ANNUAL REPORT2018

TEEN ARTS PROGRAM (TAP) Teens gain access to the arts and build a pathway to academic and professional success with the support of their mentor. Program opportunities include portfolio development, artist studio visits, career exploration and paid internships. TAP is comprised of three interdependent tracks:

PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT:

Individualized portfolio development for teens interested in applying to a specialized arts high school and/or college. Over the course of 8 months, teens and mentors work 1-on-1 to research perspective schools, develop a visual arts portfolio, and prepare for the rigorous application, interview, and audition process.

2018 SCHOOL ACCEPTANCES: Art & Design High School • Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts • Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School • Gramercy Arts High School • SVA • Parsons School of Design • Pratt Institute The High School of Fashion Industries

CREATIVE LAB:

Creative Lab offers teens an introduction to the many facets of the creative industry. Youth and mentor pairs meet monthly, to visit artists’ studios/museums, participate in professional development workshops, and build visual literacy. Teens work to build communication, networking, resume writing, interview and digital literacy skills. Over school breaks, teens visit top creative companies, meet employees, learn about their jobs and the paths they took to get there.

2018 VISITS: Aardam Nathan Love • Bustle • Concentric Health Experience • Christie’s • Ellery Homestyles • Essence Magazine • Facebook • The Guggenheim Museum Laundry Service • The Metropolitan Museum • New York Magazine • Phillip Lim 3.1 • Pulse Creative Ralph Lauren • Reframe@BFA • Turner Construction Viacom/Velocity

FREE ARTS NYCempowers underserved youth through art and mentoring programs

to develop their creativity, confidence and skills to succeed.

OUR APPROACH

• 1:1 mentoring for all youth

• Art making workshops with contemporary artists

• Corporate sponsors as mentors

• Career training and paid summer internships

OUR PROGRAMS

Programs are FREE OF CHARGE to schools, community centers, afterschool programs, shelters and participants.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

FREE ARTS DAYS Elementary aged children pair one on one with volunteers for an afternoon of art making and mentoring with someone they would not otherwise meet. Exploring new materials and techniques, children build their confidence and creativity. Curriculums are designed around themes and use a variety of materials.

2018 THEMES: Dia de los Muertas• Earth Day • Financial Literacy • Global Cities • Museums of NYC • Winter Wonderland • Women’s Day

ART PARTIES Adult only team building opportunities where volunteers help prep supplies and paint bags to be used in our programs.

INTERNSHIP:

Teens enrolled in our program are eligible for paid summer internships for up to 128 hours at a creative businesses or at the Free Arts office, in order to gain valuable experience and understand professional culture while beginning to navigate a career path.

2018 INTERNSHIP PLACEMENTS: Blueprint NYC • Cynthia Rowley • Ellery Homestyles Fragments • Free Arts NYC • Pulse Creative • The Swiss Institute

TEEN ARTS PROGRAM OUTCOMES:

100% youth satisfaction

94% Academic self-efficacy gains

88% Social capital gains

90% of applicants were accepted in an art high school or college

of school of their choice

FREE ARTS DAY OUTCOMES:

98% of children reported that they were PROUD of their art.

98% reported that they CONNECTED with their buddy.

92% reported that they LEARNED new things about art/art materials

2018 HIGHLIGHTSANNUAL ART AUCTIONOur 19th Annual Art Auction sponsored by Sacai and hosted at the Ukranian Institute honored artist Lawrence Weiner. Over 300 guests enjoyed cocktails and a silent auction, followed by an intimate seated dinner.

JUNIOR BOARD SUMMER SOCIALMembers of our Junior Board hosted their 6th Annual Summer Social at Freehold in Brooklyn. Guests dined, danced and bid on a curated selection of experiences and artwork curated by Uprise Art.

YOUTH GALLERY SHOWCASEOur young artists presented 35 works of art at Gavin Brown enterprise from June 7th - 9th. It was a special opportunity for our teens to showcase the work they had been creating all year, and for our supporters to experience their talent in person while learning more about our programs.

KIDSFESTHosted by Jill Kargman, our Annual Fall Fundraiser on September 30 at Sotheby’s drew together families and an exciting community of New York artists, brands, and cultural institutions for an afternoon of art making, food, and fun. Shantell Martin, Katherine Bernhardt, and Heidi Norton led unique art projects.

THE OTHER ART FAIRAs the Official Charity Partner of The Other At Fair in Spring 2018, Scott Campbell: Whole Glory Presented by Free Arts NYC drew crowds of intrigued guests who put their fate in the hands of the acclaimed tattoo artist. Proceeds benefited Free Arts NYC.

We continued our fruitful partnership with The Other Art Fair in the Fall of 2018, collaborating with Emmy Award winner Mike Perry on the release of an exclusive limited editioned print benefitting our programs.

2018 FINANCIALSBALANCE SHEET

ASSETSCash 373,090

Investments 34,440

Unconditional Promises to Give 140,680

Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets 38,887

Property and Equipment, At Cost, Net of Accumulated Depreciation 60,499

TOTAL ASSETS 647,596

LIABILITIES & NET ASSETSAccounts Payable and Accrued Expenses 28,516

Other Liabilities 150,354

Total Liabilities 178,870

Unrestricted Net Assets 393,371

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets 75,355

Total Net Assets 468,726

TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS 647,596

REVENUE & EXPENSES

SUPPORT & REVENUEGrants, Contributions & Fundraising Events 1,873,224

Donated Services, Materials, Use of Facility 96,371

Other 94,474

TOTAL REVENUE 2,064,069

EXPENSESProgram Services 1,422,062

Management & General 203,787

Fundraising 310,251

TOTAL EXPENSES 1,936,100

INCREASE IN NET ASSETSTotal Increase in Net Assets 127,969

Net Assets, Beginning of Year 340,757

NET ASSETS 468,726

Youth Gallery ShowcaseAnnual Art Auction

Youth and mentor pairs meet monthly to tour artists’ studios, participate in creative workshops, and build visual literacy.

2018-2019 ARTIST VISITS INCLUDE:Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts (EFA): Artists include Sarah Dineen, Ming Jung Ker, Samira Abbassy

Brandy Bajalia: Exhibition: Unleashing at Columbia University

Lawrence Weiner

KAWS

The Sketchbook Project

Park Avenue Armory: Nick Cave

Dia Art Foundation / Calvin Klein: Andy Warhol Shadows Exhibition

Katie Merz

The Brooklyn Museum: Soul of A Nation

Eddie Martinez / Sam Moyer

The Brant Foundation: Basquiat

ARTIST VISITS

“I’m able to SHOW WHAT I’M THINKING through canvas or photography. I’m able to SHOW MY INDIVIDUALITY using the RESOURCES that Free Arts has.”

Mentors aren’t just role models: they help us to see the potential inside ourselves. Yet so many young people are missing the mentorship they need to become the best version of themselves.

For 17-year old Rhesa who graduated in our Portfolio Development Program, her journey of self-discovery was prompted with her Free Arts mentor, Maggie. Over the course of this year, Maggie and Rhesa explored new mediums of art like film and photography, worked together to develop Rhesa’s visual arts portfolio, and navigated the difficult process of applying to art school.

Rhesa will attend the School of Visual Arts in Fall 2019, and has spent her senior year apprenticing with contemporary artist Eddie Martinez. Beyond their meaningful connection, Maggie’s mentorship through our Teen Arts Program has brought Rhesa closer to her dreams of becoming a professional artist.

RHESA’S STORY

2018 CORPORATE & FOUNDATION SUPPORTERS$50,000+Arison Arts FoundationDeutsche Bank Mostyn Foundation Inc.Ruth Stanton FoundationThe Pinkerton Foundation

$25,000+Bank of AmericaGoldman SachsGuggenheim Partners LLCArnow Family FundPolo Ralph LaurenPVH/Calvin KleinThe Riggio FoundationUniqlo

$10,000+AriZona BeveragesCapital OneCiti FoundationDisney Worldwide OutreachHBOInternational Interior Design AssociationNomura Holding AmericaRestoration HardwareRonald McDonald House Charities

NY - TristateSacaiSony Corporation of AmericaSotheby’sTheodore Eckert FoundationThe Richard & Natalie Jacoff FoundationThe Shulman Family FoundationViacomVoya FinancialWilliam Morris Endeavor (WME)

Entertainment

$5,000+American Eagle Outfitters FoundationAnn inc. Bank of Tokyo / MUFGBlueprint NYCBrant Foundation Study CenterConcentric Health ExperienceDavler MediaExtell Development CompanyFirst RepublicGagosian Gallery IncJetBlueMacy’sMadison Square GardenOath Paradigm Talent AgencyPaul Hastings LLPPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPSaatchi & Saatchi NYSalesforce.com FoundationShearman & SterlingShowtimeThe Hyde and Watson FoundationThe Lary FoundationTurner BroadcastingTurner ConstructionWarby ParkerWeil, Gotshal & Manges

$2,500+Alliance BernsteinBrooklyn OvergroundCentric BrandsCongregation Rodeph Shalom TempleKPMG LLPMargiela USA Inc.

$1,000+Banks-Baldwin FoundationBotkier NYBurberry LimitedBustle/BDG MediaCatbirdCraft Hospitality LLCDraper JamesDubose Family FoundationGoodwin Procter LLPJustworksKenneth ColeLeaf Group Ltd.Lowenstein Sandler LLPKirby Family FoundationPhillipsSeatgeekThe Milton & Sally Avery Arts FoundationThe Other Art FairThe Pittsburgh FoundationThomas Reuters

IN KIND $1,000+Amanda Pearl, LLCAna LuisaApparel Partnership GroupAvionBank of AmericaBFABig Apple CircusBig Daddy’sBluestone Lane CoffeeCadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLPCatbirdCaviarConstruct LondonCozy’s Cuts for KidsCrozierDogboyDowning FramesFigueFoodtown/PSK SupermarketPerrier-JouetPhaidonWincGuggenheim PartnersJetBlue AirwaysLiberty Coca-ColaLoeffler Randall, Inc.MaintaincoMCC TheaterMillinery Shop NYCMKGPeople Toy Company, Inc.Polo/Ralph LaurenPony CyclePricewaterhouseCoopers Rumble BoxingSant AmbroeusSharingboxSiO BeautySotheby’sSoulCycleSTATE BagsStems BrooklynStephanie Gottlieb Fine JewelrySugarfinaTenovertenThe StandardUniqloVan Leeuwen Artisan Ice CreamWarby ParkerWincZegna Fragrances

Free Arts NYC · 1431 Broadway, 7th Fl · New York, NY 10018 212.974.9092 · @freeartsnyc · www.freeartsnyc.org

CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY DUNLEVY MILBANK CENTER

DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL

EAST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE

GRAHAM-WINDHAM MANHATTAN CENTER

GRAND STREET BEACON

GRAND STREET SEWARD PARK CORNERSTONE

HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES

ISAACS CENTER JOHNSON CORNERSTONE

LEXINGTON ACADEMY

LSA FAMILY HEALTH SERVICE

MILLENIUM ART ACADEMY

MMCC GRANT CORNERSTONE

MOTT HALL II

PELHAM LAB HIGH SCHOOL

PS 7 M. SAMUEL STERN SCHOOL/I HAVE A DREAM FOUNDATION

THEATER ARTS PRODUCTION COMPANY

UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT BEACON

UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT CAMPOS PLAZA CORNERSTONE

UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT PS63

UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT PS 134

2018 COMMUNITY PARTNERS

2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORSDANIEL EHRMANN King Street Capital Management, L.P.

GARRETT FAIL Partner, Business Finance & Restructuring,, Weil, Gotshal & Manges

DANIEL LEVINE Managing Partner, Tenfore Holdings

JON MEYERS Principal, HR&A

DAVID MIELKE Partner, PwC Transactions Services

COURTNEY ROBINSON Partner, Advance Venture Partners (AVP)

LINDA SCHAPS MA, MSW

RICHARD SCHAPS CEO, Van Wagner Communications

LESLIE SLOVER Managing Director, Deutsche Bank Securities

TRINA STORFER Co-Founder, Orchard Street Ventures

CAROL SUCHMAN Investor, NYVP.com

LIZ HOPFAN Founder & Executive Director, Free Arts NYC