June 26th, 2015
Delaware Arts Alliance (DAA) is the unifying voice for the arts and arts education throughout the state, advocating for the central role of the arts in advancing dynamic communities and creative citizenry. DAA is proud to count the Delaware Division of the Arts and Amtrak among its supporters. For more information, please visit http://www.delawareartsalliance.org.
DAA will hold an arts advocacy networking event, Wine, Cheese, & the Arts, tomorrow, Saturday, June 27th from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. as part of the Second Street Players’ Movies at Riverfront Theater series. Following Wine, Cheese, & the Arts, there will be the Second Street Players’ screening of the summer cinematic classic, Jaws. The program is open to the public and all are invited to attend.
Wine, Cheese, & the Arts is part of a series of DAA learning and networking events for Kent, New Castle, and Sussex Counties, Arts Rendezvous, to engage the arts community while creating a strong base of advocates through DAA’s Free Individual Membership Campaign. Wine, Cheese, & the Arts provide an informal way to the arts community to mingle and connect.
The program will start with conversation and wine and cheese at 6 p.m. At 7 p.m., DAA Executive Director, Guillermina Gonzalez, will make brief remarks on arts advocacy and the benefits of being a member of DAA. At 7:05 p.m. the seating of Jaws will begin.
Admission is $5 per person to the Second Street Players at the Riverfront Theater to offset program costs. A selection of cheeses will be served and wine is BYOB. Register at http://www.delawareartsalliance.org/events. You may also email nmercado@delawareartsalliance.org.
The Riverfront Theater is located at 2 South Walnut Street in Milford, Delaware.
Have a good one!!
June 5th, 2014
“Art is when you hear a knocking from your soul….and you answer.” terri guillemets
The Delaware Arts Alliance (DAA) is the unifying voice for the arts and arts education throughout the state, advocating for the central role of the arts in advancing dynamic communities and a creative citizenry.
In its first 3 years, the Alliance has made presentations to the Joint Finance Committee of the Delaware legislature, hosted speaking events, and organized advocacy programs throughout Delaware.
In January 2014, DAA launched its Free Individual Membership plan with the goal of increasing membership to 500 by December 2014. For more information, and to find out what DAA is all about, please visit http://www.delawareartsalliance.org.
ARTS ADVOCACY EVENTS
Monday, June 9th – Arts Rendezvous in Sussex County at Possum Point Players, http://www.possumpointplayers.org located at 441 Old Laurel Rd., Georgetown, is the first in a series of DAA learning and networking events for Kent, New Castle, and Sussex Counties. The programs will educated and engage the arts community in all three counties about impactful arts advocy, and will facilitate the creation of a strong base of advocates through DAA’s Free Individual Membership Campaign.
Arts Rendezvous in Sussex County will start at 4:30 p.m. $5.00 for DAA members and $10 for future members, payable at the door. Light fare will be served and advance reservations are recommended. Please rsvp to nmercado@delawareartsalliance.org.
Liane Hansen, former Senior Host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday and DAA member, will be the Arts Rendezvous in Sussex County spokesperson and convener. A resident of Sussex County, she is active in the theatre community, performing at Clear Space Theatre Company.
Ann Marie Miller, Executive Director of ArtPrideNJ, will be the event speaker. Prior to joining ArtPride in 1995, Ms. Miller served as Director of Development at McCarter Theatre, a Tony-award winning regional theatre and performing arts center. She has over 30 years of experience as an arts manager…she will consider, “How to be an effective arts advocate; the New Jersey experience”.
Monday, June 23rd – Arts Rendezvous in New Castle County at Opera Delaware, http://www.operade.org located at 4 South Poplar Street in Wilmington, is the second in the series of DAA learning and networking events for our 3 counties. It will start at 4:30 p.m. and light fare will be served. Advance reservations are recommended and you may do so my emailing nmercado@delawareartsalliance.org. $5 for DAA members and $10 for future members, payable at the door.
John Schratwieser, Executive Director of Maryland Citizens for the Arts, will be the Guest Speaker. He will be discussing arts advocacy best practices. He has led Maryland Citizens for the Arts since June 2010 and has more than 20 years of experience in the field of arts and non-profit management. For the last 5 years he was Executive Director at the Prince Theatre Foundation in Chestertown on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. He previously worked at Lincoln Center Theatre in New York and Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia. John received a B.A. from Fairfield University in 1991, and an M.P.A. from The George Washington University in 2005. He has performed, as an actor and singer, for most of his life, rounding out his understanding of, and affinity for, arts organizations of all shapes and sizes.
For further information, please contact Lynn Calder at lcalder@delawareartsalliance.org or call 302-425-5500, Ext. 103.
Have a great day!!
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