Hunterdon Art Museum

“The organization has retained an external accounting firm to prepare its form 990 and has established the following review process to ensure that the information reported is complete and accurate. A draft of form 990 is reviewed by the finance committee prior to the form being filed. Any questions or comments are addressed to the executive director. Once any questions on the draft form 990 are resolved, the changes are made to the form. The final form 990 is then provided to each member of the board of directors by email. Board members are encouraged to review and ask any questions about it by email or at the next board meeting. At the board meeting, the board votes to approve the form 990. Upon the board's approval, the final form 990 is signed and filed with the internal revenue service.”

“The organization's conflict of interest policy covers all officers, direct ors and key employees. Full disclosure of conflicts of interest includes a ctual and potential conflicts involving family members, affiliated entitie s and affiliated trusts. The conflict of interest statements are distribut ed to all covered persons upon the commencement of a person's relationship”

“The governance committee of the board determines the compensation for top officials based upon the use of annual percentage increases and knowledge of regional wage trends for comparable personnel, taking into account the museum's reseources.”

“The executive director determines compensation for all employees based upon the use of annual percentage increases and knowledge of regional wage trends for comparable personnel, taking into account the museum's resources. The board approves aggregate compensation during the annual budget meeting.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial stateme nts are always available to the public at the organization's office or by request.”

“For sixty seven years the hunterdon art museum in clinton, new jersey has served as an invaluable cultural and educational resource for new jersey and the surrounding areas and has carried out its mission to engage people with contemporary art, craft, and design in ways that educate, challenge and inspire. Hunterdon countys only art museum is located in an 1836 gristmill that is on the state and national historic registers. The four- story building has three floors of exhibition space and one floor of art studios. The museum presents approximately thirteen exhibitions annually and offers over 300 studio art courses, workshops, and art camps, including classes for those with developmental disabilities. Programs for schools include young artists showcase, which for more than twenty five years has brought students from nearly thirty schools to the museum for workshops and exhibitions of student work. In the most recent year there were more than 30,000 visitors to the museums grounds, exhibitions, lectures, workshops, studio art classes, camps, interpretive programs and community events. The museum's admission fee is 7 for adults, 5 for seniors, military, and students; members and children under 12 are free.”

“The hunterdon art museum is an educational resource with programs for all ages. The museums education department offers opportunities to explore and experience art in many forms. Beginning with programs for the very young and continuing through adulthood, the museum annually offers more than 300 workshops and classes that support lifelong learning. In the summer, hundreds of children participate in the museums art camps. Subjects range from painting and drawing to video production, fashion design, animation, and much more. For more than twenty five years ham has offered classes for adults with developmental disabilities and has filled a need in the community with this important program. Working with nearly thirty schools for almost three decades, the museum has given tens of thousands of students the opportunity to exhibit their artwork and participate in workshops through our young artists showcase.”

“The museum's exhibitions have garnered a reputation for their high quality and interesting subject matter. From group shows that investigate trends in contemporary art to one-person exhibitions that explore personal journeys, the museum brings extraordinary artwork to our region with approximately thirteen exhibitions annually. Examples include multiple ones: contemporary perspectives in printmedia, which highlighted three dimensional printmaking and new printing processes; the photographs of walter chandoha; lace, not lace: contemporary fiber art from lacemaking techniques, an international exhibition of contemporary lace ; aurora robson: re-fuse, meditative work converting plastic waste into art; shari mendelson: amphorae and apparitions, ancient-appearing vessels using salvaged plastic; and ruth marshall: knitting the endangered, an australian-american contemporary textile-knit artist, whose vivid hand-knit replications of endangered animals remind us of the threat they face and the importance of wildlife conservation. On our toshiko takaezu terrace bronze sculptures by renown artists tom otterness and toshiko takaezu and noriko sakayama's untitled marble figure are accessible to the public 24/7.”