Austin Creative Alliance

Programs: Professional development seminars, community building events, public forumsaca produces educational programming to teach business and entrepreneurial skills to the art and creative sectors in two tracks: one covering professional management and economic gain for individual artists and the for-profit sector and one for nonprofit organizations. Aca also hosts community relationship building events with specialized themes to enhance business knowledge and collaboration within the community, as well as public forums to be held on topics of interest to the arts community. Fiscal sponsorship program & arts incubator for emerging artists and groupsaca offers project sponsorship to individuals and organizations that perform artistic and charitable services to the community. The program also offers expert advice and consultation regarding nonprofit best practices, marketing, and raising funds. 60 organizations or individuals were sponsored through the program in 2011. Frameworks e. A. S. T. Aca provides a micro-lending program of low-interest loans with forgiving payment plans used for live/work studio improvements and compliance with federal health and safety code. Additionally the program educates artists on code requirements, provides instructions on how to obtain permitting, and connects artists to independent inspectors. Actors equity association paymaster & umbrella servicesaca, working together with the new york and los angeles offices of actors equity association, provides services for producing organizations wishing to hire professional equity actors for their productions. Benefits through partnership with fractured atlasindividual and organizational members of aca are eligible to take advantage of the national fractured atlas open arts network. Benefits of the network include online interactive arts management and professional development courses, access to the national job bank, and the opportunity to purchase affordable insurance such as event, liability, equipment, directors & officers, teaching artist liability, and workers compensation. Annual unified general auditions each year aca hosts annual unified general auditions for local actors and auditors. This program provides actors an opportunity to be seen by professional directors, producers, and casting agents, and are instrumental for the region's theatre and film-makers in the casting of their productions and films throughout the year. Nowplayingaustin. Comour now playing austin website offers worldwide marketing for arts and culture activities in the city of austin. The site provides artists and organizations the opportunity to gain audiences and stimulate tourism and the economy. Austin concierge & guest services associationaca is an active member of the acgsa, providing its influential members with timely information using nowplayingaustin. Com on events and opportunities for their guests: visitors to our city. Austin arts minuteaustin arts minute, a trade partnership between cable network your news now (ynn) and aca represents $250,000 worth of advertising for austin's cultural arts community. Advocacyaca is committed to building strong, active, positive public awareness, engagement, and support for austin's creative arts and cultural scene. Aca believes that art is an integral part of contemporary life, and that a thriving creative sector means a healthier economy, a higher level of cultural sustainability, and a better standard of living for everyone.