2025-08-08T08:34:18-05:00 2024-09-30 390758449 WIPFLI LLP 30 LONG CREEK DRIVE SOUTH PORTLAND ME 041062437 990 2023-10-01 010368070 THE WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC WILL 2075966457 356 MAIN STREET ROCKLAND ME 04841 CHRISTOPHER BROWNAWELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2075966457 2025-07-30 1 1 PATRICK NICHOLAS CPA P00289567 2077745701 2025-07-30 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CHRISTOPHER BROWNAWELL 356 MAIN STREET ROCKLAND ME 04841 12020049 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 2985179 0 598872 CURATORIAL AND LIBRARY -SEE SCHEDULE O 1055026 0 80444 EDUCATION PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS - SEE SCHEDULE O 418881 0 0 MUSEUM STORE 4459086 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 0 1 82 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 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 CINDY EDELMAN 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 HEIDI NAUGHTON 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 X 386776 0 18543 ANN SCHEFLEN CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 180565 0 16098 NEDRA BELLOWS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 116228 0 7395 JAIME DESIMONE CHIEF CURATOR 40.00 X 126217 0 6330 JANICE GATES DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 101170 0 6746 910956 0 55112 5 0 1 0 RUSSELL PHILANTHROPIES PO BOX 143 NEW LONDON NH 03257 FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT 233185 1 604935 160000 2700493 397265 3465428 ADMISSIONS 611710 584790 584790 FEES FOR ART CLASSES 611610 80444 80444 665234 695980 -571 696551 110294 128559 -18265 -18265 -18265 6264207 5854382 409825 409825 409825 203351 160000 199577 3774 3774 601473 279595 321878 321878 14082 14082 14082 5557936 679316 -571 1413763 408619 102980 204309 101330 2887149 1910143 299353 677653 40040 5285 33888 867 257932 173310 46744 37878 233265 152163 25735 55367 233185 233185 573818 186720 135740 251358 210995 144058 8505 58432 87342 41317 23831 22194 130990 58497 7420 65073 369433 320816 38300 10317 52961 37461 102 15398 497714 423930 39055 34729 117512 103149 13055 1308 EXHIBITS 349326 349326 MAINTENANCE 255213 220560 29321 5332 SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS 130858 96962 21388 12508 COLLECTION ACCESSION 92150 92150 128260 40259 63993 24008 7056762 4459086 990739 1606937 1411543 390096 1943569 1382109 60751 19837 270464 282300 87744 79932 18962410 10075356 8239774 8887054 16963328 20436841 6467650 7555274 35444823 39033443 319003 650420 319003 650420 X 10444640 10824589 24681180 27558434 35125820 38383023 35444823 39033443 X -1498826 3677610 1078419 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3089448 4118212 2918335 4298089 3465428 17889512 3089448 4118212 2918335 4298089 3465428 17889512 1560779 16328733 567420 567571 637088 811385 806274 3389738 18438 18780 104839 77618 14082 233757 21513007 7725356 0.75900 0.73430 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 0 23430978 22930 5829417 1291210 27992115 22236300 16641 2481668 1303631 23430978 26468011 1248385 -4375069 1105027 22236300 22094094 1544837 3792743 963663 26468011 20875393 346364 1795712 923369 22094094 0.09000 0.91000 0.00000 1 0 244958 244958 16590787 9582343 7008444 1203249 493013 710236 923416 923416 8887054 LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS 100866 F PERPETUAL TRUST HELD BY OTHERS 7454408 F 7555274 10921696 3677610 1686150 5363760 5557936 0 5557936 7664493 607731 607731 7056762 0 7056762 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 279,595. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 1,078,419. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 199,577. RENTAL EXPENSES 128,559. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF SALES 279,595. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 199,577. RENTAL EXPENSES 128,559. X X X X 0 RUSSELL PHILANTHROPIES PO BOX 143 NEW LONDON NH 03257 CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT 0 0 233185 -233185 233185 -233185 GALA 363351 160000 203351 15753 55639 128185 363351 160000 203351 15753 55639 128185 199577 3774 X 1 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHRIS BROWNAWELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 386776 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18543 0 405319 0 0 0 ANN SCHEFLEN CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER 180565 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16098 0 196663 0 0 0 X 10 397265 MARKET 0 1 0 FORM 990, PAGE 2, LINE 4A MARSDEN HARTLEY AND THE SEA OCTOBER 6, 2023 SEPTEMBER 2, 2024 PAINTER AND WRITER MARSDEN HARTLEY (1877-1943) WAS HAUNTED BY THE MEMORY OF THREE YOUNG MEN WHO DROWNED IN A STORM OFF EASTERN POINTS ISLAND, NOVA SCOTIA IN SEPTEMBER 1936, WHILE HE WAS BOARDING WITH THEIR FAMILY, THE MASONS. HE PAINTED SEVERAL VERSIONS OF THAT REMEMBRANCE, INTO IMAGERY OF CLOUDS AND A LONE BOAT TOSSED BY WAVES. UPON RETURNING TO MAINE IN 1937, HE PAINTED THE ROCKY SHORELINES, BIRDS, AND FISH OF VINALHAVEN ISLAND AND OTHER FISHING VILLAGES, WHERE PEOPLE WERE "SO TRUE AND REAL LIKE THE SEA AND ROCKS." HE DEPICTED THE GRANITE CLIFFS MOLDED BY THE CEASELESS OCEAN TIDES THAT, IN THEIR EBB AND FLOW, SUSTAIN AND TAKE AWAY LIFE. MARSDEN HARTLEY AND THE SEA BRINGS TOGETHER A SELECTION OF PAINTINGS INSPIRED BY THE PAINTER'S MEMORY OF NOVA SCOTIA AS WELL AS OTHER WORKS MADE ON VINALHAVEN FROM THE LATE 1930S. THESE WORKS ARE CONTEXTUALIZED WITH OBJECTS FROM THE FARNSWORTH'S COLLECTION THAT ALSO EXAMINE LIFE AT SEA, BOTH PAST AND PRESENT. THE EXHIBITION MAKES RICH CONNECTIONS TO THE FISHING INDUSTRY, MARITIME LIFE, AND THE CHANGING NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN COASTAL MAINE. POPE.L: SMALL CUP OCTOBER 7, 2023 FEBRUARY 4, 2024 FROM 1992 TO 2010, PERFORMANCE AND VISUAL ARTIST POPE.L (BORN 1955) WAS A PROFESSOR OF THEATER AND RHETORIC AT BATES COLLEGE IN LEWISTON, MAINE. SMALL CUPCREATED IN 2008 IN AN ABANDONED TEXTILE MILLECHOES HIS BROADER INTEREST IN USING FOOD PRODUCTS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES. IN IT, A GROUP OF HENS AND GOATS GRADUALLY DEMOLISH AN ARCHITECTURAL MODEL OF A NEOCLASSICAL BUILDING REMINISCENT OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. NOW PART OF THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM'S COLLECTION, SMALL CUP REMAINS A THOUGHT-PROVOKING, GLUTTONOUS WORK 15 YEARS LATER. PRINTS FOR THE PEOPLE: ASSOCIATED AMERICAN ARTISTS JANUARY 13 MAY 5, 2024 THE GRAPHIC ARTS FLOURISHED BETWEEN THE STOCK MARKET CRASH OF 1929 AND THE UNITED STATES' ENTRY INTO WORLD WAR II. ASSOCIATED AMERICAN ARTISTS (AAA), A PRINT PUBLISHER AND GALLERY BASED IN NEW YORK CITY, REVOLUTIONIZED MODERN PRINT COLLECTING THROUGHOUT THE GREAT DEPRESSION (19291939) AND BEYOND. THE PUBLISHER'S MISSION WAS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN ARTISTS AND THEIR AUDIENCES BY MAKING FINE ART AFFORDABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDED A PRIMARY SOURCE OF INCOME TO ARTISTS, INCLUDING THOMAS HART BENTON AND GRANT WOOD. AAA TRANSFORMED MODERN PRINT COLLECTING AS AN AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVE TO COLLECTING PAINTINGS. THEY EMPLOYED A VIGOROUS MARKETING CAMPAIGN DIRECTED TO MIDDLE-CLASS HOUSEHOLDS TO CONVINCE CONSUMERS TO PURCHASE ARTIST-SIGNED PRINTS FOR $5 EACH, OR ABOUT $100 TODAY. AAA'S MAIL-ORDER CAMPAIGNS, MAGAZINE ADVERTISEMENTS, DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, AND TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS SUPPORTED ARTISTS AND KEPT AAA IN BUSINESS UNTIL 2000. DRAWN EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE FARNSWORTH'S COLLECTION, THIS EXHIBITION PRESENTS A SNAPSHOT OF AAA'S EFFORTS AND ARTISTS' CONTRIBUTIONS DURING ITS FIRST DECADE. EMILIE STARK-MENNEG: THREAD OF HER SCENT MOMENTUM 2024 FEBRUARY 17 - SEPTEMBER 22, 2024 IN THREAD OF HER SCENT, HARPSWELL-BASED PAINTER EMILE STARK-MENNEG (BORN 1984) PRESENTS A NEW BODY OF WORK THAT REIMAGINES THE STORIES OF THE UNICORN IN THE UNICORN TAPESTRIES AT THE MET CLOISTERS AND THE LADY AND THE UNICORN AT MUSE DE CLUNY. WOVEN AROUND 1500, THESE MEDIEVAL WEAVINGS DEPICT A COVETED UNICORN IN A FANTASTICAL WORLD. AS IMPLIED BY ITS TITLE, STARK-MENNEG'S PAINTINGS PAY HOMAGE TO THE TAPESTRIES WHILE OFFERING A CONTEMPORARY RESPONSE. IN HER OWN WORDS, THE ARTWORKS "RUPTURE INTO AN UNRULY PARADISE OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS WHERE THE UNICORN AND THE MAIDEN CAN FINALLY RUN FREE." MOMENTUM, A NEW EXHIBITION SERIES AT THE FARNSWORTH, IS DEDICATED TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS WITH LONG-STANDING CONNECTIONS TO MAINE. ABSTRACT FLASH: UNSEEN ANDREW WYETH APRIL 6 - SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 ANDREW WYETH SAID, "MY STRUGGLE IS TO PRESERVE THAT ABSTRACT FLASH LIKE SOMETHING YOU CAUGHT OUT OF THE CORNER OF YOUR EYE AND ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS CALLED HIMSELF AN ABSTRACT ARTIST. PROMPTED BY THESE STATEMENTS, THIS EXHIBITION IS THE FIRST TO FOCUS ON THIS MAJOR AMERICAN ARTIST'S INTEREST IN THE ABSTRACT ART OF HIS CONTEMPORARIES AND THE ROOTS OF HIS OWN PRACTICE IN ABSTRACT METHODS THAT WILL BE REVELATORY TO MANY WHO THINK THEY KNOW THE FULL STORY OF THIS ICONIC CREATIVE LIFE. LYNNE DREXLER: COLOR NOTES MAY 4, 2024 - JANUARY 12, 2025 THIS EXHIBITION CELEBRATES AND UNITES SELECTIONS OF THE ARTIST'S MOST REVERED PERIOD. THE FARNSWORTH HOLDS THE LARGEST INVENTORY OF PAINTINGS BY DREXLER IN MAINE AND WILL PRESENT ITS RECENTLY CONSERVED PAINTINGS TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE PAINTER'S UNIQUE STATURE AS A COLORIST, DRAWN FROM HER DEEP LOVE OF THE NATURAL WORLD, AND HER EXPLORATION OF ABSTRACTION ARE QUALITIES MOST EVIDENT IN HER PAINTINGS OF THE 1960S. MAG-WIN'-TEG-WAK: A LEGACY OF PENOBSCOT BASKETRY MAY 25, 2024 - JANUARY 5, 2025 IN 2024, THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM WILL ORGANIZE AN EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTING THE WORK OF PENOBSCOT BASKETMAKER AND TRIBAL ADVOCATE ROBERT S. ANDERSON (1929-2020), AND HIS LASTING IMPRESSION ON CONTEMPORARY PENOBSCOT BASKETMAKERS. DRAWN FROM THE HUDSON MUSEUM'S COLLECTION WITH OTHER LOANS, THE EXHIBITION WILL INTRODUCE ANDERSON'S LIFE AND WORK, ALONG WITH THOSE OF HIS GRANDPARENTS, PENOBSCOTS LEO AND FLORENCE SHAY; HIGHLIGHT PENOBSCOT ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND ANDERSON'S EFFORTS TO PRESERVE TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES; AND ILLUSTRATE ANDERSON'S INFLUENCE ON FUTURE PENOBSCOT BASKETMAKERS, SUCH AS MAINE INDIAN BASKETMAKERS ALLIANCE (MIBA). MAG-WIN'-TEG-WAK, OR "CHOPPY SEAS" IN THE PENOBSCOT LANGUAGE, WAS A SAYING USED TO IDENTIFY LINCOLNVILLE BEACH, WHERE THE SHAYS ORIGINAL BUSINESS WAS LOCATED. THIS EXHIBITION WILL CELEBRATE THE VOICES OF, AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO, PENOBSCOT ARTISTS WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE LAND OF THE DAWN. *MAINE IN AMERICA AWARD RECIPIENT: MAINE INDIAN BASKETMAKERS ALLIANCE (MIBA) JAMIE WYETH: UNSETTLED WYETH CENTER, LOWER AND UPPER GALLERIES JULY 4 - SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 THIS EXHIBITION TRACES A PERSISTENT VEIN OF INTRIGUING, OFTEN DISCONCERTING IMAGERY OVER THE CAREER OF PAINTER JAMIE WYETH (BORN 1946). FREQUENTLY COUNTERED AND EVEN HIDDEN BY WYETH'S FULLER BODY OF WORKPARTICULARLY HIS IMMENSELY POPULAR COASTAL VIEWS, FARMSCAPES, AND OTHER ILLUSTRATION WORKTHE DARKER AND MORE TROUBLING IMAGERY IS PERVASIVE. WHETHER HE IS INTRODUCING CURIOUS CHARACTERS OR SURVEYING STRANGE LANDSCAPES, WYETH IS AT HOME WITH UNEASY SUBJECTS AND A MASTER OF THE UNSETTLED MOOD. THIS EXHIBITION IS ORGANIZED BY BRANDYWINE MUSEUM OF ART. FORM 990, PAGE 2, LINE 4B EDUCATION IN 2023-2024, THE TEAM AT THE FARNSWORTH CONSISTED OF: PHYLLIS WYETH DIRECTOR OF LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT, SENIOR MANAGER OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, MANAGER OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEERS AS OF AUG 2023, A COORDINATOR OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, A COORDINATOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND IN JANUARY 2024, WE HIRED IN A NEW INTERNSHIP MANAGER. AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WAS UNDER DEVELOPMENT STARTING IN FALL OF 2023 TO RESEARCH OTHER PROGRAM MODELS BEFORE AN INTERNSHIP MANAGER FOR EDDIE C. & C. SYLVIA BROWN INSTITUTE FOR MUSEUM STUDIES PROGRAM COULD BE LAUNCHED IN SUMMER 2024. THE COORDINATOR OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS WAS HIRED IN FALL 2023 TO HELP SUPPORT ARTS INTEGRATION TEACHING AT THE MUSEUM. 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 OCTOBER 2023 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2024, THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM WORKED WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS TO WELCOME MANY CLASSES INTO THE MUSEUM FOR FIELD TRIPS SERVING K-12 AUDIENCES. IN FALL OF 2023, THE ARTS@THEINTERSECTION PROGRAM (IT'S SECOND YEAR) BEGAN WITH THE SCHOOLS STARTING WITH WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS PARTICIPATING FROM MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE MIDCOAST AREA. THIS IS A STUDENT-DRIVEN ARTS INTEGRATION PROGRAM WORKING CLOSELY WITH TEACHING ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS 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 AND IN THE SPRING OF 2024 THERE WAS A COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITION OF STUDENT WORK ON VIEW AT THE MUSEUM. 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. NOTABLE PROGRAMS INCLUDED PENOBSCOT ARTIST FIREFLY; BEAUTIFUL BLACKBIRD FESTIVAL PARTNERSHIP, MANY ART STUDIO CLASSES, SHARE THE WONDER WHICH IS A COMMUNITY DRIVEN HOLIDAY PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR MANY YEARS AT THE MUSEUM, EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION WITH A POETRY READING, AND NUMEROUS GALLERY TOURS. THE MUSEUM WORK WITH DOZENS OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDING HERRING GUT COASTAL SCIENCE CENTER, FINDING OUR VOICES, AIO, LANDING PLACE, AND MANY OTHERS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY LEARNING AMONG OUR PARTNERS AND ALSO PROVIDE ART KITS TO THOSE IN NEED. VOLUNTEER TRAINING FOR A DOCENT CORPS OF 25+ VOLUNTEERS CONTINUES TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. TRAINING INCLUDES IN-GALLERY MEETINGS AND PREPARATION, AND SITE VISITS TO OTHER MUSEUMS SUCH AS COLBY AND WINSLOW HOMER STUDIO. THESE VOLUNTEERS ACTIVELY WORK WITH STUDENTS FOR FIELD TRIPS IN THE GALLERIES. THERE ARE DOZENS AND DOZENS OF SCHOOLS THAT VISIT THE MUSEUM ANNUALLY AS FAR SOUTH AS THE PORTLAND ME AREA TO NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER SO SOME TRAVEL 2- 4 HOURS NEARLY TO GO TO THE FARNSWORTH TO LEARN FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION. IN ALL, THERE WERE ALMOST 2700 STUDENTS AND CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 16 WHO VISITED THE MUSEUM DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS FOR OUR FIRST FRIDAY FREE COMMUNITY DAYS THAT IS A GRANT SUPPORTED AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTED ENDEAVOR. THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN SUMMER 2024 WITH 3 STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE HAVE A CHANCE TO STUDY OFF CAMPUS FOR EARLY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THESE STUDENTS SHOWED OUTSTANDING MERIT, AND HELPED WITH PROJECTS AT THE MUSEUM FOR A PAID STIPEND MODEL THAT INCLUDED HOUSING NEAR THE MUSEUM. THESE PROJECTS HELPED SUPPORT MARKETING, GRANTS AND ADVANCEMENT, CURATORIAL, AND MANY SUMMER EVENTS IN 2024. 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 1,078,419.