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Connecting and Serving Community Arts Leadership
This day-long conference for arts and cultural organizations that represent and serve New York City's communities of color addresses current challenges in the nonprofit arts sector by providing an opportunity for African, American Indian, Asian, and Latino/Hispanic diasporic organizations to learn from top arts administrators, share best practices, and network.
Presented by: Belle Mgmt Consulting
Culturals of Color Symposium
Friday, April 17th, 2009
Skylight Gallery
1368 Fulton Street, 3rd Floor
Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
9am – 5pm
Skylight Gallery
1368 Fulton Street, 3rd Floor
Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
9am – 5pm
Please RSVP for this seminar.
$25 when purchased online; $30 on-site
Cancellations must be received by April 14th; a $10 cancellation fee will apply. There are no refunds for cancellations received after April 14th. No-shows will not be refunded.
Please call 718-625-0080 with questions about RSVPs and payment.
$25 when purchased online; $30 on-site
Cancellations must be received by April 14th; a $10 cancellation fee will apply. There are no refunds for cancellations received after April 14th. No-shows will not be refunded.
Please call 718-625-0080 with questions about RSVPs and payment.
SUMMARY
As the economic downturn becomes more and more of a reality for the cultural arts sector, community artists and arts organizations face increased strain on already limited resources. Government funding is decreasing, foundations are narrowing their focus, corporations are changing their priorities, and arts organizations are suffering in the balance. How is this effecting our local arts institutions? What can we do about it?
Join your fellow leaders of cultural organizations of color in a full day symposium that gives us a unique opportunity to learn critical basic skills, hear successful cases, and seek advice from a spectrum of top arts administrators.
As the economic downturn becomes more and more of a reality for the cultural arts sector, community artists and arts organizations face increased strain on already limited resources. Government funding is decreasing, foundations are narrowing their focus, corporations are changing their priorities, and arts organizations are suffering in the balance. How is this effecting our local arts institutions? What can we do about it?
Join your fellow leaders of cultural organizations of color in a full day symposium that gives us a unique opportunity to learn critical basic skills, hear successful cases, and seek advice from a spectrum of top arts administrators.
PROGRAM
“Fundraising Planning for Community Arts Groups” – Workshop – 9am
Chantel Bell, Belle Management Consulting
This hands-on workshop geared towards small and midsized arts organizations of color, carefully brings participants through the fundraising planning process as it pertains to the unique case of the arts. Participants are encouraged to come prepared with a particular program for which we will create a fundraising calendar.
Lunch – 12noon
Keynote Speech – 1pm
Dr. Marta Moreno Vega, Caribbean Cultural Center
Dr. Vega shares perspectives on her dramatic personal and professional journey from leading small community based arts initiatives, incubating arts service organizations, operating a cultural center, and joining the board of the New York State Council on the Arts.
“Lessons from the Field” – Panel Discussion – 2pm
Hear leading arts administrators share narratives of issues they have overcome in the course of building their institutions. Topics included funder relationships, board development, program management, human resources and many more.
Presenters
Sis. Kwayera Archer Cunningham, Ifetayo Cultural Arts Facility
Lillian Cho, Asian American Alliance
Laurie Cumbo, MoCADA
Diane Fraher, American Indian Artists, Inc.
Pam Green, Weeksville Heritage Center
Georgiana Pickett, 651 ARTS
"Cultural Arts and the Recession" – Round Table Discussion – 3pm
Participants share experiences of the difficulties faced during the current economic crisis. Facilitated by marketing professional Omoyele McIntosh, the forum will be based on the recent Alliance for the Arts report “The Arts and the Recession.”
Closing Reception – 5pm
“Fundraising Planning for Community Arts Groups” – Workshop – 9am
Chantel Bell, Belle Management Consulting
This hands-on workshop geared towards small and midsized arts organizations of color, carefully brings participants through the fundraising planning process as it pertains to the unique case of the arts. Participants are encouraged to come prepared with a particular program for which we will create a fundraising calendar.
Lunch – 12noon
Keynote Speech – 1pm
Dr. Marta Moreno Vega, Caribbean Cultural Center
Dr. Vega shares perspectives on her dramatic personal and professional journey from leading small community based arts initiatives, incubating arts service organizations, operating a cultural center, and joining the board of the New York State Council on the Arts.
“Lessons from the Field” – Panel Discussion – 2pm
Hear leading arts administrators share narratives of issues they have overcome in the course of building their institutions. Topics included funder relationships, board development, program management, human resources and many more.
Presenters
Sis. Kwayera Archer Cunningham, Ifetayo Cultural Arts Facility
Lillian Cho, Asian American Alliance
Laurie Cumbo, MoCADA
Diane Fraher, American Indian Artists, Inc.
Pam Green, Weeksville Heritage Center
Georgiana Pickett, 651 ARTS
"Cultural Arts and the Recession" – Round Table Discussion – 3pm
Participants share experiences of the difficulties faced during the current economic crisis. Facilitated by marketing professional Omoyele McIntosh, the forum will be based on the recent Alliance for the Arts report “The Arts and the Recession.”
Closing Reception – 5pm
The BAC/Independence Professional Development Seminars for the Arts Series is generously sponsored by the Independence Community Foundation.