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AmericanUniversityMuseumAnnualReportfortheFiscalYearMay1,2016–April30,2017 PresentedtotheCollegeofArtsandSciencesDean’sOfficeAugust1,2017

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ContentsLetterfromtheDirectorandCurator 3

CorcoranLegacyCollection 4

Exhibitions 5-10

Events&Programs 11-17

Concerts 18

AlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt 19-24

Internships,Fellowships,&StudentEmployment 25

VolunteerProgram 26-30

Publications 31-32

ArtintheNews 33-38

TheMuseumOnline 39-42

KatzenMuseumStore 43

Membership&Contributions 44-47

OutdoorSculptureGarden 48-49

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LetterfromtheDirectorandCuratorThisAnnualReportwascompiledbyAssociateDirectorKristi-AnneCaisse,withtheassistanceoftheMuseum’sstaff.ItshowstheAmericanUniversityMuseum,nowinitstwelfthyear,hascontinuedtoreceivecriticalacclaimforitsexhibitionsandprogramming,andincreaseditsfinancialsupportfromfriendsandinstitutionalsupporters.ItalsoshowsthattheMuseumismaturinginsignificantways:

• Themuseumhasbeguntoincreasethelengthofitsexhibitions,therebydecreasingthenumberofexhibitionsitpresentseachyear.Lessfrequentturnoverofexhibitionswillallowmoretimetodevelopandexecutehighqualityprogramsandeducationalpublications.

• Withtheacquisitionofover7,000worksofartfromtheformerCorcoranGalleryofArt,morefinancialandstaffresourcesmustbedevotedtothecollection’scare,research,andaccessibility.ClosercollaborationwiththeUniversity’sCollegeofArtsandSciencesandOfficeofDevelopmentasitpreparestoenteraCapitalCampaignmeanstheMuseumwillbebetterabletomeetitsgrowingfinancialresponsibilities.

Thankstoourexcellentanddedicatedstaff,andtoallwhohavehelpedtheAmericanUniversityMuseumflourishinthisgreatcityofmuseums.WelookforwardtoanotheryearofgrowthandpositiveimpactontheUniversityandthecommunity.

JackRasmussen

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CORCORANLEGACYCOLLECTIONWearepleasedtoannouncethatwewillreceiveover7,000worksofartfromtheCorcoranGalleryofArt,valuedatover$40million.Thisnewacquisitionwillmorethandoublethesizeofthemuseum’spermanentcollectionandwillfurtherelevateourprominenceamongtheartinstitutionsofWashington,DC.Theworksacquiredwillexpanduponthemuseum’scollectionofWashingtonart,allowingustopresentamorecomprehensivehistory,addanimportantcollectionofnineteenth-andtwentieth-centuryAmericanArt,createanoutstandingcollectionofphotography,andgreatlyexpandourcollectionofesteemedfemaleAmericanartistsandartistsofcolor,advancingthegenderandracialequalityoftheAUMuseumcollection.InordertoproperlystewardwhatwillbeknownastheCorcoranLegacyCollection,theMuseumhasdraftedanewcollectionsmanagementpolicy,ahistoryandmissionstatement,andathree-yearstrategicplanthatoutlinesourfundraisingobjectivesandnecessaryoperationaladjustmentsneededtoproperlycareforthecollection.Inaddition,theMuseumhasplannedtheexpansionandimprovementofitsstoragespacestoaccommodatethecollectionandmakeitaccessibletothepublic.Welookforwardtosharingtheseplanswithourpatronsastheyarefinalizedoverthenextyear.

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EXHIBITIONSSummer2016June18–August14CONTEMPORARYNORTHKOREANART:THEEVOLUTIONOFSOCIALISTREALISMTheformsandstructureofcontemporaryNorthKoreanart,acentralandhighlydevelopeddimensionofthenationalculture,arelargelyunknowntotheoutsideworld.Thisexhibition,thefirstofitskindintheU.S.,soughttobroadenunderstandingofNorthKoreanartbeyondstereotypesofpropagandaandkitsch,toshowsophisticatedandnuancedexpressiveachievements.ItinvestigatedpreviouslyunrevealedevidenceofNorthKoreanartisticexperimentationandtheevolutionofSocialistRealismwithinthisculturallyhomogeneouscontext.TheworksintheexhibitionfocusedonthedevelopmentofChosonhwa,NorthKorea’spredominantpaintingmediumwhichisreveredasthenation’smostrefined.TheexhibitioniscuratedbyBGMuhn,artistandProfessoratGeorgetownUniversity.

WomenofNam-gangVillage,1970.PaintingonricepaperSOUTHKOREANART:EXAMININGLIFETHROUGHSOCIALREALITYExaminingLifeThroughSocialRealitydocumentedandexaminedlifeandthesocialrealitiesofpeoplelivingontheKoreanpeninsulathroughtheRealistpaintingsoftenSouthKoreancontemporaryartists.AsexplainedbyexhibitioncuratorGimChoeEun-yeong,definitionsofRealismhavechangedovertime,buttheRealismofSouthKoreacloselyapproximates19thcenturyFrenchRealistpainterGustaveCourbet’suseoftheterm:tomanifestartists’perspectivesoftheworldthroughexpressivetechniquesandmethods.ARTCART:HONORINGTHELEGACYARTCART:HONORINGTHELEGACYtiestogethertwocities—Washington,DCandNewYorkCity—inaninter-generational,inter-disciplinaryproject.Professionalvisualartistsaged62andolderwerematchedwithstudentsofart,healthcare,andagingtodocumentandpreservetheirartisticlegacy.Theexhibitionincludedpainting,photography,printmaking,sculpture,andinstallationbyARTCARTartiststhathighlightedturningpointsintheartists’livesincludingtheCivilRightsandWomen’sMovements.ARTCART:SAVINGTHELEGACYisaDCandNewYorkbasedprojectthathelpsolderprofessionalartistsandprovidesmentorshipstostudents.ARTCART:HONORINGTHELEGACYfeaturedAlonzo

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Davis,CherylEdwards,AnnetteFortt,CianneFragione,PaulineJakobsberg,E.J.Montgomery,AnnettePolan,andTerrySvat.BANDITS&HEROES,POETS&SAINTS:POPULARARTOFTHENORTHEASTOFBRAZIL

Bandits&Heroes,Poets&SaintsexploredhowtheancientculturesofAfricablendedwithindigenousandcolonialPortuguesetraditionstoformthevibrantandcomplexculturalmosaicofmodernBrazil.Thiseclecticcollectionofpopularart—photography,sculptures,paintings,religiousobjects,andbooksofpoetry—depictedthevibrantcultureoftheNortheastofBrazilandtheNordestinos.Theexhibitionexploredthecomingtogetherofdiversetraditionsoftheregionthroughworkbyhistoricalandcontemporaryartists.ThisexhibitionwasmadepossiblethroughNEHontheRoad,aspecialinitiativeoftheNationalEndowmentfortheHumanities.ItwasbroughttoAUbyMid-AmericaArtsAlliance.Bandits&Heroes,Poets&Saints:PopularArtoftheNortheastofBrazilwasorganizedbyCon/Vida—PopularArtsoftheCharlesH.WrightMuseumofAfricanAmericanHistory,Detroit,MI.

BorgesSenhoraAparecida,2007THELOOKINGGLASS:ARTISTIMMIGRANTSOFWASHINGTON*DescriptionunderAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtEarlyFall2016September6–October23HUNGLIU:DAUGHTEROFCHINA,RESIDENTALIENAsolo-exhibitionofworkbyHungLuireflecteduponrefugeesandheroines,themesthatarepoliticallytopicalanddeeplywovenintotheartist’sexperienceasaChineseémigré,asanAmericacitizen,andasawoman.Liu’spaintingstyleisrootedinSocialistRealismwhichshelearnedinChinainthe1970spriortocomingtoAmericainthemid-80s,whereshehassincecreatedastrippeddownSocialistRealism,removingthepropagandaandcreatingacatalogofherhistory.SILOSAsamicrocosmofoursociety,theartworldmaintainsasystemofmarginalizationbasedonracialandculturaldifference.Artistsidentifiedas“other”functioninsilos,justastheydoinsociety.Thisexhibitionpresentedeightartistswhoexaminethesesilos,otherness,andtheculturalandsocialramificationsofmarginalizationbasedonone’sidentity,whetherself-definedorinscribed.Bearingwitness,astheseartistsdo,notonlyidentifiesthepressingissuesofourtimebutalsochallengesthenormofmarginalization,andexclusion.ThroughtheworkofWandaRaimundi-Ortiz,DuronJackson,YawAygeman,WesleyClark,WilmerWilsonIV,Stacy-LynnWaddell,EllingtonRobinsonandNathanielDonnett,Silosgavevoicetothesilence(d).UPDRAFTAMERICAInherinstallation,UpdraftAmerica,Washington,DCsculptor(andpriorSenateaide)SuzanneBrennanFirstenbergmanifestedAmericans’frustrationwithgridlockedpartisanpoliticsbytakinganentireyearoftheofficialproceedingsoftheU.S.Congress,asdocumentedintheCongressionalRecord,andfoldingeachpageintoapaperairplane.Fromthismassofover10,000airplanes,

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stripedredorbluetoconnotethepoliticaldivide,theuppermostplanesroseintotheair,asiftakingflight.Theirhuescombinedtobecomepurple—thecolorofhopeforbridgingthepoliticaldivide.TODASLASMANOSThisexhibitionwasaninterdisciplinarypublicartprojectthatcelebratedhumanrightsandglobaljustice,commemoratingthe40thAnniversaryofthedeathsofformerChileanAmbassadorOrlandoLetelierandco-workerRonniKarpenMoffittinWashington,DConSeptember21,1976.MuralistFranciscoLetelier,sonofOrlandoLetelier,workedincollaborationwithyouthparticipantsfromtheLatinAmericanYouthCenter(LAYC)tocreatealarge-scalemuralintheMuseum’ssculpturegarden.TodasLasManosencompassedtheparticipationofyouthandadultcollaboratorsinamonth-longexchangethatincludedacademics,researchers,visualartists,andpoets.ITTAKESANATION:ARTFORSOCIALJUSTICEWITHEMORYDOUGLAS,ANDTHEBLACKPANTHERPARTY,AFRICOBRA,ANDCONTEMPORARYWASHINGTONARTISTS*DescriptionunderAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtLateFall2016November12–December18ALEXKATZ:BLACKANDWHITEAlexKatz:BlackandWhiteexploredtheartist’slifelonginterestinstrippingcoloroutofhisprints,andhisattempttoreplacesensualpleasurewithintellectualdesign.DesignversuscolorhasbeenanartisticdebatethatgoesbacktotheRenaissance.SimilartotheartofRenaissanceFlorence,Katz’sprintsareallaboutdesign,andarebasedondrawing,ideas,andthestructureofthings.

AlexKatz,Ariel

SYLVIASNOWDEN:THEFEELOFPAINTTheFeelofPaintwasanexhibitionoflarge-scale,highlyimpastoedmixedmediapaintingsbyoneofWashington’smostoriginalartists,SylviaSnowden.Snowdenexplained:“Iwantviewerstolookatmyworkandseeiftheycanbecomethepaint.Iftheycanbecomethevalleysandthehills,iftheycanfeelit.Iftheycanseethefeelingsthatwehave,thatallofushave.Thatisthewaytolookatit,toputyourselfintothepainting,andsay:‘Now,howwouldIfeelifIwasthatpaint?’Tome,thatistheonlywayyoucanunderstandit.”

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MARTHAWILSON&FRANKLINFURNACEThisexhibitionexploredtheartisticcareerofpioneeringfeministartist,MarthaWilson,andherworkasFounderandDirectorofFranklinFurnace,aNewYorkbasednon-profitartsorganizationthathasbeensupportingavant-gardeartsince1976.ItwasthefourthandfinalexhibitioninTransformer’sfour-partDoYouKnowWhereYourArtComesFrom?series,presentedatAUoverthepasttwoyears,acollaborationbetweenTimDoud,AssociateProfessorofArtandcoordinatoroftheVisitingArtistProgramatAmericanUniversity,andVictoriaReis,ExecutiveandArtisticDirectorofTransformer.DoYouKnowWhereYourArtComesFrom?investigatedcurrentandfuturemodelsofartbyhighlightingvariouscontemporaryplatforms,artists,andartsorganizations.SQUEAKCARNWATH:CRAZYPAPERSANDSISTEROBJECTSWhileSqueakCarnwathisprimarilyknownasapainter,shehasworkedacrossmanymedia.Thisexhibitionhighlightedtheuniquesurfacesandtexturesthateachmediumaffords,whilesharingtheartist’sdistinctvisuallanguageofsymbols,phrases,andcolors.WorksonviewinCrazyPapersandSisterObjectsspanover30yearsoftheartist’sexplorationinpainting,drawing,andprintmaking.SPECIALEXHIBITSINTHEKREEGERLOBBY:HIGHSTAKESOFMACEDONIA’S“COLORFULREVOLUTION”CuratedbyAnetaGeorgievska-ShineTheHighStakesofMacedonia’s“ColorfulRevolution”wasanexhibitionofphotographsdocumentingtheprotestandvandalismofacontroversialandhugelyexpensive“urbanrenewal”bythegovernmentoftheRepublicofMacedoniainthecapitalcity,Skopje.PhotographybyRobertAtanasovski,KireGalevskiandVanchoDzambaski.MELISSAICHIUJI:MAKEYOULOVEME*DescriptionunderAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtWinter2017January28–March12MIKESHAFFER:TOWERSANDMONUMENTSTowersandMonumentspresentedsculpturesandpaintingsthatincorporatedtheartist’scareer-longfascinationwithgrid-patterningandperpendicularstackingtechniques,selectedfromabodyofworkcreatedbytheartistbeginningintheearly1970stothepresent.ThisexhibitionhighlightedShaffer’sinventivecombinationofstylesofMinimalism,PopandConceptualartrootedinanempiricalscientificmethod.JULIEWOLFE:QUESTFORATHIRDPARADISEWhatifwecouldbetterunderstandourownhumansocialsystems—themeansbywhichwe

communicatewitheachother,thepatternsthatgovernourinterdependence,andtheminutiaethatformthoselargerstructures?Andwhatifwecouldappreciatetheinfinitelymorecomplexsystemsthatthriveinournaturalworld?Perhapswe,ashumans,couldthenseehowwefitintoalargeruniversalsystemhousedbynature:anecologicalworldinwhichourrelationshiptonatureisnotadversarial,butoneofpeacefulcoexistence.SuchwasthevisionofWashington,DCbasedartist,JulieWolfe,inherexhibitionofpaintingsanddrawings,QuestforaThirdParadise.

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Image:JulieWolfe,InADay,2016NEWRUINSNewRuinsexploredthetactile,perceptual,andtemporaldimensionsofsurfaceandformamongaresonantgroupingofabstractworks.Physicalprocessessuchasrubbing,layering,building,wearingawayand,onoccasion,obliterating,combinedtoofferanalternativetothetraditionalpainter’smark,alteringperceptionoftimeandpresence.Materialssuchasbronze,marble,plaster,stone,metal,clay,andwoodwereusedtoexpandthelanguageofpaintinganditstraditionalviewingmodes.NewRuinsfeaturedworksbyN.Dash,JessicaDickinson,DonaldMoffett,SamMoyer,NathlieProvosty,andBrieRuais.ThisexhibitionwaspresentedinconjunctionwiththeAUStudioArtDepartment.MEHRING/WELLSPRING:THEEARLYCOLORFIELDPAINTINGSOFHOWARDMEHRINGThisexhibitionpresentedasurveysampleoftheearlyColorFieldpaintingsofHowardMehring(1931-1978).Buildingonthelate1950sbreakthroughstainpaintingsofMorrisLouisandKenNoland,Mehringwasprominentamongsttheartistsoftheloosely-definedWashingtonColorSchool.TheseinitialColorFieldpicturesweremadeofcontinuousareawithdappledzonesofsubtlecolors;inthemid-1960,hechangedhisabstractstyletooneofgeometricpatternsusingboldercolors,andbytheendofthedecade,Mehringhadquitpainting,anddiedprematurelyin1978atage47.TheexhibitionwasaccompaniedbyacataloguewithaguestessaybyarthistorianE.A.Carmean,Jr.SPECIALEXHIBITSINTHEKREEGERLOBBY:COCOCHANEL:ANEWPORTRAITBYMARIONPIKE,PARIS1967-71OrganizedbytheWashingtonWinterShow,thisexhibitionexploredtheprofoundfriendshipbetweenCaliforniaartistMarionPikeandlegendarydesignerCocoChanel.Theshowfeaturedfivelarge-scaleportraitsofChanel,paintedbyPike,andseveralhautecouturepiecesstyledbyChanelforMarionandherdaughter,JeffiePikeDurham,whogenerouslyloanedallofthepiecesforthecollection.CuratedbyAmydelaHaye,LondonCollegeofFashion,thiswasthecollection’sNorthAmericadebut.JOECAMERON:TOUCHINGAIR*DescriptionunderAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtSpring2017April1–May28SHARONWOLPOFFANDTAMMRASIGLER:GEOMETRYANDOTHERMYTHSAtfirstglancetheartofSharonWolpoffhaslittleincommonwiththeartofTammraSigler.Wolpoffisapainterofcarefullycomposedscenesfromlife,suffusedwithlightandheightenedcolor.Siglerisanexpressionistartistwhoisknownforimprovisationandbravurabrushwork.However,similaritiesandcontrastsemergeintheirworkastheyengagewiththreedifferentpathstoknowledgeoftheworld:geometry,psychology,andspirituality.Sigler’sworkstartswithgeometryasafoundationandmovesawayfromittowardstheemotional,whileWolpoff’sworkbeginswithanemotionalresponseandmovestowardstheunderlyinggeometry.Bothartistshavebeautifullystructuredartwork,andtheirusesofstructurehavepsychologicalandspiritualfunctionsaswell.

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GREENMACHINE:THEARTOFCARLOSLUNAGreenMachinefeaturedthelatestworkofoneofCuba’sleadingcontemporaryartists,CarlosLuna.Inthisexhibitionpainting,sculpture,andinstallationbecomeonetoportrayCubanstoriesandfables.Whileusingculturally-specificimagery,Lunademonstratedallthatwehaveincommon:“Eversincethefirstpeoplewerearound,ourproblemshavebeenaboutourselves,whatwearedoing,ourexistence…butpeopleevenfromdifferentbackgroundscanrelatetohumanproblems.”Lunabroughthisviewersintothedarknessandreturnsthemtothelight,bothphysicallyandpsychologically.

CarlosLuna,BlackBiteTIMESTANDSSTILL:ELZBIETASIKORSKANomatterhowwereflectontime,itisacontemplativeandcomplicatedsubject.Timeaffectseverything:people,animals,woodlands,earth,stone,andartifacts.ThesearetheelementsthatElzbietaSikorskausesinherlargescale,multimediadrawings,conceivedasloosepictorialnarrativeswhosecommonthreadisthecontinuityofbeing.Ratherthanofferingdefinitiveconclusions,theseworkswereintendedtoleadusintoadeeperandmoreintimateconsiderationofourownrelationshiptotime–ourconstantcompanion.MASTEROFFINEARTFIRSTYEARANDTHESISEXHIBITIONSAU’sDepartmentofArtpresentedtheworkofcurrentfirstandsecondyearMFAcandidatesinatwo-partexhibitionshowcasinganexcitingrangeofemergingartists’workinpainting,sculpture,collageandmaterialstudies,photography,andnewmedia.FromApril1–April19,YearOneshowcasedtheworkofHollyTrout,TimMagenta,TiffanyRaquel,FallonChase,BanAlwehaibi,MichelleGagliano,MichelleTangires,andPaigeStewart.TheMFAThesisexhibition,AlternativeViews,ranfromApril29–May28,featuringtheworkofZarinaZ.,SarahO’Donoghue,SarahNorman,JenNoone,YaroslavKoporulin,AaronEckstein,andMillsBrown.ESCAPE:FOONSHAMFoonSham,amasterofwoodsculpture,createdtwomonumental,horizontalandverticaltunnelsfortheAmericanUniversityMuseum.Thesite-specificworkEscapewasmeanttobeenteredandexperiencedphenomenologically.Animmigranthimself,ShambuiltEscapeinresponsetothehotly-contestedissuesofimmigrationandtheplightoftherefugee.Itprovidedconcealmentandbeaconsoflight.SPECIALEXHIBITSINTHEKREEGERLOBBY:FRIDALARIOS:MAYAALPHABETOFMODERNTIMESMayaAlphabetofModernTimeswasintendedtore-codifyasmallpartoftheMayamythicnarrative,givingtheartistictraditionnewgraphicform.IntheMayaAlphabetofModernTimes,FridaLarios,anativeofElSalvador,borroweddirectlyfromthelogo-graphiclanguageoftheancestralMayascribes,butspoketoandfortheIndigenousMayaoftoday.ThesenewartifactscarrythroughthePre-Columbianheritagetoacontemporaryaudienceofeveryage,thusintendingthattheMesoamericanscriptispreservedtoseeanewgeneration.SUMMERFORDLEGACY*DescriptionunderAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt

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Events&ProgramsRECURRINGPROGRAMSYOGAINTHEGALLERIESCertifiedKripaluyogainstructorEvaBlutingerteachesarejuvenatingclassinthepeacefulsurroundingsofarteveryWednesdayat10a.m.inthemuseum.Costis$10perclassand$5formembers.MuseummembersattheAssociate’sLevelandabovemayattendforfree.WEEKLYTOURSEachFridayat11:30a.m.allarewelcometoexplorethegallerieswithourknowledgeabledocents.Tourshighlightthecurrentexhibitionsandcoveranewsubjecteveryweek.Toursarefreeandopentothepublic.KIDS@KATZENTheKids@KatzenFamilyDayprogramofferschildrenfromages5-12andtheirparentsauniqueopportunitytoengagewithcurrentexhibitionsandtoeachcreatetheirownworksofartinahands-onexperience.Theprogramisoffered2timespersemester.CULTURE@KATZENOurnewestprogram,designedtobringcommunitymembersintothespaceforafocusedlookandstimulatingdiscussiononworksfromacurrentexhibition.Thisfreeprogramisoffered1-2timespersemester.MUSICINTHEMUSEUMThroughourpartnershipwithINTERFERENCEIntermedia,wecontinuetobringnewmusicandnewmediatoWashington,DC.Formedin2015bycomposerStevenAntoscaandAUfacultymembersWilliamBrentandNancyJoSnider,INTERFERENCEistheEnsemble-in-ResidencefortheConnectedseries,focusingontheuseoftechnologyincompositionandperformance.ConcertsarepresentedinpartnershipwiththeCulturalServicesoftheEmbassyofFrance.SPECIALPROGRAMSLATESPRING2016KevinMacDonaldGalleryTalkbyRobinMooreGuestsweretreatedtoatourofKevinMacDonald:TheTensionofaSuspendedMomentwiththeartist'swidowRobinMoore.ENCOREofShortMeanFictionBACKBYPOPULARDEMAND,WilliamDunlapgaveanENCOREreadingfromhisbookShortMeanFiction-WordsandPicturessurroundedbyhisworkinLookAtIt-ThinkAboutIt,onviewthroughMay29.

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GalleryTalkonKevinMacDonald:TheTensionofaSuspendedMomentLeeFleming,BenForgey,andJackRasmusseninvitedfriendsandfansofKevinMacDonaldtojointheminadiscussionofoneofWashington’smostimportant,criticallyacclaimedartists.Thetalkwasfollowedbyajamsessionfeaturingspecialguestartists.SUMMER2016GalleryTalkwithBGMuhnGeorgetownprofessor,artist,andcuratorBGMuhngaveatouroftwoexhibitionsofNorthandSouthKoreancontemporaryartandledadiscussionontheimpactofcultureontheartisticstyleofeachrepublic.

Members’PreviewDirectorandCuratorJackRasmusseninvitedmemberstopreviewtheSummerexhibitionsearly,whichincludedatourwithBandits&Heroes,Poets&SaintscuratorsMarionE.Jackson,Ph.D.andBarbaraCervenka,O.P.,Curators.SummerOpeningReceptionArtists,curatorsandmuseumpatronsmingledattheopeningreception.Thiseventwasfreeandopentothepublic.

ArtCartPanelDiscussionsModeratedbyartandhealthfacultyteachingintheARTCART:SAVINGTHELEGACYprogram,thesepanelsaddressedquestionsabouttheturningpointsinparticipants’careers,theirdevelopmentasartists,thesocio-economicchallengesofbeinganartist,theimportanceofdocumentingtheirartisticlegacy,andhowcontinuingtheirartisticpracticerelatestotheiroverallhealthandwell-being.YoungPatron'sReceptionYoungprofessionalsandAUAlumniwereinvitedtoaBrazilianthemedreceptionintheAUMuseum.PatronsenjoyedBrazilianfoodanddrink,cateredbyTheGrillfromIpanema,andartfromtheNortheastofBrazilinBandits&Heroes,Poets&Saints,onviewthroughAugust14th.Theeventcost$10perpersonandwasfreeformuseummembers.CreativeStoryTimeChildrenandtheirfamilieswereinvitedtoexploreBrazilianculturethroughtheexhibitionBandits&Heroes,Poets&Saints.Theafternoonincludedbookreadingsandacreate-your-ownworkshopbasedontheexhibition.ClosingReceptionTheeveningincludedKoreansnacks,adiscussionofcontemporaryNorthKoreanartintheexhibitionwithCuratorB.G.Muhn,followedbyatouroftheconcurrentexhibitionofSouthKoreanart.AtalkonExaminingLifethroughSocialRealities,curatedbyGimChoeEunyeong,wasgivenbyindependentcuratorHannahJoo.

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EARLYFALL2016Members’PreviewDirectorandCuratorJackRasmusseninvitedmemberstoafirstlookattheEarlyFallExhibitions,includingatourofSiloswithcuratorJeffreenHayes,Ph.D.GalleryTalk:DaughterofChina,ResidentAlienChinese-bornAmericanartistHungLiuspokeabouttwotimelythemesreflectedinhercurrentbodyofwork:refugeesandheroines.EarlyFallOpeningReceptionArtists,curatorsandmuseumpatronsmingledattheopeningreception.Thiseventwasfreeandopentothepublic.TodasLasManosattheKaySpiritualCenterInconjunctionwiththeTodasLasManosinstallation,thisculturalforumcelebratedtheenduringpracticesinart,music,andpoetrythatemergedinChileafterthefallofGeneralAugustoPinochet,whose17-yeardictatorialregimeleadtoabuse,imprisonment,andexecutionofChileanpeople.UpdraftAmericaCokieRoberts,RebeccaCooper,fellowmediarepresentatives,andmembersoftheBridgeAlliancediscussedbridgingthepoliticaldivideinordertomoveAmericaforward.Guestswereinvitedtocreatetheirownpaperairplanes!Freeandopentoall.Fotograf/PhotographerDirectedbyIrenaPavlásková,FotografisafilmfreelyinspiredbythelifeandworkofJanSaudek,whoisarguablythemostinternationallyrecognizedCzechphotographer.ThisvividportrayalofoneoftheCzechRepublic’smostrenownedartistis“oneofthebestmainstreamCzechmoviesinyears”.Freeandopentothepublic.ThisfilmwaspresentedinconjunctionwiththeEmbassyoftheCzechRepublic.DirectorLevelMembersEvent:Artist’sStudioTourDirectorJackRasmusseninvitedDirector’sLevelMemberstoatourofartistJulieWolfe’sstudioinanticipationofhersolo-exhibitioninJanuary2017.Artist’sTalkCuratorJeffreenHayesandartistDuronJacksondiscussedtheconceptionofDuron’spowerfulsite-specificinstallationfeaturedinSilos.LATEFALL2016GalleryTalkwithMarthaWilsonTheAUStudioArtProgrampresentedMarthaWilsoninconversationwithTimDoud,AssociateProfessoratAU,andVictoriaReisofTransformer.MarthaWilsonisapioneeringfeministartistandtheFounderandDirectorofFranklinFurnace,aNewYorkbasednon-profitartsorganization.Thiseventwasfreeandopentothepublic.Members’PreviewMuseummemberswereinvitedtotakeafirstlookattheLateFallExhibitions.TheeveningfeaturedaconversationwithCarolBrownGoldbergonhernewmural.

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GalleryTalkwithSqueakCarnwathSqueakCarnwathexploredmonoprinting,etching,aquatint,andnumerousothertechniquesthatallowhertobuildlayersofcolorandimagery.Patronslearnedaboutherjourneythroughmediaas

shetouredselectedworksfrom30yearsofartmaking.AConversationwithDerekGuthrie“TheMythoftheNewArtExaminer:AConversationwithDerekGuthrie"intheAUMuseum.Freeandopentothepublic.LateFallOpeningReceptionArtists,curators,andfellowmuseumpatronsmingledattheopeningreception.Freeandopentothepublic.JamesRenwickAllianceDistinguishedArtistLectures

ThemuseumwaspleasedtohosttheJamesRenwickAllianceDistinguishedArtistlectures.Theserieshighlighted“localtreasures,”artistswhocontributedtotherichnessofDC’sartisticenvironment.TheNovemberlecturefeaturedsculptorBartonRubenstein.Thiseventwasfreeandopentothepublic.GalleryTalk:Just(ified)VandalismCuratorAnetaGeorgievska-ShineexplainedhowtheMacedoniangovernment’s“urbanrenewal”projectprovokedacitizenrevolt,the“ColorfulRevolution,”andthephotographythatcapturedthisjustifiedvandalism.

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AnEveningwithAlexKatzAnintimateeveningwithAlexKatz,wherehediscussedhisrationaleforstrippingcolorfromhisprintsinthisrareBlackandWhiteexhibition.PeltierStatueUnveilingVisitorsgatheredoutsideoftheAmericanUniversityMuseumfortheunveilingofartistRigo23’ssculpturecreatedinhonorofNativeAmericanactivistLeonardPeltier.Withthislarger-than-lifesculpturecarvedfromredwoodandmixedmaterials,RigocalledforthepardonofPeltier,amanthathasspentover40yearsinprisonforacrimethatmanybelievewasunsubstantiated.ThededicationeventwaspartoftheHumanRightsWeeksponsoredbytheInternationalLeonardPeltierDefenseCommittee.GalleryTalkwithSylviaSnowdenArtistSylviaSnowdenexplainedtheimpastotechniquebehindherlarge-scalemixedmediapaintingsinTheFeelofPaint.BrunchintheMuseumKatzenCircleLevelMembersandaboveandMuseumvolunteerswereinvitedtoaWinterbrunchwithDirectorandCuratorJackRasmussen.WINTER2017Members’PreviewDirectorandCuratorJackRasmusseninvitedmemberstopreviewtheWinterexhibitions,featuringadiscussionwithGeorgeHemphillandRamonOsunaontheearlyColorFieldpaintingsofHowardMehring.GalleryTalkwithJulieWolfeCuratorClaireD’AlbaandartistJulieWolfediscussedherpaintingsanddrawingsintheexhibitionQuestforaThirdParadise.WinterOpeningReceptionArtists,curators,andmuseumpatronsmingledattheopeningreception.Thiseventwasfreeandopentothepublic.GalleryTalkwithMikeShafferArtistMikeShafferspokewithcuratorBobbyDonovanabouthisseriesofgrid-patternsandperpendicularstackingtechniquesfromthe1970stothepresent.NewCenturyMusicClub:Music,Art,andConversationAliveperformanceandconversationaboutAmericanexpressionbyaward-winningpianistandcomposerJerzySapieyevski,historianMarcMedwin,andspeciallyselectedsingerstocelebratetheveteranpolitician/performerandWashington’snotablechanteur-Hon.JamesSymingtonandhiswifeSylvia.Thiseventwasticketedat$25perperson.ArtistTalkwithSamMoyerFeaturedinNewRuins,SamMoyerdiscussedhowshefusespainting,sculpture,andphotographyinherwork.Thiseventwasfreeandopentothepublic.

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GalleryTalk:NewRuinsCuratorsDanielleMysliwiecandNatalieCampbellgaveatourofNewRuinsanddiscussedhoweachartisthasexpandedthelanguageofpainting.Member’sPartyMember’spartythatfeaturedclassical“Rock”musicperformedbyTheArtifacts:CASDeanPeterStarr,MuseumDirectorJackRasmussen,VPofDevelopmentandAlumniRelationsCourtneySurls,studentJarrettMurrayandguestperformers.MeditationwithDianneBealPatronsspentanhourrelaxingthemind,deepeningthespirit,andstrengtheningthebreathwithahathayogaOMmeditationpractice.Thisintroductiontobasicmeditationtechniquestookplaceinthe3rdfloorgalleriesofthemuseumsurroundedbyJulieWolfe'scolorwheelcircleofbooksinstallation.LedbyDianneBeal,acertifiedSivanandayogateacher,curatorandownerofGalerieBlueSquare.Freeandopentothepublic.SPRING2017Members’PreviewDirectorandCuratorJackRasmusseninvitedmemberstopreviewtheSpringexhibitions,featuringadiscussionandbooksigningwithCarlosLunaonhisexhibition,GreenMachine.GalleryTalkwithTammraSiglerandSharonWolpoffTammraSiglerandSharonWolpoffdiscussedthefriendshipbehindtheirexhibitionGeometryandOtherMyths.SpringOpeningReceptionArtists,curators,andmuseumpatronsmingledattheopeningreception.Freeandopentothepublic.GalleryTalkandReceptionwithFridaLariosHostedbytheEmbassyofElSalvador,theeveningincludedremarksbyAmbassadorClaudiaIvetteCanjuradeCenteno,adiscussionwiththeartist,andareceptionwithtastesofCentralAmerica.GalleryTalkElzbietaSikoskaArtistElzbietaSikoskaandcuratorAnetaGeorgievska-ShinediscussedthemultimediadrawingsinTimeStandsStill.Jazz:ConcertandConversationTheeveningofjazzbeganwithapaneldiscussionat6pm(doorsat5:30)moderatedbyJoshuaBayer,AUJazzOrchestra.Afterwards,guestsenjoyedareceptionbeforetheAnnualJazzOrchestraSpringConcertintheAbramsonFamilyRecitalHall.Ticketsweresoldfor$5.

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DistinguishedArtist’sLecturewithFoonShamInconjunctionwiththeJamesRenwickAllianceDistinguishedLectureserieson“localtreasures,”artistFoonShamdiscussedhislarge-scaleinstallationEscape.Freeandopentothepublic.AssociateLevelMemberswereinvitedtoregisterfortheexclusiveworkshopthataccompaniesthelecture.

ArtistFoonShamwiththeFirstLadyofMarylandYumiHogan

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CONCERTS

MUSICINTHEMUSEUM,theMuseum’sconcertserieswithEnsemble-in-ResidenceINTERFERENCE/intermedianewmusiccollective,returnedforitssecondseasonwiththreeambulatoryconcertsinthegallery.Patronsweretreatedtoabeautifulrenditionof“DifferentTrains”incelebrationofSteveReich’s80thbirthday,WilliamBrent’sinterpretationof“VariationsII”byJohnCage,andtheimprovisedpercussionofTomTeasleytonameafewofthedelightsofthisseason.ThemuseumalsopartneredwiththeDepartmentofPerformingArtstopresentitsfirstcabaret!TheeveningfeaturedliveperformanceandconversationaboutAmericanexpressionbyJerzySapieyevskiandMarcMedwin,andselectfacultyandstudentsingers.Andfinally,“TheArtifacts”featuringCASDeanPeterStarr,MuseumDirectorJackRasmussen,VPofDevelopmentandAlumniRelationsCourtneySurls,andstudentJarrettMurrayrockedthemuseumwithaspeciallate-nightconcertforourmembers.

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ALPERINITIATIVEFORWASHINGTONARTAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtExhibitionsTheLookingGlass:ArtistImmigrantsofWashingtonJune18throughAugust14,2016TheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtcelebratedtenartistswholeftLatinAmericaformanydifferentreasonsoverthelastsixtyyears—primarilyforsafety,freedom,andopportunity—andmadetheirhomes,andtheirartisticcareersandcontributions,intheWashingtonregion.TheyincludedJoanBelmarandJuanDowneyfromChile,CarolinaMayorgafromColombia,RicGarcia,F.LennoxCampello,andJoseYgnacioBermudezfromCuba,MurielHasbunfromElSalvador,FridaLariosfromElSalvador/Honduras,IreneClouthierfromMexico,andNaúlOjedafromUruguay.EachoftheseartistsbroughtwiththemartistictraditionsthattookrootandborefruithereintheUnitedStates.

ItTakesaNation:ArtforSocialJusticewithEmoryDouglas,andTheBlackPantherParty,AfriCOBRA,andContemporaryWashingtonArtistsSeptember6throughOctober23,2016IntheAlperInitiativespace,WashingtonartistsrespondedtothegraphicsofBlackPantherartistEmoryDouglaswithsculpture,paintings,photography,andmulti-mediainstallations.TheexhibitionfeaturedEmoryDouglasandHowardUniversitycolleaguesandmembersoftheAfricanCommuneofBadRelevantArtists(“AFRICOBRA”):JeffDonaldson,AkiliRonAnderson,JamesPhillips,JaeJarrellandWadsworthJarrell.Collectively,theycreatedapowerfullenstothesocio-politicallandscapeofthelate1960sand70sandsoughttovisualizethe1967BlackPantherParty10-pointplatformaddressingissuesoffreedom,employment,economicexploitation,affordablehousing,education,war,policebrutality,prison,dueprocess,andaccess.Theexhibitionalsoincludedartistsexaminingthesesameissues50yearslaterwithinacontemporarycontext,including:HollyBass,WesleyClark,JayColeman,LarryCook,TimDavis,JameaRichmondEdwards,ShaunteGates,JenniferGray,AmberRoblesGordon,

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NjenaJarvis,SimmieKnox,GrahamPatrick,BeverlyPrice,SheldonScott,StanSquirewellandHankWillisThomas.MelissaIchiuji:MakeYouLoveMeNovember12throughDecember18,2016InthefirstsoloexhibitionintheAlperSpace,MelissaIchiujiuseddollstoremindusofthefirstobjectsthatcomfortedusinchildhoodandasmethodsofexpressingherpersonalandspiritualjourney.Thedoll,withitssuggestiveand"rudimentary"shape,givesfreereigntoeveryone’simagination.ForMelissaIchiuji,ithelpedtorenewthecreativeenergieswithinthefamilyspace.Anthropomorphismisattheheartofthisexperience,giventheabilityofmantoprojecthimselfontotheworldaroundhimbyattributingtohumantraitsandemotionstoobjects."Themethodofidentificationbasedonsimilarfeaturestothoseofhumans,ispartofalogicofpersonification.”JoeCameron:TouchingAirJanuary28throughMarch12,2017TotalkaboutJoeCameron'sartistotalkaboutseveralarts.Fewphotographershaveeverbeenmoreinterestedindrawinganddesign,ormoresteepedinimagerywhoseanaloguesarepoetic,musicalandphenomenological.Despitethecontinuityandtraditionalismofhisprofessionallifeasalong-timeWashington,DCresidentandteacherattheCorcoranCollegeofArt+Design,Cameronhasultimatelyfoundhimselfinamilieuwhoseboundarieswereperhapsmorethanordinarilyporousinrelationto"purity"ofanymedium.Hehasfoundawaytousethecamerainservicetoavisualquestthatbalancesthesubjectiveandtheobjectiveinasingularbalancingact.SummerfordLegacyApril1throughMay28,2017BenL.Summerford(1924-2015)taughtatAmericanUniversity'sDepartmentofArtfrom1951-1987.AlloftheartistsinSummerfordLegacystudiedunderProfessorSummerfordandtookdifferentaspectsofhisteachingtoheart.SomestayedclosetotheirartisticrootsinAU'sDepartmentofArts,andsomeusedthoserootstosupportfar-flungbutpersonalexplorations.Alloftheartistsexhibittheartisticintegrityembodiedbytheirteacher,andapproachtheirartasanactofdiscovery.TheartistsfeaturedinSummerfordLegacywere:WaltBartman,RuthBolduan,DelnaDastur,WillemdeLooper,RonHaynie,LuisHerandezCruz,HeleneHerzbrun,FrankHobbs,DavidHolt,LaniIrwin,MartinKotler,RosieMoore,JaimeRomanoRoman,andSharonWolpoff.

PublicationsTwistedTeenagePlot48pages;ISBN:978-0-9964172-6-6TheLookingGlass:ArtistImmigrantstoWashington40pages;ISBN:978-0-9964172-7-3ItTakesaNation:ArtforSocialJusticewithEmoryDouglas,andTheBlackPantherParty,AfriCOBRA,andContemporaryWashingtonArtists

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44pages;978-0-0064172-9-7MelissaIchiuji:MakeYouLoveMe72pages;ISBN:978-0-9982944-0-7JoeCameron:TouchingAir60pages;ISBN:978-0-9982944-1-4SummerfordLegacy42pages;ISBN:978-0-9982944-2-1

TheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtBookCollectionIn addition to Alper exhibition catalogues, the Alper Initiative for Washington Art Book Collection offers books on the art history of Washington and the local artists that played a role in that history, as well as those making history today. The book collection is available in the Alper study space located in the AU museum. All are welcome to peruse the books over a cup of coffee or tea during normal museum hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 11:00am-4:00pm.

To review the books available prior to visiting, patrons may reference the book collection Pinterest page or search the AU Library Alper Book Collection Catalog. Furthermore, anyone interested in contributing to the collection may submit a donation proposal through the book donation form on the Alper webpage.

Programming

AlperSalonSeries

FREE PARKING is a series of salon-style, early evening conversations in the Alper InitiativeforWashington Art space.The format of these events ensures an intimate evening of livelydiscussion. The salon is open to anyone interested in discussing the art and artists of theWashingtonMetropolitanarea.FREEPARKING:TwistedTeenagePlot washeldonMay5,2016andfeaturedaconversationwithBill WarrellandMichaelOlshonsky,reviewing the life and art of musicians in the 70s and 80s DCPunk and NewWave music scenes.FREEPARKING:TheLookingGlasswasheldonJuly14,2016andfeaturedthepowerfulstoriesofartistsfromChile,Colombia,Cuba,ElSalvador,Honduras,MexicoandUruguay,whodepartedfromLatinAmericaforreasonsofsafety,freedomandopportunityandbuilttheircareersintheWashingtonDMVarea.FREEPARKING:MakeYouLoveMewasheldonNovember19,2016andfeaturedaconversationwithDC-areasculptor,MelissaIchiujiwhosedoll-likefiguresexcavateandelevatethefemaleexperience.

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FREEPARKING:TouchingAirwasheldonFebruary23,2017andfeaturedaconversationbetweencuratorJaneLivingstonandartistJoeCamerononthepoeticcompositionsinhisblackandwhitephotographs.FREEPARKING:SummerfordLegacywasheldonApril27,2017andfeaturedaconversationwithformerstudentsofBenL.Summerford.AlperPanelsPanelDiscussiononKevinMacDonald&ArtRock!May21,2016Thistwo-parteventfeaturedapaneldiscussiononcriticallyacclaimedWashingtonartistKevinMacDonald,followedbyalive-jamsessionwithspecialguestsfromD.C.artrockbandsTwistedTeenagePlot,TheSlickeeBoys,UrbanVerbs,andDangerPainters.TheArtoftheBlackPanthers&AfriCOBRAOctober8,2016ThisdiscussioninvolvedartistsandscholarsoftheBlackArtsMovementinthe1960sand70sconsideringactivistartinrelationtotheaestheticstrategiesoftheBlackPantherPartyandAfriCOBRA,alongwithlocalperspectivesfromtheBlackArtsMovement.

ArtistEmoryDouglasshowspostershecreatedfortheBlackPanthersRiffingontheLegacyoftheBlackArtsMovementOctober15,2016Adialogue,featuringmembersoftheDelusionsofGrandeurArtistsCollectiveandSheldonScott,whichsoughttoestablishanunderstandingofhowtheBlackArtsMovementinfluencedtheirwork.

OtherEventsTwistedTeenagePlotGalleryTalkApril2,2016ThisdialoguefeaturedartistsintheTwistedTeenagePlotexhibitiondiscussingtheiridentitiesasbothvisualartistsandmusiciansinWashington’sundergroundartsceneduringthelate70sandearly80s.

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“AllPowertoallthePeople!”:AnArtist’sTalkwithEmoryDouglasSeptember26,2016EmoryDouglas,formerMinisterofCultureandartistfortheBlackPantherParty,discussedhisfiftyplusyearsofexperienceproducingrevolutionaryart,alongwithhisactivistworkintheUnitedStates,anditsrelevancetotheworkbeingproducedbycontemporaryartists.FilmScreening:TheBlackPanthers:VanguardoftheRevolutionSeptember29,2016InconjunctionwithItTakesaNation,theAlperInitiativehostedafilmscreeningofTheBlackPanthers:VanguardoftheRevolution.SheldonScottPerformanceInstallationSeptember6-October23,2016SheldonScottactivatedhisinstallationConfession-PenanceandtheMortalSinofRaceinAmericaseveraltimesthroughouttheexhibition,invitingvisitorstostepintohis“confessional”andrecounttheirsinsofracismtohim.GuiseandDolls:MelissaIchiuji’sDoll-MakingWorkshopDecember3,2016Dollshavelongfunctionedasplaythings,magicaldreamkeepers,andspiritualintermediaries.ParticipantsjoinedMelissaIchiujiforatwo-daydoll-makingworkshopinspiredbyherexhibitionMakeYouLoveMe,onviewintheAlperInitiativethroughDecember18.Workshopparticipantsdrewinspirationfrompersonalhistory,memories,anddesires,andlearnedbasictechniquesforbuildingarmaturesfromfoundobjectstocreateauniqueartdoll.Thecostwas$185perperson.Allmaterialsandlunchwereprovidedforthetwo-dayworkshop,locatedintheAlperInitiativespace.

AlperintheNewsFranco-Guzman,Ana.“Artists'workinWashingtonexhibitfocusesonimmigrantexperience.”BostonPilot.

Jun.23,2016.Anderson,John.“’TheLookingGlass:ArtistImmigrantsofWashington’AttheKatzenArtsCenter,Reviewed.”

WashingtonCityPaper.Jul.13,2016.“ThroughTheLookingGlass:LatinAmericanImmigrantArtistsinD.C.”TheKojoNnamdiShow.

Aug.9,2016.Jenkins,Mark.“LookingforArtFreeofPolitics?Don'tLookHere.”TheWashingtonPost-Online.

Sep.8,2016.Judge,Mark.“PerformanceArtPiecewithConfessionalInvitesVisitorstoAdmitRacialSins.”

CNSNews.Sep.20,2016.Eckhardt,Sean.“Inside,anExhibitontheBlackPanthers.Outside,ProtestsAgainstRacialBias.”

TakePart.Sep.21,2016.Smith,Brendan.“BlackPowerinArt:BlackPantherstoBlackLivesMatter.”BmoreArt.Sep.26,

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Weaver,A.M.“FiftyYearsLater,ArtistsContinuetoSpreadtheMessageoftheBlackPantherParty.”Hyperallergic.Oct.21,2016.

Smith,BrendanL.“AUMuseumExploresArtasSocialProtestfromBlackPantherstoBlackLives

Matter.”TheWashingtonDiplomat-Online.Sep.30,2016.“ItTakesANation:ArtForSocialJusticeAtTheAmericanUniversityMuseum.”TheKojo

NnamdiShow.Sep.27,2016.“AlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtPresentsMelissaIchiujiMakeYouLoveMe”EastCityArt.

Nov.16,2016.Cannon,LeeArmfield.“Meettheneighbors:TheblackandwhiteworldofphotographerJoe

Cameron.”ForestHillsConnection.Feb.22,2017.

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Fellowships,Internships,StudentEmployment&ExchangesFELLOWSHIPSZhenLiuSecondYear,M.A.ArtsManagementMuseumVisitorServices:CampusandcommunityoutreachandmuseumshopretailassistanceJerrellJenkinsFirstYear,M.A.ArtsManagementMuseumVolunteerProgram:coordinationofmuseumtours,oversightanddevelopmentofvolunteernewsletterVictoriaProctorFirstYear,M.A.ArtHistoryAlperInitiative:communicationtoAlperartists,loanagreementorganization,documentationofWashingtonArtBookCollectionandcreationofonlinepresenceforcollectionINTERNSHIPSHenryDuongSenior,SchoolofCommunicationsMuseumMarketing:socialmediastrategyandexecutionandcommunityoutreachLexieTysonSenior,SchoolofCommunicationsMuseumMarketing:graphicdesignSarahHinesSecondYear,M.A.ArtHistoryOfficeoftheAssistantDirector:developmentofvolunteereducationalmaterialsanddocentguides,contentgenerationforDirector&Curator’sblog,galleryattendantschedulingandcommunicationSTUDENTEMPLOYMENTEachsemester,themuseumemploys15-20studentgalleryattendants,3-4RegistrarandPreparatorassistants,and3-5museumshopattendants.

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VolunteerProgram

VolunteerEducationProgram2016–2017TheeducationprogramforthevolunteersconsistsofactivitiesdesignedtoincreaseknowledgeofcontemporaryartandtostrengthentheroleofthevolunteerattheMuseum.TheseactivitiesincludeexhibitiontourswithDirector&Curator,JackRasmussen,aswellasaseriesoflecturesoncontemporaryart,andeducationalfieldtripstogalleries,museums,andhistoricsites.Thespeakersforthelecturesareexpertsintheirfieldandcomefromvariousmuseumsanduniversities,includingAU.Belowisthescheduleofmeetingsandfieldtrips.

MuseumVolunteersserveashosts,providingawelcomingatmosphereandavitallinkbetweentheAmericanUniversityMuseumattheKatzenArtCenteranditsvisitors.Volunteersserveasinterpreterstofacilitateconversationsthatpromoteadeeperunderstandingoftheexhibitedartworks,aswellasthemuseum’sfocusonexhibitingpoliticalart,internationalart,andlocalart.Inaddition,theroleofaVolunteeristopromoteinterestinthemuseumandtoeducatethecommunity.Specificvolunteersassignmentsincludegreeter,tourdocent,andKids@Katzenfacilitator.

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VolunteerEducationEventsMay11th TriptotheArtMuseumoftheAmericasMay16th TouroftheAmericanUniversityArboretumJune6th TourofCrowellMoringJune15th ExhibitionTrainingSeptember12th ExhibitiontrainingwithJackRasmussenSeptember19th LecturebyNaomiDaremblumonLatinAmericanArtOctober10th NewVolunteerOrientationOctober11th TourofJacobLawrenceworksatPhillipsCollectionOctober24th VisittoFreerSacklertoseeWalterMcConnell’sChinamaniaNovember7th LecturebyProfessorYing-ChenPengonContemporaryAsianArtNovember14th ExhibitionTrainingwithJackDecember5th VolunteershowandtellJanuary30th ExhibitiontrainingwithJackFebruary13th Feedbackmeetingtoreviewattheprogram’slastyear

February27th LecturefromAnetaGeorgievska-ShineonFreelanceCurating

March13th LectureontheFutureofMuseumsbySageMorgan-HubbardoftheAmericanAllianceofMuseums

March27th BrownBagLunchwithJack&LectureonChineseceramicsbyArtsManagementFellow,ZhenLiu

April3rd ExhibitiontrainingwithJackApril6th NewVolunteerOrientationApril24th TourofFrankLloydWright’sPope-LeigheyHouse

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AUMuseumVolunteersNatalieAbramsHarrietBelkinHeidiBishopHollyBolterAndreaBoyarsky-MaiselNatalieBrennerShelleyBrodeckiFlorenceBrodkeyVivianBrodskyJoanneChongSusanColeAileenCooperYacsireCutlerJoandePontetJerryFinkJoAnneFinkSusanFink

BeverlyFlowersTinaHellerJudyGannJudithGoozhDebbieGrantDonnaGrellJayGuerberMarilynHardisLauraHickenLorrieKaitzTerryKellyEllenKingMarieKissickKathleenKoehlerKathleenMadiganRoxanaMartinRonaMendelsohn

AndreaMonesMarilynPaulJoffPincherHopePhillipsCarlaPortocarreroSandyPritzkerNancyRaskinGerryRobinZitaRudolphMyrnaSeidmanSharonSimonMaryJoSmithNenaThayerHopeZossSandyZuckerman

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VolunteerRunProgramsKids@KatzenOurFamilyDayKids@Katzenprogramofferschildrenfromages5-12andtheirparentsauniqueopportunitytoengagewithcurrentexhibitionsandeachcreatetheirownworksofartinahands-onexperience.

Sunday,June26,2016Thisprogramfocusedontheexhibition,BanditsandHeroes,PoetsandSaints.Childrencreatedmusicalinstrumentsandmasksbasedonthefolk-historyofBrazilpresentedintheexhibition.Sunday,September18,2016InconjunctionwithHungLiu:DaughterofChina,ResidentAlien,childrenimaginedtheywereimmigratingtoanewplaceandcreated

collagesofwhattheywouldtakewiththem.Sunday,November11,2016BasedonAlexKatz:BlackandWhiteProject,childrenexplored“drawing”withpapercut-outsinblackandwhite.Sunday,February5,2017Inthisprogram,childrencreatedartworkbasedonJulieWolfe:QuestforAThirdParadise,creatingdrawingsonfoundbookpages.Sunday,April9,2017Childrentoldtheirownstoriesthroughsymbols,basedonthepictoglyphsfeaturedinFridaLarios’sexhibitionMayaAlphabetofModernTimes.Culture@KatzenThemuseumlaunchedanewprogram,Culture@Katzen,designedforourelderlypatronsthatarehomeintheafternoon.Eacheventfeaturesadiscussiononselectworksfollowedbyauniqueinterdisciplinaryperformanceoractivity.Tuesday,August2,2016ParticipantsenjoyedatourofBandits&Heroes,Poets&Saints,followedbyascreeningofadocumentaryonthehistoryofslaveryinBrazil.Tuesday,November29,2016TheprogramfeaturedatourofSqueakCarnwath:CrazyPapersandSisterObjects,followedbyaworkshoponnotebookingbyVolunteerJoffPincher.

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Tuesday,February28,2017AttendeesparticipatedinatourofJulieWolfe:QuestforaThirdParadisefollowedbyseveralinteractiveactivitiesbasedonthethemeoftheexhibition.ToursVolunteerdocentsprovidedtoursofthemuseum’scurrentexhibitionseachFriday.Theyalsogave30toursuponrequestforclasses,communitygroups,andtourists.Date Group Attendance5/5/16 NationalPresbyterianSchool 355/25/16 ArtsfortheAging 157/12/16 KreegerMuseumDocents 157/22/16 HigherAchievementGroup 189/13/16 Prof.Friedman’sHistoryClass 449/19/16 Language&CultureClass 209/20/16 Prof.Watkins’AnthropologyClass 309/20/16 Prof.Watkins’AnthropologyClass 409/26/16 BreadfortheCity 309/27/16 BowieStateUniversity 2510/4/16 NMWAVolunteers 1810/4/16 CapitalCityPublicCharterSchool 2310/6/16 Dr.Peng’sArtHistoryClass 1810/7/16 Dr.Williams’TheatreClass 3710/11/16 SidwellFriendsSchool 1510/13/16 Dr.Bader’sClass 810/13/16 Dr.Cherry’sAnthropologyClass 2510/14/16 WheatleyMiddleSchool 5010/17/16 GeorgetownDaySchool 2510/17/16 Prof.Foreman-Murray’sDanceClass 1810/19/16 Prof.Vilanova’sSpanishClass 1110/20/16 MiddleburgCollege 4010/20/16 Prof.Kerr’sHistoryClass 2010/20/16 Prof.Dondero’sSociologyClass 2012/7/16 NancySnider’sClass 62/9/17 SidwellFriendsSchool 283/8/17 GeneralEducationClassTour 154/3/17 Dr.Mitchell’sSpanishClass 164/6/17 Prof.Marin&Ruzza’sSpanishclass 30

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PublicationsThisyear,themuseumpublished8catalogs,9brochures,andcollaboratedon1catalog.Wealsoproducedfiveseasonalprograms,eachmailedtoover6,000museumpatrons.Catalogs:Summer2016

TheLookingGlass:ArtistImmigrantstoWashington(AlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt) 40pages.ISBN:978-0-9964172-7-3

CollaboratedonArtCart:HonoringtheLegacy 44pagesEarlyFall2016 ItTakesaNation:ArtforSocialJustice(AlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt) 44pages.ISBN:978-0-9964172-9-7 HungLiu:DaughterofChina,ResidentAlien 86pages.ISBN:978-0-9964172-8-0LateFall2016 MelissaIchiuji:MakeYouLoveMe(AlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt) 64pages.ISBN:978-0-9982944-0-7Winter2017 JoeCameron:TouchingAir(AlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt) 62pages.ISBN:978-0-9982944-1-4 Mehring/Wellspring:TheEarlyColorFieldPaintingsofHowardMehring 42pages.ISBN:978-0-9982944-5-2Spring2017 SharonWolpoff&TammraSigler:GeometryandOtherMyths 18pages. SummerfordLegacy(AlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt) 44pages.ISBN:978-0-9982944-2-1

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Brochures:Summer2016 SouthKoreanArt:ExaminingLifethroughSocialRealities Tri-foldbrochureEarlyFall2016 Silos Tri-foldbrochureLateFall2016 SylviaSnowden:TheFeelofPaint 8-pagebrochure MarthaWilson&FranklinFurnace Tri-foldbrochureWinter2017 NewRuins Tri-foldbrochure JulieWolfe:QuestforaThirdParadise Tri-foldbrochure MikeShaffer:Towers&Monuments Tri-foldbrochure Spring2017 ElzbietaSikorska:TimeStandsStill Tri-foldbrochure CarlosLuna:GreenMachine Gatefoldbrochure

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ArtintheNews“1stDPRKPaintingExhibitinU.S.”CNCNews.Aug.15,2016.“A40añosdelcrimendeLetelier.”LosAndes-Online.Sep.18,2016.“AlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtPresentsMelissaIchiujiMakeYouLoveMe”EastCityArt.

Nov.16,2016.Altshuler,George.“GrandfatherofPopArtExplores‘Elegance'ofBlackandWhite.”

WashingtonJewishWeek.Dec.1,2016.“AmericanUniversitymovingPeltierstatue.”BlackHillsFox.Jan.2,2017.“AmericanUniversitymovingstatuethatsparkedcriticism.”WashingtonTimes.Jan.2,

2017.“AmericanUniversityRemovesControversialArt.”WUSA-9Online.Jan.4,2017.“AmericanUniversityRemovesLeonardPeltierStatueAfterFBILetterAmidUrgentPushfor

Clemency.”DemocracyNow!Jan.4,2017.“AmericanUniversityremovesstatueofFBIagents’killeramidcriticism.”TheWashington

Times.Jan.2,2017.“AmericanUniversityRemovesStatueofLeonardPeltierafterReceivingProtestLetterFromFBI

AgentsAssociation”EastCityArt.Jan.5,2017.Anderson,John.“TheLookingGlass:ArtistImmigrantsofWashington”AttheKatzenArts

Center,Reviewed.”WashingtonCityPaper.Jul.13,2016.“AsPartofClemencyCampaign,Installationof9-Foot-TallStatueofAmericanIndianLeonard

PeltierComingtoAmericanUniversityMuseum.”ArtFixDaily.Dec.1,2016.“Bacheletinaugur—muralenhomenajeaOrlandoLeteliera40a–osdesuasesinato.”Diario

LasNoticias.Sep.23,2016.Brownlee,John.“ThisNorthKoreanArtMovementWasIsolatedFor50Years.”FastCo.Design.

Aug.9,2016.Bullard,Gabe.“ThisNorthKoreanArtIsMoreThanPropaganda.”NationalGeographic

Magazine-Online.Jul.20,2016.Cannon,LeeArmfield.“Meettheneighbors:TheblackandwhiteworldofphotographerJoe

Cameron.”ForestHillsConnection.Feb.22,2017.Carrigan,Margaret.“MakingAmericaGreatAgain:MarthaWilsoninWashington,DC.”BLOUIN

ARTINFO.Nov.11,2016.

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Carter-Conneen,Mike.“AUremovingcontroversialstatuefromcampus.”WJLA-Online.Jan.2,

2017.Cho,Aimee.“ControversialStatueofConvictedFBIAgentKillerRemovedFromAmerican

UniversityCampus.”NBCWashington-Online.Jan.3,2017.Cohen,Matt.“ArtistQuestionsFreedomofSpeechAfterAmericanUniversityTakesDownHis

Statue.”WashingtonCityPaper-Online.Jan.4,2017.“ControversialstatueofLeonardPeltierremovedfromAUcampus.”Fox5-Online.Jan.3,2017.“DPRKArt:TheEvolutionofSocialistRealism.”CGTNAmerica.Jun.27,2016.Eckhardt,Sean.“Inside,anExhibitontheBlackPanthers.Outside,ProtestsAgainstRacialBias.”

TakePart.Sep.21,2016.“ElhijodeLetelierrecuerdasumuerte40añosdespuésconunexpresivomural.”ElEconomista

America-Online.Sep.23,2016.“Exposición,CharlayTallerdeNiñosdeFridaLariosenDC.”LasAméricasNewspaper-Online.

Mar.27,2017.“FirsteverDPRKartexhibitioninU.S.gallery.”NewChinaTV.Aug.13,2016.Firstenberg,SuzanneBrennan.“10,718PaperAirplanes.”HuffingtonPost.Sep.8,2016.Foster,Rebecca.“NewexhibitexaminesroleofslavesinBrazil'sculture.”FeatureStoryNews.

Jul.5,2016.Foster,Rebecca.“NorthKoreanartcomestoWashington.”FeatureStoryNews.Jul.6,2016.Franco-Guzman,Ana.“Artists'workinWashingtonexhibitfocusesonimmigrantexperience.”

TheBostonPilot.Jun.23,2016.GarchikLeah.“Intechnologyandlove,nothinglastsforever.”SanFranciscoChronicle.Sept.29,

2016.Goukassian,Elena.“QuestforaThirdParadise.”BmoreArt.Mar.10,2017.Guadalupe,Patricia.“OrlandoLetelier'sSonCreatesMuraltoRememberDad'sKilling.”NBC

NewsOnline.Nov.23,2016.Hackel,Joyce.“MyFatherLostHisLifeThroughaBombing,byAgentsofaManWhoHenry

KissingerSupported.”WEKU-FMOnline.Sep.22,2016.Hollingsworth,Barbara.“ObamaUrgedtoGrantClemencytoNativeAmericanConvictedof

Murdering2FBIAgents.”CNSNews.Dec.29,2016.Irvine,Spencer.“AmericanUniversityinDCPromotesStatuetoGrantClemencyforCopKiller

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LeonardPeltier.”AccuracyinAcademia.Dec.26,2016.Irvine,Spencer.“AmericanUniversityRemovesCopKillerStatuefromCampus.”Accuracyin

Academia.Jan.3,2017.“ItTakesANation:ArtForSocialJusticeAtTheAmericanUniversityMuseum.”TheKojo

NnamdiShow.Sep.27,2016.Jaschik,Scott.“AmericanUWillRemoveStatueofLeonardPeltier.”InsideHigherEd.Jan.3,

2017.Jenkins,Mark.“EnteraUniverseofDappledColorinHowardMehringShowatAUMuseum.”

TheWashingtonPost.Feb.9,2016.Jenkins,Mark.“Inthegalleries:Alimitednumberofshadesofgray.”TheWashingtonPost-

Online.Dec.9,2016.Jenkins,Mark.“Inthegalleries:mythsandrespiteatAmericanUniversity.”TheWashington

Post-Online.May14,2017.Jenkins,Mark.“Inthegalleries:NormanRockwellwouldhaverecognizedthesesocialist

images.”TheWashingtonPost-Online.Jul.30,2016.Jenkins,Mark.“Inthegalleries:Remappingtheboundariesofdrawing.”TheWashingtonPost-

Online.Mar.3,2017.Jenkins,Mark.“LookingforArtFreeofPolitics?Don'tLookHere.”TheWashingtonPost-Online.

Sep.8,2016.Judge,Mark.“PerformanceArtPiecewithConfessionalInvitesVisitorstoAdmitRacialSins.”

CNSNews.Sep.20,2016.Kostarelis,Stefan.“NorthKoreaishometonukes,sillyhaircutsandmasterpieceartworks.”

Techly.Aug.29,2016.Kotz,VanessaMallory.“ATasteofBrazil.”OnTapMagazine.Aug.1,2016.Laff,Michael.“Notjustpropaganda:ExplainingN.KoreanarttoAmericans”NKNews.Jul.3,

2016.Lee,Jean.“TheArtofPropaganda.”U.S.News&WorldReport.Aug.8,2016.Leshan,Bruce.“Artistsays‘crazies’bullieduniversityintoremovingstatue.”WUSA-9-Online.

Jan.2,2017.Lesser,Casey.“NorthKorea’sArtistsAreBreakingOutof70YearsofIsolation.”Artsy.Aug.17,

2016.“Letelier,elopositoraquienPinochetasesinórompiendotodosloslímites.”LaVerdad-Online.

Sep.21,2017.

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Mahoney,Rachel.“FrontRoyalartist’ssculptureondisplayinWashingtonD.C.”TheNorthern

VirginiaDaily.Oct.28,2016.Marks,Emily.“AmericanUniversityRemovesControversialStatueFromCampus.”University

Herald.Jan.5,2017.Martin-Ewing,Samara.“Honoringvictimsof1976DCEmbassyRowassassination.”WUSA-9-

Online.Sep.20,2016.Martin,Jeff.“JulieWolfe:InsidetheArtistStudio.”BrightestYoungThings.Feb.23,2017.Melchior,JillianKay.“AmidBacklash,AmericanUniversitytoRemoveStatueofConvictedCop

Killer.”HeatStreet.Jan.3,2017.Molina,HernánPorras.“CHILE:HijodeOrlandoLeteliertrashomenajeenEE.UU.:‘Vamosa

seguirbuscandotransparencia’”EntornoInteligente.Sep.22,2016.Montgomery,David.“ACarBombKilledOrlandoLetelieronEmbassyRow40YearsAgo.A

MuralbyHisSonMarkstheTragedyandtheProgressItInspired.”TheWashingtonPost-Online.Sep.21,2016.

Montgomery,David.“NewMuralCommemoratesaTragedyTurnedLegacyofActivisminChile,

andBeyond.”InstituteforPolicyStudies.Sep.19,2016.Neavling,Steve.“NativeAmericanActivistConvictedofMurdering2FBIAgentsIsCelebrated

withStatue.”TickleTheWire.Com.Dec.27,2016.Nunes,Andrew.“RareNorthKoreanPaintingsExhibitintheUS.”TheCreatorsProject.Aug.2,

2016.

Oczypok,Kate.“FoonSham’sWoodTunnelTakesViewersonDual-NaturedJourney.”TheWashingtonDiplomat-Online.May8,2016.

Okafor,Antonia.“UniversityPutUpStatueHonoringActivistWhoKilledFBIAgentsIn1975.

NowtheFBI'sSpokenUp.”IndependentJournalReview.Jan.3,2017.O’Kane,Libby.“HungLiu’sLatestExhibitionTacklesRace,GenderandImmigration.”Ms.

Magazine-blog.Oct.4,2016.Padua,Pat.“40YearsAfterHisFatherWasMurdered,FranciscoLetelierHonorsHisMemory

WithArtAndConversation.”DCist.Sep.21,2016.Portnoy,Howard.“Universityerectsstatueofconvictedcop-killertoraiseawarenessof

clemencycampaign.”LibertyUnyielding.Dec.27,2017.Rasmussen,Jack.“ExhibitionFeaturestheLatestWorkofOneofCuba'sLeadingContemporary

Artists,CarlosLuna.”ArtDaily.Apr.6,2017.Richardson,Bradford.“AmericanUniversityinstallsstatueofconvictedcopkillerinpleafor

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Obamapardon.”TheWashingtonTimes-Online.Dec.26,2017.Rickert,Levi.“9-Foot-TallStatueofAmericanIndianLeonardPeltiertobeInstalledatAmerican

UniversityMuseumRaisesAwarenessandEngagementAroundPeltier'sPlight.”NativeNewsOnline.Dec.2,2016.

Rickert,Levi.“Nine-Foot-TallStatueofLeonardPeltiertobeRemovedfromAmericanUniversity

Campus.”BBSNews-Online.Jan.3,2017.Samet,Jennifer.“BeerwithaPainter:AlexKatz.”Hyperallergic.Nov.26,2016.Smith,BrendanL.“AUMuseumExploresArtasSocialProtestfromBlackPantherstoBlackLives

Matter.”TheWashingtonDiplomat-Online.Sep.30,2016.Smith,Brendan.“BlackPowerinArt:BlackPantherstoBlackLivesMatter.”BmoreArt.Sep.26,

2016.Smith,Brendan.“PropagandaasArt?”BmoreArt.Nov.4,2016.Soave,Robby.“AmericanUniversityIsCensoringaStatueBecauseItOffendedtheFBI.”Reason-

Online.Jan.4,2017.Stabley,Matthew.“AmericanUniversitytoRemoveStatueofConvictedFBIKiller.”NBC

Washington-Online.Jan.2,2017.“StatueofconvictedFBIagentkilleratAUtoberemoved.”Fox5-Online.Jan.2,2017.Svrluga,Susan.“Angeratacopkiller,apleaforclemency,andafightoverfreeexpressionat

AmericanU.”TheWashingtonPost-Online.Jan.4,2017.“ThroughTheLookingGlass:LatinAmericanImmigrantArtistsinD.C.”TheKojoNnamdiShow.

Aug.9,2016.

“UnAlfabetoMayaparalosTiemposModernos”ElTiempoLatino-Online.Mar.21,2017.Vargas,Felipe.“Losdetallesdelaconmemoraciónporlos40añosdelasesinatodeOrlando

LetelierenEE.UU.”Emol.com.Sep.16,2016.Venart,Lynne.“BeyondPropaganda:AUMuseumHoldsTheFirstExhibitofSocialistRealism

PaintingsfromNorthKorea.”DCist.Jun.22,2016.Voon,Claire.“AbstractingtheDataoftheNaturalWorldwithColorfulGeometries.”

Hyperallergic.Mar.1,2017.Walz,Emily.“AttheAmericanUniversityMuseum,ALookAtNorthandSouthKoreanArt.”

WashingtonCityPaper-Online.Aug.8,2016.Weaver,A.M.“FiftyYearsLater,ArtistsContinuetoSpreadtheMessageoftheBlackPanther

Party.”Hyperallergic.Oct.21,2016.

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Wecker,Menachem.“ExhibitchartsBrazil'suntroddenhistoricalandreligiousground.”NationalCatholicReporter.Jul.30,2016.

Weinger,Mackenzie.“RareExhibitUncoversSurprisesInsidePropaganda-LadenHermit

Kingdom.”TheWashingtonDiplomat-Online.Jul.28,2016.Zupkus,Kara.“AUpromotesclemencyforconvictedcopkillerwithstatue.”CampusReform.

Dec.23,2016.

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TheMuseumONLINESocialMedia:TheMuseummaintainsactivesocialmediaprofilesonFacebook,InstagramandTwitter.Theseplatformsallowthemuseumtomoreimmediatelyengagewithmuseumpatrons,exhibitingartists,andlike-mindedorganizationswhilealsopromotingourexhibitionsandevents.Thepastyearhasseensustainedgrowthonallthreeofourplatforms,particularlyFacebookwherethegreatestnumberofourfollowersare.TheMuseumonInstagram:

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BytheNumbers:@AUMuseum_KatzenonsocialmediaFacebook:

Averageof19newfollowerspermonth2016averaged35newfollowers

June2016:2,711Goalfor2017:3,000

Status:SurpassedJune2017:3,018followers

Instagram:

Averageof37newfollowersamonth2016averaged49newfollowerspermonth

June2016:763followersGoalfor2017:1,500followers

Status:OntrackJune2017:1,219followers

Twitter:

Average25newfollowerspermonth2016Average27newfollowerspermonth

June2016:1,283followers2017goal:1,500

Status:OntracktosurpassJune2017:1,468followers

AlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtInJanuary2017,socialmediapagesonFacebook,InstagramandTwitterwerelaunchedfortheAlperInitiative.TheseaccountsaredistinctiveyetrelatedtotheAUMuseum’sstyleasdictatedbyastyleguidedevelopedwiththeintentionofcreatingauniquevoiceandappearancefortheAlperonline.Postsaimtobeinformalyetprofessionalwithstronglocalfeel,directlyengagingwithartistsandorganizationsviasocialmedia.BytheNumbers:@AlperInitiativeonsocialmedia:FollowersasofJune2016:

Instagram:184Facebook:363Twitter:298

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FollowersasofJune2017:Instagram:296Facebook:489Twitter:371

GoalsforJune2018:

Instagram:1,000Facebook:1,000Twitter:500

ConcentratedDevelopmentandAdvertisingSamplingonFacebook:Inthepastyear,wehavemadeanefforttolive-streamgallerytalksviaFacebookLivesinceourgreatestaudienceisonFacebookandgiventheeaseofuseandpopularityofthestreamingtechnology.Whilethesevideosdonotreceivemanyliveviewers,therecordofthevideoservesasadocumentationandeducationaltoolforourvolunteerdocents.Onaverage,thesevideosareviewed323times.LastFebruary,theAlperInitiativeFacebookpageranthefirstpaidadinanefforttoraiseawarenessandincreasesubmissionsforasubmission-basedexhibition.Thebudgetof$10leadto85clickstosubmitascomparedtotheunpaidversionofthesamepostthatearned6clicks.BoostedPost:

Content:LinkRanfor6days(TuesdayFeb14–SundayFeb19)Budget:$10Clicks:85Shares:4Likes:22Reach:1995(Organic:885,Paid:1110)AudienceDemo:80.6%women,19.4%men

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EmailMarketing:InJune2016,theMuseumswitchedtheiremailmarketingsoftwarefromMyEmmatoMailChimpwiththefollowingmotivationsinmind:

• OptiontocreateandmanageourownlistsseparatefromtheAUDepartmentofArt(previouslytheywerecombined)

• Abilitytoembedsign-upforourmultipleemaillistsdirectlyontotheAUwebsite(general,Alper,Kids@Katzenprogramming).

• DistinctiveandautomatedlistsforGeneralPublic,Membership,AlperInitiative,andKids@Katzenthatrequirelessmanualentrythanourlastservice.

• Two-stepconfirmationfornewsubscribersthatensuresnewsletterdoesnotgetcaughtinspamfilter

• Easytousesoftwareallowsforlesstimetodesignemails,allowsformoresophisticatedtargetingofmember’scontentvs.generalcontenttoenhancememberbenefits

SubscriberGrowth&DataunderMailChimp:AlperInitiativeforWashingtonArt:June2016:286June2017:467AverageOpenrate:48%(IndustryAverageopenratefor“ArtsandArtists”27.23%)Museum(GeneralPatrons):June2016:2,666June2017:2,702AverageOpenrate:25.4%MuseumMembers(alllevels):June2016:274June2017:285AverageOpenrate:48.2%

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KatzenMuseumStoreTheKatzenMuseumStoreoffersaselectionofbooksincludingtheAmericanUniversityMuseum'sexhibitioncatalogues,artsandcrafts,andavarietyofmerchandise,muchofwhichisderivedfromthemuseum'scollectionandspecialexhibitions.Allitemsarecarefullychosenfortheireducationalandaestheticquality,inkeepingwiththemuseum'smissionofenhancingvisitorappreciationofthevisualarts,bothlocallyandinternationally.BestSellersMerchandiseDiwaliModernResinJewelry:240DivineSpecialtyFairTradeChocolateBars:216GoodPaperFairTradeHandmadeCardsfromthePhilippines:111LocallyMadeSilverandGoldEarringsbyAmyMarx:56CataloguesItTakesaNationAlperExhibitionCatalog:157ContemporaryNorthKoreanArtExhibitionCatalog:152KevinMacdonaldExhibitionCatalog:81JoeCameronAlperExhibitionCatalog:55StoreSalesAssociatesHannahFitch,M.A.ArtHistorySierraApaliski,B.A.HistoryandAnthropologyIsabellaEcheverry,B.SFinanceMaishaMalihaHoque,B.A.InternationalStudiesandEnvironmentalScienceDianeRoznowski,B.A.InterdisciplinaryStudiesNewAdditionstoourVendors:JayBurch:Kensington,MDAliceGadzinski:Baltimore,MD(http://www.alicegadzinski.com/)MelissaIchiuji:FrontRoyal,VA(https://www.melissaichiuji.com/)CarlosLuna:Miami,FL(http://www.carlosluna.com/)MikeShaffer:Ijamsville,MD(http://mikeshaffer.net/)FoonSham:Springfield,VA(http://www.foonsham.com/)TammraSigler:Naples,FL(http://www.tammrasigler.com/)MarthaWilson:Brooklyn,NY(http://www.marthawilson.com/)JulieWolfe:Washington,DC(http://thestudiovisit.com/julie-wolfe/)

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Membership&ContributionsWearepleasedtoreportthatthemuseumcurrentlyhas369members.Sincethelaunchoftherevampedmembershipprogramin2014,membershipandrevenuefromtheprogramhavemorethandoubled.MembershipCurator’sCircleMs.CarolynAlperMr.HenryGoldbergandMrs.CarolBrownGoldbergMs.StephanieBennett-SmithMs.MichelineKlagsbrun&Mrs.KenGrossingerMs.CarlaD'AristaPeterD'AristaRaymondGarcia&FruzsinaHarsanyi

Mr.&Mrs.BenHubermanJamesRenwickAllianceCarleenKeatingMs.JaneLangMr.&Mrs.PaulMahonTheAlperFamilyFoundationTheDr.CyrusKatzenFoundationMs.SharonWolpoff

Artist’sCircleLaurie&DavidAdamsonMr.PaulFeinberg&Mrs.WendelinWhiteGarySnyderFineArtMs.GretchenTolesKatzenCircleAddison/RipleyFineArtsMr.&Mrs.MarcBrodsky*Ms.FraukeDeLooperMs.ElisabethFrenchMs.SusanJ.Goldman&JeffreyOwensMadeleineKeesing

Mr.&Mrs.AaronLevineMrs.RonaMendelsohn*Mr.&Mrs.MihaelPolymeropoulosMrs.MarjorieB.RachlinMr.AnilRevri&Mrs.NuzhatSultanKhanTheEdelmanFoundation

DirectorLevelWilfredBrunner&JoyceJewellJacquelineCirillo-Meisenberg&RichardMeisenbergMr.DonaldGoldberg&Mrs.TracydelaMaterGoldbergThoraColotCommunityFoundationfortheNationalCapitalRegionMs.AliceDenneyMs.AndreaEversMs.MicheleForzley

Ms.JuliaGrahamLearMs.FrancisHesterMr.JosephP.HolbachJr.LindaKaplanMr.ArthurB.KennickellMs.BarbaraKerneMs.CookieKerxtonMr.&Mrs.RalphKissick*Mr.&Mrs.DanielLevinasSaraNieves-Grafals&AlbertGetzMr.PeterStarr&Mrs.AliceHill

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Ms.JudyAaronson&Mr.DavidAaronsonMs.SondraArkinDouglasArnoldMs.EllenK.BakerMr.PhilipBarlow&Mrs.LisaGilottyMs.LizBarrattBrownandMr.BosDeweyMs.EllenBerlowMrs.AndreaBoyarsky-Maisel*Ms.AdahRoseBitterbaumMr.&Mrs.PaulBorenMr.&Mrs.JosephBrodecki*Dr.MorrisJ.ChalickMr.&Mrs.JamesCole*Mr.&Mrs.JimConnorsTeresaCovacevichGranaMr.&Mrs.KersyDasturMs.LindaE.DomanKristinEastlickMs.SaraNieves-Grafals&Mr.AlbertGetzMs.DorothyFallRobertFitzgeraldMs.MargaretFlaherty&Mr.ScottHemplingMs.BeverlyFlowers*

AntoniaFondarasMs.WendyGarnerMs.HelenHarkinsMs.TinaFriedHeller*MadisonKentKarlockMr.&Mrs.CorneliusKerwinGeraldMalitz&RuthMarcusMr.&Mrs.BruceMontgomeryMs.PercyNorthMs.AnnettePolanJulietteSearight&DavidEvansRomeoSegnanMs.AnetaG.ShineMr.&Mrs.NormanSinelMr.MichaelGross&Mrs.ShelleySingerMs.LilaSnowMr.&Mrs.PeterStathisMr.&Mrs.DuncanTebowMs.MaryTobin&Mr.HenryGregoryMs.L.RangeleyWallaceMs.JoanWeberMr.BrianWeinsteinMr.&Mrs.DavidWeisman

FamilyMr.&Mrs.RobertBrodkey*Mr.&Mrs.AlexBrodskyMr.PhilipBrown&Mrs.BarbaraWolaninJudyByron&RichardReinhardMr.&Mrs.RichardDanaMs.JoanDanzigerMs.MarieDuellmanMr.&Mrs.JerryFink*Mr.&Mrs.JamesFitzpatrickMr.&Mrs.HerbFranklinMs.SusanGallaherMs.PaulaGoetzSchumannMs.JudithGoozh*JayGuerber&SallyKlusaritz*Mr.&Mrs.MelHardyMr.ChristopherHarrisMs.MiraHecht&Mr.StephenRosenMs.NancyGarrubaMs.BethIrvingMr.&Mrs.EdwardKeltyJonathanKempner&LiseVanSusterenMr.&Mrs.StephenKlaidmanMr.&Mrs.AlanKlavansMr.&Mrs.JohnKokusBarbara&RobertLiottaMr.&Mrs.EdwardLuttwak

Mr&Mrs.NancyMandelMr.&Mrs.JamesMateykaMs.SophiaMcCrocklin&Mr.BillIsaacsonMr.Robert&Mrs.RhondaMetcalfeMr.KentMorrison&Mrs.DaleClayton-MorrisonMs.JoyceMuis-LowryMr.&Mrs.TheodoreMyerMr.&Mrs.RichardMyersNationalSocietyofArts&LettersMr.&Mrs.JohnO’ConnorMr.&Mrs.NicholasOjedaMr.RayOttenberg&Mrs.MargaretJohnsonDr.&Mrs.PaulD.ParkmanMs.FrancesPearceMr.&Mrs.MalcolmPritzker*Ms.BrigitteReyes&Mr.LawrenceMillsDavisDr.LeighRiddick&Dr.TedJaditzMs.MarieRingwaldDr.andMrs.GerryRobin*Mrs.AprilShelford&Mr.PhilipKatzJosefa&RobertScholzWilliamSingletonMs.BeverlySkloverMr.&Mrs.DouglasSmith*SamuelSmithCourtneySurls&MarkCaylor

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Ms.MaryH.D.SwiftMr.&Mrs.JimSymingtonMs.BonitaTabakin&Mr.ArtLatterner

JaneTomlinson&ThomasNeradMr.JayTowensend&Mrs.MaryWelchHigginsMs.LyndaTredway

YoungPatronMs.PolsonKanneth Mr.JeffreyBassIndividualMs.NatalieAbrams*Ms.FrancescaAdamsMr.TheodoreAdamsteinMs.JaniceAgricolaMs.KatheAlbrechtMs.HarrietBabbittMs.SarahC.BahlCarolBarshaMs.HarrietBelkin*Ms.SusanBernhardtMs.RobinBerringtonMs.AlyssaBestMs.SandraBirdsongMs.EvaBlutinerMs.HertaBornigerMs.FrancesBourneMs.LeahBradyMs.NatalieBrenner*Ms.LisaMontagBrotmanMs.LoredanaCalinPageCarrMr.GeoffreyCavanaghMs.GretchenCheneyMs.SandraCollazoJanisColtonMs.AileenCooper*Ms.MarjaCordenSusanCotiCarolineCroftMs.YacsireCutler*Ms.BetsyA.DamosMs.JudithDanielMs.JulietDavisMr.StephenDayMs.KyraDetmerMs.ThelmaDeutschMr.JozeDiaz-AsperMs.MartaDunetzMs.RaquelReichmannDunnigMs.ElizabethEdmondsMs.CherylEdwards

Ms.AlanFernChristineFilesMs.SharonFishelMr.TyrellFlawnMr.FredFolsomIIIMs.CianneFragioneMs.BarbaraFrankJ.LFriedenbergMs.JessicaFureyMs.JudyGann*Ms.DoraGebruersHeathGibsonMs.RobinGlantzMs.DebbieGrant*Ms.LindaGreenMs.DonnaGrell*Ms.JudyHavemannMs.DeborahHefferonMs.CarolHillLoweMr.AlanHuguleyMs.LindaJacobsonMs.RenitaJohnsonMs.KathrynJosephMs.LorrieKaitz*FredericKelloggMr.EdwinP.KennedyJr.Ms.KathleenKoehler*Ms.DoniniqueLallementMr.MikeLarsonMs.VivienneLassmanMs.JenevaLeeMs.CarolLevisonMs.MariaLeyvaMs.GloriaLisecMs.KathleenMadigan*Ms.RobinMahlerYolandaMamoneMr.MarcusGlennMs.RoxanaMartin*BonitaMartinoMr.NicolasMathieu

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FrankMcFaddenMs.KikiMcGrathMs.AndreaMones*Ms.ChristineMoranJoannMoserMr.GeorgeMuellerMs.VanessaB.NiiMs.JenniferNoyonHamiltonO'DunneMs.GeraldineOstroveMs.TerryParmeleeMs.JoannePeckMs.KatePerrinMs.PaulaPflepsenMs.HopePhillips*Ms.JanetV.PlattMs.CarlaSomozaPortocarrero*Ms.SusanRaoMs.NancyRaskin*Ms.AmyRispinMs.SaraRixMs.SharonRossMs.ZitaRudolph*Ms.TeresaSaavedraMs.ReneeSandellMs.MariaSanzMs.RobertaSchneidmanMr.GeraldAllenSchwinnMs.HelenSebsowMichelleR.SenderMs.MarySieberMs.SharonSimon*Mr.GeraldSternMs.Marie-EliseTanabeMs.NenaThayer*Ms.PatriciaTuohyMs.SusanVanPoolMs.AmyViethMr.WillWalkerMr.BrandonWebsterMs.JoWeissMs.JoyceE.WellmanMarilynWongGlegsteenMs.SuzanneZiskaMs.HopeZoss*Ms.SandyZuckerman* *Volunteer

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OutdoorSculptureCollectionWeaddedtwonewsculpturestoouroutdoorsculpturecollectionthisyear.TomMullaney’sStackedMennowstandsbetweentheSculptureGardenandNebraskaHall.Meanwhile,CarolBrownGoldberg’sDr.Mike,overlooksWardCircle.Dr.Mikeisabrighttributetotheartsandsciencesandtheirunexpectedintersections.

TomMullanyStackofMen,1990Poplarwood18inx18inx14ftGiftofJaneLang

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CarolBrownGoldbergDr.Mike,2016PaintedAluminum120x48x42in.CourtesyoftheArtist