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The Organization
Forgotten Coast Cultural Coalition
The plein air event was initiated under the umbrella of the Gulf Alliance for Local Arts in 2006 and the Forgotten Coast Cultural Coalition was incorpo- rated as an independent non-pro t 501c3 organization in 2008. The mission of the Forgotten Coast Cultural Coalition is to enhance the vitality of local com-
munities along Florida’s Forgotten Coast from Mexico Beach to Alligator Point through cul- tural activities. Speci cally, its objectives are to organize regional cultural events to bene t local communities; empower the local organizations to be participating partners; to manage cultural event proceeds to bene t local non-pro t organizations to ensure their health and vitality; and to reach out to a broad-based, multi-community, multi-generational audience. Its primary activity is organizing the annual Forgotten Coast en Plein Air, America’s Paint- Out in May which provides local residents and visitors an opportunity to actively engage,
as volunteers and as art lovers, with nationally known plein air artists. In turn, the artists donate a percentage of each sale to bene t arts education for the local communities who make their annual visit successful. The Coalition has provided the permanent Richard Car- rell Plein Air Collection to Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf and grants for arts initiatives to many area partners. In 2015, a series of artist residencies began, focusing on the plein air process and the exhibition of plein air paintings as a means to build stronger communities.
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Franklin County Education Foundation (2009)
Gulf Alliance for Local Arts (2009)
Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf (2010)
Weems Memorial Hospital Foundation (2010)
Apalachicola Center for History, Cul- ture, and Art (2011)
Port St. Joe Port Theater (2011)
Historic Apalachicola Main Street (2012)
Proposed Port St. Joe Art and Culture Center (2012)
Community Grant Writer (2012)
PSJ High School Art Program (2013)
Apalachicola School of Art Youth Academy (2013)
CareerSource Gulf Coast Youth Arts (2014)
Franklin County Arts in Community Resiliency (2014)
Artist Residence, Mary
Erickson Examines Coastal
Habitat Management (2015)
Artist Residence, Lori Putnam
Examines Oyster Reef Restoration (2016)
Artist Training, Strengthening Volunteerism Through the Arts (2016) Artist Residence, Mark Shasha Examines Childhood Literacy (2017) Artist Residency, Dawn Whitelaw Ex- amines Volunteer Service and Community Engagement (2017) Excellence in Volunteer
Management Training (2017)
Artist Residency, David Boyd, Jr. Examines Sense of Place (2017) Initiated St. Joe Arts, Visual Arts Center (2017)