December, 2006
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Happy
Holidays and May the Coming Year be What You Dream
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In this month's memo RURALS: FROM THE UPSTATE OFFICE EXPANSION OF RURAL ARTS PARTNERSHIP GRANTMAKERS IN THE ARTS CONFERENCE
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The Regional Captain Network, comprised of 9 arts leaders across the State, is gearing up for the 2007 legislative session with the new administration. They are meeting via conference call on December 12 to discuss: 2007 advocacy campaign (including local advocacy week, virtual rally, arts day in Albany, advocacy conversations), the Cultural Development Areas/Zones Bill, access strategies and the transition team.
Mark your calendar: Arts Day is March 6, 2007.
If you would
like to contact your Regional Captain, you may email:
Sarah Lentini, slentini@artsrochester.org
Celeste Lawson, celeste.lawson@artscouncilbuffalo.org
Ron Thiele, rthiele@cnyarts.com
Richard Driscoll, director@artspartner.org
Caroline Rubino, artsco@westelco.com
Kay Stamer, gcca@greenearts.org
Elaine Giguere, elaine@artsalliance.org
Joanne Mongelli, jmongelli@westarts.org
Diana Cherryholmes, huntarts@optonline.net
RURALS:
FROM THE UPSTATE OFFICE
The next Rurals Conversation is scheduled for Wednesday, December 6
from
10 - 11 am. You're invited to join the Conversation. To sign up, and post
your questions or suggested topics for the conversation, go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=424222953210
From Martha: I took a road trip in late October and early November, visiting some Rural Partners in the Central New York and North Country areas, and thoroughly enjoyed my visits and renewing acquaintances. Groups visited included: Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, Arts Center/Old Forge, Cultural Council of Cortland County, CAP of Tompkins County, St. Lawrence County Arts Council, Earlville Opera House and Kirkland Art Center. At all sites, I was pleased to see solid growth - in organizational development, community support and partnerships with other community groups. Overall, each community seemed stronger and more prosperous because of the arts and their arts organizations.
EXPANSION
OF RURAL ARTS PARTNERSHIP
Plans are underway to open the Rural Partnership to arts organizations
that are not presently members but are serving their rural communities
and constituencies and would like to tap into the services provided by
the Alliance and its Rural Arts Program. These specialized services include:
* access to one-on-one, onsite, and ongoing assistance from the Rural
Arts Director.
* subsidies toward, and guidance in hiring and using outside professional
consultants for organizational stabilization and development.
* inclusion in the Rural Arts Network, with a dedicated list serve and
regular Rural Conversations, which form a strong network for sharing information
and ideas with peers.
* involvement in the planning and access to targeted workshops that address
rural issues and needs.
* access to designated subsidies to participate in special events and
projects.
To be considered for the Alliance Rural Partnership, organizations must meet the criteria listed below:
* Offer year-round arts programs and/or services from a facility in a rural location and/or serve a constituency that is made up of at least 50% rural residents. "Rural" is defined as townships, villages, etc. of less than 4,000 population, but organizations based in small cities (less than 30,000 population) that serve a large rural area and constituency also qualify.
* Offer a range of arts programming in more than one discipline (art center) or offer arts informational, developmental and promotional services to other area cultural organizations and artists. (arts council)
* Have a least one (1) part-time paid staff person
* Applicants are expected to be an Alliance member in good standing, or become an Alliance member upon acceptance into the Rurals Program.
If you are not presently a member of the Alliance Rural Partnership, meet the criteria as listed above and are interested in joining this wonderful statewide network, please contact me at 518-623-2508 or by email at: mstrodel@nycap.rr.com.
ALLIANCE
GALA REPORT
By all accounts the Alliance Gala was a smash this year. We were pleased
and proud to honor Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, Jon Faddis, Jeff
Hoone and Lightwork, and UBS. With electricity in the air, attendees were
treated to a heart stopping performance by Jon Faddis and an historic
duet by Jon and the legendary George Wein.
SPITZER
TRANSITION TEAM
The Spitzer transition team is comprised of 6 co-chair team members, supported
by 13 policy advisory committees, each of which has its own chairs. Committees
include: criminal justice, economic development, education, energy &
environment, government reform, health care, homeland security, housing,
human services, labor & workforce development, and transportation.
The arts committee is described below. If you are interested in learning
about other committees, go to this web site: www.transitionnewyork.org
Arts, Culture, and Revitalization Policy Advisory Committee
Co-Chair:
Hon. Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, Chair of the Historic Landmarks
Preservation Center (NYC). In 2001, Diamonstein-Spielvogel was re-appointed
as a member of the Commission of Fine Arts by President Clinton. She was
a member of the Art Commission of New York City from 1990 to 1994, is
a founding Board Member of the New York Landmarks Conservancy (since 1973)
and served as a Board Member of the Municipal Art Society.
Co-Chair: Robert Wilmers, Chairman of M&T Bank Corporation (Buffalo). Mr. Wilmers serves on the Board of Directors of The Business Council of New York State, Inc., the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, and the Andy Warhol Foundation. He is a member of the John F. Kennedy School of Government Visiting Committee at Harvard University; the French Institute/Alliance Francaise; and the Council on Foreign Relations.
Bill Aguado
- Executive Director, Bronx Council on the Arts
Mahnaz Anwar Fancy - Executive Director, Arts of the Islamic
World
Kent Barwick - President, Municipal Arts Society of N.Y.
Raoul Bhavnani - Senior Vice President, Financial Dynamics; Board
Member, Alliance of Arts Board Member, Young New Yorkers Chorus
Wendell Castle - Artist
Arunas Chesonis - Chairman and CEO, PAETEC Communication
Chuck Close - Artist
Jonathan Dandes - President, Rich Baseball Operations
Garth Fagan - Founder and Artistic Director, Garth Fagan Dance;
Tony Award winning Choreographer
Alan Gerry - Chairman and CEO, Granite Associates
Francis Greenburger - Chairman, Omi International Arts Center
Jonathan Holstein - President, The Four Corporation
Cindy Abbott Letro - Chair of Board of Trustees, Burchfield-Penney
Arts Center; Chair of the Advisory Board for the Buffalo/Niagara Film
Commission
Dorothy Lichtenstein - President, Roy Lichtenstein Foundation
Theodore Lownie - Architect, Hamilton Houston Lownie Architects
Catherine Marron - Chairman of the Board of Trustees, New York
Public Library
Rosario Rosado - Publisher and CEO, El Diario
Robert S. Sands - President and CEO, Constellation Brands INC.
William C. Taylor - Founding Editor, Fast Company; Coauthor, Mavericks
at Work
Dr. Marta Moreno Vega - Founder , Caribbean Cultural Center
Marcia White - President and Executive Director, Saratoga Performing
Arts Center
GRANTMAKERS
IN THE ARTS CONFERENCE
For the first time the national gathering of Grantmakers was presented
with a grass roots advocacy session. Organized by Judy Weiner, it highlighted
the work being done in the trenches in 4 states with different approaches
to advocacy. Here is the description of the session:
Statewide arts advocacy and service organizations are creating and seizing new opportunities in grass roots advocacy and public policy. These intermediaries are using a variety of innovative approaches that vary from state to state. What are they doing? How are they doing it? What is the outcome/impact? What else needs to be done? What are the implications and intersections with shifting demographic power bases?
Session participants will gain an awareness of the influence and power of this movement, their connections to government, non-government, and commercial sectors, and the unexplored potential of this power base. Speakers: Sheila Smith, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Betty Plumb, South Carolina Arts Alliance; Judith K Weiner, Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations; Dan Hunter, Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts, Sciences, & Humanities. Moderator: Nina Ozlu, Americans for the Arts
To see a copy of the presentation in a pdf format, please click here:
The Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations has a long history as New York’s service association for arts and cultural organizations. The Alliance provides leadership and vision, and delivers services, resources and tools that strengthen cultural organizations. The Alliance informs the field on statewide and national issues affecting the arts and assists local arts agencies in building community support.
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