Annual Report FY 2010-2011

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ArtsErie Leadership

2010-11 Board of TrusteesJohn Stockard, Board ChairMatt Fuchs, Vice ChairMark Murphy, TreasurerSara Harris, Secretary

Paula Barrett �Dave BrennanKaren ImigDanny JonesMary Lou Karr �Christine McClureSue MooreJohn OliverErik PerrinoJim RileyBill RocheDave Tofel �Matt Zonno

Incoming Board MembersBridget BarberGary CardotJim DibleTerry Pytlarz

� Outgoing Board Members

Current StaffCharlotte P. MashynaExecutive Director

M. Holly NowakArts in Education Director

Allison CounasseProgram Associate, Marketing

Melinda MeyerProgram Associate, Art in Action

Anna HallerProgram Assistant/Office Administrator

ArtsErie3 East 4th St., Ste. 10Erie, PA 16507

ph (814) 452-3427fx (814) 452-3128www.artserie.org

Message from the Director

Imagine what we can create.

Thank you for taking the time to read our ArtsErie annual report. We hope that the information it contains will help you better understand the many ways that ArtsErie supports the community. We had another busy year with grant making, research projects, advocacy, CultureSpark, and the $1.2 million Federal Department of Education grant.

Through Art in Action, the model arts education program funded by the Federal Department of Education, ArtsErie impacted the lives of elementary school children in Cambridge Springs, Meadville, and Union City. Read more about this broad-reaching arts integration program, the training involved, and the data being collected on page 10 of this report and check out http://artinaction.wikispaces.com.

In addition to the Art in Action program, ArtsErie was busy with two data collection projects: Arts & Economic Prosperity IV and the Local Arts Index. This was the third time that ArtsErie participated in Art and Economic Prosperity, a national economic impact study conducted every five years by the Americans for the Arts. Many thanks to all who willingly answered our audience surveys at arts events! ArtsErie also gathered data as part of a new study, the Local Arts Index. This study, based on the National Arts Index, will help set a benchmark for measuring the health and vitality of Erie’s non-profit and for profit arts industry. The results from both studies will be available in the next few months.

ArtsErie was fortunate to receive a workforce development grant from ReTool Erie to develop a new directory website for arts, culture, and heritage and an accompanying marketing plan as part of CultureSpark, the Erie County Cultural Master Plan. The site located at http://www.culturesparkerie.org is now up and growing daily.

ArtsErie board and staff were leaders in advocating for state budget funding for the PA Council on the Arts. I joined the board of the Citizens for the Arts in PA to ensure that Northwest PA had a voice on this statewide advocacy board as well as to be able to enhance advocacy efforts in our region. ArtsErie was also active in obtaining funding for regional assets through the Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority.

Finally, to position the organization for the future, the hardworking and dedicated ArtsErie board committed to an extensive self-evaluation of ArtsErie’s mission, programs, finances, marketing, and board/volunteer development. Thanks to Don Moore from Decision Associates for leading us in this endeavor. It’s exciting to work through this process and develop a plan for the future! Stay tuned!

Charlotte P. Mashyna Executive Director, ArtsErie

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2010 ArtsErie Arts Appreciation Awards

Each year ArtsErie honors individuals and groups for their contributions to the arts community with ArtsErie Arts Appreciation Awards. The awards are presented each October, National Arts and Humanities Month, at ArtsErie’s Fall for the Arts event. In October 2010, ArtsErie presented three awards:

•LeadershipinArtsAward:Corry Community Foundation for long-term art support and demonstrating a successful collaboration between an arts organization and business

•ImagineAward:Union City Area School District for outstanding contributions to the enhancement of arts education

•ApplauseAward:Drew Kauffman for outstanding volunteerism and contributions to ArtsErie or the arts in our community

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ArtsErie conducted several programs to accomplish its goal of nurturing the arts and enriching lives:

•Advocacy•ArtsinEducationProgram•ArtsErieUnitedFund•CultureSpark•ErieArtsEndowment•MemberServices•PAPartnersintheArts(PPA)program

To learn more about ArtsErie’s programs, please visit www.artserie.org.

Serving the Community

ArtsErie nurtures the arts and enriches the lives of everyone in Northwest Pennsylvania through leadership, financial support, education, and advocacy. By promoting the arts throughout the community, ArtsErie enables people to discover, experience, and enrich their lives through the arts in many varied forms. We educate our youth through artist residencies and support local artists and art organizations. And, we envision a community where access to the arts is open to everyone.

ArtsErie strives to be a catalyst for improvement and to create opportunities for all to enjoy and participate in the arts. Through a strategic planning initiative, the organization has evolved into its current role as an arts service provider for all of Erie County and beyond. Major programs include advocacy which has recently focused on state and federal arts budget issues and regional asset funding; facilitating artist residencies in an 11 county service area; providing education, visibility and networking to its members; providing leadership through the implementation of the new cultural plan; and offering financial support for arts organizations and projects through grants from the ArtsErie United Fund, the Erie Arts Endowment, and the PA Council on the Arts sponsored PA Partners in the Arts program.

Our Mission & Vision

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Serving Our Members

For over 50 years, ArtsErie has provided support to non-profit organizations in our community. In an effort to serve the broader arts community, ArtsErie membership is now open to all individuals, groups (such as arts-related businesses and schools), as well as not-for-profit organizations.

Here are just a few benefits that ArtsErie members receive:

•Marketing&Visibility

•Networking

•TechnicalAssistance&Training

•Advocacy

Bayfront NATO Center for the Arts

Bayview Toastmasters ClubEmily BeckCAFÉBarbara ChaffeeCorry Area Arts CouncilDafmark Dance TheaterDecision AssociatesDowntown Edinboro Music

and Art Festival Dr. Gertrude A. Barber

National InstituteEpiscopal Cathedral of

St. Paul Erie Art Museum Erie Arts OpportunityErie Civic Music Association Erie County Convention

CenterErie County Historical Society Erie County Public LibraryErie Dance Conservatory Erie Dance Consortium

2010-11 ArtsErie Members

Erie Homes for Children & Adults, Inc.

Erie Opera Theatre Erie Philharmonic Erie Playhouse Erie Summer Festival of

the Arts Erie YesterdayexpERIEnce Children’s

Museum Brett FallonFlagship Niagara LeagueGannon University/Erie

Chamber Orchestra Judith GintzGoodell Gardens &

HomesteadJazzErieLake Erie Ballet CompanyLake Erie Fanfare Luther Memorial ChurchMary D’Angelo Performing

Arts CenterMichael McFadden

Mercy Center on Aging Mercyhurst CollegeEd MillerNorth East Arts CouncilNorthwest PA Artist

AssociationPhotomedia Center Theresa Power-NatalePresque Isle Artists

Association Presque Isle ChoraleSafeNet Domestic ViolenceCarolyn SoderSoMar Dance Works Jandi StowellVisitErieWinking Lizard PotteryWQLNYoung Artists Debut

Orchestra

Page 5Volunteers / ArtsErie Donors

Support from the Community

Contributors to ArtsErie support the organization and our programs. Their investment in the arts enables ArtsErie to carry out its mission.

Diane Banks

Ann Bloxdorf

Susan Breon

Michael Burns

Leah Carter

Barb Chenard

Jeff Clark

Shawn Clerkin

Elaine Crandall

Sarah Danch

Donna Douglass

Karen Eggleston

Lauren Elia

Joy Fronzoli Knapp

Joseph Glarner

Jordan Gruver

John Hodges

Spencer Howell

Maureen James

Karen Krahe

Mary Larson

Chelsea Lenaway

Hannah Manzcka

Caroline Mashyna

Doug Massey

Melinda Meyer

Don Moore

Tami Netkowicz

Tom New

Dan Niebauer

Erica Nowak

Greg Palmer

Ashley Panebianco

Abbi Peters

Katie Petersen

Dana Potter

Mary Renze

Jen Robie

Jane Roche

Marne Roche

Carly Rowe

Tambra Sabatini

Glen Sanders

McKenna Schneider

Samantha Sherman

Dan Sloppy

Heidi Strauser

Gerry Trichel

Max Weber

Gwen White

Robert Wooler

Samantha Wyant

Volunteer Supporters

We thank the following committee members, panelists, office volunteers, consultants, and interns who have helped us in multiple ways during the past year.

ArtsErie gratefully acknowledges the following donors that made cash or in-kind contributions directly to ArtsErie and its programs.

ArtsErie Donors

Anonymous

Tom & Sharen Aaron

Jay & Ruth Alberstadt

Michael & Paula Barrett

Samuel P. Black III

BNY Mellon

Dennis & Betsy Bort

David & Linda Brennan

Lyman & Marylin Cohen

Stephen & Robyn Crago

George & Mary D’Angelo

Decision Associates

Neal & Daria Devlin

Roland & Louanna Donajkowski

Donna Douglass

ECCA

Erie Insurance

Erie Times-News

Matthew Fuchs

Sara Harris

Barbara Hauck

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

Huntington Bank

Karen Imig

Nick & Christine Iwig

Danny & Angela Jones

Mary Lou Karr

Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett

Mary Lindquist

Malin, Bergquist & Company, LLP

Charlotte & Michael Mashyna

Perry Baker & Christine McClure

Edward Miller

Joyce Miller

Mark & Leah Murphy

Larry & Gloria New

John Oliver

Erik Perrino

Al & Peggy Richardson

Bill & Jane Roche

Shawn & Sharon Rooney

Nancy Sadaly

Sanner Office Supply

Peter Sotus

Dr. Barry & Carol Stamm

John Stockard

Jim & Sharon Stoik

Dr. David Teufel

David Tofel

U-Frame It

Florence Willis

Wimodausis Club

Paul & Nicole Wojcik

Matthew & Marian Wolford

Matthew Zonno

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The ArtsErie United Fund supported arts programs and projects of all sizes throughout Erie County. We gratefully acknowledge and thank the following businesses, foundations, governments, organizations, and individuals who made cash or in-kind contributions!

ArtsErie United Fund Donors

$20,000to$29,999GE Infrastructure-Rail

$10,000to$19,999Cumulus Media

$5,000to$9,999Howard & Mary Lincoln Snap-titeTimes Publishing Company

$2,500to$4,999Mili and Tom HanesLilly BroadcastingChristine McClure & Perry Baker Northwest Savings BankWJET & WFXP - TV

$1,000to$2,499The Baldwin - Gottschalk GroupBayside Development

Corporation, UPMC HamotBuilders’ Hardware & Specialty

CompanyGannon UniversitySusan & Tom HagenJane Theuerkauf DesignsKern Family FoundationBlossom McBrierMillcreek TownshipEric MillerMorlin, Inc.Larry and Gloria New Family

FundPenn State Erie, The Behrend

CollegeJean Snook Designated Fund

of The Erie Community Foundation

Randall WagnerThe Zurn Fund of The Erie

Community Foundation

$500to$999Bob & Diane Banks

Barber National InstituteBerman Bedding Inc.Jan Brydon and Howard

NadwornyMary Ellen Dahlkemper and

Ed LesserDahlkemper Landscape

Architects & ContractorsDoleski & Wolford OrthodonticsEdinboro UniversityErie BankErie Press SystemsRobert P. FrenzelIndustrial Sales & Mfg. Inc.J.H. Bennett Moving & StorageLake Erie College of Osteopathic

MedicineCharla P. LeemhuisMarquette Savings BankBrian & Linda McNamaraNEXT MediaRE/MAX Real Estate GroupReed Manufacturing CompanyBill & Jane RocheTransportation Equipment

Supply Co.Thomas & Carol TupitzaThe Riehl van Cleve Fund of the

Erie Community FoundationDennis A. and Amelia R. VidmarWelders Supply Company

$250to$499A. J. Grack Business InteriorsMrs. William L. AndersonAssociated Finish Systems, Inc.Boetger & Associates, Inc.Doug & Susan BreonTony & JoAnn CampanellaErie Custom Computer

ApplicationsErie Strayer CompanyChris & Mary Fette, Sr.General Partitions Mfg. Corp.Robert Glowacki Agency

Harry E. Mueller “The Key Man” Inc.

The Hite CompanyKathy Iorio & Dr. R. Anthony

SnowMcCain Foundation Inc.Harvey & Barbara McClureElizabeth M. MillerRectenwald Architects, Inc.Al & Peggy RichardsonSchaffner, Knight, Minnaugh &

Company. PCSidehill Copper Works, Inc.John StockardGerry & Peggy TrichelJohn & Barbara WeberWerle & Rushe AgencyPaul & Nicole WojcikWolford Law Firm

$249andBelowAnonymous AAA East CentralTom & Sharen AaronEdmund AbeggKaren AdamsJay & Ruth AlberstadtBill and Carol AmickNancy AndrewsBob and Cathy AngelucciArt Becker PhotographyDiane BaumgardnerPat & Pete BenekosJudge Warren BentzMsgr. William E. BiebelMark and Monica BloomstinePatricia E. BojarskiDavid BrennanMr. and Mrs. Paul BruggerBrugger Funeral HomesDon & Fran BuseckPaul CarpenedoDavid & Debbie CarterBarbara Chambers, Ed. D.

Page 7Donors

ArtsErie recognizes and thanks the following businesses that participated in the PA Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program and contributed to the Arts in Education program. By helping us place teaching artists in classrooms, their support helped teachers infuse art into learning and improved students’ creativity and motivation.

Arts in Education Donors

•Erie Insurance Group

•Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

•MacDonald Illig Jones & Britton

•PNC Bank

•Scott Enterprises

Chivers Construction Co., Inc.Dario & Donna CiprianiCTI Physical TherapyLyman & Marylin CohenRabbi Leonard and Faith LifshenGeorge & Mary D’AngeloDonajkowski FamilyDusckas Funeral Home, Inc.Mary DuvalErie Federal Credit UnionLinda EtterArlene & John EvansFinish Thompson, Inc./Casey D.

BowesHerb Rubenfield, Fisher JewelersDr. Brad & Becky FoxMatthew FuchsEdith GhereStephen & Debra GiewontJudith GintzEd and Rita GoebelDouglas Klein and Carolyn GoldDonald & Nancy GrotkowskiMarcia HallerBarbara J. HauckWilliam and Nancy Kirner, The

House of the PotterBob HowdenThe Otto B. Imig Memorial

Fund for the Arts of The Erie Community Foundation

Barb & Tim JohnsonJudith JonesChuck & Dawn JoyMary Louise Schuler-KarrKeyStone Research Corp.Jeff KidderKoldrock WatersJanet and Howard KrackJ. Clarke & Sue B. KueblerDeborah Koehle KuhnLa Petite Jeweler’sHoward & Jane LevinMaloney Reed Scarpitti &

Company LLPMatrix Tool, Inc.McCormick Structural

Systems, Inc.Nancy Weissbach &

Jeffrey McKeonSharon McLaughlinSue & Don MooreJack and Holly NowakWilliam NystromTimothy OlszewskiGordon OsbornBarbara OsbornMax C. PeasterR.H. Rutkowski Insurance, Inc.Dr. & Mrs. Stephen T. Radack, IIIMarne & Hoop RocheMary J. Rosiak

Roth Marz PartnershipSamuel P. Black &

Associates, Inc.David F. and Gail L. SannerLarry M. SawdyMary ScolioGreta R. ShafferMr. & Mrs. J. William SinclairKent & Kathie SivilloDaniel E. Sloppy, CPASolvedt Enterprises Inc.South Hills Child Development

Center Inc.Debra & Jeff SpauldingThe Stark Family Fund of the

Erie Community FoundationH. W. StrayerDr. Leo & Mrs. Linda SwantekMr. & Mrs. Roger H. TaftMary Lou ThomasDick ThompsonTim ThompsonMichel TkachTom Chido’s Dry CleanersKathryn E. TravisTuesday Morning Music ClubDennis & Margaret UnksBob and JoAnn WagnerChuck and Wendy WeberMerle & Phoebe WoodMr. & Mrs. Robert G. Young

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CameronCounty–EmporiumWoodlandElementarySchool Artist in Residency: Cory Wilkerson Art Forms: Theater & Drama

CrawfordCounty–CambridgeSpringsCambridgeSpringsElementarySchool* Artist in Residency: Tom Ferraro Art Form: Painting

Artist in Residency: Adam Swartz Art Form: Puppetry

CrawfordCounty–MeadvilleARCofCrawfordCountyArtist in Residency: Lora Zill Art Forms: Language Arts & Poetry

CHAPSArtist in Residency: Clari van Niekerk Art Forms: Painting & Theater

SecondDistrictElementarySchool*Artists in Residency: Saihou Njie, Tracie Yorke Art Forms: Dance, Movement, Choreography

2010-11 Arts in Education Residency Host Sites

Bringing the Arts to the Classroom

The Arts in Education Program places professional teaching artists in the classroom to work side by side with teachers integrating the arts into their curriculum. The program is made possible through the Arts in Education Partnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the citizens of Pennsylvania through annual legislative appropriation. The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Matching funds are provided by the residency host, grants, and Educational Improvement Tax Credit contributions. Funding for some artist residencies was also provided through a significant Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination Grant from the Department of Education.

In 2010-11 ArtsErie facilitated artist residencies totalling 1,083 days and $307,984 in funds.

ArtsErie’s Arts in Education Program serves the following 11 counties in northwest PA:

ElkCounty–St.Marys

St.Mary’sCatholicMiddleSchoolArtist in Residency: P.J. Piccirillo Art Forms: Creative Writing & Poetry

Artist in Residency: Bernie Wilke Art Form: Mural Painting

ErieCounty–Erie

BarberNationalInstituteArtist in Residency: Clari van Niekerk Art Forms: Painting & Theater

EmersonGridleyElementarySchoolArtist in Residency: Deborah Sementelli-Hoenes Art Form: Fiber Arts

HamotCenterforBreastHealthArtist in Residency: Ed Grout Art Form: Mosaics

HardingElementarySchool–TeachingArtistPartnershipArtist in Residency: Mike Bocianowski Art Form: Cartooning

MaritimeCharterSchoolArtist in Residency: Clari van Niekerk Art Forms: Painting & Theater

SouthHillsChildDevelopmentCenterArtist in Residency: Jan Hyatt Art Form: Dance

•Cameron•Crawford •Elk •Erie

•Forest •Lawrence •McKean •Mercer

•Potter •Venango •Warren

ErieCounty–UnionCityUnionCityElementarySchool*Artists in Residency: Carla Hughes, Tracie Yorke Art Forms: Dance, Movement, Choreography

Artist in Residency: Adam Swartz Art Form: Puppetry

ForestCounty–MarienvilleEastForestSecondarySchoolArtist in Residency: Donna Little Art Form: Metals

LawrenceCounty–NewCastleNewCastleYouthDevelopmentCenter,FrewMillSchool Artist in Residency: Allyson Holtz Art Form: Painting

McKeanCounty–PortAlleganyPortAlleganyElementarySchool–TeachingArtistPartnership Artist in Residency: Kathe Umlauf Art Forms: Clay & Sculpture

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2010-11 Arts in Education Residency Host Sites (cont.)

Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest – Participants

The National Endowment for the Arts and The Poetry Foundation created the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest to encourage high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance, and competition.

ArtsErie notes the participation of these regional high schools in 2010-11:

MercyhurstPreparatorySchoolNorthwestPennsylvaniaCollegiateAcademyWesternPennsylvaniaChristianOrators

ArtsErie and the PA Council on the Arts presented the 2011 regional competition, on Saturday February 19, 2011 at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA.

JillianJohannes, a student at Mercyhurst Prep, was selected as the winner of the regional finals for the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest.

KatelynBaker, a home-schooled student with the Western Pennsylvania Christian Orators, placed second.

MeganKibler, a student at Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy, placed third.

The 2010-11 academic year marked ArtsErie’s sixth year as regional host and program facilitator for area high schools.

Above: Mercyhurst Prep student Jillian Johannes (Center) receives her first place award from ArtsErie Arts in Education Director Holly Nowak (Left) and Mercyhurst Prep English teacher Bridget Whalen (Right) at the 2011 Poetry Out Loud regional competition.

MercerCounty–GroveCityGeorgeJr.RepublicSchool Artist in Residency: Ron Bayuzick Art Forms: Sculpture & Metals

PotterCounty–GaletonGaletonAreaSchool Artist in Residency: Box Of Light Art Forms: Stop Action Animation, Video & Theater

VenangoCounty–HarrisvilleVictoryElementarySchool Artist in Residency: Donna Little Art Form: Metals

VenangoCounty–PleasantvillePleasantvilleElementarySchool Artist in Residency: Ed Grout Art Form: Mosaics

WarrenCounty–RussellRussellElementarySchool Artist in Residency: Box Of Light Art Forms: Stop Action Animation, Video & Theater

* Art in Action sites

Page 10 Art in Action

ArtsErie launched an ambitious and innovative arts-integration project called Art in Action in fall 2010. This four-year project integrates dance, music, visual arts, and drama into existing curriculum to enhance both the quality of teaching in the classroom, as well as student academic achievement and engagement in the learning process.

Quick Facts• ApartnershipbetweenArtsErie,UnionCityElementarySchool,

Meadville’sFirst&SecondDistrictElementarySchools,CambridgeSpringsElementarySchool,andEdinboroUniversityofPennsylvania.

• FundedinfullbytheU.S.DepartmentofEducationArtsinEducationModelDevelopmentandDisseminationgrantprogram.

ProgressThrough Art in Action, school administrators, teaching artists and classroom teachers learned methods of arts-integration and collaboration. The pilot year included five teaching artist residencies, a graduate course offered through Edinboro University, a series of training sessions, and an arts-integration summer institute. By the end of the school year, Art in Action had initiated the transformation of 75 classroom teachers and 25 teaching artists; and re-engaged more than 400 elementary school students in learning through the arts.

KeyStone Research Corporation gathered data to evaluate the results of this first year, with respect to student performance, quality of teaching, and student engagement. Outofeightmeasuresreported,pilotdatashowsthatallbutoneoftheperformancemeasuresexceededthe70%targetforimprovementfrom before to after the residency and/or in comparison to a control group.

Resonating MomentsWhen a previously non-verbal student began to use verbal communication! —Special Education Teacher, Union City Elementary School

To see students blossom – self-conscious students took risks to problem solve or brainstorm. The “popular” kids came forward to encourage a shy student to participate or “create” a moment. It was a reverse of what I see in the classroom. —6th Grade Teacher, Second District Elementary School

With the pilot year complete, project participants – administrators, planning team members, classroom teachers, teaching artists and students – can testify to the building-wide cultural, transformational change that occurs through Art in Action.

Art in Action

Page 11Grant Recipients

2010-11 ArtsErie Project GrantsArtsErie Project Grants provide funding for art performances, projects, and exhibits in any artistic discipline in Erie County.

BarberNationalInstitute4th Annual Community Art Show .........................$ 1,826

BruceGalleryatEdinboroUniversity Bruce Gallery 2010/2011 Season ......................$ 1,121

DafmarkDanceTheater 20th Anniversary Gala Performance: Leaping into the Future ...........................................................$ 1,587

DowntownEdinboroArt&MusicFestival Downtown Edinboro Art & Music Festival ............$ 2,147

EdinboroHighlandGames&ScottishFestival2011 Edinboro Highland Games .........................$ 2,147

EdinboroUniversityVisitingArtistProgram EUP Visiting Artist 2011 ........................................$ 1,264

ErieChamberOrchestra 28th Annual Music in the Air summer concerts ..............................................................$ 1,274

ErieDanceConservatoryCompany,Inc. Divas, Dancing and Diversity ................................$ 1,742

ErieDanceConsortium 2011 Erie Festival of Dance .................................$ 2,078

ErieHomesForChildrenAndAdults Partners in Dance X ............................................. $ 960

ErieOperaTheatre 21st Annual “Amahl and the Night Visitors” ........$ 1,239

2010-11 ArtsErie Program Support GrantsArtsErie Program Support Grants provided operational funding for the major arts organizations from funds raised by the ArtsErie United Fund and income from the Erie Arts Endowment.

ArtsErie Supports Community Arts Programs

Each year Arts Erie provides significant funding throughout the region using a competitive grant process where community panels evaluate grant applications. Arts programs and projects are funded by the PA Council on the Arts, community contributions to the ArtsErie United Fund, and the Erie Arts Endowment. ArtsErie distributed nearly $340,000 in 2010-11 to support arts programs and projects.

GannonUniversity Shakespeare Summer Nights ...............................$ 1,784

GannonUniversity ShakeXperience .....................................................$ 1,826

GreaterErieYouthSymphonyOrchestra GEYSO After School Violin Program .....................$ 2,147

Inner-CityNeighborhoodArtHouse General Operating Support ...................................$ 2,193

LakeErieFanfare,Inc. 28th Annual Lake Erie Fanfare Competition .......$ 1,847

MaryD’AngeloPerformingArtsCenter ofMercyhurstCollegeCultural Series FY2011 Season ...........................$ 2,309

PennStateErie,TheBehrendCollege The Logan Series, Music at Noon.........................$ 2,216

PhotomediaCenter Insight Volume 5 Publication and Exhibition Series .................................................$ 1,216

UnionCityPrideInc./TheGatheringatFrenchCreek2011 Union City Pride Inc. / The Gathering at French Creek 2011 ..............$ 1,388

.................................................................................$ 34,311

ErieArtMuseum Operational Funding ..............................................$ 40,760

EriePhilharmonic Operational Funding .............................................$ 40,760

EriePlayhouseOperational Funding .............................................$ 40,760

expERIEnceChildren’sMuseumOperational Funding ..............................................$ 14,480

.................................................................................$ 136,760

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2010-11 Grants from the Clarence E. Beyers Music Performance Fund of the Erie Arts Endowment

Clarence E. Beyers Music Performance Fund provides funding opportunities for projects involving music performance.

ErieArtMuseumBlues & Jazz Festival ........ $ 2,153

ErieChamberOrchestra33rd Music Season .......... $ 30,000

ErieJuniorPhilharmonicErie Jr. Philharmonic ........ $ 2,018

ErieOperaTheatrePerformance of Johann Strauss’s “Die Fledermaus” ........... $ 1,875

EriePhilharmonicErie Philharmonic Concert Season ............. $ 2,223

Inner-CityNeighborhoodArtHouseOpen House Performance Events and Piano/Strings Concerts ......................... $ 1,726

JazzErie2010-11 Program Year ..... $ 2,089

LakeErieBalletThe Nutcracker Ballet ...... $ 1,747

LutherMemorialConcertSeries2010-11 Concert Season ........................... $ 1,377

MaryD’AngeloPerformingArtsCenterofMercyhurstCollege Spanish Harlem Orchestra – Gala Performance ......... $ 2,107

WQLNPublicRadio“Classics with Wally Faas” Program .......................... $ 1,446

YoungArtistsDebutOrchestra YADO Performance Program 2010-11 ......................... $ 1,831

YoungPeople’sChorusofErieYPC Erie Honor Chorus Festival .............. $ 1,715

............................................. $ 52,307

2010-11 Grants from the Virginia Vieser Arts in Education Fund of the Erie Arts Endowment

Virginia Vieser Arts Education Fund provides funding opportunities for arts education programs without regard to artistic discipline.

ErieArtMuseumTunes, Tales & Traditions – Local Day Care Providers ...........................$ 1,053

EriePlayhouseArtist in Residency Program ......................................................................$ 604

expERIEnceChildren’sMuseumArt Enrichment ............................................................................................$ 1,106

......................................................................................................................$ 2,763

Erie Arts Endowment Grants

In 1981, Clarence E. Beyers made a significant gift to ArtsErie to establish the Erie Arts Endowment. This gift, plus contributions from others such as Lydia McCain, has grown into an endowment valued at nearly $3.3 million in June 2011. The Erie Arts Endowment, along with the ArtsErie United Fund, provides funding for ArtsErie grants, awarded to community organizations offering performances and arts events throughout Erie County.

Erie Arts Endowment Sub-Funds

The Erie Arts Endowment is comprised of the following sub-funds:

ArtsErie

ClarenceE.BeyersMusicPerformanceFund

ErieArtMuseum

ErieArtMuseum—PublicArt

EriePhilharmonic

EriePlayhouse

expERIEnceChildren’sMuseum

LakeErieBallet

McBrierFamilyFund

Unrestricted/McCainFund

VirginiaVieserArtsinEducationFund

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2010-11 PA Partners in the Arts Project Stream Grants

The PPA program provides opportunities for arts organizations, individual artists, and community-based groups to apply for up to $3,000 in funding to support performances, exhibitions and other arts projects that are presented to the public and take place between September 1 and August 31 of the following year.

CAFÉ(Culture,Arts,Festivals,EventsofErie)Support for Celebrate Erie ...................................$ 900

CathyJoritz“Amish Kids Animate” ..........................................$ 970

CommunityMusicSchoolofEdinboroUniversityMusical instruction to economically disadvantaged youth .........................................$ 388

ConneautLakeInstituteInc.2011 Art Fair on the Boardwalk at Conneaut Lake Park ..........................................$ 948

ConneautValleyEconomic&IndustrialDevelopmentAuthorityThe 11th Annual Canal Park Summer Music Festival ....................................$ 554

CorryAreaMiddleSchoolKids as Curators ...................................................$ 944

CreativeExpressionsofArtCreative Expressions of Art ..................................$ 831

DowntownEdinboroArt&MusicFestivalFree public arts and music festival ....................$ 1,385

ErieAPAFErie Asian Festival .................................................$ 1,385

ErieHomesforChildrenandAdults“Partners in Dance” program .............................$ 634

EriePhilharmonicChorus“Handel’s Messiah” ...............................................$ 900

GoodellGardens&HomesteadSummer Music Series ..........................................$ 1,039

JeffersonEducationalSocietyAmerican music lectures and recitals/performances ......................................$ 900

MarkSantillanoSoMar Dance Works performance ......................$ 969

PennsylvaniaChamberSymphonySummer Music Academy .....................................$ 969

RSVPYouth Volunteer Corps ..........................................$ 1,385

RussianOrthodoxChurchoftheNativityEthnic Russian Festival ........................................$ 900

StruthersLibraryTheatre“Alice in Wonderland” ballet .................................$ 1,385

TitusvilleCommunityArtsCoalitionDowntown improvement initiative ...................... $ 1,292

YoungPeople’sChorusofErie Music Programming ..............................................$ 1,039

................................................................................$ 19,718

PA Partners in the Arts Grants

ArtsErie is pleased to be a partner with the PA Council on the Arts for the regionalized funding program known as the PA Partners in the Arts (PPA). The PPA program provides both program and project grants to eligible organizations and individuals in Erie, Crawford, and Warren Counties.

2010-11 PA Partners in the Arts Program Stream recipients

The Program Stream offers ongoing support to arts organizations and arts programs with an established history of PCA support.

AcademyTheatreFoundationSupport for theatre programming .......................$ 990

AlleghenyCollegeSupport for college art galleries ......................... $ 2,017

CorryAreaArtsCouncilProgramming support ......................................... $ 633

DafmarkDance programming ............................................ $ 2,054

EdinboroUniversityofPASupport for the Bruce Gallery of Art .................. $ 1,179 Support for the Chamber Players ...................... $ 816

ErieDanceConservatoryCompanySupport for dance and dance education .......... $ 1,305

ErieDanceConsortiumProgramming support ......................................... $ 716

ErieOperaTheatreSupport for opera productions ........................... $ 1,260

ErieSummerFestivaloftheArtsSupport of annual festival .................................. $ 2,033

GannonUniversityErie Chamber Orchestra ..................................... $ 3,638

JazzErieMusic programming ............................................. $ 1,233

MeadvilleCouncilontheArtsProgramming support in Meadville .................... $ 3,216

NorthEastArtsCouncilProgramming support in North East .................. $ 816

PennStateErie,TheBehrendCollegeSupport for Music at Noon, the Logan Series ... $ 1,671

PhotomediaCenter Programming support ......................................... $ 816

StairwaysBehavioralHealthSupport for Center City Arts ................................ $ 550

TitusvilleCouncilontheArtsProgramming support in Titusville...................... $ 2,514

UnitedCommunityIndependenceProgramProgram support for the French Creek Community Theater .......................................... $ 816

WarrenCivicOrchestra,Inc.Music programming ............................................. $ 816

WarrenConcertAssociationMusic programming ............................................. $ 2,099

WarrenCountySummerMusicSchoolSupport for summer music program ................. $ 2,161

............................................................................... $ 33,350

ArtsErie was awarded an Arts and Culture Capacity Building Grant of $65,000 from the prestigious Kresge Foundation of Troy, Michigan in late 2009.

The Kresge Foundation, a national foundation that has historically supported fund-raising campaigns to build capital projects, responded to the effects of the economic crisis on arts and culture through a new initiative designed to build the capacity of non-profit arts and cultural organizations in selected communities.

ArtsErie used the data collected through the CultureSpark cultural planning process to identify those areas of need, which, if addressed, could best benefit local arts and cultural organizations.

Five area arts and cultural organizations were selected to receive $31,000 in funds in the first round of ArtsErie Kresge Capacity-Building Grants in FY2010. The grant awards were designed to improve the organizational functioning for those funded.

The second round was conducted in FY2011, delivering $26,000 to seven arts and cultural organizations.

Grant awards were as follows:

CorryCommunityDev.CorpStrategic planning ................................................$ 5,000

ErieCountyHistoricalSocietyWebsite development ...........................................$ 2,000

ErieYesterdayStrategic planning.................................................$ 1,500

expERIEnceChildren’sMuseumIT upgrade .............................................................$ 3,000

GoodellGardensSpace planning and building utilization plan ...................................................$ 5,500

JazzErieWebsite development ...........................................$ 4,500

WQLNEquipment upgrade ..............................................$ 4,500

................................................................................$ 26,000

2010-11 ArtsErie Kresge Capacity-Building Grants

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Statement of Activities For Year Ended June 30, 2011

Support & Revenue

Contributions $ 179,611 Grants 574,672 Special Events 18,832 Member Dues 6,750 Investment Income (mainly Erie Arts Endowment) 615,727 Miscellaneous 40,346 In-kind 14,810 Total Support & Revenue $ 1,450,748

Expenses Arts in Education (Artist residencies and

professional development for teachers) $ 497,668 Grant awards 339,360 Other Programs 17,304Fundraising 43,630Management and General 146,349

Total Expenses $ 1,044,311 Change In net assets $ 406,437 Net assets at beginning of year $ 3,121,472

Net assets at end of year $ 3,527,909

Financials

Statement of Financial Position For Year Ended June 30, 2011

Assets

Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 225,525 Accounts receivable 42,416 Unconditional promises to give 925 Prepaid expenses 5,322 Total current assets 274,188 Investments, at fair value 3,290,421 Office equipment, net of accumulated depreciation 4,685 Total assets $ 3,569,294

Liabilities and Net Assets

Current liabilities Accounts payable $ 8,211 Deferred revenue 33,174

Total current liabilities 41,385

Net Assets Unrestricted 133,311 Temporarily restricted 120,212 Permanently restricted 3,274,386

Total net assets 3,527,909

Total liabilities and net assets $ 3,569,294

FY2011 ArtsErie United Fund

Support & Revenue

Total Cash & In-Kind Contributions $ 97,714(includes income received to 6/30/11)

Expenses

Management & Administrative Expenses $ 20,237 Campaign Expenses 4,198

Total expenses $ 24,435

Amount available for distribution $ 73,279

Erie Arts Endowment

Balance as of 6/30/11 $ 3,290,421

Investment income $ 614,342

Amount available for distribution in FY2012 $ 130,920(4% based on 20-quarter rolling average)