Emerging Arts Leaders

Creative Conversations Part III:
Creative/Adaptive Space and Facility Models

Wednesday July 18, 2007
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Georgetown Ballroom - 5623 Airport Way S - Seattle, WA 98108

Featured participants:

Cathryn Vandenbrink (Artspace USA)

Joaquin Herranz (UW Evans School and Urban Institute)

Kathy Nyland (Georgetown Merchant’s Association)

Susan Shannon (Office of Economic Development)

Amy McBride (City of Tacoma Public Art Program)

Daniel Carlson (UW Evans School and Land Trust Consultant)

As the Puget Sound continues to experience rapid growth, the region is
being actively and quickly re-made. “Creative/Adaptive Space and
Facility Models”, Part III of the Emerging Arts Leaders Creative
Conversations Series, will explore the innovative steps communities are
taking to create spaces for forward thinking arts programming What do
these spaces look like? How are they being financed? What are the
innovative programs going on inside?

The Creative Conversations are a collaborative initiative organized by
emerging arts leaders for emerging arts leaders. These local
conversations are connected to the Emerging Arts Leaders Network
coordinated by Americans for the Arts. The events provide opportunities
for emerging arts leaders to engage with the professionals that have
helped build the foundation for arts in the Puget Sound region.
Attendees will have the opportunity to share their thoughts with peers
and practitioners, and not only celebrate our region’s recent successes
in creating new and innovative spaces, but also look forward to how we
can apply the lessons from these projects to future arts facilities
development.

The conversations are being recorded by the documentary team, Nonfiction
Media. Their “docuportrait” will bring the Creative Conversations series
to a wider audience of arts leaders at a public meeting in October 2007
(Arts & Humanities Month).

Part I “New Administration and Fund Development Models” featured
panelists Michael Seiwerath (NW Film Forum), Josh LaBelle (Seattle
Theatre Group), and Hallie Kuperman (Century Ballroom).

Part II “Advocacy in a Changing Market,” featured panelists Gretchen
Johnston (Washington State Arts Alliance), Denee McCloud (Central
District Forum for Arts & Ideas), Richard Andrews (Henry Art Gallery),
and James Keblas (City of Seattle Mayor’s Office of Film and Music).

Future Conversations:

Taking Stock - Summary of Creative Conversations
Wednesday October 10, 2007
6:30 - 8:30 pm

For more information, contact:

Paige Weinheimer

Paige.Weinheimer@4culture.org

Phone: 206.296.8605
Fax: 206.296.8629