This two-day, highly engaging hands-on workshop will explore how nonprofit arts education providers can more deeply engage their communities; gain access to a broader array of resources including expertise, credibility and funding; and increase sustainability through collaboration.
Collaborating effectively often requires the acquisition of new skills and a shift in perspective. The 2012 Powerful Partnerships Institute is designed to help arts education providers:
- Identify their organization's core institutional and programmatic assets
- Identify potential partners (other organizations, funders, advocates, etc.) with whom they can work to 'co-create' sustainable programs
- Understand what is required to achieve sustainable collaborations (e.g., sharing authority, trusting others)
- Understand common challenges to collaboration and learn methods of overcoming them
- Capitalize on "lessons learned" through prior experiences, and
- Develop a "collaboration action plan" for execution upon returning home.
To maximize the learning experience, Powerful Partnerships is designed for teams of three or more. Each team will receive a set of tools for assessing institutional and programmatic assets, identifying prospective partners and "lessons learned," planning collaborations, and developing an action plan.
Agenda:
Thursday, April 19
9:00am - 10:00am: Check-In & Continental Breakfast
10:00am - 5:30pm: Institute
Friday, April 20
9:00am - 10:00am: Continental Breakfast
10:00am - 4:00pm: Institute
Institute Location:
American Airlines Theatre
Roundabout Theatre Company
227 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
Faculty
- John McCann, President, Partners in Performance, Blacksburg, VA
Before the creation of Partners in Performance in 2008, John was the founder and director of the Institute for Cultural Policy and Practice at Virginia Tech. He is the lead faculty and facilitator of the National Guild’s Community Arts Education Leadership Institute (CAELI).
- Julie F. Simpson, Principal, Simpson Consulting, Chicago, IL
In her 25 years of work in the nonprofit sector, Julie has served as executive director of Urban Gateways in Chicago, served as founding executive director of the Cricket Island Foundation in New York City, and launched the Center for Community Arts Partnerships (CCAP) at Columbia College Chicago
- Sarah Johnson, Director, Weill Music Institute, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
As director of the Weill Music Institute, Sarah is responsible for developing and overseeing all educational and community activities annually serving over 115,000 participants locally, nationally, and internationally. Prior to joining Carnegie Hall, she was director of education and community partnerships at The Philadelphia Orchestra, where she played a key role in initiating a number of exciting programs, including the Camden Community Partnership Initiative.
- Magda Martinez, Director of Programs, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
Magda joined the Fleisher Art Memorial staff in 2002 as the coordinator for the Arts Team of the Southeast Philadelphia Collaborative (SEPC), became director of Fleisher’s Community Partnerships in the Arts in 2005, and in 2009, was promoted to provide leadership for all of Fleisher’s on and offsite arts education programs serving approximately 12,000 participants annually.
- Greg McCaslin, Education Director, Roundabout Theatre Company, New York, NY
Greg joined Roundabout as the education director in 2008. Prior to working at Roundabout, he served for nine years as director of programs for the Center for Arts Education and as director of education and information at the New York Foundation for the Arts.
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