2022 Annual Report | Spark! From Inspiration to Creation

In 2022, The Rockwell explored how artists find inspiration and what ignites that creative spark. Considering how individual perspectives, unexpected sources, and lived experiences inform the artistic process, we presented journeys that move from inspiration to creation.

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Last year was a bridge connecting much of the work The Rockwell Museum undertook during the height of the pandemic to how we aspire to connect with community; have a positive impact on the lives of our visitors, members, students and educators; and work together toward deeper levels of empathy and understanding. We presented a dynamic range of exhibitions, programs and events virtually, in-real-life and hybrid, and while there were unforeseen challenges, we are thankful to our community for supporting The Rockwell through their participation, engagement and collaboration.

In 2022, The Rockwell’s annual theme explored inspiration and how artists and other creatives manifest their ideas into reality through the challenges of disability, visibility and complex relationships. I am incredibly proud of the Artists as Activists audio tour that was launched in March of 2022, exploring the myriad ways artists have used their talent to further causes that are important to them from the 19th to the 21st century. Having an audio tour experience that extends the story of the work in our galleries and presents another aspect of the American experience is something we have long aspired to provide. The Art Bridges Foundation lent paintings by Frank Stella and Keith Haring that inspired the idea and likewise supported its development through a grant. We are also thankful to community members Molly Bierman, Dr. Sharon Bryant, Alex Dell and Anjanette Lecher for their support in developing and narrating the stops on the tour. If you have not had an opportunity to experience the tour, it is available when you visit the museum or in the comfort of your own home on the mobile device of your choosing.

While many of the opportunities to engage with the idea of inspiration resonated deeply with our audience, the exhibition, interpretation and programming for Please Touch! The Art of Michael Naranjo was something that inspired deep engagement and thoughtful conversation with our visitors, community and team. Naranjo’s visit to Corning, NY was a true gift to so many people, but especially to the intimate group of visually impaired students who attended a workshop to learn more about his process. I am thankful to Michael, and his wife Laurie Naranjo, for their generosity in sharing so much of themselves and their lives with people all over the world. I am also thankful for the support we receive from Corning Incorporated, our area foundations and from our members that affords us the ability to craft life-changing experiences for small groups of people they will carry with them for the rest of their lives. And of course, we are grateful for the partnership we have with the TIA Collection in Santa Fe, NM that generously lent the work with the exhibition.

While our members and community see so much of the work our team undertakes, there is a great deal of conversation, meeting and planning that takes place ‘below the surface.’ In 2022, one aspect of our work we addressed was an update to our values which, while great, did not reflect who we currently are as an organization or how we seek to engage with and support our community. Our revised values crafted by the staff and adopted by our Board of Trustees are:

People | The Rockwell centers the individual in its experiences, exhibitions, programming, meetings, and engagements as our visitors, team members, volunteers, board and community are essential to everything we do.

Progress | The Rockwell employs its resources, position and programming as a force for good to improve mutual understanding, heighten empathy in our society, encourage a supportive environment and nurture connections between people.

Collaboration | The Rockwell embraces intentional and holistic collaborations and partnerships that strengthen the work of the Museum, enhance experiences and expand the possibilities of a museum focused on social impact.

Experimentation | The Rockwell believes in the power of experimentation, its successes and failures, to further the vision of the organization and deepen the connection to its programs, exhibitions, events and interpretation.

Zest | The Rockwell appreciates playful and unexpected approaches to language, design, interpretation, communications and organization which refresh, revitalize and enrich the museum experience.

Sadly, I can only encapsulate a small fraction of the activities of The Rockwell Museum in these pages, but I hope you will spend some time with the full report to learn how we served and supported our communities near and far during the last year. Please know that all we accomplished could not have been possible without the support and encouragement of businesses, foundations and members which mean everything to us and enable the Museum to focus on the most important aspect of our mission and work. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, staff and volunteers, thank you for all that you do.

Brian Lee Whisenhunt | Executive Director

2022 ROCKWELL CALENDAR

January 6

Livestream | Art Explorers’ Story Hour: Bears!*

January 13

Livestream | Members-Only Happy Hour with the Director: Acquisition Unveiling, Works by Whitfield Lovell*

January 17

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Free Admission

January 27

Livestream Spark! Lecture | Museum Collections: Revealing American Stories*

February 3

Art Explorers’ Story Hour: Story Telling

February 18

Exhibition Opening | Astonishing Brilliance: Art, Light and the Transformation of American Culture

February 21

School’s Out, Art’s In! | Mosaic Bean Designs with Artist Becky McNeill

February 24

Livestream Spark! Lecture | Agnes in Corning: A Conversation with Brian Frey and Rob Cassetti*

March 3

Art Explorers’ Story Hour: Lines and Shapes

March 9

Out & About with the Memory Maker Project: Astonishing Brilliance*

March 17

An evening with Dr. Krewasky Salter: Buffalo Soldiers and the African American Experience in the U.S. Army*

March 18

Rockwell Ambassador-Only | Antigravity: Rachel Hellmann

March 23

Livestream Spark! Lecture | Laurie Anderson: The Weather at the Hirshhorn*

March 31

Livestream | Members-Only Happy Hour with the Director*

April 7

Art Explorers’ Story Hour: Trees

April 13

School’s Out, Art’s In! Spring Break Workshop: Paper Weaving with artist Cynthia Cratsley

April 14

School’s Out, Art’s In! Spring Break Workshop: Spark Your Imagination and Continue the Story with artist Filomena Jack

April 15

Concert on Your Couch: Lily Henley and Duncan Wickel*

April 21

Livestream Spark! Lecture | Art Meets Technology*

May 3

An Evening with Margot Lee Shetterly | Hidden Figures – The Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race*

May 5

Art Explorers’ Story Hour: Use Your Senses!

May 6

Outdoor Stroller Walk with The Rockwell Museum and the Nonnie Hood Parent Resource Center

May 11 Out & About with the Memory Maker Project*

May 20

Exhibition Opening | Please Touch! The Art of Michael Naranjo

May 27

GlassFest: Free Art Lab Admission for All Ages

June 1

Celebrate Pride with The Rockwell

June 11

Print Your Pronouns Workshop

June 18

Exhibition Opening Celebration | Wendy Red Star, Apsáalooke: Children of the Large-Beaked Bird

June 23

The Rockwell Live! Music on the Terrace featuring Telephone Party

July 6 - 7

KIDS ROCKWELL Summer Explorers | Week 1: Colors of the Rainbow

July 13 - 14

KIDS ROCKWELL Summer Explorers | Week 2: Clay Play

July 14

The Rockwell Live! Music on the Terrace featuring The Wildmans

July 15

Summer Stroller Walk

July 20 - 21

KIDS ROCKWELL Summer Explorers | Week 3: Family Art Traditions

July 27 - 28

KIDS ROCKWELL Summer Explorers | Week 4: Music and Movement

August 3 - 4

KIDS ROCKWELL Summer Explorers | Week 5: Media Madness

August 3

Endless Mountain Music Festival featuring Abbie Gardner, the “Queen of the Slide Guitar”

August 13

Artists’ Trunk Show | Presented in collaboration with Exhibit A

August 17

The Rockwell Live! Music on the Terrace featuring NEO Project

August 26

Alley Art Project: Public Ribbon Cutting and Celebration

September 15

Rockwell Ambassador-Only | Director’s Party

September 27

High School Learning Center: Identity and the Artist Student Performance

September 29

Silver Dollar Society: Annual Donor Recognition Event

October 6

Art Explorers’ Story Hour: Fall Colors

October 6

Conversation on Cultural Stewardship: African American Foodways, Occupation and Oral History

October 7

Exhibition Opening Reception | Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray

October 10

School’s Out, Art’s In! Corn Husk Doll Workshop with Ronnie Reitter (Seneca Nation of Indians/Wolf Clan)

October 14

Application Deadline: Gingerbread Invitational

October 20

Conversation on Cultural Stewardship: Healing from the Thomas Indian School

October 29

Annual Dia de los Muertos Celebration

November 1

Free Admission for Veterans

November 3

Art Explorers’ Story Hour: Hunting For Food

November 5

Rockwell Masquerade Gala: Surreal Soirée

November 9

Conversation on Cultural Stewardship: With the Islamic Association of the Finger Lakes

November 15

Members-Only | Art History Club: Words and Art with Kate Swanson*

November 17

FLXGives*

November 19

Culture, Community & the Classroom Showcase

November 27

Museum Store Sunday

November 30

Gingerbread Invitational Opening Reception

December 1

Art Explorers’ Story Hour: Gingerbread

December 3

Holiday Open House + Family Sparkle: Free Admission

December 4

Holiday Open House: Free Admission

December 6

Members-Only | Art History Club: The Evolution of the Landscape with Kirsty Buchanan*

* Virtual event or program

Our Building

Our Operations + Finance team completed a building-wide HVAC project. This is essential to the care of our collection and exhibitions, and ensures the building is comfortable for visitors and staff.

FINANCE + OPERATIONS

The Finance and Operations team leads and implements museum-wide IT solutions, maintains fiscal accountability, supports the visitor experience, and ensures the care of our historic building. Our Guest Services staff welcomed 23,000 daily visitors to the Museum in 2022.

Lisa Gill | Director of Finance and Operations

The Museum Store

Our E-Commerce platform was fully launched and now features 170+ items. We continually refresh our retail and gift products, helping to create a uniquely Rockwell experience.

MEASUREMENT OF MUSEUM SOCIAL IMPACT (MOMSI) STUDY

In 2022, The Rockwell was selected to participate in a national research project, the Measurement of Museum Social Impact study, to evaluate museum visitation and community wellbeing. Only 37 other institutions across the country participated in this project.

Study participants visited The Rockwell and/or Art Lab three times and completed an extensive survey at the conclusion of their visits. Participants at The Rockwell had a survey completion rate of 91%, nearly double the typical rate. The study provided validated data about the museum field and will result in published resources for replicating this study in more museums and public spaces in the future. At The Rockwell, we are incorporating this data into audience engagement planning and stakeholder communications.

As the study’s data team reported, “Overwhelmingly, participants noted that the Rockwell Museum benefits the community by providing learning and engagement opportunities ... Several responses connected learning and engagement opportunities with how the museum helps visitors value diverse communities. This is through a range of programming for different demographics, cultural representation in exhibits, and offering new perspectives. The museum is also a space for people to strengthen relationships. Not only did participants see it as a gathering space, but some noted it allows families to spend quality time together and encourages people to meet new people.”

Which social impact indicators demonstrated statistically significant positive change?

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COLLECTIONS + EXHIBITIONS

Under the guiding theme, Spark! From Inspiration to Creation , we mounted seven dynamic exhibitions, drawn from both our own collection and external lenders. The 56 works added to the collection throughout the year, many through generous donations, strategically enhanced our existing holdings. Together, the exhibitions and collection acquisitions meant there was always something new to see in the galleries! We are thrilled that these pursuits helped contribute to the energetic atmosphere of The Rockwell, and that they simultaneously expanded our ability to display and interpret a more inclusive view of the American experience.

Kirsty Buchanan | Curator of Collections and Exhibitions

Astonishing Brilliance: Art, Light and the Transformation of American Culture

Digitization

This year, 174 objects (114 2D works and 60 3D works) were photographed as part of our ongoing project to image and digitize The Rockwell Collection. These high-quality images are a critical part of our desire to increase public accessibility and The Rockwell’s digital presence.

Library Catalog

The Rockwell’s staff internal research library contains 6,325 books and other printed materials related to the study of our collection. The entire catalog was migrated to an online platform allowing museum staff to browse and request materials from any computer, on or off site.

Conservation

Two works were sent to Williamstown Art Conservation Center in Massachusetts:

The Apprentice by Eanger Irving Couse, oil on canvas. 75.1 F [2]

Barnyard Gathering by Susan C. Waters, oil on canvas. 2022.5 [1]

2022 ACQUISITIONS

PERMANENT COLLECTION ACQUISITIONS

Clara S. Peck Fund Purchases:

Stephen Towns

2022.6

Print, I am the Glory

2022

Archival pigment print on paper

Stephen Towns

2022.17.2

Mixed Media, Hair Lessons

2021

Acrylic, oil, metal leaf on panel

Francis Lois Mora

2022.7.1-2

Painting and Watercolor Study, Las Manolas (Models in Seville)

circa 1909

Oil on canvas and watercolor on paper

Richard Hunt

2022.8.1

Sculpture, Take Off

1986

Cast and welded bronze with gold patina

Sam Gilliam

2022.8.2

Mixed Media, Stack

1994

Color screenprint and monoprint with collage on hand-sewn rag paper

Sam Gilliam

2022.8.4

Painting, Prow

2007

Acrylic on birch plywood panel

Betye Saar

2022.8.3

Print, Magnolia Flower (lllustration from Bookmarks in the Pages of Life by Zora Neale Hurston)

2000

Color screenprint on paper

Glenn Ligon

2022.8.5

Print, Untitled (My Fear is Your Fear)

1995

Screenprint on black wove paper

Clare Leighton [1]

2022.9

Print, Hop Pickers

1930

Wood engraving on paper

Harry Bertoia

2022.10.1-2

Prints, Untitled mid-20th century Mono prints on rice paper

Yunior Chiqui Mendoza

2022.10.3

Print, Bananhattan (from the Manifestaciones Portfolio by the Dominican York Proyecto Grafica Collective)

2010

Screenprint on paper

Jose Comacho

2022.10.4

Painting, Embuste Painting

2013

Enamel, oil and acrylic on paper laid on plywood

Lina Puerta

2022.10.5

Mixed Media, Untitled (from the Botanico Series)

2019

Mixed media assemblage on plywood support

Alexis Duque

2022.10.6

Painting, Ravel

2016

Acrylic on canvas

Tim Kent [5]

2022.12

Painting, The Appointment

2021-2022

Oil on canvas

Claire Sherman

2022.14.1

Painting, Grass and Leaves

2020

Oil on canvas

Claire Sherman

2022.14.2

Painting, Wildflowers

2020

Oil on canvas

Carrie Moyer

2022.14.3

Mixed Media, Arrangement #8

2021

Mixed media and collage on paper

Ethel Mars

2022.16.2

Print, Untitled (Gardener)

circa 1913

Color woodcut on paper

Devan Shimoyama [4]

2022.17.1

Mixed Media, Le Mat

2022

Oil, Flashe, collage, colored pencil, glitter, fabric, sequins, silk flowers and jewelry on canvas stretched over panel

Museum Purchase with Funds from Clara S. Peck Fund and Reifschlager Fund:

Susan C. Waters

2022.5

Painting, Barnyard Gathering

Late 19th century

Oil on canvas

Clara S. Peck Fund with the Silver Dollar Society:

Maud Hunt Squire [3]

2022.16.1

Print, Untitled (Fisherman Setting Bait) 1918

Monoprint color woodcut on paper

Gift of Dr. John Merwin Fritz:

Various Pueblo Artists

2021.1.1-30

Collection of Southwest Pottery

circa 1974

Ceramic

Gift of William M. and Susan L. Boland in memory of William M. Boland, Sr. and Audrey L. Boland:

Jose Moroles [2]

2022.4

Sculpture, Sun Disk

circa 2000

Carved and polished granite

Gift of Rachel Hellmann:

Rachel Hellmann

2022.11

Bowl

2022

Glass

Gift of William E. Channing:

Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)

2022.15.1-2

Beaded Sash and Accompanying Book

late 18th century - early 19th century

Fabric, glass beads, paper, leather

Gift of Barbara Richardson in memory of Marion & Edna Harrison:

E. Garcia Jr. (Acoma Pueblo)

2022.13a-b S

Bowl

1994

Polychrome ceramic, wood

EXHIBITION CALENDAR

WPA Women Printmakers

January 22 – February 23, 2023

Members’ Gallery

Antigravity: Rachel Hellmann: Leaning into the Sun

March 18, 2022 - February 12, 2023

Rotunda

Agnes and the Arts: The Architectural Evolution of The Rockwell

January 15 - March 20, 2022

Special Projects Gallery

Astonishing Brilliance: Art, Light and the Transformation of American Culture

February 19 - May 15, 2022

Spotlight Gallery

This traveling exhibition was organized by the Munson-WilliamsProctor Arts Institute, Utica, New York. [4]

Please Touch! The Art of Michael Naranjo

May 14 - October 30, 2022

Special Projects Gallery

Works in this exhibition are courtesy of Tia Collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico and Michael and Laurie Naranjo with special thanks to the Eiteljorg Museum.

This exhibition is made possible in part by the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes, Inc. [3]

Objects in Motion: Wendy Red Star’s Accession Series

May 28 - September 5, 2022

Spotlight Gallery

This exhibition is made possible in part by Alan and Lynnette Eusden, the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes, Inc. and by Rochelle Media Works. [1]

Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray

September 24, 2022 - January 22, 2023

Spotlight Gallery

This traveling exhibition has been organized through the Nickolas Muray Archives and is circulated by GuestCurator Traveling Exhibitions located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This exhibition is made possible with support by Corning Incorporated Global Latino Organization. [2]

FEATURED LOANS

From Art Bridges, Fort Worth, TX:

Painting, Cinema de Pepsi Sketch I by Frank Stella, alkyd on canvas, 1966 (ongoing).

Displayed in Modern Gallery.

Painting, Self Portrait by Keith Harding, acrylic on canvas, 1985 (ongoing).

Displayed in Modern Gallery

From Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC:

Painting, Gwendolyn by John Sloan, oil on canvas, circa 1918 (ongoing). Displayed in Modern Gallery.

From Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Rochester:

Painting, Along the Canal by William Merritt Chase, oil on wood panel, circa 1903 (ongoing).

Displayed in Modern Gallery.

OUTGOING LOANS

In Exhibition “Help People See: The Art of G. Peter Jemison” at Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY:

Painting, North Farm Pine by G. Pete Jemison. 2017.9.1. On loan March 12, 2021 – February 23, 2023. [5]

In Exhibition “Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass” at Museum of Indian Art and Culture, Santa Fe, NM:

Glass Sculpture, Devon, Leader of the Nevid Herd, from Pueblo Revolt 1680 / 2180 Series by Virgil Ortiz. 2016.9a-c. On loan April 18, 2021 –June 19, 2022. [6]

In Exhibition “50 Years of Indigenous Studies at UB” at the Anderson Gallery, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY:

Glass Sculpture, Study for Nursing She Wolf (Companion Species Study) by Marie Watt. 2017.5.2. On loan April 30 – October 2, 2022.

2022: Spark! From Inspiration to Creation

Artworks on exhibit in museums are typically accompanied by signs that say, “Please do not touch.” Please Touch! The Art of Michael Naranjo invited visitors to experience remarkable – and touchable – bronze sculptures created by a Native American artist whose compelling life story inspires reflection about art and artistic inspiration.

Image: Michael Naranjo (Santa Clara Pueblo), Eagle and Fish , 1977. Bronze. Courtesy TIA Collection.

EDUCATION + OUTREACH

The year truly sparked new and exciting collaborations, with accessibility and diversity being at the forefront. Blind artist Michael Naranjo offered a sculpting class for students from area school districts who are blind or sight impaired. We continuted our collaboration with Corning-Painted Post district art teachers to offer tours culminating in a student exhibition. The development of an audio tour for the Please Touch! The Art of Michael Naranjo exhibition and continuation of our Artists As Activists tour enhanced our offerings. These initiatives enabled us to take a comprehensive approach to making the Museum spaces and collection more accessible to visitors.

Mary Mix | Director of Education

Our Volunteers + Reach

A dedicated group of 22 volunteers served 955 hours for the Museum. Over 5,500 students were engaged through in-person on-site school tours, classroom outreach and education programs. Plus, our virtual school tours reached over 86 classrooms across 15 states and Canada, to serve over 1,600 students.

CULTURE, COMMUNITY AND CLASSROOM

The Rockwell Museum proudly continued to partner with Local Learning Network (a national network for folk art in education) and The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes to offer Culture, Community & the Classroom, an active and culturally engaging three-part workshop for teachers and artists in the Finger Lakes region.

Teachers earned credits and learned how culture and traditional arts can be assets in their classroom as they build inclusive learning plans with a cohort model that centers teachers’ expertise. Folk artists built their portfolios and gained methods for teaching about art forms and their context to diverse students of all ages. Folk and traditional arts are found in every community. Study of traditional arts and their creators contributes not only to students’ understanding of culture and community, but also to their ability to think critically, gather and analyze evidence, and express their ideas and interpretations through personal creativity.

STUDENT EXHIBITION CALENDAR

Spark the Imagination: C-PP High School

January 13 – March 6, 2022

Location: The Rockwell’s Student Gallery [1]

C-PP High School International Baccalaureate

March 26 – May 1, 2022

Location: The Rockwell’s Student Gallery and Special Projects Gallery

My Identity Examined: C-PP Middle School

April 9 – June 5, 2022

Location: KIDS ROCKWELL Art Lab [2]

Worlds Collide: Alley Art Project

June 8 – September 11, 2022

Location: The Rockwell’s Student Gallery

Dia de Los Muertos/Day of the Dead

October 1 – November 3, 2022

Location: The Rockwell’s Student Gallery

Voices of Place: Past and Present C-PP Middle School

November 18 – December 31, 2022

Location: The Rockwell’s Special Projects Gallery

Color, Shape & Texture: C-PP Art Option and Adaptive Art

December 3, 2022 – February 5, 2023

Location: KIDS ROCKWELL Art Lab

Sponsored by C-PP School District’s Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA)

AUDIO TOURS

Mid-March 2022 saw the launch of our first audio tour, Artist as Activists, and right on the heels of that initiative, we launched a second audio experience to accompany the exhibition Please Touch! The Art of Michael Naranjo

The audio tours both featured significant steps towards community engagement and accessibility. Between the two tours, five community members–from high school students to Binghamton University professors–were engaged as narrators and collaborators. These narrators were invaluable to our process and more can be learned about them via our website or the tour rack card available at the Admission Desk.

Many steps were taken to create an accessible experience. Visitors can either scan a QR code if they prefer to use their own device to access the tour, or to borrow a screen-free device from the front desk that plays the tour stop automatically when pointed in the direction of the artwork. Headphones are available to better hear the tour at a desired volume. Additionally, we’ve installed large, bright floor stickers in front of the artworks on the tour for better visibility. Finally, the tour is even accessible if you do not visit the museum via a URL on our website.

We have extended the Artists as Activists tour into 2023 and added a new stop with one of our original narrators. We look forward to seeing how the audio experiences continue to open doors to engage with new partners and audiences.

Artists as Activists

The tour incorporates eight works from The Rockwell’s permanent collection along with two long-term loans from Art Bridges. Topics include treatment of animals, humanitarian issues of representation, race and prejudice, feminism, intellectual property, LGBTQ+ activism, systems of religious oppression and more.

Please Touch! The Art of Michael Naranjo

Please Touch! The Art of Michael Naranjo, invites visitors to experience remarkable bronze sculptures that are touchable – created by a Native American artist whose compelling life story will inspire reflection about art and artistic inspiration.

2022: Spark! From Inspiration to Creation

The Rockwell education team has developed an Artists as Activists school tour program for high school students as a companion to the audio tour. The program encourages students to consider how to use their own personal strengths and interests to put their voices to work for causes they care about. Artistic practice and activism have long been intertwined, and often in ways that are not immediately obvious just from looking.

ADVANCEMENT

The global pandemic has taught us the art of flexibility, ingenuity and perseverance. While challenging, it’s helped us reshape our programs and evolve in ways we never imagined. From virtual Happy Hours with the Director to our first-ever hybrid program to the reintroduction of our beloved inperson summer music series, 2022 was filled with a variety of ways for folks to participate. While in-person programming is back in full swing, The Rockwell Museum is committed to providing a mix of virtual, hybrid and in-person programming for years to come.

Willa Vogel | Director of Advancement and Communications

TRL! Music on the Terrace

The Rockwell’s summer music series returned to the Museum’s terrace, but with a new twist! The newly branded TRL! (The Rockwell Live) Music on the Terrace Series featured live music, hors d’oeuvres and a specialty cocktail inspired by a work of art from the Museum’s collection! As a special treat, guests received a take-home card highlighting the evening’s featured artwork and a recipe for the accompanying specialty cocktail.

An Evening with Margot Lee Shetterly

The Rockwell Museum was ecstatic to be able to host our first Blockbuster Speaker program in two years. This event marked a significant milestone as the Museum’s first major hybrid program. Over 240 in-person guests and 110 online participants were captivated by keynote speaker and author of Hidden Figures, Margot Lee Shetterly, as she shared the true story of the black women mathematicians at NASA who helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space.

Rockwell Masquerade Gala: Surreal Soirée

After a two-year hiatus, The Rockwell Museum was able to safely host our esteemed Masquerade Gala once again. Dressed in surreal-inspired attire, 150 members, not-yetmembers and sponsors joined us for a soiree featuring surreal decor, dinner, dancing, fun photos, cocktails and more. The Rockwell’s annual Masquerade Gala is a fundraising event that supports the Museum’s exhibitions, education programs, events and initiatives that serve our community and beyond. A big thank you to our sponsors, supporters and guests who helped the Museum reach its 2022 fundraising goal!

2022: Spark! From Inspiration to Creation

In addition to the 65+ programs we offered, 2022 marked the triumphant return of our largest in-person events like our Blockbuster Lecture featuring Margot Lee Shetterly, our Silver Dollar Society Recognition Event and our beloved Masquerade Gala.

Image: Author Margot Lee Shetterly presenting An Evening with Margot Lee Shetterly | Hidden Figures – The Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race.

OUR PERMANENTSUPPORTERS COLLECTION ACQUISITIONS SUPPORTERS

Silver Dollar Society Patron ($10,000+)

James Flaws and Marcia Weber

Silver Dollar Society Benefactor ($5,000-$9,999)

Laura Coleman and Tom Halgash

Jeff Evenson and Karyn Cepek

E. Marie McKee and Robert Cole

John and Sue Tobin

Silver Dollar Society Sponsor ($2,500-$4,999)

Anonymous

Charlie and Trudy Craig

Alan and Lynnette Eusden

Kim Frock and Wendell Weeks

David and Marianne Lubin

Jordan Rankin and Sandra Zuraski

Edward and Carissa Schlesinger

Thomas Snow and Karen Meriwether

Charles and Kristin Swain

Lydia Kenton Walsh and Robert Walsh

Silver Dollar Society Member ($1,100-$2,499)

Monica and Deron Bankston

Stefan and Frauke Becker

Margot A. Bliven and Richard A. Rosenberg

Thomas and Barbara Blumer

Matthew and Maria Brown

Colleen Caravati-Birdwell and Trey Birdwell

Tymon and Angela Daniels

Matthew and Elizabeth Dann

Walter and Karen Douglas

David and Riki Dowler

Paul and Gail Ebeltoft

Melissa Gambol

Ted and Maria Goldwyn

Kirk and Penny Gregg

Ian Harrop and Lynette Estep

Denise Hauselt

Chris and Darryl Heckle

James and Kevyn Hennessey

Kevin and Angela Julien

Xavier Lafosse and Thérèse Arliguie

Adèle Lanahan

Nicholas and Megan LaPuma

Tom and Andrea Lynch

Stafford Lyons and Henry Offermann

Joy Macafee

Rick and Denise Maxa

Kim and Brendan Mosher

Sabeen and Imran Mukhtar

David and Debra Naylor

Ann H.S. Nicholson

Barry Nicholson

John and Ellen O’Hare

Autumn Pawlowski

Susan Peck

Thomas and Alison Pisano

Gunars Reimanis

W. Stuart and Lucia Schweizer

Peter and Kathleen Schweizer

Dave and Marilyn Seeling

Christine and John Sharkey

Emily Simon

John and Bonnie Sirianni

Eiron and Rusty Smith

Dick and Judy Sphon

Christopher and Kimberly Stahl

Tony and Mary Tripeny

Erica and Ron Verkleeren

Paul VerValin

Karol and Steven Wight

Sustainer ($500)

Ann and Gary Brouse

Maarit Clay

William Groome in remembrance of Kathryn Anastasio

Nick and Anne Harper

Gene Herber

Payal Patel and David Ebeltoft

Patricia Pinkston

Jeanne Propst

Susie Silbert and Jeff Toohig

John Ulrich and Lynn Pifer

Donor ($250)

Flora Bonzo

Marcy Cathey

Jeanne and Tom Cavuoti

Jim and Karen Chamberlain

Mark and Judy Cornfield

Kathryn and Marwin Cummings

Marilyn Jacobson

Elise Johnson-Schmidt

Marcus and Charlotte Kantz

Ellen and Carlo Kosik Williams

Katherine Larson and Ryan Hughes

Geoffrey and Susan Lefferts

Charles and Sue Milazzo

Maureen Mines and Mark Holman

Rhonda Morton

Janet and Moe Newcomb

David Peterson

Theresa Rossettie

Tom and Beth Tranter

Susan and Rick Vermillion

Lou and Peg Vogel

Alan and Maria Winston

Marianne Woods

Charis Zembek

Dual ($100)

Edmund J. Adamus Jr. and Mary

Sgarlata Adamus

Gigi Alvaré and Mavin Ambrose

Wendy Amin

Thomas and Melanie Anastasio

Anonymous (6)

Dan Antonioli

David and Laura Austin

Robert Avvampato and Michael

Magliocca

Vinnie Azzarelli

Mary A. Bacchus

Alexandra Ruggiero and David Baum

Beth Bentley and Edward Dougherty

Richard and Alexandra Berg

Mary Jo and Rick Beshore

Gayle and Van Bicknell

Jill and Thomas Blagg

Rod and Lynn Blumenau

Meredith and Frank Bocek

Timothy and Tammy Bocek

Abby and Wayne Boka

Shawn Braley

Dennis Brown and Mary Ellen Lagana

John and Margo Brown

Alisa Brown

Michael Buckley and Mason Barnett

Joel and Linda Buice

Edward and Louise Bush

Raphael Byrne and Rebekah Macfie

Carol and Travis Cain

Joseph and Giuliana Calderone

Michael and Karen Callahan

Jessica Cannella and Robert Wicelinski

Linda Baxter and Brenda Carlyle

Anna Lee Chalos-McAleese and Andy McAleese

Anthony and Mary Pat Ciccariello

Catherine and Jeffery Clark

Bill and Janet Cleary

Marie H. Cole

Timothy and Judy Coleman

Rose and Bruce Coluccio

Paul and Ellen Corradini

Michaela Cosgrove and Thomas Carey

Amelia and Paul Cueva

Anna and Thomas Czarples

Patricia Dann

Linda Kraus and Mark Davis

Lynn Decher

Patt Defendorf

Dan and Amy Dibble

Michael Dickey and Peggy Bowen

Mary Domarew

Nancy and Timothy Doutt

Kitty Erlacher

Jennifer Fais and Noel Sylvester

Fred and Jonny Farley

Mike and Paige Farrell

Carole and Dan Fimlaid

Gary and Janice Fitzpatrick

Mary and Edward Franklin

Timothy Frawley

Ron and Gloria Friedman

Charles and Muriel Friend

Katherine Fultz and Doc Billingsley

Janette and Dan Gallagher

Kevin and Alicia Gallagher

Steven and Kristine Garner

Robert and Judy Garrett

Sarah Gerow

Lisa and Tony Gill

Henry and Karen Gold

Bruce and Judith Graf

Richard and Rhonda Grzybowski

Frank and Linda Gudas

Janet Hallahan

James and Dora Hankey

John Helfinstine

Geoffrey Heywood

Lisa and Michael Hogue

Aran and Sharron Holland

Donna and Jon Homuth

Tammy Humphrey

Marshall Hyde

Beth Hylen and Brad Turner

Matthew F Carney III

Bruce Irvine

Meagan and Tim Jackson

Kyra Jacobson-Evans and Renee

Jacobson

Robert and Marian Johnson

Jane Joralemon

Cheryl Jordan

Colleen Kaminski and Stephen Czank

Armand and Gloria Katz

Kamala Keeley

Martha H Kennedy

Janna Keser

Mark and Millie Kilmartin

Robin Kimbrough-Melton

James T. Kirk, Jr.

Kirk and Cynthia Klingensmith

Jacqueline and Wayne Knitter

Jeanne Kotula and Michael Blatt

Lynda and Richard Kwitek

Pam and Joe Lally

Anne and Greg Lamb

Beth and Mark Landin

Edgar and Evelyn Lewis

Laurie Liberatore

Rebecca and Brian Litz

Anne LoPinto

Sean Lukasik

Julie Lynch

Merrill and Lydia Lynn

John and Karen Madison

Nancy Magrath

Dual ($100) continued...

Edward Mainzer and Kevin Chou

Joseph and Cathleen Mathey

Anita and John Mayes

William and Teresa McCahill

Melissa and Carson McDonald

Samuel McInroy and Julia Houle

Kamala and Tom McNamara

Lois McNaughton and Alfred

Bockemuhl

Jim and Cornelia Mead

Vickie Mike and Stuart Trock

Karel Minor

David Morgan and Mary Wenck

Dan and Sara Mori

James Mullen

Kevin and Alice Murphy

Melissa and Richard Murray

Mike and Maureen Nicolo

Jennifer and Vincent Nocito

Kathy Nordeen

Krystal Nowosielski and Stonewall

Tyler

Thomas C. and Barbara F. O’Brien

Francis and Mary Helen Olmstead

Nancy and Robert O’Loughlin

Silas Peters

Meghan O’Toole and Curt Simmons

Peter and Anne Parker

Kate Paterson and Patrick Tepesch

Ron and Vivian Peters

Linda Voss Plummer and Michael

Plummer

Frank and Leslie Potter

Terri and Warren Radke

Kristina Rainey

David and Linda Ralph

Sujata Ramaiah

Ann and Bob Recotta

John and Eileen Reib

William and Carol Reich

Alexis and Jon Rittenberger

Scott and Denise Robinson

Dave and Molly Rochelle

Sandra Rockwell Herron and Christine

Rockwell Chow

Ande Rooney

John and Joan Russen

Marc and Lisa Rustici

Alex and Rachel Ryan

Mary and James Sabshin

Constance Sargent

J. Noel and Grace Schlageter

Pam and Paul Schmitt

Bonnifer and Les Schweizer

James and Delight Scouten

Simon and Laura Shapiro

Brad and Taryn Sick

Delanie and Kayle Sickler

David and Patricia Silvernail

Julia Sinnott

John Sirianni and Melissa Colacino

Brett and Hannah Smith

William and Kristin Smith

Alyssa and Deven Smith

Mark Smith

Eric and Sarah Snow

David and Pamela Sonnefeld

Mary Spurrier

Julie Waltz-Stalker and Jonathan

Stalker

Aaron and Anne Stark

Geoffrey and Alexis Steenberge

Beverly and Harrie Stevens

Louise and Connie Sullivan-Blum

Gilbert and Harriet Sweet

Fred and Penny Tanneberger

Faith and Mike Tarby

Adam Teicholz and Andrew Bruck

Izabela and Siavash Yazdanfar

Peigi Cook and Stephen Thomas

Leo and Judy Thomas

Paul and Natalie Thonis

Julie and Tom Thurber

August and Marie Titi

Kit Tobin

John and Barbara Ullman

Linda and Martin van der Grinten

Marjorie and Gordon VanVleet

Elizabeth Vileno and Dean Thelen

Scott and Cathy Vonderheide

Ross Delano and Allison Duncan

Robert and Pamela Walker

Chris and Anne Walters

Charles Wasserott IV and Abigail Super

Celeste and William Watman

Cynthia and Richard Weakland

Matthew and Susan Weibel

Vincent and Mary Lee Welch

Lisa Wemett and Terry Mulee

Chris and Abbey Wentzel

West End Gallery

Sam and Barbara Whisenhunt

Will and Lee White

Thomas and Linda Wilcox

Peter and Wendy Winnett

Geoffrey Wittig

Sue and Kenneth Wood

Barbara Wood

Megan and Matthew Wukovitz

Xi Xie and Lan Sheng

Roy and Benda Yarnell

James D. and Marianne Young

Connie Zehr and Cornelius Lyon

Individual ($70)

Marcia Adamy

Mary Akins

Ryan Anderson

Anonymous

Christine Atkins

Alisa Babcock

David Baker

Bethany Barker

Betty Bennett

Sarah Blagg

Mary Anne Bly

Susan Bocek

Nancy Bower

Ann Campbell

Mary Campbell

Warren Cole

Pamela Farr

Barbara Friedman

Katherine Funk

Janice T. Glover

Kevin Goldbarth

Clare Gunther

Andrea L. Harris

Ann Hayes

Cynthia Huling Hummel

Patricia Jackson

Jack James

Elizabeth Jones

Claire Kelly

Sylvia Kete

Margaret Koontz

Jean Krebs

Deborah Lane

Anjanette Lecher

Henry Lush

Millicent Clarke Maynard

Maureen McCarthy

Monica Meek

Alison Merkl

Katherine Miller

Carol Ann Mitchell

Patrick Monahan

Joyce Noonan

Judy O’Connell

Edward Parker

Mary Passage

Christopher Payne

Rïse Peacock

Kathy Pilling-Whitney

Rick Pirozzolo

Judith Prentice

Sheila Reed

Lori Reenan

Georgia A. Reynolds

James Russell

Betty Santandrea

Robert K. Scott

Aidan Scott

Constance L Seifert

Jennifer Sellers

Adam Setzer

Katie Sirrine

Kimberly Smith

Emily Smith

Marilynn Sullivan

Alice Thompson

Stacy Ward

Ann Welles

Dorothy Wenzel

John Wight

Aleta Wynn Yarrow

Organization

Alfred Box of Books Library

Elkland Area Community Library

Friends of the Chemung River

Watershed

Southeast Steuben County Library

Vestal Public Library

OUR PERMANENTSUPPORTERS COLLECTION ACQUISITIONS GRANTS + DONATIONS

The Rockwell Museum’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with support from the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Very special thanks to Corning Incorporated for their ongoing support.

Individual Contributors, General Support and Annual Appeal above

$25

Kathryn Anderson

Ryan Anderson

Anonymous (9)

Elijah and Gail Baity

Zoe Benezet-Parsons

Richard and Alexandra Berg

Meredith and Frank Bocek

Alisa Brown

Ruth Bruning

Michael Buckley and Mason Barnett

Edward and Louise Bush in honor of the staff and volunteers

Greg Cheekface

Rebecca Ciszek in honor of Nancy

Doutt

Marie H. Cole

Katie Cole

Martin and Susan Curran

Tymon and Angela Daniels

M. Elizabeth Dann

Vera Dauman

Alison Dura

Paul and Gail Ebeltoft

Ann and Donald Egan

Pauline Emery

Alan and Lynnette Eusden

Jennifer Fais and Noel Sylvester

Linda Fields in memory of Dorothy

Ketchum

James Flaws and Marcia Weber

William Forsythe

Katherine Funk

Janice T. Glover

Helen Grosjean

Frank and Linda Gudas

Matthew Hartley

Chris and Darryl Heckle

Marcus and Charlotte Kantz

Daniel Keeler

James C. Kieffer

Stephanie Kriever

Elijah Kull

Maxwell Landon

Thomas Landon

Tracy Landon

Sean Lukasik

Hannah Malone

E. Marie McKee and Robert Cole in memory of John Peck

Jennifer Miller

Maureen Mines and Mark Holman

John Moore and Troy Smythe

Stephanie Morrison and Sylvan Vogel

Rhonda Morton

James Mullen

Barry Nicholson

Kecia Nicholson

Christine Nightingale

Thomas C. and Barbara F. O’Brien

Tom and Jill Palmer

Mary Passage

Jason Passmore and Jessica Harvey

Matthew Philip

Rick Pirozzolo

Mike Post

Henry Powell

Sujata Ramaiah

Benjamin Redder

Georgia and Tom Rennie

Carolyn Rennie

Georgia A. Reynolds

Louise Richardson

Dave and Molly Rochelle

Michael Royle

Suzanne Schapira

Emily Simon

Emily Smith

Jeremy and Mercedes Soto

Mary Spurrier

Beverly and Harrie Stevens in memory of Mary Lu Walker

Emma and Alex Strait

Charles and Kristin Swain

Craig Swanson and Sheila Foss

Swanson

Tria Tyler-Bronfenbrenner

Marjorie and Gordon VanVleet

Paul VerValin

Brian Whisenhunt and Mitchell Smith

Jane Winters

Thomas Zaslavsky

Foundations, Trusts, Corporations and Other Organizations

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority - Omicron

Nu Omega Chapter

The Anderson Foundation, Inc.

The Ann and David Grossman

Charitable Fund

Art Bridges

The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes

Chemung Canal Trust Company

Community Foundation of ElmiraCorning and the Finger Lakes, Inc.

Connors Mercantile

Corning Black Employees Network

Corning Incorporated Global Latino Organization

Corning Incorporated Foundation

Cosmopolitan Women’s Club

East Shore Marketing LLC

Edith Saxton Fund for Steuben County

Youth Services

Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Corning Incorporated

Guthrie

The Hilliard Foundation

LeChase Construction

Local Learning the National Network for Folk Arts in Education

Pure Design

Robert B. McKinnon Donor Advised Fund at the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes

Rochelle Media Works

Science & Technology Department, Corning Incorporated

Smithsonian Institution

M&T Bank

The Triangle Fund

The Tripp Foundation

WSKG

Thank you to the Corning Incorporated Foundation for matching $25,000 in member gifts!

2022 Masquerade Gala

Premier Sponsor

Eaton Hemp

Siemens Energy

Patron Sponsors

Corning Property Management Corporation

Finance Department, Corning Incorporated

First Heritage Federal Credit Union

John and Sue Tobin

Law Department, Corning Incorporated

Science and Technology, Corning Incorporated

Photo Booth Sponsor

CCU Wealth Strategies

Supporters

Corning Credit Union

Ian Harrop and Lynnette Estep Industrial Air Technologies, Inc.

Friends

Alexis and Jon Rittenberger

Alan and Lynn Eusden

Primp

Pure Design Home Furnishings

Donors

Irene Brookins

Alisa Brown

Adam and Katie Carne

Rob and Q Cassetti

Jesse and Kimberly Cates

Gordon and Amanda Crans

Naoko Sugimoto Dingel, Phong Diep and Brian Smith

Daniel Dolgin

Kirk Dungca

Luisa Fini

Chris and Stacy Gabel

Kimberly Ganoe

Tieshia Garrison

James and Jennifer Horigan

Christine and J.D. Iles

Karyn Jefferson

Olivia Khristan

Mark Langille and Travis Gasa

Joy Macafee

Kim and Brendan Mosher

David and Debra Naylor

Ann H. S. Nicholson

Brett O’Rourke

Desiree O’Rourke

Payal Patel and David Ebeltoft

Autumn Pawlowski

Thomas and Alison Pisano

Jeanne Propst

Matt and Tammy Retz

Edward and Carissa Schlesinger

Emily Simon

Emily Smith

Angel Tucker

Catlin Urban

Erica and Ron Verkleeren

Willa Vogel and Abraham Smith

Lydia Kenton Walsh and Robert Walsh

Allison Yake and Derek Triplett

OUR PERMANENTSUPPORTERS COLLECTION ACQUISITIONS STAFF, BOARD + VOLUNTEERS

Staff

Katherine Banerjee Associate Curator

Kristen Bocek-Kahn Operations Manager

Lukas Brown Retail and Guest Services Assistant Manager

Kirsty Buchanan Curator of Collections and Exhibitions

Tim Decker Registrar

Paul Dressen Preparator

Kevin Falkenberg Fund Development Manager

Katherine Fultz Education Assistant

Lisa Gill Director of Finance and Operations

Sherry Kirk Executive Liaison and Financial Assistant

Katharine Mead Membership and Grants Manager

Mary Mix Director of Education

Ann Recotta Education and Volunteer Programs Coordinator

Rita Reed Retail and Guest Services Manager

Amy Ruza

Youth and Family Programs Manager

Jess Spady

Communications and Digital Media Manager

Janelle Steiner Programs and Events Manager

Kate Swanson

Interpretation and Public Engagement Educator

Willa Vogel Director of Advancement and Communications

Brian Lee Whisenhunt Executive Director

Guest Services

Regina George Willow Keith

Sylvia Kete

Felicia Lash

Nancy Macgrath

Katie Reilly

Jaylin Rumsey

Candy-Jo Sankey

Megan Walsh

Sue Weibel

Security

Mark Robinson

Josh Gaboriault

Volunteers

Natalie Abruzzo

Jan Altilio

Linda Baxter

Julie Biviano

Pat Ciccariello

Nancy Doutt

Kathi Dwyer

Mary Franklin

Roberta Hirliman

Janna Keser

Sylvia Kete

Jacqueline Knitter

Pam Lally

Judy O’Connell

Nancy O’Loughlin

Pam Schmitt

Bev Stevens

Judy Thomas

Susan Vermillion

Scott Vonderheide

Linda Wilcox

Lorraine Williams

Board of Trustees | Officers

John Tobin President

Melissa Gambol Vice President

Joy Macafee Treasurer

Autumn M. Pawlowski Secretary

Board of Trustees | Trustees

Monica L. Bankston

Colleen Caravati

Maarit Clay

Laura Coleman

Lynnette S. Eusden

Melissa J. Gambol

Denise A. Hauselt

Lydia Kenton Walsh

Nicholas LaPuma

Ashley Lomboy

Joy Macafee

Barry Nicholson

Autumn M. Pawlowski

Tom Pisano

Emily Simon

John M. Tobin

Paul VerValin

Board of Trustees | Trustee Emeriti

James R. Houghton

E. Marie McKee

Joanna Wurtele

2022: Spark! From Inspiration to Creation