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Young Audiences Arts for Learning New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Report 2013 Young Audiences Arts for Learning New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania YANJ AnnualReport2013.indd 1 10/18/13 4:12 PM RICHARD GOLDMAN Board of Trustees Chair BOARD OF TRUSTEES For over 40 years Young Audiences 2013-2014 New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania has brought together the arts, creativity, Chair and children. Your support allows Richard Goldman Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania to continue its mission Vice Chairs to inspire children and to expand their Tanuja M. Dehne learning through the arts. Linda Kinsey Barbara Fulton Moran I was lucky as a child to grow up in a home where the arts and Treasurer creativity were ever present. My school Gil Blitz had a broad array of arts programming, which nurtured an appreciation of Recording Secretary creativity in all things. In college Pamela Parsons I studied art history, painting and sculpture. Members at Large The rigor of the creative Tamara Barnes thinking process has served me well Carol Belt as an attorney. Every great endeavor Sanford Bing James Burke requires “creative” solutions; and, arts Robert Burt education is key to expanding young minds in all fields of study. Luz Cardenas My affinity for the arts and my hope that all children would get a chance Andrea Colby to feel the sense of wonder and inspiration that I had enjoyed brought me to Arthur Factor Young Audiences. What kept me at Young Audiences for over twenty years Liz Fillo has been the amazing dedication and skill of our staff and artists and the joy Deborah Sands Gartenberg of working with our exceptionally committed Board of Trustees. Marilyn Grounds In our 40 year history, our artists have inspired 11.1 million children Andrea Harangozo through programs, workshops and residencies. We inspire so many, and Kathy Herring with your support all children will experience the essential benefits of arts Eleanor V. Horne and creativity. Robert Keck Hella McVey It’s been a wonderful journey. Join us. Michael Metz-Topodas Andrew Outerbridge Steven Peskin Mary M. Reece Belinda Roll Deborah Shepherd Willa Spicer Sharon White YANJ AnnualReport2013.indd 2 10/18/13 4:13 PM Celebrating 40 Years …together. Photo by Michael Branscom WHO WE ARE STAFF Since 1973, Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania (YA) has introduced 11.1 million children to their own creativity through the arts. This President & CEO Laurence Capo year we reached 463,000 young people in 673 schools. Director of Arts & Education Our roster of over 300 professional teaching artists represents every art form: Maureen Heffernan • Visual • Development Director Dance Ann Betterton • Music • Theatre Finance Director • Digital media Debra Mindlin • Language Director of Marketing & PR Denyce Mylson WHAT WE DO Technology Coordinator Young Audiences partners with schools, parents, artists and funders to provide Chris Schondel the best in arts education for our children. Programming Director Donnajean Reckelhoff We offer the highest quality: • Performances Arts Education Project Director • Workshops and Residencies Liz Winter-Kuwornu • Teachers Professional Development Arts Education Program Associates • Family and Community Workshops Jacqueline Knox Adam Nicolai WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Associate Programming Director Young Audiences’ artists engage and empower children through imagination, Carol Hunt creativity and innovation. Success in school, work and life depends on it. Our work Development Associate promotes positive self-expression, develops creative and critical thinking skills and Alexa Hardy expands children’s understanding of themselves and the world in which they live. Special Projects & Assessment Coordinator The arts expand a child’s love of learning and help develop nimble and rigorous Michelle Marigliano thinkers who grow into engaged citizens. Creativity is a critical part of our Producing Director foundation and a necessary building block in learning, life and success. Chris Parks 1973Led by co-chairs Molly Felton and Jean Parsons, Young Audiences officially became incorporated as Young Audiences of Central New Jersey. Three classical music groups joined the artist roster and presented 10 performances in Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset Counties. ARTISTS – 3, CHILDREN SERVED – 1,000 YANJ AnnualReport2013.indd 3 10/18/13 4:13 PM Photo by Michael Branscom Your generosity at work… Each year funds from donors support programming that serves over 85,000 children – many of these children have little or no arts education in their school day and very limited access to art and cultural experiences at home. Please continue to support us as we work toward our ultimate goal: Reaching every child every year with quality arts education. Learn how Young Audiences connects programs with under-served schools and communities. FUNDERS ADOPT-A-SCHOOL INITIATIVE ADOPT-A-SCHOOL “It is only through Young Audiences’ leadership…that our students are Educational Testing Service being given the opportunity to exercise self-expression in the most positive The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and creative ways. Your work is making a difference in these young New Jersey Manufacturers people’s lives.” —Francisco Durán, Superintendent, Trenton School District Insurance Company YA created Adopt-a-School in 2006 in response to the elimination of the arts Princeton Area Community Foundation by the Trenton School District. The program provides substantial and sustained Wells Fargo Foundation arts experiences to elementary and middle school students and their teachers. This program is supported by corporations, foundations, local businesses and individuals, all dedicated to restoring the district’s arts programs. In 2011, FAMILY ARTS & CREATIVITY AND we achieved our goal to have year-long programming in all 23 elementary, FAMILY FESTIVALS middle and charter schools in Trenton and the program was expanded to Horizon Foundation for New Jersey Ewing and Lawrence. Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies FAMILY ARTS & CREATIVITY and FAMILY FESTIVALS NRG CREATIVELY Family Arts programs are designed to strengthen child-parent relationships, GREEN AWARDS build parent-teacher partnerships, and enrich the community. Offered in workshop or festival formats, the programs engage parents and their children in open-ended arts activities. 2013 marked the 12th year of the New Brunswick Family Arts Festival, themed “Dance for Life”. The daylong event is a healthy lifestyles program that offers workshops and dance performances to emphasize the fun in physical TARGET ARTS EDUCATION activity. The day incorporates performances by community dance groups dedicated SCHOLARSHIPS to keeping alive the traditions of their heritage with Mexican, Chinese, African, Hungarian, Indian and Irish groups performing. 1980-1982Funding from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation helps us bring performances and workshops to Trenton and Camden. Marilyn Grounds is elected Board Chair and YANJ expands its roster to include dance and storytelling. ARTISTS – 10 PERFORMANCE GROUPS, CHILDREN SERVED – 45,000 YANJ AnnualReport2013.indd 4 10/18/13 4:13 PM NRG CREATIVELY GREEN AWARDS “Our students are the children of Camden – we work to ensure they grow to become adept learners, community leaders and environmental stewards. The theme of Young Audiences’ festival perfectly aligns with our mission and vision.” —Dr. Antoinette C. Dendtler, Lead Person/Founder & Head of ECO Charter School, Camden, NJ With generous support from NRG Energy, Inc., we launched a five-school family arts festival series that merges art and sustainability. Piloted in the fall of 2012, our artists developed specially designed art workshops that explore environmental sustainability, science and art. Prior to the event, participating schools develop classroom curricula and projects on the topic. The school identifies a community arts project that is launched the evening of the festival and continues beyond the event. The evening’s festivities include a performance and a series of hands-on workshops for children and parents led by YA artists. Schools are selected through an application process and winning schools are awarded a festival. The program is publicized to every NJ and Eastern PA school. TARGET ARTS EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS SANDY RELIEF INITIATIVE DONORS Five to eight schools are awarded grants each year through an application process Katherine Adams that identifies both a school’s financial need and its commitment to arts education Melanie and John Clarke Lynne and Van Davis for their students. The program is designed to foster creativity within the school Linda Kinsey and Don Ehman community. Each customized program is developed to maximize students’ experiences Elizabeth and Aristides Georgantas with quality arts programs, provide opportunities to understand the cultural Sandy and Scott Gordon importance of the arts and creativity, and connect to classroom curriculum and Deborah Berman and Bruce Greenberg life. Each grant provides support for schools to create a community celebration Jacqueline Jones and Ed Greene as a collaborative culminating event. Janet M. Haring Christina and Judson Henderson Kimberly Jingoli-Chiurco Dr. Andrea Harangozo and Mr. Thomas Lennon James McLaughlin Pamela and Michael Morandi New and noteworthy New Jersey Recovery Fund SANDY RELIEF ARTS EDUCATION INITIATIVE Nora and James Orphanides “As a transformative educator, counselor, and advocate I truly believe Barbara and Duilio Panfili Susan and Bradley Paskewit that arts can change and heal the world.” Amy and
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