Archive for September, 2013

Read all about it!! “State of the Arts” is the new, free, arts newsletter for the Georgia arts community

“State of the Arts” is the new, free, arts newsletter for the Georgia arts community published by ArtsGeorgia. The Spring issue presents a concept for success in sustaining an existing nonprofit arts organization by Joe Winter of C4 Atlanta. You can subscribe individually or for your organization here… http://www.artsga.org/artsgeorgia/wp/artsgeorgia-newsletter/ Like ArtsGeorgia on Facebook and follow […]

September 27, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Advocacy v1.2 | Making a Case to Non-Artists for public funding

Why should the community of taxpayers who are not directly involved in the arts support them? The arts are revenue-positive in the same way most for-profit businesses are. The activity of the arts, week in and week out, means revenue for businesses that could not have generated it otherwise; businesses and regions have expanded with […]

September 27, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Advocacy v1.2 | Making a Case to Non-Artists for public funding

Why should the community of taxpayers who are not directly involved in the arts support them? The arts are revenue-positive in the same way most for-profit businesses are. The activity of the arts, week in and week out, means revenue for businesses that could not have generated it otherwise; businesses and regions have expanded with […]

September 27, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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The Recession — Trouble with the Curve

The recession lingers for performing arts institutions & museums (Great Charts with all the curves at the link below) Many Large Arts Organizations Still in Recession At the height of the recession in 2009, the number of groups with operating deficits was 45%, which makes the recovery, as measured here by deficits, only 0.8%. The […]

September 26, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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A Few More Letters — For a Few $$Dollars$$ More

Reports are in that to reach our goal of 1,000 letters to Gov. Deal there are 132 letters needed this week. Will you help? What it takes is a sheet of paper, an envelope and a stamp. Write a letter on your computer, use a sample letter from the ArtsGeorgia website, or just hand write […]

September 25, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Breaking News: The NEA has a new website!

Breaking News: The NEA has a new website! http://arts.gov/ The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent federal agency that funds and promotes artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities.

September 24, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Arts Ed Money: innOVATION Grant Awards Program

Ovation, the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH); and Americans for the Arts (AFTA) are hosting the second annual innOVATION Grant Awards Program, awarding grants of up to $10,000 to schools that have developed model STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) programs in an effort to raise awareness about the importance […]

September 23, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Watch the video: “Let Them Be Heard”

Watch the video: “Let Them Be Heard” http://youtu.be/NiBWeyvsr1A From the NAEA 2008 National Convention, New Orleans, LA: Credits: Susan Sward, Art Teacher & Wizard, and Emily Pichette, Student, Class of 2009, West Warwick High School, West Warwick, RI Georgia students – smARTer than you think Find: Arts Education Resources, Policy, Publications & Links; plus the […]

September 22, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Meet the Georgia Arts Council: Metro Atlanta Members

Vanessa Lynn Bamber Ms. Bamber is the current Professor of Arts Administration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She previously worked as Managing Director for Dad’s Garage Theatre Company and Queens Theatre in the Park. Ms. Bamber earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Florida and a Master’s of Business from Illinois […]

September 19, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Ask for an increase in state arts funding.

Will YOU mail a letter to GA Gov Nathan Deal today? Ask for an increase in state arts funding. http://www.artsga.org/artsgeorgia/wp/advocacy/restore-state-art-funds/ Advocating “Strength Through Unity” at the local, state and national level, ArtsGeorgia is Georgia’s strategic leader in arts advocacy,delivery of the news and reliable communication options for the Georgia arts community. #artsga1 https://www.artsgeorgia.net/

September 16, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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