COOL Year in Review - COOL Cultural Organization of Lowell

Welcome to the COOL Breakfast
Made possible by our generous donors
Lowell General Hospital
Align Credit Union
The Lowell Plan
El Potro Mexican Grill
East Mills Limited Partnership
Perkins Place, MT, LLC
Joel Epstein & Mary Anna Sullivan
Niki Tsongas Committee
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Nancy Donahue
Greater Lowell Community Foundation
Sage Bank
Washington Savings Bank
Pridestar, EMS, Inc.
Boott II Master Tenant, LLC
Lowell Kiwanis Foundation
Greater Merrimack Convention and Visitors Bureau
The Edge Group
Brew’d Awakening Coffeehaus
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WHAT IS THE COOLEST
PERSON IN LOWELL?
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o An individual or organization that has strongly impacted our
arts & culture community, whether through their art/craft,
outreach, advocacy/support, business practice, or community
service/volunteerism.
o Nominations can be made by the public, the COOL Board or
the individual/organization themselves
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Congratulations to all of our Nominees
Seth Bailin • Jerry Bisantz •
Adrien Bisson • Stephen
Clements • Mike Dailey, Jr.
George Duncan • Darren End •
Kathleen Gordon • Megan Harrah
and the staff of Eyeful Beauty •
Kamal Jain • Elizabeth Kegley •
Jim Lichoulas, III • The Lowell
National Historical Park • Danielle
McFadden • Meghan Moore •
Jack Moynihan • Rosemary Noon
• Ricky Orng • Don Ouellette •
Dan Shedd • Beatriz Sierra •
Steve Syverson • Walter Wright
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And the winner is….
Jack Moynihan
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CELEBRATING LOWELL’S
CREATIVE COMMUNITY
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The Luna Theater opens to the public
Participated in ArtWeek Boston‘s state-wide Spring & Fall events
which promoted the arts community of Lowell to the wider
Boston audience
Lowell Community Health Center introduces ArtUp, a
program to buy local art to decorate its walls.
Lowell Cultural Council awarded
over $55,000 to 37 projects
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UnchARTed opens new space on Merrimack St.
127 Global re-brands as Made in Lowell and extends the
Lowell Food and Wine Festival to 3 days
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Say Hello
Sean Daniels
MRT
Jim Dyment
Brush Gallery
Wave Goodbye
15 tours, over 1,300 people
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And there’s more…
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MRT celebrated 35 years and entertained nearly 40,000 audience members
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Western Ave. Studios & MRT partnered to add a new gallery to the lobby of the theater
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Mass Development awarded $312,000 in Collaborative Workspace Grants to New Vestures
and Lowell Makes
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First Thursdays, an all volunteer event, celebrated its second year
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Lowell National Historical Park premiered Lowell: The Continuing Revolution
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Whistler House Museum of Art completed the historical renovation of their 1858 kitchen.
They also collaborated on the international exhibit An American in London: Whistler and the
Thames that debuted in London
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Inventing Lowell, an ATHM exhibit, traveled to Washington, D.C. to be part of the prestigious
Places of Invention exhibition project at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American
History
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Recent additions…
o Year round Farmer’s
Market and the Luna
Sessions at Mill No. 5
o Made in Lowell’s
first Oktoberfest
on City Hall Plaza
o WAS’s ARToberfest, a
weekend of Artful
Biergartens, Music and
Food
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Coming Milestones
o The National Park will turn 100 (and LHNP will be
part of the celebration!
o The Lowell Folk Festival will celebrate 30 years!
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COOL HIGHLIGHTS
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Hardworking, dedicated, creative
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CULTUREISCOOL.ORG got an updo
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The Street Team Trainers
Elizabeth Kegley
Tory Germann
Danielle McFadden
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Rhoda Rosenberg
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Interned with the Merrimack Repertory Theatre
Particular love for Theater
Melissa Kiessling
@melissakiess on Twitter
Studied Theatre, Spanish, and
Education
Recent escapades have included heavy
experimentation in the kitchen, bungee
jumping, surfing, novel-reading
“I continue to discover more
opportunities in the arts that
are here in our community
and outside of our backyard”
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Studied Music Business at UMASS Lowell
Enjoys producing events and learning
more about the music industry
Ben Raymond
@BenRRaymond on Twitter
Can often be found at local concerts,
sometimes as a performer
Get’s really excited when he tweets: Tonight
@TheNewOlympia Zorba Music Hall! A great
lineup headlined by @partybaaand ! Music at
830! #partybaaand!
“I love meeting new people,
and am excited to attend and
produce more events in
Lowell!”
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Degree in Graphic Design, Communications
Marketing, and Intercultural Communications
Enjoys are bike riding, drawing, chugging coffee,
baking, exploring the internet and eating other
peoples left overs
Sam DeAngelo
@SamDangles on Twitter
Works as a T-shirt designer/printer, a pastry chef for
UMASS Lowell
Obsessed with using the computer for
graphic design
“I’m a huge fan of Lowell and love the art it has in it.
If you see me, feel free to say “Hi”, ask about a
show or gallery, or give me the last of your food!”
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THE CULTURAL
ADVOCACY COMMITTEE
119 Gallery • African Cultural Association • Inc. • American Textile History Museum • Angkor Dance Troupe Arts League of Lowell (ALL) • Ayer Lofts
Gallery • Brush Gallery & Artists' Studios • Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association (CMAA) • Cameroonians of Lowell Association • Inc. • Flying Orb
Productions • Gates Block Studios • Greater Lowell Indian Cultural Association (GLICA) • Greater Lowell Music Theatre • Howl Magazine • Image
Theater • Loading Dock Gallery at Western Ave Studios • Lowell Celebrates Kerouac • Lowell Festival Foundation • Lowell Film Collaborative (LFC) and
LCC • Lowell Makes • Lowell National Historical Park • Lowell Telecommunications Corporation (LTC) • Made in Lowell • Merrimack Repertory Theatre
• Mill No. 5 • National Streetcar Museum • New Vestures • Patrick J. Mogan Cultural Center/Ctr. For Lowell History • Puerto Rican Festival • Southeast
Asian Water Festival • The Luna Theater at Mill No. 5 • Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell and LMA • UMASS Lowell String Project • UMass Lowell Center
for Arts and Ideas • UMASS Lowell Music Dept. • UMass Lowell Political Science Dept. • UnchARTed Gallery & Performance Space • Western Avenue
Studios • Whistler House Museum of Art • Zeitgeist Gallery & Artist Cooperative
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More than 30 groups coming together
Lowell is the place to invent yourself
World of cultures
Agenda
o Big
Question
o Themes
o Actions
Not your mother’s mill town
Walkable
Gritty
unexpected collaborations
Innovation hub
Attractive to the Millennials
Live Music in the Streets
Paddleboats on the River and Canals
Inventing Competition
More youth engagement
Mural Crew
Potential
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Food Trucks
Cultural input
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What’s next?
o Marketing and Promotion
o Expand Diverse Participation
o Be More Exciting
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Make it your mission to
try something new…
- Volunteer
- Support local
- Spread the word
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What’s Next?
Keeping Your Organization Relevant to Your Community
The Rejuvenation of the Fitchburg Art Museum
Nick Capasso Director
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