Now that we have made it official, we want the world to know that we will be cutting the ribbon and officially opening the new Center for the Arts Evergreen on Saturday, September 16, 2017. Mark your calendars. This will also be the opening weekend of the 44th Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Show and Evergreen’s Open Door Studio. This will be “Evergreen’s Art Lovers Weekend”.

With your participation, our art and cultural programs are thriving. And thanks to your generous patronage, we were able to complete the purchase of the former Bergen Park Church as our new home. We received Jefferson County Historical Designation for the building based on a portion that was once the old Soda Creek School House dating back to the 1890’s; this designation has opened us up to more funding possibilities. Renovation is currently underway, and you can track construction progress at www.buildourvision.org. With your support, we’ve reached 82 % of our project goal.

On the program side, there’s something for everyone at CAE. Exhibitions, classes, lectures, workshops, concerts, summer camps for kids, and Evergreen’s family friendly-festival, Summerfest, are ongoing activities. What an exciting time ahead for CAE! Following are two documents which we are happy to share with you; they are a list of astonishing CAE and Capital Campaign accomplishments for the prior year. Thanks to you, this year will mark our capacity to bring the arts and the community together on a whole new level.

Hoping you will join us as often as you can,

Steve Sumner, Executive Director

YOUR COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS

2016 was the most successful year in our history! Highlights & major accomplishments in 2016:

Exhibitions

Events

               

2016 CAE PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Summerfest, July 16/17 – This two day festival included 126 artists booths, and over 6,000 attendees. Summerfest netted its largest revenue ever at $76,169. Evening for the Arts, October 15 - CAE’s annual gala evening held at El Rancho Brewery with a Hawaiian Luau theme, featuring John Erlandson and his band. CAE’s award of “Arts Person of the Year” went to Carolyn Campbell, writer, poet and artist. The event netted $11,686. Winterfest Arts and Crafts Festival- held in November at the Evergreen High School netting $17,014. The Art of Wine Events- CAE continued its very popular "Art of Wine", tasting events which are entirely underwritten by Bob McCarroll of LIV Sotheby’s. Museum Moments- A lecture series in collaboration with the most respected art museum professionals in the region.

Jan/Feb: Annual Members Show- highlighting the talents of our local member artists with more than 50 artists participating in all media February: Mountain Area High School Show- An exhibition of high school artists from Evergreen High School, Conifer High School, Platte Canyon High School and Clear Creek High School March: Mo ‘Print- In collaboration with Denver’s Month of Printing, this exhibition included the work of six artists in the printmaking and book arts traditions April: Turkey Mountain Traders Trunk Show of Native American Crafts April: 120 for $120 Fund Raiser- 120 works of art, donated by 120 artists; Your support raised $15,000 May - June:- Exploration of a Medium, Roots in Clay, stunning collection of work by the Mountain Area Potters Gang June - August: A Family in Art, featured the work three sculptors/artists, Charles, Devon, and Collin Parson August - September- Colorful Colorado a themed juried show exploring the environment we live in August -September: Creede National Small Print Show (in the Hallway Gallery), exhibiting the winners from this annual small print show hosted by the Creed, Colorado Arts Council September - October: Carolyn Seymour Retrospective, an exhibition celebrating the life and work of 94 year-old Evergreen resident Carolyn Seymour November - December: Annual Holiday Gift Show, highlighting wonderful handmade gift items in all media. The show represented 33 individual artists and a sales increase of 88% over 2015 Holiday Show

Education

CMAG

CMAG- Colorado Mountain Art Gallery in Georgetown, CO- now in its 8th year, CAE’s co-op art gallery now boasts a stable of 50 artists from across the Front Range; 2016 was CMAG’s best year ever for gross sales.

  

    

    

CAE received the community awarded Macaroni Kids Gold Daisy Award for classes.

Art Summer Camps consisting of week long

themed camps in all media. Ceramics for Homeschoolers. Partnership with Vertical Skills Academy;

provided ceramics classes for all the students, children with dyslexia

Introduction of new classes, including Floral

Arranging, Gourdsket Workshop with Internationally acclaimed

artist Bruce Marion Brown Bag Lecture Series- a series of by-

weekly lectures, presentations, films and musical performances - free to the entire community, including attending Home Schooled students.

Concerts- Concerts by the Evergreen Chamber Orchestra and Colorado legend singer songwriter Chuck Pyle.

Colorado Nonprofit Association Convention

Colorado Creative Industries Summit in Carbondale, CO CCI Community Arts District nominee

workshop and symposium Colorado Funders Forum Luncheon Colorado Business Committee for the

Arts Coordinated the 2016 Evergreen efforts

to reauthorize SCFD Steve Sumner was a juror for CCI

Creates Grants, Boulder District Education Director Stephanie O’Malley

was an artist’s juror for the Golden Art Festival

Executive Director Stephen Sumner was a Juror for the Golden Arts Festival ribbon competition.

Organizations using CAE facilities: CAE hosted monthly meetings by Sculpture Evergreen, The Evergreen Arts and Cultural Alliance, Mountain Area Directors, Friendship Bridge Switten workshop, SCFD Reauthorization Initiative, and Evergreen Creative District Consortium.

CAE’s Participation in State-Wide Events

On behalf of our Executive Director, Steve Sumner, the staff, committee, and the board of directors, I would like to thank our donors for the support, generosity, and belief in our mission.    Many of our supporters are unaware that because Evergreen is unincorporated, CAE receives no municipal funding (SCFD grants are provided for operations).  At the end of 2016, this grass‐roots effort has brought in 82% of our $1.5 million project goal.  Between 2014 and 2016, our volunteers have put in an incredible 7,000 combined hours.    The campaign has received major funding from the Anschutz Foundation, The Gates Family Foundation, and numerous other significant donors.  And in no small measure, the project has benefited from over $150,000  of in‐kind contributions.  

In 2015 the purchase of the old Bergen Park Church was facilitated by Bergen Park Development LLC and through their generosity CAE was able to retire the debt obligation in 2016.  Declared a Historic Landmark by Jefferson County in 2016, the site qualifies for financial assistance from Colorado’s Office of Economic Development and Trade.  We are pleased to have a part in preserving this piece of Evergreen’s history.  Construction progress continues with completion anticipated mid‐2017.  Thank you to the community and everyone who has participated in this project.   Rome Chelsi, Chairman Capital Campaign  

A few of the Capital Campaign highlights from 2016:  Commercial Construction 

and Architecture of Denver named as General Contractor  

Historic Designation received in 2016 

Campaign Case Analysis available on website 

100% financial participation by the CAE Board and Committee members 

Community support achieving 82% of project financial goal of    $1.5 million 

Long Term debt retired  Project Progress: 

www.buildourvision.org 

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

Board of Directors Capital Campaign Committee

2016 Sponsors

   

Steve Sumner, Executive Director Carol Dobbs, President

Peggy Eggers, Vice President Ruth Morehouse, Treasurer Cliff Bowron, Past President

Rome Chelsi, Capital Campaign Chair Fenella Bedesem

Marin Dobson Tim Grace

Therese Halas-Lincoln Susan Hammond

Mark Johnston Patsi Pohle Betsy Rose

Jim Sherwood Celia Sladek

Mary Steinbrecher Laurie Teter

Nancy Williams  

 

  

Rome Chelsi Peggy Eggers

Ruth Morehouse Bill Manning Barb Scripps

Warren Rose

Carol Dobbs Mark Johnston Karen Lindsey Adrian Stone Eric Maule

LIV Sotheby’s, Bob McCarroll Meryl Sabeff

Pandora John Properties 1st Bank Evergreen

All Kids Dental Evergreen Clothing Company

Krupa Espinoza Esq. Huiting Wealth Management Group

Moss Marketing Woden Woods Inc.

All Kids Dental Ameritech Windows

Marriage & Family Center Mountain Hearth & Patio

Air Flow Essentials Prestige Imports

Renewal by Anderson Scripps Taylor Associates

US Bank Corp William Matthews Gallery

Ponzio Family JKS Culinary

El Dorado Water Tuscany Tavern

Evergreen Wealth Management

Evergreen Dental Evergreen Vision

Halas Design Huff Insurance

In Perspective, Inc. LeVos Dentistry

Manning Financial Advisors Mary Ann Smith

Survey Systems, Inc. Terra Firma Realty

Ades Design Builders Bear Paw Stanbro Properties

Cuts n' Stuff Mountain Hearth & Patio

Jeffrey Sprout Adio Health CTRS.,PC

Champion Windows Eco Mark Solar

Branches Cabinetry Design Prestige Imports

Passananante Home Food Rainbow of Denver

Highland Haven Creekside Inn Rotary Club of Evergreen