Public Space One

“Pt III Line 4a 2022 was the first full yeat at PS1 Close (out C.D Close House location), which came fully online by the end of the year with a new accessible ramp and ADA compliant bathroom. The additional gallery, two new community use spaces, 5 individual art studios, and a visiting artist apartment all started to see full time use. We continued and expandd the reach of Free Art Supplies, a program for re-distributing surplus art materials to the community. Expanded staff with two new part-time roles: Facilities Manager and Artist Resource Manager. Produced 15 exhibitions and 2 festivals, cumulatively presenting the work of over 120 artists. Hosted residencies for six artists through the Center for Afrofuturist Studies program. Provided daily access to community printmaking and book arts equipment. Offered 20 artist-led workshops serving 134 adult participants, with sliding scale registration fees for all workshops, thanks to grants from Kum & Go, Community Foundation of Johnson County, and Green State Credit Union. Hosted the world-renown puppet troupe Bread & Puppet Theatere for an IC performance attended by 400+ community members for free. Served as Iowa's state representative and co-organizer for MDW Fair, for the second year of the multi-year project bridging regional and Iowa based artists and contemporary art projects, and culminating in an artist-run art fair in Chicago, attended by over 3,500 people.”

“John Engelbrecht and Kalmia Strong are in a domestic partnership.”

“Form 990 will be accessible to the board.”

“Disclosure is required and shall be duly approved by members of the board of directors not so interested.”

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