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FRIENDS OF SUMEI Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art, fosters excellence in the visual arts through exhibitions and educational programs that serve as catalysts for inclusiveness and diversity, promote cross-cultural dialog, and enable us to better understand the time in which we live. Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. With more than 40 years of service, we are dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. With offices in Washington, DC and New York, and more than 5,000 organizational and individual members and stakeholders across the country, we are focused on three primary goals: Foster an environment in which the arts can thrive and contribute to the creation of more livable communities. Generate more public- and private-sector resources for the arts and arts education. Build individual appreciation of the value of the arts. Asian American Arts Centre was founded in 1974 in New York City to address the distinctive concerns of Asian Americans in the United States. Its mission is to promote the preservation and creative vitality of Asian American cultural growth through the arts, and its historical and aesthetic linkage to other communities. The Arts Centre accomplishes this by presenting and interpreting the ongoing synthesis of contemporary American and Asian art forms, utilizing performance, exhibition, and public education. THE ART OF FRAMING. For all your matting & framing needs. In the Ironbound Section of Newark, NJ. Near the new HOME OF SUMEI. Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation celebrates, promotes, and supports the wealth and diversity of the region's arts resources and works to increase access to the arts and culture of the region and the world. Created in 1979 to encourage continued development of the arts and to support arts programs on a regional basis, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation is dedicated to growth and appreciation of the arts throughout the region, the nation and the world. Foundation programs encourage the creation of new works of art, promote new relationships and ideas within the performing arts community, build new audiences, advocate for the arts in education and connect the arts and artists of the mid-Atlantic region to the rest of the nation and the world. A private, non-profit organization, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation depends on its state arts agency partners and the National Endowment for the Arts to bring the highest quality arts programming and services available to artists , audiences, and the public. The Newark Arts Council was created to advance and expand the city's artistic and cultural resources. The agency provides leadership, direction, and technical assistance through partnerships with Newark's many artists, arts administrators, community organizations, community development corporations, planning groups, economic development agencies, and the general public. Our goal is to share resources, promote advocacy efforts, assist in audience development and public awareness of arts and culture, and to serve as a cultural resource to the community. Created as an agency of state government, the NJSCA operates as a division within the Department of State. Its purpose is to encourage and give financial support to artists, arts organizations and projects throughout New Jersey. We are proud that our support is bringing the benefits of the arts to audiences exceeding 15 million annually. As a result of our grant programs, the NJSCA is the largest single contributor to the arts in New Jersey. We are also an advocate for arts activities and events in our state's communities, schools, hospitality centers and urban entertainment complexes. In addition to direct funding to arts organizations and projects, the NJSCA supports activities and events carried out by non-profit organizations and artists whose combined efforts move nearly a billion dollars through our state's economy every year. We urge you to view the information presented herein to fully understand and appreciate the impact that the NJSCA's programs and services have in providing for a better New Jersey through the arts. Carol Ann Herbert Chairman David A. Miller Executive Director Sumei Arts Org ©2006