IN THIS ISSUE:
- ARTS ADVOCATES SOUGHT FOR COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION
- 2009 ARTISTS' ROUNDTABLE PROGRAM UPDATE
ARTS ADVOCATES SOUGHT FOR COUNTRY ARTS COMMISSION
Two vacancies currently exist on the Arts & Culture Commission of Contra Costa County (AC5) for the At-Large and Alternate seats.
To be eligible for these seats on the Commission, applicants must reside in Contra Costa County. Applications are available on the Contra Costa County Web site, www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/ , and then choose Board Advisory Body Information. Candidates for the At-Large 1 and Alternate seats will be interviewed by the Arts Commission, which will then recommend the candidates to the Board of Supervisors for appointment. Applications must be post marked by November 1, 2009 to be considered.
The AC5 Commission meets monthly in open session. AC5's mission is to support artists and arts organizations in the County and to forge strong partnerships between the arts community and its various constituencies through its annual awards recognition event, public art activities, and educational programming. Current commissioners include David Duer, District 1; Darwin Marable, District 2; P.J. Shelton, District 3, Christine Callahan, District 4, Darija Walker, District 5 and one at-large member: Peter Maund.
Arts & Culture Commission of Contra Costa County (AC5)
1236 Escobar Street
http://www.ac5.org/
2009 ARTISTS’ ROUND TABLE PROGRAM
On Sunday September 27, local visual artists availed themselves of a rare opportunity to hone their business skills. AC5 partnered with G-TAC Management Consultants to offer a business management workshop tailored specifically to professional artists. Led by senior consultants from G-TAC, the focus was on best practices for building, enhancing and growing a professional business. Thanks to a generous grant from Manex, there was no charge to participants for a program valued at $1000 per student. The workshop hosting was donated by Moving Arts Dance in Concord, at the Moving Arts Dance Center and Theater space, www.movingartsdance.org.
Global Trade Alliance Corporation, G-TAC, helps business leaders grow their businesses confidently and purposefully. They support small to mid-sized businesses that seek long-term, sustainable growth. As seasoned business executives themselves, G-TAC provides guidance to business leaders in transitioning from early-stage entrepreneurs to strong, focused business managers.
Manex, a California non-profit, provides funding and consulting services to California-based manufacturing companies to support the viability, growth, and competitiveness of our manufacturing sector. Professional artists, by nature of their activities (securing raw materials, creating products of value from those raw materials, and delivering those products to the community) expressly demonstrate a manufacturing process. Manex and G-TAC recognize that the arts are underserved in terms of traditional business growth support; thus they have collaborated to offer this program.
AC5 is partially funded by:
 
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