Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce Accents Magazine
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Arts Council The Arts Council helps promote, fund and encourage artists in every artistic medium. More than being just an exhibit space (though it is that, too), the Arts Council is the engine that drives every manner of creativity in the county by working with artists, collectives and other arts and cultural organizations to fund and en- courage creative pursuits in the area. The Arts Council was founded in 1973 to F rom painting to pottery, sculpting to weaving, performing to writing — and everything in between — the arts com- munity in Cumberland County is thriving, thanks in no small part to the Arts Council of CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STAFF Doug Peters - President and CEO Jeff Schumacher - Chief Operating Officer Nirin Gierbolini - Director of Finance Bo Gregory - Director of Economic and Community Development Brandon Plotnick - Marketing and Communications Coordinator Cathy Johnson - Existing Industry Manager Amber Quinn - Research and Analysis Todd Lyden - Leadership and Small Business Doug Byrd - Government Liaison Toni Dixon - Director of MAC Tara Oneill - Program and Events Coordinator Laura Wozencraft - Membership Retention and Sales Linda Hill - Account Executive Kevin Briscoe - Account Executive Bob Fuller - Special Projects Coordinator Diana Walston - Receptionist Fayetteville/Cumberland County. "The Arts Council's role in this community is, simply, to develop and nurture the creative spirit of the people in this community," said Deborah Martin Mintz, the Council's executive director. be a link between artists, arts and cultural or- ganizations and the community. The Council works with its members and member organi- zations to create and fund opportunities for artists, promote the arts and bring the arts to residents here in fun, imaginative and af- fordable ways. "Because of the military we have extraor- dinary diversity here," Mintz said. "We have richness and there's a constant infl ux of energy, artifacts and ideas here. The world is our neigh- borhood here in Cumberland County." H BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS "Times Are Changing... and so are values" www.keithvaluation.com 910.323.3222 | 121 S. Cool Spring St., Fayetteville, NC 28301 www.FayettevilleNCChamber.org | 33