NEWS: FALL
2012
A LETTER from the Executive Director
This past year was another exciting one for Creative Arts Workshop. We continue to have strong enrollment for our classes and workshops. A highlight of the year was Hats Off! - a fundraiser that celebrated headwear of all descriptions, from the casual cap to the fanciful fascinator. Hats Off! was attended by over 150 people, and Connecticut’s finest drag queens and male models were featuring in our runway auction where they modeled a juried selection of fabulous headwear, created by artists, designers, students and other hat-obsessed creatives.
The 43rd Celebration of American Crafts ran for eight weeks in November and December, allowing us to showcase a stellar range of contemporary fine crafts made by more than 300 artists from across the country. As part of the Celebration, we were pleased to offer our new Craft Education Series starting with 21st Century Craft: A Conversation with Chris Amundsen, Executive Director of the American Craft Council. This event was moderated by John S. Gordon, the Benjamin Attmore Hewitt Assistant Curator of American Decorative Arts, Yale University Art Gallery. Nina Binin, Linda Briggs, Nancy Duble and Joyce Greenfield deserve special thanks for overseeing the Celebration.
Our Hilles Gallery hosted a number of excellent exhibitions, including Cultural Passages: Accelerate, a show curated by Very Special Arts and featuring the work of artists with disabilities. In conjunction with Accelerate, CAW also presented a special exhibition of work by self-identified CAW students with disabilities. In May, we presented Boundless: New Works in Contemporary Printmaking with Juror Anne Coffin, founder and Executive Director of International print Center New York.
The Workshop would not be what it is without our dedicated faculty and staff who demonstrate every day their commitment to the visual arts. With their hard work and the generous support of our donors, we look forward to continuing to present innovative visual arts programs and exhibitions for our community.
2011-12 Operating Budget
Total Income: $971,972
- 58% Earned
- 21% Fundraising
- 15% Contributions
- 6% Grants
Total Expenses: $998,814
- 57% Programs
- 24% Administration
- 15% Fundraising
- 4% Marketing
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