VRA 31 continues the tradition of offering exceptional professional development experiences and opportunities that feature inspiring programs, speakers and special events.  The 2013 Visual Resources Association‘s Annual Conference will be held April 3-6 in Providence, Rhode Island, the “Creative Capital.”

“Capitalizing on Creativity” is the theme chosen for VRA 31.  Providence, historically a haven for freedom, non-conformity, and innovation, provides an ideal setting for professional engagement (and interesting walks). Conference organizers, Steven Kowalik and Cindy Abel Morris, working with the local arrangements group, have planned an informative and stimulating program of sessions, meetings, and entertaining events. The conference program offers popular formats as well as exciting new conference experiences, with highlights including:

• Distinguished plenary speakers: art historian, author, and critic James Elkins, and accomplished aerial photographer Alex MacLean
• Relevant and thought-provoking sessions and case studies on subjects covering archaeological and public art resources, teaching with new technologies, digital asset management, collaborative ventures, facilities design, visual literacy, documenting indigenous art, archival digitization, the digital humanities, and data visualization
• Unconventional VRACamp, based on the unconference model of an informal participant-driven workshop that seeks to build community among curators, librarians, archivists, technologists, vendors, and more and provide a forum for spontaneous conversation, the launching of innovative ideas, and the sowing of seeds for future collaboration
• Critical skill-building workshops (including two FREE workshops) covering presentation skills, embedded metadata, broadening access to content, and enhancing Photoshop techniques
• Stimulating Opening Reception, New Members and First Time Attendees Breakfast, Members and Awards Dinner, Sponsors Event, and Business Meeting Breakfast in the grand and elegant rooftop spaces of the historic Biltmore Hotel
• Memorable off-site entertainment planned by the Local Committee and designed to highlight the lively culture, New England hospitality and the creative cuisine of our host city Providence
• Traditional mainstays continue with Committee and Chapter meetings, as well as Special Interest/Special User Group meetings and Birds of a Feather luncheons
• Fascinating FREE morning architectural walking tours with local guides and experts, conveniently scheduled so as not to conflict with the conference programs

image courtesy of the Providence Biltmore Hotel

Our conference hotel is the historic Providence Biltmore, located in the heart of the downtown, just blocks from the train and bus stations, both of which connect up with the airport just a few miles south of Providence.  The hotel is a five minute walk from RISD and another five to ten minutes up the hill to Brown University.  The Biltmore was constructed as a distinctive luxury hotel in 1922 in a Beaux-Arts style and is today listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The rooftop Grand Ballroom offers sweeping views of this city of many bridges, waterways and architectural gems, including the stately Neoclassical Rhode Island State House built around the turn of the century in gleaming white marble.

There are unique and interesting restaurants in every direction within walking distance from the hotel, whether you are looking for lively bistros popular with students (Thayer Street) or quiet and elegant dining experiences (Federal Hill).  Either way, you won’t be disappointed.

Join us for an exciting conference in early April in the “Creative Capital” Providence, Rhode Island!

To find out about registration, click here.

The Creative Economy with Carol Coletta,
President, ArtPlace

Coletta describes “Creative Placemaking” as “a portfolio of strategies with art and
culture at the heart aimed at changing the trajectory of community”.
Carol Coletta specializes in developing cities and creative communities. She is
leading ArtPlace, a new national initiative to accelerate creative placemaking
across the U.S. ArtPlace is a collaboration of the nation’s top foundations,
leading banks, federal agencies and the National Endowment for the Arts. Prior
to joining ArtPlace, Carol was president and CEO of CEOs for Cities, a national
network of urban leaders building and sustaining the next generation of great
American cities.  For ten years, she hosted and produced a nationally syndicated
public radio show, Smart City.

She also served as executive director of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design, a
partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts, U.S. Conference of Mayors
and American Architectural Foundation.
Carol Coletta will share her vision for the role the arts, culture and creativity play in building vibrant neighborhoods that increase economic opportunities for people to
thrive.
Register Now!

Presented by the John Nicholas Brown Center
for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage
Professional Workshop Series

Event Details:

Thursday, October 13, 2011

10a.m. – 3p.m.

John Nicholas Brown Center

357 Benefit Street

Providence, RI, 02903

Are you looking for ways to make the work of your organization instantly recognizable? This workshop will explore the development of brand strategies for not-for-profit-institutions. We will begin by developing a working definition of ‘brand’ and ‘brand equity’ and then identify the primary factors that need to be managed in the process of creating a viable brand strategy. A basic framework for working through these factors will be examined and its application to not-for-profits reviewed. The workshop will be led by Ken Roberts, the former Chairman and CEO of Lippincott & Margulies.

About the Facilitator:

With over 40 years of experience as an identity consultant, Ken is a specialist in integrated communications and branding systems and their relationship to marketing and business strategies. He has extensive experience in the areas of positioning, corporate identification, brand portfolio optimization, brand equity evaluation, marketing communications and implementation.

Ken has managed identity programs for U.S. and international organizations in a wide variety of industry categories. Clients have included Air Products, AT&T, The Bank of New York, BD, Carnegie Hall, Chase, Citibank, Cornell University, Deloitte & Touche, Doosan Group, Dow Chemical, Dun & Bradstreet, Electronic Data Systems, Hoechst Celanese, IBM, Kenyon College, Lincoln Center, Mayo Clinic, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Pfizer, Samsung Group, Southern Company, Sprint, Travelers Group, University of Virginia, Walmart and Verizon.

Ken is a frequent speaker on the subject of branding and has published extensively. He is a member of the board of directors of the Oliver Wyman Group and is a Trustee of The Kenyon Review.

Ken holds a B.A. from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from the Wharton Graduate Division of the University of Pennsylvania.

The workshop will include refreshments in the morning and lunch.

FIRST SESSION TOPIC: New Media & Emerging Technologies in Public Art

Presented in partnership with the Boston Center for the Arts, this first discussion series event of the 2011-2012 season will feature eight short, seven minute presentations by New England artists who are making great strides within – or commentaries upon – the spheres of new media and emerging technologies, and whose projects are expanding the “publicness” of public art.

Join us at the Mills Gallery at the Boston Center for the Arts for this kick-off, happy hour event and come learn about the contemporary work being done by your peers. It will be an exciting evening of networking, and story swapping with colleagues and experts in the field, so be sure to mark your calendars now! All levels of public art experience are welcome!

Interested in being one of the artists who will have a chance to present?

Email a short description of your project along with a link to your work (if it’s online) and/or up to 5 images to Lauren Winsor – lwinsor@nefa.org by September 9, 2011. Remember, the theme of the session is New Media & Emerging Technologies in Public Art.

This session in presented in partnership with the Boston Center for the Arts. The Public Art Discussion Series is sponsored by NEFA’s Fund for the Arts with generous support from Anonymous.

WHEN: September 26, 2011 | 6:00PM-9:00PM
WHERE: Mills Gallery at the Boston Center for the Arts | 551 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116
PARKING: On-street parking is limited. For a link to suggestions, visit the BCA website
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: Visit the BCA website

COST: FREE ADMISSION!
(There will be a cash bar and complimentary light bites).

QUESTIONS ? Contact: Lauren Winsor – lwinsor@nefa.org

Individuals with disabilities desiring accommodations should contact NEFA staff above.

To register for workshops, go to this link: http://www.eventbrite.com/org/550758510?s=4953747

Raising Money through Crowdfunding
Brian Meece, RocketHub
Wednesday, September 7, 4:00 – 6:00 PM
AS220 Performance Space, 155 Empire St, Providence
Learn about Crowdfunding – as a phenomenon, as well as the specifics of launching your own creative project online. Crowdfunding allows artists a unique opportunity to draw support from family and friends, benefactors and fans, as well as complete strangers, for their creative projects. Brian Meece of RocketHub will give a brief history of crowdfunding. He will discuss its effectiveness as a fundraising tool; the kinds of projects that are appropriate for crowdfunding; additional benefits and opportunities of fundraising online; and the steps for launching your own crowdfunding campaign. Brian was born and raised on The Gulf of Mexico – that odd and magical little pocket of the American South where country and beach mingle, Jimmy Buffet blares, and hunting trucks have surfboards on the roof. Brian plays a mean ukulele and is CEO of RocketHub, one of the world’s top crowdfunding platforms. Brian is the co-author of “The Crowdfunding Manifesto”, a popular foundational resource for the rising Creative Class.
(Note: Immediately following RISCA’s workshop, Brian will give an additional presentation on crowdfunding with a focus on RocketHub, beginning at 7:00 PM at Machines with Magnets, 400 Main St, Pawtucket)

How to Secure a Space of Your “Own” – To Buy or Not to Buy
Lucie Searle, AS220
Wednesday, September 28 6-7:30
131 Washington Street, Suite 210
During her time as Development Manager and Preservationist at AS220, Lucie Searle has been at the center of AS220′s successful renovation of three historic buildings in downtown Providence, which have tripled the size of the organization. A real estate developer with over 25 years of experience in Boston and Providence, Lucie has a keen ability to assess properties and match them with the needs of an individual or organization. She will discuss the pros and cons of buying and renting and she will describe financial mechanisms – from simple to complex – that can be pieced together for build-out, renovation, purchase, lease and maintenance of a property. This presentation will be structured more like a guided conversation than a formal workshop. Participants are invited to submit questions ahead of time that will be addressed during the talk.

For the full 2011/2012 schedule of workshops, click here: http://www.arts.ri.gov/individuals/pad-workshops12.php

Here’s an invitation from our friend Richard Streitfeld (of Aaronson, Lavoie Streitfeld Diaz and Co), about a free webinar that may be of interest:

On August 31 founding partner Michael Aaronson and I are presenting a free webinar on a hot topic, and we thought you  — or a non-profit or entrepreneur you know — might be interested:

“Profit Making Ventures for Non-Profits: Promise and Peril”

With the economy dragging and non-profits facing steep cuts, the need to diversify revenue has intensified.  One avenue  –for-profit ventures –is an increasingly popular choice.  Structured correctly , it can be a boon.  Forego proper planning and you could pay unneeded taxes or jeapordize your tax-exempt status.  We will discuss the tax, accounting and management considerations of such a venture.

There is no charge for this interactive webinar, which will air from 1-2 PM on Wednesday, August 31.  The sponsor, Synthesis Partnership of Newton, Mass, hosts two webinars per week on a wide variety of non-profit issues: board development; fundraising; strategic planning; human resources and more. All webinars are free, but pre-registration is required. Here is the link to the information and registration page for “Promise and Peril”:

http://nonprofitwebinars.com/events/8312011-profit-making-ventures-for-non-profits-promise-and-peril/

The full schedule and rich archive of past webinars is at:

http://synthesispartnership.com/resources3.html

We hope to “see you” on –line.

Sincerely,

As the year unfolds, Creative Capital’s Professional Development Program (PDP) has already had the opportunity to bring subsidized workshops to seven communities around the country. These new and continuing partnerships make it possible for more and more artists to build sustainable art practices and find deeper satisfaction with their careers.

Subsidy Grants ranging from $3,000 to $10,000 are available for several of PDP’s most popular offerings: Core Curriculum, Internet for Artists, Verbal Communications and Taller Profesional de Desarrollo para Artistas (a one day bilingual workshop for Spanish-speaking artists).

Our subsidized workshops have taken place nationwide to great success. Over the course of a two-year relationship with the Montana State Arts Council, staff and artists noted that the authenticity and passion of the workshop leaders, combined with their personalized approach, transcended boundaries of rural or urban, contemporary or traditional artistry. Says Cindy Holt of the Council, “PDP created an environment where interaction and learning from the [leaders and] from each other as artists really touched and transformed the participants.” Since the workshops, artist participants in Montana have established a network of support and kept in touch. Two artists are in the process of establishing a shared gallery and two others recently completed a joint exhibition tour. For more about workshop impact, see Testimonials.

PDP invites your organization to apply for this special opportunity to bring a workshop to your community at a reduced fee. The Workshop Subsidy Grant application deadline is June 17, 2011 at 5:30pm EST for 2012 workshops. For guidelines and more information, visit Workshop Subsidy Grants Program.

Best,
Alyson Pou
Director, Professional Development Program

About Creative Capital
Creative Capital is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to providing integrated financial and advisory support to artists pursuing adventurous projects in five disciplines: Emerging Fields, Film/Video, Innovative Literature, and Performing and Visual Arts. Working in long-term partnership with artists, Creative Capital’s pioneering approach to support combines funding, counsel and career development services to enable a project’s success and foster sustainable practices for its grantees. In its first decade, Creative Capital has committed more than $20 million in financial and advisory support to 325 projects representing 406 artists, and has reached an additional 3,500 artists through its Professional Development Program. For more information, visit www.creative-capital.org.

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Creative Communities Exchange | May 19 & 20, 2011

(Apply to present at this event OR register today!)

EVENT DETAILS

What:

Creative Communities Exchange

When:

May 19 & 20, 2011

Where:

MASS MoCA

North Adams, MA

Registration: $100*

* $80 before May 1st

* $65 presenter rate

APPLY TO PRESENT

OR

REGISTER TODAY!

#CCENE2011

This event is hosted by NEFA and Berkshire Creative, and sponsored by Autodesk, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, MASS MoCA, and Art New England.

CONTACT

Nella Young
New England Services Coordinator
nyoung@nefa.org

617.951.0010 x529

Individuals with disabilities desiring accommodations should contact NEFA staff by April 1.

NEFA SUPPORTS ARTISTS WITH GRANTS AND PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES; ESTABLISHES VITAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ARTISTS, ARTS PROGRAMMERS, AND THE PUBLIC; AND STRENGTHENS THE REGION’S CREATIVE ECONOMY THROUGH RESEARCH THAT INFORMS PUBLIC POLICY.
Learn more about NEFA.

CONNECT WITH NEFA!

NEFA and Berkshire Creative invite you to share creative community building projects with your peers at the Creative Communities Exchange.

ABOUT THE EVENT

Building upon the Connecting Creative Communities summit in Providence RI in 2010,the Creative Communities Exchange is a day and a half of workshops prepared by creative and cultural community leaders. The Exchange is an opportunity to move beyond connecting with peers to learn about model projects directly from those developing creative communities on the local level.

This event includes 32 workshops which will focus on the implementation of successful creative economy work and will provide participants with information and actionable tools that can be executed in their own communities.

Who Should Attend?
How Do I Participate/Register?
View the schedule.
Learn more about the Exchange.

WAYS TO PARTICIPATE

PRESENT

Create a workshop to present to your fellow creative and cultural leaders. Presenter benefits include:

Discounted registration rate

(If you are applying to present, please wait to register until after selections have been made.)

Consideration for NEFA’s first-ever creative economy awards, which include a cash prize!
Ability to share workshops online after the event
Learn more about becoming a presenter.

(DEADLINE TO APPLY: February 28, 2011)

ATTEND

Learn from your fellow creative economy practitioners through 32 offered workshops.

Register today!

(COST: $100; $80 before May 1st!)

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RISCA Professional Artists Development (PAD) WORKSHOP

Google Search, Analytics and Tools: free and paid online resources for your arts business

Thursday, January 13, Noon – 1:30 PM

Department of Administration Building

One Capitol Hill, Providence 

Executive Dining Room, Ground Floor

This Workshop is Free.

(Attendees may bring a brownbag lunch or purchase lunch at the Corporate Chefs Cafeteria)

Manya K. Rubinstein, MBA & MA, will give you the benefit of her experience working with the Google Corporation.  She will provide a basic overview of the tools that Google offers for free online.  You will also learn ways to increase your Google presence on “natural” Google searches and explore whether investing in paid Google ads is right for your arts business. Learn the Anatomy of a Search Page – Paid vs. Natural; Natural Search basics; Paid Search basics (and is the investment right for your business); Google Analytics and other free Google Tools.

This PAD workshop is presented in partnership with RISCA’s Creative Impact Series.

To register for this event, click on this link:   http://riscapad.eventbrite.com

For more information, contact Cristina DiChiera

cristina@arts.ri.gov or 401/222-3881

Hello from Project One – Public Art Newport!

We are inviting area residents to a public meeting
Tuesday, January 18 from 6:30– 7:30 pm
at the Newport Public Library in the Program Room

Project One team leaders will present overviews of different projects and outline ways that area residents may become involved in these upcoming events. Project One is hoping for feedback and input about recent and pending projects, and actively soliciting artists, event organizers, and other volunteers to participate in upcoming projects.

Project include:

VIEWPORT 2011 – a proposed temporary sculpture installation at King Park on Wellington Avenue in Newport, RI in September, 2011.

Newport’s new Art*o*Mat – a cigarette vending machine that has been converted into a traveling fund-raising, art-vending machine available to community organizations.

A developing mural project – a substantial mural being planned for Hunter Park, to be implemented in summer 2011.

The Ghost Box – a mailbox for posting letters to the departed

Project One, founded in 1997, is a non-profit organization concerned with public and community art in Newport, RI. The volunteers of Project One have staged dozens of public art projects for over a decade, including annual productions of Wind Sea Sky at Easton’s Beach, Banner Projects throughout the city, and most recently the re-appearance of a Newport Art*o*Mat and VIEWPORT 2010 at King Park this past September.

For more information contact Ben Ellcome or Kate Dana:

Ben Ellcome – Project1Newport@gmail.com or 716-531-8403
Kate Dana – Project1Newport@gmail.com or 401-573-6456

The Initiative for Nonprofit Excellence is into its third year of programs. At this point, we’ve collected some “lessons learned” from our nonprofit partners, consultants, instructors and the field of nonprofit capacity-building. We want to share these lessons and best practices with nonprofit leaders through a series of informal meetings to be held at nonprofits across the state.

But we also want to hear from you. How is your nonprofit doing? Have you tried anything innovative that you’d like to share with others? Is there anything that you think the Initiative for Nonprofit Excellence could be doing to support the work of RI’s nonprofit organizations?

Please join us for conversation and light refreshments at a location convenient to you:

September 28, 10:00-11:30 a.m.

Newport Public Library

300 Spring Street, Newport

October 7, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

RiverzEdge Arts Project

68 South Main Street, Woonsocket

November 9, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

South Kingstown Library

1057 Kingstown Road, Peacedale

December 2, 3:00-4:30 p.m.

Dorcas Place

220 Elmwood Avenue, Providence

This conversation is free and open to those working in the nonprofit sector. Please RSVP to Candice at cdelosreyes@rifoundation.org specifying the session that you would like to attend.

We look forward to meeting and talking with you.

Best,

Jill Pfitzenmayer, Ph.D.

Director, Initiative for Nonprofit Excellence

The Rhode Island Foundation

One Union Station

Providence, RI 02903-1758

P: 401.427.4006

jpfitzenmayer@rifoundation.org

The Public Art Network has generated the following partial list of films about Public Art:

North Star: Mark di Suvero

Short films from 4Culture (found on their website)

Guerrillas in Our Midst

Big Blue Bear

Richard Deutsch Shorts (found on his website)

Running Fence

Rivers and Tides

Christo’s Valley Curtain

Christo in Paris

Umbrellas

Islands

Quark Park

Short films from Broward County (found on their website)

Short film on projects in New Orleans (found on the website of the Arts Council of New Orleans)

Le Flash

Short films from the Washington State Arts Commission

Art21 (numerous subjects)

GLOW (www.glowsantamonica.org<

Beautiful Losers

Catalyst for Change: The Public Art Program at the alameda county Juvenile Justice Center

Peter Shelton (several shorts on YouTube)

Roxy Paine (YouTube)

Herbert Bayer – Earthworks (can be found through Kent, WA)

The Seattle programs has many shorts on their website

Dreaming of Spirit Animals: The Glass Art of Cappy Thompson

The Cool School