Arts Advocacy Discussion Precedes Annual Event
Resource Market for the Arts, an annual exhibit-style event preceded this year by Arts Advocacy Now!, a discussion of strategies, tactics and best practices for effective advocacy efforts presented by Susan Weiner, executive director of Georgia Council for the Arts. The events are held in conjunction with National Arts & Humanities Month and provide an informal introduction to opportunities offered by agencies that fund and support the arts.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Beginning* at 1:00 p.m.
Rialto Center for the Arts
80 Forsyth Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30303 (Get Directions)
Resource Market for the Arts and other Arts and Humanities Month activities are sponsored by The Foundation Center - Atlanta, C4Atlanta, City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, Fulton County Arts Council, Georgia Council for the Arts, Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund and SouthArts.
Several metro Atlanta arts-funding agencies have united to present a series of events that provide helpful information to individual artists and nonprofit arts organizations. Representatives of these agencies will be available to answer questions, provide materials and offer advice to individual artists and nonprofit organizations seeking to weather current economic challenges. Attendees can meet with representatives one-on-one to ask about funding, determine eligibility, discuss application guidelines and seek general information. Exhibitors include local, state and regional organizations that provide services and support such as technical assistance or legal advice; several award grants or provide other means of financial assistance.
There is no charge to attend but advance registration is required via The Foundation Center - Atlanta's website. www.foundationcenter.org
*Arts Advocacy Now!, 1:00 - 1:45 p.m.
Resource Market for the Arts, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Atlanta Artists and Arts Organizations Invited to Apply for Funding through Contracts for Arts Services
The City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, a division of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, is pleased to announce that the deadline for 2009 - 2010 Contracts for Arts Services applications is September 30, 2009.
Applications will be accepted in the following five categories:
Major Arts Organizations
Arts Organizations
Community Cultural Development
Artist Projects
Emerging Artist Award for Media Arts
Eligibility: To qualify for funding, artists must be residents of the City of Atlanta. Community and arts organizations must be headquartered within Atlanta city limits, incorporated in the State of Georgia and have 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status.
Eligible Activities:
- Publicly accessible arts programs in all art disciplines.
- Community arts programs that provide arts opportunities to the public
- Artistic components of festivals
- All funded activities must take place in city limits of Atlanta and result in presentations that are available to the public.
Applications are available at www.ocaatlanta.com. For further information or assistance, contact Monica Prothro at 404-817-6849 or email to mdprothro@atlantaga.gov.
The Contracts for Arts Services program awards contracts related to the production, creation, presentation, exhibition and managerial support of artistic and cultural services in the City of Atlanta. For over 30 years, the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs’ Contracts for Arts Services program has contributed over $13 million to support Atlanta’s thriving artistic community.
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Applications will be accepted in the following five categories:
Major Arts Organizations
Arts Organizations
Community Cultural Development
Artist Projects
Emerging Artist Award for Media Arts
Eligibility: To qualify for funding, artists must be residents of the City of Atlanta. Community and arts organizations must be headquartered within Atlanta city limits, incorporated in the State of Georgia and have 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status.
Eligible Activities:
- Publicly accessible arts programs in all art disciplines.
- Community arts programs that provide arts opportunities to the public
- Artistic components of festivals
- All funded activities must take place in city limits of Atlanta and result in presentations that are available to the public.
Applications are available at www.ocaatlanta.com. For further information or assistance, contact Monica Prothro at 404-817-6849 or email to mdprothro@atlantaga.gov.
The Contracts for Arts Services program awards contracts related to the production, creation, presentation, exhibition and managerial support of artistic and cultural services in the City of Atlanta. For over 30 years, the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs’ Contracts for Arts Services program has contributed over $13 million to support Atlanta’s thriving artistic community.
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