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• Our supporters! Your support in 2009 was more meaningful than ever.
Thank you! Also, although some of our corporate friends could not
support us financially in 2009, we received an outpouring of in-kind
support.
ACP Patron Project – The purpose of this project is to inspire a new generation of dedicated
arts patrons in Atlanta. In partnership with The Contemporary and MOCA GA, ACP is in the process
of interviewing a select group of arts patrons.
To evangelize the arts as a vital component of the greater Atlanta community.
Our To build awareness of the myriad of ways in which patrons can easily engage and
desired become dedicated arts supporters.
outcome:
To create a discussion around how becoming an arts patron enhances one’s life, while
simultaneously building (and helping to steer) a thriving community.
ACP Photo Book Fair – As a new component to the My Atlanta Exhibition at Piedmont Park,
ACP hosted a one-day photo book fair to give photographers a platform to promote their self-
published photo books and to give visitors a rare chance to browse and purchase these extremely
limited-edition books.
PORTFOLIO
REVIEW
16 Reviewers
52 Photographers
ACP has donated a complete set of 12 photographs to the permanent collection of MOCA GA
Many thanks to the 12 participating photographers:
Corinne Adams, David Walter Banks, William Boling, John Bohannon, Christian Bradley West, Diane Kirkland, Kathryn Kolb, Lynn
Marshall-Linnemeier, Pam Moxley, Laura Noel, Dorothy O’Connor and Michael West.
Thanks to John Dean Imaging for printing, and to our many dedicated volunteers who made this project possible.
LECTURE
SERIES
Film Series
Spotlight on Local
Knowledge Series Film curator Andy
Talent
Nationally renowned photo Ditzler selected “Jeanne
Beth Lilly spoke to a crowd
career consultant Mary Dielman”, a groundbreaking
at MOCA GA about “Gifted”
Virginia Swanson gave a 3-hour film by Chantal
which was selected as ACP’s
2-hour lecture at SCAD. Ackerman for screening at
2009 Public Art Project.
Emory’s White Hall.
COLLABORATIONS
ACP works with select
presenters to include their
programs in the Festival
Dorothea Lange: The A discussion panel featuring Renée Cox spoke about her
Person and Her Impact. Film artist and comedian Harry work on sexism and racial
screening and panel Shearer and Jim Clancy of prejudice as seen in her
discussion - a collaboration CNN to discuss Shearer’s exhibition at Spelman
between Lumière, the HMA, video installation at The College Museum of Art
and SCAD Contemporary in the fall of ’09.
Many thanks to Julian Cox and the High Museum of Art for the venues,
and to Bob Yellowlees, Stuart Horodner and Andrea Barnwell -
our collaborative partners who spearheaded these events.
Some Highlights
My Atlanta Exhibition
at Piedmont Park
Gregory Crewdson
lecture at
The Rialto
ACP started out the year with our annual donor Our other important source of funds is grant money
campaign in which we raised $70,000! Thank you! that we receive through foundations and local granting
agencies. We were so proud to have received $56,700 in
This amount included program sponsorships by grant awards in 2009! The Fulton County Arts
Turner Broadcasting Systems and Showcase Council, one of the most active and involved of the
Photographics totaling $8,000. local arts granting agencies, awarded ACP $30,000 in
operating support. The Metropolitan Atlanta
ACP’s acclaimed Photography Auction Arts Fund, sensing a great need among suffering arts
occurred in September and was a smashing success! organizations, initiated a quick and rigorous grant cycle in
Our distinguished auction sponsors were Kingsford which we were awarded $20,000.
Capital and Arnall Golden Gregory LLP. Thanks to all
of you who supported ACP by purchasing tickets During the course of the year, many small companies and
and world-class photography that evening. Once organizations graciously offered in-kind support to ACP
again, Denise Bethel of Sotheby’s was our which greatly lessened cost overruns associated with
auctioneer and helped us raise $50,000 that night! producing the festival.
These two fundraising events, our annual Please see the next page for a list of our corporate
campaign and our auction are how we sponsors and supporters (visit http://acpinfo.org/pdfs/
raise most of the funds that are needed ACP11_FestivalGuide.pdf for a complete listing of
to operate and produce our many our donors, supporters, sponsors and
programs. We cannot stress enough our volunteers). Be sure to thank your friends and
gratitude to those who gave us this patronize these businesses - let them know that their
critical support in 2009. support of ACP is appreciated!
ACP Advisory Board
ACP Board of Directors
Corinne Adams, Chair
Louis Corrigan, President Carla Bonner
Anne Dennington, Past President Lucinda Bunnen
Kristen Cahill
Andy Heyman, 1st Vice President Jeffrey Cohen
Chuck Young, 2nd Vice President Julian Cox
Malon W. Courts, Treasurer Charlotte Dixon
Betty Edge
Susan Hadorn, Secretary Nikki Estes
Jan Fields
Steve Aishman Bobbi Kornblit
Simon Kornblit
Peter Bahouth Marianne Lambert
Bill Bibb Judy Lampert
Jennifer Boardman Judith Pishnery
Phyllis Rodbell
William Boling Anna Walker Skillman
Sheila Pree Bright Mary Stanley
Beth Gibbs Susan Todd-Raque
Barbara Griffin
Lisa Kurzner
Bertram L. Levy ACP Staff
John Rhodes
Murphy Townsend Amy Miller, Executive Director
Angela West Michael David Murphy, Program Manager
Frank White Sarah Paulson, 2009 Summer Intern
Tony White