HUBBARD HALL PROJECTS INC

Our plan is to continue reanalyzing 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 our earned income has been reduced until such time as we can operate at full capacity pre-Covid.

Develop and promote our arts education programming online, outside and in our historic buildings to ensure we lower our overall environmental footprint when we can.

Install new state of the art heating and air conditioning units in three of our buildings to conserve energy but provide a comfortable environment to enjoy the arts.

Better schedule our performances and classes to maximize usage of our campus spaces.

Continue our monthly LGBTQ events for an all inclusive safe environment for people to connect.

Continue to provide a diverse selection of classes and events to provide top notch educational experiences for all ages of students and artists.

Encourage new work that explores all aspects of our cultural world to enhance the overall experience of the arts. Including promoting opportunities to people of all races and ethnicity.

We have over 43 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/Artist Director and Administrative & Artistic Associate and a part-time bookkeeper. We also employ many part-time production and technical staff. We also have 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 continued health concerns from the pandemic our presented or produced events in the hall are still reduced to smaller events and audiences. We continued to hold outdoor theater and concerts during the summer and early fall but had to move them indoors for the winter. Regardless of the challenges we successfully promoted them and retained the interest of theater and music lovers in the community in a safe environment. We will continue to offer theater and music events with the help of a Rapid Live Grant from NYS.

We continue our spring classes again with smaller groups of students and a shorter term length with Covid protocols in place.

Our school contract for the fall and spring was restored and we look forward to offering Drama Club once again to local school students. By being creative and flexible, we designed educational classes for smaller groups.

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

Over last several years we have been working on the Hubbard Hall History and are happy to announce the launch of a history page on our website representing history dating back to 1878 when the hall was opened.

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 again in 2021 where we honor a local person with the "Making Community Happen" award we did have a successful annual fund campaign by keeping the community up to date with our progress by connecting with social media. In 2020 we held 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.