The WMAA Annual Meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday May 24th at 4pm. Save the date and check back soon for more details
Past WMAA Events
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WMAA Steering Committee Member, Christine Texiera, will be presenting on a panel discussion at this program designed to reach small business owners who are interested in working with non-profits (in a volunteer or reduced fee capacity) on computer projects. Representatives of non-profit arts and cultural organizations are encouraged to attend!
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Steering Committee Member Maren Brown made a presentation on the history and programs of the Western MA Arts Alliance to this meeting of Emerging Leaders in the Arts.
Arts Extension Service conference
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Western MA Arts Alliance steering committee member, Judy Steinkamp, presented a session on "The Role of Education in the Development of the Creative Workforce" that discussed the Alliance and its impact on the creative economy in Western Massachusetts
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"Arts Funding Panel: Show Me The Money" panel discussion on the state of
funding for the arts. Organized by Western Massachusetts Arts Alliance
steering committee member, Rus Peotter. Panelists included: Senator
Stanley Rosenberg; Katherine Myers, MassMOCA; Rus Peotter, WGBY and Charlie
McDermott, Deputy Director of the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Moderator: Bill Dwight, Northampton City Councilor.
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The Western Massachusetts Arts Alliance invited cultural organizations, artists, tourism and hospitality representatives, and economic development officials from across the region to a daylong summit on cultural tourism. Sessions focused on how the cultural community participates in tourism activity and how the visitor industry supports these efforts. The purpose of the summit was to explore interest in and opportunities for expanding participation in cultural tourism in western Massachusetts, especially among small and mid-size cultural organizations and artists.
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The forum featured discussion of practical strategies for using the research and of implications for: Advocacy, Research, Teacher preparation, Assessment, Curriculum development, Transfer of Learning.
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This event introduced participants to funding options for regional art programs and initiatives. The event included a panel discussion featuring representatives from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities and the Massachusetts Service Alliance.
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Panel discussion on arts partnerships in the schools. Representing the
Western Massachusetts Arts Alliance were Priscilla Kane Hellweg and Michael
Kusek.
At this event, participants were updated on the activities of the working groups met since the last forum in November, after which Dr. Craig Dreeszen, Director of the Arts Extension Service at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, presented a structured workshop on his nationally-acclaimed "Learning Partnerships" program.
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A panel of artists and service providers discussed professional development opportunities available to individual artists in Western Massachusetts. Panelists discussed information and ideas about business planning, career development,funding opportunities and statewide organizations that serve artists. Sponsored by the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Western Massachusetts Arts Alliance, the event was free and open to the public
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A training on the standardized art curriculum in the Massachusetts public schools offered by the Massachusetts Department of Education's Art Specialist, Barbara Haber. If you wish to learn more about the art curriculum standards, visit the Massachusetts Department of Education's web site.
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On November 1, 2000, the University reconvened key administrators from the University and from cultural and educational institutions in the western Massachusetts community to begin to address the needs articulated in the earlier Forum for Partnerships in the Arts.
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On May 24, 2000, the University invited key administrators from the University and from cultural and educational institutions in the western Massachusetts community to explore the topic of partnerships in the arts. The Forum had two primary goals: (1) to assess the needs of community partners in building partnerships with the University and (2) to faciliate networking between campus organizations and community partners.
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