Good Afternoon AFTA Members,
I can’t believe it’s already December! We know things are a little chaotic for everyone around this time of year, but we wanted to let you know of a few great ArtsU sessions we have going on during December. Remember, all sessions on ArtsU
are free to you as a benefit of being a member of Americans for the Arts, so enjoy as many as you would like!
Coming Up in December
Private Sector Network Call: Making the Case for Business Support of the Arts
& Cultural Districts
Wednesday, December 5 @ 3:00pm EDT
Description:
Our next Private Sector Network call will feature this year’s Michael Newton Award winner, Bill Marino, Executive Director of the Lakewood-West Colfax Business Improvement District; and Margaret Hunt, Director of Colorado Creative Industries.
They’ll be talking about how to advocate and make the case for private support of the arts in order to build and strengthen cultural districts.
Setting Creative & Ambitious Goals
Tuesday, December 11 @ 3:00pm EDT
Description: Women often sell themselves short—what Sheryl Sandberg, author of Lean In calls the “leadership ambition gap.” In this
interactive workshop, we break down why that gap exists, and how women can move past the obstacles to set and achieve more ambitious goals for themselves. This workshop creates a motivating space for workshop participants to investigate what being more ambitious
about their career goals would mean for them—and to leverage both their left and right brain in aiming higher. At the same time, they’ll learn to avoid burnout by working smarter not harder and building lasting value for themselves through the investments
of their time. Participants will set next-level career goals for themselves and learn practical strategies for achieving them, marshaling the support of others. This session is open to people of all genders, but will focus on some unique challenges women can
face.
December 2018 Member Briefing: Arts & Culture Trends in 2018
Tuesday, December 18 @ 3:00pm EDT
Description: Member Briefings are our monthly opportunity to talk to you about what’s happening now! For our final Member Briefing of 2018 we will be joined by Americans for the Arts President
and CEO, Bob Lynch. Join us as Bob reflects back on 2018 and talks about the trends impacting the sector and the direction for the new year.
We firmly believe that our #AFTAmember network is one of our strongest resources, so after our update, we’ll open the floor up to your questions, comments, recommendations, and lessons learned – we hope you’ll take advantage of
each other’s expertise!
Yours in Learning,
Cristyn
Cristyn Johnson
Local Arts Advancement Program Manager
Americans for the Arts
1000 Vermont Ave NW 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20005-4940
202.371.2830 x2036
202.789.2830 fax
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