Laserfiche WebLink
Future Plans*Gallery One Visual Arts Center has been in the community for over 50 years. Over <br />those years we have developed diverse sources of revenue that include <br />memberships, earned income through classes and art and gift sales, granis, <br />business sponsorships, individual donations and events. Our primary mission as a <br />nonprofit is to prbvide access to the arts for all regardless of income or ability and <br />v\e are accountable to our donors to use funds for this purpose. <br />We are able to balance our budget every year. Funds from lodging tax are not built <br />into our annual operating e&enses so \ ie are not dependent on these funds to <br />serve our mission, but they do allow us to grow our audience and promoie Kittitas <br />County. <br />Regarding a cost-recovery model, all of our events have income and expenses that <br />balance out. lt's the excess of these events that suppori our free programs for <br />youth, salaries and other general operating e)penses (utilities, repairs, etc). We <br />have accumulated a small nest egg in case of loss or une4cected expenses and <br />are currently undergoing an endowment campaign to further our susiainabilily. <br />2500 character linit <br />Application Questions: Parl 4 <br />6l Additional Information <br />Provide any additional information which will assist the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee in evaluating your <br />project and its benefit to tourism. <br />Additional lnformation Gallery One is located in dorrvntovr,n historic Ellensburg in the Steuart building, <br />directly across from the Rotary Pavilion. We purchased the building in 1999 and <br />take this responsibility seriously and treat it as an honor to have such an important <br />and prominent piece of real esiate in our community. To that end, we assume the <br />full responsibility of maintaining it's historic integrity through updates, repairs and <br />improvements. We understand that this building is more than an art cenler or <br />gallery, it is a public asset and a community gathering space. <br />As irue hope is evident in our application, we put a tremendous effort into making <br />our space available to others (Jaz.in ihe Valley, Brewfest) at little or no charge. ln <br />addition \ffe pul a considerable amount of effort to promote what vr,e do outside of <br />Kittitas County to draw visitors to the area with the hopes of increasing traffic for <br />everyone. A majority of the evenls and e*tibits that ure are promoting are free! All <br />e>fribits, our Pecha Kucha events, and the studio tour are free to eperience. <br />Seven days a week, anyone can come and experience art, use the restroom and <br />grab a glass of trater at no charge. <br />We feel our marketing plan complements the other fantastic efforts that are <br />happening in our county, ue are grateful to have access to this funding to promote <br />arts and culture in Kittitas County. <br />Over the years \ ire have learned about the impact of ihe cultural tourist (as per the <br />Dean Runyan report's average of $200/ day in spending) and ule seek to be a <br />drawto that visitor while alvrays maintaining our integrity through mission driven <br />choices to support access to the arts for all. <br />2500 character linit <br />Supporting Documents You nay upload any supporting docunents such as graphs, inages, diagrane , ryBrketing rmterials, etc. <br />GalleryOne202OSupporting Documents.pdt 466.14KB <br />Yar are allorued tosubnit upto 3 single'pge (LE Lette| docunents in JFq FFor TlFFfo{nBt <br />7l Previous Lodging Tax Grant lnformation