What did we do with all that generosity? We put it to work!
Your support allowed us to increase Open Studio hours - including adding much-requested Saturday open hours. We added staff -- key to sustaining a safer and more welcoming studio space! We added two new weekly workgroups - Fiber Art on Wednesdays and Open Draw on Saturdays.
Open Studio was buzzing, and we reached capacity frequently! (Frankly - we're busting at the seams and having a pretty great time while we're at it!) In addition to the countless amount of art materials used in studio, we were able to share over $10,000 worth of art supplies, material, and equipment with other organizations (including ArtStreet and Working Classroom), educators, and individuals.
We hosted more classes - 89 in 2023 up from 27 in 2022 - which not only created paid opportunities for artist-teachers in our community but allowed us to offer access to a wide variety of art-making methods.
We were also able to thoughtfully invest much of the Turner Bequest in short-term and high-yield Treasury Bonds. And perhaps most impactfully - we invested in our staff and our programs! Staff and volunteer time was used to restart our Artist Consignment gallery, continue updates to our Printmaking Studio, and work on the huge task of cleaning and organizing our storage and work spaces to make more accessible, functional, and welcoming space for you to come and create.
There's so much more to share from what was truly a banner year, but we'll save it for the Annual Report. Stop by the studio to see our work and your generosity in action - and join in the fun!
