Gateway Arts Council

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2009 to Jun 30, 2010

Signed

Jan 20, 2011

Return Version

2009v1.7

Gross Receipts

$111,199

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Youth education series: gateway arts council's youth education series promotes, preserves and encourages the creativity, imagination and innovation inherent in all children. The programming offers the literary, theatrical and musical arts-classical and current-as well as the visual arts. The overall purpose of the series is to strengthen young people's capacity to learn and present them with positive outlets for their energy and opportunities to clutivate their imagination and prepare them to assume their roles as productive and creative members of their communities. In addition to nationally touring children's shows, this series includes a music matters recital, art camp, fourth grade performance in conjunction with a local dance company, kids around the square, art in the park and arts alive.

Activity 3

Visual arts series: the visual arts program includes the spring fling fine arts show which gives local artists the opportunity to exhibit and sell their work at a juried event. It annually attracts about 100 artists and displays about 250 pieces of art. The show is comprised of works in the following media: drawing, oil/acrylics, photography, ceramics, water media and miscellaneous art. Local art teachers are invited to submit the best works of their students for a concurrent non-juried student event. The show is free, open to the public and runs for two weeks during which all county third grade teachers are invited to bring their classes for school-day field trips. Artists are at work during the tours which give students the opportunity to see how art happens as well as the final product.

Filer

EIN

34-1587606