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VENICE ARTS ALSO SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, LIVING IN LOW-INCOME OR UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, TO CREATE AND SHARE PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY STORIES THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM AND MULTI-MEDIA. 9 8 12 35 0 813386 801518 56694 58013 3147 2656 45373 67954 918600 930141 0 0 506939 521359 0 135456 400509 404774 907448 926133 11152 4008 701325 728808 187036 210511 514289 518297 X VENICE ARTS' MISSION IS TO IGNITE YOUTHS' IMAGINATION, MENTOR THEIR CREATIVITY AND EXPAND THEIR SENSE OF POSSIBILITY THROUGH HIGH QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE MEDIA-BASED ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS. VENICE ARTS ALSO SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, LIVING IN LOW-INCOME OR UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, TO CREATE AND SHARE PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY STORIES THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM AND MULTI-MEDIA. false false 566140 ART MENTORING & EDUCATION: IN 2013 WE SERVED 400 LOW-INCOME YOUTH THROUGH ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS. EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS WERE RETAINED OVER MULTIPLE SESSIONS, AND MORE THAN 50% HAD BEEN PARTICIPATING FOR TWO YEARS OR MORE. SIXTY PERCENT LIVED IN NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGH POCKETS OF POVERTY ON LOS ANGELES' WEST SIDE, WHILE 40% CAME FROM THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES. FORTY-SEVEN PERCENT CAME FROM FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY, WITH THE BALANCE FROM LOW- TO VERY-LOW INCOME FAMILIES. PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED AT OUR VENICE FACILITY YEAR-ROUND, WITH A 24-WEEK ACADEMIC YEAR CYCLE AND A DAILY, SUMMER MEDIA ARTS CAMP. ARTIST-MENTOR TO YOUTH RATIOS WERE 1:1 TO 1:3. SEE ADDITIONAL ON CONTINUATION ACHIEVEMENT SHEET. THE ADVANCED STUDIES TRACK, WHICH PREPARES TALENTED TEENS FOR COLLEGE AND WORK, ENROLLED APPROXIMATELY 50 YOUTH AND,IN ADDITION TO ADVANCED WORKSHOPS AND SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT PROJECTS,PROVIDED 6 PAID INTERNSHIPS AT VENICE ARTS AND 4 ADDITIONAL PLACEMENTS AT CREATIVE COMPANIES (FILM, TELEVISION, AND POST-PRODUCTION). ADDITIONALLY, SIX COLLEGE INTERNS WERE PLACED AND TRAINED IN DEVELOPMENT/ADMIN, MENTORING AND EDUCATION, AND THE GALLERY AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. 100% OF ADVANCEDSTUDIES PARTICIPANTS WENT ON TO COLLEGE AND, IN FACT, RECEIVED FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING (CAL ARTS, THE CHICAGO ART INSTITUTE, NYU TISCH); WERE NATIONAL YOUNG ARTS AWARD FINALISTS; HAD FILMS SELECTED FOR THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL AND THE TOWER OF YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL; AND HAD WORK PUBLISHED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES. OUR LONG-TIME ARTPARTERS PROGRAM PROVIDED A WORKSHOP SERIES AT OLYMPIC CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL, A SCHOOL OF "LAST RESORT" IN SANTA MONICA; THE MAR VISTA FAMILY CENTER, SERVING THE HIGHLY IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITY IN AND SURROUNDING MAR VISTA GARDENS; AND THE BROTHERHOOD CRUSADE IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES, WHOSE MANDATE IS TO "EMPOWER AND UPLIFT OUR COMMUNITY BOTH ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY." WE ALSO LAUNCHED THE FIRST OF THREE PROJECTS WITH THE LOS ANGELES LIBRARY FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT OF THEIR "FULL STEAM AHEAD" PROGRAM THAT "SEEKS TO FIND CREATIVE WAYS TO INVOLVE KIDS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH." OUR PROJECTS FOCUSED ON BUILDING VISUAL AND WRITTEN LITERACY, AS WELL AS BASIC SKILLS IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND TECHNOLOGY. 97147 GALLERY & PUBLIC PROGRAMS: WE REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF 2,935 PEOPLE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES OF OUR GALLERY & PUBLIC PROGRAMS: (1) SEVEN EXHIBITIONS, FEATURING THE WORK OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS, AS WELL AS AN EXHIBIT CELEBRATING YOUNG ARTISTS IN OUR PROGRAMS; (2) "FIRST LOOKS," A DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENING SERIES CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION; (3) A VIDEO SCREENING NIGHT IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR GUEST-CURATED EXHIBIT, "NARRATIVE SPACE; (4) SERVING AS THE LOS ANGELES HOST FOR THE MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL; AND, (5) HOSTING TWELVE, FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY IN CONVERSATIONS WITH PRESENTING PHOTOGRAPHERS, FILMMAKERS, AND OTHERS. 45700 CONSULTATION & TRAINING: WE WERE ENGAGED BY THREE ORGANIZATIONS IN 2013: (1) A HONG KONG-BASED FAMILY FOUNDATION, FOR WHOM WE HAVE PROVIDED CONSULTATION AND TRAINING SERVICES FOR FOUR YEARS. IN ADDITION TO TRAINING TEACHING ARTISTS AND CONSULTING TO FOUNDATION STAFF, WE DEVELOPED AND OVERSAW "TWIN CITIES," A COLLABORATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND HONG KONG YOUTH, AND CURATED AN EXHIBIT FOR THE HONG KONG CULTURAL ARTS CENTRE. (2) WE PROVIDED THE SECOND OF A TWO-PART TRAINING TO STAFF AND "FELLOWS" OF GLOBAL CITIZEN YEAR (GCY) IN VIDEO STORYTELLING. SEE ADDITIONAL ON CONTINUATION ACHIEVEMENT SHEET. GCY IS AN ORGANIZATION BASED IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA THAT PLACES RECENT HIGH-SCHOOL GRADUATES AROUND THE WORLD FOR A YEAR PRIOR TO GOING TO COLLEGE. (3) WE TRAVELED TO SENEGAL TO TRAIN STAFF OF THE NGO TOSTAN IN PARTICIPANT-PRODUCED VIDEO STORYTELLING. TOSTAN IS BASED IN SENEGAL, AND WORKS THROUGHOUT WEST AFRICA TO END THE PRACTICE OF FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING, AND TO SUPPORT GIRLS' EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT. THE THREE VIDEOS THAT WERE A PRODUCT OF THIS TRAINING PROGRAM WERE USED BY TOSTAN TO PROMOTE THEIR WORK INTERNATIONALLY, TO SHOW THEIR APPROACH TO OTHER NGOS IN WEST AFRICAN, AND AS A DEPARTURE FOR COMMUNITY DISCUSSION. 799 DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS (55,322) : IN AUGUST 2013 WE CONCLUDED OUR 2-YEAR DOCUMENTARY PROJECT IN CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY (SUPPORTED BY THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT). WE TAUGHT TEENS IN SOUTH KERN HOW TO USE PHOTOGRAPHY AND AUDIO TO CREATE MULTIMEDIA STORIES ABOUT TEEN PREGNANCY AND TRAINED THEM AS YOUTH LEADERS TO IMPLEMENT A NEWLY DESIGNED CURRICULUM GUIDE ON PREGNANCY PREVENTION THAT USES THEIR MEDIA AS A CENTERPIECE. THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE, ALONG WITH A DVD OF THE WORK, WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. WE ALSO WORKED WITH TEENS IN MERCED COUNTY, TEACHING CITIZEN JOURNALISM USING PHOTOGRAPHY, WRITING, AND AUDIO. THEIR WORK FOCUSED ON HOMELESSNESS, INCLUDING YOUTH AND FAMILY POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS; MULTIGENERATIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE; AND COMMUNITY PROVIDE. 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FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE ADVANCED STUDIES TRACK, WHICH PREPARES TALENTED TEENS FOR COLLEGE AND WORK, ENROLLED APPROXIMATELY 50 YOUTH AND,IN ADDITION TO ADVANCED WORKSHOPS AND SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT PROJECTS,PROVIDED 6 PAID INTERNSHIPS AT VENICE ARTS AND 4 ADDITIONAL PLACEMENTS AT CREATIVE COMPANIES (FILM, TELEVISION, AND POST-PRODUCTION). ADDITIONALLY, SIX COLLEGE INTERNS WERE PLACED AND TRAINED IN DEVELOPMENT/ADMIN, MENTORING AND EDUCATION, AND THE GALLERY AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. 100% OF ADVANCEDSTUDIES PARTICIPANTS WENT ON TO COLLEGE AND, IN FACT, RECEIVED FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING (CAL ARTS, THE CHICAGO ART INSTITUTE, NYU TISCH); WERE NATIONAL YOUNG ARTS AWARD FINALISTS; HAD FILMS SELECTED FOR THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL AND THE TOWER OF YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL; AND HAD WORK PUBLISHED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES. OUR LONG-TIME ARTPARTERS PROGRAM PROVIDED A WORKSHOP SERIES AT OLYMPIC CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL, A SCHOOL OF "LAST RESORT" IN SANTA MONICA; THE MAR VISTA FAMILY CENTER, SERVING THE HIGHLY IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITY IN AND SURROUNDING MAR VISTA GARDENS; AND THE BROTHERHOOD CRUSADE IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES, WHOSE MANDATE IS TO "EMPOWER AND UPLIFT OUR COMMUNITY BOTH ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY." WE ALSO LAUNCHED THE FIRST OF THREE PROJECTS WITH THE LOS ANGELES LIBRARY FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT OF THEIR "FULL STEAM AHEAD" PROGRAM THAT "SEEKS TO FIND CREATIVE WAYS TO INVOLVE KIDS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH." OUR PROJECTS FOCUSED ON BUILDING VISUAL AND WRITTEN LITERACY, AS WELL AS BASIC SKILLS IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND TECHNOLOGY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C GCY IS AN ORGANIZATION BASED IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA THAT PLACES RECENT HIGH-SCHOOL GRADUATES AROUND THE WORLD FOR A YEAR PRIOR TO GOING TO COLLEGE. (3) WE TRAVELED TO SENEGAL TO TRAIN STAFF OF THE NGO TOSTAN IN PARTICIPANT-PRODUCED VIDEO STORYTELLING. TOSTAN IS BASED IN SENEGAL, AND WORKS THROUGHOUT WEST AFRICA TO END THE PRACTICE OF FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING, AND TO SUPPORT GIRLS' EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT. THE THREE VIDEOS THAT WERE A PRODUCT OF THIS TRAINING PROGRAM WERE USED BY TOSTAN TO PROMOTE THEIR WORK INTERNATIONALLY, TO SHOW THEIR APPROACH TO OTHER NGOS IN WEST AFRICAN, AND AS A DEPARTURE FOR COMMUNITY DISCUSSION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS (55,322) : IN AUGUST 2013 WE CONCLUDED OUR 2-YEAR DOCUMENTARY PROJECT IN CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY (SUPPORTED BY THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT). WE TAUGHT TEENS IN SOUTH KERN HOW TO USE PHOTOGRAPHY AND AUDIO TO CREATE MULTIMEDIA STORIES ABOUT TEEN PREGNANCY AND TRAINED THEM AS YOUTH LEADERS TO IMPLEMENT A NEWLY DESIGNED CURRICULUM GUIDE ON PREGNANCY PREVENTION THAT USES THEIR MEDIA AS A CENTERPIECE. THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE, ALONG WITH A DVD OF THE WORK, WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. WE ALSO WORKED WITH TEENS IN MERCED COUNTY, TEACHING CITIZEN JOURNALISM USING PHOTOGRAPHY, WRITING, AND AUDIO. THEIR WORK FOCUSED ON HOMELESSNESS, INCLUDING YOUTH AND FAMILY POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS; MULTIGENERATIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE; AND COMMUNITY PROVIDE. THEY WERE TRAINED AS YOUTH LEADERS TO USE THEIR STORIES TO ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE, AND TO EDUCATE AND INFORM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 MIKE NEWHOUSE RUTH SEROUSSI DIRECTOR VICE-PRES. SPOUSE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DRIECTOR AND THE BOARD AS WHOLE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C TRANSACTIONS ARE REVIEWED AND AUTHORIZED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A WHEN NEW MANAGEMENT POSITONS ARE CREATED OR SALARY INCREASES FOR EXECUTIVE STAFF ARE CONSIDERED, VENICE ARTS REVIEWS THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION REGARDING COMPENSATION IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR TO ASSURE THAT VENICE ARTS SALARIES ARE WITHN AN APPROPRIATE RANGE. THIS REVIEW INCLUDES PERIODIC REVIEW OF THE SALARY AND BENEFITS REPORT OF AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS AND A SIMILAR REPORT PRODUCED BY THE CENTER FOR NONPRIFIT MANGEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B SEE 15A EXPLANATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE FORM 990 IS POSTED TO GUIDESTAR WEBSITE EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 105,991 21,509 667