In order to help us demonstrate the impact of public funding for the arts, our funded organizations must help us in publicizing programs and organizations that are being funded by the Georgia Council for the Arts. Your help in acknowledging our funding of your programs will be of benefit to everyone.

      All Georgia Council for the Arts funded organizations are required to credit both the Georgia Council for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts in all grant related publicity. Panels take into consideration your organization’s history of compliance with the administrative terms of agency funding when reviewing your organization’s application. Failure to comply with all terms of this agreement will jeopardize future funding. Please read the following carefully for details and instructions.

GCA LOGO AND CREDITING

The Georgia Council for the Arts logo below must be used by all grant recipients in publicizing those programs supported by Georgia Council for the Arts funding (including, but not limited to, programs, newsletters, brochures, flyers, calendars, postcards, invitations, films and videotapes, and electronic transmissions). The logo is available for download here.

The text used when crediting the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) should read as follows:

“This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA also receives support from its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts.”

Type should be no smaller than 8-point.

Programs
Logo credit must be given on the program page of all programs printed by grant recipients in a size no smaller than 1” wide and 5/8” tall with at least .25” of white space on all sides.

When possible, GCA also requests that the NEA logo be used. This logo is available by email from GCA.

Georgia Council for the Arts also must be listed in the appropriate donor category of financial support that the organization received from the Council.

General Operating Support Grantees:
Performing arts organizations that receive $70,000 or more in total GCA funding in any fiscal year shall provide a full page* of advertising space in all season programs. GCA will provide camera-ready artwork.

Performing arts organizations that receive less than $70,000 in total GCA funding in any fiscal year shall provide one-half page* of advertising space in all season programs. GCA will provide camera-ready artwork.

*Please note that Georgia Council for the Arts does not provide camera-ready advertisements but only access to the agency logo. 

Educational Material
Logo credit must be given in all educational materials distributed in association with any GCA funded program or exhibition, including all printed material used for promotion or execution of the program.

Print Advertising

Credit (logo or language) must be given to GCA in all print and broadcast advertising placed by a grantee

Billboard advertising must also include GCA credit (logo or language)

Credit must also be given in any newspaper interviews about the grant recipient’s programs.

Electronic Advertising
Logo credit must be given in all electronic advertising, including television and internet.

Grant recipients must use the GCA logo on their websites along with a link back to the GCA Web site.

Operating Support Organizations

The logo must appear on the organization’s home page or the web page dedicated to the GCA-funded project.

In promotional appearances on television and radio by a representative of the organization, verbal credit must be given. In television and radio advertising, verbal credit must be given at least once during a broadcast to acknowledge the support the grant recipient has received from the Council.

Exhibition Signage
Operating support organizations or any exhibition presented with funding from GCA must include GCA with other major funders listed on exhibit wall text in order of the size of contribution. If there is no sponsor list in the wall text, a sign must be placed at the entrance to exhibit with the following text:

This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. The Council is a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Press Releases
Press releases by operating support organizations or grant recipients regarding GCA-funded programming should also credit the council using the above text.

Oral Credit
In cases where printed credit is not applicable, i.e. no printed program, etc. Oral credit must be given to GCA before an event or performance. This applies to radio broadcasts and audio for the hearing impaired. If oral credit is not feasible, a sign must be placed at the entrance to the event using the text above.

Other Partners
Organizations that are officially partnering with the primary grant recipient must comply with the above requirements. The grant recipient is responsible for communicating these requirements to its partners and seeing that they fulfill these obligations.

Sub-Grantees
Those organizations receiving funds through the Grassroots Arts Program (GAP) are required to comply with the terms, conditions and language set forth by their Grassroots Agency. A sub-grantee should not imply that it received funds directly from GCA, but rather from a GCA grant administered by its Grassroots Agency.

Co-Sponsorship
Programs that are co-sponsored by GCA will have separate publicity requirements. Under no circumstances, should an organization state or imply that the council has sponsored, co-sponsored or presented a program, event or activity without expressed, written consent from the council.

OTHER WAYS TO INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC FUNDING

• Write an opinion piece or letter to the editor crediting the Council for their support of your program

• Have the children that attend your education programs make posters and write letters to your legislator or the Governor thanking the Council for its support.
  
• Invite the Council’s Executive Director, Chairman or Council members to speak at one of your important events

• Write an article about the importance of GCA funding and the difference in makes in your organization

• Send a letter home to parents from the principal or executive director explaining the work of the council and the programs that are supported by the council in your school or organization.

• Send a press release about your grant award and include a quote from your legislator about the importance of GCA funding to helping you i.e. reach new audiences, foster community development, provide the quality programming, or develop effective arts education programming.

     State funding for the arts has become vulnerable because the public does not know about the impact these funds have on their lives, communities and arts organizations. Help our funding by helping to inform your audiences and the public of its importance to your organization and programming.