2024-11-15T09:43:28-06:00 2023-12-31 882730877 CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC 1029 GREENE STREET AUGUSTA GA 30901 990 2023-01-01 263416729 AUGUSTA WESTOBOU FESTIVAL INC AUGU 7067552878 1129 BROAD ST AUGUSTA GA 30901 WES CHILDERS TREASURER 7062941155 2024-05-24 1 1 ELIZABETH MORRISON P00231389 7067243557 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z WES CHILDERS 1129 BROAD STREET AUGUSTA GA 30901 304738 0 X WWW.WESTOBOUFESTIVAL.COM X 2008 GA WESTOBOU FOSTERS A VIBRANT, CULTURALLY-RICH COMMUNITY BY SUPPORTING ARTISTS AND THEIR IDEAS TO PRESENT ENGAGING, CREATIVE AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES. 14 14 6 20 0 0 260601 271520 18830 27166 0 0 7661 6052 287092 304738 0 0 0 0 138923 144574 0 0 0 155739 154937 294662 299511 -7570 5227 229825 233234 9930 8112 219895 225122 X WESTOBOU FOSTERS A VIBRANT, CULTURALLY-RICH COMMUNITY BY SUPPORTING ARTISTS AND THEIR IDEAS TO PRESENT ENGAGING, CREATIVE AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES. 0 0 254297 33218 WESTOBOU GALLERYDESIGNED AS A CONTEMPORARY VENUE FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF EXHIBITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WESTOBOU GALLERY OFFERS CURATED EXHIBITIONS BY NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL ARTISTS WITH A FOCUS ON EMERGING AND MID-CAREER CONTEMPORARY AND EXPERIMENTAL ARTISTS. WESTOBOU GALLERY OPENED IN MAY 2015. SINCE THEN, THE GALLERY HAS PRESENTED VARIOUS EXHIBITIONS THAT INCLUDED WORK BY A MULTITUDE OF ARTISTS. ANNUALLY, WESTOBOU PRESENTS 5-6 EXHIBITIONS INCLUDING CURATED SHOWS, A LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE, STUDENT SHOW, AND A JURIED SMALL WORKS SHOW. EXHIBITIONS ARE TYPICALLY OPEN FOR 6-8 WEEKS AND INCLUDE SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE ARTIST TALKS, GALLERY TOURS, AND WINE AND CHEESE RECEPTIONS.PROJECT COMMISSIONSWESTOBOU SUPPORTS CREATIVE, CULTURAL, CONTEMPORARY AND EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO MURALS, INSTALLATIONS, SMALL CONCERTS, SHORT FILMS, WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, POP-UP EXHIBITIONS, SPOKEN WORD AND FOOD EVENTS.INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR ONE OR MORE PROJECTS. THOSE CHOSEN ARE COMMISSIONED UP TO $5,000 TO IMPLEMENT THEIR PROJECT.WESTOBOU ARTIST IN RESIDENCEWESTOBOU AIMS TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY IN ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT. THIS INSPIRED US TO CREATE A YEAR-LONG ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM FOR ARTISTS AND CREATIVES IN THE AUGUSTA AREA.THE WESTOBOU ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM AWARDS FREE STUDIO SPACE TO AN EMERGING OR MID-CAREER AUGUSTA-BASED VISUAL ARTIST FOR ONE YEAR AT THE GERTRUDE HERBERT INSTITUTE OF ART (GHIA). THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A STIPEND FOR RESEARCH, TOOLS AND SUPPLIES TO BUILD A BODY OF WORK FOR AN EXHIBITION AT WESTOBOU GALLERY. 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LIKEWISE, THERE WERE NO CONTRIBUTIONS OF CARS, BOATS, AIRPLANES, OR OTHER VEHICLES AND FORM 1098-C WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE ANY REPORTABLE GAMING (GAMBLING) WINNINGS TO PRIZE WINNERS AND THEREFORE THE BACKUP WITHHOLDING RULES DID NOT APPLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BOARD MEMBERS OF THE AUGUSTA WESTOBOU FESTIVAL ARE GIVEN A FORM TO COMPLETE EACH YEAR REQUESTING DISCLOSURE OF ALL RELATED ENTITIES AND TRANSACTIONS. ANY CONFLICTS NOTED ARE DISCUSSED AND APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE AUGUSTA WESTOBOU FESTIVAL'S FORM 990 WAS EMAILED TO BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE THE FILING OF THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND ENFORCES THE POLICY AS ISSUES ARISE. 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