ARTS & CULTURE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
Fulton County Contracts for Services (CFS) for 2020
CFS Application Deadline:
October 18, 2019
Funding will range from $1,000 to $50,000 for Fulton County based artists, arts, cultural and community based nonprofit organizations and artist collectives
Applications must be completed and submitted online through the WebGrants system.
Technical assistance workshops will be conducted free of charge. Advanced registration is required. First-time applicants are strongly encouraged to attend one workshop.
- September 16, 11:00am-12:00pm at Fulton-Atlanta Public Library Metropolitan
- September 19, 2-3pm via a Webinar
- September 27, 2-3pm at Abernathy Arts Center
- October 3, 2-3pm at City of College Park Public Safety Bldg
- October 8, 10-11am via a Webinar
- First-time applicants are no longer capped at a $5,000 maximum request amount. Applicants are allowed to request the maximum amount they are eligible to request based upon the organization’s budget size in the project support funds category. See the chart below for more details.
- Small Arts Projects Support Funds applicants can request up to a maximum of $5,000.
- Partner organizations receiving funding sources from Fulton County outside of the Contracts for Services process may be subject to a decreased funding award in the Contracts for Services process as recommend by the Fulton County Arts Council.
More information at www.fultonarts.org
CAAJC BOARD ELECTS OFFICERS
October 5th, 2019. Congratulations to the officers elected by the Cultural Arts Alliance board to serve through 2020. All have a long record of service in the arts and culture community in Johns Creek. Together with the expanded board, the officers will work to bring new vitality, resources, and ideas to the Cultural Arts Alliance with plans for additional programming and networking options for CAAJC members and the general public.
- Linda Bergmann, President
- Joan Compton, Treasurer
- Lynn Pennington, Secretary
- J. Wayne Baughman, VP
- Margaret Liu, VP-Membership
- Christina Simms, VP-Communications
- Linda Brill, Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra
- Lynn Fleetwood Dukes, Fleetwood Dance Center
- Piotr Folkert, Musik21
- Sue Haggerty, Arts Advocate
- Dorota Lato, Chopin Society of Atlanta
The Financial Feasibility Study is underway!
A Project Name is selected - Legacy Center at Johns Creek
The dream of having a facility dedicated to visual and performing arts and culture in Johns Creek has long been a conversation among arts professionals, arts supporters, elected officials and other leaders in the community. Three studies since 2016 have shown the need for such a center in Johns Creek. The latest was a 2018 feasibility study by Webb Management funded through the Johns Creek CVB with Hotel/Motel tax revenue.
Financial Feasibility Study Convergent Nonprofit Solutions has begun the financial feasibility study and are expecting to present their final report before Thanksgiving this year. The 15-member Task Force, formed by the CAAJC to lead this project, is working closely with Convergent Nonprofit Solutions to expedite completion of the study and will continue working on other aspects of the project.
Funding for the financial feasibility study has been provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, due in large part to the efforts of District 1 Commissioner, Liz Hausmann. On March 25, 2019 the Johns Creek City Council passed a resolution in support of the Cultural Arts Center project.
This study is the next step toward launching the financial campaign for the proposed multidisciplinary cultural arts complex.
Legacy Center at Johns Creek is the name that has been selected for this project. Legacy is defined as something handed down from one generation to the next, so encompasses the history of arts and culture as passed down through the ages. Legacy also implies creating something for today and for the future. This name is for the project only. The name of the facility will be determined later.
More information at www.jclegacy.org and the Legacy Center Facebook page.
Conceptual Sketch
Cultural Arts Center in Johns Creek
prepared for the Art and Culture Board, City of Johns Creek
by Robertson Loia Roof, Architects & Engineers
ECONOMIC IMPACT of ARTS & CULTURE - TWO STUDIES
Here are two studies that show the substantial economic impact of arts and culture.
- Economic Impact Study for the Johns Creek Arts Festival commissioned by the Johns Creek CVB.
- Arts & Economic Impact in Metro Atlanta (includes Johns Creek) performed by the national organization Americans for the Arts.