The fiscal year 2016-2017 was a year of Firsts for Arts On Main in an extraordinary period of growth and stability. From coming together to meet and exceed the Cook Foundation Challenge, through the success of our first Open Juried Exhibition, the expansion of the enrichment program, the triumph of RiverJam, to our considerable role in organizing and hosting major parts of the Gloucester Arts Festival’s first Plein Air week, it has been a year of challenges sought and overcome. With the help and involvement of countless of our members, partners, supporters, volunteers and donors, we have much achieved so much for which we can all take pride.
July 2016 through June 2017 at Arts On Main
July
• 5th anniversary celebration
• Meeting the Cook Challenge
• Exhibit of Vernon Carter Collection to benefit Woodville school
August
• Mullins Sisters concert
• Jeffro exhibit
September
• Carvers and Cabinetmakers exhibit
October
• First Member’s Juried show
• First “Movie On Main”
November
• Animal Art show with GMHS
• Gala—First Sell out crowd
December
• Holiday Art Show
• Community Orchestra and the Snow Queen
January
• Hired First Paid Staff—Betsy and Alisa
• Found art show
February
• Monti Sykes Mayan Art Show
• VMFA speaker on Mayan art
March
• Carolyn Dudley show
• Donor recognition event
• Pat Dews week long workshop
• First Singer/Songwriter Concert by Julie Clarke
April
• Art in Flowers exhibit of floral arrangements interpreting artwork
• 1200+ visitors for Daffodil Festival
• GCG Kids workshop
• RiverJam—FIRST, almost $20,000
May
• Kay Van Dyke show
• First Gloucester Arts Festival and week long plein air event
June
• First Open Juried Show
• Singer/Songwriter, Tray and Joann Eppes
• After school Art Enrichment Program ends 5th year with 550+ kids in 4 schools benefiting. Over 1200 kids impacted to date. Support for the GCF, VCA, Gwathmey, Treakle, Edward T. Bedford foundations and many individuals and business.
