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2021 Annual Report

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Director's Message

I had the startling realization today that this in only my second annual report! I had to do a reality check, how can it have only been two years? It seems like a lifetime ago that I took on the role of Executive Director for Art Possible Ohio. Since 2019 we have gone from a staff of one to a team of two, changed our organization name and brand, endured a global pandemic, moved to virtual formats for most of our programming, exhibited Accessible Expressions Ohio in a museum outside Columbus for the first time in 25 years, grappled with social issues, political turmoil, and economic uncertainty. It has been a lot. Fortunately we have not done it alone. We are all tired and dazed. We are all looking around wondering how we will emerge and recover. When I feel weary of questions like "what will the new normal look like?" I remind myself that "normal" never actually was normal. I think about how artists and creatives challenge us to question "normal" because it is at best limiting and at its worst dangerously complacent. I invite us to go into 2022 encouraging each other to stop trying to shrink ourselves into those "normal" places we have outgrown.

2021 In Numbers

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946 students directly served by Adaptation Integration, and Arts teaching artist residencies.

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1,147 people attended live Art Possible Ohio programs online.

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45 artists selected for Accessible Expressions Ohio 2021

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8,924 paid to artists with disabilities in artwork sales, awards, and honoraria

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$2,104 donated by individuals

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$155,121 earned in grants and contracts and used in educational and public programming

2021 Highlights

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Possibility Talks

Virtual programming has allowed us to change the way we think about programming in really exciting ways. For example, we can work with speakers and presenters that we previously would not have been able to work with because of financial or travel restrictions. It has also increased our audience. An in person ReelAbilities screening might […]

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2021 Accessible Expressions Ohio at the Springfield Museum of Art

2021 was a big year for Accessible Expressions Ohio and Art Possible Ohio. For the first time since it began in 1996, Accessible Expression Ohio had its opening exhibition in an accredited art museum outside of central Ohio. The show was installed at the Springfield Museum of Art in Springfield, Ohio from March 27th, 2021 […]

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Bridgeway Academy Artwork Installation

Longtime partner Bridgeway Academy dedicated their new building this year. It has been a long process for Bridgeway and the staff and students are so deserving of this beautiful facility. Over the summer, Art Possible Ohio worked with teaching artist Bryan Moss (left) to create the artwork pictured. Bryan worked with students in the classroom […]

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Thank You Donors, Members, and Program Funders

$50,000-100,000

Ohio Department of Education, Ohio Arts Council

$50,000-100,000

$1,000-49,999

Kennedy Center for the Arts, Greater Columbus Arts Council

$1,000-49,999

$500-999

The Roland and Linda Lindsay Charitable Fund

$500-999

$100-499

Sarah Bullington, Mary Czekalinski, Andrew Hall, Christy & Scott Kline, Mohamed Sabrah, Ashley Bartman Watson, Pamela Whitely

$100-499

$50-99

Michael Brennan, Wayne Cocchi, Thomas Kromer, Mary Leiby, Joanna Pinkerton

$50-99

$1-49

Barbara Airulla, Amazon Smile, Amanda Bagby, Jen Cockrell, John Hale, Amy Ranalli

$1-49

Support Us

Art Possible Ohio values every contribution and understands that every amount is personally significant. Here are some examples of how your support impacts our work.

infographic with heading at the top and a series of eight circles in purple stacked down the center of the page each with a dollar amount. Each circle has a small arrow pointing to text. From top to bottom, left to right the document reads: ART POSSIBLE OHIO SUPPORT OUR MISSION Art Possible Ohio values every contribution. Visit https://artpossibleohio.org/support/ What impact can your donation make? $25 Pays for an artist to enter Accessible Expressions Ohio and potentially have their work exhibited in a museum and throughout Ohio. $50 Allows us to screen a ReelAbilities film and provide that screening to the community for free. $100 Covers the cost to install and deinstall a traveling Accessible Expressions Ohio art exhibition or sponsors an award for an exceptional AEO artist. $250 rovides art supplies for an Adaptation, Integration, and Arts classroom for a full year. $500 Pays for a month of weekly arts instruction for a school participating in Adaptation, Integration, and Arts. $1000 Pays for a year of thought-provoking Possibility Talks lead by advocates and artists with disabilities. $5000 Sponsors a year-long paid internship at Art Possible Ohio for an artist or creative professional with a disability..

FY21 Financial Breakdown

Income

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$185,072 - Grants

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$18,264 - Earned Revenue

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$8, 305 - Individual Donors

Expense

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$76,530 - School Programs

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$35,359 - Public Programs

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$23,607 - Cultural Access

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$25,454 - Careers in the Arts

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$16,858 - Operations

Looking Forward to 2022

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Art Possible is committed to providing excellent experiences, engaging the broadest possible audiences, and breaking down barriers to participation. Specific accommodations are listed for each program; requests for other professional services should be made at least two weeks in advance.

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