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22 February 2009
Contact: Humanitarian Resource Institute
Arts Integration Into Education
Phone: (203) 668-0282
Url: www.humanitarian.net/university/arts
Email: arts@humanitarian.net
Arts In Crisis
- Kennedy Center Initiative
Dear Friends:
Upwards of 10,000 arts organizations could dissappear in
2009, according to Americans for the Arts.
Since the capacity for survival encompasses the ability for an organization
to pay it's bills today, emergency action must be pursued today.
This means an overview of your organization, it's mission, size and
scope of your needs must be articulated to (1) your mayor and city council,
(2) you state arts association and Office of the Governor, (3) newspaper,
radio and television networks: city/state and (4) the White House (10,000
overviews to help focus attention on this matter).
In 1993, The Run Across America project was planned, programs in
133 cities coordinated and our major sponsors pulled out. For most,
this would mean the end of the project, for me such a concept was not an option.
We kept our focus intact, quality of the program at its highest level
and moved on road with less then $500 to last 5.5 months. It was a
walk of "Faith" that once we took the first step, provided all the resources
needed and more.
The sooner
the public and our leaders have an understanding of the challenge, the sooner
pathways for help can be coordinated. Please let me know if I can
be of further assistance, phone (203) 668-0282, email: s.m.apatow@humanitarian.net
ArtsinCrisis.org - Kennedy Center Initiative
This last week, I happened to stumble upon the following program being
offered by the Kennedy Center. I believe it would be constructive to
pursue in conjunction with the steps outlined above:
The Kennedy Center is aggressively moving to broaden its
role beyond a center for the performing arts by announcing a new program
to share its years of management and fundraising experience with struggling
arts groups across the country. -- Kennedy Center: 'Crisis' Counselor, Washington Post,
4 February 2009.
Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative
Url: www.artsincrisis.org
Related:
We Will Overcome,
Stephen Michael Apatow
Founder, Director of Research and Development
Humanitarian Resource Institute
Phone: (203) 668-0282
Internet: www.humanitarian.net
Email: s.m.apatow@humanitarian.net
Director, Global Arts Integration Into Education Initiative
Url: www.countryup.org
MySpace Music Connection
Url: www.apatow.org
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and have the capacity to inspire hope and healing. The combination
of these two encompasses the face of "Arts Integration Into
Education," and our spectrum of work here in the United States and 192
member states of the United Nations. -- Stephen Michael Apatow
Country Goes Global
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