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University of Rhode IslandDigitalCommons@URIDesign Arts (1994-1995) Education: National Endowment for the Arts andHumanities, Subject Files I (1973-1996)1995Design Arts (1994-1995): Correspondence 04Jane AlexanderFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/pell_neh_I_22This Correspondence is brought to you for free and open access by the Education: National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities, Subject Files I(1973-1996) at DigitalCommons@URI. It has been accepted for inclusion in Design Arts (1994-1995) by an authorized administrator ofDigitalCommons@URI. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@etal.uri.edu.Recommended CitationAlexander, Jane, "Design Arts (1994-1995): Correspondence 04" (1995). Design Arts (1994-1995). Paper 5.http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/pell_neh_I_22/5http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/pell_neh_I_22/5NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR~THE ARTS theFederal ageney that sypports the visual, literary and performing arts to ben_efit all Americans Office of the <;hairman Arts in Education Cha[/enge& Advancement l)ance Design Expansion Arts Folk & 'lraditional Arts [nternati<;ma_l Literatf!.re Local Arts Agi!nCjes Media Arts Museilm MU.Sic Opera/Muska/ Theater Presenting State & Regional Theater Visual Arts 7beNancy ll_anfls Centi!?' JJOOl'e!zsy[vanif:IAve. NW Wa~hington, DC2_0506 ?_D?!68i·5400 J~n1,1C1ry n. 199S Matthew Rund President Man~facturing Jewelers & Silversmiths of Ameri<;a One State Street 6th floor Providence, RI 02908 Dear Mr. Rund: DESIGN-Of products. services, communications. and environments-ls a strategic national resourc::e whose full potential has yet to be realized. Certainly, there is a breadth of talent and energy being devoted to enhancing Ameriean desig-n excellence, but because efforts ate diffosed, the message about the value and power of design to help achieve America's etonomie, social, edut-ational. ~mg envircmment~l ggcih rcire!y re.cic_hes the ;:mpropriate a1Jdience, coordination of programs and strategies is difficult, and overall, opportunities to take advantage of design resouttes simply go unexerdsed. What is lacking is focus and leverage to ma~imize design as a national resource. Responging to this sitl,Jatjon, t_he. NCJtjonCJI E_n<;l9vvment for the A_rt_s is organi~ng Cl national forum on design. I hope that you will help us in this important endeavor, and I am Writing to ask you to be a member of the planning committee. The planning committe~to be composed of approximately 25 people,.......;.will have re.pre.se.ntC1tJve.s from the c9rpor!]te qnd bysines_s cgmmunity, de.sign ancl t?y_sirws_s schools,_ and federal agencies. The first mee!ing of the committee is scheduled for Match 3-4 Tn Proviaence and Newport, RI. The meeting will begin at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, March 3rd, with lunch at the Rhode School of Design in Providence and end with h.111c:h Cit the. home. of Se.ncitor Clciil;>orne. Pell in Newport Qn ~CltlJrQ!lY. t_he 4th_. The purpose of the meeting is to develop a program and format for the forum. We want to discuss themes and topics, potential speakers and presentations, and the venue and strua:ure of the forurn or series of events. For further information about the forum and planning meeting and to respond to this invitation, please contact Samina Quraeshi, Director of the Design Program. or TQm Grooms, Prqgram Manage.r, Federal Desi_gn Improvement, ~t ?OY682-5437. thank you for your commitment to design excellence and your consicteration of this request. · Sincerely, ~"~.:~~ · - Chairman J~ ) 

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