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The Arts In Your Hearts
 At the Lincoln Arts Council we tend to search our hearts for inspiration, creativity and appreciation. This February we wear our hearts on our sleeves along with our heartfelt appreciation for your past support and your continuing support in the future. Art reminds us of who we are, who we want to be and how we can aspire to be even greater.
From our heart to yours, thank you for keeping the arts in the forefront of your charitable giving and we hope your February will be filled with hearts.
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Artist Opportunity: 2011 Lincoln Arts Festival
 This year the Lincoln Arts Festival will be on September 24th and 25th. Artists applications to the Festival are open as of February 1st at zapplication.org and will remain open until May 14th. If you like a festival setting you'll find ours is among the best with generous booth space, great marketing, and lots of artist support. Oh, yeah, there's also music, food and lots of fun. It's a wonderful, exciting weekend. More...
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Arts Supporters: Be Part of the Study!
 We all know how important the arts are in Lincoln. The arts enrich individual lives by providing positive forms of self expression resulting in inspiration, creativity and vitality. Additionally, the arts contribute to our economy. Did you know that more than $36million in economic activity was generated by the arts in 2005 in Lincoln? That's impressive. During the next 18 months, the Lincoln Arts Council will be a local partner in a statewide economic impact study with the Nebraska Arts Council and Nebraskans for the Arts, with the research being tabulated by Americans for the Arts. As you go to art events between now and December 2011 please take the time to complete surveys provided. Your input is critical to our success as we try to quantify just how big the arts are in Lincoln. You can access the results of the study completed in 2005, Arts and Economic Prosperity III, on our website. Look forward to results for the new study in May 2012.
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Meet the LAC's New Interns
 The Lincoln Arts Council is excited to welcome two Interns to our staff. Caitlin Donohoe and Corinne Wardian have come to the LAC through the University of Nebraska Hixson Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts Internship program. With funding provided by the Hixson-Lied Endowment, this program allows undergraduate students to participate in paid internships with Lincoln Arts Organizations, with the goal of gaining experience working with arts professionals who strive to build and maintain a vibrant cultural environment in the Lincoln community and throughout the state. Caitlin Donohoe is a senior Art History and Sociology Major. She will be working on the upcoming Arts Economic Impact Study while at the LAC. Corinne Wardian is a senior Art History and International Studies Major. She will be working on the upcoming Public Art Project in conjunction with the Mayor's office. We are thrilled to have them at the LAC and pleased to be working with the Hixson Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts as a partner in this Internship Program. Next time you're here be sure to say hello to our new Interns!
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Arts Roundtable February 8: Community Engagement and Outreach
Please join us for a roundtable discussion on Community Engagement and Outreach on February 8 at 3:30 pm at First United Methodist Church.
We will attempt to define "community engagement and outreach" by discussing different forms it can take, and determine ways that we can collectively be more successful at reaching out to the Lincoln community through outreach initiatives. The roundtables are a time for networking within the arts community; everyone is welcome to attend.
First United Methodist Church is located at 2723 N 50th Street (50th and Madison, near Nebraska Wesleyan University). We will be meeting in room E103, on the ground level of the church. You may enter through either the East or North entrance and there will be signs guiding you to the meeting room. There is parking in the church parking lot and on the street. We hope to see you there! |
Opportunities in the Community
 Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts Residency Opportunity for Emerging Artists
Lincoln Arts Council, in cooperation with the Kimmel Foundation and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, is happy to again offer two special Mayor's Arts Awards to emerging artists and writers working in Lincoln, Nebraska. Begun in 2009, the Lincoln Mayor's Kimmel Foundation Award includes a two-week residency at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts and a $1000 stipend. The awards will go to one emerging visual artist and one emerging writer. Only artists working in Lincoln, Nebraska, through year-end 2011 will be considered for this year's award. Award winners will be chosen by the KHN staff and KHN current artists-in-residence. Application including an application form and support materials must be mailed to Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, 801 3rd Corso, Nebraska City, NE, 68410 by March 1, 2011. There is no application fee to apply.
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170 Million Americans Can't All Be Wrong
 Did you know that 170 million Americans use public broadcasting every month, in the form of public television, public radio, network websites, and educational technologies and services? That's over half the population of the United States. And public broadcasting is hugely beneficial to the arts, delivering high-quality, non-commercial programming about the arts and how it impacts everyone from all walks of life. Where else can you find such an outstanding cross-section of American culture? MTV?
Public broadcasting is synonymous with telethons and tote bags because it depends heavily on donations from local sources. You can help keep public broadcasting alive by giving, and also by letting your government representatives know the value you place on public programming. Visit 170millionamericans.org to learn more.
OLLI Opportunities
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (OLLI at UNL) is one of 120 Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes across the United States. OLLI is a gathering of curiosity-filled adults 50 years and older who are Interested in connecting with a group of peers who share common goals to learn new things and build upon personal experiences.
OLLI has a new class coming up in late March called "Radio-Active!" where participants will have a chance to learn about radio broadcasting, acting and foley (creating sound effects for broadcast.) You can learn more about the class by downloading the class description here. For more information about OLLI, visit olli.unl.edu.
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Artist Spotlight: Toberlin Burger
"A picture is worth a thousand words"- this is a cliché we all know. But Toberlin Burger, owner of Toberlin Photography, disagrees. For him, "a great picture sometimes only needs to convey one; love, joy, excitement. My passion is in capturing the nuances of people's emotions".
Toberlin Burger's interest in photography began to blossom during college when he took a photojournalism course as a requirement for his degree in Journalism at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. While he spent a year doing communications work after college, he realized quickly that photography was his true passion and was soon able to land a job with a local photographer. He started shooting candids at high school dances and college formals and then moved up to shooting 12-15 weddings a year on his own.
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And Now, Your Moment of Artistic Zen.
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