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officers thurman echols jr president harrison toms 1st vice president dennis taggart 2nd vice president jean hairston secretary ellen wood treasurer james beckner leanna blevins janice cain karen despot sharon dodson imogene draper adolfo fernandez lisa fultz russel gardner scott kizner sherri lewis brian nichols chris poirier kimble reynolds monty ridenhour madie rountree kimberly snyder nancy spilman stuart thomas elizabeth walsh joe devault ex officio­immediate past president directors staff joe williams interim executive director barbara parker director of programs tina sell director of exhibitions elnora foster director of finance bernadette moore director of marketing pr heidi pinkston education coordinator nancy plybon finance administrator cian robinson director of development barbara bradshaw administrative assistant nathaniel copper maintenance supervisor lena oakes gallery staff bernard jamison cecil jones tim king james martin gary waller security

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what an exciting year for piedmont arts we brought five thrilling performances to martinsville high school as part of our on stage series and over twelve exhibits filled our galleries in celebration of black history month piedmont arts presented crowns portraits of black women in church hats and legacy for the generations as our january­february exhibits with the diligent help of board and community members these exhibits became some of the year s best attended by offering the opportunity to showcase the crowns of local ladies in conjunction with these exhibits piedmont arts created a one­of­a­kind display that was a true highlight in the galleries in 2008 piedmont arts became one of 208 organizations to receive a grant to host the big read an initiative of the national endowment for the arts in partnership with the institute of museum and library services and arts midwest the big read gives communities the opportunity to come together to read discuss and celebrate one of 23 selections from american and world literature the big read in martinsville and henry county focused on to kill a mockingbird by harper lee over 15 big read activities took place in our area from march 1 ­ 31 2009 the program was a great success which saw fantastic community support piedmont arts hopes to participate in the big read again in october of 2010 focusing on the works of edgar allen poe 1 interim executive director joe williams poses with a guest at the piedmont arts special event performance of the paschall brothers on february 15 2009 as i look forward to the upcoming year i anticipate the fantastic exhibits and events we have planned make sure to watch for our mailings and e­news to find out more about what s happening in the months to come at piedmont arts we strive to bring high­quality affordable programming to martinsville and henry county and we hope that you will continue to support our mission remember piedmont arts and many of our events remain admission free through the membership support of people like you joe williams interim executive director from the director

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2 nature s survey and the tree was happy · lynwood artists gallery july 11 ­ august 23 2008 throughout history artists have been drawn to the natural world for inspiration attracted as much to its beauty as to its awesome power artists have also sought to capture the complexity of nature attempting to render objects in perfectly detailed forms contemporary artists still draw upon the natural world for materials and many reflect interests similar to those of their predecessors in turn the artists in nature s survey focus on elements ­ from bones to animals seeds to leaves ­ found in nature and like many they convey a sense of beauty and wonder animal human spirit dreaming of the stone country no artificial ingredients by sam davis · lynwood artists gallery september 5 ­ october 25 2008 animal human spirit showcased a selection of pottery and other works from the uva art museum s pre­columbian collection uva s collection includes works from a wide range of pre­columbian cultures including the maya the viscus culture of peru and those of western mexico dreaming of the stone country featured eight paintings by kunwinjku artists from oenpelli in the northern territory of australia exhibited on loan from the kluge­ruhe collection the paintings depict ancestral stories from western arnhem land the works were commissioned by john kluge in 1991 this style of painting resembles rock art that was produced in the region and dates back thousands of years visitors examine work by suzanne stryk at the opening reception for nature s survey the art of the quilt works by the virginia foothills quilters guild · lynwood artists gallery november 7 ­ december 27 2008 quilt artists from all over the southeast are invited biannually to display their work in the piedmont arts galleries curated by linda fiedler works exhibited in this colorful awe­inspiring show represent all aspects of quilting during each exhibit visitors enjoy the creative side of quilting and discover how quilts are not only practical textiles they re art crowns portraits of black women in church hats legacy for the generations veiled series works by brian counihan · lynwood artists gallery january 9 ­ february 21 2009 spurred from the book crowns by photographer michael cunningham and journalist craig marberry this exhibit examines the african­american custom of church hats cunningham s photographs beautifully capture the self­expressions of women of all ages using stories marberry provides an intimate look at the women and their lives together they ve captured a captivating custom this wearing of church hats a peculiar convergence of faith and fashion that keeps the sabbath both holy and glamorous exhibitions

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in 1941 while living in new orleans jacob lawrence began a series of gouache paintings focused on the life of the abolitionist john brown more than 35 years later the artist revisited the series to produce a limited edition portfolio of 22 hand­printed screenprints this historic set of prints was featured on loan to piedmont arts through the virginia museum of fine arts by richmond virginia collector derrick johnson its travel is supported by the jessie ball dupont fund theatre of the sky close to home · lynwood artists gallery march 6 ­ april 18 2009 twenty­two contemporary japanese kites flew high over the piedmont arts galleries during theatre of the sky created by contemporary kitemaster mikio toki each kite depicts the face of famous kabuki actors f rom a 19th century woodblock print renowned kite and print collector scott skinner commissioned toki to recreate this classic print on a collection of traditional tokyo kites theatre of the sky was organized by the drachen foundation of seattle washington a private educational nonprofit study center devoted to the increase and diffusion of knowledge about kites worldwide 3 david spear a 1992 recipient of a guggenheim fellowship has photographs in the permanent collections of museums across the nation including the museum of modern art in new york the new kabuki kites fly high over the piedmont arts galleries during theatre of the sky orleans museum of art and the museum of fine art in houston his exhibit t h e neugents close to home features black and white photographs chronicling the lives of spear s tobacco­farming neighbors the neugents in madison north carolina expressions 2009 may 8 ­ june 27 2009 offering an eclectic mix of styles and media expressions is one of the most popular events in piedmont arts exhibition schedule presented by the lynwood artists and piedmont arts this open-entry juried art exhibit features work by local and regional artists last year over 120 artists participated and 35 awards were given.

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4 on stage performances cherryholmes saturday november 8 2008 cherryholmes has become america s new first family of bluegrass the grammy nominated 2005 international bluegrass music awards entertainers of the year thrilled the on stage audience with their harddriving sound and explosive vocal harmonies featuring a mixture of original songs and classics roanoke symphony holiday pops maestro david santa wiley and the roanoke symphony orchestra and chorus returned to martinsville for the third year with their magical holiday pops spectacular over 100 musicians and singers brought the spirit of the season to our community and grace network again collected canned goods before the show to stock their pantry for those less fortunate the spencers theatre of illusion sunday february 8 2009 there s magic and then there s spencer s theatre of illusion by combining original theatrical elements with cuttingedge illusions special effects music and stagecraft the spencer s elevated the age-old art of magic into the realm of inspired awe kevin spencer even defied the laws of gravity to an escape from a water-filled container like the legendary houdini to kill a mockingbird tuesday march 31 2009 montana repertory theatre one of the most outstanding touring companies today presented the stage adaptation of to kill a mockingbird harper lee s classic tale of dignity tolerance and unequal justice this performance was part of the big read a project sponsored by the national endowment for the arts and the institute of museum and library science cornell gunter s coasters the platters and the marvelettes friday may 15 2009 motown legends cornell gunter s coasters the platters and the marvelettes offered a blast from the past that got audience members out of their seats the groups performed classics like smoke gets in you eyes please mr postman searchin twilight time and only you on stage special events

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special events savory september september 12 2008 land of the lightning brothers september 15 2008 andes manta october 4 2008 the paschall brothers february 15 2009 the history and mystery of wine with elliot engel february 20 2009 kabuki performance march 6 2009 5 big read events in 2009 piedmont arts was one of 208 organizations chosen to receive a grant designating martinsville and henry county as a big read community the big read gives communities the opportunity to come together to read discuss and celebrate one of 23 selections of classic american literature the big read in martinsville and henry county focused on the pulitzer prize-winning novel to kill a mockingbird by harper lee numerous activities took place in honor of the big read from february 28 ­ march 31 2009 big read kickoff february 28 2009 book signing by charles sheilds march 9 2009 dinner and a movie at the rives theatre to kill a mockingbird march 14 2009 mockingbird jeopardy march 24 2009 gallery talk with david spear march 26 2009 book discussions and other events

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6 in school outreach programs paul taylor bill harney september 15 ­ 17 2008 andes manta october 2 ­ 3 2008 terrance simien october 23 2008 mill mountain players ­ cyrano october 30 ­ 31 2008 island music trio ­ it sounds caribbean november 17 24 25 2008 open dream ensemble november 21 2008 brass 5 ­ sounds of science february 9 ­ 11 2009 theatre iv march 09 2009 charles shields march 9 ­ 10 2009 to kill a mockingbird acting workshop march 31 2009 tarradiddle players ­ 1000 cranes april 2 ­ 3 2009 american shakespeare january 29 2009 fred motley february 2009 kid pan alley may 2009 in honor of the exhibit crowns local educator pam toney back held a hat­making workshop for local students in the piedmont arts classroom artist workshops drawing with kendra wadsworth cassie mae october 8 ­10 2008 marbleizing with liz wolf october 30 ­ 31 2008 kabuki workshop march 6 2009 anime workshop march 12 2009 minds in motion performances march 19 ­ 20 2009 other outreach programs preschool programs fourteen programs throughout the year exhibit tours july 08 june 09 educational outreach

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piedmont arts volunteers give of themselves to support the arts our organization simply could not function without the dedication and talents of these men and women this year 74 volunteers worked over 1,392 hours for piedmont arts that s about $34 800 worth of service 7 volunteers pat clarke left and pat featherstun pose in the piedmont arts booth at fast track 2009 sherri lewis lanie loos hanna lyle pattie marshall randy mattox charlie mattox brian nichols graham park drew parker shar peitz anne peterson joe philpott john philpott betty lou pigg ron pigg chris poirier kimble reynolds monty ridenhour marie roop ruth rothrock madie rountree laura rutter celia scouras betty jane simpson kim snyder gwen sowdon nancy spilman dennis taggart stuart thomas harrison toms mary wagner elizabeth walsh brenda williams joe williams martha wilson roslyn wingett ellen wood ruth young volunteers

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8 the clyde hooker award is given annually in recognition of the significant contributions individuals and businesses make to the arts and culture in martinsville henry county and the region this award is named for local businessman clyde hooker to honor him for his long time support of the arts and for improving the quality of life for the entire community this year piedmont arts honored pat featuerstun for volunteering her time as a gallery hostess and staunch supporter of the arts and arovik signs whose owner rocky cobler graciously donates vinyl signage for every piedmont arts exhibit the arts in education award is given in appreciation of educators who demonstrate outstanding efforts to bring piedmont arts into their classrooms and who bring their classrooms to piedmont arts the 2009 recipients of the clyde hooker award l­r pat featherstun and rocky cobler of arovik signs pose with their awards however hard the piedmont arts education staff might work to create programs for the schools in our community we cannot bring these offerings to the students without the cooperation of the administration and faculty of the individual schools we are fortunate to have that support for arts education in our area the harold knowlton work memorial scholarship was established by his wife julia ascough work to continue higher education studies in the visual and performing arts this year s recipient was michael shelton the recipients of the 2009 arts in education award are from left sally rodgers principal at sanville elementary natasha rowell principal at albert harris elementary sherri lewis principal at mt olivet elementary and joan montgomery principal at patrick henry elementary the nicodemus hufford memorial scholarship given in honor of the late portrait artist is awarded annually to applicants who plan to pursue a degree in the arts this marks the 21st year that this scholarship has been awarded to students from martinsville and henry county this year s recipient was demarco king 2009 work scholarship recipient michael shelton left and scholarship presenter kevin lewis awards scholarships

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golf for the arts tournament sponsor nelson automotive group raises capital to support piedmont arts in­school programming this year 152 golfers participated and 60 businesses and individuals sponsored the tournament helping piedmont arts to raise over $6,000 thanks to everyone who helped make golf for the arts 2008 a success 9 golf cart sponsor $750 aep appalachian power company burch­hodges­stone beverage cart sponsor $500 bb&t castrol coors light dr david lewis martinsville surgical associates hole sponsor $100 anne frazier ymca personal trainer and yoga instructor applied felts autotrader.com barnett commercial realty bassett office supply blue ridge rehad cars.com carter bank and trust david bowles properties inc dr edward p snyder eye physicans and surgeons of martinsville first federal savings and loan ford cobbe and associates friends of piedmont arts hanesbrands inc janice cain stationary king s grant mallard and mallard cpas mark a crabtree dds martinizing dry cleaning martinsville dupont credit union norris funeral service patricia featherstun patsy clark piedmont mechanical systems postcard impressions pugh automotive solutions robinson ventures s&k office products inc senator roscoe reynolds southern virginia recreation facilities authority southwestern virginia gas company midway bottled gas company virgil goode for congress xzilon young haskins mann gregory mcgarry and wall other bgs express binding time carloyn creasy coca-cola comcast deshazo oil company inc despot food lion haverline labels james w shearer dds kroger movie town quality inn ­ dutch inn quality mart texas steakhouse wal-mart golf for the arts

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10 savory september participating cooks liz devault karen johnson susan critz mary ellen stone chef anthony rivera chef derrick beverly diane basset ann jefferson jason and jim muehleck aldopho fernandez matt lusk jessica loveday barbara parker betty lou pigg randi mattox is a fabulous food­filled event which raises money to support piedmont arts programming this year s theme was south of the border and featured dishes by 15 area cooks savory september cooks left­right barbara parker betty lou pigg and randi mattox pose with their dish posole a traditional holiday soup savory september

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where we get the money fy 08/09 revenue contributions memberships corporate gifts in­kind contributions grants foundations city and county program revenue special fundraisers interest realized gain on sale of investments unrealized gain loss on investments investment fees other income total revenue expenses program expenses management general fund-raising expenses total expenses increase decrease in net assets net assets start of year net assets end of year 17,544 81,008 61,141 4,289 162,212 34,312 43,500 193,655 32,493 49,161 181,761 79,134 24,114 442,534 fy 07/08 21,055 74,419 90,112 6,413 87,567 92,567 69,000 154,963 20,452 164,709 46,122 414,132 20,678 433,925 620,553 252,388 38,140 911,081 682,946 259,225 40,901 983,072 how we spend the money 468,547 3,852,842 3,384,295 549,147 4,401,989 3,852,842 statistics financials

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12 corporate partners for the arts provide continuing support of the piedmont arts mission their contributions help provide a culturally enriched educational experience for our children and community contributor up to $499 bms consulting inc deshazo oil company eye physicians and surgeons of martinsville ford cobbe and associates mallard and mallard cpa martinizing dry cleaning martinsville dupont credit union norris funeral services inc reynolds container corp s k office products servepro of martinsville and henry county snyder orthodontics southern air tacoma inc taco bell virginia blower company west window corporation in­kind contributors arovik signs bassett office supply berry­elliot realtors collinsville engraving gardner barrow sharpe reynolds owens window company rives s brown realtors yellow book frith construction foundations gifts grants charity league of mhc groves­chaney foundation lucy p sale foundation martinsville speedway children s foundation mid­atlantic arts foundation national endowment for the arts paul and debbie toms jr piedmont arts guild richard s reynolds foundation the harvest foundation the hermes foundation the hooker foundation virginia commission for the arts william whidbee sale and virginia b sale foundation keystone partner $15,000 ­ 19,999 hooker furniture corp sustaining partner $10,000 ­ $14,999 the lester group leadership partner $5,000 ­ $9,999 bassett furniture stanley furniture company major partner $1,000 ­ 4,999 applied felts inc barnett commercial realty bb&t carter bank and trust martinsville first savings bank suntrust banks partner $500 ­ 999 allstate carilion services inc collinsville printing company inc dr david jones fidelity bank lou harris inc southwestern virginia gas tr properties inc corporate partners

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community partners are a vital part of piedmont arts these groups use piedmont arts as a meeting place help to spread positive feedback about our organization around the community and provide valuable input as to what community groups and members would like see in our galleries and on stage 13 lynwood artists lynwood artists is an organization for practicing artists in the piedmont area their members share a desire to stimulate understanding and enjoyment of fine art and the artistic process while providing area artists with opportunities to exhibit and further develop their talents their educational social and instructional activities are many and varied the lynwood artists gallery is curated six times per year by these local artists piedmont arts guild the purpose of the piedmont arts guild is to encourage and develop awareness and appreciation of the arts among the citizens of martinsville and henry county the guild holds regular monthly meetings at piedmont arts that include a luncheon for members and guests the guild also provides volunteers to serve at piedmont arts hostess desk and to serve on the monthly mailing committee which is responsible for all piedmont arts bulk mailings piedmont writer s group the piedmont writer s group is devoted to aspiring writers of the piedmont the focus of the writer s group is to provide a forum for constructive critiquing to offer helpful suggestions and information and to share successes and setbacks all within an atmosphere of encouragement the writer s group holds monthly meetings at piedmont arts and often participates in piedmont arts programming theatreworks theatreworks was created by a group of interested members of the community who recognize the potential of community theatre in our area they offer opportunities for all community members to utilize and develop theater and music skills while working together on a community­wide project virginia foothills quilters guild the virginia foothills quilters guild was formed to stimulate and maintain an interest in all matters pertaining to the making collecting and preservation of quilts and to establish and promote educational endeavors through the art of quilting the quilters hold two meetings per month at piedmont arts and display their works biannually during the exhibit the art of the quilt community partners

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