Fulton County Arts Council and YOU!
The Fulton County Arts Council was established in 1979 to enhance the quality of life for Fulton County residents via the arts. NFDC participates in the Contracts for Services program, where we agree to provide arts services within the county, and therefore receive a grant in return to support those efforts. This funding is a vital part of our planning to support and improve each show we do at the Hall – and this funding also helps us keep the shows FREE to the public. So it’s pretty hard to understate the importance of the FCAC to us here at NFDC.
Along with our organization, the FCAC also helps to support lots of other groups in the county. You can see a gallery of artists on their website, and you can download a list of current artists/groups as well. The FCAC supports organizations small and large, as well as public art throughout Fulton County.
So that’s pretty important.
What can you do to help?
Contact Your Commissioner. The number one most awesome thing you can do is talk to your elected officials and tell them that you think the FCAC is important. Talk about shows you’ve seen that the FCAC helped to sponsor (like ours!) and tell them why it’s important to support the arts in our communities.
Take Advantage of FCAC Programs! Maybe you want to take a class? That’s another topic you can bring up with your Commissioner!
Take Our Patrons’ Survey By filling out the survey, you help us gather vital information about our audiences and help us serve you better.
Thank you for supporting NFDC and the arts in Fulton County!
A Huge Thank You From NFDC
So, you might have noticed if you follow us on Facebook that we’ve been running a Kickstarter Campaign, and you may have also noticed that you guys funded us completely in 9 days. In 45 days, you raised $4,535.66.
Frankly, we are freaking out.
That is amazing. You knocked our socks off. And then you funded us OVER our goal. We’re flabbergasted.
What you may not know, is that if you backed our project, you are part of a group of people who are helping Kickstarter to be on track to out-fund the NEA. Now, not every dollar on Kickstarter goes to “the arts” per se, but all of these are creative projects. The guy with the awesome iPhone dock. Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer’s performance art tour. Some crazy people making a comedy series right here in Atlanta.
And now, you’ve funded The Tempest.
That is a lot of Kickstarter success, but also keep in mind that something like half of all the projects on Kickstarter do not get funded. While we were really confident we had a great idea and an awesome community behind us, we also knew that we had a 50/50 chance of not making it. The fact that we did make it, that we more than made it, is a testament not only to the value of our idea but also to the strength of our community.
We’re working out our exact plans for your money now, and we’ll be showing our backers secret updates about how we’re spending the funds before the show gets on its feet. We’ll also be sending out a bunch of administrative emails to backers to help us plan and execute getting out all of your premiums. Please, if you are a backer, ensure your email address is one you will be able to check!
Again, thank you so much. We’re endlessly grateful.
Spring 2012: William Shakespeare’s The Tempest
Mark your calendar now! NFDC is proud to announce our Spring 2012 production of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Opening April 27, 2012!
1893.
The World’s Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago … Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 premiers … Prospero, the Duke of Milan, is deposed, exiled and set adrift at sea with his infant daughter, Miranda … and his books …
1909.
Ernest Shackleton’s expedition discovers the South Pole … The Grand Isle Hurricane devastates Cuba … Alonso, the King of Naples, shipwrecks with his crew on the shore of a strange, uncharted island …
And this is where our steampunk Tempest begins.
Friday & Saturday Evenings April 27th through May 12th at 8pm
Sunday Matinee May 6th at 4pm
Seating begins at 7pm; Show begins at 8pm (more or less dusk)
General Admission: FREE!
Suggested Donation of $5 – Please consider giving in advance via our Kickstarter Campaign!
Reserved seating at tables will be available for this show. Tables seat six, and come with tablecloth and candle.
Click here to reserve a table today!
Location:
Barrington Hall
535 Barrington Drive
Roswell, GA 30075
Map:
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Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council.
Our graphics courtesy of Erica Cruz. If you want some awesome graphics, just drop us a message and we’ll hook you up with the best graphic designer in the ATL.
The Tempest: Announcing Our Cast
We are pleased to announce our cast for William Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
- Prospero – Zip Rampy
- Miranda – Jo Arellanes
- Ferdinand – Justin Munson
- Ariel Prime – Cynthia Brower
- Caliban – Paul Riley
- Alonso – Donovan Craig
- Antonia – Emma Greene
- Gonzalo – Gary Heffelfinger
- Sebastian – Christo Taoushiani
- Adrianisco – Ren Robinson
- Stephano – Ben Silver
- Trinculo – Jessica DeMaria
- Boatswain – Adam Levenstein
- Master of the Ship – Kirsten Milliken
- Mariner – Lyle Chadwick
- Ceres – Kate Rasnick
- Iris - Sarah Frey
- Juno – Sarah Keyes Chang
- And featuring as Aspects of Ariel: Ilene Miller, Emily Gail Howell, Emily Arvidson, Hannah Twiggs, Aleah Burgdorf, Shari Bohnsack
$2500 in Nine Days!
Thank you so much.
To say we’re overwhelmed is an understatement. We thought it would be a risk to go for even $2,500, but this community … this still growing and generous community … has proven more supportive than we humbly imagined.
So again … thank you.
What do we do now?
We keep going. Our official Kickstarter goal cannot change and it has been wonderfully met, but we’ve another 36 whole days to go in this campaign. So in the next couple of days, we’ll be unofficially raising our funding goal a little higher. While we can do so much with $2,500, we can do even bigger things with a little more.
And as promised, you’ll be seeing a new Kickstarter video in a few days and we’ll be filming the third video this weekend. Though we’ve met our official goal, we’re just getting started.
