A N N U A L M E E T I N GFALL 2014

Update

The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council

acknowledges the important support that we

receive from our foundation, corporate, and

government partners.

Allegheny Regional Asset District

Dollar Bank

The Fine Foundation

FISA Foundation

Giant Eagle, Inc.

The Grable Foundation

The Heinz Endowments

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

Hillman Family Foundations

Laurel Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts

The Alfred B. Friedman Fund of

The Pittsburgh Foundation

To discuss ways to 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 Arts Visibility 5 Art on the Walls 5 Membership Spotlight 6 The Results of Our Annual Survey 7 Research & Advocacy 8 Strategic Plan at a Glance10 Grant Programs11 Accessibility12 Pittsburgh Arts Community Database12 Commitment to Racial Equity13 BVA/VLA Awards14 What’s New at the Office of Public Art15 Mayor’s Award for Public Art 15 Board & Staff Announcements 16 Art DOG Unleashed Scrapbook

BELONGING

Kelly Strayhorn Theater

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Joseph B. Smith, Chair

Dollar Bank

John Camillus, Executive Vice Chair

Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business,

University of Pittsburgh

Kathleen Mulcahy, Vice Chair

Founder, Pittsburgh Glass Center

janera solomon, Vice Chair

Kelly Strayhorn Theater

Victor Dozzi, CPA, Treasurer

CrawfordEllenbogen LLC

James Wilkinson, Secretary

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

James Fawcett, Immediate Past Chair

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

Mitch Swain, CEO

Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council

Deborah Acklin

WQED Multimedia

Jonathan Berman

Kextil

Jeffrey Carpenter

Bricolage Production Company

John F. Cilli, Jr.

Mullen

Mariann Geyer

Point Park University

Dan Gilman

Pittsburgh City Council, District 8

Sean Jones

Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra

Tinsy Labrie

VisitPITTSBURGH

Ryan Lammie

Radiant Hall Studios

J. Kevin McMahon

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Veronica Morgan-Lee, Ph.D.

Hill Dance Academy Theatre (HDAT)

Judith O’Toole

Westmoreland Museum of Art

David. L. Pollack, Esq.

Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky

Maureen Rolla

Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh

Eric Shiner

The Andy Warhol Museum

Mark Clayton Southers

Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company

Shelly Sponholz

Giant Eagle, Inc.

Cally Jamis Vennare

Cally Jamis Vennare Communications

Michael A. Wessell. Esq.

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellot, LLC

Annual Meeting ProgramThursday, November 20, 2014 Kelly Strayhorn Theater

8:30 am Lobby

9:00 amTheater

10:05 amLobby

10:30 amTheater

11: 00 amTheater

12:00 pmArea Restaurants

Thanksto our sponsors !

We are pleased to welcome Roberto Bedoya to Pittsburgh.Roberto Bedoya is the Executive Director of the Tucson Pima Arts Council, (TPAC) in Arizona, where he has instituted P.L.A.C.E.(People, Land, Arts, Culture and Engagement) Initiative, a civic engagement/placemaking platform. As an arts consultant, he has worked for the Creative Capital Foundation, The Ford Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, and the Urban Institute. He is theauthor of “Creative Placemaking and the Politics of Belonging and Dis-Belonging” and “Spatial Justice: Rasquachification, Race and the City”.

Bedoya sits on the boards of the Grantmakers in the Arts, National Association of Media Arts and Culture and The Network of Ensemble Theaters. He has been a Rockefeller Fellow at New York University and a Visiting Scholar at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles.

Roberto Bedoya

ARTS COUNCIL STAFFLarry Castner, Manager of Volunteer Serviceslcastner@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Dave English, Manager of Membership and Developmentdenglish@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Rebecca Fink, Office and Events Coordinatorrfink@pittsburghartscouncil.org

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

Dek Ingraham, Technology Projects Specialistringraham@pittsburghartscouncil.org

anupama jain, Equity and Inclusion Consultantajain@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Sallyann Kluz, Assistant Director, Office of Public Artskluz@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Christiane Leach, Artist Relations Coordinatorcleach@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Kathy Mahoney, Bookkeeper

Sue Mencher, Internal Systems Administratorsmencher@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Anne Mulgrave, Manager of Grantsamulgrave@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Maggie Negrete, Administrative Assistantmnegrete@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Erin O’Neill, Coordinator, Art on the Wallseoneill@pittsburghartscouncil.org

David B. Pankratz, Research and Policy Directordpankratz@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Renee Piechocki, Director, Office of Public Artrpiechocki@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Jen Saffron, Director of Communicationsjsaffron@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Mitch Swain, CEOmswain@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Tiffany Wilhelm, Deputy Directortwilhelm@pittsburghartscouncil.org

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

Light Breakfast and Networking

Opening Performance1Hood

Welcoming Remarksjanera solomon, Kelly Strayhorn TheaterMitch Swain, Greater Pittsburgh Arts CouncilJoseph B. Smith, Dollar Bank; GPAC Board Chair

PresentersAnne Mulgrave, Greater Pittsburgh Arts CouncilVanessa Braun, Pittsburgh Cultural TrustDave English, Greater Pittsburgh Arts CouncilJen Saffron, Greater Pittsburgh Arts CouncilLarry Castner, Greater Pittsburgh Arts CouncilDavid Pankratz, Greater Pittsburgh Arts CouncilChrystal Alexander, Fourth EconomyJim West, Board Member, PA Council on the ArtsPittsburgh Complaints Choir,

directed by Christiane LeachNorman Brown, ArtistRenee Piechocki, Office of Public ArtMorton Brown, Pittsburgh City PlanningMayor William Peduto, City of Pittsburgh

Networking Break

Keynote SpeakerRoberto Bedoya, Tucson Pima Arts Council

Panel DiscussionModerator: Majestic Lane, A+ SchoolsPanelists:

Jeffrey Dorsey, Union ProjectJustin Laing, The Heinz EndowmentsGeorgia Petropoulos, Oakland Business Investment Districtjanera solomon, Kelly Strayhorn Theater

Dine-AroundsUsing the Arts for Racial Justice and Community Transformation Creative Placekeeping and PlacemakingMaking the Arts Visible in Our CommunitiesRoles and Space for Artists in CommunitiesThe Arts, Neighborhoods, and Youth EmpowermentMaking Arts and Neighborhoods AccessibleCreative Industries and Communities

From the Directors Welcome to Belonging, the annual meeting of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council.

We are pleased to host this gathering of arts delegates from across the region to discuss and address an important topic to us as we grow our community: belonging. Included in this broad topic are issues that GPAC seeks to proactively address with you, such as creative placemaking/placekeeping and the importance of addressing equity and accessibility as we grow and diversify our communities.

Last year, we began the discussion by directly addressing racism in the arts with keynote speaker damali ayo. This year, we will further develop the conversation with arts leader Roberto Bedoya of the Pima Arts Council in Tucson, talking about creative placemaking and how the arts can bring communities together for mutual exchange, inclusion, and civic development. East Liberty is no stranger to creative placemaking, starting with the re-opening of the Kelly Strayhorn. We can look down the street to see the development of East Liberty South that includes the public art of Leslie Ansley and Jordan Monohan, or the redevelopment of Carnegie Library’s East Liberty branch to see that arts and culture is inspiring new conversations and new beginnings for communities.

The questions then become: How can the arts help ensure inclusion? What roles are there for artists in revitalizing communities? How can artists be an active part of civic development? This meeting will offer a discussion about how we as the arts community might effectively recognize and help shape the opportunities and challenges of rebuilding our communities.

As cities across the nation grapple with often divisive, big topics like new industries, immigration and social change, arts and culture bring people together. We hope you will see evidence that Pittsburgh feels deeply that the arts are an important player in our region’s revitalization, not just for some of our citizens, but for all of our citizens. We hope you leave this meeting and inspired with new ideas and partners in collaboration as we collectively work together for common cause: a Pittsburgh we can ALL be proud of.

Sincerely,

Mitch Swain CEO

Joseph B. SmithBoard Chair

Online ResourcesPittsburghArtsCouncil.org

News, advocacy, membership, and more

PittsburghArtistRegistry.orgDatabase of regional artists

PittsburghArtPlaces.orgWhere art happens in our region

PublicArtPittsburgh.orgThe Office of Public Art (OPA)

PittsburghArtsCouncil.org/PACDPittsburgh Arts Community Database

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Art on the Walls Celebrates 5 YearsArt on the Walls, now in its fifth year, showcases vibrant local art in the offices of Accenture, the Allegheny Conference, GPAC, and soon, VisitPITTSBURGH. Art on the Walls has participated in 16 Cultural District Gallery Crawls with an estimated attendance of 6,500 people. To date, 37 local artists have exhibited their work, resulting in $42,000 in sales that benefit working artists.

This exhibition program began as a biannual, solo exhibition opportunity for visual artists in our region. Since expanding beyond GPAC’s walls to other offices, the goals of connecting businesses to the arts, cultivating new arts patrons, and helping businesses build lasting collections have been realized, including job creation, too, adding Erin O’Neill as GPAC’s Art on the Walls Coordinator.

Of note is that the initial idea for this program came from our annual survey feedback - we do listen, and we look forward to bringing greater visibility and sustainability to our region’s artists, sharing the vision of turning nontraditional exhibition space into opportunity.

To learn more about Art on the Walls, please contact Christiane Leach at cleach@pittsburghartscouncil.org or Erin O’Neill at eoneill@pittsburghartscouncil.org.

Membership SpotlightThe Indiana Arts Council (IAC) was started by a group of artists in Indiana, PA in 1976 with the vision of creating opportunities for locals to have access and firsthand experience with the arts. Currently, IAC intentionally builds, solid programs with three key programming areas: Youth Access to Arts, Economic Development, and Community Development. IAC recently hosted the Open Studios tour in Indiana at the same time as the Governor’s Awards for the Arts.

What does GPAC membership mean to you?

GPAC offers a broad and deep range of resources for arts non-profits as well as for artists that very few organizations offer. Also, GPAC offers a professional and deeply caring staff. What makes that meaningful is that the staff takes you on not as just a member, but as someone to develop a professional relationship with. It’s also an organization that provides a large return on the investment. Our cost of membership pales in comparison to the giant amount of resources we get back.

How has your GPAC membership influenced you and your work?

GPAC has served as a model for what we do as an arts council in our area and has helped create awareness - we are able to work as a conduit to introduce GPAC to arts folks in Indiana.

What is an aspect of GPAC/its programming that you really enjoy?

Among other things, GPAC conducted a media relations workshop with us in Indiana and taught us how to write press releases and how to create relationships with people in the media. We have also been able to participate in the Arts Day of Giving.

For more information about membership and its benefits, please contactDave English at denglish@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Rebecca Slak of the Indiana Arts Council

Making Our Work VisibleWorking across 10 counties in SWPA and advocating at the state and national levels requires building meaningful relationships with many audiences: artists and arts administrators, business leaders, media outlets, non-profit leaders, politicians, service providers and patrons. Our work is about relationships, and communications is key. This year, more than ever, GPAC took stock of its communications strategies and laid the groundwork for a multi-year visibility campaign for the arts, to kick off in 2015. Standing on the shoulders of ArtDOG, GPAC is prepared to work with you to launch a successful, branded campaign designed to attract new audiences to the arts and further drive home the message that the arts are a part of our everyday lives. This Visibility Campaign will be fueled by an initial grant and supported by a new Marketing Advisory Committee comprised of GPAC Board and community members.

To further add value to your good work, GPAC received another grant to launch a newly designed arts and culture events website. This comprehensive, one-stop-shop hub will showcase regional arts and culture events, classes, tours, and happenings in a dynamic format designed to syndicate to other outlets such as VisitPITTSBURGH and other powerful engines to help you reach new audiences. GPAC held focus groups and stakeholder meetings to inform the design process, and looks forward to launching the new events hub very soon.

This year, GPAC launched The Arts Blog which averages a few thousand readers per month. The Arts Blog, powered by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, is edited by GPAC’s communications director and features multiple voices in the arts community sharing how the arts make a difference in the Pittsburgh region. The Arts Blog includes Member Spotlights, featuring GPAC members in interview format talking about their work. GPAC members’ Twitter handles feed directly onto the site, live.

Visit The Arts Blog atcommunityvoices.post-gazette.com/arts-entertainment-living/arts-blog

Have an idea for a blog? Contact Jen Saffron, Director of Communications,at jsaffron@pittsburghartscouncil.org

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Launched an Instagram Account of Arts Events From Across the Region

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Expanding Our Social Media Reach

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Policy, Advocacy, And Strategic PartnershipsStatewide Arts Advocacy—A Win! On April 29th, GPAC led a team of SWPA arts advocates to Harrisburg for PA Legislative Day for the Arts. This group met with the offices of 10 Senators and Representatives, and we helped to get a win for the state-- a 5% increase for the PA Council on the Arts grants budget to $8.59 million, the first increase since 2007.

Statewide Policy AgendaAs the November elections approached, GPAC, in collaboration with advocates statewide, produced “Developing Policy Positions on the Arts, Culture & Tourism in PA.” The document identifies policy issues where PA falls short, but offers solutions too, such as other states’ dedicated funding systems. The policy agenda was endorsed by the Arts and Culture Caucus, which, at 91 members strong, is the largest such caucus in the PA Assembly.

Strategic Partnerships: Connecting Pittsburgh CreativesThe “Pittsburgh Creative Industries 2014” report showed that the seven clusters of the creative industries in Pittsburgh are growing faster than the national average, but that Pittsburgh’s “brain drain” problem and low diversity & inclusion and “Bohemian” index rankings may slow our growth. The solution--collaboration among the clusters.

GPAC co-sponsored “Connecting Pittsburgh Creatives” convenings in June and July to highlight local collaborations and propose new ones. These ideas will be put into practice by a new Task Force on the Arts, Culture, & Creative Industries.

The Results of Our Annual Survey Are In! Each year GPAC surveys the region’s artists and administrators as part of our efforts to grow an ever-more thriving arts and culture community.

If you’re one of the artists and administrators who completed this year’s survey, thank you! We got a good cross-section of the arts and culture community by demography, budget size, and discipline. Here’s what the survey revealed:

Positive Signs and Accomplishments

For Artists• 75.8% are optimistic about their future as artists in the Greater Pittsburgh area• Rated area high as place to Work (7.6 out of 10), Live (8.4), and Play (8.5) • Local artists: won an Artist Opportunity Grant, hung a painting in Mayor’s Office,

directed top-drawing play at Fringe Festival, directed large community arts project

For Arts & Culture Organizations• 60% broke even or had a budget surplus last fiscal year • 57.5% met or exceeded annual audience projections • Local organizations: refreshed branding, gained international exposure, engaged

Board members, added 300 social media followers, increased individual giving

Top 10 GPAC Programs and Services

For Artists1. Artist Opportunity Grants 2. Project Stream Grants3. Artists Opportunity Listserv4. E-mailed Updates5. Social Media6. Professional Development7. One-on-One Consulting8. Grant Application Assistance9. Website10. Member Discounts

For Arts & Culture Organizations1. Arts Day of Giving 2. Program Stream Grants3. Project Stream Grants4. Professional Development5. Pittsburgh Arts Community Database6. E-mailed Updates 7. Accessibility Workshops8. Peer Group Gatherings9. Issues Forums10. Research Reports

Top Four Most Significant Challenges

For Artists 1. Marketing/Promotion2. Making a Living3. Raising Funds4. Community Connections

For Arts & Culture Organizations1. Contributed Income 2. Diversifying Boards/Staff3. Earned income4. Marketing

DemographicsAs GPAC strives for more equity and inclusion in the arts, it is increasingly important to us to understand how members of our community self-identify. We asked respondents to the Annual Survey to self-identify according to age, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability/disability, and other ways to self-identify. We will be communicating those results via various means, including the Pittsburgh Coalition for Racial Equity in the Arts.

Are you/your organization better off because GPAC exists?

Artists: Arts & Culture Organizations:

Yes (90.91%) Yes (94.44%)

Top Four Reasons Members Join GPAC

For Artists1. For Networking2. To Support Local Arts Community 3. To Establish Collaborations4. For Information Resources

For Arts & Culture Organizations1. For Networking2. To Establish Collaborations 3. Support Arts Advocacy4. For Professional Development

Developing Policy Positions on the Arts, Culture & Tourism in PA

Submitted by Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, PA Arts Education Network/EPLC, Pennsylvania Association of Travel and Tourism, Pennsylvania Humanities Council, and PA Museums.

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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

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• Increase understanding of the value and impact of arts and culture in our region

• Work toward a more efficient, stable state funding model• Seek new and increased avenues of financial support for the

regional arts sector• Conduct meaningful research that describes the arts sector

and promotes its value

• Increase GPAC’s capacity building and professional development programming

• Grow our membership• Continue evolution to an audience development

program that increase arts audiences• Provide leadership in areas where change is

needed

Learn 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 strives to incorporate best practices, increase internal efficiency, and ensure organizational sustainability

Our Goals

Our Objectives

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

• Increase visibility of resources for artists and independent artist collectives through clear communications

• Seek opportunities to create increased efficiency and effectiveness

• Achieve balanced funding sources and build appropriate cash reserves

Recent Highlights

• Twelve new board members elected in the past year improved diverse community representation and addressed organization needs

• Utilized the Artist Opportunity Grant program as a laboratory to address inequities in funding and model transparency

• Hosted “Artist as Entrepreneur” Bootcamp • Art on the Walls program celebrated five years and

created sales of over $42,000• Created the Unleashed Artist Fund for the

Arts Day of Giving • Collaborated with foundations and other nonprofits

to host a joint Regional Artist Info Session • Launched grants workshop for artists at 720 Records • Business Volunteers for the Arts was opened to artists

• Recognized as model for accessibility by the National Endowment for the Arts, FISA Foundation, and by Community Living and Support Services (CLASS)

• Created the Pittsburgh Coalition for Racial Equity in the Arts.

• Hosted 84 professional development/networking events serving over 3,207 attendees

• Pittsburgh Arts Community Database continues to grow in participants and households

• Raised nearly $1.5 million through the Arts Day of Giving; 25% more gifts were made

• PA Arts and Culture legislative caucus continues to grow• Distributed the largest sum of funds yet thru Artist Opportunity Grants • Calculated the economic impact of 40 member organizations • Began a community blog on the Pittsburgh Post Gazette website• The Office of Public Art launched PittsburghArtPlaces.org

Ongoing Activities

• Strong board recruitment efforts to build a diverse board and gain connections, support, unique perspectives, and resources

• Review policies and set aside small percentage of operating budget for cash reserve

• Continually apply a lens of equity and justice to all GPAC programs and internal operations so we can identify and dismantle systemic barriers

• Peer Groups and Advisory Committees provide support, information, and connections

• Workshops on the Pittsburgh Arts Community Database and Accessibility

• Scholarships to the national arts and disability conference

• 73 cases or projects were matched with business or legal volunteers

• Educate local and state elected officials on the value of arts and culture• Represent the arts community at many meetings, forums,

committees, etc.• Seek opportunities for additional funding and improved policy

for arts and culture • Use research and data to make better informed decisions and

recommendations• Increase media coverage of arts and culture stories

What’s Coming

• Artist Relations Coordinator provides local artists with career development advice and connection to resources

• Pittsburgh Artist Advisory Committee meets regularly and is chaired by GPAC board members Kathleen Mulcahy and Jeffrey Carpenter

• Pittsburgh Artist Registry helps artists connect to opportunities and the public

• Debut an events website that promotes arts and culture throughout the region

• Pittsburgh will be one of 12 cities participating in a study of financial, operational, and programmatic trends

• Enhanced state-wide advocacy efforts

• New web interface for the Pittsburgh Arts Community Database launches December 10

• Four events in 2014-15 that focus on issues of racial justice in the arts

• Accessibility microgrant program to support programmatic accommodations

• Expanded professional development and technical expertise through the Office of Public Art

• More workshops for artists in the Spring of 2015

• Become a greater resource for arts community around diversity, equity, inclusion, and racial justice

• Revise GPAC’s Strategic Plan (for 2015-18) that addresses our changing community.

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Artist Opportunity Grants: Learning and PanelsArtist Opportunity Grants (AOG) have been a core program at GPAC since 2004. In the last several years, the AOG program has become a key focus of our broader work on racial equity. What does that look like in practice? It means we spend a significant amount of time relationship-building in the community, and we provide increased support for all applicants through the process. We also strive to put together diverse panels (decision makers) who are encouraged to utilize their personal experience, expertise, and talent, but not speak on behalf of an entire community. Our AOG panelists in 2013-14 were the most racially diverse group ever and, as always, we strive to match the disciplines on the panel to the disciplines of the applications. As a result of these efforts and more, 21% of our applicants were artists of color and 26% of our grantees were artists of color.

Building Trust: Engaging the Disability Community

Trust noun: belief that someone or something is reliable,good, honest, effective, etc. Merriam-webster.com, 2014.

Even though we awarded the most grants ever, the gap between applications received (136) and grants made (43) set a record as well. To make sure that even disappointed artists learn from the process, GPAC clarified the application and guidelines and provided more individual support. Anne Mulgrave, our grants manager, holds regular phone office hours to answer questions, review applications, and provide feedback to artists who do not receive grants. The guidelines for the artists and panelists are the same which we hope creates a transparent system and helps all participants (applicants and panels) become better grant writers. Most importantly, our artist panelists are fully empowered to make the award decisions. GPAC remains a neutral facilitator.

Accessibility Initiative Work to Date

Education: 18 workshops over 4 years reaching over 60 arts and cultural organizations

Connections:• 23 scholarships in the last three years to attend the Leadership Exchange in

Arts and Disability Conference• Created a network of 60 access peers• Recruited an advisory committee of People With Disabilities (PWD)

Support: • Technical support, resources and a safe place to ask tough questions• Access Micro Grants• Building regional capacity to provide quality accommodations• Data collection project

Results: 55% of these organizations have experienced increased engagement with PWD

To learn more, visit www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/accessibility.

“It has been my great pleasure to see the changes that have been made to increase inclusion of people with disabilities into

Pittsburgh’s arts and cultural organizations.”-Lucy Spruill

Accessible organizations build trust - not just ramps and elevators. But before you

can build trust you have to understand the attitudinal barriers that keep people away.

GPAC’s accessibility initiative reveals barriers through education, connection, and

support. People with disabilities speak at our workshops, direct our efforts, and share

their experiences. Arts organizations ask questions, discuss options and find cost-

effective solutions. Trust develops when you work with, not for, people with disabilities.

“I don’t want to buy a ticket and then feel like a problem when I use it.”

-Anonymous

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“I think it is a valuable experience to see how others plan and execute arts events in the region. It's a learning experience.”

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For more information about these ongoing efforts, visitwww.pittsburghartscouncil.org/aogandequity.

We were hearing this:

And now are hearing this:

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PACD HOUSEHOLDS

The entire universe of patrons that make up

the PACD

YOUR PATRONSPeople who buy tickets, donate, attend an event, become a member, etc.

at your organization

Your Patron data is sent through TRG’s system where it is appended with demographic information.

Apply demographic �lters to your list to learn about

individuals or trends

Age:25-30

Income: $50,000

Our Commitment to Racial EquityGPAC is committed to promoting greater inclusion and equity by challenging structural barriers to the arts that disadvantage various groups. Along with our work to increase accessibility for people with disabilities, we seek to address racism in the arts with the launch of the Pittsburgh Coalition for Racial Equity in the Arts. Since last year, Coalition membership has grown to over 100 artists, arts administrators, activists, and patrons of the arts, representing nearly 40 organizations.

October 2014 marked the launch of a professional development series intended to collaborate for positive change. Each workshop presents a different focus; the event on October 16th focused on mapping systems of inequality such as structural racism and its manifestation in organizations and art itself. Future collaborative events will address white privilege, audience demographics, and the racial history associated with different art forms. Please regularly check the GPAC website and read the e-newsletters for information.

We also welcome you to join the Pittsburgh Coalition for Racial Equity in the Arts. Benefits include promotion for your organization, connection to valuable resources, and skills for organizational success.

For more information, please join our Facebook group (search for pghartscoalition), or sign up at www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/equity.

The Pittsburgh Arts Community Database:So Much More than List TradingWho is coming to your events? What kind of person donates to you? Who’s missing from your audience? Tap into the power of Big Data to find answers to these questions and more. The Pittsburgh Arts Community Database (PACD), powered by TRG Arts, matches your patron data with demographic information from powerful national marketing databases. The PACD puts audience research power—usually only available to large corporations—into your hands.

Learn more and sign on to participate at pittsburghartscouncil.org/pacd.

Business Volunteers for the Arts (BVA)Yael SilkSilk Strategic Arts

Yael Silk runs Silk Strategic Arts, an arts and education consulting firm which focuses on program evaluation, facilitation, professional development, student assessment, and strategic planning. Ms. Silk works with clients like the

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Allegheny Intermediate Unit, CMU School of Music, the Pittsburgh Promise, and Gateway to the Arts. National clients include the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, Americans for the Arts, and the RAND Corporation. Ms. Silk has degrees from Barnard College and Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Yael is very involved in the Pittsburgh Arts Research Committee as well as an active volunteer with Business Volunteers for the Arts. Last year, Ms. Silk facilitated a very successful strategic planning project for Art Expressions Inc. helping the board develop a practical vision and establish goals and objectives that will guide them to a sustainable future.

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA)Louis Kroeck, IV, Esq.

Lou Kroeck is currently the head of the advisory board for Carnegie Mellon University’s art cooperative, Future Tenant and past chair of the Allegheny County Bar Association Arts and Law Committee. Mr. Kroeck has been a guest lecturer atuniversities on topics such as copyright law, cyberbullying,

and the Stop Online Piracy Act. Mr. Kroeck practices law at the offices of Anstandig, McDyer and Yurcon, specializing in entertainment law, intellectual property and civil litigation. Mr. Kroeck has handed multiple VLA requests, both as the lead attorney and mentor for newer volunteer attorneys, and led a discussion with jazz musician Poogie Bell at our copyright workshop. Lou especially enjoys working with clients in the music field, including Gab Bonesso of the Josh & Gab Show, Hallie Pritts and Claudia Recchio.

Volunteers of the Year

• ActiveVolunteers: 162• NumberofProjects:86 (see chart at right)• TotalHoursContributed: 523• ValueofContribution:

approximately $115,000

VLA 2013-14 Overall Stats

• ActiveVolunteers: 65• NumberofProjects:35 (see chart at right)• TotalHoursContributed: 417• ValueofContribution: over $50,000

BVA 2013-14 Overall Stats

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Nonprofit

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What’s New at the Office of Public Art?The Office of Public Art provides technical assistance and educational programs about public art in the 13-county region of Southwestern Pennsylvania. The photos on this page feature some of the projects and programs we collaborated on this year.

Congregation by KMA engaged over 10,000 people through the Market Square Public Art Program; The Community Builders, Inc. commissioned Convergence by Leslie Ansley at East Liberty Place South; City of Asylum Pittsburgh commissioned River of Words by artists Carolina Arnal, Israel Centeno, and Gisela Romero on Pittsburgh’s Northside; PennDOT commissioned Behind Every Wall by Laurie Lundquist on Route 28; and the Three Rivers Arts Festival placed sculptures by Alexandre Arrechea from his series No Limits, and commissioned O:NE:KA by Edith Abeyta and the Complaints N’At choir led by Christiane Leach.

Our public programs included Public Art 101 and portfolio reviews for artists seeking to develop public art skills; information sessions in each of the thirteen counties we serve; and tours to places like Allegheny Cemetery, Carrie Furnaces, and special autumn equinox yoga session beneath Jenny Holzer’s For Pittsburgh on the roof of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

And guess what? We still have tons of energy for upcoming projects!

We will be celebrating our 10 year anniversary in February. Get ready to celebrate at our dance party on February 13, 2015!

Board & Staff AnnouncementsGPAC welcomes new members to the Board of Directors: Jonathan Berman, CEO of Kextil; John Cilli, Vice President of Mullen; Dan Gilman, District #8 Pittsburgh City Councilman; Ryan Lammie, Executive Director of Radiant Hall Studios; Dr. Veronica Morgan-Lee, Consultant at Hill Dance Academy Theatre; Mark Clayton Southers, Artistic Director of Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company; and Cally Jamis Vennare, proprietor of Cally Jamis Vennare Communications. Former Board member Mike Wessell, attorney at Eckert Seamans, has returned for another term – welcome back!

GPAC welcomed the following new staff members this year: Dave English, Manager of Membership and Development; Rebecca Fink, Office and Events Coordinator; and Erin O’Neill, Art on the Walls Coordinator.

Mayor’s Award for Public ArtThe Mayor’s Award for Public Art was established in 2007 to recognize excellence in public art, and the role public art plays in the economic, social, and aesthetic well-being of a community. The award winner is chosen by the Mayor of Pittsburgh from a list of nominees gathered through a public call organized in collaboration with the Office of Public Art.

There have been four winners since the inception of this awards program: Toby Fraley’s Fraley’s Robot Repair in 2012, Janet Zweig’s 7:11 AM 11.20.1979 79° 55’W 40° 27’N in 2011, R.M. Fischer’s Langley Observatory Clock in 2009, and Tom Sarver’s The Tom Museum in 2007. The 2014 award marks Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto’s inaugural selection.

“A tradition of great public art is one of the things that makes Pittsburgh magical.

While this is the first time I’ve issued the Mayor’s Award, I’ve long been a supporter of public art, and I’m glad this award

plays a part in keeping this tradition thriving.”

- Mayor Peduto

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ArtDOGUnleashedScrapbookGPAC hosted the second Arts Day of Giving (ArtDOG) on October 2nd, raising nearly $1.5 million from 8,208 gifts and a partial matching fund from The Heinz Endowments.

To promote ArtDOG, GPAC hosted Unleashed, a dog fashion show and party at the New Hazlett Theater on September 3rd where five artists were randomly selected for GPAC’s Unleashed Artist Fund. Shaunda Miles, Michael McSorley, Sherri Roberts, Brian Sesack and Lorraine Vullo split $3,915 from 62 individual donations.

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