4th Annual ArtWorks Benefit Journal (2013) by Creative Art Works

CAWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4th Annual ArtWorks Benefit for Kids

An Invitation to Reach New Heights

An invitation to reach new heights

For more than 27 years, Creative Arts Workshops for Kids has been rooted in the underserved communities of Northern Manhattan. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve planted the seeds of visual, performing and technology arts programs that incorporate academic enrichment, personal empowerment and community. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen our efforts grow into kids who love art, believe in themselves, and who use their new belief in themselves to flourish. They graduate high school, get jobs, even climb Mount Kilimanjaro.. And weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen communities rallied by those kids and the murals they make. The next year is devoted to branching out. Join us as we reach for even greater heights, with more kids in 2013 and beyond.

Table of Contents

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CAWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4th Annual ArtWorks Benefit for Kids

A message from Brian

Introduction to: - Our honorees - Our sponsors - Our Benefit Co-chairs - Our friends and supporters

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Creative Arts Workshops for Kids: How we change the world - Our philosophy - Our programs - Our staff - Our board members

The impact we make - Measuring our progress - Join us

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A message from our chairman

Learn more about our generous sponsors

Concluding remarks

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CAW’s 4th Annual ArtWorks Benefit for Kids

An evening to remember Where Atrium Shops and Cafes 153 East 53rd Street (at Lexington) New York, NY When April 25, 2013 6:00-8:30pm The Festivities Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and good friends Music by the Juan Rodriguez Trio Pop International Galleries’ atrium location Live art with CAW kids and urban artists UR New York Silent auction of the artwork Participate in live art creation of CAW Learning Tree

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Program at 7:00pm Special appearance by Songs of Solomon Remarks by Brian Ricklin, Executive Director and CEO Presentation of our honorees Michael Laginestra, Vice Chairman, CBRE Presented by Andrew Levin, CAW Chairman and President Deborah Schaeffer, New York City Department of Education Presented by Justin Kravetz, Assistant Principal, PS 192 Colin Thomson, Artist and Art Consultant Presented by Tim Welch, Principal, Durnin Advisors (formerly of AXA Equitable) Premiere of CAW: Educate, Create, Inspire, Empower! by Hot Mop Films

A message from Brian Brian Ricklin, Executive Director and CEO

We live in truly extraordinary times. There is a pressing realization that every human being, as a member of a global community, must not only compete, but also collaborate. In thinking about CAW’s piece of this tall order, we bring a sense of optimism about our children’s future and a sense of urgency about empowering our urban youth through the arts. We are all creative and interconnected; we embrace the sentiment that we are all family and can truly help improve each others’ lives. Take a look at the triptych in the lobby of 787 Seventh Avenue created by our 2012 summer youth employees: One of the images celebrating the building’s imprint on our urban landscape is a chromosome, demonstrating the human element of the building’s design. Our students, not accustomed to a grand, corporate space, didn’t initially think they belonged there. Tenants and passersby connected with inner-city kids, seeing them publicly take creative risks and produce something strikingly powerful. By the time we unveiled the work, which hangs next to a 40’ tall Lichtenstein, our young people — most of whom never before considered themselves artists nor had ever been employed — better appreciated their potential. Not only might they work there someday, they might become a client of one of the prestigious companies in the building. This genetic image is ironic, as we shared with our kids that 99.5% of human genome is shared by us all; in addition, physicists for the first time recently discovered that a small margin of positive neurons outnumber the negative, further validating a new optimism.

As we continue to fulfill our mission and break the cycle of low expectations of less privileged youth, our stakeholders realize that CAW helps contribute to the world engaged individuals instilled with a passion for learning and creativity, a standard of excellence, and a generosity of spirit. While studies empirically show that experiences in the arts help with skills acquisition, success on standardized tests, college admissions and workforce preparation, such exercise of passion by youth that face so many hurdles also provides incalculable benefits to both our young people and society at large. This year, as CAW celebrates its 27 years of service, we strive to reach new heights. While encouraging our kids to look up and aspire to great things, we as an organization must look forward and backwards at the same time. In 2012, we served approximately 5,000 youth, a 78% increase over our numbers served in 2011. We’ve efficiently grown our infrastructure and capacity, while also enhancing the quality of our kids’ experiences and pedagogy and better engaging both our new and old community partners. Our goal is more than just an increase in numbers served, albeit another 40% in 2013, but also to provide a greater continuity of service to your youth: more wraparound educational arts opportunities for a child, from within the classroom to a multitude of experiences after-school, Saturdays and summer. We have already expanded our Summer ArtWorks employment to an after-school jobs program, which will reach more youth while also affording greater impact throughout the year. We thank our board of directors, who have to sometimes step outside their comfort zone and challenge us to help us grow and ensure that we will be here for the next 27 years. They keep us true to our mission, they tackle challenges outside their personal and professional lives, and they passionately believe such leadership is worth the investment. We also give thanks to you, our generous supporters, our superb honorees and our dedicated Benefit Co-chairs, community partners and talented staff. You all have invested in our mission — our kids and their art; thank you for making our work possible. Warm regards,

Our heartfelt thanks to the individuals and businesses that have helped make this event possible

Michael R. Laginestra Honoree Vice Chairman CBRE, Inc.

We are proud to introduce: Our 2013 honorees Our sponsors Our Benefit Co-chairs Our friends and supporters

Michael R. Laginestra is Vice Chairman of CBRE, Inc. and serves on the company’s Policy Committee. He is known for developing and executing innovative solutions to complex real estate problems. In 39 years in commercial real estate, he has negotiated transactions totaling over 43 million square feet on behalf of such companies as Viacom, Inc., Macy’s, Inc., CBS Corporation, National Hockey League, Mercedes Benz USA, Sidley Austin LLP, BMW of North America, Inc., Herman Miller, Inc., CohnReznick LLP, IMG Worldwide, Morgan Stanley, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Trinity Real Estate and many others. He is one of a select group of New York City commercial real estate professionals to garner one of the industry’s three top honors for ingenious brokerage in two consecutive years. Mr. Laginestra was

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an integral member of the team that won the Real Estate Board of New York’s Deal of the Year Award for a 500,000 square foot lease for Viacom Inc. The following year, he and his colleagues earned REBNY’s Robert T. Lawrence Memorial Award for a series of transactions, aggregating to 300,000 square feet, on behalf of FCB/ Leber Katz Partners, General Motors Corporation, and others. In 2002, Mr. Laginestra and his colleagues went on to earn the NAIOP Award for the Acquisition of the Year for the sale of Texaco’s, 790,000 square foot Headquarters to Morgan Stanley. Most recently, in June of 2012, Mr. Laginestra completed the largest transaction in the history of New York City with a 1,606,000 square foot lease on behalf of Viacom, Inc. at 1515 Broadway.

Deborah Schaefer Honoree

Honoree

Deputy Network Leader CFN 611, NYCDOE

Artist Art Consultant for 1285 Avenue of the Americas Art Gallery

Ms. Schaeffer began her career in 1993 as a Science teacher at Newtown High School. She was the first in the school to teach bilingual Chemistry to Spanish-speaking students, giving them access to a rigorous Regents course. She went on to be a founding member of Arts and Business High School in Queens, a mission-driven institution that taught a sequence of various types of art to students in order to provide them with a vehicle for self-expression. After taking a brief time off to raise her children, Ms. Schaefer obtained her supervisory credentials. She served as a High School Assistant Principal and Educational Administrator before being appointed as Principal of Jacob H. Schiff elementary school (PS 192) in Manhattan. It was there that she was first approached by CAW. With the creation of the “Magic with Logic™” mural on the walls 12

Colin Thompson

around the schools, a partnership was born. Ms. Schaeffer engaged CAW to provide the children of PS 192 with free art classes on Fridays and Saturdays throughout the year, led by professional teaching artists. With such programs, Ms. Schaeffer was responsible for a positive transformation of the culture and environment of the school. Ms. Schaefer was born and raised in Puerto Rico and made New York City her home at the age of 21. She holds a Master’s degree in public administration and an Advanced Diploma in educational administration. She is currently the Deputy Network Leader of CFN 611 in the NYCDOE.

Colin Thomson received a BA in art history from Lake Forest College in 1971, attended the New York Studio School, 1972-1975, Skowhegan School of Art, 1974, and graduated from Yale University with an MFA in painting, 1977. He received a National Endowment Fellowship for the Arts Fellowship in 1991-1992. His professional career has included numerous solo and group exhibitions, along with more than 30 years of experience in gallery, museum, and corporate art programs, providing a diverse background in exhibition development, production, press relations, staff management, and budgeting. He’s served as the Exhibitions Director at The American Craft Museum, The National Academy of Design, The PaineWebber, and The UBS Art Gallery.

Currently, he is the Art Consultant for the 1285 Avenue of the Americas Art Gallery, and a Program Consultant for Studio in a School.

“CAW uses art to impart character and community changes. Their strong points are their compelling leadership… the number of kids served, and what they set out to accomplish with them.” Grant funder

Our sponsors We are deeply grateful to the sponsors of CAW’s 4th Annual ArtWorks Benefit for Kids. Their support is fundamental to our success. Diamond

Eastdil

O’Melveny & Myers

CBRE

Fidelity National Title

Paramount Group

Greenberg Traurig

Royal Abstract

Hudson Yards

The Rudin Foundation

Johnson Controls

Silverstein Properties

Myles Share & Associates

Sym Real Estate Law

Trinity Real Estate

Thompson Hine

Platinum Boston Properties Cushman & Wakefield Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom SL Green Realty Corp Tishman Speyer Properties Gold Jay Goldman Hanley Advisors

Wells Fargo Bank Bronze Andrew D. Levin & Family Atlantic Group Berglass+Associates Brian F. Ricklin Cassidy Turley

Ted Moudis Associates Transwestern Special thanks to Captivate ejthedj Hillstone HotMop Films

Jones Lang LaSalle

Empire Office

John Mini Distinctive Landscapes

Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman

Farbman Group

Juan Rodriguez Latin Trio

Gensler

Lieb Cellars

Pritchard Industries

Icon Interiors

Studley

Imperial Parking

Pop International Galleries

Viacom

The Jaeger Family

Silver Allen & Overy Anonymous DLA Piper The Durst Organization

John Gallin & Son L&L Holding Lippincott

Printing Resolutions Sandy Alexander Structuretone UR New Yo rk

Milrose Consultants Newmark Grubb Knight Frank

Thanks as well to any sponsors whose support was made after this program went to print. Please visit our website for an updated list of supporters. 14 14

Benefit Co-chairs

Friends and supporters

Special thanks to our Benefit Co-chairs. Their tireless work makes this event possible.

CAW would like to acknowledge the invaluable relationships we have with our partners and collaborators. They recently include, but are not limited to:

Arveena Ahluwalia

Lou Milo

Paul Amrich

Bill Rose

Paul Arena

Mitchell Schorr

Frank Doyle

Peter Turchin

Cara Faske

Cynthia Wasserberger

Matthew Frank

Ny Whitaker

Tom Hill

Andis Woodlief

Community Partners 369th Historical Society 369th Regiment Armory Alianza Dominicana Art in Flux Harlem ArtMakers Inc. Boy Scout Troop STN buildOn The Center for Arts Education The Center for Community Health and Education CHALK Children’s Aid Society Citizen Schools City Life is Moving Body (CLIMB) City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation Concrete Safaris CultureNow The Doe Fund Dunlevy Milbank Center Ecumenical Community Development Organization (ECDO) El Museo del Barrio The Friends Committee of the Fort Tryon Park Trust Group for Community Recovery (GCR) Harlem Community Development Corporation Harlem Children’s Zone Harlem River Park Task Force Heritage Health & Housing Hike the Heights HOPE Community Services, Inc. Incarnation Children’s Center (ICC) Inwood Community Services ioby

Michael Kleinberg

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Kilimanjaro International Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Manhattan Community Board 9 Manhattan Land Trust Materials for the Arts Montefiore Neighborhood Association Museum of Modern Art New York Cares New York City Family Court New York Department of Youth and Community Development New York Junior League New York City Mission Society / Minisink Townhouse New York Presbyterian Health Center for Community Health & Education’s School-Based Clinic Program New York Public Library – 125th Street New York Public Library – Inwood New York State Department of Transportation Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation Family Literacy Program Nursha Project Operation SNUG Partnerships for Parks PS 189 “GIrls in Action” Riverbank State Park SCAN El Faro Beacon Community Center Second Avenue Business Association Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center STRIVE International Studio Museum of Harlem

Venture Prep 729 Vive tu Vida Washington Heights/Inwood Network (WIN) for Asthma Program West Harlem Local Development Corporation Yes We Can Inwood Academic Partnerships Amber Charter School Bread & Roses High School City College of New York Graduate Program in Art Education Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University Teachers College Columbia University Business School Social Enterprise Program for Non Profit Board Leadership George Washington High School Global Tech Prep Middle School Hamilton Heights Academy Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government Center for Public Leadership IS 52 Isaac Newton Middle School Mott Hall High School MS 326 MS 328 New York University PS 125 – Ralph Bunche Elementary School PS 192 – Jacob H Schiff Elementary School

Creative Arts Workshops for Kids

How we change the world “It’s about helping kids open up to art and other people. It teaches us to let people in and shows us responsibility, leadership, and working together. If we do that, we can really do something.”

Creative Arts Workshops for Kids helps urban kids and underserved communities discover the power of art and their own creativity through visual, performing and media arts programs that incorporate academic enrichment, personal empowerment and community engagement.

Since 1986, we’ve helped kids learn how to express themselves and find their voice. CAW empowers them with both the technical art skills and the critical life skills that help them realize the lives they want and build a better New York City. Creative Arts Workshops for Kids is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.

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1. Rooted in kids, art, and community 2. Rising up through strong academic, community, and youth-advocacy partnerships 3. Branching out through the creative process with robust programming in a variety of artistic media 4. Blossoming into life skills — academic, artistic, developmental and job skills — empowering our young people with cooperation, communication, creativity and confidence.

Summer ArtWorks Young adults 14-24 years old are given full-time summer jobs and part-time jobs after school to create large-scale public art in Manhattan, starting with the initial planning down to the final brush strokes and public unveiling. They gain tangible employment skills as well as general life skills such as leadership, teamwork, responsibility, and the power of taking initiative. By the end of the program, our young artists feel empowered seeing the permanent accomplishment that is their mural and its positive impact on the community. Afterschool ArtWorks A free, semester-long after-school program where students are paired with professional teaching artists to learn artistic, technical, and developmental skills in the creative area of their choice, from topics including Photography, Urban Design, and Journalism. A culminating project concludes the semester — kids present their work to teachers, artists, peers, and family allowing them to practice goal setting, public speaking, and self expression.

Saturday ArtWorks Free programs in multiple venues throughout Northern Manhattan providing safe, creative and engaging drop-in environments for youth ages 4-14. Focusing on the 4C’s: creativity, cooperation, communication, and confidence, the programs help kids develop social and problem-solving skills, selfexpression, and artistic skills while creating a rewarding project. Giraffe Path As part of “Hike the Heights” held in Northern Manhattan parks, CAW’s Giraffe Path brings youth and community groups together to celebrate their neighborhood while promoting creativity, health and wellness. CAW leads kids as they create dozens and dozens of giraffe sculptures to line the park paths. Our kids get to connect and contribute to the communities in which they live.

“This isn’t ephemeral — it has a long-term effect. These kids are more likely to stay in school and be more productive, responsible members of society.” Board member

Our staff

Brian Ricklin, Executive Director & CEO Brian Ricklin has been the full-time Executive Director and CEO of CAW since 2010, a role he stepped into after serving on its Board of Directors since 2007. He brings extensive experience in economic and strategic development, board management, and involvement in the arts, philanthropy and community service to bear on his leadership. Prior to serving CAW full time, Brian spent over 25 years in real estate portfolio management, acquisitions & dispositions, asset management and capital markets. He is the founder of Real Estate Acumen, a principal real estate investor and a real estate investment manager and advisory firm. Mr. Ricklin was Senior Director and Global Head of Asset Management at Marathon Asset Management, an alternative investment advisory firm, directing the $4.5MM in real estate and real estate operating company investments in the Marathon Real Estate Opportunity Fund portfolio. Mr. Ricklin takes great pride in his corporate philanthropy and, with respect to his assets under

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management, the grass-root commitments and local community service of his various partners and operating properties. Since his formative childhood years, Brian has maintained three simple principles that brought him to CAW: empowerment through creativity, grass-roots community service and volunteerism, and leadership as a fiduciary. During his teens, Brian developed a love of the arts and integrated all forms of interdisciplinary studies during his undergraduate career. Brian’s leadership of CAW is dedicated to best practices and the quality and expansion of all its social ventures and program-related investments. He has brought CAW recognized, tangible and innovative results in development, board management, strategic planning, and programming impact, including achieving Tier 3 levels for fundraising efficiency, revenue growth and program expense growth.

Karen Jolicoeur, Director of Development Karen Jolicoeur joined CAW as Director of Development this past fall. Karen has enjoyed wide-ranging experience in nonprofit fundraising, business, and the performing arts. Prior to joining CAW, she was the development consultant for the Bronx Arts Ensemble, a multidisciplinary art organization in its 40th season, serving the diverse communities of the Bronx with extensive arts education programming and musical performances of the highest professional standard. During her time with BAE, she helped the organization diversify its funding base, increasing support from foundations, corporate and government sources, and overseeing a dramatic increase in individual giving. Ms. Jolicoeur transitioned to development from a career in business, where she was previously the General Manager and Director of Shareholder Relations for Starlite Media LLC. Starlite, which Ms. Jolicoeur helped to build from the ground up, is an outdoor advertising company specializing in place-based, at-store media in major markets nationwide. Prior positions include 24

Renata Mazzio Gittler, Program Director those at Citibankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Corporate Realty Services and at MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings in the corporate finance department. Ms. Jolicoeur made the move to development work to merge her corporate experience with her passion for the arts and arts education. A classical singer, she has performed in concert, recital and opera around the US and abroad, and at several notable venues in New York City including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. As a frequent performer of new music she has appeared numerous times with the Center for Contemporary Opera. She holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the New England Conservatory and a Bachelor of Music in Opera from the Hartt School of Music. Ms. Jolicoeur lives with her husband and two children in the Inwood neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, where she is an active member of the community and a member of the Executive Board of the Parent-Teacher Association of PS/MS 278, Inc.

Renata Mazzio Gittler joined CAW as Program Director in April. She is well versed in the fields of art, communications, educational administration, art education and youth services. As a former arts administrator and New York State Council on the Arts decentralization grants coordinator, she helped build and expand arts programming and public appreciation for the arts in the northwest suburbs of Manhattan. As a champion of social justice issues, she has won state and national acclaim for her education communications work on various public relations campaigns, including one focused on celebrating the multicultural student population of a diverse public school district. Her work with the Capital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services provided her with the opportunity to hone her expertise in the area of public engagement. Her work as a community reporter and photographer for a local Dow Jones newspaper gave her the foundation needed to excel in the literary arts.

As a former high school art teacher, Ms. Mazzio Gittler helped the New York Military Academy build a solid foundation for its visual arts department. Through differentiated instruction and the creation of a New York State Learning Standards-based curriculum, she was able to engage and educate the diverse, international student population in her classes. Ms. Mazzio Gittler worked for almost a decade in the family and criminal court system where she garnered first-hand knowledge of the challenges and struggles many needy children and families face silently. Ms. Mazzio Gittler holds a Certificate of Advanced Study and a Bachelor of Studio Art from SUNY New Paltz, and a Master of Science Degree in Art and Education from the College of New Rochelle. She is an award-winning visual artist and a professional singer-songwriter. She is certified in New York State as a School District Leader and K-12 Art Teacher.

Hayley Richard, Program Development Manager

Shannon Moran, Program Manager

Jabari Owens-Bailey, Office Associate

Lucy Duddy, Development Associate

Hayley Richard, a trained Art and Special Education teacher, has been involved in myriad educational projects ranging from disadvantaged neighborhood classrooms in New Orleans and Harlem to those on a national level. As an advocate for youth educational reform in innercity and underserved communities as well as a seasoned artist, Hayley has developed several arts-based intervention programs. Her experience in educational programming extends beyond the United States to Australia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Hayley’s leadership and commitment to the profound transformative power of the arts drives CAW’s mission to reach more members of Northern Manhattan and fulfill their needs in today’s turbulent socioeconomic climate. Hayley holds an Ed.M. in Educational Leadership and Management from the University of Sydney in Australia.

Shannon Moran graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2011 and has since led multiple mural projects throughout NYC and participated in and managed various scholastic-based programs. Shannon joined CAW in 2009 as an intern for the Summer ArtWorks program and has grown within the organization as a teaching artist and now serves as Program Manager. She enjoys applying her knowledge, skill and experiences as an artist and educator to complement and enhance CAW’s mission of empowering youth through the arts.

Jabari Owens-Bailey is an artist, curator, and educator who was born and raised in Washington, DC. He received a BFA from Corcoran College of Art +Design and an MFA from School of Visual Arts. As an undergraduate, Jabari was selected to study sculpture at the University of Georgia’s semester abroad program in Cortona, Italy. He has completed a Curatorial Fellowship at Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) and a residency with the Laundromat Project’s Create Change program. He maintains an active studio practice.

Lucy Duddy completed a master’s degree in 2012 at The New School’s Graduate Program in International Affairs, concentrating on the needs of children and women in the developing world. Since December of that year she has been assisting CAW in expanding their development efforts. Previously, she was in banking, negotiating agreements for over-thecounter traded products. Her devotion to children’s causes has been evident in volunteer work for many decades and most recently with sub-Saharan orphanages. She is a self-described research addict with a profound interest in and dedication to improving the lives of children.

He began with CAW in the summer of 2012 as a Teaching Artist Assistant working with CAW’s summer youth employment program. In addition to supporting the administrative and marketing needs the CAW office, Jabari is now a CAW Teaching Artist.

Our board members

President & Board Chair

Maureen E. Beirne

Andrew D. Levin

Joanna Brody

E xecutive Director & CEO Brian F. Ricklin Treasurer Frederic E. Rubin Secretary Richard Morris

Marc Brody Mosely Chaszar Frank DiBrino John Duddy Ed Harris Matthew Harriton Nicholas Hayes Alan Johnson Melissa Kearns Charles J. Ochman Bruce Rothman Myles Share Jeff Turkanis Honorary: Michelle Del Rosario Scott Gelin Archana Nagraj

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I learned I have to create opportunities for myself. It’s about showing us how to take control of ourselves and their own actions first. In my 20 years with them, I think there’s been only one teen pregnancy and many of the student are girls. I know one guy who is now a producer at HBO, who was arrested as a kid. Board member

Teacher

CAW is an organization — a family — that strives to put kids on the path to brighter futures, teaching them that their voices matter; that they’re not powerless — they’re powerful beyond measure. Our programs serve thousands of young people every year, but our impact doesn’t end there. It extends beyond the classroom, influencing the communities we’re a part of for the better.

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The murals help kids create something that makes a lasting impression; it knits the fabric of community, bringing kids together and giving them something to take care of.

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Board member

Current CAW student

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The community gets more responsible adults who will help keep the momentum of improvement going.

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CAW is an extended family that brings us art and life skills and empowers us with opportunities.

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Current CAW student

The impact we make

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CAW shows us what we can learn and that art is not just drawing, it’s many things. It gives us experience nd understanding — we know we can go to CAW staff, talk to them. It’s doing art and expressing yourself, which is the most powerful thing you can do.

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Measuring our progress We continue to improve our key measures of success, dramatically increasing the number of kids we serve and growing our revenue. Nearly 3/4 of our funds go directly to program costs, and a more developed infrastructure also contributes to improved efficiency. We have also further enhanced our sustainability with a greater diversity of earned revenue sources as well as higher donor retention, the addition of new donors, and increased investment from our stakeholders.

Use of Funds in 2012 Administrative

Programs

72% 15%

Fundraising

13%

Growth in Revenue and Kids Served

Our people 2010

2011

2012

Number of Board Members

Number of Staff

Number of Donors

249

376

388

Contributors of >$5,000

2010

2011

2012

Program Services

64%

72%

Administration

26%

17%

13%

Fundraising

10%

11%

15%

2010

2011

2012

Constant Contact

254

1,908

2,429

Facebook “Likes”

552

752

1,218

Use of Funds 2010-2012

6,000 5,000

5,000

Revenue (in 000’s)

4,000

Kids served

3,000

2,800

2,000

1,800

2,000 1,000 0

Social Media Presence

1,129

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2010

678

2011

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“CAW is about the kids, but anyone who volunteers gets the same love and affection. A guy wanted to just donate a large sum. We also invited him to a Saturday workshop. Now he’s been coming for three years.”

Join us

You may not be a professional artist, but you are creative in all sorts of ways each day — making a presentation, telling your kids a bedtime story, applying for a new job. Learning the power of your own ideas and how to push them forward is key to success. By joining us, you can help kids who might otherwise never develop these important skills.

Board member The work CAW does benefits our entire New York City community. With your support, we’re addressing poverty, community development, urban blight and the lack of arts education in our own back yard. And 72% of donations go directly to program costs. So your support makes a direct and immediate difference.

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Thanks to you, a child who might spend her Saturday unattended will instead discover what will become a lifelong love of urban planning, or painting, or computer design this weekend. Our community of supporters is crucial to our success. We welcome you! Whether you’re interested in becoming a program sponsor, a donor, a volunteer, or want to commission youth-created art, find out more at www.caw4kids.org.

A message from our chairman Andrew D. Levin, President and Chairman

This has been a year of profound growth for CAW, bringing expanded staff, the development of new programs, and continued growth in the number of kids we serve. Program highlights include the creation of five large-scale public works of art by our 2012 summer youth employees, two of which you can experience here in the atrium tonight. We developed several new valued community and academic partnerships, for example, Operation SNUG, The Doe Fund and Ecumenical Community Development Corporation; we even expanded our footprint with Kilimanjaro International with one of our youth participating in the worldfamous African climb. We for the first time exhibited an expansive retrospective of our youth-created work, having been granted funds for the exhibition in the prestigious lobby of 1285 Avenue of the Americas; furthermore, CAW developed very fruitful partnerships with two recognized galleries: the renowned Pop International Galleries, and the emerging grass-roots Art in Flux Harlem. Our work would not be possible without the tireless dedication of our staff. We have continued to make great strides under the leadership of our Executive Director and CEO Brian Ricklin. We have also raised the bar with new executive staff, first with the hiring of Karen Jolicoeur, our Director of Development (a newly created position through a capacity-building grant), and most recently with Renata Mazzio Gittler coming on board as our new Program Director. We have organically developed our program staff, with Shannon, Hayley and Jabari all taking on expanded roles, and further enhanced our excellent teaching artist staff, and increased our cadre of devoted volunteers.

The Board of Directors and I are grateful for the invaluable contributions of tonight’s Benefit Co-chairs and Honorees, who have so generously given of their time and talent to our cause. Special thanks to Michael Laginestra for engaging with our mission and for his remarkable efforts toward the success of this event; to Deborah Schaefer for passionately championing the imperative for arts education in our public schools; and to Colin Thomson for skillfully curating CAW’s exhibition at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, and affording our young artists the same respect and esteem he would an established professional. Above all, CAW’s work would also not be possible without all of you, our supporters, and we’d like to invite you to help us reach new heights and become more involved. Let me tell you how, and why: Commission youthcreated art — not only because it will transform your workplace, but also because it will fund a work program for youth in need of opportunity. Sponsor an after-school program, and understand first-hand why one valued sponsor shared that visiting the program he made possible was truly one of the greatest experiences of his life. Or give the gift of your time, and volunteer at a Saturday drop-in workshop; you’ll touch the life of a child with your attention, share their pride and joy in the creative process, and perhaps find yourself changed by the experience. While we have extended our reach, the stark reality is that there is no shortage of need for arts education, youth development, safe spaces, beauty and inspiration in the communities we serve. Thank you for being an integral part of our CAW family.

Learn more about our generous sponsors

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Diamond Sponsor

Platinum Sponsor

proudly supports

the ongoing dedication of

and we congratulate this year’s honorees

Michael Laginestra Deborah Schaeffer Colin Thomson

CBRE applauds Creative Arts Workshops for Kids for helping improve children’s lives through the arts, and salutes our friend and colleague Michael R. Laginestra, tonight’s honoree.

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Platinum Sponsor

Cushman & Wakefield is proud to support Andrew Levin and Creative Arts Workshops for Kids Congratulations to the honorees Michael Laginestra Deborah Schaeffer Colin Thomson

Fried Frank is proud to support

Creative arts Workshops For kids and joins in honoring

Michael Laginestra, deborah schaeffer and Colin thomson

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Platinum Sponsor

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden is proud to support

Creative Arts Workshops for Kids and its

4th Annual ArtWorks Benefit

WE SALUTE OUR FRIENDS AT THE CREATIVE ARTS WORKSHOP FOR KIDS,

for all you do to inspire and empower the underprivileged youth of our communities, and those being honored this year. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to imagining greater heights.

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Michael Laginestra Deborah Schaeffer Colin Thomson

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We are proud to partner with and support Creative Arts Workshops for Kids in their mission to empower urban youth and underserved communities through art.

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Congratulations to CAW for empowering kids through art for over 25 years.

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We believe in the power of art and creativity

Creativity teaches our CAW kids to trust their own thought processes and they see their ideas in action; they learn to believe in their ability to express themselves and to make changes. We couple this with life skills and employment opportunities, and offer a caring, respectful environment, empowering young people to overcome obstacles, carry hope, and make the world a better place.

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