Arts Council campaign update
A message from President Nathan Hatch to Wake Forest faculty and staff:
All of us at Wake Forest University benefit from being part of Winston-Salem, the “city of arts and innovation.” One major factor behind this area’s vibrancy – and a cause that we hope you’ll join in supporting – is the Arts Council of Winston-Salem.
Wake Forest University officially comes to faculty and staff twice a year for major fundraising campaigns outside of our own development efforts: one is for the United Way, and the other is for the Arts Council. We hope you will take a moment to consider supporting the 2015 Arts Council Campaign by clicking on this link to make your own tax-deductible contribution.
I am pleased that Erica Still, Associate Professor of English, has agreed to join me in leading our campus Arts Council campaign this year. In accepting my request to give leadership to this effort, Erica stated in a particularly compelling way why she supports the arts in our community:
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WFU tops last year's Arts Council campaign
Wake Forest staff and faculty have contributed nearly $28,000 in the annual campaign for The Arts Council of Winton-Salem, topping the $26,000 contributed last year.
Led by professor of art David Finn, the formal stage of the Reynolda Campus campaign took place in March and April. Staff and faculty still wanting to contribute to the current campaign may give through Sept. 30 by visiting the Arts Council’s website at intothearts.org.
Romance Languages received recognition as the department which has the most new donors, while the School of Divinity was honored as the school with the most new donors. The Arts Council gave a “special honorable mention” to the Athletics Department for several new donors. In all, Wake Forest added 29 new donors to the campaign this year.
Locally, The Arts Council’s 2012 overall campaign goal is $2.35 million. It will support 21 arts organizations, such as the Piedmont Opera, the Winston-Salem Symphony and the Hispanic Arts Initiative. In addition to providing annual operating support for artists and arts organizations, the Arts Council supports such projects as the “City of Arts and Innovation” branding campaign, as well as the ongoing operation of the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts.
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