Creative news and views for March 21, 2012

Posted on March 22, 2012 by CPAMO

Bright Spots and Organizational Change

Those of us trying to make sense of the Vancouver Playhouse’s abrupt closing on the eve of its 50^th anniversary may find some answers in this WolfBrown post excerpt by Jane Culbert.

How do some organizations thrive in difficult times? Last year, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation commissioned a study of a number of “bright spots” (“organizations that are achieving outstanding levels of success in one or more areas – artmaking, audience engagement, organizational development and capitalization”) to identify characteristics, perspectives, or behaviors that can potentially be replicated by others. Read more

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Registration Reminder: Performing Arts Education Overview – Workshop II

Posted on March 22, 2012 by CPAMO

How do you define a great arts education program?

How do you measure its success?

Who are the leaders in designing and running successful arts education programs?

How do we capture best practices in the field?

Creative Trust

and

PAONE

(Performing Arts Organizations Network for Education)

invite you to:

Performing Arts Education Overview – Workshop II

Sharing Best Practices/Learning From Each Other

March 27, 2012

9:30 – 1:00 pm

Centre for Social Innovation– Alterna Room, 4th floor

215 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON

FREE. Registration is required.

As arts education becomes an essential part of the work of arts organizations the need to answer these and other questions about best practices is on the forefront.

Join leading arts education programmers, advocates, academics and arts practitioners, including Jason Van Eyk (Executive Director, ArtsSmarts), Dr. Kathleen Gallagher (OISE, U of T) to discuss current best practices in creating, implementing, delivering and evaluating successful arts education and outreach programs.

To RSVP: Send your name, job title, name of organization, and contact information (email and phone number) to paonearts@gmail.com by Friday, March 23