Local organization strengthening careers of female artists

THE EDINA BAKER FUND IS AN AWARD CREATED TO HELP STABILIZE AND STRENGTHEN THE CAREER OF WOMEN ARTISTS, PARTICULARLY 60 YEARS OLD AND UP. AND HERE WITH US TODAY IS THIS YEAR’S WINNER OF THAT AWARD. WE HAVE RENE RAY WITH US ALONG WITH JESSICA LEVIN, WITH THE CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY. LADIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH US. FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS, RENE. THANK YOU. SO ON ON THIS YEAR’S AWARD, WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND WHEN YOU FOUND OUT? OH MY GOSH, WHEN I GOT THAT CALL, I WAS SO EXCITED AND JUST SO GRATEFUL. AND HONORED TO BE REPRESENTED IN THIS BY THE CULTURAL COUNCIL. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I THINK WE HAVE SOME VIDEO OF YOUR OF YOUR PAINTING HERE. AND YOU’RE FROM DELRAY BEACH. SO I FEEL LIKE SO MUCH INSPIRATION THERE IN DELRAY BEACH, RIGHT? WHEN IT COMES TO ART. GORGEOUS PIECE HERE. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN JESSICA. LET’S TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT THE DINA BAKER FUND IS. YES. THE DINA BAKER FUND IS ACTUALLY FOR MATURE ARTISTS OVER 60 YEARS OLD AND IT’S TO STRENGTHEN AND STABILIZE THEIR CAREERS AS CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS. AND IT’S A $10,000 AWARD, AND IT’S FOR ARTISTS WHO DEMONSTRATE, WHO DEMONSTRATE A FINANCIAL NEED. AND THEY USE IT TO FURTHER THEIR ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS. OKAY. AND WHAT WAS THE IDEA BEHIND BEHIND THIS FUND? IT WAS STARTED BY A CULTURAL COUNCIL SUPPORTER AND ARTIST BY THE NAME OF DINA BAKER, AND HER IDEA WAS TO REALLY SUPPORT ARTISTS WHO ARE OVER 60 YEARS OLD, FEMALE ARTISTS WHO REALLY NEED THAT PUSH AT THE END OF THEIR CAREERS, TO CATAPULT THEM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE REALLY SHOWCASED AND HIGHLIGHTED THROUGHOUT THE THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS. AND, RENE, WHAT IS SOMETHING LIKE THIS DO FOR YOUR CAREER? OH MY. SO WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY, NOT ONLY IS THERE A FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO IT, BUT I HAVE A THIS WONDERFUL EXHIBIT THAT YOU’VE YOU’VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE AND IT CERTAINLY HELPS WITH UPGRADE AND THINGS LIKE MY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, WHICH I’M FOCUSING ON MARKETING, MY ART, AND ALSO SO MATERIALS UPGRADE MY MATERIALS AND ALSO JUST OTHER THINGS THAT I NEED AS AN ARTIST TO REALLY GO FORWARD. YEAH. SO VERY EXCITING. THAT’S REALLY INCREDIBLE. LET’S TALK ABOUT THE WORK THAT THE CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY IS DOING TO PROMOTE THE WORK OF LOCAL ARTISTS. YEAH. SO THE CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY IS A LOCAL ARTS SERVICES AGENCY FOR THE COUNTY, AND WE SUPPORT ARTISTS THROUGH THEIR CREATIVE ENDEAVORS FROM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. ALL THE WAY TO WE HAVE THREE GALLERY SPACES WHERE RENE’S WORK IS BEING SHOWCASED RIGHT NOW. AND WE ALSO HAVE AN ARTIST DATABASE OF OVER 600 ARTISTS ON OUR WEBSITE. AND THIS IS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING AS WELL. HOW CAN HOW CAN SOME LOCAL ARTISTS GET INVOLVED IF THEY’RE INTERESTED? SO REALLY, SPECIFICALLY FOR ARTISTS, WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO SUPPORT THEM BY CREATING A FUND TO SUPPORT ARTISTS. THE DANA BAKER AWARD THIS IS IS ACTUALLY ITS LAST YEAR IT’S BEEN GOING ON. YES, IT’S IT’S ITS EIGHTH YEAR AND RENEE IS OUR LAST RECIPIENT. BUT WE’RE HOPING THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN SUPPORT US BY STARTING THEIR OWN FUND TO SUPPORT ARTISTS LIKE SUCH AS RENEE TO CONTINUE THEIR CREATIVE EXCELLENCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO YOU CAN CONTACT ME AND I CAN HELP THEM GET STARTED ON CREATING A SPECIFIC FUND. OR THEY COULD SUPPORT OUR YES FUND, WHICH IS AN ACRONYM FOR THE YEAR OF EXTRAORDINARY SUPPORT. AND IT’S WHERE WE’RE CELEBRATING OUR LARGEST SINGLE INVESTMENT IN THE ARTS AND CULTURAL SECTOR IN 46 YEARS. AND THROUGH THIS FUND, OUR THE PUBLIC IS ABLE TO SUPPORT US IN WITH A EXCUSE ME WITH ARTS AND CULTURE EDUCATION FUND, EMERGING AND CULTURAL EMERGING ARTISTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL. SO ALL THAT INFORMATION THAT JESSICA JUST SPOKE ABOUT, WE PUT ON OUR WEBSITE, WPBF.COM. SO WE MADE IT EASY FOR YOU. JUST HEAD THERE AND GO AHEAD AND CLICK ON THE LINK. AND AGAIN, EVERYTHING THAT SHE JUST SPOKE ABOUT, YOU’LL FIND THERE. LADIES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEIN

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