Request for Presentations (Click for PDF)
March 22 and 23, 2013, Downtown Turners Falls, MA
Summit theme overview: This year’s theme centers on the life force of the arts in communities. We have sketched out three broad program tracks: the artist personally, the digital world and our local communities and the municipalities that support cultural life and why it’s important to do so. It is our intent to provide presentations and workshops that benefit the art and culture, business and municipal community and that promote innovative cross-sector, cross-community intersections. The goal is for participants to leave with concrete ideas and a wider network of resources and people.
Workshop proposals that showcase the relationship between creativity and its application (for educational value as well as marketability) will be selected based on the mutual benefit to the artist, business and town governmental bodies. Skills based content, presentations that highlight connectivity between arts and business, municipal support and benefit, application of media & social networking, collaboration and fund raising are all topics of interest and will be selected based on stated skills and knowledge participants will leave with.
Selections will be based on the following criteria: the summit committee will be reviewing applications for
Generally speaking presentations can be one of three lengths: 45, 75 or 90 minutes (including q + a), Every effort to accommodate your preference for scheduling will be made, but flexibility is appreciated. Proposals are welcomed from all interested parties.
Deadline: Proposals were needed by Dec 15th, 2012. Since the official deadline has passed, but we are still looking for great perfect ideas, please email becky@franklincc.org to see if there is any possibility of fitting into the schedule. We will also be creating some panel discussions from various presentations.
Email proposal to: becky@franklincc.org
Proposal form: This is a PDF you can directly fill out, save and email to us:
Click for 2013 Request for presentation proposals
Questions can be directed to: Becky George, Creative Economy Summit coordinator at 413-773-5463.