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FINE ARTS CENTER STAFF

ADMINISTRATION Director, Dr. Willie L. Hill Jr.Associate Director, Dennis ConwayAssistant to Director, Kate Copenhaver

BUSINESS OFFICE Director of Administration and finance, Margaret CurtissBusiness Office Manager, Sonia KudlaTechnical Systems Manager, Christine TexieraBookkeeper, Cyn HortonDepartment Assistant, Connie WhighamProgram Assistant, Doreen Waananen

MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT Director of Development, Lucia MillerDirector of Marketing, Shawn FarleyCommunity Relations Manager, Anna RobbinsMarketing Assistant, Carolyn Crawford-KilmerMarketing and Development Assistant, Thonsey Keopanya

BOX OFFICE Manager, Steven CoombsAssistant Manager, Richard BallonEvening Manager, Julie Cavacco

PRODUCTION SERVICES Director of Operations, Lewis E. Louraine, Jr.Associate Director of Operations, Fritz FarringtonLighting Director, Gerald StockmanAudio Director, Michael McLaughlinProduction Stage Manager, Brenda CortinaAudience Services Manager, Heather BellOffice Manager, Kate HaydenAssistant Technical Director, Dan Roelofs

EDUCATION ACCESS Program Director, Arts Council, Sally O’SheaAssociate Director of Academic Programs, John JenkinsAcademic Program Manager, Lively Arts, Lori TouminenProgram Director, Jazz in July, Mark Baszak

PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS Asian Arts & CultureDirector, Ranjanaa DeviAdministrative Assistant, Sue McFarland

Center SeriesDirector of Programming, Kathryn Maguet Assistant Director of Programming, Halina Kusleika

New WORLD TheaterArtistic Director, Andrea AssafManaging Director, Wesley V. MontgomeryDirector of Design and Publicity, Yvonne MendezOffice Manager, Richard CaianderGrants Coordinator, Chris RohmannEducation Access Coordinator, Irene ShaiklyProgram Curator, Priscilla PageProject 2050 Interim Director, Heather LordProject 2050 Associate, Gabriel Gonzalez

Solos & Duos/Magic TriangleDirector, Glen Siegel

VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMSUniversity GalleryDirector, Loretta YarlowGallery Manager, Craig AllabenCollection Registrar, Justin GriswoldCurator of Education, Eva FierstGallery Assistant, Paolo DiStefanoAugusta Savage GalleryDirector, Terry JenoureGallery Manager, Alexia CotaHampden & Central GalleriesDirector, Anne La PradeGallery manager, John Simpson

FRIENDS OF THE FINE ARTS CENTER

Gifts of $100 or more given 7/1/2006-6/30/2007

The Fine Arts Center gratefully acknowledges the generosity of its many donors whose gifts, grants, and sponsorships make the breadth of our performing and visual arts and education programs possible. Thank you.

INDIVIDUALS

Chancellor’s Circle$10,000 and aboveTeddi & Billy TaylorFrederick C. & E. Louise TillisGeorge TrakasMargaret & Francis Ward ’42

Leadership Circle$5,000 - $9,999Jacob EpsteinBetsy SiersmaBeat Streuli

Presenter’s Circle $2,500 - $4,999Horace C. & Gloria B. BoyerGwendolyn GlassJohn & Patricia KendzierskiJohn V. & Cathryn L. LombardiLois B. Torf ’46

Director’s Circle $1,000 - $2,499Anonymous DonorJeffrey & Mary-Ellen AndersonClaudette BoudreauMarjorie L. & Glenn E. ColemanKevin J. Chrobak & Laurie FrazerWilliam A. & Trudy DarityAngela FinaRoger E. & JoAnne J. FinckDr. & Mrs. Steven GoldsherSally & Al GriggsMichael & Joan HaleyBryan C. Harvey & J. Lynn GriesemerMarie HessBeverly & Willie L. Hill, Jr.Motoko InoueSean JonesElizabeth Lee LoughranBruce & Turi MacCombieLorna & Dale PetersonCatharine Porter & Gordon DeWerthScott Prior & Nanny VonnegutBen SmarDonald TaglialatellaKaren A. Tarlow & John A. MontanariNicholas & Kathleen ThawZina Tillona

Benefactor$500 - $999Ben BarnhartRichard BeckMartha Borawski Brandt & William BrandtA. Rima Dael & Brandon BraxtonEric & Barbara CarleChristin CoutureDon & Honoré DavidBetsy & Dick EganRuth V. ElcanLinda & Ralph FaulkinghamIan H. Fraser & Pamela BartlettPaul & Nancy HamelJoyce & Jeffrey HatchMerilee & Sandy HillNicholas B. KuckelYusef LateefJ. MacGregor & M. Blakey SmithJames MalletSharon L. McAfeeJoseph E. McCarthyPatricia McGarry

Kathy & Walter MullinSandra & Mark ParentJanet M. Rifkin & David R. KaplanJanine RobertsDavid K. & Kathleen L. ScottCharlena & Harry SeymourSarah & Mark TannerDee WatermanRuth K. WebberRobert Mugar YacubianRichard Yarde

Sustainer $250 - $499Norma AkamatsuAndrea AssafRenee Moss & Eric BachrachJoan L. BurgessDr. & Mrs. Charles E. ClappMichael CohenRanjanaa Devi & David J. WatsonJohn Ebbets & Patty MasureSeymour FrankelLori J. FriedmanArnold & Susi FriedmannT. Marc FutterAlan & Deborah GarlickWayne D. & Marilyn T. GassDon & Anne GasiorowskiChester & Lucille GibbsBill & Connie GillenJohn Dubach & Copper GilothSheldon & Marcia GoldmanBarbara & Joseph GoldsteinPenni GolowkaPaul GoulsonRaymond & Jacquelyn GrantPeter GrimaldiJayant & Alissa HaksarLouise R. HammannRobin A. HarringtonAllen & Meg HartJosephine M. HartHarold & Frances HatchCarolyn HaydenNorman E. HervieuxPeter & Maija LillyaDavid & Carole MalekGreg & Kathy MalynoskiDavid & Tanyss MartulaThomas & Gena O’BrienCindy, Gordy & Jack PalleyPatricia & Donald PolonisLyndon N. PrestonDavid & Sharon RogalskiSheron RuppGloria RussellJane & Peter SteinMary TuttleKatherine Vorwek & Robert FeldmanHilary Christopher WoodcockSue Woodfork

Patron$100 - $249Anonymous DonorsIra S. & Bina G. AddesDouglas W. AdlerDouglas & Doris AbbottT. Jane & William H. AllanPaul & Marie ApplebyRonald J. ArcherJudith AshkinBrian & Julia AustinCharles & Deborah AustinArlene Voski Avakian & Martha AyresMichael & Karen BaderAurelia BaerJoe M. BaillieAndrew H. Balder & Cynthia A. SommerMarc Berman & Betsy StoneBarbara C. BernardMichael & Tina BerinsJohn BlakeDr. & Mrs. Bruce Bleiman

Robert M. BolandRosalie & Kenneth BoutinGeorge & Phyllis BowerPatricia L. BranchJohn & Jennifer BrelsfordJoy BrennemanMichael Bulman & Ronnie Janoff-BulmanAnne & Anthony BurtonBarton Byg & Jan WhitakerJames & Constance CappelliNeil & Mary CarlsonDhipati & Anjusree ChandaJanet & Albert ChevanRoland & Elizabeth S. ChiltonCasey & Dick ClarkMary CommagerArrelle CookSteven CoombsChristin A. CoutureDr. Gerald Bruce Cutting & Carol Moore CuttingJerry P. Dennerline & Margaret SarkissianLinda Delone Best in memory of Sandy FullenKelly & Charlie DeRoseSally DillonRoberta Gere DoeringRuah Donnelly & Steven DinkelakerJeffrey & Eve EismanJim Ellis & Trish FarringtonOriole & Sidney FeshbachJohn J. FitzgeraldMaurille & Janice FournierJack & Nancy FrazierEvelyn K. Hammond-EdmeadesSarah L. HawesRoyster C. Kathryn P. HedgepethBobbye & Stan HertzbachErnest H. HoferLinda HonanMerle & Billie HowesAmy S. Hughes in memory of Robert M. HughesChip JacksonJohn & Miriam JenkinsLorraine R. JohnsonWillard M. JohnsonRhoda & Ronald JuelsJeffrey L. KaufmanMaura & Arthur KeeneDiane E. KeltonAlexandra KennedyEdmund M. KeyesCarolyn KilmerRuth KjaerSheila & Charles KlemGeorge & Mary KnightlyEllen KosmerRepresentative Stephen & Suzanne KulikHalina & Neil KusleikaGary & Nancy LamoureauxTom & Anne Jeanne LardnerCarol LaRoccaDavid J. LebowitzStacey A. Lennard & Stephen P. SaxenianMark & Mary LewisMary Ann & Ralph LowenBruno, Laurie, Lauren & Ben LenartRichard LucianoNicholas MahrLewis & Caden MainzerArthur & Elaine MangePaul G. & Elaine S. MarksCarolyn Hicks & Frank MarottaJames E. MarquisDaniel & Ellen MelleyMari Mennel-BellSusan MeyerLucia N. Miller Francis & Nancy MirkinSue & Bill MonksHal & Ele MosherArthur & Jean A. MundtJames A. Muspratt & Suzannah Fabing MusprattJerome & Nancy MyersThomas P. NavinDorothy Nemetz & John ToddRebecca Nordstrom & Jerome Liebling

Jeanne O’ConnellRobert K. OstbergAlexander & Harriet PollatsekRobert & Jeanne PotashJanine RobertsNancy & Eric ReevesGwen G. RichardsonAlfred & Martha RiosGrace & Duncan RollasonBetty & Ronald RosbottomJoan H. RosenbaumMargery H. RoyJudith Ellen SandersRoland & Rose A. SartiGerald L. SchaferZachary A. SchlappiCathy A. Schoen & Larry S. ZachariasAnne ScigilianoErnest & Rae SeligAlex & Jennifer DelSalto SeymourBonnie S. SilvermanMarianne Simon & Tom LeamonRobert & DiAnn SpethElizabeth & Eric StahlDavid & Peggy StarrSusan StoopsSharon SwihartJack Szpiler & Colleen AhernToivo & Constance TammerkJohn D. & Mercedes M. TaylorJeffrey M. TenenbaumChinua & Mikiko ThelwellPamela TillisRichard TrousdellLori & Mark TuominenJanna Ugone & Peter WhalenSteven & Patty UptonHarold & Jane VanderZwaagPatricia H. VirgaTina WalkerNancy Winter in honor of JerryConrad & Barbara WogrinMichael & Sara WolffJane & Howard ZiffMarsha & Bill ZimmerFay Zipkowitz & Gordon Fretwell

BUSINESSES

Chancellor’s Circle$10,000 and aboveBank of AmericaCoca-Cola Bottling CompanyMassMutual Financial GroupTD BanknorthUniversity of Massachusetts Office of Student Affairs & Campus LifeUMass CateringThe Valley AdvocateWRSI 93.9 The River

Leadership Circle $5,000 - $9,999Apple Computer, Inc.Daily Hampshire GazetteEl DiálogoFamilyFun MagazineFathers & Sons, Inc.Florence Savings BankHampshire Hospitality GroupPeoplesBankPioneer Valley Hotel GroupPioneer Valley TravelWEIB 106.3 Smooth FMWFCR 88.5 FMWGBY-TV 57WRNX 100.9 FM

Presenter’s Circle$2,500 - $4,999Bucuti Beach ResortCooley Dickinson HospitalCross Culture JourneysEasthampton Savings BankFinancial Services Group at United BankFinck & Perras Insurance AgencyFontaine Brothers, Inc.Hasbro GamesJuster Pope Frazier, Architects LLPNorthampton Cooperative BankPioneer Valley TravelRealty World SawickiTiger PressThe RecorderSilverscape DesignsUniversity of Massachusetts Campus Center HotelYale Genton

Director’s Circle$1,000 - $2,4991794 MeetinghouseApplied Mortgage Services Corp.Chicopee Savings BankChef Bill/Bill CollinsCrumpin’ Fox ClubD.J. St. Germain Company, Inc.D.A. Sullivan & Sons, Inc.LaPierre’s Advertising, Inc. LSHD AdvertisingMax’s Tavern RestaurantRail EuropeSouthwest Airlines UMass Five College Federal Credit UnionWilliam Baczek Fine Arts

Benefactor$500 - $999Bank of Western MassachusettsBauzá & AssociatesThe Benjamin CompanyBerkshire Brewing CompanyL. N. Berneche Inc.Les Campbell/Sky Meadow GalleriesChez AlbertThe ColonnadeDon Muller GalleryFairmont Copley PlazaThe Garden House at Look Memorial ParkGreenfield Cooperative BankGreenfield Savings BankHannoush Jewelers Hampshire MallHB Financial ServicesJazz Sketches/Music SketchesJones Town & Country Realty ServicesThe LIFTLone WolfMulino’s TrattoriaNorthampton Dermatology AssociatesPanda EastPanera Bread/P.R. Restaurants L.L.C.Pioneer Valley PeriodonticsSheraton Upholstering Sierra GrillTravel ImpressionsValley TransporterWEBSWhalen InsuranceZephyr Oriental Rugs

Sustainer $250 - $499Amherst Dental GroupAnita Eliason DesignsThe Berkshire Design Group, Inc.Black Sheep Deli & BakeryBlack Walnut InnBlue Heron Restaurant & CateringBose CorporationBulkley, Richardson and Gelinas, LLPThe Jimmy Burgoff/Mark Ricker Jazz Duo

Chandler’s RestaurantDynamic Dock & Door/The Leveillee FamilyEastmont Custom FramingExclusive Car ServiceFestival Productions, Inc.AnnMarie Harding/Pravda VodkaHotel NorthamptonMepal Manor and SpaMichael Cohen PotteryNoble Feast CateringO’Reilly, Talbot & Okun Associates, Inc.The PubR. Michelson GalleriesRomney Associates, Inc.Snow FarmSpoleto Restaurant and Claudio Guerra William Truswell Aesthetic Laser & Cosmetics

Patron $100 - $249Allen House Victorian InnAmherst Cinema CenterAmherst Historical SocietyNancy Antik/PlumBrook Ltd.Ben & Bill’s Chocolate EmporiumH. Oldham Brooks/I.D.P. CorporationCathy CrossCommonwealth Opera, Inc. Fancy Fingers Nail & Skin Care SalonFour Seasons WineGazebo/Judith FineGreen Street CaféGuy Matsuda PotteryH.B. Financial Group, LLCHampshire Frame & ArtHazen Paper CompanyThe House on the HillIT WirelessJacob’s Pillow DanceJanna Ugone AssociatesKnowles Flower ShopKripalu Center for Yoga & HealthLamson & Goodnow Cutlery & Kitchen ToolsMarjorie Latham/MarjidollLong Radio, Inc. Sue McFarland/McFarland’s HandworkMichele Topor Inc. North Amherst Motors and Potter’s AutoNorthampton Chamber of CommercePioneer Mail ServicesPioneer Valley Symphony & ChorusPivot Media, Inc./Jim GipeRafter’sThe Red Lion InnSchoen BooksSeymour Interior Decoration ServicesSHe Company Mineral CosmeticsSide Street CaféBeth Spong, LMTStyles by DeborahUMass Athletic AssociationZannaZenPatrick Zephyr/Nature Photographer

FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS

American Guild of Organists Toledo ChapterBerkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Inc.The British Council Community Foundation of Western MassachusettsCricket FoundationFive Colleges, Inc.Five College Center for East Asian StudiesThe Ford FoundationThomas Johnson Foundation Massachusetts Cultural CouncilMassachusetts Foundation for the HumanitiesMassMutual Financial GroupMondriaan FoundationThe Nathan Cummings Foundation, Inc.National Endowment for the ArtsNestle Pour L’Art Foundation New England Foundation for the ArtsNon-Profit Finance FundPro Helvetia FoundationRonald McDonald House Charities of Connecti-cut & W. MassachusettsStudent Affairs Cultural Enrichment FundTD Banknorth Charitable FoundationTheater Communications GroupUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni AssociationUniversity of Massachusetts Athletic Ticket DepartmentUniversity WomenVidda FoundationWomen’s Fund of Western Massachusetts

MATCHING GIFTS

Aetna Foundation, Inc.Fleet Foundation GroupGeneral Electric FundLucent Technologies FoundationMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyPrice Waterhouse CoopersSovereign Bank

SOURCES OF FUNDS FY2007

USE OF FUNDS FY2007

55%

55% University Allocations

28% Revenue Based Trust Funds

16% Allocable Trust Funds, Gifts & Grants

28%16%

53% Program Services

41% Support Services

7% Transfers Out & Intra University Expenses

53%

7%

41%

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FISCAL REPORT

SOURCES OF FUNDS

University AllocationsStateGeneral Op Funds (GOF)

Revenue Based Trust Funds

Student Arts FeeGeneral Public Ticket SalesOther RevenueTransfers In/Out, Intra University Revenues Total Revenue Based Trust Funds

Allocable Trust Funds, Gifts & Grants

UMASS Office of Research AffairsFriends of the FAC- Annual FundTD BanknorthBank of AmericaBerkshire Taconic Community FoundationCommunity Foundation of Western MassCricket FoundationFord FoundationMassMutual: Access ArtsMass Cultural CouncilMass Foundation for HumanitiesMondriaan FoundationN.E. Foundation for the ArtsNathan CummingsNational Endowment for the ArtsNestle Pour L’Art FoundationNon Profit Finance FundProhelvetiaThe British CouncilThe New GenerationsThomas Johnson FoundationVidda FoundationWomen’s Fund of Western Mass.Endowment IncomeTotal Allocable Trust Funds, Gifts & Grants

TOTAL SOURCES OF FUNDS

USES OF FUNDS

Program Services The Center SeriesNew World TheaterUniversity GalleryUniversity Arts CouncilMultiCultural ProgramsEducational & OutreachTotal Program Services

Support ServicesOperations & Production Serv.Marketing/DevelopmentGeneral & AdministrativeTotal Support ServicesTransfers Out & Intra University Expenses

TOTAL USES OF FUNDS

BalancesRestricted GrantRestricted Capital ImprovementsRestricted GiftOperating FundsGOFRTF

Total

FY2007

$2,034,902 $770,494

$2,805,396

$534,834 $209,958 $691,488

$1,436,280

$3,452 $108,996 $10,000 $12,000

$3,000 $35,000

$400,000

$68,700

$10,300

$95,000 $8,043

$9,800 $935

$6,000 $5,000

$33,000 $21,650

$830,876

$5,072,552

$786,053 $719,530 $436,230 $36,042

$427,855 $224,009

$2,629,718

$925,444 $363,289 $735,843

$2,024,576 $339,420

$4,993,714

$439,205 $151,977 $224,186 $424,100 $74,711 $2,896

$1,317,075

FY2006

$982,718 $156,914

$1,139,632

$2,107,867

$422,432 $331,152 $540,970

$3,402,421

$1,835 $108,507

$10,000

$2,500 $7,500

$200,000 $36,082 $63,175

$5,000 $39,950 $21,688 $75,000

$6,000

$92,000

$65,000

$5,000

$17,400 $756,637

$5,298,689

$712,608 $677,387 $353,950

$55,776 $451,389 $226,568

$2,477,678

$986,344 $339,322 $883,177

$2,208,843 $240,524

$4,927,045

$286,143 $168,601 $260,690 $504,924

$15,191 $2,689

$1,238,237

Performing Arts

Asian Arts & CultureCenter SeriesMagic Triangle / Solos & Duos New WORLD TheaterArts and Educational Programs for School Audiences

Visual Arts

Augusta Savage GalleryCentral GalleryHampden GalleryUniversity Gallery

Education

Education/AccessJazz in July Summer Music ProgramsThe Lively ArtsUMass Arts Council

Mission

The UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center seeks to engage and inspire the campus and regional communities in the arts through a broad array of exemplary performances, exhibitions, and educational programs.

Fine Arts Center Endowments

Frederick C. Tillis Endowment for the ArtsBilly Taylor Endowment for Jazz ResidenciesFletcher Henderson Memorial/Max Roach Fund for ScholarshipsJazz in July Summer Music Programs EndowmentJoyce E. and Benedict J. Smar Endowment for Angel TicketsPaul G. and Elaine S. Marks Art Acquisition FundUniversity Gallery EndowmentAsian Arts & Culture Endowment

Students in the UMass Ballroom Dance Club hone their skills weekly in the Fine Arts Center lobby.

“The mentor/pupil relationship is as old as jazz itself. Mentors learn from elders, process the information they receive from others in their genera-tion, and use all that enables them to develop their personal style.” —Dr. Billy Taylor

“Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be part of this great experience. I never knew there were other people interested in chang-ing the society that people of color live in. I have always believed that art is the best way to connect with people. I’m so filled with ideas for change and the ways to help. I feel much stronger and not afraid to take a risk. Thank you so much for everything!!!” Project 2050 participant, age 17

Internationally celebrated jazz artist and educator Yusef Lateef was honored as Fine Arts Center Artist of the Year at the Center’s 18th Annual Gala & Auction benefiting artist educational residencies.

“Kinding Sindaw’s powerful new theater piece Parang Sabil [is] a lesson in history and the collision of

cultures that needs to be on everyone’s agenda.” —Martin Denton, nytheatre.com

The Isle of View benefited from extensive restoration by artist George Trakas.

A Message from the Director

This year, as in the past, the Fine Arts Center brought to the campus leading artists, dancers, musicians, directors, conductors, composers, and choreographers. Among them was the 9th Annual Billy Taylor Jazz Residency Artist, trumpeter Sean Jones. Artist Residencies are vitally important because they bring students into

contact with a range of arts practitioners and encourage robust dialogue and communication among artists, students, and the general public.

We believe it is time to initiate a major program at the Fine Arts Center to deepen the diversity of the arts education we offer by creating more opportunities for artist residencies. Such a program could connect UMass academic departments and arts programs and encourage collaboration and longer-term creative influence by visiting artists. At the same time, the University, as an intellectual center, could provide background and stimulation to the artist.

There is much to be gained by initiating a major artist-in-residency program. Take a look inside this report to see what we have been able to accomplish with a limited residence program, and stay with us to see how much more we can do.

Dr. Willie L. Hill Jr.

Friends Board of Directors

Elizabeth Lee Loughran, ChairJoAnne J. Finck, Vice ChairHector BauzáMark R. BermanMartha Borawski BrandtKevin J. ChrobakCarol Moore CuttingA. Rima DaelWilliam A. DarityIan FraserLori J. Friedman Deborah GarlickLucille D. GibbsFran GoldsherMilton GoodkowskyJ. Lynn GriesemerJoan HaleyNancy HamelJustine HoldsworthMotoko Inoue

Aaron JulienAlexandra KennedyCathryn L. LombardiJames MalletGregory A. MalynoskiLorna M. PetersonTini SawickiStephen W. SchupackSarah TannerKaren Tarlow Emeriti

Frank AndersonBarbara C. BernardRichard CovellBetsy EganCarl EgerSeymour FrankelArnold Friedmann

Gwendolyn GlassAlfred L. GriggsBill HoganDolly JollyDavid MartulaKathy MullinSandra ParentFrederick C. Tillis, Director Emeritus Robert Yacubian Honorary Members

Marge ChampionJimmy HeathAwadagin Pratt Stan RosenbergBilly TaylorPeter TolanLois Torf

New Works for a New WORLD

In New York, the first National Asian American Theater Festival included two new pieces developed in New WORLD Theater’s annual summer playlab, including one directed by Artistic Director Andrea Assaf. A one-week developmental period in Amherst was capped by two public performances before the shows traveled to New York. Parang Sabil: The Ballad of the Kris is an original piece by the dance-theater company Kinding Sindaw based on the legendary ballad of the Tausug people of the southern Philippines. The age-old story of resistance, dignity, and courage is told through indigenous Tausug dance, music, martial arts and epic storytelling. This postmodern version portrays the struggle against U.S. military occupation of the Philippines in the early 20th century and the 1906 massacre of hundreds of men, women, and children by U.S. troops. Mark Twain’s anti-imperialist broadsides in response to this event are incorporated into the performance.

A second piece developed by New WORLD, Ramble-ations: A One-D’Lo Show, a multi-character exploration of clashes of culture and identity in modern America, also traveled to New York for the festival.

9th Annual Billy Taylor Jazz Residency

The immensely talented jazz trumpeter Sean Jones, best known for his current playing at Jazz at Lincoln Center, was the ninth annual Billy Taylor Jazz Residency artist. For three days this young talent inspired UMass Amherst students, high schoolers, and community members with his exquisite artistry. Dr. Taylor believes that the influence of these rising professional jazz mentors is unparalleled and a presence essential to the jazz education experience. These young artists are able to reach students and inspire them in a way not possible with more established talent. Sean Jones’s visit included master classes and jazz composition, arranging, theory and improvisation for UMass jazz students. His impassioned and personal talk about the positive impact of arts and educational experiences in the lives of young people inspired FAC board members, as did his performance with UMass faculty member Jeff Holmes. Sean also led a master class for the Amherst Regional High School Band, gave a live radio interview on WMUA, and taught the Lively Arts general education class. The residency concluded with a breathtaking performance with his band in Bowker Auditorium.

Reaching New Frontiers in Franklin County

This year the Asian Arts & Culture Program focused its educational outreach on a new constituency: nearly 600 Franklin County public school students witnessed the extraordinary Indonesian production Kali Yuga,by Gamelan Sekar Jaya. They enjoyed hearing and playing the gongs, watching the intricacies of the dances, and learning about instrumentation, musical scales, and rhythms from the music director. Dedicated to the victims of the 2002 and 2005 bombings in Bali, the production melded an innovative music score, choreography by Bali’s best dancer, and poetry by Java’s internationally celebrated writer and journalist Goenawan Mohamed.

“It was a very graceful play. The costumes really empha-sized the characters’ roles. The character who caused chaos had a very chaotic hairdo. The people who kept the peace were very clean, their hair was organized”. —Seventh-grade student

Politics and Protest: The 1960s and Now

The Fine Arts Center joined with the Department of History and others to present “Protest and Politics: The 1960s and Now.” Part of the Feinberg Family Distinguished Lecture Series, the program included panels and discussions featuring prominent authors and activists, theater pieces presented by New WORLD Theater and Project 2050, performances by jazz icons Cecil Taylor and Joe McPhee, a documentary film series, and exhibits in the Hampden and Augusta Savage galleries.

The Art of Our Time

The University Gallery continues to be the place where visitors can discover the art of our time and where artists can share their works, their inspirations, and their visions. Internation-ally renowned artists from Switzerland, the U.K., Belgium, New York, Los Angeles, and the Pioneer Valley joined with creative thinkers from a range of disciplines for engaging, timely discussions about their work and the themes and issues it explores. The ongoing series of interdisciplinary events was expanded to bring scholars, poets, musicians, and visual artists together in thought-provoking ways.

Exhibitions this past year included important installations of film, video, painting, sculpture, photography, drawings, and prints. The New England Museum Association recognized University Gallery with two exciting awards: first place for the Beat Streuli / Bruxelles Midi publication and honorable mention for the Fall 2006 newsletter.

As one art faculty member recently put it, the Gallery plays an impor-tant role as catalyst— “concrete evidence that hosting events that bring together people from different departments, programs, institutions, etc., does have direct impact in establishing relationships and perspec-tives that include a more interdepartmental/institutional foundation.” —Art faculty member

Making a Difference in our Community

41,742 patrons attended 70 performances14,149 viewed 40 visual arts exhibits12,686 youth, teachers and chaperones attended 15 daytime performances for school audiences874 complimentary Angel Tickets were distributed via 75 human service agencies105 students gained valuable job experience116 artist educational residency events on campus and in the community125 community members volunteered

Asian Arts & Culture residency activities complementing the sold-out evening concert reached students and adults through the colleges: artistic director Ellen Chang gave a guest lecture to UMass theater students and Smith College welcomed musicians into a world music class for a workshop on Balinese gong orchestra tuning.