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LA QUINTA ARTS FOUNDATION

Annual Review 2015/16

La Quinta Arts Foundation (LQAF): A nonprofit 501(c)3

charitable organization founded in 1982 dedicated to its

mission, “Promoting and Cultivating the Arts.”

This mission is accomplished by producing nationally

acclaimed visual and performing art events, forming

meaningful community partnerships, and providing

cultural, education and personal growth outreach

opportunities to students, artists, residents and visitors to

La Quinta and beyond.

“Promoting and Cultivating the Arts” is more than a

mission statement for La Quinta Arts Foundation — it is

our promise to the community we have proudly served for

over three decades.

LA QUINTA ARTS FOUNDATION Federal Tax ID Number: 95-3842968

78150 Calle Tampico, Suite 215 La Quinta, CA 92253 760-564-1244 www.LQAF.com

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MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT & CEO CHRISTI SALAMONE

2015/16: A Changing Landscape

As the cornerstone of La Quinta Arts Foundation programming, La Quinta Arts Festival is certainly worthy of its many accolades — especially having commanded the Number One position on the national listings of fine art rankings for three straight years (2013, 2014, 2015). La Quinta Arts Festival 2016 was no exception – and it deserves high praise for continuing to be the catalyst and fuel in the creation of hundreds of success stories for artists and students alike. The sum of these achievements endorses LQAF’s continuing leadership role in the Coachella Valley’s arts and culture scene. Highlights: Initiated in 2014/15, LQAF’s salute to

American Craft Week grew from seven community partners to ten in its second year.

The Community Art Gallery was a new programming initiative in 2015/16 presented in partnership with the City of La Quinta, and Corporate Sponsor Rabobank in which three public art gallery exhibitions were installed at La Quinta City Hall running in succession from September 2015 through June 2016.

Celebrated by artists and patrons alike, Art Under the Umbrellas at Old Town La Quinta retained its status as the Coachella Valley’s most popular series of “Fun, Free, & Fabulous” Saturday art shows.

LQAF Visual Art Scholarship Awards reached a total of $1,190,002 to local students pursuing college degrees in the arts.

Over 120 local students benefited from LQAF student tours at La Quinta Arts Festival.

LQAF provided exposure and professional earning opportunities for 500 working visual and performing artists.

Since 1982, La Quinta Arts Foundation has enabled artists' livelihoods and nurtured their creative pursuits. We have supported students with classroom instruction, art experiences, and financial assistance. Each year, we engage over 50,000 Coachella Valley residents and visitors as active participants with enriching cultural programs and opportunities to join with family, friends and neighbors to give back and be part of a thriving society. The 2015/16 year in review, while very successful, was pivotal for La Quinta Arts Foundation. For each of the past two fiscal years, and for the upcoming 2016/17 season, La Quinta Arts Foundation was given Notice to Vacate Certain Parking Facilities by the City of La Quinta to make way for the Villas at Old Town development. Both past years, LQAF was granted a reprieve when development plans experienced delays. As Coachella Valley cities look to revenue generating alternatives from developer fees, transient occupancy tax and sales tax, to offset the loss of their Redevelopment Agency funds, it is clearly not a ‘business as usual’ environment. Continuing to present La Quinta Arts Festival at La Quinta Civic Center Campus does not align with La Quinta’s expansion vision, and, faced with budget shortfalls, it is likely the City’s financial support will be withdrawn or reduced. A November 2016 ballot initiative for a 1% sales tax increase, uncertainty of parking, lack of infrastructure, escalating production and

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promotion costs, and competition for community support, resources and volunteers makes it challenging to continue producing successful events on the scale of La Quinta Arts Festival and Art Under the Umbrellas. For the past several years we have adequately adapted to the changing landscape, however, a year-to-year approach to address these looming issues is not a viable or visionary strategy. Thus the staff and board of directors are working to shape LQAF’s future, remaining committed to our mission of Promoting and Cultivating the Arts. Since 2007, LQAF has been involved with thought leaders of the Coachella Valley arts and culture community examining the needs of our region’s creative sector. These efforts resulted in a strongly expressed desire to organize and formalize toward increased advocacy, collaboration, and resource development for the creative sector. The Greater Palm Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau also recognized the vital role the creative sector plays in our region’s tourism economy. As a result, LQAF and CVB entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to advance the imperatives identified by the arts community, leading to the formation of an affiliated nonprofit, California Desert Arts Council (CDAC) in December 2015. Embracing the opportunity to serve our mission of promoting and cultivating the arts in an expanded capacity, CDAC will unify, promote and empower the arts and culture communities in the Coachella Valley region. As the valley continues to grow, it will be critical to create and sustain infrastructure and participatory support for the arts. Building and retaining a creative workforce will be vital to the valley’s lifeblood tourism industry. LQAF and CDAC have critical and prominent roles to play in the implementation of these efforts. We are counting on our loyal supporters to embrace the important work to come – we are up to the task! Our utmost gratitude is extended to the City of La Quinta, Corporate Sponsor Rabobank, as well as our loyal members, volunteers, sponsors, artists, local business, civic and charitable organizations and so many community partners who all join together to contribute dollars, goods, services and effort to ensure our continued success.

On behalf of the board of directors, I am pleased to present the La Quinta Arts Foundation Annual Review 2015/16.

Board of Directors 2015/16

Phillip Waller, Chairman

Haddon Libby, Treasurer

Jim Parrish, Secretary

Frank Delany

Jeff Stahl

Mark Weiss

Members Emerti

Olga Giannini

Kay Wolff

LQAF Staff

Christi Salamone, President/CEO

Jim Christian, CFO

Kathleen Hughes, Events Manager

Kathy Taylor Bauer, Administrative Manager

Debby Nelson, Volunteer Coordinator

Myles Barter, Staff Accountant

Brittany Delany, Executive Assistant / Programs

Coordinator

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34TH LA QUINTA ARTS FESTIVAL – MARCH 3 to 6, 2016

Recognition #3 Fine Arts Festival in the Nation, Art Fair Sourcebook 2016

#4 Fine Art & Design Show, Sunshine Artist Top 200 Shows in the U.S. 2015

Top 10 ArtFairCalendar.com Best Art Fair 2015

Best Annual Charity Event 2015/16, Coachella Valley Independent

As evidenced by our consistent presence at the top of fine arts listings, La Quinta Arts Festival is truly a world-class event. La Quinta Arts Festival is firmly established as a premier destination for arts and culture, primarily through our commitment to sustain the superb quality of work and general prestige that its patrons have come to expect from this show year-after-year. La Quinta Arts Festival 2016 proceeded with the same solid formula of aligning with the top artists in the country and affording them the ultimate amenities and opportunities to best showcase their original works of art on a spectacular art festival site to a demographically preferred audience.

Whether a factor of a contentious political climate, a devaluation in the exchange rate of the Canadian Dollar affecting our snowbird population, and somewhat adverse weather conditions, ticket sales (-16%) and art sales (-8%) declined in 2016. However total artist sales still managed to top out at a commendable $2.7 million mark.

By The Numbers Exhibiting artists: 224 artists selected from 1,129 applicants (31% = new applicants); 22 of the invited

artists were new exhibitors — 6% of these had never applied before.

Invited artists represent 35 states, Canada, and Argentina.

Ticket Prices: Single Day $17, Multi-day Pass $22, Children 12 and under free.

Attendance: Total 18,000 / Paid 17,380

Engagement La Quinta Arts Festival is grateful to have the unwavering and continuing support of the greater Coachella Valley community – and we are also fortunate to be able to connect our offerings with cultural patrons from across the nation. Our ability to discern who is engaging with us, where they hail from, and what their interests are – improves each year. Data collected from La Quinta Arts Festival ticket and art purchases reveals 2016 attendees hailed from 44 US states & Washington DC. 44% of art sales recorded to addresses outside of California, while 56% were within California. Of the California purchasers, over 124 cities throughout the Golden State were represented. As usual there was strong participation from our Canadian seasonal residents representing over 4% of attendees.

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34TH LA QUINTA ARTS FESTIVAL – MARCH 3-6, 2016

Featured Festival Artist Trés Taylor Trés Taylor’s original painting entitled “Citrus Monk” was commissioned as the image for the La Quinta Arts Festival 2016 commemorative poster. Taylor was the top selling artist at the 2016 Festival. A contemporary mixed media painter living in Birmingham, AL, Trés paints about spiritual seeking, love, Divine Love, peace, and joy. His subjects are usually monks, couples, and houses — but always the subjects are symbols of love. His medium is tarpaper and frequently uses layers of mud, sometimes

Alabama red clay, that give his paintings a rich and yet raw texture. Taylor has exhibited nationally and internationally; his work can be found in several significant collections including Dupont Pioneer of Des Moines, IA; the Hurn Museum of Contemporary Folk Art of Savannah, GA; and is publicly displayed at Children’s of Alabama, a hospital in Birmingham. In October 2014, Trés Taylor created a work to celebrate the historic visit of the Dalai Lama in Birmingham.

Artist Awards Reception La Quinta Arts Festival 2016’s Artist Awards Reception was attended by well over 500 invited guests on the Civic Center Amphitheatre lawn from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. Along with the Festival artists, special invitees to the Awards Reception were LQAF Friends and Patron Members, Home Hosts, Corporate Sponsors, Community Partners, and dignitaries from the City of La Quinta, Premier Sponsor for LQAF events. The awards reception was catered by donations from 12 Featured Festival Restaurants and Festival Sponsors.

Festival 2016 Award Winners BEST OF SHOW: Ed Myers (Mixed Media) Lake Mary, FL BEST OF CATEGORY AWARDS: Ceramics Fred Stodder San Juan Capitstrano, CA Fiber Louise Valentine & Brian Provencher Gibsons, BC, Canada Glass Scott Amrhein Sherwood, WI Jewelry Sally Craig Amherst, MA Painting Gabriela Firehammer Fallbrook, CA Photography Jason Pavalonis Jackson Hole, WY Printmaking Michael McKee Fountain Hills, AZ Sculpture Dan McCabe Prescott, AZ

AWARDS OF MERIT: Ceramics Richard Meyer Santa Fe, NM Glass Alexis Silk Energy, IL Jewelry Dorothee Naumburg Dana Point, CA Mixed Media Barbara Woods & H. Tom Thomas Santa Fe, NM Painting Signe & Genna Grushovenko Greenville, SC Printmaking Janice Bond Portland, OR Sculpture Ruben Fasani Buenos Aires, Argentina Wood Clifford Lounsbury Tawas City, MI

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34TH LA QUINTA ARTS FESTIVAL – MARCH 3-6, 2016

Festival Entertainment Festival’s entertainment line-up included several new acts:

Lana Chromium, a fine art body painter — winner of GSNTV’s Season

2 “Skin Wars.” Lana was accompanied by art model and dance artist Khalia Frazier, who interpreted Chromium’s painting through original

dance and movement. (Saturday afternoon) The Flusters, performing Indie Surf Rock Music (Friday afternoon)

Marnie Navarro performed as “IAMNOTADJ,” who entertained guests with her eclectic mix of rhythms and sounds using various set-ups that ran the gamut from vinyl records to digital files (Daily)

Plus returning performers:

Classical flamenco guitarist Milton Merlos Jr. (Daily)

Karumanta Music by Oscar Reynolds, best known for playing the

Bolivian pan flutes and guitar simultaneously (Daily) The Steve Madaio Band featuring Bobby O’Conner and Horace Miller

performing jazz favorites (Saturday and Sunday afternoon)

Festival Fare

Offering the ultimate casual dining experience on Restaurant Row were Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Fisherman’s Market & Grill and Shanghai Reds. The Corner Pub featured Westcoast Hofbrau brats and more, plus a wide selection of high-end craft beers and wine. Lighter fare was available at Island Bar and Meadow Bar, along with well-known vendors E & E Pel’s Italian Ices, Pasquini Espresso and Brandini Toffee. Stella Artois, the official beer of La Quinta Arts Festival, was served at all bar locations on site.

Art in Public Places The City of La Quinta Civic Purchase Committee chose and purchased five pieces from three artists:

CITY OF LA QUINTA PURCHASE AWARDS: Damien Jones, Berkeley, CA – Sculpture Mark Stephenson, Sky Valley, CA – Photography Bart Aldrich, Indio, CA – Photography (three pieces) The new pieces join over 150 works of art located in public facilities, and near commercial and residential developments. It is LQAF’s ongoing goal to continue to communicate La Quinta Arts Festival as a viable Art in Public Places resource to cities and developers. LQAF offers an online Artist Registry on LQAF.com.

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ART UNDER THE UMBRELLAS

Art Under the Umbrellas (AUU) October 31 November 14 November 28 January 16 January 23 February 6 February 13 March 19 Art Under the Umbrellas is a series of eight six-hour events held on eight key Saturdays throughout the desert season set along the streets and lawn of Old Town La Quinta. Art Under the Umbrellas continues to be a destination for locals, snowbirds, resorts guests, and day-trip visitors. The free public events that feature over 80 artists, live music, and art demonstrations were attended by at least 25,000 patrons — a conservative estimate based on an average of over 3,000 per event. All parking lots in the Village area were routinely filled to capacity and Old Town’s shops and restaurants saw significant increase in traffic. The exceptional reputation of this show among artists was apparent in the long wait lists in place for each event, with far more applicants than booth spaces available.

AUU Marketing / Featured Artists: To amplify the marketing strategy for Art Under the Umbrellas, different artists were identified to be featured at each show through postings on the LQAF.com website and Facebook, LQAF e-blasts, press releases, and a series of feature articles in Desert Entertainer and Coachella Valley Weekly to accompany paid ads.

AUU 2015/16 Revenue Total art sales of 140 participating artists totaled $749,885 (down 13% from previous year’s sales of $861,899).

AUU Entertainment Entertaining at all events from 11 am to 3 pm were members of The Steve Madaio Band featuring Bobby O’Connor and Horace Miller.

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ART. CULTURE. LIFE. JULY 2015 – JUNE 2016

American Craft Week October 2-11, 2015

LQAF partnered with eight other organizations across the Coachella Valley to offer a diverse slate of arts and crafts activities to promote American Craft Week (ACW) — a national ten-day celebration of handmade craft that encompasses more than a thousand events in all fifty states. All six of the 2014 ACW La Quinta participants returned to collaborate on the 2015 celebration: La Quinta Museum, La Quinta Historical Society, La Quinta Library, Friends of the La Quinta Library, Old Town Artisan Studio, and S’mart Studio. Alliances in ACW 2015 included over 300 members of the Coachella Valley Quilt Guild, and the annual Quiltfest Oasis Palm Springs showcase, as well as S.C.R.A.P. Gallery / Coachella Valley Art Center. Collectively they offered more than 20 craft themed events and activities including exhibits and receptions, plus a host of workshops for children, teens and adults.

La Quinta Community Gallery Co-presented by the City of La Quinta, with funding from Corporate Sponsor Rabobank, the Community Gallery was a new initiative designed to foster greater appreciation for art in our community through a series of three public art gallery exhibitions. The free exhibits curated by LQAF were set at La Quinta Civic Center from September 2015 through June 2016, each with a guest lecture and reception.

2015/16 Exhibition Calendar Follow The Thread – A Salute to American Craft Week Sep. 8 – Nov. 20, 2015 Presented in association with Coachella Valley Quilt Guild. An exhibit of contemporary quilt art featuring 20 local quilt artists. Guest Lecture/Oct. 7: Laura Wasilowski, renowned textile artist, teacher and creator of hand dyed fabrics and threads. Presented in

association with Quiltfest Oasis Palm Springs. Andy Nelson: A Legacy Revealed Dec. 14, 2015 – Mar. 11, 2016

Andy Nelson (1920-1996) produced a prodigious body of figurative and abstract paintings while also art directing advertising campaigns at J.

Walter Thompson Agency in New York. This exhibition focused on Nelson’s paintings and totems, created in the desert from the 1960s to the ’90s, one of which served as the commemorative poster for La Quinta Arts Festival 1997. Guest Lecture/Jan. 27: Marla Nelson -Through a Daughter’s Eyes

Desert Plein Air Mar. 28 – June 3, 2016 An exhibition of 48 paintings by six local and regional contemporary plein air artists who paint on location to capture the natural light, color and movement in their works. Invited exhibitors: Robert Ferguson, Robert Fleming, Nancy Lynn, Elaine Mathews, Diane McClary, and Silvio Silvestri. Guest Lecture/April 6: Steven Biller, editor of Palm Springs Life ART+CULTURE and a contributing writer for art ltd. Biller has written extensively about early California plein air painters.

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ART. CULTURE. LIFE. JULY 2015 – JUNE 2016 Citrus Country Club Art Expo February 23, 2016 LQAF was again entrusted to organize the Citrus Country Club’s third annual Art Expo in La Quinta, a private event where over 100 club members attended a lavish dinner and viewed art displays by seven local artists. The exhibitors, who were all participating artists in the current season of Art Under the Umbrellas and/or La Quinta Arts Festival, were on hand to personally meet and greet the guests and promote the events.

Kathy Caldwell, Silversmith Joanne Casey, Mixed Media

Mark Doolittle, Wood Dean Mayo, Photography Diane McClary, Oil Painting

Jason McQuaid, Ceramics Stevie Weinberg, Jewelry

Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon March 23, 2016 Fisherman’s Landing at the J W Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert served as the venue for LQAF’s annual luncheon honoring over 50 of our star volunteers who donated an extraordinary amount of time and expertise to LQAF programs. This group included event and office volunteers, and scholarship committee members.

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OUTREACH

La Quinta Arts Festival Student Tours Friday, March 4, 2016

La Quinta Arts Festival welcomed over 120 fifth grade students from four classrooms at Adams Elementary School and Ben Franklin Elementary School in La Quinta to experience one hour docent guided tours in which the students visited with pre-selected artists who discussed their inspiration, techniques and imparted live art demonstrations. The students, who were accompanied by their teachers and chaperones, were provided with free admittance to the Festival.

La Quinta High School Wind Symphony For the second year, La Quinta Arts Foundation supported La Quinta High School’s award winning Wind Symphony Orchestra with a donation of $1,500. The band sought funding for an invitation to perform at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall in Chicago, IL on April 18, 2016.

Visual Art Scholarship Awards La Quinta Arts Foundation awarded $42,250 to 21 art majors to attend college during the 2015/16 academic year. This amount includes $7,000 from the Ryan Ramirez Memorial Fund as well as memorial donations in the names of Nancy and David Marks and Melville Keever. This brings the grand total of LQAF’s scholarship awards to $1,190,002 to students pursuing college degrees in the visual arts since the program was instituted in 1984.

LQAF Congratulates the following 2015/16 Scholarship Winners: New Scholarship Recipients (11):

Jacqueline Aguilar--CSU Fullerton (Coachella

Valley HS)

Kaho Akiya--CSU Long Beach (Palm Desert

HS)

Camry Clark--Pasadena City College (Cathedral

City HS)

Michelle Cullin--Laguna College of Art & Design

(Xavier College Prep HS)

Julian Felix--UC Riverside (Coachella Valley

HS)

Perla Garcia--San Diego State University

Karlie Isenhower-Hooper--University of San

Francisco (Xavier College Prep HS)

Wilma Rueda--College of the Desert

Abraham Sotelo--CSU Fullerton

Jazmine Valles--Art Institute San Francisco

(Cathedral City HS)

Benjamin Williams--Cedarville University (Palm

Springs HS)

Returning Scholarship Recipients (10):

Landon Duarte--University of Redlands

Bridgid Elliott-Pope--FIDM

David Gonzalez-Silva--College of the Desert

Ashley Hapner--Loyola Marymount

Ashton Morgan--Portland State U

Yrene Ramirez--Otis College of Art & Design

Elizabeth Talbot--CSU Long Beach

Amanda Velasquez--Laguna College of Art &

Design

Harley Weir--Laguna College of Art & Design

Jake Williams--UC Riverside

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Scholarship Success Stories The legacy of LQAF’s visual Art Scholarship Program grows every year as new success stories are revealed by former recipients.

Corina Gamma is a documentarist and fine-art photographer/teacher with a MFA who creates artistic films that explore the relationship between people and their environment. Between 2009 and 2011 she traveled three times to Greenland doing extensive research on its environment and culture for her documentary, SILA, and the Gatekeepers of the Artic. This film became an Official Selection of the American Documentary Film Festival 2016 in Palm Springs.

Sofia Enriquez is an active artist in the Coachella Valley. She paints in acrylic on canvas and oil on glass – much of it is exhibited at MAKE, the Coachella Valley Art Scene's new space at Westfield Palm Desert. Enriquez hand paints creative designs on fabric and uses it to sew shoes, purses and clothing that she sells at pop-up shops. She recently completed a mural in Coachella and hopes to paint another soon. Sofia also teaches art with the YMCA's after-school program and is an art educator at the Palm Springs Art Museum.

Marnie L. Navarro is a multi-media artist with a resume that includes painting, screen printing, furniture design, DJ and video. She holds a B.A. in Psychology and a post-baccalaureate degree in Studio Art.

La Quinta Arts Festival 2016 welcomed Marnie as “IAMNOTADJ” who entertained guests daily with her eclectic mix of rhythms and sounds. As a participant in Art Practice, an interdisciplinary MFA program at the School of Visual Arts (NYC), Class of 2016, she exhibited a solo show in July 2016.

Landon Duarte, is attending the University of Redlands, double majoring in Graphic Design and Visual & Media Studies. As Head of Marketing for his class and Co-Director of Digital Media for Social Affairs, Landon excels in his role as a creative leader. Landon works in the creative department in the Office of Advancement, where he designs and constructs many aspects of Alumni events such as hand painted signs, table markers, and name tags.

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LA QUINTA ARTS FOUNDATION VOLUNTEERS La Quinta Arts Foundation Volunteers are crucial to the success of our programs and events. During 2015/16 Volunteers donated in excess of 5,362 hours. Those individuals being recognized in this report have logged the most hours, or put forth extraordinary efforts for the Foundation. Board of Directors The Board of Directors constitutes a vital volunteer arm of LQAF donating time and resources to judiciously steward LQAF and serve as ambassadors throughout the year. The members of the 2015/16 Board of Directors are listed previously in this report.

La Quinta Arts Festival 2016 Volunteers 313 volunteers donated 4,843 cumulative hours during the year to prepare for and run the 2016 Festival.

Special thanks to the following Chair Persons:

Artist Reception Pat Shapiro

Customer Pick Up Bobbie McClain, Susan Rocque

Exit West Debi Brewer, Christopher & Stephanie Sipe

Festival Concierge Jim Forneris

Finance Carolyn Todd, Claire Swan

Gate Marshalls West Debi Brewer

Greeters Exit East Gloria Nixt, Lori Currie

Greeters West Greg Asbra, Mary Barnum, Terry Maple, Linda Hagood, Pene Owens

Hospitality: Artists & Volunteers Barbara Jamtgaard, Kay Cain

Judges’ Guides Kathy Jonas

Registration of Artists Jo-Anne Forrest, Amy Helm

Retail Mary Bryant, Rhonda Larson

Set Up Esther Gelineau

Ticket Sales East Bob Carlson, Madelaine Wolfe Kathy Lee & Jeff Fier

Ticket Sales West Marge Dodge, Margaret Kelso

Volunteer Liaison Carol Benner

Festival 2016 Home Hosts The parameters for this program in 2016 offered accommodations only to first-time exhibitors traveling long distances and who would otherwise be unable to afford the high cost of local hotel stays. Five artists requested and received the benefit of home hosting provided by the following patrons who opened their homes to artists during Festival week: Larry & Barb Bakstad Wally Huntoon Sandy & Phyllis Hellman Sharon Knight Nan Tomasko

Artist Advisory Board Made up of some of Festival’s most talented and respected artists, they provide assistance for Festival layout, artist recruitment, the jury process, and offer guidance in all aspects of Festival planning. LQAF thanks the following Artist Advisory Board for their contributions to the 2016 Festival:

Robert

Ferguson

Erin

Hanson

Guilloume

Christopher

Jeffries

Laurent

Martres

Michael

McKee

Jason

Napier

Dorothee

Naumburg

Isabelle

Posillico

Leo Posillico Lorra Lee

Rose

John

Scanlan

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Scholarship Committee Scholarship applications and art portfolios are submitted online beginning in February, and reviewed by the LQAF scholarship committee in April. Scholarship 2015/16 Committee Members are: John Hansen - Art Teacher, Professional Artist Hovak Najarian, Ph.D. Fine Arts; Professor Emeritus, College of the Desert Roy & Debbie Ramirez - Ryan Ramirez Memorial Fund Deborah Schwartz-Glickman - Public Art Coordinator, City of Palm Desert

Office Assistance Two volunteers worked year-round on a weekly basis offering as needed office assistance: Kathy Jonas and Carol Benner

MEMBERSHIP La Quinta Arts Foundation Membership donations totaled $17,450 from 110 individual households during the 2015/16 fiscal year. This number included 40 artists who joined or renewed at the Artist Member level offering the benefit of inclusion on our LQAF.com Artist Galleries with on-line profiles, artist statements, and website links in addition to their image galleries.

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Premier Sponsor: The City of La Quinta LQAF is most grateful to receive the continued support of City of La Quinta. LQAF entered into a Marketing Services Contract for $103,130 for the 2015/16 season of activities, for which the City was designated Premier Sponsor of LQAF events. LQAF worked with the Community Services Department to present our slate of cultural activities. More than ever, mutually beneficial partnerships, collaboration and the generosity of local business, civic and charitable organizations are critical to sustain our mission. Over 60 businesses and organizations partnered with, and/or contributed to LQAF in 2015/16. These alliances validate and strengthen LQAF’S respective significance in our community and we are indebted to the following:

Sponsors, Donors, and Community Partners

Premier Sponsor City of La Quinta

Corporate Sponsor Rabobank

Community Partners AAMONTE Andy Gump Bristol Farms Burrtec Waste & Recycling Services Classic Party Rentals Fast Frame, La Quinta Heimark Distributing, Stella Artois Beer John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital La Quinta Resort & Club O'Linn Security Inc. Ralph’s Grocery Store Citrus Plaza South Valley Electric Towne Park

American Craft Week Partners Coachella Valley Quilt Guild La Quinta Museum La Quinta Historical Society La Quinta Library Friends of the La Quinta Library Old Town Artisan Studio Quiltfest Oasis Palm Springs S.C.R.A.P. Gallery / Coachella Valley Art Center Sm’art Studio

Media Sponsors Coachella Valley Weekly Desert Entertainer Southwest Art Magazine The Desert Sun Travel Host The Oasis 95.9 Q102.3 Classic rock KMRJ Jammin 99.5 KPLM Big 106 Country

Featured Festival Restaurants Adobe Grill Arnold Palmer’s Restaurant Bristol Farms Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Ernie’s Bar & Grill Fisherman's Market & Grill Lavender Bistro Ruth’s Chris Steak House Shanghai Reds Stuft Pizza Bar & Grill Twenty6 Festival Donors Alankara Salon A&M Construction Desert Willow Golf Resort Embassy Suites Resort La Quinta Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort, Lantana Jules Market La Quinta Baking Company La Quinta Realty Properties La Quinta Olive Oil Company La Quinta Realty Properties Law Offices of Frank J. Delany Lost on Hwy 111 Grill Lowe’s La Quinta Kaiser Restaurant Group Marshall & Bonnie Hughes Mastro’s Steakhouse Miracle Springs Resort & Spa Rancho La Quinta Country Club Si Bon Belgian Bistro SilverRock Resort Smith Family Trust – Parkview Plaza Soul of China Spotlight 29’s JEM Steakhouse Restaurant Summit Team (Ralph's Plaza, La Quinta) Thomas A. Pistone Law Group Two Bunch Palms Wally’s Desert Turtle

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FINANCIALS

LA QUINTA ARTS FOUNDATION STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

June 30, 2016

ASSETS Cash and Equivalents 3,293,281 Scholarship Funds 12,471 LQAF Invested Funds 4,254,232 Other Current Assets 33,992 Total Current Assets 7,593,976 Equipment, Net 24,589 Investment in CDAC 50,000 TOTAL ASSETS 7,668,565 LIABILITIES Accounts Payable 16,825 Accrued Expenses 51,542 Total Liabilities 68,367 Net Assets 7,600,198 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 7,668,565

LA QUINTA ARTS FOUNDATION STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

June 30, 2016

REVENUE Contributions and Grants 125,580 Program Revenue 1,330,162 Investment Income 27,445 Miscellaneous Income 323 TOTAL SUPPORT AND REVENUE* 1,483,510 EXPENSES Program Expenses 1,047,122 Administration Expenses 133,702 Depreciation 13,138 TOTAL EXPENSES 1,193,962 Excess of Revenues over Expenses* 289,548 *Does not include Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Market Securities