Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE SALEM ART ASSOCIATION IS TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN THE APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS THROUGH CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS, ARTS EDUCATION FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS, AND THE PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF OUR SHARED CULTURAL HERITAGE.
HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE ARTS TO EXPAND CREATIVITY, IMPROVE LIVES, AND FOSTER A MORE VIBRANT AND CONNECTED COMMUNITY.
FOR NEARLY SEVEN DECADES, SALEM ART ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN PRESENTING THE ANNUAL SALEM ART FAIR & FESTIVAL AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE REGION'S CULTURAL CALENDAR, THAT DRAWS OVER 36,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR. THE SALEM ART FAIR & FESTIVAL WAS STARTED IN 1949 AND IS NOW THE LARGEST ART FAIR IN OREGON AND THE SECOND LARGEST IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. OVER THE COURSE OF THREE DAYS, IT FEATURES MORE THAN 210 ARTISTS, LIVE MUSIC, THEATRE AND DANCE ON TWO ENTERTAINMENT STAGES, TWO CRAFT BEER AND WINE GARDENS, MORE THAN 20 FOOD BOOTHS, A KID'S COURT WITH ART ACTIVITIES, A CULTURAL COMMUNITY WITH A DEMONSTRATION STAGE, A PLANT SALE AND MUCH MORE. THE SALEM ART FAIR & FESTIVAL IS COMMITTED TO UPHOLDING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FINE ARTS AND CRAFTS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO A RANGE OF ARTISTIC MEDIUMS APPEALING TO BOTH ART APPRECIATORS AND ART COLLECTORS ALIKE.
LOCATED IN HISTORIC BUSH'S PASTURE PARK, THE BUSH BARN ART CENTER FEATURES THREE GALLERIES, A GIFT GALLERY, AND A PERMANENT COLLECTION. THE A.N. BUSH GALLERY PRESENTS MAJOR INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITIONS OF REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. THE FOCUS GALLERY OFFERS A MORE INTIMATE SETTING SHOWCASING SMALL ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS AS WELL AS EXHIBITIONS HIGHLIGHTING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE CAMAS GALLERY PROVIDES REGIONAL ARTISTS SEEKING GALLERY REPRESENTATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT WITH THE VENUE AND SERVICES THEY NEED TO THRIVE PROFESSIONALLY. OUR EXHIBITIONS FEATURE FINE ART AND CRAFTS BY ARTISTS LIVING OR WORKING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND BEYOND. THE BUSH BARN ART CENTER PROVIDES ENRICHING ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES FOR VIEWERS OF ALL AGES, FOSTERING A LIFE-LONG APPRECIATION FOR VISUAL ART. EXHIBITIONS ARE ALWAYS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
THE SALEM ART ASSOCIATION'S COMMUNITY ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM AIMS TO SUPPORT A BROAD RANGE OF DYNAMIC LOCAL ARTS PROJECTS. MOST NOTABLY, CAE ENGAGES THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS EACH YEAR THROUGH OUR ARTISTS IN THE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE AND THE HIGH SCHOOL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. WITH THE 2016 RENOVATIONS OF THE ANNEX AND AT THE BUSH BARN ART CENTER CAE PROGRAMMING HAS EXPANDED. THE NEWLY RENOVATED BUSH BARN ANNEX NOW SERVES AS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR SAA'S CAE PROGRAM AND FEATURES A DEDICATED STUDIO SPACE FOR A YEAR-ROUND ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM, AND A MAIN SPACE FOR ART WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITIONS, CLASSES AND OTHER PROGRAMMING.
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 |
|---|
| Sandra Burnett | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 35 | $97,298 |
| Evelyn Sanchez | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Sandra Hernandez-Lomeli | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Matthew Boulay | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Laura Zenthoefer | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Laura Tesler | PRESIDENT ELECT | 4 | $0 |
| Bob Speckman | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Barry Shapiro | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Janet Neuburg | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Judi Mcgavin | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Marjorie Young | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Leslie Coleman Zeigen | SECRETARY | 4 | $0 |
| Ryan Pasquarella | TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| Bruce Rodgers | PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
| Celia Batlan | PAST PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
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