What's the Arts Council of Greater Weston

WHAT'S THE ARTS COUNCIL?

HISTORY	The concept was born from the intention of the City of Weston to coordinate cultural event requests through an Arts Alliance. The Arts Council of Greater Weston entered into an agreement with the City of Weston in September of 2003 to advocate and promote arts and culture events and to review event request for the City
	The Arts Council of Greater Weston is an independent, not-for profit corporation 501(c) (3) comprised of 15 elected board members

OUR MISSION	To help our community provide diverse arts and culture events and activities that will place Weston among the pre-eminent South Florida communities
	To assist existing arts and cultural organizations in their efforts to bring high quality events and programming to enhance the quality of life for all residents and neighboring cities
	To assist the City in filtering requests to sponsor or provide venues for arts and cultural events
	To be a liaison between the community, the City of Weston and the Broward County Cultural Affairs Division.
	To raise awareness for the current issues affecting the arts and culture within our community

THE ARTS	Performing Arts: Theater, motion pictures, drama, comedy, music, dance, acrobatics, opera and magic. Artists who participate in these arts are called performers, including actors, comedians, singers, dancers, and musicians.
	Visual Arts: Include two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of fine, graphic, and applied art: painting, drawing, crafts, sculpture, photography, graphics design, film, video and audio.
	Language Arts: Listening, reading, writing and speaking skills in a given language: literature, poetry and public speaking.

WE SUPPORT	Community Arts Calendar - Weston Artists Directory - Artists Showcase - Student Artist Showcase - Town Center ArtWalk - Weston Foreign Film Series - Weston Moonlight Movies in the Park - Weston Philharmonic Society - Weston Branch Library programs.

ARTISTS DIRECTORY	The Directory of Weston Artists is an initiative of the Arts Council of Greater Weston to maintain a showcase of local artists in the Visual Arts, Performing Arts and Language Arts. To be eligible, artists must live in or maintain a studio in Weston, Florida or be a member of the Weston Art Guild. This directory is designed to help artists exhibit and market their work. There is no fee for this process. The Arts Council reserves the right to reject material or listings. The Arts Council of Greater Weston is pleased to provide this service to the Weston artistic community. Please note that this will be public information. If you would like your information to be included, print and fill out the form. Mail it to: Arts Council of Greater Weston, 20200 Saddle Club Rd., Weston FL 33327. There is no charge for this service.

EVENT SUPPORT APPLICATION	In addition to list local events in the Community Arts Calendar, organizations planning to have an event or other arts/cultural program to be held in the greater Weston area can apply for the support of the Arts Council and sponsorship of the City of Weston.

ARTS COUNCIL BOARD	Officers President: Andrea Sanders 1^st Vice President: Joyce Rhone 2^nd Vice President: Raphael Almendros Treasurer: Patti Bradley Corresponding Secretary: Joe Friedman Recording Secretary: Joy Rodenberg City Liaison: Don Decker, Parks and Recreation Manager	Board of Directors Joyce Albrecht Beth Brandt Muriel Fields Eli Habib Elizabeth Jenkins Rochelle Koenig Aaron Leash Julie Levin Courtney Yeates

VOLUNTEERS	Volunteers are the life-blood of any non-profit agency and serve as the community ambassadors. Whether you are contributing your time, or talent to the Arts Council of Greater Weston, your involvement truly makes it happen and would be greatly appreciated! Contact us for volunteer jobs and committees you can join.

CONTACT US	By email: info@CommunityArtsCalendar.org
	By regular mail: Arts Council of Greater Weston, 20200 Saddle Club Road, Weston, FL 33327
	By facsimile: 954-389-5430