City of Atlanta-Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs 2015 Annual Report

CITY OF ATLANTA MAYOR’S OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS

2015

ANNUAL REPORT

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LETTER FROM MAYOR KASIM REED

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LETTER FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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OCA VISION. MISSION. GOALS ORGANIZATION

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EXECUTIVE ARTS IN EDUCATION SUMMARY

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2014 HIGHLIGHTS CONTRACTS FOR ARTS SERVICES

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FUNDING FESTIVALS

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PROGRAMMING PUBLIC ART

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PUBLIC ART FACILITIES

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FACILITIES FUNDING

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FINANCIALS 2015 HIGHLIGHTS

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LETTER FROM THE MAYOR, The Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) plays an integral role in fostering, supporting and promoting high quality arts and cultural experiences and programs for our residents and visitors.

OCA advances the social and economic impact of the arts and ensures access to diverse and enriching cultural activities across the city. Exposure to arts and culture encourages creative thinking and increased scholastic aptitude for our youth. It also promotes a creative industry that employs arts-focused professionals, keeping our city vibrant and alive while generating significant economic benefits.

To ensure that the City’s financial investments in the arts go farther and reach wider, we have improved our strategy for providing funding support to the arts.

This year, we are launching the Neighborhood Arts Grant program. This program provides direct funding to Neighborhood Associations and NPUs to give them the ability to bring members of their communities together through the arts. I am also directing up to $12 million of Infrastructure Bond revenue towards landmark public art projects in Atlanta’s neighborhoods.

Kasim Reed Mayor

In addition to public art, the OCA ensures that everyone within the city experiences the liveliness of Atlanta through programs such as the Cultural Experience Project. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Cultural Experience Project, is a field-trip program that ensures all of Atlanta’s public school children are afforded the opportunity to have access to Atlanta’s finest arts venues free of charge. This year we had our highest participation rate in the program’s history.

The City of Atlanta continues to produce the Atlanta Jazz Festival, which is regarded as one of the nation’s best cultural celebrations and one of the largest free jazz festivals in the country.

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We all know that the arts provide investment in community, and as we strive to make our city stronger, we must remain committed to the arts. The arts make the City of Atlanta a great place to live, an inspiring place to work and a wonderful place to visit.

On behalf of the City of Atlanta and the tireless efforts of the OCA staff and volunteers, I hope you will join us in becoming an active participant in our vibrant and growing arts community.

LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs is proud of several accomplishments this year and we are looking forward to exciting developments in the coming years.

We celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Cultural Experience Project, our collaborative arts access initiative designed to ensure that all Atlanta Public Schools students are enriched through the arts at Atlanta’s premiere cultural venues. We started the program with the philosophy that every child has a right to experience the arts and we are proud that we had a student participation rate of 81% this year, a noticeable increase.

For the fourth consecutive year, ELEVATE captivated audiences in the Downtown Atlanta business district, encouraging participants to engage with stimulating contemporary artworks, the built environment and each other.

ELEVATE served 14,000 people and 123 artists, enlivening Downtown and moving it closer to becoming a 24-hour community.

Photo by Parish Kohanim

Camille Russell Love Executive Director

In November, we hosted the National Arts Marketing Conference, which brought hundreds of arts marketing professionals from around the country together to share ideas and best practices. The conference also provided a platform for leaders of our local arts organizations to highlight their success, strengthening Atlanta’s brand as a premiere arts city.

Our arts crowdfunding site, power2give.org/Atlanta reached the milestone of having generated over $1M for local arts projects since its launch 2012, and it continues to be an effective way to encourage private individual donations as a part of our funding portfolio. We also added to our funding portfolio by piloting the Neighborhood Arts Grant program this spring as a way to reach geographic areas of the city that hadn’t been receiving arts investment.

Our Public Art Program facilitated several key restorations this year, including the treasured Noguchi Playscape located in Piedmont Park.

On April 30, 2015 Mayor Reed announced a major commitment to public art.

As part of the $250M infrastructure bond recently passed in Atlanta, he committed $12 million to public art and we are thrilled at the potential this has to strengthen the cultural infrastructure of our neighborhoods and develop new landmark artworks for Atlanta. Finally, the 38th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival was wildly successful, serving 150,000 visitors and showcasing both local talent and musicians from across the globe.

Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our staff, we proudly deliver quality programs and services to the residents and guests of the City of Atlanta.

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ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY AND INITIAL MISSION The City of Atlanta’s Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) was established in 1974 to encourage and support Atlanta’s cultural resources. The initial mission was to solidify the role that the arts and other cultural resources play in defining and enhancing the social fabric and quality of life of Atlanta citizens and visitors.

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To enhance the quality of life through cultural experiences that will expand Atlanta’s international reputation.

To promote rich and diverse cultural experiences in the city of Atlanta while preserving and protecting the city’s cultural heritage.

Maintain highest quality services.

Gain international recognition of programs.

Unify Atlanta’s cultural community through programs.

Educate Atlanta on Cultural Development.

Create Cultural experience that can serve as international model.

Use cultural experience to enhance quality of life.

Provide Culture and Art needs to all citizens & visitors.

Promote a rich and diverse cultural experience in the City of Atlanta.

Nurture artists and Arts organizations.

Educate and inform citizens and visitors of the City’s cultural offerings.

Support the arts community of Atlanta.

Strengthen our impact through partnerships with other organizations.

Build bridges into new communities and develop new audiences.

Preserve and protect the existing cultural heritage of the City of Atlanta.

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MAYOR’S OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS

ADMINISTRATION

ATLANTA CYCLORAMA STAFF

Constance Glover Accounting Specialist

Monica D. Prothro Facility Administrator

Dominique Hite Senior Administrative Assistant

Patricia Jackson Customer Service Supervisor

Iman Person Social Media Administrator

Yakingma Robinson Marketing Assistant

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Camille Russell Love

Colby Wilson Project Coordinator

MANAGEMENT

PROGRAM STAFF

Lena Carstens Program Manager, Arts and Education

Jessica Gaines Project Supervisor, Arts in Education

Morgan A. Garriss Management Analyst

Alexandra Siclait Project Supervisor, Arts in Education

Eddie Granderson Program Manager, Public Art

Robert Witherspoon Project Supervisor, Public Art

Melissa Laurenceau Festival Manager, Atlanta Jazz Festival

CHASTAIN ARTS CENTER STAFF

Selena McLaurin Grants Development Officer

Beverly Williams Bookstore Manager Derrick Williams Audio-Visual Technician

GALLERY 72 STAFF Kevin Sipp Gallery Coordinator

Karen Comer Lowe Facility Administrator

Gala Cude Administrative Assistant John Roberts Project Coordinator 6

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The vision of the Cultural Experience Project is for each student to visit one cultural venue every year at no cost to the student or the school, providing experiences that complement in-class instruction and bring learning to life.

In the 2014 - 2015 school year, the Cultural Experience Project served 81% of the APS student population, giving 35,224 youth the opportunity to be enriched by arts and culture The Cultural Experience Project offered high school grade levels the ability to choose customized cultural experiences from pre-approved selections. This allowed more flexibility, more specific ties to Core Curriculum standards and less conflict with the class schedules of individual student learning communities.

Admission Funding Mix 2014-2015

12% Cultural Partners In-Kind

THE CULTURAL EXPERIENCE PROJECT

9% City of Atlanta In-Kind

79% Donor Cash Grants

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Pre-K ImagineIt! The Children’s Museum

Students experienced Outside the Box, a highly interactive exhibit that encouraged children to use their imaginations and creativity to create, design and build.

871 students were sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Kindergarten Atlanta Botanical Garden

Students explored 30 acres of beautiful outdoor gardens as well as rainforest and desert plants from around the world.

3847 students were sponsored by the Kendeda Fund and Atlanta Botanical Garden.

1st Grade Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Students were exposed to elements of music through Orchestra Opposites. Repertoire included The Marriage of Figaro, William Tell Overture, and Beethoven’s Ode to Joy melody.

4131 students were sponsored by JW Foundation Fund of The Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta.

2nd Grade Atlanta Ballet

Students experienced a holiday tradition, The Nutcracker, presented by The Ballet's Kids-In-Step.

4061 students were sponsored by Charles Loridans and the Mark and Evelyn Trammell Foundations.

3rd Grade Chattahoochee Nature Center

Students learned about the different Eco-Regions of Georgia through a naturalist-led trail experience.

3645 students were sponsored by the The Coca-Cola Company.

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4th Grade Ballethnic Dance Company

Students enjoyed Urban Nutcracker, a holiday tradition set on Atlanta’s own Sweet Auburn Avenue in the 1940’s and an exciting ballet titled The Leopard's Tale.

3532 students were sponsored by the JW Foundation Fund of The Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta.

5th Grade Atlanta Cyclorama

Students experienced a two-part educational experience consisting of a short film and a tour of the largest oil painting in the world depicting the Battle of Atlanta.

2891 students were sponsored by the City of Atlanta.

6th Grade Alliance Theatre Company

Students attended a unique theatre experience, Courage, based on the American Civil War drama The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane.

2166 students were sponsored by Zeist Foundation.

7th Grade High Museum of Art

Students journeyed through Cézanne and the Modern: Masterpieces of European Art from the Pearlman Collection and Make a Joyful Noise: Renaissance Art and Music from Florence Cathedral.

1830 students were sponsored by the High Museum's Art Access Program.

8th Grade Atlanta History Center

Students experienced Walking Through the Valley: A Journey Towards Freedom, a theatrical experience which captured slowly shifting attitudes about equality and justice in 1963 America.

2021 students were sponsored Zeist Foundation.

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High School, Trip 1 Rialto Center for the Arts

Students experienced the Giwayen Mata, the award-winning, dynamic, soul-stirring, all-sistah, dance, percussion, and vocal ensemble that celebrates the richness of traditional Afrika.

697 students were sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.

High School, Trip 2 The Atlanta Opera

Students experienced Madam Butterfly, a haunting story of passion, honor, betrayal and sacrifice.

610 students were sponsored by the Kendeda Fund.

High School, Trip 3 Arts Bridge Foundation

Students experienced the Peking Acrobats, a troupe of China's most gifted tumblers, contortionists, jugglers, cyclists, and gymnasts complemented by live musicians playing traditional Chinese instruments.

908 students were sponsored by the Nissan Foundation.

High School, Trip 4 National Center for Civil and Human Rights Students experienced guided tours of the Civil Rights gallery and the Human Rights gallery.

1600 students were sponsored by PNC Bank.

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High School, Trip 5 Theatrical Outfit

Students experienced My Children, My Africa, a play about one humble South African teacher’s personal sacrifice and determination to address Apartheid.

289 students were sponsored by Macy’s.

High School, Trip 6 Museum of Design Atlanta

Students experienced Inspiring Beauty: 50 years of Ebony Fashion Fair which spotlighted the history and impact of the Ebony Fashion Fair, Johnson Publishing Company, and entrepreneur Eunice Johnson.

574 students were sponsored by JW Foundation Fund of The Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta.

High School, Trip 7 CDC Museum

Students explored Gyre: The Plastic Ocean which explained the complex relationship between humans and the ocean in a contemporary culture of consumption.

1001 students were sponsored by National Center for Environmental Health and the Office of Sustainability of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

High School, Trip 8 True Colors Theatre Company

Students experienced How I Learned What I Learned, a one man show about the life of renowned playwright, August Wilson.

550 students were sponsored by JW Foundation Fund of The Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta.

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In conjunction with the Department of Human Resources, the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs hosted monthly lunchtime showcases featuring Atlanta’s premier art and culture groups, providing arts exposure to our employees.

This new program, offered specifically to City of Atlanta employees, connected artists and arts organizations to City Hall and raised employee engagement.

1,520 City of Atlanta employees enjoyed arts and cultural experiences during Midday Arts Café in FY 2014-2015.

Featured Performers at Midday Arts Café Dad’s Garage Theatre | Horizon Theatre | 7 Stages Theatre | Elevate | Urban Youth Harp Ensemble |Atlanta Boy Choir | Alliance Theatre | Full Radius Dance|Atlanta Jewish Music Festival | Atlanta Shakespeare Company |Atlanta Jazz Festival | Actor’s Express

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ARTS IN ATLANTA

The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs offers funding support to the Atlanta arts community through a variety of channels each year, with the aim to strengthen Atlanta’s cultural vitality and contribute to economic development.

Contracts for Arts Services Our traditional annual grant program designed to support nonprofit 501c3 organizations and individual artists through general operating and project support.

power2give.org/Atlanta Our crowdfunding platform designed to leverage additional community support for the arts by connecting private individual donors to Atlanta arts projects in need of funding.

Neighborhood Arts Grants Newly launched in 2015 to expand the reach of the City’s arts funding in communities.

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CONTRACTS FOR ARTS SERVICES In FY15, Contracts for Arts Services awarded over $1million in funding support to 69 organizations and 23 individual artists, and programming funded through Contracts for Arts Services served over 3 million people and employed 3,700 artists.

Major Arts Organizations

$565,000

Larger organizations with longstanding histories in Atlanta are awarded in the Major Arts Organizations category.

Actor’s Express $20,000 Alliance Theatre $40,000 Arts for Learning,Woodruff Arts Center $20,000 Atlanta Ballet $30,000 Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center $25,000 Theatrical Outfit $20,000 True Colors Theatre Company $30,000

Atlanta Shakespeare Company $25,000 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra $20,000 Center for Puppetry Arts $35,000 Children’s Museum of Atlanta $30,000 Dad’s Garage Theatre $35,000 High Museum of Art $35,000 Horizon Theatre Company $35,000 Moving in the Spirit $25,000 Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia $25,000 Museum of Design Atlanta $30,000 National Black Arts Festival $25,000 Seven Stages $30,000 The Atlanta Opera $30,000 Theatrical Outfit $20,000 True Colors Theatre Company $30,000

Arts Organizations

$314,000

Small to midsize organizations are awarded in the Arts Organizations category.

Art Papers $10,000 ArtsATL.com $10,000 Atlanta Celebrates Photography $10,000 Atlanta Chamber Players $10,000 Atlanta Film Festival $10,000 Atlanta Jewish Music Festival $6,500 Atlanta Music Project $12,500 Atlanta Partnership for Arts in Learning $3,000 Atlanta Printmakers Studio $10,000 Bronzelens Film Festival $10,000 BURNAWAY $10,000 C4 Atlanta $12,000

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CONTRACTS

Arts Organizations Continued Charis Circle $5,000 Dance Canvas $10,000 Dashboard Co-op $8,000 Fabrefaction Theatre Company $3,000 Fox Theatre $8,000 Full Radius Dance $10,000 Gateway Performance Productions $6,000 Georgia Lawyers for the Arts $8,000 gloATL $8,000 Hammonds House Museum $7,500 Metropolitan Atlanta Community Band $3,000 MINT $7,000 Out of Hand Theater $12,500 Piccadilly Puppets $2,500 Room To Move Dance $2,000 Synchronicity Theatre $10,000 The Atlanta Boy Choir $5,000 The Essential Theatre $6,500

Fabrefaction Theatre Company $3,595 Flux Projects $5,000 Full Radius Dance $5,000 Gateway Performance Productions $7,580 gloATL $4,550 Hammonds House Museum $1,190 Horizon Theatre Company $10,000 MINT $975 Moving in the Spirit $5,650 Museum of Design Atlanta $5,000 Out of Hand Theater $7,555 Rialto Center for the Arts $5,000 Room To Move Dance $4,026 Seven Stages $7,500 Synchronicity Theatre $10,000 The Fern Theatre $3,000 The Wren’s Nest $10,000 Theatre du Reve $10,000 Urban Youth Harp Ensemble $7,500

Voices of Note $11,000 VSA Arts of Georgia $10,000 Whole World Improv Theatre $10,000 William Bremen Jewish Heritage Museum $10,000 Wonderroot $6,500

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Community Cultural Development Organizations

$50,500 Community organizations that employ arts programming to fulfill their missions are awarded in the Community Cultural Development category.

Alliance Francaise d’Atlanta $4,000 Atlanta Center for Creative Inquiry $2,500 Atlanta Planit $5,000 Atlanta Preservation Center $5,000 Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta $7,000 Equality Foundation of Georgia $3,500 Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University $7,000 The APEX Museum $2,500 VOX Teen Communications $7,000 YMCA of Metro Atlanta $7,000

Individual Artist Projects

$75,500 Practicing professional artists living and working in the City of Atlanta are awarded in the Artist Projects category.

Althea Brown $4,000 Ayoka Chinzera $4,000 Carolyn Morris $4,000

Artist Projects Continued Chiwuzo Okwumabua $4,000 Corrina Sephora $4,000 Klimchak $4,000 F. Geoffrey Johnson $4,000 George King $4,000 Jai McClendon Jones $3,500 Johnny Drago $4,000 Jon Carr $4,000 Lillian Ransijn $4,000 Malik Salaam $4,000 Martha Whittington $4,000 Michael Reese $4,000 Robbie Land $4,000 Ruth Dusseault $4,000 Sean Shewmake $4,000 Stephanie Dowda $4,000

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power2give.org Since its launch in August of 2012, power2give.org has generated $1,355,589 for the arts in Atlanta, funding over 200 projects.

In FY15, the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs provided $200,000 inmatching funds to support 54 Atlanta-based arts projects undertaken by 41 local arts organizations.

The site was used to launch funding campaigns soliciting private individual donors in Atlanta and around the country.

Actor’s Express $5,000 Alliance Francaise d’Atlanta $3,300 APEX Museum $5,000 Arts for Learning, Woodruff Arts Center $6,225 Atlanta Ballet $1,925 Atlanta Boy Choir $10,000 Atlanta Center for Creative Inquiry $25 Atlanta Film Festival $10,000 Atlanta Jewish Music Festival $5,000 Atlanta Music Project $684 Atlanta Preservation Center $5,000

Atlanta Printmakers Studio $1,250 Atlanta Shakespeare Company $445 Bronzelens Film Festival $5,000 C4 Atlanta $5,000 Center for Puppetry Arts $5,000 Dance Canvas $5,000 Essential Theatre $5,000 Fabrefaction Theatre Company $3,595 Flux Projects $5,000 Full Radius Dance $5,000 Gateway Performance Productions $7,580 gloATL $4,550 Hammonds House Museum $1,190 Horizon Theatre Company $10,000 MINT $975 Moving in the Spirit $5,650 Museum of Design Atlanta $5,000 Out of Hand Theater $7,555 Rialto Center for the Arts $5,000 Room To Move Dance $4,026

Seven Stages $7,500 Synchronicity Theatre $10,000 The Fern Theatre Company $3,475 The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia $10,000 Theatre du Reve $5,000 Theatrical Outfit $5,000 True Colors Theatre Company $5,050 VOX Teen Communications $2,500 Whole World Improv Theatre $5,000 Wonderroot $2,500

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NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS GRANTS In FY15, the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs launched the Neighborhood Arts Grants program to expand the reach of the City’s arts funding investments.

Funding was appropriated to support both Neighborhood Associations and Neighborhood Planning Units that partnered with arts organizations to bring arts and culture into communities.

Through this inaugural cycle of the program, the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs distributed $27,245 and supported 11 Atlanta neighborhoods with grants of up to $2,499.

Adair Park Today $2,499 Beecher Donnelly Community Association $2,306 East Atlanta Community Association $2,499 Fourth Ward Neighbors $2,499 Historic Westside Cultural Arts Council $2,499 Mozley Park Neighbors Association $2,499 NPU T/Music in the Park $2,499 Reynoldstown Civic Improvement League $2,486 South Atlanta Civic League $2,461 West End Neighborhood Development $2,499 Westview Community Organization $2,499

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Regarded as one of the lar gest free jazz festivals in the country, the Atlanta Jazz Festival celebrated its 38th year in 2015. Known for showcasing both jazz legends and emerg ing talent alike, this annual celebration of the music, culture and art of jazz begins in April and culminates each Memorial Day weekend with an outdoor festival featuring jazz artists from all over the world. AJF2015, themed Journeys in Jazz, reached 150,000 people and featured artists from across the globe and multiple jazz genres.

MAIN STAGE FRIDAY, MAY 22 Mad Satta Thundercat

SATURDAY, MAY 23 Contemporary Violinist Daniel D. The Rad Trads Marcus Strickland Twi-Life Otis Brown III Derrick Hodge

THE ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL

SUNDAY, MAY 24 Navy Band Southeast V.I.P. Protocol Combo Four Women: A Tribute to Nina Simone Featuring Kathleen Bertrand, Julie Dexter, Rhonda Thomas and Terry Harper Nettwork Trio: Charnett Moffett, Stanley Jordan, and Jeff “Tain� Watts Diane Schuur Pharoah Sanders Quartet

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INTERNATIONAL STAGE SATURDAY, MAY 23

North Atlanta Center for the Arts Jazz Band Dida Pelled Banda Magda Alfredo Rodriquez Trio

31 Days of Jazz , The 38th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival season continued to build upon the successes of previous festivals with the renowned 31 Days of Jazz program, offering at least one jazz event per day during the Month of May. A variety of partner venues participated.

SUNDAY, MAY 24

Fernanda Noronha Strings from Haiti Emrah Kotan Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

LOCAL STAGE SATURDAY, MAY 23

Tri-Cities High School Jazz Band Jessie Davis and the Nebraska Jones Experiment Kenosha Kid Wolfpack ATL SUNDAY, MAY 24

Joe Gransden and His Big Band Mastery Jeff Sparks Tony Hightower

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Youth Jazz Band Competition 2015 also marked the 15th year of the Atlanta Jazz Festival Youth Jazz Band Competition, designed to deepen the festival’s commitment to community and Atlanta’s Youth by allowing young jazz musicians across the Metro Atlanta area to showcase their talent while focusing on artistic and technical merits.

Adjudicators Dr. Chip Crotts, Georgia Tech, Director of Jazz Studies James H. Patterson, Clark Atlanta University, Director of Jazz Studies, Sam Skelton, Kennesaw State University, Director of Jazz Studies, Master of Ceremonies: Gordon Vernick, Georgia State University, Coordinator of Jazz Studies

FIRST PLACE $1,000 Scholarship Westlake High School Jazz Ensemble Directed by, Mr.Cedric Young

SECOND PLACE $750 Scholarship Tri-Cities High School Jazz Band Directed by Mr. Aaron Johnson and Mr. Tank Rownland

THIRD PLACE $500 Scholarship North Atlanta Center For the Arts Jazz Band Directed my Mr. Adam Brooks

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Atlanta Jazz Festival Incorporated TheAtlanta Jazz Festival Inc. is committed to supporting the tradition of the Atlanta Jazz Festival, keeping it alive and thriving for generations to come.

Atlanta Jazz Festival, Inc. Board of Directors Joseph V. (“Jay�) Myers III|Interim Board Chair|Dwight Andrews| Kathleen Bertr and Peter David Conlon| Eugene Duffy| Hillary Dunson|Vikki Millender-Morrow|Erich Randolph| Eddie Bridgeman Sr., Ex-Officio|Camille Russell Love, Ex-Officio

AJF Society The Atlanta Jazz Festival Society supports the tradition of the Atlanta Jazz Festival through fundraising and special engagements. Through their support we are able to continue impacting a world of artists who look to theAtlanta Jazz Festival as a premiere platform for the latest expressions of jazz culture.

AJF Society Members William Alexander & Avarita Hanson|James L. Anderson| Steve & Terri Ewing| Dan & Sonya Halpern| Leslie R. Holmes, MD| Valerie Richardson Jackson|Bryan Rand & Tiffany Jamison-Rand| Henry & Joanne Kelly |C. Courtney Knight |Pascal & Marva Lewis| Donata Major| Fran Marshall, Keisha Noel|Donna Northington| Armond & Sharon Perkins|Noel, Donna Northington|Armond & Sharon Perkins|Arthur & Jay Richardson|Patrick & Jacqueline Royster| Brian & Karla Sadler|Shapiro Capital Management LLC|Frank & Robyn Sims, Howard K. Smith|Neal & Judy Starkey|Mtamanika Youngblood

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2015 AJF Sponsors

Corporate Sponsors

Corporate Vendors

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ELEVATE is a public art commissioning program which presents temporary public art in various sites around Downtown Atlanta with an aim to initiate positive urban growth using arts and culture as a catalyst.

Taking place from October 17-23, ELEVATE 2014: Social City was designed to highlight projects that focused on the physical environment with regard to social interconnectedness and individual experiences.

ELEVATE

Artworks, performances and panels commented on how a city’s perceptions are altered based on the intersection of art, architecture, design and communication.

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Program Highlights from ELEVATE 2014

Footprint: 7 city blocks Time and Scope: 7 days of events Artists: 123 artists involved Attendance: 14,000 Online: 10,000 website hits with an average of 88.5% new visitors Performing Works: 23 Visual Works: 18 Musical Works: 4 Media Coverage: Covered or mentioned over 60 times via local outlets Partnerships

Atlanta Bicycle Coalition | Central Atlanta Progress | France-Atlanta

GALLERY 72 2 CITY PLAZA 72 MARIETTA STREET ATLANTA, GA 30303

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The Public Art Program is charged with administering the development and management of public art projects for Atlanta City Government, and also provides programs and services that support our arts community while improving the quality of life for all citizens and visitors.

Collections Management Collections Management facilitates acquisition and preservation of art commissioned and bequeathed to the City of Atlanta. Atlanta’s Public Art Collection currently consists of 140 artworks in public places throughout the city and 200 portable pieces displayed throughout City office buildings as a part of the Art on Loan program.

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Public Art in the Community

Influential Funding Partnerships Partnered with 14 community groups to preserve and bring attention to Atlanta’s public art collection Conserved 38 artworks.

Restored Midtown Art Fountain, The Trilon sculpture with a grant from Norfolk Southern.

Restored the Noguchi Playscape at Piedmont Park with grant from Herman Miller. 175 visitors participants at the re-dedication.

Restored Rolling Hills of Georgia by RA Miller at Folk Art Park.

Dedicated One Woman Rising in Freedom Park, with representatives from the City of Atlanta, and The Chelko Foundation in attendance.

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Conservation & Maintenance

Featured Project Brought back to life, The Noguchi Playscape, one of the premier cultural treasures of historic Piedmont Park was restored with a generous grant of $20,000 in partnership with Herman Miller Cares.

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MOBILE APP This innovative new product, featuring 4 separate tours, with Artworks of Downtown Atlanta, Artworks of City Parks, Streetcar Scavenger Hunt and Artworks of Folk Art Park, was developed and released in January 2015.

122 Google Play Users

419 iOS Users

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FACILITIES

Focusing on local talent and serving as an institution that supports individual artists, local galleries, arts organizations and curators, Gallery 72 is dedicated to presenting stimulating and thought-provoking contemporary art and programs th at focus on advancing Atlanta’s art offerings.

EXHIBITIONS Art Against the Wall – July 11-August 22, 2014 An Artist Response to Civil Wars, Curated by Radcliffe Bailey This exhibition featured work by artists Mohau Modisakeng, PAA Joe, Stephen Shames, George Washington Carver, Donald Locke, E.K. Huckaby and artifacts courtesy of the Jack Shainman Gallery and Atlanta History Center.

Walthall Fellowship Exhibition Part 1: August 29-September 12, 2014 Part 2: September 19-October 04, 2014

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The Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art, in partnership with WonderRoot and the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, presented 11 Atlanta artists in their last stage of the prestigious 2014 Walthall Fellowship through a collaborative exhibition at Gallery 72.

Exhibiting artists: Iman Person, Antonio Darden, Jessica Caldas, Onur Topal–Sumer, Aubrey Longley–Cook, Julie Sims, Chris Chambers, Alex Gallo-Brown, Johnathan Welsh, Heather Greenway, Julie Sims, Nathan Sharratt.

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ELEVATE Atlanta: Exploration of a Social City October 17-23, 2014 Gallery 72 hosted ELEVATE 2014 with an Opening Night & Block Party, an exhibition by dynamic artist, Branden Collins and digital sculptures and installations by artist Joanie Lemercier, in conjunction with the French Consulate of Atlanta and France Atlanta.

MIDDLE – November 21, 2014-January 16, 2015 A group exhibition curated by Mint Gallery’s new Creative Director, Candice Greathouse, MIDDLE featured new works in photography, video and sculpture from Georgia artists Meta Gary, Margaret Hiden, Brittainy Lauback, Trevor Reese, Christina Price Washington, and Patricia Villafane.

Ephemeral Eternity: Memory, Ritual and Personal Myth in an Age of Dissolution – March 5 -May 1, 2015 This exhibition, featuring artists Robin Bernat, Jessica Scott Felder, Karen Tauches and Wendy Phillips, addressed the power of myth, memory and ritual experience to forestall vanishing and contested histories and identities and the creative ways each artist processes memory, love, and sacredness.

Emergence From The Waters – June 4-July 9, 2015 This exhibition featuring the works of Atlanta metal artist Corrina Sephora showcased a collection of water-themed art spanning the past decade and debuted new works in a series of sculptures, paintings, animation and installations of boat forms, birds in flight and other aquatic imagery from the spaces above and below the water’s surface.

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The Chastain Arts Center is located in the heart of Chastain Park. As one of Atlanta’s oldest community arts centers, Chastain provides the community with a nurturing place for artists of all ages and skill levels to learn, create and experience visual arts.

Chastain Gallery is an additional municipal gallery that presents the work of local and national artists. Exhibits in the center’s gallery showcase the work of both professional fine artists, and artwork created by instructors and students of the arts center.

EXHIBITIONS Selfie: A Contemporary Look at the Self Portr ait – June 12-August 2, 2014 With the surge in social media and the selfie, this show examined the selfie through the lense of the self-portrait.

Exhibiting artists include some of the most celebrated artists based in Atlanta including Meg Aubrey, Philip Carpenter, Tina Dunkley, Matt Haffner, Devin Hamilton, Cecelia Kane, Karl Kroeppler, Suellen Parker, Mario Petrirena, and James Taylor .

The School – August 8-September 20, 2014 Artists were invited to consider how the concept of school, either in theory or practice, contributes to an idea in the making of visual art.

CHASTAIN ARTS CENTER & GALLERY

Participating artists –Bethany Collins, Carina D. Maye, Joe Lester, Michael Scoggins, Andrew Crawford and Paul Stephen Benjamin Connections: Michael Murrell – January 16-March 6, 2015 Sculptor Michael Murrell presented an exhibit of collected work designed to raise questions of connection and communication.

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Pottery on the Porch – September 29, 2014 Chastain Arts Center hosted a marketplace event organized by the Chastain Friends of the Arts.

The event featured work by students and instructors.

Gresham Day – October 20th 2014 Chastain Arts Center collaborated with Galloway School for “Gresham Day.” More than 50 students from Galloway visited our facilities and toured with staff members, learning about the building’s history as an almshouse as well as the current life as an art’s center.

Binders Partnership – July 2014 Binders donated $1,200 in art supplies to the Summer Camp program.

Friends of Chastain – December 2014 The Friends of Chastain donated paint and labor to refresh one of the painting studios at Chastain Arts Center.

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The Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Museum is a unique facility that features the world’s largest diorama depicting the historic “Battle of Atlanta.” This one-of-a-kind painting, measuring 348’x42’, allows visitors to virtually step back into time and experience the Battle of Atlanta that took place on July 22, 1864.

2014-2015 Special Programs And Events To Commemorate The 150th Anniversary Of The Civil War’s Battle Of Atlanta: Art Against The Wall - July 11-Aug 22 Special exhibit curated by artist Radcliffe Bailey at Gallery 72 The show featured an assemblage of objects, images and artifacts in a thought-provoking exhibit that explored controversial themes related to wars and their aftermath.

Cyclorama Family Day - July 20 This was an annual day of fun and learning about the Battle of Atlanta and the Civil War. Civil War educators taught young people and their families the games and pastimes of the era.

Storytellers, face painters, historians, and Civil War re-enactors were on hand for the day’s festivities.

Black Dispatches: Freedom Under Foot - July 22

ATLANTA CYCLORAMA & CIVIL WAR MUSEUM

Using the lives of enslaved, fugitive and free African American Union informants as a window into the Civil War era, contemporary jazz tap dancer and folklorist Germaine Ingram presented a powerful one-woman dance performance accompanied by violinist Diane Monroe and bassist Jacqueline Pickett.

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Ethnic Notions – August 7 Film screening presented in partnership with Urban Film Review Narrated by actress Esther Rolle, the film discussed the disturbing and deeply rooted stereotypes and images that have fueled the bitter hatred of, and prejudice against, African Americans since the early 1800’s.

No Cowards in Our Band: A Narrated Concert - August 10 Special concert by Opera Ebony with narration by Masud Olufani as Frederick Douglass. The concert included religious tunes, work songs, and Negro spirituals which served as a redemptive balm for many African Americans during this time.

What Shall We Remember? The Civil War Today - August 21 Lecture and audience discussion on the Civil War’s relevance in today’s society. Panelists included William Link, Professor of History, University of Florida; Michael Shaffer, Civil War Historian; Hari Jones, Assistant Director & Curator, The African American Civil Memorial and Museum;Christy Coleman, President, The American Civil War Center and Kahlil Chism, Education Specialist, The Carter Center.

Native Guard: A Poetic Reading – September 2 Pulitzer Prize winning author Natasha Trethewey gave a reading from her book, Native Guard, with themes related to slavery and race, the Civil War, and the Civil Rights Movement.

The Long Climb to Freedom: The A.A. Burleigh Story – September 4 Actor Hasan Davis presented a one-man performance based on A. A. Burleigh’s life. Born to an English sea captain and an African American mother, Burleigh (1848-1939) lived the first two years of his life in freedom. he and his mother were sold into slavery.

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Race: The Power of an Illusion – September 18 Film screening presented in partnership with Urban Film Review This documentary explored the science of race and challenged long-held assumptions that human diversity can be lumped into a few paltry categories.

Same-Gender Loving Men and Women in Blue and Gray – October 5 This lecture explored the complicated role of LGBTQ people who fought and lived during the Civil War using primary documents, letters, and mixed media.

Abraham Lincoln, the Anti-Slavery Movement and the Congregational Church – Feb 12 Authors William F. Moore and Jane Ann Moore discussed the political relationship and friendship between President Abraham Lincoln and Owen Lovejoy, a radical abolitionist, Congregational Minister and attorney.

Many Steps – February 26 Film screening presented in partnership with Urban Film Review Known to be an important component of African American Greek life, stepping is part of a larger historical and cultural phenomenon.

Race: The Power of an Illusion – Part 2 – March 12 |Part 2- March 19 Film screening presented in partnership with Urban Film Review Rebel: The Story of Madame Loreta Janeta Velazquez – March 26 Screening of the documentary Rebel which tells the story of how Cuban immigrant Loreta Valazquez fought in the Civil War as a man, then later served as a female Confederate spy.

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Reconstruction and the Promise of a Progressive Post-Civil War America – April 9 A lecture by Douglas Edgerton, Professor of History at Le Moyne College, based on his book The Wars of Reconstruction: The Brief, Violent History of America’s Most Progressive Era. A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom – April 23 Film screening presented in partnership with Urban Film Review.

The film chronicled the career of labor and civil rights activist Asa Philip Randolph, who led the first March on Washington in 1941 which resulted in the establishment of the Fair Employment Practices Committee.

Margaret Walker: For My People – May 28 Film screening presented in partnership with Urban Film Review.

This documentary is about author and educator, Dr. Margaret Walker, best known for her novel Jubilee. Walker’s masterpiece tells the story of a Civil War and Reconstruction-era enslaved African American family, and is based on her great-grandmother’s life.

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Cultural Experience Project 2014-2015 JW Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta $60,000 Zeist Foundation $33,372 The Coca-Cola Company $25,000 PNC Bank $25,000 Kendeda Fund $20,000 Charles Loridans Foundation $12,500 Mark and Evelyn Trammell Foundation, Inc. $12,500 The Nissan Foundation $10,000 Macy’s $5,000 Geiger International/ Herman Miller $20,000 restoring Public Art in Piedmont Park Community Foundation $18,000 to restore public art in central downtown Atlanta

FUNDING

Norfolk Southern Community Foundation $10,000 to restore sculpture fountain in Midtown Atlanta ELEVATE 2014 National Endowment for the Arts $25,000 Public Art National Endowment for the Arts $100,000 for Art on the Beltline

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GENERATED $1.36 MILLION

for the arts through power2give.org/Atlanta since its launch in 2012 and

14,000

VISITORS

IN 2014

$405,361

generated in FY15

45 works of public art conserved

through the Public Art Program.

35,224

Atlanta Public Schools students served by Cultural Experience Project 81%

$27,245 distributed directly to neighborhoods through Neighborhood Arts Grants.

Of the student population.

served through programming supported by Contracts for Arts Services.

293 classes and

workshops offered by Chastain Arts Center.

150,000 visitors to

3,865,974 people

Best New Gallery

Voted

by Creative Loafing

the 38th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival 47%

First-time visitors

awarded the 2015

Certificate of Excellence by

TripAdvisor.

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CITY OF ATLANTA KASIM REED, MAYOR