AmericanUniversityMuseumAnnualReportfortheFiscalYearMay1,2015–April30,2016

PresentedtotheCollegeofArtsandSciencesDean’sOfficeJune30,2016

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ContentsLetterfromtheDirectorandCurator 3

The10thAnniversary 4

TheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt 8

Exhibitions 11

Events&Programs 17

Acquisitions 23

Internships,Fellowships,StudentEmployment&Exchanges 26

VolunteerProgram 28

Publications 33

ArtintheNews 35

TheMuseumOnline 37

KatzenMuseumStore 39

Membership&Contributions 40

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LetterfromtheDirectorandCuratorThisAnnualReport,compiledbyAssistantDirectorKristi-AnneCaissewiththeassistanceofthemuseum’sstaff,demonstratesthattheAmericanUniversityMuseumcontinuedinitseleventhyeartoexcelineveryrelevantcategory:

• Qualityandcriticalacclaimofitsexhibitionsandcollections• Excellenceofitsprogramsandpublications• ServicetotheUniversity,theneighborhood,andthegreaterpublic• Supportfromitsdonorsandinvaluableassistancefromitsvolunteers

Ourcontinuedsuccessisduetothegreateffortsofourundersizedstaffwithanoverabundanceofdedicationandtalent,ouramazingcadreofvolunteersfromtheneighborhoodandbeyond,ourfriendswhohavegenerouslycontributedfinancialandothersupportforourefforts,andtheenlightenedleadershipoftheUniversity’sCollegeofArtsandSciences.Webegantheyearwithtwocelebrations.ThoughtheWatkinsGalleryandCollectionwerefoundedseventyyearsago,thisyearwecelebratedthetenthanniversaryoftheconstructionandopeningoftheAmericanUniversityMuseumattheKatzenArtsCenter.WealsocelebratedthebirthoftheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt.Bytheendofthefiscalyear,theAlperInitiativeprovedtobeanimmediatesuccessfillingagreatneedintheWashingtoncommunity,andplansforthefutureoftheAmericanUniversityMuseum’sexhibitionsandcollectionsforetellacoming-of-ageforaninstitutionexperiencingagrowthspurtinachievement,recognition,andpromise.ThankstoallwhohavehelpedtheAmericanUniversityMuseumfinditsownwayandflourishinacityofgreatmuseumsandplentifulnon-artisticdistractions!

JackRasmussen

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The10thAnniversaryTheMuseumturned10inthefallof2015!TheMuseumcelebratedbylookingbackattheartistsandexhibitionsthatshapedourhistoryandbysharingstoriesaboutthefirst10years.Wealsotookalookbackaccordingtothenumbers.Inourfirstdecade,theMuseumfeatured2,311artistsin260provocativeexhibitionsthatfueledhundredsmoreprogramsandevents.LOOKINGBACKThefollowingmilestonessolidifiedourstatusasthemostimportantvenueforBayAreaArt,PoliticallyandSociallyInvolvedArt,ContemporaryInternationalArt,andWashingtonArt.GrandOpeningsOct25–Dec17,2005OpenedfiveexhibitionscoincidingwiththeopeningcelebrationoftheKatzenArtsCenter,includingmajorBayAreaartistsWilliamAllanandBruceConner,whoseretrospectiveopenedattheMuseumofModernArtinNewYorkthefollowingsummerandtraveledtotheSanFranciscoMuseumofModernArtinthefall.TheseexhibitionsestablishedtheAUMuseum’sreputationasauniqueEastCoastvenueforBayAreaArt.TheArtofEngagement:VisualPoliticsinCaliforniaandBeyondApril19–July30,2006AmajorexhibitionofpoliticalartcuratedbyPeterSelzestablishedtheMuseum’sreputationasamajorvenueforPoliticallyandSociallyInvolvedArtandcementedourstatusasavenueforBayAreaArt.ClaimingSpace:SomeAmericanFeministOriginatorsDarkMetropolis:IrvingNorman’sSocialSurrealismBotero:AbuGhraibNov6–Jan27,2007ThreepowerfulexhibitionsconsolidatedtheMuseum’sreputationforPoliticallyandSociallyInvolvedArt.AustralianIndigenousArtTriennial:CultureWarriorsSept8–Dec8,2009Convergence:NewArtFromLebanonApril6–May16,2010NorseSoul:TheLegacyofEdwardMunch,SocialDemocracy,OldMyths,AnarchyandDeathLongingsJune12–Oct17,2010Threelarge-scaleexhibitionsestablishedtheMuseum’sreputationasTHEWashingtonvenueforContemporaryInternationalArt.AlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtOpenedJanuary2016,leavingnodoubtthemuseumisthemostimportantcenterforWashingtonArt.

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KREEGERLOBBYDISPLAYTothankalloftheartiststhathavecontributedtooursuccess,themuseumdevelopedawalldisplaylistingeveryartistthathaseverexhibitedatthemuseum.Wealsocreatedagiantcommentwallforourvisitorstorecounttheirgreatestmemoriesatthemuseum andaslideshowreviewing10yearsofexhibitions.

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10thANNIVERSARYGRAPHIC

MuseumstaffworkedwiththeCASMarketing&CommunicationsOfficeandUniversityCommunicationstodesigna10thanniversarygraphicusedtomarktheoccasion.Thegraphicappearedinmuseumpublicationsandonthewebsiteandsocialmediaplatforms.ItwasalsousedtocreateawindowvinylthatwasvisiblefromWardCircle,aswellasstickersthatweregiventomuseumvisitors.

SELECTQUOTESFROMOURPATRONSLocalArtists“TheKatzenArtsCenterhasbeenagodsendtotheWashingtonMetropolitanareaandtheEastCoast,theentirecountry.TheKatzenshowscontemporaryartfromeverywhere,fromaroundthe

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countryandtheworld.NoothermuseuminWashingtonevenmakesaneffort!TheCorcoranusedtobeaplacewherecontemporaryartwashighlightedandregionalartwasshown,theyeven,onoccasion,showedWashingtonartists,evenhighlightedthem.ThelastdecadehasbeenthedeathoftheCorcoran.TheKatzenhasgrownstrongerwithJackRasmussenandhiswonderful,dedicatedandtalentedstaff!Theyhavethebestgalleries,thebestspace,thefinestshowsandthebestpeopletoworkwith.MoreWashingtonartists,pastandpresenthaveshownattheKatzeninthepast10years,thanhaveshownitanyotherWashingtonmuseumever!ThisisattributedtotheKatzenandthepeoplesupporting!”-BillNewman

“ThankyouKatzenFamilyforaffordingmethesingularexperienceofaone-manshowinyouroutdoorspace.Whenagiftisbothalearningexperienceandarduousundertaking,onehasnochoicebuttogrow.”-AlanBinstock

“Duchampsaid‘Allinall,thecreativeactisnotperformedbytheartistalone;thespectatorbringstheworkincontactwiththeexternalworldbydecipheringandinterpretingitsinnerqualificationsandthusaddshiscontributiontothecreativeact.’Thatmeansthatourworkasartistsandcuratorsis‘completed’byviewers.IhadexactlythisfeelingduringmyshowIdentityattheAmericanUniversityMuseum.”-SilviaLevenson

MuseumCommentBook

“Ineverleavewithoutbeingmoved.”

“Alloftheexhibitionswereexceedinglyinteresting.IlovedthePhyllisPlattnericontypepaintings&DeanByington’sthemost!”

“Yogaiswonderfulandsoistheart!”

“Sohappytohavediscoveredthismarvelousresourcenearmyhome.”-Sandra

“GreatShow---ChineseShandongstonecarvings---amazing!”

“Thiswasaverymovingshow,veryimportantforustosee.We’reveryhappytohavehadtheopportunitytoviewtheHiroshimaPanels.”-RobynePomroy,Charlotte,NC

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TheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtCountdowntotheOpening

2014v ThemuseummetwiththeAmericanUniversityandKatzenFacilitiesManagementteamstobegin

planningfortheconstructionofthespace.v ArchitectSaloLevinaswasselectedfortheprojectandkickedoffmeetingstoconceptualizethe

space.PhilanthropistandAlperInitiativevisionaryCarolynAlperwaspresenteverystepoftheway!

2015Januaryv SelectionofMarionConstructionandWhitlockAudioVisual

Augustv Museumwasclosedfortheconstructionofthenewspace

Septemberv HowardBurstockofAmericanOfficeguidedtheteamintheselectionofthefurnitureforthe

communityspacev RevealofthespaceduringtheEarlyFallOpeningReceptionv WorkbeganonthefirstAlperpublication,oneofaseriesthatwilldocumenttheregionalexhibitions

presented

Decemberv Finalwalk-throughofthespacev InstallationoftheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtsignage

2016Januaryv LaunchofthewebsiteandAlperFacebookandTwitteraccountsv ExhibitionInstallationbegan

o Museumstaffinitiatedtheweeks-longprocessofinstallingthefirstexhibition,CircleofFriends

v SpecialPreviewo TheAlperopenedwithaneveningofmusic,artandcelebrationformuseummembers,

artistsintheinauguralexhibition,andfriendsoftheAlperv GrandOpening

o CircleofFriendswasrevealedtothepublicduringthewinterexhibitionsopeningreception

SaloLevinasisaninternationally-recognizedarchitectknownforhisdistinguishedcontemporarydesigns.HisprojectsincludeAIAaward-winningdesignsforfacilitiesattheChicagoBotanicalGardensandeducationalandreligiousfacilitiesintheWashington,DCandBaltimoremetropolitanregions.

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Februaryv Thefurniturearrived!v Thefirstofmanysalon-styleconversationsattheAlper

o ArtistRenéeStoutandcuratorLeslieKing-Hammonddiscussedfemaleartistsandtheimportanceoftheirsupportgroups.Averyentertainingstarttothesalon-series!

Marchv AlpergothipwithanInstagramaccountv DuetothegenerousdonationofPatriciaAlper-Cohn,theAlperisabletoofferfreecoffeeinthe

communityspace

Aprilv ThesecondAlperexhibition,TwistedTeenagePlot,opened

The design and construction of the Alper Initiative forWashington Art would not have been successfulwithout the help of our university partners in the AU and Katzen Facilities Departments, EnergyManagement, Public Safety, and the Dean’s Office namely: Lisa Ager, Van Dewitt, William Flint, EthanHicks,GeorgeMerchant,BeccaMenzer,JimMerrifield,ErinNixon,HollyMussatti,DougPierce,Anna-MariaVincent,andGamzeZeytinci.

AlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtExhibitions

CircleofFriendsJanuary23throughMarch13,2016InconjunctionwithRenéeStout:TalesoftheConjureWoman,theinauguralexhibitionoftheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtfeatures16womenartistsfromtheBaltimore/WashingtonregionwhoformedStout'sartisticcohort.TheseartistsinfluencedStout,wereinfluencedbyher,orprovidedsupporttoStoutsinceshearrivedinDCin1985.Theexhibitiondemonstrateshowartistsrelyoneachother’ssupportfortheirworktoflourish.ItalsoprovidesaninterestingperspectiveontheworkingsoftheWashingtonartworldoverthelast30years.

CatalogueStats:36Pages

TwistedTeenagePlotApril2throughMay29,2016CoincidingwitharetrospectiveofKevinMacDonald’swork,theAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtpresentsthesecondexhibitioninitsspace:TwistedTeenagePlot.

Besidesbeinganexcellentartist,MacDonaldalsoplayedinbands,mostnotablyTwistedTeenagePlot.TheAlperInitiativeexhibitionshowcasedvisualartistswhoplayedinbandsinWashingtoninthelate70sandearly80s,includingRobinRose,JoeWhite,DickBangham,ClarkFox(akaMichaelClark),MichaelBarron,JudithWatkinsTartt,J.W.Mahoney,SteveLudlum,RootBoySlim,MichaelMcCall,andMichaelReidy.

Inadditiontotheartist'svisualwork,theexhibitionincludedsoundrecordings,posters,videos,andmemorabiliafromthebandstheseartistswereapartof:UrbanVerbs,RootBoySlim,TinyDeskUnit,TheExaminers,TwistedTeenagePlot,(the)Razz,andTheSlickeeBoys.

CatalogueStats:48Pages

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SalonSeriesFREEPARKINGisanewseriesofsalon-style,earlyeveningconversationsintheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtspace.Theformatoftheseeventsensuresanintimateeveningoflivelydiscussion.ThesalonisopentoanyoneinterestedindiscussingtheartandartistsoftheWashingtonMetropolitanarea.

FREEPARKING:CircleofFriendswasheldonFebruary16andfeaturedadiscussionbetweenartistRenéeStoutandcuratorLeslieKing-Hammondonfemaleartistsandtheirsupportgroups.

FREEPARKING:TwistedTeenageplotwasheldonMay5andfeaturedaconversationwithBillWarrellandMichaelOlshonsky,reviewingthelifeandartofmusiciansinthe70sand80sDCPunkandNewWavemusicscenes.

AdvisoryCouncilv CarolynAlperv PatriciaAlper-Cohnv LennyCampellov LeatriceEaglev BarbaraKernev VivienneLassmanv SharonWolpoff

PhilanthropistandAlperInitiativeVisionaryCarolynAlper

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ExhibitionsSummer2015June13–July26

VisvaldisZiedinšTravelsintheImaginationWorkingquietlyandinnearobscurityduringthedarkdaysoftheLatvianSovietperiod,artistVisvaldisZiedinšamassedaremarkablebodyofover3,000works.Thissurveybringshiswittyassemblages,sculptures,collagesandpaintingstoAmericanaudiencesforthefirsttime.Theseworksrevealavividimaginationunfetteredbymaterialandpoliticalpressuresandbearcomparisontocontemporaneousexplorationsbysuchbetterknownavant-gardistsasPabloPicasso,JohnCage,JosephCornell,RobertRauschenberg,AntoniTàpiesandArman.ThisexhibitionispartoftheLatvianPresidencyoftheCounciloftheEuropeanUnionpublicdiplomacyandcultureprogram.SpecialthankstotheEmbassyoftheRepublicofLatviaandtheLatvianInstituteforContemporaryArtsfortheirsupport.

Stone,SilenceandSpeech:SculpturesbySyGresserOvermorethansixdecades,SyGresser(1926-2014)wrestledwithissuesandideasthatdefinehumanity.Beginningasapoet,hemetamorphosedintoasculptorofstoneandwood.Ifnothingismoresilentthanastone,Gresser’schisel,harnessedtohisvoraciousmind,yieldedadistinctvocabularythatinterwoveabstractionwithfigurationandproducedacontinuous,broadlyfocusedandeloquentcommentaryontheworld.

RealismTransformed:JohnWinslow'sWildNewWorldIntheearlytomid-1980s,masterfulWashingtonrealistJohnWinslowengineeredaseriesofstunningchangesinhiswork:preciselydefinedspacesbecameambiguous,rightanglesbecameswoopingcurves,andonce-staticfiguresleftgravitybehindtodancegracefullyandcrazilythroughtheair.Byradicallyrecastinghisart,Winslowsetthestageforthesurprising,vibrantandequallymasterfulbodyofworkthatisthefocusofthisexhibition.

Outliers:KurtGodwinandBetsyPackardCuratedbyJ.W.Mahoney,OutliersisadialoguebetweentwoWashington-areaartistswhohavebeenworkingoutsidetheboundariesofmainstreamcontemporaryartforoverthreedecades.KurtGodwin(1956-2014)andBetsyPackardhaveeffectivelytransformedordinaryobjects,foundimages,andsimplematterintofundamentallynewconditionsofmeaning.Suchexpansionsofart'srealpossibilitiesarewhatoutliersdo.

MichaelGross:AbstractionMichaelGross,painterandprintmaker,offersexpressiveandemotion-filledworksusingakaleidoscopeofcolor.Grosscreatesartas“ameansofgrapplingwiththeimpulsesandstrugglesthatmakeupthewayIseemyplaceintheworld.”Throughhisvisuallexicon,whichisdevoidofideologicalreference,Michaelseekstocreateorderfromchaos.Hislyricalcompositionsofconcatenatedlines,texturedsurfacesandrichhuesinvokeAbstractExpressionismandpayhomagetotheartistswhoinspirehiswork:WillemDeKooning,RichardDiebenkornandJacksonPollock.

Hiroshima-NagasakiAtomicBombExhibitionIncommemorationofthe70thanniversaryoftheattacks,thispowerfulshowincludes20artifactscollectedfromthedebrisofthe1945atomicbombingsofHiroshimaandNagasaki,aswellas6

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largefoldingscreensthatdepictthehorrorsoftheevent.1995NobelPeacePrizenominees,IriandToshiMaruki,createdatotalof15screensover32years,from1950.Thisexhibition,madepossiblebytheHiroshimaPeaceMemorialMuseumandtheNagasakiAtomicBombMuseum,ismeanttodeepenanunderstandingofthedamagewroughtbynuclearweaponsandinspirepeaceinthe21stcentury.ThisexhibitionwasorganizedincollaborationwithProfessorPeterKuznick,DirectoroftheNuclearStudiesInstituteatAmericanUniversity.

EarlyFall2015September12–October18

PulseoftheFutureContemporaryChineseArtcapturedtheworld'sattentioninthe1980s.Nowthenextgenerationiscomingofageandstakingitsownclaimforartisticprecedence.TheexhibitionwasorganizedincollaborationwiththeBeijingYouthInternationalCultureandArtsAssociation.

WalterMcConnell:ItinerantEdensAseriesofmalefiguresderivedfromfamilialmodelsarecentraltoWalterMcConnell’sinstallation,OfFableandFacsimile.Renderedinmoist,unfiredclayandsealedinterrarium-likeplasticenclosures,McConnell’searthenbodiesappearfragile,apparitional—sustainedmomentarilyintheirfictionallandscapes—positingimpermanenceastheinevitableconditionofnaturalsystems.Thefiguresintheinstallationsaredigitallyscannedandprototypedfromlivemodels,includingtheartist,his83-year-oldfather,andhisnephew,representingthreegenerationsofmalefamilymembers.Afullbodyscanner,housedintheSchoolofHumanEcologyatCornellUniversity,producedthefiles;prototypedmodelswereCNCmilledor3Dprinted,plastermoldsweremade.Thefiguresappearingintheinstallationareterracottaclays,castandpulledfromthesemolds.WalterMcConnellisbestknownforhismoistclayinstallationshousedinplasticenclosuresthataddresstherelationshipbetweennatureandculture.HisworkhasbeenwidelyexhibitedinternationallyandinvenuesacrosstheUS,includingtheDenverArtMuseum,MassMoca,andthePhiladelphiaMuseumofArt.

MaryShaffer:ReflectionsandContradictionsInfluentialsculptorMaryShaffercreatesasite-specificglassandmetal“tool-wall”installationforhersolo-exhibition,tofeatureherfascinationwithdiscardedtools."Itakelovinglycrafted,hand-forgedtools—theepitomeofAmericaninventiveness—topreserveandpaytributetoactivitiesandmethodsofworkingthathavedisappearedfromourmodernlives,"shesays.Inaddition,selectglassworkfromthepastfivedecadesofShaffer'sactivecareerwillbeshown,includingherLight-Catcherseries,whichexploresthewaylightandshadowcreatethreedimensionalform.MaryShafferwasanimportantinfluenceintheearlyglassmovement.She"broughtarttoglassandglasstoart"asartcriticJohnPerraultwrites.DougHeller,aNewYorkartdealer,saysthattheglassworldwasneverthesameafterShafferburstuponthesceneintheearly1970s.Shafferinventedawholenewwaytoworkwithandthinkaboutglass—aprocessshenamed"mid-airslumping.”Shafferhasshownherworkin60museumsworldwide.TheartisthasbeenaprofessoratNewYorkUniversityandWellesleyCollege,andherworkisinthecollectionoftheMetropolitanMuseumofArt,aswellastheMuseumofModernArtinKyoto,Japan,amongmanyothers.

GerhardtKnodel:LettheGamesBegin!InGerhardtKnodel’slatestwork,gaming-basedstrategiesprovidebothavisualandaconceptualpointofentry.Likegameplaying,involvementoftenyieldsunexpectedconsequences.Approachedaspureentertainment,gamescanevolveintounexpectedexperienceswithbothalighteranda

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darkerside,subtleshiftsinexpectationrelativetooutcome.Likewisewithart.Hisworkposesquestionsaboutartandlifeinthe21stcentury.Cantheactandassociationsofplayingagamebevisuallycommunicated?Cantherushofexcitementthatcomeswithwinningbefoundinobjectsthatarephysicallyquietandexperiencedatadistance?Canthefrustrationofplayinggamesthatcannotbewonbecomealinkinunderstandingthegoalsofartinwhichtherearenorightorwronganswers?Hisworkcentersonfourgroupsofwork—conceptualgameswithhistorictextiles;visualgames;dexteritygames;andgamingwithideasaboutart.Eachofthegroupsleadstheviewertoartexperiencesinspiredbythoughtsaboutcompetition,accumulationandloss,humanrelationships,mindmanipulation,theendlessrepetitionofthepatternsoflife,andthetensionbetweeninformedauthorityandself-discoveredknowledge.Knodelintendstheworktoprovokeconsiderationoflinkstotheworldoftextilesinunexpectedandprovocativeways.

LateFall2015November7–December13

BeverlyRess:TheWorldisaNarrowBridgeOverthepastseveralyearsBeverlyResshasfocusedondrawingobjectscollectedbynaturalhistoryandmedicalmuseums,thenmanipulatingthepaperonwhichthey'redrawn.Hercloselyobservedrenderingsofobjectscombinewiththeabstractpapermanipulationstocreateacontemporaryformofmementomori.

TitusKaphar:TheVesperProjectThisinstallationisamassivesculpturalstatementwhichweavestheartist'sownworkintothewallsofa19th-centuryAmericanhouse.Kaphar'smostambitiousexpressiontodate,TheVesperProjectisaculminationofanintensefive-yearengagementwiththeloststorylinesoftheVesperfamily.Intheartist'smusings,themembersoftheVesperfamilyandtheirhistoriesareintertwinedwithKaphar'sautobiographicaldetailsandlayeredwithwidelyacceptedculturaltriggersofidentity.Periodarchitecture,giltframes,avintagetypewriter,aneglectedwardrobeandoldphotographsactasseeminglyrecognizableelements,butbyemployingeverytoolofhistrade,Kapharinsinuatesdoubtandtransportstheviewerintoadisruptedmentalstate.Asthehousefractures,sodoestheviewer'sexperience.ThisexhibitionispresentedaspartoftheAUDepartmentofArt'sVisitingArtistsProgramandissponsoredbytheBurgerCollection.

JosephWhite:Post-ItAretrospectiveofDCartistJosephWhiteshowsthediversityofhisworkfromthe1980stothepresent.Theexhibitionincludeslarge-scalerepresentationalpaintings,worksonpaperandhislatestpaintingsbasedonPost-Itdrawings.

SusanneKessler:JerusalemTracingthelinesofthecitymapofJerusalemwithpencilorwire,againandagain,likeamantraorprayer,allowsSusanneKesslertofeelclosetoJerusalem—thecityofmankind.Acitywherethreemonotheisticreligionscometogether,JerusalemisageographicgatewaybetweentheEastandtheWest,aplacewhereconflictshaveinfluenceontheworld.Kessler'sexhibitionspeakstoitsarchitecture,tobringforththeideasoftransparency,continuity,differenceandconflictinapassage-likeenvironment.

MichelineKlagsbrun:FreeFallFlowDCbasedartistMichelineKlagsbrun'slatestworkrangesfrominkandpencildrawingsonvellumtolargecanvasesandthree-dimensionalwallhangingsandsculpturalforms.Createdbyadynamic

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interplayoflines,colorsandtextures,andimbuedwithlight,Klagsbrun'snewworksappearweightlessandephemeral.ThetitleFreeFallFlowistheriffofflyricsfromtheDoors'1968song,Yes,TheRiverKnows,alludingtothefluidandliminalstatesoftransformationinwhichmultipleforms,naturalandhuman,animateandinanimate,areco-present.ThisexhibitionwascuratedbyVeselaSretenović.

JohnWinslow,RealismTransformed

DocumentingAmerica:FacingChangeandTheFSAAsapartnerofFotoWeekDC,themuseumwillpresentagroupphotographyshowintheKreegerLobby,directlyoutsideofthemuseumfrontdoors.FacingChangeisauniquephotographycollectiveengagedinalong-termprojecttodocumentAmerica.Thegroups'tenmemberswereinspiredbyFSAphotographersofthe1930sand'40s.Adeeplyheldbeliefinthepowerofphotographytoinformandaffectchangebringsthephotographersfromthetwoerastogether.

ArtandDesign:TwoDesignersandTheirArtMichaelGrahamandMarcPekalabothtrainedingraphicdesignprogramsandwentontocareersinteachingandcommercialdesign.Theirdesigneducationsprovidedafoundationandlanguagefortheirvisualexploration.PekalagrewupinBaltimoreseeingtheposterartofthepopmusiccultureanddevelopedaloveforusingtypographicformstosolvevisualproblemswhilestudyingatAU.GrahamstudiedinRomeandbecameenamoredwithClassicalartandinscriptionalletterforms.

FrancisCape&HarmonyHammond:AngleofReposeTheengineeringterm"angleofrepose"referstothesteepestanglematerialcanbepiledwithoutcollapsing.ThecollaborativeinstallationoftheworksofsculptorFrancisCapeandpainterHarmonyHammondreflectontheprecariousness—financial,political,socialandemotional—ofourlives.Bothpresentabsentbodiesandquestionthesignificanceofobjectsandthevulnerabilityofourdreams.TheexhibitionfeaturesCape'sForeclosure,ascatterofevictedhand-crafted

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furniturecoalescingaroundadepletedbed,andHammond'slargenear-monochromeFleshFoldpaintingswiththeirskinpulledbacktorevealarawnessunderneath,andtwosmallermixed-mediaworkssuggestingaruptureinthedomesticenvironment.

Winter2016January23–March13

RenéeStout-TalesoftheConjureWomanTheexhibitionfeaturesrecentworkbyDC-basedRenéeStout,whoisbestknownforherexplorationofvestigialretentionsofAfricanculturaltraditionsasmanifestedincontemporaryAmerica.Formanyyears,theartisthasusedthealteregoFatimaMayfield,afictitiousherbalist/fortuneteller,asavehicletorole-playandconfrontissuessuchasromanticrelationships,socialills,orfinancialwoesinawaythatisopen,creative,andhumorous.Theexhibitionfocusesontheartist'sassumedrolethroughanarrayofworksinvariousmedia.AsStoutexplains,"thecommonthreadrunningthroughbodiesofmyworkofthepastseveralyearsisthecontinuingneedforself-discoveryandtheneedtounderstandandmakesenseofhumanmotivesandthewaywerelateandrespondtoeachother."

MaggieMichael:APhraseHunginMidairAsIfFrozenThismid-careersurveyfeaturestheworkofWashington,DC-basedartistMaggieMichaelfrom2002tothepresentday.Herpaintings—atonceintuitiveandconceptual—areadirectresponsetotheworldaroundher.Michael’sworkservesasaplatformforexploringphysicality,theworkingsoflanguage,literature,andthevagariesofemotionandinformation.BeginningwithherseriesofClonesin2002,inwhichshecreatedpairsofimprobablyidenticalpoursofpaint,Michaelhaspursuedanapproachbasedasmuchinchanceandthefelicityinherentinhermediumasincontrol.Michaeldescribesherworkas“pausingtheflowoftime,”embodyingarecordofaparticularexperienceaswellasforminganexperienceinitself.

Impact!TheLegacyoftheWomen'sCaucusforArtImpact!TheLegacyoftheWomen'sCaucusforArt(WCA)celebratestheimpactoftheWCALifetimeAchievementAwards,presentedannuallytoartists,arthistorians,andcuratorssincetheywerefirstpresentedattheWhiteHousein1979.TheWCAawardsceremonytakesplaceduringtheannualconferencesoftheCollegeArtAssociation(CAA)anditsaffiliateWCA.Theexhibition,curatedbyawardeeandformerCAApresident,LeslieKing-Hammond,focusesontheimpactofandconnectionsamongtheawardeesthemselves.

CircleofFriends*DescriptionunderAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt

Spring2016April2–May29

SouthernConstellationsSouthernConstellationsisthethirdexhibitioninTransformer’sfour-partDoYouKnowWhereYourArtComesFrom?Series,presentedovertwoyearsintheAUMuseum.CuratedbyVictoriaReis,Executive&ArtisticDirectorofTransformer,incollaborationwithTimDoud,AssociateProfessorofArtandcoordinatoroftheVisitingArtistProgramatAU,thisexhibitionhighlightstheworkofElsewhere,alivingmuseumandresidencyprogramsetinathree-storyformerthriftstore

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inGreensboro,NC.ItprofilestheworkofsixartistsandhighlightstheircuratorialinitiativetoextendexperimentalpracticesandcreativenetworksintheSouth.

WilliamDunlap:LookAtIt-ThinkAboutItLookatIt—ThinkAboutItisasurveyexhibitionofselectworks,datingfromthe1970stothepresent.Paintings,constructions,andworksonpaper,foundandfashionedobjects,allreflecttheartist’sinterestinthenarrativetraditioninthevisualartsandmodernism’sconcernswithremoteassociationandconceptualism.Dunlapinvitestheviewerstowillinglysuspendtheirdisbelief.Intheappropriatelytitledexhibition,theartistseekstopresentasimplelessonabouthisworkandartingeneral—tolookatitandthinkaboutit.Dunlapemphasizesthecontemplative,meditativeeffectofstandingbeforeanobject,lettingitaffectitsviewerasitmay.

KevinMacDonald:TheTensionofaSuspendedMomentAnemptyboothatadiner.Thefaçadeofasuburbancottage.Factorychimneysoutlinedagainstagraysky.Thesearejustafewoftheimagesrenderedincoloredpencil,pastel,oroilpaintbytheartist,KevinMacDonald.Formorethan30years,MacDonald’sartworkfoundcriticalpraiseandpopularacclaimintheWashingtonregionandbeyond.WhenMacDonalddiedofkidneycancerin2006,hewasattheheightofhispowers.Tenyearsafterhispassing,weareproudtobeabletopresentthefirstmajormuseumexhibitionofhiswork.

TwistedTeenagePlot*DescriptionunderAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt

196K:MasterofFineArtFirstYearApril2-April20,2016196KfeaturestheworkofMillsBrown,AaronEckstein,YaroslavKoporulin,SarahEllenNorman,SarahO’Donoghue,JenNoone,andZarinaZuparkhodjaeva.

Ten:MasterofFineArtThesisExhibitionsApril30-May29,2016AmericanUniversity'sStudioArtProgrampresentsthethesisworkofMasterofFineArtscandidates:SaraCaporaletti,SarahDale,CareyFrancis,JiheeKang,JeanKim,ZackMcGhin,CalliMoore,JoumanaMoukarim,SamanthaSethi,andKatelynWood.Ten:MFAThesisExhibitionshowcasesadiverserangeofthemesandextendedexplorationsintoavarietyofmediausedbytheseemergingartists.Throughresearch,experimentation,andreflectioneachartistdisplaysanindividualpractice.

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Events&ProgramsRECURRINGPROGRAMS

YOGAINTHEGALLERIESCertifiedKripaluyogainstructorEvaBlutingerteachesarejuvenatingclassinthepeacefulsurroundingsofarteveryWednesdayat10aminthemuseum.Costis$10perclassandfreeformembers.

WEEKLYTOURSEachFridayat11:30am,themuseum’svolunteerdocentsgivetoursofthecurrentexhibitionsandcoveranewsubjecteveryweek.It’sfreeandopentothepublic.

KIDS@KATZENTheKids@KatzenFamilyDayprogramofferschildrenfromages5-12andtheirparentsauniqueopportunitytoengagewithcurrentexhibitionsandeachcreatetheirownworksofartinahands-onexperience.Thesebi-monthlyartclassesareheldat1pmonSundays.

DOTHELOOPEachfallseason,ninegalleriesandthreemuseumsinNWWashington/UpperGeorgetownopentheirdoorsfordaylongfreetourswithashuttleprovidedbetweenvenues:AmericanUniversityMuseum,TheKreegerMuseum,DumbartonOaksMuseum,AddisonRipleyFineArt,RobertBrownGallery,NeptuneFineArt,MaurineLittletonGallery,SusanCallowayFineArts,Artist’sProof,CrossMacKenzie,AllWeArt,andWashingtonPrintmakers

MUSICINTHEMUSEUMWepartneredwiththenewmusiccollectiveINTERFERENCEIntermediatobringnewmusicandnewmediatoWashington,DC.Formedin2015bycomposerStevenAntoscaandAUfacultymembersWilliamBrentandNancyJoSnider,INTERFERENCEistheEnsemble-in-ResidencefortheConnectedseries,focusingontheuseoftechnologyincompositionandperformance.ConcertsarepresentedinpartnershipwiththeCulturalServicesoftheEmbassyofFrance.Programsthisyearincluded:elements:fivetransfigurationsforcelloandcomputerforsolocelloandcomputerbycomposerSteveAntosca(featuringSteveAntosca,WilliamBrent,andTobiasWerner);AFrenchAmericanCollaborationincollaborationwiththeCulturalServicesoftheEmbassyofFranceandJupiterforsolofluteandcomputer(featuringPhilippeManoury,WilliamBrent,andLisaCella,);TheMusicofMortonSubotnick(including:Axolotl,LinaBahn,;FallingLeaves,JennyLin,andTrembling,LinaBahnandJennyLin);andFromSilverApplesoftheMoontoASkyofCloudlessSulphur:VII,(featuringMortonSubotnickandLillevan;andSolos&Ensemble(featuringSteveAntosca,FernandoBenadon,WilliamBrent,FrederickWeck,andothers.)

SPECIALPROGRAMS

LATESPRING

GalleryTalk:Stone,SilenceandSpeechCuratorOriZ.SoltesdiscussedthelifeandworkofSyGressersurroundedbySy’sworkinthesculpturegarden.

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AllSoulsChurchUnitarianChoirinfrontoftheMarukipanelsduringtheHiroshima-NagasakiAtomicBombexhibition

ViewingReceptionforCulturalTreasuresfromtheShandongProvince ThestonecarvingartworksinChina’sShandongprovinceplayanimportantroleinpreservingthecountry’sancientculture.Fortwoweeks,theAUMuseumdisplayedacollectionofrubbingsthatexhibitthefinecalligraphy,folkinscriptions,andimageryofthesecarvings.ThisreceptionofferedpatronstherarechancetominglewithChinesedignitarieswhileviewingtheseartifactsupclose.

Curator’sCircleDinnerattheIrishInn(MembershipEvent)IntimatedinnerforCurator’sCircleLevelmembersattheIrishInn

SummerMembers’Opening(MembershipEvent)AneveningreceptionandexhibitionpreviewwithremarksbytheLatvianAmbassador,AndrisRazāns

SummerArtists’ReceptionThisreceptioncelebratedtheopeningoffivenewexhibitionswiththeartistsandcuratorsofthesummershows.

GalleryTalk:Hiroshima-NagasakiAtomicBombExhibitionCuratorsdiscussedtheimportanceofcarryingonthememoryofthevictimsoftheatomicbomb.ThetalkfeaturedremarksbyMr.KenjiShiga,DirectoroftheHiroshimaPeaceMemorialMuseum,andthetestimonyofMr.SadaoYamamoto,asurvivoroftheAtomicbomb.

PanelDiscussion:ToRememberandReflectInconjunctionwiththeHiroshima-NagasakiAtomicBombExhibition,thispanelbroughttogetherseveralartistswhohaveaddressedwar-relatedsufferingintheirownwork.PanelistsincludedKristineYukiAono,KittyKlaidman,MiriamMorselNathan,andAidaSehovic.

Symposium:DecisiontoDroptheAtomicBombThisfilmscreeningandsymposiumbroughttogetherapanelofprominenthistorianstoreflectonthedecisiontodroptheatomicbombsanditsimplications.

GalleryTalkwithJohnWinslowJohnWinslowdiscussedtheevolutionofhispracticethroughtheyears,endingwiththerecentworkfeaturedinhissoloexhibitionRealismTransformed:JohnWinslow’sWildNewWorld.

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GalleryTalk:OutliersCuratorJ.W.MahoneyreviewedthreedecadesofworkbyKurtGodwinandBetsyPackard,twoWashington-areaartistswhoseunexpectedandvisuallynarrativepiecesinOutliershappilystrayedawayfromtheconventional.

GalleryTalkwithMichaelGrossMichaelGrossencouragedpatronstoexplorehispaintingsandmonoprintsinAbstraction.MichaelGross:AbstractionIIwasalsoonviewatGalleryBinBethesda,July8–30.

YoungProfessionals’HappyHour(MembershipEvent)AlocallythemedhappyhourattheAmericanUniversityMuseumforDC’sculturallyengagedyoungprofessionals

PoetryReadingintheMuseumInconjunctionwiththeOutliersexhibition,curatorJ.W.MahoneyinvitedpatronstoapoetryreadingwithpoetFredPollack.Weencouragedpatronstomakeafternoonofitandcomeat12:30foradocentledtourpriortothereading.

Commemoratingthe70thAnniversaryoftheAtomicBombings Incommemorationofthe70thanniversaryoftheAtomicBombingsatHiroshimaandNagasaki,thiseveningincludedtestimonybytwoHibakushi(survivorsoftheatomicbombings)andapianoandchoralperformancebythechildrenofLittleFriendsofPeace.

EARLYFALL

EarlyFallMembers’Opening(MembershipEvent)DirectorJackRasmusseninvitedmembersandtheirgueststoviewtheEarlyFallexhibitions,includingatourandlectureonthecontemporaryChineseartinPulseoftheFuture.

EarlyFallArtists’ReceptionPatronsandfriendsmixedandmingledwithartistsandcuratorsattheEarlyFallReception

GalleryTalkwithGerhardtKnodelTalkwithGerhardtKnodelabouthisinteractive,thoughtprovokingworkinLetTheGamesBegin!

GalleryTalkwithMaryShafferMarySchafferdiscussedhersite-specificglassinstallationinReflectionsandContradictions:fivedecades

GalleryTalkwithWalterMcConnellWalterMcConnellexplainedtheuniqueprocessbehindhislarge-scalemoistclayinstallationsinItinerantEdens:OfFableandFacsimile

GalleryTalkwithSusanneKesslerSusanneKesslerdiscussedtheinspirationforherinstallationJerusalem

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LATEFALL

LateFallMembers’Opening(MembershipEvent)DirectorJackRasmusseninvitedmembersandtheirgueststoaspecialMembers’eventincelebrationofthemuseum’s10-YearAnniversarytohonortheartists,curatorsandmuseumsupporters.Afterthetoast,artistsFrancisCapeandHarmonyHammonddiscussedtheirworkinAngleofRepose.

Artists’OpeningArtists,curatorsandmuseumpatronsmingledattheLateFallReception.

GalleryTalkwithMichelineKlagsbrunArtistMichelineKlagsbrunandcuratorVeselaStretenovitouredthebodyofworkshowninFreeFallFlow.

GalleryTalkwithBeverlyRessAconversationbetweencuratorAnetaGeorgievska-ShineandartistBeverlyRessonherlatestworkfeaturedinTheWorldisaNarrowBridge.

GalleryTalkwithJoeWhiteArtistJoeWhitesharedstoriesabouthisprolificcareerandwhatledhimtothePost-Itdrawings.

HolidayBrunchintheMuseum(MembershipEvent)VolunteersandDirector’sLevelMemberswereinvitedtodineinthegalleriessurroundedbyTheVesperProjectcreatedbyartistTitusKaphar.

PanelDiscussionbytheCulturalCenterattheInter-AmericanDevelopmentBankCubaAspecialdiscussioninconjunctionwithanexhibitionofcontemporaryCubanartthatwasondisplayintheCulturalCenterattheInter-AmericanDevelopmentBank(IDB).TheexhibitionQ&AadvancedtheideathatcreativeandculturalindustriesprovideanopportunityfordevelopmentinbothNorthandSouthAmerica.

WINTER

WinterArtists’Reception&OpeningoftheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtMuseumpatronsandcommunitymemberswereinvitedtoviewthemuseum’swinterexhibitionsandexplorethefullyrenovatedspace,onthefirstflooroftheMuseum,dedicatedtotheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt.

RenéeStoutGalleryTalkPatronsmetartistRenéeStoutandheralteregoFatimaMayfield,afictitiousherbalist/fortunetellerthatservesastheinspirationbehindTalesofaConjureWoman.

Women’sCaucusforArtReceptionandPanelDiscussion CuratorLeslieKing-HammondandselectawardeesfromImpact!discussedthisprofoundexhibitioncommemoratingover37yearsofWCALifetimeAchievementAwardstoartists,arthistorians,andcurators.

FreeParking(AlperEvent)*DescriptionunderAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt

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GalleryTalkwithMaggieMichaelArtistMaggieMichaelandcuratorSarahNewmanengagedinanopenconversationaboutAPhraseHunginMidairasifFrozen,amid-careersurveyofMichael’swork.

PushingBoundariesbyEllouiseSchoettlerLocalcablehost,producer,andnationallyknownstoryteller,EllouiseSchoettler,performedinthelonggallerysurroundedbytheWinter(all-female)exhibitions.Herstoriestookaudiencesintothe1970sSecondWaveWomen’sMovementwitheyewitnesstalesofgrassrootspoliticalhistory.

TwilightMember’sClosing(MembershipEvent)Membersexploredthewinterexhibitionsduringthisprivateafter-hourseventwhileminglingwithCarolynAlperinthenewspacededicatedtotheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt.

SPRING

Members’Opening(MembershipEvent) MemberspreviewedtheSpringexhibitionsandartistWilliamDunlapdiscussedhisexhibitionLookAtIt–ThinkAboutIt.

SpringOpeningReceptionOpeningreceptionforthespringexhibitions.

TwistedTeenagePlotGalleryTalkAdiscussionwithfeaturedartistsontheiridentitiesasbothartistsandmusiciansandWashington’sundergroundartsceneinthelate70sandearly80s.

60-60-60PresentedbyAU’sStudioArtProgram,60one-minutevideosmadebyAUstudentswithinthelast3yearswerescreenedandattendeesvotedfortheirfavorite.

BillDunlapBookReadingDunlap'sexhibition,LookAtIt -ThinkAboutIt,coincidedwiththereleaseof“ShortMeanFiction-WordsandPictures”(NautilusPublishing),acollectionofstoriesanddrawingsgleanedfromdecadesofsketchbooksandjournalsrecentlyuncoveredbytheartist.Billreadstoriesandsignedbooks.

SouthernConstellationsGalleryTalkGeorgeScheer,ExecutiveDirectorofElsewhere,VictoriaReis,Executive&ArtisticDirectorofTransformerandTimDoud,AssociateProfessorofArtatAUdiscussedthecuratorialinitiativetoextendexperimentalpracticesandcreativenetworksintheSouth.

SouthernConstellationsConvergence:ExploringExperimentalPracticeandResourcesinSouthernCitiesTransformer&Elsewhereorganizedasymposiumwithnationalartsleadersmappingartspaces,artistledprojects,andtheresourcesthatsupporttheminarangeofSoutherncities.

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MFAGalleryTalk&ExhibitionOpening EachMFAstudentpresentedashortgallerytalk.Theeveningincludedperformanceandsocialengagementart.

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RecentAcquisitions2014-2015Acquisitions

RobertD’Arista,paperinasketchbook,112misc.worksonpaperinasketchbook,2014.22.1

HenriMatisse,ExhibitionPoster,TheThousandandOneNights(Juin’50),lithograph,2014.1.1

DanKunhe,Untitled,acryliconcanvas,2014.10.1

EdKelley,PovertyisUnderrated,colorphotograph,2014.11.1

JonEaton,HomagetoPicassoTomandSpring,monoprintonpaper,2014.12.1JoeShannon,DegasVariation/MontgomeryCounty,oilonboard,2014.13.1DeborahKahn,Untitled,graphiteonpaper,2012.14.1PatSegnan,TerraInfirmaoryoumeanitsreallyflat?,collage,2014.15

PeterCharles,ThreeHeartsforSteve,steelsculpture,2014.16

W.D.Hamilton,ColonelJohnGordonBattelle,1845-1918,oiloncanvas,2014.17

HeleneHerzbrun,Unititled,acryliconboard,2014.18.1

HeleneHerzbrun,Untitled,acryliconboard,2014.18.2HeleneHerzbrun,Untitled,acryliconboard,2014.18.3PatrickMcDonough,092310AxeThrowing(FirstPlace),fabricpaint,threadoncanvasoncanvas,2014.19.1AlanStone,Untitled,charcoalandwatercoloronPaper,2014.19.2

TracyHambley,Heroes,ArchiveWorldWarIIphotographsandbulletsonBoard,2014.2.1

JohnWinslow,StudyforIntheStudio,watercoloronpaper,2014.20.2

RobertW.Gates,Portfoliobook,2014.21.1

WilliamNewman,SolarEclipseonYellowstone,oiloncanvasonmountedwood,2014.24.1JeanneGentryKeck,Time/MercyofEternity,oilandmixedmaterialsoncanvas,2014.25.1LeonardMaurer,Susannah,print,2014.26.1

Unknown,OrchestraStand,mixedmedia,2014.27.1

ElliottThompson,YellowColorFieldPaintingTwentyEight,acryliconcanvas,2014.28.1

FrankWright,AnOliveTree,inkdrawing,2014.29

CarolGrigg,PaintedPonies,watercoloronpaper,2014.3

Unknown,UnknownPaintingofaChurch/Mission,oiloncanvas,2014.3M.Faroukh,CopyofLionsCourtyard-AlhambraPalace,Granda,Spain,2014.31

M.Webb,DvanWyk,2014.32Unknown,CopyofthePortraitofBeatriceCencibyGuidoReni,printoncanvasandboard,2014.33

CharlesRitchie,BlueTwilight,darkmanneraquatint,2014.34

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MichaelClark,Windows,acryliconcanvas,2014.35.1WilliamWillis,FallingTree.handpaintedblackandwhitelithograph,2014.35.2ColbyCaldwell,WheatfieldNo.1,irisprintonpaper,2014.35.3

RockneKrebs,ARainbowTree,lithograph,2014.35.4

LoisMailouJones,AShadyNook--LeJardinduLuxembourg,serigraphonpaper,2014.35.5

KeithMorrison,NewbornChildonaTropicalBier,oiloncanvas,2014.35.6

NanMontgomery,YellowSquarewithCircleandTriangle,oilonwood,2014.35.7

WilliamCalfee,Untitled,oilonpaperboard,2014.36DonKimes,Trasimeno1,2014.37.1

DonKimes,TrasimenoII,2014.37.2SallyGall,Fiji,archivalpigmentprint,2014.38.1

SallyGall,Martha'sVineyard,archivalpigmentprint,2014.38.2

SallyGall,Ayutthaya,Thailand,archivalpigmentprint,2014.38.3

SallyGall,Galveston,archivalpigmentprint,2014.38.4EricRudd,Abstraction,oiloncanvas,2014.39.1

BettyZeiger,Levels,oiloncanvas,2014.39.2

ClaudiaVess,Abstraction,acryliconpaper,2014.39.3

GailHillowWatkins,Fieldstone,mixedmediaoncanvasboard,2014.39.4WaynePaige,PickleLily'sRampage,mixedmedia,2014.4.1

JFeiffer,Obama!OurObama!,print,2014.4RonHaynie,ThreeYoungBoysPlayiinginSurf,WatercoloronPaper,2014.5.1NocheCrist,Succubus,mixedmedia,2014.6.1

BetsyPackard,ListeningWoman,plaster,terracotta,fabric,2014.7.1

JanosEnyedi,AnvilSong,steel,2014.8.1

SidneyLawrence,SelfPortraitwithaSwelledHead,oiloncanvasandwood,2014.9.1ElizabethPeak,QStreet,monoprint,2014.23.1

WilliamWoodward,Kimono,oiloncanvas,2015.10.1

WillemdeLooper,Untitled,watercoloronpaper,2015.10.1WillemdeLooper,Untitled,watercoloronpaper,2015.10.2WilliamWoodward,BrittanyLandscape,watercoloronpaperwithframe,2015.10.3WillemdeLooper,Untitled,watercoloronpaper,2015.10.4Boehm Black,CappedChickadee,2015.7.1

Boehm,CanadaGeese,2015.7.10Boehm,BabyRobin,2015.7.11

Boehm,MeadowLark,2015.7.12

HeleneHerzbrun,Untitled,2015.4Unknown,ImageofAcrobaticsandDancers,2015.4.1PrentissTaylor,PrintClubofAlbany,2015.5.1

PrentissTaylor,PreludestoFinland,2015.5.10

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PrentissTaylor,CliffandRuin:CanyondeChellry,2015.5.11PrentissTaylor,SelfReflectionsattheMetropolitianMuseumofArt,2015.5.13PrentissTaylor,ChurchofTromfos,2015.5.15

PrentissTaylor,EarlyMusic,2015.5.2PrentissTaylor,JulliardPlayingWebern,2015.5.3

PrentissTaylor,WatermelonWagon,2015.5.4

PrentissTaylor,UprootedStalk,2015.5.5PrentissTaylor,Sculptor'sFamily,2015.5.6

PrentissTaylor,RoxburyFoundry,2015.5.7

PrentissTaylor,Xochimilco:CincodeMayo,2015.5.8PrentissTaylor,ConnecticutNight,2015.5.9Boehm,HedglingMagpie,2015.7.13

Boehm,YoungAmericanBaldEagle,2015.7.14Boehm,RingNeckedPheasant,2015.7.15

Boehm,TreeSparrow,2015.7.16Boehm,CanadaGeese,2015.7.17

Boehm Ring,NeckedPheasants,2015.7.18Boehm,LesserPrarieChicken,2015.7.19

Boehm,Nuthatch,2015.7.2

Boehm,DowneyWoodpeckers,2015.7.20Boehm,MorningDoves,2015.7.21

StellulaCalluope,Paphipedilum,2015.7.22

Boehm,Mallard,2015.7.23

Boehm,Calf,ceramic,2015.7.24

Boehm,Hunter,ceramic,2015.7.3

Boehm,Adios,ceramic,2015.7.4Boehm,GoldenCrownedKinglets,ceramic,2015.7.5Boehm,BlueGrosbeak,ceramic,2015.7.6

Boehm,LesserPrairieChicken,ceramic,2015.7.7Boehm,Untitled,ceramic,2015.7.8

31WorldWarIandIIprints,2015.8.1-2015.8.33

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Fellowships,Internships,StudentEmployment&ExchangesFELLOWSHIPS

AileenBeringerFirstYear,M.A.ArtsManagementAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt:socialmediastrategyandexecution,webpagemanagement

AlyssaMontchalFirstYear,M.A.ArtsManagementMuseumVolunteerProgram:coordinationofmuseumtours,oversightanddevelopmentofvolunteernewsletter

HollandGormleySecondYear,M.A.ArtsManagementOfficeofAssistantDirector:assistAssistantDirectorwithloanagreementorganization,galleryattendantmanagement,andgrantwriting.(Holland’sinterestingrantwritingresultedinthedevelopmentofafreeKids@Katzenprogramfor60studentsatHoraceMannElementarySchool.)

ZhenLiuFirstYear,M.A.ArtsManagementMuseumVisitorServices:Campusoutreachandmuseumretailmanagement

INTERNSHIPS

HenryDuongJunior,SchoolofCommunicationsMuseumMarketing:socialmediastrategyandexecutionandcommunityoutreach

SusanLaudicinaMuseumCollection:ResearchandconservationofWorldWarIposters.

HannahShambroomSecondYear,SchoolofInternationalServiceOfficeofAssistantDirector:developmentofvolunteereducationalmaterialsanddocentguides,managementandcontentgenerationforDirector&Curator’sblog

LexieTysonJunior,SchoolofCommunicationsMuseumMarketing:graphicdesign

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STUDENTEMPLOYMENT

Eachsemester,themuseumemploys15-20studentgalleryattendants,3-4RegistrarandPreparatorassistants,and3-5museumshopattendants.

ExhibitionExchangeCuratorialPracticestudentsfromAmericanUniversityandVilniusAcademyofArts(VAA)inLithuaniapresentedtwouniqueexhibitionsasapartofaneducationalandartisticexchangebetweenthetwouniversities.Thestudentsfrombothuniversitiesdevelopedtheirskillsinthemanagementofartaswellaspromotionoftheartisticambitionsoftheirfellowstudentsthroughaninternationalexchangeofexhibitions.Underthesupervisionoftheirprofessors,thesestudentspracticedallpracticalstagesofthecuratorialprocess,startingwiththeinceptionofartisticideastotheirpresentationintheformofanexhibitiontotheinternationalpublic.

LostandFound:YoungArtfromLithuaniawasshownattheAmericanUniversityMuseumfromApril25–May24,2015.TheexhibitionwastheresultofasearchforpromisingyoungartistsfromtheVilniusAcademyoftheArtsandthenotionofaso-called“Lost-And-Found”office,thefirstofwhichwasfoundedinParisin1805tocollectitemslostinthecitystreets.Inthisexhibition,thecuratorssearchedforVAAartistsdiscoveringtheiridentity.Theshowpresentsawiderangeofmediavaryingfromtraditionalcraftsmanshiptouniquetechnologicalsolutions.

AsaresponsetotheVAAshowthattookplaceintheAmericanUniversityMuseum,JackRasmussen’scuratorialclasssimilarlyexploredyoungartistsidentitiesintheirexhibitionEPluribusUnumonviewattheVAAfromOctober1-October31,2015."OutofMany,One”isthequotefromtheGreatSealoftheUnitedStatesthatrepresentsthenation’sideals.Outofcountlessindividuals,cultures,andcommunities,onenationemerges.Expressionsofidentityaresimilarlyforged.AmericanUniversityartistsexploredtheconstructionanduseofbuildingofthoseidentities.Theartistsinterpretedthistopicthroughavarietyofperspectivesandmedia.Byconstructingpersonalidentitiesandinvestigatinghowoverarchingculturalnarrativesaresometimesdamagingoruplifting,theartistsdemonstratedhowidentityisbothprescribedandselfdetermined.Unwillingtobedefined,theymanipulated,obscured,andrevealednewidentities.

TheLithuanianEmbassyprovided6studentswithtravelstipendsof$1,000.Thesestipendsensuredthatthestudentscouldassistwiththecuration/installationoftheexhibitionandattendtheopeningofEPluribusUnumatVAA.

LauraPittman–CuratorialPractice,Non-Degree2015RebekahPineda–MastersofArtsManagementClassof2015HeleneGenetos–MastersofArtsManagementProgramClassof2017AdamRobertHager–MFAClassof2012AngelinaSamudre–MFAClassof2015BenTolman–MFAClassof2012

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VolunteerProgram

VolunteerEducationProgram2015-2016

TheeducationprogramforthevolunteersconsistsofactivitiesdesignedtoincreaseknowledgeofcontemporaryartandtostrengthentheroleofthevolunteerattheMuseum.TheseactivitiesincludeexhibitiontourswithDirector&Curator,JackRasmussen,aswellasaseriesoflecturesoncontemporaryart,andeducationalfieldtripstogalleries,artiststudios,museumsandcollectors.Thespeakersforthelecturesareexpertsintheirfieldandcomefromvariousmuseumsanduniversities,includingAU.

Belowisthescheduleofmeetingsandfieldtrips.

Fall

September21st-EarlyFallExhibitiontrainingwithJackRasmussenOctober5th-RebeccaStevens,CuratorattheTextileMuseumdiscussedGerhardtKnoedel’sTextiles

MuseumVolunteersserveashostsprovidingawelcomingatmosphereandvitallinkbetweentheAmericanUniversityMuseumattheKatzenArtCenteranditsvisitors.Volunteersserveasinterpreterstofacilitateconversationsthatpromoteadeeperunderstandingoftheexhibitedartworks,aswellasthemuseum’sfocusonexhibitingpoliticalart,internationalart,andlocalart.Inaddition,theroleofaVolunteeristopromoteinterestinthemuseumandtoeducatethecommunity.Specificvolunteersassignmentsincludegreeter,tourdocent,andKids@Katzenfacilitator.

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October26th-TouroftheSmithsonianAmericanArtMuseumwithCindyAron,TrusteeoftheHistoricalSocietyofWashington,DC.November9th-DocentTrainingWorkshopsessionwithAntoniaDapena-Tretter,EducationDirectorattheKreegerMuseumNovember16th-FallExhibitiontrainingwithJackRasmussenDecember7th-LectureonArtandHealthwithAnnWiker,ArtHistorianandLectureratOLLIDecember14th-FeedbackSession

Spring

February1st-ReviewofFeedbackandWinterExhibitiontrainingwithJackRasmussenFebruary22nd-TourofPathmakersexhibitionattheNationalMuseumofWomenintheArtsandbookartbyRenéeStoutFebruary24th-BrownBagLunchwithJackRasmussen.Discussiontopicsincludedthemuseum’shistory,upcomingexhibitions,andJack’sapproachtocuratingMarch7th-HoraceMannEducationProgramwithartistFridaLariosMarch14th-StudioVisitwithartistJoanDanzigerMarch28th-LectureonContemporaryWomenArtistsbySybilGohari,AdjunctProfessorialLectureratAmericanUniversityApril4th-SpringExhibitiontrainingwithJackRasmussenApril11th-Hands-oncreativeworkshopwithShelleyBrodeckiandSusanCole:NotanPaperCuttingMay11th-FieldtriptoArtMuseumoftheAmericasandtourwithCuratorAdrianaOspinaMay16th-TourofAmericanUniversity’sarboretumJune6th-TouroftheWashingtonArtcollectionattheCrowellandMoringLawFirmJune15th-SummerExhibitiontrainingwithJackRasmussenJune27th-LectureonContemporaryLatinAmericanArtfromNaomiDaremblum

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AUMuseumVolunteers

Abrams,NatalieBelkin,HarrietBerlin,HarrietBishop,HeidiBolter,HollyBoyarsky-Maisel,AndreaBrenner,NatalieBrodecki,Shelley*Brodkey,FlorenceBrodsky,VivianChong,JoanneCole,Susan*Cooper,AileendePontet,JoanFink,JerryFink,JoanneFlowers,BeverlyFriedHeller,TinaGann,JudyGoozh,JudyGrant,DebbieGrell,Donna

* SteeringCommitteeChair

Guerber,JayHardis,MarilynHicken,LauraKaitz,LorrieKelly,TerryKing,EllenKissick,Marie*Koehler,KathyMadigan,KathleenMartin,Roxana*Mendelsohn,RonaMichel,JacquiPaul,MarilynPhillips,HopeRaskin,NancyRobin,GerryRudolph,ZitaSeidman,MyrnaSmith,MaryJoStern,SusannahThayer,NenaZoss,HopeZuckerman,Sandy*

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Volunteer-RunPrograms

Kids@Katzen

Sunday,June14,2015Childrenparticipatedinanengagingtextileprojectinspiredbytheworkoflocalartist,BetsyPackard.Theycombinedtextiles,paper,buttons,andstringtocreatetheirownmixedmediaworkofart.

Sunday,September20,2016Aspartofour10th-anniversarycelebration,themuseumofferedaspecialfamilydayforthissessionofKids@Katzenwithanartprojectforthewholefamily.

Sunday,November15,2016Kids@KatzenFamilyDayfortheentirefamily!TheworkshopwasdevelopedincoordinationwithartistMichelineKlagsbrunandinspiredbyherexhibitionFreeFallFlow.

Sunday,February7,2016ThisprojectwasbasedontheworkofWashington,DC-basedartistMaggieMichael.Afterakid-friendlytouroftheexhibit,childrencreatedtheirownpaintingsbasedonMichael'stechniqueofpours,drips,andsplattersofpaint.

Sunday,April10,2016Familyart-makingworkshopthatisbasedontheworkoflocalartistWilliamDunlap.Williamwaspresentfortheprogramandtookfamiliesonatourofhisworkbeforeguidingthehands-onactivity.

Tours

Thisyear,wewereabletoofferaweeklytourtoourpatrons.VolunteersgavetoursofthecurrentexhibitionseveryFriday.Thevolunteersalsogave31toursrequestedbyclasses,communitygroups,andtourists.

2015-2016Tours

EventName Date Attendance

YouthGroupTour/ShandongProvenceReception 5/19/15 128

WardCircleAARP 5/21/15 23

AUStaffAppreciationTour 5/22/15 8

TourforAUDevelopmentOffice 6/1/15 13

EagleSummitTour 7/7/15 15

DupontCircleVillageTour 7/9/15 9

EagleSummitTour 7/10/15 10

HiroshimaExhibitionTourforJapaneseStudents 8/2/15 38

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ToursContinued…

EventName Date Attendance

CornellClubTour 8/5/15 15

ThomasCircleGroupTour 8/6/15 10

PreviewDayTours 8/7/15 15

LandauHouseTour 8/11/15 10

Hiroshima-NagasakiExhibitionCommunityTour 8/13/15 10

Hiroshima-NagasakiExhibitionCommunityTour 8/15/15 10

TextileMuseumGroupTour 9/15/15 29

SeniorGroupTour 9/16/15 12

GerhardtKnodelTour 9/17/15 10

HumanRightsClassTour,selfguided 10/7/15 12

BoardofTrusteesTour 10/15/15 18

ProfessorEllingtonClassTour 11/10/15 20

Director’sTour 11/10/15 23

BeverlyRessTour 11/17/15 22

CarnegieMellonTour 2/3/16 16

TourforGlenEcho 2/7/16 27

WritingClassTour,self-guided 2/23/16 24

MaretSchoolTourwithMaggieMichael 2/23/16 53

Director’sTourforCOWAPAttendees 3/5/16 30

ArtTableTour 3/5/16 20

EALSTours 3/6/16 12

WilsonHighSchoolArtClassTour 3/9/16 15

ModernArtHistoryClassTour 4/8/16 26

VolunteerAppreciation

Themuseumdemonstratedappreciationforthevolunteerswitha‘”tea”atthePresident’sHousehostedbyAnnKerwin,inhonoroftheMuseum’s10thAnniversary.ThevolunteerswerealsoinvitedtoaHolidayBrunchintheMuseumforVolunteersandDonors.

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PublicationsThisyear,themuseumpublishedsixcatalogs,contributedandcollaboratedontwocatalogs,andcreated13brochures.Wehavemailedfiveseasonalexhibitionsprogramsto5,700patrons.Ourseventhcatalogiscurrentlyunderway.

Catalogs

Summer2015RealismTransformed-JohnWinslowsolo-exhibition

48pages;ISBN:978-0-9964172-1-1

Abstraction-MichaelGrosssolo-exhibition32pages;ISBN:978-0-9964172-0-4

LateFall2015FreeFallFlow-MichelineKlagsbrunsolo-exhibition

WithsupportfromWolpoffFamilyFoundation(andtheartist)52pages,ISBN:978-0-9964172-2-8

Winter2016APhraseHunginMidairasifFrozen-MaggieMichaelsolo-exhibition

58pages;ISBN:978-0-9964172-4-2

CircleofFriends-ForAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt36pages;ISBN:978-0-9964172-3-5

IMPACT!TheLegacyoftheWomen’sCaucusofArtCollaborationwiththeWomen’sCaucusforArt,publishedbyWCA

Spring2016TwistedTeenagePlotcatalog-ForAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt

48pages;ISBN:978-0-9964172-6-6

TheTensionofaSuspendedMoment-KevinMacDonaldretrospective,Collaborationwiththeartist’sestate,publishedbytheartist’sestate72pages;ISBN:978-0-9964172-5-9

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Summer2015Outliers-KurtGodwinandBetsyPackardexhibition

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Abstraction–MichaelGrossone-fold

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RealismTransformed-JohnWinslowone-fold

EarlyFall2015LettheGamesBegin!-GerhardtKnodelsolo-exhibition

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ReflectionsandContradictions-MaryShaffersolo-exhibitiontri-fold

ItinerantEden-WalterMcConnellsolo-exhibitiontri-fold

LateFall2015Post-It-JoeWhitesolo-exhibition

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Jerusalem-SuzanneKesslersolo-exhibitionone-fold

TheWorldisaNarrowBridge-BeverlyResssolo-exhibitiontri-fold

Art+Design-MichaelGrahamandMarcPekalaexhibitionone-fold

FreeFallFlow–MichelineKlagsbrunsolo-exhibitionone-fold

Winter2016:AlperInitiative-GrandOpeningPromotionalMaterial

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Spring2016:LookAtIt—ThinkAboutIt-WilliamDunlapsolo-exhibition

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SouthernConstellations-withTransformerandElsewheretri-fold

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ArtintheNews“A-bombexhibition:Hiroshima-Nagasaki,70yearson.”Culture.Jun.19,2015.

Brown,Kathleen.“Blood-FilledSculptureProtestsFDABanonGayBloodDonations.”CNSNews.com.Jun.25,2015.

Butler,Bryan.“NewExhibitMadeFromtheBloodofGayMen.”Philadelphia.Aug19.2015.

Capps,Kriston.“’MaggieMichael:APhraseHunginMidairasifFrozen’attheAmericanUniversityMuseum,Reviewed.”WashingtonCityPaper.Feb,12,2016.

Capps,Kriston.“ReneéStout:TalesoftheConjureWoman.”WashingtonCityPaper.Feb.12,2016.

Ceneta,ManuelBalce.“Atomicoutcome:NewexhibitdifferentperspectiveonWorldWarIIend.”AssociatedPress.Jul.6,2015.

Codik,Emily.“ThisSculptureWasMadeWiththeBloodofNineGayandBisexualMen.”Washingtonian.Oct.5,2015.

Crawford,Katie.“FromLatvianObscuritytoDCRecognition:AnArtist’sJourney.”DiplomaticCourier.Jun.27,2015.

Ennis,Dawn.“BloodMirrorReflectsFDA’sGayBloodBanin7-FootTower.”Advocate.Jun.24,2015.

Feinstein,Laura.“MesmerizingArtMadefromBloodHighlightsLGBTInjustice.”Good.Oct.1,2015.

“FirstA-bombexhibitionon20yearsinWashingtonbegins.”JapanTimes.Jun.15,2015.

Forgione,Mary.“AtomicbombexhibitinWashingtonrecallsdaysinJapanfrozenintime.”LosAngelesTimes.Aug.6,2015.

Iacovone,Mike.“BreakingDownthePast:TitusKaphar.”BmoreArt.Dec.2,2015.

“GayMenDonateBloodforSculpturetoProtestFDABloodBan.”POZ.Jun.15,2015.

“GMHCJoinsConversationonFDA’sDiscriminatoryBloodDonorPolicy.”EdgeMediaNetwork.Sep.29,2015.

Hinzmann,Dennis.“BloodMirror:GayArtistJordanEaglesCreatesSculpturetoProtestFDABloodBan.”Out.Jun.15,2015.

“HiroshimaandNagasakihorrorsrecalled,undiminished.”Euronews.Jul.16,2015.

“Hiroshima-NagasakiAtomicBombExhibit.”C-SPAN.Jul.29,2015.

Kirkpatrick,Emily.“BloodMirrorShinesaLightontheFDA’sGayBloodBan.”TheCreatorsProject.Sep.25,2015.

“Japaneseartdepictsatomicbombings:ControversialexhibitondisplayatD.C.museum.”TheColumbian.Jun.17,2015.

Jenkins,Mark.“Celebratinganancientartform.”WashingtonPost.Aug.20,2015.

Jenkins,Mark.“Galleries:Oneviewofhowpeopleofcolorareportrayedinpre-modernart.”WashingtonPost.Dec.4,2015.

Jenkins,Mark.“Howarethesethingsnotliketheothers?”WashingtonPost.May9,2015.

Jenkins,Mark.“Inthegalleries:Anartist’spast,presentandfuture.”WashingtonPost.Jul.10,2015.

Jenkins,Mark.“Inthegalleries:Artist’sglasshaslifeofitsown.”WashingtonPost.Sept.25,2015.

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Jenkins,Mark.“Women’sartworkisneverdone.”WashingtonPost.Feb.25,2016.

Jones,Caroline.“’BloodMirror’atAmericanUniversityMuseum.”WashingtonCityPaper.Sept.13,2015.

Jones,Justin.“TheArtistwithGayBloodonHisHands.”TheDailyBeast.Jun.24,2015.

Jousset,Anissa.“RejectedBloodDonationsFromGayMenTurnedIntoIntriguingExhibitofMedicalDiscrimination.”BeautifulDecay.

Lopes,Carlos.“TheRealReasonWhyGayMenCan’tDonateBlood.”AboutRelationships.Aug.31,2015.

Mansoor,Peter.“TheDecisiontoDroptheAtomicBombs–70YearsOn.”HastyAmbush.Jun.24,2015.

McDonald,James.“BloodIlluminated:JordanEagles’BloodMirrortoFuelPanelDiscussionofFDABloodBan.”OutTraveler.Oct.1,2015.

Nichols,JamesMichael.“ThisExhibitIsMadeWithTheBloodofQueerMen–BloodtheFDARefusesToTake.”HuffingtonPost.Aug.18,2015.

Oczypok,Kate.“LocalArtistConjuresDistantCulturestoExamineHumanCondition.”WashingtonDiplomat.Mar.1,2016.

O’Donnell,Carey.“SculptureCreatedUsingBloodDonationsfromGayMenProtestsFDAPolicy.”NewNowNext.Jun.17,2015.

Pennington,Matthew.“NewexhibitoffersdifferentperspectiveonWorldWarIIend.”AssociatedPress.Jun.15,2015.

Shengdun,Hua.“AncientartofShangongdisplayed.”ChinaDaily.May20,2015.

Shorey,Eric.“ArtistCreatesSculptureofBloodtoProtestFDAGayBan.”NewNowNext.Jun.15,2015.

Tanaka,Miya.“FamedHiroshimaPanelsboundforU.S.inbidtosparkrethinkofA-bombings.”JapanTimes.Jun.9,2015.

Traube,Trenton.“BloodWorks.”POZ.Sep.17,2015.

“U.S.historianreflectsonA-bombsentimentasexhibitionisheldinWashington.”TheMaincichi.(Mainichi,Japan),Jun.15,2015.

Voon,Claire.“FoldedandFragmentedDrawingsoftheNaturalWorld.”Hyperallergic.Dec.7,2015.

Voon,Claire.“AMobileStoopthatBuildsCommunity.”Hyperallergic.Sep.9,2015.

Zeilinger,Julie.“ThisArtistIsProtestingTheFDA’sGayBloodBanInTheMostIntenseWay.”Mic.Jun.17,2015

Zongker,Brett.“BloodfromgaydonorsinartexhibitprotestingFDA’sban.”AssociatedPress.Aug.13,2015.

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TheMuseumONLINEWomenArtistsCampaignwithNationalMuseumofWomenintheArtsInconjunctionwithWomen’sHistoryMonthinMarch,theNationalMuseumofWomenintheArtshostedacampaignonsocialmediacalled“DoYouKnow5WomenArtists?”(#5womenartists)tobuildawarenessofwomenartists,whoareunderrepresentedinarthistory.TheAUMuseumwasinvitedtoparticipateandpostednearlyeverydayofthemonthofMarchaboutwomenartistsinthemuseum’scollection,currentexhibitions,staff-picks,etc.Thecampaigncoincidedwiththemuseum’sfirsteverall-womenartistsseason(Winter2016).Thecollaborativecampaignwasasuccess,gainingfollowers/shares/impressionsofFacebookpoststoalargeraudiencethatwasapartofabiggerconversation.

ArtistTakeoverTheAlperInitiativehostedtheirfirst“artisttakeover”oftheAlperInstagramfeed–invitinganartisttopostundertheAlperhandleforaweek.Theartisttakeoverresultedin38newfollowersforAlperand15forthemuseumandembodiedthemissionofpromotingappreciationofDCartandartists.

WebAsCASmovedtofully-responsivemobilesite,weadjustedourhomepagecontenttobemoremobilefriendly,asabouthalfofourtrafficcomesfrommobile.Thisincludedadjustingthecarouselheadertosimplertext/imagery

Webtrafficisgenerallysteady;itspikesaroundtheopeningofeachseason.FromApril2015-April2016,wereceivedapproximately20,000uniquewebsiteviews.Asidefromourhomepageandthe “Visiting&Directions”page,exhibitionpagesreceivethemosttraffic.Armedwiththisinformation,we’veimprovedthecontent,images,andamountofinformationonexhibitionpages.Weincludelinkstorelatedeventsandpresscoverageonexhibitionpagesmakingthemaone-stopdestination.

OurhighesttrafficonrecordoccurredinJune/July2015relatedtotheHiroshima-Nagasakiexhibition.Thatexhibitionpagealonereceivedover6,000visits,likelyaresultoftheAssociatedPressarticlethatlinkedtothepage.

TheMuseumreliesonourSocialMediapresencetoprovideeaseofinformationforfollowers(ratherthandirectusersfromsocialmediatoourwebsite).Basedonthat,wearealwayslookingtoincreaseourfollowersandtheirengagementwithourposts.

BytheNumbers:Facebook,averages35newfollowerspermonthFebruary:2527Marchgoal:2570March:2596;69newfollowersAprilgoal:26502017goal:3000June:2711

Instagram, averages 49 new followers permonthFebruary:360March:565;205newfollowersJune:763;198newfollowers2017goal:1500

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Twitter,averages27newfollowerspermonthFebruary:1179Marchgoal:1215March:1222;43newfollowersAprilgoal:1265June:1,2832017goal:1500

SocialmediapagesonFacebook,TwitterandInstagramlaunchedfortheAlperInitiative.Alpersocialmediaisinastartupphasebutgrowingsteadilyaswerefineournicheandbuildrelationshipswithartistsandlocalorganizationsonline.Instagram:184Facebook:363Twitter:298*AsofJune

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Membership&ContributionsWearepleasedtoreportthatthemuseumcurrentlyhas302members.Sincetherevampofthemembershipprogramin2014,membershipandrevenuefromtheprogramhavemorethandoubled.

Curator’sCircleAlperFamilyFoundationCarolynAlperStephanieBennett-SmithGiselaandBenjaminHubermanCyrusKatzenCharles&CarleenKeatingJaneLangConnie&PaulMahonLizaPhillipsWolpoffFamilyFoundation

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DirectorVivian&MarcBrodsky*TheClyffordFamilyFoundationCommunityFoundationfortheNationalCapitalRegionFraukeDeLooperAliceDenneyNancyJ.GarrubaandChristopherW.HornigFruzsinaHarsanyi&RaymondGarciaHemphillFineArtsJosephHolbachJr.

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