For Artists & Arts Organizations

Roundtables & Networking

Creative Conversation Series

PCA has launched a new series called Creative Conversations, a forum for arts-related idea exchange and collaboration. The goal of the program is to bring arts organizations, artists, arts educators, and community leaders together in person to develop strategies for strengthening the arts in our community.

The 2008-09 series covers three topics of discussion:

• Arts Education and Our Community, 9-30-08
• Marketing Charlottesville as a Creative Community, 1-13-09
• Creating Community-Wide Access to the Arts, 4-21-09

Community members were invited to participate in particular Creative Conversations based on their involvement in relevant topic areas. If you would like to be involved in next year’s Series, contact info@charlottesvillearts.org.

Podcasts of the conversation have been made possible by the Charlottesville Podcasting Network:

Arts Education and Our Community, September 30, 2008

Podcast produced by Charlottesville Podcasting Network * Player by Odeo

Marketing Charlottesville as a Creative Community, January 13, 2009

Podcast produced by Charlottesville Podcasting Network * Player by Odeo

Increasing Community-Wide Access to the Arts, April 21, 2009

Podcast produced by Charlottesville Podcasting Network * Player by Odeo

Art Drinks at Zinc!

On the second Wednesday of every month, PCA hosts an informal gathering of artists, arts organizations, and arts enthusiasts at Zinc bistro from 5:30 – 7:30pm. Stop by Art Drinks at Zinc to enjoy lively conversation and networking, as well as drink specials and the chance to win art objects and more in the nightly drawing!

Check out photos from recent Art Drinks gatherings on the PCA Photo Album Flickr page.

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Publicity & Promotional Services

The thriving arts community in Central Virginia is a major contributing factor to our region’s outstanding quality of life. Piedmont Council of the Arts’ services focus heavily on promoting artists and arts organizations and providing residents and visitors with up-to-date information on the numerous cultural opportunities available here.

We support our artistic community by offering the following publicity services to artists, arts organizations, and cultural projects in the Charlottesville area:

Online Directory Listings

If you are an artist, arts organization, venue, or arts education provider in the Central Virginia area, we want your listing information! PCA strives to keep our Directories as comprehensive and up-to-date as possible.

Email info@charlottesvillearts.org to update or add your contact information to the PCA Directories.

Event Publicity

PCA’s Online Arts Calendar is the go-to web resource for arts events in Central Virginia. With over 500 events per month, and event listings up to one year in advance, no other website has such a comprehensive arts calendar. To submit an event to our Arts Calendars, email calendar@charlottesvillearts.org.

PCA’s bi-weekly email newsletter, The Arts In Your Inbox, highlights five upcoming arts events in our area. Directly reach our growing list of recipients by submitting an event for inclusion in the newsletter. PCA Members are given priority consideration, but we strive to feature a wide range of arts events in The Arts In Your Inbox.

Award Recognition

Piedmont Council of the Arts recognizes the talented artists and arts organizations through local and state Arts Awards celebrations. Awardees are nominated from the community at large and recognized at an annual special event. For detailed information on this program, please visit the Arts Awards section of this website.

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Fiscal Sponsorship Program

Through the Fiscal Sponsorship Program, PCA supports emerging arts groups by allowing them to apply for grants and solicit tax-deductible donations using PCA’s 501©3 nonprofit status. Intended to encourage growth and independence in the creative sector, the program supports groups for a limited time, and sponsorship is reevaluated on an annual basis. The Fiscal Sponsorship Program currently supports two dynamic arts projects in our area: From Inside Out and Yard Art:

Yard Art is an exhibition of art installations in Charlottesville’s front yards scheduled to take place in August 2010. Co-sponsored by The Bridge PAI, Second Street Gallery, PVCC, PCA, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the project will showcase the work of local artists in a range of media that may include visual, sound, and performance elements.

From Inside Out is a visual arts education initiative for the inmate population of Central Virginia. Recently awarded a Bama Works grant from the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, From Inside Out is growing and developing at an exciting rate under PCA’s Fiscal Sponsorship Program.

In the past, PCA’s Fiscal Sponsorship Program has supported:

• Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival
• The Side Show Opera Company
• The Acting ACE Play on Lewis and Clark
• Zona Latina, a Spanish language television program
• Stories From The Garden, a LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph documentary project
• Kid Pan Alley, a music and songwriting residency program for schools

PCA is not currently accepting applications to the Fiscal Sponsorship Program. For questions or more information, contact director@charlottesvillearts.org.

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Ticket Distribution Services

PCA is in the exploration phase of a ticket distribution service for arts organizations and community members in the Charlottesville area.

As a pilot project, PCA is assisted the Festival of the Photograph in the distribution of hundreds of free tickets for high school students to a special festival event. Working with and through the local public schools and other arts organizations, PCA helped put over 150 tickets in the hands of young people in our community.

If you are interested in working with PCA to distribute tickets to young people or underserved audiences for an upcoming arts event, please contact director@charlottesvillearts.org.

Stay tuned for more information on PCA’s ticket distribution services.