News for Affiliates
Welcome to Affiliate News! Please bookmark this page and check back often for updates on meetings, special offers, advertising opportunities and marketing initiatives created just for you, our family of affiliates.
Be sure to check out our Affiliate Forum as well, where you can network with each other, post your news, questions and items for discussion.
Here’s the latest from us–
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Funding Opportunities for Artists & Organizations
Arts Alive Grant
Arts Alive grants is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program (DEC) of New York State Council on the Arts
Deadline: September 24, 2010
For eligibility, guidelines, application and workshop information please visit: http://www.artswestchester.org/what-we-do/grants/arts-alive/
Arts Alive Artist Grants provide direct support to artists to create original new work that incorporates the community as context. Projects must be initiated by the artist and reflection of the community must be integral to the project and to the creative process.
Arts Alive Project Grants support arts & cultural programs at the community level. First time applicants are most competitive. Artists must apply in tandem with a fiscal agent organization.
Music Therapy Grant
ArtsWestchester administers this specially funded opportunity on behalf of the Westchester County Board of Legislators. The grants, which are awarded through a competitive process, increase access to high quality music therapy services.
For guidelines and application information, please visit: http://www.artswestchester.org/what-we-do/grants/music-therapy-grant/
Deadline: 5:00pm on September 3, 2010.
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Own A Little Piece of “The Little Theatre”
Free to a Good Home: 54 Theatre Seats, formerly of the Helen Hayes Theatre (originally The Little Theatre) on Broadway, in good condition. Original wrought metal sides and wooden arm rests, new upholstery. In sections of 2’s, 3’s and 4’s. May be attached to risers (flat not raked).
If you can haul them, you can have them. Must take all 54. Please email captivaarts@gmail.com if interested.
The Helen Hayes Theatre was designed by the architect Harry Creighton Ingalls of the firm Ingalls & Hoffman, and built by Winthrop Ames. When it first opened, it was known as the Little Theatre, owing both to the theatre’s small size (with a seating capacity of only 300), and also because the theatre’s goal was to create small, intimate productions. The theatre in fact gave birth to what became known as the Little Theatre Movement in the early twentieth century.
The theatre opened on March 12, 1912 with John Galsworthy’s play The Pigeon.
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Arts & Business Council of New York – June 2010
Online FR Contest – Win $5,000
The Paperless Choice Challenge, a national contest designed to recognize and reward paperless fundraising campaigns, is accepting entries of successful, creative, and replicable campaigns that use e-mail, websites, video, social media, etc. Entries will be judged on their ROI, ease of replication, ability to replace postal mailings, and originality.
A first prize of $5,000 and an honorable mention prize of $1,000 will be awarded in categories of budget size: small ($1M or less), medium ($1-5M), and large ($5M and up). Deadline is September 15, 2010; for more information and the application details, visit http://www.paperlesschoice.org.
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REMINDERS!
Affiliate & Associate Membership Renewal Due:
http://www.artswestchester.org/affiliates/membership-for-organizations/
Not sure if you’ve paid? Contact Eric Siegel via email at ESiegel@ArtsWestchester.org.
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Calendar Listing Deadlines for Upcoming Issues of Arts News are due the 10th day prior to the month of publication (ie: September 2010 is due August 10). If you haven’t already posted them to the website, please do so to ensure inclusion in the printed paper. The deadline is scheduled the same as is has been in the past, the only change is you should have the events posted by this date. Upcoming issues of Arts News will include events posted after the 10th of the month if time and space permits. Need help adding events? Follow the instructions in the How To for Affiliates PDF.
Questions or concerns can be directed to Vanessa Reitz at vreitz@artswestchester.org or 914-428-4220 x274
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Affiliate On-Line Forum Page:
ArtsWestchester has developed a place for all to share ideas, experiences (good/bad), and find solutions. You can share newspaper reviews, blogs and more. Click here: http://www.artswestchester.org/forums/affiliate-forum/
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Cultural Destination and Basic Program Support
2009 Final Reports Due on or about August 6, 2010
Download form: http://www.artswestchester.org/what-we-do/grants/basic-support/
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BLOGS OF INTEREST
http://blog.artsusa.org/ – Americans for the Arts blog
http://www.artsforla.org/blog – Arts for LA blog
http://www.westaf.org/blog/ – Barry’s Blog: News Advice and Opinion for Arts Administrators
http://boardlifematters.org/ – Board Life Matters: national sounding board designed to inspire and engage the next generation in nonprofit board service.
http://philanthropy.com/section/Blogs/208/ – Chronicle of Philanthropy Blog
http://www.kennedy-center.org – The Kennedy Center – ArtsManager.org is the blog. It’s FREE to join.
http://leadershipasafieldofstudy.blogspot.com/ – Leadership as a Field of Study: Advancing Leadership, Philanthropy and Social change
http://www.marketingfornonprofits.org – Marketing for Nonprofits: New Voices for a New World
http://modite.com/blog/ – Modite: Career and Life Advice for Generation Y
http://nonprofitblogexchange.blogspot.com/ – Non Profit Blog Exchange: News about the Nonprofit Blog Exchange, Nonprofit Blogging, Blogging, and Nonprofit Technology
http://nonprofitleadership601.blogspot.com/ – Non Profit Leadership 601: nonprofit leadership, nonprofit careers, the nonprofit workforce, nonprofit technology, and nonprofit management education
http://np2020.org/blog/ – NP2020: Bringing together blogs from and about emerging leaders in the nonprofit sector
http://pndblog.typepad.com/pndblog/ – PhilanTopic: A blog of opinion and commentary from Philanthropy News Digest
http://www.robertegger.org/blog/ – Robert Egger’s Piece of Mind: One Voice for Change
http://rosettathurman.com/blog/ – Rosetta Thurman: Promoting Next Generation Leadership for Social Change
http://www.artsjournal.com/artfulmanager/ – The Artful Manager: Andrew Taylor on the Business of Arts & Culture
www.nfpguard.com – Not For Profit Guard: Risk Management and HR solutions for not-for-profit organizations
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arts/ – HuffPost Arts – The internet newspaper: news blogs video community
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Changes to our two collaborative marketing initiatives this spring. Participation in these initiatives is free, and does not require you to add any new programs. Just email us your planned events which fit the criteria and watch the crowds come in!
Hispanic Heritage Celebrations. This initiative celebrates Westchester’s Hispanic communities. We are looking for all Hispanic themed events (concerts, exhibitions, literary readings, dance, theater, cultural festivals) taking place between July 2010 and November 2010. These events will be promoted under a unified marketing umbrella that will include high visibility on the website as well as a variety of print and electronic promotions.
To participate, please email your listings and appropriate photos with the subject line “Hispanic Heritage” to arainer@artswestchester.org
