AuguSt 31, 2012 - Worcester Art Museum

2012 opening 

SepteMber 1, 2011 - AuguSt 31, 2012 

WOrCeSter Art MuSeuM 

doors to a vibrant future 

55 Salisbury Street / Worcester, MA 01609 / worcesterart.org

Front + back cover: Visitors enjoying WAM’s Free Summer Open House in celebration of the re-opening of the 

Salisbury Street doors and WAM’s free admission summer. tape Art by Michael townsend, www.tapeart.com 

to the WAM Community 

the past year was marked by a once in a generation 

change in leadership. Finding a successor for Jim Welu, 

at the helm of the Worcester Art Museum for more than 

a quarter century, was a complex task. We sought a 

candidate who could understand and honor the successes 

of the past, but also brought fresh ideas to the table. Our 

charge was not a simple one: bring WAM to the forefront of 

museum thinking, make WAM financially sustainable, and 

make WAM a major force in Worcester, Central 

Massachusetts and beyond. 

After a careful search we were very fortunate to be able 

to attract Matthias Waschek. Matthias brings the highest 

professional credentials: besides extensive experiences 

at the Louvre Museum in paris and the pulitzer Foundation 

for the Arts in St. Louis, MO, he has an impressive 

bibliography, a deep passion for art, and a proven track 

record of engaging new audiences. In addition he speaks 

four languages, has a doctoral degree in the Fine Arts, and 

has extensive teaching experiences in higher education. 

From the beginning, his enthusiasm, strategic vision and 

fearless leadership continues to impress, as evidenced by 

the local, regional, national and international attention that 

WAM has received in the press and on the web since his 

arrival. the positive impact of his stewardship is evident in 

the pages of this report, and I look forward to his continued 

success. It has been an honor working with him these past 

12 months, and an even greater honor to call him a friend. 

In this my last year as president of this amazing institution, 

I would also like to extend my thanks to the team at WAM: 

the staff, the Corporators and my fellow board members. 

I would also like to add a personal thanks to Jim Welu, 

whose open door and amazing spirit brought me into this 

wonderful museum community as a volunteer. Our first 

conversation about the Museum’s collection left me no 

doubt that this was a museum I could call home. I remain 

humbled by your faith, grateful for this opportunity, and, as 

always, excited about the future at WAM. 

Clifford J. Schorer, board president 

Can you believe it One year has gone by since I was 

nominated the 13th director of the Worcester Art Museum. 

plenty has happened over this year, and I am pleased to 

have this opportunity to share some of the significant 

growth and positive change that has occurred since my 

appointment in November 2011. First and foremost I would 

like to extend my heartfelt thanks to our board of trustees 

and board president, Cliff Schorer, for their ongoing 

support of and commitment to this institution. 

Over the past year I have been struck by the quality and 

investment of the Museum staff; a group of exceptional 

people whom I value tremendously. Not only are they 

dependable and inspirational, but also open to change. 

the most important development this year was the 

inevitable move from a four- to a five- workday week, 

affecting many WAM staff members, without any changes 

to the annual budget. the rewards for this move will show, 

as we grow even more productive and efficient. 

this past year is firmly rooted in the principles of strategic 

focus. the seeds of financial sustainability, relevance and 

access were planted with the implementation of significant 

changes to the way the Museum operates. the most 

emotional change was the reopening of the Salisbury 

Street doors, showing the community that we are open 

for business. the most visible change was evident in the 

quantity and quality of press attention the Museum 

received with leading articles, exhibition reviews and 

interviews in The Boston Globe, The New York Times, 

WGBH Greater Boston, and many professional and art 

journals. the most substantial change was when we took 

a calculated risk and opened the Museum for free over 

Cliff and Matthias in the Art Since the mid-20th Century gallery next to Nam June paik’s portrait of 

robert goddard, Worcester native and “father of modern rocketry.” 

two months this past summer, resulting in triple the foot 

traffic in 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. the 

most promising change was jumpstarting our long-term 

collaborations with local institutions, notably the Colleges 

of the Worcester Consortium and the Worcester Juvenile 

Court System. the most discreet change was the initial 

process of reorganizing our staff to better meet future 

challenges.the most ambitious change was when our 

leadership team forged a vision and laid a foundation with 

which to map our 10-year goals and establish benchmarks 

on how to measure our progress and create 

accountability among our colleagues. 

rest assured this institution has incredibly healthy bones. 

It not just houses an outstanding collection, resides in 

phenomenal real estate, but also owns a relatively healthy 

endowment and employs a great staff. the most important 

factor in this equation of success is YOu, the community 

that champions us, stimulates us and challenges us. It is 

your right to ask for transparency and a vision that you can 

help sustain. this is your museum. Without you, we cannot 

exist. If this museum ignites your enthusiasm, if you 

believe in what we can do and be, if we have gained your 

trust via transparency and vision, you owe it to yourself 

and your passion to fully support us so that we can uphold 

our core mission of “art for the benefit of all.” 

I look forward to sharing our continued growth with you. 

Matthias Waschek, Director 

/ 1 / WOrCeSter Art MuSeuM Annual report:2012 

Nam June paik, Robert Goddard, 1995, Aluminum structure, wooden cabinet, electronic components, 

neon glass tubing, two video sequences, Museum purchase with funds from Mary H. and Donald r. 

Melville, Linda and John Nelson and the theodore t. and Mary g. ellis Fund, 1997.108 

worcesterart.org 

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Trustees are volunteers elected by the Corporators to manage the business of the Corporation. 

Individual trustees demonstrate their commitment to the Museum and its mission by providing 

leadership and strategic direction, by participating in programs and events, and by raising and 

contributing funds. trustees understand the Museum’s value within the community as well as in 

the lives of the people it serves. 

Board of Trustees 2012 

Herbert S. Alexander 

Julia D. Andreini 

Marie A. Angelini 

Joseph J. bafaro, Jr., treasurer 

Lisa M. bernat, Vice president* 

Sara buckingham 

Suzanne r. Campbel-Lambert 

Henry J. Ciborowski* 

Catherine M. Colinvaux 

John b. Dirlam 

Susan M. Foley 

gabriele M. goszcz 

patricia S. Lotuff 

Katharine M. Michie 

Charles H. Moser 

Moira Moynihan-Manoog 

phyllis pollack, Vice president 

Clifford J. Schorer, president 

Michael D. Sleeper, Vice president* 

* 3-term limit in November 2012 

I implore you—go to Worcester. See works by all of 

the greats you’ve never seen before. Revel in your 

discoveries…you will be bowled over. I promise. 

—Jared bowen, WgbH, Greater Boston, July 20, 2012 

Trustees Emeriti 2012 

ellen r. berezin 

Sarah g. berry 

Irene browne-grim 

Mary t. Cocaine 

J. Christopher Collins 

richard b. Collins 

Dix F. Davis 

Henry b. Dewey 

Antonella Doucette 

Warner S. Fletcher 

Howard g. Freeman 

Nathan greenberg 

James N. Heald 

george e. Hecker 

John Herron, Jr. 

prentiss C. Higgins 

M Howard Jacobson 

James D. Javaras 

John Jeppson 

William D. Kelleher 

Judith S. King 

David A. Lemoine 

David A. Lucht 

C. Jean McDonough 

Donald r. Melville 

Anne M. Morgan 

philip r. Morgan 

Frederic H. Mulligan 

John M. Nelson✝ 

John F. O'brien 

richard J. pentland 

David A. persky 

richard prouty✝ 

Sarah C. ribeiro 

richard p. Sergel 

Sumner b. tilton 

2020 Vision 

New leadership team 

Building on the successes of the past, our team has formulated a vision statement for the next 

10 years. This statement will help determine our strategic focus as we move forward. It will allow 

us to align our activities, focus on incremental goals and determine milestones of success. This 

statement is based on our Board’s request that we strengthen our sustainability and relevance, 

as we write the next chapter of institutional history. 

In 2020, the Worcester Art Museum is a top cultural destination in New england. We 

attract over 200,000 visitors annually to our exhibition spaces, and play a critical part 

in the cultural and economic vitality of the city of Worcester. building on past 

successes, we expand our role as a focal institution in the region, providing cohesion 

to an ever-changing social fabric. As a highly motivated team, we further connect with 

our communities and build on the synergy with our partner institutions, including the 

eleven colleges and universities in Worcester. 

Capitalizing on our medium size, our encyclopedic collection and a robust exhibition 

schedule, we emphasize our unique narrative – a narrative of connections: 

connecting art with individual experiences, joy and discovery, as well as connecting 

people, cultures, and histories with the here and now of a globalizing world. this 

narrative is supported by our visitor-focused culture, a highly welcoming environment 

and an all-pervading openness to experimentation and creative thinking. 

✝Deceased 

Deputy Director + 

Chief Operating Officer 

tracy Caforio 

Director of Development 

Jere Shea 

Interim Chief Curator + 

Curator of Contemporary Art 

Susan L. Stoops 

Director of Audience 

engagement 

Adam reed rozan 

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WAM announces 

the Frank Channing Smith, Jr. Collection 

ten panel paintings of the early renaissance, purchased during the 1920s and 1930s by 

Frank Channing Smith, Jr., a prominent Worcester attorney, Museum trustee, and for a 

short period, president of the Museum, have been donated to the Museum’s permanent 

collection. When Smith died in 1952, these extraordinary works were divided between his 

nieces, Amy bess Willliams Miller and Margery Anne Williams Adams, who were sisters. 

In 2003, the Museum received the following five paintings from the estate of Ms. Miller 

(former president of Hancock Shaker Village) of pittsfield, Massachusetts: 

taddeo di bartolo, Christ Carrying the Cross 

Alvaro pirez, Scene from the Lives of Cosmos and Damian (Stoning) 

< Alvaro pirez, Scene from the Lives of Cosmos and Damian (Beheading) 

Master of San Miniato, Death of St. Catherine of Siena 

Master of the Madonna with a parrot, Madonna and Child with St. Joseph 

(accessioned 2006) 

In 2007, Ms. Adams of Charlotte, North Carolina, appreciating the value of keeping the 

family’s collection together, put on long-term loan as promised gifts to the Museum the five 

paintings she had inherited from her uncle. In June of this year, Ms. Adams formally donated 

these works to the Museum: 

bernardo Daddi, Madonna and Child 

bernardo Daddi, Crucifixion 

giovanni del biondo, Communion of the Sick 

giovanni del biondo, Extreme Unction 

Master of the Accademia Annunciation, Pietà 

two of the ten masterworks will be on view in the Museum galleries in July 2013. 

Alvaro pirez, Scene from the Lives of St. Cosmos and Damian (Beheading), about 1411-1434, tempera on panel, bequest of Amy bess Miller, 2003.154 



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exhibitions 

Wall at WAM: Charline von Heyl 

November 19, 2010 – February 24, 2013 

Supported by the Don and Mary Melville Contemporary Art Fund. Additional 

generous support provided by David and Marlene Persky, an anonymous 

donor, and Worcester Magazine. 

The Strange Life of Objects: The Art of Annette Lemieux 

April 9 – October 9, 2011 

Generously supported by the Don and Mary Melville Contemporary Art Fund 

and the Robert Wheaton Fund. Educational programs supported by Drs. Julia 

Andrieni and Robert Phillips; and the Amelia and Robert Haley Lecture Fund. 

More than Face Value: Non-Traditional Subjects 

in American Miniature Painting 

May 4 – December 4, 2011 

Leisure, Pleasure, and the Debut 

of the Modern French Woman 

May 14 – September 11, 2011 

Exquisite Flowers from a Mysterious Garden: 

Prints by Itō Jakuchū (1716-1800) 

July 20, 2011 – February 5, 2012 

Flowers and Jewels: Chinese Fascination with 

the Mughal Style 

August 31, 2011 – February 26, 2012 

Rest Elsewhere: Netherlandish Mannerist Prints 

October 8 – December 4, 2011 

Art Since the mid-20th Century 

Ongoing 

Ladies of the House: Portrait Miniatures 

of Women from the Permanent Collection 

December 7, 2011 – June 3, 2012 

In Search of Julien Hudson: Free Artist 

of Color in Pre-Civil War New Orleans 

December 9, 2011 – May 27, 2012 

In Search of Julien Hudson: Free Artist of Color in pre-Civil War New Orleans 

is organized by the Worcester Art Museum and The Historic New Orleans 

Collection. The exhibition is supported in part by an award from the National 

Endowment for the Arts. Related programming is made possible in part by 

the National Endowment for the Arts as part of American Masterpieces: 

three Centuries of Artistic genius. 

Julien Hudson, Portrait Of A Man, Called A Self-portrait, detail, 1839, 

oil on canvas, Collections of Louisiana State Museum, 07526 b 

Hymn to the Earth: Photographs by Ron Rosenstock 

December 15, 2011 – July 15, 2012 

Exhibition and catalogue generously sponsored by Cutler Capital 

Management and Cutler Associates. 

Carrie Moyer: Interstellar 

February 11 – August 19, 2012 

This exhibition is supported by the Don and Mary Melville Contemporary 

Art Fund. 

Eight Views of the Ryūkyū Islands 

February 15 – July 15, 2012 

Small Porcelain Luxuries from China 

February 29 – September 2, 2012 

Pilgrimage to Hokusai's Waterfalls 

May 17 – November 11, 2012 

The redesigned Japanese Gallery was made possible by generous funding 

from Margaret Hunter in memory of Mimi d. Bloch and the E. Rhodes and 

Leona B. Carpenter Foundation. 

Recent Acquisitions: American Portrait Miniatures 

from the Bequest of Lewis Hoyer Rabbage 

June 6 – December 13, 2012 

Spotlight on Maki Haku (1924-2000) 

July 19, 2012 – January 20, 2013 

20th Century American Drawings 

August 18 – December 2, 2012 



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Strategic focus 

Free Summer 

After a successful grass-roots campaign to re-open the Museum’s Salisbury 

Street doors in the spring, jumpstarted by a lead gift from barry Morgan, WAM 

announced on June 20, 2012 that the Museum would be free for all during the 

months of July and August. to celebrate the announcement, WAM held a free 

open house with activities for families on Saturday, June 23. 

One of our biggest priorities is to make the Worcester Art Museum more 

accessible to the community and the world. the re-opening of the Salisbury 

doors is a symbolic gesture of that accessibility and the free admission provides 

literal access to all. through the combination of these acts, combined with 

others in the future, we hope to deliver the message to the community that we 

welcome and encourage everyone to experience what this tremendous 

institution has to offer. We’re so appreciative of the encouragement and support 

we’ve received from our community in helping to make the Worcester Art 

Museum free for all to enjoy over the next couple of months...Without their 

commitment, it would have been extremely difficult to make this dream a reality. 

—Matthias Waschek, WAM Director 

Several community leaders and elected officials attended a press conference to 

support the museum’s announcement, including: Senator Harriette Chandler; 

Malcolm rogers - Director, Museum of Fine Arts boston; Anita Walker - 

executive Director, Massachusetts Cultural Coalition; Lisa Simmons – Director 

of pr, MA Office of travel and tourism; Councilor Konnie Lukes, and erin 

Williams, Cultural Development Officer, City of Worcester. 

The Museum knows how to pay it 

back with free admission…other 

museums: there’s a lesson here. 

—Judith H. Dobrzynski, Real Clear Arts, 

artsjournal.com, June 20, 2012 

Highlights 

Ongoing 

reoccurring: After Hours / Third 

Thursday of every month (Sponsored 

by the Members’ Council) 

reoccurring: Free First Saturdays 

(Sponsored by tJX Foundation) 

Wall at WAM (Sponsored by the Don 

and Mary Melville Contemporary Art 

Fund with additional generous support 

provided by David and Marlene persky 

and an anonymous donor) 

September 

Curators of Annette Lemieux 

Gallery Talk 

Leila Amalfitano and Judith Hoos-Fox 

discuss The Strange Life of Objects: The 

Art of Annette Lemieux 

WAM 101 (buses sponsored by the 

Libraries of the College of the Holy 

Cross) 

Fall Adult Classes Open House 

Conference Room Opening Party 

(Sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural 

Council / Massachusetts Development 

and Myles✝ and Jean McDonough) 

Salisbury Society Lecture Series: 

Worcester’s Maya Column 

October 

Chamber Music Series—Worcester 

Chamber Music Society (Sponsored by 

Nydia and Charles Moser) 

24-hour Comic Challenge 

Panel Discussion: Chapter House 

Tableaux Vivants: A Benefit honoring 

James A. Welu (Sponsored by 

Interstate Specialty products, Inc. and 

College of the Holy Cross) 

November 

Prof’s Night 

Family Day: Characters Welcome 

Engraving a Line Over the Alps: 

Lecture with Curator David Acton 

December 

Julien Hudson: Opening Party 

(Sponsored by Fallon Community Health 

plan and unum) 

Symposium: Understanding Julien 

Hudson: Free Artist of Color in Context 

(Sponsored by MassHumanities) 

Julien Hudson: In Context 

Audio Tour 

Ron Rosenstock: Hymn to the Earth 

(exhibition and catalog sponsored by 

Cutler Capital Management and Cutler 

Associates) 

Holidays at WAM (Sponsored by 

people’s united bank) 

December Workshops 

First Night Worcester 

January 

In Search of your Treasures 

Appraisal Day 

Flora in Winter 2012 (Sponsored by 

unum, Fallon Community Health plan 

and people's united bank) 

Artist Talk: Ron Rosenstock 

February 

Black History Month Celebration 


February Fun Vacation Week 

Workshops 

Lecture: Oppressed Everywhere 

in this Slavery-Cursed Land: Free 

People of Color Before the Civil War 


Career Night 

The Ghost of Pere Antoine: 

Afro-Creole Traditions and the 

Making of New Orleans Catholicism 

(Sponsored by College of the Holy Cross) 

Traveler’s Trunk: A Partnership with 

Old Sturbridge Village (Sponsored by 

MassHumanities) 

Interstellar: Carrie Moyer (exhibition 

and catalog supported by the Don 

and Mary Melville Contemporary Art 

Fund and CANADA, New York) 


Meet Matthias Waschek, WAM's 

New Director 

March 

Julien Hudson Closing Party: La Féte 

Nouvelle Orléans (Sponsored by Fallon 

Community Health plan and unum) 

Anthony Amore Lecture 

Youth Art Month Reception 

(Sponsored by Massachusetts Art 

education Association) 

Chamber Music Series—duo from 

borromeo String Quartet (Sponsored by 

Nydia and Charles Moser) 

Family Day: Myths and Muses 

(Sponsored by unum) 

April 

April Art Break Vacation Week 

Workshops 

Artist Talk: Carrie Moyer 


Hymn to the Earth with Ron Rosenstock 

May 

Chamber Music Series—Michelle 

graveline and Stephen Hammer 

(Sponsored by Nydia and Charles Moser) 

The Macartys: A Biracial Family 

in New Orleans (Sponsored by 

MassHumanities) 

Hokusai Exhibition Opening Celebration 

Corporator Mid-Year Event: 

Three Perspectives on Procaccini's 

Betrayal of Christ 

June 

25th Anniversary Art All-State 

(Art All-State 2012 was made possible 

by the David Jay Freelander education 

Fund, and its co-sponsor the 

Massachusetts Art education 

Association. Further support was 

received from the Ostrowski Family in 

memory of Christopher Ostrowski 

AAS’96 and from Fallon Community 

Health plan. Additional assistance in the 

form of in-kind donations was received 

from AA transportation, Artist & 

Craftsman, blick Art Materials, Cocoon 

graphix, Corner grill, Curry printing & 

Copy Center, Davis publications, 

educational Sketchbook program, 

extras for Creative Learning, Fallon 

Community Health plan, golden paints, 

Institute of Contemporary Art, Maines 

paper & Food Service, papa gino’s, 

polar beverages, price Chopper, royal 

brush, Sargent Art, School Specialty, 

Sysco Corp., and utrecht Art Supply) 

Library Triennial Book Sale 

FREE Family Day 

Summer Family Open House 

Salisbury Society Gala 

Salisbury Award presented to Warner 

and Mary Fletcher 

July 

FREE SUMMER admission 

August 

FREE SUMMER admission 

Salisbury Lecture Series: Interstellar 

with Carrie Moyer 

✝Deceased 

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WOrCeSter Art MuSeuM Annual report: 2012 

Above: Anders Leonard Zorn, Opal, detail, 1891, oil on canvas, gift of Marianne and John Jeppson, 

1986.59, interpreted in flowers by Susan Detjens during Flora in Winter 2012. 


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ehind the Scenes 

Worcester Art Museum team Conserves Chapter House 

Chapter House, 1150-90 

from the priory of Saint John Le bas-Nueil, 

poitou-Charentes, France 

Limestone 

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Learn more about the Chapter House and its journey 

from France to WAM and view images of the 

conservation process at worcesterart.org 

From 2010 to 2012 the Worcester Art Museum conservation laboratory evaluated, treated, and 

conserved the Chapter House, using the most advanced scientific methods. Conservators 

carefully studied the entire structure and diagnosed its problems, using such analytical 

techniques as x-ray fluorescence, scanning electron microscopy, and petrography. With 

detailed knowledge of the building’s condition they devised a methodical treatment plan. 

Decades of Museum visitors had touched the stone surfaces leaving oil and dirt from their 

skin. Conservators used a scientifically-formulated gel to dissolve the dirt and oil on the stone 

surfaces, and then removed both with moist cotton pads. With a laser they cleaned the lower 

walls where over the years floor coatings and waxes had gotten onto the stone. Orange iron 

stains, caused by a water leak, were removed with a special cleaning solution. 

Old plaster repairs covered some areas of the building’s surface. Conservators removed these 

using a chisel and mallet, and also filled-in graffiti scratched into the walls. they found that 

some stones had become decayed and weakened from high salt deposits in their structure. 

using water-soaked poultices they were able to draw out these damaging salts. Conservators 

also stabilized brittle and deteriorating stone blocks by applying dilute adhesive with a brush, 

or injecting it into the stone with a syringe. 

In 2010, funding for this project was generously provided by an anonymous donor through the Greater Kansas City 

Community Foundation. In 2011, the Museum was awarded an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Officer’s Grant in support 

of Conservation Fellow Susan Costello, who carried out the conservation research and treatment. 

/ 11 / WOrCeSter Art MuSeuM Annual report: 2012 WAM conservators work on the restoration process. Chapter House, 1150-90, from the priory of 

Saint John Le bas-Nueil, poitou-Charentes, France, Limestone, Museum purchase, 1927.46 


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Learning @ WAM 

Youth 

Igniting the connection between seeing and creating is 

the springboard for WAM’s kid-centric Classes. All of 

our young visitors begin their WAM experience with a 

trip through the galleries, which provided inspiration for 

hands-on art-making. Classes are offered for ages 3 

to17, in the fall, winter, spring, and summer sessions. 

Feb Fun and April Art vacation week workshops provide 

another opportunity for kids to encounter the Museum in 

a relevant, creative and encouraging environment. 

Teens 

2012 launched DigiWAM: a video game design program 

that teaches the essential art fundamentals required to 

successfully master the basics of video game design 

and execution. 

Adults 

WAM Studio Classes, Lectures, and Workshops 

attracted a strong audience with a variety of learning 

opportunities in both the studios and galleries. thoughtprovoking 

programs, such as Understanding Julien 

Hudson: Free Artist of Color in Context, provided rich 

insight for our visitors. 

Families 

During July and August, WAM offered a host of free 

family drop-in workshops on Sunday afternoons. these 

fun and accessible programs included activities such as 

drawing a comic or writing a Haiku poem. the Museum 

also hosted two popular collection-based Family Days: 

Characters Welcome in the fall and Myths and Muses in 

the spring. 

Worcester Public Schools 

each year, every 4th grader in the WpS district visits 

the Museum to participate in The Artist’s Intent and 

Descriptive Landscapes. this interdisciplinary program 

of study is aligned with the Commonwealth of 

Massachusetts Department of elementary and 

Secondary education Curriculum Frameworks. 

Community 

2012 marked the 26th anniversary of WAM’s 

partnership with our neighbor, elm park Community 

School. All students in grades 1 through 6 visited the 

Museum for gallery and studio experiences. the 

program culminates with the 6th grade class celebrating 

their graduation from elementary school at the Museum. 

Students are given a life-time Membership to the 

Museum. 

Higgins Education Wing Exhibitions 

24-hour Comic Challenge: Results! 

Monkey Boy to Lunch Lady: 10 Years of Jarrett J. 

Krowsoczka 

Black History Month Celebration 

Youth Art Month 

Exploring China Past and Present 

Art All-State Alumni 

Art All-State 

the Museum offered its 25th Art All-State on Friday and Saturday, June 1-2. Working 

collaboratively with teachers and administrators around the state, 226 students were 

nominated and 148 were accepted, representing 112 schools and 148 communities. 

Sixteen artist/mentors worked with these students in the galleries and studios over the 

two-day event. Art All-State began in 1988 under the sponsorship of the Worcester Art 

Museum and a generous grant from the then-Massachusetts Council on the Arts and 

Humanities. Cosponsors were and still are the Massachusetts Art education Association 

(MAeA) and the MA Directors of Art education with funding from the David J. Freelander 

education Fund. Over 100 volunteers assisted in the planning and implementation of 

this annual program. Art All-State’s purpose is to encourage and motivate artistically 

talented juniors in high school, to advocate for quality art education, to give students an 

understanding of art related careers and direct knowledge of contemporary art forms. 

Art All-State alumni now number over 3,600. 

Art All-State 2012 was made possible by the David Jay Freelander Education Fund, and its co-sponsor the 

Massachusetts Art Education Association. Further support was received from the Ostrowski Family in memory of 

Christopher Ostrowski AAS'96 and from Fallon Community Health Plan. Additional assistance in the form of in-kind 

donations was received from AA Transportation, Artist & Craftsman, Blick Art Materials, Cocoon Graphix, Corner 

Grill, Curry Printing & Copy Center, Davis Publications, Educational Sketchbook Program, Extras for Creative 

Learning, Fallon Community Health Plan, Golden Paints, Institute of Contemporary Art, Maines Paper & Food 

Service, Papa Gino's, Polar Beverages, Price Chopper, Royal Brush, Sargent Art, School Specialty, Sysco Corp., 

and Utrecht Art Supply. 



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One of the nation’s great collections. 

—Sebastian Smee, Boston Globe, October 23, 2011 

growing foot traffic 

FY 2011 

admissions: 31,435 

on premises: 78,012 

FY 2012 

admissions: 45,589 

on premises: 92,292 

FY 2011-2012 

admissions: +45% 

on premises: +18% 

The City of Worcester is rich with cultural attractions, including 

the Worcester Art Museum. As the Worcester Art Museum 

re-opens its Salisbury doors, residents and tourists can take in 

a wealth of our world history with the range of collections 

presented at the museum. 

—Lieutenant governor timothy Murray, former mayor of Worcester, June 20, 2012 

It should be a landmark. But around Boston it’s 

almost like secret knowledge. Spread the word. 

—greg Cook, Boston Phoenix, November 7, 2012 

growing web traffic 

FY 2011 

visits: 158,144 

unique visitors: 87,860 

pageviews: 508,647 

FY 2012 

visits: 331,834 

unique visitors: 218,083 

pageviews: 1,037,574 

FY 2011-2012 

visits: +109% 

unique visitors: +149% 

page views: +104% 


baron Wolman, American, born 1937, 300,000 Strong: Woodstock Music and Art Fair (detail), 1969, gelatin silver print, gift of David Davis 


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Financial picture 

Statement of Financial Position 

as of August 31, 2012 

Current Assets: 

Operating Support & Revenue 

As of August 31st, 2012 

Operating Expenses 

As of August 31st, 2012 

Cash & Cash Equivalents $332,606 

Grant and Other Receivables $83,828 

Pledges Receivable, Net $662,808 

Investments $445,577 

Inventories $76,382 

Prepaid Expenses $89,702 

$1,690,903 

Property Plant & Equipment $10,389,502 

Pledges Receivable, Net $874,533 

Investments $86,986,383 

Total Assets $99,941,321 

Liabilities & Net Assets 

Current Liabilities 

Accounts Payable, Trade $306,095 

Accrued and Other Liabilities $392,705 

Deferred Revenue $156,869 

Endowment & 

Other Income 

$5,628,964 

65% 

Education $603,214 7% 

Membership $269,445 3% 

Admissions $142,375 2% 

Shop, Food Services, 

Rental $658,110 7% 

Gifts & Grants 

$1,213,162 

14% 

Auxillary Activities $158,890 2% 

Shop, Food Services, 

& Rental $634,922 7% 

Building, Grounds 

& Security 

$1,963,655 

23% 

Administration 

$1,610,936 

19% 

Curatorial & 

Conservation 

$1,827,366 

21% 

Fundraising & 

Marketing 

$1,426,581 

16% 

Library $153,835 2% 

Education 

$1,056,865 

12% 

Total Current Liabilities $855,669 

Long-Term Debt $3,150,000 

Net Assets: 

Unrestricted $25,608,310 

Temporarily Restricted $32,193,067 

Permanently Restricted $38,134,275 

Total Net Assets $95,935,652 

Total Liabilities & Net Assets $99,941,321 

$634,922 7% 

$ 

bernardo Strozzi, The Calling of Saint Matthew, about 1620, oil on canvas, Museum purchase, 1941.1 

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Corporators, as stewards of the public trust, ensure the continuation of the Worcester Art Museum’s 

mission to collect, to preserve, to exhibit, and to educate. Corporators are committed to the Museum, 

and serve as ambassadors, contributors, and participants. 

Corporators 

Herbert S. Alexander 

John b. Anderson^ 

Julia D. Andrieni 

Marie A. Angelini 

Janet Armstrong^ 

Joseph J. bafaro, Jr. 

thomas J. bartholomew 

Kay e. bassett 

Isabel A. bayon 

barbara Apelian beall-Fofana 

Susan M. berkeley 

george F. bernardin 

Lisa M. bernat 

Jeffrey D. bernhard 

richard L. bishop 

randolph r. bloom 

David M. bodah 

Melinda J. boone** 

Nicole brathwaite-Hunt 

Mary Ann S. brockelman 

Ann e. brown 

Christopher A. brown 

Sara buckingham 

Alta-Mae butler 

Suzanne r. Campbell-Lambert 

William r. Carrick 

Filomena Cesareo 

robert r. Charles 

Henry J. Ciborowski 

brigita Clementi 

Alexandra e. Cleworth 

Sandra Cohen 

Catherine M. Colinvaux 

James e. Collins 

paula H. Connolly 

Mary H. Coolidge 

Leonard Cowan 

elizabeth A. Crowley 

Leslie K. Cutler 

Jyoti Datta 

Laurel Davis 

elizabeth K. DeHoratius 

Jeffery L. Dill 

John F. Dion 

John b. Dirlam 

thomas M. Dolan 

Kevin Dowd** 

Kent D. dur russell 

Michael e. eramo 

Cathleen C. esleeck 

barbara e. Fargo 

Andrew Feldman 

Justin L. Fletcher 

Susan M. Foley 

Joan I. Freedman 

paul J. giorgio 

Laura glazier 

richard H. glew 

Maureen L. glowik 

roberta J. goldman 

John goldsberry 

gabriele M. goszcz 

John e. graham 

Maureen r. gray 

Ivan r. green 

Michael gusar 

patricia A. Halpin 

James b. Hanshaw 

Lura Harrison 

Marjorie Hastings-O'Connell 

James e. Hogan^ 

Margaret p. Hunter 

Louis J. Iandoli 

Janet Ann Jaworski 

tay Ann Jay 

Kristina L. Jones 

Amar V. Kapur 

Alison C. Kenary^ 

brendan J. King 

Judith S. King 

Stephen A. Knapp 

Joyce r. Kressler 

Warren C. Lane 

gordon b. Lankton 

rafael Lazo 

Nel A. Lazour^ 

Diane Lebel 

Steven J. Ledbetter 

David A. Lemoine 

paul J. Levenson 

Ottilie Levine 

Vincent Lombardi 

patricia Lotuff 

edgar Luna^ 

Ingrid J. Mach 

Minh C. Mailloux 

Mark F. Mancevice 

thomas D. Manning 

Dominick N. Marcigliano 

Christian McCarthy 

Kathleen M. McDonough 

richard J. McNally 

J. William Mees 

ruthann Melancon 

toni K. Meltzer 

Katharine M. Michie 

thomas S. Michie 

erwin H. Miller 

Satya b. Mitra 

Jane L. Molina 

Charles F. Monahan 

Anna Mitra Morgan 

Leonard J. Morse 

Charles H. Moser 

patricia A. Moynihan^ 

Moira Moynihan-Manoog 

Victoria Mulligan 

Oanh H.t. Nguyen 

James S. Nicas 

Dominic J. Nompleggi 

Joseph O'brien** 

beata I. O'brien 

Candace Okuno 

Jean C. Osborne 

Martha r. pappas 

Deborah penta 

Mary Ann pervier 

William O. pettit 

genevieve K. pioppi 

Stephen M. pitcher 

roger p. plourde 

phyllis pollack 

george C. rand 

Anne reisinger 

Linda b. robbins 

Susan D. roberts 

Helen A. ronan 

Henry b. rose^ 

Jennifer N. roy 

betsy p. Sargisson 

Margaret Savage 

John Savickas 

roberta r. Schaefer 

peter b. Schneider 

Clifford J. Schorer 

eric H. Schultz 

Sue ellen Scrogin 

Carol L. Seager 

Janice e. Seymour 

Mary F. Shasta 

Jeanice C. Sherman 

Jang b. Singh 

toby Sisson 

Michael D. Sleeper 

Joshua Lee Smith 

David W. Snell 

Albert b. Southwick 

Kristina M. Spillane 

Mark J. Spuria 

Suzanne St. pierre 

robin Starr 

Donald F. Stoddard 

Katy K. Sullivan 

John Szlyk 

Joyce tamer 

Anne C. tardanico 

Vickie thebeau 

Julie thomas 

Lynne M. tonna 

Josephine r. L. truesdell 

Judith C. Vaillancourt 

Carmen D. Vazquez 

barent W. Walsh 

elise b. Wellington 

barbara K. Wheaton 

Hillary White 

emily V. Wolf 

David K. Woodbury 

Stacy e. Woods 

thomas Worcester 

John t. Worcester 

edward C. Yasuna 

Alan S. Yoffie 

** ex Officio 

^ Corporator Council 

I became involved with the Worcester Art Museum when 

my husband was on the Members’ Council in the early 

80’s. My first visit to the Museum was to enjoy the arts 

but I learned that it had much more resources to help me 

broaden my knowledge. After learning the Museum’s 

history, the founders’ vision for its future and what it has 

become today, I feel privileged to be a part of it. 

To have a fine institution like the Worcester Art Museum 

in our city is an asset and to me, it is a gem right in my 

back yard. —Minh Mailloux 

Salisbury Society 

The Salisbury Society was founded in 1992 

to recognize the commitment of patrons who 

take a leadership role in supporting the 

Museum. Society members contribute to the 

philanthropic tradition begun by Stephen 

Salisbury III, the Museum’s founder. 

Chairman’s Circle ($25,000+) 

Clifford J. Schorer^ 

President’s Circle ($10,000 - $24,999) 

Marie and Mike Angelini 

Catherine M. Colinvaux and phillip D. Zamore 

Mary^ and Warner Fletcher 

Lisa Kirby gibbs^ and peter gibbs 

Mr. and Mrs. b. Anthony King 

Linda and John✝ Nelson 

Mr. and Mrs. theodore e. Shasta 

Director’s Circle ($5,000 - $9,999) 

Herb and Maura Alexander 

Dr. Julia D. Andrieni and Dr. robert A. phillips 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. bafaro, Jr. 

Jack and Susan bassick 

Lisa M. bernat^ and Abram rosenfeld 

Allen and Sarah berry 

Karin branscombe^ 

Mr. and Mrs. J. Christopher Collins 

Mr. and Mrs. David F. Dalton 

Maria and John Dirlam 

Dr. gabriele goszcz^ and Douglas Crawford 

John and Marianne Jeppson 

Joan peterson Klimann 

C. Jean and Myles✝ McDonough 

Don and Mary Melville 

Nydia and Charles Moser 

Mr. and Mrs. William O. pettit, Jr. 

Michael and Carol Sleeper 

Patron ($2,500 – $4,999) 

Jeanne Y. Curtis✝ 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. N. de Végvár 

paul A. Digeronimo and Katharine A. Marino 

Mr.^ and Mrs. James C. Donnelly, Jr. 

Antonella and roger Doucette 

roberta goldman 

Drs. Ivan and Noreen green 

Saundra b. Lane 

Stephen and Valerie Loring 

Mr. and Mrs.^ Henry t. Michie 

barrett and Mahroo Morgan 

Mr. and Mrs. bernard g. palitz 

Marlene and David persky 

Drs. phyllis pollack and peter Metz 

Member ($1,250 – $2,499) 

Mr. and Mrs. James H. barnhill 

Dr. and Mrs. Frederick L. bayon 

elaine W. beals 

ellen berezin and Lewis Shepard 

edward berman and Kathleen M. McDonough 

barbara and george bernardin 

eleanor C. bernat 

richard^ and Sande bishop 

randolph and edla Ann bloom 

bollus Lynch, LLp 

Karl L. briel 

Frederick brose and Janice Seymour 

Ann brown and Dominic Nompleggi 

Mr. and Mrs. H. paul buckingham III 

Dawn^ and John budd 

Douglas p. butler 

george and tammy butler 

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Caforio 

thomas W. Caldwell 


robert and Nancy Charles 

Henry J. and elaine M.✝Ciborowski 

Alexandra Cleworth and gary Staab 

Christo and Mary t. Cocaine 


Mrs. Fairman C. Cowan✝ 

tracy A. Craig and Dr. James J. Convery 

Mary S. Cushman 

Dix and Sarah Davis 

Howard g. Davis III 

phil and Laurel Davis 

richard and Margery Dearborn 

Marjorie M. Deitz✝ 

Henry b. and Jane K. Dewey 

David Dipasquale and Candace Okuno 

tom and Joan Dolan 

Dr. and Mrs. John A. Duggan 

Michael e. eramo and Helen S. Carey 

Cathleen esleeck 

birgit Faber-Morse 

paul and Judith Falcigno 

barbara e. Fargo 

Andrew and robin Feldman 

Marianne e. Felice, M.D. and John M. giles III 

Yda and Allen Filiberti 

Mrs. John e. Flagg 

Allen W. Fletcher 

patricia A. Fletcher 

Mr. and Mrs. richard I. Freedman 

In honor of Jim Welu 

Kathleen H. gadbois 

Dr. Wayne and Laura glazier 

Maureen L. glowik 

John and geri graham 

Maureen and bob gray 

Joel p. greene and Ann t. Lisi 

David r. and rosalie A. grenon 

Dr. thomas and Mrs. patricia Halpin 

barry and Chris Hanshaw 

patricia J. Harmon and David tongel 

Dr. N. Alan Harris and Dr. Diane Lebel 

Drs. Lynn and Lura Harrison 

Mr. and Mrs. James N. Heald 2nd 

george Hecker 

Frank Herron and Sandy urie 

Jock Herron and Julia Moore 

the Hetnarski Family 

prentiss and polly Higgins 

Dr. and Mrs. James e. Hogan 

James e. Hogan III 

Margaret Hunter^ 

Mrs. Louis C. Iandoli 

prof. Louis J. Iandoli 

Frances and Howard Jacobson 

Mrs. tay Ann Jay 

Jesuit Community at Holy Cross and thomas 

Worcester 

rachel Kaminsky 

John F. and rayna Keenan 

Margaret Keith 

Maureen and William Kelleher 

David and barbara Krashes 

tracy and Morey Kraus 

Agnes e. Kull✝ 

Saundra b. Lane 

Mr. and Mrs. Warren C. Lane, Jr. 

Dr. and Mrs. Frank Lazarus 

rafael Lazo 

Claude M. Lee III 

Mary Cotter-Lemoine and David Lemoine 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph p. Lotuff 

David Lucht and Susannah baker 

Ingrid Jeppson Mach and Dany pelletier 

robert and Minh Mailloux 

tom and Nadine Manning 

Moira^ and Charlie Manoog 

Mr. and Mrs.✝Christian McCarthy 

Neil and Lisa^ McDonough 


Dr. and Mrs. glenn A. Meltzer 

thomas S. Michie 

Mrs. David J. Milliken 

Dr. Satya and Mrs. Supriya Mitra 

Mr. and Mrs. Andres Jaime Molina 

A. Mitra Morgan and phillip Moremen 

Mr.✝and Mrs. paul S. Morgan 

Mr. and Mrs. peter S. Morgan 

philip and gale Morgan 

James and patricia Moynihan 

Frederic and Victoria Mulligan 

robert and Charlene Nemeth 

Mary and Joseph Oakley 

Martha r. and Arthur M. pappas, M.D. 

Dr. James S. pease and Dr. Janice C. 

Hitzhusen 

Deborah penta^ 

John and patricia peterson 

Mr. and Mrs. N. William pioppi 

Stephen and Cynthia pitcher 

the plourde Family Charitable trust 

Candace and richard race 

george C. rand, Jr. 

Arthur and Debra remillard 

Martin S. richman and Joanne r. DeMoura 

Mr. and Mrs. Henry b. rose 

peter and Anne Schneider 

Kim and eric Schultz 

richard Sergel and Susan baggett 

Jeanice Sherman and Dwight Johnson 

robert M. and Shirley S. Siff 

Vivian b. Sigel 

Dr. Jang and Carol Singh 

John J. and Kristina M.^ Spillane 

Mark Spuria and Joseph Murphy✝ 

peter and Katy^ Sullivan 

Mr. and Mrs.✝ William F. Sullivan 

Anne C. tardanico 

george and Sheila tetler 

Sumner b. and Martha S. tilton 

george and Lynne^ tonna 

Herb and Jean Varnum 

Matthias Waschek and Steve taviner 

Kristin Waters^ 

roger and elise Wellington 

James A. Welu 

Mark and barb Wetzel 

barbara K. Wheaton 

peter and Shirley Williams 

Joanne and Douglas Wise 

emily and Kenneth✝ Wolf 

Susan and David Woodbury 

John Worcester 

Dr. edward C. Yasuna 

✝Deceased 

^ Salisbury Committee Members 

photo: Mark Doyle 

ron rosenstock billboard on I-290. photo credit: ron rosenstock. 



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In Memoriam 

In 2012 we were saddened to lose a number of friends who left 

their mark on the Worcester Art Museum and the community 

through their philanthropy and commitment. 

giving back to her community was always a high priority for Elaine 

Ciborowski, who, like her husband Henry, a Museum trustee, did 

so through generous financial support and volunteer service. 

elaine and Henry contributed to many of the community’s social, 

cultural and educational organizations. their commitment to the 

Worcester Art Museum has resulted in numerous gifts over the 

years, setting a wonderful example for future generations. 

A patron devoted to education, Jeanne Curtis was a long-standing 

docent at the Worcester Art Museum where she witnessed firsthand 

the impact of the Museum’s extensive education program. 

She enjoyed the opportunity both to learn about the Museum’s 

world-renowned collection and to share it with others, especially 

youngsters from throughout the community. Over the years Jeanne 

supported many Museum initiatives including the effort to establish 

an active program of contemporary art. 

Myles McDonough shared his business success with the 

communities in which he lived and worked. Like many of the 

area’s major industrialists, Myles’s personal achievements 

enabled him to contribute significantly to the Museum’s success. 

He and his wife, Jean, became associated with the Worcester 

Art Museum in the 1960s. Myles served on the Members’ 

Council while Jean became a docent and eventually one of the 

Museum’s board members. In 1987 the McDonoughs endowed 

the Mayan Court, which was named in their honor. More recently 

they were the major donors behind the new Conference room. 

In 1995 Myles and Jean were given the Museum’s highest 

honor, the Salisbury Award. the Museum is fortunate that the 

McDonough’s involvement with the Museum has been a family 

affair, continuing into the next generation. 

the Museum’s oldest trustee emeritus, Richard Prouty, passed 

away at age 99. Dick and his wife, Ann, were long-time supporters 

of the Worcester Art Museum and many other non-profit 

organizations. A trustee for 22 years, Dick served on several board 

committees, including many years on the Facilities and technology 

Committee. He and his wife gave regularly and generously to the 

Museum’s annual fund and contributed to the success of several 

capital campaigns. In 1989, Dick donated three family portrait 

miniatures to the Museum, including one of his mother, the noted 

author and poet Olive Higgins prouty. 

We are grateful to these very thoughtful and generous individuals 

whose altruistic spirit helped chart the course of the Worcester Art 

Museum. their legacy will live on, and impact generations to come. 

elaine Ciborowski 

Jeanne Curtis (second from left) 

Orantes are ancient terracotta statues of women that were discovered in underground tombs in 

Canosa, the capital of an ancient greek province in modern-day southeastern Italy. Dating to the 3rd 

century bCe these half-life-sized statues were found in groups along with rich grave goods. With their 

arms raised –a gesture of praying or mourning—they surrounded the deceased laid to rest in these 

multi-chambered tombs. the Museum has in its collection two of these statues, which have a 

fascinating history. When they first came as a pair to Worcester in 1927, one was severely damaged in 

transit. the intact figure was sold while the fragmentary one was forgotten in storage. the rediscovery 

of the damaged statue nearly seven decades later by Curator of Ancient Art Christine Kondoleon, and 

its subsequent conservation by the Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Objects Conservation Susan Costello, 

coincided with a serendipitous opportunity to purchase its long-lost mate, which had by then traveled 

halfway around the world. After more than 80 years the Museum’s two reunited Orantes and a third 

one on loan from a private collection will be displayed to the public for the first time in the Museum’s 

new Jeppson Idea Lab. this exhibition, which will open in June 2013, is organized by Conservator 

paula Artal-Isbrand in consultation with Christine Kondoleon, now george D. and Margo behrakis 

Senior Curator of greek and roman Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, boston. 

Myles McDonough 

richard prouty 

Orante Figure, South Italian, 4th–3rd century bCe, terracotta with white slip, Stoddard Acquisition Fund, 2008.50 

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Benefactor Members 

Fellow $600-$1,249 

Ann and bill Arthur 

Dr. barbara A. beall-Fofana and Dr. Mustapha 

S. Fofana 

Mr. and Mrs. gordon W. brockway 

Ann and bob buxbaum 

Justin and Laine Fletcher 

Dr. Abraham and Mrs. Linda Haddad 

Julie L. Heath and Krishna L. Moody 

roger and barbara Kohin 

tristan and Susanne Laurion 

Mark Mancevice and Marilyn butler 

Johanna and David Musselman 

bradley and Jennifer paradee 

terri priest 

Sarah and Joe ribeiro 

Helen ronan and Les Nelken 

Claudia A. russo 


Jonathan D. Silverman 

robin S. Starr 

Wyatt and erika Wade 

Ann-Meg White and Sean S. padgett 

Kenneth r. and Dorothy M. Woodcock 

Warren Yanoff 

Sponsor $300-$599 

Mr. and Mrs. Neil N. Ault 

robert and beverly bachelder 

Dr. Michele bilodeau and Mr. e. Cutter Wyman 

William r. breidenbach 

Dr. Mark J. brenner 

Michael D. and Mary Ann brockelman 

Dr. and Mrs. thomas H. Cahn 

Suzanne Campbell-Lambert 

Ken Crater and peg Ferraro 

rebecca b. Crocker 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Cusimano 

tracy and Jeff Dill 

John F. Dion and Charlotte Dion-gaarde 

ruth W. evans 

Mr. and Mrs. James t. Flynn 

Dr. Julia M. gallagher 

Dr. and Mrs. richard H. glew 

Mr. and Mrs. Amar V. Kapur 

Jack and pam Kelly 

richard and Mary Ann Kennedy 

richard and betty Kesseli 

Henry W. Keyes 

gordon b. Lankton 

paul and Nel Lazour 

Mary beth Leonard 

Dr. and Mrs. eugene J. Mariani, Jr. 

thomas r. Mountain 

Mickie and Don Nelson 

professor edmund F. O'reilly 

Judith and thoru pederson 

gwen pratt 

Joseph and ren provo 

george reed 

Mr. and Mrs. edward J. robbins 

Vivian Shortreed 

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Stimpson 

John J. Szlyk, M.D. 

Mary and Fred taubert 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald taylor 

Mr. and Mrs. thomas W. thaler 

Lawrence and Katherine Van Cura 

David and Jessie Wallace 

barry Walsh and Valerie Wedge 

Mrs. Margaret Zakarian 

Benefactor Members are an important group of supporters whose unrestricted gifts strengthen 

virtually every area of the Museum – from collections and special exhibitions to education 

programs and outreach initiatives. 

Friend $200-$299 

Anonymous (4) 

Drs. Diran and Seta Apelian 

thomas Aquino 

blanca H. Arndt 

Anthony and barbara Athy 

David and Linda Ayers 

Joan bagley 

Charles p. and Margaret Mcevoy ball 

Mr. and Mrs. James p. ballard 

Janet and brian barlow 

Joseph and renee barnes 

Joan t. barry 

Kevin and Kim beaulieu 

Mr. and Mrs. robert W. beckwith 

the belanger Family 

Kierstan Leigh bell 

rosamond L. bennett 

Deborah bergeron 

Kenneth e. bibeau 

Mr. and Mrs. David e. blore 

Margaret r. boatwright-Mcevoy 

Karmen bogdesic and Dinko r. Vujic 

paul F. bolton 

Cush bozenhard 

gordon C. and Lou Anne branche 

richard bream, M.D. and Susan bream 

Catherine and John-paul Cardoso 

Alison Caron 

Drs. Francesco and Filomena Cesareo 

burton and Harriette Chandler 

Constance Areson Clark 

Mary Cleven 

eleanor Laing Clifford 

Dr. Jeff Cohen and Nina Laurencot 

paul and Laura Connelly 

Nancy M. Connor 

ruta Convent 

Louise and buzz Cue 

ronald S. Davis 

Jack g. and Maria C. De Cillis 

elizabeth O. Dean✝ 

William and paula Delaney 

Arthur and elizabeth Dempster 

Don and Lynda Deprez 

Mrs. Hope DiDomenico 

Dr. William W. Doerr 

Henry A. Donoghue 

paul t. Drew-bear 

Frank and Loraine Dufault 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald r. Dupré 

Marilyn and Joe ellis 

ralph and Mildred ellis 

Frank p. Fechner, M.D. 

Louise Feldhaus 

Natalie and rodney Ferris 

Helen and george Fifield 

robert Finberg and Joyce Fingeroth 

Dr. and Mrs. David N. French 

Mark and Jan Fuller 

Constance galanis and Stephen J. Linde 

Alberta Sebolt george and Albert george 

Dr. Lisa M. giarrusso and Dr. gregory Livanos 

renee L. goldberg 

Shawn graham and Amy Jean tomaso 

phyllis Harrington 

richard H. Harris and Nancy M. Wilson 

tina M. Healey 

Deirdre D. Healy and Larry Vidoli 

Shauna and thomas Hoffey, Jr. 

Micha Hofri and ellen More 

James and emily Holdstein 

timothy M. Houlihan 

Sandy Hubbard 

peter C. Isakson and Helen C. Hamman 

Marlys Jarstfer and John Zimmerman 

Lene A. Jensen and Jeffrey J. Arnett 

Joseph and Joanne Johnson 

Dr. and Mrs. richard F. Johnson 

Andrea b. Klein and peter D. Klein 

Lee A. Koehler and brian r. Ward 

elliott Krefetz and Sharon p. Krefetz 

Judith and richard Lamoureux 

Catherine H. Levine 

Maria C. Ma 

Diane and gary MacConnell 

Jane Maguire 

Martha Mahard 

John Louis Malkowski 

Dr. David Marker 

Jodie and David Martinson 

Drs. Kevin and Martha McKenna 

Michael F. Menard 

Douglas Q. Meystre and Diane S. Meystre 

Mr. and Mrs. erwin H. Miller 

Haytham Mohamed and Dr. Hala Saleh 

Michelle Morneau 

Dr. Leonard and Mrs. Maxine Morse 

Dawn M. Murphy 

Michael t. Murphy 

elaine t. Nedder 

Christopher and Melissa O'brien 

gerald and priscilla Olson 

Jean C. Osborne 

Sally gooch paynter 

tracy and Jason petrella 

John and Cheryl pierce 

Jim and patty pontarelli 

John and Kristin rainey 

Mr.✝ and Mrs. J. Douglas rapp 

Danielle ray 

eileen reinhardt 

Norton and Selina remmer 

Anderson ribeiro and erica Driscoll ribeiro 

Nancy and peter rice 

ellen F. rigatti 

reid and Sue roberts 

John robertson 

Ann-Marie and Jason roche 

Jane Salerno 

Dr. and Mrs. elliot W. Salloway 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Salmon Jr. 

elizabeth A. Salmon and robert W. riley 

bethany Anne Schloss 

Christine Smith and ronald Furmaniuk 

Clay and rachel Smook 

tess Sneesby 

Lynda and robert Sorrenti 

barbara and richard St. pierre 

Linda and Henry St. pierre 

Dr. Cristian Stefan and Ancuta M. Stefan 

Joseph Styborski and Joanna bauer 

Alex and Jessica Sullivan 

elizabeth J. taft 

Dr. and Mrs. John D. thayer 

Julie and Clive thomas 

Lee and Owen todd 

barbara tsantinis 

Mrs. John g. underhill 

A. eric van Leeuwen 

richard Van Nostrand 

Dr. Jeffrey W. Voss 

Jennifer Weyler 

giles and Lynn Whalen 

george and rita Witman 

rick and Kris Wobbe 

pamela Worden and Charles Faucher 

✝Deceased 

This gift is to support your wonderful museum. We have 

visited, and taken classes, over the past 11 years, and 

feel that it is one of the best museums anywhere. 

—theodore and Joanne buyniski 

Gifts to the Annual Fund 

$1,000 + 

Debbie and Vince Asbridge 


robert S. Fairbrother 

Dr. gabriele goszcz and Douglas Crawford 

Janet and geoffrey graeber 

Mr. and Mrs.✝ Christian McCarthy 

elizabeth A. and bernard F. Meyer 

Clifford J. Schorer 

Lee and Owen todd 

Ken and Dorothy Woodcock 


In honor of elton✝ and penny Yasuna 

Mr. and Mrs. Alan S. Yoffie 

terry S. and David b. Yoffie 

Mr. and Mrs. eric H. Yoffie 


In memory of Judith and William Yoffie 

$500-$999 

Norman bitsoli 

theodore and Joanne buyniski 

Dr. and Mrs. W. robert Connor 

Chris and betsy Crowley 

John M. baker 

Susan Stoops and James rainville 

$250-$499 

barbara and george bernardin 

Michael D. and Mary Ann brockelman 

Leonard and Hallie Cowan 

Yda and Allen Filiberti 

John and Dorista goldsberry 

Dr. Jerry gurwitz and Dr. Leslie Fish 

Mary and Warner Fletcher 

In memory of Jeanne Y. Curtis 

Stephen and Valerie Loring 


Dawn Murphy 

terri priest 

Louise and John reynders✝ 

Nicholas rhind 

polly traina 

James A. Welu 

eric and Hillary White 

$100-$249 

Andy and Jackie Aaron 

In memory of Janice green 

Denise r. Adams 

In honor of Family 

thomas H. Adams 

Mr. and Mrs. John b. Anderson 

June and Joseph bafaro, Sr. 

The Worcester Art Museum Annual Fund supports all the operations of the Museum. 

Donations to the Annual Fund enable the Museum to care for and display the artworks, 

and to present exhibitions, events and community programs. 

elizabeth J. baldarelli 

In memory of evo L. baldarelli 


In memory of Dr. John petter 

Dennis and Catherine berkey 

the blomquists of 77 paris Avenue 

Mr. and Mrs. A. Shepard boote 


elizabeth b. burguet 


elizabeth A. burkett 


Mary V. C. Callahan 

Mrs. Cecilia M. Carroll 

In honor of the Carroll Family 

eleanor Laing Clifford 

Dr. and Mrs. William r. Cohen 

Howard and peggy Cotton 

raphael and Alison Crawford 

In honor of gabriele goszcz 

ralph and Joan Crowley 

gilbert S. Davis✝ 


Helen Marie Dearden 


In honor of Warner and Mary Fletcher 

ted Domville and Sandra Vergara 

In honor of birgit Straelhe 

Colleen Dowling 

george Dresser and Margaret McCandless 

Linwood M. erskine, Jr. 


Joan Ferguson 

Natalie and rodney Ferris 

Mrs. John F. Finnegan 

In memory of Francis W. Hall 

roseann Fitzgerald 


In memory of Agnes e. Kull 

David and Ann Forsberg 

Mark and Jan Fuller 

Fotios and Helen ganias 


In memory of emilia Vallecillo 

Dr. and Mrs. robert S. Harper 

In memory of Dr. John petter✝ 

Angela Harvey 

Nancy A. Johnson ed.D. 

rogers Johnson 

phil and pris Kerr 



Dr. and Mrs. Aaron Lazare 

Jeff burk and Dale Lepage 

Ottilie and Jeffrey Levine 

brad Lisak and Cristian barbosa 

thomas Martin and Ivy Sun 


Don and Angela McClain 

Helen p. McLaughlin 

Ogretta V. McNeil 

ralph and Cynthia Montalvo 


In memory of Myles McDonough 

David and Susan Nicholson 

Mr. and Mrs. eugene r. Nixon 

Lydia pastuszek and brian Monahan 



bruce and Mary plummer 

Zenie and Joel popkin 

Honorable and Mrs. James F. Queenan 

Andrew and Olga renzoni 

In honor of Sofia and John 

Mr. and Mrs. todd rodman 

In honor of Honee Hess 

Mr. and Mrs. Allen rubin 

Michael and Maryanne Scarfo 


roberta and David Schaefer 

Linda and robert Seega 

In memory of Julie and ray bouley 


patricia A. Segerson 

Mark L. Shelton 

Dan and Debby Steigman 

Donald and Judith Stoddard 

John M. Sutherland, Jr. 

Dr. and Mrs. gary M. tanguay 

Dr. and Mrs. Daniel g. tear 

george and Sheila tetler 

Mr. and Mrs. thomas W. thaler 

Mr. and Mrs. philip A. truesdell 


David and Jessie Wallace 

trudy and Adriaan Walther 

Dr. Frederick p. Wassel 

gayle and Charles Weiss 

James A. Welu 


Margaret F. Wolverton 

✝Deceased 

Your art museum, especially it’s classical 

collection, meant a great deal to me as a 

three-decker kid growing up in Worcester. 

—robert Connor 

Carrie Moyer: Interstellar installation view in the Contemporary gallery. 



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Corporate and Foundation Support 

Business Partner Committee 

Committee Chair: 

Joseph J. bafaro, Jr., J.J. bafaro, Inc. 

Committee: 

ursula A. Arello, Fallon Community 

Health plan 

Susan M. Foley, Foley Industrial engines 

David Oles, American Alarm and 

Communications, Inc. 

John Savickas, Interstate Specialty 

products, Inc. 

Business Partners 

Membership in the Business Partner 

Program offers companies excellent 

marketing, employee and client benefits, 

and an opportunity to invest in community. 

The program provides critical annual 

operating support for all the Museum’s 

programs. 

Sponsors / $5,000 and above 

Sponsorship of museum exhibitions, 

events and programs offers unique 

branding opportunities and marketing 

benefits, with exclusive access to the 

Museum. 

bank of America 

Cutler Associates 

Cutler Capital Management 

Fallon Community Health plan 

FLeXcon Company, Inc. 

Interstate Specialty products, Inc. 

people’s united bank 

the tJX Foundation, Inc. 

unum 

Worcester business Journal 

Worcester Mag, Inc. 

Donors / $2,500 

J.J. bafaro, Inc. 

C. C. Lowell 

Christie's 

Fletcher, tilton p.C. 

Foley Industrial engines 

Highland Street Foundation 

Miles press, Inc. 

rDW group Inc. 

Saint-gobain 

Waters Corporation 

Members / $1,000 

bartholomew & Company, Inc. 

benefitsLab - Health Insurance Solutions 

Herbert e. berg Florist, Inc. 

the berry Financial Consulting group of 

Wells Fargo Advisors 

Central One Federal Credit union 

Columbia tech 

Davis publications, Inc. 

Fidelity bank 

Fiduciary Investment Advisors, LLC 

greenberg, rosenblatt, Kull and bitsoli, 

p.C. 

Legacy Financial Advisors, Inc. 

Mercier electric Co, Inc. 

russell Morin Fine Catering 

J. S. Mortimer, Inc. 

MSW Financial partners 

pepper's Fine Foods Catering 

perfect Focus eyecare 

target Corporation 

unibank 

Webster Five 

thomas J. Woods Insurance Agency, 

Inc. 

Zelle Hofmann Voelbel and Mason LLp 

Friends / $500 

Alexander, Aronson, Finning & Co., p.C. 

bean Counter Coffee bar & bakery 

bowditch & Dewey, LLp 

burr Insurance Agency, Inc. 

Central Massachusetts podiatry 

Checkerboard Ltd. 

Coghlin electrical Contractors 

Crown Hill restoration 

Curry printing 

the protector group 

Skinner, Inc. 

Sotheby's 

Struck Catering 

Sullivan, garrity and Donnelly Insurance 

Agency, Inc. 

Corporate and Foundation Gifts 

and Grants 

bank of America, Museums On us 

the Frank M. barnard Foundation, Inc. 

e. rhodes and Leona b. Carpenter 

Foundation 

J. Irving england and Jane L. england 

Charitable trust 

the Hart Foundation 

the Clayton F. and ruth L. Hawkridge 

Foundation 

the Hoche-Scofield Foundation 

Institute of Museum and Library Services 

Museums for America 

the Henry Luce Foundation, American Art 

renewal Fund 

Mass Humanities project grant 

Mass Humanities project grant: Crisis, 

Community and Civic Culture 

Massachusetts Cultural Council, Cultural 

Investment partner 

National endowment for the Arts, Art 

Works 

the pacific Life Foundation, partner 

Involvement program 

the paine Charitable trust 

the Stoddard Charitable trust 

target Corporation, Arts And Culture in 

Schools - Store grants 

tJX Foundation, Inc 

Membership at the Business Partner level is something I 

value both personally and professionally. The free month of 

admission for our employees, invitations to events and 

discounts are great. Add to that the visibility we get in front of 

thousands of people, and you can see why membership fits 

into our budget every year. How do I know I’ve been a 

member since 1987, and the firm has been since 1999. 

—Warner Fletcher / Fletcher tilton p.C 

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There is a long history of strong support to the Worcester Art 

Museum from the business community. In fact, this strong 

support is one of the reasons why the Worcester Art Museum is 

one of the finest museums of its size in the country. J.J. Bafaro, 

Inc. is honored to be a long time member of the Business Partner 

Program and actively support such a fine institution. 

—Joseph J. bafaro, Jr., J.J. bafaro Inc. / Chair of business partner Commitee 

Corporate and Foundation Gifts 

to Membership or the Annual Fund 

Anonymous (1) 

bollus Lynch, LLp 

brigham Hill Foundation trust 

Citi group global Markets, Inc. 

Jeanne Y. Curtis Foundation 

Cutler Associates, Inc. 

Melvin S. Cutler Charitable Foundation 

ruth H. and Warren A. ellsworth 

Foundation 

Fidelity Charitable gift Fund 

barbara and george bernardin Family 

Fund 

Hetnarski Family Fund 

John M. Nelson Fund 

race Family Fund 

Sarah and Joe ribeiro Fund 

patricia Segerson Fund 

Yoffie Family Fund 

Fidelity Investments 

Fiduciary trust Company 

MpD Higgins Foundation 

Fletcher, tilton p.C. 

Joan L. Freedman trust 

Future plumbing and piping, Inc. 

the Nehemias gorin Charitable 

Foundation 

grace Movie LLC 

greater Worcester Community Foundation 

bozenhard Charitable Fund 

H. paul and Sara b. buckingham III Fund 

Douglas p. butler Fund 

Martha A. Cowan Fund 

theodore and Marjorie M. Deitz Fund 

Henry b. and Jane K. Dewey Fund 

David r. and rosalie A. grenon Fund 

Kirby Foundation Fund 

Louise r. and John F. reynders Fund 

International Ceramic engineering 

Jesuit Community at Holy Cross 

the Judy and tony King Foundation 

the Kirby Foundation 

Liberty Mutual 

the Mildred H. Mcevoy Foundation 

Morgan Stanley 

pacific Life Foundation 

the plourde Family Charitable trust 

the Quaker Insurance Agency, Inc. 

the Joseph rosenfeld Foundation 

Schwab Charitable Fund 

the Mark and barbara Wetzel Family 

Fund 

Siff Charitable Foundation 

Sigel Family Foundation 

Smook Architecture & urban Design, Inc. 

Spillane Charitable Foundation 

St. bernadette parish 


Dorothy tenney Charitable trust 

the tonna Charitable trust 

united Way of North Central 

Massachusetts, Inc. 

Vanguard Charitable endowment program 

the Woodcock Charitable Fund 

Worcester Art Museum Docents 

Worcester Cultural Commission 

Wyman-gordon Foundation 

Matching Gift Organizations 

to Membership or the Annual Fund 

Ace Foundation-bermuda 

bank of America 

Chevron Humankind 

eastern bank Charitable Foundation 

FM global Foundation 

IbM Corporation 

Massachusetts electric Company 

MbI Foundation, Inc. 

Morgan Construction Company 

Mutual of America 

National grid 

Saint-gobain Corporation Foundation 

State Street bank & trust Company 

teagle Foundation 

uNuM uS 

Waters Corporation 

Members’ Council 

Asian galleries, featuring Spotlight on Maku Haku (1924-2000). 

The purpose of the Members’ Council is 

to promote and support the goals and 

activities of the Museum by enlisting new 

members, expanding the Museum’s 

visibility, fundraising, and volunteering 

for and participating in the Museum’s 

programs and events. 

elizabeth Alicea 

ursula Arello 

Joan t. barry 

Marianne belanger 

Suzanne r. Campbell-Lambert 

Kristy Collins 

philip F. Coppinger 

John F. Dion 

Donna Dufault 

Margaret glavin 

bJ Hill 

Sandy Hubbard 

Mariam Hyder-Farooq 

timothy Jalbert 

Jessica Jolin 

Kristina L. Jones 

Lydia Keene-Kendrick 

Kimberly Kirk 

eliza t. Laurent 

Dale Lepage 

brad S. Lisak 

Josephine F. Martins 

Nadia t. Mcgourthy 

Michelle S. Morneau 

David Oles 

Susan O'Neil 

Shannon pluta 

Marguerite K. Snow 

Luke M. Vaillancourt 

Mark A. Vining 

Friends of the Library 

Victoria Aberhart 

gloria Abramoff 

Kathryn balistrieri 

georgia b. barnhill 

barbara bernardin 

Janet bessette 

Kelli blank 

patricia bonczyk 

Mary-ellen boyle 

Cushing bozenhard 

Merle brandzel 

gordon & eleanor brockway 

Alta-Mae butler 

Sid Callahan 

Mary Cocaine 

JoAnn DiVerdi Miller 



Kathleen H. gadbois 

Dotti glew 


John Herron, Jr. 

Margaret Hunter 

barbara A. Laplant 

Joe Leduc 

Otti Levine 

Celine Liberty Livingston 

Jane Maguire 

Kathleen A. Markees 

Josephine Martins 

Judith H.McCann 

Angela McClain 

ginger McCloy 

Linda Miller 

Carlotta D. Miller 

barry Morgan 

phyllis Nixon 

Candy Okuno 

Jean Osborne 

Jan parise 

Jane pastore 

Marcia patten 

Katherine plainte 

patricia b. peterson 

rita and John pope 

roberta pospisil 

Carolyn L. powell 

Virginia powell-brasier 

terri priest 

Anne reisinger 

Ken roy 

tressa Santillo 

Cory Shepherd 

Charlotte Shumway 

birgit Straehle 

Jim Welu 

People who donated 

books to the Library 

Art Docents in honor of Connie Salter 

Art Docents in honor of paula bates 

bill & Martha Densmore 

bonnie thomas 


David Acton 

David Snell 

Fred Mulligan 

georgia barnhill 

gerry Mcgovern 

ginny powell-brasier 

Donna Winant 

Anne pound 

eiblis goldings 

greg Kincaid 

Helen ronan 

Hope DiDomenico 

James Heald 

Jane Maguire 

Jane pastore 

Leslie Saffer 

Linda Miller 

Lynda Mcfarlane 

Louise Miller Mason 

Marian Mullet 

Nancy Orlando for the estate 

of elizabeth Densmore 


paul goetting 

Scott Fortino 

terri priest 

Victoria Mulligan 

Amy Schenkein 

Cliff Schorer 

Docents 


Mary Ann Abodeely 


Christine brehany 

Alta-mae bulter 

Sandra Cohen 

Anne Collamore 


patricia Dupre 

Jane Freed 

Nancy Hall 

Carole Harmon 

patricia Hegedus 

Faith Lang 

Ottilie Levine 

Celine Livingston 

Jane Maguire 

There are many reasons why I love 

paul Mahon 

volunteering at WAM. I believe in WAM’s 

Angela McClain 

Linda Miller 

mission, and I want to be a part of realizing 

Louise Miller-Mason that vision. My fellow volunteers and many 

Jean Miles 

Mary Louise Mills WAM employees have become my friends, 

Cathryn Oles 

and I truly enjoy spending time with them. 

Jan parise 

Jane pastore 

WAM feels like home to me, whether I am 

Marcia patten 

at a concert or spending time alone in a 

patricia peterson 

bruce plummer 

gallery enjoying one of my favorite pieces 

Virginia powell-brasier of art. It always feels good to be at home. 

patricia pulda 

Lisolette reinberg 

—John Dion, past president / Members’ Council 

Joseph reynolds 

gyda robinson 

Jane rothstein 

pamella Saffer 

Jennifer Saffran 

David Snell 

Florence Stowe 

Carol Sutton 

F. roberta thomas 

Leslie Vigneau 

Gifts of Art 

Margery Williams Adams 

American Academy of Arts and Letters, 

New York 

philip and elaine beals 

James bergquist 

patrick and Aimee butler Family Foundation 

Joan Corell 

John and Maria Dirlam 

birgit Faber-Morse 

Judy Ann goldman 

Mary Jane Harris 

Mr. and Mrs. James N. Heald II 

Honee A. Hess and phil Magnusson 

Joan peterson Klimann 

richard and Andrea Kremer 

Joan Kraft Laskoff 

Claude Lee 

Walter MacDonald 

peter Moriarty 

edward Osowski 

William S. reese 

blake robinson 

Nina H. Webber 

barbara Ketcham Wheaton 

Joanne and Douglas Wise 


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Campaigns 

Salisbury Doors Campaign 

Anonymous (3) 

John and Victoria Aberhart 

Mr. Donald Ackerman 

Dr. and Mrs. richard Aghababian 

bernard M. Alicandro and Hannah 

g. Hall-Alicandro 

Mr. and Mrs. John b. Anderson 

Lois A. Angelsten 

Diane M. Aramony 

Frank Armstrong and ellen Dunlap 

Mr. and Mrs. robert A. Armstrong 

Van and Mary Aroian 


robert and beverly bachelder 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. bafaro, Jr. 

Joan bagley 

Lisa bailey 



Mr. and Mrs. James H. barnhill 

Mr. and Mrs. William F. barrett 

Susan barrett-Degon 

Joan t. barry 

Margaret p. bartley 

Dr. Marvin baum 


Karen A. beaudoin 

Mr. and Mrs. robert W. beckwith 

Marianne belanger and Stephen D. 

gabrielian 

rosamond L. bennett 

Margareta g. berg 

Allison berkeley 

Marion and edward bilzerian 

richard and Sande bishop 

Clealand and Nancy blair 

Dr. and Mrs. edwin A. boger 

Mr. and Mrs. bertrand g. bolduc 

Frank and Jacquelyn bonin 

Mr. and Mrs. A. Shepard boote 

Mr. and Mrs. thomas bostock 

Mary-ellen C. boyle 

Mr. and Mrs. gordon W. brockway 


Jeff burk and Dale Lepage 

george and tammy butler 

Ann and bob buxbaum 

thomas W. Caldwell 

Suzanne Campbell-Lambert 

Nancy Capobianco 

Mrs. Cecilia Carroll 

Jane Antoun Cartelli 

Jennifer b. Caswell 

Alan M. Catalano 

Anne M. Cataldo 

Mr. and Mrs. richard A. Cerny 

Loretta Chekani 

Frances A. Ciccarelli 

Christine and Douglas Clayton 

Catherine M. Colinvaux and phillip 

D. Zamore 

Liz and thomas Colletta 

richard and priscilla Collins 

paul and Laura Connelly 

Lynne W. Connor 

Joanne and Aileen Cox 

Mr. and Mrs. Allen A. Cramer 

ron and Donna Crocker 

rebecca b. Crocker 

Mr. and Mrs. ralph D. Crowley, Jr. 

Lisa Davenock photography 

Dr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Dean 

Helen Marie Dearden 

Mr. randall e. Decoteau 

Siobhan and Michael Dennis 

Marjory S. Dick 

Mrs. Hope DiDomenico 

Melanie Donegan 

Sidney and phyllis Dorfman 

Carole and ronald Dorris 


Christine Drew 

Constance Driscoll 

The Salisbury Doors campaign ran during the spring of 2012 with a goal to raise the funds needed to 

re-open the Museum’s grand “front doors” at the Salisbury Street entrance. This successful effort was 

brought “over the top” by generous Museum members, and the doors opened once again in June of 2012. 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald r. Dupré 

thomas F. egan 

Allan J. eisenberg 

Kristen elmes 

Joel epstein 

Mr. and Mrs. robert e. evans 

Mary C. everleth 

Dr. Charlotte eyerman 

Mr. and Mrs. David I. Feingold 

Louise Feldhaus 

Shula Feldkran 

John Ferdella and elaine Simone 

Helen and george Fifield 

the Fletcher Foundation 

Dr. Mark J. Forgues and Ms. Claire 

J. Forgues 

Kent and Vivian Forsberg 

barbara Freer 

Dr. and Mrs. David N. French 

Leslie and tom Freudenheim 

Dorothy C. Fullam 

Constance galanis and Stephen J. 

Linde 

Meg and Steven gallo 

edward gardella 

eleanor M. garvey 

Susan gately 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. gehnrich 

Dr. and Mrs. Frederick J. giarrusso 

Dr. Lisa M. giarrusso and Dr. 

gregory Livanos 

Cindy and Kevin gilpatric 


reverend and Mrs. paul F. goetting 

Mr. and Mrs. robert H. golden 

John and Dorista goldsberry 

Mrs. Alvin goldsmith 

elizabeth D. goodwin 

Mrs. Frances gordon 

Martha p. grace and Nason A. 

Hurowitz 

Joel p. greene and Ann t. Lisi 

robert and Judith greene 

Mr. and Mrs. Simon gregory 

theodora guest-Civitenga 

Dr. Abraham and Mrs. Linda 

Haddad 

Mrs. beatrice A. Haddad 

Nancy W. Hall 



Ms. Sandra L. Harris 

Mr. and Mrs. Lee W. Hartman 

Andrea K. Henkels 

Mrs. Mary b. Hennessy 

Ms. geraldine Herlihy 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Hewes 

Mr. and Mrs. philip C. Heywood 

Mrs. Dorothy t. Higano 

Christie Higginbottom 

brian Higgins and Jane Higgins 

gavin Hilgemeier 

Alice p. Hochman 

James and Kathleen Hogan 

Doris e. Horgan 

betty Hoskins 

Frances Hruska 

Sandy Hubbard 

Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Hulick 

Mrs. Julia Huot 

Wilfred Iandoli 

Candace Imming 

Jeanette McIntosh Ingersoll 

Marie and ted Jasiewicz 

Lene A. Jensen and Jeffrey J. Arnett 

Mr. and Mrs. Carle A. Johnson 

Dr. and Mrs. russell e. Johnson 

Arthur✝ and Janet Jones 

paul M. Jourcin 

paul and Nancy Kaminski 

ruth Kaprelian 

Nora Keil 

Maureen and bill Kelleher 

Susan e. Keller 

Alison C. Kenary 

reverend Dr. paul D. Kennedy and 

Carol L. Kennedy 

John and Cynthia Kennison 

Joyce M. Kent 

Mrs. Nancy Kimball 

Mr. and Mrs. b. Anthony King 

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Knott II 

Mrs. Helen p. Koskinas 

elliott Krefetz and Sharon p. Krefetz 

elizabeth M. Kunhardt and Louis M. 

Swan 

A. Mary Labovites 

roger and betty Lou Lambert 

Jacqueline Lapierre 

tristan and Susanne Laurion 

gregory Lazan and Willa Kahn 

Dr. and Mrs. Aaron Lazare 

theresa and John Leahy 

Deanna Leamon and Davis baird 

geraldine Ledoux and David 

Jarbozski 

Mary beth Leonard 

Mary ellen and richard Letarte 

Mrs. Madelyn S. Levenson 

Lynn Lidz 

James Liebmann and gail Scully 

Dr. Yamuna Lingappa 

brad Lisak and Cristian barbosa 

Mr. and Mrs. robert p. Lombardi 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Ludy 

Kevin p. Lynch 

Dr. Heather MacDonald 

Donald and Donna MacLean 

Jane Maguire 

Dr. paul J. Mahon 


Michael and Alicia Makowiecki 

John Louis Malkowski 

Naomi Mandell 

Mary Ann and edward Manion 

thomas Martin and Ivy S. Sun 

Don and Angela McClain 

Ann C. McDonald 

tim and Nadia Mcgourthy 

Drs. Kevin and Martha McKenna 

Dorothy McLoughlin 

C. Mary McLoughlin 

Sharon r. McManus 

Ogretta V. McNeil 


Anne and John Messier 

Mrs. Jean Miles 

Mr. and Mrs. erwin H. Miller 

William J. Moisuk 

Mr. and Mrs. Andres Jaime Molina 

Donna Mooradian 

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis S. Moore 

barrett Morgan 

Carol Morocco 

Dr. Leonard and Mrs. Maxine Morse 

Mr. and Mrs. Demitrios M. Moscho 

umberto Mosco and ebba Macke 

Mrs. Mary Moulson-Litchfield 

James and patricia Moynihan 

Margaret Myatt 

Mark Nault 

Dolores S. Neely 

Ann C. Nelson 

Mickie and Don Nelson 

Catherine A. Nicastro 

barbara e. Noble 

paul M. Novak 

Mr. and Mrs. F. Michael Novick 

Mr. and Mrs. James M. O'Connell 

Mr. and Mrs. John t. O'Connor 

Kathleen e. O'Connor 

Mr. and Mrs. Karl Okerstrom 

Cathryn F. Oles 

Anne t. O'Malley 

In memory of John J. O’Malley 

John O'reilly and James tellin 

Mary Linda O'reilly 

Dr. and Mrs. robert D. Ouellette 

elizabeth Ann pacentrilli 

pagano Media 

Matthew W. panagiotu D.D.S. 

Mary e. panni 

Ioannis and Catherine 

papayannopoulos 

gail M. parker and Stephen g. 

Anderson 

Marcia patten 

Julia pauliukonis 

Suzanne F. pauquet 

penta Communications 

Mrs. Marcia M. pettee 


Virginia b. powell-brasier 

terri priest 

provo Financial Services, Inc. 

Mrs. Marilyn J. Quigley 

Carol e. rader 

gail t. randall 

Carl and Sandra rapp 

Mr. and Mrs. J. Douglas rapp 

Lillian g. rappaport 

Jay reeg 

David L. reese and Karen L. 

barlow 

Donald and Sheila reid 

Joanne b. reitzel 

Mr. and Mrs. rico A. renzoni 

Mrs. Muriel reynolds 

David A. richardson and Audrey 

Doyle-richardson 

Joyce M. rivers 

Mr. and Mrs. edward J. robbins 

Irene r. roberts 

reid and Sue roberts 

Katherine robertson and peter 

Kush 

Jeanne D. rosenblatt 

Mr. and Mrs. Neal rosenblum 

Mr. and Mrs. ronald S. rosenstock 

Mr. and Mrs. Lester ross 

Jamie rotman 

Mr. and Mrs. Allen rubin 

Harold rude 

William rudolph 

Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Sabatalo 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Salmon, Jr. 

erika Sanger 

elizabeth Sanning 

Lance and Melissa Schachterle 

bethany Anne Schloss 

Mr. Michael g. Schwartz 

Ms. J. Murphy Scott 

Sue ellen Scrogin 


Mark Seeley and Dr. elise Forbes 

Seeley 

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Selvitella 

Dan Shertzer and Deborah Martin 

Annette Shine 

Donna e. Silverberg 

Lowerre and edward Simsarian 

Mr. and Mrs. richard D. Sisson, Jr. 

M. barbara Smith 

Clay and rachel Smook 

Marguerite and John Snow 

Lynda and robert Sorrenti 

Suzanne St. pierre 

Dan and Debby Steigman 

phyllis and John Stoddard 

Susan Stoops and James rainville 

Dr. and Mrs. Allen Storm 

elizabeth p. Streicher and Lionel C. 

epstein 

Cynthia Sullivan 

elizabeth and Neil Swinton 

John J. Szlyk, M.D. 

David and Donna talman 

Joseph and Joyce tamer 

patricia tassia 

Mary and Fred taubert 

Mr. and Mrs. John e. taylor 

F. roberta thomas 

Maxine S. tourigny 

polly traina 

John W. trexler 


Judith and gary Vaillancourt 

elizabeth Van Atten 

Lawrence and Katherine Van Cura 

A. eric van Leeuwen 

patricia and paul Verderese 

roland✝ and H. eleanor Vincelette 

Mark g. Wagner ph.D. and Monica 

Wagner elefterion 

Mr. and Mrs. randall Wagner 

Charlotte and ronald Waite 

gordon Wallat 

Matthias Waschek and Steve 

taviner 

Christine p. Weinrobe 

Welch and Forbes, LLC 

Catherine L. Whelan 

eric and Hillary White 

Dr. and Mrs. richard H. Whitten 

erin Williams and Adam Laipson 

Kristina F. Wilson 

Fred Windover 

Mr. and Mrs. David Witman 

george and Donna Wright 

Matching gift Corporate Support 

to the Salisbury Door Campaign 

Mutual of America 

unum uS 

✝Deceased 

21st Century Campaign 

In 2009, the Worcester Art 

Museum launched Campaign 21 

to meet the initiatives outlined in 

the 2008 strategic plan. It aimed to 

integrate the Museum into 

people’s lives, transform the visitor 

experience through technology, 

feature the permanent collection, 

and build the endowment. 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael p. Angelini 

beagary Charitable trust 

Mr. and Mrs. Allen D. berry 


Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Ciborowski 

Mr. and Mrs. J. Christopher Collins 

Dirlam Charitable trust 


estate of Louise Ines Doyle 

the Fletcher Foundation 

the george F. and Sybil H. Fuller 

Foundation 

the Albert J. gifford Charitable 

trust 

Hoche-Scofield Foundation 

Imperial Distributors, Inc. 

Massachusetts Cultural Council 

Jean C. McDonough 

the Mildred H. Mcevoy Foundation 

Drs. phyllis pollack and W. peter 

Metz 

Mr. and Mrs. Henry t. Michie 

Morgan Construction Company 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Moser 

rSV Inc. 


Dr. James A. Welu 

Docent Endowment Campaign 

The Docent Endowment Fund was 

created by a special campaign to 

create a restricted endowment for 

education. 

The following individuals contributed 

to this fund during 2012. 

Dr. and Mrs. James M. gibson 

In memory of Marianne gibson 

Mr. and Mrs. Sidney A. Dorfman 

In honor of Nancy Jeppson 


In memory of paula H. bates 


In memory of gloria L. grenier 

In memory of Constance S. Salter 

Docent Chair Campaign 

Present and past Museum 

Docents supported furnishing 

of the new Conference Room; 

they participated in naming the 

new chairs in honor or in memory 

of an individual. Their gifts are 

recognized below, and also on 

plaques that have been affixed 

to the named chairs. 


Mary Ann Abodeely 

Ann D. Arthur 

Allison berkeley 

In honor of Susan Mctighe 

berkeley 

regina M. bonofilio 


In honor of Suzanne geller 

eleanor brockway 

In memory of gloria grenier 

Sara b. buckingham 

tammy butler 

Mary t. Cocaine 

In honor of past and present 

Docents 


In memory of Leo W. Connolly 


In memory of Ann M. Donelan 

Kim Cutler 

Hope DiDomenico 



pat Dupré 


Jane S. Freed 

Dr. James M. gibson 

In memory of Marianne e. gibson 

Irving goldstein 

the Hakim Family 

In memory of Nora Antoun Hakim 

Carole J. Harmon 

ursula Harper 

Honee A. Hess and phil 

Magnusson 

In memory of Isabel Carleton 

In memory of polly Cowan 


James W. Hunt 

In honor of Ann Hunt 

Judith H. McCann 

C. Jean McDonough 

In honor of Myles✝ McDonough 

Lisa McDonough 

In honor of C. Jean McDonough 

Jean H. Miles 

In honor of ben✝ and Jean Miles 

Linda A. Miller 

Louise Ann Miller-Mason 

In memory of richard Jerome 

Mason 

the Morgan Family 

In honor of Jerry Morgan 

Colleen Moore 


patricia b. peterson 


Joseph r. reynolds 

Sarah p. C. ribeiro 

ralph rothstein 

In honor of M. Jane rothstein 

regina Sher 

Carol Swiss 

Martha C. thayer 

James A. Welu 

In memory of eleanor Walker 



Worcester Art Museum Staff 2011 

In honor of James A. Welu 

✝Deceased 

Restricted Gifts 

and Funds 

Art Acquisitions 

Harriet b. bancroft 

Alexander H. bullock 

Loring Holmes Dodd 

theodore t. and Mary g. ellis 

Sarah C. garver 


the paine Charitabletrust 

blake robinson 


Concerts 

thomas Hovey gage Memorial 

Fund 

Nydia and Charles Moser 

William S. Sargent 

Conservation 

Culpepper Foundation 

the george F. and Sybil H. Fuller 

Foundation 

David and barbara Krashes 

george Stinson McCumber 

Conservation Fund 

Mellon Conservation Fellowship 

Curatorial 

John and ruth Adam exhibition 

Fund 

Christian Johnson exhibition Fund 

Dirlam Charitable trust 

Amelia and robert Haley Lecture 

Fund 

Heald Curatorial Fund 

the Heald Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. thomas A. Manahan 

Melville Contemporary Art Fund 

Michi Curatorial Fund 

John Nelson Fund for 

Contemporary Art 

bernard and Louise palitz Fund for 

european and American Art 

Joseph persky Foundation 

Marlene and David persky 

Hall and Kate peterson Fund for 

photography 


Education 

Mr. robert C. Adler 

the george Alden trust 

Mrs. gina M. betti 

greater Worcester Community 

Foundation, booth Discovery 

Fund 

greater Worcester Community 

Foundation, the Honee A. Hess 

partnership for Children Fund 

Isabel Carleton Memorial Fund for 

education 

Dorothy F. Cruikshank 

Culture LeAp 

Mrs. rebecca Dagostino 

In memory of tina Seeley 

paul and Ann Dalianis 

In memory of edith grady 

David J. Freelander, Art All-State 

Fund 

Nehemias gorin Foundation 

Nathan greenberg education Fund 

Chester Heywood 

Jacob Hiatt FAMe 

Christian Johnson resource Center 

and Discovery Fund 

Marshall Katzen and bari boyer 

In honor of education 

Myles✝ and Jean McDonough 

Ms. Katharine price 

Susan reed-Lawson 

remillard-Art partnerships 

romanoff education and Library 

Fund 

Saint Wulston Society 

Ms. Aili p. Singer 

ethel M. Smith 

Ivan Spear education Fund 

the Seth Sprague educational 

Charitable Foundation 

the Stoddard Discovery Fund 

Olga and Steven toulmin 

In honor of Katrina Stacy 

Alice eliza Waite 

Mr. and Mrs. earle D. Whitney 

In memory of Irene tuggle 

the estate of Irving N. Wolfson 

Worcester Art Society 

✝Deceased 

Library 

S. N. behrman Library Fund 

Dorothy M. briel Library Fund 

Frank F. Dresser Fund 

Other Specific Funds 

barbara A. booth Flower Fund 

James Welu Director’s endowment 

Scholarships 

Sally bishop Fund 

Abbie S. and Mildred L. Cather 

Fund 

David J. Freelander Scholarship 

Fund 

edward F. goggin 

Charles A. Hamilton 

edith Florence Hendricks 

Jacob Hiatt Scholarship Fund 

Frances A. Kinnicutt 

Krosoczka Scholarship Fund: 

barnes & Noble bookstore 

Chad A. barraford 

Cathy C. bonnell 

John and Nelda brangwin 

todd and Amy Fujimoto 

Jason and brook gideon 

richard Hennessy 

In honor of Jarrett Krosoczka 

Dennis Johnson 

Leslie A. Krosoczka 

Jarrett and gina Krosoczka 

ellen Lind 

Martha Magee 

robert and eleanore Morello 

Mary e. and Irene piper 

Sudbury Foundation Scholarship 

Fund 

Miriam Washburn 

Wass/Lundquist Scholarship Fund 

Bequests, Unrestricted 

Hester N. Wetherell✝ trust 

James e. Lowell✝ trust 

estate of elton Yasuna✝ 

estate of Irving A. Lepore✝ 

✝Deceased 

Honorary Gifts 

In honor of Family 

Denise r. Adams 

In honor of the Carroll Family 

Mrs. Cecilia M. Carroll 

In honor of Warner and Mary 

Fletcher 



raphael and Alison Crawford 

Kimberly and James Kubilus 

Michael and Maryanne Scarfo 

In honor of education 

Marshall Katzen and bari boyer 


Dr. paul J. Mahon 

Mr. and Mrs. todd rodman 

In honor of Nancy Jeppson 


In honor of Jarrett Krosoczka 

richard Hennessy 

In honor of Anne t. O'Malley 

robert and Susan Akie 

Dr. Leonard and Mrs. Maxine 

Morse 

In honor of Dorothy Shea 

James A. Welu 

In honor of Sofia and John 

Andrew and Olga renzoni 

In honor of Katrina Stacy 

Olga and Steven toulmin 

In honor of birgit Straelhe 

ted Domville and Sandra Vergara 


thomas Martin and Ivy Sun 

Mr. and Mrs. robert A. Martin 

richard and Joan Freedman 


In honor of elton✝ and penny 

Yasuna 


✝Deceased 

Memorial Gifts 

In memory of elizabeth Ayres 

Jeanette McIntosh Ingersoll 



In memory of paula bates 


In memory of Julie and ray bouley 

Linda and robert Seega 

In memory of Nephew Mark 

Cardwell 

June Ayres 




In memory of Marianne gibson 

Dr. James M. gibson 

In memory of edith grady 

paul and Ann Dalianis 

In memory of Janice green 

Andy and Jackie Aaron 

rich and Arlee Weiss 



In memory of Francis W. Hall 

Mrs. John F. Finnegan 

In memory of John Howard 

Jan bauer 

In memory of russell Ireland 

Mrs. elizabeth g. petter 

In memory of Agnes e. Kull 


In memory of Jack Lund 

Alison A. Coady 

In memory of Myles McDonough 


In memory of Josephine Metcalf 

guy D. Metcalf 

In memory of John J. O'Malley 

Anne t. O'Malley 




gilbert S. Davis✝ 

Linwood M. erskine, Jr. 




James A. Welu 

In memory of eric rowlett 

elizabeth greenwood 

In memory of Connie Salter 



In memory of tina Seeley 

rebecca Dagostino 

In memory of Harold Simmonds 

Alvin and Devorah Weiss 

In memory of Colonel John Szlyk, Jr. 

beverly and Mark Stewart 

In memory of Irene tuggle 

Mr. and Mrs. earle D. Whitney 

In memory of emilia Vallecillo 


In memory of Judith and William 

Yoffie 


✝Deceased 

Legacy Society 

Members 

Legacy Society membership is 

extended to individuals who have 

included the Worcester Art 

Museum as a beneficiary in a 

will or other estate arrangement. 

These generous members create 

a legacy for the future of the 

Worcester Art Museum. 

Anonymous (1) 

Anonymous✝ (3) 

Mrs. Margery W. Adams 


philip✝ and elaine beals 

Allen and Sarah berry 

Mrs. Howard M. booth✝ 

Karl and Dorothy✝ briel 

Dr. elaine and Mr. robert 

bukowiecki 




Alexandra Cleworth and gary 

Staab 


Susan C. Courtemanche 

Martha A. Cowan✝ 


Mr.✝ and Mrs. robert Cushman 

Mr.✝ and Mrs. bruce g. Daniels 

Dix and Sarah Davis 

Henry b. and Jane K. Dewey 

Maria and John Dirlam 

Andrea N. Driscoll 

Mr. and Mrs I. r. Freelander✝ 

esther and Howard Freeman 

Daniel grim and Irene brownegrim 

Mrs. Milton p. Higgins✝ 

James and Kathleen Hogan 

Frances and Howard Jacobson 

peter Jefts 

John and Marianne Jeppson 

Henry W. Keyes 

Sarah bramson Kupchik 

Irving and Marie Lepore✝ 

patricia F. Mallard 

Carl A. Mangano 

Mr.✝ and Mrs. robert K. Massey 

Myles✝ and Jean McDonough 

Don and Mary Melville 

Mrs. David J. Milliken 

Ileana Muniz 

Dr. and Mrs. Haim g. Nagirner✝ 



Mrs. Mae I. palmgren 

Sarah and Joe ribeiro 

Mr.✝ and Mrs. Chapin riley 

blake robinson✝ 

Mr. and Mrs.✝ elijah b. romanoff 

Mr. and Mrs. Henry b. rose 

Mr.✝ and Mrs. Sidney rose 

Mr. Norman L. Sharfman✝ 

Dr. Shirley S. Siff and robert M. Siff 

Mary Skousgaard 

Helen M. Stinson✝ 

Helen e. Stoddard✝ 

richard S. teitz 

Mr. Jack tobin✝ 

Irving N. Wolfson, M.D.✝ 

Mrs. John M. Woolsey, Jr.✝ 

Mr. O. bradley Wood✝ 

elton Yasuna✝ 

✝deceased 

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partners in the Community 

Community Partners 

Arts Worcester 

CC Lowell 

Central MA garden Clubs and 

professional florists that 

participate in Flora in Winter 

City of Worcester 

Clark university Art History 

Department/precolumbian Art 

Audio tour 

elm park Community School 

Art partnership 

Sprague education Fund 

tower Hill botanic 

garden/Worcester County 

Horticultural Society 

WOOcard 

Worcester Cultural Coalition 

Worcester garden Club 

Worcestser Historical Museum 

Worcester Juvenile Courts 

program 

Worcester public Schools 

Worcester public 

Schools/Artists Intent and 

Descriptive Landscapesgrade 

4 program 

Worcester public Schools/21st 

Century After School program 

Worcester regional Chamber 

of Commerce 

Worcester Women’s History 

project 

Worcester Youth Center/urban 

and Community Action 

planning for teens 

Institutional Members 

Anna Maria College 

Assumption College 

bancroft School 

becker College 

Clark university 

College of the Holy Cross 

Colleges of the Worcester 

Consortium 

Worcester Academy 

Worcester State university 

WpI 

Library Pass Members 

beaman Memorial public 

Library 

berlin public Library 

bigelow Free public Library 

bolton public Library 

Chester C. Corbin public 

Library 

Conant public Library 

grafton public Library 

groton public Library 

Harvard public Library 

Haston Free public Library 

Hopedale Library 

Hopkinton public Library 

Hudson public Library 

J.V. Fletcher Library 

Jacob edwards Memorial 

Library 

Joshua Hyde public Library 

Killingly public Library 

Leicester public Library 

Lunenburg public Library 

Marlborough public Library 

Millbury public Library 

New england Dream Center 

Northborough Free Library 

Oxford Free public Library 

peterborough town Library 

Jaffrey public Library 

princeton public Library 

richards Memorial Library 

rutland Free public Library 

Sargent Memorial Library 

Shrewsbury public Library 

Southborough Library 

Southgate at Shrewsbury, Inc. 

Stevens Memorial Library 

thayer Memorial Library 

upton town Library 

Wayland public Library 

Westborough public Library 

Weston public Library 

Whitinsville Social Library 

Woods Memorial Library 

Worcester public Library 

WOrCeSter 

Art MuSeuM 

In many cities — large and small — there is an invisible boundary 

that separates art from city life. Worcester Art Museum’s programming 

is unique to Worcester: naturally and seamlessly integrating the two. 

Whether enjoying the Museum’s permanent collection with out of town 

guests and family, taking classes with friends, or meeting new people 

at the exhibit openings and After Hours, the Museum is unquestionably 

an integral part of the Worcester fabric. Just as the city is growing at 

an exciting rate, the Worcester Art Museum is keeping pace, if not 

exceeding, its role in both art and city life. 

—Luke M. Vaillancourt, Chair of third thursday/After Hours program Committee 

Worcester Art Museum and its innovative 

Director Matthias Waschek have literally 

opened new doors for our students and the 

greater community, our students and faculty 

continue to grow their engagement with the 

Museum in many ways—across our curriculum 

in departments as diverse as psychology, 

Computer Science, Visual and performing Arts, 

and Communication Science and Disorders." 

—barry M. Maloney, Worcester State university president 

that this area enjoys both a rich contemporary art scene and 

a world-class art museum is not coincidental. great museums 

inspire people to become artists, and the holdings educate 

and challenge them throughout their careers. It's hands-on, 

too: emerging artists often take courses at the Museum, and 

when they are ready, submit their work for an exhibit at 

ArtsWorcester for their first public showing or their first solo 

exhibit. the Museum also inspires collectors in the area, who 

provide the necessary market for contemporary art. From 

these broad connections to the Museum's support for the 

ArtsWorcester biennial, the presence and accessibility of 

WAM means that living artists flourish here, as well. 

Can you imagine a world without art the Worcester 

Art Museum is a repository of beautiful, provocative, 

masterful and confounding works that give us the 

opportunity to see, think and feel in new ways. WAM 

embraces and lifts up our community by sharing 

some of the world's finest expressions of art. by 

opening the doors and inviting the community to call 

the Museum our own, WAM weaves a new thread of 

cultural connections, inspiring creativity and 

demonstrating that the arts brings our world to life in 

wondrous ways. 

—erin I. Williams, Cultural Development Officer, City of Worcester 

—Juliet Feibel, executive Director, Arts Worcester 



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City’s museum a masterpiece 

—Albert Southwick, headline in Telegram & Gazette, September 20, 2012 

Capacity building 

towards improved efficiency 

the annual report of every institution, although a recap of the past, is also a stepping 

stone towards the future. Henceforth, WAM’s annual reports will refer in one way or 

another to the realization of our Vision Statement, namely to welcome 200,000 

visitors annually to our gallery spaces. 

Currently, the Museum does not have the necessary curatorial staff depth to develop a 

sustained exhibition program, which is essential for attracting more visitors through our 

doors. Other departments in the Museum are also understaffed. We need to increase 

access to our building, expand parking availability and make necessary facility 

upgrades. As we move forward, our focus will have to be strategic in order to 

accomplish all of these vital initiatives. 

thanks to a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, we will now be 

able to fill the vacant position of Curator of American Art. Other initiatives will follow to 

further fortify our curatorial team. An important announcement, which will be made in 

the next couple of months, will tell you how we will further strengthen our Museum’s 

capacity to tell our story better – stay tuned. 

I would also like to announce that we have begun the process of creating a master plan 

with Kulapat Yantrasast, principal, WHY Architecture (www.why-architecture.com). 

Yantrasast has numerous prominent projects under his belt, including the design of the 

grand rapids Art Museum and the master plan for the Speed Museum in Louisville, KY. 

Yantrasast recommends a novel approach—”architectural acupuncture” where limited, 

but strategically applied means allow institutions to activate existing architecture, rather 

than overstretching an institutions’ financial capacity with expensive new structures. the 

image you see on this page reflects his idea of transforming our Lancaster Street lobby 

into a more welcoming and functional space to visitors an-d increasing access to the 

building through a ramp on the outside of the building—stay tuned. 

the next chapter of WAM’s history will be most exciting – a string of press releases is 

in preparation, reflecting a string of amazing opportunities and of strategic decisions 

that will unfold in the months to come! 

Stay tuned... 

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