Chippewa Valley Cultural Association Inc.

Filing Period

Dec 1, 2009 to Nov 30, 2010

Signed

Jul 1, 2011

Return Version

2009v1.7

Gross Receipts

$294,006

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

EVENTSCollaborations with individuals and groups have helped provide support to a number of community development activities. For example, the CVCA helped raised funds for the UWEC Emergency Fund for non-traditional women students, Harmony House (homeless families shelter), and the Chippewa Falls Music Association. The Center housed other community events along with partners such as Chippewa Valley Community Chorus, River Source Family Center, the Chippewa Falls Public Library, Valley Vineyard Church, St. Joseph and Sacred Heart Hospitals, Chippewa Falls Senior High School, and the Chippewa Area Chamber of Commerce. The CVCA donates performance tickets to the fund raising efforts of various non-profit, charitable organizations including, but not limited to, the Boys and Girls Club, the Girl Scouts, St. Joseph's Charity Ball, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, L.E. Phillips Public Library, Chippewa Falls YMCA, Eau Claire Regional Arts Center and Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts. Beyond performances and exhibitions, the Heyde Center for the Arts played host to 29 facility rentals - 18 major and 11 minor rentals, not including smaller workshops and classes renting classrooms in the facility. These rentals are by individuals and groups celebrating a special event, raising funds for a cause, or holding conferences or workshops. This number is up from 16 major and 6 minor rentals the year before.

Activity 3

ART SHOWWell over 100 artists exhibited their work at the Spring Art Show in April 2010, many for the first time. The Center is gaining a solid reputation for its gallery space so there are more requests from area artists requesting to be part of the "artist of the month" series. The Center has used both the Schafer and the Casper rooms on the main floor, but this past year it has opened up the Volunteer and Rotary Rooms (third floor) for additional artists. These rooms have allowed for a more creative combination of artists, i.e., mixing styles, mediums, ages, and experiences. The Heyde Center collaborates with a number of area arts organzations to feature a large number of artists' work (e.g., Hugh Mandelert Art Society, Valley Art Association, Beaver Creek Photography Club, Eau Claire Area Art League) and hosted two exhibits of work from high school students from around the area. The Center displayed the traveling exhibit from VSA Arts Wisconsin, dedicated to providing arts and education opportunities for people with disabilities and increasing access to the arts for all.

Filer

EIN

39-1236476