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2007 FLASHPOINT WORKSHOPS/ROUNDTABLES NEW SPACE ROUNDTABLE CuDC and invited area experts, Neill Archer Roan, The Roan Group; Mark Shugoll, Shugoll Research; and Kim Ward, Washington Project for the Arts, joined for a roundtable discussion focused on how to effectively market the location of your organization, performance or exhibition. We addressed the challenges of communicating location and moving to audiences and patrons: Effective ways to communicate to your audience that your company has moved. Advantages and disadvantages to presenting work in different venues. Simple branding tactics that link activities and events with locations. Tapping into the behavioral patterns of your audience; if I move there, will they come? Tools to leverage the habits of visual art, music, dance & theatre patrons. Wednesday, November 14, 2007 Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint CuDC and Dance/MetroDC, along with four well-known DC-area dance critics, Sarah Kaufman, The Washington Post; Jean Battey Lewis, The Washington Times; Naima Prevots, freelance dance writer; and Pamela Squires, The Washington Post, come together to discuss the art of dance writing and the dance field. Panelists will cover topics relevant to the metro area's professional dance artists and field questions from the audience. ARTS LEADERS WHO LUNCH Running an arts organization requires juggling different types of relationships—those with a board, funders, staff and constituents. We discussed how to maintain strong, balanced relationships with all of those vested in the organization presents a variety of challenges—from funding to governance to day-to-day operations. What constitutes a conflict of interest and how can you prevent them from arising, particularly within DC’s small, professional arts community? How do you negotiate the expectations of your board members? When do you say no to a peer for the sake of the organization (or the relationship)? How do previous professional relationships of staff benefit your organization? What could you do to help your staff utilize those relationships? NEW SPACE ROUNDTABLE CuDC and invited area experts, Janet Farrell, M & T Bank, Olivia Shay-Byrne, Reed Smith, LLP & Eric Scott, Acting Project Manager, Neighborhood Investment Fund, came togehter for a roundtable discussion on how to apply for government funding, negotiate appropriations and find partnerships that will support your arts facility. Following a tour of the recently renovated CityDance Center at Mt. Vernon Square, we addressed the basics of District funding for arts facilities. What funding opportunities are available through the District government? How do grant applications & expectations differ among these departments? When do partnerships strengthen funding opportunities? ARTS LEADERS WHO LUNCH CuDC and Kathy Freshley, Senior Program Officer, The Meyer Foundation; Carla Perlo, Founder/Director, Dance Place; Varissa McMickens, Executive Director, DC Arts & Humanities Education Collaborative; and David Snider, Executive Director, Young Playwrights Theater, joined for at a lunchtime roundtable for executive directors, artistic directors and other senior staff. We focused on creating collaborations and working partnerships within and between organizations and artists. Funders like to see artists working together but is collaboration truly beneficial for the organization? How do you initiate a collaboration or partnership? What are the benefits of working with other artists and organizations? What are the challenges? How do you find the balance between your artistic vision and that of your partner? RED CIRCLE WORKSHOP CuDC and a panel of DC area arts leaders including Julianne Brienza, Festival Director, Capital Fringe Festival; Mark Chalfant, Artistic Director, Washington Improv Theater; Brian Williams, Founding Director, Step Afrika!; and Doug Yeuell, Artistic/Executive Director, Joy of Motion Dance Center participated in an in-depth discussion on the passion, process and vision necessary to create a successful nonprofit arts organization. Can one individual realistically start an arts organization? What comes first: the programming or organization? How do you identify those first board members—and convince them to come onboard? How much money do you really need to start off? Who can you turn to for advice on all the nitty-gritty details? NEW SPACE ROUNDTABLE CuDC and invited area experts, Amy Cavanaugh, Associate Director of ARCH for Arts and Culture, ARCH Development Corp. and The Honfleur Gallery and Patrick Stewart, Executive Director, Atlas Performing Arts Center, led a roundtable discussion on the role location plays in the facilities planning process. Following a tour of the new Honfleur Gallery, they discusses how to prioritize the factors involved in making a location choice. What factors should you consider? How do you balance the needs of your organization with the wants of your audience? We will also discuss how to mitigate audience challenges before, during and after the move. What’s the best way to prepare your current audience for the move? How do you develop a new audience in your new neighborhood?
NEW SPACE ROUNDTABLE Join CuDC and invited area experts, Norma Kaplan, Division Chief, and Mary Margaret Schoenfeld, Management Specialist, Arlington County Cultural Affairs Division; and Sam Sweet, Managing Director, Signature Theatre, came together for a roundtable discussion on two key components in planning for new space: exploring public property options and making the transition into a new facility. Following a tour of Signature Theatre’s fantastic new building, we addressed the process of connecting with local and state governments to negotiate space in public properties or facilities. Who do you approach at the local or state level? How do you develop a relationship with the appropriate departments? How long will it take to negotiate a contract? What terms can you expect? Additionally, we’ll discuss how to survive the transition into the new facility. What could possibly be broken in a new building? How can you prepare for unexpected facility issues? What if people don’t like the new space? How do you build public support and address public complaints?
ARTS LEADERS WHO LUNCH CuDC and invited area experts, Michael Bigley, Program Officer, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation and Sherry Schwechten, Legislative & Grants Manager, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, joined us for a lunchtime roundtable for executive directors, artistic directors and other senior staff. What strategies should you use to cultivate relationships with the foundations that support you? How often should you call or touch base with your Program Officer? Which questions should you ask? Which questions should you definitely NOT ask?
ARTS LEADERS WHO LUNCH CuDC hosted a lunchtime roundtable for executive directors, artistic directors and other senior staff to discuss how to manage the little time you have amongst the many items on your to do list. How do you balance your time between fundraising, staff management & program needs without being stretched to thin? Does your board raise your blood pressure? How can they better support & challenge you? How do you find, cultivate & competitively compensate future leaders for your organization?
RED CIRCLE WORKSHOP CuDC and Brian Davis, Certified Public Accountant, advised artists how to better manage tax season. This workshop focused on how to negotiate tax forms, how to save on your tax payments and offer give you simple tricks to plan for tax time all year round. This was a chance to make filing your 2006 taxes a pleasant experience! The Business Center at Flashpoint, a Cultural Development Corporation project, is generously supported by the Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, the MARPAT Foundation, the Eugene & Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, Prince Charitable Trusts and many other generous donors. Hotel Helix is Flashpoint’s 2007-08 Hotel Partner. |
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