Arts & Heritage Day 2019

Arts and Heritage Day in Olympia is Wednesday, February 6, 2019!

This is an exciting event that brings together arts, humanities, heritage and cultural leaders from across Washington state. It’s a great opportunity for advocates to meet with their legislators to thank them for their support of the arts and heritage community, bring attention to statewide arts and heritage issues and local concerns, and share specific stories and highlights of real projects in our communities, schools, and venues statewide. Your presence along with many other advocates from across the state gives legislators a better understanding of the importance of arts and heritage issues in our communities.

With newly elected legislators and the reshuffling of legislating positions, this is a particularly important year to join your peers in Olympia.

Arts & Heritage Day is hosted by Artist Trust, ArtsEd Washington, ArtsWA, Cultural Access Washington, Humanities Washington, Washington Museum Association, Washington State Historical Society, and Washington State Arts Alliance.

Schedule of Activities

Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019

A full day of workshops is presented by the Washington State Historical Society on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. Lord Mansion, 211 21^st Avenue SW, Olympia WA 98501. Seven blocks from the Capital Campus, with off-street parking.

Workshops
Meeting People Where They Are: Crafting the Challenging Exhibit
Presented by Mary Mikel Stump, Director of Audience Engagement and Gwen Whiting, Lead Curator, Washington State Historical Society
9:00-11:30 AM
Take on the task of developing and presenting a sensitive, timely and thoughtful exhibit on a troubling topic. How do you embed difficult and challenging content into a history or art exhibit? How can you meet people where they are in understanding the darker, powerful stories of our past and present? The curators of “Unlocking McNeil’s Past. The Prison, The Place, The People” will share their experience working on two case studies that informed the development of an exhibit that is thoughtful and honest. The workshop will include a work session for all participants.

$10.00 per person.
Registration limited to 25.

Lunch Time Presentations:
11:30 AM-1:00 PM
Lissa Kramer, Project Manager of the Heritage Capital Grants Program will provide an update and a short Q&A session on the grant program and what to prepare for in the next application cycle.
Susan Rohrer, WSHS Heritage Outreach Director will provide an update on county-level Preservation Funding available for heritage projects, with input from the Washington State Association of Counties.

Box Lunch available for purchase

Build Your Own Exhibit
Presented by the Washington State Historical Society Curatorial Team
1:00 to 3:30 PM

What are the revered objects selected for your exhibit? What is homemade and meaningful in a different way? For an “Exhibit of Me” what objects would you select? Experienced curators will take you through an afternoon of exercises that help you fine tune the art of exhibit creation including the elements and principals of design, formatting against a focal point, and interpreting sensitive objects. The practical aspects of planning, organizing, research, and writing will be included. Working in teams you will explore new ways of building your own exhibit with lots of examples of alternative approaches to compelling storytelling through exhibitory. Time for discussion included.
$10.00 per person.
Registration Limited to 25

For more information and to register, please contact Susan Rohrer at susan.rohrer@wshs.wa.gov. Details on lunch, parking and workshops provided.

Evening Reception with Legislators
Please join host the Honorable Ralph Munro, the Washington State arts and heritage community, Legislators and Elected Officials to an evening reception at the historic Lord Mansion, sponsored by the Washington Museum Association. RSVP here.

5:00 to 7:00 PM
Lord Mansion, 211 21^st Avenue SW, Olympia 98501. Four blocks south of the Capitol Campus.
State Capital Museum directions and parking
Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) Meet and Greet 7:30pm Board members will hold an informal meet and greet with the public at the Water Street Café. Arts & Heritage constituents are invited to meet and mingle with ArtsWA Board members. No host food & bar.

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Heritage Caucus 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. Cherberg Building Rooms A-B-C
Check-In Table 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Cherberg Building Rooms A-B-C
Orientation / Legislative Briefings 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. Information review for meetings with legislators
Senate Invocation Around 9:30am. At 10 a.m. Members of the Mid-Columbia Mastersingers (Tri-Cities) will sing the National Anthem, led by Artistic Director Justin Raffa (also an ArtsWA Board member). All are invite to watch from the Senate Gallery.
ArtsWA & Humanities Washington Office Hour 10 –11 a.m. Staff will answer questions about project support grants, Arts in Education grants and programs, Art in Public Places, Speaker Bureau opportunities, Center for Washington Cultural Traditions, etc.
Meetings with Legislators (all day as scheduled TBA)
Rotunda Showcase 12 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Rotunda. featuring the Mid-Columbia Mastersingers, Urvasi Dance Company (Classical dance form from Orissa,India), and a Folkloric Dance troupe of middle school students from Tacoma Arts Live.

Attending Arts and Heritage Day 2019

1.RSVP! Let us know if you are coming.

A. Reception on February 5th. RSVP to Susan Rohrer (360) 586-0116, susan.rohrer@wshs.wa.gov
B. Arts & Heritage Day (please note which districts you would like to meet with) RSVP HERE

2. Please consider signing up to Volunteer Help with set up, check in, and take down is always welcome!

3. Attend the monthly WA State Arts Advocacy meetings either in person or by phone. (the next one is Jan. 25 at 8:30am)

4. Stay tuned, Like the Event on Facebook, connect with others attendees and invite people you know to come along

5. Support our efforts and get involved by purchasing a Washington State Arts Alliance Membership

6. Download the VoterVoice app to track legislative meetings – especially useful if you are a team captain – Android or iOS

7. Carpool options – sign up to share or request a ride

Legislative Issues Summary

Legislative agenda summary and talking points – one page
Legislator meeting schedule – master
Increase ArtsWA’s budget – one page
Increase Washington State Historical Society’s budget – items in Governor’s budget
Support full funding of Building for the Arts projects – BFA 2019-21 one pager
BFA Project Packet showing projects in ranked order – 2019-2021 project packet
Support full funding for Heritage Capital projects – 2019-2021 one pager
Heritage Capital Projects packet showing projects in ranked order – 2019-2021 project packet
Amend Cultural Access legislation to remove funding proscriptions that only apply to King County House Bill 1435
Download legislator meeting form to report on meeting results – email to christophers@washingtonstateartsalliance.org