2019IMPACT REPORT

Enriching our community through artistic experiences

Our 30th year was a smashing success, thanks to the generous contributions of supporters like you! Wecontinue to invest in the growth of Big Sky’sart community by expanding nearly all ofour programs, adding to the vibrant cultural landscape of our town with morepublic art, new education and outreach opportunities and award-winning musicalevents.

Our advancement and success wouldnot be possible without the ongoing support of our donors, sponsors, boardmembers, volunteers and artists. We’re extremely grateful for our community partnerships and look forward to continuing and expanding these relationships as we move forward.

We have an exciting year planned for2020, and can’t wait to share all of our endeavors with you! Please stay in touch,and, once again, thank you for supportingthe ACBS!

Sincerely,

Brian Hurlbut Executive Director, Arts Council of Big Sky| The 2019 ARTventure student cohort in Seattle.

2019what a year!

•  Placed 6 new public art installations— Installed Robert Winslow’s Continuity sculpture in the new Town Center Plaza— Relocated Jim Dolan’s Ram bronze sculpture to a new, more visible location in the Town Center— Wrapped four utility boxes throughout Big Sky with local artwork

•  Hosted more than 35,000 attendees at our summer Music in the Mountains concerts•  Engaged more than 1,200 kids at our summer concert ARTventure activity tent•  Invited 11 local high school students on our third annual ARTventure excursion to Seattle•  Welcomed Seattle’s Ben Hunter and Joe Seamons to Big Sky to work with local students•  Produced and distributed Big Sky’s first-ever Public Art Map (below)•  Showcased 13 local artists with our first-ever Big Sky Open Studio Tour•  Partnered with Montana State University for Big Sky’s 23rd annual Madrigal Dinner event•  Presented 19 musical artists on the Town Center Stage•  Supported more than 60 local and regional artists at our annual Auction for the Arts event•  Hosted high school field trips to the Archie Bray Foundation and the MSU School of Photography•  Invested in operations by hiring a full-time Development Director• Hosted 3 weekend painting workshops for area residents•  Awarded 2019’s Best Annual Event for Music in the Mountains

by readers of Explore Big Sky

COMMUNITY IMPACT BY THE NUMBERS...

...thanks to you!

Financial Report

|The crowd gathers for 2019’s Pinky and the Floyd concert in the Town Center

“Great art picks up where nature ends.”Marc Chagall

Total Income$631,050

20% Donation Income

31% Resort TaxFunding

25%Program Income

13%Sponsorship

Income

6% Grant

Funding

5% Other Sources

Total Expenses$672,962

Administrative Expenses 15%Program Expenses 85%

Granting Organizations

Gallatin Canyon Women’s Club

| A young participant in the summer concert ARTventure activity tent. Photo by Megan Buecking.

Contributors Includes donations made during our 2019 Fiscal YearNovember 1, 2018 - October 31, 2019

$10,000+Big Sky Resort Area District (Resort Tax)Big Sky Resort*Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical CenterMB MT Acquisition LLCBob and Patty RheaYellowstone Club Community Foundation

$5,000-$9,999Big Sky Sotheby's International RealtyNan and Bill JohnsonTim and Deborah McKennaMoonlight Community FoundationOutlaw PartnersWhit and Nancy PeytonSpanish Peaks Community FoundationYellowstone Country Montana

$3,000-$4,9993 Rivers CommunicationsAmerican Bank of MontanaBig Sky Vacation RentalsDoug and Alexandra Karram FeurringKBZM The Eagle Radio Station*First Security BankHungry Moose Market and DeliKen and Tallie LanceyKenneth Lyons and Roberta AdairThe Wilson Hotel – Residence Inn by Marriott*

$1,500-$2,999Mark Berg and Gay Peterson-BergBlack Tie Ski RentalsAnia Bulis

Woody BurtDoug and Cathy DeVriesMike and Nancy DomailleThe Glore FundHaas BuildersJoan Halvajian and David AndersonHigh Altitude Property ManagementRichard and Sandra JacobsonJereco Studios*Richard and Toini LandisWill and Whitney LittmanClay Lorinsky and Shelly BermontEmily MillerMoonlight BasinNext Frontier CapitalNorthWestern EnergyBill and Jennifer ReedRyan LaFoley Private Chef*Roger Schwer and Marjie ToepfferBill Simkins and Erna Smeets

$1,000-$1,499Rich and Lori AddicksBig Sky LandscapingBiggerstaff + CoLoren and Jill BoughBroken Spoke Bar & GrillBuck's T-4 LodgeCharles and Melanie Callander

In honor of Bill and Shannon CollinsThe Cave Spirits & GiftsCLB Architects, P.C.Conoco of Big SkyBrammie and Warren CookCathy DrookEast Slope Outdoors

Mike Franckowiak and Gay EbersRick and Jamie HammGary and Ginna HermannRobert KallestadChris KillingstadLone Peak Cinema*Les and Terye LobleBob and Jana NortonJohn and Jolene RomneyRoxy’s MarketMark and Paula SchleicherRay and Erin SchultzCarolyn TaylorRick and Kate TomkinsonPaula TurnerRob and Susan WhiteWomen in Action

$500-$999Alpha Graphics*The Big Sky Real Estate Co.The Big Sky Rotary FoundationMike and Colleen BoyerAudrae CouryMartha CrockerERA Landmark Real EstateGallatin Canyon Women's ClubGallatin River Guides*Gallik & Bremer, P.C.George and Lili GeiserGregory and Kelly GeissCameron and David GivenEdward GoldbergChristl GumpBob and Joanie HallHammond Property Management

Carl and Margaret HedlundHighline PartnersAlan and Becky JohnsonSteven and Carolyn Jones, of the Greater    Cincinnati Foundation

Ken and Barbara KaufmanKayne Anderson Capital Advisors FoundationFrank and Kristin KernMatt and Sheena KiddBob and Pat KimmelFrank and Carol KistlerDerek and Mia LennonCheryl OgilvieJohn and Marilyn OlsonPit Viper Worldwide*Tom Reeves and Kay Yanacheck ReevesKaren SavageMichael and Andrea ScholzJames and Paula SheridanJames and Nancy SmithPeter and Cathy SpanoCurt and Juju VinsonKevin and Kelly Welsh

$250-$499Kenneth and Susan AulenPaul and Randi BetzBig Sky Brochures*Jeremy Blyth and Miriam SchmidtCraig Brown and Rebecca AppenzellerJohn and Nancy BrownMike and Sandra BrownCharlie and Jeanne CummingsPatricia DohertyDon and Joanna EricksonGallatin Alpine Sports

| Robert Winslow’s “Continuity” in the Town Center Plaza near the Wilson Hotel.

Geyser Whitewater*Maude Glore and Dick HarperNolan GlueckertRobert Becker and Diane HandlerGrant and Fern HiltonHorse of a Different Color*Bob and Tamara HorwitzRandy Erlenbach and Sian HunterSal and Carol LalaniWilliam and Carol McClerkinCorky and Nicole MillerFred Orgas and JeNelle JohnsonWalter and Mary PeetRichard and Leslie PiercyRod and Pam RemptSantosha Wellness Center*Jim and Kathy ScottWilliam and Suzanne SmootJeff and Karen StricklerRumsey and Cilla YoungJohn and Ewa Zirkle

$100-$249Jean AllenDave and Katie AlvinAnonymous via FacebookMike and Ginger BahrmanThomas Barrett and Glen ChamberlainJohn and Patty BauchmanRobert and Muriel BellDavid and Martha BoesBozeman Area Community FoundationBozeman Spirits Distillery*Roger and Carolynn BrislawnJohn and Mary Lou ChristensenPamela ChumbleyBob and Linda Clemens

David Cleveland and Carol StackLynne CrowtherQuint and Cicely DrennanJohn and Jan EthenAnn FetzerPhil Fluke and Betsy McFaddenMark and Marla GanoomGeorge's Distributing, Inc.*Jim and Peggy GoodCarlton and Linda GrimmPhil and Kari HammenHATCHMichael and Suzanne HennessyWayne and Marilyn HillJames and Karen HueftleFranz and Christine IglerRichard and Lisa JeanneretJames and Cynthia JorgensonRonald and Nancy KurzDonna LaHue and Jack WismeyerDarius and Cynthia LarsenWayne and Ginger LeeJeff and Judy LeveyDeb LewisBob and Ginny LewisJason and Maggie LuchiniMartha MacaloonLaura and Brian MaioccoAnna McKayRon and Donna MelvilleGerald and Anne Marie MistrettaMontana Whitewater*Paul NyeOlive B's*Norman PaulMarvin and Sarah PetersonCaitlyn Pulitzer

Top: Shakespeare in the Parks. Photo by Dave Pecunies. Right: ARTventure activity tent. |

Steve and Marie RappLeon and Vera RemeniukThe Rocks*Donna Swank RudigerSteve and Laura SchneiderJay Scott and Pam Armstrong Scott

In honor of Rich and Lori AddicksJoel and Patty ScraffordTodd and LeAnn ShawBill and Harlan ShropshireDouglas and Pamela SmithScott and Amy SmithBob SmolenSpire Climbing Center*Steven and Lura TurnerTom von Lehman and Maggie GoodLes and Rachel WaldowAngie and Chris WasiaDennis and Anne WentzScott and Maria Sorce WestlandJoel and Jean WhiteRobin and John WillinkBarb Winchell

In honor of Nancy PeytonPam Wood

Up to $99Al and Geri ArnesonConstance BartonBeehive Basin Brewery*William and Phyllis BreedenStan and Cyndee ButtonJon and Mary CarlsonKaz ChaffinChoppers Grub & Pub*Jodi and Kevin DailyElle's Belles*

Joe Green and Michelle Kristula-GreenJeremy Harder and Kristin GardnerBrian and Lindsie HurlbutCleve and Phyllis JohnsonJohn and Claire KurlinskiCareen LittleStephanie LynnCurtis Blake and Mary Lou McGrathMovie Lovers*Gary and Donna PetersonAlissa PopkenDoug Rand and Ruth AngelettiDoyle and Kim RanstromTom and Kira RogalaAnn and Max Scheder-BieschinDon and Caroline SielschottJeren StarrSugar Buzz*Frank and Lutie SujanskyJack and Adrea SukinTart*Jessica and Jeff TrulenMatt and Bre WalkerDewitt and Jane WardWillow Boutique*Mike and Ciara WolfeCatherine Zimmer

* Denotes in-kind donation

“I have found that among itsother benefits, giving liberates

the soul of the giver.”Maya Angelou

Our Mission: To enrich our community through artistic experiences

Our Vision: A community connected to and inspired by art

ACBS BoardRebecca Appenzeller PresidentMia Lennon Vice PresidentNolan Glueckert SecretaryJeremy Blyth TreasurerRich AddicksChristina CalabreseLinda GoldingerGrant HiltonDebby McKennaNancy PeytonPatty RheaEwa Zirkle

ACBS StaffBrian Hurlbut Executive DirectorKatie Alvin Development DirectorMegan Buecking Education & Outreach DirectorAmy Norris Donor Relations Coordinator

bigskyarts.org406.995.2742PO Box 16030850 Meadow Village Dr. #203Big Sky, MT 59716

Courtesy of Moonlight Basin | Right: Upstate performs during summer 2019. Back Cover: Mt. Joy at Music in the Mountains.

“Music expresses thatwhich cannot be put intowords and that whichcannot remain silent.”

Victor Hugo

Arts Council of Big SkyPO Box 160308 • Big Sky, MT 59716www.bigskyarts.org

On the front cover: Intrigued children examine the “Waldozo” sculpture up close in the Town Center. |