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MONDAY Susan & Mark – out
TUESDAY Cary & Caroline – Batesville (branding) Cary is also speaking to the Hardy Area Chamber of Commerce
WEDNESDAY Cary – Batesville (branding)
THURSDAY Cary – Batesville (branding); Susan – Paragould
FRIDAY
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Downtown Searcy Mural Press
Batesville Branding Press
Google Favorite Places
Supermarkets as Neighborhood Centers
The Future of Cities
Grant Opportunity
Downtown Searcy Mural Press
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20100418/NEWS01/4180347/1007/NEWS01/Arkansas-university-begins-painting-series-of-murals
http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=baxterbulletin&sParam=33296349.story
Batesville/MSA Branding Press
http://www.guardonline.com/content/branding-sessions-planned
Google Favorite Places
http://www.google.com/help/maps/favoriteplaces/business/index.html
Supermarkets as Neighborhood Centers
http://citiwire.net/post/1901/
The Future of Cities
http://www.newsweek.com/id/231096
Planning Grants for New Art Spaces Nationwide
Ford Foundation: Space for Change Planning and Pre-Development Grants
The Ford Foundation's Space for Change is a $100 million initiative to support a new generation of arts spaces throughout the United States. The Space for Change Planning and Pre-Development Grants, administered by Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC), will serve to position a group of exemplary arts organizations to present proposals for capital construction of outstanding artist facilities to a host of funders and lenders. These grants will provide support for critical planning and pre-development activities that may precede partnering in or leading a facility project. All applicants must, at a minimum: demonstrate a track record of excellence in their programming and artistic production, be 501(c)(3) organizations that directly serve both artists and communities, demonstrate strong community ties, and have the fiscal and organizational capacity necessary to partner in or carry out a facility project. The letter of inquiry deadlines for 2010 are May 28 and September 17. Visit the LINC website for detailed funding guidelines and application instructions.