Philadelphia: Alliance of Artist Communities 2018 Conference

15.10.2018

Join arts leaders, funders, policy-makers, residency staff, board members, educators and artists from across the globe as we explore support for today´s artists and artist-centered approaches to engaging our communities and developing healthy organizations. The Alliance of Artists Communities´ 2018 Annual Conference will be hosted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from October 15-18. If you are interested or involved in launching a new residency program, you won´t want to miss this! This training combines best practices from the arts-and-cultural sector with specific, hands-on information about operating and sustaining artists residencies. Whether you are still in the early dreaming stage of creating an artist colony or working with an established institution that is developing a new residency program, the Emerging Program Institute will offer models for success, a community of peers, and access to residency leaders, funders, and connectors.

Topics include:

community engagement and the relevance of place
building a support base and funding your program
equity and access in artist outreach, engagement and selection
business planning for artist residencies
"ask an expert" panels of residency leaders, lawyers, artists and government funders
case studies, site visits - and more!

PLEASE NOTE: We cap attendance at 50 people to keep the program participatory and accessible. This Institute sells out every year, so we encourage you to register early to secure your spot!
Registration will open in Mid-June.

"I walked away from the Emerging Program Institute with the absolute conviction that this is something I can do. Up until this point, it´s been a thrilling but daunting thought, and I came to this conference to see whether or not I could actually start my own residency. A few days after I got back, I made a website and told the world our plan. I don´t think I could have done this without the Emerging Program Institute." Hilary Emerson Lay, Emerging Program Institute attendee

The 2018 Emerging Program Institute and Nonprofit 101 are funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Quelle: http://artistcommunities.org/what-we-do