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The Vera Project Annual Report for 2011 summarizes the organization's activities and accomplishments over the previous year. It discusses that Vera is celebrating its 10-year anniversary of repealing Seattle's Teen Dance Ordinance. In 2011, over 60,000 people participated in Vera's programming such as shows, festivals, galleries, education programs and more. Vera helped young people gain skills and experience to become leaders in Seattle's cultural sector. The report provides statistics on Vera's programming numbers and partnerships in 2011.

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The Vera Project
Annual Report 2011
We are now on the heels of our ten-year anniversary, and this August will also mark the ten-year anniversary of repealing Seattle’s Teen Dance Ordinance. Make no mistake, the story of the two are inseparable. But while the shadow of the draconian “TDO” is now truly behind us, the story of Vera is here to stay, and we continue to write it every day. Right now - because of Vera and because of your advocacy - young people in Seattle are more integral to our local culture than ever. Seattle is a city of music, and a city of politics – and ten years ago we invited young people into our city’s very unique civic discourse. With your help, we’ve become far more than an all-ages music venue. In 2011 more than 60,000 people took part in Vera in some way: whether attending shows or producing them, curating gallery installations or writing our annual budget. After eleven years, Vera alumni are now using the experience and reputation they’ve built to step into positions of leadership at cultural organizations, festivals, art galleries and music venues throughout the city and across the nation. They are touring nationally and internationally with bands as tour managers and sound producers.  They are running their own record labels, non-profits and businesses. With skills that match their enthusiasm, they are transforming the creative landscape of Seattle. While this brief report can share only so few of their stories, this new talented and capable generation will define the culture of our city in the years to come. We hope you are as inspired by them as we are. When you support Vera you are making an investment in them, and we can’t thank you enough for that. Welcome to Vera’s 2011 Annual Report!
Membership Vera’s membership is an all-ages governing body that works in collaboration with the Board of Directors to lead the organization. Members help create and review programs, raise money, promote events, and make the decisions that determine Vera’s future. From leading the budget development process to founding an open mic series, Vera’s Members were more active than ever in both program development as well as fiduciary oversight. Vera had 100 people participate in Membership over course of the year, across 11 different committees. Shows As part of Vera’s express goal to fuel personal development and aid in the positive transformation of our community through popular music shows, 2011 opened with renewed dedication to booking a wide range of genres and styles. From hosting the legendary Zero Boys and Cro-Mags for the multi-venue hardcore event Sound Fest to welcoming self taught musician and rapper Mac Miller on his first west coast tour, Vera continued to create an all inclusive participatory atmosphere through our booking. Building off of our reputation, we were able to offer local bands a platform to play with national acts such as Vivian Girls and No Joy. Other notable shows include Olivia Tremor Control, Brite Futures, R Stevie Moore, Shellac, David Choi, Joan of Arc and Starfucker. 2011 Program Highlights
Silkscreen In June we worked on a few massive short runs including a promotional materials for Verizon and Cafe Vita’s Coffee House Series of Shows, producing 4 color process t-shirts and a working closely with renowned local music artist Art Chantry to produce a series of posters. Vera offered a 6 week intensive joint workshop with Modern Dog’s Michael Strassburger for Center School, helping them produce a series of art prints for fund raising purposes while teaching the fundamentals of printing making and Serigraphy (screen printing). Over the summer we hosted the Vera/Vera Exchange and Art show, where we welcomed Portland artist Guy Burwell and two amazing guest designers Mirjam Dijkema, and Kunny Van Der Ploeg from our namesake The Vera Club in Groningen, Netherlands. For five days they attended the American Poster Institute Convention (Flatstock) at Bumbershoot and showcased over 400 posters from The Vera Club in our own gallery, some dating back to the mid 80’s, and a reception for the artists. We held a knowledge exchange, printing demo, and seminar where our guests explained the history and evolution the Groningen venue, their individual approaches to design and artistic process, and bravely fielded questions from a group of people that did not speak Dutch. Gallery Continuing in the tradition of previous years, our gallery forged strong partnerships with Seattle Girls School and Nova through renewed outreach, facilitating a commitment to an annual show from both schools. In addition to local talent, our artist calls are reaching artists all throughout the Pacific North West and beyond. This year we featured Ghost Ghost Teeth from LA and two artists from Portland, lending to a greater palate of varied instillations. Proud of our 2011 showcase, the Gallery Committee is excited to present the 2012 gallery schedule with continued focus on presenting a professional space that attracts both emerging and more established talent. Some highlights of our 2011 roster include Vera’s own 10 year Birthday Party, our Dutch sister venue’s poster show during Bumbershoot, A Tale of Two Sisters which lead to a permanent piece on our gallery wall, and A Painter, A Printer and A Sculpture walk into a Bar.
Audio/Tech Program The Audio Committee installed a new Mackie HDA Line Array sound system, generously donated by Loud Technologies and we’re sounding better than ever! – Class Numbers – We reconfigured and relaunched our studio classes – lots of great albums recorded at the Vera project in 2011 – had a great amazing better than ever festival season Vera produced stages at Bumbershoot/CHBP/Bike In/Cairo Expo 86/ URBN on Bdway Showcase/ Folklife – Recorded lots of amazing shows in 2011 including: R. Stevie Moore, blah blah – did something with NWFF loaning PA for whatever event (ask Tristan) I guess Lighting classes started, Advanced classes for Silkscreening and the Recording Studio were a hit. A new sound system donated from Mackie was installed. Festivals 2011 was another great festival season for the Vera Project - kicking off with a consistently packed NW Folklife Festival. In July Vera curated the Vera stage at Capitol Hill Block Party. The stage in 2011 featured a diverse lineup full of both local, national, and emerging artists. Hip-hop group THEESatisfaction headlined one of the days alongside young artists like Sol, Craft Spells and Beat Connection. Grindcore group Skarp reunited for one of their first shows in years at Block Party, and national artists like Baths, and Teen Daze closed out other days of the fest. The festival season came to an end with a brilliant Bumbershoot and the Vera hosted Free Yr Radio stage. The Free Yr Radio stage not only featured exciting young artists but also gave Vera volunteers the opportunity to conduct interviews with them right after their set. Artists like Allen Stone, Lemolo, and The Lonely Forest played the stage and were interviewed by Vera volunteers. 
60,342 2011 Total Participation for All Programming 57,099 Shows, Festivals, Gallery Events Mainstage Shows, Non-Music Events, “The Series” Shows, “Veracity” Shows, Festivals & Offsite Events, Art GalleryOpenings 1,550 Volunteer Positions Filled Total Members (throughout yr), Total Volunteers, Volunteer Orientations, Member Meetings, Steering Committee Meetings, Program Committee Meetings 1,693 Education Opportunities Silkscreen Studio Classes and Usage, Live Sound Classes, Recording Studio Classes, Lighting Classes, Internships ALL TIME 297,995 Total Participants 37,995 Total hours volunteer service 2,350 Number of bands 2011 Programming Numbers
206 Zulu 206inc/Free Yr Radio ACLU of WA state All-Ages Movement Project AmeriCorps - City Year Art4Justice - YMCA Art Institute Association of WA Business Ballard High School Bend-It Festival Capitol Hill Block Party Center School Cleveland High School EMP Sound Off Franklin High School General Assembly Hidmo Hollow Earth Radio Indian Association of WA Ingraham High School Leadership Tomorrow Left Bank Books / Anarchist Book Fair Mayor’s Seattle Music Commission National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) NW Folklife NW Men’s Project NOVA High School One Reel - Youth Advisory Committee, Bumbershoot Festival Pecha Kucha Night - Seattle Queer Youth Space / Three Wings Reteaching Gender & Sexuality / Put This on the {MAP} Richard Hugo House Rock School Sanctuary Art Center Sasquatch! Music Festival School of Rock SeaSk8 Skatepark Seattle Girls’ School Seattle International Comedy Competition Seattle Tattoo Expo Seattle Youth Commission (Mayor’s Office) SIFF Skate Like A Girl Starbucks Hot Java Cool Jazz The Hip-Hop Summit Youth Council 2011 PARTNERS Seattle has a wealth of amazing organizations led by or working on behalf of young people. Partnering with these groups is essential to achieving our vision of a truly participatory all-ages music and arts community. Vera had the chance to partner with so many organizations in 2011 that we couldn’t fit all of them in this report! Here are just a few highlights...
2011 Members Sonya Arbuckle Rebecca Armstrong Lindsey Baggette Alex Ballenger Rani Ban Alex Beard Jessica Burg Eric Carnell Heydi Carter Brian Cervino Jared Cheshire Fiona Cheung Chase Clancy Domenica Clark Eduardo Contreras Emma Cotter Sara Cullen Chiara D’Angelo David Dawes April Dembeck Brecken Diller Dan Droz Donna Dudley Kevin Erickson Andre Estournes Angie Evins Rosie Faulkner Jaimee Garbacik Rowdy Gleason David Gordon Ian Gwin Danae Hackett Emily Hardy Starr Harris Brandie Henry Nick Herold Tom Heuser Annie Holden Kisha-Marie Jones Meerea Kang Henry Kaye Colin Kelley Alison Kreitzberg Jasmin Kwan Lorissa La Michael Lane Raya Leary David Lewis Julia Lipscomb Matt Long Bre Lucero Travis Maisch Monica Martinez Marc Mazique Naomi McCain Brad Mohoric Kristina Moravec Sam Neu Karin Nord Sequoia O’Connell Robert Peterson Alex Pincus Amy Pinon Carli Plute Chris Reath Jess Rees Justin Renard Stephanie Riedl Ryan Rood Scott Schroeder Lena Severns Theo Shure Johnathan Smith Dana Snyder Eric Stewart Katie Swain Willow Tacla Kara Tronsen Quixote Vassilakis Christopher  Wiggin Barrett Wilkowski Leigh Woody Chester Zeller NW Chocolate Festival The Service Board UmojaFest Peace Center Vain Hair Salon vitaminwater WA Bus WA Lawyers for the Arts Youth In Focus YouthCare - Orion Center Zine Archive Publishing Project (ZAPP) Partial Partnership List (from DFUj): All Ages Movement Project Nova High School Hollow Earth Radio Bumbershoot / OneReel Folklife Sasquatch Learning Center North Seattle Youth Employment Program Urban Outfitters Seattle Art Museum Shunpike Vera Groningen Zine Archive Publishing Project / Hugo House
2011 was another challenging financial year. With the exit of two of our three director level staff (Development Director and Managing Director), and a continuing poor fundraising climate, Vera worked especially hard to remain stable throughout the year. While we were unable to meet our ambitious budget goals set early in the year, we have since recalibrated and are finding ourselves back on track to sustainability. (Complete annotated financial statements are available on our website, theveraproject.org/about) Vera Financials 2011
2011 Revenue Total Revenue Actual: $630,595 Budgeted: $729,115 Earned Income $215,000 In-Kind $63,000 Public Funds $61,000 Foundation $68,000 Corporate $31,000 Individual & Matching $102,000 Fundraising Events $92,000 2011 Expenses Total Expenses Actual: $702,509 Budgeted: $766,735 Fundraising $78,000 Overhead $115,000 Programming $509,000
Vera Donors $1 to $99 Aaron Davis Aaron Wilson times new roman Alison Kreitzberg Amy Gedgaudas Amy Williams Andrew Gaines Angie Evins Anne Compton Anonymous (6) Ari Spool Arnold Anderson Bebe Besch Benjamin Atkinson Beverleisha Easton Brandon Pemberton Brian LaMacchia Britt Cornett Bryley Hull Calvin Timmons Cari Simson Carolyn Stein Causecast Foundation Chang Choi Charles Spitzack Cheryl Woodruff Chiaryn Miranda Chris Glein Cliff Freed Dan McConnell Danae Hackett Danica Celix Dave Vander Maas David Bordoley David Dinh David Gallo David Loffing Dean Carson Deborah Diamant Diane Caillier Diane Sanford Dustin Fujikawa Dwight Sims Elaine Simons Elen Jarolimek Elizabeth Chapman Emily Kyle Eric Augino Fariba Fuller Ferdinand Franz Gail Maisch Gary Compton Grover Mcdiarmid Heather Campbell Holly Hinton Jacob Burd Jacob Lundwall Jan Simon Aridj Janet Makela Jared Spool Jason Baxter Jeffery McNulty Jeffrey Copeland Jennifer Hayes Jennifer Joyce Jenny Asarnow Jenny Wu Jerin Falkner Jessica Burg Jessica Wagoner Joanne Dunham Jodie Nelson John Fulton Jon Stone Jonathan Zwickel Kamran Razvan Karen Kaushansky Karen Veloria Kathleen Evans Kathleen Fujikawa Keith Becker Keith Simanton Kevin Heard Kevin Quaid Kiah Patzkowsky Kimberley Miller Kristina Ringland Lara Kidoguchi Larry Winn Larry Yocom Lawrence Fuell
Linda Leon Lisa Bond Margery Aronson Mark Sage Martha Rader Martin Blank Matt Redmon Matt Shapiro Meghan Carlson Michael Howshar Michael Hytinen Michael Seiwerath Michelle Knott Mike Meckling Nancy Mabbott Nasir Rasheed Natasha Peterson Nick Herold Nicole Kelly Owen Richards Pamela Koss Patrick Wolff Patty Eshenko Paula Kieko Peggy Weiss Rachael Costa Ramon Esquivel Ranae Holland Rebecca Sager Rebecca Sager Rick Stevenson Robert Franza Robert Gregory Robert Nellams Robert Peterson Robin Romeo Rosemary Pham Rowdy Gleason Ryan Rood Sara Brickman Sarah Sternau Scott Baldwin Scott Goodrich Sean Kram Shannon Lacek Shannon Stewart Shawn Hansen Sheila Capestany Sid Peterson Stefanie Smith Stephanie Stebich Steven Abel Steven Cochran Steven Kalberg Sue Ennis Sue Martin Susan Evans Susan O’Neil Syra Morii Tamara Romero Terri Hintz Thomas Jarvis Timothy Rash Toby Crittenden Tom Heuser Travis Maisch Travis Phelps Travis Rautman Tristan Carosino Vanessa Gibbons Victoria Ptak Vikki Knudsen $100 to $499 Aaron Semer Abby Albreit Adam Finn Aimee Price Ali Hedrick Andrew Corey Andrew Smith Andy Schlauch Ann Marie Ley Ann Shure Anna Schafer Annette Bostwick Anonymous Anonymous Barbara Sauermann Ben London Ben Olswang Bernie Richards Beth Purcel Bill Lytle Brad Brotherton Bradford Chamberlain Brandi Dorsett Brian Shay Brianne Anderson Brittany Rossen Bruce Fairweather Bruno Cicirello Caitlin Brower Moore Carla Casale Catherine Brewe Cheryl Ediss Cheryl Waters Chris Hong Chris Porter Claudia Bach Courtney Noble Craig Brooks Dan Bugge Dan Roscigno Dana Snyder Danielle Henderson Danielle Mitchell David Cardell David Dawes David Karp David Vandermass Deborah Person Dena Rigby Denise Mamaril DeYonne Tegman Emily Throop Eric Stewart Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart G.T Johnson Gib Aspen Gloria Connors Hayley Tapp Hester Angus Hope Rosen Huong Vu Ian Mackaye Ingrid Martin Inn at the Market Ivan Smith Jaime Chapelle James Keblas Jane Johnson Jane Kaplan Jennifer Hill Pollick Jeremy Przasnyski Jerry Anches Jim Mullin John White Josh Ayala Josh Peters Julie Harrison Kate Becker Katey Miller Kathy Lopez Kay Yang Kaz Maras Keith Brewe Kian Pornour Kirsten Roe Kitty Wu Kristian Kofoed Laura Guth Marc Mazique Mark Anderson Mark Yoneyama Martin Liebowitz Martin Nemerever Matt Seabrook Matthew Dresdner Megan Seling Michael Bini Michael Compton Michael Lane Michael Stephens Michael Tobiason Mike Klay Morgan Schuler Nancy Peppler Noah Gotz Patrick Valenzuela Paul Breslin Paul Hegdahl Piper O’Neill Rachel White Sawyer
Renee Peng Richard Chatterton Rick Bendix Ron Sevart Ryan Arai Sally Clark Sally Neu Sarah Jurado Sarah Sleight Sarah Wilke Sarina Roscigno Sasha Morgan Sashya Clark Shawn Mcallister Sridhar Kolar Starr Harris Stephanie Pure Stephanie Riedl Stuart Meyer Sunny Hong Tina Meadows Vanessa Romo West Seattle Books $500 to $900 The 4 Point Café Anonymous Brock Gavery Bull Run Distillery Caffe Vita Carol Brewe David Osgood Dorothy Stewart Easy Street Garth Brewe Gary Virene Hatties Hat Jack Conway Jeanne Allen Joe Harbine John and Amy Richards John Boudreau Josh Carroll Josh Rosenfeld Kate Jackson Ken Lederman Kevin Cole Labatt USA Lori Cora Lorna Kneeland Lynn Resnick Martin Wolk Megan Jasper Michele Scoleri Mikiah Fender Nick Turner Pagliacci Pizza Riona Macnamara Shaula Massena Starbucks Coffee Company Steven P. Severin Stone Gossard Sue Bartlett Terry Granillo The Pony Bar Thomas Goldstein Tom Graves Tony DiRe $1,000 to $4,999 Aja Pecknold Alex Rosenast Angelina Saez Anita Herling Ann Sutphin Anonymous Billy O’Neill Brecken Diller Brittney Bollay Brooke Benaroya Capitol Hill Block Party Chris Bellew Chris Price Christina Ellis Dana Culbertson Darren White David Meinert Dick Becker Erik Ackermann Fales Foundation Trust Jaimee Garbacik Jason Finn Jerry Chiang John E. and Elizabeth Kurtz Foundation John Roderick Josh Powell Kate Holman Kate Jackson Kevin Cole Kim Berardi Kristina Goetz and Simon Henneman Kurt Ackermann Kyla Fairchild and Ron Wilkowski Leigh Sims Linda’s Tavern Louise Grose Mark Yoneyama Mary Bacarella Michael McCahill Monica Cary Nathan Mendel Racha Haroun Rahwa Habte Redwood Rosie Torrance Savita Pathi Sean Cooper Seattle Tattoo Convention Shannon Roach Shaula & Darrin Massena Susan Silver Suzanne Thompson- Turner The Dick and Sharon Friel Family Foundation The Stranger The Tides Foundation Thomas Mara Trish Scearce Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund Twilight Exit Urban Outfitters Vanguard Charitable Endowment Victoria Ptak $5,000 - $9,999 4 Culture Jason Lajeunesse Jerry Everard Kathy A. Jackson Microsoft One Family Foundation Steven Franz The Boeing Company $10,000 & Up Adobe Foundation City of Seattle Live Nation Worldwide/ Sasquatch Music Festival McKibben/Merner Family Foundation Real Networks Seattle Foundation Sub Pop Records The Shirley Foundation
Listening to Billy O’Neill’s talk about his life before he met Dale Chihuly, one would be surprised that he is one of the biggest arts supporters in Seattle, and a great friend, advisory board committee member, and donor to The Vera Project. Highlights of his stories are filled with sports, coaching and being a skipper on a boat. However, that boat belonged to glass artist Dale Chihuly’s, and after the two met and got along really well, one thing led to another, and now Billy is the Vice President of Chihuly Studios, a company with 90 people that works to execute Dale’s artistic vision. Billy’s story of involvement with Vera starts with three friends of his: David Meinart, James Keblas and Kate Becker. They asked him years ago to be a part of Vera, and he finally found the perfect opportunity when the Chihuly Museum of Garden and Glass (sp?) opened on the Seattle Center campus, right near The Vera Project. After presenting the idea of the new museum to the Vera Board, Billy really appreciated the honesty and warmness of everyone at Vera in response to the new Chihuly space. Billy says that The Vera Project is an organization that the more people learn about the Vera and what it does, the more people get excited about it. He believes the most important part of Vera, is the huge role it plays in access to youth and a point of entry for musicians, artists and people looking to get involved in those industries. Billy’s had a difficult time choosing his favorite Vera memory because they are bountiful. From 2012’s A Drink for the Kids auction competition he had with James Keblas, running around the bar, hustling auction items (complete with a Farrah Fawcett mug) to getting to call friends during Give Big, explaining to his network why they should be excited about, and donating to Vera, he really has had a great time being involved. He ultimately won the auction competition, but Vera wins by having Billy be a great asset to the organization. Vera Stories : Billy O’Neill
Vera Stories : Lena Severns As Lena Severns, a longtime valued member of the Vera Project, departs for college in Massachusetts, she cites (thes) Vera as one of the greatest measures for her success in her life thus far. After discovering Vera in 2008, at age 14, she decided to start volunteering here, getting into shows for free and gaining experience of real work in a music venue. At a Talbot Tagora event including a white elephant and a potluck, she met many of Vera’s valued staff, and strove to get more involved. She applied for, and got, the Outreach and Partnership Internship, where she could learn valuable skills about planning events, and the crucial aspect of partnership that exists in the non-profit world. This experience prepared her for the next chapter in her life, attending Smith College, more than anything in high school ever did. It also helped her start thinking about her career, and her future life plans, at a young age. On attending college, Lena was initially concerned about losing the wealth of great all-ages shows in rural Massachusetts she’s grown accustomed to, living in Seattle. However, she again cites (thes) The Vera Project as empowering her to see the impact she can have on the world around her. She is now living in the mindset that if there aren’t events or shows going on around her, she can organize them herself, with the skills she’s learned through Vera. The biggest thing that Vera has given her is the ethic of ‘if you don’t like what’s happening, then change it, because you can.’ “Vera has already helped me immensely with my future.” – Lena Severns
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    We are nowon the heels of our ten-year anniversary, and this August will also mark the ten-year anniversary of repealing Seattle’s Teen Dance Ordinance. Make no mistake, the story of the two are inseparable. But while the shadow of the draconian “TDO” is now truly behind us, the story of Vera is here to stay, and we continue to write it every day. Right now - because of Vera and because of your advocacy - young people in Seattle are more integral to our local culture than ever. Seattle is a city of music, and a city of politics – and ten years ago we invited young people into our city’s very unique civic discourse. With your help, we’ve become far more than an all-ages music venue. In 2011 more than 60,000 people took part in Vera in some way: whether attending shows or producing them, curating gallery installations or writing our annual budget. After eleven years, Vera alumni are now using the experience and reputation they’ve built to step into positions of leadership at cultural organizations, festivals, art galleries and music venues throughout the city and across the nation. They are touring nationally and internationally with bands as tour managers and sound producers.  They are running their own record labels, non-profits and businesses. With skills that match their enthusiasm, they are transforming the creative landscape of Seattle. While this brief report can share only so few of their stories, this new talented and capable generation will define the culture of our city in the years to come. We hope you are as inspired by them as we are. When you support Vera you are making an investment in them, and we can’t thank you enough for that. Welcome to Vera’s 2011 Annual Report!
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    Membership Vera’s membership isan all-ages governing body that works in collaboration with the Board of Directors to lead the organization. Members help create and review programs, raise money, promote events, and make the decisions that determine Vera’s future. From leading the budget development process to founding an open mic series, Vera’s Members were more active than ever in both program development as well as fiduciary oversight. Vera had 100 people participate in Membership over course of the year, across 11 different committees. Shows As part of Vera’s express goal to fuel personal development and aid in the positive transformation of our community through popular music shows, 2011 opened with renewed dedication to booking a wide range of genres and styles. From hosting the legendary Zero Boys and Cro-Mags for the multi-venue hardcore event Sound Fest to welcoming self taught musician and rapper Mac Miller on his first west coast tour, Vera continued to create an all inclusive participatory atmosphere through our booking. Building off of our reputation, we were able to offer local bands a platform to play with national acts such as Vivian Girls and No Joy. Other notable shows include Olivia Tremor Control, Brite Futures, R Stevie Moore, Shellac, David Choi, Joan of Arc and Starfucker. 2011 Program Highlights
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    Silkscreen In June weworked on a few massive short runs including a promotional materials for Verizon and Cafe Vita’s Coffee House Series of Shows, producing 4 color process t-shirts and a working closely with renowned local music artist Art Chantry to produce a series of posters. Vera offered a 6 week intensive joint workshop with Modern Dog’s Michael Strassburger for Center School, helping them produce a series of art prints for fund raising purposes while teaching the fundamentals of printing making and Serigraphy (screen printing). Over the summer we hosted the Vera/Vera Exchange and Art show, where we welcomed Portland artist Guy Burwell and two amazing guest designers Mirjam Dijkema, and Kunny Van Der Ploeg from our namesake The Vera Club in Groningen, Netherlands. For five days they attended the American Poster Institute Convention (Flatstock) at Bumbershoot and showcased over 400 posters from The Vera Club in our own gallery, some dating back to the mid 80’s, and a reception for the artists. We held a knowledge exchange, printing demo, and seminar where our guests explained the history and evolution the Groningen venue, their individual approaches to design and artistic process, and bravely fielded questions from a group of people that did not speak Dutch. Gallery Continuing in the tradition of previous years, our gallery forged strong partnerships with Seattle Girls School and Nova through renewed outreach, facilitating a commitment to an annual show from both schools. In addition to local talent, our artist calls are reaching artists all throughout the Pacific North West and beyond. This year we featured Ghost Ghost Teeth from LA and two artists from Portland, lending to a greater palate of varied instillations. Proud of our 2011 showcase, the Gallery Committee is excited to present the 2012 gallery schedule with continued focus on presenting a professional space that attracts both emerging and more established talent. Some highlights of our 2011 roster include Vera’s own 10 year Birthday Party, our Dutch sister venue’s poster show during Bumbershoot, A Tale of Two Sisters which lead to a permanent piece on our gallery wall, and A Painter, A Printer and A Sculpture walk into a Bar.
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    Audio/Tech Program The AudioCommittee installed a new Mackie HDA Line Array sound system, generously donated by Loud Technologies and we’re sounding better than ever! – Class Numbers – We reconfigured and relaunched our studio classes – lots of great albums recorded at the Vera project in 2011 – had a great amazing better than ever festival season Vera produced stages at Bumbershoot/CHBP/Bike In/Cairo Expo 86/ URBN on Bdway Showcase/ Folklife – Recorded lots of amazing shows in 2011 including: R. Stevie Moore, blah blah – did something with NWFF loaning PA for whatever event (ask Tristan) I guess Lighting classes started, Advanced classes for Silkscreening and the Recording Studio were a hit. A new sound system donated from Mackie was installed. Festivals 2011 was another great festival season for the Vera Project - kicking off with a consistently packed NW Folklife Festival. In July Vera curated the Vera stage at Capitol Hill Block Party. The stage in 2011 featured a diverse lineup full of both local, national, and emerging artists. Hip-hop group THEESatisfaction headlined one of the days alongside young artists like Sol, Craft Spells and Beat Connection. Grindcore group Skarp reunited for one of their first shows in years at Block Party, and national artists like Baths, and Teen Daze closed out other days of the fest. The festival season came to an end with a brilliant Bumbershoot and the Vera hosted Free Yr Radio stage. The Free Yr Radio stage not only featured exciting young artists but also gave Vera volunteers the opportunity to conduct interviews with them right after their set. Artists like Allen Stone, Lemolo, and The Lonely Forest played the stage and were interviewed by Vera volunteers. 
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    60,342 2011 TotalParticipation for All Programming 57,099 Shows, Festivals, Gallery Events Mainstage Shows, Non-Music Events, “The Series” Shows, “Veracity” Shows, Festivals & Offsite Events, Art GalleryOpenings 1,550 Volunteer Positions Filled Total Members (throughout yr), Total Volunteers, Volunteer Orientations, Member Meetings, Steering Committee Meetings, Program Committee Meetings 1,693 Education Opportunities Silkscreen Studio Classes and Usage, Live Sound Classes, Recording Studio Classes, Lighting Classes, Internships ALL TIME 297,995 Total Participants 37,995 Total hours volunteer service 2,350 Number of bands 2011 Programming Numbers
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    206 Zulu 206inc/Free YrRadio ACLU of WA state All-Ages Movement Project AmeriCorps - City Year Art4Justice - YMCA Art Institute Association of WA Business Ballard High School Bend-It Festival Capitol Hill Block Party Center School Cleveland High School EMP Sound Off Franklin High School General Assembly Hidmo Hollow Earth Radio Indian Association of WA Ingraham High School Leadership Tomorrow Left Bank Books / Anarchist Book Fair Mayor’s Seattle Music Commission National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) NW Folklife NW Men’s Project NOVA High School One Reel - Youth Advisory Committee, Bumbershoot Festival Pecha Kucha Night - Seattle Queer Youth Space / Three Wings Reteaching Gender & Sexuality / Put This on the {MAP} Richard Hugo House Rock School Sanctuary Art Center Sasquatch! Music Festival School of Rock SeaSk8 Skatepark Seattle Girls’ School Seattle International Comedy Competition Seattle Tattoo Expo Seattle Youth Commission (Mayor’s Office) SIFF Skate Like A Girl Starbucks Hot Java Cool Jazz The Hip-Hop Summit Youth Council 2011 PARTNERS Seattle has a wealth of amazing organizations led by or working on behalf of young people. Partnering with these groups is essential to achieving our vision of a truly participatory all-ages music and arts community. Vera had the chance to partner with so many organizations in 2011 that we couldn’t fit all of them in this report! Here are just a few highlights...
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    2011 Members Sonya Arbuckle RebeccaArmstrong Lindsey Baggette Alex Ballenger Rani Ban Alex Beard Jessica Burg Eric Carnell Heydi Carter Brian Cervino Jared Cheshire Fiona Cheung Chase Clancy Domenica Clark Eduardo Contreras Emma Cotter Sara Cullen Chiara D’Angelo David Dawes April Dembeck Brecken Diller Dan Droz Donna Dudley Kevin Erickson Andre Estournes Angie Evins Rosie Faulkner Jaimee Garbacik Rowdy Gleason David Gordon Ian Gwin Danae Hackett Emily Hardy Starr Harris Brandie Henry Nick Herold Tom Heuser Annie Holden Kisha-Marie Jones Meerea Kang Henry Kaye Colin Kelley Alison Kreitzberg Jasmin Kwan Lorissa La Michael Lane Raya Leary David Lewis Julia Lipscomb Matt Long Bre Lucero Travis Maisch Monica Martinez Marc Mazique Naomi McCain Brad Mohoric Kristina Moravec Sam Neu Karin Nord Sequoia O’Connell Robert Peterson Alex Pincus Amy Pinon Carli Plute Chris Reath Jess Rees Justin Renard Stephanie Riedl Ryan Rood Scott Schroeder Lena Severns Theo Shure Johnathan Smith Dana Snyder Eric Stewart Katie Swain Willow Tacla Kara Tronsen Quixote Vassilakis Christopher  Wiggin Barrett Wilkowski Leigh Woody Chester Zeller NW Chocolate Festival The Service Board UmojaFest Peace Center Vain Hair Salon vitaminwater WA Bus WA Lawyers for the Arts Youth In Focus YouthCare - Orion Center Zine Archive Publishing Project (ZAPP) Partial Partnership List (from DFUj): All Ages Movement Project Nova High School Hollow Earth Radio Bumbershoot / OneReel Folklife Sasquatch Learning Center North Seattle Youth Employment Program Urban Outfitters Seattle Art Museum Shunpike Vera Groningen Zine Archive Publishing Project / Hugo House
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    2011 was anotherchallenging financial year. With the exit of two of our three director level staff (Development Director and Managing Director), and a continuing poor fundraising climate, Vera worked especially hard to remain stable throughout the year. While we were unable to meet our ambitious budget goals set early in the year, we have since recalibrated and are finding ourselves back on track to sustainability. (Complete annotated financial statements are available on our website, theveraproject.org/about) Vera Financials 2011
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    2011 Revenue Total Revenue Actual: $630,595 Budgeted: $729,115 Earned Income $215,000 In-Kind $63,000 Public Funds $61,000 Foundation $68,000 Corporate $31,000 Individual & Matching $102,000 Fundraising Events $92,000 2011 Expenses Total Expenses Actual: $702,509 Budgeted: $766,735 Fundraising $78,000 Overhead $115,000 Programming $509,000
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    Vera Donors $1 to$99 Aaron Davis Aaron Wilson times new roman Alison Kreitzberg Amy Gedgaudas Amy Williams Andrew Gaines Angie Evins Anne Compton Anonymous (6) Ari Spool Arnold Anderson Bebe Besch Benjamin Atkinson Beverleisha Easton Brandon Pemberton Brian LaMacchia Britt Cornett Bryley Hull Calvin Timmons Cari Simson Carolyn Stein Causecast Foundation Chang Choi Charles Spitzack Cheryl Woodruff Chiaryn Miranda Chris Glein Cliff Freed Dan McConnell Danae Hackett Danica Celix Dave Vander Maas David Bordoley David Dinh David Gallo David Loffing Dean Carson Deborah Diamant Diane Caillier Diane Sanford Dustin Fujikawa Dwight Sims Elaine Simons Elen Jarolimek Elizabeth Chapman Emily Kyle Eric Augino Fariba Fuller Ferdinand Franz Gail Maisch Gary Compton Grover Mcdiarmid Heather Campbell Holly Hinton Jacob Burd Jacob Lundwall Jan Simon Aridj Janet Makela Jared Spool Jason Baxter Jeffery McNulty Jeffrey Copeland Jennifer Hayes Jennifer Joyce Jenny Asarnow Jenny Wu Jerin Falkner Jessica Burg Jessica Wagoner Joanne Dunham Jodie Nelson John Fulton Jon Stone Jonathan Zwickel Kamran Razvan Karen Kaushansky Karen Veloria Kathleen Evans Kathleen Fujikawa Keith Becker Keith Simanton Kevin Heard Kevin Quaid Kiah Patzkowsky Kimberley Miller Kristina Ringland Lara Kidoguchi Larry Winn Larry Yocom Lawrence Fuell
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    Linda Leon Lisa Bond MargeryAronson Mark Sage Martha Rader Martin Blank Matt Redmon Matt Shapiro Meghan Carlson Michael Howshar Michael Hytinen Michael Seiwerath Michelle Knott Mike Meckling Nancy Mabbott Nasir Rasheed Natasha Peterson Nick Herold Nicole Kelly Owen Richards Pamela Koss Patrick Wolff Patty Eshenko Paula Kieko Peggy Weiss Rachael Costa Ramon Esquivel Ranae Holland Rebecca Sager Rebecca Sager Rick Stevenson Robert Franza Robert Gregory Robert Nellams Robert Peterson Robin Romeo Rosemary Pham Rowdy Gleason Ryan Rood Sara Brickman Sarah Sternau Scott Baldwin Scott Goodrich Sean Kram Shannon Lacek Shannon Stewart Shawn Hansen Sheila Capestany Sid Peterson Stefanie Smith Stephanie Stebich Steven Abel Steven Cochran Steven Kalberg Sue Ennis Sue Martin Susan Evans Susan O’Neil Syra Morii Tamara Romero Terri Hintz Thomas Jarvis Timothy Rash Toby Crittenden Tom Heuser Travis Maisch Travis Phelps Travis Rautman Tristan Carosino Vanessa Gibbons Victoria Ptak Vikki Knudsen $100 to $499 Aaron Semer Abby Albreit Adam Finn Aimee Price Ali Hedrick Andrew Corey Andrew Smith Andy Schlauch Ann Marie Ley Ann Shure Anna Schafer Annette Bostwick Anonymous Anonymous Barbara Sauermann Ben London Ben Olswang Bernie Richards Beth Purcel Bill Lytle Brad Brotherton Bradford Chamberlain Brandi Dorsett Brian Shay Brianne Anderson Brittany Rossen Bruce Fairweather Bruno Cicirello Caitlin Brower Moore Carla Casale Catherine Brewe Cheryl Ediss Cheryl Waters Chris Hong Chris Porter Claudia Bach Courtney Noble Craig Brooks Dan Bugge Dan Roscigno Dana Snyder Danielle Henderson Danielle Mitchell David Cardell David Dawes David Karp David Vandermass Deborah Person Dena Rigby Denise Mamaril DeYonne Tegman Emily Throop Eric Stewart Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart G.T Johnson Gib Aspen Gloria Connors Hayley Tapp Hester Angus Hope Rosen Huong Vu Ian Mackaye Ingrid Martin Inn at the Market Ivan Smith Jaime Chapelle James Keblas Jane Johnson Jane Kaplan Jennifer Hill Pollick Jeremy Przasnyski Jerry Anches Jim Mullin John White Josh Ayala Josh Peters Julie Harrison Kate Becker Katey Miller Kathy Lopez Kay Yang Kaz Maras Keith Brewe Kian Pornour Kirsten Roe Kitty Wu Kristian Kofoed Laura Guth Marc Mazique Mark Anderson Mark Yoneyama Martin Liebowitz Martin Nemerever Matt Seabrook Matthew Dresdner Megan Seling Michael Bini Michael Compton Michael Lane Michael Stephens Michael Tobiason Mike Klay Morgan Schuler Nancy Peppler Noah Gotz Patrick Valenzuela Paul Breslin Paul Hegdahl Piper O’Neill Rachel White Sawyer
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    Renee Peng Richard Chatterton RickBendix Ron Sevart Ryan Arai Sally Clark Sally Neu Sarah Jurado Sarah Sleight Sarah Wilke Sarina Roscigno Sasha Morgan Sashya Clark Shawn Mcallister Sridhar Kolar Starr Harris Stephanie Pure Stephanie Riedl Stuart Meyer Sunny Hong Tina Meadows Vanessa Romo West Seattle Books $500 to $900 The 4 Point Café Anonymous Brock Gavery Bull Run Distillery Caffe Vita Carol Brewe David Osgood Dorothy Stewart Easy Street Garth Brewe Gary Virene Hatties Hat Jack Conway Jeanne Allen Joe Harbine John and Amy Richards John Boudreau Josh Carroll Josh Rosenfeld Kate Jackson Ken Lederman Kevin Cole Labatt USA Lori Cora Lorna Kneeland Lynn Resnick Martin Wolk Megan Jasper Michele Scoleri Mikiah Fender Nick Turner Pagliacci Pizza Riona Macnamara Shaula Massena Starbucks Coffee Company Steven P. Severin Stone Gossard Sue Bartlett Terry Granillo The Pony Bar Thomas Goldstein Tom Graves Tony DiRe $1,000 to $4,999 Aja Pecknold Alex Rosenast Angelina Saez Anita Herling Ann Sutphin Anonymous Billy O’Neill Brecken Diller Brittney Bollay Brooke Benaroya Capitol Hill Block Party Chris Bellew Chris Price Christina Ellis Dana Culbertson Darren White David Meinert Dick Becker Erik Ackermann Fales Foundation Trust Jaimee Garbacik Jason Finn Jerry Chiang John E. and Elizabeth Kurtz Foundation John Roderick Josh Powell Kate Holman Kate Jackson Kevin Cole Kim Berardi Kristina Goetz and Simon Henneman Kurt Ackermann Kyla Fairchild and Ron Wilkowski Leigh Sims Linda’s Tavern Louise Grose Mark Yoneyama Mary Bacarella Michael McCahill Monica Cary Nathan Mendel Racha Haroun Rahwa Habte Redwood Rosie Torrance Savita Pathi Sean Cooper Seattle Tattoo Convention Shannon Roach Shaula & Darrin Massena Susan Silver Suzanne Thompson- Turner The Dick and Sharon Friel Family Foundation The Stranger The Tides Foundation Thomas Mara Trish Scearce Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund Twilight Exit Urban Outfitters Vanguard Charitable Endowment Victoria Ptak $5,000 - $9,999 4 Culture Jason Lajeunesse Jerry Everard Kathy A. Jackson Microsoft One Family Foundation Steven Franz The Boeing Company $10,000 & Up Adobe Foundation City of Seattle Live Nation Worldwide/ Sasquatch Music Festival McKibben/Merner Family Foundation Real Networks Seattle Foundation Sub Pop Records The Shirley Foundation
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    Listening to BillyO’Neill’s talk about his life before he met Dale Chihuly, one would be surprised that he is one of the biggest arts supporters in Seattle, and a great friend, advisory board committee member, and donor to The Vera Project. Highlights of his stories are filled with sports, coaching and being a skipper on a boat. However, that boat belonged to glass artist Dale Chihuly’s, and after the two met and got along really well, one thing led to another, and now Billy is the Vice President of Chihuly Studios, a company with 90 people that works to execute Dale’s artistic vision. Billy’s story of involvement with Vera starts with three friends of his: David Meinart, James Keblas and Kate Becker. They asked him years ago to be a part of Vera, and he finally found the perfect opportunity when the Chihuly Museum of Garden and Glass (sp?) opened on the Seattle Center campus, right near The Vera Project. After presenting the idea of the new museum to the Vera Board, Billy really appreciated the honesty and warmness of everyone at Vera in response to the new Chihuly space. Billy says that The Vera Project is an organization that the more people learn about the Vera and what it does, the more people get excited about it. He believes the most important part of Vera, is the huge role it plays in access to youth and a point of entry for musicians, artists and people looking to get involved in those industries. Billy’s had a difficult time choosing his favorite Vera memory because they are bountiful. From 2012’s A Drink for the Kids auction competition he had with James Keblas, running around the bar, hustling auction items (complete with a Farrah Fawcett mug) to getting to call friends during Give Big, explaining to his network why they should be excited about, and donating to Vera, he really has had a great time being involved. He ultimately won the auction competition, but Vera wins by having Billy be a great asset to the organization. Vera Stories : Billy O’Neill
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    Vera Stories :Lena Severns As Lena Severns, a longtime valued member of the Vera Project, departs for college in Massachusetts, she cites (thes) Vera as one of the greatest measures for her success in her life thus far. After discovering Vera in 2008, at age 14, she decided to start volunteering here, getting into shows for free and gaining experience of real work in a music venue. At a Talbot Tagora event including a white elephant and a potluck, she met many of Vera’s valued staff, and strove to get more involved. She applied for, and got, the Outreach and Partnership Internship, where she could learn valuable skills about planning events, and the crucial aspect of partnership that exists in the non-profit world. This experience prepared her for the next chapter in her life, attending Smith College, more than anything in high school ever did. It also helped her start thinking about her career, and her future life plans, at a young age. On attending college, Lena was initially concerned about losing the wealth of great all-ages shows in rural Massachusetts she’s grown accustomed to, living in Seattle. However, she again cites (thes) The Vera Project as empowering her to see the impact she can have on the world around her. She is now living in the mindset that if there aren’t events or shows going on around her, she can organize them herself, with the skills she’s learned through Vera. The biggest thing that Vera has given her is the ethic of ‘if you don’t like what’s happening, then change it, because you can.’ “Vera has already helped me immensely with my future.” – Lena Severns
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