Oakland County Art Institute Authority
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2016 Arts Authority Report Oakland County Governance Arts Authorities shall have the right to appoint two voting members to serve on the DIA’s Board of Directors. Thomas Guastello and Jennifer Fischer served as the Oakland County representatives on the DIA Board of Directors. Thomas Guastello served on the Investment Committee and the Building Committee. 1 | Page 4/13/2017 Privileges to County Residents–Free General Admission 2016 General Admission* Year Admissions Value of Admissions Aug - Dec 2012 34,828 $ 192,522.00 2013 109,132 $ 601,288.00 2014 106,768 $ 543,482.00 2015 108,170 $ 620,238.50 2016 103,754 $ 846,178.00 Total 462,652 $ 2,803,708.50 * Admissions represent general museum admission and do not include special exhibitions, special on site events or off-site events. Student Services and Curriculum Development The DIA continued to increase K–12 services in Oakland County and exceed service agreement targets for student and teacher participation. Field trip options expanded in response to teachers’ requests. Guided tours engaged students with hands-on activities. Second grade classrooms were a newly added audience for guided visits. Professional development connected K–12 educators with museum educators to explore student engagement strategies and/or to design specific curriculum resources in support of teachers’ learning goals. These collaboratively developed resources created experiences for students that utilized artwork in the museum as a resource for learning across the curriculum. Free Student Field Trips with Bus Transportation In 2016, 20,871 individuals participated in no-cost field trips to the DIA, exceeding the service agreement requirement of 16,000. Complimentary transportation was provided to all student groups. 2 | Page 4/13/2017 Art Discovery Program United Oaks Elementary in Hazel Park participated in the Art Discovery Program in 2016. All fourth- and fifth-graders came to the DIA for five visits that included guided exploration of the galleries and hands-on art making in the studio. 3 | Page 4/13/2017 Homeschool Programs Homeschool Family Days engaged 180 tri-county students and their families in gallery exploration and tours. Students writing in response to art. Professional Development for Teachers Professional development programming in 2016 supported over 460 Oakland County teachers. More than 70 teachers attended events initiated by the DIA: • January—Science Resource Development Day • February—Shakespeare’s First Folio event • March—Math Resource Development Day • May—Teacher Appreciation Event • June—Art as Lens (a 2-day workshop that engaged teachers as writers in response to art) • August—Three-Day Open Engagement—An Exploration for Art Teachers workshop • August—Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) 3-day workshop • October—The Secret of the Scarab Beetle Resource Development Day • December—Teacher Preview Event for Bittersweet: Coffee, Tea and Chocolate Nearly 400 teachers participated in sessions customized to meet individual school and district goals. The DIA provided the following customized Professional Development Days: 4 | Page 4/13/2017 • January—Clarkston art teachers: curriculum resource development • January—West Maple & Pierce Elementary schools (Birmingham): 30 Americans exhibit & courageous conversations • January—Thompson K-8 (Southfield): Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) coaching • March—Oakland University preservice teachers: social studies connections • May—Center for Advanced Studies and the Arts (CASA): VTS training (day 1) • June—CASA: VTS training (day 2) • August—Houghton Elementary (Waterford): museum overview • October—Birmingham art teachers & instructional coaches: VTS (day 1) • November-- Oakland University preservice teachers: social studies connections • December—Clarkston art teachers: curriculum resource development • December—Birmingham art teachers & instructional coaches: VTS (day 2) Senior Program In 2016, the DIA implemented a new senior program, Senior Thursdays, providing tri-county seniors with a different museum experience each Thursday of the month. Offerings included gallery tours, art-making sessions, lectures and films shown in the Detroit Film Theatre. While the DIA’s previous senior program allowed organized groups to participate, the new Senior Thursday program allows for individuals to attend as well. Seniors were offered lectures by DIA curators: Yao-Fen You on “Dining at the DIA, 18th- Century Style,” Valerie Mercer on “The Vicissitudes of African American Artists’ Depictions of Dance between 1800 and 1960,” Dr. Nii Quarcoopome 5 | Page 4/13/2017 “Masterpieces of African Art in the DIA Collection” and Nancy Barr “The Open Road: Photography and the American Road Trip.” Behind the Scene lectures by DIA volunteers included: “In the Garden,” “Picturing Music,” “Ordinary People by Extraordinary Artists” Degas, Renoir and Friends” and “Coffee, Tea and Chocolate: New Designs for New Drinks.” Art-making sessions included Zig Zag Books and Paper Flowers Tambourines, Uchiwa, Watercolor Postcards, Travel Journals, Sugar Skulls, Print-Making Notecards and Collage Portraits. Film days featured No Maps on My Taps, Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict, Good OL’Freda, Mystery of Picasso, Diplomacy, Diplomacy, and Antarctica: A Year on Ice and The Second Mother. The DIA welcomed 82 senior groups to the museum with 2,580 seniors participating in Senior Thursdays. All groups were offered complimentary bus transportation. 920 On the Park - Troy AAUW - Birmingham Action Tours, Inc. - Farmington Hills All Seasons of Birmingham American House Hazel Park Americas Corvette Club Seniors- Rochester Hills Baldwin House - Birmingham Berkley Parks and Recreation Center Seniors Birmingham Next (Birmingham Area Senior) (3) Bloomfield Township Seniors Center for Active Adults (2) - South Lyon Christian Tabernacle Church (Golden Group Seniors) - Southfield City of Novi Seniors (3) City of Wixom Senior Center Congregation B'nai Moshe Seniors - West Bloomfield Dai Care Senior Services (2) - Southfield Detroit Baptist Manor (Alpha & Gamma) Detroit Federation of Teachers Faith Lutheran Church (2) - Troy Farmington Area Association of Retired School Personnel Seniors - Northville Franklin Garden Club Heritage in the Hills - Auburn Hills Heritage Place of Lake Orion Highland Adult Activity Center Imperial Senior Suites - Southfield IRP Seniors - Oak Park Jewish Community Center (3) West Bloomfield JSL Hechtman Apts. - West Bloomfield JVS Senior Service Corps - Southfield Kathelene's Adult Day Care Center - Farmington Hills Lakeland Place Apartments - Waterford Lighthouse of Oakland County Seniors - Pontiac Lutheran Church of the Master - Troy Madison Heights Senior Center (2) Madison Tower Senior Apartment - Madison Heights Oak Park Community Senior Center (2) Oakland Community College Association of Retired Professionals - Farmington Hills 6 | Page 4/13/2017 OPC Leisure Travel (2) - Rochester Hills ORT America Seniors - Bloomfield Hills Our Lady of Sorrows - Farmington Hills Royal Oak Senior Center (9) Sanctuary at Bellbrook - Rochester Hills Schoenherr Towers - Sterling Heights Springfield Township Parks and Recreation Center - Davisburg St. Fabian's Catholic Church - Farmington Hills St. George Greek Orthodox Church - Bloomfield Hills St. James Prime Timers - Novi St. John Lutheran Church (Old Wiser Lutherans in Service) - Rochester Teitel Apts. And Prentiss Apts. (3) - Oak Park Temple Israel - West Bloomfield The Fountain of Franklin - Southfield Troy Senior Center (2) - Troy Village of Royal Oak Villas of Beacon Hill - Commerce Township Waterford Church of Christ Seniors Waterford Township Parks and Recreation West Bloomfield Parks & Recreation Women's Health Club - Jewish Community Center - West Bloomfield Zanie Janie Coffee Shop Seniors – Holly All Seasons of Rochester Hills (2) Behind the Seen Oakland County groups hosted 84 Behind the Seen art talks attended by 1,740 residents. American House - Hazel Park American House in West Bloomfield American House Oakland - Pontiac Birmingham Society of Women Painters - Troy Blair Memorial Library - Clawson Bloomfield Township Public Library Bloomfield Township Senior Services (4) Brandon Township Public Library (2) Cedarbrook of Bloomfield Hills Christ Church Cranbrook - Bloomfield Hills City of Oak Park Clarkston DAR Chapter Clarkston Independence District Library Congregation B'nai Moshe - West Bloomfield Eastpointe Memorial Library Farmington Community Library Ferndale Senior Center 7 | Page 4/13/2017 Finnish Cultural Center - Farmington Hills First Presbyterian Church of Troy Henry Ford Hospital West Bloomfield (13) Heritage in the Hills - Auburn Hills Hill and Dale Garden Club - Farmington Hills Independence Village of White Lake (10) Jewish Family Service - West Bloomfield Meer Jewish Apartments (6) - West Bloomfield Northville Women's Club Regent Street of West Bloomfield Royal Oak Salvation Army Royal Oak Senior Center Sanctuary at Bellbrook (2) - Rochester Hills SOAR - Farmington Hills Southfield Public Library Springfield Township Library - Davisburg St. David's Episcopal Church (2) - Southfield The Lathrup Village Recreation Center (3) The Park at Trowbridge (2) - Southfield The Village Women's Club of Beverly Hills Troy Public Library Village Fine Arts Association - Milford Waltonwood at 12 Oaks (2) - Novi Waltonwood at University (3) - Rochester Hills Waterford Church of Christ Young at Heart West Bloomfield Public Library Women of Bloomfield 8 | Page 4/13/2017 Community Collaborations with Local Arts Organizations and