Turchin Center for the Visual Arts 2015 Annual Report

Turchin Center for the Visual Arts

Annual Report

August 2015 - August 2016

MISSION STATEMENT The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts at Appalachian State University engages visitors from the university, community, nation and beyond in creating unique experiences through dynamic and accessible exhibition, education, outreach and collection programs. These programs inspire and support a lifelong engagement with the visual arts and create opportunities for participants to learn more about themselves and the world around them.

ADVISORY BOARD

Barbara Moskowitz

Jeannine Underdown Collins, Chair

Michelle Novacek

Dot Griffith, Chair-Elect

John Rogers

Nancy Brittelle

Ineke Thomas

Margaret Deaton

EMERITI

Mellanee Goodman, student

Peter Petschauer

Lynn Hill

Nanette Mayer

Jane Lonon

Lillian Turchin

Clif Meador

Edie Peiser

Loni Miller

Tina Silverstein

STAFF Hank T. Foreman, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Arts Engagement Denise Ringler, Director of Arts and Cultural Programs Mary Anne Redding, Assistant Director Sandra Black, Director of Administration Craid Dillenbeck, Lead Installer and Preparator Christy Chenausky, Director of Arts Education and Outreach Lindsay Miller, Director of Donor and External Relations Jackie Garner, Visitor and Donor Services Director Pegge Laine, Community Outreach Coordinator

Letter from the Director The 2015-2016 year at the Turchin Center was exciting as we continued to build on our rich tradition and history of arts engagement. Thanks to the support of Pegge and Chris Lane, the ROAM – Regional Outreach Art Mobile – became a reality. With this traveling resource, ROAM is on the road regularly meeting the art needs of underserved children and adults in our region. Our exhibitions continue to present a diverse range of approaches, concepts and media – and we have strengthened our education component to provide the community with even more ways to learn more about art, themselves and the world around them.

Hank T. Foreman

Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Arts Engagement

Each day, amidst the hard work, successes, stress and opportunities, our team strives to fulfill the center’s vision - to be an engaging and accessible resource responding to diverse educational, cultural and health needs by meeting participants wherever they are in their personal relationship with the visual arts and providing them with opportunities to access the power of the arts to help learn, grow and heal.

Another great summer brought organizational changes for the center as well. In late June, Chancellor Everts announced, “Hank Foreman will take on new responsibilities as both Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Arts Engagement and Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives. This will allow him to continue enhancing the nationallyrecognized history of cultural and artistic excellence at Appalachian through the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, An Appalachian Summer Festival and the Schaefer Center. In the latter role, Hank’s institutional knowledge and breadth of experience will assist the Office of the Chancellor in implementing strategic initiatives moving forward.” This change, which in reporting to the Chancellor recognizes the institutional importance of the arts, provides us the perfect opportunity to take a deep breath, review our operations and ensure will are structured for success.

An Appalachian Summer Festival celebrated its 32nd season of outstanding multi-arts programming and the Turchin Center is heading into its 14th year as a gateway to the arts and the greater university campus. I extend my sincere and deep appreciation to the stalwart arts supporters who support our work and join my colleagues in reaffirming our dedication to working with our campus and community to ensure the arts are a vibrant and engaging part of life in the High Country.

Vision Statement The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts will continue to be an engaging and accessible resource responding to diverse educational, cultural and health needs by meeting participants wherever they are in their personal relationship with the visual arts and providing them with opportunities to access the power of the arts to help learn, grow and heal.

972

Class Visitors

19

16,134

Number of visitors to the center

Exhibitions

75,099

1,547 Workshop Participants

3,152

Followers on social media

Number of pageviews to tcva.org

The Permanent Collection The Permanent Collection of the Turchin Center for Visual Arts is the heart of the center, as it expresses both its aspiration and its mission. The purpose of the collection is to support the Turchin Center, collect, study, interpret, and educate through dynamic engagement with art. The collection contains abundant representation of art created by local and regional artists, thus useful for research activities and exhibits focused on the Appalachian region. Further, the collection does not inhibit the inclusion of artwork from other venues or by different artists. Rather, it allows for contrast to art from around the state, nation, and world.

Its varied holdings provide a collective visual language for Appalachian’s faculty and students, as well as the broader community. Periodically parts of the collection are displayed in its own exhibition spaces or through exchanges with other museums. One of the most innovative features of the permanent collection is that original art is displayed throughout the campus as a way to emphasize and celebrate human creativity.

Peter Petschauer, Board Member emeritus

~1800

~800

Permanent Collection Pieces

Works on Loan in our Intra-Campus Loan Program

August 2015-August 2016 Exhibition Programming STREAM: Razi Projects, the Collaborations of

Suzi Davidoff and Rachelle Thiewes

Reassembling from the Heavy Metal Series:

Nancy Brittelle

29th Rosen Sculpture Invitational Back to Boone: Editorial Cartoons by Andrew David Cox At the Junction of Words and Pictures: The Tenth Anniversary of the Center for Cartoon Studies

(Craig Fischer)

Intervention: Kirsten Stolle (Halpert Supported) Sightings: Ruth Ava Lyons Appalachian State University Faculty Art Biennial The Waterworks: Jennifer Hecker Pieces of the Puzzle: Outreach Programs 13th Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition Melting: Marietta Patricia Leis & David Vogel Show Me the Way to Go Home: Brad Thomas Strange Gardens: Julia Barello International Series: Four Contemporary Artists from Brazil A Sense of Place: Eliana Arenas Color Me This: Contemporary Art Jewelry

$310,940.69 Donations by source including Gifts-in-Kind

Family Foundation

Non-Alum/Friend

Retiree- ASU Faculty

Retiree- ASU Faculty Emeriti

Staff Foundation Faculty Former Parent

Other Organizations

Emeriti Members In addition to being honored through this elected status, emeriti members continue to provide mentorship, service and a link to our history.

The Turchin Center is proud to welcome Tina Silverstein and Edie Peiser as new Emeriti members of the Turchin Center Advisory Board.

Featured Outreach Program...

Regional Outreach Art Mobile (ROAM) Our newest addition to the Turchin Center’s outreach programs is the Regional Outreach Art Mobile (ROAM), our traveling classroom, full of supplies to inspire artists of all ages.

Participating Groups Include: Hidden Talents- Junaluska Boy’s Night- Bradfor Trailer Park Beyond Our Walls- Location Throughout the County The Artist Within- Public Schools Western Youth Network (WYN) with Art

Core Beliefs * Interaction with the arts enriches participants’ lives through experiences that are both educational & therapeutic, and encourages recognition of the personal and societal importance of the arts. * The arts play vital roles in the development of creative and critical potential, and in experiencing, interpreting, understanding, recording and shaping culture. * The arts have important educational, cultural, health and economic roles in communities. * The center should be accessible to the community and offer opportunities to personally discover and engage in the arts in ways that empower ownership. * The center is stronger by building partnerships within the university and with key local education, social service, and economic agencies. * The center’s programs should reflect global diversity. * The center’s unique model of campus and community interaction leads to a program that enhances the regional, national and international reputation of Appalachian State University.

Thank you for all you do to support the arts!

Sincerely, Your friends at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts