Austin Artists, we need your help

On April 16th at the great Nuevo Leon Restaurant, we will have the complete attention of the future Austin City Council for the Arts in Austin, TX. Therefore, the bigger the presence means the bigger the political payback. We ask that every Austin artist attend the Austin City Council Candidates Arts Forum to show political solidarity and power for the arts in Austin, TX. Just once a year, we ask for you to stand on behalf of your industry. To represent your passion, your business, your life to those that can and will have a significant impact on your passion, your business and your life. So, we need your help. We need you to join your colleagues in our annual political statement for the betterment of the Arts and Austin, TX.

Here is the information regarding the April 16th Austin City Council Candidates Arts Forum:

The third consecutive Austin City Council Candidates Arts Forum is scheduled for Wednesday April 16th, 5:30-7 p.m. at Nuevo Leon Restaurant. The following candidates have confirmed their attendance and participation:
Place 1 Candidates:
Allen Demling
Lee Leffingwell
Jason Meeker

Place 3 Candidates:
Jennifer Kim
Randi Shade
Ken Weiss

Place 4 Candidates:
Robin Cravey
Cid Galindo
Laura Morrison
Samuel Osemene

The Austin City Council Candidates Arts forum will be held:
Wednesday April 16th, 2008
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Nuevo Leon Restaurant
1501 E. 6th St.
Austin, TX 78702
479-0097

The Arts Alliance will also be posting our third consecutive Austin Voters Guide on the Arts on the Web for all voters to view. Our two past Austin Voters Guides on the Arts received thousands of views during the elections and every City Council person elected to the Austin City Council has submitted a positive platform regarding the Arts through the Arts Alliance.

The Arts Alliance is a coalition of thousands of Texas artists partnered through the Austin Film Society, The Texas Writers League, Austin Visual Arts Association, The Texas Commission on the Arts, The Austin Music Commission, The Austin Circle of Theaters and many more. The Arts Alliance has helped the grassroots passage of the $35 million arts bond in Austin, TX; the preservation of the Texas Commission of the Arts, the Austin City Council Candidates Arts Forum and the Austin Voters Guide on the Arts in the past two elections.

The Arts Alliance represents the five major Arts industries: Music, Film/Video, Visual, Performance and Literature.
They are represented by:
Music – Teresa Ferguson, Austin Music Commission
Film/Video – Rebecca Campbell, Executive Director Austin Film Society
Visual – Bill Keese, President & Kelli Montgomery, Executive Director, Austin Visual Arts Association
Performance – Latifah Taormina, Executive Director Austin Circle of Theaters
Literature – John Pipken, Texas Writers League

Richard May, Political Strategist
Sandy Duncan, Political Strategist
Lois Jebo, Political Strategist