A reader located the missing artist fees. The BCPA should know by now they will lose money paying more than $10,000 for an artist! Only 1 show made money!
By: Diane Benjamin
https://www.cityblm.org/government/advanced-components/documents/-folder-1784
A lot of reports were recently posted. None of them have the artist fee. I added a few that I could quickly find. Last time I posted reports a reader sent me what they found. Please do that again! I will update the story.
Every show with the artist fee listed LOST money.
If an artist fee is listed, that number is not included in the profit or loss listed above it.
Note the attendance numbers!
Judy Moody and Stink – 2/3/2020 – $4,093.84 864 attended
Artist fee $2,700.00
https://www.cityblm.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=24075
Lula Washington Dance Company – 2/15/2020 – $1,274.03 180 attended
Artist fee $12,000.00 https://blnnews.com/2020/02/22/bloomington-2-24-2020/
https://www.cityblm.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=24077
Russian National Ballet-Sleeping Beauty – 1/30/2020 – $18,306.27 746 attended
Artist Fee $20,000
https://www.cityblm.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=24079
#ShePERSISTED – 1/31 and 2/2/2020 – ($1,693.30) 196 attended
Nothing found
https://www.cityblm.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=24081
Bandstand – 1/22/2020 – $16,389.00 645 attended
Artist fee $25,000 and it looks like part of ticket sales: $3,402.55
https://www.cityblm.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=24083
The Story of Rosa Parks – 2/9/2020 – ($1,455.88) 238 attended
Artist fee $5000.00 https://blnnews.com/2020/02/22/bloomington-2-24-2020/
https://www.cityblm.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=24085
The Stray Cat Lee Rocker – 2/8/2020 – $2,022.92 199 attended
Artist fee $13,000.00 https://blnnews.com/2020/02/22/bloomington-2-24-2020/
BCPA is currently being subsidized at $750K, over and above 0.25% sales tax revenue. Kind of like the subsidies to the Enterprize Funds.
Most of them have to pay for themselves. Coliseum doesnt