Happy Holidays From The Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History

Wishing All A Healthy and Restful Season Until The DMFAH Reopens on January 4, 2022.

Dear DMFAH Members and Friends,

As the 2021-year draws to a close, we wish to you and your loved ones a joyful holiday and a great New Year. We also want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for your passionate support of the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History. The museum looks forward to sharing more great programs with you in 2022. Through this holiday season we only ask that you will take care of yourselves, find peace, stay in good health.

We look forward to seeing everybody in the New Year, and hope that there are some museum memberships that include the DMFAH in your holiday festivities. We want to remind you that the museum is closed for the holiday season and will reopen on January 4, 2022. We look forward to seeing you soon.

A Poem By Emily Dickinson To Take into the New Year!

I Dwell In Possibility

I dwell in Possibility —

by Emily Dickinson

I dwell in Possibility—

A fairer House than Prose—

More numerous of Windows—

Superior—for Doors—

Of Chambers as the Cedars—

Impregnable of Eye—

And for an Everlasting Roof

The Gambrels of the Sky—

Of Visitors—the fairest—

For Occupation—This—

The spreading wide of narrow Hands

To gather Paradise—

“I dwell in Possibility…” by Emily Dickinson.Public Domain.

Thank You to All Who Came Out For the Year End Gathering

The President's Reception Marks the Last Event of the Year

President of the Board Jeff Gignac thanked all who worked so hard to support the museum during this pandemic year.

A special thanks the the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History Board members Faye Kushner (and Sam), as well as (Joyce and) Larry Wilburn who worked tirelessly on the 975 fundraising initiatives this year. We want to thank Laura Powell for working with the Collections Committee on re-establishing the Hall of Fame induction protocol after the Spring of 2020 COVID19 shutdown. This year the Collections Committee truly pulled together as a team to assist with the American Association of Museums MAP program in November. This committee:Vicki Hines, Clara Gutierrez, and Sandy Saunders, under the leadership of Syed Ahmed, have worked closely with the collections staff, Annie Chappell, Daniel Shogun and Mary Kent, to set the course for a well organized and accessible DMFAH collection of documents and artifacts.

We also want to give a shout-out to Connie Fletcher, our secretary, who made sure we held it all together psychologically through this difficult year. Thank you also to Larry Wilburn, who provided live music for our last gathering, and Angela Blankenship, who provided an amazing spread. Big thanks also to Kristen and Rick Barker for sponsoring this Board event.

Please visit our DMFAH Facebook/Meta site to see snapshots taken by Felice McWilliams.

https://www.facebook.com/DanvilleMuseum/

To find out more about our Board please visit our website:

https://www.danvillemuseum.org/board-of-directors

A Tribute to Joyce Wilburn:

Editor of Evince Magazine

A Love of History and People

In December 2021, Joyce Wilburn stepped down as chief editor of the Evince Magazine. The DMFAH wants to recognize the tremendous dedication and commitment she brought to her work as editor of Evince, and also her work as tour coordinator for three historical tours. Her contributions as a warm and welcoming host, and her ability to interview and document so many of Danville’s local narratives have offered us all a rich archive of unforgettable stories. Joyce’s love of people and history is evident in her writing.

Joyce envisioned what we now know as the Millionaires' Row “walking tours,” which illuminate the rich history and architecture of Danville’s Main Street. The first “walking tour” called Millionaires' Row: The Secrets Inside, was launched in 2009, but omitted the Holbrook-Ross neighborhood. Joyce then initiated, with the help of Paula Smith and Nannie Geary Armstrong, delving into Danville’s civil rights stories that were yet untold. A second tour, The Holbrook Ross Historical District: There is a Story Here was created, which talked about the Holbrook neighborhood and the African American men and women who lived in these homes and played an active part in the civil rights movement.

A third tour, Tales of Tobacco, Textiles, and Trains, a guided walking tour of the Tobacco Warehouse District (aka River District) where much of Danville’s revitalization is taking place has also launched. Thank you Joyce for this tremendous service to our community!

Donate to the DMFAH Before the 2021 Year Ends

Invest In Art and Culture

Your donation and support will help move the most promising Art and History programming in the Dan River Region forward, facilitate new and exciting collections research, and offer opportunities for high school students to learn museum "best practices" as well as offer residencies to visiting scholars, teachers, artists, performers, lecturers and musicians.

Please find a downloadable PDF donation form HERE: https://www.danvillemuseum.org/content/uploads/donation_card_2021_single.pdf

Thank you to all who so generously supported Museum Programs through 2021. To find a listing of all contributors please check out our DMFAH website:

https://www.danvillemuseum.org/dmfah-annual-report

Carson Davenport Retrospective will be on View in Chatham at 23 Reid Street through Jan 30, 2022

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