2009 ACP Annual Report
Content
After the fireworks,
2009 became a year that many wish they could forget. Our economy tanked. Our banks failed. Our wallets shrank.
YET, 2009 WAS A LANDMARK YEAR FOR ACP
Scaling back to an austere budget, we were dismayed to see the financial growth from the last several years disappear so quickly. But out of the dust arose an opportunity... ...to harvest the fruit of our efforts to be a nimble, fiscally responsible, and highly regarded community partner.
HOW ACP WEATHERED THE STORM OF 2009
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Monthly financial meetings between ACP’s Executive Director Amy Miller and Treasurer Malon Courts, which enabled ACP to implement cash flow scenario planning. Our supporters! Your support in 2009 was more meaningful than ever. Thank you! Also, although some of our corporate friends could not support us financially in 2009, we received an outpouring of in-kind support. The Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund. MAAF was a knight-inshining-armor for many arts organizations by offering Operating Support grants to successful applicants. Community excitement and involvement resulting in partnerships with organizations including The Society for Photographic Education, Spelman College Museum of Art, Lumière and The Contemporary.
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2009 ACP FACTS
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Over 150 photo related events and exhibitions took place during ACP’s 2009 Festival. Over 400 photographers showed their work. 14,000 printed Festival Guides were distributed across Georgia in record time by volunteers. Our website received over 60,000 page views in the month of October. ACP has “evolved into one of Atlanta’s liveliest arts institutions” - Cathy Fox, 10/07/2009, Atlanta Journal Constitution
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ALSO IN 2009....
ACP completed our 3 year strategic plan, outlining our goals and organizational initiatives. Our strategic direction:
“To expand community involvement in our vision and mission.”
This includes supporting photographers, developing ar ts patrons and reaching out to new and underserved communities. ACP implemented a new online Festival Guide submission tool which makes it easier for artists and venues to participate in the festival and eases the Festival Guide workload for ACP staff.
EVEN IN A RECESSION, WE CAN GROW!
ACP welcomed 5 new outstanding Board members; William Boling, Beth Gibbs, Bertram L. Levy, Murphy Townsend and Tony White. Also, ACP added 3 new programs at no cost: Greenhouse – A program designed to foster community within our diverse network of accomplished professional photographers & artists. ACP Greenhouse is being created as quarterly initiative to spark a rich, dynamic conversation about photography, from photographers, for photographers. ACP Patron Project – The purpose of this project is to inspire a new generation of dedicated arts patrons in Atlanta. In partnership with The Contemporary and MOCA GA, ACP is in the process of interviewing a select group of arts patrons.
To evangelize the arts as a vital component of the greater Atlanta community.
Our desired outcome:
To build awareness of the myriad of ways in which patrons can easily engage and become dedicated arts supporters. To create a discussion around how becoming an arts patron enhances one’s life, while simultaneously building (and helping to steer) a thriving community.
ACP Photo Book Fair – As a new component to the My Atlanta Exhibition at Piedmont Park, ACP hosted a one-day photo book fair to give photographers a platform to promote their selfpublished photo books and to give visitors a rare chance to browse and purchase these extremely limited-edition books.
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
16 Reviewers 52 Photographers
Reviewers provided career advice and opportunities for photographers in 20 minute, one-on-one intensive review sessions.
Photographers (from 17 states) networked with each other throughout the day, leading to lasting friendships and career opportunities.
General public attended the Portfolio Walk and viewed work by participating photographers. Art consultants and gallery directors attended the event.
Many thanks to Grady High School and Atlanta Photography Group for volunteers and another year at this fantastic venue.
MY ATLANTA EXHIBITION
An open-to-everyone push-pin show at Piedmont Park
A record 20 schools participated (elementary, middle and high schools) and Parkview High won best High School prize of $500 toward photo supplies.
Five Senior Centers participated. Jerry Cullum judged all photos and 14 prizes were awarded in 9 different categories.
Many adults participated by hanging their photos. Close to 1000 visitors enjoyed the exhibition. One Saturday featured ACP’s inaugural Photo Book Fair.
Many thanks to the Piedmont Park Conservancy for the venue, to ACP volunteers, and to project organizer Chuck Young!
PUBLIC ART
“Gifted” organized by Beth Lilly
12 photographers participated with 1 photo each (100 prints per photo). All photographers were awarded honorariums.
1200 fine art photos were given away to the unsuspecting public in 14 diverse locations throughout Metro Atlanta.
Local artists were promoted, and many people received their very first piece of art. See the project site: http://gifted.acpinfo.org
ACP has donated a complete set of 12 photographs to the permanent collection of MOCA GA Many thanks to the 12 participating photographers: Corinne Adams, David Walter Banks, William Boling, John Bohannon, Christian Bradley West, Diane Kirkland, Kathryn Kolb, Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier, Pam Moxley, Laura Noel, Dorothy O’Connor and Michael West. Thanks to John Dean Imaging for printing, and to our many dedicated volunteers who made this project possible.
LECTURE SERIES
Gregory Crewdson spoke to an audience of nearly 600 people! The evening was a partnership between ACP, SPE, and the Rialto Center for the Arts.
Cutting-edge commercial photographer and videographer Vincent Laforet spoke at SCAD in a partnership between ACP, SCAD, and Matre Gallery.
Atlanta native Tierney Gearon presented her work at the HMA’s Hill Auditorium in a partnership between ACP, the HMA, and Jackson Fine Art.
Many thanks to Perry Kirk of SPE, Rob and Deb Stone, Barbara Griffin at Turner, and Jared Portman.
Other ACP PROGRAMS
Knowledge Series Nationally renowned photo career consultant Mary Virginia Swanson gave a 2-hour lecture at SCAD.
Film Series Film curator Andy Ditzler selected “Jeanne Dielman”, a groundbreaking 3-hour film by Chantal Ackerman for screening at Emory’s White Hall.
Spotlight on Local Talent Beth Lilly spoke to a crowd at MOCA GA about “Gifted” which was selected as ACP’s 2009 Public Art Project.
COLLABORATIONS
ACP works with select presenters to include their programs in the Festival
Dorothea Lange: The Person and Her Impact. Film screening and panel discussion - a collaboration between Lumière, the HMA, and SCAD
A discussion panel featuring artist and comedian Harry Shearer and Jim Clancy of CNN to discuss Shearer’s video installation at The Contemporary
Renée Cox spoke about her work on sexism and racial prejudice as seen in her exhibition at Spelman College Museum of Art in the fall of ’09.
Many thanks to Julian Cox and the High Museum of Art for the venues, and to Bob Yellowlees, Stuart Horodner and Andrea Barnwell our collaborative partners who spearheaded these events.
Some Highlights
ACP Auction paddles Start your bidding!
My Atlanta Exhibition at Piedmont Park
Gregory Crewdson lecture at The Rialto
ACP Portfolio Review in action
ACP FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
We are overwhelmingly pleased to report that ACP finished 2009 with a surplus of over $15,000!
(Expenses totaled approx. $233,000 and income totaled approx. $250,500)
ACP started out the year with our annual donor campaign in which we raised $70,000! Thank you! This amount included program sponsorships by Turner Broadcasting Systems and Showcase Photographics totaling $8,000. ACP’s acclaimed Photography Auction occurred in September and was a smashing success! Our distinguished auction sponsors were Kingsford Capital and Arnall Golden Gregory LLP. Thanks to all of you who supported ACP by purchasing tickets and world-class photography that evening. Once again, Denise Bethel of Sotheby’s was our auctioneer and helped us raise $50,000 that night! These two fundraising events, our annual campaign and our auction are how we raise most of the funds that are needed to operate and produce our many programs. We cannot stress enough our gratitude to those who gave us this critical support in 2009.
Our other important source of funds is grant money that we receive through foundations and local granting agencies. We were so proud to have received $56,700 in grant awards in 2009! The Fulton County Arts Council, one of the most active and involved of the local arts granting agencies, awarded ACP $30,000 in operating support. The Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund, sensing a great need among suffering arts organizations, initiated a quick and rigorous grant cycle in which we were awarded $20,000. During the course of the year, many small companies and organizations graciously offered in-kind support to ACP which greatly lessened cost overruns associated with producing the festival. Please see the next page for a list of our corporate sponsors and supporters (visit http://acpinfo.org/pdfs/ ACP11_FestivalGuide.pdf for a complete listing of our donors, supporters, sponsors and volunteers). Be sure to thank your friends and patronize these businesses - let them know that their support of ACP is appreciated!
ACP Board of Directors Louis Corrigan, President Anne Dennington, Past President Andy Heyman, 1st Vice President Chuck Young, 2nd Vice President Malon W. Courts, Treasurer Susan Hadorn, Secretary Steve Aishman Peter Bahouth Bill Bibb Jennifer Boardman William Boling Sheila Pree Bright Beth Gibbs Barbara Griffin Lisa Kurzner Bertram L. Levy John Rhodes Murphy Townsend Angela West Frank White Tony White
ACP Advisory Board
Corinne Adams, Chair Carla Bonner Lucinda Bunnen Kristen Cahill Jeffrey Cohen Julian Cox Charlotte Dixon Betty Edge Nikki Estes Jan Fields Bobbi Kornblit Simon Kornblit Marianne Lambert Judy Lampert Judith Pishnery Phyllis Rodbell Anna Walker Skillman Mary Stanley Susan Todd-Raque
ACP Staff Amy Miller, Executive Director Michael David Murphy, Program Manager Sarah Paulson, 2009 Summer Intern
2009 became a year that many wish they could forget. Our economy tanked. Our banks failed. Our wallets shrank.
YET, 2009 WAS A LANDMARK YEAR FOR ACP
Scaling back to an austere budget, we were dismayed to see the financial growth from the last several years disappear so quickly. But out of the dust arose an opportunity... ...to harvest the fruit of our efforts to be a nimble, fiscally responsible, and highly regarded community partner.
HOW ACP WEATHERED THE STORM OF 2009
•
Monthly financial meetings between ACP’s Executive Director Amy Miller and Treasurer Malon Courts, which enabled ACP to implement cash flow scenario planning. Our supporters! Your support in 2009 was more meaningful than ever. Thank you! Also, although some of our corporate friends could not support us financially in 2009, we received an outpouring of in-kind support. The Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund. MAAF was a knight-inshining-armor for many arts organizations by offering Operating Support grants to successful applicants. Community excitement and involvement resulting in partnerships with organizations including The Society for Photographic Education, Spelman College Museum of Art, Lumière and The Contemporary.
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2009 ACP FACTS
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Over 150 photo related events and exhibitions took place during ACP’s 2009 Festival. Over 400 photographers showed their work. 14,000 printed Festival Guides were distributed across Georgia in record time by volunteers. Our website received over 60,000 page views in the month of October. ACP has “evolved into one of Atlanta’s liveliest arts institutions” - Cathy Fox, 10/07/2009, Atlanta Journal Constitution
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ALSO IN 2009....
ACP completed our 3 year strategic plan, outlining our goals and organizational initiatives. Our strategic direction:
“To expand community involvement in our vision and mission.”
This includes supporting photographers, developing ar ts patrons and reaching out to new and underserved communities. ACP implemented a new online Festival Guide submission tool which makes it easier for artists and venues to participate in the festival and eases the Festival Guide workload for ACP staff.
EVEN IN A RECESSION, WE CAN GROW!
ACP welcomed 5 new outstanding Board members; William Boling, Beth Gibbs, Bertram L. Levy, Murphy Townsend and Tony White. Also, ACP added 3 new programs at no cost: Greenhouse – A program designed to foster community within our diverse network of accomplished professional photographers & artists. ACP Greenhouse is being created as quarterly initiative to spark a rich, dynamic conversation about photography, from photographers, for photographers. ACP Patron Project – The purpose of this project is to inspire a new generation of dedicated arts patrons in Atlanta. In partnership with The Contemporary and MOCA GA, ACP is in the process of interviewing a select group of arts patrons.
To evangelize the arts as a vital component of the greater Atlanta community.
Our desired outcome:
To build awareness of the myriad of ways in which patrons can easily engage and become dedicated arts supporters. To create a discussion around how becoming an arts patron enhances one’s life, while simultaneously building (and helping to steer) a thriving community.
ACP Photo Book Fair – As a new component to the My Atlanta Exhibition at Piedmont Park, ACP hosted a one-day photo book fair to give photographers a platform to promote their selfpublished photo books and to give visitors a rare chance to browse and purchase these extremely limited-edition books.
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
16 Reviewers 52 Photographers
Reviewers provided career advice and opportunities for photographers in 20 minute, one-on-one intensive review sessions.
Photographers (from 17 states) networked with each other throughout the day, leading to lasting friendships and career opportunities.
General public attended the Portfolio Walk and viewed work by participating photographers. Art consultants and gallery directors attended the event.
Many thanks to Grady High School and Atlanta Photography Group for volunteers and another year at this fantastic venue.
MY ATLANTA EXHIBITION
An open-to-everyone push-pin show at Piedmont Park
A record 20 schools participated (elementary, middle and high schools) and Parkview High won best High School prize of $500 toward photo supplies.
Five Senior Centers participated. Jerry Cullum judged all photos and 14 prizes were awarded in 9 different categories.
Many adults participated by hanging their photos. Close to 1000 visitors enjoyed the exhibition. One Saturday featured ACP’s inaugural Photo Book Fair.
Many thanks to the Piedmont Park Conservancy for the venue, to ACP volunteers, and to project organizer Chuck Young!
PUBLIC ART
“Gifted” organized by Beth Lilly
12 photographers participated with 1 photo each (100 prints per photo). All photographers were awarded honorariums.
1200 fine art photos were given away to the unsuspecting public in 14 diverse locations throughout Metro Atlanta.
Local artists were promoted, and many people received their very first piece of art. See the project site: http://gifted.acpinfo.org
ACP has donated a complete set of 12 photographs to the permanent collection of MOCA GA Many thanks to the 12 participating photographers: Corinne Adams, David Walter Banks, William Boling, John Bohannon, Christian Bradley West, Diane Kirkland, Kathryn Kolb, Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier, Pam Moxley, Laura Noel, Dorothy O’Connor and Michael West. Thanks to John Dean Imaging for printing, and to our many dedicated volunteers who made this project possible.
LECTURE SERIES
Gregory Crewdson spoke to an audience of nearly 600 people! The evening was a partnership between ACP, SPE, and the Rialto Center for the Arts.
Cutting-edge commercial photographer and videographer Vincent Laforet spoke at SCAD in a partnership between ACP, SCAD, and Matre Gallery.
Atlanta native Tierney Gearon presented her work at the HMA’s Hill Auditorium in a partnership between ACP, the HMA, and Jackson Fine Art.
Many thanks to Perry Kirk of SPE, Rob and Deb Stone, Barbara Griffin at Turner, and Jared Portman.
Other ACP PROGRAMS
Knowledge Series Nationally renowned photo career consultant Mary Virginia Swanson gave a 2-hour lecture at SCAD.
Film Series Film curator Andy Ditzler selected “Jeanne Dielman”, a groundbreaking 3-hour film by Chantal Ackerman for screening at Emory’s White Hall.
Spotlight on Local Talent Beth Lilly spoke to a crowd at MOCA GA about “Gifted” which was selected as ACP’s 2009 Public Art Project.
COLLABORATIONS
ACP works with select presenters to include their programs in the Festival
Dorothea Lange: The Person and Her Impact. Film screening and panel discussion - a collaboration between Lumière, the HMA, and SCAD
A discussion panel featuring artist and comedian Harry Shearer and Jim Clancy of CNN to discuss Shearer’s video installation at The Contemporary
Renée Cox spoke about her work on sexism and racial prejudice as seen in her exhibition at Spelman College Museum of Art in the fall of ’09.
Many thanks to Julian Cox and the High Museum of Art for the venues, and to Bob Yellowlees, Stuart Horodner and Andrea Barnwell our collaborative partners who spearheaded these events.
Some Highlights
ACP Auction paddles Start your bidding!
My Atlanta Exhibition at Piedmont Park
Gregory Crewdson lecture at The Rialto
ACP Portfolio Review in action
ACP FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
We are overwhelmingly pleased to report that ACP finished 2009 with a surplus of over $15,000!
(Expenses totaled approx. $233,000 and income totaled approx. $250,500)
ACP started out the year with our annual donor campaign in which we raised $70,000! Thank you! This amount included program sponsorships by Turner Broadcasting Systems and Showcase Photographics totaling $8,000. ACP’s acclaimed Photography Auction occurred in September and was a smashing success! Our distinguished auction sponsors were Kingsford Capital and Arnall Golden Gregory LLP. Thanks to all of you who supported ACP by purchasing tickets and world-class photography that evening. Once again, Denise Bethel of Sotheby’s was our auctioneer and helped us raise $50,000 that night! These two fundraising events, our annual campaign and our auction are how we raise most of the funds that are needed to operate and produce our many programs. We cannot stress enough our gratitude to those who gave us this critical support in 2009.
Our other important source of funds is grant money that we receive through foundations and local granting agencies. We were so proud to have received $56,700 in grant awards in 2009! The Fulton County Arts Council, one of the most active and involved of the local arts granting agencies, awarded ACP $30,000 in operating support. The Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund, sensing a great need among suffering arts organizations, initiated a quick and rigorous grant cycle in which we were awarded $20,000. During the course of the year, many small companies and organizations graciously offered in-kind support to ACP which greatly lessened cost overruns associated with producing the festival. Please see the next page for a list of our corporate sponsors and supporters (visit http://acpinfo.org/pdfs/ ACP11_FestivalGuide.pdf for a complete listing of our donors, supporters, sponsors and volunteers). Be sure to thank your friends and patronize these businesses - let them know that their support of ACP is appreciated!
ACP Board of Directors Louis Corrigan, President Anne Dennington, Past President Andy Heyman, 1st Vice President Chuck Young, 2nd Vice President Malon W. Courts, Treasurer Susan Hadorn, Secretary Steve Aishman Peter Bahouth Bill Bibb Jennifer Boardman William Boling Sheila Pree Bright Beth Gibbs Barbara Griffin Lisa Kurzner Bertram L. Levy John Rhodes Murphy Townsend Angela West Frank White Tony White
ACP Advisory Board
Corinne Adams, Chair Carla Bonner Lucinda Bunnen Kristen Cahill Jeffrey Cohen Julian Cox Charlotte Dixon Betty Edge Nikki Estes Jan Fields Bobbi Kornblit Simon Kornblit Marianne Lambert Judy Lampert Judith Pishnery Phyllis Rodbell Anna Walker Skillman Mary Stanley Susan Todd-Raque
ACP Staff Amy Miller, Executive Director Michael David Murphy, Program Manager Sarah Paulson, 2009 Summer Intern
