Iowa Cultural Trust workshops canceled
Carroll, Clear Lake, Council Bluffs, Fort Dodge and Greenfield to be rescheduled
For Immediate Release August 15, 2008
(DES MOINES, Iowa) –Iowa Cultural Trust workshops scheduled for next week in Carroll, Clear Lake, Council Bluffs, Fort Dodge and Greenfield have been canceled and will be rescheduled for later this year or Spring 2009.
ICT Project Director Barbara Filer said limited response and low attendance figures forced the cancellations. Pre-registration fees will be refunded. Contact Filer at 515-281-8823 or barb.filer@iowa.gov for more information.
The workshops include an overview of the ICT; a two-hour interactive session focusing on board development and short and long-term strategic planning, conducted by Michael Audino of Syverson Strege & Company of Des Moines; and a discussion about the benefits of working with local community foundations.
Iowa arts, cultural and historical organizations must send a leader, staff member or volunteer to an ICT workshop to become eligible for the Trust’s grant program that will be established in 2009.
Iowa established the Cultural Trust in 2002 and provided funding of $1 million each year to it for 10 years beginning in 2005. Interest from the Trust will provide grant assistance for operational expenses and to enhance long-term sustainability of cultural organizations.
Following is the list of ICT workshops canceled for next week:
August 18, 2008
Greenfield, Iowa
August 19, 2008
Council Bluffs, Iowa
August 20, 2008
Carroll, Iowa
August 21, 2008
Fort Dodge, Iowa
August 22, 2008
Clear Lake, Iowa
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The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs is responsible for developing the state’s interest in the areas of the arts, history and other cultural matters with the advice and assistance from its two divisions: the State Historical Society of Iowa and the Iowa Arts Council. DCA preserves, researches, interprets and promotes an awareness and understanding of local, state and regional history and stimulates and encourages the study and presentation of the performing and fine arts and public interest and participation in them. It implements tourism-related art and history projects as directed by the General Assembly and designs a comprehensive, statewide, long-range plan with the assistance of the Iowa Arts Council to develop the arts in Iowa. More information about DCA is available at www.culturalaffairs.org.
