Arts Council
To advance and promote arts and culture in the Wichita community
through advocacy, leadership, education and collaboration.
| 2009 Arts Council Board of Directors & Ex-Officio Members |
Board of Directors
- Sharon Mallory, Chairman of the Board
- Dora Timmerman, Vice-Chairman/Special Events
- Mike Lowry, Treasurer
- Susan Arnold, Secretary
- Joan Cole, Advocacy Chair
- Judy Conners
- Sharon Fearey
- Judy Goodpasture
- Denise Irwin
- Judy Justiss
- Ann Keefer, Art Advisory Chair
- Bob Lamkey, Policy and Procedures Chair
- Norm Terry
- Gwen Welshimer
Ex-Officio Members
- Helen Galloway
- Joe Miller
- Lavonta Williams
Become a member of the Arts Council and help support the arts!
pdf - Arts Council Membership Form
In March of 1999, the Arts Council entered into a formal agreement with the City of Wichita to serve as the designated focal point for the implementation of the City's cultural arts plan. The Arts Council serves the 424,000+ residents of the Wichita-Sedgwick County Area and has accepted the responsibilities to strengthen all art venues and to promote cultural arts within the community.
To advance and promote arts and culture in the Wichita community through advocacy, leadership, education and collaboration.
- Create an environment which nurtures artists, and arts & culture.
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Equalize access, nurture cultural activities and preserve our culturally diverse community.
- Educate political leaders on the economic impact of our vibrant and diverse arts & cultural activities, and how they improve quality of life.
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Increase public awareness of, and involvement in, the activities of the arts & cultural community.
- Develop continuing funding sources to support arts & cultural activities.
- Coordinate the voices of the artistic & cultural communities in order to facilitate communication between those entities.
- Build bridges and expand outreach to individual artists and smaller groups.
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Facilitated the development of the Cultural Funding Committee who granted $1,137,600 in funds from the City of Wichita to 30 arts organizations for 2009.
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Sponsorship of a full-service website (www.wichitaarts.com) featuring the only Cultural Arts calendar in the area. Growing to over 2,000 hits per month, the calendar is easily accessible to citizens throughout the county as well as those traveling from outside of Kansas. The website offers information and contact information for and about artists, galleries, museums, and arts and cultural organizations.
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Presentation of the Annual Art Awards, which honor area individuals, businesses and associations that support the arts throughout Sedgwick County.
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Sponsorship and support for youth programs including fieldtrips and a variety of CityArts programs.
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Offers local artists and arts organizations visibility by supporting the gift shop and exhibit gallery located in the CityArts building. These venues offer artists a unique opportunity to sell their original creations. Artists are allowed to keep 70% of their gross sales. Artists showing in the gift shop and exhibit gallery are promoted by post cards, e-mail press releases and website announcements. The Arts Council sponsors free, open to the public artist receptions in the exhibit gallery.
2009 Annual Arts Council Awards
October- 2009
Download:
2009 Annual Arts Council Awards Category Information & Nomination Application
2009 Annual Arts Council Awards Sponsorship Information
SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION:
The Annual Arts Council Awards were established in 1969 to recognize and honor those businesses, foundations and individuals who have displayed consistent and exemplary support of the arts and humanities in Wichita and Sedgwick County. These awards focus attention on the importance of the arts as they relate to the quality of life in our community and honor those who have made major creative achievements or significant contributions to cultural growth or development. Approximately 200 people have attended our Annual Art Awards event for the past several years. A list of past recipients and award categories is included for your information.
The Arts Council recently approved a new mission statement, which is printed at the top of this document. The City Council has helped to support this mission since 2005 by dedicating one mill levy to be awarded to non-profit organizations through a re-granting process called Cultural Funding. In 2006 this was equivalent to almost $3 million. This funding has been a tremendous boost to help raise the level of the arts in Wichita. However, in two years it may be gone. It is vital that the arts community band together to find a permanent funding source.
For 2008, the Arts Council is expanding the Art Awards to include advocacy and education along with continuing to recognize outstanding individuals and groups for their contributions and achievements. We have secured Robert Lynch, Executive Director for the Americans for the Arts as our keynote speaker. On the evening of November 5th the Arts Council is hosting a private reception for Mr. Lynch and 50 – 100 arts patrons. This will be an “invitation only” event. We are also offering breakfast, a kickoff message from Mr. Lynch and a presentation on economic and creative industry during the day on the November 6th for a nominal charge. On the evening of November 6th we are planning to host a dinner and awards ceremony at a ticket price of $55 for members and $60 for non-members.
We are offering several levels of sponsorship so that you can help us to make the 2008 Art Awards, not only an evening to pay tribute to the Arts in Wichita but, more importantly, help us to leave a lasting legacy of supporting the Arts in our community by hosting three separate events outlined above.
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS:
$10,000 or more in kind/cash: logo on poster, designated as presenting sponsor on program and invitations, website, link to your website, 16 tickets to the awards dinner, 8 tickets to the private reception
$5,000 or more in kind/cash: logo on poster, program and invitations, website, link to your website, 8 tickets to the awards dinner, 4 tickets to the private reception
$2,500 or more in kind/cash: listed on poster, program, invitations and website, 4 tickets to the awards dinner, 2 tickets to the private reception.
$1,000 or more in kind/cash: listed on poster, program, invitations and website, 2 tickets to the awards dinner, 1 ticket to the private reception
$500 or more in kind/cash: logo on poster, program and invitations, website and mention in all media advertising, 2 tickets to the awards dinner.
For more information, please contact: Susan Arnold (316) 683-8178, susan7033@cox.net
PURPOSE: The Wichita/Sedgwick County Arts and Humanities Council established the Annual Arts Council Awards in 1969 to recognize and honor those businesses, foundations, and individuals who have displayed consistent and exemplary support of the arts and humanities in Wichita/Sedgwick County. These awards focus attention on the importance of the arts as they relate to the quality of life in Wichita/Sedgwick County and honor those who have made major creative achievements or significant contributions to cultural growth or development.
CATEGORIES:
Gordon W. Evans Award (Given by the Arts Council) – Given to a patron demonstrating outstanding leadership and special support for the arts. This award is presented at the discretion of the Arts Council.
Arts Organization – Given to a public, not-for-profit organization that presents or provides arts opportunities to the Wichita community and region.
Special Project – Given to a neighborhood, business, corporation or group that has provided support for a single event or project.
Arts Educator – Given to an individual who has devoted a career to teaching the arts in an educational environment.
Arts Advocate/Individual – Given to an individual or couple dedicated to furthering the cause of an art form or the arts in general through promotional, volunteer, administrative, legislative or professional efforts.
Arts Advocate/Group – An organization dedicated to furthering the cause of an art form or the arts in general through promotional, volunteer, administrative, legislative or professional efforts.
Individual Artist – Given to an artist actively working in such categories as Choreography, Music Composition, Film/Video, Theatre, Interdisciplinary/ Performance Art, Two-Dimensional Visual Art and/or Three-Dimensional Visual Art, who has shown outstanding achievement.
Youth Recognition Award – Given to a high school and/or middle school student who has shown outstanding achievement and development in the arts.
Business Award – Given to a business or foundation providing broad-based and continued support of the arts through its operation or other foundation funds.
Burton Pell Award – A new award created in memory of Mr. Pell a long time member and past president of the Arts Council. It will be given to an outstanding individual in music.
ELIGIBILITY: Any individual, business, organization or institution currently residing in Wichita or the surrounding area involved in arts and cultural activities located in the area at the time of nomination is eligible to be nominated.
INELIGIBILITY: Ineligibility includes any self-nominations, posthumous nominations and previous Arts Award winners. If needed, the Arts Council will make decisions on any unusual circumstances that might occur after the nomination committee has met.
NOMINATIONS: Nominations are accepted from Kansas citizens and organizations seeking to recognize individual artists, art educators, advocates, organizations, individual patrons, and patron organizations. Nominations may be submitted with or without the knowledge of the nominee.
SELECTION: Award recipients will be chosen from among the nominees by the nomination committee, which will include members of the Arts Council. At the discretion of the panel, selections may include more than one award in a category. Conversely, the panel may decide not to give an award in every category if the total ranking does not merit an award.
SELECTION CRITERIA: The criteria the panel will use to rank & select awards will be:
- Significance and magnitude of the creative achievement
- Length of time and intensity of activity dedicated to the arts.
- Leadership that stimulates growth, support and/or availability of the arts
- Contributions to excellence in the arts.
FURTHER ASSISTANCE: For further assistance or information in preparing this form, contact Melissa Plymale, CityArts, (316) 462-2787 x793 or mplymale@wichita.gov.
DEADLINE: Nominations must be received in the CityArts offices by 5:00 p.m. June 1, 2009. Nominations will not be accepted after the deadline.
ADDRESS ALL NOMINATIONS TO:
Arts Awards
Attn: Susan Arnold / Art Award Chair
Arts Council
334 N. Mead
Wichita, Kansas 67202