Organizations Filed Purposes:
ARTS PLACE NURTURES THE CREATIVE SPIRIT BY MAKING ARTS EXPERIENCES, EDUCATION, AND SERVICES ACCESSIBLE TO THE REGION'S RESIDENTS, ARTISTS, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS.
FACILITY OPERATIONS - THE PORTLAND FACILITY IS HOME TO AN INTENSIVE YEAR-ROUND OFFERING OF EXHIBITS, PERFORMANCES, AND ARTS INSTRUCTION. THE FACILITY ALSO PROVIDES A UNIQUE TEACHING, MEETING AND CELEBRATION SPACE FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS, AS WELL AS LOCAL BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY. TRAFFIC AT THE PORTLAND CENTER TYPICALLY REACHES 30,000 ANNUALLY. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC THE PORTLAND CENTER WAS CLOSED FROM MID-MARCH TO MID-JUNE 2020. AS A RESULT, TRAFFIC AT THE PORTLAND CENTER DECLINED IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020. TRAFFIC WAS TRACKED AT APPROXIMATELY 21,000 VISITS. THE ST MARYS FACILITY INCLUDES A CLASSROOM, A GALLERY, AND OFFICE SPACE. LOCAL ORGANIZERS AND THE CITY OF ST. MARYS HAVE MADE NUMEROUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FACILITY OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, INCLUDING A NEW AND MORE ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC RESTROOM DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020. THE BLACKFORD COUNTY ARTS CENTER NOW INCLUDES MUSIC STUDIOS, A VISUAL ARTS CLASSROOM, MEETING SPACE, AND A GALLERY.
MUSICWORKS - DRAWING THE LARGEST NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN CREATIVEWORKS IS OUR MUSIC INSTRUCTION PROGRAM. INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC SETTLEMENT MOVEMENT, ARTS PLACE BEGAN THIS MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM IN 1983. INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP INSTRUCTION IS AVAILABLE IN BRASS, GUITAR, HARP, PERCUSSION, PIANO, ORCHESTRAL STRINGS, AND WOODWINDS. ENSEMBLES CONDUCTED INCLUDE PERCUSSION, BRASS, ORCHESTRAL STRINGS, FLUTE, AND THE JAY COUNTY COMMUNITY BAND. IN THE LATE WINTER OF 2018, ARTS PLACE LAUNCHED A COMMUNITY CHOIR, WHICH WAS CALLED A CHOIRED TASTE. THE GROUP GAVE ITS FIRST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE ON APRIL 25, 2018. INTRODUCTORY MUSIC INSTRUCTION FOR PRESCHOOLERS WAS ALSO OFFERED THROUGH THE FIRST STEPS CLASSES. MOST STUDENTS RECEIVE A WEEKLY INDIVIDUAL LESSON AND MANY PARTICIPATE IN A WEEKLY ENSEMBLE. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE OFFERED AT THE BLACKFORD COUNTY ARTS CENTER AND THE PORTLAND CENTER OF ARTS PLACE.
PERFORMANCES - PRESENTING PERFORMING ARTISTS REMAINS A CENTRAL PART OF ARTS PLACE PROGRAMMING. THE 2019-2020 PERFORMANCE SERIES AT HALL-MOSER THEATRE CONTINUED A TRADITION DATING BACK TO 1967. THE PERFORMANCE SERIES INCLUDED LARRY HARRIS AND MARK SONKSEN, JAY UNGAR AND MOLLY MASON, DUO DOLCE, ENSEMBLE 4.1, AND INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT. DAVE BENNETT'S SWING TO ROCK CONCERT, SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 2020, WAS POSTPONED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. SPECIAL PERFORMANCES WERE ALSO PRESENTED IN HALL-MOSER THEATRE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, INCLUDING BILLY BENSING, ALESSANDRO RICCARDI, AND NINA LEE HECKO AND FRIENDS. THE BLACKFORD COUNTY ARTS CENTER PRESENTED A FREE CONCERT FEATURING A CHAMBER MUSIC GROUP FROM THE MARION PHILHARMONIC.
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 |
|---|
| Eric R Rogers | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 45 | $89,163 |
| Wesley Schemenaur | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Martha Weaver | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Bonnie Maitlen | 1ST VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Ruth Ann Widman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Myra Smith | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Medler | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Michele Bichette Goldman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Steed | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jack Ronald | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Chris Noble | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kristen Gibson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anna Culy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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