Gainesville Fine Arts Association Inc.

“Expenses advertising and promotion 17,147 supplies 3,833 travel 817 insurance 1,744 awards 7,187 paypal square fees 785 food and beverage 2,922 sales proceeds to artists 5,771 event music 150 other 1,134 total 41,490”

“Prior period adjustment 6,275”

“Furniture, equipment, lh improvemnts 10,043 17,400 less accumulated depreciation 0 0 assets held at cfncf 44,106 0 total 54,149 17,400”

“Mission statement: the gainesville fine arts association strives to value, foster and celebrate the visual art contributions of its members. We believe: 1) artistic achievements are cultivated by acknowledgment and celebration; 2) engaged participation is vital to a thriving, volunteer- driven organization; 3) membership in gfaa enhances the prosperity and personal growth of visual artists. Mentoring relationships benefit members and augment the organizations cohesivenes; 4) networking facilitates creative growth. The creative contributions of visual artists enrich the cultural life of the community; 5)persistent, lifelong training in the visual arts stimulates creative output and fosters collegiality; 6) art exhibitions nurture, inform and inspire artists and the community alike. When visual artists collaborate with other community partnerships, the community benefits.”

“Gfaa gallery exhibitions: in 2019 the gfaa gallery hosted eleven judged exhibitions with receptions and awards. They each featured 30-40 artists exhibiting a total of 60-80 works per exhibit. Reception attendance is 130-200 people per event. Receptions are free and open to the public. Other exhibit opportunities within the gallery included a rotating "wall" exhibit, where artists can exhibit a small body of their work, and a boutique for small 3-d items, such as sculptures, ceramics and jewelry.”

“Community outreach exhibitions and activities: in 2019 gfaa also maintained ongoing exhibits in five outside public venues, including a major medical plaza, a library and 3 restaurants; and participated in three annual collaborative juried exhibits with outside partners (oak hammock, trinity methodist church, cofrin gallery.) we also hosted a series of lectures and concerts to bring a new, more diverse audience to the gallery. Every july we host a week-end long studio tour of the working studios of approximately 20 established artists.”

“Workshops and classes/networking and mentoring: in 2019 gfaa hosted two 2 -day workshops featuring nationally-recognized artist-instructors as well as four half-day mini-workshops in various disciplines and a 6 week calligraphy class. The educational component also included 2 critiques. We create networking opportunities between established and emerging artists through our weekly open studio program.”