2015-02-10T14:34:25-06:00 2014-04-30 461497033 EKS&H LLLP 7979 E TUFTS AVENUE SUITE 400 DENVER CO 802372521 990 2013-05-01 742431071 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART OF THE UNITED STATES NATI 3077335771 PO BOX 6825 JACKSON WY 830026825 JAMES MCNUTT PRESIDENT / CEO 3077335771 2015-01-21 1 DORI J EGGETT P00645252 3037409400 2013 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z JAMES C MCNUTT PO BOX 6825 JACKSON WY 830026825 8597963 0 X WWW.WILDLIFEART.ORG X 1986 WY THE MISSION IS TO COLLECT, DISPLAY, INTERPRET, AND PRESERVE THE NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE ART. 32 31 43 93 15685 0 3208262 4502290 841420 794636 270389 321099 532389 267388 4852460 5885413 0 0 0 0 1976593 2019988 0 0 302574 3902950 2586972 5879543 4606960 -1027083 1278453 27218605 29245423 192868 212028 27025737 29033395 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 271021 734843 SEE SCHEDULE O 1899823 217667 SEE SCHEDULE O 574407 6870 SEE SCHEDULE O 433725 4760 THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION EMBODIES THE BEST EFFORTS OF HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS TO DEPICT WILDLIFE, INCLUDING OVER 5,000 CATALOGUED ITEMS SPANNING 4,000 YEARS BY OVER 200 ARTISTS. AS A NATIONAL COLLECTION, IT EMPHASIZES PRIME EXAMPLES OF WORK PRODUCED BY ARTISTS FROM THE NATION ITSELF, WITH A REPRESENTATIVE SELECTION OF SUBJECTS, FORMS, STYLES, MATERIALS, AND MEDIA, SPANNING THE DIVERSITY OF THE NATION'S ARTISTS, THEIR ANTECEDENTS, AND THE TIMES AND PLACES IMPORTANT TO THEIR WORK. THE PRIMARY COLLECTING GOAL FOR THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE PERMANENT COLLECTION THROUGH STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS RANGING FROM MAJOR ARTWORKS TO SUPPLEMENTAL PIECES, WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE OVERALL QUALITY AS WELL AS DIVERSITY OF THE COLLECTION WHILE ADDING THEMATIC DEPTH AND BREADTH. 433725 4760 3178976 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 34 0 1 43 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 32 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X LISA HOLMES 3077335771 PO BOX 6825 JACKSON WY 830026825 JAMES C MCNUTT PRESIDENT/CEO 50.00 X X 206980 0 12319 WILLIAM MINGST CHAIR 20.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID WALSH TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 REGGIE MCNAMRA SECRETARY 10.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM KERR CHAIR EMERITUS 10.00 X X 0 0 0 JUDSON BALL TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAN BENZ TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE BRENNAN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 LISA CARLIN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA CARLSBERG TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 DICK COLLISTER TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN FRIESS TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD HEISE TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT HUMMEL TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 KAVAR KERR TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT KIRKPATRICK TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN LAUGHERY TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 CLARENE LAW TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 FRED LYONS JR TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIENNE MARS TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD O'LEARY TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 DEBBIE PETERSEN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 LINDY BEAZLEY SAYERS TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM SCARLETT TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARCIA TAYLOR TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 BETTINA WHYTE TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN ADAMSON TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 TOM BOWSER TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY MOGAN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE TAYLOR TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGENE TOZZI TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE WHITMORE TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN SEAMONS DIR. OF OPERATIONS 45.00 X 102629 0 24072 309609 0 36391 2 0 1 0 SPRING CREEK RANCH PO BOX 4780 JACKSON WY 83001 CATERING 454972 1 30047 4472243 39644 4502290 ADMISSIONS 611600 360873 360873 MEMBERSHIP DUES 611600 277227 277227 WESTERN VISION TICKETS 611600 93964 93964 EXHIBIT FEES 611600 56000 56000 PROGAM TICKETS 611600 4022 4022 2550 2550 794636 273406 273406 6069 6069 112046 95997 16049 16049 16049 1597672 1549979 47693 47693 47693 65511 30047 42590 22921 22921 1186520 1023984 162536 162373 163 SPONSORSHIP INCOME 900099 30430 30430 ADVERTISING INCOME 541800 15522 15522 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 13861 7131 6730 59813 5885413 964140 15685 403298 219300 66154 98321 54825 1458743 825507 463626 169610 53693 29656 17970 6067 166120 85324 63702 17094 122132 70826 35919 15387 4447 567 3453 427 32342 4122 25113 3107 326869 259279 63977 3613 132566 50757 81539 270 211159 146995 49908 14256 94006 39620 44745 9641 128620 106184 17576 4860 38961 28186 10281 494 2494 1535 889 70 2088 2088 773925 657836 116089 57081 49015 8066 ACCESSION OF ART 433725 433725 WESTERN VISION EXPENSES 175370 175370 ENTERTAINMENT 91199 73731 14615 2853 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 38984 31505 7479 43136 43082 54 4606960 3178976 1125410 302574 18663 12793 0 5870 4619 4614 1926407 1847717 2067468 1838136 64488 24608 189468 182099 37270 79285 21406561 7376308 14763312 14030253 7186650 10080497 978923 1158214 27218605 29245423 192868 212028 192868 212028 X 15422782 17117676 4236655 4348914 7366300 7566805 27025737 29033395 27218605 29245423 X 1278453 549914 179291 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2502424 9191394 5126565 3208262 4502290 24530935 2502424 9191394 5126565 3208262 4502290 24530935 4279165 20251770 289115 359483 222396 340486 391521 1603001 22921 22921 50001 51668 65192 67359 37160 271380 26428237 8473217 0.76630 0.81920 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 1 8536677 2246214 983731 328000 11438622 7842087 27878 878712 212000 8536677 7828206 25000 238881 250000 7842087 7323796 34348 722744 252682 7828206 6599356 40957 868483 185000 7323796 0.19630 0.66150 0.14220 0 0 509930 509930 9904498 3921900 5982598 9643538 2305663 7337875 1305366 1105516 199850 43229 43229 0 14030253 X 7801984 549914 24795 1341862 1916571 5885413 0 5885413 5794326 24795 1162571 1187366 4606960 0 4606960 PART III, LINE 1A: PURSUANT TO AN OPTION PROVIDED BY SFAS NO. 116, THE MUSEUM DOES NOT CAPITALIZE ITS ART COLLECTION. IN SO DOING, THE ART IS HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION AND EDUCATION. PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR THE COLLECTION. THE MUSEUM'S ART COLLECTION CONSIST OF OVER 5,000 CATALOGUED ITEMS BY MORE THAN 600 DIFFERENT ARTISTS COVERING A SPAN OF OVER 4,000 YEARS. THE MAJORITY OF THE COLLECTION FOCUSES ON REPRESENTATION OF NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE BY ARTISTS OF EUROPEAN DESCENT FROM THE LATE 19TH CENTURY THROUGH THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY. OTHER SPECIFIC AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION WITHIN THE COLLECTION INCLUDE THE WORK OF CARL RUNGIUS, THE WORK OF ROBERT KUHN, WORK DEPICTING THE AMERICAN BISON, AND WORK DEPICTING THE AMERICAN WEST. THE COLLECTION STRIVES TO REPRESENT A DIVERSE SAMPLING OF THE ARTISTS, STYLES AND TIME PERIODS IN WHICH WILDLIFE ART HAS BEEN PRODUCED. STEWARDSHIP POLICIES INCLUDE WRITTEN PROCEDURES FOR ACCESSION OF ART, DEACCESSION OF ART, ART ON LOAN TO THE MUSEUM AND ART ON LOAN FROM THE MUSEUM. THE POLICIES ALSO INCLUDE PROCEDURES FOR THE CARE OF THE COLLECTION SUCH AS PRESERVATION, SAFETY AND SECURITY, INSTALLATION, AND PACKAGING AND SHIPPING. THE POLICIES DETAIL THE PROCEDURES FOR INVENTORYING THE COLLECTION, INCLUDING LABELING, MONITORING, RECORD KEEPING, AND RECORD RECONCILIATION, ACCESS, REPRODUCTION AND INSURANCE. THE MUSEUM TRACKS THE COLLECTION AT ORIGINAL PURCHASED OR DONATED VALUE AND USES MUTUALLY AGREED UPON VALUE FOR LOANED ITEMS, AS A WHOLE, FOR PURPOSE OF ADEQUATE INSURANCE COVERAGE. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM'S FACILITY IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE COLLECTION FROM POSSIBLE DAMAGE. PART III, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION CONTAINS OVER 5,000 CATALOGUES ITEMS INCLUDING PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, PRINTS, SKETCHES, AND ARCHIVAL MATERIAL RELATED TO WILDLIFE AND HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE. THE COLLECTION IS USED TO EDUCATE EVERYONE FROM GENERAL MUSEUM VISITORS TO RESEARCHERS INTERESTED IN SPECIFIC TOPICS RELATED TO WILDLIFE AND NATURE. PART III, LINE 5: THE MUSEUM DID SOLICIT GIFTS FOR ARTWORK TO BE SOLD. THE SOLICITATIONS WERE MADE ONLY TO ARTISTS FOR DONATIONS OF THEIR OWN ARTWORK. PART V, LINE 4: LONG-TERM SUPPORT OF MUSEUM OPERATION, FUNDING OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, EXHIBITS, CURATOR OF EDUCATION POSITION, ART CONSERVATION, CURATORIAL RESEARCH AND RELATED PROGRAMS. PART X, LINE 2: THE MUSEUM APPLIES A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY TO REFLECT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. AFTER EVALUATIVE THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, NONE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE UNCERTAIN; THEREFORE, NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS OF APRIL 30, 2014. IF INCURRED, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH TAX POSITIONS ARE RECORDED IN THE PERIOD ASSESSED AS GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE. NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES HAVE BEEN ASSES AS OF APRIL 30, 2014. TAX YEARS THAT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION INCLUDE 2011 THROUGH THE CURRENT YEAR. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSES 95,997. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 42,590. COST OF GOODS SOLD 1,023,984. CHANGE IN NPV OF SPLIT-INTEREST INVESTMENT 179,291. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 1,023,984. RENTAL EXPENSES 95,997. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 42,590. PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL 79742 30000 49742 24175 1573 2010 8947 TROPHY ART 15816 47 15769 4520 228 1112 95558 30047 65511 28695 1801 2010 10059 42565 22946 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 JAMES C MCNUTT PRESIDENT/CEO 185557 0 21423 0 0 0 8503 0 3816 0 219299 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 JAMES MCNUTT'S BONUS IS DETERMINED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. X 121 DONOR ESTIMATE X 4 39054 AVG HI/LOW FOR DATE X 1 DONOR ESTIMATE X JEWELRY, BAGS 1 590 DONOR ESTIMATE X BUFFALO HIDE 1 0 DONOR ESTIMATE X SCULPTURES FO 7 0 DONOR ESTIMATE X OFFICE ART 14 0 DONOR ESTIMATE 0 1 1 PART I, LINE 32B: ARTWORK THAT IS DONATED FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF RESALE IS SOLD THROUGH A THIRD PARTY (ART AUCTIONS SUCH AS MARCH IN MONTANA, ETC.), BUT NO THIRD PARTY SOLICITS OR PROCESSES NON-CASH CONTRIBTUIONS. PART I, LINE 33: DONATED ART, BOOKS AND AN ARTIFACT WERE DONATED AND ACCESSIONED AS PART OF OUR COLLECTION OF ART AND LIBRARY ITEMS. THE REVENUE REPORTED WAS GENERATED FROM THE SALE OF ARTWORK DONATED WITH THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF CREATING REVENUE FOR THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART IS TO COLLECT, DISPLAY, INTERPRET AND PRESERVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE ART, SUPPLEMENTED BY WILDLIFE ART FOUND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE MUSEUM ENRICHES AND INSPIRES APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A "MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP APPROX. 1,895: VISITATION WAS APPROX. 65,397 ANNUALLY - THE MUSEUM'S ART COLLECTION CONSISTS OF ALMOST 6091 CATALOGUED WORKS BY MORE THAN 879 ARTISTS. THE WORK OF THESE ARTISTS REPRESENTS HISTORIC IMAGES AND STYLES WHICH HAVE SHAPED PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF WILDERNESS, WILDLIFE AND THE AMERICAN WEST. ARTISTS REPRESENTED INCLUDE CARL RUNGIUS, GEORGE CATLIN, ARTHUR FITZWILLIAM TAIT, C.M. RUSSELL, ALBERT BIERSTADT, CONRAD SCHWIERING, JOHN CLYMER, BOB KUHN, JOHN JAMES AUDUBON AND GEORGIA O'KEEFE. CAPITALIZING ON THE MUSEUM'S SETTING NEAR THE BIG GAME HABITATS OF GRAND TETON AND YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARKS, THE NMWA COLLECTION IS UTILIZED IN A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. OVER 93 VOLUNTEERS, RANGING IN AGE FROM TEENS TO SENIOR CITIZENS, ASSIST THE MUSEUM STAFF IN ALL FACETS OF THE MUSEUM'S OPERATION. THE "FIRST SUNDAYS" PROGRAM OFFERS FREE ADMISSION TO LOCALS ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, A FREE COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE SERIES IS OFFERED ON THESE DAYS, AS WELL AS HANDS-ON ART PROJECTS FOR CHILDREN IN THE MUSEUM CLASSROOMS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B EXHIBIT SCHEDULE 2013-2014 SPRING/SUMMER SCHOOL ART SPECTACULAR WAPITI GALLERY, APRIL 27 JUNE 2, 2013 OPENING PARTY: CELEBRATION OF YOUNG ARTISTS, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 4:30-6:00 THE SCHOOL ART SPECTACULAR EXHIBITION INCLUDES WORKS OF ART CREATED BY TETON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND JOURNEYS SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THEIR ART CLASSES. THE EXHIBIT IS IN ITS 9TH YEAR. WE THANK ALL OF THE ART TEACHERS FOR THEIR WORK: BROOK LITTMAN @ THE JOURNEYS SCHOOL, LORI MAPLES @ WILSON, KELLY, AND MORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, BECKY STRUBLE @ JACKSON ELEMENTARY, HEIDI THOMPSON @ COLTER ELEMENTARY, MICHELLE FARRIER @ BOTH ALTA ELEMENTARY AND SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL, SHANNON HART @ JACKSON HOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND MEGGAN STORDAHL, GREG HOUDA, & SHANNON BORREGO @ JACKSON HOLE HIGH SCHOOLS. TRAVELING TROUT SCULPTURE TRAIL MAY 4 - OCTOBER 6, 2013 THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART IS SPONSORING A STATEWIDE ART COMPETITION FOR PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN WYOMING. PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS WILL BE CHALLENGED TO DECORATE PLAIN WHITE FIBERGLASS TROUT. THE TROUT WILL BE EXHIBITED AND JUDGED AT THE WY HIGH SCHOOL ART SYMPOSIUM IN CASPER ON APRIL 26, 2013 AND THE TOP EIGHT TROUT WIN CASH PRIZES FOR THEIR SCHOOL ART PROGRAMS. THE ENTIRE "SCHOOL" OF DECORATED FISH WILL BE ON EXHIBIT ON THE MUSEUM'S OUTDOOR SCULPTURE TRAIL DURING SUMMER 2013. SELECTIONS FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC GREATEST PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AMERICAN WEST KING GALLERY, MAY 4 AUGUST 11, 2013 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHS THE AMERICAN WEST OPENED AT TEN MUSEUMS ON OCTOBER 27, 2012. THE EXHIBITS FEATURES AN EXPANSIVE COLLECTION OF WORK FROM THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ARCHIVES, DOCUMENTING AN AMERICAN VIEW OF THE WEST FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS OF PHOTOGRAPHY TO THE MOST RECENT. EXPLORERS AND JOURNALISTS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHERS HAVE DOCUMENTED THE AMERICAN WEST FOR THE PAST 120 YEARS, TELLING STORIES OF TIME AND PLACE, OF PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE, OF CRISIS AND CHANGE. THIS EXHIBITION IS THE STORY OF THEIR WORK. WITH THE GEOGRAPHIC'S ENORMOUS CATALOGUE OF WESTERN PHOTOGRAPHY, THE SUPPORT OF THEIR KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF, AND THE COLLABORATION OF TEN SPECTACULAR MUSEUMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE AEGIS OF MUSEUMS WEST, THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART HAS COORDINATED AN EXHIBITION THAT BRINGS TOGETHER A HOST OF IMAGES UNAVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSE. THE ODD COUPLE A NEW PAIRING OF INTERESTING, THOUGHT-PROVOKING ART JUXTAPOSED TOGETHER, PREMIERING WITH EACH MIX'D MEDIA MAY-AUGUST, NOVEMBER-FEBRUARY. END OF PATHWAYS GALLERY ADJACENT TO CHIEF THIS ROTATING PAIRING OF INTERESTING ARTWORK WILL APPEAR IN EIGHT ITERATIONS DURING THE YEAR, COINCIDING WITH MIX'D MEDIA PROGRAMS. THE IDEA BEHIND THIS EXHIBIT IS TO CREATE AN UNEXPECTED, UNUSUAL, AND INTERESTING JUXTAPOSITION OF ARTWORKS THAT WILL ENGAGE OUR VISITORS IN NEW WAYS. THE PAIRING WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ACTIVITY TO NAME OR LABEL THE PAIR WITH MAGNETIC WORDS AND WILL BE GOOD MATERIAL FOR SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH. THIS SMALL CHANGE IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION WILL BE AN INNOVATIVE AND SIMPLE WAY OF LOOKING AT OUR COLLECTION IN A NEW LIGHT. THE PAIRING WILL BRING INTO QUESTION THE INDIVIDUAL WORKS THEMSELVES, THE PARTICULAR PAIRING AND THE NATURE OF MUSEUMS, CURATION AND THE VISITOR'S ROLE IN THIS PROCESS. THE SIMPLE ACT OF AN UNUSUAL PAIRING WILL SPARK DIALOGUE BETWEEN VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM MAKING THEIR VISIT INTERACTIVE IN A NEW WAY. GEORGE CATLIN'S AMERICAN BUFFALO, ORGANIZED BY THE SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART GILCREASE AND CHANGING VISIONS GALLERIES, MAY 10 - AUGUST 25, 2013 OPENING PARTY: MIX'D MEDIA, MAY 9 GEORGE CATLIN WAS AMONG THE EARLIEST ARTISTS OF EUROPEAN DESCENT TO CHRONICLE THE MASSIVE HERDS OF BUFFALO ROAMING THE GREAT PLAINS OF THE AMERICAN WEST. IN MANY WORKS, CATLIN PORTRAYED HOW TRULY IMBEDDED THE GREAT MAMMAL WAS IN THE DAILY LIVES OF AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBES. HIS BRILLIANT CANVASES SHOW HOW THE BUFFALO WAS USED IN MULTIPLE FACETS OF DAILY LIFE, FROM FOOD AND SHELTER TO CEREMONY AND NAMING. CATLIN NOTED THAT WITHOUT SOME GREATER MEASURE OF RESTRAINT ON THE PART OF ADVANCING SETTLERS, THE BUFFALO WOULD SOON BE ERADICATED FROM THE PLAINS. HE CALLED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A "NATION'S PARK" SET ASIDE FROM DEVELOPMENT AS A REFUGE FOR BOTH BUFFALO AND NATIVE TRIBES. HIS VISION CAME TRUE, IN PART, IN 1872 WITH THE FOUNDATION OF YELLOWSTONE, THE WORLD'S FIRST NATIONAL PARK. GEORGE CATLIN'S AMERICAN BUFFALO PRESENTS 40 ORIGINAL CATLIN PAINTINGS ACCOMPANIED BY INFORMATIVE LABEL COPY EXPLORING HIS REPRESENTATION OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN/BUFFALO RELATIONSHIP. CATLIN'S ROLE AS AN EARLY PROPONENT OF WILDERNESS CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS WILL ALSO BE EXAMINED. AMAZING ANIMALS: JOHN JAMES AUDUBON TO ANDY WARHOL BISON GALLERY, MAY 10 AUGUST 18, 2013 SOME OF THE EARLIEST AND MOST IMPACTFUL RENDERINGS OF AMERICAN WILDLIFE CAME IN BEAUTIFUL PRINT PORTFOLIOS PRODUCED BY GREAT ARTISTS SUCH AS JOHN JAMES AUDUBON AND GEORGE CATLIN. THESE BEAUTIFUL HAND-COLORED ENGRAVINGS DISPLAYED THE BEAUTY AND BOUNTY OF THE AMERICAN WILDERNESS TO AUDIENCES IN THE EAST AND ABROAD IN AN ERA BEFORE THE CAMERA. LATER ARTISTS SUCH AS ANDY WARHOL AND WALTON FORD TOOK UP ANIMAL SUBJECTS AND CREATED THEIR OWN AMAZING PORTFOLIOS OF AMERICAN WILDLIFE. IN WARHOL'S CASE, HE CELEBRITIZED ANIMALS ON THE ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR THEIR PROTECTION. FOR FORD, THE HISTORY OF DEPICTING WILDLIFE IS AS MUCH AN INSPIRATION AS THE ANIMALS THEMSELVES. FORD DRAWS UPON AUDUBON AND CATLIN IN PARTICULAR IN HIS VIBRANT PRINTS THAT ASK POINTED QUESTIONS ABOUT HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO WILDLIFE. ANCIENT TRADITIONS: THE WHETZEL COLLECTION OF PUEBLO AND PRE-PUEBLO POTTERY KUHN GALLERY, MAY 18 OCTOBER 6, 2013 THIS EXHIBITION PROUDLY DISPLAYS A COLLECTION OF PUEBLO AND PRE-PUEBLO POTTERY RECENTLY DONATED BY MR. AND MRS. JOSHUA C. WHETZEL, JR. THE EXHIBIT SHOWCASES THE VARIOUS AESTHETIC AND SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATIONAL MODES EMPLOYED IN PUEBLO AND ANCESTRAL PUEBLO CERAMICS. WHILE FOCUSING ON ANIMAL REPRESENTATIONS, THE EXHIBIT WILL ALSO FEATURE REPRESENTATIONS OF NATURAL PHENOMENA AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT ARE PRESENT, IN VARYING LEVELS OF ABSTRACTION, ON MANY OF THESE OBJECTS. THIS EXHIBITION BRINGS TO THE FOREFRONT A CULTURAL GROUP THAT HAS BEEN LARGELY ABSENT FROM THE ART HISTORICAL CANON AND WILL HELP VISITORS SEE THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN POTS MADE OVER 1000 YEARS AGO WITH THOSE MADE IN CONTEMPORARY TIMES. THE LOST BIRD PROJECT SCULPTURE TRAIL AMPHITHEATER, JUNE 14 NOVEMBER 10, 2013 THE LOST BIRD PROJECT RECOGNIZES THE TRAGEDY OF MODERN EXTINCTION BY IMMORTALIZING NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS THAT HAVE BEEN DRIVEN TO EXTINCTION. TO DATE, BRONZE MEMORIALS FOR THE PASSENGER PIGEON, THE CAROLINA PARAKEET, THE LABRADOR DUCK, THE GREAT AUK, AND THE HEATH HEN HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN LOCATIONS DIRECTLY RELATED TO EACH BIRD'S DECLINE. THE SCULPTURES ARE SUBTLE, HOPEFUL REMINDERS OF SPECIES NOW LOST. A SUBSEQUENT COLLECTION OF THE FIVE SCULPTURES HAS MADE ITS WAY TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE UNITED STATES. AS A GROUP, THEY ARE MELANCHOLY, YET AFFIRMING. THEY COMPEL US TO RECOGNIZE THE FINALITY OF OUR LOSS, THEY ASK US NOT TO FORGET, AND THEY REMIND US TO GUARD AGAINST FURTHER EXTINCTION. INSTALLED IN THE MUSEUM'S NEW AMPHITHEATER ON THE SCULPTURE TRAIL, THESE AVIAN SCULPTURES WILL HAVE A POWERFUL IMPACT, WHERE CONNECTIONS CAN BE MADE TO OTHER THREATENED SPECIES IN NEED OF HELP. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B WESTERN VISIONS WILD 100 FEATURED ARTISTS MARK EBERHARD AND VERYL GOODNIGHT PRINTS: WAPITI, AUGUST 17 SEPTEMBER 22 SKETCHES: KING, AUGUST 17 SEPTEMBER 22 MINIATURES AND MORE: GILCREASE, CHANGING VISIONS, AND BISON, AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 22 STILL AVAILABLE: BISON, SEPTEMBER 25 OCTOBER 27 STAFF TRAINING: AUG 16, AUG 30 SNEAK PEEK: AUG 16, AUG 30 VOLUNTEER TRAINING: AUG 21, SEPT 4 JEWELRY LUNCHEON: SEPT 11 WILD WEST ARTIST PARTY: SEPT 12 SALE: SEPTEMBER 13 WESTERN VISIONS WILD 100 CREATES A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FUNDRAISING EXHIBITION FOR VISITORS AND COLLECTORS TO ENGAGE ARTISTS CREATING WORK ABOUT HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE THOSE WHO ASPIRE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION. WILD WONDERS OF EUROPE KING GALLERY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2013 JANUARY 5, 2014 ONE OF THE LARGEST NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTS EVER UNDERTAKEN, WILD WONDERS OF EUROPE PRESENTS AN ASTONISHING VIEW OF THE CONTINENT'S FLORA AND FAUNA. ORGANIZED BY STAFFAN WIDSTRAND, FLORIAN MOLLERS, AND PETER CAIRNS, AWARD-WINNING NATURE JOURNALISTS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, THIS REMARKABLE EXHIBIT REVEALS THE WILDLIFE AND LANDSCAPES OF ALL 48 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. FROM DRAMATIC VIEWS OF SPECTACULAR LANDSCAPES TO INTIMATE MOMENTS WITH STRANGE AND RARELY SEEN CREATURES, 68 PHOTOGRAPHERS CAPTURE THE FULL RANGE OF ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE THROUGHOUT THE CONTINENT. THE ACCOMPANYING ESSAYS FOCUS ON CONSERVATION AND REINTRODUCING VULNERABLE SPECIES TO THEIR NATURAL HABITATS, EXPRESSING HOPE FOR THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN BIODIVERSITY. DARWIN'S LEGACY: THE EVOLUTION OF WILDLIFE ART GILCREASE AND CHANGING VISIONS, OCTOBER 12, 2013 MAY 4, 2014 DARWIN'S LEGACY: THE EVOLUTION OF WILDLIFE ART EXAMINES THE INTERCHANGES BETWEEN SCIENCE AND ART. IN THE FIELD OF WILDLIFE ART, THESE CONNECTIONS RUN PARTICULARLY DEEP. CHARLES DARWIN'S GROUNDBREAKING WORK ON THE EVOLUTION OF SPECIES SPURRED SUBSEQUENT GENERATIONS OF ARTISTS TO CLOSELY EXAMINE THE NATURAL WORLD AROUND THEM. HOW AN ANIMAL FUNCTIONED WITHIN AND ADAPTED TO ITS ENVIRONMENT BECAME AS IMPORTANT AS AN ACCURATE DEPICTION OF HOW IT LOOKED. BEGINNING WITH JOSEPH WOLF AND CONTINUING WITH BRUNO LILJEFORS, EUROPEAN ARTISTS WERE KEEN OBSERVERS AND RECORDERS OF A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIES. CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SCIENTISTS AND ARTISTS HAVE CONTINUED TO THIS DAY. THIS EXHIBIT WILL EXAMINE THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SCIENCE AND ART FROM THE 1800S TO TODAY, ENDING WITH CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES BY ARTISTS SUCH AS LARS JONSSON, BART WALTER, AND LANEY. COLLECTORS CIRCLE XV KUHN GALLERY, OCTOBER 19, 2013 JUNE 1, 2014 THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF COLLECTORS CIRCLE IS AN OCCASION TO CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE PAST AND BUILD ENTHUSIASM FOR THE FUTURE. FOUNDED IN 1998, MEMBERS OF COLLECTORS CIRCLE HAVE MET REGULARLY OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS TO HELP THE MUSEUM ACQUIRE WORKS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY FOR THE PERMANENT COLLECTION. TO DATE, COLLECTORS CIRCLE HAS CONTRIBUTED OVER 75 WORKS OF ART, MANY OF WHICH ARE DISPLAYED IN THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION GALLERIES, OTHERS ARE REGULARLY ON VIEW IN CHANGING EXHIBITIONS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE WORK BY ALBRECHT DURER, TITIAN RAMSAY PEALE, FRANK BENSON, AND ANNA HYATT HUNTINGTON. WONDER CABINET: A COLLECTION OF CURIOSITIES MEMBERS GALLERY, NOVEMBER 15, 2013 APRIL 13, 2014 WONDER CABINET WILL BE A NEW TAKE ON THE TRADITIONAL CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, ALSO CALLED A CABINET OF WONDER, OR WUNDERKAMMER. THESE PERSONAL COLLECTIONS OF OBJECTS HAVE BEEN AROUND SINCE THE BEGINNING IN THE RENAISSANCE. THE CABINET WAS A REFLECTION OF THE PERSON COLLECTING, CATALOGUING, AND ARRANGING. IT WAS A SOURCE OF CONTEMPLATION AND MARVEL. THE COLLECTIONS INCLUDED WHAT WE WOULD NOW CLASSIFY AS OBJECTS OF NATURAL HISTORY, ART OBJECTS, ANTHROPOLOGICAL SPECIMENS, MIXED IN WITH OTHER OBJECTS OF QUESTIONABLE VERACITY AND ODDITIES. THESE COLLECTIONS WERE PRECURSORS TO THE MODERN MUSEUM. THE COLLECTION WAS A WAY FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TO DISPLAY HIS WEALTH AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD INSTALLMENT OF A "COMMUNITY" FOCUSED EXHIBIT CURATED BY BRONWYN MINTON, ASSISTANT CURATOR OF ART. WONDER CABINET WILL INCLUDE OBJECTS FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION, ITEMS ON LOAN FROM SELECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND ART COMMISSIONED FOR THE EXHIBIT. WONDER CABINET WILL ELICIT A NEW SENSE OF AMAZEMENT AND AWE FOR THE NATURAL WORD. MIX'D MEDIA NOVEMBER 14, 2013 CONSERVATION GALLERY BISON GALLERY, NOVEMBER 16, 2013 APRIL 13, 2014 EXPANDING ON THE LONG-LIVED BISON GALLERY INSTALLATION, THIS EXHIBIT WILL EXPLORE A VARIETY OF CONSERVATION STORIES. THROUGHOUT HISTORY, AMERICA HAS PRIDED ITSELF ON ITS VAST LAND AND RESOURCES, THE AESTHETIC BEAUTY OF ITS MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS, AND THE FREEDOM ASSOCIATED WITH ITS EXPANSIVENESS. IT TOOK A GREAT DEAL OF WORK TO CREATE A MOVEMENT TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE LAND AND WILDLIFE THAT CREATED THE COUNTRY'S IDENTITY. CONSERVATION PIONEERS INCLUDING THEODORE ROOSEVELT, ALDO LEOPOLD, JOHN JAMES AUDUBON, JOHN MUIR, AND OTHERS STARTED A MOVEMENT THAT WOULD DETERMINE FUTURE GENERATION'S EXPERIENCE WITH WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCES FOUND IN THE UNITED STATES. AMERICAN WILDLIFE ARTISTS HAVE HELPED TO CAPTURE THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE RESULTS OF CONSERVATION THROUGH DEPICTING WILDLIFE STILL FOUND TODAY, AS WELL AS THOSE THAT ARE SIMPLY A MEMORY. IN SOME INSTANCES, PAINTINGS AND ILLUSTRATIONS ARE THE ONLY RECORD OF CERTAIN SPECIES THAT WE HAVE TODAY. ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE IN THE PAST FEW CENTURIES, THERE IS STILL MUCH TO BE DONE. THIS INSTALLATION EXPLORES OUR CONSERVATION STORY USING SPECIFIC ANECDOTES ABOUT ANIMALS INCLUDING RANGING FROM THE PASSENGER PIGEON TO THE PRONGHORN ANTELOPE. BRANCHING OUT FROM THE FAUNA OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS INSTALLATION FEATURES CONSERVATION STORIES FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE. ELEGY: THE AFRICAN PHOTOGRAPHY OF NICK BRANDT KING GALLERY, JANUARY 18 APRIL 20, 2014 "NICK'S EXQUISITE PHOTOGRAPHS AROUSE DEEP EMOTIONS. THEY INSPIRE A SENSE OF AWE AT THE BEAUTY OF CREATION AND THE SACREDNESS OF LIFE. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO LOOK THROUGH HIS WORK WITHOUT SENSING THE PERSONALITIES OF THE BEINGS WHOM HE HAS PHOTOGRAPHED." -JANE GOODALL NICK BRANDT'S TRANSCENDENT PHOTOGRAPHS OF AFRICAN ANIMALS AMAZE THE SENSES AS THEY INSPIRE APPRECIATION FOR THEIR SUBJECTS AND FOR THE ARTIST BEHIND THE CAMERA. BRANDT IS KNOWN FOR NOT USING TELEPHOTO LENSES, SO THAT THE VIEWER CAN SEE AS MUCH OF THE SKY AND LANDSCAPE AS POSSIBLE, SEEING THE ANIMALS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT. THAT WAY, THE PHOTOS BECOME AS MUCH ABOUT THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE PLACE AS THE ANIMALS. AND BEING THAT CLOSE, THE VIEWER GETS A REAL SENSE OF INTIMATE CONNECTION TO THE SPECIFIC ANIMAL. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN - NMWA SERVES APPROXIMATELY 9,000 CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE REGION ANNUALLY, RANGING IN AGE FROM PRE-K TO GRADE 12. WE USE OUR COLLECTION OF FINE ART TO TEACH A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECT AREAS COMPATIBLE WITH SCHOOL CURRICULA. PROGRAMS FOR PRE-K THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN ARE FREE AND ARE OUTLINED ON OUR WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.WILDLIFEART.ORG - OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE IN LOCAL SCHOOL CLASSROOMS; AND VIA OUR ON-LINE CURRICULUM LESSONS AND EDUCATIONAL GAMES. OUR ON-SITE CHILDREN'S GALLERY HAS HANDS-ON INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS FOR CHILDREN. ACTIVITY PACKETS FOR FAMILIES CALLED CRITTER CASES ARE AVAILABLE FOR LOAN, FREE OF CHARGE. PERFORMANCES AND ART MAKING ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN TAKE PLACE ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM NOVEMBER THROUGH MARCH. CHILDREN'S ART EXHIBITIONS WHICH WE HOST ANNUALLY INCLUDE: SCHOOL ART SPECTACULAR, YOUNG ILLUSTRATORS, AND WYOMING WINNERS OF THE FEDERAL JUNIOR DUCK STAMP CONTEST. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS - WE SERVE APPROXIMATELY 10,000 ADULTS ANNUALLY WITH, "ART IN ACTION" PARTICIPATORY PROGRAMS WITH ARTISTS, OUR "SNEAK PEEK" BEHIND THE SCENES GALLERY TALKS, AND A RICH ROSTER OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON THE OUTDOOR SCULPTURE TRAIL. A PROGRAM FOR YOUNG ADULTS CALLED "MIX'D MEDIA" PROVIDES EVENING ACCESS TO THE MUSEUM'S ART, AND OFFERS MUSIC, ART MAKING, ARTIST INTERACTIONS, ALONG WITH EXHIBIT THEMED FOOD & DRINK TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE CHAIRMAN, CHAIRMAN EMERITUS, VICE-CHAIRMAN, TREASURER & FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, DEVELOPMENT CHAIRMAN, COLLECTIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, FACILITY & GROUNDS COMMITTEE CHAIR, COMMUNITY FOCUS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING CHAIRMAN. ALL ARE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS EMPOWERED TO ACT WHEN THE FULL BOARD HAS NOT CONVENED. IF EITHER THE BOARD DELEGATES AN ITEM TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, OR THE PRESIDENT/CEO BRINGS AN ITEM TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH NEEDS ACTION, THEY CAN ACT. IF THEY DO ACT, THE FULL BOARD STILL HEARS THE ISSUE AND COULD OVERTURN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THOUGH THAT IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 FAMILY RELATIONSHIP: WILLIAM G KERR AND KAVAR KERR FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 ALL TRUSTEES ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. THE DETAIL REVIEW HAS BEEN DELEGATED BY THE GOVERNING BODY TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE IS SENT TO EACH TRUSTEE. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REVIEWS THE RESPONSES TO DETERMINE IF ANY CONFLICTS EXIST. NO CONFLICTS HAVE BEEN NOTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF EACH FISCAL YEAR THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN ASSESS IN WRITING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CEO IN LIGHT OF STATED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. IN KEEPING WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ANY RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT A RECOMMENDATION IS THEN MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, WHICH REVIEWS AND APPROVED THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. AN INDEPENDENT SALARY REVIEW IS PERFORMED EVERY THREE YEARS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION OF THE COMPENSATION AGREEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN NPV OF SPLIT-INTEREST INVESTMENT 179,291.