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Life Outside the Cardboard Box: Making a Living in the Arts
Life Outside the Cardboard Box: Making a Living in the Arts is a new 7-part lecture series to be presented at 227 Herter Hall, above Herter Gallery, on Tuesdays 5:30 - 7 pm, from March 24th to May 7th at the University of Massachusetts. This series is a collaborative effort between the Center for Research in Art and Technology and the UMass Arts Extension Service, the School of Management, and is supported in part by grants from the UMass Arts Council and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The lectures are free and open to artists of all disciplines to explore opportunities to help them build successful careers in their chosen field.
John Nugent, Visiting Artist to Speak April 1st, at Studio Arts Building
What do UMass, a Hobbit and the Matrix have in common? UMass graduate, John Nugent, who is the Visual Effects Supervisor and founder of Sandbox FX, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Nugent has a degree in fine arts from UMass Amherst and 16 years of experience in feature film visual effects, including five Oscar winning features: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Matrix, and What Dreams May Come, as well as The Jumper, Night at the Museum and The Chronicles of Narnia.
Arts Extension Service Director to appear on WGBY's WATERCOOLER with host Susan Kaplan
" THE CREATIVE ECONOMY", Rebroadcast on Wed. May 20th, first appeared Wed. March 18, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.Panel includes: Maren Brown, Director of the U-Mass Arts Extension Service, Helena Fruscio, Berkshire Creative Economy Council and Greg Liakos, Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Broadcast options: Wednesday 3/18 7:30, ON DEMAND on Comcast, video-streaming and podcast on wgby.org (beginning Thursday March 19, 2009) Click here to see the video!
The Creative Economy
The Creative Economy plays an increasingly important role in Western Massachusetts, in job creation, revenue growth and quality of life. Thanks to the rich array of talent in performing and visual arts, the Creative Economy abounds in our region. This program will highlight two of our best known artists, Josh Simpson and Scott Prior, who will speak about their work and their marketing efforts. The program will also include an opportunity to see the outstanding new studio arts building built this year at the University of Massachusetts. This program is free and open to UMass faculty, students, staff and alumni; all others, $25. For more information or to register: please call the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network at 413.737.6712 x 100 or register online at http://www.msbdc.org/wmass/training.html#creative.
Tuesday • Dec. 9 • 4 - 6:00 p.m. • Studio Arts Building • University of Massachusetts • Amherst • Co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center, UMass Arts Extension Service, UMass Art Department and UMass Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts. The Arts Extension Service's on-campus programs, such as this, are made possible, in part, by the UMass Arts Council.
Workshop Series offered through the Arts Extension Service and the Wisconsin Arts Board
October through December
The Arts Extension Service is offering a two-day Workshop series for the Wisconsin Arts Board in Grant Proposal Writing, Succession Planning and Program Evaluation this fall. Thanks to the NEA's Challenge America grant, these workshops will be offered free of charge!
Creative Economy Class Offered
This Fall Arts Extension Service is pleased to announce a new class addition to our Certificate in Arts Management! Click here for more information on our Creative Economy class!
Fall 2008 registration open now! Click here to register!
Crossroads for Community Arts: Strategies for Success on the Road Ahead
October 17-19, 2007 in Lewiston, Maine
The UMass Arts Extension Service is pleased to present a full-day training on how to initiate and sustain effective cultural economic development programs in communities at this conference on October 18, 2007. Whether you are a city planner, economic development expert, health agency representative, artist or cultural organization representative, this workshop will provide you with best practices for evaluating and sustaining cultural economic development programs in your community. Click here to download the conference brochure.
Evaluating Your Cultural Economic Development Programs
Monday, September 10, 2007 and Monday, September 24, 2007
UMass President's Offices, Shrewsbury, MA
On September 10th and 24th, the Arts Extension Service, together with the UMass Donahue Institute and the Center for Public Policy and Analysis at UMass Dartmouth, will work with MCC Adams Program grant recipients on how to create effective evaluation plans for their cultural economic development programs. These training sessions are only open to Adams Grants Program recipients.
Americans for the Arts National Convention
2 sessions in June 1-3, Las Vegas, NV
Putting Cultural Assets to Work: Strategies for Communities Friday June 1, 10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Arts Extension Service Director Maren Brown along with other key Peripheral Vision consultants Craig Dreeszen and Tom Borrup led this workshop designed to present research regarding how cultural assets can be mobilized in economic development plans. Through a simulation exercise participants received hands on practice for putting their community's cultural assets to work.
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Workshop
May 24, 2007 in Northampton, MA
Cultural Economic Development:
How to Capitalize on the Economic Benefits of Arts, Culture and Innovation Thursday, May 24, 2007 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Smith College Campus Center part of a series of capacity building seminars for the Pioneer Valley region, sponsored by the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. After introductor remarks by Paul Tangredi, Pioneer Valley Plan for Progress Co-Chair, keynote speaker Beth Siegel, President and Co-Founder of Mount Auburn Associates, discussed the nature of the creative economy in New England, and the pioneering work of Mount Auburn Associates in defining and quantifying the economic impact of the creative sector. AES Director Maren Brown then presented an overview of AES' national creative economy training programs, which provide a practical framework for community leaders to create effective creative economy initiatives in their regions.
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