Arts and Culture Alliance of Chatham County

[The following was distributed via the official ACACC email list and through social media.   If you received or saw neither, be sure you’re on the list or that you’re Liking and Following.  If you are Liking the page you may not always be Following it.] September 23, 2018 * Free …

Published in Savannah Morning News on July 18, 2018 Referring to the Editorial of July 10, I must disagree with the notion about Georgians paying close attention to national rankings, such as child and family well-being featured in the article.    It seemed that few noticed the State of Georgia …

It has been awhile since the last communication, but the time is overdue to update you on recent activities and to get the wheels moving again to advance the arts and culture industry in Chatham County. Advisory Council Wanted In short, ACACC needs to assemble an advisory council.  There are …

City of Savannah, City Council Meeting, Thursday, December 7, 2017 https://savannahgovtv.viebit.com/player.php?hash=11H0E89ZuLJK (Start at 1:54 during the Budget’s 1st Readings for an industry-wide response to arts and culture funding) Transcript: Mr. Mayor.   City Council. Happy holidays to you and your families. My name is Patrick Kelsey, and I represent the Arts …

On Thursday, November 30, the Arts and Culture Alliance of Chatham County (ACACC) hosted a coffee hour for the arts and culture industry.  It was well attended by representatives from various organizations and disciplines, the city, cultural affairs commissioners, and local journalists. The most pressing development discussed was the City …

Speech given at the November 30, 2017 Arts and Culture Coffee Hour at Savannah Coffee Roasters. Good morning.  Thank you, everyone, for being here. For those of you who are new, my name is Patrick Kelsey, and i serve as the facilitator for the arts and culture alliance of Chatham …

Good evening.  It’s been a while since the coffee hour and my last correspondence, but I wanted to send out a quick update to where things are with the Arts and Culture Alliance of Chatham County (ACACC). About the time Irma was arriving, I posted to ACACC’s social media the …

There was a fantastic turnout to the coffee hour, and I believe there was full representation from the arts and culture industry. We had a great conversation to get things moving along to real action.  The takeaways, however, were that the industry needs to leverage itself and convince our elected …

If you didn’t see it on the Arts and Culture Alliance of Chatham County (ACACC) Facebook page today (www.chathamartsandculture.com), I wanted to report a small victory today. I attended the Savannah City Council workshop meeting today, and I have good news to report. Savannah’s City Council agreed to add “arts …

Published:  Savannah Morning News, August 5, 2017 I want to applaud Kristopher Monroe’s article “SavArtScene: Arts Has Economic Impact On Savannah” and to suggest a call to action for the arts and culture industry. First, he was spot on when communicating that the economic impact of the arts and culture …