At it’s core, The INDEPENDENT ARTS & MEDIA COMMUNITRY ASSOCIATION is a community organizing tool, dedicated to the celebration, promotion, development, preservation, & support of communities & local culture.
The I.A.M.C.A. is a non-profit, member supported public platform/utility & weekly journal of “all things local”. A “People’s Platform”!
It is a central “community hub” for the collaborative partnering of IAMCA membership with local & independent contributors, creators, producers, organizers, volunteers, community organizations, venues and other partners, to both
- – provide a vast variety of public interest, cultural arts, entertainment, programs, activities & events, news & information, services, tools & resources. and in turn,
- – provide essential opportunities, promotion, tools, resources, advocacy & support to all our afore-mentioned partners.
While each affiliated IAMCA Chapter is locally supported, organized & operated, each are an essential part of a larger, nationwide network/community of chapters, that come together to work collectively on
- – developing and expanding new tools, resources, support & features for the advancement our shared platform.
- – collaborative productions, programs, activities & events, news & information, services, products, tools & resources, for which each affiliated chapter receives shared benefit, exclusive-to-IAMCA-member-chapters license, access and use. Everything from the development, support & production of national and international news, elections coverage, to IAMCA merchandise, to bigger budget productions, like a feature length film or documentary, etc.
- – participation in shaping Official I.A.M.C.A. Central public-interest programming, projects, productions, and other efforts.
- – representing their chapter’s membership, with regard to Official IAMCA Central policy and practices.
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