Annual Report FY2018 Dear Arts Council friends and members, Board of Directors FY 2018 Thanks to your generosity, the Arts Council creates an environment where the Officers arts thrive and our community has access to rich, engaging arts experiences. President Julie Hughes Jenkins Each year, with your help, we impact the lives of thousands of people in our Corporate Office Properties Trust community through a wide variety of creative arts programs and services. We Vice President appreciate all that you do to support our efforts and are delighted to share our Brian Rosenberg annual report for fiscal year 2018 with you. Rosenberg|Pelino, LLC We are extremely proud of the programs and services we offer both on-site Secretary and community-wide. Our home, the Howard County Center for the Arts, is Julie Hughes Jenkins, Sharonlee Vogel Board President Community Liaison & Visual Artist a dynamic, impactful community venue and has been the county’s home to Treasurer discover, create, and experience the arts since 1984. Our innovative classes, Jim Henstrand exhibits, and studio opportunities are widely known and admired for stimulating Severn Bank creativity, conversation, and connections. Our vibrant gallery program draws local Directors and regional artists as well as art enthusiasts from all over the metro area. The Robert Altieri (July 2017 – May 2018) Howard Bank creative, diverse group of studio artists and arts groups that present, practice, Earl Armiger and make artwork within our walls creates an exciting, dynamic space for people Orchard Development Corporation to explore the arts. And, our year-round educational programs engage students Ellen Flynn Giles of all ages and abilities in hands-on activities. Last year, 34,000 visitors explored EFG Enterprises our galleries, attended classes, and enjoyed performances in our community Jordana Guzman black box theatre. Coleen West, Executive Director Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Skalny Our on-site programs are complemented by our community-based programs. David Kay M&T Bank Our grant programs provide much-needed operating and project funds to eligible Mary Kay Kenney applicants. And, our outreach programs, such as Paint It! Ellicott City, ARTsites, Maryland University of Integrative and Head StART in ART, an artist-in-education program for pre-K children from low Health income families—provide fun new ways to experience the arts. Freda Lee-McCann Last year, we: Visual Artist • Awarded 60 grants to local and regional arts organizations and county PTAs total- Greg Lowe Lowe Wealth Advisors ing nearly $600,000. Janet Schreibstein • Secured and awarded nearly $70,000 to individual artists in the form of scholar- Community Liaison ships, grants, honoraria, and awards. Dami T. Soh • Recognized exemplary contributions to the arts through Howie Awards to tour- Community Liaison & Musician ing, screen, and Broadway actor Ric Ryder (Outstanding Artist); St. John’s Lane Chester Stacy Elementary art teacher Tolly Rumbaugh Peddicord (Outstanding Arts Educator); co- Chester Creates founder of Little Patuxent Review Mike Clark (Outstanding Supporter of the Arts); George Wilson HCPSS Fine Arts Advisory Council and Arts Council Executive Director Coleen West (Leadership in the Arts Award). • Partnered with The Howard Hughes Corporation to pilot the Merriweather District Artist-in-Residence program featuring mixed media artist Hoesy Corona and experimental animation and film artist Eric Dyer of the Baltimore/Washington area, and Sophia Brous, an international performance artist working in New York and Melbourne, Australia. • Led a group of community leaders on a listening tour with the directors and board presidents of 10 organizations to gather ideas on how to advance the arts and build a more connected, creative community. [continued on page 7] Mission Statement: To serve the citizens of HCAC summer campers (HCAC photos) Howard County by fostering the arts, artists, and arts organizations. DonorsHCAC Donors FY2018 The Howard County Arts Council would like to thank the following individuals, families, organizations, agencies, and corporations who gave their financial and in-kind support to the arts in Howard County between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018. We make every effort to ensure that our many supporters are acknowledged, but sometimes errors and omissions occur. If you have contributed during this time and your name does not appear on the list, please contact us at 410-313-2787. Thank you for your understanding and continued support. Government Support Heralds of Hope Theatre Company Terri & James Scott ✽ Katherine Keefe ✽ ✽ $10,000+ HorseSpirit Arts Gallery Nancy & Henry Yee Brenda & Ed Kidera Howard County Music Teachers Jane Knighton & John Wisor Howard County Government Members Assocation Vivian & Paul Kochis Maryland State Arts Council ✽ Kids Dental Center $250+ Laura Koo Corporate & Foundation Support Mark Ryder Original Choreography Nancy & Jerry Berson Meenakshi Koul $10,000+ Fund Korva Coleman & Alan Heck Angela Kramer Mat About You Elaine F. Laube PNC Foundation ■ Thomas Dorshimer Normandy Heights Improvement Karen & Doug Douglas Eric Laun $5,000+ Association Pamela & Mike Perna Erinn & Philip Mansour Community Foundation of Howard Patapsco Heritage Greenway John Stier Patrick McGuire County Root Studio Pam & J. Ward Morrow Corporate Office Properties Trust ✽ Rosenberg | Pelino ✽ $150+ Edisa Padder Isadore & Bertha Gudelsky Family ShowTime Singers Toba Dobkin Barth & Andy Barth Melissa & Gilmar Perez Foundation ■ The Weavers Guild of Greater Baltimore Hazel & Paul Biederman Laura Rose ✽ Kyle Drummond Howard Bank Individual Support Laurence Schuler Howard County General Hospital ✽ Denise Harmon Stephanie & Dan Schuster The Howard Hughes Corporation ✽ Leadership Gifts Janet & Tom Kusterer Somnath Sengupta M&T Bank ✽ Barbara Lawson Sue & John Slater ■ $10,000+ Wells Fargo ■ Craig Stewart Sebastian Soosaiarul Mary & Earl Armiger Joan & Brian Walter Jean & Henry Spindler $2,500+ George Wilson ✽ $5,000+ Margarita Velasquez Lowe Wealth Advisors ✽ Marcia & Paul Walton Vantage House ✽ Sue & Buddy Emerson $80+ ✽ Janice & Jerry Ward Elizabeth & Kenneth Lundeen Bruce Blum Noel Ward $1,000+ Kathy Farnsworth ✽ $2,500+ Maureen Weschler Columbia Association ✽ Karen & John Gibson Phyllis & James L. Madachy Melissa Wisniewski The Danker DeCapite Group at Morgan ✽ Damon Hurbon ✽ Lesley Malin & Scott Helm Sylvia Yen Stanley Thea & Bob Jones ✽ in memory of Gino Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Skalny, LLC The Manelli Family, Xuhui Zhao Manelli Mary Kay Kenney Howard County Tourism & Promotion ✽ Linda Rochelle $30+ ✽ Pat & Steve Teller KatzAbosch Lawrence Siegel ✽ Sandra Barton The Mall in Columbia $1,000+ Angie & Neal Townsend ✽ Susan Rushton Batson Morgan-Keller Construction Lillian & Don Bauder Coleen & Jonathan West ✽ Linda Behsudi Schochor, Federico and Staton, P.A. Kerry Bloom ✽ Heber Bouland ✽ $50+ Sunrise Rotary Club of Ellicott City Freda Lee-McCann & Kevin McCann ✽ Sid Branham ✽ Sonja Alexander Talkin & Oh, LLP Mary Jo & Scribner Messenger ✽ Anna Breon ✽ Shing-Mei Altman Toby’s Dinner Theatre Mulitz-Gudelsky Family ✽ Gail Burgtorf ✽ Nina Basu Williamsburg Homes Toby & Hal Orenstein Geraldine Butler ✽ Jacqueline Bates Under $1,000 Susan & Steve Porter Laura Callens ✽ Elisabeth Baumwald ✽ Brenda & Steve Poynot Hoainhon Caramenico Backstage Dance Studio, Inc. ✽ Joan Bevelaqua & Robert Pagelsen Lee & Steve Sachs Kathryn Cardy Ballet Mobile ✽ Corinne Bowen Janet & Richard Schreibstein Fidel Carey-Realmo Baltimore Bead Society ✽ Felicia Brown Holly H. Thomas, Esq. Erin Cassell Baltimore Watercolor Society ✽ Kim & Warren Chambers Sharonlee & Robert Vogel David Clark Black Eyed Susan Button Club Patricia Ciricillo & David Bogen Inna Coleman Blossoms of Hope $500+ Dagna Constenla Susan Concannon Carroll County Arts Council Anonymous ✽ Carolyn & Jeffrey Crooks Ellen Corddry Central Maryland Youth Ballet Company Lee Andersen & Al Scolnik ✽ Heather Dalwadi Sue Cummings Classical Ballet Theatre of Maryland Anne Barker ✽ Kimberly & Mike Davis Jeff Dombek Columbia Art Center Yolanda & Frank Bruno Patrick Dillon Claire Femiano Columbia Orchestra David & Rochelle Conway ✽ Susan-Ellis & Leonard Dougherty ✽ Matt Fenton 4 The Coventry School Barbara & Myron “Mo” Dutterer ✽ David Drown James Ferry Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Columbia, Kimberly Eney Alice Dyer Pamela Franks MD Alumnae Chapter Ellen Flynn Giles & Ronald H. Giles ✽ Kelly Elkins Rosemary Gemp Downtown Columbia Arts and Culture Janet & Neil Gordon ✽ Laurie & Martin Engelhardt Kari Gillman Commission Cheryl & Bob Guth ✽ Lauren Erxleben Elizabeth Gross Ellicott City Historic District Partnership, H. Elizabeth & Peter Horowitz ✽ Sarah Fahrendorf Christina Guercio Inc. Julie Hughes Jenkins & Frank Jenkins ✽ Becki & Steve Gershman Puja Gupta Embroiderers’ Guild of America, Bach & Bob Jeffrey ✽ Martha Rodgers Graf & Arnold Graf Jordana Guzman Constellation Chapter Carolyn & Michael Kelemen ✽ Peggy Granok & F.M. Carroll Matthew Hanson The Fund for Art in Ellicott City, Inc. Ellen & Padraic Kennedy ✽ Kate Hammen & Robert Hilderbrand Dave Hardell Suzi Padgett ✽ Laurie & Fred Hansen ✽ Celebration Nancy Harvill Mary & Bart Peitz ✽ Suzanne Heifetz ■ Head StART Nagchampa Hegde Charla & David Phillips ✽ Suzanne & Robert Henig ♦ Endowment Janice Hemphill Tracey A. Pullo Schutty Jennifer Hudson Susan Hobby ➋ JoAnn Joseph Cheryl Black Jones Janet Brady Ken Katzen Carroll County Arts Council Jeanne Ketley Mary Cossentino Perveen Khan Kimberly & Mike Davis Bernice Kish Kyle Drummond