March, 2003
| In this month's memo
NATIONAL ARTS DAY IN WASHINGTON, DC: |
ARTS
DAY IN ALBANY: MARCH 18
THE ARTS DAY MESSAGE:
Restore the $6.6 million
cut to the NYSCA budget. Maintain level funding".
Join your colleagues in Albany on TUESDAY, MARCH 18. The Arts Day Hearing with the Senate and Assembly will be held at 11 am in Hearing Room C, LOB. This year we plan to have representatives from around New York State telling stories of the profound and critical impact of the arts in every community in the State. The REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL DEADLINE has been extended, by request, to MARCH 6 because of the NYSCA deadline. We seek compelling 5 minute presentations to put a face on the vibrant cultural industry in New York State by demonstrating strong, unique and diverse programs. Presentations should exemplify the positive impact of government investment in the arts, and conversely, what could happen if support is reduced. Proposals may be submitted by email to PKBARTS@aol.com or fax: 631-298-1101.
Arts Day is a grass roots groundswell of constituents endorsing public funding for the arts in NYS. Join us as we meet with legislators to show support for the New York State Arts Council budget. The story is in the numbers and we hope to have an unprecedented response from the arts community all over New York State. Governor Pataki's Executive Budget Bill for 2003-2004 cuts the NYSCA "Aid to Localities" (grant money) $6.6 million dollars from $44,000,000 to $37,400,000. The show of support is critical to keeping the arts alive in New York State. This is just the beginning of a legislative budget process where you can make a difference. In this most difficult economy, when the State faces a $2 billion shortfall on the current 2002-03 budget and a $10 billion shortfall on the 2003-04 budget, your voice is more important than ever in Albany.
In addition to meeting with your legislators in your home district, it is important to come to Albany with your constituents to put a face on the arts. Come visit with your elected officials. Bring Board members, artists and community leaders and any items that can illustrate the impact you have on your community. Visits should take place between 9 and 3. To sign up online for Arts Day in Albany, click here.
Please
note there will be a Folk Arts Breakfast in Room 211B, LOB, 8:30 am - 10 am.
Meet with legislators and with members of the statewide folk arts network. This
event is coordinated by the New York Folklore Society.
Despite stringent
security regulations and many complications we have reserved parking spaces
for Arts Day in the outdoor Cathedral Parking lot, and there are just a few left.
In order to secure a space please send a check for $7.00 per space along
with the name, organization, address, and phone number for each space to
the Alliance, PO Box 96, Mattituck, NY 11952 by MARCH 11. If you have any
questions, please contact Amy Wippert at 631-298-1234 awippert@worldnet.att.net.
The Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations sponsors and administers Arts Day. The Alliance will provide talking points to support your position. Bring as many of your constituents as you can to on Albany March 18.
To
sign up online for Arts Day in Albany,
click here. To sign up to receive periodic arts advocacy alerts , click here. |
The
Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center Corporation
is
pleased to invite you to a
Performing
Arts Showcase & Reception
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Performing
Arts at The Egg
Monday, March 17, 2003
(the evening before "Arts
Day" in Albany)
Kitty Carlisle Hart Theatre & Lounge, "The
Egg", Empire State Plaza,
Albany, New York
5 PM - Reception
6
PM - Performing Arts Showcase
featuring
Alex Torres y Orquesta
Los Reyes Latinos * Boland School of Irish Dance * Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company
* Empire State Youth Percussion Ensemble * Jay Ungar & Molly Mason * Laurel
Masse "Richard J. Miller, Jr. * Stefon Harris Quartet
7 PM: Artist
Reception
Please join us as we celebrate the successful partnership
between the
New York State Office of General Services and The Egg that has
produced
25 years of performing arts at the Empire State Plaza
RSVP by
March 12 to 518-474-5987
NATIONAL
ARTS DAY MARCH 25, 26, 2003….WASHINGTON D.C.
TO
REGISTER FOR NATIONAL ARTS ADVOCACY DAY
202.371.2830. F 202.371.0424. E-mail:
events@artsusa.org. www.AmericansForTheArts.org
The
fee is $75 and includes a complimentary ticket to the Nancy Hanks Lecture with
Robert Redford.
American
for the Arts has made arrangements for lodging with the Jurys Washington Hotel.
Call 800-423-6953. Rates are $145 single/double.
SCHEDULE
AND AGENDA
Tuesday March 25
Registration 8:30 - 4 pm
Training for
Registrants 1:30 - 4 pm
Giving Equal Tax Treatment to Artists 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Nancy
Hanks Lecture: Robert Redford 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Post Lecture Reception 7:30 -
8:30 pm
The
Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy with Robert Redford is March
25 6:30 - 7:30 pm at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Wednesday
March 26
Onsite Check in 8:30 - 10 am
Congressional Arts Breakfast &
Youth Arts Showcase 8:30 - 10 am
Lobbying Visits 10 - 4 pm
Americans
for the Arts has designated Alliance Executive Director, Judith Kaufman Weiner
at the New York State Captain. Judy will be coordinating Congressional visits
in Washington on Wednesday March 26. Please let us know if you'll be attending
and wish to be included in the New York State Delegation:
(631) 298-1234 jkweiner@worldnet.att.net.
You will be required to register for National Advocacy Day in advance.
To sign up to be part of the New York State Delegation for National Arts Day, click here |
FROM
THE UPSTATE OFFICE:
Martha Strodel, Director Rural Arts Program
Wishing
you warmer weather in March and the advent of spring!
The 2003 Rural Workshop series for Boards is just about planned, and outlined below. Watch for a series flyer coming later this month, which will be sent to your organizations and your board presidents.
- Thursday, April 10th 1-4 pm. "Board Service: Clarifying Your Commitment" with Anne Ackerson at Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC) in Glens Falls NY. $10 per person. The workshop will cover responsibilities, roles & rewards of boards; board expectations; best practices to develop an effective board. At registration, staff & board will fill out a survey on board expectations to be collected, summarized and presented during the workshop.
- Saturday, May 3rd, 1-4 pm at Earlville Opera House, Earlville NY. "Planning for Organizational Growth" with Kevin Geoghan. Directed toward small to mid-size organizations, planning growth and/or new projects.
- Saturday, May 17th, 1-4 pm: "How to Develop and Keep an Effective Board of Directors" with Anne Ackerson at Roxbury Arts Group at Roxbury, NY.
- Friday, May 30th, 1:30 -4:30 pm at Unison Learning Center in New Paltz, NY. "Building Community Involvement: Getting Your New Project Off & Running" with Dyan Wiley. $10 registration fee. Come with your project goals in mind. Dyan will provide tools for community needs assessment, how to gather & listen to your community and assist with the process & steps in developing an action plan to meet your goals.
- Tuesday, June 3rd, 10:30 am-3:30 pm (includes lunch) "Effective Boards" with Dyan Wiley at Valcour Conference Center, Plattsburgh. Host, Council on the Arts for Clinton County. Basics of board development, training & evaluation. Registration fee includes lunch.
- Wednesday, June 4th, 7-9pm: "Fundraising in Your Community" with Gail Schilling at Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council (GOArt) in Batavia.
NATIONAL
ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS DEADLINE INFORMATION
www.arts.gov
Deadline:
March 3, 2003.
Literature Fellowships Fiction and Creative Nonfiction
Deadline:
March 17, 2003.
Artistic Creativity and Preservation (Standard Review Grants)
Deadline:
March 17, 2003.
Services to Arts Organizations and Artists
Deadline:
March 20, 2003.
Save America's Treasures: FY2003 Historic Preservation Fund
Deadline:
May 1, 2003. 2003
National Medal of Arts nominations
Deadline: August
18, 2003.
Heritage and Preservation
Deadline: June 2, 2003.
Challenge
America: Access to the Arts (Fast--Track Review Grants)
Deadline: June
16, 2003.
Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth (Standard Review Grants)
Deadline:
August 18, 2003.
Challenge America: Access to the Arts (Standard Review Grants)
ANNUAL FINANCIAL SURVEY SUMMARY
A short summary of the basic financial statistics compiled from the annual survey is now available on the Alliance's web site. The information presented is for the benefit and use of the community arts field. Specific information and sorting is available upon request and may be addressed to Pat Berman in the Alliance office, PKBARTS@aol.com.
To view a short summary of the basic financial statistics from the annual survey, click here |
The Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations has a 28-year history as New York's primary service association for community based arts and cultural organizations. The Alliance provides leadership and vision, and delivers services, resources and tools that strengthen community cultural organizations. The Alliance monitors, informs and mobilizes the field on statewide and national issues affecting the arts and assists local arts agencies in building community support and developing effective grassroots public policy.
245
Love Lane, P.O. Box 96
Mattituck, NY 11952-0096
Phone (631) 298-1234 /
Fax (631) 298-1101