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TheBrownFoundationInc.oHoustonhasbeenavisionarysupporterooureortstoengageyoungpeopleinthemissionandworkotheMuseumundingarangeoinitiativesinclud-ingourPost-baccalaureateellowshipsinmuseumeducationandcuratorialpractice.Itsbeenincrediblyinvigoratingtohavetheseyoungmindsjoinourstaandengageinbothbig-pictureandday-to-daythinking.FellowsMaggieKurkoski12andAshleyBrickhouse11sharetheirownwordsonpages9and17andbothwomentestiypowerullytothevalueotheseintroductorymentoredworkopportunities.WEAREEVERGRATEFULFORTHEPHILANTHROPICLEADERSHIPthathasmadeSCMAoneothefnestcollegeartcollectionsintheworld.AsateachingmuseumwehavearesponsibilitytoactivatethatcollectiontomakeitrelevanthereatSmithandwithinthelargercommunity.Withthere-installationourgalleriesnowreectourcommitmenttopro-vidingtransormativeexperienceswithoriginalworksoartandtocultivatemuseumandvisualliteracy.WeareindebtedtothemanygenerouscontributorstoSCMAsannualappealandtoourMembershipprogramwhichunderwrotethisproject.IdlikeparticularlytorecognizeandwelcomeournewestmemberstheDirectorsAssociateswhosecatalyticsupportprovidesworkingcapitalthatallowsustopilotnewideasandrespondtotime-sensitiveopportunities.InadditionoureducationaleortshavebeengreatlyenhancedbyBonnieJohnsonSacerdote64whoisestablish-inganendowedundthatwillsupportarangeowonderulundergraduateandgraduateopportunitiesromvisitingscholarsandstudentintershipstopost-baccalaureateellowships.The2014MillerLectureinArtandArtHistorybyMayaLindrewanunprecedented722peopleromacrossmanydisciplinesyetwhowerebondedbyasharedinterestinLinsworkandwisdom.ThisbroadimpactisexactlywhatDr.MichaelMillerhadinmindwhenheendowedthisannuallectureshipinhonoroDulcyBlumeMiller46.THEDEVELOPMENTOFOURCOLLECTIONREMAINSAPRIMARYFOCUSorusandweareimmenselygrateulorthemanygenerousgitswereceivedthisyearincludingthosebestowedthroughSmithsWomenortheWorldCampaign.AmongthemosttransormativeabequestromourdearriendIsabelBrownWilson53whichenabledustoacquireHomeranearlysculpturebythe20th-centuryAmericanartistJohnChamberlain.ThisworkulfllsMrs.Wilsonsvisionandenrichesourcollectionaswellastheeducationalopportuni-tiesorourSmithcommunity.AlsothisyearweweredeeplyhonoredtoreceivethepromisedgitoacollectionoprintswatercolorsanddrawingsromDr.KurtLangandDr.GladysEngelLangdistinguishedscholarsinthefeldsocommunicationmediaandpublicopinionandemeritiproessorsosociologyattheUniversityoWashingtonSeattle.Thisbodyoabout1400worksislargelyromthelate19thandearly20thcenturiesandwillbehousedinourCunninghamCenterturningwhathaslongbeenanareaostrengthorusintoacollectionorecord.WEHAVEMUCHTOCELEBRATEnotonlytheulfllmentoavisionbutalsothepromiseandthepotentialthatliesahead.OurutureplansreectthesamereshthinkingandinnovativeapproachwebroughttoPhaseIotheReinstal-lationProjectandincludeanewdedicatedgalleryorAsianartanewmediagalleryandaexibleeducationspacetoalloworinteractiveengagement.Welookorwardtoshar-ingtheseexcitingnewspaceswithyouinall2015.ItisundoubtedlyamassiveundertakingbutbiggerstillisourgratitudeorthemanydonorswhoenableSCMAtoinspireandinormwithworksoart.LastyearIinvitedouralumnaeacultystudentsandriendstosharetheirmemorablemomentsoconnectionwithworksintheMuseum.SomewerelightheartedothersmoreseriousandtogethertheyormedArtStoriesaveryspecialprojecttowelcomeSmithsnewPresidentKathleenMcCartneyandtointroducehertoourprizedcollectionandthemeaningitholdsorourextendedcommunity.Weknewthesestoriesexistedandyetwhatapowerulthingtocompilethemandcomeintoclosecontactwithsomanypersonalexperiences.AscontributorRebeccaWhitinMitchell00sobeautiullysharedAworkoartbecomeslikeanoldriendwhenyoulookatitcloselyandthoughtully.Herestonewbeginningsandoldriends.JessicaNicoll83DirectorandLouiseInesDoyle34ChieCuratorFROMTHEDIRECTOR3