STATE OF THE ART(S INITIATIVE)

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Gregory Mosher

 Passport to Columbia TIC

ArtsLink

 Gatsby CUArts Global Artist in Residencies

 University Artist Program CAAL (Columbia Alumni Arts League)

Five Year Report

The least certain but most gratifying result of five years effort is that a great and growing number of Columbians of all ages and affiliations now regard a comprehensive arts website, free museum admission, and easy, affordable access to both campus attractions and NYCs finest cultural events as part of plain everyday Columbia life.

Five Year Report

135,836 tickets through the TIC 38,000 annual free student visits to museums $179,064 in Gatsby Grants 6,000 CAAL Members 9 full time staffers, 20 part time student staff

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Presidents Office

School of the Arts

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Endowment crashes 40% budget cut

Petition
Without the Columbia Arts Initiative, I might not have come to Columbiaone of Columbias main selling points when it reaches out to admitted students from across this countryis that it facilitates access to this city. -Kenny Durrell, CC12

Petition
It just might be the one thing about life at Columbia that I can claim to love in its entirety. -Barry Weinberg, CC12 I love the Arts Initiative! :) -Karishma Habbu, CC13

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Mosher leaves (October 2010) Advocates for the Arts Initiative: promised input on decision to appoint new head

Melissa Smey

Miller Theater

How Were Doing

9 staff 3 staff, one vacancy, Melissa
part time

CUArts Global defunct

University Artist program gone

How Were Doing

Ticket discounts Website out of date Three museums left passport The Frick, Guggenheim, Whitney

How Were Doing

CAAL membership declining NSOP events gone Commencement Carnival canceled

How Were Doing: Gatsby Edition

$70,314 (2008) $47,301 (2011) Largest Award: $3,419 $1,150

How Were Doing: CBC

Columbia Ballet Collaborative Free space in Miller, now subsidy has ended
Payment plan over three years

Would go the head of the Arts Initiative, now

one person has both roles

Problems
$$$ Melissa Smeys dual appointment leaves her no time to give to CUArts

Needs
Institutionalize student input through committee Money Independent director, with the time needed to

give to CUArts
Adequate staff (full time and student) to sustain

ArtsLink, Passport, website, Gatsby, etc.

Questions?