BRINGING IT HOME
CREATIVE ART WORKS’ 2020 ANNUAL BENEFIT FOR KIDS
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THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX Our mission remains the same. Creative Art Works exists to serve kids, teens, and young adults in underserved communities of New York City. If anything, the pandemic has created greater need for our brand of creative youth development. Since the start of PAUSE, Creative Art Works has collaborated with our school and community partners to provide vital art-making programs to students in NYC via remote learning, and to a wider audience through free online resources on our website. As the situation on the ground continues to evolve, so too do our methods for serving kids. Nobody can say for sure what our world will look like in the next few months or the next few years. That’s why we invite you to join us in shaping a better future for our kids. After all...
We are nothing if not creative.
CONTENTS OUR STORY Page 8: A Message from Brian Page 10: Who We Are and What We Do Page 12: Our Story and Our Impact by the Numbers Page 14: Cultural After-School Adventures Page 16: Integrated High School Earth Science Page 18: Elementary Modern and Contemporary Art Page 20: Active Design in Schools Partnership Page 22: Our Friends and Collaborators OUR HONOREES Page 26: Jerome Montrone Page 28: NYC DOHMH, Center for Health Equity and Community Wellness Page 30: Teddy Swenson OUR THANKS Page 34: A Message from Andy Page 36: Our Host Committee Page 38: Our Sponsors and Donors Page 40: Sponsor Messages Page 66: What Solidarity Looks Like to Us
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A MESSAGE FROM BRIAN The world as we know it has changed dramatically in the last few months, and no one can say for certain what the future holds, yet we remain optimistic. Certainly, the ongoing global pandemic has changed the methods by which we fulfill our mission, compelling us to be more agile and requiring us to develop new ways to connect with our young people; however, these challenges, substantial though they may be, are organizational, logistical and technical in nature, and they do not diminish the importance of our mission in any way. Creative Art Works continues to celebrate the life-affirming experience of creating beauty, arming young people with hope, and taking comfort in our shared humanity. If anything, the pandemic brought into high relief the urgent need for creative youth development. Students still need a well-rounded education and young adults still need opportunities to develop work skills. Moreover, during the long haul of social-distancing, young people need the sort of programming CAW provides to stay motivated and connected to the world. What does this look like in practice? Allow me to give you one example from one of the many programs we offered this spring. As NYC students began to observe stay-athome orders, CAW developed a remote Public Art Youth Employment program in graphic design for more than 40 students from Liberty High School Academy for Newcomers. These CAW Youth Apprentices learned the principles of good design and advanced from relative beginners to power users of digital photo editing software in a matter of weeks. Even in this remote environment, CAW remained committed to providing a culminating event, offering each participant an
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opportunity to present their work to their peers, their teachers, their friends and family, and their school community. This culminating event took the form of a Zoom meeting and a walk-through of a virtual gallery. This was the moment that brought it all home for me, as dozens of parents and other family members, some from overseas, joined the meeting to hear students present their work live on screen or via a prerecorded video compilation. The work that these interns presented was exceptional. (I encourage you to view these final projects on our website.) I was deeply impressed by their profound words and their professional demeanor. But mostly, it warmed my heart to see the community coming together to support these young people. The work we do truly makes a difference. Clearly, our supporters must feel the same way. When it became necessary to cancel our gala and convert our Annual Benefit for Kids into an online fundraising campaign, it was admittedly with some trepidation, yet we decided to proceed with the courage of our convictions – and to reach high and dream big – just like we teach our CAW kids. We were so gratified that many longstanding supporters and new contributors alike stepped forward to help us continue our vital work with NYC youth. We have been truly blessed to have served so many young New Yorkers and, with the support of our generous donors, we will continue to do so for many years to come. Thank you! Stay well and creative,
Brian Ricklin Executive Director & CEO
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WHO WE ARE Brian Ricklin Executive Director & CEO
Karen Jolicoeur Deputy Director & Director of Development
Daniel Bergman Program Director
Lance Paladino Program Manager – Teaching & Learning
Yun-Hee Proffit Program Manager – Administration & Outreach
Scott Lucas Marketing & Communications Manager
Jill Goldstein Office Manager
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WHAT WE DO Creative Art Works is a youth development organization that empowers young people through the visual and multimedia arts. Our programs...
...Equip
children, teens, and young adults with essential tools and skills,
...Connect
them with community, academic success and career opportunities, and
...Inspire
them to reach for new possibilities.
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OUR STORY... FY 2020 sources of funds Contributed Government = 10% Foundations = 7% Individuals = 5% Corporate = 5% In-Kind = 13%
Earned Program Income = 7% Sale of Art = 4%
$1,631,192 Total
Event Annual Benefit for Kids = 49%
FY 2020 use of funds Expense Allocation Programs = 76% Administration = 9% Fundraising = 15%
Expense by Program Public Art Youth Employment = 40% Out-of-School Time = 32% In-School = 16% Community Art-Making = 6% New Initiatives = 6%
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OUR IMPACT, BY THE NUMBERS In fiscal year 2019, we provided...
130 Youth Apprenticeships through our Public Art Youth Employment program
Youth Apprentices created eight works of large-scale public art in Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn, and five mini-documentaries. Many gained their first employment experience, 78% demonstrated improved work-related skills. 87% demonstrated enhanced socialemotional skills. All (100%) increased artistic and creative skills.
>750 participants with 29 OST programs in collaboration with 14 program partners
After-school and Saturday art programs were conducted in NYC public schools, community and recreation centers, and ACS’s foster care facility, offering youth the opportunity to exercise their artistic, technical, and social-emotional skills in safe, creative, and engaging environments.
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nearly students with in-school arts integration programs Programs included anatomy and physiology, earth sciences, and the humanities. Specialized curricula included lessons tailored for Emerging Bilingual Students, English Language Learners, and Students with Disabilities.
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community art-making projects Interactive art-making projects in the context of public events with partner organizations. These projects engage youth with their families and community and enrich cultural pride and youth voice. Art-making aligns with our partners’ missions, enhancing their goals for youth impact.
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CULTURAL AFTER-SCHOOL ADVENTURES AT MS 45 & IS 254 Middle school students in The Bronx grow as artists and as thinkers
In fiscal year 2020, Creative Art Works, in partnership with the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, provided nine programs through the Cultural After School Adventures (CASA) Initiative, which brings high-quality arts partnerships to NYC public schools, particularly in underserved communities. These semester-long programs offered a deep dive into a single subject. This year, students at MS 45 created their own comic book characters in the Cartooning and Anatomy class. Teaching Artist Cupid Ojala said, “Students came to understand that creating a character is a process. We challenged them to re-imagine their character in several different ways — to not only draw them but to make sculptures of them. In the end the students were creating a world where they had autonomy.”
“The project that I enjoyed the most was developing every aspect of the characters. It was fun to make up a personality and clothing, and to use my imagination.” — Alex, MS 45, sixth grade
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Students at IS 254 explored a variety of techniques in a formal Drawing and Painting class. They worked in pencil, charcoal, and pen and ink. As with all our CASA programs, they had the opportunity to build a portfolio of work that demonstrates their growth as artists. Several students have expressed interest in attending specialized art high schools which require portfolios as part of the application process. Middle school students experience rapid development in cognitive, emotional and social skills. They begin to look at things from multiple perspectives, think critically and abstractly, and to question authority. These programs offered students a chance to try out these new skills in a safe environment. The results ranged from profound insights to biting satire. View more work from IS 254 in the online youth art gallery on our website by clicking by clicking HERE. View work from MS 45 by clicking HERE. These Creative Art Works programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural After-School Adventures (CASA) Initiative in partnership with the City Council and Council Members Ritchie Torres, Ydanis Rodriguez, and Mark Levine.
“My artwork is about how society tries to control us. Even though this is a robot, deep inside it knows what’s real, and what’s right and wrong. That’s why it’s crying teardrops of oil.” — Naila, IS 254, eighth grade
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EARTH SCIENCE INTEGRATED ART AT INNOVATION DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL Art and science intersect in a unit on cyanotypes Integrated learning focuses on building connections between skills and content that are traditionally taught as separate academic subjects. Our Creative Art Works’ integrated art program helped students in the Earth Science class at Innovation Diploma Plus High School make connections between the scientific method and the artistic process – both of which embrace experimentation and reframe “mistakes” as a learning opportunity. Most students at Innovation, a transfer school on the Upper West Side, do not self-identify as artists, so Teaching Artist Ashli Sisk introduced them to cyanotypes (also known as blueprints or photograms), which are a way of making an image by placing objects on photosensitive paper and exposing them to the sun or UV light. Cyanotypes offered students a lowrisk introduction into making art that puts the emphasis on creativity rather than technique. Nevertheless, as students became familiar with the process, they began to experiment with new methods and materials. They quickly progressed from making random designs to composing images with the intent of representing specific ideas about astronomy, geology, and meteorology. Regardless of the outcome of a print, learning this printing process encouraged students to ask relevant questions, research answers and work to find a way to creatively synthesize the new information. Students learned to modify their prints with paint, often salvaging art that they had considered “mistakes.” As we teach our students, “There are no mistakes in art, only happy accidents.” Likewise, in science, no experiment is ever a failure but an opportunity to gather more data. View more work from this class in the youth art gallery on our website by clicking HERE.
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Innovation High School students revised and embelished their cyanotype prints with paint. This process of revision reinforced the notion that “failures” are not permanent; rather, they can be revised through creative processes. Likewise, in science experiments, there are no failures, only new data points. The print at the bottom of the left column illustrates the “red shift” of the expanding universe. 17
ART AROUND THE WORLD AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS SCHOOL Creative Art Works’ Art Around the World curriculum introduces elementary school students to the works of artists from around the world and invites them to make art of their own inspired by what they have learned. This year, we offered this program for the first time at Hamilton Heights School. Students from this West Harlem neighborhood reflect the vibrant diversity that gives New York City its unique character. Projects in this program were inspired by works of modern and contemporary artists, including pastel portraits by Alfredo Ramos Martínez, narrative paintings by William H. Johnson, full-body portraits by TC Cannon, family scenes by Carmen Lomas Garza, sculptures by Niki de Saint Phalle, assemblage art by Thornton Dial, and many others. This after-school program drew a loyal following of students who produced impressive portfolios. Their favorite work was displayed throughout the classroom and in the main hallway. A culminating event drew dozens of family members, fellow students, Hamilton Heights staff and faculty and CAW Teaching Artist Cupid Ojala and Teaching Artist Assistant Madeline DeLeon. Check out the online gallery on the CAW website by clicking HERE.
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Paper collage inspired by quilts from the Gee’s Bend Collective
Above and right: sculptures inspired by Niki de Saint Phalle
Family scene inspried by Carmen Lomas Garza
Full-body portrait after TC Cannon.
Paper collage inspired by quilts from the Gee’s Bend Collective
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STUDENT CREATED MURALS AR CAW teams up with Department of Health to promote active design
The active design mural in the multipurpose room at PS/IS 137 in Brooklyn encourages students to create an ever evolving game. Jessie Novick Teaching Artist, 2019.
Physical activity is essential to the healthy development of all students, yet 80% of Americans don’t get enough exercise, according to the CDC. That’s why Creative Art Works teamed up with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to create murals to activate spaces at eight schools in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, as part of the Active Design in Schools initiative. Active Design seeks to promote physical and mental well-being through a series of architectural and urban design strategies that encourage stair climbing, walking, bicycling, transit use, active recreation, and healthy eating. Third Grade students at PS 86 in Bushwick (above left and below) participated in researching and planning the design of a colorful new mural for their school lunch room. Under the guidance of CAW Teaching Artist Kristy McCarthy, eight students explored ways that space can encourage physical activity – one exercise involved designing a fantasy playground. The final design of the mural includes a variety of colors, shapes, and images that can be incorporated into
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games made up by students. Students in the Adaptive Physical Education class at Franklin D. Roosevelt High School in Brooklyn needed an outdoor recreation area closer to school. They had been trekking to a local park for PE, but by the time they got there, there wasn’t much time to work up a sweat before they had to turn around and go back. The administration identified an area adjacent to the school that the students could use, but it sorely needed some color. Each student in the Adaptive PE class created their own design for the mural; then CAW Teaching Artist Valérie Hallier took ideas from each student and combined them into a single, cohesive piece. The mural was painted by a team of FDR teachers and staff, as well as veteran CAW Youth Apprentices hired expressly for the project.
“I could have made an entire mural out of each student’s [work], because they were really beautiful. ” — Teaching Artist Valérie Hallier
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OUR FRIENDS AND COLLABORATORS CAW would like to acknowledge the invaluable relationships we have with our partners, who include:
Community Partners Audubon Mural Project Bronx County Family Court CASES Catholic Charities Alianza Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services Center for Court Innovation Children’s Aid Society Choosing Healthy and Active Lifestyles for Kids (CHALK) City College of New York City Life is Moving Bodies (CLIMB)
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer National Guild for Community Arts Education New East Harlem Merchants Association New York Family Court Nonprofit New York NYC Administration for Children’s Services Children’s Center Division of Family Permanency Division of Youth & Family Justice
CultureNOW
NYC Council
East Harlem Health Action Center
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
Girl Be Heard!
NYC Department of Education
Greater Ridgewood Youth Council
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Harlem Grown Harlem Week Henry Street Settlement
NYC Department of Parks & Recreation
Highbridge Recreation Center
NYC Department of Youth & Community Development
Hike the Heights
NYS Council on the Arts
HOPE Community Services
Partnership for Parks
Inwood Community Services
Police Athletic League
Jacob Riis Neighborhood Settlement
Queens Youth Justice Center
Jacob Schiff Neighborhood Association
Right to Dream
Long Island City Partnership
West Harlem Development Corporation
Madison Square Boys & Girls Club
West Harlem Group Assistance
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Academic Partners A. Philip Randolph Campus High School Hamilton Grange Middle School Hamilton Heights School Isaac Newton Middle School Innovation Diploma Plus High School Liberty High School Academy for Newcomers IS 254 Bronx IS 93 Queens MS 45 Bronx PS 7 PS 72 PS 133 PS 192 PS/MS 278 School in the Square
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OUR HONOR
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OUR PAST HONOREES 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
John P. Maher, CBRE Donald Notice, West Harlem Group Assistance Dave Cheikin Brookf ield Properties (Represented by Jerry Larkin) Felipe Franco, NY Adminstration for Children’s Services Glen Weiss, Vornado Principal David Fanning, A. Philip Randolph Campus HS Neil Goldmacher, Newmark Knight Frank Principal Ben Lev, Hamilton Grange Middle School Marcia Sells, Columbia University Brookie Maxwell, Creative Art Works (in memoriam) Scott Panzer, JLL Rick Wise, Lippincott Principal Olga Quiles, MS 328 Vice Principal Jim Cole, MS 328 John Cefaly, Cushman & Wakef ield Hon. Edwina Richardson-Mendelson, NY Family Court Glenn Palmer-Smith, Author, Murals of New York City Robert Selsam, Boston Properties (Lifetime Achievement) Michael Laginestra, CBRE Principal Debbie Schaefer, PS 192 Colin Thompson, Artist Paul Amrich, CBRE Hon. Peter Passidomo, NY Family Court Tom Lunke, Harlem Community Development Corp.
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Frank Doyle, JLL
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Andy Levin, Boston Properties Pam Haller, NY Presby terian Hospital
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OUR 2020 HONOREE Jerome Montrone Managing Director Beacon Capital Partners
Jerome Montrone first became involved with CAW through his very close friend of 26 years, Andy Levin. Since that initial introduction, Jerome and his family have remained committed to CAW for over 20 years. Personally, and through his family foundation, Jerome and his family have focused on giving to many programs involving arts and education over the years. Jerome has worked with Beacon Capital Partners in NYC since 2008 and is a Managing Director and the asset manager for Beacon’s NYC portfolio. In addition, he is involved with the overall management of sustainability and energy programs for Beacon's entire portfolio. He has been very involved with NY’s real estate community and made significant contributions through his actions including retail zoning changes through the Downtown Alliance, his appointment by Mayor Bloomberg to the NYC Mayoral Building Resiliency Task Force, many initiatives through the Real Estate Roundtable, and the environmental initiatives with the USGBC, to name a few. He began his career working for an automotive supply company in Nagoya, Japan. After attending Columbia Business school, he worked on Wall Street as an investment banker at Salomon Brothers. He later transitioned to Latona Associates, a private equity firm, where he managed private equity investments in real estate, technology, and manufacturing. Jerome worked on several real estate transactions in Monaco alongside Beacon Capital before ultimately joining the firm in 2008. Jerome earned a BA from Boston College and a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia Business School. He grew up in the seacoast of New Hampshire, but has called NYC his home since attending business school in 1994. Despite his rural start, he, his wife, three young boys and dog, Bergen, now very much enjoy being city dwellers, as long as they get back to NH from time to time.
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OUR PROGRAM PARTNER NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Center for Health Equity and Community Wellness, Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention, Active Design and Worksite Wellness Unit, Active Design in Schools program.
The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) protects and promotes the health of over eight million New Yorkers through a broad range of policies and initiatives, and free or low-cost services delivered at schools, at home, in the workplace and at City-run clinics. DOHMH also conducts research that shapes policy decisions and NYC’s health agenda. The Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention spearheads programs and initiatives to reduce the burden of chronic diseases and to address the systems of inequity that lead to unequal burden of disease throughout NYC. The Bureau promotes healthful environment and systems changes and develops programs and policies that promote physical activity and healthy eating. DOHMH’s Active Design in Schools program partners with local arts organizations to support NYC Department of Education schools through the creation of interactive indoor and outdoor murals to increase equitable access to physical activity opportunities in schools. The Active Design in Schools program promotes health and wellness in schools through a series of architectural and design strategies that encourage stair climbing, walking, bicycling, active learning, active recreation, and mindful movement. Since 2015, the Active Design in Schools program has funded enhancements in over 90 K-12 public schools, reaching over 40,000 students. Over the past three years, Creative Art Works has partnered with the Active Design in Schools program on nine youth-inspired interactive murals in schools in Central Brooklyn and East Harlem. The program serves schools in communities with historical disinvestment that may have less access to high quality physical activity environments and with high rates of people earning lower incomes and people of color. The projects include painted ground markings and interactive wall murals that serve as the foundation for game playing. Asphalt Green, a nonprofit that provides innovative recreational instruction and programs to NYC children and adults is also partnering with the program to develop customized games that can be played with each interactive art installation. CAW and the DOHMH have completed or planned Active Design projects at the following schools: PS 297, PS 123, PS 137, PS 505, PS 86, PS 7M, PS 72, PS 133 and FDR High School. 28
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OUR PROGRAM PARTNER Teddy Swenson, MPH Program Manager, Active Design in Schools, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Teddy Swenson has worked with academic institutions, government agencies and community groups to translate health initiatives into engaging programs that encourage change for over a decade. As the Program Manager of the Active Design in Schools program at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), she focuses on incorporating active design techniques into the built environment of NYC schools to promote health and wellness and engage communities around health equity. Teddy collaborates with various internal DOHMH groups and other city agencies to explore and advance the implementation of broad systems-based efforts to advance health equity in New York City. She manages all components of the Active Design in Schools program, including coordinating outreach and selection of awardee schools. She also provides technical assistance and conducts program evaluations to help better understand the efficacy of built environment interventions on youth physical activity. The Active Design in Schools program sits within the Active Design and Worksite Wellness Unit in the Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention within the Center for Health Equity and Community Wellness at DOHMH. Prior to joining DOHMH, Teddy got her master’s in Epidemiology with a certificate in the Social Determinants of Health from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. While pursuing her master’s degree, she worked closely with community groups in Washington Heights to promote the use and safety of local parks through the Hike The Heights annual event. Before moving to New York City, Teddy worked as a Research Coordinator at Massachusetts General Hospital and participated in public health research at Boston University School of Public Health and Boston University School of Social Work. She has also participated in international public health efforts and is part of the United World College network. Teddy is an alumna of the Mahindra United World College of India, holds a BA in Global Health & Development from Boston University and an MPH in Epidemiology from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
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TEAMWORK & COOPERATION OVERCOME MANY CHALLENGES Thanks to the steadfast support of our sponsors and donors, Creative Art Works had a very good year.
This fiscal year, CAW ran two part-time, after-school, public art youth employment programs. We provided 23 in-school and out-of-school time programs and 3 Saturday programs with 13 school partners and 5 community based partners, including several new ones. When New York City schools switched to remote learning on March 23rd, we continued programs on-line at four partner schools and one community partner and, recognizing that parents and kids across the world were eager for at-home learning resources, our programming staff developed a series of original art classes and family-friendly projects, most of which require nothing more than a pencil and paper to complete. We also produced five on-line classes for our Cultural After School Adventure (CASA) partners, which we are also making available on-line to everybody. On July 6th, we will welcome 50 Youth Apprentices to a remote summer youth employment program. We cannot ignore the fact that the past three months have been challenging. We had to trim staff and tighten our belts. While necessary for the long-term viability of the organization, these were, nonetheless, painful decisions, and we remain grateful for the contributions of every 34
member of our CAW family. We are indebted to our ongoing office staff and Teaching Artists who are working remotely, often under circumstances that test their ingenuity. We wish to commend Brian Ricklin, CAW’s Executive Director and CEO for his leadership and vision during these difficult times. We also wish to commend Karen Jolicoeur, Deputy Director / Director of Development, for her perseverance in our ongoing development efforts and her agility in re-envisioning our Annual Benefit for Kids. Finally, we applaud Daniel Bergman, Program Director, for inventing our remote-learning program from scratch. We are pleased to welcome the energy of two new board members this fiscal year, Marcos Santiago, and Julia Sanabria, who has also taken on the role of Secretary. Of course, we would be remiss if we did not acknowledge the passion and commitment of our current board members, as well as our past, and the generosity of our volunteers and grantors. On behalf of the board, we are grateful for the selfless contributions of tonight’s Honorees and Benefit Co-chairs. I wish to thank Jerome Montrone for his cheerful resolve while leading our fundraising under these unique circumstances. And could there be a partner organization more deserving of recognition in this moment than NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Center for Health, Equity & Community Wellness? Accepting this award on behalf of the DOHMH is Teddy Swenson, who is a champion of the Active Design initiative. Our teaching artists, staff, and program partners continue to serve kids remotely, and are prepared to resume in-person programming as soon as possible; thanks to the support of many of you, we will be here to do so. With gratitude,
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OUR HOST COMMITTEE OUR BOARD Andy Levin Chair & President Brian Ricklin Executive Director & CEO Eric Withrow Treasurer Julia Sanabria Secretary
Andrew Stern Jennifer Suh Marcos Santiago Mark Evans Mosely Chaszar Neil Goldmacher Rebecca Fine Rich Morris Rick Wise Steven Soutendijk
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OUR BENEFIT CO-CHAIRS Bill Rose
Josh Kuriloff
Brian Goldman
Lou Milo
Cameron Scott
Mark Furman
David Cheikin
Matt Frank
David Green
Michael Kleinberg
Frank Doyle
Peter Turchin
Glen Weiss
Rob Lowe
Heather Kahn
Scott Corneby
Jeremy Moss
Scott Panzer
Jerome Montrone
Tom Hill
John Maher
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OUR SPONSORS THANK YOU TO OUR
SPONSORS AND DONORS!
We are deeply grateful to the sponsors of CAW’s Benefit for Kids. Their support is fundamental to our success. PREMIER Alexander Wolf & Son Beacon Capital Partners CBRE Cushman and Wakefield JLL The Montrone Family Newmark Knight Frank Eric & Christine Withrow DIAMOND Columbia Business School Friends of Andy & Jerome Brett Krause Platinum B2 Engineering Leon & Toby Cooperman Neil & Bari Goldmacher Lighting Management Quality Building Services Vinson & Elkins Younkins & Schecter
SILVER Acker Since 1820 Connie Birdsall Brookbridge Consulting Services Mark Evans Gensler GFP Real Estate Andrew Levin Lippincott Robert & Cathy Lowe John Maher Morgan Stanley Richard Morris O’Connor Capital Partners Davis Polk Pritchard Industries Rechler Philanthropy SL Green Tener Consulting Services Peter Turchin VVA Project Managers & Consultants W. P. Carey Zachys Wine Auctions
GOLD Boston Properties Building Contractors Association Ed Conard & Jill Davis Vanessa and Henry Cornell DiNovi Family Foundation Jay Goldman HedgeServ MKDA M.Y. Safra Bank OC Development Management Jane & Daniel Och Brian Ricklin Rockefeller Group Rob & Ruth Rosania Savills Janwa and Suhail Sikhtian
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BRONZE A-Z Fire Alarm Security Raj Alva Brigade Capital Management The Durst Organization Beth & Michael Fascitelli John Gallin & Son David Green Goby Goulston & Storrs Icon Interiors Industrial Cooling Macquarie Commodities & Global Markets MetLife Milrose Consultants Richard Plepler TEI Group Julia & Michael Sanabria Steven Soutendijk Structure Tone Studio Office Solutions Sym Real Estate Law Von Der Heyden Family Foundation
DONORS Bobby Akin Craig Arcella Matthew Barlow Benhar Office Interiors Jeffrey Bergman Justine Blau BOCA Group Bohler Engineering Rachelle Borja David Briggs Doreen Bucher Buckley Belcher & Company Marty Burger Alfred Cerullo III Julian D’Ambrosi John Dionne Robert Eisman Empire Architectural Metal ESI Design Pat Farrell & Tom Javits Cara Faske David Firestein Mark Foresi Alison & Matthew Frank Noah Franzblau David Froelich Linda Garrett Scott Gelin GKV Architects Goldfarb & Fleece Brian Goldman
Jill Goldstein David Hadley Jackie Hamilton Walid Haram Josh Holt William Howard Takuya Ito Andrew Jacobs Karen Jolicoeur & Lars Woodul Heather Kahn Suzanne Konowitz Marjorie Levin Jon Levine Stefanie Lewin Paula Lewinski Patrizio Liguori Neelam Likhyani John Scott Lucas Michael Mancini Ben Manzi Reed Martin Anita Motwani Brendan Murphy Herb Myers Ekaterina Nadirova Jeff Nemshin Network Financial Printing Nouveau Elevator Oona O’Neill
Scott Panzer Platinum Maintenance RC Andersen Related Fund Management Julia Rieger Walter Rooney Neeta Sahni Param Sahni Cristina Santiago Ignacio Santiago Pazos Luis Santiago Marcos & Neha Santiago Sarla Ventures Savanna Investment Management Diane Scheinman Richard Schkolnick Securitas Security Services Reshma Sehgal Andrew Stern Charles Stern Ted Moudis Associates Sarah Townley & David Della Rocca Lauren Tregor Michael Van Zandt Stephanie Von Isenburg Rob Wherry Rick Wise Josh Youman
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THANK YOU, SPONSORS!
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PREMIER SPONSOR
CREATIVITY LAYS
THE FOUNDATION FOR LASTING
ACHIEVEMENTS. We are proud to support Creative Art Works. Congratulations to Jerome Montrone and the NYC Department of Health Center for Health, Equity and Community Welleness!
Bronx Preparatory Charter School
211 East 43rd Street New York, New York 10017 Phone: 212 972-1740 www.awolfandson.com
REBUILDING NEW YORK SINCE 1905
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We are proud to support the work of
CREATIVE ART WORKS and congratulate our friend and colleague
Jerome Montrone on being honored at the
2020 Virtual Benefit for Kids
BOSTON | NEW YORK | WASHINGTON, DC | CHICAGO | DENVER LOS ANGELES | SAN FRANCISCO | SEATTLE
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CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD IS A PROUD PREMIER SPONSOR OF CREATIVE ART WORKS Cushman & Wakefield is proud to support Creative Art Works for its commitment to empowering youth and inspiring possibility through arts programming for over 30 years. Congratulations to this year’s honorees, Jerome Montrone and Teddy Swenson.
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PREMIER SPONSOR jll.com
JLL joins Creative Art Works in honoring Jerome Montrone. As a business, we strive to make a difference for our clients— every day. As a culture, we commit to making a difference for our communities—every day. We know that a strong corporate culture goes hand in hand with a commitment to giving back. It’s that commitment that goes a long way in helping our local organizations achieve ambitions.
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. Jones Lang LaSalle Brokerage, Inc. © 2019 Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. All rights reserved. 330 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017
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AN OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT We proudly support Creative Art Works as they host their and are pleased to honor
Jerome Montrone, Beacon Capital Partners and the NYC Department of Health Center for Health, Equity & Community Wellness
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Bright Futures Vinson & Elkins is proud to sponsor Creative Art Works Annual Benefit for Kids. We applaud your tireless commitment to improving the lives of New York City youth through teaching the value of the arts. Special congratulations to the event honorees.
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I think of art as the highest level of creativity. To me, it is one of the greatest sources of enjoyment.
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Landscape collages after the work of Tiguan folks artist Julio Toquiza by a student in our Cultural Immigrant initiative program at IS 93 Queens.
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WHAT SOLIDARIT Y LOOKS LIKE TO US To our Creative Art Works family, As a creative youth development organization with a focus on the visual arts, we sometimes opt to show rather than tell – it’s a delight to have our kids’ work speak for itself, as it does in the picture above. At the same time, we wouldn’t get to art like this without engaging in honest and challenging conversations, with and among our youth, our communities, and each other. We won’t shy away from those now.
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“How Do I See Myself?” 2009, Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building, Harlem
To our students and youth apprentices especially: You are the center of all that we do, and we stand in solidarity with you in stating unequivocally that Black lives matter. We also want you to know what solidarity looks like to us. It means that we will continue: • • •
to see you – your innate worth, your resiliency, and your dignity, to generate opportunities for you to develop your creativity and selfdetermination, which we see as a fundamental human right, and to amplify your voices and support your dreams.
We also acknowledge that racism and unconscious bias are entrenched in our society and its systems and institutions. We promise to continually strive to do more and better, individually and organizationally, and to live up to the inherently anti-racist principles and sense of shared humanity on which CAW was founded. On behalf of all of us at Creative Art Works, we are so proud of our young people, the bravery with which they express themselves, and the positivity with which they focus on solutions. With our youth, side by side, from the classroom to our boardroom, we, too, are focused on being part of a brighter, more equitable future, together. Sincerely yours,
Brian Ricklin Executive Director & CEO
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Cycles of Migration, 2020, at Bronx Family Court, painted by Youth Apprentices in a CAW summer Public Art Youth Employment program.
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