Annual Report 2012
Arts and culture boasts an economic impact of $1.1 billion in the District of Columbia, making the city one of the top arts and culture destinations in the world.
2012 COMMISSIONERS Judith Terra Chair Lavinia Wohlfarth Vice-Chair
Marvin Bowser Susan Clampitt Carl C. Cole Christopher Cowan Edmund C. Fleet Rhona Wolfe Friedman
Alma H. Gates Philippa Hughes Rogelio A. Maxwell MaryAnn Miller Danielle M. St. Germain-Gordon Gretchen B. Wharton
POET LAUREATE JUDITH TERRA | CHAIR
Dolores Kendrick, Poet Laureate of the District of Columbia
2012 STAFF Lionell Thomas, Executive Director Lisa Richards Toney, Deputy Director Moshe Adams, Director of Grants and Legislative Affairs Ebony C. Blanks, Special Events Manager Marybeth Brown, Public Art Coordinator Tierra Buggs, Associate Grants Manager Earica Busby, Finance Manager Tim Conlon, Director of Media Arts Saheed Fawehinmi, Special Events Assistant Sharon Jeffries, Executive Assistant
Charlese Jennings, Grants Program Assistant Tonya Jordan, Public Art Manager Yuyeon “Yuyu” Kim, Graphic Designer Carlyn Madden, Arts Education Manager Steven Mazzola, Grants Program Manager Carolyn Parker, Office Manager Keona Pearson, Public Art Coordinator Marquis Perkins, Director of Outreach and Communications Regan Spurlock, Associate Grants Manager Zoma Wallace, Curator & Arts Collections Manager
LIONELL THOMAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
As a city, we are positioned to embrace our role as the cultural capital of the United States. With nearly 19 million visitors to our city each year and over $1.1 billion in economic activity generated by the arts, practically every industry in the District is touch by the arts. In Washington, D.C., the arts mean business.
18.9
MILLION
Visitors to the District of Columbia in 2012
1.1
BILLION
Economic impact of the arts and culture to our local economy
FY2012 REVENUES Received Funding Local Funding Generated from D.C. taxpayer dollars. This provides support for the agency’s funding programs and general operations.
Federal Funding
Intra-district Funding
Provided by the National Endowment for the Arts to support the arts in under-served communities and arts education.
Funding transferred between District agencies to support joint projects and programs.
Local Funding $3.9 Million
78%
Capital Funding Up to one percent of city capital improvement project funds is set aside for the commission, purchase and installation of public artworks.
CAPITAL FUNDING $2.7 MILLION
Federal Funding $787,000
16%
Intra-District Funding $300,000
6%
4
FY2012 REVENUES
10 Awards totaling
$178K
3
13 Awards totaling
1$59K
32 Awards totaling
$201K
2
WARD REPORT
5
13 Awards totaling
$218K 49 Awards totaling
$1M
6
18 Awards totaling
$716K
$3,217,555 Totaling
153 awards
8
9 Awards totaling
$191K
7
9 Awards totaling
$152K
ARTS EDUCATION SYEP: Summer Youth Employment Program Summer 2012 was a very exciting summer for the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) and the 2012 Summer Youth Employment Program. DCCAH along with the Department of Employment Services partnered to provide an enriching and constructive 6-week, summer work experience for 70 youth workers at 8 of the city’s leading creative businesses and provided arts-focused job opportunities in the Creative Economy.
DCCAH Worksites
•• Capital Fringe Festival •• City Arts •• F.R.E.S.H.H. (Females Representing Every Side of Hip-Hop) •• GALA Hispanic Theatre •• Guerilla Arts Ink •• Theatre Lab School of Dramatic Arts •• The Powell House Project •• We ACT Radio
PUBLIC ART 2012 Completed Commissioned Projects Encore
Waterline
Golden LIghts
Waterline Sculptures Artist: David Hess. Capitol l Riverfront BID/Canal Park, SE.
Golden Lights New York Avenue Project 5x5, Henry Box Brown
Artist: Alexander Cooper. Golden Triangle BID, Connecticut Avenue, NW.
5x5 2012, Temporary Public Art Biennale Artists: 5 Curators, 25 Artists. City-wide.
Agitate! Mobile Sculpture Agititate! Mobile Sculpture
5x5, Home Mender
Artist: Roberto Delgado. Anacostia High School.
Encore Murals DC, BenĂ s Chili Bowl
Artist: Zachary Oxman. 620 T Street, NW.
MAYOR’S ARTS AWARDS
The Mayor’s Arts Awards and Mayor’s Awards for Arts Teaching are the most prestigious honors conferred by the city on individual artists, teachers, nonprofit organizations and patrons of the arts.
Winners of special Mayor’s Arts Awards 27
Lifetime Achievement
George Stevens, Jr. and Melvin Deal Visionary Leadership
Anthony A. Williams Special Recognition
Paul Jorgensen
27
MAYOR’S ARTS AWARDS Winners of the 27th Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards Excellence in an Artistic Discipline StepAfrika! Inc. Excellence in Service to the Arts Atlas Performing Arts Center Washington Performing Arts Society Innovation in the Arts Art Enables Outstanding Contribution to Arts Education Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop Outstanding Emerging Artist Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra
Winners of the 27th Annual Mayor’s Awards for Arts Teaching Performing Arts Kenneth Dickerson | Roosevelt Senior High School Language Arts Koye Oyediji | Duke Ellington School of the Arts Visual Arts Jennifer Sonkin | Cesar Chavez Public Charter School
DOLORES KENDRICK Poet Laureate of the District of Columbia
Ms. Kendrick hosts a variety of events annually to raise awareness and respect for the art of poetry in the District. Additionally, Ms. Kendrick’s Young Champion Poets Program enhances the creativity and vision of DC’s energetic young poets by providing opportunities for them to write and perform original poetry. Her recent readings include the Celebration for Lucille Clifton, held at James Madison University in Richmond, VA. She also continues to work on her Aix-en-Provence program, developing poetry exchanges between French and American students.
FISCAL YEAR 2013 COMMiTTEE
PANEL SELECTiON COMMiTTEE Commissioner
Susan Clampitt
PANEL SELECTiON COMMiTTEE P 600 Eligible applications reviewed P 26 Advisory Review Panels meetings P 125 Advisory panelists P ALL of whom were volunteers
ADViSORY REViEW PANELiST panelists review grant application
nominate panelist
panelists selected
panelists individually score applications
applications are ranked according to score
panelist presents recommendations to commission board for review
GRANTS COMMiTTEE Commissioner
Gretchen B. Wharton
In FY13, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities oered 15 grant programs: Grants In Aid
Arts and Healing Grant
Arts Stabilization Grant
Community Art Grant
Arts Fellowship Program
Festivals DC
Arts Education Program
UPSTART
Sister Cities International Arts
Artist Residencies in Schools
City Arts Projects
East of the River
Public Art Building Communities
Special Project Funding Opportunity
Cultural Facilities Projects
GRANTS COMMiTTEE P 745 applications received P $26,782,000 in requested funds P 394 grants made P $8,400,000 awarded
WARD REPORT Grants Requested
Grants Awarded
$10,000,000 $8,000,000 $6,000,000 $4,000,000 $2,000,000
Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 3
Ward 4
Ward 5
Ward 6
Ward 7
Ward 8
GRANTS COMMiTTEE
GRANTS COMMiTTEE P
Grants In Aid maximum award increased to $150,000 not to exceed 10% of the applicant’s budget.
P
Artist Fellowship Program maximum award increased to $10,000.
P
Good Done Great unveiled, our new grant management system.
ARTS EDUCATiON COMMiTTEE Commissioner
MaryAnn Miller
ARTS EDUCATiON COMMiTTEE The DCCAH’s mission in Arts Education:
P
Focus on Arts Integration
PArts Exposure PArts Training EVERY student, in EVERY Ward, in EVERY school has access to EVERY arts discipline!
ARTS EDUCATION COMMiTTEE POETRY OUT LOUD
ARTS EDUCATION COMMiTTEE Summer Youth Employment
ARTS EDUCATION COMMiTTEE Larry Neal Writers’ Awards
PUBLIC ART COMMiTTEE Commissioner
Lavinia Wohlfarth
PUBLIC ART COMMiTTEE
GOLDEN LIGHTS
PUBLIC ART COMMiTTEE
HENRY BOX BROWN: FOREVER
PUBLIC ART COMMiTTEE
HOME MENDER
POLYGONAL ADDRESS
PUBLIC ART COMMiTTEE
MURALS DC: Ben’s Chili Bowl
PUBLIC ART FY 2013 HIGHLiGHTS
PUBLIC ART HIGHLiGHTS
SONDRA ARKIN
FOON SHAM
JIM SANBORN
CRAIG KRAFT
ART BANK ACQUISITIONS
PUBLIC ART HIGHLiGHTS
CANAL PARK
PUBLIC ART HIGHLiGHTS
DC Public Art Technology at (e)merge ART FAIR
PUBLIC ART HIGHLiGHTS
PUBLIC ART HIGHLiGHTS
FREDERICK DOUGLASS RELOCATION
PUBLIC ART HIGHLiGHTS
JOURNEY TO ANACOSTIA
PUBLIC ART HIGHLiGHTS
NY AVE. BRIDGE KENT BLOOMER
FINANCE COMMiTTEE Commissioner
Rhona Wolfe Friedman
FINANCE COMMiTTEE 2013 Funding Sources Local Funding Federal Funding Generated from DC taxpayer dollars. This provides support for the agency’s funding programs and general operations.
Provided by the National Endowment for the Arts to support the arts in under-served communities and arts education.
Intra-District Funding Funding transferred between District agencies to support joint projects and programs.
Capital Funding City capital improvement project funds are set aside for the Commission, purchase and installation of public artworks.
FINANCE COMMiTTEE Local Funding*
Intra-District Funding
$11,984,000 93%
$295,000 2%
Federal Funding $667,795 5%
Local Funding Federal Funding Intra-District Funding
*$8.4 MILLION AWARDED IN GRANTS
OFFiCE OF THE POET LAUREATE Dolores Kendrick
OFFiCE OF THE POET LAUREATE
GRAND OPENING CEREMONY, DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL
MOVING FORWARD Creative Economy Presentation
FY 2014 Deputy Director
Lisa Richards Toney
DCCAH VISION: “The Arts are Front and Center”
PROJECT GOAL:
DESIRED OUTCOMES:
As the Nation’s Capital, the District of Columbia is a world – class cultural destination. The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) will be the leading voice for arts and culture in the city, thereby elevating the impact of the arts and humanities locally, nationally and internationally. Recognizing the changing dynamics within the city, the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities is poised to increase our depth and expand our breadth of creative opportunities for residents, visitors, and new entrants.
To map the District’s crea0ve and cultural assets in order to drive future cultural and economic development investment decisions and create jobs.
1. Promote a business-friendly environment for arts and culture industry. 2. Deepen the competitive opportunity for arts and culture industry. 3. Ensure that the arts and culture thrive in the nation’s capital. 4. Define and demonstrate the arts and culture’s ROI for the city.
ARTS MUSEUMS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE FASHION AND DESIGN ARTS CULINARY ARTS BUILDING ARTS DIGITAL MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS ARTS
CREATIVE ECONOMY:
The people, enterprises, and communities that transform cultural skills, knowledge, and ideas into economically productive goods, services, and places.
Creative Economy Life-Cycle for Economic Development LIFELONG LEARNING START-UP/ VENTURE CAPITAL
JOBS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
VACANT SPACE
BUSINESS CITY BRANDING
MOVING FORWARD FY 2014 Executive Director
Lionell Thomas