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VISITORS EXPERIENCED VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHY, ORIGINAL PAINTINGS, PRINTS, SCULPTURES, FURNITURE, VINYL RECORDS, AND OTHER CULTURALLY SPECIFIC EPHEMERA.THE ART OF SEATING: 200 YEARS OF AMERICAN DESIGN PROVIDED A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO SURVEY THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN CRAFTSMANSHIP AND INGENUITY, AS SEEN THROUGH THE LENS OF SEATING FURNITURE. MORE THAN FIFTY EXAMPLES OF SEATING FURNITURE WERE INCLUDED IN THE EXHIBITION AND OFFERED A STYLISTIC JOURNEY FROM THE EARLY 1800S TO THE 21ST CENTURY. NOTED MAKERS AND DESIGNERS INCLUDED THE STICKLEY BROTHERS, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, CHARLES AND RAY EAMES, FRANK GEHRY, AND VIVIAN BEER. THE EXHIBITION ALSO FEATURED CONTEMPORARY AND HISTORIC DESIGNS BY MANUFACTURERS SUCH AS KNOLL, HERMAN MILLER, AND STEELCASE WHO COMMISSIONED THESE PIECES. THE ART OF SEATING ENCOURAGED VISITORS TO RECONSIDER OBJECTS THAT ARE A UBIQUITOUS AND OFTEN OVERLOOKED PART OF OUR EVERYDAY LIVES, SEEING CHAIRS AS NOT JUST FUNCTIONAL OBJECTS, BUT AS WORKS OF ART.WALTER SCOTT LENOX AND AMERICAN BELLEEK FOCUSED ON THE EXTRAORDINARY PORCELAIN MADE IN THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES AT OTT &amp; BREWER, WILLETS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, AND CERAMIC ART COMPANY. THESE FACTORIES WERE AMONG THE EARLIEST U.S. PRODUCERS OF BELLEEK, A DELICATELY THIN, IVORY-COLORED PORCELAIN THAT WAS FIRST PRODUCED IN 1857 IN IRELAND. IRISH BELLEEK PORCELAIN QUICKLY BECAME A POPULAR LUXURY PRODUCT AMONG DISCERNING CONSUMERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC. 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THIS PROGRAM ENCOURAGES COLLABORATIVE PARTICIPATION IN "SLOW-LOOKING" IN THE GALLERY SPACES AND PROMOTES CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ART AND EMPATHY. ART ROUNDS INCREASES OBSERVATION, COMMUNICATION, AND LISTENING SKILLS AND RELATES "SLOW-LOOKING AND GALLERY DISCUSSION TO "MAKING THE ROUNDS AND OBSERVING, COMMUNICATING WITH, AND LISTENING TO PATIENTS. ATRIUM HEALTH-WAKE FOREST CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER PARTICIPANTS INTERPRETED DIVERSE PORTRAITURE FROM THE MINT'S COLLECTION, AND CONSIDERED ARTISTS' IDEAS ABOUT THE BODY, IDENTITY, AND GENDER FROM DIVERSE CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES. FIFTEEN MEDICAL RESIDENTS FROM CHARLOTTE ATTENDED. THE EVENING PROGRAM INVITED THEM TO INTERPRET ART PORTRAITS FROM DISTINCT CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES AND REFLECT ON HOW THE GALLERY EXPERIENCE RELATES TO THEIR MEDICAL PRACTICE. THROUGH "SLOW-LOOKING AND THE SHARING OF MULTIPLE INTERPRETATIONS OF ONE WORK OF ART, PARTICIPANTS FELT MORE CONNECTED TO THEIR PEERS, GRAPPLED WITH THEIR UNCONSCIOUS BIASES IN A NONJUDGEMENTAL SPACE, AND CONSIDERED ANEW THEIR PATIENTS' PERSPECTIVES AND NEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, WE CONTINUED TO DISTRIBUTE FREE ART KITS - FUN AND EASY ACTIVITIES, COMPLETE WITH SUPPLIES, TO CREATE ART AT HOME. THE MONTHLY FREE ART KIT CORRESPONDS TO AN EXHIBITION ON VIEW OR A PIECE FROM THE MINT'S PERMANENT COLLECTION. TYPICALLY, ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED KITS ARE HANDED OUT TO THE PUBLIC EACH MONTH. FINALLY, THE LAST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH IS PARTY IN THE PARK AT MINT MUSEUM RANDOLPH. FY24 EXHIBITIONS ALSO ALLOWED THE MINT TO RECOGNIZE THE FOLLOWING: DEMONSTRATE DIVERSITY OF VOICES IN EXHIBITIONS; ENGAGE LOCAL AND REGIONAL ARTISTS AS CO-SUPPORTERS OF OUR CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; INCREASE ART EDUCATION IMPACT WITH YOUTH THROUGH PROGRAMS IN OUR COMMUNITY; AND BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR DONORS. 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        <ExplanationTxt>IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP, THE MUSEUM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE AS A CONTRIBUTION ANY INCOME FROM DONATED COLLECTION ITEMS AS ITS COLLECTIONS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE MUSEUM RECEIVED 108 WORKS OF ART VALUED AT $1,621,750.</ExplanationTxt>
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