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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">October is Funding for Arts Month at the Foundation Center</FONT>
<BR><A HREF="http://foundationcenter.org/focus/arts/"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://foundationcenter.org/focus/arts/</FONT></U></A>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Grantseeking Basics for Individuals in the Arts </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Wednesday, October 7th, 10am-12pm</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Where: </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Meeting Room 2AB, </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Akron-Summit County Public Library</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">60 S. High Street</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Akron, OH 44326 </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Register: </FONT><A HREF="http://foundationcenter.org/cleveland/training/indivartsclakron.html"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://foundationcenter.org/cleveland/training/indivartsclakron.html</FONT></U></A>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">If you are an individual involved in the arts and looking for funding to complete a project, mount an exhibition, put on a performance, conduct research, or anything else arts-related, Grantseeking Basics for Individuals in the Arts will show you how to:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">~Identify funders in the arts. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">~Explore the option of fiscal sponsorship. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">~Create a step-by-step plan to find funding for your needs as an individual grantseeker. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">This program will also feature a special panel of representatives from local arts organizations, including: </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">~Kate Harmon, Assistant to the Director, The Mary Schiller Myers School of Art, The University of Akron; and </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">~Megan L. Van Voorhis, Vice President, Community Partnership for Arts and Culture </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">This program is offered free of charge, but registration is required. Space is limited. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Register: </FONT><A HREF="http://foundationcenter.org/cleveland/training/indivartsclakron.html"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://foundationcenter.org/cleveland/training/indivartsclakron.html</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> </FONT>
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