Norman Arts Council Annual Report: FY 13/14

NORMAN ARTS COUNCIL

NORMAN ARTS COUNCIL

FY13/14FY13/14

R E P O R TA N N U A L

R E P O R TJULY 1, 2013-December 31, 2014

1. Budget2. Hotel Tax Grants3. Programs a. Exhibitions b. 2nd Friday c. Public Arts Board d. Arts Education4. Special Programs a. StART Norman b. Oklahoma Arts Conference c. Standards for Excellence Certification

TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS

• Income: o Hotel Tax 71% o Individual & Corporate Support 10% o Foundation and Grant 9% o Other 10%• Expenses: o Programs 39% o Hotel Grants 33% o Payroll 20% o Overhead/Admin 8%

Norman Arts Council FYE2014

Budget Allocations

Norman Arts Council FYE2014

Budget Allocations

FYE2014 Total Arts Allocation: $375,000 o Grants 57% o NAC Programs 13% o Arts Marketing through NAC 14.5% o NAC Admin 15.5%

FYE2014 Return on Investment forArts Programs funded by Hotel Tax

• $214,353 Granted • $47,847 in NAC Programs • $1,641,650 in total project budgets • $13,133,200 estimated economic impact of the arts in Norman • 532,859 total audience • 1,112 hotel stays

Economic Impact of Hotel Tax Funds:Oklahoman’s For The Arts, the state designated arts advocacy organization, estimates that for every $1 of funding that goes

into the arts there is an $8 return on investment.

HOTEL TAXGRANTS

HOTEL TAXGRANTS

FYE2014 Hotel Tax Grant RecipientsAcademmia Filarmonica 2013-2014 Concert Series

Children’s Arts Network, Norman Children’s Chorus Winter and Spring ConcertsChildren’s Arts Network, Norman Children’s Chorus Spring Sing 2014

Cimarron Opera 32nd Annual Scholastic Opera TourCimarron Opera Opera in Autumn

Cimarron Opera Summer Operatta, RuddigoreFirehouse Art Center Healing Studio

Firehouse Art Center College Portfolio ProgramFred Jones Jr. Museum of Art Libertad de Expresion: The Art of the Americas and Cold War

Jacobson Foundation Lois Smokey: Trailblazer and TraditionalistJazz in June 2014

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity African American Heritage FestivalMedieval Fair 2013 Day Camp

Medieval Fair 2014Medieval Fair Midwinter Ball

Norman Ballet Company Oklahoma NutcrackerNorman Music Festival 2014

Norman Philharmonic 2013-2014 SeasonNorman Public Schools Young Shakespeareans

The Depot Summer Breeze Concert SeriesThe Depot Winter Wind Concert Series

The Depot Gallery ExhibitsPioneer Library System The Crowns Tea

Pioneer Library System The Big Read: True GritThe Preservation Project Sacred Earth & Healing Arts of Tibet Sand Mandala

Sooner Theatre 2013-2014 Sooner Stage Presents Theatrical SeasonSooner Theatre 2013-2014 Main Event Concert Series

Sooner Theatre Arts Education ProgramUniversity of Oklahoma School of Drama Coram Boy

World Literature Today Neustadt Festival of International Literature and Culture

FYE2015 Total Arts Allocation: $425,000 o Grants 57% o NAC Programs 14.5% o Arts Marketing through NAC 13.5% o NAC Admin 15.5%

FYE2015 Return on Investment for Arts Programs funded by Hotel Tax

Numbers available in Fall 2015

FYE2015 Hotel Tax Grant RecipientsAssistance League of Norman Mayfair Children’s Art Yard

Children’s Arts Network Spring SingChildren’s Arts Network Winter and Spring Concerts

Cimarron Opera Summer OperettaFirehouse Art Center Healing Studio

Firehouse Art Center Kennedy Elementary Figurative Language MuralsJacobson House Heartbeat of the Native Soul exhibit

Jazz in June 2015Medieval Fair 2015

Norman Ballet Company 2014 Oklahoma NutcrackerNorman Music Festival 2015

Norman Philharmonic 2014-2015 SeasonFred Jones Jr. Museum of Art A World Unconquered: The Art of Oscar Jacobson exhibitWorld Literature Today Neustadt Festival of International Literature and Culture Same

Noble Museum of Natural History RARE: Portraits of America’s Endangered Species exhibitOU Musical Theatre and Opera Guild Developing Young Audiences

The Depot Summer Breeze Concert SeriesThe Depot Winter Wind Concert Series

Pioneer Library The Big Read: The Wizard of EarthseaPioneer Library The Crown’s Tea

Preservation Project the Sand Mandala

Reagan Elementary Great Place photo projectSooner Theatre Sooner Stage Presents 2014-2015 season

Sooner Theatre Main Event Concert SeriesSooner Theatre Theatre Arts Education

Dreamer Concepts Artist in Residence ProgramOU School of Music Low Strings Music FestivalSooner Theatre Musical Theatre Master Class

Operational Support Grants and Management Training Support Grants

In FYE2015 the Norman Arts Council began supporting Arts Organization through these new grants categories in our mission to build stronger arts organizations in Norman.

FYE2015 RecipientsCimarron Opera Operational Support

Cleveland County Historical Society Operational SupportFirehouse Art Center Operational Support

Jacobson House Operational SupportThe Depot Operational Support

Cimarron Opera Management Training Support Firehouse Art Center Management Training Support

The Depot Management Training SupportDreamer Concepts Management Training Support

Jazz in June Management Training SupportMedieval Fair Management Training Support

Namron Players Management Training Support

PROGRAMSPROGRAMSMAINSITE CONTEMPORARY ART:

HOME OF NORMAN ARTS COUNCIL EXHIBITSMAINSITE CONTEMPORARY ART:

HOME OF NORMAN ARTS COUNCIL EXHIBITS

MAIN SPACEJuly 2013 – Matthew Boonstra: Interruptions

August 2013 – Skip Hill: Under the Mango TreeOctober 2013 – Donald Longcrier: Wooden Fish

December 2013 – Noise MakersFebruary 2014 – Selfie: An Exploration of Identity + Buddha Tuesday

April 2014 – OU MFA Thesis ExhibitJune 2014 – Glitch/Analog + Concept Me

August 2014 – Elise Deringer: A Softer Storm + Mohammad Javaheri: Line of FlightOctober 2014 – Holly Wilson: Can you Hear Me Now? +

Dialogos E interpretaciones II: A South American and United States Print ExchangeDecember 2014 – Don Holladay: Re-Action Painting

MAINSITE LITEIn 2013, we launched MAINSITE LITE, a series of short exhibits and projects. MAINSITE

LITE projects last from one to three days and give curators, artists, musicians, performers, and filmmakers the opportunity share their work in a gallery setting.

July 2013 – Colin Nance concertSept. 2013 – No Age concertSept. 2013 – CVLTS concert

Sept. 2013 – Film Screening: The Willing Suspension of DisbeliefNov. 2013 – Chet Faker concert

Nov. 2013 – Fowler VW / VDub Sessions 100th Episode CelebrationNov. 2013 – University of Oklahoma Poetry Reading

Nov. 2013 – Exhibit: Students of Carol ArmstrongJan. 2014 – Horse Thief and Tallows concertJan. 2014 – Exhibit: Balance: Art + Design

Feb. 2014 – African American Heritage FestivalMarch 2014 – Son of Stan concert

March 2014 – Exhibit: Transformation: Coffee + Water + ArtJune 2014 – Exhibit: Oklahoma Statewide Preservation Conference

June 2014 – Swearin’ concertSept. 2014 – Exhibit: Norman Open Studios

Oct. 2014 – Mutual Benefit concertOct. 2014 – University of Oklahoma Poetry Reading

Nov. 2014 – Exhibit: Students of Carol Armstrong

Through our exhibits and projects we have worked with 320 local artists, 19 national artists, and 32 international artists.

2nd FRIDAY ART WALK2nd FRIDAY ART WALK

The 2nd Friday Art Walk continues be one of the most popular arts events in Norman. Each month we average 1,000 visitors to the businesses, galleries, and restaurants downtown.

In 2012, we began e-publishing a monthly magazine highlighting all of the 2nd Friday events each month. The eMAG receives an average of 4,000 views monthly.

Our list of participating venues also continues to expand. And in 2014 we began partnering with Norman Music Alliance, Opolis and Guestroom Records to present many,

free live music offerings during 2nd Fridays.

In 2014 we began inviting food trucks to participate in collaboration with Visit Norman and we will continue to grow this element through 2015.

2 N D F R I D A Y

NORMAN ART WALK

PRESENTED BY

405 Dance419 Art Room

ArtifactoryAshtanga Yoga Studio & Third

Eye GalleryBall & Morse

Bell’s Mystical BeginningsBigfoot Creative

Blackwatch StudiosThe Blowout Lounge

Bluebonnet BarBOLD Multimedia

Breathing Rhythm StudioBrent Swift

Cimarron OperaCoordination Pilates

The DepotDM Wealth Management

Dope ChapelDreamer Concepts

Fancy ThatFirehouse Art Center

First Fidelity BankFowler VW

Fred Jones Jr. Museum of ArtGallery 123

Gray Owl CoffeeGold Room Style+Wax

Guestroom RecordsJacobson House

Jazz in JuneLeadership Norman

Let’s Work It OutLOCAL

The LoopMain Street Event Center

MAINSITE Contemporary ArtMariposa Coffee Roastery

Michelangelo’s Coffee and Wine Bar

McMichael MusicMedieval Fair

Norman Arts CouncilNorman Insurance Emporium

Norman Music FestivalOpolis

Red Brick BarRed Room Event CenterRepublic Bank & Trust

Robinson’s RepurposedRose Rock School

Sandalwood & SageScissortail School of Art

Shevaun Williams & AssociatesThe Social ClubSooner Theatre

STASHStudio Ink

Studios at 420 MainTRiO

2nd Friday Participants

NORMAN PUBLIC ARTS BOARD

NORMAN PUBLIC ARTS BOARD

The Public Arts Board was created as a civic board by the City of Norman in 2007. The ordinance also required to PAB to function as a standing committee of the Norman Arts Council. Since inception, this board has been quite active and the last six months of 2013 and the year of 2014 was no exception. During this period, the PAB had 8 major projects: • Collaboration with the OU School of Art and Art History: Five sculpture students were selected to create sculptures for an outdoor exhibit in Lion’s Park. The following year, six student sculptures were selected and exhibited. • Samo Ducky Parks Project: A total of six new artist enhanced fiberglass ducks were installed in city owned parks bringing the total of duck sculptures to fifteen. • Blake Baldwin Skate Park: During August of 2013 and August 2014, the PAB refreshed the painting of the contemporary street art in Skate Park. • Artist Designed Bike Racks: The first two rounds of artist designed bicycle racks were installed in the Downtown area with a total of thirteen unique racks. • Public Art Map: A newly revised map of public art in Norman was produced for distribution through the Visit Norman and other galleries in Norman. • Strategic Planning: The PAB developed and received approval from the NAC and City Council for a Four Year Strategic Plan. • Oklahoma Arts Conference: The PAB prepared and executed a bus/walking tour of public art in Norman for 50 conference attendees. The PAB was especially pleased when the Oklahoma Arts Council used graphic versions of four of the artist designed bike racks for the conference logo and promotional materials. • Downtown Sculpture Project: Two new sculptures were commissioned and installed in the Downtown Norman area on Gray Street and the Main/Porter intersection bring the total to four sculptures for this project. • Inaddition,thePABhasservedasanadvisortoateamofdevelopersintheir search of artists for public art on private property.

In total, the PAB has commissioned work from 41 artists (selected from hundreds of submissions), worked with numerous volunteers and has broad community support.

ARTS EDUCATIONARTS EDUCATIONOur Arts Education initiatives include Arts Program Scholarships, Fowler Arts Educator

Award, and our collaboration with the Firehouse Art Center for Kids Art is Smart.

Arts Program Scholarships:

75 scholarships and $12,610 awarded

2014 Fowler Arts Educator Award:

Lauren Sonder — Sonder Dance, Music, and Art(This program is on hold until completion of new Fowler VW building)

SPECIALPROGRAMS

SPECIALPROGRAMS

StART Norman was born out of the idea that the arts can affect positive and lasting change through placemaking – the act of bringing the “community “ back to the

Community.

Through a series of art exhibits and installations and temporary improvements to a designated area of Downtown Norman, StART Norman attempted to explore concepts like walkability, bikeability, green space, enhanced retail offerings, and arts experiences

in or to welcome PEOPLE to Main Street.

StART Norman was inspired by The Better Block and No Longer Empty projects.

Volunteers: 59Artists: 94

Arts Organizations: 15Visitors: Over 5,000

START NORMANSTART NORMANApril 11, 2014 – May 10, 2014

Exhibition: Threshold: the Promised Land featured installations by 15 artists that ex-plored the history and repurposed an abandoned property in Downtown Norman tempo-rarily breathing life back into it.

Arts Programming: A month-long showcase of local, regional and national arts organizations. Participants included:

• CenterforMedievalandRenaissanceStudies• CimarronOpera• TheDepot• FirehouseArtCenter• FredJonesJr.MuseumofArt• JazzinJune• MedievalFair• NAMRONPlayers• NormanSingers• OklahomaFilmandMusicOffice• PioneerLibrarySystem• TheSketchbookProject• SongwritersAssociationofNorman• UniversityofOklahomaEnglishDepartment

StART Norman — Better Block: A 48-hour, temporary transformation of the 300 West Main St. Block into a more livable, walkable, desirable and safer downtown setting.

The tactical urbanism improvements to Main Street resulted in a street that was more comfortable for spending time in.

Motorists behaved in a way that was much more appropriate for an important place like Main Street. Speeds were reduced to safe levels. Because speeds were reduced, the amountofnoisefrompassingtrafficwasalsomuchlower.Withslowerspeedsandlessnoise, Main Street was much more comfortable.

MainStreetfeltsafer,trafficmovedmoreslowlyandnoisedropped to comfortable levels.

TrafficSpeedsRecorded on Main Street

Normal Conditions

Better BlockConditions

27.2 mph46 mph20 mph

35.6 mph

17.9 mph25 mph12 mph21.1 mph

Overall AverageHighest RecordedLowest RecordedFastest 20% of Drivers

TrafficSpeedsRecorded on Main Street

Normal Conditions

Better BlockConditions

79 dB82 dB72 dB

64 dB66 dB62 dB

Overall AverageHighest RecordedLowest Recorded

*Data measured by The Instituted for Quality Communities

OKLAHOMA ARTS CONFERENCE

In the summer of 2013, the NAC put together a proposal to bring the Oklahoma Arts Conference to Norman in the fall of 2014. While the conference had been in in Nor-man in 2010, we believed that the arts community had grown so much in the past four years that it was time for us to share our successes by hosting our colleagues from across the state.

In the fall of 2013, it was announced in Ardmore at the Arts Conference that Norman had won the bid to host in 2014. We began a year of planning and were pleased to host the larges Oklahoma Arts Conference to date here in October 2014. Over 400 artists, arts administrators and leaders came to Norman.

We arranged studio tours, receptions and events at MAINSITE Contemporary Art, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, and The Depot, public art tours, performances, and the first-ever statewide forum on arts education.

Our guests were overwhelmed with our hospitality and the Oklahoma Arts Council has given us rave reviews of efforts to make this the most extraordinary arts confer-ence in their history.

The conference generated over 100 hotel stays.

We assembled a host committee of community leaders to make this conference pos-sible:

Erinn Gavaghan, Norman Arts Council, Co-ChairChuck Thompson, Republic Bank & Trust, Co-ChairJim Adair, Adair & AssociatesJennifer Baker, Sooner TheatreMichael Bendure, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of ArtDouglas Shaw Elder, Norman Firehouse Art CenterJonathan Fowler, Norman Public Arts Board and Fowler Holding Co.Norman Hammon, Jazz in JuneTaylor Mauldin, Visit NormanShari Ransley, The Depot and Cimarron OperaRich Taylor, University of Oklahoma Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine ArtsLarry Walker, Norman Public Arts Board and Norman Arts Council

OCTOBER 21-23, 2014OKLAHOMA ARTS CONFERENCE

Oklahoma Arts Conference Sponsors:City of Norman

Republic Bank & TrustNorman Arts CouncilAdair & Associates

LOCALNorman Firehouse Art Center

Red Dot SculptureFred Jones Jr. Museum of Art

Norman Public Arts BoardThe Depot

Visit Norman

Special Thanks to:Susan Bailey, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art

Joshua Boydston, Norman Arts CouncilAmber Clour, Dreamer Concepts, a community art space

The CrucibleThe Depot

Jonathan Fowler, Norman Public Arts BoardGallery 123

Susie Graves, Republic Bank & TrustSkip Hill, Norman Arts Council

Cheryl Lockstone, Norman Public Arts BoardPaul Moore, Crown Arts Inc.

Shane Pruitt, University of OklahomaMary Sallee

Melissa Scaramucci, Norman Arts CouncilJerry Neil Smith

Emily Smart, Norman Firehouse Art CenterRich Taylor, University of Oklahoma Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts

Jay WilkinsonBill and Juanita Williams

Yeaman & Associates

DECEMBER 9-10, 2014

STANDARDS FOR EXCELLENCE TRAINING

STANDARDS FOR EXCELLENCE TRAINING

In December 2014, the NAC contracted with the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits to bring their Standards for Excellence certification program to Norman for any arts or-ganization who wished to participate.

Standards for Excellence is a national program taught across the country. This series teaches best practices in the areas of mission and program, public affairs and public policy, governing body, conflict of interest, human resources, financial and legal, pub-lic accountability and fundraising. The foundations for the program come from the published work: Standards For Excellence: An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector.

The NAC funded Norman arts organizations to attend the intensive two-day training and become certified. This is part of our effort to build stronger arts organizations in Norman.

16 Norman Arts Organizations completed the training and are now certified:

Assistance League of NormanChildren’s Arts Network

Cimarron OperaCleveland County Historical Society

The DepotDowntown Norman Fall Fest

Dreamer ConceptsFirehouse Are Center

Jacobson HouseJazz in JuneMedieval Fair

NAMRON PlayersNorman Arts Council

Norman Music AlliancePioneer Library Foundation

Sooner Theatre

PROJECTPARTNERSPROJECTPARTNERS

Each year we work with many partners. Through these collaborations we are able fulfill our mission and make our programs possible. Since July 2013, we have worked with an astounding group of partners:

Adair & AssociatesAllied Arts

Better Block, DallasCity of Norman

City of Oklahoma City Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs

Cultural Development Corporation of Central Oklahoma

The DepotDowntown Norman Fall Festival

Fowler Auto GroupFred Jones Jr. Museum of Art

Institute for Quality CommunitiesLOCAL

Mariposa CoffeeMid America Arts Alliance, Kansas City

National Weather CenterNo Longer Empty, New York

Norman Chamber of CommerceNorman Downtowners Association

Norman Firehouse Art Center

Norman Public Arts BoardOklahoma Artist Network

Oklahoma Arts Council Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits

Oklahoma ContemporaryOklahoma Historic

Preservation SocietyOklahoma Visual Arts Coalition

Oklahomans for the ArtsPerpetual Motion Dance Pioneer Library Systems

Red Dot SculptureRepublic Bank & Trust

The Sketchbook Project, New YorkThis Land

University of Oklahoma College of ArchitectureUniversity of Oklahoma

School of Art and Art HistoryVisit Norman

STAFFSTAFFErinn Gavaghan, Executive Director

Joshua Boydston, Communications Director and Gallery ManagerSarah Ex, Work Study Gallery Preparator

BOARDBOARDMark Morton, President

Susan Greer, Past PresidentLesha Maag, Vice President

Bree Montoya, TreasurerKate Butler, Secretary

Ashley Adair-GarnerCarol BeesleyJJ Bradford

Anthony FranciscoJohn Frank

Jalisa Haggins

Norman HammonAnne Harris

Skip HillMariann Lawson

Angelo LombardoGail Moore

Haley MurrayNicole PooleAmber Roth

Melissa ScaramucciLarry Walker