telfair museums 2014 annual report

2014 By the Numbers

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2014 AnnualReport

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Telfair Museums offers compelling expressions of visual culture— embracing three unique buildings and three distinct collections that bridge three centuries of art and architecture. The museum develops awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the arts and serves as a dynamic cultural center connecting people of all ages and backgrounds.

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2014 By the Numbers

People168,010 Total visitors

30,803 Telfair Academy

73,946 Owens-Thomas House

64,010 Jepson Center

2,835 Museum Members

Education and Outreach23,319 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

Exhibitions18 Exhibitions presented

15 Organized by Telfair Museums

1 Exhibition Publication – Slavery and Freedom in Savannah with University of Georgia Press

Collections6,831 works in the permanent collection

11 works added to the collection

Technology50,900 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

Awards and Accolades 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

American Alliance of Museums Honorable Mention, AAM Publication Awards for Telfair Magazine

American Association of State and Local History Leadership in History Award of Merit for Slavery and Freedom in Savannah Project

Association of Art Museum DirectorsTop 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 CenterBest Art Gallery, Jepson CenterBest Historic Building, Owens-Thomas House

Georgia Historical Records Advisory CouncilAward for Excellence in Documenting Georgia’s History for Slavery and Freedom in Savannah book

Kahlil Gibran International AwardTania Sammons, Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Historic Sites

Savannah Magazine Best of Savannah AwardsBest Museum/House Museum

Southeastern Museums ConferenceAward 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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Telfair Academy

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Owens-Thomas House

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Jepson Center

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Net Income from Operations: $172,506

Contributed Income

41%

Earned Income37%

Investment Income Draw

22%

Operating Revenue: $4,987,931 Operating Expenses: $4,812,745

2014 Operating Income - Audited

2014 Operating Financials - Audited


Contributed Income

41%

Earned Income37%

Endowment Draw22%

Operating Revenue: $4,987,931

Personnel47%

Marketing5%

Administrative8%

Education & Curatorial

11%

Facilities27%

Interest on bond2%

Operating Expenses: $4,812,745



Contributed Income

41%

Earned Income37%

Endowment Draw22%


Personnel47%

Marketing5%

Administrative8%


11%

Facilities27%

Interest on bond2%




Contributed Income

41%

Earned Income37%

Endowment Draw22%


Personnel47%

Marketing5%

Administrative8%


11%

Facilities27%

Interest on bond2%




Contributed Income

41%

Earned Income37%

Endowment Draw22%


Personnel47%

Marketing5%

Administrative8%


11%

Facilities27%

Interest on bond2%


2014 Financials

2014 Operating Income – Audited

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2014 Financials

2014 Statement of Activities—AuditedTelfair Museum of Art, Inc.

Statements of Activities

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Year ended December 31, 2014

Unrestricted Undesignated

Operating Non-Operating

Total Undesignated

Unrestricted Board Designated Endowment

Temporarily

Restricted

Permanently Restricted

Endowment

Total Revenue Contributions $ 970,683 $ - $ 970,683 $ - $ 1,976,110 $ 300,000 $ 3,246,793 Governmental support and grants 101,460 - 101,460 - 102,050 - 203,510 Membership dues 164,612 - 164,612 - - - 164,612 Admission charges 1,163,269 - 1,163,269 - - - 1,163,269 Investment income - 1,624 1,624 801,799 792,968 - 1,596,391 Museum store sales, net 204,579 - 204,579 - - - 204,579 Special events, net 520,640 - 520,640 - - - 520,640 Rental and other revenue 469,627 - 469,627 - - - 469,627 Net assets released from restriction and change in

designation

Investment income draw 1,129,526 - 1,129,526 (676,530) (452,996) - - Other 263,535 - 263,535 828,350 (1,091,885) - - 4,987,931 1,624 4,989,555 953,619 1,326,247 300,000 7,569,421 Expenses Personnel costs 2,246,257 - 2,246,257 - - - 2,246,257 Administration 374,891 - 374,891 - - - 374,891 Investment expenses - 146,356 146,356 - - - 146,356 Interest 104,794 - 104,794 - - - 104,794 Curatorial 406,485 - 406,485 - - - 406,485 Education 137,500 - 137,500 - - - 137,500 Marketing 216,385 - 216,385 - - - 216,385 Maintenance and security 752,852 - 752,852 - - - 752,852 Insurance 237,717 - 237,717 - - - 237,717 Utilities 335,864 - 335,864 - - - 335,864 Collection items purchased and not capitalized 2,680 - 2,680 - - - 2,680 Depreciation - 602,127 602,127 - - - 602,127 4,815,425 748,483 5,563,908 - - - 5,563,908 Change in net assets $ 172,506 $ (746,859) (574,353) 953,619 1,326,247 300,000 2,005,513 Net assets, beginning of year 18,208,975 11,015,952 14,928,629 5,353,271 49,506,827 Net assets, end of year $ 17,634,622 $ 11,969,571 $ 16,254,876 $ 5,653,271 $ 51,512,340

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

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2014 FinancialsTelfair Museum of Art, Inc.

Statements of Financial Position

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December 31, 2014 2013 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,203,961 $ 902,679 Investments, at fair value 28,975,814 27,714,410 Charitable foundation beneficial interest 2,144,000 1,300,000 31,119,814 29,014,410 Accounts and interest receivable, net 217,384 103,433 Promises to give, net of discount

of $63,000 and $35,000 in 2014 and 2013, respectively

1,304,671

1,312,250 Inventory 142,231 125,438 Other assets 265,014 307,798 Property, net 23,796,897 24,289,745 Collections (Note 1) - - $ 58,049,972 $ 56,055,753 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Liabilities Trade accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities $ 375,742 $ 292,541 Deferred revenue 161,890 256,385 Bonds payable 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,537,632 6,548,926 Net assets Unrestricted

Undesignated 17,634,622 18,208,975 Board designated endowment 11,969,571 11,015,952

Temporarily restricted 16,254,876 14,928,629 Permanently restricted endowment 5,653,271 5,353,271 51,512,340 49,506,827 $ 58,049,972 $ 56,055,753

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

2014 Statements of Financial Position—Audited

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2014 Exhibitions

Jepson CenterRafael Rozendaal Websites1/20 – 3/3

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 AcademyRomantic Spirits: Nineteenth-Century Paintings from the Johnson Collection 7/25/2014 – 2/15/2015

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2014 Exhibitions

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Teen Council2014 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!

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 Sa-vannah 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 them-selves in an ever-growing educational exhibition.

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Education

PULSE Art + Technology FestivalTelfair’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 four-day series of lectures and hands-on workshops, as well as electrifying performances by KidSyc and Adam Matta. The group Invisible’s musical contraptions and videog-ames 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

2014.1.1John Henry TwachtmanAmerican (1853-1902)Mouth of the Seine, 1884-89Etching on paper3 3/16 x 4 ½ inchesGift of Diane and Ervin Houston

2014.1.2Christopher A. D. MurphyAmerican (1902-1973)Untitled (Back of Owens-Thomas House from State Street)Etching on paper3 1/8 x 3 7/16 inchesGift of Diane and Ervin Houston

2014.1.3William O. GoldingAmerican (1874-1943)U.S.S. Nourmahal, 1933Pencil and crayon on paper9 x 11 7/8 inchesGift of Diane and Ervin Houston

2014.2Edited and released by Helen Levitt, 1952Filmed by Helen Levitt, Janice Loeb, and James Agee in the mid 1940sIn the Street16 mm film with soundMuseum purchase with funds provided by Mrs. Robert O. Levitt

2014.3Paul Stone(American, 1928-1976) Elizabeth and the Rooster, 1963Tempera on panel29 1/4 x 23 1/2 inchesGift of Albert E. Stone and Grace Stone

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2014.4John Taylor Arms (American, 1887-1953) Veere (sketch), 1933Etching on paper6 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches Demonstration plate, etched at Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences on February 10, 1933Museum purchase

2014.5.1 William Nutter (British, 1854/59-1802) after William Hogarth Captain Thomas Coram (1668 – 1751), 1796Engraving on paper23 ½ x 17 inchesGift of John and Virginia Duncan

2014.5.2David Edwin (American, b. England, 1776-1841) Reverend Henry Holcombe, D. D. (1762-1824), c. 1810-20Stipple engraving16 x 10 ¾ inchesGift of John and Virginia Duncan

2014.5.3Anne Taylor Nash (American, 1884-1968) Untitled (Woman in red polka dots), c. 1930sOil on canvas30 x 25 inchesGift of John and Virginia Duncan

2014.5.4Myrtle Jones (American, 1913-2005)The Flowered Hat, before 1955Oil on canvas30 x 22 inchesGift of John and Virginia Duncan Conservation funded by Kim Iocovozzi, William Rhangos, Sue Ruby, Nevy Clark, Steve Jepson, Brian Culver, and Richard Middleton.

2014.6William TarrUntitled Ink and gouache on paper24 5/8 x 21 ½ inches Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight H. Emanuelson

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2014 Event Highlights

Telfair Museums hosted over 100 events and raised 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 re-nowned 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

Securing the Future: The Endowment Campaign

VISIONWith 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 pro-grams, 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 build-ings, 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 PRIORITIESFrom 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 Tel-fair’s remarkable legacy by supporting our work in the following areas:

Curatorial EndowmentsCurators 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 im-portant 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 EndowmentsExhibitions are at the heart of the museum experience, presenting art to the public in engaging, innovative ways. Exhibition endow-ments enable Telfair Museums to organize major traveling shows from its permanent col-lection, 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 EndowmentsMuseum 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, edu-cators provide audiences with meaningful experiences unique to the Telfair Museums. Endowment support for education may include the naming of educational po-sitions, endowing community outreach programs, and the establishment of a fund for educational resources and new technologies.

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Endowment Campaign

Museum OperationsMore 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!

STRENGTHSWidely 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 build-ing a museum for the 21st century: a place where past meets present and local meets global.

World-renowned collectionTelfair 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 fur-niture, 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.

Intensive education and community outreachAs 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 reha-bilitation 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 exhibitionsTelfair 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 tech-niques, 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 exhibi-tions 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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Endowment Campaign Supporters 2014-15

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Joan & Gary Capen

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Cay

Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Compton, Jr

Dr. and Mrs. John Considine

Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Coker, Jr

Lila and Dale Critz

Debbie and Dale Critz, Jr

Mr. and Mrs. Glen M. Darbyshire

Thomas A. and Dorothy B. Davis

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Deméré, Jr

Eleanore and Domenico De Sole

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Dorman

Cheryl D. Dozier, Savannah State University

Polly and Mitchell Dunn

Mr. and Mrs. Reed Dulany III

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Edwards III

Robert and Jean Faircloth

Linda Fisk and Wilson Morris

T. Mills and Marianne M. Fleming

Marla and Morris Geffen

Philip and Oleta Harden

The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation

Alice and Bob Jepson

Josh and Kelley Keller

Ted and Karen Kleisner

Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Macgill

Dr. and Mrs. William T. Moore

Tammie N. Mosley

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick R. Muller

Sylvaine and Dave Neises

Seacrest Partners

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pinyan, Jr

Susan G. and Thomas V. Reilly Fund for Lectures

Cheri D. and Benjamin R. Roach

Rosaleen R. Roxburgh

Swann Seiler

Elfrida Barrow Sinkler

Jacqueline and Ken Sirlin

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Skinner, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Solomons, Jr.

Jason and Clara Stevens

Helen R. Steward

Fran and Hue Thomas III

Don and Cindy Waters

Join us! Support Telfair Museums today and help us secure the future!

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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 upCity of Savannah’s Department of

Cultural Affairs

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

Domenico and Eleanore De Sole

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Bob and Jean Faircloth

Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Kessler

Wilson and Linda Fisk Morris

Dave and Sylvaine Neises

Cheri D. and Benjamin R. Roach

Cathy and Philip Solomons

Telfair Academy Guild

The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Dwaine L. Willett

$10,000 - $24,999 Acuity Brands, Inc.

Alan S. Gaynor Fund of the SavannahCommunity Foundation

Anderson Family Foundation

Mr. Leigh Carter

Critz, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. F. Reed Dulany III

Danyse and Julius Edel

Embassy Suites

Fifth Third Bank

Georgia Council for the Arts

Jepson Associates, Inc.

Mrs. Robert O. Levitt

Don and Carolyn Luck McElveen

Mr. Richard H. Middleton, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon J. Nagel

Ann and Lamont Osteen

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rabinowitz

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Reilly

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Roelle

Seacrest Partners, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. G. Dana Sinkler

Jacqueline and Ken Sirlin

SunTrust Bank

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Taylor

Fran and Hue Thomas III

TMX Finance

Wells Fargo Private Bank

Anne P. West

$5,000 - $9,999 Anonymous

Dr. and Mrs. R. Durwood Almkuist II

Mr. and Mrs. Curtis G. Anderson

Dr. Victor L. Andrews

Bank of America

Mr. and Mrs. W. Waldo Bradley

Brasseler, USA

Inge A. Brasseler

City of Savannah

Sylvia and Charles Coker, Jr.

Debbie and Dale Critz

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Davis

Dominion Foundation

Dulany Industries, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Eidell

Mr. and Mrs. Dwight H. Emanuelson

Dr. Marianne M. and Mr. T. Mills Fleming

Georgia Ports Authority

Georgia Power Company

Ann and George Hubbs

HunterMaclean

J.C. Bamford Excavators, Ltd.

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Kleisner

Ms. Candace Lanier

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Levy

Margaret F. Perryman Charitable Trust

Mr. Edward Mayberry and Ms. Ann Ghisolfi

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. McWhorter

Dr. and Mrs. William T. Moore

Mr. and Mrs. John Morisano

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Muller

Mrs. Rosaleen Roxburgh

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sassano

Savannah Magazine

Dr. and Mrs. David H. Smith

South magazine

Jason H. and Clara L. Stevens

Mrs. Helen R. Steward

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Marti and Austin Sullivan

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Tarbutton

Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Thorpe, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. John L. Tucker

Pamela L. and Peter S. Voss

$2,500 - $4,999 Anonymous

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Allen

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Atkinson

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Barrow III

Meg and Austin Buck

Mrs. Sylvan M. Byck, Jr.

Byck-Rothschild Foundation, Inc.

Mary A. Canavan

Dr. and Mrs. Clifton L. Cannon, Jr.

Cannon Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Cay

Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Compton, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cortese

Mr. and Mrs. Glen M. Darbyshire

Mr. and Mrs. Asa B. Davis III

Mr. and Mrs. James Dekle

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Deméré, Jr.

William J. Donahue

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Dorman

Mr. F. Reed Dulany, Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. A. Joseph Edwards III

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Eichholz

Ms. Amelia Eichholz and Mr. Michael Larsen

Mr. Stephen S. Green

Mrs. Toby W. Hollenberg

Dr. and Mrs. Louis G. Horn IV

Mr. and Mrs. Jack A. Kaster

Kelley and Josh Keller

Mr. and Mrs. John G. Kennedy III

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred R. Kennickell, Jr.

Jim and Dottie Kluttz

Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Kole

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth N. Larsen

Dr. James and Stephanie Lindley

Dr. and Mrs. J. Blakely Long

Dottie and Joel Lynch

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Lytle

Marc by Marc Jacobs

Mrs. Patricia C. McLeod

Dr. and Mrs. Nolan C. Moore

Dr. and Mrs. Dennis L. Myers

Laurie and Chris Osteen

Mrs. Barbara B. Paull

Mr. John L. Picker and Ms. Denise Regan

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Pinyan, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Michael Powers

Dr. Frank A. Rizza

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Roberts

Mr. Len A. Cripe and Ms. Sandra L. Roth

Savannah Distributing Company

Savannah Toyota

Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Schmults

Marilyn and Wayne Sheridan

Roger and Gail Soens

St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System

Mr. Charles C. Taylor and Mr. Samir Nikocevic

Mary and Marty Vernick

Willis Insurance Services

$1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous

Mrs. Leopold Adler II

Mr. and Mrs. William Y. Atkinson IV

Atlantic Records Management Company

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Baker, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Bergen

Dr. and Mrs. E. D. Biggerstaff III

Blick Art Materials

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bogert

Dr. and Mrs. Sidney J. Bolch III

Ms. Anne Whitton Bolyea

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Bradley

Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm L. Butler

Mrs. Ellen R. Byck

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Cannon

Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Carpenter

Mr. Kevin Cartee

Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Cartledge

Mimi Cay

Circa Lighting

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Coad

Dr. and Mrs. John M. Considine, Jr.

Mr. James A. D. Cox and

Mr. Ronald C. Melander

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy E. Coy

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Crossman

D. J. Powers Co., Inc.

Dasher Management, LLC

Mr. and Mrs. Archibald H. Davis

Dr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Dickinson

Mrs. L. Michael Donovan, Jr.

Mrs. Edward F. Downing

Downtown Neighborhood Association

Mr. and Mrs. J. Laurence Dunn

Mr. and Mrs. H. Mitchell Dunn, Jr.

Mr. Charles Ellis III

Mr. Richard H. Ellis and

Ms. Margaret M. Wright

Mr. and Mrs. James K. Emery

Mr. and Mrs. John Eppel

Jane and Ed Feiler

First Citizens Bank

Chloe L. Fort

Brian and Lynn Foster

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Galloway

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar L. T. Gay

Marla and Morris Geffen

Mr. and Mrs. Sam A. George, Jr.

Mrs. A. M. Goldkrand

Mrs. Julian H. Good

Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Greco

Mr. and Mrs. Kent C. Gregory

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Gussler

Oleta and Philip Harden

Hargray Communications

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Harlander

Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Harris

Dr. Melvin L. Haysman and

Mrs. Roberta Kamine-Haysman

Ms. Linda Heasley and Mr. Stephen Coady

Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas L. Henry

Mrs. Robert A. Henry

Ms. Elise K. Hill

Mr. David M. Hillenbrand

Jean and Willard Holland

Dr. Dorothy and Mr. Raymond Holmes

J. T. Turner Construction Company, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Juha I. Jaakkola

Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Jackson

Mrs. Chris M. Johnson

Rodger Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Myron Kaminsky

Martin L. Karp

Karsman, McKenzie & Hart

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Keightley

Dr. Dorothy W. Kingery

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Kohn

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kostilnik

Dr. Gerald E. and Jan Kramer

Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Lauretti

Dr. Richard F. Leighton and Dr. Sylvia K. Fields

Dayle and Aaron Levy

Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Levy, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Macgill

Mr. and Mrs. John McCarthy

Mr. Robert J. Merritt

Mickey Rountree Insurance Agency, Inc.

Dr. Robert B. Miller

Dr. and Mrs. William A. Miller

Ms. JoAnn M. Miller

Minis and Company, Inc., Mr. Mark Allen

Minis and Company, Inc., Mr. Felton Jenkins

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jackson Morrison, Jr.

Ms. Tammie N. Mosley

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick R. Muller

John and Carolyn Neely

Kelly and Wayne Newberry

Judy and Gary Oakes

OB-GYN Centers, P.C.

Oliver Maner, LLP

Ortho Sport and Spine Physicians

Elizabeth M. Oxnard

Mr. and Mrs. David E. Paddison

Ms. Kelley B. Parker

Dr. and Mrs. Aaron W. Pederson

Mrs. Elizabeth C. Peeples

Dr. Alan Perkin

Mr. Murray C. Perlman and Mr. Wayne Spear

Dr. Barbara A. Phillips

Donald and Phyllis Powell

Blanche Nettles Powers and Andrew J. Powers

Madison P. Prickett and Jane Griffin

Ms. Mary E. Raines

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Reitman

Mrs. Lombard M. Reynolds

Ms. Kathi Rich

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Rogers

Barbara and Mike Ruddy

Savannah State University, Dr. Cheryl D. Dozier

Ms. Swann Seiler

Mr. and Mrs. W. Russell Shaw

South State Bank, Mr. John C. Helmken II

Mr. and Mrs. David N. Sovchen

Mrs. Ellen F. Spitz

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stewart

Mr. and Mrs. W. Brooks Stillwell

Mr. and Mrs. Randall A. Stolt

Mrs. W. Travis Strahan

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sugden

Zelda and Sheldon Tenenbaum

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. Rhett N. Willis

Emily Winburn

Lynn and Philip Wirth

Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Wise

Yates-Astro

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Impact of Your Gifts

Scholarships for Education: The Kathy von Hollen GiftIn 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 gen-erosity on behalf of the Margaret F. Perryman Chari-table 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 instru-ments, and learned the finer techniques of painting and sketching, all later featured in curated exhibitions at the Jepson Center.

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.

The Richard Middleton Curatorial FellowshipCurators 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 oppor-tunity for a young professional to gain real experience in historical research, exhibition planning, curatorial publi-cation, 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.

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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 dis-played 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 opportu-nity 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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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

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 CommitteeAlice Jepson, Chair

Cheri Roach, Chair-Elect

Robert F. Faircloth, Secretary

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

TrusteesEmily Cay

Sylvia Coker

Charles B. Compton Jr.

Tiffany Considine

Dale C. Critz Jr.

Glen M. Darbyshire

Dr. Cheryl D. Dozier

Oleta Harden

Josh N. Keller

Theodore J. Kleisner

Linda Fisk Morris

David E. Paddison

Rosaleen R. Roxburgh

Swann Seiler

Bill Skinner

Hue Thomas III

Honorary TrusteesRichard D. Eckburg

Robert S. Jepson, Jr.

Carolyn Luck McElveen

Betty Melaver

Ann Miller

Frida Moore Sinkler

Cathy Solomons

Helen Steward

Ex-Officio TrusteesElisabeth Biggerstaff, Telfair Ball 2015

Carrie B. Egerton, William Jay Society

Anne Gardner, Telfair Academy Guild

Francis Lowery-Wilson, Friends of African American Arts

Linda McWhorter, Gari Melchers Collectors’ Society

Lisa Pinyan, Telfair Art Fair

Dee Sutlive, Friends of Owens-Thomas House

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2015-16 Nominees for Election to the Telfair Board of Trustees

Jan Hill Dorman was raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She 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, Law-rence 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.

Dave Neises is President of The Commonwealth Company, an advisory firm specializing in real estate and finance for the hospitality industry. Previously, he held several executive positions with The Promus Com-panies (now a part of Hilton Hotels), culminating with Senior Director of Development for Homewood Suites by Hilton. Prior to that, he served in numerous capac-ities 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 GarvinEllesse 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 HydeAlisa 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 expe-riences 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 BlandfordCasey 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.”

2014 By the Numbers

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