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2011/12 Annual Report 2011/12 ANNUAL REPORT Arts Council of Princeton TABLE OF CONTENTS Annual Report for the 1 Greetings from the Board President Fiscal Year 2011/12 2 Greetings from the Executive Director 7/1/11 – 6/30/12 3 The Numbers Tell the Story 4 Arts Education 5 Free Community Outreach 6 Communiversity Festival of the Arts 7 Community Cultural Events 8 Exhibitions and Anne Reeves Artists-in-Residence 9 Performances 10 Fundraising Events 11 Circle of Friends 12 Annual Meeting and Our Volunteers 14 Finances 15 Our Supporters (Thank you!) 28 Community Partners 29 Pinot to Picasso Artists 30 ACP Faculty/Teaching Artists 31 Board of Trustees, Staff and Consultants, Photo credits COVER: Continuum, 2012, concept drawing by Illia Barger, 2012 Anne Reeves Artist-in-Residence, for public mural on the Terra Momo Bread Company wall, corner of Witherspoon and Paul Robeson Place. Illia is an acclaimed painter of large scale works and murals and owner/designer of Pantaluna, a line of creative, upcycled clothing. THE PROJECT Continuum commemorates three collaborative temporary public art installations located in empty lots on Paul Robeson Place from 2002-2009. Herban Garden, Terra Momo’s produce garden, was created by landscape designer Peter Soderman. It became the inspiration for two subsequent public sculpture gardens: Writer’s Block and Quark Park, conceptualized by Kevin Wilkes, AIA, Peter Soderman and Alan Goodheart, ASLA. We wish to thank Terra Momo Bread Company and the Residences at Palmer Square for partnering with us on this important public art project. We’d also like to thank the following lead sponsors: Timothy M. Andrews Barbara & Jamie Majeski Meredith Asplundh & Timothy Gardner Sherry MacLean Maurer Leigh & John Bartlett M.O.D. Construction Cindy & Frits Besselaar Carrie & John Pallat Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Suzanne & Charles Plambeck Emily & Johan Firmenich Princeton University and Andrea & Bo Honoré Princeton University Art Museum Joyce & Marc Johnson Tricia & Norman Rosenthal Kristina Johnson Taylor Photographics Leslie & Chris Kuenne FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD December 2012 Dear Friends, Thank you for the opportunity to serve the Arts Council of Princeton as board president. Since 2007, I have enjoyed being part of the Arts Council through my volunteer efforts, from Pinot to Picasso to Dining by Design and Curated Princeton Art Tours. I am thrilled to continue my work with fellow volunteers, board, and staff in this new capacity and look forward to bolstering our mission of “building community through the arts.” What I most admire about the Arts Council is its unfailing drive to serve our entire community. Through free community outreach programming for seniors and at-risk youth, and the use of scholarships for fee-based classes, the Arts Council works to ensure that first-rate, professional arts education is acces- sible to everyone in Princeton and the greater region. Over the last year alone, the Arts Council provided over 250 free, professional arts education and enrichment classes for at-risk and homeless youth. To ensure all community members are well-served, the Arts Council continues productive collaborations with other non-profits in the region, such as HomeFront of Trenton, the Princeton Nursery School, the Princeton Public Library, the Princeton Public Schools, and the Princeton Young Achievers. Thanks to an army of volunteers, committed faculty and staff, an engaged board, and generous com- munity support, the Arts Council is able to provide many free community events, including our largest annual cultural event, Communiversity Festival of the Arts, which draws crowds of up to 40,000 every spring. The gallery, theater, and studios are able to provide broad access to the public for year-round exhibitions, performances, and professionally led classes by artist-instructors. And the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts is open 6 days and 5 nights per week. Wonderful things happen in our town thanks to the work of the Arts Council and the community it engages. If you’re reading this Annual Report because you are a donor, volunteer, or community partner, you have my sincere appreciation for your generosity. If you haven’t yet gotten involved, I hope you will take a moment to read the following pages and consider asking yourself, “What will I build today?” Kind regards, Cindi Venizelos President, Board of Trustees ARTS COUNCIL OF PRINCETON Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street Princeton, NJ 1 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dear Friends, Thank you for helping to make this past year a resounding success. In the following pages you’ll learn more about the vibrant programs of the Arts Council, but I want to first express my appreciation, admiration, and respect for the staff, faculty, board, and volunteers who work tirelessly to ensure that Princeton and the greater region have access to the highest-quality multidisciplinary community arts programming in the state. If you’re new to the Arts Council, here is a snapshot of what we do. Founded in 1967, we work to foster creative lives and lasting connections in the community in three major ways: 1) by providing multidisciplinary studio- based arts education to students of all ages, income levels, and abilities; 2) by presenting a vibrant year- round calendar of free arts-related events in the community; and 3) by operating a fully-equipped arts center which provides a platform for hundreds of visual, literary, and performing artists each year to connect with audiences from the greater Princeton region and beyond. For specifics on what this all means, I hope you’ll enjoy reading the pages that follow. Finally, I’d like to share the illuminating results from a year-long survey on the economic impact of the arts. Based on a national initiative organized by Americans for the Arts (AFTA), Princeton was selected as one of the 182 regions studied for the 2011 Arts and Economic Impact Study IV. The Arts Council spearheaded this regional study with funding provided by Princeton University and support from the Princeton Chamber of Commerce. Data captured from 16 eligible Princeton non-profit arts and cultural organizations and more than 800 attendees of arts and cultural events demonstrate that the arts are a major economic force with undeniable local impact. Key findings revealed that the Non-Profit Arts and Culture Industry in Princeton: generated over $51 million in economic activity last year; supported 2,097 full time equivalent jobs; and delivered $5.6 million in local and state revenue (in taxes and fees). These results are remarkable, especially given that the median revenue generated for a study region with a population less than 50,000 (such as Princeton) was just over $9 million. AFTA President Robert Lynch pointed out that this study sends a clear message that leaders who care about community and economic development can feel good about choosing to invest in the arts. Thank you again to everyone who has contributed time, talent, and funds to ensure that the Arts Council of Princeton continues to make the arts accessible for everyone. Kind regards, Jeff Nathanson Executive Director 2 THE NUMBERS TELL THE STORY 50,000 participants in ACP programs and events | 415studio arts classes for children and adults | 97scholarships awarded | 95teaching artists on faculty | 108new classes this past year | 2,710students 1,032 summer campers | 26exhibitions | 1200Hallow- een paraders | 250+children and seniors served in our outreach programs | 5,206volunteer hours logged | 3,508current members | 1500+donors | 40,000+Communi- versity attendees | 900fundraiser attendees | 325 contributing artists | 8,000+ email subscribers 1,700+ Facebook Friends 3 ARTS EDUCATION Arts education is at the heart of our mission, and our efforts were recognized in 2011 with the NJ State Governor’s Award for Excellence in Arts Education. We were also selected in 2012 as one of the most popular arts education programs in the state by the Discover Jersey Arts People’s Choice Awards. During the past year, a faculty of 95 professional artist-instructors led thousands of students of all ages and abilities through a year-round calendar of studio-based classes, camps and workshops. In addition to our core offerings for children, teens and adults in Drawing & Painting, Darkroom & Digital Photography and Ceramics & Sculpture, we continuously develop innovative programs to introduce new faculty and explore a range of varied media. Each semester presents a line-up that promises something for everyone. Our highly regarded faculty members have impressive credentials in terms of professional training, experience and exhibitions – on regional, national, and international bases. Their dedication and commitment are cornerstones of the quality programs we offer. Nearly $17,000 in scholarships awarded in 2011/12 helped to keep our classes accessible to the entire community. (See page 17 for Educational Collaborations program highlights.) We thank all of our generous scholarship funders for their support of the ACP Scholarship and Outreach Fund in 2011/12, with special appreciation to: The Bank of Princeton | Annie & Craig Battle | Church Women United Princeton Charles Evans Foundation | Deborah Pearlstein & Chris Chyba | Renee Cuneo Victoria David-Thune | Mary Doyno | Kirsten & Jonathan Haley | J. Seward Johnson Charitable Trust | Littlebrook School’s Joe Fund | Colleen McKee & Family Carly Meyer | Suzanne & Charles Plambeck | Rinehart Family | Michael Southall Waxwood Fund | Jane & Joseph Weber | Worldwide Small Change Foundation in memory of Stephanie Anne Dixon | Mr. & Mrs. Morton Zachter To learn more, please look under CLASSES at www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. 4 FREE COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACP free outreach programming is geared toward at-risk youth, low-income seniors, and other hard-to-reach audiences in our community. Through all of our outreach programs, the Arts Council provides high quality, recurrent, subsidized arts programming to Mercer County residents who would not otherwise receive the benefits of that experience.
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