2006 ANNUAL REPORT
A year of reinventing the commons for the common good.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Director’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Community Building in Your Hands: Announcing Multiple Victories . . . . . . . . . 4 Building Community in Schools: Medina Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Reinvigorating a Main Street: Duvall Main Street Redevelopment . . . . . . . . . 6 Sharing Expertise in 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Donors, Supporters and Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2006 Financial Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bill Cleveland, Center for the Study of Art & Community Jim Hanken, Treasurer, Hanken Law Grace Huang, ming | architecture & design Paul Olson, Jones & Jones Cynthia Shick, Seattle Housing Authority Cason Swindle, Secretary, Greenbridge Pacific Corporation Mercy Rome, Chair, Beacon Development Group Jack Tomkinson, Urban Sparks Julia Walton, AHBL
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Lucia Athens, Chair, City of Seattle Green Building Team Mark Childs, Associate Professor, Architecture & Planning, University of New Mexico John de Graff, Filmmaker Jim Diers, Community Liason Kari Huhtala, Principal, Huhtala + Associates Jim Lauinger, Mayor, City of Kirkland Dan Leahy, President, Leadership Institute of Seattle James Parks Morton, The Interfaith Center of New York Bob Ness, Management Consultant Lynn Parker, Principal, Parker Le Pla Jon Pounds, Executive Director, Chicago Public Art Group Donna Sapolin, Editor-In-Chief, HOME Magazine Ron Sher, CEO, Metrovation Diane Sugimura, City of Seattle, Director of Planning Daniel Winterbottom, Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture, University of Washington Barbara Wright, Environmental Division, Public Health, Seattle & King County
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Dear friends and supporters,
I carry a Swiss Army Knife™ with me most of the time . Every one of its neatly folding tools – knife, saw, screwdriver, corkscrew – has been used at some building site, party, camping emergency or home repair project . It’s useful because it’s adaptable . Pomegranate Center’s community building model, likewise, is an adaptable tool . It works when redeveloping a school, creating parks and gathering places, imagining a new downtown core, building community gardens, incorporating art into low-income housing, and strengthening connections in diverse neighborhoods . Our methods, honed over two decades, are multifunctional and, increasingly, we are asked to apply them to new situations . Pomegranate Center has become the ‘Swiss Army Knife™’ of community building . Communities across Washington State, Canada and beyond are stronger as a result of Pomegranate Center’s community building model . We are particularly excited about two projects from 2006 that show the adaptability of Pomegranate Center tools: In the small town of Duvall, Washington, Pomegranate Center worked with City staff, KPG Engineering, and cultural leaders to develop a reconstruction plan for the downtown’s Main Street, a state highway carrying over 12,000 vehicles each day . Through community meetings we created a plan for the thoroughfare combining local character and art to create a sense of place and a safe, friendly atmosphere for this city of 6,000 . Bringing play, surprise, art and nature together, Pomegranate Center integrated art and community in the redesign of an elementary school . Teachers, students and their families at Medina Elementary School in Medina, Washington, created integrated art elements linking students’ learning to the new building . New uses for Pomegranate Center tools are discovered every year . Together, we are building the strong, sustainable communities that allow all people to thrive .
Milenko Matanovic Executive Director
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Community Building in Your Hands
Announcing Multiple Victories!
Twenty years on the front lines of community development inspired Milenko Matanovic to write his recently published book, Multiple Victories: Pomegranate Center’s Art of Creating Communitycrafted Gathering Places . The book provides practical tips for community building at all levels and clearly lays out Pomegranate Center’s vision for future communities .
“Multiple Victories is exploding with juicy seeds of wisdom...”
— Jim Diers, author of Neighbor Power
Excerpt from Multiple Victories
Many great cities are a mix of small villages and towns that, over time, have grown until they touched or merged . Think of London, with its many distinct neighborhoods, or the Los Angeles megalopolis and its endless sprawl . In the coming decades, necessity and desire may very well reverse the process, prompting cities to compact themselves into any number of smaller villages and towns with distinct identities . Wild green places and agricultural activities could then reclaim the liberated space . Suppose, also, that these new cities and towns combine the best of traditional urban design (old medieval European towns and traditional villages) with modern mass transit and communication technologies . These reconstituted urban areas could be smaller and more densely populated than our sprawling suburbs and ex-urbs today. Offices, stores and restaurants, housing, parks and open spaces could all be within walking distance for the people who live there . Tentacles of restored land with healthy watersheds, river banks, ravines, and hills would reach into the heart of the city, while clear boundaries would honor spaces in which farms and wild lands flourish and nurture the new metropolis . As our resurgent cityscapes mature, architecture, cuisine and the arts would develop regional styles and celebrate local choices, resources and sensibilities . In this future, the differences between our cities become apparent and delightful . The joy of walking and the convenience of alternative transportation would diminish the need for the singlepassenger automobile, reduce infrastructure and restore a human scale to the cityscape . An increasingly “walkable” environment would allow us to cluster our important civic institutions, such as the city hall, library, museums, shopping and work . As a result, more and more people would find themselves drawn to the middle of our new town where they might also find a beautiful, intentional space where they feel welcome to put up their feet, play games, or discuss the matters of the day . This space, the community’s gathering place, is created by and dedicated to the people who enjoy it . Think of it as the community’s heart, an outdoor space of communal identity, welcome and social rejuvenation . Every neighborhood could build such a space where people create together something that captures their collective talents, their aspirations and their appreciation of the many community connections .
Get your copy today! To purchase your copy of
Multiple Victories, contact us at info@pomegranate .org, (425) 557-6412, or order a copy through www .pomegranate .org .
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A School’s Journey to Greatness
Pomegranate Center links art with learning, architecture and community at Medina Elementary School
At school, a child embarks on a journey where individual greatness begins to grow and develop . It makes sense, then, that school buildings, as the site of this journey, should be interesting and inspirational learning environments filled with a variety of textures, art, playfulness and surprise . When Medina Elementary School was scheduled to be rebuilt, the PTA saw it as an opportunity to integrate student learning into the creation of their new school building . Pomegranate Center, working with the teachers, students and their families, led the development and creation of integrated art elements throughout the school . The result is a school filled with beauty, playfulness and surprise — both inside and out — that connects its students to learning, art and nature .
Your way through space
One of seven terrazzo placements throughout the building, this 17’x19’ depiction of the Milky Way galaxy is found in the center of the student gallery . One inch of the design equals 5,555 light years .
“Hand”-made Art
Shining a light on learning
Each of the 10 light posts that lead to the school tell a visual story in five parts. Connecting curriculum to art, every class of students conceptualized, designed, and helped create five tiles that reflect a lesson they learned in school — for example, the life cycle of bugs, how volcanoes work or the history of musical instruments .
Created during the students’ last week in the old school, just prior to the building’s demolition, Taking Flight features the figure of a heron painted entirely with the hand- and fingerprints of every child in the school . The signatures of teachers and parents form waves at the bottom . This 12’ x 8’ painting now hangs in the school’s new library .
“The difference that the art enhancements make here is the leap from a functional and attractive space to a really special, intentional, beautiful learning environment.”
- Jennifer Rose, Principal, Medina Elementary School
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A Small Town with A Big Road
Helping Duvall’s traffic flow by reimagining Main Street
Can a major thoroughfare running through a city center become a destination, rather than a detraction? Can a State highway be designed as an expression of a community’s values? Working with the City, KPG Engineering, and cultural leaders, Pomegranate Center developed a plan for the City of Duvall to turn a section of SR-203, which runs through the city center, into a pedestrian friendly, artistic Main Street that is a unique expression of Duvall’s values and community . Inspired by the Snoqualmie River, an intrinsic part of the city’s history and identity, Pomegranate Center used the river’s flow as the unifying theme linking various street elements: vertical elements (trees, pedestrian lights) meander from one side of the street to the other; sidewalk and intersection patterns celebrate the river; street lights, benches, and litter receptacles play with and reinforce the overall river theme, while pocket parks serve as eddies, or resting places . In early March 2007, the Duvall City Council approved a complete funding package to develop a full design based on Pomegranate Center’s proposal . This phase of planning begins in late 2007 .
Sharing Expertise
Pomegranate Center made sharing expertise and knowledge a priority in 2006 by presenting for many audiences . Among them: Urban Land Institute (Seattle, WA) conference in Seattle Community Built Association (Monterrey, CA) a national affiliation of artists who involve community members in the creation of public enhancements Washington Library Association (Tacoma, WA) conference, exploring how libraries can become a vital part of creating great places University of Washington (Seattle, WA) Landscape Architecture program, guest lecturer British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association (Vancouver, BC), description of the Cambie Community Gathering Place project, which involved over 1500 hours of volunteer work ASLA Central States Conference (Des Moines, IA), exploring the connection between people and parks, and how ‘community built’ plays a significant role The Seattle Foundation’s (Seattle, WA) panel discussion on the importance of open space in cities What Makes it Green? annual workshop, (Seattle, WA) for architects, planners and landscape architects working on sustainability .
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2006 FINANCIAL REPORT
REVENUE Individual Donations Corporate/Foundations Benefit Events Fees for Services EXPENSES Project/Program Services General Administration Fundraising/Outreach $ 449,571 $ 19,361 $ 63,046 $ 34,675 $ 332,489 $ 485,971 $ 340,956 $ 81,828 $ 63,187 4% 14% 8% 74% 70% 17% 13%
2006 MAJOR FUNDERS
Steve & Laurie Arnold • Horizons Foundation • Mary Pigott • Rowley Properties • Skip & Debra Rowley • Safeco Insurance • Ron & Eva Sher
2006 SUPPORTERS & IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS
Anonymous • Bruce Agnew & Janice Connolly • Alan Alhadeff • Bill Angle • Peter & Lucy Ascoli • John & Valerie Backus • Steve Badanes • Jolly Sue Baker & Casey Hannan in honor of Anya & Katya Matanovic • Bamiyan Restaurant • Jennifer Bandy-Phillips • Scott Barkan • Debbie Batteiger • Beacon Development Group in honor of Mercy Rome • Jeremy Berg & Freya Secrest • Jane Blackwell • Patrick Boden & Heidi Burke-Boden • Boehm’s Chocolates • Doreen Booth • Heidi Breeze-Harris & Jack Harris in honor of Coleman Harris • Mandy Brenchley & Kyle Smith • Jim Brennan • Nathan Brightbill • Donna Brooks • Shannon & Morgan Burbridge • Steve & Marsha Burdick • Virginia & David Burdick • Heather Burns • Robin Calderon • Louis Carbonneau • Tom Carlson & Dale Alekel • Carolyn Carlson & Ed Dee • Duncan & Karen Chalmers • Ze Chang • Andee & Kermit Chicha • Stacy & Marty Chilberg • Mark Childs & Elaine Thomas • Dave & Bari Clemons • Bill Cleveland • Scot Clinton • Cheri Cohen • Lara Collis • Roger & Katherine Collis • Taran Collis & Micah Fitzgerald • Catherine Conheim • Donna CookMisner • Michael Cosgrove • Costco Wholesale • Countryside Floral • Mary Ellen Cunningham • Sharon Daloz Parks • Steve Dalton & Sheri Edwords-Dalton • Diann Dickey • Marisha Doan • Kim & Tosh Drake • Kimberly Dunn • Lisa Dupar Catering • Paul Dziedzic • David Edfeldt & Bonnie Steussy • Sherell Ehlers • Pam & Scott Engler • Janet Erickson • Carrie Evans • Cheryl & Millison Fambles • Cecilia Finnigan & Patrick Daugherty • Paul Fitzgerald & Linda Peterson • Diane & Thomas Flood • Larry Franks & Kristin Pearson-Franks • GGLO • Scott Galasso • Hazinat Gebel • David & Ruth Getchell • Emil Giese • Thomas & Merrilee
Gomez in honor of Robin Calderon • Gerald Good • Bill & Sandy Grace • Suzanne Greening • Charlie Hafenbrack • Lynn Hagerman & Jim Hummer • Arthur Haines • Jim & Mary Hanken • Ron Hanken • Ruth Harle • Hayes Nursery • Jill & Michael Heijer • Danya & Patrick Hill • Andy Hills & Sonja Webster Hills • Holiday Inn • Carolyn Howsley • Grace Huang & Mike Basile • Kari Huhtala • Michael Humphries in honor of Lynn Parker • Linda & Kip Hussey • Roy & Lucy Hwang in honor of Wen and Shu Hwang • Jana Ingham • Jet City Pizza • Kirk Kassner & Carol Scott-Kassner • Mary Keller • Karen Kiest • Ted Killmer • Judd Kirk • Ellen Kissman • Sally Knodell in honor of Grandma Lilly • Leon Kos • Lucy Krakowiak • Kim Kuykendall • Liz Labadie • Evelyn Lambert • Howard & Patti Lightstone in memory of Carol Lightstone • Michael Lindfield & Binka Popov • Kay Lisch • Brian Lloyd • Margaret Lloyd • Gary Long in memory of Theresa Jo Strobe • Lowe’s • Erica Lundsten • Dorothy Maclean • Ruppert MacNee • Patsy Mallory • Kelly Mann & John Kenley • Katya Matanovic & Chad McNees • Milenko Matanovic & Kathi Lightstone-Matanovic • Barry & Grace Mazur • Caron & Richard McCune • Andy & Dani McDonough • Patty & Steve McGaughey • Joan & Greg McNabb • Jim & Barbara McNew • Gina Mohr • Erline & Judith Mork • Jim & Pamela Morton • Heidi Neff • John & Joyce Nelson • Bob & MaryAnn Ness • Mary Alyce Nyquist • Paul Olson & Nancy Rottle • Timothy Oriard & Denise Wharton • PCC • Jeri & David Park • Lynn & Larry Parker • Belden & Louise Paulson • Harriet Pemstein • Judy Pigott • Pomegranate Bistro • Matt Pope • David Proctor & Penelope Thomas-Proctor • Bill Ptacek • Paul Purcell & Barbara Guzzo • QFC • Kim & Bruce Raskin • David Reeder • Jim & Bonnie Reinhardsen • Kelly Rench in memory of Jeff Girvin • Darby Ringer • Mercy Rome & Canuche Terranella • Amy Rome • Philip Rome • Cliff Rome • Nancy Rumbel & Ron Rabin • Michelle Rupp • Margarita Ruppert • Paul & Joanne Sabado • Safeway • Satterberg Foundation • Brian & Amanda Scheuzger • Leslie Schneider • John Schroeder • Sue &
Rick Schultz • David Scott-Risner & Susan Olds in memory of Chester Risner • Dr . Anita Shaffer • Mehdi & H . Krih Shelhamer • Cynthia Shick & Dennis Fisher • ML & Iris Shick • Bruce & Jean Sillers • Katie Simons & Steve Carter • Phommy Sitandon & Kendra Vong • Rickie Slate-Anderson • Deborah Smick • Jennifer Smith • Diana Solomon • Julie & David Spangler • Peg Staeheli & John Troup • Donna Stahl in memory of Daran Stahl • Starbucks • Tom & Lisa Stern • Dorris Steussy • Sushiman Restaurant • Sharon Sutton • Szekely Family Foundation • Chiaki Takanohara • Mark Terranella & Lucy Petrucelli • Terrie Thomson in memory of Donald Thomson • Jack Tomkinson • Trader Joe’s • Lynn Truame • Cindy Vee • Donna Waidtlow • Julia Walton • Washington Womens Foundation • Laurie Weckel & Kirby Dahman • Carol Weisbecker & Michael Ernst • Eileen Wells • Michael Whalen • Bruce Woodstrom • Wyman Youth Trust
2006 VOLUNTEERS
Lindy Abernathy • Enrique Alvarado • Amna Alvi • Mike Basile • Nathan Brightbill • Julie Cabell • Robin Calderon • Bill Cleveland • East Richmond Community Members • Noah Edelstein • Kasina Entzi • David Erickson • Lynn Hagerman • Jim Hanken • Alex Heijer • Eliot Hills • Grace Huang • Pierra Jammes • Kris Keller • Laurie Larson • Kathi Lightstone • Amanda Marques • Corinne Marques • Anya Matanovic • Chad McNees • Medina Elementary PTA and Staff • Brad Miner • Mateo Navarro • Alex Nelson • Curt Nelson • Sarah Nelson • Kelley O’Connor • Anette Olney • Nickolas Olney • Patrick Olney • Sebastian Olney • Katherine Olsavsky • Paul Olson • Matt Pope • Jessie Rael • Shelby Rhoades • Mercy Rome • Amanda Saskill • Sage Saskill • Alice Souders • Audrey Souders • Silvia Souders • Ted Schmitz • Seth Schromen-Wawrin • Cynthia Shick • Michael Song • Cason Swindle • Maria Tilden • Jack Tomkinson • R . van der Kooi • Annie vanEngelen • Julia Walton • David Whiteford
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“Pomegranate Center has been a wonderful ‘find’ for Burien. They understand our community and know how to bring out the best in us. [Pomegranate Center] brings community conversation regarding Burien’s future to a new level of awareness and success. Burien plans best when Pomegranate Center is involved.”
— Joan McGilton, Mayor of Burien
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