annual report: artserie 2011
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Annual Report FY 2010-2011
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ArtsErie Leadership
2010-11 Board of TrusteesJohn Stockard, Board ChairMatt Fuchs, Vice ChairMark Murphy, TreasurerSara Harris, Secretary
Paula Barrett �Dave BrennanKaren ImigDanny JonesMary Lou Karr �Christine McClureSue MooreJohn OliverErik PerrinoJim RileyBill RocheDave Tofel �Matt Zonno
Incoming Board MembersBridget BarberGary CardotJim DibleTerry Pytlarz
� Outgoing Board Members
Current StaffCharlotte P. MashynaExecutive Director
M. Holly NowakArts in Education Director
Allison CounasseProgram Associate, Marketing
Melinda MeyerProgram Associate, Art in Action
Anna HallerProgram Assistant/Office Administrator
ArtsErie3 East 4th St., Ste. 10Erie, PA 16507
ph (814) 452-3427fx (814) 452-3128www.artserie.org
Message from the Director
Imagine what we can create.
Thank you for taking the time to read our ArtsErie annual report. We hope that the information it contains will help you better understand the many ways that ArtsErie supports the community. We had another busy year with grant making, research projects, advocacy, CultureSpark, and the $1.2 million Federal Department of Education grant.
Through Art in Action, the model arts education program funded by the Federal Department of Education, ArtsErie impacted the lives of elementary school children in Cambridge Springs, Meadville, and Union City. Read more about this broad-reaching arts integration program, the training involved, and the data being collected on page 10 of this report and check out http://artinaction.wikispaces.com.
In addition to the Art in Action program, ArtsErie was busy with two data collection projects: Arts & Economic Prosperity IV and the Local Arts Index. This was the third time that ArtsErie participated in Art and Economic Prosperity, a national economic impact study conducted every five years by the Americans for the Arts. Many thanks to all who willingly answered our audience surveys at arts events! ArtsErie also gathered data as part of a new study, the Local Arts Index. This study, based on the National Arts Index, will help set a benchmark for measuring the health and vitality of Erie’s non-profit and for profit arts industry. The results from both studies will be available in the next few months.
ArtsErie was fortunate to receive a workforce development grant from ReTool Erie to develop a new directory website for arts, culture, and heritage and an accompanying marketing plan as part of CultureSpark, the Erie County Cultural Master Plan. The site located at http://www.culturesparkerie.org is now up and growing daily.
ArtsErie board and staff were leaders in advocating for state budget funding for the PA Council on the Arts. I joined the board of the Citizens for the Arts in PA to ensure that Northwest PA had a voice on this statewide advocacy board as well as to be able to enhance advocacy efforts in our region. ArtsErie was also active in obtaining funding for regional assets through the Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority.
Finally, to position the organization for the future, the hardworking and dedicated ArtsErie board committed to an extensive self-evaluation of ArtsErie’s mission, programs, finances, marketing, and board/volunteer development. Thanks to Don Moore from Decision Associates for leading us in this endeavor. It’s exciting to work through this process and develop a plan for the future! Stay tuned!
Charlotte P. Mashyna Executive Director, ArtsErie
Page 3ArtsErie Overview
2010 ArtsErie Arts Appreciation Awards
Each year ArtsErie honors individuals and groups for their contributions to the arts community with ArtsErie Arts Appreciation Awards. The awards are presented each October, National Arts and Humanities Month, at ArtsErie’s Fall for the Arts event. In October 2010, ArtsErie presented three awards:
•LeadershipinArtsAward:Corry Community Foundation for long-term art support and demonstrating a successful collaboration between an arts organization and business
•ImagineAward:Union City Area School District for outstanding contributions to the enhancement of arts education
•ApplauseAward:Drew Kauffman for outstanding volunteerism and contributions to ArtsErie or the arts in our community
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ArtsErie conducted several programs to accomplish its goal of nurturing the arts and enriching lives:
•Advocacy•ArtsinEducationProgram•ArtsErieUnitedFund•CultureSpark•ErieArtsEndowment•MemberServices•PAPartnersintheArts(PPA)program
To learn more about ArtsErie’s programs, please visit www.artserie.org.
Serving the Community
ArtsErie nurtures the arts and enriches the lives of everyone in Northwest Pennsylvania through leadership, financial support, education, and advocacy. By promoting the arts throughout the community, ArtsErie enables people to discover, experience, and enrich their lives through the arts in many varied forms. We educate our youth through artist residencies and support local artists and art organizations. And, we envision a community where access to the arts is open to everyone.
ArtsErie strives to be a catalyst for improvement and to create opportunities for all to enjoy and participate in the arts. Through a strategic planning initiative, the organization has evolved into its current role as an arts service provider for all of Erie County and beyond. Major programs include advocacy which has recently focused on state and federal arts budget issues and regional asset funding; facilitating artist residencies in an 11 county service area; providing education, visibility and networking to its members; providing leadership through the implementation of the new cultural plan; and offering financial support for arts organizations and projects through grants from the ArtsErie United Fund, the Erie Arts Endowment, and the PA Council on the Arts sponsored PA Partners in the Arts program.
Our Mission & Vision
Connect with ArtsErie
Page 4 Membership
Serving Our Members
For over 50 years, ArtsErie has provided support to non-profit organizations in our community. In an effort to serve the broader arts community, ArtsErie membership is now open to all individuals, groups (such as arts-related businesses and schools), as well as not-for-profit organizations.
Here are just a few benefits that ArtsErie members receive:
•Marketing&Visibility
•Networking
•TechnicalAssistance&Training
•Advocacy
Bayfront NATO Center for the Arts
Bayview Toastmasters ClubEmily BeckCAFÉBarbara ChaffeeCorry Area Arts CouncilDafmark Dance TheaterDecision AssociatesDowntown Edinboro Music
and Art Festival Dr. Gertrude A. Barber
National InstituteEpiscopal Cathedral of
St. Paul Erie Art Museum Erie Arts OpportunityErie Civic Music Association Erie County Convention
CenterErie County Historical Society Erie County Public LibraryErie Dance Conservatory Erie Dance Consortium
2010-11 ArtsErie Members
Erie Homes for Children & Adults, Inc.
Erie Opera Theatre Erie Philharmonic Erie Playhouse Erie Summer Festival of
the Arts Erie YesterdayexpERIEnce Children’s
Museum Brett FallonFlagship Niagara LeagueGannon University/Erie
Chamber Orchestra Judith GintzGoodell Gardens &
HomesteadJazzErieLake Erie Ballet CompanyLake Erie Fanfare Luther Memorial ChurchMary D’Angelo Performing
Arts CenterMichael McFadden
Mercy Center on Aging Mercyhurst CollegeEd MillerNorth East Arts CouncilNorthwest PA Artist
AssociationPhotomedia Center Theresa Power-NatalePresque Isle Artists
Association Presque Isle ChoraleSafeNet Domestic ViolenceCarolyn SoderSoMar Dance Works Jandi StowellVisitErieWinking Lizard PotteryWQLNYoung Artists Debut
Orchestra
Page 5Volunteers / ArtsErie Donors
Support from the Community
Contributors to ArtsErie support the organization and our programs. Their investment in the arts enables ArtsErie to carry out its mission.
Diane Banks
Ann Bloxdorf
Susan Breon
Michael Burns
Leah Carter
Barb Chenard
Jeff Clark
Shawn Clerkin
Elaine Crandall
Sarah Danch
Donna Douglass
Karen Eggleston
Lauren Elia
Joy Fronzoli Knapp
Joseph Glarner
Jordan Gruver
John Hodges
Spencer Howell
Maureen James
Karen Krahe
Mary Larson
Chelsea Lenaway
Hannah Manzcka
Caroline Mashyna
Doug Massey
Melinda Meyer
Don Moore
Tami Netkowicz
Tom New
Dan Niebauer
Erica Nowak
Greg Palmer
Ashley Panebianco
Abbi Peters
Katie Petersen
Dana Potter
Mary Renze
Jen Robie
Jane Roche
Marne Roche
Carly Rowe
Tambra Sabatini
Glen Sanders
McKenna Schneider
Samantha Sherman
Dan Sloppy
Heidi Strauser
Gerry Trichel
Max Weber
Gwen White
Robert Wooler
Samantha Wyant
Volunteer Supporters
We thank the following committee members, panelists, office volunteers, consultants, and interns who have helped us in multiple ways during the past year.
ArtsErie gratefully acknowledges the following donors that made cash or in-kind contributions directly to ArtsErie and its programs.
ArtsErie Donors
Anonymous
Tom & Sharen Aaron
Jay & Ruth Alberstadt
Michael & Paula Barrett
Samuel P. Black III
BNY Mellon
Dennis & Betsy Bort
David & Linda Brennan
Lyman & Marylin Cohen
Stephen & Robyn Crago
George & Mary D’Angelo
Decision Associates
Neal & Daria Devlin
Roland & Louanna Donajkowski
Donna Douglass
ECCA
Erie Insurance
Erie Times-News
Matthew Fuchs
Sara Harris
Barbara Hauck
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Huntington Bank
Karen Imig
Nick & Christine Iwig
Danny & Angela Jones
Mary Lou Karr
Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett
Mary Lindquist
Malin, Bergquist & Company, LLP
Charlotte & Michael Mashyna
Perry Baker & Christine McClure
Edward Miller
Joyce Miller
Mark & Leah Murphy
Larry & Gloria New
John Oliver
Erik Perrino
Al & Peggy Richardson
Bill & Jane Roche
Shawn & Sharon Rooney
Nancy Sadaly
Sanner Office Supply
Peter Sotus
Dr. Barry & Carol Stamm
John Stockard
Jim & Sharon Stoik
Dr. David Teufel
David Tofel
U-Frame It
Florence Willis
Wimodausis Club
Paul & Nicole Wojcik
Matthew & Marian Wolford
Matthew Zonno
Page 6 Donors
The ArtsErie United Fund supported arts programs and projects of all sizes throughout Erie County. We gratefully acknowledge and thank the following businesses, foundations, governments, organizations, and individuals who made cash or in-kind contributions!
ArtsErie United Fund Donors
$20,000to$29,999GE Infrastructure-Rail
$10,000to$19,999Cumulus Media
$5,000to$9,999Howard & Mary Lincoln Snap-titeTimes Publishing Company
$2,500to$4,999Mili and Tom HanesLilly BroadcastingChristine McClure & Perry Baker Northwest Savings BankWJET & WFXP - TV
$1,000to$2,499The Baldwin - Gottschalk GroupBayside Development
Corporation, UPMC HamotBuilders’ Hardware & Specialty
CompanyGannon UniversitySusan & Tom HagenJane Theuerkauf DesignsKern Family FoundationBlossom McBrierMillcreek TownshipEric MillerMorlin, Inc.Larry and Gloria New Family
FundPenn State Erie, The Behrend
CollegeJean Snook Designated Fund
of The Erie Community Foundation
Randall WagnerThe Zurn Fund of The Erie
Community Foundation
$500to$999Bob & Diane Banks
Barber National InstituteBerman Bedding Inc.Jan Brydon and Howard
NadwornyMary Ellen Dahlkemper and
Ed LesserDahlkemper Landscape
Architects & ContractorsDoleski & Wolford OrthodonticsEdinboro UniversityErie BankErie Press SystemsRobert P. FrenzelIndustrial Sales & Mfg. Inc.J.H. Bennett Moving & StorageLake Erie College of Osteopathic
MedicineCharla P. LeemhuisMarquette Savings BankBrian & Linda McNamaraNEXT MediaRE/MAX Real Estate GroupReed Manufacturing CompanyBill & Jane RocheTransportation Equipment
Supply Co.Thomas & Carol TupitzaThe Riehl van Cleve Fund of the
Erie Community FoundationDennis A. and Amelia R. VidmarWelders Supply Company
$250to$499A. J. Grack Business InteriorsMrs. William L. AndersonAssociated Finish Systems, Inc.Boetger & Associates, Inc.Doug & Susan BreonTony & JoAnn CampanellaErie Custom Computer
ApplicationsErie Strayer CompanyChris & Mary Fette, Sr.General Partitions Mfg. Corp.Robert Glowacki Agency
Harry E. Mueller “The Key Man” Inc.
The Hite CompanyKathy Iorio & Dr. R. Anthony
SnowMcCain Foundation Inc.Harvey & Barbara McClureElizabeth M. MillerRectenwald Architects, Inc.Al & Peggy RichardsonSchaffner, Knight, Minnaugh &
Company. PCSidehill Copper Works, Inc.John StockardGerry & Peggy TrichelJohn & Barbara WeberWerle & Rushe AgencyPaul & Nicole WojcikWolford Law Firm
$249andBelowAnonymous AAA East CentralTom & Sharen AaronEdmund AbeggKaren AdamsJay & Ruth AlberstadtBill and Carol AmickNancy AndrewsBob and Cathy AngelucciArt Becker PhotographyDiane BaumgardnerPat & Pete BenekosJudge Warren BentzMsgr. William E. BiebelMark and Monica BloomstinePatricia E. BojarskiDavid BrennanMr. and Mrs. Paul BruggerBrugger Funeral HomesDon & Fran BuseckPaul CarpenedoDavid & Debbie CarterBarbara Chambers, Ed. D.
Page 7Donors
ArtsErie recognizes and thanks the following businesses that participated in the PA Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program and contributed to the Arts in Education program. By helping us place teaching artists in classrooms, their support helped teachers infuse art into learning and improved students’ creativity and motivation.
Arts in Education Donors
•Erie Insurance Group
•Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
•MacDonald Illig Jones & Britton
•PNC Bank
•Scott Enterprises
Chivers Construction Co., Inc.Dario & Donna CiprianiCTI Physical TherapyLyman & Marylin CohenRabbi Leonard and Faith LifshenGeorge & Mary D’AngeloDonajkowski FamilyDusckas Funeral Home, Inc.Mary DuvalErie Federal Credit UnionLinda EtterArlene & John EvansFinish Thompson, Inc./Casey D.
BowesHerb Rubenfield, Fisher JewelersDr. Brad & Becky FoxMatthew FuchsEdith GhereStephen & Debra GiewontJudith GintzEd and Rita GoebelDouglas Klein and Carolyn GoldDonald & Nancy GrotkowskiMarcia HallerBarbara J. HauckWilliam and Nancy Kirner, The
House of the PotterBob HowdenThe Otto B. Imig Memorial
Fund for the Arts of The Erie Community Foundation
Barb & Tim JohnsonJudith JonesChuck & Dawn JoyMary Louise Schuler-KarrKeyStone Research Corp.Jeff KidderKoldrock WatersJanet and Howard KrackJ. Clarke & Sue B. KueblerDeborah Koehle KuhnLa Petite Jeweler’sHoward & Jane LevinMaloney Reed Scarpitti &
Company LLPMatrix Tool, Inc.McCormick Structural
Systems, Inc.Nancy Weissbach &
Jeffrey McKeonSharon McLaughlinSue & Don MooreJack and Holly NowakWilliam NystromTimothy OlszewskiGordon OsbornBarbara OsbornMax C. PeasterR.H. Rutkowski Insurance, Inc.Dr. & Mrs. Stephen T. Radack, IIIMarne & Hoop RocheMary J. Rosiak
Roth Marz PartnershipSamuel P. Black &
Associates, Inc.David F. and Gail L. SannerLarry M. SawdyMary ScolioGreta R. ShafferMr. & Mrs. J. William SinclairKent & Kathie SivilloDaniel E. Sloppy, CPASolvedt Enterprises Inc.South Hills Child Development
Center Inc.Debra & Jeff SpauldingThe Stark Family Fund of the
Erie Community FoundationH. W. StrayerDr. Leo & Mrs. Linda SwantekMr. & Mrs. Roger H. TaftMary Lou ThomasDick ThompsonTim ThompsonMichel TkachTom Chido’s Dry CleanersKathryn E. TravisTuesday Morning Music ClubDennis & Margaret UnksBob and JoAnn WagnerChuck and Wendy WeberMerle & Phoebe WoodMr. & Mrs. Robert G. Young
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CameronCounty–EmporiumWoodlandElementarySchool Artist in Residency: Cory Wilkerson Art Forms: Theater & Drama
CrawfordCounty–CambridgeSpringsCambridgeSpringsElementarySchool* Artist in Residency: Tom Ferraro Art Form: Painting
Artist in Residency: Adam Swartz Art Form: Puppetry
CrawfordCounty–MeadvilleARCofCrawfordCountyArtist in Residency: Lora Zill Art Forms: Language Arts & Poetry
CHAPSArtist in Residency: Clari van Niekerk Art Forms: Painting & Theater
SecondDistrictElementarySchool*Artists in Residency: Saihou Njie, Tracie Yorke Art Forms: Dance, Movement, Choreography
2010-11 Arts in Education Residency Host Sites
Bringing the Arts to the Classroom
The Arts in Education Program places professional teaching artists in the classroom to work side by side with teachers integrating the arts into their curriculum. The program is made possible through the Arts in Education Partnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the citizens of Pennsylvania through annual legislative appropriation. The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Matching funds are provided by the residency host, grants, and Educational Improvement Tax Credit contributions. Funding for some artist residencies was also provided through a significant Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination Grant from the Department of Education.
In 2010-11 ArtsErie facilitated artist residencies totalling 1,083 days and $307,984 in funds.
ArtsErie’s Arts in Education Program serves the following 11 counties in northwest PA:
ElkCounty–St.Marys
St.Mary’sCatholicMiddleSchoolArtist in Residency: P.J. Piccirillo Art Forms: Creative Writing & Poetry
Artist in Residency: Bernie Wilke Art Form: Mural Painting
ErieCounty–Erie
BarberNationalInstituteArtist in Residency: Clari van Niekerk Art Forms: Painting & Theater
EmersonGridleyElementarySchoolArtist in Residency: Deborah Sementelli-Hoenes Art Form: Fiber Arts
HamotCenterforBreastHealthArtist in Residency: Ed Grout Art Form: Mosaics
HardingElementarySchool–TeachingArtistPartnershipArtist in Residency: Mike Bocianowski Art Form: Cartooning
MaritimeCharterSchoolArtist in Residency: Clari van Niekerk Art Forms: Painting & Theater
SouthHillsChildDevelopmentCenterArtist in Residency: Jan Hyatt Art Form: Dance
•Cameron•Crawford •Elk •Erie
•Forest •Lawrence •McKean •Mercer
•Potter •Venango •Warren
ErieCounty–UnionCityUnionCityElementarySchool*Artists in Residency: Carla Hughes, Tracie Yorke Art Forms: Dance, Movement, Choreography
Artist in Residency: Adam Swartz Art Form: Puppetry
ForestCounty–MarienvilleEastForestSecondarySchoolArtist in Residency: Donna Little Art Form: Metals
LawrenceCounty–NewCastleNewCastleYouthDevelopmentCenter,FrewMillSchool Artist in Residency: Allyson Holtz Art Form: Painting
McKeanCounty–PortAlleganyPortAlleganyElementarySchool–TeachingArtistPartnership Artist in Residency: Kathe Umlauf Art Forms: Clay & Sculpture
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2010-11 Arts in Education Residency Host Sites (cont.)
Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest – Participants
The National Endowment for the Arts and The Poetry Foundation created the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest to encourage high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance, and competition.
ArtsErie notes the participation of these regional high schools in 2010-11:
MercyhurstPreparatorySchoolNorthwestPennsylvaniaCollegiateAcademyWesternPennsylvaniaChristianOrators
ArtsErie and the PA Council on the Arts presented the 2011 regional competition, on Saturday February 19, 2011 at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA.
JillianJohannes, a student at Mercyhurst Prep, was selected as the winner of the regional finals for the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest.
KatelynBaker, a home-schooled student with the Western Pennsylvania Christian Orators, placed second.
MeganKibler, a student at Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy, placed third.
The 2010-11 academic year marked ArtsErie’s sixth year as regional host and program facilitator for area high schools.
Above: Mercyhurst Prep student Jillian Johannes (Center) receives her first place award from ArtsErie Arts in Education Director Holly Nowak (Left) and Mercyhurst Prep English teacher Bridget Whalen (Right) at the 2011 Poetry Out Loud regional competition.
MercerCounty–GroveCityGeorgeJr.RepublicSchool Artist in Residency: Ron Bayuzick Art Forms: Sculpture & Metals
PotterCounty–GaletonGaletonAreaSchool Artist in Residency: Box Of Light Art Forms: Stop Action Animation, Video & Theater
VenangoCounty–HarrisvilleVictoryElementarySchool Artist in Residency: Donna Little Art Form: Metals
VenangoCounty–PleasantvillePleasantvilleElementarySchool Artist in Residency: Ed Grout Art Form: Mosaics
WarrenCounty–RussellRussellElementarySchool Artist in Residency: Box Of Light Art Forms: Stop Action Animation, Video & Theater
* Art in Action sites
Page 10 Art in Action
ArtsErie launched an ambitious and innovative arts-integration project called Art in Action in fall 2010. This four-year project integrates dance, music, visual arts, and drama into existing curriculum to enhance both the quality of teaching in the classroom, as well as student academic achievement and engagement in the learning process.
Quick Facts• ApartnershipbetweenArtsErie,UnionCityElementarySchool,
Meadville’sFirst&SecondDistrictElementarySchools,CambridgeSpringsElementarySchool,andEdinboroUniversityofPennsylvania.
• FundedinfullbytheU.S.DepartmentofEducationArtsinEducationModelDevelopmentandDisseminationgrantprogram.
ProgressThrough Art in Action, school administrators, teaching artists and classroom teachers learned methods of arts-integration and collaboration. The pilot year included five teaching artist residencies, a graduate course offered through Edinboro University, a series of training sessions, and an arts-integration summer institute. By the end of the school year, Art in Action had initiated the transformation of 75 classroom teachers and 25 teaching artists; and re-engaged more than 400 elementary school students in learning through the arts.
KeyStone Research Corporation gathered data to evaluate the results of this first year, with respect to student performance, quality of teaching, and student engagement. Outofeightmeasuresreported,pilotdatashowsthatallbutoneoftheperformancemeasuresexceededthe70%targetforimprovementfrom before to after the residency and/or in comparison to a control group.
Resonating MomentsWhen a previously non-verbal student began to use verbal communication! —Special Education Teacher, Union City Elementary School
To see students blossom – self-conscious students took risks to problem solve or brainstorm. The “popular” kids came forward to encourage a shy student to participate or “create” a moment. It was a reverse of what I see in the classroom. —6th Grade Teacher, Second District Elementary School
With the pilot year complete, project participants – administrators, planning team members, classroom teachers, teaching artists and students – can testify to the building-wide cultural, transformational change that occurs through Art in Action.
Art in Action
Page 11Grant Recipients
2010-11 ArtsErie Project GrantsArtsErie Project Grants provide funding for art performances, projects, and exhibits in any artistic discipline in Erie County.
BarberNationalInstitute4th Annual Community Art Show .........................$ 1,826
BruceGalleryatEdinboroUniversity Bruce Gallery 2010/2011 Season ......................$ 1,121
DafmarkDanceTheater 20th Anniversary Gala Performance: Leaping into the Future ...........................................................$ 1,587
DowntownEdinboroArt&MusicFestival Downtown Edinboro Art & Music Festival ............$ 2,147
EdinboroHighlandGames&ScottishFestival2011 Edinboro Highland Games .........................$ 2,147
EdinboroUniversityVisitingArtistProgram EUP Visiting Artist 2011 ........................................$ 1,264
ErieChamberOrchestra 28th Annual Music in the Air summer concerts ..............................................................$ 1,274
ErieDanceConservatoryCompany,Inc. Divas, Dancing and Diversity ................................$ 1,742
ErieDanceConsortium 2011 Erie Festival of Dance .................................$ 2,078
ErieHomesForChildrenAndAdults Partners in Dance X ............................................. $ 960
ErieOperaTheatre 21st Annual “Amahl and the Night Visitors” ........$ 1,239
2010-11 ArtsErie Program Support GrantsArtsErie Program Support Grants provided operational funding for the major arts organizations from funds raised by the ArtsErie United Fund and income from the Erie Arts Endowment.
ArtsErie Supports Community Arts Programs
Each year Arts Erie provides significant funding throughout the region using a competitive grant process where community panels evaluate grant applications. Arts programs and projects are funded by the PA Council on the Arts, community contributions to the ArtsErie United Fund, and the Erie Arts Endowment. ArtsErie distributed nearly $340,000 in 2010-11 to support arts programs and projects.
GannonUniversity Shakespeare Summer Nights ...............................$ 1,784
GannonUniversity ShakeXperience .....................................................$ 1,826
GreaterErieYouthSymphonyOrchestra GEYSO After School Violin Program .....................$ 2,147
Inner-CityNeighborhoodArtHouse General Operating Support ...................................$ 2,193
LakeErieFanfare,Inc. 28th Annual Lake Erie Fanfare Competition .......$ 1,847
MaryD’AngeloPerformingArtsCenter ofMercyhurstCollegeCultural Series FY2011 Season ...........................$ 2,309
PennStateErie,TheBehrendCollege The Logan Series, Music at Noon.........................$ 2,216
PhotomediaCenter Insight Volume 5 Publication and Exhibition Series .................................................$ 1,216
UnionCityPrideInc./TheGatheringatFrenchCreek2011 Union City Pride Inc. / The Gathering at French Creek 2011 ..............$ 1,388
.................................................................................$ 34,311
ErieArtMuseum Operational Funding ..............................................$ 40,760
EriePhilharmonic Operational Funding .............................................$ 40,760
EriePlayhouseOperational Funding .............................................$ 40,760
expERIEnceChildren’sMuseumOperational Funding ..............................................$ 14,480
.................................................................................$ 136,760
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2010-11 Grants from the Clarence E. Beyers Music Performance Fund of the Erie Arts Endowment
Clarence E. Beyers Music Performance Fund provides funding opportunities for projects involving music performance.
ErieArtMuseumBlues & Jazz Festival ........ $ 2,153
ErieChamberOrchestra33rd Music Season .......... $ 30,000
ErieJuniorPhilharmonicErie Jr. Philharmonic ........ $ 2,018
ErieOperaTheatrePerformance of Johann Strauss’s “Die Fledermaus” ........... $ 1,875
EriePhilharmonicErie Philharmonic Concert Season ............. $ 2,223
Inner-CityNeighborhoodArtHouseOpen House Performance Events and Piano/Strings Concerts ......................... $ 1,726
JazzErie2010-11 Program Year ..... $ 2,089
LakeErieBalletThe Nutcracker Ballet ...... $ 1,747
LutherMemorialConcertSeries2010-11 Concert Season ........................... $ 1,377
MaryD’AngeloPerformingArtsCenterofMercyhurstCollege Spanish Harlem Orchestra – Gala Performance ......... $ 2,107
WQLNPublicRadio“Classics with Wally Faas” Program .......................... $ 1,446
YoungArtistsDebutOrchestra YADO Performance Program 2010-11 ......................... $ 1,831
YoungPeople’sChorusofErieYPC Erie Honor Chorus Festival .............. $ 1,715
............................................. $ 52,307
2010-11 Grants from the Virginia Vieser Arts in Education Fund of the Erie Arts Endowment
Virginia Vieser Arts Education Fund provides funding opportunities for arts education programs without regard to artistic discipline.
ErieArtMuseumTunes, Tales & Traditions – Local Day Care Providers ...........................$ 1,053
EriePlayhouseArtist in Residency Program ......................................................................$ 604
expERIEnceChildren’sMuseumArt Enrichment ............................................................................................$ 1,106
......................................................................................................................$ 2,763
Erie Arts Endowment Grants
In 1981, Clarence E. Beyers made a significant gift to ArtsErie to establish the Erie Arts Endowment. This gift, plus contributions from others such as Lydia McCain, has grown into an endowment valued at nearly $3.3 million in June 2011. The Erie Arts Endowment, along with the ArtsErie United Fund, provides funding for ArtsErie grants, awarded to community organizations offering performances and arts events throughout Erie County.
Erie Arts Endowment Sub-Funds
The Erie Arts Endowment is comprised of the following sub-funds:
ArtsErie
ClarenceE.BeyersMusicPerformanceFund
ErieArtMuseum
ErieArtMuseum—PublicArt
EriePhilharmonic
EriePlayhouse
expERIEnceChildren’sMuseum
LakeErieBallet
McBrierFamilyFund
Unrestricted/McCainFund
VirginiaVieserArtsinEducationFund
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2010-11 PA Partners in the Arts Project Stream Grants
The PPA program provides opportunities for arts organizations, individual artists, and community-based groups to apply for up to $3,000 in funding to support performances, exhibitions and other arts projects that are presented to the public and take place between September 1 and August 31 of the following year.
CAFÉ(Culture,Arts,Festivals,EventsofErie)Support for Celebrate Erie ...................................$ 900
CathyJoritz“Amish Kids Animate” ..........................................$ 970
CommunityMusicSchoolofEdinboroUniversityMusical instruction to economically disadvantaged youth .........................................$ 388
ConneautLakeInstituteInc.2011 Art Fair on the Boardwalk at Conneaut Lake Park ..........................................$ 948
ConneautValleyEconomic&IndustrialDevelopmentAuthorityThe 11th Annual Canal Park Summer Music Festival ....................................$ 554
CorryAreaMiddleSchoolKids as Curators ...................................................$ 944
CreativeExpressionsofArtCreative Expressions of Art ..................................$ 831
DowntownEdinboroArt&MusicFestivalFree public arts and music festival ....................$ 1,385
ErieAPAFErie Asian Festival .................................................$ 1,385
ErieHomesforChildrenandAdults“Partners in Dance” program .............................$ 634
EriePhilharmonicChorus“Handel’s Messiah” ...............................................$ 900
GoodellGardens&HomesteadSummer Music Series ..........................................$ 1,039
JeffersonEducationalSocietyAmerican music lectures and recitals/performances ......................................$ 900
MarkSantillanoSoMar Dance Works performance ......................$ 969
PennsylvaniaChamberSymphonySummer Music Academy .....................................$ 969
RSVPYouth Volunteer Corps ..........................................$ 1,385
RussianOrthodoxChurchoftheNativityEthnic Russian Festival ........................................$ 900
StruthersLibraryTheatre“Alice in Wonderland” ballet .................................$ 1,385
TitusvilleCommunityArtsCoalitionDowntown improvement initiative ...................... $ 1,292
YoungPeople’sChorusofErie Music Programming ..............................................$ 1,039
................................................................................$ 19,718
PA Partners in the Arts Grants
ArtsErie is pleased to be a partner with the PA Council on the Arts for the regionalized funding program known as the PA Partners in the Arts (PPA). The PPA program provides both program and project grants to eligible organizations and individuals in Erie, Crawford, and Warren Counties.
2010-11 PA Partners in the Arts Program Stream recipients
The Program Stream offers ongoing support to arts organizations and arts programs with an established history of PCA support.
AcademyTheatreFoundationSupport for theatre programming .......................$ 990
AlleghenyCollegeSupport for college art galleries ......................... $ 2,017
CorryAreaArtsCouncilProgramming support ......................................... $ 633
DafmarkDance programming ............................................ $ 2,054
EdinboroUniversityofPASupport for the Bruce Gallery of Art .................. $ 1,179 Support for the Chamber Players ...................... $ 816
ErieDanceConservatoryCompanySupport for dance and dance education .......... $ 1,305
ErieDanceConsortiumProgramming support ......................................... $ 716
ErieOperaTheatreSupport for opera productions ........................... $ 1,260
ErieSummerFestivaloftheArtsSupport of annual festival .................................. $ 2,033
GannonUniversityErie Chamber Orchestra ..................................... $ 3,638
JazzErieMusic programming ............................................. $ 1,233
MeadvilleCouncilontheArtsProgramming support in Meadville .................... $ 3,216
NorthEastArtsCouncilProgramming support in North East .................. $ 816
PennStateErie,TheBehrendCollegeSupport for Music at Noon, the Logan Series ... $ 1,671
PhotomediaCenter Programming support ......................................... $ 816
StairwaysBehavioralHealthSupport for Center City Arts ................................ $ 550
TitusvilleCouncilontheArtsProgramming support in Titusville...................... $ 2,514
UnitedCommunityIndependenceProgramProgram support for the French Creek Community Theater .......................................... $ 816
WarrenCivicOrchestra,Inc.Music programming ............................................. $ 816
WarrenConcertAssociationMusic programming ............................................. $ 2,099
WarrenCountySummerMusicSchoolSupport for summer music program ................. $ 2,161
............................................................................... $ 33,350
ArtsErie was awarded an Arts and Culture Capacity Building Grant of $65,000 from the prestigious Kresge Foundation of Troy, Michigan in late 2009.
The Kresge Foundation, a national foundation that has historically supported fund-raising campaigns to build capital projects, responded to the effects of the economic crisis on arts and culture through a new initiative designed to build the capacity of non-profit arts and cultural organizations in selected communities.
ArtsErie used the data collected through the CultureSpark cultural planning process to identify those areas of need, which, if addressed, could best benefit local arts and cultural organizations.
Five area arts and cultural organizations were selected to receive $31,000 in funds in the first round of ArtsErie Kresge Capacity-Building Grants in FY2010. The grant awards were designed to improve the organizational functioning for those funded.
The second round was conducted in FY2011, delivering $26,000 to seven arts and cultural organizations.
Grant awards were as follows:
CorryCommunityDev.CorpStrategic planning ................................................$ 5,000
ErieCountyHistoricalSocietyWebsite development ...........................................$ 2,000
ErieYesterdayStrategic planning.................................................$ 1,500
expERIEnceChildren’sMuseumIT upgrade .............................................................$ 3,000
GoodellGardensSpace planning and building utilization plan ...................................................$ 5,500
JazzErieWebsite development ...........................................$ 4,500
WQLNEquipment upgrade ..............................................$ 4,500
................................................................................$ 26,000
2010-11 ArtsErie Kresge Capacity-Building Grants
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Statement of Activities For Year Ended June 30, 2011
Support & Revenue
Contributions $ 179,611 Grants 574,672 Special Events 18,832 Member Dues 6,750 Investment Income (mainly Erie Arts Endowment) 615,727 Miscellaneous 40,346 In-kind 14,810 Total Support & Revenue $ 1,450,748
Expenses Arts in Education (Artist residencies and
professional development for teachers) $ 497,668 Grant awards 339,360 Other Programs 17,304Fundraising 43,630Management and General 146,349
Total Expenses $ 1,044,311 Change In net assets $ 406,437 Net assets at beginning of year $ 3,121,472
Net assets at end of year $ 3,527,909
Financials
Statement of Financial Position For Year Ended June 30, 2011
Assets
Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 225,525 Accounts receivable 42,416 Unconditional promises to give 925 Prepaid expenses 5,322 Total current assets 274,188 Investments, at fair value 3,290,421 Office equipment, net of accumulated depreciation 4,685 Total assets $ 3,569,294
Liabilities and Net Assets
Current liabilities Accounts payable $ 8,211 Deferred revenue 33,174
Total current liabilities 41,385
Net Assets Unrestricted 133,311 Temporarily restricted 120,212 Permanently restricted 3,274,386
Total net assets 3,527,909
Total liabilities and net assets $ 3,569,294
FY2011 ArtsErie United Fund
Support & Revenue
Total Cash & In-Kind Contributions $ 97,714(includes income received to 6/30/11)
Expenses
Management & Administrative Expenses $ 20,237 Campaign Expenses 4,198
Total expenses $ 24,435
Amount available for distribution $ 73,279
Erie Arts Endowment
Balance as of 6/30/11 $ 3,290,421
Investment income $ 614,342
Amount available for distribution in FY2012 $ 130,920(4% based on 20-quarter rolling average)