November, 2004
| NEWS
FROM THE FIELD DOCUMENTING ARTS-RELATED BUSINESS CULTURAL
POLICY & THE ARTS: NATIONAL DATA ARCHIVE: CPANDA FROM THE UPSTATE OFFICEL Martha Strodel, Director Rural Arts Program JOB BOARD |
The Dutchess County Arts Council hired folklorist Eileen Condon October 1st as its new Director of Folk Programs. In this position Condon replaces longstanding and widely respected former Folk Programs Director Jean Crandall.
COPACAGALA: "MADE IN NEW YORK" CELEBRATE THE ARTS IN NEW YORK
Please join us to celebrate, applaud and honor: TOVAH FELDSHUH, ANITA DURST, NY1, DIXON PLACE, KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART, BURCHFIELD-PENNEY ART CENTER and RON GRAHAM. Thes celebration will take place November 8 at the COPACABANA, 560 W. 34th Street, NYC from 6 to 8 pm. Tickets to the event are $100/person. For details and further information, please contact The Alliance (631) 298-1234, jkweiner@thealliancenys.org. If you wish to buy tickets online using a credit card, click here.
Celebrating the 13th anniversary of these awards, the extraordinary award recipients were selected for their unique contributions to the cultural fabric of New York State. In addition to the awards ceremony and lavish cocktail buffet, a new and exciting component is being added through the efforts of the Gala Committee and its Chair, Betty Himmel. The "Made in New York" silent auction will feature wonderful items donated by the Alliance Board of Directors, Staff and friends, including: Four Steuben Champagne Flutes, New York State Champagne and Champagne Holder, Steuben "Star Stream" Sculpture, "Cat" folk art sculpture by J. Polinski, "Star" hand-stitched quilt (66" X 81"), "Flower Pots" hand-stitched quilt (77"X77"), Ceramic Casserole by Jim and Lala Howard, Ceramic Platter by Jim and Lala Howard, Ceramic Pitcher and Bowl by Jim and Lala Howard, Swiss St. Niklaus carving by Rick Bütz, Robert Rauschenberg lithograph, "Hollywood Stars on Broadway", photograph by Mark Seliger, "Flowering Pear" lithograph by Jane Freilicher, "Old Couple in Bedroom" silver gelatin print by Milton Rogovin, Stabile by Graham Sears, Opaline necklace by Patricia Von Musulin, Synthetic aquamarine necklace by Patricia Von Musulin, Sterling Silver Earrings by Patricia Von Musulin, Case of Wine from the Finger Lake Region of New York State, Two House Seats for "Hairspray" on Broadway, Two tickets for "Phantom of the Opera", 3D House Portrait, Fujifilm Fine Pix A340 Digital Camera and Case, Overnight at Cambridge Inn/Performance at Hubbard Hall and Claire Yaffa Untitled Photograph 2004.
DOCUMENTING
ARTS-RELATED BUSINESS
We are urging all arts organizations
and artists to get your own FREE Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) number-or if you
already have a D&B number, ensure that it is accurately coded as an arts organization
or artist.
A new annual research initiative, Creative Industries,
is underway by Americans for the Arts. It uses D&B data to document
the number of arts-related businesses and employees in any geographical region
or political jurisdiction. This information and the resultant reports will give
you a highly persuasive tool in presenting your case to your local legislators
and funders as you advocate for support of the arts, and gives us all a powerful
way to advance the arts at the State and National level.
If you don't
have a D&B number you are not represented in the data. We have seen some of
the reports and they vastly under-represent the nonprofit arts organizations and
artists in the counties of New York State.
So SIGN UP AND BE COUNTED.
This is a powerful and visible advocacy tool for advancing the arts in your own
community, in New York State, and in America.
Click
here to SIGN UP AND BE COUNTED!
THE
CAN REPORT: The State of the Field of Community Cultural Development: Something
New Emerges
This report sponsored by Arts in the Public Interest and the Rockefeller Foundation synthesizes ideas of 27 leaders with long time experience in Community Cultural Development. It chronicles the emergence of a new energy: a vibrant hybridity, an accelerated fusion of community-based arts and other fields of activity, such as community development, activism, education, aging, civic dialogue, cultural policy and globalizations. It is a new intersection of interests and commitments that transcends the notion of "field". The report is now available to read as a free download on line or for sale in print at http:///www.canreport.org
CULTURAL POLICY & THE ARTS: NATIONAL DATA ARCHIVE: CPANDA
CPANDA
is an interactive digital archive of data on the arts and cultural policy in the
United States which is available for research and statistical analysis, with data
on artists, arts and cultural organizations, audiences and funding for arts and
culture. The data sets are available for online analysis or for downloading, and
the site offers tools for searching for questions of interest within a single
data set or across all available data sets. Currently, there are some 160 data
sets available, with more being added every month. www.cpanda.org.
ANNUAL
FINANCIAL SURVEY
We will be emailing under
separate cover a link to the Alliance Annual Financial Survey. You can help
us to be your advocate as we continue to monitor and inform the field by completing
this most important (and short) form! This information is tremendously useful
to many of our colleagues as we seek to improve professional compensation packages
for our industry and helps us to make the case for the economic impact of the
arts statewide. Comparative information on salaries, benefits, staffing and budgets
statewide enable arts leadership to support requests to boards and to appropriately
compensate staff. Help us achieve 100% participation this year. The information
submitted is confidential. It doesn't matter how big or small your budget is.
What matters is that you're included. The deadline is December 31, 2004
FROM THE UPSTATE OFFICE: Martha Strodel, Director Rural Arts Program
On October 14th, the Rurals Task Force "met" using Online Live to evaluate existing services provided by the Rural Arts Program, and begin to chart its future. Task force members Annette Clarke, Elaine Giguere, Hilary Oak, Caroline Rubino, Kay Stamer and Julia Tunstall addressed the following questions:
* What are the three most important Rural Arts Program services, and in what order of importance to you/your organization?
* How has the program helped you and your organization?
* What are the biggest challenges facing your organization at this time, and in what order of importance?
Their responses, comments and suggestions are posted on the rurals list serv. All Rural Partners are invited to review this information and add their comments and ideas. Any comments from the list serv posting will be added to the November 18th task force meeting along with agenda items to explore improvement and expansion of existing programs plus potential new services. Please review the summary from the first meeting, and add your comments, ideas, etc. The Rural Arts Program is here to serve you!
I recently received the forth issue in the Brookings Institution study on demographic and economic issues for Upstate New York. This article is written by Rolf Pendall and Susan Christopherson of Cornell University and is titled: "Losing Ground: Income and Poverty in Upstate New York, 1980 - 2000." Their findings include: Personal income in Upstate grew at just half the national rate in the 1990s, and by 2000 lagged the country by 11 percent. Upstate's highest-income households earn substantially lower incomes than the national average. The authors' conclusions suggest ways in which local, state and federal agencies can begin to address these upstate problems. The series is funded and distributed free by the Brookings Institution. To receive these reports, contact them at 202-797-6139 or at www.brookings.edu/metro
In the current issue of the Grassroots Fundraising Journal (Nov/Dec 2004) there are two articles of interest to rural organizations: "The Seasonal Board: Shorter Commitments Create Greater Involvement" by Jill Vialet and "In Praise of Amateurs: Why Volunteers Make the Best Fundraisers" by Andy Robinson. I find this publication extremely helpful and relevant. A year's subscription for six issues is $32. You can order online at www.grassrootsfundraising.org or by phone: 888-458-8588. Another recent article I would recommend for the many groups thinking about community needs assessment is "What Do They Really Think? Creating and Analyzing Surveys" by William Vesneski & Nancy Adess in the Sept/Oct issue. You can order this as a PDF downloaded article for $3 on their website. (under Archives)
A comprehensive study was completed last year by the Urban Institute entitled "Investing in Creativity: A Study of the Support Structure for U.S. Artists." This study, funded by over 35 foundations and public sector agencies concluded that many individual artists live on the economic margins, with inadequate financial and physical resources required for their work. The study recommended that to be effective in improving the conditions for artists, a broad base of stakeholders must be marshaled to devise and implement a comprehensive long-term strategy. Specifically, the report set forth the following priorities for action:
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Encourage better public understanding
* Strengthen artist-focused organizations
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Establish broad based networks of stakeholders
* Create the information infrastructure
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Strengthen the capacity of artists to advocate on their own behalf
* Cultivate
existing and potential diverse markets
* Encourage changes in artists' training
and professional development
and
* Strengthen the awards and grants system.
Executive Director: New York Chinese Cultural Center. The NYCCC is a nationally recognized 30 year old performing arts and cultural institution, seeking an individual to serve as Executive Director. The center is a non-profit arts organization that nurtures and advances traditional Chinese performing and visual arts through its acclaimed resident dance company, the Chinese Folk Dance Company. The Center has an operating budget of approximately $1 million. This individual will lead and direct the NYCCC in all administrative, business, financial and operational activities necessary to facilitate the Center's artistic and mission statement goals. Candidates should possess a minimum of five years of management and fund-raising experience in the non-profit and performing or visual arts fields: Master's Degree in business or arts administration preferred. Demonstrated capabilities working with artists and audiences of diverse backgrounds a plus. Candidates must have strong interpersonal and communication skills and bi-lingual in both Chinese and English. Please send cover letter, resume and salary requirements to nycccjob@yahoo.com. No phone calls please.
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