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This page: Rear view of MCASD La Jolla and the Edwards Garden Gallery. Photo by Philipp 

Scholz Rittermann. 

Cover image: vik muniz, Cloud Cloud San Diego, 2008, gelatin silver print, sheet: 20 x 24 in. 

(50.8 x 61 cm), Gift of the artist. 

> Contents 

3 > Letter from the President and the Director 

4 > Exhibitions > La Jolla 

5 > Exhibitions > Downtown, 1001 Kettner 

6 > Exhibitions > Downtown, Joan and Irwin Jacobs Building 

7 > Acquisitions 

10 > Publications 

11 > Public Programs 

12 > Films 

14 > TNT 

16 > Education Programs 

21 > Contributions 

22 > Grants 

23 > Donors 

25 > Board of Trustees 

26 > Staff 

27 > Financial Statements

MCASD > FY08 

> Letter from the President and the Director 

At the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, we embrace the idea that art 

and museums can transform lives, and over the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, 

we challenged our audiences with fresh ways of seeing, thinking, and engaging 

with the world. No recent exhibition exemplifies that philosophy more than 

Robert Irwin: Primaries and Secondaries. The large, light-filled spaces of the Joan 

and Irwin Jacobs Building and 1001 Kettner galleries in downtown San Diego 

were both particularly well suited to show Irwin’s work to its best advantage. The 

artist made use of his singular knowledge of the galleries he helped design at 

1001 Kettner and he responded brilliantly to the new environment in the Jacobs 

Building with several new works that premiered in the exhibition. Working for 

months in the Robert Caplan Artist-in-Residence Studio, Irwin experimented 

with new concepts and ideas, ultimately creating the luminous Light and Space 

artwork that was a highlight of the exhibition and a premiere example of how 

MCASD continues to be a laboratory for artists to experiment with new forms of 

visual expression. 

As the region’s foremost forum for presenting the art of our time, MCASD served 

more visitors than ever before in FY2008—193,428 in total—and continued to 

reach new audiences. During this period, the Museum presented 17 exhibitions at 

its downtown and La Jolla locations, acquired 45 artworks for the collection, and 

provided a range of innovative and informative education programs for visitors of 

all ages. 

Thanks to the generous support of Qualcomm, MCASD continued to offer free 

admission to everyone ages 25 and under. While the Museum has long been free 

to children 12 and under, with this program we are signaling to young people that 

we want them to experience all that MCASD has to offer. The program has been 

an unqualified success: our attendance among 18- to 25-year-olds has grown 

124% since the inception of this free admission program in January 2007. 

The Museum’s artistic and educational achievements are realized because 

of the leadership and philanthropic commitment of the Board of Trustees; 

the exceptionally generous support of MCASD’s many Donors, Members, and 

Supporters; and the dedication and talent of the Museum’s staff. We thank them 

all for continuing to inspire us to new levels of excellence. 

We are proud of MCASD’s contributions to our community and to the field of 

contemporary art, and we look forward to continuing to engage and inspire 

audiences with innovative artistic programming in the years to come. 

J. Todd Figi Hugh M. Davies, Ph.D. 

President The David C. Copley Director 

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> Exhibitions > La Jolla 4 

Vik Muniz: Reflex 

June 2, 2007 - September 2, 2007 

Traveling exhibition organized by the Miami Art Museum. 

Diagrammatic Logic: Selections from 

the Collection 

July 1, 2007 – September 2, 2007 

Cerca Series: Iana Quesnell 

September 23, 2007 – December 30, 2007 

Soundwaves: The Art of Sampling 

September 23, 2007 – May 4, 2008 

Erwin Redl: MATRIX II 

January 17, 2008 – May 4, 2008 

Selections from Skeet McAuley: 

The Garden of Golf 

April 11, 2008 – June 22, 2008 

Elusive Signs: 

Bruce Nauman Works with Light 

May 25, 2008 – August 31, 2008 

Traveling exhibition organized by the Milwaukee 

Art Museum.


> Exhibitions > Downtown, 1001 Kettner 5 

Suburban Sublime 


Cerca Series: Peter Simensky 


Robert Irwin: Primaries 

and Secondaries 

October 21, 2007 – April 13, 2008 

Cerca Series: Nina Katchadourian 

May 3, 2008 – July 6, 2008 

Cerca Series: Joshua Mosley 

May 3, 2008 – July 6, 2008


> Exhibitions > Downtown, Joan and Irwin Jacobs Building 6 

Ernesto Neto 

January 21, 2007 – September 20, 2007 

Richard Wright 

January 21, 2007 – September 23, 2007 

Robert Therrien 

June 10, 2007 – September 23, 2007 

Harold Cohen 


Robert Irwin: Primaries and Secondaries 

October 21, 2007 – February 23, 2008 

Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes 

March 30, 2008 – June 30, 2008 

Traveling exhibition organized by the Henry Art 

Gallery, Seattle.


> Acquisitions 

Peter Alexander 

Ice III, 1989 

oil on canvas 

60 1/2 x 66 in. (153.7 x 167.6 cm) 

Gift of the Murray and 

Ruth Gribin Foundation 

John Baldessari 

Noses & Ears, Etc.: The Gemini Series: Face 

with Nose and (Green) Ear, 2006 

three-layer, six-color screenprint mounted 

on Sintra with hand painting, edition 26/45 

34 3 /4 x 63 1 /4 x 3 in. (88.3 x 160.7 x 7.6 cm) 

Museum purchase with funds from 

The Buddy Taub Foundation, 

Dennis Roach, Director 

karl Benjamin 

Untitled, 1958 

oil on canvas 

40 1/2 x 50 1/2 in. (102.9 x 128.3 cm) 

Gift of the Murray and Ruth 

Gribin Foundation 

Sandow Birk 

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld 

Presenting His Plan for the Invasion of 

Iraq, 2007 

acrylic and oil on canvas 

53 x 68 in. (134.6 x 172.7 cm) 

Museum purchase with funds provided by 

Brian Pawlowski 

Harold Cohen 

Rainforest #4 - #070602.4, 2007 

sealed prints: pigment inks on paper 

overall dimensions: 114 x 343 in. (289.6 x 

871.2 cm) 

7 panels, each: 114 x 49 in. (289.6 x 124.5 cm) 

Gift of AARON Research Corporation 

Ron Cooper 

Untitled (Shadow Box), 1972 

colored polyester resin 

24 x 24 x 3 1 /2 in. (61 x 61 x 8.9 cm) 

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Peter Sheerin 

Sam Durant 

The Other Side/El Otro Lado, 2005 

United States and Mexican flags, embroidery 

24 x 37 in. (61 x 94 cm) 

Gift of Carol Randolph and Robert Caplan 

William Feeney 

Repetition Does Not Transform a Lie into the 

Truth, 2007 

surfboard, steel, wood, foam, fiberglass, 

paraffin, surf wax: Sex Wax, Sticky Bumps, 

Bubble Gum 

Museum purchase, 2007 stART Up Award 

vernon Fisher 

Musée des Beaux Arts, 1982 

dipytch, acrylic on laminated paper and 

acrylic on wood 

overall: 49 3 /4 x 86 in. (126.4 x 218.4 cm) 

Gift of the Murray and Ruth Gribin 

Foundation 

Faiya Fredman 

#050726, 2007 

pigment print on paper, edition of 7 

39 1 /4 x 31 3 /4 x 1 1 /4 in. (99.7 x 80.6 x 3.2 cm) 

Museum purchase, Louise R. and Robert S. 

Harper Fund 

Charles Garabedian 

Still Life with Self Portrait, 1982 

acrylic on canvas 

36 x 60 in. (91.4 x 152.4 cm) 

Gift of Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, 

Newman, Warren and Richman, LLP 


LAX, 1970 

rubber and acrylic on paper 

39 x 50 in. (99.1 x 127 cm) 




Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, 1970 

watercolor on paper 

24 x 33 in. (61 x 83.8 cm) 



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Gregory Gillespie 

Warrior, n.d. 

mixed media on panel 

66 3 /4 x 48 1 /4 in. (169.5 x 122.6 cm) 

Gift of Robert and Cheryl Fishko 

Joe Goode 

McDonald, 1992 

oil on linen 

102 x 75 in. (259.1 x 190.5 cm) 


Foundation 

Robert irwin 

Light and Space, 2007 

115 fluorescent lights 

one wall, 271 1 /4 x 620 in. 

Museum purchase with funds from the 

Annenberg Foundation 

Robert irwin 

Square the Room, 2007 

Tergal voile and framing materials 

14 ft. x 46 ft. x 2 in. 



Robert irwin 

Five x Five, 2007 

Tergal voile and framing materials 

10 panels, each panel: 201 x 176 x 2 3 /4 in. 

(510.5 x 447 x 7 cm) 



Robert irwin 

1º 2º 3º 4º, 1992 

three Tergal voile walls, five floating frames 

painted with black lacquer, fluorescent lights 

three walls, each: 14 x 38 in. (35.6 x 96.5 cm) 

five frames, each: 10 x 26 in. (25.4 x 66 cm) 

Gift of the artist 

Robert irwin 

Three Primary Forms (Battery Park City 

World Financial Center), 1983 

colored pencil on paper 

67 x 61 in. (170.2 x 154.9 cm) 

Gift of Arne and Milly Glimcher 

Robert irwin 

Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow & Blue 3 , 

2006–2007 

aircraft honeycomb aluminum 

six panels, each: 241 1 /4 x 265 1 /2 x 1 5 /8 in.; 

overall installation dimensions variable 

Museum purchase, Contemporary 

Collectors Fund 

Robert irwin 

Primaries and Secondaries, 2007 

aircraft honeycomb aluminum 

13 panels, each: 84 x 38 x 1 5 /8 in.; overall 

installation dimensions variable 

Museum purchase 

Clay ketter 

Working Sketch for Goodbye 3rd Street, 

1998 

graphite and household enamel on 

graph paper 

14 1 /2 x 14 1 /2 x 1 1 /8 in. (36.8 x 36.8 x 2.9 cm) 

Museum purchase with funds from Hilarie 

and Mark Moore and the Moore Family Trust 

Clay ketter 

Brunswick Pumphouse 921, 1998 

household enamel paint, wallboard 

compound and steel corner bead on gypsum 

wallboard, wood frame 

35 1 /2 x 35 1 /2 x 1 1 /8 in. (90.2 x 90.2 x 4.4 cm) 

Museum purchase with funds from Hilarie 

and Mark Moore and the Moore Family Trust 

Los Carpinteros 

Archivo Flexible, 2001 


29 1 /2 x 41 1 /2 in. (74.9 x 105.4 cm) 

32 3 /4 x 44 3 /4 x 1 1 /4 in. (83.2 x 113.7 x 3.2 cm) 

Gift of Carol Randolph and Robert Caplan 

morris Louis 

Untitled (Landscape with a figure and 

pathway), c. 1938 

watercolor on illustration board 

25 1 /2 x 35 1 /2 x 1 3 /4 in. (64.8 x 90.2 x 4.4 cm) 

Gift of Charles M. Bernstein 

Jean Lowe 

View from Laurentian Street, 2000 

oil on canvas 

120 x 216 in. (304.8 x 548.6 cm) 


nathan mabry 

Process Art (Dead Men Don’t Make 

Sculpture), 2008 

bronze 

87 x 58 x 41 in. (221 x 147.3 x 104.1 cm) 

Joint purchase in part with funds provided 

by Murray A. Gribin; Hammer Museum, Los 

Angeles; and the Museum of Contemporary 

Art San Diego 

Richard Allen morris 

Untitled (Broken Grid Painting), 1987 


49 x 48 in. (124.5 x 121.9 cm) 

Gift of the Wayne W. Buss Estate 

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vik muniz 

Cloud Cloud San Diego, 2008 

gelatin silver print 

sheet: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm) 


Yoshitomo nara 

After the deluge, 2006 


64 x 64 in. (162.6 x 162.6 cm) 

Gift of Ana and Ivan Boesky 

Eric Orr 

You Had the Meaning but Missed the 

Experience, ca. 1981–1982 

mixed-media collage on lead panel 

29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 61 cm) 

Gift of the Murray and Ruth Gribin Foundation 

Eric Orr 

Red Void II, 1992 

oil and blood on board 

22 x 18 x 1 1 /2 in. (55.9 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm) 

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Merle S. Glick 

Stephen Pace 

Untitled (#52-W40A), 1952 


sheet: 30 3 /4 x 22 1 /4 in. (78.1 x 56.5 cm) 

Gift of George Schwartz in honor of 

John M. Day 

iana Quesnell 

Triptych: Migration Path, 2007 

graphite on paper 

3 sheets, each: 79 x 79 in. (200.7 x 200.7 cm) 


Harper Fund 

David Rabinowitch 


graphite on paper 

42 1 /4 x 32 1 /4 x 1 1 /2 in. (107.3 x 81.9 x 3.8cm) 

Gift of Charles and Cindy Castle 

David Ryan 

DC3 Fan, 2004 

acrylic on wood and Sintra 

46 1/2 x 50 in. (118.1 x 127 cm) 


Foundation 

Peter Simensky 

NC 100 (Neutral Capital), 2005 

collaged bills made from fragments of 

national currencies from countries with 

unstable economies 

16 3 /4 x 20 5 /8 x 1 3 /4 in. (42.5 x 52.4 x 4.4 cm) 


Harper Fund 

Don Sorenson 


oil on canvas 

57 1 /2 x 95 1 /4 in. (146.1 x 241.9 cm) 


Foundation 

Henry Taylor 

Pho me, 2005 

mixed media on canvas 

40 x 27 in. (101.6 x 68.6 cm) 

Gift of Dean Valentine and Amy Adelson 

Robert Therrien 

Red Disc, c. 1975 

cast acrylic 

16 in. diameter 


Foundation 

Robert venturi 

I AM A HOUSE, 2007 

oil-based silkscreen on paper, edition of 50 

Each sheet: 11 x 17 in. (27.9 x 43.2 cm) 

Museum purchase 

ursula von Rydingsvard 

Undo, 1991 

cedar and graphite 

94 x 91 x 18 in. (238.8 x 231.1 x 45.7 cm) 

Gift of Dr. Jack Grebb and George Merema 

Andre Yi 


acrylic and colored pencil on paper 

41 1 /2 x 82 1 /4 in. (105.4 x 208.9 cm) 

Gift of L.J. Cella 

Peter Young 

Untitled #7, 1971 

oil on canvas 

75 x 75 in. (190.5 x 190.5 cm) 


Foundation 

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> Publications 

Catalogue > Robert Irwin: Primaries and Secondaries 

Brochure > Cerca Series: Peter Simensky 

Brochure > Cerca Series: Iana Quesnell 

Exhibition Guide > Soundwaves: The Art of Sampling 

Brochure > Cerca Series: Joshua Mosley 

Brochure > Cerca Series: Nina Katchadourian 

Robert Irwin: Primaries and Secondaries 

By Dr. Hugh M. Davies, with texts by Robert Irwin. Designed by Ursula Rothfuss. 224 pages. 

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> Public Programs 

2007 

July 19 > Conversation with the Curator: Vik Muniz: Reflex 

August 16 > Artist Talk: Jean Lowe 

September 28 > Soundbytes on Soundwaves 

October 6 > Circuit Bending Workshop with Beatrix*Jar 

October 8 > PBS ART21: Season 4 Sneak Preview Screening 

October 18 > Soundwaves Artist Talk: Julio César Morales 

November 15 > Soundwaves Artist Talk: Dario Robleto 

2008 

January 10 > Lecture: Lawrence Weschler on Robert Irwin 

January 18 > Artist Talk: Erwin Redl 

January 25 > Special Filmmaker’s Screening > Robert Irwin: The Beauty 

of Questions 

January 26, February 2, and February 9 > Creating in Context: Soundwaves 

February 21 > MCASD/UCSD 2008 Russell Lecture featuring Robert Irwin 

March 7 > Walking L.A./(Sur)facing the City: A New Performance by Sara Wookey 

April 4 > Ninth Annual SDMA/MCASD Axline Lecture featuring Maya Lin 

April 17 > Special Filmmaker’s Screening > Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision 

May 10 and May 17 > Allan Kaprow: Reinvented Happenings 

May 29 > Roundtable Discussion: Allan Kaprow 

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July 13 

Spirit of the Beehive 

Victor Erice’s classic film is one of cinema’s 

most haunting visions of childhood, and is 

widely regarded as Spain’s greatest film to 

emerge during the 1970s. 

July 12 

Parking Lot Pictures: Raising Arizona 

MCASD invited visitors to bring a lawn 

chair or blanket and enjoy the Museum’s 

free outdoor Parking Lot Pictures event 

featuring the 20th-anniversary screening of 

brothers Joel and Ethan Coen’s zany, heartwarming 

comedy. 

August 9 

Parking Lot Pictures: Wait Until Dark 

The summer-time fun continued with 


> Films > 2007 ice cream and a second free Parking Lot 

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Pictures screening spotlighting icon Audrey 

Hepburn in this 1967 thriller. 

August 23 

alt.pictureshows ‘07 

MCASD presented the fifth annual 

alt.pictureshows. Portions of MCASD’s galleries 

were transformed into San Diego’s premier 

short-film showcase and the definitive 

experiment in “physical channel surfing.” 

September 13 

Dolls 

MCASD and the San Diego Asian Film Festival 

co-presented Takeshi Kitano’s poetic film that 

unfolds as a trio of powerful love stories. 

September 23 

‘Toon Town Troublemakers ‘07 

MCASD’s second annual animation showcase 

celebrated edgy, experimental animated 

short films by various filmmakers. 

October 11 

Freaks 

This haunting 1932 horror classic rattles 

filmgoers’ nerves with its weird, but always 

compassionate, menagerie of sideshow 

oddities. 

November 8 

Enemies of Happiness 

MCASD and Cinefemme co-presented this 

documentary about a young woman running 

for office in post-Taliban Afghanistan. 

December 13 

Metropolis 

MCASD marked the 80th anniversary of 

Fritz Lang’s 1927 science-fiction classic that 

remains a marvel of dystopian imagery.

January 17 

The Fat Man Walking 

MCASD hosted the San Diego premiere of 

this documentary about Oceanside resident 

Steve Vaught, whose unusual weight-loss 

strategy involved walking from San Diego to 

New York. 

January 31 

Touch of Evil 

Orson Welles’ 1958 film noir classic brings a 

new wave enthusiasm to this tale of police 

corruption and violence in a border town. 

The film was followed by a Q&A session with 

Neil Kendricks, MCASD Film Curator, and 

Professor Bill Nericcio, Department of English 

and Comparative Literature at San Diego 

State University. 

February 14 

Last Tango in Paris 

Bernardo Bertolucci’s erotic shocker still 

manages to disturb with its pitiless vision of 

human sexuality turned ugly. 

February 28 

Banished 

This documentary takes a hard look at the 

legacy of a Southern town’s ugly history of 

using mob violence to drive out its African- 

American residents. 

March 13 

Performance 

This film fuses elements of the gangster 

genre with surrealism, and features a young 

and unapologetic Mick Jagger in his first 

movie role as decadent rocker Turner. 

March 27 

The Man Who Fell to Earth 

An alien, played by David Bowie, travels 

to Earth to find the means to rescue the 

survivors of his dying planet in this hallucinatory 

film. 

April 10 

Bicycle Thieves 

Film director Vittorio De Sica’s Italian neorealist 

masterwork is one of the undisputed 

treasures of world cinema with its honest 

observations of everyday life. 

April 24 

Strange Culture 

This non-fiction film breaks the mold of the 

documentary with its exploration of Steve 

Kurtz, an artist whose artworks lead him to 

be accused of being a terrorist. 


> Films > 2008 13 

May 8 

Lynch 

This documentary of artist-filmmaker David 

Lynch offers an insider’s perspective of the 

creative process of the maverick filmmaker. 

May 22 

Eraserhead 

Director David Lynch once described the 

film’s Kafkaesque nightmare as “a dream of 

dark and troubling things.” 

June 12 

2001: A Space Odyssey 

Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 science-fiction classic 

is a cinematic head trip, launching viewers 

from the dawn of man to humanity’s future 

in the stars. 

June 26 

Planet of the Apes 

Film-goers revisited the still-startling film, 

complete with talking apes and bewildered 

human astronauts trying to survive.

2007 

July 5 > Graphic Identity 

TNT got graphic with some inspiration from 

the work of artist Ryan McGinness, who fuses 

influences such as corporate logos, graphic 

design, graffiti, and art history into his work. 

San Diego design icons Don Hollis and Dylan 

Jones, the duo behind Little Italy’s quirky 

design boutique, Subtext, led a discussion 

on graphic art—old and new, corporate and 

underground. Attendees participated in a 

“Which Pantone color are you?” interactive 

activity and made their personal mark in a 

collaborative collage. Live music was provided 

by The Brisbanes and The Prayers. 

August 2 > High Drama 

Inspired by artist Robert Therrien’s giant 

table and chair sculptures, TNT was larger 

than life. Renowned scholar and UCSD 

Professor of Art History, Norman Bryson, led 

a talk on Therrien’s work. Throughout the 

night, TNT-goers tried their luck at musical 

chairs with live melodies by the Teeny Tiny 

Pit Orchestra. They also enjoyed rare, vintage 

cartoons (one of the artist’s inspirations) and 

in the spirit of Therrien’s sculptural whimsy, 

created their own flying mustache-on-astick—an 

object that is all at once a puppet 

and a mask, a bird and a mustache. Plus, live 

local bands ¡Society!, Fantastic Magic, and DJ 

duo Softy performed. 


October 4 > Select Mode: Music and 

December 6 > Color and Light 

Technology Fashion Show 

Like the luminous work of Robert Irwin, TNT 

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September 6 > Neutral Capital 

TNT celebrated its fifth anniversary, taking its 

cue from Cerca Series artist Peter Simensky’s 

alternative currency Neutral Capital. 

Attendees heard the artist speak about his 

work, then, created their own museum-ina-matchbox, 

inspired by Simensky’s Neutral 

Capital Collection, a mobile gallery-in-a-box. 

The night ended with live jailhouse rock 

and blues music by Diablo Dimes and the 

Bloodhounds. 

TNT-goers grabbed a front-row seat to 

view original designs inspired by music and 

technology. Select designers from Tijuana 

and San Diego—including Acamonchi, Tania 

Candiani, EXIST1981, Grammatique, Mari Morales, 

Trista Roland, Jorge Sanchez, Sy, and 

Jorge Tellaeche—showcased their work to the 

sounds of BigStereo’s Rchrd Oh?!. The night 

continued with a performance by electronic 

sound-art duo Beatrix*Jar. 

November 1 > Black and White 

Inspired by the monochromatic works 

of Robert Irwin, TNT revealed itself as a 

black-and-white masquerade. TNT-goers 

were encouraged to bring their own mask 

or make one at the Museum. With a diverse 

mix of events, the night was full of beautiful 

contrasts. The word “Zen” has been associated 

with Irwin’s work and artistic practice, 

which participants explored via meditation in 

the galleries and workshops led by the Matrix 

Mandala Garden and the Dharma Bums. 

There were also live performances from 

all-girl cover band Wild Weekend and local 

indie-electro duo Qu’est-ce Que C’est. 

shined in a brilliant end-of-the-year holiday 

bash. As the night unfolded, visitors experienced 

a spectrum of activities, including a 

kaleidoscope-making activity and colorful live 

performances by The SoftLightes and Red 

Pony Clock, plus DJ grooves by Dr. Indulgent.

2008 

February 7 > Through the Decades 

Inspired by Robert Irwin’s 50-year career, 

TNT took a nostalgic trip back in time with 

activities and live performances inspired by 

the past five decades. Attendees watched as 

guest musicians created impromptu scores 

to vintage home movies found at garage 

sales, courtesy of the Found Film Jam. 

TNT-goers also made their own pet rock, 

a 1970s mega-fad. Visitors caught the San 

Diego Premiere of Morgan Neville’s quickpaced 

documentary The Cool School, which 

recounts the rise and fall of the Ferus Gallery. 

Live music was provided by The Vision of 

a Dying World, The Paddle Boat, and DJ 

grooves by Jeff Graves. 

March 6 > Urban Context 

TNT examined urban life and landscapes 

with an assortment of urban-themed events 

and activities. The evening started off with a 

discussion by L.A.-based performance artist 

Sara Wookey and local urban designers 

Howard Blackson and Michael Stepner on the 

“new urbanism” movement in architecture. 

Then, TNT-goers caught excerpts of Walking 

L.A./(Sur)facing the City, a dance and multidisciplinary 

performance by Sara Wookey. 

There was also garage-punk by BRAAIINS! 

and hip-hop beats provided by DJ Destijl and 

DJ Artistic. 


> TNT or, The Recursive Synthesis of an Illusion, a Series: Joshua Mosley. TNT-goers joined the 

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April 3 > Systematic Landscapes 

Inspired by the work of Maya Lin and her 

exhibition Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes, 

TNT investigated our relationship to the landscape. 

TNT-goers crafted their own recycled 

postcards using maps and MCASD mailed 

their cartographic creations. Attendees also 

enjoyed mellow indie pop by Longstay; experimental 

funk by F.U.Z.Z.; spirited indie rock 

by The Exfriends; and funky dance grooves 

by DJ Mark E. Quark. 

May 1 > Shifting Perspectives 

TNT questioned time, context, and identity 

with a special preview of The Merry Chase, 

collaborative performance from The Hybrid 

Authorship Project that wrestles with issues 

of time and timing, dynamics and rhythm, 

meaning and cliché in a mini-universe of 

shifting perspectives and contexts. Visitors 

were encouraged to put on a pair of 3-D 

glasses and using special stereoscopic paper, 

turn their doodles into a popping 3-D button. 

Attendees listened to Seesaw Ensemble’s 

impromptu blend of jazz and noise; Reverse 

Cowboy’s shape-shifting punk; and genrebending 

beats provided by DJs Adam Salter 

and Erick Diaz. 

June 5 > Media Mix-Up 

It was an evening of mixed-media madness 

as TNT celebrated the opening of Cerca 

artist as he discussed his mixed-media work, 

dread, which combines computer animation, 

stop-motion animation, digital sound, 

sculpture, music, and dialogue. Visitors 

created their own miniature, mixed-media 

installation inside a clear bar of soap using 

dread-inspired found objects and enjoyed live 

music by The Silent Comedy, Green Pitch, 

and DJ Saul Q.


> Education Programs 

Family Days 

In FY08, Family Day participants enjoyed hands-on art-making activities inspired 

by exhibitions on view at MCASD’s downtown galleries. 

2007 

July 1 > Pop Art 

August 5 > Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 

September 2 > Good as Gold 

October 7 > Sculpture Workshop 

November 4 > Color Suspension 

Family Happenings 

Families took part in Family Happening events, creating works of art inspired 

by the exhibitions Vik Muniz: Reflex and Soundwaves: The Art of Sampling. 

Participants enjoyed hands-on art-making activities in Axline Court, the Coast 

Room, and Miles Terrace during each event. MCASD Gallery Guides were on-hand 

throughout both events to lead special family tours through the galleries. 

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July 15 > Vik Muniz: Reflex April 13 > Soundwaves: The Art of Sampling 

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PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS 

vAPA Standards Workshops 

In FY08, MCASD continued its partnership with the San Diego County Office of 

Education by hosting a series of Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Standards 

Workshops at both the downtown and La Jolla locations. VAPA Workshops provide 

an overview of the framework and content standards that are used by educators 

in the State of California. Teacher participants were able to earn credit for their 

participation through the University of San Diego. 

2008 

March 4 > VAPA Standards 101 

April 30 > VAPA Standards 102 

May 22 > VAPA Standards 103 



Educators’ Receptions 

The Education Department welcomed teachers from all over San Diego County at 

each of their Educators’ Receptions in FY08. Guests enjoyed the opportunity to 

learn about the Museum’s school and teacher programs, pick up free classroom 

resources, participate in staff-led tours of current exhibitions, and mingle with 

fellow educators. 

2007 

October 11 > Soundwaves: The Art of 

Sampling Educators’ Reception 

2008 

April 10 > Maya Lin: Systematic 

Landscapes Educators’ Reception 

SCHOOL PROGRAMS 

CARE 

MCASD, in partnership with the Museum of Photographic Arts and the San Diego 

Museum of Art, continued to offer art and museum education programs to Title 

1 schools in the San Diego Unified School District through the Collaborative Arts 

Resources for Education (CARE) program (www.carearts.org). Several schools 

received classroom art instruction, materials for hands-on art workshops, and 

Museum visits through the program in FY08. At each of the selected schools, 

SDMA offered classes to third-graders, MOPA offered classes to fourth-graders, 

and MCASD offered classes to fifth-graders. 

Elizabeth Yang-Hellewell and Allana Taranto served as the CARE Educators 

for MCASD in FY08. As the Educators, Elizabeth and Allana developed curriculum 

based on current MCASD exhibitions, facilitated hands-on art-making workshops 

for teachers and students, and led tours of the galleries at the MCASD 

La Jolla location. 

FY08 CARE Schools 

Carson Elementary 

Garfield Elementary 

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mCASD After School 

FY08 marked the five-year anniversary of the MCASD After School program. 

Monarch School participated in weekly sessions with local artists and Museum 

staff members. All Monarch workshops took place at MCASD’s Downtown location 

and included both a tour of current exhibitions and hands-on art-making activities. 

2008 

JAnuARY 

10 > Introduction to the Museum Workshop: Design Your Own Museum, Part 1 

17 > Introduction to the Museum Workshop: Design Your Own Museum, Part II 

24 > Artist-Led Workshop: Iana Quesnell 

31 > Introduction to Color Workshop: Make Your Own Color Wheel 

FEBRuARY 

7 > Robert Irwin Workshop: Color and Perception, Part 1 

14 > Robert Irwin Workshop: Color and Perception, Part II 

21 > Robert Irwin Workshop: Scrims and Spheres 

28 > Robert Irwin Workshop: Paintings 

mARCH 

13 > Site-Specific Workshop: Richard Wright 

20 > Site-Specific Workshop: Richard Serra 

27 > Site-Specific Workshop: Roman de Salvo 

APRiL 

10 > Maya Lin Workshop: Mapping 

17 > Maya Lin Workshop: 2x4 Landscape 

24 > Maya Lin Workshop: Taking Cues from the Natural Landscape 

mAY 

1 > Maya Lin Workshop: Atlas/Map Postcard 

8 > Maya Lin Workshop: Rubbings and Waterlines 

15 > Joshua Mosley Workshop: Theater Production, Day 1 



JunE 

5 > Artist-Led Workshop: Joshua Mosley 

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PROGRAMS FOR TEENS 

Streaming Dialogues 

FY08 marked the beginning of MCASD’s partnership with High Tech High Media 

Arts to pilot an academic-year teen program based at the Museum’s downtown 

location. The program provided the opportunity for selected HTHMA students 

to research, meet, interview, and film artists whose work was on view in current 

exhibitions. The students’ artist interviews were converted to video podcasts and 

posted on the Museum’s iTunes page. 

In the fall of 2007, High Tech High Media Arts juniors Zachary Small, Hunter 

Moskowitz, and Walker LaFee interviewed artists Robert Irwin, Dario Robleto, 

and Julio César Morales. The trio 

participated in twice-weekly workshops 

with MCASD staff members and filmmaker 

Nathan Gulick to hone their filming, 

editing, and interviewing techniques in 

preparation for their artist interviews. 

In the spring of 2008, High Tech High 

students Erin Bell, Ross Cummings, and 

Andres Navarrete interviewed artists 

Roman de Salvo, Nina Katchadourian, and 

Joshua Mosley. Each semester culminated 

with a public screening of the teens’ films 

at the Museum. 

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Gallery Guide Program 

In FY08, MCASD welcomed four new Gallery Guides to its team. The expanded 

Gallery Guide program continued to provide scheduled school and adult tours, as 

well as public tours at all of the Museum’s locations. Once a month, the Gallery 

Guides participated in training workshops led by the MCASD Education Department 

staff and museum education professionals from other local arts institutions. 

FY08 Gallery Guide Roster 

Kate Beach 

Wes Bruce 

Josh Clavell 

Crystal Clem 

George Garcia 

Jia Gu 

Christina Hendershaw 

Valentina Martin 

Devin McClain 

Lindsay Preston 

Janet Rostovsky 

Anne Simon 

Sarah Trujillo 

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> Contributions 

membership 

Membership is integral to the Museum’s operations. MCASD’s exhibitions and 

public programs would not be possible without the generous support of the 

Museum’s Members and Donors. MCASD Members receive discounts at the 

Museum’s X Store and the Museum Cafe; a subscription to the award-winning 

quarterly newsletter, VIEW; invitations to exclusive exhibition previews and events; 

and free or reduced admission to lectures, programs, and workshops throughout 

the year. 

In FY08, Members enjoyed a number of Members-only events including 

exhibition previews and opening receptions for Soundwaves: The Art of Sampling 

(9/28/07), Robert Irwin: Primaries and Secondaries (10/20/07), Erwin Redl: 

MATRIX II (1/18/08), Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes (4/3/08), and Elusive 

Signs: Bruce Nauman Works with Light (5/24/08). These exhibition previews and 

receptions allow Members to preview exhibitions before they open to the public, 

and include a curator-led tour of the exhibition. MCASD Members also had the 

opportunity to attend the exclusive SDMA/MCASD Axline Lecture featuring artist 

Maya Lin (4/4/08). 

monte Carlo 

On September 8, 2007, MCASD jetsetted 

to Morocco for the 31st annual 

Monte Carlo gala fundraiser. Event 

chairs Gail and George Knox greeted 

San Diego’s philanthropists and 

corporate leaders as they entered 

Casablanca. Taking their cue from the 

classic Humphrey Bogart film, men 

donned white dinner jackets while 

women wore ‘40s cocktail gowns. Guests 

enjoyed Moroccan-inspired cuisine and 

cocktails, followed by gambling and 

dancing at the late-night party. 

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Grants from private foundations and government agencies provide an important 

base of support for operations as well as for special projects, and MCASD has an 

outstanding record of achievement with these competitive philanthropic organizations. 

In FY08, the Museum entered its third year of a major three-year grant 

from The James Irvine Foundation ($500,000), which provided vital support for 

the transition into the new downtown facilities. The James Irvine Foundation 

gave MCASD a grant for long-range strategic planning, as well. Grants were 

also received from The San Diego Foundation; The Parker Foundation; Highland 

Street Foundation; The Henry Luce Foundation; Mandell Weiss Foundation; LLWW 

Foundaton; The Nimoy Foundation; Thomas C. Ackerman Foundation; mediaThe 

Foundation, inc.; and the Weingart-Price Fund. 

Government agencies are also very important to the Museum’s operational 

well-being. The City of San Diego, through the Commission for Arts and Culture, 

is MCASD’s most significant government supporter, with a grant of $315,002. 

MCASD is grateful to Mayor Jerry Sanders and members of the City Council for 

their continued endorsement and support of the Commission, which is so vital 

to all of San Diego’s arts and culture organizations. The County of San Diego is 

also an important funder, and the Museum is grateful to Supervisors Pam Slater- 

Price, Ron Roberts, and Greg Cox, who made a $65,000 grant. Several government 

agencies made grants toward upcoming exhibitions, with the Australian 


> Grants 

Arts Council giving $41,830 towards Rising Tide: Film and Video Works from the 

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Museum of Contemporary Art Collection, Sydney, and the federal agency, the 

National Endowment for the Arts, giving $40,000 towards Phenomenal: California 

Light and Space (on view in FY11). MCASD also received a $7,900 grant from the 

California Arts Council for the Artists in Residence Program.


> MCASD Donors 

21st Century Campaign 

Founders $3,000,000+ 

Joan and Irwin Jacobs 

David C. Copley 

Carolyn P. Farris 

Catellus, A Prologis Company 

Distinguished Benefactors 

$1,000,000—$2,999,999 

The Annenberg Foundation 

Sue K. and Dr. Charles C. Edwards 

Dr. Peter C. Farrell 

The Albatross Foundation 

Mary and James Berglund 

Jake and J. Todd Figi 

Pauline and Stanley Foster 

Ruth and Murray A. Gribin 

Stephen Warren Miles and 

Marilyn Ross Miles Foundation 

Katherine and Mansfield Mills 

Maryanne and Irwin Pfister 

Elizabeth and Mason Phelps 

Dr. and Mrs. Kurt E. Shuler 

Iris and Matthew Strauss 

Patrons $500,000—$999,999 

Colette Carson Royston and Dr. Ivor Royston 

Drs. Stacy and Paul Jacobs 

The Kresge Foundation 

Betlach Family Foundation 

Helen K. Copley 

James S. Copley Foundation 

Robert and Louise Harper 

National Endowment for the Humanities 

Benefactors $250,000—$499,999 

In Memory of Irene R. Jellinek 

National Endowment for the Arts 

Robin and Gerald Parsky 

Qualcomm 

Sheryl and Harvey White 

Contributors $100,000—$249,999 

Barbara and Charles Arledge 

Linnea and Frank Arrington 

Barbara Bloom Fund 

Nancy and Matt Browar 

Diane and Christopher Calkins 

Dr. Charles G. and Monica H. Cochrane 

County of San Diego, 3rd District Supervisor 

Pam Slater-Price 

County of San Diego, 4th District Supervisor 

Ron Roberts 

Danah H. Fayman 

David Guss Family 

Judith C. Harris and Robert Singer M.D. 

The James Irvine Foundation 

Arthur and Sandra Levinson 

Mary Keough Lyman 

Josephine R. MacConnell 

Patsy and David Marino 

Amelia and Kenneth Morris 

The Parker Foundation 

Fritz and Nora Sargent 

Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek 

In Memory of Dorothy Mitchell Shapiro 

Joyce and Ted Strauss 

John M. and Sally B. Thornton Foundation 

UBS 

Gilda and Victor Vilaplana 

Jo and Howard Weiner 

individual Giving 

mCASD Annual Contributions 

$100,000+ 

Anonymous Donors 

Axline Distribution Trust 

Mary and James Berglund 

David C.Copley 

Dr. Peter C. Farrell 

Carolyn P. Farris 

Jake and J. Todd Figi 

Joan and Irwin Jacobs 

Drs. Stacy and Paul Jacobs 

Maryanne and Irwin Pfister 

Iris and Matthew Strauss 

Laurie Mitchell and Brent Woods 

$25,000—$99,999 


Charles J. Betlach II 

Dr. Charles G. and Monica H. Cochrane 

Sue K. and Dr. Charles C. Edwards 

Faiya Fredman 

Audrey Geisel/Dr. Seuss Fund 

David Guss 

Gail and George Knox 

Las Patronas 


Patsy and David Marino 

Mark B. Moore 

Elizabeth and Mason Phelps 

Fritz and Nora Sargent 

Steven M. Strauss and Lise Wilson 

$10,000—$24,999 


Barbara and Charles Arledge 

Linnea and Frank Arrington 

Melissa Garfield Bartell and Michael Bartell 

The Estate of Edith M. Barton 

David and Terri Bourne 

Barbara Bloom 

Carolin Botzenhardt 

Tanya and Charles Brandes 

Jeff and Sally Busby 

Ron and Cathy Busick 

Diane and Christopher Calkins 

Dr. Carol Randolph and Robert Caplan 

Colette Carson Royston and Dr. Ivor Royston 

Karen and Donald Cohn 

Kathryn S. Colachis 

Kathleen and Nicholas Connor 

Doug E. Edman 

Elaine and Murray Galinson 

Steve Grady and Joan Warren-Grady 

Pauline Foster 

Murray A. Gribin 

Judith C. Harris and Robert Singer, M.D. 

Jeanne Jones and Don Breitenberg 

William W. Karatz 

Sharon and Joel Labovitz 

Stephen and Marilyn Miles 

Garna G. Muller 

Estate of Susanna S. Oxley 

Robin and Gerald Parsky 

Brian Pawlowski 

Sheila Potiker 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Reed 

Elizabeth Rose 

Richard and Faye Russell 

Cree and Ned Scudder 

Robert L. Shapiro and Flossie Cohen 

Mr. and Mrs. Forrest N. Shumway 

Karen and Kit Sickels 

Joyce and Ted Strauss 

Kevin and Haeyoung Tang 

Nancy B. Tieken 

Gilda and Victor Vilaplana 

Sheryl and Harvey White 

$5,000—$9,999 

Mary Beth Adderley-Wright and 

Richard Wright 

Patricia K. Applegate 

Nancy and Matt Browar 

Carlo Cetti 

Ellen and Joe Checota 

Trulette Clayes and Jeff Patrick 

Dr. and Mrs. William T. Comer 

Valerie and Harry Cooper 

Patti and Coop Cooprider 

Ellen and David Dolgen Foundation 

Donald and Nancy Dworken 

Danah H. Fayman 

Karen Fox 

Mitchell and Deborah Friendlaender 

Estate of Madeline L. Goldberg 

Dr. Richard and Jennifer Greenfield 

Terry Gulden and L. Renée Comeau 

Ingrid Hibben 

Margaret Jackson and Neil Hadfield 

Debby and Hal Jacobs 

Inge Johansen and Robert L. Gagnon 

Lynda and Richard Kerr 

Bryna and Jay Kranzler 

Carole E. Laventhol 

Arthur and Sandra Levinson 

Josephine R. MacConnell and Guy R. Showley 

Ronald Mandel 

Liz and Chris McCullah 

Rebecca and John Moores 

Deborah and Charles Myers 

Robert and Anne Nugent 

Catherine and Bob Palmer 

Linda and Shearn Platt 

Peter and Peggy Preuss 

Dr. and Mrs. Justin W. Renaudin 

James Robbins 

Gad and Suzan Shaanan 

Erika and Dr. Fred Torri 

Jan Tuttleman 

Jo and Howard Weiner 

Helene and Allan Ziman 

$3,000–$4,999 

Gary Koerper and Tiffany Archer 

Betty Clarquist 

Robert W. Conn and Anne Hoger 

Gary Deutsch and Barbara Prince 

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> MCASD Donors 

$3,000–$4,999 (continued) 

Phyllis and Dan Epstein 

Susanna and Michael Flaster 

Dr. and Mrs. George Goodman 

Dr. Linda Hirshberg and Gerald Hirshberg 

Dr. Warren and Karen Kessler 

Lewis and Marnie Klein 

Marvin Krichman and Francy Starr 

Robert and Susie Lankford 

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Leibovitz 

Jay and Jennifer Levitt 

Robin J. Lipman 

Claude Anthony and Deborah Marango 

Jeffrey Meyey and Mona Cacciari 

Yvonne and Steve Maloney 

Cebra McGinty-Poteet and Larry Poteet 

Vivian Lim and Joseph Wong 

Edward H. Richard and Warren P. Kendrick 

Ursula Sasso 

Dr. and Mrs. Kurt E. Shuler 

Jacquelyn and Robert Slotkin 

Elene and Herbert Solomon 

Gloria and Rod Stone 

Allan D. and Anita Sutton 

Renée and Charles Taubman 

Joan and James Urdan 

Mr. and Mrs. Mel Wasserman 

Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Wechter 

Judy and Jack White 

Jeffrey Yates and Norma Rascón de Yates 

Emma and Leo Zuckerman 

Corporate, Foundation, and 

Government Donors 

$50,000 AND ABOVE 

91X 

Altria Group 

Bailey Gardiner, Inc. 

Catellus, a Prologis Company 

City of San Diego 

City of San Diego Commission for Arts 

and Culture 

The Christensen Fund 

Columbia Foundation 

County of San Diego 

Five Star Parking 

The Getty Foundation 

Highland Street Foundation 

Institute of Museum and Library Services 

The James Irvine Foundation 

Lamar Outdoor Advertising 

National Endowment for the Arts 

Nordstrom 

The Parker Foundation 

Qualcomm 

The Rockefeller Foundation 

Steve Norton Perspectives 

UBS 

W Hotel San Diego 

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the 

Visual Arts 

$20,000—$49,999 

Cooley Godward Kronish LLP 

Fashion Valley 

Government of Baja California 

Hotel Solamar 

JSIX Restaurant 

Instituto Cultural de Baja California 

KPBS 

La Jolla Spa-MD 

Las Patronas 

The Legler Benbough Foundation 

Metropolitan Transit System 

Motorola 

Prescription Workout 

San Diego CityBeat 

San Diego Daily Transcript 

The James Irvine Foundation; the 

Oliver R. Porter Memorial Fund; Colonel 

Frank C. Wood Memorial Fund; Charles B. 

Cram Fund; and the David Huot West and 

Antoinette Huot West Endowment Fund of 

The San Diego Foundation 

San Diego Magazine 

Sotheby’s 

Supervisors Ron Roberts, Pam Slater-Price, 

and Greg Cox and the County of San Diego 

Community Enhancement Fund 

Supervisor Pam Slater-Price and the County 

of San Diego Community Projects Fund 

$10,000—$19,999 

California Arts Council 

Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards & Winery 

Consulate General of Mexico 

Community Endowment Fund; and The San 

Diego Foundation Arts & Culture 

Working Group 

Cultural Coast, U.S. Mexico Foundation 

for Culture, Inc. 

Deutsche Bank 

The FrameMaker 

Friedman Billings Ramsey 

The Garfield Family Foundation 

The Henry Luce Foundation 

The Steven R. and Garna G. Muller Fund 

of the Homebuilding Community 

Hyatt Regency La Jolla 

Imperial Capital Bank 

Ladeki Restaurant Group 

LEVEL Vodka 

LLWW Foundation 

Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust 

The Nimoy Foundation 

Northern Trust Bank 

Ranch and Coast Magazine 

The Redducs Foundation 

The ResMed Foundation 

The Richard N. & Louette W. Smith Fund 

San Diego Sapphire Towers, LLC 

Sempra Energy 

Stone Brewing Company 

Tapenade Restaurant and Catering Division 

Union Bank of California 

voiceofsandiego.org 

W.P. Stewart & Company 

$5,000—$9,999 

AXA Advisors 

Ayres Land Company 

The Buddy Taub Foundation 

CBIZ Nation Smith Hermes Diamond 

Classic Party Rentals 

Copley Newspapers 

Crown Point Catering 

Culinary Concepts 

Cymer, Inc. 

Elegant Events Catering 

Festivities Catering 

FRAME, Finnish Fund for Art Exchange 

Giuseppe Restaurants & Fine Catering 

Gifts in Kind Foundation/TechSoup 

HOIST Fitness Systems 

Investment Placement Group 

The Irvine Company 

JP Morgan Chase Foundation 

KPMG, LLP 

G.S. Levine Insurance Services 

mediaThe foundation, inc. 

Neiman Marcus 

Neyenesch Printing 

Peartrees Catering, Inc. 

The MPI Pfister Foundation 

San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles 

Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek 

SignOnSanDiego.com 

The John M. and Sally B. Thornton 

Foundation 

TK&A Custom Catering 

Tasende Gallery 

The Thomas C. Ackerman Foundation 

Urban Kitchen Group 

Waters Fine Catering 

$2,500-$4,999 

Barona Band of Mission Indians 

James E. Schneider LL.M., Inc. 

La Jolla IVF 

The Lancer Group 

Lehman Brothers 

Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management 

Regents Bank 

Societe des Bains de Mer 

Thornton Winery 

These donor lists are current as of 6/30/08. 

We have made every effort to be accurate; if 

you have questions, please contact the Museum 

at 858 454 3541 x117. 

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Executive Committee 

J. Todd Figi, President 

David C. Copley, Vice President 

Paul Jacobs, Vice President 

Colette Carson Royston, Vice President 

Brent V. Woods, Vice President 

Mary Keough Lyman, Treasurer 

Barbara Bloom, Secretary 

Board of Trustees 

Barbara Arledge 

Linnea Arrington 

Charles Betlach II 

Barbara Bloom 

Charles Brandes 

Ronald L. Busick 

Christopher Calkins 

Charles G. Cochrane 

David C. Copley 

Sue K. Edwards 

Peter C. Farrell 

Carolyn Farris 

J. Todd Figi 

Pauline Foster 

Murray A. Gribin 

David Guss 

Paul Jacobs 

Gail Knox 



> Board of Trustees 

Patsy Marino 

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ROBERT iRWin, Five x Five, 2007, Tergal voile and framing materials, 10 panels each 201 x 176 x 2 3/4 in. (510.5 x 447 x 7 cm). 

Museum purchase with funds from the Annenberg Foundation. 

Marilyn Ross Miles 

Robin Parsky 

Maryanne Pfister 

Mason Phelps 

Dr. Carol Randolph 

Colette Carson Royston 

Nora D. Sargent 

Matthew Strauss 

Sheryl White 

Brent V. Woods 

As of 6/30/08; please visit www.mcasd.org 

for current Board list.

Director’s Office 

Hugh M. Davies, Ph.D., The David C. Copley 

Director 

Inga Funck, Executive Assistant to the Director 

Tanya Lichtenstein, Administrative Assistant 

Business Office 

Charles E. Castle, Deputy Director 

Trulette M. Clayes, CPA, Controller 

Jen Riley, Accountant 

Catherine Lee, Human Resources 

Tiffani Mai, Accounting Clerk 

Cassandra Heiser, Business Office Assistant 

Curatorial 

Stephanie Hanor, Ph.D., Senior Curator 

Gabrielle Bridgeford, Education Curator 

Neil Kendricks, Film Curator 

Lucía Sanromán, Assistant Curator 

Anne Marie Purkey Levine, Registrar & 

Collection Manager 

Elizabeth Yang-Hellewell, Youth Programs 

Coordinator 

Michael Muehlhausen, Public Programs 

Coordinator 

Jenna Siman, Curatorial Coordinator 

Chelsea Jones, Curatorial Assistant 

Therese James, Assistant Registrar 

Ame Parsley, Chief Preparator 

Joshua Hartsough, Preparator 

Jeremy Woodall, Assistant Preparator 

Thomas Demello, Assistant Preparator 

Kate Beach, Education Assistant* 

Art Handlers* 


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*Denotes Part-time 

As of 6/30/08; please visit www.mcasd.org 

for current Staff list. 

Institutional Advancement 

Jane Rice, Director of Institutional 

Advancement 

Cynthia Tuomi, Corporate Partnerships/ 

Special Events Manager 

Jaime Davis, Corporate Partnerships/Special 

Events Coordinator 

Katie Oram, Membership/Travel Coordinator 

Diana Mason, Membership Assistant 

Jasmine Erfe, Membership Coordinator 

External Affairs 

Anne Farrell, Director of External Affairs 

Ursula Rothfuss, Graphic Designer 

Alex Devereaux, Graphic Design Production 

Coordinator 

Communications 

Denise Montgomery, Director of 

Communications 

Claire Caraska, Communications Coordinator 

Events and Visitor Services 

Edie Nehls, Events and Visitor Services 

Manager 

Mike Scheer, Production Manager 

Lesley Emery, Events Coordinator 

Eric Reichman, Events Assistant 

Shannon Lieberman, Visitor Services 

Coordinator 

Cindy Kinnard, Lead Visitor Services 

Representative 

Visitor Services Representatives* 

Event Technicians* 

Retail Services 

C. Monique Fuentes, Manager of 

Retail Operations 

Ali Herndon Ortega, Associate Retail 

Manager 

Tim Jepson, Web Store Coordinator 

X Store Clerks* 

Facilities 

James Patocka, Facilities Manager 

Kathlene J. Gusel, IT & Projects Manager 

Tauno Hannula, Facilities Assistant 

Kris Krutz, Facilities Assistant 

Christian Akers, Facilities Assistant 

Jesse Watford, Facilities & Event Technician 

Security 

Justin Giampaoli, Chief of Security 

Javier Martinez, Security Manager 

Joseph Huppert, Security Services 

Supervisor – Downtown 

Kira Raduege, Security Services Supervisor 

– La Jolla 

Scott Funderburk, Security Services 

Supervisor – La Jolla 

Security Services Representatives*

introduction to Financial Highlights 

This report was prepared by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego 

(MCASD) from its FY2008 financial statements, which were audited by Mayer 

Hoffman McCann PC. 

All debt and equity securities are recorded at fair market value. Realized 

gains and losses arising from the sale of investments are based upon the original 

cost of the security. Property and equipment purchases are recorded at cost. Depreciation 

and amortization of assets are calculated by the straight line method 

over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Depreciation expense was 

approximately $1,063,000 for FY2008. 

In accordance with industry practice, the Museum’s collection, which has 

been acquired through purchases and contributions since MCASD’s inception, is 

not recognized as an asset on the statement of financial position. Purchases of 

collection items are recorded as decreases in unrestricted net assets in the year 

in which the items are acquired. Contributed collection items are not reflected on 

the financial statements. Proceeds from deaccessions or insurance recoveries are 

reflected as increases in the appropriate net asset classes. 

The complete audited financial statements, including the related notes and 

auditor’s report, are available upon written request. 

Charles E. Castle 

Deputy Director 


> Financial Statements 

DARiO ROBLETO, The Diva Surgery, 2001-2002, various antique laboratory glassware 

(beakers, rods, test tubes, bottles, funnels, mortars and pestles, pipettes), magnifying glass, 27 

lab burner, glass breast pump, glass syringe, antique milk glass, antique powder box, vintage 

surgical equipment, tracheal extractor, scalpels, tweezers, scissors, glass beads, porcelain 

mortars and funnels, 45 rpm records, ground, spliced and melted vinyl records of various 

Diva vocals, audio tape, dissolved magnetic audio tape, various laboratory chemicals, 

sulfur, carbon, amino acids, crushed cubic zirconium, homemade crystals (monoammonium 

phosphate, water, dye), Novocain, sugar, honey, ocean water, oil, hummingbird and butterfly 

nectar, beeswax, polyester resin, mirrors, lights, wood, Plexiglas, letraset, vinyl lettering, 

paint. 77 x 81 x 56 in. Museum purchase, International and Contemporary Collectors Funds.

Statements of Financial Position as of June 30, 2008 

(With comparative summarized financial information for the year ended June 30, 2007) 


> Financial Statements 28 

ASSETS 

2008 2007 

Cash and cash equivalents $1,059,504 $1,000,924 

Investments 37,733,797 46,754,184 

Accounts receivable 94,284 207,072 

Pledges and grants receivable 6,312,643 7,765,230 

Inventory 445,828 409,554 

Prepaid expenses and other assets 135,700 551,991 

Notes receivable from officers 1,070,256 1,165,081 

Property and equipment - net 38,277,090 34,148,718 

Deferred financing costs - net 405,012 420,392 

Total Assets $85,534,114 $92,423,146 

LiABiLiTiES AnD nET ASSETS 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses $512,200 $693,665 

Deferred revenue 647,133 1,534,638 

Deferred rent 1,024,414 224,482 

Deferred compensation 71,100 — 

Long-term debt 11,257,419 13,269,660 

Total liabilities $13,512,266 $15,722,445 

Net Assets: 

Unrestricted $21,491,617 $26,896,231 

Temporarily restricted 11,354,788 10,419,027 

Permanently restricted 39,175,443 39,385,443 

Total net assets $72,021,848 $76,700,701 

$85,534,114 $92,423,146

Statements of Financial Position as of June 30, 2008 

(With comparative summarized financial information for the year ended June 30, 2007) 

SuPPORT AnD REvEnuES: 

SUPPORT: 2008 2007 

Contributions $5,961,426 $3,265,290 

21 st Century Campaign 680,543 4,843,865 

Government support 477,791 767,456 

Total support $7,119,760 $8,876,611 

REVENUES: 

Investment income (loss) $(3,572,474) $6,951,249 

Special events 2,796,322 704,723 

Membership 551,821 523,886 

Auditorium, facility, and visitor services 798,292 660,256 

X Store sales 331,125 276,689 

Program and other income 243,945 136,340 

Total revenues $1,149,032 $9,253,143 

Total support and revenues $8,268,792 $18,129,754 

EXPEnSES: 

Program activities: 

Permanent collection, circulation, and accessions $ 1,908,915 $2,917,050 

Exhibitions 3,833,522 3,708,590 

Education and Membership 1,140,618 1,339,068 

Auditorium, facility, and visitor services 789,824 934,481 

X Store 471,399 394,289 

Total program services $8,144,277 $9,293,478 

Supporting services: 

General and administrative $2,196,407 $1,918,503 

Special events 1,806,638 536,794 

Communications and marketing 407,203 843,351 

External Affairs and Institutional Advancement 393,118 450,047 

Total supporting services $4,803,367 $3,748,695 

Total expenses $12,947,645 $13,042,173 

CHAnGE in nET ASSETS $(4,678,853) $5,087,581 

nET ASSETS - Beginning of year $76,700,701 $71,613,120 

nET ASSETS - End of year $72,021,848 $76,700,701 


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