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FOUNDED IN 1991
For discussion purposes only–not for distribution.
in 2016
276 Artists For Humanity’s mission is to bridge economic, racial and social divisions by providing under-resourced urban youth with the keys to self-sufficiency through paid employment in fine art and design services.
762 commissioned client projects
$1,400,000
112 exhibitions &
17,464
47,060
ENTER THE AFH EPICENTER AND...
CLIENTS: ...THIS IS WHAT YOU’LL FIND • A 3D designer and her mentoring artist working side by side on a 140-piece sculptural mural for Boston’s Frieda Garcia Park. • A team of graphic designers developing a series of posters for the Real Food Challenge, a peer-to-peer health campaign. • Three teen painters working on a triptych inspired by peptides, proteins and DNA for Ipsen Bioscience. • 250 teens – all industriously engaged in the start-to-finish experience of delivering commissioned projects for clients.
BARNES & NOBLE BOSTON BIKES/HUBWAY BOSTON COMMUNITY CAPITAL BOSTON MEDICAL BOSTON PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOSTON PROPERTIES BRECKINRIDGE CAPITAL ADVISORS CRAMER
AND THIS...
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Every usable inch of space is occupied. In fact, each year our severe space limitations result in a waitlist of 150+ prospective youth employees, and we must outsource components of our design/build commissions.
GEGC 2 NEW STREET, LLC GRAND CIRCLE TRAVEL HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTHCARE JAMESTOWN LP L DESIGN (30 DALTON STREET) LIBERTY MUTUAL Little g ice cream co. THE MARY BAKER EDDY LIBRARY MHD STUDIO ODYSSEY OPERA P&G
IT’S TIME FOR US TO GROW!
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“Youth who participate in work-based learning activities during high school are more likely to see the relevance of school work to career success and acquire stronger employability skills.” CENTER FOR LABOR MARKET STUDIES, NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
With investment now, Artists For Humanity will double our youth employment; meet an evergrowing demand for innovative client work; and invite more artists, thought leaders, neighbors, schools and partners to participate in a collaborative community. Artists For Humanity was founded on an ambitious and unconventional idea – young people can provide, through their talent and vision, creative services to the business community. We built our own youth arts facility – the Artists For Humanity EpiCenter – which became the first in Boston to achieve Platinum LEED certification. We have grown into the largest onsite employer of teens in Boston!
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Teens come to AFH because they need a job, want a safe place to go with their peers after school, and want to contribute to something productive. What they find is a culture of respect, responsibility, and engaged mentorship where designing, making and doing business come together. Working at Artists For Humanity equips Boston teens with the 21st Century Skills needed to succeed in the growing innovation economy. We reinforce this learning with significant academic supports to guide them through high school completion and matriculation to college.
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Based on 2016 Youth Survey
“80% of executives believe fusing the ‘Three R’s’ and ‘Four C’s’ – critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity – would ensure that students are better prepared to enter the workforce. Proficiency in reading, writing and arithmetic is not sufficient if employees are unable to think critically, solve problems, collaborate or communicate effectively.” AMA 2010 CRITICAL SKILLS SURVEY: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The time is right to expand the Artists For Humanity EpiCenter. We will build an urban laboratory where youth and community intersect in creative enterprise, problem-solving, and pioneering social change. We plan to add 30,000 SQ.FT. to our current 23,500 SQ.FT. footprint for a TOTAL of
53,500 SQ.FT. 53,500 SQ.FT. FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, MAKER STUDIOS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPACE •Double employment for high school teens •Develop vocational programs in technology-based arts media and trades •Engage community through Maker Studio membership opportunities •Open retail store and café •Create dedicated gallery •Expand event rental opportunities •Build a vibrant hub for creativity and innovation
Expanded Studio
Production = Design commissions grow to $2,390,000 annually by 2021 - a threefold increase over current level
Increased Community
Engagement =
Earned income grows to $2,605,000 through expanded event rental business, café, retail, and Maker Studio membership opportunities
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As with all our projects, AFH teens have been part of the design process. This summer, young people in our Graphic Design team studied the proposed facility and landscape designs, crafting plans to further connect AFH to its immediate Fort Point neighborhood. They developed plans for an Art Walk along the building’s A Street frontage, with exterior art, sculptures and graphic way-finding that will reference Fort Point as an arts district.
EPICENTER EXPANSION
PARTNERS $5,000,000 + • New Markets Tax Credits
EPICENTER EXPANSION PHASE I: A SUCCESS!
$2,500,000+ • Amos and Barbara Hostetter
AFH has completed Phase I of the $28,000,000 EpiCenter Expansion Campaign. With $20,000,000 raised and the requisite construction financing secured - we move forward breaking ground in Summer 2017!
$1,000,000+ • Commonwealth of Massachusetts • Gillette/P&G, through an in-kind-land gift • Karen and Robert Hale • Lewis Family Foundation • Liberty Mutual Foundation • The Lynch Foundation
$500,000+ • Anonymous Individual Donor • Fidelity Foundation • Goodwin Procter, through in-kind legal services • Massachusetts Cultural Council • State Street
$250,000+ • Eversource • Janey Fund • J.C. Cannistraro, LLC
$100,000+ • Anonymous donor • Boston Redevelopment Authority • Cabot Family Charitable Trust • Converse • Richard Grudzinski and Julie Bowden • Jane’s Trust • John Hancock • Michele May and David Walt • Caroline Taggart and Robert Sachs 11
“As part of the Teen Recruitment Crew, I see how many teens want to work at AFH. Too many for AFH to hire in our limited space. That’s why AFH is expanding – to offer jobs to all the teens who apply to work here. And let’s be honest, who wouldn’t want to work here?” ARMANI THOMAS, PAINTING STUDIO, AGE 15
by september 2019
EPICENTER EXPANSION PHASE II BEGINS! AFH is excited to enter Phase II: During construction, we will raise the final $8,000,000. By September 2018, AFH will open our doors to the community with new and expanded programming.
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“Authentic learning is not a new concept. In fact, authentic learning is an old concept that has been around long since the time when apprentice-mentor relationships were the leading method of job or trade training.� DR. MARILYN M. LOMBARDI DUKE UNIVERSITY
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IN 2016 AFH is building the 21st Century workforce right here in the EpiCenter. Artists For Humanity’s professional and emerging artists mentor youth in media, design and 3D Design/Sculptural Arts and access high-tech equipment for personal projects during non-studio hours. We are excited to build on this legacy in an expanded EpiCenter by opening our studios to community members. We envision a multi-tiered membership – similar to a gym membership – through which community members and small businesses will pay a monthly fee to utlize technology and equipment and receive training. Artists For Humanity’s expanded Maker Studios will feature equipped spaces with advanced technologies (CNC machines; video production and editing; advanced 3D printers), and industrial machinery (welders, full woodshop). Our studios will be designed to maximize opportunities for collaboration, and the cross-pollination of ideas, methods, and perspectives in a social atmosphere.
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“Think of the education-to-employment system as a highway, where three drivers—educators, employers, and young people— all want to get to the same destination. There are three critical intersections—when young people enroll in post secondary education, when they build skills, and when they seek work.” EDUCATION TO EMPLOYMENT: DESIGNING A SYSTEM THAT WORKS. MCKINSEY CENTER FOR GOVERNMENT
Artists For Humanity will provide training for life, especially in the fastest growing technology and green industries, as identified by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the years, Artists For Humanity has employed thousands of young people in creative and entrepreneurial activities; STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) learning and workforce training. Demand for our jobs continues to grow; youth knock on our doors daily looking for work. While AFH encourages and supports youth enrollment in college, we know this is not the pathway for every young person. We also recognize that many disengaged youth, who may have dropped out of high school or become involved in the court system, need more immediate workforce pathways. A job that provides a living wage and that does not require a college degree could really turn their lives around. The Liberty Mutual Career Center in the expanded EpiCenter will feature a preapprenticeship training program, and will allow Artists For Humanity to directly connect job-ready and motivated youth to the growing vocational job sector – creating a pathway for in-demand careers.
of u.s. employers say a shortage is a leading reason for entry-level vacancies
INNOVATION
DISTRICT FACTS
In 2004, AFH intentionally sited the EpiCenter at the intersection between the Fort Point arts community, Boston’s business center and South Boston’s residential neighborhood to serve as a bridge that actively connects under-resourced youth to working artists, business leaders, and residents. In many ways, the EpiCenter was at the ground level of transforming our neighborhood into its new moniker - Innovation District - to reflect the growing clusters of creative, technology, social media and entrepreneurial firms that have become our neighbors. As a key stakeholder in this urban renewal, AFH is placing teens front and center in this emerging innovation community. And as the primary civic space in the Innovation District, we play an integral role in fostering inclusive community connections and providing the bridge for Boston teens to become part of the innovation.
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OF THESE JOBS in green tech & life science
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companies have come to the DISTRICT
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“Long ago, at the beginning of the modern movement, architects dreamed of a new day. Instead of places for the powerful, instead of costly architecture that seeks to impress as art, they would apply their skills to solving the problems of ordinary society. They would make a new world that would be logical, economical, practical, and beautiful. Many of these ambitions were overblown, and the results were often disappointing. But occasional works like the EpiCenter remind us that this was an ideal worth pursuing.” ROBERT CAMPBELL ARTISTS FOR HUMANITY EPICENTER AWARDS
• US Green Building Council LEED Platinum Certification - 2006 • Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence Silver Medal - 2007 • American Institute of Architects Committee on Environment Top Green Building - 2007
An Electricity Positive (E+) EpiCenter. In 2004, the Artists For Humanity EpiCenter became Boston’s first LEED Platinum certified facility. Since that time, outstanding advances in renewable technologies and enlightened regulations have encouraged sustainable development to blossom in Boston. Now, with our expansion plans, Artists For Humanity finds ourselves positioned, once again, at the vanguard of sustainability. Our expanded EpiCenter will move beyond LEED Platinum to become an Electricity Positive (E+) commercial building that produces more energy than it uses. Working with Behnsich Architekten – world leaders in energy positive design and construction – and a consortium of artists, engineers, corporate partners and environmentalists, Artists For Humanity strives to develop a highly energy efficient building that offers a viable and visually exciting model for affordable green construction on a tight urban site to be emulated by our City and the next generation of young people. Together with our teens, Artists For Humanity aims to prove, once again, that true sustainability can be both beautiful and cost efficient.
The future is now possible.
• Revolutionary high-efficiency photovoltaic system • High performance energy recovery ventilation
• Designed to maximize daylighting • Operable windows for ventilation and air quality • Super insulation in walls, floors, and roof • Efficient LED lighting and controls • Advanced building control to manage electric consumption in real-time • Paint and coatings to improve indoor air quality • Recycled and local materials
SETTING A NEW STANDARD FOR SUSTAINABILITY
NAMING OPPORTUNITIES • Building • Maker/3D Design Studios • Painting Studio • Design Studio • Vocational Program • Gallery • Photography Studio • Video Arts Studio • Screenprinting Studio PROJECTED GROUNDBREAKING SUMMER 2017
Artists For Humanity has raised over 70% of a $28,000,000 expansion campaign to respond to the challenges and opportunities of the future. BUILDING FUND: $24,000,000
Artists For Humanity seeks capital funding to support construction of a 30,000 sq.ft. addition to the Artists For Humanity EpiCenter. New construction will maximize employment opportunities for Boston youth and will increase community engagement in the Innovation District.
INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY FUND: $4,000,000
The Innovation and Opportunity Fund will allow Artists For Humanity to expand our innovative programs and double youth employment for under-resourced urban populations. Investment will be necessary to scale our program towards sustainability. Includes working capital and building reserves.
PROJECT TEAM ARTISTS FOR HUMANITY STAFF SUSAN RODGERSON | Co-founding Executive/Artistic Director JASON TALBOT | Co-Founder, Board member, and Special Projects Director ANDREW MOTTA | Operations Director ELLEN MELTZER | Strategic Advisor EMILY SMALDON | Major Gifts Director
ARTISTS FOR HUMANITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS PATRICK PLANETA | Principal, Planeta Design Group, AFH Board Chair SENAM KUMAHIA | Consultant, KAGE Growth Strategies NATALIE LEMLE | Director of Partnerships, ArtLifting DAVID NAGAHIRO | Principal, CBT Architects NINA NICOLOSI | Human Resources Consultant ABIGAIL OGILVY | Owner, Abigail Ogilvy Gallery YARO PAN | Managing Director and Equity Research Analyst, Wellington Management NICOLE RICE | Director of Major Gifts, Union of Concerned Scientists CAROLINE TAGGART | Independent Fine Art Professional JASON TALBOT | Co-Founder, Board member, and Special Projects Director
DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT TEAM STEFAN BEHNISCH | Principal and Founding Partner, Behnisch Architekten ROBERT MATTHEW NOBLETT | Partner, Behnisch Architekten JILL KAEHLER | Architect, Behnisch Architekten JIM GROSSMAN | VP & COO of Northeast, Suffolk Construction SEAN EDWARDS | VP of Operations, Suffolk Construction
ADVISORS ADELE FLEET BACOW | President, Community Partners Consultants JOHN CANNISTRARO | President, J.C. Cannistraro LLC DAVID ENNIS | President, Affirmative Investments, Inc LARRY KAPLAN | Partner, Goodwin Proctor, LLP ELI LONG | Vice President - Development, CV Properties DAVID WALEK | Attorney, Former AFH Board Chair 25
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