SPRING 2019
exhibitions
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
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UNEXPECTED: Art by Alternative Means features three dynamic Florida artists who transcend tradition by balancing concept with ingenuity through unique art-making processes. Nathan Beard, Akiko Kotani and Rob Tarbell employ diverse methods that reach far beyond the brush or pencil to create otherworldly results. These artists use unconventional materials to develop techniques from the basic aspects of drawing. Using tape, smoke and threads made of silk and plastic, they capture the ephemeral and maintain a sense of mystery and magic through inventive mark-making. The emphasis in this exhibition is placed on creative expression through the physicality of the artistic process. Driven by creative inquiry, these three artists defy convention through their continued exploration of alternative art-making processes. Their work cannot be defined by any one technique or artistic movement. Without the limitation of traditional methods and materials, human perception is challenged by the physical nature of their work and its underlying meaning. As pioneers of these unique methods these artists provoke a sense of mystery and wonder.
EXPECTED ART BY ALTERNATIVE MEANS
NATHAN BEARD / AKIKO KOTANI / ROB TARBELL
North, South and Center Galleries FEBRUARY 24 - MAY 19, 2019
From left to right: Nathan Beard, Pond’s Edge 12, 2014, acrylic on panel, 34 x 34 in., courtesy of the artist; Exit Music #61 (Fall Kintsugi) (detail), 2017, acrylic and soil on canvas, 71 x 23 in., courtesy of the artist.
Nathan Beard explores the perception of space and time through a labor-intensive process using tape as a means to create complex, undulating layers of painted patterns. Drawing inspiration from physics and cosmological sciences, mathematics, anthropology and nature, his paintings are a meditation on the connective patterns between human will and the paradox of natural forces.
Akiko Kotani is a fiber artist who creates ethereal drawings with bamboo silk thread, explores mark-making on glass, and crochets “melting walls” from plastic. The power of simplicity in her work evokes a quiet solitude that is meditative and profound. Kotani distills the seductive beauty of nature into simple lines and sumptuous textures while her crocheted sculptural installations transform the gallery space.
Akiko Kotani, Melting Wall (detail), 2017, crocheted plastic, 10 x 10 x 2 ft., courtesy of the artist.
Rob Tarbell harnesses the elusive medium of smoke to create ethereal portraits on paper and porcelain. Based on the surrealist technique known as fumage, Tarbell transforms fire into haunting imagery by manipulating and guiding the smoke of a flame onto a surface. His images, formed from smoke transposed through delicate handcut and photographic stencils, become the evidence of a physical and metaphorical transformation. Tarbell preserves the ephemeral qualities of smoke while using the medium as an analogy for truth and deception, perception and change.
Rob Tarbell, Valentine, 2016, smoke on paper, 60 x 40 in., courtesy of the artist.
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David McKirdy: From the Collection Works on Paper Gallery FEBRUARY 3 - MAY 19, 2019
David McKirdy, Lens Study 6, 2009, Epoxy resin, acrylic, metallized beads, 11 1/4 x 111/4 in., LRMA, St. Petersburg College, Gift of Cleta Clark 2018.3.8.
Tampa artist David McKirdy experiments with a variety of materials in painstaking processes to create interactive works that engage the viewer through optical illusion. McKirdy says that the patterns and fields he creates “evoke associations from the atomic to the cosmic.” His meticulous craftsmanship is expressed through techniques such as burning and punching holes in various materials to form patterns. Inspired by the lenses of microscopes he once used as a biology student at the University of South Florida, McKirdy has experimented with drops of resin, mirrored Mylar© and other materials to recreate the illusion and ocular effects of these lenses.
Special Event:
Gallery Talks by Nathan Beard, Akiko Kotani, and Rob Tarbell APRIL 14, 2019 See Happenings on Page 7 for details.
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS Comin’ Back to Me: The Music and Spirit of ‘69 A Tribute to Marty Balin Changing Exhibition Galleries JUNE 2 - SEPTEMBER 22, 2019
Presenting Sponsors: Jeff and Lynn Pierson Experience 1969 fifty years later through the eyes of Marty Balin, founder and guitarist for 1960s rock band Jefferson Airplane. Balin’s paintings of rock legends, personal archives and psychedelic concert posters will be on view. The exhibition also explores 1969 as a pinnacle year for music festivals, such as Woodstock and Altamont, the Beatles, civil rights and world events, and will feature a chill lounge with black light posters from the collection.
Images from left to right: Marty Balin, Jefferson Airplane, date unknown, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 48 in., courtesy of Susan Balin; Robert von Sternberg, Rose Parade, Pasadena, California, 1971, black and white photograph, 7 3/8 x 11 in., gift from the artist —The Museum Project 2017.41; Leonard Baskin, Malcolm X, 1970, lithograph printed on Arches, Image: 25 x 18 1/2 in, LRMA, St. Petersburg College, gift of Lothar J. Uhl in honor of Lynn Whitelaw 2012.2.85.
ONGOING EXHIBITIONS
Rattner and Surrealism Rattner Gallery THROUGH JULY 7, 2019
Elemental: Fine Crafts from the Collection Fine Craft Gallery THROUGH SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
Made in Florida: The Art of Giving Made in Florida Gallery THROUGH AUGUST 9, 2020 Thank you to our Partners in Art for their support of the museum’s exhibitions and educational programs: Advent Health North Pinellas, Jim and Mary Avery – In Loving Memory of James W. Mitchell, Jr., Sharon M. & Gary Bressen, Charles DeGrandpre in honor of Dr. Marcia Makris, Hoffman Architects, P.A., Patricia Miller, Elizabeth Nace, Paul & Lucyanne Robinson, Barbara Schnipper, Catherine Wargny, and Carol & Gary Zino. 3
For up-to-date information, visit www.leeparattner.org or call 727-712-5762.
art classes
Please register early, as class sizes are limited. Registration can be completed online at www.leeparattner.org, in person at the museum, or by phone at (727) 712-5762 during regular hours.
Adults
SUMI-E PAINTING WORKSHOP Instructor: Noriko Kuehn One Day Only: Friday, March 29 (1:00 PM - 3:30 PM) Tuition: $30.00 ($24.00 for LRMA Members) Learn the simple and serene world of Sumi-e (painting with black ink). This casual, introductory class is for anyone and covers the basic skills of Japanese brush painting for beginners, as well as more advanced techniques for experienced learners. Learn brush control, how to draw Japanese bamboo and flowers, and how to balance yin and yang using the contrast of ink to create the desired results. Bring Hanshi paper or newsprint paper to class (newsprint paper is available at art supply stores).
PORTRAITS IN WATERCOLOR Instructor: Suzanne Natzke Level: Experienced or Advanced Beginners 6-Week Series: Mondays, March 18 - April 22 (9:30 AM - Noon) Tuition: $96.00 ($76.80 for LRMA Members) Learn the fundamentals for creating expressive portraits in watercolor. While focusing on portraits, the class will touch on figures as well. Drawing, proportions, mixing skin tones, and working with the effects of light and shadow on the form will be covered. Please ask for supply list from LRMA front desk (727-712-5762).
ABC Reading Club Selects Books for 2019 We are pleased to announce that the ABC (Art, Books and Community) Reading Club has resumed and has selected some stimulating and diverse books for the year:
• March 25—Mistress of Modernism: The Life of Peggy Guggenheim by Mary V. Dearborn • May 20—Brunelleschi’s Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King • July 29—Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series by Elizabeth Alexander • September 30—The Medici: Power, Money, and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance by Paul Strathern • November 25—Diane Arbus: A Biography by Patricia Bosworth
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The ABC Reading Club is free to members and is open to the public and included with museum admission for non-members. Reservations are not required. All programs begin at 11:30 and are held on Mondays in the museum’s Challenge of Modern Art Gallery. Join us!
LRMA continues to engage and enrich a variety of community groups and SPC students with its docent-led group tours. SPC Adjunct Professor, Cary Taylor, who recently brought her Communications class for a tour of the museum, stated, “The tour of the Leepa-Rattner museum was beyond awesome! My class was able to learn so much. My only complaint was that we did not have enough time!”
In 2018, the museum provided close to 80 docent-led group tours that enriched over 2,000 visitors. Students from the St. Petersburg College class, Themes for Photographers; two Cub Scouts packs; the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida; and Holocaust survivors from the Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services were among the many groups that toured last year, and we extend deep appreciation to the volunteer docents who led these tours. If you would like to schedule a group tour, please contact Nina Rivera, Education Assistant, at (727) 712-5220, or rivera.nina@spcollege.edu.
Creative Expression in the Interactive Gallery
Docent News
education
Museum Tours
The Docent Cultural Trips Committee, consisting of Ruth Ann Gardner, Candy Hennessy, Barbara Schnipper, and Lyn Tebrugge, planned some wonderful outings in 2018. In November, docents visited the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art in St. Petersburg where they viewed a rich selection of western art as well as the special exhibition James Michaels: An American Pop Life.
The Interactive Gallery offers opportunities for visitors to express their own creativity. A variety of different art materials are available to anyone who wants to leave their mark. LRMA continues to encourage and engage visitors to get creative!
LRMA Docents enjoying a visit to the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art in St. Petersburg.
In honor of Black History Month, Student Art Transforms Interactive Gallery To start off the new year, LRMA hosted over 150 second-grade students from Crestwood Elementary in Tampa to tour, learn, play with art and display their in-class artwork on the Student Expressions Wall in the Interactive Gallery. Students from Crestwood Elementary visit on LRMA annually—a field trip organized by their art teacher Karen Lepa-Rottler and the LRMA Education Department. For display in the Interactive Gallery they created art celebrating Black History Month entitled African Arts and Crafts. Crestwood second-grade student Sanai said of her artwork, “Dear Art, you’re the best because you’re creative to me. And you know why? Because I love my rain stick. And, I love the sound of the rice. It sounds like rain. I really love art.”
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happenings spring 2019
March
1 Friday
Focus Friday
Noon, Made in Florida Gallery, included with admission This program is supported in loving memory of Dr. Marcia Makris.
Every month children enjoy Leap Into Art! After book are read a fun activity offers them the opportunity to make their own art.
For this enriching program, LRMA’s knowledgeable docents research a new or seldom-seen artwork from the collection and then present it to the public on first Fridays from September through November and February through May. Each work stays on view until the next is unveiled. March’s selections, presented by Lyn Tebrugge, are Untitled (Abstract Figures), a lithograph, and The Chuppah (Sparrow That Never Returned), a sculpture of metal and found objects, both by Esther Gentle. In addition, a program honoring Women’s History Month (March) will be included.
10 Sunday - 17 Sunday SPC Spring Break
Museum and college offices will be closed but the museum will be open during regular hours (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.).
19 Tuesday
Special Event for Students and the Community Featuring Japanese Performance Art 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., (Performance will take place at 1:30 p.m.) Fine Arts Lobby, included with admission (free for SPC staff and students)
Special Event
Campus and Museum Closed for Valspar Golf Championship at Innisbrook The museum will be closed to the public during this event.
25 Monday
ABC (Art, Books and Community) Reading Club 11:30 a.m., Challenge of Modern Art Interactive Gallery, included with admission
Palm Harbor Library Director Gene Coppola leads this art-centered discussion program held at the museum. Bring a bagged lunch to enjoy March’s book selection which is Mistress of Modernism: The Life of Peggy Guggenheim by Mary Dearborn.
Celebrate Women’s History Month with us and enjoy an exciting performance event by award-winning female artists, Koho Kurihara and Ai Kawamura. Kurihara, a master and teacher of Japanese calligraphy, infuses ancient tradition with a contemporary edge to create expressive, large-scale paintings while Kawamura combines traditional elements of Japanese watercolor painting with a modern flare.
Koho Kurihara demonstrating her calligraphy techniques.
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21 Thursday - 24 Sunday
LRMA docents are just some of the dedicated museum volunteers being honored at the Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon.
For up-to-date information on these and other exciting programs at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, visit www.leeparattner.org or call 727-712-5762.
27 Wednesday
14 Sunday
3:30 p.m., Challenge of Modern Art Interactive Gallery, included with admission (free for children)
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., LRMA Galleries, included with admission
Gallery Talks by Nathan Beard, Akiko Kotani and Rob Tarbell
Leap into Art at LeepaRattner!
Great for ages 4-8, this program features books about art read by Marisa Steuer, Head of Youth Services at Palm Harbor Library. LRMA’s Education Assistant, Nina Rivera, leads a related art activity. March’s theme is Bunny Tails and the books are The Easter Egg by Jan Brett, Rabbityness by Jo Empson, and What Does Bunny See? by Linda Sue Park.
April
5 Friday
Focus Friday
Noon, Made in Florida Gallery, included with admission This program is supported in loving memory of Dr. Marcia Makris. For this enriching program, LRMA’s knowledgeable docents research a new or seldom-seen artwork from the collection and then present it to the public on first Fridays from September through November and February through May. Each work stays on view until the next is unveiled. April’s selection is Flower Series, a series of four screenprints by Donald Sultan. Docent presenter TBD.
8 Monday
LRMA Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
Noon, Challenge of Modern Art Gallery, RSVP by April 3: (727) 7125762 In celebration of National Volunteer Month, LRMA is pleased to honor its valuable volunteers with a recognition and appreciation lunch and program. These dedicated men and women perform a variety of important functions at the museum and many have served dutifully for a decade or more. We greatly appreciate and are thankful for their time, support and expertise, and we hope to see them on April 8! All volunteers, from individuals serving on the Board of Directors to those working behind the scenes in the Curatorial department, are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Discover and appreciate the unique exhibition, UNEXPECTED: Art by Alternative Means, through a gallery talk with the featured artists.
Nathan Beard, Akiko Kotani and Rob Tarbell.
19 Friday - 21 Sunday
11 Saturday
Museum and college offices will be closed but the museum will be open during regular hours (Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.).
See page 11 for more details on this evening of wine and tapas, music and fine arts, presented by the Market Salamander Grille, with partial proceeds benefiting LRMA!
SPC Spring Holiday
24 Wednesday
Leap into Art at LeepaRattner!
3:30 p.m., Challenge of Modern Art Interactive Gallery, included with admission (free for children) Great for ages 4-8, this program features books about art read by Marisa Steuer, Head of Youth Services at Palm Harbor Library. LRMA’s Education Assistant, Nina Rivera, leads a related art activity. April’s theme is Lines of the World and the books are Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson, Brush of the Gods by Lenore Look, and Lines That Wiggle by Candace Whitman.
May
3 Friday
Focus Friday
Noon, Made in Florida Gallery, included with admission This program is supported in loving memory of Dr. Marcia Makris. For this enriching program, LRMA’s knowledgeable docents research a new or seldom-seen artwork from the collection and then present it to the public on first Fridays from September through November and February through May. Each work stays on view until the next is unveiled. May’s selection is Mother and Child, a drawing by Françoise Gilot in honor of Mother’s Day on May 12. The docent presenter is Carol Zino.
Innisbrook and the Arts
20 Monday
ABC (Art, Books and Community) Reading Club 11:30 a.m., Challenge of Modern Art Interactive Gallery, included with admission
Palm Harbor Library Director Gene Coppola leads this art-centered discussion program held at the museum. Bring a bagged lunch to enjoy May’s book selection is Brunelleschi’s Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King.
22 Wednesday
Leap into Art at LeepaRattner!
3:30 p.m., Challenge of Modern Art Interactive Gallery, included with admission (free for children) Great for ages 4-8, this program features books about art read by Marisa Steuer, Head of Youth Services at Palm Harbor Library. LRMA’s Education Assistant, Nina Rivera, leads a related art activity. May’s theme is The Sky’s the Limit and the books are Metal Man by Aaron Reynolds, Building on Nature: The Life of Antoni Gaudi by Rachel Rodríguez, and The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires.
27 Monday
Memorial Day
Museum offices closed.
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membership The Dalí Museum will be free to LRMA members during April 2019! LRMA members who are current as of April 2019, may show their member cards at The Dalí from April 1-30, for free, reciprocal one-time admission. LRMA is extending the same privilege to members of The Dalí during April.
Thank you to our members The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art gratefully welcomes its newest, renewing and upgrading members as we go to press (^ indicates upgraded level; bold italics indicate new members). PATRON LEVELS: Partners in Art Sharon M. & Gary Bressen Patricia Miller Elizabeth Nace Jim & Martha Sweeny Catherine Wargny Advocates ($500) Mark & Susan Kaspar Contributors ($250) Holly Bird & Robert J. Carr Cliff & Mid Brock Roger & Jean Jester Barbara Micheln^ Carol Mickett & Robert Stackhouse John & Lois Pilitsis Elvia & John Rivera^ David & Erin Root Friends ($125) Beverly & Donald DeFabio Maryann Hamilton Marc & Janice Kadushin^ Lianne & Brian Kowiak Sonia Linke Charles & Kimen Mitchell Karl & Kathleen Nichter^ Bill & Jane Schumacher William & Lynda Vinson SUPPORTER LEVELS: Family ($75) Louise Barrett & Greg Pellone Terry & Joanne Blackman 8
Peggy Burdine & Michael Elana Purelli & David Cortese^ Kranz Beth Chernes & Chris Bill & Linda Renc Lagasse Rchard & Olivia Salladin Kenneth & Kathleen Neil & Carole Seely Chernes Gail & Steven Simon Barry Cohen & Sherran John & Maureen Skipper Blair Judy Squires & Robert John & Maryellen Coutu Feaver Frank & Pauline Paula Topor & Carol DeFederico Dauphin Leslie & Madeline Joan & David Vanell Fortuna Linda Wexler & Colby Ronald & Patricia Haddad Munger Merle & Erich Herz Dave & Shelley Whiting Edward Horowitz & Jacqueline & David Suzanne Marks Wickenheisser Ron & Brenda Hott Fred Wilcox & Carl Apgar Merle & Jo Hubbard Janice & John Kalman Individual ($50) Dolores Kaufman Annette Bagur Leonard & Linda Langley Mary Blodgett Michael & Margaret Kristine Brown LaRocca Linda Cobo Annette Lawrence & Les June Colburn O’Dell Cece Connable Carrol Lund & Nick Musco Charlotte Couris John Miranda & Patricia Ellen Dargin Knapp Di Lieto Wendy Davis Nikki Nicholau Faith Devitt Ann Nixon Barbara Fisher Judith Overcash Alan Friedman John & Nancy Pax Ruth Ann Gardner Martin & Kathryn Peters Jose Gelats Michael & Kay Petryszak Jeanne Henderson Jeannie & R. Clinton Joan Jennings Pittman
Patricia Keeley Steven Kenny Sophia Kugeares Annette Lawrence John Lulias Marjorie Maddock Dee Mayer Molly McCormick Judith McSwine Kathleen Monahan Cecily Mosier Leslie Neumann Rita Orsi Chris Paraschos Anne Peterson Victoria Proscia Jennifer Ring Gloria Roberts Ken Rollins Tara Sheldon Jeanette Sixbury Margaret Smith Gary Smith Claudia Sodaro Georgine Sutkowski Mary Sue Taylor Janet Treacy Kathleen Wilson
In Memoriam: Sid Crawford
giving
ANNUAL FUND Special thanks to all the friends of LRMA who helped make the Fall 2018 Annual Fund a great success! The following gifts were received as of press time. Annual Fund Donors during last year’s celebration.
Ayoub, Joe A. H. Abelson, David & Jeannie Avery, Jim & Mary Mitchell Bagur, Annette Billiris, Anna Blizin, Jerald & Betty Brock, Cliff & Mid Burdine, Peggy Carney, Dr. Conferlete Chapin, Maria Clark, Eric Clearwater Gas Desloovere, Muriel Edmonds, David Evans, Eleanor Gelats, Jose Gilbart, Helen Graff, Myron & Majorie Greene Gravitz, Leonard & Marleen Haddad, Ron & Pat
Heyser, Bill Hoffman Jr., Ed & Barbara Houghton, Bruce IBM International Foundation Matching Gifts Program Jester, Roger Kaufl, Diana Larsen, Jim & Ann Levinson, Joan Linke, Sonia Mayer, Dee Melick, Ralph & Pat Mitchell, Kimen Network for Good Overcash, Judith Parcheta, Susan & Terry Roberson, Linda Scalzo, Al Scheible, Ellen Rivera, Elvia
Roberts, Gloria Rosasco, Gregory Saladin, Richard Scheblein, Karl & Dr. Julie Adamich Schnipper, Barbara Schumacher, Bill & Jane Shollenberger, Sydni Ann Sodaro, Claudia Solomon, Sylvia Steele, Dr. Jonathan Swartz, Janice Szabady, Brigitte Tebrugge, Lyn Valley National Bank Wargny, Catherine R. Whitelaw, R. Lynn Wilson, Richard Woods, Vonda Zino, Gary & Carol
Annual Fund Donors with Museum Director Ann Larsen at last year’s event.
New Acquisitions The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art is grateful to the artists and collectors who have recently donated art to the LRMA permanent collection. The following donations have been approved by the LRMA Collections Committee and the Board of Directors: Seven fine art prints by five French artists, including Jacques Villon (1875-1963), Jean-Franҫois Raffaёli (1850-1924), Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), Maximilien Luce (1858-1941) and Manuel Robbe (1872-1936) donated by Cecily Mosier.
(Left) Donor Cecily Mosier with Curator Christine Renc-Carter; Pierre Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919) Louis Valtat, c. 1904, Lithograph on woven paper, 13 x 10 in., 2018.6.5. (Right) Donor Cecily Mosier with Maximilien Luce (French, 1858 - 1941) Le Port De San Tropez, 1897, LIthograph, 10 1/2 x 15 /7/8 in., 2018.6.4.
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news
Guernica Replica Installation Renewed
LRMA was honored in 2018 by a major gift from long-time members Jeff and Lynn Pierson, through the Community Foundation of Pinellas County. One of the projects the Piersons selected for support was the renewal of the licensing rights to the Guernica installation at LRMA for another five years. Lynn Pierson shared the following comments related to this gift: “In the fall of 2001 I volunteered to be part of the inaugural docent group for the new museum, which was still fine-tuning the space and making last-minute installations for its grand opening in January 2002. One of the last of those installations was the full-scale replica of Pablo Picasso’s Guernica. Our group was training at the museum the day it was installed, and we were invited to watch it being unfolded and hung in its special place in the Interactive Gallery. It was hung from left-to-right. As the images were revealed, we caught sight of the bull, the figure of the crying woman clasping her limp child and the horse writhing on the ground. Picasso’s response to the horrific attack by the German Luftwaffe on the Spanish town of Guernica’s marketplace, at the behest of General Franco, is powerful in every aspect of its presentation. However, it was the last image, revealed, that stopped me in my tracks. I suspect it was not lost on anyone the significance of Picasso’s masterwork following our own tragic events that had just occurred on September 11 that fall. The last segment hung revealed a figure jumping/falling from a tall building, flames emerging from the top. It was not unlike the images of those jumping from the World Trade Center towers, which we had watched just a few months prior. Seeing that image was heartrending, and it affects me still. Did you know that the State of Florida reduced its support of the arts from 21 million dollars to 2 million dollars this past year? There is a continual argument that art is not relevant or important to our personal and cultural wellbeing. That money to support the arts is wasted and would be better spent elsewhere. Hearing that, I think of the original Guernica. It was completed in 1937, some 82 years ago; it is as contemporary and pertinent to our times as if it were painted yesterday. We often lose sight of the value and significance of the arts as the storyteller of our past, present and future. Surely music and dance have been with us almost from the very beginning. And the recent discovery of cave paintings dating 65,000 years ago shows just how essential the Arts are to our very nature.
We need the arts, not only to understand, but to think about where we have been, who we are, and where we might be going. And we need the places that care for and showcase them. They are the spaces in which we gather as a community to share our stories. This is the only way it can happen. That is why Jeff and I support the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art. If you haven’t already, we hope you will consider adding your support to this valuable and, equally important, relevant institution.
Jeff and Lynn Pierson are long-time members of LRMA and supporters of the arts.
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from the
museum staff
This issue of LRMA’s quarterly newsletter will be my last as Director of LRMA as I prepare to retire March 31, after seven years in the position. Now it’s time to thank all of you who’ve helped support the museum throughout my tenure through your goodwill and enthusiasm, your volunteerism, your financial support and all manner of encouragement for LRMA’s growth and program quality.
Ann Larsen, Director (727) 712-5225 Catherine Deck, Administrative & Membership Services (727) 712-5222 Christine Renc-Carter, Curator (727) 712-5210 Patricia Buster, Education Coordinator (727) 712-5226 Michele DiMattia, Collections Manager (727) 712-5262 Cristina McCormack, Staff Accountant (727) 712-5203 Al Scalzo, Development Officer (727) 712-5232 Beth Chernes, Communications Specialist (727) 302-6758 Beth Becker, Visitor Services Coordinator (727) 712-5227 Larry Fineout, Preparator (727) 712- 5212 Nina Rivera, Education Assistant (727) 712-5220 Michael Karavas, Accounting Support Assistant Doreen E. Saccardo Alejandra Benites-Giron, Visitor Services Associates (727) 712-5762 Board of Directors Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Inc. William Schumacher, Chairman Gary Zino, Vice Chairman Vonda Woods, Treasurer Mary Mitchell Avery Anna Billiris Dr. Clifford Brock Eric Clark Jason Dunkel Dr. David Edmonds Bill Foster, SPC Trustee Housh Ghovaee Bill Heyser Edward C. Hoffman, Jr. Taylor Ikin Ralph Melick Dr. Jonathan Steele Evelyn M. Bilirakis, Director Emerita Ex-Officio Board Members Dr. Tonjua Williams., President, SPC Dr. Rodrigo Davis, Provost, SPC Tarpon Springs Campus Ann Larsen, LRMA Director, Board Secretary
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My engagement with LRMA goes back seventeen years to 2002, when I was Director, Ann Larsen, third from the right, with LRMA among LRMA’s inaugural members. I’ve supporters Bill Zewadsi, Bill Schumacher and Janice known many of you since those early Buchanan Swartz. years when I served as a visitor services volunteer, board member, board chair, participated in three strategic planning cycles, and contributed to several work groups for the museum’s self-assessment components toward national accreditation (well before being hired as Acting Director in 2012 to prepare and submit the final accreditation application). Together we’ve shared many opening receptions, galas and special events and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the journey, with many wonderful friendships and memories made along the way. I will, of course, remain a member of the museum and look forward to seeing many of you at future events. With that, I’m glad to say “see you again soon” rather than “goodbye”! Ann Larsen Museum Director, April 2012 – March 2019
Mark Your Calendars & Enjoy an Evening of Wine, Tapas, Music and Fine Art at Innisbrook! On Saturday, May 11, the Market Salamander Grille is hosting “Innisbrook and the Arts,” with a percentage of the proceeds to benefit the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art! Enjoy an evening of wine and tapas stations, music by jazz singer Fred Johnson and the Michael Ross Quartet, and a gallery of work by selected, award-winning artists from the Tampa Bay area. The event runs 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.; tickets are $89 per person for the evening in advance (a link for online ticket sales will be available on LRMA’s website as the event draws closer). Sponsored by Breakthru Beverage and Treasury Wine Estates.
MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art is to collect, conserve, exhibit and protect the works of art entrusted to its care and stewardship. Through its exhibitions, programs and expanding collection of 20th and 21st century art, the museum strives to engage and inspire our diverse community by providing opportunities for education, enlightenment, interpretation and research to students, scholars and visitors. St. Petersburg College is committed to equal access/equal opportunity in its programs, activities, and employment. For additional information visit www.spcollege.edu/eaeo/.
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Cover image from left to right: Nathan Beard, Exit Music #61 (Fall Kintsugi) (detail), 2017, drawing with silk on three layers of linen scrim, 110 x 96 x 3 in., courtesy of the artist. Akiko Kotani, Storm Daniel (detail), 2005, silk stitched on three layers of linen scrim, 110 x 96 x 4 inches, courtesy of the artist. Rob Tarbell, Joseph (detail), 2017, smoke on porcelain, acrylic, 30 x 20 x 2 1/2 in., courtesy of the artist.
LRMA is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, Washington, D.C., a distinction held by only 6% of all U.S. museums.
Visitor Comments
spring 2019
“Pablo Picasso mural was amazing. This is a very fun museum of art.”
Public Hours
“This experience was an unexpected delight. The artwork and explanations read very well. …Very impressed! Felt inspired in a very soothing atmosphere. Will definitely come back.”
MARCH | APRIL | MAY
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday: 1-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Special Closings this spring: March 21 - 24 (Closed to accommodate parking for Valspar Championship)
Thank you to our corporate and community sponsors: Jim & Mary Avery —
In loving memory of James W. Mitchell, Jr.
Sharon M & Gary Bressen
Location
Tarpon Springs Campus of St. Petersburg College 600 E. Klosterman Road Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
Admission (effective April 1, 2019)
Adults – $10 Seniors – $8 Free for members, students with ID, children 17 and under, and active duty military.
Charles DeGrandpre — In honor of Dr. Marcia Makris
Patricia Miller Elizabeth Nace Jeffrey and Lynn Pierson Paul and Lucyanne Robinson Barbara Schnipper Catherine Wargny Carol and Gary Zino
Docent tours every Sunday at 2 p.m.
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