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A3 A R T A L L I A N C E A U S T I N L A U R A E S PA R Z A , E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R W H AT I S A 3 ? - A non-profit Local Arts Agency devoted to supporting artists, musicians, performers and arts contractors who make Austin a vibrant city. - An all-volunteer organization of business and arts professionals who believe that the arts are integral to our quality of life. WHAT IS A LOCAL ARTS AGENCY? • The nation’s 4,500 Local Arts Agencies (LAAs) promote, support, and develop the arts at the local level ensuring a vital presence for the arts throughout America’s communities. LAAs are diverse in their makeup—they have many different names and embrace a spectrum of artistic disciplines. But each LAA, in its own way, works to sustain the health and vitality of the arts and artists locally, while also striving to make the arts accessible to all members of a community. • The Cultural Arts Division is a Local Arts Agency but cities can have more thus diversifying the funding pool. Museum with an Arts and Crafts Festival. • Kevin Ivester, Gallery Owner WHO IS A3? PA S T • The Texas Fine Arts Association started in 1911 at the Elisabet Ney Museum. • In 1950 it fundraised for Laguna Gloria • In 1956 they renamed their festival FIESTA, in an inappropriate act of cultural appropriation. • In 1989 the organization became Art Alliance Austin and produced Art City Austin. • It went dormant in 2020 due to COVID- 19 pandemic. P R E S E N T • Board Chair Eric Hiduke, Attorney-at-Law • David Goujon, Architect • Jade Walker, Curator • Andrea Hyland, Event Producer • Imani Aanu, Director Austin Samba School • Kayo Asazu, Restaurant owner/operator • Nick Stillman, Executive Director Prospect New Orleans. • Advisors: Constance White (Airport Arts & Music) Lourdes Rodriguez (ED David Rockefeller Fund) Lydia Galvan (Teacher) Dana Friis-Hansen (Retired Museum Director) CAN A3 FUND CITY FACILITIES? • City staff and Commissioners cannot solicit funds from individuals, businesses or the COA Cultural Arts Division. • They can write grants but this requires two acts of City Council and the timelines do not always match the funders’ deadlines. • Gifts of money directly to cultural centers cannot be used in the same fiscal year. Funds are available in January of the following fiscal year. • Services and materials can be donated to City facilities. WHAT CAN A3 FUND? A R T I ST S/ MUSI CI ANS/ PERFOR MERS’ FEES, CO NT R A CT O R FEES, M AT ER IALS. F U N D F O R F R E E A RT P RO F E S S I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T • Musicians for Tones music series at the • Speakers for the Dougherty’s Professional AARC • Artists and musicians sharing their work at the Ney • Fusebox • Austin Shakespeare Festival • Summer Musical • Austin Museum of Human Achievement • Musicians for the Pun-off Development Program • Artists’ fees for the Carver’s Small Black Museum Residency Program • Artist mentors for the ESB-MACC’s Caminos program. • VISUAL ARTS FUND provides stipends for exhibit installation costs. HOW CAN YOU HELP? • Send me leads for potential givers such as individuals, businesses or corporations • Give generously at A3Austin.org starting September 2nd. • Consider giving a party for A3 to solicit donations. everything. • Tell your friends. Word of mouth is • Send me names of potential board members. Kayo Asazu is our only AAPI member. • Come to our opening party. C O M E TO T H E I N A U G U R A L PA RT Y ! September 12, 2024 7pm-10pm CANOPY ARTS CENTER 916 Springdale Road Austin, TX Laura Esparza, Exec Director (512)588-0369 A3ArtAllianceAustin@gmail.com A3Austin.org