E-News from the United Arts Council
Collier County's Arts & Cultural CommunityAugust 2010
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Our Mission
 Enriching lives and strengthening our community through the power of the arts.
Program areas:
1. Unite and promote the entire arts and cultural community.
2. Provide arts education to at-risk students. 

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Save The Dates
Four exciting events are on the United Arts Council's calendar
for this year:
Saturday, October 30 - annual Celebrate the Arts kick-off party
Friday, December 3 - Holiday party
Friday, March 4 - Stars in the Arts luncheon
Saturday, May 7 - "Kentucky Derby Party"
Note your calendars and plan to join us for all four!
Welcome
We welcome the newest members of the "Arts Forum" -- the Council's membership organization for representatives from nonprofit arts groups.  New members are Naples Ballet, Music Makers Show Band, New Horizons, ArtNaples World Festival and Ave Maria University's art department.  There are now 54 arts organizations and cultural destinations in CollierCounty!
Stars Nominations
We are currently accepting nominations for the 2011 Stars in the Arts awards.  Do you know someone who has made significant contributions to the local arts community?  Click here to nominate your "Star" today.
Facebook Features
We are pleased to introduce a new service to help market the local arts community - a monthly feature on our Facebook posts.  Each month, we'll select one organization, gallery, artist, photographer and entertainer to be the "Featured" Facebook member of the month.  Our selections for the first two months were:
"Organization of the Month" - Naples Players and TheatreZone
"Gallery of the Month" - Blue Mangrove and Calusa Gallery
"Artist of the Month" - Betty Newman and JoAnn Sanborn
"Photographer of the Month" - Angie Chestnut and Connie Bransilver
"Entertainer of the Month" - Keith Raygor and Russ Morrison

 
If you are a Facebook user, please connect with "Elaine Arts Hamilton" and watch for upcoming featured members.
Wish List
Our wish list at the United Arts Council includes:
* Cash sponsor for the upcoming photography exhibit at Rookery Bay (several levels available)
* New carpet and blinds for our office
* Services of a carpenter to create built-in shelving in the Recycle Center
For information, contact Elaine Hamilton at 263-8242 or  ehamilton@uaccollier.com
The United Arts Council of Collier County
2335 Tamiami Trail North, Suite 504
Naples, FL 34102
239.263.8242
www.CollierArts.com

           Enriching lives and strengthening our community               through the power of the arts.
 
The United Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.   State of Florida #SC-07205