Message from the Director
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Kathleen Beaulieu
Matthew T. Dattilo
Rev. Patrick Dorsey, S.J.
Marsha Goldstein
Nevin Hedlund
Virginia Hogan
Vadim Katznelson
Lema Khorshid
Maureen Lampert
Ellen Landgraf
Peter LoGiudice
Darlene Markovich
Judy McCaskey
Denis M. McNamara
Denise Noell
Francesca Parvizyar
Robert Roemer
René Romero Schuler
Maria Simon
Alexandria Speers
Gayle Tilles
Debra Yates
EX-OFFICIO:
Pamela E. Ambrose
Director of Cultural Affairs
Loyola University Chicago
Rev. Michael J. Garanzini, S.J.
President and CEO
Loyola University Chicago
Dear LUMA Members:
This year, 2015, marks the 10th anniversary of
LUMA. When I think of how quickly the 10 years
have passed, the happy and obvious thought is to
send out the well-deserved kudos to everyone over
the years who has been involved with the museum—
past and present board of advisors, members, staff,
volunteers, and the Loyola community—who have
helped us grow, sharing their valuable expertise,
time, and talent. But there is a second thank you that
is due. That thank you goes to the city of Chicago,
our museum colleagues, and the Chicagoans
who welcomed LUMA in 2005. I admit that even
after 10 years, LUMA still is not a cultural brand
as such, but more of a destination museum—one
sought out and delightfully discovered, consistently
praised for its “jewels,” the Martin D’Arcy, S.J.
Collection and our unique exhibitions. Despite
this seemingly low profile, LUMA has something
special and compelling to offer its members and
visitors. I believe that art is created as a subjective
experience. It is a two-part process that needs both
the artist and the viewer to complete the picture,
as it were. Our intimate galleries allow for a quiet
and contemplative art-viewing experience. They are
places ripe for self-reflection and discovery, thereby
affirming our mission to explore the spiritual in art.
Cover:
Oval Boxes
, Mount Lebanon, NY, and Canterbury, NH, ca. 1840. Andrews Collection,
Hancock Shaker Village. Photo by Michael Fredericks.
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