Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE INDIANAPOLIS ART CENTER IS TO INSPIRE CREATIVE EXPRESSION IN ALL PEOPLE.
EDUCATION PROGRAM AND ART CLASSES: THE ART CENTER PROMOTES LIFE-LONG LEARNING THROUGH HANDS-ON ART CLASSES, WORKSHOPS AND ART ACTIVITIES. PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO SERVE A WIDE VARIETY OF AUDIENCES AND SKILL LEVELS, RANGING FROM BEGINNING TO ADVANCED STUDENTS, AGES TWO AND UP. EACH YEAR, THE ART CENTER OFFERS MORE THAN 900 STUDIO ART CLASSES AND PROGRAMS IN A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS INCLUDING DRAWING, PAINTING, CERAMICS, METALSMITHING, GLASS BLOWING, WOODWORKING, PRINT MAKING, DIGITAL ARTS, PHOTOGRAPHY, SCULPTURE, TEXTILES AND MIXED MEDIA AS WELL AS VISITING ARTIST LECTURES, DEMOS AND WORKSHOPS. TO MEET DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, THE ART CENTER OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF HANDS-ON ART EXPERIENCES INCLUDING TWO-HOUR SAMPLE CLASSES ("MAKE IT TAKE IT" - FORMERLY KNOWN AS POP-UPS), ONE AND TWO-DAY WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES RANGING FROM FOUR TO FIFTEEN WEEKS IN LENGTH. ANNUALLY, THESE PROGRAMS SERVE APPROXIMATELY 4,000 PEOPLE. CLASSES ARE FEE-BASED; HOWEVER, TUITION ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE TO LOW TO MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND VETERANS. CLASSES ARE SELECTED BY THE ART CENTER'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND 100-MEMBER FACULTY BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS IN ARTS EDUCATION AND FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ART CENTER OFFERS EDUCATION CREDITS AT LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND PROVIDES PROGRAMMING AT SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.
EXHIBITIONS: THE ART CENTERS EXHIBITION PROGRAM PRESENTS SIX MAJOR ANNUAL EXHIBITION SERIES IN FIVE GALLERIES. THESE 6-8 WEEK LONG EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE TWO ANNUAL EXHIBITIONS, STUDENT AND FACULTY SHOWS AS WELL AS CURATED AND JURIED EXHIBITIONS FOCUSING ON CONTEMPORARY ART MADE BY LIVING ARTISTS. THE ART CENTER HAS DEVELOPED A REPUTATION AS A STRONG CONTEMPORARY GALLERY AND STRIVES TO BRING COMPELLING WORK TO THE INDIANAPOLIS COMMUNITY THAT ENGAGES AND CHALLENGES THE MIND AND SPIRIT. IN ADDITION TO THE MAJOR EXHIBITIONS, THE ART CENTER MANAGES AUXILIARY STUDENT, OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY GALLERIES AS WELL AS A 9.5 ACRE SCULPTURE GARDEN ("ARTSPARK"). SEEKING TO ENGAGE MORE OF THE COMMUNITY, THE ART CENTER ACTIVELY PURSUES COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE REACH AND SCOPE.
COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS - THE BROAD RIPPLE ART FAIR (BRAF): ESTABLISHED IN 1971, BRAF IS THE ART CENTER'S LARGEST 2-DAY PROGRAM AND KICKOFF TO INDIANAPOLIS' SUMMER FESTIVAL SEASON. INDIANA'S TOP NATIONALLY-RANKED FAIR, BRAF ATTRACTS OVER 16,000 VISITORS, SHOWCASING 225 PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND 30 EMERGING ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BRAF FEATURES FREE CHILDREN ACTIVITIES, AN OPEN HOUSE AT THE ART CENTER, TWO STAGES OF MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT, INCLUDING A CHILDREN'S AND CULTURAL STAGE, FOOD COURTS AND CRAFT BREWED BEER AND WINE. BRAF TAKES PLACE THE THIRD WEEKEND IN MAY ON THE GROUNDS OF THE ART CENTER AND THE ADJACENT OPTI-PARK. ALL PROCEEDS FROM BRAF DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE ART CENTER'S CORE PROGRAMS WITHIN EDUCATION, EXHIBITIONS AND OUTREACH.DUE TO COVID-19, BRAF WAS NOT HELD IN 2020.
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 |
|---|
| Patrick Flaherty | THROUGH 7/2/20 PRESIDENT AND EXEC DIR. | 50 | $95,304 |
| Susan R Meyer | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 50 | $87,523 |
| Renee Wilmeth | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Drew White | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tori Weyers | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Walkup | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ken Turchi | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Sutphin | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Siminski | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Seybert | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Andy Sahm | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Nikki Rogers | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Newell O Pugh Jr | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Denise Miller | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Stephanie Goodrid Lawson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Laird | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Catherine Lacrosse | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Paula Katz | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Danica Hostettler | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| James Gruwell | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jody Deford | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Cooper | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Head | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Don Woodley | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Jenny Skehan | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Jerry Wiley | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Lisa Mckinney | BOARD CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Williams | AS OF 7/3/20 PRESIDENT AND EXEC DIR. | 50 | $0 |
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