Artserve Inc.

“Prior to the submission to irs. The full board reviews the return in advance where a vote to accept the form 990 is made at board meeting.”

“Conflict of interest policy has been complied with.”

“Compensation determined by the board of directors.”

“Governing documents are provided to the public upon reqest.”

“Artserve, inc. (artserve\organization) is a florida not-for-profit corporation, incorporated june 28, 1988. Since then, artserve has fulfilled its core mission by providing cultural entities platforms for growth. The organization offers a full range of support services that provide a solid foundation for area artists to hone business skills, embrace new technology, build audiences and learn best practices. It also goes out into the community to develop networking and collaboration opportunities that allows them to reach their personal vision and artistic goals. Since its inception, support from individual, corporate, foundation and government entities has been invaluable in order to sustain critical program activities, improve core resources, maintain and upgrade facilities and help fund professional staff who provide vital services and collaborative ventures that enrich the community. Artserve is primarily funded through grants from broward county.”

“Public art a vast array of new and ongoing programs are offered each year at artserve. They may encompass one-time special events, such artserve talks, a free opportunity for community members to engage with local artists and performers. They may also be new projects being tested to build new audiences and produce an ongoing revenue stream, such as town square pop-ups highlighting mental health, veterans issues, and topics affecting our community. Other programs may also include strategic partnerships and alliances formed with other organizations, such as partnering with dillard high school for the arts, the united way/mission united, and others. These programs are mission-related, solidifies a bond with several important community partners, and may also turn into an ongoing revenue source over time, or develop into ongoing core programs for the organization. While each program maintains its own cost center, programs are included in the special programs category until they warrant more individual recognition. Strategic partnerships continue with outside partners to produce public art including murals, producing community events, and art in public/private locations such as hospitals, malls, hotels, retirement communities, etc. Other programs - a significant portion of the other programs category is comprised of collaborative programs. Collaborative programs represent mission-related alliances formed in an effort to generate new areas of exposure and sales for artserve and artserve member artists. Collaborative partners can include venues, such as a hotel or performing arts center gift shop, where artserve member items are sold to the public. The programs can also take the form of an event where a collaborative partner approaches artserve to provide the artistic services for a fee at the event. Artserve then connects the artist with the partner to facilitate the art component which can include hiring a musician, dancer or performing artist, or hiring an artist to mural a wall or paint live at an event. Artserve provides this as a service to members by connecting the community at large with the artist community and facilitating and new mutually beneficial and fee- based partnership.”

“Gallery exhibitions gallery the gallery provides space for exhibitions each year representing the diverse arts and cultural community of south florida. Artserves menu of services affords exhibiting artists and arts organizations public relations and marketing support for their exhibits, including the creation and distribution of press releases, prominent street signage, email, print and social media promotion, postcard invitation mailings, sponsorship procurement, and commemorative event posters. Additionally, two smaller gallery spaces are rented out on a monthly basis to individual artist members who can present solo exhibitions showcasing their own work. All art presented is available for sale, and artserve handles all on site sales for the artists. Visitors to artserve and attendees to events hosted at artserve and the fort lauderdale branch library all have the opportunity to view these exhibits and purchase local works of art that enrich our community and benefit the local artists and arts entities.”

“Operation of the artserve facility facility this program is designed to assist the art, culture and non- profit community with their business needs. Artserve provides office space, board room access, and workshop areas in a shared business environment for the cultural community. Established cultural organizations have access to these services and facilities at a nominal cost. In addition, the artserve facility provides meeting space, a dance studio, reception space, classwork facilities, working artist studios, and an auditorium available for hourly/daily/monthly rental. The auditorium can seat up to 200 people, and is an ideal space for conducting workshops, seminars, concerts, recitals, plays and other types of performances. In 2021, artserve added a new benefit to the community with the creative hub, a free space for artists and members of the community to collaborate and interact.”

“Artwork collections of 30,516 are carried at original cost or market value at the date of donation. These items were for display in the gallery. During the year ended september 30, 2024, the organizations artwork collection was returned to the artists and written off as a loss on disposal.”

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