Banner
          
May 2014 eNewsletter   
In This Issue
Open
In the News
Preschool Palette
Recent Blog Posts
New Intern
Woodland Hike
Community Give
Programs
Bus Trip
Moving On
Grant Received
Open


Belmont will be OPEN on Memorial Day, May 26.

In the News

Preschool Palette
Children ages 2-5 enjoy a story, garden walk, hands-on art project, and a visit to the art gallery or historic house.
 
May's theme is "Listen with Your Ears" 
 

May 6, 8, 9      

Class runs from 10-11 am

$8/child (Members $5), adults free, pre-register by contacting Education and Communications Manager  Michelle Crow-Dolby or call her at 540/654-1851.
 

Recent Blog Posts

Belmont's Beeping Egg Hunt, by Michelle Crow-Dolby

Fannie Roots House, by Beate Ankjaer-Jensen

New Intern

Alexandra Fahey, a senior University of Mary Washington psychology/art history major, will intern in Belmont's Education Department this summer under the supervision of Education and Communications Manager Michelle Crow-Dolby.

Welcome Alexandra!   

Woodland Hike
Sunday, May 25   

2 pm

     
Led by Virginia Master Naturalists, this informative free hike covers a mile of trails in both woodlands and fields and touches on the historic ruins of Belmont's past. Please wear sturdy footwear and meet outside the Visitor Center.

THE COMMUNITY GIVE

Join the Community Give and Support Belmont!

   

  

We are excited to participate in the first-ever Community Give on May 6. Join the Community Foundation and 114+ local non-profits raising money online for an entire 24-hour period!

  

It's as easy as bookmarking this link http://bit.ly/1hU2PxR and marking your calendar to make an online donation between 12:00am-11:59pm EST on May 6. By making a donation, you help put Belmont in the running to win special cash prizes given throughout the day, including prizes of $10,000+!

 

Remember, every gift counts. Our goal is to raise at least $2,500 on May 6, which will defer the direct costs of our school and children's programs for the coming year. So please give $250 or $25. All funds raised will go towards introducing and sharing Belmont with the people of our region.

 

 

 Thank you!   

PROGRAMS

Sunday, May 4
2 pm
   

Director's Tour for Members   


Behind-the-scenes tour led by Director David Berreth. Open to Friends of Belmont members.  RSVP to [email protected] or 540/654-1840.  

 

BELMONT BUS TRIP

Costumes of Downton Abbey
August 1-2
   

 

 

Join the Friends of Belmont as we travel to Winterthur in Delaware for the special exhibition "Costumes of Downton Abbey," an original exhibit of forty historically-inspired costumes from the award winning PBS series.   Trip Flyer 


MOVING ON
Hazel and Danette


Hazel O"Toole
, Office and Membership Manager, is retiring after 14 years at Belmont. Hazel has been our steady hand in keeping the basics going, from payroll to purchasing to maintaining the membership roster and guiding the staff through the maze of university and state administrative procedures. We will flounder for a while, and will miss her cheerful and efficient ways.

 

Danette Pisarcik has been a Docent and Special Events Assistant for the past 6 years, working too many evening and weekend events to count. She has helped oversee weddings, receptions, and conferences, as well as working as a Docent giving tours of Belmont. Danette is leaving to become a Ranger/Tour Guide for the National Park Service on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. You may see her leading groups of tourists through the Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial and other famous landmarks!

 

Our best wishes to both of these talented and loyal friends. 

 
GRANT RECEIVED

Collections Grant Awarded

      

Belmont has received a grant of $2,200 from the Virginia Heritage Fund of the Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region. The grant is to help acquire equipment necessary to create a digital catalog of the 2600 archival photographs in the museum collection. Additional funds are being sought to fully support the project that will result in an on-line collection data base, accessible to not only Belmont staff, but to researchers, historians and eventually the general public.

      

Education and Communications Manager
Newsletter Editor
Museum main number: 540/654-1015

Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont was the home and studio of prominent portraitist and American Impressionist painter Gari Melchers (1860-1932) from 1916 until his death. The 18th century Georgian mansion, outbuildings, and formal gardens were modified and expanded to serve as an elegant country retreat for the artist and his wife, who had left their longtime European home at the outbreak of WWI.  Melchers was one of the most respected artists of his generation. Upon Corinne Melchers' death in 1955, the property and all its contents were deeded to the Commonwealth of Virginia, making Belmont one of the most complete and authentic artists' homes in America.  

 

Administered by the University of Mary Washington, the museum is accredited by the  American Alliance of Museums, is a National Historic Landmark, and is included in the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Historic Artists' Homes and Studios consortium.

 

Linear WordMark