Metro Atlanta Arts and Culture Coalition (MAACC)

This is the last week to apply for the 2016 Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta Class! As an added bonus, folks taking part in the class this year will kick off their participation with free tickets to the Metro Atlanta Arts Fund Luncheon!

The Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta class was created to encourage leaders throughout the community to take an active role in solving the issues and challenges facing the region’s arts and culture community.

Deadline for application is October 30th at 4 p.m. For more information and to apply: http://www.atlantaregional.com/alma

Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta | Atlanta Regional Commission Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta (ALMA), was created by MAACC in 2004 to encourage leaders throughout the community to take an active role in solving...

This page will soon be retired. Visit the new Atlanta Regional Commission page on Arts, Culture and Creative Industries to stay up to date!

ARC Arts, Culture, and Creative Placemaking In May of 2012 the ARC Board voted unanimously to incorporate arts and culture as a part of its regional planning efforts for the 10-county Atlanta region.

On October 25 at 11am come discover the politics of culture and space in France as Jacques Martial shares about his work to close the gap and bring culture and the arts to all communities. His talk will focus on his involvement with Paris's Parc de la Villette.

France-Atlanta 2013 - Cultural Events In celebration of the centennial of one of France’s most influential authors, France-Atlanta, along with GSU’s CENCIA and Rialto Center for the Arts present Aimé Césaire’s “Cahier d’un retour au pays natal”, performed by the critically acclaimed actor, Jacques Martial.From Melbourne to Madrid, Paris...

Interested in the next arts leaders of metro atlanta class? You can apply for a community foundation scholarship to help with the cost! (some restrictions likely apply)

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta - Nonprofit Scholarships Scholarship opportunities are available for nonprofit staff and board members to attend professional and organizational development workshops and trainings. Through this opportunity, The Community Foundation will cover the cost of attendance for workshops, trainings and conferences for selected prog...

"How do we elevate our existing arts and culture assets?" Submit ideas now, and the top 5 will be presented on stage immediately following Thomas Friedman this Sunday! You don't need to register to submit ideas, but if you do want to register I have a $100 ticket for you (regular over $200).

IdeaString - (co)lab IDEASTRING IS NOW OPEN. Let the crowd-sourcing for ideas and solutions begin. IdeaString for (co)lab is open Monday, September 16 — Monday, September 30 If you are registered for (co)lab summit, follow these instructions…

Micro-philanthropy in Atlanta? Yes please. You can help seniors get access to the arts with a $5 donation that the City of Atlanta will match.

Creating access to the arts in the older population can often be just as important as keeping it in the school system. This is a whole new realm of research we can be an active part of.

http://www.power2give.org/Atlanta

From the Nonprofit Finance Fund:

We are conducting our fifth annual nationwide survey examining the current state of the nonprofit sector, and we hope that you will help us make sure that the voices of arts and culture organizations are adequately represented. Last year, more than 800 arts and culture organizations responded to the survey. The survey, which is anonymous and takes only 10 minutes to fill out, collects data on important financial and management issues facing the nonprofit sector.

Deadline is Feb. 15, 2013.
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Tourism and Arts Advocacy Day is tomorrow (Jan 29) at the Capitol. Information and schedule in link below. Governor Deal is speaking at 9:00 am and Ron Stephens is speaking to the arts group at 10:00 am. This is a good day to be present and speak to legislators about the value of the arts in our region!

http://gaartsnetwork.org/news-events/georgia-arts-advocacy-day/

Georgia Arts Advocacy Day | Georgia Arts Network 2013 Georgia Arts Advocacy Day Gathering of the Statewide Arts Community for a Day of Education and Advocacy January 29th at the State Capitol in Atlanta, GA

Atlanta PlanIt, metro Atlanta's guide for arts and culture, wants your feedback. Click on the link below to answer their survey:

The Public Broadcasting Atlanta Arts and Culture Calendar | Atlanta PlanIt Atlanta events calendar of family, free, music, stage, arts, and other things to do around the Atlanta region, from Public Broadcasting Atlanta.

The complete text for Ben Cameron's keynote at the Metro Atlanta Arts Fund luncheon. Insightful, challenging, and inspirational.

Arts leader Ben Cameron: ‘Stop being an arts supporter and start being an arts activist’ (text of en In a time of rapid change for artists, arts presenters and arts patrons, Ben Cameron touched on many of-the-moment issues during his keynote address to the

On December 6, the Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund brough Ben Cameron to Atlanta to deliver an insightful and challenging keynote address. This is the keynote everyone has been talking about. Make sure you check it out.

Ben Cameron keynote, Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund Luncheon: December 6, 2012 Ben Cameron is one of the nation's leading arts advocates and is currently serving as the program director for the arts at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundati...

Free health care screenings for Artists and folks in the Creative Industries tomorrow!

HEART aims to improve health of Atlanta creatives | Atlanta News & Opinion Blog | Fresh Loaf | Creat Taking place Dec. 15, HEART is a health screening and wellness event that's designed for uninsured or underinsured artists.