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Join AES for Artist Business Training Programs at the Vermont Arts Council
Contact the Vermont Arts Council at info@arts.vca.state.vt.us for information and to register for one of our signature one-and-a-half day training programs to be held in Rutland on February 13, 14 (Snow Date: February 20, 21) and in Morrisville on April 10, 11 (Snow Date: April 17, 18). See details below.
Join AES at Kentucky Arts for our Peer Advising Network Training! Dec. 2-4, 2009 in Frankfort, Kentucky
Current Peer Advisors are invited to join us on Wednesday, December 2, 2009: Refresher Training for Returning Peer Advisors (9 a.m.–Noon ) To register, contact Charla Reed at charla.reed.ky.gov
In these tough economic times now is YOUR time to hone your skills and refresh yourself so you can support other organizations in need.
New Peer Advisors are invited to join us on Thursday, December 3, 2009 (9 a.m.-9 p.m.) & Friday, December 4, 2009 (8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.) To register, contact Charla Reed at charla.reed.ky.gov. New Peer Advisors Learn to think like a consultant. Learn the steps in the consulting process, learn organizational assessment, principles, tools, case study and discuss resistance and conflict. Topics to be covered include:
• Challenges facilitating organizational change
• Consulting interventions: the tools of the trade
• Problem framing: case study
• Problem solving
• Consulting reports
• Disengagement and closure from consulting
• Ethical issues in consulting
• Discussion of actual application of participants’ learning
• Closure and workshop evaluation
Tom Borrup offers up his ideas on the Creative Economy!
Creative Economy expert and Arts Extension Service instructor Tom Borrup, in a no-holds barred commentary, discusses the creative economy, successes, failures and why authenticity IS the answer in his article, Cities, regions, even entire nations, are pursuing the Creative Economy. What can we learn from Singapore, Glasgow, and Ogulin? in the August 2009 edition of Boston Architecture.
January 9, 2009
Arts Extension Service Director Maren Brown on WFCR Despite the tough economic times, Western Massachusetts arts organizations report meeting their financial needs, taking advantage of the down real estate market, and are fueling the region's Creative Economy.
Hear the interview.
88.5 FM / WFCR
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