Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Scottsdale Public Art
Annual Report
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Contents FROM THE MAYOR
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THE YEAR IN REVIEW
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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
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PERFORMANCE MEASURES
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UP CLOSE
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FINANCES AND FIGURES
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DONORS AND SUPPORTERS
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BOARDS AND STAFF
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Scottsdale Cultural Council offers a world of entertaining and enlightening arts experiences. Through its unique partnership with the City of Scottsdale, the nonprofit organization manages the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) and Scottsdale Public Art, which together have made the community a leading arts destination.
Cover: Voyage, a temporary installation by Aether and Hemera at Scottsdale Public Art’s Canal Convergence | Water + Art + Light event at the Scottsdale Waterfront. Photo by Sean Deckert. This Page: Aspire, a Scottsdale Public Art permanent installation in the Hayden Road and Northsight Boulevard roundabout by Simon Donovan and Ben Olmstead. Photo by Sean Deckert. Back Cover: A view of the SMoCA Lounge design, Radiate, by artist James Marshall (a.k.a Dalek). Photo: Sean Deckert / Calnicean Project
From the Mayor
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From the President The Scottsdale Cultural Council experienced a year of transition during the 2013–14 fiscal year. Richard Hayslip temporarily stepped off the board of trustees to serve as interim president and CEO. Under his stewardship, the Cultural Council’s three divisions – Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) and Scottsdale Public Art – moved ahead with exciting programming, drawing unprecedented audiences to free community events such as Canal Convergence and Sunday A’Fair, and built upon successful development efforts with the inauguration of a planned giving program. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts continued to draw new audiences. More than half of the artists featured during the 2013–14 season made their Scottsdale debuts. The Center continued its popular access initiative that provides complimentary and discounted tickets to students and veterans, inviting them and their families to experience a broad spectrum of the performing arts. In October, the Center hosted the Stephen Petronio Company for a weeklong production residency that paired the Company with the Center’s technical department to refine the new work Like Lazarus Did, which made its Arizona premiere in the Virginia G. Piper Theater in April. During the residency, the Center partnered with SMoCA to host a public discussion about this innovative project with the Company and visual artist Janine Antoni. The Center welcomed more than 90 community groups and businesses through its growing rentals program, including the Scottsdale Philharmonic, Free Arts of Arizona, Dance Theater West, Phoenix Business Journal and Yelp. SMoCA had its highest attendance this past year and continued to be recognized in national art magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times. SMoCA and Scottsdale Public Art collaborated on a lively and colorful project with artist James Marshall that was an instant success. It was prominently featured on Instagram’s official corporate account and blog site, and gave a significant boost to the Museum’s growing social media presence. Scottsdale Public Art is widely recognized for its innovative programming that includes signature events in downtown at the Scottsdale Waterfront, such as Canal Convergence, as well as temporary exhibitions. Three important capital projects were completed for the City during the past year. IN FLUX, which provides opportunities for Arizona artists to create site-specific temporary public art installations, has grown to be a recognized regional initiative that is likewise drawing national attention.
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From the President Education is a key component of the Cultural Council and its divisions. In addition to the successful Visions program at SMoCA and the interactive and free community events produced by Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale Center for Performing Arts hosted a wide variety of educational programming, including Kennedy Center Partners in Education, Arizona Wolf Trap, Detour Company Theatre and A Celebration of the Arts for Children with Disabilities. The Center and SMoCA also continued their strong partnerships with Valley-wide schools to enhance curriculum by providing tools that engage students and build literacy through arts-integrated learning. The Scottsdale Cultural Council thanks interim President and CEO Richard Hayslip and Ellen Andres-Schneider, chair of the board of trustees, for their leadership and advocacy for the Cultural Council and its programs. We are particularly grateful to Mayor Jim Lane and the Scottsdale City Council for their ongoing support and investment in the arts. Having celebrated more than 25 years of service to the community, the Cultural Council continues to grow in new and exciting ways, and we look forward to expanding our offerings and audiences.
Neale Perl President and CEO Scottsdale Cultural Council From left to right: Timothy Rodgers, vice president and director of Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art; Cory Baker, vice president and director of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts; Neale Perl, president and CEO of Scottsdale Cultural Council; and Donna Isaac, vice president and director of Scottsdale Public Art. Furniture provided by Target Commercial Interiors. Photo by Richard Wellington.
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Creating Value for the Community Scottsdale Cultural Council ECONOMIC IMPACT City’s Investment
$5.1 Million Total economic impact
$19.2
The Scottsdale Cultural Council leveraged the City’s $5.1 million investment, generating an additional $6.8 million in earned and contributed revenues to fund arts programs and related operating expenses. The total economic impact of the Cultural Council’s arts programs was $19.2 million*, which included $1.8 million in local and government revenues, such as sales tax and license fees.
Million
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*Figure calculated using industry standard
multipliers from Americans for the Arts.
$1,952,709
Contributed Revenue Total Revenue
$11,933,093 $4,842,307
Earned Revenue
$5,138,077
City’s Investment
GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Free Events
33,000
95,000
participants
people attended free public events like Sunday A’Fair, La Gran Fiesta, Arts-Connect and Canal Convergence.
TOTAL ATTENDANCE
396,000 participants
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Community Arts Grants PROVIDING FUNDING FOR SCOTTSDALE-BASED ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS—AS WELL AS TO VALLEY ARTS ORGANIZATIONS FOR PROJECTS THAT TAKE PLACE IN SCOTTSDALE. The Scottsdale Cultural Council has awarded $59,000 in grants to nine local nonprofit arts and cultural organizations for projects that serve the Scottsdale community. Funding for the program is provided by the City of Scottsdale through a direct appropriation to the Scottsdale Cultural Council.
The following organizations received funding for the 2013–14 season: Childsplay, Inc. Scottsdale School Touring Program — $7,500 Desert Foothills Theater General Operating Support— $4,000 Detour Company Theatre General Operating Support— $11,000 Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona Community Art Performance and Arts Day — $6,000 Jazz in Arizona, Inc. Scottsdale Concerts and Dance Season — $2,500 Movement Source, Inc. Afterschool Dance Workshop with Scottsdale Prevention Institute — $1,000 Phoenix Symphony Association Music Education Partnership — $7,500 Scottsdale Artists’ School General Operating Support — $8,500 Scottsdale International Film Festival General Operating Support — $11,000
Top: A Celebration of the Arts for Children With Disabilities at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. Bottom: Detour Company Theatre at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.
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Highlights: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts • The Center welcomed 6,783 first-time ticket buyers last season. • More than 50 percent of last season’s artists made their Scottsdale debut at the Center. • The Center hosted a weeklong production residency with Stephen Petronio Company to refine Like Lazarus Did, which made its Arizona premiere in April 2014. • Discovery’s third season explored the arts and culture of Brazil, with performances from music label Afro:Baile Records for Brazilian Day Arizona and dance company Mimulus for a hosted ball, during which dancers taught more than 200 audience members the art of samba. • 66 percent of Center-produced events and performances were free or under $30. • In addition, new ticket initiatives were launched, including free tickets to students and veterans, and a 50 percent discount for audience members 29 years and younger to select performances. • As a result, more than 3,000 students and veterans received free tickets and 300 young-adult patrons (under 30 years of age) were issued discounted tickets — a value of more than $100,000.
Left: Brazilian Day Arizona. Photo by Gene Devine/Devine Images. Right: Stephen Petronio Company, Like Lazarus Did. Photo by Sarah Silver.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts: FEATURED EVENT Discovery Series: Brazil After emerging as one of the world’s leading economies and host of the World Cup in 2014, Brazil was at the center of attention not only on the world stage, but also on the Center’s during last season’s Discovery Series that welcomed audiences to explore the eclectic arts and culture of this country. Highlights featured the 25th-anniversary tour of the acclaimed Balé Folclórico da Bahia, the Scottsdale premiere of Correria Agwa by French-Brazilian company CCN Créteil et du Val-de-Marne/Compagnie Käfig, Brazilian dance troupe Mimulus, the legendary Maria Rita and an outdoor amphitheater concert with Bebel Gilberto. In addition, the Center showcased Brazilian cinema with the third annual Discovery Film Series, including award-winning films such as Buddies (Colegas) and Prime Time Soap (A Novela das Oito). Working with a dedicated advisory committee comprised of local Brazil aficionados, the Center built new partnerships and created diverse events that captured the imaginations of all ages. • Afro:Baile’s Brazilian Day Arizona – the state’s largest Brazilian Day celebration. • Various Arts-Connect events ranging from a pre-show lecture on urban Brazilian photography to a discussion of Afro-Brazilian music, dance and ceremony. • The Ball in the Hall, a post-show learning experience led by Artistic Director Jomar Mesquita and members of his Mimulus Dance Company, teaching audience members the central steps of the samba and leading everyone on a final spin around the Dayton Fowler Grafman Atrium. • The third annual OrigiNation included rhythmic and dance-inducing performances by Sambatuque, a Brazilian-inspired community percussion group; the Living Traditions Dance Troupe, which included championship artists from Choctaw, Hopi and Dinè; Capoeira Brasil Arizona; Sambabies and Sambaz; and a riveting performance by headliner Grupo Liberdade. Made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts “The staff and production team at the Center are absolutely amazing to work with! Being able to create a community festival side by side with the Center has truly been a rewarding and nostalgic feeling. I look forward to many more years of building and growing with the Center as we continue to bring the community together to celebrate culture through music, dance, performance and education”. - Miguel Ivery, founder and owner, Afro:Baile, co-producer of Brazilian Day Arizona “Thank you to Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts for allowing us to attend Mimulus! My husband and I enjoyed this energetic troupe and then took a trial of our own dancing attempts at the Ball in the Hall afterwards!” - Pat, U.S. Navy Veteran Discovery Brazil Advisory Committee Members Dr. Aldemir Coelho Ted Decker, Chair Dr. David Foster Carmen de Novais Guerrero Dr. Denize Araújo Clarice Deal Dr. Isis McElroy Cleo Corcoran Mel Sanderson Denise Alves Monti 10
Miguel Ivery Porangui McGrew Ashley Klein
Brazilian Day Arizona. Photos by Gene Devine/Devine Images.
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Highlights: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art • 49,813 people attended SMoCA events, representing the highest attendance on record since the Museum’s inception. • A spring exhibition titled Five Senses included Janet Cardiff’s sound installation The Forty Part Motet. This artwork was hailed by The New York Times as one of the most important works of art of this century. • Images of James Marshall’s wall mural were featured on Instagram’s official corporate account and blog site. The images received more than 500,000 likes and nearly doubled SMoCA’s Instagram followers. • Lit Lounge was named by Phoenix New Times as “Best Spoken Word Series” in the Valley for the second time in a row. Additionally, Modern Phoenix Home Tour won for “Best Home Tour.”
Clockwise from top right: SMoCA Associate Director, Curator and Educator Sara Cochran leads a tour of the summer 2014 exhibition Linear Thinking: Selections from the Permanent Collection. Photo by Bucky Miller. AURA, SMoCA’s annual fundraiser. Photo by Darrylee Cohen. James Marshall (a.k.a. Dalek), Shift, 2014. Latex paint on wall. Co-commissioned by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and Scottsdale Public Art. Photo by Sean Deckert/Calnicean Projects.
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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art: FEATURED EXHIBITIONS In fall 2013, SMoCA presented a survey exhibition of Scottsdale native, now internationally acclaimed artist, Julianne Swartz; her whimsical and poignant installations brought attention to unexpected locations in the Museum — activating not only galleries, but also storage spaces, bathrooms, the interiors of walls and ceiling rafters. Simultaneously, SMoCA shared the work of seven contemporary Japanese artists who make both reverent and innovative use of traditional east Asian materials and techniques. *Julianne Swartz: How Deep Is Your Co-organized with the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, Mass. October 12, 2013–January 26, 2014 Acclaimed for her unique blend of high- and low-tech materials, artist Julianne Swartz makes the ephemeral presence of the viewer fundamental to her work. Her art quietly celebrates contradictions and dichotomies that invite us to slow down and sharpen our senses. Sponsored locally by Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation; John Morrell and Associates; PS Studios, Inc. and Lisa Sette Gallery; and Rachel Wohl Blank. *Narrow Road to the Interior: Contemporary Japanese Artists September 21, 2013–January 12, 2014 “The months and days are the travelers of eternity. The years that come and go are also voyagers.” - Matsuo Bashō (1644–94), from Oku no Hosomichi (Narrow Road to the Interior), 1689 The contemporary artists in this exhibition evoked the idea of earthly and spiritual passage with artworks that used private experiences as entryways to universal themes. The subtlety and frankness of the art epitomized the precision and rhythm of haiku while the exhibition’s meditative nature reflected the ritual and ceremony that has endured over centuries at the heart of Japanese culture. ARTISTS: Noriko Ambe | Hiroshi Senju | Yoshiko Shimano | Shinji Turner-Yamamoto | Masao Yamamoto | Motoi Yamamoto | Asami Yoshiga Sponsored by Paul Giancola and Carrie Lynn Richardson, Tamar Weiss in memory of Emil Weiss, and Lisa Sette Gallery. *Organized by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.
Opposite: Motoi Yamamoto, Floating Garden (Banner), 2011. Gouache on matte film and vellum, 36¼ x 378 inches. Courtesy the artist. © Motoi Yamamoto. Photo by Harrison Hurwitz. 14
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Highlights: Scottsdale Public Art • The Steampunk Exquisite Adventure exhibition at the Gallery@The Library; Fast, Slow, Go, highlighting local artists and how they travel throughout the Valley; and the interactive art installation Camp Dreamtree saw unprecedented attendance this past year. • The highly acclaimed light installations of the bi-annual Canal Convergence | Water+Art+Light and Spring Equinox attracted nearly 46,000 for both events. • INFLUX expanded to eight Valley cities, including two installations in collaboration with Scottsdale Quarter. A third installation was located on Main Street in downtown, drawing more than 200 people for a special evening artwalk. • Permanent capital projects were completed: • Tad Savenor’s “Historical Happenstance,” an educational series highlighting the road’s and neighborhoods’ history through a series of bronze pieces located along Scottsdale Road that invite people to learn about the route’s history and origins through a more intimate experience of public art. • Merge Conceptual Design from Santa Monica installed re currents, a work that reminds passers-by of the once powerful water flow from the Rawhide Wash. • A new sculptural installation, Aspire, by Tucson artists Simon Donovan and Ben Olmstead graced the city’s first arterial roundabout in north Scottsdale. “We admire people who are brave enough to tackle the ephemeral, as we have found it daunting because of the many permutations. Every public art collection, for instance, has a temporal component consisting of short-lived works, festivals and performances. We thought it would be helpful to turn to Scottsdale’s Public Art Program as a model to open the discussion. It’s a midsized collection. Their temporary works have an online presence as robust as the permanent, which is unusual. The two main venues used are the Civic Center and the Waterfront so one can see how different artists approach the same sites over time.” Culture Now: Museum Without Walls, Vol. 3, Issue 12, December 2013 “[Camp Dreamtree]...is Scottsdale Public Art’s second summer‑long installation. Last year, New York artist Luster Kaboom turned the high-ceiling library into a big tent of circus-like color and characters in Luster Kaboom’s FunHouse. About 23,000 people came through the library during that three-month exhibition. “Kathy Coster, Scottsdale Civic Center Library senior manager, said the summer exhibitions help remind patrons that the library is dynamic, not passive.” Arizona Republic article by Sonja Haller, May 27, 2014
Opposite top: Camp Dreamtree, a Scottsdale Public Art exhibition at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library by Roy Wasson Valle and Koryn Woodward Wasson. Photo by Sean Deckert. Opposite bottom: Spring Crossing, a temporary installation by Randy Walker at Scottsdale Public Art’s Canal Convergence | Spring Equinox event at the Scottsdale Waterfront. Photo by Sean Deckert.
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Scottsdale Public Art: FEATURED EVENTS Canal Convergence | Water+Art+Light (November 2013) Scottsdale Public Art and Salt River Project (SRP) Canal Convergence | Spring Equinox (March 2014) Scottsdale Public Art and Salt River Project (SRP) Scottsdale Public Art continued its series of Canal Convergence events — engaging and inspiring free events — featuring innovative art installations by local, national and international artists; hands-on activities; live music and performances; as well as Artisan Market’s urban marketplace experience. Featured Installations Fall 2013 Voyage by Aether & Hemera (U.K.) Message in a Boat by Erin Stotak Paisojes de Luz by Ryan Griffin Cellogram by Gabe Pecunias Everything Flows a performance work by Ashley Mascias and Lillian Gomez Spring 2014 Happy Gift and Mushroom Bounce House by FriendsWithYou Water Striders by Jeff Zischke Land for Adoption by Vaughn Bell Spring Crossing by Randy Walker Stranger Reduction Zone by Timothy C. Flood Opera Performance by Anna Vivette 21 local bands were showcased over the four‑day event. Sponsors: Scottsdale Public Art and Salt River Project (SRP) Locallily.com Design Within Reach Phoenix New Times Alliance Residential Verizon
Opposite: Water Striders, a temporary installation by Jeff Zischke at Scottsdale Public Art’s Canal Convergence | Spring Equinox event at the Scottsdale Waterfront. Photo by Sean Deckert. 18
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Work + Play by Saskia Jorda, IN FLUX Scottsdale Public Art Cycle 4. Photo by Sean Deckert.
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Performance Measures
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts ACCESSIBLE
66% WERE FREE OR UNDER $30
of all Center-produced events and performances in 2013-14
3,000+ tickets were given to vets and students, a value of
$100,000
52,622
attended free public events like Sunday A’Fair, La Gran Fiesta and Arts-Connect
The Center was awarded Major General Level recognition ($250,000+) by Veteran Tickets Foundation (VetTix.org) for ticket donation value during the past three seasons.
AUDIENCE
255,015 people visited the Center
6,783
new audience members purchased tickets
DIVERSE PROGRAMS
165
ticketed events
70
free events
972
artists represented
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
25,241
students and visitors participated in the Center’s education programs
13%
increase in education audiences from 2012-13
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1,053
education events
IMPACT
71% 892
OF THE CENTER’ S AUDIENCES LIVED OUTSIDE OF SCOTTSDALE contributing to added spending in the downtown area and generating additional tax revenue for Scottsdale
DONATED
volunteers
12,000
VALUED AT APPROX.
$240,000
hours
AWARENESS
1,159
WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF
$2,281,384
online and print media placements in Arizona
5,000+
patrons checked-in on Facebook while attending events at the Center, a 200-percent increase from the previous year
THE CENTER LAUNCHED A NEW RESPONSIVE MOBILE-FRIENDLY WEBSITE, RESULTING IN INCREASED PAGE VIEWS AND IMPRESSIONS.
COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS Act One Foundation
Phoenix Zoo
Afro:Baile Records
Scottsdale Civic Center Library
ASU School of Music
Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau
Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona
Scottsdale International Film Festival
City of Scottsdale Human Relations Commission
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA)
Community Celebrating Diversity LLC
Scottsdale Public Art
Detour Company Theatre
Stateside Presents
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
The Phoenix Symphony
Kennedy Center Partners in Education
Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts
Paiute Neighborhood Center Phoenix Innovation Foundation
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Performance Measures
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art COLLECTION
1,813
items in permanent collection (to date)
631
artists in collection
MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS
70 113
CONTRIBUTED
4,377
CONTRIBUTED
3,280
intern/volunteers
hours volunteer service
hours volunteer service
EDUCATION
388 events
ATTENDED BY
21,418 youth and adults
RECOGNITION Arizona Republic’s Best of 2013: “Best Literary Event” for Lit Lounge Arizona Republic’s Best of 2013: “Best Home Tour” for Modern Phoenix Home Tour event Phoenix New Times Best of Phoenix Award “Best Spoken Word Series” for Lit Lounge JAVA Magazine: “Best Event of the Summer,” for Most of Lit Lounge, 2014 Mayor’s Arts Awards for “Creative Writing and Programming,” 2013
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ONLINE MEDIA
7,083
SMoCA TWITTER
2,388
likes
followers
SMoCA LOUNGE FACEBOOK
985
1,000
followers
likes
LOUNGE
70 3,339 events
SMoCA LOUNGE YOUTUBE VIDEO SERIES “OUT OF THE CUBICLE”
7,616
attendance
views
183
Total Attendance
49,813
total volunteers
SMOCA’ S HIGHEST ANNUAL ATTENDANCE ON RECORD SMoCA also experienced record-breaking attendance for its Odyssey Family Day on Mother’s Day with more than 2,200 people in attendance.
7,657 total volunteer hours
COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS AIA Arizona
New School for Arts and Academics
Arcadia High School
North High School
Central High School
Paiute Head Start
Coronado High School
Phonetic Spit, LLC
Desert Mountain High School
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Greeenway Middle School
Scottsdale Public Art
Horizon High School
Scottsdale United Methodist Cooperative
Madison-Camelview Elementary
South Mountain High School
Marcos de Niza High School
Tavan Elementary–Scottsdale Title I
Modern Phoenix LLC
Tempe Head Start
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Performance Measures Scottsdale Public Art COLLECTION
890
37
items in permanent collection (to date)
temporary installations
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artist selection panels
partnerships
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
46,309
attended Canal Convergence events
100,655
52,312
visited The Gallery @ the Civic Center Library
total participants
2,034
attended other events, receptions and lectures
RECOGNITION Phoenix New Times Best of Phoenix Award for “Best Public Art” for Luster Kaboom’s FunHouse at Scottsdale Civic Center Library AZ Forward Awards: Nodal Water Gardens, a temporary installation by Jeff Zischke for Canal Convergence, March 2013, won 2013 Environmental Excellence Awards: Crescordia, Art in Public Places.
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EXHIBITIONS
52,312
• Luster Kaboom • Stop, Fast and Slow • Steampunk
participants
WORKSHOPS • Luster Kaboom Fantastical FunHouse Figures Workshop • ProjectArchipelago.com Workshop • Steampunk Workshop • Camp Dreamtree Scout Bag Making Workshop
212 participants
ONLINE MEDIA
34,869
new visitors to website
48,198
website views
5,523 subscribers
440 followers
2,795 likes
YOUTUBE
views
followers
9,784
205
COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS Arizona Farmer’s Market
Mesa Arts Center
Artisan Markets AZ
NEDCO + Downtown Mesa Association
City of Scottsdale
San Francisco’s Giant Race
City of Chandler Public Art
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
City of Glendale Public Art
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA)
City of Goodyear Public Art City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture
Side Pony Music
City of Tempe Public Art
Town of Gilbert Arts, Culture and Tourism Board
De Rito Partners
UP with Downtown Scottsdale
Emerge ASU
Valley Metro
Hashknife Pony Express
Whitestone REIT
SRP
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Up Close: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts DIVERSE, WORLD-CLASS PROGRAMMING Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts provides programs, activities and learning experiences for everyone. In programming, the Center creates a balance between emerging and established artists across a wide range of disciplines, presenting both audience favorites and performances new to its stages.
PROGRAMMING The Center completed two major projects in 2013–14 that greatly improved the experience it offers to the public and to its performers. Designed by Scottsdale-based Fervor Creative, the Center’s new mobile-optimized website launched in January, offering streamlined navigation and ticket purchasing, enhanced content and many other new features. Behind the scenes, the Center’s green room was renovated thanks to Scottsdale-based Architekton and Target Commercial Interiors, giving artists a first-class space where they can relax and prepare for their performances.
ARTrageous Benefit Gala and Concert Starring Natalie Cole December 7, 2013
Highlights of the 2013–14 season included:
An Evening with Captain Mark Kelly and Gabrielle Giffords: Endeavor to Succeed November 22, 2013
• Performances by renowned artists Jason Alexander, Natalie Cole, Roberta Flack, Sir James and Lady Jeanne Galway, Patti LuPone, Bobby McFerrin, Aaron Neville, Denis O’Hare, Pilobolus and Colin Quinn. • Expanded country/folk concerts by Mary Chapin Carpenter, Steve Earle and The Dukes, Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, Indigo Girls, Lonestar, and Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby. • A year-long presentation of Discovery Series performances, films, festivals and educational events exploring the arts of Brazil, planned in consultation with a community advisory committee. • The 35th-anniversary season of Keyboard Conversations With Jeffrey Siegel. • The Scottsdale Arts Festival, featuring 175 exhibiting artists from 27 states and attendance of 25,426.
Spotlight Indigo Girls With The Phoenix Symphony October 11–12, 2013 Irish Chamber Orchestra JoAnn Falletta, Conductor Sir James Galway, Soloist Lady Jeanne Galway, Soloist November 9, 2013
Pink Martini January 21, 2014 Bobby McFerrin: spirityouall April 26, 2014 Broadway Stars Brian Stokes Mitchell With The Phoenix Symphony January 17–18, 2014 Betty Buckley in Concert February 1, 2014 Peter Nero: The Gershwin Project March 15, 2014 Patti LuPone: Far Away Places March 21, 2014 The Doo-Wop Project April 5, 2014
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Up Close: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Dance Diavolo: Architecture in Motion November 7–8, 2013
Colin Quinn’s Unconstitutional January 25, 2014
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet January 30, 2014
An Evening With Mario Cantone May 10, 2014
Paul Taylor Dance Company February 13-14, 2014
Country and Folk Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell September 26, 2013
Pilobolus March 28-29, 2014 Stephen Petronio Company: Like Lazarus Did April 25, 2014 Jazz, Rhythm and Blues Ramsey Lewis and His Electric Band November 23, 2013 Roberta Flack February 19, 2014 The World-Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra March 1, 2014 Aaron Neville March 22, 2014 Virginia G. Piper Concert Series Bahia Orchestra Project With Jean-Yves Thibaudet February 8, 2014 2013 Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Vadym Kholodenko February 16, 2014 Richard Goode March 23, 2014 Stephen Hough April 6, 2014 Comedy An Evening With Garrison Keillor October 16, 2013 An Evening With Jason Alexander and His Hair October 26, 2013 The Capitol Steps November 29–30, 2013
Steve Earle and The Dukes October 14, 2013 Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby With Kentucky Thunder October 19, 2013 Lonestar: The Acoustic Tour February 6, 2014 Mary Chapin Carpenter With The Phoenix Symphony April 4, 2014 Theater Ignite Phoenix No. 15 October 18, 2013 Broadway’s Next H!t Musical November 15, 2013 Late Nite Catechism Late Nite Catechism III: ‘Til Death Do Us Part January 10–March 29, 2014 L.A. Theatre Works: The Graduate February 28, 2014 An Iliad Starring Denis O’Hare April 3–4, 2014 Sister’s Easter Catechism: Will My Bunny Go to Heaven? April 15–27, 2014 Ignite Phoenix No. 16 May 2, 2014
Top: The audience at Indigo Girls. Bottom: Tao, Phoenix Rising.
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Discovery Brazil Brazilian Day Arizona September 7, 2013 Balé Folclórico da Bahia – 25th Anniversary Tour November 16, 2013 CCN de Créteil et du Val-de-Marne/ Compagnie Käfig: Correria Agwa January 10–11, 2014 Maria Rita January 31, 2014 Mimulus March 4, 2014 Bebel Gilberto April 5, 2014 World Celtic Nights: The Emigrants Bridge February 7, 2014 TAO: Phoenix Rising February 20–21, 2014 Guitar Passions: Sharon Isbin, Stanley Jordan, Romero Lubambo February 27, 2014 Soweto Gospel Choir April 19, 2014 Global Happenings Sergio Mendes and Friends November 1, 2013 La Gran Fiesta A Celebration of Latin and Hispanic Cultures November 2, 2013 Pacific Mambo Orchestra Featuring Tito Puente, Jr. November 2, 2013 OrigiNation: A Festival of Native Cultures April 6, 2014
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School and Family Events Story Pirates October 9, 2013 Jeffrey Siegel: Music for the Young and Young at Heart November 23, 2013 Compagnie Käfig January 10, 2014 Paul Taylor Dance Company February 13, 2014 Alex & the Kaleidoscope Band February 22, 2014 Pilobolus: Rules @ Play March 28, 2014 Ultimate Play Date March 29, 2014 Stephen Petronio Company April 24, 2014 Musical Dialogues Keyboard Conversations With Jeffrey Siegel Popular Piano Classics December 3, 2013 Glorious Beethoven January 14, 2014 Franz Schubert – On Wings of Song February 18, 2014 Mistresses and Masterpieces March 25, 2014 ASU Concerts at the Center Russian Masterpieces for Viola September 9, 2013 The Creviston & Fader Duo September 16, 2013 Mozart in Spain September 30, 2013 A Night of Choral Music With the Choirs of Arizona State University October 21, 2013
Soweto Gospel Choir, photo by Lorenzo Di Nozzi.
ASU Brass Faculty and Student Ensembles October 28, 2013 Lanier-McIntyre Duo: American Music for Guitar and Bassoon November 4, 2013 ASU Woodwind Faculty and Student Ensembles November 18, 2013 ASU Big Band Night November 25, 2013 An Evening of Flutes With Elizabeth Buck and Magda Schwerzmann February 3, 2014 An Intercultural Evening February 10, 2014 French Duos for Strings and Piano February 24, 2014 ASU Saxophone Chamber Ensembles March 3, 2014 Harp Extravaganza March 24, 2014
Piano Extravaganza April 14, 2014 Saint-SaĂŤns: Carnival of the Animals April 28, 2014 Close Encounters With Music Beethoven and Brahms: Anatomy of a Melody Renana Gutman, Piano; Miriam Fried, Violin; Paul Biss, Viola; Yehuda Hanani, Cello January 29, 2014 An Evening with Eliot Fisk: Old, New, Borrowed and Blues February 26, 2014 Holiday Take 6: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year December 13, 2013 An Oh So Acoustic Christmas With Javier Colon, Michael Grimm and Committed December 20, 2013 Canadian Brass: Holiday Concert December 21, 2013 33
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Cinema Sing-a-long-a Grease December 27–30, 2013 San Francisco Opera: Grand Opera Cinema Series Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly January 22, 2014 Giusepppe Verdi’s Aida February 19, 2014 Mozart’s Don Giovanni March 19, 2014 The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess April 9, 2014 Talk Cinema See You Tomorrow (Ci Vediamo Domani) October 15, 2013 Broken Circle Breakdown November 12, 2013 A Patriotic Man December 10, 2013 The Look of Love January 14, 2014 The Face February 11, 2014 Le Weekend March 11, 2014 Rental April 8, 2014 Obvious Child May 6, 2014 Discovery Series Films Buddies (Colegas) May 18–26, 2014 The Invisible Collection (A Colecao Invisivel) June 22–30, 2014 Tattoo (Tatuagem) July 20–28, 2014 Prime Time Soap (A Novela das Oito) 34
August 17–25, 2014 Festivals Sunday A’Fair January 12–April 6, 2014 Native Trails January 16–April 5, 2014 Scottsdale Arts Festival March 14–16, 2014 Special Events Small Business Saturday Artists Market November 30, 2013 AJ’s Summer Wine Spectacular Tasting Event May 31, 2014
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH The Center’s education programs provided services to 25,241 students and adults in 13 cities through a variety of opportunities, including: teacher training, student matinees, in-school artist residencies, community outreach and special events. Community participation in education events increased 13 percent from the previous year and grant support for the programs were strong, including a multi-year grant of $89,000 for Arizona Wolf Trap awarded by The Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation. Teacher-Training Offered through the Kennedy Center Partners in Education and Arizona Wolf Trap, teacher training programs are increasing in demand as teachers look for ways to integrate the arts into the curriculum – so much so, that Kennedy Center Partners in Education partnered with Greenway Middle School last season to train the entire teaching staff for a first all-school Defining Arts Integration workshop. The result: 178 teachers and 68 teaching assistants directly benefited from these programs that help teachers integrate the arts into Common Core subjects for a multifaceted learning program.
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Left: A Celebration of the Arts for Children With Disabilities. Photo by Gene Devine/Devine Images. Right: Preschool participant in the Arizona Wolf Trap program. Photo by Gene Devine/Devine Images.
The Center is proud to be a major force behind Greenway Middle School and Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center transitioning to school-wide arts integrated curriculum, and supporting resource to teachers, principals and administrators as this practice grows. In the Classroom The Center also served teachers and students by bringing local and touring artists directly into the classroom for unique learning experiences. In 2013-14 the Center worked with 33 schools from pre-school to high-school level via Wolf Trap and Cultural Connections residencies to bring teaching artists into the classroom.
“I can now go back to my dance program and create something amazing. If I ever make dance a career I would be most interested in Diavolo. They don’t just dance, they work together and use strong movement that I never thought could be used.” - Student from Diavolo master class “The kids are still talking about the performance a week and a half later. The word ‘teamwork’ really hit home — they appreciated and were amazed by how the dancers relied on each other.” - Lucinda Montoya, librarian at SAGE Elementary, regarding Diavolo’s student performance, sponsored on behalf of Act One Foundation
“What Compagnie Kafig taught me today goes beyond any hip-hop class and/or training I’ve had before. This class was outstanding. Their technique was perfect. I don’t think I would have put forth that much energy if it wasn’t for their enthusiasm. I’ll be going home with some new moves and new ideas for choreography.” - Cultural Connections student participant on the Compagnie Kafig master class 35
Up Close: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Providing Accessibility The Center welcomed 500 elementary school students to A Celebration of the Arts for Children With Disabilities for an art and musical experience created just for them. The Center also partnered with Detour Company Theatre, which harnesses the magic and miracle of theater to provide arts education and performance opportunities for adults with developmental and other challenges. Highlights included performances of Hairspray and Footloose, including a matinee for group home residents. More than 4,000 people attended these performances and Kevin Bacon appeared via Skype for a special message following the final Footloose performance: “We’re thinking of you and sending out good wishes, and I know you crushed it.” - Kevin Bacon “I have a lot of gratitude for the chance I got to watch the creative process unfold in unique ways today!” - K.W., volunteer Community-Wide Outreach The annual Arts Education Showcase was a highlight of the year. This culmination event included visual art exhibitions, projects and performances from more than 250 students. Almost 600 parents, teachers and supporters witnessed the artistic expression and passion from local youth that promise to be tomorrow’s leaders.
“My husband and I attended Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead (Arts Education Showcase) last night; our daughter was a part of the taiko drum performance. She has been struggling in many ways this year. We saw a passion in her that we have not seen in months!!” - Jenny Drachmann Education Programs and Outreach • A Celebration of the Arts for Children With Disabilities • Arizona Wolf Trap training for educators of pre-school and Head Start • Arts-Connect, supplemental educational programming • Community Outreach with Paiute Neighborhood Center, Phoenix Zoo, Holiday Harmony, Sunday A’Fair, La Gran Fiesta, OrigiNation, Scottsdale Arts Festival, Ultimate Play Date and Brazilian Day Arizona • Cultural Connections Dance Program for high school-dance students • Cultural Connections Residency Program with a focus on Common Core standards and STEM with arts integration • Common Core and Assessment Training Workshops for teaching artists • Empty Bowls ceramics workshops and support to benefit local food banks • Kennedy Center Partners in Education programming for professional development in the arts for teachers • Matinee performances with educational components for students and study guides for teachers
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COLLABORATIONS Last season, the Center not only partnered with numerous nonprofit organizations, artists and performers to host events, but also worked with public and private entities to create memorable occasions.
Staff Engagement The Center staff volunteered their time and provided leadership to organizations throughout Scottsdale, the state of Arizona and the United States, including the following:
• Hosted major city events (9/11 Memorial and National Unity Flag, Scottsdale Senior Services’ Entertainment Extravaganza and Spring Training Festival).
Americans for the Arts Arizona ADA Coordinators Coalition Arizona Alliance for Arts Education Arizona Arts Education Association Arizona Citizens for the Arts Arizona Presenters Alliance Arizona State Poetry Society Arts and Business Council of Greater Phoenix Arts and Culture Advisory Commitee Association of Performing Arts Presenters California Presenters Community Celebrating Diversity, LLC International Association of Venue Managers John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts National Art Educators Association New England Foundation for the Arts Scottsdale International Film Festival Sundance Film Festival Volunteer Coordinator Coalition VSA Arizona/ARTability Western Arts Alliance Western Jazz Presenters Network Western States Arts Federation
• Provided performance opportunities to ASU School of Music students and faculty through the ASU Concerts at the Center series. • Partnered with the City of Scottsdale Human Relations Commission to present La Gran Fiesta: A Celebration of Latin and Hispanic Cultures and with Community Celebrating Diversity to present Peace & Community Day as part of Sunday A’Fair. • Partnered with Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona to present An Evening with Captain Mark Kelly and Gabrielle Giffords: Endeavor to Succeed. • Produced 16 free Native Trails performances with Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and the Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau. • Partnered with local Afro:Baile Records to present Brazilian Day Arizona. • Partnered with Scottsdale Civic Center Library on its 2nd annual Ultimate Play Date, a children’s literacy fair. • Organized the first Small Business Saturday Artists Market showcasing the work of Arizona artists. • Partnered with Scottsdale International Film Festival for the Brazilian Discovery Series. • Provided operations support to the Scottsdale League for the Arts for Scottsdale Culinary Festival events, including the signature Great Arizona Picnic. • Partnered with The Phoenix Symphony to present three pops concerts featuring major guest artists.
Opposite: Frances Cohen working with students onstage at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.
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Up Close: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art ON THE FOREFRONT OF THE ART WORLD. AT THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY. The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art champions creativity, innovation and the vitality of the visual arts. The Museum seeks to build and educate audiences for modern and contemporary art, as well as to provide opportunities for the artistic community — locally, nationally and internationally. SMoCA provides memorable experiences of art, architecture and design by exploring new curatorial approaches and by highlighting cultural context. The Museum interprets, exhibits, collects and preserves work in these media.
EXHIBITIONS This past fall, SMoCA presented a survey exhibition of Scottsdale native, now internationally acclaimed artist, Julianne Swartz; her whimsical and poignant installations brought attention to unexpected locations in the Museum — activating not only galleries, but also storage spaces, bathrooms, the interiors of walls and ceiling rafters. Simultaneously, SMoCA shared the work of seven contemporary Japanese artists who make both reverent and innovative use of traditional east Asian materials and techniques. In the spring, the Museum exhibited five monumental sculptural pieces that encouraged visitors to engage all of their senses. Part of this show included Canadian artist Janet Cardiff’s seminal work, The Forty Part Motet — a sound installation hailed by The New York Times as one of the most important works of art made this century — and Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson’s enchanting Beauty — a magical presentation, via simple sprinklers and light, of a rainbow indoors. Alongside these veteran international art stars, SMoCA presented the debut museum exhibition of California painter Leslie Shows, whose geologically inspired surfaces beguiled viewers with their myriad details and varied textures. For the summer, the Museum shared a selection of works from its permanent collection featuring thoughtful uses of line and a series of photographs by artist Bill Owens documenting the birth of the suburbs in the early 1970s.
*Julianne Swartz: How Deep Is Your Co-organized with the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, Mass. October 12, 2013–January 26, 2014 *Narrow Road to the Interior: Contemporary Japanese Artists September 21, 2013–January 12, 2014 *Soundproofed Laboratory: How to Listen and Maybe Even Hear January 28–31, 2014 *Leslie Shows: Surfacing February 8–May 4, 2014 *The Five Senses: Janet Cardiff, Olafur Eliasson, Spencer Finch, Roelof Louw, Ernesto Neto February 1–May 4, 2014 *Olafur Eliasson: Beauty May 6–August 17, 2014 Bill Owens: Suburbia May 17–September 7, 2014 Organized by art2art Circulating Exhibitions *Linear Thinking: Selections From the Permanent Collection May 24–August 24, 2014 Top: James Marshall (a.k.a Dalek), Shift, a mural cocommissioned with Scottsdale Public Art. Photo by Sean Deckert/Calnicean Projects. Bottom: Arm Wrestling for Art. Photo by Sean Deckert/Calnicean Projects.
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Up Close: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art *James Marshall: Radiate, a redesign of SMoCA Lounge May 31, 2014–ongoing *James Marshall: Shift, a long-term temporary mural project commissioned with Scottsdale Public Art May 31, 2014–ongoing *Organized by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art EDUCATION Highlights of the year included the Young@Art Gallery exhibition Art in Motion that showcased whimsical hand-built art bikes created by high school youth in Phoenix. The featured ride-able sculptures made appearances at several major art festivals in the Valley. SMoCA’s development and education departments worked together to produce Odyssey, a day for families on Mother’s Day. Families enjoyed a circus-like, transformed Museum space and participated in art projects that related to the theme of each gallery. 2,280 people visited SMoCA for this free event. Other highlights included an artist talk with Julianne Swartz and former SMoCA curator Cassandra Coblentz in conjunction with the exhibition How Deep is Your, and a presentation by pioneering researcher Dr. Richard Cytowic on synesthesia, titled “Tasting Colors, Hearing Scents: Creativity and the Science of the Senses.” This lecture/presentation was in conjunction with the exhibition The Five Senses. Young @ Art Gallery *Inspire September 27, 2013–January 5, 2014 *Art in Motion January 24–April 20, 2014 *Visions: Exposure May 8–September 7, 2014 *Organized by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
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Visions Now in its 15th year, Visions brings together around 40 art students from diverse Phoenix metropolitan-area high schools for a year-long series of workshops and activities designed to cultivate artistic skills, collaboration and civic engagement. Arts Days Series of organized field trips to the Museum that engage students by having them see a 45-minute performance, participate in an interactive, docent-guided exhibition tour and create an art object. ArtStart Aimed at younger students, this series of participatory tours of the Museum are designed to allow children to build confidence, selfawareness and self-expression, as well as to promote language development. Art Lectures/Performances • Stocked: A Creative Expression and Spoken Word Workshop for Teens • Food for Thought – The Community Responds to Stocked • Artist Talk: David Maisel • Origins of Traditional Japanese Art by Dr. Claudia Brown, ASU • Discover Ikebana: Japanese Flower Arranging by Patricia Kuffler, Ikebana Ikenobo School • Japanese Architecture: Beauty Within the Ordinary by Jason Griffith, ASU • Art Out Loud: Poetry in the Galleries • Artist Talk: Julianne Swartz with Cassandra Coblentz • The Community Responds: The Five Senses and Leslie Shows: Surfacing • Artist Talk: Leslie Shows • Tasting Colors, Hearing Scents: Creativity and the Science of the Senses by Dr. Richard E. Cytowic • Sketching in the Galleries: Drawing the Line Lunch+Lit Just Kids by Patti Smith Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland Wabi Sabi by Mark Reibstein and Ed Young The Artist’s Joke edited by Jennifer Higgie
Up Close: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman Cook and Lit organized by Sydney Dye Wednesday is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia by Richard Cytowic Friends Events Japanese Tea Ceremony Sunrise in the Turrell Skyspace
corporate account (which boasts 56 million viewers) and its accompanying blog. The selected James Marshall wall mural images received almost a half-million “likes” and nearly doubled SMoCA’s Instagram followers in a matter of days. The Instagram attention also resulted in the proliferation of nearly 100-200 additional mentions through various blogs around the globe.
No Festival Required Film Screenings Over Arizona Fully Awake: Black Mountain College Ready, Set, Bag! After Life Tokyo Waka Time Zero: The Last Year of Polaroid Film Olafur Eliasson: Space is Process Selection 2014: International Short Films William Krisel Architect
Broadcast Media • CBS 5, FOX 10, 12/EVB Live, ABC 15 and PBS 8 provided AURA and Odyssey coverage
Mothers Who Write Ten-week creative writing courses by Amy Silverman and Deborah Sussman, ending with public readings.
• KBAQ 89.5 FM Sterling Beaff interviewed Claire C. Carter for The Five Senses
Modern Phoenix Week Partnering with Alison King to celebrate the mid-century modern architecture of the Valley, including the popular Architecture Slide Slam and culminating in the sold-out 10th Annual Home Tour. Free Events • Lunchtime Lecture Series in SMoCA Lounge by SMoCA docents • School Tours and Senior Tours • Lunchtime Lecture Series in SMoCA Lounge • “Art Nosh” Lectures at Desert Foothill Library • Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday guided tours of SMoCA’s exhibitions
• FOX 10 featuring Young@Art Gallery’s Art In Motion art sculpture bikes • ABC’s (Scripps) “The List” – Bill Owens: Suburbia with Dana Buhl, implementing curator • KJZZ 91.5 FM Reporter Nick Blumberg interviewed artist Julianne Swartz and guest curator Rachel Arauz
• Clear Channel – broadcast on six Arizona stations featuring Most of Lit Lounge and Tania Katan Online Media Highlights “Arizona rocks: Lloyd Wright architecture, ‘teddy bear’ cacti and dawn balloon rides” by Helen Nicholson presented in UK’s MailOnline, the most visited site in the world. The story was the lead article and received 161,320,058 visits; the article has an equivalent media value of $583,833. • New York Magazine (nymag.com) travel: “Dive into Design in Scottsdale” • Highlife.BA.com (British Airways) “Great Scottsdale” • High-traffic online articles from HiFructose, Juxtapoz and Arrested Motion on the James Marshall (a.k.a. Dalek) murals
• Sunday Sculpture Tours of work in the park
• College Art Association (caa.reviews) by Alan Gilbert on Paolo Soleri: Mesa City to Arcosanti
BUILDING AWARENESS
• Fodor’s Travel includes SMoCA in “3 Perfect Non-Golfing Intineraries in Scottsdale, Arizona”
Social Media SMoCA’s social media continues to evolve and flourish. This year marked a remarkable social media “event” when the Museum’s fledgling Instagram account had some of its images of the newly completed James Marshall (a.k.a. Dalek) wall murals featured on Instagram’s official
• 7x7 SF online “Ice Skating in the Sonoran Desert” by Allison McCarthy • TheCultureTrip.com “Ten Cultural Reasons to Visit Arizona”
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ACQUISITIONS Kahn/Selesnick (Nicholas Kahn, United States, born 1964; Richard Selesnick, United Kingdom, born 1964) Untitled (City of Salt), 2001 Archival digital print, edition 1/5; 16 x 47 1/2 inches Gift of Linda Hirshman 2014.005 Kiki Smith (American, born Germany 1954) and Donald Rubinstein (United States, born 1952) Untitled from the portfolio Seed, 2003 Intaglio print 23 x 29 inches Gift of Lee and Susan Berk 2014.006 Shinji Turner-Yamamoto (Japan, born 1965; active United States) Quintessence #4, 2013 Cultured crystals and plaster 5 1/2 x 5 x 5 3/4 inches Gift of the artist 2013.014 Masao Yamamoto (Japan, born 1957) Mt. Fuji, n.d. Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum 17 1/2 x 22 inches Gift of the artist and Robert Koch Gallery 2014.007.01
Masao Yamamoto (Japan, born 1957) Nakazora, 2002 Unpaged scroll (printed by Nazareli Press, Tucson) in a wood and acrylic box 10 3/4 x 216 inches Gift of the artist and Robert Koch Gallery 2014.007.02 Masao Yamamoto (Japan, born 1957) Omizuao, 2003 Unpaged accordion (printed by Nazareli Press, Tucson) in a wood box 11 3/8 x 168 inches Gift of the artist and Robert Koch Gallery 2014.007.03
PUBLICATIONS Exhibition Brochures Carter, Claire C. The Five Senses, 2013 Published in conjunction with the exhibition The Five Senses: Janet Cardiff, Olafur Eliasson, Spencer Finch, Roelof Louw, Ernesto Neto. Stamey, Emily. Leslie Shows: Surfacing, 2014 Published in conjunction with the exhibition Leslie Shows: Surfacing. Exhibition Catalogue Arauz, Rachael and Coblentz, Cassandra, et al. Julianne Swartz: How Deep Is Your, 2012. Published by the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in conjunction with the exhibition Julianne Swartz: How Deep Is Your.
Below: The Whale Bike makes its way around the canal at Scottsdale Public Art’s Canal Convergence. The rider is one of the student artists who created this art bike, which was featured in the exhibition Art in Motion. Photo by Sean Deckert/Calnicean Projects.
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SMoCA LOUNGE SMoCA Lounge serves as the Museum’s venue for public events. It offers a flexible space for artist talks, musical performances, literary explorations, creative competitions, book discussions and even dance parties. Most of Lit Lounge For the second year in a row, we sold out the 853-seat Virginia G. Piper Theater. The allstar lineup featured: • Poet and performer Sonya Renee Taylor • The Moth Grand Slam winner Jessica Lee Williamson • Dani Modisett comedian/author and contributor to The Huffington Post, Parents Magazine and NickMom • Kelly Carlin award-winning writer/ performer and daughter of George Carlin • Annabelle Gurwitch (Real Time with Bill Maher, Anderson Cooper, The Today Show, The CBS Early Show, New York Times bestselling author) A key highlight of the season: An anonymous donor and fan of the Lit Lounge series purchased more than $4,000 in tickets for others to enjoy. Good ’N Plenty Artist Award This original SMoCA Lounge fundraiser has given more than $10,000 to support Arizona Creatives. It has funded everything from a community museum in an artist’s backyard to a project that aims to clean up all the plastic lids in the country and use them to make a large-scale recycled sculpture. It is now a collaboration with Scottsdale Public Art’s SPARK Grant. Lit Lounge These popular, and oftentimes sold-out events, include some of the most talented writer/performers in the nation, sharing true stories fused together by live music.
Arm Wrestling for Art This large-scale arm wrestling competition and fundraiser involves guests from the community who get a lesson in arm wrestling from a fitness expert, a lesson in art from a curator, and then sweat it out to win an original work of art. All proceeds from the event’s ticket sales go towards the Good ’N Plenty Artist Award. Untitled Testimonies Grisha Coleman, the 2014 recipient of the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts for dance, in collaboration with award-winning choreographer Eileen Standley and poet Eden McNutt created an immersive dance and text performance, Untitled Testimonies, for Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art’s 2014 Summer Opening. Teen Lit Lounge SMoCA worked with students from Arizona School for the Arts (grades 7-12) to produce the first young-adult version of the wildly popular Lit Lounge series in the SMoCA Lounge Collaborations Arizona School for the Arts Arizona State University, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts Crescent Ballroom Phoenix New Times Pistol Whipped Pastries Cartel Coffee Lab Ultimate Body Bootcamp of Scottsdale Scottsdale Public Art Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts “Thank you for paving the way for new ideas and thanks to you and SMoCA for being willing to take risks, try new things, and push the boundary of what a contemporary art museum should do in, with and for its community.” - Jessica Rajko, Artist Services Coordinator, Arizona Commission on the Arts
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Up Close: Scottsdale Public Art LIVE THE ART. LOVE THE PLACE. The mission of Scottsdale Public Art is to serve as a leader in defining art in the public realm through creative place-making, signature cultural events, exhibitions and installations — contributing to the community’s creative, cultural and economic vitality.
INSTALLATIONS AND EVENTS IN FLUX Cycle 3 Multi-City Tour This sold-out event brought together seven Valley cities and provided opportunities for local artists to showcase their original site-specific installations within the context of viewing the Valley as one community. Gallery @ Civic Center Library Luster Kaboom’s FunHouse, June 1–July 30, 2013 Phoenix/New York street artist and alternative cartoonist Luster Kaboom presented his unique take on the carnival funhouse. Stop, Fast, Slow, August 19–October 12, 2013 Featuring work by local artists, this exhibition explored travel in Arizona and between its cities. Steampunk: The Exquisite Adventure, October 25, 2013–January 28, 2014 Featuring a compilation of artwork, artifacts, costumes, characters, stories and adventures, various artists shared their experiences in creating a world of romance, adventure, imagination and beauty, amid the timeless themes of exploration and investigation. Lincoln: the Constitution, February 5–March 21, 2014 and The Civil War, March 25 – April 21, 2014 Loaned to the Scottsdale Library, these traveling exhibitions were organized by the National Constitution Center and the American Library Association Public Programs Office. Camp Dreamtree, April 28–July 30, 2014 This interactive installation of the mythical land Camp Dreamtree featured tee-pee shaped houses, hanging eyestars and fantastic creatures. Visitors became official Camp Dreamers by finding clues and doing camp activities. By Roy Wasson Valle and Koryn Woodward Wasson.
Gallery @ Appaloosa Library Megan Kesti, photography, August 2–September 27, 2013 Aaron Rothman: Landscapes, photography, October 1, 2013–January 27, 2014 Arizona Architects International Awards, the 2013 American Institute of Architects – Arizona, February 1–April 30 Scott Turner: North, pastels, May 5–July 31, 2014 The Board Room at Scottsdale Cultural Council Christopher Jagmin, encaustic paintings, August–October 15, 2013 Jake Early, silk screen prints (Belle tower artist), October 17, 2013–January 2014 Sean Deckert, photography, February–April 2014 Bob Adams, mixed media, May–July 2014 Scottsdale Sister City Authors and Artists, January 5–February 28, 2014
COLLECTION Public Art Aspire, 2014, Simon Donovan and Ben Olmstead Intersection of Hayden Road and Northsight Boulevard AZ Canal Multi-use Path, 2014, Laurie Lundquist The pocket park on Lafayette Road at 68th Street and the Arizona Canal
Opposite Top: Aspire, a Scottsdale Public Art permanent installation in the Hayden Road and Northsight Boulevard roundabout by Simon Donovan and Ben Olmstead. Photo by Sean Deckert. Opposite Bottom: Happy Gift, a temporary installation by FriendsWithYou at Scottsdale Public Art’s Canal Convergence | Spring Equinox event at the Scottsdale Waterfront. Photo by Sean Deckert.
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Up Close: Scottsdale Public Art Historical Happenstance: Farm to Market, Better Mousetraps, Sand and Snow, Home, How I Came to Be Here, Water has the Right of Way, 2013, Tad Savinar Scottsdale Road between Roosevelt Street and Earl Drive
CONSERVATION/RESTORATION
Self Portrait, 2009-2012, Jeffrey Gold, Granite Reef Senior Center
Removed and re-installed all of the artwork in the interior of One Civic Center atrium and City Hall Kiva, and stored Randy McCabe’s Varuna, 1986, due to scheduled painting.
re-currents, 2014, Merge Conceptual Design, Franka Diehnelt and Claudia Reisenberger, Pedestrian path at Scottsdale Road, between Williams Road and Pinnacle Peak Road Portable Works Jake Early, gift of the artist, silkscreens on paper Gila Woodpecker, 2014 Quail, 2014 Roadrunner, 2014 Grate, 2014 Vermillion, 2014 Flycatcher, 2014 Hummingbird, 2014 Cactus Wren, 2014 Barbara Kirshner, gift of the artist Arrangement in Red, c. 1980, oil on paper Deco West, c. 1980, cast and collaged paper Cactus Flower, c. 1980, cast and collaged paper Earthscape, c. 1980, monotype on apepr State of the Grid #1, c. 2000, charcoal and graphite on paper Maureen McGoffin, gift of Sandra Clark The Storyteller, 1981, serigraph Kris Sanford, gift of the artist Between the Lines (No. 4), 2009, archival digital print Between the Lines (No. 10), 2009, archival digital print Troy Moody, gift of the artist Sanctorium Rose Garden, 2013, giclee on acrylic panel Ramona Sakiestewa, commissioned for the Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian House in 1989 by the Scottsdale Cultural Council March Balloons Triptych, 1989, wool and linen tapestry
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Installed/moved 162 artworks from the Portable Collection in City of Scottsdale buildings. Due to relocations and closures in the City of Scottsdale, we removed artwork from various offices and installed new works.
Renovated the display furniture for Pat Mathieson’s One With the Eagle, 1986, maquette at the newly renovated Scottsdale Airport lobby. Framed 10 paintings, tapestries or works on paper in the Portable Works Collection. Performed routine maintenance on Donald Lipski’s The Doors, 2007, the collection’s bronze sculptures, the A/C unit cooling Jim Green’s audio component Sound Passage in The Doors, and repainted the Robert Indiana LOVE sculpture. Cleaned Mayme Kratz’s Shedding Light, 2007, at Appaloosa Library, the James Turrell Knight Rise skyspace and the bell tower that holds Paolo Soleri’s bronze Goldwater Bell, 1969-70. Relocated LVIII, 1975-77, by Bill Barrett to the more prominent and visible location on the grounds of Appaloosa Library. Replaced the pedestal for Maxine Kim Stussy’s Horse, c. 1975, at Mustang Library. Removed Abbott Pattison’s Woman With Fish, 1968, in the City Hall pond; completely restored the base. Cleaned the glass, electronics, fiber optics, reflectors, and replaced four bulbs in the Kana Tanaka work Spirit of Camelback, 2009, in the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. Opposite Top: Scottsdale Public Art’s Canal Convergence | Spring Equinox event at the Scottsdale Waterfront featuring the following temporary installations: Happy Gift by FriendsWithYou and Water Striders by Jeff Zischke. Photo by Sean Deckert. Opposite Bottom: Printmakers Local 271, a Scottsdale Public Art Belle Art temporary installation at the Scottsdale Civic Center by Jake Early. Photo by Sean Deckert.
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ARTWORKS IN PROGRESS 1
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Southeast Corner of Camelback and Scottsdale Road Improvements Camelback and Scottsdale Roads
WestWorld (Tony Nelsson Equestrian Center) 16601 N. Pima Rd.
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Marshall Way Enhancement Project Marshall Way between Indian School Road and 5th Avenue
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Mustang Transit Center 10101 N. 90th St.
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North Indian Bend Wash Water Treatment Facility Temporary Art Project 7578 E. McDonald Dr.
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Adaptive Recreation Building 8102 E. Jackrabbit Rd.
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Scottsdale Museum of the West 7374 E. Second St.
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50 Scottsdale Cultural Council Annual Report 2012-13
Statement of Financial Position ASSETS
2014
2013
2012
2011
Cash
417,685
418,800
414,382
438,845
Money Market Funds
349,727
223,281
487,631
389,640
Total Cash and Cash Equivalents
767,412
642,081
902,013
828,485
Accounts Receivable
95,882
177,139
14,702
102,656
Promises to Give, Current Portion
597,968
790,500
628,600
658,647
Inventory
128,929
119,616
101,871
102,297
52,472
101,491
94,536
78,094
1,642,663
1,830,827
1,741,722
1,770,179
Prepaid Expenses
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS Promises to Give, Net of Current Portion and Allowance Investments
20,000 6,269,790
40,000 5,619,469
4,500 5,283,430
5,000 5,559,648
Assets Held Under Split-Interest Agreement Property and Equipment, Net Other Assets
TOTAL ASSETS
73,109
70,191
71,646
83,233
879,484
1,095,139
1,255,730
1,423,851
7,746
7,746
7,746
25,922
8,892,792
8,663,372
8,364,774
8,867,833
304,866
315,436
137,057
238,617
89,333
51,499
49,459
102,334
541,103
628,035
829,770
470,928
CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts Payable Other Accrued Expenses Deferred Revenue Liability Under Split-Interest Agreement, Current Portion Total Current Liabilities
8,600
8,600
8,600
8,600
943,902
1,003,570
1,024,886
820,479
3,744
3,744
3,744
3,744
947,646
1,007,314
1,028,630
824,223
663,433
360,962
358,587
1,158,533
Liability Under Split-Interest Agreement, Net of Current Portion
TOTAL LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS Unrestricted: Unallocated Designated Unrestricted Net Assets General Reserves Board-Designated Endowments Total Unrestricted Net Assets
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--
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610,771
551,385
525,872
567,557
1,274,204
912,347
884,459
1,726,090
Temporarily Restricted
1,087,427
1,170,196
878,170
856,111
Permanently Restricted
5,583,515
5,573,515
5,573,515
5,461,409
TOTAL NET ASSETS
7,945,146
7,656,058
7,336,144
8,043,610
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
8,892,792
8,663,372
8,364,774
8,867,833
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Statement of Activities REVENUES, SUPPORT AND OTHER INCOME
Unrestricted
Temporarily Restricted
Permanently Restricted
2014
2013
2012
2011
Earned Revenues
3,871,848
3,871,848
4,094,950
2,964,161
2,751,727
Contract - City of Scottsdale
4,236,600
4,236,600
4,126,542
4,116,921
4,387,123
901,477
901,477
614,344
298,946
833,914
1,952,709
1,957,710
1,706,473
1,837,000
969,478
637,914
(141,576)
1,052,492
981
825
5,038
10,437
11,933,093
11,432,285
8,949,963
10,872,693
7,752,411
7,295,276
6,676,561
6,074,097
Public Art - City of Scottsdale Contributions Investment Return Other Income Net Assets Released From Restrictions TOTAL REVENUES, SUPPORT AND OTHER INCOME
1,318,509
624,200
852,622
116,856
10,000
981 823,825
(823,825)
12,005,862
(82,769)
10,000
EXPENSES Programs
7,752,411
Support Services Administrative
1,911,545
1,911,545
2,143,096
1,917,304
2,520,892
Special Events and Development
1,078,572
1,078,572
1,059,655
764,618
865,605
901,477
901,477
614,344
298,946
833,914
11,644,005
11,644,005
11,112,371
9,657,429
10,294,508
Public Art - City of Scottsdale TOTAL EXPENSES
Change in Net Assets
361,857
(82,769)
10,000
289,088
319,914
(707,466)
578,185
NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR
912,347
1,170,196
5,573,515
7,656,058
7,336,144
8,043,610
7,465,425
1,087,427
5,583,515
7,656,058
7,336,144
8,043,610
NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR
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1,274,204
7,945,146
Financial Data REVENUE BY CATEGORY FY2014
FY2013
35%
38%
FY2012
38%
38%
34%
47%
18%
9%
Earned
19%
18%
6%
Endowment/Investments
Contributed
FY2014
City of Scottsdale*
FY2013
FY2012
Earned
3,872,829
35%
4,095,775
38%
2,969,199
Contributed
1,952,709
18%
1,957,710
18%
1,706,473
19%
969,478
9%
637,914
6%
-141,576
Endowment/Investment City of Scottsdale* Total
34%
4,236,600
38%
4,126,542
38%
4,116,921
-2%** 47%
11,031,616
100%
10,817,944
100%
8,651,017
100%
*Does not include Public Art projects, which are funded 100% by the City of Scottsdale. **Negative investment return not reflected in above chart.
EXPENSES BY CATEGORY FY2014
FY2013
10%
FY2012
10%
18%
8%
20% 72%
21% 70%
Programs
71%
Administration
FY2014
Development/Events
FY2013
FY2012
Programs*
7,752,411
72%
7,295,276
70%
6,676,561
71%
Administration
1,911,545
18%
2,143,096
20%
1,917,304
21%
Development/Events
1,078,572
10%
1,059,655
10%
764,618
8%
10,742,528
100%
10,498,027
100%
9,358,483
100%
Total
*Does not include Public Art projects, which are funded 100% by the City of Scottsdale.
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Attendance July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014
SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
2013-14 No. of Events
2013-14 Attendance
2012-13 No. of Events
2012-13 Attendance
Presented Events
154
42,415
157
51,724
Festivals
12
74,091
10
55,090
Education and Outreach
1,053
25,241
969
22,359
Co-Sponsored Artistic Events
34
15,080
37
10,540
Co-Sponsored Business Events
5
465
2
318
Rental Events
145
89,852
170
85,570
City Events
20
6,058
17
6,798
Development Events
11
1,213
28
2,239
Miscelaneous
9
600
2
127
Sub-Total
1,443
255,015
1,392
234,765
Admission
99
22,866
148
21,321
Education and Outreach
298
26,947
320
14,637
Sub-Total
397
49,813
468
35,958
Events
33
100,640
33
33,795
Sub-Total
33
100,640
33
33,795
SCOTTSDALE CULTURAL COUNCIL EVENT AND ATTENDANCE TOTALS
1,873
396,435
1,893
304,518
SCOTTSDALE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
SCOTTSDALE PUBLIC ART
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Scottsdale Civic Center Amphitheater. Photo by Wen Hang Lin.
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2013-14 Donors and Supporters BENEFACTOR’ S CIRCLE $25,000 to $49,999 CENTURY CIRCLE $100,000 and Above
The Scottsdale Cultural Council gratefully acknowledges the annual support of the City of Scottsdale.
AJ’s Fine Foods Arizona Commission on the Arts Bank of America FIAT of Scottsdale Great American Title Agency, Inc. Intravest Title Eric Jungermann Lou and Evelyn Grubb Charitable Fund Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management National Endowment for the Arts SRP Target Commercial Interiors Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. U.S. Trust Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation Wells Fargo Western Refining
The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
DIRECTOR’ S CIRCLE $50,000 to $99,999
Arizona 5 Arts Circle The Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation Scottsdale Insurance Company/ Nationwide Foundation Scottsdale League for the Arts
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PATRON’ S CIRCLE $10,000 to $24,999
APS BMO Harris Bank Sydney and Mike Dye Desert Mountain Linda and Alan Englander Flinn Foundation Fred J. English and Sara M. English Charitable Trust Hazel Hare Billie Jo and Judd Herberger
Hotel Valley Ho Gail and John Hull Betty Hum and Alan Yudell Peggy and Jamie Kapner, M.D. Mercedes-Benz of Scottsdale Monique and Jean-Pierre Millon Molina Fine Jewelers Morrell and Associates Wealth Management Northern Trust
Phoenix Business Journal Pita Jungle Terence Roberts, M. D. Scottsdale Charros SmithGroupJJR Vi at Silverstone, A Vi and Plaza Companies Community Karen and John Voris
CHAIRMAN’ S CIRCLE $5,000 to $9,999
Patricia Aloe-Stauber Trust Arizona Bank & Trust Arizona Coyotes Balfour Beatty Construction Chaparral Suites Resort Scottsdale City of Tempe Susie and Don Cogman Courtyard by Marriott Scottsdale Old Town Cox Communications Dannon Oikos Dennis Sage Home Entertainment DMB Associates Deborah and Richard Felder General Mills - Fruitsnackia Joan and David Goldfarb Sandy and Leonard Gubar
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Henry & Horne, LLP LaRue and Edward Howard Hyatt House Hyde Park Jewelers Joan Mills Miller Estate Eric Jungermann and Family Dawn and Michael Kennedy Arlene and Michael Lanes Lee and Peter Larson Lynn and Matthew Luger Macy’s Marriott Suites Scottsdale Old Town MidFirst Bank New England Foundation for the Arts Nussbaum Gillis & Dinner, P.C. Quarles & Brady, L.L.P. Carrie Lynn Richardson and Paul Giancola
Gail and Stephen Rineberg Linda and Sherman Saperstein Diane Silver and Jim Condo Diana M. and David N. Smith Vicki and Robert M. Smith, Jr. Michelle Stuhl and Howard Werner Tamar Weiss, In Memory of Emil Weiss The Saguaro Valley Buick GMC Dealers William L. and Ruth T. Pendleton Memorial Fund
INNER CIRCLE $2,500 to $4,999
Judy Ackerman and Richard Epstein Airpark Signs & Graphics Ellen Andres-Schneider and Ralph Andres ⑤ Carolyn S. Allen Alliance Residential Company Allison Gee Fine Art Appraisals Anonymous Jerry Appell Art Institute of Phoenix Avnet Inc. Dr. Sergio and Mrs. Anita Baranovsky Mary A. Barrett Ben and Jack’s Steak House Amber Benjamin Joan and Charles Berry Dan Bowman Naomi Caras-Miller and Alvin Miller CenturyLink City of Glendale Ethelyn and Howard Cohen Donald W. Collier Charitable Trust II Community Celebrating Diversity Confluence CopperPoint Mutual
Courtyard by Marriott Scottsdale Salt River Jennie and Jerry Cox FirstBank Roanne P. Goldfein and Jay Boyer Ellen and William Goldstandt Mrs. Dayton F. Grafman Homeowners Financial Group Mimi and David Horwitz ⑤ Hyatt House Kalmenson Family Trust Barbara Koval Ann Lebed Joyce and Stephen Manes Liz McCarty and Howard Jones Miller Russell Associates Sue Ellen and Tom Morgan Nespresso New Times Sandra Okinow Optima Piper Jaffray Polsinelli Penny and Richard Post
Nathalie Potvin Marilyn and Ronald Reinstein Barbara and Sheldon Robbins Vicki and Allen Samson Dewey Schade Jacqueline Schenkein and Michael Schwimmer SMoCA Docents Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P. Southwest Airlines Marlene and Eugene Shapiro Gail and Daniel Tenn Stanley Spiegel Trust Richard and Maribel Taussig The Country Club at DC Ranch Jane Wallace Thorne Sally and Gregg Tryhus Fred Unger, Springcreek Development Valley Couture for WORTH New York Libby and Bernard Weiner Western States Arts Federation Andrea and Marshall Yablon Barbara and Barry Zemel
Kaye and Steven Helm Hensley Beverage Company Bethany G. and William A. Hicks, III Homeowners Financial Group Audrey and Fred Horne Laurel and Lee Hutchison Sarah Jepson and Tim Smith Tina and Robert Johnson Nancy and Mark Kartub Laura H. Kennedy Leah Hoffman Langerman Lori and David Larcher Betty Lasker and Wallace Davidson Sally and Richard Lehmann Susan and Jonathan Levy Joyce Lewis Sheri and Dion Loughry Marcia and James Lowman Susan and Andrew Magee Joan and Walter Magen MaryAnn and John Mangels Janice and Stephen Marcus Roberta and Stan Marks Charitable Foundation Genny and Steve Matteucci Cathy and Steve McConnell Linda Milhaven
Mary Milne and William Smillie Jeffery Nichols and Pia Nichols Alice and David Olsan Mary Staszak Ormsby and Kitt Ormsby John Pappas Doreen and David Picerne Helene and Joe Presutti Prudential Foundation Karen and Don Randolph Joan and Michael Salke Santa Barbara Catering Rana and Joseph Schwartz Susan and Richard Silverman Evelyn G. and Daniel J. Simon Gerri and Mark Smith Lucinda and Eugene Steffes Lenni and David Strasenburgh Paula and Jack Strickstein Target The Marsh Partners Nora and Jorgen Trulsson Beth and Jim Warne Mikki and Stanley Weithorn Lois Young Young’s Market Company
PRESIDENT’ S CLUB $1,250 to $2,499
Laura Ahl and Jeff Rakoczy Gwynne Autrey Sandy and Geoffrey Beer Linda A. Bell Susan and Lee Berk Alan Bleviss April and Joe Boardman Jennifer and Chip Carmer Century Link City of Avondale Creative Hands Cuisine Jo Anne Doll ⑤ Drake Duane Kathleen and Robert Duyck Martha and Wayne Ecton Epicurean Events Fabulous Foods Marsha and Michael Ford Greg Fullmer Joan Gard and Ed Garrison Selma Glass Susan and Richard Goldsmith Leslie Grinker and John Broan Harold and Jean Grossman Foundation Ashley Jane Harder and Greg Ensell Richard Harkins Joann and Richard Hayslip
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ARIZONA 5 ARTS CIRCLE $2,500 to $4,999
5 Arts Circle members donate $5,000 annually – $1,000 to each of the following organizations: Arizona Opera, Ballet Arizona, Phoenix Art Museum, The Phoenix Symphony and Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts/Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Makenna and Mike Albrecht Megan and John Anderson Ellen Andres-Schneider and Ralph Andres Nancy and Joe Braucher Nancy and Chuck Brickman Kay and Rhett Butler Deborah G. Carstens Jill Christenholz Mary and Gary Contreras Deborah and Richard Cookson Leslie Dashew and Jack Salisbury Jo Anne Doll Ellen Donat and Alan Solomon Judith and John H. Ellerman Harve A. Ferrill Anita Fishman Doris and Michael Flinn Angela and Jeffrey Glosser
Jan and Dick Govig Jackie and Larry Gutsch Tracy Haddad Loretta and Howard Hirsch Lynda and Arthur Horlick Maureen (Mimi) and David Horwitz Nancy and Tony Jacobs Leah Koverman Dorothy Lincoln-Smith Mary Lofgren Tracey and Larry Lytle Janet and John Melamed Doris and Eliot Minsker Ginger and Dennis O’Neal Mimi Ostrander Rosellen and Harry Papp Betsy Ross Retchin Ida Rhea
Sunnie Richer and Roger Brooks Merle and Steve Rosskam Sandra and Earl Rusnak Valda and Raymond Sachs Judi and Sydney Saperstein Stella and Mark Saperstein Carol and Randy Schilling Paula and Elliott Solomon Lois and Maurice Tatelman Terry and William Tucker Patricia and Phillip Turberg Jacquie and Merrill R. Tutton Gretchen and Dick Wilson Judith and Edwin Wolf Micki and Paul Zatulove
SUPPORTING LEVEL $500 to $1,249
Marlene and Ralph Bennett Regina and Peter Bidstrup Rachel Blank Robert Campos Katherine and Charles Case Jim Chamberlain Marlene and Jack Chareton Cathy Chess Anne and Fred Christensen Bruce and Jane Cole Patricia and William Corbin Derek C. Davis Sande Deitch Tracy Denmark and Marc Schwimmer Claudia and W. Lee Fanning Lee Friend Susan and Jerry Gilbert Dr. Michael Goerss
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Karen and James Grande Diane Harrison and Sherman Axel Amy Hillman-Keim and Gerry Keim Suzanne and Morris Himmel Beth and Sanford Hoffman Ted Jarvi Cynthia and Alan Kempner JoAnn and Jeffrey Kovan Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc. Shelia and Steven Lieberman Walter Melnikow Joan and James Morgal Napa Cellars Hermine and Leo Philippe Delores Rodman and Dale Suran Helen Ross and Ron Antoniono Kenneth Royer Barbara and Jeffrey Schlein
Arleen and Fred Schwartz Sprint Foundation Judy Sussman and Joel Price Starr Taber and Grant Miller Carol and Paul Tenorio The Paper Place Trinchero Family Estates David Vandenburgh Debra and K.S. Venkatesh Dena and James Walker Janet Winograd and John Bakeberg
The Dayton Fowler Grafman Endowment for Classical Music The Dayton Fowler Grafman Endowment for Classical Music was established to sustain Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts’ commitment to artistic excellence in programming, to transform the lives of young people through arts-education initiatives and to keep classical music thriving for future generations.
PLATINUM PARTNER
GOLD PARTNER
$100,000 and Above
$50,000 to $99,999
Anonymous Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
BRONZE PARTNER $10,000 to $24,999
Mrs. Dayton F. Grafman
Anonymous Susan Drescher-Mulzet andMark Mulzet
PALLADIUM PARTNER $5,000 to $9,999
COPPER PARTNER $1,000 to $4,999
BRASS PARTNER $500 to $999
Sue and Robert Karatz Clara Lovett and Benjamin F. Brown, IV Judy Jolley Mohraz and Bijan Mohraz
Shelley and Dayton Adams Pat and Stanley Brilliant Beverly and Steve Flaks Heather and Michael Greenbaum Calvin Hahn and Trudy Dawson-Hahn Beverly and Robert Hamilton LaRue and Edward Howard Ann C. and Frederick A. Lynn Louise and Robert McCall Jan and Frank Miller Felicity and Jerold Panas Arleen Lorrance and Diane K. Pike Mary Jane Rynd Laura and Jeffrey Siegel Joan Squires and Thomas Fay Stardust Foundation Sharon and Vincent Eugene Stevens Sandra and E. Louis Werner, Jr.
Ruth and Hartley Barker Beatrice Bateman Thomas H. Dodd and Cori E. Retberg Marypat and Jay S. Friedman Veronica and Peter Goodrich Clementine and Robert Johnson Leslee Oyen and Bruce Newman Penny and Richard Post Patricia A. and F. Keith Withycombe Ellie and Michael Ziegler
Scottsdale Cultural Council’s 2013 ARTrageous Benefit Gala at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.
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2013-14 Corporate Partners CORPORATE PLATINUM CIRCLE
CORPORATE GOLD CIRCLE
Mercedes-Benz of Scottsdale
CORPORATE SILVER CIRCLE
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CORPORATE BRONZE CIRCLE
“The Scottsdale Cultural Council is a valuable asset to Arizona, enriching our community through its diverse programs and exhibits. BMO Harris Bank has a long and rich tradition of investing in the communities in which we do business, and we believe that a healthy cultural arts program is one of the ingredients to a vibrant community. We are honored to partner with the Cultural Council, and in particular by providing leadership for this year’s Gala. Our association with SCC is an important investment in our community and indicator of BMO’s continued dedication to arts and culture.”
“We’ve expanded our sponsorship to help support free tickets for veterans, students and teachers! Supporting the arts is a rewarding experience, and the custom sponsorship created for us really fit our philanthropy goals.” – Mark S. Bosco, Tiffany & Bosco, P.A.
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2013-14 Boards and Staff BOARDS Scottsdale Cultural Council Board of Trustees Ellen Andres-Schneider, Chair Ken Olson, Vice Chair/Treasurer John Morrell, Secretary Carolyn Allen Jennifer Anderson David Barber Keith Baum Andrew Chippindall Don Cogman Paul Giancola Leonard Gubar Richard Hayslip Mark Hiegel Edward Howard Rick Kidder Mike Medici Michael Meyer Mike Miller Jean-Pierre Millon Terence Roberts Diana Smith Vicki Smith Gerri Smith Nora Trulsson John Voris James Bruner, emeritus Robert Karatz, emeritus* Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Advisory Board Laura Grafman, Chair Leonard Gubar Sharon Barton Bruce Beverly Tammy Carr Randy Nussbaum Nathalie Potvin Melissa Sanderson Jeffrey Wolf Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Advisory Board Mike Medici, Chair Paul Giancola Oscar de las Salas Sydney Dye Russell Goldstein Steven Helm Dawn Kennedy Laura Kennedy Dorothy Lincoln-Smith Ann Lundeen Susan Magee Genny Matteucci Tom Morgan Rock Rickert 62
Nancy Sage Michelle Stuhl Scottsdale Public Art Advisory Board Nora Trulsson, Chair Carolyn Allen David Arnce Kurtis Barton Kathy Duley Jim Duncan Wayne Ecton Andrea Forman Bill Heckman Audrey Horne Christine Irish Laurie Lundquist Marg Nelssen Court Rich Bret Sassenberg
STAFF SCOTTSDALE CULTURAL COUNCIL Richard Hayslip, Interim President and CEO Finance and Administration Angie Morton, Executive Assistant Jack Nydahl, Controller Chris Keal, Accounting Coordinator Sharon Langer, Accounting Assistant Maggie Hess, Accounting Assistant Jason Song, IT Manager Peter Dinella, IT Assistant Valerie James, Human Resources Manager Christie Caporale-Bilotto, Administrative Assistant Development Robyn Julien, Vice President and Director Eileen Wilson, Director of Donor Relations Renee Lopata, Development Manager Kassy Scrivner, Development Manager Lynn Donahue, Development Manager Natalie Vandeventer, Development Manager
Ian Bartczak, Donor Records Coordinator Jonette Lewis, Administrative Assistant Retail Janice Bartczak, Director of Retail Operations William Kelly, Assistant Retail Manager Hillary West, Festival Assistant Ruth Ann Burtner, Retail Sales Associate Jana Davis, Retail Sales Associate Jared Elizares, Retail Sales Associate Michelle Hoxie, Retail Sales Associate Dana Morton, Retail Sales Associate Debra Rauch, Retail Sales Associate Susan Rollins, Retail Sales Associate Christina Widener-Nafziger, Retail Sales Associate Operations Larry Edmonds, Director of Operations Bob Casciato, Facilities Maintenance Manager Joe Tashjian, Maintenance Coordinator Scott Mackeigan, Facility and Event Representative Joana Ruiz De Alvarez, Environmental Services Worker Karen Wolfert, Operations Assistant SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Cory Baker, Vice President and Director Performing Arts Ally R. Haynes-Hamblen, Assistant Director Abbey Messmer, Programming Administrator Jamie Prins, Performing Arts Events Manager Leanne Cardwell, Programming Coordinator Jeri Thompson, Administrative Assistant Andrea Anderson, Facilities Rental Manager
Abe Markin, Artist Services Coordinator
Pia Holt, Protection Services
Sayeeda Powers, Event Services Coordinator
David Marshall, Protection Services
Judy Koval, Performing Arts Assistant Maria Marshall, Volunteer Coordinator Education Leslie Haddad, Youth Program Manager Tammy Hinds, Education Coordinator
Dale Duhame, Protection Services Michael McLane, Protection Services Ralph Mendoza, Protection Services Technical Staff Lisa Marie Wingbermuhle-Malovoz, Technical Director John Doyle, House Head Electrician Rich Williams, House Head AV Engineer Steven Brink, Stage Manager
Christine Harthun, Education Coordinator
Doug Chaffee, Theater Tech Coordinator
Marketing
House Staff
Ted Ciccone, Director of Marketing and Audience Engagement
Carolyn Sedlak, Lead House Manager
William Thompson, Public Relations Manager
Earl Teteak, Lead House Manager
Beth Renfro, Advertising and Promotions Manager Wen-Hang Lin, Graphic Design Manager Justin Dero, Digital Marketing Manager Patron Services Box Office David Tan, Ticketing and Patron Services Manager Lana Stribley, Ticketing and Patron Services Lead
Lesley Gibbs, Assistant House Manager Patricia Grande, Assistant House Manager Mary Milne, Assistant House Manager Marla Hattabaugh, Assistant House Manager John Mitchell, Assistant House Manager Eileen Strauss, Assistant House Manager
Pat Evans, Registrar Education Carolyn Robbins, Director/Curator of Education Laura Hales, Associate Curator of Education Michelle Donaldson-Vilaboy, Museum Youth Educator Marketing Lesley Oliver, Marketing and Public Relations Manager Ravance Lanier, Graphic Designer Tania Katan, SMoCA Lounge Program Coordinator Protection Services Tom Villegas, Protection Services Manager James Coyne, Protection Services Trevor Ganske, Protection Services Michael Hammerand, Protection Services Veronica Rascona, Protection Services SCOTTSDALE PUBLIC ART Donna Isaac, Vice President and Director Wendy Raisanen, Exhibitions and Collections Manager
Sandra Wagner, Assistant House Manager
Kirstin Van Cleef, Outreach and Temporary Projects Manager
Samantha Snyder, Ticketing and Patron Services
SCOTTSDALE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Jana Weldon, Project Manager
Rafael Torres, Ticketing and Patron Services
Timothy R. Rodgers, Vice President and Director
Jennifer Tuchband, Ticketing and Patron Services
Sara Cochran, Associate Director, Curator and Educator
Diane Mikho, Ticketing and Patron Services
Valerie Ryan, Museum Administrator Protection Services Keng Cheong, Protection Services Manager Gary White, Lead Protection Services William Anderson, Protection Services
Exhibitions Emily Stamey, Curator of Contemporary Art Claire Carter, Curator of Contemporary Art Dana Buhl, Curatorial Coordinator Laura Best, Exhibitions Manager
Christy Brown, Outreach and Temporary Projects Assistant Daniel Funkhouser, Public Art Preparator Andrea Teutli, Events and Exhibitions Assistant Alice Jenkins, Administrative Assistant *Deceased
Writer Beth Lisick with artist Jin Soo Kim’s piece Coalesence. Photo: Amy Gochoel
Graphic design by Michael Afsa
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