From: Life Is Art
Dear Artists, Arts Professionals and Art Lovers,
You know we work very hard to support our South Florida artists. It is of the utmost importance to a mature city to have a thriving artist community. I hope you will give me just a few minutes of your time to discuss a very important issue. For an artist, an injury or serious illness could be devastating and ruin their entire career. I know you do not want to hear about it, but the Affordable Care Act (also called Obamacare) is coming.
If you are self-employed, as many artists are, you are probably uninsured. Even if you are self-insured, this information is for you. If you are an arts non-profit, this information is for you. (If you are safely working for a corporation with insurance, this is probably not for you, but you are still welcome.) Seriously, this is super important. Please listen carefully to this information. As of January 2014, if you do not have insurance, you could be subject to fines. Now, not having insurance is bad enough, but being fined and not having insurance is worse. That is the bad news.
The good news is, there is a very good chance you could get very inexpensive insurance. This is real. I do not want to go into all the details in an email, but subsidies are available and insurance companies are bringing costs down. I know that there has been a lot of confusing information in the news media and political ads. Please come to our Arts and the Affordable Care Act seminar on November 18th at HistoryMiami to learn all of the details. Remember that knowledge is power and our goal is to empower artists to be able to follow their passion and do what they love.
We have worked very hard to put this all together for you. I really hope you will take advantage of it. We have put together a panel of four experts to talk about your options. We have free parking. We have refreshments for after the seminar is over. In my opinion, this is the most important issue facing artists and organizations right now. That is why we really busted our humps to make this a great event for you. Again, I hope you will take advantage of it.
Please note, this is a non-political event. We are neither for nor against the ACA, we are just providing information so that you can be aware of the situation.
We ask that you please share this information with your colleagues. This seminar is targeted at artists and arts organizations, but everyone is welcome.
If you decide not to attend, please let me know why. Your feedback on this would be helpful.
The Arts and the Affordable Care Act
Date/Time: Monday, November 18, 2013, 3:00pm-6:00pm
Location: HistoryMiami, 101 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33130
Tickets: $10, but if you cannot afford it, please contact us and we will provide a scholarship.
Click Here for More Information and to Purchase Tickets: http://rsvp.lifeisartfest.org
I would like to thank our partners and sponsors for helping to make this happen. Production Partner: Arts & Business Council of Miami. Supporting Sponsor: Health Council of South Florida, Switchboard Of Miami with Cognosante. Host Sponsor: HistoryMiami. Free Garage parking provided by Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs. PR & Event support: Action PR. Refreshments provided by Elwoods GastroPub, KIND Healthy Snacks, Marley Coffee, Scratch Bakery, Mad Chiller, Vita Coco.
Thank you very much for your time, I hope to see you there.
Sincerely,
James Echols
Life Is Art, Inc.
lifeisartfest.org
