12012 Annual Report

It is my privilege to be able to write this, my first introduction to the annual report as the Arvada Center’s new Executive Director – and although I can claim no credit for any of the wonderful work seen on our stages and in our galleries and classrooms in 2012, I am very proud of the work our staff, artists, and volunteers have accomplished.

I’d first like to acknowledge the considerable contributions of Clark Johnson, our Chief Operating Officer (COO), who agreed to serve as Interim Executive Director for what ended up being an entire year. Transitions such as this can be a destabilizing time for an organization, but the Arvada Center avoided this, thanks to Clark’s leadership. I’m pleased to say that Clark continues to serve as our COO, and I couldn’t be happier to have him in this key role; he has already proved himself invaluable to me as I “learn the ropes” of this complex organization.

In 2012, the Arvada Center continued to build upon a tradition of excellence, winning multiple awards and further expanding programming. Among the many wonderful initiatives of my predecessors are our partnerships with area non-profits, and these continued to expand last year as we collaborated with many fine local and regional arts organizations, including theater, music, and dance companies, and even with other civic organizations outside the arts arena.

Our educational programs grew last year as well, with the introduction of the Arvada Center Theater Academy Company. Designed for teens who aspire to acting careers, the Academy Company allows participants to spend an entire year working with the Center’s professional artists and craftspeople, culminating in a year-end production in our Black Box Theater.

2012 was also the year when we stepped up efforts to examine our organizational and governance structure. Working with the Kellogg Organization, we gained valuable insight into our many strengths as well as our challenges, and a Task Force was assembled to make recommendations to the Arvada City Council about possible changes that would strengthen the Center’s financial position and allow us to expand. While the Task Force’s work won’t be concluded until late in 2013, we’re excited about the process and I look forward to announcing future directions in next year’s Annual Report.

As we look to the future, there are many exciting possibilities to consider, as well as many institutional challenges. In my short time here, I have already received a number of worthy proposals for future programs in the arts and humanities – and while we can’t do everything, we will be looking for ways to build on our current offerings, in order to reach more members of the community, and to diversify our audience and patron base. I hope you’ll join us as we move into the future.

Philip C. SneedExecutive Director

Philip Sneed, our new Executive Director in his early days at the Arvada Center,

appearing as “Frank” in the 1976 production of The Contrast

A. Carpenean, Colorado Community Media

6901 Wadsworth Blvd • Arvada, CO 80003 • 720-898-7200

Our MissionThe mission of the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities is to inspire the residents of our region to live and learn creatively by experiencing the performing arts, visual arts, educational programs and historical exhibits.

Our Vision The Arvada Center offers its patrons the opportunity to develop an improved understanding of themselves and their environment through a direct experience with the arts.

Our HistoryThe Arvada Center began humbly as a place to preserve local history. However, thanks to forward-thinking citizens, a broader vision developed, and what was merely a heritage museum expanded to become a multidisciplinary facility that is now a model for arts centers across the nation. Dedicated on July 4, 1976, through a unique collaboration between citizens and government, the Arvada Center welcomed nearly 12,000 patrons its first year. It now ranks as the eighth-largest cultural attraction in metro Denver and is one of the leading employers of creative people in Colorado. Through its diversity of arts programming, continuous commitment to underserved communities, creative partnerships with other cultural organizations and nationally-recognized services for individuals with disabilities, the Arvada Center serves nearly 350,000 visitors annually. With more than half of its patrons coming from outside Arvada and surrounding Jefferson County, the Center’s influence now extends far beyond its name. Generously supported in part by over 2,500 individual and corporate donors, foundations, the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District and the City of Arvada, the award-winning Arvada Center celebrated its 36th season in 2012 dedicated to enriching, inspiring and educating all ages.

On the CoverArt of the State exhibition © J. StappThe Importance of Being Ernest © P. Switzer© 2012 Matthew Gale Photography

Putting on the Show

The Arvada Center knows how to “put on a show” like it has never been done before. The Center takes great pride in preserving the art of stagecraft so it can provide patrons with the very best in live theater. With steadfast devotion to artistic excellence, the Center mounted eight theatrical productions in 2012 in its 526-seat Main Stage and 226-seat Black Box Theaters, entertaining more than 70,000 theater enthusiasts from across the Front Range and beyond. Center productions star talent from Broadway to Hollywood and feature actors, designers, choreographers and crew who are the top in their fields from throughout Colorado. These highly-skilled artists and craftspeople design and build every aspect of Center productions, making Arvada Center Theater an exceptional and award-winning experience.

Main Stage Productions• The Elephant Man, presented by PHAMALY

• Chess, A Musical

• Legally Blonde, The Musical

• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

• Miracle on 34th Street, The Musical

“The Arvada Center’s warm,

welcoming production of Miracle on

34th Street delivers a sleighful of gifts.”

vvv- Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post Theater Critic

Main Stage theater renovation A $138,000 renovation of the Main Stage Theater during the summer of 2012 was the first major overhaul of the theater since 1999. The highlight of the project was the installation of 526 new seats, complete with cup holders, which replaced seats that were 36 years old and original to the Center when it opened in 1976. The new seats are more ergonomic, with backs that are four inches taller and padding that is also four inches thick - an inch more than the standard. Two new rows of seats were added as part of the project. Other improvements included new sound-absorbing wall panels, an expanded stage and a retooled sound booth.

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels © P. Switzer Chess, A Musical © P. Switzer

Legally Blonde, the Musical © P. Switzer

Miracle on 34th Street, The Musical © P. Switzer

Main Stage Theater Renovation

arvada Center winS toP theater honor

The Arvada Center came away with the top honor at the seventh annual Colorado Theatre Guild Henry Awards, a local celebration of the theater community similar to the Tony Awards. Nominated for 25 awards, the Arvada Center won in four categories including the coveted Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company. The Center’s Artistic Director, Rod Lansberry, was delighted to receive the sought-after achievement award from the Guild. “This award recognizes everyone involved in all of our productions and the elements that made them a critical success - from the actors to the artistic and creative teams, box office, administrative staff and of course our audiences, whose loyal support allows us to continue to create the quality we strive for.” In 2012, Arvada Center Theater received 18 awards, including six Marlowe Awards for its production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and three for The Importance of Being Earnest.

Black Box Productions• The Importance of Being Earnest

• Twelfth Night, or What You Will in collaboration with Colorado Shakespeare Festival

• Is He Dead? presented by Creede Repertory Theatre

“This production, featuring an all-star

veteran cast of the Arvada Center, was

positively delightful and completely,

classically and hilariously Wilde.”

vvv- Broadway World review of

The Importance of Being Earnest

Partnering for PetS The Arvada Center was proud to partner with Foothills Animal Shelter for the casting of the two canine companions featured in its smash-hit summer production, Legally Blonde, The Musical. Instead of auditioning family pets for this production, the Center chose to use dogs from a local shelter. Happily, it did not take Foothills Animal Shelter long to find the perfect canines to fill the two iconic roles. With a haircut and a dye job, a stray two-year-old Chihuahua terrier mix became “Bruiser,” the loyal companion of the show’s lead character Elle Woods. Another shelter resident, a French bulldog named Pickles, landed the role of “Rufus,” the adored pooch of supporting character, Paulette the manicurist. The backstory of these two canines, along with the unique partnership between the Center and the Shelter led to many successful pet adoptions, including a very happy ending for the two canine leads. “Bruiser” ended up being adopted by the stage manager who fostered her throughout the production, and “Rufus” found a permanent home with a Foothills board member.

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Is He Dead? © P. Switzer The Importance of Being Earnest © P. Switzer

“Rufus” Legally Blonde, The Musical“Bruiser” Legally Blonde, The Musical

Twelfth Night © P. Switzer

2011-2012 CTG Henry Award for Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company

aCCeSSible theater The Arvada Center is dedicated to providing barrier-free access to the arts. This mission includes providing interpreted theater performances for children with hearing and visual challenges. Shadow-interpreting is a dynamic method where actors have a “shadow” that follows them, mirroring movements and translating dialogue into American Sign Language. By incorporating the interpreters into the play, children with hearing challenges are able to watch and enjoy the performance without dividing their attention between the actor and the interpreter, who is traditionally located to one side of the stage. Audio-described theater uses a closed-circuit system of microphones and headsets. Specially-trained personnel, who are often actors themselves, provide the narration. Their task is to create pictures with words, helping students with visual impairments to “see” the action on stage by listening to descriptions of action, costumes and scenery. In 2012, the Center’s wide range of accessibility services provided barrier-free access to the arts for 4,000 children and adults with disabilities.

artS day and outreaCh

For more than 30 years, the Arvada Center has been a community resource for arts education. As one of the few multidisciplinary cultural organizations in the region, the Arvada Center is uniquely suited for this important role. The Center’s educator-respected Arts Day program is a fun, hands-on, educational arts experience for preschool through high school students. Each customizable Arts Day field trip, in addition to a theater performance, includes an arts workshop and an arts discovery experience - gallery tour, history museum visit or actor-led theater tech talk. In 2012, nearly 40,000 students had their own “Arts Day,” including 8,000 low-income and disabled youth. The Center’s Outreach program offers an array of arts workshops and performances that inspire, entertain and most importantly educate students in their own classroom. In 2012, this program made a difference in the lives of nearly 9,200 children at 133 schools.

how i beCaMe a Pirate

In 2012, the Center’s acclaimed children’s theater wing found a bounty of buried treasure with its production of How I Became a Pirate, landing an audience of nearly 46,000. Based on the best-selling book by Melinda Long, the adventure-filled musical production told the story of young Jeremy Jacob, recruited for his exceptional digging and treasure-burying skills by Captain Braid Bread. Thinking the pirate life is for him, Jeremy sets sail with the Captain and a band of lovable pirates, but soon learns on the hilarious and character-building journey that the most important things in life cannot be found on any treasure map.

Gold doubloons to the directors (Julie

and David Payne) and the cast and

crew of this wonderful production!

A whole theater of kindergarteners

watched and giggled through the show

today, enthralled with the antics of

silly pirates and Jeremy Jacob on

stage. Thank you for making theater

so accessible for children. This show is

more proof of the mastery the Arvada

Center brings to its productions.

vvv- Arvada Center Patron

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How I Became a Pirate © P. Switzer

How I Became a Pirate © P. Switzer

Explore Painting Workshop

Comedy Improvisation Workshop

Native American Storytelling Masks Workshop

Recycled Costume Design Workshop

SuMMerStage In 2012, the Center continued its partnership with local concert promoter Nobody in Particular Presents for its SummerStage concert series, which included the headline acts:

• Indigo Girls and The Shadowboxers

• Aaron Neville

• Lucinda Williams

• Los Lobos / Steve Earle and the Dukes featuring Allison Moorer

• Los Lonely Boys

• Pink Martini

• Asleep at the Wheel

• “Weird Al” Yankovic - the Alpocalypse Tour

• John Hiatt & The Combo

With an impressive line-up of

national touring acts and local

cultural events in its 1,600-seat

outdoor amphitheater, the Arvada

Center was one of the region’s

premier summer destinations,

entertaining more than 15,000

concertgoers in 2012.

“Nothing compares to performing under the night sky

in Colorado, and the Arvada Center is one of the best

places to do it. It is truly a highlight of the year…” vvv

- Garrett Ammons, Wonderbound Artistic Director

CenterfeSt

CenterFest is a creative collaboration with local Scientific and Cultural Facilities District organizations. This cooperative endeavor provided inspiring entertainment with its calendar of unique cross-disciplinary pairings. Seventeen organizations performed on the Arvada Center’s amphitheater stage in 2012, including:

• Ballet Ariel - Cinderella and Colorado Children’s Chorale Festival Singers - A World of Song

• Ballet Nouveau Colorado - Garrett Ammon’s Rock Ballets and Lighthouse Writers Workshop

• Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra with special guests Rocky Mountain Brassworks

• The Arvada Chorale and the Colorado Wind Ensemble - Carmina Burana

• Kim Robards Dance and Fiesta Colorado Dance Company - Bare Feet and Spanish Soles

• Colorado Symphony - A Tribute to Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops

• Fiesta Colorado Dance Company - La Magia de Mexico and the Presentation of the Classic Story “Ferdinand the Bull”

• Colorado Symphony - Mozart Under Moonlight

• Jefferson Symphony Orchestra with special guests the Queen City Jazz Band - Who Could Ask for Anything More?

• 7dancers and Apex Contemporary Dance - An Evening of Collaborative Dance

• The Denver Brass - Brass Under the Stars and The Colorado Honor Band

• Colorado Ballet - Night Under the Stars

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Fiesta Colorado Dance Company

Pink Martini

Aaron Neville

Ballet Nouveau Colorado (now known as Wonderbound)

introduCing the arvada Center theater aCadeMy CoMPany

Launched in fall 2012, this multi-faceted program offers the opportunity for teens interested in acting careers to work alongside the Arvada Center’s award-winning directors, choreographers, actors, designers and technical staff to learn the entire art of theater. Auditions are held in the fall and Company actors perform in two productions, while deepening their skills and knowledge in the areas of character work, scene study, auditioning and production training. The Company debuted its first fully-staged work in spring 2013 with a production of Pippin.

With its wide array of offerings in the performing and visual arts, the Arvada Center provides inspiring,

art-based learning opportunities for patrons of all ages. Its 750 classes,

camps and academy programs served nearly 7,000 students in 2012.

Building on its wildly successful summer camp program, the Center

introduced spring break camps in 2012, offering its most popular programs and instructors in the

week-long session that included a children’s theater performance.

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front range youth SyMPhony orCheStraS

The Arvada Center’s Front Range Youth Symphony Orchestras (FRYS), feature three participant levels: Youth Symphony, Concert Strings Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra. The Center’s year-round training in orchestral music is offered as an enhancement to school music programs and all students are required to participate in their school’s instrumental music programs. Students audition each May, rehearse weekly and perform in three concerts annually on Center stages. The highlight each year is the annual spring Teacher Appreciation Concert where FRYS musicians pay tribute to their teachers with complimentary admission and a program of specially chosen music. FRYS enrollment for 2012 was up 22% over the previous year. Looking forward, FRYS plans to add a beginning string orchestra to accommodate younger students and those that are homeschooled.

arvada Center danCe aCadeMy

In 2012, the Arvada Center offered academy training in ballet, jazz and modern dance, along with classes in tap and hip hop. As part of the professional-level training program the Arvada Center offers, academy students have the opportunity to dance in its Main Stage Theater several times a year in fully-staged concerts. The Academy’s performing company, Arvada Center Dance Theater, features the talents of dedicated students, ages 12-18, who audition annually for a panel of dance professionals in order to earn a position in the company. Arvada Center Dance Theater performs at the Arvada Center and in community outreach and fund-raising events.

winter 2012Time Space and Motion: Robert Mangold Retrospective, Works from 1955 to Present

Lost And Found: A North Sea Collaboration, Thomas Claesson and Carl Reed

Homare Ikeda/Monroe Hodder, in partnership with William Havu Gallery

SPring 2012 41st Annual Jefferson Foundation High School Art Exhibition

Craig Wright: Residue of Process - Jeffco Teacher Solo Exhibition 3rd Annual Arvada Fine Arts Guild Annual Spring Membership Exhibition

SuMMer 2012FACES, PLACES AND SPACES

fall 2012WOMEN OF INFLUENCE: Colorado Artists and Curators

INTIMATE DIALOGUE: Seven Women, Seven Voices

LA MEXICANA: Female Icons in Mexican Culture

“Unquestionably, one of the most

ambitious and interesting exhibits of

the summer is FACES, PLACES AND

SPACES at the Arvada Center.”

vvv- Michael Paglia, Denver Art Critic

SMart art

The artworks featured in Arvada Center galleries became a lot smarter in 2012. Beginning with its summer exhibition series FACES, PLACES AND SPACES, the Center began incorporating “augmented reality” technology in its galleries, making selected artworks more interactive and dynamic. “Smart Art” enhances the existing “Guide by Cell” audio tour by offering patrons the opportunity to connect with artists in new and interesting ways using their personal smart phones. For visitors with a long-time appreciation and understanding of art, “Smart Art” adds breadth and depth to their gallery visit. For visitors just beginning to experience and appreciate visual art, “Smart Art” is an easy, enjoyable and educational introduction to what Arvada Center galleries and exhibitions have to offer.

The Arvada Center continued to expand the scope and delivery of its gallery operations in 2012 through notable collaborations and partnerships, hosting a dozen exhibitions in its three distinctive gallery spaces. A complete list is below. It was an honor for Galleries at the Center to be included in two national art publications in 2012. The November 2012 issue of Sculpture, an international magazine dedicated to all forms of contemporary sculpture, featured Arvada Center galleries and its Robert Mangold retrospective. The art magazine, art ltd., which covers the contemporary art scene in Western and Midwestern states, published the article “Arvada Center Looks at WOMEN OF INFLUENCE in Colorado” in its November 2012 edition.

Gallery and

museum

exhibitions are

free and open to

the public seven

days a week.

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Thomas Claesson and Carl Reed, Rib, wood and iron, 2009

Lui Ferreyra, Delusion 2, oil on canvas, 2012

Rebecca Vaughn, Lead Pipe Cinch, mixed media, 2012

Emanuel Martinez, La Curandera, acrylic on canvas, 1980, courtesy of the Abarca Family

Collection, photo by René AtchisonCarol Dass, Queen Mary, archival

injet print, 2010, 28” x 28”

Monroe Hodder, Rapture of the Butterflies, oil on canvas, 40” x 30”, courtesy of Havu Gallery

For more than 50 years, Robert Mangold, regarded as the “Dean of Colorado Contemporary Sculpture,” has been devoted to exploring time, space and motion and to creating large-scale indoor and outdoor pieces. The Arvada Center’s ambitious and award-winning retrospective of Mangold’s celebrated career

Exhibition SpotlightTime, Space and Motion: Robert Mangold Retrospective, Works from 1955 to Present

“Collin Parson (Arvada Center Exhibition Manager) hit it out of the park with Robert Mangold Retrospective: Time, Space and

Motion… …it’s a full-tilt retrospective that takes the viewer through the decades of Mangold’s long and illustrious career, reflecting all his various musings on space and movement.”

vvv- Michael Paglia, Westword Art Critic

volunteer CounCilNancy Bickford (Clerical/Usher)Elizabeth Cawthorne (Performing Arts Committee/Docent)Judy Davisson (Performing Arts Committee/Backstage Assistance)Frances Evans (Hospitality/Special Events)Mary Jo Giddings (Usher/Performing Arts Committee/Historical Society and HOTA)Linda Stevinson (Arts Day)Nancy Terry (Docent)Shirley Walker (Usher)

arvada CounCil for the artS and huManitieSMembers of the Arvada Council for the Arts and Humanities serve as advisors to the Arvada City Council, promote participation in Arvada Center programs, act as advocates for public support and cultivate new financial resources for the Center.

Deb Condo, Chair Kelley Pachello, Treasurer Ereka O’Hara, Secretary Timothy GeislerDebra HavinsGregory TanShannon VoirolBob Dyer, City Council RepresentativeBob Fifer, City Council Alternate

featured more than 50 works from 1955 to the present. Presented in the Center’s Main Gallery, in surrounding outdoor areas and on the grounds of the Arvada City Hall, the impressive exhibition represented all of Mangold’s four distinct artistic series: Anemotives, I-Beam, Tetrahedralhypersphere and PTTSAAES (Point Traveling Through Space At An Erratic Speed). Robert Mangold’s work can be seen not only across Denver, but also throughout the world, and now in Arvada. Based on the overwhelming success of the Mangold exhibition and the popularity of his work, the City of Arvada recently purchased a Mangold sculpture through its Art in Public Places program. The red Anemotive Kinetic 8/08 is currently on exhibit outside the Arvada Center until a permanent location is determined.

volunteerSThe Arvada Center is fortunate to have a dedicated labor force of volunteers who provide invaluable service in helping meet its diverse operational needs. In 2012, 266 volunteers contributed over 23,000 hours of support. On any given day, Arvada Center volunteers can be found ushering patrons to their theater seats, escorting school groups to arts workshops, leading gallery and museum tours, providing clerical support, preparing materials for education programs, assisting with various backstage needs and much more. In addition, the Arvada Center provides a fertile training ground for individuals interested in pursuing careers in the creative industries. Annually, the Center offers internships in everything from technical theater and exhibition design to development and marketing. The Center also provides teens with opportunities to gain work experience as summer camp interns and aides.

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Best Sculpture Showvvv

- Westword Best of Denver 2012 Award

Robert Mangold, Anemotive Kinetic 8/08, powder coated stainless, 17’ x 17’ x 7’, 2008

Robert Mangold, PTTSAAES, polished stainless steel, 2001,

photo by Rick Assmus

aSSetS aSSetS Cash and investments Restricted cash and investments Accounts receivable Inventories Prepaid items total aSSetS

liabilitieS and fund balanCe

liabilitieS Accounts payable Accrued liabilities Deferred revenue Total liabilities

fund balanCe Non-spendable for endowments Non-spendable for prepaid items Restricted for letter of credit Restricted for donor intentions Restricted for emergencies Restricted for scholarships and grants Assigned for the Arvada Center

Total fund balance total liabilitieS and fund balanCe

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revenueS Intergovernmental Scientific and Cultural Facilities District State and other localCharges for services Performing arts Education Gallery and Museum Memberships and donations Investment incomeMiscellaneous Total revenues

exPenditureS

Current Administration Performing arts Development Marketing Education Gallery and Museum Facilities Total expenditures Excess of revenues under expenditures other finanCing SourCeSTransfers from City of Arvada

net Change in fund balanCe fund balanCe, beginning of year

fund balanCe, ending of year

balanCe Sheet

StateMent of revenueS, exPenditureS and ChangeS in fund balanCe

2011

$ 1,493,790217,757

9,51579,179

107,201

$1,907,442

$ 292,3675,894

1,020,438

1,318,699

120,720107,20135,56658,217

195,4503,254

68,335

588,743

$1,907,442

2012

$ 1,553,991229,76215,45077,94552,139

$1,929,287

$ 346,4046,016

958,062

1,310,482

119,39452,13935,61058,287

192,65316,471

144,251

618,805

$1,929,287

2011

$ 947,682-

4,182,316763,479273,345291,72418,632

133,089

$6,610,267

$ 587,9365,779,607

197,0591,546,7901,253,755

676,400171,880

10,213,427

(3,603,160)

3,574,913

(28,247)

616,990

$ 588,743

2012

$ 1,026,86620,000

3,861,096829,843295,457302,17940,969

124,301

$6,500,711

$ 530,0915,925,369

255,6841,426,6771,394,465

717,813162,139

10,412,238

(3,911,527)

3,941,589

30,062

588,743

$ 618,805

Financials

REVENUES2012

Performing Arts 3,861,096$ 37%City of Arvada 3,941,589$ 38%Scientific and Cultural Facilities District 1,026,866$ 10%Other governmental revenue 20,000$ 0%Education 829,843$ 8%Development 302,179$ 3%Gallery / Museum 295,457$ 3%Miscellaneous 124,301$ 1%Investment income 40,969$ 0%

Total revenues 10,442,300$ 100%

Performing Arts

City of Arvada

Scientific and Cultural Facilities District

Other governmental revenue

Education 

Development

Gallery / Museum

Miscellaneous

Investment income

revenueS 2012

EXPENDITURES2012

Performing Arts 5,925,369 57%Marketing & Patron Services 1,426,677 14%Education 1,394,465 13%Administration/Facilities 692,230 7%Gallery and museum 717,813 7%Development 255,684 2%

Total expenditures 10,412,238 100%

Performing Arts

Marketing & PatronServicesEducation 

Administration/Facilities

Gallery and museum

D l t

exPenditureS 2012

Performing ArtsCity of ArvadaScientific & Cultural Facilities DistrictOther Governmental RevenueEducationDevelopmentGallery/MuseumMiscellaneousInvestment Income

Total Revenues

$ 3,861,096$ 3,941,589$ 1,026,866$ 20,000$ 829,843$ 302,179$ 295,457$ 124,301$ 40,969

$ 10,442,300

37%38%10%<1%

8%3%3%1%

<1%

100%

Performing ArtsMarketing and Patron ServicesEducationAdministration/FacilitiesGallery/MuseumDevelopment

Total Expenditures

$ 5,925,369$ 1,426,677$ 1,394,465$ 692,230$ 717,813$ 255,684

$ 10,412,238

57%14%13%7%7%2%

100%

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viSionary CirCle$10,000 and aboveCity of ArvadaColorado Creative Industries The Denver FoundationDenver Newspaper Agency +Exempla Lutheran Medical Center Estate of Christopher L. McCauley Mile High Newspapers + Arvada Press Golden Transcript Lakewood Sentinel Northglenn Thornton Sentinel Thornton Frontier Wheat Ridge Transcript The Westminster Window WestsiderNational Endowment for the ArtsMr. Takashi Nakazato + Rockley Family Foundation +

Scientific and Cultural Facilities District

Mr. & Mrs. Terry Stevinson

viSionary CirCle$5,000 - $9,999Abarca Family & Ready FoodsCommunity First Foundation+ Mr. Alan Hines & Ms. Deanna ChiddixThe Piton FoundationResidence Inn by Marriott – Denver North/Westminster + Wells Fargo Foundation

viSionary CirCle$2,000 - $4,999The Blanche and Irving Laurie FoundationBrookfield ResidentialFrank & Cheryl BaroneJohn G. Duncan Charitable Trust Enterprise Rent-A-Car + Dr. Nancy GaryGreenberg Traurig LLP Ms. Patricia L. HabelKachina Southwestern Grill+Kinder Morgan Foundation Mr. Michael Paradis & Mr. Jon KvaleTarget StoresVISA Givingstation

enCore CirCle$1,000 - $1,999 Ms. Nancy S. Adam Arvada Beer Company+Ms. Leanne Cadman & Mr. Matthew GauthierMs. Barbara J. DavisMs. Cynthia DeLarberDufford & Brown Bob Dyer & Ereka O’Hara * Enterprise Holdings FoundationMr. & Mrs. J. Eugene EvansFoothills Dental SpaDr. & Mrs. N. Kenneth Furlong Mr. & Mrs. Mitch HovetThe Jefferson FoundationDiana W. & F. Michael KinseyCraig & Lois KocianMr. & Mrs. Bill Larson Mr. & Mrs. Fred Lees

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald MakelaMr. James NeelyMr. & Mrs. James Proffitt The Puddy Educational Foundation Rollie R. Kelley Family FoundationSagebrush Productions +John & Rae Tafoya Bill & Stephanie TuthillJeff & Kimberly Wagner

bravo CirCle$500 - $999 Ms. Sara AltAnonymousBlue Sage Realty, Inc. Ms. Carol Buxton & Mr. Mike Kotar Mr. David R. ColeThe Community Foundation – Boulder CountyDeborah Condo & Jon Liljekrans *David & Katherine Cooke Mrs. Lori CrosbyMs. Judy Davisson – Joyce Davisson Trust

Ductworks, Inc.Mr. Mike Elms & Ms. Margaret EmerichKen & Jill FellmanMr. & Mrs. Robert FrieMr. Timothy Geisler *Mrs. Elizabeth GlannGolden City Lodge No 1 AF & AM Mr. & Mrs. Tim GreenMr. & Mrs. Kurt HaserodtMs. Debra Havins *Ms. Jean M. HelzerClark & Kira JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Jones Mary & Severt KvammeMs. Loretta LandryMike & Mary Ellen LitzauJim & Lynn LyonHurley & Claire Mitchell Ben & Patricia NelsonDaniel & Benarda NelsonNSA Mediation, LLCShari & Wayne OrtizIris & Jim Osberg Ms. Kelley Pachello *Mrs. Jan PrattBill RayPaul & Carol Ann RothmanMrs. Ann E. RowanDr. Edwin RunningMrs. Mary L. RushMeyer & Geri Bader SaltzmanMr. & Mrs. Charles SchickSchlessman Family Foundation, Inc.SPAN Foundation TrustMrs. Stephanie Stastny John & Doris Stipech Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Tan *Travelers Community ConnectionsJudge & Mrs. Anthony VollackMs. Meredith Von Tscharner Mr. Arnold C. WegherWhole Foods Market Westminster+Hon. & Mrs. Marc Williams

direCtor’S CirCle$300 - $499Ken & Becky AndersonMs. Nancy AndrewsLouis & Mary BaptistMr. & Mrs. Robert BarberBill & Judy BattonBeau Jo’s Colorado Style Pizza+Mr. & Mrs. Ed BentzenMr. & Mrs. Tony BlakeMr. Ralph CanadayMs. Linda R. CarlsonThe Cast FamilyMrs. Elizabeth CawthorneMrs. Emilia CohrsMr. Kevin CorbettMs. Ruth DalrympleMichael & Margaret DelaplainMr. & Ms. Mike DeNileonMs. Sara DolanMr. Robert EarlMr. & Mrs. James W. EspyMrs. Connie FordDr. & Mrs. Scott FridrichMr. Mark GallagherDavid & Laura GaulMr. & Mrs. Jerald Gerlick

Mary Jo & David GiddingsMs. Nancy GoodsellDr. Ray GottesfeldMrs. Judy GrenfellMr. & Mrs. Jim GuilingerMr. & Mrs. Phil HaasMs. Lois HansenMs. Nancy HendersonMs. Donna Herrick & Ms. Paula BoswellMr. & Mrs. Dean Hirt SrHolliway Insurance Agency, Inc.Dr. Janet L. HouserMr. Claus HumeJohn & Jackie ImmeleMr. Dan JensenMr. & Mrs. William E. JonesMs. Denise N. KatoDr. & Mrs. Tom KingMrs. Sharon KirtsMs. Christine KochMs. Jean Kotecki & Mr. Dennis OhlroggeDr. & Mrs. Eldon LaidigMs. Normalee LeeMr. & Mrs. Martin LewisMs. Ella LyonsMr. Sean MaxeyMs. Melanie MaynerJohn & Judy McEvittMr. & Mrs. Donald W. McGillMr. & Mrs. Dan McMannKent & Annette MichoMrs. Doris MinorMr. & Mrs. C. L. MonroeMr. & Mrs. Jack MoritzMrs. Carole W. MurdockMs. Maralee J. Nobis-JacobsenMr. & Mrs. Donald Ostwald JrMr. Bob OurslerJim & Suzanne PopejoyMs. Karen RensinkMr. Gordon Reusink & Mrs. Tami Canady-ReusinkDr. Joanne Rudoff Dr. & Mrs. Larry SchaferMr. Derel SchrockMr. & Mrs. Michel SchuhRobert & Sharon SchultzMr. & Mrs. Kent Smiley

Ms. Luci SmitsTom & Ann StoffelTE ConnectivityTom & Tina TreantsMr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Van AndelMs. Rebecca Van BlaraicomMrs. Patti WagnerMichael & Shelly WallingfordMr. & Mrs. Larry WareMs. Donna WeissMr. & Mrs. Bradford WestMr. & Mrs. Alan WrightLester & Bonnie Young

artiSt’S CirCle$150 - $299Mr. Allen AbshireMr. & Mrs. Denis AckermanMs. Diane AlderMs. Deanna AldermanMrs. Grace AllenMr. James AltAnonymousMr. & Mrs. Donald P. AndersonMrs. Mary Anne AndersonDr. & Mrs. S. Michael ArcherMr. & Mrs. Arthur Arendall

Mark & Karen ArnoldMr. Paul Bach & Mrs. Helga Kelly-BachMs. Pat BakerMs. Carole BallegeerMs. Mary Ann BarbeeMs. Claudine A. BattMs. Susie BattlerMr. & Mrs. John V. BeattieMs. Cathleen BeckendorfMr. & Mrs. James BenefielMs. Ann BengtsonMr. & Mrs. George W. BickleyMr. & Mrs. Rich BillingsMr. & Mrs. Stephen BillupsMs. Delilah BlountMs. Carol BooseMrs. Lydia BowlesMr. John BoydMr. Ken BoyesHon. & Mrs. George Boyle IIMs. Brenda BronsonMrs. Linda BroomMs. Carol Joyce BrossartMs. Kelly BrownfieldMs. Nancy L. BrunerMs. Donna BryntesonMs. Stella BugayMr. Joseph Bukofski & Ms. Anne Marie WaskoMs. Shannon BurkeMr. & Mrs. Bob BurnhamMrs. Pamela BurnsMr. & Mrs. Richard BurtonMs. Linda BushmanDonna ButwinKyle & Allison BygottMr. & Mrs. Frank CallisonTony & Barb CapraMr. & Mrs. Tom CassadyMr. & Mrs. Steve ChipmanMr. Tom Christopher & Ms. Barb McTurkMs. Theresa ChurchleyMs. Marianne ClantonMr. & Mrs. Larry ClarkMr. Robert CliffordMrs. Anne CochranMr. Steven CogswellMs. Shelley Cook

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Mr. Alan SpearsMs. Anita SpringBob Stacy & Joanne Roberts-StacyMrs. Lynn StappMr. & Mrs. Jerry StephensMs. Judy L. StevensMr. & Mrs. Jack StoutMr. & Mrs. Richard StrandMr. & Mrs. Jim StretzMr. & Mrs. James SullivanMs. Sharon SvendsenMr. & Mrs. Delbert SwansonMr. & Mrs. David SwieckowskiMrs. Cheryl SwinhartMr. & Mrs. Robert TanMs. Cynthia TanakaMrs. LaJene TannerCal & Kathy TaylorMs. Holly Taylor & Ms. Tana DellMs. Elizabeth Teas-HesterMr. Thomas TeskeMr. James ThomasMs. Jean E. ThomsonMr. & Mrs. William TidymanMs. Natasha TiffMrs. Catherine TinsleyMs. Letha ToblerMrs. Donna Tone Mr. Joe Torline & Mrs. Tania Bahr-TorlineMs. Agnes TothMr. & Mrs. Gerald TrebilcockMs. Cynthia TromblyMr. Lee Truskin

Mr. & Mrs. Steven TubbsMr. & Mrs. Benny VagherMr. & Mrs. Lawrence VanSpriellMr. & Mrs. Ray VassMs. Cathy E. VegesMr. & Mrs. Clarke VestalMr. & Mrs. Al VillaniMr. & Mrs. Robert VillaniMs. Sonya VillanoMs. Shannon Voirol & Mr. Dennis Meyer *Ms. Helen Wagner & Ms. Chris StelplughMrs. Shirley WalkerMs. Terri WalkerMr. & Mrs. Sam WallaceMs. Anne WallinMs. Deborah WarrenMr. & Mrs. Don WatersMr. & Mrs. Ronald WeddleMr. & Mrs. John WellsToby & Al WelsbyMrs. Audrey WelteMr. & Mrs. Al WhiteMr. Chris WieneckeMr. & Mrs. Bernard WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Dale WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Bob WilliamsonMs. Carla WilsonCarl & Sue WindelsMs. Ellen WinslowMs. Rosemarie Wipfelder KumpeMr. & Mrs. Roger WisehartMrs. Joan WoffordJudge & Ms. Tom WoodfordMs. Sharon WrightMr. & Mrs. Bruce WursterXcel Energy FoundationMr. & Mrs. Kenneth YoungMs. Susan YoutzMs. Carol ZarlengoMr. Jerald Zarret

* Denotes Arvada Council for the Arts and Humanities Member+ Denotes In-Kind Donation

Friends of the Center Donors

Our sincere appreciation goes to the following individuals and corporate, government and foundation contributors who have generously donated a total amount of $150 or more in the 2012-2013 season. Your support helps make the arts possible for 350,000 children and adults annually. Thank you!

Arvada Center Staff20

adMiniStrationPhilip C. Sneed, Executive DirectorClark Johnson, Chief Operating Officer Erin Green, Director of Institutional OperationsAndrew Terek, AccountantTina Treants, Software Application Support SpecialistRené Atchison, Executive CoordinatorGene Evans, Accounting Clerk

develoPMentLeanne Cadman, Development Officer - Institutional GivingNatasha Tiff, Development Officer – Individual Giving

eduCationLisa Leafgreen, Senior Education CoordinatorKristi Hemmingway-Weatherall, School Programs CoordinatorKeith Ewer, Youth Symphony CoordinatorChristina Noel-Adcock, Dance CoordinatorBebe Alexander, Ceramics CoordinatorLynn Stapp, School Programs Customer Service RepresentativeAshley Machacek, Education AssistantKarey James, Education Assistant

faCilitieS ManageMentJohn Gratkins, ManagerDave Crespin, Lead MaintenanceBob Gonzales, Maintenance

Marketing & Patron ServiCeSCynthia DeLarber, DirectorMelanie Mayner, PublicistManuel Gomez, Group Sales CoordinatorChuck McCoy, Graphic DesignerLisa Girard, Online Marketing CoordinatorSteven Cogswell, House ManagerArthur Ames, Box Office SupervisorAmber Reiter, Senior Customer Service RepSusan Gregory, Customer Service RepTrina George, Customer Service ClerkValerie Hill, Customer Service ClerkBeth Little, Customer Service ClerkIssac Lopez-Rael, Customer Service ClerkMichelle Osgood, Customer Service ClerkSara Padilla, Customer Service ClerkShoroq Sawaged, Customer Service ClerkDonette Schafer, Customer Service Clerk

gallery/MuSeuMCollin Parson. Exhibition ManagerKristin Bueb, Curatorial Assistant

PerforMing artS:Rod A. Lansberry, Artistic ProducerLisa Hoffman, Artistic AssociateAdam Stolte, Production ManagerNick Cimyotte, Technical DirectorJon Olson, Master ElectricianGrant Evenson, Lead Sound TechnicianJacob Kenworthy, Assistant Production ManagerKatrina Niemisto, Children’s Theater Stage ManagerDave Cimyotte, Lead Theater TechnicianChris Campbell, Costume Shop ManagerLisa Cook, AEA Stage ManagerLisa Kurtz, AEA Stage Manager

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