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Bellingham, WA

CREATE,EDUCATE

ANDCELEBRATE!

Allied Arts of Whatcom County is a non-profi t community arts organization dedicated to serving the arts in our region by empowering local artists through organized festival and events, enriching our local school children through educational outreach programs, and working as a liaison to arts enthusiasts of all ages, within our uniquely creative community.

Our organization is able to reach our goals through the generous support of our members, grantors, as well as private and corporate donors. We also rely heavily on volunteers and interns from Western Washington University and Whatcom Community College.

If you are interested in supporting the arts in your community, please consider a donation or membership to Allied Arts of Whatcom County.

Visit our website for more details at www.alliedarts.org

Save the Datefor these Upcoming 2016 Events• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Recycled Arts Resource Expo(RARE) Friday and SaturdayApril 1 and 2, exhibiting through April 30th

Arts and Culture GuideMay 2016 - May 2017

Children’s Art WalkMay 6-20

Annual Membership MeetingJune date TBD

SeaFeastSeptember 30 and October 1

2016 Juried Artist SeriesExhibits every month in 4 venues

Holiday Festival of The ArtsNovember 18 - December 24, 2016

Report from the Director

Current 2016 Staff and

Board

We would like to thank the hundreds of interns, volunteers, board members and staff that help at our events and festivals.

STAFFKelly Hart – Executive DirectorKaty Tolles – Artists Services CoordinatorJulia Moss – Program AssistantJudy Taylor – Bookkeeping

BOARD OF DIRECTORSKristin Hanna Slone – President Alexandra Wiley – Vice President Sheri Clark – SecretaryJohn Sands – TreasurerJen Castaldo and Jena Curry

Dear Allied Arts Supporters,

We’re celebrating because we were able to achieve MORE! Allied Arts’ core purpose is to engage through the Arts. 2015 was a year defi ned by “more” – including more support for arts programming throughout Whatcom County. We measure our success through the engagement of our community – and in this way 2015 was a tremendous year.

We are thrilled with all that your support has helped us to accomplish. Allied Arts produced or participated in over 125 events, or classes which were enjoyed by over 50,000 participants. The activities were as varied as an exhibit of Chinese Calligraphy including a demonstration by a calligraphy master artist to video fi lming and editing classes for Public Access Television. You watched, listened, and learned from a variety of artistic expressions as diverse as our talented creative community.

In addition to the events we offered, we are proud of the progress on the internal projects including: hiring the wonderful Julia Moss as a part-time program assistant, adding three new terrifi c members to our Board of Directors: Jen Castaldo, Jena Curry and Alexandra Wiley, and starting an in-depth survey of the need for a larger art center in Bellingham.

We look forward to bringing you another year of exciting programs. Thank you for your participation as donors, patrons, artists, partners, volunteers, students and friends.

With gratitude and best wishes to you,

Kelly Hart, Executive Director

SPREADINGTHE WORD“ Whatcom County has great arts but no one knows about it.” Is something we frequently hear. The primary ways in which we are striving to promote our rich arts community is through marketing efforts which include the Arts and Culture Guide: our sought after annual publication highlighting some of the region’s top visual and performing arts venues and artists, hundreds of Facebook and Twitter posts, Weekly E-blasts and monthly Bit-o-Art E-newsletters, Art Talk and Event Calendar on both KMRE – Spark Radio housed at the Spark Museum, and an always evolving Allied Arts of Whatcom County website at www.alliedarts.org. Many thanks to Nancy Chambers for her incredible graphics and the Bellingham Tourism Commission for their grant assistance with these inspiring programs.

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DISCOVERTHE ARTS

INBELLINGHAM

With gratitude and best wishes to you,

Kelly Hart, Executive Director

MembershipThank you to all of our members for contributing to the arts in our community. We provide opportunities for 400+ members with 80% of them being artists, from the seasoned professional artist to the novice, from local businesses to art enthusiasts, Allied Arts provides members with numerous opportunities: Members only events, Festivals, Advocacy Alerts, Up to the minute e-news, Discounts at partnering businesses, and special invitations to community arts happenings

ART BENEFACTORJoe BissonnetteRobert HallLaura E ChandlerLee and Walt IngramKaren SlossMyna IT

ART PATRONDavid JohnstonJo Morgan

FRIEND OF THE ARTSAnne GeorgeChinook GrahamKenni MerrittIan ThompsonSue Hilton-Faust and Bill FaustJansen Art Center John and Christy SandsJan AdamsBarbara HowardAlicia DauberGordon ShriverEileen ReardanzSheryl Davis and Glenn DenklerJim and Christine KrellDeborah LooberBeth AndersonBramble Berry Inc. John HoyteBellingham Theatre Guild Michael and Barbara RyanMary LeDonne and Michael JayDorothy and Carey WorthenBellingham Whatcom County Tourism

BUSINESSAslan Brewing Co. Bellewood AcresBellinghmARTBAAYBellingham Public LibrarySculpture NWDakota ArtDowntown Bellingham PartnershipForte ChocolateJansen Art CenteriDiOMNW BalletOpus Performing ArtsThe RE StoreLindy GaskillRafael MithunaDeanna BrownColophon CafeGeorgia DonovanJessica FlegelShiwei GaoCarole HammondLaura HansenDavid HustoftRachel JacksonPeter JamesJenny JansenYulia KazanskyRobert Keene

Linda LaneKevin LedfordTerry MacDonaldIngrid McGarryJeanne McGeeMiles Wood WorkLinda MorleyAnnie PrevostRagfi neryNorman RileySandy SchatzElvy SchmokerAlesia LauNoel TrinidadUpfront Theatre Joseph UribeDavid ValdezPatrick WicklineTomoe WilfongMesee WilsonBrian YoungAnde AxelrodAshley ManzoniLaurel BaldwinCharlotte BallMary BarstowKellie BeckerJohn BinnsEvelyn BrownSheri ClarkGail ColemanJust Heavenly FudgeMichael DavidsonJean FerrierJennie GoforthSusan FlemingNancy SilvesJudd and Rebecca GreenwoodJames HalvisLyn JacksonMargaux JacobsJoseph JowdyMelanie KorsAndrea LawsonWendy Leiweke and Anne ZucciStephen MalshukRobert MarkiKaren MorenoAnn Marie CooperSusan OliverJeri OwenJoanne PlucyJoseph JowdySharon RobinsonJeanne Rose-LeathersDolors RuschaRuth San PietroGloria SheltonMichael SmithMelissa SwopePamela TaylorCelie ThomasDianne TudorKevin WalderNathan WaterstreetYSayNoHassan Al GhanimPenny Bamford

Julie BrobergMaryBurwellSandra and Doug CarpenterLinda CoonsJean Cox-TrevertonJames DixonShannon FoxFrank FrazeeDarla GrubbKathie HardyDeb JamesCaryman KommMount BakeryRae Ellen LeeWade MarlowChristen MattixNicola NoeticPickford Film Center Marlene RiviereSheila RoodSPARK MuseumAlan StanchiDeborah WatersP YewellLaura BergsmaDedrian ClarkPamela HewardLori HillLauren HoagMake.Shift Liane Redpath-WorlundVictoria RobertsGraham SchoddeLinda ScoboriaRachel Silves and Tami MountMarilee WeberJanet LightnerCarole ChaplinBeverly ConnorPeggy CookJeff DaffronDance GalleryFaye HayesKate HenzeDavid LucasMary MaueLouise PerramChuck RobinsonWhatcom Museum Foundation Whatcom Symphony OrchestraRene ArbogastGary ArmstrongJennie Bryan-GoforthOwen CarterSteve DaltonKim DetermanDoug BannerJoetta EganVicki GrabickiKristin Slone Attorney at LawSally MooreBrad BurdickMargaret NathonTina WhiteFrancie AllenJohn CostantiGail CoupalCraig Dunstan-McGrail

Victor FloresTerry KayeSharon KingstonRoger LambJeff and Natalie McDougallTom PickettDawn PilonEdgar Smith, IVSheila SondikHeidi WoodSheri WrightWestern Washington UniversityJ. Erin BoydJess and Scott HoganMira KamadaKaren KaufmannJules McLelandHung PhamSteve SatushekGloria ShannonChris ShreveSarah BrockmanCandace BuethornKarla EamesDavid EisenhowerRobert GigliottiVikki JacksonJanet LehwalderKarma MaclachlanDeborah McCunnKarin MuellerJeremy NoetPat PaddenSusan RothschildKristi Thorndike-KentEnid WilsonNancy Lou CanyonAnn ChaikinNancy GolladayCarole McNeeseShawn PagelsKatherine PotzlerKen WienerHelen WorleyKristen YohoJenny ChattertonEllen ClarkDeborah DoleHelen DornCharles GorrellHelen Hogan-CampbellLanny and Kay LittleLouise MagnoYvette NeumannTore OftenessKaren and Earl PeckSharon SwansonGeoffrey WilceBrett and Brandi ClevelandLois DahlGeoffrey FisherSuzanne JordanJanice LandinIrene A. Lawson Deborah LoweryHarold NivenNicole A. Thiffault

Christie TomlinKyle LynchBen MannRamona AbbottDon Anderson and Suzanne AverreVirginia BakerAlana ColemanJohn D’OnofrioRuth GibbsEbba KrarupRichard McNeelyLynn PetersonLaurie PotterJames and Theresa BinnionAnita BoyleConnie HevlyHolmquist HazelnutsMarlene VanBeekNana ThebusRia HarboeCheryl LeeErin LibbyDonald DyeChristopher MorrisonClarissa CallesenCarol Reed-JonesMark TurnerRichard BulmanMary Gregg ByrneKaren S. KramerJoy OlneyGeorge and Maryann DrakeRon PatternGeorge JartosJan LorJames WilliamsonDorita GrayChris Romine

FAMILYJacquie Bresadola and Jeff AspnesAustin HuangDan, Pat, Jodie JamesJeff MildnerLeslie and Curtis BrownSusan and David GillespieAnn ZiccardiTommy GibsonRon and Mila HartRick and Ann KaiserSandra Lucke and Howard ApollonioJames and Jennifer CoolKarl and Edwina KleemanPaul Brower and Carol BerryDan and Jane CoombsJoy and Don KeenanDaniel and Pandora Larner

INDIVIDUALLinda Elaine DaughertyDreams of LascauxCecily FossoLynn GiulianiBelinda GramesJanine HazebrouckKaren JacksonMaryann Kohl

Terrie MayKathi McCartneyDonna MeislEdward SchmidRachel SimpsonMarty SpenceSarah StampsGreg WalshMark WilsonEdna WolfeAsai Wu-BrandtTed AtkinsMatthew BrouwerNeal CronicTimothy DeMarcoMadeleine GrossmanGarman HerigstadVivian HruskaBeth HeffernanKarl KuntzLisa MackieJudith MedemaSally PoormanJudy RolosonMichael ShararCarol SheppardErica SimonsSister Ghost Graphics and DesignBonnie AbbasiCassandra BazhawKathryn HackneyHelen HarrisMichael HeathLydia KunnapKaren MurphyRalph MyersJanet RudnickMelissa StahlbergLyz StamanCandace Lee StreetAmanda TimminsTerry BrooksDeirdre CzoberekKim FayeLaura HarkerZachia MiddlechildJulia MiraMary MortonChristian Anne SmithTom YostEverett AisonRobert ElkinsPeter GunnColleen HydeMichael JacobsenAlan KearneyTom OdellDebra SternElaine WhelessLaura JeffertsEero JohnsonDavid MarshakTerri and Tom McCallaJohn SedgwickTrevor SmithSuki AufhauserLinda ConroyJyoti Duwadi

David InschoMichael LilliquistSandra Mansfi eldElaine McRoryArlene BeacomPat BurmanLaurie RoteckiSkye BurnJulia KerlJeff MassonClayton and Gemma Jane MedeirosKenneth OsthimerRuth FluckeMark and Ruby ButterworthFrancie GassAnn GorsuchBerenice HardyMargaretha MarykJan MustainDavid NicholsSemilla SanchezPam BakkeKaren EspelandDiane MajorsRay and Joanna ShieldsFran MaasHeidi RisseMila FaulknerLavera LangemanDennis AnsellKathy BastowJeni CottrellJamichael HenterlyAmy MannPatricia MorseRuss and Bekki WestonAlexandra WileyBrian SimpsonLynn ZimmermanLinda KirtzMarcia CulverGeorge and Judy TaylorSusan J. EricksonKathleen CodyMaureen O’BrienMarcia FordHarvey and Colleen SchwartzArt HyattHazel Ayre HyndsBarbara LaliberteBrenda LoweryKay IngramChris MoenchWray BerryRichard NevelsBeverly NoyesRebecca PonGordon E. TweitSibyl SanfordAndy KochShirley EricksonWilliam I. SalasChristine Zurline

Financial InformationTotal income 2015: $448,000

Expenses:

Gallery Exhibit ServicesAllied Arts not only presents monthly exhibits at their Gallery on Cornwall, but also in curating exhibits featuring artwork by local artists at the Down-town Bellingham Visitor’s Center, Hotel Bellwether and Giuseppe’s Al Porto.

The Allied Arts Exhibit Services exhibited work from over 255 local artists over the past year. Gallery exhibits included seven group shows in our Juried Artist Series, Annual Member’s Show, Recycled Art Show, a showcase from our Education Project’s Teaching Artists during Children’s Art Walk, SPIE Light and Technology, and the Chinese New Year Festival.

As well as exhibiting works from some of Northwest Washington’s greatest artists, our gallery has become a gathering place for organizations and individuals to host classes, workshops and presentations.

Education ProjectThe Art Education Project focused on expanding opportunities for quality arts education to Whatcom County students through standards based learning because, thankfully, our community and grant support increased by 50%.

Last year our program conducted workshops led by local artists in dance, theatre and the visual arts in public school classrooms. The project continues to support our community by helping develop equal access to arts education programs. Additionally, throughout the month of May, we host the Children’s Art Walk which provides children with a chance to display their works of art throughout Downtown Bellingham!

17 Teaching Artists 28 Schools4 Outreach Events 9,000 Youth Served65+ Volunteers

36th Annual Holiday Festival of the ArtsNovember 22 - December 24, 2015Our annual Holiday Festival celebrated its 36th year with over 100 art, craft, beauty product and gourmet food booths. The event connects local artists and craftspeople to people from throughout the region. Local musicians helped to bring in the holiday season. New this year, we were open seven days a week and until 7:00pm.

103 Artists Booths25,355 Objects Sold10 Youth Art ActivitiesNearly 6,384 Visitors

Festivals

BellstockOctober 3 and 4, 2015In partnership with the Port of Bellingham, this harvest time festival brought over 2,000 visitors to the Bellingham Waterfront. There was something for everyone from fantastic arts and lots of toe-tapping music packed into two beautiful sunny days.

2 Days 8 Volunteers32 Artists2,000 Visitors

RARE (Recycled Arts Recourse Expo)April 2015Our objectives for this event were to explore and educate the community and region regarding the role the arts can play in such topics as recycling, reuse, renewable energy and sustainable resources. This year, our two day event had the highest attendance ever, increasing by10 percent. Over the month, sales of artwork also increased by 60 percent.

32 Artists 8 Volunteers11 Collaborators1,650+ Visitors 12 Art Activities

Allied Arts of Whatcom County hosts festivals to provide a setting in which artists can exhibit, discuss, as well as sell their work and to increase the accessibility of the arts in our community by providing a wide range of visual and performing arts in one location. 2015’s diverse line-up of festivals did just that.

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