Allied Arts Quarterly Newsletter Volume 8, Issue 1, Fall 2014

Enriching Our Communities ARTThrough Advancement of the Arts MATTERS ALLIED ARTS WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBERS

LETTER FROM THE Beginning July 1, Allied Arts welcomed eight new members to its board of directors. BOARD CHAIRMAN In total, Allied Arts has 100 members on the board, including honorary and ex officio, who are all committed and dedicated to advancing the arts in central Oklahoma.

Grant DeFehr James Farris Ted Haynes Wes Knight Lonny Towell, Board Chairman Entrepreneur James Farris Blue Cross and Blue Bank of Oklahoma Thank you for your support of Associates Shield of Oklahoma Allied Arts over our last fiscal year. It is only through your generosity that Allied Arts experienced such a successful year on behalf of the cultural community. As you know, we raised a record-breaking $3.5 million in the 2014 campaign. Allied Arts also distributed more than $2.67 million to 43 nonprofit groups in support of arts programming and education. Ed Krei Kristin Peck Mims Talton Chuck Thompson We also launched our newest The Baker Group Cox Flogistix Republic Bank grant program, power2give.org, Communications & Trust enabling you the donor to give directly to arts projects in need of funding. As part of board orientation on (left) Allied September 25, new members Arts Board As we embark on our new year, toured Allied Arts member agency Vice Chair the board of directors and facilities including Metropolitan Renzi Stone staff plan to build on last year’s School of Dance, tries his hand growth and continue Allied Arts’ Museum of Art, Opry Heritage at the Segway evolution as the leading champion Foundation and Science Museum track while of central Oklahoma’s cultural Oklahoma. At each site visit, board visiting Science sector. We invite you to join members learned of the human Museum us as Allied Arts embarks on impact of cultural programming Oklahoma our next chapter to enhance and education, and heard about during board our community’s quality of life the agency partnerships ensuring orientation. through the arts. access to the arts for all. A LOOK BACK AT THE 2014 CAMPAIGN Allied Arts grew in more ways than one during the 2013-14 fiscal year. First, Allied Arts added six new member agencies to our funding umbrella. Secondly, the capacity-building and youth arts education grant programs were expanded to any qualified cultural nonprofit in the region. Because of this expansion, 17 additional local arts groups received Allied Arts funding in the last year. Lastly, Allied Arts launched power2give – an online, crowd-funding platform allowing donors to designate funds directly to the organizations and projects that move them. In 2014, Allied Arts funded 43 arts organizations, with programming 2005-2014 *campaign & power2give from educational outreach grants 4000000 revenue vs. grantmaking reaching 73 cities in the state.

$3,536,674 3500000 $3,367,242 $3,251,608

3000000 $2,904,383 $2,910,857 $2,632,555

2500000 $2,360,500 $2,550,000

$2,247,500 2000000 $2,237,871 Dollars Raised

Campaign Goal

1500000 Dollars Granted

1000000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

* Dollars raised prior to 2012 do not include sponsorships to Kickoff, Honorary Chair or Celebration. Dollars raised and dollars allocated prior to 2014 do not include funds raised or granted through power2give.org.

4,718 individuals, corporations and 2014 campaign donors $249,238 foundations donated in 2014 – making it $1,254,652 Individual (4447 donors) truly a community-wide effort to support arts Corporation (252 donors) and cultural programming in our region. Foundation (19 donors) Total includes campaign revenue, as well as Honorary Over the last 10 years, the annual Chair, Kickoff and Celebration sponsorships. Does not include fundraising campaign has grown by 131% prior year carry over. with an average growth of 9.2% per year. $1,878,473 EMPLOYEE GIVING The 95 corporate partners that participated in the Allied Arts employee giving effort raised $463,851 for the campaign. Educating employees on the importance of maintaining a healthy cultural sector, offering a convenient and sustainable means by which to support the cause, and providing donation incentives like the OKCityCard and Step-Up package continue to yield positive results for the annual campaign. 525 donors opted to receive this 1,137 employees chose 18 new companies joined the effort year’s Step-Up package: an payroll deduction as in 2014 raising more than $12,000. OKCityCard, Allied Arts branded the method to fulfill Additionally, the 77 renewing partners Contigo West Loop Tumbler and a their pledge totaling increased their contributions to the chance to win prizes like a Love’s $134,423 - or 29% of campaign by more than $28,000. gas card or a Thunder terrace suite. workplace gifts.

2014 largest employee giving campaigns Corporation The city, state and federal City of Oklahoma City campaigns raised

American Fidelity a total of $64,555 – with more than 21% Ackerman McQueen a $6,000 increase from last year and 39% OGE Energy Corp. with a total 622 11% Bank of Oklahoma City of OKC employees INTEGRIS participating. 9% 5% 3% 5% 4% 3% 87 Other participating companies

2014 STEP-UP WINNERS Individuals who donated $135 or more to the 2014 campaign through their workplace were entered into a drawing for great prizes. Congratulations to this year’s winners! Love’s Travel Stops gas card winners: Linda Caldwell – American Fidelity Assurance Revan McQueen – Ackerman McQueen Chancy Chaney – Devon Energy Timothy Powell – Devon Energy Barry Haynes – St. Anthony’s Hospital Wayne Snow – OPUBCO Mike Joseph – McAfee & Taft Lawrence Stasyszen – St. Gregory’s University Sheena Karami – Ackerman McQueen John Waldo – Bank of Oklahoma Artesian Hotel and Spa winner: Thunder Terrace Suite winner: John Wendling – OGE Energy Corp. Brandon Winkler – Ackerman McQueen THE GIFT OF ART In addition to raising funds and awareness for the arts, Recently, Allied Arts received an extraordinary in-kind Allied Arts often serves as a facilitator between arts donation of dance wear and supplies from Janet Carter, a organizations and the private sector. Allied Arts worked retired dance teacher of 37 years. Upon closing her studio with OGE Energy to salvage usable items from the Stage in Lindsay, OK, she wanted to donate the items she had Center in downtown Oklahoma City. Agencies including accumulated throughout her career to create arts Carpenter Square Theatre, IAO and Oklahoma Shakespeare opportunities for less fortunate children. in the Park will reuse the Stage Center’s curtains, theatre seats and other items. Thank you to Steve Mason, Allied Allied Arts coordinated the distribution of Carter’s donation Arts board member, for his assistance in the effort. to Metropolitan School of Dance and Oklahoma City Ballet. Carter stated, “I am excited to know that these things are going to help further some child’s participation in dance and the arts. I am excited to know that Allied Arts is here for this purpose, to do so much with what we are able to give you. I couldn’t have done it by myself.”

YOUR CONTRIBUTION IN ACTION

In the first funding cycle of the 2015 fiscal year, Allied Arts awarded $72,300 in support of youth arts education (left to right) Peter Holden and Steve Mason load and $18,259 in support of organizational capacity-building furniture out of Stage Center. Workers from Midwest efforts to 26 central Oklahoma cultural organizations Wrecking help to salvage theatre seating. Randy through the Allied Arts Educational Outreach and Swanson from OGE assists with removal. Retired Capacity Building programs. dance instructor Janet Carter worked with Allied Arts to donate her dance studio equipment, dance shoes Funded projects include deadCENTER Film Festival’s and costumes to less fortunate students. fall break film seminars targeting students in south Oklahoma City and Moore, Firehouse Art Center’s College Portfolio program preparing high school EMPOWERING YOU WITH THE POWER2GIVE students for the rigors of collegiate level arts training and helping them receive merit-based scholarships, and the expansion of the Opry Heritage Foundation’s Since its launch in February, power2give.org has raised Granville School of Music providing quality instruction more than $154,000 for 54 local cultural projects. Most to low-income students at only 50 cents per lesson. recently, projects that were fully funded include Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s “Making Memories” program for To read about the 37 funded projects, visit seniors suffering from memory loss and costumes for alliedartsokc.com/grants. Reduxion Theatre’s production of “Lysistrata” by Aristophanes. 2015 EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH FUNDERS Bank of America To view current projects in need of funding, visit Dobson Family Foundation power2give.org/CentralOklahoma. Flogistix JPMorgan Chase Foundation Target ALLIED ARTS ANNOUNCES BENHAM NAMED VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR NEW STAFF AND CHANGES At the Allied Arts June board meeting, Lance Benham received the 2014 Zach D. Taylor Volunteer Award. Benham has been engaged with Allied Arts for several years, serving in a number As finance and development of capacities. He was a member of the board of directors for assistant, Louisa Brewer seven years and a member of the executive committee for four provides database assistance and of those years. Benham also co-chaired the 2010 Allied Arts welcomes visitors to the office. fundraising campaign, chaired the board management committee Originally from San Antonio, in 2012 and 2013, and most recently served as a campaign Brewer graduated from the cabinet member in 2014. Benham continues his service to University of Oklahoma with a the cultural community as the current board chairman of the bachelor of arts in art history. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, an Allied Arts member agency.

(left) Jean Hartsuck and Kristen Bromley, formerly Alison Taylor communications and employee present Lance giving assistant, is marketing/ Benham with PR manager, leading Allied Arts’ the 2014 Zach D. communications strategies. Taylor Volunteer Award on June As OKCityCard coordinator and 19, 2014. development assistant, Aspen Moore-Mann manages Allied Arts’ entertainment discount CELEBRATE NATIONAL ARTS card and provides assistance to the employee giving manager. & HUMANITIES MONTH Moore-Mann is a Baylor University October marks National Arts & Humanities Month, designed graduate, with a BA in journalism, to encourage all Americans to explore new facets of the public relations & new media. arts and humanities in their lives, and to begin a lifelong habit of active participation in the arts. There are many ways to celebrate – catch a performance or tour an art gallery, Caitlin Tarasi, formerly volunteer with an arts organization you want to learn more OKCityCard coordinator about or enroll your children in fall break art camps. and development assistant, currently serves as events You can also attend the October 21st City Council meeting manager, planning Allied Arts when Mayor Mick Cornett and the City Council will proclaim special events and managing October as National Arts & Humanities Month in Oklahoma City. Catalyst, the young professionals network. Please help us welcome Brewer, #GIVINGTUESDAY Bromley, Moore-Mann and Tarasi Join Allied Arts on December 2 to be part of to their new positions with Allied Arts. #GivingTuesday. This annual event empowers charities, families, businesses, community centers and students around the world to come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to donate.

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to keep up with special announcements, volunteer opportunities and upcoming events! @ALLIEDARTSOKC CIRCLE CLUB MEMBERS GATHER FOR BRUNCH On September 21, Allied Arts Circle Club members gathered for the annual Fall Brunch to celebrate the turn of seasons and the arts. Held at the Myriad Gardens Water Plaza and Terrace Room, more than 150 Circle Club members shared past and upcoming cultural plans while enjoying music by an Oklahoma City University quartet.

Circle Club members donate $1,000 or more to the Allied Arts annual campaign with benefits including quarterly events, like the Fall Brunch, and networking opportunities.

(left) Jim & Laurie Hyde enjoy the Myriad Gardens on the way to the brunch.

(top) Jane Helms, Aimee Harlow and Cindi Shelby

(middle) Mildred & Larson Keso

(left) Ursula Lewis & Bill Hinkle and Julie & James Lowe CATALYST PARTY ON THE PATIO On September 25, Allied Arts Catalyst held a recruiting event on the Allied Arts Rooftop. (left) Ashley More than 60 members and 20 guests Cooper, enjoyed scenic views of downtown, live Ricardo entertainment and an introduction to the Villarreal, young professionals network from Catalyst Colin Jones board chairperson Amanda Kirkpatrick-Lawler. and Steven Curry enjoy Catalyst membership is $300 for individuals, the fall while couple membership is $500. Members weather on receive benefits including ticket(s) to ARTini, the rooftop social happy hours, an OKCityCard, and patio during volunteer and networking opportunities. the recruiting event. To learn more about Catalyst or to join for 2015, email [email protected].

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 7:30 P.M. TO 12:00 A.M. OKC GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

WWW.OPUSOKC.COM

It's time for Allied Arts' biennial fundraiser, AUCTION AND RAFFLE OPUS. This year, OPUS VIII is bringing Hotel ZaZa to OKC - for one night only. PACKAGES INCLUDE: The event is taking place on Friday, • ONE WEEK AT A TUSCAN VILLA October 24 from 7:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. at the Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club. • A PRIVATE PARTY WITH SAM PRESTI AT THE CHAMPAGNE PENTHOUSE Event co-chairs Brad and Robin Krieger • ACCESS TO ONE WEEK AT A PRIVATE and Brad and Valerie Naifeh ensure that this is a night you won’t want to miss. HOME IN PARK CITY, UTAH With once-in-a-lifetime auction and raffle • AN OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER SUITE items, delicious food throughout the night, cocktails, music by Born in November, • GOLF AT THE BROADMOOR live spinning by L.A.’s renowned DJ Mr. • A SONIC ICE MAKER FOR YOUR HOME Best, and so much more... • A CASE OF OPUS ONE WINE

Space is limited, so purchase your tickets ... VACATION HOMES, A SCOTCH today by visiting the OPUS website or by TASTING, ORIGINAL ARTWORK, calling (405) 278-8944. PRIVATE DINNERS & SO MUCH MORE! catch a show see an exhibit take a class volunteer Non-Profit U.S. Postage PAID OCTOBER IS NATIONAL ARTS Oklahoma City Permit #581 1015 N. Broadway, Ste. 200 AND HUMANITIES MONTH! Oklahoma City, OK 73102 office: 405.278.8944 web: www.AlliedArtsOKC.com follow: @AlliedArtsOKC

IN THIS ISSUE:

• Welcoming new Allied Arts board members and staff

• Your donations at work

• Announcing Employee Giving winners

• Catalyst recruiting event

• OPUS VIII is Coming – For One Night Only

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Fall for the OKCityCard Fall means cooler weather, football and great savings with the OKCityCard. Pull out your card at the following establishments and reap the fall-tastic savings. For a full list of OKCityCard partners, visit okcitycard.com. During fall break, your children don’t need to take a break from learning. Visit the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art in Shawnee to teach your children about ancient Egypt through Receive $10 off one family membership at the Myriad its extensive antiquities collection. You receive 2-for-1 or Gardens with your OKCityCard. Members receive benefits 50% single admission by showing your OKCityCard. Have including free admission to Pumpkinville – a celebration of lunch at DC Cake Appeal Bakery & Lunch where you pumpkins, harvest and all things fall. receive 10% off your order and discuss all the new things you’ve learned together at the museum. Don’t neglect your garden this autumn! Instead, fill it with beautiful asters, mums and pansies from Trochta’s Flowers & Greenhouse. With your OKCityCard, you receive 20% off your plant purchase. Visit OKCityCard.com for a full list of partners and discounts.