Mt. Pleasant Arts IMPACT launch artist registry

Mt. Pleasant Arts IMPACT (Impacting Mt. Pleasant Arts and Culture Together) has announced the development of an ?Artist Registry? whose purpose is to connect artists with community members through an electronic database.

The IMPACT Artist Registry is free to use and free for artists to register. The information will provide a resource to consumers seeking information about local artisans in order to schedule performances, commission or purchase artworks or to schedule lessons. The registry will provide artists a portfolio site to promote their work and artistic passion with an expanded audience within our community. The registry is also a tool for artists and arts organizations, themselves, to network in an endeavor to strengthen and enhance our community identity and culture.

Artists (and arts organizations) residing in Mt. Pleasant and Henry County are invited to join the registry at no cost by submitting their information electronically to www.mountpleasantiowa.org, clicking on ?Community? at the top; and then in the right margin, click on ?Arts and Culture? to be directed to ?Call For Artists.?

Those wanting to submit information will be asked to submit their name, business name, contact information, website ? if applicable ? and a short summary of their work/business/organization.

The IMPACT Artist Registry will represent individual artists and arts organizations in the following genres:

?Musicians (vocal and instrumental)

?Dance

?Drawing, painting, photography and printmaking

?Sculpture, weaving, ceramics and quilting

?Theatre, dramatics and film

?Creative writing (poetry, prose and drama)

?Galleries, archives and museums

Mt. Pleasant Arts IMPACT is an advocacy group dedicated to fostering and supporting local artists and arts organizations by creating awareness of their activities and endeavors, and by generating ways to honor and celebrate arts and culture in and around Mt. Pleasant.