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Founders’ Circle Announces 2009 McColl Award Winner to be honored at the Mint Condition Gala on October 3rd. The McColl Award was established by the Founders’ Circle and the Mint Museum of Craft + Design in 2000 as recognition for its first recipient, Hugh McColl, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America. The award recognizes the gifted vision, extraordinary generosity as well as endless energy vision + generosity + energy that are a pivotal force in the cultural community and essential to assuring the success of the Charlotte-based Mint Museum of Craft + Design as an internationally recognized venue for the promotion, collection and presentation of craft art. Diane and Marc Grainer As founding members of the Mint Museum of Craft + Design and of its national support affiliate, the Founders’ Circle, Diane and Marc have been consistently engaged with the thoughtful growth and collecting philosophy of MMC+D since 1998. Marc served on the Board of the Founders’ Circle for its first six years and both Diane and Marc actively continue to support MMC+D, attend its events and donate to and guide its collections. They have been instrumental in involving the Founders’ Circle and MMC+D with other crafts groups through their leadership in such organizations as the James Renwick Alliance, the American Craft Council, the Furniture Society, the Textile Museum and the Museum of Arts and Design. They have been collectors of fine craft for more than 25 years. Their collecting interests include all craft media with special emphasis on contemporary British material. They will be generously lending a portion of their extensive British ceramics collection to MMC+D as the opening exhibition, Contemporary British Studio Ceramics, in the new center city facility in 2010. Marc and Diane say, “Beginning with the establishment of its Founders’ Circle Collection, the MMC+D has made a serious commitment toward building a permanent collection of American and International studio craft. We have donated works from our personal collection to this effort because it gives both scholars and the general public an opportunity to experience the virtuosity of the best in this field. An expanded permanent collection will allow the museum to document contemporary studio craft for generations to come.” For their vision for a dynamic craft collection at MMC+D, their generosity in continuing to provide time and support for building the collection, and their energy and enthusiasm for MMC+D and the field, the Founders’ Circle is honored to present Diane and Marc Grainer this award at the Ninth Annual Mint Condition Gala CLEAR VISION, October 3, 2009.
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