Spring 2016
Explore Your Creative Side at LRMA! LRMA isn’t just for looking at art… now you can explore a new skill (or refresh an old one) through our non-credit course offerings (open to the public, with discounted pricing for LRMA members)!
Here are a few upcoming courses, and check for more at www.leeparattner.com/learn! Keep an eye out for Summer Classes as they are added to the website!
YUPO Workshop
All levels, Adults 16+ Instructor: Taylor Ikin Feb. 27 (Saturday, one day only) 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Public Fee: $32 • LRMA | Member Fee: $26 Materials List: Yes (no fee) Come learn about YUPO, an amazing, synthetic paper that has been adopted for use by artists! We’ll have a still life set up or bring an image or subject you’d like to paint. Paper and paints will be provided, but ask for the materials list for other items to bring along. You may also bring a bag lunch or snacks. Instructor Taylor Ikin is nationally known for her pioneering work with YUPO, numerous awards and exhibitions to her credit, and her engaging teaching style which will energize artists at all levels, from beginners to more experienced.
DRAWING & PAINTING: Pastels For Beginners Beginers, Adults, 16+ Instructor: Karen Baker March 5 (Saturday, one day only) 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Public Fee: $40 | LRMA Member Fee: $33 Materials Fee: $10
Soft pastels are both a drawing and painting tool that are user-friendly for beginners wanting to try their hand at making art. No brushes to learn, no paint to mix, and very familiar to create with, much like scribbling with crayons or doodling with a pencil. This workshop will introduce you to some basic techniques and color exploration as we work from simple still life and floral setups. No prior instruction necessary! Bring a bag lunch. Materials fee covers everything needed, and is payable to instructor at start of class. Karen Baker has been teaching and exhibiting for over thirty years and delights in helping students discover their creative “voice” through applied techniques and selfexploration.
MIXED-MEDIA PAINTING & COLLAGE: Discover The Joy Of Making Art! All levels, Adults, 16+ Instructor: Karen Baker April 2 (Saturday, one day only) 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Public Fee: $40 | LRMA Member Fee: $33 Materials Fee: $10.00
This one-day workshop is a guaranteed fun experience for anyone at any level interested in exploring their innate creativity and imagination. We’ll play with paint and a variety of collage elements, stencils, fabric paint, ink and found objects to make art treasures as keepsakes or give-aways. No prior instruction necessary. Bring a bag lunch. Materials fee covers everything needed, and is payable to instructor at start of class. An award-winning artist, Karen Baker has been teaching and exhibiting for over thirty years and delights in helping students discover their creative “voice” through applied techniques and self-exploration.
PAINTING: The Wonder of Watercolor All levels, Adults, 16+ Instructor: Suzanne Natzke April 11 – May 16 (Mondays) 9:30 a.m. - Noon Public Fee: $120 | LRMA Member Fee: $98 Materials List: Yes (no fee)
Beginners will learn the essential skills of watercolor painting including color mixing, controlling water and pigment, establishing value, and good composition. Request materials list from LRMA early to have supplies on hand for first class. If you have painted in watercolor before but need a refresher, come join us. Suzanne Natzke is known for her teaching style, which helps students at all levels build technique and confidence in the watercolor medium.
museum staff
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Ann Larsen, Director (727) 712-5225 Patricia Buster, Education Coordinator (727) 712-5226 Beth Becker, Visitor Services Coordinator (727) 712-5227 Ashley Burke, Collections Manager (727) 712-5200 Connor Davis, Development Officer 727-302-6758 Larry Fineout, Preparator (727) 712- 5212 Cristina McCormack, Staff Accountant (727) 712-5203 Lilian Norris, Communications Specialist (727) 712-5232 Yuki Osada, Curatorial Prep Assistant (727) 712-5202 Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art Board of Directors William Schumacher, Chairman Gary Zino, Vice Chairman Vonda Woods, Treasurer Mary Mitchell Avery Anna Billiris Ken Dambrosio Maria Edmonds Destry Fudge Housh Ghovaee Deveron M. Gibbons Marleen P.I. Gravitz Edward C. Hoffman, Jr. Taylor Ikin Ralph Melick Dr. Jonathan Steele Townsend Tarapani Evelyn M. Bilirakis, Director Emerita
Ex-Officio Board Members Dr. William D. Law Jr., President, SPC Dr. Marvin L. Bright, Provost, SPC Tarpon Springs Campus Ann Larsen, LRMA Director, Board Secretary Frances Neu, Vice President, Institutional Advancement and Executive Director, St. Petersburg College Foundation, Inc.
One of the joys of serving as Chairman of the Board is experiencing the year-around impact of all who are dedicated to the museum’s mission, programs and financial sustainability. It’s hard to imagine a more enthusiastic group of supporters who give of their time, talent and treasure (sometimes all three) to ensure that this museum thrives as a unique and accessible cultural venue in our community. April is National Volunteer Month, and on April 4th LRMA will host an Appreciation Luncheon for the many volunteers who lend their time as board and committee members, docents and gallery guides, front desk and store associates, curatorial and resource center assistants, and of course, those who help plan and present special events. See the happenings calendar on pages 6–7 for details. For those of you who have recently made a gift to our Annual Fund campaign, my sincere thanks. Your support validates the role this museum plays within our local community, and ensures a continuum of quality educational programming. The current campaign ends March 31, and contributions can be made online at: www.leeparattner.com/donate. My wife, Jane, and I have been involved at LRMA for many years and are proud to be champions for this outstanding museum. I hope you share our joy in actively participating, as well as reaching out to others to become involved as members, volunteers and donors at any and all levels. We can all be champions for the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, each in our own way. With best regards, William “Bill” Schumacher
New at Isabelle’s! Isabelle’s Museum Store is proud to highlight local artist, Joyce Curvin, during the current exhibition, Vernacular Art from the Gadsden Arts Center. Curvin uses new and recycled materials to create zany creatures that have attitude and spunk. These colorful characters—infused with large doses of humor—are inspired by the wildlife of Florida, from funky sandhill cranes, lazy alligators, to her very own dog and cat.
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 an Equal Access/Equal Opportunity institution.
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exhibitions Special Exhibitions Vernacular Art from the Gadsden Arts Center Changing Exhibition Galleries THROUGH MAY 15, 2016 Presenting Sponsor: Dr. Tony & Patti Leisner Vernacular Art represents the culture, lifestyle, symbolism, experiences, and beliefs of a place and time period, most specifically the rural Deep South. This exhibition showcases the expressive artwork created by self-taught artists who are driven by their creative spirit, centered around works of art by the most acclaimed southern vernacular artist, Thornton Dial Sr., accompanied by art of other well known selftaught artist such as Lonnie Holley, Joe Light, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Mose Tolliver, and Purvis Young.
Edward Mumma (American, 1908-1986), untitled, n.d., acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24 inches, Gadsden Arts Center Permanent Collection 2010.1.9
Joe Louis Light (American, 1934-2005), untitled, 1993, paint on wood 75 x 31 inches, Gadsden Arts Center Permanent Collection, 2009.1.11
Ruby C. Williams (American, b. 1920s), Piano Playing Cow I give Better Buttermilk, n.d., paint on plywood, 48 x 24 in. Gadsden Arts Center Permanent Collection 2009.1.13
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Most of the artists represented in this exhibition are of African-American descent and have lived in rural parts of the Deep South for a significant period in their lives. They share many characteristics including growing up in poverty, dropping out of school, living in rural environments with little culture or exposure to the outside world, and a significant religious upbringing. Most were influenced by their African-American ancestry, a culture carried down for generations by members of their family. This exhibition demonstrates the communal and therapeutic function that art can play in the lives of artists. In this type of work art is a catalyst for change and emotional healing, emotions, thoughts, and even infused with the artists’ advice or a moral lesson. Vernacular Art from the Gadsden Arts Center is organized by the Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, Florida. This exhibition was made possible in part by Dr. Lou and Mrs. Calynne Hill, Dr. Jim and Mrs. Betty Ann Rodgers, and the Gadsden Arts Endowment Trust, Inc.
Special Exhibitions Florida Inspired 2016 Museum Lobby and Lobby Gallery THROUGH MAY 15, 2016 Florida Inspired 2016 is the inaugural museum event of Inspired Artist Studios at PARC. This exhibition features new work by emerging artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities from the PARC program, St. Petersburg, Florida. It invites audiences to participate in a visual dialogue with their own visual statement inspired by the artists’ work. Art courtesy of PARC.
Tyler, Yellow House, 2015, acrylic on canvas, 32 x 43 inches, Florida Inspired 2016 Lynn Marie T., Tropical Flowers, 2015, unframed acrylic on canvas, 28 x 22 inches, Florida Inspired 2016
Steve Corrado: Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes On The Terrace THROUGH MAY 2016 For the fourth year, the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art has offered a regional sculptor the opportunity to place a large-scale sculpture on our outdoor terrace during the fall and winter months. Past sculptors in the series have included David Smalley, Dominique Labauvie and Janos Enyedi. This year, Tarpon Springs artist Steve Corrado has installed two 4x4’ fabricated and painted metal works that replicate a set of thrown dice. Steve Corrado (American, b. 1957), Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes, 2015, Fabricated steel and paint, four foot square dice. On loan from the artist
Entitled, Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes, Corrado’s sculpture is made of powder-coated steel with a special paint for the recessed dots.
Upcoming Exhibitions Into the Third Dimension: Sculpture from the Collection Changing Exhibition Galleries MAY 29 – AUGUST 28, 2016 This exhibition is designed to acquaint LRMA audiences with the breadth of sculptural work in the museum’s permanent collection. From modernist works by Henry Moore, Victor Vasarely, Vladimir Yoffe, Abraham Rattner, and Esther Gentle to contemporary works by Richard Beckman, Jack King, Charles Parkhill and Lin Emery, the collection demonstrates a wide variety of styles and media. Jack King (American b. 1948), No fixed Plan for Arriving, 2008-2012, wood, epoxy, fiberglass, plexiglas, oil and acrylic, 56 x 56 x 92 inches, Gift of Greg, William and Caroline Ogle, LRMA 2013.10.1
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happenings Spring 2016 March 4 Friday
Focus Friday
Noon, Made in Florida Gallery, free with admission Learn more about art, art history and the museum’s expanding collection. Each month from September through May a different object is the focus of a short, informal presentation by one of LRMA’s docents. For March, in honor of Women’s History Month, Barbara Schnipper and Sandy Taylor will present the sculpture, Fox, by folk artist Minnie Adkins.
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Art, Books and Community (ABC) Reading Club 1:30 p.m., LRMA Resource Center, free with admission Palm Harbor Library Director Gene Coppola facilitates this bimonthly program held at the museum. Members select, read and discuss books about modern and contemporary art and enjoy light refreshments. March’s selection is Becoming Judy Chicago: A Biography of the Artist by Gail Levin.
25 Friday
St. Petersburg College Spring Holiday Museum offices closed
27 Sunday
Happy Easter! Museum closed
5 Saturday - 13 Sunday St. Petersburg College Spring Break Museum offices closed
30 Wednesday
10 Thursday - 13 Sunday
3 p.m. Made in Florida Gallery, free with admission
Closure
Museum closed to accommodate parking for the Valspar Championship
18 Friday
Gallery Talk by Steve Corrado: The Art of Working with Metal 10:30, LRMA Lobby, free with admission Metal artist and inventor, Steve Corrado, will enlighten visitors about his steel sculpture, Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes, displayed on the Terrace Gallery. This large-scale work, consisting of two black dice highlighted with glow-in-the-dark white dots, stands six feet tall at its highest point. Corrado will also talk about restoring Volf Roitman’s Florida Galaxy, a multi-colored metal sculpture on view in the Challenge of Modern Art Gallery.
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Leap into Art at Leepa-Rattner! Great for ages 4-8, this program features stories about art read by Palm Harbor Library Youth Services Librarian, Marisa Meale, and a related hands-on art activity. The theme for March is Artist Meets World and the books are The Cloud, by Hannah Cumming, Eggbert: The Slightly Cracked Egg by Tom Ross and Rex Barron and Just Behave, Pablo Picasso! By Jonah Winter.
April
For up-to-date information on these and other exciting programs at Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, visit: www.leeparattner.com or call 727-712-5762.
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Focus Friday Noon, Made in Florida Gallery, free with admission Learn more about art, art history and the museum’s expanding collection. Each month from September through May a different object is the focus of a short, informal presentation by one of LRMA’s docents. For April, Carol Zino will present the etchings The Many Faces of Truth: Homage to Dalí: Portrait of Dalí/Portrait of Gala by painter and printmaker Pierre Spalaikovitch.
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LRMA Volunteer Appreciation Lunch Noon, Challenge of Modern Art Gallery April is National Volunteer Month and LRMA is pleased to honor its valuable volunteers with an appreciation lunch in the Challenge of Modern Art Gallery.
27 Wednesday
Leap into Art at Leepa-Rattner! 3 p.m. Made in Florida Gallery, free with admission Great for ages 4-8, this program features stories about art read by Palm Harbor Library Youth Services Librarian, Marisa Meale, and a related hands-on art activity. The theme for April is Viva Mexico! and the books are The Pot That Juan Built by Nancy Andrews-Goebel, Market Day by Lois Ehlert, and Diego Rivera: His World and Ours by Duncan Tonatiuh.
15 Sunday
Vernacular Art from the Gadsden Arts Center and Florida Inspired 2016 closes
25 Wednesday Leap into Art at Leepa-Rattner!
May 6 Friday
Focus Friday
Noon, Made in Florida Gallery, free with admission Learn more about art, art history and the museum’s expanding collection. Each month from September through May a different object is the focus of a short, informal presentation by one of LRMA’s docents. For May, Nancy Krauss will present Collision, a work by mixedmedia artist Stephen Danko.
3 p.m. Made in Florida Gallery, free with admission Great for ages 4-8, this program features stories about art read by Palm Harbor Library Youth Services Librarian, Marisa Meale, and a related hands-on art activity. The theme for May is Make Way for Monet! and the books are Philippe in Monet’s Garden by Lisa Jobe Carmack, A Color of His Own by Lio Lionni, and Katie and the Waterlily Pond by James Mayhew.
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Art, Books and Community (ABC) Reading Club
1:30 p.m., LRMA Resource Center, free with admission Palm Harbor Library Director Gene Coppola facilitates this bimonthly program held at the museum. Members select, read and discuss books about modern and contemporary art and enjoy light refreshments. May’s selection is a members’-choice book about artist Henry Moore.
29 Sunday
Into the Third Dimension: Sculpture from the Collection opens
30 Monday
Memorial Day Museum offices closed
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news Changes to LRMA Staff Yuki Osada joined the LRMA team in November as Curatorial Prep Assistant. A recent
transplant from New York City where she worked as a textile designer, she brings a wealth of experience to the curatorial department. Osada graduated from Parsons School of Design with a BFA in illustration and digital animation. Currently she is also working on illustrating two new children’s books, and is an avid screen printer, illustrator and designer extraordinaire.
Lilian Norris joined LRMA as Communications Specialist in November with an extensive background in publicity, marketing and graphic design. She has a B.S. degree from the University of Florida and has worked in science and education, while wearing many hats as an artist and marketer. Lilian has worked in diverse settings with a variety of clients and nonprofits in her highly accomplished career.
Aziza Gaisi-Gill, part-time Education Assistant since 2011, has left the museum for a full-time position.
LRMA is grateful for Aziza’s special contributions to our Education Department, including our stellar Docent group, Leap into Art and community events.
Lynn Pierson has retired as Manager of Isabelle’s Museum Store at LRMA, after having organized
several Artists’ Markets and developing two successful annual Trunk Shows. Lynn brought great verve to the store and looks forward to returning to volunteer work with LRMA.
Michele Schneidenbach has joined the Development staff of the Morton Plant Mease Foundation after five years of providing administrative assistance for LRMA. We wish her well in her new position!
Local Recognition LRMA was named Best Contemporary Museum in Pinellas County for 2016 by Tampa Bay Metro Magazine in its January 2016 issue. The LRMA exhibition, Ralph L. Wickiser: A Retrospective (shown November 15 – February , 2016) was featured in a full-page article by Lennie Bennett, Times Art Critic, in the December 20 edition of Tampa Bay Times. This exhibition as well as Henry & Abe: Finding America (shown May – August 2015 at LRMA) were also cited by Lennie Bennett in the January 1 edition of Tampa Bay Times’ Best of 2015/Art Exhibits feature, as demonstrations of the curatorial gifts of Lynn Whitelaw. LRMA also earned a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence and is listed as #12 of 34 things to do in Tarpon Springs!
Images: Top: Ralph Wickiser (American, 1910-1998), White Streak, 1984, oil on linen, 40 x 60 inches. Courtesy of the Walter Wickiser Gallery Bottom: Photograph of Henry Miller and Abe Rattner in a Paris café, c. 1935
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education
LRMA Tours Each year, the Education Department hosts and provides guided tours for a variety of groups. In 2015, there were 29 K-12 tours, 21 SPC student tours and 16 adult tours. Tampa’s Crestwood Elementary, which visits annually, brought 180 third graders over two days to tour the Florida Watercolor Society show, make art in a college art studio and have a picnic lunch on the campus grounds. The students also created hanging artwork for the Challenge of Modern Art Gallery.
If you would like to arrange a guided tour for your group, please contact Patti Buster, LRMA Education Coordinator, at (727) 712-5226. And remember, the museum offers a guided tour every Sunday at 2 p.m.
LRMA’s Youngest Visitors Dunedin residents Coco Shallenberger, three years old, and her grandmother, Frances Shallenberger, visit the museum regularly. On one of their visits, Frances gave Coco a pair of binoculars and captured this photo of her examining Abraham Rattner’s Clowns and Kings. Maybe Coco will become a LRMA docent when she grows up! Patti Buster, LRMA Education Coordinator, greets Leon Tarapani of Tarpon Springs on a visit to the museum with his grandmother, artist, playwright and SPC-TS Fine Arts Instructor, Elizabeth Indianos. Leon’s father, Townsend Tarapani, is a LRMA Board of Directors member.
Partnership with SPC College of Education The Education Department is partnering with SPC’s College of Education and Anne Ryan, Assistant Professor for Early Childhood Education, to present, Do You See What I See? Funded by a grant from SPC’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, this project documents childhood experiences in care centers using photographs taken by children– each four-year-old participant received a digital camera! Approximately 100 black and white images with narratives will be on view in the Challenge of Modern Art Gallery during the last two weeks of April. The museum partnered with Ryan in 2014 on the childhood project, Full STEAM Ahead.
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membership Thank You to All Our Members! The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art gratefully welcomes its newest, renewing and upgrading members as we go to press ( h indicates upgraded level; bold italics indicate new members).
PATRON LEVELS Sustainer ($1,000) Dr. Patricia Miller
Advocate ($500) Francis Larew Claudia Sodaro
Contributor ($250) Charles A. DeGrandpre & Marcia Makris Carrie Root, Ph.D. Elizabeth Lee Taylor Barbara Tomeo Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence R. Harris
Friend ($125) Kenneth & Dolores Dambrosio F. Robert & Mary Anne Fritz h Annette & Don Gordon Sonia Linke, Ph.D. Antigone & Gordon Merritt Esther Miseroy Gregory Rosasco Steve & Gail Simon h Allen & Maureen Skipper Sondra Taylor Lothar Uhl Eleanor G. Vassel R. Lynn Whitelaw
IN MEMORIAM
Joan Clark December 2, 2015
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SUPPORTER LEVELS Family ($75)
Individual ($40) (cont.)
Steven & Nancy Cascone Jose Gomez Charles & Kimen Mitchell Frank & Ann Nixon Michael & Kay Petryszak Richard H. Salladin Elena Simons Christopher & Kelly Still
Cindy Bray Audi Bryan Lisa Burke Linda Cobo Theanne L. Crossett Faith Devitt Sylvia Engleman Barbara Fisher James Fozard Helen Gladwin H. Quimby Heotzler Patricia G. Keeley Mary Katherine Kelly Lisa Koslow Doris P. Lindsay Selma Maged Laura Messing Lois Powell Heather Risley Ruth Rogg Hertha Schmitt Margaret Smith Emily Stehle Janet Treacy Thomas Whitelaw Kathy Wilson
Dual ($60) Louise Barrett & Greg Pellone Donna & Henry Cadorette Arthur & Lori Hirsch Merle & Nyla Hubbard Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Kramer Gail & Jim McNulty Karl & Kathleen Nichter Mr. & Mrs. Jay Roth Mr. & Mrs. Richard Salladin George & Amalie Trimitsis Dave & Shelly Whiting
Individual ($40) Susan Baldwin Barbara T. Boguslaw Deborah Boyle
THE LYNN WHITELAW FUND Mr. & Mrs. Fedora M. Alexander Rabbi & Mrs. Cyrus Arfa James G. & Mary Mitchell Avery Mr. Richard K. Baker Mrs. Louise Barrett Mr. Otok Ben-Hvar Mr. & Mrs. Harry M. Bickford Jerry & Betty Blizin Ms. Joan Bohrer Ms. Sharon Bressen Dr. Janice C. & Rev. James Swartz Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth P. Burke, CPA Ms. Patricia Anne Buster Ms. Martha L. Camm Drs. Conferlete & Angela Carney Ms. Laura Clarke Drs. Michael & Elizabeth Coachman Ms. Linda Cobo Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Comiskey Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Constantino Gene P. Coppola Wendy Brown Davis Mr. & Mrs. Connor Davis Ms. Muriel Desloovere Dr. David & Ms. Maria Edmonds Mr. & Mrs. Gil Evans Mr. & Mrs. F. Robert Fritz Mr. Jose R. Gelats Mrs. Helen W. Gilbart Ms. Marjorie L. Glazer Ms. Mary Goiran Dr. Burt & Marjorie Golub Annette & Donald Gordon Linda E. Gradual Dr. Leonard & Marleen P.I. Gravitz Ms. Maryann Hamilton Dr. John N. Harker Dr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Hennessy Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hicks Mr. Ed Hoffman, Jr. Ms. Marilyn Holl Mr. & Mrs. Bruce S. Houghton Mr. Dotson Hunt
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Jester Mr. & Mrs. Marc Kadushin Mr. & Mrs. Jack King Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Knox Mr. Dino Kotopolis Rev. Francis R. Larew James W. & Ann Larsen Ms. Helen K. Leslie Mr. and Ms. Dave D. Lichtenfels Sonia Linke, Ph.D. Ms. Barbara Massey Ms. Mary Ann McCoy Mr. & Mrs. Milton Meckler Mr. & Mrs. Ralph B. Melick Dr. Patricia L. Miller Ms. Cecily Mosier Dr. David Nathan Ms. Frances Z. Neu Mr. & Mrs. John T. North Ms. Sallie A. Parks Mr. Joseph H.F. Pervall Mr. & Mrs. Mike Petryszak Ms. Edel Quinn Dr. Charles L. Roberts Dr. Gregory Rosasco Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rysdon Ms. Myrtle Sachs Ms. Sally F. Schatz Ms. Syndi Ann Shollenberger Mr. & Mrs. John A. Skipper Mr. Robert Shone & Ms. Theresa Villani Mrs. Claudia Sodaro Dr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Steele Studio of Fine Painting, Inc. Ms. Lyn C. Tebrugge Mr. Lothar J. Uhl Ms. Eleanor G. Vassel Ms. Josephine Voigt Ms. Sharon H. Wallenberg Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Whitelaw Mr. & Mrs. Dave Whiting Mrs. Vonda L. Woods Mr. & Mrs Gary Zino
giving
The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art wishes to thank all donors for their generous contributions to the following funds:
FUNDING FOR EDUCATION AT LRMA The museum gratefully acknowledges that a Trust established by the Rev. William Lamb of the Lighthouse of Truth Church, Tampa, continues to help fund museum outreach. The Reverend Lamb, who passed away in 2003, was an alumni of St. Petersburg College and had a great love and appreciation for art and art education. He was particularly pleased with the 2002 opening of the Leepa-Rattner Museum and its association with St. Petersburg College. One of his wishes was to encourage the creative talents of those less fortunate, and in recent years, his gift has helped provide 1378 museum visits with hands-on art activities for students from Title I schools. We are honored to continue his legacy through these and other projects at LRMA.
SPECIAL FUNDING FROM WALMART FOUNDATION Funding in support of K-12 Arts Access at LRMA has been received on behalf of local WalMart Stores #994 (New Port Richey), #1513 (Palm Harbor) and #3414 (Palm Harbor). We are grateful for this local support!
2015 ART IN ACTION ANNUAL FUND Annual Fund Donors will be acknowledged in our next issue (contributions received prior to March 31, 2016).
To learn more about leaving a legacy at LRMA through a bequest or charitable trust, contact Connor Davis at 727-302-6758.
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On The Cover: O.L. Samuels, Firefly, 2009, fiber, glitter paint on wood, mixed media, 31 x 24.75 x 5 inches, Gadsden Arts Center Permanent Collection, 2010.2
Spring 2016 MARCH | APRIL | MAY
Public Hours
Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday: 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Thursday: 10 a.m.- 8 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Sunday: 1-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays.
Special Closing Dates
LRMA will be closed to the public March 10 -13 to accommodate parking for the Valspar Championship
Location
Tarpon Springs Campus of St. Petersburg College 600 Klosterman Road Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
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 “What a lovely building and exhibit space. I so enjoyed the Wickiser show. Best of all, however, is the passion and excitement of the staff, which radiates and infuses everything. Thank you!” “Fabulous and intriguing works; rich collection in a lovely building.” “I thought the environment was amazing… I especially like the art on the stage, with the lights and narration.” “The variety of art here is wonderful. I am very pleased by the whole museum; very informative. I’ve come in quite a few times and love it every time.”
The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art extends its appreciation to the following corporate and community sponsors:
Admission
Adults – $6 Seniors – $5 Free for members, college students with ID, children 17 and under, and active duty military. Thursday evenings – Individual admission is by donation Docent tours every Sunday at 2 p.m. (included with admission).
Carol E. Martin & The EllMar Foundation, Inc.
Kinder-Morgan Foundation
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art 727-712-5762 (LRMA) www.leeparattner.com www.facebook.com/leeparattner www.twitter.com/leeparattner
Jim & Mary Avery
Amy Lockhart Bill & Jane Schumacher
Ed & Barbara Hoffman Dimitri’s On The Water Mykonos Restaurant
Dr. Tony & Patti Leisner