YEAR ONE UPDATE!

Hi 300 Members!

It’s been a full year now since the launch of the 300 Campaign and I just wanted to thank you all again for your incredible support and love—and your passion for Reno’s all-ages community. It’s been a fantastic year thanks to your support, and we wanted to share some of our accomplishments that you helped make possible!

Transitioning into a Real Venue

Due to the support of the 300 Campaign, Holland was able to convert what was a bar area of an old restaurant into an awesome all-ages show space, including:

• the building and carpeting of a performance stage;

• the acquisition and set-up of an incredible and professional sound system with all the fixins’;

• the commission of an original stage backdrop and ambient lighting set-up by local artists Omar Pierce and Nick Larsen;

• the commission of a beautiful custom wooden sound booth by Tim Conder;

• the ability to have snacks and concessions at all Holland shows;

• the installation of SOLAR POWER onto the Rainshadow roof;

• the creation of new intern positions, including: Venue Manager, held currently by Julian Jacobs (age 20), and Head of Promotions, held by Callie Kittrall (age 20).
  

Programming & New Projects

Thanks in part to your fantastic support of the Holland Project, we were able to see many wonderful programmatic changes and advances this year, including:

• A major increase (by more than 50%!) in both number of events and attendance

• The development of both a Photo Corps (young, emerging photographers documenting Holland events) and the Flyer Corps (a group of diverse designers, illustrators, and collage-makers that work to create original poster and flyer designs for Holland events)

• The execution of more than 16 art exhibits in the Holland Gallery, featuring work from artists ages 15-30.

• The launch of Showprint—a monthly all-ages letterpress newsprint calendar featuring calendar listings, original artwork, and more—produced by two high-school interns Stephanie (age 16) and Emily (age 17).

Exciting Changes

When our outgoing Program Directors made the proclamation that their replacements should be both young and awesome, we couldn’t have found two more appropriate candidates—Clark Demeritt (age 19) and Erica Wirthlin (age 20)—both already igniting and progressing Holland’s programming endeavors brilliantly. Additionally, Holland was able to restructure its Gallery Committee and visual arts arm, bringing in the talented Sarah Lillegard (Go For Broke Zine Collective) to lead the Holland Gallery into a very exciting new year.

As you can see, it’s been a busy and exciting year full of change, transition, and growth—and put simply, WE COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU. Your belief in Holland and your dedication to Reno’s arts and cultural community is beyond value. We thank you heaps and tons for your contribution to the Holland 300 Campaign one year ago and for making it possible for Holland to do what it does.

And ONE MORE TIME!

After talking to many of the Holland 300 members this past year, we have learned that many of you would like to continue your membership and make this campaign a yearly project. We, of course, love that idea! We can’t think of a better way—especially as the economic climate remains dismal—to be powered in part by our local community and our friends. If you think you are able, and you’d like to re-commit to the Holland 300, we would be honored and grateful! To celebrate your re-commitment, Holland will present you with an original letterpress artwork from Buffalo Wallow and a new Holland tee! Of course, we’ll also throw a celebration once we meet our goal.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for all you do for Reno’s cultural community and for Holland. It truly means the world to us.

With a ton of respect and gratitude,

Britt Curtis

Holland Project Director

www.hollandreno.org

To recommit to the Holland 300, please check out the following (and thank you!):

-visit www.holland300campaign.blogspot.com to learn more or pay online

-email hollandreno@gmail.com

-simply send a check for $100 to Holland Project / 122 Ridge Street, B / 89501