St. Lucie County Officially Designates St. Lucie Cultural Alliance as Local Arts Agency
Fort Pierce, FL – The St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners approved a motion to recognize St. Lucie Cultural Alliance (SLCA) as the County’s designated local arts agency. St. Lucie Cultural Alliance is a nonprofit organization relaunched in 2018 that represents and promotes the arts and cultural sector countywide.
As the designated local arts agency, St. Lucie Cultural Alliance will be the recipient organization of revenues generated through the Florida Arts License Plate sales in St. Lucie County. Funds collected through the sale of these specialty plates are distributed to the counties where the plates are sold, and each county designates a recipient organization to administer funds to support arts activities within that county.
“We are pleased that the Commissioners have chosen to designate St. Lucie Cultural Alliance as the County’s local arts agency. This designation will enhance our ability to deliver our mission,” said Lisa Fitz-Coy, spokesperson for St. Lucie Cultural Alliance.
To celebrate the occasion, Glenn Ryals, retired Vice President of GL Homes, and outgoing St. Lucie Cultural Alliance Board Chair, donated his painting “Dual Purpose,” valued at $10,000, to the County.
“We have worked for more than 12 months to put a focus on culture and art in our community. Collaboration and cooperation will enhance St. Lucie County as a cultural destination. ‘Dual Purpose,’ in a playful manner, is an abstract that should be relatable from a youthful to older perspective. The name conjures infinite thoughts of purposes that are in line with others. For a young reader, the painting spells out purpose, twice, across the canvas, so it literally says purpose twice,” said Ryals.
The public are invited to learn more about St. Lucie Cultural Alliance at www.artstlucie.org. The website is a digital hub for artists, and arts and cultural organizations, and includes an arts and cultural events calendar, virtual gallery and arts marketplace, member directories, grants and job opportunities, workshops, calls for art, and more.
In 2018, St. Lucie County invited Brevard Cultural Alliance to serve as consultants to work with the local community to build and grow St. Lucie Cultural Alliance. SLCA is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of local business leaders and arts advocates. Board meetings are typically held monthly and are publicly noticed at www.stlucieco.gov.
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