We Want You... At Arts Day 2010

What Is ARTS Day?

People who love the arts come to Raleigh to garner public support. ARTS North Carolina will provide materials and training that enable Legislative visits on May 19. We use ARTS Day to thank our leaders and position the arts as an economic imperative. Advancing the cause must be accomplished face-to-face; ideas get lost in translation and passion diminishes if we only rely on e-mails. ARTS Day is intentional advocacy. Can anyone doubt how badly we need people willing to speak for the arts?

What Should Happen Next?

Please register. After April 30, registration fees increase significantly. artsday.artsnc.org
 

What Then?

Check below to see if there is a Regional Coordinator in your area. The Regional Coordinator will set Legislative appointments and make sure the group is together in message and logistics. If your area does not have a Regional Coordinator, we will send you very simple instructions about how to set an appointment with your Legislators and what to expect when you call their offices. If this is your first time attending and you would like an experienced advocate as a mentor, we can make that happen.

What Else Happens?

ARTS Day 2010 officially begins at 1pm on May 18 with a workshop, It's the Economy, at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Secretary of Cultural Resources Linda Carlisle will lead off a distinguished roster of arts professionals to help attendees communicate effectively about economy, jobs, and the arts in North Carolina's future. Registration will open at 12:30, giving attendees an opportunity to tour the new Museum of Art galleries prior to the workshop or at a scheduled break from 3 - 4pm. http://ncartmuseum.org/interim/home.php An early evening social will begin at 5:45 at the Visual Art Exchange in downtown Raleigh. For a complete schedule: artsday.artsnc.org.

Regional Coordinators

• Beaufort County
  
  
  • Joey Toler, beaufortcountyarts@embarqmail.com
     
• Buncombe County
  
  
  • Phil Atwood, philatwood@tds.net
     
• Catawba County
  
  
  • Kathy Greathouse, kgreathouse@artscatawba.org
  • Lynn Loehr, lloehr@artscatawba.org
     
• Clay, Cherokee, Graham, Jackson, Macon, and Swain Counties
  
  
  • Yona Wade, ywade@cherokeecentral.gaggle.net
     
• Cumberland County
  
  
  • Deborah Mintz, deborahm@theartscouncil.com
     
• Durham County
  
  
  • Margaret DeMott, mdemott@durhamarts.org
     
• Forsyth County
  
  
  • Christine Gorelick, cgorelick@intothearts.org
  • Catherine Heitz New, cnew@intothearts.org
     
• Guilford County
  
  
  • Pierce Egerton, lpegerton@mac.com
  • Altina Layman, alayman@uacarts.org
  • Debbie Lumpkins, dlumpkins@highpointarts.org
     
• Henderson County
  
  
  • Dale Bartlett, dale@flatrockplayhouse.org
     
• Lenoir County
  
  
  • Sandy Landis, slandis@kinstoncca.com
     
• Mecklenburg County
  
  
  • Robert Bush, robert.bush@artsandscience.org
     
• Orange County
  
  
  • Hannah Grannemann, hannahg8@email.unc.edu
     
• Robeson County
  
  
  • Richard Sceiford, rsceiford@ec.rr.com
     
• Wake County
  
  
  • Eleanor Oakley, eoakley@unitedarts.org
     
• Wayne County
  
  
  • Sarah Merritt, sarah@artsinwayne.org