Archive for March, 2014

ArtsGeorgia = Arts Advocacy | Are You Primary Ready?

Top 10 Reasons to Support the Arts in 2014 by Randy Cohen There is an old quote attributed to John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich: “If any man will draw up his case, and put his name at the foot of the first page, I will give him an immediate reply. Where he compels me […]

March 30, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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Arts Advocacy Day 2014 | View Nancy Hanks Lecture

Americans for the Arts presents the 27th Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy on Monday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Concert Hall of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. This year’s lecture is delivered by New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, with introductions by Alec Baldwin. CLICK […]

March 27, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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Let’s fight for the arts together. Are you ready?

Arts Advocacy Let’s fight for the arts together. Are you ready? Start here: 1. Register to vote 2. Volunteer to help ArtsGeorgia survey the candidates 3. Use the advocacy tools on the ArtsGeorgia website 4. Be an ArtsGeorgia member to support advocacy programs 5. Share this message with friends, ask them to LIKE ArtsGeorgia ArtsGeorgia […]

March 20, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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Georgia Students – smARTer with the ARTS!

A Context of Quality: What is Quality Arts Education? National Arts & Education Forum 2014 |Presented by Southeast Center for Education in the Arts and South Arts. May 14-16th, 2014 at the Univ. of Tennessee at Chattanooga The Forum convenes a national audience on the Univ. of Tenn at Chattanooga campus for the purpose of […]

March 13, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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Arts Advocacy News

ArtsGeorgia is a National CoSponsor of Arts Advocacy Day. The National CoSponsors help shape the legislative platforms and messages for Arts Advocacy Day. ArtsGeorgia cast our annual Policy Vote for the following: 1. Federal Funding of Arts Programs in Your State and Community: We urge the President and Congress to support a budget of $155 […]

March 6, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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Fractional Tax Legislation Passes Georgia House

House Bill 153 amends the county special purpose local option sales tax so as to allow such taxes to be imposed at a rate of less than 1 percent; to provide for the simultaneous levy of more than one tax under such part if the combined rate of such taxes does not exceed 1 percent. […]

March 4, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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Restore State Arts Funding – The Time Is Now!

State Arts Budget Update: The FY2014 Supplemental Budget includes no additional state funding for the arts. The FY2015 Budget has an additional $25,000 included for the stated purpose of matching NEA funding. Georgia will remain ranked last in the country for state arts funding by NASAA without the restoration of significant state arts funding. Georgia […]

March 3, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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