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FORIMMEDIATERELEASE CONTACT:VeronicaDelgado

February23,2011 PHONE:916-792-4947

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SacramentoMetropolitanArtsCommissionLaunchesSMAC.OPEN.DAILYto

BringResourcesandExpertstoArtsOrganizations

Sacramento,CA–TheSacramentoMetropolitanArtsCommissionislaunchingSMAC.OPEN.DAILY,amajor

outreachinitiativebeginningonMarch7thandrunningthroughMarch10th.EachdayfocusesonSMAC’s

diverseprogramsanditsmissiontoadvancethecreativesectorinourcommunity.

“SMAC.OPEN.DAILYbuildsonthesuccessofthe2010‘Where’stheMoney?Symposium’,andthisyearwe

havegonefromonedaytofourwithexpandedprogrammingthattargetsartsorganizations,boardmembers,businessowners,publicartenthusiasts,philanthropists,poetsandteachingartists,”saidRhyena

Halpern,ExecutiveDirectorofSMAC.“Weknowthattheartssectorprovidesjobsandstimulatescommerce

andthisyearwehavereachedouttoasmallarmyofexpertsasweexamineresourcesandopportunitiesin

thecreativeeconomy.”

SMAC.OPENDAILYwillprovideprofessionaldevelopmentandfundingresourcesforartsorganizations

beginningwithWhere’stheMoneySymposium–Year2,tobeheldonMarch7,2012atKVIE.The

symposiumboaststwokeynotespeakers--RandyCohen,VicePresidentofResearchandPolicyatAmericans

fortheArtsandKimKleinofKleinandRothConsultants.Cohenconnectswiththecreativeandbusiness

sectorsasoneofthemostprominentexpertsinfieldsofartsfunding,researchandpolicy.Cohenwillalsospeakatthe“Sacramento’sCreativeIndustriesintheNewEconomy”SacramentoMetroChamberbreakfast

toaddresscommunitydevelopmentintheneweconomy.Kleinisbestknownforadaptingtraditional

fundraisingtechniquestoorganizationswithsmallbudgets,andaprojectcalledNon-profitsTalkingTaxeson

whichshewillfocusherkeynote.Thedaylongconferencewillhavedynamicspeakersincludingapanelthat

willoutlinetheopportunitiesandresourcesavailabletoartsorganizations.Representedorganizations

includeJamesIrvineFoundation,NorthernCaliforniaGrantmakersintheArts,CenterforCultural

Innovation,GiveLocalNow,ForArts’Sake,NonprofitResourceCenter,andArts&BusinessCouncil.

ThebusinesssectorwillbenefitfromtheArtsCommissionandSacramentoMetroChamberpartnershipon

Thursday,March8thatCityHall.RandyCohenwillprovideinsightsintothebenefitsandimpactofthecreativeindustries.ThursdayeveningbringsPrivateMoney/PublicArt,apaneldiscussionaboutartin

commercialconstructionprojectsattheCrestTheatre.Immediatelyfollowingistheopeningreceptionfor

HomeWorksbyBenjaminHuntattheRobertT.MatsuiGalleryatCityHall.

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SMAC.OPENDAILYislaunchingopportunitiesforindividualartistsaswell.ThePoets’Party onFriday,March

9thattheCrockerArtMuseumannouncesthecallforthenextSacramentoPoetLaureate.“ThePoetry

communityisveryexcitedtohavealaunchparty,andtherewillbespecialentertainmentforthefirstPoets’

Party,”saidBobStanley,currentSacramentoPoetLaureate.“Wehavedistinguishedpoets,youngaspiring

writers,specialguestandagreatmixofrhythmandrhymesforthereception.”FollowingthePoet’sParty

willbeafascinatingdiscussionwithHollySidfordofHeliconCollaborativeaboutresearchfrom,FusingArts,

CultureandSocialChange:HighImpactStrategiesforPhilanthropy.

SMAC.OPENDAILYscheduleisasfollows:

March7 th-“Where’stheMoney?–AnArtsFundingSymposium” atKVIEfrom8:30-4:30PM|$35includeslunch

FeaturingRandyCohen,AmericansFortheArts;KimKlein,KleinandRothConsultants,andCraigWatson,CaliforniaArtsCouncil

thesymposiumwillbepresentingideasandresourcestogainfundingforthearts.

March8 th-“Sacramento’sCreativeIndustriesintheNewEconomy |CityHall915IStreet|Sacramento|7:30AM-10AM.

BreakfastconferenceintheCityHallChambersfeaturingaconversationwithRandyCohenandthebusinesscommunity.

March8th–“PublicArt/PrivateMoney”|TheCrestTheatre|5:00-6:30PM|$10/FreewithpurchaseofSymposiumticket

AmoderatedpaneldiscussionwithSacramentodevelopersaboutartincommercialdevelopmentprojectsfeaturingMike

Heller,EllenWarnerandAliYouseffi.

March8th-OpeningReceptionatRobertT.MatsuiGallery |CityHall915IStreet|Sacramento|6:30-8:00pm|FREE

Cometogetherattheopeningreceptionoftheexhibition,“HomeWorks”byBenjaminHunt.

March9th-“Poets’Party”|CrockerArtMuseumfrom4:30-7:00PM|FREE|RSVP

TheeventwillbeprofoundpoetryandsultrymusicwithPoetLaureate,BobStanley.SMACwillannouncetheopeningofthe

searchforanewSacramentoPoetLaureate.

March9thFusingArts,CultureandSocialChange:HighImpactStrategiesforPhilanthropy

TheCrockerArtMuseum216OStreet|7:00-8:30p.m.|FREE

AfteryouhaveenjoyedthePoets’Party,stayforadynamicpresentationbyHollySidfordofHeliconCollaborativefora

discussionontoday’sphilanthropicclimateandsocialchange,andhowitrelatestoSacramento.

March10 th-“HomeisWhereTheArtIs”-aTeachingArtistWorkshop| S.NatomasCommunityCenter|9:00AM–4:00PM|$15

includeslunch

Thisintegratingworkshopbringsdiverseculturalperspectivesforeveryclassroomandeverystudent.

AdditionalworkshopswillbeofferedthroughoutthespringbySMACandpartnersonavarietyof

organizationaldevelopmenttopicsgearedtononprofitartsorganizations’staffandboardmembers.

Workshopswillfocusonboarddevelopment,fundraisingandsocialmedia.Examplesincludeaninnovative

seriescalled,theElephantintheRoomSeries,whichisachancefornonprofitartsorganizationstodiscuss

freelyandcomfortablywithfacilitatorMarcyCady,ofHeliconCollaborative,toughtopicslike,“Whendowe

closeourdoors?”,“Shouldwemerge?”,“Istherestillanaudienceforourwork?”;andthe JournalistRoundtableisachancetohearlocaljournalists’responsetothesummerreleaseofnewindepthresearch

onthecreativeeconomy,economicimpactandvitality.

SMAC.OpenDailyissponsoredinpartbytheSacramentoRegionCommunityFoundation,UrbanLand

Institute,theArts&BusinessCouncilSacramento,SacramentoMetroChamber,CornishandCarey

Newmark,KVIE,theCrestTheatreandtheCrockerArtMuseum.

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TheSacramentoMetropolitanArtsCommission,establishedin1977,isapublicagencydevotedto

supporting,promotingandadvancingtheartsintheregion.FundedbytheCityandCounty,weprovide

fundingtolocalartistsandartsgroups;wepromotetheartsthroughmarketing,outreachandeducation

initiatives;weprovideresourcestosupportandincreaseregionalartseducationactivities;andweserveasa

communitypartnerandresource.

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