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LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD 25 Years of the MAH

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CONTENTS Director’s Letter................................................. 02 About the MAH..................................................... 05 Our History..................................................................06 Founding Entities..............................................09 Community Built .................................................10 Courtyards................................................................ 13 First Floor..................................................................18 Second Floor...................................................... 29 Third Floor...............................................................33 Milestones & Highlights..........................40 Our Future.................................................................... 46 Leadership................................................................... 50 Acknowledgments...........................................53

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Director’s Letter We are proud to celebrate 25 years since the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) officially came into existence—the result of the 1996 merging of the Santa Cruz Historical Society and the Art Museum of Santa Cruz County.

So why a red ball? Here's an explanation from Perschke: The magnetic, playful, and charismatic nature of the RedBall allows the work to access the imagination embedded in all of us. On the surface, the experience seems to be about the ball itself as an object, but the true power of the project is what it can create for those who experience it. It opens a doorway to imagine what if?

To commemorate this occasion, the museum invited

For me, the experience is more than just imagination; it

American artist Kurt Perschke to bring his world-renowned

represents the creative impulse that lies in all of us—the

RedBall Project to town from June 8 to June 13, 2021. For

simple act of seeing a place with fresh eyes. Besides its

one week the traveling public artwork—measuring 15 feet

obvious connection to the MAH’s visual iconography, the

in diameter and weighing 250 pounds—explored the area’s

RedBall is a great representation of the spirit and vision of

architectural landscape and history in a series of daily

our museum, which for a quarter century has pushed

installations, ranging from the Santa Cruz Wharf to

beyond its four walls into the community. It challenges us

Downtown Watsonville to the MAH itself.

to transform and redefine spaces, and like the MAH, it meets people where they are, offering a different kind of access point.

Since 1996, the MAH has been an important cultural resource for Santa Cruz County. It is distinguished by its community collaboration, eclecticism, and commitment to being a museum without walls—a major step towards being the revitalization of Abbott Square, which enabled us to connect with the community outside our physical building. The MAH is without walls in another sense too, as we work to ensure that all of our spaces— indoor, outdoor, and online—are welcoming and inclusive for all people.

To celebrate our special anniversary, we offered a humongous sphere of colorful happiness as our gift to the community that has supported us for more than 25 years. Our institution was founded on the idea of using art and local history to bring people together—a belief that is still core to our mission. We see this milestone year as a way to honor the past and embrace the future. And like the RedBall itself, we will continue to invite others into our story by igniting shared experiences and unexpected connections.

Thank you for celebrating the MAH’s silver anniversary with us. We look forward to the next 25 years together!

Robb Woulfe Executive Director Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History

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About the MAH

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The MAH was founded in 1996 to promote a greater

We maintain a permanent collection of regionally

understanding of contemporary art and the history

significant art and artifacts, a research library,

of Santa Cruz County.

a historical archive, and historic sites including

Today we are a thriving community gathering place that serves more than 130,000 people annually through rotating art and history exhibitions, visual and performing artworks, public festivals, education and outreach programs, and cultural celebrations in

the Evergreen Cemetery, Octagon Building, and Davenport Jail. We are also home to Abbott Square, a vibrant public plaza on the museum’s doorstep that offers food, social events, and yearround creative happenings.

collaboration with our many partners.

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Our History The story of the MAH dates back to the mid-1980’s, when the Santa Cruz Historical Society (founded in 1954) and the Art Museum of Santa Cruz County (founded in 1981) joined forces to

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build a center for art, history, and community in downtown Santa Cruz. With support from the McPherson family, local donations, and a federal grant following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the ribbon was cut on the new McPherson Center in 1993. The groups officially merged in 1996, forming the Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center, or the MAH as we are known today.

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Founding Entities Santa Cruz Historical Society

Art Museum of Santa Cruz County established with the

Founded in the mid-1950s with Fred McPherson, Jr.

Ernestine and Steven Bergstrom, Donald and Emily Clark,

as its president, the volunteer group met regularly

generous support of individual founders, including: Ruth A. Frary, M.D., Dr. and Mrs. Philip K. Gilman Jr., William

for decades in the downtown public library. Along

A. Grant, Charles and Janet Gunn, Marian Hammond, Mr. and

with local historians Margaret Koch and Marie

Mrs. David W. Heron, Mr. and Mrs. William Hyde Irwin,

Pratchner, school teacher Robert Burton, banker Moreland Johnson, and a bevy of Native Daughters of the Golden West, the Historical Society became instrumental in getting the city to adopt historical preservation measures and producing a number of

Margaret and Norman Lezin, Donald H. and Dorean E. Moore, Mary Kate and Gurden Mooser, Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Orr, Anne and David Perlman, Mrs. Thomas B. Porter, Col. Melvin E. Qualls, USAF, Roy and Frances Rydell, Alice and Manuel Santana, Page and Eloise Smith, William G. and Carol M. Symons, Harold and Beverly Watts, Mr. and Mrs.

special exhibitions and publications.

Tom Polk Williams Jr., and Marjorie and Tanner Wilson.

Art Museum of Santa Cruz County

Additional support provided by business founders, including:

Founded in the early 1980s with Robert McDonald

Company, Canfield Insurance Company, County Bank of

Bank of the West, Jack Baskin, Inc., Big Creek Lumber

at the helm, the Art Museum of Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz, Insurance Center of Santa Cruz, Integrand

held exhibits at the downtown public library

Design, Wm. W. Kelly & Company Insurance, Samuel Leask

and other local venues, prior to the opening of the McPherson Center. When the organization merged with the Santa Cruz Historical Society in the mid-1990s, they brought together two unique collections and four notable properties.

and Sons, Riordan-Winnett Travel, Salz Leathers, Inc., San Lorenzo Lumber Company, Santa Cruz Lumber Company, Santa Cruz Motors Mazda-BMW, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Santa Cruz Travel, Scarborough Lumber Company, Shopper’s Corner, Wells Fargo Foundation, Dell Williams, and George H. Wilson, Inc.

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Community Built On the occasion of our 25th anniversary, we reflect on how the museum came to be and the people behind it. As major supporter Bruce McPherson put it, the dream was to transform the former county jail from ”a place of incarceration to a place of inspiration.” Many fortuitous circumstances enabled the benefactors' funds to be channeled together to build the institution and set its trajectory.

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Today, the MAH is beloved community gathering place

Collections The MAH maintains a research library, archive, and a curatorial collection. The art collection has over 300 objects of sculpture, paintings, and prints by California and greater Monterey Bay area artists. The history collection has over 7,000 items, most of which are from the early 1900’s with historical significance to Santa Cruz County.

known for its exhibitions, programs, collections, and

Exhibitions & Programs

publications, housed within a civic landmark in the heart of

The MAH has two permanent exhibitions spaces: the History

downtown Santa Cruz. Amid its beautiful galleries,

Gallery and the rooftop Blanchard Sculpture Garden. Three

gardens, and terraces, the three-floor iconic structure

other galleries—Art Forum, Lezin, Solari—offer rotating

features a variety of indoor and outdoor spaces funded by

exhibitions that present artworks and artifacts related to

and named after generous supporters.

stories that reflect the dynamism and diversity of Santa

Facility & Amenities The MAH itself is located in a privately owned building on County property. Designed by William Turnbull Associates and constructed by Bogard Construction Company, the building has approximately 8,000 square feet of exhibition and gallery space and 2,750 square feet for collections and archives.

Cruz County. In addition, the MAH presents a series of public programs and educational activities.

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13 Courtyards & Entryways West Entrance Located near the corner of Front and Cooper Streets, the walkway to the museum’s west entrance is filled with lush greenery, public art, and the bustle of people at Abbott Square. This area also features locations of significance and nostalgic value for the MAH with markers noting the onetime locations for the Abbott Square Foundation, Cafe Court, and Museum Court.

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East Entrance Located on Front Street between Cooper and Soquel, the museum’s east entrance is flanked by a colorful mural by local artist Thomas Campbell. It also bears markers for the development’s public-private partnership with Santa Cruz County along with plaques

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for the Entry Terrace and land acknowledgment.

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17 Land Acknowledgment As a step towards honoring our shared history, a plaque was installed near the museum’s east entrance acknowledging that the land on which the MAH stands is the unceded territory of the Awaswas-speaking Uypi Tribe, and how the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band is working to heal from historical trauma while restoring stewardship practices.

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First Floor Atrium The Atrium features floor-to-ceiling windows and a dramatic open staircase that connects the museum’s three levels. The space features a bright red wall with a circular plaque listing the individuals, families, foundations, and businesses who supported the museum’s founding. Over the years the LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD | 25 YEARS OF THE MAH

Atrium has also been home to the Museum Shop, Grand Lobby, Baskin Entry Court, and currently serves as the hub of guest services for visitors.

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21 Lezin Gallery The Lezin Gallery features a series of rotating exhibitions, installations, and public events.

Established with the generous support of the Lezin family.

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Hawley Family Classroom The Hawley Family Classroom hosts a variety of educational workshops, hands-on activities, and

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children’s events.

Established with the generous support of the Hawley Family Fund at the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County.

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Garden Room

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The Garden Room is a flexible space that hosts lectures, screenings, presentations, and other public events.

Established with the generous support of The James Irvine Foundation, S.H. Cowell Foundation, Coast Commercial Bank, and Dr. John and Billie Mahaney.

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Community Board Room The Community Board Room is a multi-functional

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space that hosts small group meetings and trainings.

Established with the generous support of the Claus Mangels family.

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29 Second Floor Santa Cruz County History Gallery The Santa Cruz County History Gallery features an immersive permanent exhibition of objects and stories along with a series of temporary installations.

Established with the generous support of Bogard Construction, Inc., The Burke Borina Fund, Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, Driscoll’s, Pat and Ted Durkee, The History Forum, The James Irvine Foundation, The La Haye Family, Ow Family Properties, Pacific Western Bank, Linda Silvestrini and Ed Musselwhite, In memory of Alene Solari and Lorraine Scott, Brion Sprinsock, and Marjorie and Tanner Wilson.

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Solari Gallery The Solari Gallery features a series of rotating exhibitions,

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installations, and public events.

Established with the generous support of Mary Corrigan Solari and Richard Solari.

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33 Third Floor Art Forum Gallery The Art Forum Gallery features a series of rotating exhibitions, installations, and public events.

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History Collection and Archives The History Collection and Archives offers research material pertaining to all aspects of Santa Cruz

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County history.

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37 Mary and Harry Blanchard Sculpture Garden The Mary and Harry Blanchard Sculpture Garden is an exhibition space designed to showcase outdoor sculpture from the MAH’s permanent collection.

Established with the generous support of Mary and Harry Blanchard.

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Support & Resource Spaces The museum’s third floor also houses the administrative offices along with the Art Library, Volunteer Room, and

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History Library.

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Milestones & Highlights

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A 25th anniversary is no small achievement, and for us it is a great opportunity to reflect on our rich and storied history. Here are some of the key events that helped to shape the MAH into the institution we are today: 1954 - The Santa Cruz Historical Society is founded.

1972 - The Santa Cruz County Historical Museum opens at the renovated Octagon Building at corner of Front and Cooper Streets.

1981 - The Art Museum of Santa Cruz County is founded, and Robert MacDonald is appointed as the first director in 1982. The museum holds exhibits at the downtown Santa Cruz Public Library and other venues.

1983 - Exhibition highlight: Stephen De Staebler: An Exhibition of Recent Bronzes

the Octagon Historical Trust, which then merges with the Santa Cruz Historical Society to create the Santa Cruz County Historical Trust.

1986 - Exhibition highlight: David Hockney, lithographs 1988 - Santa Cruz County gives the former jail building at 725 Front Street to the Historical Trust and Art Museum for a future downtown cultural center. A capital campaign commences to fund renovations.

1989 - The Loma Prieta earthquake levels much of downtown Santa Cruz, but the concrete jail building is not

1986 - The Friends of the Octagon unite with the Santa

damaged. Planning resumes for the cultural center, now

Cruz County Society for Historical Preservation to form

re-envisioned as a new structure next to the old jail.

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Milestones & Highlights (Cont’d) 1990 - Exhibition highlight: Designs for Independent Living,

1995 - Exhibition highlight: Margaret Rinkovsky: The

a MoMA traveling exhibition

Odyssey Landscapes Reconsidered

1990 - Federal and state money becomes available for the

1996 - The two museums merge into one organization as

new structure. Fundraising resumes led by a generous gift

the Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center,

from the McPherson family along with donations from

or “the MAH” for short.

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many local supporters.

1996 - Chuck Hilger is appointed the first director of the

1992 - The groundbreaking ceremony is held for the new

MAH, having previously served as director of the Art

McPherson Center for Art & History at 705 Front Street.

Museum of Santa Cruz County since 1985.

1993 - The historic Davenport Jail opens as a museum,

1996 - Exhibition highlight: Howard Ikemoto: Chi/A Family

operated by the Historical Trust.

Divided

1993 - The Art Museum of Santa Cruz County and the

1997 - Exhibition highlight: Time and Place: Fifty Years of

History Museum of Santa Cruz County, operated by the

Santa Cruz Studio Ceramics

Historical Trust, move into their shared space at the McPherson Center.

1993 - Exhibition highlight: Paper Trails: Abstract Expressionist Prints 1994 - Exhibition highlight: Myth and Magic: Oaxaca Past and Present 1994 - The first Santa Cruz County History Journal is published.

1998 - Exhibition highlight: Belle Yang: A ChineseAmerican Odyssey 1999 - Exhibition highlight: When Borders Migrate 2000 - Exhibition highlight: Happy Birthday, Santa Cruz County! Celebrating 150 Years 2001 - Exhibition highlight: Chinatown Dreams: The Photographs of George Lee 2002 - Exhibition highlight: Simply Scene: The California Paintings of Herman Struck

2002 - Publication Highlight: Santa Cruz County History Journal Number 5: A gathering of voices: the native peoples of the Central California Coast 2003 - Paul Figueroa is appointed director.

2003 - Exhibition highlight: El Rio/The River: Artist’s Impressions 2004 - Exhibition highlight: Another Side of Ansel Adams: Santa Cruz and Beyond 2005 - Exhibition highlight: The True Artist is an Amazing Luminous Fountain: Selected Works from the di Rosa Preserve of Art & Nature 2005 - Publication highlight: The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture by John Leighton Chase 2006 - Exhibition highlight: Cuentos y Encuentros, paintings by Ray Martín Abeyta 2007 - Exhibition highlight: Close to the Flame: In the Spirit of Burning Man 2008 - Exhibition highlight: Around the Kitchen Table, art and artifacts from the permanent collection 2008 - The Evergreen Cemetery Preservation Ad Hoc Committee is established to support the stewardship of the historical site.

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Milestones & Highlights (Cont’d) 2009 - Exhibition highlight: Eduardo Carrillo: Within a Cultural Context 2010 - Exhibition highlight: Surf City Santa Cruz: A Wave of Inspiration 2011 - Nina Simon is appointed director.

2017 - A renovated Abbott Square opens on the museum’s

doorstep, replete with commissioned artworks, gardens, public seating, and a new food hall.

2017 - Exhibition highlight: Lost Childhoods: Voices of Santa Cruz

2011 - Exhibition highlight: Rydell Visual Art Fellows

County Foster Youth

2012 - The organization changes its name to the Santa Cruz

2018 - Exhibition highlight: California’s Wild Edge: Prints by Tom

Museum of Art & History.

Killion

2012 - Exhibition highlight: Joan Brown: Meditations on Love

2018 - Publication highlight: Santa Cruz County History Journal

2013 - Exhibition highlight: Santa Cruz is in the Heart 2014 - The James Irvine Foundation awards the museum a transformative grant of $1.1 million to focus on diversifying

Number 9: LandScapes 2019 - Exhibition highlight: We’re Still Here: Stories of Seniors and Social Isolation

community participation.

2020 - Robb Woulfe is appointed director.

2014 - Publication highlight: Santa Cruz County History Journal

2020 - Exhibition highlight: Queer Santa Cruz opens as the MAH’s

Number 7: Redwood logging and conservation in the Santa Cruz

first virtual exhibition.

Mountains: a split history 2014 - A Chinese memorial gate is installed at Evergreen Cemetery to honor Santa Cruz’s early Chinese immigrants.

2021 - The MAH celebrates its 25th anniversary since the two museums merged in 1996.

2021 - Exhibition highlight: In These Uncertain Times, a project

2014 - Exhibition highlight: Making It: Chicano Artists from the

about the creative resilience of Santa Cruz County’s response to

Mexican Museum Collection

COVID-19 and the systemic injustices it has revealed

2015 - Exhibition highlight: Princes of Surf

2021 - Exhibition highlight: RedBall Project by Kurt Perschke

2016 - Exhibition highlight: Screaming Hand

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Our Future It is hard to believe 25 years have passed since two forward-thinking community organizations joined forces to promote art and history in Santa Cruz County.

We are proud to celebrate our 25th anniversary with you, and to carry forth what our forebears started—a longstanding tradition of enriching the Santa Cruz community with a deep understanding of our shared past, an appreciation for arts and culture, and collaborations around issues that matter.

As we look forward to the bright future that awaits us, we are proud and honored to ground our efforts in the work that came before, while conceiving of new ways to advance our mission in the current era. Over the past year we have been hard at work on several initiatives we are confident will do just that. Please enjoy a snapshot of what you can look forward to from today’s MAH:

• We will redefine the museum experience by bursting the

creative and cultural experiences that meets our community

bounds of traditional gallery walls into our shared public

wherever they may be, whether indoors, outdoors, offsite, or

spaces. Building on our strong tradition of engagement and

online.

co-creation, where all members of our diverse community are embraced as active contributors to the museum, we now focus that energy on places new and familiar to ignite shared experiences and unexpected connections throughout Santa Cruz County. We will do this in part through our new, rotating series of activations. Examples include our current exhibition in the Secret Garden, Community is Collective Care, with artist Irene Juárez O’Connell, and the special anniversary-related installation of the RedBall Project by Kurt Perschke, which is traveling to several open-air locations throughout the county.

• We will introduce a series of biennial festivals featuring

• We will continue to offer beloved programs and exhibitions— from our participatory series on social impact issues, Día de Muertos celebration, partner-driven events, and school field trips to bilingual family programming. Supporting these are content-aligned activities and opportunities designed to help forge thematic connections that enhance contextual interpretation and elevate the work. New exhibitions and installations by artists and collaborators from around the globe will inspire, cross-pollinate, and increase exposure to our thriving creative community, while programs like a copresented speaker series, summer music and film events, and

innovative, immersive, and place-inspired works by local, national, and international artists. Held in sites around the MAH and the county, these mostly-free events—to include a reimagined light festival called Frequency and an outdoor, multidisciplinary spectacle called CommonGround—will inspire wonder and delight while serving as catalysts for community interaction.

• We will expand access to all community members via new admission policies, and through our ongoing virtual MAH exhibitions, screenings, concerts, activities, and digital gallery.

Examples include Queer Santa Cruz, which launched as a virtual exhibition last year, and a series of small group get-togethers in Abbott Square and Evergreen Cemetery. Our hope is that the MAH becomes more than a place you go—but a collection of

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family days at the MAH enrich our

The MAH has been an industry leader,

robust slate of offerings. We invite

distinguished by our trailblazing programs

cultural partners to use our facilities as a

and interdisciplinary approach to

resource to further their own missions,

community building. Together we continue

and offer art and history outreach

and expand upon that tradition through

programs off site in the community.

meaningful, place-based work that

In these ways we ensure that the MAH offers something for everyone—from those who find their way to Abbott Square for food, drink, and creative happenings; to those who enter the exciting world of art

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and history that is the MAH itself; to those

animates and enlivens Santa Cruz County, moving the MAH forward in a way that is relevant and responsive to our diverse community while upholding and furthering our reputation as a cultural and social innovator.

who don’t get downtown often but still

To make this vision a reality, the continued

appreciate their world transformed by

philanthropic investment of a broad

public art, or the enlightenment of an

community of supporters is essential.

educational experience. We believe the MAH can be all of those things—at once a space to communicate needs, perspectives, and ideals as it is a place to be awestruck by an exceptional work of art or insightful revelation about our past.

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Leadership

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Freny Cooper, President Jose Gonzalez, Vice President Anni Lai, Secretary Lacy Rieber, Treasurer Jasmine Alinder + Allison Amadia + Terry Ballantyne Brezsny Rob Blitzer + Rob Darrow + Antonia Franco Frank Hayden Karlton Hestor + Stephanie Jacobs + George Newell ++ Meilin Obinata + Irene Juarez O’Connell Serena Rivera Joanne Sanchez Jon Sisk + Jorian Wilkins + + Denotes incoming member ++ Denotes returning member

Standing Committees

Executive Audit Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility Finance Nominations & Governance Strategic Planning

Supporting Committees

Collections Management Creative Community Davenport Jail Evergreen Cemetery Historic Landmark Publications

MANAGEMENT TEAM & STAFF

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

2021–2022

Robb Woulfe, Executive Director Kevin Coullahan, Director of Operations & Facilities Marla Novo, Director of Exhibitions & Programs Nikki Patterson, Director of Development & Communications Hans Wuerfmannsdobler, Director of Finance & Administration Helen Aldana Jenna Clancy Michaela Clark-Nagaoka Paul Conte Jamie Keil Leea Kramer Laurel Maxwell Everett Ó Cillín Claudia Oblea Oscar Paz Jennifer Villegas-Naranjo Wyatt Young

LEADERSHIP COUNCIL A network of former members of the MAH’s board of trustees, many of whom continue to dedicate time, energy, and resources to the institution and community. Their ongoing commitment and generous support of the museum is greatly appreciated.

1996–2021

Barbara Albright Michael Allard Bruce Arnold (d) Bella Babot Carola Barton * Cindi Baskin Nancy Bertossa Mary Blanchard Traci Bliss Karla Bogard (d) Marie Bourget Lawrence Brenner Lisa Brewer Judy Brothers Bobbi Burns John Burroughs Darrin Caddes Fred Caiocca Dario Caloss Ray Cancino Susan Canepa Cherri Canfield Pedro Castillo Janene Cayton

Louise Cecil (d) Angela Chesnut * George Cook Richard Cropper Betty Danner Harriet Deck (d) Sloane Devoto Ken Doctor Jim Dolkas (d) Nancy Donovan John Dowdell Joan Dunn James Emerson Allyson Evans Jane Faraola Chuck Fetter Patrick Fitz Dan Floyd Randi Foster Carol Girvetz (d) John Graulty Jerri Hammond Howard Heevner Winnifred Heron (d) Chuck Hilger (d)

Ted Holladay Tom Honig Betty Ippisch Linda Israel David Jacobs * Mary James Judy Jones * Gwen Kaplan Tom Kelly (d) Paula Kenyon Cristina King Lila Klapman Bill Ladusaw Vance Landis-Carey * Laura LaPorte * Alan Levin Patricia Lezin John Lisher (d) Bette Ludden Rebecca Lundberg Anne Lynn Harriet Mainis Shirley Manis Patricia Marlo Cynthia Mathews

Linda McPherson Karl Mertz (d) Drew Miller Allan Molho (d) Adrienne Momi Sophie Moore Ann Morhauser Chris Murphy Christine Murray Joanne Nelson Karen Nevis George Newell * Karol Niccoli Bruce Nicholson Arthur Nickerson Rebecca Niven Peter Orr * Wayne Palmer Glenn Peters Irena Polic Phil Reader (d) Gary Reece Donna Reyerson-Keith Jose Reyes-Olivas John Rossell

Alison Ruday Peter Sanford Ronna Schulkin Jerry Schumb Lyn Sedenquist Matt Shelton Ann Simonton Diane Simpson (d) Maryjane Slade Kris Smith Ashley Spencer David St. John Heather Stiles * Sally Suchevits Nicole Taylor David Terrazas Jim Thompson * Stuart Tripp Wesley Van Camp Judy Walsh Hal Watts (d) Linda Wilshusen Charles Wolters (d) Nancy Woolf Bjorg Yonts

* Denotes emeritus status, a distinction created in 2018 to recognize select trustees for exemplary service, leadership, and contributions to the MAH. (d) Denotes deceased.

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Acknowledgments Funder Recognition

It is through the generous support of members, corporate sponsors, foundations, and government partners that the MAH is able to be a community resource and economic asset. To learn more about how to get involved with the institution’s work, please visit the MAH’s website to see our various engagement and philanthropic opportunities.

We thank our donors, volunteers, and collaborators for their tremendous support, and look forward to working with new friends as we continue to pursue new horizons.

Publication Note

Looking Back, Moving Forward: 25 Years of the MAH commemorates and celebrates a quarter of a century of art, history, and community in Santa Cruz County from 1996 to 2021. This publication was researched and produced as part of the MAH’s 25th anniversary celebration in the summer of 2021.

Photo Credits

The majority of images featured in this publication were sourced from the MAH’s portfolio and archives. Special thanks to Ashley Holmes, Michaela ClarkNagaoka, Garrick Ramirez, Mickey Ta, Marcello Hutchinson-Trujillo, Alex Vasquez, Libby Kastle, Diego Torres-Casso, and Samantha Teo. Plaque images by Jules Holdsworth Photography.

Pages 1-3: Redball Project by Kurt Perschke; photo and renderings courtesy of the artist.

Page 10: McPherson Center construction, 1993; photo by Karen T. Borchers, The Mercury News.

Pages 30-31: Colchón III, by Camilo Ontiveros, and De Chile, Mole y Dulce by Cintia Segovia Figueroa; collection of the Museum of Latin American Art; photo by Libby Kastle.

Pages 34-35: Official map of Santa Cruz County, 1889, by Andrew J. Hatch.

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Learn more For additional information about the MAH, please visit santacruzmah.org.