Figge Art Museum

“The audit committee of the board is provided a copy of the return for review and approval before it is filed. Each board member is also provided a full copy of the 990 before filing.”

“The organization monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy through annual certifications by employees, officers, and directors.”

“The executive director's compensation is annually reviewed by the executive committee of the board using surveys of compensation levels at comparable organizations. The executive director's compensation is also approved by the entire board.”

“The compensation of all employees other than the executive director is annually reviewed by the executive director by comparing to compensation surveys specific to the museum industry. When hiring new employees, the executive director uses surveys of compensation levels at comparable organizations.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. Additionally, annual financial statements are posted on the art museum's website as part of an annual report.”

“Timothy schiffer, executive director, departed the organization in october of 2019. Carmen darland was appointed as interim executive director from august of 2019 through december 14, 2019. Michelle hargrave assumed the position starting on december 9, 2019.”

“The figge art museum actively serves the public by promoting appreciation and creation of visual art through education and by collecting, conserving, and exhibiting art. As a vital, responsive institution, the museum brings art and people together, we enrich our community with the experience of art through education, collections, exhibitions and preservation. We endeavor to transform our community through the power of art.”

“Programs services were impacted by the covid 19 pandemic with all programs temporarily discontinued in april and may 2020. Virtual programming was developed and implemented starting in june 2020”

“Exhibition & collections: the figge's 2019-2020 exhibition highlights included "mia feuer: totems of the anthropocene". The exhibition envisions what our environment might become after prolonged exposure to petroleum. Visitors encountered this reality in the form of a synthetic ice rink where visitors may skate under a swirling vortex of ravens and uprooted trees which reference the environmental realities of the alberta tar sands in canada. "didier william: lakou" featured mixed-media paintings and prints by artist didier william. The artist draws on haitian history, mythology and personal experience to explore themes of cultural identity utilizing a variety of techniques including woodcarving, collage, printmaking and painting. "henry dreyfuss: designs for the modern age" featured the work of influential industrial designer henry dreyfuss and his firm. Among their designs are the john deere tractor, western electric model telephone and other iconic products. Original sketches, proposals and objects were loaned from the john deere archives, the cooper hewitt smithsonian design museum, the albany institute of history and art and the at&t archives and history center. "magnetic west: the enduring allure of the american west" was organized by the figge art museum. The exhibition featured more than 150 photographs by some of the most renowned photographers of the 19th and 20th centuries, picturing the west as a metaphor for promise and peril. The exhibition included images made by artist from the united states and abroad, expanding the dialogue of how our view of the west has evolved from the 19th century to today.”

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