Winter Institute in Arts Management
Where better to “Take Five” to learn about arts management and reflect on your agency’s future than by the ocean in March?
Make plans now to attend the UMass Arts Extension Service’s Winter Institute in Arts Management to be held in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida from March 2-4, 2006. Whether you’re on the staff or board of an arts organization … whether your organization is large or small … whether you’re a seasoned arts leader or a new arts leader … there is something here for you. Visit www.umass.edu/aes for a full schedule and registration information.
The Winter Institute is a three-day educational conference designed to provide arts managers with new skills on how to connect the arts with their communities. The Winter Institute will offer four concurrent workshop tracks, with keynote presentations, and participants may move freely between the course tracks to create an inspiring educational experience to suit their needs. This year highlights emerging leaders in the arts. Emerging leaders, keep your eyes open for scholarship opportunities and sessions that are right for you.
This year, the Arts Extension Service teams up with some incredible partners—Americans for the Arts; Arts Council of Stuart and Martin County; Broward County Cultural Division; Florida Keys Council of the Arts; Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs; National Endowment for the Arts; Palm Beach County Cultural Council; South Florida Cultural Consortium and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs—to deliver a conference that will fill you with new insights and ideas.
Don’t miss out! The Winter Institute is an ideal professional development opportunity for arts management staff, artists, board members, cultural and civic leaders, educators, and others. The early registration fee for the three-day program is $375. Discounts are available for two or more attendees from the same institution.
Founded in 1973, the Arts Extension Service offers classes, publications, conferences and other programs to artists, arts managers, community advocates, educators and others who want practical tools to make their work lives easier.
For more information and updates on the Winter Institute’s schedule visit the Arts Extension Service’s web site at www.umass.edu/aes or call (413) 545-2360 for more information.
