upcoming EVENTS
The upcoming year promises to be an exciting and busy time for the National Creative Society. In addition to creating two additional scholarships to benefit our creative young people, we have scheduled participation in and sponsorship of a variety of youth-serving community events for our local students. Please take a moment to review some of these upcoming activities and events.
In November of 2010, we will sponsor the Children’s Art Tent at the Chiaha Harvest Festival. Student art from around the county will be on display. Through an arrangement with the Forum, much of this art will then be featured in an exhibit at the Forum. This Forum display will be continuously updated during the year to allow a large number of local student artists the opportunity to showcase their work. Also at Chiaha we will participate in the Children’s Activities venue. Board members and volunteers will work with children of all ages to produce their own works of art.
In December of 2010, we will sponsor a book fair at Barnes and Noble. Additionally in December we will launch our fully-revamped website. We have also established a National Creative Society blog and a dedicated National Creative Society Facebook page as part of our ongoing efforts to reach out to young people. Also during the month we will announce our second annual literary competition for local high school and middle school students.
In February of 2011, we will sponsor the annual Arts Showcase and Creative Careers Day. This year the event will be at the Forum. The Arts Showcase is normally held in the spring and the Creative Careers Day is usually held in the fall. We are combining the two in 2011 to be able to take advantage of the economies of scale that this action will provide. The two events will become one three-day event with the first two devoted to the Arts Showcase and the third devoted to Creative Careers Day.
In May of 2011, we will begin to announce the winners of our seven annual scholarships. The application process has been simplified this year, and all Rome City and Floyd County high school seniors are eligible to apply. The scholarships to be awarded are: The Charles Reichel Memorial Scholarship, The George Wallis Founder’s Scholarship, The Ouida Dickey Scholarship for Creative Writing, The Prospect Theater Founders and Angels Scholarship, The Fern Gibson Scholarship for Performing Arts, The Charlotte Reichel Scholarship for Vocal Performance, and The Wesley and Jean Johnson Scholarship for Visual Arts
As you can see, we have a busy year ahead of us, and your support is needed now more than ever. Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to our 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization so that we may continue with the important work of nurturing the creativity of our young people. Our annual fundraising form is accessible at the link below. Thank you for your past support and for once again considering a contribution.
Sincerely,
Raymond L. Atkins, Executive Director
Annual Fund Campaign Donation Form
The National Creative Society is a local charitable organization committed to the encouragement of creativity in our young people. We are pleased to announce that we have the privilege of sponsoring the Children’s Art Tent at the 2010 Chiaha Harvest Fair. We would like to extend an invitation to all teachers and educators in Rome and Floyd County to submit their students’ artwork for display at the Children’s Art Tent during the upcoming Chiaha Harvest Fair. All artwork submitted for display at the Coosa Valley Fair may also be displayed at the Chiaha Harvest Fair. Additionally, the Rome Forum Civic Center has agreed to display all award-winning art in the halls of the Forum after the Coosa Valley Fair and the Chiaha Harvest Fair have concluded. This will allow our artistic students even more opportunity to showcase their talents. Setup for the Chiaha Harvest Fair will be on Friday, October 22 from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm. Additionally, we will accept artwork on Saturday, October 23rd from 8:00 am until 10:00 am. A representative from the National Creative Society will be on hand to accept display items during both of these time periods as well as throughout the day. If you wish to place artwork on display but cannot deliver it, the National Creative Society will be happy to pick it up at your school on Friday, October 22, with prior arrangement. If you have any questions or wish to arrange for pickup, please contact Raymond Atkins at 706-844-7314. You may also email him at raymondlatkins@aol.com. Please visit the National Creative Society’s information booth in the Community Building during the fair to learn about our scholarship opportunities for 2011 as well as our many ongoing outreach programs. We are excited about the months to come and hope to partner with you in the important work of encouraging and nurturing creativity in our young people.
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