Westerville Music and Arts Festival Wants you

Westerville Music and Arts Festival
Saturday, July 12 & Sunday, July 13, 2008
Heritage Park, Westerville, Ohio

The Westerville Chamber is trying to encourage all local artists to take part in the annual events that bring 10's of thousands to the area. They are asking for local artists to take part in the Westerville Walkway

If you need help in how to do this, just let me know. I will be happy to give suggestions or help to anyone to increase the presence of Westerville Artist in this event. Festival information - the deadline has been extended!!!!! FEE HAS BEEN REDUCED!!!!!!!!

In honor of the City of Westerville’s 150th Anniversary, there will be a special artist exhibit area called the “Westerville Walkway.” To qualify for the “Westerville Walkway you must:

Live in the Westerville School District AND Have never exhibited in Westerville Area Chamber Music & Arts Festival
OR have not exhibited in the Festival since 2005

If you are interested in participating in this special exhibit area we encourage you to [download the Westerville Walkway application].

http://westervillechamber.com/festival/images/2008%20Westerville%20Walkway%20application%20for%20web.pdf

Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce, (614) 882-8917, 99 Commerce Park Drive
Michqua Allen, Business Relations & Events Coordinator
mallen@westervillechamber.com


PLEASE Pass this along to any possible artist.
The deadline has been moved so email them or call them.....NOW – it’s a fantastic possibility

Renee Kropat
Executive Director, Gallery 202, Partners in Art, Inc.

Westerville Celebrities

Even Westerville or should I say, of course Westerville (!) has its share of Westerville born stars. Check out the celebrity page on the The Uptown Website for a list of famous locals.

This list was compiled by internet research, so we welcome new, updated and stories about our own! Just email us.

National Arts Advocacy Day

Today, hundreds of dedicated arts supporters from across the country have come together in Washington, DC for National Arts Advocacy Day, a united effort to tell Capitol Hill how important culture is to our communities, how much arts education means to our children, and how much the arts improve our daily lives. 87 National CoSponsors have helped us shape this united arts message to Congress.

This year, Arts Advocacy Day will be busier than ever, and not only because of the record number of advocates attending.  Americans for the Arts has once again been asked by House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Norm Dicks (D-WA) to organize a special hearing on the arts on Arts Advocacy Day.  We are very pleased that our President & CEO Robert Lynch will be joined by several other national leaders in the arts, including actor/director Robert Redford, musician John Legend, and actress Kerry Washington, to testify at the hearing.  The Subcommittee is expected to webcast the hearing live starting at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.  A link to the webcast can be found on the House Appropriations Committee website. 

Even if you’re not able to join us in Washington, you can still participate in Arts Advocacy Day by asking your Members of Congress to support the arts. By visiting our E-Advocacy Center, you’ll be able to send a message directly to your Representative and Senators telling them why the arts are important to you and your community. We've provided bullet points covering our eleven key Arts Advocacy Day issues, which you can use in the sample letter that we’ve drafted for you. We also encourage you to write your own unique story to illustrate the importance of the arts to your community. Using the E-Advocacy Center, you can create and send your letter to Congress in less than two minutes. We urge you to send your message to Congress today to coincide with our office visits to the Hill.

Last year we sent out a similar message – and over 4,300 messages were sent to 445 Capitol Hill offices within hours, greatly increasing the visibility of the arts supporters visiting with their Members that day! We hope to have that kind of impact again this year.  Click here to send your message.

Need more information? Browse the 2008 Congressional Arts Handbook for issue briefs, voting records, latest arts research and trends, relevant Congressional committees, and Congressional contact lists.

Thank you for your continued support of the arts!  Together, we are making a difference!