Arts Kentucky, the statewide arts advocacy and service organization and local arts advocacy champion, Center for Great Neighborhoods are hosting “The Election Connection”, an arts advocacy workshop related to the 2008 Kentucky General Assembly – but good for pointers for all arts advocates-in-training.

 

The free workshop, from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 31 at the Center for Great Neighborhoods, 1650 Russell St., Covington, will address how to advocate for arts issues, how to get your arts message across, and an “ask” to your state legislators to support the state’s arts agency.

 

If you are an artist, an arts advocate, a volunteer for the arts, or someone who recognizes the importance of the arts in your community and wishes to have your voice heard, you are invited to attend.  Important research from the Americans for the Arts will be provided.  This “Creative Industries” research details the number of employees and business in each House and Senate district and is useful in describing the impact of the arts in your region.

 

The workshop is free, but pre-registration is requested.  Go to:  www.artsky.org  Click on “workshops” and the workshop you wish to attend and pre-register. Participants will receive handouts, materials and a CD with the Creative Industries data.

 

For more information, contact the Arts Champion in your region: 

 Jean St. John, Center for Great Neighborhoods, 1650 Russell, Covington

859-491-2220 ext. 17