Georgia arts [Winter/Spring 2003]

GEORGIA
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GEORGIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS

WINTER/SPRING 2003

MAJOR CHANGES IN THE GEORGIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS'
approach TO ARTS EDUCATION

Major changes are in the works for Arts Education in Georgia. The Georgia Council for the Arts' (GCA) has redeveloped its Arts Education program in an effort to make a greater impact on the state. The changes include a new grant, restructuring of the Challenge Grant and the Artist Residency Grant, and a new Consultant Bank.

L. Sterling

The new Arts Education Development Grant will assist various educational organizations with their new arts education initiatives. It was developed to prepare schools, school districts, and other non-profit organizations to apply for a Challenge Grant. Arts Education Development Grantees must bring a GCAArtist-in-Residence into the school or organization for at least one mini-residency and hire one of GCA's Arts Education consultants to assist in developing their grant plan.
The newly restructured Challenge Grant, used to provide seed money to expand arts education curricula in schools and school systems, now has three tiers: tier one, tier two, and the model school tier. Tier One applicants must have a two-year arts education plan in place and may apply for funds to pilot that plan. Tier Two applicants should have a successful program in place and may apply for funds to support the schools'work in Arts Education for three years while the program builds a funding base. Model School tier applicants may apply for project grants to be awarded to exemplary programs. Tier Two grantees who have an outstanding project proposal and never received a GCAgrant also will be considered for this grant. Model School Tier grantees will receive funding above and beyond their Challenge grant and GCA will look to these Model Schools for arts education leadership in Georgia.

The Georgia Artist Residency Grant, designed to support an in-depth artist in-residence program serving students from kindergarten through high school, will now be awarded to twelve state service delivery regions. A different school in each region will be awarded a grant each year. The idea is to promote each program locally and statewide allowing the program to expand through participation from other schools and funding sources.
GCA's Artist-in-Residence Roster, a listing of Georgia artists available for residencies across the state previously managed by Young
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Holiday Giving, from Georgia Artists to the White House
Georgia Artists, Lloyd Cochran, Eddie Knox, G. Patino-Hendrickson and Scott Wiederholt honored the holidays with creativity this year by designing ornaments for the 2002 White House Christmas Tree. The theme, "All Creatures Great and Small," was a celebration of the joy and comfort pets have brought Presidents and their families over the years. In July, governors across the country were asked to submit names of artisans to design ornaments depicting birds indigenous to each home state for the Blue Room tree. Nearly 400 ornaments in a
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8ARTS AROUND THE STATE

11GEORGIA COUNCIL ACTIVITIES

mission vision
The mission of the Georgia Council for the Arts is to encourage excellence in the arts, to support the arts many forms of expression and to make the arts available to all Georgians by providing funding, programming and other services.
Funding for the Georgia Council for the Arts is provided by the Georgia General Assembly, the National Endowment for the Arts and other private and public sources.
The freedom to create, view and interact with a diversity of artistic expression is essential to our democracy and fosters mutual respect for the beliefs and values expressed in the First Amendment.

we
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> Embraces the arts as an important part of everyday life
> Believes the arts provide a significant cultural foundation for our future
> Acknowledges artists as a valuable resource
> Believes citizen involvement in the arts is vital to preserving our living cultural heritage
> Embraces arts education as integral to the learning process and a crucial component of a complete education
> Believes the arts are a catalyst for community development
> Utilizes and promotes the arts as a powerful economic force
> Supports quality arts programs and services designed to improve the quality of life in Georgia
> Provides access to quality arts experiences for all citizens of Georgia regardless of race, ethnicity, geographic location, sex, religion, age, economic level, sexual orientation, or disability

letter from jan selman chairman
Congratulations and welcome to our new Governor. I had the opportunity to work with Sonny Perdue when he was a legislator. I found him to be honest, direct and a friend of the arts.
Since my last letter, there have been radical changes in the governing structure of Georgia. I've received numerous phone calls from worried art constituents about what this means to state arts funding.
First, the statistics do not back the generally held perception that art funding declines under Republican leadership.
Second, the State of Georgia, along with most other states, has had serious revenue declines over the last year and a half in fact, the worst since WWII. Everyone, including the arts, will feel the impact.
The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies recently announced that the combined budget total for state arts agencies has dropped for the second year in a row after a decade of steady increases. In 2001, the states' combined arts budgets totaled $447 million. In 2002, $408 million. In 2003, the budget is expected to decline further to $354 million. The per capita ratio dropped twenty cents from $1.42/person to $1.22/person.
Over the long haul, the picture looks a little better. In 1993, the states had a combined budget of $211 million. We still managed nearly a 70% increase in ten years.
The combination of 9/11, the stock markets steep decline, corporate profits and stability down and high unemployment has contributed to an overall decline in revenue for the arts. We have experienced budget difficulties before, but have never seen all five major sources of funding declining at the same time: earned income, individual donors, corporate support, foundation support and government sources.
Agencies and organizations that historically have been financially stable are now seeing deficits and many have depleted their lines of credit. Some are laying off employees, cutting back programs and contemplating closing their doors.
In a few weeks, we will be releasing our citizen's report. It clearly shows the arts dramatic impact on education, cultural tourism, revitalization, developing a creative workforce and the quality of life for all Georgians.
It is now incumbent upon each of us, in clear and strong voices, to speak up about the depth of Georgia's cultural industry and its vital role in our communities. Elected officials are there to represent you. They cannot represent you, if they do not hear from you. Send the message that the arts are critical to Georgia's economic recovery and to the on-going vitality of the state.
Onward and Upward!
letter from betsy baker
executive director
Dear Colleagues,
It has been an honor and a privilege to serve the arts and the people of Georgia for the past two and one-half years. The time has come, however, for me to return to work in the private sector and I will be leaving my position, as Executive Director of Georgia Council for the Arts, at the beginning of April.
Thank you for all of the good work that you are doing and for giving us the opportunity to work with you over the years. I am excited and pleased to see the many model programs in your communities. Let me assure you that the arts are strong and vibrant in our state. The people of Georgia want the arts as an economic engine, to attract tourists, to use as a tool to improve education, to bring diverse peoples together and to unite their communities.
I will continue to work for the arts and to develop advocacy programs throughout Georgia. Your friendship and support has provided me with encouragement and determination to continue to be active and of assistance to you whenever possible. Your leadership role is critical to the understanding and success of the arts whether the economy is healthy or ailing. We must share transforming experiences with individuals who make policy decisions. Now is the time to document and communicate the value of what we do for Georgia. The arts represent the highest attainment of any civilization. They leave a record of what life was like, at this time and in this place, and they help us dream of what we can become. Their value to our survival is as vital as the air we breathe.
All best always,

gca staff
Betsy Baker Executive Director 404-685-2780 bbaker@gaarts.org
Community Arts Development Manager 404-685-2787 Manages all community-based programming for multi-disciplinary organizations and local arts councils. Grant programs: Community Partners, Grassroorts Arts Program (GAP), Technical Assistance, Community Arts Programs and Services (CAPS)
Rick George Grants Program Director 404-685-2795 rgeorge@gaarts.org Directs all grants program activities including eGRANTs. Grant Programs: Presenter, Touring Arts, Folklife
Frances Miller Accounting Services 404-685-2793 fmiller@gaarts.org Provides support to all financial areas.
Della Jones Arts Education Manager 404-685-2791 djones@gaarts.org Manages all arts education programming. Grant Programs: Challenge, Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grants
Darrya Lipscomb Public Information Officer 404-685-2784 dlipscomb@gaarts.org Manages all public information functions of the Council including the Web site and newsletter.
Lillian Lowe Secretary 404-685-2792 llowe@gaarts.org Provides support services to the Executive Director and staff.
Sherri McGarry Grants Clerk 404-685-2790 smcgarry@gaarts.org Provides support services to the grants program.
Walton Ray Arts Services Manager 404-685-2797 wray@gaarts.org Manages all discipline-specific programming Grant Programs: Dance, Literature, Music, Theater, Visual and Media Arts
Sean Tenney Administrative Clerk 404-685-2787 stenney@gaarts.org Provides administrative support services.
Ann Treadwell Administration and Program Director 404-685-2798 atreadwell@gaarts.org Directs all non-grant activities, programs and services.

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smartistic

Presentations
The SmARTistic Tour is continuing through Georgia next stop, Albany, Georgia, where it will find a home until the end of April. Betsy Baker presented framed SmARTistic posters to sponsors in acknowledgement of their support.

SmARTistic videos are available by request from the Council office for $15. Please call Sean Tenney at 404-685-2787.

FY 2003 Traditional Folklife Apprenticeship Grantees

The following artists were awarded Traditional Folklife Apprenticeship grants:

Darlyne Dandridge Jubilant Danquah Sammy Blue Favers Yvonne Grovner
Clyde Strozier
Herbert Taylor
Eddie Tigner Earl Walker, Sr.

Quilting Kente cloth weaving Piedmont Blues Sweet grass basket weaving Blues guitar and harmonica Makes and repairs a variety of instruments Blues Piano Hand-made fish nets

This program awards funds to master artist/ apprenticeship pairs to support the learning of traditional arts and folklife specificto a particular folk group or ethnic community. Both master artist and apprentice must be Georgia residents and priority is given to rare or endangered traditions.

New Georgia Encyclopedia
The Georgia Council for the Arts is partnering with the New Georgia Encyclopedia to promote the history of the arts in Georgia. The encyclopedia, a new multi-media web site, will provide a comprehensive survey of history, literature and the arts, but also will reach beyond those disciplines to provide an in-depth look at agriculture, commerce, education, geography, the environment, government, politics, philanthropy, religion, science, medicine and sports.
GCA is providing material from the State Arts Collection for use in the Arts section, which will include subsections on visual arts, architecture, landscape architecture, historic preservation and music. The Collection contains more than 600 original works by Georgia artists, many of whom are nationally recognized including Benny Andrews, Lamar Dodd, Cheryl Goldsleger, Roccio Rodriguez and Joseph Perrin. Media in the collection includes sculpture, photography, printmaking, painting, ceramics, jewelry, fiber and silver work. Along with the digital photos of the artwork, the encyclopedia will include profiles on the artists and information on art museums and art schools. The web site is slated to launch in fall of 2003 and was developed through a partnership of the Georgia Humanities Council, the Office of the Governor of Georgia, the University of Georgia Press and the University System of Georgia/GALILEO.

Farewell to...
Ann R. Davis, GCA's Community Arts Development Manager, has left GCA after 15 years of service. Some might call it retirement, Ann prefers to call it making space in her life for other things. "It has been a tremendous pleasure and privilege to serve the community arts field in Georgia and to share experiences and learn from my colleagues across the country," she said. We'll miss her and we wish her well!

Upcoming GCA Grant Deadlines

Folklife Project Grant Application Deadline

April 1, 2003

Touring Program Grant Application Deadline

June 1, 2003

Traditional Artists Apprenticeship Application Deadline September 17, 2003

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Upcoming Application Review/Panel Meeting Dates
These meetings are open to the public. GCA strongly encourages attendance by applicants. All meetings will be held in the GCA office. For further information on times, please go to www.gaarts.org or check your GCA grant guidelines.
Challenge April 8, 2003
Grassroots Arts Program (GAP) April 24, 2003
Folklife Projects May 13, 2003

grant workshops
The GCA program staff held grant workshops in November and December to educate Georgia arts organizations on applying for GCA Grants. In a departure from previous year's sessions, three workshops in Atlanta, Savannah and Albany were full-day "miniconferences" featuring presentations on all GCA programs. In addition to information about organizational grants, topics covered in the mini-conferences included arts education, a new funding program for major institutions, accessibility for underserved populations, the Community Partners grant program and other GCA services. Opportunities were also available for one-on-one consultation with GCA program staff.
The remaining four workshops in Augusta, Columbus, Hawkinsville and Rome were half-day sessions presented by a member of the grant program staff. The half-day sessions had a more limited agenda but also included information about GCA grant programs.

HAVE YOU UPDATED OUR LOGO? The Georgia Council for the Arts has updated our look with a new logo and we want to show it off. Please be sure to change out the old logo with the new one below on your website and in all publications. It's important that the public sees the correct GCA logo on your materials in order publicize the state's funding for the arts.

MAJOR CHANGES IN THE GEORGIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS'APPROACH TO ARTS EDUCATION
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Audiences (YA), will be managed by GCA. All artists currently on the YA roster are being asked to reapply with new artists who have not been on the roster. Artists chosen to be on the roster will be required to attend meetings and symposia throughout the year, and will renew their position on the roster every three years. Roster artists will also be listed in a GCA publication and on the GCA web site to provide a resource of artists for all GCAArts Education programs. Artists new to the roster will go through an orientation and participate in a mentorship program.
Also new to the program is the Arts Education Consultant Bank, a listing of professionals (artists, arts educators and administrators, teaching artists, and classroom teachers) available to schools, arts councils and other non-profits serving students for Arts Education consultation, facilitation, grant-writing and planning. The consultants will also be listed in a publication and on the web site, and will serve as a resource for the Arts Education Development Grant.
To learn more about these changes to our Arts Education program, please contact Della Jones at 404/685-2791.

Holiday Giving, from Georgia Artists to the White House
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variety of materials representing numerous bird species adorned the 18-foot, six- inch Noble fir from Washington state.
Lloyd Cochran, a wood carver from Lafayette, Georgia, carved an American Goldfinch on coneflowers seedpods, entitled "Evening's Treat." Eddie Knox, a designer and jeweler from Atlanta, created a Bald Eagle made out of 18K Yellow Gold and Sterling Silver. G. Patino-Hendrickson, a native of Panama now living in Oxford, painted an American Petrel on a feather encased in glass for the tree. Scott C. Wiederholt carved a miniature flying drake wood duck, a bird he sees often flying near the land he owns on the Flint River south of Atlanta.
All artists were invited to a reception at the White House on December 4th.

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professional development

Georgia Assembly of Community Arts Agencies (GACAA) Statewide Community Arts Conference May 5-7, 2003 The GACAA Statewide Arts Conference will be held in Carrollton, Georgia on May 5 7, 2003. For more information, email info@gaartsnetwork.org or call 229-273-6242.
Americans for the Arts 2003 Convention "ARTrepreneur: The New Arts Leader" June 7-9, 2003 If you are an arts administrator, board member, educator, artist, funder, public official or advocate devoted to using the arts as a community-building tool, then this is the one meeting you must attend this year! This year's convention will explore ways to persevere in times of financial crisis and learn new techniques for achieving our strategic goals. Come to Portland, Oregon, America's Rose City, to learn about fresh approaches to your work from today's dynamic voices. For more information, go to www.artsusa.org or email events@artsusa.org.
eSeminArts eSeminArts is a partnership of the Southern Arts Federation (SAF), a regional arts organization known nationally for its arts education and professional development programs, and the Master of Arts Management (MAM) Program at Carnegie Mellon University, a leader in formal graduate-level training in arts management and in technology development.
eSeminArts' mission is to provide accessible, effective, appropriate, affordable, interactive and academically rigorous professional development seminars in a distance learning format for early to mid-career arts managers, trustees and artists affiliated with non-

profit arts presenters, performing arts organizations, service organizations and related agencies. Courses are supported by instructors who are recognized nationally as leaders in their areas of expertise.
At the present time, eSeminArts is in the pilot phase, and a workshop course in marketing for performing artists Marketing Your Act is now available from performingbiz.com. For information about eSeminArts programs, email eseminarts-admin@andrew.cmu.edu or call the Southern Arts Federation at 404-874-7244.
Southern Arts Federation Technical Assistance Program Technical assistance grants are available for non-profit presenting organizations in the nine-state region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee). The program encourages presenting organizations to contract a consultant for work in short and long term planning, board development, staff professional development, program assessment, marketing and promotion and grantsmanship. For more information go to www.southarts.org or call 404-874-7244.
Visual Artists' Estate Planning Handbook A Visual Artists' Guide to Estate Planning, a comprehensive handbook designed to help artists plan their estates, is available from the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation. Part I of the guide introduces general estate planning concepts and offers practical advice and a discussion of legal issues raised by artists. Part II, written by the Committee on Art Law on the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, consists of an in-depth discussion of policy and law on selected issues of estate planning and

administration for visual artists. The guides are $10 (includes shipping and handling) and can be requested by calling 719-635-3220 or mailing to The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, 830 North Tejon Street, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, CO 80903.
GCA Publications Now Available FY 2004 Georgia Council for the Arts
Grant Guidelines (Also available on the GCA web site, www.gaarts.org)
"Starting A Public Art Program in Your Community" developed with the Metropolitan Public Art Coalition
"Art Law in Georgia: A Guide for Artists and Arts Organizations" developed with Georgia Lawyers for the Arts
All grantee organizations will receive the grant guidelines and Art Law in Georgia publications free. If you would like to request additional copies of Art Law in Georgia, please call Georgia Lawyer for the Arts at 404-873-3911. The publication, "Starting A Public Art Program in Your Community" is a free publication. To request a copy, please call Sean Tenney at 404-685-2787.
New Artist Resource The New York Foundation has launched, NYFA Source (www.nyfa.org), a national database of available awards, services and publications for artists of all disciplines. A search engine allows users to narrow queries by discipline, location, gender, career point, application deadline, program name and more.
Charitable Organization Registration The Georgia Charitable Solicitations Act of 1988 requires all charitable organizations soliciting contributions register with the Securities and Business Regulation Division of the Secretary of State's Office. To register and for more information, go the Secretary of State's web site www. sos.state.ga.us/securities/

The Georgia Council for the Arts awards technical assistance grants to help arts groups improve artistic quality, service to community and organizational management through consultation, workshops, seminars, conferences and other leadership development programs. Call 404-685-2787 for more information.

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GAINESVILLE THEATRE ALLIANCE (GTA):
Connecting a Community

Jane Seville

The Gainesville Theatre Alliance, a partnership between Gainesville College, Brenau University and the Northeast Georgia Community represented by Theatre Wings and Theatre Professionals, wanted to increase participation by people of color and different ethnicities in the Northeast Georgia area. Through a GCA technical assistance grant the organizations secured the services of diversity consultant, Deborah Williams.
In March of 2001, the alliance held a community conversation facilitated by Deborah to explore why, from the community's point of view, they had not been successful in engaging more African-American and Hispanic participation. Over 100 invitations were sent to various high school and college student actors, volunteers and community leaders as well as to the general public. Forty-five people attended the forum.
The Gainesville Theatre Alliance (GTA) together with the Boys and Girls Club of Hall County and Grupo de Teatro la Vela applied for and were awarded a GCA Community Partners Planning Grant. In the summer of 2001, GTA's Mosaic Committee was formed to assist and advise in the process. The Mosaic Committee was a small core group GTA created out of the group who attended the community conversation. Since its formation, the committee has met

monthly. The committee's initial actions were designed to make an impact as quickly as possible. First, Andy Campbell, a Gainesville Theatre Alliance student and a senior at Brenau University, taught interpretive theatre class as part of his senior thesis project to three extension clubs of the Girls and Boys Club of Hall County. All were located in public housing units and were taught three days a week for five weeks. The classes of children ranging in age from 5 to 12 and largely consisted of African-Americans and Hispanics. Next, Virginia Kelly formed a reading group of middle school-aged children attending the main Boys and Girls Club. Transportation was provided to the local Books-A-Million where the book discussions took place. Then, Margarita Munoz conducted three two-hour classes in Spanish every Saturday in Gainesville College's Continuing Education/ Performing Arts Center building. These students made up the core cast for La Pastorela, a traditional Mexican Christmas play, which was performed in December of 2001.
As a result of their involvement in these pilot programs, most African-American and Hispanic members of Mosaic joined Theatre Wings, Gainesville Theater Alliance's community support organization, and volunteered to usher for both of GTA's fall 2001 productions: The Dining Room and A Christmas Carol.

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Georgia College & State University:
A FOCUS on Literature
in Middle Georgia
Georgia College and State University used GCA Project Support Grant money in 2002 to assist in funding the Arts and Letters Project. The university is located in Baldwin County in the city of Milledgeville, home to Flannery O'Connor and former site of the State Capitol. The Project consists of a published quarterly journal named, Arts and Letters Journal of Contemporary Culture, an annual Arts and Letters Prizes weekend and an annual Arts and Letters festival.
The journal during its short life in publication has become a respected literary periodical, featuring essays, poems, short stories and dramatic pieces. It has been featured on Poetry Daily, an on-line anthology originated in Charlottesville, Virginia. In 2001, the journal won its second consecutive Pushcart Prize, an award given to small press literary anthologies that present the most distinguished in short stories, essays and poetry nationwide. The Fall 2001 issue included dialogue between poets Margaret Gibson and Marilyn Nelson, an essay on the life and work of Gwendolyn Brooks, a personal essay by Janice Eidus on finding healthcare for her elderly mother and full

color prints of artwork by Oscar Jay Gillespie. Advisory Board members recommend authors for the journal and judges at the annual Arts and Letters Prizes competition determine whose works are published. In 2003, plans are for journal distribution to expand to bookstores nationwide.
The Arts and Letters annual festival has drawn hundreds of attendees from Georgia and the Southeast as well as Memphis, Tennessee and Lynchburg, Virginia. It has featured Georgia writers Terry Kay, Judith Ortiz and Barbara Ras as well as visiting writers such as current U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins, National Book Award winner Robert Bly, best-selling author Bobbie Ann Mason, 1997 Presidential Inaugural poet Miller Williams, and children's author and illustrator Ashley Bryan (winner of the Coretta Scott King Honor Book Award). During the festival, workshops with writers and artists are provided free to all Georgia high school students through a partnership with Georgia Poetry Circuit. Participants can also share original works in an open reading.
Connections with the Milledgeville-Baldwin County Convention and Visitor's Bureau, Allied Art of Milledgeville Baldwin County, Georgia Poetry Circuit and Georgia Writers Incorporated as well as other colleges and universities help promote the festival and journal to the community.

Judith Priddy-Orr

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aroundthe state
Partners for Change Workshop
Martha Talbott of the Georgia Center for Nonprofits and Kathie deNobriga, a founding member of ROOTS, facilitated GCA's first "Partners for Change" workshop. The collaboration brought together several arts and non-arts organizations to discuss how the arts can be a vital aspect of community development and to provide ideas on how arts organizations can partner with non-arts organizations to affect change. The full-day meeting was held in Norcross, Georgia, and included representatives from the Arthur Blank Foundation, Center for Puppetry Arts, Communities In Schools of Georgia, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, University System of Georgia Board of Regents, Georgia Humanities Council, the Atlanta Housing Authority and the Concerned Black Clergy.
Performing Arts Exchange
GCA Executive Director, Betsy Baker chaired the Performing Arts Exchange in Atlanta September 25-28. The booking conference and professional development institute is a partnership between the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, the Northeast Performing Arts Council and the Southern Arts Federation. The conference included international performances, over six hours of professional development seminars, nine hours of exhibit hall time and numerous networking opportunities.
Building Artistic Communities Conference
The National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts 65th Annual Conference, "Building Artistic Communities" was held November 13 17. Co-chaired by GCA Executive Director Betsy Baker, the conference brought together a wide range of individuals and institutions within the community arts school movement. The conference addressed the major themes of advocacy, partnerships and sustainability through sessions and small-group workshops.
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Georgia Folklorists Retreat
GCAAdministrative and Programs Director Ann Treadwell and Arts Education Manager Della Jones joined other participants in Darien, Georgia, for the recent Georgia Folklorists Retreat, October 25-29. Seventeen academic and public sector folklorists, folklife advocates and arts and humanities administrators gathered for three days of discussions and networking. Retreat facilitator, Patricia A. Wells of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, guided participants through a series of discussions providing an overview of Georgia's folklife research and public programming history and addressed new areas for research and potential projects. Participants also visited Sapelo Island where they learned about the island's rich history and culture from Maurice Bailey.
Retreat outcomes included the establishment of a Georgia Folklife Listserve hosted by Georgia Southern University and an effort to coordinate the folklife archives, programming and research in Georgia. If you would like to participate as a member of the Georgia Folklife Listserve forum, please contact Robert Shanafelt at robshan@sasou.edu. Coordinated by Teresa Hollingsworth on behalf of the Southern Arts Federation, the retreat was funded by the Georgia Humanities Council and Georgia Council for the Arts.
Georgia Quality Growth Partnership Resource Teams
Sponsored by the Georgia Quality Growth Partnership (GQGP), GQGP Resource teams are local technical assistance visits intended to spread innovative planning practices and "smart growth" concepts throughout the state. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) coordinates the team visits for the GQGP, handling visit logistics, preparation of the final report and investigating what expertise is needed in a particular community. Team members are selected in order to achieve an ideal mix of skills for addressing local issues. After the conclusion of their four-day stay, the team does a final presentation of their findings to the public.
November 18-22, GCAAdministrative and Programs Director Ann Treadwell joined the team in Pike County to add some insight into how the arts might address some of the county's concerns. Located in central Georgia, Pike county is recognized for its farms and small town nature and is considered one of the most "pastoral and beautiful counties in central Georgia." The population is just over 13,000, most working primarily in the service industries, such as education and health services. It is 83% White, 15% Black or African-American and 1.2% Hispanic. Seventy-five per cent of the population are high school graduates and 14% of the population hold Bachelor's degrees. Other organizations included in the team were The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Georgia Tech and The Georgia Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism.
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Economic Impact on the arts

NATIONAL UPDATE
2002 Legislative Appropriations
For the first time in six years, the legislative appropriations for state art agencies (SAAs) contracted slightly in fiscal year 2002 as both the national economy and state budgets softened. Appropriations dropped from $446.8 million to $411.4 million. However, declines of $25 million in California and $5 million in New York account for nearly all of this decrease.
Per capita spending equaled $1.42, down 14 cents from last year 's per capita of $1.56. The majority of agencies still reported moderate to slight growth, and half of all SAAs received one dollar or more per capita. Because Legislative appropriations from states general funds are the largest portion of state arts agency revenue, the overall health of state government budgets is an important determinant of SAA fiscal health.
The cooling economy in late fiscal year 2001 prompted many states to lower their revenue projections and therefore, readjust budgets. At least 26 states have implemented or are considering across-theboard budget cuts or holdbacks, and 22 states may tap reserve funds built during a vigorous economy to balance budgets. Considering the state budget climate, the number of states and jurisdictions increasing their SAA's appropriation indicates that legislatures remain committed to the arts. State art agencies continue to be an excellent investment for state government, providing services to a broad constituent base while accounting for only .075 percent of states'general funds. That means that for every 1,000 general fund dollars spent, only 75 cents goes to state art agencies.
--National Association of State Art Agencies
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GCA Grantee Survey Results
Carl Powell
The Georgia Council for the Arts surveyed a total of 222 grantee organizations 36%, or 81 grantees, responded with the following:
26% of the organizations surveyed have endowments, but less than half earned interest of over $61,000 for operating expenses.
25% of the organizations surveyed have some form of credit, but those with lines of $150,000 or less had used all or a majority of their credit lines in FY 02.
20% of the organizations surveyed attempted a capital campaign in FY 02, but less than 1/3 were able to complete their campaign. 31% of the organizations surveyed planned a capital campaign for FY 03.
28% of the organizations surveyed plan major facility repairs in FY 03. Most will be funded by SPLOST. Others will be funded by grants, then from foundations and then from earned income.
20% of the organizations surveyed are delaying major facility repairs or capital improvements. Half cited reprioritizing funds due to the economy as the reason for the delay.
32% of the organizations surveyed have reduced a total of 14 parttime and 43 full-time positions since July 1, 2002. One organization said they had lost 20 full-time positions in January 2002.
12% have reduced staff salaries. 75% of these organizations have reduced salaries by 10% or more.
26% plan to hire in FY 03 restoring 24 full-time positions and 5 part-time positions, creating a net loss of 19 full-time positions and 9 part-time positions.
Based on FY 02 to FY 03 budgets, the 81 grantees responding anticipated an increase in corporate support, a slight increase in private and foundation support and a decrease in governmental support and earned income.
47% of the organizations said FY 03 funds are not developing as anticipated with the greatest declines attributed to corporate and governmental support.
When asked, "What reduction in services would result from a decrease in funds from the Georgia Council for the Arts?" 30% said a reduction would result in a decrease in the number of performances offered, and 35% said a reduction would result in a decrease in programming of arts education and youth activities during and after school.

council activities
The Advisory Council provides

guidance and support for Georgia

Council for the Arts programs. Through their hard work and dedication, Advisory Council

In September, the council meeting was held at the Morris Museum of Art in

exhibit currently moving through Georgia. Council members were also

members help spread the impact Augusta, Georgia. As part of the

treated to a tour of the Art Factory and

of the arts in the state. regular meeting from noon to roughly a performance by Creative Impressions,

4 p.m., David Wolfe from KPMG

a singing group of teenagers formed to

presented extensive information on the challenge and encourage young people

state of the arts in Georgia. Council

to study and execute all forms of

members were then welcomed by

self-expression.

Brenda Durant of the Augusta Arts

Council and moved to the Sacred Heart

Art Center to view the SmARTistic

congratulations to...
Howard B. Stroud, appointed by the State Department of Technical and Adult Education to Chair the Presidential Search Committee for Athens Technical College.
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Patsy Martin, our newest Advisory Council Member was sworn in on December 5, 2002. Aretired president and region executive for Bank of America for Albany and Central South Georgia, Patsy served as the first woman President of the Albany Chamber of Commerce in 1991 and

currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Economic Development Commission for Albany/Dougherty County. She has served the Albany community in various ways as past President of the local and state United Way, past President of Girls, Inc., past President of the Albany Symphony Association, past Vice Chair of Palmyra Medical Centers board of directors and currently serves her second term as President of the Albany Musuem of Art. In August 1999, Patsy was appointed to Georgia's 21 member Rural Development Council where she has chaired both Workforce Development and Workforce Housing

task forces. Patsy also serves the Albany Tomorrow, Inc. board, which is dedicated to downtown development and the development of a 14-mile Riverfront project. She is a 1983 graduate and past board member of Leadership Georgia and was one of the founders of Leadership Albany, where she served as Chairman of the alumni association. Her honors include the 1989 Edward Freeman Outstanding Leadership Albany Alumni Award, 1992 and 1997 NationsBank Leadership Excellence in Neighborhood Development Awards, and the 2000 Darton Women's Center's Women of Worth award.

advisory council member list
The Governor appoints an advisory council with two members from each Congressional district and four members at-large. Please feel free to write our council members about your concerns surrounding the arts in Georgia.

Mr. Arthur M. Blank 3455 Peachtree Road, 5th Floor Atlanta, GA30326
Ms. Debra Callaway PO Box 1425 LaGrange, GA 30241
Ms. Cay Dykes RR1 Box 1315 Cochran, GA31014
Ms. Joy S. Jinks PO Box 375 Colquitt, GA31737
Dr. T. Marshall Jones 2305 Pendleton Street Albany, GA31707-9286
Ms. Angela J. Manson 661 Mulberry Street Macon, GA31204

Ms. Patsy Martin 2612 Crofton Dr. Albany, GA 31707
Mr. Russell S. Mentzer 1 King & Prince Blvd. PO Box 899 Brunswick, GA31521
Ms. Jane C. Mullins 160 Renfrew Drive Athens, GA30606
Ms. Gloria Ragland 1414 Park Avenue Perry, GA31069
Mr. Lee E. Rhyant 86 South Cobb Drive Marietta, GA30063
Ms. Susan Rice 3126 Mont Pelier Drive Augusta, GA30909

Ms. Jan Selman PO Box 875 Decatur, GA30031
Mr. W. Allen Separk PO Box 3475 Marietta, GA30061
Ms. Marsha R. Shlaer 2423 Walton Way Augusta, GA30904
Mr. Sam C. Smith PO Box 580 Cartersville, GA30120
Mr. Howard B. Stroud 243 Deerhill Drive Bogart, GA30622
Ms. Linda Summerlin 1882 Noah's Ark Road Jonesboro, GA30236

Dr. Iwan Dale Teare 420 Maxwell Drive Cairo, GA 31728 Ms. Anita M. Thomas 3053 Andrews Drive, NW Atlanta, GA30305 Ms. Hellena H. Tidwell 1059 Hunters Brook Court, NE Atlanta, GA30319 Mr. David Yu 4360 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd. Atlanta, GA30341-1049
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