ANNUAL WRAP-UP: FISCAL YEAR 2016 OFFICE OF ARTS, CULTURE AND THE CREATIVE ECONOMY

The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE) supports and promotes arts, culture and the creative industries; develops partnerships that ensure culture and creativity are essential components of the City’s community revitalization, education, and economic development strategies; and links Philadelphians to meaningful cultural resources and opportunities. The Office manages and oversees City arts programs, provides policy advice to the Mayor and other Administration officials and serves as the primary point of municipal contact for local organizations, businesses, artists, and creative entrepreneurs. PRIORITIES As Philadelphia’s Local Arts Agency, OACCE works with the Mayor, City Council, municipal agencies, and private sector partners to ensure that the arts are accessible and relevant to as many people as possible through programming that:

✓ Links Philadelphians–especially children and youth–to meaningful cultural resources, experiences, and opportunities;

✓ Fosters Philadelphia as a center for the creation and enjoyment of arts and culture and a welcoming home for individual artists and creative businesses; and

✓ Supports arts, culture and creative industries as an important source of tax revenue and job creation. OACCE’s programs implement the arts as a tool to invigorate neighborhoods, improve the quality of life for residents, and stimulate the economy by supporting cultural resources, experiences, and opportunities to Philadelphians – especially children and youth – in their communities.

Kelly Lee

Chief Cultural Officer

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ART IN CITY HALL/ART GALLERY AT CITY HALL

22 Exhibitions

123 Partners

430 Youth Artists

320 Artists

5,700 Gallery Visitors

Art in City Hall and the Art Gallery at City Hall exhibitions are an outcome of OACCE’s collaboration with 123 community cultural groups, 320 artists, and 430 student artists to develop and showcase art in “The People’s Building” — City Hall. These programs showcase the importance of the arts to communities, and display works of art that celebrate Philadelphia’s diverse perspectives through exhibitions from cultural organizations representing international, disabled, and transgender communities. We highlight the value of arts education every year with exhibitions of work from students in partnership with the School District of Philadelphia and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation visual arts programs. All exhibitions tell the story of a diverse Philadelphia through the artistic lens of its citizens, and provide the public with a greater knowledge and appreciation of artistic achievement. Twenty-two exhibitions are installed annually in the Art Gallery at City Hall in Room 116, throughout the building in cases on the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th floors, the northeast stairwell, and even in the courtyard. Additionally, Art in City Hall partners with local organizations on special projects to raise awareness around civic issues. FY16 included 27 special projects including Tibetan peace flags by school children flying in the courtyard on the International Day of Kindness, hosting the Philadelphia 76ers mentoring art project, and serving as a site for Next Stop Democracy’s creative intervention voter engagement signs.

POET LAUREATE/YOUTH POET LAUREATE

69 Poet Laureate Events

6,301 Attendees

8 Youth Poet Laureate Events

467 Attendees

Both the Poet Laureate and Youth Poet Laureate are creative and civic roles that give a voice to the joys and troubles of city residents and promote poetry, literacy and education in schools, community centers, libraries, and neighborhood cultural organizations. The Poet Laureate publicly represents the City in the medium of poetry for a two-year term. Frank Sherlock’s two-year term ended December 31, 2015 and Yolanda Wisher was named Philadelphia’s third Poet Laureate by Mayor Kenney in February 2016. In FY16, the two of them spoke to 6,301 individuals at 69 events across the city. Wisher is a Temple University Alumna, former English teacher and arts educator. With poetry deeply rooted in empathy, equity, and education, Wisher has spoken to almost 6,000 people at 44 events—14 alone during National Poetry Month (April)—since her appointment earlier this year. The Youth Poet Laureate is an exceptional student poet who is a champion of Philadelphia’s youth. The Office works with them to make the literary arts accessible to young people. David Jones, from Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School was the 3rd and the first male Youth Poet Laureate, serving through June 2016. He engaged 467 elementary and middle school students, getting them excited about poetry through 8 events. His successor, Otter Jung-Allen, was named in July. They are a rising senior at Science Leadership Academy and the City’s first genderqueer Youth Poet Laureate.

A+ Art exhibition, 2015

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PERFORMANCES IN PUBLIC SPACES

17 Performances

8,060 Attendees

Performances in Public Spaces funds the presentation of free performances in public neighborhood spaces across Philadelphia. The program launched its pilot season in 2015, and spanned FY15 and FY16. The season closed with Bagpipes for all Occasion’s Italian bagpipe performance during the 2015 Columbus Day festival at Marconi Plaza. The office put out its call for the 2016 season in November. Ten organizations were selected from the 46 proposals to receive a total of $22,500 to perform in 13 neighborhoods. Program activity is measured by calendar year as well as fiscal, with 17 performances for 8,060 audience members in FY16. The current season of Performances in Public spaces kicked off in May 2015 with a performance from Kun Yang Lin/Dancers in the City Hall Courtyard, will end in October with Revolution Shakespeare’s’ King John in Hawthorne Park, and will provide support for jazz, circus arts, and music education in between. Performances in Public Spaces prides itself in directly supporting artists and performing arts organizations presenting free, high-quality performances in neighborhood parks and plazas across the city. Kun Yang Lin’s performance in the courtyard was such a success that OACCE launched Culture in the Courtyard, a series of free lunchtime performances that brings the arts directly to Philadelphians at the heart of Philadelphia and the crossroads of the city. Culture in the Courtyard launched in June with Pasion y Arte Flamenco and will continue through October on select Wednesdays at noon. There will be two special evening performances in August and September in partnership with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation’s Parks on Tap’s mobile beer garden.

PHILLY CELEBRATES JAZZ/JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH

115 Events Promoted

225% Increase from FY15

10,350 Attendees

Philly Celebrates Jazz is a month-long celebration during April, Jazz Appreciation Month. OACCE established and promotes a calendar of lectures, films, and jazz music performances submitted by local artists, venues, and organizations during the month of April. Established by the Smithsonian, the month is observed nation-wide. OACCE uses the month to raise visibility of the city’s jazz heritage, engage Philadelphians in jazz events, and provide educational materials about the medium of jazz. Every year, the Mayor kicks off the month by honoring a Philadelphia Jazz legend. This year, Mayor Kenney honored bassist and High School of Creative and Performing Arts’ graduate Christian McBride. The Philly Celebrates Jazz campaign promotes all of these activities under one umbrella with digital, radio and print marketing, notably supporting small to medium-sized organizations that may not otherwise have the resources to ensure that visibility. The number of jazz events and concerts taking place across the city submitted for promotion under the Philly Celebrates Jazz went increased by 225% from FY15 to FY16, reflecting the value of the promotional opportunity created by OACCE.

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CREATIVE INDUSTRY WORKSHOP SERIES

285 Attendees

2 Workshops

OACCE partners with organizations to present the Creative Philadelphia Workshop Series, which fosters business development within the creative economy to provide professional development workshops for Philadelphia’s creative industry professionals, entrepreneurs, and students. The series re-launched after a year-long hiatus in November 2015 in response to a demand for more programming for creative entrepreneurs. The kick off was Doing Creative Business in Philadelphia, which featured Pecha Kucha style presentations and conversation with 3 creative entrepreneurs and a representative from the City’s Commerce Department, discussing the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Philadelphia. The next event was the Power of Branding for emerging creative business and startups, and included a presentation from Marc Brownstein, and a panel facilitated by Natalie Nixon with representatives from Analog Watch Company, Commonwealth Proper, Allen & Gerritsen, and BlackStar Film Festival. These 2 events in FY16 attracted 285 attendees interested in learning about the Creative Economy in Philadelphia. FY17 will see an increase of events – up to eight – ranging from hands-on workshops to networking events, to big name speakers providing insight and inspiration for Philadelphia’s creative sector. OACCE will be partnering with the Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia and the Corzo Center for the Creative Economy at the University of the Arts to maximize our reach and magnify the work of those two organizations for a greater collective impact.

CULTURAL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

26 Partnerships

$100,000 In Community Support

OACCE supports community groups presenting arts and culture programming in neighborhoods that may fall outside of our regular program areas. This promotional and/or financial support is determined through an application process and is reserved for organizations whose mission and outcomes align with OACCE priorities of Arts Education and Access, Creative Economy, and Creative Opportunity. OACCE supports 25-30 organizations annually. Recipients include:

• Philadelphia United Jazz Festival • Taller Puertorriqueño • Corzo Center for Creative Economy at the University of the Arts • Rough Cut Student Film Festival • Moonstone Arts Center • People’s Emergency Center Community Development Corporation • Art in the Open Philadelphia • Fresh Artists Job Fair

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PUBLIC ART: CONSERVATION AND COLLECTION MANAGEMENT

21 Conservation

Projects

223% Increase From

FY15

21 Collection Management

Projects

1000% Increase From FY15

OACCE is responsible for the care and oversight of the City’s Public Art Collection – numbering more than 1,000 pieces. Through a combination of City and private dollars, as well as public-partnerships, the program undertakes the restoration, routine care and maintenance, management and oversight of Philadelphia’s world-class collection, with 21 conservation and 21 collection management projects in FY16, a 223% and 1000% increase in activity, respectively. The Public Art Program published A Guide to Philadelphia’s Public Art in November 2015 to showcase the many types of public art that exists throughout Philadelphia. Organized geographically, the book told the history of works of public art that Philadelphians see every day. Donations received in exchange for the book go toward the care and preservation of the City’s public art collection. In addition to routine maintenance and graffiti removal, FY16 included several major projects tied to the renovation of John F. Kennedy Plaza and the City’s hosting of the Democratic National Convention. OACCE supervised the move and temporary installation of Robert Indiana’s LOVE (1976) from John F. Kennedy Plaza to Dilworth Park for the duration of the plaza’s construction. In addition, the Program accepted the donation of a portrait of former-Mayor James Tate, who was instrumental in integrating the building trades in Philadelphia, to be installed in the Municipal Services Building lobby. Several sculptures, including the Washington Monument (Rudolph Siemering, 1897)on Eakin’s Oval and Your Move (1996, Daniel Martinez, Renée Petropolulos and Roger White) on Thomas Paine Plaza were cleaned and refinished in advance of the DNC. The Public Art Program also secured a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment of the Arts for the conservation of Alexander Milne Calder’s William Penn (1892) that sits atop the tower of City Hall

PUBLIC ART: PERCENT FOR ART PROGRAM

3 Projects Initiated

22 In Progress

224 Applications

OACCE administers the City of Philadelphia’s Percent for Art Program, which requires that one percent of the City’s capital construction project budgets be expended on site-specific public art. New works of art are commissioned throughout all of the city’s neighborhoods in public buildings, parks, and civic spaces. Projects and the funds available are tied to the construction activities and budgets; affecting the number of projects per year, and the number of artist responses. In FY16, OACCE received 224 applications for 3 Percent for Art projects and oversaw the management of 22 projects in various stages. This includes the completion of Carl Marin’s Home Range, which began in 2010 as part of the renovation of East Oak Lane’s Sturgis playground. Please note that four Percent for Art Projects were initiated by the Free Library of Philadelphia that Percent for Art is co-managing; these four are included in the aforementioned 22, which are in progress at parks, libraries, recreation centers, older adult centers, streetscapes, and the Philadelphia International Airport.

Doing Creative

Business in

Philadelphia, 2015

Clouds Mei-Ling Hom (2010) Philadelphia International Airport

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LOOKING AHEAD: FISCAL YEAR 2017

This upcoming fiscal year, OACCE will continue its current programming with a renewed focus on tieing all activities back to the Office’s updated priorities. As part of the Culture and Community division under the Managing Directors Office, OACCE will also work with its fellow offices and departments in the division to provide high quality, accessible cultural experiences and opportunities in all of Philadelphia’s neighborhoods. The Mayor’s Rebuild initiative to improve the city’s parks, recreation centers, and libraries, is an opportunity to place cultural programming in these revived spaces, integrating arts and culture into the vision to make them active community centers. OACCE plans to include the following programming to its programming in FY17: Community Cultural Performance Series: The expansion of our performing arts programming beyond parks and plazas and into any public gathering place including, waterfront piers, community gardens, and historic houses to activate the city’s public spaces, make quality cultural programming accessible, and help local performing arts organizations of all sizes and skill levels to share their work. International Cultural Programming: Tied to the Mayor’s Language Access initiative, the program will support cultural programming that showcases and celebrates Philadelphia’s immigrant communities, to engage these communities in the creation and attendance of cultural programs throughout the city, and to support equitable and inclusionary cultural opportunities. Arts and Culture Access Inventory: A comprehensive inventory of accessible arts and culture experiences for families and groups, such as “pay-what-you-can” performances and free open dress rehearsals, offered by Philadelphia’s cultural groups and institutions. The inventory will be available online and promoted to families and residents of Philadelphia seeking affordable meaningful cultural experiences. Arts Education Match Tool: OACCE, in partnership with the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, will develop an online matching tool to link Philadelphia’s artists and cultural institutions who offer arts education and instruction programs to teachers, after school program coordinators, recreation centers, etc. seeking arts education or cultural experiences in their facilities. Cultural Programming in City Facilities: OACCE will connect cultural organizations and teaching artists that have portable performances and exhibits to program coordinators at Philadelphia recreation centers, libraries and senior centers seeking cultural programs and activities. The programming will ensure equity in access to art and cultural experiences for Philadelphia families and youth. Creative Economy Week: Philadelphia’s first annual Creative Economy Week will take place November 7 – 13, 2016 and will raise the visibility of Philadelphia’s creative businesses and their impact on other sectors. It will also highlight the City’s work to nurture individual artists and creative businesses, and spotlight the artists, arts organizations and creative entrepreneurs that call Philadelphia home. Philly Youth Theater Fest: OACCE, St. Joseph’s Preparatory School, and Philadelphia Young Playwrights will work together to develop the city’s first Greater Philadelphia youth theater festival (Philly Youth Theater Fest), a regional youth theatre showcase, in June 2017 at the Prince Theater. The festival will spotlight on the region’s theater programs and talented young actors.