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CA) from 1985 to 1991, will be
working along several tracks to
get ArtServe into full swing —
staffing, funding, developing
membership and naming a
board of directors.
With an eye toward eliminat-
ing any duplication of work,
Kratchman is planning a mem-
bership drive and the group's
first fund-raiser — a Sept. 4 re-
gatta on the Detroit River.
"We are going to be racing two
boats, and they're going to be
captained by two important peo-
ple in the arts community,"
Kratchman said. "We are look-
ing for membership support
from artists, people who support
the arts and anybody who has
an interest in the arts."
Kratchman's approach builds
on political as well as cultural
experience.
The University of Michigan
graduate worked as a legislative
aide for the late New York Sen.
Jacob Javits, press secretary and
deputy campaign manager for
Doug Ross in his drive for a state
Senate seat, finance director of
the Blanchard for governor cam-
paign, special assistant to the di-
rector of the Michigan
Department of Commerce and
ombudsman for the Office of the
Michigan Business Ombuds-
man.
"I think I'm very much a prod-
uct of the women's movement,"
Kratchman said. 'When my chil-
dren were young, the women's
movement had just begun.
"I was taking care of children
and cooking, and I love both
those things. With the little bit
of extra time I had, I took bal-
let lessons, and I loved that. I
struggled with whether I want-
ed to work, and I waited. I went
to work when my youngest (of
two) was 13.
"I had lived in Washington
when I worked for Sen. Javits,
and then I raised my family.
When I went back to work, I
worked part time on a political
campaign.
"At the Department of Com-
merce, I did some image promo-
tions for the state and became
interested in the arts communi-
ty and what the arts contributed
to Michigan. From there, I be-

came director of the MCACA."
A personal issue with Kratch-
man has been the cutting of arts
programs in public schools
where budgets have been tight,
and she believes that ArtServe
can help bring these back.
"People are important to the
arts, and the arts are important
to our communities throughout
the state," Kratchman said. 'The
arts enhance our lives, teach us
about the world, help solve prob-
lems and bridge the gap between
populations."
As the ArtServe president
merges resources from the pre-
vious organizations, she already
has an agenda of programs to
implement.
She will work at providing an
information source on arts fund-
ing for grant seekers and grant
makers, linking arts organiza-
tions and artists through trans-
fer of technologies and
information, creating multicul-
tural forums and nurturing to-
morrow's audiences as well as
tomorrow's artists.
Married to attorney Michael
Kratchman, the ArtServe pres-
ident hopes her husband will be-
come very involved with
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts,
a program begun through the
Michigan Bar Association to help
artists with legal problems.
"It's exciting to see how many
people want to volunteer," said
Kratchman, who has volun-
teered for the Marketing Com-
mittee of the Jewish Community
Council, the Detroit Initiatives
Task Force of the Jewish Feder-
ation of Metropolitan Detroit
and the Cultural Arts Commit-
tee of the Jewish Community
Center.
"This new organization is go-
ing to be an opportunity for
many people to become involved
in the arts community," Kratch-
man said. "Hopefully, we'll be
able to make more people un-
derstand the need for a strong
arts community and what the
arts contribute to our everyday
lives." El

/it To get information on Art-
Serve, volunteer for one of its
programs or get tickets to the
regatta, call (313) 964-2244.

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