Board of Directors Meeting
October 26, 2018 11:30 AM – 5:00 PM
145 Tremont Street, 8th Floor Boston, MA 02111 Board of Directors Retreat Friday, October 26, 2018 NEFA Boston, MA
Board Book Table of Contents
1. Board Meeting Agenda
2. Executive Director’s Report
3. Minutes for Approval • Board of Directors Retreat – June 21 – 22, 2018
4. Trustees Committee Report • Special Election Slate • Board Composition and Recruitment Goals
5. Finance Report • FY18 Operation Statement • FY19 Projection • Investment Summary – June 30, 2018
6. Development & Communications Committee Report • FY19 Development Activity Report
7. Operationalizing Our Values – Report on NEFA’s EDIA Work
8. Program Report • FY18 Grants Detail Report
9. Guest Presenter Bios
10. Board Membership (June 2018 – June 2019) • Current Roster • Committee Chart • Bios • Contact Information
11. NEFA Staff • Directory • Org Chart
Each section is bookmarked in the PDF to help you navigate through the contents. To skip to a specific section, click on Bookmarks in Adobe Acrobat. Board of Directors Meeting October 26, 2018 11:30 AM – 5:00 PM NEFA, 8th Floor
Lunch will be provided at 11:30 AM
Board Meeting Agenda
11:30 AM – noon Lunch
12:00 – 12:15 PM Call to Order & Welcome – Larry Simpson Executive Director’s Report – Cathy Edwards
12:15 – 1:00 PM Board Business • Minutes for Approval – June 2018 Retreat – Larry Simpson • Finance & Audit Committee Report – Doug Keith, Jug Chokshi • Investment Committee Report – Ted Wendell • Trustees Committee Report – Randy Rosenbaum • Special Board Election – Randy Rosenbaum • Development & Communications Committee Report – John Henry
1:00 – 1:15 PM Break
1:15 – 1:45 PM National Dance Project Grantee Spotlight Conversation with NDP supported artist Ephrat Asherie
1:45 PM Arts Matter Day Group Photo
1:45 – 3:15 PM Arts Advocacy – Presentation & Discussion Bob Lynch, President & CEO, Americans for the Arts (AFTA)
3:15 – 3:30 PM Break
3:30 – 5:00 PM Operationalizing Our Values: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, & Accessibility Board Retreat Debrief, Outcomes, and Next Steps
5:00 PM Closing Remarks & Adjournment – Larry Simpson
5:00 – 5:30 PM Break & Travel
5:30 – 7:15 PM Casual Drinks & Dinner SRV Boston 569 Columbus Ave, Boston
8:00 PM Odeon by Ephrat Asherie Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre 255 St. Botolph St, Boston
Upcoming Meetings & Events
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 | 17th Annual Idea Swap | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA Friday, March 8, 2019 | Board of Directors Meeting | 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM | NEFA, Boston, MA Thursday – Friday, June 6 – 7, 2019 | Creative Communities Exchange (CCX) | Montpelier, VT Thursday – Friday, June 20 – 21, 2019 | Board of Directors Retreat | Rhode Island Executive Director’s Report
MEMORANDUM
To: NEFA Board of Directors
From: Cathy Edwards
Date: October 15, 2018
Re: Updates Since June
It has been a busy few months since we last met in June in Grafton, VT! It’s been especially powerful this fall to see our international cultural exchange program, Center Stage, in action. In the words of one of our audience members in the small town of Lyons, Nebraska: “To think I almost didn’t go. My husband was headed to Montana to pick up cattle, so alone, I drove to Lyons. I went because I was curious. I love new experiences and was looking forward to another one. Wow. World class entertainment, for free, on the back of a drop deck trailer. I had no idea. Youssra El Hawary, the lead singer, gave lyrical explanations in English of the songs before her band played them. While the songs were in Arabic, one could capture much of the meaning by the tone, rhythm and changes in volume…. The performance was enchanting.”
From a Center Stage host at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, we heard: “Thank you so much for bringing Mohamed and his band not only to the College, but to my classes, as well. They were absolutely fantastic!!! I have had professional musicians come to my classes many times over the past 32 years. This group was in the top 3! It was an amazing opportunity to expose my students to music from the Middle East. None of my students were familiar with these instruments.”
We expect to hear from the Department of State shortly about how Center Stage will align with current administration’s priorities for cultural exchange, and whether the initiative will continue. I want to acknowledge the excellent work of Program Director Adrienne Petrillo and Program Coordinator Kelsey Colcord Spitalny whose efforts to steward the program are to thank for its great success.
Staff and Professional Growth This summer we developed and implemented a new framework for professional growth at NEFA, expanded our job categories, and made a series of promotions with related compensation adjustments. We are excited to make greater investments in the excellent NEFA staff and to support opportunities for growth and professional development. Please see our organizational chart for new titles and join me in acknowledging the strong work of our team. I also want to recognize Steven Fenton’s work managing the development and implementation of this new framework.
We are in the final stages of our search for a new Program Director of Dance at NEFA, and are adding a new role in our New England programs to ensure we can support the new national RAO jazz initiative and the additional convening power of our New England networking and knowledge- building activities. Since we met last June, we have added Kamaria Carrington (interim program associate, Creative City) and Derek Schwartz (program associate, theater) to the NEFA staff.
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Development and Communications We are entering our Annual Appeal season, and hope to solidify our gains from FY18, when we saw a 42% increase from FY17 in individual giving! Thank you for all your support as we seek to continue this great work! This is our opportunity to connect with individuals who care as deeply as NEFA does about advancing the creative sector in our region. Sharon Timmel and Sarah Kelley on our development team have been working hard to roll out the fall campaign.
We have a pending three-year proposal for renewed support at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and hope to have news of that application shortly. Similarly, we have a pending proposal to The Boston Foundation to support a New England regional dance development initiative.
The communications team has been working on a new NEFA website with our developers at Digital Loom, and the site will come on line in early December. We are thrilled to have a fresh, updated look as well as to foreground our strategic planning goals and values and provide clearer access to learnings and reports of the impact of our programs. Thank you, Ann Wicks and Jeffrey Filiault!
Finance The department has been doing great work with an ever-growing capacity to report, forecast, create grant budgets and ensure smooth operations. They are thinking proactively about budgeting formats, indirect cost agreements, and increasing efficiencies and shared knowledge in our financial operations. Jug Chokshi has created a finance committee report and investment summaries, and Rodrigo DelaTorre and Janusz Sulanowski made up the rest of the finance department.
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility The NEFA staff EDIA working group has been very active, and we have an upcoming staff training with artEquity in late November. Special thanks to Abby Southwell and Daniela Jacobson who have served as co-chairs of the working group. NEFA will be supporting an Arts Equity Summit in Boston from March 22 – 24, 2019, and we will also be making an equity learning opportunity available to constituents in the New England region in spring 2019. The program and operations teams are reconsidering our data collection strategies related to demographic information, and the program staff are developing criteria for grant applications that address EDIA considerations.
Regional Arts Organizations The RAO cohort engaged with the new leadership team at the National Endowment for the Arts as a group in September, and we were pleased to hear about the new team’s commitment to advancing outreach and engagement on behalf of the agency, increasing efforts to educate legislators about the impact of the NEA, and support program directors in their efforts to address specific needs and issues of their constituents.
The RAOs as a cohort are rolling out the new Jazz Road touring initiative this winter and spring, and we will also be supporting a new national initiative spearheaded by the Western Arts Alliance, the Advancing Indigenous Performance program. The RAO executive directors and board chairs will meet in Burlington, VT for two days in April 2019.
Advisory Council The NEFA Advisory Council will have its second full council meeting in late November, followed by a dinner to build relationships amongst the group. Central topics of discussion will be soliciting ideas and thinking for the upcoming CCX in Montpelier, VT in June 2019, and discussion of NEFA’s National Theater Project and our commitment to EDIA in our grantmaking and convening power.
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Programs Jane Preston has prepared a detailed look at activity in the NEFA programs, included in this board book. My thanks as well to the NEFA program staff, including Morganna Becker, Kamaria Carrington, Kristin Gregory, Daniela Jacobson, Meena Malik, Cheri Opperman, Adrienne Petrillo, Dee Schneidman, Derek Schwartz, Kelsey Colcord Spitalny, Quita Sullivan and Kim Szeto.
Of special note, I want to also acknowledge that we have brought both Creative City and the Fund for the Arts Program into Kim Szeto’s portfolio as part of what we are now calling our Public Art program, and that Kim has been working with our learning consultants from Animating Democracy to design a next phase of Creative City as we prepare to seek renewed funding from the Barr Foundation to continue the program. In all likelihood the program will continue to make the bulk of its grants in Boston but will develop a regional professional development and learning profile for artists working in the public realm, alongside an opportunity fund for artists around the region to advance their learning in this arena.
Lastly, many thanks to Cheri Opperman, Kristin Gregory, and Jane Preston for leading the dance programs at NEFA while we identify an incoming director.
6 Minutes for Approval NEFA Board of Directors Retreat June 21 - 22, 2018
Attendance Board: Taylor Ho Bynum, Andrew Cornell, Amy Zell Ellsworth, John Henry, Karen Mittelman, Barbara Murphy, Chip Newell, Kristina Newman-Scott, Julie Richard, Larry Simpson, Ann Smith, Pam Tatge, Ted Wendell, Marco Werman, Lisa Wong, Carrie Zaslow
Staff: Jug Chokshi, Rodrigo DelaTorre, Cathy Edwards, Steven Fenton, Daniela Jacobson, Adrienne Petrillo, Jane Preston, Dee Schneidman, Quita Sullivan, Kim Szeto, Sharon Timmel, Ann Wicks
Consultants: Keryl McCord, Harry McCord, Lisa Mount, Harold Steward
Thursday, June 21, 2018
BOARD CHAIR LARRY SIMPSON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 9:32 AM
Welcome Board Chair Larry Simpson called the meeting to order. Larry introduced Karen Mittelman, Director of the Vermont Arts Council, and thanked her for hosting the board in Vermont. Karen spoke about her first few months in her new role. Larry led the rest of the group in a round of introductions.
Executive Director’s Report Executive Director Cathy Edwards thanked those gathered for traveling to Vermont and taking time away from their other work be at the meeting. She reflected on the past year, sharing the organization has done great work internally and externally examining how it serves the field.
NEFA and the field faced many changes since the last board retreat in Stockbridge, MA. Cathy shared her optimism that the new leadership team at the National Endowment for the Arts is committed to keeping the NEA functioning. Cathy also commented on the passing of Sam Miller, NEFA’s former executive director.
NEFA staff have been focused on actualizing the new strategic plan. The organization identified goal three “Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility,” as the critical starting point for implementing the plan. The board retreat is a major component in operationalizing that goal.
Over the past year, NEFA made great strides in increasing individual giving, successfully onboarded a new finance department, and launched the Advisory Council. NEFA also engaged in discussion with its sister regional arts organizations to discuss the development of a major jazz touring initiative led by South Arts.
In FY18, NEFA made 444 grants totaling almost $3.8 million. Program and development staff are working on reports due to NEFA’s state, national, and foundation partners, which includes collecting testimonials from grantee reports. Cathy shared some of those testimonials with the board.
Looking forward, Cathy discussed the upcoming search for a new Program Director for NEFA’s dance portfolio, including the National Dance Project; completing the learning assessment and subsequent redesign of the Creative City program; and planning for the next Creative Communities Exchange in Vermont in June 2019.
Approval of amendments to NEFA’s Articles of Organization Board Chair Larry Simpson recalled the board’s previous discussion of the proposed amendments to NEFA’s governing documents. No additional changes were suggested following that discussion on March 8, 2018.
Larry Simpson called for a motion to approve the amendments to the Articles of Organization for the New England Foundation for the Arts through the filing of Restated Articles of Organization with the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, the substance of which having been previously summarized to the Board of Directors, and to authorize and direct the Chief Executive Officer and Secretary to execute and file such Restated Articles of Organization.
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Board Member John Henry motioned to approve the amendments as stated. Board Member Kristina Newman-Scott seconded the motion. There was no further discussion. The board voted, and the motion passed unanimously.
Approval of amendments to NEFA’s By-Laws With that vote having passed, Larry directed the board to the proposed revisions to NEFA’s By-Laws also previously discussed on March 8.
Larry Simpson called for a motion to adopt the proposed amended By-Laws for the New England Foundation for the Arts, the substance of which having been previously circulated to the Board of Directors, amended By-Laws to take effect immediately.
Board Member Ted Wendell motioned to the approve the By-Laws as stated. Board Member Carrie Zaslow seconded the motion. There was no further discussion. The board voted, and the motion passed unanimously.
Approval of Meeting Minutes Board Chair Larry Simpson presented the minutes from the October 27 and March 8 board meetings, in addition to the minutes from the FY18 Executive Committee meetings. He recommended a single motion and vote to approve the minutes. He asked for any comments or corrections, but none were offered.
John Henry motioned to approve the minutes from the October and March board meetings and the FY18 Executive Committee meetings. Ted Wendell seconded the motion. The board voted, and the motion passed unanimously.
Corporate Officer Elections Board Chair Larry Simpson reminded the board that NEFA’s auditors require the board to officially recognize the senior leadership team as officers of the organization, which allows them to sign off on grants, allocate funding, and authorize expenses.
Larry Simpson called for a motion to appoint Cathy Edwards Chief Executive Officer, Jane Preston as Assistant Secretary, and Jug Chokshi as Assistant Treasurer of the New England Foundation for the Arts with signing privileges on behalf of the organization.
Carrie Zaslow motioned to name Cathy Edwards Chief Executive Officer, Jane Preston Assistant Secretary, and Jug Chokshi Assistant Treasurer of the New England Foundation for the Arts. Taylor Ho Bynum seconded the motion. The board voted, and the motion passed unanimously.
Board Officer and Class Elections Executive Director Cathy Edwards presented the 2018 election slate. She summarized the Trustees Committee recommendations: 3-year term renewals for Geoff Hargadon, Ann Smith, Pam Tatge, Ted Wendell, and Marco Werman. For board officers, the committee nominated Larry Simpson as Chair, Ann Smith as Vice Chair, Doug Keith as Treasurer, Amy Zell Ellsworth as Secretary, and John Henry, Randy Rosenbaum, and Julie Richard as at-large members of the Executive Committee. With no objections, Larry Simpson called for a motion to approve the election slate.
Ted Wendell motioned to approve the 2018 election slate. John Henry seconded the motion. The board voted, and the motion passed unanimously.
FY19 Budget Approval Director of Finance and Administration Jug Chokshi presented the draft FY19 budget. He explained that there was not significant variation from the FY18 budget but offered to point out some highlights. He noted a 10% increase in compensation and benefits, which was primarily related to mid-year hires in FY18, which would be full-year employees in FY19, plus cost of living increases for all staff. Jug also shared that the organization is having internal conversations about how to keep NEFA’s compensation competitive in a market like Boston. The organization would be at significant risk if it did not invest in maintaining the staff, so NEFA is developing new job frameworks that will better accommodate the professional growth
8 Minutes for Approval NEFA Board of Directors Retreat June 21 - 22, 2018 and development of the staff. With no further discussion Board Chair Larry Simpson asked for a motion to approve the FY19 budget.
Julie Richard motioned to approve the FY19 budget. Amy Zell Ellsworth seconded the motion. The board voted, and the motion passed unanimously.
Larry mentioned the Finance & Audit Committee put forward another issue for the board’s approval: to change who has the authority to approve discretionary employer contributions to staff 403b plans. Jug explained that all benefits and compensations decisions are by management, not the board, except for the discretionary contribution to the 403b. This decision has traditionally required a vote by the board even though it is a very small percentage of the budget. The board asked questions about how the percentage is calculated and how this anomalous practice became standard procedure. Jug shared that the percentage is typically 2% of gross salary. Historically, NEFA did not build this into the fiscal year budget, so a decision about whether to make this contribution would be made after a fiscal year would end with a surplus. Being after the close of the fiscal year required the board’s approval. The finance team now has a budgeting practice to forecast when the organization will have the flexibility to make this contribution. Jug proposed the percentage be folded into the proposed budget, which the board would approve, and the specific numbers will be discussed annually with the Finance & Audit Committee. The board agreed with Jug’s recommendation and were also in favor of making a retroactive 403b contribution for FY17 that was missed during the finance team transition.
Larry Simpson called for a motion to grant management staff the authority to determine NEFA’s discretionary contribution to 403b plans.
John Henry motioned to grant management staff the authority to manage the 403b contribution process. Amy Zell Ellsworth seconded the motion. The board voted, and the motion passed unanimously.
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Training Board Chair Larry Simpson welcomed and introduced Keryl McCord, Harry McCord, Lisa Mount and Harold Steward of EQ (Equity Quotient) who were asked to facilitate a board training around the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. Cathy Edwards offered context to the training, reminding the board that advancing the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility, internally and externally, is a chief concern and focus of the strategic plan. This training represents an important moment and is an opportunity for board and staff to gather and think critically about how NEFA’s closest stakeholders can learn and change together.
Over the course of the day, the board and staff engaged in deep learning and discussion around the history of race and racism and participated in small group sessions. Notes were not taken by NEFA during this session, but discussion maps and documents detailing outcomes were created by the EQ Team.
Friday, June 22 The board reconvened on June 22 for a second day of training with the EQ Team. The discussion focused on moving forward and thinking about how equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility could be instilled in the heart of the organization.
Closing Remarks & Adjournment Chair Larry Simpson thanked the EQ team for their work and the board and staff for two days of substantive and productive meeting time.
THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 12:35 PM
NEXT STEPS • Submit the minutes of this minute for approval at the October 26 Board of Directors Meeting
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MEMORANDUM
To: NEFA Board of Directors
From: Randy Rosenbaum
Date: October 15, 2018
Re: Board Retreat Learning and Takeaways for Board Development
Dear Board Members,
The Trustees Committee met on September 25 to discuss how the equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility conversation at the board retreat will affect and inform our work around board development.
My fellow committee members talked through the lasting impressions of the conversation and offered their thoughts on how the Trustees Committee might be uniquely positioned to begin implementing and operationalizing some of the learning and key takeaways from the discussion. We spoke about how we can and should be more expansive in our understanding of what makes a board diverse and the reciprocal benefit of recruiting new members from an even wider range of personal and professional backgrounds. We also discussed the importance of considering intersectionality in our recruitment process and veering away from the impulse to “check boxes,” and instead think holistically about who is on the board now and seek out individuals who bring the unique perspectives we need to both broaden and deepen our governance of NEFA in this important moment in the organization’s history.
The committee needs your help to make this happen! Following the board meeting, we will send out an anonymous and confidential survey with some questions about your personal and professional background. This is a completely optional survey, but your answers will help us establish a baseline for where the current membership of the board is and will help us set goals for who and how we recruit. The second component of the survey will ask for your input on which perspectives, expertise, and attributes you think would be additive on the board and what our top priorities should be for this year. In addition, I urge you to start thinking more broadly about your own contacts and consider who from your networks could be a strong addition to the NEFA board.
Finally, as some of you may know, our friend and colleague Kristina Newman-Scott was recently appointed President of BRIC, an arts and media organization in Brooklyn. In leaving her position as the Director of Connecticut’s state arts agency, Kristina resigned her ex-officio seat on the board. Kristina has been a critical partner to the organization and is a champion of artists and creative workers, a powerful advocate for the importance of the arts, and a leader in building an equitable, inclusive cultural sector. It was obvious to the committee that Kristina would be an outstanding member of the board in her new capacity. As such, we recommend the board elect Kristina Newman-Scott to the Class of 2021 for a 3-year term to commence immediately. During my committee report on October 26, I will call for a vote to approve Kristina’s nomination.
Best Regards,
Randy Rosenbaum Chair, Trustees Committee
Committee Members: Taylor Ho Bynum, Barbara Murphy, Pam Tatge
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Nomination to the Class of 2021
Kristina Newman-Scott | President | BRIC | Brooklyn, NY
Kristina Newman-Scott is the newly appointed president of BRIC, which presents programs in contemporary art, performing arts, and video that reflect the creativity and diversity of Brooklyn. BRIC also advances and nurtures emerging voices and works-in-progress by local artists and media makers. BRIC supports open access to arts and media by making programs available without charge or at very low cost, through education and public programs, and by enabling and amplifying individual and community voices.
Before joining BRIC, Kristina was a visual artist, creative strategies consultant, and a television and radio producer in Jamaica, where she was born and raised. She made history as the first immigrant and first woman of color to serve as the Director of Culture and State Historic Preservation Officer for the State of Connecticut, where she oversaw the state’s economic and community development grant-making, programs and services related to art, culture and historic preservation. Previously, Newman-Scott served as the Director of Marketing, Events and Cultural Affairs for the City of Hartford; Director of Programs at the Boston Center for the Arts; and Director of Visual Arts at Hartford's Real Art Ways.
Ms. Newman-Scott’s awards and recognitions include a 2018 Connecticut Women’s Education & Legal Fund, Woman of Inspiration; a 2017 Writers Block, ACE Awardee; Hartford Business Journal Forty Under 40; a National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellow; a Hive Global Leadership selectee; and a Next City, Urban Vanguard. Ms. Newman-Scott has served on the boards of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, The Connecticut Forum, and the New England Foundation for the Arts as well the Americans for the Arts Private Sector Council.
She has been a TEDx speaker, visiting curator, guest lecturer, or featured presenter at colleges, universities, organizations and events across the country and internationally.
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• Current elected members (15/19) • State Arts Agency Directors (4/19)* ➢ Goal: 24 total members Membership ❖ Priority: Recruit members for the Class of 2019, 2020, and someone to assume the MCC vacancy
• Gender • Race/Ethnicity Demographics • Next generation ➢ Goal: Better ratio of diversity in all areas
• New England • Outside New England Geographic • Urban/Rural community members ➢ Goal: Additional members from rural areas; representation from Distribution all six states
• Strategic/Leadership/National Impact • Interest in performing arts Arts • Interest in visual & media arts • Practicing artists Expertise ➢ Goal: Recruit members with influence and lived experience in the field
• Advocacy • Community Development Social • Creative Economy • Philanthropy Impact ➢ Goal: Raise board expectations for giving/giving back
• Business/Finance • Nonprofit/NGO Management • Law • Education • Civic General • Real estate • Media Expertise • Technology • International/Global perspective • Program ➢ Goal: Diversify professional expertise across the board
• Ability to contribute personally to NEFA • Ability to connect NEFA to individual/corporate/foundation/public Throughline sources of investment • Leadership succession potential Considerations • Continue to develop a pool of prospects while honoring term limits in an effort to maintain vitality across the board
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MEMORANDUM
To: NEFA Board of Directors
From: Doug Keith & Ted Wendell Jug Chokshi, Director of Finance & Administration
Date: October 15, 2018
Re: Finance Updates
NEFA continues to strengthen its financial health. The finance team is able to complete all critical operations, as well as effectively plan and report the numbers, though our learning continues. We are currently focused on completing the FY18 audit, making changes to processes for monthly closings, reporting, etc., and instituting minor changes to our controls and procedures.
Priorities for FY19 include: • Tighter projections: As we hone our understanding and processes, we should be able to tighten our projections which will allow for better decision-making and resource allocations. • Internal reporting: Currently, we provide financial information to internal staff as the need arises. However, we need to formalize this process into a regular format and timeline. • Transparency: Working with the Finance and Audit Committee, we continue to improve our reporting and the committee’s understanding of our finances. While we’ve made significant progress, there is more to do. • Investing our “free” cash: As of June 1, 2018, we started investing our operating cash in an overnight sweep, which is low risk and low maintenance, but also earns less than some alternatives (currently, we earn ~0.75% on the sweep). • Quasi-Endowment: Together with the Finance and the Investment committees, we should clarify use of the earnings on the Quasi-Endowment, including the annual draw-down and potential replenishment of the fund. • Benefits review: Over the next two months, we will comprehensively evaluate our benefits package to ensure that we are meeting staff needs at a reasonable cost and make adjustments as necessary.
FY18 Audit: We expect the audit and the statements to be fully completed by mid-November. The compliance and controls testing are completed, with no material issues. The auditors are returning in late October to complete testing of the actual numbers. We expect a smooth process with no significant issues.
FY18 Operating Statement: We project a surplus of $188k, or 3% of expenses, which is considered healthy and reasonable.
FY19 Projections: As of 9/30/18, we project a surplus of $309k. However, it’s a bit early in the year to rely on that figure. By January, I will have more confidence in the projections, and we’ll re-allocate funds as appropriate to close gaps in our strategic priorities.
FY19 Investments The Investment Committee reviews results on a quarterly basis, and we continue to include rotating presentations from our four brokers in our committee meetings. The June 30, 2018 report is included.
Best Regards, Doug Keith, Chair, Finance & Audit Committee Ted Wendell, Chair, Investment Committee
Finance & Audit Committee Members: Geoff Hargadon, Chip Newell, Carrie Zaslow Investment Committee Members: Pamela Diamantis, Newell Flather, Geoff Hargadon, Doug Keith 13 Finance & Audit Committee Report FY18 Operating Statement
FY18 Revised Variance (FY18 FY18 Actuals Budget Projected v FY18 (Unaudited) (Approved) Approved)
REVENUE
Release of Temp Restricted Revenue Foundations 5,796,408 6,825,674 (1,029,266) ‐15% A Government National Endowment for the Arts 1,092,400 1,196,985 (104,585) ‐9% State Arts Agencies ‐ New England 102,000 105,000 (3,000) ‐3% U.S. Department of State 108,333 411,745 (303,412) ‐74% A U.S. National Park Service 42,000 29,166 12,834 44% subtotal Released Revenue 7,141,141 8,568,570 (1,427,429) ‐17% Other Operating Revenue Earned Revenue (Event Registration, Center Stage Touring) 26,100 26,100 00% Annual Fund (Board & Individuals) 111,678 75,000 36,678 49% B Interest & Dividends (Operating Assets) 97,867 22,000 75,867 345% Quasi‐endowment draw (@ 5%) 187,822 187,822 00% subtotal Other Revenue 423,467 310,922 112,545 36%
TOTAL REVENUE 7,564,608 8,879,492 (1,314,884) ‐15%
EXPENSES
Grants & Program Services Multidisciplinary (New England P&T, Folk Arts, Awards) 408,226 368,854 39,372 11% C Creative Economy & CreativeGround 204,780 173,223 31,557 18% A Public Art (Creative City, Fund for the Arts, National Park Svc) 527,366 434,052 93,314 21% Dance (National Dance Project, New England Dance Fund) 2,004,987 2,841,592 (836,605) ‐29% A Theater (National Theater Project) 1,020,132 1,849,314 (829,182) ‐45% A International Cultural Exchange (Center Stage) 275,000 260,261 14,739 6% A Sponsored Projects (ArtistLink) 5,000 71,999 (66,999) ‐93% D subtotal Program 4,445,491 60% 5,999,295 68% (1,553,804) ‐26% Administration Compensation & Benefits 1,898,335 1,862,140 36,195 2% E General & Administrative 899,322 883,415 15,907 2% Communications & Development 132,803 55,360 77,443 140% subtotal Admininstration 2,930,460 40% 2,800,915 32% 129,545 5%
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 7,375,951 100% 8,800,211 100% (1,424,260) ‐16%
OPERATING SURPLUS (DEFICIT) 188,657 3% 79,282 1% 109,375 138%
Strategic Opportunity & Risk Reserves 0 41,168 (41,168) ‐100% F
TOTAL SURPLUS (DEFICIT) 188,657 120,450 68,207 57%
Notes A Differences due to timing of activities; changes in expenses are largely off‐set by changes in revenues. B Reflects the success of the Annual Appeal. C Reflects greater investment in NE programs (strategic priority). D Represents funds held in custody; expenses and revenues are matched. We charge a $3k fee annually for managing the transactions. E Projection includes an accrual for a 403b accrual; paid on Sept 29, 2018. F The revenue side of Strategic Risk Reserve occurs outside of the operating statement, and is therefore treated "below the line". FAC agreed not to use the fund in FY19.
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FY19 Projection as FY19 Approved of 9/30/18 Budget Variance
REVENUE
Release of Temp Restricted Revenue Foundations 6,050,796 5,982,010 68,786 1% A Government National Endowment for the Arts 1,092,400 1,092,400 00% State Arts Agencies ‐ New England 102,000 102,000 00% U.S. Department of State 1,262,456 1,232,403 30,053 2% subtotal Released Revenue 8,507,652 8,408,813 98,839 1% Other Operating Revenue
Earned Revenue (Events, Center Stage Touring) 167,334 167,334 00% Annual Fund (Board & Individuals) 100,000 100,000 00% Interest & Dividends (Operating Assets) 30,000 30,000 00% Quasi‐endowment draw (@ 5%) 198,141 198,141 00% subtotal Other Revenue 495,475 495,475 00%
TOTAL REVENUE 9,003,127 8,904,288 98,839 1%
EXPENSES
Grants & Program Services
Multidisciplinary (New England P&T, Folk Arts, Awards) 401,354 401,354 00% Creative Economy & CreativeGround 235,200 270,200 (35,000) ‐13% Public Art (Creative City, Fund for the Arts) 300,307 275,307 25,000 9% Dance (National Dance Project, New England Dance Fund) 2,456,400 2,407,400 49,000 2% Theater (National Theater Project) 1,237,876 1,237,876 00% International Cultural Exchange (Center Stage) 1,208,610 1,262,746 (54,136) ‐4% Sponsored Projects (ArtistLink) 5,000 5,000 00% subtotal Program 5,844,747 67% 5,859,883 67% (15,136) 0% Administration Compensation & Benefits 2,014,552 2,087,566 (73,014) ‐3% B General & Administrative 726,492 702,478 24,014 3% Communications & Development 108,000 103,200 4,800 5% subtotal Admininstration 2,849,043 33% 2,893,244 33% (44,201) ‐2%
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 8,693,790 100% 8,753,127 100% (59,337) ‐1%
OPERATING SURPLUS (DEFICIT) 309,336 151,161 158,175 105% C
A Increase primariy due to increased actuals for a recently approved grant (budget included an estimate that was lower than the actual award). B Savings primarily due to vacancies and changes in positions, namely in Nat'l Dance Project and Creative City. C Portions of the projected surplus will be re‐allocated to fill startegic gaps later in the year, when we are more confident in the projections.
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Boston Common (5778‐ Walden 1 (1‐08491 Walden 2 (1‐05749 Eagle Claw (4567) Trillium (6684‐8961) 8242) Small Cap) Balanced) TOTAL Beginning Value (Jan 1, 2018)$ 2,994,27 1 $ 2,881,797 $ 279,314 $ 368,101 $ 3,069,725 $ 9,593,208 Withdrawals & fees $ (10,384) $ (11,246) $ ‐ $ ‐ $ (12,197) $ (33,827) End of Q2 2018 value $ 3,023,432 $ 2,959,212 $ 274,321 $ 385,645 $ 3,092,489 $ 9,735,099 % of total 31% 30% 3% 4% 32%
Cash $ 126,656 $ 143,141 $ 699 $ 2,280 $ 55,186 $ 327,962 3.4% Equities $2,004,25 9 $ 2,074,653 $ 273,622 $ 383,362 $ 2,196,780 $ 6,932,676 71.2% Fixed Income $ 692,517 $ 722,518 $ ‐ $ ‐ $ 831,947 $ 2,246,982 23.1% Other $ 200,000 $ 18,900 $ ‐ $ 3 $ 8,575 $ 227,478 2.3%
YTD return 0.98% 3.08% ‐1.86% 4.80% 0.70% 1.60% 1‐yr return 11.84% 9.89% 4.03% 13.10% 8.60% 10.05% 3‐yr return (annualized) 8.19% 6.22% 7.59% 10.90% 8.00% 7.62% 5‐yr return (annualized) 9.12% 8.94% 5.01% 10.30% 8.40% 8.77%
Weighted by market Barclays Govt/Credit Citigroup 3‐mo T‐bill value S&P500 Index Int Bd Index YTD return 2.65% ‐0.97% 7.70% 1‐yr return 14.37% ‐0.58% 1.29% 3‐yr return (annualized) 11.93% 1.16% 0.62% 5‐yr return (annualized) 13.41% 1.60% 0.38%
NEFA FUNDS BALANCES (FY18 Activity) NEFA NEFA Quasi‐ Operations Endowment Fund for the Arts Total Beginning Balance 5/31/2017 1,309,419 4,508,853 3,007,931 8,826,204 15% 51% 34% 100%
FFA transfer to Operations 6/1/2017 150,000 (150,000) ‐ QE annual draw to Operations 6/1/2017 187,822 (187,822) ‐ (per FY18 approved budget) QE annual draw to Operations 6/1/2018 198,141 (198,141) ‐ (per FY19 approved budget) 1,845,382 4,122,890 2,857,931 8,826,204 21% 47% 32% 100%
Net Change in Investment Balance 190,032 424,563 294,301 908,895
Current Balance 2,035,414 4,547,453 3,152,232 9,735,099 21% 47% 32% 100%
16 Development & Communications Committee Report
MEMORANDUM
To: NEFA Board of Directors
From: John Henry
Date: October 15, 2018
Re: FY18 Committee Projects and Updates
Dear Board Members,
The Development & Communications Committee met on Friday, September 21. We had a robust conversation focused on how we, as board members, can and should think more expansively about how we engage in NEFA’s fundraising efforts. As you know, we celebrated a historic achievement last year, raising over $100,000 from individual gifts for the first time in NEFA’s history. Our priority this year is to sustain and build upon this remarkable growth and continue expanding our network of friends.
By now you have seen the message I sent on behalf of the committee. Last year we received 15 gifts from the contacts you introduced us to. This year, we want to build on that success and are again asking Board members to suggest individuals you would like to invite to join NEFA’s circle of friends. There is no required number of names, so even if you have only one person in mind, we would love the opportunity to reach out to them! Please send names and mailing addresses for your contacts to Sharon Timmel, Development Director, at [email protected] by Tuesday, October 23, which will give staff time to prepare personalized materials for you to sign at the board meeting.
In addition to participating in our friend-raising campaign, we would like to offer board members the opportunity to make “Thank You” calls to the individuals who donate to NEFA. At the board meeting, I’ll talk more about why we have enjoyed this project so much, and why I think you will too!
We also discussed upcoming opportunities for board members to think about how they individually engage in NEFA’s long-term fundraising strategy. In the first half of 2019, Cathy and Sharon will be reaching out to board members to schedule one-one-one conversations to discuss what activities and projects you might be interested to try over the next year, and who among your friends, colleagues, or professional networks might be amenable to an introduction to NEFA through events, performances, or sponsorship opportunities. Sharon and Sarah Kelley, Development Coordinator, also shared a preliminary outline of NEFA’s first development plan, a project the committee will be actively engaged in over the next year and thinking about how the board might participate in that important planning process.
Finally, Communications Officer Jeffrey Filiault walked us through a preview of the redesigned NEFA website. I am really impressed with the new site, which feels fresh and current, and is a welcome update to our existing page. Much effort has gone into making sure the new website is welcoming, inclusive, and accessible to any and all visitors which has required a comprehensive review of the language, color contrast, and the structures featured throughout the site. My thanks to Jeffrey and Communications Director Ann Wicks for the extensive work that has gone into this project. I’m excited for the board to see the final product.
Best Regards,
John Henry Chair, Development & Communications Committee
Committee Members: Ann Smith, Marco Werman, Lisa Wong
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INDIVIDUAL GIFTS FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 Annual Fund 9 gifts $6,900 Rebecca Blunk Fund 16 gifts $6,760 TOTAL $13,660
FOUNDATION FUNDING FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 BarrFoundation Foundation Support ($200,000) Awarded in FY19 for Outcomes of the Strategic Plan (Creative City, CreativeGround, EDIA, Staff Development & $200,000 Training) Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation ($2,500) for Idea Swap 2018 $2,500 Fidelity Foundation ($200,000) for CreativeGround Planning $200,000 TOTAL $402,500 Foundation Support Awarded Prior to FY19 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation ($3,770,000) for National Theater Project $1,256,666 $1,256,667 $1,256,667 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation ($3,900,000) for National Dance Project $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $1,300,000 Barr Foundation ($1,700,000) for Creative City $41,413 $446,214 $450,840 $510,921 $250,612 Boston Foundation ($30,000) for Creative City $8,550 $8,556 $12,894 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation ($3,629,400) for National Dance Project $1,814,810 $1,814,590 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation ($262,500) for Core Support/General Operating $90,000 $172,500 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation ($750,000) for National Theater Project $375,000 $375,000 Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art ($300,000) for Center Stage Season 3 and 4 $10,000 $30,663 $93,507 $0 $165,830 TOTAL $51,413 $476,877 $552,897 $3,680,953 $5,348,093 $2,931,667 $1,300,000
Pending Foundation Proposals Boston Foundation ($300,000) for RDDI New England $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation ( $5,444,100) for National Dance Project $1,814,700 $1,814,700 $1,814,700 TOTAL $100,000 $1,914,700 $1,914,700 $1,814,700
GOVERNMENT FUNDING FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 Government Support Awarded in FY19 U.S. Embassy, Cairo, Egypt ($33,500) for Center Stage 4 Journalists $33,500 New Hampshire State Council on the Arts ($4,000) for FY19 Partnership $4,000 TOTAL $37,500 Government Support Awarded prior to FY19 National Endowment for the Arts ($1,088,400) for FY19 Partnership $1,088,400 U.S. Department of State ($1,350,000) for Center Stage Season 4 $121,044 $320,000 $908,956 TOTAL $121,044 $320,000 $1,997,356 Pending Government Proposals National Endowment for the Arts for FY20 Partnership TBD Connecticut Office of the Arts for FY19 Partnership TBD Maine Arts Commission for FY19 Partnership TBD Massachusetts Cultural Council for FY19 Partnership TBD Rhode Island State Council on the Arts for FY19 Partnership TBD Vermont Arts Council for FY19 Partnership TBD TOTAL TBD
DONOR ADVISED FUNDING FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 Donor Advised Fund Support Awarded in FY19 Aliad Fund ($30,000) for the New England Dance Fund $30,000 TOTAL $30,000
CORPORATIONS FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 Corporate Support Awarded in FY19 Eckert Seamans ($500) $500 for Idea Swap 2018 Baystate Financial ($500) $500 for Idea Swap 2018 TOTAL $1,000 TOTAL AWARDED IN FY19 $484,660 TOTAL BUDGETED IN FY19 $7,930,109 TOTAL PENDING $5,744,100
18 Operationalizing Our Values Report on NEFA’s EDIA Work
MEMORANDUM
To: NEFA Board of Directors
From: Cathy Edwards Daniela Jacobson, Abby Southwell, EDIA Working Group Co-Chairs
Date: October 15, 2018
Re: NEFA’s EDIA Work
Equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility (EDIA) emerged as a top priority for NEFA during the creation of our 2018 – 2021 Strategic Plan. In July 2017, as a part of our strategic planning process, NEFA contracted with artEquity, working primarily with founder and director, Carmen Morgan, to facilitate a two-day full-staff EDIA training, Practicing Equity and Inclusion. The focus of the training was wide- ranging, related to group agreements; exercises related to identity and social location and power; understanding organizational stages of diversity & inclusion; white supremacy culture; terminology for anti-bias language; recognizing micro-aggressions and white fragility; and use of affinity groups.
Initial outcomes of the work with artEquity included: 1. Development of a core value of EDIA as part of NEFA’s strategic plan 2. Development of a core goal of EDIA as part of NEFA’s strategic plan 3. Establishment of NEFA “Group Agreements” around discussions and commitments to building an inclusive and equitable culture of engagement with one another 4. Establishment of a staff working group to steer NEFA’s EDIA work; keep us accountable to our values and strategic plan goal; develop EDIA learning opportunities including a series of staff- led workshops on white supremacy culture 5. Creation of budget lines for EDIA work at NEFA in the organizational budget
EDIA Working Group The EDIA Working Group was established following NEFA’s training with artEquity, with the goals of: • Carrying out internal and cross-organizational projects related to equity • Offering an opportunity for shared leadership and knowledge sharing throughout the staff • Ensuring that the commitments that were made to each other as a community at the artEquity training and throughout the strategic planning process are upheld • Onboarding new staff on NEFA’s EDIA journey and sharing training resources as part of the employee orientation process • Supporting NEFA’s new affinity groups and advocating for their resource needs
In the year since the formation of the group, it has developed a rotating staffing model to ensure fair distribution of opportunity to serve on the group throughout the staff. Leadership and learning opportunities have been provided through two working-group-hosted, staff-led all-staff workshops around the topic of Understanding and Dismantling White Supremacy Culture. The EDIA working group invited staff to participate in ArtsEmerson’s Citizen Read project that engaged the local Boston community in conversations on racism and equity. External facilitators led a group discussion for staff who read Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric and staff attended the performance of Rankine’s The White Card in Boston. Finally, the group has catalyzed organization-wide conversations surrounding inclusive language, codes of conduct, professional development opportunities in the equity space, and ethical data collection and management.
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Report on NEFA’s EDIA Work
Thanks to the (current and former) staff who have participated in the EDIA Working Group so far: Jug Chokshi, Rodrigo DelaTorre, Steven Fenton, Kristin Gregory, Sarah Kelley, Meena Malik, Sara Nash, Jane Preston, Quita Sullivan, Sharon Timmel, and to those who have taken on the leadership of the group, Quita Sullivan, Daniela Jacobson, and Abby Southwell.
Board Engagement After approving the 2018 – 2021 Strategic Plan NEFA’s board of directors sought to engage in purposeful EDIA learning and community building, recognizing that staff had already taken an important lead in the work. NEFA contracted with Equity Quotient to run a full-board training in June 2018 at our two-day board retreat in Vermont. Goals of the workshop were for board members to identify shared language, learning, definitions, and understanding among the board; support the staff in their EDIA efforts; be an impetus to take action steps/plan to see the board demographics shift; begin a visioning framework for board recruitment over a five-year period; help the organization find the resources to go deeper in this work; and commit to creating a culture of equity at every level of the organization.
Initial outcomes of the work with Equity Quotient included a board commitment to instilling EDIA values into the heart of NEFA’s work going forward (“we are moving from the ‘business of the organization’ to the ‘REAL business of the organization’ “), supporting the staff in their implementation and learning work, informing board recruitment and governance goals with a commitment to building our EDIA muscle and commitments. The board also agreed that the EDIA work at NEFA would become a standing agenda item for the Executive Committee’s work. Discussion will continue at the fall 2018 executive committee and full-board meetings.
Constituent Engagement NEFA staff are working to advance EDIA in our programs and via constituent engagement in these key areas, which are all reflected in work plans developed to support the Strategic Plan: • Recruitment and hiring • Grant guidelines and criteria • Group agreements as part of ongoing work • Equity in the panel room best practices • Land acknowledgement • Planning an EDIA training for New England constituents in spring 2019 • Accessibility as a priority of new website and communications plan • Developing an accessibility grievance procedure • Enhanced accessibility event planning
Staff Learning, continued NEFA staff, with the EDIA working group as lead, are committed to continuing our learning with artEquity. We are developing a new contract with artEquity to facilitate a second full-staff training in the fall of 2018 focusing on holding ourselves accountable to NEFA’s staff group agreements, confronting and managing conflicts as they arise, and developing stronger shared terminology toward strengthening our EDIA work.
Advance work in preparation for this training will include an inventory and timeline documenting and acknowledging the EDIA work and progress made since the July 2017 training. artEquity will administer a survey for responses from NEFA staff on the current practices around observing the group agreements and to identify issues and areas where shared terminology and definitions could improve our effectiveness in implementing this work.
Following the training, the EDIA working group and artEquity will continue to collaborate to plan follow- up related to topics that emerge during the training such as exploring shared leadership models and other strategies to integrate the work across all NEFA staff. The additional work may include webinars and identifying other training resources for specific areas such as equitable facilitation skills. These
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activities will build on the important work we started with artEquity in 2017, further increasing NEFA staff’s ability to carry out our commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility.
What does success look like? Our goals are for the NEFA staff and board continue to grow their knowledge of EDIA work and implement this knowledge through their roles at NEFA, such as supporting learning for constituents, increasing staff and board diversity, and improving grant application and review processes to be more equitable. We will document learning captured at each training and will compare progress to departmental EDIA workplans created by NEFA staff in May 2018 as part of our Strategic Plan. Through these trainings, we hope to learn how NEFA can serve its constituents more equitably, how we can improve internal EDIA practices for staff, and how we can contribute to larger field-wide EDIA efforts.
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MEMORANDUM
To: NEFA Board of Directors
From: Jane Preston, Deputy Director Adrienne Petrillo, Program Director, NE Presenting and Touring and Center Stage Cheri Opperman, Grants Manager, Dance Daniela Jacobson, Program Manager, NE Presenting and Touring Dee Schneidman, Program Director, Research and Creative Economy Derek Schwartz, Program Associate, Theater Kamaria Carrington, Program Associate, Creative City Kelsey Colcord Spitalny, Program Coordinator, Center Stage Kim Szeto, Program Director, Public Art Kristin Gregory, Program Officer, Dance Meena Malik, Program Manager, Theater Morganna Becker, Program Associate, CreativeGround Quita Sullivan, Program Director, Theater
Date: October 12, 2018
Re: Program Updates
NEFA’s strategic plan, with emphasis on the EDIA value statement, has been guiding refinement in program practices and guidelines during recent grantmaking and program assessments. The summer meetings and grants panel review for the National Dance Project and National Theater Project explicitly referred to the EDIA value statement in consideration and recommendations for final awards. We shared learning from this increased EDIA focus in NEFA’s grants panel practices with a national cohort of funders who convened to explore actions that would improve equity in the panel room and provide concrete recommendations to be shared among funders. This work culminated in the recent release of a resource guide: RE-Tool: Racial Equity in the Panel Process which can be accessed at https://www.jeromefdn.org/announcing-re-tool-racial- equity-panel-process
Program staff are collaborating to share knowledge and continue to work toward more fully incorporating EDIA values into grants guidelines and services as we revise language in criteria, application and reporting materials, and in relationship building with constituents who may be new to NEFA. The major planning project for CreativeGround, a resource that serves multiple grants programs and professional development activities is focused on making the website more accessible and more inclusive of the full creative economy of New England.
We love to talk about our work! We encourage board members to engage with staff to discuss how we are working to reflect the strategic plan priorities. The following are brief updates on recent activities:
Creative Economy A major grant from the Fidelity Foundation provides funding for the Creative Economy and CreativeGround team to launch strategic planning for the next phase of CreativeGround, NEFA’s online directory of the New England creative economy. NEFA has engaged a multi-faceted team of consultants from Connecticut to develop scenarios for expansion of the online community, incorporating learning from the site’s first years as well as new knowledge. Research and Creative Economy staff are participating in events in five New England states this fall, providing hands-on workshops and increasing participation in CreativeGround. NEFA’s
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Creative Economy research reports, and resources continue to generate high levels of interest as well as practical implementation and advocacy use at the regional, state and local levels.
The call for participation has launched for the next Creative Communities Exchange (CCX) to be held in Montpelier, VT June 7 and 8, 2019. CCX is a bi-annual event that connects creative economy practitioners from throughout New England to share stories of how their creative work has contributed toward community goals, and to share specific replicable steps that event attendees can take home to energize and activate their local communities. The event has become a highly valued networking opportunity and provides a comprehensive picture of the creative economy impact that NEFA’s research has quantified over time. The call for participation and information on the event are at https://www.nefa.org/events/creative- communities-exchange-2
New England Presenting and Touring Final planning is underway for NEFA’s 17th annual Idea Swap coming up in Worcester, MA on October 30. We’ve moved to a larger space this year to accommodate more of the artists, arts organizations, performing arts curators and managers who have come to see this event as the region’s best opportunity to meet and build relationships for the development and New England touring of their work. Designed to promote collaborations among regional organizations, Idea Swap centers around presentations of artistic projects that may qualify for regional touring or tour planning support through NEFA’s Expeditions grants program.
New England Presenting and Touring staff have been reviewing criteria and program requirements for both Expeditions and the New England States Touring (NEST) programs, with the lens of the strategic plan and EDIA priorities. Along with the expansion of participation in CreativeGround, these programs are seeking to reach beyond constituents who have historically applied and benefitted. NEST provides support for performances and activities by New England artists in the New England states, with grants ranging from $400 to $4,000. NEST recently awarded its first round of FY19 grants, funding 11 tour engagements totaling $22,732 supporting artists, organizations and communities across all New England states.
Our partnership with the Northeast Indigenous Arts Alliance (NIAA), led by former NEFA Native Arts program manager Dawn Spears (Narragansett) has received two more years of funding from the NEA. NEFA staff are participating in a professional development event for Native artists on October 13 in Westerly, RI to exchange information on marketing strategies and readiness for Indian art markets. After an extremely successful inaugural event, NEFA and NIAA will again support participation in the 2nd annual Abbe Museum Indian Market in May 2019 in Bar Harbor, ME. Also coming up next spring, NEFA staff are working with New England presenter associations to plan a day of EDIA training. And we are working with our regional arts organization colleagues at SouthArts and the Western Arts Alliance in the planning phases for new jazz and Indigenous artists’ touring initiatives.
Public Art The largest and final cohort of the Creative City pilot program supported 13 artists’ projects that animated multiple public locations in Boston, with major activities over the summer, and extending into the fall. For the past year, we have been engaged in an intensive learning assessment facilitated by Animating Democracy of Americans for the Arts, and in partnership with the program’s lead funder, the Barr Foundation. This has given NEFA the opportunity to assess the outcomes of the Creative City pilot phase and inform future program design, including the possibility of geographic expansion. The final report was delivered in September, and we are in the process of rethinking the program design, including grants and professional development activities in preparation for a proposal to the Barr Foundation for future phases. We will also be releasing a public report and doing presentations about our learning to inform a broader constituency and to contribute to knowledge building about artists’ support.
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Creative City continues to partner with The Boston Foundation in producing professional development workshops for artists. Upcoming workshops in late October and November address the interests that Creative City and Boston Foundation artist grantees have expressed for developing touring practices. These topics align well with NEFA’s regional presenting and touring support programs and provide more opportunity for cross-program collaboration. Additional information about grantees and their projects can be found in recent posts by Creative City staff on the NEFA blog at https://www.nefa.org/blog
NEFA recently made two-year grants to five Boston organizations engaging in new public art initiatives through the Fund for the Arts program. Also in a learning phase, this grantee cohort will facilitate learning about necessary steps to enhance the environment for public art in Boston with applicable learning for other locations. The organizations will each host site visits for mutual discussion and exchange of strategies for creative public art opportunities.
Dance and National Dance Project (NDP) The National Dance Project (NDP) made 20 awards to artists to produce and tour new works and awarded the remaining 16 applicants in the final review stage with $1,000 finalist awards during the June 2018 meeting with program advisors. The panel review included consideration of NEFA’s EDIA values and 12 of the 20 production grants were made to artists who had not previously received funding from the program. These 12 first time grantees are meeting as a cohort with the program advisors in October in Atlanta to develop strategies, discuss challenges and made deep new connections with each other in anticipation of the development and touring of their work. Advisors are also making recommendations for further integrating EDIA into the criteria and application requirements in the future.
Part of the discussion at the grantee cohort meetings will inform the awarding of additional funds to support production residencies. A new category of NDP grants is funding deeper community engagement strategies for up to 5 NDP projects. NDP’s travel fund was launched last spring and is being utilized by both artists and organizational presenters and curators to see work and increase visibility, especially for artists who are less known nationally as they build touring capacity and relationships. Additional efforts to increase knowledge of regional issues for artists include a community meeting in Atlanta in conjunction with the grantee cohort gathering and with participation from sister regional arts organization SouthArts.
The New England Dance Fund received 25 applications in the fall round, including from dance artists new to the program which funds opportunities to advance careers through professional development, research, travel, residencies, collaborations and documentation of work.
A tangible product of the close collaboration and learning across the National Dance Project and National Theater Project is the first combined publication detailing opportunities for touring support: https://www.nefa.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/NDP%20and%20NTP%202018.pdf
Theater and National Theater Project (NTP) The National Theater Project (NTP) expanded its grantmaking for the creation and touring of new devised ensemble theater works this year with support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, in addition to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. At the July 2018 meeting, NTP awarded eight major grants, up from six creation and touring grants in past years. Sandglass Theater from Vermont received its second NTP grant for Babylon: Journeys of Refugees. Four smaller finalist development grants were also awarded, and the remaining 12 finalists received grants of $1,000. Following the grants review meeting, the NTP advisors participated in conference calls with observations and recommendations around further strengthening EDIA practices in application criteria and processes.
NTP initiated the practice, now shared with NDP, of grantee cohort and regional convenings. Plans are advancing for the next NTP meetings in Minneapolis in December 2018. The cohort
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convening is an intimate and intensive working session designed to strengthen relationships between the artists and program advisors and build knowledge sharing among the artist cohort. In 2018, the expanded number of grantees will open the opportunity to bring additional past and prospective advisors into the cohort discussions. The regional convenings grew from recognition that there is a gap in program advisors’ knowledge and experience outside of geographic regions with which they are most familiar. NTP seeks to bridge this knowledge gap through co-hosting regional convenings where artists, presenters, and advisors can engage in shared learning about distinct local contexts and discuss with each other challenges to creating and presenting work. Planning is already underway for a New England regional convening in 2020.
Center Stage Center Stage Season 4 tours began mid-September with the arrival of Mohamed Abozekry & Karkade, Dina El Wedidi and Youssra El Hawary, all from Cairo, Egypt. Teatr-Pralnia with CCA Dakh (Kyiv, Ukraine) arrived in mid-October and Kurbassy (Lviv, Ukraine) will arrive in late October. The five ensembles will travel to 27 communities in 20 states including Kittery, ME; Lyons, NB; Portland, OR; Memphis, TN; and Lebanon, NH. All perform at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage in Washington, DC streamed live via webcast.
Three journalists from Egypt joined the Center Stage tours during September. Journalists from Egypt Today Magazine, Mada, and Nogoum FM traveled to cover all three Egyptian ensembles. Their work included real-time reporting from the tours with live social media broadcasts and regularly published articles. A long-form essay about the tours will be published later this fall. The Egyptian journalists were able to join the Center Stage tour due to an additional grant from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. An additional journalist from Kyiv, Ukraine will join the Center Stage tours in late October to cover Teatr-Pralnia with CCA Dakh and Kurbassy.
Press coverage of note includes a Washington Post article, “With an accordion, Youssra El Hawary taps out a protest song and other sounds from Cairo’s streets,” Egypt Today article, “Splendid nights at Kennedy Center: Dina, Youssra, Karkade explore different US venues,” which includes highlights from all three Egyptian ensembles. Information about all of the artists, tour activities and additional coverage is available on the Center Stage website: https://centerstageus.org/
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date Expeditions Touring Funds New England nonprofit organizations to present performing artists from around the world. We're Muslim, Don't Bates Dance Festival Lewiston ME Panic Chicago IL $9,000 N/A 3/1/2019 7/14/2019
Brown University Providence RI Adam Weinert Dance Hudson NY $3,083 N/A 3/18/2019 3/29/2019
Carol Autorino Center for Kinan Azmeh and the Arts and Humanities West Hartford CT Dinuk Wijeratne Brooklyn NY $2,520 N/A 10/11/2018 10/11/2018
Carol Autorino Center for We're Muslim, Don't the Arts and Humanities West Hartford CT Panic Chicago IL $3,705 N/A 4/8/2019 4/13/2019 Chandler Center for the Arts Randolph VT The Telling Project Austin TX $3,600 N/A 6/4/2018 11/11/2018 Flock Theatre New London CT Hijinx Theatre Cardiff Wales $1,485 N/A 9/24/2018 9/29/2018 Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Burlington VT Ballet Hispanico New York NY $7,000 N/A 4/19/2019 4/22/2019 Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Burlington VT KEIGWIN + COMPANY New York NY $4,550 N/A 12/5/2018 12/9/2018
Flynn Center for the Les Ballets Trockadero Performing Arts Burlington VT de Monte Carlo New York NY $6,400 N/A 3/31/2019 4/1/2019 Hopkins Center for the Ragamala Dance Arts Hanover NH Company Minneapolis MN $8,000 N/A 9/16/2018 9/20/2018
Ain Gordon with Josh International Festival of Quillen/Pick Up Arts & Ideas New Haven CT Performance Co(s) Brooklyn NY $4,080 N/A 6/12/2018 6/13/2018 Jacob's Pillow Dance Ragamala Dance Festival Becket MA Company Minneapolis MN $8,000 N/A 6/20/2018 6/24/2018 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Becket MA Adam Weinert Dance Hudson NY $7,000 N/A 9/10/2018 9/23/2018 KCP Presents Barnet VT The Telling Project Austin TX $5,850 N/A 10/1/2019 11/30/2019 KCP Presents Barnet VT Ballet Hispanico New York NY $4,900 N/A 4/25/2019 4/26/2019
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date Mahaney Center for the Ragamala Dance Arts Middlebury VT Company Minneapolis MN $7,000 N/A 2/26/2019 3/2/2019
Ain Gordon with Josh onStage at Connecticut Quillen/Pick Up College New London CT Performance Co(s) Brooklyn NY $3,000 N/A 2/13/2019 2/16/2019 Pinkerton Academy Derry NH Ballet Hispanico New York NY $4,550 N/A 4/14/2019 4/15/2019
Les Ballets Trockadero Portland Ovations Portland ME de Monte Carlo New York NY $8,000 N/A 3/28/2019 3/29/2019
Portland Ovations Portland ME KEIGWIN + COMPANY New York NY $4,918 N/A 10/24/2018 10/27/2018 Puppet Showplace Theater Brookline MA Hijinx Theatre Cardiff Wales $6,386 N/A 9/27/2018 9/30/2018
Ain Gordon with Josh Quillen/Pick Up Quick Center for the Arts Fairfield CT Performance Co(s) Brooklyn NY $3,600 N/A 2/21/2019 2/24/2019
Quick Center for the Arts Fairfield CT KEIGWIN + COMPANY New York NY $5,600 N/A 11/15/2018 11/17/2018 Redfern Arts Center at Keene State College Keene NH The Telling Project Austin TX $4,500 N/A 10/16/2018 3/8/2019 Saint-Gaudens National Kinan Azmeh and Historic Site Cornish NH Dinuk Wijeratne Brooklyn NY $3,105 N/A 6/30/2019 8/18/2019 Sandglass Theater Putney VT Hijinx Theatre Cardiff Wales $6,633 N/A 9/18/2018 9/24/2018 SPACE Gallery Portland ME Everett Company Providence RI $4,200 N/A 9/5/2017 9/10/2017
Les Ballets Trockadero The Colonial Theater Keene NH de Monte Carlo New York NY $8,000 N/A 3/30/2019 3/30/2019 We're Muslim, Don't The Dance Complex Cambridge MA Panic Chicago IL $3,668 N/A 7/21/2019 7/28/2019
Ain Gordon with Josh Quillen/Pick Up The Yard Chilmark MA Performance Co(s) Brooklyn NY $4,230 N/A 6/24/2019 6/30/2019
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date We're Muslim, Don't The Yard Chilmark MA Panic Chicago IL $4,973 N/A 1/28/2019 2/10/2019 We're Muslim, Don't Trinity College Hartford CT Panic Chicago IL $7,650 N/A 4/4/2019 4/7/2019
Les Ballets Trockadero UMass Fine Arts Center Amherst MA de Monte Carlo New York NY $4,550 N/A 4/1/2019 4/2/2019 West Claremont Center Kinan Azmeh and for Music and the Arts Claremont NH Dinuk Wijeratne Brooklyn NY $5,940 N/A 10/11/2018 8/17/2019
Williams College '62 Ain Gordon with Josh Center for Theatre and Quillen/Pick Up Dance Williamstown MA Performance Co(s) Brooklyn NY $1,800 N/A 10/22/2018 10/26/2018 Williams College Museum of Art Williamstown MA Adam Weinert Dance Hudson NY $1,260 N/A 7/8/2018 7/9/2018
World Music/CRASHarts Cambridge MA KEIGWIN + COMPANY New York NY $4,375 N/A 10/17/2018 10/20/2018 Zeiterion Theatre New Bedford MA Ballet Hispanico New York NY $7,000 N/A 4/11/2019 4/12/2019 Number of Grants: 38 $194,111 Expeditions Tour Planning Funds New England nonprofit organizations’ project planning, allowing time to build interest among other nonprofit presenting organizations.
Brian King and What Afterglow Tours Afterglow Festival Provincetown MA Time Is It, Mr. Fox? Gloucester MA $6,000 Gravitational Fool 6/1/2018 6/30/2019 ANIKAYA Dance ANIKAYA Dance Theater Somerville MA Theater Somerville MA $9,000 Conference of the Birds 6/1/2018 2/28/2019
Bates Dance Festival Lewiston ME a canary torsi Brooklyn NY $4,000 CAST, STAGE, AUTHOR 8/1/2018 2/1/2019
Chandler Center for the Mocean Dance New Arts Randolph VT Mocean Dance Halifax NS $2,275 England Tour 2019-20 6/1/2018 8/30/2019
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date Fairfield University - Regina A. Quick Center Frederick Gravel Tour for the Arts Fairfield CT Frederick Gravel Montreal QC $3,500 Planning 8/27/2018 9/9/2018
HOLOSCENES/Lars Jan - FirstWorks Providence RI Early Morning Opera Los Angeles CA $5,000 Tour Planning 6/1/2018 8/30/2019
Activarte: Engaging the IBA - Inquilinos Boricuas Puerto Community through the en Acción Boston MA Agua, Sol y Sereno San Juan Rico $2,500 Arts 7/15/2018 7/22/2018 Middlebury College Yaa Samar! Dance Dance Program Middlebury VT Theatre Brooklyn NY $3,150 YSDT New England Tour 6/1/2018 8/31/2019
Moving Histories with Lenora Lee Dance (New Pao Arts Center Boston MA Lenora Lee Dance San Francisco CA $3,500 England Tour) 8/1/2018 2/28/2019
Redfern Arts Center at Otto Frank by Roger Keene State College Keene NH Roger Guenveur Smith Los Angeles CA $5,000 Guenveur Smith 10/1/2018 10/8/2018 SPACE Gallery Portland ME Sara Juli Falmouth ME $8,000 Marriage 6/1/2018 5/31/2019 Williams College '62 Center for Theatre and New England Dance on Dance Williamstown MA N/A N/A N/A $3,500 Tour 6/4/2018 3/29/2019 Number of Grants: 12 $55,425 New England States Touring (NEST) Funds New England nonprofit organizations to present New England performing artists. 3S Artspace Portsmouth NH Fukudance Winchester MA $1,400 N/A 4/1/2018 6/9/2018
Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire Littleton NH Alicia Potter Boston MA $1,675 N/A 9/17/2017 10/31/2017
Arts Alliance of Northern Lorraine Chapman, The New Hampshire Littleton NH Company Winchester MA $4,000 N/A 2/6/2018 12/31/2018
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date
Arts Alliance of Northern Wunderle's Big Top New Hampshire Littleton NH Adventures Chester VT $4,000 N/A 3/4/2018 8/31/2018
Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire Littleton NH Veronica Robles East Boston MA $3,200 N/A 11/12/2017 11/18/2017
Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire Littleton NH Atwater-Donnelly Warren RI $2,386 N/A 2/11/2018 12/31/2018
Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire Littleton NH William Alexander Montpelier VT $1,010 N/A 3/27/2018 4/12/2018
Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire Littleton NH New England Brass Beverly MA $2,115 N/A 3/29/2018 3/30/2018
Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire Littleton NH Bonnie Duncan Jamaica Plain MA $4,000 N/A 4/9/2018 4/14/2018
Arts Council of Tamworth Tamworth NH Antonio Rocha Gray ME $1,200 N/A 11/13/2017 11/17/2017 Arts Escape Southbury CT History At Play Somerville MA $400 N/A 11/7/2018 11/7/2018
Bar Harbor Music Festival Bar Harbor ME Ashleigh Gordon Dorchester MA $400 N/A 7/10/2018 7/14/2018
Bar Harbor Music Festival Bar Harbor ME Maria Rindenello Bourne MA $400 N/A 7/9/2018 7/14/2018
Barre Opera House Barre VT Pilobolus Washington Depot CT $4,000 N/A 10/20/2017 10/20/2017 Bread & Roses Heritage Bread and Puppet Comittee, Inc. Lawrence MA Theater West Glover VT $1,000 N/A 9/4/2017 9/4/2017
Carol Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities West Hartford CT Sokeo Ros Providence RI $1,600 N/A 3/3/2018 4/7/2018 Castleton University Castleton VT cordis Needham MA $3,600 N/A 4/19/2019 4/19/2019 Common Fence Music Middletown RI Zili Misik Jamaica Plain MA $860 N/A 11/4/2017 3/23/2018
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date Court Street Arts at Alumni Hall Haverhill NH ARTFARM Middletown CT $1,000 N/A 9/21/2018 9/22/2018 Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic CT ENSEMBLE / PARALLAX Providence RI $3,200 N/A 10/1/2018 11/4/2018 Eastport Arts Center Eastport ME Aaron Larget-Caplan Boston MA $400 N/A 8/10/2018 8/10/2018 First Parish Congregational Church Yarmouth ME A Squared Films Cambridge MA $400 N/A 9/26/2017 9/26/2017 FirstWorks Providence RI Debo Band Jamaica Plain MA $3,250 N/A 6/9/2018 6/10/2018
FirstWorks Providence RI Pilobolus Washington Depot CT $4,000 N/A 10/24/2018 10/28/2018 FirstWorks Providence RI Burlington Taiko Burlington VT $2,250 N/A 6/7/2018 6/10/2018
Island Moving Company Newport RI Thomas/Ortiz Dance New Canaan CT $2,475 N/A 7/15/2018 7/22/2018 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Becket MA Akwaaba Ensemble Manchester NH $1,040 N/A 9/21/2017 1/21/2018
Jazz Residency Initiative Denmark ME John Hunter Lee NH $400 N/A 11/13/2017 11/15/2017
Jazz Residency Initiative Denmark ME Mark Shilansky Somerville MA $450 N/A 11/6/2018 11/7/2018
Lebanon Opera House Lebanon NH Young at Heart Chorus Florence MA $4,000 N/A 10/21/2017 10/21/2017 Litchfield Jazz Festival/Camp Litchfield CT Avery Sharpe Plainville MA $3,200 N/A 7/8/2018 7/28/2018
Maine Celtic Celebration Belfast ME The Kelly Girls Groton MA $1,125 N/A 7/20/2018 7/22/2018 Maine Coast Waldorf School Freeport ME Circus Smirkus Greensboro VT $3,986 N/A 8/6/2018 8/7/2018 Marlboro College Marlboro VT Delaney McDonough Denmark ME $750 N/A 11/8/2017 11/10/2017 Monadnock Waldorf School Keene NH Circus Smirkus Greensboro VT $3,600 N/A 7/15/2018 7/16/2018 onStage at Connecticut College New London CT A Far Cry Jamaica Plain MA $4,000 N/A 9/11/2017 9/23/2017 Piti Theatre Company Charlemont MA Sandglass Theater Putney VT $450 N/A 3/11/2018 3/11/2018 Portland Ovations Portland ME Sandglass Theater Putney VT $4,000 N/A 2/27/2018 3/4/2018
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date Puppet Showplace Theater Brookline MA Sandglass Theater Putney VT $2,000 N/A 12/6/2017 12/10/2017 Puppet Showplace Theater Brookline MA Puppetkabob Georgia VT $1,000 N/A 3/7/2018 3/11/2018 Redfern Arts Center at Keene State College Keene NH The Alloy Orchestra Cambridge MA $800 N/A 1/25/2018 1/25/2018 RIBS Providence RI Sumner McClain Sharon MA $1,715 N/A 1/13/2018 1/20/2018
RIBS Providence RI Shakespeare to Hiphop Lexington MA $2,634 N/A 1/14/2018 1/20/2018 Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site Cornish NH ARABIQA Boston MA $540 N/A 8/19/2018 8/19/2018 Frogtown Mountain Sandglass Theater Putney VT Puppeteers Bar Harbor ME $700 N/A 3/16/2018 3/17/2018
Seven Stars Arts Center Sharon VT Camerata New England Hanover NH $2,496 N/A 11/12/2017 11/12/2017 SPACE Gallery Portland ME Ourbigband Portsmouth NH $920 N/A 4/28/2018 6/28/2018 Strawbery Banke Museum Portsmouth NH Ice Dance International Kittery ME $3,200 N/A 1/31/2018 2/3/2018 The Colonial Theater Keene NH Nimble Arts Brattleboro VT $2,280 N/A 10/13/2017 10/15/2017 The Community Art Center Cambridge MA Akwaaba Ensemble Manchester NH $1,250 N/A 4/19/2018 4/19/2018 The Dance Complex Cambridge MA elephant JANE dance Wakefield RI $800 N/A 11/6/2017 11/12/2017 The Yard Chilmark MA Sandglass Theater Putney VT $800 N/A 1/15/2018 1/21/2018 The Yard Chilmark MA Lida Winfield Shelburne VT $2,500 N/A 7/16/2018 7/23/2018 Tomaquag Museum Exeter RI The GroovaLottos Mashpee MA $1,750 N/A 8/31/2018 9/2/2018 West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts Claremont NH Burlington Taiko Burlington VT $1,650 N/A 9/13/2017 9/16/2017 West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts Claremont NH Burlington Taiko Burlington VT $1,875 N/A 9/18/2018 9/22/2018 Gwendolyn Quezaire- Westford Museum Westford MA Presutti East Hartford CT $450 N/A 7/3/2018 5/31/2019 Wilbury Theatre Group Providence RI Ali Kenner Brodsky South Dartmouth MA $3,200 N/A 2/25/2018 3/4/2018 Number of Grants: 58 $113,782
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date New England Presenter Travel Funds nonprofit organizations for investigating new or unfamiliar artists. Academy of Music Theatre Northampton MA N/A N/A N/A $700 Edinburgh Fringe 8/6/2017 8/12/2017 Academy of Music Theatre Northampton MA N/A N/A N/A $500 APAP 1/13/2018 1/15/2018
Winter Jazz Fest and APAP Berkshires Jazz Pittsfield MA N/A N/A N/A $655 Jazz Showcase 1/10/2018 1/13/2018 Camden Opera House Camden ME N/A N/A N/A $697 APAP NYC 2018 1/11/2018 1/16/2018
Carol Autorino Center for National Performance the Arts and Humanities West Hartford CT N/A N/A N/A $700 Network 12/14/2017 12/17/2017
Carol Autorino Center for APAP 2018 Annual the Arts and Humanities West Hartford CT N/A N/A N/A $500 Conference 1/11/2018 1/15/2018 Chandler Center for the Arts Randolph VT N/A N/A N/A $700 APAP Conference 2018 1/11/2018 1/17/2018
Connecticut Songwriters Singer-Songwriter Association Mystic CT N/A N/A N/A $650 Conference 3/22/2018 3/25/2018
International Festival of Troisième Biennale d'art Arts & Ideas New Haven CT N/A N/A N/A $700 flamenco 11/2/2017 11/10/2017
Jacob's Pillow Dance Shanghai International Festival Becket MA N/A N/A N/A $700 Performing Arts Festival 10/16/2017 10/23/2017 Under the Radar Festival KCP Presents Barnet VT N/A N/A N/A $700 and APAP 1/10/2018 1/16/2018
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date
"PAST/FORWARD," the 2017 Network of Ensemble Ko Festival of Theaters National Performance Belchertown MA N/A N/A N/A $700 Gathering & Symposium 6/21/2017 6/26/2017
International Performing Arts for Youth Showcase Lebanon Opera House Lebanon NH N/A N/A N/A $700 2018 1/23/2018 1/27/2018 Litchfield Jazz Festival/Camp Litchfield CT N/A N/A N/A $500 Jazz Congress 2018 1/10/2018 1/13/2018 Maine State Music Theater Brunswick ME N/A N/A N/A $700 NAMT Fall Conference 10/16/2017 10/21/2017 Maine State Music SETC Conference & Theater Brunswick ME N/A N/A N/A $500 Auditions 3/6/2018 3/11/2018 onStage at Connecticut College New London CT N/A N/A N/A $700 APAP Conference 1/12/2018 1/16/2018 Portland Ovations Portland ME N/A N/A N/A $700 Arts Midwest 8/28/2017 8/31/2017 Portland Ovations Portland ME N/A N/A N/A $500 IPAY 2018 1/23/2018 1/28/2018
Under the Radar Festival Symposium, Coil Festival, American Realness, Winter Redfern Arts Center at Jazzfest, Globalfest and Keene State College Keene NH N/A N/A N/A $700 Prototype Festival 1/10/2018 1/15/2018
The 2017 National Performance Network / Visual Artists Network’s The Yard Chilmark MA N/A N/A N/A $700 Annual Conference 12/13/2017 12/17/2017
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date
Attend showcases, UMass Amherst, Asian performances, educational Arts and Culture Program Amherst MA N/A N/A N/A $700 sessions 1/12/2018 1/15/2018 Day of Dance! at the Brattleboro School of Vermont Dance Alliance Burlington VT N/A N/A N/A $232 Dance 1/27/2018 1/29/2018 Wesleyan University Center for the Arts Middletown CT N/A N/A N/A $700 APAP conference 1/12/2018 1/15/2018 Number of Grants: 24 $15,234 Creative City Funds artists creating projects that take place in the public realm in the city of Boston and integrate public participation into artistic process and presentation. Azia Carle Boston MA Azia Carle Boston MA $9,500 Life Lines 3/2/2018 12/7/2018 Beau Kenyon Boston MA Beau Kenyon Boston MA $10,000 the SOUND. 12/18/2017 8/11/2018
Chavi Bansal Cambridge MA Chavi Bansal Cambridge MA $10,000 Breath and Balloons 3/1/2018 8/2/2018
Teens WRITE (Writing, Reading, and Investigating Fabiola R. Decius Hyde Park MA Fabiola R. Decius Hyde Park MA $10,000 Theater Everywhere) 4/21/2018 7/21/2018 Heather Kapplow, Caitlin Heather Kapplow, Foley, and Misha Somerville/Allst Caitlin Foley, and Rabinovich on MA Misha Rabinovich Somerville/Allston MA $10,000 Sweat it Out 12/31/2017 12/31/2018
American Dreamers Write: Jennifer De Leon Milton MA Jennifer De Leon Milton MA $10,000 Reclaiming Our Stories 12/15/2017 12/3/2018
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date
Our Land : Our Community // Nuestro Tierra : Nuestro Communidad // Nossas Terras : Nossa Laura Baring-Gould Somerville MA Laura Baring-Gould Somerville MA $10,000 Comunidade 12/1/2017 10/20/2018
L'Merchie Frazier Dorchester MA L'Merchie Frazier Dorchester MA $10,000 New Urban Monuments 1/25/2018 12/15/2018
Maia Dolphin-Krute and Maia Dolphin-Krute The Way We Live Now Jesse Erin Posner Allston MA and Jesse Erin Posner Allston MA $10,000 (2018) 10/1/2017 6/30/2018 Running From / Running Peter DiMuro Boston MA Peter DiMuro Boston MA $10,000 To 3/11/2018 7/31/2018 Shaw Pong Liu Jamaica Plain MA Shaw Pong Liu Jamaica Plain MA $10,000 Code Listen 3.0 5/1/2018 12/31/2018
Movements to Move the Kerry Thompson | Marginalized from the Silent Rhythms, Inc. Boston MA Silent Rhythms Malden MA $7,000 Margins 1/27/2018 12/15/2018
Acentos espesos/Thick Yara I. Liceaga-Rojas Cambridge MA Yara I. Liceaga-Rojas Cambridge MA $10,000 Accents 1/6/2018 12/30/2018 Number of Grants: 13 $126,500 Creative City Community Partner Supports community partner assisting with the implementation, artistic process, or presentation of a Creative City grantee's project. 826 Boston Roxbury MA Beau Kenyon Boston MA $1,000 the SOUND 10/1/2017 6/1/2018
Community in Action: A Asian American Resource Mural for Vietnamese Workshop Dorchester MA Ngoc-Tran Vu Boston MA $1,000 Folks in Fields Corner 5/1/2017 10/15/2017
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date
Melissa Nussbaum Dudley Street Freeman | Red Sage The Table/La Mesa: The Neighborhood Initiative Roxbury MA Stories Dorchester MA $1,000 WELCOME PROJECT 2/1/2017 6/28/2017 Egleston Square Main Acentos Espesos / Thick Street Roxbury MA Yara I. Liceaga-Rojas Cambridge MA $1,000 Accents 11/1/2017 5/31/2018
Friends of Fort Point Stitched into Memory Channel Boston MA Stephen Hamilton Boston MA $1,000 Community Support Grant 2/1/2017 9/29/2017
Latin Quarter Mosaic Project Creation and Hyde Square Task Force Jamaica Plain MA Richard Youngstrom Jamaica Plain MA $1,000 Installation 7/11/2017 8/16/2017 Molly Gilbert and OWLL Boston MA Zahra A. Belyea Boston and Chelsea MA $1,000 Humanity Not Statistics 2 8/1/2016 6/17/2017 Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Assoc. Inc. Boston MA Chavi Bansal Cambridge MA $1,000 Breath and Balloons 5/6/2018 5/31/2018 Show of Hands Theater Wendy Jehlen | Company Allston MA ANIKAYA Somerville MA $1,000 Listen 7/1/2017 5/31/2019
Eve Boltax and Mary Patchtax and the MANNA The MANNA Community Boston MA Joy Patchett | Patchtax Jamaica Plain MA $1,000 Singers 9/18/2017 5/29/2018
The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps and Mother & Father Wit: Life Community Center Dorchester MA Valerie Stephens Roxbury MA $1,000 Lessons 11/7/2017 5/18/2018
The Urbano Project Boston MA Nora Valdez Dorchester MA $1,000 Immigration Nation 5/24/2017 8/5/2017 Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry Roxbury MA Ifé Franklin Roxbury MA $1,000 Ife Franklin's Indigo Project 2/25/2017 6/10/2017
DEVRAN: Music of Islam, Unitarian Universalist Turkey & Renaissance Urban Ministry Roxbury MA Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol Belmont MA $1,000 Europe 11/12/2017 11/12/2017
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date Salvador Jiménez- URBANO Project Jamaica Plain MA Flores Jamaica Plain MA $1,000 Tortilla Social 11/9/2017 3/2/2018 Veronica Robles Cultural Center East Boston MA Maria Finkelmeier West Roxbury MA $1,000 Beat Bus 2.0 8/5/2017 11/27/2017 Number of Grants: 16 $16,000 National Dance Project: New England Dance Fund Funds small catalytic grants for choreographers who articulate a critical opportunity that will advance their career. Adriane Brayton Boston MA Adriane Brayton Boston MA $500 Lion's Jaw Festival 10/4/2018 10/9/2018
Akwaaba Ensemble Manchester NH Akwaaba Ensemble Manchester NH $800 The Body Tells A Story 12/11/2017 1/25/2018
Doppelgänger Dance Aleksandra Collective Commissions Aleksandra Baryshnikov Providence RI Baryshnikov Providence RI $800 Riley Watts 12/15/2017 3/4/2018
For hand-held projectors which will be essential to the creation and Alison Alison performance of Allison Chase/Performance Brooksville ME Chase/Performance Brooksville ME $1,000 Chase's site specific work. 5/1/2018 10/1/2018
ANIKAYA Dance Documentation of ANIKAYA Dance Theater Somerville MA Theater Somerville MA $500 Conference of the Birds 2/28/2018 4/11/2018
Travel by the company's artistic directors to build relationships with presenters for tour beheard.world Cambridge MA beheard.world Cambridge MA $750 planning. 4/2/2018 7/31/2018
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date
american/woman is a series of solos created by Massachusetts choreographer Betsy Miller in collaboration with women dancers Betsy Miller Dance Betsy Miller Dance throughout the United Projects Salem MA Projects Salem MA $750 States. 6/1/2018 12/15/2018
Through all original flamenco dance, Arabic music and song, poetry, and projected imagery, El Lobo y La Paloma is a multimedia, contemporary flamenco performance that tells a story about loss, grief, and Bourassa Dance Portland ME Bourassa Dance Portland ME $900 reconnection. 4/13/2018 4/14/2018
30 Love a dance trio that uses the game of tennis as a metaphor to explore identity, love, knowledge of self, relationships and the consequences of Dawn Lane Stockbridge MA Dawn Lane Stockbridge MA $750 choices made. 4/2/2018 8/10/2018 DeAnna Pellecchia Charlestown MA DeAnna Pellecchia Charlestown MA $800 Travel to Russia 1/3/2018 11/30/2018
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date
Learning a new repertoire Deepa Srinath Bungale Bedford MA Deepa Srinath Bungale Bedford MA $855 in Bharatanatyam 7/23/2018 7/28/2018 Elena Demyanenko Bennington VT Elena Demyanenko Bennington VT $800 Artistic Residency 8/1/2018 8/22/2018
"Deviation, Twice Removed" is a dance film project delving into a lived experience of genetic memory, to be shot by Erin McNulty Boston MA Erin McNulty Boston MA $900 filmmaker Nolan Yee. 5/1/2018 8/31/2018
Travel and artistic support for the American College Gabrielle Orcha Holliston MA Gabrielle Orcha Holliston MA $800 Dance Festival 12/15/2017 2/17/2018
Heather Brown Dance North Attleboro MA Heather Brown Dance North Attleboro MA $500 Continuing Fluctuations 8/1/2018 8/31/2018
Video and photographic documentation of pull| tirer & they have taken Heather Stewart Somerville MA Heather Stewart Somerville MA $800 nothing 11/1/2017 4/20/2018
To create a visual album - Jaclyn O'Riley and Jaclyn O'Riley and dance tracks on film that Rebecca McGowan Roxbury MA Rebecca McGowan Roxbury MA $500 tell our story. 4/1/2018 12/1/2018 Costumes for Man of the Jessie Jeanne Stinnett Candia NH Jessie Jeanne Stinnett Candia NH $800 Hour 11/1/2017 12/16/2017
Artistic Manager for collaboration with Katja Kolcio Higganum CT Katja Kolcio Higganum CT $800 Ukrainian artists 12/1/2017 10/30/2018
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date
Residency at Experimental Film Virginia to create a Liana C Percoco Roslindale MA Liana C Percoco Roslindale MA $900 new screendance project. 7/1/2018 7/15/2018
IMAGINARY is a quirky, funny, innovative and socially poignant performance that explores perception in relationship Lida Winfield Shelburne VT Lida Winfield Shelburne VT $900 to the imagination. 8/6/2018 8/12/2018
“Starting from Fem” uses dance, oral history, and fictional monologues to explore the emotional realities and experiences of femmes in 1940s-1950s butch-femme working Margaret Crowley Roslindale MA Margaret Crowley Roslindale MA $600 class bar culture. 4/1/2018 11/15/2018
Uncertain Distances: Meredith Bove Northampton MA Meredith Bove Northampton MA $800 Collaborative Solos 5/20/2018 6/2/2018
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date
Baby's First Show is an evening length performance at the Dance Michael Figueroa Cambridge MA Michael Figueroa Cambridge MA $900 Complex by Ruckus Dance. 4/27/2018 4/29/2018
"Ancient Attraction" research and performance residency at Blip Collective in Ladendorf Austria collaborating Odissi and Mouli Pal Wilmington MA Mouli Pal Wilmington MA $500 contemporary movement. 8/5/2018 8/11/2018 Support for documentation for premiere of Moving Moving Stories Cambridge MA Moving Stories Cambridge MA $800 Stories 3/12/2017 4/15/2018
Orlando Javier Orlando Javier Puerto Rican International Hernández Providence RI Hernández Providence RI $800 Theater and Dance Festival 10/25/2018 11/3/2018
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date
tREat, an interdisciplinary contemporary dance work made possible by the 2018 Bearnstow Artist Retreat, explores the themes of repetition and revisitation in the choreographic Providance Project Providence RI Providance Project Providence RI $750 practice. 7/8/2018 7/14/2018
Attendance at the Catskills Rebecca McGowan Somerville MA Rebecca McGowan Somerville MA $800 Irish Arts Week 7/15/2018 7/20/2018
Scapegoat Garden Hartford CT Scapegoat Garden Hartford CT $800 liturgy | order | bridge 1/6/2018 3/3/2018
"a fine wine and the game” is a dance work adapted from Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Shawn Hove Stonington CT Shawn Hove Stonington CT $500 Amontillado 6/1/2018 6/6/2018
Grant writing, Development and booking Thomas/Ortiz Dance New Canaan CT Thomas/Ortiz Dance New Canaan CT $900 assistance and mentorship 4/1/2018 3/29/2019
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date
EQUATORS depicts how the most marginalized populations on earth experience the adversity associated with climate Tnmot Aztro Hartford CT Tnmot Aztro Hartford CT $900 change. 7/18/2018 7/22/2018
Field research and documentation of my current work, Her Sylvan Ascent, in site specific location with filmmaker, Weber Dance Somerville MA Weber Dance Somerville MA $500 Chris Engles. 4/1/2018 7/31/2018
Zoe Dance Company Cambridge MA Zoe Dance Company Cambridge MA $800 Documentation of SCALE 12/1/2017 5/20/2018 Number of Grants: 35 $26,455 National Dance Project Production Funds artists for developing new dance work that will tour nationally.
Ananya Dance Theatre Minneapolis MN Ananya Dance Theatre Minneapolis MN $45,000 Shyamali: Sprouting Words 10/17/2016 9/17/2017 Cynthia Oliver Woodridge IL Cynthia Oliver Woodridge IL $45,000 Virago-Man Dem 7/22/2015 5/31/2019 David David Roussève/REALITY Sherman Oaks CA Roussève/REALITY Sherman Oaks CA $45,000 Halfway to Dawn 7/15/2015 9/14/2018
The Duet Project: Distance Eiko & Koma New York NY Eiko & Koma New York NY $40,000 is Malleable 9/1/2017 5/30/2019
Ephrat Asherie Dance New York NY Ephrat Asherie Dance New York NY $45,000 Odeon 12/12/2016 7/11/2018 Everett Company Providence RI Everett Company Providence RI $45,000 Good Grief 7/1/2017 11/15/2018
Flyaway Productions San Francisco CA Flyaway Productions San Francisco CA $45,000 The Wait Room 1/1/2018 7/30/2019
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date jumatatu poe & donte jumatatu poe & donte Let 'im Move You: This Is a beacham Philadelphia PA beacham Philadelphia PA $45,000 Formation 9/1/2017 7/1/2018 Kimberly I hunger for you (working Kimberly Bartosik/daela Brooklyn NY Bartosik/daela Brooklyn NY $45,000 title) 6/1/2017 11/3/2018 Kinetic Light Los Altos CA Kinetic Light Los Altos CA $45,000 DESCENT 2/1/2016 3/30/2018 LEVYdance San Francisco CA LEVYdance San Francisco CA $45,000 RUSH 12/9/2016 6/30/2019
Michelle Ellsworth Boulder CO Michelle Ellsworth Boulder CO $45,000 Post-Verbal Social Network 5/22/2017 10/1/2019 Netta Yerushalmy New York NY Netta Yerushalmy New York NY $45,000 Paramodernities 9/1/2015 8/1/2018 ODC San Francisco CA ODC San Francisco CA $45,000 Path of Miracles 2/8/2018 2/10/2018 Rosie Herrera Dance Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre Miami FL Theatre Miami FL $45,000 Make Believe 6/1/2017 6/16/2018 Rosy Simas Danse Minneapolis MN Rosy Simas Danse Minneapolis MN $45,000 Weave 9/1/2017 9/1/2018 Sarah Michelson New York NY Sarah Michelson New York NY $45,000 (Iteration)/\ 8/1/2017 3/31/2019 STREB Extreme Action STREB Extreme Action Company Brooklyn NY Company Brooklyn NY $45,000 Love is Boxing 7/1/2017 9/20/2019
Union Tanguera Lyon France Union Tanguera Lyon France $45,000 Sin Salida 7/16/2017 3/23/2019
Port Peony Dreams: On the Yin Mei Dance Washington NY Yin Mei Dance Port Washington NY $45,000 Other Side of Sleep 10/1/2017 5/1/2018 Number of Grants: 20 $895,000 National Dance Project General Operating Support Awarded to U.S. based NDP Production Grant Recipients.
Ananya Dance Theatre Minneapolis MN Ananya Dance Theatre Minneapolis MN $10,000 Cynthia Oliver Woodridge IL Cynthia Oliver Woodridge IL $10,000 David David Roussève/REALITY Sherman Oaks CA Roussève/REALITY Sherman Oaks CA $10,000 Eiko & Koma New York NY Eiko & Koma New York NY $10,000
Ephrat Asherie Dance New York NY Ephrat Asherie Dance New York NY $10,000
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date
Everett Company Providence RI Everett Company Providence RI $10,000
Flyaway Productions San Francisco CA Flyaway Productions San Francisco CA $10,000 jumatatu poe & donte jumatatu poe & donte beacham Philadelphia PA beacham Philadelphia PA $10,000 Kimberly Kimberly Bartosik/daela Brooklyn NY Bartosik/daela Brooklyn NY $10,000 Kinetic Light Los Altos CA Kinetic Light Los Altos CA $10,000 LEVYdance San Francisco CA LEVYdance San Francisco CA $10,000 Michelle Ellsworth Boulder CO Michelle Ellsworth Boulder CO $10,000 Netta Yerushalmy New York NY Netta Yerushalmy New York NY $10,000 ODC San Francisco CA ODC San Francisco CA $10,000 Rosie Herrera Dance Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre Miami FL Theatre Miami FL $10,000 Rosy Simas Danse Minneapolis MN Rosy Simas Danse Minneapolis MN $10,000 Sarah Michelson New York NY Sarah Michelson New York NY $10,000 STREB Extreme Action STREB Extreme Action Company Brooklyn NY Company Brooklyn NY $10,000
Union Tanguera / Kate Union Tanguera / Kate Weare Company Lyon France Weare Company Lyon France $10,000 Port Yin Mei Dance Washington NY Yin Mei Dance Port Washington NY $10,000 Number of Grants: 20 $200,000 National Dance Project Production Residencies Enhances partnerships between artists and residency sites to prepare new works for touring.
Ananya Dance Theatre Minneapolis MN Ananya Dance Theatre Minneapolis MN $15,000 Shyamali: Sprouting Words 9/24/2017 10/8/2017
Ephrat Asherie Dance New York NY Ephrat Asherie Dance New York NY $15,000 Odeon 4/23/2018 4/28/2018
Flyaway Productions San Francisco CA Flyaway Productions San Francisco CA $18,000 The Wait Room Residency 5/21/2019 6/2/2019
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date jumatatu poe & donte jumatatu poe & donte Let 'im Move You: This Is a beacham Philadelphia PA beacham Philadelphia PA $16,500 Formation 1/16/2019 1/28/2019 Kimberly Kimberly Bartosik/daela Brooklyn NY Bartosik/daela Brooklyn NY $16,000 I hunger for you 8/10/2018 8/22/2018 Kinetic Light Los Altos CA Kinetic Light Los Altos CA $16,500 DESCENT 11/5/2018 11/17/2018 LEVYdance San Francisco CA LEVYdance San Francisco CA $16,500 RUSH/The Pod 4/14/2019 4/19/2019 Netta Yerushalmy New York NY Netta Yerushalmy New York NY $16,500 Paramodernities 7/23/2018 8/5/2018 Rosie Herrera Dance Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre Miami FL Theatre Miami FL $17,000 Make Believe 4/9/2018 4/16/2018 Number of Grants: 9 $147,000 National Dance Project Community Engagement Fund Augments selected NDP grantees to support engagement with communities as the project tours.
Flyaway Productions San Francisco CA Flyaway Productions San Francisco CA $4,000 The Wait Room 9/1/2018 3/30/2019 Kinetic Light Los Altos CA Kinetic Light Los Altos CA $4,000 DESCENT 2/1/2018 12/1/2019 Kimberly I hunger for you (working Kimberly Bartosik/daela Brooklyn NY Bartosik/daela Brooklyn NY $4,000 title) 1/1/2019 5/30/2020 Rosie Herrera Dance Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre Miami FL Theatre Miami FL $4,000 Make Believe 1/19/2018 8/26/2018 Rosy Simas Danse Minneapolis MN Rosy Simas Danse Minneapolis MN $4,000 Weave 11/1/2017 4/30/2020 Number of Grants: 5 $20,000 National Dance Project Travel Grant Provides monetary assistance for U.S. based presenters, curatorial staff, and residency directors to connect in person to explore feasibility of presenting NDP-funded works. Travel to Jacob's Pillow Artown Reno NV N/A N/A N/A $1,500 2018 8/20/2018 8/26/2018
Site visit to Chicago, IL in Emily Johnson/Catalyst New York NY N/A N/A N/A $1,500 advance of presentation 9/22/2019 9/29/2019
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date Site visit prior to Ferst Center for the Arts Atlanta GA N/A N/A N/A $1,500 presentation 7/9/2018 7/11/2018
Travel to On The Boards for premiere of Alice Le Mondo Baltimore MD N/A N/A N/A $1,297 Gosti's work 3/30/2018 4/2/2018 Museum of Contemporary Art Travel to Bates Dance Chicago Chicago IL N/A N/A N/A $700 Festival 7/19/2018 7/23/2018 PICA Portland OR N/A N/A N/A $1,500 PICA 5/23/2018 5/27/2018
Site visit at the Seneca- Rosy Simas Danse Minneapolis MN N/A N/A N/A $1,000 Iroquois National Museum 6/1/2018 6/2/2018
Alice Gosti's Material The Chocolate Factory Deviance in Contemporary Theater Long Island City NY N/A N/A N/A $1,170 American Culture 3/30/2018 4/1/2018 University of Florida Travel to LA Dance Performing Arts Gainesville FL N/A N/A N/A $1,500 Platform 6/6/2018 6/10/2018 Weis Center for the Performing Arts, Bucknell University Lewisburg PA N/A N/A N/A $794 LA Dance Platform 6/6/2018 6/8/2018 Number of Grants: 10 $12,461 National Dance Project Presentation Grant Funds nonprofit organizations for presenting projects that received National Dance Project Touring Awards. 7 Stages Atlanta GA Sean Dorsey Dance San Francisco CA $3,500 Boys in Trouble 10/21/2019 10/27/2019
Alabama Dance Council Birmingham AL Rosy Simas Danse Minneapolis MN $8,750 Weave 8/1/2018 8/8/2018 Rosie Herrera Dance Alabama Dance Council Birmingham AL Theatre Miami FL $5,000 Make Believe 1/22/2019 1/27/2019
Alabama Dance Council Birmingham AL Rosy Simas Danse Minneapolis MN $4,000 Weave 1/27/2019 1/31/2019 Rosie Herrera Dance American Dance Festival Durham NC Theatre Miami FL $6,000 Make Believe 7/2/2018 7/7/2018
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date Arizona State University, Camille A. Brown & Gammage Tempe AZ Dancers Jamaica NY $5,000 ink 3/10/2019 3/17/2019 David Art Power! UC San Diego La Jolla CA Roussève/REALITY Sherman Oaks CA $3,000 Halfway to Dawn 1/13/2019 1/20/2019 ArtPower at UC San Diego La Jolla CA Ephrat Asherie Dance New York NY $3,000 Odeon 6/10/2018 6/12/2018
Asian Arts Initiative Philadelphia PA Ananya Dance Theatre Minneapolis MN $6,500 Shyamali: Sprouting Words 5/2/2018 5/6/2018 Bates Dance Festival Lewiston ME Netta Yerushalmy New York NY $7,000 Paramodernities 7/13/2019 8/4/2019 Bates Dance Festival Lewiston ME Sean Dorsey Dance San Francisco CA $5,000 Boys in Trouble 6/24/2018 7/15/2018 Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Charlotte NC CONTRA-TIEMPO Culver City CA $3,000 joyUs 11/5/2019 11/9/2019 Brooklyn Academy of David Music Brooklyn NY Roussève/REALITY Sherman Oaks CA $3,000 Halfway to Dawn 9/24/2019 9/30/2019 Capitol Center for the Arts Concord NH Dorrance Dance Brooklyn NY $10,000 Myelination 1/14/2019 1/15/2019
Celebrity Series of Boston Boston MA Ephrat Asherie Dance New York NY $2,000 Odeon 10/26/2018 10/27/2018 Center for the Arts at David Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA Roussève/REALITY Sherman Oaks CA $3,000 Halfway to Dawn 3/27/2019 3/31/2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial Chicago IL Gerard & Kelly New York NY $20,100 Modern Living 3/1/2017 9/17/2017
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at Maryland College Park MD ODC San Francisco CA $10,000 Path of Miracles 9/24/2018 9/30/2018 Consortium of Asian American Theaters & Christopher K. Morgan Artists New York NY & Artists North Bethesda MD $4,000 POHAKU 8/13/2018 8/16/2018 Contemporary Arts David Center (CAC) New Orleans LA Roussève/REALITY Sherman Oaks CA $8,000 Halfway to Dawn 4/1/2019 4/8/2019 Contemporary Arts Rosie Herrera Dance Center (CAC) New Orleans LA Theatre Miami FL $7,500 Make Believe 1/27/2019 1/31/2019 Dance Place Washington DC Cynthia Oliver Woodridge IL $5,000 Virago-Man Dem 1/16/2018 1/22/2018 Rosie Herrera Dance Dance Place Washington DC Theatre Miami FL $5,000 Make Believe 9/12/2018 9/17/2018
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date
Dance Place Washington DC d. Sabela grimes Pasadena CA $8,750 ELECTROGYNOUS 10/1/2018 10/7/2018 Dance Place Washington DC Rosy Simas Danse Minneapolis MN $8,750 Weave 2/11/2019 2/17/2019 Dance Place Washington DC Sean Dorsey Dance San Francisco CA $3,500 Boys In Trouble 5/14/2018 5/20/2018 Dance Place Washington DC Bill Shannon Pittsburgh PA $7,000 Touch Update 11/6/2018 11/12/2018 Dance Place Washington DC CONTRA-TIEMPO Culver City CA $4,000 joyUS 3/10/2019 3/17/2019 Rennie Harris Delaware Art Museum Wilmington DE Puremovement Sharon Hill PA $2,200 Lifted 3/4/2019 3/8/2019
Diana Wortham Theatre Asheville NC Dorrance Dance Brooklyn NY $2,000 Myelination 11/15/2018 11/16/2018 Camille A. Brown & Duke Performances Durham NC Dancers Jamaica NY $3,500 ink 11/6/2018 11/10/2018
EnActe Arts Inc Los Altos CA Farah Yasmeen Shaikh Menlo Park CA $15,000 The Forgotten Empress 7/9/2017 12/1/2018
Hamilton College Clinton NY Ephrat Asherie Dance New York NY $2,000 Odeon 10/5/2018 10/6/2018
Harrisburg Area Community College, Rose Lehrman Arts Center Harrisburg PA CONTRA-TIEMPO Culver City CA $3,000 joyUS 2/9/2019 2/12/2019 Highways Performance Space and Gallery Santa Monica CA Sean Dorsey Dance San Francisco CA $5,000 Boys In Trouble 10/7/2018 10/14/2018
Indigenous Dance: ReSTORYing our Environment, Dancing Humanities Guåhan Hagatna GU Dancing Earth Santa Fe NM $5,000 Earth in Guam 10/8/2017 10/14/2017 Intercultural Journeys Philadelphia PA Rosy Simas Danse Minneapolis MN $4,500 Weave 3/2/2019 3/9/2019 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Becket MA Ephrat Asherie Dance New York NY $5,000 Odeon 6/27/2018 7/1/2018 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Becket MA Netta Yerushalmy New York NY $7,000 Paramodernities 8/8/2018 8/12/2018 John Michael Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan WI Ephrat Asherie Dance New York NY $3,000 Odeon 10/15/2018 10/19/2018 John Michael Kohler Arts Rosie Herrera Dance Center Sheboygan WI Theatre Miami FL $6,000 Make Believe 3/16/2020 3/20/2020
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date John Michael Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan WI Sean Dorsey Dance San Francisco CA $3,500 Boys In Trouble 2/11/2019 2/15/2019 John Michael Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan WI CONTRA-TIEMPO Culver City CA $3,000 joyUS 11/11/2019 11/17/2019 David KC Creates Kansas City KS Roussève/REALITY Sherman Oaks CA $4,000 Halfway to Dawn 10/25/2018 10/26/2018
Kelly Strayhorn Theater Pittsburgh PA Ananya Dance Theatre Minneapolis MN $8,200 Shyamali: Sprouting Words 9/22/2017 10/14/2017 David Kelly Strayhorn Theater Pittsburgh PA Roussève/REALITY Sherman Oaks CA $4,000 Halfway to Dawn 1/28/2019 2/3/2019
Kelly Strayhorn Theater Pittsburgh PA Cynthia Oliver Woodridge IL $7,000 Virago-Man Dem 9/24/2018 9/30/2018
Kelly Strayhorn Theater Pittsburgh PA Bill Shannon Pittsburgh PA $4,225 Touch Update 5/6/2018 5/11/2018
Kelly Strayhorn Theater Pittsburgh PA Sean Dorsey Dance San Francisco CA $3,500 Boys In Trouble 10/7/2019 10/14/2019 Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Philadelphia PA Ann Carlson Santa Monica CA $11,000 Doggie Hamlet 5/31/2018 6/5/2018 Maui Arts & Cultural Center Kahului HI Ananya Dance Theatre Minneapolis MN $13,312 Shyamali: Sprouting Words 2/19/2018 2/22/2018 Maui Arts & Cultural Center Kahului HI Rosy Simas Danse Minneapolis MN $8,750 Weave 11/3/2019 11/8/2019 Maui Arts & Cultural Center Kahului HI Sean Dorsey Dance San Francisco CA $3,500 Boys In Trouble 4/1/2019 4/5/2019 Midland African American Roots Historical/Cultural Arts Council, Inc. Midland TX CONTRA-TIEMPO Culver City CA $3,000 joyUs 1/31/2019 2/3/2019 David NC State LIVE Raleigh NC Roussève/REALITY Sherman Oaks CA $4,000 Halfway to Dawn 9/7/2018 3/2/2019
New York Live Arts New York NY Bebe Miller Company Columbus OH $10,000 The Making Room 2/21/2018 2/24/2018 New York Live Arts New York NY Bill Shannon Pittsburgh PA $7,000 Touch Update 11/14/2018 11/17/2018 Newman Center for the Camille A. Brown & Performing Arts Denver CO Dancers Jamaica NY $5,000 ink 10/2/2018 10/4/2018
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date
NextMove Dance Philadelphia PA Union Tanguera Lyon France $7,500 Sin Salida 4/5/2019 4/6/2019 Rennie Harris NJPAC Newark NJ Puremovement Sharon Hill PA $2,000 Lifted 3/2/2019 3/2/2019 ODC San Francisco CA d. Sabela grimes Pasadena CA $8,200 ELECTROGYNOUS 9/16/2019 9/23/2019
ODC San Francisco CA Tere O'Connor Dance New York NY $12,000 Long Run 11/5/2019 11/10/2019 Material Deviance in Contemporary American On the Boards Seattle WA Alice Gosti Seattle WA $10,000 Culture 3/29/2018 4/1/2018 Ordway Center for the Performing Arts St. Paul MN Rosy Simas Danse Minneapolis MN $8,750 Weave 1/7/2019 1/12/2019 Ordway Center for the Performing Arts St. Paul MN CONTRA-TIEMPO Culver City CA $3,000 joyUS 3/5/2019 3/9/2019 Camille A. Brown & OZ Arts Nashville Nashville TN Dancers Jamaica NY $9,000 ink 10/29/2018 11/3/2018 PA'I Foundation Honolulu HI Rosy Simas Danse Minneapolis MN $6,000 Weave 10/20/2019 11/17/2019
Painted Bride Art Center Philadelphia PA Cynthia Oliver Woodridge IL $5,000 Virago-Man Dem 1/20/2018 1/28/2018
Painted Bride Art Center Philadelphia PA Bill Shannon Pittsburgh PA $8,500 Touch Update 10/8/2018 10/14/2018 Pioneer Works Art Foundation Brooklyn NY Gerard & Kelly New York NY $10,000 MODERN LIVING 5/31/2018 7/1/2018
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Pittsburgh PA ODC San Francisco CA $10,000 Path of Miracles 9/13/2019 10/25/2019
Purdue Convocations West Lafayette IN Union Tanguera Lyon France $5,000 Sin Salida 1/22/2019 1/27/2019 Raices Culturales Supper, People on the Latinoamericanas Aldan PA Cardell Dance Theater Philadelphia PA $11,000 Move 11/15/2018 11/18/2018 David REDCAT Los Angeles CA Roussève/REALITY Sherman Oaks CA $4,000 Halfway To Dawn 10/1/2018 10/7/2018 Rashaun Mitchell + REDCAT Los Angeles CA Silas Riener Brooklyn NY $12,500 Tesseract 11/30/2017 12/4/2017
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts center Long Beach CA CONTRA-TIEMPO Culver City CA $3,000 joyUS 11/5/2018 11/10/2018
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona MN ODC San Francisco CA $15,000 Path of Miracles 1/8/2019 1/28/2019
Savannah Music Festival Savannah GA Union Tanguera Lyon France $5,000 Sin Salida 11/4/2019 11/8/2019
One great, bright, brittle Seattle Theatre Group Seattle WA Jody Kuehner Seattle WA $6,000 alltogetherness 6/11/2018 6/11/2018 Seattle Theatre Group Seattle WA Dorrance Dance Brooklyn NY $2,000 Myelination 4/7/2018 4/7/2018 Seneca-Iroquois National Museum Irving NY Rosy Simas Danse Minneapolis MN $6,000 Weave 8/1/2018 8/8/2018
Shenandoah University Winchester VA CONTRA-TIEMPO Culver City CA $6,000 joyUs 9/16/2018 9/22/2018
Skirball Cultural Center Los Angeles CA Ananya Dance Theatre Minneapolis MN $6,840 Shyamali: Sprouting Words 2/27/2018 3/3/2018 Texas Performing Arts Austin TX Sean Dorsey Dance San Francisco CA $3,500 Boys In Trouble 9/17/2019 9/20/2019 The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami -Dade County Miami FL CONTRA-TIEMPO Culver City CA $3,000 joyUS 11/14/2018 11/17/2018 The Center for the Performing Arts Carmel IN Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Aspen CO $2,500 Silent Ghost 11/3/2017 11/3/2017
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Chicago IL Ephrat Asherie Dance New York NY $3,000 Odeon 10/8/2018 10/13/2018
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Chicago IL d. Sabela grimes Pasadena CA $8,775 ELECTROGYNOUS 9/30/2019 10/6/2019
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Chicago IL Ananya Dance Theatre Minneapolis MN $9,000 Shyamali: Sprouting Words 2/11/2019 2/17/2019 The Peace Center for the Performing Arts Greenville SC Dorrance Dance Brooklyn NY $2,000 Myelination 11/17/2018 11/18/2018
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date
The Ringling Tallahassee FL Union Tanguera Lyon France $5,000 Sin Salada 1/20/2019 1/27/2019
The Yard Chilmark MA Ephrat Asherie Dance New York NY $6,000 Odeon 7/9/2018 7/16/2018 Rosie Herrera Dance The Yard Chilmark MA Theatre Miami FL $5,500 Make Believe 6/18/2018 7/2/2018 The Yard Chilmark MA Netta Yerushalmy New York NY $7,000 Paramodernities 6/17/2019 6/24/2019 Tense Vagina: an actual Theater Emory Atlanta GA Sara Juli Falmouth ME $4,000 diagnosis 11/28/2018 12/1/2018 University Musical Camille A. Brown & Society Ann Arbor MI Dancers Jamaica NY $3,500 ink 1/22/2019 1/27/2019 University of Illinois, Krannert Center for Performing Arts Urbana IL Cynthia Oliver Woodridge IL $7,000 Virago-Man Dem 11/15/2018 11/15/2018 University of Illinois, Krannert Center for David Performing Arts Urbana IL Roussève/REALITY Sherman Oaks CA $3,000 Halfway to Dawn 9/13/2019 9/13/2019 University of Illinois, Krannert Center for Performing Arts Urbana IL Tere O'Connor Dance New York NY $4,000 Long Run 11/21/2019 11/21/2019
University of Minnesota, David Northrop Dance Series Minneapolis MN Roussève/REALITY Sherman Oaks CA $3,000 Halfway to Dawn 4/8/2019 4/13/2019 UtahPresents Salt Lake City UT Ann Carlson Santa Monica CA $11,000 Doggie Hamlet 9/6/2019 9/15/2019 Velocity Dance Center Seattle WA Sean Dorsey Dance San Francisco CA $4,000 Boys in Trouble 10/17/2019 10/20/2019
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem NC Forklift Danceworks Austin TX $15,000 Served 2/2/2018 1/31/2020 Walker Art Center Minneapolis MN Sarah Michelson New York NY $20,000 (Iteration)/\ 10/16/2018 10/21/2018
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Beverly Hills CA Dorrance Dance Brooklyn NY $4,000 Myelination 10/12/2017 10/14/2017 Wesleyan University Center for the Arts Middletown CT Netta Yerushalmy New York NY $7,000 Paramodernities 11/6/2019 11/10/2019 Wesleyan University Center for the Arts Middletown CT CONTRA-TIEMPO Culver City CA $4,000 joyUS 2/3/2019 2/9/2019
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date Wexner Center for the Arts Columbus OH Netta Yerushalmy New York NY $7,000 Paramodernities 2/4/2019 2/11/2019 Wexner Center for the Rashaun Mitchell + Arts Columbus OH Silas Riener Brooklyn NY $10,000 Tesseract 10/28/2018 11/2/2018 Williams College '62 Center for Theatre and Dance Williamstown MA Forklift Danceworks Austin TX $5,000 Served 9/1/2016 5/9/2018
Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College Wilmington NC Michael Sakamoto Iowa City IA $7,000 Soil 10/14/2018 10/19/2018
Wilson Center at Cape Rosie Herrera Dance Fear Community College Wilmington NC Theatre Miami FL $6,000 Make Believe 3/6/2019 3/13/2019
World Music/CRASHarts Cambridge MA Dorrance Dance Brooklyn NY $6,000 Myelination 1/19/2019 1/20/2019 Young Auditorium Whitewater WI Sean Dorsey Dance San Francisco CA $3,500 Boys In Trouble 10/15/2018 10/16/2018 Number of Grants: 114 $707,102 National Theater Project Creation & Touring Funds artists for developing and touring collaborative, devised theater projects. Cornerstone Theater Cornerstone Theater Company Los Angeles CA Company Los Angeles CA $65,000 Native Nation 4/1/2017 1/31/2019 Phantom Limb Phantom Limb Company Princeton NJ Company Princeton NJ $60,000 FALLING OUT 9/1/2016 10/31/2018 Kaneza Schaal Brooklyn NY Kaneza Schaal Brooklyn NY $60,000 JACK & 4/1/2016 2/20/2018 Manual Cinema Chicago IL Manual Cinema Chicago IL $60,000 The End of TV 8/1/2016 4/30/2018 Theater Grottesco Santa Fe NM Theater Grottesco Santa Fe NM $50,000 PIE 1/1/2018 3/31/2018 Vessels New Orleans LA Vessels New Orleans LA $80,000 Vessels 5/1/2015 10/15/2018 Number of Grants: 6 $375,000
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date National Theater Project Capacity Building Supports the improvement of organizational systems and operations, as well as touring infrastructure for current alumni NTP grantees.
A Host of People Detroit MI A Host of People Detroit MI $7,500 Neither There, Nor Here 1/1/2017 2/11/2018 Combat Hippies Miami FL Combat Hippies Miami FL $7,500 AMAL (DEUXOS) 4/30/2017 4/30/2019
LAST CALL New Orleans LA LAST CALL New Orleans LA $7,500 Alleged Lesbian Activities 11/1/2017 8/31/2018 Sandglass Theater Putney VT Sandglass Theater Putney VT $7,500 Babylon 1/1/2018 10/1/2018 Number of Grants: 4 $30,000 National Theater Project Presentation
Funds nonprofit organizations for presenting any project that received a National Theater Project Creation & Touring Grant. American Repertory Theater Cambridge MA 600 HIGHWAYMEN Brooklyn NY $3,000 The Fever 11/15/2017 11/19/2017
GOMELA/TO RETURN: Movement of our Mother 7 Stages Atlanta GA Junebug Productions New Orleans LA $5,000 Tongue 3/12/2018 3/18/2018 Abrons Arts Center, Henry Street Settlement New York NY Stein | Holum Projects Brooklyn NY $21,000 The Wholehearted 3/15/2018 4/1/2018 Martha Redbone, Arts Transcending Aaron Borders at the College of Whitby/Blackfeet the Holy Cross Worcester MA Productions Brooklyn NY $2,500 Bone Hill: The Concert 4/2/2018 4/4/2018 Bethel Council on the Arts Bethel AK Ping Chong + Company New York NY $10,000 ALAXSXA | ALASKA 9/5/2017 9/10/2017 Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn NY Marc Bamuthi Joseph San Francisco CA $5,000 /pe-LOH-tah/ 10/18/2017 10/21/2017
Bunnell Arts Center Homer AK Ping Chong + Company New York NY $6,000 ALAXSXA | ALASKA 9/13/2017 9/19/2017
Carolina Performing Arts Chapel Hill NC 600 HIGHWAYMEN Brooklyn NY $3,000 The Fever 4/9/2018 5/16/2018
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date Gomela/to return: Carver Community Movement of Our Mother Cultural Center San Antonio TX Junebug Productions New Orleans LA $5,000 Tongue 3/5/2018 3/11/2018
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at Maryland College Park MD 600 HIGHWAYMEN Brooklyn NY $3,000 The Fever 4/3/2018 4/6/2018 Contemporary Arts Center Cincinnati OH Kaneza Schaal Brooklyn NY $5,000 JACK & 2/7/2018 2/17/2018 Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) New Orleans LA Andrew Ondrejcak Brooklyn NY $33,000 Landscape with Figures 12/3/2018 2/3/2019
Delaware Art Museum Wilmington DE Marc Bamuthi Joseph San Francisco CA $8,500 peh/LO/tah 6/11/2018 6/15/2018
Gulf Restoration Network New Orleans LA Mondo Bizarro New Orleans LA $14,000 Cry You One 10/2/2017 10/24/2017 The Fever by 600 Harris Fine Arts Center Provo UT 600 HIGHWAYMEN Brooklyn NY $3,000 Highwaymen 1/31/2018 2/3/2018 Honolulu Theatre for Youth Honolulu HI TeAda Productions Santa Monica CA $25,000 Masters of the Currents 9/18/2017 10/24/2017 Irondale Ensemble Jeff Becker/ArtSpot Sea of Common Project Brooklyn NY Productions New Orleans LA $40,000 Catastrophe 6/18/2018 7/30/2018
La MaMa E.T.C. New York NY Ping Chong + Company New York NY $19,350 ALAXSXA | ALASKA 10/12/2017 10/29/2017
Murielle Borst- Tarrant/Don’t Feed the Don't Feed the Indians - A La MaMa E.T.C. New York NY Indians Ensemble Jersey City NJ $50,000 Devine Comedy Pageant! 9/11/2017 11/19/2017 Maui Arts & Cultural Center Kahului HI Marc Bamuthi Joseph San Francisco CA $7,500 /peh-LO-tah/ 3/4/2019 3/7/2019
MDC Live Arts Miami FL Marc Bamuthi Joseph San Francisco CA $12,000 peh-lo-tah 2/4/2019 2/10/2019 Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Chicago IL 600 HIGHWAYMEN Brooklyn NY $5,000 The Fever 9/4/2017 9/10/2017 Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Chicago IL Marc Bamuthi Joseph San Francisco CA $7,000 /peh-LO-tah/ 10/1/2017 10/9/2017
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date
NC State LIVE Raleigh NC Marc Bamuthi Joseph San Francisco CA $10,000 /peh-LO-tah/ 3/24/2018 3/28/2018
Nome Arts Council Nome AK Ping Chong + Company New York NY $10,875 Alaxsxa / Alaska 9/10/2017 9/13/2017 On the Boards Seattle WA Kaneza Schaal Brooklyn NY $10,000 Jack& 5/10/2018 5/13/2018
600 Highwaymen Stanford Stanford Live Stanford CA 600 HIGHWAYMEN Brooklyn NY $5,000 Residency 2/13/2018 2/16/2018
Toshi Reagon/Bernice Johnson Reagon/Eric Octavia Butler’s Parable of The Public Theater New York NY Ting Brooklyn NY $30,000 the Sower: The Opera 1/3/2018 1/15/2018 Torn Space Presents The Torn Space Theater Buffalo NY 600 HIGHWAYMEN Brooklyn NY $5,000 Fever 9/11/2017 9/17/2017 UH Hilo Performing Arts Center Hilo HI TeAda Productions Santa Monica CA $10,000 Masters of the Currents 3/5/2018 3/9/2018 University of Alaska Anchorage Department of Dance & Theater Anchorage AK Ping Chong + Company New York NY $13,775 ALAXSXA/ALASKA 8/20/2017 9/5/2017 University of Florida Performing Arts Gainesville FL 600 HIGHWAYMEN Brooklyn NY $6,500 The Fever 2/6/2018 2/10/2018 Walker Art Center Minneapolis MN 600 HIGHWAYMEN Brooklyn NY $6,000 The Fever 1/16/2018 1/21/2018 Number of Grants: 33 $400,000 National Theater Project Presenter Travel Funds nonprofit organizations to view projects that received a National Theater Project Creation & Touring Grant. Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Philadelphia PA Kiyoko McCrae New Orleans LA $691 Vessels performance 5/11/2018 5/13/2018
ArtsEmerson Boston MA Marc Bamuthi Joseph San Francisco CA $300 Performance 6/10/2017 6/11/2017 Performance of Alaxsxa Bates Dance Festival Lewiston ME Ping Chong + Company New York NY $295 Alaska 10/11/2017 10/13/2017
Boom Arts Portland OR Ping Chong + Company New York NY $215 ALAXSXA | ALASKA 10/12/2017 10/14/2017
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date
Murielle Borst- Tarrant/Don’t Feed the Don’t Feed the Indians at Lee Francis Albuquerque NM Indians Ensemble Jersey City NJ $514 La Mama 11/2/2017 11/4/2017
Murielle Borst- Network of Ensemble Tarrant/Don’t Feed the Don't Feed the Indians Theaters Portland OR Indians Ensemble Jersey City NJ $600 performance at LaMaMa 11/11/2017 11/14/2017 UH Hilo Performing Arts Center Hilo HI TeAda Productions Santa Monica CA $281 Masters of the Currents 10/13/2017 10/14/2017 Number of Grants: 7 $2,895 National Theater Project Transition
Supports continuity for National Theater Project Creation & Touring grantee ensembles following the completion of touring. Elevator Repair Service Elevator Repair Service Theater New York NY Theater New York NY $14,000 N/A 1/1/2018 7/31/2018 National Sawdust Brooklyn NY National Sawdust Brooklyn NY $14,000 N/A 1/1/2018 6/30/2019 Pomegranate Arts New York NY Pomegranate Arts New York NY $14,000 N/A 9/1/2010 7/1/2018 Teo Castellanos D- Teo Castellanos D- Projects Miami FL Projects Miami FL $14,000 N/A 1/1/2018 4/1/2019 Theater Mitu Brooklyn NY Theater Mitu Brooklyn NY $14,000 N/A 1/8/2018 6/7/2019 Number of Grants: 5 $70,000 Fund for the Arts
Endowed fund that supports cultural organizations in greater Boston to effectively partner with artists to create new public art.
Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Boston MA N/A N/A N/A $55,000 N/A 6/1/2018 5/31/2020 Now + There Boston MA N/A N/A N/A $55,000 N/A 6/1/2018 5/31/2020 The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston Boston MA N/A N/A N/A $55,000 N/A 11/1/2018 5/31/2020
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Grantee Artist Amount Project Name City State Name City State Awarded Project Title Start Date End Date Design Studio for Social Intervention Roxbury MA N/A N/A N/A $55,000 N/A 7/1/2018 5/30/2020 URBANO Project Jamaica Plain MA N/A N/A N/A $55,000 N/A 6/1/2018 5/31/2020 Number of Grants: 5 $275,000 NEFA Special Projects NEFA awards a small number of program-related special projects grants each year. CT Department of Economic and Community 2017 Leadership Exchange Development, Office of in Arts and Disability the Arts Hartford CT N/A N/A N/A $1,000 Conference 8/6/2017 8/11/2017 African Burying Ground Trust Portsmouth NH N/A N/A N/A $2,500 Creative Economy Award 6/7/2017 6/7/2017 Chicago Dancemakers Forum Chicago IL N/A N/A N/A $25,000 Elevate Chicago Dance 5/20/2016 11/30/2017
Maine Arts Commission Augusta ME N/A N/A N/A $1,000 2017 LEAD Conference 8/6/2017 8/9/2017 Masary Studios Watertown MA Masary Studios Watertown MA $14,437 Harsh is Truth 7/2/2017 11/16/2017 Massachusetts Cultural Council Boston MA N/A N/A N/A $1,000 2017 LEAD Conference 8/7/2017 8/11/2017
Museum of African 2017 Performances on the American History Boston MA Castle of our Skins Dorchester MA $15,000 Black Heritage Trail 5/15/2017 9/28/2017
RI Latino Arts Providence RI N/A N/A N/A $2,500 Creative Economy Award 6/7/2017 6/7/2017 Vermont Arts Council Montpelier VT N/A N/A N/A $1,000 LEAD Conference 8/6/2017 8/11/2017 Number of Grants: 9 $63,437 Rebecca Blunk Fund Supports artistic creation, connection, and curation in Rebecca Blunk's memory through unrestricted grants to New England artists, intended to support professional development and the creation of new work. John Bell and Trudi John Bell and Trudi Cohen Cambridge MA Cohen Cambridge MA $2,500 N/A 6/1/2017 5/31/2018 Christal Brown Middlebury VT Christal Brown Middlebury VT $2,500 N/A 6/1/2017 5/31/2018 Number of Grants: 2 $5,000
GRAND SUMMARY Number of Grants: 445 $3,750,402 60 Guest Presenter Bios
Ephrat Asherie | Artistic Director | Ephrat Asherie Dance
Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie, a 2016 Bessie Award Winner for Innovative Achievement in Dance, is a New York City based B-girl, dancer and choreographer. As artistic director of Ephrat Asherie Dance (EAD) she has presented work at the Apollo Theater, FiraTarrega, Jacob’s Pillow, New York Live Arts, Summerstage, and the Yard, among others. Ephrat has received numerous awards to support her work including a Mondo Cane! commission from Dixon Place, a Creative Development Residency from Jacob's Pillow, Workspace and Extended Life Residencies from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, a Travel and Study Grant from the Jerome Foundation and two residencies through the CUNY Dance Initiative. Her first evening length work, A Single Ride, received two Bessie nominations in 2012 for Outstanding Emerging Choreographer and Outstanding Sound Design by Marty Beller. Most recently Ephrat received a National Dance Project award to support the development and touring of her newest work, Odeon. Set to premiere in the summer of 2018, the creation of Odeon was also made possible by Jacob's Pillow Dance, Mass MoCA, Works & Process at the Guggenheim, and the Jacob's Pillow Fellowship at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at LIU Post. Ephrat is a regular guest artist with Dorrance Dance and has worked and collaborated with Doug Elkins, Rennie Harris, Bill Irwin, David Parsons, Gus Solomons Jr and Buddha Stretch, among others.
Ephrat has been on faculty at Wesleyan University and set pieces for students at Smith College, SUNY Brockport, Alvin Ailey Dance Center, University of Texas Rio Grande and Texas Tech University. Ephrat teaches at Broadway Dance Center and is a founding member of the all-female house dance collective, MAWU. She earned her BA from Barnard College, Columbia University in Italian and her MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where she researched the vernacular jazz dance roots of contemporary street and club dances.
Robert L. Lynch | President & CEO | Americans for the Arts (AFTA)
Robert L. Lynch is president and CEO of Americans for the Arts. With more than 42 years of experience in the arts industry, he is motivated by his personal mission to empower communities and leaders to advance the arts in society, and in the lives of citizens.
In 1996, Mr. Lynch managed the successful merger of the National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies, where he had spent 12 years as executive director, with the American Council for the Arts to form Americans for the Arts. Under his 32 years of leadership, the services and membership of Americans for the Arts have grown to more than 50 times their original size. He has personally reached audiences in over 2,000 locations spanning all 50 states and more than a dozen nations, with diverse constituencies ranging from Native American tribal gatherings to the U.S. Armed Forces in Europe to the President of the United States.
During his tenure at Americans for the Arts, Mr. Lynch has overseen six mergers including the Arts and Business Council, Inc. and the Business Committee for the Arts into Americans for the Arts. He has also created the Americans for the Arts Action Fund and its connected political action committee to establish arts-friendly public policy through engaging citizens to advocate for the arts and arts education.
Under his direction, Americans for the Arts has become a leader in documenting and articulating the key role played by the nonprofit arts and culture industry, and their audiences, in strengthening our nation’s economy including its signature study of the economic impact of the nonprofit arts community, Arts and Economic Prosperity V. He has also been instrumental in creating a strong portfolio of projects and information about the transformative power of the arts in non-arts areas such as civic dialogue, social problem solving and work with the Pentagon, West Point, and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on the arts and military.
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Mr. Lynch currently serves on the board of the Independent Sector. He has also served two terms on the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, a position appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce. In 2017, he was the inaugural recipient of the JFK Commonwealth Award from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. In 2014, he was awarded the Sidney R. Yates Award for Outstanding Advocacy on Behalf of the Performing Arts, and he was selected as one of the most influential executives in the nonprofit sector for the 2012, 2013, and 2014 NonProfit Times Power & Influence Top 50.
Mr. Lynch earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and enjoys playing the piano, mandolin, and guitar. He lives in Washington, DC.
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Board Officers Position
• Lawrence Simpson Chair • Ann Smith Vice Chair • Doug Keith Treasurer • Amy Zell Ellsworth Secretary • John Henry Executive Committee Member (at large) • Julie Richard Executive Committee Member (at large) • Randy Rosenbaum Executive Committee Member (at large)
Class of 2019 State Start Date Current Term
• Taylor Ho Bynum NH/CT 2016 1st 3-year term • Amy Zell Ellsworth MA 2013 2nd 3-year term • Barbara Murphy VT 2016 1st 3-year term • Chip Newell ME 2016 1st 3-year term • Lisa Wong MA 2016 1st 3-year term • Vacant Seat
Class of 2020 State Start Date Current Term
• Christal Brown VT 2017 1st 3-year term • John Henry MA 2017 1st 3-year term • Doug Keith NH/ME 2014 2nd 3-year term • Larry Simpson MA 2006 3-year extended term • Carrie Zaslow RI 2014 2nd 3-year term • Vacanct Seat
Class of 2021 State Start Date Current Term
• Geoff Hargadon MA 2012 3rd 3-year term • Ann Smith MA 2015 2nd 3-year term • Pamela Tatge MA/CT 2015 2nd 3-year term • Ted Wendell MA 2015 2nd 3-year term • Marco Werman MA 2015 2nd 3-year term • Vacant Seat
1 State Arts Agency Executive Directors 0F
• Ginnie Lupi New Hampshire State Council on the Arts • Karen Mittelman Vermont Arts Council • Vacant Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development • Julie Richard Maine Arts Commission • Randy Rosenbaum Rhode Island State Council on the Arts • MCC Vacancy
1 Anita Walker of the Massachusetts Cultural Council has elected to serve on NEFA’s Advisory Council 63 Board Membership June 2018 – June 2019 Committee Chart
S NEFA BOARD of DIRECTORS Advisory Council
Sandra Burton, Co-Chair Sara Coffey, Co-Chair Finance & Audit Molly Davies Committee Maurice Decaul Pamela Diamantis Executive Committee Doug Keith, Chair Stephen Duprey Geoff Hargadon Ana Flores Larry Simpson, Chair Chip Newell David Howse Ann Smith, Vice Chair Carrie Zaslow Karina Kelley Doug Keith, Treasurer Felicia Knight Amy Zell Ellsworth, Secretary Liana Krupp John Henry, at-large Angie Lane Julie Richard, at-large Investment Committee Rania Matar Randy Rosenbaum, at-large Roberta McCulloch-Dews Ted Wendell, Chair Denise Menton Pamela Diamantis Frank Mitchell Newell Flather Mariko Silver Geoffrey Hargadon Anita Walker Doug Keith
Accessibility Committee SAA/NEFA ED Cohort Trustees Committee Development & Communications Committee Jane Preston, Chair Cathy Edwards Randy Rosenbaum, Chair Loredana Brugnaro Ginnie Lupi Taylor Ho Bynum John Henry, Chair Todd Hanson Karen Mittelman Barbara Murphy Ann Smith Daniela Jacobson Julie Richard Pamela Tatge Marco Werman Toby MacNutt Randy Rosenbaum Lisa Wong Ann Smith Liz Shapiro Lisa Wong Anita Walker
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Christal Brown has the distinction of being many things. She endorses a short list of these attributes that includes the titles mother, artist, educator, and disciple. Brown is most well known as a dancer and choreographer due to her 20+ year career as a performer and artistic director. Brown describes herself as a person with a servant heart and a workaholic mind, who has been used by dance to touch and be touched by others. Brown grew up in a small, Eastern North Carolina town, where she frequently accompanied her mother to NAACP, Black Caucus, and community board meetings. This early exposure to social movements and communal responsibility undoubtedly has influenced Brown’s work both on and off stage. As an undergraduate, Brown studied Dance and Business at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Upon graduation, she went on to tour nationally and internationally with companies such as Urban Bush Women, Bill T. Jones, Chuck Davis, and Liz Lerman before founding her own company, INSPIRIT. Brown served as the Artistic Director of INSPIRIT for 10 years where she developed curriculum for the New York Department of Education, choreographed over 75 performance works, created the Liquid Strength training module for dance, and Project: BECOMING, a rites of passage program for adolescent girls; before giving birth to the most complex and beautiful idea of her life, her 6-year old son Gabe. While developing INSPIRIT Brown completed her MFA in New Media Art and Technology at Long Island University; while simultaneously joining the faculty of Middlebury College in 2008. At Middlebury, Brown currently chairs the Dance Program and serves as the Faculty Director of MiddCORE. Her dance career continues to thrive: preforming with Bebe Miller Company, touring her evening length work The Opulence of Integrity, and expanding her skillset as a regional affiliate with Actors, Models, and Talent for Christ.
Taylor Ho Bynum is an accomplished composer, performer and bandleader. His varied endeavors include his Acoustic Bicycle Tours (where he travels to concerts solely by bike across thousands of miles) and his stewardship of Anthony Braxton’s Tri-Centric Foundation (which he serves as executive director, along with producing and performing on most of Braxton’s recent major projects). In addition to his own bands, his ongoing collaboration with Braxton, past work with other legendary figures such as Bill Dixon and Cecil Taylor, and current collective projects with forward thinking peers like Mary Halvorson and Tomas Fujiwara, Bynum increasingly travels the globe to conduct community-based large ensembles in explorations of new creative orchestra music. He is also a published author and contributor to The New Yorker’s Culture Blog, has taught at universities, festivals, and workshops worldwide, and has served as a panelist and consultant for leading funders, arts organizations, and individual artists. His work has received support from Creative Capital, the Connecticut Office of the Arts, Chamber Music America, New Music USA, USArtists International, and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. He received an M.A. in Music Composition in 2005 and a B.A., Honors in Music, 1998 from Wesleyan University.
Amy Zell Ellsworth (Board Secretary) is a teacher, choreographer, artistic director, mentor, advocate and philanthropist. Ms. Ellsworth moved to Boston in 1975 and taught at the Institute for Contemporary Dance, Dance Circle, and Lesley College; was a choreographic assistant and danced for Sarah Caldwell’s Boston Opera Company; and performed, choreographed and co-produced concerts with Dorothy Hershkowitz. Together they formed Dancentral where Amy taught classes in technique, repertory and choreographed. Through the mid-eighties, Ms. Ellsworth’s own company Zellsworth Dancers toured New England and New York City, was on the New England Foundation for the Arts Touring Roster and Ms. Ellsworth was awarded three choreographic fellowships from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. After disbanding the company, she continued to teach both in studios and at local universities, performed with Beth Soll, Dances by Isadora, and Daniel McCusker and began her involvement in other aspects of the dance field. She served on the boards of Concert Dance Company, and Revels. In the late 90’s she joined the board of Boston Dance Alliance, became president for 6 years and was instrumental in shaping the future of the organization. Amy retired as a dancer in 2000, and worked for The Philanthropic Initiative, a nonprofit advisory team that designs, carries out and evaluates philanthropic programs for individual donors, families, foundations, and corporations until late 2011. She remains a Senior Fellow of TPI and is the Board Chair of the National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project (NIWAP) Inc.
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Geoff Hargadon Geoff’s "suit-and-tie" role is Senior Vice President of Investments at UBS Financial Services in Boston. He has been in the investment business since 1976; was Vice President at Merrill Lynch from 1995 to 1999 and was at Kidder, Peabody and Company from 1982 to 1995. Geoff was named one of the top 50 financial advisors in Massachusetts by Barron’s in 2008. His "jeans-and- sneakers" life as a visual and graphic artist has brought him notoriety, particularly for Somerville Gates (2005) and the ongoing Cash for Your Warhol campaign (2009). His interests extend to music, photography, graphic design, and film and he has exhibited work both nationally and internationally. He serves as an advisor to NEFA’s Fund for the Arts program and sits on NEFA’s Investment Committee as well as the Advisory Committee of MIT’s List Visual Arts Center. A graduate of Harvard College, Geoff and his wife live in Somerville, Massachusetts, and have two daughters.
John E. Henry has been principal at MarlinSpike LLC since August 2009, providing business and legal consulting services to early stage companies and investor groups. John is also co-founder of Finite Solutions, an early-stage healthcare start-up focused on improving efficiencies and outcomes in workers compensation medical care. From 2014 to 2016, John was General Counsel of N-of-One, a Lexington- based biotechnology company providing interpretation of molecular test results in oncology. From 2010 to 2013, John was a founding Director of Silverlining Holding Corp., a green technology pipeline rehabilitation provider. Prior to John’s consulting and entrepreneurial work, he spent 11 years as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Investors Financial Services Corp., a publicly-held global financial services company. John began his legal career at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault in Boston, representing underwriters, venture capital funds and high-tech businesses in corporate, securities and intellectual property matters. Before becoming a lawyer, John worked as a free-lance musician, was assistant manager at the South Shore Music Circus and the Cape Code Melody Tent, and spent two years as a software systems analyst at GTE. John has been a member of the Weston School Committee since 2015 and is also a member of the Business Advisory Council at Boston College Law School. John was a member of the Board of Directors of the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston for seven years, five of those as chairman. John holds a Bachelor of Music from the Hartt School of Music and a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School.
Douglas (Doug) Keith (Board Treasurer) is Founder and President of Lincolnshire Financial Advisors, an independent “boutique” advisory firm serving clients wherever they live, work and travel, situated in Eliot, ME and Portsmouth, NH. In developing Lincolnshire, Keith wanted to create a firm where advisors and clients are closely aligned, allowing them to focus on what matters-thoughtful planning and management. Prior to Lincolnshire, Doug held positions with Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Mellon Financial, Delta Investment Group and Morgan Stanley. He is a graduate of Boston College where he received his B.S. in Finance. Keith called upon his financial background and his passion for music composition in the creation of TunesOnTour, which helps artists connect with fans and leverage live music sales while on tour. In his spare time, Doug is an active volunteer in both New Hampshire and Maine. He served as a member of the Economic Development Committee for Eliot, ME and as Treasurer of the Kittery Point Yacht Club. In New Hampshire, Keith has been involved with the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce as a member of the Business Development Committee. He currently serves as Board Chair for Finance for 3S Artspace a nonprofit alternative arts organization that combines midsize flexible performance space, a non-commercial gallery with affordable artist studios above and a restaurant serving as a local hub in Portsmouth.
Ginnie Lupi was appointed the Executive Director of the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts in August 2014, following 8+ years leading a multi-county arts services organization in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State. A working visual artist, she has a long professional history in nonprofit organization management, grant writing and fundraising, statewide trade association leadership, and public policy analysis. Ginnie holds an MFA in painting from The University at Albany, BS in visual art from Skidmore College, and BA and MA in political science from the College of Saint Rose.
Karen Mittelman began her role as executive director of the Vermont Arts Council on October 16, 2017. She was previously director of the Division of Public Programs at the National Endowment for the Humanities in Washington, D.C. Mittelman brings to the Arts Council more than 30 years of experience
66 Board Membership June 2018 – June 2019 Bios in the public sector and the federal cultural arena. She held a senior position at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia and served as curator at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. Mittelman received a bachelor’s degree in American civilization and a doctorate in U.S. history from the University of Pennsylvania. She taught at the University of Pennsylvania and American University and is a published author.
Barbara E. Murphy served as president of the Community College of Vermont and its sister, Johnson State College, for 20 years. While at Johnson State, she presided over expansions of both science and arts programs. The Visual Arts Center grew to include the digital arts, an artist-in-residence program, and studio space for students. The Performing Arts added a major in Musical Theater early in her time at JSC. Barbara was presented the Eleanor M. McMahon Award for Lifetime Achievement from the New England Board of Higher Education in 2016. A published poet, her work has appeared in several literary journals including, Green Mountains Review, New England Review and Michigan Quarterly Review. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee and recipient of a Vermont Council on the Arts fellowship. Her collection of poems Almost Too Much was published by Cervena Barva Press in 2015. She holds an undergraduate degree from The Catholic University of America, an M.S. degree in Community Development from Southern Illinois University and an MFA in writing from Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers.
Chip Newell is a principal in The NewHeight Group, a real estate development and marketing consulting firm. Chip has been on the board of CEI Notes for several years and is currently on the board of CEI. He is also on the board and Treasurer of The Maine Center of Economic Development, on the board and treasurer of Community Housing of Maine, on the finance committee for the Boothbay Region Land Trust and serves on the Maine Community Foundation Cumberland County Committee. In his leisure time Chip and his wife Susan Morris enjoy all Portland and Maine have to offer, from attending dance, theatre and music performances and gallery exhibits to paddling, sailing, biking and hiking the outdoors.
Julie Richard is the Executive Director at the Maine Arts Commission. She most recently held the position of president & CEO of the West Valley Arts Council in the West Valley of Phoenix, Arizona. Before that she was the executive director of the Metropolitan Arts Council in Greenville, South Carolina. She is noted for her ability to take organizations to the next level and has done that wherever she has worked. Julie earned BS degrees in Psychology and Music (Voice) and a MA in Business (Arts Administration) all from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Previous positions include managing director of Tulsa Opera in Tulsa, Oklahoma; managing director of Syracuse Opera in Syracuse, New York; executive director of the Cayuga Community College Foundation in Auburn, New York; and director of external relations at the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust in Oak Park, Illinois. She has extensive experience in development, strategic planning, arts education and organizational development. Julie was a member of Valley Leadership’s Class XXXI and a past chair and member of the National Arts Education Council for Americans for the Arts. She was most recently a member of the WESTMARC Board of Directors, the City of Avondale’s Municipal Arts Committee, the AZ Citizens/Action for the Arts Board of Directors, and the City of Surprise’s Arts & Culture Board. She was also on the research committee for AZ Town Hall. Her past board service includes the Greenville Convention and Visitors Bureau, South Carolina Arts Alliance, the Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Greater Syracuse, Junior League of Syracuse, and the National Society of Fund Raising Executives (CNY Chapter).
Randall Rosenbaum is the Executive Director of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, a position he has held since January 1995. From 1984 to January 1995 Mr. Rosenbaum served in a variety of capacities at the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, including Deputy Director and Director of the Dance and Presenting Organizations Programs. He has a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Temple University in Philadelphia, and has managed orchestras and non-profit arts organizations in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Ohio. Mr. Rosenbaum has served as a site visitor and panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts in the Dance, Theatre, Musical Theatre/Opera and State and Regional Programs, and as a panelist for the state arts agencies of New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Connecticut and Massachusetts, as well as for the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, the Heinz Endowment of Pittsburgh, and Cuyahoga Arts & Culture in Cleveland, OH. Mr. Rosenbaum has also taught arts administration courses, classes and seminars at Brown University and Rhode Island College. He serves on the board of
67 Board Membership June 2018 – June 2019 Bios the New England Foundation for the Arts, and has served on the board of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. A practicing musician, Mr. Rosenbaum has sung professionally in churches and synagogues, and with performing ensembles throughout the East Coast.
Larry Simpson (Board Chair) is senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at Berklee College of Music. In this role, he is responsible for Berklee’s three academic divisions (Professional Performance, Professional Writing and Music Technology and Professional Education), institutional research and assessment, graduate studies, concert operations, special programs, the library and learning resources, and faculty development. He also serves as the executive producer for the Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival. Dr. Simpson is active in the arts and higher education communities and he has served as a panelist numerous times for the National Endowment for the Arts, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, and Arts International among others.
Ann Smith (Board Vice Chair) is the Executive Director of Featherstone Center for the Arts on Martha’s Vineyard. Featherstone is a year-round arts center providing gallery shows, art classes for children beginning at age three to teens as well as adult workshops in all mediums: ceramics, collage, drawing, fiber, mixed media, painting, photography, print making, sculpture, music and technology. Featherstone is also home to several annual special events such as Musical Mondays, Thursday Night Jazz, the Flea & Fine Arts Markets, the Summer Festival of Poetry, the Photographers Salons, the Art of Chocolate Festival and the Holiday Gift Show. Ann Smith joined Featherstone in 2007 and was named the Executive Director in September 2010. Ann also is Chair of the Arts Martha's Vineyard Steering Committee, the Island’s arts and culture collaborative organization. Since October 2010, Ann serves as the leader, convener, planner and collaborator for year-round arts programming and cultural events especially the Fall for the Arts and Spring for the Arts creative economy marketing campaigns. Ann will receive the Massachusetts Tourism Award in May 2015. The award is given to those who exemplify the best in tourism and hospitality throughout Massachusetts.
Pamela Tatge was appointed Director of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in the spring of 2016. Pam previously served as the Director of Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts (CFA). She is interested in elevating the place of art in higher education in ways that innovatively strengthen teaching, student learning and artmaking. Previously, Pam spent ten years at New Haven’s Long Wharf Theatre as Director of Development. In 2003, Pam heard Liz Lerman speak about her interest in developing a new work about the repercussions of genetic research. She invited Liz to meet with dance faculty and scientists at Wesleyan and over the next three years worked to produce a research & development/teaching residency for Liz Lerman a team of Wesleyan faculty that assisted in the development of Ferocious Beauty: Genome (FBG). The CFA became the lead commissioner of FBG and it premiered at Wesleyan in February of 2006. In 2010, Pam received the William Dawson Award from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP). The award is given to an individual or organization in the presenting field for sustained leadership, innovation and vision in program design, audience building and community involvement efforts. It was the first time in more than a decade that a university arts presenter received the award. Pam worked closely with Sam Miller (former NEFA Executive Director) in the creation of the Institute for Curatorial Practice and Performance (ICPP). Together they worked over several years with Wesleyan’s faculty and practitioners from the field, refining a pilot certificate program that started in the summer of 2011. The certificate is a nine-month low-residency program punctuated by three on-campus intensives. In 2014, Wesleyan’s Board of Trustees approved a two-year MA in Performance Curation — the first of its kind in the world — a center for the academic study of the presentation and contextualization of contemporary performance. Poised between graduate programs in curatorial studies, museum studies, arts administration, performance studies, and the humanities, ICPP offers its students a graduate-level education in innovative and relevant curatorial approaches to developing and presenting time-based art.
Edward (Ted) Wendell has been involved in the investment management business since 1985 when he began supporting Hakan Castegren, founder of the Northern Cross investment philosophy. In 2003, he became a founding partner and portfolio manager for Northern Cross, LLC. Wendell is a graduate of Harvard College and holds an MA in mathematics from the University of Washington. Prior to his years in Investment Management, Wendell held appointments as Head of Admissions and Dean of Students at
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Marlboro College in Marlboro, VT and now serves as a Trustee on the college’s board. Ted is determined to make a difference in his hometown of Milton, MA and the surrounding region. He has been hard at work as a Trustee for both the Milton Land Conservation Trust and his alma mater, Milton Academy. From 2004-2009, Wendell co-chaired the Advisory Board for the American Repertory Theatre. He currently serves as Director and Treasurer for the Poverty Alleviation Fund and as a member of the Founders Council for ArtsEmerson. Ted serves as chair of the NEFA Investment Committee.
Marco Werman is host and Executive Editor of the Public Radio International-BBC daily co-production The World, broadcast out of WGBH, Boston. He has been in journalism since he was 16. A former Peace Corps volunteer, Werman got his start in radio in the late 1980s while freelancing in Burkina Faso, West Africa for the BBC World Service. In 1991, he helped start a community station in upstate New York where he was news director, and created and hosted the two-hour morning drive show. He later reported from Rome, Italy for Monitor Radio. In 1995, Werman helped create the format for the daily international news program The World where he has been ever since. In 1997, he began providing the daily punctuation mark for The World in the “Global Hit” segment in which musicians and musical trends around the globe are linked to the news. He took that reporting to Frontline, and won an Emmy for his 2006 report “Libya Out of the Shadow.”
Dr. Lisa Wong is a physician, musician, arts advocate and author dedicated to the healing arts of music and medicine. She has been a pediatrician at Milton Pediatric Associates for nearly 30 years and is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. As Past President of the Longwood Symphony Orchestra, a Boston-based ensemble of health care providers that combines music, medicine and service, she established the Healing Art of Music Program that helps raise awareness and funds for medical nonprofits in the community. In 2012, she published her first book, Scales to Scalpels: Doctors who practice the healing arts of Music and Medicine with writer Robert Viagas, chronicling the unique mission and development of the LSO. A lifelong arts education advocate, Dr. Wong currently serves on the board of the Conservatory Lab Charter, and is on the Leadership Council of Boston Creates and the BPS Arts Initiative. She was previously a board member of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Young Audiences of Massachusetts and the Boston Landmarks Orchestra. She is a co-founder of the Arts and Humanities Initiative at Harvard Medical School and Boston Arts Consortium for Health (BACH). She earned her A.B., magna cum laude in East Asian Studies from Harvard University in 1979 and M.D. from NYU School of Medicine in 1983.
Carrie Zaslow is Executive Director of the Providence Revolving Fund. Zaslow formerly served as a Program Officer at Rhode Island LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation). In this role, Carrie was responsible for overseeing the Neighborhood Development Fund, where she provided technical assistance to organizations to help them develop organizationally, fiscally, and in the programs they provide. Acting as a “shadow developer,” Rhode Island LISC provides assistance to ensure that investments lead to projects that are well structured, appropriately financed, built on time and on budget. Carrie began her career in community development at the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights where she held the position of Fair Housing Education and Outreach Project Manager. She was later named Director of the Homeownership Connection, a division of the Housing Network of RI, where she was responsible for statewide pre-and post purchase homeownership training and counseling. During her time at the Housing Network Carrie created an award-winning foreclosure program that offered a comprehensive approach for families exiting out of homeownership. This program continues to be used as a best practice by NeighborWorks©America. Zaslow holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Northern Michigan University in Metalsmithing and a Master of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design in Jewelry and Light Metals. Carrie has shown her jewelry and sculpture throughout the United States and Europe. She has been an art educator, teaching from kindergarten through college level. She was appointed to the Urban League of Rhode Island Board of Directors in 1999. She is an active member of the Rhode Island Coalition for Affirmative Action, the Providence RISD Alumni Association and the American Association of Museums, Providence: Museum and Community Dialogue.
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Christal Brown Douglas Keith, Treasurer Artistic Director, Dance Program Chair President Faculty Director of MiddCORE Lincolnshire Financial Advisors INSPIRIT/Middlebury College 1 New Hampshire Avenue #125 211 Cottage Lane Portsmouth, NH 03801 Middlebury, VT 05753 Tel [603] 766-0470 Tel [336] 253-1057 Cell [207] 332-9554 [email protected] [email protected]
Taylor Ho Bynum Ginnie Lupi Musician/Director Executive Director Barbary Coast Jazz and Creative Music Ensemble New Hampshire State Council on the Arts Dartmouth College 19 Pillsbury Street, First Floor Hanover, NH Concord, NH 03301 [email protected] Tel [603] 271-8418 (direct line) Executive Director Fax [603] 271-3584 Tri-Centric Foundation [email protected] 28 Rock Hill Road New Haven, CT 06513 Karen Mittelman Tel [617] 461-0491 Executive Director [email protected] Vermont Arts Council 136 State Street Amy Zell Ellsworth, Secretary Montpelier, VT 05633-6001 34 Locust Street Tel [802] 828-35420 Belmont, MA 02478 Fax [802] 828-3363 Tel [617] 484-7040 [email protected] Cell [617] 335-2260 Admin: Rachel Stearns Fax [617] 484-9644 [email protected] [email protected] Barbara E. Murphy Geoff Hargadon 40 High Grove Court SVP - Investments Burlington, VT 05401 UBS Financial Services Inc. [802] 373-6394 Private Wealth Management [email protected] 200 Clarendon Street, 24th Floor Boston MA 02116 Chip Newell Tel [617] 247-6357 Principal Cell [617] 480-2994 NewHeight Group Fax [855] 215-0687 118 Congress Street #401 [email protected] Portland, ME 04101 Tel [202] 262-4567 John E. Henry [email protected] Principal Marlinspike LLC Julie Richard 92 County Drive Executive Director Weston, MA 02493 Maine Arts Commission Tel [617] 529-1444 193 State Street Cell [781] 893-1737 State House Station 25 [email protected] Augusta, ME 04333 Tel [207] 287-2710 Fax [207] 287-2725 [email protected]
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Randall Rosenbaum Ted Wendell Executive Director 17 Randolph Avenue Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Milton, MA 02186 One Capitol Hill, 3rd Floor Tel [617] 698-1882 Providence, RI 02908 [email protected] Tel [401] 222-3883 Fax [401] 222-3018 Marco Werman [email protected] Host and Executive Editor Admin: Donna Fiske The World, Public Radio International [email protected] 21 Lawrence Street #2 Cambridge, MA 02139 Lawrence Simpson, Chair Cell [617] 320-8713 Senior Vice President/Provost for Academic Affairs [email protected] Berklee College of Music 1140 Boylston Street Lisa Wong Suite 6 Z Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Boston, MA 02215 Arts and Humanities Initiative Tel [617] 747-2850 Harvard Medical School Fax [617] 247-9886 391 Waverly Avenue [email protected] Newton, MA 02458 Admin: Jordan Pettis Tel [617] 947-2884 [email protected] [email protected]
Ann Smith, Vice Chair Carrie Zaslow Executive Director Executive Director Featherstone Center for the Arts Providence Revolving Fund P.O. Box 2313 372West Fountain Street Oak Bluffs, MA 02557 Providence, RI 02903 Tel [508] 693-0149 Tel [401] 272-2760 Cell [317] 432-1730 Cell [401] 996-2944 [email protected] Fax [401] 273-9190 [email protected] Pamela Tatge Director Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 358 George Carter Rd Becket, MA 01223 Tel [413] 243-9919 x 100 [email protected] Admin: Clayton Willis [email protected]
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MORGANNA BECKER Program Associate, Creative Ground
KAMARIA CARRINGTON Interim Program Associate, Creative Ground
JUG CHOKSHI Director of Finance & Administration
RODRIGO DELATORRE Finance Manager
CATHY EDWARDS Executive Director
STEVEN FENTON Senior Manager, Human Resources & Executive Affairs
JEFFREY FILIAULT Communications Officer
KRISTIN GREGORY Program Officer, Dance
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SARAH KELLEY Development Coordinator
DANIELA JACOBSON Program Manager, New England Presenting & Touring Accessibility Coordinator
MEENA MALIK Program Manager, Theater
CHERI OPPERMAN Grants Manager, Dance
ADRIENNE PETRILLO Program Director, New England Presenting & Touring, Center Stage
JANE PRESTON Deputy Director
DEE SCHNEIDMAN Program Director, Research & Creative Economy
DEREK SCHWARTZ Program Associate, Theater
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ABBY SOUTHWELL Technology & Data Manager
KELSEY COLCORD SPITALNY Program Coordinator, Center Stage
JANUSZ SULANOWSKI Finance Associate
QUITA SULLIVAN Program Director, Theater
KIM SZETO Program Director, Public Art
SHARON TIMMEL Development Director
ANN WICKS Communications Director
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Cathy Edwards
DEPUTY DIRECTOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Jane Preston Jug Chokshi
Program Program Program Program Program Development Communications Director, Director, Director, Director, Director, Director Director Research & New England Theater Dance Public Art Sharon Ann Creative Economy Presenting & Touring, Center Quita Kimberly Timmel Wicks Senior Manager, Dee Sullivan Vacant Szeto Schneidman Stage Human Adrienne Petrillo Resources & Executive Affairs Steven Program Program Grants Finance Technology & Fenton Manager, New Manager, Manager, Manager Data Manager England Theater Dance Abby Presenting & Rodrigo Southwell Meena Cheri DelaTorre Touring Malik Opperman Daniela Jacobson* Program Communications Finance Officer, Officer Associate Dance Jeffrey Janusz Kristin Filiault Program Development Sulanowski Coordinator , Gregory Coordinator Center Stage Kelsey Sarah Program Spitalny Program Program Interim Kelley Associate, Associate, Associate, Program New England CreativeGround Theater Associate, Presenting & Creative City Touring Derek Schwartz Morganna Kamaria Vacant Becker Carrington
*Daniela Jacobson is also NEFA’s Accessibility Coordinator As of 09/30/2018 75