2010 ANNUAL REPORT Table of Contents

AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS 2010 ANNUAL REPORT Table of Contents

Letter from Expanding Our Notable Events Recognition 0 3 the President 09 Reach: Strategic 15 & Speakers 1 9 Partnerships – Board of Directors – The 23rd Annual – BCA Executive Board Nancy Hanks Lecture on Americans for Arts and Public Policy – Americans for the 0 4 the Arts Family Tree Professional Arts Staff 11 Development: – Arts Advocacy Day – Contributors Educating Our – Half-Century Summit: Making Our Case: Stakeholders 2010 Annual Convention – Top-Level Members 05 Arts Advocacy – Seminar for Leadership in the Arts Shining Our Light: Exploring Our Field: 1 3 Visibility – The National Arts Policy Expenditures Roundtable 2 7 0 7 Research – National Arts Awards Photo Captions – The BCA 10 2 8

– National Arts Marketing Project Conference

– Annual Awards & Public Leadership in the Arts Awards

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In 2010, the United States faced the of innovative thinking we know to I could not agree more. I know Phil be necessary if the arts are not only took pride in what Americans for long-term effects of the Great Recession to survive but to thrive in the years the Arts accomplished in 50 years to come. and I know that his would have been among the strongest voices against the backdrop of profound Americans for the Arts remains urging us to move forward boldly committed to taking this think- political shifts. ideas via our ARTSblog. It’s clear to advance the arts and in doing so ing and using it to lead the fi eld that we have come a long way to advance our country, one com- forward. Having marked an The arts experienced a similarly since Ralph Burgard, Phil Hanes, munity at a time. I feel privileged to important milestone in our 50th tumultuous year as signifi cant Nancy Hanks, George Irwin, and be taking those steps and thank you anniversary, we are energized budget cuts—combined with other visionaries drew up plans again for being part of our work. to embark on the next chapter. declines in support from private in the late 1950s for the organiza- donors—pushed many organization that would ultimately become Poignantly, we start this era tions to make dramatic changes in Americans for the Arts. without one of our champions. programs and personnel, even as We ask the same questions our Phil Hanes, a dynamic arts leader technology continued to funda- founders asked 50 years ago: What for more than half a century and mentally reshape audiences’ ex- will it take to ensure a healthy and one of our organization’s found- Robert L. Lynch pectations about and appetite for vital future for the arts and arts ers, passed away on January 16, President and CEO cultural experiences. Against this education? Who are the leaders that 2011. As a young businessman in backdrop, Americans for the Arts will step forward to build upon our Winston-Salem, NC, Phil played a celebrated its 50th anniversary. foundations? How will the ways that key part in the establishment of that city’s local arts council, one of Much has changed since our found- we do our work need to change? the fi rst in the nation. He went on ing in 1960. In the beginning, These are just some of the ques- to help spearhead the development Americans for the Arts called upon tions that we sought to address of countless organizations and to a community of hundreds, but in during the course of the year. Our 2010 thousands of people partici- become a leading voice for the arts Green Paper series, a collection of pated in our professional develop- on the national stage. discipline-specifi c vision statements ment conferences, workshops, authored by national partners from In a 2008 interview with Inc. and online learning opportunities across the United States as part magazine Phil said, “We’re in an alone. Advocates sent more than of the Half-Century Summit: 2010 age of design and creativity and 50,000 messages to elected offi cials Annual Convention, generated some the arts are the purest source of about the importance of the arts thought-provoking answers. Our creativity. If you want to engage and arts education through our goal in all of this work was to en- the power structure of the world, E-Advocacy Center, and more go into the arts.” than 125,000 people shared their able, educate, and inspire the kind

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New York in 1961, the have to support this institution. Growing Closer than & Related Agencies for a special THEN“In Metropolitan Opera was And then he went on to point out NOWEver to the White House hearing on the arts entitled “Arts threatened with a musicians’ the economic contributions that & Congress Build Communities.” Actors Kyle strike. The Met had a recording the Met made to New York City, MacLachlan and Jeff Daniels; contract with RCA which was its hotels, its restaurants. The ore than 500 attendees and Executive Director of Minot (ND) suddenly cancelled, and the labor committees in Congress Mmore than 80 CoSponsors Council on the Arts Terri Aldrich; musicians were going to lose mandated an investigation into participated in Arts Advocacy Day, Ovation TV CEO Charles Segars; a sizeable part of their income. the economics of the performing April 12–13, 2010. After a day of U.S. Army Brigadier General Nolen They said, ‘We can’t live on that arts. The people who testifi ed advocacy training capped off by the Bivens (ret.); and Philadelphia income,’ and yet they comprised were from the Motion Picture Nancy Hanks Lecture presented Mayor Michael Nutter testifi ed one of the fi nest orchestras in Association, recording compa- by Charleston, SC Mayor Joseph at the hearing, emphasizing the world. President Kennedy nies, Broadway. They were talk- P. Riley, Jr., advocates from across the importance of develop- asked his new Secretary of ing about economics. This was the nation traveled to Capitol Hill ing strong public policies Labor Arthur Goldberg to go to no longer a vague, elitist thing. to make their case to their repre- in support of the arts and New York and settle this thing. There was a major change in sentatives and senators. arts education, allocating In effect, Goldberg said: Prof- the conversation. These groups increased public funding, essional musicians can’t live at began lobbying, and legislation As advocates made their case and supporting the cre- this income level. The Met has to create a national advisory throughout the Capitol, Rep. Jim ative workforce. no money. What’s missing from council on the arts was enacted Moran convened members of the the bargaining table is the gov- in 1964.” Appropriations Subcommittee ernment, and they’re going to Jack Golodner, Half-Century Summit, June 2010 on the Interior, Environment

Thanks to followers and supporters, including Artists Committee members John Legend and Yoko Ono, #arts became one of the top 10 Twitter trends for the day on April 13.

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supporting the ﬁ elds that feed our imagination, Bystrengthen our children’s education, and contribute to our economy, our country will remain a center of creativity and innovation, and our society will stand as one where dreams can be realized. As we reﬂ ect Before the November elections, membership in the Congressional Arts Caucus was at one of its high- on the contributions of America’s artists, we look forward

NOW est levels ever—233 members— and the Senate Cultural Caucus to hearing their tales still untold, their perspectives Arts Advocacy Day didn’t just hap- boasted 28 members. With this con- pen on Capitol Hill. In partnership gressional support, the House of still unexplored, and their songs still with the Minneapolis College of Representatives ultimately passed Arts and Design, Tweet the Arts two resolutions in 2010 honoring unwritten. May they continue to shed Day afforded individuals from not only the arts, but Americans across the country the opportu- for the Arts speciﬁ cally. In July, light on trials and triumphs of the nity to participate in a simple Reps. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and way: by using the hashtag #arts Todd Platts (R-PA) won passage human spirit and may their work in a tweet. Thanks to followers for a resolution honoring our 50th and supporters, including Artists anniversary. In August, the House help ensure that our children’s Committee members John Legend passed a resolution designating the and Yoko Ono, #arts became one of second week of September as Arts the top 10 Twitter trends for the in Education Week. Authored and horizons are ever brighter.” day on April 13. introduced by Rep. Jackie Speier President Barack Obama, presidential (D-CA), this resolution represents proclamation recognizing National Arts the ﬁ rst congressional expression and Humanities Month, October 2010 of support celebrating all the disciplines comprising arts education.

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he Rockefeller Brothers Providing Groundbreaking than 10 years of data included in THENTfunded a groundbreak- NOWResearch Documenting the the initial release, the Index stands ing research report, The Impact of the Arts out as a powerful tool for captur- Performing Arts: Problems and ing key trends and isolating com- Prospects, in 1965. Nancy kick of the celebration of mon strengths and weaknesses. Hanks, who would go on to To our 50th anniversary year, be president of the National Americans for the Arts unveiled Some of what the Index reveals Endowment for the Arts, the new National Arts Index in comes as no surprise—we already fi rst learns of Community January 2010. The fi rst study of knew, for example, that demand for Arts Councils, Inc.—the its kind, the Index measures the the arts lags capacity and that the original organization of health and vitality of arts indus- subsidy model is struggling. But Americans for the Arts— tries in the United States. Like the Index gives us while coordinating the The Conference Board’s consumer a much needed, production of this report. confi dence index, the National Arts evidence-based Index is designed to provide reli- common lan- able longitudinal information. The guage with Index includes 76 key indicators which to that when taken together provide engage in a panoramic snapshot of the state honest of the arts in America. With more

The Triennial Survey of Business Support for the Arts, conducted by our Business Committee for the Arts program, found a 14 percent decrease in business giving to the arts between 2006 and 2009.

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State or local arts agencies comprised 33 percent of respondents to Animating Democracy’s Trend or Tipping Point survey of funders planning to support arts for change work.

companion online directory for this report includes detailed proﬁ les of more than 150 grantmakers. NOW

conversations about the state of The Local Arts Agency (LAA) the arts. With the Index, we can Census released in December measure and compare data annually yielded important information over time and see if the work we are about the state of the fi eld. During doing is making a difference. the past 50 years, the number of LAAs has skyrocketed from 400 Through our Animating to 5,000, and they’re as diverse as Democracy program we released the communities they serve. We another fi rst-of-its-kind report surveyed 1,000 LAAs nationwide to in 2010, Trend or Tipping Point: determine what the LAA of the 21st Arts & Social Change Grantmaking. century looks like. We learned that Documenting the emerging fi eld there are four key traits that these of grantmaking for social change, organizations still hold in common. the report explores how funders They produce cultural program- BENCHMARK YEAR are supporting arts and culture as ming, provide grants in their com- NATIONAL ARTS INDEX RECESSION PERIOD a strategy to achieve a wide array munities, deliver services to artists of community, social, and civic and arts organizations, and manage participation building goals. The one or more cultural facility.

According to the National Arts Index, in 2009 there were 109,00 registered nonproﬁ t arts organizations and 2.2 million artists in the U.S. workforce, 1.5 percent of the total civilian workforce.

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mproving the condition of the Expanding Our Array Corporate Philanthropy, and the THEN“I performing and visual arts NOWof Partners in the Private Business Civic Leadership Center in this country calls for, in my and Public Sectors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. judgment, a massive cooperative Through joint webinars, policy effort in which business corpora- pursuing a strategy based forums, and a shared research tions must assume a much larger By on forging strategic alli- agenda focused on the creative role than they have in the past. The ances, Americans for the Arts has workforce, Americans for the corporate community as a whole has pioneered a place for the arts in Arts collaborates with corporate a long way to go in accepting the arts many sectors. Our partnership with leaders to explore how as an appropriate area for the exercise business dates back to the founding to forge more of its social responsibility.” of the Business Committee for the effective ties Arts program in 1966. Today our between the David Rockefeller, founding address for effort to engage corporate leaders arts and Business Committee for the Arts, given at includes work with The Conference business. the 50th anniversary conference of the National Board, the Committee to Encourage Industrial Conference Board, September 20, 1966

Today our effort to engage corporate leaders includes work with The Conference Board, the Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy, the Business Civic Leadership Center of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and others.

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State and local ofﬁ cials can be among the strongest advocates for the arts—they know what it means to build a city, to reinvent communities, and to promote a sense of place.

State and local ofﬁ cials can be he American arts community is a national among the strongest advocates for asset and treasure, with tremendous the arts—they know what it means T to build a city, to reinvent com- potential to contribute to the United States munities, and to promote a sense of place. That’s why Americans for government’s ability to deal with the national

NOW the Arts has long pursued partnerships with the public as well as the security challenges it faces. Support for the arts Reaching out to private and family private sector. In the public sector, foundations, Americans for the Arts our partnership with the United through the National Endowment for the Arts concentrates on expanding key States Conference of Mayors has relationships with Grantmakers in been a linchpin to our work with will help to strengthen our cultural assets in the Arts and Independent Sector. local communities for more than the pursuit of greater cultural In 2010, we served as Independent 20 years. Building on that founda- Sector’s primary arts partner for tion, we have expanded the circle its annual conference, infusing to include the National Conference understanding worldwide.” arts throughout a convening that of State Legislators, the National Americans for the Arts Board Member attracted 900 leaders in private Association of Counties, and the and U.S. Army Brigadier General Nolen philanthropy from across the coun- National Lieutenant Governors Bivens’s (ret.) testimony before of the try. This partnership enabled us to Association. Each year we present House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment & Related Agencies showcase the arts as one part of the a series of Public Leadership in on April 13, 2010, as part of National Arts solution to the core issues of our the Arts awards to these groups’ Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill times—economic revitalization, edu- members, putting the arts on the cation reform, resources and outlets groups’ agenda literally for public for at-risk youth, and much more. sector leaders nationwide.

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et’s not be the dance band Reaching More Arts Arianna Huffi ngton; Chairman THEN“L on the Titanic... playing away NOWLeaders & Building the of the National Endowment for so everyone can enjoy themselves Next Generation. Using the Arts Rocco Landesman; and while the ship is sinking. If we Executive Director of the Sundance separate the arts from the cosmic New Technologies to Institute Keri Putnam, presented questions of things like energy, Deliver Fundamental innovative ideas, facilitated discus- world hunger, and the ERA, we Basics sions, and led professional develop- are denying ourselves our own ment sessions. our Half-Century Summit: importance. Let’s upgrade the 2010 Annual Convention in concept of what a community arts At The National Arts Marketing Baltimore, more than 1,100 attend- agency means and integrate it Project (NAMP) workshops, ees participated in two preconfer- into the larger issues that do mat- conference, and website ences and more than 50 educational ter to congress and the corporate brought much-needed opportunities. We offered deeper world... Let’s be greedy enough tools and insights conversations to plot the course and ambitious enough to say that on audience devel- for the future of the arts and arts this is going to make an impact opment and mar- education in America. More than on the world.” keting to our 100 top-level thinkers and lead- stakeholders. ers, including artist and activist Harry Chapin, musician and activist, Nearly 600 at the fi rst NACAA Conference in Denver in 1979 Robert Redford; Co-Founder and attendees Editor-in-Chief of Huffi ngton Post came

increase in trafﬁ c to ArtsMarketing.org, the ofﬁ cial website of National Arts Marketing Project, since 2009.

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You helped us serve thousands of people in 2010 through online programs like the:

Blog Salons, 9 where fi eld leaders and experts host facilitated online conversations about specifi c topics relevant to the fi eld. Arts Education Blog Salons attracted 60 posts and almost 9,000 unique views while advancing a national NOW dialogue about what it takes to together for the New Tech. New Twenty–two mid-career profes- keep the arts in our schools. Tools. New Times. conference in San sionals participated in ABC/NY’s Jose in November 2010. Through 2010 Arts Leadership Institute, 21st-century innovation, we were funded by American Express. This also able to offer live streaming of diverse cohort from arts organiza- webinars, hosted our keynote addresses, enabling tions and nonprofi ts big and small by innovative leaders, an additional 170 individuals to across New York City received six full days of classroom instruction reached20 more than 1,000 participants. participate in an interactive online dialogue, increasing the scope of over two months, with sessions on Three Public Art Academy webinars the conference by nearly 30 percent. personal leadership, human capital, More than 200 individuals partici- strategy and positioning, organiza- helped 741 people learn how to apply pated in four NAMP workshops— tional assessment, fi nancial man- for, manage, and create public art in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Charlotte, agement, fundraising, and gover- Delaware, and Columbus. Traffi c to nance and boards. The alumni have projects. ArtsMarketing.org, the offi cial web- an active “Class of 2010” network, site of NAMP, also increased by and several will be involved as men- 25 percent since 2009. tors for the 2011 Arts Leadership Institute participants.

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Actor Charlton Heston, a longtime advocate Strengthening the Public Our fi rst appearance in Times THEN NOWProfi le of the Arts & Square was in January 2010, with of arts-business partnerships, lends his voice Creating New Online our The Arts. Ask for More. PSA to the Business Committee for the Arts (BCA) campaign. Launched by Americans Communities for radio ads that are part of its 1984 national for the Arts, in collaboration with the Ad Council and the NAMM PSA campaign. the spring of 2010, we In launched the “Why the Foundation, this campaign involves Arts Matter” video contest. Created a series of television ads encour- to commemorate our 50th anni- aging parents to “feed their kids versary, the contest offered all the arts” as part of a healthy diet. During the week of January 11, our Americans the chance to share their popular “Raisin Brahams” ad ran inspirations and favorite art forms, each hour on MTV’s Times Square while making a statement about screen, receiving an estimated 1.5 why the arts matter to them. The million impressions per day. winning video, created by young adults from a youth arts organiza- The interactive online timeline tion called Starting Artists, was created for our 50th anniversary displayed four times every hour (see dipity.com/AmericansForTheArts) on MTV’s 44.5-foot video screen attracted 1,800 visitors who in New York City’s Times Square helped us to chronicle the history during the week of October 25 in of Americans for the Arts and honor and celebration of National the larger nonprofi t arts fi eld. Arts and Humanities Month. Personal narratives added to

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The 23rd Annual Nancy Arts Advocacy Day Half-Century Summit: Hanks Lecture on Arts APRIL 13, 2010 ON CAPITOL HILL 2010 Annual Convention and Public Policy Organized by Americans for the Arts, Arts advo- JUNE 25–27, 2010 AT THE BALTIMORE cacy Day is the largest event of its kind. More MARRIOTT WATERFRONT IN BALTIMORE, MD APRIL 12, 2010 AT THE JOHN F. KENNEDY than 500 participants received advocacy training CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, and then made their case for further support The Half-Century Summit: 2010 Annual WASHINGTON, DC for arts and arts education to their members Convention was the commemorative 50th of Congress. More than 80 organizations also anniversary annual meeting of our stakehold- Honoring the former president of Americans for served as Arts Advocacy Day CoSponsors. ers and members. Offering professional devel- the Arts (1968–1969) and chair of the National opment alongside visionary panels of cross- Endowment for the Arts, Nancy Hanks, this Rallying advocates during the Congressional discipline leaders, more than 1,100 participants annual lecture series provides an opportunity for Arts Kick-Off were: converged in Baltimore for an unforgettable public discourse on the importance of the arts › Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) learning experience. The Summit also included and culture to our nation’s well-being. two special preconferences, one for arts education Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) › Lecture by the Honorable Joseph P. Riley, Jr., › professionals and another for public artists and Mayor, Charleston, SC and founder of the › Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) public art administrators. Mayors’ Institute on City Design › Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) Key Summit speakers included: › Introduction by Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK) › Rep. Betsy McCollum (D-MN) › Robert Redford, artist and activist › Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Arianna Huffi ngton, Co-Founder › Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) › and Editor-in-Chief, Huffi ngton Post Testifying before the House Appropriations › Rocco Landesman, Chairman Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment of the National Endowment for the Arts & Related Agencies in support of strong Bill Ivey, former National Endowment public policies and funding for the arts and › for the Arts Chairman arts education were: › Kyle McLachlan, actor › Keri Putnam, Executive Director of the Sundance Institute › Jeff Daniels, actor › Michael Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia › Liz Lerman, Founding Artistic Director of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange › Terri Aldrich, Executive Director of Minot Area Council of the Arts › Peter Sellars, stage, fi lm, and festival director › Nolen Bivens, U.S. Army Brigadier General (ret.) › Vijay Iyer, composer and jazz pianist › Charles Segars, CEO of Ovation TV › Robert L. Lynch, President and CEO of Americans for the Arts

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Americans for the Arts annually hosts Seminar for The National Arts two meetings of top-level leaders from Leadership in the Arts Policy Roundtable across disciplines—the Seminar for Leadership in the Arts at the Aspen AUGUST 8-10, 2010 AT THE ASPEN INSTITUTE, SEPTEMBER 23-25, 2010 AT SUNDANCE ASPEN, CO PRESERVE, UTAH Institute in Colorado and the National Arts Policy Roundtable at Sundance The Artful Entrepreneur: Exploring Philanthropic Co-convened by Americans for the Arts and Innovations for Arts and Culture in the 21st Century, Sundance Preserve, the National Arts Policy Preserve in Utah. the third annual Seminar for Leadership in the Roundtable is the annual convening of lead- Arts presented by Americans for the Arts in col- ers in government, business, and philanthropy laboration with the Harman-Eisner Program in alongside scholars and artists. Each year, the the Arts, attracted 28 distinguished philanthro- Rountable tackles a different policy issue with pists, artists, business, and cultural leaders for a the goal of surfacing recommendations for inno- lively discussion on how the environment of phi- vative future action. The 2010 Roundtable’s 25 lanthropy is changing—and what these changes participants focused on the theme, The Role of the mean for the future of the arts in America. Arts in Educating America for Great Leadership and Economic Strength. Participants included: › Marty Albertson, CEO, Guitar Center Participants included: › Ian Brennan, Co-Creator and Writer, Glee › Joan Harris, President, Irving Harris Foundation › Rachel Goslins, Executive Director of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Tom James, Chairman, Raymond › Humanities James Financial Frank Hodsoll, former National Endowment Tim McClimon, President, American › › for the Arts Chairman Express Foundation › Mary Luehrsen, President, NAMM Foundation › John Pappajohn, CEO, Equity Dynamics Kerry Washington, actress and member, Dennis Scholl, Vice President for Arts › › Americans for the Arts Artist Committee Programs, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation › Harvey White, Chairman of (SHW)2 Enterprises and co-founder Qualcomm

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15th Annual The BCA 10 National Arts Marketing National Arts Awards NOVEMBER 4, 2010 AT THE BOATHOUSE IN Project Conference CENTRAL PARK IN NEW YORK CITY OCTOBER 18, 2010 AT CIPRIANI 42ND STREET NOVEMBER 12–15, 2010 AT THE FAIRMONT IN NEW YORK CITY The BCA 10 Awards recognize businesses of all SAN JOSE IN SAN JOSE, CA sizes for their support of and investment in the The National Arts Awards honors distinguished arts in their communities. The 2010 NAMP Conference, New Tech. New Tools. cultural, corporate, and artistic leaders for their New Times., focused on how arts professionals contributions to the arts in America. The 2010 honorees were: can best use the new marketing landscape and the tools within it to leverage larger and more BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, The slate of awardees included: › Columbia, SC diverse audiences. The conference also hosted › Lifetime Achievement Award two new preconferences, Increasing Demand for Angela Lansbury › Capital Bank, Raleigh, NC the Arts: Think Tank with Marketing Masters and Welcome to the Party: New-to-the-Field Clinic. › Eli and Edythe Broad Award for › Con Edison, New York, NY Philanthropy in the Arts › ConocoPhillips, Houston, TX Key speakers included: Martha Rivers Ingram › Devon Energy Corporation, › Chip Heath, best-selling author Outstanding Contributions › Oklahoma City, OK to the Arts Award › Susan Medak, Managing Director Herb Alpert › Halifax EMC, Enﬁ eld, NC of Berkeley Repertory Theatre › The Bell Family Foundation › M.C. Ginsberg Jewelers and Objects of Art, Young Artist Award Iowa City, IA › Chip Conley, author Kate and Laura Mulleavy, Rodarte and hotelier › Northeast Utilities, Hartford, CT › Featured Artist Portland General Electric, Portland, OR Todd Eberle › › Strata-G Communications, Cincinnati, OH

Leadership Award › Clarence Otis, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Hall of Fame › United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT

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Annual Awards & Public Leadership in the Arts Awards

Each year, during the Annual Convention, › Public Art Network Award › National Award for State Arts Americans for the Arts presents the following For innovative and creative contributions and Leadership Award Annual Awards in recognition of outstanding commitment in the fi eld of public art Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D-OR) achievements in the fi eld: Judith Baca, Founder and Artistic Director SPARC: › Alene Valkanas State Arts Advocacy Award Social & Public Art Resource Center › National Legendary Artist Award For dramatically affecting the political Michael Feinstein landscape through arts advocacy efforts › Selina Roberts Ottum Award at the state level For outstanding local leadership in the arts by a community arts professional or volunteer Presented in cooperation with the National Anne Katz, Executive Director of Arts Wisconsin Lieutenant Governors Association Lee Howard, former President of the National › Arts Education Award Assembly of Community Arts Agencies › Lieutenant Governor Arts For excellence in arts education program Leadership Award design and execution, as well as leadership Presented at a variety of venues through the Elizabeth Roberts, Rhode Island Kid SmART, New Orleans year, Public Leadership in the Arts Awards rec- Lieutenant Governor ognize elected offi cials who play a pivotal role › Emerging Leader Award in advancing the arts and arts education within Presented in cooperation with the National For demonstrating exem plary leadership in their communities and whose vision and leader- Conference of State Legislatures the arts administration fi eld by a new and/or ship provide heightened visibility to the value of State Legislator Arts young leader the arts. › Leadership Award Marc Vogl, Program Officer for the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Presented in cooperation with the United Sen. Stan Rosenberg (D-MA) States Conference of Mayors › Michael Newton Award › Congressional Arts Leadership Award Presented in cooperation with the National For innovation in united arts fundraising by Association of Counties Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) a community arts professional, volunteer, or County Arts Leadership Award organization › › National Award for Local Arts Ltteadership Jim Bradley, Salt Lake County, Joanne Riley. President of Cultural Alliance Mufi Hanneman, Mayor of Honolulu UT County Councilman of York County, PA

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CHAIR TREASURER Margie Johnson Reese Sheila C. Johnson Barbara S. Robinson Steven D. Spiess C. Kendric Fergeson MJR Partners, LLC CEO Chairman Emeritus Salamander Ohio Arts Council Executive Director Chief Executive Ofﬁ cer Dallas, TX Hospitality LLC Cravath, Swaine NBanC Cleveland, OH Middleburg, VA & Moore LLP Altus, OK DIRECTORS Barbara Rubin New York, NY Alejandro J. Aguirre Fred Lazarus IV Arts Patron AT LARGE Deputy Editor and Publisher President IMMEDIATE Stamford, CT Ramona Baker Diario Las Américas Maryland Institute PAST CHAIR College of Art Director Miami, FL Harriet Sanford William Lehr, Jr. Master in Arts Baltimore, MD President and CEO Administration Program Chuck Block Chairman, President National Education Goucher College Liz Lerman and CEO President Association Foundation Capital BlueCross Indianapolis, IN Bedrock Group, LLC Founding Artistic Director Washington, DC Harrisburg, PA Washington, DC Liz Lerman Dance Madeleine Berman Exchange Ann E. Sheffer Arts Patron Susan Coliton Washington, DC VICE CHAIRS Secretary/Treasurer Franklin, MI Vice President Maria Bell Timothy McClimon The Betty R. & Ralph Foundation and Collections Sheffer Foundation Arts Patron and Writer Paul G. Allen Family President Nancy Glaze Westport, CT Los Angeles, CA Foundation American Express Interim Executive Director Foundation Montalvo Arts Center Seattle, WA Charmaine Warmenhoven Abel Lopez New York, NY Los Altos, CA Arts Patron Associate Producing Director J. Barry Griswell Mary McCullough-Hudson Monte Sereno, CA GALA Hispanic Theatre Susan S. Goode President Community Foundation President and CEO Washington, DC Arts Patron of Greater Des Moines Fine Arts Fund Shirley P. Wilhite Michael Verruto Norfolk, VA Former Chairman and CEO Cincinnati, OH Arts Patron Principal Financial Group Shreveport, LA Managing Director Glen S. Howard HPI Capital LLC Des Moines, IA Dorothy Pierce McSweeny General Counsel Chair Robert L. Lynch, ex ofﬁ cio Charlotte, NC Pew Charitable Trusts John Haworth Mid-Atlantic Arts President and CEO Washington, DC Foundation Americans for the Arts SECRETARY Director George Gustav Heye Immediate Past Chair Washington, DC Michael Spring Julie Muraco Center National Museum DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Director Managing Partner of the American Indian IN MEMORIAM Miami-Dade County Praeditis LLC New York, NY Washington, DC Department of Cultural New York, NY Peggy Amsterdam Affairs Kathleen Pavlick Peter Donnelly Miami, FL Arts Consultant Bronx, NY

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FOUNDER Parker S. Kennedy BCA EXECUTIVE Gavin K. MacBain IN MEMORIAM David Rockefeller Chairman and CEO EMERITUS MEMBERS Bristol-Myers Corporation Winton M. Blount The First American Blount International, Inc. Corporation Robert O. Anderson John J. Mack CHAIRMAN Atlantic Richﬁ eld Company Morgan Stanley C. Douglas Dillon Joseph C. Dilg William T. Kerr Henry W. Bloch Former Secretary of Managing Partner President & CEO Arthur C. Martinez H&R Block, Inc. the Treasury Vinson & Elkins LLP Arbitron, Inc. Sears, Roebuck and Co. W. H. Krome George Craig A. Moon Eli Broad John D. Ong MEMBERS SunAmerica Inc. ALCOA Former President The BFGoodrich Company John F. Barrett and Publisher USA TODAY John H. Bryan Raymond D. Nasher Chairman, President Thomas P. Putnam Sara Lee Corporation The Nasher Company and CEO MARKEM Corporation Western & Southern John Pappajohn Financial Group Chairman Willard C. Butcher Robert Sarnoff James E. Rogers Equity Dynamics Inc. The Chase Manhattan Bank RCA Corporation Duke Energy Albert Chao Owner, Pappajohn President, CEO and Director Capital Resources William R. Chaney Frank Stanton Donald Rubin Westlake Chemical Tiffany & Co. CBS Inc. Corporation Kathryn A. Paul MultiPlan, Inc. President and CEO Ralph P. Davidson Gordon Segal Lynn Laverty Elsenhans Delta Dental Plan Time Inc. Chairman, CEO of Colorado Crate and Barrel and President Don H. Davis, Jr. Sunoco, Inc. Henry T. Segerstrom Robert Ulrich Managing Partner Rockwell Automation Target Corporation Christopher Forbes C.J. Segerstrom & Sons David Goode Vice Chairman Michael Volkema Forbes Inc. Ken Solomon Norfolk Southern Herman Miller, Inc. Chairman, Ovation TV Corporation J. Barry Griswell Rawleigh Warner, Jr. Chairman and CEO Christie A. Hefner Retired Chairman and CEO The Tennis Channel Time Inc. Principal Financial Group Playboy Enterprises Inc. Mark A. Shugoll A. Thomas Young Thomas A. James Martha R. Ingram CEO Lockheed Martin Raymond James Chairman Emerita Shugoll Research Corporation Ingram Industries Inc. Financial, Inc. Barry S. Sternlicht Chairman and CEO Starwood Capital Group

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EXECUTIVE OFFICE Elizabeth Ward Gladstone Payton LOCAL ARTS Membership Robert L. Lynch Development Associate Associate Director ADVANCEMENT Theresa Cameron President and CEO of Federal Affairs Randy I. Cohen Director of Membership FINANCE Justin Knabb Vice President of Mara Walker R. Brent Stanley Local Arts Advancement Kate Cushman State and Local Government Chief Operating Ofﬁ cer Vice President of Finance Membership Services Affairs Coordinator Mitch Menchaca Coordinator Jamie Boese Troy Alexander Director of Local Arts Natalie Shoop Nora Koerner MacDonald Project Director, 50th Senior Director of Finance Advancement Services Anniversary Convention Government Affairs and Membership Grassroots Coordinator Antoinette Smith Liesel Fenner Marketing Coordinator Molly Coyle Accounting Coordinator Public Art Program Manager Executive Assistant to the LEADERSHIP ALLIANCES Jessica Strieter Elting President and CEO Angel Baker Nora Halpern Tim Mikulski Arts Action Fund Coordinator Accounting Associate Vice President of Arts Education DEVELOPMENT Leadership Alliances Program Manager National Conferences Katherine Gibney Kathy Gibbs Marete Wester Stephanie Evans Hanson Alison Schwartz Vice President Accounting Associate Local Arts Agency of Development Director of Arts Policy Director of National Program Coordinator Conferences GOVERNMENT AND Shawn Farrell Christine Meehan PUBLIC AFFAIRS Animating Democracy Laura Kakolewski Director of Corporate Leadership Alliances and Foundation Relations Nina Ozlu Tunceli Coordinator Pam Korza Conference Program Chief Counsel Co-Director, Coordinator Whitney Guy of Government Jaclyn Wood Animating Democracy Research Individual Giving Manager and Public Affairs Arts Policy Coordinator Barbara Schaffer Bacon Ben Davidson Jay Dick Zoe Bibb Adriane Fink Co-Director, Senior Director Corporate and Foundation Director of State and Local Leadership Alliances Animating Democracy of Research Services Relations Coordinator Government Affairs Associate Joanna Chin Meredith Sachs Narric Rome Anthony Stepter Allison Gilden Program Coordinator, Research Coordinator Development Associate Director of Federal Affairs Leadership Alliances Animating Democracy Associate

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Amanda Alef Jessica Hang Kirsten Hilgeford Meetings and Events Emily Peck Research Associate Web Developer Managing Editor Cary Robertson Director of Private Director of Meetings Sector Initiatives Emily Morrison Annie Burkhart Ben Burdick and Events Research Associate Website Coordinator Marketing Coordinator Valerie Beaman Andrea Streat Private Sector Initiatives MARKETING, Corrine Nowak Elizabeth Van Fleet Director of Meetings Coordinator COMMUNICATIONS Registration Services Communications and and Events Coordinator Marketing Coordinator Timarie Harrigan AND TECHNOLOGY Arielle Goldscheid Business Committee for Kimberly Hedges Tracy Brown OPERATIONS Meetings and Events the Arts Coordinator Information Technology Vice President of Marketing, Marc Ian Tobias Coordinator Communications and Associate ARTS & BUSINESS Vice President Technology Kate Lockard COUNCIL OF NEW YORK Jennifer Kuan of Operations Meetings and Events Will Maitland Weiss Jason Edgmon Database Systems Elisa Zlotowitz Coordinator Director of Information Associate Executive Director Technology Human Resources Ofﬁ ce Services Marketing and Manager Karen Zornow Leiding Chauntel Leonard Beverly Boulton Communications Manager of Chelsy Briggs Ofﬁ ce Manager Database Administration Graham Dunstan Business Services Manager Human Resources Director of Marketing Coordinator Nancy Lindsey Fran Smyth Te Erickson Receptionist Manager of Arts Services Liz Bartolomeo John Cloys Database Administration Media Relations Manager Manager Operations Associate PRIVATE SECTOR Stephanie Dockery Catherine Brandt INITIATIVES Membership Associate Doug Skinner Mahogany Payne Press and Media Relations Julie Peeler Website and New Media Human Resources Vianey Pelaez-Quiñones Manager Manager Associate Vice President of Private Professional Development Sector Initiatives Coordinator

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GIFTS OF GIFTS OF $10,000-$24,999 Network for Good C.J. Segerstrom & Sons General Dynamics $500,000 AND ABOVE Corporation Anonymous Nove Capital Capital Bank Anonymous Irving Harris Foundation Annenberg Foundation OVATION Crown Family The Broad Art Foundation Philanthropies Vassar College Arison Arts Foundation The Pace Gallery Deere & Co GIFTS OF The Aspen Institute Pappajohn Capital GIFTS OF $1,000-$2,499 $100,000-$499,999 Resources Delta Dental Plan of BlueCross BlueShield of Belz Enterprises Colorado American Express Company South Carolina Principal Financial Caterpillar Foundation Group, Inc Duke Energy Corporation National Endowment The Morris and Gwendolyn for the Arts Distractions Cafritz Foundation Shopkick, Inc. The Fluor Foundation The William and Flora The Estee Lauder Companies Consolidated Edison, Inc. Sony Corporation of Ingram Micro Inc. Hewlett Foundation Inc., Corporate Headquarters America Corning Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., The Fairmont San Jose GIFTS OF $50,000-$99,999 Corporate Contributions Target Corporation World HQ and Memberships Global Impact, Combined Nathan Cummings United Technologies Northeast Utilities Service Federal Campaign of the Foundation Devon Energy Corporation Corporation Company National Capital Area Robert Sterling Clark Earl Swensson Vanderbilt University Pﬁ zer Inc Halifax EMC Foundation, Inc. Associates, Inc. Vinson & Elkins, LLP Raymond James Hopten Enterprise Electric LLC GIFTS OF $25,000-$49,999 Financial, Inc. WeSC Marian Goodman Gallery Darden Restaurants Glenstone Foundation Starwood Capital Group GIFTS OF $5,000-$9,999 The Pew Charitable Trusts Hennessy USA Guitar Center, Inc. Sunoco, INC. Adobe Systems San Diego Fine Art Society HPI Capital LLC Herb Alpert Foundation Incorporated Universal Studios, Inc. San Jose Convention JPMorgan Chase & Co. Legler Benbough Applied Materials, Inc. USA TODAY and Visitors Bureau Foundation Ingram Industries Inc. The Bank of America Westlake Chemical Shugoll Research William T. Morris Foundation Irving Arts Center Charitable Foundation, Inc. Xerox Corporation Tennessee Performing National Endowment for Kris Wine, Winebow Inc. The Boeing Company Arts Center the Humanities Headquarters GIFTS OF $2,500-$4,999 NAMM - The International The David M. Schwarz GIFTS OF $500-$999 Surdna Foundation, Inc. Music Products Association Bloomberg Architects Charitable Strata-G Communications Foundation

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Gift of $500,000-$750,000 Bronson and Martha Ingram Lily Safra Elisa Buono Glazer Gifts of $500-$999 Fund at the Community The Bell Family Foundation John Brademas Foundation of Middle Catherine and Jeffrey Soros Andrea and Jim Gordon Charmaine and Dan Tennessee The Betty R. and Ralph Bernadine Griffin Nancy Folger Warmenhoven Sheffer Foundation Carolyn and Bill Powers Thomas A. and Mary S. Eva Herzog Jamie Tisch Charitable James Foundation Gifts of $50,000-$499,999 Barbara S. Robinson Mike Maas Gift Fund Deborah Landesman Julie and Edward J. Ann E. Sheffer Kathleen A. Pavlick Minskoff Gifts of $2,500-$4,999 Aaron and Barbara Levine Liora and Steven Spiess Mark Shugoll Gifts of $25,000-$49,999 Susan Coliton Abel Lopez Norie Sato Gifts of $5,000-$9,999 Mr. and Mrs. Warren B. The Robert P. and Arlene R. Martha S. MacDonell Kanders Nolen V. Bivens Kogod Family Foundation Bruce E. Whitacre Mary McCullough-Hudson Paul G. Allen Family Melva Bucksbaum Jonna and Fred Lazarus, IV Foundation and Raymond Learsy Craig A. Moon Dorothy and Bill McSweeny The Rosenthal Family Joseph C. Dilg Julie Muraco Julie Ostrover Foundation Gail and Alfred Maureen Orth Engelberg Victor Shargai Gifts of $10,000-$24,999 Rose-Marie van Otterloo C. Kendric Fergeson Patricia Syak Charles X Block Mr. and Mrs. Gant Redmon Glen S. Howard David Teiger Mandell L. and Madeleine H. Toni Rembe Rock and Berman Foundation William Lehr, Jr. Gifts of $1,000-$2,499 Arthur Rock The Steven A. and Toby Lewis Anonymous Kristian D. Summerer Alexandra M. Cohen Foundation Judith Neisser Mary and Bob Carswell Sid Sutter

CrossCurrents Foundation Gael Neeson and Fay M. Chandler Steve and Judy Turner Stefan Edlis David and Susan Goode Bharat M. Doshi Marian M. Warden Nora and James Susan H. Edwards, Ph.D. Agnes Gund Orphanides Georgia E. Welles Susan Finesilver Brenda R. Potter Shirley P. Wilhite

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Supreme City of Seattle, Office Alaska State Council City of Austin Colorado State Thespians of Arts & Cultural Affairs on the Arts Cultural Arts Division Denver, CO Fulton County Arts Council Seattle, WA Anchorage, AK Austin, TX Atlanta, GA Community Partnership Fine Arts Fund Arlington County City of Dallas Office for Arts and Culture Miami-Dade County Cincinnati, OH Cultural Affairs Division of Cultural Affairs Cleveland, OH Department of Arlington, VA Dallas, TX Cultural Affairs Greater Columbus Connecticut Commission Miami, FL Arts Council Arts Council City of El Paso on Culture and Tourism Columbus, OH of Indianapolis Museums and Cultural Hartford, CT Elite Indianapolis, IN Affairs Department Los Angeles County El Paso, TX Cultural Alliance Arts & Science Council of Arts Commission Arts Council of of Greater Milwaukee Charlotte/Mecklenburg, Inc. Los Angeles, CA New Orleans City of Oakland, Milwaukee, WI Charlotte, NC New Orleans, LA Cultural Arts & Marketing New Jersey State Department Cultural Council Broward County Cultural Council on the Arts Arts in Stark Oakland, CA of Greater Jacksonville Affairs Division Trenton, NJ Canton, OH Jacksonville, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL City of San Antonio, Paul G. Allen Family ArtsFund Office of Cultural Affairs Cuyahoga Arts and Culture Preferred Plus Foundation Seattle, WA San Antonio, TX Cleveland, OH Seattle, WA City of Albuquerque Cultural ArtsWestchester City of San Jose DC Commission Services Department Regional Arts White Plains, NY Office of Cultural Affairs on the Arts and Humanities Albuquerque, NM and Culture Council San Jose, CA Washington, DC Portland, OR Baltimore Office of City of Atlanta Office Promotion and the Arts City of Savannah Denver Office of Cultural Affairs United Arts Baltimore, MD Cultural Affairs of Cultural Affairs Atlanta, GA of Central Florida Savannah, GA Denver, CO Maitland, FL Beet Street City of Los Angeles Cultural Fort Collins, CO City of Wichita Entertainment Affairs Department Division of Arts Career Connection Los Angeles, CA Preferred California Arts Council and Cultural Services Los Angeles, CA Sacramento, CA Alabama State Council Wichita, KS on the Arts & Humanities Montgomery, AL

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PREFERRED (CONTINUED) General Services Indiana Arts Commission Mississippi Arts Palm Beach County The Kresge Foundation Administration, Art-in- Indianapolis, IN Commission Cultural Council Troy, MI Architecture Program Jackson, MS West Palm Beach, FL Washington, DC Irving Arts Center The Newark Museum Irving, TX Missouri Arts Council Pennsylvania Council Newark, NJ Georgia Council for the Arts Saint Louis, MO on the Arts Atlanta, GA Kansas Arts Commission Harrisburg, PA Tucson Pima Arts Council Topeka, KS MTA Arts for Transit Tucson, AZ Greater Hartford Arts New York City Pinellas County Cultural Council Kentucky Arts Council Affairs Department United Arts Council of Hartford, CT Frankfort, KY Music Center-Performing Largo, FL Greater Greensboro Arts Center of Los Angeles Greensboro, NC Greater Philadelphia LexArts County Robert W. Woodruff Arts Cultural Alliance Lexington, KY Los Angeles, CA Center United Arts Council of Philadelphia, PA Atlanta, GA Raleigh and Wake County Linde Family Foundation National Guild for Raleigh, NC Greater Pittsburgh Boston, MA Community Arts Education San Francisco Arts Arts Council New York City Commission United Performing Arts Fund Louisiana Division Pittsburgh, PA San Francisco, CA Milwaukee, WI of the Arts Nebraska Arts Council Hawaii State Foundation Baton Rouge, LA Omaha, NE St. Louis Regional Arts University of the Arts on Culture and the Arts Commission Continuing Studies Louisville Fund for the Arts Honolulu, HI Nevada Arts Council Saint Louis, MO Philadelphia, PA Louisville, KY Carson City, NV Houston Arts Alliance Texas Commission Vermont Arts Council Maryland State Arts Council Houston, TX New Mexico Arts on the Arts Montpelier, VT Baltimore, MD Santa Fe, NM Austin, TX Idaho Commission West Virginia Commission Metropolitan Arts on the Arts Ohio Arts Council The Arts Council of on the Arts/West Virginia Partnership Boise, ID Columbus, OH Metropolitan Kansas City Division of Culture & History Sacramento, CA Kansas City, KS Charleston, WV Illinois Arts Council Oklahoma Arts Council Metropolitan Nashville Chicago, IL Oklahoma City, OK The John F. Kennedy Center Wisconsin Arts Board Arts Commission for the Performing Arts Madison, WI Nashville, TN Oregon Arts Commission Washington, DC Salem, OR

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2010 Comparative Operational Expenditures

Program Area 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 This document, produced by management for the purposes of this report, is based on the $59,336 $130,673 $114,032 $70,490 $173,594 $313,864 $200,593 $157,937 PR & Strategic Alliances audited consolidated ﬁ nancial statements and accompanying Government Affairs and $725,715 $1,205,071 $885,809 $880,280 $886,808 $1,284,313 $721,969 $878,545 notes prepared by the public Public Sector Partnerships accounting ﬁ rm of Tate & Tryon based in Washington, DC for the Arts In Education $511,905 $507,432 $258,351 $314,681 $352,444 $908,981 $617,438 $595,887 respective years listed. Please also note that due to shifts in Local Arts Advancement department and programmatic $1,609,072 $1,976,737 $2,351,083 $2,163,340 $3,362,090 $2,722,787 $2,529,784 $2,634,051 (Frmr R&I/Field Services) composition over a number of years, the totals listed here for past years may differ slightly Leadership Alliances $1,035,525 $1,106,749 $922,532 $1,000,288 from previous annual reports.

Communications/ $1,487,449 $2,194,574 $2,505,888 $2,541,767 $1,379,341 $1,148,258 $938,646 $803,550 Visibility/Marketing

Private Sector $1,595,298 $1,540,417 $1,556,639 $1,417,777 $1,193,886 $1,189,853

Special Projects $1,836,397 $548,146 $1,312,586 $1,438,179 $591,510 $464,359 $419,030 $327,372

Arts & Business Council $703,795 $767,808 $749,857 $694,273 $475,926 $471,599 of New York

Arts Action Fund $1,601,173 $1,701,513 $1,823,855 $1,606,153 $680,539 $583,518

Americans for the Arts $4,109 $3,750 $6,250 $5,000 Foundation

Management & General $1,214,172 $1,756,119 $2,154,277 $2,659,591 $2,589,607 $2,735,047 $2,924,092 $2,476,020

Membership Development $815,585 $1,031,960 $1,213,827 $757,201 $762,003 $701,300 $590,975 $656,168 and Fundraising

Total Expenses $8,259,631 $9,350,712 $14,696,119 $14,835,268 $15,267,383 $15,107,611 $12,221,660 $11,779,788

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Photo Captions

All photos from Arts Advocacy Day and Page 2 Page 7 Page 12 Nancy Hanks Lecture by Andrew Snow; Half-Century Summit and National Arts Half-Century Summit and National Arts Mayor of Charleston, SC Joseph P. Riley, all portraits of Half-Century Summit: Marketing Project Conference partici- Marketing Project Conference participants Jr. delivering the 23rd Annual Nancy 2010 Annual Convention attendees are pants; “Raisin Brahms,” part of our Arts. Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy; courtesy of Baltimore Offi ce of Promotion The Rockefeller brothers, from left to Ask for More. PSA campaign, airing in Half-Century Summit and National Arts and the Arts; all photos from the National right, David, Nelson, Winthrop, Laurence, Times Square in New York City Marketing Project Conference participants Arts Marketing Project Conference are by and John D. III in 1967. Photo courtesy of Daniel Garcia. the Duke University Archives. Page 5 Page 13 Author Nancy Hanks was president of CACI from (L-R) Actor Kyle MacLachlan, Rep. Louise “Why the Arts Matter” video contest in Elizabeth Van Fleet 1968–1969, when she was appointed chair Slaughter (D-NY), and actor Jeff Daniels New York City’s Times Square; Americans of the National Endowment for the Arts, at the Congressional Arts Kick-Off during for the Arts summer 2010 interns; At a Design a position she held for eight years. Until Arts Advocacy Day; Mayor of Charleston, 50 States 50 Days event, members of Sagetopia her death in 1983, she worked tirelessly SC Joseph P. Riley, Jr. with Americans the Broward County Cultural Division in to bring the arts to prominent national for the Arts President and CEO Robert Florida thank Rep. Debbie Wasserman consciousness. During her tenure at the L. Lynch before the 23rd Annual Nancy Shultz (D-FL) for her work in securing fed- National Endowment for the Arts, the Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy; eral stimulus funds which saved 47 local agency’s budget grew 1,400 percent. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter with arts jobs. Photo by Jose Luis Amador; Half- actor Kyle MacLachlan before presenting Century Summit participant; “Why the Arts Page 8 their congressional testimony; Chairman of Matter” video contest winners, Starting the House Appropriations Subcommittee Half-Century Summit and National Arts Artists; Half-Century Summit participant on the Interior, Environment & Related Marketing Project Conference participants Charleston Heston photo by Agencies Jim Moran (D-VA); Washington Charles Gilburt. Performing Arts Society’s Men and Women Page 9 of the Gospel Choir performing at the Page 15 23rd Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts Half-Century Summit and National Arts Marketing Project Conference participants and Public Policy; Half-Century Summit Half-Century Summit participant participant The Business Committee for the Arts holds its fi rst annual meeting at the Metropolitan Page 16 Page 6 Museum of Art on January 22, 1968. Half-Century Summit participant (L-R) Americans for the Arts Board Page 10 Chair Steve Spiess with Americans Page 17 for the Arts Board Member and U.S. Half-Century Summit and National Arts Half-Century Summit participant Army Brig. Gen. Nolen Bivens (ret.); Marketing Project Conference participants Actor Jeff Daniels testifying before the House Appropriations Subcommittee Page 11 on the Interior, Environment, & Related Agencies; Offi cial portrait of President- Half-Century Summit and National Arts elect Barack Obama on Jan. 13, 2009, Marketing Project Conference participants photo by Pete Souza

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