Organizations Filed Purposes:
Grounds For Sculpture combines art and beckoning spaces to welcome, surprise, and engage all visitors in the artists act of invention.
Visitor Services (includes Guest Services department): designed to provide information services, process membership benefits, coordinate tour groups, perform introductory lectures, assist with special events and collect entrance fees. Staff monitors multiple park entry points as well as information desks located throughout the park. In 2019, GFS continued to expand its evening hours as well as add programs in the evenings that focused on increasing attendance. Additionally, we also opened on several Mondays to accommodate more weekday visitors. Guest Services staff accommodated guest needs and assure artwork safety. The staff is diverse and includes many who speak additional languages which allows us to be more welcoming to our growing and diverse audience. All staff and volunteers now have the option to display additional languages they speak on their nametag to indentify as multi-lingual.
Exhibitions: In 2019, over 232,000 people visited GFS. GFS embraces a wide range of contemporary sculpture and related art in its exhibitions. In 2019, two major international sculpture exhibitions were presented; Interference Fringe/Tallur, L.N. (India) and Rebirth: Kang Muxiang (Taiwan). These projects affirm the organizations commitment to broadening our exhbition program and collection in wasy that reflect the diversity of the region and the dynamic world around us. GFS maintains the work of the outdoor collection at the highest standards, with a 2 major scultpure restoration projects completed during the year. All of GFS works in the park and current exhibitions can be viewed on its website www.groundsforsculpture.org.
ARTS EDUCATION:Grounds For Sculpture runs free educational programs specifically developed to address the needs of vulnerable populations in our community, including seniors, at-risk teens, homeless children, veterans and adults with cognitive and physical impairments. As a community arts organization, we constantly strive to improve and expand our programs and services as part of our commitment to accessibility for all. Presented an exhibition in the Education Gallery highlighting our partnership with Arc Mercer featuring an open studio model with GFS staff and volunteers with one-on-one support. Welcomed over 360 groups serving children in grades Pre K -12, totalling more than 14,135 students and over 7,000 college students and adults for self-guided and guided tours. Also, served approximately 1,000 individuals throuhg nearly 50 corporate teambuilding workshops. Hosted a summer residency program for emerging artists.
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 |
|---|
| Gary Schneider | Executive Director | 40 | $177,479 |
| Robert Gross | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $136,225 |
| David Kaiser | Trustee | 5 | $0 |
| Alexander Gladney | Trustee | 5 | $0 |
| Barry Zhang | Trustee | 5 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Strong-Cuevas | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Esther Novak | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Mcvay | Trustee | 5 | $0 |
| Sharon Lorenzo | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Penelope Lattimer | Trustee | 5 | $0 |
| Ilana Gutierrez | Trustee | 5 | $0 |
| Gordon Gund | Trustee | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Greenleaf | Trustee | 5 | $0 |
| Teri Cox | Trustee | 5 | $0 |
| Ulli Arendt | Trustee | 5 | $0 |
| Nancy Kieling | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
| Marco Cucchi | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
| Barbara Lawrence | Vice President | 5 | $0 |
| Eric Ryan | President | 10 | $0 |
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