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Annual Report July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009

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Exhibitions

Illuminating the Word: The Saint John’s Bible

The Forty Part Motet (A Reworking of Spem in Alium Nunquam Habui 1573, by Thomas Tallis)

2008 Neddy Artist Fellowship

Speaking Parts: Conversations Between Works in the Collection

The Surrealist Impulse: New Acquisitions from the Tacoma Art Museum Collecton

What is a Trade? Donald Fels and Signboard Painters of South India

Snowbound (Marc Dombrosky and Shannon Eakins)

Oasis: Western Dreams of the Ottoman Empire from the Dahesh Museum of Art

The 9th Northwest Biennial

David Macaulay: The Way He Works

Loud Bones: The Jewelry of Nancy Worden

Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection

Jewelry Lobby Case: New Acquisitions Andy Cooperman

Murray Family Events Space: Marine Images, American Icons Kenneth Callahan murals Mexican Prints Fay Jones

The museum began the summer and new fiscal year with a dramatic and dynamic pairing of exhibitions, presenting the St. John’s Bible project with Janet Cardiff’s sound installation, Forty Part Motet. The hand-written, illuminated manuscript exhibition was complimented by the visually stark but acoustically rich contemporary sound piece, which proved to be extremely popular and memorable for audiences of all ages. Oasis: Western Dreams of the Ottoman Empire was the fall traveling exhibition from the Dahesh Museum in New York. It was matched with another Dahesh show that was presented at the Frye Art Museum in Seattle. The strong signboard paintings by Northwest artist Don Fels explored issues of trade and East-West influence. Many Northwest artists were featured in several exhibitions throughout the year, from the 9th Northwest Biennial and the 2009 Neddy to the December sweater installation by Tacoma artists Marc Dombrosky and Shannon Eakins. The museum collection was featured using innovative themes, such as surrealist tendencies in recent acquisitions and conversational units in Speaking Parts. The dark, winter months were enlivened by David Macaualy’s images of soaring buildings, waving skeletons, and perplexed mammoths. The summer months showcased studio art jewelry with the pairing of Helen Drutt’s spectacular collection and the deeply-personal narrative jewelry of Seattle artist, Nancy Worden. Other unusual display areas such as the Lobby Case, Murray Family Events Space, and the museum’s interior courtyard served as experimental laboratories for works by Northwest artists.

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Acquisitions

The museum’s collection grew by 78 works from 45 donors this past year, 85 percent of which were by Northwest artists. Several of the paintings, works on paper, sculptures, glass, photographs, and installations were immediately featured in the museum’s exhibitions. Significant pieces included two bird drawings by Northwest master Morris Graves (donated by Honorary Trustee Esther Grant), Hibernation from 1954 (a gift of John and Diahann Braseth in honor of Susan Russell Hall and Dr. Dale Hall for their dedication to Northwest visual arts); Whiting Tennis’s Blue Tarp from the 2007 Neddy Artist Fellowship (a museum purchase in honor of Shari and John Behnke with funds from numberous supports); Salvador Dali’s The Song of Songs of King Solomon from 1971 (a gift of Ann and James Wiborg); and Verena Sieber-Fuch’s Drug Addiction (a necklace she created in 1992 from medication blister packs, which featured in the museum’s exhibition Sparkle Then Fade and donated to the museum by Nancy Worden).

Attendance

In response to the strong interest in the summer exhibitions, the museum was open every Monday in July and August to accommodate group tours. Special member previews were also offered. Attendance for the year reached 74,242.

Events

The free community festivals continued to grow in popularity and creativity with the Dia de los Muertos event, celebrating its fifth year in partnership with Centro Latino, and a special “big draw” event, created around the visit of artist David Macaulay. In May, the museum marked its fifth anniversary of its spectacular Antoine Predock-designed building with a community festival and an invitation for artists to create birthday cakes out of any material of their choosing. The museum’s premiere fundraising event, The Night Tacoma Danced, was renamed The Tacoma Art Museum Gala. The revitalized, time-honored event included the sale of works by select Northwest artists, a live auction for museum-quality artwork and exceptional travel experiences. The Alice in Wonderland themed event, chaired by Tacoma Art Museum Activities Council President, Carol Rhodes, drew in 340 attendees and raised $225,000.

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Programs

More than half of all visitors—about 42,000—participated in an education program, and 8,638 were school-age visitors in the school tour program. An especially popular school tour theme was the fourth annual Día de los Muertos. The event drew hundreds of students, as well as 2,402 visitors to the free community festival on the final weekend in November. In the spring, the museum offered visitors a hands-on opportunity to understand David Macaulay’s drawing process via an interactive perspective-drawing station set within the exhibition David Macauly: The Way He Works. Almost 900 people attended a free community festival called The Big Draw, celebrating Macaulay’s work, which included a chance to meet the artist at his book-signing.

Earlier in the year, the moving exhibition Illuminating the Word: The Saint John’s Bible brought in a record number of group tours. Hands-on interpretive materials in the gallery allowed visitors to feel real vellum and quills, while guest artists provided expert calligraphy instruction in the Open Art Studio. Visitors heard about illuminated manuscripts first-hand from Vashon Island resident Suzanne Morre, who lectured about her role as a Saint John’s Bible artist.

Alan Liddle

1922–2009 Lifetime Trustee, Tacoma Art Museum

Alan Liddle died peacefully at home on Sunday, May 17, 2009. Born in Tacoma, Alan was a distinguished Northwest modernist architect, a designer of notable residential and institutional projects, and an ardent preservationist. He was an extraordinary Trustee and supporter of Tacoma Art Museum. He played a pivotal role as knowledgeable advisor and passionate advocate, beginning with the museum’s evolution out of the former Tacoma Art League, through the various moves to temporary downtown locations, and finally to the new facility designed by Antoine Predock.

His unselfish love of and devotion to Tacoma Art Museum resulted in his gifting his entire estate to the museum. Alan championed architecture, design, and aesthetics in Tacoma, and he will be a greatly missed member of the museum family and community.

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audit, reported no findings resulting from the examination of the financial results. The museum once again received a clean audit report.

Excluding investment/financing activities and restricted contributions, the Tacoma Art Museum fell short of a ninth consecutive year of balanced operating budgets, recording a $184,985 deficit. The Board of Trustees, with their strong fiduciary oversight, and the leadership and dedication of museum staff, deserve recognition for their hard work during this challenging time.

We are most grateful to you, our dedicated members and supporters, for providing the critical support that enables the museum to fulfill its mission.

Treasurer’s Letter

Tacoma Art Museum’s financial results were mixed in the 2009 fiscal year, which ended June 30, 2009. On the positive side, the museum benefited from record contributed income that totaled $4,600,188 thanks to individuals, corporations, foundations, government agencies, and members. This compares favorably to the previous year’s contributed income of $2,479,026. This charitable giving speaks to the incredible generosity of those who understand the importance of our core mission—connecting people through art. Because of such strong support, the museum enriches the lives of visitors of all ages, including regional artists, devoted teachers, noted scholars, and diverse families.

The museum experienced negative investment returns of $2,048,057 due to stock market declines in the 2009 fiscal year, compared to a $498,303 gain the previous year. This negatively impacted the financials, resulting in a decrease in net assets of $1,302,813. The independent audit firm of Brantley Janson Yost & Ellison, which issued the

Steve Barger Treasurer, Board of Trustees

ContRibuted And eARned inCome Contributed income Individual (includes in-kind) $3,786,289Corporate 240,721Foundation 383,897Government Grants & Revenue 58,415Memberships 130,872total Contributed income $4,600,188

earned income Endowment & Interest Income ($2,048,057)Admissions/Tours 205,444 Museum Store 294,432Ancillary Services* 685,355total earned income ($862,826)

totAl inCome $3,737,362

PRogRAm eXPenSeS

Exhibitions & Education $2,318,763 Supporting Services 542,166Membership 145,393Fundraising 475,677Ancillary Services** 1,558,176totAl eXPenSeS $5,040,176

net inCome/-loSS AFteR eXPenSeS ($1,302,813)

* Income from Ancillary Services comes from after-hours events, parking, educational programs, special events, and other income sources. ** Expenses categorized as Ancillary Services include those related to investments, financing, and depreciation, the Museum Store, facilities, after-hours events, the Gala, art acquisitions, and other expenses.

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CorPorATions,FoundATions, AndoThEr orgAnizATions

diamond ArtsFundForest FoundationSequoia FoundationThe Paul G. Allen

Family Foundation

TitaniumClick! Network, Tacoma Power

MarbleBen B. Cheney FoundationThe Hyde FoundationSound Family Medicine

graniteBank of AmericaBehnke FoundationBusiness Internet ServicesColumbia BankPropel InsuranceRussell InvestmentsUnion BankUS Bancorp FoundationWashington State Arts

Commission

QuartzAA Party RentalsCity of Tacoma Arts CommissionThe CommencementCourtyard by Marriott–TacomaFlorence B. Kilworth FoundationFrances C. Heidner

Chartiable TrustJaguar & Land Rover of TacomaKeyBank FoundationMurray Pacific CorporationSafeco Insurance CorporationWells Fargo BankWilliam Kilworth Foundation

onyxThe Baker FoundationThe Boeing CompanyEncore Media GroupGottfried and Mary Fuchs

FoundationHeritage BankHotel MuranoInstitute of Museum and

Library ServicesNorthwest Designer CraftsmenPort of TacomaPuget Sound ESDRainier Pacific FoundationRussell Family FoundationSeattle Metals GuildTeam Photogenic

Wheeler Charitable Trust

slate BCRABrown & Brown of WashingtonBruce Titus Automotive GroupComcast Cable

Communications, Inc.DaVita, Inc.Eisenhower & Carlson, PLLCGordon, Thomas,

Honeywell, LLCThe Greater Tacoma

Community FoundationHewitt Cabinets and InteriorsThe Jean E. Thomson

FoundationThe Kreielsheimer FoundationPaddock Wood Farm, LLCSavi Day SpaSonya Baker’s Sixgill ScubaTacoma Orthopaedic

Surgeons, Inc.Target CorporationThompson Smitch Consulting

Group, Inc.Weyerhaeuser CompanyWilliams Kastner

MuseEvergreen State CollegeTacoma Community CollegeUniversity of Puget SoundUniversity of Washington–

Tacoma

Collector Albers & Company, Inc.Artech Fine Art ServicesBECUBusiness ExaminerDigestive Health SpecialistsEmbellish Salon and

Gallery du JourJohn Korsmo Construction, Inc.Macdonald-Will FoundationPJ Hummel and Company, Inc.PONCHORepublic Parking Northwest Inc.The Rosen GroupTitus-Will Families FoundationUrban Gourmet

INDIVIDUALSPremierAnonymousHelen and Peter BingJohn and Lee DriscollLes and Estelle ReidLori Uddenberg

Annette B. WeyerhaeuserGeorge H. Weyerhaeuser, Jr. and

Kathleen McGoldrick

grand gallery Dr. and Mrs. Ellsworth C. Alvord,

Jr.Katharyn Alvord GerlichShari and John BehnkeReta R. BergstromAlfred and Elizabeth BuckCathy and Michael CasteelLisa Hoffman and

William DriscollPaul R. and Alice KaltinickAlida and Christopher LathamMia McEldowneyDale A. Meyer and

Janeanne A. UppAlexander and Rebecca StewartWilliam and Barbara StreetMerrill Wagner and

Robert Ryman

salon Anonymous (2)Carl G. and Renee BehnkeJeff and Jan BrownPeter and Ann DarlingJohn and Buzz FolsomStuart Grover and

Pamela TransueDr. Dale G. Hall and

Mrs. Susan Russell HallArne and Carolyn HaynesRichard and Betty HedreenMs. Phyllis J. Izant and

Mr. David P. McInturffBen and Aileen KrohnClara and Ottie LaddRobert and Ann LockwoodJeffrey and Susan LyonSands McKinley and

Rita Herrera McKinleyKathleen McLeanGary N. OwenHerb and Lucy PruzanSteve and Connie RogelKit SeversonJon and Mary ShirleyPat Shuman and David EdwardsSophie SussmanJanine and Keith TerranoLinda and Bruce TitusJudy and John WoodworthBagley Wright and

Virginia Bloedel Wright

director’s Circle AnonymousMeri Arnett-KremianEstate of Beatrice BainardThe Bamford Family

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Raymond and Charlotte ChalkerRonald and Linda ColemanJohn and Kate ComisScott and Mary CruikshankPatric J. Darby, M.D.Ruth Daugherty and

Bradley NelsonBrenda and Don DavisNelsie DavisMelanie and Bob DresselPeggy Driscoll and Robert KeeleyGail ElliottJack and Mary FalskowCameron and Elaine FellowsAllan and Barbara FerrinJean B. FloraCarl and Sally GeistMrs. R. Gene GrantDouglas GranumStephen and Wendy GrayDuncan Haas and

Birgit WalbaumLinda HansenErivan and Helga HaubAnne Gould HaubergAllan HoffmanSusan HoffmanDr. and Mrs. Richard A.

HoffmeisterCarolyn and John HojaboomJoanne HoldermanRoss Syford HoyleSarah Hyman and

Stan RumbaughMaro A. ImirzianEdward and Pam InchMichele JohnsonBrad JonesClyde and Jean KalahanRon and Leslie KinkadeAllan and Mary KollarPeter and Christine KruminsDr. Eugene and Margaret LapinMark B. LevineSara and John LongKaren Lorene and Don BellShirley LothropChauncey and Elizabeth LufkinPaul and Lita LuveraAlice M. MaillouxMartin and Kinkade FamiliesMelinda MazoueKristine and Peter McLeanAlyce McNeil and Frank BoykinAlexander and Deborah MihaliSandra and James MurrayToby and Laurie MurrayLaurie NanstadJanice Niemi and

Dennis BraddockStanley and Sharon PalmerDavid and Marita PalyTheresa Pan Hosley and

Larry HosleyWade and Elizabeth PerrowMark PerryNicole Piasecki and

Peter HeymannNancy Powell and Paul KirschnerCharles and Linda RemsbergKim RichterKatie RobertsonThomas and Sheila RyanLoren Schiro and Amy DavisThomas SchroederFrank Scoggins and

Diane CecchettiniKaren SeinfeldJane ShanamanHerb and Paula SimonSnookey SimonMel and Barbara SmithLeonard and Doris SouchekVicki L. SouzaJulie Speidel and Joseph HenkeGerhard and Ute StebichMr. and Mrs. Manfred StibbePat and Susan TerrellRonald and Mary ThomasKathryn and Peter Van WagenenJohn and Dorothy VipondSally von BargenCorydon and Judy WagnerJames and Judy WagonfeldPeter K. and Marylu A. WallerichTheodore and Janet WernerJames and Jacquelyn Whorton

Collector Maria and Duke AdkissonVictoria Agudelo-MartinThomas BarwickCrystal BernsteinMidge BowmanLorraine C. BradleyDavid and Kristi BuckRobert and Laurie ChristensenElsie and William ClaypoolPaul DeGoede and

Cari Milgard DeGoedeRobert and Natalie FindlayKaren FournierJames and Enid HarrisKathryn HerrmannJim and Chong HilgerDaniel and Jeanne HillmanBruce and Sara KendallDoug and Arlene KnightRobert and Lynette LampsonRobb and Meredith LaneNicholas MaldenBruce and Claudia MarleyLarry and Linda MartinezBarbara and Archie MatthewJoseph and Gloria MayerJ.J. and Jay McCament

Deirdre McGoldrickTim McQuery and Lori BakkenEdith S. MiddletonHolly and Bryan MillingtonJoan Mitton and Mel OlsonSolveig S. PolleiJonette RehmkeCarol RhodesJill Rullkoetter and

William HurleyTiff and Kim SeelyBeth SellarsTim and Laureen SkrivenJason and Courtney StocktonJay and Joanne TeesJan and Signe TwardowskiTim and Lorie TwetenDan and Lynn WelchFrances A. WilliamsonPat and Judy WoodArtee YoungJoe Zehnder

studio Anonymous (9)Tom and Darsi AldrichDavid and Sally AlgerStephen and Sandra AndersonAnne C. AramJohn and Karen ArbiniRyan and Jody BacklundPatricia BaileyRobin BaileySonya BakerMichelle BaldwinJulie Barrett ZieglerPhilip and Harriett BeachHelen and Richard BednarczykLaurie and Ken BergerJoanne BishopBenjii BittleCB BowersJohn and Diahann BrasethBruce and Mary Ann BrazinaLinda BriggsSue BrooksJames and Ann BrownMary ByrneFrank and Denise CatalanoThelma ChannonJennifer ColleyJoan and Duncan CookMonica CorriganJeff and Emily CortazzoH. Frank and

Deborah B. CrawfordSarah CrossElizabeth CummingsAdam DePueMaria C. DeVoreJohn and Laurie DooleyDoug and Kathleen DorrDawn Dow

Steve and Mary BargerSally and John BarlineMartin and Tamara BernardStan and Gwen CarlsonClemencia Castro-Woolery and

Rick WooleryPierson and Sara ClairLaura and Sandy DesnerJosh FerrelMr. and Mrs. James GriffinSteve HarlowSally and Philip HayesDr. and Mrs. William H.

HoldermanPeter and Peggy HorvitzAnn E. JohnsonJanet Wright KetchamWayne and Dee KnightBev LoseyPamela and Kurt MayerRyan Mello and Jerry HallmanRichard and Marcia MoeDan and Pat NelsonRobert NilanMarianne and Kenneth PartlowJosh Russell and Monica DeHartJoanne and Stan SeldenMichael SherwinDavid Skinner and

Catherine Eaton SkinnerEstate of Marjorie StansfieldJoy StohrTim and Barbara TucciScott and Felicia VipondJeffrey and Linda WattsMr. and Mrs. George H.

Weyerhaeuser, Sr.Brett and Connie WillisKelly and David Wilson

Curator’s Club Anonymous (2)Edie M. AdamsGloria AlexanderPam and Robert AndrewRichard and Judith BaergSusan BarbourDr. and Mrs. John H. BargrenTimothy Beardsley and

Tricia HendricksonCharles W. BinghamKimberley Blake and

David MitchellKathleen BrownfieldThe Honorable Robert J. Bryan

and Mrs. Cathy BryanJohn F. ButlerJack and Lisa ButsonWilliam F. Calderhead and

Kazuhiro KawasakiSharon M. and Craig J. CampbellEric and Barbara CarleMark Castelin and Greg Miller

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Ian and Laura MacNeilKen MadsenSusan MaksTara Mattina and Bill PughEdward and Lynn MaweEllen and Steve MazoffKathryn and John McAuleyJames and Beverly McCormackRichard and Jill McEnteeHelen McGovernGeorgia MeierGary Meigs and Peggy O’NeillJune and John MercerDavid and Barbara MielkeJames Mitchell and

Jean BaumgartelDavid and Elizabeth MoradoAmy MorinoJustin and Dolores MorrillKarin J. MorrisBil MossRika and John MouwRobert and Gay NealGary and Alexis NickelEleanor NickelsonGerrit and Sarah NylandMark and D. Ita OlsonAngela OsborneEllen ParksPhilip W. and Mary A. PascoeMichael and Rose PeckM. Peter and Monica PhilleyAja PoundElizabeth PriceEd and Kay PullenSandra RappeJon RemienCliff and Carol RobertsonJeffrey RobinsonMitch and Mary RobinsonAlan and Debra RossAlyssa RossoChuck and Gina RoyerRichard and Deanne RubinsteinJudith L. RuckerGordon and Traci RushShirley ScheierJohn SchellengerDr. and Mrs. Brad SchmitzDebra SchneiderJordan SchnitzerWilliam and Elaine SchrockMarjorie SeelyeScott and Vicky SeldenErin ShagrenDouglas and Alice SharpM. Darrel Sharrard and

Barbara A. SharrardSharon ShawMarnie and John SheeranMr. and Mrs. John SlikasC. Donald and Joan SmithMaxine Smith

Patricia SmithR. Peggy SmithKaren and Bill SmithermanDoreen SmithsonDavid C. and Susan M. SuessBarbara and Greg SwainPaul and Jolaine SwandaJoan SwarnerRodney and Nini TayetPete TaylorBennett ThurmonLeon and Marcianne TitusTamara TjernellBrian and Linda TollefsonTimothy TomlinsonWilliam TomlinsonMarshall TrippL. Charlene TwedenGregory and Amy UnruhKurt VantoskyDeborah and Robert VendettiEmily N. and Bob E. VincentAnne and William WadeBarbara H. WalterRoger A. WardMary WarthinGeorge and Marie WeisJune and Barry WeledNatalie and William WhitcombGreg and Laura WhitmanCarrie Wilkinson and John WestThomas T. WilsonSara Woodward and

Matthew HeverlyJulie and Tod WurstGary YazwaB.Z. and Ann Zenczak

Board of TrusteesBrett Willis, President Janine Terrano, Vice-President Kathy McGoldrick,

2nd Vice-President Lisa Hoffman, Secretary Steve Barger, TreasurerSusan Russell Hall,

Ex Officio, Past President

Meri Arnett-KremianShari BehnkeJeffrey E. BrownMark CastelinClemencia Castro-WoolerySandy DesnerKit GranumStuart GroverSteve HarlowSkip HaynesWilliam H. HoldermanMaro Imirzian, Phyllis J. IzantBradley B. JonesBennet KrohnAnn Lockwood

Rita Herrera McKinleyKathleen McLeanAlyce McNeilRebecca StewartLinda Mares TitusLori Uddenberg Jeffrey Watts

Life Trustees:Wendy GriffinAlan LiddleDick MoeWilliam StreetAnnette B. Weyerhaeuser

Emeritus:Peter DarlingEsther GrantAnne Gould HaubergBobby Street

Non-resident:Barry RosenMerrill Wagner Ex Officio:Carol Rhodes, President, Tacoma

Art Museum Activities Council

staff*Allison BaerJessica Bender Derrek BullMargaret Bullock Christina Cao Craig ColbergIrene ConleyCarolyn CrannellKelly Crithfield Frank Culhane Matt Daugherty Ben DavisDenise DeBuskMarc DombrowskyZoe DonnellThomas Duke Tobin EckholtCameron FellowsLindsey FrallicMartin GengenbachTyson Griffin Kara HefleyAllison HillSean HoweRock Hushka Ellen ItoRebecca JaynesMegan JonesAlex KeelerJeff KeiserPhoebe KelemanMichelle KinneyBoun Lameny Deanna Lane

Mike and Elizabeth DunbarAnnette DurhamSteve and Sue EbreoBrett and Jody EricksonElayne FalkHarriett and Ronald FieldsLucille FleischmannMike and Mary FloresMeagan FoleyBarbara and Leslie FoxJennifer and Steve FoxJames and Jean FreeburgBabette FrenierPhyllis and Bill GillBernhardt GontherAnn and Norm GoschSuzanne GoveArtis and Beverly GrantCatherine GrantNilmah GrayVirginia GregoryBonnie HaddowHarold T. HartingerFrances HartleyDouglas HassanJanice Hendley-BakerJeffrey HirschMieke HoppinSean HoppsErin HunterJames and Deborah HushagenSarah and John IdstromCarleen and Willie JacksonJohn and Suzy JigantiThomas and Mary Lou JonesAndrew and Suzanne JordanJanet JoyDiane KatzSusan M. KeithScott and Rosemary KendallMelynda KennedyLinda KilenRichard and Judy KimballAlan King and Anaya BalterDr. RyanSally KingMac and Bette KirkCarlyn KirkpatrickStephanie KornblumBetty KruegerNancy KuehnoelKerry KurpiusDeborah Larkin MorganBachuc LeGriselda LehrerEric and Pilar LemayRandall and Joyce LertKarin Leslie and Mike FardenStephanie LeverettDavid LewisSonja LightfootBarbara LindbergFrederick and Joan LorenzHelen Luts

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Jeremy Mangan Paula McArdleBrian McCarthyMorgan MoulongoRobbi NanakulMoira NeetJennifer PetersJames Porter Julie Rivera Chris Sharp Jonathan SmithAllison SouthStephanie StebichScott Sumara Pei Pei SungCourtney Vowels Jana Wennstrom Kristie Worthey

VolunteersBarbara AbeggMegan AbbottKaty AhrensNina Marie AltmanPatrick AmarillesChristina AmburgeyJessica AmesJill AndersonPam AndrewAmber ArringtonNick AschenbachAllison BaileyMatthew BangcayaUrsula BannisterJulie Barrett ZieglerMarcia BatchelorKaty BaurBarbara BeaverKaren Bell-HansonSharon BerensLizzie BergquistCharlie BevisCathy BiddyNancy BishopAshley BlackfordMelody Blake Jessamyn BlockJurren BoumanJanet BradshawJoan BreggerBev BrightTaylor BuckMelissa BurnsStephanie BussellJoy CaddockSarah CaldwellFanny CarmonaKristy CalhounJennifer CasteelSonia ChandwaneyAlyssa ChristensenJann ClareElsie Claypool

Sidney CloudKate ComisLaura ComstockWilliam CrawfordSarah CrossJennifer CurtissCourtney CzarneckiAnn DarlingMadeleine DavisTerry DewCrista DixAndi DmytryszynHelen DodgeJulia DumasCarolyn Price DyerMelissa DyvigAnita EisenmanAlexandria EnglishMatt EnglishJill EricksonLinda FlatleyPaula ForemanBarb FournierKatrina FrankLinda GainesKatie GiesCassie GirardierAutumn GlassSomer GouletPenny GrellierQ. Gene HanNancy HarrisDeonna HattenJennifer HickmanJosh HollandJordan HooverHeather HousmanAllison HydeShelley JobeAbigail JohnsonAdrienne JohnsonAngela JohnsonKristina JohnsonTobi JohnsonPearl KahleRandi KanderEugenia KangAnna KastamaAlexandra KerlBrianna KennedyDebora KernanNathan KetenerJudi KeyserHana KimBethany KingeryVinessa KnowlesJohn KoehlerLucia KrygerRuth KuehlerLoren KylloCidney LangeRea LankfordTodd Larsen

Bruce LarsonTheresa LarsonMara LearyBruce LeeYae LeeDreyson LentiMimi LevensonNina LewisRen LisKaitlyn LloydGaard LoganCindy LouieColleen MaloneyAmanda MarNicole MarshallLinda MartinezMadi MatthewSherill McBroomLarry McDonaldJudith McKaySusan McKinlayAlan MedakCrystal MillerRich MillerKarin MorrisAnnie MorrisonChantell MorrisonEleanor Moser-WintersSanjeev NarangAnnika NelsonLaure NicholsNoal NylandJaime O’DellTanya OdomCatherine OlesonAlex OlsenIsobelle OuzmanJohn PaigeSally PenleyGrace PetersonRoxanne PetersonSusan PiperJohn PollardJennifer PulidoRichard RangelFlorence ReardonJim ReardonKim ReidelbachPeter ReillyDave RemienSarahann RicknerSabina RipkaDon RomeroAlicia RudiePalmyra Sanchez-HernandezAnne SeagoDeborah SettlesJulia SheltonEllen ShigenoWendelyn ShoreBrandy SincyrDee SmethhurstDerek and Celesta Smith

Leonard SouchekSarah A StallNancy StarkMarcy StephensonSue StibbeKumar SubramanianFumi SutoTiffany TaylorKatie ThompsonAlex TursiMargaret UpshawAngela ValenzuelaElodie VandevertJeanne VellingJanice WagnerElizabeth Walsh Nancy WaltmanGlenda Watson- RahmaniHeather WelchKathryn WhitacreNancy WinbergKylene Yumul

Photo Credits:Page 1. The 9th Northwest Biennial opening, January 2009 Photo by Jim Mcjunkins, TPNW.

Page 2. Illuminating the Word: The Saint John’s Bible member’s opening celebration. Photo: Christopher Hunt.

Page 3, left. Morris Graves, Hibernation, 1954. Tempera on paper, 18 ½ × 25 ½ inches. Gift of John and Diahann Braseth in honor of Susan Russell Hall and Dr. Dale Hall for their dedication to visual arts in the Northwest.

Page 3, right. 2008 Activities Council President Carol Rhodes: Alice (Dolly L.); the Queen of Hearts (Kristie Worthey, Associate Director of Museum Services); and Board President Brett Willis pictured at The Tacoma Art Museum Gala.

Page 4, top. Installation of David Macaulay: The Way He Works exhibition. Photo: Richard Rangel.

Page 4. Courtesy of Alan Liddle.

*Page 8. This is a list of full or part-time employees who worked at Tacoma Art Museum between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009.