Presented to AM:SF Committee (09/11/11)
2012
(first year)
Facilities
- research potential properties
- contact land/co-housing trusts
- recruit green, monastic architect
Community
- generate materials to begin community gathering process
Artistic/Programming
- weekly artmonk sangha, culminating in 2 sangha concerts a year
- 2 large original art performances/installations
- send 2 artmonks to AM Italia
- 1 visual art show
- other chapter event
- maintain blog and release 6 episodes of “Otherhood: the Podcast”
Spiritual
- 1st Art Monastic Cycle – a year-long experiment in creative contemplative living#
- The Artist’s Rule (12-week bookclub)
Financial
- Revenue
- 5% of income is “earned” from consulting, performance, and other activities (see “Non-art business operations”
- 95% of income is from grants (60%) and donations (35%)
- Expenses
- Executive Director is making minimum wage (15,360/year) from AM:SF and AMP
- Rented co-working office space ($100-200/month)
Non-art Business Operations
- 2 small lauro batches (<100 bottles), 1 medium lauro batch (500 bottles)
- 1 creativity consulting gig (NR + 1 collaborator)
- 2 design gigs (NR)
Structural
- officially adopt mission and vision statements
- create local board of advisors
- ED works fulltime from home & co-working space
- recruit (volunteer) artistic director
- visualize this person specifically, write a job description (including fundraising)
- recruit (volunteer) event coordinator/workshop manager (Lesley? Michael Mansfield?)
2013
(second year)
Facilities
- pick a property
- develop plan for fundraising, gather team
- develop long-term and short-term plans for building & land development
- begin practical discussions with architect
Community
- begin community gathering process: host info sessions and hold “interviews”
Financial
- Revenue
- 8% of income is “earned,” from consulting, performance, and other activities
- 92% of income is from grants (57%) and donations (35%)
- Expenses
- Executive Director (NR) is making a living wage (24,288/year) from AM:SF and AMP
Non-art Business Operations
- 2 medium lauro batches (500 bottles), 1 large lauro batches (1000 bottles)
- Lauro: import 5% of Bay Leaves from AM Italia
- 2 creativity consulting gigs (NR + 1 collaborator)
- 4 design gigs (NR)
- 1 workshop
- 1 youth camp
- 1 retreat
Artistic/Programming
- maintain exchange with AM Italia
- 2 large original performances and 4 sangha concerts
- 1 visual art show
- First AM:SF Arts-based Youth Empowerment Camp
- other chapter events
- maintain blog and release 6 episodes of “Otherhood: the Podcast”
Spiritual
- 2nd Art Monastic Cycle – a year-long experiment in contemplative living.
Structural
- Fundraising begins for event coordinator/workshop manager salary
2014
(third year)
Facilities
- crazy fundraising!
- continue practical discussions with architect
Community
- team of 3-4 dedicated permamonks (NR, PR, art director, events)
Financial
- 12% of income is “earned”
- 88% of income is from grants and donations
Non-art Business Operations
- 4 medium lauro batches (500 bottles), 2 large lauro batches (1000 bottles)
- Import 10% of Bay Leaves from AM Italia
- 3 creativity consulting gig (NR + 1 collaborator)
- 4 design gigs (NR)
- 1 youth camp
- 2 workshops
- 1 retreat
Artistic/Programming
- maintain exchange with AM Italia
- 1 visual art show
- 3 large original performances and 4 sangha concerts
- Second AM:SF Arts-based Youth Empowerment Camp
- other chapter events
- maintain blog and release 6 episodes of “Otherhood: the Podcast”
Spiritual
- 3rd Art Monastic Cycle – a year-long experiment in contemplative living.
Structural
- Fundraising begins for artistic director salary
2015
(fourth year)
Facilities
- crazy fundraising!
- prepare to buy and build
Community
- team of 5-6 dedicated permamonks (NR, PR, art, events, admin/facilities, admin/volunteer coordinator)
Financial
- 15% of income is “earned”
- Import 15% of Bay Leaves from AM Italia
Non-art Business Operations
- 5 medium lauro batches (500 bottles), 3 large lauro batches (1000 bottles)
- Import 20% of Bay Leaves from AM Italia
- 4 creativity consulting gigs (NR + 2 collaborators)
- 5 design gigs (NR + 1 intern)
- 2 youth camps
- 3 workshops
- 1 retreat
Artistic/Programming
- maintain exchange with AM Italia
- 2 visual art shows
- 4 large original performances and 4 sangha concerts
- Third AM:SF Arts-based Youth Empowerment Camp
- other chapter events
- maintain blog and release 6 episodes of “Otherhood: the Podcast”
Spiritual
- 4th Art Monastic Cycle – a year-long experiment in contemplative living.
Structural
- recruit admin/facilities manager
- recruit admin/volunteer coordinator
2016
(fifth year)
Facilities
- move to property, erect a cob dining facility, straw-bale huts, hexayurts, tents, shipping containers and covered wagons.
- begin building the monastery cloister and artmonk cells.
- plant first gardens; chicken coop, beehives; 5% of food is generated onsite
Community
- 9 permamonks (NR, PR, art, events, admin/facilities, admin/volunteer coordinator, development, garden, building/set builder)
- 6 artmonks-in-residence (mostly builders)
Financial
- 20% of income is “earned”
- Nathan is making a competitive wage from AM:SF and AMP
Non-art Business Operations
- 5 large lauro batches (1000 bottles)
- Import 30% of Bay Leaves from AM Italia
- 5 creativity consulting gigs (NR + 2 collaborators)
- 6 design gigs (NR + 1 intern)
- 2 youth camps
- 3 workshops
- 1 retreat
- rent from 2 practice spaces
Artistic/Programming
- maintain exchange with AM Italia
- 3 visual art shows
- 4 large original performances and 4 sangha concerts
- Fourth AM:SF Arts-based Youth Empowerment Camp
- other chapter events
- maintain blog and release 6 episodes of “Otherhood: the Podcast”
Spiritual
- 5th Art Monastic Cycle – a year-long experiment in contemplative living.
Structural
- recruit development director
- recruit gardener
2017
(sixth year)
Facilities
- 10% of food is generated onsite
- begin a performance/installation venue
Community
- 10 permamonks
- 8 armonks-in-residence (1-12 weeks)
Financial
- 30% of income is “earned”
Non-art Business Operations
- 6 large lauro batches (1000 bottles)
- Import 40% of Bay Leaves from AM Italia
- 6 creativity consulting gigs (NR + 2 collaborators)
- 8 design gigs (NR + 1 collaborator)
- 2 youth camps
- 3 workshops
- 1 retreat
- rent from 3 practice spaces
Artistic/Programming
- maintain exchange with AM Italia
- 4 visual art shows
- 4 large original performances and 4 sangha concerts
- 2 AM:SF Arts-based Youth Empowerment Camps
- other chapter events
- maintain blog and release 6 episodes of “Otherhood: the Podcast”
Spiritual
- 6th Art Monastic Cycle – a year-long experiment in contemplative living.
Structural
- fundraise salary for dev director
- local board of advisors is 5-6 strong
2018
(seventh year)
Facilities
- begin building Art Chapel and Dining Facility
Community
- 10 permamonks
- 10 armonks-in-resdence (1-12 weeks)
Financial
- 40% of income is “earned”
Non-art Business Operations
- 7 large lauro batches (1000 bottles)
- Import 50% of Bay Leaves from AM Italia
- 6 creativity consulting gigs (NR + 2 collaborators)
- 8 design gigs (NR + 1 collaborator)
- 2 youth camps
- 3 workshops
- 2 retreats
- rent from 3 practice spaces
Artistic/Programming
- maintain exchange with AM Italia
- 4 visual art shows
- 4 large original performances and 4 sangha concerts
- 2 AM:SF Arts-based Youth Empowerment Camps
- other chapter events
- maintain blog and release 6 episodes of “Otherhood: the Podcast”
Spiritual
- 7th Art Monastic Cycle – a year-long experiment in contemplative living.
2019
(eighth year)
Facilities
Community
- 12 permamonks
- 12 armonks-in-residence (1-12 weeks)
Financial
- financially self sustaining – majority of income is “earned”
Non-art Business Operations
- 7 large lauro batches (1000 bottles)
- Import 50% of Bay Leaves from AM Italia
- 6 creativity consulting gigs (NR + 2 collaborators)
- 8 design gigs (NR + 1 collaborator)
- 2 youth camps
- 3 workshops
- 2 retreats
- rent from 4 practice spaces
Artistic/Programming
- maintain exchange with AM Italia
- 4 visual art shows
- 4 large original performances and 4 sangha concerts
- 2 AM:SF Arts-based Youth Empowerment Camps
- other chapter events
- maintain blog and release 6 episodes of “Otherhood: the Podcast”
Spiritual
- 8th Art Monastic Cycle – a year-long experiment in contemplative living.
2020
(ninth year)
Facilities
Community
- 15 permamonks
- 15 armonks-in-residence (1-12 weeks)
Financial
Non-art Business Operations
- 8 large lauro batches (1000 bottles)
- Import 70% of Bay Leaves from AM Italia
- 8 creativity consulting gigs (NR + 2 collaborators)
- 10 design gigs (NR + 1 collaborator + 1 intern)
- 2 youth camps
- 4 workshops
- 2 retreats
- rent from 4 practice spaces
Artistic/Programming
- maintain exchange with AM Italia
- 4 visual art shows
- 4 large original performances and 4 sangha concerts
- 2 AM:SF Arts-based Youth Empowerment Camps
- other chapter events
Spiritual
- 9th Art Monastic Cycle – a year-long experiment in contemplative living.
2021
(tenth year)
“A growing, self-sustaining community of artmonks in the bay area”
Facilities
- own the property within an hour drive or bart ride of SF with a significant amount of wilderness that benefit the permamonks and youth visitors
- beautiful building(s), leaning toward new building reflecting history of monasticism and appropriate to location (rural area in northern CA)
- majority of food is generated on site
Community
- 18 long-term residents (permamonks)
- 20 annual artmonk residencies (1-12 weeks)
Financial
- financially self sustaining – majority of income is unearned income
- activities can be performance, books, liquor
Non-art Business Operations
- A diversified set of non-art income-generating activities
- 10 large lauro batches (1000 bottles)
- Import 70% of Bay Leaves from AM Italia
- 8 creativity consulting gigs (NR + 2 collaborators)
- 12 design gigs (NR + 2 collaborators)
- 2 youth camps
- 4 workshops
- 3 retreats
- rent from 4 practice spaces
Artistic/Programming
- making incredible art
- lively active exchange program: sending Artmonks to Italy (etc.) every year & bringing Artmonks from Italy (etc.) every year
- 2 youth workshops per year
- (Nathan writing new works and directing them)
- begin writing the book about what works and what doesn’t, in addition to the other books we’ve written
- resident theater company, resident musical ensemble, writing program, choir
Spiritual
- community hosts 1month intensive spiritual retreat, 1month intensive spiritual/creative retreat every year
- gone through 10 Art Monastic Cycles – 1-year experiments in art monastic living
Structural
- Nathan is 39 years old! He is the spiritual director and a primary artist, and has handed off executive direction to someone else or has a plan to transition toward that
- next 10 year plan developed toward the end of this decade
- local board of advisors is 8-10 strong