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The Shunpike is excited to announce the next installment of their successful Accountability & the Arts series. "Crafting the Ask" will be held Monday, April 14th at 7pm in the Seattle Center House. This session will offer advice for face-to-face donor solicitation, featuring Passages Northwest Development Director Laurie Johnson, Passages Northwest Board Secretary Nancy Ward, and Shunpike's own Development Director, Rebecca Olson.
Welcome New Partner Artists and Sustainable Organizations!
Shunpike's Programs are growing faster than ever. We're providing more services to more arts groups and projects from more places around Seattle than ever before. In both of our main programs, we welcome new partners this spring.
In the Partner Artist fiscal sponsorship program, we've decided to move to a quarterly application cycle. The first round of new projects and organizations just came aboard and we're very excited to introduce them:
- On the Meditation of Man and Dinosaurs, produced by Backwards Ensemble Theatre Company
- Mother Courage, produced by Edge Theatre Ensemble
- The K of D, produced by Renata Friedman and Braden Abraham
- Implied Violence, a performance ensemble
- Poet Populist, a project of Ampersand Arts
- SNOW Project, a project by choreographer and dancer Allison VanDyke
- The Ten Thousand Things, produced by Millenium Ten Productions
- The Upstart Crow Project, led by Maria Dahvana Headley
The next application deadline is June 2. More info available on our website.
In the meantime, we've been talking with many good candidates for our Sustainable Organizations program services, and happily announce new partnerships with Open Circle Theater Company, Twelfth Night Productions, and renewed partnership with Degenerate Art Ensemble, and Music Works NW. We look forward to helping them attain their goals for this next year.
Accountability & the Arts: Crafting The Ask
Next month is the next installment of our Accountability & the Arts series. Crafting The Ask will be held Monday, June 16th at 7pm in the Seattle Center House. This session will offer advice for face-to-face donor solicitation. Whether a board member, artist, development staff, or avid supporter, this session will help you get down your pitch and ask for the support your project deserves. It will feature arts fundraising specialist Laurie de Koch, Passages Northwest Board Secretary Nancy Ward, and Shunpike's own Development Director, Rebeccca Olson.
Accountability & the Arts:
Crafting the Ask
Monday June 16th, 2008 @ 7pm
Seattle Center House - 3rd Floor - Room 311
Free and open to the public.
RSVPs appreciated but not required
programs@shunpike.org
Save the Date! Shunpike Summer Party on August 3
UPDATE: DATE CHANGE - OUR ANNUAL FREE EVENT HAS MOVED TO THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21.
This summer, the Shunpike introduces it's first annual free summer party, celebrating all of the amazing artists, funders, volunteers, partners, donors, administrators, and other arts organizations that help make our community. The event will be free and open to the public, involving plenty of food, drink, and entertainment for all. More information to come...
Partner Artists: Upcoming Events
Artreach takes place several times a year, offering a great opportunity to appreciate and purchase works by local talent. The next event takes place May 13 at See Sound Lounge. More information is available here.
Assemblage participates in On the Boards Northwest New Works Festival, with a lobby installation, May 17-18.
Balagan Theatre presents Charles Mee's Big Love, through May 17.
Crawl Space Gallery presents Fencing Youth, by member-artist Tony Weathers, through May 11. Also opening May 17, MAPPING, through June 8. More info on their website.
Live Girls! Theater presents Quickies Volume 9, featuring six new short plays from ladies all over the country, through May 24.
Seattle Poetry Slam takes place weekly, Wednesday nights at Tost. More information is available at the website.
Vania Bynum will present selections from her work, Excerpts from the Soul of a Woman as a part of Central District Forum's The Creation Project Showcase, May 16 and 17.
Youth Speaks Seattle presents the Seattle Youth Poetry Grand Slam Finals, Sunday, May 18 at Seattle University.
Sustainable Organizations: Upcoming Events
Open Circle Theater presents Ghost Sonata, through May 10. Click here for more info.
Seattle Public Theatre presents Spokesong, May 16 - June 8. Click here for more info.
The Shunpike is excited to announce the next installment of their successful Accountability & the Arts series. "Finding Support from Local Businesses" will be held Monday, April 14th at 7pm in the Seattle Center House. This session will offer methods and tools for identifying, contacting, and working with local businesses who want to sponsor small and emerging arts groups. It will feature Sue Guthrie, Senior Development Associate for the Seattle International Film Festival.
Through monetary sponsorship, in-kind donations, purchased advertising, or discounted rates, there are many ways a small business can enhance the resources of a small arts organization. In this one-hour workshop, find out how projects and organizations in the arts can reach out to some of the thousands of Seattle's local businesses and establish mutually beneficial relationships.
Next Week!
Accountability & the Arts: Finding Support from Local Businesses
Next Monday is the next installment of our Accountability & the Arts series. Finding Support from Local Businesses will be held Monday, April 14th at 7pm in the Seattle Center House. This session will offer methods and tools for identifying, contacting, and working with local businesses who want to sponsor small and emerging arts projects and groups in the area. It will feature Sue Guthrie, Senior Development Associate for the Seattle International Film Festival.
Accountability & the Arts:
Finding Support from Local Businesses
Monday April 14th, 2008 @ 7pm
Seattle Center House - 3rd Floor - Room 311
Free and open to the public.
RSVPs appreciated but not required
programs@shunpike.org
Partner Artists: Upcoming Events
Seattle Poetry Slam presents the 2008 Grand Slam, Sunday April 27, at Chop Suey. The Seattle Poetry Slam takes place weekly, Wednesday nights at Tost. More information is available at the website.
Youth Speaks Seattle presents the Seattle Youth Poetry Slam series, taking place this month on April 18, at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center.
Balagan Theatre presents Big Love, April 24 - May 17.
Crawl Space Gallery presents Place/Setting, an installation by Member artist Tim Brown. Through April 13. More info on their website.
Live Girls! Theater presents The Cowgirl Kickoff Cabaret, a Season-Opening Party and first quarterly cabaret event, Saturday April 12.
Rivet Magazine released Issue 20, The Space Issue, on February 21. Order a copy here.
Sustainable Organizations: Upcoming Events
Open Circle Theater presents Ghost Sonata, April 11 - May 10. Click here for more info.
Our American Theater Company presents Picnic, thru April 13. Click here for more info.
Seattle Public Theatre presents The Sweetest Swing in Baseball, thru April 13. Click here for more info.
Second Story Repertory presents Urinetown, thru Apr 26. Click here for more info.
Accountability & the Arts: Finding Support from Local Businesses
The Shunpike is excited to announce the next installment of their successful Accountability & the Arts series. Finding Support from Local Businesses will be held Monday, April 14th at 7pm in the Seattle Center House. This session will offer methods and tools for identifying, contacting, and working with local businesses who want to sponsor small and emerging arts projects and groups in the area. It will feature Sue Guthrie, Senior Development Associate for the Seattle International Film Festival.
Accountability & the Arts:
Finding Support from Local Businesses
Monday April 14th, 2008 @ 7pm
Seattle Center House - 3rd Floor - Room 311
Free and open to the public.
RSVPs appreciated but not required
programs@shunpike.org
Partner Artists: Upcoming Events
Seattle Poetry Slam takes place weekly, Wednesday nights at Tost. More information is available at the website.
Sound Theatre Company presents Troilus and Cressida through March 29 at Magnuson Park.
Stimulate Dance performs Male Sexuality in 12 Minutes Max, March 16 and 17 at On the Boards. More info here.
Two Hours Traffic presents the World Premiere of I and You, He, She and Her, by Lisa Hopp. March 13 - 15, Freehold Theater.
Youth Speaks Seattle presents the Seattle Youth Poetry Slam series, taking place this month on March 21st at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center.
Balagan Theatre presents Romeo and Juliet, through March 22.
Crawl Space Gallery presents Place/Setting, an installation by Member artist Tim Brown. Mar 22 - April 13. Opening Sat Mar 22, 6 - 9 PM. More info on their website.
RK Productions presents Reefer Madness, the Musical, through March 22 at Live Girls Theatre.
Rivet Magazine released Issue 20, The Space Issue, on February 21. Order a copy here.
Sustainable Organizations: Upcoming Events
Open Circle Theater presents RUR (Rossum's Universal Robots), through March 22. Click here for more info.
Seattle Public Theatre presents The Sweetest Swing in Baseball, March 21 - April 13. Click here for more info.
Second Story Repertory presents Urinetown, March 28 - Apr 26. Click here for more info.
New Year, New Office
In the spirit of the new year, the Shunpike established a new home early in January, moving from the Seattle Center to Pioneer Square. If you're going to come visit us, you'll find us on the fourth floor of the Pioneer Building at the corner of First and Yesler.
Thank you to the Boeing Company!
In December, the Shunpike received a wonderful holiday present. The Boeing Company presented us with an unsolicited contribution, representing the 2007 Special Innovation Award in Arts and Culture. This award caps off a momentous year of fundraising and partnership for the Shunpike. Our thanks goes out to the Boeing Company and especially Karin Leslie, Community Investor for Boeing's Global Corporate Citizenship Program in the Northwest Region, who surprised us with the news. We hope this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship!
Accountability & the Arts: Planning Effective Special Events
The Shunpike is excited to announce the next installment of their successful Accountability & the Arts series. Planning Effective Special Events will be held Monday, February 11th at 7pm in the Seattle Center House. This session will offer strategies and techniques for maximizing the raising of funds and fun at special events. It will feature the talented local event-planning team of the Adventure School.
Accountability & the Arts:
Planning Effective Special Events
Monday February 11th, 2008 @ 7pm
Seattle Center House - 3rd Floor - Room 311
Free and open to the public.
RSVPs appreciated but not required
programs@theshunpike.org
Partner Artists: Upcoming Events
Welcome new Shunpike Partner Artists A&E Stimulate Dance Company, Helsinki Syndrome, New Century Theatre Company, RK Productions, Seattle Poetry Slam, and Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival!Stimulate Dance will perform two shows in Portland, February 8th and 9th. More information here.
Balagan Theatre will open Romeo and Juliet, February 28 thru March 22.
Crawl Space Gallery presents Deleterious, a site-specific installation by guest artist Matt Mitros. Through February 10. More info on their website.
Helsinki Syndrome performs Upper Culmination at 12 Minutes Max, February 17 and 18 at On the Boards.
Manifold Motion presents Miscellanea, an evening of dance, poetry, video and visual art at Youngstown Cultural Art Center, February 28 thru March 2.
Two Hours Traffic presents Matt & Ben, by Mindy Kaling and Brenda Whithers.
Seattle Poetry Slam takes place weekly, Wednesday nights at Tost. More information is available at the website.
Youth Speaks Seattle presents the Seattle Youth Poetry Slam series, taking place this month on February 16th at Richard Hugo House.
Sustainable Organizations: Upcoming Events
Our American Theatre Company presents Curse of the Starving Class, February 18 and 19. Click here for more info.
Seattle Public Theatre presents Three Days of Rain, thru February 24. Click here for more info.
Second Story Repertory presents Born Yesterday, thru March 1. Click here for more info.
Wing-it Productions has various events, including Dartmondo, thru March 15. Click here for more info.
SEATTLE - The Shunpike is excited to announce the next installment of their successful Accountability & the Arts series. "Planning Effective Special Events" will be held Monday, February 11th at 7pm in the Seattle Center House. This session will offer strategies and techniques for maximizing the raising of funds and fun at special events. It will feature the talented local event-planning team of the Adventure School.
Dear Friends,
As we approach the end of the year, the Shunpike would like to express our gratitude for all of your incredible support. Without it, we would not be able to offer the unique and important services and programs that are improving the business of art in Seattle every day.
2007 has been a year of growth and change, including the hiring of a new full-time staff, an updated logo and website, and a steady increase in the number of arts groups served. This has been a very exciting time for us and for our partners, as we continue to find more ways to increase sustainability in Seattle's arts community.
The past year saw growth in all three of our primary programs: Partner Artists, Sustainable Organizations, and Accountability and the Arts. Every month, more artists come to the Shunpike for assistance in finance, organizational management and arts administration. Yet again, we look forward to expanding these services and growing the number of those artists again in 2008.
If you've been anywhere near the arts in the last year, you've probably seen companies that have benefitted from the Shunpike's work. From the theatre projects of 365 Seattle, Seattle Public Theater and Absurd Reality Theatre to the cutting edge visual arts at Crawl Space Gallery; from the bold brand-new spaces of Theatre Off Jackson's forthcoming Exit 162 Arts and Balagan Theater Company's new Capitol Hill facility to the cultural projects of Ignition Northwest; from contemporary performance groups such as Zoe | Juniper, Manifold Motion, and Degenerate Art Ensemble to the literary explorations of Rivet Magazine, we've provided guidance and support to dozens of arts groups in the challenging matters of business.
In each instance, we've partnered with an organization to help them serve their community more effectively and efficiently by improving their fundraising, financial operations, and community support. We've offered assistance in Board Development, Strategic Planning, Fiscal Sponsorship, Bookkeeping, Budgetting, Grantwriting, and Communications. The result has been organizations that are stronger, more stable and more engaged.
Every bit of Shunpike's success is due to you, our supporters. You have shared in our hopes and dreams. You've helped to bring them alive. The arts in Seattle have already been affected with positive change that will last far into the future. With your help, we hope to further the cause again in 2008.
While we celebrate our successes, there is always far more for us to do. And we'll need you there with us. It isn't too late to give in 2007! Our annual campaign is winding down, and we welcome any last-minute support. Remember that your tax-deductible gift to the Shunpike benefits all 42 of the organizations we serve. If you would like to make a contribution, please visit us online.
Thanks for all your support,
Board of Directors
Caroline Renard, President
Suzanne Greenfield, Treasurer
Rebecca Denk, Secretary
Nick Barnett
Claire Foley Hawkins
Terri Hiroshima
Dan Mayer
Molly McCarthy
Karina Miller
Mara Rogers
Eric Schinfeld
Staff
Andy Fife, Executive Director
Rebecca Olson, Development Director
Frank Chiachiere, Senior Programs Advisor
Michelle Lewis, Senior Development Advisor
Factory Party Tomorrow! RSVP Today!
Join us at the Shunpike's third annual Factory Party!
Once again, the Shunpike takes you back to 1970s New York, where the artists were the art, the vibe was DIY and the dress was retro even before it had been worn the first time. Most important were the parties, where the glamorous, the hip and the creative mingled and collaborated until the break of dawn.
Accountability & the Arts: Shoestring Marketing & Budget PR
The Shunpike is excited to announce the next installment of their successful Accountability & the Arts series. Shoestring Marketing & Budget PR will be held Monday, November 12th at 7pm in the Seattle Center House. This session will explore techniques for effective marketing with limited resources, featuring local PR consultant Jennifer Rice.
Getting the word out about projects and presentations in the arts can be difficult when time and money are of the essence. There are many methods and strategies for communicating with the community. It is important for arts organizations of all sizes and kinds to determine what marketing resources they have on hand and how to maximize their public relations. Jennifer Rice has worked as a Public Relations specialist with 5th Avenue Theatre, ACT, and Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center. She recently founded her own independent firm, Rice Public Relations, and is dedicated to finding affordable publicity solutions for small arts organizations.
Accountability & the Arts:
Shoestring Marketing and Budget PR
Monday November 12th, 2007 @ 7pm
Seattle Center House - 3rd Floor - Room 311
Free and open to the public.
RSVPs appreciated but not required
programs@theshunpike.org
Partner Artists: Upcoming Events
365 Days/365 Plays concludes 365 world-premiere plays by Suzan-Lori Parks with a marathon finale on Nov. 11. Visit their website for more information.
Balagan Theatre is presenting Cloud Nine, thru Nov 10 at Balagan's Brand New Location at 12th and Pike!
Crawl Space Gallery features Insistent Imagery: Bird, Elevator, Gallery and Star Wars, recent paintings by Crawl Space member artist Brad Biancardi. Through Nov. 11. More info on their website.
Ignition Northwest presents SeaCompressionSix: Unicorns and Rainbows, Nov. 10.
Live Girls Theater presents 800 Words: The Transmigration of Philip K. Dick, thru Nov 17. Click here for more information.
Sound Theatre Company presents The Further Adventures of Anse and Bhule in No-Man's Land, thru Nov 18.
Two Hours Traffic presents Samuel Beckett's Endgame, Nov 16 - Dec 2.
Unicycle Collective presents Monolodge III, Nov 9 & 10. Click here for more information.
Work-It Productions presents Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, Nov 2 - Dec 1. Click here for more information.
Sustainable Organizations: Upcoming Events
Second Story Repertory presents A Chorus Line, thru Dec 1. Click here for more info.
Wing-it Productions has various events, including Reunion Tour, thru Nov 16. Click here for more info.
SEATTLE - The Shunpike is excited to announce the next installment of their successful Accountability & the Arts series. "Shoestring Marketing & Budget PR" will be held Monday, November 12th at 7pm in the Seattle Center House. This session will explore techniques for effective marketing with limited resources, featuring local PR consultant Jennifer Rice.
Announcing Our New Executive Director
Please join us in welcoming Andy Fife as the Shunpike's new Executive Director! Before he began at Shunpike, Andy worked for many years managing arts endeavors in Seattle and other areas of the country. At Consolidated Works, Seattle's former multi-disciplinary contemporary art center, he served as Director of Operations, managing production and administration. His Seattle experience also includes Publicist for Seattle International Film Festival and coordinator for several projects and workshops in the area. We're thrilled to have Andy on board. Drop him an email at andy [at] shunpike and say hi!
The Factory Party: Because Art Ain't Free!
Join us -- and meet Andy -- at the Shunpike's third annual Factory Party!
Once again, the Shunpike takes you back to 1970s New York, where the artists were the art, the vibe was DIY and the dress was retro even before it had been worn the first time. Most important were the parties, where the glamorous, the hip and the creative mingled and collaborated until the break of dawn.
Creative Conversations: Taking Stock
Emerging Arts Leaders present opportunity-focused findings from a year of Creative Conversations and a screening of Nonfiction Media's film chronicling emerging arts leadership in the Puget Sound region.
This evening is an opportunity for anyone with an interest in expanding the region's cultural vitality through in-depth collaborations and cross-industry facilitation.
Creative Conversations: Taking Stock
Wednesday October 10th, 2007 at 6pm
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
4408 Delridge Way SW, Seattle 98106
Free and open to the public
Partner Artists: Upcoming Events
ajusticenetwork and Brownbox present Humanature: An Urban Dance Drama, Oct 12-20 at the Rainier Valley Cultural Center.
365 Days/365 Plays continues with 365 world-premiere plays by Suzan-Lori Parks. Visit their website for more information.
Absurd Reality Theatre presents Longenpalooza II--A Longenbaugh Sampler, Oct 21 at Seattle Center's Center House.
Artreach is holding an art event/party, prePumpkin on Oct 23 at See Sound Lounge.
Balagan Theatre presents Cloud Nine, Oct 18 - Nov 10 at Balagan's Brand New Location at 12th and Pike!
Crawl Space Gallery features Tantrums, a multi-media Studio Intensive Residency Exhibition by Michelle Fried. Through Oct. 14. More info on their website.
Live Girls Theater presents 800 Words: The Transmigration of Philip K. Dick, Oct 19 - Nov 17. Click here for more information.
Rivet is holding its 3rd Annual Art Auction Oct 16, at Crawl Space.
Stone Soup Theatre presents Mystery Madness: a trilogy of terror , Oct 17 - Nov 10.
Sustainable Organizations: Upcoming Events
Wing-it Productions has various events, including Reunion, Oct 4-19, Nov 1-16. Click here for more info.
Seattle Public Theater presents Halcyon Days through October 21. Click here for more info.
The Shunpike, a nonprofit arts services organization, is hiring a development director to handle fundraising for the organization and provide fundraising services to its clients.
Dear Shunpike Supporters and Friends,
I am pleased to update you on the completion of the first major step in our organization's transition: the hiring of our new executive director, Andy Fife!