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MISSISSIPPI ARTS COMMISSION
Telephone (601) 354-7:336-301 North Lamar Street- Post Office Box 13 41 ?*V #	Jackson, MissiNsippi 391205
CLIFF FINCH GOVERNOR
LIDA ROGERS	-	* -i i o -i
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	April 13,	1978
Mrs. Odile Rauxet Carter
218 North Beach Boulevard
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi 39520
Dear Mrs. Carter:
The offer made by sculptor Richmond Barthe1 to Bay St.
Louis is indeed generous and will provide a most appropriate landmark for your city and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
The National Endowment for the Arts' Art in Public Places Program offers matching funds for significant works of art.
I am enclosing a copy of the guidelines for this program and a sample application form for your information. I will be happy to assist you in preparing the necessary proposal letter (deadline:	June	30, 1978) and also the grant appli-
cation (if the proposal is approved).
You should determine the approximate costs of the following:
(1) Mr. Barthe's usual fee for comparable work, (2) travel expenses (if any), (3) cost of materials and services required, (4) cost of costumer, (5) cost of site preparation, (6) cost of installation. This will provide the overall estimated budget costs for the project. Application for one-half the total amount may be submitted to the Endowment. Only the estimated totals must be included in the proposal letter. If the proposal is approved the grant application will require more specific breakdown.
Please let me know if I can be of further assistance. Good luck with this exciting project for Mississippi!
Si ncerely
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Theo Inman Program Director