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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 2,586,988 | 3,143,407 | 3,244,617 | 2,947,876 | 3,477,641 | 15,400,529 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 2,586,988 | 3,143,407 | 3,244,617 | 2,947,876 | 3,477,641 | 15,400,529 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 1,178,982 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 14,221,547 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 2,586,988 | 3,143,407 | 3,244,617 | 2,947,876 | 3,477,641 | 15,400,529 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 12,081 | 24,400 | 27,073 | 15,625 | 26,850 | 106,029 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 5,594 | 26,171 | 65,569 | 8,666 | 4,261 | 110,261 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 15,616,819 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11: | DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. |
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| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THE BOARD HAS APPROVED THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | FOUNDED IN 1977 BY MARTHA BECK (1938-2014), THE DRAWING CENTER STARTED AS A WAY TO EXHIBIT ART BY LIVING ARTISTS IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD, AS WELL AS TO ADVANCE A MEDIUM THAT BECK VIEWED AS BROADLY OVERLOOKED. FIRST HOUSED IN A GROUND-FLOOR WAREHOUSE SPACE AT 137 GREENE STREET, THE DRAWING CENTER MOVED TO ITS PRESENT LOCATION, AROUND THE CORNER AT 35 WOOSTER STREET IN 1987. THE IMPACT ON THE MEDIUM THAT THE DRAWING CENTER HAS HAD OVER THE PAST 40 YEARS IS CLEAR. DRAWING HAS TAKEN ITS PLACE AS A CENTRAL AND RESPECTED ART FORM, WITH INSTITUTIONS AND GALLERIES ACROSS THE GLOBE. IT IS THE SUBJECT OF MAJOR EXHIBITIONS THAT CONFIRM ITS ARTISTIC IMPORTANCE AND COMMERCIAL VIABILITY. THIS SHIFT IN THE FIELD HAS ALLOWED THE DRAWING CENTER TO RETHINK ITS MISSION, MOVING AWAY FROM A MORE DEFENSIVE STANCE ABOUT DRAWING-THAT IT IS LEGITIMATE, IMPORTANT, AND VALUABLE-TO A MORE EXPANSIVE AND POSITIVE EXPLORATION OF HOW DRAWING OPERATES IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE. THIS NEW INSTITUTIONAL APPROACH HAS BEEN POPULAR WITH GENERAL AUDIENCES AND THE FIELD IN GENERAL, AND THE DRAWING CENTER IS SEEING INCREASED ANNUAL ATTENDANCE FIGURES AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BROADER BASE OF SUPPORTERS. ON VIEW JUNE 2 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10, 2023, A GREATER BEAUTY: THE DRAWINGS OF KAHLIL GIBRAN FEATURED OVER ONE HUNDRED DRAWINGS BY THE PROLIFIC LEBANESE-AMERICAN ARTIST, POET AND ESSAYIST, AND COINCIDED WITH THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF GIBRAN'S WORLD-RENOWNED PUBLICATION THE PROPHET. THOUGH BEST KNOWN FOR HIS POETRY AND PROSE, GIBRAN VIEWED HIMSELF EQUALLY AS A VISUAL ARTIST, PRODUCING PAINTINGS, WATERCOLORS, SKETCHES, ILLUSTRATIONS, BOOK COVERS, AND OTHER MATERIAL AS A COMPLEMENT TO HIS WRITTEN WORK. A GREATER BEAUTY PRESENTED AN OVERVIEW OF GIBRAN'S DRAWINGS AND SKETCHES ALONGSIDE MANUSCRIPT PAGES, NOTEBOOKS, CORRESPONDENCE, MAGAZINE ILLUSTRATIONS AND ESSAYS, ANDFIRST EDITIONS, PROVIDING A GLIMPSE INTO THE ARTIST'S PRODUCTION IN THE CONTEXT OF HIS WORK AS A WHOLE. ARTIST NAUDLINE PIERRE HARNESSES THE POWER OF SPIRITUAL ICONOGRAPHY AND TRANSCENDENTAL MOTIFS IN HER LAYERED WASH DRAWINGS AND RICHLY-HUED PAINTINGS TO CREATE FICTIONAL WORLDS ROOTED IN A MYTHOLOGY OF HER OWN MAKING. IN HER EXHIBITION THIS IS NOT ALL THERE IS-PRESENTED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE EXHIBITION A GREATER BEAUTY: THE DRAWINGS OF KAHLIL GIBRAN-PIERRE CONTINUED HER EXPLORATION OF IMAGINED WORLDS, INCORPORATING DRAWINGS LARGE AND SMALL ALONGSIDE AND WITHIN SCULPTURAL ELEMENTS TO CREATE AN IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT. IN SUMMER 2023, THE DRAWING CENTER PRESENTED DRAWING OUT, AN EXHIBITION FEATURING DRAWINGS MADE BY ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE DRAWING CENTER'S 2023-2024 EDUCATION PROGRAMS: DRAWING CONNECTIONS AND DRAWING ALL STARS 2.0 WITH TEEN ART SALON. SERVING STUDENTS LOCALLY IN NEW YORK CITY, OUR EDUCATION OFFERINGS ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN ARTISTIC PRACTICES AND EXAMINE DRAWING'S ROLE IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE AND CREATIVE THOUGHT. IN OCTOBER 2023, THE DRAWING CENTER PARTNERED WITH ARION PRESS, ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING PUBLISHERS OF FINE PRESS ARTIST BOOKS, TO PRESENT A SPECIAL TWO-WEEK POP-UP AT 35 WOOSTER STREET. FOUNDED IN SAN FRANCISCO IN 1974, ARION PAIRS VISUAL ARTISTS WITH CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY TEXTS TO CREATE LIMITED-EDITION, HANDMADE BOOKS PRINTED BY LETTERPRESS AND ILLUSTRATED WITH ORIGINAL PRINTS AND DRAWINGS. A SELECTION OF ARION'S LIMITED EDITIONS WERE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE DRAWING CENTER'S BOOKSTORE, INCLUDING PORGY & BESS WITH LITHOGRAPHS BY KARA WALKER, THE LULU PLAYS WITH DRAWINGS BY WILLIAM KENTRIDGE, JIM THOMPSON'S SOUTH OF HEAVEN WITH DRAWINGS BY RAYMOND PETTIBON, MACHADO DE ASSIS'S THE ALIENIST WITH PRINTS BY CARROLL DUNHAM, AND POETRY OF SAPPHO WITH PRINTS BY JULIE MEHRETU. FROM NOVEMBER 10, 2023 - FEBRUARY 18, 2024, THE DRAWING CENTER WAS THRILLED TO PRESENT STPHANE MANDELBAUM. RAISED IN A JEWISH HOUSEHOLD IMPACTED BY THE HOLOCAUST, MANDELBAUM SOUGHT TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF HIS SUBJECT'S CHARACTERS WITH A BALLPOINT PEN, GRAPHITE, AND COLORED PENCIL, OFTEN ADDING COLLAGED MAGAZINE CLIPPINGS, SCRIBBLES, LISTS, AND TEXT IN FRENCH, ITALIAN, GERMAN, AND YIDDISH, A LANGUAGE THAT THE ARTIST HAD TAUGHT TO HIMSELF. AS A PRECOCIOUS AND SKILLFUL DRAFTSMAN, MANDELBAUM USED HIS ARTISTRY TO PROBE THE DEPTHS OF HIS OWN PERSONA BY CONJURING SOME OF THE DARKEST VISAGES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY IN EUROPE. AS A GRANDSON OF SURVIVORS, ON THE OTHER HAND, HE ENDEAVORED TO EXPLORE HIS IDENTITY AND CLAIM OWNERSHIP OF A DEVASTATING HISTORY THROUGH IMAGES THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD PREFER TO AVOID. STPHANE MANDELBAUM MARKED THE FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION OF THE EPONYMOUS BELGIAN ARTIST'S DRAWINGS IN THE UNITED STATES, FEATURING MORE THAN 60 WORKS ON PAPER, INCLUDING 16 LARGE-SCALE PORTRAITS. JOAN JONAS: ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MINERAL, ON VIEW MARCH 6 - JUNE 2, 2024, WAS THEFIRST MAJOR RETROSPECTIVE FOCUSED ON WORKS ON PAPER BY JOAN JONAS, ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EXPERIMENTAL VOICES IN AMERICAN ART OF THE POSTWAR PERIOD. THIS EXHIBITION WAS A DEFINITIVE LOOK AT THE INTEGRAL PLACE OF DRAWING IN THE CAREER OF THIS PIONEERING ARTIST. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MINERAL OCCUPIED THE ENTIRETY OF THE DRAWING CENTER'S GALLERY SPACES AND FEATURED MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED INDIVIDUAL DRAWINGS DATING FROM THE 1960S TO THE PRESENT AS WELL AS A RECENT DRAWING ENVIRONMENT. CHOSEN FROM MORE THAN 2,000 WORKS ON PAPER DRAWN BY JONAS OVER A SIXTY-YEAR PERIOD, ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MINERAL EXAMINED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ARTIST'S USE OF THE MEDIUM OF DRAWING AS A RECORDING DEVICE, AN EXPRESSION OF THE NOTION OF PROCESS, AND A WAY TO BRING IMAGERY OF THE NATURAL WORLD INTO HER PERFORMANCES AND ENVIRONMENTS. IN JUNE 2024, THE DRAWING CENTER WAS PLEASED TO PRESENT FRANK WALTER: TO CAPTURE A SOUL, THE FIRST SOLO MUSEUM EXHIBITION IN THE UNITED STATES TO FOCUS ON THE WORK OF ANTIGUAN ARTIST FRANK WALTER (1926-2009). A POLYMATH WITH A KEEN INTELLECT AND THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE, WALTER CREATED A BODY OF WORK THAT ENCOMPASSES A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS, SUBJECT MATTER, AND STYLES. DURING HIS LIFETIME WALTER PRODUCED OVER 5,000 PAINTINGS, 1,000 DRAWINGS, 600 SCULPTURES, 2,000 PHOTOGRAPHS, 468 HOURS OF RECORDINGS, AND A 50,000-PAGE ARCHIVE. ORGANIZED BY THE DRAWING CENTER'S CHIEF CURATOR CLAIRE GILMAN, TO CAPTURE A SOUL PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO NOT ONLY WALTER'S ARTISTIC PRACTICE BUT ALSO HIS RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUES OF RACE AND IDENTITY, THE LEGACY OF SLAVERY, THE COLONIAL AND POSTCOLONIAL EXPERIENCE, AND THE HISTORY AND POLITICS OF ANTIGUA, BARBUDA, AND BEYOND. ON THE OCCASION OF FRANK WALTER: TO CAPTURE A SOUL, THE DRAWING CENTER PRESENTED JOSH SMITH: LIFE DRAWING, THE FIRST EXHIBITION OF DRAWINGS BY ACCLAIMED CONTEMPORARY ARTIST JOSH SMITH. JOSH SMITH: LIFE DRAWING IS THE ARTIST'S HOMAGE TO ANTIGUAN ARTIST FRANK WALTER, A TESTAMENT TO A SHARED COMMITMENT TO APPROACHING THEIR SUBJECTS WITH HONESTY, CURIOSITY AND HUMBLE DEDICATION. THE EXHIBITION INCLUDED APPROXIMATELY THIRTY DRAWINGS BY SMITH SPANNING THE ARTIST'S CAREER. KNOWN FOR HIS VIBRANT PAINTINGS AND PRINTS RANGING FROM ABSTRACTIONS TO SUBJECTS SUCH AS LEAVES, FISH, BIRDS, "GRIM REAPERS", AND PALM TREES, SMITH HAS ALSO BEEN MAKING SIMPLE PEN AND PENCIL SKETCHES OF THESE SUBJECTS FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES. WE WERE THRILLED TO CONTINUE OUR EXPANSION OF OUR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS THROUGH OUR EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS IN FY24, WITH APPROXIMATELY 1,500 AUDIENCE PARTICIPANTS ENGAGING WITH OUR PUBLIC EXHIBITION-BASED PROGRAMS, ARTIST/CURATOR CONVERSATIONS, DRAWING WORKSHOPS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND GROUP TOURS. OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 1,800 K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS, INCLUDING 25 STUDENTS FROM PS 42 BENJAMIN ALTMAN SCHOOL; 25 STUDENTS FROM CHELSEA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL; 25 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THE LEXINGTON SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF; AND 25 STUDENTS FROM PS 347 THE AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE & ENGLISH LOWER SCHOOL. OUR ONGOING LANGUAGE ACCESS INITIATIVE PROVIDED 15 DRAWING WORKSHOP PROGRAMS TO DEAF AUDIENCES AND SPANISH LANGUAGE SPEAKERS. THE DRAWING CENTER'S PUBLICATION PROGRAM ENABLES THE PRODUCTION OF IMPORTANT AND INFLUENTIAL NEW SCHOLARSHIP ON DRAWING. ALL EXHIBITIONS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY AN EDITION OF DRAWING PAPERS, AN AFFORDABLY PRICED PUBLICATION THAT ATTRACTS A WIDE AUDIENCE, FROM STUDENTS AND FELLOW ARTISTS TO CRITICS, COLLECTORS, AND SCHOLARS. DRAWING PAPERS INCLUDE REPRODUCTIONS OF ARTISTS' WORKS, ARTIST STATEMENTS, COMMISSIONED ESSAYS, AND INTERPRETIVE TEXTS. DRAWING PAPERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE DRAWING CENTER'S ONSITE AND ONLINE BOOKSTORES, AND IN COMMERCIAL BOOKSTORES (D.A.P. | DISTRIBUTED ART PUBLISHERS DISTRIBUTE ALMOST ALL OF THESE PUBLICATIONS). THE DRAWING CENTER PARTNERS WITH THE ONLINE PUBLISHER ISSUU.COM TO OFFER ALL 140+ OF ITS PUBLICATIONS IN A READABLE FORMAT FOR FREE ONLINE (TO DATE, MORE THAN 2 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE READ OUR PUBLICATIONS ONLINE). |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A CONT. | IN FY24, WE PUBLISHED IN-HOUSE DRAWING PAPERS PUBLICATIONS AROUND STPHANE MANDELBAUM AND FRANK WALTER: TO CAPTURE A SOUL. EACH PUBLICATION FEATURES FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE ARTWORKS INCLUDED IN THE EXHIBITIONS, ALONG WITH ESSAYS BY TDC CURATORS, ARTISTS, AND SCHOLARS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOAN JONAS: ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MINERAL, THE DRAWING CENTER CO-PUBLISHED AN EXHIBITION CATALOG WITH DABA, A PRESS FOUNDED IN 2021 BY ARTIST ADAM PENDLETON FOR ARTIST'S BOOKS, BOOKS ON ART, EXPERIMENTAL WRITING AND VISUAL POETRY. THE JOAN JONAS: ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MINERAL EXHIBITION PUBLICATION EXAMINES SEVERAL DECADES OF JOAN JONAS' DRAWING PRACTICE, PRESENTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, AND INCLUDES 154 FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE ARTWORKS FEATURED IN THE PRESENTATION FROM THE 1960S TO THE PRESENT, ACCOMPANIED BY OVER 150 FULL-COLOR PAST INSTALLATION, PERFORMANCE AND FILM STILL IMAGES FROM THE ARTIST'S NOTABLE PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITIONS. THE DRAWING CENTER PRESENTS A VARIETY OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS, INCLUDING GALLERY TALKS, LECTURES, READINGS, PERFORMANCES, AND PANELS THAT PROVIDE NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE WORK ON VIEW IN OUR EXHIBITIONS. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, OUR ORGANIZATION HAS HAD TO RE-ENVISION ITS ROLE AS AN INSTITUTION WITHIN THE CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM OF NEW YORK CITY WHILE STAYING TRUE TO OUR MISSION AT THE NEXUS OF DRAWING AND CONTEMPORARY IDEAS. SPECIFICALLY, THIS TIME HAS ALLOWED US TO REIMAGINE HOW TO BEST VIRTUALLY CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER, OUR LARGER COMMUNITY, AND WITH ART AND ARTISTS. THANKS TO OUR ROBUST NEW SERIES OF ONLINE PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDES THE PARTICIPATION OF TDC CURATORS AND STAFF, ARTISTS AND OUTSIDE EXPERTS, OUR ORGANIZATION IS NOW REACHING MORE PEOPLE IN MORE PLACES THAN EVER BEFORE. IN FY24, THE DRAWING CENTER ORGANIZED PUBLIC PROGRAMS TO ACCOMPANY STPHANE MANDELBAUM; JOAN JONAS: ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MINERAL; FRANK WALTER: TO CAPTURE A SOUL, AND JOSH SMITH: LIFE DRAWING. THESE PROGRAMS ENGAGED CLOSE TO 1,500 AUDIENCE PARTICIPANTS AND FEATURED THE PARTICIPATION OF ARTISTS, WRITERS, AND CRITICS INCLUDING: DANIEL TERNA, CATHY CARUTH, BENJAMIN BUCHLOH, LEAH DICKERMAN, DEBBIE MEYER, SHIRIN NESHAT, ADAM PENDLETON, AND BARBARA PACA, AMONG OTHERS. SELECT PROGRAMS WERE RECORDED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL FUTURE AUDIENCES TO VIEW, FOR FREE, THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE ARTIST CONVERSATIONS, AND TDC'S POPULAR DRAWNOW! WORKSHOP SERIES. THE DRAWING CENTER'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE ALL OVERSEEN BY AIMEE GOOD, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. GOOD HAS BUILT THE ORGANIZATION'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FROM THE GROUND UP, AND TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO EVOLVE OUR INSTITUTION INTO A MORE INCLUSIVE AND ENGAGING PLACE FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS. THIS YEAR, WE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY SERVED IN-PERSON AUDIENCES (PRIMARILY NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS), WHILE STILL OFFERING SEVERAL TARGETED ONLINE PROGRAMS FOR UNDERSERVED AUDIENCES (SUCH AS THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING COMMUNITY). WE CONTINUED TO FORGE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH A NUMBER OF NOTEWORTHY COMMUNITY PARTNERS WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART, EDUCATION, AND EQUITY. IN FY24, WE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 3,750 INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING STUDENTS, TEACHERS, FAMILIES, AND ARTISTS. TDC'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION, AND UNIQUE AMONG SMALL NONPROFIT ART SPACES IN NEW YORK. WE OFFER A RANGE OF ON AND OFF-SITE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING D.R.A.W. (DRAW AND REFLECT ART WORKSHOPS), SINGLE-SESSION GUIDED TOURS AND ON-SITE WORKSHOPS FOR GROUPS FROM NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS; DRAWING CONNECTIONS, OUR PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WITH FOUR LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH MULTI-PART WORKSHOPS, AND DRAWNOW!, A SERIES OF ART-MAKING WORKSHOPS FOR FAMILIES OFFERED IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE. THESE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE. IN FY24, THE DRAWING CENTER CONTINUED ITS OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF NEW YORK CITY-BASED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS - MANY OF THEM FOCUSED ON DELIVERING DIRECT SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED AUDIENCES. IN ADDITION TO TEEN ART SALON, HAUSER & WIRTH, THE LEXINGTON SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, AND MANY OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ON AND OFF-SITE WORKSHOPS WERE HELD WITH: SUMMERTIME, A NONPROFIT ART STUDIO AND GALLERY IN WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN WHICH PROVIDES SPACE, MATERIALS, AND MENTORSHIP FOR NEURODIVERSE ARTISTS; THE CENTER FOR FAMILY LIFE, A NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED SOCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION RESPONDING TO EMERGING NEEDS OF FAMILIES IN NEW YORK CITY WITH EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS IN COUNSELING, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, THE ARTS, AND RECREATION; THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY'S AGUILAR BRANCH IN HARLEM, WHICH HOSTS SPANISH-LANGUAGE "DIBUJOAHORA!" WORKSHOPS BASED ON TDC'S EXHIBITIONS; CAYUGA CENTERS, A NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO HELPING CHILDREN, FAMILIES GROW THROUGH QUALITY COUNSELING, OUT-OF-HOME CARE, AND SUPPORT SERVICES; SAFE HAVEN, WHICH PROVIDES SANCTUARY FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS AWAITING REUNIFICATION WITH THEIR FAMILIES; AND WIDE RAINBOW, A CONTEMPORARY ART AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM. THIS YEAR, WE WERE THRILLED TO WELCOME STUDENTS FROM: INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE; THE RIVERVIEW SCHOOL; PS 163 ALFRED E. SMITH; PS 17K HENRY D. WOODWORTH SCHOOL; PS 86X THE KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTS SCHOOL; PS 270 THE DEKALB SCHOOL; STOREFRONT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL; MOSAIC PREPARATORY ACADEMY; PS 125 THE RALPH BUNCHE SCHOOL; PS 311 LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; CUE ART TEEN COLLECTIVE; HARVEST COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL; DIRECTIONS FOR OUR YOUTH; WIDE RAINBOW; BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL; HELENA JOHNSON SCHOOL; PS 25 THE BILINGUAL SCHOOL; AND PS 168X. IN ADDITION, THE DRAWING CENTER WELCOMED ADULT AND UNIVERSITY TOUR GROUPS FROM SOTHEBY'S INSTITUTE OF ART; TRINITY SCHOOL; YALE CLUB OF NEW YORK; THE ANSCHE CHESED SYNAGOGUE; AND THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF BELGIUM IN NEW YORK; NEW YORK UNIVERSITY TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS; SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS; PRATT INSTITUTE; CORO NEW YORK; THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK; PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN; MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE; AND SUMMERTIME GALLERY. SINCE 1977, THE DRAWING CENTER HAS BROUGHT A WIDE RANGE OF EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS TOGETHER THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF DRAWING. WE WERE THRILLED TO EXHIBIT MONOGRAPHIC SHOWS BY ARTISTS WHO EXEMPLIFY THE FREEDOM AND DIVERSITY OF THE MEDIUM OF DRAWING. WE DEEPENED OUR OFFERINGS ON ALL FRONTS THROUGH OUR EXHIBITIONS; EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES; AND ESPECIALLY PUBLIC PROGRAMMING- ADVANCING THE ARTISTS WHO COLLABORATE WITH US AND ENGAGING MORE AUDIENCES THAN EVER BEFORE. |
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