A Vote for the Sedona Art Barn is a Vote for Sedona

Voting is simple.  The internet based grant program determines winners by the idea that gets the most number of votes during the campaign month of August.  You register with Pepsi online and vote every day in August.  Rules allow one vote for the Arts Center's idea each day. 

Vote when you turn on your computer first thing each day.  Click on the instruction form (below) to print it out, and tape it to your computer to remind you to vote every day in August.

Pepsi created the Refresh Everything Online Grant Program in January 2010 with money the company used to spend on Super Bowl commercials.   Pepsi donates over $1.33 million dollars every month to fund great ideas presented by individuals and communities throughout the U.S.  

Submitting the application to get into the running is highly competitive.  The Sedona Arts Center was successful in getting their application accepted for voting during the month of August.

This critical funding for the Sedona Arts Center will be used to "refresh" the old Barn Building at the Art Center's campus.  The building was originally the Jordan Apple and Peach Packing Barn and was built around 1930.  Inspired by the beauty of Sedona, Egyptian sculptor-Nassan Gobran and a group of local visionaries including Max Ernst-recognized the need for a place where artists could work, teach, and learn together.  In 1958, they established the first Sedona arts group and purchased the Barn which quickly became the community's creative and social hub.

The Art Barn needs major repairs, including a new roof, re-siding, installation of a sprinkler system, replacement of windows and interior improvements.

Watch the "Save the Art Barn" YouTube video:

If the Arts Center is successful in winning the Pepsi Challenge, the improvements can be made and this special building can be brought back to life for the more than 58,500 students served by the Arts Center each year.

The Arts Center is Northern Arizona's oldest not-for-profit organization and offers arts and educational programs to people of all ages and walks of life.  Educational opportunities include events such as the Plein Air Festival and 1st Friday Gallery Tour.  A vital part of the Verde Valley economy, the Arts Center galleries sell the largest selection of work by local artists.  And tourists and visitors attracted by the Arts Center spend over $600,000 annually in Sedona.

For more information visit www.sedonaartscenter.com.   Follow the action on YouTube and Facebook at Save the Sedona Art Barn or Twitter @SedonaAz.