Together creating a more VIBRANT REGION. Activities through December 31, 2015

Together creating a more VIBRANT REGION Activities through December 31, 2015 Erie Art Museum; Blues and Jazz Festival Photo Credit: Art Becker, 2015

MISSION Erie Arts & Culture works to strengthen the vibrancy and vitality of the Erie Region and enrich the lives of our people through the advancement of arts and culture. TABLE OF CONTENTS Vibrant Economy...4-5 Vibrant Community... 6-14 Vibrant People...15-20 Vibrant Future... 21-26 Statement of Financial Position...27 2 Oil Region Ballet, Snow White and the Seven Merry Maids Photo Credit: Tom Leech, 2015

Letter to the Community Paint us a picture - what does a vibrant region look like to you? Does it include a bustling Saturday night in downtown Erie with patrons in line to see the Erie Philharmonic at the Warner Theater or the opening of the Erie Playhouse s 100th Season? Perhaps it includes a trip to Warren s Crary Art Gallery, Meadville s successful Second Saturday Community Market or families playing and learning together at the experience Children s Museum s new outdoor classroom? Your picture might depict pre-school children being soothed by native songs or taught early literacy skills through theater; senior citizens creating new public art or a cancer patient lost in song while receiving their life-saving treatments. A vibrant region is reflected in our fairs and festivals, on our university campuses, through a dancer s first performance and in the wind whipping against the sails of the US Flagship Niagara. A vibrant region is one in which arts and cultural activities are valued not just in beautiful museums and performance venues, but in our neighborhoods, our classrooms, our homes and in the hearts of our people. The following pages represent YOUR masterpiece! In 2015, you helped create a vibrant community. A vibrant arts and cultural sector is a key ingredient in employee and business attraction and retention. It s also an important factor considered by students and families when making decisions to attend our local universities. You empowered vibrant people. Arts and cultural products, activities and institutions create a culture in which creativity and community pride is valued, purposeful risk-taking can be practiced, and our children can develop essential skills for success in school, work and the community. You helped build a more vibrant future for the region. Arts, culture and heritage activities help us build an understanding of one another, preserve our history and provide opportunities to share experiences together. They also help us attract visitors. Arts and cultural activities are an important part of our local economy. Thank you for rising to the occasion to offer your talents and treasures in 2015 and for your participation in the diverse, high-quality arts and cultural activities the region offers. Erie Arts & Culture is the collective voice for a vibrant region we are your voice! We look forward to all that we will create together in 2016! Sincerely, Amanda Brown Sissem, MNM Jim Riley Executive Director Chair, Erie Arts & Culture The Arts Council of Erie d/b/a Erie Arts & Culture is a proud partner to the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and is an Erie County Lead Asset. 3

VIBRANT ECONOMY You, the residents of our region, are creating a vibrant economy rich in arts, culture and heritage activities! This is your support in action: GIVING TO THE SECTOR $ 464,837 6 3 Arts & Culture 49% record the high since Campaign grew the inception of the in revenue by by30% Campaign in 1967 Donors to the campaign grew 6new Anchor Investors made three-year or more philanthropic commitments RAISING SUPPORT TO THE SECTOR $399,276 88 $141,334 13 was provided in support of artist residencies that allowed 1,135 More than in grant funding was awarded for arts, culture & heritage programs & activities in our region 23 to students for 554 in 11 4,598 days to produce events & performances attended by teachers, staff & community members teaching artists work with... counties across Northwestern PA IMPACT TO OUR ECONOMY Nearly 300,000 people visited key cultural institutions in downtown Erie 4 Spending by non-profit arts & culture organizations & their audiences generated over $18 Million in economic activity in Erie County, supporting more than 600 full-time equivalent jobs This accounted for $12 Million+ $700,000+ $1 Million+ in household income paid to residents paid to LOCAL government paid to STATE government Nonprofit arts events attendees spent an average of $ 17.14 per person beyond the cost of admission on meals, transportation, babysitting & other event-related spending.

One out of every 3 donors designated their gift to an arts or cultural organization during Erie Gives Day 2015 VIBRANT ECONOMY = your donation YOUR DOLLAR IN ACTION Erie Arts & Culture Partners supports cherished cultural assets including the Erie Art Museum, The Historical Society of Erie County, Erie Playhouse, Erie Philharmonic, experience Children s Museum, Dafmark Dance Theater, US Brig Niagara/Erie Maritime Museum, Lake Erie Ballet Erie Arts & Culture supports Erie Arts & Culture s work to strengthen and unite the sector Erie Arts & Culture Grants of your gift gets coupled with revenue from the Erie Arts Endowment supporting grants for projects throughout Erie County Campaign Costs of your gift helps unite donors to advance arts and culture 5

VIBRANT COMMUNITY A combined total of $399,276 88 in grant funding from Erie Arts & Culture Grants and Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts was awarded for arts and cultural programs and activities in our region! YOUR SUPPORT. Brings People Together Celebrates Heritage Ignites POSITIVE CHANGE in our Pride and Spirit Empowers others to Take Action! Art is BUILDING & UNITING our Neighborhoods! By involving the local residents in public art projects, relationships are being built between neighbors in areas where doors once remained closed in solitude. A sense of community is thriving in these areas, people are proud of their heritage, and are using art as the voice to share their story! Bayfront East Side Taskforce (B.E.S.T.) is a 25 block neighborhood located between Holland and Wayne Streets from East Sixth to East Front Street in Erie, PA. 6 B.E.S.T. was a recipient in 2014 of Erie Arts & Culture project grant funding for the murals pictured here painted by Ehren Knapp (left).

Local children participated in the painting and installation of the Nepali flag with women in traditional dress on the South side of Cobb s Second Time Around Thrift Shop at 12th and Parade Streets. This was one of four ethnic murals in the SNOOPS mural project funded in part by Erie Arts & Culture project grants in 2015. includes the area from 12th to 26th Streets and State Street to Cranberry Street in Erie, PA. SNOOPS Neighborhood Association encompasses the area from East 12th to East 15th from Holland to Wayne in Erie, PA. Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network Little Italy VIBRANT COMMUNITY International Flavors Community Garden, 400 block West 18th Street, by Steve Mik (Mikolajewski) La Nuova Aurora Club, 1518 Walnut, by Kris Risto This past year SSJNN Little Italy was recognized with a Leadership Award during Fall for Arts & Culture for their excellence in revitalizing Historic Little Italy. More than 15 murals have been installed over the past four years with funding sources varying for each. 7

VIBRANT COMMUNITY Vibrant Partners Eight key arts and cultural institutions in our region receive operational funding every month because of your support! Together we promote a shared vision, build public will and support, and lead by example in collaborating and sharing resources. 2015 Operational Funding Grants Erie Art Museum, $32,351.69 The Historical Society of Erie County, $16,940.45 Erie Playhouse, $27,067.58 Erie Philharmonic, $28,471.87 ExpERIEnce Children s Museum, $11,863.39 Dafmark Dance Theater, $10,000 Erie Maritime Museum/Flagship Niagara League, $33,323.90 Lake Erie Ballet, $10,000 Photo Credit: Erie Playhouse Youtheatre production of Sleeping Beauty, Rick Klein Photography The Erie Playhouse provides live theatre on West 10th Street 180 nights a year. We also travel beyond our 10th Street venue to share theatre in schools and communities where the arts can make a difference, forming building blocks of arts education for our children to construct their bright future. -Almi Clerkin, Executive Director, Erie Playhouse 8

The Philharmonic is dedicated to making high-quality, live music in Erie and giving back to the community that has supported us for so many years. Next season we will present Casablanca, in the Warner Theatre with the score played live by the orchestra. The Warner was originally a movie palace, so it s exciting to bring the film back to where it would have played in its original run in the 1940 s. We re proud to be bringing one of the greatest piano players of all time, Emanuel Ax, to Erie for a week of outreach activities, free programs, lectures, and more. -Steve Weiser, Executive Director, Erie Philharmonic Children s museums are dedicated to preserving childhood, promoting lifelong learning through play and building healthy communities. They cultivate children s curiosity and confidence while providing a community forum for dialogue and discovery. Now more than ever, communities are beginning to embrace the role children s museums provide in ensuring that every child has a chance to play, thrive in school and succeed in life. For over 25 years Dafmark has been one of the organizations contributing to the creative and educational fabric of Erie. The Arts & Culture Campaign has allowed Dafmark to pursue its mission of educational and challenging programming while other resources have become scarce or not available. This campaign is also symbolically linking Dafmark and all other arts organizations in Erie to its most important component, the Erie community itself. Through collaborative endeavors and by bringing together various art forms in its programming, Dafmark has proven that creativity is alive and well in Erie, thus an integral part of our vibrant community and part of a thriving arts community that cares. -Jean-Marc Baier, Director, Dafmark Dance Theater -Ainslie Brosig, Executive Director, experience Children s Museum Photo Credit: Dafmark Dance Theater s production of A Still Unfinished Journey VIBRANT COMMUNITY 9

VIBRANT COMMUNITY Erie Arts & Culture Project Grants Erie Arts & Culture administers our own competitive grant program through revenue received from donations to the Arts & Culture Campaign and Erie Arts Endowment. Applicants can apply for up to $5,000 in financial support for arts, culture, and heritage related projects. Grants made through Unrestricted Fund Barber National Institute Celebrating the Possibilities 8th Annual Community Art Show, $3,000 Box of Light Studios The Millcreek Flood: 100 Years Later, $2,569 Crime Victim Center Mid-Day DANCE Break, $1,900 Dafmark Dance Theater Seeds of Sounds and Rhythms, $2,500 Dance Department, Mercyhurst University Daniel Lewis & Nancy Jordan in Residence, $2,500 Downtown Edinboro Art & Music Festival 2015 Festival, $3,250 Dramashop 2014-2015 Season, $2,500 Edinboro University Foundation Edinboro Highland Games & Scottish Festival, $2,750 Erie Art Museum Second Sundays, $2,750 Erie Playhouse Four Children Classics, $3,250 Erie Dance Consortium Erie Festival of Dance, $2,750 Erie Homes for Children and Adults Partners in Dance, $1,775 Erie Philharmonic Community Music Connections, $3,250 experience Children s Museum Gumball Mural Project, $2,400 Film Society of Northwestern PA FILM at the Erie Art Museum, $1,500 Inner-City Neighborhood Art House, Benedictine Sisters of Erie Chalk Pastels/Music Program, $5,000 Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park Art Classes, $1,537 LifeWorks Erie Creativity Matters Program, $2,500 Living in Fulfilled Excellence LifeThruMusic, $2,500 Main Street Art Center Connecting Community Multi-Media Project, $2,500 Mercyhurst University Institute for Arts & Culture 2014-2015 Season, $3,250 National Alliance on Mental Illness of Erie County Exploring the Arts with NAMI, $2,500 North East Arts Council The Mindful Art Project, $2,500 Penn State Erie, The Logan Series Music at Noon, $2,750 SafeNet Releasing the Spirit, $775 Saint Boniface Players 2014-2015 Community Theater Season, $2,500 Shen & Bones Performance Group Meeting in the Middle: I-90 Dance in Erie, $2,562 Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network Eastside Arts Academy for Youth, $2,145 Stairways Behavioral Health Community Arts in BLOOM, $3,000 StARTup Incubator Visiting Artists Speakers Series, $2,500 Mercyhurst University, Theatre Program (Re)Constructing America: The Mercyhurst Masters Series, $2,500 Union City Family Support Center The I-Spy Mural, $2,250 Urban Erie Community Development Corporation My Momma was a Refugee: An Original African Musical and Dance Production, $3,000 WQLN Public Media Sounds Around Town, $2,500 Grants made through The Clarence E. Beyers Music Performance Fund D Angelo Department of Music, Mercyhurst University D Angelo Opera Theater, $2,500 Erie Art Museum Blues & Jazz Festival, $3,500 Erie Junior Philharmonic 2014-2015 Season, $2,400 Erie Philharmonic Chorus Messiah, $1,000 Gannon University, Erie Chamber Orchestra 37th Music Season of the Erie Chamber Orchestra, $32,000 JazzErie Improvisation in Music & Dance, $1,175 Lake Erie Ballet 56th Annual Nutcracker (Performed by Lake Erie Ballet Orchestra with Hugh Keelan), $3,750 Young Artists Debut Orchestra 2014-2015 Performance Season, $2,750 Penn State Erie, Young People s Chorus of Erie Every Child Has a Voice, $2,420 Grants from the Public Art Fund Friends of the Erie County Public Library Bronze Sculpture of a Favorite Animal from a Literary Source, $2,063 SNOOPS Neighborhood Watch Association Neighborhood Mural Project, $4,458 Grants from the Virginia Vieser Arts Education Fund Erie Art Museum Clay Club for Refugee Elders, $2,067 Erie Playhouse Collaboration of Arts and Teaching Special Education, $1,800 10

Erie Playhouse s production of All Shook Up Photo Credit: Rick Klein Photography This is YOUR Community Alive! This is YOUR support in action. VIBRANT COMMUNITY Erie Homes for Children and Adults, Partners in Dance project Erie Art Museum; Blues and Jazz Festival Photo Credit: Art Becker, 2015 Downtown Edinboro Art & Music Festival, hooping at Goodell Gardens 11

VIBRANT COMMUNITY YOUR DOLLARS AT WORK AT THE STATE LEVEL Photo Credit: Struthers Library Theatre s production of The Snow Queen, Warren, PA Erie Arts & Culture is pleased to be a partner with the PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL ON THE ARTS to administer the PA Partners in the Arts (PPA) Grant Program. The PPA program provides grants for organizations and individual artists in Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Venango and Warren Counties. The following page features organizations awarded funding for great arts and culture projects in our region! 12 FCOA Youth Theatre at Barrow Civic Theatre s production of The Jungle Book, February 2015, Franklin, PA

PPA Project Stream Grantees Crawford County Second Saturday Community Market, $1,172 NWPA Spinners and Weavers Guild All Aspects of Spinning and Using your Handspun Yarn, $1,029 Saegertown United Methodist Church Free Concert Series, $1,128 Erie County Barber National Institute Celebrate the Possibilities, $1,140 Downtown Edinboro Art and Music Festival $1,140 Dramashop 2014-2015 Season, $1,124 Film Society of Northwestern PA FILM at the Erie Art Museum, $1,140 Housing and Neighborhood Development Service (HANDS) Life Through the Looking Glass, $1,092 Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier (LEAF) Arts Throughout the Arboretum, $1,124 Lake Erie Ballet 56th Annual Nutcracker, $1,227 LifeWorks Erie Creativity Matters Art Program, $1,061 Mercyhurst University, Dance Department Daniel Lewis Lecture on Dance and Technology and Dance Legend Jose Limon, $1,124 SoMar Dance Works Beyond Words IV, $931 Startup Incubator, Inc. Speaker Series, $1,139 Young Artists Debut Orchestra Summer Music Academy 2015, $1,249 Mercer County Donald Gold F.A.S.T. Track (Fine Art for Senior Training), $308 George Junior Republic Pointing the Way, $1,238 Grove City Arts Council Sculpture Bike Racks in Olde Town Grove City, $1,084 Venango County FCOA Youth Theatre at Barrow Civic Theatre Venango Youth Theatre Program, $1,029 HOLeY Jeans Inc. Youth Chorus Season, $1,203 Oil Region Ballet Snow White and the Seven Merry Maids, $509 Southside Schools Arts Day, $1,076 Warren County Struthers Library Theatre Arts and Education Program, $1,282 VIBRANT COMMUNITY Middle Gears Afterschool Ed-venture Box of Light Digital Media, $1,095 The Boonies Inc. Film Industry Professionals in the Boonies, $966 Poet Joe H. Gallagher Wooden Walkway Urban Arboretum, $754 Shen & Bones Performance Group Meeting in the Middle, I-90 Dance in Erie, $1,095 13

VIBRANT COMMUNITY PPA Program Stream Grantees Program Stream grants offer operational funding to arts organizations with an established history of PCA support. Applicants must be invited by the PA Council on the Arts to apply for funding. Crawford County Academy Theatre Foundation, $2,220 Allegheny College Art Galleries, $2,003 French Creek Community Theatre, $2,003 Meadville Council on the Arts, $2,630 Titusville Council on the Arts, $2,055 Erie County Corry Area Arts Council, $2,003 Dafmark Dance Theater, $2,453 Edinboro University, Bruce Gallery of Art, $2,003 Edinboro University, Chamber Players, $1,141 Edinboro University, Highland Games & Scottish Festival, $2,003 Erie Dance Conservatory Company, $2,003 Erie Dance Consortium, $2,003 Erie Homes for Children and Adults, $2,003 Erie Opera Theatre, $2,003 Gannon University, Erie Chamber Orchestra, $2,973 Goodell Gardens & Homestead, $2,003 JazzErie, $2,003 North East Arts Council, $2,003 Penn State Erie, Logan Series, Music at Noon, $2,003 Penn State Erie, Young People s Chorus of Erie, $2,646 Photomedia Center, $1,403 Stairways Behavioral Health, BLOOM Collaborative, $2,537 Mercer County Valley Lyric Opera, $1,400 Warren County Warren Philharmonic, $2,003 Warren County Summer Music School, $2,003 14 Arthur Lin, Young People s Chorus of Erie

Celebrating the people of our region VIBRANT PEOPLE 2015 Fall for Arts & Culture Artist of the Year, Jennifer Dennehy with custom handcrafted LED Hoop Photo Credit: Christopher A. Beiswanger 15

VIBRANT PEOPLE Celebrating Excellence Each year, the Fall for Arts & Culture Appreciation Awards celebrate our vibrant community! 2014 Recipients Bruce Morton Wright Artist of the Year Rev. Shawn Clerkin, Theatre Performance Leadership Award (Positive Community Impact) Erie Reader Applause Award (Outstanding Volunteerism) Al and Peggy Richardson Imagine Award (Arts Education Advancement) Young People s Chorus of Erie 2014 Artist of the Year, Shawn Clerkin as Jean Valjean in the Erie Playhouse s production of Les Misérables Photo Credit: Rick Klein 2015 Recipients Bruce Morton Wright Artist of the Year Jennifer Dennehy, Creative Movement and Hooping Leadership Award (Positive Community Impact) The Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network Applause Award (Outstanding Volunteerism) Douglas and Deborah Murphy Imagine Award (Arts Education Advancement) Jan Hyatt Jan Hyatt, 2015 Imagine Award Recipient 16 Poetry Out Loud Marissa Anne Works from Hermitage School District was the 2015 Regional finalist for the State competition. Poetry Out Loud, a national recitation contest for high school students is sponsored by The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. Erie Arts & Culture is proud to host the Northwest PA regional competition. Poetry Out Loud enhances Language Arts curriculum, fosters a love of literature and deepens a connection to the written word. Thank you to the following students and schools who participated in the regional 2014-2015 competition at Allegheny College on February 7, 2015: Andrew Hoffman, Mercyhurst Prep; Marissa Works, Hickory High School; Isabel Sepulveda, Meadville Area High School; Lauren Shay, Wilmington Area High School; and Jacob Rhoades, Jamestown High School. Marissa Anne Works

Art as a Vocation Creates New Opportunities for Adults with Special Needs Bollinger Enterprises, Inc., (BEi) in North Warren provides employment and community-based services for individuals with disabilities. The Art as a Vocation project develops the skills of blooming artists, provides opportunities for them to sell their work, and enhances selfconfidence and pride. In 2015, Erie Arts & Culture teaching artist, Susan Gobbel, introduced a variety of metalsmithing techniques to adults. As skill in piercing, filing, sanding, wire wrapping and forging was developed, participants were able to begin their own designs with a focus on craftsmanship. After 21 weeks, each individual artist had created a diverse range of quality artisan jewelry to sell at local art shows. VIBRANT PEOPLE Photo Credit: Morya Mason stands with her work for sale in Warren, PA It was an extremely rewarding experience working with these 16 exceptional adults. To see them grow from never using these tools and materials to designing and creating their own jewelry with a sense of pride and accomplishment was awesome! -Susan Gobbel, Erie Arts & Culture Teaching Artist, Jewelry and Metalsmithing ADVANCING ARTS EDUCATION Edinboro University First in State to offer Arts Infusion Graduate Certificate; Teaching Artist Kelly Armor to Instruct First Course In 2010, Erie Arts & Culture embarked on an innovative arts-integration project, funded through a U.S. Department of Education $1.2M grant. The purpose was to assist three rural school districts in integrating dance, music, visual arts and drama into existing curriculum to enhance the quality of teaching in the classroom, academic achievement, and engagement in the learning process. The outcomes of the project showed student engagement and learning habits exceeded performance targets by 30%. Arts learning positively enhanced discipline, social interaction, and personal dispositions. Edinboro University was an instrumental partner for this project. In the Fall of 2015, they became the first in the state to offer a Graduate Certificate in Arts Infusion. This program continues to successfully infuse the arts into schools by offering opportunities for non-arts teachers and arts specialists to engage together in professional development. The first course, Storytelling and Literature in Early Childhood Education, will be offered in the summer of 2016 with Erie Arts & Culture teaching artist, Kelly Armor, as the instructor. Photo Credit: Andy Colwell, TEDxErie: The Rising Tide, 2015 17

VIBRANT PEOPLE 18 ON THE ROSTER Since 1995, Erie Arts & Culture has partnered with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, to strengthen arts education initiatives throughout the State. Professional teaching artists, rostered through the state of Pennsylvania, work side by side with educators and program directors to integrate arts into school curriculum, senior living centers, and community-based organizations. Kelly Armor Ron Bayuzick Mike Bocianowski Tasana Camara Jennifer Dennehy Sara Everett Tom Ferraro Amy Gilewicz Susan Gobbel Joel Gori Ed Grout Carla Hughes Mary Knysh Sarah Lee Donna K. Little John C. Lyons Shari Mastalski Mary Moodey Saihou Nijie One World Tribe Hannah Paul Siobhan Peterson-Walsh Teaching Artists P.J. Piccirillo Annie Schmitt Deb Sementelli Jude Shingle Adam Swartz Gyan Tamang Kathe Umlauf Lora Zill Folk Arts, Music and Dance Sculpture Cartoonist Music Creative Movement and Hooping Marbling Painting and 3-D Design Theatre Performance Metalsmithing Theatre Performance Painting and 3-D Design Movement and Dance Percussion Music Metalsmithing Film Movement and Dance Creative Writing Fiber Arts Percussion and Dance Creative Writing and Poetry Movement and Dance Creative Writing Video and Media Arts Fibers and Quilting Video and Media Arts Puppeteer Folk Arts, Music and Dance Sculpture Creative Writing

Artist Residencies Erie County Art & Industry Project-12th Street Manufacturing Corridor Tom Ferraro and Ed Grout, Mural Painting and 3-D Design Barber National Institute-Long Term Residency Jude Shingle, Video and Media Arts East High School Deb Sementelli, Fibers and Quilting Edinboro/Start Up Deb Sementelli, Fibers, Quilting and 3-D Design Fort LeBoeuf High School Cee Williams / Hannah Paul, Creative Writing and Poetry Grow Up Great, St. Ben s & St. Martin s Early Learning Centers Sarah Lee, Music Grow Up Great, St. Martins Early Learning Center Jennifer Dennehy, Movement and Hooping Harding Elementary Box of Light Studios, Video and Media Arts Lincoln Elementary, Kids As Curators Kathe Umlauf, Sculpture Pfeiffer-Burleigh Elementary One World Tribe, Percussion and Dance South Hills Child Development Center Siobhan Peterson-Walsh, Movement and Dance South Hills Child Development Center Jennifer Dennehy, Movement and Hooping Union City High School Kathe Umlauf, Sculpture Villa Maria Elementary, Kids As Curators Box of Light Studios/Annie Schmitt, Video and Media Arts Photo Credit: Mobile mural and mosaic highlighting personal memories of their service created by Veterans at Erie s VA Hospital working with Erie Arts & Culture teaching artist Kathe Umlauf. Crawford County ARC of Crawford County Lora Zill, Creative Writing Cambridge Springs Elementary, Kids As Curators Box of Light Studios/Jude Shingle, Video and Media Arts The Learning Center One World Tribe, Percussion and Dance Cameron County Guy & Mary Felt Manor Julie Mader, Painting Elk County Bennet s Valley Senior Center P.J. Piccirillo, Creative Writing Forest County East Forest Middle/High School Donna Little, Metalsmithing Lawrence County Arts & Education at the Hoyt and New Castle School District Shari Mastalski, Movement and Dance McKean County Bradford Area Middle/High School Joel Gori, Theatre Performance Mercer County George Junior Republic Ron Bayuzick, Sculpture Potter County Potter County Senior Center Julie Mader and Tom Ferraro, Painting Venango County Child Development Center Kelly Armor and Tasana Camara, Folk Arts, Music and Dance Warren County BEi (Bollinger Enterprises, Inc.) Sarah Everett and Susan Gobbel, Marbling and Metalsmithing VIBRANT PEOPLE 19

VIBRANT PEOPLE Arts integrated learning helps prepare our children by developing 21st Century Skills such as: Critical thinking and problem solving Communication Collaboration Creativity Innovation Teamwork Project management Intellectual and emotional discovery Thank you! to those companies who provided Educational Improvement Tax Credit Dollars (EITC) to our Arts Education programs! Curtze Food Service Erie Insurance Group Lord Corporation MacDonald Illig Jones & Britton PNC Bank Scott Enterprises Students from Early Connections participated in NAMI of Erie County s Exploring the Arts program and created their own musical instruments out of common household materials. They learned rhythm and musical beats and gained the confidence to perform together in a concert of their own. Membership Students from George Junior Republic worked with teaching artist Ron Bayuzick to create the public art piece placed in Olde Town Grove City. Providing opportunities for the community to JOIN, network together and share resources. 20 American Guild of Organists - Erie Ron Bayuzick Box of Light Studios Boys & Girls Club of Erie Berwyn Moore Brooker Heather Cash Cathedral of St. Paul Hannah Choi Paul Tamara Clark Corry Arts Council, Inc. Country Settings Portraits by Patricia Raydo Lene Currie Dafmark Dance Theater Erie Art Museum Erie Contemporary Ballet Theatre Erie County Convention Center Authority Erie County Historical Society Erie County Public Library Erie Dance Consortium Erie Homes for Children and Adults Erie Junior Philharmonic Erie Maritime Museum/Flagship Niagara League Erie Philharmonic Erie Photography Club Erie Playhouse Erie Reader Erie Yesterday Sarah Everett experience Children s Museum Film Society of Northwestern PA Christine French Gannon University George Junior Republic Amy Gilewicz Glass Growers Gallery, Inc. Goodell Gardens & Homestead Michael Haas Higherglyphics Jazz Erie Chuck Joy Ehren Knapp Lake Effect Theatre, Inc. Lake Erie Ballet Lake Erie Sound Adele Larsen LifeWorks Erie Chris Magoc Shari Mastalski Mercyhurst Institute for Arts and Culture Joyce A. Miller Mary Moodey Neighborhood Art House Newell Images of Love Jan Niebauer Dan Niebauer North East Arts Council Northwest PA Artists Association Victoria Norvaisa Holly Nowak Brian Payne Lana Pepperman Terry Pytlarz Relish, Inc. Al and Peggy Richardson Robert Frank Photography Mary J. Rosiak Jill Rouke SafeNet Rebecca Samler Deborah Sementelli Hoenes Shen & Bones Performance Group Somar Dance Works Mary Spicer Vincent Stefanelli Susan TeWinkle-Wolfe The Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center at Fredonia Tom Weber Films LLC VisitErie WQLN Barbara Yerace Young Artists Debut Orchestra Young People s Chorus of Erie

VIBRANT FUTURE Photo Credit: Flagship Niagara in full sale, Bob Lowry Set sail for a clear horizon 21

VIBRANT FUTURE CELEBRATING A VIBRANT FUTURE Public Art is Building Bridges between Students and Manufacturers The Art & Industry Project is uniting the community together across industries and is fostering pride in our heritage! The project is a partnership between local manufacturers, Erie County Technical School students, and Erie Arts & Culture teaching artists Tom Ferraro and Ed Grout. Through this partnership, the students understanding of the manufacturing industry broadened, and manufacturers connected with their future workforce pipeline. Under the direction of Ferraro and Grout, the students collaborated across disciplines, to render designs for public art pieces that the students will fabricate and install. The rendering for the first public art piece, Fruits of Our Labor is scheduled to be installed during 2016 in the currently vacant lot at 13th and Holland across from Lovell Place, owned by Rick Griffith Properties. The Globe represents both local and worldwide development. The Horse represents roots in agricultural advancement. The People represent the role of labor in the advancement of our technology. 22

Erie County Technical student welds part of the horse s frame. I m excited to see the finished piece Fruits of Our Labor gives back to the community, and I m proud of what we did together. I m excited to be able to say, I built that! -Jonathan Thornton, 16, Erie County Technical School Student VIBRANT FUTURE The horse s figure was created using recycled parts from local manufacturers. Building the dome. The Art and Industry Project is funded locally by Erie Arts & Culture, a National Endowment for the Arts ArtWorks Grant, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and the United Way of Erie County. 23

VIBRANT FUTURE 24 Building a Future Through Your Gifts! 2015 Arts & Culture Campaign Donors The Arts & Culture Campaign is a community tool for investing in our arts and culture sector. Our donors recognize the importance of arts and culture to our lives and to the future of our region. We are grateful for your support! $100,000 & above Erie Insurance Group $75,000-$99,999 Erie Community Foundation $10,000-$74,999 Eriez Magnetics Estate of Laura Shaffer-Gift to the Erie Arts Endowment Mr. and Mrs. Howard and Mary Lincoln National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works Grant Northwest Savings Bank PNC Bank Mr. Matthew Sherr $2,500-$9,999 Atty. and Mrs. Robert G. Dwyer Erie County Convention Center Authority Mr. Thomas B. Hagen Kern Family Foundation Marquette Savings Bank Christine McClure and Perry Baker Douglas and Deborah Murphy National Fuel Gas Company $1,000-$2,499 Anonymous (2) Dr. Donald and Susan Baxter Builders Hardware & Specialty Company Edinboro University Robert and Christie Ferrier Gannon University John and Deidre Kearns Larry and Gloria New Foundation Organ Supply Industries John Nesbit Rees and Sarah Henne Rees Charitable Foundation Al and Peggy Richardson Jean Snook Designated Fund of The Erie Community Foundation South Erie Turners Club The Zurn Fund of The Erie Community Foundation $500-$999 Anonymous Rebecca and Evan Adair American Hollow Boring Company Mary Ellen Dahlkemper and Ed Lesser Jim and Judy Dible ERIEBANK Robert P. Frenzel The Otto B. Imig Memorial Arts Fund of The Erie Community Foundation KeyStone Research Corporation Lillis, McKibben, Bongiovanni & Co. John and Monica Masterson McCain Foundation Inc. Adele and Michael Mead Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Naughton William and Carol Schaal Schaffner, Knight, Minnaugh & Company, P.C. Gerry and Peggy Trichel Tom and Carol Tupitza UPMC Health Plan Laura and Leon Wallerstein Donor Designatd Funds of the Erie Community Foundation $250-$499 Anonymous John and Bridget Barber Bianchi Honda BNY Mellon Wealth Management Doug and Susan Breon Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Burnside CMIT Solutions of Erie Decision Associates The Very Reverend and Mrs. John Downey Erie Audiology Inc. Erie Press Systems Tom and Catherine Ferraro Chris and Mary Fette Dr. Brad and Becky Fox Ms. Carol Gettinger Art and Mary Lindquist Dale and Lynn McBrier Mercyhurst University Morlin, Inc. John Oliver Perry Mill Associates Community Service Fund Mr. and Mrs. Matthew G. Rizzo Robin Scheppner Dr. and Mrs. M. Peter Scibetta Jane Theuerkauf John Vanco and Kelly Armor Werle & Rushe Insurance Agency $100-$249 Anonymous (3) Mr. Edmund Abegg Aimee and Lawrence Baumann David and Shelly Benjamin Douglass Bennett Fund of the Erie Community Foundation Del Birch Mr. and Mrs. Leo Brugger, Jr. Richard and Pamela Burt David and Debbie Carter Dario and Donna Cipriani Shawn and Almi Clerkin Bill Coleman Gene and Anne Connell Susan Dill Doleski and Wolford Orthodontics Mr. and Mrs. Roland Donajkowski Environmental Remediation & Recovery Inc. Erie Playhouse Wing-Gift to the Erie Arts Endowment George and Cynda Espy Chuck Evans Finish Thompson, Inc./Casey D. Bowes Bill and Maryann Flaherty Ed and Rita Goebel Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC) Marcy Haller Scott and Terry Henry Charles Ingram D.J. Jones Chuck & Dawn Joy Koldrock Waters Janet and Howard Krack Charla P. Leemhuis Dr. Howard and Jane Levin Mr. Gary Maas Maloney Reed Scarpitti & Company LLP Matrix Tool, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. David Matthews Nancy Weissbach and Jeffrey McKeon Marco and Betsy Monsalve Don and Sue Moore Tom and Fran New North East Arts Council Jack and Holly Nowak Timothy M. Olszewski Erik Perrino Nancy B. Potter Dr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Radack, III Jim Riley Marne and Hoop Roche James and Mary Rutkowski Samuel P. Black & Associates, Inc. Larry M. Sawdy Richard and Judith Scaletta Jim and Kathy Scheider Howard and Amanda Sissem The Stark Family Fund of the Erie Community Foundation Jim and Sharon Stoik Dr. Benjamin and Atty. Colleen Stumpf Dr. Leo and Mrs. Linda Swantek Mr. and Mrs. Roger H. Taft David and Mary Teufel Dick Thompson Michael Tkach Tom Chido s Dry Cleaners Mr. and Mrs. James F. Toohey Kathryn E. Travis Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Lauren Unger United Way of Erie County Mr. James Van Deurzen and Ms. Roseanne Cheeseman Joseph Villella William A. J. (Bill) Williams in memory of his mother Marilyn Williams Paul and Nicole Wojcik Below $99 Anonymous (6) Karen Adams Genaro Andazola Bob Angelucci in memory of Cathy Angelucci Bruce and Kate Arkwright Timothy and Joyce Baird Bob and Diane Banks Cathy and Bob Becker Patricia E. Bojarski Ms. Janel Bonsell David Brennan Noel J. Burgoyne Barbara Chambers Emma Sue Cherico Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clear Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Coon Charles Corritore Creating Landscapes Learning Cener Dale R. DeMarco Ms. Holly Dhaliwal Raylene and Paul Dill Donna Douglass and David Bennett Christine Eddy Ms. Linda Etter Ms. Christine Gerlock Albert and Edwina Gesler Ms. Amy Gilewicz Michael J. Grab Ms. Lisa Groh Donald and Nancy Grotkowski Maureen Haraczy Nadia Havard Amanda and Wesley Hurd Barb and Tim Johnson Jeff Kidder Joe and Patti Kuna Mr. Paul Leroux Rabbi Leonard and Faith Lifshen Lorei Portraits Renie and Brady Louis Chi-Houng Lu Atty. Al and Josie Lubiejewski Mr. and Mrs. Luther Manus Mr. Jeffrey Maynard Ms. Joyce McGhee Robert and Julie Metzler Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Meyer Ms. Kathy Miazga Robert and Berwyn Moore Brooker Paul Olson Max Peaster Susan Pence Dean and Monica Piccirillo Marjorie Podolsky Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Porter Sarah and Aaron Press Mary Pruchniewski Mary J. Rosiak Herb Rubenfield, Fisher Jewelers Ms. Ruth Scanzillo Mr. Rich Scarpino Mary Scolio Scott Enterprises Greta R. Shaffer in memory of Delbert Shaffer Mr. and Mrs. J. William Sinclair Kent and Kathie Sivillo Ronald and Dianne Slomski Daniel E. Sloppy Ms. Gail Sollman Debra and Jeff Spaulding Tim and Dee Dee Thompson Tuesday Morning Music Club in memory of Alice Allen Karen K. Tyler, Ed.D. Mr. Tom Unger and Mrs. Marisa Moks-Unger Dennis & Margaret Unks Shawn and Meghan Waskiewicz Ms. Eleanor Weisman and Jay Hanes Carolyn M. Welther Mr. and Mrs. George Willis Bruce and Janice Wittmershaus Merle and Phoebe Wood Richard and Diane Yeager Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Young Cathy and Philip Zacks Mr. and Mrs. Roger Zurn Matching Gifts Provided by: BNY Mellon Erie Community Foundation Erie Insurance Group GE Transportation Rexford Foundation UBS Wealth Management In-Kind Gifts The Brewerie at Union Station Innovation Collaborative Weber Murphy Fox Designates an Anchor Investor, an individual, business or association providing great strength and stability by making a multiyear leadership level commitment to advancing arts and culture.

The Arts & Culture Campaign allows donors to support a wide base of arts and cultural activities across the community with a single gift. By supporting a vibrant cultural scene in addition to direct support for the Museum the Campaign helps maintain a healthy ecosystem in which museums, theaters, dance and music performances can thrive. -John Vanco, Executive Director, Erie Art Museum The Swan Tavern s Art Show and Sale Girard and Fairview School Districts benefited from a fundraiser hosted by Gail and Eric Root, residents of Fairview, and owners of The Schoolhouse at Manchester Road and The Swan Tavern. Using Erie Arts & Culture as a fiscal agent, each school district received $1,100 for Arts Education programs. The Art Show & Sale featured pieces created by both the students and teachers of these districts. Local artists participated in the show by selling their work, as well as donating pieces for the silent auction. Students were able to connect with the artists and gain insight from those who are making their mark as professional artists in our region. VIBRANT FUTURE Erie Arts Endowment: One Man s Dream in Perpetuity Clarence E. Beyers was a musician, music lover and active member of a number of organizations near and dear to his heart. In 1981, he made a gift to ensure that the music he had enjoyed during his lifetime remained an intrinsic part of our community for lifetimes to come. That first gift began the Erie Arts Endowment. Others followed in his footsteps. Virginia P. Vieser s life s work was caring for children. She also was in admiration of her son s work as an educator. When her son s untimely death left her the recipient of his life insurance policy, she used it to honor both him and her love of children by creating the Arts Education Fund of the Endowment in 1994. In 1998, Mrs. Blossom McBrier and the McBrier family created the McBrier Family Fund in memory of James R. McBrier. This significant gift was unrestricted, allowing Erie Arts & Culture the flexibility and freedom to direct funding to support a variety of projects as demonstrated in our Erie Arts & Culture Project Grant Listing. Photo Credit: Clarence E. Beyers, Founding Donor of the Erie Arts Endowment 25

VIBRANT FUTURE Erie Arts Endowment Funds The Clarence E. Beyers Music Performance Fund Virginia Vieser Arts in Education Fund The McBrier Family Fund The McCain Fund Organizations with a Sub-Fund Erie Art Museum Erie Art Museum Public Art Programs Lake Erie Ballet experience Children s Museum Erie Philharmonic Erie Playhouse The Arts Council of Erie d/b/a Erie Arts & Culture A gift can be designated to your favorite arts and culture organization through one of the funds listed above, or start your own fund with an initial contribution of just $10,000. There is so little that we can leave behind All of our family has this love of the arts and we want to continue this legacy. -Mrs. Blossom McBrier, regarding the establishment of the McBrier Family Fund Make Your Gift with Confidence The Erie Arts Endowment investments are diversified and held by three separate investment firms that consistently meet or exceed industry benchmarks! Photo Credit: The Clarence E. Beyers Music Performance Fund helps support the The Young Artists Debut Orchestra. Pictured, First Violins. 26

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION As of June 30, 2015 ASSETS Current Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents $354,276 Accounts Receivable $185,051 Prepaid Expenses and Other $1,260 Total Current Assets $540,587 Investments Investments at Fair Value $3,665,272 Investments held by the Erie Community Foundation $65,121 Total Investments $3,730,393 Accounts Receivable, Net of Current Position $9,500 Office Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation $11,547 Total Other Assets $3,751,440 TOTAL ASSETS $4,292,027 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Current Liabilities Accounts Payable $2,016 Accrued Payroll $13,509 Deferred Revenue and Other $142,564 Total Current Liabilities $158,089 Net Assets Unrestricted $1,741,247 Temporarily Restricted $217,153 Permanently Restricted $2,175,538 Total Net Assets $4,133,938 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $4,292,027 REVENUE $937,856 0.43% 0.16% EXPENSES $1,071,364 11.78% 54.88% 26.71% 41.8% 38.6% 6.03% 15.4% 4.2% Investment Income $110,516 Contributions $250,529 Program Services $413,825 Fundraising $45,285 Fees for Service $56,571 Management/General $164,555 Grants $514,680 Grants Distributed $447,699 Special Events $4,060 Other $1,500 27

23 West 10th Street, Suite 2 Erie, PA 16501 Join. Support. Participate. Get involved in arts and culture in our community! Visit www.erieartsandculture.org to learn more. Erie Arts & Culture is a registered name of the Arts Council of Erie. Official registration and financial information can be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free at 1-800-732-0999. The Arts Council of Erie d/b/a/ Erie Arts & Culture is a partner to the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and an Erie County Lead Asset. Find and Post Events at www.erieartsandculture.org Erie Arts & Culture Board 2014-2015 Jim Riley, Chair Jim Dible, Vice-Chair Bridget Barber, Secretary Matt Rizzo, Treasurer The Honorable Susan Baxter Mary Ellen Dahlkemper Susan Dill Tom Ferraro Atty. Matt Fuchs Johnny Johnson Danny Jones John Kearns John Masterson John Oliver Erik Perrino Atty. Colleen Stumpf Ann Tredway Maryann Yochim-Flaherty Last Year culminated in the Grand Opening of the Hagen History Center, which includes the Watson-Curtze Mansion, Visitor Center and King-Mertens Archive Building. The opening marked the end of a $4 Million restoration project for The Historical Society of Erie County. Additional Board Members serving since July 2015 Reverend John. P. Downey Sarah Press Rick Scaletta Erie Arts & Culture Staff Amanda Brown Sissem, Executive Director Judy Bloeser, Office Administrator Melinda Meyer, Program Director Holly Nowak, Arts Education Director Amanda Hurd, Marketing & Development Director