2018 IMPACT REPORT
“At Inner-City Arts, I discovered art means trying new things and never giving up.�
- Aurum, 7th Grade
OUR VISION We believe that the arts and creativity are transformational. Inner-City Arts envisions a society that honors the human capacity for creativity, and values its cultivation in the education of young people.
OUR MISSION Our mission is to engage young people in the creative process in order to shape a society of creative, confident and collaborative individuals.
TABLE OF CONTENTS A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO
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WORK OF ART
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
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WHY WE ARE HERE WHO WE SERVE
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THE ROSENTHAL THEATER
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2018 HIGHLIGHTS
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WHAT FUELS OUR WORK
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LEARNING AND ACHIEVING THROUGH THE ARTS
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FUNDING AT A GLANCE
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OUR SUPPORTERS
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OUR BOARD
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OUR TEAM
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ARTISTS IN THE MIDDLE
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OUR ART FORMS
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THE VISUAL, MEDIA AND PERFORMING ARTS INSTITUTES
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Dear Friends, This is a call to action. Our country is in need of compassionate, creative thinkers, innovators, and changemakers. When public education, and more specifically arts education, remains drastically underfunded, it is imperative that all of us champion an education system that unlocks the creative potential of every student through art. At Inner-City Arts, I see the power of creativity in action. In our studios, hundreds of young people collaborate with each other, develop problem-solving skills, share bold ideas through art making, and think critically about their futures. My desire is that as you read our Impact Report, you see the power of your support. By volunteering in our studios, attending our events, or making a contribution, you maintain and uplift our mission of providing a creative home for the young people of this city.
Please be inspired about the work being done at Inner-City Arts, but more importantly, I encourage you to take action — become an advocate, vote for arts education, and use your platform to amplify the voices of our youth. High-quality arts education is not optional, it is an investment in our youth and in our future. In partnership,
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO
As we enter our 30th year, we celebrate the great vision of co-founders Bob Bates and Irv Jaeger which continues to fuel our work. We are grateful for the many teaching artists, volunteers, staff members, an incredibly strong board, and countless supporters who have brought the transformational power of art to more than 200,000 students since Inner-City Arts first opened. I look forward to honoring our history and celebrating our future with you as we bring this year’s Imagine Awards to campus for the first time in October.
Bob Smiland President and CEO
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WHY WE ARE HERE The arts and creative learning are essential in the development of a young person. Studies show that students flourish when presented with the opportunity to explore their creativity. They develop self-confidence, gain selfefficacy, show academic improvements, and learn how to better collaborate and communicate with one another—building a healthier, more inspiring society. Still, inequity in education continues to create significant barriers to the arts. Students from low-income households and students of color receive less arts instruction and at a lower quality than their counterparts.* Our work creates access, helping to level the learning field across socio-economic boundaries, because a creative education empowers young children and teens from under-resourced communities to thrive.
WHY WE ARE HERE
*From 2017 LA County Arts Commission’s countywide survey examining the state of arts education in K-12 public schools
Students who have an arts education are 5x less likely
to drop out of school.
Research shows that economically disadvantaged students who are highly engaged in the arts are much more likely to graduate from high school and almost
2x as likely to graduate from college as their peers with no arts education.
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WHO WE SERVE Across all programs, Inner-City Arts serves a diverse population of students.
SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED
89%
84% ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
37%
OF STUDENTS ATTENDED FOR FREE
99.6%
HISPANIC OR LATINO
7%
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
3%
ASIAN AMERICAN
3%
WHITE
3%
OTHER
Students come to Inner-City Arts from all across Los Angeles County. Here are a few examples of where large groups of our student population reside.
= STUDENT POPULATIONS WHO WE SERVE
110 EAGLE ROCK HIGHLAND PARK SILVERLAKE
596
181 HOLLYWOOD
ECHO PARK
860
304
KOREATOWN
DTLA INNER-CITY ARTS
HYDE PARK
176
906
PICO UNION
626
MONTECITO HEIGHTS
270 BOYLE HEIGHTS
236 EAST LA
427 SOUTH CENTRAL
999 HUNTINGTON PARK
112
WATTS
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In 2018, Inner-City Arts provided arts instruction for more than 6,500 Los Angeles children and teens, professional development for over 1,500 educators, and theater events for 12,000+ attendees.
BIGGEST SUMMER ON SEVENTH TO-DATE
SUPPORTING COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS
Inner-City Arts awarded a total of $59,370 in scholarships to four Work of Art students, enabling them to pursue their first year of college debt-free.
2018 HIGHLIGHTS
Thank you to Vera R. Campbell and members of the Founders’ Board for supporting students even after they leave this campus.
In June of 2018, we hosted our largest Summer on Seventh rooftop concert party yet with a special dj set from Mark Ronson, a live performance by Mayer Hawthorne, open studios, food trucks, and more than 1,700 guests on our campus!
A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT IMAGINE AWARDS
CANET FOUNDATION GIFT The Canet Foundation awarded Inner-City Arts with a 10-year $350,000 grant. “Inner-City Arts doesn’t just teach art. They teach creative thinking, a skill that kids will take into everything they do later in their life. It’s this dedication that makes InnerCity Arts unique and a model for the rest of the country. We look forward to a long partnership.”
-Nick Torokvei, Director
Chief Program Officer Beth Tishler was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award during the 2018 Imagine Awards at City Market Social House, alongside Philanthropic Leadership Award honorees Craig and Marion Benell, for her tireless leadership and dedication to the organization, our mission, and our students. “Beth is a part of the indelible spirit of Inner-City Arts. For 26 years, she has enlivened this organization with her special tenacity and deep commitment to the students and communities we serve. Every day, Beth pushes Inner-City Arts forward.”
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-Bob Smiland, President and CEO
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STEAM CONNECTIONS RE-LAUNCH
For years, we have had the vision of bringing the spirit of Inner-City Arts into spaces outside of our campus and providing quality arts education to more students. We are pleased to celebrate one successful year of partnership with Children’s Institute, Inc (CII)! Since our launch in Fall of 2017, we have served nearly 900 new students in our visual and media arts satellite studios at the CII location in Historic Filipinotown.
The Professional Development Institute re-launched STEAM Connections, a four-part series of experiential workshops for educators with a focus on engaging activities that integrate the “A” in STEAM.
LA SPEAKS MAKES ITS DEBUT
2018 HIGHLIGHTS
ONE YEAR AT CHILDREN’S INSTITUTE, INC!
A THEATER COMMUNITY FOR TEENS
The Rosenthal Theater launched a new series of events under the title Teens Take the Theater, a space for high school theater engagement and a stage for student voices to be shared and heard.
In the Fall, we introduced a new Rosenthal Theater event series called LA SPEAKS, a gathering and platform for voices in our community. In its inaugural formation, LA SPEAKS: On the Evolution of the Artist was presented in collaboration with the Work of Art student leadership team and welcomed a teen audience to engage with professionals and emerging creatives through a day filled with special guest keynotes, discussions, interactive workshops, and visual art exhibitions.
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INSTRUCTIONAL DAY PROGRAM
(LATA)
Each year, in partnership with LAUSD and local charter schools, we transport thousands of students to our campus for high-quality arts instruction in one of our eight studios, during the school day, two times per week, for seven to eight weeks. Each class is 75 minutes long and engages students—alongside their classroom peers and teachers—in a creative curriculum led by professional teaching artists. We offer the following art forms: ceramics, media arts, visual arts, creativity lab, music, dance, drama, and filmmaking.
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WHAT ART TEACHES US This year, we welcomed conceptual artist Marissa Sykes to our staff of teaching artists. She talks about what drew her to Inner-City Arts, what she’s learned, and what art teaches us:
students came from
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TITLE-ONE SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE LOS ANGELES AREA
each student received at least
17.5 1:8
HOURS OF ARTISTIC ENGAGEMENT EACH SESSION
At Inner-City Arts, we offer exposure to so many different strategies of thinking, which are critical for dealing with life. It’s why I joined the Creativity Lab team. Students are allowed to come into a supportive environment and the insecurity surrounding not speaking up for fear of presenting the ‘wrong answer’ melts away. Our radical approach to problem solving and our warm validation during this period of their development — it will impact their lives forever and empower them to do bold things in the future.
ADULT TO STUDENT RATIO PER CLASS which included the teaching artist, studio assistant, classroom teacher, and volunteers
5,426
I’ve been working in arts education for over a decade, and young people still continue to push my notion of what’s possible. We provide materials, access and instruction, but students take those same materials and do something radically different from what you would expect. I often find myself saying, ‘I wouldn’t have seen that! I wouldn’t have gone there!’ And, they go there. They do that. And it’s incredible.
INSTRUCTIONAL DAY PROGRAM
“All people have creative capacity and nurturing those capacities, especially for young people, is good for humanity.
K-8 STUDENTS SERVED IN 2018
Outside of creative critical thinking, students learn how to treat others. One of the cards we recently received thanked studio assistant Allie for her kindness, which they found inspirational. And that’s because, at Inner-City Arts, we teach with everything. How you speak to students has lasting impact on their lives. A brief, but powerful, encapsulation of our impact came on the back of an enormous handmade card from a group of 6th graders. Among sentiments expressed in colorful marker, a girl wrote, ‘Thank you for treating us like first class students.’”
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SUMMER MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM
This immersive program offers two three-week sessions designed to meet the unique learning and developmental needs of middle school students during the summer months when learning loss has been shown in studies to increase, especially amongst under-resourced student populations. Here, rising 6th, 7th and 8th graders are welcome to engage with their peers and explore their creativity in four different art forms across the visual, media, and performing arts.
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middle school participants received
45 211
HOURS OF ARTS INSTRUCTION DURING SUMMER MONTHS
STUDENTS SERVED IN 2018
Students were invited to select from a unique offering of workshops, including: COMICS, DIGITAL MUSIC, DRUM RAP, IMPROV, SONGWRITING, TEXTILE PRINTING, AND MORE.
CONNECTING YOUNG ARTISTS TO CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS
“I spent most of my life doing what you are doing right now—exploring and discovering,” said former NFL football player and current CEO of The Imagination Agency Martellus Bennett to a theater filled with students. “Creativity is something you can never discover enough of, so you always have to find new ways to explore your own imagination. Now, I get to be creative every day.” Martellus toured the campus, screened his new show, and answered questions from students about why he left professional football to write, direct, and animate full-time.
SUMMER MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM
During Summer 2018, Inner-City Arts invited a host of Los Angeles creative professionals working in various fields to perform, talk, or work directly with our middle school students, providing a look at what it’s like to transform your creative passion into a professional career.
The American Contemporary Ballet conducted a special interactive performance and invited students to collaborate with performers to choreograph their own dance. The ballet dancers later answered questions and shared what motivated them to pursue such a physically-challenging and exhilarating career. And thanks to Paradigm Talent Agency, Australian electronic recording artist GG MAGREE and her team paired up with middle schoolers in our Digital Music Production workshop to give feedback and listen to the students’ creations.
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ART FORMS OFFERED 3D EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
ANIMATION
CERAMICS
COMEDY & IMPROV
COMIC BOOK DRAWING
by Eamon Cannon Comedy Project
CREATIVE WRITING
CREATIVITY LAB
DANCE
DIGITAL MUSIC PRODUCTION
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY by Red Hook Labs
DRAWING
EMBROIDERY & WEAVING
FASHION DESIGN
GRAPHIC DESIGN
GUITAR
JEWELRY MAKING
MASK MAKING
MUSIC
PAINTING
PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT
PRINTING & LETTERFORMS
SONGWRITING
TEXTILE PRINTING
VOCAL INSTRUCTION
YOUTH PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE
FILMMAKING & CINEMATOGRAPHY
ART FORMS OFFERED
DRAMA
ZINE & BOOK MAKING
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MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL WORKSHOPS
Through the Visual, Media and Performing Arts Institutes, 6th-12th grade students self-select from creative workshop offerings and explore a wide range of art forms. Each workshop offers students a valuable opportunity for creative exploration, self-discovery, collaboration, innovation, and skill development in the arts. Offered three sessions during the year, the program empowers hundreds of teens, sparking purpose, and passion in the next generation of creators. New workshops offered in 2018: A PERFORMER AND THEIR CRAFT, EMBROIDERY, JEWELRY MAKING, PERSONAL EXPERIMENTAL CINEMA, PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR FILM, SINGER/SONGWRITER BOOTCAMP, WEAVING, AND MORE.
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FROM STUDENT, TO ARTIST, TO CURATOR
TOTAL ENROLLMENT IN 2018
This past summer, Jared was empowered to organize and curate his first group art show—titled “Go-getter Tribe”—at a creative space in Echo Park, featuring live music and the work of seven local teen artists, including a couple of our very own students.
STUDENT RETENTION RATE
each student received a minimum of
20
HOURS OF SEQUENTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTION
of students agreed
97%
“I AM ABLE TO EXPRESS WHO I AM THROUGH THE ARTS”
“What we represent is a fresh breath of artistic and ambitious talent,” he proudly shares. “I was mostly inspired by all of the Inner-City Arts Graphic Design Branding workshops I took, which helped me formulate my ideas and then bring them to life. I have become more confident in my ideas and Inner-City Arts has encouraged me to express them more freely.”
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL WORKSHOPS
937 91%
Jared Fonseca, a 12th grader from East Los Angeles, joined Inner-City Arts two years ago and has since discovered that active engagement in the arts lends itself to more than just developing a skill. For him, it has sparked bold ambition and has grown his network in ways he didn’t realize were possible when he first signed up.
Whether it was in Graphic Design, Portfolio Drawing, Photography, or Textile Printing at Inner-City Arts, Jared believes that exposure to art-making vastly improves the quality of his life. “It gives me the chance to put anything I am feeling in a visual format, and serves as a form of therapy for me,” he says. “It teaches me a lot about my own perspective and allows me to interpret things I go through on a daily basis in a new way, which adds more beauty to the dark things in life, because everything can be inspiration.”
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The Work of Art program proudly empowers diverse and vibrant LA teens to assume their place as future leaders and drivers of the creative economy. By connecting creative youth with partnering companies, internships, real-world opportunities, mentorships, portfolio building, career fairs, scholarships, college-prep workshops and resources, Work of Art supports the development of an abundant supply of young talent into the creative industries.
COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPATORY SECTION TITLE PROGRAM
Partnering companies in 2018 included: BOEING, BUZZFEED, DISNEY, MICHAEL MALTZAN ARCHITECTURE, NICKELODEON, PARADIGM TALENT AGENCY, UNITED TALENT AGENCY, WARNER MUSIC GROUP, AND MORE.
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College Readiness Career Exploration Personal and Creative Development
59
STUDENTS ENGAGED IN WORK OF ART IN 2018
100%
OF WORK OF ART GRADUATES WENT TO A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE
A SAFE SPACE FOR DISCOVERY Calynn Watson Fields, a high school senior from South Central LA, didn’t have a lot of friends, didn’t know she could make people laugh, didn’t know she had something so important to share with the world – her story and vision. But that changed when she signed up for an Eamon Cannon Comedy workshop at Inner-City Arts five years ago. What she discovered after more workshops and, later, through the Work of Art program was her own unique voice and a new confident self. She says it’s transformed her life. “I’m not that shy kid I used to be,” she says. “I’m more goal-oriented now. I know how to create a resume, how to apply for scholarships, and it’s given me a lot of confidence – opening doors that were never open before. College hasn’t always been on my mind and now I’m focused on it.” Because of Calynn’s interest in law and politics, the Work of Art program organized a shadow day for her at Los Angeles City Hall and paired her with the ACLU for a paid summer externship, which gave her the opportunity to also travel to Washington DC. Her experiences here have ignited a deeper interest in pursuing social justice work. Calynn plans to attend a four-year college, and intends to use her filmmaking, photography and creative writing skills to impact the world around her.
COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPATORY PROGRAM
85%
OF PARTICIPATING SENIORS GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL
“I hope that I can use my art to shed a light on injustices in the world.” Reflecting on a film project she completed over the summer that brought a teaching artist to tears, she says, “I can never forget that feeling. It’s like something inside of me woke up and I realize now that I have a voice. Not just a voice for me to hear, but a voice to share with others.”
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Recognizing the urgent need for students to be more deeply engaged in their education, the Inner-City Arts Professional Development Institute supports public education through programming designed to provide educators and administrators with meaningful strategies for integrating creativity into core curriculum. Each in-depth series focuses on various methods for engaging students in their own learning, enhancing each student’s ability to achieve academic and personal success.
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BUILDING COMMUNITY IN THE CLASSROOM
252
EDUCATORS SERVED IN 2018
“I’ve definitely focused in on teaching as a holistic practice,” said Amanda. “I’m now looking for connections in all areas of my curriculum and looking at art as a key part.”
EDUCATORS IN TRAINING
Graduate-level students received up to 13 days of intensive arts training at Inner-City Arts as part of their graduate studies.
1,117
The strategies Amanda learned in our workshops have transformed the culture of her classroom. Drawing, bookmaking, creating mandalas, and exploring performing arts are just a few integrations that have deepened her students’ understanding of different subject matters, helping them express more freely.
ADMINISTRATORS, CLASSROOM TEACHERS, TEACHING ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS trained in evidence-based strategies for arts integration and implementation of creative practice.
187
In the Fall, she had the opportunity to return with her students. Here, Amanda observed her fifth-graders becoming more confident, asking questions more readily, and persevering when faced with challenges. Amanda herself pushed out of her comfort zone, growing closer to her class by creating alongside her students in our studios.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
1,556
Amanda Tooley, a fifth grade teacher at Angeles Mesa Elementary School in Crenshaw, first engaged with Inner-City Arts in 2018 by participating in the Professional Development Institute’s Creativity in the Classroom series. Seeing the impact of the workshops on her own teaching practice propelled Amanda to later attend our Summer Creativity Practicum and STEAM Connections series.
K-8 CLASSROOM TEACHERS
participated in arts and creativity workshops as part of attending Inner-City Arts with their students through our Learning and Achieving Through the Arts school-day program.
“My students are encouraged to build community in the classroom. They better understand how to have conversations, own their work, and acknowledge each other.” One day, after writing a collaborative poem, her students, unprompted, grabbed musical instruments and turned the poem into a song. Inspired by creative happenings like this in her classroom, Amanda now advocates for arts education and shares art-centered lesson plans with other educators.
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COMMUNITY AND THEATER PROGRAMMING
We are proud to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of The Rosenthal Theater, a home for diverse and innovative performances. In its decade-long operation, the black-box theater has provided a stage for thousands of students’ voices, free performances for young audiences during the school-day, vibrant theater events and workshops for families and friends, monthly open-mic nights for the community, and a space for artists to develop and share their stories.
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PERFORMANCES AND THEATER EVENTS
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PERFORMANCES BY STUDENTS
A MESSAGE OF HOPE
12,000+
- Richard Cabral In October 2018, The Rosenthal Theater produced Fighting Shadows, Richard Cabral’s one-man show, which follows his early life as a gang member in East Los Angeles through to his life-affirming story of transformation made possible by his will and the good work of Homeboy Industries and Father Greg Boyle. Thanks to the generosity of the Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation, select performances were presented for the first time to local high school classes at no cost. During post-show conversations with Richard, the teen audience asked questions about his journey, learning from his creative practice as an actor, director, and storyteller. Adrian, a junior at Central City Value High School connected deeply to Richard’s story. “As a Mexican-American who has grown up in a poor neighborhood, I’ve had to experience gang violence firsthand. I had family members that were in gangs. It is important to hear Richard’s story because it tells a tale that is universal and highlights the struggles that Latinos go through,” said Adrian. “This play taught me that second chances are good, that one can leave that life behind and give hope to those that might be in a similar situation.”
COMMUNITY AND THEATER PROGRAMMING
TOTAL ATTENDEES IN 2018
“I must pass the message that art saves. I believe storytelling saves lives.”
Fighting Shadows allowed not only our young teen audience to engage in the profound questions the play raises about love, home, and justice, but also enabled community members to explore difficult themes in the safe, creative environment of our theater. Through creative writing engagements, audience members composed letters to currently incarcerated young people and adults. Richard’s story brought 1,500+ audience members to The Rosenthal Theater with sold-out shows, and Fighting Shadows became an opportunity for hundreds to share their own stories and reclaim their spirit through storytelling and art.
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WHAT FUELS OUR WORK We could not do it without you. At Inner-City Arts, transformation in the lives of young children and teens is only possible thanks to our community of generous donors—individuals, foundations and companies—who, together, contribute 90% of the revenue necessary to fund our programming.
WHAT FUELS OUR WORK
Just as essential is our committed staff and hundreds of volunteers, including our Board of Directors, who dedicate their time and heart in service to our mission and champion our cause.
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TEACHING ARTISTS AND STUDIO ASSISTANTS
380
ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS
5,943
HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE
67
TEAM MEMBERS
29
BOARD MEMBERS
912
UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL DONORS
“Being able to be there for critical moments super early is so important – to let children know that hey, it’s going to get better and Inner-City Arts is a safe environment to explore being emotional. Art gives you all of that.” - Micah Lewis, Inner-City Arts Studio Volunteer
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FUNDING AT A GLANCE INTEREST INCOME $85,550
CORPORATE & FOUNDATION
FEE INCOME $309,011
$2,446,297
1%
7%
GOVERNMENT GRANTS
53% 10%
$468,812
INDIVIDUAL
13%
REVENUE
$585,398
16%
FUNDING AT A GLANCE
SPECIAL EVENTS, NET $767,580
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM
$712,691
$3,933,438
72%
13%
EXPENSES
FUNDRAISING
15% $804,527
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OUR SUPPORTERS We are proud to recognize the many foundations, corporations, public agencies, event sponsors and individual donors that made a contribution to fund our work this year. CHAMPIONS OF THE ARTS The following individuals, foundations, corporations and public agencies have each contributed a cumulative total of over $1M to Inner-City Arts. AEG / Staples Foundation The Ahmanson Foundation The Alissa Michelle Tishler Memorial Fund The Annenberg Foundation
California Department of Parks and Recreation Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation Doug and Robin Hinchliffe Lee Graff Foundation / Graff Californiawear
Monica and Philip Rosenthal and The Rosenthal Family Foundation S. Mark Taper Foundation The Walt Disney Company Vera R. Campbell Foundation
DONOR LISTING The following donors have contributed between January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018. $200,000 AND ABOVE
Eric and Kelley Coleman
The Hale Foundation
Art in Numbers
The Canet Foundation
The Conboy Foundation
Jackie L. Harman
The Audrey and Sydney Irmas
Los Angeles Unified
Creative Space
The Harold McAlister Charitable
The Daniel Legacy Foundation
Foundation
Devon Baranski
Fitzberg Foundation
Pam and Steve Hirsh
Yuval Bar-Zemer
Harman Family Foundation
Interscope Records
Frank E. Baxter
$100,000 - $199,000
Hollywood Foreign Press
Jeffrey E. Jaeger
Ben B. and Joyce E. Eisenberg
The Annenberg Foundation
Association
Johnny Carson Foundation
Foundation
Marion and Craig Benell
Joseph Drown Foundation
The Kenneth T. & Eileen L.
Mark Borman and Karen Hermelin
The Eisner Foundation
Los Angeles Clippers Foundation
Buchalter
Lois and Chris Madison
Los Angeles County Arts
KWDZ Manufacturing, LLC
Barbara Cambilargiu
Rosenthal Family Foundation
Commission
Lionsgate
The Chris & Melody
Weingart Foundation
The Louis L. Borick Foundation
Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation
Max H. Gluck Foundation
Los Angeles Magazine LLC
Crowe LLP
$50,000 - $99,000
Moss Foundation
Meridian Textiles, Inc. / Howard
Gretchen and Matthew DiNapoli
The Boeing Company
Pacific Western Bank
Deutchman
Factory Place Arts Complex
The Carl & Roberta
The Rosalinde and Arthur
Pacific American Group
Mitchell Frank
The Ray and Wyn Ritchie Evans
Rebecca Grenell
School District
OUR SUPPORTERS
Vera R. Campbell Foundation
Deutsch Foundation
Malachowsky Family Foundation
The Cheryl Saban Self-Worth
Ruth and Joseph C. Reed
Foundation
Health-Ade Kombucha
Shanghai Nine Tripod
Irwin and Patti Jaeger JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Foundation for Women and Girls
Foundation for the Arts
Confidence Foundation
Michael Schreter and Sally Lawson
DEW Foundation
Swain Barber Foundation
The Sheri and Les Biller
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
Thelma Pearl Howard Foundation
Karen Kane, Inc.
Linda Hothem and FOSart
U.S. Bank Foundation
Torrey Pines Bank
Manuela
Viacom, Inc. / MTV
TPG Global
Mari and Patrick McAlister
Wells Fargo Foundation
Trader Joe’s
MedMen
Union Pacific Foundation
N&H Apparel
USA & Panama
The Kathryn Caine Wanlass
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Gilbert Foundation
Norris Foundation
Charitable Foundation
Charitable Foundation
International / Andy Liu Family Foundation
Real Estate
The Lee Graff Foundation
$10,000 - $19,999
W.M. Keck Foundation, directed
Shelby Notkin
Rick and Jennifer Madden
2332 Collective
NYL Trade Limited / Sabrina Zhu
The Otis Booth Foundation
Art at the Rendon
Vanessa Walker-Oakes and
Anne and David Rainer
Robert M. Smiland
The B.C. McCabe Foundation
Ressler Family Foundation
The Walt Disney Company
The Bank of America Charitable
Walter J. and Holly O. Thomson
Rosenthal & Rosenthal of California
Foundation
Foundation
Ross Stores, Inc.
$20,000 - $49,999
Bel Air Investment Advisors LLC
Wells Fargo Capital Finance
ROW DTLA
AEG
Robert and Catherine Beyer
Ali Zahedi
Segal Family - United World
Ann Peppers Foundation
Bright Sourcing Group
Anonymous
City of Los Angeles, Proposition K
$5,000 - $9,999
Shake Shack Enterprises, LLC
AT&T Aspire
Cold Stone Creamery
72andSunny
Cindy and Bob Shearin
Bill and Tamara Bagnard
Kelvin Davis
Katie McGrath and J.J. Abrams
Mark Shuster / Shuster
California Arts Council
Robert and Liz Deere
American Business Bank
Capital Group
The Getty Foundation
Sheri and Noel Anenberg
The Sirpuhe and John Conte
City of Los Angeles
Goldsmith Family Giving Fund
Anonymous
Foundation
Kapil Gupta
ARRIVE Hotels & Restaurants
Lisa and Tim Sloan
Department of Cultural Affairs
by Sherry Lansing Daniel Oakes
Foundation
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Tom and Julie Stillwell
Bunny and Neal Halter
Foundation
Barbara Kurshan and
SWAT Fame, Inc.
Hanner Enterprises
Abby Sher
Tempted Apparel Corp.
Hirshan Family Foundation
Mithra Sheybani and William
Susan Leary
Beth Tishler and Tom Grond
Amanda Hovest
Schoenholz
Sam Linsky
Union Bank Foundation
The Human Family Educational and
Monica Shilling
Thomas MacLaughlin
Whitney Young Children’s
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
Oscar Magallanes
Foundation
Hyper Rabbit Media LLC
Skanska - Stacy Witbeck a
Jay and Kathleen Mangel
Jack and Victoria Horne Oakie
Mann & Zarpas, LLP
$1,000 - $4,999
Julia Skrovan
Silvia and Ernie Marjoram
Aladdin US National Tour
Juniper Ridge LLC
Lisa Smith
Gary Marsh
Maribeth Annaguey
Steven Kinberg
Jennifer Smith
Thomas McInerney
Anonymous
Kirkland & Ellis Foundation
Richard Squire
Greg and Nancy Meidel
Amy Aquino and Drew McCoy
The Kleiner Cohen Foundation
Steen Family Foundation
Ilse Metchek
Sarah Arison
Lasher Foundation, Inc.
Randi Steinberger
Janis L. and Daniel C. Minton
Lee and Rachel Ault
Jeanne Price Latimer
Matthew Steinmetz
Rabbi Yocheved Mintz
The B H Semler Family Fund
Legendary Group of
Strauss Foundation
Connie Moran and George Romero
Anissa and Paul J. Balson
Companies
Thomas Strickler
Toyin Moses
Bob Bates
Rachel Levin
David Thomas
Lex Nakashima
Ron Beard
Chris and Maureen Liebes
Rebecca and Ashish Tolia
Jennie K. Nielsen
Colleen and Bradley Bell
Sonny Lulla
The TR Family Trust
David N. and Aileen Cain Olney
Sandra Berg
Mainstay Entertainment
Douglas Trewhitt
Faith Halverson Olson
Birds Rides
Michael Maltzan and Amy Murphy
West Elm
Melissa Oman
Rachel Bloom
Mark and Maura Rampolla
James Wilcox
Julie Penman Livesey
Bolton & Company
Foundation
Dexter Williams
Jaime E. Pierson
Greg Brown
Jeff and Jill Markham
Wonderful Giving
Christian Planting
Jason Aalon Butler
Mattina R. Proctor Foundation
Wurwand Foundation
Allison and Drew Planting
BuzzFeed
Lydia Ann McCoy
Zinc Cafe & Market
Linda and Lawrence Rauch
C3 Church
Mattie McFadden-Lawson and
Daniel Castellaneta and
Cultural Institute
Charitable Foundation
Joint Venture
Roger Coleman
Michelle Rhea Mark Ronson
Dania Medina
The Abbe-Schneider Family
Barney Saltzberg and Susan Strick
Jerry Chang
Alexis Mendoza
American Institute of Graphic Arts
Robert Schnur
The Charitable Foundation
Milton and Ruth Berman Family
Anonymous
Jon Schotz and Patricia Wheeler
The Cigliano Family
Foundation
Dr. Paul Ashkenaz
Charlie Scott
CIT Group Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Morgan
Matt Babrick
Amy Seidenwurm
City Constructors, Inc.
The Morrison & Foerster
Max Ball
Alexandra Seros
Cambria and Jack Cline
Foundation
The Bartzokis Family
Bryce Shawcross
Hillary and Weston Cookler
Shari and Hadi Morshed
Eva and George Biro
Leland Shepherd
Crowe Horwath Foundation
James Mortensen
Richard Bloch
Lara Shortz
Crown Family Philanthropies
Mark D. Muller
Eugenio and Ursula Bonilla
David and Cheryl Snow
Tony Cummings
Sandra Naftzger
Caidan Brown
Michelle St. John
David Cutler
Nancy E. Barton Foundation
Andy Buckley
Michael Strauss
Tina and Dave Dahl
Steven and Carol O’Day
Barbara Bundy
Katerina Tana
Dailey & Associates
Orange Aluminum
David Calnon
David Tishler
Howard Daschbach
Laura Owens
Stephen Carroll
Andrea and David Tracy
David Kordansky Gallery
Ashley and Dan Palmer
Charly West
Russel Upton
Laura Donnelley
Paradigm Talent Agency
Rodney Choo
Damien Vanderpool
Malik Ducard
Kenny Parmelee
Cink Fundraising
Watt Companies
E-Luck Apparel Inc.
Veronica Pedroza
Owen Demers
William H. Desser Foundation
Ear Elf
Mary Patricia Pence
Caia Diepenbrock
East West Bank
PlayNetwork
The Dritley Charitable Foundation
$100 - $499
Kurt Eggert
Jane and Greg Porter
Echo Park Craft Fair
Gayane Ahverdyan
The Eli & Edythe L. Broad
The Private Foundation
Monte Enright
Robert Alejandre
Foundation
Warren Riley
Patti Felker
Alice + Olivia
Scott and Jill Feinstein
Chip and Kathleen Rosenbloom
Ross Flagg
Deborah Allen
Kathie Foley-Meyer
Ross Stores Foundation
Gregory and Marci Foster
Anonymous (2)
Jeffrey and Kelly Freid
The Sage Group, LLC
Frederic W. Cook & Co. Inc.
Steve Applebaum
Fuse
Kimberly and David Samson
Marla and Jeff Garlin
Robert Armez
Peter Gal
Mark Sandelson
Coco Gorodetsky
Aaron Atchison
Jacob Garcia
Galen and Joe Sanford
Bobbie and Bob Greenfield
Steve Austin
Anne Geffner
Martha Saucedo
Crystal Hale
Backbeat Management
Gilmore Associates
John Scalzi
Brenton Hamlet
Amadea Bailey
Giving University
Jonathan and Jennifer Schreter
Rona Heifetz
James Balbin
Goldman Family Fund
SCI-Arc
Winnie Holzman and Paul Dooley
James Barker
Gonring, Spahn & Associates, Inc.
Leslie Shaw and Peter Frank
Jimmy and Brooke Klein
Nina Barsky
Wendy Greene
Sheila, Dave and Sherry Gold
Wendy and Joey Klein
Theresa Baxter-McGraw
Deborah Lacusta
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$500 - $999
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Kelly Been
Denise DeSantis
John Graff
Gina LeBlanc
Clare Beeny
Tony DeSena, Jr.
Farris Green
Stacey and David Lender
Stacen Berg
Karen Dezelle
Jeremy Greene
Aliza and Mike Lesser
Alex Berger
Jodi DiCenzo
Robb Greenspan
Jody Levin
Jim Berger
Rose Dobrikovic
Nicholas Grond
David Levine
Dagmar Bernstein
Lisa and Brett Doherty
Elliot Grossman
Jamie Lew
Natasha and Mitul Bisarya
Samantha Dolan
Amy Gustincic
Mimi Lind
Anna Boorstin
Dominus Entertainment
Barbara Hale
Scott Lipe
Samuel Bouffard
Robynn Dorffi
Elaine Hall
Nina Litvak
Sabrina Bow
Terry Dowbiggin
Nina Hans
Marie Lloyd
Brent Boyd
Allison Dozet
Sadie Harman
Connie Lockhart
Loraine Boyle
DriveWise Auto
Jamarah Hayner
Meghan Logue
Suzi Boyle
Luke Droulez
Damon Hein
Karin Longhurst
Joe and Loyce Braun
Amie DuBois
Joanne Heng
Samantha Longman
Phyllis Braxton
Kathleen M Duncan
Albert Ho
Los Angeles Sheriff’s
Cynthia Harnisch Breunig
Kara Durrett
Mike Hobbie
Department, Carson
Stephen Brown
Sarah Dusseault
Jami Hoffman
Gang Diversion Fund
Kiara Brown
Virginia N. Dvorak
Erin Hollander
Victoria Lovinggood
Austin Browning
The Edlow Family Fund Inc.
Marjani Holliday
Ari Lubet
Erika Bsumek
Bobbi Elliott
Mike Homer
Adrienne Luce
Elizabeth Burrill
Paula Ely
David House
Jesse Luna
Melanie Burstin
Susan Emerling-Torres
Rebecca Howard
Ling Ly
Ashley Butler
Tony Emerson
John Howland
Kathleen Maguire
Olly Caiden
Carol Ann Emquies
David Hubley
Ernie Maldonado
Anne and Paul Caiden
Marc Engel
Greig Hutchinson
Christopher Marion
Alexis Pierre Callanta
Taylor Erickson
Raeesa Hyder
Mike Martin
Dawn Cameron
Nicole Esparza
Lyeng Ia-Boseman
Robert Martinez
Cards Direct
Andrew Fekula
Interactive Playlab
Patrick Martinez
Amanda Carita
Ronnie Felix
Stanley Jacobs
Mary and William Martone
Arthur Carlson
Marta Ferro
Natalie Jaeger
Robert Massey
Steve and Connie Carmany
Leanne Fessenden
Huma Javed
Rodrick Massey
David Carmany
John Fischer
Blair Jenkins
Charles Mayton
Bertha Carp
Mindy Fishel and Matthew Kweder
Kiara Johnson
John McClure
Nicole Castrogiovanni
Martin Fleischmann
Elizabeth Frances Johnson
Darren McClure
Esther Ceballos
Arianne Flores
Erik Johnson
Ellen McGeorge
Brian Chamberlayne
Diana Flores
William Jones
Leslie McGowan
Sharifah Chammas
Ryan Florido
Suzanne Joskow
Stephen McLaughlin and
Honeylyn Chang
William Foudy
Katalin Kahan
Joey Chavez
Richard D. Freeman
Robert J. Kang
John McMahon
Glen Chen
Richard Fulks
Jennifer Karie
Karen McRoberts
Sarah Chenault
Drew Furedi and Naya Bloom
Richard and Barbara Karsting
Josh Meyer and Vicki Botnick
David Churchill Stambaugh
Frank Gallo
Kenyetta Kaufman
Claudia and Darrell Miers
Hashi Clark
Alison Garb
Mark Kaufman
Nath Milburn
Matthew Clawson
George Garcia
Marie Kaufman and Kenneth
David Miller
Heidi Clifford
Robert Garcia
Johnson
Million Dollar Round Table
Steven Cochran
Eva and Michael Gaw
Trina Kaye
Robert Mischel
Andrew Cohen
Justin Gaynor
Kody Kellogg
Thomas Mizo
Alyce Coleman
Catherine Geanuracos
David Kenin and Mary Herne
Diana Montante
Michael H. Collins
Sydnie Geismar
Kevin M. Kershisnik
Johan Moreno
Todd Cooper
George and Helen Abe
Larry Kidd
Yana Morgulis
Andrea Corpuz
Chin Kim
Moroccan Lounge
Rene Correa
Gloria Gerace
Adam King
Nisha Morris
Enrico Cosinas
Leia Gerali
Matthew Klahorst
Donald L. Morrow
Darnell Cox
Matthew Ginocchio
Knice America
Daryl and Nathalie Moss
Steve Crane
Iskoui Gjevonian
Tony Knight
Simon Muir
Meredith Crawford
Mary Glenn
Matthew Knight
Marina Murad
Amy Cuenco
Sandee A. Glickman
Keith Knueven
Mary and Derek Murray
Maria Cummings
Judith Golden
Paul F. Kobos
Pegi Murray
Daniel Dahl
Stan Golden
Michael Komsky
Adam Musch
Alan Darby
Daniel Goldstein
Jennifer Kondo
Mark Myers
Elizabeth Davis
Susie Goliti and Tom Baxa
Mark Kondracki
Liset Nagtalon
Keno Deary
Latynn Gomes
Jolene Konnersman
Stephen Nathan
Cynthia Delpit
Robert Gomez
Sam Kunianski
Summerly Nava
Richard Demonteverd
Guillermo Gonzalez
Chris La Fountaine
Dalena Nguyen
Stephanie Dergarabedian
Oscar Gonzalez
Sheila Lachs
Vu-Bang Nguyen
Charitable Fund
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Lilly Urban
Eric Ritz
Yana Sosnovskaya
Mitchell Valerio
Sandra Nielsen
Serena Rivera
Jennifer Valentine and
Elizabeth Vargas
Ashley Nissim
Ro | Rockett Design
Camacho
Nazanine Noghreian
Alma Robinson
Katherine Sperling
Alejandro Velasco
Elba Noriega
Bertha Rodriguez
Laura Sreebny
Paul Villa
Jesus Novoa
Julia Romey
Sullivan Stapleton
Vistamar School
Matthew Nuss
Marilyn Rose
Lis Stark
Khang Vo
Mother Of Me
Ivy Rose
Tom Steel
Vy and Nicholas Vu
Alan Olick
Jackie and Robert Rosenberg
Anna Stroman
Travis Walker
Patti O’Neill
Tawanna Ross
Malissa Strong
Case Walker
Aaron Onsurez
Paula Roth
John and Renate Stroup
Maxx Walske
Vanessa Ortega
Christine Rothermel
Davonte Suarez
John and Syvia Warnes
Lauren Owens
Andrea Ruygt
Elizabeth Summers
Julie And Peter Weil
Marc Pally
Joel Safranek
The Summit Series
Lucia Weiss
Alvaro Palma
Kristopher Salinger
Steve Sun
Marc and Brent Weiss
Cindy Pando
Salt & Straw
Ricky Swallow
Gary White
Bon Pang
Tina Sayegh
Liliana Tapia
Stefani Williams
Randy Parkes
Matt Scelza
Louise Taubman
Mark Williams
Steve Patino
Arnold Schaffer
Sam Teller
Denise and Andrew Winner
Ellen and George Paulin
Carol Schary
Dawn Tenebruso
Alison and Joe Winter
Marialyce Pedersen
Stephen Schmidt
Mark Terman
Kathy Winterton
Mark Pender
David and Varda Schriger
Desean Terry
Charles Wiser
Yolanda Perales
Antonia D. Schuman
Brenna Terry
Rob Wolken
Michael Perrortta
Robert Scott
Cathy I. Tetef-Davies
Ernest Wong
Dwain Perry
Hillary Seitz and Steven Crystal
Mike Thurman
Jennifer Wong
Robert Perry
Ila Sender
Rachel Tigelaar
Mike Wong
David and Debbie Pine
Sahar Sharif
Alycea Tinoyan
Diane Wright
Jonathan Pine
The Shelburnes Family
Sheila Tishler
Karyn Wynne
Eric Podell
Pamela Sherman
Daena Title
Vanna Yamamoto
Johanne Chavez
Steven Sherman
Russell C. Tolman
Mary and Charles Yeko
Marci Press
Sasha Shipman
Douglass Tomlinson
Justin Yovino
Dylan Quirt
Jennifer Sierra
Christine Tran
Zach Zalben
Rabble Rouser Tattoo
Michele Silverstein
Nancy Truong
Marvin and Judy Zeidler
Josephine Ramirez
Janice Smith
Becky Tucker
Sage Zermeno-Romero
Christina Ramirez
Melinda Smith
Philip Tuyay
Steven Zimmerman
Emily Rice
Vandana Snyder
UBS Community Affairs
Patrick Richmond
Laura Solis
and Corporate
David Ritch
Guillian Sollestre
Responsibility, Americas
Diana Ritchey
Kaveh Soroush
Jaime Valdez
Mikko D. Sperber
OUR 2018 PARTNERS
Jessica Nguyen
OUR 2018 PARTNERS Partnerships and collaborations with schools, cultural organizations, researchers, community groups and funders are at the heart of Inner-City Arts mission and support our work. Arts For LA
hereandnow Theatre Co.
Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
ArtCenter College of Design
Hero Theatre Company
Pasadena Unified School District
Autry National Center
Grand Performances
The Roots and Wings Project
The Broad Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum and The Getty Center
School on Wheels
Centers for Research on Creativity (CroC)
Lineage Entertainment Group
SCI-Arc
Central City East Association
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
The Staples Center
Children’s Institute Inc.
Mark Taper Forum | Center Theatre Group
Mount St. Mary’s University
The Colburn School
MOCA, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
One Grain of Sand Puppet Theater
The Disney Company
MOCA, The Museum of Contemporary Art,
Otis College of Art and Design
DreamWorks Animation SKG
UCLA Graduate School of Education
Geffen Playhouse
The Music Center: Performing Arts Center
& Information Studies, Center X
Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation
Teacher Education Program (TEP)
Hauser & Wirth
National Endowment for the Arts
Hacienda La Puente School District (HLPUSD)
Para Los Niños
Los Angeles of LA County
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OUR BOARD BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jonathan Schreter Chair | Bolton & Company
Erikk Aldridge AEG
Eugene Hernandez LAUSD
Steve Schoenholz Tempted Apparel
Silvia Marjoram Secretary | American Business Bank
Craig Benell * Morgan Stanley
Doug Hinchliffe *
Mithra Sheybani Attorney
Geoffrey Anenberg Treasurer | Creative Space
Al Brooks * JPMorgan Chase
Jeffrey Jaeger Standard Properties Sam Kunianski Torrey Pines Bank
Eric Coleman Disney
Susan Luehrs Wells Fargo Bank
Dan Erlij United Talent Agency
Rick Madden Kirkland & Ellis
Alfred Fraijo Sheppard Mullin Mitchell Frank Spaceland Productions Brian Goldsmith Lionsgate Kapil Gupta Cedars Sinai
Jay Mangel * Crowe LLP Scott Morielli Graff California Wear
Tom Stillwell Big Fish Consulting Joni Topper JPMorgan Chase Vanessa Walker-Oakes Flintridge Preparatory School Grant Withers Capital Group
*Active member of the board until joining the Founders’ Board in April 2018
David Rainer Pacific Western Bank Joe Sanford * U.S. Bank
Jackie Harman COYN
OUR BOARD
“Having had the opportunity to volunteer in the studios and watch my son attend sessions, I now recognize more fully the expansive impact of Inner-City Arts’ programs. Inner-City Arts teaches core skills and habits of mind: creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, clear communication, curiosity, open-mindedness, and respect. The arts are a means for supporting students so that they are equipped to face the challenges of the future as creators, communicators, and leaders.” -Vanessa Walker-Oakes New Inner-City Arts Board Member, Joined 2018
FOUNDERS’ BOARD Wallis Annenberg Kim Baer Bill and Tamara Bagnard Jon Basalone Bob Bates Frank Baxter Craig Benell Alan Berro Michael Becker Holly and Charlie Bowyer Cynthia Harnisch Breunig Al Brooks Marvin Burns Vera R. Campbell Ira Cohen Bob Davidson Sharon DeBriere Carol Emerling
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YOUNG PROFESSIONALS BOARD Susan Emerling-Torres Bobbie Greenfield Crosby Haffner Steve Hirsh Linda Hothem Doug Hinchliffe Irv Jaeger Paul Johnson Glorya Kaufman Laurie Konheim Melanie Lundquist Kathleen Maguire Michael Maltzan Jay Mangel Jeff Marine David Merritt Randy Miller Connie Moran Romero
Anthony E. (Tony) Nicholas John Peterson Drew Planting Maura Rampolla Monica Rosenthal Joe Sanford Martha Saucedo William Schoenholz Eric Schotz Michael Schreter Bob Shearin Mark Slavkin Beatriz Stotzer Tom Strickler Ned Sutro Katerina Tana Craig Watson
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Crystal Hale, Chair Aretta Frazier Justin J. Garza Rick Garzon Sarah Hanner Amanda Hovest Michael Khosravifard Oscar Magallanes Toyin Moses Ethan Schiff
OUR TEAM LEADERSHIP Bob Bates Co-Founder and Artistic Director
Bianca Dobrikovic Director of Institutional Giving
Beth Tishler Chief Program Officer
Bob Smiland President and CEO
George Garcia Director of Operations
Susan Truong Associate Director of Events
Jennifer Carroll Associate Director of Education
Tom Grond Director of Facilities
Collette Williams Alleyne Senior Director of Education
Dolores ChĂĄvez Director, The Rosenthal Theater
Jan Kirsch Director of Professional Development
Amy Cuenco Director of Finance
Vy Pham Director of Communications
Rachelle Arias Staff Accountant Nancy Avila Senior Accountant Jesse Bliss Teaching Artist, Creative Writing Matthew Bogdanow Teaching Artist, Music Sara Carlson Prof. Dev. Assistant
Anisa Hamdan Programs Manager, AIM and LATA
Ivan Lopez Teaching Artist, Textiles, and Media Arts Assistant
Javier Hernandez Teaching Artist, Cartooning
Nick Manuguerra Assistant Facilities Manager
Marissa Herrera Teaching Artist, Dance and Theater Associate Artist Erin Higashi Administrative Associate
Karina Mata Studio Assistant, Visual Arts and Film Jay McDonald Grant Writer
Holli Hornlien Program Manager, Institutes and Work of Art
Myrna Cristerna Theater Manager
Roby Klug Studio Assistant, Ceramics
Wendy Cruz Admin and H.R. Generalist
Erica Larsen Teaching Artist, Animation
Orlando Moreno Program Assistant, LATA and AIM
Arianna Garcia Program Assistant, Institutes
Mindy Lee Teaching Artist, Graphic Design
Lizbeth Navarro Teaching Artist, Ceramics
Mark Gonzalez Program Coordinator, Institutes Kevin Hallagan Prof. Dev. Assistant Mike Halverson Prof. Dev. Manager
Joannza Lo Teaching Artist, Animation and Media Arts Samantha Longman Teaching Artist, Visual Arts
John Miyasaki Theater Associate Artist
Raquel Olvera Communications Associate Tiffany Owens Prof. Dev. Facilitator and Curriculum Specialist
Michelle Solorio Teaching Artist, Ceramics
Paula Perlman Teaching Artist, Dance
Cyndi Sorrell Executive Assistant
Beth Peterson Teaching Artist, Mask Making and Theater Associate Artist
Madeleine St. John Volunteer Manager
Mary Prall Development Associate Alexandra Prescott Studio Assistant, Creativity Lab Ross Rodriguez Technician, Ceramics Michael Sample Program Consultant Joey Scher Studio Assistant, Media Arts David Schroeder Studio Assistant, Creativity Lab Michelle Seabreeze Teaching Artist, Dance Steve Sobalvarro Teaching Artist, Media Arts
Berry Stein Teaching Artist, Visual Arts Marissa Sykes Teaching Artist, Creativity Lab Rebecca Tager Teaching Artist, Ceramics ZoĂŤ Tomasello Prof. Dev. Coordinator Jessie Tucker Facilities Manager Edith Vargas Teaching Artist, Music Edlin Velasquez Program Coordinator, LATA and AIM Sadie Yarrington Teaching Artist, Dance
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Raquel Olvera Vy Pham EDITOR:
Vy Pham DESIGN :
Sophia Arriola-Gibson PHOTOGRAPHY:
Anthony Tran
Other images courtesy of: AXYZ3, Craig Johnson, Diana Toshiko 2018 INNER-CITY ARTS IMPACT REPORT
OUR TEAM
Kristy Messer Teaching Artist, Drama and Film
Lydia Carmany Development Manager
Eva Perez Teaching Artist, Visual Arts
I’ve been more positive. I’ve become more of a loving and accepting person. Inner-City Arts makes me feel better about myself and about the people around me.
- Kaiden, 17
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