Making News… Leading art collector and philanthropist donates $4 million in ceramics to Arizona State University Art Museum The Arizona State University Art Museum will receive nearly $4 million in contemporary ceramics from Arizona resident and Belgian native Stéphane Janssen, considered one of the world’s leading collectors of contemporary art. The donation consists of Janssen’s entire ceramics collection, with the exception of the works in his home – which are a promised gift to ASU – and his historic and contemporary Native American collection. Except for select pieces earmarked for the ASU Art Museum, the bulk of Janssen’s Native American work will be donated to the National Museum of the American Indian, which opens this fall on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Janssen, a longtime supporter of the ASU Art Museum, will donate 686 ceramic works to the museum’s Ceramics Research Center and is offering another 200 pieces to the museum to sell to raise money for additional acquisitions. Janssen’s ceramics collection was acquired over a decade with his late partner, ceramist R. Michael Johns. To be officially named The Stéphane Janssen and R. Michael Johns Collection, it includes work by major American and international ceramists, including Robert Arneson, Akio Takamori, Jun Kaneko, Viola Frey, Adrian Saxe, Richard Notkin, George Ohr,
Ruth Duckworth and Harrison McIntosh, as well as a variety of emerging artists. Janssen’s ceramics collection was built combining two approaches – choices made with Johns’ studied eye for technical merit and those made with Janssen’s eye for pure aesthetic. The result is extraordinary diversity – from massive figurative sculptures that grace the hills, patios, entry and even the pool of Janssen’s Arizona estate, to delightfully whimsical bowls and teapots, some of which were created by Johns. Janssen’s decision to donate his collection to the museum’s Ceramics Research Center grew out of his love for Phoenix, his admiration for the philosophy of the CRC and the desire to keep his collection together. He said he likes the fact that the CRC embraces an open storage concept that enables visitors to see the majority of the collection, instead of having it hidden away in vaults most of the time. “It keeps the work alive,” he adds.
Susan H. Perterson with her collection of Native American ceramics.
Susan H. Peterson Archive and Ceramics Collection
Stéphane Janssen between Big Boy and Orange and Yellow Hand Man by Viola Frey.
Recently, noted ceramic scholar Susan Peterson, a retired ceramics professor, practicing and exhibiting potter, author of 11 books and collector of ceramics gifted the Arizona State University Art Museum with more than 275 historic, ethnic and contemporary ceramic art. When she moved from California and New York City to Carefree, Arizona, Susan became more directly involved in the ASU Art Museum and the formation of the Ceramics Research Center. The work reflects her wide-ranging interests and world travels and also serves as a visual record of the work of well-known ceramists when they were her students (Dora de Larios, Ken Price and John Mason) or early in their careers. From Japan, examples of ware from Tamba, Onda and Mashiko are well-represented, as is indigenous American pottery from the Jugtown Pottery in Seagrove, North Carolina, and Native American pottery with a special emphasis on the descendants of famed potter Maria Martinez from San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico. Ceramics from Yixing, China, and Bernard Leach’s St. Ives Pottery are also documented through this generous gift. The study collection will serve ceramic students, researchers and the general public with a wonderful cross-section of pottery traditions and aesthetic directions.
In addition to the ceramics donation, Susan will also be gifting her ceramics archive that includes files of more than 1,500 domestic and international ceramic artists with vitae and photographs, her manuscripts, working and travel notes, videos and a large library of ceramic books. Also included is an archive from Glen Lukens, an early well-known ceramic and glass craftsman and former University of Southern California ceramics professor.
The Diane and Sandy Besser Collection of Figurative Ceramics Avid collectors of ceramics since 1964, Sandy and Diane Besser have amassed a wonderful group of ceramics that initially started with vessel forms and teapots. Seven years ago, their interest became more focused on figurative ceramic Sun-Koo Yuh. Untitled 2002. Clay, 16 1/2 sculpture, an area x 9 x 11 inches. Collection of the ASU Art they felt was being Museum; Gift of Diane and Sandy Besser. overlooked and underappreciated. Their interest in the figure was a natural extension of the Besser’s earlier collecting focus of 20th century figurative drawings. The Bessers have always supported both established and emerging artists. The works offer varying perspectives on the human condition, ranging from political commentary, psychological drama to humorous observations of daily life. As their collections broadened and matured, Sandy and Diane contemplated a fitting repository for their works. After Diane’s recent passing, Sandy visited the ASU Art Museum’s Ceramics Research Center several times, finding that his aspirations for the collection were matched by the center’s recent initiatives in increased public accessibility. In 2003, Mr. Besser donated 40 works, with other gifts pending. This new acquisition of figurative work greatly enhances the scope of the existing ASU collection, providing an important visual record of a significant trend in contemporary ceramic art. Sandy Besser at the CRC where his gift is being showcased.
Intern News The Ceramics Research Center’s staff is fortunate to work with many talented students who serve as interns. Internships at the CRC provide workrelated, hands-on experience for students in the arts and other disciplines. In addition to earning credit toward a degree, the internship experience also provides personal and intellectual development as new skills, knowledge and abilities are enhanced and professional relationships are formed. Joseph Gower is a first-year ceramics M.F.A. candidate originally from Madison, Wisconsin. He received his B.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin in 2003. Semester intern projects included processing and installing new acquisitions, organizing archival materials from Susan Peterson, and assisting with the live auction during Ceram*A*Rama. He is currently researching and compiling information on artists who are part of the Humor, Irony and
Wit: Ceramic Funk from the Sixties and Beyond exhibition. Steve Hilton is a second-year M.F.A. candidate in ceramics in the School of Art. He came to ASU in 2003 with a B.S. in Geology and an M.S. in Art Education, in addition to teaching 13 years of science and art at middle and high school. Steve is currently teaching 3D Design and working as a teaching and research assistant for the University Gallery Class and as a teaching assistant for the Ceramic Throwing class. This winter, Steve completed a 10-foot-by-15-foot ceramic sculpture for the Mars Space Flight Facility in the Mohr Building on the ASU Tempe campus. Steve has worked on collection management tasks and was very helpful during the Ceram*A*Rama Gala. Lorraine Shwer is a native of South Africa. She holds a B.A. in Art History and has a background in
graphic design. In 1978 she and her family moved to the United States. She is currently enrolled in the graduate Art History program at ASU. Lorraine enjoys the feel of clay and has participated in the open studio at Phoenix College years ago and taking classes at Mesa Art Center more recently. She has a small studio at home and recently started to explore mosaics. At the CRC, Lorraine is researching modern and contemporary British studio ceramics. Her findings will be used as interpretive text for the exhibition British Ceramic Masterworks: Highlights from the Anne and Sam Davis Collection. Thank you Joe, Steve and Lorraine, for your interest and hard work!
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ISSUE NO. 2 SUMMER 2004
CRC Newsletter
– Active CLA members as of April 2004
Join these active supporters of the ASU Art Museum’s Ceramics Research Center, become a member of a growing support group, – (Ceramic Leaders of ASU) and get involved with special events, CLA – educational programming and research activities. Membership in CLA entitles you to receive special members-only invitations to events, lectures and travel tours. Patron Members: Judy Ackerman and Richard Epstein, Mark Anderson, Jane and Larry Ash, Annetta and Robert Chester, Becki and Scott Currey, Harold and Jean Grossman, Edward and Carol Hall, Billie Jo Harned and Jack Rudel, Leah Kaplan and The Kaplan Family Foundation, Sara and David Lieberman, Joan and David Lincoln, Doris Ong, David and Josefine Perry, James and Joanne Rapp, Janet and Roger Robinson, Gallery Materia, Edith Rosskam, Judith and Robert Rothschild, Linda and Sherman Saperstein, Arlene and Mort Scult, Paula and Jack Strickstein, Barbara and Donald Tober, Mikki and Stanley Weithorn, Miggs Woodside. Regular Members: Ted Adler, Jennifer Allen, Wesley Anderegg, Dan Anderson, Sharon and Neil Armann, Clayton Bailey, Carol Baker, Joan Baron, Sue Bass and Erica Kern, Luis Biaz, David Bradley, Sara Brandt, Lucy Breslin, Jeremy Briddell, Robert and Deanna Burger, Gail Busch, Rose Cabat and June Cabat, Jane and William Canby, Larry Clark, Tom Coleman, Jeanne Collins and Paul Brooker, Catherine Conover Covert and Christopher Covert, Joyce Cooper, Val Cushing, Ted Decker, Esmeralda DeLaney, Stephen DeStaebler, Josh DeWeese, Barbara Dow, Lyndall Eddy and Phillip Wagoner, Sanam Emami, LeRoy and LaReal Eyring, Betsy Fahlman-Ball and Dan Ball, Ken Ferguson, Anita Fields, Robert “Irish” Flynn, Jules Forzano, Gretchen Freeman and Alan Silverman, Kaori Fujitani, David Furman, Julia Galloway, Joe Gans, Beverly Goldfine, Midge and Jerry Golner, Maurice Grossman, Wendy Haas, Patty Haberman, Roberta and Bruce Hammer, Bridget Harper, Jason Hess, Halldor Hjalmarson, Sarah Jaeger, Amanda Jaffe, Stephane Janssen, Mark Johnson, Deb Kaller, Jun Kaneko and Ree Schonlau, Karen Karnes, Ann Kelly and Keith Kelly, Jane Kelsey-Mapel, Tom Kerrigan, Meagan Kieffer, Diana Kilber, Les Lawrence, Rene and Norman Levy, Frank Lloyd, Sandra Luehrsen, Marilyn Lysohir, Alvin and Nancy Malmon, Mary Ann Marcus, Herbert and Susan Miller, Brad Miller, Clara Moore, Ric Moriarity, Nora Naranjo Morse, Farraday Ayne Newsome, Nobuhito Nishigawara, Jeff Oestreich, Karla Oglesby, Jeanne Otis, Jess Parker, Craig Pearson, Susan Peterson, Jan Peterson, Michael Prepsky, Helme Prinzen, Claire and John Radway, Seth Rainville, Jeff Reich, Alison Reintjes, Don Reitz, Norton and Joan Remes, Mary Roehm, Louise Roman, Betsy Rosenmiller, Merle and Steve Rosskam, Kathy Royster, Star and Seymour Sacks, Mindy Sand, Patricia Sannit, Ruth Scharf, Darlene Schaumburg, Randall and Katie Schmidt, Joseph and Rana Schwartz, Lorraine Schwer , Nancy Selvin, Junya Shao, Sandra Sheinbein, Charles Sherman, Linda Sikora, Diane and Igal Silber, Nina Solomon, Linda Speranza, Chris Staley, Jean Stange, Phyllis and Stuart Steckler, Deanna and Frank Stulgaitis, Faith Sussman and Richard Corton, Richard Swanson, Akio Takamori, Nancy Tieken, Jack Troy, Sandra Trujillo, Rudy and Wanda Turk, Agnese Udinotti, Eric Van Eimeren, Patti Warashina, Kurt Weiser and Christy Lasaler Weiser, Neil Williams, J. Robert and Jeanne Wills, Tara Wilson, Suzanne Wolfe, Rosalie Wynkoop, Luo Xiaoping, Sherrie Zeitlin.
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CRC Newsletter
ISSUE NO. 2 SUMMER 2004
British Ceramic Masterworks:
Highlights from the Anne and Sam Davis Collection June 25 – September 25, 2004
Angus Suttie, Teapot. Porcelain, 11 3/8 x 12 x 6 1/2 inches. Collection of the ASU Art Museum; Gift of Anne and Sam Davis.
Gala 2004 Recollections There are so many people to be thanked for the success of Ceram*A*Rama: Celebrating Clay, the second bi-annual gala and fundraiser for the ASU Art Museum’s Ceramics Research Center (CRC): • the 150 artists who contributed artwork to the live and silent auctions; • the 50 artists who made the sphere centerpieces/commemorative gifts for the gala dinner; • the 50 docents and volunteers who worked at the various weekend events; • the companies who provided discounted and complimentary services or goods; • the donors who contributed artwork to the auctions and underwrote artist seats; • the Artists Advisory Committee for putting together another terrific studio tour, and; • the gala committee members for their time, talents and relentless efforts. Without the collective support all of these people, the gala would not have been possible. On behalf of the staff and board of the ASU Art Museum, Thank You! More than 310 guests attended the gala dinner on Saturday, February 28, 2004. Many took the time to tell our staff how much they enjoyed the evening and how impressed they were with the center. The
Live auction during the gala dinner (left) and silent auction (right).
Weekend Package proved so popular that it sold out in mid-January. Overall, we raised close to $90,000 for the programming of the CRC, far exceeding our fundraising goals. The Artists Advisory Committee also had an equally successful Studio Tour that same weekend. Each of the 15 sites averaged 200 visitors for the two days. The artists raised more than $2,500, 10 percent of their sales, for support of the CRC and its collection. In addition, it was announced that Stéphane Janssen is giving his entire ceramics collection, valued at more than $4 million, to the ASU Art Museum. Janssen, a longtime supporter of the
museum, will donate 686 ceramic works to the museum’s Ceramics Research Center, including work by major American and international ceramists, including Robert Arneson, Akio Takamori, Jun Kaneko, Viola Frey, Adrian Saxe, Richard Notkin, George Ohr, Ruth Duckworth and Harrison McIntosh, as well as a variety of emerging artists. This gift solidifies the center’s position as an international destination for the study and the appreciation of ceramics.
From the Curator of Ceramics Ever mindful of the practicalities of administrative concerns of working in a museum, be it fundraising, drafting budgets or managing staff, it is always uplifting to dwell on the remarkable people who make it possible for the Ceramics Research Center to flourish. In the past few months I have had the pleasure to spend time with many wonderful artists, collectors, students and visiting guests. A common refrain heard during February’s Ceram*A*Rama Gala weekend from collectors was, “I had no idea that ASU has such an extraordinary collection.” It was fantastic having the James Renwick Alliance and supporters from the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts visit during our biannual celebration of clay. Although the collection has been developing for 40 years under the initial guidance of Rudy Turk, Director Emeritus of the ASU Art Museum, more people are becoming aware of the CRC as the collection and programs grow.
At the annual NCECA conference held in Indianapolis, Indiana, this past March, I had the opportunity to visit with my Montana friends Rudy and Lela Autio. Rudy is well-represented in the ASU collection and is highly regarded as an artist who helped shape a revolution in contemporary ceramics in the 1950s. I’m always awed by this man; not for the numerous honors bestowed on him, but for his dedicated vision, commitment to teaching and generous spirit. His friendship, as well as path-finding works, is truly inspirational. After working many years in the private non-profit environment, I have enjoyed coming back to the setting of a major university. Students from a wide variety of backgrounds and interests come to the center for inspiration and knowledge, always with a high level of enthusiasm that I find contagious. I get as much from them as they explore the world of ceramics through their studies, internships and visits. Interacting with a wide circle of friends and supporters provides me with a great sense of satisfaction and joy. New friendships develop and old acquaintances rekindle. I urge you to take a moment out of your busy lives and come to the center to see works of art that will give pause for contemplation, providing new avenues to perceive the world.Best regards, Peter Held, Curator of Ceramics
Planning Your Next Visit to the Ceramics Research Center Center Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Free Admission
Contacts: Peter Held, Curator of Ceramics, 480-727-8173 Tiffany Fairall, Curatorial Assistant/Assistant Registrar, 480-965-0014.
Free docent-led tours are available by appointment. Trained volunteers will tour your group through the gallery and open collection areas.
For more information call 480-965-ARTS(2787).
Exhibitions & Events
June 25 – September 25, 2004
October 16 – January 8, 2005
British Ceramic Masterworks: Highlights from the Anne and Sam Davis Collection This summer, the Ceramics Research Center at the ASU Art Museum will celebrate the donation that launched its collection to new heights six years ago, when it presents British Ceramic Masterworks: Highlights from the Anne and Sam Davis Collection. The exhibition will present a selection of work from the 315-piece collection donated by the Davises in 1998. The donation took the ASU Art Museum’s ceramics collection to an international level, adding depth and breadth to its already substantial holdings of work by late 20th century American ceramists. Curated by Peter Held, the ASU Art Museum’s Curator of Ceramics, this exhibition will illustrate the depth and variety of British ceramics created since the 1950s, ranging from functional pottery to figurative sculpture. Held has selected works with a special emphasis on the relationships between the work of teachers and students, sometimes exploring this through three generations. Despite the wide range of styles and techniques used by the British ceramists in this exhibition, many of them were connected by the institutes at which they studied and by the ceramic artists who taught them. Many influential British studio potters are highlighted in the exhibition: Alison Britton, Michael Cardew, Joanna Constantinidis, Hans Coper, Stephen Dixon, Nicholas Homoky, Peter Lane, Bernard Leach, Lucie Rie, Alan Caiger-Smith, Angus Suttie, Geoffrey Swindell and George Walker, among others.
Related Events
– June 25, 7-9 p.m., CLA reception, CRC – September 19, CLA patrons dinner with Garth Clark, CRC September 20, 5-7 p.m., Closing public reception, CRC September 20, 7:30 p.m., Garth Clark lecture, Coor Hall 170
Lucie Rie, Bottle. Porcelain, 11 x 5 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches. Collection of the ASU Art Museum; Gift of Anne and Sam Davis.
Wit and Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation Wit and Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation is the first major exhibition of ancient Iranian ceramics in more than a decade. Curated by Trudy S. Kawami, Ph.D., Director of Research for Spouted Bull Vessel, 1200-800 the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, the BCE. Northern Iran, Gilan province. Collection of the Arthur M. Sackler exhibition features 45 extraordinary Foundation. pieces that illustrate the 5,000-year ceramic tradition that flourished in ancient, pre-Islamic Iran until 100 BCE. The beautiful, technically sophisticated and often amusing ceramics of ancient Iran demonstrate a rich yet little-known tradition comparable to pre-Columbian, Chinese and Greek achievements. The jugs, jars, beakers and spouted and shaped vessels in the exhibition were used for holding, pouring and drinking liquids, especially wine. Wit and Wine explores how ancient Iranian potters made and decorated these vessels with high quality craftsmanship and design, and often with a unique sense of humor. Many pieces are shaped like animals or are painted with animal motifs. Interpretations of wild and domesticated animals show elegant deer, powerful rams and amusing goats. Some pieces were created to serve specific functions, such as cosmetic containers; some vessels were made to look like metal; others are purely sculptural forms. The exhibition is organized by the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York. Arthur M. Sackler, M.D. (1913–1987), a research psychiatrist, medical publisher, connoisseur and collector of art, established the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation in 1965 to make his extensive art collections accessible to the public. The foundation collection has more than 900 works of art including Chinese ritual bronzes and ceramics, Buddhist stone sculpture and the renowned Chu Silk Manuscript, the oldest existing Chinese written document.
Related Events October 22, 7-9 p.m., public reception with lecture by Trudy S. Kawami, Ph.D., Director of Research for the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation and the exhibition’s curator.
And the Ceramics Collection Grows… Wann Caron donated a Jim Lorio wood-fired vase from 1998. Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio, directors of Garth Clark Gallery, gifted Kohei Nakamura’s Resurrection from 1995. Julius Forzano, a local artist, donated a pitcher c. 1880 that makes a wonderful addition to the museum’s American crock collection. Tucson artist Maurice Grossman donated a dramatic large-scale James Leedy Teapot Form, dated between 1978 and 1982. Mr. Arnold M. Horwitch added Christine Federighi’s Horse and Rider to the museum’s sculptural ceramics collection. The Estate of Beate Maier gave two beautiful Shoji Hamada vases. Sara and David Lieberman continue their generous support of the museum and recently gave the following works: Robert Briscoe, Untitled (Vase), 2003 Chun Liao, Untitled 9, 2002
Michael Lucero, Peek (Wonderland Series), 1999 Michael Lucero, Untitled (Pre-Columbian), 1991
Franklin Parrasch, owner of Franklin Parrasch Gallery in New York, donated the following functional vessels: Harvey Littleton, Teapot, 1955 Harvey Littleton, Bowl, 1955 Phyllis Green, Conjuere, 2001
James and Joanne Rapp, long-time patrons of the ASU Art Museum, enhanced the collection with the following ceramics: Laura Andreson, Low bowl, 1976 Claude Conover, Vase Andrea Gill, Ewer with Handles, 1980 Roseville Pottery, Vase, c. 1910-1915 Roseville Pottery, Teapot magnolia blossom pattern Nancy Selvin, Cup and saucer Frances Senska, Covered casserole Frances Senska, Covered jar Tom Turner, Small covered jar, 1979 Byron Temple, Casserole, c. 1980s Michael Whitehurst, Casserole, 1982 Laura Wilensky, Covered Box, c. 1980
These generous gifts add to the museum’s ability to represent contemporary ceramics, mount exhibitions for students and the public, and educate about the major artists and accomplishments in the field. If you are interested in donating work to the collection, please contact Peter Held at 480-727-8173.
February 5 – June 5, 2005 Akio Takamori: Between Clouds of Memory, A Mid-Career Survey The Arizona State University Art Museum’s Ceramic Research Center is organizing a major mid-career survey exhibition on the ceramic work of Akio Takamori, a Japan-born artist who maintains a studio in Seattle, Washington, where he is professor of art at the University of Washington. This hallmark exhibition comprises approximately 35 ceramic sculptures and eight prints drawn from the CRC permanent collection, private and public collections nationwide, and spans 25 years of creative excellence. Peter Held, Curator of Ceramics, is the exhibition curator. Born in Nabeoka, Japan, in 1950, Takamori studied at the Musashino Art College in Tokyo from 1969 to 1971. From 1972 to 1974 he apprenticed with a master folk potter working on traditional utilitarian pottery in Fukuoka. Takamori later studied with Ken Ferguson at the Kansas City Art Institute, receiving his B.F.A. in 1976 and his M.F.A. from the New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University in Alfred, New York, in 1978. Takamori’s figures demonstrate a tension between internal and external worlds, masterfully executed in porcelain with a deft hand for decoration. A marriage of Western and non-Western influences, he uses black lines reminiscent of Japanese wood block prints coupled with an intense interest and expression of the human form. Synthesizing the influences of the woodblock printer Shiko Munakata (East), with the contoured dimensional clay drawings of Rudy Autio (West), Takamori has redefined figuration in clay with a unique and powerful voice. Takamori creates emotive, stylistic figures in ceramic that have deep psychological connotations. After developing his signature envelopeshaped vessels in the mid-1980s and into the ’90s, his work shifted after a residency at the European Ceramics Work Centre. Most of the seemingly imaginary freestanding figures he now creates are people he is intimately familiar with, dating back to his childhood memories. The exhibition will travel to other museums on a national tour and be accompanied by a color catalogue with essays by Curator of Ceramics Peter Held and guest essayists Ed Lebow and Toyojiro Hida. Partial funding has been received from the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, Friends of Contemporary Ceramics and the University of Washington.
Related Events
Akio Takamori in the studio working on his ceramic figures, which will be featured in his mid-career exhibition.
2003 exhibition installation, Garth Clark Gallery, New York City.
February 5, 7-9 p.m., opening reception February 6, 9-4 p.m., artist workshop, location TBA February 6, 7:30 p.m., artist lecture, Coor Hall 170
Challenge Gift for Operational Support We are pleased to announce that an anonymous donor has offered a $25,000 challenge gift to help us meet the needs for salary support at the Ceramics Research Center. The CRC relies entirely on private funding sources to sustain salaries, operations and programming. Your gift will be matched dollar for dollar! The deadline to pledge is December 1st. To date, $10,000 has been pledged toward this effort. What better way to make a donation that is ensured to double in value! Please contact Peter Held at 480-727-8173 for more information.
Volunteer Spotlight The museum is fortunate to have many individuals who assist us through their volunteer efforts. In this issue, we are highlighting two outstanding people who have donated many hours to advance our mission. Their contributions were and continue to be the driving force behind the many successful CRC events.
Billie Jo Harned Leaving a 30-year career managing lawyers, in 2001 Billie Jo began volunteering with the newly formed CRC. A life-long artist herself, for the past seven years Billie Jo has used clay as her means of artistic expression. Volunteering with the CRC enabled her to use her management skills and at the same time, appealed to her interest in the arts. Speaking of volunteering with the CRC, Billie Jo said, “We have had the most amazing people working on our events, from artists to docents to staff and volunteers. At all levels, we have had folks step up to the plate – no job was either too large or, likewise, too small.”- Billie Jo served on the 2002 and 2004 gala committees. In addition, she served as the CLA Program Chair through 2003, bringing her enthusiasm and-“can do” attitude to the many successful CRC programs. Acting as a liaison between the CRC and Billie Jo Harned drawn by her grandson fellow ceramic artists, she assisted in the William J. Claywell. development of exemplary programming that served a wide audience. Billie Jo’s commitment to the arts is not limited to the ceramics field. She has been a docent for the Phoenix Art Museum and served on the ASU Art Museum’s Advisory Board. Now, the Herberger College of Fine Arts has enlisted her for the Dean’s Council. Billie Jo will continue to work with the
ASU Art Museum on special projects like “Splash!,” a new volunteer recruitment program. We are so grateful for individuals like Billie Jo, whose ideas, experience and talents fulfill so many needs.
Daniel Swadener Daniel Swadener moved to Arizona three years ago and joined the ASU Art Museum docent group last year, wanting to be active in the Valley arts community. His wife Beth is a professor of education at ASU. We quickly found out he is a man of many talents, especially in the field of photography. In the last year, Daniel has photographed works from the collection, gala auction pieces and exhibition installations. Daniel curates a gallery in Madison, Wisconsin, and works with artists from Africa, Europe and the Americas. His next exhibition in Madison is with an arts group from Mesa called Xicanindio Artes, Inc. Xicanindio represents Latino and indigenous artists of the Americas. When not traveling, he has a flexible schedule that has worked well as a museum volunteer. “I’m happy to have found a need for my photographic skills at the museum. I’ve been photographing art for catalogues. What I most enjoy is attending events to capture the artists and other people. I’ve been photographing artists for many years and am glad to continue this tradition here. I’m happy to say that I’ve gotten to know some very interesting people and this has helped me with my work as a curator.” Thank you Billie Jo and Daniel, for all your wonderful contributions to the CRC and ASU Art Museum!
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