Attention all artists, arts organizations, business
persons, arts administrators, clergy, educators, community advocates/activists, and
young emerging artists. Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 22, 2008.
Please attend a very important arts and culture meeting 10 a.m.-noon at the
downtown Louisville Free Public Library. The meeting will be held in the
Centennial Room (Basement area) Become an advocate for local arts.
This year marks the Tenth Anniversary of the Arts Council of Louisville,
Inc., founded in 1998. In the current phase of our work, we want you to know
that we GREATLY value and appreciate your continued support. We thank you for
sharing our vision of "arts for everyone, everyday and everywhere." Our
mission is to connect, strengthen and support community arts.
As a Great Creative Community we now must move forward. The Arts Council of
Louisville wants you to be actively involved by coming aboard through the
preliminary process for a strategic plan. Become a stakeholder and develop the
future of community arts. This meeting is for you to give your input and
commitment to work towards a two-year strategic plan for the Arts Council of
Louisville that supports arts education, space/venue needs, festivals, art
grants, an annual arts festival, summer arts workshops for youth, artist
residencies and neighborhood partnership initiatives.
The meeting will focus on identifying issues and determining some action
steps to sustain and stabilize local arts in our community. There are many ways
to be involved in this "Open Arts Dialogue for Change." Your participation is
paramount in taking a proactive role in how to unite and bring greater value
to local arts in all disciplines and ethnic groups. The meeting is an
endeavor of the Arts Council of Louisville to bring together all cultures and the
community-at-large. This event is free and open to the public. Accessible to
all disabilities.
To RSVP call (502) 295-7907 or (502) 585-9525.
