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.

With support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the University of Massachusetts’ Arts Extension Service has been surveying the best practices of cultural economic development programs around the country. This training will highlight the results of this research and provide participants with practical tools that can be utilized to sustain or initiate cultural economic development programs in their communities. Learn about the terminology and current research on cultural economic development (CED), the characteristics of effective CED partnerships, and tools for evaluating the success of your efforts.