seARTS 2012 Annual Meeting Focus on Cultural Districts

Tuesday, February 28th 2012 Rockport Music – Shalin Liu

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seARTS is an arts & cultural collaboration and membership organization

serving all sectors of the arts on Cape Ann (Gloucester, Rockport, Essex,

Manchester).

http://www.searts.org

Agenda

6:00-6:30

6:30-7:00 PM

• Welcome from Tony Beadle – Rockport Music

• Welcome from President: James Caviston

• seARTS Year in Review: Jackie

• Board Matters: By-Laws & New Board Voting: Deborah

Eliason

• Speaker Intro: Anne Robinson

7:00-8:00 PM

• Keynote Presentations : Ann Galligan & Herb Weiss

8:00-8:30 PM: Q& A/General Discussion

8:30-9:00 Mingling

Welcome James Caviston, President

seARTS Mission:

The Society for the Encouragement of the Arts (seARTS) aspires to

re-establish Cape Ann as a world-class center for working artists—in balance

with the unique character of Cape Ann as a maritime community.

seARTS is a coalition of artists, cultural institutions, businesses, and municipal

Partners working to galvanize multiple constituencies to advocate for and

improve the economic base for the arts on Cape Ann by:

Linking artists to each other and to art organizations to patrons, sponsors and tourists

Marketing Cape Ann’s thriving arts community and cultural programs

Developing and implementing innovative programs and events to broaden

awareness of, and access to, the arts on Cape Ann

2011 – A Look Back – Year in Review Jackie Ganim-DeFalco, Chair

Membership/Programs

◦ Newsblast improvements (ArtBytes, Profiles, etc..)

◦ Social Media Additions – Twitter @seARTSCapeAnn & Facebook

◦ Art Loan Programs

◦ Captains Courageous Festival

◦ Partner with An Artist

◦ Wearable Arts – Runway Show & Holiday Shows

Marketing

◦ American Style

◦ PR to support Events

◦ Website Planning for re-launch

Behind the Scenes: Collaboration, Planning, Finance

◦ Board Outreach

◦ Bi- Annual Cultural Meetings

◦ Cultural Economy Impact: MCC Cultural District Meeting @ City Hall; ongoing Survey work; Cultural District Planning with groups

◦ Financial Mgt/Sustainability

Membership, & Program Highlights

2011 seARTS Member Support April/May 2011-April/May 2012

Total 2011 Members: 188

Individual Members: 150

Cultural Organizations: 22

Businesses: 13

Cultural Members – Sixth Meeting Coming

Spring 2012

Newsblast reach: 1,552

Individuals

Kathleen Adams

Deborah Flynn Aldrich

Willie S Alexander

Nancy Alimansky

Trudy Allen

Tom F. Amend

Saira Austin

Mary Beth Bainbridge

Thomas Baker

Ann Banks

Leslie D. Bartlett

John Bassett

Geoffrey Bayliss

J Beckwith

Janis R. Bell

David Benjamin

(Carol) Coco Berkman

Linda Lea Bertrand

Ken Bonfield

Barbara and Al

Boudreau

William Braunlich

Susan Britt

Isabelle K. Brown

Mary Buckley

John Cameron

Marlene Cann

Heidi Caswell-Zander

James Caviston

Dixie Clark

Julie Cleveland

Katherine Coakley

Yhanna Coffin

David Coffin

Mary D. Cole

Pamela Courtleigh

Anne Cowman

Anne Marie Crotty

Lindsay Crouse

Cynthia Curtis

Marci Davis

Terry Del Percio-

Piemonte

Rob Diebboll

Jay T DiPrima

Loren Doucette

Cheryl Dyment

Deborah Eliason

Thomas G. Enright

Adele Q. Ervin

Diane Faissler

Beverly Feinberg-

Moss

Susan Field

M. Kristine Fisher

Frances C. Fitch

Edie Freedman

Christine Gauthier-

Kelly

Stephan Gersh

Bobbi Gibb

Richard Giedd

Lucy A. Gillard

Lynda Goldberg

Susan Goldman

Christian

Gotfredson

Susan Guest-

McPhail

Michele Harrison

JoeAnn Hart

Marcia Hart

Mary Healy

Leslie Heffron

Susan Hershey

Judith Hoglander

Kathryn Hollett

Ken Hruby

Helen R. Kamins

Stephen Kelley

Linda M Kelly

Susan Kenna

Ellen Korey-Lie

Adrian Lauterstein

Ellen J. (E.J.) Lefavour

Nancy LeGendre

Pat Lowery Collins

Eva-Lynn Loy

Camilla MacFadyen

Brenda Malloy

Nancy B. Marculewicz

Lawrence M Martin-

Bittman

Kathleen Masella

Mary McCarl

Carol L. McKenna

Kathleen Miller

Judith Monteferrante

Edmund (Skip) Montello

David Montgomery

Ruth Mordecai

Kerry Mullen

Sinikka Nogelo

Mary Lou Nye

Michael O'Leary

Susan Oleksiw

Michael Oleksiw

Patricia M. O'Neill

Christy S Park

Marcia Karen Petersen

David Piemonte

Deborah Poodry

Marion V. Powers

Susan Quateman

Beverly Quint

Leroy Rangan

Martin Ray

Patricia Yarborough

Reed

Heather Johnson Reid

Andree Robert

Kathy G. Roberts

Judith Robinson-Cox

Joe & Maggie Rosa

Richard Rosenfeld

Wally Rowe

Rosella Sagall

Roger E. Salisbury

Claire Sanford

Lynne Sausele

Richard W. Seeley

Marcia Settipani

Sandy Shaw

Rebecca Simpson

Rebecca H. Siswick

Sarah Slifer

Rosamond Smith

Kate Somers

Janet E. Souza

Ginni Spencer

Sharon Stanton-

Russell, Ph.D

June Steel

Paul S Stetzer

Anna Stevens

Michael Storella

Dave Stotzer

Diana Svahn

Joanna C Swayze

Marilyn Swift

Lynn Swigart

Joan Swigart

Theresa M Testaverde

Martha Wakefield

Mark Warhol

Rokhaya Waring

Roberta Wayne

Theresa Weinheimer

Chris Williams

Beth Williams

Martha Wood

Heidi Caswell-Zander

Anthea Zito

Membership

Business Members Cultural Organization Members

222 Arts & Wellness Center

Cape Ann Designs

Cape Ann Forum

Cape Ann Healing Center

Stephen Dexter

Granite Shore Gallery

Ed Halsted

Island Art And Hobby

Judith Monteferrante Photography

Local Colors Gallery

Marty Morgan Pottery

Random Arts Gallery

True North Gallery

The Visual Connection Image Research, Inc.

Art Harbor of Cape Ann

Cape Ann Artisans

Cape Ann Art Haven

Cape Ann Forum

Cape Ann Museum

Cape Ann Symphony Association, Inc.

Cape Ann Theatre Collaborative

City of Gloucester Tourism

Gloucester Stage Company

Independent Christian Church, Unitarian

Universalist

Japescape Productions

Lanesville Community Center

Music at Eden's Edge

North Shore Arts Association

North Shore Jazz Project

Rockport Art Association

Rockport Music

Rocky Neck Art Colony

Rose Baker Senior Center Art Program

Sawyer Free Library & Gloucester Lyceum

St. John’s Episcopal Church

Business & Cultural Members

Individuals Businesses Cultural

Organizations

Tom F. Amend

John Bassett

Linda Lea Bertrand

Susan Boles

Isabelle K. Brown

John Cameron

Marlene Cann

Dixie Clark

Julie Cleveland

Pat Lowery Collins

Terry Del Percio-

Piemonte

Deborah Eliason

Adele Q. Ervin

Beverly Feinberg-

Moss

Stephan Gersh

Susan Goldman

Michele Harrison

Marcia F. Hart

Leslie Heffron

Kathryn Hollett

Anna Kasabian

Stephen Kelley

Ellen J. LeFavour

Eva-Lynn Loy

Kathleen Masella

Edmund (Skip)

Montello

Kerry Mullen

Sinikka Nogelo

Mary Lou Nye

Marcia Karen

Petersen

Deborah Poodry

Leroy Rangan

Kathy G.

Roberts

Lynne Sausele

Rebecca

Simpson

Janet E. Souza

June Steel

Susan Quateman

Rokyaha Waring

Martha Wood

222 Arts & Wellness Center

Ed Halsted

Island Art And Hobby

True North Gallery

The Visual Connection Image

Research, Inc.

Cape Ann Theatre

Collaborative

Japescape Productions

North Shore Jazz

Project

St. John’s Episcopal

Church

New Members (anyone good thru 2012 or who

joined in 2012)

First Newsletter! Sign up at desk to

receive one…..

2011 Annual Meeting @

Cruiseport

Art@Bass Rocks 2011 Awarded Viewers Choice Awards (need photos

below)

Jurors – Joy Day Buell, Debbie Clark, Juni Van Dyke

Opening Reception with Joy Day Buell

Featured Artists in BR

Newsletter

Total Sales since 2009: $8665

Postcard by: E.J. LeFavour

"Exposes my work to a unique audience . . .

Opportunity to meet new artist colleagues (and

current artist colleagues) . . . reception is unique…”

Richard Seeley, Photographer

Art @ Bass Rocks

Art@Cape Ann Medical Center

Wrapped up

program….

2011 Captains

Courageous Festival

Cape Ann Museum Sawyer Free Library Maritime Gloucester Cape Ann Community Cinema Schooner Adventure & Three Sheets to the Wind

Moving to

September 22,

2012 during Trails

& Sails Weekend

coordinated by

Schooner

Adventure

Partner with an artist Five new works funded by a grant from Bruce J. Anderson and Selma and Bayness Andrews Funds

Writer’s Center & Ten Pound Island Books

Artist: Susan Erony

Gloucester Marine Railways Artist: John Tagiuiri

Captain Joe & Sons Artist: Abby Ytzen

Rockport Council on Aging @ the Rockport

Community House Artist: Elizabeth Harty

Cape Ann Community Cinema & The Annie

Artists: Rob Newton & Kristen Miller

Managed by Sarah Slifer & Anne Robinson

Celebrate wearable art! Hosted by the Wearable Arts Group to

Partnered with Mobius & Rising Design

Tables decorated by each of 17 “selling”

artists

Over 70 looks on the runway from 30+

designers & artists – local & invited

Raised $15K for seARTS; sold $10K of art

Publicity throughout the Boston area &

special article in Cape Ann Magazine

First seARTS Wearable Art Recognition

Awards

Poster by Edie

Freedman

Wearable Arts Celebrates 5 Years!

Cape Ann Magazine –

Winter Issue

5th Annual Wearable Art Holiday

Show

During Middle Street Walk

Partnered with SF Library

17 participating artists

$12,174.00 Sales with 15% to seARTS

$866 to Library with all artists donating to Raffle

Carol McIntyre, Harpist performing

Poster by Linda Stockman

Great Progress & More Work Ahead for the

Cultural Economy……

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Gloucester as a Top 100 Small Art City

Finance, Planning, & Support

Financial Overview: Bill Braunlich, Treasurer

Revenue Expenses Surplus

FY 2011

Oct. 1 2012 –

Sept 30th, 2011

$62,648 36,397 $24.251

FY 2012

Oct 1 2011-Jan

31, 2012

$18,390 $22,774 ($4384)

Note 1: Two Annual Fundraisers were conducted within the same fiscal year.

Note 2: Sale of artwork during the 16 month reporting period through

seARTS sponsored activities was $23,625

2012 Plans Feb 28 - Annual Meeting Winter: Ongoing Cultural District

Discussions/Connections Feb/March- Partner with An Artist - Call February-March – Bass Rocks Call Captains Courageous – goes on an Adventure! Spring – PWA Announcement/Call April: Cultural Organizations Spring Meeting June - Bass Rocks Opening Reception Fall: New Website Launch PWA Roll-out Sept: Cultural Organizations Fall Meeting Oct – Fall Fundraising Event December -Wearable Arts – Holiday

Wearable Arts Committee

Fall Event Committee:

Captains Courageous

Readers & Sponsors

Bass Rocks Art Show Jurors

Award Sponsors

Partner with An Artist

Hosting businesses & sponsors

Celebrate Wearable Art!

Wearable Art Holiday Show

Fall Benefit Committee

Volunteers

A debt of gratitude…… Partners &

Sponsors:

Cape Ann

Museum

Art Haven

Sawyer Free

Library

Bass Rocks

Golf Club

Schooner

Adventure

Nor’East

Frameworks

Gloucester

House

Selma & Bayness Andrews Fund

Sponsors and Donors Volunteers

Acme Merchandise & Apparel

Bass Rocks Golf Club

Cape Ann Savings Bank

Clark Linehan Photography

Deborah Coull Salon

Dermatique MedSpa

Eliason Law Office

Edie Freedman

Intershell Seafood Corporation

Maryanne and Tom Kiely

Majorek Medical Group Incorporated

Mobius.org (Jed Speare, Jane Wang)

Rising Design Boston (Ellen Shea)

Rockport National Bank

Scanzani & Associates

Scroo Cookin’

Manuel Simoes

Top Dog Studio

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates

Terry Weber

Willow Rest

Granting Organizations

The Boston Foundation

Bruce J. Anderson Foundation

Selma and Andrew Bayness Fund

Margaret Spencer

Kathleen Valentine

June Steele

Carri Hnatowicz

+Fall Benefit Committee:

Susan Boles, Edie Freedman, Cindy

Hendrickson, Kristine Fisher,

Judith Monteferrante, Stephanie

Mason, Pamela Morss, Peg Nolte,

Gay Raftery, Ellen Shea, Margaret

Spencer, Candace Wheeler, Beth

Williams, Becky Williams, Jane

Wang, Judith Wright

And everyone who we may have in

advertently missed --- Thank

you…

Just to name a few……

Thank you!

Clare Higgins, Kathleen Valentine &

many others working behind the

scenes.....

Sponsors

Event Volunteers

Community

Media

Local Media!

Good Morning Gloucester

GoodMorningGloucester

Funders

2011Benefit Donors

2011 fundraiser contributors011

Sponsors!2 2011 Captains Courageous Festival

Sponsors

Most Creative Table: 1st Prize: Cape Ann Savings

Bank

Fashion Designer Award: Sponsored by Rockport

National Bank

Honorary Mention Fashion: Sponsored by Eliason

Law Office and Scanzani & Associates

Runway “Artist” Award: 1st Prize: Top Dog Studio

Runway Honorary Mention: Maryanne and Tom

Kiely

Wearable Arts Contribution Awards from the

seARTS Board: TBA

Special thanks to:

Manuel Simoes for his Videography services on behalf

of Good Morning Gloucester

Terry Weber for her professional writing

Clark Linehan Photography

Deborah Coull Salon

Edie Freedman, Graphic Designer

Kathleen Valentine for her web support

Peter Hood, Bass Rocks Golf Club

Jed Speare, Director of Mobius.org & Jane Wang for

sharing their Runway Show

Ellen Shea, Rising Design Boston for finding models,

managing the Runway

:

Scroo Cookin 185 Washington Street, Gloucester

Willow Rest, 1 Holly Street, Gloucester, Gloucester

The good people of….

seARTS wished to gratefully acknowledge past support from the Essex

County Community Foundation and the Mass Cultural Council

Board; Nominees; By-Laws

2011: Bill Braunlich, Anne Robinson, Beth Scanzani*, James Caviston, Jacqueline Ganim-DeFalco, & Deb Eliason*

2012: New Advisors who we welcome

gratefully! Judith Monteferrante, Steve Brettler,

Beth Williams

2012: New Board Members to vote in today:

Kristine Fisher, Bill Bode, Susan Boles

*moving to

advisory role

SPECIAL GUESTS

Community Leaders Keynotes:

Ann Galligan, associate professor and

co-director of the Cultural and Arts

Policy Research Institute at

Northeastern University in Boston

Herb Weiss - Economic and Cultural

Affairs Officer, Rhode Island

Tonight’s Sponsors- Thank You!

Please Remember to Visit

AmericanStyle.com & Vote for

Gloucester as a Top 100 Small Art City