Organizations Filed Purposes:
MARIN OPEN STUDIOS IS A NON-PROFIT VISUAL ARTS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ENGAGING AND SUPPORTING MARIN COUNTY ARTISTS AND THEIR AUDIENCES THROUGH EVENTS, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. MARIN OPEN STUDIOS CHAMPIONS A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY ART EXPERIENCE PROVIDING ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING ARTISTS WITH DIRECT CONNECTIONS TO BAY AREA AUDIENCES AND ART PATRONS.
AN ARTIST GUIDE FOR THE OPEN STUDIOS EVENT IS PRINTED TO LIST THE LOCATION OF EACH OPEN STUDIO, TO SHOW AN EXAMPLE OF EACH ARTIST'S WORK, AND TO GIVE DIRECTIONS TO THE STUDIOS. THE PRINTING OF THE GUIDE IS PARTIALLY FUNDED BY SELLING ADVERTISEMENT SPACE IN THE GUIDE.
MARIN OPEN STUDIOS OFFERS THE PUBLIC SELF-GUIDED TOURS OF THE STUDIOS OF MARIN COUNTY'S ARTISTS DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKENDS OF MAY, WITH A LARGE GALLERY OPEN FOR ONE MONTH. THE EVENT INCLUDES AN EXHIBITION OF OVER 270 PARTICIPATING ARTISTS AT TOWN CENTER, CORTE MADERA. AN ONLINE YEAR ROUND GALLERY FEATURING ALL ARTISTS WITH CURATED EXHIBITS IS OFFERED AT MARINOPENSTUDIOS.ORG.A FREE PREVIEW GALA RECEPTION AT THE GALLERY IS ATTENDED BY OVER 800 ART LOVERS, GIVING THE PUBLIC THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET ARTISTS AND SAMPLE THEIR ARTWORK. EACH YEAR APPROXIMATELY 30,000 RESIDENTS ARE DIRECTLY EXPOSED TO MARIN OPEN STUDIOS ARTISTS. A 48-PAGE ARTISTS' TOUR GUIDE WITH ENCLOSED MAPS IS DISTRIBUTED TO 45,000 RESIDENTS WITHIN MARIN MAGAZINE AND TO COUNTYWIDE VENUES, ALONG WITH COMPREHENSIVE MEDIA COVERAGE.MARIN OPEN STUDIOS PRODUCES POP-UP EXHIBITIONS AT LOCAL SHOPPING CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS ENGAGE WITH MARIN OPEN STUDIOS TO CONNECT ARTISTS WITH AUDIENCES, PRODUCE WORKSHOPS, AND PROMOTE DISCUSSIONS AROUND ART AND ITS EFFECT ON THE COMMUNITY.THEY SUPPORTED DIVERSE AND EMERGING ARTISTS BY AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO CANAL ALLIANCE MURAL ARTISTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STOREK ARCHTITECTURE. MARIN OPEN STUDIOS PARTNERS WITH OTHER NON-PROFITS SUCH AS YOUTH IN ARTS SUPPORTING ART EXHIBITIONS. THEY HOLD A SILENT AUCTION THAT BENEFITS THE CEDARS OF MARIN FOR THE DISABLED AND DRAWBRIDGE, WHICH SERVES HOMELESS CHILDREN.
MARIN OPEN STUDIES ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE YOUTH AND DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED ADULTS OF MARIN COUNTY THROUGH VARIOUS ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SUPPORTING THE ANNUAL MARIN HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW, RISING STARS HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW,YOUTH IN ARTS, DRAWBRIDGE AND CEDARS OF MARIN. MARIN OPEN STUDIOS PROVIDES A VOLUNTEER TO JUDGE THE HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW AND PRESENTS MONETARY AWARDS TO THE WINNERS. THE AWARD WINNING PIECES ARE DISPLAYED IN THE MARIN OPEN STUDIOS GALLERY AS WELL AS IN THE TOUR GUIDE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kay Carlson | Executive Dir. | 30 | $40,118 |
| Shiva Pakdel | CHAIRPERSON | 4 | $0 |
| Susan Shea | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Stuart Gourlay | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
| Phil Leddell | Secretary | 0 | $0 |
| Jake Karger | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Grenn | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Fearon | Director | 0 | $0 |
| John Hellmann | CFO/TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Culver | Director | 1 | $0 |
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