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Three Fish, Blue Fish by Barbara Walch
Photo by Pinchbeck Photography, Rockland, Maine |
Website Makes its Debut!
After many, many months of planning, brainstorming, meeting and raising funds, it’s here! The Waldo County Arts Discovery Project is thrilled to announce that on Sunday, March 9, 2003, the long-awaited dynamic and interactive website--www.waldoarts.org—is live!
This free website links the hundreds of artists, craftspeople, museums, historic sites and artistic and cultural organizations that exist in Waldo County. It is an important step toward documenting the enormous social and economic impact that the arts play in Waldo County.
Imagine the possibilities!
- Artists and arts organizations will more easily find each other to build networks for collaboration, support and information sharing;
- Educators will be able to more easily find arts and cultural resources that they can incorporate into their classrooms or after-school activities;
- Community leaders and elected officials will be better able to incorporate arts and cultural considerations into local planning; and
- Anyone who needs to schedule an artistic or cultural event in Waldo County can quickly see what else is going on in the area at the same time.
Check it out and come discover the possibilities. And remember, there are no strings attached—the site is entirely funded by grants from the Maine Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts; the Maine Community Foundation, the Unity Foundation, and MBNA.
Directory of Waldo County Arts Coming Soon!
The Arts & Heritage Guide to Waldo County, a 60-page handbook that lists the hundreds of artists, arts organizations, cultural facilities, museum, libraries and historical societies and resources in Waldo County will be published in late May. The guide will be distributed free to every individual and organization that is listed in the book, as well as to every county school, library, museum and municipal organization. It will also be a valuable resource to lodging establishments, visitor centers and other public gathering sports. The book in non-commercial—there is no charge to be included and no charge for the book.
Suzette McAvoy, an independent curator and member of the project’s Steering Committee, points out that, among the many valuable uses for the Arts & Heritage Guide to Waldo County is its documentation of Waldo County artists. “If we’re going to go to funders and make a case for supporting the arts here, the artists must stand up and be counted. This is an important assessment of who is ‘out there.’ Whether people are full-time professionals or part-time craftspeople, they are part of our culture. We need to identify all of them so we can document their collective economic impact.”
If you or your organization want to be included in the Arts & Heritage Guide to Waldo County, contact project coordinator Nancy Hauswald (nancy@waldoarts.org; 338-3879) right away, however—the time is growing short. “We want this guide to present as complete a picture as possible of the arts and heritage scene in Waldo County,” Hauswald says. “So please get in touch with me if you haven’t already—there’s still time to be part of this important assessment and resource.”
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