Art Administrators
AFP Mid Hudson Plans their 2010 Programs
The Association of Fundraising Professionals, Mid-Hudson Valley Chapter, is working on their proposed list of audio-conferences for 2010 and are looking for some feedback. Geared towards not-for-profit leaders, volunteers and especially development staff, these events are designed to be mid-day lunch breaks to fit into your already busy calendar. To see their proposed list, check out... »
Performing Arts Presenters Gathering & Reception This Monday
The RSVP is today, so act on this while you can. We’ve mentioned this fantastic group before, for their fall meeting. This Monday they are holding their January event in the city, with a great lineup of speakers discussing summer programs, the cultural data project and a number of other topics to get yourself ready... »
Arts in Orange Moves Office
As of January 3rd of this year, we have moved our offices out of Middletown to Pine Bush - Our new address: Arts in Orange 15 Main St Pine Bush, NY 12566 Mailing address: P.O. Box 1145 Pine Bush, NY 12566 Stop by and say hello if you are in the area - »
Arts Community Grants deliberation panel has met
The Arts Community Grants deliberation panel has met and made their grant recommendations. The minutes are being finalized for submission to NYSCA for approval. The applicants should be advised of the panel’s decision by the first week of January. Thank you to all artists and arts organizations for applying. We had many strong applications... »
The Big Deficit Reduction Picture
From NYS Arts Advocacy: NYSCA loses $384,000 from the remaining local assistance funds in the CURRENT budget. The State Legislature passed a $2.8 billion mid year deficit reduction plan on Wednesday. The Governor, however, says the gap is more than $3.2 billion, indicating that the Legislature fell far short of addressing the full deficit, while the Comptroller... »
Your Theater Should Join the 2010 Free Night of Theater
For the past few years, the Theater Communications Group has organized Free Night of Theater around the country. It’s a fantastic event with fantastic results. “650 participating theatre companies offered more than 65,000 tickets to 1,700 performances” Why? To energize future audiences. TCG believes if you want to grow theater in your area, you need... »
NYSA Announces Changes to their Deadlines and Fiscal Year
The New York State Council of the Arts (NYSA), the top organization of Arts in Orange, just announced changes to their own grant deadlines for 2010. This is for organizations that need to apply directly to NYSCA for grant requests, not for those who qualify for the grants that come through Arts in Orange. From... »
Understanding youth culture to better reach your audience
As the beginning of this report states – “Social network sites, online games, video-sharing sites, and gadgets such as iPods and mobile phones are now fixtures of youth culture.” I think we might hear this every few years, because of course adults by nature are out of touch with youth culture. But this is quite... »
Workshop: New ways of using PR to disseminate your message
We sadly received their information too late to post about their event at Bard and this is a bit last call, but this is an excellent event about using Public Relations (PR) to boost your organization’s presence and effectiveness in your community. So many people who work in the arts go with their feelings, and... »
Artnear – for Galleries and Art Lovers alike
This post is for two sides of the coin – the gallery in the area who would like to upload their shows to the artnear application and the gallery lover who would like to find local art and also keep up to date with galleries around the world. First the application itself - Artnear is an... »