seARTS Cape Ann 2013 Annual Meeting Tuesday, Feb. 26 @Gloucester Engineering

Taking Stock: Recognizing, Sharing, & Growing

our arts & cultural assets

A LOOK BACK AT 2012

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Thank you to our evening’s sponsors & supporters! Thanks to:

• Our host: Gloucester Engineering!

– Tacos Lupita, The Cave, & Midori who were 100% donors tonight!

– Axis Promotions donation of the Raffle Prize Baskets!

• And we appreciate special contributions from:

– Beach Gourmet & the Yellow Sub

Agenda • 6PM – arrival + social

• 6:30 PM Business Meeting

– Year’s activities update* see below

– Voting on new board members

• 7:00 Website intro & FAQ session

– Member announcements

• 7:15 seARTS P-K

• 7:30 – 8:15

– Mark Steele - CEO, Gloucester Engineering

– Keynote Address – Steve Immerman, President, Montserrat

seARTS Organizational Updates

• Board

• Staff

• Financials

• Website

Financial Overview – P& L

Fiscal Year 2011-2012 seARTS Key Financials

Profit & Loss

Income

Public Support 6025

Membership 7571

Programs/Projects 20127

Misc. 711

Total 34,434

Expenses

Business Expense 685

Contract Svcs 15,478

Program/Project 19,772

Website 2296

Operations 1326

Misc 1199

Total 40,756

Net Income -6322

Balance Sheet

Assets

Current Assets 55,865

Liabilities & Equity

Opening Balance Equity 39,217

Temp. Restricted Assets 14,000

Unrestricted Assets 8,970

Net Income/Loss -6,322

Total 55,865

Financial Overview – Balance Sheet

New Board Members & Staff

• Jade Langley

• Seyrel Williams

• Jo-Ann Crawford, temporary EA

• Shira Moss- Marketing Assistant

seARTS Initiatives Updates

• Arts & Cultural Exchange

• Visiting Our Cultural Districts

• Cultural Districts Intro & FAQ

• Measuring Art’s Impact (re-tooling)

• Marketing Opportunities (AS, GoNewEngland, etc.)

seARTS Programs

• Art Loan

– Bass Rocks

– Gloucester Engineering

• Celebrate Emerging Stars!

• Partner with an Artist

• Wearable Art

Art@Bass Rocks

• 15 Artists & 26 Works

• Jury Awards given to Rob Diebboll; Judy Robinson-Cox & Janis Sanders

• Open Reception keynote: Maggie Cavallo, Assistant Gallery Director, Montserrat

• 4 Paintings sold to date in 2012 show

• 2012 Call to Artists on Website –March 8th

Celebrate Emerging Stars!

• Included 15+ emerging artists of varying media

• BHS Jazz Sextet

• Multi-Generational 17 piece Cape Ann Big Band

• Jury Awards presented to: Jill Armstrong; Loren Doucette, Jack Carney, Liz Bish

• Thanks to our presenting sponsor – Axis Promotions, Bass Rocks, Kathy Hamilos, & the many Friends of seARTS, Linehan Photography

Partner with an Artist

• $1500 to John Bassett for Glass Installation in Rockport Cultural District

• The work premiered on October 13 at the Rockport Harvest Fest.

• 3 different locations-Brackett’s Oceanview, Roy Moore’s Fish Shack and 7th Wave.

• Waiting for MCC decision on Downtown Cultural District for (3) additional grant opportunities for Rocky Neck, Essex, and Downtown CD’s.

Wearable Art Holiday Show

• 16 Artists sold $10,908 with 15% to seARTS

• $1000 + raised for library with raffle

• CABB Jazz Trio performed @ Friday reception

• Fabulous media coverage

• Plans to continue in 2012 – with some changes – moving to Sat/Sun event

• New section on seARTS website

• Preparing for Fall “Runway” event – October 6th

Marketing Opportunities

• Achieved #6 in small cities category in 2012

• 2nd year in a row in the top 10

• Created toolkit on seARTS.org for ongoing use through this year

• Stay tuned for American Style magazine changes for 2013

• Can participate in voting for Cape Ann Artisans as a top annual “event” by voting on About.com

Arts & Cultural Exchange

• Spring & Fall meetings in 2012 –

– Cultural District updates

– Discussions centered on arts marketing, key programs, economic climate – impact on ticket sales

• Spring meeting, Wed -April 24th 12-2PM at Sawyer Free Library Friends Room

• Include seARTS members & other key cultural groups

• Held downtown at Library

Cultural Districts Update

• Rocky Neck opens the Cultural Center

• Rockport completes PWA program in October

• Essex achieves designation

• Attended state-wide MCC meeting

• Downtown Gloucester completes application

• seARTS receives additional Bruce J. Anderson Funding to offer grants to 3 more Cultural Districts

2012 Membership

Total Members: 196

– Individuals: 154, 45 through 4-15-12

– Cultural Organizations: 21, 4 through 5-12

– BIZ: 15 through EOY, 8 through 5-12

– Students: 6

New Members (42 new in 2012)

IND: 30

Cultural Orgs: 7

Biz: 1

Students: 6

seARTS Website • Key Features

– Membership Status

– Membership Profile

– Calendar

– Featured Members

– SlideShare

– Social Stuff

• FAQ’s

• Forums

• Sp0nsor Ads

• PDF’s of Calls, Photos, etc.

• Help Desk in Back of Room

Sponsors & Supporters

• seARTS’ financial resources are now derived from three key sources:

– Foundations - 17.0%

– Donations via fundraising – 60.1%

– Membership dues – 22.9%

• 2012 Friends of seARTS – Atlantis Oceanfront Inn

– Bill & Mahri Bode

– Jacqueline & Michael DeFalco

– Monte & Yibing Rome

– Mark Steele on behalf of Gloucester Engineering

– Ocean Crest Seafoods

– Seyrel & Chris Williams

– Tom & Maryann Kiely

The work ahead for 2013:

• Member Outreach & Engagement in seARTS programs & initiatives

• Support & Grow the Cultural District Initiative through marketing & collaboration

• Website On-boarding & optimization

• Marketing of Cape Ann as an Arts Destination

– Cultural Tourism initiatives

– Collaboration between and among cultural organizations

Pecha Kucha Presentation (P-K)

• What is this? A new style of mambo? Peruvian lemonade? Baby talk for “change the channel?”

• None of the above. PechaKucha is the latest craze in intellectual entertainment, a world-wide phenomenon that’s part education, part meet-up, and all fun. Born in Japan, PechaKucha (pronounced peh-CHAK-cha) is a gathering of people making and witnessing presentations on just about any topic. The only limitation is the format: with 20 slides at 20 seconds each, presentations are fast-paced, rhythmic, sometimes poetic idea events.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdghID66kLs&list=UUDihus6tWEPPW7QjqH1izkA

P-K Presenter Bios -

• Marty Morgan

– Title of Presentation: A Brief History of the Cape Ann Artisans

• Karen Ristuben

– Title of Presentation: Synergy: Art & Science & 350dotEGG.

• Rob Diebboll

– Title of Presentation: Beach People

• Maureen Aylward

– Title: Corey

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Speakers

• Mark Steele, CEO Gloucester Engineering

• Steve Immerman, President Montserrat College of Art

Trustees Chair Lee Dellicker said, "Montserrat is fortunate to have found a true leader in Steve Immerman. He has made an enormous impact on the entire Montserrat community and all of our constituents since coming to Montserrat in 2009. I speak for the entire Board of Trustees when saying that we made the right choice and we will look back on the hiring of Dr. Immerman as a leading factor in the success of our beloved College."

Thank you to our evening’s sponsors & supporters! Thanks to:

• Our host: Gloucester Engineering!

– Tacos Lupita, The Cave, & Midori who were 100% donors tonight!

– Axis Promotions donation of the Raffle Prize Baskets!

• And we appreciate special contributions from:

– Beach Gourmet & the Yellow Sub