From Al Maitland, CEO, CALAA
"ALL ARTS ALL AGES ALL PEOPLE"
The Joint Congress of Arts will take place on June 7 and 8, 2001 in
Sacramento and invitations will be mailed and distributed over the next two
weeks. There are two messages: 1)The arts are important to California's
future- to its economy, the education and job preparation of its children
and to the civic health of its communities; and 2) the arts are everywhere.
CALAA is facilitating the conference in cooperation with California Arts
Council and numerous arts and education organizations statewide. The CALAA
Board of Directors meeting and the CALAA District Chairs conference will
take place at the Joint Congress on Friday. The rally on the Capitol steps,
coordinated by California Arts Advocates will take place on Thursday.
Every artist, arts organization, arts education program, regional dance,
theater and music coalition and service organization needs to be at the
Joint Congress of Arts to support the development, the diversity and
expansion of the arts in California.
OPEN STUDIOS PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN
CALAA is coordinating two "Open Studio" pamphlets, one for Northern
California and one for Southern California, that publicizes the open studio
programs taking place May, 2000 to October, 2000. All counties , visual arts
studios and organizations will receive an inquiry form, which can be faxed
or e-mailed to CALAA. The response time must be at super speed to enable the
publication to be issued in April. Contact Kristen at CALAA.
YEAR OF THE ARTS AWARDS NOMINATIONS NEEDED
CALAA is coordinating the nominations for awards in every discipline
honoring achievement and contributions by artists, patrons and
administrators and setting up monthly award presentations throughout the
state. These presentations could be be part of another existing major event
or festival or celebration. Contact Kristen@....
LAST NOTES
Please remember, if there is a time to invest in a conference and a time to
make the arts visible, the Joint Congress is our opportunity to unite to
make the work of local arts agencies, the California Arts Council, the
numerous artists and organizations who create our artistic heritage and the
many donors, foundations and corporations visible and intrinsic to our
lives. This is the time for you to invest in making the case for the arts in
return for the many grants and support we have all received over the years.
See you at the Joint Congress of Arts.
