T H EN E X TS T A G E C A P I T A LC A MP A I G N
SUSTAI NI NG TCAN FOR THE NEXT GENERATI ON
o v e r v i e w Foundedi n1997,TCANpr ov i desl ocal ,af f or dabl eac c es st ohi ghqual i t yar t spr ogr ams f orr esi dent soft heMet r oWestc ommuni t yandbey ond. TCANhasgr ownt obec omet her egi on’ spr emi erper f or manc es pac ef orl i v emusi c , pr esent i ngmus i ci ansf r om ar oundt hewor l di nac omf or t abl e,i nt i mat es et t i ng.Thes e ar t i st shavei nc l udedTommyEmmanuel ,LeoKot t k e,J ak eShi mabuk ur o,J udyCol l i ns , Ri char dThomps on,Bi l l yCobham,andmanyot her s . I ni t sr ecent l yr enov at eds t at eof t hear tCi nemaRoom,TCANpr es ent sawi devar i et y ofcr i t i c al l yac c l ai medf i l ms ,document ar i es ,ands c r eeni ngev ent s .TCANal sopr es ent s ar egul ars chedul eofAr t sEduc at i onwor k s hopsf orc hi l dr en,andhos t sc ommuni t y pr ogr amsi ncl udi ngTheTCANPl ay er s( Communi t yTheat er ) ,anOpenMi cser i es ,and t heSummerSt r eetGal l er yf orl oc al v i s ual ar t i s t s .
t c a nmi s s i o n Webel i evet hear t sar eess ent i al t oac ompl et ehumanex per i enc eandt ot hec r eat i on ofav i br ant ,heal t hycommuni t y . TheCent erf orAr t si nNat i c ks er vest heMet r oWes tr egi onbyi nc r eas i ngoppor t uni t i es t oex per i ence,par t i c i pat ei n,andl ear naboutt hear t s . Tot hi send,TCANs t r i vest opr es entar t spr ogr amsoft hehi ghes ts t andar dt hatar e avai l abl et oever y one. TCANdedi c at esi t sr es our c est opr ov i di ngc ommuni t yac cess t odi v er s ear t spr ogr ams,r educ i ngbar r i er st oat t endanc e,andbui l di ngappr eci at i on t hr oughar t seducat i on. .
c o mmu n i t ye n g a g e me n t TCANi satt hec r os s r oadsofcul t ur ei nt heMet r oWes tr egi on–att hehear tof ar ev i t al i z eddownt ownar eat hatf eat ur est heMor s eI ns t i t ut eLi br ar y ,Wal nutHi l l Schoolf ort heper f or mi ngar t s,andabac k dr opofar t i s ts t udi os ,danc es t udi os , gal l er i es,r est aur ant s ,andc r af tbout i ques . I n2012,Nat i ckCent erwasdesi gnat edaCul t ur al Di s t r i c tbyt heMas s ac hus et t s Cul t ur al Counc i l ,wi t hTCANasoneofi t si ns t i t ut i onal anc hor s . TCANhasgr ownt obec omet heMet r oWes tr egi on’ spr emi er enonpr of i tar t s or gani z at i on,wi t hs t r ongpat r ons uppor tf r om ev er yt owni nt her egi on. .
l e a d e r s h i pa n ds u p p o r t TCANi smanagedbyExecut i v eDi r ec t orDav i dLav al l ey ,s er v i ngi nt hi sc apac i t y si nce2004.Thest af fi ssuppor t edbya12memberBoar dofDi r ec t or smanagedby Boar dChai rD.Mi c hael Col l i ns. Addi t i onals t af fi ncl udesAs s oci at eDi r ec t orEr i nBas i l e,s uppor t edbya Devel opmentManager ,Theat erOper at i onsManager ,Dev el opmentCoor di nat or , Mar ket i ngCoor di nat or ,Pat r onSer v i c esCoor di nat or ,andBook k eeper . TheTCANst af fi scompl ement edbyov er175v ol unt eer sandi nt er ns ,whos er v e i nal l f acet sofev entpr oduc t i on,f ac i l i t ymai nt enanc e,bus i nes soper at i ons , f undr ai s i ng,andmar k et i ng. .
T C A NC A P I T A L C A MP A I G N Eachst ageofTCAN’ scapi t alf undr ai s i ngef f or t shav ebeenwi t ht hr eegoal si nmi nd: •Tr ansf or m andEnhancet hePat r onEx per i enc e •Cr eat eaVi br antandSust ai nabl eAr t sOr gani z at i on •EmpowerCommuni t yEngagementandOut r eac h Ourcommuni t yofmember sanddonor shav es uppor t edeac hc ampai gnt oac hi ev e t hes egoal sands ust ai nourmi ssi onandgr owt h. TheFi r ehouseCapi t alCampai gnr ai s ed$1. 2M t opur c has e,r enov at eandr es t or e Nat i c k’ shi st or i cCent r alFi r eHous ebui l ti n1875,c r eat i nga270s eatper f or mi ng ar t svenue.Thes ec api t aldonat i ons,s uppl ement edbyanaddi t i onal $1M i n commer ci al l oans,al l owedTCANt oopeni t smai ns t agev enueandpr ov i debas i c of f i ces pacef orTCANadmi ni st r at i v es t af fi nt hebui l di ng’ sbas ement .TheFi r ehouse Campai gnwasr et i r edi n2006.
TheGener at i onsCapi t alCampai gnr ai s ed$1. 8M t oac c ompl i s ht hr eeobj ec t i ves. Fi r s t ,compl et ear enovat i onofTCAN’ ss ec ondf l oorasa120seatCi nemaRoom, t oexpandpr ogr ammi ng,andat t r ac tnewpat r onsandmember s .Sec ond,r et i r et he $500, 000i ndebtr emai ni ngf r om t hef i r s tr enov at i on.Thi r d,c r eat eac api t alr es er ve of$100, 000f orongoi ngr epai r sandmai nt enanc et ot hef i r ehous easi tr api dl y appr oac hes150year sofage. Theseobj ec t i v eswer eac hi ev edf ol l owi ngas ev eny earc ampai gnendi ngi n Dec ember2019.
T H EN E X TS T A G EC A MP A I G N TheNextSt ageCapi t alCampai gnwasi ni t i at edi n2022asa$600, 000ex t ens i on oft heGener at i onsCampai gn,wi t hagoal t odr amat i c al l yenhanc ear t sex per i enc es andaddr es sur gentc api t al mai nt enanc ef orc r uc i al bui l di ngs y s t ems . Whi l et het wopr evi ousc ampai gnsf oc us edont her es t or at i onoft hef i r ehous eand expandi ngpr ogr ams ,TheNextSt ageCampai gnwi l l under t ak epr oj ec t st hatwi l l st r engt henourl ongt er ms us t ai nabi l i t yi nt hr eek eyar eas :f ac i l i t ypr es er vat i on, pr oduct i ont echnol ogy ,ands t age/ bac k s t ager ev i t al i z at i on. . .
FACI LI TYPRESERVATI ON . Byaddr es s i ngc r uc i al c api t al needs ,weenhanc et he .
v enue’ si nf r as t r uc t ur eandc omf or t ,pr ov i di ngas af er , andmor eenj oy abl es pac ef orar t i s t sandpat r ons . Pr oj ec t swi l l i nc l uder epl ac ementoft wor oof t opHVAC uni t s ,r epl ac ementofpr i mar ypi t c hedr oof ,andt he addi t i onof275newpat r ons eat si nmai ns t agev enue.
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r epl ac eobs ol et eequi pmentandpr epar eTCANf ort he f ut ur e.Pr oj ec t swi l l i nc l uder et i r ementofi nc andes c ent s t agel i ght i ngf i x t ur es ,i ns t al l at i onofr et r ac t abl ev i deo s c r eensf ormai ns t ageev ent s ,andi ns t al l at i onofnex t gener at i onc i nemapr oj ec t i onequi pment .
STAGE/ BACKSTAGEREVI TALI ZATI ON . Thes af et y ,ac c es s i bi l i t yandut i l i t yofs t ageequi pment .
wi l l enhanc epr oduc t i onandbenef i tt henex tgener at i on ofper f or mi ngar t i s t s .Pr oj ec t swi l l i nc l udei ns t al l at i onof news t agepl at f or msands uppor t s ,addi t i onofamobi l e r i s ert oal l ows t or ageofpi anoof f s t age,andr enov at i on oft hear t i s tdr es s i ngr oom ( Gr eenRoom) .