Sample News Release

NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Use
DATE

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Name, Title
Your Organization
Address
City, State, Zip
Phone
Fax
E-mail

HEADLINE

(YOUR CITY) --- The (Organization) has been awarded a matching grant from the Oklahoma Arts Council to assist in funding (name of activity/event).

(INSERT - Some information about your event and/or organization. This is your chance to brag!)

Through state appropriations and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Oklahoma Arts Council funds arts events and arts education programs throughout the state. Projects funded by the Oklahoma Arts Council generate matching funds create public/private partnerships that in turn impact Oklahoma’s economy throughout the state’s rural and urban communities.

For event information, contact (your contact person). For information regarding the Oklahoma Arts Council, contact Public Information Director Ann Dee Lee, at
(405) 521-2931, or e-mail at anndee@arts.ok.gov.

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