HUBBARD HALL PROJECTS INC

Our plan is to reanalyze our business and financial model to adjust to the impact the Covid pandemic has had on the organization. To accomplish this we will continue to explore and develop a program model and staff structure that will support our reduced programs and be sustainable, along with a fundraising effort, to both increase contributed and foundation income knowing that the State funding and earned income has been cut and until such time as we can operate at full capacity.

Develop and promote our arts education programming, both online and with reduced house capacity. Further develop our program of hosting or presenting outside groups online and in our four historic buildings to smaller audiences and students to meet Covid requirements.

We have over 40 years of history providing the arts & educational programs to the community. Since 1878 Hubbard Hall has developed, produced, & presented theater, music, dance, & the visual arts, & in recent years has become a world-class development center for new work. Since 1977, Hubbard Hall’s current 501c3 has engaged thousands of artists, students, and audience members in acclaimed productions. Our education programs are at the heart of our work, as we engage learners of all ages in hundreds of classes and workshops annually, both on campus and off.

Hubbard Hall operates four buildings, including the hall, dance, music, and visual arts studios, offices, arts exhibit spaces, and a black box theater. We also own and operate the Cambridge Community Garden.

Given that we are a small organization has allowed us to be nimble and flexible during these challenging times. We have a strong presence in our local community and will continue to engage people to support our mission with safe, interesting and smaller gatherings until such time as we can reopen to full capacity.

We have a staff of 3, with a full-time ED and 2 part-time staff, a hardworking board of directors, a large company of artists and teaching artists, hundreds of students, and an army of volunteers who make everything possible.

Due to the pandemic we have had to reduce our events that were presented or produced in the hall. We did hold outdoor theater and a blues concert over the summer and into the early fall. We successfully promoted them and retained the interest of theater and music lovers in the community.

Our summer and fall classes went ahead with smaller classes a shorter term length and Covid protocols in place. Classes were held outdoors as much as possible.

Unfortunately our school contracts for the fall were terminated for the foreseeable future but by being creative and flexible, we designed three theater educational classes for smaller groups.

We have continued to develop our marketing plan using even more social media, especially Constant Contact, Facebook, Instagram and our blog. We updated our website to ensure registering for classes and events is as user friendly as possible.

All of these efforts have provided stability to the organization and the knowledge that it is possible to refine our business model, to be flexible and still be partially engaged with the community during a pandemic.

We will continue to review and redesign our various fund raising campaigns to develop a more streamlined approach and focus on developing stronger relationships with our major donors. Although we could not hold our usual annual Gala where we honor a local person with the "Making Community Happen" award we did hold a smaller gathering and unveiled a historical marker to honor Susan B. Anthony who spoke at Hubbard Hall back in 1894 regarding the suffrage movement supporting the right for women to vote. We also presented a play about Susan B. Anthony and Mary Hubbard.

We will continue to explore other funding opportunities outside the local area in hopes to encourage support from Foundations and Corporate entities to support the arts in rural Washington County.