TheArtsFund : all things art

The Arts Fund: all things art
“All Things Art”- This year’s Arts
Fund theme speaks to the reality
that arts surround us, are part
of us, and we couldn’t survive
without them. You don’t think
that’s true? Think for a moment.
When you woke up this morning,
you opened your eyes to your
painted bedroom adorned with
art, which someone in your home
chose with artistic decisions. If
the arts weren’t important to us
all smart phones would come in
one color, cars would all look the
same, and music, fashion, and
movie industries would not exist.
People create because we have
to- it’s as important to our being
as eating and breathing.
Because the Allied Arts Council
understands
the
importance
of a vibrant arts community, it
has conducted an annual Arts
Fund campaign since 1982. This
year’s funded agencies, Allied
Arts Council, Creative Arts
Productions, Midwest Artist
Association, Performing Arts
Association, RiverSong, St.
Joseph Community Chorus, and
Saint Joseph Symphony, need
your help in raising $213,000.
Art is not just drawings, dance
and the “pretty things.” Science,
history, and communication all
use art. The way a poem flows, the
design of an app, they are all full of
art. “In my own philanthropy and
business endeavors, I have seen
the critical role that the arts
play in stimulating creativity
and
in
developing
vital
communities… the arts have a
crucial impact on our economy
and are an important catalyst
for learning, discovery, and
achievement in our country,”
Paul G. Allen, co-founder,
Microsoft.
The arts foster positive mental
health and provide an outlet
for
self-expression.
“Arts
education aids students in
skills needed in the workplace:
flexibility, the ability to solve
problems and communicate, the
ability to learn new skills, to be
creative and innovative, and to
strive for excellence,” Joseph M.
Calahan, Xerox Corporation.
The arts not only help educate
and stimulate creativity with the
children in our community, they
also stimulate our economy.
“Performing
Arts
Association
brings national and international
touring artists to the Missouri
Theatre.
Over the course of
our season, we bring in several
thousand residents from within
and outside the community to the
theatre. Those who travel to the
city to see a performance will eat at
the various restaurants and shop
at local retail stores, bringing solid
economic growth to St. Joseph,”
said Beth Sharp, Performing Arts
Association Director.
Every
contribution
no
matter how big or how
small impacts the funded
agencies. A $20 donation
provides an Artists in the
Schools presentation in our
community. A $30 donation
allows ten children in our
community to have their
first symphonic experience.
A
donation
of
$125
provides one scholarship
to the Creative Arts Productions’
summer theater camp.
There are many ways to support
the Arts Fund. Complete the
pledge card on the back of this
newsletter or the pledge card you
received in the mail, donate online
at www.stjoearts.org, or simply
call the Council’s office at 816233-0231 to make a pledge or for
questions.
Without art, where would we be?
Would history and science have
been full of innovation? Can you
imagine your world without art?
Donate today
www.stjoearts.org!
In This Issue
President’s Chat
About the AAC
Meet the Lackey’s
What’s Happening (calendar)
Mayor’s Awards for the Arts
Board of Directors
Trails West!® Call for Vendors
Save the Date: Artscape
Artist Database
Poetry Out Loud
Donate to the Arts Fund
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“bringing arts and people together.”
and even staff.
Seventy-eight
percent deliver these programs
because of their healing benefits
organizations make the arts possible to patients – shorter hospital stays,
and affordable:
better pain management, and less
• Allied Arts Council
medication. Source: Blog written by
• Creative Arts Productions
Randy Cohen
• Midwest Artist Association
• Performing Arts Association #3 Arts are the Cornerstone of
• RiverSong
Tourism
• St. Joseph Community
Arts travelers are ideal tourists –
Chorus
they stay longer and spend more.
• Saint Joseph Symphony
#2 Arts are Good for Local
So some of you might be asking, Merchants
why should I give to the arts?
Funded agencies bring arts events
to our community, allowing local
Here are the Top Five Reasons arts attendees to spend $14.14 per
to support the arts:
person, and non-residents $22.21,
The weather is getting nicer, the
in our community per event.
days are getting longer and that
#5
Stronger
Communities
means it’s that time of year again – University
of
Pennsylvania #1 The Arts are an Industry
Arts Fund! We are pleased to have researchers have demonstrated that Arts are a $10.8 million industry in
Brett & Missy Lackey as the
a high concentration of the arts in a Buchanan County and provide 489
2013 Arts Fund Chairs. They are
city leads to higher civic engagement, full-time jobs in Buchanan County,
both such amazing people and we more social cohesion, higher child leading to $9,770,000 in household
are thrilled to have their leadership welfare, and lower poverty rates. A income. Employment in arts-related
and enthusiasm guiding us to our
vibrant arts community ensures that jobs is set to rise 16 percent through
goal of raising $213,000 for the
young people are not left to be raised 2016.
arts in St. Joseph. Thank you,
solely in a pop culture and tabloid
Brett, Missy and all of the 2013
marketplace.
- Natalie Redmond
Arts Fund volunteers and donors.
Without you the arts wouldn’t be
#4 Health and Well-Being
the same in St. Joseph.
Nearly one half of the nation’s
healthcare institutions provide arts
Your contributions help the following programming for patients, families,
A chat with your President
About the Allied Arts Council
The Council provides educational programs, art exhibits,
and summer youth arts programs, as well as operating the
annual Trails West!® arts festival.
The Allied Arts Council of St. Joseph, Missouri exists
“to bring arts and people together.” Founded in 1963, the
Council is one of the oldest in the State of Missouri and is
acknowledged statewide as an arts leader. In 1990, the
City of St. Joseph designated the Allied Arts Council as
the City’s official community arts agency. Operating with
a staff of four and a volunteer base approaching 2,000,
the Council takes the lead in our community in organizing,
fund-raising, advocating, educating, and servicing the
local arts community.
Allied Arts Council
www.stjoearts.org
118 S. 8th Street
St. Joseph, Missouri 64501
Phone: 816-233-0231
Fax: 816-233-6704
Teresa Fankhauser, Executive Director
teresa.fankhauser@stjoearts.org
Organizational membership in the Council is open to
nonprofit agencies who provide arts related activities.
Currently sixteen arts and cultural agencies are members.
As an umbrella agency, the Council assists with scheduling,
funding, and marketing for all member agencies. The
Council is also working with the City of St. Joseph to
increase marketing for the major performing arts center in
the city, the Missouri Theater.
Cathy Ketter, Operations Manager
cathy.ketter@stjoearts.org
Ashley Jones, Marketing Coordinator
ashley.jones@stjoearts.org
Ginger Montgomery, Bookkeeper
book.keeping@stjoearts.org
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Meet the Lackey's, 2013
The Allied Arts Council proudly
announces Brett and Missy
Lackey as co-chairs for the 2013
Arts Fund campaign. This year’s
co-chairs are both well known in
the community, Missy is a Vice
President at US Bank, and Brett is
an Advertising Consultant for the
St. Joseph News Press.
Arts Fundchairs
a testament to
the generosity
of our great
community,”
said
the
Lackeys.
The Lackey family moved to St.
Joseph in October of 2009, and
now proudly call St. Joseph their
home. Brett and Missy’s lives
revolve around their two young
children, Brodie, 4 ½, and Allie, 21
months. “We want our children to
understand the value of All Things
Art. We want our children exposed
to the benefits the arts provide:
self-confidence, social interaction
and creativity,” said Missy Lackey.
Both
Brett
and
Missy
are
excited
about chairing
this
year’s
campaign.
“There
are
so many well
deserving
places where
people
can
donate their money. Educating the
community about what the arts
bring in will definitely be fun,” said
Brett Lackey.
“When we moved to St. Joseph
three years ago, we were surprised
to see how vibrant the arts were
in the community. The continued
success and vibrancy of the arts is
The 2013 Arts Fund Cabinet
Members include: Brad McAnally,
Melissa Chesnut, Shelly Dreier,
Danielle Svendsen, Greg Miller,
Gordon Mapley, Kevin Griffin,
Nancy Potter, Marcy George, Ed
Andres, and Rebecca Preston.
Photo taken by Lura Landis
Photography, St. Joseph, Missouri.
Planned Giving Opportunities
Foster a love and appreciation for
the arts for generations to come
by leaving a lasting legacy. The
Arts Fund grants money to local
nonprofit arts organizations that
apply for annual funding. You can
leave a gift to the Arts Fund that
ensures quality arts for generations
with a bequest or life income gift.
There are many ways you can
leave a legacy to sustain the arts
in St. Joseph, while at the same
time providing yourself and your
family with significant tax benefits.
There are many creative ways to
give, including:
•Gifts of stock or other assets
•A bequest in your Will
•A beneficiary designation on a
life insurance policy
•Life Income Gifts
•Charitable Lead Trusts
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Please be advised that the
information provided here is not
intended as tax or legal advice,
but as accurate and authoritative
general information on planned
giving. For legal advice, please
consult with your attorney and/or
tax advisor.
What's Happening
APRIL
3-12
MWSU Art Department
Senior Show
MWSU
missouriwestern.edu/art
8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Mon-Fri, Potter
Gallery, Potter Hall, MWSU
816-271-4549
Free
4
St. Joe’s Got Talent
Allied Arts Council
www.stjoearts.org
7
4
First Thursday Noontime
Concert Series
www.stjoearts.org
12:10 p.m., First Presbyterian
Church
$3 suggested donation
6
Pedals-Pipes-Pizza with
Christopher Houlihan,
Concert Organist
American Guild of Organists
www.stjoearts.org
10 a.m.- 12 p.m., Zion United
Church of Christ
816-390-4403
Free
7
Christopher Houlihan Organ
Recital
American Guild of Organists
www.stjoearts.org
3 p.m., Zion United Church of
Christ
$8-10
9
NWMSU Orchestra Concert
8 p.m., Charles Johnson Theater,
NWMSU
660-562-1326
Free
11-14
Sweeney Todd: The Demon
Barber of Fleet Street- by
Stephen Sondheim
MWSU Theater & Cinema
mwsutix.com
Potter Hall, MWSU
816-271-4452
$6-14
12
Jukebox Junction: Glenn
Miller & the Diamonds
Encore Arts Alliance
rrtstjoe.org
7:30 p.m., Missouri Theater
816-232-1778
$20-40
13
An Evening with Groucho
Performing Arts Association
saintjosephperformingarts.org
8:00 p.m., Missouri Theater
816-279-1225
$12-35
15
Jazz Ensemble and Studio
Jazz Concert
NWMSU
8 p.m., CJT
660-562-1326
Free
17-21
Death Comes for Jesse
James
NWMSU
Studio Theatre in Ron Houston
Center for the Performing Arts
660-562-1045
$8
17-26
MWSU Art Department
Senior Show
MWSU
8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Mon-Fri., Potter
Gallery, Potter Hall
816-271-4549
Free
18
Open Studio
AKMA
Albrecht-kemper.org
4-7 p.m.
816-233-7003
Free
18
Northwest Wind Symphony
Concert
NWMSU
8 p.m., Ron Houston Center for
the Performing Arts
660-562-1326
Free
4
19
Dream Whisperer
St. Joseph Museum/Glore
Psychiatric Museum
Stjosephmuseum.org
6 p.m., Glore Psychiatric
Museum
816-232-8471
Free
21
Tower Choir and University
Chorale Concert
NWMSU
3 p.m., Ron Houston Center for
the Performing Arts
660-562-1326
Free
22- May 3
Art Student Senior Exhibit
NWMSU
Fine Arts Building
660-562-1326
Free
23
Italy: Past and PresentProgram
St. Joseph Museum
6 p.m., St. Joseph Museum
816-232-8471
Free
23
Percussion Ensemble Concert
NWMSU
8 p.m., Charles Johnson Theater
660-562-1326
Free
26
NW Celebration Spring Show
NWMSU
8 p.m., Ron Houston Center for
the Performing Arts
660-562-1326
Free
26-28
Our Town
Robidoux Resident Theatre
7:30 p.m. Fri & Sat, 2 p.m.
Sun., Missouri Theater
816-232-1778
$9-22
28
Celebrate Your Favorites
St. Joseph Community Chorus
Stjoechorus.org
3 p.m. Cathedral of St. Joseph
816-271-4420
$5-12
30
Saint Joseph Symphony PreConcert Dinner
Saint Joseph Symphony
6:30 p.m., J.C. Wyatt House,
1309 Felix
816-233-7701
$40
MAY
3-19
Nunsense Amen
Robidoux Resident Theatre
6:30 p.m. dinner Fri & Sat,
12:20 p.m. Sun., Robidoux
Landing Playhouse
816-232-1778
$9-34
4
A Spring Wedding
Saint Joseph Symphony
7:30 p.m. Cathedral of St.
Joseph
816-233-7701
$10-43
4
Kentucky Derby Party
Allied Arts Council
Annual fundraiser for the David
H. Morton Memorial Fund for the
Arts.
The home of Gloria and Stanley
Harris
816-390-6868, harriscom@
hotmail.com
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MVIS Paintout
Missouri Valley Impressionist
Society will paint en plein air.
9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Squaw Creek
National Wildlife Refuge
Free
16
Mah Jongg Party at the
Wyeth-Tootle Mansion
St. Joseph Museum
12-3:30 p.m., Wyeth-Tootle
Mansion, 1100 Charles St.
816-232-8471
$25/person, $100/table
16
Open Studio
AKMA
Albrecht-kemper.org
4-7 p.m.
816-233-7003
Free
17
Jazz Encore
Saint Joseph Symphony
7:30-9:30 p.m., Holiday Inn
Ballroom
816-233-7701
$25
JUNE
3-28
Summer Musical Theatre
Camp: The Wizard of Oz
Robidoux Resident Theatre
1 – 5 p.m. Mon-Fri, Robidoux
Landing Playhouse
816-232-1778
$150
7-9
14th Annual Art in the Park
Visual Art Show and Sale
Midwest Artist Association, Inc.
Civic Center Park
816-279-3199
Free
7-September 3
Homeland: Northeast
Missouri and the Sac & Fox
Journey Home
St. Joseph Museum
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Mon-Sat, 1-5
p.m. Sun., St. Joseph Museum
816-232-8471
$3-5
13-16
Avenue Q The Musical
Robidoux Resident Theatre
6:30 p.m., dinner Thurs.-Sat,
12:30 p.m. Sun., Robidoux
Landing Playhouse
816-232-1778
$16-22
24-27
Let’s Go St. Joe Children’s
Camp
St. Joseph Museum
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., St. Joseph
Museum
816-232-8471
$40/student, reservations are
required
Have an arts event?
Add it to the Allied Arts
Council calendar at
www.stjoearts.org.
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ONGOING EVENTS
Currently- May 31
The Owen Sisters: a
Folklorist, a Geologist, and a
Naturalist
St. Joseph Museum
stjosephmuseum.org
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mon-Sat, 1-5
p.m. Sun.,
St. Joseph Museum
816-232-8471
$3-5
Currently – April 26
Art Student Juried Exhibition
NWMSU
nwmissouri.edu
Mon 6-9 p.m., Tues-Sat 1-5
p.m., Sun 1:30-5 p.m., Fine Arts
Building, NWMSU
660-562-1835
Free
Currently – June 27
Yoga Classes
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
Albrecht-kemper.org
Tuesday’s 5:30 p.m., AKMA
816-233-7003
$10-12
April 13-May 12
About Hunger and Resilience
AKMA
Tues-Fri 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; SatSun 1-4 p.m. AKMA
816-233-7003
$1-5
April 13-June 2
Local Color: A Narrative of
Scurvville- The Artwork of
March Shank
AKMA
Tues-Fri: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; SatSun 1-4 p.m., AKMA
816-233-7003
$1-5
April 13-June 2
Candace Castle: Facebook
Friends Exhibit
AKMA
Opening Exhibit April 12 4-7
p.m.
Tues-Fri: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; SatSun 1-4 p.m., AKMA
816-233-7003
$1-5
Third Thursday’s Wine
Tastings
AKMA
5:30-7:30 p.m., AKMA
816-233-7003
$10
June 21, 2013.
The Allied Arts Council celebrates
its vibrant arts community with the
twenty-second Mayor’s Awards for
the Arts, presented by Mayor Bill
Falkner and the Allied Arts Council.
Established in 1992, the Mayor’s
Awards for the Arts recognizes
individuals and organizations that
have made significant and lasting
contributions in the arts in the greater
St. Joseph, Missouri area.
To nominate an artist, arts organization,
or arts project please visit the Allied
Arts Council website, www.stjoearts.
org in late April to find a nomination
form. All nominations must be received
in the Allied Arts Council office by
“The Allied Arts Council wants to
honor people and organizations who
make a difference in the arts. The
Mayor’s Awards for the Arts gives the
opportunity to do so,” said Teresa
Fankhauser.
The selection process includes an
awards selection committee that
reviews the nominations and selects
the award recipients in six award
categories: Individual Artist, Arts
Project, Business or Corporation,
Arts Educator, Youth Artist, and Arts
Volunteer.
The awards are presented during a
special ceremony held in conjunction
with the annual meeting of the Allied
Arts Council on July 18, 2013.
Trails West!® 2013
Call for Fine Artists,
Fine Crafters & Food
Vendors
The deadline to be a 2013
Trails West!® vendor is quickly
approaching! All applications for Fine
Artists, Fine Crafters and Food Vendors
are due April 19, 2013.
The festival features fine arts, folk arts,
fine crafts and performance arts. Know
of the perfect artist, crafter or food
vendor? Send them our way, the festival
is always looking for new vendors!
Returning Fine Artists and Crafters can
request preferred locations, so get those
applications in to reserve your spot.
For rules and entry information go to
www.trailswest.org or call Ashley at
816-233-0231.
2012-13 Allied Arts Council
Board of Directors
Natalie Redmond, President
Larry Stobbs, 1st Vice President
Mark Cochran, 2nd Vice President
Dan Hegeman, Treasurer
Barb Connor, Secretary
Christopher Alexander
Stacey Bradford
John Cool
Linda DeShon
James Fisher
Kevin Griffin
Clark Hampton
Gloria Davis Harris
Leslie Hovenga
Karen Jensen
Scott Johnson
Dennis Kamp
Brett Lackey
Nancy Lawrence
Dr. Gordon Mapley
Judy McMurray
Jan Mehl
Sandy Miller
Kim Moore
Byron Myers
Alison Schieber
Brad Scott
Bob Shultz
Dee Dee Squires
Donna Turk
SAVE THE DATE for
Artscape 2013!
When: August 5-9, 2013
Where: Potter Hall, MWSU
Ages: Entering 3rd - 10th grade
(by fall 2013)
What is Artscape? A five day
arts camp operated by the Allied
Arts Council in conjunction
with MWSU Departments of
Music and Art and the Center
for Community Arts, designed
to give children a hands on,
integrative arts experience under
the instruction of professional
artists and teachers in many
disiplines. This is the 26th year
for Artscape!
Fees: $95 for full day or $70 for
half day, which indcludes camp
t-shirt.
Enroll by July 26, 2013
For registration information:
call Cathy Ketter at 816-2330231, or visit www.stjoearts.org
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Social?
Want to be in the know of what’s going
on with the Council and local arts
activities? Join our e-mail alerts in the
upper right hand corner at
www.stjoearts.org.
Also follow the Council on Facebook at
“Allied Arts Council”
and on Twitter at @AACARTS
In February, operations manager
Cathy Ketter attended the Partners
in Education Annual Meeting in
Washington, DC, the theme of which
was “Connect, Create, Act.” Since
2003, the Allied Arts Council and the
St. Joseph School District have been
members of the Partners in Education
program of the John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts. There are two
other partnership teams in Missouri, one
in Springfield and one in University
City. Ketter said, “The sessions
were very informative on the future
of arts education, and speakers
included representatives from
the National Endowment for the
Arts, Americans for the Arts, National
Assembly of State Arts Agencies, and
Kennedy Center president Michael
Kaiser.
Pictured top right (Left to Right): Eileen
Manganaro, St. Louis; Cathy Ketter, St.
Joseph; Anjie Nowell, Springfield; and
Mark Cross, St. Louis
Area Artists invited to join registry database
The Artist Registry is an exciting
directory program that lists names,
addresses, phone numbers, etc. of
all participating artists in Northwest
Missouri.
The directory includes all facets of
the arts: visual, performing, and literary
artists as individuals and groups,
as well as technical expertise such
as theatre directors and visual art
judges.
Artists in Atchison, Andrew, Buchanan,
Clinton, DeKalb, Gentry,
Holt, Nodaway, and Worth counties
in Missouri and Doniphan and Atchison
counties in Kansas are invited
to join at www.stjoearts.org/registry.
asp.
a wedding, or a singer for a special
occasion. This registry will provide
patrons a usable database through
which to find an artist. It also provides
a platform in which artists can
expand their audience and publicize
their work.
The Allied Arts Council and other
arts groups frequently receive calls
from people looking for a band to
play a private party, a violinist to play
The registry is free to join and to use!
www.stjoearts.org/registry.asp
Winner of the 2013 Northwest Regional Poetry Out
Loud Competition Announced
Homeschooler Andrea Hall from St.
Joseph was the regional champion, and
the first runner-up was Gretchen Mayes
from Lathrop R-II. Hall advanced to the
state finals March 14, 2013 in Jefferson
City, Missouri
Judges
Cathy
Ketter,
Alison
Schieber, Will Stuck and Cheryl
Wood presided over the competition
and evaluated student performance
on criteria including physical presence,
evidence of understanding, level of
difficulty, and accuracy.
Three students from Northwest Missouri
including Andrea Hall, home school;
Gretchen Mayes from Lathrop R-II;
and Joey Loftin from North Daviess
R-III competed in the 2013 Poetry Out
Loud Northwest Regional Finals hosted
by the Allied Arts Council on March 6.
Poetry Out Loud is a national arts
education program that encourages
the study of great poetry by offering
educational materials and a dynamic
recitation competition to high schools
across the country. Poetry Out Loud
uses a pyramid structure. Beginning
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at the school level, winners advance
to a regional competition, then to a
state competition, and ultimately to the
National Finals in Washington, DC.
The competition
was presented
by the Allied
Arts
Council
in partnership
with
the
N a t i o n a l
Endowment
for the Arts,
the
Poetry
Foundation,
the
Missouri
Arts
Council
and
Missouri
Association of
Community Arts Agencies.
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