Beechwood Arts Inc

ARTS IMMERSION SALONS - BASED ON SALONS OF OLD WITH A CONTEMPORARY EDGE, EACH SALON IS A MIX OF ART, MUSIC, FILM, PERFORMANCE, FOOD & WINE AND INCLUDE COLLABERATION BETWEEN ARTS GENRES AND BETWEEN ESTABLISHED AND NEW ARTISTS.SUMMARY OF PROGRAMS AT BEECHWOOD ARTS & INNOVATION, FY21EVENTS6 EVENTS INCLUDED - 1 ARTS EVENT - "AMPLIFY AT WESTPORT LIBRARY"- 1 ARTS IMMERSION SALON - "THE BEECHWOOD OPEN 2021"- 3 LIVESTREAM EVENTS - "FREDERIC CHIU'S CLASSICAL SMACKDOWN" - 1 ONLINE INTERVIEW WITH ARTIST AMY OESTREICHER# OF UNIQUE AUDIENCE MEMBERS - 150# OF TOTAL IN-PERSON ATTENDEES - 210# OF TOTAL REMOTE VIEWERS - 200+# OF ARTISTS EXHIBITING - 43# OF PERFORMING ARTISTS - 18LIVESTREAMDURING THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PANDEMIC, WE PRESENTED A MIX OF LIVESTREAM AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING. WE WORKED WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER - THE WESTPORT LIBRARY - TO BE ABLE TO HOST IN-PERSON EVENTS SAFELY.AMPLIFY AT THE WESTPORT LIBRARY PRESENTED AN EVENING OF MUSIC, SPOKEN WORD AND VISUAL ARTS, GIVING VOICE TO BLACK CREATIVE ARTISTS. THE BEECHWOOD OPEN WAS HELD IN-PERSON, WITH OVER 120+ ATTENDANCE OUTDOORS. WE GATHERED OVER 30 VISUAL ARTISTS, 15 PERFORMING ARTISTS AND MARKET VENDORS. FREDERIC CHIU'S CLASSICAL SMACKDOWN - A 3-PART SERIES OF INTERACTIVE PIANO RECITALS - WAS PRESENTED AT BEECHWOOD AND THE WESTPORT LIBRARY IN HYBRID MODE AS THE PANDEMIC CONDITIONS ALLOWED SOME IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE. JEANINE ESPOSITO RECORDED A ONE-HOUR LONG INTERVIEW WITH ARTIST AMY OESTREICHER, JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE HER PASSING. THE INTERVIEW IS AVAILABLE ONLINE.PANDEMIC 2021AS THE PANDEMIC EXTENDED THROUGH 2021, BEECHWOOD DID NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FREE PROGRAMMING. DUE TO BEECHWOOD'S PARTICULAR APPROACH TO PRESENTING AND SUPPORTING THE ARTS, NO COVID RELIEF FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT OUR CONTINUING OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR.