1. ARTS COUNCIL
OF NEW ORLEANS

2. STAFF
Management

3. STAFF
Management
Staff restructured
Personnel manual
Evaluations conducted
403b plan established
Policies & procedures created

4. OVERHAUL
Grants

5. OVERHAUL
Grants
Analyzed 5 years of city grants
Simplified application
Online submissions / Direct Deposit
Six new parishes added
Circus arts addition

6. PROGRAM
REJUVENATED
Membership

7. PROGRAM
REJUVENATED
Membership
Added benefits
Event connection
Activated online efforts

8. ONE HOT NIGHT
DIRTY LINEN

9. ONE HOT NIGHT
DIRTY LINEN
Tripled net revenue
Brand refresh
Launched Lux Lounge at Latrobe’s
IBERIABANK lead sponsor
2014 Hendrick’s Partnership

10. REFRESHED HIT
Community
Arts awards

11. REFRESHED HIT
Community
Arts awards
Mini bio-doc fest
Dr. DeSalvo / cross-sector impact
New venue & timeframe

12. BRAND REFRESH
UNDERWAY

13. BRAND REFRESH
UNDERWAY
Language update
Design-focused presence
New visual brand
& website in process

14. INCREASED
MEDIA
COVERAGE

15. INCREASED
MEDIA
COVERAGE
Positive, supportive and hopeful tone
EvacuSpots 180 media mentions- including
New York Times, NPR, Huff Post, LA Times, AP
Dirty Linen 40% media increase & significantly
more positive media coverage than 2012

16. FOLLOWERS
HIT 11K
TWITTER

17. FOLLOWERS
HIT 11K
TWITTER
Doubled in number since Sept. 2013

18. NEW
PARTNERShips

19. NEW
PARTNERShips
P.3
Pelican Bomb
City’s Public Health Department
Tulane University & City Center
National Organization of Minority Architects
Valentino Hotel Group
Arts Council of Baton Rouge
Consulate General of France in New Orleans
Cultural Department of the Consulate of Mexico

20. REFORM
Finance

21. REFORM
Finance
New financial forms
New processes
Scrubbed budget
Balance sheet – for accuracy &
savings

22. REVENUE
STRATEGIES
REVITALIZING

23. ARTS 16
NEA
Keller
Rosamary
Lambent
Joan Mitchell
Tremaine
IBERIABANK
REVENUE
STRATEGIES
REVITALIZING

24. Donors
Corporate
Foundations
REVENUE
STRATEGIES
REVITALIZING

25. Earned Revenue
Launch public art consulting practice
Examine arts market expansion
REVENUE
STRATEGIES
REVITALIZING

26. BOARD
Leadership

27. BOARD
Leadership
Transition
New Committees
New Board Members

28. LOUISIANA
ARTWORKS
SOLD

29. OUR HOME
IS BEAUTIFUL

30. OUR HOME
IS BEAUTIFUL
Aesthetic focus
Staff reorganized
Active, engaged, comfortable spaces
Welcoming atmosphere

31. STAFF SMILING
STAYING LATE
WORKING HARD

32. NOW FOR
THE FUTURE

33. SET SAIL

34. Establish the Arts Council at the
forefront of the arts community
Advance New Orleans as an
international city of arts & culture
Offer a world-class experience for
the Tri-centennial

36. ARTS COUNCIL
OF NEW ORLEANS