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and Events p. 7 * Fiscal Year 1 -1and Member Roll Call p.8&9 * Statements of Financial Positionand Annual Fund Donors p.10&11

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Dear Friends,

Our organization is driven by this critical mission. Each year, I believe that it is important that we take time to evaluate our successes, via our mission.

By all accounts, 2016 was the best year yet for the Biggs Museum.

In the last year, the Biggs has proudly provided excellent, transformative programming to thousands of disadvantaged school children, hundreds of community groups and nearly 25,000 visitors. We hosted record crowds for exhibitions such as The Saint John’s Bible, and programs, such as the 1st Annual Happy Holidays Dover and the Collection Connection: Members Brunch and Lecture (about our newly acquired by Feke). In addition, the Biggs Museum was honored to have been November’s selected Charity for Gals That Give, an organization of women who host

quality exhibitions and educational programming.

niche, and we are pleased to have Brent join us from his most recent post at the American Alliance

As we look forward, the Biggs Museum has a major milestone ahead. From May 2017-September 2018 we will celebrate our 25th Anniversary with a variety of special events and exhibitions including an exhibition of Ansel Adams: Early Works and Christo & Jeanne-Claude: The Tom Golden Collection – to mention only two.

None of this would have been possible without the support of friends like you. On behalf of the

serve the community through our mission, and positioning us to have yet another fantastic year!

Sincerely,

Charles A. GuerinExecutive Director

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Letter from the Director

The Biggs Museum of American Art is dedicated to promoting an understanding and Call for Artists :

BIGGS PICTURE 2017Application Deadline:

April 15, 2017

The Biggs Museum of American Art is proud to

Juror:

Prize:

Fees:

Eligibility: The competition is open to

Download the application or learn more at www.BiggsMusuem.org.

A Map of the World,


Many know the artist Frank E. Schoonover (1877-1972) for his narrative paintings and illustrations, but it is little known that between 1920 and 1960, the artist designed a series of stained glass windows for the

Immanuel Church Highlands in Wilmington, Delaware. This fall the Biggs was thrilled to broaden its representation of Schoonover’s work through the acquisition of two preparatory sketches for these windows. The sketches eloquently depict the Annunciation and the road the wise men travelled to visit the Christ Child.

Each window Schoonover designed passed through a four stage production process beginning with sketches, like the ones now in the Biggs’ collection, followed by a watercolor cartoon, a full-scale charcoal on paper, and,

worked closely with D’Ascenzo Studios and The Willet Stained Glass Company, both in Philadelphia, to carefully plan each detail of

who were all members of the Immanuel congregation. The two sketches in the Biggs’ collection were created for windows sponsored by the Law family, in memory of Margaret Callan Law, and J. Thompson Brown.

Due to the inherently geometric nature of the medium, Schoonover’s window designs prove a stylistic break from the loose brushwork for which he is most known. In the sketch for the landscape scene, Schoonover embraced the

linearity of stained-glass by contrasting curves and jutting angles in a tumult of sky. This artful juxtaposition is evocative of the vaporous clouds and fog that permeate his most expressive paintings. In his Annunciation scene , Schoonover, in typical fashion, opted to represent the scene not as a booming drama, but as a quiet moment of realization. In lieu of a theatrical display of surprise, Schoonover’s Mary demonstrates her monumental emotional and physical shift with a gentle gesture towards her heart.

As the primary and largest representative of Schoonover’s work in the country, acquisitions like these sketches are crucial additions to the Biggs’ collection. Given the story of their production and uniqueness within Schoonover’s work, their presence in the collection allows the Biggs to tell the full story of the artist’s life through the examination and exhibition of his own work.

Collection Connection

BRENT MUNDT Director of Development after 25 years of national

recent tenure as Vice President of the American Alliance

perspective of museum fundraising. AAM represents

experience at the epicenter of museum operations will serve him well on the job.

individual donors, legacy giving, and building Biggs’ audiences in Rehoboth and Lewes. A native of New Orleans, and a career-long resident of Washington, D.C., Brent now calls Lewes, DE his home. He is a freelance writer, having published extensively with Letters from CAMP Rehoboth and the Washington Blade.

The stunning Aloft installation(pictured) “sold” him on the notion of working at the Biggs – especially since it leads one through the Biggs’ most impressive collection.

Pictured: Brent Mundt, Senior Director of Developmentent

Margo Allman

on her modernist forms into three dimensions to

of interconnected geometric shapes.

Carla Lombardi

of the Fine Arts as a painter

decorated “paintings”.

Mitch Lyons

his unique techniques

Ken Mabrey

to the region’s tradition of

animate the paintings’

Helen Mason

through transformation.

Rick Rothrock

and the surrounding

Learning SYNE Language-the biographies

Deborah Stelling Valetta

memories and experiences.

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Program.

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Learning SYNE Language


EXHIBITIONS

SYNE Language

Youth Art Month ShowMarch 4 - March 31, 2017

Ansel Adams: Early Works

Ansel Adams: Early WorksMay 5 – July 30, 2017

Award WinnersAugust 4 - October 22, 2017

FAMILY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

Biggs Kids

About Biggs Kids

Biggs Kids April Showers April 1st

Biggs Kids May 6th

ArtVenture Camp Registration now open!

$150/$125 (member price) per camper, per week Pre-registration is required!

July 10th – July 14th: Bigg(s) Earth

July 17th- July 21st: A Biggs Beach Week

July 24th – July 28th: Color Explosion!

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To pre-register for programs and workshops, please visit BiggsMuseum.org or call 302-674-2111 ext. 110.

ADULT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING

Stone Sculpting with SYNE Artist Rick RothrockMarch 11th, 1-3 PM

SYNE Language Gallery WalkApril 8th, 2 PM

SYNE Language Workshop with Carla LombardiSaturday, April 29, 1-4 p.m.

required.

Clark Fox: Icon Chains Lecture

Happy Holidays Dover



NEA Chairwoman Visit to Biggs

NEA Chairwoman Visit to Biggs


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2017 Gala Committee Kick-off



THE BIGGS PROUDLY HOSTED THE CHAIRMAN of THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, JANE CHU


Benefactor ($1,000)Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Berman

Patron ($500)

Contributor ($250)

Reciporcal Members ($125)

Mrs. Anna Biggs

Ms. Fran Johnson

Ms. Margarete Noesner

Family Memberships ($75)

Ms. Laura Hauss

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hoopes

DBH/Artist Members ($60)

Mr. A.J. Adriance

Ms. Maria Bessette

deepest appreciation to the following members from Fiscal Year July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016. Membership supports the resources needed to produce and promote the highest caliber

and educational programming within the museum.


ANNUAL REPORT/ROLL CALL


Ms. Tressa Breton

Ms. Laura Mancuso

Mr. Joseph Terrone

Individual Members ($40)

Mrs. Jane Fox

Ms. Joanne Freed

Ms. Jean Harrington

Ms. Katen Keegan

Ms. Nina Litchman

Ms. Hannah McLennan Mrs. Katherine Meire

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ANNUAL REPORT/ROLL CALL


Unrestricted TemporarilyRestricted

PermanentlyRestricted

Totals2016

Totals2015

PUBLIC SUPPORT, GAINS & REVENUE:

— —

— 80 — 80

— 51,206

224,597 — 645,770

— 6 — 6 6

Admissions

In-kind contribution 452,102 — — 452,102

(1,710) 112,556 110,846 55,251

29,792 — — 29,792

Program fees 11,760 — — 11,760

Products 5,044 — — 5,044 6,748

1,670 — — 1,670 5,814

— —

(485) 11,189 (225,640)

TOTAL 419,064 92,966 1,280,656

— — 117,887

(56,081) — — (56,081) (51,012)

TOTAL 81,140 — — 81,140 66,875

Net assets released from restriction: Satisfaction of program restrictions

20,869 60,908 (81,777) — —

479,972 11,189

1,166,609 — — 1,166,609

158,102 — — 158,102

Fund raising — —

195,276 — — 195,276

— —

(120,602) 479,972 11,189 1,182

$598,110

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES FOR YEAR END JUNE 30, 2016(with Summarized Totals for year end 2016)*

Fiscal Year End Financial Report (July 1, 2015- June 30, 2016)

Biggs Donors

Annual Fund

$5,000 and above

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$1,000 - $4,999

$500 -$999

Mrs. Tina Kramedas Mr.

$250-$499

Mr. Brent Mundt

Up to $249.00Mr. and Mrs. Norman Aerenson

Mrs. Joanne Armstrong and

Mrs. Meme Asserson

Ms. Lois Barth

ASSETS 2016 2015

614,975

50,910

6,250 25,250

Prepaid expenses 6,4002,481

2,654

Noncurrent Assets:

5,409,465

88,080

Accrued expenses 7,407

12,702

105,796

Net Assets:

Unrestricited 1,649,845

598,110

TOTAL NET ASSETS

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Ms. Fran Hart

Ms. Janice Henning Mr. James Herring

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Keane

Ms. Hannah McLennan

Mr. Aaron Moore

Ms. Margarete Noesner

*deceased

Donors to the Permanent Collection

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(June 30, 2016 and 2015)*

*Full audit report available upon request.

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Thank you

*We have attempted to make this list accurate and complete; anyomission or errors are regretted. Please notify the museum at (302)

674-2111 ext. 105 with any corrections.

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