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| SMAC Update | November 22, 2010 |
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Barnes & Noble Bookfair Fundraiser
Shop at Barnes & Noble Arden Fair on Sunday, Dec 12
When you check out, mention SMAC and we will get 25% of your purchase price. Proceeds will go to Friends of the Arts Commission for arts experiences for youth and clients of social service organizations, as well as for professional development for artists.
Who needs Black Friday? For more information, click here. |
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Airport Gallery Exhibit
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Sacramento International Airport,
Terminal B 6900 Airport Blvd., Sac. On the Go: The Traveling Sketchbooks of Artists, Architects and PoetsThru January 3, 2011 FREE (6 displays restricted to ticketed passengers only)More Information> |
SMUD Gallery Exhibit
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) 6301 S Street, Sac.
Art from the Heart: Selected Works by Artists from Reach In and the 3 Short Centers of DDSOThru December 14, 2010 FREE Hours - M-F, 8am-6pm More Information> |
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 Public Art Workshop
MLK Streetscape Improvement Project
The public is invited to participate in a workshop to develop the framework for the public art that will be sited along Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., in Sacramento as part of the MLK Streetscape Improvement Project. The event will take place on Wednesday, December 8, 6pm-8pm, at the Oak Park Community Center. For more information, click here. |
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Poetry Out Loud
Poet Coaches & County Competition
Poetry Out Loud is national recitation contest for high school students sponsored regionally by the California Arts Council, the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, and the Sacramento County Office of Education. SMAC administers poet coaching in the schools and co-facilitates the county competition.
This year's poet coaches are JoAnn Anglin, Suzanne Brooks, Francie Dillon, Debora Iyall, Michele Krueger, Sandy Martin, Joshua McKinney, and Terry Moore. They are visiting the schools now until January. The County Competition is on February 3 from 12pm-4pm at Rosemont High School. For more information about Poetry Out Loud click here. |
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Tour Guide Training Program
 Become a Public Art Tour Guide
SMAC's Art in Public Places Program (APP) is offering its annual winter Tour Guide Training Program beginning January 2011. The program is for art historians, artists, educators, and/or community members who are interested in public art and volunteering to lead public art tours throughout the Sacramento area. For more information, click here.
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Art from the Heart
Gallery Reception Re-cap
Artist Dawn Franklin discusses her work at the "Art From the Heart" opening reception on October 22, 2010. "Art From the Heart" is an exhibition of selected artworks from the Developmental Disabilities Service Organization's Short Centers and Reach In Artists.
The exhibition runs through December 14, 2010 at the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD) public art gallery, located at 6301 S Street(near 65th Street) in Sacramento. |
 Arts Resources & Opportunities
This Week's Highlights
-Grants for Organizations: Innovation Lab for the Performing Arts, Deadline Tues, Nov 23.
-Grants for Individual Artists: Center for Cultural Innovation's Investing in Artists grants program for Visual Arts, Craft and Literary Arts.
-Workshops: California Lawyers For the Arts presents "Contracts: Do you know what you are signing?" on Nov 30, 7pm, at Time Tested Books.
For more information, click here.
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Sacramento365.com
Fill Vacant Seats with Sac365's TixFix
With the launch of TixFix, Organizations and Venues can offer tickets to shows and events at a discounted rate through Sac365's weekly TixFix email and discount list. Half-price tickets help fill otherwise-vacant seats and expose more people to all the arts & culture Sacramento has to offer!
If you are an Organizations or Venues interested in participating in the TixFix program, email support@sacramento365.com. |
 November Public Artwork of the Month
Train Hounds by Gerald Heffernon
What's your favorite Sacramento public artwork? Let us know and we may post a photograph of the artwork on our website and announce it in our next SMAC e-newsletter! More information> |
 Support the Arts
Buy Your Pizza As Art T-shirt at Hot Italian
Enjoy one of Hot Italian's wonderful pies and purchase a PIZZA AS ART t-shirt! 100% of net proceeds benefits Friends of SMAC to help advance the arts community in Sacramento. Hot Italian is at 1627 16th Street, Sacramento, CA.
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