> DEAR MISSOURI ARTISTS
Dear Artists,
For over 4 years, MACAA has continued to offer and maintain CARD, (Creative Artist Resource Directory), a comprehensive listing of Missouri artists in all fields: visual, performing, literary and technical. This listing has been free to the artist and includes a brief description and direct link to their email and website. The artist directory is online at www.macaa.net and receives over 30,000 hits per month.
Last year we sent out a short survey to all of the artists listed. This survey revealed that artists would prefer to have the directory continue to be at no charge, but would like MACAA to offer an artist level membership for a small fee. This fee in turn would help fund the benefits MACAA offers to artists, including CARD and the artists opportunities pages, in addition to periodic emails updating artists on workshops, calls for artists and funding opportunities throughout the state.
You are receiving this email because you are listed in the Artist Directory. We appreciate you listing yourself in the artist directory at www.macaa.net, and also appreciate the opportunity to get more exposure for artists in Missouri. We believe that being able to provide this the artist directory to artists and to the public at no charge is a benefit. In order to offset the costs associated with maintenance and upgrades, we now offer an individual or artist membership at the low cost of $15 per year. Although at this time artists are not required to be a member to have a listing at www.macaa.net, we offer this artist level membership as your way of supporting what we do and enable our ability to continue this benefit to artists.
This membership is tax deductable. Click here to print out a MACAA membership brochure: extra.macaa.net/download/0/0/zJFRA/?pcode=SDDWG&pseed=14048
Please let us know if you have any questions or comments.
Sincerely,
Michael Gaines, Executive Director
and
Kristi Kittleson, Project Coordinator
Friday, September 15, 2006
Thursday, September 14, 2006
September 2006 Page 4
> DALE CARNEGIE
Did you know that the famous Dale Carnegie (1888-1955), founder of many public libraries in America and writer of the "How to Win Friends and Influence People" book and program, was born in Maryville, Missouri? He attended college here, too.
Did you know that the famous Dale Carnegie (1888-1955), founder of many public libraries in America and writer of the "How to Win Friends and Influence People" book and program, was born in Maryville, Missouri? He attended college here, too.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
September 2006 Page 3
> ART & AFFLUENCE
Beginning in October and indefinitely thereafter, I will be writing a freelance bi-monthly column for JOPLIN TRI-STATE BUSINESS under the banner "Art & Affluence", on topics related specifically to regional news about places and people where art and affluence intersect. Editor, Jeff Wells, has made a committment to an art-and-business section, new to the paper. In this location will be a cultural calendar, movie reviews and my column dealing with art businesses and financial issues (e.g. art/artist estate planning etc.)
joplinnews@joplintsb.com
> IMPORTANT NEWS
~ The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) invites grant applications for projects that focus on AFGHANISTAN's history and culture.
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/afghanistan.html
~ Check out these links to discover legislation involving pension reform, fractional interest gifts to museums, appraisals, taxidermy and excess benefit transactions pending now in US Congress... HR 4.
http://thomas.loc.gov
http://www.house.gov/jct
Beginning in October and indefinitely thereafter, I will be writing a freelance bi-monthly column for JOPLIN TRI-STATE BUSINESS under the banner "Art & Affluence", on topics related specifically to regional news about places and people where art and affluence intersect. Editor, Jeff Wells, has made a committment to an art-and-business section, new to the paper. In this location will be a cultural calendar, movie reviews and my column dealing with art businesses and financial issues (e.g. art/artist estate planning etc.)
joplinnews@joplintsb.com
> IMPORTANT NEWS
~ The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) invites grant applications for projects that focus on AFGHANISTAN's history and culture.
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/afghanistan.html
~ Check out these links to discover legislation involving pension reform, fractional interest gifts to museums, appraisals, taxidermy and excess benefit transactions pending now in US Congress... HR 4.
http://thomas.loc.gov
http://www.house.gov/jct
Monday, September 11, 2006
September 2006 Page 2
> WANNA "GET INVOLVED" IN MISSOURI ART?
"Missouri Citizens for the Arts (MCA) will host its Annual Meeting and Arts Advocacy Award Reception on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 in Columbia, Missouri. This event will kick off MCA's 27th year of successful advocacy on behalf of the arts in Missouri by honoring Governor Matt Blunt, Senator Chuck Gross, and Representative Allen Icet with the 2006 Arts Advocacy Award. MCA will also present the Frederick H. Laas Memorial Award, paying tribute to our much missed, long-time board member Fred Laas. Dr. Barbara Harbach and Joan Lipkin will be this year's Fred Laas Memorial Award recipients. The honorees have consistently risen to the urgent call to support the arts and education, giving a voice to creative expression and motivating others to follow in their footsteps.
Annually, MCA presents its Arts Advocacy Award to individuals, arts organizations, and businesses that promote public funding for Missouri's arts industry on a sustained basis and with measurable results. This year we recognize Governor Matt Blunt, Senator Chuck Gross, and Representative Allen Icet for their leadership in appropriating an additional $2.7 million for the arts in Missouri last session. These elected officials have served Missourians for many years, improving the quality of the arts in our state.
The Frederick H. Laas Memorial Award celebrates individuals who carry on the great tradition of providing artistic opportunities and education to all people, the goal so embodied in Fred's commitment to the arts in Missouri. Dr. Barbara Harbach, Professor of Music at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, has toured extensively as both a concert pianist organist and harpsichordist. A past winner of the Missouri Arts Council, Arts Education Awards, Harbach is most known for her Women in the Arts series, a multi-venue celebration of women creators present and past, in partnership with arts organizations from the St. Louis metropolitan area.
Our second Fred Laas Award recipient, Joan Lipkin, is the founding artistic director of That Uppity Theatre Company in St. Louis, where she founded the nationally-acclaimed Alternate Currents/Direct Currents Series, The DisAbility Project, The Louies and As American as Apple Pie. A past recipient of a Missouri Arts Award, a Visionary Award and an Arts for Life Lifetime Achievement Award among others, Lipkin has made a tremendous impact on inclusive arts education and accessibility throughout her career. This year MCA is proud to salute Harbach and Lipkin with this special award in memory of the late Fred Laas.
In addition to honoring the recipients of the Arts Advocacy and Fred Laas Awards, members of Missouri Citizens for the Arts hold their Annual Meeting to elect directors and approve the arts advocacy agenda to educate elected officials in the upcoming legislative session. The general public is invited to attend this meeting, which begins at 3:00 pm at the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau & Chamber of Commerce. The awards presentation and reception begin at 5:00 pm at the Perlow-Stevens Gallery. For registration information, call Missouri Citizens for the Arts at (314) 383-6644.
Founded in 1980, Missouri Citizens for the Arts is a statewide organization that promotes the whole of Missouri's arts industry to public and private sectors. This non-partisan, grassroots organization's work supports the arts by addressing public issues on both the state and federal levels. By uniting members on issues of mutual concern and representing these concerns to elected officials and public agencies whose actions affect the industry, MCA seeks to secure a stable and growing base of public financial support for the arts and to ensure access to the arts for all Missourians."
mo4arts@swbell.net
#314.383.6644
http://www.missouricitizensforthearts.org
"Missouri Citizens for the Arts (MCA) will host its Annual Meeting and Arts Advocacy Award Reception on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 in Columbia, Missouri. This event will kick off MCA's 27th year of successful advocacy on behalf of the arts in Missouri by honoring Governor Matt Blunt, Senator Chuck Gross, and Representative Allen Icet with the 2006 Arts Advocacy Award. MCA will also present the Frederick H. Laas Memorial Award, paying tribute to our much missed, long-time board member Fred Laas. Dr. Barbara Harbach and Joan Lipkin will be this year's Fred Laas Memorial Award recipients. The honorees have consistently risen to the urgent call to support the arts and education, giving a voice to creative expression and motivating others to follow in their footsteps.
Annually, MCA presents its Arts Advocacy Award to individuals, arts organizations, and businesses that promote public funding for Missouri's arts industry on a sustained basis and with measurable results. This year we recognize Governor Matt Blunt, Senator Chuck Gross, and Representative Allen Icet for their leadership in appropriating an additional $2.7 million for the arts in Missouri last session. These elected officials have served Missourians for many years, improving the quality of the arts in our state.
The Frederick H. Laas Memorial Award celebrates individuals who carry on the great tradition of providing artistic opportunities and education to all people, the goal so embodied in Fred's commitment to the arts in Missouri. Dr. Barbara Harbach, Professor of Music at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, has toured extensively as both a concert pianist organist and harpsichordist. A past winner of the Missouri Arts Council, Arts Education Awards, Harbach is most known for her Women in the Arts series, a multi-venue celebration of women creators present and past, in partnership with arts organizations from the St. Louis metropolitan area.
Our second Fred Laas Award recipient, Joan Lipkin, is the founding artistic director of That Uppity Theatre Company in St. Louis, where she founded the nationally-acclaimed Alternate Currents/Direct Currents Series, The DisAbility Project, The Louies and As American as Apple Pie. A past recipient of a Missouri Arts Award, a Visionary Award and an Arts for Life Lifetime Achievement Award among others, Lipkin has made a tremendous impact on inclusive arts education and accessibility throughout her career. This year MCA is proud to salute Harbach and Lipkin with this special award in memory of the late Fred Laas.
In addition to honoring the recipients of the Arts Advocacy and Fred Laas Awards, members of Missouri Citizens for the Arts hold their Annual Meeting to elect directors and approve the arts advocacy agenda to educate elected officials in the upcoming legislative session. The general public is invited to attend this meeting, which begins at 3:00 pm at the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau & Chamber of Commerce. The awards presentation and reception begin at 5:00 pm at the Perlow-Stevens Gallery. For registration information, call Missouri Citizens for the Arts at (314) 383-6644.
Founded in 1980, Missouri Citizens for the Arts is a statewide organization that promotes the whole of Missouri's arts industry to public and private sectors. This non-partisan, grassroots organization's work supports the arts by addressing public issues on both the state and federal levels. By uniting members on issues of mutual concern and representing these concerns to elected officials and public agencies whose actions affect the industry, MCA seeks to secure a stable and growing base of public financial support for the arts and to ensure access to the arts for all Missourians."
mo4arts@swbell.net
#314.383.6644
http://www.missouricitizensforthearts.org
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