South Arts Inc.

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

Nov 14, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$2,572,251

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Performing arts exchange the performing arts exchange (pae) is the primary marketplace and forum for performing arts presenting and touring artists in the eastern us. The 35th annual performing arts exchange (pae) was held in baton rouge, la from september 21st - september 24th. 450 attendees from 27 states, canada, and germany attended professional development workshops, artist showcases, and networking activities at the conference. 181 presenting organizations chose pae as their primary booking event and searched amongst the 222 artists, agencies and managers in attendance for their stages.

Activity 3

Artsreadyin september of fy2011, with support from the national endowment for the arts and the andrew t. Mellon foundation, south arts launched the artsready online preparedness platform. Artsready is a national initiative to make post-crisis sustainability a priority for arts organizations. Designed by and for the arts community, artsready encompasses an "all hazards" planning approach. Artsready is based on critical function rather than disaster type to ensure flexibility of its execution, so an organization can safeguard assets, function, and resources against crises of any type or size. Artsready provides readiness and recovery resources to basic members, and for premium members, it has a robust application that helps to formulate customized, comprehensive business continuity plans. Also, the tool prompts premium users with automated reminders, so plans do not become outdated and maintenance can become part of an administrator's normal routine. The artsready platform has a social network component as well, so organizations can develop reciprocal relationships with other arts organizations, thereby knowing whom to turn to in times of need. At the end of fy12 artsready had recruited 339 basic members, and 148 premium members representing 54 organizations from across the country. Artsready had contracted partnerships with the following: baton rogue area foundation, south carolina arts commission, florida division of the arts, north carolina arts council, and mississippi arts commission. Each partner underwrote artsready to provide subsidized premium memberships for their constituents. One full time artsready staff member was added to south arts as support staff, and a consultant was hired to oversee membership sales. Finally, artsready secured a grant from the doris duke charitable foundation to fund marketing and promotion of the initiative over the next two years.

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EIN

56-1129587