Oconee County Tourism Department needs your help with making Watkinsville an arts destination

Please help Watkinsville get selected as a write-in town for this American Style magazine poll/contest.
Daniel J. Matthews, Jr.

 Oconee County Tourism Department needs your help
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 08:36:33 -0500
From: BBrodrick@jacksonspalding.com


Please take a moment to vote for Watkinsville (instructions below) and encourage others to do so.  Takes about two minutes.

Brian

From: Peggy Holcomb [mailto:pholcomb@oconee.ga.us]
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 5:06 PM
To: Peggy Holcomb
Subject: FW: Oconee County Tourism Department needs your help

 Hello Everyone,

 The Oconee County Tourism Department needs your help!

 We are currently pursuing the opportunity to be recognized as a Top 25 Arts Destination in America. The American Style Magazine is offering the chance to win $500 after placing your vote. There are three categories for cities: Large, Mid-size, and Small. If you would like to help us out, take a few minutes and follow the steps below and vote for Watkinsville, Ga. as your favorite SMALL city for contemporary art!

 Check out the link below, which will take you to the American Style Magazine homepage. Here, you'll see the ad for "VOTE for your favorite arts destination and win $500!) on the right hand side. 'Click' the ad and begin to place your vote. Once at the voting screen, scroll down until you see "Please select up to 3 of your favorite SMALL cities for contemporary art:" You'll have to manually click the box for 'other (please specify)' and type Watkinsville, Ga in the space below, along with the 'description' and 'contact information'.


Watkinsville is known as the Artland of Georgia, and I think it's time to let the world know!

http://www.americanstyle.com/
 
**Description Example: Known as the "Art-land of Georgia", Watkinsville offers a variety of artist's workshops and galleries that range from pottery and painting to hand blown glass. Watkinsville offers insightful art tours through galleries, as well as, behind the scenes looks at local artist's studios for visitors. With over 500 artists in the community, it is home to more artists per capita than any other community in Georgia. Just drive through Watkinsville and you will quickly see artist's works highlighted along streetscapes, and in shops and galleries.
   
Also, please forward this message to anyone/everyone you know who would be interested in supporting us and/or the chance to win $500!

 

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