2015 averitt center annual meeting presentation

Averitt Center Annual Meeting

2014-2015Created By: Kristyn Fielding, Public Relations Intern

Keeping it Classic

The mission of the Averitt Center for the Arts, is to

provide quality arts opportunities for our

community and to serve as a centerpiece for a vibrant,

historic downtown.

Mission

Jenny Foss | President Daphne Jarriel Totten | Vice President

Erin Dalton |Treasurer

Laura Wheaton | Secretary

Francys Johnson | Past President

Todd DealHayley GreeneDawn MallardBurney MarshJack OrmanCorliss ReeseTrish Tootle

Ex Officio MembersEileen Bayens

Averitt STARS Committee Chair

Connie Averitt Board Emeritus

Heidi JeffersStatesboro Convention & Visitors Bureau Director

Shari MorrisStatesboro Regional Art Association

Allen MuldrewStatesboro Downtown Development Authority Director

Robert CheshireStatesboro City Manager

Cindy West Statesboro Finance Director

Phyllis Thompson Statesboro/Bulloch County Chamber of Commerce Director

Board of Directors

Yesterday & Today (Beatles Tribute Performance) Sponsored by: Wells Fargo Advisors, Dabbs, Hickman, Hill&Cannon, LLP, Vaden Nissan of Statesboro

Neos Dance Theater: Count…The Legend of DraculaSponsored by: Stafford Law Group, LLC

Ney Rosauro & GSU Percussion Ensemble Sponsored by: East Georgia Regional Hospital, Braswells Foods

The Second City Comedy Club Sponsored By: Georgia Power, Funded in part by the Fox Theatre Institute

To Kill a Mockingbird Sponsored By: The Johnson Firm P.C.

Coppélia Ballet Sponsored By: BBWH Insurors, Maxwell-Reddick and Associates

Professional Performance Series

6 Productions9 Performances

Sordid Lives Miracle on 34th Street

Sponsored By: Optim Orthopedics, Queensborough National Bank & Trust, Thigpen, Lanier, Westerfield & Deal

The Importance of Being Earnest Sponsored By: Ogeechee Technical College, Statesboro Ear, Nose, Throat and Sinus

Little Shop of Horrors Sponsored By: Wise Choice Realty

Averitt STARSCommunity Theater


Oliver! The Musical, Statesboro Youth Theater Hansel & Gretel, Statesboro Youth Theater Christmas Around the World, Statesboro Youth Ballet,

Chorale, and Theater Statesboro Youth Ballet Winter Showcase Lift Every Voice and Sing: An International Celebration

of Song, Statesboro Youth Chorale Forgiven: A Fairy Tale, Statesboro Youth Theater Statesboro Youth Ballet Spring Showcase Statesboro Youth Strings Winter Recital Statesboro Youth Chorale Spring Showcase Statesboro Youth Strings Spring Recital

Statesboro Youth Performances


Elvis: Down at the End of Lonely Street Sponsored by: Dr. Troy Lawhorn, Dr. Joseph Hathaway, Hendley Properties, Lee, Hill & Johnston Insurors, Lavender & Associates, Mal-Ad Promotions, Thigpen, Lanier, Westerfield & Deal, East

Georgia Pain Management

Averitt Faculty Showcase The Write Place Festival

Sponsored By: Georgia Humanities Council, Art Works, South Arts

Family Night Out! Treasure Island 2014 Emma Awards

Sponsored By: Farmers & Merchants Bank, Mal-Ad Promotions, Vaden Nissan of Statesboro

Rocky Horror Picture ShowSponsored by: Party Impressions

Ghost Tours by Lantern Light Sponsored by: Statesboro Convention & Visitors Bureau

Special Events


Turned, Segmented and Embellished: The Fine Art of Woodturning in Southeast Georgia Sponsored By: Downtown Statesboro Development Authority, Statesboro Properties

Nature Realized: Lawrence Smith’s Paintings and Stephanie Tames’ Pine Straw Baskets Sponsored By: Coastal Organics, Richard and Penny Marz

Annual Statesboro Regional Arts Association Juried Exhibition Sponsored By: Steve and Debra Chester, Tim Chapman, Scott Foxx

Jonathan Green: Images of Home Sponsored By: After Hour Glass Company

George Snyder: Lyrical Geometry Sponsored By: Dalton Consulting & Financial, Funded in part by the NEA

Color Squared Sponsored By: Tom Deal and Todd, Karen, Abbie, and Anna Deal,

TDLearning, Inc. in Memory of Patricia Deal

Main GalleryExhibition Series

Curatorial interns from GSU’s BFSOA donated 236

hours assisting with 32 exhibitions the Averitt

Center hosted this year.

African Heritage SeriesSponsored by The Johnson Firm

Jonathan Green: Images of Home

To Kill a Mockingbird

Arts Education

Averitt Center for the Arts

youth programs

serve over 500 youth per week

in Art After Hours, Ballet,

Chorale, Theater,

Strings, and Visual Arts.

Art After Hours HighlightsAfter School Program

Directed by Anastasia James, assisted by Peyton Gardner and William Sack

70% of AAH students participate in other ACA youth programs

Weekly guest instructors Students have learned Spanish,

different types of dance and movement, all types of visual art mediums, science, and theatre

Participation in community events and activities: First Friday, GSU Homecoming, Paint the Town Blue, Scare on the Square, AC Gallery openings, and community projects

Number of Participants: 40 students per day

Youth Theater Highlights

Directed by Mical WhitakerFaculty: Jackie Gordon SYT students participated in:

The Bulloch Historical Tombstone Tour,

The Averitt STARS Ghost Tour, and

The Second City Improv Workshop in addition to their regular season performances

Number of Participants: 82 students throughout the year (an increase from 23 students in the 2013-2014 year)

Director: Jurijs Safonovs Faculty: Ryan Marsh, Kaye Miller, Mathyn

Miller, Jennifer Safonovs, and Jana Shivers Safonovs was nominated for “20 under

40” by the Statesboro Herald In addition to regular season performances

this year, including the original ballet Coppélia, the SYB also performed at Statesboro Downtown Celebration, Arts Fest GSU, and First Friday Downtown event

Students took classes with international instructors from Taiwan

36 classes offered per week Number of Participants: 80 Students

throughout year

Youth Ballet Highlights

Youth Strings Highlights

Directed by Jonathan Aceto Faculty: Abby Thompson, violin instructor Dr. Aceto performed a benefit concert in

December that raised $600 for the strings program

The String Ensemble performed at the Farmer’s Market, Willow Pond, and Southern Manor retirement homes

The Chamber Orchestra performed on First Friday

Weekly Private Lessons: 17 The Strings Program joined the Averitt

Center this academic year, though the program has existed since 1985

Number of Participants: 23 students throughout the year

Youth Chorale Highlights

Director: Sarah Hancock Faculty: Michael Braz, Lucy Green, and Gigi Naeve Georgia Southern Student Assistants: Nicholas Flott,

Mallory Tafoya, and Kirstin Willard Bel Canto performed Singing Valentines Vox Novum performed with the Georgia Southern

Symphony Lift Every Voice and Sing: An International Celebrations

of Song Performed in Hilton Head Choir “Elves” Christmas Caroled at First Friday Satellite Program: Claxton Youth Singers SYC took 4 kids to the Georgia Music Educators

Association Statewide 6th Grade Honor Choir in Tifton, GA

Choirs: Seraphim, Bel Canto, Vox Novum, Statesboro Young Men’s Choir

Number of Participants: 90 students throughout the year

Youth Visual Arts Highlights

Directed by Kimberly Riner Faculty: Scott Foxx, Claudia Furlow,

Brantley Burns, Rachel Perrie, and Cierra Willingham

Raised over $1,000 in I Scream for Pottery fundraiser

Joined with GSU students for All Fired Up

Holiday Sales: $4,700 | Spring Sales: $2,900

Received 17 Blue Ribbons on artwork at the Kiwanis Fair

Number of Participants: 206 artists throughout the year

School Matinees The Ol’ Scarecrow Statesboro Medicine Show funded by a grant from the Bulloch

County Historical Society To Kill a Mockingbird sponsored by The Johnson Firm P.C. Coppélia Treasure Island Total Number Served: 1,469 Total Productions: 4 Total Performances: 5

Youth Gallery Artwork produced by area school children is displayed in a series of monthly

exhibits by each school Total Number Served: 3,248

Arts and Education

Additional Arts Education Opportunities

Piano LessonsBallroom LessonsDrawing Lessons

School Break CampsViolin LessonsGuitar Lessons

Visual Arts Awards

Roxie Remely Award Recipient:

Wanda Woodcock Holiday Card

Winner:Terrence Jackson

SRAA Best of Show:Karen

Youngblood

To Kill a Mockingbird, Swainsboro | 192 Christmas Around the World, Glenville | 446 Driving Miss Daisy, East Georgia College,

Swainsboro | 200 Statesboro Youth Chorale-Claxton Youth Singers |

14 Ballroom in the Boro, Fieldtrip to Moon Rivers in

Savannah | 10 Wicked Theater Performance, Field Trip to the Fox

| 30 Claxton Summer Middle School Art Camp | 6 George Tames: Presidential Pathways, Taccoa,

Brunswick, Fitzgerald | 1,235 George Tames: Golden Isles Center for the Arts,

Brunswick |1,450 George Tames: Grand Theater, City of Fitzgerald |

980 George Snyder: class visitation at Georgia

Southern University for MFA Students | 12 George Snyder: Artist in Residency at Portal

Middle School | 57 George Snyder: Courthouse Lawn Installation

Regionalization

Participation Number:

4,632

City of Statesboro Bulloch County Schools Statesboro Herald Statesboro Farmer’s Market Georgia Southern University Fox Theatre Institute Statesboro Convention &

Visitors Bureau National Endowment for the Arts Statesboro-Bulloch County

Historical Society Statesboro-Bulloch County

Chamber of Commerce Main Street Statesboro-

Downtown Statesboro Development Authority

Partnerships

2014 GSU East Meets West Concert 2014 GA Court of Appeals First Friday Downtown

2014 Paint the Town Blue 2014 Scare on the Square

2014 Downtown Holiday Celebration Statesboro Main Street Farmer’s Market

2014 GSU Family Weekend 2014 Community Thanksgiving Service

2014 Veterans Day Program 2015 Georgia Southern Arts Fest 2015 Statesboro Film Festival

2015 Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries State Conference

2015 Memorial Day Program Total Community Development Programs: 25

Community Development

2014-2015 Volunteer of the Year:

Karen McCurdyWe would like to thank Karen for her

volunteer work for the Averitt Center, and the Youth Chorale and Youth Ballet

programs.

Volunteers

Our wonderful behind-the-scenes volunteers offer instrumental assistance for our members. We could not accomplish our goals

without volunteer support.

Total Volunteer Hours:

2,429

The Statesboro Service League and Willingway Hospital donate funds so each public school can award a scholarship to a student who has excelled in

the arts during the academic year. Fine arts faculty members from each school select their top performing students to be the scholarship recipient.

Scholarship Recipients

Statesboro Service League Youth Scholarship Recipients:

Veronica Pacheco, Brooklet Elementary SchoolHelen Piltner, Julia P. Bryant Elementary School

Terrika Gibson, Langston Chapel Elementary SchoolSean Gilleland, Langston Chapel Middle School

Jenna Goodson, Mattie Lively Elementary SchoolRiver Beasley, Mill Creek Elementary School

Shaylee Renz, Nevlis Elementary SchoolAllison Nicole Aldrich, Portal Elementary School

Christopher Cross, Portal High SchoolLena Dixon, Portal Middle School

Makaila Thomas, Sallie Zetterower Elementary School

Micaela Wert, Southeast Bulloch High SchoolMallory Thompson, Southeast Middle School

Brooke Jarrett, Statesboro High SchoolAshleigh LaSalle, Stilson Elementary School

Morgan Bruner, William James Middle School

Willingway Hospital Youth Scholarship Recipients:

Michael E. King, Brooklet Elementary SchoolCecilia Smith, Julia P. Bryant Elementary School

Tyrell Hughes, Langston Chapel Elementary SchoolBryan Perez, Langston Chapel Middle SchoolKamia Bell, Mattie Lively Elementary School

Joshua Johnson, Mill Creek Elementary SchoolJR Raub, Nevlis Elementary School

Emma Allene Yates, Portal Elementary SchoolPatrick Easley, Portal High School

Brianna Aldrich, Portal Middle SchoolBella Morris, Sallie Zetterower Elementary SchoolKelsey Masterson, Southeast Bulloch High School Megan Wheeles, Southeast Bulloch Middle School

Jahleer Stephenson, Statesboro High SchoolEliza Wiley, Stilson Elementary School

Lars Olsson, William James Middle School

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Participation History

Participation Numbers

Total Participation for 2014-2015: 86,78322.5% Growth in Fiscal Year 2014-2015

Fundraisers*; 1% Grants*; 2%

Hotel/Motel Sales Tax; 24%

Membership*; 4%

Rentals; 3%Special

Events; 1%City of

Statesboro; 14%

Community Theater; 3%

Ad Sales and Spon-sorships, 7%

Other; 1%

Program Fees; 36%

Ticket Sales; 4%

Revenue Expenses

Revenues/Expenses

*$11,632 raised in fundraisers with the Emma Awards being the largest with $7,800*ACA received the National Endowment of the Arts Grant, the Fox Theatre Institute Block Booking Grant, South

Arts Literary Arts Grant, and the Georgia Humanities Council Grant *436 Members raised $35,470

Notes of Interest

26% of ticket sales were outside of Bulloch County

compared to 23% last year

127 contracted artists were paid this past fiscal

year The Averitt Center

employs 5 full-time staff and 4 part-time staff

Economic Development Indicators

Total Performances: 49

Total Tickets Sold: 8,594

Total Ticket Sales: $98,000

Box Office Report

Total Campaign Pledges: $284,225 Total Funds Collected: $140,171 Mini Campaigns: Honor Your Child and Please Be Seated have brought in

an additional $2,800 Events: Russ Lanier’s “Elvis” Performance and Roxie Remley’s Birthday

Party have brought in $22,800 To Date: $307,047 raised | $162,793 paid

Creative Growth Capital Campaign

Phase Two:-Roxie Remley Center for Fine

Arts-$75,000 in plumbing, electrical,

equipment, and signage

expense-$25,000 in donations

restricted for this project

Phase One:-the Center for

Performing Arts

-41 West Main

-opened in March of this

year

-garnered an additional $76,000 in

donated services and items

Phase Three:

-The Thurman Lanier

Building for Arts

Education

-in research and planning

stages

Thank you for 11 great years at

the Averitt Center for the

Arts.

2015 averitt center annual meeting presentation

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