Here's your chance to show your gratuitous appreciation...
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> From: Creative Time[SMTP:carols@creativetime.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 1998 2:50 PM
> To: undisclosed-recipients; @mail.dti.net
> Subject: Creative Time alert
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> Greetings to all!
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> We are in a critical moment concerning the Department of Cultural Affairs
> 1999 contracts.
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> Perhaps you already know that the Mayor and the City Council are engaged
> in political fisticuffs and it's organizations like Creative Time that
> are taking it on the chin.
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> One of the most important and damaging elements of this year's budget
> negotiations is that Giuliani is withholding 10 months worth of our
> baseline funding and it might take months to find out if the this funding
> will in fact happen. Instead, Creative Time and other organizations our
> size will getting getting confirmation on our funding levels and release
> of those dollars two months at a time! No one can plan effectively under
> this system, much less create the caliber of programming you have come to
> enjoy and expect.
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> Now more than ever, we need you to send a letter in support of Creative
> Time to our Honorable Mayor. Below is a sample letter you can simply
> copy, paste and mail TODAY! If you have personal comments, please add
> them your personal voice does make a difference.
>
> Thanks!
> CAROL
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> August 5, 1998
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> Honorable Mayor Giuliani
> Office of the Mayor
> City Hall
> New York, NY 10007
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> Dear Mayor,
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> Honorable Mayor Giuliani
> Office of the Mayor
> City Hall
> New York, NY 10007
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> Dear Mayor,
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> It has come to my attention that small and medium sized organizations
> such as Creative Time were faced with a significant cut in City
> programmatic funding from the Fiscal 1999 budget. In a time of economic
> prosperity in New York City, I cannot understand your decision to reduce
> cultural funding and then to freeze current funds. The eradication of
> this money to not-for-profit public arts organizations presents a threat
> to the services they provide for New York City and to the life of these
> organizations.
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> Creative Time has always presented works that invigorate communities.
> Their projects have transformed landfills, subway tunnels, corporate
> lobbies, parks and street corners while enriching New York culturally.
> Creative Time has brought music, dance, theater, poetry and the visual
> arts to millions of people.
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> Creative Time works with artists and City government, local businesses
> and the private sector to revitalize our communities and neighborhoods
> through art. Many New Yorkers remember "Art on the Beach" on what is
> now known as Battery Park City. They also provide envaluable access to
> one of the City's most spectacular landmarks, the Brooklyn Anchorage of
> the Brooklyn Bridge through their annual Art in the Anchorage program
> which showcases music, performance art, film, and installations.
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> These few examples discredit the notion that the arts are elitist.
> Therefore arts organizations should not rely solely on the patronage of a
> few privileged individuals. Individual donors cannot be expected to
> keep these organizations afloat alone. Nor can underserved audiences
> pick up the slack. Your freezing of funds hurts not only the
> organizations and artists dependent upon them, but also their intended
> audiences.
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> As a supporter of Creative Time's work, I implore you to please restore
> funding to small and medium-sized arts organizations and most importantly
> unfreeze the committed baseline funding.
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> I thank you in advance for your time and thoughtful consideration.
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> Sincerely,
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> (your name here!)
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> Carol Stakenas carols@creativetime.org
> Creative Time (212) 206-6674 x201
> 307 Seventh Avenue #1904 (fax) 255-8467
> NYC 10001
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> www.creativetime.org
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> EL MEXTERMINATOR
> Installation at El Museo del Barrio
> EXTENDED TO July 19
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