Creative Greensboro Annual Report 2023-2024

Founded in 2019, Creative Greensboro is the City of Greensboro’s office for arts and culture. Through a range of programs, services, and partnerships, we support the development of a vibrant city. Our work is guided by the 2018 Greensboro Cultural Arts Plan. Over the last five years, Creative Greensboro has accomplished more than half of the 22 goals set forth in the plan. We continue to strive to make a sustainable, more equitable creative ecosystem and economy in Greensboro. About Creative Greensboro GOALS • Provide sustained support for arts and culture by enhancing and expanding resources. • Foster cultural equity and arts participation for all. • Create a prosperous environment for artists, arts, and cultural organizations. • Support development of a vibrant city by raising awareness and enhancing the visibility of the arts. 2023-2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Awarded more than $400,000 to organizations and independent artists in Greensboro. • Provided more than 300,000 opportunities for individuals to experience performing arts. • Provided community-based arts activities and beautification projects in five neighborhoods the City has targeted for reinvestment. • Provided more than $1 million dollars of in-kind support to our tenant partners in the Greensboro Cultural Center. • Held the City’s first Arts and Culture Town Hall, where residents, creatives and organizational leaders shared their collective vision for the future of the sector. • Expanded rental opportunities at the Cultural Center to more than 100 first-time renters, allowing for new opportunities for programming and audience expansion.

Jocquelyn Boone Chief Creative Economy Officer Josh Sherrick* Business Administrator Todd Fisher Performing Arts Coordinator Karen Archia Community Partnerships Coordinator Meredith Gornto Programs & Operations Assistant Gina Fisher* Special Events Coordinator Ethan Lodics* Finance & Facility Operations Specialist Peter Novosad Van Dyke Performance Space Assistant Alexi Hines Creative Activation Partners Assistant Alana Harrison ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM

Facilities Assistant Tyler Dodrill* Graduate Assistant

*Reassigned to Parks & Recreation Department

CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION

Douglas Bender , Chair Catena Bergevin

Juliette Bianco Mignon Elkes Janay Green Leigh Ann Little Victoria Milstein

CITY COUNCIL

Nancy Vaughan , Mayor Yvonne Johnson , Mayor Pro Tem Marikay Abuzuaiter , At Large Hugh Holston , At Large Sharon Hightower , District 1 Goldie Wells , District 2 Zack Matheny , District 3 Nancy Hoffmann , District 4 Tammi Thurm , District 5