Frida KahloNikole Heusman

2015

Watercolor

artsoflife.org

State of Illinois Support $454,332$439,902

FY 2016FY 2015 REVENUE

$245,544$123,590

$72,380$57,375

$9,060$21,795

$15,236$1,203

$844,670$688,074

Grants & Contributions

FundraisingInitiatives

SpecialEvents

$48,118$44,209ProgramServices

Miscellaneous

Total

ProgramServices $496,385$438,074

FY 2016FY 2015 EXPENSES

$102,329$104,117

$133,142$138,174

$732,670$680,365

FundraisingInitiatives

Management& General

Total

Fiscal year 2016 was a period of uncertainty for many social services agencies in Illinois. Thanks to the generosity of donors like you, The Arts of Life was able to keep our vision strong. While continuing to bring a unique and vital experience to our artists, we were also able to look to the future. Our artists’ exposure and opportunities increased with support from new staff and a stronger executive board. Despite unprecedented challenges at the state level, we will continue to create, share and grow. Thank you for your ongoing support for our artists, their studios and the creative community we’re building together!

$5,000+

Autumn SmithDavid Warn

$1,500–$4,999

Todd BeyerJeff BoariniScott FisherBronwyn KellyCindy Lazard-HuntMichael SchaferJosh Shames

$500–1,499

Earl AbramsonGregory BrinkmanDavid BurtkerAnonymous DonorPerry & Rhonda FisherLori FoxBud & Mimi FrankelDonna FrownfelterDavid FrownfelterAdam Fry-PierceKathy GramlingShay HataBrent HolmanDiane Honeyman

Melanie JansenElena KelleyMary KorbRobert KrittJere A. LawFrank McGhee Rachel RemkeJosh RogersJulie SchauerCindy ShankerJeannette SindtPegeen SmithPhilip SpahnBob TangrediMarguerite TompkinsJanice WestbrookJohn Wykes

$1–500

Noor AbdallahBarbara AbelsonLeslie AbramsonChristian AdamesFarah AhmadMarlene AhmadSusan AlbrechtMiguel AlviaYali AmitKen AndersonSandy AstorKristin AugustPeter AyresLuca BadettiCynthia BakerJennifer BarnesJames BarryMichael BassVictoria BatesJulie BauerKelli BeckerNancy BehlesShanaz BemerJames BemerThomas BemerGloria BemerSara BemerMary Ann BensonCelia BerdesKrystal BernAlina BirlibescuLesia BlanchardAmy BonnerLauren BoumarounLaurie BridgeDennis BrimPriscilla BrinkmanKatie BrittonMaureen BrowneFred BruegmannAnn BrunettLeslie BuchheitJack & Karen BuehlerKate BullerdickAlicia Burns

Bill BustinJoan ButzenDavid ButzenStephanie CabreraBlaise CacciolaJoanna CacciolaPamela CaldwellDavid CaldwellHarold & Karen CampbellToni CampbellMichelle CardozoMallory CarrollKathryn CarterClarence CarterMichael CaseyJohn CasserlyBarbara ChamberlainEdward CharlesJoanne ChristensenLisa ChurchLaurie CisnerosTanya CoffmanMarilee ColeEdwin ColemanSandra ConnersJoseph ConnersHarrison ConnersSean ConnersMaureen ConnersJoan ConroyClare ConroySarah CooperLynn CrammondClaire CroneKatrina CroneLinda CullertonLauren DacyJoseph DavisBarbara De KerfWilliam DeBoseVanessa Del CarmenNatalie DempseyJudy DeutschAryan DevaraSally DobroskiKaren DoremusNancy DorfmanAlice DowdAbigail DrevsDavid DulmageDonna DumkeMarcus DuncanLisa Dush

Andrew DworakTim & Carol DyhrDeAnna DyhrMary ElkingPeter ElwoodMarian EricksonElaine EspericuetaRichard EwertDennis FarrellJordan FeigerCindy FelixBonnie FeltCasey FennellLinda FezekasRobert FisherLeah FisherDenise FisherValerie ForadasCarla ForsterWendy FraermanKevin FranklinFranne FreemanLaura FriedmanFrancine FrieskeElliot GattneyAnne GeogheganWilla GetschowSarah GilbertChristopher GilletteDeanna GiolasElizabeth GodavartiKate GoddardJosh GoldbergBarbara GoldmanMarina GoldshteynCarol GoodmanErika GrayStuart GreenbergBarbara GrunewaldJill GruzlewskiElisabeth GrzywaArthur GuglielmucciRobert HackettMargaret HafnerSarah HaleyCarol & Allen HallDebbie HallJames HallidayLuAnn HamelSydney HammondDorothy HandaTodd HaneyJudith HannaMichael HanniganSheila HarriganCindy HarrisGail Harris-SchmidtChristine Haskell

John HastieTim HealyKelly HeathLeonard & Karlen HeiszRobert HenryGenevieve HensleyConstance HernandezSofia HernandezCristina HernandezNikole HeusmanRuth HickmanPatrick HiltyRita HiramiTerese HiramiTravis HocuttKym HubbardSteven HuttonFaye JacobsDennis JacobsBen JacobsJennifer JamesCarol JanssonThelma JohnsonRommie JohnsonLeah JohnstonMark JolyAnn JonaitisCathy JonesMarguerite JudgeLaura KeigherKristin KelleyElizabeth KeysSuzanne KilnerMichael KlozotskyBrad KnainElizabeth KnowltonGordon KnowltonJanette KogaBecca KomperdaTom KorabikJohn KorbMarcia & Tom KormanRick KrainesBrian KremerPatrick KremerMaria KrupmanDebbie KubicaRocky KunzCyrilla LambesisBruce LamontAlena LandStephen LandfearJudy LarsonCaitlin LawJoan LearyEd LessardDavid LiRachel Lindsay

Kristin LingrenDavid LittleNate LoveSherrie LowlyCollette LucasColleen LutesEmily MachalowKathy MacLennanPaul ManciniMardel ManionLara MannJohn MaracichKathy MarinoJackie MarinoMichael MarinoHilary MarshallPamela MartinOlivia MartinKay MartinsonFrank MauceriShaaron McCabeMary McCarthyBarbara McCraeDianne McDermottMegan McIntireEd & Ellen McManusIndia McQuoidElizabeth MelchersMichele MelnickPierre MenardMelanie MercedValarie Merrill-CookeMichele MeyerSandro MillerPatricia MillerPeggy MillerRose Ann MillerEllen MitchellJulie & David MolterDennis MonzelJennifer MoodyMadeleine MsallAnne MuellerConor MurnaneKathleen MurphyGrant MurphyKathleen MurrayKevin MurrayFrank NathanSteve NazaranNaomi Negi-TranTam NguyenThuan NguyenScott NyhofKatherine O’BrienKevin O’NeillKevin OkazakiGlenn Okazaki

Ana OlivaresFiona OrtizDan OsediaczJohn OstrowskiMaria PalmerVivek PandeyChristopher ParsonLynne Marie ParsonSue PattonMitali PawarRoxana PekocRocio PerezMonserrat PerezAntonio Perez, Sr.Laura PerlmanDouglas PetersonLori PetersonTom PetrilloSusan PetzoldMarv PfauNathalie PhillipsJason PicklemanLeah PietrusiakL. Morgan PorterRobert PorterLinda PrestonMaureen PskowskiLaura QuigleyMolly QuinlanAna Raba-MickelsonKathy RaffettoAngela RamasJose RandallCamille RandowKathleen ReadyJeanne ReedJane RegaladoMichael ReichartLyndsey RiceJames RichardsSteve RiedererAmanda RobbMardel RobinsonMary RohanPatricia RohanJames RohrbachMarsha RosenbergRebecca RosenwinkelSusan RosenwinkelKevin SalviMarilyn SamuelsRobert SanoshyDom SansoneLynda SantrellaTim SarrantonioLucas SchiraBryan SchneiderEorl Scholl

Katie SchwartzShane SemmensElisabeth SeversonMarci Shames-YeakelZachary ShareHelen SheaMary SheetsSuzanne ShoreDavid ShueyJohn SinglerMike SinkeLaurie SkinnerAnnette SloanShirley SmithMichael SnyderFrank SolanoMary Jane SolomonErika SorgGabriela SparacioGale StoffregenNatacha StolzTed StoneSusan StraussAshley SullivanRon SwansonCarol SwensonMargaret TanenbergJolene TaschnerAlithea TasheyAshton ThomasShane ThurmondElizabeth TillarCarmelita TiuJudith TolerMelissa TomalewiczSteve TomaszewskiDolores TomaszewskiKelsey TortoriceAnnette TowlerWendy-Jo ToyamaMary TrombettaMichael TruccoEmily TuesdayDiane TurnerMatt UlrichRoberta Ulrich-de OliveiraAnn UmekiAngela and Aaron UnderwoodJoe UnderwoodSusan UnderwoodRuth UnderwoodAlex UnderwoodMary VernauLinda VillalobosJulie VincentLaurie ViseeLisa Voigt

Allison WadeKent WagenschutzBruce WallEllen WeekleyGeorgean WegrzynLeslie WenzelLily WestDavid & June WestbrookGeraldine WhartonLinda WhiteRon & Pam WilliamsJoann WillimsJeff WilsonKeith WingateElizabeth WinklerJoseph WodarskiJustin WoodJudith YablongJoy YamasakiMilena YanevaJessie YansonLeah YarrowKalyn YasutakeKittie YoheJames & Pat YuvanHeidi ZellerJaime ZieglerSarah ZimmermanGabriel Zurita

Annual Report Fiscal Year 2016

“I like happy pictures that make me feel happy and smile. I make people happy and smile a

lot. They like it and they give me a hug after that. This one time I told my old teacher [that I

painted her]. She was very happy. She smiled, and she cried a little bit.”

—Rebecca Kubica, North Shore Studio Artist

151,222 Website Visits 2,767 fans900 followers 832 followers

7,800 Volunteer Hours 6,708 in Program Services1,092 in Administrative Support and Fundraising

90,000People Reached35 Community Exhibitions & Events 20 in Chicago, 14 NS, and 1 in Urbana

900 Works of Art85 Gallons of Paint600 Chalk Pastels 600 Oil Pastels100 Water Color Sets800 Color Pencils

100 Markers350 Paint Brushes600 Canvases200 Sharpies

I like coming here every day. I am very proud to be part of this

good organization. I think it’s a place that people can express

their pure talent, and that’s a gift you could never replace.”

—Andrew Sloan, North Shore Studio Artist

“It makes me happy and proud to show my work in galleries.”

—Jean Wilson, Chicago Studio Artist

335 New Donors

CHICAGO STUDIO 2010 W Carroll Avenue

Chicago IL 60612

The Arts of Life is a 501(c)3 organization.

NORTH SHORE STUDIO 1963 Johns Drive

Glenview IL 60025

In-Kind Donations Thanks to all of the individuals and businesses that provided pro bono services and in-kind donations. We are particularly grateful for major contributions from:

Andrew DworakAutumn JoyceBenefit CosmeticsBlack Dog GelatoChicago CupcakeChicago DinerCindy ShankerCities in DustCorkey SinksDimo’s PizzaEnso Sushi & BarFarmers InsuranceFilter CafeG Spot Hair DesignHeaven GalleryJeannette SindtJohn TarantinoJoseph Mullarkey Dist. INCKathy MarinoKelly LloydKizuki Ramen & IzakayaKoval DistilleryKramer’s Health Food and Supplements

Larry ClevengerLarry ShankerLayne JacksonLifeline Theatre

Lula CafeMaybe SundayMichelle McFall-JohnsenOther Peoples PixlesPeach and GreenPerrierReckless RecordsRewarding MassageRick SindtRotofugiRP SocialRuth RubinSeyfarth Shaw LLP Study HallSheila HarriganSine Qua Non SalonsStarship SalonTan & LooseTanya StanfieldTeen Witch MagazineTemperance Beer Co.The Chop Shop & 1st WardThirstTuskUrban SourceVapiano’sVolumes BookcafeWBEZ’s Strange Brews

Businesses and Organizations

Bamboo Worldwide

Beam Suntory

Bluelight Bar

Bradish Associates, Ltd

Chicago Tribune Foundation

Cunningham Meyer & Vedrine, P.C.

Division Street Cross Fit

Fidelity Chartiable

Lagunitas Brewing Co

LLL Chicago

LVL3

McDonald’s Matching Gift Program

Morgan Stanley Annual Appeal

Oak Wealth Advisors

Project Onward

Six Flags Great America

Westwood Tavern and Tap

Whole Foods Market Northbrook

Windy City Café

Foundations and Corporate Grants

Arts Work Fund

Chicago Community Trust

Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events

Illinois Arts Council

New Trier Township

Niles Township

Northfield Township

Potash Corporation

The Coleman Foundation

The Lavin Bernick Huber Charitable FundThe Leo S. Guthman Fund

James Perry & Robert Horton