Contact: Eileen Rappoport Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington Phone: 202.638.2406 x24 E-mail: erappoport@cultural-alliance.org

ARLINGTON INDEPENDENT MEDIA AND DOUBLE R PRODUCTIONS HONORED FOR PROVIDING SERVICE TO WASHINGTON REGION’S CULTURAL COMMUNITY

	Linda Slye, Arlington Independent Media & Rosemary Reed, Double R at CAGW Annual Business Volunteers for the Arts luncheon with Eileen Rappoport, CAGW & John Veihmeyer, KPMG & CAGW Board President.

For Immediate Release
January 18, 2005
Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, DC – Arlington Independent Media, Arlington County’s public access cable channel, and Double R Productions, a Washington-based television production company, were honored for their roles in the creation of The Arts Show and Tell, an innovative new program of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington that allows the region’s arts and cultural organizations access to the means necessary to produce television segments about their work. The awards were given at the Cultural Alliance’s annual Business Volunteers for the Arts Recognition Luncheon on Thursday, December 8 at the Kennedy Center’s Roof Terrace Restaurant.

The Arts Show and Tell provides participating organizations with experienced, pro-bono producers, editors, and production staff who work to create a twelve-minute television segment that showcases the organization's art. Two arts segments are paired to form a thirty-minute television program. The Arts Show & Tell airs on Arlington Independent Media (AIM) channel 69 each Tuesday at 7:30 and Thursday at 10pm.

The creation of The Arts Show and Tell would not have been possible without the commitment and partnership of Rosemary Reed, principal of Double R Productions, and Lynda Slye, marketing director of Arlington Independent Media. Both companies made staffing resources available with a combined total of nineteen staff members who contributed 489 hours over a 14-month period.

"Double R Productions is honored to receive this award," said Rosemary Reed. "We especially enjoy working with the arts groups and providing them with the public attention necessary to further their success."

"Since commitment to the arts is at the core of Arlington Independent Media's mission, we are honored to be acknowledged with the BVA Award," said Lynda Slye.

To date, The Arts Show and Tell has featured four of the region’s arts organizations: Kathy Harty Gray Dance Theatre, Washington Bach Consort, Jane Franklin Dance, and The Textile Museum. As we move into 2006, The Arts Show & Tell will be picked up by Fairfax Public Access channel 10. Upcoming programs will feature Wolf Trap Institute’s Baby ARTSPLAY!, Levine School of Music, the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, and the seven additional arts organizations and cultural institutions who have submitted applications for the program.

Business Volunteers for the Arts ®/Washington (BVA) strengthens the management of nonprofit arts and cultural organizations by placing business professionals to work as volunteer management consultants with arts managers and their boards on projects in financial and strategic planning, marketing, information technology, and more.

The Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington is an organization dedicated to sustaining and increasing regional leadership, appreciation, support and resources for arts and culture. We build and nurture a regional network by enhancing the connection, collaboration, and conversation within the arts and cultural community and among business and other interest groups. The Cultural Alliance pursues four institutional strategies in order to progress its missions: Research, Convene, Advocate, and Serve.

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