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 FilAm ARTS, the Association for the Advancement of Filipino Arts and Culture -- the largest, comprehensive, Filipino American non-profit arts organization in the region -- hosted its inaugural benefit Spring Art Auction at Remy’s On Temple Gallery in Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles. The event featured photographs by Pulitzer Prize winner Marissa Roth and Jose Flores, and one-of-kind collectible works by international artists such as painter Rey Zipagan, sculptor Salvador Floriano, and works by Filipino American artists - Faustino Caigoy, Diane Canizares, Charles Funk, Tala Mateo, Mark Canto, Alfie Ebojo, Greg Pacificar, Ernie Pena, Phloe Pontaoe, Mia Villanueva, and many other notable artists. Proceeds from the fundraiser go towards benefiting and supporting FilAm ARTS’ programs such as the Annual Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture, the Pilipino Artist Network and Eskuwela Kultura.

Welcome to all types of businesses, community groups, food vendors, and artisans to participate in making this the biggest and most diverse FPAC yet.

Benefits for exhibitors include:

- New affordable rates on booth set up and advertising options!
- Early bird discount of 15% off if received by June 1st, 2007.
- Limits for each category of product/industry!
- First come first served booth choices for standard booth purchases.
- Customization possible by request.

As an exhibitor to FPAC you are not only presenting your products to a multicultural, multigenerational audience of 25,000 and more, you are supporting two days of a community run tradition with performances, exhibitions, and various areas for the whole family.

Click on the following for more information and to download the application packet: 

BUSINESS EXHIBITOR

FOOD VENDOR

COMMUNITY PARTNER

ARTISAN EXHIBITOR

SPONSORSHIPS  

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From Americans for the Arts Email Newsletter: 

June 27, 2007


Great news! The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a new 
historic level of funding for the National Endowment for the Arts 
(NEA). The bill provides a $35 million increase to the NEA - the 
largest in the history of the agency!  This accomplishment didn’t 
come easily -- the debate took place over two days and of the many 
amendments offered to the bill, three specifically targeted cuts to the 
NEA. 

Below are the details of the debate, the votes and what’s up next!

The floor action began with Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Norm 
Dicks (D-WA) outlining his support for the NEA.  He recalled how the 
Congressional Hearing on the arts that his subcommittee held on Arts 
Advocacy Day helped to provide a basis for this increase, he stated, 
“the committee has acted to provide the funding so arts can reach even 
more broadly into American communities with a richer variety of 
programs.”

Mr. Dicks was joined on the House floor by Congressional Arts Caucus 
Co-chairs Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Chris Shays (R-CT).  Mrs. 
Slaughter cited the Arts & Economic Prosperity III report stating 
that the arts mean, “$12.6 billion in Federal Government tax revenues, 
and 5.7 million full-time equivalent jobs…Simply put, in every way, 
investment in the arts is sound public policy.” Mr. Shays added his 
support to the increase in NEA funding by speaking about his personal 
life and how his parents introduced him to the value of the arts.

For the opposition, Representatives Rob Bishop (R-UT), Ginny 
Brown-Waite (R-FL) and Doug Lamborn (R-CO) each offered an amendment 
that sought to cut funding for the NEA.  While the amendments from 
Reps. Bishop and Lamborn sought to reduce NEA funding in order to fund 
other programs, the Brown-Waite amendment was written to solely cut 
funds from the agency.  She stated on the House floor, “Americans are 
tired of wasteful Washington spending and are unwilling to pay for this 
so-called art with their tax dollars.  Don’t reward the National 
Endowment for polishing trash and call it art.”

All three ‘weakening’ amendments were debated for 10 minutes apiece 
on the House floor and then were called for a recorded vote. Each one 
went down to defeat.  Based on how they voted on the Bishop Amendment, 
you can click here to thank your Member of Congress for his or her vote 
to strengthen the NEA, or express your disappointment with their vote 
to weaken the agency.  Final passage of the House Interior 
Appropriations bill was approved by a vote of 272-155.

http://capwiz.com/artsusa/utr/1/IDGYHJCTTU/OMLYHJCTUX/1275827686

Over the past few weeks, Americans for the Arts has been sending you 
these Arts Action Alerts, asking for your help.  And you have kindly 
responded!  Over the past month arts advocates from fifty states have 
sent over 26,000 messages to their Members of Congress calling for this 
$35 million increase to the NEA.  That is in addition to the hundreds 
of lobbying visits made to congressional offices during Arts Advocacy 
Day in March and the many phone calls made directly to their 
congressional offices

Thank you for your incredible hard work. We would not have achieved 
this terrific outcome without you.

Next Steps

Next month our attention will shift to the U.S. Senate and to President 
Bush.  The Senate Interior bill offers more limited support for the 
NEA than the House version and these differences will have to be worked 
out in a conference committee.  Further complicating things, President 
Bush has already threatened a veto on this spending bill.   It all 
makes for a very exciting autumn appropriations season!

Thank you again for your continued support of the arts!

http://capwiz.com/artsusa/utr/1/IDGYHJCTTU/IEUXHJCTUY/1275827686