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The Mediation Center to host free “Rock Your Peace” rock painting event on Thursday, July 18 as part of 100 Days of Intentional Peacebuilding campaign
Who: The Mediation Center of the Coastal Empire, a leading nonprofit organization headquartered in Savannah, dedicated to helping citizens proactively manage conflict, creating alternatives to litigation and increasing access to justice.
What: “Rock Your Peace” Free Rock-Painting Event. The Mediation
Center of the Coastal Empire will host a special “Rock Your Peace” rock-painting event, which is free and open to the public. “Rock Your Peace” is part of The Mediation Center’s 100 Days of Intentional Peacebuilding community outreach campaign, which is designed to raise awareness of the importance of peace in the Savannah community and to celebrate local peacebuilding efforts.
The Mediation Center invites members of the public share how they support peace in the community and to use the hashtag #SAVDayOfPeace to contribute to the 100 Days of Intentional Peacebuilding social media campaign. Attendees are invited to paint rocks with peace-related emblems, words or pictures and leave them somewhere for others to discover.
The 100 Days of Intentional Peacebuilding initiative will culminate on September 22 at the third annual Peace in the Park celebration, which will take place from noon to 4 p.m. at Daffin Park, located at Victory Drive and Waters Avenue.
When: Thursday, July 18, from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Where: The Mediation Center of the Coastal Empire, 5105 Paulsen St., Suite 125D, Savannah, Georgia
Register: Please click HERE or visit Eventbrite to register in advance for the “Rock Your Peace” event.
Deep Center hosts Legacy Quilt Community Conversation honoring legacy and creating legacy for the next generation
Deep Center’s Block by Block program will be hosting the Legacy Quilt Community Conversation, an intergenerational opportunity to honor the legacy of elders and build legacy for the next generation. The legacy quilt is the final product of Block by Block’s year-long programming that explored the history of music in poetry, the power of storytelling and how young people are finding their place within their community. The Legacy Quilt Community Conversation will be held on Friday, July 26 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Bull Street Library auditorium, located at 2002 Bull St., Savannah. “The Legacy quilt project has been exciting because it has been an opportunity for our young people to have intergenerational conversations with their parents and elders and begin to see the connections of how every generation has similar struggles and similar joys” said program manager, Ka’Dia Dhatnubia. “ We are thrilled to be able to invite the community into a larger conversation and find the things we have in common with each other and learn from that.” The event is free and open to the public, but RSVP is requested: tinyurl.com/3u7z585u For questions, reach out to writewithus@deepcenter.org. Savannah VOICE Festival receives grant from Georgia Council for the Arts
Savannah VOICE Festival (SVF) was awarded a Bridge Grant from Georgia Council for the Arts, a strategic arm of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, for fiscal year 2025. The Bridge Grant provides funding for operating support to nonprofit arts organizations, many of which were negatively affected by COVID-19. As part of this year’s Bridge awards, 204 entities in 44 counties will receive more than $2.6 million in funding.
“These grant dollars will allow arts organizations in Georgia to focus on their primary mission to bring art and cultural events to their communities by relieving the burden of certain operating expenses,” said Georgia Council for the Arts Director Tina Lilly. “Georgia Council for the Arts is excited to help our arts organizations continue to foster economic and cultural vitality in their communities.”
Georgia Council for the Arts received applications from arts organizations from across the state, including performing arts centers, museums, galleries, amphitheaters, and music festivals.
Bridge Grants are available to arts organizations for eligible operating expenses like rent, utilities, programming expenses, and marketing.
“The Savannah VOICE Festival is thrilled to receive these much-needed funds to bring high-quality opera and concerts to Savannah, Pooler and our coastal community,” said SVF Executive Director Evelina Erickson. “In collaboration with other non-profit partners, local churches, and museums, SVF works to ensure that classical voice and opera is accessible to everyone.”
Funding for these grants is provided through appropriations from the National Endowment for the Arts and the American Rescue Plan (ARP).
Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) uses Peer Review Panels to judge and review applications following standard practices set by the National Endowment for the Arts. Panelists are GCA Council members and fellow professionals who are experienced in the arts discipline or type of grant being reviewed, or are citizens with a record of arts activities, experience, and knowledge.
This article appears in Connect Savannah I July 2024.
