2015 Annual Report

Annual Report 2015

MESSAGE
2015 was a great year for Arts Mid-Hudson. We began the year with visits across Dutchess, Ulster, and Orange
Counties to re-introduce Arts Mid-Hudson’s programs, services, and staff, and to administer a public opinion
survey to inform our future programming. We noted one important trend in the 850 surveys collected: the
arts are a vital part of communities across our region, but over 41% of arts organizations are producing their
programs with volunteer management. Arts Mid-Hudson will continue to assist these all-volunteer-led
organizations to ensure programs continue and that high quality arts are available across the region.

With so many excellent programs, events, and accomplishments to share from 2015, a few will be especially
remembered: Arts Mid-Hudson was honored to work with Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro to
establish the first Dutchess County Poet Laureate. The nominations came from the public and were overseen
by a panel with expertise in the Literary Arts. The identity of the Dutchess County Poet Laureate will be
announced in early 2016. Dutchess County also made a significant step in supporting live theatre across the
county with the special Performing Arts Marketing and Capital Improvements fund.

In Ulster County, Arts Mid-Hudson was involved in launching the Kingston Arts Commission, and continued
highlighting extraordinary achievements in the arts with the Third Annual Ulster County Executive’s Arts
Awards.

2015 marked the second year that Arts Mid-Hudson administered the New York State Council on the Arts
regranting program in Orange County, and artist Judy Thomas was awarded funding for MATRIX RENEWAL, a
project that was produced in Newburgh during the summer.

The next two years will be focused on building stronger connections across Dutchess, Ulster, and Orange
Counties through services and name recognition. The geography we serve is 2,825 square miles and much of it
is rural, creating a challenge for our limited staff to be everywhere. We look forward to building new
relationships, however, and nurturing current ones, near and far.

As a new year begins, we reflect on our mission to provide vision and leadership to support thriving and
diverse arts in the Mid-Hudson Valley, and look ahead to serving our region long into the future.

(Grace) Angela Henry, Chair, Board of Directors
Linda Marston-Reid, Executive Director

FOLK ARTS PROGRAM

The Folk Arts Program continues to engage cultural, ethnic, and religious communities in the Mid-Hudson Valley through
ethnographic documentation and collaborations to present educational, interactive cultural public programs. In
addition, the staff folklorist provides technical assistance to grassroots and established community organizations
working to enhance cross-cultural understanding.

Arts Mid-Hudson has been supporting folk arts research and programming since 1991, and since 1998 has hosted a staff
folklorist whose principal tasks include documenting traditional forms of creative expression of occupational, ethnic,
religious, cultural, and regional/place-specific communities in our area; and producing authentic, educational programs
and events highlighting cultural traditions practiced in our region. Public programs presented in collaboration with
community organizations aim to expand awareness of and appreciation for our region’s rich cultural heritage.

The Folk Arts Program is funded primarily by New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and the County of Dutchess,
with additional support this year from Stewart’s Shops and the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley.

Front Cover: Dragon Boat Race & Festival Photos provided by DEC Funded Artist, Judy Thomas (MATRIX RENEWAL)
Back Cover: DEC Funded Artist Nestor Madalengoitia and Dutchess Partners in the Arts (HEFeSTUS 2015)by Ethan Harrison.
Photos by MDT Photography

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RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT & FUNDING

Arts Mid-Hudson awarded more than $219,000 for arts programming in our region during 2015. This funding helped
75 organizations, artists, libraries, community groups and collectives offering a variety of arts and cultural activities
throughout Dutchess, Orange and Ulster Counties. Arts Mid-Hudson’s funding programs also provide technical
assistance and professional development to artists and groups in our region. In 2015, over 350 people attended grant
information seminars, and over 200 were helped with questions that ranged from application inquiry to program
development to one-on-one draft reviews to final reports.

Through the following grants and awards programs, Arts Mid-Hudson makes available county and state cultural dollars
to every part of our region, making possible an extraordinary array of cultural activities.

The Decentralization The Dutchess County The Dutchess County The Ulster County Cultural
Program is a re-grant Partners in the Arts Performing Arts Funding Services and Promotion
program from the New York program provides support was a special initiative in Fund is designed to provide
State Council on the Arts, to organizations that enrich 2015, that provided organizations with the
and encompasses three the vibrant arts scene in support for increased resources to build capacity,
categories- Individual Artist Dutchess County. In 2015, marketing and small capital grow long-term support and
Commission, Project Grants 12 organizations were projects to four performing visibility, produce special
and Arts Education Grants. funded for programming arts venues. Funding projects and broaden public
In 2015 our board of that reached residents and provided by Dutchess participation in the arts. In
directors approved more tourists in Dutchess County. County. 2015, eight organizations
than $97,000 in grants. Fifty Funding for this program received awards through
projects were funded, which is provided by Dutchess this initiative. Funding
reached over 70,000 people County Tourism. provided by the Ulster
throughout our region. County Legislature.

All funding decisions are made through a process of peer review with panels selected by Arts Mid-Hudson. Funding
decisions are determined based on criteria such as: artistic merit, clarity and feasibility of proposal, locations served,
and community benefit. In 2015, 38 volunteers reviewed over 100 applications, and made funding recommendations
which were then approved by the Arts Mid-Hudson board of directors. *See all funded artists & programs at ArtsMidHudson.org

CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT & ARTS SERVICES

2015 brought the 2nd annual Dutchess Dragon Boat Races and Festival, collaborating with Dutchess Tourism and Miles
of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation. This event brought over 3,000 residents and tourists to the waterfront in
Poughkeepsie for an Asian Cultural Festival, with artisan workshops, community displays, food, and boat races on the
Hudson River.

During the 4th Quarter of 2015 AMH began work to select the first Dutchess County Poet Laureate at the suggestion of
Dutchess County Executive, Marcus Molinaro. The appointment will include poetry at events across Dutchess County.
Dutchess Handmade, a pop-up shop in our front gallery area was stocked with locally made artisan products for holiday
sales. The 2015 shop had gross sales of $15,582, a 15% increase over 2014. Artists have been active in staffing and
promoting the shop, creating a positive program for all.

ADVOCACY & PUBLIC AWARENESS

Arts Mid-Hudson’s work advocates for arts in the region through branding and support for local marketing initiatives.
Art Along the Hudson is one successful example of this combined marketing, involving over 400 artists in 10 cities. The
Queen City Arts initiative is an advocacy project working to revitalize Poughkeepsie, “The Queen City of the Hudson”
through arts-driven partnerships with local artists, residents and business owners through funding and support for
culturally significant programs along the Main Street of Poughkeepsie, including a Dia de los Muertos exhibit and
community clay day. Collaborative partnerships with groups in Kingston formed the Kingston Arts Commission to
manage the planning of arts and events. The direct impact is increased local support of our Mid-Hudson Valley residents
and tourism through marketing our unique cultural destination to external markets.

Photos by Lori Adams from the One River, Many www.ArtsMidHudson.org 3
Streams Folk Festival.

Leadership
& Staff

2015 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Vice Chair Chair/Development
Judith Brush DJ Brumfield
Chairperson
G. Angela Henry Chair/Programs
Christina Osburn
Treasurer Corporate Secretary
William Murray Elizabeth Doherty

2015 BOARD MEMBERS

Linda Barash w Kianga Daverington w Meg Downey w Heige Kim w Elizabeth Randolph w Cathy Schmitz w Paul Tesoro

2015 ADVISORY BOARD
Susan Sayre Batton w Sadhna Bhargava w Alexander Bonus w Roy Budnik w Frank Castella, Jr.
Mariel Fiori w Al Grant w Ev Mann w Wilfredo Morel w James Mundy w Ray Watkins

2015 STAFF Director, Director of Programs
Administration & Art Services
Executive
Director Lisa Eve
Fiorese Madalengoitia
Linda
Marston-Reid

Marketing/ Outreach/ Director, Folk Grants
Administrative Arts Program Associate
Assistant
Melissa Polly Angela
Dvozenja-Thomas Adema Hooks

* Key volunteer support by John Dinwiddie, Mary Flad, Scott Marston-Reid, Lisa Mazzurco, Jodie Sclafani,
Gully Stanford, and Nathalie Thangiah.
2015 Dutchess County Executive’s 2015 Ulster County Executive’s
Arts Awards Committee Arts Awards Committee
wSusie Linn, Chair wLinda Barash wBrendan Burke
wKathy McLaughlin, Chair wJudith Brush wFern Franke wStacey Jarit wBetty Leide
wCharlotte Dinwiddie wJohn Dinwiddie
wIlene Goldman wJosephine Green wChristina Osburn wFlorence Schetzel
wLydia Higginson wStacey Isaacson
wAnita Jones wBarbara Lynch Photo by On Location Studios from the Ulster County Executive’s
4 wJudith Muir Arts Awards

Arts Mid-Hudson
Friends & Supporters

2015 Year End Income & Expense Statement
[PRE-AUDIT]
2015 INCOME
2015 EXPENSES8% 2%

10% 42% 56% * 31% of
10% administrative
72% costs funded
through contracts.

Public Support: $462,500 Administration & Arts Services: * $360,396
Individual & Corporate Support: $62,584 Funded Programs in Dutchess, Orange, & Ulster
Foundation Support: $63,973 Counties: $269,783
Events & Earned Income: $54,330
Fundraising: $11,000

$260,000+ $250+ Patron Sherie & Paul Goldstein Helen Verven
New York State Council on the Arts Fred & Suzanne Battenfeld* Clara Lou Gould David White
$160,000+ Center for Performing Arts John Griesemer & Ardith Orr* Carole and Detlef Wolf*
Dutchess County Margery Groten $50 + Basic
$60,000+ at Rhinebeck Sue Hartshorn Anonymous
Ulster County Janet Offensend/The Offensend Heller Pension Associates Douglas & Karen Abramson
$35,000+ Teresa L. Hood in honor of Lori Adams
Dyson Foundation Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Morton Alterman
$10,000+ John and Nancy O'Shea Cunneen-Hackett Art Center Jeffrey Aman
Cowles Charitable Trust Liz Randolph Muriel Horowitz Arm of the Sea Theater
Millbrook Tribute Gardens Nevill and Karen Smythe Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival Artists’ Collective of Hyde Park
$2,500+ Amy & James Thrasher Stacey Jarit John & Anne Atherton
Stewarts Shops Trinity Healing Arts Roxanne Johnson Jacquiline Awando
$1,000+ $100+ Supporting Kaatsbaan International Barefoot Dance Center
Anonymous Jose and Orsola Acosta Dance Center Paola Bari
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Artrider Productions Burton Kassell Susan Barnett Wolin
Community Foundations of Roz and Russ Austin George Koury Dori Batista
Ballet Arts Studio Benjamin Krevolin Erin Baxter
the Hudson Valley Linda Barash Patricia Lichtenberg Daniel Baxter
Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union Ray and Elizabeth Boedecker* Phillip and Lila Lynch Samantha Beste
N & S Supply Judith Brush Timmian Massie & Peter Clark Hongliang Bi
Robert Osgood Roy T. Budnik & Associates Barbara Masterson Mona Birmingham
$750+ Mary Jane Carpentier Mid-Hudson Heritage Center Michael Bogdanffy-Kriegh
D.J. Brumfield & Catskill Hudson Bank Mill Street Loft Carol and Bill Bogle
Center for Creative Education Mount Tremper Arts Susan Bores
Edward M. Handlin, III Center for Personal Development Doug & Mechelle Nobiletti Sara Boyd
$500+ Benefactor Richard Orient Amy Brenner
Anonymous* Through Music Theodore Prenting Lynda Byrne
Kianga Daverington* Denise & Steven Chickery Erica & Gerard Price Madison Cahill
Jill & Peter Kraus Richard Crenson R&F Handmade Paints Elias Calkins
Marshall & Sterling Insurance Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center Andrea Reynolds Mary Calkins
Cathy & Karl D. Schmitz* Richard & Nancy Davis Todd and Janette Ritter Calling All Poets
Elizabeth Smith in Memory Leonard M. Davis, Jr. & Anton Rohrmeier Camerata Chorale
Sherre Wesley Davis* Drs. Marilyn & Michael Schwartz Steven Steele Cawman
of Roger W. Smith Elizabeth Doherty & David Ryba David Schwartz Kara Cerilli
Paul & Celeste Tesoro* Keir Donaldson Phillip Shatz & Natalie Marshall Monica d. Church
Dana & Ira Effron Eric Somers Elaine Colandrea
Judith & Michael Elkin William and Gwendolyn Stevens* Community Children's Theatre
Kathy Evans Upstate Films, Limited
Rosemary & Denny Evaul* Russell & Wendy Urban-Mead of Dutchess County
Georgene Dreishpoon Dr. Mary Louise Van Winkle Regan Coover
Dr. Kenneth M. Glatt Philip & Barbara VanItallie*
John & Gloria Golden

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Arts Awards

$50 + Basic Continued Barbara Lindsey Pamela Tucker Thomas Sczerba
Cornerstone Theatre Arts, Inc. Susan Lipp Gloria Turk Zachary Skinner
County Players Richard Lisle Susan Tveekrem & Sean Dague Liz St. Leger
Emma Crawford Chang Liu Dean Vallas Halina Szczawinsky
Michael Credo Yewei Lu Valley Custom Sign Shop Julia Tighe
Ellen Crimmins Betsy MacNamee Vanaver Caravan Frank & Lois Van Zanten
Ray Curran Marist College Dept. of Art Caiming Vermehren Harold Veeder
Pamela Dailey & Digital Media Kate Vikstrom Rayford Watkins*
Susan Deane-Miller Gregory Martin Bob Vye Ann Wentworth
Maria DeLaCruz Basha Maryanska Kristen Wagner Carin Jean White
Doug Donaldson Diana & Nick Matsakis* Ping Wang Laura Wilensky & Henry Cavanagh
Seph Donegan Diane-Ellen McCarron Liliana Washburn Others
Margaretta Downey Cynthia McCusker Sharon Watts Jean Crawford
Carolyn H. Edlund Dr. & Mrs. Robert McKee Riva Weinstein Kezia Gleckman Hayman
Kirsten Edlund Meadow Judy Winter Rhoda Lubalin
Sharon Emmett Lee Meltzer Donna Wohr Susanne Moss
Claudia Engel Karen Michel Shuai Yang William and Ann Reilly
Joan Ensminger Julie Mihaly Lynda Youmans Karl Volk
Lynn Esteban Irina Mitina Jun Zhang *Denotes donor with matching grant
Milly & Arnold Feinsilber Montgomery Row Xuewu Zheng Event Sponsors $250 & Higher
Alexis Feldheim Mount Gulian Historic Site Ilga Ziemins-Kurens Artrider Productions
Maria Elena Ferrer-Harrington Ian Murdoch $25 + Student/Senior Bailey Pottery
Eugene Fleishman & Judith Elkin New York Academy of Ballet Doris Adams DJ Brumfield & Edward M. Handlin, III
Stacie Flint Paolo Nigris Julia Ahlquist Buttermilk Falls & Inn
Reidunn Fraas Florence Northcutt Glenn & Mary Koniz Arnold Calder’s Cottage
Joanna Frang Elizabeth Okon Deborah Bein Peter & Kianga Daverington
Tarryl Gabel Renee Pasquale Susan Berger Meg & Edward Downey
Charles Geiger Judith Pedatella Weston Blelock Curtis R. Forbes
Jerome Goldberg Kelli Peduzzi David and Marilyn Brands Virginia Hancock
Ilene Goldman* Robert Penner Barbara Bravo Bernard & Shirley Handel
Claudia Gorman Tanya Pineda Robert & Cynthia Brown* Health Alliance of the Hudson Valley
Rose Graziano Krass Lisa Pipman Denaut Fred & Alice Bunnell HealthQuest
Carl Gutowski AnnMarie Plass John & Nydia Carlson Angela Henry
Andrew Halpern Poughkidsie LLC Nancy Clark Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union
Laura Hammond-Toonkel Marilyn Price David Curtis Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital
Lowell Handler Maria and Ned Reade Mr. & Mrs. David Dannenberg Riverside Bank, a Division of
Karen Hansen & Chip Simon Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society Cindy & Norm Dean
Kathleen Heidemann Gilbert Rios E. Virginia Donovan Salisbury Bank & Trust Company
Jeanne Henderson Paul Rosenberg Ken Dreyfack RUPCO
Susan Hennelly Janet Ruhe-Schoen Marilyn Dvozenja Shadowland Theatre
Nancy Holmes-Doyle SageArts, Inc. Henry & Terez Eberhard Steve & Rachel Tinkelman
Howland Chamber Music Circle Ulana Salewycz Alex & Toni Farkas Ulster Savings Bank
Howland Cultural Center Ann Sanicola Gayle Clark Fedigan In-Kind
Sitao Huang Edward Schurig Kari Feuer Chronogram
Hudson River Performing Arts Geoffrey Schwartz Harvey and Mary Flad The Chateau of Kingston
Hudson Valley Folk Guild Dale Seaman Judy Flanders Caffe Aurora
Martha Humphreys Harold and Elayne Seaman* Alan & Lorraine Nardi Gross Classic Tent Rentals
Margaret Inge Perry & Patty Sheldon Marie Hasenpflug Cocoon Theater
Lynn Isaacson Pam Short Annette Jaret DJ Kouzi
Betsy Jacaruso Judy & Phil Sigunick Anita Peeples Jones DJ Andre Galiano
Christine Jacques Barbara Slocum Sarah Kessenich Hudson Beach Glass
Jessica Jelliffe Jim and Joan Smith Edwin and Anita Lester* Hudson Valley Magazine
Christina Jensen Kathryn Spata Harriet Livathinos Hudson Valley Office Furniture
Edwin Joba Susan Spencer Crowe Claire Lofrese Kathy McLaughlin & John Raugalis
Jeep Johnson Susan Sprachman Barbara Marinelli Kelly Ellenwood
Eugenia Jones Florence Staats Gail and Tom McGlinchey in honor Myael Simpkins
James Joslyn William 'Gully' Stanford & On Location Studios
Ginger Jungen of Charles Geiger Paper House Productions
Nicole Jurain Dorothy Derry Arnold and Deborah Most* Paul Effman Music
Nancy Kappler-Foster & Joshua Stein Lenore Nemeth PDQ Printing of New Paltz & Pine Bush
Roseanna Stokes Becky Nielsen Dr. Peter Muir
Ken Foster* Rebecca Strauss Franc Palaia Poughkeepsie Day School/Poughkeepsie
Colleen Kavana Faul Su Carol Pepper-Cooper
Lauren Kerzner Dong Su Susan & Bryan Perrin Mini-Maker Faire
Anita Kiewra Xiuhong Sun Gary & Juanita Puchkoff Price Chopper of Poughkeepsie
Henry Klimowicz Lili Sun Raquel Rabinovich Prime Print Shop
Ellin Kristofik Ying Sun Rachel Reisman R&C Cleaning
Pamela Landolt Sarah Swint Richard & Enid Rizzo R&F Paints
Logan LaPointe Tangent Theatre Company Norma Rudloff Ray Watkins
Yvonne Laube Nancy Tanner Susan Salem Stop & Shop
John Lavin Sally Taylor Diana Salsberg Stringendo
Lorraine LeClair Dare Thompson Uma Satyendra
Alan & Barbara Lemberger* Tivoli Artists' Gallery Sally & Robert Schaedler
Sheryl Levine Trinity Players
Eric Lindbloom in memory of Rene Tritschler*
Antony Tseng
Margaret Crenson*
Photo by On Location Studios from the Ulster County Executive’s
6 Arts Awards, and MDT Photography of the 2015 Art in the Loft
Winner, Judy BM Winter

2015 Auction & Drawing Donors DC Indoor Golf Julie Mihaly R&F Handmade Paints
Adams Fairacre Farms De’s Jewelers Kaete Brittin Shaw Rhinebeck Artist Shop
Advance Auto Parts Dia Art Foundation Kathy McLaughlin & John Raugalis Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society
Alexis Feldheim Diane-Ellen McCarron Keith Lewis Rhinebeck Smoke Shop
All Shook Up Café & Juice Bar Dogwood Knolls Golf Course Kianga Daverington Rocking Horse Ranch
Amy Brenner Dreaming Goddess Kraig Kallmeyer Roosevelt Cinemas
Anita Peeples Jones Dutch’s Spirits Larry & Kathy Fisher Rosendale Theatre Collective
Anthony’s Jewelers Elizabeth Doherty Linda Barash Scott Marston-Reid
Arlington Wine & Liquor Elizabeth Randolph Liz Okon Shadowland Theatre
Art Centro Ella’s Bellas Bakery Liza Donnelly Sharon Emmett
Artrider Productions Eveready Diner Locust Grove Estate Silent Pictures
Asian Temptations FiberFlame Studio Lori Adams Starbucks/Mid-Hudson Center
Bailey Pottery Floyd Patterson’s Boxing Club Marist College Stockade Tavern
Ballet Arts Studio Franc Palaia Mary Flad Storm King Art Center
Barbara Todd Francesco Mastalia Meg Downey Stringendo
Bardavon 1869 Opera House Fred Hembeck Michael Lalicki Susan Linn
Battenfeld’s Tree Farm Frida’s Bakery & Café Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum Taconic Distillery
Beames Designs! Gaby’s Mike Arteaga’s Health & Fitness Tangent Theatre
Becky Nielsen G.E. Masten Feed Store Tarryl Gabel
Bee Bee the Clown Gigi’s Trattoria Center Tea Talk
Betsy Jacaruso Studio Gusto Millbrook Vineyard & Winery The Barn Thrift Shop
Bluestone Bistro Half Moon Theatre Mill Street Loft The Brake Shop
Boitson’s Restaurant Hammertown Monte’s Health Nut Hut The Culinary Institute of America
Bounce Harney & Sons Tea Monte’s Local Kitchen & Tap Room The Falcon
Brian Reid Henry’s at the Farm Montgomery Row The Mint
Burger Fi Hoffman House Mountain Tops Outfitters The Movie House
Buttermilk Falls Inn & Spa Howland Chamber Music Music School at Dutchess Thrifty Beverage
Calder’s Cottage Hudson Beach Glass Tivoli Sailing Company
Carolyn Edlund Hudson River Cruises Community College Tonner Dolls
CENTER for Performing Arts Hudson River Maritime Museum NYS Bridge Authority Trinity Players
Hudson Valley Office Furniture Oakhurst Diner Tuthilltown Spirits
at Rhinebeck Hudson Valley Renegades Omega Institute Twisted Soul Concepts
Cereghino Smith Wine Ilene Goldman On A Stick Bakery Unison Arts Center
Charlotte Taylor Irving Farm Coffee House On Location Studios Upstate Films
Claudia Gorman James Conners Overlook Golf Center Waddle & Swaddle
Clinton Vineyards Jeep Johnson Paintbrushes and Party Walkway Over the Hudson
Cocoon Theatre Jennifer’s Nail Salon Palace Diner Wendy Lyons, Esq.
Copake Country Club John Lavin Paul Tesoro William Murray
Copperfields Josephine Green Pawling Concert Series Williams Lumber
Cosimo’s Trattoria JTR Transportation Dr. Peter Muir WineRacks.com
County Players Judith Brush Polly Adema Women’s Studio Workshop
Crafts People Judith Muir M.M. M.AmSat Poughkeepsie Ice House Woodstock Chimes
Crooked Rooster Judy Sigunik Poughkeepsie Journal Yvonne Laube
Crown Maple Judy Winter Poughkidsie, Inc.
Davies Hardware Powerhouse Theater
Publik House

Photos by MDT Photography from the Dragon Boat Race & Festival,

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Executive’s Arts Awards

696 Dutchess Turnpike, Suite F
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
845-454-3222
www.ArtsMidHudson.org

Arts Mid-Hudson is a nonprofit arts service organization founded in
1964, dedicated to strengthening and supporting artists and arts
organizations in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

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Our mission is to provide vision and leadership to support thriving
and diverse arts in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

We value the abundant presence of art in the Mid-Hudson Valley
and its ability to uplift, empower, and engage.

We honor diversity and celebrate creativity. We are committed to
playing a central role in supporting and promoting all of the arts

in the communities we serve.