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John Bishop
4 days ago1 min read
Gala Tickets are On Sale!
Purchase your ticket here It’s hard to believe that Aripa Arte is only one year old. The seeds of this organization were planted during...
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John Bishop
Jun 28, 20242 min read
Grant Applications Are Coming In
Thanks to Bogdan's outreach at MoBU 2024, and our own advertising, the applications for Aripa's grant cycle are coming in. Applications...
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John Bishop
Jun 1, 20241 min read
MoBU 2024 Art Fair
We are so fortunate that Bogdan was able to travel to Romania this week to attend the 2nd annual international art fair in Bucharest,...
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John Bishop
May 9, 20242 min read
We're Going Back to Romania
We finally admitted defeat with the hope that we could return to Romania this spring. The airline tickets doubled in price, and it just...
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John Bishop
Mar 15, 20242 min read
Fundraiser for Romanian Artists
On March 1st, we hosted our first ever gala celebration for Aripa Arte here in Houston, and the event was a marvelous success. The...
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John Bishop
Feb 2, 20242 min read
It Has Finally Happened!
After a year of waiting, we have finally been granted tax exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service here in the USA. This is huge...
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John Bishop
Jul 20, 20233 min read
The Application is In!... Again...
We have reason to celebrate! Our application to the IRS for 501(c)3 tax free status has been submitted online. Well, this is actually...
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John Bishop
May 9, 20234 min read
Still Waiting... But There's Hope
Time for an update on the new nonprofit. We've had some good news and some bad news. After all the drama around sending in the...
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John Bishop
Apr 17, 20234 min read
While We Wait...
All the paperwork is in at the IRS requesting our tax exempt status. At first I though: What is all of the fuss about?" I submitted the...
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John Bishop
Mar 26, 20232 min read
Announcing Our New Nonprofit
Well, we've done it. We started our very own nonprofit corporation called Aripa Arte. The whole point of Aripa Arte is to create a...
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