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Get Involved! Keep Arts & Culture Thriving in RVA!

The Task Force of the Richmond Region Cultural Action Plan is pleased to host a series of meetings on January 12 & 13 that will engage our entire community in forming a comprehensive plan for strengthening the region's arts and cultural community. Attend one or all of the upcoming meetings, which will include a presentation about the project by consultants, WolfBrown, and opportunities for the public to get involved.

To keep up with progress on the Richmond Region Cultural Action Plan, please visit the Richmond Cultural Plan blog for more information visit the Richmond Region Cultural Plan website.

You're Invited to Attend the Community Meetings about the Richmond Region Cultural Action Plan:

Monday, January 12, 2009
4:00-6:00pm
Hanover School Board
200 Berkley Street Ashland, VA 23005

Monday, January 12, 2009
7:00-9:00pm
Pine Camp Cultural Arts Center
4901 Old Brook Rd
Richmond, VA 23227

Tuesday, January 13, 2009
4:00-6:00pm
Cultural Center of India
6641 Ironbridge Parkway
Chester, Va. 23831

Tuesday, January 13, 2009
7:00-9:00pm Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen
2880 Mountain Road
Glen Allen, VA 23060

What is the big picture goal of the Cultural Action Plan?

The plan will look broadly at the importance of arts and culture in our region to create a collective and inclusive vision for the area’s cultural sector. It will identify strategies to increase participation, financial support, awareness and collaborative opportunities that will lay the foundation for a thriving cultural landscape. Richmond, Virginia follows other cities across the nation that have developed cultural plans that have successfully guided the promotion, planning, development, and funding of their community’s arts and cultural organizations.

Call for Entries: "Revealing Culture" Exhibition

VIA Stephanie Taylor/VSA arts

(202) 628-2800 ext. 3883

SKTaylor@vsarts.org

Call for Entries: "Revealing Culture" Exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution in 2010 Seeking Applications from International Artists with Disabilities

Deadline: April 30, 2009 (midnight, MST)

 VSA arts is seeking artists with disabilities for display at the Smithsonian Institution's International Gallery in the S. Dillon Ripley Center in Washington, D.C., from June through September 2010. Artists are asked to consider the theme "Revealing Culture" as it relates to their work. Accepted mediums include two- and three-dimensional art, craft, digital art, installation, and time-based media. Work that is not selected for this exhibition will be considered for alternative spaces throughout Washington, D.C., during the 2010 VSA arts International Festival.

Disability is a requirement for eligibility, but is not disclosed during the jury process. Artists will be selected based on the aesthetic merit of their work.

VSA arts' International Festival is the largest arts and disability event in the world attracting thousands of participants. The festival will take place in Washington, D.C., June 6-12, 2010. Venues across the city will play host to artists from all media-visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, and media arts. This signature event features the achievements of people with disabilities, as well as the diversity of the arts and cultures of the participants.

A panel of distinguished practicing artists and arts administrators will determine work standards, review submitted materials, and select artists for the exhibition. The jury will be looking for the development of original ideas in the work submitted.

All materials must be submitted to CaFE prior to midnight (U.S. MST) deadline of April 30, 2009.