Crossroads @ SECCA

Come see Dean & Britta provide soundtracks for Andy Warhol's 13 most beautiful Screen Tests this Friday night at SECCA. It will be an unforgettable night of muti-disciplinary revelry and trip-inducing music. Please see the poster below and SECCA's website for more details.

Avenue of the Arts- 2012 Symposium

The Wake Forest School of Law Journal of Business and Intellectual Property invites you to attend the annual symposium, Avenue of the Arts: Connecting Creativity, Economics and the Law, on Friday, March 23rd, from 10 AM until 3 PM.

Inspired by Winston-Salem’s reputation as the “City of the Arts & Innovation,” this year’s symposium will focus on the intersection of intellectual property law practice and the arts, with special attention on the employment of artistic ventures as engines for economic development in local communities.  In the field of the arts, intellectual property law provides artists and entrepreneurs with the tools to protect their original works, while the business-end of the industry deals with the monetization of such ventures.  By exploring the intersections of these forces at work within the arts, we can come to a better understanding as to how to facilitate artistic expression in a way that both protects creators and disseminates the work to a large audience for maximum economic benefit.  Panelists, including Wake Forest Business School alumna and North Carolina Secretary of Cultural Resources Linda Carlisle, Wake Forest Professors Steve Virgil, Simone Rose, and Woodrow Hood, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Arts Council President Milton Rhodes, professors Mike Mireles from the Pacific School of Law and Jeff Slattery from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, and Robert Rehm, will present on a variety of issues, including extension of protection for copyrighted works that have fallen in the public domain, the reach of personal liability for infringement of artistic works under the doctrines of contributory and vicarious liability, intellectual property issues related to public organizations, and programs designed to employ arts as an engine for economic development.

For more information, please visit the symposium website at http://ipjournal.law.wfu.edu/symposia/ or contact Greer Benge at bengge9@wfu.edu.  Admission is free, and interested persons can attend any portion of the panels they may choose.  The keynote address by Secretary Linda Carlisle will begin at 12:30, with a lunch served by Triad Community Kitchen.

We look forward to seeing you on Friday for this exciting introduction to the intersections of the arts, economy and intellectual property!

Interested in getting involved with The Arts Council?

Here in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, we are fortunate to have so many wonderful volunteer and leadership opportunities for young professionals. But if you are still searching for a volunteer role you are really excited about, then perhaps The Arts Council is the place for you!

Volunteering with The Arts Council is more than just learning about what is happening in the arts- it's for people who are passionate about economic development in our city, for people who care deeply about education and a well-rounded curriculum, and for people who want to learn more about how we can ensure a vibrant cultural community. It's also for people who want the training and experience to become effective board members going forward.

Between now and the end of the year, we hope to host two large events to engage the local "Under 40" community. Be on the lookout for more information coming soon! Along the way, we will also be alerting people as to the exciting opportunities, performances, gallery openings, and concerts happening within the arts community, in the hopes that we can encourage attendance at some of these fun events.

If you would like for us to include you in our events, communications, and information, please email Kate Reece, Director of Major Gifts for The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, at kreece@intothearts.org.

2012 Art Nouveau Society Committee

Greer Benge

Tyler Burr

Jigar Desai, Committee Co-Chair 

Trina Erickson

Weatherly Gordon

Sterling Kelly 

Susan Maier

Matt McChesney, Committee Co-Chair 

Allison McWilliams

Elizabeth Nolan 

William Palmer

Caroline Trapeni
Anna Sweigart

David Williams 

See you at La Lunch!

You have to eat lunch, so why not grab a friend or co-worker and head downtown to join Piedmont Opera at La Lunch on Thursday, March 8  for a lunch filled with music, drama, and excitement? 


Join Piedmont Opera and other arts enthusiasts for a behind-the-scenes lunch at the Piedmont Club. Maestro James Allbritten and several of the principal cast members will be on hand for a close up look at The Crucible. Please call the Piedmont Club to RSVP at 336.724.7077. Space is limited. Cost is $15.00 per person and includes tax and gratuity.


Want more information? Visit the Piedmont Opera website. 

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