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Springfield Regional Arts Council Announces New Executive Director

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

The Springfield Regional Arts Council Board of Directors has selected Leah Hamilton Jenkins as new Executive Director.

The board on May 20 voted unanimously to install Jenkins with a start date of Monday, June 1, 2009.

Jenkins most recently was the coordinator of the Arts Programming Sustainability Initiative (APSI), an effort led ... [continue]

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Message From The Director

Thursday, May 01, 2008

Wow! So many things are now happening at the Arts Council that we barely have time to turn around. We've got our ARTS IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM up and running (under the able tutelage of Leslie Dobyns, our Arts Education Outreach Coordinator, and banks and credit unions around the region ... [continue]

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A Message From The New Executive Director

Thursday, January 04, 2007

It was with great excitement (and a little trepidation as well) that I
walked through the doors of The Creamery this week, into a new office, a new job and a return to the Arts milieu from which I had taken a slight hiatus to embark on some meaningful personal ... [continue]

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Springfield Regional Arts Council Blog

Saturday, June 17, 2006

One of the goals of the Springfield, Missouri Cultural Plan is to increase communication and awareness of the arts. Given the rising popularity of blogging, this site is a pilot project to test the level of interest and effectiveness of this venue.

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