2017-2018ANNUAL REPORTFort Wayne Museum of Ar t

The annual PreK Family Fest was held March 18, 2018 at FWMoA. This free event was targeted to Fort Wayne Community Schools PreK students and their families to enjoy art creation stations and a gallery scavenger hunt. Throughout the school year, the Children’s Education Department serves 1,200 preschool students with developmentally-appropriate museum experiences. Thanks to major funding from Lincoln Financial Foundation, Wells Fargo, and the Flora Dale Krouse Foundation, children’s programming is free for students at most Northern Indiana schools.

If art is the universal language of the heart, “the feels” were strong inside our building all year. In this time of too much talking and not enough listening, the voice of the artist, and the private experience of the art-lover became even more vital and precious.

If you visited the Fort Wayne Museum of Art this year, you know that this tranquil and beautiful space is sacred. Sometimes our grand hall and galleries are raucous and brimming with fellow art lovers. Other times, a patron may enjoy a silent stroll through the galleries to contemplate alone. Both ways, this museum is always alive and ready to offer you an unforgettable experience.

As we set our sights toward the future, the Board of Trustees and Museum staff take our responsibility seriously. We will continue to surprise and delight our visitors. We will strive to pursue new and diverse audiences. We will maximize the opportunities that this incredible public asset provides. Lastly, we will be ever grateful to our donors and supporters for partnering with us to protect, celebrate and grow this sacred place.

Catherine Hill, ChairEllen Cutter, Vice ChairJudy Roy, TreasurerLauren Zuber, Secretary

David Amen Stephen J. BaileyMark BeckerZachary BenedictKathy CallenRick CartwrightBrittainy ChaffeeKaren ChartersSherry Early-Aden

Sharon EisbartJohn O. FeighnerRyan FoxMelanie T. HallTom HerrTerra HippAlec JohnsonAmanda KinnemanRaquel A. Kline

A. T. KohoutBarbara Nohinek Zee-ChengMarita O’Neil-MaloleyJeff RadkeHeather SchoeglerKylee ShireyCarmen TseSeth Whicker

2017-2018 Board of Trustees

Catherine HillChair, Board of Trustees

Charles A. Shepard IIIPresident & CEO

Dear Friends,

The FWMoA MissionThe Fort Wayne Museum of Art will collect, preserve, and present American and related art to engage and educate broad and diverse audiences throughout the region to add value to their lives.

Our Vision for the FutureTo be the best nationally-accredited Art Museum of our size, while serving the broadest array of constituencies in northern Indiana.

What We Value MostBelieving that art is a meaningful part of our lives, we value: INCLUSIVENESS • DIALOGUE EDUCATION • SOUND STEWARDSHIP

Strategic Goals1. Expand the public’s understanding

and appreciation of American and related art.

2. Increase the size and diversity of the Permanent Collection.

3. Be a vital and welcoming arts institution of the community.

4. Advance toward a 2.2 million dollar operating revenue budget.

5. Meet or exceed benchmarks to be competitive with comparable peer museums.

The 2018 Chalk Walk was held July 14 and 15 for over 200 artists to turn Main Street into the colorful canvas of the city. While some of the participants have artistic backgrounds, many chalkers have no formal art training. This makes their creations that much more impressive, executed in the blistering heat on an unforgiving surface.

Photo by Kevin R. Mullet

Financial SnapshotOur 2017-2018 Revenue and Expenses

Exhibitions

Education

Marketing

Community Events

Administration and Operations

Personnel

$144,249

$23,071

$61,540

$130,134

$456,942

$1,138,654

Total Expenses $1,954,590

Total Revenue $2,016,978

Investment Income

Grants

Government Support

Earned Income

Memberships and Individual Gifts

Exhibition and Event Sponsorships

ARTrageous Gala and Auction

$291,997

$556,552

$238,953

$296,019

$235,701

$76,350

$321,406

The Finance Committee of the Board voted to allocate the operating surplus of $62,388 to the museum’s Facility Plant Fund.

14Collaborations with regional organizations

4,549Objects in the permanent collection

108Mentions in local media

63Local artists represented by the Paradigm Gallery

112Tours given by the Children’s Education Department

17,625Total students reached in local classrooms

2,392Works of unique art and fine craft sold in the Paradigm Gallery

67Off-site visits to deliver classroom programming

5,115Students toured the museum

15Mentions in national media

Student works on display in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards

1,056

93Accessions into the permanent collection

In September of 2017, FWMoA commissioned two murals by contemporary artists, one by Yis “Nosego” Goodwin for a children’s audience near the Learning Center, and the second by Michael “St. Monci” Moncibais in the soaring Madge Rothschild Memorial Atrium (shown).

St. Monci hails from Rochester, New York and was raised in Puerto Rico. His work is often distinguished by abstract compositions of architectural and graphic elements. His mural at FWMoA is a study of the interaction of line and shape while giving those elements the illusion of movement and spatial depth. His two-part mural complements the abstract sculptures in the Rothschild Memorial Atrium, such as those by John Newman and Lyman Kipp.

Peter Bremers, one of the leading figures in contemporary kiln cast glass, unveiled two new series, 7 Bodies and Perception, that made their American debut at FWMoA in November of 2017. Each series embodies Bremers’ exploration of human existence as a dual experience of perceiving the world and living as a creative entity in this lifetime and beyond.

From the collection of the Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, came The Giants of Jazz by photographer Herman Leonard. Portraits of the jazz greats Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker and Frank Sinatra set the mood in this striking observation of jazz society.

Our summer hit was Kirsty Mitchell’s Wonderland, one of the first presentations of this fantastical photographicseries to American audiences. For nearly a decade, Mitchell developed this deeply personal work as a way to cope with the loss of her late mother by remembering the stories and fairy tales her mother told her. Trained as a fashion designer, Mitchell created elaborate costumes and props to compose astonishingly beautiful, evocative scenes in the lush English landscape.

What we’re most proud of this year: Exhibitions

This year, we acquired 93 objects for the permanent collection. Other purchases or donations from this year are awaiting the formal acquisition process practiced by collecting institutions. Notable acquisitions include:

John Ottis Adams, Brookville, ca. 1900, oil on canvas. Gift of Lorraine Davis.

Rick Beck, Green Marker, 2001, carved glass and cast steel. Museum purchase.

Dale Enochs, Double Exposure, 2017, limestone, steel, and bronze. Museum purchase.

Chris Ganz, Ebb and Flow, 2004, etching, aquatint, and Chine Collé. Gift of Cindy and Mark Renshaw.

Dorothea Lange, San Francisco Waterfront, 1934, sheet-fed gravure. Museum purchase.

Martina Lopez, Awakening, 2012, hand-waxed pigment print. Museum purchase.

Robert Mapplethorpe, Patti Smith, 1979, sheet-fed gravure. Museum purchase.

Alice Neel, Katja Oxman, 1972, etching. Gift of Professors Norma Broude and Mary D. Garrard.

Man Ray, Bird of Paradise, 1934, sheet-fed gravure. Museum purchase.

Ramiro Rodriguez, Se Me Cayeron Las Alas [I dropped my wings], 2016-17 Segura Arts Studio lithograph. Museum purchase.

What we’re most proud of this year: Collection Acquisitions

Detail of Brookville by John Ottis Adams.

In September 2017, we collaborated with the Language Services Network to develop bilingual tours in Spanish and Burmese for the national initiative Welcoming Week. The success of this collaboration led to an ongoing partnership with LSN to create bilingual tours on a regular basis at FWMoA. The annual Día de los Muertos exhibition moved into a formal gallery space for the first time, elevating the community-created altars as works of art. Additionally, Karla Zepeda, associate professor of Spanish at Purdue Fort Wayne, gave a public lecture on the cultural context of Day of the Dead, which we live-streamed on Facebook for broad audiences across Northern Indiana.

In November, we teamed up with Green Hair Revolution for The Art of Hair, an event to help people explore and celebrate what it means to embody natural beauty. The event included a guest appearance by Angelica Sweeting, founder of Naturally Perfect Dolls as seen on ABC’s Shark Tank. In recognition of the 30th Anniversary of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in 2017, we displayed 6 blocks of the traveling Quilt in partnership with the Positive Resource Connection for nearly a week after World AIDS Day.

After a groundbreaking exhibition exploring the impact of disabilities on art in 2017, we developed a partnership with The League to create tours and hands-on experiences for people with low or no vision. The new program, EnVision, adapts traditional sight-based gallery tours to emphasize sensory language that does not rely on visual descriptors, with hands-on opportunities whenever possible. Driven by the public’s desire to engage with our permanent collection, we developed Print Room Talks to connect people with works on paper in the intimate environment of the Print and Drawing Study Center. Led by Curator of Prints and Drawings Sachi Yanari-Rizzo, this program engages people with small groupings of works on paper united by various art historical themes. Now in its second year, the Museum Studies program in partnership with the University of Saint Francis School of Creative Arts continues to prepare students for a career in museums. Courses are offered by USF Faculty on campus and by FWMoA professional staff on-site, combining an academic foundation with hands-on experiences and applied learning.

What we’re most proud of this year: Programming and Partnerships

We wanted to leave a legacy, and we felt that our modest fi nances could benefi t the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. We love how unique and interesting exhibits keep arriving. Recently, we have enjoyed guitars, studio glass, Day of the Dead art, album cover art and modern photography, and we are thrilled how the museum keeps making amazing acquisitions. We love the art education talks, as we enjoy adding to our limited knowledge of art. And we adore the quarterly parties, as they are a great way for us to entertain our friends and interest them in one of Fort Wayne’s treasures. It was ridiculously easy to add the Fort Wayne Museum of Art to our will, and we hope you’ll consider adding them to your legacy, also!

Brenda and Steve Fishbaugh

We love this museum: its mission, its art, its people. Won’t you join us as a Thieme Society member?

Sharon and Ben Eisbart

Ms. Patricia AdsitMr. William Andrews and

Ms. Vicky CarweinAnonymous (x4)Ms. Linda BinekMr. and Mrs. Glenn BordenProf. and Mrs. William E. BriegelMr. and Mrs. Art CisloMr. and Mrs. Ben Eisbart

Ms. June E. Enoch*Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. FeitlerMr. and Mrs. Steve FishbaughMs. Elizabeth A. FrederickMrs. Patricia GriestMr. Leonard HelfrichMr. and Mrs. Scott HillMr. A.T. KohoutMs. Nancy Malis

Mr. William F. McNagnyMr. and Mrs. Steve RileyMr. and Mrs. Mark E. RuppMr. Paul O. SauerteigMr. and Mrs. Charles Shepard IIIMs. Betty SteinMr. and Mrs. David Stewart

*Denotes deceased individuals

Thieme Society for Planned Giving

Our Donors Make It HappenCorporate, Foundation, and Government Support$100,000+Arts United of Greater Fort WayneEnglish, Bonter, Mitchell Foundation

$75,000Foellinger Foundation, Inc.

$30,000-$50,000Community Foundation of

Greater Fort WayneEdward M. and Mary McCrea

Wilson FoundationIndiana Arts CommissionSteel Dynamics, Inc.

$20,000-$29,999Edward D. and Ione Auer FoundationFlora Dale Krouse FoundationWells Fargo Foundation

$10,000-$19,999Arts United Renaissance FundChapman Arts FundCity of Fort WayneIan and Miriam Rolland

Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Craig HeroldMr. Morrie Sanderson and

Ms. Amanda KinnemanParkview HealthPNC FoundationWells Fargo Advisors

$5,000-$9,999Hayner FoundationIndiana TechJH SpecialtyThe James FoundationMr. Donald Wood and

Ms. Dar Richardson

Mrs. Marva KomisarowOld National BankOlive B. Cole FoundationRothberg Logan Warsco LLPStar Financial BankSweetwater Sound, Inc.The PNC Financial Services

$1,000-$4,9993 Rivers Federal Credit

Union FoundationAmbassador EnterprisesAmerican Association of

University Women TrustAsh Brokerage, LLCBarrett McNagnyBattelleBeckman Lawson, LLPBrightpointFort Wayne MetalsFranklin ElectricGalecki Financial Management, Inc.Haines, Isenbarger & Skiba, LLCHoward P. Arnold FoundationHumphries DevelopmentsHylant GroupIndiana Michigan PowerIvy TechJehl & Kreilach

Financial ManagementLawrence Building CorpLincoln Financial GroupLutheran HospitalMcMahon’s Best One Tire

& Auto CareMKM Architecture + DesignMr. William Andrews and

Ms. Vicky CarweinMrs. Dorothy L. ShafferMs. Betty Fishman

OmniSource Corporation Paint the Town GraphicsPartners 1st Federal Credit UnionPFWStrahm Building SolutionsSummit City ChevroletThe Hagerman GroupUltra Electronics - USSIVera Bradley

$500-999Felderman Design BuildBritton Marketing and

Design AgencyCalhoun Street Soups, Salads,

and SpiritsExcell Color GraphicsFloyd and Betty Lou Lancia FundGreater FW Hispanic Chamber

of CommerceHorizon BankJason Swisher c/o Swish Design Martin Riley, IncPampered Coach Truck CenterPhysicians Health Plan of

Northeast Indiana, Inc.Rea Magnet Wire Co, Inc.Technology SpecialistsThe Kline Family“Troyer & Good, PC The Legacy

Law Office”Wagner-Meinert, LLC Weigand Construction

$100-$499A Party ApartAllen County Drive AliveAllen County Drug &

Alcohol ConsortiumAugustus Advisors

Aunt Millie’s BakeriesBECKERConsultingBlue Pony DigitalCentlivre Live CentralCentury 21 Bradley Creative Framing &

Maplewood GalleriesCustom Cartons, Inc.Design Collaborative IncDown Syndrome Association of

Northeast IndianaDWD Technology GroupEl Mexicano NewspaperElevatus ArchitectureEllison BakeryEmpyrean Events & CateringFerguson AdvertisingFirst Federal Savings BankFort Wayne TinCapsFort Wayne Urban LeagueFox & Fox Frame ServiceHavel, A Division of

Shambaugh & Son, LPHenry ElectricIndiana SignworksIndiana Stamp Company, Inc.Jackson R. Lehman YMCAKapp’s LandscapingLaura Stine GardensLebamoff Law OfficesLupke Rice AssociatesSESCO, Inc.Snow and Sauerteig, LLPThe Gadget Girl LLCThe Hoppy GnomeThe Loft Hair Design & Style, Inc.University of Saint FrancisVision Scapes, Inc.Visiting NurseWorkspace Solutions

$10,000+Ms. June E. Enoch*Latz Charitable Remainder Unitrust

$5,000-9,999Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Barry SchneiderFort Wayne Art LeagueDrs. Barbara Nohinek and

Chris Zee-ChengMr. John Powell and

Ms. Kathryn Callen

$2,000-4,999Mr. William Andrews and

Ms. Vicky CarweinBattelleMr. Erik GrotnessMr. Thomas Herr and

Ms. Claire EwartRobert Carrie and Bobbie Steck

Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Michael Swinford

$1,000Mr. and Mrs. Bill CuppMr. Dan L. DoanMr. and Mrs. Doug KinderDr. and Mrs. Joshua KlineMr. and Mrs. Floyd LanciaMr. and Mrs. Tony MacklinMr. David McCombMr. and Mrs. Benjamin MilesOxford Financial GroupMr. Gary Probst

Mr. and Mrs. David StewartMr. and Mrs. Bob Walters

$500-999Mr. and Mrs. Mark BeckerMr. and Mrs. John BrandtMs. Sue BrittonMr. and Mrs. Willis ClarkMr. and Mrs. John O. FeighnerMs. Elizabeth A. FrederickMr. and Mrs. Robert HallMr. and Mrs. Wayne HallMr. Leonard HelfrichMr. and Mrs. Scott HillDrs. Bruce Hook and

Pam McCullochMrs. Diane HumphreyMr. and Mrs. Frank JohnsonMr. David KintzMr. and Mrs. Joel KlineMr. and Mrs. Arthur LittonMrs. Rhonda Long-SharpMr. and Mrs. Duane LupkeMs. Suzon MotzMr. and Mrs. Pat PasterickMr. and Mrs. Wayne ShiveMr. John Shoaff and

Ms. Julie DonnellMr. and Mrs. John SniderMr. and Mrs. Robert StoneMr. Andrew ThomasMr. and Mrs. Kevin ThomasMr. and Mrs. Mark UlmschneiderMs. Emily Wissel

$400-499Mr. and Mrs. Glenn BordenMs. Allison Sands Drinkwater

$300-399Mrs. Vaunceil Smith

$200-299Mr. and Mrs. Ron CarpenterMr. and Mrs. Rick CartwrightMs. Brittainy ChaffeeMr. Daniel CopelandMrs. J. Robert EdwardsMr. and Mrs. Thomas ElyeaMr. Jacob FettersMrs. Jill S. GutreuterMr. and Mrs. Dodd KattmanMr. Paul Lindsay and

Ms. Sophia SchrageMr. Michael NutterMs. Amy ReffMs. Judy RoyDr. Gloria ShamanoffMr. Adam SmithMr. and Mrs. Leigh SmithMrs. Ann Stahn* (In memory of

Ms. Mary Lawson)Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Woenker

$100-$199Mr. and Mrs. Kenny BergleMr. David ColeMr. and Mrs. Harry CunninghamMr. and Mrs. Weston CutterMr. and Mrs. William Deschner

Mr. and Mrs. Gary DillmanMs. Colleen DixonMs. Clydia EarlyMr. and Mrs. Nicholas ElkinsMr. and Mrs. Brian EngelhartMs. Lori FincannonMs. Nancy E. FitesMr. and Mrs. Herb FullerMr. and Mrs. James GilliumMr. and Mrs. Adam HandMr. Christopher HatfieldMr. and Mrs. Doug JohnstonMr. Greg JonesMrs. Dorothy KittakaMr. Colin MaddenDr. and Mrs. Patrick MayMr. and Mrs. Tim McElweeMs. Joanne Nelson* (In memory of

Ms. Patricia Tritch)Dr. and Mrs. Joseph PlattMr. and Mrs. Jeff RadkeMr. and Mrs. Peter SchenkelMrs. Jeanette SchouweilerMs. Kylee ShireyMr. and Mrs. Jay ShumakerMr. and Mrs. Arthur Surguine Jr.Mr. John UrbahnsMr. Brian WaltersMr. Marshall WeadickMs. Jan WilhelmMr. James Williams and

Mr. John O’ConnellMs. Lauren Zuber and

Mr. David Nelson Griggs

*Denotes deceased individuals

Bequests, Underwriting, and Other Gifts

Ambassador - $2,500Mrs. Jeanette Schouweiler

Founder - $1,000+Ms. Patricia AdsitMr. and Mrs. William BeckerHon. Janet and Mr. David BellMr. and Mrs. Glenn BordenMr. and Mrs. Wayne BoydMr. and Mrs. John BrandtMr. and Mrs. Eric DodenMr. and Mrs. Ben EisbartMr. and Mrs. Steve FishbaughMs. Elizabeth A. FrederickMr. Michael Gavin and

Ms. Carol ShuttleworthMr. Thomas Herr and

Ms. Claire EwartMr. Michael Himes and

Ms. Elizabeth McClainMr. and Mrs. Richard HonigMr. and Mrs. Bill HumphriesMr. and Mrs. Arthur JasenMr. and Mrs. Bill JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Duane LupkeMr. and Mrs. Mark RuppMr. and Mrs. Herbert Snyder Jr.**

Platinum - $750Mr. Mark Troutman and

Ms. Ann Wallace

Gold - $500Mr. and Mrs. Byron BraunMr. and Mrs. Irwin Deister Jr.Mr. Clayton EllenwoodMr. and Mrs. John O. FeighnerMr. and Mrs. Fred FeitlerMr. and Mrs. Richard FergusonMr. and Mrs. Lawrence FestaMs. Betty FishmanMr. and Mrs. Brian HamilMr. Leonard HelfrichMr. and Mrs. Edward HutterMs. Anita S. IschMr. and Mrs. Dodd KattmanMr. and Mrs. Ronald KohartMr. and Mrs. Floyd LanciaMr. and Mrs. James MarcuccilliMr. and Mrs. Tom MarcuccilliMr. and Mrs. Thomas MathiesenDr. and Mrs. Patrick MayMs. Suzon MotzMr. Robert Nance and

Mr. Chris KnutsonMr. John Powell and

Ms. Kathryn CallenMr. and Mrs. Jeff RadkeMr. and Mrs. Mark RenshawMs. Clare ShoaffDr. Sharon SingletonDr. and Mrs. Darryl SmithMrs. Kathleen SummersMr. and Mrs. Mark SwaimMr. and Mrs. Ken TerflerMr. and Mrs. Robert VegelerMr. and Mrs. Bob WaltersMr. and Mrs. Peter WilsonMr. and Mrs. William Wyatt

Silver - $250-$499Mr. and Mrs. John AuldDr. Matthew Barb and

Ms. Catherine ChungMr. and Mrs. Mark BeckerMr. Jon Bomberger and

Ms. Kathryn RoudebushMs. Ann Borne

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew BoydenMr. and Mrs. Matthew CampbellMr. and Mrs. Andrew CandorMr. and Mrs. Steve CassadyMs. Brittainy ChaffeeMr. and Mrs. Willis ClarkMr. and Mrs. Bill CuppMr. and Mrs. Ron DickMr. and Mrs. Thom DunlavyMr. and Mrs. Michael ElkoMr. and Mrs. Ralph ElstonMr. and Mrs. Thomas ElyeaMr. and Mrs. Herb FullerMr. and Mrs. Roy GilliomMs. Michelle GladieuxDr. and Mrs. Robert GodleyMs. Lisa M. GreenMr. and Mrs. Robert HallMr. and Mrs. Wayne HallMr. Dan HamblinMr. and Mrs. Craig HeroldMr. and Mrs. Scott HillMr. and Mrs. Larry JenkinsMr. and Mrs. Frank JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Alex JokayDr. and Mrs. Scott KarrMr. Thomas Kelly Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Joshua KlineMr. A.T. KohoutMrs. Marva KomisarowMs. Carolyn KrebsHon. William and Mrs. Judith LeeMr. Gregory ManifoldMrs. Gale MannDr. Michael MastrangeloMr. and Mrs. George McCulloughDr. and Mrs. Kevin MurphyMs. Judy RoyMr. and Mrs. John RubleMr. and Mrs. Douglas RunyanMr. Morrie Sanderson and

Ms. Amanda KinnemanMr. Paul SauerteigMs. Frederica H. Schaefer and

Mr. Newell WrightMrs. Dorothy L. ShafferDrs. Robin and Mary Locke ShearMr. and Mrs. Wayne ShiveMr. and Mrs. Jay ShumakerMr. and Mrs. Bill SilversMr. and Mrs. Daniel SkekloffMr. and Mrs. Thomas SkibaMr. and Mrs. Stephen SmithMr. and Mrs. John SniderMr. and Mrs. Kim StaceyMr. and Mrs. Don SteiningerMr. and Mrs. David StewartMr. and Mrs. Darrell ThompsonMr. John TolleyMs. Lauren VanderhostMr. Dan O’ConnellMr. and Mrs. Robert WagnerMr. and Mrs. George WitwerMr. Gary Zwierzynski and

Ms. Donna Chamblee

Bronze - $100-$249Mr. and Mrs. Irv AdlerMr. and Mrs. Roger AllmanMr. Jon AllmandingerMr. David Amen and

Dr. Wesley RussellMr. and Mrs. Robert AndersonDr. and Mrs. Thomas ArmbusterMr. and Mrs. Richard BaachMr. Stephen J. BaileyMs. Ruth BarryMr. and Mrs. George Bartling

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas BeadieMs. Carolyn Bean and

Mr. Ryan JohnstoneMr. and Mrs. Zach BenedictMr. and Mrs. Bix BensonMr. and Mrs. Scott BethkeMrs. Donna BinkleyMs. Janet BircheffMr. and Mrs. David* BobilyaMrs. Joan G. BoveeMr. and Mrs. Rob BoydMrs. Dixie BradleyMr. Jake BramesMs. Amy BredemeyerMr. David Broerman and

Ms. Carmen TseDr. and Mrs. Alfred BrothersMr. David Brumm and

Dr. Kimberly McDonaldMs. Cheri A. BukerMr. and Mrs. Robert BurrellMs. Caroline P. CampbellMs. Karen CarissimiMr. Bruce ChaneyDr. and Mrs. Nicholas ChristoffMr. and Mrs. Clifford ClarkeMr. and Mrs. Michael ClaytonMs. Valorie ColglazierMr. Michael ColumbiaMs. Judy CoplenMr. and Mrs. Mark CrouchMr. and Mrs. Weston CutterMr. and Mrs. Nick DancerMr. Danny Reese and Ms. Beth PeterMr. Philip DavichMs. Sharon DietrichMr. Larry DoctorMr. Joel DollarMr. and Mrs. Gene DonnellyMs. Mary Kay DonovanMr. Greg Duncan and

Ms. Emily SimpsonMr. and Mrs. John ElliottMr. and Mrs. Glenn EmleyMr. Jim FairfieldMr. and Mrs. Keith FrankMs. Linda J. GaffMr. Thomas GalliherMr. and Mrs. Christopher GanzMr. and Mrs. John GastineauMr. and Mrs. John GehlertMr. and Mrs. Geoff GephartMr. Daniel Goldowitz and

Ms. Bobbe WireMs. Rebecca GonzalezMr. and Mrs. Timothy GoodmanMr. and Mrs. John GoodwinMr. and Mrs. Steve GravesMr. and Mrs. Daniel GreenMr. and Mrs. Gregory GreenMr. and Mrs. Randal GunyonMr. and Mrs. Robert GunzenhauserMrs. Jill S. GutreuterDr. and Mrs. William HallMs. Sara HarperDr. and Mrs. James HersbergerDr. and Mrs. Thomas HoffmanMr. Gary Hogle and

Ms. Barbara LahmanMs. Beth HorowitzMs. Megan HubarttMr. Matthew Hubley and

Ms. Cynthia CormanyMr. and Mrs. Noel HuppMr. Andrew JaggerDrs. Patricia and David JanizekMr. and Mrs. Addison JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Alec Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Greg JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Kenneth JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Andrew KachmarMrs. Linda KaufmanMrs. Jane L. KeltschDr. and Mrs. Norman KemplerMs. Barbara KerchMr. Bob KielMr. David Kirk and

Mr. Michael GreeneMr. and Mrs. Dan Kitch Jr.Mrs. Dorothy K. KittakaMrs. and Mr. Robert KlingenbergerDr. and Mrs. Thomas KoernerMs. Alice KopferMrs. Janet LantzMr. and Mrs. Dick LeeMr. and Mrs. Don LieberumMr. and Mrs. Tom LightnerMr. Paul Lindsay and

Ms. Sophia SchrageMr. and Mrs. Arthur LittonMs. Danielle LivotiMr. and Mrs. Tom LoogmanMr. Richard LutzMr. and Mrs. Gregory LynchMr. and Mrs. Tony MacklinMr. Raymond MaffeyMr. Dennis MahoneyMr. and Mrs. Peter MallersMs. Bonnie ManningMs. Barbara MathewsMr. and Mrs. Patrick McCammonMs. Jan McCuneMs. Mary McDonaldMr. and Mrs. Peter McDonaldMr. Patrick McDonnellMs. Sally McKibbenMrs. Leanne MensingMr. and Mrs. Stephen MesserMr. and Mrs. Phillip MichalecMrs. Martha MillerDr. Scott MillerDr. and Mrs. Thomas MillerDr. and Mrs. Michael MirroMr. and Mrs. Glenn MorganDr. and Mrs. Brent MuttonMr. Fred Nash and

Ms. Kathleen KemmeMr. and Mrs. William NiezerDr. and Mrs. Thomas NillMr. and Mrs. Mike NorthupMs. Marita O’Neil-MaloleyMr. Paul PapierDr. and Mrs. Randall PhillipsMs. Wendy PianoMr. and Mrs. Jason PickermanMrs. Jacquelyn PietzDr. and Mrs. Joseph PlattMr. and Mrs. Norbert PloetzMr. and Mrs. John PoppMr. and Mrs. Mike PruittMr. and Mrs. Lee PurdyFr. Chandler RandallMs. Christine RandolphDr. and Mrs. Fred RaspMr. and Mrs. Dave RenkenbergerMr. Randy Replogle and

Ms. Wendy BrownMr. and Mrs. Steve RileyMr. Brian RoarkDr. and Mrs. James RobertsMr. and Mrs. Randy RobertsMs. Paula SchneiderMr. and Mrs. Richard SchwartzMrs. Eunice ScullyMr. Larry SelvioMrs. Linda A. Shafer

Donor Circle Members

The 2018 ArtRageous Gala and Auction was held March 2 to a sold-out crowd. The annual event raises essential funding for FWMoA’s core programming and operations, and this year’s event revenue reached a record amount thanks to new strategies in partnership with David Goodman of Auction Results. At the Gala, FWMoA awarded the Theodore Thieme Award to Eric Doden for his leadership in economic development and its impact on the arts.

L-R: Dan Copeland, Andrea Copeland, Amanda Kinneman, Morrie Sanderson, John Sanderson

Dr. Gloria ShamanoffMr. Bobby Simpson and

Ms. Julie InskeepMr. and Mrs. Chase SleesmanMr. Aaron SmithMr. and Mrs. Bruce SmithMr. Martin Stern and

Ms. Judith NelsenMr. and Mrs. Thomas StoverMr. and Mrs. Robert StreeterMs. Jessie StrockMr. and Mrs. William Stuffl ebeamMs. Christine TaylorMr. and Mrs. Mark TerrellMr. and Mrs. Brian TomlinsonMs. Sarah A. TrickDr. and Mrs. Herbert TrierMr. and Mrs. David Van GilderMr. Larry WardlawMr. Johnny WarrenMs. Helen Waters

Mr. and Mrs. William WeberMr. Mark Wendt and

Ms. Michele WilliamsMr. Jake WilhelmMr. and Mrs. Leonard WilliamsMr. and Mrs. David WilsonDr. and Mrs. William Wilson IIIMr. and Mrs. Mark WitteMr. and Mrs. David WolfMs. Cindy WolferMr. Stephen WolferMr. Donald Wood and

Ms. Dar RichardsonMr. and Mrs. Jim WulpiDr. and Mrs. William Young Jr.Mr. Alfred ZacherMs. Lauren Zuber and

Mr. David Nelson GriggsRev. Nancy ZummackMr. and Mrs. Dan Zweig

HAMILTON CIRCLE MEMBERSMr. and Mrs. John AuldMr. James H. BenninghoffMr. and Mrs. John H. BrandtMs. Joyce Armstrong BrownMr. David CarkenordMr. and Mrs. D. L. ChurchwardMrs. J. Robert EdwardsMr. and Mrs. Ben EisbartMs. Susan ElserMr. and Mrs. Thomas ElyeaMs. June E. EnochMr. Thomas A. Herr and

Ms. Claire L. EwartMr. and Mrs. John O. FeighnerMr. and Mrs. Fred C. FeitlerMr. and Mrs. Lawrence FestaMs. Betty FishmanMs. Nancy E. FitesMs. Elizabeth A. FrederickRev. and Mrs. John P. Gardner

Mr. Leonard HelfrichMr. and Mrs. Addison B. JohnsonMs. Carolyn KrebsMr. and Mrs. Duane E. LupkeMs. Suzon MotzMr. and Mrs. Joseph R. PlattMr. and Mrs. William RandolphMr. Randy Replogle and

Ms. Wendy BrownMrs. Paul E. ShafferMr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Snyder, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. David StewartMr. and Mrs. Mitchell StuckyMr. and Mrs. Darrell ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Robert O. VegelerMr. George Witwer

*Denotes deceased individuals

$25,000Anonymous

$10,000Dr. and Mrs. Bob Jesse

$2,000-$5,000Ms. Patricia AdsitMrs. Patricia GriestMrs. Jane L. KeltschMr. and Mrs. Michael MillerMr. John Powell and

Ms. Kathryn CallenMr. and Mrs. John SniderMr. and Mrs. Robert StreeterMr. and Mrs. Chuck Surack

$1,000+Mr. and Mrs. William BeckerMr. Stephen L. ChapmanMr. and Mrs. Steve FishbaughMrs. Diane HumphreyMr. and Mrs. Floyd LanciaMrs. Gale MannMr. Brad LittleMrs. Laura Ress*Mr. and Mrs. Don SteiningerMr. and Mrs. David StewartMrs. Carol SuedhoffMrs. Kathleen SummersMr. and Mrs. Tom Trent

$500-$999 Mr. and Mrs. Justin* ArataMr. and Mrs. Clifford ClarkeDr. and Mrs. John DyerMs. Elizabeth A. FrederickDr. and Mrs. Robert GodleyMr. and Mrs. Scott Hill

Mr. and Mrs. Tom MarcuccilliMr. and Mrs. Donald MeffordDr. Scott MillerMr. Robert Nance and

Mr. Chris KnutsonMr. and Mrs. Douglas RunyanMrs. Catherine HillMr. and Mrs. Peter Wilson

$250-$499Mr. and Mrs. Andrew BoydenMr. David Broerman and

Ms. Carmen TseMr. and Mrs. Bruce EnglandMr. Michael Gavin and

Ms. Carol ShuttleworthMr. and Mrs. Wayne HallMr. Dan HamblinMs. Hope HuberMr. and Mrs. Kenneth JohnsonDr. and Mrs. Joseph Platt

$100-$249Mr. and Mrs. Glenn BordenMr. and Mrs. Andrew CandorDr. and Mrs. William CastMs. Brittainy ChaffeeMr. Bob Cross and

Ms. Lori HaselrickMr. and Mrs. William DotterweichMr. and Mrs. Michael EikenberryMr. and Mrs. John O. FeighnerMr. and Mrs. Alan GrinsfelderMr. and Mrs. Robert HallMr. and Mrs. Larry* KattmanMrs. Linda KaufmanDrs. Kevin and Pamela KellyMr. and Mrs. Dan Kitch Jr.Mr. and Mrs. James Koday

Dr. and Mrs. Daniel KrachDr. Michael MastrangeloMr. James MerrimanMrs. Barbara O. PingreeMr. Charles Ward PriceMr. Randy Replogle and

Ms. Wendy BrownMrs. Paul E. ShafferMr. John Shoaff and

Ms. Julie DonnellMr. and Mrs. William Stuffl ebeamDr. and Mrs. John WestfallMr. and Mrs. Rick CartwrightDrs. David Matthews and

Cynthia MolendaMrs. Leanne MensingMr. Larry SelvioMs. Carolyn KrebsMr. and Mrs. George BartlingMr. and Mrs. David* BobilyaMr. and Mrs. Ian BoyceMs. Marla CaceresMr. and Mrs. Herb FullerDr. George IrmscherMr. and Mrs. Thomas MathiesenMr. and Mrs. Pat PasterickMrs. Mary Louise ShambaughDr. and Mrs. Stephen BrownDr. and Mrs. Thomas ArmbusterMrs. Joan G. BoveeMr. and Mrs. Ben EisbartMr. Thomas Herr and

Ms. Claire EwartMr. A.T. KohoutMr. and Mrs. Walter MartinyMr. and Mrs. David MeyerDr. and Mrs. Thomas NillMr. and Mrs. Jeff RadkeMs. Judy Roy

UP TO $99Mr. and Mrs. Weston CutterMr. and Mrs. Dennis DammeyerMr. Larry DoctorDr. and Mrs. John FallonMr. Michael Farrell and

Ms. Mary Jane SlatonMr. and Mrs. Jonathan HancockMr. and Mrs. Dodd KattmanMr. Tod KovaraMr. and Mrs. John KrukMr. William McNagnyMs. Marita O’Neil-MaloleyMr. William ReuilleMrs. Vaunceil SmithMr. John Wilson

*Denotes deceased individuals

Donors to the Annual Fund

Michael Greene, docent since 2013Michael gave 42 tours during the 2017-18 school year, more than any other current docent! He learned of the program through a friend on staff and was at first hesitant to become a docent as he had no experience working with children. Michael was a student at the Fort Wayne Art School and received a BFA from IU, then worked for many years in material and inventory control, not using his degree until five years ago when he joined the docent corps. Although very generous with his time and talent, Michael sometimes feels selfish in his motivations: “I’m kind of doing this for myself! It gives me a good feeling to

be able to do it. I’m learning a lot. It’s giving me, actually, some confidence about being able to teach and communicate with a great variety of people. I thoroughly enjoy it. Obviously, it’s for the kids too, but I get something from it personally. It’s for my mental health!”

A memorable tour experience: “A couple weeks ago, as we were leaving, the teacher said to me that several of the kids said this was the greatest thing they’d ever done. They had so much fun! And that feels good. I wasn’t even sure that they were catching it. They didn’t say a word on the tour! I had to drag every single word out of them, but after it was over, I had five kids standing around me. They had all kinds of questions!”

Susan Elser, docent since 2013 Susan has always been interested in art, and although she’s worked on television and theater productions, she confesses she knew nothing about visual art before becoming a docent but learns something new with each tour. Upon retiring, she vowed to never watch television during the day, so she began seeking out ways to stay busy and contribute to the community. She also reads for the Audio Reading Service at the Allen County Public Library and is active at her church. As a docent, Susan hopes to inspire more curiosity and discovery in the children she works with, but sometimes finds

the interactions with the adults on her tours even more rewarding, hopefully inspiring return trips from people who are often first-time visitors.

A memorable tour experience: “I had one little girl on a tour. We were looking at the Faith Ringgold print To Be or Not to Be Free with the story around it. That was literally my first tour when that was up. There is just something about it that brings me to tears when we talk about it and we read it, and I try to get the kids to put themselves in that situation. We were moving on, and this one little girl just stood there and looked at it. I had to go back and get her! I’ll always remember that because of how it held her. It meant a lot to me that she took that time to look at it.”

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