Annual Report 2023-24
We are pleased to present our annual report for our fiscal year of July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024. Enjoy!
A letter from the President of the Board
JOHN THOMSPON
As we continue to expand on the progress of another successful year at the Arts Council of Princeton, I am struck by nostalgia.
I am a lifelong Princetonian. As a youth I spent many afternoons and summers at the Youth Center, now known as the Arts Council of Princeton. The building represented a safe space for the community, a second home. The “Red Building” as it was affectionately referred to, offered an opportunity for the community to experience a multitude of classes, build comradery, dance, develop friendship and tap into our artistic side. As I reflect on my personal growth from participating student, to forty years later being voted President of the Board, I am proud to report those same fundamental staples remain part of our foundation today. We are advocates of inclusion focused on our commitment to the development of the community by way of the arts.
Our community involvement has been tremendous, and it is our honor to publicly thank all who have played a role in our success. From Porchfest and Story & Verse to our ever-expanding public art program, our growth is made possible by your devotion to and shared interest in ensuring that Princeton is a vibrant and welcoming home for the arts.
Your continued support has been the light from which the Arts Council draws its inspiration. Personally, in my role as Board President, I am overwhelmed by your generosity and remain excited about the opportunity to assist the Arts Council in our efforts to sustain a culture of creativity and spread joy
We remain grateful for your participation and as our journey continues, we look forward to partnering with the community
Warm Regards,
John Thompson, President and Chairman of the Board
A letter from the Executive Director
Adam Welch
In May of 1968, William K. Selden, co-founder and President of the Arts Council of Princeton, penned our first annual report in Town Topics, addressing our raison d’être and charting a course for the future. That was 56 years ago, making this our 57th annual report. We are that future.
Our small team works hard to bring access to exciting creative opportunities to the forefront of our community. We do this work for you. We do this for us all. We are here for you, helping you achieve your artistic vision or explore a percolating idea. We walk alongside you to become your most creative self. We facilitate opportunities for creative expression for those in tough times. Those who need it most.
We are truly grateful for all that you do. With your enduring commitment, we are confident that we can make an even deeper impact and continue to transform lives for the better.
Thank you for being along for the ride.
Adam Welch, Executive Director
NUMBERS TELL OUR STORY
Community
- $29,120 offered in need-based scholarships to children and adults
- $28,515 in donated rental fees to community members and organizations
- 125 free community events and programs
- 49 weeks of Arts Exchange programming for HomeFront children and teens
- 40 weeks of programming for low-income seniors
- 40 weeks of programming for Princeton Nusery School students
- 38 weeks of free afterschool programming for local middle schoolers
- 34 weeks of twice weekly programming for Princeton Young Achievers
- 5 new murals and public art installations
Education
- 387 distinct classes
- 53 Zoom-based classes
- 12 free virtual drawing sessions in collaboration with Princeton University Art Museum
Artists
- $20,670 in art sales supporting local artist and crafts persons
- 634 visual and performing artists showcased
- 80+ exhibition artists
- 27 unique exhibitions
People
- 27,120+ event attendees and participants
- 6,264+ hours of service from 379 dedicated volunteers
- 1,332 creative students
- 1,000+ inspiring members
- 500+ generous donors
- 200+ students engaged in our outreach programs
- 66 professional teaching artists
- 8 full-time staff
- and 7 part-time staff
Reach
- 450,269 Instagram Reel Views
- 15,000+ Email subscribers
- 11,950 Instagram followers
- 10,105 Facebook followers
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Our community events bring creative expression and cultural appreciation to the masses! Our art markets had a year of incredible growth, showcasing more talented makers than ever before. The third annual Princeton Porchfest was a huge hit, featuring more than 80 bands (1,000+ musicians) on 15 front porches, playing to thousands of music lovers. Our new BYOB series provided beginner-friendly intros to printmaking, ceramics, jewelry, bookmaking, and more. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg — what a year! See below for full list of community events:
- ACP DIY Workshop Series
- Artist Chalet Winter Village
- BYOB Workshop Series
- Café Improv – since 1990
- Daruma Workshop with Miya Table & Home
- Downtown Gallery Art Crawl with the Princeton University Art Museum
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Poster-Making Workshop
- El Día de Los Muertos Community Event Celebration – since 2000
- Fiesta del Día de Los Reyes Magos: Three Kings Day Flamenco Performance
- Free Exhibition Opening Receptions
- Hometown Halloween Parade – since 1976
- Spring Concert by Stretto Youth Chamber Orchestra
- Joint Effort Princeton Safe Streets
- Outdoor Juneteenth Concert by Stretto Youth Chamber Orchestra
- Paul Robeson’s 126th Birthday Celebration + Scholarship Presentation
- Pop-Up Beer Garden with Triumph Brewing Company
- Princeton Art Bazaar
- Princeton Porchfest
- Pride Eve Outdoor Dance Party
- Pumpkin Palooza!
- Sauce for the Goose Outdoor Art Market – since 1994
- Story & Verse: Storytelling and Poetic Open Mic
- Thursday Night Virtual Artmaking with the Princeton University Art Museum
- Witherspoon Jackson Neighborhood Association Community Meetings
- yART sale
ANNE REEVES ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM
The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) established the Anne Reeves Artist-in-Residence Program in 2009 to offer artists the opportunity to conceptualize and create new works while providing the community with creative interaction with working artists in all disciplines. Since its inception, ACP Artists-in-Residence have created community wide projects, public art sculptures and murals, theater productions, and more. See below for a list of this year’s artists.
GHADA AMER
This year, we started a long-term residency with world renowned artist, Ghada Amer. Amer’s wide-ranging practice spans painting, cast sculpture, ceramics, works on paper, and garden and mixed-media installations. Recognizing both that women are taught to model behaviors and traits shaped by others, and that art history and the history of painting in particular are shaped largely by expressions of masculinity, Amer’s work actively subverts these frameworks through both aesthetics and content. Over the next two years of her residency, Amer will produce large ceramic wall hangings, and the difficulty in working with thin large-scale forms in clay cannot be overstated.
DR. RONAH HARRIS
To finish out the year, artist Dr. Ronah Harris put her many talents to work on designing and executing the latest version of our beloved Witherspoon Jackson neighborhood quilt. With respect and a nod to quilter Gail Mitchell, who led our first Witherspoon Jackson neighborhood quilt in 2005 now archived and in storage, Harris designed a geographical map to complement the original photography-oriented quilt. Harris held community stitching workshops at the Princeton Public Library and the ACP where many residents came to help sew and be involved. This beautiful quilt will be on public display in our Sands Lobby for all to enjoy.
VALERIE HUHN
In October 2023, artist Valerie Huhn had a solo show in our Taplin Gallery. In Whose Image explored questions of identity and the notion of a ‘fixed self’. Huhn invited viewers to challenge the categories and labels we place on others with repeated fingerprints, pinned sequins, open books and other intriguing sculptural installations. The show was so powerful that we invited Huhn to recreate a smaller version of this impactful installation in our front foyer, with our Art People Party in April and closing in mid-June. The effect dazzled visitors and we were grateful to enjoy Huhn’s amazing artwork for a few more months.
KENNETH LEWIS SR.
Artist Kenneth Lewis was the Anne Reeves Winter Artist-in-Residence. Kenneth is a multi-disciplinary artist well versed in painting, drawing and sculpture. One aspect of Kenneth’s career is sharing his love of puppet making throughout the Mercer County area. Kenneth designed and constructed a puppet booth and oversaw a series of adult/child workshops where participants wrote scripts, painted their backdrops, and created all the puppets needed to tell their story for an audience. You can catch the final performance on: You Tube link
RYAN STARK LILIENTHAL
From January through April, we welcomed Ryan Stark Lilienthal for a ‘short-term’ residency where he and Executive Director Adam Welch dug clay directly from the site of the Paul Robeson House located next door to the ACP. The clay quality was so ideal that a community project was born. After inviting local high schoolers to help dig the clay and make tiles. Lilienthal created 3-D printed quote molds to be pressed into the clay before firing, leaving behind Paul Robeson quotes on the tiles’ surface. This project was literally “grass roots” and Lilienthal was fortunate to discover this clay before construction of the Robeson House resumed in spring.
PUBLIC & COMMUNITY ART
Spring Street was the site of three exciting murals this year. To kick off summer, Trenton-based Jonathan ‘LANK’ Conner painted the Great Blue Heron, an ode to the artist’s favorite way to get to Princeton – the D&R canal – and its most famous avion resident. In the cooler months, artist and ACP board member Jacqui Alexander designed See and Do Many Wonderful Things, a celebration of our inspiring community, which was painted by the ACP mural team. The final mural of the year, Bloom, was designed and painted by Brooklyn based artist Amilli Onair, ushering in spring with her vibrantly painted flowers.
We love working with our local schools to bring color and creativity to our youngest community members! This year also saw a large new asphalt project at Lawrenceville Elementary School, complete with four-square courts, a map, hopscotch, and, of course, their mascot, Lester!
The Arts Council also had the pleasure of installing a temporary mural on the Sakrid Coffee Roaster space at the 300 Witherspoon complex. It’s so exciting to celebrate new businesses in town with a creative flair!
EDUCATION
Our educational programming continues to flourish thanks to our dedicated instructors and students. Education staff and our talented teaching artists developed and ran online and in-person classes including Flamenco, watercolors, mixed-media collage, and ceramics.
We continued to develop our printmaking studio program, led by Print Studio Manager Dave DiMarchi, and offered a range of classes from Cyanotype to Woodblock Printmaking. Our instructors brought printmaking to our Arts Exchange and outreach programs as well, offering unique classes based on Kitchen Lithography and Monotype with found objects. We were thrilled to offer corporate and educational private workshops in printmaking for a range of organizations including Bloomberg, Hun School of Princeton, and the Ranney School.
This year we celebrated the 25th anniversary of our Flamenco Program at the Arts Council. Our flamenco classes of all ages performed 3 days of exciting dance events for the public, as we dedicated our dance studio to veteran dance instructor Lisa Botalico.
EXHIBITIONS
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Our award-winning Taplin Gallery was host to a stunning assortment of exhibitions. Shows included:
- Our Knowledge is Power: The Cultures of Beauty and Survival in Isle de Jean Charles, LA and Shismaref, AK – Dennis Davis, Chantel Comardelle, in collaboration with Princeton University
- In Whose Image – Valerie Huhn
- May You Be Happy – Jon Sarkin and Hannah Fink
- ACP Members Show – 130+ of our talented member artists
- Waiting to Detonate – Ida Ochoteco, Andrew Chalfen, Kaitlyn Liepins
- Transversing Nostalgia – Onome Olutu and Chenelle Rene
- Shifting Perspectives: Capturing Moments in Ceramics and Watercolor – Barbara Kaiser and Elisabeth Quatrano
- The Olivia and Leslie Rainbow Foundation – Johnson Park after school students
- Making Do – Mollie Murphy, Karla Carballar, Heather Cox, Shannon Curry Hartman, Rachel Perry, Emna Zghal
- Narratives From My Toy Box – Dot Paolo
THE ART OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
As a community organization, collaboration is at the heart of what we do. Our programs are more vibrant, more accessible, and more creative when we partner with the many nonprofits and businesses in our town and the region.
Alpha Phi Alpha
American Red Cross
Art Educators of New Jersey
Bloomberg
Chimera Productions
Eden Autism Services
Experience Princeton
First Bank
Graduate Hotel
Hamilton Building Supply
Historical Society of Princeton
HiTops
HomeFront
Jammin’ Crepes
JaZams
Joint Effort Princeton Safe Streets Program
Kucker Haney Paint Co
La Lupita’s Grocery
Lillipies
McCarter Theatre Center
Miya Table & Home
Moonshot Farms
Morven Museum and Gardens
Municipality of Princeton
Muslim Center of Greater Princeton
New Jersey Music Teachers Association
NRG
Olives of Princeton
Palmer Square, Princeton
Paul Robeson Alliance
Paul Robeson House of Princeton
Penn Medicine Princeton Health
Princeton Adult School
Princeton Comic Makers
Princeton Health Department
Princeton Housing Authority
Princeton Nursery School
Princeton Police Department
Princeton Public Library
Princeton Regional Schools
Princeton Shopping Center
Princeton University
Princeton University Art Museum
Princeton University Department of Community and Regional Affairs
Princeton University Office of Winter Session & Campus Engagement
Princeton Young Achievers
Rays of Hope
Send Hunger Packing Princeton
Small World Coffee
Stretto Youth Orchestra
Studio Hillier
Terra Momo Bread Company
Triumph Brewing Company of Princeton
Witherspoon-Jackson Historical and Cultural Society
Witherspoon-Jackson Neighborhood Association
YMCA Princeton
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
The ACP is dedicated to strengthening cultural equity in our community. Outreach programs represent our founding ethos: creative self-expression is fundamental to well-being. Our free weekly programs for our vulnerable and under resourced populations offer the same high-quality professionally taught art education as any of our fee-bearing classes. We never cease to be amazed by the talent and creativity shown by our community’s art makers.
ArtReach offers free, weekly hands-on arts education throughout the school year to students from Pre-K through High School. Through hands-on instruction and bilingual learning, these art experiences are designed to encourage creative self-expression, promote self-esteem, and enhance community well-being. Through ArtReach programming, the Arts Council sponsors biweekly art instruction at the Princeton Nursery School and Princeton Young Achievers.
Our partnership with HomeFront since 1993, the Arts Exchange program offers students aged 5 to 18 weekly art making experiences and a hot meal. Our students expressed their creativity and spirit through a wide range of mediums including printmaking, digital arts, ceramics, and fiber arts.
Since 2022, the ACP continued the After School Art Club, a program designed to offer local middle schoolers a safe place to gather after school and share in hands on art creation. Since 2022, the PRIDE Art Club also continued offering art programming designed for LGBTQIA+ teens and their allies.
Creative Aging is our program for low-income seniors at Bryan House, a local assisted living facility. Our art instructors go on-site to bring professional and specially tailored arts programming to people of all ages and abilities.
SUPPORT & FUNDRAISERS
ART PEOPLE PARTY 2024
In April, we held our signature spring art fundraiser, Art People Party: The Blueprint. In addition to the usual decorative transformation, two Anne Reeves Artists-in-Residence, Valerie Huhn and Kenneth Lewis Jr. created installations in our two lobby spaces. This year we were proud to honor architectural legend, Bob Hillier of Studio Hillier. More than 200 guests enjoyed dancing, our signature “Tombola” art lottery featuring works donated by 30+ regional artists, and delectable Nomad Pizza and iQuisine Catering. This event supports the Anne Reeves Artist-in-Residence program, which empowers local artists to create new work and showcase their talents via workshops, public art opportunities, and gallery exhibitions. It also supports our many outreach programs that offer quality hands-on art making experiences to under resourced members of our community. We were also happy to have Debbie Schaeffer of Mrs. G Appliances as our Honorary Event Chair.
ART OF SERIES
The second year of the Arts Council of Princeton’s ART OF series has been a fabulous one, bringing 17+ cultural experiences to a diverse audience. Over 500 participants from our community and the surrounding areas joined us to make chocolate, hear incredible music, and take a deep dive into topics ranging from spirituality to art collecting to crossword puzzles. This feels like the right way to embody our mission of building community through the arts.
A YEAR OF NAMINGS
This past year seemed to be the year of naming! We’ve been able to celebrate so many inspirational people and received so much generosity from you all to make these namings possible. Thank you!
Timothy M. Andrews Artistic Directorship 
We received a generous gift from longtime supporter, Timothy M. Andrews, to establish the Timothy M. Andrews Artistic Directorship. This fund supports the ongoing role of the Arts Council of Princeton’s Artistic Director, a position central to the cultural strength of the ACP and the entire Princeton area community. Andrews, an integral part of the ACP family, is a champion for emerging artists and for 16 years, he has generously sponsored many of our initiatives. As member and president of our Board of Trustees, he played an indispensable role in bringing the new Paul Robeson Center for the Arts to life. For the past ten years, Andrews has directed his talents to our Advisory Board, offering thoughtful and ongoing support and guidance.
Lisa Botalico Dance Studio 
As we celebrated Lisa Botalico’s 25th year of teaching here at the ACP, we knew we had to mark this milestone. What better way than to name the dance studio in her honor! For 25 years, Lisa Bottalico has captivated our hearts with her unparalleled talent and dedication to the art of flamenco. Her influence extends well beyond our dance studio, shaping the lives of countless dancers and enriching our community with the passion and grace of this vibrant art form. Together, we created a lasting tribute that reflects the profound impact Lisa has had on our community.
Judith K. Brodsky Print Studio 
By naming the Judith K. Brodsky Print Studio, we honor Judy’s role in initiating printmaking in Princeton. When Judy Brodsky became a printmaker in graduate school in the 1960s, she was so inspired by the medium that she created a printmaking workshop in Princeton and soon established Princeton as a printmaking center. The artists who took her class became household names through the wonderful prints they created over the next decades; Maggie Johnson, Marie Sturken, Joan Needham, Elizabeth Monath, Helen Schwartz, Trudy Glucksberg, and many others fell in love with the process of making prints under Judy’s guidance. In the 1970s, the group published three portfolios which now reside in the state’s and nation’s museums.
Ferris Olin Cultural Collaborative (also known as OC2) 
A fund has been created in honor of the indomitable Ferris Olin – scholar, curator, educator, and librarian. The Ferris Olin Cultural Collaborative will help to strengthen the Arts Council of Princeton’s partnerships with Princeton and Trenton-area arts and educational organizations, youth service agencies, and organizations that bring art to underserved populations. This collaboration will make service to the community more effective, providing organizations with opportunities to forge partnerships that enhance and strengthen their contributions. Additionally, through the OC2, the Arts Council will identify and fund teaching artists to implement unique cultural workshops for the youth participants in our outreach programs.
Andrew H. Siegel Gallery 
For many years the Andrew H. Siegel Foundation has generously supported our mission of building community through the arts allowing us to continue creating a safe and supportive space for all members of our community. It is with great pride and gratitude to Michael Deutsch and the Andrew H. Siegel Foundation that we name our upstairs gallery the Andrew H. Siegel Gallery, in memory of Andy Siegel, a friend to the arts.
MEMBERSHIP
Your membership is essential in sustaining our free community educational programs, celebrations, and exhibitions that enrich, surprise, and inspire countless individuals. By becoming a member of the Arts Council of Princeton, you are supporting the arts that keep our town vibrant, creative, and inclusive. As we do not receive direct funding from the municipality, we depend on your support to keep the arts thriving in our community.
Members enjoy discounts on classes, camps, workshops, merchandise, and ART OF series, the ability to show work in the Annual Members Show, exclusive access to a special monthly newsletter, and valuable savings when shopping at local partners, including McCaffrey’s Markets, Princeton Record Exchange, and Jerry’s Artarama.
VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers are the backbone of the ACP and the reason we can serve our community seven days a week. With a full-time staff of eight, we simply couldn’t operate without the generous volunteers who assist with our outreach programs and greet visitors at the front desk. We welcome individuals and group volunteers of all ages!
As a certified organization with the Presidential Volunteer Service Award, the Arts Council of Princeton recognizes qualifying teen and adult volunteers. Last year 28 Presidential Volunteer Service Awards were awarded.
We want to offer a special shout-out to our dedicated leaders, Asya Morozova, who has volunteered an impressive 214 hours as a teen volunteer, and Joanne Costanza, who has contributed 314 hours as an adult volunteer. We deeply appreciate Asya and Joanne’s commitment, along with the invaluable contributions of our numerous other volunteers who play a vital role in making our work possible. Thank you to each and every one of you!
WAYS TO SUPPORT
We offer a wide range of individual and corporate sponsorship opportunities for fundraisers, community events, murals, community events, and more! For more information please contact Liza Peck at lpeck@artscouncilofprinceton.org or call 609.924.87777 ext 109
An easy way to magnify the impact of your giving is by connecting with your employer’s philanthropic giving program. Many corporations allow employees and retirees to request matching gifts electronically. Examples include Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, Merrill Lynch, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
A memorial gift is a thoughtful way of honoring the memory of someone you care deeply about. Continue their legacy in a way your loved one would have appreciated, by giving to the Arts Council. When a memorial or honorarium gift is made, the Arts Council notifies the honoree’s family member(s).
Taxpayers aged 70 1⁄2 or older may transfer up to $100,000 annually from their traditional or Roth IRA accounts directly to the Arts Council without first having to recognize the distribution as income. Please contact your IRA custodian to authorize your donation.
Appreciated securities that have been held for more than 12 months can be gifted to the Arts Council of Princeton. Stock and securities donations can be claimed as a charitable income tax donation for the full value of the shares. Gifts of stock are sold upon receipt. Stock contributions are credited for the value of the stock on the date the gift is made.
FINANCIALS
Final audited figures coming soon
* Pre-audit figures
DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
GUARDIAN ANGEL ($25,000 and above)
Timothy M. Andrews
Tamara Franklin
Patrick de Maynadier
VIRTUOSO ($15,000-$24,499)
Andrew H Siegal Memorial Fund
George H. & Estelle M. Sands Foundation
Mary Owen Borden Foundation
PNC Foundation
Rysia de Ravel Fund
Carol Ackerman
AG Foundation – Ages Gund
Anonymous
Church & Dwight
Jamie & Kathy Herring
Lynne & Joe Kossow
Tim Loretangeli & Marguerite Mount
Mutual of Omaha
Olivia & Leslie Rainbow Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation
Lydia and Johan Pfeiffer
Triumph Brewing Company
ADP Land Design
Ghada Amer
Anonymous
Bloomberg Employee Matching Gifts Program
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Employee Giving Program
Judith K. Brodsky
Collins Family Foundation
The Curtis W. McGraw Foundation
First Bank
Glenmede Investment and Wealth Management
Nadia Glucksberg
Graduate Hotel
Dan & Erin Kelly
Tina & Daniel Motto
Dr. Ferris Olin
Princeton Area Community Foundation
Harriet Stratis
Sycamore Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation
The Blinder Family Foundation
The Karma Foundation
John Thompson
Bryn Mawr Trust
Mr. Philip E. Clippinger & Dr. Melissa Marks, a portion in memory of Isabella de la Houssaye
Gordon and Llura Gund Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation
Herring Properties
Kookie Johnson & Tom Sheeran
Philip E. Lian & Joan L. Mueller
Maryellen McQuade & David Chung
Mercadien Group
Mrs. G Appliances
NJIT
Palmer Square Management
Kerry Perretta
Studio Hillier
Truist Wealth
Beverly Weiner, In memory of Matthew Ryan Weiner
Muhammad R & Bilquis Abbasi
Hank Abernathy, a portion in honor of Bob Hillier
Zehra and Haseeb Ahson
Jacqui Alexander & Dave Hance
Jeanne Altmann
Anonymous Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation
Avalon Princeton Circle
Hetty Baiz & Jim Perry
Alia Bensliman
Sheila Bodine, a portion in memory of Isabella de la Houssaye
Dina & Paul Brewer
CBIZ Borden Perlman
Melanie & John Clarke
Barbara & Christopher Cole
Elizabeth & Michael Decker
DenTull
Jim Doherty
Mary Dolan, In memory of Maurice Galimidi
Dorothea van Dyke McLane Association
Barbara and Gerald Essig
Aaron & Angela Fisher
Tom Florek
Stephen & Lindsey Forden
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Freda
Graduate Hotel
Lisa Granozio
Sarah & Charlie Hatfield
High Meadows Environmental Institute
Douglas R. Honnold
Jeaninne & Robert Honstein
Horizon Foundation of New Jersey
Iftekhar & Feroza Hossain
Dozie Ibeh
Investors Foundation
Jammin’ Crepes
Pamela Jensen
The John & Louise Wellemeyer Charitable Fund
Joshua Zinder Architecture + Design
Lasley Brahaney Architecture + Construction
LiLLiPiES
Amanda Lin & Nathan Thomas
MacLean Agency
“Nancy MacMillan”
McCaffrey’s Markets
Andrea & Christopher Mecray
Medical Aesthetics of Monroe
Diana Moore
Martha Otis
Pedego Electric Bikes
Jamie Phares
Jacquie Phares
PNC Bank and Wealth Management
Powers Family Charitable Fund
Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce
Princeton Tree Care
Princeton University African American Studies Department
Princeton University Latin American Studies Department
Princeton University Press
Ingrid Reed
“Mrittika Sen”
“Farvah Shah”
Nina & Ed Stelmakh
Nikki Stern
Sajid Syed & Simin H Syed
Theodora and Fong Wei Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation
“Meredeth Turshen”
Karen & Tom Wilkinson
Farasat Zahir & Arshad Masood
Advah & Joshua Zinder
Jane AdrianceDeborah & Patrick Agnew
Maria Ahun
Sherri Andrews
Susan Antin
Archer & Buchanan Architecture
The Bank of Princeton
BlackRock Matching Gifts
Elizabeth & David Beers
Benevity Causes
The David H. and Mary B. Blair Charitable Fund
The Bodine Holding Fund
Trudy Borenstein-Sugiura
Zenna Broomer
Dave Burwell
Sean Carney
Kathie & Robert Carr
Jeannie & Jitender Chopra
Lidia & Calin Cristian
Betty Curtiss
Mary Dolan
Joanna & Clem Fiori
Mara & Gaetano Franceschi
Carla Fuentes
Jane Garvey & John Lanier
Leita & William Hamill Family Foundation, in honor of Peter Bienstock
Meg & Dennis Helms
Susan Hockaday
HomeLight Inc.
Eve Ingalls Von Staden
Jerry’s Artarama
Diane Koeppel, in honor of Adam Welch
Michelle & George Lambros
Marsha Levin-Rojer
Wendy Mager & Eric Monberg
Cameron Manning & Tom Wright
Catherine Martzloff
McGoldrick Family Fund
The Memton Fund, Inc.
Jennifer Mermans
Heidi Moon
Network Advisor Q
The Night Walk Fund, in honor of Robin Resch
Janet Nikolovski & Ken Munie
Northfield Bank
Olives Princeton
Anne & Peter O’Neill
Maureen E O’Neill
Orvis
Areta Pawlynsky & Yaron Inbar
Jamie Phares
David Puskar
Anne Reeves
Emily K. Reeves
The Robins Family Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation
Carol Sanzalone
The Schreibers
Vanessa & Kenneth Shives
Alice Sims-Gunzenhauser
Slice of Gourmet
Sarah Lewis Smith
Spann Family Charitable Fund
Robert & Nikki Stack
Tacoria
Charles David Viera
Wendy Waugh
Marvin Winwell
Rosalie & Evan Wolarsky
Elizabeth & Steve Baglio
Bank of America Matching Gifts
Beth Ann Behrend & Robert Eaton
Meghan Blair
Claudina Bonetti
Book your Data
Julie Brenner & Mark Itzler
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Employee Giving Program
Hanna & Barry Bruno
Pernilla & James Burke
Kyle Burkhardt
Karen & Michael Clark, in loving memory of Matthew Kliegman
Liz Cutler & Tom Kreutz
Henry David Schilb
Marlon Davila
Melinda Degucz
Barbara DiLorenzo
Susan Drackett
Anne Elliott
Leslie Fabello
Janet Filomeno & John Seaman
Tom Florek
Walter Frank
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Freda
Don Gilpin
Betts Grabrielsen Mayer
Samia Hafiz Shaaban
Matthew Hanson
Charles & Mary Louise Hartman Fund
Susan Hoenig
Susan Hogan
Lester Holmes
Alison Isenberg & Keith Wailoo
Jennifer Jang & Sam Becker, in memory of Donald Jang
Aline Johnson
Sarah & Landon Jones
Sabine Kastner
Julie & Stephen Kim
Kathleen Klockenbrink
Jessica & Richard Koehler
Krysia Kolodziej & Peter Jaffe, in memory of Nancy Schaefer
Ryan Lacey
Deborah Land
Barbara & Robert Landau
Amy Lansky
Ben Lerner
Ellen & Harry Levine
Kenneth Lewis
Peter Lindenfeld
Brown & Mark Little
Annarie Lyles & Andy Dobson
Rose Marrow Fund
Virginia Mason & Robert Willig
Helene Mazur
McAlpin Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation
Megan McCafferty
Milton MccGatch
Candace McCoy
Patrick McDonnell & Karen O’Connell Fund
Mercer County Commission on the Status of Women
Deborah Nord
Whitney Outerbridge
Leni Pacquet-Morante
Donna Payton
Elly and Giorgio Petronio Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Pickens
Asia Popinska
Libby Ramage
Terri Riendeau
Dawn & Mark Rosso
Jennifer Ruina, In memory of Michael Ruina
Elizabeth & Gregory Samios
Evelyn & Jeffrey Sasmor
Aleksandra Seletskaya
Rita Seplowitz Saltz
M. Teresa Simao
Rachelle Simon & Ned Wingreen
Joseph Straus & Sally Goldfarb, in honor of Barbara DiLornenzo & Shannon Moriarty
Katherine Taylor & Mark Boulding
Suzanne Thompson
Shirley Tilghman
Theodora and Fong Wei Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation
Adam Welch, In honor of Rachel Welch
Bonnie & Peter Wilson
Susie Wilson
Annette Adriance
James Adriance
Sasha Albert
Jacqui Alexander & Dave Hance
Yahyra Alma
The American Online Giving Foundation
Julie Anderson
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Annette Arnold
Nathan Arrington
Lauren Aydinliyim
Blair & Bill Ayers
Monica Babich
Hetty Baiz & Jim Perry
Yelena Baraz & Andras Ferencz
Joan Bartl
Ashley & Todd Bashore
Nora Benkraouda
Karen & Leif Bergman
Lyudmyla & Ilya Berim
Vandana Bhanote
Ellen Blejwas
Susan Bogas
Jen Bolcoa
Stephane Borentain
Marcia E. Bossart
Lisa Botalico
Alicia Brennan & Robert Lis
Hank & Susan Bristol
Beth & Victor Brombert
Zoe Brookes & Alastair Binnie
The Brown & Freidenfelds Family
Claire & Ryan Bubb
Samuel Bunting & Nina Peel
Leland & Greg Burnham
James Burton & Martha D’Avila
Susan Cameron
Marilyn Campbell, in memory of Trudy Glucksberg
Dudley & Curtis Carlson
Tricia Casey
Jagriti Chadha
Zaneta Chambers, in memory of Abe and Larnice Shannon
Vanna Chan
Gloria Chen
Jessica & Douglas Chia
Silvana Clark, In memory of Geraldine Nazzaro
Cloak and Dagger
Dorothy Sue Cobble & Michael Merrill
Deborah Raikes Colbert & Benjamin ColbertMeredith & Michael Cook
Jean Crider
Dan & Welmoet Fund
Karen Dandurand
Susan Davidson
Elizabeth Davis
Michael Dawson & Robert Tomaselli
Julie Denny
Deirdre DeSteno
Nancy & Matthew Difazio
Lisa Dobruskin
Jessica Durrie & George Akers
Laura Edwards
Noha Eltoukhy
Karla Ewalt
Dr. James M. Felser
Vivian Feng
June Fialkowski
Robert Finnegan
Faith Fish
Jane & Martin Fransson
Tim Freeman
Christopher Freundt
Christine Fu
Maggie & Peter Furniss, in memory of Stephanie Chorney
Andrew Garvey
James Garvey Jr.
Emily Gasthalter
Vidhya Gedela
Maya Genovesi
Justine Gentile
Joseph Gessner
Give Lively Foundation
Bary Goldblatt Fund
Laura Goldstein
Dr. & Mrs. William Green
Lin Gu
Antoine Guitton
Kiran Gupta
Jennifer Guy & Paul Knight
Erica Hadzic
Diane Haggerty
Debora & John Haines
The Haines-Bornheimer Family
Marilyn Ham & Michael Paluszek
Mark Harari
Constance Hassett & James Richardson
Charles Heaps
Jane Henderson
Ann Hoenigswald
William Hoffman
Emily Hoffman
William Hogan
Truman Hong
B. Sue Howard, to honor Tim Andrews’ loyal support of the Arts Council of Princeton
Darma & Betsy Ie
Susan Intner & Eric Jahn, in memory of my father
Ionescu Family
Ms. Katarzyna Iwaniec
Maia Jachimowicz
Jammin’ Crêpes
Katherine Janiszewski
Sally & Bob Jenkins
Danielle Jenkins
Sharon Joag
Claire Johnson
Daphne Jones
Martin Kahn
Margaret Kalvar
Reema Kanzaria
Pat Kao & Ben Raphael
Anita Kassof, in memory of Trudy Glucksberg
Alisan Kavookjian
Katherine Kern, in memory of Trudy Glucksberg
Sabrina King
Melissa Klepacki
Gail Kohn
Lindsay & Kevin Kruse
Kucker Haney Paint Co.
Helene & Russell Kulsrud
Ebony Lattimer
Meena Lee
Chialing Lee
Cheryl Levine & Elliot Gursky
Riva & Howard Levy
Beth Lew Williams
Nancy Librett
Elisabeth Liebow
Anne Lu-Wong
Andrea Malcolm & William Gleason
Elizabeth Margulis
Marilyn Marks Tal
James Martiney
Cecilia & Michael Mathews
Joe & Tamera Matteo
Ohad Mayblum
Amy Mayer & Daniel Oscar
Leah & Brian McDonald
Patricia McGaughey
Colleen & Jim McKee
Ann McKeehan
McKnight Place Assisted Living & Memory Care, in memory of Elizabeth Reed
McMaster Carr Matching Gifts
Steve Menzel
Mary M. Michaels, in support of Cafe Improv, and in loving memory of John E. D. Irving
Jill Miller
Emily Miller
Catherine Millett
MLKYD Family Giving Fund
Dana & Alberto Molina
Victoria Monell
Elizabeth Monroe & Helen Heuer, in honor of Joe Kossow
Susan Moran
The Morduch & Borovoy Family
Elisabeth Morgan
Layna Mosley
Julie & Michael Nachamkin
Suzanne Nash
Pavithra Natarajan
Elizabeth Naumann
Amanda Nguyen
Eve Niedergang
Rose Nini, in memory of Clarence Didonato
Lee Noriega
Pallavi Nuka
Noriko Ohta & Austin Newton
Victoria & Michael Palmer
Christiana Parry
Jean & Larry Parsons
Riten Patel
Fabien Paulot
Claire & Edward Percarpio
Shannon Pereira
Milagros Perez
Honey Perkins Family Foundation, Inc.
Francine Pfeffer
Robert Phillips
Carol Pierce
Alison & David Politziner
Allen & Rhona Porter
Shoshana Pofelis & Ray Brown
Roli Rastogi
Frances Raymond Price
Ingrid Reed
Jennifer Rexford
Sarah Ringer
Sarah Rivett
Bruce Robinson
Megan Mitchell & Greg Robinson
Howard A. Rosen
Julia Rubin & Gregory Stankiewicz
Patrick Rulon-Miller
Celia D. Ryan
Donna Sadowsky
Abhijit Sahay
Kimberly de los Santos
Soundararajan Balasubramanian Satishkumar Family
Tom Scanlan
Helene Schlachter & Michael Senchyna
Schlawin/Dube Charitable Fund
Karla & Steven Schultz
Anne Marie & Eduardo Schur
Schwartz Family Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation
Linda Schwimmer & Josh Lichtblau
The Scout Guide Two Rivers & The Shore
Roy Selig
Neha Shah
Cyndi Shattuck
Lee Shearer
Joann & Henry Singer
Karan Singh
Judy Singleton
Jane Sloan
Roberta Sloan & Robert Schapire
Jenny Smith Walz
Doris Spencer
Adrienne & Vincent Stanley
Ann & Austin Starkey
Melanie Stein
Michael Stephens
Karin Stewart Harmon, in memory of Trudy Glucksberg
Judy & Edwin Stier
Kathryn Stoltzfus-Dueck
Lena Struwe
Preethi Suresh Gautham
Taft Communications
Gerald & Linda Tague
Tamara Gillon Photography
Christopher and Susan Tarr Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation
Terra Momo Restaurant Group
Rocio Titiunik
Elizabeth Totten
Caroline Travers
Dixie Uffelman
Pamela & William Wakefield
Robin Wallack, In memory of Trudy Glucksberg
Anne B. Walsh
Albert Wang
Diana Warren
Patricia Watson
We Joy Living
Marc Weiner
Andrew Weiss
Kori Wilson-Griffin
Kenneth Witkowski
Ana Woodrow
Anne Wright Wilson
Deborah Yasher & John Gershman
Terersa Yazbek Pereira
Ginger August & Brian Zack
Feifei Zhang
Yueting Zhang
Haofei Zhang
Judith Zinis
Elizabeth Zuckerman & Gerald Chenoweth
STAFF & BOARD OF TRUSTEES
2023-24 Board of Trustees
John Thompson, President
Tamara Simpkins Franklin, Vice President
Daniel Kelly, Treasurer
Jacqui Alexander, Secretary
Tina Motto, Executive Committee Member at Large
Patrick de Maynadier, Executive Committee Member at Large
Adam Welch, Executive Director
Anne Reeves, Founding Director
Philip Clippinger
Aaron Fisher
Lindsey Forden
Samira Ghani
Kathy Herring
Alisan Kavookjian
Stephen Kim
Caitlin Kolczynski
Viridiana Martínez Weiss
Diana Moore
Lydia Pfeiffer
Alex Pimentel
Gregory Smith
Board members who completed their term in 23-2024:
The Arts Council of Princeton and Board of Trustees gratefully acknowledge the following individuals for their years of dedicated service.
Joe Kossow
Dozie Ibeh
Mimi Mount
Advisory Board Members
Sarah Collum Hatfield, Co-Chair
Ed Stelmakh, Co-Chair
Timothy M. Andrews
Kathleen Bagley
Leigh Bartlett
Peter Bienstock
James Burke
Ben Colbert
Barbie Cole
Ted Deutsch
Jessica Durrie
William Harla
Mitch Henderson
Jamie Herring
Kookie Johnson
Joe Kossow
Casey Lambert
Wendy Mager
Cameron Manning
Maria Dominguez Momo
Raoul Momo
Carlo Momo
Veronica Olivares Weber
Anne O’Neill
Jacqueline Phares
John Rassweiler
Nancy Robins
Dawn Schrader
Anne VanLent
Anne Wright Wilson
We acknowledge the passing of three valued Advisory Board members, Isabella de la Houssaye, Judith McCartin Scheide, and Claire Jacobus. They were well-loved members of our community and will be greatly missed.
Arts Council of Princeton Staff
Adam Welch, Executive Director
Erin Armington, Education & Outreach Manager
Claudia Ceballos, Reception
Dave DiMarchi, Print Studio Manager
Maria Evans, Timothy M. Andrews Artistic Director
August Kinkladze, Facilities
Mini Krishnan, Office Manager
Melissa Kuscin, Marketing & Program Manager
Wadiya Legette, Reception
Stephanie Nazario, Financial Manager
Liza Peck, Director of Development & Community Engagement
Kathleen Preziosi, Ceramics Manager
Catherine Rommel, Reception
Emma Stephens, Community Engagement & Development Associate