seARTS – 2011
                  Annual Meeting

What Role Should the Arts Play in
Harbor Development?



                 Monday, February 28th 2011
                 Cruiseport Gloucester, Harbor Room
seARTS Board




    Bill Braunlich, Anne Robinson, Beth Scanzani, James
    Caviston, Jacqueline Ganim-DeFalco, & Deb Eliason
Agenda
     6:30-7:30 PM
      • Opening Remarks: James Caviston
      • Board Development & Strategic Planning:
        Jackie Ganim-DeFalco
      • Treasurer’s Report & Fundraising, Membership:
        William Braunlich
      • Programs: Anne Robinson
      • Visitor Surveys: Deb Eliason
     7:30-8:15 PM
      • Keynote Presentations:
      • Mayor Carolyn Kirk
      • Jay Paget: Mass Cultural Council
      • Susan Silberberg-Robinson – MIT
     8:00-9:00 PM: General Discussion
Opening Remarks - 2010 Highlights

   Behind the scenes
    • Second Year of Newsblast
    • Second Year of Organizational Meetings
    • Second Year of Collecting Visitor Surveys
    • ECCF Accounting Program
   Diversified Funding Base
    • Grants, Membership, Fiscal Agency, Art Sales
   Strategic Planning
   Increased Collaboration (PWA, CCF, Wearable Arts,
    Art Loan Programs)
   Advocacy
Board Development &
      Strategic Planning

    Board & Needs
    Board Members-at-Large
    Board Nominations
    Strategic Planning-Benchmarking
     • Great Arts Towns
     • What this means for seARTS

SP Committee & Contributors: seARTS Board +
Dawn Gadow, Elizabeth Bergeron, Kris Fisher,
Tom Gillett, Martha Kurz, Tom Kiely, Ronn Garry,
& others…
seARTS
                                                                          Art Loan
            What Makes a Great Art Town?                                  Programs




                                                                                        seARTs
                               Gloucester                                            Partner with
                                New Arts
                                 Festival                                              an Artist

                                                     What ties it all together?

                                                          •Major Events
                                                          •Advocacy
                                                          •Marketing                                  Rocky
                                                          •Data (e.g economic                         Neck
                                                          impact, artists in                        Residency
    WPA Murals                                            residence, etc.)
                                                          •Cultural District (tbd)




                seARTS
                eBlast..
                                            seARTSLectures,
*seARTS involved through funding or
facilitation                                 salons & films
Cape Ann Arts & Cultural                 Local Municipality
        Assets                         (Gloucester, Rockport,
                                        Manchester, Essex) –
                                        includes Gloucester
                                       Committee for the Arts         External stakeholders
                                                                       (State of MA, MCC,
                                                                     Foundations, Grantors)
    Individual Artists – with
      and without studios


                                            seARTS
Galleries & Co-ops                       connecting &                    Local Businesses &
                                         collaborating                  Business Groups (e.g
(Local Colors, etc. )
                                                                          Chamber, NBCVB)




     Special Interest, education & ,
     niche artist groups ( Cape Ann
     Art Haven, Cape Ann Artisans,                        Arts & Cultural organizations &
      Wearable Arts, NShore Jazz                       Venues (Cape Ann Museum, Rockport
                   etc..)                               Music, CA Symphony, North Shore
                                                       Arts, Rocky Neck, CAC Cinema, etc..)
Please Remember to Visit
   AmericanStyle.com & Vote for
Gloucester as a Top 100 Small Art City
Treasurer’s Report, Fundraising &
Membership
 Financial Highlights
 Strong January 2011 Balance Sheet
 2011 Year to Date Excess Income vs. Expense -
  $13,000
 Significant sales of Artwork, Pottery and
  Wearable Arts
 Successful Fiscal Year 2010
 Current Membership Statistics
Membership 2011

 2010 Member Count
   • 174 Individual Members
   • 32 Cultural Organizations, 20 through 5/11
   • 30 Businesses, 5 through 5/11
 IND Annual Renewal Date – April 15
 ORGS Renewal Date – May 15
 Cultural Members – Fourth Meeting Coming Spring 2011
Partial
 List
Local Colors




               Random Arts Gallery
Michael O’Leary

                             Ken Bonfield

            Steve Davison




Sorellanza Sisters in Song
                                     Larry Coryell




           Chalumeau Chamber Ensemble
Gloucester Writer’s Center




Cape Ann Museum
2011 Programs– Anne Robinson

     Feb 28 - Annual Meeting
     March 5 - CCF
     April – Cultural District Discussion
     May 9-14 – Partner with an Artist Events
     June 15 - Bass Rocks Opening Reception
     July Summer Membership Get Together                   Reader
                                               Captains Courageous Festival, 2010
     Sept/Oct – Fall Fundraising Event
     Dec. 10 - Wearable Arts
     April & Sept - Organizational Meetings


     Cape Ann Medical Center
                       Team
                                                           Three Sheets to the Wind
                                                      Captains Courageous Festival, 2010
Art @ Bass Rocks – Year Three
            2010 Awarded Viewers Choice Award: Kathy Coakley
            Opening Reception featuring Carol Seitchik & Artists
            Featured Artists in BR Newsletter
            Total Sales since 2009: $7,075
            $5,400 to Artists
            Bass Rocks Sponsorship each year




Lannan at Sunset by Katherine Coakley   Red Flag by Rob Diebboll


                                                                   Everything Has a Use by Michael Oleksiw
PWA – WPA @ Art Haven
Our signature artist grant program, partnering artists with
businesses in new and creative ways to develop public art.
Cape Ann Medical Center Loan
   Program: Year One
                 Anne Robinson, Program Coordinator

                 Paul Cary Goldberg
                 Karen Ristuben            Jurors
                 Carol Seitchik

                 Courtney Karcher, Program Asst
                 Karen Berger, Volunteer
Summer Members Networking Party
Lanesville Community Center
    Name Tag Contest
    Music and Dance
    Up-and-coming artists
     meeting established artists
Fourth Annual Wearable Arts Show
   2011 Arts Sold $11,831.33 vs.
    $8,400 in 2010
   $1,774.70 to seARTS
   $600 to Library
                                              Lee Cunningham

                              Marlene Cann




                                              Carol MacIntyre
Margaret Derby                Beth Williams       Harpist
2010 Fall Benefit
Pottery Program




          Managed by Stephanie Mason –
          seARTS Volunteer – Thank you!
Visitors’ Surveys

    Importance
    Re-Vamped
    Collected from many groups
    Total number collected
    New Cultural Organization Survey
    Plans for 2011
2011 Goals
   Build Volunteer Base
   Expand Board
   Technology Plan, Platform, & Implementation
   Fundraising – Annual Appeal and/or Annual
    Fundraising Event
   Advocacy-Cultural District, Arts & Harbor Development
   Outreach beyond Cape Ann
Clare Higgins, Kathleen Valentine &
Elizabeth Bergeron
Working Behind the Scenes!

   Newsblast
   Website
   Events
   Surveys
   Member Relations
   Marketing
Local Media!



                                   Manuel Simoes
                                   Photographer




         Good Morning Gloucester
Our Member Volunteers
                                                      Fall Event Committee:
                                                      Ken Bonfield, Artistic Director
                                                      Susan Boles
Art Show Jurors: Karen Berger, Joy Buell, Paul Cary   Kristine Fisher
Goldberg, Clarke, Yhanna Coffin, Karen Ristuben,      Edie Freedman
Carol Seitchik, Debbie Clarke, Juni VanDyke           Cindy Hendrickson
                                                      Meg Jarrett
                                                      Martha Kurz
                      Wearable Arts Committee         Stephanie Mason-Thibideaux
                      Lee Cunningham, Meredith        Karen Ristuben
                      Anderson, Susan Kenna           Beth Scanzani
                                                      Manny Simoes




Captains Courageous Festival
   Readers & Volunteers
Members & 2010 Sponsors!
                               2010 Captains Courageous Festival
                                           Sponsors
                                            •Neptune’s Harvest
   Annual Sponsors                          •Virgilio’s


                                            Ben’s Paint Store
                                            BOSE
                                            Cape Ann Savings
                                            Bank
                                  2010      Doyon’s Appliances
             Cape Ann            Benefit    Gordon Florist &
                                 Donors     Greenhouses, Inc.
              Medical                       Intershell Seafood
              Center                        Corp
                                            Winer Brothers/ACE
                                            Hardware
   Funders




             Bruce J. Anderson
             Selma & Bayness Andrews Fund
Mayor Carolyn Kirk

Jay Paget: Mass Cultural
Council – Cultural
Facilities Fund & Cultural
Districts

Keynote:
Susan Silberberg
Robinson, MIT

seArts 2011 annual meetingfinal 2-27-11

  • 1.
    seARTS – 2011 Annual Meeting What Role Should the Arts Play in Harbor Development? Monday, February 28th 2011 Cruiseport Gloucester, Harbor Room
  • 2.
    seARTS Board Bill Braunlich, Anne Robinson, Beth Scanzani, James Caviston, Jacqueline Ganim-DeFalco, & Deb Eliason
  • 3.
    Agenda  6:30-7:30 PM • Opening Remarks: James Caviston • Board Development & Strategic Planning: Jackie Ganim-DeFalco • Treasurer’s Report & Fundraising, Membership: William Braunlich • Programs: Anne Robinson • Visitor Surveys: Deb Eliason  7:30-8:15 PM • Keynote Presentations: • Mayor Carolyn Kirk • Jay Paget: Mass Cultural Council • Susan Silberberg-Robinson – MIT  8:00-9:00 PM: General Discussion
  • 4.
    Opening Remarks -2010 Highlights  Behind the scenes • Second Year of Newsblast • Second Year of Organizational Meetings • Second Year of Collecting Visitor Surveys • ECCF Accounting Program  Diversified Funding Base • Grants, Membership, Fiscal Agency, Art Sales  Strategic Planning  Increased Collaboration (PWA, CCF, Wearable Arts, Art Loan Programs)  Advocacy
  • 5.
    Board Development & Strategic Planning  Board & Needs  Board Members-at-Large  Board Nominations  Strategic Planning-Benchmarking • Great Arts Towns • What this means for seARTS SP Committee & Contributors: seARTS Board + Dawn Gadow, Elizabeth Bergeron, Kris Fisher, Tom Gillett, Martha Kurz, Tom Kiely, Ronn Garry, & others…
  • 6.
    seARTS Art Loan What Makes a Great Art Town? Programs seARTs Gloucester Partner with New Arts Festival an Artist What ties it all together? •Major Events •Advocacy •Marketing Rocky •Data (e.g economic Neck impact, artists in Residency WPA Murals residence, etc.) •Cultural District (tbd) seARTS eBlast.. seARTSLectures, *seARTS involved through funding or facilitation salons & films
  • 7.
    Cape Ann Arts& Cultural Local Municipality Assets (Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester, Essex) – includes Gloucester Committee for the Arts External stakeholders (State of MA, MCC, Foundations, Grantors) Individual Artists – with and without studios seARTS Galleries & Co-ops connecting & Local Businesses & collaborating Business Groups (e.g (Local Colors, etc. ) Chamber, NBCVB) Special Interest, education & , niche artist groups ( Cape Ann Art Haven, Cape Ann Artisans, Arts & Cultural organizations & Wearable Arts, NShore Jazz Venues (Cape Ann Museum, Rockport etc..) Music, CA Symphony, North Shore Arts, Rocky Neck, CAC Cinema, etc..)
  • 8.
    Please Remember toVisit AmericanStyle.com & Vote for Gloucester as a Top 100 Small Art City
  • 9.
    Treasurer’s Report, Fundraising& Membership  Financial Highlights  Strong January 2011 Balance Sheet  2011 Year to Date Excess Income vs. Expense - $13,000  Significant sales of Artwork, Pottery and Wearable Arts  Successful Fiscal Year 2010  Current Membership Statistics
  • 10.
    Membership 2011  2010Member Count • 174 Individual Members • 32 Cultural Organizations, 20 through 5/11 • 30 Businesses, 5 through 5/11  IND Annual Renewal Date – April 15  ORGS Renewal Date – May 15  Cultural Members – Fourth Meeting Coming Spring 2011
  • 11.
  • 12.
    Local Colors Random Arts Gallery
  • 13.
    Michael O’Leary Ken Bonfield Steve Davison Sorellanza Sisters in Song Larry Coryell Chalumeau Chamber Ensemble
  • 14.
  • 15.
    2011 Programs– AnneRobinson  Feb 28 - Annual Meeting  March 5 - CCF  April – Cultural District Discussion  May 9-14 – Partner with an Artist Events  June 15 - Bass Rocks Opening Reception  July Summer Membership Get Together Reader Captains Courageous Festival, 2010  Sept/Oct – Fall Fundraising Event  Dec. 10 - Wearable Arts  April & Sept - Organizational Meetings Cape Ann Medical Center Team Three Sheets to the Wind Captains Courageous Festival, 2010
  • 16.
    Art @ BassRocks – Year Three  2010 Awarded Viewers Choice Award: Kathy Coakley  Opening Reception featuring Carol Seitchik & Artists  Featured Artists in BR Newsletter  Total Sales since 2009: $7,075  $5,400 to Artists  Bass Rocks Sponsorship each year Lannan at Sunset by Katherine Coakley Red Flag by Rob Diebboll Everything Has a Use by Michael Oleksiw
  • 17.
    PWA – WPA@ Art Haven Our signature artist grant program, partnering artists with businesses in new and creative ways to develop public art.
  • 18.
    Cape Ann MedicalCenter Loan Program: Year One Anne Robinson, Program Coordinator Paul Cary Goldberg Karen Ristuben Jurors Carol Seitchik Courtney Karcher, Program Asst Karen Berger, Volunteer
  • 19.
    Summer Members NetworkingParty Lanesville Community Center  Name Tag Contest  Music and Dance  Up-and-coming artists meeting established artists
  • 20.
    Fourth Annual WearableArts Show  2011 Arts Sold $11,831.33 vs. $8,400 in 2010  $1,774.70 to seARTS  $600 to Library Lee Cunningham Marlene Cann Carol MacIntyre Margaret Derby Beth Williams Harpist
  • 21.
  • 22.
    Pottery Program Managed by Stephanie Mason – seARTS Volunteer – Thank you!
  • 23.
    Visitors’ Surveys  Importance  Re-Vamped  Collected from many groups  Total number collected  New Cultural Organization Survey  Plans for 2011
  • 24.
    2011 Goals  Build Volunteer Base  Expand Board  Technology Plan, Platform, & Implementation  Fundraising – Annual Appeal and/or Annual Fundraising Event  Advocacy-Cultural District, Arts & Harbor Development  Outreach beyond Cape Ann
  • 26.
    Clare Higgins, KathleenValentine & Elizabeth Bergeron Working Behind the Scenes!  Newsblast  Website  Events  Surveys  Member Relations  Marketing
  • 27.
    Local Media! Manuel Simoes Photographer Good Morning Gloucester
  • 28.
    Our Member Volunteers Fall Event Committee: Ken Bonfield, Artistic Director Susan Boles Art Show Jurors: Karen Berger, Joy Buell, Paul Cary Kristine Fisher Goldberg, Clarke, Yhanna Coffin, Karen Ristuben, Edie Freedman Carol Seitchik, Debbie Clarke, Juni VanDyke Cindy Hendrickson Meg Jarrett Martha Kurz Wearable Arts Committee Stephanie Mason-Thibideaux Lee Cunningham, Meredith Karen Ristuben Anderson, Susan Kenna Beth Scanzani Manny Simoes Captains Courageous Festival Readers & Volunteers
  • 29.
    Members & 2010Sponsors! 2010 Captains Courageous Festival Sponsors •Neptune’s Harvest Annual Sponsors •Virgilio’s Ben’s Paint Store BOSE Cape Ann Savings Bank 2010 Doyon’s Appliances Cape Ann Benefit Gordon Florist & Donors Greenhouses, Inc. Medical Intershell Seafood Center Corp Winer Brothers/ACE Hardware Funders Bruce J. Anderson Selma & Bayness Andrews Fund
  • 30.
    Mayor Carolyn Kirk JayPaget: Mass Cultural Council – Cultural Facilities Fund & Cultural Districts Keynote: Susan Silberberg Robinson, MIT