Staff:
Kay S. Miller
Executive Director
info@haywoodarts.org
Haywood County
Arts Council
Board Members
LIBBY IRWIN
President
BONI GEORGE
Treasurer
JENNIFER JACOBSON
Secretary
STEPHEN H. MCNEIL
Past President
CHAD BLEDSOE
JUDY HARRIS
BROOKE HART
JOHN KEITH
CAROL MANKOWSKI
GUILD PRESIDENT
RICHARD MILLER
CHRIS MINICK
BARBARA THOMAS
MIEKO THOMSON
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Vision Statement
The vision of the Haywood County Arts Council is to involve our community
in the arts.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to build partnerships that promote art and artists, explore
new cultural opportunities, and preserve our mountain artistic heritage.
Arts Council Produced Activities &
Descriptions
The JAM Project (Junior Appalachian Music) - through a grant from the
National Endowment for the Arts, the Haywood County Arts Council works
with grades three through twelve to rediscover their musical and cultural
heritage. Robby Robertson, Marian McRae and brothers, Trevor and Travis
Stuart are instructors.
Arts Calendar - an annual list of all arts council presented events.
Arts In The Schools - a collaboration with the Haywood County School
System to enhance educational opportunities through visual and
performing artists presented in the schools throughout the school year.
Programs have included Anne Lough, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The
Atlanta Ballet, John Roberts and Tony Barrand, Jonas, plus many others.
Fundraising Program - the arts council’s annual campaign to raise the
funds necessary to carry on the programs and operations of the arts
council year-round; the program includes direct requests, mailings,
sponsorship program, grant writing, parties & events.
Grants Program - the arts council is considered a Local Distributing Agent
(LDA) by the state Department of Cultural Resources, we seek grants from
the state and federal government, and disperse monies through
mandated programs. We also seek grants for specific projects from other
sources such as the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina,
the Southern Arts Federation & the Janirve Foundations. We have given
grants through these various programs to individual artists and
organizations providing arts projects in the community. Recipients over the
years have included Voices in the Laurel, Trevor Stuart, Spotlights Youth
Theater, Trina Hannah, Smoky Mountain Folk Festival, Janice Swanger,
Autumn Showcase, Michael Youngwood, and the Women’s Auxiliary
among many others.
International Festival Day - A juried arts and crafts show on Main Street of
downtown Waynesville including dancers from Folkmoot, USA and a
variety of international food vendors.
Gallery 86 - a vital art gallery featuring local & regional visual artists on
display at 86 North Main Street, Waynesville.
HCAC Newsletter NEWS - a quarterly newsletter written & produced by the
arts council’s staff and members featuring stories, articles & information
about arts council events, programs & opportunities plus other arts
oriented events in the county.
Office Activities - financial management & bookkeeping, publicity,
marketing, information & resource center, grant writing & administration,
sponsorship development, contracts, negotiation, production & ticket sales
for events, board & committee facilitation, database management, etc.
The Student’s Recital - an annual spring concert recital of Haywood
County music students; an opportunity for children to play on a world class
Steinway concert grand piano and on a professional stage at the
Performing Arts Center.
Sunday Concert Series - a concert series once a month in the Waynesville
Public Library Auditorium featuring some of the region’s (& sometimes the
world’s) leading performers. A small, intimate acoustic setting which is
free to the public.
Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival - a world class summer chamber
music concert series. The musicians are in residency at Warren Wilson
College for five weeks and come to Waynesville to present five chamber
music concerts.
The Piano Series - a series of concerts throughout the year designed to
feature the arts council’s Steinway concert grand piano housed at the
Performing Arts Center. Talent ranges from local treasures to international
touring stars including Thomas Uchtmann, Butch Thompson & Mark
Levine.
Web Site - our connection to the world and cyberspace ... a website
featuring events, calendars, information on opportunities or issues and
how to contact us; updated monthly. http://www.haywoodarts.org
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