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Bob Lynch, President and CEO of Americans for the Arts, discusses “United We Serve,” this summer’s national volunteer campaign organized by the Obama Administration. He proposes that the arts community can demonstrate the huge impact it makes in communities across the country through its myriad of arts and volunteer programs.
Find more information at http://serve.artsusa.org.
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July 2nd, 2009 at 12:09pm
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We all know that joint-venture partnerships can yield many benefits. In hopes to spark more creative partnerships, here are some interesting partnership examples formed with arts organizations around the country. Some are likely partnerships between arts organizations; others are “unlikely” partnerships, which sometime can often bring in new audiences.
Success, of course, depends on each partner’s willingness and ability to live up to its part of the bargain.
Public Art In Detroit Benefits Community and High School Students
A dozen or so west side high school students created a mural on a three-story-high exterior wall of a vacant building in Detroit’s Brightmoor neighborhood. The project, Detroit Neighborhood Arts Corps, provides high school-aged artists with the opportunity to give back to their communities through the creation of public art. The College of Creative Studies (CCS) project was funded by the Skillman Foundation. This project probably solves two problems, it brings arts education to public schools which may have cut art programs and it brings public art to an under-served community. (more…)
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July 2nd, 2009 at 08:30am
Kate Crowley
I have a cat that is not quite one-year old. This seemingly has absolutely nothing at all to do with the subject of the state of public and cultural diplomacy in 2009, except that his habit of waking me pre sun-up when the birds start to sing by delivering a scratchy tongue to the nostrils, meant that on the morning when President Obama delivered his groundbreaking speech on Islam, I was in the kitchen making coffee, trying to remember why I like cats at all, and watching our President live, from Cairo, make history yet again.
Fortunately for my cat, I quickly became captivated by the seriousness of the message, and the profoundness of the moment. It seemed important to forget that it was five o’clock in the morning and the coffee hadn’t kicked in yet, to listen to a speech that was premised on seeking a “…new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world, one based on mutual interest and mutual respect…” No small task. (more…)
Tagged with: Arts WatchCivic EngagementCultural Diplomacy
July 1st, 2009 at 03:51pm
Marete Wester
Mississippi’s Meridian Star reports
In Lauderdale County, the Community Foundation of East Mississippi is trying to help fill the arts education gap by providing refurbished instruments to schools.
It loosely follows the VH1 Save the Music model, donating instruments to schools and districts.VH1’s instruments are new, often purchased locally, and only offered to schools without music programs.
The clever hook that VH1 uses, however, is that schools must employ certified music teachers in order to retain their instruments. This measure is in place, of course, to incentivize long-term commitments to a robust music education program in schools.
Even without this particular strategy, the Foundation’s work is a comendable moment of true leadership benefitting the community’s children.
NB: VH1 has a beautiful and useful new website, replete with info to help any visitor make a difference for arts education in his or her community.
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June 30th, 2009 at 09:45am
John Abodeely
Just like in many communities around the country, a school in Wisconsin was facing budget cuts for its art department. So what did students do? They made their art work for them by creating an iPhone application that allowed them to sell their art as wallpaper on iTunes for the popular Apple device. Read more about their story here.
What are some ways you’ve used technology to save or make money for the arts during the economic downturn?
June 29th, 2009 at 05:43pm
Ben Burdick
This summer, from June 22 to September 11, 2009, President and Mrs. Obama are calling on citizens to volunteer and give back to their community. With this kind of national leadership and excitement about community service, artists and arts organizations have the opportunity to showcase the power of the arts by reaching out and offering their skills and services to their communities. Post opportunities for people to get involved or volunteer some time at your community-based arts organizations by visiting www.Serve.gov and the All for Good database to search for “arts” opportunities in your city.
Stay tuned for updates from Americans for the Arts at serve.artsusa.org, but in the meantime, what are some ways you think you could volunteer for the arts in your community?
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June 26th, 2009 at 09:58am
Ben Burdick
Americans for the Arts is pleased to announce that Chicago-based Joyce Foundation has renewed its support for Americans for the Arts’ Professional Development Fund for Emerging Arts Leaders of Color. A total of five Joyce Fellows from the Great Lakes region (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin) will be selected to participate in this program.
Fellows will receive stipends of $3,000 to support their attendance at the 2009 National Arts Marketing Project Conference, Arts Advocacy Day 2010, and the 2010 Americans for the Arts Convention. In addition, fellows will have special opportunities to meet field leaders, work alongside mentors, and receive individualized career coaching. An additional 5 fellows will be selected in 2010.
Download application materials and eligibility information here, or for more information contact Stephanie Evans at leadership@artsusa.org or by phone at 202-371-2830
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June 22nd, 2009 at 09:40am
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