Friday
Saturday
7:00-7:30 Breakfast Registration | Register at FCCC – call (413) 773-5463 or franklincc.org Pre-registration encouraged Walk-ins accommodated as space allows.
7:30-9:00 Franklin County Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Program
Artists and the Arts Challenging and Changing Rural Communities 8:00-9:00 Creative Economy Summit 4 Registration 9:15-10:45 Opening Plenary AuditoriumWhat’s In It For Me?
8:00-9:00 Registration for Summit – Shea Theater | Coffee and Tea 9:00-10:00 Opening Plenary Shea TheaterCultural Vitality thrives when inspiration, creativity, and information come together. Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Meri Jenkins and Singer songwriter Erica Wheeler will lead the discussion. Join us at the cultural hub of Turners Falls, and the meet-up location for this Creative Economy Summit-the Shea Theater. Program as PDF(Click to download – large for slow connections 1.2 meg) Turners Falls Downtown Map | |||||||
Sessions
Sessions at Hallmark Where
| Morning | 11:00-12:00 Lunch | 12:15-1:45 Afternoon 1 | 2-3:15 Afternoon 2 | 3:30-5 Hallmark: | Auditorium F-M-1 | Transforming Pittsfield-Cultural Revitalization in a Gateway City Megan Whilden
| F-A1-1 | Take It From The Bureaucrats Lisa Davol, Frank Abbondanzio, Robin Sherman, Walter Ramsey F-A2-1 | We’re All in This Together Mary Vilbon, Craig Smith, Andrea Llamas, Terry Mosher Hallmark: | Side Room F-M-2 | LCC Grant Writing Workshop Annie Houston
| F-A1-2 | The Art of Digital News Reinig Morris F-A2-2 | Know Your Rights – Navigating Legal Issues for Artists Megan Low Hallmark: | Dining Area F-M-3 | Why Don’t I Know About This? Ideas to Keep You in the Loop Dee Boyle-Clapp F-L-3 | Artisans of WMASS Roundtable Lou Leelyn, Katie Richardson, Sarah Platanitis and Karen Shaw Suriner F-L-3 F-L-3 F-A1-3 | Peace, Love and Financial Planning Larson Gunness F-A2-3 | Creating a Festival from Nothing Paul Richmond Hallmark: | The Lab F-M-4 | Using the Recorder for Your Benefit George Forcier, Adam Orth
| F-A1-4 | Successful Speaking John Snyder, Edwin Sause, Mark Boyer F-A2-4 | Using Twitter, FB and Blogs to Promote Yourself Max Hartshorne Hallmark: | Imaging theater
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| F-A1-5 | Etsy 101 Lou Leelyn F-A2-5 | Essentials of Search Marketing Rob Laporte Sessions downtown Turners Falls Where
| Morning | 10:30-12:00 Lunch | 12-1:30 Afternoon 1 | 1:45-3 Afternoon 2 | 3:15-4 Final | 4-5 Colle Opera House, : | 1st floor S-M-1 | Digital Recording and the Home Studio Tommy Byrnes
| S-A1-1 | Photojournalism, PR Photography and Self Promotion for Artists Matthew Cavanaugh S-A2-1 | Changing Perceptions Nancy Urbschat S-F-1 | Final Mind Meld Shea Theater
| S-M-2 | Celebrating Artists Networks Online Leo Hwang Carlos and Eric DeLuca
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| Great Falls Discovery Center
| S-M-3 | POD (Print on Demand) for 2D Visual Artists Diane Clancy
| S-A1-3 | Fostering a ‘sense of place’ in your life, your community and beyond Erica Wheeler S-A2-3 | Creative Collaboration Linda McInerney
| Northeast Foundation classroom: | 1st Floor S-M-4 | Empowering Youth Through Community Connections and Partnerships Katie Richards and Mim Shafer
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| Northeast Foundation classroom: | 2nd Floor S-M-5 | Press Ready 101 Sarah Platanitis
| S-A1-5 | Money for Music – Fundraising in the Digital Age Carrie Ferguson + The Boxcar Lilies S-A2-5 | Artist Teacher or Teacher Artist: A Professional Balancing Act John Bechtold
| Montague Senior Center
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| S-A1-6 | Try Stories for a Change David Arfa
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| Town Hall
| S-M-7 | Using Digital Marketing to Attract and Engage Multicultural Audiences Lorena Leonard
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F-A1-1:Take It From The Bureaucrats [ Lisa Davol, Frank Abbondanzio, Robin Sherman, Walter Ramsey]
F-A1-2:The Art of Digital News [ Reinig Morris]
F-A1-3:Peace, Love and Financial Planning [ Larson Gunness]
F-A1-4:Successful Speaking [ John Snyder, Edwin Sause, Mark Boyer ]
F-A1-5:Etsy 101 [ Lou Leelyn]
F-A2-1:We’re All in This Together [ Mary Vilbon, Craig Smith, Andrea Llamas, Terry Mosher]
F-A2-2:Know Your Rights – Navigating Legal Issues for Artists [ Megan Low]
F-A2-3:Creating a Festival from Nothing [ Paul Richmond]
F-A2-4:Using Twitter, FB and Blogs to Promote Yourself [ Max Hartshorne]
F-A2-5:Essentials of Search Marketing [Rob Laporte]
F-L-3:Artisans of WMASS Roundtable [ Lou Leelyn, Katie Richardson, Sarah Platanitis and Karen Shaw Suriner]
F-L-3:The New England Museum of Art, Craft and Design [ Bev Phelps]
F-L-3:ThresHold Cooperative [ Julia Handschuch, Jeff Havens and Andrew Huckins]
F-M-1:Transforming Pittsfield-Cultural Revitalization in a Gateway City [ Megan Whilden]
F-M-2:LCC Grant Writing Workshop [ Annie Houston]
F-M-3:Why Don’t I Know About This? Ideas to Keep You in the Loop [ Dee Boyle-Clapp]
F-M-4:Using the Recorder for Your Benefit [ George Forcier, Adam Orth]
S-A1-1:Photojournalism, PR Photography and Self Promotion for Artists [ Matthew Cavanaugh]
S-A1-3:Fostering a ‘sense of place’ in your life, your community and beyond [ Erica Wheeler]
S-A1-5:Money for Music – Fundraising in the Digital Age [ Carrie Ferguson + The Boxcar Lilies]
S-A1-6:Try Stories for a Change [ David Arfa]
S-A2-1:Changing Perceptions [ Nancy Urbschat]
S-A2-3:Creative Collaboration [ Linda McInerney]
S-A2-5:Artist Teacher or Teacher Artist: A Professional Balancing Act [ John Bechtold]
S-F-1:Final Mind Meld []
S-M-1:Digital Recording and the Home Studio [ Tommy Byrnes]
S-M-2:Celebrating Artists Networks Online [ Leo Hwang Carlos and Eric DeLuca]
S-M-3:POD (Print on Demand) for 2D Visual Artists [ Diane Clancy]
S-M-4:Empowering Youth Through Community Connections and Partnerships [ Katie Richards and Mim Shafer]
S-M-5:Press Ready 101 [ Sarah Platanitis]
S-M-7:Using Digital Marketing to Attract and Engage Multicultural Audiences [ Lorena Leonard]
