ANNUAL REPORT 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS WHO WE ARE
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2021 ACCOMPLISHMENTS WATERVILLE CREATES WATERVILLE OPERA HOUSE MAINE FILM CENTER TICONIC GALLERY + STUDIOS
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PAUL J. SCHUPF ART CENTER
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OUR SUPPORTERS
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2021 FINANCIALS
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Waterville Creates dedicates the 2021 Annual Report to Sno Barry in recognition of her tremendous contributions as treasurer of the organization from 2015 through 2021 and as an enthusiastic patron, generous donor, and trusted advisor. Thank you, Sno!
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LETTER FROM LEADERSHIP
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ooking back on 2021, we are filled with gratitude – for our talented and dedicated staff who have shown remarkable resilience and innovation throughout the pandemic, for our community and its unwavering support of the arts, and for the opportunity to reconnect with so many patrons, artists, filmmakers, and performers as we returned to in-person programming. In June, with great excitement and a firm commitment to protecting the health and safety of our staff, our patrons, and our community, Waterville Creates began to re-open its doors for the first time since March 2020. We welcomed dancers, musicians, and actors back to the stage of the Waterville Opera House to perform for enthusiastic live audiences. Movie-goers returned to Railroad Square Cinema in July for the Maine International Film Festival and kept coming back to enjoy new arthouse films on the big screen with a side of the world’s best popcorn. Potters began creating work again in the Ticonic Clay Studio, and art returned to the walls of Ticonic Gallery. While the past year continued to present unprecedented challenges, it also afforded us distinct opportunities to reflect on what we do, why we do it, and how we can do it better. The pandemic has fostered a new appreciation for the unique value that shared experiences in the arts bring to our lives and taught us important lessons about access, diversity, equity, and inclusion that we will carry forward in our work. We are incredibly excited to see our new home taking shape in downtown Waterville. The Paul J. Schupf Art Center will be a vibrant, welcoming place where the community can gather to see films, create art, view new and exciting exhibitions, and attend concerts, plays, and musicals. More than just a building, this project is an important symbol of Waterville’s commitment to the arts as core to our community identity and our economic future. Thank you for your support of Waterville Creates and our vision of a community where all people enjoy transformative experiences in the arts.
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Shannon Haines President + CEO
Patricia King Vice President
Mike Perreault Maine Film Center Executive Director
Michelle Sweet Waterville Opera House Executive Director
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WHO WE ARE
MISSION
VISION A community where all people enjoy transformative experiences in the arts.
VALUES COMMUNITY We are building a thriving, connected, and equitable community through shared experiences in the arts. By presenting arts programming by, with, and for our community, we promote growth and well-being.
CREATIVITY We recognize the vital role creative expression plays in a fulfilled life and a vibrant community, nurture individual artistic endeavors at all levels, and encourage all creative outlets.
COLLABORATION We connect and work with creatives, arts and cultural organizations, and other strategic partners to energize and enrich our community through the arts.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY + INCLUSION We support, encourage, and honor diverse stories and perspectives. We provide relevant, accessible programming while making space for community conversations that deepen understanding and foster discourse around critical issues of our time.
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NEW BRAND IDENTITY + WEBSITE In February, Waterville Creates unveiled a new graphic identity designed to convey our role as a unified and collaborative arts organization while celebrating the distinctive programming offered by our divisions, the Waterville Opera House, Maine Film Center, and Ticonic Gallery + Studios (formerly Common Street Arts). We revealed our new brand in conjunction with the launch of our new and cohesive website, which features a consolidated ticketing platform that enables patrons to navigate seamlessly between venues to purchase tickets for film events, live performances, and educational classes and workshops.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY + INCLUSION In early 2021, the entire staff of Waterville Creates participated in intensive education on racial equity. With grant support from the Maine Arts Commission, we are continuing our commitment to this important work with board education and an assessment of our organizational practices to identify areas where we can advance our diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.
STRATEGIC PLANNING
2021 SOCIAL MEDIA STATS Followers on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter Posts Impressions Engagements
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33,791 1,991 4,218,398 207,614
We undertook a comprehensive strategic planning process that engaged all board and staff members in developing a shared vision and roadmap for the organization as we emerge from the pandemic, rebuild and reengage our audience, and ultimately plan for our move to the Paul J. Schupf Art Center in late 2022. Through this process, we evaluated and refined our mission, vision, and values and identified key issues, opportunities, and trends impacting program delivery.
UNIFIED MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM In September, we launched a new, unified membership program that provides benefits across all divisions, as well as special gifts from founding partners, the Waterville Public Library and the Colby College Museum of Art. This reimagined program helps to sustain outstanding, accessible arts experiences for all, while also encouraging exploration of the diverse, interconnected arts opportunities available in our community through special membership events. As of December 31, over 300 individuals had become Waterville Creates members!
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2021 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
EDUCATION & OUTREACH Art Kits for All Launched in April 2020, our Art Kits for All program, which distributes free art supplies and instructions to area families, continued to provide tremendous benefit to the community this year. In addition to distributing 3,300 kits to area families in 2021, bringing the total distributed to over 6,800, we have found new and innovative ways to adapt the model to reach underserved audiences. This fall, as part of the statewide Freedom + Captivity Project, we worked with three facilities in the Maine State Prison system to distribute kits to incarcerated parents and their children, and in January 2022 we will be working with Spectrum Generations’ Meals on Wheels program to distribute over 150 kits to seniors in our community. Special thanks to our Art Kits for All partners: the Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville Public Schools, Waterville Public Library, Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, and the Family Violence Project.
SLICE (Students Learning Innovative Creative Endeavors) Designed to provide arts and cultural experiences for teens while exposing them to career paths in the arts, our SLICE program has been offered virtually throughout the pandemic. The fall 2021 series was a great success with a total of 189 participants from across central Maine. Following a session on theatre set design and scenic painting, we distributed 15 free tickets to the Opera House’s production of Clue to students from Waterville Alternative High School (WAHS), many of whom had never attended a live theatrical performance. This connection has led to plans for four WAHS students to apprentice with the Opera House production team for school credit.
Art in the Park This summer, we were excited to engage youth and families in fun, accessible, outdoor arts activities through our Art in the Park program, presented in partnership with the Colby College Museum of Art and Waterville Public Library every Thursday afternoon at the Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market. In addition to hands-on artmaking activities led by local artists, families also enjoyed story time and live musical performances.
Youth Arts Access Fund Waterville Creates believes that all youth, regardless of income, ability, or background, should have access to outstanding arts programming and arts education opportunities. In an effort to remove cost as a barrier to participation, we have created a dedicated fund to support free admission for youth ages 18 and under to the full range of programming offered by Waterville Creates and its divisions, including art classes and camps, community theatre productions, live music, and film programming. The Youth Arts Access Fund was formally established with an initial $15,000 grant from the Raymond J. and Mary C. Reisert Foundation with additional funding provided by the Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust and the Colby College Center for the Arts and Humanities.
Community Projects In addition to our regular programs, we were thrilled to support a variety of community initiatives designed to bring cheer to people of all ages. In collaboration with the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce, the City of Waterville, and area businesses, Waterville Creates hired local artist Desi DuBois to create sunflower-themed selfie-stations to animate the downtown landscape. We were also delighted to contribute programmatically and financially to the Waterville Public Library’s first StoryWalk® installation at the North Street Community Connector Trail, where families can enjoy Daniel Finds a Poem by Micha Archer as they stroll along the Messalonskee Stream.
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2021 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
RENOVATIONS The Waterville Opera House took advantage of the pause in public programming to undertake important facility improvements. In August, the surface of the main stage was replaced to improve safety for performers, and the concessions area was renovated to create a more efficient service area for staff while providing a more spacious lobby for patrons.
WATERVILLE ROCKS A fun and free program for all ages, the annual Waterville Rocks outdoor summer music series returned for four in-person shows at Head of Falls in downtown Waterville. Audiences enjoyed performances by Spencer Albee, The Wolff Sisters, Casey Abrams, and The Big Takeover.
THE RETURN OF LIVE THEATRE The Waterville Opera House hosted its first opening night in a year and a half with the opening of The Dinner Party in September, followed by a recordbreaking run of Clue in November. We also were busy at work planning, casting, and rehearsing for more outstanding live theatre in 2022 with The Mousetrap in January and, in April, the long-awaited Tuck Everlasting, which was just weeks from opening when the pandemic struck in March 2020.
LIVE MUSIC The Waterville Opera House welcomed back thousands of eager live music enthusiasts as it hosted six concerts from August through December. Performers who took the Opera House stage in 2021 included Blues Traveler, LeAnn Rimes, Chris Thile, and Wynnona Judd and The Big Noise. We have been busy building a stellar line-up for live entertainment in 2022 that includes Keb’ Mo’, Bruce Cockburn, Tedeschi Trucks, and Whose Live Anyway?
“ We drove down from Orland and were so glad we did. I haven’t laughed so much in a long, long time. The acting was amazing and the set so beautifully creative! Thank you to the entire team who made this happen for us to enjoy!” – Clue attendee
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2021 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
MAINE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Film enthusiasts returned to Railroad Square Cinema for the first time since March 2020 for the 24th annual MIFF, which also included screenings at the Waterville Opera House and the Skowhegan Drive-In as well as virtual offerings. Nearly 3,500 attendees enjoyed 50 short- and feature-length films from Maine and around the world. Many of the voices and stories presented through these films might not otherwise be exhibited on the big screen in Maine, and they provoked important discoveries, connections, and conversations among filmgoers and filmmakers alike.
RAILROAD SQUARE CINEMA Following MIFF, the cinema returned to daily screenings of first-run independent films and hosted numerous special series throughout the fall and winter, including a popular retrospective of Wes Anderson films in advance of the long-awaited opening of The French Dispatch. Cinema in Conversation: Films of Freedom, Captivity, and Human Rights brought film experts, activists, directors, producers, and the subjects of the films themselves to Railroad Square in a 6-film series.
MAINE STUDENT FILM PROGRAMS Over 100 students in grades 7-12 from across Maine participated in workshops led by filmmakers, industry experts, and educators in virtual workshops offering skill-building in animation, cinematography, sound recording and design, photography, editing, screenwriting, lighting and genre as part of the Maine Student Film Crew programming. In July, the 43rd Maine Student Film Festival honored Maine’s up-and-coming filmmakers at a special screening and award ceremony featuring their short films at Railroad Square Cinema during MIFF.
“The Maine Film Center has sought to make moviegoing in Central Maine a truly participatory and community-based way of life.” – Dennis Perkins, Portland Press Herald
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2021 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
GALLERY EXHIBITIONS Ticonic Gallery reopened its doors to the public in September with Art Inside, an exhibition featuring Mainebased photographers Trent Bell, Séan Alonzo Harris, and Lesley MacVane, whose photographs captured artwork created by incarcerated individuals within the walls of the Maine State Prison, Mountain View Correctional Facility, and Southern Maine Women’s Correctional Center. Art Inside was part of the statewide Freedom + Captivity Project, a statewide, coalition-based public humanities project designed to consider a future without prisons and mass incarceration and afforded Ticonic Gallery an opportunity to raise awareness around local and regional social justice and racial equity issues. In November, Ticonic Gallery was thrilled to open Shirt Stories: Frescoes by Barbara Sullivan featuring dozens of shirts created using the traditional technique of painting into wet plaster to honor the laborious fresco process and its longstanding history. Shirt Stories provided a broader historical, social, and creative framework by its reference to the Hathaway Shirt Factory and its unique place in the context of New England textiles and the early labor movement in the state of Maine.
TICONIC CLAY STUDIO Back by popular demand, the Ticonic Clay Studio reopened to members in the fall. After announcing the return of wheel-throwing classes in December, we quickly sold out three separate sessions. Ticonic Clay Studio also launched its pilot CLAYMATES program, designed to accommodate learning experiences for small groups by offering private instruction in wheel throwing and hand building techniques in a safe, supportive environment.
“ Family Violence Project is thrilled to partner with Waterville Creates on Art Kits for All. Parents in our program have loved receiving the art supplies and step-by-step guidance and have said that they feel like better parents when creating projects with their children. In a year of such turmoil, this program has been a ray of sunshine and hope.” – Michelle LeClair, Family Violence Project
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PAUL J. SCHUPF ART CENTER
A NEW HOME FOR THE ARTS In 2021, Waterville Creates successfully completed a $1 million capital campaign to support the Paul J. Schupf Art Center. Slated to open in late 2022, this facility will bring together in one location all of Waterville Creates’ core programs alongside a new contemporary gallery of the Colby College Museum of Art, creating a vibrant hub of arts activity in the heart of downtown. The building will include: The Maine Film Center’s three cinemas Ticonic Gallery + Studios, which includes a flexible exhibition space, a clay studio, and a dedicated classroom for youth and adult arts education A rehearsal studio for Waterville Opera House theatre productions, educational camps, and dance classes as well as special events and receptions A dedicated storage space for costumes and props A skywalk that will provide an accessible connection to the Waterville Opera House lobby A shared box office, where patrons can buy tickets and access information in one centralized location
DONORS: PAUL J. SCHUPF ART CENTER Our thanks to the following donors to the community capital campaign for the Paul J. Schupf Art Center. All donations to the campaign have been matched 3:1 by a generous grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation. STARS ($100,000+) Laurie A. Hawkes Kennebec Savings Bank VISIONARIES ($50,000+) Davis Family Foundation Ed Harris
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LUMINARIES ($25,000+) Barbara Allen + Leonard Reich David + Sno Barry The Betterment Fund Phil + Jean Bird Scott + Trish Bullock Central Maine Motors Auto Group George Coleman Golden Pond Wealth Management MaineGeneral Health Bill + Vicki Mitchell Northern Light Inland Hospital Nancy A. Sanford Joan + Dick Schmaltz Larry + Kim Sterrs Ken + Margaret Viens
INNOVATORS ($10,000+) Chuck + Stephanie Calkins Camden National Bank Dr. Donald Cragen John + Jackie Dalton Day’s Jewelers Chuck + Maria Hays Andrew G. Kaplan + Katherine S. Ervin In Loving Memory of Helen B. Lafayette James M. LaLiberty + Julie B. Schoenthaler Spring Brook Ice & Fuel Co.
PATRONS ($5,000+) The Bessey Family Borman Family Foundation Beth Finch + Frank Guarnieri Paul S. Goodof The Haines-Shirley Family Karen Heck + Bruce Olson Charles + Cynthia Jacobs Johnny’s Selected Seeds Kim Lindlof + Ted Helberg Patricia R. King The Lunder Foundation Maine Technology Group – Scott + Janna MacDonald Reginald + Julia Perry Greg + Amy Powell Janet + David Preston PRO Moving Services The Rolfson Group, Inc. David Samuel Tobi Leanna Schneider Silver Street Tavern Richard + Sherrilynn Smith In honor of Larry Sterrs Michelle Sweet + Andrew Wilcox Valley Beverage
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DONORS: PAUL J. SCHUPF ART CENTER TAKE A SEAT Fred J. Arnold Martha Arterberry + Bill Wilson Barbara Atkins Back Office Solutions Maine Rick + Sara Barry Peter + Joan Beckerman In honor of Beth Israel Congregation of Waterville, ME Meg Bernier Boyd + Greg Boyd Chip + Bette Jane Bessey In memory of Susanne + Earle Bessey Parker J. + Ann G. Beverage Phil + Jean Bird Boy Locksmith Ida + Adjutor “Red” Breton Camp Modin Pat Clark Coldwell Banker Plourde Real Estate For Coolidge Linda + Bill Cotter Bethany + Kevin Crane Michael Delong + Janet Daily Walter L. Dignam ’33, P’60, ’62, ’63, ’72, GP’87, ’93, GGP’15, ’24 Joan Dignam Schmaltz ’63, P’87, GP’15, ’24 Richard R. Schmaltz ’62, P’87, GP’15, ’24 Heide Schmaltz Dolan ’87, P’15 Megan D. Lasher ’15 Christopher B. Schmaltz ’24 Steve + Tammy Diaz Daniel J. Eccher + Brigid A. Mullally Barbara Ewert + Lassandra Von Appen Beth Finch + Frank Guarnieri Mark + Sandy Ford Jill Gilbert + Peter Joseph Charles + Nancy Gaunce Paul S. Goodof In memory of Hugh J. Gourley III Margaret + Michael Griffin Happy Trails, Inc. + Joe’s Smoke Shop Barbara + Sumner Hayward Karen Heck + Bruce Olson Dr. Kevin Hill Ann “Nancy” Hill Joy + Charles Intriago Nicole Jacobson Joel + Alice Johnson Andrew Kaplan + Kate Ervin Janice + Larry Kassman Patricia R. King LOMA Anna Longstaff William Longstaff Sarah Longstaff Grip WATERVILLE CREATES 2021
Marjorie J. Lunder Janice + Larry Kassman Linda + Peter Manning, Supporters of the Arts Katelyn Maresh, Sam Maresh, + Eva Hero Miller In memory of Leo Martin Betty-Jane S. Meader Nancy + Abbott Meader Dr. Robert Milardo Richard + Kathleen Nale Steven Neumeister Jim + Faye Nicholson Kathleen + Tim O’Brien Mike Perreault Bruce L. Poliquin Roland + Urania “Sunny” Pomerleau Gary P. Poulin PRO Moving Services Tammy Rabideau + John Turner Ulla Reidel Susan + Joseph Reisert Crystal Roy + Karen Pooler For Alan + Sam Sanborn Phoebe Sanborn + Matt Stanford Sappi Tobi Leanna Schneider Stephen + Cathy Sears Lauren Shaw + Paul Feinberg Silver Street Dentistry Sister’s Ledge Richard A. Slocum Christine M. Slocum Debra C. Susi Nathan Towne Suzanne Uhl-Melanson + Jeff Melanson Tamsen Brooke Warner Waterville Area Arts Society Waterville Rotary Club Webb Family Fritz Weidner Bill Wilson Steve + Tanna Witkin Steve Wurtzler ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY: Cheri Aubertine Paul Beckett Michael + Joanne Bernstein Deborah Bloomstein Robert Bluhm David C. Bordes Robert + Andrea Bouthot Bill + Dawn Bradfield
Herb + Lee Brock The Bryan Family Rene + Katharina Burdet Robert + Mary Burr Wendy Burton Marilyn Canavan David Carew Cheryl Cayer Kristina M. Chapman Century 21 Surette Real Estate Ellen Cihiwsky Brian Clark Joanne Clark John + Beth Clark Peter B. Cook Bill + Linda Cotter Barbara Covey Janet + Carl Croce Charles + Alice Cushing Robert Dahlgren Richard V. Dillenbeck Gavin + Edwina Ducker Ken Eisen + Karen Young Dorothy + Marvin Eisengart Susan Emmerling + Bob Ingalls Jeffrey A. Fairfield Richard Flanagan Gene Frey Fred’s Coffee Co. Jeffery + Charlene Frost Paul + Alison Gagliardi Maryanne Gawlinski + Joseph McCarthy Rita Gilbert Julianne Gilland + Sam + Joaquin Withers Rebecca Green + Leo Livshits William Green Paul Gregory David + Gladys Gugan Susan Gurney Wendy + Jonathan Hallenbeck Christine Haiss Patricia Helm Linda E. Higgins George Hite Al Hodsdon, in honor of Jill Hodsdon Jeffrey + Kim Jackson True James Julia Louis + Edie King Bob + Connie Kerner Kevin + Amy Kuzio David + Ann Leigh Uri Lessing, in honor of Railroad Square Cinema staff June L’Heureux
Maggie Libby Eva Linfield James J. Lynch Jim Mahan Nan + Don Mairs John Markoe John Margolis, in memory of Holly Margolis Mark + Marie McQuade Tina Meadow Sylvia M. Michaud Mary Mills S. Peter Mills Ann E. Mitchell Jodie Mosher-Towle Christine Nilles Peter + Mary-Lou Ogden Regina Oliver One River CPAs Emilienne E. Ouellette Stephen Ouellette Susan Parks Stephanie + Harold Payson III Jim Peacock Michael Peterson Ann + Mike Poulin Justin Quirion Robert A. Ray Carol A. Ross Steve Roy Gerald + Ruth Saint Amand Serena Sanborn Beth Schiller + Don Zarfos Robert Schlager + Teresa Scannell Katrine Scholl Deb + Syd Sewall Crystal Shamas-Douglas Warren + Jeanne Shay Jessica M. Shoudy Jonathan Silverman Kathryn Slott George Smith William Stokes Marie Sugden Richard Tozier Johanna van Oers Ken + Suzanne Walsh Carol A. Welch The Wieczorek Family John Willey James T. Yingst + Carolyn Angelo John + Mary Margaret Young
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2021 DONORS: WATERVILLE CREATES Our thanks to the following donors for supporting arts experiences for all. $25,000+ City of Waterville Colby College Onion Foundation $10,000-24,999 Central Maine Motors Auto Group Colby College Center for the Arts and Humanities Golden Pond Wealth Management Kennebec Savings Bank Cynthia C. and Seth W. Lawry Family Foundation MaineGeneral Health Oak Institute for Human Rights The Raymond J. & Mary C. Reisert Foundation $5,000-9,999 Bangor Savings Bank Borman Family Foundation Colby College Museum of Art Marie Cormier First Eagle Investment Freedom’s Edge Cider GHM Insurance Agency Maine Arts Commission Maine Community Foundation – Maine Theater Fund Jonathan Lee New Dimensions Federal Credit Union Unity Foundation $1,000-4,999 Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust Campbell’s Agway True Value John + Jackie Dalton Day’s Jewelers
Waterville Creates offers a special thank you and acknowledgment to the Harold Alfond Foundation for their continued investment and support.
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Dr. Steve + Tammy Diaz Jill Gordon + Jon Haddow Joel + Alice Johnson Kennebec Valley Tourism Council Jim LaLiberty Landry/French Construction Kathleen + Tim O’Brien KSW Federal Credit Union OPA Louis M. Rabinowitz Foundation Tobi Schneider + Steven Neumeister Jacqueline Terrassa $500-999 Barbara + Ted Alfond Martha Arterberry + Bill Wilson Barbara Atkins Caldbeck Gallery Pat Clark Margaret Griffin Al Hodsdon John + Mary James Bill Jefferson Jean Koons Peter + Lee Lyford Maine Public Dr. Larissa Malmstadt Carol Paradis + Richard Eskelund PEPSI Nancy A. Sanford Brian Schilling Kathryn Slott $250-499 Joan + Peter Beckerman John + Judy Bielecki Steven Bowers
George Coleman Robert Cummings Elizabeth Finch Jill Gilbert + Peter Joseph Carol Godfrey William Green Hannaford Karen Heck + Bruce Olson Linda Higgins Jabar, LaLiberty & Dubord Nancy Karter Karen Kusiak Kimberly Lindlof + Ted Helberg Lockwood Hotel Maine Grains Peter Redmond Linda Schumacher-Feero Sheridan Construction Emilie van Eeghen + Richard Tory Harry Vayo + Linda Woods Dace + Jonathan Weiss Stephen Whitney Alicia + John Wilcox $100-249 Donald Albee + Margaret Baird Sno + David Barry Jean Bird Karen + Jeff Boston Robert + Andrea Bouthot Toni Cavanaugh Robert Cianchette Pat Clark Peter Cook Anna Lee Court Jean Croce Mary Dionne
Deanna Dorsey Michael Dubois Cynthia Eccher Sid + Liz Geller Paul Goodof Rebecca Green + Leo Livshits G&E Roofing Marilyn Hall Peter + Lisa Hallen Kelly Huggins James Julia Andrew Kaplan Patricia Kenney John Koons Barbara Leonard + Daniel Marra Maggie Libby Peter + Paula Lunder Dr. Susan MacKenzie Dr. + Mrs. John E. Macklin Maine Outdoor Film Festival Josie Marston Kate O’Halloran Darrell Pardy + Carolyn Hughes Diane Patnaude Eric Peterson + Kristen Langellier Rhaeto Pfister Teresa Rael Roger + Marilyn Renfrew Elizabeth Reuthe Carol Ross Chris Rusnov + Bob Hayes Stephen + Doreen Sanborn Lauren Shaw Barbara Shea Patricia Sims + Gary Green Matt Stanford + Phoebe Sanborn Terijo Sylvester Danielle Tognato + Philippe Ouimet Andrews Tolman Dawn Wiers In-kind donors Are You Ready to Party?? Back Office Solutions Best Western Plus Central Maine Newspapers/ Morning Sentinel Fireside Inn & Suites J.S. McCarthy Printers Maine Technology Group PRO Moving Services
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2021 DONORS: WATERVILLE CREATES $1-99 Dan Allen Micah Allen John Altieri Erica Anderson Sandra D. Arbour Kelly Archer Serena Ard Nicholas Aro Melissa Audet Colton Bagley Jordan Baker Thomas Baker-Swann Anthony Ball Gina Ballew Debbie + Steve Banahan Susan Barbarino Virginie Barbin Hannah Bard Michael Bard Tabetha Barnes-Osmond Debra Barry Courtney Bassett Richard Beaudoin Paul Beckett Dorothy + Chris Beeuwkes James Belanger Velvet Belyeu Chesley Bennett Deborah Berry John Berube Ethan Bessey Craig Bianco Christina Bigelow Shannon Bizier Michael Blackman Dr. Thomas Blackstone Connor Bourassa Adam Bourgeois Evelyn Bowie Barbara Bowling Vickie Boynton Andrea Bozzino Sandra Brackett Joe Bradbury Kathleen Bradford Kathryn Brandt Suzanna Brennan Ward Briggs Timothy + Fiona Brooks Wendy Brotherlin Betsy Brown Sherry P. Brown
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Laurie Bryant Penny Buck Tiasha Burgess Allison Burns Bruce Burns Mary + Bob Burr Wendy Burton Jeffrey Bush David Cahill Lisa Campbell Mary Jo Carlsen + John Wheeler Christian Carpenter Marylou Cassese Alaina Cellini John Chaney Olivia Chayer Jeff + Linda Chetkauskas Scott Christopher Elizabeth-Ellen Clark Laura Clifford Sarah Colletti Gordon Collins Louise Collins Stephen Collins Diana Combellick Scott Concannon Jonathan Condon Liam Considine Vern + Betsy Cook Marada Cook Johanna Corson Rhonda Corson Brandi Cota Linda Cote Michael Coughlin Cristy Coulter Katherine Coutu Barbara Covey Janet + Carl Croce Rose Crossman Daphne Cummings David Curtis Kimberly Cushman Will D’Amato Kimberly Daigneault Colleen Dana-Cummings Alexis Dascoulias Jacqueline Davidson Susan Davidson David Davis Jane Davis Mathieu Delaney
Alice DeLucia Destiny Demo Brandon Devine Sarah Dewitt Susan Dionne-Jones Nora Diversi Colin Donihue Emma Donovan Peter + Lois Doran Karen Dostie Joseph Douin Chris Downing Elizabeth Doyen Misty Doyon Roland Dube Debbie DuBois Wilfred Dubois Newton Dubs Gavin + Edwina Ducker Anu Dudley Dr. Charles Dufour Erin Dunning Luke Duplessis Robert Dyason Erica Dyer Daniel Eccher Economides Family Oliver Effron Catherine Emerson Cynthia Emerson Hilary Ervin Mia Fairman Rachel Faith Mark Farnsworth Sharon Farrington Ben Fates Jeff Ferguson Elizabeth Firnkes Daniel Fleming Michelle Fontaine Cathy Foran Karl Foss Kelly French Patrick Frisbee Rachel Frost Tammi Frost Dave Fuller Alexis Furbush Linette Gamache April Gardiner Paul Giguere Rita Gilbert Mark Giordano
Lea Girardin Melissa Glenn Anita Glidden Heather Glidden Lori Glidden Arlene Goldstein Arthur Gooldrup III Gerald Gosselin Wade Graham Joseph Greene Susan Gregoire Allyssa Gregory Joyce Grondin Laurel Grosjean Judy Ann Groth David + Gladys Gugan Lt. Cmdr. Richard Guzman John Hachey Philip Hague Joshua Hahn Shannon Haines Carrie Hall Lucy Hallen Michael Handley Steve Harlow Sean Harper Laura Harrison Shelly Hayward Samuel Hazlehurst Bill + Wendie Hixon Jeff Hodsdon Ann Holdredge Kevin Holloran Melody Hoover Nina Hope Felicia Huff Wyatt Hughes Cindy Hunt Karen Hyson David Isaacson Lisa Jacunski Robert Jeffrey Sarah Johnson Becky Johnston Erika Johnston Laura Jones Mike Jones Mary Jordan Cassie Julia Sharon Kautzmann Kathy + Stephen Kelleher Edith Keller Amanda Kendall
Nanne Kennedy Dr. John Kenney Angelina Kershner Gudrun Keszocze Jennifer Kiandoli Tatjana Kidd Shelly Kilmer Deborah Kingsbury Karen Klaus Stacy Knapp Robert + Stephanie Knowlton Alexander Kotsatos Steven Lachance Rachel Lacoste Amber Lambke Sharon Landry Kim Lane Dwight Lanning Mary Lathrop Michael Laura Juan Lavalle-Rivera Ashley LaVerdiere Jeffrey Leach Kendall LeBerte Jacob Legassie Andrea Lemelin Gina Lemieux Michael Levy Eva Linfield Laurie S. Lipman Darrell Long Amy Look Kathleen Lord Melissa Lord Melissa Luce Tammy Luce Patricia Lyford Cynthia Macdonald Stephanie Mace Donna Malmquist Sid Maltese Diana Marean Kirk Markee Lisa Marks Melissa Martin Kristin Mautz Jenn McAdoo Justin McBreairty Michael McBride Mark McCarthy Sherry McCarthy Richard McCauley Erin McCormick
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2021 DONORS: WATERVILLE CREATES Evan McDaniel Bob McIntire Kristin McKee Melissa McKenzie James McLaughlin Cameron McLelland David McManus Kristel Mead Lisa Mead Betty-Jane Meader John Meader Ellen Medrano Karen Merrill Amy Messer Katie Michael Halie Michaud Jay Mikosch Elizabeth Milhomens Geoffrey Miller Linda Milligan Peter Mills Evan Miner Ann Mitchell Judy + Bob Mitchell Alison Mizner Mary Monck Richard Morand Brian Morris Tracy Morris Chris Motley Jayson Murray Luke Muzzy Cheryl Nadeau Dr. Bill Nave Collin Nelson Bud Newell Steve Nickerson Kimberly Nightingale Christine Nilles Dr. Liam O’Brien Jessica Oclair Mary-Lou Ogden Anna O’Keefe Julie Oliver Emilienne Ouellette Erin Palin Hannah Paquette Gretchen Parlin Helen D. Parnell Dance Priscilla Partridge Michelle Patterson Travis Peaslee Brian Pelletier
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Nicole Pepin Christina Perkins Mei-Lee Perkins Mike Perreault James Perry Michael Peterson Brenda Pichler Douglas Pilgrim Justin Pinette Deborah Pinkham James Pitney, Jr. Debbie Pittenger Deborah Plengey Thomas Pollard Sheila Porfirio Robert Portner John Poulin Dr. Darryl Praul Emma Pretto Emily Pride Gail Priest Kim Quirion Tim Rancourt Norman Rawding Patricia Ray Jason Read Philip Redo Robert Reece Eugene Reed Hugh Reid C. Paige Ricciardo Billie Richards Hope Richards James Riordan Brian Robbins Monika Robinson Stacy Robinson Valma Rodrigue Jessica Rolfe Scott Rolfe Melissa Romac Nichole Ross Gabriela Rowan Alissa Roy Helen Roy Peter Russell Mary Sabins Brittany Saliwanchik Ms. Christina Samson Bria Sanborn Sam + Alan Sanborn Jody Sataloff + Steve Brinn Robert Schmitt
Lydia Schofield Duane + Linda Scott Debbie Seeley Marie Sereyko Robin Shafer Najean Shedyak David Shipman Kim Shorey Tom Shupe Chuck Simpson Heidi Sipe Jessica Smiley Cindy Smith Earl + Barbara Smith Heather Smith Judith Smith Julie Smith The Sniadeckis Marcella Sorg Holly Souza Cynthia Sprague-Fylstra Janet Stafford Will Stecher Matthew Stein Serine Steinnes Erin Stephen David Stetson Kelsie Stevens Sara Studholme Maria E. Suarez Will + Heather Sugg Ann Sullivan Barbara Szala Savanna Taty Power Mark Taylor Laine Thielstrom Jazmin Thorp Jim + Deb Thurston Marie Tillinghast Melanie Tilton Nikki Tracy Scott Turgeon Deanna Turlo Heather Urquhart Alicia Valenzuela Donna Vintinner Michael Violette Gary Vogel Melissa Voll Debra Wakefield Kim Walker Hillary Ware Gordon Wark
Laura Warner Tamsen Brooke Warner Maggie Warren Bruce Watts Lily Webb Holly Weidner Barbara Weiss Debra Welch Janice Welch Mikaela Wentworth Ashley West Kathy Weymouth Linda Whitcomb David White Elaine Wilcox Tess Wilde Joy Willard John + Barbara Willey Colette Williams Zinaida Wlodkowski Jody Workman Dennis Worster Kartika Wright Leighton Young Norbert Young Steve Young Karen Ysewyn
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2021 MEMBERS: WATERVILLE CREATES Thanks to our members, whose support helps to sustain year-round programming and transformative experiences in the arts. Star Patricia Collins Dr. Donald Cragen Dr. Gavin + Edwina Ducker Tina Meadow Nancy A. Sanford Karen + Tim Webb Producer Jill Gordon + Jon Haddow Harriett Matthews Kathryn Slott Holly Weidner Director Robin Adams Sabattus Roberta Bailey + Rob Lemire Jane Bird Pat Clark Corinne M. Coleman + James Boyle Lisa Covey Daphne Cummings John + Jackie Dalton Raffi Der Simonian Ruth J. DesRoches Steve + Tammy Diaz Susan Emmerling + Bob Ingalls Elizabeth Finch + Frank Guarnieri Julianne Gilland Lawrence Griffin Michael + Margaret Griffin Clyne Hodges + James Moorhead, Jr. Nancy Karter James LaLiberty Sarah LeBlanc Susan MacKenzie + Michael Donihue Bob Neal Stephen + Lauren Ouellette Emilienne Ouellette Jennifer Padera Helen Lou Parnell + Susan Lagasse Deborah Plengey + Trudie Lee Madeline Poulin Lori Roming Stephen + Cathy Sears Bart + Jeralyn Shattuck Deb + John Soifer Jodi + Rurik Spence Lisa Tarzia R.D. Treadwell WATERVILLE CREATES 2021
Emilie van Eeghen + Richard Tory Stephen Viti Patron Eniola Adeoye-Lawal Constance Adler + Michael Rowland Kathy Alley Kirby-Rose Anderson Isaac Andrews Sandra D. Arbour Kelly Archer Jacob Archer Joann Clark Austin Doree Austin David Axelman + Ann Dorney Richard + Carol-Ann Bagnulo Martha Beals + Bill Millis Peter + Joan Beckerman Misael Beltran-Guzman Mary + Glenn Bernatchez Peter + Mary Betts Jill Bixby Robert Bluhm + Beth Weller Eileen Bolstad Evelyn Bowie James + Linda Breslin Scott Brown David Carew Patricia Carlson Sarah Catherman Abby Chandler Barbara + Donald Chase Jeff + Linda Chetkauskas Christopher Choi Nancy Clark Meg Clark Marc Collard + Annika Carey Michael + Sherrie Coughlin George Coleman Susan Cottle Michael Coughlin Anthony Couture Barbara Covey + Mark Jose Anthony Crabtree Maryrita Curcio Alice + Charles Cushing Carl Daiker + Philip Gonyar Linda Davis Robin Davis Andrew Day Lori + Steven Dethloff Charles Dhyse + Elizabeth Boogusch
Fatoumata Diallo Sara Donovan Paula Dube Anu Dudley Julia Dunlavey Lauren Durkin Robert + Clara Dyason Rachel Dyer Meg Dyer Daniel Eccher + Brigid Mullally Patricia Ender + Stephanie Merrill Christina Fasse Judy Feinstein Jeanie Foss Allan Fuller Alison + Paul Gagliardi Anela Gallegos April Gardiner Abby Gewirtz Carol Godfrey Robert Godin + Elizabeth Strickland Stella Gonzalez Rebecca Green + Leo Livshits David + Gladys Gugan Chris Guidry + Kristen Carlson Kevin + Kathryn Gurney Kim Haggan Shannon Haines Christine Haiss DeEtte Hall Peter + Lisa Hallen David Halliwell Natalie + Peter Harris Theodora + Robert Hottentot Cabanne + Gabriella Howard Mariah Howard Stephanie Hutchinson Elizabeth Jabar + Séan Alonzo Harris Cynthia + Charles Jacobs Allen + Nancy Jervey Sarah Johnson Kevin + Mary Kane Joshua Kavaler Andrea Keirstead Greg + Karen Kelley-Grenier Cathy Kennard Julita Klavins Beth Labaugh Tami + Larry Labul Terry Laflamme Sharon + David Landry Erica Lee
Lisa + David Lessard Chris Levesque Michael Levey Peter Levine Jennifer Liang Eva Linfield Dinh Linh Thomas + Cynthia Longstaff Henry Lovin Yuke Ma Stephanie + Peter Mace Sylvie Magri Donna Malmquist Kathy Margroff Vivianne Martineau Joel Matondo Joyce Mazerolle Julie + Brian McArthur Faye McDonough Bill McGuire David McManus John + Laura Meader Betty-Jane Meader Sally + Bill Melcher-McKeagney Paula Michaud + Wayne Cook Sylvia Michaud Robert Milardo Richard + Tracie CarolinMorand Mike Morris Chris Moser + Sara Parry Aivline Moss Chris Motley Emily Nichols Christine Nilles John + Wendy Nivison Stephanie Oddleifson + Rob Dunlavey Ian Ogilvie + Julie Cheville Kate O’Halloran + Silas Lawry Sue Ouellette Roshi Pani Isha Parkhi Craig Pellerin Jessica Pelotte Sunshine Perlis + Gary Chapin Mike Perreault Joan Phillips-Sandy Brenda Pichler Janet + David Preston Gail Priest Lucy Pruett Maureen + Joe Rabideau Gary + Pamela Rasmussen
Kathryn Raymond Ulla Reidel-Schrewe Timothy Richardson Jasen Richardson Laura Richter Edward Riggs Philip Roy + Sharon Crowe Annabeth Rynders Alan Sanborn Phyllis Santer Lily Saunders + Brad Comann Jared Savage Richard + Joan Schmaltz Linda Schumacher-Feero Linda Seekins Jeanne + Warren Shay Sylvia Shelton Heidi Sipe + Dave McCausland Stillman Small Andrea Smith Richard + Sherrilynn Smith Leslie Stein + Douglas van Horn Roxanne Stevenson Robert Stewart Elizabeth Strickland Jennifer Strode Mary Stuart Barbara Sullivan Kathleen Sutton + Stephen Pellecchia Duncan Tate Jacqueline Terrassa Laine Thielstrom Martha + David Thornton Nancy Tiernan Sharon + Paul Tisher Andrews Tolman Kathy + Peter Tozier Craig Turcotte Sierra Verdin Elizabeth + Jim Vezina Tamsen Brooke Warner Michael Watters Sarah Webster Janice Welch Chad Welch + Michael Durette C. Forrest + Patricia West Irma Wilhelm + Jane Coryell Linda Woolley + George Smith Emerson Wright Laurel York Yifan Zhang Katherine Zhang
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WATERVILLE CREATES TEAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF
James LaLiberty, Chair Jabar, LaLiberty, & Dubord
Leadership Team
Elizabeth Finch, Vice Chair Colby College Museum of Art Sno Barry, Treasurer BerryDunn Lori Roming, Secretary Unity Foundation Brian Clark Colby College
Shannon Haines President + CEO Patricia King Vice President Mike Perreault Maine Film Center Executive Director Michelle Sweet Waterville Opera House Executive Director
Amanda Cooley Kennebec Savings Bank
Nancy Bixler Patron Services Assistant
Emilienne Ouellette Box Office Manager
Dr. Donald Cragen Thomas College
Yvonne Brown Clay Studio Coordinator
Jak Peters Patron Services Assistant
John Dalton Retired from Northern Light Inland Hospital
Lori Dethloff Patron Services Assistant
Alan Sanborn Theater Manager, Railroad Square Cinema
Desi DuBois Education + Outreach Coordinator
Phoebe Sanborn Administrative Coordinator
Kelly Huggins One River, CPAs
Julia Dunlavey Maine Film Center Assistant Executive Director
Serena Sanborn Education + Outreach Manager
Andrew Kaplan Freedom’s Edge Cider Company
Mary Ellms Marketing Associate
Liz Shapiro Waterville Opera House Production Manager
Tammy Rabideau Waterville Public Library
James Kuzio Waterville Opera House Theatre Carpenter/Technician
Erik Thomas Waterville Opera House Assistant Executive Director
Jill Lawrence Patron Services Assistant
Zachary-Allen Wallace Patron Services Assistant
Deni Merrill Patron Services Assistant
Lily Webb Patron Services Assistant
Shannon Haines Waterville Creates
Debra Susi Maine Central Institute
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FY2021 FINANCIALS As a 501c3 nonprofit organization, Waterville Creates receives significant contributions from individuals, businesses, foundations, and government sources. While the pandemic has had a negative impact on our earned income, even in a normal year, ticket revenues and program fees cover less than 50% of our annual budget, which makes this public support critical to our ability to offer outstanding arts programming. We offer our sincere thanks to the donors recognized throughout this report for their support of the arts in our community. These financials reflect our annual operating budget and do not include depreciation, revenues and expenses related to the sale of real estate, or funds contributed to the capital campaign for the Paul J. Schupf Arts Center. REVENUE: $3,333,153
EXPENSES: $1,963,761
Fundraising 4%
Community Support 13%
Marketing 5%
Earned Income 14%
Programming 52%
Grant Funds 32%
General Operating + Admin 39%
COVID Relief Funding 41%
Earned Income
Program + Production Costs
Paid admissions for movies, theatre productions, concerts, and classes, concessions revenue, sales of artwork and merchandise.
Artist fees, supplies, rights + royalties, event and program staff.
Grant Funds Grant funds from private foundations, federal and state government. Community Support Memberships, sponsorships, and contributions from businesses and individuals. COVID Relief Funds PPP loan funds, Shuttered Venue Operator Grant funds, Employee Retention Credits. This figure represents all funds that were received and accrued in 2021; however, some of these funds have been designated to offset expenses and lost revenues that were incurred in 2020 due to the pandemic and to help the organization ramp back up to pre-pandemic levels in 2022.
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Marketing Direct marketing and advertising costs, printing of marketing collateral, marketing staff. General Operating + Admin Facilities expenses, insurance, accounting, legal and professional services, administrative staff. Fundraising Direct fundraising costs, fundraising staff.
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