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The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council acknowledges the important support that we receive from our foundation, corporate and government partners.

Alcoa Foundation Allegheny Regional Asset District BNY Mellon Buhl Foundation Dollar Bank The Fine Foundation FISA Foundation Giant Eagle, Inc. The Grable Foundation The Heinz Endowments Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Hillman Foundation Laurel Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Pennsylvania Council on the Arts PNC Charitable Trusts The Pittsburgh Foundation Showclix UPMC VisitPittsburgh

To discuss ways your company or organization can support the work of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council through sponsorships or partnerships, please contact Tiffany Wilhelm, Deputy Director, at 412.391.2060 x222 or twilhelm@pittsburghartscouncil.org.

Inside this Issue 2 Annual Meeting Program

3 From the Directors

4 What is an Artist Relations Coordinator?

4 What’s Happening in Audience Development

5 The Arts Benefit Everyone

5 How Many Miles...

6 Strategic Plan at a Glance

8 Grant Programs at GPAC

9 In Medias Res: Marketing PICT

9 Growing Accessibility in Pittsburgh’s Arts

10 What’s New at the Office of Public Art

11 GPAC’s Governance

11 Membership Update

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Opening Performers, Vanessa German and Sean Jones. Photograph by Heather Mull

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Online Resources

PittsburghArtsCouncil.org News, advocacy, membership, more

PittsburghArtistRegistry.org Database of regional artists

PublicArtPittsburgh.org The Office of Public Art (OPA)

PittsburghIsArt.org Grassroots arts community and events

artsleaders.wordpress.com Emerging Arts Leaders Network

Greater Pittsburgh Art Council Board of Directors

James Fawcett, Chair Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

John Camillus, Executive Vice Chair Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh

Lisa Hoitsma, Vice Chair Gateway to the Arts

Kathleen Mulcahy, Vice Chair Founder, Pittsburgh Glass Center

Victor Dozzi, CPA, Treasurer CrawfordEllenbogen LLC

James Wilkinson, Secretary Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Bill Bodine, Immediate Past Chair Frick Art & Historical Center

Mitch Swain, CEO Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council

Eric Ash Mullen

Jeffrey Carpenter Bricolage

Deanna Conte Alpern Rosenthal

Peggy Hynes Streamline Communications

Darcel Madkins Umoja African Arts

Andrew Masich Senator John Heinz History Center

J. Kevin McMahon The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

David. L Pollack, Esq. Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky

Kate E. H. Prescott Prescott Associates

April Simile Allegheny Valley Bank

Joseph B. Smith Dollar Bank

janera solomon Kelly Strayhorn Theater

John Sotirakis ThoughtForm, Inc.

Shelly Sponholz Giant Eagle, Inc.

George Stark Cabot Oil & Gas

Jane Werner Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh

Michael A. Wessell, Esq. Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellot, LLC

Annual Meeting Program Friday, November 30, 2012 August Wilson Center for African American Culture

8:30 am Coffee, Light Breakfast Lobby and Networking

9–10:15 am Opening PerformanceTheater Vanessa German

Sean Jones

WelcomeMitch SwainSala UdinOliver ByrdJames Fawcett

Artist SupportJeffrey CarpenterChristiane LeachTammy Ryan

Capacity BuildingTiffany WilhelmMitch SwainKim WattersonAttack TheatrePressley Ridge School

for the Deaf

Visibility & SupportMitch SwainDavid SealsJay CostaRenee PiechockiMayor Ravenstahl

10:15–10:45 am Networking Break Lobby

10:45 am-12 pm Americans For The ArtsTheater Annual Convention Mitch Swain

Highmark WelcomesKeynote SpeakerRobert L. Lynch

12 pm Dine AroundsDowntownRestaurants

Thanksto our sponsors !

We are pleased to welcome Robert L. Lynch, President and CEO of Americans For The Arts to Pittsburgh.With more than 30 years of experience in the arts industry, Robert L. Lynch has guided the services and membership of Americans for the Arts to grow to more than 50 times their original size.

Nationally, Mr. Lynch currently serves on the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, a position appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce. In August 2012, he was selected as one of the most influential executives in the sector by the NonProfit Times.

Mr. Lynch earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and plays the piano, mandolin, and guitar. He lives in Washington, DC.

Robert L. Lynch

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Cultural Organizations

12 Peers TheaterActors Civic TheaterAFTRA Pittsburgh

African American Jazz Preservation Societyof Pittsburgh

AIGA PittsburghAlia MusicaAllegheny Brass BandAmerican Jewish MuseumAmerican Wind Symphony OrchestraArt All Night LawrencevilleArt Industry LawArtists and Craftsmen Guild, Inc.Artists Image ResourceAssembleAssociated Artists of PittsburghAttack TheatreAugust Wilson Center for African American CultureAutumn House PressBach Choir of PittsburghBaldwin- Whitehall Friends of Theater ArtsBalmoral School of PipingBMNECCBodiography Contemporary BalletBoyd Community CenterBrew House AssociationBricolageButler Arts CouncilCalliope House, Inc.Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh- Foundation CenterCarnegie Mellon University College of Fine ArtsCarnegie Museum of ArtCarnegie Museum of Natural HistoryThe Center for Theater ArtsChatham BaroqueChhandayan, Inc.Children’s Festival ChorusChildren’s Museum of PittsburghCity of Asylum- PittsburghCity Theatre CompanyCraftsmen’s Guild of PittsburghDreams of HopeDress for Success PittsburghDYHM CreativeDynasty ArtsEdgewood Symphony OrchestraeMotionCo DanceEnjoy BellevueFather Ryan Arts Center of Focus on RenewalFe GalleryFiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, Inc.Frick Art & Historical CenterFuture TenantGalleriE CHIZGateway to the ArtsGemini Theater CompanyGuiding Star Dance FoundationHill Dance Academy Theatre (HDAT)Hillman Center for Performing Arts-

Shady Side AcademyHoyt Institute of Fine ArtsI Made It! MarketInternational Alliance of Stage Employees,

Local 3 (IATSE)Jazzspace

The Staff and Board of Directors embarked on a rigorous review of our Mission, Values, Competencies, and Strategic Plan to make sure that we are addressing current challenges and opportunities for our members and our community. Our Annual Meeting is all about how we implement that plan and the role we all play in making Pittsburgh a great region for the arts. We encourage you to give the plan a thorough look on pages 6-7, or visit our website.

This review determined that our goals were on track, but our leadership felt a strong desire to update and clearly define our values as we look to advocate for arts and culture interests in our community. Our values are:

Creativity – we value the inspiration and resourcefulness of our artists and arts and culture institutions•Collaboration – we promote the spirit of cooperation and the power that can be leveraged•

by working togetherEquity – we believe in fair treatment and opportunity for our arts community•Diversity – we are committed to developing, establishing, and sustaining a respectful •

and inclusive environment Accessibility – we are assisting Pittsburgh art and culture organizations in inviting and•

welcoming people with disabilities as audience members, visitors, staff, volunteers, and artists

These values are intertwined—especially the last three. The arts should be for everybody. After many candid board and staff discussions this year, it became apparent that people within GPAC and the larger arts community are hungry to discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion. To help us address this, we’ve engaged the services of Dina Clark, Director of the YWCA Center for Race & Gender Equity here in Pittsburgh. She is assisting us with diversity and inclusion planning, staff training, and re-establishment of a diversity advisory committee.

Creativity and collaboration will also play a role in the coming year. One thing we heard loud and clear was that the Arts Day of Giving in May of 2011 was very important to our members. Together we all raised nearly $2 million dollars that day, and 50% of the donors were new or lapsed. We are holding another Arts Day of Giving on Thursday, October 3rd, 2013 with the help of The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments. More details will be available soon.

We are also looking forward to collaborating with the entire arts community to show off Pittsburgh during the Americans for the Arts Annual Convention and preconferences, June 13-16, 2013. We thank Bob Lynch, AFTA’s President and CEO, and his team for the opportunity to showcase Pittsburgh as a great arts place.

Finally, we want to thank all those who make Pittsburgh such an outstanding community for arts and culture: our business & foundation community, our education community, our government leadership, GPAC’s Board of Directors, including our newest board members: Eric Ash, Darcel Madkins, April Simile, Joseph B. Smith, janera solomon, and Shelly Sponholz; our staff, and last but certainly not least, our members. Thank you.

Enjoy today’s Annual Meeting, and look forward to a wonderful year of Art in 2013!

Mitch Swain CEO

James Fawcett Board Chair

Preconferences: June 13-14Public Art Network•Emerging Leaders•Entertainment &•

Cultural Districts

From the DirectorsThis has been a positive & decisive year for GPAC.

What’s Happening in Audience Development?The Pittsburgh Arts Community Database launched in the fall of 2011 as a partnership between GPAC and TRG Arts.

This project provides organizations with a tool that can save them time and money by streamlining their access to substantial, targeted arts patron data. That data can then be used to trade mailing lists with other arts organizations, or used to run powerful, insightful reports that help them learn about their patrons and make smarter decisions about how to work with them. The data is also cleaned regularly using the National Change of Address (NCOA). Best of all, using the system is FREE for active GPAC members.

We’ve had a fantastic inaugural year for the project. It has grown to include 41 organizations and 150,681 unique households. We expect to triple that number by the end of 2013 with the inclusion of data from several large organizations for research purposes. Program expansions in the coming year include additional trainings and free three-times-per-year data uploads to make the system more useful for our members.

As a small theater company, the Pittsburgh Arts Community Database has dramatically improved our ability to conduct targeted direct mail campaigns, and has also provided us with invaluable audience research tools. We're thrilled to have this new resource, and highly recommend taking the time to explore its true potential. -Corinne NealFormer Managing Director, Bricolage

To learn more visit our website or contact Andie Markijohn.

C U R R E N T M E M B E R S

Jazz Workshop IncorporatedJozart Center for the ArtsKaleidoscope Arts FestivalKelly Custom Furniture and CabinetryKelly-Strayhorn TheaterKente Arts AllianceLatin American Literary Review PressLawrenceville Historical SocietyLEMUR: League of Electronic Musical Urban RootsManchester Craftsmen’s Guild (MCG)Marilyn Coleman ConsultingMary Miller Dance CompanyMcKeesport Symphony PopsMendelssohn Choir of PittsburghMichael Berger GalleryThe Microscopic Opera CompanyMid-Atlantic Contemporary Ballet CompanyModernFormations Gallery & Performance SpaceMorgan Contemporary Glass GalleryNandanik Dance TroupeNego Gato, Inc.Neighborhood Youth OutreachNew Hazlett TheaterNo Name PlayersNorth Hills Art CenterNorth Suburban Symphonic BandOakland Girls ChoirOff the Wall ProductionsPearlArts: movement and soundPhase 3 ProductionsPITT ARTSPittsburgh Arts & LecturesPittsburgh Ballet TheatrePittsburgh Banjo ClubPittsburgh CamerataPIttsburgh Center for the ArtsPittsburgh Chamber Music SocietyPittsburgh Chamber PlayersPittsburgh CLOPittsburgh Concert ChoralePittsburgh Concert SocietyPittsburgh Cultural TrustPittsburgh Dance CouncilPittsburgh FilmmakersPittsburgh Folk FestivalPittsburgh Glass CenterPittsburgh International Children’s FestivalPittsburgh Irish & Classical TheatrePittsburgh Jewish Music FestivalPittsburgh Jewish-Israeli Film FestivalPittsburgh Mandolin SocietyPittsburgh Music SocietyPittsburgh Music AcademyPittsburgh Musical TheaterPittsburgh New Works Festival, Inc.Pittsburhg New Music Ensemble

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What Is An Artist Relations Coordinator?After working at GPAC for 7 years, Christiane Leach was promoted to Artist Relations Coordinator to serve as a liaison between GPAC, the artist community, and other available resources and support.

Many forthcoming ideas are in direct response to the expressed concerns and needs of artists:The Pittsburgh Artist Advisory Committee - quarterly meetings to promote an environment •

and opportunities that are supportive of individual artists.Work Sample Workshops - to provide key points for submission materials, whether for a •

grant, residency, or fellowship.Quarterly Teaching Artists Gatherings - to meet and learn from one another.•Art on the Walls - to expand the rotating exhibition program, designed to raise the •

visibility of Southwestern Pennsylvania a artists in the offices of GPAC, Accenture, a Global Consulting company, and The Allegheny Conference & Affiliates.

Consultations - to help artists reach the next level in their career.•Individual Artist Resource List on our website.•

If you are interested in learning more or getting involved, please contact Christiane Leach.

Art on the Walls artists, see back cover

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Allegheny County

$685,602,764

20,549

$409,738,00

$74,641,000

$249,948,308

8,532

$207,145,000

$25,837,000

Median of Similar Study Regions

C U R R E N T M E M B E R S

Pittsburgh OperaPittsburgh PhilharmonicPittsburgh Playwrights Theatre CompanyPittsburgh Public TheaterPittsburgh Society of ArtistsPittsburgh Symphony OrchestraPittsburgh Technology CouncilPittsburgh Youth Ballet CompanyPittsburgh Youth Philharmonic OrchestraPittsburgh Youth Pops OrchestraPittsburgh Youth Symphony OrchestraPolish Cultural CouncilPrime Stage TheatrePuppet HappeningQuantum TheatreRenaissance & BaroqueRenaissance City WindsRiver City Brass BandSaltworks Theatre CompanySembene- The Film and Arts FestivalSenator John Heinz History CenterShakespeare in the ParksShona Sharif African Dance and Drum EnsembleSilk Screen Asian American FestivalSilk Strategic ArtsSilver Eye Center for PhotographySLB Radio Productions, Inc.Society for Contemporary CraftSongSpace at First UnitarianSounds of PittsburghSouth Hills ChoraleSouth Park TheatreSpaces CornersSpeaking of...Stage 62StorySwapSweetwater Center for the ArtsTerra Nova Theatre GroupThe Andy Warhol MuseumThe Artists’ Orchard, LLCThe Harmony Singers of PittsburghThe Heritage PlayersThe Irma Freeman Center for ImaginationThe Legacy Arts ProjectThe Mattress FactoryThe Pillow ProjectThe Pittsburgh Music Hall of FameThe Rage of the Stage PlayersThree Rivers RingersThree Rivers Theatre CompanyThree Rivers Young Peoples OrchestrasThroughline Theatre Company, Inc.TJ ArtsToonSeumTouchstone Center for CraftsTuesday Musical ClubUMOJA African Arts EnsembleUnity Through CreativityUniversity of Pittsburgh Theatre Arts DepartmentUnseam’d ShakespeareUPMC Senior Communities- Legacy TheaterVetArt Project PittsburghVisionary Performing Arts AcademyWestmoreland Arts & Heritage FestivalWestmoreland Choral Society

The Arts Benefit Everyone -- Even Those Who Never Go to an EventTambellini’s knows the value of the Benedum across the street. Theatre patrons grow its bottom line, provide jobs for cooks and servers, and generate tax revenue for the government that protects restaurant consumers. That’s good news for Italian food lovers, even if they never attend the theatre!

This year, GPAC teamed up with Americans for the Arts to bring you Arts & Economic Prosperity IV, a study of the economic impact of nonprofit arts and culture organizations and their audiences. We learned that the arts in Allegheny County outperform similar regions. We’ll publish a formal report in early 2013, which will include deeper analysis and data from surrounding counties. Don’t want to wait? Download the National Report from our website.

Economic Impact of the Nonprofit Arts and Culture Industry in Allegheny County(Spending by Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their Audiences)

Direct Expenditures1

Full-time Equivalent Jobs2

Resident Household Income3

Local & State Government Revenue4

The amount of money spent directly by arts nonprofits and their audiences1. The total amount of labor employed. Economists measure FTE jobs, not the total number of employees, 2.

because it is a more accurate measure that accounts for part-time employmentOften called Personal Income, this includes salaries, wages, and entrepreneurial income paid to local 3.

residents, it is the money residents earn and use to pay for food, mortgages, and other living expensesIncludes revenue from local and state taxes (e.g., income, property, sales, and lodging) as well as funds 4.

from license fees, utility fees, filing fees, and other similar sources

How Many Miles Does It Take to Create an Arts Coalition?Affectionately known as the SS Swain, Mitch’s car pounded 1,632 miles of pavement to and from Harrisburg this year, helping strengthen the arts in Pennsylvania. That was just the beginning of a strong year of advocacy at the local, state, and federal levels.

Working with Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania and others, GPAC helped develop the PA Arts and Culture Coalition, which includes partners from the performing arts, humanities, museums, historical sites, and arts education. Through the leadership of Senator Jay Costa, the coalition helped create the first-ever Arts and Culture Caucus in the PA Senate and is in process of expanding to the PA House.

Locally, when policy makers suggested that Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD) funds be allocated for the Port Authority, GPAC took a proactive approach. We researched the facts, met with elected officials and arts leaders to seek solutions, provided talking points to RAD grantees, testified on behalf of the arts community at RAD hearings, and worked to bring parties together toward favorable resolution. We’ll keep monitoring the issue, as there arelong-term concerns that expanding the use of RAD funds might harm arts grantees.

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GPAC Strategic Plan at a glanceGoal 1: Increase visibility and support of the arts.

Goal 2:Enhance the capacity, efficiency, and effectiveness of the arts and culture community.

Increased public involvement in and support of arts and culture.

Impact

Our Goals

Our Objectives

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Increase understanding among the greater community of the value and impact of arts and culture in our region.

Key Strategies:Leverage the 2013 Americans for the Arts (and other arts conventions •

to promote Pittsburgh as a great arts city.Test messaging about the value of the arts with local business leaders and •

elected officials, and utilize learning to build relationships with them.Determine the viability of a full-featured, online regional events calendar.•Gather and share stories of arts programs and projects in the region in •

order to demonstrate the impact of the arts in general and of GPAC.Continue to broaden relationships through the Office of Public Art.•

Work with statewide leadership toward a more efficient, stable state funding model that delivers increased funding and includes a broader definition of arts and culture.

Key Strategies:Continue to develop relationships with other agencies and build a •

statewide coalition.Increase presence in Harrisburg.•Seek new opportunities to strengthen relationships with state elected •

officials such as a statewide advocacy day.

Seek new and increased avenues of financial support for the regional arts sector.

Key Strategies:Pursue a second Pittsburgh is Art Day of Giving (October 2013).•Seek additional funding to increase the dollars available for art proj-•

ects and operating expenses.Investigate opportunities to increase RAD funding to arts and culture.•

Conduct meaningful research that describes the arts sector and promotes its value in the Pittsburgh region.

Key Strategies:Take advantage of data available in the Cultural Data Project and •

Pittsburgh Arts Community Database.Recommend clear, actionable changes or additions to:•

the regional arts support structure (GPAC’s programs, foundations, •service organizations, etc.) and/or the strategies that artists or organizations utilize to achieve their goals.•

Clearly communicate results of research to the arts and culture •community.

Increase and clarify GPAC’s capacity building and professional development programming.

Key Strategies:Continue to assess needs, develop programs, and •

experiment with models (best practices and innovative practices) for program delivery (i.e. workshops, consulting, shared services, etc.)

Reinvigorate GPAC’s workshop programming•Build and support natural peer groups (i.e. development •

peers, marketing peers, genre groups, etc.)Increase strategic partnerships to broaden services and •

minimize duplication.Continue developing the Increasing Accessibility in •

Pittsburgh Arts initiative.Develop resources to assist start-ups and very small •

organizations.Continue to offer Office of Public Art technical •

assistance to the public and private sectors.

Grow our membership.

Key Strategies:Increase GPAC member benefits.•Improve communication about membership and its benefits.•Better define GPAC’s service area and strengthen •

relationships with organizations and artists in the counties surrounding Allegheny County.

Continue to build recognition of the GPAC brand and •particularly how GPAC is distinct from other entities.

Continue evolution of audience development programs that increase arts audiences.Key Strategies:

Plan for and execute a transition of GPAC’s ticketing •program into assistance with technology such as Customer Relationship Management systems.

Build participation in Pittsburgh Arts Community •Database

Develop and execute an exit strategy for the •ProArtsTickets centralized ticketing service.

GPAC Strategic Plan at a glanceLearn more at PittsburghArtsCouncil.org

Goal 3: Create an environment and opportunities that are supportive of individual artists.

Goal 4:Serve as a model organization that incorporates best practices, increases efficiency, and ensures sustainability.

Sustainable organizations and artists that produce high-quality, diverse arts.

Economic development and high quality of life for all in the Pittsburgh region.

Our Goals

Our Objectives

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Increase programs, services, and support for artists and independent artist collectives.

Key Strategies:Identify gaps in the current support structure for •

artists at all stages of their careers, and address those gaps with new programs or partnerships.

Increase attention to and relationship-building •with artist community by formalizing a part-time “Artist Relations” position that helps to connect artists to the resources that can support them.

Develop an artist advisory committee to gain input •and feedback on needs, ideas, and programs.

Continue Art on the Walls program to promote •local artists and the sale of their work. Investigate opportunities for expansion.

Consider developing a fiscal sponsorship program •OR persuade local funders to create/broaden their current fiscal sponsorship models.

Update the Pittsburgh Artist Registry and launch •Pittsburgh Art Places.

Seek opportunities to learn about and incorporate new ideas and best practices that create increased efficiency and effectiveness.Key Strategies:

Continue to participate in industry-wide service organizations such as •Americans for the Arts, the United States Urban Arts Federation, the Association of Performing Arts Service Organizations, etc.

Build shared learning opportunities into programs where possible.•Build annual plan, and monitor and report progress with staff and board.•Update, expand, and implement our diversity and inclusion plan.•

Achieve balanced funding sources and build appropriate cash reserves.Key Strategies:

Build cash reserve to maintain at least three full months of operations.•Diversify funding sources from foundations, individuals•

and business community.Investigate opportunities for new sources of earned income.•Build partnership relationships with place-based funders. I.e. Our •

data sources can help inform their strategies or help to evaluate the impact of their funding.

Continue recruitment plan of new board members• from business community.

Continue to develop accountability processes to meet goals at the •staff, committee, and board levels.

Increase visibility of resources for artists and independent artist collectives through clear communications.Key Strategies:

Increase promotion of GPAC’s programs, funding, and •services for artists.

Take a leadership role in consolidating, housing, and •distributing information about the array of resources and opportunities available to artists in the region.

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Westmoreland Museum of American ArtWomen in Film and MediaYoung Men & Women’s African

Heritage AssociationZen Photography Safaris

Individual Artists

Barbara AntelAlisoon BabusciJessica BarnabeiJoanne BartonePatrick Philip BeckerKelly BlevinsSam BoeseKyle BostianSally Ann BozzutoLauren BraunNorman BrownJennifer BronderRick ByerlyBrian CarneyKathryn CarrNick CarusoSheila Cuellar-ShafferNancy DalvernyCornelia DavisRob DesmettMegan DooleyRose DugganEdward EberleMyra FaliszJennifer FaureCarlos FelicianoAnnette FerrieriDonna FisherGerry FloridaToby Atticus FraleyPaula Garrick KleinMemphis GeorgeLinnea GlickEl Gato GomezYona HarveyMia HenryElizabeth HooverJudy HopsonCatherine JoslynSandy Kessler-KaminskiLee KimMandy- Kivowitz-DelfaverRandy KovitzBarbra LabbieChristiane DBovey LeeMarie LeoneChaz LetzkusJules LevineLaura MagoneSharon MasseyPenny MateerMaria MauoszekSharon MasseySamanatha McDonoughAnna Mikolay

Grant Programs at GPACGPAC reviewed 257 grant applications from artists and arts organizations and awarded a total of $275,020 to 141 grantees in2011-12. That is the largest number of applications GPAC has ever reviewed in one year!

Last year we were pleased to announce an increase in the pool of funds available for Artist Opportunity Grants which allowed us to award grants to more deserving artists than ever. But we didn’t stop there.

Since Artist Opportunity Grants began in 2004, the maximum grant award has been $1,500 per grantee. However, costs for artists to take advantage of career-advancing opportunities have increased substantially over that time. With new support from the Hillman Family Foundations added to the support we receive from The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments’ “Investing in Professional Artists: The Pittsburgh Region Artists Program,” we are happy to be able to increase the maximum grant award to $2,500.

Grantee SpotlightTammy Ryan, Artist Opportunity Grantee

Tammy Ryan is a local playwright whose journey is as inspiring as the award-winning plays she has written and had produced across the country and internationally. In June 2012, Tammy won the Francesca Primus Prize awarded by the American Theater Critics Association for her play Lost Boy Found in Whole Foods. The Francesca Primus Prize, which includes $10,000, is given annually to an emerging female artist who is making outstanding contributions to the American theater. The Critics Association commented that “Ryan’s play poignantly and powerfully integrates a personal story with a current world issue.” The play centers on Christine, a single mother, who meets Gabriel, one of the “lost boys” from Sudan, in the produce section of a Pittsburgh Whole Foods where he works. From there they form a relationship that changes both their lives. Three Artist Opportunity Grants, starting in 2008, helped Tammy make key connections and take advantage of stepping-stone opportunities leading to the prestigious award.

Jazz Workshop, Inc., PA Partner in the Arts Grantee

In late October, Harold Young invited GPAC staff to the Jazz Workshop, Inc. for some great jazz and good home cooking. We had the pleasure of meeting some of the members of the former Local 471, the famous musician’s union in the historic Hill District that was closed in 1966. As we walked the halls of the Jazz Workshop’s home on Centre Avenue in Wilkinsburg, Harold pointed out the jazz greats on the many photo collages lining the walls, some of whom were playing in the room at that moment. His goal for these regular Tuesday gatherings is to reunite them once again so as to record and preserve their history. From teaching classes to youth, to presenting “Jazz on the Steps” concerts at the Carnegie Library of Homewood, Harold and his dedicated staff are an important part of Pittsburgh’s arts community.

The Jazz Workshop has received annual operating support since 2007 through PA Partners in the Arts, a program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, administered in southwertern PA by GPAC.

Increasing Support for Artists through Artist Opportunity Grants

Year

2009-102010-112011-122012-132013-14

Total Grants(distributed or

estimated)

$10,087$19,944$30,000$35,000$45,000

# of Artist Grantees

112032

TBDTBD

In Medias Res: Marketing the Pittsburgh Irish & Classical TheatreWe go now live to a Business Volunteers for the Arts (BVA) project right in the middle of the action!

Since its inception in 1996, Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre (PICT) has grown into a Pittsburgh institution. Last year, their marketing team approached BVA with a challenge: How do we reach out to new audience without alienating current patrons?

To explore solutions, we’ve connected them to two local marketing experts: Peggy Hynes and Shona Byrne. This dynamic duo consulted with PICT to create a plan of action; Shona Byrne designed and executed a series of focus groups to gauge patron engagement and experience as well as consider new branding and promotional ideas.

According to Marketing Director, Michelle Belan, “the focus groups created by Shona provided incredible fodder for discussion, which Peggy is helping us to distill into concrete action plans as well as to guide the rebranding process.”

Business Volunteers for the Arts is proud to have worked with many of the region’s great arts organizations in recent months, including Bricolage Theatre Company, Alia Musica Pittsburgh, Hill Dance Academy Theatre (HDAT), the Kaleidoscope Festival, the Legacy Arts Project, ProMusica Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Concert Society, Prime Stage Theatre, and many others.

Growing Accessibility in Pittsburgh’s ArtsWith generous support from the FISA Foundation, GPAC continued “Increasing Accessibility in Pittsburgh Arts and Culture,” a program aimed at helping Pittsburgh arts and culture organizations more effectively serve people with disabilities as visitors and patrons, artists and performers, employees, and volunteers.

We held workshop events on the subjects of accessible programming, marketing to the disability community, and accessible audience development. This spring, GPAC worked with City Theatre to host a three-day training in Audio Description for Theatre. Prior to this training, only two people in the Pittsburgh area were known to have this expertise. Now, there are nine additional individuals who can provide this service for area theatres. This coming spring we will host three more workshops focused on Why It Matters, How It Feels, and What You Can Do.

Join the Pittsburgh Arts and Accessibility Peer Group, contact Tiffany Wilhelm.

Accessibility MomentumMany organizations are now offering Braille and large print programs•Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s • Nutcracker will be audio described this holiday seasonThe Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has added captioning and audio description to its Broadway Series•Three different theater companies now offer at least one ASL interpreted performance for •

each production13 Pittsburgh arts managers attended the Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability conference, •

by far the largest representation from any visiting cityAttack Theatre incorporated ASL interpreters into their “Some Assembly Required: Public Art” series•Two small theater companies purchased assistive listening systems•The 2012 National Leadership Exchange for Arts and Disability “Emerging Leader Award” was •

presented to the Pittsburgh Cultural TrustThe Carnegie Museum of Art has presented nationally several times on their “In the Moment •

Tours” for individuals living with dementia

from the upcoming PICT production of School for Lies

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A R T S A L L Y M E M B E R S

AnonymousWilliam B. Bodine, Jr.Tiffany Wilhelm & Kyle BostianBovey LeeSuzy & Jim BroadhurstCarol R. BrownNorman BrownDavid & Susan BrownleeJohn CamillusJeffrey CarpenterWilliam CashionEvelyn CastilloJulie-Ann ChiccarinoGeri ChichillaRene ConradR. Bruce CooperJayne AdairLucille E. Dabney

C U R R E N T M E M B E R S

Carin MincemoyerDavid MontanoDavid MotakKathleen MulcahyRichard ParsakianAshley PaulisickLyndale PettusDeesha PhilyawDelilah PicartJo Anne PughErika QuirozErin RemaleyGabrielle “Gab Cody” ReznekLarry RippelRenee RockRenee RosensteelNicole RyanNina SamelleBrian SesackLianne SheplarAlecia ShipmanSusan SparksCarolyn SperanzaLinda ToomeyCheryl VioletteR. Weis

Attack Theatre using an ASL interpreter

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A R T S A L L Y M E M B E R S

Sylvester & Lu DamianosLuise K. DavisMichele de la Reza & Peter KopeDaniel DelaneyLisa Hoistma FavoriniJames FawcettCynthia Ferrence-KellySherrie Flick & Rick SchweikrtLucine FolguerasSteven FormanMark FreemanJim and Linda FreytagHeidi FreytagRick & Jessica GalardiniGefsky & Lehman, P.C.Connie GentryE. Jeanne GleasonLeo GoodeIrving & Aaronel deRoy Gruber

Charitable FoundationMatt HanniganJane Harrison, J.L. Harrison & AssociatesJane HaskellElisabeth HealeyAlan HelgermanLori HepnerBen HernstromElsie H. Hillman FoundationMargaret HynesDek Ingraham & J.R. ShawDonna Isaacjanet jaiDesha JaramazHeather M. JarrettCatherine JoslynMaury D. KatzDina KlavonErica KosharJames and Elizabeth KrisherKevin C. KuhnJasmine KurjakovicSherie LammersLarry LeahyBovey LeeClaire & Lawrence LevineKathleen & Robert MahoneyHeather MallakAlbert MarkijohnAndrew E. MasichGale McGloinMary NavarroRobert Neu & Carol WolfeSam NewburyAlice NewtonRoberta O’DellMr. & Mrs. Patrick O’DonnellKathleen OravecDee Jay Oshry & Bart RackSandy & Gene O’SullivanJennifer OwenH. Sheldon & Sara L. ParkerAlix & Michael PaulAshley Paulisick

What’s New at the Office of Public ArtThe Office of Public Art implemented a number of educational program and technical assistance projects this year.

Some highlights: Romare Bearden’s Pittsburgh Recollections was installed at the new Gateway Center T station (above); our tour of the Northside during Bike Fest (below); our intern Justen Turner-Thorne at the public art scavenger hunt he helped create; The Workers by Industrial Arts Co-op installed on the Southside; Jennifer McGregor’s presentation at our Public Art 101 workshop; and the Wilkinsburg Community Arts and Civic Design Commission in action. It’s been a great year!

Membership UpdateWe at GPAC exist for one purpose: to support the people whose art makes Pittsburgh great. GPAC does that in a lot of different ways, and GPAC membership is the glue that holds it all together. Our members are central to everything that we do. We are guided by the idea that we are stronger together than we are alone.

We act as a “chamber of commerce” for the region’s arts, connecting artists, arts organization, business leaders, and elected officials to strengthen the arts overall. In addition to this kind of “big picture” thinking, we also work to give practical tools to our members. Our members have access to a growing list of benefits including discount ticket offers, discounts on art supplies, access to the Pittsburgh Arts Community Database, discounts from Staples, Dell, and more. GPAC members can also join Fractured Atlas for free to access a variety of specialized liability insurance programs tailored to the needs of artists and arts organizations. GPAC members also get access to Fractured Atlas’s entire list of member benefits. Our most exciting new member benefit is coming in 2013: only GPAC members will be able to participate in the 2013 Pittsburgh is Art Day of Giving. During the last Pittsburgh is Art Day of Giving, nearly $2 million was raised in a 24-hour period to support our region’s art.

If you’re a member (if your organization is a member, so are you!), YOU make all of our workpossible and we thank you for your support. If you are not yet a member, we would love towelcome you. You’re already an invaluable part of the arts community, why not add yourvoice to the conversation? GPAC wants to hear what you have to say! Visit us online at PittsburghArtsCouncil.org to learn more about membership and join today. Help us makePittsburgh a great place to make art.

GPAC’s GovernanceOur goal is to be a model organization that is nimble, flexible, fiscally responsible, and always striving to do better.

Our strategic plan is updated every 3 years with regular progress updates that are discussed at board meetings. It’s quite a lot of work, but absolutely worth it. Our board meets regularly and has worked to improve its committee structure. We’ve found that our new peer groups and advisory committees also provide necessary community input to our work.

GPAC staff members are committed to the success of our region’s artists and organizations. They attend industry-wide convenings and workshops in an effort to stay “one step ahead” as we build our local programming. We are working on a new diversity and inclusion plan with an initial focus on our internal operations. We have honest conversations at staff meetings about how we can better work together, and we have an award that we hand out routinely to the staffer that did something really outstanding. That choice can be difficult sometimes and that’s a good problem to have.

Our advocacy efforts have improved in response to member input and thoughtful consideration by our board and staff. We’ve increased our attention to the importance of process, including re-engagement of the advocacy committee as they work to establish an agenda on local and state issues; open review of the proposed agenda; and seek additional input from our membership. GPAC staff will perform rigorous fact checking and sourcing; create a crisis management plan and seek additional executive committee review of complex issues or positions. This improved approach has served us well with the most recent issue of how RAD funds should be used in the future.

GPAC’s finance committee oversees a budget that is balanced every year and we contribute annually to a small cash reserve. (We don’t need an endowment.) Our governance committee has recently recruited six new board members that give us diverse perspectives the arts and business communities. We’ve been careful about our growth and have had success in diversifying funding sources.

GPAC has come a long way in seven years, and we will continue to get better.

A R T S A L L Y M E M B E R S

Carmen Alicia PerezDelilah PicartRenee PiechockiPete PopivchakDeborah & Martin PowellBeverly A PughThe Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family FoundationMegan & Yoka RooneyRenee RosensteelPittsburgh Banjo ClubSarah RubinBrian & Susan SesackLianne M. SheplarPaula ShriverYael SilkApril N. SimileAsish SinhaRebecca SlakJoseph B. SmithSusan SparksShirley & Sidney StarkBarbara M. SteinbergMitch & Tracey SwainJune F. SwansonMary UnkovicSybil VeederClaudia K. ViehlandBeth VucicJoan Wagman & Saul ShiffmanJacqueline WalkerAlbert Weiner & Carol GluckRudolph H. WeingartnerGerri W. WeissJudy Wertheimer & Michael BoningerSusan Zimecki

Update A N N U A L M E E T I N G 2 0 12 11For the most up-to-date list of GPAC members and donors, please visit our website.

GPAC 2011-12 Financial Statement

ending June 30, 2012

Income

GrantsFunds for Grants tothe Arts CommunityTechnical Assistanceand Other Earned IncomeMembership DuesContributions fromthe Board and Public

Expense

Programs and ServicesGrantmaking ProgramsGeneral and AdministrativeFundraising

809,730277,264

160,155

53,09528,139

1,328,383

714,894331,227180,94991,8741,318,944

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Arts Council StaffMitch Swain, CEO mswain@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Tiffany Wilhelm, Deputy Director twilhelm@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Dek Ingraham, Development & Membership Coordinator ringraham@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Christiane Leach, Artist Relations Coordinator cleach@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Michelle Lee, Manager of Grants mlee@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Andie Markijohn, Manager of Events & Audience Development amarkijohn@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Sue Mencher, Internal Systems Administrator smencher@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Maggie Negrete, Administrative Assistant mnegrete@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Ashley Paulisick, AFTA Convention Coordinator apaulisick@pittsburghartscouncil.org

David Pankratz, Research & Policy Director dpankratz@pittsburghartscouncil.org

David Seals, Director of Communications dseals@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Renee Piechocki, Director, Office of Public Art publicart@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Kate Hansen, Program Assistant, Office of Public Art opa@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Laura Zorch, Educational Programs Assistant, Office of Public Art opaeducation@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Kathy Mahoney, Bookkeeper

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Art on the Walls Artists, page 4Allegheny Conference Artists;top row, left to right:John Dorinsky, Jane Ogren,Frances Frederick, Deborah Hoskings, Heather Hertel, Daviea Davis,Hope Alcorn, Nia Quilt Guild- YMWAsecond row:Carolyn CarsonAccenture Artists;second row, left to right startingwith second image:Thomas Bigatel, Rochelle Blumenfeld, Susan ConstanseGPAC Artists;second row, left to right startingwith fifth image:David Montano, Brian Sesack,Seth Clark, Gwyn Rohrerthird row, left to right:Fran Gialamas, Ivette Spradlin