Ann Arbor Art Association

“The 990 will be reviewed and approved by the finance committee of the board of directors before filing.”

“An operating principal of the organization is that all vendors of 5,000 or more must acknowledge any potential conflicts in relationships with the organization. Board of directors must acknowledge any conflict of interest they may have in discussions and voting on any business with their companies.”

“Yes - the human resources committee of the board of directors does periodic reviews comparing the art association's compensation levels to that of similar organizations. Compensation is based on salary ranges for each position and periodic performance reviews.”

“Yes - the human resources committee of the board of directors does periodic reviews comparing the art association's compensation levels to that of similar organizations. Compensation is based on salary ranges for each position and periodic performance reviews.”

“All documents are available upon request at the organization's office.”

“To be a contemporary forum for thevisual arts through education, exploration, collaboration and exhibition, and to engage minds, expand perspectives and inspire growth in students of all ages, teachers, artists, and the community.”

“Art education: the ann arbor art center art education programs provide an array of experiential learning opportunities for individuals of all ages and skill levels. In 2020 using zoom, we facilitated 75 online remote courses, workshops, and youth art camps for over 950 youth and adults. Class mediums ranged from traditional (painting, drawing, and printmaking) to contemporary (polymer clay and digital drawing). All classes are taught by experienced instructors with mfa, bfa, or art education degrees. We also launched our artbox programming focused on art projects and inspiration that is designed to be portable and does not require a computer or internet connection. In addition to our digital classes and portable artbox programming we also partnered with other community organizations to provide free art education opportunities (ann arbor district library).”

“Art presentation: the galleries program at the ann arbor art center includes the 117 gallery, 117 gallery shop, and the aquarium gallery. Prior to the pandemic, the 117 gallery hosted four exhibitions that were free and open to the public and our small street-facing aquarium gallery hosted five micro-exhibitions. With the desire to continue providing our community with visual art experiences during the pandemic, we opened the juried exhibition, art now: photography, in a virtual gallery. After art now: photography closed, the exhibitions team shifted focus to planning and launching a2ac murals. In august, we completed and launched a brand new online retail shopping platform as part of our website. The a2ac shop now can virtually support the art center's 400+ artists and is specifically designed to showcase local and regional artists' artwork and make purchasing possible with a single click. In 2020: 433 artists submitted 1,183 works of art to open calls; over 415 artists exhibited or sold their work in the 117 gallery or 117 gallery shop; and four exhibitions installed in the city gallery at city council chambers.”

“Community engagement and outreach: with accessibility as a priority, our art in public program produced a collection of ten murals on various buildings in downtown ann arbor known as a2ac murals. Early in the pandemic, the a2ac launched multiple outreach programs designed to keep youth and adults engaged with creative expression while safely sheltered- in-place. Our education team developed an art resources section on our website and created a suite of "take-a-break & make" videos, also housed on our website. Both featured fun and easy projects using materials commonly found around the home and are appropriate for all ages. Artbox: outreach provides a creative outlet-art supplies and project ideas in a box- for kids to use at home. By partnering with funders and southeast michigan non-profit agencies, we leveraged their existing distribution channels and provided artboxes to underserved and at-risk youth. Since launch in april 2020, we have distributed over 4,600 artboxes to 35+ agencies.”

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