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artiwu vol.2, DIGEST #19 (Mar 14, 2000)
THREE MESSAGES
1. Dialogue Covers Midwest Arts in New Format
2. Government and the Arts
3. "Does Art Matter?" Canadian Art Students Ask the Public
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Subject: Dialogue Covers Midwest Arts in New Format
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 22:11:00 -0600
From: Matt Maldre <matt@spudart.org>
Now in its 21st year of publishing reviews and feature stories on the visual arts in the Midwest, DIALOGUE: VOICING THE ARTS, has weathered several years of financial difficulty and will continue to cover exhibitions, artists and arts organizations in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, lower Michigan, Ohio, and Western Pennsylvania.
Today, that magazine covers the visual arts throughout the Midwest -- working in particular to place and keep the Midwest on the cultural map. The next issue (May/June) will feature their annual focus on Chicago. Assigned stories include: a feature on the arts group Temporary Services, a feature on performance art group Art Attack, and profiles of two Chicago artists, plus an interview with performance artist Janet Grau, originally from Columbus, Ohio, who has been working in Germany; and a look at the Speed Museum in Louisville KY.
"I believe that the key to survival is in filling a niche," says Galipault. "For example, Dialogue's niche is geographic -- we cover the Midwest, an area often neglected by the national arts press." She points out that NEW ART EXAMINER, while still covering Chicago, has really branched out nationally and is much more topic-driven.
The magazine is particularly interested in giving recognition to Midwest artists who are doing amazing work. "This seems to be a running theme throughout the magazine, from issue to issue," Galipault notes.
Dialogue's July/August issue will present the annual Arts Guide to the Region, listing more than 500 galleries, nonprofit spaces, university galleries, museums, and art service organizations in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, lower Michigan, western Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and West Virginia. A special feature will be an "Art in a Small Town" story, highlighting six Midwestern small town art centers and/or artists. In September/October, Dialogue will take a closer look at Louisville KY.
For subscription information, visit http://www.dialoguearts.com
Sources/resources:
DIALOGUE WEB SITE -- http://www.dialoguearts.com
Dialogue emphasizes the importance of visual artists and
organizations telling them about the innovative things they are
doing. They are looking for examples of groundbreaking programming
and the more underground work that artists in the Midwest are
doing. Press releases can be mailed to: Jennifer Sadler,
Editorial Assistant, Dialogue, P.O. Box 2572, Columbus OH 43216.
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Subject: Government and the Arts
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 22:11:00 -0600
From: Matt Maldre <matt@spudart.org>
GOVERNMENT AND THE ARTS
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SENATE RESOLUTION DESIGNATES MARCH 2000 AS ARTS EDUCATION MONTH
Senate Resolution 128, designating March 2000 as
Arts Education Month, passed the Senate floor by unanimous consent
on March 2.
The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) reports that
a majority of senators signed on as cosponsors for the measure
which encourages schools and communities to engage in activities
that showcase, celebrate, and reward arts education programs and
student accomplishments in the arts.
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PRESIDENT CLINTON REQUESTS $150 MILLION BUDGET FOR NEA
President Clinton requested a $150 million budget appropriation for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in FY2001 -- a $52 million dollar increase over the agency's current FY2000 budget of $97.6 million.
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GOVERNOR RECOMMENDS $1.2 MILLION INCREASE
Governor George H. Ryan today proposed a Fiscal Year 2001 budget of $19.5 million for the Illinois Arts Council. These funds will aid the art council’s continuing efforts to reach underserved populations throughout Illinois with quality arts programming.
For more details on these stories, go to:
http://www.artiwu.org/links
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Subject: "Does Art Matter?" Canadian Art Students Ask the Public
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 22:11:00 -0600
From: Matt Maldre <matt@spudart.org>
"DOES ART MATTER?" CANADIAN ART STUDENTS ASK THE PUBLIC
OTTAWA, CANADA -- Plaster-of-paris sculptures of people looking at
art have been placed at bus stops and other downtown locations by
students at the Ottawa School of Art, according to CBC
INFOCULTURE. Attached to the works are business cards that read:
"Does Art Matter? Call this number to argue your case."
People who call the number have three minutes to give their
opinions about why art matters.
CBC InfoCulture reports that the works are a project of instructor
Mark Marsters' class. The assignment was to find out if the public
really cares about art.
Although only a few people have called, student David Dybek says
the calls he has received have been very moving. "People
philosophize about why art and the everyday matters," CBC
InfoCulture quotes him as saying. "One person was walking by the
National Arts Centre and this elderly couple emerged from the
building hand-in-hand singing an opera aria together."
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