Dallas Area Cultural Advocacy Coalition

MISSION:

The Dallas Area Cultural Advocacy Coalition (DACAC) is a coalition of artists and arts organizations who have joined together to support and defend arts funding on a local, state and national level, and to work to resolve important issues that affect arts and cultural organizations. DACAC provides a voice and representation for the arts community in the public forum.

OBJECTIVES:

• Formally establish Advocacy Organization with broad representation including arts and cultural groups, individuals, public and community-based television and radio organizations, and other constituents with common cause.
• Recruit cultural organizations and others to become active, dues-paying members to support the advocacy initiatives of the organization.
• Identify important advocacy issues, develop strategy to address the issues, and mobilize the membership to implement the strategy.

IMPLEMENTATION:

DACAC is a Texas Nonprofit membership organization and is organized as follows:

• Volunteer Board of Directors and Officers
• By-laws
• Members who pay dues to support the organization
• Monthly Meeting Schedule
• Web Site – www.dallasneedsthearts.com

ISSUES:

• Ensure bond funding for arts facilities in upcoming Bond Election
• TABC rules put arts organizations at risk – Options to remedy problems
• Sunset Commission Recommendations for Texas Commission on the Arts
• Create strategic partnerships with other organizations such as Texans for the Arts, Texas Restaurant Assoc., etc.
• Marketing for small arts organizations and individual artists
• Defining Best Practices for nonprofit Arts organizations
• Other

Officers

Joanna St. Angelo, President
Kirsten Brandt James, Executive Vice President
Secretary
Ralph Blackburn, Treasurer
Sandra Greenway, Vice President - Membership
Judy Pollock, Vice President - Programs
Vice President - Governance
Vice President - Advocacy and Education