2007 AnnUAL rEpOrt - Arts and Education Council

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Contents FROM THE CHAIR 1 YEAR IN REVIEW Message from the Chair 1 Message from the President 3 Charting the Future 4 Year in Review 6 The St. Louis Arts Awards 8 2007 Arts Open 10 Macy’s Literary Contest 11 Grantees Grantees 13 Performance 14 Education 15 Outreach 16 Events 17 CENTENE CENTER FOR ARTS AND EDUCATION 18 GIVING Workplace Giving 21 Annual Donors 24 THE ARTS AND EDUCATION COUNCIL Board 29 Financial Statement 30 Staff 32 2007 WILL, I BELIEVE, BE SEEN AS A WATERSHED YEAR FOR THE ARTS AND EDUCATION COUNCIL. A strategic plan was initiated and adopted. Input was sought from a variety of constituents; the community was engaged; focus groups were consulted and the committee worked thoughtfully to develop the plan. To all the participants, we are deeply grateful. The result is an ambitious goal to increase fundraising in the next five years by almost 60% to $4 million a year. The importance of realizing that goal for the arts and for our city cannot be overstated. The arts in St. Louis are superlative. They add immeasurably to the quality of life and are a significant attraction for new employees and tourists. The arts also are a major contributor to our economy. Maintaining and nurturing the arts and arts education in our community is critical for the vitality of our region. In order to achieve the strategic plan goals, there will be a particular emphasis on increasing workplace giving campaigns. In 2007, the Arts and Education Council realized the impact of workplace giving thanks to Edward Jones, who raised nearly $250,000. Bravo and a heartfelt thanks to the leadership who provided enthusiastic support and to those who worked on the campaign to make it such fun and such a success. The creativity and excitement of the campaign can be a model and inspiration to others. The strategic plan also revived the campaign cabinet as a way to carry the message of the Arts and Education Council into the community. Using experience from the history of the Arts and Education Council and from other united arts funds like that of Cincinnati (which raised $11 million) the cabinet will involve community leaders to engage donors. The development and adoption of the strategic plan has been an exciting and energizing process. The Arts and Education Council is now poised to make significant new contributions to the arts and thereby, to St. Louis. A deep debt of gratitude is owed to the many generous supporters who provided the donations that allowed the Arts and Education Council to provide crucial funding to 80 diverse and inspiring arts organizations, enhancing the quality of our lives and of our region. A special thank you again to all those who participated in the Strategic Plan process, who recognize the critical role played by the Arts and Education Council and who committed the Council to enhancing that role. Finally, a heartfelt thank you to Jim Weidman, who in 2008 will retire as President of the Arts and Education Council. Under his leadership the Council moved into the Centene Center for Arts and Education with 13 other arts organizations and adopted the Strategic Plan. He energized the Arts and Education Council and laid the foundation for great things to come. As a result the Arts and Education Council is better able to keep art happening ® . Lisa M. McMullin Chair, Board of Directors
FROM THE PRESIDENT 3 In 2007 the Arts and Education Council laid a solid foundation for the future. The Centene Center for Arts and Education grew to 14 occupants–near capacity; a new, five-year Strategic Plan was developed and adopted by the Board of Directors to take the Council to new levels; a new controller was hired with solid experience in non-profit accounting; and the staff was reorganized to support a restructured annual campaign led by a cabinet from the Board of Directors. During the first full-year in the Centene Center, it was exciting to see what can happen when you move 14 arts organizations into one building with great office space, superb technology and adequate common spaces for meetings, storage, events, rehearsals and performances. The evolving synergies were amazing to watch. Collaborations among arts organizations began. Organizations like St. Louis ArtWorks began to grow. Their summer programming for inner-city youth flourished throughout the building, a computerized arts program began and a new business–The Boomerang Press–was founded. Thanks to the generosity of Mary Strauss, the marketing offices of Dance St. Louis prepared to move into the vacant offices on the first floor to manage the Emerson Box Office–another great opportunity for collaboration among the performing arts organizations in the building. The Council’s capacity to fund arts and arts education organizations grew, thanks to the generosity of thousands of donors. This capacity was led by a record workplace giving campaign at Edward Jones–raising nearly $250,000, more than has ever been raised in such a campaign in the Council’s 44 year history, and exceeding their goal of $190,000 by more than 30 percent. As a result, $100,000 more grant monies were awarded to arts organizations and two were elevated to the next level of grants for 2008–Circus Flora to operating support and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra to the sustaining support level. And yes, the Strategic Plan also began the process of looking for my replacement in 2008. Retirement for me was delayed by the opportunity to work with the board, the staff, Steve Trampe and Vince Schoemehl on the development of the Centene Center for Arts and Education and the subsequent Strategic Plan. 2008 will provide the perfect time for a transition for me personally and for the Council, which will be led by a new person, continuing the course set when I started in 2002 of expanding awareness and increasing funding in support of the arts in our great city. Working together, we will keep art happening ® ! Dance St. Louis James F. Weidman President
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