Accountability and the Arts: Successful Fundraising Events
SEATTLE - The Shunpike, in collaboration with Seattle DanceNet, is excited to announce the next installment of their successful “Accountability & the Arts” series. “Successful Fundraising Events” will be an opportunity for artists in all disciplines to learn how to plan and execute a fundraising event that actually raises money. The workshop will be held Monday, June 12th at 7pm in Buster’s at ACT Theatre, and will feature Gretchen DeGroot and Alex Martin.
Gretchen DeGroot is currently the Associate Director of Development for Northwest Folklife. A non-profit organization dedicated to sustaining the folk, ethnic and traditional arts, Northwest Folklife is best known for its annual production of the free Northwest Folklife Festival each Memorial Day Weekend. Alex Martin is a choreographer, costume designer and performer (and co-director of BetterBiscuitDance). To make a living she plans parties with her company, Jubilee Event Engineers. She has nine years of experience coordinating fundraising events and her 2006 credits include the Artist Trust Auction & Opening Party and Velocity Dance Center's 10th Anniversary Party.
Accountability & the Arts: Successful Fundraising Events
Monday June 12, 2006 @ 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 2005 with a public forum on the concept of accountability, and has continued bimonthly ever since.