2026-09-03T13:45:27-05:00 2025-10-31 231144520 TAIT WELLER & BAKER LLP 50 SOUTH 16TH STREET SUITE 2900 PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 990 2024-11-01 231367631 ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART ASSO 2155467550 1528 WALNUT STREET SUITE 500 PHILADELPHIA PA 191023627 CHARLOTTE COHEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2155467550 2026-09-03 1 1 HARRISON PEREIRA P00746867 2159798800 2026-09-01 2024 CHARLOTTE COHEN 1528 WALNUT STREET SUITE 500 PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 3250558 0 X WWW.ASSOCIATIONFORPUBLICART.ORG X 1872 PA TO COMMISSION, INTERPRET, PROMOTE AND PRESERVE PUBLIC ART IN PHILADELPHIA." 13 13 9 13 0 0 250238 557434 0 0 1647336 1741842 24479 27942 1922053 2327218 0 0 0 0 860862 835219 0 0 141188 523657 594560 1384519 1429779 537534 897439 26138330 28461452 0 0 26138330 28461452 X THE ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART (APA) COLLABORATES WITH ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES TO MAKE PUBLIC ART ACCESSIBLE TO ALL AND CREATE AN ENDURING LEGACY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. DEDICATED TO CREATING A MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS THAT INSPIRES DIVERSE AUDIENCES, THE APA COMMISSIONS, PRESERVES, INTERPRETS AND PROMOTES PUBLIC ART IN PHILADELPHIA. SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1872 AS THE NATION'S FIRST PRIVATE NON-PROFIT PUBLIC ART ORGANIZATION, THE APA HAS BEEN A MODEL OF PUBLIC ART CREATION, CONSERVATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT THRIVES ON CONTINUITY DISTINGUISHED BY A COMMITMENT TO PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY ARTWORKS. THE APA SUPPORTS THE INTEGRATION OF PUBLIC ART AND URBAN DESIGN THROUGH EXEMPLARY PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, DIGITAL CONTENT, AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS THAT CONNECT PEOPLE WITH PUBLIC ART. 0 0 274347 ACQUIRE AND COMMISSION PUBLIC ART: THE ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART (APA) IS DEDICATED TO CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS TO RESPOND TO THE ISSUES OF OUR TIME, WHILE REDEFINING PUBLIC SPACE AND ENCOURAGING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND INTERACTION. A RECIPIENT OF THE NATIONAL PUBLIC ART NETWORK AWARD FROM THE AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS (AFTA), THE APA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS INNOVATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS, ENDURING COMMITMENT, AND LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC ART.FY 2025 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED AN EXHIBITION OF EDWARD H. SCHWARTZ'S COLLECTION OF PUBLIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE IMAGES AT THE PHOTOLOUNGE, AND THE SECOND YEAR OF "ART ON THE PARKWAY" FEATURING AN OPEN CALL, JURY ARTIST SELECTION, AND INSTALLATION OF NICOLO GENTILE'S "BAR NONE" IN MAJA PARK. DEVELOPMENTS ADVANCED REGARDING BRINGING PAUL RAMIREZ JONAS' "LET FREEDOM RING" TO PHILADELPHIA, AND ON A STRATEGIC PLAN INCORPORATING IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE DIRECTION FOR THE APA.THE APA'S AWARD WINNING OUTDOOR SCULPTURE CONSERVATION MAINTENANCE PROGRAM CELEBRATED FORTY-THREE YEARS OF CONTINUOUS OPERATION FOR 30+ ARTWORKS AROUND THE CITY IN FY 2025. ADDITIONAL SPECIAL CONSERVATION PROJECTS INCLUDED THE SURFACE PASSIVATION OF ROXY PAINE'S "SYMBIOSIS" (2011), A STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT OF MARTIN PURYEAR'S "PAVILION IN THE TREES" (1993), AND PLANNING FOR THE EXHIBITION AND REPATRIATION OF A KWAKWAKA'WAKA KWAKU'L "HOUSE POST" (C. 1850) TO THE U'MISTA CULTURAL CENTRE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.INTERPRETIVE EFFORTS INCLUDED THE LAUNCH OF THE "PUBLIC ART DECODED" IN-PERSON WALKING TOUR SERIES, "MATERIAL MATTERS" BEHIND-THE-SCENES CONSERVATION SERIES, AN ARTIST TALK AND PANEL DISCUSSION FOR "BAR NONE, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS AROUND PHILADELPHIA, INCLUDING SERVICE ON THE BOARD OF THE PARKWAY COUNCIL."ART ON THE PARKWAY": 2025 WAS THE SECOND YEAR FOR "ART ON THE PARKWAY," A PUBLIC ART COMPETITION CO-ORGANIZED BY THE APA AND THE PARKWAY COUNCIL, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PHILADELPHIA PARKS AND RECREATION (PPR). THE OPEN CALL INVITED PHILADELPHIA-AREA ARTISTS, DESIGNERS, AND OTHER CREATIVES TO PROPOSE A TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION IN MAJA PARK ON THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PARKWAY AS PART OF THE OVAL ANNUAL SUMMER FESTIVAL. "BAR NONE" BY PHILADELPHIA-BASED ARTIST NICOLO GENTILE WAS SELECTED BY A JURY OF THREE LOCAL PUBLIC ART RELATED PROFESSIONALS, AND WAS ON VIEW FROM JULY TO OCTOBER, 2025. "BAR NONE" HONORED THE PARKWAY'S LEGACY AS A SITE OF COLLECTIVE ASSEMBLY, ACTION, OVERLAPPING MOVEMENTS, AND VOICES IN PURSUIT OF JUSTICE, CELEBRATION, AND CHANGE. COLORED ACRYLIC PANELS ETCHED WITH IMAGES SOURCED FROM HISTORIC ARCHIVES REFLECTED MOMENTS OF PROTEST, PRIDE, AND PUBLIC GATHERING. "LET FREEDOM RING": PLANNING EFFORTS CONTINUED TO BRING PAUL RAMIREZ JONAS' SCULPTURE "LET FREEDOM RING" TO PHILADELPHIA, INITIALLY EXHIBITED BY MONUMENT LAB IN 2023 ON THE NATIONAL MALL IN WASHINGTON, DC. IN 2025 THE APA MET WITH THE ARTIST AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS AT VARIOUS POTENTIAL SITES, AND IDENTIFIED THE CHERRY STREET PIER AS THE LOCATION FOR THE INSTALLATION. ADDITIONALLY, APA RECEIVED GRANT AWARDS FOR THIS 250TH SEMI-QUINCENTENNIAL PROJECT, ARRANGED CONTRACTS WITH THE ARTIST AND FABRICATOR/INSTALLER, AND MET WITH PROGRAMMING PARTNERS FOR THE 2026 PHILADELPHIA INSTALLATION. "PUBLIC ART DECODED" TOURS: IN FY 2025 APA LAUNCHED ITS FIRST ANNUAL SERIES OF WALKING TOURS THAT PROVIDE IN-DEPTH PERSPECTIVES ON SCULPTURES AND INSTALLATIONS SITED IN POPULAR PHILADELPHIA LOCATIONS. "PUBLIC ART DECODED" EXPLORES ARTWORK BACKGROUNDS, ARTISTS, AND UNTOLD STORIES WITHIN A HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT. IN FY 2025 THE SERIES INCLUDED "HORTICULTURE CENTER: ART MEETS NATURE IN AN URBAN PARK" WITH THE SHOFUSO JAPANESE CULTURAL CENTER, "ELLEN PHILLIPS SAMUEL MEMORIAL: ICONS & MYTHS" LED BY CURATOR BRITTANY WEBB, "RITTENHOUSE SQUARE: URBAN DESIGN & VISUAL ART" WITH THE FRIENDS OF RITTENHOUSE SQUARE, AND "OLD CITY: PUBLIC ART IN THE BIRTHPLACE OF AMERICA" WITH OLD CITY DISTRICT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOB ITZKOWITZ."MATERIAL MATTERS": THE APA'S POPULAR "COFFEE WITH A CONSERVATOR" MEMBER'S EVENT SERIES EVOLVED INTO A NEW PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM "MATERIAL MATTERS" CENTERED AROUND CONSERVATION AND COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT ISSUES. IN FY 2025 ON-SITE PROGRAMS INCLUDED ONE ON WOOD RELATED TO "PAVILION IN THE TREES" WITH THE FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY, AND "SYMBIOSIS AND STEEL" WITH CONSERVATOR ADAM JENKINS."SYMBIOSIS" PASSIVATION: IN FY 2025 WITH FUNDING FROM THE DANIEL W. DIETRICH II FOUNDATION, APA ENGAGED BIG MESA PRODUCTIONS LLC TO UNDERTAKE A SURFACE PASSIVATION OF ROXY PAINE'S 34' TALL STAINLESS-STEEL SCULPTURE "SYMBIOSIS" (2011). THE CHEMICAL PASSIVATION PROCESS INVOLVED PRESSURE WASHING THE SCULPTURE WITH WATER AND A NON-TOXIC CITRIC-ACID BASED SOLUTION, FOLLOWED BY SURFACE REFINISHING AND AN INSPECTION. "SYMBIOSIS" INITIALLY RECEIVED SURFACE PASSIVATION IN 2015 AS PART OF ITS PHILADELPHIA INSTALLATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO RENEW THE PROCESS EVERY TEN YEARS TO HELP RESTORE THE PROTECTIVE OXIDE BARRIER FOR IMPROVED CORROSION RESISTANCE, AN ENHANCED APPEARANCE, AND MATERIAL LONGEVITY."PAVILION IN THE TREES" STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT: IN EARLY FY 2025 APA MET WITH FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY (FPC) CONSERVATOR ANDREW STAPLES AND TINY WPA FOR A CONVERSATION ABOUT CONSERVATION. THEN, IN SPRING 2025 APA CLOSED "PAVILION IN THE TREES" TO THE PUBLIC DUE TO STRUCTURAL INSTABILITY AND ENGAGED J&M PRESERVATION STUDIO ENGINEERS TO UNDERTAKE A STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT. A UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA GRADUATE PRESERVATION CLASS USED THE ARTWORK AS A CASE-STUDY, PROVIDING ON-SITE DATA USED FOR THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ANALYSIS BY J&M PRESERVATION STUDIO AND THEIR CONSULTING CONSERVATORS, HERITAGE CONSERVATION COLLABORATIVE. PHOTOLOUNGE EXHIBIT: IN SPRING 2025 APA PARTICIPATED IN AN EXHIBITION FEATURING IMAGES OF PUBLIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE BY EDWARD H. SCHWARTZ FROM APA'S ARCHIVES AT THE PHOTOLOUNGE PL130 GALLERY."HOUSE POST" REPATRIATION AND EXHIBITION: THE APA WILL BE RETURNING A KWAKWAKA'WAKW KWAGU'L FIRST NATION 12'6" HIGH,1,000-POUND HOUSE POST, ACQUIRED BY THE ORGANIZATION IN 1978, TO ITS ANCESTRAL TERRITORY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. BEFORE MAKING ITS JOURNEY ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE HOUSE POST WILL BE PUBLICLY SHOWN AT ATELIER GALLERY AS PART OF THE EXHIBITION "HOMECOMING: THE JOURNEY OF A KWAKWAKA'WAKW KWAGU'L HOUSE POST" DETAILING THE HISTORY AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ARTWORK. PLANNING FOR THE EXHIBITION AND REPATRIATION OF THE "HOUSE POST" WITH THE PARTNERSHIP AND GUIDANCE OF THE U'MISTA CULTURAL CENTRE CONTINUED THROUGH FY 2025 IN PREPARATION FOR ITS 2026 RETURN.CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: THE APA HAS A LONG HISTORY OF ADVOCATING FOR THE SAFETY OF PUBLIC ARTWORKS AND CONTRIBUTING TO PUBLIC DISCOURSE ABOUT ART IN PUBLIC SPACES. THE APA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PARTICIPATED IN A PANEL FOR THE MURAL ARTS INSTITUTE SPRING ARTIST FORUM; ADDITIONALLY, APA CONVENES THE PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC ART FORUM, COMPRISED OF LOCAL PUBLIC ART PROFESSIONALS WHO MEET REGULARLY TO DISCUSS RELATED ISSUES AND SITES. THE APA STAFF ALSO SERVES ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND BOARDS AROUND PHILADELPHIA, INCLUDING THE PARKWAY COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, GPCA ADVOCACY, MURAL ARTS ARTIST SELECTION, AND HISTORIC COLLECTIVE COMMITTEES. STRATEGIC PLAN: WITH THE TRANSITION TO NEW LEADERSHIP AND FUNDING FROM THE WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION, THE APA WAS FULLY IMMERSED IN A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS DURING FY 2025. DRAGONFLY PARTNERS WAS ENGAGED TO LEAD THE PROGRAM, WHICH BEGAN WITH DISCOVERY AND LEARNING (FIELD ANALYSIS, DOCUMENT REVIEW, INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS WITH KEY INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS), AND MEETINGS WITH THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE AND FULL BOARD AND STAFF. THE NEW PLAN WILL INCLUDE A NEW VISION STATEMENT AND SET OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN APA'S HISTORY, WITH AN UPDATED MISSION STATEMENT. DIGITAL ARCHIVES: THE APA CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN THE DIGITAL ARCHIVE (SEARCHABLE HISTORIC MINUTE BOOKS, ANNUAL REPORTS, AND IMAGES DATING FROM 1871 - 1981) THROUGH FY 2025. THE DIGITIZED MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE THROUGH A SPECIALLY DESIGNED PORTAL ON APA'S WEBSITE. AS THE ONLY SOURCE OF ITS KIND, THE APA'S HISTORIC MINUTE BOOK AND ANNUAL REPORT COLLECTION IS THE FIRST DIGITAL ARCHIVE TO OFFER A SEARCHABLE HISTORY OF THE BEGINNINGS OF THE PUBLIC ART FIELD IN THE U.S. THE ORIGINAL HISTORIC MINUTE BOOKS ARE PART OF THE APA'S ARCHIVES AT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA. 486885 PRESERVE PUBLIC ART: THE APA'S COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT AGENDA FOR 2025 CELEBRATED FORTY-THREE YEARS OF CONTINUOUS OPERATION, AND INCLUDED OUTDOOR SCULPTURE CONSERVATION, SPECIAL CONSERVATION TREATMENTS, LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION, DONATIONS AND DEACCESSIONS, AND THE DIGITIZATION OF APA'S HISTORIC ARCHIVES.OUTDOOR SCULPTURE CONSERVATION: THE APA'S ANNUAL OUTDOOR SCULPTURE CONSERVATION MAINTENANCE PROGRAM IS THE LONGEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING OUTDOOR SCULPTURE CONSERVATION MAINTENANCE PROGRAM IN THE NATION. DURING FY 2025 OVER THIRTY BRONZE, METAL, STONE, MOSAIC, AND WOOD SCULPTURES OF HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC SIGNIFICANCE RECEIVED TREATMENT. THE SCULPTURES WERE INSPECTED, CLEANED, AND STABILIZED TO PROTECT THEM FROM FURTHER DETERIORATION. THE APA'S PARTNERS IN THIS WORK INCLUDE THE FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY, CITY OF PHILADELPHIA'S PUBLIC ART OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA PARKS & RECREATION, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND NUMEROUS CONSERVATION PROFESSIONALS. IN RECENT YEARS THE APA RECEIVED THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL STEWARDSHIP OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES FROM THE PHILADELPHIA PRESERVATION ALLIANCE.SPECIAL CONSERVATION TREATMENTS: AS PART OF OUR STEWARDSHIP AND ONGOING MAINTENANCE EFFORTS, EMERGENCIES (INCLUDING STORM DAMAGE, VANDALISM, AND GRAFFITI REMOVAL) WERE ALSO ADDRESSED. ADDITIONAL TREATMENT WORK IN 2025 INCLUDED CONTINUING DEFERRED MAINTENANCE OF JO DAVIDSON'S "WALT WHITMAN" (1939, CAST 1957), A NEW GRANITE BASE FOR EDWARD STAUCH'S "NIGHT" (1872 APA'S FIRST GIFT), AND THE SURFACE PASSIVATION OF ROXY PAINE'S "SYMBIOSIS" (2011).LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE: THE APA OVERSEES ONGOING LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION AT THE "ELLEN PHILLIPS SAMUEL MEMORIAL SCULPTURE GARDEN" IN FAIRMOUNT PARK. DONATIONS & DEACCESSIONS: IN 2025 OUTREACH CONTINUED REGARDING THE REPATRIATION, DONATION AND DEACCESSION OF VARIOUS ARTWORKS FROM APA'S DECOMMISSIONED INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE GARDEN, INCLUDING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN AND U'MISTA CULTURAL CENTRE, KWAKWAKA'WAKW FIRST NATION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA REGARDING THE REPATRIATION OF A 19TH CENTURY "HOUSE POST." OVERALL PRESERVATION CONCERNS ARE BROADCAST THROUGH THE MEDIA, BUILDING INTEREST AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC ART CONSERVATION THROUGH CONTRIBUTORS TO APA'S CONSERVATION SOCIETY. THE APA ALSO ADVISES AND COLLABORATES WITH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING PHILADELPHIA PARKS & RECREATION, THE CITY'S PUBLIC ART OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA PRESERVATION ALLIANCE, FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY, AND PARKWAY COUNCIL TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND THE NEED FOR ONGOING CARE OF THE CITY'S HISTORIC TREASURES. 295665 INTERPRET AND PROMOTE PUBLIC ART: PUBLIC ART IS AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DAILY LIVES, AND APA'S "MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS" IS OPEN ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT. BY THIS VERY DEFINITION OUR AUDIENCE IS LARGE AND DIVERSE AND INCLUDES ALL AGE GROUPS, AS WELL AS PEDESTRIANS, MOTORISTS, BICYCLISTS AND RUNNERS.INTERPRETATION: TO INTERPRET AND PROMOTE PUBLIC ART, APA'S MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS: AUDIO PROGRAM FEATURES PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, INCLUDING ARTISTS, RELATIVES, SCHOLARS, CURATORS, HISTORIANS, CIVIC LEADERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS CONTENT-RICH PROGRAM WAS FURTHER DEVELOPED IN FY 2025, AND NOW INCLUDES MORE THAN SEVENTY-FIVE STOPS (MOST WITH INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE) AND OVER 200 DIVERSE VOICES. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND WITH AUDIO FOR NEW INSTALLATIONS AND HISTORIC WORKS, AS FUNDING ALLOWS. AUDIO SEGMENTS ARE PRODUCED IN-HOUSE IN COLLABORATION WITH ROWHOUSE PRODUCTIONS, AND ARE ACCESSIBLE ON APA'S WEBSITE THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE MAP, THE BLOOMBERG CONNECTS ARTS AND CULTURE APP, A DIAL-IN AUDIO SYSTEM PAIRED WITH A PRINTED PUBLIC ART MAP, AND AS A SLIDE SHOW ON YOUTUBE AND VIMEO. PUBLIC PROGRAMS & EVENTS: THE APA OFFERS PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE APA CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ITS ROBUST OFFERING OF "DEEP-DIVE" MATERIAL, CROSS PROMOTE PROGRAMS, AND PROVIDE PUBLIC ART TOURS AND TALKS.THE APA PRODUCED A VARIETY OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS RELATED TO "ART ON THE PARKWAY." THESE INCLUDED AN ARTIST TALK BY ARTIST NICOLO GENTILE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FREE LIBRARY AT THEIR MAIN BRANCH ON THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PARKWAY. THE PRESENTATION INCLUDED A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH THE ARTIST, CURATOR SUZANNA URMINSKA FROM THE LIBRARY, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVIST JOHN PETITT, AND APA'S CHARLOTTE COHEN. ADDITIONALLY, A FREE PUBLIC COLLAGE WORKSHOP "ASSEMBLAGE: EXPLORING SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH COLLAGE" WAS PRESENTED BY COLLAGE PHILADELPHIA AT THE LIBRARY.OTHER FY 2025 PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDED PARTICIPATION IN THE HORTICULTURE CENTER'S CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL THROUGH A BRANDED INFORMATIONAL TABLE, AND EXPANDING PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL BLOOMBERG CONNECTS PROGRAM WITH TARGETED MAILINGS TO SPECIFIC PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOODS. SOCIAL MEDIA: THE APA LEVERAGES DIGITAL MEDIA TO ENHANCE OUR OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS AND CONTINUES TO UTILIZE TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE ITS ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY. THE APA HAS DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY AND MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE PRESENCE ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, AND VIMEO. THROUGH INTERACTIVE POSTS, APA ENCOURAGES DISCUSSIONS AND ENGAGEMENT AROUND PUBLIC ART, SHARING EXCLUSIVE CONTENT, INCLUDING HISTORIC IMAGES AND INFORMATION FROM ITS ARCHIVES, LESSER-KNOWN PUBLIC ART STORIES, AND EDUCATIONAL CONTENT ABOUT ART CONSERVATION. PLANS PROGRESSED IN 2025 FOR AN UPDATE AND REFRESH OF THE APA'S AWARD-WINNING RESPONSIVE WEBSITE. FY 2025 ALSO MARKED APA'S SECOND YEAR OF INCLUSION IN BLOOMBERG CONNECTS, THE FREE ARTS AND CULTURE APP HIGHLIGHTING 450+ CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE, WITH OVER 533 APP USERS ACCESSING APA'S MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS PROGRAM IN FY 2025. 1056897 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 PA X EUGENE LEFEVRE 2155467550 1528 WALNUT STREET SUITE 500 PHILADELPHIA PA 190123627 JENNIFER RODRIGUEZ PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 SUZANNE SHEEHAN BECKER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 EUGENE LEFEVRE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA B ARONSON VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PEPON OSORIO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCESCA RUSSELLO AMMON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARWIN R BEAUVAIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANTONIO FIOL-SILVA FAIA LEED AP TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN WEILER FASLA RLA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FEATHER HOUSTOUN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN GREENBERGER FAIA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM D MCCALL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH FINKEL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA GRIFFITH DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 105324 0 12245 CHARLOTTE COHEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 190900 0 25240 296224 0 37485 2 0 1 0 0 16080 46000 495354 557434 1292742 1292742 1372440 923340 449100 449100 449100 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 27942 27942 27942 2327218 27942 0 1741842 249350 183827 29170 36353 476459 351257 55740 69462 1768 1303 207 258 56836 41901 6649 8286 50806 37455 5944 7407 24180 17826 2829 3525 112216 112216 51770 51770 41908 26407 6879 8622 67131 53979 5877 7275 61834 55651 6183 CONSERVATION 181279 181279 SPECIAL PROJECTS 31341 31341 PUBLIC PROGRAMS 21401 21401 MEMBERSHIP EXPENSES 1500 1500 1429779 1056897 231694 141188 920324 1560983 7863 7863 25210143 26892606 26138330 28461452 0 0 X 15464690 16603926 10673640 11857526 26138330 28461452 26138330 28461452 897439 1425683 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X X X 1 CITY OF PHILADELPHIA 236003047 6 1 1429779 0 1 1429779 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 X X 1 1 SCHEDULE A, PART IV, SECTION C, LINE 1 APA IS THE NATION'S FIRST PUBLIC ART ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO INTEGRATING ART AND URBAN PLANNING. THE INITIAL PURPOSE OF APA WAS TO ENHANCE FAIRMOUNT PARK WITH SCULPTURE, BUT ITS CONCERNS SOON EXPANDED BEYOND THE PARK TO THE CITY AS A WHOLE. THE ASSOCIATION COMMISSIONS, INTERPRETS AND PRESERVES PUBLIC ART IN PHILADELPHIA AND WORKS TO PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION OF PUBLIC ART THROUGH PROGRAMS AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS. FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, APA HAS WORKED IN COOPERATION WITH CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA. THROUGH COMMISSIONS, CONSERVATION, INTERPRETATION, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS, DIGITAL PLATFORMS, AND THE MEDIA, APA AIMS TO DRAW POSITIVE ATTENTION TO PHILADELPHIA, ITS COMMUNITIES, AND ITS UNRIVALED COLLECTION OF PUBLIC ART. THE OBJECTIVE OF APA AS AMENDED BY AN ORDER OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IS THE ACCUMULATION OF FUNDS BY MEANS OF ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF FIXED SUMS BY THE MEMBERS, LEGACIES, ETC. AND THE INCOME FROM SUCH FUNDS SHALL BE DEVOTED TO AND EXPENDED IN ADORNING FAIRMOUNT PARK AND THE STREETS, AVENUES, PARKS AND PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA WITH WORKS OF PUBLIC ART, AND TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE BEAUTIFICATION OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. SCHEDULE A, PART IV, SECTION D, LINE 3 THE ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART TYPICALLY HAS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM ONE OR MORE RELEVANT CITY AGENCIES SERVING ON THEIR BOARD OF TRUSTEES. CONCURRENTLY, THE STAFF OF APA WORK CLOSELY WITH THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND STAFF OF MULTIPLE CITY AGENCIES AND ALSO SERVE ON VARIOUS ADVISORY COMMITTEES. THE CLOSE AND CONTINUOUS WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE THE CITY AND THE APA GIVES THE CITY A "SIGNIFICANT VOICE" IN DIRECTING THE USE OF THE INCOME OR ASSETS OF APA, WHICH ARE USED BY THE APA TO CARRY ON ITS INDEPENDENT ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS WHICH SUPPORT AND BENEFIT THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. SCHEDULE A, PART IV, SECTION E, LINE 2A THE ASSOCIATION COMMISSIONS, INTERPRETS AND PRESERVES PUBLIC ART IN PHILADELPHIA AND WORKS TO PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION OF PUBLIC ART THROUGH PROGRAMS AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS. FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, APA HAS WORKED IN COOPERATION WITH THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA. THROUGH COMMISSIONS, CONSERVATION, INTERPRETATION, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS, DIGITAL PLATFORMS, AND THE MEDIA, APA AIMS TO DRAW POSITIVE ATTENTION TO PHILADELPHIA, ITS COMMUNITIES, AND ITS UNRIVALED COLLECTION OF PUBLIC ART. THE OBJECTIVE OF APA AS AMENDED BY AN ORDER OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IS THE ACCUMULATION OF FUNDS BY MEANS OF ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF FIXED SUMS BY THE MEMBERS, LEGACIES, ETC., AND THE INCOME FROM SUCH FUNDS SHALL BE DEVOTED TO AND EXPENDED IN ADORNING FAIRMOUNT PARK AND THE STREETS, AVENUES, PARKS AND PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA WITH WORKS OF PUBLIC ART, AND TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE BEAUTIFICATION OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. SCHEDULE A, PART IV, SECTION E, LINE 2B THE ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART IS DEDICATED TO CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS TO RESPOND TO THE ISSUES OF OUR TIME, WHILE REDEFINING PUBLIC SPACE AND ENCOURAGING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND INTERACTION. THE APA WORKS WITH CIVIC GROUPS AND THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE PUBLIC ART, MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, AND CREATE AN ENDURING LEGACY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE APA HOLDS SEVERAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT BENEFIT THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. THE APA'S ACTIVITIES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF PHILADELPHIA'S PUBLIC ART FUNCTIONS, AND RELIEVE THE CITY OF THE NEED TO PERFORM ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH IT WOULD OTHERWISE BE RESPONSIBLE. THE APA'S ACTIVITIES ARE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 1 10673640 434000 1409181 659295 11857526 8945431 110000 2212125 593916 10673640 9046247 515826 616642 8945431 11601620 150000 -1903246 802127 9046247 9769662 30500 2373555 572097 11601620 0.09070 0.90930 0 0 0 X 3640685 1425683 1425683 2215002 112216 112216 2327218 1317563 0 1317563 112216 112216 1429779 PART III, LINE 4: THE ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART'S COLLECTION OF PUBLIC ART SECURES PHILADELPHIA'S ARTISTIC HERITAGE BY DISPLAYING WORKS OF ART THAT THE PUBLIC CAN ENCOUNTER IN THE COURSE OF EVERYDAY LIFE, BY PRESERVING AND PROTECTING WORKS OF PUBLIC ART FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, AND BY PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN PUBLIC ART. PART V, LINE 4: TO PROVIDE INCOME FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART. PART X, LINE 2: THE ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART HAS QUALIFIED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501 (C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. SHOULD THAT STATUS BE CHALLENGED IN THE FUTURE, THE APA'S 2022, 2023, AND 2024 TAX YEARS ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE COHEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 190900 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25240 0 216140 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO JOIN AS A MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION. MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE APA STAFF AND AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS SENT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ONCE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE 990, IT IS THEN FILED WITH THE IRS. 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