2008 Arts Works for Virginia Conference
400 people convened in downtown Richmond for the 2008 Art Works for Virginia conference. Speaker and workshop topics included:
- How the arts have transformed North Adams, Massachusetts
To order the film about North Adams shown in the opening session, visit the website of New Day Films - www.newday.com/films/Downside_Up.html
- Crisis communications
- Building effective partnerships with the schools
- Accountability for nonprofits
- Building the case for public art
- Different generations at work
- Heritage art collections
- Social networking 1010
The conference included the annual curators roundtable, meetings of the art and music education supervisors, and advocacy training for new arts advocates. There were roundtable meetings of the heads of the large budget arts organizations, the directors of local arts agencies, development directors of arts organizations, and marketing directors of arts organizations.
Thank you to the conference sponsors:
The Virginia Commission for the Arts
The Virginians for the Arts Foundation
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Dominion
Philip Morris USA
Verizon
Comments from the participants included:
"The story told by the keynote speaker is an inspiration to all small towns on the power of the arts."
"This event is a great way to meet other arts professionals, find inspiring ideas, and learn more about how to bring in new audiences to our programs. Thank you for all the hard work put into this event."
"It was my first time attending but will not be the last. My thanks to all who made this an excellent conference."
"My eyes were opened to the numerous opportunities for the arts in Virginia."
Click here for the 2008 Conference Schedule
Click here for the Nonprofit Accountability session handout
To order the film about North Adams shown in the opening session, visit the website of New Day Films - www.newday.com/films/Downside_Up.html
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