2024-02-12T12:46:49-06:00 2023-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2022-07-01 371585169 VOICES IN CONTEMPORARY ART VOIC 2129982623 50 BROADWAY 21ST FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10004 LAUREN SHADFORD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2129982623 2024-02-09 1 LAUREN SHADFORD 999009999 0 JESSICA DIGIAMO DIAZ P01994693 2126972299 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X LAUREN SHADFORD 50 BROADWAY 21ST FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10004 510577 0 X WWW.VOCA.NETWORK X 2010 NY VOCA GENERATES CRITICAL DIALOGUE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMING TO ADDRESS THE PRODUCTION, PRESENTATION, AND PRESERVATION OF CONTEMPORARY ART. 11 11 4 50 0 0 372831 445808 0 60980 332 3789 0 0 373163 510577 0 0 0 0 221757 275717 17500 17500 33878 108101 199245 347358 492462 25805 18115 457817 549773 7805 81646 450012 468127 X VOCA GENERATES CRITICAL DIALOGUE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMING TO ADDRESS THE PRODUCTION, PRESENTATION, AND PRESERVATION OF CONTEMPORARY ART. 0 0 378007 60980 JULY 25-27, 2022ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOP- LOCATION: ZOOM (VIRTUAL)THIS WAS VOCA'S 32ND ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOP, AND OUR 10TH VIRTUAL WORKSHOP, COMPRISED OF A SERIES OF THREE-HOUR SESSIONS OVER THE COURSE OF CONSECUTIVE AFTERNOONS IN JULY 2022. THE EVENT WAS ATTENDED BY WORKSHOP LEADERS SAM REDMAN, PROFESSOR OF ORAL HISTORY AT UMASS AMHERST, AND PETER OLEKSIK, MEDIA CONSERVATOR, THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART; GUEST SPEAKERS DAISY NAM, CURATOR AT BALLROOM MARFA, AND DR. IRENE ESTEVES-AMADOR, ART HISTORIAN AND CONSERVATOR; TWO VOCA STAFF, AND 16 WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS.SEPTEMBER 13, 2022VOCA ACCESS & ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVE KICK OFF MEETING- LOCATION: NYC (IN-PERSON)VOCA STAFF MET WITH COLLEAGUE HALEY MOYSE FENNING, A RESEARCHER AND CULTURAL PRODUCER WHO WE FIRST CONNECTED WITH WHEN SHE ATTENDED AN ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOP IN 2020. HALEY IS PURSUING HER DOCTORATE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX, WITH A FOCUS ON BROADENING ACCESS TO THE VITAL WORK AND IDEAS OF CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS. THROUGH THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL, HALEY WAS OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERTAKE A PLACEMENT WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT SHE'D LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO, AND SHE CHOSE VOCA. THIS MEETING MARKED THE BEGINNING OF A YEAR-LONG PROJECT WHERE HALEY HAS HELPED US TO DIVE DEEPER INTO WHAT IT MEANS TO EXPAND ACCESS AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR VOCA'S EXISTING NETWORK AND TO REACH THOSE WE HAVE YET TO MEET. SHE WILL DO THIS THROUGH BROAD AND TARGETED NETWORK OUTREACH, FEEDBACK ANALYSIS, MEMBER-CHECKING, AND DRAFTING A SUSTAINABLE PLAN FOR INCORPORATING HER FINDINGS INTO OUR PROGRAMS AND OFFERINGS.SEPTEMBER 16, 2022VOCA RESEARCH: RAUSCHENBERG YEAR FIVE PARTNERSHIP KICKOFF MEETING - LOCATION: RRF WAREHOUSE (IN-PERSON)REPRESENTATIVES VOCA, THE ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG FOUNDATION (RRF), AND THE WINTERTHUR/UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE PROGRAM IN ART CONSERVATION (WUDPAC) MET VIRTUALLY TO CONTINUE THEIR ONGOING COLLABORATION TO EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CONSERVATION OF CONTEMPORARY ART WHILE SUPPORTING AN ARTIST-ENDOWED FOUNDATION WITH IN-DEPTH COLLECTIONS RESEARCH. THIS MEETING ADDRESSED THE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS, TIMELINE, AND DESIRED OUTCOMES FOR THE FIFTH YEAR OF THIS PROJECT WHICH WILL FOCUS ON RAUSCHENBERG'S TIME-BASED MEDIA WORKS, SPECIFICALLY THE CARNAL CLOCKS SERIES. DANIELA B VILLAMIL IS THE CURRENT FELLOW, AND CHRISTINE FROHNERT & REINHARD BEK ARE STEPPING INTO THE ROLE OF MENTORS FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP YEAR. OCTOBER 6 & 7, 2022VOCA TALK: WILFREDO CHIESA (FILMING)LOCATION: WILFREDO CHIESA'S STUDIO IN BOSTON, MA (IN-PERSON)AFTER MONTHS OF PREPARATION, VOCA'S PROGRAM DIRECTOR MARGARET GRAHAM AND CONSULTANT PABLO QUIROS GARCIA MET WITH ART HISTORIAN IRENE ESTEVES-AMADOR AND A TWO-PERSON CAMERA CREW AT ARTIST WILFREDO CHIESA'S STUDIO IN BOSTON, MA TO RECORD A MULTI-HOUR INTERVIEW THAT WOULD LATER BE EDITED DOWN TO THE FINAL VOCA TALK: WILFREDO CHIESA VIDEO. THIS WAS VOCA'S FIRST-EVER TALK CONDUCTED COMPLETELEDOCTOBER 24-26, 2022ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOP FOR THE MUNCH MUSEUM- LOCATION: ZOOM (VIRTUAL) THIS WAS VOCA'S 33RD ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOP, AND OUR 11TH VIRTUAL WORKSHOP, COMPRISED OF A SERIES OF THREE-HOUR SESSIONS OVER THE COURSE OF CONSECUTIVE AFTERNOONS IN OCTOBER 2022. THE PROGRAM WAS ATTENDED BY WORKSHOP LEADERS CURATOR JEN MERGEL AND ORAL HISTORIAN ROBIN LI; GUEST SPEAKERS PETER OLEKSIK, MEDIA CONSERVATOR, THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART AND ARTIST JONATHAN ALLEN; THREE VOCA STAFF, AND 15 WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS MADE UP OF MUNCH MUSEUM STAFF AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING KODE AND THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. DECEMBER 6 & 7, 2022VOCA TALK: XANDER MARRO & PIPPI ZORNOZA (FILMING)LOCATION: DIRT PALACE IN PROVIDENCE, RI (IN-PERSON)DECEMBER 9, 2022VOCA JOURNAL, ISSUE 11: 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF VOCA'S ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOPS- LOCATION: JOAN MITCHELL FOUNDATION, NYC (VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON)GUEST EDITED BY HISTORIAN AND VOCA BOARD MEMBER RICHARD CANDIDA SMITH, THIS ISSUE IS DEDICATED TO LOOKING BACK AT 10 YEARS OF VOCA'S SIGNATURE PROGRAM, THE ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOPS. THE ISSUE INCLUDES CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PAST WORKSHOP ATTENDEES ALESSANDRA GUARASCIO,CAROLINE GIL,DANIEL ATKINSON,DANIEL BELASCO,JAN WURM,JESSICA SCOTT, AND WHITNEY MASHBURN. WE CELEBRATED THE ONLINE LAUNCH OF THIS ISSUE WITH AN IN-PERSON SALON AT THE JOAN MITCHELL FOUNDATION IN NYC. JANUARY 19 & 20, 2023VOCA RESEARCH: RAUSCHENBERG YEAR FIVE PARTNERSHIP MEETING- LOCATION: 381 & RRF WAREHOUSE (IN-PERSON)REPRESENTATIVES FROM VOCA, RRF, AND WUDPAC CONVENED VIRTUALLY TO DISCUSS THE FELLOWS' RESEARCH PROJECTS.MARCH 14-16, 2023ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOP - LOCATION: M+ MUSEUM HONG KONG (IN-PERSON)THIS WAS VOCA'S 34TH ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOP, AND OUR FIRST IN-PERSON WORKSHOP HOSTED OUTSIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL US, HELD OVER THE COURSE OF THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN MARCH 2023 AT M+ MUSEUM IN HONG KONG. THE PROGRAM WAS ATTENDED BY WORKSHOP LEADERS, CURATOR JEN MERGEL AND ORAL HISTORIAN ROBIN LI, AND VOCA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; GUEST SPEAKERS PETER OLEKSIK, MEDIA CONSERVATOR, THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART AND DAISY NAM, CURATOR, BALLROOM MARFA PRESENTED VIA ZOOM; AND 26 WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS MADE UP OF M+ MUSEUM STAFF. MARCH 23 & 24, 2023VOCA TALK: JILL SLOSBURG-ACKERMAN (FILMING)- LOCATION: JILL SLOSBURG-ACKERMAN'S STUDIO IN BOSTON, MA (IN-PERSON)AFTER MONTHS OF PREPARATION, VOCA'S PROGRAM DIRECTOR MARGARET GRAHAM AND PROGRAM COORDINATOR PABLO QUIROS GARCIA MET WITH ARTIST MIRA FRIEDLAENDER AND A TWO-PERSON CAMERA CREW AT ARTIST JILL SLOSBURG-ACKERMAN'S STUDIO IN CAMBRIDGE, MA TO RECORD A MULTI-HOUR INTERVIEW THAT WOULD LATER BE EDITED DOWN TO THE FINAL VOCA TALK: JILL SLOSBURG-ACKERMAN VIDEO.MAY 8-10, 2023ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOP: SPANISH-LANGUAGE - LOCATION: ZOOM (VIRTUAL)THIS WAS VOCA'S FIRST ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOP IN SPANISH, AND THE 12TH VIRTUAL WORKSHOP HELD BY VOCA. THIS EVENT WAS MADE UP OF A SERIES OF THREE-HOUR ZOOM SESSIONS HELD OVER THE COURSE OF THREE CONSECUTIVE AFTERNOONS IN MAY 2023. THE PROGRAM WAS ATTENDED BY WORKSHOP LEADERS SARAH SELVIDGE AND URSULA DAVILA-VILLA, GUEST SPEAKERS DANIELA RIVERA AND IRENE ESTEVES-AMADOR, FACILITATOR RUTH DEL FRESNO GUILLEM, VOCA STAFF MEMBERS LAUREN SHADFORD, MARGARET GRAHAM, AND PABLO QUIROS GARCIA, CPPC REPRESENTATIVES ALEXA HALABY AND ILEEN KOHN, AND 19 WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS. THE GROUP WAS MADE UP OF SPANISH-SPEAKING ARTS PROFESSIONALS ACROSS LATIN AMERICA, SPAIN, AND THE UNITED STATES. APRIL 6, 2023VOCA RETREAT - LOCATION: ZOOM (VIRTUAL)THE ANNUAL GATHERING OF THE VOCA BOARD, PROGRAM COMMITTEE, AND STAFF.JUNE 9, 2023MINI ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOP- LOCATION: JOAN MITCHELL FOUNDATION, NYC (IN-PERSON)THIS THREE-HOUR MINI-WORKSHOP WAS DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE JOAN MITCHELL FOUNDATION'S ARTIST FELLOWSHIP CONVENING HELD ON JUNE 9-10, 2023. OUR SESSION EXPLORED THE IMPORTANCE OF ARTIST INTERVIEWS, AND HOW THEY CAN PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP OF AN ARTIST'S WORK. PROFESSOR SAM REDMAN PROVIDED AN INTRO TO ORAL HISTORY, WHILE VOCA PROGRAM DIRECTOR MARGARET GRAHAM OUTLINED VOCA'S PROCESS FOR APPROACHING INTERVIEWS AS A TOOL FOR SHAPING YOUR NARRATIVE AND LEGACY. FINALLY, ARTIST DANIELA RIVERA ZOOMED IN TO SPEAK ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE BEING INTERVIEWED AND THE GENERATIVE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR HER 2020 VOCA TALK. THE SESSION CONCLUDED WITH A PAIR EXERCISE AND OPEN DISCUSSION WITH THE GROUP OF 25 ARTISTS. JUNE 13, 2023VOCA SALON: SUMMER IN NYC (IN-PERSON)- LOCATION: BRANT FOUNDATION & PEARL RIVER MART GALLERY, NYCTWENTY MEMBERS OF THE VOCA NETWORK GATHERED AT THE BRANT FOUNDATION'S NEW YORK CITY LOCATION FOR A PRIVATE TOUR OF ANDY WARHOL'S THIRTY ARE BETTER THAN ONE, AND THEN TRAVELED OVER TO THE PEARL RIVER MART GALLERY FOR A SPECIAL TOUR OF JUST BETWEEN US: FROM THE ARCHIVES OF ARLAN HUANGLED BY FORMER VOCA BOARD MEMBER ARLAN HUANG. JUNE 14, 2023VOCA RESEARCH: RAUSCHENBERG YEAR FIVE SUMMER FELLOWSHIP KICKOFF MEETING - LOCATION: RRF FOUNDATION OFFICE - FELLOWS: DANIELLA B. VILLAMIL (DELAWARE) & ADRIAN HERNANDEZ (NYU)REPRESENTATIVES FROM VOCA, RRF, AND WUDPAC CONVENED AT THE RRF FOUNDATION OFFICES TO PLAN THE SUMMER FELLOWSHIP. ADRIAN HERNANDEZ JOINS DANIELLA TO BE A FELLOW FOR THE SUMMER. JUNE-JULY 2023VOCA ARTTABLE FELLOWSHIP - LOCATION: REMOTE (VIRTUAL)- FELLOW: TELEASE BOWENVOCA WAS CHOSEN AS ONE OF 20 ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST AN ARTTABLE FELLOW IN 2023. THIS PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE MARKED LACK OF DIVERSITY IN ARTS EMPLOYMENT BY PROVIDING QUALITY REAL-WORK EXPERIENCES AND MENTORSHIP PLUS A $4000 STIPEND FOR 6 WEEKS OF WORK FOR WOMEN-IDENTIFYING AND NON-BINARY EMERGING PROFESSIONALS WHO SELF-IDENTIFY AS BEING FROM CULTURAL, RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND/OR SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS GENERALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE FIELD. 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THEN IT IS SHARED WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THIS POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G EDITORS/DESIGNERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 14,950. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 14,950. SPEAKERS/HONORARIUMS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 38,750. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 38,750. CONSULTANTS/TRAINERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 18,645. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 18,645. 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