To our Womankraft Friends:

Hello, I hope you are having a wonderful day. We are reminding you that our second reception for the 21st annual Drawing Down the Muse is this Saturday May 4, 2013 7PM-10PM @ 388 S. Stone Ave Tucson, AZ 85701. This is our 21^st annual women only exhibit. It includes all mediums, unrestricted in subject matter, and is by local women artists.

We will be serving food and drink, including wine and champagne. Donations are always appreciated. If you can’t make it this reception, please tell your friends. Looking forward to seeing you!

Also, the new Castle Voice is out. If you haven’t already received yours or would like to be on the mailing list, please call us @ 520-629-9976 Wed-Sat 1:00PM-5:00PM or come pick it up @ 388 S. Stone Ave Tucson, AZ 85701. Or if you would like to view it online, you can click on Current Castle Voice Newsletter at the top of our website and then click on 40^th Castle Voice May-August 2013 and you should be able to view it in your browser or download it to your computer, at your convenience.

There are three small errors in the latest Castle Voice that I would like you to be aware of:

1.)    The first reception for “It’s All About the Buildings” is June 1^st and July 6^th 7:00-10:00PM instead of June and July 6^th

2.)    You Don’t Have to Draw a Straight Line 3 Parts Class should be a fee of $30 instead of $20

3.)    Acrylic Painting and Mulberry Paper 3 Parts Class should also be a fee of $30 instead of $20

To our Womankraft friends,

This is our 21st annual women only exhibit, "Drawing Down the Muse".
It includes all mediums, unrestricted in subject matter, and is by
local women artists. Our reception is Saturday April 6th 2013, 7:00PM-10:00PM
located @ 388 S. Stone Ave Tucson, AZ 85701.

We will be serving food and drink, including wine and champagne.
Donations are always appreciated. If you can't make it this reception, please
tell your friends. Looking forward to seeing you!

We need to get this info out to our membership and urge them to call the city council. I think there is a call line that will record messages for the entire council. I have 791-4700 for that or MCWEB@CI.TUCSON.AZ.US BUTsomeone needs to check that. It is also important to call one’s own city council person and emphasize that you live in her ward. Emphasize that TPAC has been cut and cut and that further cuts will be devastating to the entire art community. Our organization gets very little money from TPAC but we use it to leverage other monies from private foundations and individuals and to get discounted insurance.

Extra Extra! City Draft Budget Recommends 50% Cut in TPAC Funds
Tucson Pima Arts Council Urgent News Flash

*Extra! Extra!*

TPAC NEWS FLASH

*Friday, March 29, 2013*
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*City of Tucson Recommends Cutting TPAC Funds by 50% in Its First Draft Budget*

The City’s first draft budget recommends a 50% CUT in Tucson Pima Arts Council’s funding. If approved, TPAC will not be able to maintain its services. Such a cut would be a dramatic blow to the 28-year-old organization. The ability of TPAC to provide funding for the following community services are in jeopardy:

* General Operating Support Grants for Arts Organizations
* New Works Artist Project Grants
* Fall Open Studio Tour
* Artist Teaching Roster
* Public Arts Roster
* Arts Professional Development
* Funding for Community Events & Festivals
* TPAC’s ‘News & Opps’ Newsletter
* Tucson’s River of Words Youth Program
* Pima County Youth Arts Awards
* Pioneer Building Arts Shows
* Public Art Facilitation
* Lumies Arts & Business Awards
* Maintenance of the Arizona Cultural Data Project and the Local Arts
Index
* Ability to form public/private philanthropic partnerships
* Daily access to the resources and support of TPAC’s trained arts
professionals

This budget cut is being proposed NOW. *Please take 10 minutes to make your voice heard and save your arts community:* Contact the City Council’s six members and Mayor Rothschild TODAY.

Make a call and write an email—or even better a letter. (You can contact all of the Council Members, however, it will help to let your Council Member know that you are a voter in her or his Ward.)

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*Mayor Rothschild*
mayor1@tucsonaz.gov <mailto:mayor1@tucsonaz.gov>
Phone: 791-4201
City Hall, 255 W. Alameda, Tucson, Arizona 85701

*Ward 1 – Regina Romero*
ward1@tucsonaz.gov <mailto:ward1@tucsonaz.gov>
Phone: 837-4264
Ward 1 Council Office, 940 West Alameda, Tucson, Arizona 85745

*Ward 2 – Paul Cunningham*
ward2@tucsonaz.gov <mailto:ward2@tucsonaz.gov>
Phone: 791-4687
Ward 2 Council Office, 7575 East Speedway, Tucson, Arizona 85715

*Ward 3 – Karin Uhlich*
ward3@tucsonaz.gov <mailto:ward3@tucsonaz.gov>
Phone: 791-4711
Ward 3 Council Office,1510 East Grant, Tucson, Arizona 85719

*Ward 4 – Shirley Scott*
ward4@tucsonaz.gov <mailto:ward4@tucsonaz.gov>
Phone: 791-3199
Ward 4 Council Office, 8123 East Poinciana, Tucson, Arizona 85730

*Ward 5 – Richard Fimbres*
ward5@tucsonaz.gov <mailto:ward5@tucsonaz.gov>
Phone: 791-4231
Ward 5 Council Office, 4300 South Park, Tucson, Arizona 85714

*Ward 6 – Steve Kozachik*
ward6@tucsonaz.gov <mailto:ward6@tucsonaz.gov>
Phone: 791-4601
Ward 6 Council Office, 3202 East 1st Street, Tucson, Arizona 85716

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Thank you for your support!

“Love Letters” Pictures:

To see the full picture, click on it. Thank you for all who came to see the show. It was lot’s of fun!

TO OUR WOMANKRAFT FAMILY :
Speak the Speech Theatre Company Presents it’s next offering of the season: “LOVE LETTERS”
Performances are March 15 &16 at 7 P.M. and March 17 at 2 P.M.
Performances will be held at The WomanKraft Art Center at 388 S Stone Tucson, AZ 85701
Tickets are $10 cash or check at the door or $7 for Womankraft members. Seating is limited.