowned designers Phoebe and Jim Howard along with local Savannah designers to present a new and stylish event, Rooms With A View! The stakes were high at William Jay Society’s Signature Event, Monte Carlo! The 20th Annual Telfair Art Fair featured 80 artists displaying and selling works of all mediums including paintings, photography, glass, jewelry, sculptures, and mixed media. The $5,000 Carolyn Luck McElveen Best in Show Award went to Mary Sly of Friday Harbor, Washington for her work in textiles and fibers.
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Endowment Campaign ecuring the Future: S The Endowment Campaign VISION
With the opening of the Jepson Center in 2006, Telfair Museums has grown exponentially in its ability to benefit audiences in Savannah and around the globe. Met by a rapidly increasing demand for access to our creative approaches, collections, exhibitions, and programs, Telfair Museums is poised to become a premier institution, contributing to Savannah’s renaissance as a cultural destination and an educational public resource. Our vision is to establish the museum as a dynamic space where art, ideas, and experience intersect to spark imagination and learning. Endowment growth is central to achieving Telfair’s goal of serving our city as a welcoming, vibrant center where people from all backgrounds can experience great works of art, innovative ideas, and free educational opportunities—now and for generations to come. The Securing the Future endowment campaign will strengthen Telfair’s operations; support the necessary investment in our three architecturally renowned buildings, thus maximizing the potential of our world-class collection; and ensure that the museum remains a vital cultural destination, a leading center for scholarship, and a resource for the community and our state.
CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES
From Mary Telfair’s founding bequest in 1876 to the Landmark Campaign to build the Jepson Center 130 years later, Telfair Museums has long benefited from the generosity of people who share our vision. An endowment gift provides a highly visible and lasting tribute to an individual or family whose extraordinary philanthropic contributions deserve recognition and commemoration. We invite you to be part of the Telfair’s remarkable legacy by supporting our work in the following areas:
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Curatorial Endowments Curators are central to the life of an art museum and chiefly responsible for the acquisition and interpretation of works of art and for the organization of temporary exhibitions. As scholars and teachers, curators translate the beauty of art for the public, determining what is important and enduring, and then sharing it with students, visitors, and families. Endowment support for Telfair’s curatorial efforts may include the naming of curatorial positions, the support of conservation efforts, and the establishment of curatorial research and travel funds. Exhibition Endowments Exhibitions are at the heart of the museum experience, presenting art to the public in engaging, innovative ways. Exhibition endowments enable Telfair Museums to organize major traveling shows from its permanent collection, as well as bring international exhibits to the Savannah community. These endowments provide a stable funding source, enabling Telfair to produce ambitious, world-class exhibitions that benefit not only our local patrons, volunteers, and children in need, but also our visitors nationally and from abroad.
Education Endowments Museum educators develop the programs that allow Telfair audiences to connect to the exhibitions, helping people of all ages and backgrounds engage with the museum and enjoy the benefits of art. Through the creation of innovative programs and resources, educators provide audiences with meaningful experiences unique to the Telfair Museums. Endowment support for education may include the naming of educational positions, endowing community outreach programs, and the establishment of a fund for educational resources and new technologies.
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Endowment Campaign Museum Operations More than 80% of the Telfair’s $5 million operating budget comes from annual giving, which includes admission revenue, corporate sponsorships, grants, memberships, and annual contributions. The remaining 20% comes from investment income on our $22 million endowment. Additional gifts to this endowment would provide additional annual support for operations that would stabilize the museum’s annual budget and allow for more consistent planning for programs. Help us ensure that Telfair Museums will be able to serve future generations by making an endowment gift to our Secure the Future campaign!
STRENGTHS
Widely regarded as one of the top art museums in the South, Telfair Museums draws upon its rich history and extensive collection to advance the preservation and appreciation of three centuries of art, architecture, and history. Our long tradition of excellence is affirmed year after year, accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts. Upon this solid foundation, we are building a museum for the 21st century: a place where past meets present and local meets global.
World-renowned collection Telfair Museums is home to an internationally known collection of over 7,000 artworks in all media—the only public resource of its kind in Savannah. Among the museum’s notable holdings are late 19th- and early 20th-century American Impressionist and Ashcan School paintings, American and English silver and furniture, and the Kirk Varnedoe Collection of works on paper by contemporary masters. We actively collect historical and contemporary works of art that illuminate the issues and complexities of our time.
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Intensive education and community outreach As Savannah’s art museum since 1886, Telfair Museums serves as a leader in community outreach. Our school tour program, launched in the 1930s, has brought the joy of art to hundreds of thousands of children in our community from all backgrounds. In addition, the museum features work by artists and children in rehabilitation centers throughout the city—a program now entering its 20th year, which illustrates the impact that art can have on the healing process and its ability to transform lives. Reaching out even further, our staff and volunteers visit parks, playgrounds, community centers, retirement homes, and hospitals in every corner of Savannah, bringing art to people and communities who need it most. Cutting-edge programs and exhibitions Telfair Museums is a trailblazer in bringing experimental approaches to the museum tradition. Our annual PULSE Art + Technology Festival, for instance, invites artists from around the world to showcase the newest techniques, technology, and innovative ideas in the realm of electronic arts. Our Slavery and Freedom in Savannah project, as well, is one of the first programs nationwide to explore the complex issue of slavery in an urban setting. Additionally, Telfair is committed to ongoing gallery reinstallation projects designed to breathe new life into our breathtaking permanent collection. Commitment to scholarship Telfair Museums’ esteemed curatorial team is actively involved in rigorous study and interpretation of art and artifacts, regularly publishing research and lecturing to contribute new scholarship to the field. Recent exhibitions such as Dutch Utopia: American Artists in Holland, 1880-1914 and Spanish Sojourns: Robert Henri and the Spirit of Spain broke new ground in the art world and enhanced Telfair’s reputation as a leading, visionary museum.
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Alice and Bob Jepson
Joan & Gary Capen
Josh and Kelley Keller
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Cay
Ted and Karen Kleisner
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Compton, Jr
Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Macgill
Dr. and Mrs. John Considine
Dr. and Mrs. William T. Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Coker, Jr
Tammie N. Mosley
Lila and Dale Critz
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick R. Muller
Debbie and Dale Critz, Jr
Sylvaine and Dave Neises
Mr. and Mrs. Glen M. Darbyshire
Seacrest Partners
Thomas A. and Dorothy B. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pinyan, Jr
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. DemĂŠrĂŠ, Jr
Susan G. and Thomas V. Reilly Fund for Lectures
Eleanore and Domenico De Sole
Cheri D. and Benjamin R. Roach
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Dorman
Rosaleen R. Roxburgh
Cheryl D. Dozier, Savannah State University
Swann Seiler
Polly and Mitchell Dunn
Elfrida Barrow Sinkler
Mr. and Mrs. Reed Dulany III
Jacqueline and Ken Sirlin
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Edwards III
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Robert and Jean Faircloth
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Solomons, Jr.
Linda Fisk and Wilson Morris
Jason and Clara Stevens
T. Mills and Marianne M. Fleming
Helen R. Steward
Marla and Morris Geffen
Fran and Hue Thomas III
Philip and Oleta Harden
Don and Cindy Waters
The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation
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Annual Giving The museum gratefully acknowledges those individuals, foundations, corporations, and government agencies whose annual membership, event underwriting, and unrestricted contributions have helped sustain Telfair’s core operations and programs.
$100,000 and up
Mr. and Mrs. F. Reed Dulany III
Mr. and Mrs. W. Waldo Bradley
City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs
Danyse and Julius Edel
Brasseler, USA
Embassy Suites
Inge A. Brasseler
Alice and Bob Jepson
$25,000 - $99,999 Alan S. Gaynor Estate Ben Carter Enterprises Joan and Gary Capen Colonial Foundation, Inc. Lila and Dale Critz
Fifth Third Bank Georgia Council for the Arts Jepson Associates, Inc.
City of Savannah Sylvia and Charles Coker, Jr. Debbie and Dale Critz Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Davis
Mrs. Robert O. Levitt
Dominion Foundation
Don and Carolyn Luck McElveen
Dulany Industries, Inc.
Mr. Richard H. Middleton, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Eidell
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon J. Nagel
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight H. Emanuelson Dr. Marianne M. and Mr. T. Mills Fleming
Domenico and Eleanore De Sole
Ann and Lamont Osteen
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rabinowitz
Bob and Jean Faircloth
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Reilly
Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Roelle
HunterMaclean
Seacrest Partners, Inc.
J.C. Bamford Excavators, Ltd.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Dana Sinkler
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Kleisner
Jacqueline and Ken Sirlin
Ms. Candace Lanier
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Kessler Wilson and Linda Fisk Morris Dave and Sylvaine Neises
Georgia Ports Authority Georgia Power Company Ann and George Hubbs
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Levy
Cheri D. and Benjamin R. Roach
SunTrust Bank
Cathy and Philip Solomons
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Taylor
Telfair Academy Guild
Fran and Hue Thomas III
Mr. Edward Mayberry and Ms. Ann Ghisolfi
The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation
TMX Finance
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. McWhorter
Wells Fargo Private Bank
Dr. and Mrs. William T. Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Dwaine L. Willett
$10,000 - $24,999 Acuity Brands, Inc. Alan S. Gaynor Fund of the Savannah Community Foundation Anderson Family Foundation Mr. Leigh Carter Critz, Inc.
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Margaret F. Perryman Charitable Trust
Mr. and Mrs. John Morisano Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Muller
$5,000 - $9,999 Anonymous
Mrs. Rosaleen Roxburgh
Dr. and Mrs. R. Durwood Almkuist II
Dr. and Mrs. David H. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis G. Anderson
South magazine
Dr. Victor L. Andrews
Jason H. and Clara L. Stevens
Bank of America
Mrs. Helen R. Steward
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sassano Savannah Magazine
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Annual Giving Marti and Austin Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred R. Kennickell, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. E. D. Biggerstaff III
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Tarbutton
Jim and Dottie Kluttz
Blick Art Materials
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Thorpe, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Kole
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bogert
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Tucker
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth N. Larsen
Dr. and Mrs. Sidney J. Bolch III
Pamela L. and Peter S. Voss
Dr. James and Stephanie Lindley
Ms. Anne Whitton Bolyea
Dr. and Mrs. J. Blakely Long
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Bradley
Dottie and Joel Lynch
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm L. Butler
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Lytle
Mrs. Ellen R. Byck
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Allen
Marc by Marc Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Cannon
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Atkinson
Mrs. Patricia C. McLeod
Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Carpenter
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Barrow III
Dr. and Mrs. Nolan C. Moore
Mr. Kevin Cartee
Meg and Austin Buck
Dr. and Mrs. Dennis L. Myers
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Cartledge
Mrs. Sylvan M. Byck, Jr.
Laurie and Chris Osteen
Mimi Cay
Byck-Rothschild Foundation, Inc.
Mrs. Barbara B. Paull
Circa Lighting
Mary A. Canavan
Mr. John L. Picker and Ms. Denise Regan
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Coad
Dr. and Mrs. Clifton L. Cannon, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Pinyan, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. John M. Considine, Jr.
Cannon Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Mr. and Mrs. E. Michael Powers
Mr. James A. D. Cox and
Dr. Frank A. Rizza
Mr. Ronald C. Melander
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Cay
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy E. Coy
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Compton, Jr.
Mr. Len A. Cripe and Ms. Sandra L. Roth
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Crossman
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cortese
Savannah Distributing Company
D. J. Powers Co., Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen M. Darbyshire
Savannah Toyota
Dasher Management, LLC
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Roger and Gail Soens
Mrs. L. Michael Donovan, Jr.
William J. Donahue
St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System
Mrs. Edward F. Downing
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Dorman
Downtown Neighborhood Association
Mr. F. Reed Dulany, Jr.
Mr. Charles C. Taylor and Mr. Samir Nikocevic
Dr. and Mrs. A. Joseph Edwards III
Mary and Marty Vernick
Mr. and Mrs. H. Mitchell Dunn, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Eichholz
Willis Insurance Services
Mr. Charles Ellis III
Ms. Amelia Eichholz and Mr. Michael Larsen
Mr. Richard H. Ellis and
Mr. Stephen S. Green
$1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. James K. Emery
Mrs. Toby W. Hollenberg
Mrs. Leopold Adler II
Mr. and Mrs. John Eppel
Dr. and Mrs. Louis G. Horn IV
Mr. and Mrs. William Y. Atkinson IV
Jane and Ed Feiler
Mr. and Mrs. Jack A. Kaster
Atlantic Records Management Company
First Citizens Bank
Kelley and Josh Keller
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Baker, Jr.
Chloe L. Fort
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Kennedy III
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Bergen
Brian and Lynn Foster
$2,500 - $4,999 Anonymous
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Mr. and Mrs. J. Laurence Dunn
Ms. Margaret M. Wright
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Annual Giving Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Galloway
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Reitman
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar L. T. Gay
Dr. Richard F. Leighton and Dr. Sylvia K. Fields
Marla and Morris Geffen
Dayle and Aaron Levy
Ms. Kathi Rich
Mr. and Mrs. Sam A. George, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Levy, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Rogers
Mrs. A. M. Goldkrand
Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Macgill
Barbara and Mike Ruddy
Mrs. Julian H. Good
Mr. and Mrs. John McCarthy
Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Greco
Mr. Robert J. Merritt
Savannah State University, Dr. Cheryl D. Dozier
Mr. and Mrs. Kent C. Gregory
Mickey Rountree Insurance Agency, Inc.
Ms. Swann Seiler
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Gussler
Dr. Robert B. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. W. Russell Shaw
Oleta and Philip Harden
Dr. and Mrs. William A. Miller
South State Bank, Mr. John C. Helmken II
Hargray Communications
Ms. JoAnn M. Miller
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Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Harris Dr. Melvin L. Haysman and Mrs. Roberta Kamine-Haysman Ms. Linda Heasley and Mr. Stephen Coady
Ms. Tammie N. Mosley
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Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Randall A. Stolt Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sugden Zelda and Sheldon Tenenbaum
Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas L. Henry
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick R. Muller
Mrs. Robert A. Henry
John and Carolyn Neely
Ms. Elise K. Hill
Kelly and Wayne Newberry
Mr. David M. Hillenbrand
Judy and Gary Oakes
Jean and Willard Holland
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Dr. Dorothy and Mr. Raymond Holmes
Oliver Maner, LLP
J. T. Turner Construction Company, Inc.
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Dr. and Mrs. Juha I. Jaakkola
Elizabeth M. Oxnard
Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Paddison
Mrs. Chris M. Johnson
Ms. Kelley B. Parker
Rodger Johnson
Dr. and Mrs. Aaron W. Pederson
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Kaminsky
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Peeples
Martin L. Karp
Dr. Alan Perkin
Karsman, McKenzie & Hart Mr. and Mrs. William C. Keightley
Mr. Murray C. Perlman and Mr. Wayne Spear
Dr. Dorothy W. Kingery
Dr. Barbara A. Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Rhett N. Willis
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Kohn
Donald and Phyllis Powell
Emily Winburn
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kostilnik
Blanche Nettles Powers and Andrew J. Powers
Lynn and Philip Wirth
Madison P. Prickett and Jane Griffin
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Dr. Gerald E. and Jan Kramer Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Lauretti
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The Landings Art Association The Parker Companies, Greg M. Parker The Rotary Club of Savannah Mr. Zachary H. Thomas Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Tomhave Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Townsend Mr. Tripp Turner Mr. William R. Udry Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Vinyard Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. L. Walter Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Webb / MENTOR Mr. Barry Weiner and Ms. Sophia McGuire Susan and Ron Whitaker
Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Wise
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Impact of Your Gifts Scholarships for Education: The Kathy von Hollen Gift
In January 2014, Telfair Museums received a phone call that would transform our educational offerings for the next two years. Kathy von Hollen—a financial planner with a passion for providing learning opportunities for Savannah’s underserved youth—was so impressed with Telfair’s art classes that she wanted to find a way to extend these opportunities to children from lower economic backgrounds. She liked the idea of supporting childhood development, she said, “to change the course of someone’s life early on.”
This change quickly took root. Thanks to Kathy’s generosity on behalf of the Margaret F. Perryman Charitable Trust, 480 children received free scholarships to Telfair’s art camps, classes, and Pre-K Head Start programs. Alongside caring professional artists, these students explored museum galleries for the first time. They designed videogames, crafted jewelry, developed photographs, created screenprints, built musical instruments, and learned the finer techniques of painting and sketching, all later featured in curated exhibitions at the Jepson Center.
The Richard Middleton Curatorial Fellowship
Curators are central to the life of an art museum. As scholars and teachers, they translate art for the public, determining what is enduring, skillful, daring, and new, and they share these important works with visitors of all ages. But that raises the question: where does one go to learn how to be a curator? Well, thanks to a multiyear gift from Richard Middleton, that answer is simple— Telfair Museums. Through the creation of a two-year, full-time position, the Richard Middleton Curatorial Fellowship is an opportunity for a young professional to gain real experience in historical research, exhibition planning, curatorial publication, and the implementation of new exhibits. In her first year as a Richard Middleton Curatorial Fellow, Erin Dunn has achieved all of this and more. From creating layout plans for major traveling shows, to researching and coordinating exhibitions of her own, Erin has played a vital role at Telfair, praised for her keen intelligence, collaborative spirit, and enthusiasm for curatorial work. This generous gift from Richard Middleton gave Telfair the resources to provide a young curator with real career experiences, instilling valuable skills needed to excel in future professional roles. “This position is my first real foray into the world of curatorial practice,” says Erin, “and I look forward to developing my goals and ideas professionally and academically as a contemporary art curator.” Thanks to the immense generosity of Richard Middleton, her dream is already underway.
Telfair Museums has never forgotten the kindness of Kathy’s gift, but more importantly, neither have the students. As one eight-year-old girl wrote in a letter to Telfair, “Thank you for awarding me this scholarship to the Jepson Summer Art Camp. I enjoyed doing each and every activity. I’m very grateful you gave me the opportunity to attend.” And so is Telfair.
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Impact of Your Gifts Students to Studios: School Tours from the Byck-Rothschild and Anderson Family Foundations
Can you remember your first trip to an art museum? For many children in Savannah, that answer is easy. It happened in fourth grade, when they first stepped through the doors at Telfair Museums and were asked not only to look at a piece of art, but to think critically about it, comment on it, and create daring artworks of their own. Thanks to significant local support from the Anderson Family Foundation and Byck-Rothschild Foundation, Inc., nearly 3,000 children received this experience in 2014. Serving every fourth-grader in Chatham County, these family foundations provided each child with a guided tour of Whitfield Lovell: Deep River, plus a professional art workshop, a Free Family Pass to the museum, and a curated exhibition of their work displayed in the Jepson Center’s Morrison Gallery.
“The students would not stop talking about how awesome the field trip was,” said a teacher at Hodge Elementary. “The students usually don’t get the opportunity to get out of their own neighborhood…so they were definitely fascinated by going to an actual museum.” And it wasn’t just the students who were impressed. After seeing Deep River and students’ self-portraits inspired by Lovell’s work, Libbie Summers and Savannah Magazine worked with Telfair on a citywide art project that invited local artists and art teachers all across Chatham County to design tondos of their own. These student and professional pieces were featured as ornaments during Telfair’s holiday tree lighting, celebrating Savannah’s local artistic talent and the museum’s longest-running education program.
“This is an amazing program,” said a teacher at Charles Ellis Elementary, “which we are very fortunate to have in Savannah.” We are also fortunate to know the Anderson Family Foundation and Byck-Rothschild Foundation, who make this outreach possible.
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Impact of Your Gifts Modern Masters from The Kirk Varnedoe Collection: Exhibition Support from Bank of America Exhibitions are the soul of a museum. Whether they challenge or inspire, haunt or delight, exhibitions are the portals through which we explore buried emotions, burning questions, and discover meaning in the world around us. This is why Telfair Museums is so grateful to sponsors like Bank of America, who not only invest in the arts, but also—through their support of Telfair exhibitions—help to make the museum come alive. Bank of America’s support of Contemporary Masters: The Kirk Varnedoe Collection brought some of the most beloved prints in Telfair’s permanent collection out for public viewing. Over 25,000 people visited the exhibit, which spanned decades of artistic movements from pop art, to minimalism, to innovative works in photorealism. The show even inspired Telfair’s Teen
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Council to create a complete, student-designed audio guide. This popular mobile tour gave guests the chance to dive into these masterworks on an even deeper level, providing a richer, multisensory exhibition experience. As a lasting tribute to the Savannah-born scholar and curator, The Kirk Varnedoe Collection comprises works from artists who Varnedoe most admired, serving as a testament to the close relationships he forged throughout his famous career. Telfair Museums is proud to house this permanent memorial, and we are grateful for our own relationships with organizations like Bank of America, who not only appreciate these pieces, but who make them available to all.
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2014-15 Board of Trustees Executive Committee
Honorary Trustees
Alice Jepson, Chair
Richard D. Eckburg
Cheri Roach, Chair-Elect
Robert S. Jepson, Jr.
Robert F. Faircloth, Secretary
Carolyn Luck McElveen
Kenneth Sirlin, Treasurer Dr. William T. Moore, Vice Chair Tammie N. Mosley, Vice Chair Thomas V. Reilly, Vice Chair Frank S. Macgill, Legal Counsel T. Mills Fleming, Immediate Past Chair
Trustees Emily Cay Sylvia Coker
Betty Melaver Ann Miller Frida Moore Sinkler Cathy Solomons Helen Steward
Ex-Officio Trustees Elisabeth Biggerstaff, Telfair Ball 2015 Carrie B. Egerton, William Jay Society
Charles B. Compton Jr.
Anne Gardner, Telfair Academy Guild
Tiffany Considine
Francis Lowery-Wilson, Friends of African American Arts
Dale C. Critz Jr. Glen M. Darbyshire Dr. Cheryl D. Dozier Oleta Harden Josh N. Keller
Linda McWhorter, Gari Melchers Collectors’ Society Lisa Pinyan, Telfair Art Fair Dee Sutlive, Friends of Owens-Thomas House
Theodore J. Kleisner Linda Fisk Morris David E. Paddison Rosaleen R. Roxburgh Swann Seiler Bill Skinner Hue Thomas III
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2015-16 Nominees for Election to the Telfair Board of Trustees Jan Hill Dorman was raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She
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graduated from Mills College in 1968 and then served in the Peace Corps and VISTA. After several years with Bank of America she attended Stanford University, receiving her MBA in 1975. She and her husband, Lawrence Dorman, also MBA 1975, then moved to New York. Jan worked for International Paper Company, directing tax-exempt financing for several years before becoming managing partner of Institutional Energy Investors, a private equity firm investing in the oil and gas business. After moving to Connecticut, she continued consulting and teaching. In a move to Boston, she was the major gifts officer for UNICEF for several years. She has served on the board of the Florence Griswold Museum, in Old Lyme, CT; the Board of Overseers at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where she chaired the Patrons Program; and the board of UNICEF. She and her husband moved to the Savannah area four years ago.
Company, an advisory firm specializing in real estate and finance for the hospitality industry. Previously, he held several executive positions with The Promus Companies (now a part of Hilton Hotels), culminating with Senior Director of Development for Homewood Suites by Hilton. Prior to that, he served in numerous capacities within the hotel and restaurant fields. He and his wife Sylvaine moved to Savannah six years ago from Atlanta. He sits on the board of the Savannah Music Festival and serves on its Executive Committee. He was previously Chairman of the Georgia Chapter of the Counselors of Real Estate, and was Past President of the Georgia Chapter of the Cornell Hotel Society. He has guest lectured at Cornell University and Georgia State University, and is a graduate of Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration.
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Member Profiles Ellesse Garvin
Ellesse Garvin got involved at Telfair Museums while still in her teens. As a member of the Teen Council, she learned what happens behind the scenes at Telfair, and liked it so much that she came back to intern after her freshman year at Spelman College in Atlanta, where she majors in studio art. In addition to her internship with Telfair’s Education Department, she has also interned at the Spelman Museum of Fine Art, with artist Fahamu Pecou, and recently traveled to Florence, Italy for an internship with the Advancing Women Artists Foundation. Even while her career zooms forward, she still looks back fondly at her time at Telfair. “The techniques and directions and just the way they handle their business in the Education Department really helped me,” she says. While her future isn’t set in stone, she hopes to become an art consultant, with a special focus on helping young people start personal art collections. “I guess with all my internships,” she explains, “I’m figuring out what I’m trying to do in the art world. And I think I’ve really found my niche.”
Alisa Hyde
Alisa Hyde, an art teacher at Southwest Elementary School, has been bringing her 4th graders to Telfair Museums for 34 years. She knows the value of giving students experiences beyond the school’s walls. “The field trip brings art home to them,” she says. “They don’t understand what it is until they get a good look at it. Having it in a place where they can see the actual artwork just opens their eyes in a way that I can’t do in a classroom.” Alisa became an art teacher because of a similar educational program in Toledo, Ohio, where as a child she took weekend art classes at the local museum. Alisa came away knowing exactly what she wanted to do with her life, and she thinks the same thing might be true of her students. “I’m sure that if I was influenced that way, then a lot of my student would be influenced that way, too.” She also says that Telfair is absolutely essential for her job. “I don’t think I could stay in Savannah without it. I’d have to go somewhere else.”
Casey Blandford
Casey Blandford first came to Savannah to study at SCAD in 2000, and it was only natural that he’d take an interest in the South’s oldest public art museum. He explains, “You get a mixture of contemporary art, art for the ages, local history, and you really just can’t beat the value of it.” It’s rare for a Casey and his wife to miss a lecture or exhibition opening, and he hopes that the next generation of art patrons will follow suit. “That’s one of the reasons I try to go, to be involved with the local community and to try and bridge the gap there. I would like to see more interaction with the newer generation coming up.” For Casey, Telfair is a gathering place for the local artistic community, and the museum brings him closer to his adopted hometown. “One of the reasons I like Telfair is the connection to Savannah and the South and local history. Part of its mission is to bring that to the public’s attention. But I also like having all of the other international artists who come through and exhibit. It’s a nice, well-rounded group of shows.”
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