2024-10-15T15:13:10-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 911525518 ARTS AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED AUDIENCES ARTS 2063237190 400 Harvard Ave E Suite 202 Seattle WA 981024951 Jesse Minkert Executive Director 2063237190 2024-10-15 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X X 42776 X 38900 3875 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42776 0 0 14637 1692 0 0 6280 22609 20167 12924 0 33091 X 16693 34718 0 0 0 0 16693 34718 3769 1627 12924 33091 Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences' mission is to serve the blind and visually impaired residents of Washington state with access to arts events and to develop creative opportunities for blind and visually impaired people. AVIA provides access services for the arts, implements programs that involve visually impaired people in the creation of art, and operates information systems that reach visually impaired people. Access Services: Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences provided blind and visually impaired youth and families with access to the arts through multiple accessible programs that involved visually impaired individuals in the creation and appreciation of art. All programs were free to participants. AVIA also provided descriptive videos and live description and training, including access for installations at the Jack Straw New Media Gallery, an Introduction to Description training, and a series of Introduction to Blindness Training for artists. AVIA also conducted research into current Braille embossers and helped Jack Straw Cultural Center purchase and set up a lightweight embosser to provide on-the-spot Braille as needed for programs such as our joint summer youth program. 0 3547 The Blind Youth Audio Project: AVIA, Jack Straw Cultural Center, and the Washington State Department of Services for the Blind provided blind and visually impaired youth with the opportunity to create an original artwork working with a team of artists in Jack Straw's professional recording studios during our annual summer program. AVIA led the drama portion of the program. Our programs provided youth with accessible opportunities to learn about the art of audio production and to tell their own personal stories while collaborating with their peers. The students were inspiring. Students increased their interpersonal skills working with other disabled students and disabled adult role models and gained confidence in their own abilities for dramatic and musical expression. 0 4071 Gallery Workshops for Youth and Families: AVIA and Jack Straw Cultural Center presented a series of accessible workshops for blind and visually impaired students, sighted friends, and families. The workshops were designed in tandem with Jack Straw New Media Gallery installations to provide students and families with more understanding of each installation. Students worked with professional installation artists, writers, actors, musicians, and a legally blind audio engineer to create soundscapes, stories, and tactile art. The workshops included accessible accommodations including audio description, Braille, and orientation training on blind issues for staff, artists, and interns. We provided five accessible gallery workshops for blind and visually impaired youth, sighted friends, and families in tandem with Jack Straw New Media Gallery installations by Sasha Patrenko, Whitney Lynn, Erin Slomski-Pritz, Wei Yan, and Zack Bent. We also provided access support for youth workshop Music Creation and Audio Technology Exploration with Michael Bisio and Timothy Hill. We provided An Introduction to Blindness trainings for participating teaching artists, staff, and interns for all programs. 0 8435 16053 Jesse Minkert Executive Director and President 14 14637 0 0 Douglas Hildie Vice President 1 0 0 0 Karen Johnson Secretary 1 0 0 0 Joan Rabinowitz Treasurer 2 0 0 0 Alan Garrels Board Member 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jesse Minkert 400 Harvard Ave E Seattle WA 981024951 2063237190 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 14300 18210 17510 9394 38900 98314 5750 3398 3138 4525 3875 20686 20050 21608 20648 13919 42775 119000 119000 20050 21608 20648 13919 42775 119000 1 1 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Contract Service Fees;4300|Payroll Taxes;1311|Insurance;513|Licenses and Bank Fees;156^Total;6280^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Description;EOY Amount^Accounts Payable;1519|Payroll Tax Liabilities;108^Total;1627^