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SUMMARY:Deadline: Nominations for Living Treasure Award
DESCRIPTION:*The Northfield Arts Guild encourages our members and supporters to nominate your favorite arts individual for the Arts & Culture Commission’s “Living Treasure Award!” Several NAG members have received the award in the past. Let’s see if we can get another NAG member to win this year! \n2016 NORTHFIELD LIVING TREASURE AWARD \nDO YOU HAVE A NOMINEE? \nThe Arts and Culture Commission invites Northfielders to submit the name of anyone whom they feel is worthy of being considered its 2016 Northfield Living Treasure. \nThe deadline for nominations is November 6\, 2015.  Nomination forms can be downloaded from http://www.ci.northfield.mn.us/DocumentCenter/View/1507 or picked up in hard copy here at the Guild. \nThe annual award honors an individual who has\, over a period of time\, made significant contributions to Northfield in\, through\, or on behalf of the arts and culture\, so as to enhance the reputation of the city and the quality of life of its citizens. \nNominees may be either a practitioner in one or more of the arts\, or an arts or cultural leader\, supporter\, or advocate.  The award is one of recognition and has no financial value. \nCriteria for nomination are adapted from the United Nations guidelines to countries\, states\, and cities who also offer such awards: \n\nThe nominee must be living and a Northfield area resident.\nThe nominee must have amassed a body of work that demonstrates consistency of excellence.\nThe nominee must be an inspiration to others.\nPersonal admirable attributes that the nominee may possess include: kindness\, courage\, wisdom\, grace\, authenticity\, humor\, humility\, respectfulness and generosity.\nThe nominee is encouraged to serve the community and share their expertise for a period of no less than twelve months from January 1 to December 31 during the year after receiving the award\, to the extent they are able.\n\nPrevious recipients of the award have been Ray Jacobson\, sculptor and visual artist; Myrna Johnson\, theatre director\, performer and arts-community leader; Cora Schultz\, Northfield Youth Choirs founder and leader; Paul Niemisto\, Vintage Band Festival founder and Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra founder and conductor; Patsy Dew\, photographer\, theatre artist\, NAG and Senior Center arts programming developer and mentor; and Dewayne and Theo Wee\, accomplished pianists\, music teachers\, and unstinting performers and accompanists for individuals and groups at more Northfield events than can be accounted for.
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SUMMARY:Give to the Max Day!
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your support of the Northfield Arts Guild!  Please consider a gift TODAY! \n \n10 Reasons to Support the Arts from www.AmericansfortheArts.org\n1. Arts promote true prosperity. The arts are fundamental to our humanity. They ennoble and inspire us— fostering creativity\, goodness\, and beauty. The arts help us express our values\, build bridges between cultures\, and bring us together regardless of ethnicity\, religion\, or age. When times are tough\, art is salve for the ache.\n2. Arts improve academic performance. Students with an education rich in the arts have higher GPAs and standardized test scores\, and lower drop-out rates—benefits reaped by students regardless of socio-economic status. Students with 4 years of arts or music in high school average 100 points better on their SAT scores than students with just one-half year of arts or music.\n3. Arts strengthen the economy. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that the arts and culture sector represents 3.25 percent of the nation’s GDP—a larger share of the economy than tourism and agriculture. The nonprofit arts industry alone generates $135 billion in economic activity annually (spending by organizations and their audiences) that supports 4.1 million jobs and generates $22.3 billion in government revenue.\n4. Arts are good for local merchants. Attendees at nonprofit arts events spend $24.60 per person\, per event\, beyond the cost of admission on items such as meals\, parking\, and babysitters. Attendees who live outside the county in which the arts event takes place spend twice as much as their local counterparts ($39.96 vs. $17.42)—valuable revenue for local businesses and the community.\n5. Arts drive tourism. Arts travelers are ideal tourists\, staying longer and spending more to seek out authentic cultural experiences. The U.S. Department of Commerce reports that the percentage of international travelers including museum visits on their trip has grown steadily since 2003 (18 to 24 percent). The share attending concerts and theater performances has grown from 14 to 17 percent since 2003.\n6. Arts are an export industry. U.S. exports of arts goods (e.g.\, movies\, paintings\, jewelry) grew to $72 billion in 2011\, while imports were just $25 billion—a $47 billion arts trade surplus.\n7. Arts spark creativity and innovation. The Conference Board reports that creativity is among the top 5 applied skills sought by business leaders—with 72 percent saying creativity is of high importance when hiring. The biggest creativity indicator? A college arts degree. Their Ready to Innovate report concludes\, “The arts—music\, creative writing\, drawing\, dance—provide skills sought by employers of the 3rd millennium.” Nobel laureates in the sciences are 17 times more likely to be actively engaged in the arts than average scientists.\n8. Arts have social impact. University of Pennsylvania researchers have demonstrated that a high concentration of the arts in a city leads to higher civic engagement\, more social cohesion\, higher child welfare\, and lower poverty rates. A vibrant arts community ensures that young people are not left to be raised solely in a pop culture and tabloid marketplace.\n9. Arts improve healthcare. Nearly one-half of the nation’s healthcare institutions provide arts programming for patients\, families\, and even staff. 78 percent deliver these programs because of their healing benefits to patients—shorter hospital stays\, better pain management\, and less medication.\n10. Arts mean business. The Creative Industries are arts businesses that range from nonprofit museums\, symphonies\, and theaters to for-profit film\, architecture\, and design companies. A 2014 analysis of Dun & Bradstreet data counts 750\,453 businesses in the U.S. involved in the creation or distribution of the arts that employ 3.1 million people—representing 4.2 percent of all businesses and 2.2 percent of all employees\, respectively.
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SUMMARY:Small Business Saturday
DESCRIPTION:“Shop at the small businesses that help write the story of America.”  The Northfield Arts Guild Gift Shop is great for unique gifts handmade by select local and regional artists. Seasonal rotation means there is always something new and our Gift Shop is open every Saturday!
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