Contents A Mission of Impact | Letter From the Chair and Executive Director | Performing Arts Exchange | Dance Touring Initiative | Southern Circuit | Southern Visions | Traditional Arts | ArtsReady | South Arts Fund| Financial Summary | Contributions | Board of Directors | Staff A Mission of Impact Letter from the Chair and Executive Director This report for the year ending June 30, 2011 details how our programs connect to these larger issues through the arts and culture of the South. As always, we are grateful for the generous support from individuals, businesses, foundations, the National Endowment for the Arts, and our State Arts Agencies who make this work possible.
Performing Arts Exchange The Performing Arts Exchange is our annual booking and professional development conference for the performing arts industry. Attendees include performing artists, agents, management companies, and staff from performing arts venues, regional arts organizations, national service organizations, and the entertainment industry. Dennis Sankovich received the Mary Beth Treen Award recognizing his contributions to the performing arts presenting and touring field. SPONSORS AirTran Airways Geodesic Management Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour Richard King Mellon Foundation William Penn Foundation Pennsylvania Presenters COLLABORATORS Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation New England Foundation for the Arts Dance Touring Initiative In 2009, South Arts launched the three-year Dance Touring Initiative, a major new effort to develop stronger dance presentation and audiences for modern dance and contemporary ballet. During the first year, 11 presenter participants attended professional development and training sessions, and selected two dance companies—Dayton Contemporary Dance Company and Doug Varone and Dancers—to tour their venues in fall 2010. Photo Caption: Eric Fliss, DTI participant, presented Doug Varone and Dancers for a week-long community residency that concluded with a performance at the new South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center. Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers 18 documentaries, narrative, and experimental films and filmmakers visiting 26 communities in the South. Mississippi Damned – Tina Mabry The Glass House – Hamid Rahmaniam Artois the Goat – Richard Reininger Woodpecker – Alex Karpovsky Southern Stories – Ashley Maynor Scrappers – Brian Ashby Dive! – Jeremy Seifert Pelada – Rebekah Fergusson Abel Raises Cain – Jenny Abel Awake, My Soul: The Story of Sacred Harp – Matt Hinton Prodigal Sons – Kimberly Reed Dear Lemon Lima – Suzi Yoonessi Children of Invention – Mynette Loui Reporter – Eric Metzgar Do No Harm – Rebecca Schanberg Zora Neale Hurston: Jump At the Sun – Kristy Anderson The Electric Fairy – Tom Hansell Burning in the Sun – Cambria Matlow Southern Visions From the Mississippi Delta to the low country of South Carolina, from the black belt of Alabama to the Appalachian Mountains, Southern Visions showcases the best of both the traditional and the innovative aspects of Southern arts and culture. During FY 2011, Southern Visions toured two exhibitions: • Tradition/Innovation: American Masterpieces of Southern Craft and Traditional Art • Rhythm & Roots Southern Music Traditions Traditional Arts With support from the National Endowment for the Arts, we offered professional development webinars for folklife organizations, folklorists, traditional arts advocates, community scholars, and anyone else who was interested in the topic. April 13, 2011 Folklife Emergency! 12 Steps to Readiness Hannah Leatherbury ArtsReady April 20, 2011 The Future of Traditional Music Lance Ledbetter, Dust-to-Digital May 5, 2011 Digital Tools for the Folk David Dombrosky, Center for Arts Management & Technology May 18, 2011 Get the Picture: Documentary Photography in the Digital Age Harris Fogel, The University of the Arts May 19, 2011 Who Owns Folklore? Copyright and Sharing Content Betsy Peterson, Folklorist J. Martin Lett, Esq, Register | Lett LLP June 1, 2011 Virtually Speaking: Make Your Online Exhibits Zing! Maggie Holtzberg & Dawn Heinen, Massachusetts Cultural Council ArtsReady – Keep Your Door Open No Matter What www.artsready.org ArtsReady is an online tool to help organizations in the arts sector plan for and respond to emergency situations, mitigate damage, and protect our national cultural and artistic heritage. As an economic and psychological stabilizer, the arts can be an invaluable bridge to the restoration of people and communities. It’s become obvious that the best way to recover from an unexpected event to be in a state of readiness: to have records backed up off site, crisis contact lists in place, and plans for restarting critical business functions as quickly as possible. But even more common causes of business interruptions can be costly with long-term repercussions. If bad weather prevents travel, equipment gets stolen, or illness prevents staff from being at work—ArtsReady helps prepare for those kinds of events, too. South Arts Fund Through our grant program, South Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts partner to provide funding for nonprofit organizations to present touring performing and literary artists and for presenter assistance. 259 Grants totaling $828,993 Benefitting approx: 264,000 Individuals 1,500Artists ALABAMA Alabama Asian Cultures Foundation Alabama Dance Council Alabama Folklife Association Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame Alabama Writers' Forum Auburn University Capri Theatre City of Troy Covington Arts Council Friends of Hoover Public Library Knox Concert Series Legacy 166 Incorporated Mobile Chamber Music Mobile International Festival Princess Theatre Center for the Performing Arts Sanspointe Dance Company University of Alabama University of Alabama-Birmingham FLORIDA Atlantic Center for the Arts Central Florida Community College Community Concerts of Lake City Daytona Beach Symphony Society Duncan Theatre / Palm Beach State College Florida Cultural Resources Florida Dance Association Florida State University Foundation FUNDarte Haitian Heritage Museum Hearing Impaired Persons of Charlotte County Jamaica Awareness Miami Light Project Miami-Dade County - Cultural Arts Center Mickee Faust Alternative Club Momentum Dance Company North Florida Community College Northwest Florida Symphony Association Palm Beach State College Ruth Eckerd Hall Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center The Artist Series of Tallahassee Theatreworks Tigertail Productions University of Florida GEORGIA The Arts Council Augusta Ballet Clayton State University Coffee Alliance for the Arts Columbus State University Dance Canvas Emory University Georgia State University Georgia Tech Ferst Center for the Arts Golden Isles Arts & Humanities Assoc. Hapeville Historical Society JapanFest Lucas Theatre for the Arts Mercer University Morgan County Foundation Morris Museum of Art National Black Arts Festival New Times Culture & Education Center Okefenokee Arts & Entertainment Alliance Push Push Theatre Company Sautee-Nacoochee Community Assoc. Savannah Music Festival Seven Stages Statesboro Arts Council Troup Historical Society Archives University of Georgia University of West Georgia Foundation Valdosta Asian Cultural Association Waynesboro Burke Concert Series Zoetic Dance Ensemble KENTUCKY Eastern Kentucky University Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center Hazard Independent College Foundation Henderson Area Arts Alliance Kentucky Center for the Arts Endowment Fund Lake Cumberland Performing Arts Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center Madisonville Community College Morehead State University Paducah Junior College Foundation Paramount Arts Center Pennyroyal Arts Council Sarabande Books Save the Grand Theatre LOUISIANA Acadiana Center for the Arts Arts Council of Central Louisiana Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge CubaNOLA Collective Douglas Manship Sr. Theater Frederick L'Ecole des Arts Friends of NORD Lincoln Parish Library Louisiana State University McNeese State University Foundation New Orleans Afrikan Film and Arts Festival New Orleans Ballet Association New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Institute New Orleans Chapter of American Harp Society New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Foundation Northeast Louisiana Arts Council Performing Arts Society of Acadiana Red River Revel MISSISSIPPI Alcorn State University B.B. King Museum & Delta Interpretive Center Celtic Heritage Society City of Tupelo - Tupelo Film Commission Coast Community Concert Association Delta Children's Museum Friends of the Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center Greenville Arts Council Harrisburg Cultural and Social Services Center Millsaps College Mississippi Academy of Ancient Music Mississippi Festival Foundation Mississippi Poetry Society Mississippi Puppetry Guild Mississippi School of the Arts Foundation Tupelo Ballet Tupelo Community Theatre University of Mississippi University of Southern Mississippi Walter Anderson Museum of Art NORTH CAROLINA American Dance Festival Appalachian State University Foundation Ashe County Arts Council Blowing Rock Community Arts Center Foundation Catawba County Library System Chamber Music Wilmington Coastal Carolina Chamber Music Festival College of The Albemarle Duke University Durham County East Carolina University Lake Eden Arts Festival Music for a Great Space NC Performing Arts Center at Charlotte Foundation Pack Place Performing Arts Pamlico Musical Society Raleigh Chamber Music Guild St. Joseph's Historic Foundation The ArtsCenter University of North Carolina Western Carolina University Western North Carolina Jazz Society SOUTH CAROLINA Aiken Performing Arts Group Arts Center of Coastal Carolina Arts Council of Beaufort County Arts Council of Rock Hill and York County Charleston Concert Association Clemson University Coastal Carolina University Creative Spark Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties Fine Arts Center of Kershaw Co. Francis Marion University Greenwood-Lander Performing Arts Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art Peace Center Foundation Rock Hill School District South Carolina Flute Society South Carolina State University University of South Carolina Educational Foundation TENNESSEE Arts & Education Council Ballet Tennessee Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary's Episcopal School Carson-Newman College Center for Southern Folklore City of Kingsport Cleveland Bradley Regional Museum Cumberland County Playhouse Dyersburg Area Community Concert Association East Tennessee State University Gatlinburg Scottish Festival Germantown Performing Arts Centre Global Education Center Lee University Memphis Development Foundation Monroe Area Council for the Arts Museum of Appalachia Nashville Jazz Workshop Paris Henry County Arts Council Performing Arts Alliance of Rural Tennessee Tennessee Performing Arts Center The Carpetbag Theatre Youth Speaks Nashville Financial Summary for year ending 6/30/11 EXPENSE Program & Services $2,214,071 Management $472,966 Fundraising $142,497 Total $2,829,534 INCOME Federal $1,995,948 State $285,200 Program Revenue $513,972 Contributions $138,818 Other $88,172 Total $3,022,110 Beginning of Year $437,468 Total Income $3,022,110 Total Expense $2,829,534 End of Year $630,044 A full, certified audit is available upon request. Cumulative Contributions, Pledges & Gifts-in-Kind Between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011 We are exceedingly grateful to the companies, organizations and individuals listed here who have made a commitment to support quality arts and cultural experiences in the South. We invite you to join us by making a contribution to the South Arts Annual Fund at www.southarts.org/donate. South Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. $100,000+ National Endowment for the Arts The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation $25,000-$99,999 Alabama State Council on the Arts Baton Rouge Area Foundation Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Georgia Council for the Arts Kentucky Arts Council Louisiana Division of the Arts Mississippi Arts Commission North Carolina Arts Council South Carolina Arts Commission Tennessee Arts Commission $10,000-$24,999 The Heinz Endowments $5,000-$9,999 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences $2,500-$4,999 Combined Federal Campaign Gerri Combs The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum Todd P. Lowe & Fran C. Ratterman $1,000-$2,499 Myrna Colley-Lee Margaret S. Mertz, Ph.D. Teresa Hollingsworth Isaiah & Hellena Huntley Tidwell $500-$999 Stephanie & Forrest Conner Candace D. Johnson Lincoln Financial Foundation William M. Nix Merrily Orsini & Rick Heath Ann-Laura Parks Scott Shanklin-Peterson $250-$499 Craig Dreeszen Derek E. Gordon Margot Knight Mollie Lakin-Hayes J. Martin Lett, Esq. Ken May Brian Nowell Mary Regan Stuart Rosenfeld $100-$249 John Dennis Butler Louis DeLuca William Francis Al Head Lori Meadows Margaret "Tog" Newman Caitlyn Raines Richard R. Ranta, Ph.D. Susan S. Weiner Julia Woodman Up to $99 Justin Boshears Rich Boyd Natenna Dobson Ruth Gogel Thomas Guy Antoine Haynes Jason Holsclaw Chase Hughes Lydia Jett Brian Jose Eliabeth Labbe-Webb Daná La Fonta Joseph A. Lolli Bonnie MacDonald Lisa Mount Sandra Richardson Frederick Schultz, Jr. Sandy Shaughnessy Dianne Walton Holland White Malcolm White Kevontay Wright In-Kind Support Bcauz Marketing TechSoup Global Tribute Gifts In Honor of South Arts retiring board member, Scott Shanklin-Peterson Rich Boyd, Al Head, Dána La Fonta, Todd P. Lowe, William Nix, Mary B. Regan, Hellena Huntley Tidwell, Dianne Walton, Malcolm White 20010-11 Board of Directors OFFICERS Chair: Todd P. Lowe, Louisville, KY Executive Vice Chair: Margaret S. Mertz, Ph.D., Winston-Salem, NC Secretary: Dianne P. Walton, Meridian, MS Treasurer: Al Head, Montgomery, AL DIRECTORS Ted Abernathy, Research Triangle Park, NC Rich Boyd, Nashville, TN Myrna Colley-Lee, Charleston, MS Stephanie Conner, Nashville, TN Derek E. Gordon, Baton Rouge, LA Dána La Fonta, Baton Rouge, LA Avery Tucker Jordan, Mobile, AL J. Martin Lett, Esq., Atlanta, GA Ken May, Columbia, SC Lori Meadows, Frankfort, KY Margaret “Tog” Newman, Winston-Salem, NC William M. Nix, West Palm Beach, FL Karen L. Paty, Atlanta, GA Merrily Orsini, Louisville, KY Mary B. Regan, Raleigh, NC Stuart Rosenfeld, Ph.D., Chapel Hill, NC Scott Shanklin-Peterson, Kiawah Island, SC Sandy Shaughnessy, Tallahassee, FL Hellena Huntley Tidwell, Atlanta, GA Malcolm White, Jackson, MS South Arts Staff Allen Bell, Director: Arts Education & Research Gerri Combs, Executive Director Nikki Estes, Director: Presenting & Touring Grants Naeemah T. Frazier, Senior Director: Fiscal Management & Human Resources Patricia French, Administration Manager Teresa Hollingsworth, Senior Director: Film/Media, Visual, Traditional Arts, Accessibility Mollie Lakin-Hayes, Deputy Director Katy Malone, Director: Individual Artist Services & Exhibits Leland McKeithan, Director: Performing Arts Exchange Allison Nicks, Program Assistant Bola Ogunlade, Communications Manager Ann-Laura Parks, CFRE, Director of Development |
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