December, 2004
HAPPY HOLIDAYS From
the newly elected | NEWS
FROM THE FIELD MARK YOUR CALENDAR: ARTS DAY IN ALBANY IS MARCH 22, 2005 FY 2005 FEDERAL BUDGET SUMMARY AS RELATED TO THE NEA/NEH/ARTS and EDUCATION and MUSEUM SERVICES FROM THE UPSTATE OFFICEL Martha Strodel, Director Rural Arts Program THE
REGIONAL ECONOMY OF UPSTATE NEW YORK OPPORTUNITIES JOB BOARD |
MICHAEL UNTHANK has resigned his position as director of the State and Local Partnership Program, (which he has held since 1990) at the New York State Council on the Arts effective December 1. Michael leaves with mixed feelings as he moves towards this transition to the new position with the Northern Westchester Center for the Arts. He feels that he has gained a unique perspective through his tenure at NYSCA and is excited about the opportunity to utilize his experience in a very "hands-on" way.
NICHOLAS ARTURE has been named the new Executive Director of the Association of Hispanic Arts.
MARK EAMER has been named the new Executive Director of Schoharie County Arts Council.
SHARON BALL has been named the new Executive Director of Broome County Council on the Arts, replacing Ralph Hall.
In early 2005, BROOKLYN ARTS COUNCIL will be moving from their location in the basement of the Brooklyn War Memorial Building in Brooklyn Heights to a recently renovated building at 55 Washington Street in DUMBO. This is a much larger office space will accommodate its expanding services to artists and arts organizations throughout the borough.
ALLIANCE GALA: A GREAT SUCCESS!
Thanks to all who helped make the "Made in New York: Celebrate the Arts in New York State Gala"at the Copacabana in New York City a grand success. The party was fun and festive with honorees and attendees enjoying a lavish celebration. Accepting their awards for advancing cultural development in New York State were: TOVAH FELDSHUH (click here to view text of her acceptance remarks), ANITA DURST, NY1, BURCHFIELD-PENNEY ART CENTER, DIXON PLACE, KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART AND RON GRAHAM. An inaugural "Star" award was presented by the Board of Directors of the Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations to Alliance Executive Director JUDITH KAUFMAN WEINER, for her extraordinary service to the field. This award, will be presented annually, henceforth, to a deserving individual selected by a sub-committee of the Board.
A
very special thank you to our presenters: Kitty Carlisle Hart, Senator
Serphin Maltese and NYSCA Chairman Richard J. Schwartz. The "Made
in New York: Silent Auction was a tremendous addition to the evening with a beautiful
selection of merchandise donated by Alliance Board Members and organized and curated
by Vice President, Betty Himmel.
MARK
YOUR CALENDAR: ARTS DAY IN ALBANY IS MARCH 22, 2005
Join
your colleagues and celebrities in Albany as we work on behalf of the Arts Budget
in New York State. Let's work together to stem the cuts to Arts Funding experienced
by our field over the past two years. Bring your community, staffs, artists and
board members. Arts Day is a grass roots groundswell of constituents endorsing
public funding for the arts in NYS. This year we have reserved "THE WELL"
in the legislative office building in Albany and we will be working to enhance
Arts Day with attractive performances and exhibits from every corner of the State.
DETAILS WILL FOLLOW BY EMAIL.
National Arts Advocacy Day is scheduled for March
15-17 in Washington DC.
FY
2005 FEDERAL BUDGET SUMMARY AS RELATED TO THE NEA/NEH/ARTS and EDUCATION and MUSEUM
SERVICES
National
Endowment for the Arts:
FY 2004: $120.97 million
FY 2005: $121.99 million
The
NEA increase will incorporate approximately $2 million for the new American Masterpieces
program, which will sponsor presentations of the great American works across all
art forms, and will reach large and small communities in all 50 states. The popular
Challenge America program will be funded at approximately $21.5 million.
National
Endowment for the Humanities:
FY 2004: $135.30 million
FY 2005: $138.88
million
Approximately $16 million of the NEH funding is for matching grants.
The final bill specifically noted a decrease of $2 million for the "We the
People" initiative.
Arts in Education programs through the U.S.
Department of Education:
FY 2004: $35.1 million
FY 2005: $35.6 million
Arts
in Education funding is broken down specifically as follows:
$7.4 million for
Very Special Arts; $6.36 million for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts; $7.9 million for model professional development grants for music, drama,
dance and visual arts educators, and; $500,000 for evaluation activities. The
remaining $13.4 million is for the expansion of model arts programs, including
a new grant competition.
Office of Museum Services:
FY 2004:
$31.4 million
FY 2005: $34.8 million
Funding for OMS is broken down
approximately as follows:
$17.85 million for Museums for America; $446,000
for museum assessment; $3.6 million for the Museum Conservation Program; $7.54
million for the Museum National Leadership Project; and $843,000 for Native American
Museum services.
In addition to the funding detailed above, cultural agencies
nationwide also secured dozens of earmarks -- local projects identified by name
with specific funding allocations in the omnibus bill. It appears that at least
$50 million will be administered to specific cultural organizations to fund museum
initiatives, arts education programs and many other projects.
REMINDER...MEMBER
SURVEY: PLEASE RETURN BY January 30, 2005
In
November we emailed a link to the Annual Member Survey. If you haven't already
done so, please take
a moment to fill it in now. We have designed it to be relatively SHORT
and simple to complete. The data informs the field and enables the Alliance to
provide information to members on financial, salary and benefit comparisons. THIS
INFORMATION IS AMONGST OUR MOST REQUESTED. We'd like to have 100% participation
in completing this survey. Please take a moment to help us reach this goal by
January 30, 2005.
FROM THE UPSTATE OFFICE: Martha Strodel, Director Rural Arts Program
The second meeting of the Rurals Task Force took place on November 18th; participants came up with a number of suggestions and recommendations, some of which can be implemented in the short term. Two members of the task force have agreed to serve on the new Alliance board Rurals committee. The Alliance will review all of the task force recommendations at their annual board retreat and develop action items to refocus the program in order to best serve the needs of the Rural Partners.
The results of this second meeting are now posted to the rurals listserv. Please take a few moments to review, and add your thoughts and suggestions; these will be added to the task force report.
One Rurals service that will be implemented shortly is to begin using the listserv as a resource and sounding board on best practices. Task force member Kathyrn Hollinger will document the success of Genesee Valley Council on the Arts' recent membership renewal drive and share it on the list serve. Others can respond to what works for them in membership development, both for new members and renewal. At least monthly, we'll use the listserv to explore best practices around a theme.
Another resource immediately available to you is the Online Advocacy Center at the Alliance website: www.thealliancenys.org. You can find lots of helpful information here, including a national list of media contact resources.
NOTE:
MY OLD EMAIL ADDRESS EXPIRES AT THE END OF NOVEMBER. PLEASE UPDATE YOUR ADDRESS
BOOKS WITH THE NEW ONE: mstrodel@nycap.rr.com.
Happy holidays to you all!
THE
REGIONAL ECONOMY OF UPSTATE NEW YORK
The
latest issue of The Regional Economy of Upstate New York, entitled "The Foundations
and Practice of Historic Preservation," is now available at http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/regional_economy/upstatenews.html.
It examines historic preservation and shows why it serves as an important-yet
sometimes controversial-force in the economy.
Americans
for the Arts: RESEARCH SERVICES PROVIDE EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY TOOLS www.AmericansForTheArts.org/services/research/ri_article.asp?id=1509
Americans
for the Arts recently introduced a new suite of action-oriented research services
tailored to meet the needs of local arts agencies. Designed to attract local decision-makers
to the integration of the nonprofit and for-profit arts industry, Creative Industries
reports provide communities with geo-political maps and valuable employment data
on their arts-related businesses. Localized economic impact studies were voted
the "most effective" advocacy tool for making the case for the arts
in our recent survey of 750 local arts agencies. Survey research services are
allowing local arts agencies to eliminate the burden of data collection and analysis
and focus on pressing issues. To learn more about how to join in the effort to
make the case with affordable action-oriented research, contact Elizabeth Olson
at research@artsusa.org or 202.371.2830.
OPPORTUNTITIES
AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS
www.aam-us.org/getinvolved/nominate/awards.cfm
Deadline:
January 14, 2005. The American Association of Museums seeks nominations for its
2005 Awards for Excellence. The awards recognize and showcase extraordinary museum
supporters, professionals, and institutions. Nominations are requested for the
following awards: AAM Medal for Distinguished Philanthropy, Nancy Hanks Memorial
Award for Professional Excellence, Award for Distinguished Service to Museums,
AAM/ICOM International Service Citation, Excellence in Peer Review Service Award,
and AAM Publications Competition.
SAVE
AMERICA'S TREASURES www2.cr.nps.gov/treasures/index.htm
Deadline:
February 1, 2005. The National Park Service, in partnership with the President's
Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts,
the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library
Services, is seeking applicants for its Save America's Treasures 2005 grant program.
Grants are awarded for preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant
intellectual and cultural artifacts and nationally significant historic structures
and sites. All the awards must be matched 1:1.
APPLICATIONS
FOR PSYCHOLOGICALLY HEALTHY WORKPLACE AWARDS AVAILABLE for large, medium and
small businesses and nonprofit organizations throughout New York State to be considered
for "The Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards." Awards will be presented
in the spring of 2005. According to Dr. Sharon Brennan, President of NYSPA, winners
will be honored at special awards events, recognized by community leaders, promoted
in corporate and nonprofit communication materials and featured in state-wide
media. "In addition to the media exposure, this is an opportunity for people
across the State to identify organizations that truly value employee involvement,
family support, employee growth and development and health and safety," noted
Dr. Dianne Polowczyk, Chair of the NYSPA Awards Committee. Applications will ask
organization representatives to describe the program, policy or approaches they
wish to nominate, how this contributes to workforce well-being and to outline
the benefits of the approach (such as reduced employee turnover, improved health
outcomes, reduced stress or conflict).
Applications will be reviewed; finalists
selected and on-site meetings will be scheduled in late winter and early spring.
For information and an application, contact Kim Lawlor at NYSPA, 800.732-3933
or klawlor@nyspa.org.
OFFICE
SPACE RENTAL AVAILABLE AT THE FIELD
Office
space is available for rental at The Field office, located at 161 Sixth Ave.,
14th Floor, at the corner of Spring St. in Soho beginning December 1. Private
and semi-private offices (approximately 9'x10') are available with access to The
Field's black and white copier (4 cents per copy), fax, and postage meter. Building
has 24 hour access and doorperson. Multi-tenant shares are a possibility. For
information contact Steve Gross at (212) 691-6969 or steve@thefield.org.
ArtsCenter of the Capital Region, Troy New York: Art$ Grants Program Associate: Temporary Administrative Employee - could lead to permanent position Part-time (hours to be determined) - est. 20-30 hrs/wk (pro-rated benefits applicable) Position Objective: Support and strengthen the development of community arts in Albany and Schenectady Counties with grants and technical assistance. Qualifications: Superior organizational skills; detail oriented with a history of meeting deadlines Flexible with ability to work with diverse populations, Strong people skills with the ability to identify and reach new groups, Word processing and spreadsheet skills, Strong oral and written communication skills, Knowledge of the area's arts community is helpful, Grant experience helpful , Ability to provide own transportation and conveyance to and from work and to sites in Albany and Schenectady Counties, Good writing, phone and math skills. Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to Raona Roy, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, 265 River Street, Troy, NY 12180.
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