WS Chronicle

The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County will hold its annual meeting at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 29. in Reynolds Place at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts,  251 N. Spruce St. in downtown Winston-Salem.  Admission is free and the public is invited.

A “meet and greet” will be held from 5 to 5:30 p.m. to give attendees an opportunity to visit with Arts Council’s President and CEO, Randy Eaddy, who recently assumed his duties.

Jennifer Evins, president and CEO of the Chapman Cultural Arts Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina, will be the featured speaker for the annual meeting. Evins was scheduled to speak at The Arts Council’s Sept. 17, Creative Conversations Network gathering, which was cancelled due to Hurricane Florence. Her comments will address the issue of the changing role of arts councils.

“Throughout the nation, arts councils have been evolving rapidly,” said Eaddy.  “They are going from strictly annual community arts fund drive vehicles to organizations that make shared services and collective capacity building possible within the arts community, provide facilities, and do traditional grant making.  Jennifer Evins will explain how this process has worked in Spartanburg at The Chapman Cultural Arts Center.”

The Oct. 29 gathering will be a chance for Arts Council members and supporters to celebrate the success of their 2018 Community Fund for the Arts Campaign that topped its $2.5 million goal, announce its Operational Support and Annual Event and Series Grants, and present annual awards: Arts Council Award , R. Philip Hanes, Jr. Young Leader Award, Arts Educator Excellence Award, Arts-Integrated Workplace Award and Helium Award.