A n n ual Repor t Fiscal Year 2016-2017

A Great YearMy first goals upon accepting the role of Executive Director of the Lighthouse ArtCenter in May 2016 were to ensure that the generous contributions from our donors and supporters were achieving the Lighthouse ArtCenter’s business and community objectives. Furthermore, we needed to produce the artistic excel-lence LAC patrons had come to expect. I am proud to say that we continue to succeed on both fronts.

The generosity of those who enter the Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery and School of Art sets the bar higher with each passing year. Our two notable fund-raisers in 2018 thus far – D’Art for Art and Plein Air – set records that will push us even more rigorously in 2019. We are grateful and encouraged to know that our loyal supporters, the surrounding counties and municipalities, and our extraor-dinarily talented artists and teachers are enthused by the growth and efforts being made by our energetic staff. They make the board, me and our curator look masterful.

A very encouraging moment came earlier this year when the Palm Beach Cultural Council and the state of Florida announced that the Lighthouse ArtCenter would receive a well-deserved grant.

It is fair to ask who benefits from the gifts and grants we receive. It short, it is you. Our community. Palm Beach County, Martin County, Jupiter and Tequesta, and all of the cities, towns, and developments within our driving and vacationing reach.

There is a reason man began to sketch his life on the walls of caves. Because it’s a form of communication that later became a trite but true statement: A picture is indeed worth a thousand words. It tells us of beauty, of history, of science, of nature and above all else, of ourselves. Look into a drawing, a painting, a sculpture, a piece of hand-crafted jewelry or any other form of art and you can be reminded of the things that make living wonderful.

Our mission is communicating through the arts. We reach out, rather than waiting for you to come to us. We believe in art’s power and want to share it with our entire community, not just here at 373 Tequesta Drive.

However, I hope you will visit the Lighthouse ArtCenter many times over the course of this year and disappear into your memories and excitement.

Art is wonderful. Life is wonderful. We are here to enjoy every minute we are able to walk this glorious planet.

And while you’re enjoying it, remember those who need your assistance. We will be there with pencils, paper, paints, brushes, and all other tools to help children, the elderly, and the underprivileged, so art can put a smile on their faces as well.

Nancy Politsch, Executive Director

WelcomeDuring Fiscal Year 2016/2017, under the leadership of our new Executive Director, Nancy Politsch, the Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery and School of Art focused on a transformation of our facilities and an expansion of cultural experiences for the community. With a background in portfolio management for the Wells Fargo Private Bank, Nancy immediately tackled the challenge of accurate record keeping and a positive bottom line. Nancy implemented a state of the art advanced accounting system that enables efficient real time tracking and interaction of all accounting aspects of our non-profit donor, membership, class registration, and income/expense files. The School of Art continues to expand its class and workshop offerings, adding exciting new artists to our extraordinary staff faculty, introducing innovative visiting artists, and strengthening our Outreach programs. In the upcoming year, the new Director of Education, Holly Grizzi, will be developing Art Therapy classes in partnership with the Jupiter Medical Center. Due to the creative efforts of our Curator, Janeen Mason, in identifying exceptional talent for exhibits and events, the Lighthouse ArtCenter has gotten the attention of the media and has received increased recognition, feature articles, and positive commentary from the art community and news organizations. Our membership is at an all-time high and the 3rd Thursday events have been very well attended. We are also hopeful to have record attendance at our signature D’art for Art annual event and the Plein Air Festival with 35 award-winning artists. The Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery and School of Art are fortunate to have an exceptional staff that are energetic, enthusiastic, and committed to our Mission to serve the community. Integral to our success are our volunteers who support us in so many important ways. The volunteers give generously of their time and talents and we are grateful for their contributions. Presently, the Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery and School of Art are at maximum capacity. In order to continue to support our increased demand and serve a rapidly growing community, we need a new facility that will enable us to consolidate our two locations and expand our programs. To reach that goal, we will be initiating an exploration of our options and a campaign to make our dream a reality. Thank you for your generous support. We look forward to an exciting future. Patricia A. DeAloiaPresident, Board of Directors

OUR MISSIONThe Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery & School of Art is a not-for-profit art center dedicated to the visual arts whose mission is to inspire, engage and connect our community through a vibrant school of art, unique

exhibitions and diverse special events.We bring the joy of art to all!

Thank you for helping us to bring the joy of art to all!FoundersChristopher D. NortonHelen Butt Cecelia Coar Ruth Cushing Ethel Motherwell Madelaine Ryan Meredith Scott Nan Stewart Dodie DuBois Thayer

$2,000,000Betty and Mahlon Cline*

$300,001-$500,000Katherine Davis* Jupiter Medical Center

$100,001 - $300,000Elizabeth H.” Sunny” Fleitas Patricia Cloutier and William McNealy* Sue-Ellen Gamble MoslerSusan Namm Spencer & William* I. Spencer $50,001- $100,000Florence and Lawrence DeGeorge* Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Florida Department of StateBarbara and Charles* KirschLost Tree Village Foundation Colette Meyer and Meyer Law Firm Anne and Vince Palumbo Diana Davis SpencerGil and Mason* Walsh

$30,001 - $50,000Cornelia and Glenn Bailey*Dorothy BattlesJudy and Tuck BrubakerAnn and Charles FrankenthalJohnson & JohnsonValerie and Alex* MortonDorothy M. NesselSusan and O’Neal Bardin Jr. and Peacock

+ Lewis Architects and Planners, LLCLoxahatchee Club Educational

FoundationMerry O’DonnellJane and Patrick O’NeillMary Lynn and Frederick PutneyKit Seidel

$20,001 - $30,000Frances and Fred Ahlbin*Emalee and Herbert* AndreMary AubleHarriett and Howie* BatesLynn and George Bovenizer IIILaurie and Bill BrowerLanie and David ClickMary Snow* and Phillip Corr*

Patricia and Blaise DeAloiaContent FergusonMelinda and John GeberthSusan KorzenewskiSara and Alexander* LanklerKay and Sheldon LenahanEllen LimanMerrill Lynch-Wisehaupt GroupLura MyersPat and Peter NewshamNorthern Trust BankRuth PetzoldRockwell FoundationRosalie and William RoushJenny and Larry SchorrSally SiegelBarbara and J.Thomas SchanckS. Kent Rockwell FoundationElizabeth and Robert* Straetz and the Straetz Foundation, IncMargery and Howard TernesRoseanne and Dennis WilliamsWilmington Trust

$10,001 - $20,000George Adams • Dolores and John Addis • Evelyne and Wally Bates • Ellen Tschappat and Roger Berk • Sandra and Jordan Bernstein • Kathie and Emmet Byrne • Chuck Casey • First National Bank and Trust • Marjorie and Mark Cheever* • Amy Crain • Katherine Dunne • Barbara and Harold Danenberg • June and John Enos* • Marie and Geoffrey* Etherington • Mary Katherine and Robert Flucke • Audrey Harris • Thomas Gray • Linda* and Bruce Heard • Mary and Al* Imle • Key Private Bank Foundation • The Maneely Fund • Cathy Meyer • Sarah Jane and Paul Nagel* • Publix Super Markets Charities • Natalie and Thomas Rafferty • Charlotte and Woodward Roe • Elizabeth and Steve* Rothermel • Joan and Albert Saia • Seacoast National Bank • Joyce and Morton Shapiro • Elaine and Donny* Strosberg • Kathleen Strother • Sun Trust Bank • Patricia and Robert Trevisani • Wachovia Bank, N.A. • Murray York •

$5,001 - $10,000Beverly Abrahamson* • Bank One • Janice and Michael Barry • Lovilla and Norman Blankenship • Leslie Blum • Cathy and Ronald Borawski • June and Malcolm Bourne • Dorothy M. Campbell* • Marie* and Sidney Carter • LouAnne and Roger Cerasoli • Carol and J. Byron Chocola • Margaret and John Clarke* • Diane Cusser • Chermaine Davis • Donald Doyle • Susan Eble • The Farris Foundation •

Katherine and Donald Findlay • Betsy Frisby • Peter Gloggner • Mildred Good • Nancy and John Gordon • Carol Grillo • Nina Griswold • Jean Hamm • Elise and Jeffrey Hillmann • Catherine Helowicz • Suzanne and Donaldson Hearing • Nancy and Thomas Henry Jr. • Lyn and Ralph* Ianuzzi • Integrity Bank • Laraine and Stephen Kendall • John and Katherine Loughran* • Dorothy and Malcolm MacKenzie • Lillian Miotto • Mastroianni Family Foundation Inc. (Harbourside Place) • Elizabeth and Geoff* Neuhoff • Sally and Robert Neumann • Evelyn and Ray Ingram • Island Dermatology • Barbara and Charles Klein • Anne and John Kroha • Valerie Koch • Diane and Jack Meakem • Shirley Mahoney • Sue and Jerry Mann • Sarah and Robert Meyerhoff • Marilyn Muller • Sally and Robert Neumann • Jill and Sam Plummer • Betsey and John Puth • Marilyn Polite • Yvonne and John* Reiner • Tom Reynolds • J.W. Roe • Barbara Roehl • Mary Roth • Betty and Peter Roth • William J. Russell* John Scarpa • Angela Healy and Ron Schuster • Adele Schlusemeyer • Arnold and Louise Schwab* • Village of Tequesta • Wachovia Foundation • Ruth and Daniel Shomron • Tricia and Thomas Trimble • Marilyn and Martin Tucker Sally and Richard Turrell • John Wells • Wells Fargo Advisors • Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign • Janet and Melvin Witt • Debra and Wayne Wyvill •*deceased

2016-2017 Year in ReviewCLASSES• Classes for the visually impaired• 1,150 Adult Art Students• 107 Children in Art Classes• 352 Children attended the 10-week Summer Enrichment ArtCamp based on the great art museums of the world; 50 received full scholarships based on financial need.

• 154 Special Needs Adult Students• Free 1st Saturday Art Program for Special Needs Adults underwritten by the Loxahatchee Educational Foundation

VISITING ARTISTS WORKSHOPS• Artist-in-Residence: Will McComb• Ceramics: Lorna Meaden • Ceramics: Susan Filley• Painting: Elio Camacho• Plein Air Painting: Eli Cedrone, Kathleen Denis, Jim McVicker, George Van Hook, Michelle Byrne, Robert Simone

ArtReach• 250 Seniors, Physically & Mentally Challenged and Underserved Youth; ArtCenter instructors teach on loca-tion, providing art supplies

SCHOOL AND GROUP TOURS• We are an official Arts Provider for Palm Beach County Schools

• Jupiter Farms El School Tour and Project

• Three Martin County Special Needs (MCSNT) Student tours and projects with Jordon Bernstein

• Five Good Shepherd School Tours• Mangrove Bay Docent Tour • Turtle River Montessori School• Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School

• Indiantown Middle School• Admirals Cove Summer Camp• American Heritage School• Ballen Isles Tour - Adventure Group• Loggerhead Volunteers

ART TOURS• Amalfi Coast, Italy• Plein Air Cuba• Boca Museum of Art, Boca Raton• Art Basel, Miami Beach• Flagler Museum• Vizcaya Museum & Gardens

FESTIVALS, SPECIAL EVENTS• Back Alley Mural Festival• ArtiGras • El Sol ArtFest• Jupiter Jubilee• Midtown Children’s Festival• Tequesta Fest• TurtleFest • Northwood ArtWalks• West Palm Beach Green Market

EXHIBITIONS• 6th Art of Association• Eyes Wide Open: Camera in Hand• Size Matters: 6 x 6 The Big and Small Art Exhibition

• Back Alley Mural Festival & Exhibition

• Fern Samuels Retrospective• Illuminating the Deep (The Fine Art of Exploration)

• 4th Annual Plein Air Festival Exhibition

• Best of the Clubs• 47th Annual K-12 Exhibition• Drawn to the Arts• Cheryl Tall

LECTURES• Art of Association Artists & Orgs. • Judge Nelson Bailey• Joan Lipton on Plein Air• Xavier Cortada• Cheryl Tall• Edrich Rhodes and Frank Remkiewicz

• Lunch & Learn Series with Victoria Wyeth, Bruce Helander, Lacy Davisson Doyle & Joan Lipton

EVENTS AND PERFORMANCES• Two Mocogni Piano Recitals• Johnson Piano Recital• Volunteer Orientation Breakfast • Elio Camacho Demo• Lighthouse ArtCenter Annual Meeting

• Sacred Arts Tour with Tibetan Monks dinner events

• Made 1,000 Empty Bowls for the Palm Beach County Food Banks

• Four receptions for Plein Air Festival• Volunteer Appreciation Tea• Miss Cindy’s Piano Recital• Two Jupiter Academy of Music Piano Recitals

• Two Becky Kobylarski Piano Recitals • Monthly meetings of the North County Artists Association

• Twelve 3rd Thursday receptions, including award receptions

Fundraisers• D’Art for Art• 4th Annual Plein Air Festival

Volunteers• Volunteers worked over 4,000 hours in the 2016-2017 season

200 +adult & teen volunteers

500students served by ArtReach

11 unique art exhibitions with over 700 participants

Committees• D’Art for Art: Laurie Brower & Barbara Kirsch, Co-Chairs; Pat DeAloia, Laurel Dunscomb, Victor Figueredo, Sunny Fleitas, Jim Johnson, Anne Palumbo, Linda Rossback, Susan Spencer, Bob Trevisani

• Development Committee: Tricia Trimble, Chair; Pat DeAloia, Fred Putney, Robert Trevisani

• Education Committee: Jane O’Neill, Chair; Laurie Brower, Barbara Kirsch, Roseanne Williams

• Exhibition Committee: Anne Palumbo, PhD., Chair; Gerri Aurre, Judy Flescher, Rosalie Roush, Susan Spencer, Diane Tohn

• Plein Air Festival Committee: Anne & Vince Palumbo, Jenny Schorr, Suzanne Manzi, Nancy Goldman, Jean Chase, Manon Sander, Ralph Papa, Chris Kling, Ted Matz, Barbara Roehl

We couldn’t do it without you!

Community Partnerships• Absolute Music• Art Palm Beach • Art Synergy• Bethesda by the Sea• Drepung Gomang Monastery• Discover Palm Beaches• El Sol Neighborhood Resource• HeadStart• Jupiter Academy of Music• Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum

• Jupiter Medical Center• Jupiter Tequesta Junior Women’s Club

• Jupiter Women’s Club• Loggerhead Marinelife Center • Loxahatchee Guild• Loxahatchee River Historical Society• Maltz Jupiter Theatre• Martin County Special Needs• New Day Senior Center• Northern Palm Beaches Cultural Alliance

• Palm Beach County School Board• Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce

• Society of the Four Arts• Art Associations: Palm Beach and Martin Co.

Industry Affiliations• American Alliance of Museums• Cultural Council of Palm Beach County

• Discover the Palm Beaches• Florida Art Museum Directors Association

• Florida Associations of Museums

• North American Reciprocal Museums

• Southeastern Museum Conference

• Visit Florida

VolunteersWe have over 200 volunteers that help with everything from the day-to-day operations to lending their talents to our special events including the 3rd Thursday recep-tions, D’Art for Art and our Plein Air Festival. Their support and the generous giving of their time and talents is very much appreciated and keeps the ArtCenter running smoothly and a richer place to be for their presence.

Operating Profit/Loss

Statement of Financial Position

IncomeAdmissions Donations Grants MembershipSchool Tuition and FeesSpecial EventsNet Store SalesOther

Total revenue ..........................................

ExpensesOccupancy Marketing General Admin Exhibitions & EventsSchool Classes & CampTraining & EducationManagement & GeneralOther

Total expenses .................................

AssetsCash & cash equivalents Grants receivableInventoryInvestmentsPrepaid expensesGallery collectionProperty and equipment, net

Total Assets ..........................................

Liabilities & Net AssetsAccounts payableAccrued expensesDeferred revenueCapital lease obligationsMortgage payableTotal liabilitiesNet assets

Total Liabilities & Net Assets ............

FY 2016-17$ 11,533

239,889117, 847112,048405,730182,768137,58314,302

$1,221,700

FY 2016-17$ 74,455

93,06690,016

131,405313,14511,584

502,6285,401

$1,221,700

FY 2016-17$ 265,281

24,64366,1371,282

16,621146,150303,009

$ 823,123

Membership

FY 2016-17$ 19,401

20,54632,68923,205

164,70830,608

562,574

$ 823,123

1183members

All Membership Levels Enjoy... Free admission to the Gallery Free admission to 3rd Thursday events Advanced notice of exhibitions, classes and programs Opportunity to exhibit work in the Annual Member’s Show Eligible to register for art classes 10% discount in our Gallery Gift Shop 20% discount at our Art Supply Store Reduced entry fees for Call to Artists A vote in the Annual Meeting

• Audited Financials 6-30-2017

Youth (ages 6-18) $35 Individual $100 ($100 tax deductible) Family $125 ($125 tax deductible) Patron $300 ($270 tax deductible)Benefactor $600 ($415 tax deductible) President’s Council $1,100 ($735 tax deductible) Collector’s Circle $2,500 ($1,855 tax deductible)Legacy $5,000 ($4,155 tax deductible)Small Business $500**

Board of directors

Fred Putney, Ph.D.

Peter GloggnerVice President

Tricia TrimbleTreasurer

Jane O’Neill Secretary

Susan Bardin Laurie Brower

Pat DeAloia President

Barbara McInerny Colette Meyer, Esq. Anne Palumbo, Ph.D.

Susan Namm Spencer

Robert Trevisani

Jenny Schorr

Roseanne Williams

Barbara Kirsch

Advisory Council• David Click, Esq.• Judy Flescher• Ruth Petzold• Rosalie Roush• Kit Seidel• Sally Siegel

Amelia Crain

Diane TohnMark Rose

In Memorium

Fern SamuelsFern Samuels received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois, and her Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She retired from the Art Department of Columbia College Chicago where she taught for twenty-five years as an Associate Professor.

Following her retire-ment, a scholarship in her name was established to help developing art students.

Samuels was a founder and past president of ARC gallery, one of the first women’s cooperative gal-leries in the world.

She exhibited in fifteen museum exhibitions and had nineteen solo exhibitions in her lifetime. The Retrospective Show and Sale at the Lighthouse ArtCenter in Tequesta was her twentieth. Through the course of her career she won nine first place awards.

Fern Samuels was a member of the National Society of Women Artists and is listed in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who of American Women. Upon moving to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, she became one of the charter members of Florida Artist Guild which continues to thrive.

Cornelia T. BaileyCornelia T. Bailey was a gen-erous member and supporter of the Lighthouse ArtCenter since 1997. Her contributions helped to nurture arts and cultural programming to over 20,000 guests annually in and around our cultural heartbeat in northern Palm Beach County.

Mrs. Bailey’s passion for the arts extended to many organizations including the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Norton Museum of Art, and Palm Beach Opera. Her lifetime commitment to philanthropy extended to health care organizations from Florida to New York.

“Philanthropic families create significant legacies that benefit generations, we celebrate the oppor-tunities Cornelia T. Bailey provided the Lighthouse ArtCenter, and we will carry on our work in her honor,” said Nancy Politsch, Executive Director.

Lighthouse ArtCenter School of Art 395 Seabrook Road, Tequesta, FL 33469 (561) 748-8737

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Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery Gallery: 373 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, FL 33469 (561) 746-3101

Lighthouse ArtCenter Staff

Nancy Politsch Executive DirectorHolly Gizzi Director of EducationChad Steve Director of CeramicsJaneen Mason CuratorJennifer Chaparro CommunicationsSusan Snyder MarketingSheila McDonald-Bell Events Sarah Nastri Data and Media Sheri Gansz Admin. Asst. and Visitor RelationsErin Croasmun Admin. Asst. and Graphic DesignPenny Robb ConciergeLisa DiBlasio Gift ShopEvelyne Bates Historian

Located in Tequesta, Florida, the Lighthouse ArtCenter is northern Palm Beach and Martin counties’ oldest and largest visual arts organization. The two-building campus features a Gallery and a School of Art.

The Lighthouse ArtCenter is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization that was founded in 1964 by Christopher Norton, the son of the founders of the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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