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Art strengthens the entire community. It enriches the lives of residents, enlivens city and neighborhood experiences, brings visitors from one neighborhood to another, enhances education, cultivates tourism, builds bridges, attracts investment and acts as a catalyst for growth.
Your Arts Council membership makes all of this possible in your community....and so much more.
Programs 
Access to the arts for all and a medium for community celebration is an Arts Council staple. Your membership dollars create nationally recognized events like the International Folk Festival, a celebration of our community’s diversity featuring arts and crafts, international food and entertainment and a parade of nations, and A Dickens Holiday, the Victorian era brought to life during the holidays complete with artists, merchants, roving Dickens characters, a candlelight procession, and fireworks, that have become a hallmark of our community. You help showcase all that is splendid in our area and provide the perfect opportunity to welcome visitors with open arms.
Community events such as Fourth Friday gallery crawls through downtown and neighborhood Art Attacks, mini art festivals brought to various areas of our county, help bring neighbors together and open the doors to self-expression with hands-on art activities.
Grants
 As an Arts Council member you help foster an environment in which the arts can thrive and contribute to the creation of a more vibrant community. The Arts Council’s Operating Support Grants help keep the arts in business at the Cape Fear Regional Theatre, Cape Fear Studios, Fayetteville Museum of Art and Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra.
Your dollars reinforce the many non-profit organizations that choose art as a means of reaching their goals through meaningful projects and programs with the Arts Council’s Project Support and Major Project grants.
You help individuals artists in a 15 county area with funding through the Regional Artist Project Grant Program and with support throughout the year.
Education
The Arts Council’s Arts In Education program reaches over 40,000 students. Through the Artists in Schools programs, artists provide in school performances and workshop activities that help enrich the education of Cumberland County students.
Artist Services
Your dollars serve artists in many ways. Everything The Arts Council does is a service to artists, arts organizations and other groups who incorporate the arts to accomplish their mission.
The Arts Council gallery features monthly art exhibits and/or performances throughout the year, providing direct opportunities for local artists to display and sell their works.
The Artists Index at TheArtsCouncil.com is where artists may post their pictures, biographies and resumes and provides a great resource for those looking to employ artists or purchase original works of art.
2007-2008 Membership Levels and Benefits
Apprentice – $25
A person who is learning a trade, art, or calling by practical experience under skilled workers.
• Arts Council E-News subscription – receive updates on community arts events, volunteer opportunities and classes tailored to your unique interests. Find out who gives discounts on arts and cultural events and be plugged-in to Fayetteville’s ever-growing arts scene.
• Invitations to quarterly member-only Arts Council mixers (receive one Arts Council all-access ‘Key to the Arts’)
• Member listing in Arts Council newsletter and on www.TheArtsCouncil.com |
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Bottega – $50
Italian term meaning workshop or studio where an aspiring Italian artist learns from a master artist. The term also pertains to a workshop where assistants help a painter or sculptor execute a work that bears the signature of the supervising artist---the Master.
• All the benefits of the apprentice level plus.
• Advance invitation to annual fundraising event. |
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Avant-Garde – $75
A departure from the existing norm and being ahead of one’s time. The word is tied to a French word meaning “advance guard”. It is a description of a group involved in the invention and application of new ideas and techniques in an original or experimental way. Practitioners and/or advocates of a new art form may also be called avant-garde.
• All the benefits of the Bottega times two! Membership privileges for you and your designated other. |
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Patron – $100
A person chosen, named, or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter.
• Arts Council E-News subscription for each immediate family member – receive updates on community arts events and classes tailored to each immediate family member’s individual interests. Be the first to find out about upcoming shows and events and know where all of the children’s art classes are being held.
• Invitation to quarterly member-only Arts Council mixers (all-access ‘Key to the Arts’ for up to four immediate family members)
• Advance invitation to annual fundraising event |
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The Bread & Cheese Club – $250
A literary salon organized in 1822 in New York City by novelist James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) to reinforce mutual dedication to democratic principles and to celebrating the beauty of the landscape through writing, painting and promoting of patronage of authors and artists whose work was in accord with their goals.
All the benefits of the Patron membership plus...
• Arts Council membership plaque to display
• 15% discount on all art purchases at The Arts Council |
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Curator – $500
A person who oversees the care of private and public collections. Usually the person is assigned not only the maintenance of the collection but the acquisition of objects that continue the focus of and education about the existing works.
All the benefits of The Bread & Cheese Club membership plus...
• 20% discount on all art purchases at The Arts Council |
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Model – $1000
An example for imitation or emulation.
All the benefits of the Curator membership plus...
• Free registration for one to a Duke Non-profit course held at The Arts Council
• Name displayed on Donor Wall of the Arts Council Building.
• VIP access to Mayor’s Reception at International Folk Festival |
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Connoisseur – $2500
One who enjoys with discrimination and appreciation of subtleties.
All the benefits of the Model membership plus...
• Two tickets to the annual Arts Council fundraising event
• Recognition at annual fundraising event |
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Muse – $5,000 and above
A source of inspiration; especially : a guiding genius
All the above mentioned benefits plus one use of The Arts Council facility and sponsorship of one of our programs. Our innovative mix of grass-roots and main-stream marketing gives businesses the largest return on their marketing investment and we are happy to adapt programs for the individual philanthropist. Contact an Arts Council representative for a personalized giving plan! 910-323-1776 |
To donate this much, please contact us at (910)-323-1776 |
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The Arts Council Endowment
Planned giving to secure the arts community in Fayetteville/Cumberland County. Contact your Arts Council representative to start your endowment. 910/323/1776.
To Become a member of the Arts Council please click here for a membership form.
Matching Gift Program
If your employer has a Matching Gift Program, you could increase your membership benefits to the next level! Just let us know the name of your employer and the contact name and number for your company's matching gift coordinator when you send in your membership form. |
For a listing of 2006-2007 members please click here.
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