EVENTS
TGIF Concerts on the Trace. 6-8pm; March 2008, April 2008, May
2008. Free outdoor concert series at the Tammany Trace Trailhead, I-12, exit 65, on Koop Drive.

President's Arts Awards. Fall 2008. Annual awards presentation
recognizing excellence in the arts in St. Tammany Parish.

GRANTS PROGRAMS
Decentralized Arts Funding (DAF) Program
The St. Tammany Arts Commission administers the Louisiana
DAF program in St. Tammany Parish.
Schedule FY2009
Guidelines & Applications are available March 2008
Applications Due - Friday, June 6, 2008
(For projects occurring Oct. 1, 2008 thru Sept. 30, 2009)
Cooperative Endeavor Program: Grants that support community
partners who are already working in the arts & humanities fields.
The program offers matching funds for programming focusing
specifically on activities directly related to St. Tammany Parish
arts & folk-life. Applications accepted on a monthly basis,
February-October. Guidelines available at www.stpgov.org/arts/.

COOPERATIVE MARKETING INITIATIVES
The St. Tammany Arts Commission, in partnership with the Arts
Network, offers many opportunities to cooperatively market the
arts in St. Tammany Parish.
Comprehensive Online Parish Calendar of Events
Quarterly E-Newsletter of the Arts Network
St. Tammany Parish Cultural Season Guide
Weekly Show "Lifestyle" and "Spotlight"on Cable Channel 10		 CULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVES
The St. Tammany Arts
Commission offers
numerous leadership
development workshops,
grant writing workshops,
audience development
programs, cultural events, and opportunities for individual artists.

The following workshops are scheduled for 2008:
Managing Finance. Tuesday, February 12, 2008. 6-8pm. Koop Dr.
Marketing Research. Tuesday, February 26, 2008. 6-8pm. Koop Dr.
Legal Issues. Tuesday, March 11, 2008. 6-8pm. Koop Dr.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE ARTS
IN ST. TAMMANY PARISH:
The best way to keep posted on this and many other events in
St. Tammany Parish is to visit our comprehensive parish
Calendar of Events at www.stpgov.org and click Calendar. The
Calendar of Events is a one-stop all-inclusive listing of arts and
cultural events, parish meetings, community events, fairs,
festivals and more. It is our goal for everyone to utilize the
calendar. We hope that you find it a useful tool with everything
in one place! You may also submit an event for the calendar by
clicking"Submit An Event" at the bottom of the calendar page
and filling in the form. We also offer a quarterly e-newsletter
that replaces our printed newsletter. To sign up, go to
www.stpgov.org, under Parish Newsletters.
Click register to receive automatic email updates.

Grant applications, contact information, calls to artists, web links
to arts organizations, and much more can be found at the St.
Tammany Arts Commission website, www.stpgov.org/arts/ or
call (985) 898-5243.