It has been thrilling to welcome old and new friends alike back into the Museum’s transformed space. We hope you’ve had the chance to visit—to enjoy the Commons level free to all or one of the new exhibitions in the upstairs galleries. Maybe you’ve participated in hands-on art making in the Education Center, attended a program in the Theater or viewed Balboa Park from our beautiful outdoor terraces.
We’ve opened our doors in fresh and exciting ways, and are now activating our lively new space with creative experiences for diverse audiences. There are more visitors walking through our doors than ever before, and they are eager to connect and engage with the transformed Mingei!
One of our newest access programs, COMMUNITY MONDAYS, is focused on sharing the Museum’s new Theater, free of charge, with arts and culture organizations, nonprofit community groups and artists that don’t have the physical space or resources to share their work and mission. We believe Mingei’s new Theater should be shared freely with the community, and this program is part of our commitment to welcome everyone.
We invite you to contribute to this year’s Annual Appeal to allow Mingei to continue to serve the community with programs like this.
We’ve also adapted one of our existing programs. The Museum’s popular FAMILY SUNDAY is back live at Mingei and is also being shared beyond the Museum walls. Families in Sherman Heights can pick up free craft kits at their local community center, and our staff is working with nonprofit partners to deliver the kits to homebound seniors, as well.
It’s only with the generosity of our supporters that we’re able to offer these programs, and we invite you to support the Museum’s work by making a gift to the 2021 Annual Appeal.
Your donation will help us continue to launch and sustain innovative, community-centered programming during the inaugural year in our new facility.
Thank you for supporting the 2021 Annual Appeal!
Donors as of January 12, 2022
Anonymous
Anonymous in honor of Linda Yukie Kaneshiro
Marilyn S. Adams in honor of Rob Sidner
John and Greti Baez
Warren and Barbara Bakley
Elaine Baldwin in honor of Carl Nelson
Charles Ballinger
Venita Ballinger
Robert and Sarah Barnes
Cia and Larry Barron
Darlene Bates
Julia T Bauer
Lori Baxter
Sharon and William Beamer
Constance Beardsley
Mary Beebe and Charles Reilly
Margo Bergen
LaDean Berry in honor of Jacqueline Carson
Susan Biglione
Tracy Black and Mark Estelle
Arthur Boothroyd and Carol Mackersie
Dawna M. Bratten
Molly and Charles Brazell
Terri Bryson
Harriette E. Buros
Sandra and George Burrier in memory of Rosemarie Dion
Kathleen and Earl Certain
Chia Chang
Kathleen Charla, PhD
Joy Charney
Joyce and Bruce Chelberg
Linda Coates
Dr. and Mrs. Charles G. Cochrane
Susan Cole and Skye Sabet
Rita and Boyd Collier
Rosemary Comito
Roger C. Cornell, M.D.
Marisol Corrado
Karen and McDermot Coutts
Marijeanne Crabtree
Ann Rea Craig
Dean Crowder in honor of Gary Allard
Patricia Cué
Alison Cummings in honor of Colette Gerard-Kitnovski
Bruce Dammann
Gary and Denise David
The Dawe Family in memory of Jim Dawe
Caroline DeMar
Katy and Mike Dessent in honor of Rob Sidner and Jennifer Luce in gratitude for their work on our new Mingei
Alice and Doug Diamond in memory of Jim Dawe
Carol and Martin Dickinson
Barbara Doren
Olivia and Clive Dorman in memory of Dawna M. Bratten
Donna Dotson
Lynn and William Dowling
Jan Driscoll
Jack and Lorrain Duffy
Berit and Tom Durler
Karen and Bruce Dyer
Earthward Bound Foundation
Judy and Ron Endeman
Arlene Esgate in memory of Richard Esgate
Diane and Elliot Feuerstein Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Arline M. Fisch
William Fish
Dale and Matthew Fisher
Kay and Terry Foster
Linda and William Fox
Lotus Fragola
Theresa Friederich-Takasugi and Wayne Takasugi
Catherine R. Friedman
Lawrence and Carol Gartner
Joyce M. Gattas, PhD
Amy Ginnow
Don and Dale Goldman
Bill and Sharon Goldschneider
Laurel Gonsalves
Beth Goodman
Jeff Grad in memory of Elaine Grad
Marti Gray
Manuel Gutierrez
Gail and Douglas Hall
Andrea Hanson and Chris Szwedo
Jay and Mary Hanson
Donna Harris
Patrick Harrison and Eleanor Lynch
Alexandra Hart in honor of My Fellow Docents
Barbara and Jim Hartung
Lawrence and Suzanne Hess
Carol F. Hinrichs
Linda Hirshberg
Susan Hoekenga
Marilee Hong
Jane Hopkins in honor of Nancy Fletcher
Jeanne Hurwitz
Scott and Carolyn Ingham
Ms. Camilla Ingram and Dr. Craig Barilotti
Jeff Irwin in memory of Lisa Snyder
Stan Jacobs in memory of Patty Jacobs
Joan and Irwin Jacobs
Phillip Johnston
Sonja Jones
Wayne S. Julien
Louise Julig
Miriam L. Jupp
Anne-Marie Kaukonen
Frank Kawasaki
Bob and Debi Kelly
Kristin Kelly
Dr. Patricia R. Kelly and Mr. Michael Kelly
Heather and Ron Kerner
Phyllis M. Kessel
Karen Kinney
Helen S. Klein
Roberta Klein in memory of Stanley H. Klein
Jean F. Kockinos
Mary Koto and John Thomas
Ellen Koutsky
Karen Krug
Martin and Barbara Kruming
Theresa F. Lai
Elizabeth Lancaster and Eli Shefter
Phil and Kathleen Lancaster
Gail Laughlin
Barbara Lavinio-Schmitz and Richard Schmitz
Michael and Teresa Lewis in honor of Theresa Lai
Karen Lindquist
Jean Litchfield
Eric Lodge in memory of Suellen Lodge
Donald and Evelyn Louthian
Claudia Lowenstein
Allison Manch and Ian Young
John Markley
Julianne and Gregory Markow in honor of Audrey Ratner
Charles and Susan Marshall
Harold and Beverly Martyn
Gene and Marilyn Marx
Maureen J. McBreen
Captain Jerry McClelland, USN (Ret)
Gloria and Charles McCoy
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert I. McCoy
Ann A. McDonald in memory of Violet Wagener
Jeanne M. McGowen
Bonnie McKean
Bill and Mim McKenzie
Margaret McKerrow
Douglas and Susan McLeod
Christa McReynolds
Renee Menard
Carol J. Mendoza
Elinor Merl and Mark Brodie
Susan Merritt and Calvin Woo
Maggie and Paul Meyer
James and Estelle Milch Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Bonnie Minamide
Laurie Mitchell and Brent Woods
Susan G. Mitchell
Billie Moffitt
Judith Blakely Morgan
Liz Morrison
Trista Morrison in honor of Cathy Sang
Chandra Mukerji and Zachary Fisk
Sheena and Wayne Myers
Joani Nelson
Dr. Lance Nelson
Lyn Nelson
Rhoda Nevins and Eddie Kleiman
Caroline Nordquist in honor of Heather, Christine, Cristina, Claire, Shannon and Allie. What a wonderful team!
Amber O'Banion and Alexis O'Banion
Thomas and Tanya O'Donnell
Ann and Darwin Olsen
Ellen O'Neal
L. O'Neil
Drs. Purna and Gopa Patnaik
Jeanene and Mark Perry
Mrs. Betty-Jo Petersen
Gale and James Petrie
Maureen Phillips
Claudia Prescott
Josh Prottas
Robin Pruitt
Martha Ranson
Mary M. Rathbun in honor of Maureen King
Jerry Ray
Brian Reilly and Kathie Dobberteen
Susan Riley
Judy Robbins in memory of Alan Robbins
Roland Roberge and Patricia Fishtein
Toni Robin TR/PR
Lynda Ruth
Cathy Sang
Susan Schiffer
Michele Schlecht
Patricia Schneider
Gail Schneider and David Matlin
Connie Schroeder in memory of Martin Schroeder
Margaret R. Seeley Charitable Foundation
Pat and John Seiber
Patt Seitas in honor of The American Quilt Study Group
Barbara and Richard Seymour
Curt Sherman in honor of Rob Sidner
Helen Shirk
Rob Sidner
Elisabeth Spiegelberg
Gail Steel
Jean Steinemann in honor of Elizabeth Steinemann
Jeanette Stevens
Elizabeth and Lester Stiel
Sally and Randy Stovall
Thomas Straus
David and Elissa Subin
Sandy and Mike Swirnoff
Deborah Szekely
Takahashi Family Charitable Fund
Mary and Ron Taylor
Sally Taylor
Irving G. Tragen in memory of Nessa Moll
Sandra Tredwell
University Club atop Symphony Towers
Dr. Osvaldo Humberto Viveros and Mrs. Yolanda Viveros
Marjorie Wahlsten
Norman Walker
Robert D. Wallace in honor of Terri Bryson
Patricia L. Waller
Skyla Wallmann
Anne Weaver in honor of the Collections Committee
Patricia Weil
Abby and Ray Weiss
Linda J. West
Robert and Linda White
Al and Armi Williams
Christopher and Elizabeth Wills
Rick and Cheryl Wilson in honor of Christine Morse
Katherine Y. Wong
Dorothy B. Wood in honor of Martha Longenecker
Arch Woodard
Dylan Yates
Ann L. Zahner in honor of Jackie Warfield, Art Teacher Extraordinaire
LeAnna S. Zevely
Terri Peterson Zimdars
Alan Ziter
Barbara ZoBell