Workshop History
2013
Creating Vibrant Communities through the Arts
Creating Vibrant Communities through the Arts featured sessions with regionally and nationally recognized presenters exploring best practices and practical planning tools for cultural districts, community engagement, arts business incubators, rural and urban revitalization, and community planning. This two-day capacity building workshop was for arts organizations and community partners in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.
Dates:
Thursday, June 6, 2013 and Friday, June 7, 2013.
Click here for a schedule of events.
Hosted by: Hanover College, Hanover, IN
Presented by: The Indiana Arts Commission and Ball State University's Building Better Communities
Supported by: The Kentucky Arts Council and the Ohio Arts Council
Plenary Sessions:
- Doug Borwick, CEO, Arts Engaged
- Helen Davis Johnson, Program Officer – Arts & Culture, The Kresge Foundation
Pre-Program Workshop: Doug Borwick, CEO, Arts Engaged, "Mainstreaming Community Engagement"
Presenters and Facilitators:
- Elaine Fisher, President, efisher+associates
- Miah Michaelsen, Assistant Economic Development Director for the Arts, City of Bloomington
- Jenny Moore, Project Manager, Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park Project
- Jeffrey A. Parks, President, ArtsQuest
- Tracy Taft, Executive Director, International Sonoran Desert Alliance
Sponsors:
Creating Vibrant Communities through the Arts is supported by the Indiana Arts Commission, Ball State University's Building Better Communities, the Kentucky Arts Council, the Ohio Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Artwork by Warren Miller.
Embracing Community Change through the Arts
Designed for arts leaders and their community partners in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, this two-day colloquium featured sessions with nationally-recognized experts exploring how arts organizations can better represent all community facets and advance initiatives of diversity and inclusion.
The first day highlighted best practices for embracing these changes through leadership development, decision making, programming, and community involvement. The second day focused on the practical tools for participating communities to take the initial steps towards a community plan.
2012
Arts & Entertainment Administration Workshop
Hosted by Valparaiso University Graduate School and the Indiana Arts Commission, this professional development workshop featured instruction from experts in the field and was open to professionals or anyone interested in learning more about arts and entertainment administration.
Topics included:
- Trends in attendee demographics and development;
- Media relations;
- Event planning, logistics, marketing and presentation; and,
- Financial management and profitability.
For a PDF of the workshop schedule, click here.
Date:
Friday, August 10, 2012
Time:
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location:
Valparaiso University, Christopher Center Community Room, 1410 Chapel Drive, Valparaiso, Indiana
Instructors:
Charlie Blum, President/CEO and Talent Buyer Star Plaza Theatre
Todd Wetzel, Convocation Director, Purdue University.
2011
Creating Vibrant Communities through the Arts
Dates/Times:
Thursday, October 13, 1:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday, October 14, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Click here to download a course prospectus.
Offered by: Ball State University Building Better Communities and the Indiana Arts Commission
Location: Monon Community Center, Carmel, Indiana.
Speakers, Facilitators & Presentations:
Steve Doolittle, Executive Director, Paducah Riverfront Development Authority, Kentucky
- "The Art and Neighborhood Revitalization, The Paducah Artist Relocation Program"
- click here for a PDF of presentation.
Joyce Sommers, President Emeritus, Indianapolis Art Center
- "Passion & Collaboration: How a Local Arts Education Center Helped Establish a Vibrant Community" - click here for a PDF of presentation.
Andy Vick, Executive Director, Allegany Arts Council, Maryland
- "Establishing a Successful Cultural District" - click here for a PDF of presentation.
Sara Peterson, JD, Nonprofit Management Consultant (served as moderator; no presentation)
Elaine Fisher, Special Projects Director, Emerita, Building Better Communities
- "Community and the Arts" - click here for a PDF of presentation.
- "Community Arts Development Tools and Resources"
- click here for a PDF of presentation. - Click here for a Microsoft Word document of the Blank Planning Template.
- Click here for a Microsoft Word document of the Sample Plan (using above template).
Principles & Techniques of Fundraising
Date & Time:
May 13, 2011, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m (EDT) & May 14, 2011, 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (EDT)
Click here to download a course prospectus.
Offered by: Indiana Arts Commission and Arts Illiana
Host & Location: Holiday Inn 3300 US Highway 41 South, Terre Haute, IN 47802, (812) 232-6081. This Holiday Inn is on the Southeast corner of I-70 and US-41.
Presented by: Tim Seiler, The Fundraising School, Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.jpg)
Think Differently. Act Strategically.
Date & Time: April 14, 2011, 11:30 - 6:00 p.m (EDT) & April 15, 2011, 8:15 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Click here to download a course prospectus. |
Offered by: Indiana Arts Commission, Ohio Arts Council, and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs
Host & Location: Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Presented by: ArtsLab, a five foundation collaborative program managed through Arts Midwest. Speakers include: Anne Hunter, Marketing Source USA; Kathleen H. Corley, consultant; and Sharon Rodning Bash, program director for ArtsLab.
Supported in part by: Arts Midwest
Thank you to those that attended this workshop in Fort Wayne on April 14, 2011 & April 15, 2011. As requested, here are the presentation materials from the event. For the community maps, click on the link and the image will open in a new window. To save to your computer, right-click on the image and select "save as."
April 14 - Day 1
- What is our identity? Who is our community? How do we face the major trends reshaping society and our community?
- Mapping Your Community
Local Art Centers and Councils (Group 1) Community Map Local Art Centers and Councils (Group 2) Community Map Arts in Education (Groups 3 & 4) Community Map Orchestras (Group 5) Community Map Presenting/Performance (Group 6) Community Map Regional/Statewide Councils (Groups 7 & 8) Community Map
Growing in Civic Engagement and Volunteerism Sector Boundaries are Blurring Demographic Shifts are Redefining Participation Technological Advances Abound Networks Organize Work in New Ways
April 15 - Day 2
- Breakout: Planning with the End in Mind (Planning and Evaluation Metrics) - Sharon Rodning Bash, Program Director, Arts Midwest
- Breakout: Strategy and Financial Structure - Kathleen Corley, Independent Consultant
- Breakout: Articulating your Public Value - Anne Hunter, President, Marketing Source USA
Other documents:
- Event Timeline
- Recommended Reading
- Feedback Form
- La Piana, David (2009). Convergence Report. The James Irvine Foundation. Retrieve from http://www.lapiana.org/downloads/Convergence_Report_2009.pdf.
- Read Nonprofit Lifecycles: An Overview - Review Characteristics. Retrieve from http://www.speakmanconsulting.com/pdf_files/NonProfitLifeCyclesMatrix.pdf.
2010
Sharpening Arts Fund Raising and Constituent Building in our Current Economy
Date: June 3-4
Location: Lafayette, IN
Presented by: Dr. Tim Seiler, The Fundraising School, Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
Hosted by: Indiana Arts Commission and Indiana Coalition for the Arts (INCA)
Leading at the Speed of Change
Date: June 25-26
Location: Bloomington, IN
Presented by: ArtsLab faculty presenters Kate Barr, Executive Director, Nonprofits Assistance Fund; Anne Hunter, President, Marketing Source USA; Mai Moua, Ph.D., President, Leadership Paradigms and Sharon Rodning Bash, Program Director, ArtsLab.
Hosted by: Indiana Arts Commission and Indiana Coalition for the Arts (INCA)
- Click here for workshop materials
- Major support for these activities is provided by ArtsLab, a leadership and capacity building program of Arts Midwest, in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts and Indiana Arts Commission.
Individual Artist Program Workshop for FY2011 Applicants
- Video 1 from November Indianapolis Workshop (Artist Access)
- Video 2 from November Indianapolis Workshop (Artist Access)
Please note, these videos are Windows Movie Files. You must have Windows Media Player to view these videos. You may download Windows Media Player here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/AllDownloads.aspx?displang=en.
