Arts and Culture Professionals Draft Schedule

Chair(s):                    Zelda Sparks, JCC of St. Louis
                                    Julie Rossi, JCC MetroWest

Institute Staff:         Arlene Sorkin

 

Sunday, March 11, 2007

2:00 p.m.                  

Institiute# 1
Kvelling & Kvetching: The Ties that Bond Us
An opportunity to get to know one another; share our successes and seek help with our challenges.
                                   

Monday, March 12, 2007

11:15 a.m.                   

Institute# 2
Building Strategic Community Partnerships
Learn strategies to bring various community organizations together for the common goal of providing quality arts programming to as many people as possible.  Cultivating connections to Israel will also be explored.

Presenter: Lenore Naxon, Director of Friend Center for the Arts, JCC of San Francisco and Karen Sander, Director of Cultural Arts, JCC in Manhattan

 

4:00 p.m.                 

Institute# 3
Audience Development: Bubbie, Zadie and Beyond
Explore long-term strategic branding vs. project-by-project marketing, how to appeal to the younger generations and build the next wave of Jewish art lovers, and learn how to best quantify and qualify direct marketing.
                                   
Presenter: Steve Barberio and Sam Graber, “The Directors” LLP

 

7:00 p.m.                  

Institute Dinner [shared cost]

 

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

10:00 a.m.                

Institute# 4
What’s New?: Programs I Have Known and Some I Haven’t Yet Met
Topics will include commissioning and developing new material from local and national artists, distinguishing between arts program that are mission-driven and those that are market-driven, focusing on serving specific Jewish interests, and understanding the artistic and economic differences and benefits of producing vs. presenting.
                                   
Presenter: Steve Barberio and Sam Graber, “The Directors” LLP

 

1:30 p.m.                   

Institute# 5
Funding Our Arts Programs: Source’s to Supplement Our Tiny Operating Budgets
In this session, participants will be grouped to create and present hypothetical proposals. Panel members representing various funding sources including corporations, foundations and philanthropists will give candid and critical feedback on the merits of our funding proposals giving us insights, tips and resources for successfully funding our arts programs. 

Panelists: Margo Weitzer (Moderator) , Program Officer, Kresge Foundation, Terry M. Rubenstein, Executive Vice President, The Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds, David J. Magidson , Film Festival Director, JCC of Metropolitan Detroit, and a corporate representative TBA
                                   

3:30 p.m.                  

Institute# 6
Funding Our Arts Programs: Source’s to Supplement Our Tiny Operating Budgets Part II
Based on feedback from potential funders, JCC professionals will give their perspective on the successes and challenges of funding their arts programs.

Panalists: Margo Weitzer (Moderator) , Program Officer, Kresge Foundation, Jackie Gmach , Program Director, Lawrence Family JCC of San Diego county, David J. Magidson , Film Festival Director, JCC of Metropolitan Detroit

 

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

10:00 a.m.                

Institute# 7
Getting Caught Up in the Chaos: Finding Your Creativity When You Think You’ve Lost It
It is easy to lose your inspiration amidst the clutter of day to day work obligations. Find out how you can get it back.

Presenter: Jay Wolf Schlossberg-Cohen, Visual Artist

 

12:00 p.m.                

2007 Professional Conference Concludes