Accountability & the Arts: Board Basics
SEATTLE - The Shunpike is excited to announce the next installment of their successful “Accountability & the Arts” series. “Board Basics: The Why & How of Boards” will discuss what a non-profit board does, and how to recruit and manage one. The workshop will be held Monday October 10th at 7pm in Buster’s at ACT Theatre.
The workshop is tailored to emerging arts organizations, with particular focus on the purpose a board serves for an organization and how to recruit effectively, and will be presented by Daniel Mayer. Mayer has been a Principal in ParkWay III Consulting, working with non-profit arts organizations primarily in the areas of organizational transition and management leadership, since 1996. In Seattle, he has worked with Spectrum Dance, 911 Media Arts Center, Empty Space Theatre, Seattle Jewish Film Festival, Photographic Center NW, and On the Boards. Prior to returning to his hometown, Mayer worked in New York, Washington DC and Chicago.
In New York, Dan Mayer was the Executive Director of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, and in Washington DC, he was the Director of the ArtSave Program at People for the American Way. Dan Mayer is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio and has taught art and entertainment law at New York University and at Columbia University School of Law. Mayer has lectured widely on arts management and law at conferences sponsored by organizations including the National Endowment for the Arts, Theater Communications Group, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and the Copyright Society of the United States.
Accountability & the Arts: Board Basics
Monday October 10th, 2005 @ 7pm
Buster’s at ACT Theatre • 7th & Union • Downtown Seattle
Free and open to the public – RSVPs appreciated but not required
programs@theshunpike.org
The Accountability and the Arts series has been developed in support of The Shunpike’s mission to strengthen the Seattle arts community by partnering with artists to more effectively present and distribute their work. The series launched in April with a public forum on the concept of accountability, and continued with a workshop discussing 501(c)3 incorporation in June.
The Shunpike - Mission & History
The Shunpike was founded in 2001 to strengthen the Seattle arts community by partnering with artists to more effectively present and distribute their work. It focuses specifically on emerging artists and arts organizations, helping them negotiate the many administrative, business and production challenges inherent in making art and developing sustainable institutions. Since its inception, it has successfully supported the work of over 500 artists working in diverse media including live performance, film, literary arts, theatre, visual arts and arts education. For more information – www.theshunpike.org.
Media Contacts:
Eric Schinfeld, Managing Director
(206) 795-4388 or eric@theshunpike.org
Jim Jewell, Communications Coordinator
(206) 359-1738 or jim@theshunpike.org