
{"id":26664,"date":"2012-06-28T09:50:36","date_gmt":"2012-06-28T13:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=26664"},"modified":"2012-06-28T09:50:36","modified_gmt":"2012-06-28T13:50:36","slug":"artscenter-wcom-form-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2012\/06\/28\/artscenter-wcom-form-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"ArtsCenter, WCOM form partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Rose Laudicina<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Staff Writer<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>Starting Labor Day 2012, WCOM will be broadcasting out of a new location, and The ArtsCenter will have a new partner to help it reach a broader audience through art and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>WCOM 103.5 FM community radio is moving into The ArtsCenter, as the two organizations form a partnership that promises to be mutually beneficial, and to be a boon to the arts community at large as well. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It seemed like all of the stars were aligned for this to happen,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d ArtsCenter executive director Art Menius said. <\/p>\n<p>Menius said the idea to form a partnership with WCOM came from a simple conversation. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We had great interest in working with WCOM,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Menius said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Working with radio production and broadcasting, we could expand the offering in the arts school.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n<p>This idea quickly snowballed into a reality when he and Jacques Menache, founder of The ArtsCenter and WCOM, spoke to their board members and were able to work out an agreement in just a couple of months. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We are both creative nonprofits,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Menius said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It seemed like a very natural partnership.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It just makes sense for WCOM and The ArtsCenter to work hand-in-hand,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Menache said in an email. <\/p>\n<p>Through this new collaboration, The ArtsCenter will be able to add radio broadcasting, radio theater, news reporting and interviewing to their list of class offerings. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Classes in radio production will create new programmers for our station,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Menache said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We can build a core of citizen broadcasters and journalists.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, although perhaps not right away, the two organizations hope to develop live broadcasts of shows, specifically concerts at The ArtsCenter. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The performing arts presented at The ArtsCenter will provide remarkable content for radio that can be distributed to other stations,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Menache said. <\/p>\n<p>Menius hopes that through this new art medium, The ArtsCenter will be able to reach a broader audience with its services and events. <\/p>\n<p>For the time being though, the main focus in kick-starting the partnership is getting the radio station set up in the new space. <\/p>\n<p>WCOM is planning on moving into the East End Gallery of The ArtsCenter and converting it into three separate spaces for the operation: one for production, another for offices and the third for an on-air broadcasting room. <\/p>\n<p>Since The ArtsCenter is providing the space, which is an upgrade from the radio station\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s current location at 208 E. Main St., it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s WCOM\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s responsibility to raise the money for the construction and renovation. <\/p>\n<p>WCOM is running a campaign to help finance the move, asking 100 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153friends of WCOM\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to give $100 each. Additional private donations will help fund the construction, to take place over the summer, and both Menius and Menache anticipate the station being firmly in place and ready to broadcast by Sept. 1. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I think it is really exciting that two cultural nonprofits of the same community are going to be working together for the greater good,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Menius said. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It is a partnership for the entire community.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WCOM will be broadcasting out of a new location, and The ArtsCenter will have a new partner to help it reach a broader audience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26664"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26665,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26664\/revisions\/26665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}