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Mayor's Arts Awards: Mission Accomplished!
 The 2011 Mayor's Arts Awards were presented on June 8th at the Lied Center. Over 350 people celebrated the arts in Lincoln and the people who make it possible. We had a great time, a fine meal and watched the Mayor show off his acting skills on our video. It was great fun, but we're encouraging him to keep his day job.
Thanks to our sponsors and all the people who helped to make it such a great event. Don't forget we'll be looking for your input next year as usual on the artists and art patrons who stand out as exceptional.
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Winners Announced for the National Arts Program©
Work on display at Lincoln libraries
 City Councilman Carl Eskridge will present cash and scholarship awards Friday, July 22 to the winners of the National Arts Program contest for employees of the City of Lincoln and their families. Just over 100 entries were received, and 21 artists will be recognized in a ceremony at 6 p.m. in the downstairs of the Candy Factory Building, 201 N 8th Street. No City funds were used for the contest or exhibit, and the program had no entry fee. This is the fifth year the City of Lincoln has participated in the National Arts Program, which sponsors art contests and exhibits for City employees and their families in about 450 communities across the country. More...
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Lincoln Arts Festival Artists Announced
 We're looking forward to September 24th & 25th when the Lincoln Arts Festival will once again be filled to the top with great artists. 19 states from Florida to Utah will be represented, with just over a quarter of the artists from Nebraska. We have a great mix of disciplines and price ranges, making it a great destination if you're looking for art to buy (or just looking). We have many artists compliment our Festival as one of the nicest around-- large enough to be a great draw, a terrific location, and great artist-friendly management. We're happy for the compliment because we love artists! Speaking of which, the list of participating artists is now available on our website, be sure to take a look and see who will be there.
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Woods Charitable Fund Awards Grants
 The Lincoln Arts Council wishes to express our sincere appreciation to the Woods Charitable Foundation for recognizing the significance and important work that the Lincoln Arts Council does. We are dedicated to "inspire a creative community" and are dependent like many nonprofits, on the generosity of foundations, corporations and individual support. The Woods Charitable Foundation has long put the arts in the forefront of their giving and we are honored to be a recipient. So a big thanks to the Woods Foundation for your wonderful bigheartedness so that the Lincoln Arts Council can carry on keeping the arts vital in Lincoln.
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Inspire a Creative Community
Join the Lincoln Arts Council Today!
 It's time to renew your Lincoln Arts Council membership. Not a member yet? Your LAC membership provides critical financial support of our work while declaring that the arts are important in your life and in our community. Your participation helps us to keep our information-packed web site artscene.org vibrant and current. There you will find postings of art events that are expertly presented by the more than 85 arts organizations we assist. Your membership helps support events like the Lincoln Arts Festival and Mayor's Arts Awards and programs that benefit under-served children in our community. New and exciting projects are on the horizon and you can be a part of that, too. Watch soon for your renewal letter if you are already a member. If not, we hope you'll join us online today! It's just a click away....Be inspirational!
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And Now, Your Moment of Artistic Zen.
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