Annual Report FY2017 Dear Arts Council friends and members, Board of Directors FY 2017 It is with great pleasure that we present our fiscal year 2017 Annual Report. As Officers you will discover, there is always something fun and creative happening at the Arts President Council—and it all happens thanks to your support. Buzz Bartlett (through June 2017) Community Liaison This past year, we launched a new website featuring the comprehensive online Julie Hughes Jenkins (from June 2017) county-wide arts calendar. The site, designed by local developer NextLOGiK, has Corporate Office Properties Trust received four prestigious design awards so far! Be sure to browse the site, check out the Vice President calendar, post events, and help us spread the word about the arts in Howard County. Julie Hughes Jenkins At the Howard County Center for the Arts, 35,000 visitors explored our galler- Julie Hughes Jenkins, President (through June 2017) Corporate Office Properties Trust ies, attended classes, or enjoyed performances in our community black box theatre, landing us again on the Baltimore Business Journal’s top arts organization and tourist Secretary Sharonlee Vogel attraction lists. And, our creative, community-based programs—such as Paint It! Ellicott Community Liaison & Visual Artist City, ARTsites, and our No Boundaries Musical Theatre for people with disabilities—pro- Treasurer vided fun new ways to experience the arts. Jim Henstrand We are, of course, incredibly grateful for the tremendous support we receive from Severn Bank Howard County Government. For 36 years, we have partnered with the County to Directors Robert Altieri establish a vital and diverse arts community. In FY 2017, we received $800,000 from Howard Bank Howard County to foster the arts. Without the leadership of County Executive Allan Earl Armiger Kittleman and the unwavering commitment of Council members Calvin Ball, Greg Coleen West, Executive Director Orchard Development Corporation Fox, Mary Kay Sigaty, Jen Terrasa, and Jon Weinstein, the vital, diverse arts community Deborah Chen we have today would not exist. We thank them for believing in our mission and for recog- Community Liaison & Musician nizing that public funding for the arts is an investment in the quality of life of the people Ellen Flynn Giles EFG Enterprises who live here and the businesses that grow here. Jordana Guzman In addition, the grant we received from the Maryland State Arts Council increased Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Skalny 19 percent—a record high—thanks to Governor Hogan and our county delegation in Mary Kay Kenney Annapolis. Their investment in the arts is critical to ensure public access to the arts and to Maryland University of Integrative support creativity and diverse art forms in our community. Health Creating an environment where artists can thrive and the public can engage and connect Freda Lee-McCann with the arts is an important goal for the Arts Council. In the aftermath of the July 2016 Visual Artist flash flood that devastated Historic Ellicott City and led to the loss of three lives, the Arts Brian Rosenberg Rosenberg | Pelino, LLC Council quickly established the Re-CREATE: Ellicott City Artist Relief Fund to assist art- Janet Schreibstein ists whose livelihoods were threatened due to loss of income, equipment, and studio space. Community Liaison Through the Re-CREATE Fund, we were able to help the historic district art scene and art- Dami T. Soh ists get back on their feet. Community Liaison & Musician It was also an eventful year for the arts in Columbia with the transfer of ownership of Chester Stacy Merriweather Post Pavilion to the Downtown Columbia Arts and Culture Commission, the Chester Creates opening of the stunning Chrysalis amphitheatre, and the kick-off for Columbia’s extraor- George Wilson HCPSS Fine Arts Advisory Council dinary 50th birthday celebration featuring scores of community tributes and arts-related events. What an incredible homage to the vision of James Rouse and Columbia! We helped kick off Columbia’s 50th in style with our Celebration of the Arts gala featur- ing Padraic Kennedy as Honorary Chair and a special Rising ALL-Star Competition. Over 500 artists and guests attended—raising $111,600 to support the arts in Howard County. Our other fundraising efforts were strong with [continued on page 7] Mission Statement: To serve the citizens of Howard County by fostering the arts, artists, and arts organizations. HCAC summer campers (Photos: HCAC) DonorsHCAC Donors FY2017 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, 2016 and June 30, 2017. 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 Embroiderers’ Guild of America, Ellen Flynn Giles & Ronald H. Kathleen Flannery Constellation Chapter Giles ✽● Evan & Jessica Fuller $10,000+ Escape Artists Gallery ● Janet & Neil Gordon ✽ Becki & Steve Gershman Howard County Government Friends of the Patapsco Heritage Julie Hughes Jenkins & Frank Karen & John Gibson Maryland State Arts Council Greenway, Inc. Jenkins ✽● Anne & John Gornto Corporate & Foundation Support HorseSpirit Arts Gallery ✽ Carolyn & Michael Kelemen ✽ Peggy Granok & F.M. Carroll ✽ $10,000+ Howard County Music Teachers Elaine & Bruce Newhall Shirley & Lawrence Greenwald ✽● PNC Foundation ■ ● Association Mary & Bart Peitz Rishi Gupta Mark Ryder Original Choreography Pamela & Alan Ray ✽ Laurie & Fred Hansen $5,000+ Fund Terri & James Scott ✽ Denise Harmon Corporate Office Properties Trust ✽ Mat About You Gallery Holly & George Stone ✽ Tracy Hayden The Isadore and Bertha Gudelsky Panda Photographic Society of Nancy & Henry Yee ✽● Janice Hemphill Family Foundation ■ North America Suzanne & Robert Henig ✽ Members Howard Bank Rosenberg | Pelino ✽● Damon Hurbon ✽ Howard County General Hospital The Weavers Guild of Greater $250+ Krysta & Dane Huxford ✽ M&T Bank Baltimore Korva Coleman & Alan Heck Karen Jury ■ Wells Fargo Wilde Lake Community Association ● Thomas Dorshimer Brenda & Ed Kidera $2,500+ Individual Support Karen & Doug Douglas Jane Knighton Havtech ✽ Pam & Mike Perna Vivian & Paul Kochis Leadership Gifts Vantage House ✽ John Stier Elaine F. Laube Eric Laun $10,000+ $150+ $1,000+ Inae Lee Mary & Earl Armiger ✽●♦ Brasher Design ● Toba Dobkin Barth & Andy Barth Qi Li Columbia Association ✽ $5,000+ Nancy & Jerry Berson Christine Lowe Community Foundation of Howard Elizabeth & Kenneth Lundeen ✽ Joan Bevelaqua & Robert Pagelsen Alice Martin County ■ Lin Eagan $2,500+ Bethany & Timothy McGee Danker/DeCapite Group at Morgan Janet & Tom Kusterer Raxa Mistry Kathi & Doug Ferguson ✽ Stanley ✽ Angie & Neal Townsend Cristina Otrocol Alexis & Mark Jefferson ✽ Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Skalny, Edisa Padder Phyllis & James L. Madachy ✽● $80+ LLC ✽ Harini Raghunathan Lesley Malin & Scott Helm ✽ Bruce Blum Howard County Tourism & Laura Rose The Manelli Family, in memory of Priscilla & Ronald Carlson Promotion Hania Salas Gino Manelli Patricia & Scott Corbett The Howard Hughes Corporation ✽ ✽ Kathy Farnsworth Cynthia Schultz ✽ Pat & Steve Teller KatzAbosch Claire & Michael Femiano Sue & John Slater ● Little Vinnie’s West Side Tattoos $1,000+ Jordana Guzman Jean & Henry Spindler ✽ Lowe Wealth Advisors Anonymous ● Suzanne & Daniel Heifetz Gina & Greg Swillo ✽ The Mall in Columbia Anne Barney & Steve Van Order ● Nichole & Michael Hickey Danielle Taymoorian ✽ Morgan-Keller, Inc. Lillian Bauder Thea & Bob Jones Hetal Thukral ✽ Schochor, Federico and Staton, P.A. Sue & Buddy Emerson ✽ Mary Kay Kenney Molly Tourison ✽ Talkin & Oh Frances E. & George H. French, III ● Krystin & David Reider Joan & Brian Walter ✽ Toby’s Dinner Theatre Ellen & Padraic Kennedy ✽● Coleen & Jonathan West Chenggang Wang Williamsburg Homes ✽ Freda Lee-McCann & Kevin Xiaoru Wang ✽●♦ $50+ Under $1,000 McCann Janice & Jerry Ward Mary Jo & Scribner Messenger ✽ Shing-Mei Altman Backstage Dance Studio, Inc. ✽ Marge & David Watchorn Mulitz-Gudelsky Family ✽ Mary & Bryan Ballmann Baltimore Bead Society Verity Weston-Truby & James Toby & Hal Orenstein ✽ Jacqueline Bates Baltimore Watercolor Society Truby Susan & Steven Porter ✽● Sherry & Tim Beaty Black Eyed Susan Button Club Julie Wilson Brenda & Steve Poynot ✽ Ruth & James Bell Blossoms of Hope Jennifer Zwarich Lee & Steven Sachs ✽ Melissa Bonier Classical Ballet Theatre of Maryland $30+ Janet & Richard Schreibstein ✽●♦ Sonya Bowen Columbia Orchestra Maria Josefina Alonso Tracey Pullo Schutty Linda Bunk & Beverly Mey The Coventry School ✽ Denée Barr Holly H. Thomas, Esq. ✽ Marissa Carothers Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Columbia Sandra Barton Sharonlee & Robert Vogel ✽● Kim & Warren Chambers Maryland Alumnae Chapter Patricia Ciricillo & David Bogen Julian Bennett Downtown Columbia Arts and $500+ Carolyn & Jeffrey Crooks Sid Branham Culture Commission Lee Andersen & Al Scolnik ✽ Jean Daniello Charles Brown Ellicott City Historic District Anne Barker ✽ Patrick Dillon Ronald Brown Partnership, Inc. Marylen & Buzz Bartlett ✽● Diana Dorsch Gail Burgtorf Yolanda & Frank Bruno David Drown Geraldine Butler ✽ Celebration of the Arts Deborah & Yen-Wu Chen ✽ Alice Dyer Kathryn Cardy ■ Head StART in ART ✽ David & Rochelle Conway