ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Armory Artists in the Schools
Armory Artists in the Schools consists of Armory designed sequential art classes for K-8, incorporating the California Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards. Armory school programs have been independently evaluated and recognized nationally for their innovative and effective integration of the arts with other subject areas, including science, language arts, and social studies. The Armory has partnered for over 20-years with the Pasadena Unified School District to provide in-school art programming for PUSD students. As part of the Armory’s schools initiative, field trips to Armory exhibitions and studio art-making workshops are offered throughout the school year and are attended each year by over 4,000 students from public, parochial and private schools throughout Los Angeles County. Fees for service do not cover the full cost of these programs. Grants and private donations are essential to the continuing quality and level of service.
Armory Artists in the Community
Armory Artists in the Community is a year-round program of free, after-school and weekend art workshops that annually reach over 5,000 low-income children, teens, and their families. Armory Artists in the Community is offered at 9 partnering community sites, the majority located in the low income neighborhoods of Northwest Pasadena, an area challenged by increasing gang activity and ethnic tensions. Each year, the Armory holds a Family Arts Festival at its main site, attended by thousands of children and their families.
Studio Art Classes
The Studio Art Program offers innovative art classes for children, youth, and adults taught by professional artists at the Armory’s main facility. Studio classes regularly incorporate exhibition content and themes from the adjacent galleries. Surging in popularity, Studio Art Program enrollment numbers continue to increase with 3,397 in 2007-2008. Summer registration in 2009 reached an all time high of 2,800 enrollments. Tuition assistance is readily available to qualified families.
Gallery Exhibitions
Exhibition Programs include 20 contemporary visual arts exhibits each year at six venues, including four major shows held in the Armory’s 4,000 square-foot main gallery. Exhibitions range from internationally significant to the work of children in the community. The Armory regularly curates exhibits at several off-site locations, including One Colorado: Armory Public View, a changing series of site specific artwork. The Armory Center for the Arts participates in the annual Pasadena Art Night open house event, drawing over 1,600 visitors.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
The National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award 2015
External reviews
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How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Board of directorsas of 06/23/2023
Jill Sumiyasu
Founder, A Better Life by Jill
Term: 2022 - 2023
Tamerlin J. Godley
Litigation Partner, Paul Hastings LLP
Pete Kutzer
President, The Kutzer Company
Dianne M. Magee
Attorney (Retired), Community Volunteer
Carolyn Cutler
Community Volunteer
Michael Greene
Director for Communications and Education, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Denise Mathews
Community Volunteer
Donna Vaccarino
Architect, Vaccarino Associates
Catherine Arias
Director of Education and Visitor Experience, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Max Brennan
Community Volunteer
Mary Chou
Principal, OVERHAUL Architecture
Betsy Greenberg
Arts Advocate
Victoria Stratman
General Counsel, CA Institute of Technology and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Retired)
Maria Khader-Karp
Relationship Manager, TIAA-CREF
Linda Burrow
Director of Content Litigation, Netflix
Katharine Harrington
Professor Emerita, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
Sarah Deschenes
Education Researcher and Consultant
Alice Fung
Partner, Fung+Blatt Architects
Kristin Kearney Massimino
Managing Director, Head of Marketing, Archer
Gale Kohl
Owner, Gale's Restaurant
Leslie A. Ito
Executive Director/President, Armory Center for the Arts (ex officio)
Mary Gumport
Narrative Lead, Theorycraft Games
Susan Hall-Hardwick
CPA, Independent Accounting Consultant
Nery Gabriel Lemus
Artist, MFA Program Director, Azusa Pacific University
Dr. Shannon Malone
Senior Director of TK-12 Principals, Pasadena Unified School District
Kathy Mangum
Senior Vice President, Walt Disney Imagineering (Retired)
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
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Equity strategies
Last updated: 06/23/2023GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.