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Orlando Magical Dining Month
Orlando has evolved into a true culinary hot spot, with award-winning restaurants and celebrity chefs serving exciting fare from across the globe. And this September you can indulge in Orlando’s haute cuisine at an even hotter price.
The 5th Annual Orlando Magical Dining Month is a culinary celebration presented by the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau. From September 1-30, participating restaurants will feature three-course, prix fixe dinners at an exceptional value of $30. Don’t miss your chance to savor Orlando’s best cuisine at an unbeatable price, and contribute to a great cause. This year, $1 of every Magical Dining Month dinner served will benefit the Arts & Cultural Alliance of Central Florida.
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United Arts Makes it into the Top Five for Walmart’s Associate Choice Program
Walmart offers a program where they let their associates vote to select a charity in their state to receive $100,000. United Arts of Central Florida has made it into the top five Florida-based nonprofit organizations this year!
1. Florida Association of Food Banks
2. Florida Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
3. Foundation for Excellence in Education
4. United Arts of Central Florida
5. Florida’s Foundation
Walmart and Sam’s Club associates will have the ability to vote for their pick of the above five during an online poll conducted in June and July. Each associate will have one vote. The organization that receives the most votes per state will be identified as that state’s “Associate Choice Winner” and will receive a $100,000 grant. Winners will be announced in August.
This contest is internal to Walmart and only allows associates to participate in the Walmart Associate Choice Program. Unfortunately, there is no website with more information on this granting program. However, we are all welcome to use social media to get the word out about it. A few guidelines Walmart has set up:
1. Do not solicit associates on Walmart property.
2. Speak with the store or club manager only.
3. You can use social media to reach out to associates to view during non-work hours i.e. Facebook, Twitter, etc.
If you’d like to help us out, please feel free to re-tweet the info from our account at www.twitter.com/UnitedArts. It would be a huge kick start for the arts in Central Florida to be honored with this grant, that garners national acclaim.
Arts Funding Opinion Piece
Cindy Barth, Editor of Orlando Business Journal, posted an Editorial opinion piece in the July 2-8, 2010 issue of the publication entitled O Funding, Where Art Thou? She asks what our region would be without the arts. Click here to read.
ArtFest 2011 Registration is Now Open!
Please visit http://www.artsfestfl.com/ for more information, or visit our blog at artsfestfl.blogspot.com/ to register.
Art Summer Camp Guide is Here
Click on the graphic below for the guide in its entirety!
FloridaThinks.com
Check out Margot H. Knight’s article entitled "Think: The Price of Not Investing in Arts & Culture" on FloridaThinks.com here.
First Art of Medicine Event a success
University of Central Florida College of Medicine student William Kang performed on Saturday, February 20 at a pre-concert reception to honor "The Art of Medicine" at an event sponsored by United Arts of Central Florida and UCF. Kang, a member of the College of Medicine’s charter class, is a concert violinist who previously played with the Tampa Bay area Florida Orchestra. For a press release about the event, please click here. To view a video made by the UCF Marketing Department, please click here.
Thanks for a Successful ArtsFest 2010!
Photos are now up from selected events! Check ’em out here.
State of the Arts for Cultural Sector in 2010
This official document is updated throughout the year. Please click here for the most current version.
Margot Featured in Orange Appeal
Margot H. Knight, President & CEO of United Arts of Central Florida, was recently the featured writer in the Giving Back section of local magazine Orange Appeal. Click here to view.
Ripple Effect Research
The Fine Arts Fund of Cincinnati put out a great research-based study called The Ripple Effect. This is a strategy to build shared responsibility in the art community. Please click here to read the study in its entirety.
National Arts Index 2009
Americans for the Arts has compiled its National Arts Index for 2009. It is an annual measure of the vitality of arts and culture in the United States. For more information, please visit AmericansForTheArts.org, or to view Chapter One of the study, please click here.
Arts & Economic Prosperity III: State of Florida
This report presents the findings of a new study measuring the economic impact of the nonprofit arts and culture industry in Florida. The statewide results were compiled as part of a comprehensive study by Americans for the Arts. For the full and condensed versions, please click here.
New Overwhelming Arts Education Data
More arts and music courses directly correlate to better student academic growth and success. This includes FCAT, SAT, GPA and drop-out rates. Please click here to view the entire 2007-2008 12 Grade Cohort & Fine Arts Enrollment Comparison.
United Arts now on GoodSeach.com and GoodShop.com
What if United Arts earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause? Well, now it can! GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up!
GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 37 percent of each purchase to your favorite cause! Hundreds of great stores including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best Buy, ebay, Macy’s and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you place an order, you’ll be supporting your favorite cause.
Just go to http://www.goodsearch.com/or click on the banner below and be sure to enter United Arts as the charity you want to support. And, be sure to spread the word!
More New American for the Arts PSAs
Americans for the Arts announced today that their “The Arts. Ask for More.” PSA campaign has released new PSAs in collaboration with Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. As an extension of the current PSAs, these new television ads feature characters from the popular Disney Little Einsteins™ franchise. For more information on these new PSAs and to view the new ads, please click here.
View President Barak Obama’s Final Position on the Arts & Arts Education:
http://www.flca.net/images/Obama_Final_Arts_Policy.pdf
New Americans for the Arts Public Awareness Ad Campaign
Check out the latest national arts education ad campaign from Americans for the Arts by clicking here. There, you can view TV and radio ads, press releases, print ads, as well as tools like web banners (like the one below) to promote on your own websites. For more information about Americans For the Arts, please visit http://www.americansforthearts.org/ or email info@artsusa.org.
Americans for the Arts Report
Arts and Culture Study Paints a Picture of the Economic Impact of the Arts on our Region
Central Florida
Central Florida full report
Central Florida one-page summary
Central Florida Press Release
Orange County
Orange County full report
Orange County one-page summary
City of Orlando
City of Orlando full report
City of Orlando one-page summary
Winter Park
Winter Park full report
Winter Park one-page summary
Americans for the Arts
Americans for the Arts full report information
