[http://wsaa.qwestoffice.net/images/nav_01.jpg] REMINDER Join arts advocates in City of Tacoma/Pierce Co. for our next Washington State Arts Alliance Advocacy Meeting this Wednesday, December 1 -- 12 noon - 1:00pm Visibility Center conference room - Tacoma Municipal Building 747 Market Street, Room 900 (9th Floor) Brown-bag lunch suggested. Water/coffee provided by Tacoma Arts Commission. Future Advocacy Meeting Dates for Tacoma/Pierce Co: Jan 26, Feb 23, Mar 23, May 25, June 22 Join Pierce County arts professionals & colleagues for discussions of local, state and national arts issues. Catch up on the latest local, state and federal news and information that could affect you or your arts organization. Network with other cultural administrators, presenters, artists, board members, community & civic arts leaders, educators and volunteers from Tacoma & Pierce County and other municipalities. Those who want to know more about how to advocate for arts & culture are encouraged to attend. Special Presentation: Partner to Provide Energy Efficiency Upgrade Funding for Nonprofits The Washington State Housing Finance Commission (WSHFC) and MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions have partnered and were successfully awarded a $1 million energy efficiency grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce (COM). The grant dollars will be leveraged toward the creation of a $10 million sustainable energy investment program. The program will primarily exist to provide cost-effective financing for energy efficiency projects in nonprofit facilities and multifamily housing throughout Washington State. Guest presenter: Anthony J. Amendola, an expert in energy-related private partnerships and ARRA stimulus funds to creatively embrace green development and sustainable construction and builidng strategies. _____________________________________________________ These meetings are made possible by Washington State Arts Alliance memberships & donations Please Become a New Member or Renew your organization, affiliate and individual membership today on our Website <http://www.wsartsalliance.com/> via PayPal; with VISA or MasterCard through our office; or by check, payable to WSAAF. Individual member donations are tax-deductible and WELCOME! Encourage everyone you know to be an Arts Alliance member as well. HELP US UNITE IN ONE VOICE TO SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN ARTS AND CULTURE. _______________________________________ MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW! We invite you to attend a new Arts & Heritage Day in Olympia this year on Wednesday, February 2, 2011. Statewide museums and other heritage groups will be joining us to create an even bigger presence and voice. YOUR Cultural Congress Conference, exclusively for those of you in arts or cultural professions, will be held from Monday April 25 through Wednesday April 27, 2011 at Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, WA. We are currently seeking requests for session proposals and sponsors and advertisers. Contact the WSAA office at 206.448.1909. * Join arts colleagues and find out what is going on in your community. * Become a WSAA FAN on our Facebook Page and get up-to-date articles & event notification. * Be sure you have signed up on our website<http://www.wsartsalliance.com/> to receive WSAA Action Alerts. Click on Action Alerts and go from there. We thank our members for caring to support advocacy, communication and the educational opportunities that we provide. If you support high quality arts experiences, artistic freedom, lifelong arts education, arts diversity, a vital and inclusive arts network, and strong public and private investment in the arts - please consider becoming a member of the Washington State Arts Alliance. Together we will continue to create a voice for the arts in Washington State. Join Now!<http://www.wsartsalliance.com/support.htm> Washington State Arts Alliance / Foundation 1204 Minor Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 206.448.1909 www.wsartsalliance.com<http://www.wsartsalliance.com> [http://wsaa.qwestoffice.net/images/links_07.jpg] [http://capwiz.com/artsusa/wa/utr/i1/JPIFNRDKYO/6161627221/img/capwizlogo.gif]