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National Association of Latino Arts and Culture Announces Grants
Applications Available: March 2006. The National Association of Latino Arts
and Culture (NALAC) awarded 46 grants totaling $100,000 to 23 Latino artists and
23 Latino arts and cultural organizations in the United States. These grants,
made possible with major support from the Ford Foundation, support Latino artists,
ensembles, and small and midsize Latino arts and cultural organizations in communities
across the country. Support from the NALAC Fund for the Arts will help build the
capacity of Latino arts organizations, support the creation and presentation of
works by Latino artists and ensembles, and strengthen communities by investing
in the creative and cultural assets of Latinos in the United States. Current grant
applications will be available in March 2006. For more information visit the Web
site.
www.nalac.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=index.index&page=nfa
&CFID=47723&CFTOKEN=15410163
2006 Creative Industries Data Are Here
The latest data show there are 547,600 arts businesses in the United States
that employ 2.8 million people. Do you know how many of them are in your community?
We can tell you how many are located in your county (or your city, zip code, or
even your voting district). Order your 2006 Creative Industries reports
and get compelling evidence of the creative industries in your community. Our
Creative Industries reports display each arts-centric business on a color
map of your community. The reports come with a complete suite of advocacy tools
designed to help you communicate the findings to arts advocates and decision-makers.
Prices start at $25 for a single standard report, and you don't pay anything until
the reports are delivered. For prices and more information visit Americans for
the Arts Web site or contact Research Coordinator Eulynn Shiu at eshiu@artsusa.org
or 202.371.2830.
www.artsusa.org/information_resources/research_information/
services/creative_industries/002.asp
Nominations for County Public Arts Leadership Award: Feb. 28
Americans for the Arts and the National Association of Counties (NACo) seek
nominations for the 2006 County Public Leadership in the Arts Award. This award
is given in recognition of an elected official or governing board whose role in
advancement of the arts and arts education within his or her community, and whose
vision and leadership, provide heightened visibility to the value of the arts.
The deadline for nominations is February 28, 2006. For more information about
the 2006 Public Leadership in the Arts Awards, please contact Director of Local
Arts Policy Lina Garcia at lgarcia@artsusa.org.
ww3.artsusa.org/services/annual_awards/public_leadership_nominate.asp
