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Annual Meeting Program From the Directors Pittsburgh Arts Community Database Working Toward Racial Equality Support for Artists Membership Update Research & Advocacy The Results of Our Annual Survey Strategic Plan at a Glance Grant Programs Accessibility On Message Mary Lipple Memorial Fund BVA/VLA Successes What’s New at the Office of Public Art Work of Art Award: Lifetime Achievement Board & Staff Announcements Americans for the Arts Scrapbook

The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council acknowledges the important support that we receive from our foundation, corporate, and government partners.

Allegheny Regional Asset District BNY Mellon Buhl Foundation Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation Dollar Bank The Fine Foundation FISA Foundation Giant Eagle The Grable Foundation The Heinz Endowments Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Hillman Family Foundations Laurel Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Pennsylvania Council on the Arts PNC The Pittsburgh Foundation Walter and Marriam Modell Memorial Fund Fund for Individual Artists UPMC VisitPittsburgh To discuss ways to support the work of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council through sponsorships or partnerships, please contact Tiffany Wilhelm, Deputy Director, at 412.391.2060 x222 or twilhelm@pittsburghartscouncil.org.

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Featured Performer, Vie Boheme. Photograph by Barrett Schley

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joseph B. Smith, Chair Dollar Bank

Annual Meeting Program Thursday, December 5, 2013 Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild

John Camillus, Executive Vice Chair Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh

8:30 am Cafeteria

Light Breakfast and Networking

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Concert Hall

Opening Performance

Kathleen Mulcahy, Vice Chair Founder, Pittsburgh Glass Center

Bill Strickland, Manchester Bidwell Corporation Darcel Madkins, UMOJA Joseph B. Smith, Dollar Bank; GPAC Board Chair Evan Frazier, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Mitch Swain, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Rev. Deryck Tines, Artist of Religion

Victor Dozzi, CPA, Treasurer CrawfordEllenbogen LLC James Wilkinson, Secretary Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Presenters

Christiane Leach, GPAC Mitch Swain, GPAC Joseph B. Smith, Dollar Bank; GPAC Board Chair Dr. Vernell A. Lillie, Kuntu Repertory Theatre Tiffany Wilhelm, GPAC Vanessa Braun, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Alyssa Herzog Melby, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Anne Mulgrave, GPAC Kyle Bostian, NEW stAGE Tameka Cage Conley, writer Emily Price, City Theatre David Pankratz, GPAC Renee Piechocki, Office of Public Art Jeremy Waldrup, Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership JoAnn Jenny, Allegheny County Airport Authority

James Fawcett, Immediate Past Chair Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Mitch Swain, CEO Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Deborah Acklin WQED Multimedia Eric Ash Marketing Consultant Bill Bodine Frick Art & Historical Center Jeffrey Carpenter Bricolage Production Company

Carol R. Brown Awards

Robert F. Vagt (Bobby), The Heinz Endowments John Peña, 2012 Awardee, Emerging Artist Tami Dixon, 2013 Awardee, Emerging Artist Roger Humphries, 2013 Awardee, Established Artist

Mariann Geyer Point Park University

Tinsy Labrie VisitPittsburgh Darcel Madkins UMOJA African Arts Company Dan J. Martin College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University Andrew Masich Senator John Heinz History Center J. Kevin McMahon Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

MCG Jazz Trio

Welcoming Remarks

janera solomon, Vice Chair Kelly-Strayhorn Theater

Sean Jones Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra

Thanks to our sponsors !

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Networking Break

North Lobby

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Concert Hall

Performance Vie Boheme

Keynote Speaker damali ayo

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Meena Mutyala Westinghouse

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janera solomon, Kelly Strayhorn Theater anu jain, GPAC damali ayo

Judith O’Toole Westmoreland Museum of Art

We are pleased to welcome damali ayo to Pittsburgh.

David. L. Pollack, Esq. Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky

damali ayo has been featured in worldwide publications including Harpers, the Village Voice, Salon.com, the Washington Post, Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune, Redbook Magazine, The O’Reilly Factor, and Book TV. She is the author of two books, How to Rent a Negro and Obamistan!, and a contributor to four other books as well as to NPR and Public Radio International. damali was a damali ayo contributor to the reboot of the historic This I Believe radio series, as well as a repeat guest panelist on NPR’s Weekend America.

Maureen Rolla Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Eric Shiner The Andy Warhol Museum Shelly Sponholz Giant Eagle, Inc. Jane Werner Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh

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Her writing, art, and lectures have engaged topics ranging from race, gender, sexual assault, and sexual orientation to spirituality, chronic illness, the creative process, healing, music, and trash. An expert story-teller, damali offers humor, insight, and creativity to make our culture’s toughest topics manageable and fun.

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From the Directors

ARTS COUNCIL STAFF

We extend a warm welcome and want to thank you for joining us at our annual meeting. Today, we celebrate the work, stories, and triumphs of our members and gain new perspectives about the challenges and opportunities ahead for our extended creative community.

Larry Castner, Manager of Volunteer Services

Standing on the shoulders of hosting the Americans for the Arts 2013 National Convention, we see blue skies ahead. We are proud and thankful that over 1,100 attendees came to see Pittsburgh as a great city for arts and culture and a wonderful place for artist and creative professionals to work and live.

Dek Ingraham, Development & Membership

Our challenge is to build on that momentum. How can we capitalize on the convention and all the increased attention to arts events and programs that we have experienced over the past year? Now that we have grown our partnerships with business leaders and elected officials, how do we best leverage those relationships?

lcastner@pittsburghartscouncil.org Kate Hansen, Program Assistant, Office of Public Art opa@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Coordinator ringraham@pittsburghartscouncil.org anupama jain, Equity and Inclusion Consultant ajain@pittsburghartscouncil.org Christiane Leach, Artist Relations Coordinator cleach@pittsburghartscouncil.org Kathy Mahoney, Bookkeeper

Individual artists and organizations have a new found strength. Now, our goal must be to build participation and proactive community development whereby property ownership in growing neighborhoods includes artists and creative venues.

Andie Markijohn, Office and Events Manager

In our region, we have seen a strong willingness to collaborate to make arts and culture more accessible, and we must lead by example to make arts and culture more available to everyone as well. Diversity, equity and inclusion are words that are often invoked these days. We have been working to delve deeper into these complicated issues. The arts must be strong participants in making the Pittsburgh region a better place for everyone and a foundation for enhancing the quality of life in our neighborhoods.

smencher@pittsburghartscouncil.org

The future for the arts and culture sector in this region includes all of us, even those not working directly in the arts. When our Arts and Culture Economic Prosperity Report revealed that 4 out of 5 jobs created by the arts and culture sector are not in the arts, we realized that it is time to tell this story, effectively and completely, to a wider audience by launching an arts visibility campaign that establishes the arts at top of mind and strengthens our community partnerships and allies. We believe that today’s meeting will empower you with facts that you may share to tell the story of the arts in our region and, more importantly, in your neighborhood. This “storytelling” about the arts’ role within our neighborhoods will help all of us to have a singular voice.

Our mission is to expand the reach, influence, and effectiveness of the region’s diverse and vibrant arts and culture community by providing leadership, advocacy, capacity building, and connections. In reporting back to you what we have learned and what others have shared, we hope that we will all leave here, together, knowing that the arts can and does make a lasting difference to this region’s development and quality of life.

Sincerely,

amarkijohn@pittsburghartscouncil.org Sue Mencher, Internal Systems Administrator

Anne Mulgrave, Manager of Grants amulgrave@pittsburghartscouncil.org Maggie Negrete, Administrative Assistant mnegrete@pittsburghartscouncil.org David Pankratz, Research and Policy Director dpankratz@pittsburghartscouncil.org Renee Piechocki, Director, Office of Public Art publicart@pittsburghartscouncil.org Jen Saffron, Director of Communications jsaffron@pittsburghartscouncil.org Mitch Swain, CEO mswain@pittsburghartscouncil.org Tiffany Wilhelm, Deputy Director twilhelm@pittsburghartscouncil.org Laura Zorch, Educational Programs Assistant, Office of Public Art opaeducation@pittsburghartscouncil.org

Online Resources PittsburghArtsCouncil.org News, advocacy, membership, more PittsburghArtistRegistry.org Database of regional artists PublicArtPittsburgh.org The Office of Public Art (OPA) PittsburghIsArt.org Grassroots arts community and events PittsburghArtPlaces.org Where art happens in our region

Joseph B. Smith Board Chair

Mitch Swain CEO

artsleaders.wordpress.com Pittsburgh Emerging Arts Leaders Network

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What can the Pittsburgh Arts Community Database do for you?

• Considering buying a mailing list? Don’t!

The Database allows you to expand your reach to other known arts attendees through simple and easy mailing list trades with other organizations. Each organization retains complete control over their data: all list trades are permission-based.

The Pittsburgh Arts Community Database: a Tool for Building Audiences Tap into the big data you need to develop robust arts audiences - absolutely free for GPAC members. Use the Pittsburgh Arts Community Database to learn about your own audiences, access other arts-going patrons, strengthen your brand, and reach out to new communities. Forty-nine organizations have uploaded over 550,000 households.

Learn more and sign on to participate at pittsburghartscouncil.org/pacd.

• The Database matches patron data with information from powerful, national marketing databases.

You can begin to base marketing decisions on characteristics such as what percentage of your audience has kids, reads certain magazines, fits into specific income brackets, attends other arts events, and much more.

PACD Household Growth 552,667 500,000 400,000

African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh Alia Musica Pittsburgh Allegheny Brass Band Alumni Theater Company American Jewish Museum American Wind Symphony Orchestra Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall Art Expression, Inc. Arts Education Collaborative Assemble Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Attack Theatre August Wilson Center for African American Culture Autumn House Press Bach Choir of Pittsburgh Balafon West African Dance Ensemble Baldwin-Whitehall Friends of the Theater Arts Balmoral School of Piping and Drumming Bodiography Contemporary Ballet Boyd Community Center Brew House Association Bricolage Production Company Bulgarian Macedonian National Education & Cultural Center Butler Arts Council Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society

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It’s Past Time for Meaningful Change The words diversity, equity, and inclusion have been invoked in the arts sector and beyond for many years. But these terms often feel hollow to those who participate in related conversations that result in little or no change.

GPAC has been striving to delve deeper into these complicated issues, which led us to revise our internal policies, host trainings, and discussions as a staff, and find better ways to measure how we’re doing. Essentially, we are taking deliberate steps to transform our organizational culture. We’ve made significant strides to make our arts community more inclusive for people with disabilities. Our Annual Meeting marks the largest step we’ve taken to make our work on racial equity visible and engage a coalition of individuals and organizations who will commit to joining us in this effort.

It’s about more than diversifying our staffs and boards. It’s about more than engaging a wider variety of people in the arts. Those results will follow in organic and sustainable ways after we (all of us) make a long-term commitment to learning and changing. Together, we need to understand the histories relevant to inequities that exist today, discover what role each of us can play in dismantling barriers, and work collaboratively on strategies that will bring the arts sector closer to being a community that reflects our vision of all people as valued and equal.

GPAC can’t and shouldn’t promise that we’ll be perfect in this work. But we can make an ongoing commitment to learning, working, and evolving every day. And we can invite and challenge the entire arts community because, if the arts do better, we can help our larger communities do the same. To join this conversation and show your commitment, we hope you’ll stay for today’s Town Hall Meeting, Equity: Voices into Action, and sign on to the Pittsburgh Coalition for Racial Equity in the Arts.

To learn more, visit pittsburghartscouncil.org/equity.

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To support our strategic plan goal to “Create an environment and opportunities that are supportive of individual artists” GPAC promoted Christiane Leach to Artist Relations Coordinator to strengthen the local artist community, which in turn supports our region’s arts organizations, community development, and our economy, overall.

What better place to start than with the creation of the dynamic Pittsburgh Artists Advisory Committee, comprised of 67+ diverse artists, service providers, funders, and other engaged individuals who review artist needs in the broad community, provide GPAC with direct feedback and ideas, and implement initiatives that support individual artists. A direct outcome of the PAAC was HE-HO: the Artists’ Health and Housing Fair for the Community, a festive public event in partnership with Healthy Artists, where artists came face to face with healthcare providers, mortgage lenders and housing experts.

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GPAC partnerships directly benefit individual artists with programs such as Art on the Walls, CreatorsMakersTeacher’s Salon, and a new monthly music series that pairs Pittsburgh musicians and food at Marty’s Market to name a few.

Through personalized technical assistance, GPAC listens, then connects artists to expertise that helps them construct strategies and tactics to best reach their goals, including workshops, the “isART” blog, and additional programs to empower artists with additional knowledge.

If you are an individual artist looking for assistance, please contact Christiane Leach at cleach@pittsburghartscouncil.org.

Membership Update GPAC supports artists and arts and culture organizations that make Pittsburgh great through advocacy, technical and legal assistance, workshops, networking, education, grants, and personalized support for individual artists. GPAC membership is the engine that powers this important work, as we are stronger together than we are alone. Through membership, GPAC brings together artists and arts organizations with business leaders and elected officials to strengthen the arts overall.

In addition to this kind of “big picture” thinking, we also offer practical tools and expertise to our members, including discount ticket offers, free workshops, and discounts on art materials, computers, and office supplies. Knowing how important data is to driving audiences, GPAC members gain free access to the Pittsburgh Arts Community Database, and GPAC members can also access Fractured Atlas’ entire list of benefits, which include access to a variety of specialized liability insurance programs.

Our most exciting member benefit is coming in 2014: GPAC members will be able to participate in the 2014 Arts Day of Giving. During the last Arts Day of Giving, nearly $2 million was raised in a 24-hour period to support our region’s art. So if you are not yet a member, we recommend joining today.

Visit us online at PittsburghArtsCouncil.org to learn more about membership. If you’re already a member (if your organization is a member, then so are you!), YOU make our work possible. Thank you!

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Foundation Center Carnegie Mellon University, College of Fine Arts Carnegie Museum of Art Chatham Baroque Children's Festival Chorus Children's Museum of Pittsburgh City of Asylum/Pittsburgh Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh Creative Life Support, Inc. Dreams of Hope Early Music America Edgewood Symphony Orchestra eMotion Dance Company Father Ryan Arts Center of Focus on Renewal Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, Inc. Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery Frick Art & Historical Center Future Tenant Gateway to the Arts Gemini Theatre Company Girls Rock! Pittsburgh Guiding Star Dance Foundation Hill Dance Academy Theatre (HDAT) Hillman Center for Performing Arts at Shadyside Academy I Made It! Market Indiana Arts Council International Alliance of Stage Employees, Local 3 (IATSE) JAZZSPACE Jazz Workshop, Inc. JFilm: The Pittsburgh Jewish Film Forum Kaleidoscope Arts Festival Kaufmann Center Hill House Association Kelly Custom Furniture and Cabinetry Kelly-Strayhorn Theater Kente Arts Alliance Keystone State Music Theater Latin American Literary Review Press LEMUR: League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots Marilyn Coleman Consulting Mary Miller Dance Company Modern Formations Gallery and Performance Space Mon River Arts Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery New Hazlett Theater No Name Players North Suburban Symphonic Band Oakland Girls Choir Off the Wall Productions Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures

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ORGANIZATION MEMBERS Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Pittsburgh Banjo Club Pittsburgh Camerata Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse Pittsburgh Chamber Players Pittsburgh CLO Pittsburgh Concert Chorale Pittsburgh Concert Society Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Pittsburgh Dance Council Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Pittsburgh Folk Festival Pittsburgh Glass Center Pittsburgh International Children's Theater and Festival Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre Pittsburgh Mandolin Society Pittsburgh Music Academy Pittsburgh Musical Theater Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble Pittsburgh New Works Festival Pittsburgh Opera Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company Pittsburgh Public Theater Pittsburgh Society of Artists Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Pittsburgh Technology Council Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company Pittsburgh Youth Chamber Orchestra Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra Polish Cultural Council Prime Stage Theatre Puppet Happening Quantum Theatre Renaissance & Baroque Saltworks Theater Company

Arts, Culture & Economic Prosperity in Arts, Culture County: & Economic Prosperity Allegheny Where We Rank in Allegheny County: Where We Rank

Allegheny County was one of 182 study regions that participated in the Americans for the ArtsCounty Arts &was Economic Prosperity IV project.

GPAC’s Allegheny County study Allegheny one of 182 study regions that participated in the Americans the for the Arts’ of Arts & Economic Prosperity IV project.

GPAC’s measured impact spending by arts and culture organizations and their Allegany County study measured income, the impact spending by arts anddo we stack up audiences on jobs, household andoftax revenues.

How culture organizations and their audiences on Jobs, Household Income, against benchmark cities like: St, Louis, San Diego, Detroit, Baltimore, Indianapolis, and Tax Revenues. How do we stack up against benchmark cities like: St, Milwaukee, Columbus, and Kansas City?Columbus, Louis, San Diego, Detroit, Portland Baltimore, (OR), Indianapolis, Milwaukee,

The Results of Our Annual Survey Are In!

ORGANIZATION MEMBERS

Are you one of the 248 individuals from an area arts and culture organization or one of the 226 individual artists who completed GPAC's Annual Survey? (You remember, the one with only 55 questions?) If so, thanks! We've got some initial findings to share!

Sembene - The Film and Arts Festival Senator John Heinz History Center Sharper Walls Studio Inc Silk Screen Asian American Festival Silk Strategic Arts, LLC SLB Radio Productions, Inc. Society for Contemporary Craft SongSpace at First Unitarian Sounds of Pittsburgh Chorus South Arts Pittsburgh South Park Theatre Stage 62 Steeltown Entertainment Project StorySwap Sweetwater Center for the Arts The Alliance for Contemporary Photographic Learning The Andy Warhol Museum The Company of Pittsburgh The Harmony Singers of Pittsburgh The Heritage Players The Microscopic Opera Company Three Rivers Arts Festival Three Rivers Ringers Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras Throughline Theatre Company, Inc. Touchstone Center for Crafts Tuesday Musical Club UMOJA African Arts Company Union Project University of Pittsburgh Department of Theatre Arts University of Pittsburgh PITT ARTS Visionary Performing Arts Academy Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival Westmoreland Museum of American Art Women In Film and Media Women of Visions

The large majority of survey-takers said they are "Better off because GPAC exists" (92%) and had an “Overall Positive Experience” with GPAC (86%). Individuals in smaller organizations had the strongest positive response to these questions, whereas artists and those from larger organizations were slightly less enthusiastic.

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Frequently-cited accomplishments: Solo/Group Exhibitions, Scripts Produced/ Performed, Leading Workshops for Artists, Artist Roster Membership Significant challenges area artists say they’re facing: Making a Living, Healthcare, Housing, Marketing, Fundraising, Community Connections Artists rated Pittsburgh at 7.41 out of 10 as a ”good place to work“ and 8.36 out of 10 as a “great place to live” - both ratings increased over previous years.

Overall, 78% of artists are optimistic about their futures here. However, a smaller percentage (69%) of artists who identify as African American or Black, felt optimistic.

Artists look to GPAC for: Networking, Partnerships, Artist Opportunity Grants, Professional Development, Information, Grant Application Assistance, Advocacy Artists strongly agree/agree that GPAC helps them: Connect to the region’s creative sector (86%), Stay informed (83%), Advocate for the arts (81%), Find resources (81%)

The dollars can pay for house payments for 44,000 families or half-a-billion pierogies!

Arts & Cultural Organizations *See the full report at www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/prosperity, check out the impacts of individual arts and culture organizations in the area, and calculate the economic impact of yours!

See the full report at pittsburghartscouncil.org/prosperity, check out the impacts of individual arts and culture organizations in the area, and calculate the economic impact of yours!

Advocating in Harrisburg This year, Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania, a statewide arts and culture advocacy organization with GPAC's own Mitch Swain serves as chair, helped to establish the Arts and Culture Caucus, a bi-partisan caucus made up of 85 members of Pennsylvania's state Senate and House. Allegheny County’s Senator Jay Costa is one of four co-chairs of the Caucus (left; second from the right).

The Caucus will help members understand issues confronting arts and culture, draft legislation, and analyze pending legislation that advances arts and culture statewide.

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60% of GPAC members broke even or ended FY 2013 with a surplus; 50% met or exceeded audience attendance projections. Organizations whose work is primarily reflective of a particular race, ethnicity, or country also ended FY 2013 breaking even or with a surplus (62%), but fewer (37%) met or exceeded audience attendance projections.

Frequently-cited accomplishments: Finances in Order, Excellent Critical Response, National/International Recognition, Expanded Programs and Reach, New Space/ Equipment, Updated Technologies Significant challenges people in organizations say they’re facing: Contributed Income, Marketing, Earned Income/Sales, Organizational Capacity, Community Connections. People from large organizations ranked Diversity higher (4th) and those arts managers who identified as a person of color ranked Community Connections as #1 (ahead of Contributed Income and Marketing) and Programming as #4 Organizations look to GPAC for: Arts Day of Giving, Advocacy, Networking, Professional Development, Partnerships, Information Resources

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Mitch Swain, David Pankratz, and fifteen students from the Carnegie Mellon In the coming months, GPAC will take a deeper look at this data. If you are have a question 2013 University Master of Arts Management program went to Washington, D.C. onUpdate April 8 ANNUAL MEETING that you would like us to answer with our survey data, ask us! For example, you might and 9 for the 2013 National Arts Advocacy Day. Our team met with the offices of U.S. like to take a closer look at racial disparities in the data or to know how visual artists Senators to advocate for increases in NEA funding, restoration of funding to the Arts responded differently when compared to performing artists. in Education program, and the preservation of incentives to charitable giving.

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ARTIST MEMBERS Andy Beck Angela Hindes Ann Rosenthal Barbra Labbie Billy Jackson Bonnie Pierce Bovey Lee Brenda Nachreiner Brian Sesack Bridget Quirk Cacie Cunningham Carol Skinger Carolyn Speranza

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GPAC Strategic Plan at a glance

Learn more at PittsburghArtsCouncil.org

Our Goals

Goal 1: Increase visibility and support of the arts

Goal 2: Enhance the capacity, efficiency, and effectiveness of the arts and culture community

Goal 3: Create an environment and opportunities that are supportive of individual artists

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Increase understanding of the value and impact of arts and culture in our region Work toward a more efficient, stable state funding model Seek new and increased avenues of financial support for the regional arts sector Conduct meaningful research that describes the arts sector and promotes its value

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Increase GPAC’s capacity building and professional development programming Grow our membership Continue evolution to an audience development program that increase arts audiences

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Pittsburgh is recognized as a national model for accessibility issues, training and collaboration Co-hosted a national Capitalization in the Arts workshop Organizations uploaded over 550,000 households to the Pittsburgh Arts Community Database Increased expertise to manage Business Volunteers for the Arts and Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

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Goal 4: Serve as a model organization that strives to incorporate best practices, increase internal efficiency, and ensure organizational sustainability

Increase programs, services, and support for artists and independent artist collectives Increase visibility of resources for artists and independent artist collectives through clear communications

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Seek opportunities to create increased efficiency and effectiveness Achieve balanced funding sources and build appropriate cash reserves

Pittsburgh’s first Artists’ Health and Housing Fair (HE-HO) with 9 workshops and 27 vendors The Art on the Walls program created visibility and sales opportunities for 14 local artists The Office of Public Art launched Pittsburgh Art Places, a website designed to showcase public art and art venues

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Nine new board members elected in the past year improved diverse community representation and addressed organization needs Internal focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion through staff training, revision of policies, staff recruitment and orientation, and more with the help of outside expertise from the YWCA, Highmark, and anu jain, local consultant

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The Americans for the Arts Convention drew over 1,100 attendees and included performances, showcases, and tours of over 110 artists’ studios and arts venues Arts and Culture legislative caucus was created in Harrisburg with 85 members joining in first year Artist Opportunity Grant funds were increased to over $40,000 per year Arts, Culture & Economic Prosperity report was released

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Educate local and state elected officials on the value of arts and culture Represent the arts community at many meetings, forums, committees, etc.

Seek opportunities for additional funding for arts and culture

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Peer Groups and Advisory Committees (including Arts Research, Artist Advisory, Development Peers and Access Peers) provide valuable support, information, connections to resources, and input.

Workshops to help organizations understand capabilities of the Pittsburgh Arts Community Database Accessibility programming including workshops and scholarships to the national arts and disability conference

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Artist Relations Coordinator provides local artists with career development advice and connection to resources Pittsburgh Artist Advisory Committee meets quarterly and is chaired by GPAC board members Kathleen Mulcahy and Jeffrey Carpenter Revamped Pittsburgh Artist Registry helps artists connect to opportunities and the public

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Strong board recruitment efforts to build a diverse board and gain connections, support, unique perspectives, and resources Review policies and set aside small percentage of operating budget for cash reserve Leadership and commitment to diversity, equity, and accessibility for people with disabilities to make Pittsburgh a better place for all

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Next Arts Day of Giving for GPAC members in Fall 2014: 50% of $500,000 matching funds have been raised Visibility campaign, arts and culture calendar, and audience development program aimed at area residents Research projects that address member needs, industry trends, new data and ideas

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User-friendly web interface for the Pittsburgh Arts Community Database Expansion of the Increasing Accessibility program Action items that will emerge from the Town Hall on Racial Equity

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ARTIST MEMBERS

Grant Programs at GPAC

Charlotte Toal Christiane D Christina Springer Curtis Reaves Danna Rzecznik Donna Bogosto Kearns Erin O'Neill Helen Naimark Jeanne Drennan Jeryl Wilborn Jordan Buttkevitz Juliana Zipay Kathleen Mulcahy Kathryn Carr Kyle Bostian Louis Boston Mandy Kivowitz Delfaver Maria Mauoszek Martha Hopkins Skarlinski Memphis George Patricia Stigamier Rhoda Taylor Rose Duggan Ryan Lammie Shannon Reed Susan Sparks Travis Smeltzer Vie Boheme

In 2004, the first Artist Opportunity Grant was awarded. With ongoing support from The Heinz Endowments and The Pittsburgh Foundation, these grants remove the financial barriers between local artists and opportunities to develop the skills, contacts, and exposure needed to advance their careers.

Thanks to additional funding from The Hillman Family Foundations last year, we ended the first decade of AOGs with a bang by increasing the maximum grant amount to $2,500. We also revised the application and guidelines. In 2013 local artists received 45 grants totaling $51,461- the largest number of grants and the most funds distributed through AOGs ever!

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The top four funded opportunities are: • Exhibits • Residencies • Studying with a mentor • Performing AOG recipients span all 14 NEA disciplines and are almost equally divided between visual and performing artists.

91% of grantees agree (or strongly agree) that they would not have been able to take advantage of their opportunity without the help of an AOG. Most importantly, 100% of AOG recipients agree that the opportunity significantly impacted their artistic growth.

Pittsburgh’s Accessibility Program is a National Model Regional cooperation is key to progressing the idea that the arts are for everyone. The question is; how to be as welcoming and accessible as possible.

Beginning in January 2011, the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council partnered with FISA Foundation to create a regional initiative to increase accessibility for people with disabilities to arts offerings in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The Increasing Accessibility in Pittsburgh Arts and Culture initiative is now a national model, demonstrating that building regional accessibility capacity can accelerate progress and expand both the breadth and depth of opportunities that welcome people with disabilities.

The magic of this initiative happens among people in the Access Peer Group, which is open to anyone to join at any time. This network creates a space for arts managers to share their successes, failures, and frustrations with others involved in similar work. Individual peers often go above and beyond by volunteering to help with accommodations at each other’s performances, testing new assistive technology on weekends and after normal business hours, and enthusiastically sharing resources discovered on any given day. This collective effort, and the feeling that we are doing this important work together, builds the momentum. The obvious enthusiasm and passion of the Access Peers draws others into the fold and accelerates the pace of change. There are about 40 Access Peers, regionally.

Work of Art Awards for Established Accessibility Champions

Kristen Link Director of Education and Accessibility, City Theatre Since 2005, City Theatre has been in the forefront of accessible services, offering braille and large print programs, open captions, American Sign Language interpretation, ticketing policies that are ADA compliant, and more. Kristen Link leads these efforts and willingly shares her experience and expertise as an Access Peer.

Link will co-host a workshop on the topic in 2014 in conjunction with City Theatre's production of Tribes.

Marilyn Egan Director of Education, Pittsburgh Opera The Pittsburgh Opera was another early leader in arts accessibility, primarily spearheaded by the work of Marilyn Egan.

She started offering amenities, such as large print programs, and then launched an innovative Audio Commentary service that has been in operation since 2002.

The Opera has audio described over 50 operas, and also offers a sensory workshop before the performance so that patrons can experience, through touch, what will happen on stage by exploring the costumes, props, and set.

The next deadline for AOG applications is February 24, 2014. The application, guidelines, and a complete list of grantees can be found at pittsburghartscouncil.org/aog.

The story of this work can be found in the report Building a Movement (available at pittsburghartscouncil.org/accessibility) published in October 2013 by FISA Foundation. The report is also available in Word and Braille. To request one of these formats call 412-456-5550.

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Watch for more accessibility workshops in Spring 2014 and contact Anne Mulgrave (amulgrave@pittsburghartscouncil.org) to join the Access Peer Group.

Each year, GPAC awards grants to individual artists and small arts organizations for community art programs as a local partner to the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. These grants increase access to the arts by supporting innovative art events that are open to the public.

Attitudes at Participating Organizations Are Shifting Over Time

In September of 2013, Alloy PGH received a Project Stream grant to transport visitors from Braddock to the Carrie Furnaces National Historic Site in order to experience installations and performances by 15 local artists.

January 2012 July 2013

One of Alloy PGH’s founders, Sean Derry, said they chose the Carrie Furnaces for their first exhibit because it “is one of the few spaces in Pittsburgh where you can still glimpse the historical significance of the city.” Alloy’s goal was to re-animate the site with a very different form of production. Derry and Alloy cofounder Chris McGinnis hoped the artists would connect the past with the present and speculate on the future. Close to 400 people visited the site over the course of the exhibit.

Project Stream grants are awarded once per year. The grant deadline will be announced in early 2014. Successful Project Stream grantees are invited to apply for the Program Stream where they are eligible for consistent annual funding.

For more information on how to apply for Project Stream grants please visit pittsburghartscouncil.org/grants.

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ARTS ALLY MEMBERS

On Message

Gifts of $500 +

In May, GPAC hired a Director of Communications, Jen Saffron, to establish a new trajectory of public relations, marketing, and communications for the organization, thereby supporting the strategic plan’s specific goals to “Increase visibility and support of the arts” and to “enhance the capacity, efficiency, and effectiveness of the arts and culture community.”

William B. Bodine, Jr. Ted Bosquez John Camillus CrawfordEllenbogen LLC Toi Derricotte Victor Dozzi James Fawcett Irving and Aaronel deRoy Gruber Foundation Jane Harrison Elsie Hillman Elsie H. Hillman Foundation Jones Day Tinsy Labrie J. Kevin and Kristen McMahon Ms. Meena Mutyala Kate Prescott Shelly Sponholz Mitch and Tracey Swain Jane Werner Michael and Kristin Wessell James A. Wilkinson

Gifts of $100 - 499

Jayne Adair Anonymous Donors Eric Ash Carol R. Brown Jeffrey Carpenter and Tami Dixon Debra and William Cashion Susan Constanse R Bruce Cooper Sylvester Damianos Matt and Meg Dooley Mark Freeman Joann Goode in memory of Leo Goode Lisa Hoitsma Andy and Deborah Masich Robert C. McCartney Kathleen Mulcahy and Ron Desmett Robert and Carol Wolfe Neu Samuel and Janice Newbury Eugene and Saundra K. O’Sullivan Carmen A. Perez Pittsburgh Banjo Club David Pollack Janet Sarbaugh and Bill McAllister Robert and Sharon Sclabassi Brian Sesack April N. Simile Joseph B. Smith John Sotirakis Frederick Steinberg Gerri Weiss Ted and Susan Wilkes

Gifts of $50 - 99 Dr. Madalon Amenta Anonymous Donors Jane Arkus Cynthia Cable Larry Castner

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Since then, programs and initiatives of GPAC have been featured in the media an average of once a week, and GPAC is increasingly sought out by regional and national media for comments on trends in the arts. GPAC has begun to lead media relations workshops for artists and non-profits, helping empower our community with the tools they need to effectively promote their work.

GPAC participates in a PR Collaborative with VisitPittsburgh, the Allegheny Conference, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, and other leaders, working together to pitch national media and recognizing the arts as a force in the region’s continued redevelopment. This kind of mutual support helps lift us all and establishes the arts and culture sector as a player among other sectors.

As we continue to develop effective communications strategies, look for upgrades to our website and the unrolling of an important asset for you: an improved shared calendar of events for the entire arts community. Further, GPAC and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette have joined forces to create a community arts blog, sharing about pertinent topics from the arts and culture sector’s perspective. Finally, this coming year promises even more visibility for the arts through a broad public relations campaign to lift the importance of the arts to our region’s citizenry. We look forward to working with you to spread the news that the arts matter, both to our quality of life as well as to our region’s identity, culture, and economy.

In Memory of Mary Lipple Pittsburgh theatre artist Mary Lipple received a 2011 PA Partners Project Stream grant that helped her perform Blackbird Pie, a solo show she’d written about a terminally-ill woman’s attempt to record a video message for her toddler daughter to watch on her twelfth birthday. In a tragic twist of fate, one month after the show closed, Marymother of two young children-was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. She lost her battle in June 2013.

Donations made to GPAC in Mary’s name will be used to fund one or more Project Stream grants-chosen by a committee led by Mary’s husband Roy Smetana and her artistic collaborator Kyle Bostian-each year.

The inaugural recipient of the Mary Lipple Memorial Fund Award is Alexandra Bodnarchuk for her “CONNOTATIONS: unknown” performance piece, scheduled for April 2014.

If you are touched by Mary’s story today, you can contribute at pittsburghartscouncil.org/formary

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Business Volunteers for the Arts and Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

ARTS ALLY MEMBERS

New to the staff this year is Larry Castner, an attorney who specialized in business law for the past 31 years and now acts as the Manager of Volunteer Services for BVA/VLA. Larry listens to the business and legal needs of arts non-profits and now individual artists, pairing them with appropriate business and legal professionals who volunteer their time to help. Clients often ask him, “Why do these people offer their services for free?” One reason is that BVA/VLA volunteers have great passion for the arts, and they also have great passion for doing good. Many of their employers actively encourage them to volunteer to share their time and talent, which makes it easier for those seeking to volunteer to have a pathway to share their expertise. And, that’s why we at GPAC are so thankful for the time and energy of the BVA/VLA volunteers and their companies-it’s not just their pro bono services, but also their heart.

BVA and VLA Growth for the Year BVA 2012-13

VLA 2012-13

Active Volunteers: 65

Active Volunteers: 130

Number of Projects 26

Number of Projects: 31

Total Hours Contributed: 531

Total Hours Contributed: 537

Value of Contribution: $77,000

Value of Contribution: $167,000

Rene Conrad Lucille Dabney Edith Fisher Lucine Folgueras Jonathan Gaffney E. Jeanne Gleason Matthew Hannigan Alan Helgerman and Sandra Labietra Donna Isaac Cynthia Ference-Kelly and Joe Kelly Larry Leahy Bovey Lee Kathy and Bob Mahoney Albert and Kimberly Markijohn Gale McGloin Jennifer Owen and Cory Cope H. Sheldon and Sara L. Parker Peekz Consulting LLC Jim and Beverly Pugh Gelman and Reisman Lianne Sheplar Barbara Steinberg Jacqueline Walker Marvin and Dot Wedeen

Gifts of up to $49

Success Stories Elizabeth Windsor Liz is a dedicated VLA volunteer from Morgan Lewis and Bockius. She accepted the request to help a local dance group, Hammerstep, with their contract for America’s Got Talent. One thing led to another and Liz ended up handling several additional matters for Hammerstep. Liz contributed over 100 hours of pro bono legal work this year, including negotiating awkward IP issues with one of the founding members and getting out of an unreasonable contract with an agent who had taken advantage of the group. Liz committed her time and energy because she was impressed by Hammerstep, both for their amazing talent and smarts. She is pleased to be able say she knew and helped them before they hit it big. Hammerstep said the same about Liz. Nickolas S. Cafardi Nick is another dedicated VLA volunteer. He began volunteering with the VLA when he was a young associate at Clark Hill Thorp Reed and helped the Toonseum obtain their nonprofit status. But Nick’s assistance did not end when the Toonseum got their 501c3 determination letter: Nick was invited to join the board of the Toonseum. Although his commitment to the Toonseum has left Nick with less time for new VLA requests, he now provides regular and thoughtful advice to the Toonseum as a board member.

Bernard Grandjacques Bernard provides his service to the arts community through Business Volunteers for the Arts. Bernard is now retired but in his previous career, he provided strategic planning advice to his clients. Now Bernard helps arts groups with their strategic planning processes, currently working with the Industrial Arts Co-op to help them figure out their mission, identity, and values. Bernard will use his core business skills to help IAC set a sustainable and bright strategic direction.

Anonymous Donors Susan Bails Christine S. Baldizar Susan Banks Jon Banuelos Norman Brown Alice Buchdahl Evelyn Castillo Leslie Clark Bryan Clark Charlotta Enflo Daniel Fonner Steven Forman Courtney Francis Brad Frost H. Arnold and Adrien Gefsky Benjamin Hernstrom Pahl Hluchan Dek Ingraham and J.R. Shaw janet jai Desha Jaramaz Heather Jarrett Amy Kerlin Stephen Kovalchick Sue Ellen Krober Kevin C. Kuhn Dr. Joseph F. Lagana Anne Mulgrave Margaret Myers Carmelle Nickens Alix and Michael Paul Ashley and Adam Paulisick Joyce Pearl Ellie Pfeuffer Delilah Picart Bonnie Pierce Pete and Alison Popivchak

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Work of Art Award for Lifetime Achievement

Honoring the artistic legacy of Dr. Vernell A. Lillie

ARTS ALLY MEMBERS Kathleen Radock Renee Rosensteel Sarah Rubin Kevin Scott Silk Strategic Arts, LLC Susan Sparks Thomas Trempus Elizabeth Veri Claudia Viehland Beth Vucic Tiffany Wilhelm and Kyle Bostian Susan Zimecki

MARY LIPPLE MEMORIAL FUND SUPPORTERS Dan Barrett and Rachel Smith John Berry and Rebecca Taylor Michael Bertrando Mike, Chris, and Matt Booth Kyle Bostian and Tiffany Wilhelm Kristin Bundy and Carrie Tongarm Tony Cavallario and family Joyce and James Chestney Raymond Cho Leigh Ann (Berry) Chow The Clarks, Inc. Virginia and Eugene Clouse Bill and Paula Deasy and Sons Pete DiCola, Kate Brucher, and Leo DiCola Alice Dinicola Lauren Dowden Jeanne Drennan Elise and Tim Farrell John Farrell Ken and Deanna Ferrigni Fierer Family Vaughn and Jeanette Foor Jay and Liz (Yon) Hamlett F.J. Hartland Beth Hetrick Charlie Huisking Employees of Investment Savings Bank Chuck Kahn Angie Kordish Tom and Di Corey LeChat Hazel Carr Leroy

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What’s New at the Office of Public Art? The Office of Public Art had a year full of educational programming, technical assistance projects, and some great community events.

Our highlights: Arch by artist Glenn Kaino was restored and installed at the Pittsburgh International Airport; we published a new and updated edition of our Pittsburgh Art in Public Places: Downtown guidebook; we worked with the Kingsley Association to host an artist in residence program with artist Blaine Siegel; Pittsburgh Art Places launchedthe first comprehensive website for art experiences in the thirteen county region; we selected Janet Zweig to work with the Westmoreland Museum of American Art and the City of Greensburg on the a pedestrian bridge project; we worked with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership to produce a weekend of public art, including performances by Zany Umbrella Circus and an installation by Sisters of the Lattice; our monthly walking tours have attracted hundreds of guests, for example a tour of Allegheny Cemetery with art historian Elisabeth Roark; hundreds of people folded origami flowers and learned about Tony Tasset’s Magnolias for Pittsburgh at a Gallery Crawl; and we hosted a rousing performance by Lungs Face Feet at the Mattress Factory for our colleagues from across the nation at the Public Art Network conference. And we loved every minute!

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The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council is most pleased today to honor the life’s work of Dr. Vernell A. Lillie, founder and director of Kuntu Repertory Theatre. In 1973, Dr. Lillie founded Kuntu Repertory Theatre in partnership with playwright and colleague Rob Penny. In 1975, Kuntu was the first resident company to produce the play Homecoming, by Penny’s friend, the then-emerging playwright August Wilson. Kuntu produced award-winning plays by both writers, as well as many other lauded African American playwrights. Through the Kuntu Writers Workshop, African American writers fostered a space for producing and publishing works by African American artists.

Kuntu was in residence in the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Africana Studies, where Dr. Lillie was a professor, through 2011 when she retired from teaching. Kuntu formally ended theater productions in 2013, after 40 years of captivating audiences locally, nationally, and internationally at places such as the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Kuntu created, preserved, and presented the wonderful artistic dreams, legacies, and history of Africans throughout the Diaspora, educating and moving both performers and audiences to social action.

Dr. Lillie has been trained in psychodrama, playback theater, and problem solving theater by Louis Yablonsky, Zerka Moreno, James Slack, Hannah Weiner, James Enneis, Ray Naar, Jonathan Fox, and Meg Givinish. She holds memberships in the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama, the American Theatre in Higher Education, Black Theatre Network, National Council of the Teachers of English, and The Theatre Association of Pennsylvania. She formerly served as a National Consultant for the Black Theatre Network, Board Member of the Theatre Association of Pennsylvania, and member of the Multicultural Arts Initiative Planning Committee.

Dr. Lillie’s distinguished awards and honors include the University of Pittsburgh Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award; the YWCA Arts and Letters Award; Outstanding Award for Women in the Arts from Alpha Kappa Alpha; and the Robert M. Frankel Award from the City Theatre. In 1996, The Vernell A. Lillie Scholarship was established at Dillard University by Dr. Ruth J. Simmons, President of Smith College, and in 2003, Dr. Lillie was honored by Association for Theatre in Higher Education with the Career Achievement in Education Award. Dr. Lillie earned her Doctorate and Master of Arts degrees from Carnegie Mellon University in English, and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech and Drama from Dillard University.

Board & Staff Announcements The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council welcomes new members to its Board of Directors: Deborah Acklin from WQED Multimedia, Mariann Geyer from Point Park University, Sean Jones from Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra, Tinsy Labrie from VisitPittsburgh, Dan Martin from Carnegie Mellon University, Meena Mutyala from Westinghouse, Judy O’Toole from Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Maureen Rolla from Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, and Eric Shiner from The Andy Warhol Museum.

GPAC welcomed the following new staff members this year: Larry Castner, Manager of Volunteer Services (BVA/VLA); Anne Mulgrave, Manager of Grants and Accessibility; David Pankratz, Research and Policy Director; and Jen Saffron, Director of Communications.

Lillie with Robert Penny in 1975 after founding Kuntu Repertory Theatre

MARY LIPPLE MEMORIAL FUND SUPPORTERS Jean Little Brian and Rindi Ludwig Bert Mains and Karin Satrom Alissa Martin Todd Martin and the Customer Management Team @ Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, Charlotte, NC Jill and Scott McKeon Daniel Mercer Rosalind Merritts Heather Morse Erik Naft Michael Nassif Meghan O’Hara Kris, Sam and Stella Osheroff Julia Parisot and John Lee Ashley and Adam Paulisick Donny Pecano, Leila Forouzan, and Leo Pecano Linda & Randy Poznansky Joe Price and Maria Migone Amber & Jack Rozel Angela and David Seals Your Selectica Family Krista and Elmer Sharp Lianne M. Sheplar The Stepanczuk Family Jeremy Stoler Mitch and Tracey Swain The Tabachnick Family Mike & Yukiko Thuresson Neal Wadhwa, Maureen O'Malley and Family BWalsh Comprehensive Recovery Services of Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC Residents of Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC Brit Whittle Jonathan and Julie Witten WPIC Diagnostic Emergency Center Anonymous Donors

Donations above were received since July 1, 2012. If your information is incorrect or missing, please let us know by emailing twilhelm@pittsburghartscouncil.org.

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AFTA Scrapbook In June, the Americans for the Arts 2013 Convention came to town with GPAC and our region’s unique cultural assets as hosts.

Working with hundreds of local artists, business leaders, organizers, and sponsors, the convention attracted 1,101 attendees from around the country for an estimated economic impact of $1,478,805.

We celebrate the commitment of those who strive for excellence and show us what is possible through the pursuit of the exceptional. At Highmark, we’re proud to recognize their achievements and share in their dedication to go beyond the ordinary and make a difference in the lives we touch and the world we live in.

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