The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture MuseumA Look Back at 2012

Come with us as we celebrate another successful year at the Museum

Dear friends and supporters,

Your belief in our mission and your support of the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum makes it possible for us to:• bring outstanding exhibitions and lectures to the Museum and SVSU • preserve the work of Marshall Fredericks • provide transportation subsidies to schools so youngsters can take advantage of experiential learning opportunities at the Museum • reach out into the community with creative learning programs • provide summer art camp scholarships to kids who cannot afford the registration fees• and so much more.

At year’s end, we thank you for your generosity. Whether you gave time, financial resources, or human resources, we could not have accomplished what we did without your help. We are a healthier organization because of all of you, so thanks from all of us!

Creative Cardinals exhibition, January 2012

We exhibited the artistic talents of SVSU faculty and staff titled “Creative Cardinals” January 11 - 27. The exhibition featured 53 artworks by 25 artists.

Tom Phardel and Sharon Que, A Three Dimensional Perspective exhibition

February – May, 2012

Tom Phardel and Sharon Que

Kids Discover Art Day at the Museum May 2012

We saw art’s amazing impact on kids, and the kids loved the donuts and juice provided by Tim Hortons!

We celebrated the 75th Anniversary of Marshall Fredericks’s Leaping Gazelle 75th, May 2012

June 25 marked the 75th anniversary of the dedication of the Levi L. Barbour Memorial Fountain, Leaping Gazelle, on Belle Isle in Detroit. The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum celebrated the occasion with special exhibits at the Belle Isle Aquarium and in the Museum.

Summer Art Camps June – July 2012

We helped forty-eight students explore their talent by giving them opportunities to create works in papermaking, painting and sculpting with nature, Jackson Pollock mixed media art, tile sculpting, Venice masks, and more. Visit the Museum website at http://marshallfredericks.org/learn for more photos of the kids making art.

Summer Art Camp highlights! (A picture is worth 1000 words!)

Summer Art Camp highlights

Mural Project, 2012

We engaged the community in a collaborative digital mural project between SVSU’s Prof. Mike Mosher, the Museum, and the Saginaw County Juvenile Detention Center, resulting in two 6’ X 10’ wall murals at the Center, downtown Saginaw.

Summer Solstice Celebration, June 20, 2012

Regional Biennial Juried Sculpture ExhibitionJune – September, 2012

Exhibition juror Joe Becherer, Chief Curator and Vice President of Sculpture and Horticulture, Collections and Exhibitions at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, adjudicated 34 artworks by 22 artists into the exhibition and distributed merit awards to the winning artists at the June 9 opening reception.

Evenings of Elegance, May & June 2012

We dined, conversed, laughed and raised funds for the Museum at two Evenings of Elegance: At the at the Midland home of Marlis and Heinz Haller in May and at the Museum in July.

Google Art Project

We “googled” and grew our reach. The Museum is now part of Google Art Project, the largest global online virtual museum that provides access to high resolution images from hundreds of the world’s most prominent museums. The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum currently has 110 images on line with more coming in 2013.

Visit googleartproject.com, and search for Marshall Fredericks to explore the collection.

Sketches to Sculptures, Rendered Reality:Sixty Years with Marshall M. Fredericks

exhibitionDennos Museum Center, September 2012

We spread the word and traveled our exhibition of Marshall Fredericks’s sculptures, drawings and sketches that we created in 2010. It opened at the Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City on Sept. 29, and next year it will travel to the Krasl Art Center in St. Joseph, MI.

Lectures and Gallery Talks 2012

Tom Phardel gave a gallery talk about his work during the Phardel/Que exhibition.

Sharon Que spoke to students about her work during the exhibition.

Eric Jhyla of Bay City lectured on “World War II on the Home Front.”

Author Robert Edsel lectured about his book and film, “The Monuments Men.”

We listened and learned.

Saints and Sinners Salute, October 2012

We saluted our veterans and celebrated a record fundraiser

Memories of WWII, Photographs from the Archives of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

exhibition October 5, 2012 - January 19, 2013

We remembered…126 black and white photographs by AP photographers during the war years comprise this historical exhibition made possible with a grant from the Michigan Humanities Council.

Accreditation Site Review, November 2012

We worked diligently and earnestly for four years preparing for the accreditation site review. David Berreth of Virginia, left, and Bob Wickes of Ohio, second from right, comprised the accreditation site review team that visited the Museum on Nov. 6 and 7. Others in the photo are Don Bachand, Marilyn Wheaton, and Andy Bethune.

We celebrated Alma Gilmore-DoudNovember 2012

Honoring a longtime supporter of the Museum, Alma Gilmore-Doud, was something we all enjoyed doing. It was the first time many of Alma’s family, top left, had been in the Museum.

Thank you Alma for your 15 years of service to the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum. We love you!

Museum Board Meeting, Detroit Athletic Club December 2012

We made plans for the future.

Holiday Artists Market, December 2012

We were Santa’s helpers while ten Michigan artists whose work is displayed in the Museum gift shop took part in our first “Artists Market”, a financial success for both the Museum and the artists.

We gained a Registered Student Organization for the

Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum

SVSU students are helping to promote use of the Museum by the student body and are hosting events in the Museum and across campus.

We Welcomed New Board Members in 2012

James JaimeBay City

Theresa HarlanMidland

Rosalind FredericksNew York City

In Memory of Dorothy “Honey” Arbury

We said “goodbye” to a dear friend. Honey’s daughter Carole Cassio told Museum Director Marilyn Wheaton recently that her mother’s work in helping to establish the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum was her crowning achievement. Museum staff paid tribute to Honey’s life at her funeral in Midland on Dec. 14, 2012.

The Museum staff and Board of Advisers wish you and yours a glorious and magical

holiday season.

We look forward to 2013 and celebrating the 25th anniversary of the

Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum,

and the 50th anniversary of SVSU.