Hermitage Artist Retreat Raises More Than $367,000 to Commemorate Retirement of Co-Founder Patricia Caswell

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The Hermitage Artist Retreat is pleased to announce that the organization has raised more than $367,000 in honor of Hermitage co-founder Patricia Caswell, who recently retired from her longtime position as program director. $300,000 of these funds – comprised of $100,000 gifts from Steve and Dale Adler, son and daughter-in-law of Hermitage co-founder Syd Adler; Nelda Thompson, a longtime and early supporter of the Hermitage; and a third anonymous friend of the Hermitage – will establish an endowed fund in Caswell’s honor to support the Hermitage’s core artist residency program.

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