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the creative voice and leadership of For our school-based young people, many of whom are collaborations, we are now low-income youth of color facing expanding our lens to evaluate systemic oppressions and using our impact on students’ academic their creativity for personal and behaviors. Classroom teachers collective liberation. reported that 51 percent of their students demonstrated We stepped into a leadership an increased ability to pay role locally and nationally, attention in class as a result of working closely with the Creative their participation in the Creative Advantage, a city-school district Schools Initiative. partnership aimed at closing the opportunity gap in access to arts Proof is stories. Again and again, education in Seattle schools. We students and teachers tell us we are partnered with youth development making a difference: “I liked being leaders to develop shared goals and able to express myself without assessments of the mindsets and judgment.” … “Our teacher gives us DEAR 21st century skills linked to school an atmosphere of trying. We can COMMUNITY, and life success so that we can have never say ‘can’t’ because she knows A donor once told me that one a greater collective impact. And we we can.” of the things he loves most about trained teaching artists and leaders Arts Corps is that we are so of arts education organizations Proof is Mary Lambert. This unexpected — a small, scrappy on culturally responsive teaching rising star in the music world arts education organization practices. and subject of our cover story is with big unexpected ambitions, proof that transformative social steadily taking steps to transform How has all of this been possible? change is possible when we invest education and youth development Proof. in the voice and leadership of our in our region and beyond. youth. An alumna of Arts Corps’ Proof comes in many forms. Youth Speaks program, Mary That insight has stuck with me lent her voice to the movement for years because it’s so true. Proof is data. Year by year, for marriage equality and proved In the past year, we have made independent impact studies find that if young artists believe in major headway in our admittedly that our students show significant themselves and their ideas, they ambitious agenda. growth in their creative practices can shape history. and mindsets associated with We served 2,518 students and academic and life success, such Proof is replication. Seattle Public provided 36,199 hours of arts as persistence and discipline. Schools hired Arts Corps to bring instruction. We launched our Eighty-nine percent of students our focus on creativity and other Creative Schools Initiative, a model who strongly disagreed with the 21st century skills into school-day for transforming learning in middle statement “I finish whatever I arts learning. We worked with local

photo by Justine LaViolette schools through whole-school arts begin” prior to their classes report art teachers to expand student integration. We expanded our teen improvement after participation assessments and develop strategies Seattle slam team member, Kiawe, performs at the Youth Speaks Seattle 2013 Grand Slam. artist program, an investment in in an Arts Corps class. to cultivate those skills in their 2 Welcome Contents 3

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classrooms. Through this work, we influenced the district’s strategic plan TEACHING ARTISTS Shannon Andersen PG. 4 PG. 6 to include goals for 21st century skill development goals across curricula. Jerome Aparis Daemond Arrindell WHITE HOUSE MARY Proof is recognition. Out of more than 350 school arts organizations Roberto Ascalon HONOR LAMBERT Lauren Atkinson nominated nationwide, the White House singled out Arts Corps’ Cham Ba excellence when announcing the winners of the 2012 National Arts and Charhys Bailey Humanities Youth Program Award. Zoey Belyea Sumayya Diop Silvio Dos Reis First Lady Michelle Obama praised Arts Corps and 11 other award winners Vicky Edmonds BOARD OF DIRECTORS for teaching youth “that no matter what life throws their way, if they draw Robert Eyerman John Boylan, secretary Amber Flame Rebecca Dale on their own talent and courage and creativity, if they are persistent and Florentino Francisco Jeff Davis, vice president PG. 8 PG. 10 tenacious and bold … then they can truly make something extraordinary of Geoffrey Garza Donte Felder SOCIAL STUDENT Della Kostelnik Juarez their lives.” Nate Herth JUSTICE SPOTLIGHT Maxie Jamal Sara Lawson Tina LaPadula Mary Myslewicz Over the years, we’ve had our instant champions — those who understand David Lasky Welling Savo Justin Arts Corps’ work in their gut, who readily believe in our power to Henry Luke Liza Sheehan, president Fides “Anna” Mabanta Bryan Syrdal transform lives. Carter McGlasson Anna Von Essen Eduardo Mendonça Jeff Young We’ve also had our skeptics. Some are people who have a hard time relating Erica Merritt Chris Zweigle, treasurer Amos Miller to our work because of the low-caliber arts education they had in their Carla Moreno STAFF PG. 11 PG. 12 Dora Oliveira Newman youth. Others don’t seem to realize that the high-quality arts education Leslie Collins, deputy director they received is a rarity for far too many youth today. Daniel Pak ARTISTS IN YOUTH Arturo Rodriguez Devon de Leña, partnerships SERVICE LEADERSHIP Jaala Smith & teen program manager We’ve heard too many times that an arts education is nice to have, but not Lana Sundberg April Heding, data coordinator a must-have. We’ve heard that the arts should be a much lower priority in Sammy Tekle Nate Herth, Creative Schools Gabriel Teodros Donald teaching artist our education system than basic learning in math and reading. Jave Yoshimoto Tina LaPadula, education director CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS Eduardo Mendonça, With proof, we are committed to turning our skeptics into champions. Stephanie Billmayer faculty development manager The evidence is compelling: Arts education is a powerful lever for closing Kristina Burbano Hillary Moore, Creative Schools PG. 15 PG. 16 the opportunity gap in education. The work we do at Arts Corps is helping Romeo Daniels program manager Michael Dunford TEACHING CREATIVE Laura O’Quin, Creative Schools young people reach their full potential in school and in life. I know we Theo Garcia ARTIST SCHOOLS teaching artist can all agree that is what all young people deserve. Justin Hamacher PROFILE INITIATIVE Mylen Huggins Bernadette Scheller, finance Mohammed Jagana & events manager Donte Johnson Elizabeth Whitford, Lisa Mackie executive director Christine Miles Rafael Newman Elizabeth Whitford Troy Osaki CONTRIBUTORS Executive Director Steven Silverman Liz Murtaugh Gillespie, writer/editor PG. 19 PG. 23 Kiley Sullivan Patrick Mullins, graphic designer ROLLATHON Sean Suttikeeree PROGRAM PARTNERS Celine Vazquez Nasteeha Warsame PG. 20 PG. 24 Decontee Wea Zoe Wick DONORS FINANCIALS Jeffrey Young 4 White House Honor White House Honor 5

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achievement and of the young IN THE FIRST people, volunteers, supporters, LADY’S WORDS … board and staff who made it possible.” You are pushing and inspiring our kids. Elizabeth and David, a gifted Arts You’re revealing their Corps break dancer, accepted boundless promise, and the award in the East Room of teaching them to believe the White House after First Lady in themselves. Because Michelle Obama raved about this of the programs that you work to inspire young people by all run, young people laying new pathways to creativity, are learning break expression and achievement dancing, hip hop, African outside of the regular school day. drumming … traditional music. They’re putting on “Arts Corps really says it best in plays, publishing poems their motto. Their motto is, and articles, and working ‘Make art anyway.’ … That’s what on museum exhibits. your programs are doing every They’re becoming single day,” Mrs. Obama said. historians, designers and champion debaters. … and 50 finalists that are making a “You teach them that no matter lasting difference in young people’s what life throws their way, if they You make all this happen lives by encouraging them to think draw on their own talent and on shoestring budgets; critically and express themselves courage and creativity, if they you do it in unbelievable creatively. This work not only are persistent and tenacious and ways, in some of the most helps youth discover and nurture bold … then they can truly make difficult circumstances WHITE HOUSE AWARDS their talents, it improves academic something extraordinary of their imaginable. And I know ARTS CORPS WITH TOP scores and graduation rates. It lives,” Mrs. Obama added. “Because that you put a lot of late NATIONAL HONOR enhances life skills and helps that’s what we expect: nothing but nights and long hours young people develop positive and extraordinary.” in to give these kids In November 2012, Arts Corps lasting relationships with peers opportunities worthy of expression — these skills aren’t in front of all these people and traveled to Washington, D.C., and adults. The President’s Committee their promise. just valuable in the studio or in perform anywhere, including the to accept the nation’s highest on the Arts and Humanities the theater, but they are critical East Room of the White House, honor for after-school arts and “We hope this award will draw administers the National Arts But you keep on doing this year in the classroom and will be in well, then certainly I can go to humanities programs. We were attention to the documented and Humanities Youth Program after year because you have seen the workplace when you all get college, right? Of course I can one of 12 programs across the fact that programs like ours Award in partnership with the firsthand the transformative there. … continue my education and expand United States to receive the 2012 are essential investments not National Endowment for the Arts, power of the arts and arts my ambitions and pursue my National Arts and Humanities just in the lives of our young the National Endowment for education in the lives of young You see kids who never considered dreams, right? You are here. You Youth Program Award. people but in our community, as the Humanities, and Institute of people across this country. You going to college finally saying to can do anything. well,” said Arts Corps Executive Museum and Library Services. know that the skills that you’re themselves, well, if I can publish Arts Corps was chosen from a pool Director Elizabeth Whitford. To learn more about it, teaching — skills like problem- my own writing; if I can create of more than 350 nominations “We’re incredibly proud of this visit http://www.nahyp.org. solving and teamwork, self- my own artwork; if I can get up 6 Mary Lambert Mary Lambert 7

THE ASCENSION OF MARY LAMBERT

A YOUTH SPEAKS That night, she raved with passion and eloquence about how Youth Speaks helped her SEATTLE ALUM overcome a dark and challenging time in life plagued by drug abuse and suicide attempts: It’s been one amazing year for a terrifically talented musician IN MARY’S WORDS … who credits Youth Speaks Seattle with helping her find her “At Youth Speaks, I nurtured my craft. true voice. I was literally on fire for poetry. … I felt vulnerable but also felt very safe …. Mary Lambert wrote and sings On stage with the Youth Speaks and Arts the soulful hooks in “Same Corps family, I found the strength to be a Love” — the marriage equality proud, gay artist. I wanted to live again just anthem by Macklemore and so I could go to the next poetry slam. Ryan Lewis that became a hit photo by Jonathan Alcantara during Washington State’s I was addicted to the vulnerability, to the Mary makes the case at Arts Corps’ 2013 La Festa del Arte successful bid to legalize same- humanity of writing. I believe that art sex marriage. saves lives. It can change everything. It can Seattle “one of the biggest turning influence an entire society. points in my life.” “I can’t change … even if I could It was the first time she felt part … even if I wanted to … my love, Arts Corps doesn’t only provide arts education for the impact of of a community that deeply cared my love, my love. She keeps me the individual like me, but it provides a positive impact to the about her, believed in her and warm …” entire community. I believe that without the power of vulnerability wanted to see her succeed. It gave and learning to speak my truth on stage, I never would’ve had the her the confidence to speak her photo by John Keatley She spun the lyrics of that courage to write “Same Love” … mind, to be unabashedly honest. hook into her own solo single, “She Keeps Me Warm,” adding violins, piano and I found the strength to survive and be on stage here today because of As her career takes off, Mary says poignant new verses that give her gorgeous voice the work that Arts Corps does. You are funding the next generation what means more to her than any more room to amaze. She released the song’s ground- of people like me who are afraid, voiceless and lacking community measure of fame are the letters breaking video that tells the love-at-first-sight story support to express themselves. … Arts Corps is about much more she gets from fans who say her of two queer women. It got half a million views on than just incredible creativity. Young people are empowered and fight music has helped them come out YouTube the first week it was out. to change their schools and improve their education. to their parents or kick an eating disorder and embrace their bodies She dazzled at MTV’s 2013 Video Music Awards, It’s here that we stand up for equality and social change. When you as beautiful. performing “Same Love” with Macklemore, Ryan Lewis invest in Arts Corps, you are investing in the thousands of young and Jennifer Hudson. She’s toured with them all over people that will grow to be thoughtful, empowered and imaginative “The fact that I get to impact people the country, has headlined dozens of her own shows adults. We are changing the frickin’ world here, guys!” on a daily basis in a very human way and opened for the likes of Tegan and Sara. — it almost feels too good,” she says. “Like it’s a dream.” Cover photography In September, shortly after the VMAs, Mary met with us in a by John Keatley When we asked her to sit down with us and talk about Youth Speaks Youngstown Cultural Arts Center studio, across the hall from the Seattle and the impact it had on her growth as an artist, she jumped theater where she performed her first poetry slam. Looking back at the chance — just as she did when we invited her to perform at our on the writing circles and open mics and traveling the country to annual La Festa del Arte fundraiser. compete against stunningly creative poets, she called Youth Speaks 8 Social Justice Social Justice 9

PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL JUSTICE

At Arts Corps, we think deeply about social justice. commitment to creating a more Every day we take action, make mistakes, learn, and just society by closing the arts NEW SOCIAL JUSTICE INSTITUTE grow our practice of collaborating with one another access gap and filling that canyon In early October, we hosted our and the youth in our communities to use the arts with exceptional arts and soul- first-ever Arts Education & Social as a tool for righting personal and institutional touching experiences for all youth. Justice Institute for arts teachers, injustice and bringing about lasting social change. — Liza Sheehan, teaching artists and creative Our challenge is to inspire young people to change Arts Corps board president facilitators eager to deepen their the world, to make it a more just and equitable place, practice of teaching the arts through through the powerful tools of music and dance and What does social justice mean to a social justice lens. visual arts and poetry. Here are some of our reflections you, and why is it important to you on social justice, in words and images: as an artist? For two thought-provoking days, we focused on laying the groundwork What drew you to Arts Corps’ social justice Social justice to me is all about with local and national statistics initiatives? equality through one another, about the access gap in arts understanding the value of human learning, and the powerful links I loved the idea of being part of an organization rights, and accepting all individuals between arts education and the that constantly works at its edges to learn more, for who they are. Artists need struggle for educational equity and grow more and strive for a stronger community by to be engaged in social justice transformative social change. Collaborative painting by 8th grade students, broadening youths’ access to the arts. I believe that because we have a voice in our art. Creative Schools Initiative, Orca K-8 photo by April Heding giving artistic outlets to youth who often come from Everything we do expresses who Through personal reflection, group activities, and participatory theater Brazilian Dancer, Arts Corps Student Showcase oppressed communities provides them tools to heal, we are. Especially since what I do exercises, we identified, unpacked and challenged manifestations of build resilience, and realize their vision of what it means to be an involves a mic, I feel an obligation institutional racism, sexism, heterosexism and adultism in the classroom artist. My job is to support youth in their leadership so they feel to speak for those who can’t. and beyond. empowered to hold adults accountable, make decisions about their — Travis Thompson, lives and learn to advocate for themselves through art. Arts Corps SPOKES youth The Social Justice and Arts Education Institute builds on the leadership — Devon de Leña, leader and founder of Arts Corps has demonstrated over the last several years to provide racial community partnerships and teen program manager “Voices of Burien” justice and anti-oppression training to organizations across the country working to advance arts education and youth development. How has social justice become so central to Arts Corps’ work? PROOF

Arts Corps’ programs are rich and enlivening, creating experiences that all youth should have access to. Yet there is an opportunity gap 69% of partner as large as the Grand Canyon when it comes to access to this kind sites serve populations where of learning opportunity. The force that has dug the canyon over the majority of students centuries is institutionalized racism. Over the last several years, a qualify for free and reduced- small force of committed Arts Corps staff and teaching artists have price lunch. worked to sharpen the organization’s focus on the inequity and oppression that underlies everything we do. Through a courageous of Arts commitment to truth — and with a lot of confrontation, tears, 78% Corps students were youth love and persistence — this small force has slowly evolved into of color. an organization-wide understanding that we are a social justice organization to the core. This is an ongoing inquiry and truing- photo by Sally Phnouk up process. We are continuously renewing and deepening our Youth Speaks Seattle alumnus and AmeriCorps member Henry Luke Political cartoon by Bellagrace, 7th grade, Creative Schools Initiative, Orca K-8 10 Student Spotlight Americorps 11

STUDENT ARTISTS SPOTLIGHT IN SERVICE

photo by Rita Alcantara photo by Tania Westby Cleveland High School students paint murals at Rainier Beach Urban Farm, left, and the Aki Kurose Middle School community repaint their school murals, right, in projects organized by AmeriCorps member Jaala Smith.

photo by April Heding Abigail, second from right, performs at Arts Corps’ 2013 Student Showcase. BRINGING ART TO THE COMMUNITY “using the music, the drums to I learned about new places. And I WITH AMERICORPS MEET ARTS make a safe space, to help young loved it when we had to go to the Our first team of AmeriCorps artists-in-service had a tremendous year CORPS children to think creatively, to be performance and perform. It was working with youth in five Seattle public schools and Youngstown Cultural able to make decisions, to analyze kind of fun just being in a crowd.” Arts Center. Zoey Beleya, Henry Luke, Jaala Smith, Sammy Tekle and STUDENT what they can do individually Jave Yoshimoto made up one of the first arts-based AmeriCorps teams in ABIGAIL and collectively for the sake of She also learned a lot about Washington state. They taught arts-integrated classes during the school community.” collaboration. day, arts and service learning classes after school and brought leadership Whenever we start a new class, to our Youth Speaks Seattle program. Arts Corps’ AmeriCorps team is it usually takes youth a while to When the class was preparing “We have to work all together and supported by Washington Service Corps. warm up to their teaching artist, to for their annual Showcase make up one little rhythm, a big feel comfortable trying new things, performance, Abigail “really acted one,” Abigail says. “And we have to ART RENEWAL DAY taking risks in front of their peers, as a natural classroom assistant always listen to each other and agree More than 180 people in the community and expressing themselves. by making sure all the students on something we want to do.” turned out for Aki Kurose Middle School’s were participating fully, being Art Renewal Day on a late April Saturday

Not so with Abigail, a student at respected in their creativity. to repaint the murals that line the school’s photo by Devon de Leña Northgate Elementary School. She She grew in order to help other hallways. With the guidance of AmeriCorps stood out as a natural leader from children express themselves in the PROOF member Jaala Smith, a group of students WELCOME, NEW day one of her Brazilian drumming same way that she was expressing researched and analyzed the many murals AMERICORPS! class. She shared her thoughts with herself,” Eduardo says. quoting world leaders and artists. They Four Artists in Service are joining us confidence, encouraged others 93% of students thought deeply about what each mural for our second year with AmeriCorps. to do the same, and respected Asked what she likes about who strongly disagreed with meant and why it was important to honor They are (left to right): Elizabeth the statement “I can come Farmer, Amy Piñon, Shelby Handler differences of opinion, says her Brazilian drumming, Abigail photo by Tania Westby and respect the hallways that surround and Moni Tep. Arts Corps teaching artist, Eduardo says, “You get to do a lot of fun up with lots of ideas” prior to Mia Williams, Principal, Aki Kurose Middle them. “In renewing our school, we renew Mendonça. stuff with instruments and dance their classes report positive School, thanking volunteers ourselves.” Paul Kurose, son of the school’s around and play games, and learn change after participation in namesake, helped paint a new mural that honors his mother. The mural She instinctively embraced new rhythms. … I learned about an Arts Corps class. pays tribute to Akiko Kurose’s legacy as a pacifist and educational activist: Eduardo’s goals of the class: different kinds of drummers and “If you don’t have peace within yourself learning cannot take place.” 12 Youth Leadership Youth Leadership 13

YOUTH LEADERSHIP

AMPING UP LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG ARTISTS

For the past 13 years, Arts Corps has been nurturing youths’ artistry and creativity through classes with experienced teaching artists from our community.

Many of our teaching artists have worked Emily and Rafael photos by April Heding photo by Sally Phnouk with teens for multiple years and have seen Emily performing with Free Juice at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center Rafael performing and speaking at Arts Corps’ 2013 Student Showcase Hamda performing at the 2013 Youth Speaks Seattle Grand Slam, where she won her way on to the Seattle team to compete at them grow as leaders and artists. And our the national slam competition, Brave New Voices. Youth Speaks Seattle program has been hiring young people to organize and lead many aspects of the program. EMILY A woman approached Emily after I don’t think of it like it’s just HAMDA This year, we are expanding our model for teen artists to give them more FREE JUICE one of her shows and said, “You something I do every Tuesday,” SPOKEN WORD intentional opportunities for leadership, developing their social justice FRONTWOMAN have such high confidence for a she says. “This doesn’t have to be STANDOUT analysis and supporting them to organize performance opportunities for woman your age!” something that ends when you teen artists in our community. (Read more about this in “Training a New On the first day of music graduate.” Hamda has always had a way with Generation of Spokes Leaders” on page 14.) production class, most kids shy “I used to be really insecure,” words. She used to keep most away from the mic. Not Emily. Emily says, “then I figured out I RAFAEL of her poetry to herself, and she As young artists grow into leaders, how can teaching artists be supportive She walked up to it and started did the best on stage when I was BREAK DANCE LEADER wrote a lot like she carried herself and responsible adult allies? freestyling a blues tune, stunning just doing what I wanted to do … in conversation — very politely. her teacher with the tone and not trying to do anything special.” Rafael has become a leader in Arts “One of the most important things our teaching artists do to inspire pitch of her voice. Corps’ break dancing program When some friends encouraged leadership is to stay out of the way,” says Chris Zweigle, a Youth Speaks She views the band as a chance in recent years. He’s a student her to get involved with Youth alum, mentor and Arts Corps board member. “It’s a little messy sometimes, During her first year with Arts to grow as an artist, a person, a who routinely assumes the role Speaks Seattle, it took her a while but it’s also really powerful,” Zweigle says. Corps, Emily developed amazing leader. of teacher when our teaching to warm up to the idea. songwriting skills and discovered artists ask him to demonstrate a Daniel Pak, teaching artist for West Seattle High School’s music production her confidence on stage as the “I’m trying to see all the new move for his classmates. It’s “Just the thought of getting up class, has supported several students for four straight years. Their band Free lead singer of Free Juice, a band opportunity that’s beyond it. an empowering feeling that has there and having my poetry scored Juice started out as a novice group of freshman musicians, performed five she and her classmates formed made him more open-minded and really freaked me out,” she says. PROOF gigs last year and recorded tracks at Pearl Jam’s Studio Litho in Fremont. in Daniel Pak’s music production curious about others’ views. class at West Seattle High School. “This class has taught me more After finally checking out a Pak lets youth make their own professional decisions and to experience than just producing music, it “I’ve learned to give more room for poetry slam, she decided to give creative learning by encouraging them not to be afraid of making “By the second year she had gave me life lessons that will people to voice their opinions – to it a try, embracing it as a chance mistakes. “Leadership takes accountability, courage, and perseverance,” audiences screaming and clapping always stick with me.” ~student be patient with other people’s ideas to dive into a whole new realm Pak says. “My philosophy is to use music and music production as a enthusiastically at the end of their in Arts Corps’ music production … not just in break dancing but in of self-expression. At first the conduit to increase their life skills.” sets,” Pak says. class taught by Daniel Pak. school as well.” writing circles threw her off. 14 Youth Leadership Teaching Artist Profile 15

TEACHING ARTIST YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROFILE

Then they became a safe place to Every year, her students amaze or hanging up laundry into dance take artistic risks. us with their moves and the moves. A theme that threads confidence they exude on stage — through everything she teaches is “Spoken word gave me a medium as a group and as individuals. The that bodies are beautifully creative where I didn’t have to be polite way they rise to the occasion is just vehicles for telling stories through in my writing,” Hamda says. one of many measures of Dora’s dance. A lot of her students stick “I would be able to call out excellence as a teaching artist. with her, year after year. somebody’s ignorance without apologizing for it.” She motivates everyone in her PROOF classes to participate by creating Henry Luke, the 2012-13 Youth a safe space where youth feel 99% of students Speaks Artist-in-Service who comfortable taking risks — or in Arts Corps after school mentored Hamda, raves about the taking their time until they’re classes report their teaching intelligence and strong analysis of ready to. artist is an excellent teacher the world that Hamda shares in always or often. her poetry and performances. “Some kids start off very shy with photo © Susie Fitzhugh their bodies,” Dora says. When she “She’s also very kind, which is invites the class to warm up, or try “Dora’s really excellent at an underestimated leadership DORA OLIVIERA NEWMAN: out new moves, she encourages cultivating relationships, not just photo by Justine LaViolette skill,” Henry says. “If you can’t INSPIRING CONFIDENCE, them to improvise and never forces with the students but with the Poets cheering each other on, 2013 Youth Speaks Seattle Grand Slam, Seattle Town Hall genuinely connect with people, BUILDING COMMUNITY anyone to participate. The class parents,” Tina says. “She will go you’re not going to create a strong THROUGH DANCE is so fun, no one lingers on the out of her way to make a personal community. She was integral to the TRAINING A NEW GENERATION sidelines for very long. connection with parents, which team and making sure everyone OF SPOKES LEADERS Dora Oliviera Newman has taught isn’t easy to do in after-school was really meshed together.” Afro-Brazilian dance to hundreds Dora has a way of enthralling programs. She’s pretty exceptional This fall, we launched a new leadership program to train young poets, of Arts Corps students over the students of all ages and skill levels, at community-building — making dancers, singers and artists to become members of Arts Corps’ Spokes past decade. Trained in jazz, always with a combination of everyone feel a part of it.” PROOF Leadership Council. We recruited 15 teen artists and activists from ballet and modern dance as well playfulness and high expectations. our after-school classes, our Youth Speaks Seattle program and the as the folkloric traditions of her Younger kids play follow the Like every great teacher, Dora is as 100% of community to take part in our 10-week Arts Liberation and Leadership native country, she has toured leader and find themselves moving humble as she is gifted. “Every day students in the Teen Institute (ALLI). the world as the principal dancer their bodies in ways they’ve never I teach, I always learn something Artist Program reported with Olodum, an internationally moved before. new from my students,” Dora learning from each other In October, Spokes Leaders started meeting once a week to build renowned cultural group based in says, “some new skill, some new often or always. organizing skills, learn how to plan and promote events, facilitate Salvador, Brazil that fights racism Dora’s dance exercises for younger technique.” meetings and be effective ambassadors to the community. They are and fosters pride and self-esteem kids incorporate lots of animal learning what social justice analysis is all about — how they can use among Afro-Brazilians. movements. Be a bird on tiptoes. their voice and their artistry to fight injustice and drive social change. Now fly. Now you’re a tiger, walk Dora is a stunning talent. “When fast. You’re a turtle, go slow. After graduating, Spokes Leaders will break out into three groups. she demonstrates something, you One group will organize monthly open mics across Seattle to give teen can’t take your eyes off her. She’s Some of her lessons are rooted dancers, singers and poets opportunities to perform. Another will lead beautiful to watch,” says Tina in the Afro-Brazilian tradition of afterschool clubs and writing circles in their schools. Another will LaPadula, Arts Corps’ education transforming simple, everyday organize the 2014 Youth Speaks Seattle poetry Slam series. director. motions like sweeping the floor 16 Creative Schools Initiative Creative Schools Initiative 17

A TEACHER REFLECTS

look at ourselves and not judge CREATIVE SCHOOLS ourselves? How do we look at INITIATIVE each other and not judge each other?” says Tanisha, who is Arts Corps’ Creative Schools interning with Arts Corps as Initiative is building a model a doctoral candidate in the for educational change. Our University of Washington’s goal is to foster a long-term Leadership for Learning program. positive impact on student learning and school culture So instead of creating a by providing high-quality traditional realistic portrait, integrated arts experiences students came up with the idea in schools. of using transparency paper over their self-portraits, turning • It’s a pilot program at Orca them into geometric abstract Teaching Artist Nate Herth, Orca K-8 K-8 and Madrona K-8 schools. art pieces. In one project, Tanisha and Nate a dance based on their vocabulary • One teaching artist and one photos by Rita Alcantara taught a geography unit through a words and the cardinal directions, “They understood we’re all AmeriCorps Artist in Service series of visual art experiences that which they practiced and vulnerable in this,” Tanisha says. A YEAR OF talent and prodded her to keep on. at each Creative Schools site explored map making. Students performed in the classroom. “We’re all going to be artistic. We’re She kept journals, self-published collaborate with middle school measured and drew maps to Day by day, the focus on creativity going to share something.” CREATIVITY & two books, and became a teacher teachers to integrate their art various scales, they designed a gave students more confidence COLLABORATION herself. At Orca K-8, she jumps at form with the curriculum and personalized compass rose in their to think boldly and challenge Many students in Tanisha’s class WITH ARTS CORPS every chance to inspire her sixth- support an arts-rich learning sketchbooks and they collaborated themselves. made huge strides as they ventured graders to approach their language environment at the school. with their peers to build models of outside their comfort zones. A boy In sixth grade, Tanisha Brandon- arts and social studies lessons as • The program is having a cities and landscapes. To further When they worked on self- named Khalill was one of them. Felder had an eye-opening journeys where they can let their positive impact on student solidify their understanding of portraits, some kids struggled At the start of the year, he acted experience that was both painful creativity roam free. learning and development, landforms and bodies of water, with self-consciousness. “We out a lot in class, didn’t do much and inspiring. She beamed with teacher practice, and school Sammy choreographed and taught had to figure out how do we homework. pride as she turned in a short story, She’s one of several teachers climate and culture. only to have her teacher accuse her at Orca and Madrona K-8 who RESULTS of plagiarizing it. partnered with Arts Corps • Teachers and teaching artists Highlights from an independent evaluation of our 36% of students report an increased ability to through our new Creative Schools are working to develop long- Creative Schools Initiative: stay focused on goals. “It was really awful — but also Initiative. All last year, teaching term collaborations to create motivating,” she says. “If my artist Nate Herth and AmeriCorps and teach curriculum that of classroom teachers report moderate For 51% of students, teachers report an writing is so outstanding my artist-in-service Sammy Tekle is both culturally responsive 100% to extreme satisfaction with the overall Creative increased ability to come up with creative ideas. teacher thinks I plagiarized it — worked with Tanisha and other and project-based. They work closely to address content Schools Initiative. then wow, I must be talented. Orca middle school teachers to 33% of students report an increased ability to It made me realize I could be create engaging projects that standards while giving Teachers reported that of students do even the hardest school work. creative,” she says. encouraged students to think students opportunities to 51% demonstrated an increased ability to pay attention critically and cultivate a deeper develop their creative habits in class as a result of Creative Schools Initiative. Tanisha continued to write and understanding of themselves of mind. other teachers recognized her and others. 18 Creative Schools Initiative Rollathon 19

RAISING FUNDS A TEACHER REFLECTS ROLLATHON STYLE

photos by Justine LaViolette

We had an absolute blast hosting regular people the ability to While there were moments our first-ever Rollathon this year. participate, as well as engaging where I doubted both myself More than 100 people decked out people who don’t do big-money and Rollathon’s outcome, I in fabulous costumes skated their events because they don’t see ended up being blown away by hearts out and made the event a themselves as “philanthropists.” the support and participation of fantastic success on many levels. So when Rita Alcantara [Arts everyone involved. Seeing the Corps’ Communications and In teams, Rollathoners reached out Grants Manager] asked me to to their social networks and raised help with an inaugural casual He loved to dance, so when artist- to shine, they can do it in other $15,000 — more than twice our rollerskate fundraising event in-service Sammy started working places, too,” Tanisha says. “There Drawing became Khalill’s thing goal. Most gifts ranged from $10 to for Arts Corps’ teen programs with Tanisha’s students, Khalill needs to be a way for them to during our first year of weaving $50, and many came from people — not knowing I also loved seemed amazed that break dancing expand their minds and ask the the arts into his language arts and who were giving to Arts Corps for rollerskating — I was like could play a part in a vocabulary questions and create things. It social studies classes at Orca K-8. the first time. Arts Corps deeply “Um... YEAH!” lesson. makes them better learners.” values donations of every size that “I’m really good at it. Once I we receive from our communities. It was naturally fun to help Khalill started paying attention The Creative Schools Initiative start, I can’t stop. You just gotta We are so thrilled that we reached form an event that was all more in class and channeled continues at Orca and Madrona give me something, and I’ll do it. a broader and more diverse cross- about costumes, rollerskates, his energies into language arts. K-8 this year, with funding … I don’t care if it’s out of order. section of our community with and community. But it also Tina Urso-McDaniel (center) and her Rollathon team, the Leroy Browns He led a monthlong book club, from the Horton Family Fund, Because art is art. Art can be this very fun opportunity to invest got me much more engaged with power of small, team-network- read Cynthia Lord’s Rules cover JPMorgan Chase Foundation, anything.” in Arts Corps. Arts Corps than I had been as based donations combine for an to cover, completed all his Laird Norton Foundation, Medina just a donor. I also saw first-hand amazing doubling of our goal, assignments, kept his group on Foundation and Boeing. Tina Urso-McDaniel, a longtime how creative and supportive and having every team show up in track, and everyone in his group Arts Corps supporter, worked the internal workings of the costume with lots of enthusiasm did well on final projects. PROOF tirelessly to make the Rollathon organization were. was really inspiring. It also happen. Tina describes how gave me confidence in my own By the end of the year, Tanisha 206 classes, workshops, 2,518of youth in exhilarating it was to step up her Besides the uncertain adventure effectiveness as a philanthropist. says he was “a whole different and special projects were grades K-12 learned powerfully involvement: of a first-year endeavor, the person.” A leader. brought to 40 schools, after- through the arts in Arts Corps’ experience also helped me push If the first year of Rollathon was school sites, community centers in-school residencies, after- As I’ve become more involved myself to take personal risks, from this awesome, how much more “Khalill sticks out to me as proof and residential treatment school classes and Creative in philanthropy, I’ve wondered speaking up in meetings to the will future years be? I can’t wait that if there’s a way to channel centers. Schools Initiative why there aren’t more fun, low- seemingly daunting prospect of to see! creativity and give kids a way cost fundraising events giving fundraising for my own team. 20 Donors July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013 Donors July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013 21

Dreaming Tree Wine* Seattle Center For Book Arts Bernadette Scheller Jennifer Boyce-McNeil Laura Dean Tony Grob & Kirsten Atik Kimi Kondo Pam & Bob Eshelman Ron & Eva-Maria Sher The Schneider Family Foundation Kevin Braiden & Kim Gordon Nicole DeCario & Fred Duggan Jake Groshong Sharon Korn Fales Foundation Trust Ship to Shore Michelle Seelig James Brand Michael Dederer Kathleen Groshong Della Kostelnik Juarez THANK YOU Pete & Kathy Fullerton Starbucks Coffee Company Liza Sheehan Lauren Brazell Bianca DiJulio Michelle Grutter Ian Kowalchuk & Janet Galore Bob & Katie Strong Jil Smith & Curtis Taylor Casey Brennan Don DiJulio & Kathy Smith Deborah Gunn Margaret MacLean Ira Gerlich & Courtney Chatalas Anne Traver & Henry Aronson Brett Snow & Sara Brickman Toldy Dolack Dan Gurney & Mary Warren Elizabeth Labovitch Jay Lambacher TO THE AMAZING Juliana Heyne Vios Cafe and Marketplace Jennifer Beedon Snow Herb Bridge & Edie Hilliard Angelo Domitri Martha Hale-Evans Kasey Langley & Nate Grothe Mary & Peter Kerr Lyle & Shelley Von Essen Starbucks Partner Giving Program Tanya Brno Linda Dougherty Chandra Hampson PEOPLE WHO Anthony & Providence LaPadula Paul Repetowski Maggie & Doug Walker Jill Stutzman & Scott Berkun Laura Brodax Owen Douglas Lilly Hankins HAVE INVESTED Ariel Lapidus Welling Savo Justin & Adam Justin Judith Whetzel Jennifer Teschke Rita Brogan & Michael Richards Michael & Edwina Downes Kevin & Christina Hanson Kim Larkin IN ARTS CORPS. Chad & Tina Urso McDaniel Elizabeth Whitford & Dr. James B. & Rich Brooks Scott Driscoll Lawrence & Hylton Hard Mrs. Judith B. Wagonfeld Cristina Acevedo Lisa Buchanan Jed Dunkerley Matt Harris Robert LaVallee $50,000+ Jared Watson Linda Lawson $1,000 - $2,499 Wyman Youth Trust Michelle Bufano & Tim Detweiler Tracy Durgin Sara Hasan Horner Foundation Nancy Weintraub Maria Leal Anonymous (2) Jim Zweigle & Karen & Dave Buhler Lisa Dutton & Spike Mafford Summer Hayes & Jeffrey Aken The Horton Fund Mercedes Grajales-Zweigle Robert & Jan Whitsitt Alison Lee Virginia Anderson Precious Butiu Joanna Dwyer Jessica Henderson JPMorgan Chase Foundation Jaree Wolfe Mimi & Terry Lee Cindy Ball & Tim Hunkapiller PhD Diane Caillier Laura Earnest Mark Henley National Endowment for the Arts $500 - $999 Bruce Woolsey Katherine Leonetti Marcia Barthome & Rocky Smith Carri & Paul Campbell Bronwyn & Louie Echols Samuel Henly Mike & Kathryn Barrett Sharon Lerman & Dan Berger & Kath Sullivan Chris Canterbury Vicky Edmonds Briana Herman-Brand & Eva Dale $10,000 - $49,999 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $1 - $499 Michael Graham Squire Debbi & Paul Brainerd Sharon Carroll Wendy Ehringer Jody Herman Amazon Matching Gift Program Anonymous (27) Steve Leroux Ari Brown & Judy Cohen Amy Carson Jennifer Ellerton Laurie Herman The Boeing Company John Boylan Heidi Adams Sandy Lew-Hailer & Harvey Hailer Shavondelia Brown Jessica Case Sabrina Endres Sonja Herring City of Seattle Office of Susan Brown Kara & Brandon Adams Greg Lewis Katie Carson & Chuck Groesbeck Deb Cayz & Nicole Macri A.J. Epstein Alycia Hill Arts and Culture Denise Burnside Aetna Foundation Michael Liao Casey Family Programs Ellen Cecil Elaine Ethier Jack Hilovsky The Clowes Fund, Inc. Kyra & Noel Canfield Theresa Agoo Angela Lightfoot Margaret Chodos-Irvine Michael Chamberlain Karen & Jerry Evans Jane Hinton Harvest Foundation Celebrated Chefs Sara Ainsworth Kathleen Lindberg Andrew Corey Emily Chameides Charlie Fairchild Marney Hoffman Hasbro Children’s Fund Chihuly Garden & Glass Rita Alcantara & David Truong Rachel Lissman Creative Ground Nancy Chang Dont_ Felder & Joanna Horowitz Sally Ketcham and Alyx Fier Chihuly Studio Vanessa & Rex Alcantara Tanisha Brandon-Felder Eric Liu Helen Curtis Monique Chatterjee & Gabriel Jordan Howland Sarah Loffman Laird Norton Family Foundation John Christenson James Anderson & Patricia Devine Biller Jessica Feldman Spencer Curtis & Kris Hoehler John Hoyt Christine Longe May & Stanley Smith Eve Cohen Lisa Anderson David & Lynne Chelimer Bruce & Jeanne Felknor Charitable Trust Dee Dickinson Sue Ann Huang Christian Lopez Bob Dent & Carole Lycett-Dent Matt Anderson Marinda Chen John & Nicole Feodorov National Arts and Humanities Randy & Joselynn Engstrom Nicholas Hubbard Leticia Lopez & Brian Abeel Steven & Lisa DiNoto Dennis & Maria Andrews Darren Chernick Carrie Ferrence Youth Program Awards Lisa Fitzhugh Edward J. & Letha R. Hudek Roger Lorenzen & John Takami PONCHO Douglas and Maria Bayer Hester Angus Calandra Childers & Rob Wood Michael Fiacco Chris Hulls John Graham & Andrea Fullerton Foundation Phil & Jacqui Lott Salesforce.com Foundation* Holly Arsenault Lisa Christensen & Jackie McGuire Andy Fife Rose Hulls Mary & Nicholas Graves Marilee Eaves & Edwin James Imogen Love Satterberg Foundation Kimiko Atkins Carey Christie Jim & Kim Fitzhugh Joan Hutchinson Molly Hanlon William Echols Kent Lowry The Seattle Foundation Paco-Michelle Atwood James Ciecko Susie Fitzhugh Ryan Hylland Hans & Elizabeth Wolf Education First Consulting Lisa Lucheta Bryan Syrdal Foundation Kristen Avery Lisa Ciecko Rochelle Flynn Sarah Insel Bill Feinberg & Ariana Keese Greg Maass & Mary Simkin Michelle Heyne Fitzpatrick & Terry Azose Sashya Clark Danielle Foushee Oguz Istif & Kari Marken Nancy Fullman & Will Strong Angus MacGregor $5,000 - $9,999 Sean Fitzpatrick Claudia Bach Heidi-Marie Clemens Curtis & Laura Fowler Koreen Jack Bill & Lindy Gaylord Alexandra Mack 4Culture Lauren Heyne & Leon Lagmay Sarah Barnes Crystal Coleman & Allan Bommer Tom Fraser Sandra Jackson-Dumont & Georgetown Brewing Co. Lisa Mackie Anonymous (2) RJ & Tara Hilgers Beth Barnett Melissa Collett Barbara Frewen Carl Dumont Mark & Tracy Gregory Laina Macy Carlson Audio* Christine Johnston & Dana Barnett Leslie Collins & Mike Reynolds James & Stacey Fuda Hana Jacob William Harris Danielle Harder Chesi & Michael Madej Sally Freund Martha Barss Brendan Condit Mark Fullerton Neetu Jain Ian Jones & Deb Peat Marilyn Jarrell Jasmine Mahmoud Gigantic Planet* Traci Bartz Cathy Conner & Ted Furst Shannon & Kyle Gaffney Lisa Jaret Tina LaPadula & Boyd Post Brad & Annika Karr Paul Mailman Stone Gossard Anne Basham & Manan Shukla David Cook Kevin Gagnon Analisa Joos Sara Lawson & Forrest Gibson Jen & Levi Larson Michelle Mallory Jodi Green & Mike Halperin Charlotte Beall & Larry Ackerley Jan Cook Bob Gallagher AnnRen_ Joseph Lily Pointe Family Foundation Heidi Lasher & Dave Schaub Kristi Mandt Jubilation Foundation Dana Beaudry Elsner John Cooper James Gamble Lydia Jurcys Melinda Lloyd Conan & Jenny Lee Estrella & Alec Mangaliman Lucky Seven Foundation Laura Becker Caitlin Cordell Susan Gans Karen Jurgensen Luke 12:48 Foundation Ryan Leu Leah Mann Dave Matthews & Ashley Harper Shari & John Behnke Melissa & Jim Correia Moselle Gavelli Brad & Erin Kahn M-Made* Lily Lussier Barney Mansavage & Kelley & Hughes McLaughlin Zoey Belyea Matthew Counts Jennifer Geist Ted & Julie Kalmus Rachel Katzenellenbogen Mahlum Lara & Marcus Macklin Microsoft Sara Benveniste & Jo Eike Robin Counts Howard Giske Reuth Kao Seve Manuel & Brandi Ybarra Alan Maskin Michael & Kathy McQuaid Microsoft Matching David Bestock Layne Cubell & Marcio Pecheco Mark Gleason Noelle Kappert Kenneth Mar Brooke Nelson Gifts Program Patrick Mullins Flynn Bickley Kate Cudney Larry Goetz Mike Karikas Liz Markey Peter & Judy Nelson Olson Kundig Architects Eric & Nanci Murphy Rosalinda Billharz Charlie & Sarah Cunniff Barton Goft Chelsea Keegan Frank Martin & Claire Heineman OneFamily Foundation Museum of History and Industry Rob Nielsen & Jess Meek Gregory Bishop Jane Cunningham Mike Goldstein Kenneth Kelley Susanna Martin Mary Pigott Mary Myslewicz Billy & Piper O’Neill Lesley Bishop Erick Davis Google Matching Gifts Progam Rani Khan Arlene Martinez U.S. Bancorp Foundation NBBJ Blair & Melissa Payson Anne Blackburn Karen Davis Gena & Sonny Gorasht Julianne Kidder Christina Mastin Lynn & Bill Whitford Ciaran O’Leary Pruzan Foundation Joshua Blair Lara Davis Joie Gowan Jonathan Kilian Mary Maxfield Jim Olson Pyramid Communications John Bodoia Ariana de Leña Shannon Grant Paul Kilian Rebecca Maxim $2,500 - $4,999 PlayNetwork Demian Raven Marc Bolan Devon de Leña Eyal Grauer Sunny Kim Robyn Mayfield Bezos Family Foundation Daveda Russell Cass & Jess Redstone Melissa Bookwalter Dixon & Valorie De Leña Tom & Christina Graves Joanne Kipp Loretta McCarthy & Adrian & Geoff Cunard John & Jacquie Savo Owen Richards & Tania Westby Patricia Borman & Esia de Leña Beth Green Claudia Kirkland Blaine Dollard Curtis Management Lisa Schafer Miriam Roskin Michael Luksan Judy de Leña Taura Greenfield Kris Kirwan Tara McCauley Jeff Davis & Sara Levin John Schoettler Val & Terry Ross Branden Born Estrella de Leon & Alberto Mejia Elise & Darren Greve Joel Kollin Shane McDaniel

*in-kind donors Please accept our apologies for any omissions, misspellings or other inaccuracies. Contact our office with corrections at (206) 722-5440 ext 107. Mountlake Terrace 4 22 Donors July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013 Program Partners 23

F.E. Peabody Rosalie Seidel Christopher Urso 26 5 Lake Debra Peat Bryce & Chris Seidl Frank Urso City Carol Pencke David Seidl Jennifer Urso Broadview THANK YOU Ryan Perrault Sarah Seiler Nancy Uscher & William P. Barrett 21 PARTNERS Mary Ann Peters Craig Seligman & Yecelica Valdivia Northgate Nicholas Petti Robert Tumbelston Michel & Margaret Van Yahres 1. A PLUS Youth Program Shelli McDonald-Hauk Beth Sellars Greenwood Sofia Piel Rabia & Dwain Vaughns 2. Aki Kurose Middle School Academy* David McDonnell Aaron Semer 19 Joan Pierce Elena Velkov Wedgewood Iryss McDonnell Jon Pitts Sara Sessions 3. Bailey-Gatzert Elementary School* Anna Von Essen Green Lake Kirkland Monica McDonnell Donna Pluta Kristie Severn Amber Vora 4. Ballinger Homes 12 Sand Point 1 Sara McDowell Poets & Writers Nathaniel Shara Alexandra Vorell 5. Broadview-Thomson K-8 Ballard Ravenna Martha McLaren Annie Polatsek Mahnaz Sherzoi Jim Vu Jeremy McManus John Shriner & Alisha Dall-Osto 6. Cedarhurst Elementary School Christopher Porter Susan Wagner Fremont Laurelhurst Eduardo & Ana Paula Mendonça Susan Silver KC Potter de Haan & Jac de Haan Mark Waldstein 7. Chief Sealth High School* 15 U District Laina Mercer Elise Power Geoffrey Simmonds Annie Walton 8. Cleveland High School Magnolia Jamie & Jeff Merriman-Cohen Constance Sindi Petti Terry Preston Kari Washburn 9. Daniel Elementary School Alan Mettler Jim & Sue Price Jennie Sjolseth Rose Dirk Wassink Valerie Sloane & Greg Lundgren 10. Delridge Community Center Kent G. Mettler & Tricia L. Tiano Mollie Price & Dennis Kim Mike Weller & Elizabeth Cromwell 23 Madison Eric Miller Marianne Pulfer Peter Small & Delaney Ruston Kamriell Welty 11. Denny International Middle School† Queen Park Julie Miller Ron Rabin & Nancy Rumbel Dana Smith Sophia Wheelwright Anne 12. Eckstein Middle School† 25 Capital Aisha Mitchell Camerer & Andrea & Alan Rabinowitz Dave Smith James Whetzel 20 Hill Steve Camerer Amy Radford Dennis & Jennifer Smith Rebekah White 13. Emerson Elementary School^ Mark Monroe Central 22 Alys Raftery Ivan Smith Louis Whitford & Ellen Schur 14. Franklin High School* Downtown 29 35 Bellevue Laura Moore Erik Rath Jaala Smith Nancy & Raymond Whitlock District 15. Hamilton International Middle School* 3 Thomas Moore & Jena Cane RealNetworks Matching Gifts Megan Smith Samantha Wilder 32 16. Hilltop Elementary School 37 David Morgenroth Molly Reed Peter Smith Victoria Wilk Lindsay Morio Matthew Reid-Schwartz & Judith Snyder Paul Wilkinson 17. Kent Elementary School Leschi Michael Morris Sara Nickerson Randi Solinsky Tracy Willett 18. Kimball Elementary School SoDo Darius Morrison Liza Reines Wendy Somersom Carrie Williams 38 14 Julie Mullaney Yvonne Reissig Claire Sotelo 19. LIHI – Denice Hunt Townhomes‡ Beacon 18 Eyva Winet 40 Kirsten Murray & Tim Griffith Barbara Renfrow-Baker Emily Soto West Hill Jane Wingfield 20. LIHI – Denny Park Apartments‡ Seattle Mary Murray & Derek Butcher Luc Reynaud Sound Spirits 34 24 Scott Winn 21. LIHI – Meadowbrook View Apartments‡ 10 Kelly Mutch Thomas & Mary Anne Reynolds Dean Spade Columbia Valerie Wonder 22. Madrona K-8* 28 Karen Naggar Denise Rhiner Mary Speckart Hollis Wong-Wear 8 City Matthew Nagle Anna Rhodes Benson Squire Greg & Louise Wong 23. McClure Middle School† 2 Seward 27 Sarah Nason Laurie Riepe Timothy Stackpole Park Annastasia Workman 24. Mercer Middle School† Georgetown Robin Naughton Emily Riesser Michael Stansbury Michael Workman 25. Museum of History and Industry 11 Delridge Chris & Kristin Nelson Moses Rifkin Barbara Stapp Michelle Wu 26. Northgate Elementary School† 7 36 39 Emily Nelson Jim Riley & Cara Steiner Jacque & Justin Stapp David Yanacek Shannon Roach Peter Steinbrueck 33 Diem Nguyen Jennifer Yogi 27. Open Window School White Sarah Nicolaisen John Robinson & Maya Sonenberg Vyanessa Stephan Jeffrey Young 28. Orca K-8 Center 13 Darwin Nordin & Rebecca Watson Rachel Rochlin Lis & Tyler Stevens Huameng Yu 29. Saint Therese School Rebecca Northway & Allan Burrer Maureen Rojas Darby Stewart Ming-Lee Yuan Rebecca Norwood Steve Romein & Ty Cramer Kathleen Stone Mateo Zachai 30. Scenic Hill Elementary School Highline Beth O’Brien Kelly Rondou Steven Stone Kevin Zelko 31. Seahurst Elementary School 16 Leslie & Jeff Stoner Michelle O’Connor Carri Rose Jennifer Zeyl Rochelle Stowe 32. Seattle Girls School 6 Mary O’Neill Corrie Rosen & Jake Woland Katharina Zulliger Josephine & Samuel Roskin Deborah Streeter Edwin Obras Chris Zweigle 33. South Shore School Sally Oien & Zygi Goldenberg Rachel & Jared Ruble Shannon Strom-Henry 34. Southwest Interagency Academy Burien Steve Okino Jill Rullkoetter & Bill Hurley Shelley & Kennet Stromholt 35. Spruce Street Secure Crisis Residential Center 31 Steve & Terry Olita Marcia Rutan Kelly Stueck Nikkita Oliver Kelsey Ryland Joanne Sugura & William Massey 36. Van Asselt Elementary School ^ Cristina Orbe Robert Santucci Brent Suiter PROOF 37. Washington Middle School* Brett Ostrum Cathy Sarkowsky Lawrence Sylwester 38. West Seattle High School* Cassandra & Colin Sawyer Susan Taylor Emil Paddison 39. Wing Luke Elementary School^ Lance Palmer & Ruth Sawyer Kate Tesar 859 Sarah Robertson Palmer Nira Sayegh The Standard organizations and 40. Youngstown Cultural Arts Center Trevor Panger Scott Schill Deann Thompson Melissa Park Victor Schoeman Kevin Tissot individuals supported Jennifer Partch Anne Schopf & Jack Kearney David Treleaven Arts Corps through * YMCA Community Learning Center Allison Pauletto Jackie Schultz Kristin Troka generous donations. † Seattle Parks & Recreation Community Learning Center Elizabeth Payne Michele Scoleri Remy Trupin & Sharon Grayson ‡ Low Income Housing Institute Forest Payne & Maria Llobet Josh Seidel Joanna Unze & Greg Jelf ^ Tiny Tots Development Center

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IN MEMORIAM 2012/2013 Felipe Cañete ANNUAL REPORT 1976-2013 INCOME $972,692 foundations 20% $190,719 corporations 18% $180,410 Public Agencies 10% $93,173 individuals 32% $309,203 earned revenue 20% $199,187

Revenue less expenses $(70,160)

EXPENDITURES $1,042,852 fundraising 11% $109,863 admin 8% $88,189 program 81% $844,800 “As all of you did, I woke up feeling such a tremendous gratitude for last night, for all of you—my community, for our students and their families, for the triumph of art.

PROOF Thanks for walking the path of art and love and for doing STATEMENT OF Unrestricted Temporarily Total what you are supposed to do in life, so we all create this FINANCIAL POSITION Restricted paradise on earth. 80% of our Assets expenditures go directly Blessings, Felipe” Current Assets (cash) $168,164 $24,604 $192,768 to our programs. Funding Accounts Receivable $64,700 $- $64,700 Fixed Assets (equipment) $26,955 $- $26,955 36,199 Depreciation $(15,061) $- $(15,061) hours of high-quality The words of our dear, departed teaching artist, Felipe Total Assets $244,758 $24,604 $269,362 arts instruction by Cañete, the night after his students’ performed at Arts professional teaching Corps’ 2012 La Festa del Arte. Liabilities & Net Assets 34 artists in myriad Liabilities $23,573 $- $23,573 art forms, including dance, We remain inspired and forever transformed by this music, visual arts, spoken loving and joyous friend and teacher. Net assets at beginning of year $167,407 $148,542 $315,949 word and theatre. Change in Net Assets $53,778 $(123,938) $(70,160) Total Net Assets $221,185 $24,604 $245,789 Visit www.artscorps.org/evaluation to read the full 2012/2013 program Total Liabilities and Net Assets $244,758 $24,604 $269,362 evaluation report. 4408 DELRIDGE WAY SW, SUITE 110 SEATTLE, WA 98106

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