Organizations Filed Purposes:
AN ASSOCIATION OF PERFORMING ARTS PROFESSIONALS ENGAGED IN PRODUCING, PROMOTING, TOURING AND PRESENTING THE PERFORMING ARTS THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN STATES AND PROVINCES.
TO ADVANCE EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTING IN THE WEST BY CONNECTING AND SERVING MEMBERS AND THE FIELD AT LARGE.
CONFERENCE: THE WAA CONFERENCE CONVENES PRESENTERS, ARTISTS, AND AGENTS AROUND THE SHARED GOAL OF PROGRAMMING LIVE PERFORMANCES. THE FOUR-DAY SCHEDULE INCLUDES EXHIBITS, PERFORMANCES, NETWORKING, SPEAKERS, CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS. FOR 2020, TOTAL ATTENDANCE WAS 833 WITH 595 PAID REGISTRATIONS INCLUDING 72 NONMEMBERS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED 8 JURIED SHOWCASES, AND 191 EXHIBITS. THE CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN LOS ANGELES AND LAS VEGAS DURING THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019, RESPECTIVELY.
ADVANCING INDIGENOUS PERFORMANCE: THE ADVANCING INDIGENOUS PERFORMANCE PROGRAM (AIP) IS A NEW PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE WESTERN ARTS ALLIANCE IN JUNE 2018. AIP DEEPENS SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS PERFORMING ARTISTS AND PERFORMING ARTS PROFESSIONALS INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH INDIGENOUS ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES. THE INITIATIVE PROVIDES GRANTS, TRAVEL SUPPORT, MENTORING, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES FOR U.S. BASED INDIGENOUS ARTISTS.
INFORMATION/MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION OF TOURING AND PERFORMING ARTS PROFESSIONALS ENGAGED IN PROMOTING AND PRESENTING PERFORMING ARTS. MEMBERS OF WAA GET DISCOUNT REGISTRATIONS FOR THE LARGEST ANNUAL BOOKING CONFERENCE IN THE WEST, LEARN NEW TECHNIQUES AND BEST PRACTICES IN INFORMATIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, RECEIVE MEMBER-ONLY NEWS AND INFORMATION (PRINT AND ONLINE), ARE PUBLISHED IN AND RECEIVE THE ANNUAL DIRECTORY, AND HAVE ACCESS TO OVER 2,500 ARTISTS AND OVER 220 PRESENTING ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH WAAS DATABASE. AS OF JUNE 30, 2020, WAA HAD 254 TOTAL MEMBERS AND 238 PAID MEMBERS.
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 |
|---|
| Timothy Wilson | Executive Direc | 40 | $117,146 |
| Antonio Gomez | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Judy Tsang | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Christian Wolf | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Rob Tocalino | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Heather Rigby | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Dani Fecko | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Pamela Green | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph Copley | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Stephen Blanchett | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Cory Baker | PAST PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Cathy Weiss | SECT/TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Mclalwain | Vice President | 1 | $0 |
| Eleanor Oldham | President | 1 | $0 |
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