Past Newsletters

The Arts Coalition has accomplished some amazing things since its inception in August 2003. Read the newsletters below for more details.

Summer 2010 

  • Fifth Annual Slow Food Social: Celebrating Our Cultural Roots, August 18, 2010 (photo right)
  • Summer Social: Stripping the Soul Naked: Modern Art and the Human Body, August 28, 2010
  • Coming Soon: Flying Carpet Bus Ride to Art Institute, September 26, 2010
  • SGAAC Awards $10,000 to Local Arts Programs:
    • River Valley Theater Workshops
    • Mobile Story-Telling Booth
    • Public Performance and Pre-Concert Discussion by Chicago Chamber Musicians
    • Rhythm of the River
    • The Spring Green Literary Festival Presents
    • Tea at Taliesin and Frank Lloyd Wright in the Valley and in Japan
  • Recap—High School Student Art Show
  • Celebrity Squares a Huge Hit!
  • Upcoming Events

Winter 2010

  • Flying Carpet Bus Trip to Chicago’s Art InstituteLetter From the President
  • The Creative Community Grant Program
  • Art out of the Closet…and into Your Home!, January 31, 2010
  • A Tribute and Symbol of Gratitude: The Cultural Treasures Bench
  • Your Donations at Work: Small Grant Recipients and Their Projects:
    • RVMS Shakespeare Experience: “As You Like It.”
    • Rural Musician’s Forum: Reaching Out
    • River Valley Music Department, Composer in Residence
    • Sandhill Cranes and Farmers’ Fields with Jill Metcoff, photography, and Jeb Barzen, field ecologist
  • Flying Carpet Bus Trip Recap (photo right at Chicago Art Institute)
  • Support Your Community and the Arts, All in One Membership!
  • Upcoming Events

Fall 2009

  • Blaise Cendrars Poetry Reading by area artists Richel, Grow, & Charles WymanLetter From The President
  • The Arts Coalition is Now Accepting Grant Applications
  • Join the Flying Carpet Bus Ride to Chicago’s Famous Art Institute
  • Blaise Cendrars Poetry Reading in Spring Green (photo right)
  • The River Valley Celebrates the Art of Literature at the Spring Green LitFest
  • Community Socials Recap:
    • The World of Photography at PhotoFest 2009
    • Slow Food, Fast Friends, Instant Fun
  • Upcoming Events

Summer 2009

The following back issues to be added soon:

Winter 2009

Fall 2008

Spring 2008

Winter 2008

Summer 2007

Spring 2007

Winter 2007

Fall 2006

Summer 2006

Spring 2006

Winter 2006

Fall 2005

Spring 2005

Winter 2005

Fall 2004

Summer 2004

Winter 2004