Forum on the County’s New Economic Development Plan
May 15 @ 6:30pm
The Arts Council will be hosting a public forum on Tuesday, May 15th at 6:30pm to review and discuss the draft of the arts section of the county’s new economic development plan. Copies of the document will be available at the forum or can be emailed ahead of time upon request. All are encouraged to attend and lend their voice to this important discussion. For additional information contact dawn@ocartscouncil.org
THANK YOU! Orange County Arts Council would like to thank Warwick Valley Financial Advisors for being a $250 sponsor of our upcoming SPARK event on Thursday, May 3rd at Rogowski Farms in Pine Island. We have another $250 sponsorship available for this event – contact Dawn at 845-469-9168 or dawn@ocartscouncil.org for more information and check out the Events Section below for more SPARK details!
Forum: County’s new economic development plan, May 15 at 6:30pm
the Arts Council will be hosting a public forum on Tuesday, May 15th at 6:30pm to review and discuss the draft of the arts section of the county’s new economic development plan. Copies of the document will be available at the forum or can be emailed ahead of time upon request. All are encouraged to attend and lend their voice to this important discussion.
WELCOME!
Please join the Orange County Arts Council in welcoming two more new board members: Mike Grant, Senior Manager, Public Affairs for Orange and Rockland Utilities and Robert Schmick, Executive Director of Historic Warwick. We are excited to have these two terrific people working with us and we know that they will offer great advice and support to the organization.
Car Show Date has been changed!
The date of the Arts Council’s Arts and Car Show Fundraiser has been changed to Sunday, August 12, 2012 and it looks like we will be holding the event at the Warwick Drive-In. We are still looking for more interested people to sit on a committee to help plan the event. Please email dawn@ocartscouncil.org if you are interested in serving on this committee. Thank you to Floyd, Nan and David for offering to help and many thanks to Linda Nilon of Gillin Custom Designs for being the inspiration and our primary partner on this event!
Warwick Valley Gardeners Plant Sale
The Warwick Valley Gardeners are hosting their annual plant sale at the Pine Island Town Park on Saturday, June 2nd. The event will have a butterfly theme to celebrate the inclusion and opening of a Butterfly Garden. The Gardeners would love to open this up to artists who are interested in participating as well. If you have any butterfly-themed art or art activities you would like to share during this event, please contact Jane Hamburger at mjbhamburger@gmail.com. Any interactive Arts experiences for the young and the young-at-heart are especially appreciated.
Orange Classic 10K Race
To demonstrate the connection between arts and good health, the Orange County Arts Council has been asked to help create an Arts Presence at this year’s Orange Classic 10K Race being held on Saturday, June 2nd and Sunday, June 3rd. Saturday’s race is a youth event from 9am to 11am and Sunday is for the adults from 8:30 to noon. This event has a history of attracting upwards of 2,000 people and the Arts Council will have a tent in the middle of the activity. If you are interested in displaying, offering demonstrations, organizing interactive arts activities, etc. at this event, please contact Dawn at 845-469-9168 or dawn@ocartscouncil.org.
Workshop Opportunity
Do you wish you could sell more of your artwork?
Are you uncomfortable talking about yourself?
Would you like to learn how to do both?
The Orange County Arts Council would like to host a panel discussion led by Debra Pearlman, Executive Sales Trainer and CEO of DP Sales Pro, to help you learn how to be your own best salesperson and sell more art. If you would like to sell more and think you could benefit from this kind of presentation, please call the Arts Council at 845-469-9168 or email dawn@ocartscouncil.org to let us know. We have had six people call to express interest in this workshop, but need at least 12 to finalize. Please call us if you are interested in attending and we will add you to the list.