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IN PURSUIT OF YOUR
PASSION
Whether you're an emerging artist or someone who appreciates
the finer things in life, the Starkville Area Arts Council has a
place for you. Established in 1996, the Council serves as the premier
umbrella for the multitude of arts organizations in the Starkville
and MSU communities.
Our Mission
To promote the essential value of the arts - music, dance, theater, literature, and visual arts - for the cultural, educational, social, ethnic, and economic vitality of the Starkville Area.
Our Function
Sponsor the Cotton District Arts Festival, Art in Public Places, scholarships for art students, art education projects, grants to art-related organizations, Dining for the Arts, Art in the Garden, Annual Gala, and publish quarterly SAAC News.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GOALS
What we hope to do from 2005-2007
- 25 percent growth of the Cotton District Arts
Festival
- Annual Arts Gala continues
- Increase membership 20 percent annually
- Extend outreach of the Art in Public Places program
- Extend outreach for education in area schools
- Continue to publish The Arts Quarterly
- Hire an Executive Director
- Sponsor visiting artists and art tours
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What did we do in 2004?
- Cotton District Arts Festival (8,000 attendance)
- Annual Arts Gala
- Art in Public Places
- Published The Arts Quarterly Newsletter
- Provided grants to Starkville area students
- Other activities
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ENCOURAGING EMERGING ARTISTS
The Council has established several grants, awarded annually,
to provide funding for Starkville area students to develop their
individual talents in a variety of disciplines. The grants can be
used to attend arts festivals, arts related competitions, workshops
or camps. Funding is also allocated to promote various productions
and activities on the campus of Mississippi State University.
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SAAC
OFFICERS
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