Organizations Filed Purposes:
SUMMER CAMP: UPTURN ARTS HELD A 10-WEEK SUMMER ARTS CAMP AT THEIR ONSITE LOCATION IN THE CENTRAL CITY NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS CAMP OFFERED 550 OPPORTUNITIES (1 OPPORTUNITY = 30 HOURS OF ART) TO OVER 300 HUNDRED FAMILIES; OF WHICH 56% RECEIVED A CREATIVE GRANT. A TOTAL OF 25 TEACHING ARTISTS WERE TRAINED AND HIRED ALONGSIDE 30 LOCAL PROFESSIONAL MASTER GUEST ARTISTS WITH A TOTAL OF 1,600 HOURS OF ARTS INSTRUCTION OFFERED. OVER 3,000 MEALS WERE SERVED AND 1,500 VOLUNTEER HOURS LOGGED. EVERY CAMP PARTICIPATED IN FIELD TRIPS AND PUBLIC COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES. ADDITIONALLY, UPTURN ARTS LAUNCHED A TEEN PROGRAM FOR 4 WEEKS WITH 12 TEENS PARTICIPATING, AND 81% RECEIVING A CREATIVE GRANT TO ATTEND.
HOLIDAY CAMP: UPTURN ARTS OFFERED 30 DAYS OF HOLIDAY CAMP AT THEIR ONSITE LOCATION. THESE CAMPS PROVIDED 223 OPPORTUNITIES TO NEW ORLEANS FAMILIES; WITH 38% OF STUDENTS RECEIVING A CREATIVE GRANT TO ATTEND. CLASSES WERE OFFERED TO AGES 4-14 AND OUR TEEN CURRICULUM WAS ADDED TO ALL CAMPS. HOLIDAY CAMPS INCLUDED: WINTER, SPRING, AND FALL BREAK; MLK DAY, THANKSGIVING, AND MARDI GRAS BREAKS. EACH CAMP FOCUSES ON A THEME, SOME EXAMPLES: HEALTHY FOODS AND GARDENING, JAZZ MUSIC AND TRADITIONS, AND PREPARING FOR MARDI GRAS.
AFTERSCHOOL CLASSES: UPTURN ARTS PARTNERED WITH THREE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS: LYCEE FRANCAIS, BRICOLAGE ACADEMY, AND CATHEDRAL MONTESSORI FOR THE SPRING 2019 SEMESTER. CLASSES ARE OFFERED ON A WEEKLY OR BI-WEEKLY BASIS TO 150 STUDENTS AGES 4-12; WHICH 130 ATTENDED AT LOW OR NO COST. 10 TEACHING ARTISTS WERE HIRED, TRAINED, AND ATTEND BI-MONTHLY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. EACH INSTRUCTOR IS TRAINED IN THE UPTURN ARTS PEDAGOGY AND ATTENDS TRAININGS WITH THE NEW ORLEANS YOUTH ALLIANCE. DANCE, MUSIC, VISUAL ARTS, YOGA, AND THEATER ARE OFFERED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL. EACH PROGRAM CULMINATES IN A SCHOOL WIDE PERFORMANCE OR PRESENTATION.
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 |
|---|
| Dana Reed | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 45 | $60,253 |
| Nissa Tessier | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joel Ross | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph Armitage | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lesley Rubenstein | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Katelyn Powell | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jerry W Lenaz | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Alli Womac | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Lara Carter | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Doussan | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Maureen Long | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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