2024-02-12T13:39:39-06:00 2023-09-30 390758449 WIPFLI LLP 30 LONG CREEK DRIVE SOUTH PORTLAND ME 041062437 990 2022-10-01 010368070 THE WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC WILL 2075966457 356 MAIN STREET ROCKLAND ME 04841 CHRISTOPHER BROWNAWELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2075966457 2024-02-07 1 CHRISTOPHER BROWNAWELL 999009999 1 PATRICK NICHOLAS CPA P00289567 2077745701 2024-02-07 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CHRISTOPHER BROWNAWELL 356 MAIN STREET ROCKLAND ME 04841 16969481 0 X WWW.FARNSWORTHMUSEUM.ORG X 1987 ME THE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE MAINE'S ROLE IN AMERICAN ART. 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TO ACCOMPLISH THAT MISSION THE MUSEUM PROVIDES AN EXTENSIVE OFFERING OF COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION AND RETAIL SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 0 0 3262794 0 686680 CURATORIAL AND LIBRARY -SEE SCHEDULE O 751676 0 33541 EDUCATION PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS - SEE SCHEDULE O 434157 0 0 MUSEUM STORE 4448627 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 61 0 1 88 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X CHRIS BROWNAWELL 2075966457 356 MAIN STREET ROCKLAND ME 04841 STEPHANIE L BROWN PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LISA GARRISON VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GREG KNOWLTON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAULA J CARREIRO SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEXIS AKRE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLA BROEKSMIT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SYLVIA A DE LEON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY DRUMMOND TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICTORIA GOLDSTEIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA KRANC TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT E KULP TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETTY G LONG TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS A RENYI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES ROWAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH SHURE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RON STERN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN ALLEN THOMAS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ED WALLER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS BROWNAWELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 343118 0 18190 ANN SCHEFLEN CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 164423 0 14282 NEDRA BELLOWS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 107358 0 7023 614899 0 39495 3 0 1 0 0 672730 540786 3084573 411427 4298089 ADMISSIONS 611710 609062 609062 FEES FOR ART CLASSES 611610 33541 33541 642603 707250 707250 104135 143688 -39553 -39553 -39553 10426077 9251585 1174492 1174492 1174492 117000 540786 355376 -238376 -238376 596709 287970 308739 308739 77618 77618 77618 6930862 720221 0 1912552 361308 90328 180652 90328 2590009 1614012 262428 713569 215534 140105 45003 30426 216638 131516 31496 53626 399148 281508 63208 54432 176454 142020 21431 13003 54867 19921 13021 21925 97553 43700 7855 45998 346674 299588 37074 10012 48957 31593 443 16921 468577 399119 36765 32693 99457 88435 9945 1077 COLLECTION ACCESSION 617489 617489 MAINTENANCE 231562 199800 26875 4887 EXHIBITS 217106 217106 SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS 119214 89620 18945 10649 85507 42767 16565 26175 6346054 4448627 771706 1125721 1827742 1411543 1236056 1943569 40582 60751 255761 270464 39313 87744 17787499 9547725 8501479 8239774 16051629 16963328 6184671 6467650 65639 0 34202872 35444823 274571 319003 274571 319003 X 11655550 10444640 22272751 24681180 33928301 35125820 34202872 35444823 X 584808 244494 368217 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3008922 3089448 4118212 2918335 4298089 17433006 3008922 3089448 4118212 2918335 4298089 17433006 2135868 15297138 580585 567420 567571 637088 811385 3164049 16713 18438 18780 104839 77618 236388 20833443 6873907 0.73430 0.69950 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 0 22236300 16641 2481668 1303631 23430978 26468011 1248385 -4375069 1105027 22236300 22094094 1544837 3792743 963663 26468011 20875393 346364 1795712 923369 22094094 20027995 1332100 411833 896535 20875393 0.09000 0.91000 0.00000 1 0 244958 244958 16590787 9143173 7447614 951754 404552 547202 8239774 LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS 91661 F PERPETUAL TRUST HELD BY OTHERS 6375989 F 6467650 8330607 244494 1155251 1399745 6930862 0 6930862 7133088 787034 787034 6346054 0 6346054 PART III, LINE 1A: THE VALUE OF THE LIBRARY AND ART COLLECTIONS HELD BY THE MUSEUM IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE MADE FROM PROCEEDS OF DEACCESSIONS AND GIFTS OF CASH AND INCOME FROM CERTAIN TRUSTS RESTRICTED BY DONORS FOR ART AQUISITIONS. THE COLLECTION OF THE MUSEUM CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 15,000 OBJECTS INCLUDING PAINTINGS, WATERCOLORS, SCULPTURE, PRINTS, DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS (PRIMARILY RELATED TO THE HOMESTEAD). CONSISTENT WITH THE MUSEUM'S MISSION STATEMENT, THE COLLECTION EMPHASIZES WORKS BY AMERICAN ARTISTS, ESPECIALLY ARTISTS WHO HAVE WORKED IN MAINE. AS A WHOLE, THE COLLECTION PRESENTS A SURVEY OF MAINE'S ROLE IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART FROM THE LATE 18TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT. THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO ACTIVELY COLLECT AMERICAN ART THROUGH PURCHASE AND GIFTS. ALL WORKS IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION ARE ASSIGNED A UNIQUE "ACCESSION" NUMBER AND PLACED IN SECURE STORAGE WHEN NOT ON EXHIBIT AT THE MUSEUM OR ON LOAN TO OTHER MUSEUMS. THE MUSEUM ONLY LENDS TO GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS THAT MEET PRESCRIBED SECURITY AND CLIMATE STANDARDS AND PROVIDE ALL RISK INSURANCE CONVERAGE. RECORDS, INCLUDING OBJECT, ARTIST AND DONOR FILES, ARE MAINTAINED FOR EACH WORK OF ART. THE COLLECTION IS SPOT INVENTORIED ANNUALLY BY STAFF AND QUALIFIED CONSERVATORS ASSIST AS NECESSARY. THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS A BLANKET INSURANCE POLICY OF $60 MILLION FOR THE COLLECTION AND WORK ON LOAN. ALTHOUGH A PRIVATE, INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION, THE COLLECTION IS MAINTAINED, ADDED TO, EXHIBITED AND INTERPRETED FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. PART III, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION AMOUNTS TO MORE THAN 10,000 WORKS OF ART FROM THE NINETEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT OF ARTISTS WHO LIVED OR WORKED IN MAINE. THE COLLECTION FURTHERS THE MUSEUM'S CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES INCLUDING MANAGING AND OPERATING THE MUSEUM AND HOMESTEAD LOCATED IN ROCKLAND, MAINE AND THE OLSON HOUSE IN CUSHING, MAINE. THE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO "CELEBRATE MAINE'S ROLE IN AMERICAN ART." HOLDINGS IN THE COLLECTION INCLUDE PAINTINGS BY JONATHAN FISHER, FITZ HENRY LANE, THOMAS MORAN, CHILDE HASSAM, FRANK BENSON, ROBERT HENRI, GEORGE BELLOWS, ROCKWELL KENT, MARSDEN HARTLEY, N.C. WYETH, ANDREW WYETH, JAMIE WYETH, MARGUERITE ZORACH, JOHN MARIN, LOUISE NEVELSON, ALEX KATZ, ROBERT INDIANA; AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY BERENICE ABBOTT, ELLIOT PORTER, PAUL CAPONIGRO, GEORGE TICE, AMONG OTHERS. PART V, LINE 4: THE PURPOSE OF THESE FUNDS IS TO GENERATE INCOME TO BE USED TO HELP MEET THE OPERATING AND NON-OPERATING COSTS OF THE MUSEUM. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF SALES 287,970. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 368,217. RENTAL EXPENSES 143,688. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 355,376. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF SALES 287,970. RENTAL EXPENSES 143,688. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 355,376. GALA 657786 540786 117000 79780 275596 657786 540786 117000 79780 275596 355376 -238376 X 1 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHRIS BROWNAWELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 313118 0 30000 0 0 0 0 0 18190 0 361308 0 0 0 ANN SCHEFLEN CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER 156423 0 8000 0 0 0 0 0 14282 0 178705 0 0 0 X 5 411427 MARKET 0 1 0 FORM 990, PAGE 2, LINE 4A FARNSWORTH AT 75: NEW VOICES FROM MAINE IN AMERICAN ART FEBRUARY 11, 2023 DECEMBER 31, 2023 FOUNDED AS A BEQUEST OF LUCY COPELAND FARNSWORTH IN HONOR OF HER FATHER, THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION BEGAN AS A MODEST HOLDING OF SEVERAL HUNDRED OBJECTS. FARNSWORTH AT 75: NEW VOICES FROM MAINE IN AMERICAN ART IS A TWO-PART EXHIBITION PRESENTED ON THE OCCASION OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY. THE FIRST PARTFARNSWORTH AT 75REEXAMINES A SELECTION OF OBJECTS THAT UNDERSCORES MAINE'S IMPORTANT ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN ART DURING ITS EARLY DEFINING MOMENT. PAINTINGS BY ALVAN FISHER, MARTIN HEADE, EASTMAN JOHNSON, FITZ HENRY LANE, N.C. WYETH, ANDREW WYETH, AND MARGUERITE THOMPSON ZORACH WILL BE PUNCTUATED BY CONTEMPORARY INTERVENTIONS BY ARTISTS JASON BROWN AKA FIREFLY, LAUREN FENSTERSOCK, STEVEN HANNOCK, AND OTHERS. TODAY THE FARNSWORTH'S COLLECTION IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE FINEST REPOSITORIES OF AMERICAN ART. NEW VOICES FROM MAINE IN AMERICAN ART UNVEILS NEW ACQUISITIONS TO THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. ORGANIZED THEMATICALLY, THESE OBJECTS REVISIT HISTORIES, NARRATIVES, AND MYTHS ABOUT THE SEA, INDUSTRIES, IDENTITY, COMMUNITY, AND PLACES, BOTH REAL AND IMAGINED. ARTWORKS BY ERIC AHO, ELIZABETH ATTERBURY, KATHERINE BRADFORD, KATHY BUTTERLY, ANN CRAVEN, CARLY GLOVINSKI, BILLY GERARD FRANK, AYUMI HORIE, DANIEL MINTER, EMILIE STARK-MENNEG, AARON STEPHAN, AND HANNAH SECORD WADE OFFER THOUGHTFUL PERSPECTIVES WHEN VIEWED IN DIALOGUE WITH BELOVED FAVORITES, CONNECTING STORIES ACROSS TIME AND MEDIA. AS WE CELEBRATE MAINE'S ROLE IN AMERICAN ART, HOW DO ART, ARTISTS, AND IDEAS ENCOURAGE US TO SEE THINGS ANEW? MAINE IN AMERICA 2023: A CELEBRATION OF THE ALEX KATZ FOUNDATION FEBRUARY 11, 2023 SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM CELEBRATES THE ALEX KATZ FOUNDATION FOR ITS YEARS OF PHILANTHROPIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF ARTWORK BY EMERGING ARTISTS, MADE TO MUSEUMS THROUGHOUT MAINE. THESE GIFTSAT TIMES, AN ARTIST'S FIRST MUSEUM ACQUISITIONHELPED ARTISTS ESTABLISH AND CHART THE DIRECTION OF THEIR CAREERS. MAINE IN AMERICA 2023: A CELEBRATION OF THE ALEX KATZ FOUNDATION SHOWCASES A SELECTION OF THE MORE THAN 60 WORKS THE FOUNDATION HAS GIVEN TO THE FARNSWORTH. THE ALEX KATZ FOUNDATION WILL ALSO RECEIVE THE MUSEUM'S PRESTIGIOUS MAINE IN AMERICA AWARD IN 2023. MURAL PROJECT: RACHEL GLORIA ADAMS AND RYAN ADAMS MAY 27, 2023 MAY 2025 PORTLAND-BASED ARTISTS RACHEL GLORIA ADAMS AND RYAN ADAMS CREATED THE SITE-SPECIFIC MURAL, YOU SHOWED ME LOVE, ON THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM'S CAMPUS. THIS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT MERGES THE ARTISTS' SIGNATURE STYLES OF VIBRANT GRAPHIC PATTERNS OF NATURAL WORLDS AND GEM-LIKE LETTERING. YOU SHOWED ME LOVE DRAWS FROM LYRICS IN A FRANK OCEAN SONG THAT WAS PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE ARTISTS' FIRST DATE. FOR THEM, THIS AFFECTIONATE PHRASE CONVEYS BOTH PERSONAL AND COMMUNAL MEANINGS. ON THE OCCASION OF THE FARNSWORTH'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY, YOU SHOWED ME LOVE PRESENTS A MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE, HOPE, AND POSITIVITY. EDWARD HOPPER AND ANDREW WYETH: ROCKLAND, MAINE MAY 27, 2023 AUGUST 27, 2023 EDWARD HOPPER IS FAMED FOR HIS IMAGES OF THE BIG CITY AND ITS DISCONNECTION, WHILE ANDREW WYETH IS REVERED FOR HIS VISIONARY PRACTICE IN RURAL ISOLATION. AN UNEXPECTED PLACE AND SUBJECT MATTER BROUGHT TOGETHER THESE TWO CELEBRATED AMERICAN ARTISTS AND A FASCINATING BODY OF WORK RESULTED. ON SEPARATE VISITS DECADES APART, HOPPER AND WYETH EXPLORED THE HISTORIC INDUSTRIES OF ROCKLAND, MAINE, ESPECIALLY LIME QUARRYING AND FISHING, AND PRODUCED REMARKABLE WATERCOLORS. IN CELEBRATION OF THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY, THIS EXHIBITION BRINGS RARE LOANS OF ROCKLAND WORKS BACK TO THE CITY THAT INSPIRED THEM, SUPPLEMENTED BY SELECT OBJECTS FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE FARNSWORTH AND THE WYETH FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART. ALVARO'S WORLD: ANDREW WYETH AND THE OLSON HOUSE JUNE 17, 2023 OCTOBER 29, 2023 FROM 1939 TO 1968, ANDREW WYETH SPENT TIME IN AND AROUND THE OLSON HOUSE, A SALTWATER FARM IN CUSHING, MAINE. THE ARTIST BECAME WELL ACQUAINTED WITH THE FAMILY, OFTEN PAINTING AND SKETCHING THEM AND THE HOUSE IN WHAT IS KNOWN TODAY AS ONE OF HIS MOST IMPRESSIVE BODIES OF WORK, IN WHICH THE OLSON CHILDREN, ALVARO AND CHRISTINA, RECUR AS SUBJECTS. THIS EXHIBITION EXAMINES THE PERSPECTIVE OF ALVARO OLSON, AN UNSUNG HERO WHO MANAGED THE 1870S FARMHOUSE AND CARED FOR HIS SISTER THROUGH WYETH'S WATERCOLORS. IN THE WORKS ON VIEW, WYETH CAPTURES ALVARO'S COMMITMENT TO LIFE ON THIS REMOTE PENINSULA, DURING A TIME WHEN THE OLSONS WERE FACED WITH RURAL POVERTY, ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES, AND REGULAR UPKEEP OF THE FARM. THE EXHIBITION IS DRAWN PRIMARILY FROM THE MARUNUMA ART PARK COLLECTION IN ASAKA, JAPAN. PRESERVING A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK: THE OLSON HOUSE JUNE 17, 2023 DECEMBER 31, 2023 THIS EXHIBITION DOCUMENTS THE HISTORY OF THE OLSON HOUSE, SET ON A TWO-ACRE PARCEL OF LAND IN CUSHING, MAINE THAT BECAME ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS IN 2011, AND ALSO OUTLINES THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM'S ONGOING PRESERVATION EFFORTS OF THE OLSON HOUSE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. IN 2020, A SAVE AMERICA'S TREASURES GRANT WAS AWARDED TO THE MUSEUM BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, AND WITH SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE MUSEUM, TO FUND THE FIRST-EVER HISTORIC STRUCTURES REPORT (HSR) TO BE CONDUCTED FOR THE OLSON HOUSE. THIS REPORT IDENTIFIES A PRIORITIZED SEQUENCE OF PRESERVATION PROJECTS FOR THE SITE AND OFFERS A VISION FOR ITS FUTURE. PRESERVING A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK: THE OLSON HOUSE PRESENTS NEW FINDINGS FROM THIS MASSIVE UNDERTAKING, HIGHLIGHTS THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HOUSE, AND SHARES EARLY PRESERVATION EFFORTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, LINE 4B EDUCATION IN 2022-2023, THE TEAM AT THE FARNSWORTH CONSISTED OF: PHYLLIS WYETH DIRECTOR OF LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT, A LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR (NEW TITLE CHANGE TO MANAGER OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEERS AS OF AUG 2023), AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS MANAGER (NEW TITLE CHANGE TO SENIOR MANAGER OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AS OF AUG 2023), AS WELL AS A PUBLIC PROGRAMS COORDINATOR. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DEVELOPED EXCITING THOUGHTFUL PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS CURRENT NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY NEAR ROCKLAND AND ON THE NATIONAL STAGE. THROUGHOUT 2022 FALL THROUGH 2023, THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM WORKED WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS TO WELCOME MANY CLASSES BACK INTO THE MUSEUM FOR FIELD TRIPS SERVING K-12 AUDIENCES. A MAINE ARTS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE WAS ALSO HELD AT THE MUSEUM IN APRIL 2023 TO BRING TOGETHER EDUCATORS INTO THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM AND THEIR PARTNER ARTS NONPROFIT IN THIS PARTICULAR CONFERENCE, CMCA IN ROCKLAND. FALL OF 2022, THE ARTS@THEINTERSECTION PROGRAM LAUNCHED WITH THE SCHOOLS STARTING WITH WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS PARTICIPATING FROM MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE MIDCOAST AREA. THE ARTS@THEINTERSECTION PROGRAM IS AN ALL NEW PROGRAM WHICH IS A VERY FORWARD THINKING STUDENT-DRIVEN ARTS INTEGRATION PROGRAM WORKING CLOSELY WITH TEACHING ARTISTS WHO SHARE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES AS WELL AS CLOSE WORK WITH THE ART COLLECTION OF THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM. IT IS A YEAR-LONG ARTS INTEGRATION PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AND ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION STUDENTS TO WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH NATIONALLY/INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN ARTISTS OF MULTI-DISCIPLINARY BACKGROUNDS, USING THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AS A TOOL FOR LEARNING, ON SITE ART STUDIO STUDENT WORK WITH EACH ARTIST, A COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITION OF STUDENT WORK ON SITE AT THE MUSEUM, AND COMMUNITY PARTNER WORKSHOPS WITH MAINE AREA PARTNERS TO PROMOTE LEARNING, CONFIDENCE, AND SELF-GROWTH. PUBLIC PROGRAMS WERE DEVELOPED TO MEET AUDIENCE NEEDS WHERE THEY ARE; DOZENS OF STUDIO AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS ARE NOW OFFERED NOT ONLY IN PERSON BUT ONLINE, OR AS A HYBRID AS WELL. NEW THIS YEAR WERE SUMMER ART CAMPS FOR CHILDREN, RUNNING IN JULY 2023. PROGRAMMATIC HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED A SYMPOSIUM LECTURE FOR THE STEPHEN B. MAY AND KATHRYN WILSON AUGUST 2023 LECTURE WHICH INCLUDED ARTIST DANIEL MINTER, WHO HAS WORKED ON NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS AS AN ILLUSTRATOR, PRINTMAKER, AND MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTIST. THE ANNUAL JULY 2023 WYETH DAY LECTURE WAS WITH DR. KIM CONATY OF THE WHITNEY MUSEUM AND DR. WILLIAM COLEMAN OF BRANDYWINE AND WYETH CENTER FOR AMERICAN ART, AS WELL AS SPECIAL LECTURES FROM DR. MARGARETTA LOVELL AND OTHER SCHOLARS, AND A YOUTH READING SERIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROCKLAND LIBRARY ON, FEATURING BOOKS BEING READ BY THEIR MAINE AUTHORS, SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES. MANY OF THESE AUDIENCES HAD NEVER BEEN TO THE FARNSWORTH BEFORE UNTIL THIS JOINT PROGRAM WITH THE LIBRARY WAS DONE. PROGRAMS WELCOMING IN DIVERSE AUDIENCES WERE ALSO DEVELOPED SUCH AS ANTONIO ROCHA'S MALAGA SLAVE SHIP STORY IN APRIL 2023, AS WELL AS THE 2ND YEAR THE FARNSWORTH HAS HOSTED THE SEPTEMBER 2023 BEAUTIFUL BLACKBIRD FESTIVAL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIGO ARTS ALLIANCE AND SEVERAL OTHER MAINE AREA PARTNERS, CELEBRATING BOOKS BY AUTHORS OF COLOR. A PARTNER PROGRAM WITH SEVERAL KEY NON-PROFIT ARTS PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MAINE WAS DEVELOPED BY INDIGO ARTS ALLIANCE OF PORTLAND, AND THE FARNSWORTH WAS A MIDCOAST MAINE PARTNER WITH CMCA IN THE SEPTEMBER 2022 BEAUTIFUL BLACKBIRD FESTIVAL. AN ARTISTS ON ART SERIES WAS ALSO LAUNCHED, AND TOM BURCKHART AND KATHY BUTTERLY WERE FEATURED AS SPEAKERS WITH CURATOR JAIME DESIMONE TALKING ABOUT THEIR STUDIO PRACTICE. IN ADDITION TO PUBLIC PROGRAMS, WEEKLY HIGHLIGHT TOURS OF THE COLLECTION RAN OCT - DEC 2022, SPRING THROUGH FALL 2023, LED BY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS. ART KITS (300) WERE PRODUCED DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON 2022 AND DISPERSED IN WINTER 2023 TO AREA CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS IN NEED, INCLUDING SMALL SCHOOLS ON ISLANDS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ISLAND INSTITUTE, AS WELL AS FINDING OUR VOICES, ALDEMERE FARM, THE LANDING PLACE, AIO FOOD PANTRY/ENERGY ASSISTANCE, AND OTHERS. THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM CONTINUES TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY OF ROCKLAND, IN MAINE, AND NATIONALLY, TO BRING THE RESOURCES OF THE MUSEUM TO THE PUBLIC IT SERVES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11A EXPLANATION - THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY, BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE AND TO REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT ANY CONFLICTS THAT ARISE DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE VOLUNTEERS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USING MARKET VALUE COMPARISONS AND DATA FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUM'S SALARY SURVEY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINES COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS USING THE SAME PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ANNUAL AUDIT AND 990 REPORTS ARE POSTED ON THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 368,217.