CAW 3rd Annual Benefit Journal (2012) by Creative Art Works

April 24, 2012

3rd ANNUAL

ARTWORKS

BENEFIT Celebrating 26 years of improving the lives of Harlem & Northern Manhattan youth through the visual, performing and technology arts

STAFF

BOARD MEMBERS

Andrew D. Levin, President Fred Rubin, Treasurer Michelle Del Rosario Joanna Brody Program Director Marc Brody Molaundo Jones Mosely Chaszar Jane Fields Associate Nicholas Hayes, Jr. Lauren Jobson Ed Harris Alan Johnson Program Coordinator Charlie Ochman Shannon Moran Brian Ricklin Bruce Rothman Development Associate Michael Smith Hayley Richard Jeff Turkanis Community Affairs Intern Scott Gelin (Ex-Officio) Archana Nagraj (Honorary) Jennifer Hutzel Executive Director & CEO Brian Ricklin

CO-CHAIRS Paul Amrich

William Cohen Frank Doyle Cara Faske Matthew Frank Peter Jones Edward Kohler Helen Levine Erik Scott Metelka Lou Milo Hayley Richard Mitchell Schorr Peter Turchin Cynthia Wasserberger Ny Whitaker Mark Windt

MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dear Friends, Thank you so much for your interest in CAW and your support of our 3rd Annual ArtWorks Benefit. Tonight celebrates the transformative power of the arts, our 26 years of service to the under-resourced neighborhoods of Northern Manhattan and, most importantly, the creativity and inspiration of our thousands of youth participants. We also acknowledge and applaud the growing commitment of our sponsors and generous donors, the strong embrace of our many community partners and the tireless dedication of our board of directors, staff and volunteers. We proudly honor this evening three extraordinary individuals and their contributions to CAW: Peter Passidomo, Chief Clerk of NYC Family Court, Thomas Lunke, Director of Planning & Development of Harlem Community Development Corporation and Paul J. Amrich, Vice Chairman of CBRE. We also celebrate a special guest, Grammy award-winning recording artist and poet J. Ivy. As I reflect on my two years now as Executive Director, examine our accomplishments of this past year and prepare to celebrate our 3rd Annual ArtWorks Benefit, I am reminded of TED, a “nonprofit dedicated to ideas worth spreading”. We were recently very well represented at the first-ever TEDx Harlem, which was all about “Creating Waves” and consisted of different movements designed to explore the newest ideas in innovation. Industry experts talked about out how our kids of Greater Harlem are faced with tremendous adversity, how we must have a hunger for healing, help them design our future and develop a passion for the possible. We are “creating waves” at CAW in our home of Northern Manhattan as well as around the world. Look inside to learn the impact of our free Saturday and After-school ArtWorks workshops, our fulltime Summer art jobs program, our in-classroom integrative learning and other exciting initiatives. You will see that in just two years, we are serving 230% more kids, expecting this year over 4,000 participants and projecting approximately 6,500 in 2013. You will also see our financial highlights and appreciate we have realized fiscal discipline and best practices in accountability and transparency. Last year, we grew our revenue by 95%, while increasing our percentage of expenses dedicated to programs to over 73% of every dollar spent, developing our infrastructure and growing the number of grantees, donors, sponsors and the size of average donation. In order for our youth to create waves, we at CAW help our kids develop insights into the past and pride in their heritage, help them live in the moment and confidently and creatively express themselves, and help them form a sense of optimism and empowerment about their future. Tonight, at this 3rd Annual ArtWorks Benefit, we celebrate our years of service and those that made it all possible, we recognize today’s success and the accomplishments of our participants, and we strive to develop an even stronger organization to best serve the ever growing needs of our NYC youth. Together, we learn, discover, heal, create art & make the world ever better. Thank you for making our work possible and CAW a best-in-class arts education nonprofit amongst programs nationwide.

Brian Ricklin Executive Director & CEO

CAW STAFF

CAW is a leanly-staffed, grassroots organization comprised of diverse individuals from various industries and walks of life. Each member is wholly dedicated to the creativity of the communities of Northern Manhattan, fostering a sense of balance, optimism, and collaboration. Get acquainted with these individuals, and help us in our mission to learn, discover, heal, create art, and make the world ever better.

BRIAN RICKLIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO

Brian Ricklin is the Executive Director & CEO of CAW since 2009 and has served on the Board of Directors since 2007. Brian’s previous professional experience includes over 25 years’ experience in real estate portfolio management, acquisitions & dispositions, asset management and capital markets; he is also the founder and President of Real Estate Acumen, a principal real estate investor and a real estate investment manager and advisory firm. Prior to joining CAW full-time, Brian was Senior Director and Global Head of Asset Management at Marathon Real Estate Opportunity Fund, directing the $4.5 billion in real estate and real estate operating company investments. Brian takes great pride in his corporate philanthropy and, with respect to his assets under management assets, grass root commitments and the local community service of his various partners and operating properties. Throughout his career as a business executive and entrepreneur, Brian has dedicated himself to hands-on volunteer service in community and government affairs, such as Community Board No. 4 and the Manhattan Borough Board, and leadership roles in various not-for-profits and worthy causes. Brian’s active affiliations include Youth INC, Central Synagogue, Urban Land Institute, Hazon and the Multiple Sclerosis Society, among other academic institutions, charitable and Jewish organizations. He was awarded by the Social Enterprise Program of Columbia Business School’s Nonprofit Board Leadership Program the first-ever Most Valuable Partner (MVP) in 2009. Brian has a Baccalaureate in Liberal Arts from University of Rochester and a Diploma in Real Estate Investment & Analysis from New York University.

MOLAUNDO JONES, PROGRAM DIRECTOR

An artist, educator, activist, and social entrepreneur, Molaundo Jones has worked with several youth organizations around the world. Before coming to CAW, Molaundo served as Director of the SVA Liberty Partnerships Program, an arts-based college preparatory initiative for New York City youth. He also served as Director of The Bronx Defenders’ youth organizing program and as Project Coordinator at the University of Maryland’s Democracy Collaborative. Committed to international collaboration in the arts and education, Molaundo has worked with institutions including Duoc University (Chile), the Crafts Council (England), and Bridge Academy, a East London middle school. He has volunteered with several organizations including the Boys & Girls Club, 4th Arts Block, and London’s Welcome Collection. Molaundo earned a BA in Business Administration from Morehouse College and a MFA in Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts.

LAUREN JOBSON, ASSOCIATE

Washington Heights native Lauren Jobson infuses her passion for the transformative power of the arts within CAW’s programs, development, and office administration. Emerging from a dual background in psychology and the visual arts, Lauren has worked with at-risk and marginalized populations from classrooms, to streets, and psychiatric hospitals as a former CAW intern, a research assistant at New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University Medical Center Department of Psychiatry and as a volunteer artist apprentice for NYCDHA and St. Luke Roosevelt’s Child Life Art & Music Therapy program. Lauren holds a bachelor’s of science in Psychology in conjunction with a minor concentration in fine art from Fordham University. She is currently pursuing an Ed.M. in Arts in Education at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education.

SHANNON MORAN, PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Born and raised in Queens, New York, Shannon returns to her home state after studying in Georgia where she received her B.F.A in painting at Savannah College of Art and Design. As artist and educator she has assisted on several murals throughout New York City as well as participated in and managed various scholastic based programs. Shannon began working for CAW three summers ago as an intern for the Summer ArtWorks program and has returned since as teaching artist. She now joins as the new Program Coordinator where she hopes to apply her knowledge, skill and experiences to not only complement but also enhance CAW’s mission of empowering youth through the arts.

HAYLEY RICHARD, DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE

As a trained Art and Special Education teacher, Hayley has been involved in a plethora of educational projects ranging from disadvantaged classrooms in New Orleans and Harlem, and on a national level. As an advocate for youth educational reform in inner-city and underserved communities and a seasoned artist, Hayley developed several free-arts based intervention programs in not only the U.S. but in Australia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Hayley’s leadership and commitment to the 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.

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN It has been an amazing year at CAW and most importantly we have continued our annual trend of serving more kids with even better programs. CAW, never mind the improving metrics, would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of our Executive Director and fellow Board Member, Brian Ricklin who, together with Molaundo, Lauren and Shannon and the countless volunteers they coordinate, puts in long hours to deliver each day on the CAW mission to develop our less fortunate youth through the arts. We have tried hard to keep up with them on the fundraising side and I am proud to say that 2011 was a record year for revenue and our balance sheet has never been stronger. Together with the Board of Directors I want to thank the many companies and individual supporters for helping us to sustain and grow CAW over 25 remarkable years. We are not resting at CAW and 2012 will be a big year as we have even loftier goals. We are excited that Youth INC has chosen us for a significant capacity building grant to hire a full time development professional and we will return to 1285 Avenue of the Americas, this time with our own lobby exhibition in Gallery 1285. With a full complement of Summer murals, new integrative learning services being provided in classrooms, and more Saturday ArtWorks workshops and After-school apprenticeships, the stage is set for even more kids being served by robust, well staffed and thoughtful youth development programming. A special congratulations and thank you to Paul J. Amrich for being our Honoree for this 3rd Annual ArtWorks Benefit, as his dedication and hard work to ensure the success of the event has been remarkable. Also, it gives me great pleasure to honor Tom Lunke, who together with Curtis and everyone at Harlem CDC, has been an unmatchable partner and friend to CAW. The year 2011 also brought with it a continuation of our restorative justice initiative and we want to thank Peter Passidomo, the Chief Clerk of New York City Family Court, for working with us and joining in to be honored. Finally, a special thank you to all the Benefit Co-chairs who helped do their part to make tonight a success and for all the kind folks that attended the Benefit to spend time with friends, coâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;workers, colleagues and hopefully understand more fully what CAW, volunteerism and the power of the arts are all about. Enjoy !

Andrew D. Levin Chairman & President

25 YEARS AND BEYOND

CAW’s commitment to the creativity and communities of Northern Manhattan would not have been possible without the passionate support of a diverse body of outstanding individuals. In our 26th year, we would like to acknowledge 25 key individuals who have delivered CAW’s Mission to today and beyond:

Brookie Maxwell, Founder of CAW Andrew D. Levin, Volunteer & Chairman, ‘93-Present Scott Gelin, Ex-Officio Board Member Jennifer DeFiglia, Former Administrative Director ‘98 Mosley Chaszar, Former CAW Youth Participant & Current Board Member Tamisha Grant, CAW Youth Participant ‘93-’08; Teaching Artist ‘09-Present

Archana Nagraj, Former Executive Director, ‘04-’09 Joseph Demers, Former Program Director Elizabeth Lastique-Farr, Former Program Director Carl Carter, Summer Youth Participant ‘09-Present Jessica Guzman, Former Summer Youth Participant & Assistant ‘08-’09 Janet Braun-Reinitz, Mural Consultant, ‘06-’10 Assemblywoman Mellissa Mark-Viverito, NYC Council Member Rachel Turnowski, NYCares Manager of Children’s Programs, ‘09-’11 Marit Dewhurst, City Art Lab Director, ‘11-Present Casper Lassiter, Director of Dunlevy Milbank, ‘11 - Present Mark Windt, 1285 Avenue of the Americas Curtis Archer, President of HCDC, Community Partner Thomas Lunke, Director of Planning & Development, HCDC Richard Touissant, Harlem River Park Task Force State Senator Jose M. Serrano Assemblyman Keith L.T. Wright, Community Partner U.S. Congressman Charles B. Rangel J.Ivy, Hip-Hop Artist & Poet, Supporter SelectNY, Global Advertising and Marketing Agency

TONIGHT’S HONOREES PETER J. PASSIDOMO, ESQ., CHIEF CLERK OF NEW YORK CITY FAMILY COURT Peter Passidomo is the Chief Clerk of the New York City Family Court. Peter has served the New York State Family Court in many high level positions over the past 22 years. Most recently, Peter served as the Chief Magistrate of the New York State Family Court and as the Vice-Dean of the New York State Judicial Institute. Peter graduated from the State University of New York at Albany, magna cum laude, in 1982, with a B.A. degree. He received his J.D. degree from Fordham Law School in 1985, graduating in the top 10% of his class. Chief Clerk Passidomo served as an attorney for the International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation for four years prior to joining the family court in 1989. He was appointed as a Family Court Hearing Examiner (title has been changed to Support Magistrate) in 1992. In 2003, Peter was appointed to the position of Chief Magistrate of the New York State Family Court. As the Chief Magistrate, he was in charge of New York State’s 120 Support Magistrates and 50 Court Attorney-Referees. Magistrates and Referees hear more than 350,000 cases filed in the Family Court each year, this represents more than half of the total cases filed in New York’s Family Court. Prior to this appointment, Magistrate Passidomo served as the Chief Court Attorney of the New York City Family Court. In 2006, Peter was appointed as the Vice-Dean of the New York State Judicial Institute. The Judicial Institute is charged with training New York’s 1,200 State Judges, 2,000 court attorneys, as well as the 2,000 town and village judges. Peter served as both the Chief Magistrate and as Vice-Dean from 2006 to 2009. In 2009, Peter was appointed as the Chief Clerk of the New York City Family Court. Mr. Passidomo oversees more than 1300 employees that work in the Family Court. The New York City Family Court hears over 250,000 petitions each year and has an annual budget in excess of 100 million dollars. Mr. Passidomo and Administrative Judge Edwina Richardson-Mendelson have developed a plan for the future of the New York City Family Court which focuses on the experience of a litigant in family court from the moment that they enter the building until they leave with a court order. Mr. Passidomo also serves as the co-chair of the Family Court Advisory and Rules Committee, one of the standing advisory committees of the Court. The committee consists of Family Court Judges and other professionals charged with drafting court rules and legislation that affect the family court. Peter is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Pace University School of Law in White Plains. He and his wife Rita live in Westchester County with their two children, Jack and Alex.

THOMAS G. LUNKE, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, HARLEM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (HCDC) Thomas G. Lunke is the Director of Planning and Development at Harlem Community Development Corporation (HCDC). Since 1999, Mr. Lunke has partnered with public agencies and community organizations to implement various land use and economic development strategies in Upper Manhattan. Respected for his innovative ideas, Mr. Lunke has also worked with the United Nations, Consulate General of Japan, City of Toulouse, France, U.S. Department of State, Municipal Arts Society and many others to advance progressive urban planning. In addition to serving on various civic organizations, such as Manhattan Community Board 4, Save Gansevoort Market and the Chelsea-Village Partnership, Mr. Lunke has been a juror and lecturer for Ryerson University, Columbia University, Pratt Institute, The City College of New York and other prestigious institutions. Mr. Lunke began his urban planning career in Seattle where he helped develop urban design guidelines that were implemented in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s downtown Belltown neighborhood. Prior to joining HCDC, he also worked as a private planning consultant in Seattle and New York City and held senior urban planning positions at several New York City agencies. Mr. Lunke holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Planning from the University of Washington in Seattle and a Master of Science degree in Urban Planning from Columbia University in the City of New York.

PAUL AMRICH, VICE CHAIRMAN, NEW YORK TRI-STATE REGION OF CBRE, INC. Paul Amrich, Vice Chairman in the New York City Brokerage Services Group, joined CB Richard Ellis in 2006 from Cushman & Wakefield where he had resided since 1996. Mr. Amrich’s expertise lies in representing both Landlords and Financial Institutions in the many brokerage alliances he has developed and continues to successfully service. In his career, he has completed more than 7 million square feet of leasing transactions, and today successfully represents more than 9 million square feet of class A Office Space on behalf of New York’s premier Landlords. Mr. Amrich was recently promoted to Vice Chairman in January 2012 and within the previous year he was 1 of the top 25 producers globally at CBRE. In 2008 he completed two of Manhattan’s top 50 largest leases (SunGard at 340 Madison and Burberry at 444 Madison). He has been included in the prestigious Colbert Coldwell Circle (Top 100 Global Producing Professionals) every year since his arrival at CBRE in 2006. In 2004, he again received the Strategic Agency of the Year award, this time for leasing over 400,000 rsf within 18 months at 2 Grand Central Tower on behalf of Macklowe Properties. This achievement exceeded ownership’s expectations and resulted in savings of $12 million, due in part to 30% of the transactions being in-house deals. In 2005 for the third time in four years, he received the Strategic Agency of The Year Award for leasing over 700,000 rsf within nine months at Grand Central Square (485 Lexington Avenue/750 Third Avenue) for S.L. Green Realty Corp. In March 2006, he was named one of New York City’s 2005 CoStar Power Brokers for office leasing. Mr. Amrich was awarded a client commitment award in 2001 for successfully brokering 700,000 sf of 9/11 disaster recovery space on behalf of The Bank of New York. In addition, he received the Strategic Agency of the Year award in 2002 for being the lead broker in the successful lease-up at 1370 Avenue of the Americas, a 350,000 square foot Class A office tower, which led to the disposition of the property and resulted in a 150% return on investment to the ownership. Mr. Amrich is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York, and has been made it to the Colbert Coldwell Circle since 2007. He has also served as Governor (2007) and Membership Chairman (2006) of the Young Men/ Women’s Real Estate Association of New York (2007). Mr. Amrich is a graduate of Campbell University.

CAW PROGRAMS

SATURDAY ARTWORKS

CAW’s Saturday ArtWorks brings free arts programming & social skills development to children ages 4-14 throughout Greater Harlem. Our theme-based interdisciplinary programs provide youth and their communities a safe, engaging, and fun environment for creative self-expression. Students are paired with volunteer adult mentors from our own volunteer corps, NY Cares, NY Junior League, corporate supporters and local universities, under the auspices of our qualified teaching artists to work on creative, collaborative projects. In 2011, we served 678 Harlem youth, feeding the creativity and expanding the minds of elementary and middle school aged children. Fall activities have revolved around the theme of outer space; while incorporating elements of literacy and science; children made mosaics, planetary models, and beautiful murals for their drop-in lounge. Students were also provided with a field trip to the Natural History Museum’s Planetarium, made possible through the support of NY Cares. In Spring 2012, CAW doubled its Saturday ArtWorks locations, serving an additional 250 youth from Isaac Newton School for Math and Science, P.S. 125, Dunlevy Milbank, and P.S. 192. Current offerings include Multimedia Marketing, Installation Art, and Photojournalism. Across all measurements, 85% of our student participants evidenced new skills and enjoyed positive socialization with their peers and staff.

“The arts can help students become tenacious, team-oriented problem-solvers who are confident and able to think creatively. These qualities can be especially important in improving learning among students from economically disadvantaged circumstances.” - Staying in School: Arts Education and New York City High School Graduation Rates, Center for Arts Education

“According to a multicity U.S. Department of Justice study, arts programming not only increased academic performance of those students involved in the project, but also decrease juvenile delinquency and drug use, increased self-esteem, and led to more positive interactions with peers and adults.” - Staying in School: Arts Education and New York City High School Graduation Rates, Center for Arts Education

AFTER-SCHOOL ARTWORKS CAW’s After-school ArtWorks is a free, semester-long apprenticeship with a professional teaching artist in mediums such as Film & Digital Photography, Videography, Installation Art, Urban Design, Mural Making, Journalism, and Graphic Novels to learn artistic, technical, and developmental skills. CAW youth created PSAs using the iPad2 to promote self-esteem & personal health to their peers in partnership with New York Presbyterian Hospital schoolbased health clinics. In 2011, CAW taught 96 after-school curriculum in five different middle and high schools, including initiatives such as Tech Arts and Restorative Justice, with creative work culminating at MoMA, NY Manhattan Family Court, and Children’s Aid Society. In 2012, CAW expanded its after-school curriculum with the addition of two new schools: Urban Assembly Institute for New Technologies and P.S. 192. We are proud to embrace Milo Kleinberg Design Associates, Inc. as the initial sponsor of our Urban Design initiative.

“Arts education improves the employability, productivity, and cohesion of the workforce, central issues for a robust 21st century creative workforce, with some evidence suggesting that these skills may be even more critical than cognitive ability in the creative economy.” - 2010 FINAL REPORT: The Role of the Arts in Educating America for Great Leadership and Economic Strength,” Americans for the Arts Policy Roundtable - Staying in School: Arts Education and New York City High School Graduation Rates, Center for Arts Education

SUMMER ARTWORKS

CAW’s Summer ArtWorks improves the lives of our youth, ages 14-22, through the use of the arts, teaching tangible employment skills, leadership, public speaking & social skills with full-time summer art jobs programs. Over the last five years, teens have painted 35 works of public art in Harlem, Inwood and Washington Heights. The program provides youth the opportunity to experience the pride & satisfaction of permanently beautifying thei neighborhoods with public art. In 2011, we employed 79 teens full-time, including on our first-ever Midtown Manhattan mural, which was created by teens enrolled in a restorative justice re-entry program. CAW received a grant from international advertising and marketing firm SelectNY to create Magic with Logic™, which proudly reaches 180-feet (CAW’s second largest mural). CAW’s Summer ArtWorks received more political representation and press than ever. Notable individuals in attendance of the culminating event were Congressman Charles B. Rangel, Senator Bill Perkins, and Grammy-award winning poet and hip-hop artist J.Ivy. In 2012, CAW is proud to work with new partners The Doe Fund, NY Mission Society’s Club Real Deal, and the historic 369th Regiment Armory. Partners have included Harlem Community Development Corporation, NYS Department of Transportation, NYC Parks Department, Harlem Children’s Zone, Minisink Townhouse, Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center, Strive International, and Children’s Aid Society – LINC.

GIRAFFE PATH

Giraffe Path is a Harlem, Washington Heights, & Inwood community event in which over 20 local organizations come together to promote health, wellness, art & utilization of parks in Northern Manhattan. Hundreds of kids from local community groups & CAW’s Saturday ArtWorks create dozens of giraffe sculptures as part of the community event “Hike the Heights” each June. On June 2, 2012 ,CAW welcomes all to enjoy the installation art along with our mask-making & other craft activities. In 2011, more than 1,000 youth and their families participated in Giraffe Path. Youth build a deeper sense of connection to the neighborhood and public parks through the artwork that they create to adorn the park. Notable community organizations include Columbia University Medical Center’s Office of Community and Governmental Affairs, NY Ambulatory Care Network, C.H.A.L.K., and Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance.

CAW’S RECENT SPECIAL PROJECTS URBAN DESIGN

CAW’s Urban Design Initiative partners with local schools to introduce children to the city that surrounds them. Through examination of familiar places, planning theory, guest speakers and collaborative place-making, youth gain a new perspective on their communities, while learning the concepts and methods of urban design and planning. CAW leadership has been acknowledged by the Urban Land Institute as one of the Most Valuable Volunteers of its Urban Plan program. In 2012, CAW launched Urban Design at P.S. 192 and Urban Institute for New Technologies. Late Spring 2012, CAW will offer an integrative learning course in Urban Design at P.S. 125 and, in Summer 2012, will offer Urban Design at Club Real Deal, a teenage pregnancy prevention project of the NYC Mission Society.

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

In addition to our successful relationship with Children’s Aid Society’s Lasting Investments in Neighborhood Connections (LINC), CAW is expanding its relationships with organizations and institutions committed to social and restorative justice. CAW is working on a new mural project with NYC Family Court and has developed a new relationship with Operation SNUG, a NY State initiative providing preventative services dedicated to reducing gun and gang violence.

INTEGRATIVE LEARNING

CAW has been at the forefront of the integrated curriculum movement, blending core subject learning, such as science and literacy, with art-making and social justice. In 2011, CAW became a NYC-approved “vendex” contractor, enhancing its long-valued relationships with Department of Youth & Community Development and Department of Education. In 2012, CAW expands its efforts with the launch of an integrative learning workshop in Social Studies classes at P.S. 125 - Ralph Bunche Elementary School. Such Integrative Learning workshops provide schools fee-for-service dynamic arts programs driven by Department of Education core curricula standards.

CITY ART LAB AT CCNY

City Art Lab at CCNY returned again this Spring with twice the amount of CAW kids! This collaboration with the Art Education Department at City College of New York provides 12 weeks of free after-school arts programming in a learning lab environment along with valuable field practice for students in the Graduate Art Education Program. The teens and graduate art education students are exploring variations on the themes of Risk and Balance as foundations for their artwork. The mixed media artwork that is produced will be exhibited in June in City College’s new art gallery as well as the gallery windows at 1285 Avenue of the Americas.

1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS GALLERY Through a generous grant made possible by 1285 Avenue of the Americas ownership and management Jones Lang LaSalle, CAW is proud to present a retrospective of CAW student artwork. Entitled Flowers of the Past, Gardens of the Future, the exhibition is derived from a 2009 mural that explores Harlem through its past, present, and future. This full-lobby show with approximately 50 pieces of youth-created work highlights how CAW kids explore their pasts for inspiration while creating artwork that reflects the great possibilities for their futures. The exhibit opens in June and runs until August at the Gallery 1285. RSVP details for the opening reception to follow.

ARMORY MURAL

In Summer, 2012 CAW will install a mural at the historic 369th Regiment Armory in partnership with Harlem Community Development Corporation. Youth will work with members of the 369th Historical Society to learn about the Harlem Hellfighters and create a mural commemorating their legacy. During World War I, the 369th Regiment was the first African American Regiment to fight World War I, although under French command due to American segregation policies.

THE DOE FUND

CAW is also excited to partner for the first time with The Doe Fund, a dynamic and holisticprogramthatstrivestohelphomelessandformerlyincarceratedindividualsachieve permanent self-sufficiency. This program returns CAW to its roots in serving the homeless population, while celebrating our strident efforts to enhance workforce labor. In Summer 2012, CAW youth will learn about The Doe Fund and install a mural that reflects its mission and values. CAW Summer ArtWorks youth will work collaboratively with Doe Fund “Ready, Willing & Able” participants to create artwork that focuses social and restorative justice, workforce development, and community development.

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

In the last 2 years, CAW has rapidly improved its financial state during a challenging market, to meet best-in-class standards for premier arts education nonprofits. In 2011, key highlights of CAWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s financial performance included its 95% year-over-year growth in primary revenue, 52% year-over-year growth in program expenses, and 37.5% improvement in fundraising efficiency, all of which contributed to CAWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to generate a financial surplus for the year. The fiscal discipline and growth demonstrated by CAW will pay significant dividends for the organization going forward, providing much-needed flexibility and liquidity to expand and increase program offerings.

In 2011, based on industry expectations (as defined by Charity Navigator), CAW achieved Tier-1 levels for fundraising efficiency, revenue growth, and program expense growth. CAW has also enhanced its accountability and transparency practices and will continue to implement initiatives that will assist the organization in meeting all industry best practices. These achievements, along with CAWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s financial goals for fiscal year 2012, will build upon the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2011 performance and further cement CAW as a best-in-class arts education nonprofit amongst programs nationwide.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

CAW would like to acknowledge the invaluable relationship we have with our Community Partners and thank them for their support of our programs. They recently include, but are not limited to: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

369th Regiment Armory 369th Regiment Armory Historical Society Abyssinian Development Corporation Alianza Dominicana Boy Scout Troop STN Bread and Roses High School The Center for Arts Education CHALK Children’s Aid Society City Life is Moving Body (C.L.I.M.B.) Club Real Deal Concrete Safaris The Doe Fund Dunlevy Milbank El Museo del Barrio Friends Committee of Fort Tryon Park Trust Frederick Douglass Academy II Group for Community Recovery Harlem Arts Alliance Harlem Community Development Corporation Harlem River Park Task Force Harlem Success Academy Heritage Health & Housing Hike the Heights/CLIMB HOPE Community Services Incarnation Children’s Center Inwood Community Services ioby Isaac Newton School of Math and Science Johnson Controls, Inc. Lasting Improvements in Neighborhood Connections (LINC) MS 326 MS 328 Manhattan Community Boards 9, 10 & 11 Materials for the Arts Montefiore Park Neighborhood Association Mott Hall High School Museum of Modern Art

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NY Cares NYC Department of Arts and Culture NYC Department of Cultural Affairs NYC Department of Parks and Recreation NYC Family Court NYC Housing Authority New York Department of Youth & Community Development New York Junior League New York Mission Society/Minisink Townhouse New York Presbyterian Health Center for Community Health and Education and the School-Based Clinic Program New York State Department of Transportation Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation Family Literacy Program NYC Parks Department Partnership for Parks Project for Public Spaces PS 125 PS 189 “Girls in Action” PS 192 The Jacob Schiff Elementary School Right to Dream SCAN El Faro Beacon Community Center Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center Strive International Studio Museum of Harlem St. Aloysius Thurgood Marshall Academy Venture Prep 729 Viacom Vive tu Vida Washington Heights Academy Washington Heights/Inwood Network (WIN) for Asthma Program Web Thrift Store Yes We Can Inwood York/Johnson Controls, Inc. Youth I.N.C.

ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS • City College of New York Graduate Program in Art Education • Colin L. Powell Center for Leadership and Service • Columbia University • Columbia Business School • The Dorothy Day Center for Service and Justice

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Fordham University New York University Stanford Alumni Association Teacher’s College Yale Alumni Association

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CAW GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES OUR OTHER GENEROUS DONORS, AND THOSE WHO HAVE MADE IN-KIND DONATIONS 1285 LLC American Christmas Amerimar Enterprises Andaz Apotheke Atlantic Group Baupost Berglass & Associates Bisnow Blush Designs Bovis Lend Lease Construction LMB Inc. Joanna & Marc Brody Captivate CBRE City Parks Foundation Frank Cohen Commercial Observer Counter Burger Cross Fire Security Crown (Chera Family Foundation) Davis & Gilbert Michelle Del Rosario Eastdil Epoch Times First Republic Bank Fried Frank Gensler GFI Capital Resources Group Great Ink Griffin Security Agency Greenberg Traurig Hanley Advisors HighGate Holdings Hillstone Hurley Capital Ibiu + bibliowicz architects Investcorp Island Woodwork JJ Falk Design Todd Jaeger Jay Goldman Fund John Allan’s Johnson Controls Kathryn Markel Fine Arts Kaufman Organization Kilroy Windows Andrew Levin Helen Levine Macklowe Properties Mancini Duffy Dolly McAnelly Milrose Consultants, Inc. Milo Kleinberg Design Associates Mountain Development Move Collective

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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.

CLOSING REMARKS CAW’s mission of improving the lives of underserved NYC youth through the use of the arts is fervent disavowal of perceived powerlessness; those who participate in our programs, acting individually and collaboratively as young artists in Northern Manhattan, are able to envision a paradigm shift that empowers the disenfranchised and recognizes the resources that can be leveraged. Our community-driven, youth-created public art and grass-roots and digital activism are complementary and an affirmation of beauty and progress. One of the most popular TED Talk dates back to 2007, in which Sir Ken Robinson has enlightened nearly ten million viewers about the extraordinary evidence and power of human creativity. Robinson observes that “’Picasso once said ‘all children are born artists.’ The problem is to remain an artist as we grow up…that we don’t grow into creativity, we grow out of it.” Robinson closes with a foreboding challenge that “the only way to [ensure our future] is by seeing our creative capabilities for the richness they are and seeing our children for the hope they are. Our task is to educate their whole being, so they can face this future. By the way, we may not see this future, but they will; our job is to help them make something of it.” Our CAW kids have researched the past including the Harlem Renaissance and in murals, such “Harlem Projections”, celebrated iconic figures, such as Romare Bearden and Billie Holiday. In 2011, our reach extended to Midtown and Lower Manhattan, where we respectively created a stunning mural in 1285 Avenue of the Americas, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the building and its grand history and presence in today’s skyline, and created Tibetan-style prayer flags, creating beauty, peace and hope in the once stale lobby of Family Court in 60 Lafayette. Our CAW kids are becoming global citizens, collaborating with foreign exchange students from Ghana and corresponding proudly on Facebook with fellow artists from China. Artists from Folkuniversitetet and the International Schools Foundation in Sweden, inspired by our work, met with us in New York to study the success of our Summer ArtWorks model and members of the UN Delegation from Finland visited our Magic With Logic ™ mural on West 138th Street to feel the impact of our public art on the health of the community. It is written about Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei, who spoke secretly on TED because of his political dissent, that “Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential”. As testimony to this philosophy and celebration of our 26 years of service, we created “Flowers of the Past, Gardens of the Future”, which will be exhibited in the 1285 Gallery – we hope you come by and visit this summer. The powerful ideas and public art of CAW are creating waves around the world, while enhancing the lives of our Northern Manhattan young artists one dream at a time.

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