Directors Report Dear Allied Arts Supporters,

In reviewing our 2014 Annual Report, I am struck by Allied Arts’ solid track record of highly sustain-able collaborative programs that are serving our local arts, organizations and patrons. Allied Arts is proud of the programs we are involved with and the amazing volunteers and collaborative partnerships that make them possible. Some examples include RARE (Recycled Arts Resource Expo) a partnership between over a dozen different artist, organizations, and businesses to celebrate the art of sustainability; the Whatcom Arts and Culture Guide which features over three dozen arts related businesses; and the Bellwether Arts Market, a partnership with the Port of Bellingham to highlight our vibrant arts community and the wide assortment of opportunities available on our scenic waterfront. On behalf of the staff and board, we thank all of you who have supported our efforts through membership, monetary, in-kind donations, community collaborations, as well as the countless volunteer hours. We look forward to presenting another year of quality community arts programs.

Sincerely,

Executive Director Current 2015 Staff and Board

Annual Report 2014 Review

1418 Cornwall Avenue • P.O. Box 2584 • Bellingham, WA 98227 • 360-676-8548 • www.alliedarts.org

SpreadingTHE

Word “Whatcom

County has great arts but no one

knows about it.”

This is something we frequently hear. The primary ways in which we are striving promote our rich arts community is through marketing efforts which include the Arts and Culture Guide: our sought after annual publication highlighting some of the region’s top visual and performing arts venues and artist; hundreds of Facebook and Twiter posts; Weekly E-blasts and monthly Bit-o-Art E-newsletters; Art Talk and Event Calendar on KMRE-Spark Radio housed at the Spark Museum; and an always evolving Allied Arts of Whatcom County web site www.alliedarts.org. Many thanks to Nancy Chambers for her incredible graphics and the Bellingham Tourism Commission for their grant assistance with these programs.

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StaffKelly Hart, Executive Director Katy Tolles, Artists Services Coordinator Judy Taylor, Bookkeeping

Board of Directors Alicia Dauber, President Kristin Hanna Slone, Vice President Sheri Clark, Secretary John Sands, Treasurer

Barbara Vz Howard, and Honor Kirk (At-Large Member)

Membership* Thank you to our members for contributing to the arts in our community. We provide opportunities for 400+ members with 80% of them being artists — from the seasoned professional artist to the novice, from local businesses to art enthusi-asts. Allied Arts provides members with numerous opportunities: members only events, festivals, advocacy alerts, up to the minute e-news, discounts at partnering businesses, and special invitations to community arts happenings.

ART BENEFACTORLaura E Chandler Iain DavidsonDaylight Properties Lee and Walt Ingram Karen Sloss

ART PATRONDavid JohnstonJo MorganClaudia SanPedroDorothy & Carey Worthen

FRIEND OF THE ARTSJan AdamsBellingham Theatre GuildJanet LightnerAnne-Marie Neal CronicAlicia DauberSheryl Davis & Glenn DenklerChristine ZurlineAnne GeorgeChinook GrahamRobert HallSue Hilton-Faust & Bill FaustBarbara HowardJohn HoyteDeborah LooberClayton & Gemma Jane MedeirosKenni MerrittChris MoenchPatricia MorseEileen ReardanzMichael & Barbara RyanJohn & Christy SandsGordon ShriverRichard Steele, CPA, CFPIan ThompsonWestern Washington UniversityAnn Ziccardi

BUSINESSRamona AbbottHassan l AlghanimFrancie AllenDon Anderson & Suzanne AverreBeth AndersonAmy ArmitageGary ArmstrongAnde AxelrodAshley ManzoniKaren BaconVirginia BakerLaurel BaldwinCharlotte BallDale BallantynePenny BamfordMary BarstowBead BazaarKellie BeckerJohn BinnsBellingham Whatcom County TourismLaura BergsmaMarsha BezonaJames & Theresa BinnionChristina BoydJ. Erin BoydAnita BoyleSarah Brockman

Tiffany BrooksEvelyn BrownJennie Bryan-GoforthCandace BuethornRichard BulmanMary BurwellMary Gregg ByrneClarissa CallesenNancy Lou CanyonSandra & Doug CarpenterOwen CarterSusan CohenAnn ChaikinCarole ChaplinJenny ChattertonDedrian ClarkEllen ClarkSheri ClarkAlana ColemanGail ColemanBeverly ConnorPeggy CookAnn Marie CooperJohn CostantiGail CoupalJean Cox-TrevertonJayme CurleyJeff DaffronLois DahlAlan WeydertSteve DaltonColleen CurtisMarJoe DavidsonMichael DavidsonJames DixonDeborah DoleJohn D'OnofrioHelen DornDoug BannerGeorge and Maryann DrakeCraig Dunstan-McGrailDonald DyeKarla EamesJoetta EganDavid EisenhowerJean FerrierGeoffrey FisherKristen FisherSusan Fleming & Nancie SilvesVictor FloresShannon FoxFrank FrazeeMartha GarciaCandice GerardRuth GibbsRobert GigliottiKristen GiljeStacy GlickNancy GolladayCharles GorrellDorita GrayJudd & Rebecca GreenwoodHarminder GrewalDarla GrubbJames HalvisRia HarboeKathie HardyFaye HayesDavid Helm

Kate HenzeConnie HevlyPamela HewardLauren HoagJessica HoganHelen Hogan-CampbellGerald, Brian & Richard HolmquistKatherine HolzknechtVivian HruskaAustin HuangLinda & Paul HughesLyn JacksonVikki JacksonMargaux JacobsDeb JamesJamie JedinakLaura JeffertsThomas JeffreysAndrew JohnsonCandy JonesSuzanne JordanJoseph JowdyMira KamadaShinoba KawaokaTerry KayeSharon KingstonCarman KommMelanie KorsKaren S. KramerEbba KrarupKristin Slone Attorney at LawVincent LaLondeRoger LambJanice LandinJesse LarsenAndrea LawsonIrene A. LawsonMary LeDonne & Michael JayCheryl LeeJanet LehwalderWendy Leiweke & Anne ZucciJeanne LevasseurLanny and Kay LittleJan LorDeborah LoweryKyle LynchStephen MalshukRobert MarkiWade MarlowChristen MattixDeborah McCunnJeff & Natalie McDougallJenny McIntyreSusan MckayJules McLelandRichard McNeelyCarole McNeeseLorena MeserveRobert MishkinSally MooreKaren MorenoAnn Marie CooperChristopher MorrisonKarin MuellerMargaret NathonYvette NeumannHarold NivenJeremy NoetNicola Noetic

Tore OftenessKiyomi OkawaSusan OliverJoy OlneyJeri OwenPat PaddenRon PatternJill PattersonKaren & Earl PeckLouise PerramLynn PetersonHung PhamDawn PilonJoanne PlucyLaurie PotterKatherine PotzlerSonia RamseyJoseph JowdyGena RileyMarlene RiviereVictoria RobertsSharon RobinsonSusan RodneyBridie RollinsChris RomineSheila RoodPhilip RoseJeanne Rose-LeathersSusan RothschildDolors RuschaRuth San PietroBeth SanchezHeather SaulsburyGraham SchoddeChristopher SchwitterLinda ScoboriaGeorge and MaryAnn DrakeElisa ShafaCharles (Len) ShafferMagdalena ShammelGloria ShannonGloria SheltonMichael ShoneChris ShreveRachel Silves & Tami MountJulie SimonBrian SimpsonEdgar Smith, IVLeslie Diane SmithMichael SmithTrevor SmithSheila SondikTana GranackB SukolskySharon SwansonMelissa SwopeCatherine TaggettPamela TaylorNana ThebusKaren TheusenNicole A ThiffaultCelie ThomasKristi Thorndike-KentCecily TilleyChristie TomlinDianne TudorMark TurnerMarlene VanBeekChuck Robinson

Kevin WalderTodd WargerNathan WaterstreetMarilee WeberKathy WhitlockKen WienerGeoffrey WilceJames WilliamsonEnid I WilsonSheri WrightMonika WysockiP Yewell

FAMILYPaul Brower & Carol BerryLeslie & Curtis BrownJames & Jennifer CoolDan and Jane CoombsIain DavidsonTommy GibsonSusan & David GillespieHarvey & Colleen SchwartzDan, Pat, Jodie JamesRick & Ann KaiserKarl and Edwina KleemanDaniel and Pandora LarnerJeff MildnerDawn SodtRuss & Bekki Weston

INDIVIDUALBonnie AbbasiEverett AisonAngela AndersonDennis AnsellTed AtkinsSuki AufhauserPam BakkeKathy BaldwinKathy BastowCassandra BazhawArlene BeacomWray BerryChris BrewerTerry BrooksMatthew BrouwerPat BurmanSkye BurnMark & Ruby ButterworthRussell CarlsenLinda ConroyLinda CoonsJennifer CottrellAnne CrutcherGordana CurgusDeirdre CzoberekLynn DeeTimothy DeMarcoJyoti DuwadiMartha DyckRobert ElkinsSusan J EricksonKaren EspelandMila FaulknerMarcia FordWilliam Friedson

Francie GassAnn GorsuchNancy GrigsbyMadeleine GrossmanPeter GunnKathryn HackneyBerenice HardyLaura HarkerEdmond HarrisHelen HarrisMichael HeathGarman HerigstadLori HillArt HyattColleen HydeHazel Ayre HyndsKay IngramDavid InschoGeorge JartosJayne BaronEero JohnsonMichele KammererAlan KearneyJulia KerlHonore KirkLinda KirtzLydia KunnapKarl KuntzBarbara LaliberteLavera LangemanAndrie LeafEugene & Ene LewisErin LibbyMichael LilliquistBrenda LoweryFran MaasLisa MackieKarma MaclachlanAmy MannKeron Terra MarieDavid MarshakMargaretha MarykJeff MassonBeth HeffernanThom MayesTerri & Tom McCallaLynne E McNettElaine McRoryCandy MeachamJudith MedemaZachia MiddlechildJulia MiraLisa MoodyMary MortonKaren MurphyJan MustainRalph MyersKari NathanRichard NevelsDavid NicholsMaureen O'BrienCourtney OdellKathryn OgrenKenneth OsthimerRebecca Pon

Sally PoormanLiane Redpath-WorlundVincent James RichardsonHeidi RisseJudy RolosonSondra RoseLaurie RoteckiJanet RudnickLizanne SchaderCarol ShaferMichael ShararCarol SheppardRay & Joanna ShieldsShirley EricksonErica SimonsSister Ghost Graphics & DesignGrace SlinnChristian Anne SmithMelissa StahlbergLyz StamanAlan StanchiMarla StreatorCandace Lee StreetAmanda TimminsGordon E TweitDeborah WatersElaine WhelessEvan WhiteheadKathryn WhitmerAlexandra WileyHeidi WoodTom YostLynn Zimmerman

COMMUNITYSustainable ConnectionsIain DavidsonPickford Film CenterJansen CenterThe RE StoreDowntown Bellingham PartnershipThe HiveThe FoundryRagfineryAdventures NW MagazineBellingham Whatcom TourismCascadia WeeklyDBPiDiOm TheaterMt. Baker TheaterPoint Roberts PressWhatcom Artist Studio TourBMAGColophon CafeDakota ArtsFourth CornerMorrison Glass ArtOpus Performing ArtsSPARKStudio 21The UpFront

*Membership as of 12/31/14

Gallery Exhibit Services Allied Arts not only presents monthly exhibits at our gallery on Cornwall Avenue, we curate exhibits at the Downtown Bellingham Visitor’s Center, Hotel Bellwether and Giuseppe’s Al Porto. Allied Arts Exhibit Services showed work from over 225 local artists over the past year. Gallery exhibits included seven group shows in our Juried Artist Series, Annual Member’s Show, Recycled Art Show, Education Project’s Teaching Artists Showcases during Children’s Art Walk, SPIE: Light and Technology, and the Cascade Clay Artists. Our gallery has become a gathering place for organizations and individuals to host classes, workshops and presentations in addition to hosting Northwest Washington’s finest artists.

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Festivals Allied Arts of Whatcom County hosts festivals to provide a setting in which artists can exhibit, discuss, and sell their work. Furthermore, we hope to increase the accessibility of the arts in our community by providing a wide range of visual and performing arts in one location. 2014s diverse line-up of festivals did just that.

RARE (Recycled Arts Resource Expo) April 4th & 5th, 2014 RARE’s objectives are to explore and educate our community about the role art plays within the sustainability movement. We showcased the arts in recycling, reuse, renewable energy and sustainable resources.

Bellwether Arts Market August 15th –17th, 2014 This summertime festival brought over 2,400 visitors to the Bellingham Waterfront. There was something for everyone from fantastic arts and crafts to fun youth activities and lots of toe-tapping music packed into three days.

35th Annual Holiday Festival of the Arts November 14th – December 24th, 2014 Our annual Holiday Festival celebrated its 35th year with nearly 100 art, craft, beauty product and gourmet food booths. The event connects local artists and craftspeople to people from throughout the region. Local musi-cians helped to bring in the holiday season.

IncomeProgram Sales & Fees

Thrift Store Sales

Grants

Event Sponsorship

Individual & BusinessContributions

Membership Dues

Expenses

Office and Administration

Payments to Artists

MiscellaneousExpenses

Administrative

Supplies

Publicity

Contract Services

20 Artists 12 Volunteers 5 Collaborating Organizations Over 1,500 Visitors 17 Art Activities

3 Days 18 Volunteers 23 Artists 6 Youth Art Activities 9 Performances 2,400 Visitors

100 artist booths 24,286 objects sold 48 performances Nearly 6,500 visitors

18 Teaching Artists 28 Schools 3 Outreach Events 9,000 Youth Served 50+Volunteers

Education ProjectThe Art Education Project focused on expanding opportunities for quality arts education to Whatcom County students through standards based learning. Last year our program conducted workshops led by local artists in dance, theatre and the visual arts in public school classrooms. The project continues to support our community by helping develop equal access to arts education programs. Additionally, throughout the month of May, we host the Children’s Art Walk which provides children with a chance to display their works of art throughout Downtown Bellingham!

Total 2014 Budget $415,250

Save the Date for these Upcoming 2015 Events Recycled Arts Resource Expo (RARE) Friday & Saturday, April 3 & 4Arts & Culture Guide May 2015 – May 2016

Children’s Art Walk May 1 – 31

Door Art Throwdown Friday, August 7

Bellwether Arts Market Friday – Sunday, August 14 –16

Alley Arts Mural Project Friday, October 2

Holiday Festival of the Arts November 13 – December 24, 2015

Juried Artist Series New exhibit every month

Create, Educate, and Celebrate!Allied Arts of Whatcom County is a non-profit community arts organization dedicated to serving the arts in our region. Our goal is to empower local artists through festivals and events, enriching our local schools through educational outreach programs, and working as a liaison to arts enthusiasts of all ages within our uniquely creative community. Allied Arts is able to do this through the generous support of our members, grantors, and private and corporate donors. We also rely heavily on volunteers and interns from Western Washington University and Whatcom Community College. If you are interested in supporting the arts in your community, please consider a donation or membership to Allied Arts of Whatcom County.

Visit our website for more details www.alliedarts.org

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