2024-04-11T21:41:41-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 473332103 CASS AREA ARTISTS CASS 2697820312 24358 Seaside Court Edwardsburg MI 49112 Allison Farkas Treasurer 2697820312 2024-04-10 Allison Farkas 999009999 1 1 11 0 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X www.cassareaartists.org X X 7161 X 6720 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 441 7161 150 0 0 0 0 0 3248 3398 3763 4050 0 7813 X 3195 7372 0 0 855 441 4050 7813 0 0 4050 7813 TO BRING THE VISUAL ARTS TO UNDERSERVED AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN AND NORTHWESTERN INDIANA ESPECIALLY CASS COUNTY MI WHICH IS LISTED BY THE MICHIGAN ARTS AND CULTURAL COUNCIL AS ONE OF THE 43 MOST UNDERSERVED COUNTIES OF ALL 83 COUNTIES IN THE STATE ENABLE LOCAL ARTISTS TO PARTICIPATE AT NO COST IN EXHIBITS SPONSORED BY CASS AREA ARTISTS AT THE CASS COUNTY REGIONAL GALLERY IN CASSOPOLIS MI. NO ENTRY FEE, NO JUDGING FEE, NO COMMISSIONS TAKEN BY THE GALLERY ON SALES, FREE ARTISTS RECEPTION, CASH PRIZES FOR OUTSTANDING ARTWORK. TWO 90-DAY SHOWS IN 2023 PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXHIBIT AND INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC TO 100 ARTISTS SHOWING A TOTAL OF 219 PIECES OF ART WHILE NUMBERS OF ARTISTS AND PIECES OF ART INCREASED OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. GALLERY ADMISSION IS FREE. $2600 IN COMPETITION AWARDS PRESENTED TO WINNING ARTISTS IS ALSO AN INCREASE OVER THE PRIOR YEAR. 0 2948 GRANTS FOR A TOTAL OF $150 WERE PROVIDED TO YOUTH GRADES 1 THROUGH 12 TO PURCHASE ART SUPPLIES OR PAY FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ART CLASSES. 150 150 CASS AREA ARTISTS ALSO JOINED IN A PROGRAM WITH LOCAL 4-H IN CASS COUNTY TO PROVIDE CLASSES WHICH PREPARED THEM TO CREATE ART TO BE PRESENTED AT THE CASS COUNTY FAIR AND OUR MEMBERS ALSO CREATED MOCK INTERVIEW PRACTICE FOR 4-H CHILDREN WHO WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE FACE TO FACE INTERVIEWS WITH THE FAIR JUDGES TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR ARTWORK. 0 0 3098 WILLIAM BECKER DIRECTOR 10 0 0 0 PAIGE LINBACK ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 10 0 0 0 ALLISON FARKAS TREASURER 10 0 0 0 KIM SAWYER SECRETARY 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MI ALLISON FARKAS 26660 DUTCH SETTLEMENT STREET DOWAGIAC MI 490478935 2697820312 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 4675 6411 11086 0 0 0 4675 6411 11086 11086 855 441 1296 0 0 0 5530 6852 12382 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 441 DOLLARS IS TOTAL OF INKIND DONATIONS AND IS THE SAME AMOUNT AS IN PART I LINE 8 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 INKIND CONTRIBUTIONS OF 441 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 GRANTS CONSIST OF TWO $75 AWARDS TO YOUTH GRADES 1 THROUGH 12 TO PURCHASE ART SUPPLIES OR PAY FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ART CLASSES Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^TWO THREE MONTH SHOWS FREE WITH CASH AWARDS TO ARTISTS;2948|LIABILITY INSURANCE;300^Total;3248^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 IN-KIND DONATIONS 441