LQAF Annual Review 2011/2012

L A QUINTA ARTS FO UNDATION
ANNUAL R E VI E W
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LA Q U I N TA A R TS F OUN DATI ON
Federal Tax ID Number: 95-3842968
A nonprofit 501(c)3 charitable organization
founded in 1982 dedicated to its mission:
“Promoting and Cultivating the Arts”
Message from Executive Director
This mission is accomplishe d by pro ducing na t io na lly
acclaime d v isual and p e r for ming ar t e ve nts, f o rming
me aningful communit y par t ne r ships, and provid ing
c ultural, e ducat ion and p e r sonal grow t h outrea ch
opp or tunitie s to stude nt s, ar t ists, re side nt s a nd
visitor s to La Q uinta and b e yond.
Christi Salamone
The Perfect Season
La Quinta Arts Foundation’s 30th Anniversary
season has officially concluded as the most
successful in our history, marking several major
milestones along the way:
• La Quinta Arts Festival earned the lofty
ranking as the #2 Fine Art Festival in the Nation
(Greg Lawler’s Art Fair Source Book). Although consistently ranked in the
Top 10 for many years, #3 was the highest ranking previously achieved.
• La Quinta Arts Festival 2012 set an all-time record for art sales and placed second in attendance history.
• Art Under the Umbrellas continued its phenomenal success by breaking attendance and art sales records for this series of one
day events.
• La Quinta Blues & Blues hit its stride, doubling previous year
attendance figures.
• LQAF Visual Art Scholarship Awards reached a total of One Million
Dollars to local students pursuing college degrees in the arts.
• LQAF was named 2012 Non-Profit of the Year from La Quinta Chamber
of Commerce on June 12, 2012.
La Quinta Arts Festival’s prestigious ranking plus the unprecedented
success of all LQAF events is attributed to the high quality of exhibiting
artists, the savvy of our art patrons and the loyal support of the
community.
The benchmarks set in 2011/12 will no doubt be hard to match, but we
definitely believe we are up to the task. “Promoting and Cultivating the
Arts” is more than a mission statement for La Quinta Arts Foundation,
it is our promise to the community we have proudly served for three
decades. With gratitude for support from our members, volunteers,
sponsors, artists, local business, civic and charitable organizations – and,
most especially the City of La Quinta, I am delighted to present the
La Quinta Arts Foundation Annual Review 2011/12.
2012/13 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jim Parrish, Chairman / President
Phillip Waller, Chief Financial Officer
Haddon Libby, Secretary
Olga Giannini
Bob Marra MEMBER EMERITUS
Kay Wolff
LQAF STAFF
Christi Salamone. Executive Director
Jim Christian, Director Finance & Operations
Kathleen Hughes, Events Manager
Kathy Taylor Bauer, Administrative Manager
Debby Nelson, Volunteer Coordinator
30 La Quinta Arts Festival – March 8-11, 2012
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By The Numbers
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Ticket Prices: $12, Multi-day Pass $15, Children 12 and under free. Tickets sold online received a Multi-day Pass for $12. Attendees with direct mail card received $2 off each member of their party.
231 Exhibiting Artists selected from 838 applicants
25,002 Paid Attendance (17% dollar revenue increase/31% head count over 2011)
Record setting $2.5 million Art Sales (20% increase over 2011)
Recognition
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#2 Fine Arts Festival in the Nation, Greg Lawler’s Art Fair Sourcebook 2011
#7 in AmericanStyle Magazine’s Top 10 Art Fairs & Festivals 2012 Readers’ Poll
One of the Top 20 Best Fine Art & Design Shows in the USA 2011 by Sunshine Artist
2012 Bronze Addy Award, 2011 La Quinta Arts Festival Poster, Advertising Federation of the Desert
Best Poster: Layout and Presentation, “Box Canyon,“ 2011
La Quinta Arts Festival, by Sunshine Artist
Awards Reception
Art in Public Places
Hosted by LQAF board and staff members, Festival 2012’s
opening night reception was attended by well over 500
invited guests on the Civic Center Amphitheatre lawn from
5:30 to 7:30 pm. Along with the Festival Artists, special
invitees to the Awards Reception were LQAF Friends and
Patron Members, Docents, Home Hosts, Corporate
Sponsors, Community Partners, and dignitaries from the
City of La Quinta, Premier Sponsor for all LQAF events.
The awards reception was catered by donations from 10
Featured Festival Restaurants and Festival Sponsors.
The City of La Quinta Civic Purchase Committee chose a blown glass
sculpture by Randy Strong to join the 67 works of art procured over
the years, and displayed throughout La Quinta.
Festival 2012 Award Winners
It is our ongoing goal to continue to communicate La Quinta Arts
Festival as a viable Art in Public Places resource to cities and
developers. LQAF offers an artist registry (list source) on LQAF.com.
Best Of Category
LQAF’s website has been developed as an opportunity to promote
artists year round, with the development of the LQAF.com Artist
Galleries. The enhanced on-line profiles include the artist
statements and bios, contact information, artwork image galleries,
and website links. The LQAF.com Artist Galleries were launched and
tested in 2010/11 with complimentary one-year memberships.
During 2011/12, 35 artists invested $75 or $100 to join one of our
two new membership categories for participation in the LQAF.com
Artist Galleries.
Three Featured Festival Artists
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Renowned glass artist Randy Strong was invited to be a
Featured Festival Artist and guest lecturer. Strong’s glass images were the focal point of the Festival’s marketing campaign.
Painter Delia Bradford’s impressionistic “California Wildflowers” painting was selected as the image for La Quinta Arts Festival’s 2012 Commemorative Poster.
Jeweler Denise Robertson’s “Got Art” pin was refashioned for the embroidery design on the Festival 2012 ladies t-shirts and used in various advertising collateral.
Banner & Sign Program
LQAF’s extensive marketing campaign expanded the banner
component reaching every corner of the City: 98 intersection pole
banners, 65 banners in the Village area, 28 banners in Old Town
La Quinta, 46 banners on the Civic Center Campus, and 8 large
scale image signs touting our #2 national ranking.
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Best of Show: Mona & Alex Szabados / Jewelry
Ceramics
Leslie Thompson
Drawing & Pastel
Victoria Ryan
Fiber
Amos Amit
Glass Randy Strong
Mixed Media
Jason Napier
Painting
Phillipe Chambon
Photography
Youngbok Park Printmaking
Anna Choi
Sculpture
Gino Miles
Wood
Michael Hamilton
Awards Of Merit
Ceramics
Hasuyo Miller Drawing & Pastel
David Bjurstrom FiberDella Goheen
GlassBryon Sutherland
Jewelry Albion Smith
Mixed Media
Red Wolf
Painting
Bradford Salamon
Photography
Laurent Martres Sculpture
Delos Van Earl WoodDavid Barkby
Randy Strong Lecture: “A Life Lived at 2300 Degrees”
Marking La Quinta Arts Festival’s 30th Anniversary and the 50th
Anniversary of the Studio Glass Movement, LQAF partnered
with Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass (AACG) to be part of
160 glass demonstrations, lectures and exhibitions in venues
across the country throughout 2012. Through this partnership
master glass artist Randy Strong gave a free lecture and audio
visual presentation on Friday, March 9, 2012 at Embassy Suites
Hotel La Quinta with over 300 in attendance. La Quinta Arts
Foundation was awarded a $1,000 grant from AACG for its
efforts in promoting the glass art form.
July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012, The Season of a Lifetime!
Women in Art at Chico’s
January 15
Art & Wine at The Wine Bar
October 17
LQAF officially launched its 30th
Anniversary Season with a reception and art exhibition co-hosted by
Robert Mott, proprietor of the newly
opened The Wine Bar at Old Town.
Complimentary wine tasting and
hors d’oeuvres prepared by Bristol
Farms were enjoyed by over 600
attendees while viewing art installations by Art Under
the Umbrellas artists Joanne Casey, Ric & Tim Vigallon,
Leslee Adams, Bart Aldrich, Silvio Silvestri, Amber Tibb,
and Linda & Charles Perkins. Seven art pieces representing $5,850 in sales were made throughout the season.
LQAF joined with Chico’s on
El Paseo to present plein air
painters Diane McClary, Silvio
Silvestri, and Elaine Mathews as
they painted on El Paseo, plus
art displays by exhibiting artists
Joanne Casey, Leslee Adams,
and Linda Shrimplin at Chico’s and Soma. LQAF volunteers served as models of Chico’s latest
fashions with 10% of the day’s proceeds
generously donated to LQAF in the amount of
$2,496. This marks the fifth year of LQAF’s
partnership with Chico’s.
La Quinta Blues & Brews
November 19
Art Under the Umbrellas
This popular series featured eight
Saturday events held at Old Town La
Quinta during 2011/12: October 29,
November 26, December 3,
January 14, February 11, February 18,
March 24, and March 31.
Art Under the Umbrellas 2011/12
again proved to be an
unprecedented success story on
every level. These free public events
were attended by more than 20,000
patrons who came out in droves for each Saturday event
that featured 70-80 artists, live music, and art
demonstrations along the streets and lawn of Old
Town La Quinta. Total art sales by 150 artists soared to
$646,000. The growing reputation of this show among
artists was apparent in the long wait lists in place for
each event, with far more applicants than booth spaces
available.
C I V I C C E N T E R C A M P U S I N L A Q U I N TA
The fifth annual all day music
festival was again staged on
La Quinta’s Civic Center Campus
featuring three Southern
California Bands: Barry Baughn
Blues Band, Candye Kane Band, and The Hollywood
Blue Flames. Over 30 microbrew and artisan beers
were offered, along with restaurant fare by
Fisherman’s Market & Grill and Baja Louie’s Mexican
Cantina. Lawn games including bocce ball, ladder
golf, and bean bag toss were added to the event this
year. An admission fee of $20.00 was charged at the
gate. Tickets purchased online were discounted to
$15, as were those with a direct mail card in hand
which was sent to all households in La Quinta.
Attendance totaled 1,700 – almost double from
previous year. 80 volunteers contributed 375 hours
to this event.
City of La Quinta
Community Picnic
April 28, 2012
As part of our respective 30th
Anniversary celebrations, LQAF
participated in the City of La Quinta’s
annual Community Picnic at Fritz
Burns Park. Staff imparted information on LQAF mission
and activities and gave away over 300 sets of coloring
books and 64 box crayons to youngsters.
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2011 - 2012 Outreach
Visual Art Scholarship Awards
Million Dollar Goal Reached!
La Quinta Arts Foundation awarded $89,500 to 38 art
majors to attend college during the 2011/12 academic
year. This amount includes $8,000 from the Ryan
Ramirez Memorial Trust. With this investment, LQAF’s
Visual Art Scholarship program has committed a total
of $1,000,000 to students pursuing college degrees in
the arts since the program was initiated in 1984.
LQAF CONGRATULATES THE FOLLOWING
2011/12 AWARD WINNERS:
Returning 2011/12 Visual Art Scholarship Winners:
Brenda Beets-Brown – College of the Desert
Cristian Cabrera – College of the Desert
Alicia Crawford – Art Institute CA, Inland Empire
Amanda Emmett – Cal State, San Bernardino
Sofia Enriquez – Otis
Clayton Fessier – Cal Institute of the Arts
Ruby Flores – Cal State University, Los Angeles
Tiffany Kantor – Art Institute of California
Sydney Marguleas – Boston University
Jessica May – University of Redlands
Sarah Murphy – Indiana University
Leah Oakes – Cal State University, Northridge
Brittney Passmore – College of the Desert
Virginia Santillanes – College of the Desert
Roberto Velzaquez – Marymount College
First-Time Scholarship Recipients:
Tatiana Barbuzza– College of the Desert
Ariana Bindman – College of the Desert
Josiah Bolth – College of the Desert
Eduardo Caldera-Leon – Cal State University, San Bernardino
Asia Chamberlain – Woodbury University
Alessandro Cinelli – Cal State University, San Bernardino
Calli DeSanto – UC, Irvine
Angel Estrada – Regis University
Zayra Favares – College of the Desert
Kyra Key – Cal State University, Northridge
Salle Kirby – College of the Desert
Angelica Martinez – Redlands University
Sabrina Martinez – College of the Desert
Jazmin Mennicken – College of the Desert
Brittany North – College of the Desert
Lauren Panawa – Georgetown
Karson Pellum – UC, Riverside
Jodi Schwausch – Cal State University, Fullerton
Christina Solitaria – University of San Francisco
Elizabeth Talbot – Cal State University, Long Beach
Eduardo Valadez – Laney College of the Arts
Maria Valenzuela – Sonoma State University
Presley Young – Fashion Institute of Design Merchandising
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Elementary School Docent Program
La Quinta Arts Foundation’s Docent Art Program was
provided free of charge to approximately 810 fourth
and fifth graders attending 23 classes in 6 elementary
schools in the Desert Sands and Coachella Valley
Unified School Districts during the 2011/12
academic year. This program uses visual art principles
and concepts to stimulate critical thinking and creative
expression in all academic disciplines. Ten docents
donated a total of 330 volunteer hours to this program.
Adams Elementary (DSUSD)
Carter Elementary (DSUSD)
Hoover Elementary (DSUSD)
Parkview Elementary (CVUSD)
Reagan (DSUSD)
Truman Elementary (DSUSD)
Volunteers, the HeART of La Quinta Arts Foundation
Volunteers
La Quinta Arts
Foundation Volunteers are
crucial to the success of our
programs and events.
During 2011/12 Volunteers
donated a total of 4,780 hours.
Those individuals being
recognized in this report have
logged the most hours, or put forth extraordinary efforts for
the Foundation.
The Board of Directors constitutes a vital volunteer arm of
LQAF donating time and resources to judiciously steward LQAF and
serve as ambassadors throughout the year. The members of the
2011/12 Board of Directors are listed previously in this report.
La Quinta Arts Festival Volunteers 346 Volunteers donated in excess of 3,520 cumulative hours
during the year to prepare for and run the 2012 Festival.
Special thanks to the following Festival 2012 Chair Persons:
Carol Benner
Loretta Currie
Kathy Lee Fier
Esther Gelineau
Kathy Jonas Gloria Nixt Pat Shapiro Ron Wendt Debi Brewer
Marge Dodge
Jim Forneris
David Harrington
Bill & Lois Lane
Monica Powell
Chris & Stephanie Sipe
Shirley Wertlake
Festival 2012 Home Hosts
28 Festival Artists had the benefit of home hosting,
provided by the following volunteers who opened their
homes to artists during Festival week:
Debi Brewer
Mary Bryant
Pat & Char Clelland
Marge & Norm Dodge
Joan & Mel Freeman Sandra Gilhousen
Sandy & Phyllis Hellman
Greg & Ellen Hull
Barb & Jay Lifter
Ky McCormick Zatopa
Sally McKenna
Wilma Mills
Made up of some of Festival’s most talented and respected
artists, they provide assistance for Festival layout, artist
recruitment, the jury process, and offer guidance in all aspects
of Festival planning. LQAF thanks the following Artist Advisory
Board for their contributions to the 2012 Festival:
Shawn Athari
David Bjurstrom Philippe Chambon
Jeremy & Gabriela Firehammer
Dennis Kohn
Isabelle Posillico
James Babb
Jim Budish Robert Ferguson
Barbara Holloway
Michael McKee
Leo Posillico
Docents
Board of Directors
Steve Askew
Mary Bryant
Keith Evans
Jo-Anne Forrest
Barbara Jamtgaard
Rhonda Larson
Bill & Sue Rashford
Carolyn Todd
Artist Advisory Board
Bill & Sue Rashford
Larry & Jeannie Rhodes
Jan Richardson
Gail Searle
Sandy Sharpe
Dori & Rupert Smith
Bunny Tennen
Paul & Shirley Wertlake
Alice Wilson
Linda Wolf
Kay Wolff
La Quinta Arts Foundation gives special recognition to the
following docents for contributing 330 hours to the
elementary school program during 2011/12.
Leslee Adams Sherry & Frank Encinias
Joan & Mel Freeman
Irv & Elaine Sitron
Pam Arnold
Sharla Fox
Lisa Herbst
Scholarship Committee
Scholarship applications and art portfolios are submitted
online beginning in February, and reviewed by a scholarship
committee in April. Scholarship 2011/12 Committee
Members are:
John Hansen - Art Teacher, Professional Artist
Hovak Najarian - Doctorate Fine Arts, Professor Emeritus,
College of the Desert
Roy & Debbie Ramirez - Ryan Ramirez Memorial Fund
Deborah Schwartz - Public Art Coordinator,
City of Palm Desert
Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
March 28
Hogs Breath Inn La Quinta served as the venue for
LQAF’s annual luncheon honoring 43 of our star
volunteers, plus LQAF staff. This group included event
and office volunteers, as well as docents who donated
an extraordinary amount of time and expertise to
LQAF programs.
Office Assistance
Kathy Jonas
Colin Powell (summer)
Festival Photographer
Ian Slater, Velomedia
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Membership
Two new Artist Membership levels were introduced at
$75 and $100, the benefits being inclusion on our LQAF.
com Artist Galleries, to which 35 artists signed-on.
FY 2011/12 memberships totaled $26,094. Year after
year, members renew their commitment to LQAF’s
mission and work in the community. We are ever grateful
for their trust and support.
Community Support
Randy Strong receives award from La Quinta City Council members Kristy
Franklin, Linda Evans, Terry Henderson and Mayor Don Adolph.
Premier Sponsor, The City of La Quinta
LQAF is most grateful to receive the continued support of City of La Quinta. LQAF entered into a
Marketing Services Contract for $125,000 for the 2011/12 season of activities, to which the City
was designated Premier Sponsor of LQAF events, and LQAF worked with the Community Services
Department to present our slate of cultural activities.
More than ever, mutually beneficial partnerships, collaboration and the generosity of local
business, civic and charitable organizations are critical to sustain our mission. Over 70
businesses and organizations partnered with, and/or contributed to LQAF in 2011/12.
These alliances validate and strengthen LQAF’S respective significance in our
community and we are indebted to the following:
Sponsors, Donors and Community Partners
3Bic, Inc.
AAMONTE Bankcard
American Style Magazine
Andy Gump, Inc.
Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass
Big 106 Radio
Bristol Farms
Burrtec Waste & Recycling Services
Castelli’s Restaurant
Chico’s, Palm Desert
Ciro’s Italian Restaurant
Classic Club
Classic Party Rentals
Coldwell Banker Orange Co. & Desert Regions
DesertArc
The Desert Sun
Desert Willow Golf Resort
Eagle Falls Golf Course
Embassy Suites Hotel & Spa La Quinta
Ernie’s Bar & Grill La Quinta
EZ 103.1 Radio
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
Fast Frame La Quinta
Fisherman’s Market & Grill La Quinta
Fresh & Easy Plaza, Highland La Quinta II
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Virginia Garbutt
The Golf Club at Terra Lago
The Grill on Main
Heimark Distributing Company
Hog’s Breath Inn La Quinta
Marshall & Bonnie Hughes
Integrated Wealth Management
Jackalope Ranch
John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital
JW Marriott Desert Springs Palm Desert
Kaiser Group of Restaurants
KJAZZ 102.3 Radio
La Brasserie Bistro & Bar
Lampost Pizza
La Quinta Chamber of Commerce
La Quinta Massage
La Quinta Med Spa
La Quinta Museum
La Quinta Olive Oil
La Quinta Police Citizens on Patrol
La Quinta Resort & Club
La Quinta Rotary Club
Law Offices of Frank J. Delany
The Living Desert
Lowes Home Improvement
Mario’s Italian Café
Minuteman Parking
Mountain View Country Club
The Oasis 95.9 Radio
Oasis Country Club
Old Town La Quinta
O’Linn Security Service
Palm Springs Life
Rabobank
Ralphs, La Quinta
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Sherman’s Deli & Bakery
Smith Family Trust
Solano’s Bistro
South Valley Electric, Jeff Paige
SouthwestArt Magazine
Stater Brothers, La Quinta
Stella Artois
Stuft Pizza Bar & Grill
Tahquitz Creek Golf Club
Thomas A. Pistone, Pistone & Wolder, LLP
Trader Joe’s La Quinta
Twenty6 at La Quinta Resort & Club
Vons, La Quinta
We Care Holistic Health Center
The Wine Bar at Old Town
La Quinta Arts Foundation
Statement of Financial Position June 30, 2012
ASSETS Cash and Equivalents
$2,045,661
Scholarship Funds 19,770
Endowment & Facilities Reserve
3,670,952
Other Current Assets
20,416
Total Current Assets
$ 5,756,799
Equipment, Net
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses
$
3,452
$ 5,760,251
$
8,036
48,064
56,100
Total Liabilities $
Net Assets $ 5,704,151
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 5,760,251
La Quinta Arts Foundation
Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets June 30, 2012
REVENUE Contributions and Grants
$ 168,661
Program Revenue 1,266,714
Investment Income 143,483
Realized Gain on Assets 79,139
TOTAL SUPPORT AND REVENUE* $ 1,657,997
EXPENSES
Program Expenses $ 939,024
Administration Expenses 105,964
Depreciation
2,960
TOTAL EXPENSES $ 1,047,948
Excess of Revenue over Expenses * $ 610,049
* Does not include Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Market Securities
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