VILLAGE ART CENTER

AKA SOPAC, South Orange Performing Arts Center

South Orange, NJ

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VILLAGE ART CENTER

Also Known As:: SOPAC, South Orange Performing Arts Center
Physical Address:: South Orange, NJ 07079
EIN:: 32-0074004
Web URL:: www.sopacnow.org
Leadership:: Mrs. Ondine Landa Abramson

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Fiscal Year Starting: Jul 01, 2010
Fiscal Year Ending: Jun 30, 2011

Revenue
Total Revenue	$2,284,042

Expenses
Total Expenses	$2,775,085

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VILLAGE ART CENTER

Also Known As:: SOPAC, South Orange Performing Arts Center
Physical Address:: South Orange, NJ 07079
EIN:: 32-0074004
Web URL:: www.sopacnow.org
NTEE Category:: A Arts, Culture, and Humanities; A61 Performing Arts Centers; A Arts, Culture, and Humanities; A25 Arts Education/Schools; None
Year Founded:: 2005
Ruling Year:: 2001

Mission Statement

To offer innovative artistic and educational cultural experiences for diverse audiences within an intimate, inviting environment. To revitalize the Central Business District of the Village of South Orange and the surrounding areas by creating a dynamic cultural center that will promote community involvement in the arts and create an economic base for development. We accomplish our mission by presenting diverse and dynamic theater, dance music, film and visual arts programs as well as arts education through our partnerships and programs for people with disabilities.

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Leadership

Mrs. Ondine Landa Abramson

Term:

Since Nov 2006

Profile:

Ondine Landa Abramson, Executive Director, brings extensive experience in arts management, marketing, and strategic planning to SOPAC.  She was a Principal of The Lux Group, a strategic marketing communications firm whose clients included Armagnac, Jazz @ Lincoln Center, and Esquire Magazine.  As Executive Producer and Co-Creative Director of Isocurve, a strategic consulting firm, her clients included Rosie O’Donnell, Federated Department Stores, Ellen Tracey and Departures Magazine.  At Festival Marketing, Landa Abramson managed the branding initiatives for the American Express Platinum Card and Centurion Card By Invitation Only programs, which included producing a dozen international entertainment marketing programs annually.  She has held production management roles in both the San Francisco Jazz Festival and the Russian River Jazz and Blues Festival.

Leadership Statement:

Ondine Landa Abramson, Executive Director, brings extensive experience in Marketing, Strategic Planning and Arts Management to SOPAC. She was a Principal of The Lux Group, a Creative and Strategic Marketing Company whose clients included Armagnac, Jazz @ Lincoln Center, and Esquire Magazine. She was the Executive Producer and Co-Creative Director of Isocurve, a Strategic Consulting Firm where her clients included Rosie O?Donnell, Federated Department Stores, Ellen Tracey and Departures Magazine. For Festival Marketing, she managed the Branding Initiatives for the American Express Platinum Card and Centurion Card By Invitation Only programs, which included producing 10+ international entertainment marketing programs a year. She held production management roles in both the San Francisco Jazz Festival and the Russian River Jazz and Blues Festival.

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Program: Theatre

Budget:: $2,971,390
Category:: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Population Served:: General Public/Unspecified

Program Description:

Presenting theatre, music (from jazz to classical to world music), and dance performances. We present over 45 performances a year and have a patron base of 7,500. Educational programs to bring the arts to local students, including underserved school districts in Essex and Union counties.

Program Long-Term Success:

Completing our second year of artistic programming, having brought a diverse and well-known set of artists to the greater Essex Area. And having ten sold-out or nearly sold out shows and dramatically expanding the number of people having seen a performance at SOPAC from our first season.

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