Alabama Administrative Code
Title 130 - ALABAMA STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
Chapter 130-X-1 - POLICY AND PROCEDURES
Section 130-X-1-.03 - Council Services

(1) Helps local arts councils, arts organizations and schools to develop arts activities by providing technical assistance and partial funding of projects.

(2) Develops and promotes, through grants and technical assistance, the enhancement of arts education statewide.

(3) Provides financial support for the operation of discipline-oriented arts organizations, independent coordinating organizations, and statewide arts service organizations which meet established criteria outlined in grants guidelines.

(4) Assists the state's larger discipline-oriented organizations in making their programming available through touring and outreach on a regional or statewide basis, particularly in areas with limited access to professional offerings.

(5) Provides a variety of services to individual Alabama artists including showcasing work, employment opportunities, technical assistance and offering fellowships.

(6) Encourages and recognizes outstanding achievement in the arts and notable contributions to the arts through the presentation of an arts awards program bi-annually.

(7) Provides through publications, newsletters, workshops, conferences and speakers, information about arts in Alabama and the State Council.

(8) Council planning and research involves data regarding organizations and economic impact of arts activity in Alabama generated by the nonprofit arts organizations. This data gathering provides information for the legislature, other branches of local and state governments, the business community, and the tourist industries.

(9) Sponsors conferences and leadership institutes on arts and arts-related topics for artists, arts administrators, board members and arts volunteers.

(10) Maintains a liaison with arts related federal agencies and agencies of state and local governments.

(11) Participates as a member state in South Arts, a nine-state regional organization which provides shared cultural resources for state arts agencies including workshops for State Arts Council members and staff.

(12) Assists arts organizations and local government in securing federal grants in the arts.

(13) Works in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, an independent federal agency, in identifying needs and providing support for arts organizations and arts programming in Alabama, which includes the receipt and disbursement of federal funds annually designated for Alabama.