H. Seeley and Ruth E. Funk Fund for the Textile Arts
Type
Other FundYear Established
2006Purpose
To construct and support an art gallery for fiber and textiles on the Florida Tech campus. (GF000264)Description
The fund is to preserve the textiles that have been donated and/or collected over the years. All the textiles/arts will be used to educate the Florida Tech students and community about the importance of textiles and the culture that can influence an art design.
History
On April 5th, 2004, H. Seeley And Ruth E. Funk established a joint commitment to the Florida Tech textile program with a gift of $250,000. Through their contribution, the University developed the program ultimately constructing a textile and fiber arts gallery and exhibition space. The exhibition space housed permanent textile and fiber arts as well as served to catalog and process items in this collection.
Ruth Funk was a lover of the Fine Arts and education. Funk taught fine arts, published two books, served as a director of interior design, and was part owner of an art gallery. Her involvement with FIT helped to pioneer the textile exhibition space and further the art community.
Ruth was survived by her daughter Susan Bayly and son-in-law Ed Bayly of Melbourne, Fl, and her son Richard Seeley Funk of Albany, NY.
If you would like to contribute to this fund, please go to Panther Fund and use the "other" designation to identify that you wish to give to this named endowment fund.