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News on Networking Cultural Heritage Resources
from across the Community
September 17, 2001
The Status of the Arts in Manhattan
Report from Robert Lynch, Americans for the Arts
http://www.AmericansForTheArts.org/attack/
I'm forwarding this report on the condition of arts organizations and
personnel in New York City.
David Green
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>THE STATUS OF ARTS IN MANHATTAN
>
>To: Our Friends and Colleagues
>
>From: Robert Lynch, President and CEO, Americans for the Arts
>
>Date: September 14, 2001
>
>
>To help keep you informed and in touch during this time of national
>crisis, Americans for the Arts will share with you the status of
>arts organizations in New York, the ways in which you can help, and
>ways the arts are being used to help in the nation's recovery. We
>will provide updates via e-mail as well as on our new website
>section, "Attack on America": www.AmericansForTheArts.org/attack/.
>Visit the new section and read a statement made by Robert Lynch,
>president and CEO, on Tuesday's tragic events.
>
>The Staff of Americans for the Arts
>All staff from our DC and New York City offices were unharmed by the
>attacks. Both offices are open and ready to help in any way we can.
>
>New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)
>The staff, all of whom are safe, are meeting to take inventory of
>other arts groups in the area who may have been effected. Bill
>Ivey, chairman, National Endowment for the Arts, is connecting with
>NYSCA regarding funds that they are making available.
>
>Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
>John Haworth, board member, has informed us that all staff is safe.
>The council was preparing for a dance festival onsite. The dancers
>had not yet arrived and the tech crews, just beginning to show up,
>were able to make it to safety. The council has also accounted for
>all the artists, except for one, who participated in and whose
>studios were featured on the ARTventure tour of Lower Manhattan.
>The council's offices and studios were destroyed. NYSCA will be
>providing immediate office space for the council.
>
>No other arts organization was affected to the extent of the Lower
>Manhattan Cultural Council.
>
>Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations
>The staff, all of whom are safe, are looking at ways to help the
>arts organizations affected in Manhattan.
>
>American Express Foundation
>All of our immediate colleagues at American Express-including Ann
>Wickham and Beth Salerno-are fine. (Their offices are across the
>highway from the World Trade Center).
>
>Business Committee for the Arts
>The offices are at the foot of the 59th Street Bridge in Long Island
>City and were directly across from the Towers. The staff, having
>had the unfortunate experience of seeing the second plane hit and
>the resulting events unfold, are safe but stunned.
>
>The Cultural Community
>New York City's cultural institutions have decided to persevere,
>despite this week's events and subsequent false bomb threats
>(Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of American History). At
>the urging of Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and Schuyler G. Chapin, the
>commissioner of cultural affairs, many of the city's premier museums
>opened their doors. Meanwhile, all 23 Broadway productions
>performed Thursday night after a moment of silence and a dimming of
>the marquee lights in recognition of the victims.
>
>The Metropolitan Opera and the New York City Opera are both staging
>special performances to benefit victims, families, and the relief
>effort. The flurry of activity in theaters, opera houses and
>museums represented a concerted effort by political and cultural
>leaders to return the city to some semblance of normalcy.
>
>Resources and Contributions
>Organizations throughout the nation have responded in a variety of
>ways to Tuesday's tragedies. For information on charities and
>resources available, visit the following organizations' websites:
>
>http://philanthropy.com/free/update/update.htm
>http://www.independentsector.org/media/Sept11_statement.html.
> www.charitywave.org
>
>This has been an extraordinary couple of days for everyone. For me
>it also serves as a reminder of how important our work is in our
>collective attempt to foster things that make the world a bit more
>beautiful and help foster a bit more dialogue, and that help keep us
>all a bit more human.
>
>We will remain in close contact and have designated Anne Canzonetti,
>202.371.2830 or e-mail [log in to unmask], to respond to any
>questions, concerns, or related information.
>
>One last note, we wanted to provide you with the toll-free number
>for the American Red Cross for those of you who would like to donate
>blood. You may call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE to find a blood donor center
>near you.
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