Organizations Filed Purposes:
VAE IS A HUB FOR A DIVERSE NETWORK OF ARTISTS, A VENUE FOR ARTISTS TO ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS, AND A VOICE TO INFLUENCE POSITIVE CHANGE FOR THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY.
PROVIDE SUPPORT, EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES, AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO ARTISTS IN RALEIGH, NC.
FUNDING AND FISCAL SPONSORSHIPVAE OFFERS FUNDING DIRECTLY TO CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH SMALL GRANTS, STIPENDS, RELIEF FUNDS, AND THE ORGANIZATION'S FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM. VAE IS THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE AWESOME FOUNDATION, A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF MICRO-FUNDERS COMMITTED TO MAKING THEIR COMMUNITIES MORE AWESOME BY PROVIDING $1,000 FOR CREATIVE IDEAS EACH MONTH. VAE ALSO AWARDS ARTIST GRANTS AND EXHIBITION STIPENDS TO SUPPORT THEIR CREATIVE CAREERS. VAE'S FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM IS A GRANTING PROGRAM IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION SPONSORS INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND UNINCORPORATED ARTIST GROUPS AND ASSISTS WITH MANAGING THE FISCAL ASPECTS OF THEIR PROJECTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING FUNDS RESTRICTED TO THE PROJECT AND DISBURSING THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROJECT'S APPROVED GUIDELINES.
EXHIBITIONSVAE PRODUCES OVER 50 EXHIBITIONS EACH YEAR, DISPLAYING THE WORK OF MORE THAN 1,200 CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS. BEGINNING IN 2018, THE ORGANIZATION HOSTS 6 MAIN GALLERY PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EVENTS, AND CURATED PROGRAMMING. THESE PROJECTS FOCUS ON HIGHLIGHTING THE CREATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE OFTEN MARGINALIZED FROM THE CONTEMPORARY ART WORLD AND BUILDING TRUST WITH NEW COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HOSTS 6 ANNUAL EXHIBITS IN BOTH THE LAB AND CUBE GALLERIES WHICH ARE FOCUSED ON COLLABORATIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL INSTALLATIONS AND SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS IN 8 COMMUNITY VENUES ACROSS THE TRIANGLE, SHOWCASING THE WORK OF LOCAL AND EMERGING ARTISTS.
COMMUNITY EVENTSVAE PRODUCES SPARKCON, A CREATIVITY FESTIVAL IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH THAT SHOWCASES THE TALENTS OF OVER 2,000 ARTISTS, DESIGNERS, MUSICIANS, DANCERS, CHEFS, COMEDIANS, AND MANY MORE CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS IN OVER 200 SHOWCASES OVER 3-4 DAYS EACH YEAR. THIS EVENT HAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000 ATTENDEES. VAE HAS MADE THE DECISION TO RETURN SPARKCON TO THE EVENT'S FOUNDERS IN 2020. VAE WILL NO LONGER BE FINANCIALLY TIED TO THE EVENT.
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 |
|---|
| Brandon Cordrey | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $49,500 |
| Melissa Matton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Toby Coleman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rachel Jordan | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Cecilia Zuvic | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Liani Yirka | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Thelen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kulsum Tasnif | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Clarenda Stanley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Delano Roberts | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Debbie Robbins | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sally Plyler | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Kordulewski | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brad Johnson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ilina Ewen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Latissa Davis | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kristy Breneman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Pete Harvey | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Megan Sullivan | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Alexandra Mcarthur | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Erica Porter | VICE-CHAIR/TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Bill King | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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