2015-12-17T09:29:59-06:00 2015-06-30 560574444 CHERRY BEKAERT LLP 1111 METROPOLITAN AVE STE 1000 CHARLOTTE NC 28204 990 2014-07-01 510195015 MCCOLL CENTER FOR ART INNOVATION MCCO 7043325535 721 NORTH TRYON STREET CHARLOTTE NC 28202 SANDY PATRICK DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 7043325535 2015-11-19 1 JANICE A RATICA P00358837 7043771678 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z SUZANNE FETSCHER 721 NORTH TRYON STREET CHARLOTTE NC 28202 2641944 0 X WWW.MCCOLLCENTER.ORG X 1976 NC MCCOLL CENTER DEDICATES ITSELF TO CATAPULTING ARTISTS TO THE LEADING EDGE OF CONTEMPORARY ART BY PROVIDING A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY, A CHALLENGING, DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT, COLLABORATION AMONG ARTISTS AND THE COMMUNITY, BOLD EXHIBITIONS, AND A STRONG AFFILIATION WITH WORLDWIDE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. 18 18 24 75 0 0 2341915 2339151 174684 190526 391 46 49548 -10870 2566538 2518853 0 0 0 0 1279805 1371536 0 0 473344 1392575 1300273 2672380 2671809 -105842 -152956 14840890 13818194 889788 295067 13951102 13523127 X THE VISION OF MCCOLL CENTER FOR VISUAL ART IS TO BE THE LEADING CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CREATIVE CAPACITY FOR ARTISTS AND THE PUBLIC. THE MISSION IS TO ADVANCE ARTISTS, COMMUNITY AND TO CREATE CONTEMPORARY ART THROUGH RESIDENCIES, EXHIBITIONS, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. 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AS SUCH, A PORTION OF THE SPENDABLE ENDOWMENT EARNED EACH YEAR IS USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. THE BALANCE IS HELD AS A CASH OPERATING RESERVE AND TO BRIDGE REVENUE/EXPENSE TIMING GAPS (WORKING CAPITAL NEEDS). PART X, LINE 2: THE CENTER IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX AND APPLICABLE STATE STATUTES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC"). IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRC REGULATIONS, THE CENTER IS TAXED ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, WHICH CONSISTS OF EARNINGS FROM ACTIVITIES NOT RELATED TO THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE CENTER. THE CENTER ACCOUNTS FOR TAX UNCERTAINTIES BASED ON A MORE LIKELY THAN NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD WHEREBY TAX BENEFITS ARE ONLY RECOGNIZED WHEN THE CENTER BELIEVES THAT THEY HAVE A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE CENTER HAS EVALUATED ALL ITS TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINED THAT IT HAD NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2015 AND 2014. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENT DIRECT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUES ON 990, BUT NOT ON FINANCIALS 56,464. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUES ON 990, BUT NOT ON FINANCIALS 66,627. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENT DIRECT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUES ON 990 BUT NOT ON FINANCIALS 56,464. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUES ON 990 BUT NOT ON FINANCIALS 66,627. ASHES TO ART LUNCHEON 208352 208352 29893 STUDIO PARTY 15 81644 66723 14921 32072 1 16767 12559 4208 4662 306763 287634 19129 66627 66627 -47498 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUZANNE FETSCHER PRESIDENT + CEO 170063 0 0 0 0 0 23325 0 7452 0 200840 0 0 0 X 1 69663 AVG. HI/LO STOCK PRICE 0 0 1 1 PART I, LINE 32B: THE ORGANIZATION USES MERRILL EDGE TO BROKER ITS SECURITIES. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A MCCOLL CENTER FOR ART + INNOVATION HOSTED 31 ARTISTS THIS YEAR. EACH ARTIST IN RESIDENCE ADDRESSED A SPHERE OF IMPACT (SOI) SUBJECT AND DEVELOPED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS (SEE BELOW), HELPED BY THE CENTER PAIRING THEM WITH APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THE CENTER CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS PARTNERSHIPS AMONG NEIGHBORHOODS, BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATION PROVIDERS, RESULTING IN COMMUNITY AND AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENTS THAT ARE INTRODUCING LOCAL CITIZENRY TO ARTISTS AND THEIR CREATIVE PRACTICE, AND DEVELOPING ARTIST-LED INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES THAT PROMOTE INCLUSIVITY AND INSPIRE CREATIVE THINKING. A GRANT FROM THE JOHN S. AND JAMES L. KNIGHT FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THE CENTER'S KNIGHT ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE (KAIR), ENABLED THE CENTER TO ATTRACT NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARTISTS, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS, MEASURE RESULTS, AND GAIN MEDIA ATTENTION. FREE PROGRAMS ONSITE INCLUDED ARTIST-TO-ARTIST PRESENTATIONS AND OPEN STUDIO SATURDAYS. OFFSITE, THE CENTER CONTINUED WORKING ON ITS SEVEN ENVIRONMENTAL ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE (EAIR) SITE-SPECIFIC REMEDIATION PROJECTS IN BRIGHTWALK, PARTNERING WITH THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOUSING PARTNERSHIP AND FULFILLING ITS TWO-YEAR ARTPLACE AMERICA GRANT. - ROSALIA TORRES-WEINER, MIXED MEDIA, CHARLOTTE, NC - (SAA), SOI: SOCIAL JUSTICE, INTERNATIONAL PARTNERED WITH THE CHARLOTTE CHILDREN'S THEATER FOCUS GROUP AND WITH THEATER PROFESSIONALS AND YOUTH - STACEY DAVIDSON, PAINTING, SCULPTURE, ROCK HILL, SC - (SAA), SOI: EDUCATION HOSTED LUNCH + LEARN ON IN HIS STUDIO WITH 6 PARTICIPANTS. - JON PRITCHARD, DRAWING, PERFORMANCE, SCULPTURE, ROCK HILL, SC, (SAA), SOI: TECHNOLOGY HOSTED A LUNCH + LEARN IN HIS STUDIO WITH 8 PARTICIPANTS. - ANDY MCMILLAN, MIXED MEDIA, CHARLOTTE, NC, (SAA), SOI: SOCIAL JUSTICE HOSTED A LUNCH + LEARN IN HIS STUDIO WITH 9 PARTICIPANTS. - ALIX LAMBERT, FILM, MULTIMEDIA, BROOKLYN, NY, (SAIR), SOI: SOCIAL JUSTICE, INTERNATIONAL. RESIDENCY LED TO PRISON ZOO EXHIBITION AT THE CENTER. - RUGANZU BRUNO, ENVIRONMENT, UGANDA - (ARTPLACE AMERICA EAIR), SOI: ENVIRONMENT RUGANZU WORKED WITH A SUMMER CAMP AT DOUBLE OAKS MASONIC OUTREACH CENTER AS WELL AS SHALOM PARK FREEDOM SCHOOL AND BUILT TWO PLAYSCAPES OUT OF RECYCLED AND NATURAL MATERIALS AT ANITA STROUD PARK AND AT PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFTS. - AUSTIN BALLARD, MIXED MEDIA, SCULPTURE, CHARLOTTE, NC, (11-AA), SOI: ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN HOSTED A LUNCH + LEARN IN HIS STUDIO WITH 16 PARTICIPANTS. - BETSY BIRKNER, CERAMICS, CHARLOTTE, NC, (11-AA), SOI: CRAFT, HEALTHCARE EXPERIMENTED WITH HER PROJECT GRATISPHERE WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE INDIVIDUALS TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE AND PASS THAT SPIRIT ONWARD, ALL IN AN EFFORT TO CREATE A MOVEMENT OF THANKFULNESS. 348 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED AND INTERACTED IN MANY WAYS IN THE GRATISPHERE PROJECT. - DIGNICRAFT, FILM, CERAMICS, ACTIVIST, CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO, (AIR), SOI: CRAFT, INTERNATIONAL, SOCIAL JUSTICE, BUSINESS INNOVATION PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL OUTREACHES WITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT NC; IN ADDITION HOSTED 4 DINNERS IN THEIR STUDIOS BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER FROM DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES AND BACKGROUND TO DISCUSS CREATIVE PROCESS AND COMMUNITY BUILDING; LED A MASTER CLASS AT CPCC; COLLABORATED WITH LOCAL ARTISTS. - BEVERLY MCIVER, PAINTING, DURHAM, NC, (AIR), SOI: SOCIAL JUSTICE, HEALTH & WELLNESS LED A STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP FOR ARTISTS/CREATIVES AT LATIBAH COLLARD GREEN MUSEUM IN THE HISTORIC WEST END - JENNIFER APPLEBY, INNOVATOR-IN-RESIDENCE, CHARLOTTE, NC TRAVELED TO DIFFERENT SITES ACROSS NC TO MAP THE CREATIVE ECOSYSTEM AND EXPLORE REINVIGORATING CHARLOTTE. - MARIA SHELL, MIXED MEDIA, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, (AIR), RASMUSON FOUNDATION ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, SOI: CRAFT WORKED WITH RESIDENTS AT MOORE PLACE (HOMELESS HOUSING) TO FACILITATE SEWING WORKSHOPS AND CREATE A COMMUNITY QUILT. - FRANK SELBY, PAINTING, SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA, (AIR), SOI: SOCIAL JUSTICE PARTNERED WITH THE CHARLOTTE BALLET TO CREATE AND PARTICIPATE IN A PERFORMANCE PIECE IN RESPONSE TO HIS VISUAL IMAGERY. - JESSICA WHITBREAD, TORONTO, CANADA, (AIR), WESLEY MANCINI ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, SOI: SOCIAL JUSTICE WORKED WITH STUDENTS AND WOMEN IN CHARLOTTE TO CREATE AN INSTALLATION OF THE UNSUNG WOMEN HEROES OF OUR COMMUNITY - ROBERT LAZZARINI, TECHNOLOGY, SCULPTURE, NEW YORK, NY, (AIR), SOI: TECHNOLOGY PARTICIPATED IN A PANEL DISCUSSION CALLED TECHNOLOGY + TOUCH: HOW NEW DIGITAL MEDIA AND 3D PRINTING ARE IMPACTING THE CREATIVE PROCESS. 36 PEOPLE ATTENDED THIS EVENT. - ANNE LEMANSKI, MIXED MEDIA, PENLAND, NC (AIR), SOI: CRAFT CREATED A NEW BODY OF WORK DURING HER RESIDENCE AND WAS INVITED TO HAVE HER FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION AT THE CENTER. - AMANDA LEE, PRINTMAKING, PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO, (UNC-CHARLOTTE AIR), SOI: EDUCATION TAUGHT A CLASS OF 7 STUDENTS AT UNCC NEW PHOTOMECHANICAL TECHNIQUES; HOW TO RESEARCH ABOUT NON-PROFIT HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES; AND HOW TO USE THIS INFORMATION TO COMMUNICATE THEIR FINDINGS IN A CREATIVE WAY. 120 PEOPLE ATTENDED A PANEL DISCUSSION AND THE EXHIBITION IN THE ROWE GALLERY WHERE THE ARTWORK CREATED BY THE STUDENTS WAS DISPLAYED. - ROBERT KARIMI, PERFORMANCE, SAINT PAUL, MN, (AIR), SOI: HEALTH & WELLNESS LED 9 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES PARTNERING WITH 7TH STREET MARKET, A DOCTORS GROUP, AND STUDENTS FROM TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL CULMINATING IN VIVA LA BICYCLE PARADE + PROGRESSIVE FOOD PARTY AND VIVA LA COOK TRIPLE CROWN GRILL OFF + FOOD WISDOM DAY WITH A TOTAL OF 1,269 PARTICIPANTS. - WOWHAUS, SEBASTOPOL, CA (AIR), SOI: ENVIRONMENT BUILT A SCUPPERNONG COMMONS IN BRIGHTWALK (AN ART AND ECOLOGY CAMPUS/COMMUNITY IN THE HISTORIC STATESVILLE AVE CORRIDOR OF NORTHEAST CHARLOTTE/SEE ABOVE) USING LOCAL VENDORS AND VOLUNTEERS DURING CONSTRUCTION. - BRANDON BALLENGEE, BROOKLYN, NY (AIR), SOI: ENVIRONMENT BRANDON BALLENGEE DESIGNED THE LOVE MOTELS FOR INSECTS THAT WERE INSTALLED IN MAY OF 2015 AT BRIGHTWALK (SEE ABOVE). THERE WAS A LARGE COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY FOR THE INSTALLATION. HE ALSO DID A WEEK OF ENVIRONMENTAL, ART, AND FOOD EDUCATION WITH 150 SECOND GRADERS AT A LOCAL SCHOOL. - TATTFOO TAN, STATEN ISLAND, NY, SOI: ENVIRONMENT DID A SITE VISIT AND IS WORKING ON HIS NEW EARTH RESILIENCY CURRICULUM WHICH HE WILL TEACH IN CHARLOTTE IN THE COMING YEAR. - AURORA ROBSON, CHESTER, NY, SOI: ENVIRONMENT AURORA ROBSON WAS COMMISSIONED TO DO A PIECE FOR BANK OF AMERICA'S RECYCLE NOW! INITIATIVE CALLED JETSAM AND CONTINUES TO WORK ON LEARNING CURVES, A PERMANENT SCULPTURE THAT WILL BE IN ANITA STROUD PARK - STACY LEVY, STATE COLLEGE PA, (AIR), SOI: ENVIRONMENT STACY BEGAN THE PLANTING FOR FLYLINE AT BRIGHTWALK (SEE ABOVE) AND DID A MAJOR PLANTING OF OVER 200 TREES AND SHRUBS WITH TREES CHARLOTTE USING 150 VOLUNTEERS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. - CAROLINE RUST, MIXED MEDIA, INSTALLATION, ROCK HILL, SC, (AA), ROCK HILL, SC, SOI: BEAUTY TAUGHT A MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP TO 25 PARTICIPANTS AND TO 25 HIGH SCHOOL CMS TEACHERS. - ERIK WATERKOTTE, PRINTMAKING, TECHNOLOGY, CHARLOTTE, NC, (AA), SOI: TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION TAUGHT A PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP TO 25 PARTICIPANTS AND 25 CMS HS TEACHERS. BASED ON HIS INTEREST IN IDEALIZED SPACES WATERKOTTE INVESTIGATED THE MCCOLL CENTER BUILDING DURING HIS RESIDENCY AND WAS INVITED TO BE IN THE POP UP EXHIBITION WITH 5 OF THE ARTWORKS HE CREATED INSPIRED BY THE CENTER'S BUILDING. - CHARLES WILLIAMS, PAINTING, MATTHEWS, NC (AA), SOI: BEAUTY TAUGHT A WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP TO 25 PARTICIPANTS AND WORKED WITH KIDS FROM DRUID HILLS THAT ARE PART OF THE EMPOWER U YOUTH PROGRAM TO HELP THEM DEVELOP A COLLABORATIVE DESIGN FOR A MURAL FOR THE BIG M STABLES. - ENDIA BEAL, PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO, WINSTON-SALEM, NC (AA), SOI: BEAUTY - TAPROOT, EXPERIMENTAL THEATER, CHARLOTTE, NC (AA), SOI: BEAUTY TAPROOT COLLABORATED WITH MANY SMALL ORGANIZATIONS DURING THEIR RESIDENCY AND WITH SIMONA DE TULLIO'S BREATHING ART COMPANY, A RENOWNED DANCE COMPANY BASED IN ITALY. AUDIENCES WERE INVITED TO SEE TWO SHORT WORKS AND HEAR MORE ABOUT THEIR PROCESS AND WORK. - MATT HORICK, SCULPTURE, ROCK HILL, SC (AA), SOI: BEAUTY WORKED WITH KIDS FROM DRUID HILLS THAT ARE PART OF THE EMPOWER U YOUTH PROGRAM TO HELP THEM DEVELOP A PLAN TO FIX AND PAINT THE FENCE AT THE BIG M STABLES. - STEPHEN LEO HAYES, INSTALLATION, CHARLOTTE, NC, (11-AA), SOI: SOCIAL JUSTICE WORKED WITH KIDS FROM DRUID HILLS THAT ARE PART OF THE EMPOWER U YOUTH PROGRAM TO HELP THEM DEVELOP A PLAN TO MAKE NEW BENCHES FOR THE BIG M STABLES. - IVAN TOTH DEPENA, SCULPTURE, NEW MEDIA, CHARLOTTE, NC (11-AA): TECHNOLOGY WORKED ON A PROJECT WITH CORNELIUS CATS FOR A PARK AND RIDE STRUCTURE; ON A LARGE SCALE PROPOSAL FOR BLOWING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY IN OHIO; AND ON A PROJECT FOR THE RAIL TRAIL. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B THE CENTER CONVERTED THE BUILDING'S FIRST FLOOR GALLERIES INTO AN OPEN EXPERIMENTAL AND FLEX-USE SPACE OF 3,000 SQUARE FEET, THE FACILITY'S FIRST RENOVATION SINCE IT OPENED IN 1999, TO ACCOMMODATE ARTISTS WORKING IN NEW MEDIA AND ATTRACT MORE DIVERSE AUDIENCES. THE INTENTIONAL FLEX-SPACE RENOVATION HAS PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE DIVERSIFIED PROGRAMMING TO KEEP PACE WITH CHARLOTTE'S RAPID GROWTH AND DIVERSE POPULATION. THE CENTER LAUNCHED MCCOLL + RESPONSE ONE EVENING A MONTH TO INTRODUCE ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE (AIRS) THROUGH WORKSHOPS, LECTURES AND INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES. THESE EVENTS ARE EDGY, LIVELY, INFORMAL AND BUILDING A FOLLOWING. A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE KNIGHT FOUNDATION ENABLED THE CENTER TO DEVELOP A SECOND EVENING PROGRAM, A PERFORMING ARTS SERIES. NEW FREQUENCIES FEATURES HIGH QUALITY EXPERIMENTAL REGIONAL/NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PERFORMERS, INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS AND AUTHORS. THE CENTER HAS DISCOVERED A NEED IN CHARLOTTE FOR CUTTING-EDGE PROGRAMMING, PRIMARILY IN MUSIC AND FILM THAT WAS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY OTHER LOCAL OR REGIONAL VENUES. NEW FREQUENCIES HAS BEGUN TO CROSS-POLLINATE PERFORMING ARTISTS WITH THE CENTERS AIRS AND LOCAL VISUAL ARTISTS. MCCOLL CENTER'S FOCUS ON ARTISTIC PROCESS, ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS-AT-WORK IS DRAWING A PUBLIC THAT IS INTERESTED IN IDEAS, DIALOGUE AND SHARED CULTURAL EXPERIENCES. THE CENTER HAS BECOME THE PLACE IN CHARLOTTE FOR ARTISTS AND PEOPLE TO MEET. EXPOSURE TO THE NEW IDEAS OF INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL/LOCAL ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE AND CUTTING EDGE PERFORMING ARTISTS IS BEGINNING TO RESULT IN EXCITING CONVERSATIONS, SHARING AND CHANGE AMONG ARTISTS AND THE PUBLIC. LIST OF EXHIBITIONS: - AURORA ROBSON: STAYIN' ALIVE FEATURING PREVIOUSLY CREATED WORKS LIKE THE MASSIVE BE LIKE WATER (2011) IN ADDITION TO NEW WORK CREATED DURING HER RESIDENCY AT THE CENTER. - MAREK RANIS: ARCTIC UTOPIA THE ARTIST IS AN ALUMNI OF THE CENTER'S INAUGURAL YEAR. THIS EXHIBITION CELEBRATED THE CENTER'S 15TH ANNIVERSARY. A MIX OF SCULPTURES, VIDEOS AND SITE SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS INVESTIGATED, THROUGH A HISTORICAL FRAMEWORK, HOW CLIMATE CHANGE INFLUENCES HUMANITY AND INTERPRETS THE COMPLEX SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF THIS DYNAMIC CHANGE. USING INDIGENOUS CULTURES AS HIS SUBJECT MATTER, HE EXPLORED HOW GEOGRAPHIC DISPLACEMENT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY CRITICAL TO THEIR EXISTENCE. - DIGNICRAFT: ENCUENTROS/ENCOUNTERS A MULTI-MEDIA EXHIBITION THAT SHOWCASED THE RESULTS OF THREE MONTHS OF CULTURAL EXCHANGES FOSTERED BY WINDGATE ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE DIGNICRAFT, A COLLECTIVE OF MEDIA PRODUCERS AND MASTER ARTISANS WHO SHARE A COMMON MISSION TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE RICH PUREPECHA POTTERY TRADITION IN MEXICO AND THE CONSIDERABLE MEASURES BEING TAKEN TO EDUCATE THE NATIVE ARTISANS TO ELIMINATE TOXIC LEAD-BASED GLAZES FROM THEIR PRACTICE. THE COLLECTIVE ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS IN NORTH CAROLINA WITH ARTISTS, COLLECTORS, BUSINESS LEADERS AND NATIVE MEXICANS LIVING IN THE REGION. THEIR ENCOUNTERS RESULTED IN COLLABORATIVE ART PIECES AND ACTIVITIES THAT EXPLORED THE POSSIBILITIES OF TRADITIONAL POTTERY AS A TOOL FOR COMMUNICATION, EXCHANGE AND AN INSTIGATOR OF IMAGINATION. - ALIX LAMBERT: PRISON ZOO A MULTI-MEDIA EXHIBITION THAT DERIVES ITS NAME FROM A NEW CLAYMATION PIECE PRODUCED IN COLLABORATION WITH CHARLOTTE-BASED FILMMAKERS TIM GRANT, NICK VITELLI, AND MORIA GEER-HARDWICK DURING ALIX'S RESIDENCY AT THE CENTER. THE PROVOCATIVE SHORT CHRONICLES THE STRAINED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AN EFFUSIVE FOX AND HIS CELLMATE, A MUTE SLOTH. THROUGH HUMOR AND WIT, THE EXHIBITION PROVIDES COMMENTARY ON THE PENAL SYSTEM'S REVOLVING DOOR, PRISON OVERCROWDING, AND THE INHUMANE NATURE OF PRISON LIFE. - BETSEY BIRKNER AND AUSTIN BALLARD: MUD/STEEL/GLASS OR THE PROVOCATION OF LIGHT NEW WORKS THAT PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF CERAMICS (THEIR SHARED MEDIUM). FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C STRENGTHENED THE INNOVATION INSTITUTE (II). LAUNCHED IN 2005, THE INNOVATION INSTITUTE IS LED BY PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND ADDRESSES THEMES SUCH AS CREATIVITY, RISK, COURAGE AND FAILURE. THIS YEAR, II GAVE RISE TO THE INNOVATOR-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM. A NON-"ARTIST" WAS CURATED INTO THE ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM TO INCUBATE AN IDEA, MIX WITH CENTER AIRS AND ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY IN A BUSINESS CHALLENGE AND/OR IDENTIFIED NEED. - TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS DELIVERED: 157 (OPEN, CUSTOM/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT) - AVERAGE CUSTOM PROGRAM SIZE: 36 (SMALLEST: 12, LARGEST: 105) - TOTAL CUSTOM PARTICIPANTS: 878 (555 LAST FY) - AVG CUSTOM PROGRAM LENGTH: 6.25-HRS INCLUDES MULTI-DAY (ASC,CMS) , 4.5-HRS EXCLUDES MULTI-DAY - MOST POPULAR PROGRAM LENGTH: 2 TO 3.5 HOURS - AVERAGE CUSTOM CONTRIBUTION MARGIN: 54% (40% BUDGETED) - NEW VS. RETURNING CLIENTS: 57% NEW, 43% RETURNING - CUSTOM PROGRAMS - ON VS. OFF: 13 ONSITE, 8 OFFSITE (BALLANTYNE; SIOUX FALLS SD; ROSEVILLE, MN) - OPEN ENROLLMENT COHORTS: 2 (26 TO DATE) - OPEN ENROLLMENT PARTICIPANTS: 22 (291 TO DATE) - TOTAL CUSTOM AND OPEN ENROLLMENT PARTICIPANTS TO DATE: 3,724 # CUSTOM PROGRAMS PROGRAM LENGTH 5 60 TO 90 MINUTES 8 2 TO 3.5 HOURS 6 4 TO 6 HOURS 2 7 TO 9 HOURS 1 (ASC) 2-DAY 1 (CMS) 4-DAY ARTIST DELIVERY TEAM - JASON WATSON: 15 SESSIONS, 45-HRS - SHAUN CASSIDY: 9 SESSIONS, 52-HRS - ELLEN KOCHANSKY: 4 SESSIONS, 36-HRS - TOM THOUNE: 1 SESSION, 9-HRS - BAYETE ROSS SMITH: 1 SESSION, 9-HRS - SUSAN HARBAGE PAGE: 1 SESSION, 2-HRS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 A DRAFT OF THE 990 WAS GIVEN TO EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR REVIEW, COMMENT AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT EACH YEAR AND DISCLOSE TO THE FULL BOARD ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD. IN THE EVENT OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT DURING THE YEAR, THAT MEMBER WOULD RECUSE HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM THE DISCUSSIONS AND VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE INDEPENDENT BOARD. A SUBSET OF THE BOARD CONDUCTS A SALARY REVIEW AND COMPARISON USING SURVEY INFORMATION FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA CENTER FOR NON PROFITS. A SUBSET OF THE BOARD ALSO EVALUATES HER PERFORMANCE BASED ON ACHIEVEMENT OF GOALS AND BUDGET AND MAKES A SALARY RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD COMPENSATION FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IS BASED ON PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND COMPARATIVE SALARY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL. DISCUSSIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 34,981. ALLOCATION OF ALLOWABLE ENDOWMENT BALANCE FOR SPENDING -310,000. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE MCCOLL CENTER BOARD MEETS WITH THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO REVIEW THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND RESULTS OF THE AUDIT ALONG WITH ANY RECOMMENDATIONS.THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.