Gfwc-Nc Arts Community Service Program

GFWC-NC ARTS COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM

2012-2014

CHAIRMAN
Melon Corsini
1650 Empire Rd., SW,
Supply, NC 28462
910-842-4779
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/ / JUNIOR CHAIRMAN
Jill Riggsbee
204 New Haven Lane
Gibsonville, NC 27249
336-260-3096
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ARTS COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM

DESCRIPTION

Art is essential to the quality of life! The GFWC Arts Community Service Program encourages members to promote and support arts activities in all communities. It is designed to inspire clubwomen to engage the creative ambiance within their lives. Create programs and projects that include music, dance, drama, theatre, and other arts-related areas, both traditional and innovative. The artistic experience can be outward reaching or for inner satisfaction. In other words, create an artistic experience that involves all programs and projects.

There are countless ways to incorporate art activities. Consider inviting local musicians to club meetings; donating tickets to local performances; planning a trip to local galleries, exhibits, or festivals; and volunteering as a group at local arts venues.

ARTS COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS

(FORMERLY KNOWN AS COLLABORATIONS)

Community Service Projects, formerly known as Collaborations, are programs and projects members initiate and participate in to serve their communities that do not include projects that relate to GFWC Partners.

ARTS COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT IDEAS

·  Discover art, dance, and/or music courses available in your community and plan a club outing to participate in a class.

·  Research dancing, music, or creative arts as an art form and consider performing for your club or other groups.

·  Visit local galleries, exhibits, music festivals, and dramatic events.

·  Volunteer as a docent at local museums, galleries, and other venues.

·  Promote local stage, screen, television, and video festivals in your area.

·  Use an artistic event to raise funds to sponsor local community art and cultural programs.

·  Donate tickets for others to attend cultural events.

·  Establish scholarships for students studying the arts such as literature, drama, or music.

·  Establish awards for club and community members acknowledging their artistic achievements.

·  Collect musical instruments to donate to school and local youth bands, orchestras and/or other music programs.

·  Establish and support artist-in-residence programs and artist speakers.

NORTH CAROLINA ARTS RESOURCES

North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
109 East Jones Street, MSC 4601/Raleigh, NC 27699-4601
919-807-7250 FAX 919-733-1620
www.ncculture.com / The North Carolina Museum of Art
2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607-6494
919-839-6262 FAX 919-733-8034
www.ncartmuseum.org
North Carolina Arts Council
109 East Jones Street, MSC #4632/Raleigh, NC 27699-4632
919-807-6500 FAX 919-807-6532
www.ncarts.org / North Carolina Symphony
3700 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 130,
Raleigh, NC 27612
919-733-7250 FAX 919-733-9920
www.ncsymphony.org

NATIONAL ARTS RESOURCES

National Endowment for the Arts
www.arts.gov
The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts
education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Endowment is the nation’s largest annual funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states,
including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases. / Smithsonian Institution
www.si.edu
The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum complex and research organization composed of 19 museums, nine research centers, and the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Check to see if the Smithsonian is in your neighborhood. Through Smithsonian Affiliations, the Smithsonian shares the splendors and the work of its programs across the country. You can access more
information at www.Affiliations.SI.edu.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts/Partners in Education
www.Kennedy-Center.org/Education/Partners
The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts Education Department through its Partnerships in Education Program provides a free, valuable online recourse for education directors, arts presenters, teachers and other arts educators. The Touring Programs and Resources site provides a listing of resources, some of which are free of charge that include professional development workshops for teachers, seminars for artist development, classroom materials for teachers and students, workshops for parents and community members, and much more. / National Association of Women Artists
http://thenawa.org
The National Association of Women Artists was founded in 1889. It is the oldest professional women’s fine art organization in the United States. It provides a forum for women artists to share ideas and to exhibit their work. Through its exhibitions, programs, events, educational programs, and archives, NAWA fosters awareness of the monumental contribution of women to the history of American art. The organization is inclusive and serves professional women artists of all backgrounds and traditions.
The National League of American Pen Women
www.nlapw.org
The National League of American Pen Women is the oldest arts organization for women in the United States with 135 branches throughout the country. It is a community of professional artists, writers, poets, composers, and arrangers who believe in the power of words, art, and music to illuminate the human experience, fire the imagination, and nourish the soul. / National Museum of Women in the Arts
www.NMWA.org
The National Museum of Women in the Arts brings recognition to the achievements of women artists of all periods and nationalities by exhibiting, preserving, acquiring, and researching art by women, and by educating the public concerning their achievements. NMWA conducts education programs, maintains a library and research center, and supports a network of national and international chapters.
VSA
www.VSArts.org
1300 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
P: 800-933-8721 | TTY: 202-737-0645 | F: 202-737-0725
Contact: Stephanie Litvak |
VSA, the International Organization on Arts and Disability, is an international organization dedicated to providing quality art programs for children and adults with disabilities. VSA, formerly known as Very Special Arts, changed its name in 2010 to VSA.
VSA creates opportunities in music, dance, drama, and the visual arts for individuals with disabilities to participate in mainstream society, while also seeking to change the perceptions about people with disabilities all over the world.

GFWC ARTS PARTNERSHIP

GFWC Partners are the organizations listed with whom GFWC has established a formal relationship and mutual understanding. Our partners offer unique and customized services: materials, speakers, kits, and/or additional information specifically designed for GFWC clubs. They are aware of GFWC clubs’ specific needs, our organizational structure, and have a signed Memorandum of Understanding with GFWC.

GFWC is continually working to develop partnerships with organizations whose missions and scope of work are germane to GFWC. Look for updates from GFWC Arts Community Service Program Partnership Chairman in News & Notes, GFWC Clubwoman Magazine, and online at www.gfwc.org.

To ensure that donations to GFWC partner organizations at the individual, club, district, or state level are reflected toward GFWC’s collective impact, write GFWC in memo line on your donation check.

American Mural Project www.AmericanMuralProject.org

PO Box 538 | 100 Whiting Street | Winsted, CT 06098

E: | P: 860-379-3006

Contact: Ellen Griesedieck, President

The American Mural Project is a nonprofit organization focused on creating the largest collaborative piece of

indoor artwork in the world, a celebration of American ingenuity, productivity, and commitment to work. The

piece, when finished, will be a three dimensional-painting, measuring 120 feet long, five stories high and

nearly 10 feet deep. The mural is made of a wide variety of materials, including honeycomb aluminum panels, fiberglass, ceramic tiles, fabric, marble, and blown glass. The mural’s home is a complex of former mill buildings in Winsted, Connecticut; a town built on the work the mural celebrates. With the exhibit and an adjacent arts center open to the public, this complex will be a focal point for AMP’s multi-disciplinary curriculum and a cultural center.

AMP thanks all GFWC “AMPassadors” who participated in the Watch Project. Thanks to you dedication, this project is now complete. With more than 9,000 watches donated from GFWC members, AMP has more than enough to highlight an entire section of the mural on behalf of GFWC. Clubwomen will be able to see their contributions within the artwork once the mural is complete.

GFWC clubs can support AMP’s mission by participating in the following activities:

FACES MAKE PLACES: CELEBRATING WORKERS IN OUR COMMUNITIES

Honor the people who work in your community with this innovative art initiative. How many people do you come in contact with everyday whose work you admire but never get a chance to recognize? Honoring a deserving person or group allows the entire community to celebrate their skills and contributions. Clubs are only limited by their own imagination as they pursue these projects. Faces Make Places can help build community spirit in your town while, spreading the mission of the American Mural Project.

Art Project Honoring Important People in Your Community

·  Invite both children and adults to recognize important people in your community – postal workers, librarians, firefighters, school custodians, volunteers, parents, grandparents, etc – by creating a symbolic portrait of the individual conveys a story about the work they do. For example, a book with reading glasses and earrings glued to it and a painted smile might represent librarian.

·  Find a community space to display the art.

·  Assemble the portraits to form a dynamic, collaborative art piece that celebrates the people in your community.

·  Host an event to celebrate the art and the people represented in it.

·  Raise funds from the event’s proceeds to benefit AMP by charging admission to the event, holding a silent auction, entrance fees for contest to guess the names of the people in the symbolic portraits, etc.

GFWC members can also support the American Mural Project by:

·  Helping spread the word about the American Mural Project.

·  Promoting AMP membership.

·  Outreaching with schools and civic groups to work together on a fundraiser.

·  Seeking out opportunities to engage in and/or inform others of this GFWC Partnership project.

ARTS COMPETITIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

ARTFEST - Recognizes and rewards the artistic abilities of the residents of North Carolina’s Developmental Disabilities Centers (listed under GFWC-NC Project Descriptions), group homes, and schools through sponsorship of residents’ work at the Art Festival. Information about the competition can be found in the Arts Festival Brochure.

CONTACT: Tara Anastasi, Artfest Chairman

327 Sardis Pointe Road Matthews, NC 28105

704-814-9583

ARTS FESTIVAL - Since as early as 1910, the clubwomen of North Carolina have held and participated in Arts contests of some sort, and since 1964, all the districts have held Arts Festival competitions. The State Arts Festival of today, held at Salem College, began in 1967. Each year at the GFWC-NC Annual State Arts Festival, clubwomen and students alike come to compete against other district winners from across the state. These participants have gone through both local and district competitions in order to participate. More information about the competitions can be found in the Arts Festival Brochure.

CONTACT: Helen Richie, State Arts Festival Chairman

12446 Woodbend Drive Matthews, NC 28105

704-847-0616 home / 704-577-2763 cell

GFWC WRITING AND PHOTOGRAPHY CONTESTS

In addition to GFWC-NC's competitions, there are several contests held at the GFWC-NC State Arts Festival which coincide with GFWC competitions. GFWC will again sponsor several contests during 2012-2014 in the areas of Writing and Photography Contests. Guidelines for these competitions are found in the GFWC-NC Arts Festival Brochure. (Complete Guidelines for each contest may also be found in the GFWC brochures in the GFWC Club Manual. Visit www.GFWC.org/ClubManual for more information..)

All contests EXCEPT the GFWC Photography Contest - A Year In Pictures will compete at the GFWC-NC State Arts Festival. Entries in A Year In Pictures are sent from the club directly to GFWC Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Each club may submit one photo. For complete details, please refer to the GFWC Club Manual. Visit www.GFWC.org/ClubManual for more information.

GFWC PHOTOGRAPHY CONTESTS:

·  The World in Pictures captures the beauty of the world and people around us in three categories:

·  Living Things—adults, animals, children, domestic birds, fish, flowers, insects, reptiles, wildlife

·  Scenes—city, landscapes, rural, skies, sunrise, sunset, waterscapes, weather

·  Still Life—abstract (any assemblage of objects either in an arranged or natural setting), buildings, monuments

(ENTERED THROUGH DISTRICT ARTS FESTIVAL CONTESTS THEN THROUGH STATE ARTS FESTIVAL)

·  GFWC Volunteers in Action provides members with the opportunity to demonstrate their volunteer activities through photography.

(ENTERED THROUGH DISTRICT ARTS FESTIVAL CONTESTS THEN THROUGH STATE ARTS FESTIVAL)

·  A Year in Pictures—also known as the GFWC Calendar Contest—features photographs depicting the twelve months of the year, proving members the opportunity to showcase their talents while supporting GFWC through the fundraising calendar.

(ENTERED FROM CLUB LEVEL DIRECTLY TO GFWC LEVEL)

Writing (Short Story and Poetry) and Photography entries qualifying for GFWC competition will be submitted by the State Arts Festival Contest Chairmen, who will contact the author/artist about forwarding to GFWC. Photos and manuscripts submitted to GFWC will NOT be returned.

Lucy Bramlette Patterson Scholarship - Established in 2002 during the Centennial Celebration, this award is given in honor of Lucy Patterson, first president of the North Carolina Federation. It recognizes the achievements of a native North Carolina author or an accomplished author currently residing in the state. A companion $1000 scholarship is also awarded for use by a student in Salem College's School of Creative Writers Program. Both honorees are invited to the upcoming annual convention. The author is asked to speak at a function as part of the acceptance criteria of the award. Nominations for authors for the Patterson award may be submitted by local clubs to the committee by May 1st each year.

CONTACT: Victoria Currin, Chairman

5109 Doughtymews Lane Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526

919-552-0553 home / 919-612-9547 cell

WHITENER PIANO SCHOLARSHIP - Recognizes and rewards the musical abilities of a high school senior with a college scholarship. District winners compete at the State Arts Festival for this four-year renewable piano scholarship. More information about the competition can be found in Scholarship Section.