1. Board of Directors
Don Rose, Chair
Michael Parker, Treasurer
Rebecca Newton, Secretary
Mariana Fiorentino
Dan Krebill
Michael Mezzatesta
Jay Miller
Beth Minton
Bevan Ramsey
Wendy Smith
Philip Szostak
This past year has been a year of great stability for The ArtsCenter.
Stability is not often cited as a goal but best exemplifies what was
needed for the organization as a platform to build towards new
goals and achievements. The previous year was a tumultuous time
for the organization and the leadership recognized that steering the
organization into calmer waters was the correct course.
Greater stability was achieved through focusing all stakeholders on
what The ArtsCenter does best—educating and inspiring artistic
creativity and enriching the lives of people of all ages. The statistics
on the next page underline the success of this effort. The organization
served a record 110,000 individuals and a profit of over $24,000 during
fiscal 2014/15.
These achievements would not have been possible without three
components: a dedicated board prioritizing goals and opportunities,
a solid staff working together as a team ably managing the day to
day activities and programs, and the leadership of Interim Executive
Director Noel James. Noel came into the organization with a clear
understanding of what needed to get done, and accomplished her
goals of mending the organization and steering it in a new more
collaborative direction. I am very grateful to all these volunteers and
staff that have had an important impact on stabilizing The ArtsCenter.
As the new Executive Director I look forward to working with the staff,
board and community to set new goals and see how The ArtsCenter
can strive to serve more residents of the region with new programs
and initiatives that enable all to participate and engage in the arts.
I’m thrilled to have moved to the area and given the opportunity to
meet the artists, patrons and supporters of The ArtsCenter and to
determine how we can determine the course for the organization’s
next forty years!
Sincerely,
Daniel Mayer, Executive Director
Angel level Above $50,000
The Grable Foundation
The Nicholson Foundation
Benefactor $25,000-49,999
North Carolina Arts Council
Oak Foundation
William R. Kenan, Jr Charitable Trust
Producer $10,000-24,999
Dorrie Casey and Archie Purcell
Glaxo Smith Kline
Rebecca Newton
Orange County Arts Commission
Town Of Carrboro
Town of Chapel Hill
Vimala’s Curryblossom Cafe
Maetro $5,000-9,999
Eve Barkley
Walter and Betsy Bennett
Carrboro Tourism Development Authority
Orange County Human Services
Shared Visions Foundation
Strowd Roses, Inc.
Chairman level $1,000-4,999
Anonymous
Barry Charitable Foundation
Linda Brittain
Chapel Hill Restaurant Group
Chapelboro/WCHL
Drop D Ranch
FurnitureLab
Stephen and Ruth Grant
Hickory Tavern
Dan Krebill
Douglas MacLean and Susan Wolf
Main Street Properties
Roger Mitchell
PNC Bank
Power2Give
Linda Prager and Michael Parker
Jay and Rachel Radford
Don and Donya Rose
Stanley Martin Homes
State Employees Combined Campaign
The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation
The Middlesworth Foundation
The Wells Fargo Foundation
Triangle Community Foundation
Jim and Page Vernon
Director Level $500-999
Beverly and Robert Atwood
Christopher Beacham
William and Pat Blau
Carolina Club
Frederic and Jane B. Dalldorf
Steven Dowling
Drapery Specialist
Jane Filer
Maggie Ford
Ann Gayek
Lester and Judith Grant
Jane Holding
Independent Weekly
Michael Mezzatesta
Raleigh Fine Arts Society
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Ritok
Leslie Rountree and David Schneider
Ginny Runge
Jan F. and Anne Sassaman
Lori Shamblin
Gwen Silver and Paul Mampilly
Diana Whittinghill Steele
The Knott Family Foundation
The Tom and Peg Guild Imagine Fund
Sara Vandegrift
Venable Rotisserie Bistro
Steven & Barbara Wells Family
Patron Level $250-499
Howard and Penny Aldrich
Peg and Steven Bachenheimer
Kit Ballew
John Becton and Nancy Tannenbaum
Kenneth Bell
Bella’s International Cuisine
Big Fish
Larry Blanton and Candace Haigler
Ken Bollen and Barbara Entwisle
Donald Boulton
Catherine Bryson
Mike Burkes
George and Cresha Cianciolo
Crook’s Corner
Richard Danner
Donald Douglass
Clyde Edgerton
Robin Eisner
Mark Filiaci
Mariana Fiorentino
Framer’s Corner
Randy Gardner
Heather Gerni
GlaxoSmithKline Matching Gifts
Xan Gregg and Bonnie Springer
Murry Handler
Cheryl and Toby Harrell
Harris Teeter, Inc.
Trina Harrison and Thomas Graham
Jo and Gerardo Heiss
Pam Herdon-State Farm Insurance
Cynthia Hermans
Melissa Herzog
Jefferson Holt
Robert Jackson and Anne Deloria
Barbara Janeway
Larry Jones
Betty Kenan
Thomas S. Kenan, III
Moyra and Brian Kileff
Anita Lang
Marcy Lansman
Barbara McFadyen and Douglass Phillips
Beth Minton
Neal and Dana Mochel
Dexter Morris and Patricia Tennis
Michael Muller
Chieko Murasugi
Barry Nakell
Pat and Mary Norris Oglesby
Mary Porter
RJ Sims Preston
Karla Reed
Sharon Reilly & Bob McNeill
Gerry Riveros
Deborah Roach
Pauline Robinson
Eleanor Rosenbaum
Adele Spitz Roth
Jeremy Salemson-Corporate Investors
Mortgage Group
Mary Schlegel, M.D.
Hal Schnee
Richard and Janice Schulke
Melanie and Michael See
Samantha Shucavage
Kevin Silva
Paul Stiller and Joan Lipsitz
Robert Shipley
Sim Sitkin and Vivian Olkin
Wendy Smith
Terra Nova Global Properties
The Children’s Store
Elizabeth Thorpe
Barbara Tyroler
Suzanne and Raphael Valdivia
Jennifer Vanderputten
Todd Vision and Karen Daniels
Kevin Weeks
And Thank you to all of our donors.
If we have erred in your listing or if you
wish to join this list, please contact: Julie
Tomkovick at
development@artscenterlive.org
Standing Ovation! You Make it All Posible!
ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015
Dear Friend of The ArtsCenter:

2. ArtsCenter Staff
Daniel Mayer, Executive Director:
dmayer@artscenterlive.org
Ashley Clay, Youth Education Asst.:
aclay@artscenterlive.org
Heather Gerni. Gallery Coordinator:
hgerni@artscenterlive.org
Adam Graetz, Marketing Director:
agraetz@artscenterlive.org
Jack Hartley, ArtSchool Asst.:
jhartley@artscenterlive.org
Jesse Hollars, Youth Education Coordinator:
jhollars@artscenterlive.org
Phaedra Kelly, Education Director:
pkelly@artscenterlive.org
Jillian Lea, School & Family Programs Coordinator:
jlea@artscenterlive.org
Brad Porter, Managing Director:
bporter@artscenterlive.org
Jeri Lynn Schulke, Producing Artistic Director:
jlschulke@artscenterlive.org
Matt Stevenson, Box Office Manager:
boxofficemanager@artscenterlive.org
Julie Tomkovick, Development Director:
jtomkovick@artscenterlive.org
Laurie Weller, Director of Financial Services:
lweller@artscenterlive.org
Discover yourself at The ArtsCenter
Let us be your source for arts education, youth programs,
music, theater, and gallery exhibits.
• ArtSchool - lifelong learning in a variety of disciplines
• Afterschool Arts Immersion - the only arts based after
school program in the area
• Arts in Education residencies - local teaching artists in
the classroom
• ArtsCamp - summer week long sessions for kids K-12
• School Shows - curriculum-based school matinees
• Youth Art Classes - ceramics, sewing, painting, & more!
• Concerts - featuring regional & national touring musicians
• Theater - featuring local & regional theater companies
• The Nicholson Gallery - rotating monthly exhibitions of
group & individuals shows
Our Mission:
The ArtsCenter exists in order to educate and inspire artistic
creativity and to enrich the lives of people of all ages.
ArtSchool enrolled
2400 students
in 370 classes
taught by 91 teachers
30,000 School children
attended
90 School Shows
Concerts featured
the Desert Rose Band,
Alice Gerrard, Solas,
Nels Cline & Norton Wisdom,
Karla Bonoff and More!
Theatre program dazzled
with New Plays,
10 by 10 in the Triangle,
Improv, Workshops, and More!
ArtsCamp
nurtured 1320
youth summer arts
experiences
Last year The ArtsCenter
affected 114,000 lives
with Arts Experiences
$3,500,000
Economic impact.
Largest employer of artists
in Orange County
Inspired 1,400 Children
from low-income schools
in Week-long Residencies
The ArtsCenter
Educational
Programs and
Performance
Statistics
FY 2014-15
Audited Financial Statement 10/31/15
ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015